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Buffy had seen her mother mad before but nothing quite like this. Joyce Summers was absolutely livid.

“Buffy Ann Summers, I’m sorry is not going to cut it this time!” her mother ranted, “You were arrested for gods sake! You hit your sister and you…”

“She is not my sister,” Buffy’s chin snapped up and she looked at her mother head on for the first time that night, “Dawn is my sister but Harmony isn't. She will never be my sister mother. You can go and play happy house but I want no part of it!”

Joyce paused, her eyes softening slightly before she asked, “Why won't you give it a chance Buffy?”

“Because there is nothing to give a chance,” Buffy looked away, tears starting to form. She’d been replaced. It was too late.

“Fine,” her mother shook her head, “If you don’t want to be part of this family then I want the keys to the car back, I want the credit cards back too. Go get a job and don’t you dare let your grades fall do you hear me?”

Buffy couldn’t look her mother. She’d see the tears, “I hear you.” And with that, she stood and headed silently up to her room.

She’d pleaded her case with her mother earlier but the elder woman had sided with Harmony instantly. Apparently it was fine for Harmony to throw a drink in her face and that she just should have taken it.

It didn’t work like that for Buffy. Her father had always told her, when hit, hit back twice as hard. It had always worked for her before but not now. Not now that she had to pretend like she was destined for the suburbs. That wasn’t her though. Buffy Summers was going to be something great and she had no problem letting people know it. Anybody who dared to disagree, she’d work her hardest to prove them wrong. Hank and Harmony Kendal were just holding her down and now so was her mother.

Well fuck that.

Buffy bounced down onto her bed, taking her large art-filled sketchbook/scrapbook/diary with her.

“Buffy?” Dawn asked quietly, knocking lightly on her cracked door before entering.

“Hmm?” Buffy replied, already knowing that Dawn was going to want every detail of the night.

“Did you really punch Harmony?” she asked bluntly.

Buffy held up her slightly swollen hand in response, “Yes.”

“Will you do it again so I can watch?”

Buffy couldn’t help but laugh at that, “Ask mom not me. I’m always game.”

Dawn laughed before bouncing down on Buffy’s bed, “So what was jail like?”

“I dunno,” Buffy shrugged, “Was only in there for a half hour.”

“Yeah,” Dawn nodded, “But still! You were in jail! That is so awesome! I wanna be arrested!”

Buffy turned and smiled at Dawn, “Not until you're at least sixteen.”

Dawn rolled her eyes, “You're no fun.”

“And you're still not allowed to get arrested still your at least sixteen.”

“So what are you drawing?” Dawn tried to peak over her sisters shoulder.

Buffy smirked, “The look on Harmony’s face after I smacked her.”

Oh yeah, she was just so sorry for doing it…

******

Job, okay I can so get a job! Those were the thoughts running through her head at the beginning of her job hunt. Now, it was one o’clock, a whole five hours since she’d started and all she wanted to do was fall over and die.

She was tired, hunger and her feet hurt really badly. Not to mention that she’d had to rediscover the evil that was the public bus.

As she walked down the street, feeling quite discouraged, she spotted a vintage looking diner, Milly’s. She couldn’t help but smile just a little at the name.

Well, this was her last shot, she decided as she dashed across the street, not really caring about j-walking. If a place like Milly’s could turn her down, there was no way anyone was going to hire her, short of the Double Meat Palace. Buffy shuddered at the thought. Thanks, but no thanks.

As she entered the small little diner, a warm feeling spread through her. The environment was friendly and welcoming. That was a good sign.

She wandered up to the counter, taking a seat next to two older men drinking coffee, eating pie and talking about chess.

Ahh, to be old, Buffy thought with a smile.

In contrast there was also a group of college kids sitting at a booth and fooling around and acting like little kids.

An older woman in about her late sixties came up to her with a warm smile and handed her a menu, “Hey honey, what can I start you off with to drink today?”

Buffy paused, biting her bottom lip and flipped open the menu before replying, “A coke and job maybe?”

The older, yet still remarkably beautiful woman paused and then smiled, “Well sug, do you have any witnessing experience?”

A yes, which was a complete lie started to form on her lips before she blurted out, “None at all.”

The woman looked her over before confessing, “That’s how I started off too. Course, I told my manager that I had.”

