A/N- Hi all, I do hope your enjoying this story. I just wanted to tell you that who I have as the bed guy wasn't who I was originally going to use, but it popped into my head and I just had to do it. Have fun reading and let me know what you think.
Chapter Five --Time--
Buffy sat up in bed and looked over and Giles. He looked so peaceful when he slept, the years just melted off his face when he was sleeping. She ran her hand down his arm and smiled when he shuddered. She looked over his back and her hand rested on a scar in the shape of a cigarette, souvenirs from Angelus no doubt. Buffy's eyes filled with tears at the thought of all the pain her Watcher ever went through because of her. And now that they were finally together something was going to try to take him from her. Well she wouldn't let that happen, no mater what.
Giles rolled over and his eyes fluttered open. He looked up into Buffy's eyes and smiled.
"Why the tears love?" He said smiling.
"Happy tears" She said not wanting to worry him. "You should go back to bed it's only..." She turned around to look at the clock "5:30"
She laid her head on his shoulder and sighed. Then she sat up again, her slayer senses picking up noise coming from downstairs.
"Do you hear that?" Buffy said getting up out of bed. Giles shook his head and got up as well.
"There's someone down stairs" Buffy said pulling her robe on. "I'll be right back, stay here"
"Yeah right" Giles said pulling his own robe on and following her out the door and down the hall. As they walked down the steps Giles heard and noise then-
"Damn it!"
"A girl?" Buffy mouthed to Giles. He shrugged and they walked up to the door to the kitchen. Buffy threw the door open and yelled "Don't move!" Giles turned the light switch on and they were both frozen to the spot.
"Hey B" Faith said smiling "Don't you have anything good to eat around here?"
"Faith?" Buffy said
"W-what are you doing here?" Giles said "How-how did you get out of prison?"
"Good behavior?" Faith said smiling at Buffy, who found that very funny.
"Not likely" Buffy said walking over to the pantry and pulling out her favorite cookies. "Giles some milk please?" Giles just nodded his head and Buffy and Faith sat down.
"So?" Buffy said opening the cookies.
"So looks like some one knocked you up good" Faith said looking pointedly at Giles "Did I not tell you he was a cutie?"
"Yes, yes you did" Buffy said putting her hand on his knee.
"Yes and I believe you exact words where 'Raise your hand if 'ew'" Giles said smiling at her.
"I was young" Buffy said smiling "Anyway Faith you were just about to tell us what you're doing here"
"I was?" She said then looked up at Buffy "Right ok, well I got released"
"What?" Buffy said looking up from her cookie.
"Well Gunn..." Faith started but Buffy interrupted her.
"He's Angel rouge vampire slayer/Lawyer right?" Buffy asked taking the glass of milk from Giles.
"Yeah that's right" Faith said taking a bit of cookie "So any way Angel told him what was going on here with you and they decided it was time for me to come out of retirement"
"So they got you off?" Buffy said smiling a little.
"Yep" Faith said looking from the cookies to Buffy "And did you know he was all human now?"
"Yeah I heard" Buffy said smiling. Giles yawned and Buffy smiled.
"Well seeing as its now 6:00 we should go to bed" She looked over at Faith "You can have the couch"
"Ok" Faith said and walked into the dark room, with Giles and Buffy right behind her. Faith ran into the table and hollered "Shit!"
"Shh, Faith you'll wake Dawn" Buffy said turning on the light.
"Who?' Faith said then thought for a second "Oh right your little sis" Faith said smiling "Angel filled me in"
"Buffy are you ok?" Some one said running down the stairs, she had a stake in one hand and a sword in the other.
"I'm fine" Buffy said smiling at her sister.
"Who's that" Dawn asked because she couldn't see Faith's face.
"Don't remember old friends, huh D?" Faith said turning around and smiling at Dawn.
"Faith" Dawn said with none of her normal happiness. "What are you doing here?" She demanded.
"I came to help your sister" Faith said, and seeing that Dawn apparently held grudges for like ever, sighed.
"Help her into an early grave" Dawn said griping the sword.
"Dawn!" Buffy said looking to her sister.
"Hey, it's ok" Faith said smiling at Dawn "I did try to kill you the last time I saw you"
"Still I've forgave you, I would think she could" Buffy said looking to Giles.
"Yes well its late lets just all, uh, go to bed" He said putting his hand on Dawns back "Come on Dawn I'll walk you up"
"I can manage" Dawn said looking from her sister to Faith and stomping out of the room and up the stairs. Giles smiled at Buffy and walked up to the stairs.
"See you in a minute" Buffy said smiling at him.
"Ok" he said walking up the stairs and out of sight.
