Part One
  I fingered the grass near my hand and looked at the late afternoon
  sky. There was still at least and hour until sunset.
  It was Saturday, and for a change of pace, I had persuaded Buffy,
  Xander, Cordelia, and Oz to come out to the mountains with me.
  With Giles' and our parent's permission, we had all driven up here. It
  was something different to do, and it meant Buffy could have the night
  off. She had even convinced Angel to meet us up here later.
  I glanced back at the blanket where the others were finishing up the
  picnic dinner Buffy and I had packed. I took one more glance at the sky
  and walked over to them, taking a seat next to Oz.
  "Like, ew! There are bugs everywhere! Eww!" Cordelia exclaimed. Several
  pairs of eyes rolled at her, and I kept my thoughts to myself.
  "So, what are we going to do now?" Buffy asked.
  I got up and helped her put the picnic things away. "Well, we could
  walk down by that stream," I said, pointing down to the other end of the
  meadow.
  "Sounds good to me," Xander piped up. "But, Will, while we're down
  there, were you planning on giving the scientific names for all that
  stuff? 'Cause the real names confuse me enough."
  "Xander," I sighed.
  "Hey, I can joke! Remember, I'm your bosom buddy. The buddy of your
  bosom!"
  "Xander, you're just jealous," Buffy remarked. Xander, not
  able to think of a comeback, kept his mouth shut. Finally, he stood up,
  took Cordelia's hand, and walked down towards the stream. Buffy
  gathered the four bamboo torches and matches and followed.
  "Shall we, Willow?" Oz asked, grinning. I giggled and nodded. He
  wrapped his arm around my shoulder as we walked down to a boulder by the
  stream.