3rd Person's POV

After picking up her exchange student from the bus station Buffy and her friends walk home. Once in the house Buffy shows Ampata around.

"Dining room..."

They come into the kitchen from the dining room and Ampata takes a seat at the island as Buffy turns on the light.

"And this... is the kitchen."

Ampata gazes around amazed, "It's very good!"

Laney raises an eyebrow smiling, "Yeah, you got your stove, your fridge, it's fully functional."

Buffy grins nodding, "We're very into it."

Xander stands beside Ampata and speaks slow and over-pronounced as he gestures to the fridge, "Would you like a drink?"

Laney rubs her temple, "Alex... she speaks English I'm pretty sure she can understand you."

Ampata nods slowly, "Just a bit."

Buffy chuckles opening the fridge, "Uh, let's see, we've got milk, and, uh, oh, older milk... Juice?"

"Please."

Willow sighs, "So, Ampata. You're a girl."

Laney scoffs muttering to herself, "Oh my god. This is a train wreck."

Ampata nods smiling confused at Willow, "Yes. For many years now."

"And not a boy, 'cause we thought a boy was coming, and here ya are in a girl way!"

Xander gives Willow a stern look, "It's just one of those crazy mix-ups, Will."

Buffy looks at the two of her friends in question before glancing at Laney who shrugs.

"So, have you ever been to America before?"

Ampata nods, "Uh, I, I have toured."

Xander smiles speaking slow English again, "Where did... you go?"

Buffy gives Willow a look, and goes to get something to munch on as Willow pours the juice.

"I was taken to Atlanta, Boston, New York."

Laney frowns thinking to herself, 'Taken? What a weird way to say traveled to...'

Willow grins looking up from the glasses, "New York! That's exciting. What was that like?"

"I did not see so much."

"Your English is... very bueno."

Buffy and Laney exchange another look at Xander's deliberately slow speech.

Ampata grins, "I listened much."

"Well, that works out well, because I talk much."

Willow frowns as they both grin at each other laughing. Laney rolls her eyes, "Someone gag me with a spoon."

...

Cordelia and Devon come down some stairs to Oz's van. Devon was tan and tall with brown curly hair and brown eyes. Oz was shorter than most guys and girls. He had reddish almost strawberry blonde hair and green eyes. He also had a mustache and a goatee.

"Devon, I told you I'd be at the dance tonight, but I am not one of your little groupies. I won't be all doe-eyed looking up at you, standing at the edge of the stage."

Devon nods, "Got it."

"So, I'll see you afterwards?"

He nods, "Sure. Where do you wanna meet?"

Cordelia smiles, "I'll be standing at the edge of the stage."

Devon looks over at Sven frowning, "With that guy?"

Cordelia looks over also, "Sven! Momento! Needa!" Turning to Devon she sighs, "This whole student exchange thing has been a horrible nightmare. They don't even speak American."

"English Cordy. American is not a language."

Cordelia glances over to see Laney standing beside her grinning.

Rolling her eyes Cordelia smiles, "Close enough."

"Sure you were."

Devon smirks watching the two girls. His eyes run down Laney's figure as the two girls talk to one another. Sure Cordelia was now his girlfriend and she had a rocking body but there was something about Laney.

"So Laney you coming tonight?" Devon throws his arm over Cordelia's shoulder.

"I'm sorry what?" Laney looks at Devon's mischievous look in question.

"I meant to the Bronze."

"Oh! Yeah I am."

"Great you'll get to hear us play."

Laney rolls her eyes, "You guys any good?"

"Guess you'll find out."

"Guess so. Who's all in the band?"

"Well there's me the lead vocals. Oz the lead guitarist. Sam who's the drummer and then Colby the bass player."

Laney's eyebrows furrow, "Colby? I've never heard of him before..." She peeks over at the van looking at Oz and Sam messing with stuff in the back, "Or seen him for that matter."

Devon nods, "Colby's my older brother. He just graduated and started college but we've always played instruments our whole life so once I got a band together he was interested."

Laney nods shrugging, "Oh well you guys better rock or I'm gonna be super disappointed."

Devon chuckles as Cordelia rolls her eyes.

"So, I'll see you later?"

Holding her face closer to his, Cordelia allows him a kiss on the cheek, "Bye!"

She starts back up the stairs toward the school pulling Laney along.

"He's a cute guy Cordy."

Cordelia grins widely giving her a squeal, "He is a cute guy."

"I want a cute guy."

"We'll find you a cute guy."

"Okay can we stop saying cute g- just never mind. Wait aren't you missing someone?"

Cordelia turns back when she notices that Sven isn't following.

"Sven! Come?"

Sven starts to follow the two girls as Devon smirks and goes over to Oz and Sam, who are dealing with their equipment.

"Oz, man! What do you think?"

Oz raises an eyebrow, "Of what?"

"Cordelia, man!"

"She's a wonderland tour."

"You gotta admit, the girl is hot!"

