Ficlet 15/20: The Way to a Man's Heart
Claim: Buffy & Giles
Theme: Holiday
Word Count: 191
Buffy confirmed her flight to Heathrow. She was scheduled to land around eight, which would give her a few hours to shop before surprising Giles at Council Headquarters. Claire, his assistant, was in on the surprise and promised to keep his schedule free, barring an apocalypse of course. Buffy shuddered. No, I won’t jinx this.
Willow met her at the airport and the two headed straight for the shopping district.
“So, I’m a little vague on the details. What are we shopping for?”
“I need a dress that will knock my Watcher’s socks off.”
“Okay but where are you taking him?”
“Claire made us reservations at an Indian restaurant. I think she had to use some of the Council’s influence to get us a table on Valentine’s Day.”
“Wow. But Buffy, do you even like Indian food?”
“I dunno. I don’t know that I’ve had the real thing before. But Giles loves it.” She shrugged. “And if I happen to convince a certain Watcher that I’ve grown up since moving to Rome, where’s the bad?”
Willow grinned and held up a black dress. “This one. He won’t know what hit him.”
Theme: Holiday
Word Count: 191
Buffy confirmed her flight to Heathrow. She was scheduled to land around eight, which would give her a few hours to shop before surprising Giles at Council Headquarters. Claire, his assistant, was in on the surprise and promised to keep his schedule free, barring an apocalypse of course. Buffy shuddered. No, I won’t jinx this.
Willow met her at the airport and the two headed straight for the shopping district.
“So, I’m a little vague on the details. What are we shopping for?”
“I need a dress that will knock my Watcher’s socks off.”
“Okay but where are you taking him?”
“Claire made us reservations at an Indian restaurant. I think she had to use some of the Council’s influence to get us a table on Valentine’s Day.”
“Wow. But Buffy, do you even like Indian food?”
“I dunno. I don’t know that I’ve had the real thing before. But Giles loves it.” She shrugged. “And if I happen to convince a certain Watcher that I’ve grown up since moving to Rome, where’s the bad?”
Willow grinned and held up a black dress. “This one. He won’t know what hit him.”