Rupert frowned as he translated a passage from an ancient Aztec book. Could this be right? Surely if something of that magnitude was going to happen, there would be other prophecies, wouldn't there? As he reread the sentence, he smiled. Oh, there was the mistake. Who knew transposing two words could change a holiday festival into the end of the world? As he was turning the page to continue, there was a knock at his door.

"Come in," he called absently, his finger tracing along the words on the page.

When he heard the door close, he looked up to see Ann and Laura walk in. He put the book aside and rose to hug them, stopping when Laura put her hand up.

"Is something wrong?" Rupert asked.

"Not so much wrong," Laura said. She paused, her nose wrinkling. Before she could continue, she sneezed three times in a row. She took a deep breath and sighed. "And that would be the problem. I've been snurffling for the last week. And my kids had it the week before that."

Rupert stepped forward to hug her, but she stopped him, putting up her hand again.

"I'd just sneeze on you," she sighed.

"Trust me," Ann put in, looking at Laura. "She's already gotten me twice. You don't want any part of that."

"I said I was sorry," Laura pouted.

"I'll take my chances," Rupert said, crossing over and wrapping her in his arms.

"Have I mentioned that I hate being ill?" Laura asked. "I'm so far behind that I'll never see the light of day. I have so much to do and I'm so tired and I'm not even close to ready for Shag the Librarian day."

"Relax, love," Rupert replied, gently kissing the top of her head. "If you need some time, postpone for a couple of weeks."

"You wouldn't mind?" Laura asked, looking up at him and stifling a sneeze.

"It should be enjoyable for all of us, dearest." He kissed the top of her head again.

"I'm actually not going to complain either," Ann said, walking over to join them. Rupert moved Laura to one side and put an arm around Ann, pulling her to him. "I cannot even tell you how crazy my life has been. A couple extra weeks to get ready for StLD would be perfect."

Laura sneezed again and Rupert moved them over the sofa, sitting them down so that Laura could relax a bit.

"So we will move it to the December 4th weekend, yes?" he asked.

"If that's okay with you," Ann replied.

"It's the perfect way to start the holidays," Rupert said with a smile.

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If your life is anything like mine, then you need this extra two weeks. We are moving Shag the Librarian Day to the December 4th weekend. You can start posting stories that Friday and put them up all weekend. Remember, you, Rupert, sexy shaggage.

You can sign up for the community at: http://community.livejournal.com/giles_shagathon/ but you don't have to be a community member to post. Full details and rules are at the community page.

So, you have two weeks. Write something good, share the love, shag the Librarian!

Rupert Giles sat at the desk in his flat, his head in his hands. The echoing, lonely quiet was overwhelming. He'd really been hoping some of the women he'd come to care for would stop by and visit, but it seemed they were all too busy for him. He knew they loved him, after all, they had done Shag the Librarian day for him and he enjoyed his summer tribute, but lately, it had been relatively quiet. All his friends, Xander, Oz, Buffy, Wesley, even Spike and Angel were getting fan love, but he was getting cast into angsty roles or a background figure. He was a good man. He tried his best to be a champion, a hero. And yet, he was always cast in the role of father figure. Surely there were women out there who loved him, who wanted to love him. Why couldn't he find them? Why did he never get any love?

Show your Rupert love and join us for the second official Shag the Librarian Day!

Yes, we are back!!

What is Shag the Librarian Day, you ask?

Shag the Librarian day is a one day ficathon where everyone shows their love for our favorite Super Librarian Watcher Hero Guy, Rupert Giles. There isn't a signup for it. You write a story about shagging the Watcher guy and you post it on that day. (In actuality, time zones being what they are, there's a 48 hour window. And we'll have the site up a week ahead of time in case you are going to be out of town and for a few days after, in case you get the flu, but still want to post.)

When is Shag the Librarian Day?

Well, to facilitate all time zones, it's really a Shag the Librarian Dirty Weekend. We will officially open on November 20th and close posting on November 23rd. (But as I said, the Comm will be up for early posting and we'll stay up and postable until Thanksgiving Day (the 26th.)

As to reading? The stories will stay up there to be read all year and comments can be added whenever.

If this goes well, we will do it again next year, so the stories will be up indefinitely. (Feel free to browse and read last StLD's entries!)

Where is Shag the Librarian Day?

There aren't any signups, so you don't have to become a comm member, but to keep up with what's going on, it helps if you do join. When you are ready to post your story, go here:  Giles Shagathon Comm and just hit the "post" button at the top of the page.

