__A Shock Of A Lifetime__
By GG the Slayer



Buffy and Riley had been dating for six months. She was happy with him, but was she happy enough? Lately she wasn't too sure. Riley was the best...he was funny, sweet, caring, loving, and reliable. But was that enough? Buffy had been wondering lately, if there might be something missing from her relationship with Riley. Something that kept holding her back from taking the next big step with him....sex. See, she was a virgin...but didn't think she wanted to remedy that with Riley. But if not with him, then with who?

Xander would gladly help her out, but Anya would skin him alive... and then probably do something equally as horrible to Buffy. Willow had just re-united with Oz, so she wouldn't be able to help Buffy out. Plus, Buffy wasn't exactly a pinch hitter for the home team, so to speak. And Angel? He'd dumped her right before Prom...so she wasn't about to go crawling back to him. Besides, he was a vampire, she was The Slayer, yada yada. She sighed, then got up from her bed and left the dorm room.

She walked across the campus, to Lowell House, where Riley lived. As she walked inside, she found him playing pool with Graham and Forrest, two of his fraternity brothers.

"Hi Riley," she spoke.

He turned around and smiled when he saw Buffy. Then he walked over and hugged her. She returned the hug, then asked him if they could go someplace more private to talk. He agreed and then escorted her upstairs to his room. She closed the door behind them, then asked him to take a seat. Riley did, then waited to hear what she had to say.

Buffy fidgeted, then began to pace...he knew she was stalling, but didn't know why. After a few moments, she stopped and stood in front of him again.

"Riley...you and I have been dating for six months now...and there comes a time in every relationship, when the couple decide to either take the next step or end the relationship. The next step, being, in our case, having sex. I love being your girlfriend....but I don't know if I'm ready to take that step just yet. I'm...I'm a virgin, Riley."

Riley gaped at her....she was a virgin? It wasn't possible...or was it? And if it *was*...why, he would be more than happy to help her out in that department. Hell, what healthy male, wouldn't want to bed a virgin? Buffy looked down at her shoes, to avoid any further humiliation...she was afraid to look at Riley anymore. When he cleared his throat though, she raised her gaze to his.

"Buffy...you're 20 and still a virgin?"

She blushed, then nodded under his intense look.

"I...I don't know what to say..."

Buffy looked back down at her shoes and found a few spots of some weird stain on them. She began wondering what the stain was and how to go about removing it, when Riley cleared his throat to speak again.(AN: Aww, Riley can speak...."ARF! ARF!" Good boy...should he get a cookie? EG)

"Do you want to...that is, when you're ready...will you want to take that step with me?"

It was on the tip of her tongue to tell him "yes", but when she opened her mouth to speak, it was as if she was channeling someone else entirely. Like she wasn't in her own body, again.

"I don't want you, Riley. I want Giles..."

As soon as the words left her mouth, she gasped and slapped her hand over it to keep from doing any more damage. Riley couldn't believe it. His girlfriend of six months, the girl he was falling in love with, didn't want him...she wanted that old codger, Giles. Why would she want Giles, when she already had Riley?(AN: Why wouldn't she want Giles??) Buffy just knew that she was going to die of shock... so before she humiliated herself any further, she flew out of Riley's room and out of Lowell House.

She ran back to Stevenson Hall and fled to the safety of her dorm room. Thanking Heavens that Willow was still out somewhere with Oz. Buffy flopped down onto her bed and mentally berated herself for lame way she'd dumped Riley.

"God, Summers...could you have squashed his heart any more? Next time why not just rip out his heart with your bare hands? And why on earth, are you suddenly desiring Giles?? I mean, he's old....but hey, Angel's 200 years older. I bet Giles has a ton of experience...urg, why am I even thinking about this?? I wonder if Giles knows of any spells that make a person channel someone else entirely. God, a year ago, I wanted to hurl when I saw Ewwlivia (Olivia) and Giles, practically nekkid. And now?

