Welcome!

Part 1 of Internet Series

by Trish

Welcome! You've got mail!

A small smile crept across Buffy's face as she acknowledged that someone

cared enough to email her. She clicked on the little mailbox and scrolled

down to see that a lot of someones cared enough to email her that night.

With a yawn, she sat back and stripped down to her tanktop and a pair of lacy

thongs, preparing herself for another long night at her computer.

Before she got the internet, Buffy couldn't understand what the big deal

about it was. Afterall, everybody on there was a nameless face, so how could

a person grow attached to someone they never even met? Once she got America

Online, however, she realized that was the beauty of the internet. When she

was on her computer, she was just another normal person. Nobody knew the

real her. As far as all these people were concerned, there were not things

that went bump in the night, and there was no Slayer to protect the innocent

people of the world. So, for at least a few hours a night, Buffy was just a

normal girl living in a normal world. It was a beautiful thing, really.

By the time the Slayer finished reading a few forwarded messages from Willow,

and she checked out a few links from her beauty newsletter, she was left with

only five emails. She read the title of the first one and quickly deleted

it. "Gotta love emails that begin with Enlarge your Penis Now," she mumbled

to herself and moved on to the next one.

"Vote for the most beautiful person at People.com. Um, no, I think I'll

pass. It's probably just a waste of time anyway, and no matter how many

millions of times I vote, it won't even matter.

"Alright, three to go. Don't need tips on improving my sex life, since I

don't have one." Delete. "This one's not even in English!" Angry delete.

"And who the hell is DeadSexy127? God, where do people come up with these

names?!?" With an irritated look on her face, Buffy opened the email, ready

for more spam Instead, she found something a bit different.

Hello cutie

We don't know each other, but I thought your profile sounded interesting.

Since it says that you're a nightowl too, I thought I'd say hi and see if you

wanna chat sometime. Well, I'll be on later if you want to im me.

~Will

Buffy looked up at her clock after she read the email. It was only 1 am, and

she knew that she would be awake for a long time that night, so she decided

to check out Will's profile. She clicked on the people directory and typed

in his screen name, ready to find some sort of weird, sick guy.

Member Name: Will

Location: In my home.

Sex: Not often enough

Marital Status: "Out of her favor where I am in love."

Hobbies: Watching Passions and Dawson's Creek (don't laugh!). Writing

poetry here and there, and reading poems. Shakespeare is my favorite incase

you couldn't tell by my marital status. :)

Computer: The one I found in the junk yard. (lol)

Occupation: Full time sex symbol. ;)

Personal Quote: Bite me. (Inside joke)

"Okay, well he seems pretty normal, I guess. And that's what I need right

now. Someone who's not a freak like me." With that thought in mind, Buffy

clicked on the IM emblem and typed in DeadSexy127.

<Member not currently signed on>

A small pout crossed her features as she dragged her mouse up to the Write

mail icon and clicked on it. Looking up at her clock again and frowning,

Buffy started to type.

Hi Will :)

Well, you're profile is definitely... interesting. :) bite me... lol I

can think of a few people who might take you up on that offer lol

Anyways, any friend of Shakepeare is a friend of mine. I was taking a poetry

class but I had other not so poetic stuff going on in my life and I had to

stop taking it. Maybe next semester though. :)

Well I have to go now. I have some stuff I have to do. Work and all. (Damn

my overnight position!) So, if you wanna chat sometime, just im me. I'm

usually online around this time. Bye Will

Anne

You're mail has been sent.

Goodbye.

End Part 1