Chapter 27: Secrets
Scene: The library, about thirty minutes later
Willow and Oz are with Ms. Calendar at the table watching over an unconscious Buffy.
"She seems to be doing better." Willow said as she threw away the old bloody bandage that had been around Buffy's neck before slightly raising the new one of Buffy's neck and looking at her neck wounds, "The bleeding has stopped."
"Then why the worried look?" Oz asked as he looked at his love.
Willow didn't answer as she looked up and straight ahead.
"Hey." Oz said in quiet manner trying to get her attention.
When she didn't answer him again, he just let it go. Then looking at Ms. Calendar he noticed why Willow wasn't answering him. It was the same reason why Ms. Calendar hadn't said a word in the last few minutes. They were both focused on Giles' closed office door.
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Inside his office Giles slowly paced away from Reed who was sitting down.
"I see." Giles said as he turned back around and went to the door, peeking out through the blinds at Buffy, "And Xander?"
"Yes, him too." Reed said still sitting down as Giles turned away from the window and faced him.
"And you're..."
A nod from Reed
Giles took his glasses off and made his way back over to his desk as he picked up a book from his chair and sat down while putting the book on an already cluttered desk. As Giles took his seat Reed thought he saw a smile creep up on Giles' face, but it was gone within a blink of an eye.
A few minutes of quiet surrounded the room as if it was taking in what Reed just said, then the silence was broken.
"Will you help me?" Reed asked.
Giles got up slowly and moved back towards the door. He was about to open the door leading out into the library, but not before turning towards Reed, "What do you need us to do?"
"First off I don't want the others to know."
"About..." Giles said letting it hang in the air.
Reed simply nodded his head, "At least until we're gone." Reed said as he got up and headed towards the door as Giles opened it and followed Reed into the library.
Ms. Calendar was the first to react as she got up from her seat at the table, "Rupert?"
He simply nodded his head towards Reed.
Reed looked at Giles who nodded for him to go on, "Right then...uhh...I need your help." he said looking at Willow, Oz and Ms. Calendar before continuing, "You see I have to contact the powers that be." Reed said as if that was all that needed to be said.
"Your not very good at explaining things are you?" Giles asked looking at Reed.
"Hey, your the watcher. This is supposed to be your specialty, not mine."
Giles let out a sigh of frustration as he looked at Reed in annoyance.
"Giles?" Willow said stepping forward, waiting for Giles to explain.
"Well, as far as I can tell these powers are somewhat like a balance of things. They are like, well to put it simply watchers of the world."
"Worlds." Reed corrected him, drawing a look from Giles and a remark, "Your so helpful."
"You see they brought me to their plain of existence as they put it and told me that my help was needed."
"I thought you wanted me to tell them." Giles said in a frustrated manner.
"No, I just wanted you to explain what the powers were because I was a little curious myself." Reed said with a smile before continuing, "Anyway, here I am sitting in Wrigley field watching the Cubs play and all of the sudden I'm facing these two green looking people. I knew that It would be a cold day in hell before the Cubs won a game when I was actually there, but that was almost too scary." He said remembering the event as he shook his head and looked up at an annoyed pair of eyes coming from the watcher.
"Oh, right. Anyway, they tell me that I'm destined to help them."
"And you just volunteered like that?" Willow asked with skepticism.
Reed caught Giles' glare from the corner of his eyes, but didn't let it affect him, "Well, uhh...yeah pretty much."
Willow was still a little ambiguous, but she didn't say anything. Even though she wasn't the same Buffy that Willow had grown to know and love as a sister these last two years, it was still Buffy. Willow would do whatever was necessary to help her and if there was a chance that this man could help Buffy get back to her reality then that was a chance that Willow was willing to take.
Giles stepped forward, "It...uh...might be of help in our research if you could give us a description of these powers."
"Well, except for the green complexion and their superiority complex I'd say they look almost human."
Giles nodded and disappeared into his office. Just as Giles disappeared Reed broke the silence, "Plus they looked kind of gay." he said looking off into the distance as if he was thinking it over, before quickly turning to Willow, "Not that there is anything wrong with that."
Giles chose that moment to reappear before Willow could say anything, "Well, these are the only two books I have on Greek Mythology here in my office. Most of what we'll need is at my place." He said handing the two books to Jenny.
"Greek Mythology?" Willow asked, are you saying that these guys are some sort of Gods.
"Yes, perhaps. You see Greek Mythology is rather interesting...." he trailed off when he saw the looks he was receiving from everyone, "I'll just go and get the books." he said starting to walk away, but Willow stopped him, "I thought you said your books were gone?"
"Yes, that's right. They are." he said looking at Reed with stern look.
"Hey, it's not my fault. You were the one who spoke Latin in front of the books."
"Yes, well, without my books..."
"Don't worry they're back. Good as new. Well, good as dusty new, but new nontheless." Reed said.
"How di..." Giles started to ask before stopping himself, "Nevermind, I don't want to know." he said turning and walking out of the library.