"You get all the good ones B" Faith said as they went about making her bed.
"Oh yeah" Buffy said sarcastically "First there was the vampire, then the super macho Riley, then there was the doctor who became a hell god every once in a while, did I leave anyone out?"
"Well just Spike" Faith said smiling.
"Yes let's go down that road" Buffy said smiling. She did have Giles now so that made up for all the bad ones. "You gonna be ok here?"
"Hey I'll bet money your couch in more comfy the jail" Faith said smiling. Buffy turned to leave but Faith caught her arm. Buffy turned and smiled.
"Yes?" She said
"Thanks B" Faith said sitting down on her 'bed' "Now go get some sleep"
"Well it looks like they're coming along fine" Fred said smiling at Buffy. "I don't think a c-section will be necessary"
"Well that's good" Buffy said smiling at Giles.
"Have you been practicing you breathing?" Fred asked. Buffy look sheepish and smiled.
"A little"
"Ok well you should work on that" She said wiping the gel off Buffy's stomach "They should come with in two weeks."
"Ok" Buffy said "Who am I suppose to call when it happens?"
"I have a friend here in town that knows about...things" She said giving Buffy her friend's card. "She'll be the one helping you"
"Ok" Buffy said smiling "I'll see you in a week in they don't come before then"
"Ok" Fred said stepping out of the door so Buffy could get dressed.
"You ok?" Giles asked looking down at Buffy. Buffy pulled her pants up and turned to Giles as the tears ran down her checks.
"Do you know what tomorrow is?" She asked standing there in her pants and bra.
"Yes" Giles said in a very quiet voice.
"Well?" Buffy said "What are we going to do?"
"I don't know" He said "We'll go back and talk with everyone"
"Ok" Buffy said as he pulled her into his arms.
"Wow" Willow said as she put the note down and looked up at Buffy. "You ok Buffy?"
"Yeah I'm fine Will" Buffy said smiling at her friend.
"So what do we do now B?" Faith said standing on the other side of the room from Dawn.
"Well I don't know" Buffy said putting her hand on her belly.
"Well we're all her to help Pet" Spike said. "Ok well you need to stay home tomorrow" Spike said.
"Yes but what if that's where we get into trouble" Giles said wiping his glasses.
"So really there's nothing you can do" Anya said in a mater-of-fact tone.
"That's our optimistic Anya" Xander said smiling at her.
"There has to be something" Dawn said speaking up for the first time. "Faith will stay here with you two" She said pointing to Buffy and Giles. "Willow you will work on a protection spell to keep out unwanted...things" She stopped and looked at Xander and Anya "And the three of us will patrol around the neighborhood"
"Wow way to tack control D" Faith said smiling at Dawn. Dawn scowled at her and turned to Willow.
"Well?" She said looking form her to the spell books on the shelves.
"Ok" Willow said getting up and walking to the books.
"We're staying here for the night" Xander announced. Looking over at Anya, who nodded.
"Yep me too" Willow said smiling at Buffy. "We'll have this all worked out" She said
"Yeah you should go upstairs and take a shower" Faith said smiling at Buffy and winking at Giles. Giles turned red and Buffy giggled.
"Come on You" Buffy said feeling better knowing her friends were all here. They walked up the stairs and Buffy closed the door behind her.
"I'm getting in the shower" Buffy said striping as she went.
"Ok" Giles said sitting on the bed. He flipped on the T.V. and the new was on. He flipped till he found a music station and smiled. Buffy popped her head out the bathroom door and smiled.
"You coming?" She said giggling as he kicked off his shoes and walked into the bathroom shutting the door behind him.
As every one was going about their business Spike pulled Dawn into the hall. He looked at her and smiled.
"And what about me?" He asked
"Well I thought you could..." She trailed off trying to think of something safe for him to do. "You can help Willow"
"I don't want to help Willow" He said squeezing her arm gently "I want to help you"
"I just think you might still be a little weak is all" She said hoping he was buying it "I don't want you to get hurt"
"Bullshit" He said in a loud whisper "I can't just sit here all bloody day doing nothing to help"
"Please Spike" She said putting her hand on his arm "William" She was perhaps the only one who called him that in a great many years, well at lest the only one he let.
"Fine" He said "Fine" he said letting his hand drop. He turned and walked away slamming his fist into the hall wall along the way. Dawn just stood there for a second as the tears fell down her cheeks.
"You ok kiddo?" Faith said coming in from the other end of the hall.
"What do you care?" Dawn snarled at her whipping away the tears.
"I just..." She trailed off not knowing what to say "I want to help" Dawn walked down the hall a little till she was in the doorway that lead to the living room.
