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Title: I Have Many Skills
Author: il_mio_capitano
Characters: Giles, Xander, Buffy
Length: 100
Rating: FRC

“Because it’s Xander. That’s the prophecy of the True Warrior.”

Giles looked up from his book to see his young friends staring open-mouthed at him. Xander had been particularly annoying up to that point so Giles focused on him. “I’m sorry, but it speaks here of a great warrior who will fight for truth and righteousness. The fate of the world rests with the one called Xander.”

The boy who’d dripped pizza all over the books looked pale.

“Oh, I’m sorry,” Giles deadpanned. “I meant to say Xena.”

Buffy narrowed her eyes.

“Are you looking at next week’s TV guide?”

littleotter73

Title: The Sophisticated Palate

Author: littleotter73

Characters: Giles, Xander, Dawn

Rating: FRC

Word Count: 100

Last Line: I’m still here for you

“I’m still here for you, Giles,” Xander stated in support, “but I have to agree with the ladies, corn and prawn is really weird, and we’re from California: home of the weird and wacky delicious pie.”

Giles sighed the heavy sigh of a man who had long suffered at the hands of his young friends and tucked into his pizza as they stared on in fascination.

“Have an open mind,” he groused.

Xander’s pizza arrived loaded with every almost every topping imaginable, including eggs.

Giles tossed his utensils in disgust. “How is that not weird?”

Dawn shrugged. “Because it’s Xander.”

il_mio_capitano

Title: Fall
Author: il_mio_capitano
Characters: Giles, Buffy
Length: 100
Rating PG

Previous Line: Retirement after.

“Retirement? After all I’ve been through?”

Buffy took his hand.

“Giles, that’s rather the point.”

“But Glory is still out there. And The Master, he will rise again. We need to get back to the library and research –“

“Giles!” She squeezed his hand and fixed him in the eye. “Come back to me.”

“Oh.” He stopped and looked around the sunny patio and at the autumn trees turning golden. “I did it, again didn’t I? He ran a hand self-consciously through his grey hair. “Sorry. One too many blows to the head.”

“It’s OK. I’m still here for you.”

littleotter73

Title: After

Author: littleotter73

Rating: FRC

Characters: Giles and Buffy

Word Count:100

“It’s the first time I’ve seen you smile in a long time,” Giles noted, handing Buffy a cup of coffee.

“Yeah, well, things have been pretty shitty up until recently.”

“Understatement of a lifetime.”

“Or two.”

Raising his mug in salute, he asked, “So what now?”

She shook her head. “No clue. Still kinda reeling.”

“Sabbatical?” She looked receptive, so he pressed on, “Retirement, perhaps?”

“Whoa there, partner, that’s crazy talk!”

“A bridge too far,” Giles agreed. “Disneyland?”

“Sure, why not?” Buffy laughed and leaned into his shoulder. After a beat she said, “Maybe after.”

“After?”

“Mouse first. Retirement after.”

il_mio_capitano

Title: Retail Therapy
Author: il_mio_capitano
Characters: Giles, Andrew
Rating PG
Length: 100

Previous line: Our mission isn’t done

“Our mission isn’t done yet, oh Tall One.”

Giles looked at Andrew and found himself wondering if anything were to happen to the boy, would anyone really miss him? Could he go back to the house, claim some sort of accident or run-in with the Bringers, and whoops, sorry, no Andrew?

“I’ll get the first aid supplies, you get the make-up and um, personal hygiene items for our Potential Red-shirts.”

If fact, would Giles even need an excuse? Would anyone even ask him what happened?

“Looting must agree with you, Mr Giles. It’s the first time I’ve seen you smile.”

littleotter73

Title: Apologies

Author: littleotter73

Characters: Giles (and the Citroën)

Rating: FRC

Word Count: 100

Setting: Season 3

Prompt: “Giles slammed the car door”

A/N: il_mio_capitano and I are going to play a rousing game of last line/first line for the month of October. Here is the first drabble:

Giles slammed the car door and instantly winced in apology. The bolts shook and the ancient beast shuddered under the rough treatment. He truly tried to be careful with the antiquated Citroën, but the door wouldn’t close without the excessive force. Ghosting his fingers over the rusty bonnet, he knew he really needed to find something new, but the Council had denied his last three expense reports and, in light of the Cruciamentum, he now had to make do on just his high school librarian’s salary.

“Hang in there a little longer, old girl,” he encouraged. “Our mission isn’t done.”

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