"Happiest Of Days"
By: ShyTemptress
Disclaimer: All characters from BTVS are property of Joss Wheadon, and Mutant Enemy productions. This story is written purely for fun, no copyright infringment is intended.
Summary: When Tara moves to Sunnydale senior year, Willow takes notice.
Special Thanks: I want to thank Sarah, she is both my Mentor and Beta. This is my first fic, and she has helped to guide me thru the process of writing and posting it. Thanks for everything.
Note: Since this is my first fic, I am a little unsure of it. Feedback is greatly
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Chaper 1
Willow was sitting in her biology class on a hot Friday afternoon. 'Okay this is California, right? You’d think that someone would have the decency to fix the air conditioner. I can’t remember the last time its been so hot,' she thought.
She turned her eyes to the teacher, who despite the heat felt she could make her students feel better by taking them outside. This lady had to be one of the girls favorite teachers. Unlike a lot of the other teachers at Sunnydale High, she really seemed to know a lot about teaching.
She couldn’t even begin to imagine how some of her other teacher even got a degree. With their apparent lack of teaching ability and knowledge of their subject, she was surprised they had managed to graduate. But of everything about this teacher what actually impressed her the most is that everyone paid attention.
Today was different however. Even Willow wasn’t paying attention and barely had taken any notes. She looked around and watched her fellow students turn their attention to the teacher.
“So what’s the key differences between reptiles and amphibians?”
“Besides the fact one has scales and one’s slimy?” Willow turned her head slightly and looked to find a bored Xander staring at Cornelia.
“Well, thank you Miss Chase, but I’m looking for more scientific answers.” The teacher turned her attention to Willow hoping the girl would take the hint to answer the question.
“W-well isn’t basically that reptiles aren’t dependent on water?” The voice came from somewhere behind Willow. As she turned she noticed that she wasn’t the only one stunned that someone beside herself actually knew the answer. Her eyes fell on a blonde she hadn’t really ever noticed. “ F-for reproduction I mean. S-since they don’t have to lay their eggs in or around water they can live in areas without an abundance of water. And therefore can live in a variety of
different places.”
Willow continued to watch as the blonde’s eyes met her own briefly before she quickly turned them back to the teacher. ‘ A pretty blue.’
“And how have they accomplished this?”
“With the amniotic egg. It acts like the mother of a mammal would. It provide the food for the fetus, also acts a cushion for the baby, and disposes of waste.”
“Very good Miss Maclay. Well done, now can anyone tell her what adaptations bird have for flying? How about yourself Miss Chase?”
Cordelia pushed herself up from the rock she had been leaning against. Harmony and her girls turned to their leader. “Okay I know this. Birds adaptations for flying, right?” She asked the teacher for conformation and got a nod in return. “ Well, firstly would be their feathers and wings, the hollowing of their bones which keeps their weight down. Oh, and they also lay their young in eggs to also keep their weight down.”
She took a second to ponder for a second. Willow noticed she looked kinda at a loss for the rest of the information. She was actually impressed with the brunette’s answers so far and decided to help her out. She caught the girl’s eyes and quickly pointed to her heart. Cordelia looked confused for a second before a sudden look realization.
“And they also have a four chambered heart which allows them to have enough energy for flying. “ With that she looked back to the teacher to confirm her answer. The teacher took a second but finally nodded her head. Cordelia looked over to Willow who was smiling as her. ‘Good job,’ she mouthed to the
brunette. The girl nodded her head in thanks and quickly turned to Harmony and her girls who looked surprised the girl actually knew the answer.
“Anyone else, know anymore adaptations?” The redhead raised her hand to answer the question when she caught eyes once again with the blonde. The girl smiled shyly at her and nodded her head toward the brunette. Willow smiled at her in return. “ Miss Rosenberg?”
“Also, they also have a great respiratory system which increases the amount of oxygen in their body which in turn, helps with the weightlessness.”
“Good job Miss Rosenberg and you too Miss Chase.” She was about to ask another question when the bell rang and her students began to pick up their bags and put their books away. “Good job class. Have a great day and stay safe.” With that she picked up her stuff and headed off to meet her next class.
“So Wills, what was that about?”
“What was what about?” she replied.
“You helping Cordy? I kinda got the idea that you hate her,” Xander said.
“What do you mean hate her? I don’t hate her. Nope I don’t. Why would you get that idea?” Willow said.
“Oh the whole ‘we hate Cordelia club’ in which you, if I remember correctly are president,” Xander gently reminded her.
“I was just helping her out. I think she might actually know this stuff,” she answered, shrugging it off.
“Yeah, I guess, seemed like it anyway. Very non-Cordelia answer she gave,” Xander said.
“Yeah.” Willow walked with Buffy and Xander to their next class, literature. Willow, Xander, and Buffy sat in their regular spots in the back. To their great surprise Cordelia entered the class room and sat next to Willow.
Harmony entered the class room a few seconds later and looked around for the brunette and didn’t even hide her shock at finding the brunette sitting next to the redhead. Harmony threw a nasty look at the redhead before sitting on the brunettes other side.
Willow turned her attention to the front of the classroom where the blonde from biology was talking with her lit teacher. 'What the heck, here she is again,' she thought. The redhead turned to the blonde on her right. “Buffy have you ever noticed that girl talking to the teacher?”
“Yeah I’ve noticed her a couple times. Why?”
“Nothing, just kinda strange I never noticed her. How about you Xander?” She quickly turned to her friend on the other side of Buffy who was staring at the blonde with fascination.
“She’s hot,” Xander stated.
“Well thank you for that prefect answer.” Buffy replied.
“Wills what do think? I’m right, aren’t I?” Willow briefly looked at her friend with a mock look of disgust before she turned her attention to the blonde. She looked at the blonde’s hair which was slightly darker on top and got lighter as it went down. She noticed her outfit which seemed kinda outta place fora place such at Sunnydale.
She dressed more adult then anyone at the high school. She noticed the way the girl was nervously running her fingers through her hair as she talked to the teacher. “Adorable.” She watched as a slight frown came across the girls features as the teacher continued to address
her.
“So the verdict is?” Xander asked eagerly.
Willow continued to ponder. 'Hot? Not really sure that’s the right word. Yeah she’s pretty. Hmmm... very pretty even, adorable yes, hot no. Hot is to immature. She doesn’t seem like the rest of the girls here, cause she’s not. She’s something else all together. Beautiful.' She managed to stop her internal babble long enough to answer, “Um... She’s pretty I guess.”
“I still say she’s hot,” he repeated.
“Xander shut up. She pretty I’ll give ya that but nothing outta the ordinary.”
“Hmm...” she muttered before thinking, 'I don’t buy it Buff, there’s something about her.'
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T.B.C.
~Kristen~
Edited by: ShyTemptress at: 6/13/04 1:09 pm
. Love sam xx 
... as for the second part... hehehe still liking it...
... can't wait for ur next update! 
at: 6/9/04 7:16 pm
