There he was, standing under the ice cold water trying to rid himself of his hangover, the 3rd one this week. Losing his Slayer, his Buffy had him at his wit's end.
Getting out of the shower he heard a soft knock on the door. Toweling himself off and slipping on his robe, he went to answer it. Upon opening it he saw something that made his heart break that much more. He stood there as brief moment passed before a red-headed girl stepped inside. Seeing her puffy eyes and the tears that threatened to spill from them, he pulled her into his embrace.
Willow hugged Giles, her body trembling, trying to keep herself from crying any more than she already had. That didn't last long though 'cause the minute Giles started rubbing her back to comfort her, her emotional dams broke open.
"Shhh…dear girl…," Giles whispered trying to comfort the red-headed hacker, while at the same time trying to keep himself together. As her sobs quieted, he led her towards the couch and went to the kitchen to prepare some tea. As the water boiled he kept an eye on Willow. She was sitting on the couch with her arms wrapped around her, almost in an attempt to keep herself from breaking, from falling apart.
(Tea kettle whistles)
Fixing the tea and putting it on a tray along with some biscuits, he went back to the living room and set it down before pulling Willow back into a hug. They held each other for a few moments before letting go and picking up their tea. As the drank in silence, Willow started to feel awkward. So she decided to speak.
"What's going to happen now?"
"Willow…"
"I mean with Xander and Buffy turned-
"Willow they're gone."
"No…they…they were turned. Hey maybe we can do the re-ensoul spell. You know, like I did with Angel."
"Willow that spell was made for Angel."
"What about something else, something similar? I mean-
"Willow…" Giles said, trying to get her attention."
"I could get something else…or edit that spell or-
"Willow!" he said a little louder."
"Hey maybe I could create something-
"WILLOW ROSENBERG!"
Willow looked at the Watcher. He never yelled at her like this.
"Willow, Buffy and Xander are gone. Now I know this hurts but you cannot resort to magick to help this situation."
"But-
"No you cannot use magick for this. I won't allow it."
Willow ran from his flat in tears Giles sat there for a moment before cleaning up the tea set. Then he went to get dressed and as he was buttoning up his shirt, his eyes ran over his tattoo left over from Eyghon. He sat on his bed thinking about his Ripper days.
Willow might have had a point about using magick. Not Willow though, she couldn't do anything right now. Her energy was too unfocused at the moment. She was too unstable, with her emotions all over the place; a spell was not a good idea.
Himself on the other hand would be able to pull this off. This or anything else
Anything else he wanted.
A/N: Sorry if Giles seem cold, emotionally I mean, during some of this. But as a Watcher he has to remember that once a person is turned they are not a person, but a demon with one basic need, to kill.