Giles saw the tears in Fred's eyes as she pulled him closer. "Don't cry, love," he softly said as he continued to press himself inside of her. It felt so good, and right, as if they were meant to do this. Giles had never felt this connected to anyone before and as he looked down at Fred's face. Her cheeks were flushed, and stained with her tears.
Slipping her arms off his back, Giles pushed them above her head, and linked his fingers with hers. He wanted to say something to comfort her but he knew nothing he could say would make things right. She had a calling in this life, and he didn't. Giles' job was to stay and being a nothing for the Council. But he needed to say what he felt in his heart.
"If you could stay, Fred," he started, his voice strained with emotion, "I would've fallen in love you. How can someone not love you?" Tears came to his eyes as he felt himself start to tighten. He tried to hold back but she was just so tight, and he was battling his emotions too much to stop it. And with a strangled cry, he came inside of her as his tears slid down his face.
Fred didn't want to cry, but she couldn't help it, even though the feel of him inside of her was the most wonderful thing she had felt in a long time. It made her feel connected to him and alive and wanted, and she didn't want him to ever stop for fear that she'd never feel this way again.
She felt his fingers link with hers, and she opened her eyes to look up at him. She could see he wanted to say something a few times but didn't appear to know what. They continued to move together, Fred feeling herself moving closer and closer to the edge until she was just hanging on, and when he told her that he would have fallen in love with her, she knew that she was lost. He thrust into her a few more times, and Fred fell with a cry just as he did, spasming around him.
Wrapping her arms more tightly around him, she trembled, feeling him in her and against her and with her. "I want to take you with me," she whispered. Beyond the purely selfish reasons for it, she knew that having someone like him with his knowledge and background would be a huge help in what she might have to do. "If I can--would you go with me? If it were possible?"
Giles caught his breath and allowed Fred to hold him. He memorized the moment, not knowing how long it would last. Closing his eyes, he memorized the way she felt, the way her voice filled his senses, and how she smelled. Giles never wanted to forget the moment of them, lying in his bed, holding each other.
It wasn't until he heard her question that he moved to look at her. His movements were slow since he didn't want slip out of her just yet. She wanted him to go with her. The thought made his heart start to beat faster. If he could leave with her, he could make sure she was safe and he would be with her. No more lonely nights and the thought made his eyes fill with tears.
"I would go anywhere with you, Fred. To the ends of the Earth, and back if I have to," he said as he looked down at her. "If...if you can take me with, then yes, I want to go with you, love. You've brought the light back to my life. It was so dark for so long but you reminded me how wonderful things can me. I never want to lose you."
Fred was afraid for a moment that she had pushed too far. She had just met this man, and she wasn't sure he'd be ready to leave this life, no matter how difficult he was finding it, but the emotions between them were so potent and palpable that she could leave it behind. She couldn't leave him behind. She wanted him with her and knew she needed him with her.
So when he said that he'd go anywhere with her, that he wanted to go with her, Fred felt her heart fill with joy. He wanted to be with her. "I never want to lose you either," she whispered to him. "I've lost too much. I can't lose you now that I've found you."
Reaching up, she ran her hand over his temple before leaning up to kiss him. She couldn't explain it, but now that he agreed to go with her, she knew somehow that it would be okay to take him. Somehow, she did. "I think that there was more than one reason you were my first assignment," she told him. "I can feel it. I think Cordy knew that somehow, we needed each other."
Giles gave Fred a loving smile. It filled his heart with joy knowing they Powers had done something right for once. "I've never needed anyone as I much I need you, Fred. I've only known you for a few short hours but I feel as if we've been connected for an eternity," he quietly said. He then ducked his head and blushed. "And, as you can see, I'm not very poetic."
He wanted to stay connected with her for the rest of the night, but Giles' arms were growing tired. Carefully slipping out of her, he rolled to his side and gathered her into his arms. He glanced at the clock and groaned a little. "This is usually the time I'm getting up to get ready for work," he said before softly kissing her temple. "But you're very worth a day of sleep deprivation, love."
Tea sounded nice right about then, and he knew he should get the paper from the front step before it was buried in snow. "I think I'm going to get up and make a cup of tea. Would you like one?" he asked, slipping out of the bed and putting his pajamas on.
"I dunno," Fred said with a soft smile, thinking that Rupert was quite adorable when he pinkened with embarassment, "I think that was really quite poetic actually. Of course, you're talking to the girl who used to think that quarks and anti-quarks were some of the most beautiful things in the universe."
Now, though, as she looked up him, she found herself thinking that she had found something even more beautiful.
When he had to finally pull out of her, she felt a small pang of disappointment at the loss, but smiled softly as instead he pulled her into his arms. She would have loved nothing more than to just lay there with him, but that obviously wasn't going to be possible.
"I'm sorry - I didn't mean to keep you up all night," she said as he got out of bed. She slid to the edge and looked up at him for moment. "A cup of tea sounds wonderful, though."
