You Know The Drill
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Part Fourteen
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“I’m going to check on her...I’ll be back in a minute...” Angel said, backing up through the door.
“No, it’s quite all right Angel. Just let us know if you need anything.” Giles told him. He knew that he had probably wanted to just sit with the girl for a while, even though she was still sleeping. He was just that way.
When Angel walked into the room, he realized exactly what he’d heard. He walked around the corner and was watching the girl when he saw her hand move. It was only her fingers twitching, but it was movement. He hoped that she was coming out of the medication induced sleep. Angel walked over to the head of the bed and took her hand in his. After a minute of standing there, he felt her squeeze his hand. Again, it was small, but it was a response.
He leaned in close to her, so as not to be too loud. “Buffy. Buffy...come on. Wake up...I know you can do it. Come on...” he whispered. “I need you to wake up...I love you so much. Come on. I...”
“Is she waking up?” Willow asked.
He hadn’t heard the door open or close, so Angel jumped when he heard her speak.
“Willow, God...you scared me.” Angel told her. “I don’t know if she’s waking up or not. When I came in, I saw her fingers move, so I was trying to talk to her. I thought it might help a little.”
Then, both of them started talking to her. They had both heard stories about how, if you talk to a person while they are unconscious, that it helped bring them out of it sometimes. So they started saying stuff, anything to try to get her to respond.
“See, there it is again. She keeps squeezing my hand...” Angel said.
“Ang.....Ang...el..?” Buffy was trying to talk.
“I’m here...Buffy. Come on. Wake up...please. We’re here. I’m here...Willow’s here too...” Angel said.
“Will...?” Buffy asked. “Wha...what happ..ened...Angel?”
“Shhhh...don’t try to talk...You....” Angel started. “No....don’t sit up either. I....I don’t think you need to sit up right now.” He told her. She didn’t listen, so she tried again, but cried out in pain with her hand on her stomach, then laid back down.
“Buffy? How do you feel?” Willow asked.
“I....It feels like someone ran me over with a semi...then backed up again.” She told them.
“You’re gonna be okay. Just, let me go get...” Angel was saying.
“What happened? All I remember is that guy kicking me. I’ve been kicked before and it never hurt this bad. It feels...” Buffy started.
“Angel, I’ll go tell Giles and Joyce that she’s awake. Should probably get the doctor too. I’ll be right back.” Willow told them.
“I’m so glad you’re okay. The doctor told us that he figured you’d sleep most of the night. He...” Angel started.
“Angel. What am I doing here? I’ve....been attacked like that before, but they never made me stay ...I...” Buffy was trying to talk. He could tell by the look on her face that she had thought of something, but didn’t say it. He wondered why...She started to try to sit up again, but fell back again when she felt the stabbing pain surge through her lower abdomen.
“Don’t sit up...You’re gonna hurt yourself worse. Just wait until your mother and Giles get in here with the doctor...then you...”
“Well, Ms. Summers. It’s nice to see that you’ve decided to join the land of the living.” the doctor said jokingly. Buffy thought, if he only knew... “So, now that the young lady’s awake, I’ll need you all to step out of the room for a moment so I can check her out, make sure everything’s okay and....” Everyone was about to leave when Buffy interrupted.
“Can Angel stay...I don’t know what’s wrong because I’ve been attacked like that before and I’ve never had to stay here. I want him here...” Buffy said. She looked directly at Angel then. “Sit....Stay!” A look of shock on his face prompted the doctor to speak again.
“Don’t worry. It’s only the side effects of the medication talking. It’ll wear off in a.....” the doctor tried to tell him.
“No it’s not! I’m always like this when people aren’t telling me things I need to know and Willow....Sit....Stay!” Buffy said. “I know you know something too. You’re not THAT good at hiding things.”
“But.....I...I really don’t. Oh..why me? I’m sitting.....I’m sitting.” Willow said, breaking down. She knew Buffy was right. When she knew something about someone and tried to hide it, they could always tell.
Once her mother and Giles were out in hall again, the doctor proceeded in checking the Slayer over. Doing the usual stuff, asking some unusual and personal questions and making Buffy even more curious.
“Somebody spill it...!!” Buffy demanded.
“Well, Ms. Summers...” the doctor started.
“Buffy.....Ms. Summers is my mother.” Buffy stated.
“Okay, Buffy...when your....err...husband...boyfriend, Angel, when he brought you into the emergency room, you were completely unconscious. While my team had you, checking you over. you began to hemorrhage, or bleed...to put that in technical terms. By the time we realized what had happened, there was nothing we could do to...”
“Doctor....please. Just tell her what happened?!” Angel told him.
“Ms...Buffy. You’ve had a miscarriage.”
“Excuse me!!! I’ve had a whatta....?” Buffy yelled.
“Well, if you’d like me to...” the doctor started again.
All three of them noticed that she was beginning to panic. She was rambling and screaming out a million questions all in one breath.
“It’s okay doctor. We’ll fill her in on the details. I appreciate the help.” Angel said, thanking him before he left the room. When he walked over, Buffy waited until he was close enough to the bed and when he was, she grabbed his shirt and jerked him down until his face was only inches from hers.
“What. The Hell. Was He Talking About???” She asked him. Angel knew she was trying to be rational, but the question came out louder than they all thought it would. “He’s a Doctor!! Doesn’t he know that you have to be...I just... !??!” She choked out.
“Buffy, my back...it’s kinda...” Angel’s speaking only made her tighten her grip.
“Willow...can you get Giles for me. He’s gonna have to explain this to her....” Angel choked out.
Willow left the room and immediately came back in with Giles. She explained to him that Buffy was about to kill Angel and that they needed him to explain everything to her, and he did. He started from the beginning and despite all of the Slayers interruptions, told her about the prophecy and everything the doctor had told them. They had finally managed to calm the girl down.
“Giles, will you tell my mother to go home and get some sleep...” Buffy asked him. “Willow.....thank you for sticking around...I really appreciate it. And you can tell everyone that I’m fine.” She hugged her best friend before she left the room and everyone said their goodnights. Finally when she and Angel were alone, she broke down. Even though it had all hit her at once, she had held her composure until everyone had left. Angel had been standing at the door talking to Giles before he left, so when he heard her crying, he ran to her side.
Carefully he sat down on the edge of the bed and gently pulled her hands away from her face.
“Buffy.....I’m so sorry. This is all my fault....I’m so sorry...” Angel said. His voice was a little shaky.
“Why.....why does the bad stuff always happen to me? It sounds so terrible to say...but why can’t it ever happen to anybody else...It’s always me. First I lost you...and now. This. I just don’t understand. And it’s always going to be this way, right up until the day I......”
“Shhhh...don’t talk.” Angel told her.
“Angel. Stay with me. I don’t want to be alone right now.....please.” Buffy asked. He realized that she was trying her best to make room on the bed, slowly but surely, working her way over. “You can sleep here...I’ll be okay. I promise...”
Slowly, he took off his coat and tossed it to the chair. “Are you sure? You don’t need the room?” The girl only nodded.
After he positioned himself on his side, he gently laid his arm across her waist, inviting her to curl up next to him as much as she could without hurting herself. Eventually she fell back to sleep and Angel lay there watching her until it was nearly dawn. He knew he couldn’t stay, because if he did, he’d be stuck at the hospital if they released her early. After he’d gotten up and put his coat on, he stole one last glance and placed a kiss gently on the corner of her mouth, before walking out into the brightly lit hallway.
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