CHAPTER FOUR

Everything seemed to slow down for Giles. He was trying to register what he just had heard.

Kennedy leaned against her couch. "Go ahead yell; be mad. Wouldn't be the first time."

"I'm not mad. I'm just..." Pausing for a second, "I'm just shocked." Moving next to her.

Looking at him, "Really? Last watcher flipped a lid. Granted I wasn't attracted to him. We were just friends."

"What…I mean how did it happen?" He asked.

Kennedy slowly got up. "It was the greatest and saddest day of my life. The chosen one was, well if Buffy was to be it since a slayer has to die for her to be one, was my best friend. She fell in love and I was told by the council that she couldn't have that; that her life was to her duties. And when I told her that I thought I ripped my best friend's heart out of her chest. So I said forget it. Told her to run and be in love and I went to the council, told them to shove it and we both quit. I refuse to be the one to deny anyone a love like hers."

"Wait, I thought that was Leslie Finnagin?" Giles asked.

Biting her bottom lip, "Leslie is my first name and Finnagin is, or well was, my married name. I was married and he passed-death by heart attack. I dropped the name, went to my middle name and my maiden name. Wanted to start over, fresh. If you want to yell and be mad at me and never speak to me, go ahead. I'll understand."

"Right now I need to process all of this. I…I will see you at school." Giles made his way out.

Kennedy let him go, she knew that was a lot to process. She hoped he didn't hate her for not telling him.

Kennedy came walking out of the theater almost taking out Buffy. "Oh sorry Buffy. Did you need something?"

"Kind of. Do you know what's up with Giles? He's been weird since Saturday." Buffy asked.

Sucking some air through her teeth, "He's still wigging out about finding out I'm an ex-watcher."

"You're a what? Really? Because Giles didn't mention anything about it."

Adjusting her grip on her paper work, "Let me guess, he's going on about a Leslie Finnagin."

"How did you know?" Buffy cocked her head.

Moving past her, "Long story; I'll tell you later."

Giles was sitting in his office so deep in thought that he didn't hear Kennedy knocking at his door.

"Kennedy!" His head shooting up when she sat on his desk.

"G!" She giggled back.

Getting up, "What…what are you doing here?"

"Apparently your not coming to me to talk so I'm coming to you. So what part has you wigged? Not telling you I was a watcher or my name." Crossing her arms.

Placing his hands in his pockets, "The part you felt the need to keep it from me."

"Technically I never did. You never asked about my past. If you did I would of answered everything you had asked of me."

Stopping in front of her, "You would of just blurted out about being a watcher to anyone who asked?"

"Why not? It wasn't like I didn't know who you were."

Shocked, "And you still didn't tell me who you were after knowing who I was?"

"Giles I'm sorry. But you seemed like the person where if you wanted me to know you'd tell me. So I didn't want to push it, I was just going to wait for the right time to arise." Swinging her legs back and forth.

Removing his glasses, "Right time?"

"What? You go by the rules, well for the most part. I was trying to wait to be ready when you were so this little tiff wouldn't happen. I swear I wasn't trying to keep this or anything from you. You just have to ask."

Taking a step to her, "I don't always go by the rules."

"Yeah, you do." She giggled.

Getting closer, "I beg to differ."

"You have a great sense of humor. I like that lot." Kennedy smiled.

Giles got really close, he was inches from her, "Are you sure about that?"

Seeing the clock, "Yes I am." Sliding off the desk.

Watching her, "Where are you going?" He asked.

"Romeo and Juliet remember? The play you still need to explain to me why everyone finds so good." Giving him a quick kiss on the cheek before rushing off.

The time didn't seem to pass fast enough for Kennedy. Romeo and Juliet seemed to take forever on it's run through. And to make matters worse it had been almost a week since she saw Giles.

The day finally came and it was the last show of Romeo and Juliet; Kennedy couldn't be more thrilled by it. After going backstage to check how things were she made her way to the front. Everything went smooth and the final production was over.

Kennedy was passing the library when she heard a racket. Going to check it she saw the group battling a few vampires. It didn't last long; Buffy had them all taken care of.

"You guys should be more careful. The principal is going to be pissed if he finds out about this." She told them once things were calm.

Buffy spun to her, "They started it."

Willow and Xander came walking out from behind the book case, they were helping Giles. Kennedy sat next to him when they got him on a chair. Xander and Willow sat next to Buffy on the other side of the table.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to tell anyone." Kennedy glanced there way.

Xander leaned forward, "I hope not. This is top secret. If you leak this out to anyone we might have to kill you."

"Actually we should kill you and Willow since you two aren't really supposed to know about all this." Leaning back in her chair.

