Obeying Nature
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-Buffy the Vampire Slayer › Het - Male/Female › Buffy/Giles
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Adult ++
Chapters:
10
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17,627
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PART 1
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PROLOGUE
Ok, it was a little unusual. Giles felt it wasn’t really right to actually look forward to this, but he couldn’t help it.
He’d originally protested Xander’s suggestion loudly, but when he saw Buffy’s face he had reluctantly agreed. Her eyes had lit up, and if this trip would help her, so be it. When Tara had offered to watch Dawn and Spike, surprisingly, had agreed to take care of vampire activity on the Hellmouth, Giles had no arguments left.
For weeks he’d watched Buffy with a heavy heart. She might have been able to fool her friends, but Giles knew the smile on her face was plastered on. He watched her struggle to keep it there and his heart broke a little every time she shied away from him when he tried to help.
So now he found himself, on Friday night, seated across a rustic dinner table with Xander, Anya, Willow and Buffy. Their original plan to intervene and disrupt a demon summit Sunday night had suddenly become a weekend trip. Xander was able to rent a small cabin two hours outside Sunnydale at the last minute and now they had two days to relax and prepare. And hopefully fit in some much needed off-time for Buffy as well, Giles thought, as he watched Buffy sitting across from him.
CHAPTER 1
Buffy sighed quietly as she listened to the happy chatter around the table. It felt good to be away from Sunnydale. Every now and again her thoughts were able to s ons on something besides the usual gloom. The nightmares were exhausting her. She knew she had to find a way to deal with them. As she looked around at her friends she thought again that she should tell them the truth. But they all seemed so happy to have her back. She admitted to herself, again, that she was afraid about how they would take it.
As her eyes fell on Giles, her breath caught a little was was the other thing that occupied her mind nowadays. It hurt her so much to see the pain in his eyes when she pulled away from him, but she couldn’t help it. When he came back from England and put his arms around her, the feelings he’d caused had been overwhelming. For the first time since her resurrection she’d felt happy. She wanted to stay in his arms forever. Besides that, he caused fuzzy feelings inside her every time he was near. It totally scared the hell out of her. She She knew she was like a daughter to him. He’d probably be utterly shocked to find out how she felt. So she kept her distance. She put up walls. Even if it almost killed her.
Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by Xander saying her name, and she looked towards him with an apologetic smile, “Sorry Xander, I zoned out there for a second. A little tired I s. Ws. What were you saying?”
Xander gave a yawn before he answered with a laugh, “I said tha sho should probably go to bed since we’re all tired. I was wondering – is it ok if Anya and I take the main bedroom? It’s the only room with a double bed. Then you and Willow can take the smaller room with two beds.”
Buffy started nodding her head to agree, until she thought of something. “What about Giles? Doesn’t he get a bed?”
Giles gave her a smile that increased her heartbeat tenfold.
“Don’t worry about me, Buffy. I offered to sleep on the pull out couch in the living room, since I’m up at the crack of dawn anyway.”
“Oh, ok. You’re sure?” she asked. He nodded and she gave him a small smile before she stood. “Ok then, let’s turn in.”
The girls proceeded to use the bathroom while Xander helped Giles clear the table and pull out the bed. Not long after the cabin quieted, and all but one occupant slipped off to dream land.
Buffy twisted and turned while she listened to the deep breaths from Willow. Just like every other night, sleep wouldn’t come easily. After a while she quietly got up and tip toed into the living room. She’d hoped that Giles would still be up, but her heart sank as she noticed the steady rise and fall of his chest. He looked like he was deeply asleep.
With a sigh she curled herself up in one of the chairs by his bed and watched him. He was absolutely stunning, and she had to fight the desire to crawl into bed next him and pull his arms around her. With a sad smile she rested her head on the back of the chair let the soothing rhythm of his breathing finally lull her to sleep.
CHAPTER 2
Giles woke to the sound of thrashing and moaning. At first he was surprised to find Buffy curled up in a chair next to his bed. His surprise quickly turned to concern when he saw the state she was in. It was obvious she was having a nightmare. He climbed out of bed and crouched next to her. Gently he placed a hand on her knee.
“Buffy? Come on wake up, I’m right here.”
When she continued to thrash, he tightened his hold and called out her name a little louder.
“Buffy!”
Her eyes snapped open, and she looked around frantically, panting from the night terror. She suddenly noticed Giles sitting next to her. Her eyes teared up when she saw the worried look on his face. With a sob she flung herself towards him and clung to him as her tears continued to fall. Giles tightened his arms around her and tried to hold his balance.
Her sobs made her entire body shake. He was bewildered, and had no idea what to do. When her crying didn’t subside, he picked her up so he could sit on the edge of the bed, and continued to stroke her back and hair. He could feel her shivering, and after a slight internal debate, he tried to untangle her. She immediately whimpered and held him tighter.
“Buffy, I’m just going to place you under the covers. You’re freezing”, he whispered.
She only shook her head and choked out, “No! Don’t let go.”
Giles wrapped one arm around her to hold her to him and used the other as support so he could scoot into the middle of the bed.
“Buffy, I won’t let go. But you’re freezing, so I’m going to cover us both up, alright?”
She nodded, and he managed to lift the comforter to cover them both. He was too far away from the back of the couch to use it as a back rest, so he crossed his fingers that he wasn’t about to do something that would eventually cause her to throttle him, and lowered them both so they were lying down on the bed. She only pressed closer to him. Without thinking he rolled them so they were on their sides, cradling her close to his chest while he tangled his legs with hers to warm them up.
Not long after her sobbing subsided and her breathing became even and regular. He knew she’d gone back to sleep. Worried that he would wake her if he moved he continued to hold her, and drifted off to sleep with his nose buried in her hair.
