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Once More With Feeling	By : TiffersTaffy Category: -Buffy the Vampire Slayer > Het - Male/Female > Buffy/Giles Views: 4209 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 11:
Hero

Buffy rushed up
the stairs of the condo Glory owned, her pace quickening with every
step that she took. Her heart was beating fast as she pushed a
minion down the stairs behind her. She kicked another minion into
the wall behind her, and threw a next one into the door that lead
into Glory's apartment. The blonde hell-goddess was standing near
the entrance, her arms crossed as Buffy stood in the doorway, her
eyes narrowing with anger.

"So, little
miss Buffy came to her old watcher's rescue. How sweet."

"If you think
that's sweet, you're going to really enjoy what I'm gonna do to
you."

"Oh, come now
Buffy! Can't we all be friends? I was just trying to find my way
back home. You understand, right?"

"No, I
don't...I don't understand why you would be stupid enough to hurt
him and not expect me to kick your ass."

"Wow, you
really are in love with him. Only people in love would be stupid
enough to challenge me."

"My love
gives me power...It's something you could never understand."

Buffy walked
closer to Glory, her eyes still filled with rage. She wasn't going
to let Glory get away with what she had done to Giles. She had just
lost her mother and Glory had almost killed the man she was falling
in love with. Giles meant more to her than she had even realized.
He was her protection, her shield from the evils of the outside
world. He was just as important to her as Dawn was, and that was
what made Buffy angry.

"So, are we
gonna fight, or just talk each other to death?"

Buffy swung first
after she spoke, her hand connecting with her cheek and forcing the
hell goddess to the ground. Buffy kicked her in the side, but feel
herself when Glory pulled her feet out from under her. Buffy kicked
her once again with her black boots, before crawling over away from
her, and standing back up. Glory was already on her feet, and
punched Buffy in her face. Buffy flew back against the wall, her
head banging against it. She got up as quickly as she could,
grabbing a hold of Glory's left arm and pulling it. Glory screamed
and punched Buffy with her free arm, causing the blonde slayer to
fall to the ground. Glory sat on top of Buffy, her hands forming
around her neck. Buffy struggled to get free, letting out cries of
pain every couple of seconds.

"What is he
to you, Buffy? Why would you risk your life to save a wrinkly old
man?"

Buffy reached up
and pulled Glory's hands off of her, and pushed her up against the
wall beside her. Buffy rolled out of the way and stood up, taking
her fighting stance. Glory looked up at Buffy, blood trickling down
her head from a wound.

"He is my
everything...my soul mate...my hero. You could never understand
that."

"Soul mate?
That's a strong word, Buffy. I mean, after all you two just started
fucking. Doesn't seem like that word fits, really."

She cackled as her
words echoed from her lips. Buffy's anger grew again and she
charged at Glory, picking her up by her hair, and throwing her
across the room. Buffy felt empowered. She had only felt this way a
few times before. But the feeling would not last very long. Glory
was quick to her feet and punched Buffy once again on her right
cheek before Buffy could guard herself, leaving a cut from the ring
on her finger. Buffy fell to the ground, her face pressing against
the carpet. Glory pushed her high heeled shoe down into Buffy's
back, hearing her scream with pain. Glory had turned the tables.

"He must mean
something special to you to risk your life like this to try and
kill me."

Buffy struggled
under her heel, her back aching with every movement. She didn't
know how much longer she could fight. Glory was ten times stronger
than she was. How would she ever be able to kill her? She realized
now how reckless it had been to attack Glory without any back up
Glory pulled her up by her hair, before throwing her back down to
the floor once again. Buffy struggled to get up, her right arm
falling limp. She knew it was sprained or something. Buffy began to
fear for her life for the first time. That was until Spike showed
up in the doorway.

"Hey! Get off
of her, you skanky two bit whore."

"Wow, Buffy
you do get around. A watcher and a vampire? Is one not enough?"