Reaching down to grab her jeans and sweater and underthings, she stood up and smiled at him. "I'm gonna go use the bathroom and get dressed, and then I'll meet you downstairs if that's all right," she told him before rising up on her toes to give him a kiss.
"Sound lovely," Giles said, returning Fred's kiss. He left the bedroom and walked down the stairs. When he got to the front door, he opened it, seeing they'd gotten several inches of snow since they had came back. He bent over to pick up the paper, and noticed a pair of feet by him.
Standing up, Giles looked at the man in front of him. He'd never seen him before and didn't know why he was there. He took a step back and blinked. "Who are you?" he asked, trying to find one of the weapons he kept in his foyer. He found a sword and picked it up.
"I'm Alcazar. The man hired to kill you," he said, waving his hand.
The sword flew out of Giles hand so he decided to grab something else. But before he could, the wizard sent him flying into one of the walls, making the pictures fall with a loud crash.
Fred had just cleaned herself and slipped into her jeans and sweater when she heard a crash downstairs, followed by a bolt of pain. Rupert!
Rushing out of the bathroom, she ran downstairs to the foyer to find a man standing there, a sword in one hand, a fireball in the other. Rupert was down on the floor against the wall, trying to get up. The man threw the ball, Rupert just managing to roll out of the way.
"STOP!" she screamed as she leaped the last couple of stairs, placing herself between Rupert and the man. This had to be Alcazar, she realized, the man the Council Board had hired. The man they wanted to kill Rupert.
"Leave now, girl, and I'll let you live," Alcazar growled. "This doesn't concern you."
"Leave him alone!"
"I warned you!"
Alcazar dropped the sword to the floor and conjured two fireballs, tossing one at each of them. But as they sailed through the air, she instinctively turned around and ran to protect Rupert, grabbing him and throwing her arms around him. She felt something pop in her and the heat of the fireballs hit her but immediately deflected hitting the nearby wall.
"Mi Dios! What kind of trickery in this?" Alcazar demanded.
Not even trying to figure out what had just happened, Fred let go of Rupert and turned around, striding toward the wizard, who tried to conjure another fireball. When he threw it at her, it was then that she realized she had a pair of wings as they wrapped around her, protecting her from the onslaught.
"What are you?!" he said as she pushed him up against the wall.
"His protector," she told him lowly.
Alcazar conjured another fireball, but when he tried to use it, their proximity caused it to be deflected right onto him. Screaming as the fire consumed him, he disappeared in ash and smoke.
Fred stepped away from the wall, looking down at herself for a moment before turning around. "Rupert, are you all right?"
"Fred, go back upstairs!" Giles warned as he watched Alcazar conjured two more fireballs. Before he could say another word, Fred was grabbing him and protecting him. Giles closed his eyes and tried to wrap his arms around her but something was in the way. And when Fred stepped away from him, his mouth fell open.
What he saw was the most beautiful thing he'd ever laid his eyes on. Coming out of Fred's back was a pair of wings, and there was a glow about her. He was enthralled by her beauty, and courage as she pushed Alcazar against the wall. And when the wizard burst into flames, Giles continued to stare.
"What?" he asked when Fred asked if he was all right. Blinking, he looked at her. "You're so beautiful, Fred." He furrowed his brow and looked down at the floor. "Yes, I'm all right. It's just...you have wings, and you were glowing and..." He cleared his throat and looked at her again.
Taking a step forward, Giles reached out and touched them. They were soft under his touch, and he smiled. "You really are an angel," he whispered before looking at her. There was still a slight glow about her and he couldn't resist the urge to lean forward and kiss her. "Thank you for saving me, love."
Slipping her arms off his back, Giles pushed them above her head, and linked his fingers with hers. He wanted to say something to comfort her but he knew nothing he could say would make things right. She had a calling in this life, and he didn't. Giles' job was to stay and being a nothing for the Council. But he needed to say what he felt in his heart.
"If you could stay, Fred," he started, his voice strained with emotion, "I would've fallen in love you. How can someone not love you?" Tears came to his eyes as he felt himself start to tighten. He tried to hold back but she was just so tight, and he was battling his emotions too much to stop it. And with a strangled cry, he came inside of her as his tears slid down his face.
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She felt his fingers link with hers, and she opened her eyes to look up at him. She could see he wanted to say something a few times but didn't appear to know what. They continued to move together, Fred feeling herself moving closer and closer to the edge until she was just hanging on, and when he told her that he would have fallen in love with her, she knew that she was lost. He thrust into her a few more times, and Fred fell with a cry just as he did, spasming around him.
Wrapping her arms more tightly around him, she trembled, feeling him in her and against her and with her. "I want to take you with me," she whispered. Beyond the purely selfish reasons for it, she knew that having someone like him with his knowledge and background would be a huge help in what she might have to do. "If I can--would you go with me? If it were possible?"