TBC
PROLOGUE
Ok, it was a little unusual. Giles felt it wasn’t really right to actually look forward to this, but he couldn’t help it.
He’d originally protested Xander’s suggestion loudly, but when he saw Buffy’s face he had reluctantly agreed. Her eyes had lit up, and if this trip would help her, so be it. When Tara had offered to watch Dawn and Spike, surprisingly, had agreed to take care of vampire activity on the Hellmouth, Giles had no arguments left.
For weeks he’d watched Buffy with a heavy heart. She might have been able to fool her friends, but Giles knew the smile on her face was plastered on. He watched her struggle to keep it there and his heart broke a little every time she shied away from him when he tried to help.
So now he found himself, on Friday night, seated across a rustic dinner table with Xander, Anya, Willow and Buffy. Their original plan to intervene and disrupt a demon summit Sunday night had suddenly become a weekend trip. Xander was able to rent a small cabin two hours outside Sunnydale at the last minute and now they had two days to relax and prepare. And hopefully fit in some much needed off-time for Buffy as well, Giles thought, as he watched Buffy sitting across from him.
CHAPTER 1
Buffy sighed quietly as she listened to the happy chatter around the table. It felt good to be away from Sunnydale. Every now and again her thoughts were able to s ons on something besides the usual gloom. The nightmares were exhausting her. She knew she had to find a way to deal with them. As she looked around at her friends she thought again that she should tell them the truth. But they all seemed so happy to have her back. She admitted to herself, again, that she was afraid about how they would take it.
As her eyes fell on Giles, her breath caught a little was was the other thing that occupied her mind nowadays. It hurt her so much to see the pain in his eyes when she pulled away from him, but she couldn’t help it. When he came back from England and put his arms around her, the feelings he’d caused had been overwhelming. For the first time since her resurrection she’d felt happy. She wanted to stay in his arms forever. Besides that, he caused fuzzy feelings inside her every time he was near. It totally scared the hell out of her. She She knew she was like a daughter to him. He’d probably be utterly shocked to find out how she felt. So she kept her distance. She put up walls. Even if it almost killed her.
Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by Xander saying her name, and she looked towards him with an apologetic smile, “Sorry Xander, I zoned out there for a second. A little tired I s. Ws. What were you saying?”
Xander gave a yawn before he answered with a laugh, “I said tha sho should probably go to bed since we’re all tired. I was wondering – is it ok if Anya and I take the main bedroom? It’s the only room with a double bed. Then you and Willow can take the smaller room with two beds.”
Buffy started nodding her head to agree, until she thought of something. “What about Giles? Doesn’t he get a bed?”
Giles gave her a smile that increased her heartbeat tenfold.
“Don’t worry about me, Buffy. I offered to sleep on the pull out couch in the living room, since I’m up at the crack of dawn anyway.”
“Oh, ok. You’re sure?” she asked. He nodded and she gave him a small smile before she stood. “Ok then, let’s turn in.”
The girls proceeded to use the bathroom while Xander helped Giles clear the table and pull out the bed. Not long after the cabin quieted, and all but one occupant slipped off to dream land.
Buffy twisted and turned while she listened to the deep breaths from Willow. Just like every other night, sleep wouldn’t come easily. After a while she quietly got up and tip toed into the living room. She’d hoped that Giles would still be up, but her heart sank as she noticed the steady rise and fall of his chest. He looked like he was deeply asleep.
With a sigh she curled herself up in one of the chairs by his bed and watched him. He was absolutely stunning, and she had to fight the desire to crawl into bed next him and pull his arms around her. With a sad smile she rested her head on the back of the chair let the soothing rhythm of his breathing finally lull her to sleep.
CHAPTER 2
Giles woke to the sound of thrashing and moaning. At first he was surprised to find Buffy curled up in a chair next to his bed. His surprise quickly turned to concern when he saw the state she was in. It was obvious she was having a nightmare. He climbed out of bed and crouched next to her. Gently he placed a hand on her knee.
“Buffy? Come on wake up, I’m right here.”
When she continued to thrash, he tightened his hold and called out her name a little louder.
“Buffy!”
Her eyes snapped open, and she looked around frantically, panting from the night terror. She suddenly noticed Giles sitting next to her. Her eyes teared up when she saw the worried look on his face. With a sob she flung herself towards him and clung to him as her tears continued to fall. Giles tightened his arms around her and tried to hold his balance.
Her sobs made her entire body shake. He was bewildered, and had no idea what to do. When her crying didn’t subside, he picked her up so he could sit on the edge of the bed, and continued to stroke her back and hair. He could feel her shivering, and after a slight internal debate, he tried to untangle her. She immediately whimpered and held him tighter.
“Buffy, I’m just going to place you under the covers. You’re freezing”, he whispered.
She only shook her head and choked out, “No! Don’t let go.”
Giles wrapped one arm around her to hold her to him and used the other as support so he could scoot into the middle of the bed.
“Buffy, I won’t let go. But you’re freezing, so I’m going to cover us both up, alright?”
She nodded, and he managed to lift the comforter to cover them both. He was too far away from the back of the couch to use it as a back rest, so he crossed his fingers that he wasn’t about to do something that would eventually cause her to throttle him, and lowered them both so they were lying down on the bed. She only pressed closer to him. Without thinking he rolled them so they were on their sides, cradling her close to his chest while he tangled his legs with hers to warm them up.
Not long after her sobbing subsided and her breathing became even and regular. He knew she’d gone back to sleep. Worried that he would wake her if he moved he continued to hold her, and drifted off to sleep with his nose buried in her hair.
TBC