Chapter 6. Dawn and Connor are in a lot of trouble. (First part is Tara's vision of the past.)
"Joyce is he here?" ask the King, Hank. Giles walks over to Hank's bed side. Joyce leaves the two alone.
"I'm right here," says Giles.
"Rupert," says Hank as he coughs. "You have been my best friend for many years and I trust you with anything."
"You're not making sense," says Giles.
"You must do me this favor."
"Anything."
"I'm not going to be around for long and I haven't conceived an heir to take over my Kingdom."
"Hank, you are going to be okay. You'll have time for this."
"No I won't. Look this is a dieing mans last wish. Promise me you'll fulfill it?" Giles nods his head. "I want you to conceive an heir for me with my wife."
"What?"
"I have a room where you two…"
"Hank I won't do this and I can't do this."
"I know it would be breaking the oath you took as a Jedi, but I'm in desperation asking you to break it. I'm not in any condition to do this now and time is not on my side."
"You're wife…Joyce. She'll not go for this."
"I'll talk to her. I know she'll understand the circumstances that we are in."
"This is not going to end out well."
"Yes it will. It must be done right a way to make sure to convince the people that the child is mine. He or she will rule and everything will be fine. Trust me."
"I don't know."
"Don't worry. You're Jedi, aren't you suppose to be optimistic."
"Maybe, but in some cases I cannot be so positive." Giles then exit's the room and tells Joyce, who is walking up, to the door to enter. "He wants to speak to you." Giles watches as Joyce nods and enters the room.
"What is sweet heart?" Joyce sits on his bed side.
"I want to ask you something. You must accept it all cause."
"Hank what is it?"
"I've not fulfilled my duties as King to produce an heir and so ask of you to conceive an heir with Rupert." Joyce's eyes widen.
"I can't. Hank you're going to…" Hank puts his finger over Joyce's lips.
"It's my dieing wish. Besides what better man then Jedi Knight." They laugh a little and Hank kisses Joyce's hand. Joyce then exit's the room and sees Giles. Giles takes a deep breath as Joyce walks over to him. Their eyes meet and the two walk down the hallway towards a hidden room that King had told Giles about.
The room has a big bed that takes over most of the room. They turn to each as Giles close the door and walks over to the bed. They begin to kiss and lay on the bed. Joyce then stops and is unable to continue. She leaves the room.
Later that night, someone enters Giles room. Giles sees that it's Joyce. She climbs into bed with him and they make love. (out of Tara's vision.)
Dawn and Connor are at the bar finishing up their drinks when a really good song comes on and Connor takes Dawn out on the dance floor. The two are having fun until a blonde guy interrupts their dance and pushes Connor aside.
"Hey, I was dancing with him," says Dawn.
"Now you're dancing with me," says the guy as he grabs Dawn.
"Excuse me buddy," says Connor tapping the guy on shoulder. He turns to Connor and Connor takes him out with one punch. The guy falls to the ground and everyone stops what they are doing to see the display.
Connor grabs Dawn's hand and gets her out of the club. They both run outside and bump into a man. They look up and notice that it's Giles with a very serious look on his face.
They all return to the palace. None of them say a word to each other as they enter the main room. Tara and Lorne are there hoping that Giles won't go ballistic on them.
"Go to your rooms," says Giles. "The both of you." With their heads low they both head to their room silently.
"Giles be reasonable," says Tara. "I'm sure when you were young you snuck out without mentioning to anyone."
"Yes, but this is different," says Giles turning to Tara. "I wasn't the ruler of a kingdom."
Giles heads to Dawn's room. He knocks first and Dawn opens the door. Giles enters the room and Dawn sits down on her bed.
"Giles I'm sorry," says Dawn not letting Giles speak. "I know what I did was wrong and I promise you that I wouldn't leave the palace. Please don't blame Connor for this. He had nothing to do with and I know that you were going to blame him for this so that's why I'm saying this. We came back fine and unharmed. That's what really counts and at least I wasn't alone. So you should be thanking Connor." Dawn becomes silent as Giles walks over to her.
"Dawn next time you want to go out, ask," says Giles. Dawn is confuse and surprise that Giles didn't have a long speech for her.
"That's it?"
"What else do you want me say?"
"I was expecting overreaction. Dad stuff." Giles looks at Dawn.
"Dad stuff?"
"Giles you've been there for like forever." Dawn gets up from her bed and walks over to Giles. "You've been more my dad than my real dad." Giles bows his head and smiles.
"I do my best."
"I have to say this. I'm sorry for hitting you in the…well you know."
"Oh, it's quite alright…actually not really." They both laugh.
"You know me. I kind of can handle myself too well."
"Yes indeed. Too well." Dawn goes up to Giles and hugs him. Giles is surprise by her show of affections. She then kisses him on the cheek.
Giles exits Dawn's room and heads over to his room. Tara then enters Dawn's room.
"He wasn't too hard on you was he?" ask Tara.
"Surprisingly not," replies Dawn.
"Really," says Tara.
"Yeah. So, what's up with you and Giles?"
"What do you mean?"
"He's kind of been avoiding you since we got here."
"It's nothing. He just…"
"Was jealous that you might have a thing for Lorne."
"How did you…hey, I thought I was suppose to be the psychic here."
"It's kind of obvious, but I do learn from the best." They hug.
"I'm going to got talk to him."
"Good idea."
Tara heads into Giles' room and walks up to him.
"Weren't we rudely interrupted," says Tara. Giles gives her smile. "I'm glad you weren't too hard on Dawn."
"She came back safe. That's most important," says Giles. Tara walks over to Giles and bows her head.
"She's you're daughter," says Tara. Giles looks at Tara. "I really didn't need to see all that graphic stuff but…I think that it's obvious. She's so much like you."
"This means you still have you gift," says Giles grabbing Tara's hands.
"Rules are meant to be broken." Giles caresses her face and kisses her on the lips.
Meanwhile, Dawn decides to go to Connor's room to find if Giles hasn't killed him or anything. She knocks at his door but no one answers.
"Connor," Dawn calls as she opens the door, which is unlock. "Are you here?" Dawn walks into the room and hears water running. She follows the sound and knocks on the bathroom door. The door opens when she knocks on it and she sees Connor step out of the shower.
"Oops. I didn't see anything." Dawn quickly closes the door.