Title: Dreamer (Prologue)
Author: Luisa
Email: leyjd@hotmail.com
Pairing: B/G
Rating: G (well, for this small part, anyway )
Distribution: Dword, Kattie, Dusty, Dee, Gabi, TL. Anyone else? Just let me know where.
Summary: I was aiming for a PWP, but those dang plot bunnies kept getting in the way :-) Anyway, to sum up: Giles witnesses Buffy. dreaming. She witnesses his. reaction. Gloriness ensues. ;-)
Spoilers: Through "Forever" (S5). Riley's gone; Joyce has died. but no Glory and no Dawn.
Disclaimer: Sadly, not mine. :'-( Buffy, Giles and the crew belong to Joss & Co.
Feedback: Is the stuff fic is made of. If you'll be so kind as to offer some, I promise I'll write some more fic.
Notes: [thoughts] *emphasis* Oh, and the parts are a bit irregular in length - sorry about that :-)
Thanks: To all those who helped with suggestions and beta work... you know who you are.
Dedication: Dword, this is for you... without your pitchfo... I mean input, this little fic would have died before it was even born. :-)

Rupert Giles glanced at the glowing figures on the borrowed alarm clock for the tenth time in as many minutes and let out a soft "Humph" of dissatisfaction.

03:25

It seemed as if the bright digits were mocking him, torturing him with the slow speed with which they progressed and reminding him that morning lay far away. He gave another grunt and raised himself into a sitting position, before swinging his legs over the side of the couch. Hunching over so that his elbows rested on his knees, Giles clasped his hands in front of him and heaved a deep sigh; his mind returning to the single thought that had plagued him since he'd turned out the light hours earlier.

[Why on earth did I agree to this insanity?]

A sudden moan from upstairs reminded him why, and as he reached for his glasses, his sleep-deprived brain replayed the evenings' events once again...

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