NEW CHAPTER: Girl Next Door 2/?
Title: Girl Next Door
Author: Edel
Email: no1buffy_angelfan@hotmail.com
Summary: see other chapter…
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Spoilers: None, AU.
A/N: I know I haven’t updated in ages, but I’ve been swamped with trying to post all my new fics, and I just want to say that I’ve totally appreciated all the continuous feedback I’m receiving for this fic. Also, big thank you to Sarah for betaing this chapter! *hugs*
Chapter 2
Students were arriving and chatting with friends on the grounds of Sunnydale High when a sleek black Porsche pulled up, and drew the attention of many people as it parked in the school parking lot. But not as much attention when the driver stepped out, dark designer sunglasses protecting her eyes from the bright morning sun, and a chic designer bag slung over her shoulder. Locking the car, she took a deep cleansing breath.
“This is it,” she muttered, as she walked up the steps.
“Excuse me, coming through,” Xander Harris announced, as he wove in and out of the throng of students on his skateboard.
He stopped speaking as he noticed the blond beauty ascending the steps. He quickly lost control of his skateboard, and fell. He heard the clip-clop of heels, and as he opened his eyes, he saw designer leather boots.
Looking up, he saw tanned and toned legs, a white miniskirt, a low cut black top, and finally a beautiful smiling face, framed by straight blond hair. She helped him to his feet.
“God Xand, you haven’t changed much,” she chuckled.
He looked at her for a moment, and then recognition dawned in his eyes.
“Buffy?” he asked.
She nodded with a bright smile, and they hugged.
“Oh my God! We didn’t know if you were ever coming back! And to a public high school!” he exclaimed, and then took a deep breath. “And look at you! You’ve changed so much… Last time I saw you, you weren’t this hot.” She laughed.
“Well, you weren’t a beauty yourself then,” she teased. He smiled.
“Wow. This is big,” he said. “Oh, wait until Will finds out!”
“Finds out what?” said a voice behind them. Buffy spun around to see the girl she had been best friends with along with Xander since Elementary school.
“Willow?” she asked softly.
“Yeah,” she answered, then her eyes grew wide. “Buffy? Oh my God!”
Both girls shrieked and hugged tightly. They were both feeling emotional when they pulled back.
“Oh my God Will, look at you,” Buffy started, touching her now shoulder length hair, and gesturing to her trendy outfit.
“Look at me?” Willow interrupted. “Look at you!”
Buffy blushed.
“The look isn’t all that’s new about Willow,” Xander teased.
“Oh?” Buffy raised an eyebrow. “Any tattoos or piercings I should know about?”
“No!” Willow answered. “I’m… well, I’m-”
“She’s dating a musician,” Xander interrupted in a singsong voice.
“Xander!” Willow hit him on the arm.
“You go, Willow!” Buffy grinned.
“His name is Oz and he was a senior last year, but he stayed back because he failed Government, but he’s not stupid, he’s really smart,” Willow told her.
“That’s great, Will. Anything else I should know?” Buffy teased as they sat on a stone bench in the middle of the grounds.
“Well, Xander’s dating Cordy,” Willow revealed and Buffy’s jaw dropped.
“Cordy? As in Cordelia Chase? As in Queen C?” Buffy enquired as Willow nodded.
“She’s not as bad as she used to be in middle school,” Xander argued.
“She mustn’t be if you’re defending her,” Buffy teased.
“It’s true,” Willow agreed. “She’s changed a lot since she and Xander started dating, although she can still be a B-I-T-C-H sometimes.”
“Well, she wouldn’t be Cordy if she wasn’t,” Buffy said.
“Don’t get me wrong!” Willow continued. “We’re actually kind of friends. We hung out a lot this summer.”
“I guess I’m the reason she’s changed,” Xander bragged. Both girls rolled their eyes. Just then, the bell rang, and they all groaned.
“Damn! I’m late,” Buffy groaned as they stood. “I’ve to check in with Principal Snyder.” She waved to her friends, and walked in the opposite direction of the way they were heading.
* * *
Dark brown eyes watched her leave the courtyard. Those eyes had been following her since she pulled up in the parking lot. Suddenly, a hand waved in front of him, and he blinked.
“Angel? You in there?” William Burke, or Spike as he liked to be called, asked his best friend. He followed Angel’s gaze.
“Oh, hello!” he murmured in approval as he noticed Buffy. “Lads, I think we have a new girl among us, and a hot one at that,” he announced to the other guys.
The whole group was mainly jocks: Angel, Spike and Doyle, both of which were Angel’s best friends, Gunn, Riley and Parker.
“Oh, she’s hot,” Riley agreed.
“I think I might take her for a test drive,” Parker boasted.
“She’s mine,” Angel growled.
“Okay man, whatever,” Parker said, intimidated by the taller and muscular man. “Possessive much?” Angel looked at him, and Parker remained silent.
“We’d better get going,” Doyle said aloud.
“Yeah, don’t want to be late for our first day as seniors,” Gunn agreed sarcastically.
“Oh yeah,” Angel said slowly, a smile spreading across his face. “Senior Year. We can do anything we want!”
“Like Darla?” Spike teased.
Darla Moore was the head cheerleader, and probably the most popular girl in school, and the biggest bitch too. She had been a senior last year, but failed several classes, and so was back to repeat life as a senior.
“Very funny,” Angel said dryly. They all headed to homeroom.
“I’ll catch up with you in a minute,” Angel said, distracted by the lost blonde that just walked around the corner. He jogged around the corner, and stopped. She stood just a few metres away, her back facing him. He walked softly towards her.
* * *
Buffy was lost. There was no other way to put it. How she wished she hadn’t declined Willow and Xander’s offer to escort her to the principal’s office. She sighed.
“Lost?” a smooth voice asked from behind her, and she jumped.
She turned to face the owner of the voice, and was left breathless. Spiked, brown hair framed a gorgeous face that was attached to a tall, muscular and gorgeous body.
But it wasn’t his face or body that took her breath away. It was his eyes. They were a dark chocolate brown, and they held such intensity, she felt as if she was drowning in them. He blinked, and she took a deep breath.
“Are you lost?” he asked again.
“Uh, yeah,” she replied with an embarrassed smile.
He smiled back, and she thought her legs were about to go, so she casually leaned against the row of lockers beside her.
“You’re new, right?” he asked.
“Yup,” she answered with a nod. She held out her hand. “I’m Buffy. Buffy Summers.”
“Angel O’Connor,” he said as he grasped her hand.
She gasped softly at the feeling of his skin against hers, and the feelings that were been created in her. She dropped his hand, and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
“Could you tell me where the principal’s office is?” she enquired, changing the subject. He seemed a little shocked when he heard her name.
“No, I can’t,” he answered, and the smile began to fall from her lips.
“I’ll do even better: I’ll walk you there,” he continued. She grinned.
“Great!” They set off.
“So… what year are you in?” he asked her.
“Senior,” she replied, “you?”
“Senior also,” he told her as they stopped outside the principal’s office.
“Thanks, Angel,” she said. He smiled. “I guess I’ll probably see you around school,” she said, then waved to him as she entered the office and closed the door behind her.
“Yeah,” he answered. “Though probably a lot sooner than you think,” he whispered to the closed door, and walked to class.
TBC…