Don't derive any money from this story, but I do derive pleasure from it of course. Buffy is owned by Mutant Enemy and Joss Whedon. I would love to have Giles, and do what I want with him, mmmmmm. Anyway, on with the story now that the disclaimer is done with, won't be mentioned in the remaining chapters. This story will take place right when Buffy enters the gymnasium after defeating those dog like demons. All the rest is AU after that of course. Any and all other familiar references are not mine at all and belong to their rightful owners, I am just using them for my own needs right now. The rating will be M, but it won't be for awhile that anything lurid will take place, so go ahead and read and review at your leisure. Thanks and enjoy.
Buffy was ever grateful for finally defeating those ugly dog/Yoda like demons. I think I really freaked that guy out when he came out of there killing that thing, Buffy thought. Once she got done with all that, she then went back out to her carrying bag and brought her dress out. She went into the restroom nearest the gym and changed and quickly got her hair styled. After this, she took her bag to her locker and walked back to the door of the gym, and took a deep breath and walked in. Slayer instinct had her locating Giles right away and gave him the nod that everything was ok. He gave her a smile that would have been worth having a camera around for. Oz and Willow then noticed her and she walked up to them and let them know that everything was ok. She then went to get a drink of punch and Jonathon walked over to the mic and gave a very sweet and teary eyed speech about how the other classmates appreciated her for her help in their crises. She accepted her award, a small parasol with her name on it and "class protector" under that. She was sitting down when Giles went up to her to ask her to dance.
"Sure, I would love to dance with you. Have I told you already that you look smashing in your tux?"
"No, the thought likely flew from your mind. We are all grateful that you handled this situation the way you did, gave us a chance for release from the impending ascension. I am also very grateful that you forced us to attend this silly function."
"Silly function? Why Giles, I didn't know that you hated these things."
"Yes well, there is no real reason to hold a function like this in a high school setting." They stopped dancing for a minute so Giles could take his glasses off and clean them before putting them back on. This for some odd reason actually amused Buffy. He could be so cute when he got flustered. Once he got this done, he put his hands back on her waist, and she felt different after realizing that she was attracted to her watcher. To try and stave off these thoughts, she continued on with their discussion, while they were slow dancing to some Ace of Base song.
"It's a chance for us to outshine each other with our formal wear."
"I understand that, some of the girls here are in far worse attire than imaginable. I forever will not understand the bloody reason for finery in high school."
"I won't try to convince you to understand it at all. Thanks for asking me to dance by the way, I know it's out of obligation for being my watcher and a chaperon to this event to help keep an eye on the students that way."
"You are most welcome, and it's not out of obligation to either of your assumptions. I care about you and don't want you to be sitting there all alone on this night when you fought hard to keep it like this. I don't care what these kids do around here as long as it doesn't involve violence. I hope you are having a good time at least?"
"Oh I am having the greatest time. Saving the world. Saving my classmates. Coming to prom. Dancing with the most dashing of the men here. My world is pretty complete right now."
"You find me dashing?"
"Who wouldn't? I never thought I would see you out of your usual tweed and training attire. I find that you are a rather handsome man once cleaned up."
"Once cleaned up? Handsome? Are you alright Buffy? I have never heard you speak like this to me or around me at all."
"I am fine Giles. I just need to see the bigger picture, since Angel dumped me, saying that he would always love me, but we can't be together, that I can't have a normal life with him, with everything it entails, the white picket fence, walking along the beach during the day, and kids. I felt my mortality creep up on me after he said that to me, and didn't really let go of it until I walked in here and saw you smile at me the way you did. I then realized that I am loved, by my mother and my friends, in a way by my classmates, and most of all, by you. How long have you been in love me Giles?"
"In love with you? I guess I would have to say it was when you walked into the library when we first met. I knew I was charged to you, and didn't know what to expect from you, and when you walked in there my heart instantly knew that it would forever be yours. I will understand completely if you don't share my feelings for you, but be warned that I will try my damndest to open your heart up to me and have you reciprocate these strong feelings I have for you."
"Giles, there is no need for you to do any of that. I do love you, not in a father/daughter sense, in a forever, wanting to date, eventually marry, and have kids sense. I know that I still love Angel, and forever will, but not as much as I love you. I finally realized it when you were forced to take part in that god awful Cruciamentum, when you didn't want to at all."
Giles then lowered his head and whispered in Buffy's ear.
