[It makes the heart beat faster and the stomach go all aflutter. Really, the owners of the arena ought to be paying John for the performance as well. Except that it's not just a performance. This time it's real. Sometimes Buffy thinks it's the most real thing in her entire life.
Naturally, John being John, he can't let it go that Neil's got a crush--and it is just a crush, Buffy insists to herself. Its nothing like this; nothing like being this alive. She turns her head to catch Neil staring at them both, an intensity in his eyes that concerns her--it's a very intense crush. She gives Neil a sad little smile, as if to apologize. There's a touch of pity in it. Its not as if she can help who she's fallen in love with, right?]
To the victor goes the spoils, or something like that. Come on, Spoils, just let him be.
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Naturally, John being John, he can't let it go that Neil's got a crush--and it is just a crush, Buffy insists to herself. Its nothing like this; nothing like being this alive. She turns her head to catch Neil staring at them both, an intensity in his eyes that concerns her--it's a very intense crush. She gives Neil a sad little smile, as if to apologize. There's a touch of pity in it. Its not as if she can help who she's fallen in love with, right?]
To the victor goes the spoils, or something like that. Come on, Spoils, just let him be.