Glory kicked Buffy
in the side once again, before charging at Spike. While Spike and
Glory continued to fight, Buffy finally found her way to her feet.
She could feel her arm beginning to swell, as well as her cheek.
She knew they were both bruised, and her arm was probably sprained
or something. She felt herself struggling to stand, but she watched
Spike and Glory fighting. She rushed at the pair of them, grabbing
Glory by the hem of her shirt, and throwing her against the back
wall. Glory hit her head against the back of a picture frame, and
fell unconscious to her feet.

"Is she
dead?"

"No...we need
to get out of here now before she wakes up."

"Buffy..are
you-"

"I'm fine,
Spike. Now lets get the hell out of here."

Buffy pushed past
him and walked out the door, holding her arm in her other hand. It
would heal in time. Probably not as fast as other things that
healed, but it would. She wobbled her way down the stairs with
Spike close on her tail. She had one thing on her mind, and that
was getting to Giles.

When Buffy and
Spike arrived at the hospital, Buffy found the gang already in the
waiting room. She approached Xander first, who looked relieved that
she was alright.

"Buff? What
-"

"I'm fine,
Xander. How is he?"

"They won't
let us see him yet...we don't know much."

"Of course."

She nodded,
holding her arm closer to her. It really hurt. More than any other
break she had ever been forced to have. It wasn't even broken, but
the pain was intense. She sat down beside Dawn, who looked at her
sister worriedly.

"You okay,
Buffy?"

"Yeah...I
think my ego is bruised more than my body."

Buffy spoke to her
sister, watching her nod. They had all known that it was dangerous,
but Buffy had went in anyway. If it hadn't been for Spike coming
in, she may have been dead. She knew it had been for a noble cause,
but most of the time those things were never very safe. Buffy
watched as her friends turned to see the doctor approaching. She
stood up, still holding her arm close to her as they all cleared a
path for her.

"Miss
Summers?"

"How do you-
"
"It's on his next-of-kin form for the hospital. He's
been in here a couple of times..."

"Right...How
is he?"

"In pain, and
still asleep. I think the pain is what's keeping him in his current
coma-like state...his knee and arm are both broken, and we are
going to need to operate on the knee. We need you to fill out the
consent form..."

"O-Of
Course...He's going to be okay, right?"

"He should
be. Just give it some time..."

The doctor handed
Buffy the clipboard with some forms on them. She quickly signed the
signature without really reading anything. She had been through
this all too much to want to read any kind of hospital paper work.
She placed the clipboard back into the doctors hands, before
looking up at him and speak, the worry showing in her face.

"Can I see
him now?"

"Yes...but
only you for right now...he doesn't need a lot of visitors."

Buffy turned to
look at the others, wondering if any of them had wanted to see him
more. She felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see Dawn
standing beside her. She pushed Buffy forward, nodding at her to
move on. Buffy returned the nod, hearing Dawn speak as she followed
the doctor off towards Giles' room.

"Give him my
love, okay?"

Buffy followed the
doctor only a few feet till she was ushered into Giles' room. She
felt her heart jump into her throat as she slowly walked closer and
closer towards him. He looked to be sleeping, and she would let him
sleep as long as he needed to feel better. She let her eyes roam
over the many cuts and bruises that now covered his body, and she
couldn't help but cry. She felt her hand move to her mouth as she
cried, knowing deep down inside that everything was all her fault.
Glory had messed with him because of her. She felt herself fall
into the chair beside his bed on his right side feeling her hand
move to his hand, clasping her fingers around it. She moved the
hand to her lips kissing it. She would stay by his side as long as
she could, and she knew he would do the same for her. She sat back
in the chair, trying her best to get comfortable. She had a feeling
she would be with him for a while.

