"Mr. Howard is so heinous, I got a C+ on the test and he tells me… "You have no sense of history," Buffy said while expressing her feelings to her two best friends Cordelia Chase and Harmony Kendall. They had gone to the movies on a Friday night but found their conversation to be much more interesting. "You got a C+? I can't believe I cheated off you." Cordelia complained. Buffy continued eating her popcorn before continuing the conversation. "Excuse me for not knowing about El Salvador, like I'm ever going to Spain Anyway!" Right before Harmony could chime in, pieces of popcorn came flying at their heads. "Hey!" Cordelia shouted as they all turned around to see four guys sitting behind them. One of them Buffy recognized to be her next door neighbor Clark Kent. She personally found him pretty dreamy to look at and his shy and awkward personality was incredibly cute but she knew her friends would never approve and if she lost her friends she lost all popularity.

"Well if it isn't Xander Harris and his band of freaks." Cordelia said smirking at her own joke.

"Wow Cordy must of taken you all do to come up with that one." Xander said mockingly.

Buffy leaned over her seat resting her elbows on the top part of her chair while looking at Clark who seemed to be pretty embarrassed by the whole thing and wouldn't look up from the ground. "Hey neighbor." Buffy said kindly while Cordelia and Xander continued to bicker on with Pete, Jesse, and Harmony all joining in. "Hey!" Clark said in response, his face completely lighting up the moment he realized Buffy noticed him. "So, how is it that you always beat me to school?" She asked trying to make friendly conversation but at the same time truly curious. "I always see you waiting for the bus and then as soon as I'm being dropped off I see you walking in the front doors." She said giving him an extraordinary smile that made him want to melt right there. "Uh…I…I get rides from time to time from my dad." Clark said slapping on his most believable smile. Buffy was seriously swooning right now. His smile was mesmerizing. "Cool" She said dreamily. "Can everyone just

shut up I still want to know what happens!" Jesse erupted. Buffy turned to him with a taunting smile on her face. "Everyone gets horribly killed except the blonde in the nightie…who finally kills the monster with a machete, but it's not really dead." Jesse glares at her with a rage that could heat the sun for years. "I'm out!" He says raising his hands in the air and walking out of the theatre. The rest of the guys get up from their seats and follow him out. "Bye Clark." Buffy says raising her hand and waving goodbye. He smiles and waves back. "Oh my God, No!" Cordelia shouted. Buffy and Harmony both looked at her as if she were crazy.

"You are so digging Clark Kent, the farm boy!" Cordelia whispered excitedly. Buffy blushed and grabbed her things. "Oh my God, it's true! Whitney would freak if he ever found out." Cordelia said with fire lighting in her eyes.

"I think he's cute, that's all. If you tell Whitney he'll blow things completely out of proportion." Buffy pleaded. Cordelia smiled and put her hand on Buffy's.

"I would never tell him. Whatever we say between the three of us stays between the three of us." Cordelia said wrapping Buffy and Harmony in a group hug.

"I can't believe she gave away the ending like that." Jesse said expressing his disappointment to his best friends as they walked out of the theatre. "How you can like a girl like her I will never understand Clark." Jesse said as they passed by a group of jocks. "She talked me." Clark said completely not paying attention to what Jesse was saying. "Clark man you gotta get over her. Not only does she have a boyfriend who happens to be the head quarterback of our school and who happens to be making out with her right now. But, she's also the most air-headed blonde I have ever met in my life." Pete said, turning Clark around to see her wrapping her arms around Whitney Fordman's neck.

"You guys don't know her like I do. She's smart and beautiful and kind and…"

"Alright, alright we get it Clark; you know everything about her because you spy on her through a telescope. Don't take it from me but, I'm pretty sure if Buffy knew you were from time to time spying on her whenever she was on her front porch, your whole relationship would disappear faster than Leonardo Dicaprio's body in Titanic." Xander said with a stern look. Clark wanted to say something to defend himself but he knew it was true. He was just so shy and awkward whenever he was around her. Clark had been in love with her for as long as he could remember. And now she was with Whitney Fordman. Clark knew he didn't stand a chance. "Alright let's go eat I'm starving!" Jesse said, holding both his hands to his stomach while walking towards a diner. Pete put his hand on Clarks shoulder or as close as he could get to Clarks shoulder and said "You know what, if you want her go get her man! Out of all the cheerleaders I know she is the nicest one." Clark looked down at Pete and nodded. Maybe it was time for him to step up and go after her.

In the diner

"Alright you guys, we still need to come up with a theme for prom." Cordelia said as she took a bite out of her salad.

