Author's Note: This is what happens when you're newly introduced to Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and have a wait of over two hours in the doctor's office. Enjoy.
It's come to this, at last, somehow.
Slayer blood spilled, Slayer turned.
They say I must finish the job.
Kill the one I trained, hunt her down.
And I would kill her, that I vowed.
She means nothing to me now.
Cold black night falls and, stake in hand,
I stalk your old haunts, eyes alert
For my Slayer-turned-evil thing
Stop her rampage and all would calm.
And I would kill her, still I vowed.
She means nothing to me now.
Feeding on the innocent ones.
Those you risked all to protect.
I can't stop myself from stopping.
Stare in horror at blood you've spilled.
And I will kill you here, somehow
You mean nothing to me now.
Even now you look the same.
Have to remind myself you're not
The same young girl that I trained
And grew to love, wise or not.
So I will kill you, that I vow.
You mean nothing to me now.
We had our fights, they never lasted.
You trained hard, but never studied.
Please understand that, though I scolded,
Always, my dear, I was proud.
But these thoughts I can't allow…
You must mean nothing to me now.
Just like our old training fights
You laugh, make jokes, tease me a bit.
My mind is racing, my throat is tight.
Can I really strike my daughter dead?
You torture me, although I vowed
That you mean nothing to me now.
The stake wavers, just for an instant.
But that weak instant's all you need.
In a blur, I'm at your mercy.
"Giles, let's have some fun," you breathe.
It's over for me, since somehow
I still care for you, even now.
Stakes come from nowhere, crosses too.
Most of them miss, one strikes true.
And you stagger back, shrieking
For help I can no longer give.
I said I would kill you, so how
Can you still mean so much to me now?
Willow and Xander hurry over
Looking distraught and rightly so
But I, Watcher and father bereaved
Turn away and say: "Let's go"
Tears are one thing I won't allow
Though you're still everything to me now.