"A forever, wanting to date, eventually marry, and have kids kind of love? My god woman, we haven't even kissed yet and you are already planning our futures?"
"Well, since you put it that way..."Buffy wrapped her arms around Giles' neck and brought his face back down to her level and gave him a light, yet passionate kiss. Giles resisted for one second before his heart took over for his brain, and he kissed her back, heedless of the looks from the students, The Scooby Gang, faculty and Angel.
Angel was making his way to Buffy once he spotted her dancing with her watcher. He had heard the most of her revelation, and her watchers declaration of love to her. He stopped where he was and just listened for a few minutes of their conversation. He came in a tux to dance with her and let her know that he would be around to at least the end of graduation and the ascension, to lend a helping hand to make sure that the mayor didn't win. If he had a beating heart right now, it would be shattering and he would feel the pain all the way to his soul, if not already, when she revealed that she shared the same feelings to her watcher. He didn't know why he was rooted to the spot once he saw Giles bend his head to whisper something to Buffy and she in turn wrapped her hands around his neck, and apparently not caring who spotted them, brought his head down to give him a short passionate kiss. Once they were done with the kissing, they continued to dance. After a couple minutes of this, Angel slowly walked up to Giles and tapped him on the shoulder, the customary gentlemanly gesture to ask if they could dance with the other's partner. Giles turned around and found that it was Angel. He whipped his head back to Buffy, and she gave him a smile and in her eyes he noticed that she was telling him that it was ok if she danced with Angel. Giles didn't like it at all, another man in his Buffy's arms. His Buffy? Damn, he was in deep now.
"Angel, nice of you to make it, and in a tux, snazzy."
"I came to apologize for my behavior earlier and to ask for your forgiveness and to let you know that I will still be leaving, but after the ascension of course. You look rather flushed, are you well?"
"I am fine Angel, had to kill some weird dog like demons before I came in here. All in all, a typical day for The Vampire Slayer."
Giles was standing off to the side of the dance floor seething that Angel was in Buffy's arms, and he wasn't. The Scooby Gang all came up to him at once then, including Wesley. They all noticed the expression on his face was not one that they ever saw on him before. Willow and Oz had noticed briefly the dance that Buffy and Giles had shared and thought that it was fitting to have them dancing. They then noticed him off to the side all alone, and got everybody together to see what the problem was. After seeing him in this kind of mood, they all looked in the direction of Giles' stare. Angel and Buffy were still dancing at that time. Angels eyes were only on Buffy while they were dancing. They were silent, yet Buffy wanted out of the dance in the way she was moving about. The gang noticed it and also noticed the occasional glances that she made their way. Oz then noted that a change happened, for he smelled and saw that she was silently pleading with one of them to save her. He would have jumped at the opportunity to do so when Giles broke away from the gathering and walked up to Buffy and tapped Angel on the shoulder. Oz then realized that the smell was desire and it was strongly emanating from Giles and Buffy.
"I believe I would like my dance partner back." Giles stood there as calm as ever, even though Angel could sense otherwise. He let Buffy go and gallantly bowed to her to let her know that he was finished.
"I will release her to you, and hope that you treat her with the respect and love that she deserves."
"What are you talking about Angel?"
"I heard your declarations to each other Buffy. I heard them once I got into the room here, vampire hearing is always a good thing, yet oftentimes it isn't. I will forever love you Buffy, and respect you for as long as either of us live. I hope that he treats you right and if you ever need anything after I am gone, give me a call once I get settled in LA and give you my number. I will be here as fast as I can to assist you. And Giles, if you ever treat her wrong, I will be back here as fast as I can to torture you in the likes you have never seen."
"Understood Angel, thank you for your blessing. I hope your endeavors in LA are what you really want and also hope for the best."
Angel then gallantly bowed again, then grabbed Buffy's hand and kissed it before he turned to leave. Giles then gathered the love of his life in his arms and danced the night away, with the rest of the gang around them dancing as well. Xander occasionally gave glances their way with a perplexed expression on his face, wondering what was going on. Anya was oblivious to this, thinking to herself that it was sweet. Willow and Oz were too wound up in each other to care. Wesley and Cordelia were also too wrapped up in each other as well. All in all, this night turned out rather well. Giles and Buffy were thinking along the same lines as to what they were going to tell Joyce when it came time, and how her reaction was going to be.
