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Flights and Fancies:

"This plane ride has felt like eternity Giles…even though we stopped in New York which was amazing because of that coat and those shoes I got, I still feel as if I've seen the back of this seat all my life." Buffy was unsure that Giles was actually paying attention to her as he was looking out the window at something in the distance.

Xander and Willow were sitting in the seats in front of them, constantly turning around to see what was going on between the Watcher and his Slayer. Willow had a sneaking suspicion that something was going on there but she didn't have time or the privacy to ask Buffy if anything had happened the night before.

Buffy herself was still trying to get through to Giles when he stopped her questions by telling her to look out of the window they were seated next to. She leaned towards the small pane and looked out to see fog and dreariness along with something that looking like twinkling stars on the ground, which she knew couldn't be right. It dawned on her that it must be the city of London bustling before her in these wee hours of the morning.

"You see Buffy we are almost there. Soon you will be able to get off of this airplane and kiss the ground or what have you." Immediately his mind wandered at the thought of Buffy kissing anything or anyone unless of course it was to be himself which he would love.

Buffy meanwhile was also thinking about kissing and all the trouble it could get her into. Every single time she went kissing anyone or anything for that matter it ended up fairly bad.

Soon the plane was touching down and everyone was off attempting to retrieve their belonging at the luggage return. Giles went to hail a cab and proceeded to give some very strange directions to a person who looked at Giles as if he were crazy. They all piled in exhausted to the fullest extent, when they reached the strange destination it looked as if they had parked in the seedy part of Sunnydale, which reminded Buffy of a time when Cordelia had told her that the good part of town in Sunnydale was only about a mile from the bad as it was a small town.

She chuckled at the memory to herself and got out of the cab to gather up everyone's things from the roof. Giles paid the man and walked away from the car as he drove off. Not two seconds after the man was out of sight, someone, had popped into existence right beside them. Buffy immediately took up a defensive stance but quickly relaxed when she noticed that the man seemed to know Giles.

He handed something to Giles, a small paper and then Giles looked forward with such focus that it seemed as if something he had zoned out. Buffy looked over and wondered what could create such an expression of awe on the face of her watcher because all she could see was houses. When he turned around he handed them each the paper.

Buffy read to herself, "number 12 Grimauld place. Hmm must be important." When suddenly she saw what appeared to be a house materializing from nothing. She had been completely unprepared for that to happen. She looked around to see the rest of the Scoobies, their mouths gaping in awe. Giles looked around and told them to follow him up the stairs and through the door. The man with them opened the door and melted in with the crowd.

They were greeted by a very strange bunch. There was a man and woman with flaming red hair, a older man with long silver hair and beard who had given Giles the paper, a scraggly looking man who gave Buffy the impression of being very tired, a tall man with black greasy hair falling in curtains around his face and finally another man who had an interesting smirk on his face who was looking at Giles with some interest. This man was the one who came forward to greet them first.

"Ripper you old devil, how the bloody hell are you?" he grabbed Giles hand and shook it vigorously.

"Sirius, I'm so happy to see you again out and free from Azkaban, and also congratulations on reconnecting with your godson Harry." Giles walked into the home and moved to let the others in.

Willow and Xander made their way into the house greeting everyone as they passed, shaking hands and answering the questions of Mr. Weasley, who was very excited to have Muggles in close proximity. Buffy, who had been watching the rear, noticed how people seemed to look past where they were as if it did not exist. She figured that the enchantment must be very strong to make the place completely invisible to those who had no knowledge of its existence.

Finally she turned to walk into the house and looked to the group in front of her. Everyone, with the exception of her travelling companions looked at her with open interest as if she was a museum exhibit to be enjoyed and gawked at. She gave a small smile and a wave introducing herself as Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

"Amazing," Sirius said taken aback by her beauty. This small slip of a girl was the mythological vampire slayer. She was clearly very aware of everything and she had the air of someone with a vast deal of not only power but responsibility as well. She seemed to be at once bold and yet a bit meek as if she was embarrassed by the fact that she was drawing attention.

"The Vampire Slayer…" he said.

"Wow I know you Brits are all stiff upper lip-y, but I never figured you for being this repressed." She remarked.

The tall older man Buffy discovered as Albus Dumbledore came forward. Buffy thought that he had very kind eyes. He held out a welcoming hand and shook hers vigorously when she took his.

"You'll have to excuse our rudeness Ms. Summers, it is very rare that we are graced with the presence of someone with the kind of awe inspiring power that you posses, especially someone as beautiful as yourself."

Buffy giggled a little uneasy with all the compliments in that one sentence, she looked to Giles but he beamed at her with pride and something else that seemed like longing but she felt she must have been imagining it. Willow and Xander were simply looking around ignoring the situation unfolding.

"Well gee golly, you sure do know how to make a girl feel like she's standing in front of Sunnydale High again performing scenes for the talent show, because Snyder was evil, as Will bails cause she got all nervous and sick like and oh great here I am running on…" she finished lamely.

