Author's Note: Not my best chapter so I'm giving you guys two today to make up for it.

Enjoy

Rory winced at the singing as he sat beside Giles wondering why he'd agreed to help. Giles had managed to persuade him that there may be some need for a medic due to a few of the acts might be dangerous. Rory was beginning to think Giles had been lying and he was being punished for some slight he didn't remember.

"Buffy was talking to me recently," Giles said suddenly, "About the fact you, as she puts it, zone out every so often."

Rory looked up at him, "I'm...It's not...I don't know what it is."

"Do you remember what happens when you do?" Giles winced at the note currently being missed.

Rory hesitated, "It's like I'm hearing fragments of old conversations but they're ones I have no real memory of."

"Are you concerned?" Giles asked before looking up at the stage and calling to the act, "Thank you. Next."

Rory shrugged, "I'm not sure. Honestly it didn't really occur to me until Buffy pointed it out."

"If you do feel it becomes a worry for you," Giles told him, "Then tell me and I shall do my best to help."

Rory gave him a smile, "Thank you, Giles."

"That of course depends on whether or not we survive this torture."

Rory stood in the wings, clapping slowly in amusement as Buffy and Xander staggered off stage relief covering their faces that they were finished.

"To think we go up against Vampires and all sorts of evil with weapons," Rory laughed while they glared at him, "We should just have made them watch that."

Buffy walked up to him, "You know I can hurt you right?"

Rory threw his arm around her, "But you love me too much to do that."

"Where's Willow?" Xander asked as Rory threw his arm around him too.

"She's already at the library," Rory told them, "For the post-show 'thank God it's over' party."

Xander frowned confused, "We're having a party?"

Rory laughed, "After everything with Sid, Giles almost getting his head sliced open then you guys making your big debut we thought you deserved it," he grimaced, "Unfortunately we have to invite the rest of the talent show and their parents."

Xander smiled at his friend, "As long as there is food that has no nutritional value whatsoever I will be happy."

x

Giles had called for pizza and they'd raided the machines for soda and snacks which were currently laid out on the table in the centre of the room. Buffy could see the vein in Giles forehead throbbing at so many people invading his library but he was holding up.

Xander and Willow were talking to her mom while Cordelia had cornered Rory who was looking desperate for someone to rescue him.

"I spoke with Rory," Giles said suddenly, "About his 'zoning out'."

Buffy looked up at him, "And?"

"And I will keep an eye on him," Giles promised, "But unless it becomes dangerous there is not much I can do."

Buffy nodded before frowning, "I should probably save him from Cordy."

"Considering he's the one member of our little team with first aid skills," Giles noted, "We do need him."