Challenge #6 - Entry #2 "Something Weird Is..."

[The Muse]

• Title: Something weird is going on…
• Challenge: #6 Outsider perspective.
• Fandom: Buffy
• Pairing/Characters: Original character.
• Summary: A student at Sunnydale High is noticing that her school seems to be a bit different than other schools…
• Rating: G
• Warnings: Language.
• Disclaimer: I own nothing. But I would like to own Angel, Spike, yadayada, sexslaves, yadayada, Joss is God, yadayada. You’ve read it before.
• Author's Note: Thanks to my beta.
• Word count: 622

The Harvest

Dear Diary,

It’s only been a few days since the attack at the Bronze, but things have already gone back to normal.

I don’t care what anyone else says, that was messed up! People biting and killing, looking all ridge-y. I can’t believe that people who weren’t there are complaining about that they missed it! I’m still so freaked out.

And I kinda feel bad for Fluffy, or whatever her name is. Seems like she’s been dragged into gang wars or something. And she just started here too.


Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight

Dear Diary,

I’m in detention as I write this. I was standing by the stairs, and Harmony fell down. God, it was beautiful. But she started talking about being pushed or whatever, and a teacher saw me grinning, so I had to go to the principal.

Even tough they couldn’t prove anything, I apparently “need to learn some sympathy”, so they gave me detention. Like that whore hasn’t made mine and other people’s life miserable for years without feeling anything close to compassion at all. I doubt she could even spell ‘compassion’.

Weird thing is, I swear I could hear someone else laugh beside me. But there was no one there when I looked.


Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered

Dear Diary,

Amy’s a freak. She took back the necklace she gave me, saying that Buffy would find out or something to that effect. I have no idea what Buffy has to do with Amy’s and my agreement. I check out for teachers while she and Mark makes out in the closet and she makes sure no one bullies me anymore (using a “magic amulet”, which I don’t really believe in, but it’s worked so far, could just be positive thinking tough).

So naturally, five minutes after she ran away with my necklace/amulet, some jerk calls me fat. Larry, the jock, told that guy off tough. I’m glad to see that some people can change.


Dead Man’s Party

DEAR DIARY, ZOMBIES ARE REAL!

I’m not freaking kidding, but I know that when I read this tomorrow, I’ll think I was imagining it. Not even Buffy or any of her friends, who I saw battle the freaks, agrees with me.

I have always tried to be nice to Buffy and the other self-proclaimed weirdos (I know, “who am I to talk”, but they really are). I smile at them when they walk through the corridors, clothes ripped, filth and blood on them, when everyone else shy away.

Well no more of that. The guy that always makes jokes even told me I should talk to a professional about my apparent “crazy-doodle” talk (I’m pretty sure one of the zombies hit him in the head).

What bitches.


Graduation Day

Dear Diary,

This might be the last time I write in you. It turns out I wasn’t imagining it, when all those awful things happened.
I’m going into war.

I yelled at my family, told them I was ashamed of them, to make sure they wouldn’t come to Graduation.

It’s okay tough, I’ll put a note in my locker, explaining things. I’ll put you in there as well.

I should probably have stayed home too, but I don’t know what it is that compels me to stay.

A martyr complex maybe?

Or it’s because I’ve had my eyes closed for so many years. Now they’re open, and a part of me would rather die with my eyes open, doing what’s right, than continue to live with them closed.

Bye Diary.

[VampSlayer]

D: Aw.

So beautiful! I loved it! Very creative. I love how we don't know who it is. ^^

The ending was so touching! <3 But, she said that she would put this in her locker... Wouldn't it be destroyed by the school blowing up?! D: Aww.

Very, very, good!

[Randi Giles]

This is very creative. They were all funny. I like how I thought I knew who someone was or didn't know in a couple of them. Very good ending.

[hellmouth]

I really liked this one, I enjoyed how the person writing the diary was one of the students who fought on graduation day. Very nice touch. I also like the vague reference to Xander.
The mention of Buffy and the group always walking through the halls with torn clothes and blood stains was hilarious.

Nicely done.

[siredbyspike]

This was a great read. I loved how the character was one of the ones who fought on graduation day. It was interesting to read how she had something to do with all of these main characters but she was in the background far enough that none of them would notice her. Kinda reminds me of Jonathan, awww. And as for the diary being left in the locker, maybe it flew out during the blast generally unscathed like the yearbook they found? That would be cool.

[Better In Red]

"It’s okay tough, I’ll put a note in my locker, explaining things. I’ll put you in there as well." Aw, I could feel myself going 'Nooo! Not there!' as I read that... I like the idea of it flying out during the blast too.

[willowsummers]

I thought this was funny and I liked the way it's based off of individual episodes. Neat idea. I think one of my favorite parts was calling Buffy, Fluffy. lol

[MoonyWolf]

I loved this! Clever, funny and poignant and just really great to read. Fantastic style and inspired idea to go from the eyes of a student who bore witness in some way to all the main events in the Scoobie's lives. Loved all the references to canon characters and it was amusing to see how another student actually remembered all the weird things that happened! It made me laugh when she talked about their battle worn clothes and how they always tried to write it off as people's 'crazy ramblings'! The end was so sad and moving. I hope she survived...

Congrats Sky! Quality piece! Very proud to be sharing first place with you!

[Skytteflickan88]

Thanks guys.

I really do hope that her locker survived. But if not, I hope her family just assumed she was stressed for Graduation then and only remembered the good parts when grieveing (unless she survived, we could always hope).

When I read the comments here, I first thought that I should have written that she mailed the note to her parents. But then I thought that this way, it was more poignant.

I'm thinking about writing a sequel, where's she's a slayer. And then kill her in that one... Should I stop watching works made by Whedon? I feel morbid.

[Hellbound Hyperion]

It'd be very interesting if she were a Slayer. I wonder where she'd go to college?

This was my favorite of all the entries, including mine.

[Skytteflickan88]

You're too sweet, HH.

I bet she went to college, far far away from Sunnydale. She might have been worried for her family's safety, so she made them all move, even tough she felt bad about leaving Buffy and the others to fight evil. Then later on, BAM, the slayer-power kicked in.

Man, I really want someone to write that fic. I'm far too lazy.