Title: "Dominoes"
Spoilers: After the season finale, "Graves". Set in the beginning
of season seven.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Joss, Mutant Enemy, Greenwolf, and UPN own the show and it's
characters. So there. For this chapter, I don't own the characters Loraine and
George either.
Summary: B/S (and others) and post-"Graves" fiasco, set in
season 7. My first fanfic. Ever.
*italic text indicates thought and stress in dialogue.
Feedback: About the previous chapter's usage of "perspicacity",
I meant it in the sense that he finally understands the situation. I revisited
the word in the ol' dictionary.com: "the capacity to assess situations
or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions." I hope
I clarified this well enough, as this was the definition I was referring to.
Also, thank you for the constructive criticism. It's just that he was thinking
this, and I figured a smarty in the heat of eureka would go over it all in accurately
descriptive words. At least that's how I go over things in my lil ol mind. Thanks
for the tip, and thanks to you all. I'm glad I got some of you guys hooked :D
. R & R, as they say, is still welcome. Oh.. and I do plan to finish this
fic, eventually. No worries anymore :). It is my first, so I'm still settling
in a bit with the whole 'writing' thing :P.
Note: I went and made a splash for "Dominoes", located here: http://angel.racharoni.com/dominoes.jpg . Hope you like. :D
Giles' hair shook in the wind as he drove his penis metaphor towards the Summers' residence. The town was asleep, and his brain took the opportunity to rest momentarily. Yet eventually, this transitioned him to a new train of thought.
Giles: Is Buffy destined to be with Spi--
He was nearing the Magic Box's location, and noticed the light was on. He pulled up, parked, and entered.
Giles: Who would be here at this ungodly hour?
Giles: "Xander? Are you doing a spell?"
He reviewed the scene in front of him, noting the ingredients and the formations.
Giles: "A love spell?"
Spike: "Well, ya see.."
They all waited for him to shell out the latest from the demon grapevine.
Dawn: "Go on."
Spike exhaled in frustration despite himself.
Spike: "I really didn't expect to.. it's really big news. Can I... maybe come in?"
The slayer was getting impatient, and so she turned sideways to let him through.
The vampire and the demon exchanged smiles.
Spike sat down on the couch, and waited for the rest to join him.
Spike: *ahem*
Xander: "Yes. Oh! But no no no. A de-loving potion."
Giles: "Xander. You should know better than to fool with love, of all things, through the means of magic. Are you mad? The last time you played with such forces you summoned a demon that sent the innocent into combustion!"
The man's eyes contorted from furiousness to unmitigated disappointment.
Xander: "I had to do it! There was no way I was going to.. it was really important!"
Giles: "Oh, it was really important. This changes my entire outlook."
Xander: "Oh. Okay then."
..
Xander: "Sarcasm?"
Giles: "Yes, Xander. Sarcasm."
He regretted the anger now. Xander reeked of guilt and sorrow. Giles recalled the nature of the boy's father, and softened his features as well as his tone of voice.
Giles: "Is the spell completed?"
Xander: "Technically yeah...."
Giles: "Dear lord."
Giles: "Who did you bind the spell to?"
Spike sat on the couch in a manner that didn't invade anyone's personal bubble. He made sure of that. Then he cleared his throat, and braced himself for whatever would come next.
Spike: "Before I give you the news, I'd just like to say that I.."
A beeping sound eminated from the kitchen.
Dawn: "That's the popcorn, I'll get it."
He waited silently till Dawn returned.
Spike: "Is that Jolly Time?"
Dawn: "Bet your bottom dollar it is."
Buffy: "Spike?"
Spike: "Right. As I was saying.. I just like to say that I.. before I.. I'd take a stake for any one of you."
Buffy saw that look that Spike gets when he's being completely sincere. Which confused her since Spike's definitely lying.
Buffy: Definitely.
Spike: "And word on the street is..."
He smirked.
Spike: "The fanged Aladdin we're looking for went and got himself a soul."
Giles: "How could you? Why would you even..? This could change everything Xander!"
He attempted once more to contain himself, and then sought to explain it instead.
Giles: "If you fiddle with fate you spark an alternative route for, potentially, a whole chain of events. You have choosen the perfectly worse time to do this, you know?"
Giles rolled his eyes and exhaled.
Giles: "We'll need Willow to unattach the spell. That is.. are you positive it worked?"
Xander: "I'm positive."
