Imagine that life was perfect. It was normal. You were popular and happy. Everything was going your way until a new girl showed up.
That's how life was for Laney. She was a popular girl who's best friend was Cordelia Chase. Everything at Sunnydale...
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3rd Person's POV
"This is so unfair!"
Buffy, Willow and Xander are walking past the rose gardens toward the building.
Willow grimaces, "I don't think it's that bad."
Buffy stares blankly, "It's the Ueber-suck. Mom could've at least warned me."
Xander shrugs, "Well, a lot of parents are doing it this year. It's part of this whole cultural exchange magilla. The exhibit, the dance..."
Willow claps her hands together in excitement, "I have the best costume for the dance!"
"A complete stranger in my house for two weeks. I'm gonna be insane! A danger to myself and others within three days, I swear." Buffy sighs.
"I think the exchange student program's cool," Xander chuckles as he gets a look from Buffy, "I do! It's a beautiful melding of two cultures."
"Have you ever done an exchange program?"
"My dad tried to send me to some Armenians once. Does that count?"
They climb the steps to the building entrance and the cultural exchange exhibit. Cordelia stands with Lang and two other girls as they look over the pictures of the exchange students.
"Ooo! There's mine! Sven. Isn't he lunchable? Mine's definitely the best."
Buffy walks up beside Laney and tilts her head in confusion, "What're you lookin' at?"
Laney rolls her eyes, "Cordy wanted to see what her exchange student would look like."
Buffy nods slowly. Over the past week Laney had become distant again. Not as bad as the last time during the hyena takeover but everyone knew she was holding in her pain and frustration.
Cordelia snaps Buffy out of her head by squealing, "Look. 100% Swedish, 100% gorgeous, 100% staying at my house! So, how's yours? Visually, I mean."
Buffy shrugs as she sees Willow and Xander finally catch up, I don't know. Guy like?"
Xander's head snaps to the left as he stares at Buffy in question, "By guy-like we are talking big, beefy, guy-like girl, right?"
"I was just told 'guy'."
Laney purses her lips, "You didn't look at him first?"
Cordelia nods with a knowing look, "He could be dogly. You live on the edge."
Laney chuckles as Cordelia walks off without another word. Her groupies quickly follow making Laney roll her eyes.
Xander clears his throat gaining the attention back, "Hold on a sec. So, this person who's living with you for two weeks is a man. With man parts. This is a terrible idea."