Are there any rules?

I'm so glad you asked! There are a few rules to note:

Stories can be any rating. If you prefer to do a fade to black story, go for it. (I always do. My attempts at smut always come out sounding like insert tab A into slot B.) If you want to get crazy and bring out the motor oil and the turkey baster, please do. But if you are going to get into whips, chains, blood, or anything else that might make the shyer among us flinch, please post the appropriate warnings.

Stories can be any length. You can do a short drabble or a long, slow, very descriptive tale. We do ask that you not post your giant 57 chapter epic that has one page of Rupert shaggage. Just cut out the one page and post that. (g)

Now, there is one rule that might make you blink, but, with these stories, there can be no already established characters.

What does that mean?
That means no Rupert shagging Buffy. No Xander, No Willow, No Ethan. They can be there as background characters, but Rupert is the star and you are shagging him. (We also ask that there be no impersonation of any established characters. You can't have your original character impersonating Buffy, or Xander shagging the Watcher. No loopholing here!)

Why?
Because this is a *you* shag the Librarian day. So, pull out those stories, you know you have them. We all do. You never post them because you are sure people want fan fiction stories; no one will want to read them. Well, we do! We want to read your shagging Rupert in the stacks story! We want to read how you caught him on the stairs to his bed. We want to read it all.

Stories can be any format. You can write them first person, such as "Rupert and I were walking down the beach." or second person, such as "You and Rupert walked up the beach. He reached out and took your hand." or even third person: "Rupert held Sara close. She was his world."

They can be set anywhere. You can be anyone. You can be yourself. You can be a teacher at the school. You can work at the museum. You can be a fellow Watcher. We ask however that you *NOT* be a student at the school. Any stories that have an underage or non consensual themes, will be pulled.

This also brings up that as this is a shag-athon, only people over the age of 18 can post and read. No exceptions here. I won't get raided because a 16 year old decided to read this stuff and her parents found out. If any poster or commenter is found to be underage, their post will be pulled and they will be banned. I might even get upset enough to report you to LiveJournal.

This is the part where I make it absolutely clear that We are not in any way, shape, or form associated with Joss Whedon, Anthony Head, or 20th Century Fox. Furthermore, we do NOT have their permission to do this. This is just us, wanting to spread the Giles love.

We are not making any money from this. No one is advertising with us, no one is paying our internet fees. If you should be seized with the odd need to send us gifts or money for our efforts, you should talk to a professional about that, then consider a nice charity. Likewise, if what we do here upsets you, angers you, or fills you with the burning need to round up torches and pitchforks, do NOT take your anger to Joss, Tony, or anyone official. Direct all your hostility towards us.

Should you have any questions, comments, rants, praise, or even suggestions, contact myself, Laura, at Laurtew@Yahoo.com or my partner in crime, the lovely Ann, at annoleary@btinternet.com . 


On to more entertaining topics.

We may not have prizes for your stories, but when you post you can take a banner and an icon to let the world know that you shagged the librarian. We have some great ones being designed by my cohort in crime, the ever lovely, Fairygothmum. As soon as they are done, we will post them for your perusal. :)

If you want to enter more than one story, please do! The more Rupert love, the better. If you enter more than once, you can take more than one icon and banner. Enter as often as you like. Collect the whole set of banners. (I may make a special, extra banner for the people who enter enough to get them all.)

Now, as reading these stories is also a form of love, if you leave a comment on one of the stories, sharing the love and encouraging the writers, you can have a banner and an icon too. It's our goal to get as many banners out as we can, so join in!

Further details will be here as available.

So, make Rupert feel loved, bring a smile to his face. Make the sexy Watcherman happy. Share the Giles love. Shag the Librarian.

I put this story up for Summer of Giles and now I'm finally getting around to putting it here. It's a story that I started writing for the Spook Me ficathon at Halloween and just got finished with in June. Ooops. :)

A huge, huge, HUGE thank you goes out to Seldomifever, Deadlymistress, and Froxyn for their VERY last minute beta jobs. (I dropped this on them 3 hours before I needed it and they totally came through for me! You three ROCK!)

Title: Sochar Bais
Author: Laura Sichrovsky
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Rating: PG or FRT
Pairing: None Really. A Buffy/Rupert/Xander friendship story
Warnings: None that I can think of.
Season: Set in season eight, after the Slayers have moved to Scotland.
Word Count: 7400

Summary:   Why is it that the bad things never come out on Halloween? Rupert has always said they hate the commercialism, but there's a lot more to the story here.

