Suggestions by: Marie Nomad
1: Any character from the series, Buffy series only - Giles
2: A location - Karaoke Bar
3: how are they feeling? - Moody.
4: an item they are carrying that means something to them - His old leather jacket.
5: Three lines that someone has to say - "You need me." "Where are my clothes?" "Thank God for modern technology."
6: a chapter title - Soaring.
Chapter 1: Soaring
“Sir the others have been complaining.” The waitress said as she hovered over the aging Englishman, “We need you to leave.”
Giles downed his fifth scotch in one go and looked up at the young blond. For a moment she reminded him of her but he quickly shook that off. after a brief moment of silence he started to laugh at the young woman.
“You need me?” he said in a semi sarcastic tone, “That’s what she used to say to me.”
“Sir, your drunk, and we only have a few songs by the Rolling Stones you can sing.”
Giles swung around and glared at the woman.
“The Rolling bloody Stones? Listen here back in the day by band walked all over them in the charts if it wasn’t for that bloody manager!” he snapped
Giles tugged at the leather jacket he was wearing.
“See this, got this on tour back in ’63, this was like a second skin,” he continued, “And when I work out who bloody sent it to me I’m gonna be happy.”
The Waitress looked at the old man anxiously. Out of the corer of the eye she noticed her manager. Quickly she paced over and joined him.
“Well?” he asked, “Is he going to leave?”
“I’m trying Brad,” She replied, “He’s in a mood and Won’t budge.”
Brad rubbed his quickly graying hair anxiously. This Englishman had been in his karaoke bar since that weird explosion that happened down town and had become increasingly more moody every night. He just came in, sung a few British hits, and then kept singing that original he wrote called ‘Soaring’. At the bar Giles downed his sixth scotch and stared at himself in the mirror.
As much as he didn’t want to do it his mind kept flashing back to that day . . .
~ The Scooby House, L.A. – two months after the hell mouth closed ~
“Where are my clothes?” Buffy snapped
“I thought I’d wash them for you,” Dawn replied, “You know to get the demon gunk out and stuff?”
Buffy shot her young sister a look. she wrapped the towel tighter against the body.
“So you washed all of them?”
“Thought I’d be nice.”
“Great, this is just great, we’re supposed to meet Giles in twenty minutes and I have nothing. What am I supposed to do fight demons naked?”
“Sorry.” Dawn replied innocently
Buffy was about to reply but stopped. She knows that Dawn was only trying to be help but ever since Spike died she hasn’t been thinking one hundred percent clearly.
“No I’m Sorry Dawn,” Buffy replied, “I shouldn’t have jumped down your throat like that.”
“Well there in the dryer they should be done by now.”
Buffy smiled. she walked up and kissed Dawn on the forehead.
“You know I love you right?” she said
Dawn smiled in return. It’s been hard on everybody and she knew they all were trying to cope in their own way.
“Thank God for modern technology.” Xander said excitedly
Across the room Willow looked at him curiously
“Xander, you’re using a broom.”
“I know,” he replied,” but look how clean this floor is! this must be one of those space agy brooms that, like, eat dust or something.”
Willow smirked at him. a moment later Buffy walked into the room.
“You guys ready?” she asked
“Just about,” Xander replied brushing the last bits of dust from the ground, “now gaze upon this ladies. Witness the cleanest floor in the world.”
Buffy and Willow shared a look.
“He’s got a space agy broom.” Willow replied
“Oh,” Buffy replied
Xander walked over and collected his jacket and threw it on.
“So does G-man have any other idea what we’re facing?” he asked
“Not that I know of,” Buffy replied, “And he’s been searching for the last couple of days. I’m kinda getting worried about them.”
“Well, Buffy, this thing did kill a bunch of slayers.” Willow commented
“You don’t need to remind me. I want this thing stopped as much as anybody else. But Giles has been in the books day and night he needs a break.”
“It keeps him focused,” Xander replied, “you know he’s trying to keep his mind off . . .”
“I know,” Buffy replied, “I just wish he’s open up about it.”
The group took a moment. they all knew how hard the old watcher was taking it. he feels responsible since this thing was connected to his past.
What I need for next chapter:
1: a chapter title
2: Three lines that someone has to say
3: Aside from the long hours the gang is angry at Giles for something what is it?
4: At the Scooby meeting there a couple of distinct things about the thing they are going to fight what are they?
5: One of the group is keeping something from the rest of them who is it and what are they keeping?
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