Chapter 4

Giles looked up from the prophecy, there is clear shock in his eyes and a saddened look on his now ageing face.
"Oh good god I have to phone Buffy." He gets up and accidently smashes his mug "Oh crap! It can wait." He marches rapidly over to the phone and quickly begins to punch in Buffy's number. The phone rings several time and there is no answer. "Oh crap. It's probably happening right now." Giles slams down the phone in an crazy rage this could not wait it had to be stopped. He ran over to the door, grabbed his coat slung it on crazily fast and slammed the door after him as he ran to his car. Without looking back he floored it along the street and stopped directly outside of Buffy's house the wheels screeching and smoke emerging from the tyres. Climbing out of the car he grabbed the spare key he kept in his car and sprinted up to Buffy's front door. The wooden door, which resembled the one they had in Sunnydale, stood its ground and was not even the tiniest bit ajar. It didn't look like anything could have happened. Especially not by forced entry, so what could that prophecy have been? Only Giles knew and it was scaring him to think about it he just had to top it. Thinking it was best to knock first Giles knocked on the door three times, knock knock knock. There is no sign of life. Suddenly there is movement inside. Within seconds Dawn's friendly face appears at the now open door.

"Hi Giles. Do you know what time it is? Uh oh you have worry face. Don't have worry face, worry face isn't good. Is it the oggly booglys. Why did you drive here it would have taken like five seconds longer to walk?"
"Dawn please calm down and let me in I need to speak to Buffy and ergently." Walking would have wasted time. Time he needed to get to Buffy and stop this prophecy from coming true. She had worked so hard to get her life on track after Spike died and after finding out about Courtney and bringing her up all on her own he couldn't afford to let her life be spoiled all over again.
"Come on Giles I'm not a kid anymore why can't I know?"
"Because this is something I have to tell Buffy and if she chooses to tell you which I believe she will in time then she can. But it is up to her. Now please let me in so that I can speak to her."
"Well it will have to wait until tomorrow because she's already gone to bed. Oh yes did I tell you Spike has come back. You should see him with Court, I mean he was shocked yes but he is fantastic with her he's going to be such a great dad to her. Oh god your eyes. Why aren't you happy that Spike is back? Giles what's wrong your starting to scare me now?" Giles pushed past Dawn and took a seat on the bottom step. It was starting to get a lot of use out of that they would have to start charging people to sit on it.
"I have failed. I was too late." Dawn worryingly looked at him. It had been a long time since she had saw him like this, all stressed looking, head in hands. The last time she had saw him like this was when he had learned about Courtney and that she was Spike's child. Giles was panicking and he was unset not just for him but for Buffy and Courtney. Surely Spike wouldn't hurt Buffy that couldn't have been the prophecy.
"Giles. Please talk to me." Giles slowly raised his head and looked Dawn in the face. His cheeks were tear stained and he some what resembled a chimp sitting on a rock in a zoo.
"Dawn. If I tell you this. You can't tell Buffy I told you first."
"I won't I promise." Dawn was bouncing now she just had to know. If she could help Buffy with something it would make it easier for her.
"I found a prophecy tonight and sigh it was about Buffy."
"well I guessed that part" Dawn rolled her eyes. She just needed to know and now.
"Dawn."
"Sorry."
"It said that a slayer would have a child and that the father wouldn't be around, and the night that he returns they would conceive another child."
"Oh my gosh. Oh Giles this is like the best thing that could ever happen. Giles? Why why aren't you happy?" A sad look emerged on Dawn's face swallowing the happy look that was recently there.
"I'm sorry Dawn. I really wish I could be but. Spike is a vampire Dawn and I can't help but think that he could hurt Court and especially a newborn baby and Buffy won't be able to protect Court if she's pregnant or either of them if she's just had another child. I don't want to see her hurt Dawn she has just gotten over everything and it was so hard for her and I love her like a daughter."
"Giles. He wont hurt Buffy, therefor he wouldn't hurt anything that was made from Buffy especially not if it's half his. Don't worry Giles. You'll see."

Courtney stood at the top of the stairs and looked down at the two grown ups. Neither one of them saw her. "Aunt Dawnie, what does conceive mean?" Both adults suddenly come aware of the childs presence and wished they had checked no one was around first. "How long have you been there Court?" "Not long. I didn't do anything wrong right?" She looked sad and tears started to bundle up in her eyes. "No sweety nothings been done wrong. How did you get out of bed Court?" Dawn looked confused. The child looked happy and the corners of her mouth could be seen in a little grin around her pretty pink pacifier. She pointed towards her bedroom and Buffy came out. "Where do you think your going young lady?" The little girl giggled and ran to her mother and up into her arms pointing down to the bottom of the stairs. "I heard voices mummy, look who's here Grandpa Giles. Hi Grandpa." Buffy smiled and walked slowly down the stairs to meet a sister with a huge grin on her face and a serious looking Giles. She had a lilac dressing gown on firmly tied around her waist with a band. Courtney began to play with them. Buffy put Courtney down and let her run to Giles. "Hello Court and how is my favourite Grand daughter." Courtney replied by a giggle and a little smile. Buffy walked up to Giles With a serious look on her face. "What is it Giles? What's wrong?" Giles put Courtney down and she ran into the family room to play with her toys. Buffy made sure she was well out of sight before leading Giles into the kitchen and sitting down on an island stool and gesturing for him to do the same.

"Buffy I found a prophecy tonight, your having another child. I am well aware that Spike is back so I assume he is the father and I seriously advise you two start to use birth control."

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