I want to see Giles nekkid, up close and personal. And if I *do* go through with the naughty thoughts now playing in my, what is surely *warped* mind, how the hell am I supposed to tell him that I want to jump his bones. Oh god, if that won't kill him, then my telling him of my virginity status, sure as hell will. Too bad I can't talk to Willow or Xander...or even Giles himself, about this. But duh, like I can really talk to anyone about this, period."

Buffy decided to take a nap...maybe when she woke up, things would make more sense. She snorted and figured that the hellmouth would freeze over first.

*************

Giles was reading a copy of, "Field and Stream", when there was a loud knock on his front door. Figuring it was either Buffy or one of the others, he hurried to the door and swung it open. It was Buffy all right, but it was a Buffy he'd never seen before. And frankly, if ever given the choice, he'd choose to never see *this* Buffy again.

She was sobbing, hysterically and practically choking from the force of her sobs. He quickly ushered her inside and closed the door behind her. He lead her over to the couch and sat her down. When he went to head into the kitchen for a glass of water though, she grabbed his hand. Giles sat down next to her and was surprised when she climbed into his lap and clung tightly to him. Her sobs continued and he began to fear that something was seriously wrong. He began to think of what could have possibly upset his Slayer so much.

Perhaps she'd had a falling out with Riley? Or maybe her mother and she had fought about something? The possibilities were almost endless. And just when he was about to give her something to calm her down....her sobbing finally began to abate. He sighed in relief. Then he reached over to the desk behind him and grabbed the large box of Kleenex. Buffy took it, gratefully and began to slowly clean her face of every trace that she'd been crying.

Giles patiently waited for her to finish, then he took her back into his arms and just held her. Buffy rested in his lap with her head on his chest. She knew she should tell Giles what had set her off...but was loathe to do so. After a few minutes of pleasant silence, she finally decided to fill him in on everything. So she slowly sat up and Giles half feared and half wondered, what Buffy had to tell him.

"Um, I'm pretty certain that you're wondering why the heck I showed up on your doorstep, all hysterical and crying. And I'm gonna tell you...I'm just afraid to...."

"Buffy, you have to know that you can tell me *anything*, and I won't judge you."

"I...I know, Giles....but this is different...."

"Might I ask, how it is different?"

"Yeah...it's different, because I know I didn't do anything to cause this....other than breaking up with him this afternoon. But...why would that cause him to do what he did?"

"Buffy, I'm afraid I'm not following you....you broke up with Riley this afternoon?"

"Yeah....I just...I couldn't be with him anymore. But Giles...?"

"Yes?"

"Why...why would he do what he did to me?"

"What did he do, Buffy? Did...did he *hurt* you?", Giles growled.

"He....he tried....I....I stopped him, though..."

Giles was furious! That...fucking pillock! He had to push down the immediate urge to go and introduce Riley to a few brick walls. However, Buffy...*his* Buffy....needed him now. She'd begun softly weeping and he hugged her tightly and planted kisses to the top of her head. He crooned soothing words to her and she drifted off to sleep. Giles waited a good 20 minutes, before carrying her upstairs and tucking her into his bed. Then he wrote her a little note, telling her he had run to the store for a few groceries. And unconsciously, signed the note, "Love, Rupert".

Giles left his apartment and headed towards UC Sunnydale to track down Riley. But he made a stop to Xander's apartment first. As soon as Xander had gotten filled in on the situation, the two of them headed off to find Oz. Willow and Oz were completely stunned by Giles' story about Riley's attempted rape of Buffy. Xander couldn't help but ask if maybe Angel should be in on the revenge party they had formed. Giles said that he had called Angel on the drive to Xander's and that Angel was on his way. The four of them were currently sitting in Giles' car, which was parked down the street from Lowell House.

Half an hour later, Angel's car pulled up behind Giles' and Angel got out. He got into Giles' car with the others.

