Title: Puppy Love
Author: Tori Deathangel / Rich Warrior
Pairing: B/G
Rating: R
Disclaimer: All belongs to Joss and co, Fox, Upn etc
Distribution: You want it, take it its yours

Giles lay awake in his bed thinking of the night's events. Buffy and himself went to break up a group of demons preparing a ritual that could cause imminent problems for Sunnydale, but as it turns out, these weak pathetic being ran off with no contention except that Giles ended up wearing the ingredients for the casting. Blobs of this that and the other clung to him and his clothes and boy did it reek! Buffy paid him no heed as she found a cute little ball of fluff. She sure showed it more love and affection then she's ever shown me. I wish she would look at me the same way. He went to bed imagine his slayer holding him as close and smiling at him.

Morning came and he found himself needing the bathroom desperately. He kicked off the blankets and leaped from the bed, to run down the stairs, but the floor met him way to fast. Bloody hell! He looked up and everything about him seemed bigger then life. His gaze traveled down to the floor by his hands. His eyes widened and panic coursed through his body. Dear Lord. He examined both appendages and went to make a full check. NO!NO!NO! He ran to the mirror, which took a little doing since the mirror is at least a foot higher then he was currently now. Looking at it he found, a fuzzy face, a brown furry face, four paws and a tail to boot.

He rested his head against the looking glass. Well you got want you wanted old man. Buffy will surly want you now, why it couldn't it be before this.

Buffy busted through the door, "Giles?" Stopping abruptly when she noticed the small little bundle. She went to scoop him immediately up. "Oh aren't you the most precious." She scratched behind his ears.

Oh dear no, Buffy, don't… don't…. Oh that feels so good. Giles rolled into her touch and she firmed her hold on the animal to keep him from falling. No! Don't push there! I have to…. Um never mind I'm sure you figured it out by now.

"EEEEEWWWWW" She looked at her wet shirt, "Giles, your puppy doesn't have to go to the bathroom anymore, and when did you get a puppy anyway?" No response. "Giles?"

She headed upstairs and saw that the bed had been slept in, no obvious signs of a struggle. Where is he? Giving up for now, she grabbed one of his shirts and headed for the bathroom locking the puppy inside with her.

Buffy started the water, adjusting it to the right temperature for a shower.

Um, perhaps I should be elsewhere. He went to move but was frozen in his place and watched intently as his slayer divested her garments. Shouldn't look, mustn't…. He raised his head back up and was entranced with her curves. His mouth opened in a pant. He moved closer to get a better look. You dirty old man. His eyes roamed her body, her breasts, her…. He leered hungrily at her, realized what he was doing and curled into a ball away from her.

She starred at the puppy for a sec with a smile on her face and jumped into the shower. When he heard the water turn off he jumped up, eager to see her again, but was not prepared for the sight he now saw before him. The water raced down her body, running down fast and slow, encircling her nipples, and taunting him to dry her off. Apparently his thoughts had not gone unnoticed. Buffy stared at him in shock. "You are so going to need to get neutered."

Neutered??!! His eyes widened and with a yelp crawled under the claw-footed tub. Like hell, you are going to do that to me! I've grown rather attached to them. You will not be cutting bits and pieces off of me!

She stared at the …. You really need a name. Well, Giles won't mind and since the vet has neutering free on Wednesdays, I guess he'll kinda owe me for watching him and taking him there. Hhhhmmm, Ripper, nah, Giles would freak. Rascal, eechhh, what am I thinking. "Come here Brownie." She reached under the ceramic and reached for the pup. Get your hands away from me. I'm warning you, I'll… I'll.. Damnit, I'll bite you! She reached under and grabbed him by the scruff of the neck. Bloody hell!

"Come here you." She bounced into the kitchen, looking for a leash. Unable to find one she settled on carrying the little thing in her pocket of her jacket. Now here's a different perspective.

Willow saw her friend and ran over to greet her and tell her about her day. Her eyes widened, "Buffy!Ohmyit'ssocutecaniholditpleaseplease!"

She looked at her overanxious friend and couldn't believe how often that her words just seem to blend into the others as though one big word, like supercalfrig, supercali, supercalifrid…ah hell whatever. She lifted him out of her jacket, "His name is Brownie."

"Aawwww, he's so cute, Dawn will love him."

"Oh, this is Giles' puppy."

"Giles? This cutie belongs to Mr. Stiff -upper- lip-show- no- emotion- animals-aren't-my-thing?"

"If by that you mean my watcher, then yeah."

Giles squirmed under the girls manhandling, Oohh, be careful. Hey now that tickles! Buffy! Willow! Stop that this instant.

"Watch it he's kinda excitable. He left evidence to that fact on me earlier."

"Eeeeeeewwwww." Her nose crinkled at the idea of her friend suggesting what the puppy could do. She handed him back to her. That's when Xander drove up.

