Chapter 12
Conner was standing at Jesse’s locker talking to him. Jesse told a joke and Conner laughed. He looked up and saw Dawn walking down the hall. She smiled at him and kept walking.
“Did you see that?”
Jesse looked at Conner.
“See what?”
“She smiled at me! I mean, she actually smiled at me.” Conner said giddily.
Jesse chuckled.
“Yeah. Wow. Good for you. So anyway, the mouse said to the elephant-“
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Fred opened her locker. She was a huge Shakespeare fan, and had huge posters all over her locker. Jesse decided to take advantage of this, and tried to get some information on Buffy. He walked over.
“Hello. Wow, cool picture.” he said pointing to a poster.
Fred looked at him, not sure what to say. Jesse continued, quoting Shakespeare.
“’And who could refrain, that had a heart to love, and in that heart--‘”
“’Courage to make love known.’” Fred finished, smiling.
“Macbeth, right?”
“Right.”, she answered, blushing.
Jesse nodded.
“So, I have this friend, and he likes your friend-“
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Spike, Conner, and Jesse sat on the bleachers in the gym watching Buffy practice. They watched as she viciously punched a dummy.
“What did you do to her?” Conner asked.
“I didn’t do anything. She would’ve been too drunk to remember, anyway.”
“But I thought the plan was working.”
Spike shrugged.
“What do you care? I thought you wanted out.”
“Yeah, well, I did. But that was until she kissed me.” Conner said smiling.
“Dawn kissed you?”
Conner nodded.
“Excuse me! Look out!”
They looked up and saw Jesse pushing his way through a crowd of basketball players. He made his way over and sat down.
“All right. I talked to Fred. I got the scoop.”
“And?” Spike asked.
“Well, she ‘hates him with the fire of a thousand suns’, and that’s a direct quote.”
“Thanks whelp. That’s very comforting of you.”
Jesse shrugged.
“Well, don’t worry. Maybe she needs a day to cool off.” Conner said.
They heard a loud crash and looked over. They watched as Buffy demolished a dummy.
“Better make that two.”
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Buffy walked towards the quad where a couple of girls were taping up a Prom flyer. Buffy ripped it off the wall and threw it in a trashcan.
“Can you imagine? Who would want to go to that?”
The others looked at each other.
“Well, I would. But I don’t have a date.” Fred said.
“Me either. And it’s not like I have a dress anyway.” Willow added.
“But that’s not the point-“
“All right, all right. We won’t go.” Fred said, chuckling.
“But you guys are looking at this from the wrong perspective. We’re making a statement.”
“Oh yeah, something new and different for us.” Anya mocked.
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Cordelia and Dawn were standing in the gym during P.E. Angel walked over to Dawn.
“Hey there.”
Dawn looked at him and pretended to be interested.
“Hey Angel.”
“I want to talk to you about Prom.”
“Look, Angel, you know the deal. I can’t go if Buffy doesn’t go.”
“Your sister is going.”
“Since when?”
“Let’s just say, I’m taking care of it.”
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Angel handed Spike two hundred dollars.
“Here. This should take care of the whole deal: tickets, tux, flowers, and dinner. Everything. Just make sure she gets to the Prom.”
Spike looked at the money for a second and gave it back to Angel.
“I’m not doing this anymore. I’m sick of it.”
Angel reached into his wallet.
“You sick of three hundred?”
Spike looked at him and sighed, snatching the bills out of Angel’s hand.
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Spike followed Buffy through the bookstore, watching her through the stacks. He turned the corner and faced her.
“Excuse me. Have you seen The Feminine Mystique? I’ve lost my copy.”
“What are you doing here? Are you going to start following me again?” Buffy asked.
“Well, I heard there was a poetry reading.”
“You’re so-“
“Charming?”
“No, you’re-“
“Very manly?”
Buffy rolled her eyes and walked away. Spike followed.
“Wholesome?”
Buffy turned to him.
“How about unwelcome?”
Spike stepped closer to her and looked her in the eye.
“You’re not as mean as you think you are.”
“And you’re not as badass as you think you are.” Buffy retorted.
“Oooo, someone still has her knickers in a twist!”
“Don’t, even for one second, think you had any effect on my ‘knickers’”
Spike smirked.
“What did I have an effect on?”
“Other than the vomiting, nothing.”
Buffy shoved a book into Spike’s chest and left. Spike looked at the book she gave him: The Feminine Mystique.
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Spike stood in the lunch line with Conner and Jesse.
You’re right. She’s still pissed.” he told Conner.
“Sweet love, renew thy force!” Jesse yelled.
Spike looked around to see if anyone heard Jesse, the turned to him.
“Hey! Don’t say shit like that to me! People can hear you.”
Spike turned and grabbed a plate of nachos.
“Look, you embarrassed the girl.” Conner told him. “Now you have to find a way to make it up to her. Sacrifice yourself on the alter of dignity and even the score!”
Spike shook his head and walked away. Jesse leaned over and whispered to Conner.
“Look, don’t say that shit to him! People can hear you.”
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Spike met up with Xander and Oz for practice.
“Hey. I’ve got a new song I want to sing tomorrow night.”
Oz nodded.
“Does this song happen to be for a certain someone you’ve been seeing a lot of lately?”
“Yeah, well, I made a fool of the girl, now I have to make it up to her.”
“Well, let’s hear it, then.”
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~Ellie
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