( You'll remember, this earth is older than you know... )

I *really* need to stop perusing Froxyn's page. She gets the most interesting memes and I always want to do them. Here is her latest.

It's a shag/marry/cliff meme. The rules are simple.She gave me three names (they can be real people, fictional people, or a combination)...and I say who I'd shag, who I'd marry, and who I'd throw off a cliff. She gave me three from the Buffyverse. My choices were:

Giles, Wesley, and Angel.

Shag:

For this I would totally go with Wes. He was geek boy his season on Buffy, but I like my guys somewhat geeky. I would have totally done him in the stacks in the library, even then. (He's a fast learner. I know he would have gotten good at it.) But after he went to work for Angel and became scruffy hot demon killer guy? Oh, yes, totally shaggable! (There was just something about him that made me want to fog up his glasses, even on Buffy. And after he moved to Angel I wondered what it would take to make him moan.) And can I say, lately I've been having big fantasies of being between Wes and Rupert? So, yeah, my shaggage choice is Wes.

Marry:

Hands down, Rupert. He is so amazing in every way. He's brilliant and funny and sweet and shy, yet a total sex god. He's a gentleman and a hero. (I mean, he had dreams and ambitions and then he learns of his destiny and he gives them all up. Okay, he made a bid for freedom, but who wouldn't when they were staring down a lifetime sentence of researching in a windowless room? (I don't think anyone thought he would ever actually get a Slayer. So what did that leave him? Working for the Council as book guy, day in, day out. I'd run too.) And then he comes back. He wanted a life, but when the fate of the world was on the line, he gave it all up to do what was best for everyone else. Isn't that a hero?) I want to give him the life he deserves now. I want to have a home with him and children and cuddle him and love him and show him how amazing he is. (And that includes the mind blowing shaggage you know would be involved.) I want to be the one who holds him when he's tired and scared and I want to be the one to make him see that he isn't very very old and that it's so far from gross.

Okay, that was a total dissertation. Sorry.  So, to marry, I want Rupert.

Cliff:

Is it wrong for me to hold a grudge? I'm sure Angel is nice enough, but he's the guy who tortured Rupert and I have a hard time seeing past that. "But sadly, I must remind you that Angel tortured me... for hours... for pleasure."  The look on Rupert's face gets me every time. And Angel uses way too much hair gel for my taste. I'm sure he's a good guy, but he never lit my fire.

So, sorry, but I've got to cliff the broody vampire.

Okay, if you stuck with me through my nattering, hugs to you. :)

Now I think you reply to this and I pick three guys for you, real or characters.

I know it's not fiction, but I did answer it on Froxyn's LJ page, so I'll put it here. I think you answer this thing in the comments. (Can you tell I never do Memes?)

BASICS
001. Name:
002. Birthday:
003. Place of residence:
004. What makes you happy:
005. What are you listening to now/have listened to last:
006. Do you read my LJ:
007. If you do, what is particularly good/bad about it:
008. An interesting fact about you:
009. Are you in love/have a crush at the moment:
010. Favourite place to be:
011. Favourite lyric:
012. Best time of the year:
013. Any pets?

RECOMMEND
001. A film:
002. A book:
003. A band, a song and an album:
004. A LJ friend you think I'd get along with:

PLUS
001. One thing you like about me:
002. Two things you like about yourself:
003. A picture of yourself! (optional, of course):
004. Put this in your LJ so I can tell you what I think of you.

You have no idea what I had to go through to get this up! Youtube punted it within the first 3 minutes it was up because of two separate violations. Filefront is way behind because everyone is fleeing Youtube. It took about two hours to find a place to get this up. It should also be noted that I have yet another new program and I have no idea what I'm doing with it. Any inconsistencies and problems likely stem from that.

Anywhom, I heard this song the other day while I was out and I could see Rupert as the man who fights for her, so here it is. Buffy and Giles, the Glory of Love. (And is there anyone who can watch him being her hero and not go all NNNGGHH?)

( Video This Way! )

Rupert sighed, looking at the boxes stacked in front of him. He had gone to his attic to bring down his Christmas decorations, but after digging back to them he was not only tired, but dispirited.



Really, why was he doing this? Everyone else had been so busy that he hadn't seen them in weeks.

