Just a Girl (girlxgirl) (Book 1)

High School Times

I listen to the sounds of the cafeteria. All the people sitting around talking and eating, having all sorts of fun.

Just another year... I only have to survive one more year after this one. Then I can go and do something more interesting. Giles said he'd take me in and let me become a Watcher if I wanted to. I'm not sure I want to, but I do like reading about demons. I like trying to fight them. I may not have the strength and speed to fight them, but I could probably help someone else who does. As long as I got someone who wasn't a complete bitch.

Like Candy. She can be a total bitch sometimes. I still can't believe she ratted on me like that. What the hell did I ever do to her? We're not friends, and as far as I know we're not enemies. We don't even talk. The only reason we even know each other is because she goes to the dojo to train and sometimes I stop by there. Otherwise we're total strangers. So why would she call my sister out of the blue and tell her where I was and what I was doing?

What's in it for her? I know she's a kiss ass and all, but all Buffy got out of it was a pissed off sister. Candy's not going to win any points with the teacher for that. And Buffy isn't going to win any points with me for apologizing the way she did. She only did it to stop us from fighting and trying to weasel her way into my life somehow. Then why do it? Why rat me out? Unless she hates me for some reason, except it doesn't seem like she does.

She's in my English class first period. The second I saw her sitting across the room from me I just wanted to go over and smack her. Not that it would've done much good, what with her being a slayer and all. It would make me feel better though. Especially since I know she wouldn't hit me back if she wants to stay in my sister's good graces. She could knock my head off my shoulders and into next week and break any bone in my body if she really wanted to. Thank god she wouldn't. But I don't think giving her a reason to would do me any good.

The lunch room teacher eyes me suspiciously as he walks by this table. We make eye contact and I smile to let him know that he doesn't have to worry about me.

They have a lot better security here then they do anywhere else. Better than it was at Sunnydale that's for sure. But then this town isn't living on a hellmouth. Most of the security guards and teachers in Sunnydale got killed by whatever big beast was killing people that week. We don't have that problem here thankfully. The town does have its fair share of vamps and demons and such, but we're lucky if we have one demonic incident a month, if every couple of months. It's nice to know that we don't have to worry about things like that.

Picking up my Coke, I take a sip as I relax and finish off my lunch. Just then, I notice Candy making her way over here with a couple of friends. It looks like she's with Tess, Carmen and Selina.

Well, this promises to be a lot of fun.

Candy stops on the other side of the table I'm sitting at.

"Hey Dawn, mind if we sit down?"

Yeah that's really what I want you to do.

"It's a free country."

They take that as their cue to sit down. My eyes stay on Candy as she sits right across from me.

"So Dawn... how's things?"

Like she doesn't already know...

"Pretty good..."

Candy smiles a fake smile my way.

What I wouldn't give to wipe that smile off her god damn face.

"How's your sister?"

"You're taking her class tonight aren't you? Why don't you ask her then?"