Buffy couldn’t help but laugh at that, “Yeah well honesty is the best policy I guess.”

“You know what darling?” the woman, “I’ll give you a shot.”

Buffy lit up, “Oh my god thank you so much! You don’t know how much this means to me!”

She smiled and waved a dismissive hand, “Think nothin’ of it. Name’s Milly by the way.”

Buffy smiled. Milly. “Nice to meet you Milly, I’m Buffy.”

“Well Buffy,” Milly matcher her smile, “Can you start now?

“Yes ma’am,” Buffy replied, standing up.

See, she could get a job!

******

“So let me get this straight,” Xander Harris smiled, pointing a finger at Spike, “Harmony and her stepsister got into a fight over…you?”

Spike glared at him, “Shut up Whelp.”

“So it is true!” Xander laughed, “Man Harm’s stepsister is a hottie. I’d go after that if I weren’t saving myself for Cordelia.”

“Would you just shut up?” Spike growled at his friend

“What I don’t get is why you just don’t dump Harmony’s ass. I hate her, Oz hates her, you hate her…”

“If I dump the stupid bint will you shut up?” Spike sighed. It’s not like that he didn’t want to break up with her, hell he needed to do it before she drove him insane. Then again, being with her got him closer to Buffy. A small smirked crossed his lips. They’d even fought over him.

“Yes,” Xander nodded eagerly, “And I wanna watch. It should be some good entertainment.” Xander paused before saying, “But first, I’m starved. I say we go eat and then we find Harmony and break her heart, assuming she has one…”

All Xander got in response was a loud sigh.

******

In the short time Buffy had been working at Milly’s she’d dropped three plates, screwed up four orders and just generally fucked everything up. She was going to get fired by the end of the day, there was no doubt in her mind.

Milly watched Buffy and couldn’t help but smile. The blonde girl had walked into her diner earlier that day and she’d seen herself fifty years ago. By the time the first plate was dropped it had been confirmed. The girl was going to stay.

The bell on the door dinged as it opened. Milly looked up and smiled when she saw two of her regular boys come in, “Hiya boys. Let me guess, two double bacon cheeseburgers, one with fries, one with onion rings and two triple thick shakes, both chocolate.”

Xander stared at her with a smile before saying, “Where have you been all of my life?”

“Milly!” came Buffy’s whine, “Don’t do that! I can hardly get an order right and you know some peoples by heart! You're upstaging me here!”

Milly could only smile, “Sorry darling, I’ll try not to.”

“Thank you,” Buffy smiled before looking at Xander and Spike and stopping. Her eyes narrowed at Spike before she pointed and accusing finger and exclaiming, “You got me arrested last night you bastard!”

“I…” Spike started but was cut off again, “Not only did you get my arrested but you got my shiny new car and credit cards taken away! Just like poof! Poof I tell ya! Poof!”

Milly laid a comforting hand on Buffy’s arm, “I’ll take this one sweetie. I’m afraid you’ll pour hot coffee or something of that sort in his lap.”

“Well his crazy ho girlfriend threw a coke in my face last night so I could always return the favor,” Buffy replied.

Milly just laughed and gave her a little push towards the counter, “Get those men some more coffee Buffy.”

“Fine,” she grumbled under her breath, “I’ll just kill him after work…”

“I heard that,”

“Sorry.”

******

“Buffy?” Spike had been waiting for her to get off of work.

“Spike,” she replied coldly.

“So I got you arrested huh?” he asked awkwardly.

She turned and glared at him, “Yes, yes you did.”

“Sorry?” he couldn’t help but laugh, “Bloody hell this is awkward.”

She glared at him, “Ya think? Did you not get the memo that I hate you?”

There was a pause before he asked, “Do you want to go out sometime?”

Buffy stared at him for a moment before asking, “Are you serious?”

“Well…” he trailed off slightly, “Honestly, I like you a lot luv. Just give me a chance.”

Buffy laughed and shook her head, “Okay Spike, no matter how much I hate the bitch that is my stepsister, no girl deserves to be cheated on okay? I know from experience, it’s not fun. And another thing, I like I would stoop so low to be the other woman? Please. I’m so much better than that, than all of this. Go find Harmony, make out or something, I don’t care. Just get out of my face.”

And with that Buffy walked away, still shaking her head.

******
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