Oh, he knew they were busy setting up "Slayer Central", as Xander called it. He tried not to be hurt that he wasn't helping. But Buffy had been firm on that point, stressing that he'd given up enough for them and should now proceed to have a life of his own. Rupert snorted as he looked around his attic. Oh yes, quite the life he had here.

He just about jumped out of his skin when he heard voices behind him. He whipped around, automatically going into battle stance and his eyes went wide with surprise.



"Laura and Ann, how nice to see you," he said, blinking.

"We didn't mean to startle you," Ann said with a smile.

"You didn't," Rupert replied. Seeing their raised eyebrows, he laughed. "Well, not much. What can I do for you today?"

He gestured to the door and the women followed him down the stairs and into his sitting room.

"Actually, we are here to give you your Christmas present." Laura said, smiling at him as she sat on the couch across from Ann.

"Two weeks before Christmas?" Rupert asked, settling in between the women. "I hope this doesn't mean I won't be seeing you for that long."

"Oh, like that's going to happen," Ann answered, putting a hand on his knee.

"We enjoy your company far too much for that," Laura added.

"You don't know how much I appreciate that," Rupert said, looking at his hands. "Not many people take the time anymore and I do enjoy company."

"Well, get used to it," Ann said with a laugh. "Your present this year is the same as last year."

“Really?” Rupert asked, a slight smile on his lips. "12 Days again?"

"Well, go look," Laura laughed.

He rose and went to his computer. The fact that he had a computer still surprised him. But, there had been times it had come in handy. He connected to the internet and looked at the paper taped to his monitor with important web addresses on it. Hmmm, 12 Days was... Ah. http://community.livejournal.com/12daysof_rupert/ He went to the site, then looked up with a smile.



“Have I mentioned that I really like this Christmas present?” he asked.

“Not this year,” Ann replied, standing up and walking behind him. “But we know. And I'm glad. Who deserves it more? Twelve days of constant attention. Pictures, stories, and icons. And if anyone else posts, there is no telling what we'll have. All for you.”

“Just check in every day between the 13th and the 24th and see what we have for that day.” Laura said, joining them and standing on the other side of Rupert.

“I can't believe you did this just for me.”

“For you and all the wonderfully supportive people in our online groups.”

“Thank you,” Rupert said, reaching out and taking their hands. “What can I give you to equal this?”

“Oh, we'll think of something,” Ann replied with a smile.

“Shall we discuss it over tea?” Rupert asked with a big grin on his face. His day was looking up. Heck, his year was looking better. He had two beautiful women spending time with him and he was going to have company for the holidays this year. Mostly, he wasn't going to be alone.



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Yes, the odd stories are back. (g) This is my admittedly off-beat way of letting you know that while I have been AWOL lately, Ann and I are going to give you your annual Christmas present.

What did we get you last year? You mean you don't remember? (grin) Well, I'll give you a hint. It's not returnable. :) For your pre-Christmas pleasure, we present, the 12 Days of Rupert. I know, now you are looking at me with the raised eye brows, questioning my sanity look.

What are the 12 days of Rupert? Well, go here: http://community.livejournal.com/12daysof_rupert/ . You can go over last years presents and keep an eye on it because every day between the 13th and the 24th, Ann and I will put up something Rupert related, such as icons, stories, or whatnot. It's our Christmas gift to you and Rupert.

Now, if you want to give us a gift in return, feel free to post something to the comm yourself. You can put up anything Rupert related. Do you have a story or a fan video you want to share? Please do! Spread the Rupert holiday love!

So, please check into the comm every day starting on the 13th and see what present we've left for you. Share Christmas with the Watcher and have a great holiday season!

Ann and Laura

Hey all. Due to some difficulties I was having, I'm moving pages. This one will still be here, but I won't be adding new stories to it. To find my new page, you are going to have to go to the library annex, here: The Library Girl's Fiction Archive, Page 2! 

You can still read all these, and feel free to comment on them, but to read any new writing, you'll have to go to the new building. :)

Hope to see you there!!

:::Hugs:::
  Laura

And here is my other Summer of Giles entry. :)

 Title: In The Dark of The Night
 Author’s Name: Laura Sichrovsky (E-Mail: Laurtew@Yahoo.com)
 Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 Rating: FRM
 Pairing: Rupert/Willow
 Warnings: None really.
 Season:  After the series ends, so maybe a non-comic book season eight?

 Summary:   Rupert seldom dreams anymore. So a vivid nightmare bothers him a bit. Especially as it came from a wish he made.

 

Here is one of my entries for Summer of Giles.

