My Demon (on hold)

School Hard

Sunnydale High.

Snyder: A lot of educators tell students, 'Think of your principal as your pal.

[Cut to Snyder's office. He's lecturing Buffy and Sheila.]

Snyder: I say, 'Think of me as your judge, jury, and executioner.' Tell me, who do you think is the most troublesome student in this school?

[The camera pans from Sheila, looking blase', over to Buffy, looking apprehensive.]

Snyder: Well, it is quite a match between you two. On the one hand, Buffy hasn't stabbed a horticulture teacher with a trowel.

Sheila: I didn't stab anyone with a trowel. They were pruning shears.

Snyder: On the other hand, Sheila has never burned down a school building.

Buffy: W-well, that was never proven. The Fire Marshall said i-it coulda been mice.

Snyder: Mice.

Buffy: M-mice that were smoking?

Nikki: (facepalms) oh Buffy

Snyder: The two of you seem to be tied in the class-cutting and fight-starting events. You really are neck and neck here. It's quite exciting.

Sheila: What does the winner get?

Snyder: Expelled. (Buffy looks at him in shock while Nik looks at him with a glare) Thursday is Parent-Teacher night. Your parents, assuming you have any, will meet your teachers, assuming you have any left. I've decided to put the two of you in charge of this event. You have three days to prepare the refreshments, make the banners and transform the school lounge into a habitable place for adults. This will incur my good will. And may affect what I tell your parents when I meet them. Are we clear?

Mind link

Nikki: You know I could always compel him to forget about all the "mis deeds" you've done

Buffy: No that's not fair

Buffy: I'm clear. (to Sheila) Don't you feel clear? (Sheila just looks back) We're very clear.

Snyder: Good. Because you mess up this time, and your parents will be coming to clean out your lockers.

Buffy: On second thought I'll think about it

Nikki: Cool, you know where to find me when you make up your mind

[Cut to the school's main entrance. The bell rings. Buffy, Nik and Sheila come walking out of the building.]

Buffy: Well, it shouldn't be that hard. We can work on the banners at lunch tomorrow and figure out refreshments then?

Sheila: Yeah, sure, whatever. (yells) Hey, meatpie! (walks off)

[Xander and Willow meet up with Buffy and Nik.]

Xander: Snyder's got you guys making party favors, huh?

Buffy: His two worst students. That's what mom sees when she looks at me. A Sheila.

[Sheila kisses an older boy with long, blonde hair.]

Xander: Well, Sheila's definitely intense. That guy with her? That's the guy she *can* bring home to mother.

Willow: She was already smoking in fifth grade. Once I was lookout for her.

Xander: (to Willow) You're bad to the bone.

Willow: I'm a rebel.

Buffy: It's not fair. I'm the Slayer. That requires a certain amount of cutting and fighting. What's Sheila's excuse?