"Is there a thing...was there a thing with Spike?" Faith asked as she leaned on the wall across from her.
"Yeah" Dawn said "I thought....I thought I'd lost him"
"So you moved on?" Faith said looking at Dawn
"Well I tried" Dan said catching Spikes eyes. He looked away and Dawn looked down at her hands.
"Does B know?" Faith asked
"No" Dawn said looking up "And I'd like it to stay that way" She looked back over at Spike "For now"
Buffy woke the next morning with a very bad feeling of foreboding. She noticed that Giles was no long in bed with her and sat up. Giles was sitting on the edge of the bed and Buffy could hear the tears falling from his eyes. She got up on her knees and crawled over to him wrapping her arms around him from behind. She nuzzled into his neck.
"Hi" She said smelling his hair, good she loved that 'old book and vanilla' smell he always had.
"Hi" He said as she swung around so she was sitting in his lap facing him.
"You ok?" She said as his eyes closed and he bowed his head.
"I'm scared," He said putting his arms around her and pulling her close. She held him as the tears fell. And let a few of hers fall as well. When he pulled away Buffy brushed the tears out of his eyes.
"I love you" She said kissing his forehead "I will always love you" She said kissing his cheeks. She smiled at the taste of salt from his tears.
"For always and a day" He said putting his hand on her belly.
"What do you think they'll be like?" Buffy asked putting her hand on his.
"Well I thing they will be just as pretty as their mom with your eyes and..." he trailed off as the babies kicked.
"And the same problem taking a complement as their mother" Buffy said smiling. Giles chuckled and that made Buffy smiled even bigger.
"Do you smell that?" She said hopping off of his and putting on her robe.
"What?" He said getting up too.
"French Toast" Buffy said heading out the door.
"Ok so you two will stay here" Dawn said pointing to Buffy and Giles. "Faith will stay here around the house" Dawn said looking over at Faith. "And me, Xander and Anya will patrol around the area" She said as she paced up and down the living room.
"Yes mom" Buffy said smiling at her sister.
"And me?" Spike said with a little bit to his words.
"You will be helping Willow set up for the spell" Dawn said, the look she and Spike shared didn't go unnoticed by Buffy and she wondered what that was all about.
"Goody" Spike said sinking into his chair.
"Thanks Spike" Willow said frowning at him.
"No offence Red" Spike said looking over at Dawn who was now talking to Faith in the corner. "Just missing the action"
"Well when you're better" Willow said smiling at him "Besides this part is fun"
"Ok" Spike said dragging his eyes back over to Willow.
"Does Dawn have a boyfriend?" He asked out of no where. Willow looked up between Spike and Dawn.
"Um...no?" She said "Is there...are you and Dawn...Oh this is going to be bad" Willow said looking as Spike and Dawn locked eyes "Yep defiantly bad"
"What?" Spike said looking back over to Willow.
"Nothing" She said taking out the spell "Here's what I'm going to need..."
"So what are we going to do all night?" Buffy asked as they sat in the house with Willow and Spike.
"We could play a game" Willow said looking to each person "Or not"
"Willow come get something to drink with me" Buffy said getting up and eyeing Spike as she went.
"Oh, ok" Willow said getting up and looking at Spike. They walked into the kitchen and Buffy pulled her over to the far wall.
"Ok spill" Buffy said looking at Willow "What's going on?"
"Um...well...it's really not my place to say" Willow said looking to the door and back at Buffy. "Let's just say..." But she didn't get any farther then that because at that moment Faith came running in. She slammed the door behind her.
"B get Giles" Faith said running over to her. "Willow" She said turning to Willow. "What does your spell keep out?"
"Um, well demons and ghost and anything soulless" Willow said looking over at the door to the living room "Why?"
"So people can get in?" Faith said
"Yes, I guess" Willow said mentally slapping herself 'of course people'
"B get Giles and go up stairs" Faith said heading to the door "Lock the doors and..." But she trailed off as they entered the living room.
"Giles!?" Buffy called looking around at the over turned table and the broken lamp. "How the hell did they do this with out us hearing it?"
"There was a spell in here" Willow said looking around "I can feel it, dark magic" She closed her eyes "It was a silencing spell" There was movement behind a table and Spike's head popped up.
"What happened?" Buffy said walking over to him.
"I don't know" he said rubbing his head "We were talking and then I blackout and now I'm here"
"Ok get the others" Buffy said walking to the door "We have to go after them"
"Yes 'we' do" Faith said blocking Buffy from the door. "You can't go out there"
"I can and I will" Buffy said trying to move past her.
