Author: Broken hart
Rating: It's starting of as just PG but you never know!!
Disclaimer: All Characters belong to me Joss and ME...blah blah blah. I wish i owned them!
Spoliers: no spoilers because it's an AU fic.
Summary- Willow, Tara, Buffy and Faith at highschool it's just a story about falling in love and all the troubles you get when you're at school.
Notes- I got the idea when i read a fic with these for in it, i love Faith, the four characters are so different it's fun to write them. And this is my first fic so i wouldn't expect mircles from it. i just hope you enjoy it so here it goes....
Failing
Chapter 1
All four of them sat in the science room where they had been waiting in their same spots for 15 minutes. The rebel sat on the table carving her name into the wooden surface with a penknife. Another girl sat near her, the uniform she wore leaving nothing to the imagination. The redhead sat at the computer focused on nothing but the screen, but some times looking up at the shy girl sitting a few places away. The shy girl often met her gaze but then looked away quickly; playing with the sleeves on her long jumper. Usually these four wouldn’t be seen in the same room together unless they had too. The bully, the cheerleader, the geek and the loner. This was what they were known as at school, but if people bothered to get to know them they would find so much more to them. But until that day they would just be labeled. Only the two blondes knew more about each other.
That’s when Mr Anderson walked in. The man could be seen as attractive as he was tanned, which made his blue eyes stand out. But, the man was a science teacher and was too boring for any of the girls to pay much attention to.
Mr Anderson: I'm glad you all waited for me.
Faith: Well you would have given me detention if I had left.
Mr Anderson: I’m gonna give you detention any way Faith, for vandalizing school property.
Faith: I’m not vandalizing...it’s art.
Mr Anderson: Friday after school good with you?
Faith: Fine, sign me up!
She held a thumb up to him as her other hand whipped the knife down and back into her pocket.
Buffy: Excuse me, but I’m missing practice for this, could we just hurry this up?
Faith: Practice for what? Who can be the biggest hoe?
Buffy: (cough) Dyke
Faith: Slut.
Buffy: I heard that.
Faith: I meant for you to.
Mr Anderson: This is why you two are here.
Buffy: Coz we fight?
Mr Anderson: Because you don’t concentrate. At this rate you two are going to fail this class and be held back a year. But I think there is a solution.
Faith: Which is?
Mr Anderson: Well it’s more for me than for you two. I don’t think I could cope if I got stuck with you next year. Ok, so this it; I’m teaming you four up for the science fair project.
Willow: What?
Tara: What?
Faith: What?
Buffy: What?
Willow: But Mr Anderson…
Buffy: Hanging with them will do nothing for my rep, and the science fair? I don’t have geek written on my forehead, do I?
Faith: You couldn’t even spell geek on your forehead.
Willow: But Mr Anderson I had a complex experiment and I would do so much better on my own. (Faith and Buffy turned to look at her) Um.. I didn’t mean that…well you do kinda suck at science. Tara’s the only one who could help really.
The shy blonde looked up at the hacker and smiled then looked at the cheerleader as they made a face at each other.
Mr Anderson: Glad to see you all get along so well. This is my final decision and if you don’t like it I’ll be happy to fail you all.
Willow: No, sir.
Mr Anderson: So Faith are you and Buffy in?
Faith: Well might as well I’m pretty sure I can fit this be between beating the crap out of Brad and then kicking Andrews ass.
Mr Anderson: Good to see you sharing your time out!
Buffy: I guess I’m in, if I fail mum would kill.
Mr Anderson: And you Tara?
Tara: Why do you need my help?
Mr Anderson: Because although Miss Rosenberg here is a brain box in science, it’ll take more than pure skill to help pass these two.(looked towards Faith and Buffy) And you two will pass the class with their help.
Tara: Ok (turning to look at Buffy) I like helping the less fortunate.
Mr Anderson: Great! So you four will have a project plan in for me tomorrow. Dismissed.
Before any objections could be shouted he had left the room. They all sat in silence for a moment. None of them knew what to say.
Willow: Do any of you have any suggestions for a project?
Faith: We could do a study of the human brain. But Buffy would be useless, lack of a brain and everything.
Buffy: Oh you’re funny Faith.
Faith: I try.
Buffy: God you’re such a bitch.
Faith: I forgot you’re little miss "saint Buffy".
Willow: Ok guys stop it, we need an idea for tomorrow.
Faith: Fine but keep the midget away from me.
Buffy: Whatever gigantor.
The little banter was interrupted by a knock at the door as it swung open. It revealed Bailey Chase, the high school quarter back. His bleach blonde hair was spiked up and his light blue eyes scanned the room for his girl. He was a muscular guy and his muscles where evident through his top. Buffy leapt off her seat and into his arms as they began to make out in front of the other three.
Bailey: Come on babe, lets get out of here.
Buffy: I can’t we have to come up with a science project for the science fair.
Bailey: You're entering the science fair? That’s for smart people.
Buffy looked hurt but hid it well by hitting him in the arm.
Buffy: Hey! Yes I am, I need to other wise I fail the class.
Bailey: Tell you what come with me and I’ll help you on the project, you could study the human body starting with mine.
She smiled at him before leaving the room only stopping at the door to look at the others. They all sat there annoyed that the blonde had just left like that but not surprised as she had a name for herself. The only one who knew different was Tara, but she wasn’t going to talk about her connection with the short girl.
