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AtS/BtVS Crossovers › Het - Male/Female
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AtS/BtVS Crossovers › Het - Male/Female
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
23
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2,002
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Every Beat
Giles awakened in the huge bed to find his Slayer curled up under his right arm, resting her face on his chest. Her right cheek rested firmly on his chest, her face turned towards him. He saw that her eyes were closed, but he didn’t think she was asleep. His guess was confirmed a moment later when her eyes opened to meet his gaze. She blushed shyly at his smile. “I was listening to your heart beat.” He tightened arm arm around her, pulling her close. Then he grimaced slightly and hissed in his breath. Buffy sat up, “Sore ribs?” He nodded, but kept his arm firmly around her. He wanted her close. The feel of her in his arms was worth the insignificant pain it physically caused him.
Buffy studied his face, and raised her fingers to his forehead, smoothing out the wrinkles on his brow, across his eyebrows, down his nose, and across his lips. He parted his lips slightly, and she felt her heart would beat out of her chest when he sucked on it softly.
“You know I love you, don’t you?”
He nodded again, still sucking on her finger lightly, barely holding it between his lips.
But she wanted to be sure he knew just how much. “Giles, I once told you that I couldn’t do this without you….I couldn’t be the Slayer without you. But now, you are so much more than just my Watcher. You are a part of me, and without you, I would cease to be…well….I’d cease to be me. I don’t know if that makes any sense but….” He again nodded, and took his fingers out of his mouth, and pressed her hand against his heart. He couldn’t talk, but he hoped she could read his lips.
She could, as he mouthed to her. “Every beat is for you.” He held her hand tightly to his beating heart, their eyes locked together. Buffy leaned down towards him, their faces ever closer, until she finally captured his lips with her own. It was soft and gentle, the way a real first kiss should be. Buffy could feel his heart beat increasing beneath her palm, and she parted her lips to allow his tongue entrance. He tasted her velvety softness, and strained towards her, ignoring the pain in his body.
A knock at the door.
Buffy growled in frustration as she pulled her lips from his. “The world better be ending!” She glared as the door swung open, revealing Angel.
He saw them there lying together, a bit disheveled, Buffy lying on Giles’ chest, their lips bruised and swollen from activity. Angel pulled his eyes away from them, and looked at the carpet instead.
“Sorry,” he whispered.
Giles didn’t want to release Buffy from his grip, but he sensed that she was uncomfortable. He squeezed her hand and let her go. She sat up, but ’t l’t leave his side of the bed. “What’s up?”
Angel continued to look everywhere about the room except for them on the bed. Giles would have laughed at his awkwardness if not for his weak and sore body. Plus, he didn’t think Buffy would be too amused. He relaxed beside her, glad to know she was still on his bed, even with Angel in the doorway.
“I just got off the phone with Peggy at the hospital. She said that Bunny was not scheduled to work today, nor did she cover anyone’s shift.”
Buffy frowned. “Well, that’s weird then because she helped wheel Giles out to the car. She was there.”
“I’m sure you’re right, but why was she there, and why can’t anyone vouch for her? She obviously must have been hiding, didn’t want anyone to know she was there.”
“What would her concern be with Giles then? With us? She seemed nice, and not threatening at all.”
“I have no idea. Possibly she knows you are connected to me. If this is about us, Angel Investigations, then she could be forming a relationship with you and Giles to get to us. But I have no idea why. I have everyone working on it, but I just thought I’d let you know what was going on.”
“Well, I think it’s best if Giles stays away from the hospital then.” She looked worriedly at him, but he seemed to have fallen asleep again. She brushed a lock of hair off of his forehead.
“I don’t know Buffy. Lorne’s vision showed that the danger was here, and not at the hospital.”
“I still don’t understand why she would be after us? And you did say that Lorne’s vision didn’t show any of us, just the hotel lobby, right?”
Angel nodded, finally meeting Buffy’s eyes. “Lorne’s vision didn’t really show much of anything. I just want to make sure everyone is safe.”
Buffy swallowed before looking at Angel, anguish on her face. “Danger is everywhere, Angel. We have defeated how many bad guys? Saved the world how many times? Yet a delivery truck smacks into my Watcher. You can’t keep us safe Angel.”
l frl frowned, not wanting to believe that Buffy would be so negative in her beliefs.
“You might be right, I can’t keep everyone safe all of the time. But I can try. And, if it wasn’t for that truck, you and Giles might never have found each other.”