"Buffy she's right" Willow said putting her hand on Buffy's shoulder "We'll bring him back I promise"
"Ok" Buffy said sitting down on the couch. "Ok I'll wait here" She looked over to Willow and Faith "You bring him back"
"We will" Faith said she turned to Spike "Stay here with her, see that nothing happens to her"
"Ok" Spike said seeing no reason to argue.
"Alright" Willow said throwing on her jacket "let's go" Her and Faith opened the door and stepped out. As soon as the door shut a chill passed over Willow and she turned in time to see a barrier go up around the house.
"No!" She said pounding on the door. "Who's in there with them!?" Willow demanded not really expecting an answers.
"We have to find Dawn and the rest of them" Faith said pulling on Willows shoulder "Come on we have a better chance with all of us" Willow nodded and they turned to walk down the steps. And there laying unconscious on the ground was Giles.
Buffy felt it as the barrier went up and looked around and to Spike. He looked just as lost as she was. The lights all went out except for one that was above the fire place. Buffy heard the intruder before she could see him.
"Who's there?" Buffy demanded.
"I'm hurt you don't remember me" The someone said stepping into the light. Buffy gasped and Spike looked confused.
"Oh bloody hell" Buffy said sighing in announce. "You're who I've been worrying my self sick over?"
"Buffy who is this guy?" Spike said looking over at the blond man standing before them.
"So how did you escape?" Buffy asked totally ignoring Spike's question.
"Magic of course" he said smiling at her. "You have no idea what kind of things you can use for magic, it was easy"
"Buffy?" Spike said looking from her to him.
"So how long have you been out?" Buffy asked watching his every move.
"About five years" he said studying her as well.
"And you just now coming after me?" She asked smiling.
"You forget I've fought you before I know how strong you are" He said sneering at her.
"So you heard I was pregnant and thought now that I was helpless would be a good time?" Buffy said snickering. "Coward"
"Buffy" Spike said again "Who is he?"
"Sorry Spike" She said smiling "This is Ethan, Ethan this is Spike"
"Right the vampire gone human" He said nodding his head "So anyway I'll just get what I came for and be on my way" He said looking Buffy over.
"And what's that?" Buffy asked hoping if she stalled long enough Willow may get down that barrier.
"Well first..." He said waving his hand, a black bag came floating from the floor. "I thought I'd take your little healers there" he said pointing at her stomach. "Then I'm going to kill you and all your friends" He waved his hand and Spike went flying against the wall.
"Spike!" Buffy said turning to see if he was ok, which was a bad idea. She spun back around when she felt a slight pressure on her arm, like a syringe.
"What the bloody hell was that?" Buffy demanded.
"Oh that's so cute you even talk like him." He said sarcastically. "Just a little something to help you along"
"Help me along?" Buffy said feeling a little light headed. "What do you want with my girls?" Buffy asked.
"Well I just thought how funny it would be if I raised them and they helped me take over the demon world" Ethan said smiling.
"Over my dead body" Buffy said and felt them kick. She put her hand to her stomach and a look of pure horror ran over her face when she felt a mild contraction. She sat down in a chair facing the door.
"Well I don't want to sound tripe or anything but that can and will be arranged" Ethan said smiling "And because I'm so nice" to which Buffy snorted. "I'm going to give you something for the pain; of course it will totally knock you out." He smiled as he pulled out another syringe and held it up. He squeezed it a little flicking the end.
"Well no air bubbles" He said taking her arm.
"Well that's good to hear" Buffy said sneering at him. "So just out of curiosity" Buffy said looking a little over his shoulder "How long will that barrier last?"
"I don't know about two three hours or so" he said smiling nastily at her. "So just lay back and..." Ethan stopped short when he noticed that Buffy wasn't looking at him. Just as he turned around his face met Faiths steel toed boot.
"Dumb ass" She said looking down at Buffy. "You ok?" Seconds later she was surrounded by every one.
"Where's Spike?" Dawn said looking around.
"Right here" He said standing and wobbling a little. "You ok slayer?"
"Yeah I'm fine" Buffy said trying to get up. "Ohhhh" She said putting her hand on her stomach. "Oh dear" She said looking up at the group. "My water just broke."
"I'm sorry, what did you just say?" Xander asked looking down at Buffy.
"I said my water just broke" She said looking down at the now wet chair. "Giles" She said taking his hand. "I'm not ready, we don't have the doctors and...and...and I haven't gone to enough classes and..." She trailed off as a new and stronger contraction ran through her body.
"Buffy calm down" Giles said wincing at his hand. "Anya is going to call the doctor, you have to get up so we can take you to the hospital."