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Scene: The library, about thirty minutes later
Willow and Oz are with Ms. Calendar at the table watching over an unconscious Buffy.
"She seems to be doing better." Willow said as she threw away the old bloody bandage that had been around Buffy's neck before slightly raising the new one of Buffy's neck and looking at her neck wounds, "The bleeding has stopped."
"Then why the worried look?" Oz asked as he looked at his love.
Willow didn't answer as she looked up and straight ahead.
"Hey." Oz said in quiet manner trying to get her attention.
When she didn't answer him again, he just let it go. Then looking at Ms. Calendar he noticed why Willow wasn't answering him. It was the same reason why Ms. Calendar hadn't said a word in the last few minutes. They were both focused on Giles' closed office door.
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Inside his office Giles slowly paced away from Reed who was sitting down.
"I see." Giles said as he turned back around and went to the door, peeking out through the blinds at Buffy, "And Xander?"
"Yes, him too." Reed said still sitting down as Giles turned away from the window and faced him.
"And you're..."
A nod from Reed
Giles took his glasses off and made his way back over to his desk as he picked up a book from his chair and sat down while putting the book on an already cluttered desk. As Giles took his seat Reed thought he saw a smile creep up on Giles' face, but it was gone within a blink of an eye.
A few minutes of quiet surrounded the room as if it was taking in what Reed just said, then the silence was broken.
"Will you help me?" Reed asked.
Giles got up slowly and moved back towards the door. He was about to open the door leading out into the library, but not before turning towards Reed, "What do you need us to do?"
"First off I don't want the others to know."
"About..." Giles said letting it hang in the air.
Reed simply nodded his head, "At least until we're gone." Reed said as he got up and headed towards the door as Giles opened it and followed Reed into the library.
Ms. Calendar was the first to react as she got up from her seat at the table, "Rupert?"
He simply nodded his head towards Reed.
Reed looked at Giles who nodded for him to go on, "Right then...uhh...I need your help." he said looking at Willow, Oz and Ms. Calendar before continuing, "You see I have to contact the powers that be." Reed said as if that was all that needed to be said.
"Your not very good at explaining things are you?" Giles asked looking at Reed.
"Hey, your the watcher. This is supposed to be your specialty, not mine."
Giles let out a sigh of frustration as he looked at Reed in annoyance.
"Giles?" Willow said stepping forward, waiting for Giles to explain.
"Well, as far as I can tell these powers are somewhat like a balance of things. They are like, well to put it simply watchers of the world."
"Worlds." Reed corrected him, drawing a look from Giles and a remark, "Your so helpful."
"You see they brought me to their plain of existence as they put it and told me that my help was needed."
"I thought you wanted me to tell them." Giles said in a frustrated manner.
"No, I just wanted you to explain what the powers were because I was a little curious myself." Reed said with a smile before continuing, "Anyway, here I am sitting in Wrigley field watching the Cubs play and all of the sudden I'm facing these two green looking people. I knew that It would be a cold day in hell before the Cubs won a game when I was actually there, but that was almost too scary." He said remembering the event as he shook his head and looked up at an annoyed pair of eyes coming from the watcher.
"Oh, right. Anyway, they tell me that I'm destined to help them."
"And you just volunteered like that?" Willow asked with skepticism.
Reed caught Giles' glare from the corner of his eyes, but didn't let it affect him, "Well, uhh...yeah pretty much."
Willow was still a little ambiguous, but she didn't say anything. Even though she wasn't the same Buffy that Willow had grown to know and love as a sister these last two years, it was still Buffy. Willow would do whatever was necessary to help her and if there was a chance that this man could help Buffy get back to her reality then that was a chance that Willow was willing to take.
Giles stepped forward, "It...uh...might be of help in our research if you could give us a description of these powers."
"Well, except for the green complexion and their superiority complex I'd say they look almost human."
Giles nodded and disappeared into his office. Just as Giles disappeared Reed broke the silence, "Plus they looked kind of gay." he said looking off into the distance as if he was thinking it over, before quickly turning to Willow, "Not that there is anything wrong with that."
Giles chose that moment to reappear before Willow could say anything, "Well, these are the only two books I have on Greek Mythology here in my office. Most of what we'll need is at my place." He said handing the two books to Jenny.
"Greek Mythology?" Willow asked, are you saying that these guys are some sort of Gods.
"Yes, perhaps. You see Greek Mythology is rather interesting...." he trailed off when he saw the looks he was receiving from everyone, "I'll just go and get the books." he said starting to walk away, but Willow stopped him, "I thought you said your books were gone?"
"Yes, that's right. They are." he said looking at Reed with stern look.
"Hey, it's not my fault. You were the one who spoke Latin in front of the books."
"Yes, well, without my books..."
"Don't worry they're back. Good as new. Well, good as dusty new, but new nontheless." Reed said.
"How di..." Giles started to ask before stopping himself, "Nevermind, I don't want to know." he said turning and walking out of the library.
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