The Birthday Wish
By Riley
Rating: PG.
Genre: Hurt/Comfort. Friendship. Challenge.
Pairings: Buffy/Giles. Dawn/Giles.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters or any content belonging to the creators of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I am not making any money from this story.
Distribution: - Please ask first.
Feedback: - Constructive feedback is always nice.
Summary: - Giles gets a surprise for his birthday.
Note: This story is in response to the challenge to write a Giles birthday fic, by Kerry Anne Blackwell. It takes place in season 6, just after Giles has left.
Buffy entered her bedroom only to find Dawn rooting through the things on her desk. "Dawn! What do you think you're doing?"
Dawn jumped and turned around looking guilty. "Nothing. I was just…"
"Have you been going through my stuff?" Buffy pursed her lips, and hands on hips, approached Dawn.
Dawn backed into Buffy's desk. "Er, no. No."
"You have. Don't lie to me, Dawn. How many times have I told you to leave my things alone! Let alone not to come into my room!"
"I'm sorry. It's just I remembered Giles' birthday was around now sometime and I wanted to get the correct date so that I could send him a card. I already have his address."
"So why didn't you just ask me instead of snooping through my things?"
"Oh yeah right! It's not like Giles isn't a touchy subject with you at the minute! Every time I mention his name you nearly bite my head off."
"I do not."
"You do too. It's like I can't mention him."
"You just don't understand Dawn."
"Yes I do. I miss him too Buffy." Dawn squeezed past Buffy and walked towards the door. "Well, I've got the date now. I'll er, get out of your room."
At dinner that night, Buffy, Dawn and Willow were sat around the dining room table eating micro-wavable meals. "I'm going to post Giles' card tomorrow on the way to school. Do you want me to post yours?" Dawn asked, looking first at Buffy and then Willow.
"Yeah, sure, Dawnee. Thanks," Willow answered.
"No probs. I'm going there anyway to post mine. It's not like I'm going out of my way or anything."
Willow looked across the table and asked, "How about you Buffy?"
"Nah. I'm not sending one."
"WHAT?" Both Dawn and Willow exclaimed.
"Aw, come on Buffy, you've got to!" Dawn pleaded.
"Yeah, it's his birthday Buffy. You can't not send him one!" Willow added.
"I can."
Dawn and Willow exchanged looks. "Buffy, don't you think you're being a little too hard on him?" Willow said softly.
"What? Me, hard on him? He was the one who left me!"
"It wasn't like that Buffy. He didn't want to go. He thought it was for the best," Willow said.
"Yeah! The best for him!"
"Buffy please, just send him a card! What's the harm in a card?" said Willow.
"No. I'm not sending him one. And that's my final answer."
Dawn jumped up from the table. "Yeah, you just be selfish again, as usual! You know he's never going to come back if you keep acting like this! You're so unfair Buffy." Dawn stalked out of the room.
Later that night, Buffy got back from patrol to hear the phone ringing. She wondered who would be phoning this late! She went quickly over to it and picked it up. "Hello? Summers residence."
There was a very soft, "Buffy!" on the other end. "How are you doing?" asked Giles.
"Fine," Buffy responded curtly.
There was a pause, and what sounded like a sigh from Giles before he said, "I'm sorry to call so late, but I wanted to talk to you and I was hoping to catch you on your return from patrolling. Dawn telephoned me earlier. She seemed very upset. Is she alright?"
Buffy scowled at the phone, in annoyance at Dawn. "Yeah, Dawn'll be fine."
"You're sure?"
"I said so didn't I!"
There was silence on the line for a few moments, and then Giles said, "Right then, I'll let you get some sleep." Just as she was about to put the phone down, he said, "Er, Buffy?"
"Yeah?"
"I've never stopped caring about you."
Buffy didn't respond, she couldn't. She was too upset and, so put the phone down.
By Riley
Rating: PG.
Genre: Hurt/Comfort. Friendship. Challenge.
Pairings: Buffy/Giles. Dawn/Giles.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters or any content belonging to the creators of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I am not making any money from this story.
Distribution: - Please ask first.
Feedback: - Constructive feedback is always nice.
Summary: - Giles gets a surprise for his birthday.
Note: This story is in response to the challenge to write a Giles birthday fic, by Kerry Anne Blackwell. It takes place in season 6, just after Giles has left.
Buffy entered her bedroom only to find Dawn rooting through the things on her desk. "Dawn! What do you think you're doing?"
Dawn jumped and turned around looking guilty. "Nothing. I was just…"
"Have you been going through my stuff?" Buffy pursed her lips, and hands on hips, approached Dawn.
Dawn backed into Buffy's desk. "Er, no. No."
"You have. Don't lie to me, Dawn. How many times have I told you to leave my things alone! Let alone not to come into my room!"
"I'm sorry. It's just I remembered Giles' birthday was around now sometime and I wanted to get the correct date so that I could send him a card. I already have his address."
"So why didn't you just ask me instead of snooping through my things?"
"Oh yeah right! It's not like Giles isn't a touchy subject with you at the minute! Every time I mention his name you nearly bite my head off."
"I do not."
"You do too. It's like I can't mention him."
"You just don't understand Dawn."
"Yes I do. I miss him too Buffy." Dawn squeezed past Buffy and walked towards the door. "Well, I've got the date now. I'll er, get out of your room."
At dinner that night, Buffy, Dawn and Willow were sat around the dining room table eating micro-wavable meals. "I'm going to post Giles' card tomorrow on the way to school. Do you want me to post yours?" Dawn asked, looking first at Buffy and then Willow.
"Yeah, sure, Dawnee. Thanks," Willow answered.
"No probs. I'm going there anyway to post mine. It's not like I'm going out of my way or anything."
Willow looked across the table and asked, "How about you Buffy?"
"Nah. I'm not sending one."
"WHAT?" Both Dawn and Willow exclaimed.
"Aw, come on Buffy, you've got to!" Dawn pleaded.
"Yeah, it's his birthday Buffy. You can't not send him one!" Willow added.
"I can."
Dawn and Willow exchanged looks. "Buffy, don't you think you're being a little too hard on him?" Willow said softly.
"What? Me, hard on him? He was the one who left me!"
"It wasn't like that Buffy. He didn't want to go. He thought it was for the best," Willow said.
"Yeah! The best for him!"
"Buffy please, just send him a card! What's the harm in a card?" said Willow.
"No. I'm not sending him one. And that's my final answer."
Dawn jumped up from the table. "Yeah, you just be selfish again, as usual! You know he's never going to come back if you keep acting like this! You're so unfair Buffy." Dawn stalked out of the room.
Later that night, Buffy got back from patrol to hear the phone ringing. She wondered who would be phoning this late! She went quickly over to it and picked it up. "Hello? Summers residence."
There was a very soft, "Buffy!" on the other end. "How are you doing?" asked Giles.
"Fine," Buffy responded curtly.
There was a pause, and what sounded like a sigh from Giles before he said, "I'm sorry to call so late, but I wanted to talk to you and I was hoping to catch you on your return from patrolling. Dawn telephoned me earlier. She seemed very upset. Is she alright?"
Buffy scowled at the phone, in annoyance at Dawn. "Yeah, Dawn'll be fine."
"You're sure?"
"I said so didn't I!"
There was silence on the line for a few moments, and then Giles said, "Right then, I'll let you get some sleep." Just as she was about to put the phone down, he said, "Er, Buffy?"
"Yeah?"
"I've never stopped caring about you."
Buffy didn't respond, she couldn't. She was too upset and, so put the phone down.