Oz shrugs, "Yeah, she's a hot girl."

"Let me guess: not your type? What about Laney? She's gorgeous. You gotta admit."

Oz nods, "Yeah a real beauty. Still not interested."

"What does a girl have to do to impress you?"

"Well, it involves a feathered boa and a theme to 'A Summer Place'. I can't discuss it here."

Devon scoffs shaking his head, "You're too picky, man. Do you know how many girls you could have? You're lead guitar, Oz. It's currency!"

"I'm not picky. You're just impressed by any pretty girl that can walk and talk."

Devon chuckles, "She doesn't have to talk."

Oz just smirks.

...

Giles smiles as he shakes Ampata's hand, "How do you do?"

"Hi." Ampata smiles.

"I was, I was wondering if you could, um, translate this?" He shows her the seal.

Buffy scoffs, "That was in no way awkward."

Ampata takes the seal and looks at it in disbelief.

Buffy frowns, "Something wrong?"

Ampata shakes her head frantically with wide eyes, "Uh, No! Uh, it is... Uh, why are you asking me?"

"Well, uh, uh..." Giles replies nervously as he coughs, "It's, well, it's an artifact... from, from, uh, your... region. I-it's, uh, from the tomb of a-an Incan mummy, a-a-actually. We were trying to translate it, uh, um, as a-a project for our, um..."

"Our archeology club." Willow grins widely.

Giles nods impressed with her quick thinking, "Very good."

"It is broken. Where are the other pieces?"

Buffy shrugs, "That's all we found."

"Hmm. It is very old and valuable." Ampata smiles and turns to Giles, holding the seal out to him, "You should hide it!"

"Is, is, uh, anything you recognize here? Um, um, this, this, um... this ch-chap here with the knife, for instance?"

Ampata shakes her head giving Giles a grimacing frown, "Well, I-I do not know exactly, but... I-I-I think this represents, I believe the word is... 'bodyguard'?"

Giles furrows his eyebrows in confusion as he takes the seal, "Bodyguard? Interesting."

"Legend has it that he guards the mummy against those who would disturb her."

"Well, uh, yes, well, that's, um, that's a very good starting point for our, um... club." Giles looks at Buffy, "Um... Buffy: Oh, and, uh, a-as club president, I have, um, lots to do. Lots of... stuff. Dull stuff. Uh, oh, Willow, maybe you could..."

"Stay with Ampata for the day. I'd love to." Xander interrupts Giles and bows slightly with a wide grin.

Ampata smiles, "Yes! That will be fun."

Xander gestures for Ampata to go ahead of him. As she walks out he turns to Buffy and Willow, lets out a breath, and follows her. Willow watches them go.

"Right. I'll, uh, continue with the translation. Buffy, you research this, uh, bodyguard thing, and, uh, Willow..." Giles frowns as he turns around, "Willow?"

Willow sighs still staring after them, "Boy. They really like each other."

...

Giles comes out of his office with a cup of tea, and sets it on the table in front of Ampata.

"Here you are."

Ampata nods with a small smile, "Thank you."

Willow frowns, "Why's this guy so into us? I mean, what's he want?"

"He said, 'Give me the seal.'"

Giles sighs looking at Xander, "Apparently this is more popular than we realized. I just don't know what we, we should do with it."

"Destroy it." Ampata smiles nervously as she gets a surprised look from Giles, "If you do not, someone could die."

"I'm afraid someone already has."

"You mean the man with the knife killed someone?"

Buffy frowns, "Uh, no. Well, not exactly."

"You are not telling me everything," Ampata frowns as she looks at them all.

"You're right, Ampata," Xander nods as he takes her hand, "And it's time we do. We're not an archeology club. We're in, uh..."

Giles interrupts by clearing his throat. Buffy gives him a stern look.

"We're in the crime club. Which is kinda like the chess club, only with crime, and, um... no chess."

"Please understand me. That seal nearly got us killed. It must be destroyed!"

Ampata gets up and runs from the library. A moment later Xander gets up and runs out after her.

"Ampata!"

Buffy and Willow look at each other a bit surprised and confused. Willow leaves after giving Xander and Ampata a few minutes to talk.

Buffy sighs, "I don't get it. Why would the bodyguard have such a jones for a broken piece of rock?"

Giles shrugs, "Well, um, perhaps... he needs to put it together with the other pieces."

"If he has them. I mean, we didn't find them."

"And if he didn't then, then they'd still be at the museum."

Buffy raises an eyebrow, "So, maybe we should go there and find them. And odds are he'll show up, too, right?"

"And hopefully we'll be ready." Giles nods firmly.

Buffy grins excitingly, "Hey! Look at us! We came up with a plan. A good plan."

"Alright. We'll meet there tonight after it closes."

The smile on Buddy's face drops immediately as she thinks about tonight.

"No! Bad plan. I have other plans. Dance plans." Getting a stern look from Giles she exhales sadly, "Canceled plans."