Title: Love at First Bite - part 4 of 5
Author: Michelle
Rating: FRM
Pairing: Buffy/Giles
Summary: Giles wears a cheesy Dracula costume for Halloween. Strange things
begin to happen.
Spoilers: None really
Timeline: Season five but without Riley.
Disclaimer: These are not my characters. They belong to Joss, Twentieth
Century Fox, UPN, WB & Mutant Enemy. This is purely for fun.
"Giles?" Buffy asked cautiously.
"Buffy? What happened? Why am I. . . ?" The voice was once again pure Giles.
"Undressed? On the floor?" she offered. Giles nodded. "Long story. Short version - there was a spell on your costume. I destroyed your costume to break the spell. You stumbled and fell."
Giles rolled away from her and sat up. "Why do I taste blood?" he asked.
"You bit me," she mumbled as she sat up.
"What?"
"You were turning into Dracula, and you bit me."
She started to stand, but he caught her arm, stopping her. "Did I hurt you?" He brushed her hair from her neck to look at the wound.
"I'm fine," she said as she pulled away. "I'm the Slayer. I'll heal."
"Buffy, this looks serious. Perhaps I should get the first aid kit." He started to stand.
"No," she said too quickly. "That's how this all started." She grabbed his arm to stop him but tugged too hard. Once again, he fell on top of her.
"Was that intentional?" he asked, his breath tickling her cheek as he spoke.
"What?" Buffy asked, shocked. "No. I mean - not really. I don't. . ." She trailed off, not knowing what to say.
"Is there a logical reason for your shirt being open?" Giles asked.
"When you were under the spell, you unbuttoned my shirt. I haven't had a chance to fix it yet." She could feel her face beginning to turn red. "If you'd let me up, I could -"
He cut her off. "How did I get close enough to bite you, Buffy? Why did you let me do it?"
"Giles, do you remember anything that happened?"
For the second time that night, he rolled off her and sat up. He waited for her to sit up as well before he answered her question. "It's like a dream that I can't quite remember. I feel like I should remember, but when I try, the images slip away," he explained. "You didn't answer my question. Why did you let me bite you?"
"I didn't know you were going to bite me," she admitted. "I didn't know what was happening until I felt it. As soon as I realized you were under a spell, I tried to stop you."
"How many bites did that take?"
She was confused. "I don't understand?"
"Where did you get these small bites?" He trailed a finger down her neck, across her shoulder, and down to the top of her breast.
"I tried to stop you after the first bite. You got the wrong idea when I started to remove your costume. You were kissing and biting. I didn't realize you drew blood."
Giles examined her pajama top. Buffy looked at what had caught his attention. There was a trail of blood on it.
"Apparently, I bit you through the shirt." He looked into her eyes. "Why didn't you stop me?"
"I didn't want to hurt you," she answered softly. "I wanted to stop you, and I could only do that if I got close. That meant letting you do what you wanted while I tried to reverse the spell."
"You could have knocked me out," Giles suggested.
"And how would I have known when the spell ended?" She sighed. "We should get dressed." She began buttoning her top, but his hand on hers stopped her.
"You must have known something was wrong before I bit you. How could it have happened?" he asked again.
"You're not going to let this go, are you?"
"No."
"I thought it was a prank. I thought Willow and Xander were playing a prank. She called and tried to warn me, but her cell phone went dead. I couldn't find you anywhere. So, I thought you were in on the prank. When I found you in the basement, I waited to see what you would do."
"What did I do?"
She tried not to think about the fact that Giles was almost naked as she answered. "You grabbed me from behind and kissed my neck. Then you bit me."
"That's not all I did," he said in a whisper.
"I thought you didn't remember," she said in surprise.
"I remember enough." He leaned close to her ear. "Should I use the accent?"
Buffy tried to stifle a moan as she asked, "Accent?"
"I vant to suck your -"
Buffy cut him off with a kiss.