"What?" Willow said in a high squeaky voice.

Giles' head was laying on top of the chair, "She's an ex-watcher, she already knows about all this."

"Which you were going to explain." Buffy said in a stern voice.

"You guys know the story of Leslie Finnagin?"

Willow tilted her head, "That's the girl you told us about awhile back, isn't it?" Looking to Giles.

"Well that's me except now I go by my middle and maiden name."

Xander got his question out before the others, "You were married?"

"For a short time. I don't like to talk about it."

"Why'd you quit?" Buffy flattely asked.

Kennedy looked to her hands for a brief moment before answering, "My best friend who was to do all this fell in love. When I told her the council wouldn't let her, that she had to concentrate on being a slayer so she could be ready when duty called, I ripped my best friends heart out. So I quit and told her to go be in love."

"But how can you be a watcher and your best friend be a slayer?" Buffy asked.

She licked her lips, "They didn't count on a watcher and a slayer in love and having twin girls. My sister is my best friend and a slayer and I was going to be her watcher. Come on Giles lets get you home." Helping him up.

"Thank you." Giles said when Kennedy brought him a cup of tea.

Sitting next to him on the couch, "You're welcome. Do you want me to help you upstairs before I go or are you going to be ok?"

"I believe I will be ok." Sipping at his tea.

Climbing off the couch, "I'll see you tomorrow then. Night."

The next day Giles and Buffy sat in the library discussing about last night. Which they were soon joined by Willow and Xander.

"Oh hey did you guys hear, Miss B is doing Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory?" There was a giant grin on Xander's face as he told them.

Giles groaned and took off without a word. "What's with him?" Willow glanced to Buffy

"I don't know. It's Giles." She shrugged.

He found Kennedy talking with one of the drama students in the hallway. Giles approached just as the student left.

Crossing her arms, "There you are." She smiled.

"I am really sorry for not being there for your last performance." He apologized.

Taking Giles' hands, "Listen you and listen good, just because the whole watcher thing wasn't me doesn't mean I don't understand. Watcher priorities come first, I get that. As long as you come back to me in one piece and alive were good to go because your growing on me. And not many do." Letting go of his hands and pointing at him.

"Why are you so understanding?" Giles removed his glasses.

Placing her hands on her hips, "Because you and I both know that a normal life can not be achieved as a watcher."

"You are right." A slight smile across his face.

Linking her arm with his, "Now to make up for making me sit through multiple productions of Romeo and Juliet alone I could really go for a bag of crunch bars."

"I believe it is the least I could do." He chuckled.

Squeezing his arm, "No, the least is you coming to try-outs with me tomorrow. The candy is just a bonus."

"I will meet you after school then."

Giving him a kiss on the cheek, "Can't wait."

The next day Giles arrived just as Kennedy called the first person. She squealed in glee when she saw the candy.

"I think we should get you some help."

Squinting at him, "You get me help and I'm never speaking to you again. Now hush and pay attention."

After try-outs Giles walked with Kennedy to her car which they came to a slow stop before.

"Looks like you're going to have a great cast." Giles told her.

Giving a smile, "We need to go out on a second date." She randomly brought up.

"We do?" Stuffing his hands in his pockets.

Leaning on her car, "You just want that one date that wasn't a whole one to begin with?"

"No….I just didn't really think about it." He confessed.

Giving a sad face, "You didn't have fun on the date?"

"I had a great time. Things…things just have been a little busy." He mumbled.

Giggling, "Figured as much. Well I better go, I've got a few things to take care of at home."

Kennedy arrived at school a few minutes early since she had a question for Giles. "G! Hey G where are ya?" She called out as she searched the place.

Making her way to his office she found Giles asleep on the floor. Kennedy cleared her throat waking him from his slumber.

Placing his glasses on, "Kennedy! What…what are you doing here?"

"I work here. I believe the question is, why are you sleeping here? In your office." Crouching next to him.

"My flat is infested with bugs and the exterminator cannot come and spray until next week." He informed her.

Helping him up, "You know you could of come by my place. I have room for you to crash. Would have been better than your office floor."

"I did not want to be a burden to you."

"Burden my hot cute ass. You can stay at my place till your place is bug free. The least I could do for the bags of candy you give me."

Straightening his clothing, "Thanks, but I'm good here."

"Don't be silly you can't sleep on this awful floor for so long."

Going over to his desk, "Are you sure?"

"Of course. Swing by my place after school once you have your things." Kennedy told him before leaving the library. She wasn't gone long before coming back "I might be late so just go in. My front door it isn't locked." Then she disappeared again.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Buffy just my character.