Slayer's Daughter

Gross

    "Giles and Miss Welsh? Shacking up? Gross," Cordelia cringes.
    "Isn't Giles like, 50?" Xander asks.
    "Yeah, and isn't Miss Welsh like, half of that?" Cordelia scoffs.
    "That would be twenty-five, Cordelia and you may have all forgotten that we are in the room."
    "And I'm 30, not twenty-five," Sarah says, leaning up against the wall.
    "And for your information, I'm only thirty-five."
    "Really?" Xander says in disbelief.
    Giles rolls his eyes.
    "So, are you guys going together?" Buffy asks. 
    Sarah looks up at Giles, "no, no we aren't."
    "So you two are just..." Buffy starts.
    "Doing the old in and out?" Xander says.
    "Aggressively cuddling?" Willow suggests.
    "Furgling?" Buffy adds.
    "What are you guys talking about? They're having sex." Cordelia says, crossing her arms.
    "No, we aren't, it just...happened."
    "Yeah, three times on a cop car and once on a couch," Buffy scoffs.
    "Willow has seen Giles naked," Xander says, "gross."
    "Let's not recall," Willow shivers.
    "Thank you, Willow," Giles chuckles.
    "It's like seeing your dad naked, it's icky."
    "I agree that the situation was in fact, icky," Giles says.
    "So Willow Sarah and I are the only ones who know what Giles looks like naked."
    "Buffy? How do you-" Cordelia starts.
    "Miss Welsh was thinking about it yesterday."
    Giles turns to Sarah and smiles, "oh really?"
    "Keep it in your pants, England," Sarah smiles.
    "So, what big bad are we fighting today?" Buffy asks.
    "Hm? So far, no um, big bad," Giles says.
    "So we can all go home now?" Buffy asks and Willow gives her a weird look.
    "I suppose, yes."
    "Great, see ya Giles," Buffy smiles and they all get up, leaving.
    "Um, Rupert?"
    "Yes, Sarah?" Giles looks over at her.
    "I know last night you gave Willow and me the bed, but I can sleep on the couch."
    "No, that's alright. I don't sleep in that room anymore."
     "Why not?"
    "I bought a new bed, obviously, but um, when Jenny died Angelus put her in my bed.
     Sarah turns to Giles completely and hugs him, " I am so sorry." 
    "Sarah, I'm sorry that I'm not ready to move on. I truly am, but I hope you can understand."
    "Of course I can," she smiles softly.
    "I'm glad."
    "I might be a little late getting back, I'm having dinner with a friend of mine."
    "Okay, do you need anything? I'm going to the grocery store later."
    "No," she smiles.
    "Brilliant, I'll see you tonight then."
    "Yeah, tonight," Sarah smiles, leaving the library.
   
**

    "Giles, are you still here?" Buffy calls, walking into the library at about nine PM. "Giles, I need..." Buffy stares down at a pool of blood on the ground.
    She runs to the phone, dialling Giles' home number. Someone picks up and Buffy's breathing speeds up.
    "Giles?"
    "Yes, Buffy what is it?"
    "There's blood."
    "Where?"
    "In the library."
    "Is there a body?"
    "N-no," Buffy whimpers.
    "What is it?"
    "I have a bad feeling Giles."
    "Call the police, I'll be right there."
    Giles puts the phone down, looking at a sticky note next to the phone. Come upstairs :). He smiles down at the note, shaking his head as he walks up the stairs. He stops on the stairs, seeing a small blood smudge. He pushes open the bedroom door and sees Sarah laying on the bed. Jenny's body flashes through his mind before he runs to her side. He cups her face, getting blood on his hands that she had coughed up at some point.
    "Sarah, Sarah come on," he says, feeling her wrist. A pulse.
    "Mhmmhm," she groans, weakly gripping his shoulder.
    "I'm going to get you to the hospital, okay?"
    He lifts her up bridal style, quickly carrying her down the stairs and out the front door to his car.