Giles was having a seriously bad day, “Bloody hell” he said to himself, and then he realized he was talking to himself. “Great” he muttered. As if his day couldn’t get any ‘better’ Spike barged through the Magic Box door, slightly singed.
Giles groaned, “Spike what the hell are you doing here?”
Unhinged by this form of greeting I’m bloody used to it Spike thought, he said, “Good morning to you cheap and cheerful.”
Then Giles walked off and headed to the training room, where Buffy was punching the bag with what passed off for, well, grace. He had been about to tell Buffy about a rather disturbing prophecy he had uncovered, before his attention had been wavered by Spike’s ‘colourful’ entrance. He’d had to pull his wavered attention back to the job in hand.
“Buffy, stop a minute and sit down”
“Why don’t I like your tone Giles, what have you run out of tea or something?”
“No, I haven’t, Buffy please this is serious.”
“Fire away” Buffy said.
So he fired.
He told her he’d found the ‘Ending Prophecy’. This was the big one, the one that was likely to kill her and end the world. Need you go on Giles? Been there, done that, died twice, been resurrected and pretty much saved the world all in one night. I know the drill, one Slayer dies another is called, Buffy found her thought bitter, but true. Then he moved on to what would actually happen, nearly all the prophecies would come true at once except the one where the Hellmouth opened of its own accord, that would happen last.
“You mean….” Buffy began…
“The one in the newly built Sunnydale High School library, yes that one Buffy,” said Giles gravely.
“When?” said Buffy. Giles stared at the floor for a few seconds then looked at Buffy, with his piercing glare
“Next week, I think it happens next week.” Buffy stared at Giles, with fear in her eyes, and then walked out the training room into the main shop area. With her head in the clouds, Buffy walked straight into Spike, who had heard the entire conversation, “Buffy, we’ll figure this out”
Buffy cut him off, “you were listening. You are unbelievable, just get out of my way Spike, I need to see someone.” Spike stepped aside and watched her go, knowing exactly where she was going.
About half an hour later Buffy was outside Angel’s mansion. Thousands of thoughts raced through Buffy’s head, but only Angel could chase those thoughts away. She entered quietly just in case he was asleep; it was during the day after all. He wasn’t. He was half dressed by the fire. Buffy’s breath caught in her throat, he was looking so natural, not her vampire lover. Angel hadn’t noticed her come in, so turned around and jumped, he didn’t see her during the day that much, and so this surprised him.
“Buffy you startled me.”
“So I saw.” He stared at her for a few moments and saw her loop her hair round her ear, her nervous gesture.
“What’s wrong?” She launched into everything Giles had told her; though she’d been through apocalypses before this one frightened her. The first thing he did was to hold her tight in his arms, trying to comfort her.
“Angel, I’m so afraid, what if it’s true, what if it does happen?”
“We’ll deal. I won’t let you die, I can’t…. I love you.”
“I love you too,” she said with all the passion of her heart. They kissed one another; both their hearts were on fire, then suddenly someone walked in. Way to kill the mood thought Angel well look who it is, wonder what he wants.
Buffy voiced his question by saying, “What the hell do you want Riley?”
“Giles sent me, he figured you’d be here and he was right.” Riley had loved Buffy for a while now Buffy knew this. But Riley knew that she loved Angel, so he was out of luck. “He says to call the gang and arrange a meeting for tomorrow.”
“Why?” said Buffy bluntly “To tell the gang what’s happening? Ok, tomorrow we met.”
“You’d better go,” said Angel, who was staring at Riley, who had his fists clenched. Angel found the corner of his mouth go up in a small smile. Riley hated Angel, Angel hated Riley. Buffy turned to leave, wondering how the gang would take it.
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