Title: Flicker A/N: Wow. I'm all warm and tingly. You guys like this story! Again, with the WOW!

they all jumped

Xander's chair hit the ground with a thud

and yet she didn't look up

Tara started crying "oh god, oh god oh god"

she ran to the counter grabbing the orange vial with shaking hands trying to open it the child lock working perfectly

and still she didn't look up

Giles scanned the entire shop until he found his life

he knelt beside her chair watching her shove food making random patterns

she didn't even notice

his finger found its way to her chin

bringing her face around to his

his eyes that were no longer his

he looked straight at her

with a clarity only found in someone truly insane

you see when you don't see like other people

you see more

they all saw me for what I was

right?

he tilted his head

he spoke sounding like a child

"what's Heaven like?"