Dumbledore chuckled lightly at the embarrassment Buffy was showing which endeared her to him more and more. He continued to introduce her to everyone assembled. When she got to the last two men Buffy stared at each with her head cocked to the side. They were each very different and yet still they had similarities, one of which being that she felt very small in comparison to them. They were very well built and had imposing figures; they reminded her of Angel and Spike.

"Ms. Summers this is Sirius Black. He is Harry Potter's godfather and the owner of the home you are currently standing in. He is technically on the run from the law and must stay here in secret due to a false charge laid against him."

This man had something very dangerous and careless about him and Buffy knew that she wanted to find out more about Sirius Black and of course it didn't hurt that he was handsome. When he greeted her she felt as if the was something very mischievous and daring about him. She shook his hand and felt a little something like electricity pass between them. She smiled and pulled her hand back waiting for the last man to be introduced.

"This gentleman, Ms. Summers, is someone very important to the Order of the Phoenix and also teaches potions at the school his name is Severus Snape."

Buffy extended her hand and saw that he looked towards it for a moment as if considering whether it would be safe to shake her hand or not. When he finally did take her hand it was as if there were a flash and she was seeing him see her memories, it was like she was watching the condensed version of her entire life from the moment she became the slayer until now.

She immediately took her hand back as if she had been stung. There was something else about him, he gazed at her with an almost sympathetic look and she was a little disconcerted by this. Then he spoke and she thought that she would melt into the floor at that moment.

"I would like to apologize, Ms. Summers; I sometimes use that ability of mine when I meet new people to ensure they are not jeopardizing the cause." His voice was like liquid coursing through her, warming her body in places that should stay room temperature.

He had been whispering in a very low tone so that no one but herself could hear him. He reached forward again and shook her hand more gently without any affects. She felt a very quiet confidence coming from this man but maybe it was just arrogance, she wasn't quite sure yet.

She had turned her head as she moved away to look back at him, he was staring at her with a strange look on his face as if dazed, he made no move to follow the groups procession to the kitchen to sit and speak some more. She chanced a look at Giles, her Giles. He seemed so comfortable with these people and she felt that after all her years with him she was finally seeing a new side of Giles, the real man who was not just a stuffy British watcher, but a real person.

Willow had fallen into conversation with Remus Lupin, the werewolf, about his lifestyle and his knowledge as well as her info about OZ and the different species of werewolf. Xander was talking to Dumbledore about the wonders of American junk food and Dumbledore was very congenially telling him about his experience with Bertie Botts every flavor beans, promising Xander some as soon as they had a real meal and some rest.

Giles, Snape and Sirius were all hovering around Buffy. The Weasley's were off to the Burrow to prepare the children to meet the gang. Giles looked very tense as he stood protectively behind Buffy one hand on her shoulder as if he might whisk her away at the slightest mention that she was uncomfortable. He still wished that he could whisk her away just because he wanted to, that would be very interesting.

Sirius was sitting to her right and asking her questions about being the slayer. He would tease her occasionally and she decided that she really did like this man, he wasn't too old and there was something exciting about his enthusiasm for her life's work.

Snape was sitting to her left, in turns both scowling at the trifling compliments of Black and looking intently at this young woman that seemed to be attracting him like a magnet. She made attempts to include him in the conversation which he was loathed to do, he detested Black and was even more upset that he was taking this engaging woman with green eyes that penetrated him away from his attentions, but he made short replies that would suffice and was as polite as he could be.

He also noticed the way that Ripper had his hand on her and recalled in pieces that it seemed she cared for him a great deal and that they had been through very much in their short time together. Memories were funny that way, he got a feel for the things that mattered most to a person and the people that Buffy cared for dearly were in this room.

Buffy stifled a yawn as she listened to Giles fill in his friends on his life and the adventures that they encountered on a weekly basis at the Hellmouth. He turned to look down towards her and asked if she was tired after the fiftieth yawn.

"Just a little jet lagged I guess. It was a long flight and I really didn't get any sleep." She said as she stretched out.

"Did I hear sleep? Sorry professor but if sleep is in order I have to agree with the Buffster that we should get to that faster than Spike to the peroxide." Xander eagerly jumped up looking around excitedly as if beds would spring from nowhere in particular which Buffy figured just might happen.

"Oh yes, pretty please can we take a nap" Willow threw in.

"Sirius, would you be so kind as to show us to where we might be able to sleep," Giles moved towards the door.

"Of course I can, right this way." Sirius held open the door and showed everyone where they would be sleeping, Willow and Buffy would share a room while Giles had his own and Xander would be sleeping in a separate room which normally housed Harry and Ron.

"Goodnight all!" Buffy said as she walked up the stairs, "I'll see you all in about twelve hours."

She looked down to where Snape was standing and addressed him, "I hope to see you back again, it was really nice to meet you." She smiled and continued upwards.

When she and Willow slipped into their room she looked out to Sirius and Giles and gave them a short goodnight, telling Sirius that she would love to talk to him some more. She spared a special sort of look for Giles that Sirius did not quite understand and closed the door. Changing into some of her favorite sushi pajamas she lay in her bed and whispered a quick goodnight to Willow. She quickly fell asleep and she dreamt of all the new and exciting things she knew she would be a part of forgetting that somewhere down the line there would always be danger.