Buffy was shocked that Angel would admit that. “Thank you, Angel, for…well, for everything.” She gazed adoringly at Giles once again. This was her place now, at his side. There were other slayers now, she was free, and she knew just how she was going to use her time from now on. “Let me know if you learn anything else, or if I can help you in any way.” She laid back down to her former position lying on Giles’ chest. Angel closed the door softly and decided to see if Bunny would make another appearance at O’Malley’s. He could use a stiff drink.
TBC
Buffy studied his face, and raised her fingers to his forehead, smoothing out the wrinkles on his brow, across his eyebrows, down his nose, and across his lips. He parted his lips slightly, and she felt her heart would beat out of her chest when he sucked on it softly.
“You know I love you, don’t you?”
He nodded again, still sucking on her finger lightly, barely holding it between his lips.
But she wanted to be sure he knew just how much. “Giles, I once told you that I couldn’t do this without you….I couldn’t be the Slayer without you. But now, you are so much more than just my Watcher. You are a part of me, and without you, I would cease to be…well….I’d cease to be me. I don’t know if that makes any sense but….” He again nodded, and took his fingers out of his mouth, and pressed her hand against his heart. He couldn’t talk, but he hoped she could read his lips.
She could, as he mouthed to her. “Every beat is for you.” He held her hand tightly to his beating heart, their eyes locked together. Buffy leaned down towards him, their faces ever closer, until she finally captured his lips with her own. It was soft and gentle, the way a real first kiss should be. Buffy could feel his heart beat increasing beneath her palm, and she parted her lips to allow his tongue entrance. He tasted her velvety softness, and strained towards her, ignoring the pain in his body.
A knock at the door.
Buffy growled in frustration as she pulled her lips from his. “The world better be ending!” She glared as the door swung open, revealing Angel.
He saw them there lying together, a bit disheveled, Buffy lying on Giles’ chest, their lips bruised and swollen from activity. Angel pulled his eyes away from them, and looked at the carpet instead.
“Sorry,” he whispered.
Giles didn’t want to release Buffy from his grip, but he sensed that she was uncomfortable. He squeezed her hand and let her go. She sat up, but ’t l’t leave his side of the bed. “What’s up?”
Angel continued to look everywhere about the room except for them on the bed. Giles would have laughed at his awkwardness if not for his weak and sore body. Plus, he didn’t think Buffy would be too amused. He relaxed beside her, glad to know she was still on his bed, even with Angel in the doorway.
“I just got off the phone with Peggy at the hospital. She said that Bunny was not scheduled to work today, nor did she cover anyone’s shift.”
Buffy frowned. “Well, that’s weird then because she helped wheel Giles out to the car. She was there.”
“I’m sure you’re right, but why was she there, and why can’t anyone vouch for her? She obviously must have been hiding, didn’t want anyone to know she was there.”
“What would her concern be with Giles then? With us? She seemed nice, and not threatening at all.”
“I have no idea. Possibly she knows you are connected to me. If this is about us, Angel Investigations, then she could be forming a relationship with you and Giles to get to us. But I have no idea why. I have everyone working on it, but I just thought I’d let you know what was going on.”
“Well, I think it’s best if Giles stays away from the hospital then.” She looked worriedly at him, but he seemed to have fallen asleep again. She brushed a lock of hair off of his forehead.
“I don’t know Buffy. Lorne’s vision showed that the danger was here, and not at the hospital.”
“I still don’t understand why she would be after us? And you did say that Lorne’s vision didn’t show any of us, just the hotel lobby, right?”
Angel nodded, finally meeting Buffy’s eyes. “Lorne’s vision didn’t really show much of anything. I just want to make sure everyone is safe.”
Buffy swallowed before looking at Angel, anguish on her face. “Danger is everywhere, Angel. We have defeated how many bad guys? Saved the world how many times? Yet a delivery truck smacks into my Watcher. You can’t keep us safe Angel.”
l frl frowned, not wanting to believe that Buffy would be so negative in her beliefs.
“You might be right, I can’t keep everyone safe all of the time. But I can try. And, if it wasn’t for that truck, you and Giles might never have found each other.”
Buffy was shocked that Angel would admit that. “Thank you, Angel, for…well, for everything.” She gazed adoringly at Giles once again. This was her place now, at his side. There were other slayers now, she was free, and she knew just how she was going to use her time from now on. “Let me know if you learn anything else, or if I can help you in any way.” She laid back down to her former position lying on Giles’ chest. Angel closed the door softly and decided to see if Bunny would make another appearance at O’Malley’s. He could use a stiff drink.
TBC