Willow: Well, then there was three.
Faith: Two actually as B has left I don’t see why I should stay.
Tara: B-b-because you want t-to pass.
Faith: Ok can I meet you in the library before class tomorrow then?
Willow: Sure.
Tara: Ok
Faith: Right see you there Red,...Blondie.
Faith left the room, although she wasn’t smart she needed to pass this class. She wanted out of this town and she didn’t have the time to be kept back a year. She knew with the help of Willow and Tara she would be able to pass, the downfall was of course having Buffy help. They had never got along and everyone at school knew it but no one, not even either of them knew why.
Willow: Then there was two.
Tara: S-seems that way.
Willow: It sucks getting teamed up.
Tara: Sorry.
Willow: Oh no, not you! You actually understand science.
Tara: Some times anyway.
Willow: No you’re really smart.
Tara dropped her head the compliment.
Tara: Thanks. So..you have any ideas?
Willow: I do, but I might have to dumb them down for the others to understand. You?
Tara: Some b-but nothing that Buffy could understand.
Willow: Ok then maybe we could do the affect of acid rain.
Tara: I don’t think Faith should be near a-acid she might s-s-spill it on Buffy un-accidentally.
Willow : Good point.
Tara: We could do subliminal messages.
Willow: Can Buffy spell subliminal?
Tara: Another g-g-good point.
Willow: Pulse reactions?
Tara: Like what?
Willow: I don’t know different colours, films, relationships. I guess we could use anything for a stimulus.
Tara: That’s a great idea, w-we could run it past Faith t-tomorrow and write it up before class.
Willow: Lunch is nearly over, so I’ll see you tomorrow then?
Tara: S-sure.
Willow: Someone has to tell Buffy.
Tara: I’m sure I’ll see her at some point today so I’ll tell her.
Willow: Sure it’s not problem?
Tara: No Willow, I don’t mind.
Willow: Alright then, I guess I should be going.
Tara: Me too I should be going too.
Willow: Well until tomorrow.
Tara: Bye.
Willow: Bye (The blonde left) Tara.
Willow liked the way Tara’s name sounded leaving her lips. It was a sweet name, but then Willow wondered why she was thinking about her name so much. Tara and Willow had never really spoken before; only if they had to in class, but they had noticed each other. Tara was quiet and shy and mostly kept to herself and Willow was the same, and they were both smart. Willow couldn’t help but feel a connection with the girl which all at once scared her.
*****
Tara walked through the door at be greeted by the smell of home cooked dinner. She inhaled the gorgeous cooking and smiled. She pulled her jumper over her head.
Joyce: Is that you Tara?
Tara: Yeah mum.
Joyce: Is Buffy with you?
Tara: No. Is dad home?
Joyce: In his study.
Tara walked to the basement door smiling to her mum as she entered the kitchen. She opened the door and looked down to see the light on.
Tara: Dad?
Giles: Yes dear?
Tara: Hi, just wondering if you could take me to school on your way to work tomorrow.
Giles: Sure.
Tara: Thanks.
Tara shut the door and sat on a stool over looking the island, she had always loved to watch her mother cook. If Buffy was cooking Tara would have run for the hills, she was the worst cook. That’s when the door opened.
Buffy: Mum?
Joyce: In here sweetie.
Buffy walked through with their youngest sister Dawn and saw Tara sitting on the stool talking to their mum and started to panic that they were talking about her failing science.
Buffy: I knew you’d run straight to mum and tell her I’m failing.
Joyce: What?
Tara: (Smiling) No I didn’t have to..you did.
Buffy: I’m gonna kill you.
Tara: Like to see you try shrimp.
Dawn: Busted. (Buffy’s hand connected to the back of Dawns head) Ow.
When Tara was in the surroundings of her home life, she came out of her shell that she seemed to live in at school. She was quick with her remarks, her and Buffy were constantly arguing but there parents had grown use to it, and Dawn was starting to get just as bad.
Joyce: Hold on wait…you’re failing?
Tara: Science.
Joyce: You’re failing science?
Buffy: Don’t panic I’m gonna pass.
Tara: Yeah with mine and Willow’s help.
Joyce: Pardon.
Tara: Well Mr Anderson has team Buffy up with me, Willow and Faith for the science project. Speaking of which we’re meeting in the library before class tomorrow.
Buffy: I can’t I’m meeting Cordelia.
Joyce: I think this is more important.
Buffy: Fine.
Buffy stormed out of the kitchen heading for her bedroom to cool down. She’d be fine when it came to dinner she was very dramatic the family had just gotten use to her. Tara watched shaking her head.
Tara: I don’t know where you went wrong with her.
They laughed as Joyce wrapped her arms around shoulders and hugged her daughter fiercely.
Dawn: Don’t forget me. (She came running into the hug)
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That's chapter one all done!!!
So any thoughts...be gentle i bruise easy!
broken hart.
Work as though you don't need the money, love as tho you've never been hurt and dance as though no one is watching!
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WOW...Sisters huh?
thank u for all the nice comments. I want to have another part before i go away, so i will try my very hardest to have it up! but thank you so much i was so scared that people wouldn't like it!!!!
her! Maybe then she'll realise how to treat her *sister* properly! 
Actually the pairing was a based on what my sociology teacher did with 3 girls in my class, he didn't say he'd fail me but i did get extra makes for helping which never helps. i just wanted to put Tara and Willow in a close situation.