__Come What May__
By Angelwakes



Xander took hold of the microphone and as befitted his role as Best Man, declared, "Mr and Mrs Giles will now take the floor for their first dance as man and wife."

There was a hush as Giles, looking devestatingly handsome in a fitted tuxedo, led a satin clad Buffy onto the empty dance floor. The lights dimmed and a spotlight lit up the couple as the first notes of a haunting melody began.

#Never knew I could feel like this
Like I've never seen the sky before
Want to vanish inside your kiss
Every day I love you more and more
Listen to my heart, can you hear it sings
Telling me to give you everything
Seasons may change, winter to spring
But I love you until the end of time#


"Well, Mrs Giles, do you approve of my choice?" Buffy had left the choice of the song for their first dance to him.

#Come what may
Come what may
I will love you until my dying day#


"Mmm yeah, very us, as long as the dying is a long time from now." She moved closer and her breath against his throat made him tremble.

"It will be, I promise. I do love you, Mrs Giles." He turned and brushed a kiss on her forehead.

"You're not going to stop saying that for ages, are you?" Buffy smiled up at her husband.

"No, I'm not." He bent his head and heedless of the whistles and cheers, they kissed passionately.

#Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place
Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace
Suddenly my life doesn't seem such a waste
It all revolves around you
And there's no mountain too high
No river too wide
Sing out this song and I'll be there by your side
Storm clouds may gather
And storms may collide
But I love you until the end of time#


Breaking apart before they really gave their friends and families something to cheer about, Buffy grinned at her husband.

#Come what may
Come what may
I will love you until my dying day#


"I'm glad Willow did that spell. You would never have told me how you felt, would you?"

"Probably not," he admitted "but there could have been serious repercussions. For example, what if one of us had not loved the other? Remember she was only guessing my emotions." At the look on his face, Buffy grew suspicious.

"What have you done, Giles?"

He bent to whisper in her ear. "Just given all three of them a taste of their own medicine, love. They should be hearing their soul mates' thoughts very soon, now." The naughty look on his face was that of a schoolboy playing a particularly devious prank.

"Can we eavesdrop?"

"Sadly, no, but their body language should speak volumes." The dance continued as a few couples joined them on the floor. Willow and Oz were together as usher and bridesmaid, while Xander was dancing with one of Buffy's very pretty cousins.

#Oh, come what may, come what may
I will love you, I will love you
Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place#


'I love the way Willow fits in my arms, she's the perfect partner for me.'

'I could dance forever with my wolfie lover.'

The Giles' exchanged glances at Willow and Oz's suddenly sappy lovestruck smiles, secretly pleased their friends were happy together.

#Come what may
Come what may
I will love you until my dying day#


'Well, well, well, look at how well the whelp has filled out. Now how do I convince him to shag me?'

'Spike wants to shag me? Oh God!'

"Giles, why has Xander fainted?"

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