"All right, I'm here. So what's the plan?", he asked.

Giles, Willow, Oz, and Xander, outlined the plan for Angel. Angel grinned and added a couple of suggestions. The others quickly agreed, then got out of the car and headed towards Lowell House. Once there, they separated. Willow and Oz went to the front door. Xander and Giles went around back, leaving Angel as backup, in case Riley tried leaving the house.

Willow knocked on the front door and she and Oz were invited in. They wondered if they could chat with Riley. Graham, who'd answered the door, told the couple that Riley was up in his room. Willow and Oz thanked Graham, then waited until he'd left the room. Then, Oz signalled to the other three, that the plan had been set into motion. Angel, Xander and Giles all grinned wickedly.

Willow followed Oz upstairs and they knocked on Riley's bedroom door. A few seconds later, he opened it and blanched when he saw who it was. They pushed their way into the room, and shut the door. The two of them glanced around and noticed that it looked like Riley had been packing. Hmm....that was interesting, they both thought.

"Hi Riley...going somewhere?", Willow casually asked.

He shook his head nervously. Oz smirked and Willow pounced.

"You sure? Cuz it sure as heck looks like you're packing...why are you packing, Riley? Are you leaving town, Riley? Why are you leaving town, Riley? Is it because of what you did to Buffy, Riley? What *did* you do to Buffy, Riley? And why did you do what you did to Buffy, Riley? Don't you think what you did to Buffy, is wrong, Riley? Don't you think you should get in trouble for what you did to Buffy, Riley? Hmmmm.....?", she questioned.

Riley gulped and began sweating profusely. Oz kept right on smirking. He loved his Willow. While they waited, Xander & Giles began to wonder how long it would take, before Riley made an attempt to escape. They didn't have much longer to wait. Willow and Oz grinned triumphantly at each other, as Riley flew out the door of his room. They ran over to the window and told Giles & Xander to be on the look out for Riley. Then, they headed downstairs and went outside to get good seats for the action about to take place.

*************

Giles and Xander waited by the bushes at the back of the house. They planned on Riley heading right towards them, and they were ready when he did. (AN: Yoo-hoo...Riiipperrrr, where are you???) Riley screamed like a little girl, when he saw who was waiting for him.

"Hallo, Riley...is something wrong?", Ripper sneered mockingly.

"Yeah..gosh, *Ri*...you look like you've seen a ghost," Xander quipped tauntingly.

Riley just turned and fled towards the front of the house, hoping he could hotwire a car and leave town. Angel was waiting for him. And when Riley spotted him, Angel was in full game face. Riley squealed like a pig this time and peed his pants...then promptly passed out.

*************

The next morning, Buffy awoke and wondered where she was. But when she heard someone walking up to the bed, she suddenly remembered the previous day and night. A: She had broken up with Riley. B: Riley had attacked her. And C: She had fled to Giles. And speaking of Giles...he had sat down on the bed next to Buffy.

"Hello, Buffy...how did you sleep? How are you feeling this morning?"

"Hi Giles...I slept pretty good, actually. Thank....thank you for letting me crash here last night."

He pulled her into his arms for a hug and he kissed her cheek. She smiled softly, and kissed his lips. Giles was surprised, but gently kissed her back. Then he carried her downstairs and put her down on the couch. A breakfast tray was sitting on the coffee table and Giles fed her the breakfast that was on it. Buffy was very surprised at how sweet Giles was being. But not *too* surprised. He always treated her good...but even more so, now it seemed.

When she was full, he carried the tray into the kitchen. Buffy went to freshen up in the bathroom. A few minutes later, she came back out and sat down next to Giles. He smiled tenderly at her. They both knew that they couldn't ignore the "Riley problem" forever. But they were both loathe to bring it up. Neither one of them planned on what happened next.

