Part 9:
Buffy woke up, sun pouring in the window. Riley still asleep next to her. He was completely exhausted from last night's run-in with a Chaos demon whereas Buffy woke up this morning feeling refreshed and ready for action.
She looked at the clock beside the bed and, seeing the time, got up and went to have a shower. When she re-entered Riley's room, she found him sitting up in bed waiting for her, a big purple bruise beginning to come out on his left arm.
"Wow, some bruise you got there!" Buffy commented before giving him a morning kiss.
"Mmmm, it hurts like hell when you touch it but I think I'll survive." Riley gave her a grin, and leant in to kiss her again. Buffy pulled away, noticing the time again.
"What's wrong Buff?"
"I gotta go. I'm supposed to be picking up Claire today, you know, that girl I was telling you about? I have to drop into Mum's first though, to make sure she doesn't mind having two house guests for a few days, or how ever long it takes to get rid of this thing."
"Oh, okay. But can you spare a few moments to give your poor boyfriend a good-bye kiss?"
Buffy grinned at the puppy-dog look on Riley's face and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.
"I really gotta go, Ri! I'll see you tonight for patrol ok?"
With that, Buffy left the room and started walking to her house."
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Giles' woke up, hearing the unusual sound of the shower on as he opened his eyes. He was confused for a moment, trying to work out who was having a shower in his house, then he remembered. Claire. He staggered out of bed and threw on a dressing gown on his way down to get his traditional morning cup of tea. As he walked past the bathroom, he heard voices. Pausing at the door, he realised that Claire was talking to someone. Had Buffy come in early and was talking to Claire? No, it was definitely a man's voice. He leaned closer to the door, trying to hear better...
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"You know you were supposed to kept your identity a secret Claire!"
Claire sighed, peering into the partially fogged up window and tried to think up someway to get herself out of this one.
"But I didn't tell anyone who I was." She figured that flat out denial was the best way.
"No, but you might as well have! Angel knows who you are now, and as soon as he arrives here..."
"It isn't my fault! I don't know who he would think I was!"
"You did Claire and you know it! You had better think up someway to clear this up or you will be in a lot of trouble when you get back."
With that, the picture in the mirror faded, leaving an angry Claire behind.
"Well how else was I supposed to get him here?" she muttered under her breath and walked towards the door. She turned the knob...and came face to face with Giles.
Buffy woke up, sun pouring in the window. Riley still asleep next to her. He was completely exhausted from last night's run-in with a Chaos demon whereas Buffy woke up this morning feeling refreshed and ready for action.
She looked at the clock beside the bed and, seeing the time, got up and went to have a shower. When she re-entered Riley's room, she found him sitting up in bed waiting for her, a big purple bruise beginning to come out on his left arm.
"Wow, some bruise you got there!" Buffy commented before giving him a morning kiss.
"Mmmm, it hurts like hell when you touch it but I think I'll survive." Riley gave her a grin, and leant in to kiss her again. Buffy pulled away, noticing the time again.
"What's wrong Buff?"
"I gotta go. I'm supposed to be picking up Claire today, you know, that girl I was telling you about? I have to drop into Mum's first though, to make sure she doesn't mind having two house guests for a few days, or how ever long it takes to get rid of this thing."
"Oh, okay. But can you spare a few moments to give your poor boyfriend a good-bye kiss?"
Buffy grinned at the puppy-dog look on Riley's face and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.
"I really gotta go, Ri! I'll see you tonight for patrol ok?"
With that, Buffy left the room and started walking to her house."
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Giles' woke up, hearing the unusual sound of the shower on as he opened his eyes. He was confused for a moment, trying to work out who was having a shower in his house, then he remembered. Claire. He staggered out of bed and threw on a dressing gown on his way down to get his traditional morning cup of tea. As he walked past the bathroom, he heard voices. Pausing at the door, he realised that Claire was talking to someone. Had Buffy come in early and was talking to Claire? No, it was definitely a man's voice. He leaned closer to the door, trying to hear better...
****
"You know you were supposed to kept your identity a secret Claire!"
Claire sighed, peering into the partially fogged up window and tried to think up someway to get herself out of this one.
"But I didn't tell anyone who I was." She figured that flat out denial was the best way.
"No, but you might as well have! Angel knows who you are now, and as soon as he arrives here..."
"It isn't my fault! I don't know who he would think I was!"
"You did Claire and you know it! You had better think up someway to clear this up or you will be in a lot of trouble when you get back."
With that, the picture in the mirror faded, leaving an angry Claire behind.
"Well how else was I supposed to get him here?" she muttered under her breath and walked towards the door. She turned the knob...and came face to face with Giles.