050, Drabble

[zandra-x.livejournal.com]

Title Was Not/Was
Author zandra_x
Rating PG
Word Count 100
Prompt 050, Surrealism/Dadaism
Characters/Pairing: Giles


Was Not/Was

There was a teary-eyed girl to comfort after her big sister ran away. There were sticky fingers to keep away from his precious volumes. There was a Slayer to be made to focus when she wanted to rant about a sweater-stealing little brat.

But it never happened. Buffy explains there were only reality twisting monks who gave them this gift, this different life.

Later, Giles enters his flat, looks about at familiar books, carefully chosen art, personal trinkets. This is home, a place he remembers filling with comfort and memories and now he wonders if he's ever been here before.

Comments

[kgola.livejournal.com]

what I always think is creepy with the whole monks creating memories thing is that the comics reflect the memories - if you look at some of the "origins" stories in omnibus 1, Dawn's there - in a time she clearly wasn't around yet in the series...

[laurtew.livejournal.com]

So, in essence, they missed with our memories too? :)

[kgola.livejournal.com]

yes, exactly! they messed with our memories too...