touchable - Buffy the Vampire Slayer S2 (on hold)

reptile boy - p3

CAMILA POV

Cordelia's car screeches to a halt outside the fraternity house, hitting the car in front of her. 

"Ohh! Why do they park so darn close to you? Are you ready for this?" Cordelia groans before checking her hair in the mirror. I look into the mirror to see my red lips and high straightened ponytail. My body was clad with a black silk mini dress, matched with a pair of Buffy's black heels. 

"I dunno. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea." i reply nervously. 

"Me, too. Let's go!" Cordelia exclaims, getting out of the car and waiting for me. "C'mon!" We walk inside to see masses of people dancing and drinking. "You know what's so cool about college? The diversity. You've got all the rich people, and all the other people." Cordelia explains, glancing around the room. "Richard!" 

"Welcome, ladies." he smiles, handing both of us a drink. 

"Thank you." Cordelia smiles. 

"Oh, is there alcohol in this?" i ask quietly. 

"Just a smidge." he replies and i look down at my drink. 

"C'mon Cam, it's just a smidge." Cordelia urges and i smile weakly. 

"I'll just..." i mutter before placing my drink down. 

"I understand. When i was your age i wasn't into grownup things either. Have you seen our multi-media room?" Richard asks and Cordelia looks up at him. 

"Oh, the one with the cherry walnut paneling and the two forty-eight-inch televisions on satellite feed? No. Wanna show me?" she smiles brightly up at him. 

"What about..." Richard begins looking at me. 

"Oh, her? She's happiest by herself!" Cordelia laughs before following Richard, leaving me standing alone. 

*

By myself, i stand looking like a loner so i pick up my drink to do something with my hands. I stir my drink before realising i don't want it, so i put it back down. The people around me begin dancing, and the separate in the middle, revealing a handsome young man and two others looking at me. I pick up my drink again and raise it at him - before taking a small sip. He raises his drink for a sip also. One of the guys is clearly very drunk and he begins to stagger towards me. 

"New girl!" the drunk calls and my eyes widen. 

"Easy, man!" the handsome man yells, pulling the drunk's drink away from him. 

"Dance!" the drunk calls again and i freeze. I slowly place my drink down beside me as he keeps coming closer. "C'mon sweetheart, ha, ha, yeah!" 

"Can i have this dance?" to my side, Tom appears and offers his hand. I take it and he pulls me away into the dance area. 

"Thanks." i reply quietly, taking his hand as we begin to sway. 

"No. We're not all a bunch of drunken louts. Some of us are sober louts." Tom smiles down at me and a faint laugh rolls over my lips. "I'm really glad that you decided to come." he smiles and i look down at my feet. "And you're not." 

"No, it's...i shouldn't be here." i reply looking back up at him. 

"Because you're getting over someone." he replies and i shake my head. 

"N-no." i hesitate.

"You're not getting over someone?" he asks. 

"It's complicated." i laugh quietly, looking down at my feet again.