"Ok" Buffy said taking a few deep breaths. She got up and stood there for a second. "Owwwwww!" She yelled doubling over in pain. "I don't think there's time" Buffy said in a strained voice. "Giles" she said with worry in her voice.
"Its ok" Giles said "Every thing is going to be just fine" He bent over picking Buffy up and carrying her up the stairs and into the bedroom with every one trailing behind him.
"Anya the doctor" Giles said pointing to her.
"Right" Anya said smiling as she ran out of the room.
"Xander, Willow I need hot water and a few clean sheets and close pins and sterilize some scissors." He said as he put pillows under Buffy to prop her up.
"We're on it" Willow said taking Xander by the hand and running from the room.
"Faith take a look at Spike's head make sure he's ok" He said looking over to where Spike had sat down in a chair on the other side of the room.
"Can do" She said walking over there and taking Spike's head in her hands.
"What about me?" Dawn said looking down at Buffy.
"I need you to be her coach" Giles said smiling at her. "Ok?"
"Ok" Dawn said sitting next to Buffy. "How you feeling sis?"
"Ohhhhh" Buffy moaned taking Dawns hand.
"No breaking your sisters hand" Giles said smiling at her.
"Giles" Buffy said "Oh... get them out of me!" She hollered. Anya came running into the room and looked down at Giles.
"I...uh...the doctor didn't answer their phone" She said looking a little worried. "So I called Fred"
"Ok" Giles said smiling at Buffy. "See she's on her way"
"Do you have any idea what your doing?" Anya asked sitting down next to Buffy's feet.
"Well...I read a few books on it" He said smiling a little. Buffy grimaced and squeezed Dawn's hand again.
"Ok Buffy" Giles said "I need you to push"
"Oh boy" Xander said as he and Willow walked up the stairs. They could hear Buffy yelling at every one from down stairs.
"Come on" Willow said "Hurry" They ran up the stairs and into the room. Willow put the water next to Giles on the table that Faith had moved. Xander set every thing else next to the water.
"Is that..." Xander trailed off as he looked down at Giles.
"Yes that's her head" Willow said sitting on the other side of Buffy.
"Oh, wow" Xander said before he toppled over.
"Oh bloody hell" Giles said looking to Anya. "Help him"
"Giles..." Buffy said panting and smiling a little. "No swearing in front of the girls" She said before another contraction ran through her.
"Ok, ok one more time Buffy" Giles said as the shoulders popped out. "One more really good push" He said as Buffy scrunched up her face and pushed.
"Holly shit" Spike said as the baby fell into Giles hands and started crying.
"Willow" Giles said as she came around with the scissors. He cut the cord and she wrapped the baby up while Giles turned back to Buffy. "How you feeling love?"
"Ohhhh" She said really quietly. "That's it right, I'm done now?"
"Oh Buffy" He said taking her hand. "Just once more"
"Ok" Buffy said looking up to where Willow was holding the baby in her arms.
"Knock, knock" Fred said as she walked through the door and into the living room. "God what happened here?" She said as she heard crying from up stairs. "Oh dear" She said running up the stairs.
She ran into the room just as Giles was cutting the cord of his second daughter. He smiled up at her.
"Well I guess I'm a little late" She said walking over to Buffy. "How are you doing?"
"I'm ok" Buffy said smiling when Giles and Willow placed both girls in her arms. "Oh wow" She breathed. "Yeah I'm definitely ok" She said nuzzling their little baby heads.
"Look Giles" She said smiling up at him "We have twins"
"Yes" he said pushing her hair out of her face and kissing her forehead. "We sure do" Willow smiled and waved her arm over every one producing sparkling lights all over the ceiling. The girls stopped crying and looked up at the lights reaching out for them.
"Oh" Anya said looking down at her stomach.
"What is it?" Xander asked walking over to her rubbing the spot on his head where he hit it when he fainted.
"She kicked" Anya said giggling a little.
"You mean he kick" Xander said as Anya took his hand and put it on her stomach.
"No I mean she kicked" Anya said smiling real big.
"So" Buffy said looking up at Giles. "I'll bet you ten bucks it's a boy"
"You're on" He said kissing her on the head.
"Love you" She said smiling down at the two girls sitting in her arms. "Giles aren't they a little young to be smiling, it says in my book that they wouldn't smile till there about six months old."
"Buffy something tells me we aren't going to be able to use any of those books" He said smiling at her as Xander and Anya argued and Dawn sat down next to Spike.
"So who's hungry?" Faith said getting up.
A/N- So what do you think? I hope you all like it. This isn't the end... I have on more chapter then as soon as I get an idea there will be a sequel. Till next time...