Title: The First Step
Author: Jen
Email: supermom11200@yahoo.com
Rating: G
Date: 02/09/04
Pairing: None
Summary: A moment in the life of Rupert Giles
Distribution: GRB, ODD, Headquarters, WatcherGirls
Feedback: Feed the beast! Feed the beast! (Sorry, I was channeling Rick & Bubba for a minute.)
Disclaimer: I don't own them. Wish I did. Joss & the usual suspects do.

For Da Wench's Monday Mini Challenge: Music

Ten-year-old Rupert Giles stood outside the store with his face pressed to the window. He didn't want to enter the store just yet. He wanted to savor the feeling of this moment. Somehow, he knew that it would be a defining moment of his life.

Placing a hand in his pocket, the tactile sense of the crisply folded notes comforted him.

He thought back to the previous week. His birthday, to be exact. His grandmother had pulled him to the side and handed him the notes. In a voice loud enough for everyone to hear, she had told him, "I expect this to be spent frivolously. On my next trip home, I want you to share what you bought with me."

His father had grumbled and his mum smiled softly.

He returned to the present and looked over his shoulder. His mother sat patiently in the car, smiling that same smile. She inclined her head and he nodded in response. Straightening his shirt, he moved to the door of the store.

When it opened, the most amazing sounds assaulted him. The perfect chords, the beat of the drum, the melody of the voices singing were a delight to him.

He strode to the counter and asked the clerk, "Excuse me, Sir. Where do you keep the Beetles' new releases?"

The End