Xander, Willow, Oz, and Angel, walked through Giles' front door. Angel threw off the afghan once the door was shut. Buffy was shocked, needless to say. Especially after seeing Angel.

"Angel...what are you doing here? And with Willow, Oz, and Xander, even?", Buffy questioned...as she looked over at Giles.

"Buffy...well, we're here to talk to Giles. Do you mind if we talk to him alone?", Angel replied.

"No, I guess not...um...I can go sit outside, I suppose."

Giles smiled at her and then she went out into the courtyard. The four visitors, all took seats and filled Giles in on what had happened to Riley, after Ripper had gone home to Buffy. The four of them had bound and gagged Riley, then Willow had written a note to the Sunnydale Police Department. She'd slapped the note on Riley and then Xander, Oz, and Angel had carried Riley to to the police chief's house and dumped him on the front step. Angel had rang the doorbell, while Oz & Xander had hidden in the bushes. As soon as the police chief answered his door and had seen Riley, the three guys took off, keeping to the shadows.

Giles laughed rambunctiously and the others all chuckled. Then he asked them what they thought might have happened to Riley. Angel hoped Riley would be locked behind bars, permanently. Willow smirked and made some comment about that if she had her way, he would...Oz agreed with Angel. Xander wanted to go punch Riley's lights out again. Giles giggled that time and high fived the others. A short while later, everyone left and Buffy came back inside.

"Giles...what did you guys do to Riley?"

"We honestly didn't do much of anything to him...other than cause him to pee his pants and pass out. But Angel did that part....", Giles chuckled.

Buffy couldn't help but giggle at the mental picture Giles had just painted. She would have loved to have seen Riley pee his pants and pass out. A few seconds passed, and she leaned over to kiss Giles again. They were sitting on the couch again, and he returned her kiss. A spark seemed to ignite and suddenly catch fire between the two of them. Heated kisses flew back and forth and before either one of them knew it, he'd carried her upstairs and gently placed her next to his bed.

************

Buffy had an inkling of something she was supposed to tell Giles at this point...but for some reason, she couldn't think of what it was. Mentally shrugging, she and Giles began kissing passionately again. His hands wandered down to her butt and squeezed one cheek in each big hand of his. She groaned and he moaned...then she returned the favor, and squeezed his nice tight butt with her hands. Their kisses and carresses began spanning all over each others body.

Clothes began to wind up missing and soon Buffy was lying on the bed and Giles was kissing a trail of kisses and licks down her throat, neck, chest, and lower still. She gasped and sighed and urged his kisses to go lower....Giles eagerly complied. He began placing kisses up and down her inner thighs, relishing her panting sighs and sharp gasps of pleasure. When his tongue found her clit, Buffy almost levitated off the bed. She couldn't believe what she had been missing...but she wasn't about to go any longer with out it. His licks quickly sent her over the edge and into the biggest orgasm she'd ever lived through.

*************

A few moments later, Buffy regained consciousness and looked over at a smirking Giles. She smirked back, and he gulped when she suddenly gave him a naughty look, that pinned him to the bed. She began crawling towards him and he was frozen in place. When she reached his location, Buffy climbed into his lap and whispered something in his ear. Then she pulled back enough to catch the expression on his face. Seeing it, she giggled and wondered what he'd say--if anything--in response to what had just been whispered into his ear.

Giles didn't say anything....but he *did* flip her back onto the bed. She squeaked and then squeaked again when he lay down on top of her. He nudged her legs apart with one of his, then lined himself up against her softness. Buffy held an anticipatory breath, as he began entering her slowly. Then it was Giles' turn to hold in a breath, because he had just entered her as far as he could. He looked down at her and she nodded at his questioning look. He smiled gently at her, then counted to three and pushed himself the rest of the way in. He moaned at her tight walls surrounding him. She yelped, once, then slowly released a breath as she began to get used to being a virgin no more.

