touchable - Buffy the Vampire Slayer S2 (on hold)

inca mummy girl - p3

CAMILA POV

I was glad Xander was happy with Ampata. Smiling to myself, i walk around my bedroom, laying out the costume for the dance. Quietly, i walk into the hallway and glance into Buffy's room. 

"Buffy, i do not have any lipstick." Ampata says when she walks in from the bathroom. 

"Oh! You can borrow one of mine. There should be some on the desk." Buffy smiles in response. 

"What is that?" Ampata asks, pointing to the trunk. 

"The station sent the rest of your stuff." Buffy explains. 

"Oh. Of course. I, i forgot all about it. Uh, i will unpack it later." Ampata frets. 

"No worries. I can do it." I smile making Buffy and Ampata look over at me. 

"Uh, but you must get ready for the dance!" Ampata exclaims and i smile softly, looking at the ground. 

"I'm not going." i reply shortly. 

"Why not?" Ampata asks and i look up at her and Buffy. Buffy raises an eyebrow at me. 

"I have work to do. Crime club work. It's really nothing for you to worry about." i smile weakly, going over to Buffy's bed. I sit on the edge as Ampata walks over to Buffy's desk. 

"Oh, i am not worried, thanks to Xander." she smiles, turning her back to me. 

"He seems very happy around you." i smile and she nods. 

"I am happy, too." she replies and i smile softly. Ampata then opens a lipstick and holds it up for an opinion. "Mm, this one?" 

"Ooo no, that clashes. There should be a gold one in there somewhere." Buffy exclaims. 

"Thank you. You are always thinking of others before yourself. You remind me of someone from very long ago: the Inca Princess." Ampata smiles at Buffy and she smiles back. 

"Cool! A princess." Buffy replies before walking over to Ampata's backpack. 

"They told her that she was the only one. That only she could defend her people from the nether world." Ampata begins to explain as Buffy pulls out a pair of boy's briefs, before looking at me confused. "Out of all the girls in her generation..." Ampata continues as she reaches for the top left drawer, where Buffy keeps her Slayer stuff. My eyes widen and i quickly jump up from the bed. Ampata begins to pull open the draw. "...she was the only one..." I quickly push the draw closed. 

"...chosen." i finish, smiling down at her. 

"Do you know the story?" Ampata asks me. 

"It's fairly familiar." i smile as Buffy comes over from the other side, handing Ampata a gold lipstick. 

"She was sixteen, like us. She was offered as a sacrifice and went to her death. Who knows what she had to give up to fulfill her duty to others. What chance at love?" Ampata wonders and i glance at Buffy. 

"Who knows? I'll just unpack the rest of your stuff for you." Buffy smiles, going over to Ampata's trunk. She begins to lift the lid when Ampata interrupts. 

"No, really, let me..." suddenly the door bell rings which distracts Buffy. 

"Oh!" she exclaims, letting the lid fall back down as she gets up to get the door. "That's Xander and Willow. I'll get it." she smiles, leaving Ampata and I. I turn around to watch Buffy leave only to hear a click. When i turn back to see Ampata, i see her standing up, looking in the mirror, fixing her hair. A soft smile covers my lips.