I know I promised this earlier- and I really have no excuse for why I haven't updated yet, save for the huge amount of homework that I have received in this past week, the terrible days that I have had, and the fact that I was addicted to watching Merlin and playing Dragon Age. In other words I have no legitimate excuse, and for that I apologize. A myriad of thanks to those of you who have reviewed, alerted, or favorited, you guys are the frozen yogurt of my fanfiction heart.

Disclaimer- Joss is boss.

Penny was bleeding.

Penny was bleeding and it was my fault.

That sentence probably could have continued, adding on true statements until the misfortune of it all took over me.

And I had absolutely no idea what to do.

I had no clue how to save her, how to fix this, how to stop thinking these thoughts that were clearly wasting time that I could not afford to lose.

The look on her face, however, was enough to keep me from giving up. If I do nothing else in my life, please let me save her.

My hands were covered in blood, her blood. I pressed the wounds, trying with my every might to stop the bleeding.

"Call a doctor, 911, anyone!" I pleaded to the few left in the room, those who were obviously surprised to see this man, who had just a few moments ago been shouting about burning and no mercy, struggling to save a woman on the floor who was seemingly inconsequential. No living thing on this planet had ever been so wrong.

These people would not, did not, know the woman that had saved them, that had strived to provide help for them, if (when, really) she lay dying in front of them. But I was not going to let that happen.

Throwing all caution to the wind I did something reckless without thinking about any repercussions whatsoever. If it saved her it would be worth it. If anything saved her it would be worth it.

I yelled for some random bystander to keep pressure on the wound and I ran as though my life depended on it. Because in all honesty, my life did depend on it.

So once again I apologize, this time for giving you this pathetic excuse of a chapter. It will get longer, but considering that state that I'm in right now, it's impressive that I managed this at all without killing all of the characters. More to come sooner. Please review- I am in desperate need of frozen yogurt! -OtterPotter