 Title: Strangers In The Night
 Author’s Name: Laura Sichrovsky (E-Mail: Laurtew@Yahoo.com)
 Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 Rating: FRT
 Pairing: Rupert/OFC
 Warnings: None really.
 Season:  During season six.

Summary:   During one of those endless flights when Rupert was running about the world saving Slayers, he meets someone
                    who is willing to listen.

 

I received an e-mail today about my story You Can Tell a Lot About a Person From Their Hot Water Heater . It said, "Can I read this on Strangely Literal? It's a podcast I do with fanfic! "

So, I told Ann, who said you can get that podcast on iTunes. I'm just stunned.

Here is the link for Strangely Literal.   When I figure out when it's going to be on, I'll let you know!

It was brought to my attention that while I put this on Still Grrr, I didn't post it here! So, while it isn't Christmas, here is a short Christmas piece.

Title: Christmas Present
Rating: PG
Word Count: 792 
Summary: While Rupert is out Christmas shopping, he comes to understand something.

 

My son, Samuel, asked me to contribute to a poetry book he's doing for school. So, this is what I came up with. Weird yes, but I think I like it.

   This Madness

For those who hear the muses’ voice
The world isn’t shades of gray.
They color it with worlds and art
Each hearing things in their own way.

And those who cannot hear the call
Don’t understand these rarest souls.
They call them disturbed, call them mad,
They try to make their gift run cold.

Are they crazy, are they odd,
These ones who hear a different voice?
Should they shun it, should they stay quiet?
Or is it even still their choice?

Perhaps their hearts beat wild and free
Perhaps they hear the soul’s refrain.
When madness comes on angel’s wings
Can it be truly judged the same? 
 

This is what I have so far. It's all I'm turning in to Samuel. Maybe I'll write more later, but it's done for now. :)

This was another story written for a Still Grrr prompt. This one is for Surrealism. So, here is my effort a a surreal Rupert story.

Title: Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Author: Laura Tew
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I do not own Rupert, although I would buy him in a red second if he came up on E-bay. I don't own Buffy, Xander, or anything relating to these characters or their shows. All things Buffy belong to Joss Whedon and he hasn't given me permission to borrow anything. If you like the story, please let me know. If something about it bothers you, please send the complaints to my mailbox, not his.
Author's Notes: I'm not sure this story makes sense. It was, after all, written to be surreal. I hope you like it. It takes place at the beginning of season two. Thanks to Tony Head for making Rupert so much fun to write and thanks to Ann for being so great and for the beta.

I've been entering icons in Giles Stills. (They have had some great icons entered. You like Rupert icons, go check them out. Heck, if you've ever made Rupert icons, you should give entering it a go!) Anywhom, a few weeks back the episode was Band Candy. I was asking the Moderator why we had no results on it yet. Seems no one went and voted, so they can't pick a winner. So I ask you, go to the page for Band Candy and vote!


Thanks,
Laura

Rupert and I are having a good award day! They just put up the award results for for Challenge 42 at Still Grrr . I rather thought that I'd won for long fiction, but I also got second place for my art!  Now that was a shock!

Okay, check this out. I've been nominated for Best Giles story for the Serenity on the Hellmouth Awards!



My story, You Can Tell a Lot About a Person From Their Hot Water Heater has been nominated for round four. You can go here to see the list. The Giles stories are about halfway down the page. 

I'll keep you updated as to how it works out!
 

I wrote this for the 12 Days of Rupert and I thought I'd put up a copy here. I went a little different and added pictures. I hope you like it!

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Title: May All Your Christmases Be White
Author’s Name: Laura Tew
Rating: PG- 13 or FRT
Pairing: none
Warnings: None

Summary: A look at Rupert’s Christmases throughout the years 

Hey all! For some reason the Rupert in my head has just been pushy this week.  I think he's feeling unloved and ignored. Either that or Ann and I have totally spoiled him. (grin) Anywhom, here are the icons and pictures that came out of my week of intense Watcher time. :) Hope you like them! (Feel free to take and use any of them. Sharing the Rupert love is all good.)

Here are a few things I was working on today. Not sure what I think. Opinions are welcome. (Thanks to Ann for the support!)  Click on the two pictures to see bigger copies.

My friend Ann had this posted to her site, so I thought I'd do it too. Here are the instructions: Paste this into your journal and then place an X by all the things you've done and remove the X from the ones you have not.

I'm putting this here to use for the Still Grrr site. Just ignore it. :)