Title: Never Spoilers: through "The Gift"

Summary: a series of poems from Dawn's POV when Giles is sent to a mental ward Disclaimer: insert big corporate names here A/N: please review people!

there he was

just sitting

bouncing on the edge of his bed

"Giles?"

no answer

"Giles"

his eyes tear

my heart tares

and I run to him

and put my arm around his shoulder

he flinches

"get away"

he mumbles

"Giles."

"NO!"

he pushes me away

I stumble backwards my eyes wide with fright

he's standing in the corner his arms hugged tight around himself

he's rocking now shivering mumbling

I step closer

closer

closer

until I'm nose to nose with him

he looks up shakes his head

"I told you to kill your sister"

I blink

he shudders

"I killed Ben"

my eyes widen

his close

he turns

"I imagine that you hate me right now"

I know that he sees her - not me

but I think back to our dance when she made him the happiest man alive

and I think that maybe just maybe.

I take his shoulders and shake until he looks her in the eyes

I shake my head

SLOWLY.

and tell him

"I could never hate you"

he opens his mouth

I shake

"never"

then I kiss him on the forehead

and whisper

"never"

he's crying now rocking hard in my arms shaking his head as if to clear it

I take his head in my hands

brush the tears with my thumbs

"I love you"

his eyes

flicker

then

he blinks

and he's there

again