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It wasn't until he heard her question that he moved to look at her. His movements were slow since he didn't want slip out of her just yet. She wanted him to go with her. The thought made his heart start to beat faster. If he could leave with her, he could make sure she was safe and he would be with her. No more lonely nights and the thought made his eyes fill with tears.
"I would go anywhere with you, Fred. To the ends of the Earth, and back if I have to," he said as he looked down at her. "If...if you can take me with, then yes, I want to go with you, love. You've brought the light back to my life. It was so dark for so long but you reminded me how wonderful things can me. I never want to lose you."
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So when he said that he'd go anywhere with her, that he wanted to go with her, Fred felt her heart fill with joy. He wanted to be with her. "I never want to lose you either," she whispered to him. "I've lost too much. I can't lose you now that I've found you."
Reaching up, she ran her hand over his temple before leaning up to kiss him. She couldn't explain it, but now that he agreed to go with her, she knew somehow that it would be okay to take him. Somehow, she did. "I think that there was more than one reason you were my first assignment," she told him. "I can feel it. I think Cordy knew that somehow, we needed each other."
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He wanted to stay connected with her for the rest of the night, but Giles' arms were growing tired. Carefully slipping out of her, he rolled to his side and gathered her into his arms. He glanced at the clock and groaned a little. "This is usually the time I'm getting up to get ready for work," he said before softly kissing her temple. "But you're very worth a day of sleep deprivation, love."
Tea sounded nice right about then, and he knew he should get the paper from the front step before it was buried in snow. "I think I'm going to get up and make a cup of tea. Would you like one?" he asked, slipping out of the bed and putting his pajamas on.
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Now, though, as she looked up him, she found herself thinking that she had found something even more beautiful.
When he had to finally pull out of her, she felt a small pang of disappointment at the loss, but smiled softly as instead he pulled her into his arms. She would have loved nothing more than to just lay there with him, but that obviously wasn't going to be possible.
"I'm sorry - I didn't mean to keep you up all night," she said as he got out of bed. She slid to the edge and looked up at him for moment. "A cup of tea sounds wonderful, though."
Reaching down to grab her jeans and sweater and underthings, she stood up and smiled at him. "I'm gonna go use the bathroom and get dressed, and then I'll meet you downstairs if that's all right," she told him before rising up on her toes to give him a kiss.
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Standing up, Giles looked at the man in front of him. He'd never seen him before and didn't know why he was there. He took a step back and blinked. "Who are you?" he asked, trying to find one of the weapons he kept in his foyer. He found a sword and picked it up.
"I'm Alcazar. The man hired to kill you," he said, waving his hand.
The sword flew out of Giles hand so he decided to grab something else. But before he could, the wizard sent him flying into one of the walls, making the pictures fall with a loud crash.
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Rushing out of the bathroom, she ran downstairs to the foyer to find a man standing there, a sword in one hand, a fireball in the other. Rupert was down on the floor against the wall, trying to get up. The man threw the ball, Rupert just managing to roll out of the way.
"STOP!" she screamed as she leaped the last couple of stairs, placing herself between Rupert and the man. This had to be Alcazar, she realized, the man the Council Board had hired. The man they wanted to kill Rupert.
"Leave now, girl, and I'll let you live," Alcazar growled. "This doesn't concern you."
"Leave him alone!"
"I warned you!"
Alcazar dropped the sword to the floor and conjured two fireballs, tossing one at each of them. But as they sailed through the air, she instinctively turned around and ran to protect Rupert, grabbing him and throwing her arms around him. She felt something pop in her and the heat of the fireballs hit her but immediately deflected hitting the nearby wall.
"Mi Dios! What kind of trickery in this?" Alcazar demanded.
Not even trying to figure out what had just happened, Fred let go of Rupert and turned around, striding toward the wizard, who tried to conjure another fireball. When he threw it at her, it was then that she realized she had a pair of wings as they wrapped around her, protecting her from the onslaught.
"What are you?!" he said as she pushed him up against the wall.
"His protector," she told him lowly.
Alcazar conjured another fireball, but when he tried to use it, their proximity caused it to be deflected right onto him. Screaming as the fire consumed him, he disappeared in ash and smoke.
Fred stepped away from the wall, looking down at herself for a moment before turning around. "Rupert, are you all right?"
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What he saw was the most beautiful thing he'd ever laid his eyes on. Coming out of Fred's back was a pair of wings, and there was a glow about her. He was enthralled by her beauty, and courage as she pushed Alcazar against the wall. And when the wizard burst into flames, Giles continued to stare.
"What?" he asked when Fred asked if he was all right. Blinking, he looked at her. "You're so beautiful, Fred." He furrowed his brow and looked down at the floor. "Yes, I'm all right. It's just...you have wings, and you were glowing and..." He cleared his throat and looked at her again.
Taking a step forward, Giles reached out and touched them. They were soft under his touch, and he smiled. "You really are an angel," he whispered before looking at her. There was still a slight glow about her and he couldn't resist the urge to lean forward and kiss her. "Thank you for saving me, love."
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