Bad Blood |BTVS| Book Two

Homecoming

Standing in the line for yearbook pictures I watch as my friends get there's taken first, as I lean into Beck who has his arm curled around my neck lovingly. Cordelia gives the camera a glowing smile, and her picture is taken. Xander is up next, and he gives the camera a goofy, heavily dimpled smile as the flash goes off.

Willow hops up on the stool and gives the camera a big grin when the photographer doesn't immediately snap her picture, her expression becomes a bit concerned, and unfortunately, that will be her picture in the yearbook.

Oz just stares blankly into the camera with a thin smile on his face as the photographer snaps the picture, giving Beck a kiss I sit down on the stool and give the camera a small Nikki Summers smirk.

Turning around I watched as Beck sat on the chair and instantly lit up a cigarette making Willow gasp in shock as I let out a laugh at Beck's obvious rebellion, the click of the camera cemented his picture and he stood from the chair giving me a wink as he walked over the doors leading to the quad.

Finishing our pictures being taken, Xander, Willow and I start to walk out of the lounge as Beck walks to his next class "You have to help me pick an outfit. I wanna wear something that makes Oz go, 'Oh.'" she grins at me.

"No problem. I've already got my dress and I know Beck is going to drool as soon as he sees me" I smirk at my little redhead friend "I got the tux goin' on. I'm gonna look hot if it even remotely fits" Xander tells us as we laugh together.

We reach Cordelia, who is looking at the other girls that are running for Homecoming Queen "Whatcha doin'?" Xander questions startling Cordelia as she turns to face us "Checking out the I-laughingly-use-the-phrase competition".

She looks over at a girl playing with her hair and talking to a couple of boys as Oz comes up behind us and gently puts his arm around Willow "Holly Charleston: nice girl, brain dead, doesn't have a prayer"

She shifts her gaze to another girl, she is handing out campaign flyers "Michelle Blake: open to all mankind, especially those with a letterman's jacket and a car" she looks at Xander concerned "She could give me a run".

"Where's Buffy? She's gonna miss the yearbook pictures" Willow asks me as Oz looks around "Buffy and Faith are in the library getting all sweaty" Xander smirks as I look at him "They're training" I correct looking back to Willow "And Buffy's avoiding me which is weird because I'm the one that usually avoids her".

"I don't think she was here the day they announced them. Did anybody tell her?" Oz wonders as we all shake our heads "Oh, I'll tell her now. I have to go to the nurse's office for an ice pack anyway" Cordelia says as Xander puts his hand on her arm looking worried "Did you hurt yourself?"

Cordelia smiles and nudges him "No, silly. It shrinks the pores!" as she walks off Oz gives Xander a look that oozes 'duh'.

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Faith holds up her padded hands as Buffy throws several punches to them, after a particularly hard punch, Faith has to shake out her hand and take off the pads "Oh, man! Guys should break up with you more often".

"Gee, thank you" Buffy mutters as she heads toward the book cage as Faith follows "No, I mean it. You really got some quality rage going. Really gives you an edge" Faith compliments as she sets down the pads.

Buffy picks up her jacket "Edge Girl. Just what I always wanted to be" she grumbles sarcastically as Faith wipes her cheek with a towel "Well, screw him, alright? You move on, and... you party heavily, and you'll be fine. I mean, you're still going to that dance, right?".

Buffy opens a juice bottle "Maybe" she shrugs as she takes a drink "You got the tix already. Why don't we go together?" Faith questions as Buffy shrugs closing her bottle still not really wanting to enter a friendship with Faith "I don't know about that".