Buffy stayed by
his side for three days, only leaving when the gang insisted that
she go home and rest. She was slowly giving up hope that he would
ever open his eyes again. She sat by his bed once again on a gloomy
Saturday morning awaking to the sound of raindrops pounding on the
window outside. She got up and move to his bed, holding her arms
that was now placed in a sling. It was almost fully recovered but
still ached her quite a bit. Her cheek was still pretty bruised as
well, but it was fading. She looked for some small sign that he was
waking up. Anything that would help her feel better. But, he still
slept, lifeless as before. She felt a tear fall down her face as
she fell back into the chair behind her, putting her head in her
lap as she cried.

From wherever
Giles had been, he returned to his body as soon as he heard the
crying beside his bed. His hand twitched, a simple movement that
didn't catch Buffy's attention. His eyes opened only a few seconds
later, adjusting to the bright lights of the hospital room after a
few blinks. He still felt the pain from his injuries, but they had
lessened. He also heard the cries of the young woman beside him,
and turned his head to see her. Buffy. He reached out his right
arm, which was one of the only things in his body that didn't hurt.
He wanted her to stop crying. He couldn't bare it. His arm touched
her knee, and saw her look up at him.

"Giles?"

She was shocked
and surprised all at the time. She stood up, moving quickly over to
him. She kissed his forehead, as he felt the tears from her face on
his skin. He reached up, placing his hand on her back, pulling her
down into a half-hug. She greatly accepted it, wrapping her arms
loosely around him.

"I was
worried you would never wake up."

"I'm sorry to
worry you, Buffy..."

She moved from the
hug, feeling his hand wiping away a few tears from her face. It was
then that he noticed for the first time the big bruise on her
cheek. A look of concern grew on his face as he also noticed that
her right arm was in a sling.

"Buffy, are
you - "

"I'm fine. Me
and Glory...shared a few words with each other."

He understood
immediately what she was trying to tell him. She and Glory had
fought each other and Buffy had been injured. He imagined Glory had
also taken quite a good beating. He felt a sinking feeling that all
of this was his fault. Glory had some how found out about them, and
had kidnapped him to get to Buffy. And her plan had worked pretty
well. Buffy had grown angry and attacked without thinking things
through. He pulled his hand from her cheek, sighing as he shook his
head.

"You
shouldn't have done that. She could have killed you."

"She almost
killed you. I couldn't let her get away with that."

"Buffy –
you should have."

"What?"

Her gray-green
eyes moved down to him, a look of confusion and pain forming on her
face. Was he really saying what she thought he was saying? She
didn't understand. Did he not know how much he meant to her and how
much she wanted to keep him safe from harm? After a few moments,
Giles spoke almost coldly to her. It sent shivers down her spine.

"Buffy, I am
nothing in the grand design of this universe. I'm just a teacher to
the most powerful weapon ever created. If I had been killed –
It wouldn't have mattered in the end because you would have carried
on without me."

"I don't
think I could have...Giles, I love you. I love you so much, and
when I saw what she had done with you, I just – snapped."

"And I love
you too, Buffy. And I always will. Just promise me you will think
next time. It's all I ask."

"I will..."

He began to try
and sit up, and Buffy helped him as she felt his body leaning
against her and the pillow behind him. In the next second, she felt
his lips on her forehead, smoothing away her hair with his hands.
It was the most comforting feeling in the world, and she never
wanted it to go away. She laid her head on his chest, closing her
eyes as she listened to the sound of his heart. It comforted her to
hear that heartbeat. And no matter what he said, she would risk her
life over and over again to protect him. It was you did for someone
you love. They cuddled for a few moments before Giles spoke again.

"Buffy
regardless of how dangerous it was, I am thankful you came. You're
my hero."

"And you are
mine, Giles...forever and always."

He didn't believe
he was much of a hero. After all, he had gotten his ass kicked and
almost killed. But he knew what she was talking about. Giles hadn't
given in to Glory's demands, no matter how much torture she had
inflicted upon him. The pair of them had a long road ahead, and a
hell goddess to vanquish. But, he would worry about that in the
morning. For now, he would enjoy the comfort of Buffy's warm body
against his. After all, he deserved a small piece of happiness for
the sacrifice he was about to make. He just prayed Buffy would
forgive him in the end.
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