In a few minutes, Buffy arched up, signaling Giles that she was ready for him to start moving. He did, slowly at first, but when Buffy began moving with him, he picked up the pace, unknowingly. Groans, moans, pants, sighs, and other breathy sounds, were all that could be heard in the bedroom of one Rupert Giles. And as the end neared, the noises got louder and the pace of the lovemaking, sped up even more.

"GILES!"

"BUFFY!"

***************

A few days passed, before the new lovers found themselves alone again. School and slaying, had kept Buffy busier than normal. Work at The Magic Box and demon research, had kept Giles busier than normal, as well. However, they were finally free to be alone and discuss what they'd done earlier in the week. When Giles had woken up the morning after, Buffy had been halfway out the front door. She'd refused to look him in the face or even say anything to him, other than "goodbye". He was confused and hurt...and couldn't help but feel a little bit used, too. Had she even wanted him....or had he merely been someone to get past the attack by Riley with?

Buffy herself, had been in such inner turmoil since she'd made love with Giles and had given him her virginity. Had she ruined everything with Giles? Did he regret making love with her? Did he even wonder why she'd still been a virgin, before they'd wound up in bed together? At least they wouldn't have to worry about an un-wanted pregnancy. Buffy had been put on the Pill a few months before. She glanced over to where Giles sat, on a stool at The Bronze.

Anya, Willow, Xander, and Oz...were all out dancing and Buffy and Giles were left to stew in their misery. Neither one was sure what to say, so they kept quiet. Finally, after a few more minutes, Giles broke the silence.

"Buffy...I hate to ask you this...but...um....d-did y-ou, or rather, do you regret what we did?"

"Never!", she replied, vehemently....a little hurt at his question.

Then she paused....

"D-do....you, Giles?"

In reply, he took her into his arms and held her. Whispering declarations of love to her, he soothed her tears of relief. Planting kisses all over her face, they both agreed that perhaps a re-enactment of that night might be necessary. She giggled softly, then licked his ear. He growled at her, then licked her neck. They both laughed and then left The Bronze together.

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Two hours later, The Scoobies knocked on Giles' front door. They'd all noticed Giles and Buffy weren't waiting at the table, when the dancing had ended. So Willow had suggested that perhaps, Buffy and Giles had gone to Giles' place. Which is why they were now knocking on the door. A muffled "Just a minute!", could be heard from inside the house...and then Buffy swung open the door. Everyone gaped at Buffy's lack of clothing---except for Oz and Anya, of course. Buffy was clad in a floral apron, and little else.

"Hi guys, what's shakin?", Buffy asked, grinning broadly at her friends.

Willow and Xander, were speechless....but good ol' Anya wasn't.

"Buffy, where are your clothes?", she blurted out.

"Ya know, that's a really good question, Anya. But to be honest? I don't actually know the answer to that...", Buffy started to reply.

"Giles! Hey, Giles! Come here a sec, pretty please?", Buffy yelled towards the kitchen.

"Yes Buffy, what is it?", he asked...coming out of the kitchen in about as much clothing as Buffy.

Wilow and Xander continued to be mute...but now they were doing fish impersonations.

"Giles, Anya had a really great question...and since I don't know what the answer is...I figured you might."

"All right, I shall do my best....what exactly, is your question Anya?"

"I was just wondering where Buffy's clothes had gone...since she isn't wearing them anymore, " Anya re-asked.

Giles grinned, then whispered something to Buffy, who left the room to go back into the kitchen.

"Why Buffy's clothes are in the laundry room, of course....but the reason that they're in there, that's another question all together, now."

Anya paused, then opened her mouth to ask *why* Buffy's clothes were in the laundry room...but one of Xander's hands clamped down over her mouth before she could. He dragged her out of Giles' place, followed by Willow & Oz. Willow was still doing a fish impersonation...and Oz was almost grinning. The last thing Giles heard, before closing and locking his door, was something from Anya.

"I guess Buffy's not a virgin anymore....."


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