Mini Giles

17- Death

The gang was over and talking down stairs, but I was upstairs. I didn't need to hear them going 'Oh I'm so sorry' and all that stuff. I didn't want them to feel sorry for me. I got up and darted down the stairs and out the door. I could hear Giles yelling after me but I made my way out the apartment block.

It was morning and people were out and about, but I knew someone who wouldn't be. I made my way across town and through the cemetery until I reached Spike's crib. This time, I knocked.

He called come in and I slithered in and quickly shut the door.

'Oh it's you' he said without looking in my direction

'Yeah' I said unsure how to reply

'What's up?' He asked

'Everyone's just being so sad and like annoying' I replied sitting down next to him in front of the Tv

'Well yeah, I could of told you that about the gang'

'No it's because I'm dying and they are being all sad and-'

'Wait a minute, you said you might be dying' he cut in

'No, you didn't hear? It's official' I smiled

'Oh' he whispered

'The Aberforth demon put a curse on me, so my spell backfired and I swallowed poisonous gas'

'Oh. This is the only time I'm ever going to say it but I'm sorry'

'It's okay' I replied

'You said, it will chase you though yeah?' He questioned

'Yeah in the vision' I answered

'I'll be there though, don't worry'

I smiled 'Hey why haven't you eaten me?' I laughed

'I so could if I wanted to' he growled

'Why don't you?'

'Because I kind of feel a little bit bad, you dying and all'

'Don't you need a soul to feel bad?' I joked

'Oi! I could bite you right now' he yelled

'Hey, wouldn't that stop me from dying!?' I exclaimed

'Oh no, no, no! Don't ask me to do that!' He panicked

'Why?' I questioned

'I'm not killing you and if you're sick and I sire you, well sometimes it goes bad okay' he explained

'It's okay' I faked smiled 'Giles would kill me again anyway aha' I forced a laugh.

He gave me a pity smile.