"I'm not a paper doll, Can't make me what you want. You just build me up and tear me down"
Nikki Summers is known as the bad girl everywhere she went, she has that I don't give a fuck attitude that people envied. Defying the rules she did what she w...
A guidance counselor sits behind a table from which a sign hangs 'VOCATIONAL APTITUDE TEST' I grimace as I grabbed a test and a pencil from the table and next to Buffy and Xander as they're filling out their forms.
"Are you a people person or do you prefer keeping your own company? What if I'm a people person who keeps his own company by default?" Xander asks us looking down at his test "So mark none of the above." Buffy said as she filled in her own form.
"There is no box for none of the above. That would introduce too many variables into their mushroom head, number-crunching little world" Xander grumbles out making us look at him in amusement "I'm sensing bitterness" Willow says as she sits down at the table with us smiling in jest.
"It's just these people can't tell from one multiple choice test what we're supposed to do for the rest of our lives. It's ridiculous" Xander says to us and I nodded in agreement, I never thought about life after school before but I guess being The Slayer is my only career option now.
"I'm kind of curious to find out what sort of career I could have" Willow tells us excitedly bouncing a little like the cute nerd she is "and suck all the spontaneity out of being young and stupid? I'd rather live in the dark" Xander huffs again not looking up from his test.
"We won't be young forever" Willow says and I look up with a morbid thought that being the slayer usually means you'll be forever young because the life expectancy is not great "I'll always be stupid" Xander says then looks up when none of us say anything "Okay, let's not all rush to disagree..."
"You're not stupid" I said monotone looking down at my test before turning to Buffy " Do I like shrubs?" she glanced at me before shrugging as Xander laughed "That's between you and your God" I turned to Willow biting my lip "What'd you put?" Will looked at us and shrugged with a nod "I came down on the side of shrubs".
"Go shrubs. Okay." I put down my pencil and sighed "We shouldn't even be bothering with this. It's all moot-ville for us. No matter what my aptitude test says I already know my deal" I said with a grunt as Buffy looks up at me with realization on her face.
"Yep. High risk, sub-minimum wage..." Xander mutters looking at Buffy as she hold up her number 2 pencil with a pout "pointy wooden things" she agrees but still continues to fill out her form ""So why are you even taking the test?" Willow says looking between me and my twin, I shrugged and twirled my pencil as I ticked more boxes on the test.
"It's Principal Snyder's 'hoop' of the week. He's not happy unless I'm jumping believe me, I wouldn't be here otherwise" Buffy tells Willow with a sigh and lean back in her chair "You're not even a teensy weensy bit curious about what kind of career you could have had? I mean, if you weren't already Slayers and all".
Buffy looks at Willow upset "Do the words "sealed" and "fate" ring any bells for you, Will? Why go there?" Buffy snapped at our red head friend who looks stung by Buffy's tone, I looked over at Buffy raising my eyebrow as Xander sighs "You know, with that kind of attitude you could have had a bright future as an employee of the DMV".
Buffy frowned and looks around the table at each of us her face apologetic "I'm sorry. It's just unless hell freezes over and every vamp in Sunnydale puts in for early retirement I'd say my future is pretty much a non-issue" I nodded in agreement it wasn't great to think I'll be doing this for the rest of my life. however long that may be.
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