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Edited at 2018-08-23 05:46 pm (UTC)

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Title: Are You Amenable?
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Characters/Pairing: Rupert Giles/Buffy Summers
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 241
Summary: Giles is trying to ask Buffy out.
A/N: written for August Rush: Day 14 at 1_million_words

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Edited at 2018-08-23 08:00 pm (UTC)

“Why didn’t you tell me?” Buffy asked.

“Well, quite frankly, it was none of your business.”

“You dating Miss Calendar, none of my business. You dating Olivia Whats-her-name, none of my business. You dating…”

“Are you going to bring up your mother? Because technically, Joyce and I never dated.”

“Ew, Giles, no. And please don’t mention it again. I was talking about you and Xander.”

“Again, I must say, not your business.”

“I introduced you!” Buffy yelled.

“Well, yes, thank you for that. It has been ten years since that auspicious occasion.”

“Meaning?”

“That what two consenting adults do in the privacy of their own home…”

“You were in the equipment room! Anybody could have walked in.”

“You lot were on a shopping excursion. Xander and I were doing inventory. Talia’s been a little hard on the axe heads lately so I wanted to check on our supply as well as the bolts for the crossbow.”

“None of that seems to be a motivation for what I walked in on.”

“Buffy, if you expect me to get into the details of what Xander and I do together, you’re out of luck.”

“Fine. I really don’t want to know. I guess all I want to know is… are you happy?”

“Quite.”

“Is he?”

“I believe so. You would have to ask him.”

“I don’t think he’s coming out of the equipment room any time soon.”

“Perhaps not,” he said and she smiled.

“Damn.”

“What?”

“I had a shovel talk all prepared for the next person who dated Xander. Or you. I don’t think I can use it now.”

“Pity.”

“I will leave you with a bit of advice.”

“I’m all ears.”

“The next time you’re alone in a room with Xander, lock the door.”