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4: You're pretty
Buffy looked at the young man and frowned when the expected reaction didn't come. "You are not gonna tell me I'm hallucinating?" She asked curiously. "No, I'm going to sit down now." Graham looked around for something to sit on, but was interrupted by Willow. "Maybe we could take this conversation to more safe surroundings, like our dorm room?" "Yeah, that's a great idea." Buffy said and took Graham by the arm as they started towards Stevenson Hall and he was too shocked to do anything else than follow the girls. Willow walked silently behind Buffy and Graham and although she knew Buffy just held him because he looked like he could collapse any second, Willow was still a little jealous. All the men loved Buffy and she didn't have to do anything, she just had to be there for them to love. Take Angel, the more than 240-year-old vampire, who fell for a 16 year old girl and a slayer nonetheless. Not to mention Xander. There Willow had gone longing for him to notice her in a more romantic way than 'help me with my geometry' and then Buffy had just walked up the stairs to the school and 'bam!' Xander fell (to the ground actually, but...). Then Riley, their Psych TA. When they first met him it was Willow he talked to, but later on he of course got feelings for Buffy and Willow being the great friend she always was, gave him clues how to catch the girl. Well, maybe Graham was different than every other guy? *Yeah, fat chance!* Willow snorted and looked up. They had arrived to the dorm during her mind-ramble. It wasn't that she was angry at Buffy for being such a guy magnet; it was just that she wished love could be fair. During the walk to campus and the dorms, Graham's mind had cleared up a bit and he started to wonder how to get out of this situation. Normal people weren't supposed to know about vampires, belong to an army phalanx that captured demons, know how to fight vampires the proper way and they were definitely not supposed to know about slayers. *And I got a 'D' in covert ops...Great!* Graham glanced at the blonde slayer who held him in a firm grip and the other thing he'd noticed about her popped up in his head. "Hey, you are Riley's girlfriend!" He blurted out as they walked into a dorm room. "Do you know Riley?" Willow asked curious and closed the door behind them. Buffy let go of Graham and he sat down on Willow's chair. "Yes, he's my C...one of my best friends, actually." Graham smiled at the pretty red head. Wow, she had really beautiful eyes, emerald green. *Is it okay if I drown in them now?* His thoughts were interrupted by Buffy's simple question about if Riley knew about what went bump in the night. Graham just nodded, still lost in Willow's eyes. "You're pretty." Willow blushed at his words, but smiled shyly. "Thanks." Graham looked horrified. "I said that out loud, didn't I?!" "Yes, but don't worry, you are right, she is pretty and I wish more guys would tell her." Buffy smiled, happy that this handsome guy had noticed her best friend. Graham thought about that for a second and decided he didn't agree with her friend. He didn't wish more guys would tell Willow she was pretty; he wanted to be the only one to do that. Whoa, you have talked to the girl, what, twice and now you're ready to marry her?! Well, she isn't like the other girls here... "And you can tell her again soon, but can we go back to the business here?" Buffy asked. "Business? Okay, yes..." "So do you and Riley go out at nights to stake vampires?" "What?! No! Oh, God, you can't tell Riley what you saw tonight!" Graham's eyes pleaded to Buffy. "Why? You said he knows about vampires." Buffy was confused. She had been happy to hear her new boyfriend knew what went bump in the night, which meant she might tell him about her nightly activities. "Yes, but he doesn't know about slayers and that part of the deal..." The two girls looked at him in confusion. Riley knew about vampires and demons and, well, at least vampires, but he didn't know about slayers and maybe not about staking vamps? Willow made a quick search through her memory of the things that were said earlier and smiled at Graham. "You're one of the commandos, aren't you, and Riley is your CO." Graham watched the girls warily, not sure what to say. Of course the right thing was to say he didn't know what she was talking about, but something told him that wouldn't help. So after discarding that option, he decided to tell the truth; they were after all a slayer and her best friend, hence they knew how to keep the knowledge for themselves. "Yes, I am and yes, he is."
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