"Hey girls!" His eyes widened and in instant he was out of the iron monster and had the little fluff in his hands, "Awww, aren't you the most precious, yes you are." He rubbed noses with him and became very self-conscious at his two best friends staring back at him smirking. "I mean, he's going to be a great watch-dog. Oh here." He passed the puppy back to her.

This is not pass the watcher and for God's sake Xander, you are a grown man and I'm a gro… who am I kidding? I'm a puppy.

She got them home without further interruption and put Brownie on the kitchen floor and she began rummaging in the cabinets, pulling out a bowl and puppy food left over from when they watched Mrs. Sanderson's puppy. She poured the food in the bowl and set it down in front of him.

I'll bloody well not eat this! He sniffed and turned away from it.

"Well that's all you are getting." She picked up a jelly donut and started munching on it. She heard him whimper.

Did that come from me? Buffy, please stop teasing me. You know jelly donuts are my favorite. He got up from where he was sitting with his tail wagging, he began wiggling about, somehow she thought this was quite humorous and dropped what was left of the jellied morsel in order to clench her side. He wasted no time to retrieve the gooey splendedness.

She wiped the tears from her eyes, and stared the puppy eating its dinner, giving up she reached for the phone and made the appointment at the vet.

I told you, I'm not going Buffy. No amount of Slayer strength can keep me from… well, I'm just not going and that's final. She picked him up and took him in the yard to do his business. Could you at least have the decency to turn around or something. Giving up, mainly on his most urgent need to empty himself, he proceeded to do so. This is so embarrassing.

After she was satisfied that he was done she took out a ball and proceed to roll it past him. Really Buffy. I have a degree from Oxford, many years of training at the watchers compound and a ball… a ball… um… he watched Her pick it up and bounce it a few times. A ball, may I have the ball? His eyes were intent on the round sphere and he let out a little yelp that for him passed for a bark. Please?

"I don't think it will be a good idea to wind you up before sleepy time." The puppy looked sadly at her, "I'm sorry. Come on." She patted her leg to signal him to follow. He bounded up to the porch and jumped at the first step and fell down. OW!

"Awww, here let me carry you." And so she did all the way into her room. "I want to keep a close eye on you so you get to sleep next to me on my bed tonight. Oh I better call Giles and tell him not to worry about you." She picked up the receiver and wound up leaving a message on his machine which bothered her, cause for one leaving a puppy unattended and number two he's never more then three steps away from his phone. Oh well, tomorrow, she'll try again and if nothing then she'll have to do something about it. She laid into the bed and fretted in it. Giles not around bothered her.

Luv, don't worry I'm right here. He laid his head on her.

She rubbed his head, "I can't lose you Giles. I love you. I just hope one day you'll forgive me for all the stupid shit and love me the same."

There's nothing to forgive, I... You love me? Damn this spell. I love you too. She heard her sobbing and he crawled up to her till he was eye level and began to lick the tears away. She merely smiled and allowed him to snuggle closer.

Giles felt incredibly cold, he reached for blankets and stopped, I can reach. His head was snuggled up next to his sweet slayer, he slowly opened his eyes and was greeted with a magnificent sight. Just then her eyes fluttered open.

"Giles?"

"Shush Luv, its me."

She half sat up. "Um you know I'm glad you are ok and everything. I just have to ask… Why are you in my bed and naked?"

"Well.. um…" He reached his hand up into his hair to smooth it down somewhat and was quite relieved to find fingers instead of a paw. "You remember that puppy?"

Her eyes lit up, and a smile came across her face, "Yeah, Brownie, where is the little guy?"

"Um, I do rather think, that neutering me is quite extreme can't we just use condoms?"

"Huh?" Her mind processed for a second, "You mean, that you, that, that." She signaled the height of the sweet puppy.

"Uh huh." He took her hand, "I love you too."

Her eyes flooded with tears and she grasped to him pressing her lips against his. "I love you." Kiss. "I love you." Kiss again.

He pulled her back for a moment and stared into her beautiful eyes, "I'm not going anywhere," and then he thought "and certainly not like this."

She laughed. You know if Xander ever finds out he was nuzzling you…"

He held up his hand, "Lets let this be our secret."

"Done." Her smile was bright, but it wavered and turned into a full frown.

"What's wrong?"

"I miss the puppy."

"Oh Luv," He gathered her into his arms, "We will get one if you want one bad enough."

"Really." As hope and merriment touched her.

"Yes Luv." He nodded. She grabbed onto him and held onto him, snuggling closer then she possible ever could before. "Brownie?" He was rewarded with a poke to the ribs.

"If you aren't careful we'll keep the neutering appointment."

"Well then I'll have to discourage you from doing so." He leaned in and captured a kiss from her, allowing the passion to build between them, she parted her lips encouraging him to continue on. They pulled away panting.

"I think I need more encouragement." They lurched back together, feeling, cupping and that's when Dawn burst through the door.

"I wanna see …" She was going to say 'the puppy'. She did an about face, "I so did not want to see that."

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