"I got it! What about the environment." Buffy said holding her arms out in front of her while her boyfriend kissed her forehead.

"The environment." That's good Buffy. So, what are the most immediate threats to the world environment right now?" Cordelia asked getting out a pen and paper to chart this all down.

"The homeless?" Harmony suggested getting negative glares from around the table.

"I know guys, what about the ozone layer?" Whitney said while taking a sip out of his drink.

"Right! We gotta get rid of that! Nice one babe." Buffy replied snuggling up next to him.

"Guys, I don't see why we have to invite everyone to this thing." Harmony said completely serious.

"Harmony, it's a school dance. If we didn't allow everyone to join in we'd be cruel." Buffy replied.

"Can't we make exceptions I mean come on? Who wants to see nerdy fashion wreck Willow Rosenberg in a prom dress? Or Chloe Sullivan with her Torch newspaper that no one reads." Harmony said getting high fives from everyone around the table but Buffy. Cordelia turned her attention to a booth one row behind them only to see Xander Harris and his group of nobodies. "Are you losers stalking us? Because I can get a restraining order so fast your eyes will be rolling in the back of your heads." Buffy placed a hand on Cordelia's arm and shook her head looking completely innocent and angelic which irritated Cordelia to no end. "Actually we were just admiring the rich and the revolting in their natural habitat. It's pretty overrated." Xander said smirking at his comment until Whitney stood up from the table. "You wanna say that again to my fist." Whitney said walking over to him. Xander tried to hide his fear but it was obviously not working. Buffy got up from her seat and right before she could say anything to calm Whitney down, Clark stood up from the table. "Oh what, you think you can take me farm boy." Whitney said tauntingly making his way to Clark. "I don't want any trouble." Clark said looking stronger than ever. Buffy noticed and realized there might be a whole different side to Clark Kent. Before Whitney could take another step Buffy quickly walked in between them and put a hand on both of their chest. "No one is beating up anyone. Whitney calm down." She looked over to Clark and his friends and apologized.

Outside of Buffy's house.

"I just don't understand how you apologized to them. You're my girlfriend! You should have been on my side

!" Whitney felt betrayed in a way that Buffy didn't quite understand. Sure she apologized to them but only because it was the right thing to do…wasn't it.

"Look Whitney I'm sorry, ok. I didn't mean to hurt your pride or whatever, I did but, you do know that Cordy shouldn't have said anything right? She was rude and you beating up Clark wouldn't have solved anything." Buffy finished, trying to get eye contact but Whitney avoided that at all cost.

"Are we done here?" Whitney asked irritated.

"Yeah." Buffy said getting out of his car. Before she could say another word Whitney was already speeding down the road trying to get away from her as fast as possible. She sat down on the front porch steps and whipped away the almost tears that were about to fall from her eyes. "What are you doing Buffy. Get up and brush yourself off. Whitney will completely forget about this the second he sees you again." She said to herself as she got up and was about to walk into her house. Suddenly a chill ran across her spine. It was like she could feel someone was watching her. She looked around and the only thing she could see was the Kent barn. She smiled at the thought of Clark Kent. He was so cute, no matter if he was being shy and awkward or if he was being strong and protective. Either way Buffy had ignited a sudden curiosity about him; and she wondered if they might actually become friends one day. Before she could let her mind fully run off with her imagination her dad and mom came bursting through the front door.

"Hey, We'll be back on Sunday. Number's on the fridge don't drive the jaguar no boys and tell Dawn that she has to be in bed by 9:00. No later." Buffy's dad said as he made his way to the car.

"Bye, dear! If you or Dawn need anything just call." Joyce said giving Buffy a hug and a kiss on her forehead before getting in the car and driving off with her husband.

Buffy sat down on the couch and clicked through the T.V. channels. "That's Summers family for you. Real "Quality" timers." As she clicked through the channels she stopped once she landed on the news. "The sheriff was not available for comment, but police have issued a statement saying the situation is not out of hand. Tonight marks the fourth such disappearance in less than two weeks, keep you updated as information comes in. Buffy clicked to the next channel and got up to make sure the front door was locked. "What a perfect weekend to leave the kids alone in the house…" Buffy said under her breath before going upstairs and changing into her pajamas.

Clark watched as Whitney sped away and Buffy sat down on her porch and cried. He wanted nothing more than to console her and to punch Whitney in the face. He knew she deserved better than Whitney. But how could she ever go for him. He had too much to hide from her anyway. He would never be normal. He would always have to keep a huge part of himself hidden whenever he was with her and if he had to do that well then maybe there was no point in even beginning a relationship with her.