A/N: So, I'm really stupid. I forgot to post this before the newest update so here it is.


1 Month Later

Buffy awoke puking, her throat burning as bile was pushed from her stomach. She gasped, choking on it before more was forced out. Elena rushed into her room and rolled Buffy on her side before banning on her back, forcing the puke out of her lungs.

"Oh god," Buffy said breathing heavily. "Thank you, Elena."

"I'm gonna go get some stuff to clean this up. Go get showered and changed." This had started to become regular, Buffy puking at any given point. It ended up that Jeremy, Elena and Jenna had been taking turns staying up in case she puked in her sleep. Elena had taken over for both of them about a week earlier. Buffy got up, grumbling to her self. The first time it had happened she thought she was going to die until Klaus rolled her on her side quickly. Now it was just getting annoying. She cursed as she stripped out of her clothes.

Turning on the shower she just stood under the water, complaining about how if the cancer didn't kill her it was gonna be dehydration. She stepped out and walked naked back into her room, paying no mind to Elena. She pulled on her Yummy Sushi pj's and grabbed a couple things out of her dresser. She, and Jeremy had been in cahoots. She would give him money, he would get her weed and she would smoke for appetite and knew this, of course, but decided to shut up and say nothing. Buffy never would have guessed this would be her life. But it was either be a zombie and be addicted to pain killers or not feel like she was going to vomit every five minutes and actually be able to eat.

She chose the best thing for her body and for herself. She walked out onto the back deck and lit the joint. She didn't care anymore about who knew. She was dying, even though there was a large chance she could beat it. It didn't change anything, so, in a sense she was also using it as an escape.

She sat down on a chair and took a large hit before holding it in. She set the joint down and ran up to her room to grab her phone. She leisurely walked back down the steps outside before slamming the door. She sat down and took another hit. She unlocked her phone and called Klaus.

"Buffy, it's three in the morning," he said, his voice full of sleep. Buffy laughed feeling the high start to grip her.

"I just choked on my vomit... Again." She said before taking another hit.

"Are you stoned?" He asked,

"A little." She admitted, she could almost see the smirk that she knew had formed on his lips.

"Just be careful, please." He told her, "I'll be there in ten." He said, knowing what Buffy was going to ask him.

"Okay, I love you." She said,

"I love you too." He said with complete adoration before hanging up. Buffy settled into her chair. She didn't even pay mind to the fact that it was October. Not caring about how the cold nipped her skin, how she could see her breath in the night air long after the smoke drifted away. The only thing that mattered was she was fighting an uphill battle that she didn't know, regardless of what she told herself, if she was going to make it through.

Buffy set down the joint when she heard Snickers scratch at the door. She walked over and let her out before sitting back down. Even with the high, her insides still hurt. It felt like her gallbladder all over again, if only that were the case.

She resented her life, only some seriously fucked up being could put her through what she's been going through in the last five months. Losing her parents, check, getting abused by her boyfriends stepfather, check, cancer... It was essentially a check list of everything that could go wrong.

Buffy went to take a hit when she heard Snickers bark excitedly.

"Klaus, we went over this. You are allowed through the front door." She told him as Snickers jumped to greet him. He picked her up and went over to Buffy. She noticed the blanket he had. He draped it over her. She stubbed out the joint on the deck before throwing the roach. Klaus sat in the chair next to her. Snickers jumped down and went through the open back doors.

"Does Jenna know you are smoking."

"I think so," she said honestly. Klaus didn't say anything further, he could understand why she was doing it. He would be a hypocrite if he told her not to because he did it himself sometimes. He reached over, taking her hand.

"Are you ready for the appointment?" Buffy shook her head,

"No. I have to feel even more shitty to get better. Chemo will not be my friend." She said,

"We are going to go inside." He told her, Buffy handed him the blanket and they walked inside. He closed the door behind her. She walked into the kitchen and made a sandwich, he shook his head "no" when she asked him if he wanted something. They sat down in the living room.

"We have to be up at ten tomorrow morning." She said,

"Well, finish your sandwich and we can go up to bed." He told her, moving an arm behind her. Buffy finished it, she went to get up but Klaus picked her up bridal style and carried her up the stairs. Elena had cleaned everything, even changed the bed. There was a note.

'Buffy,

Jenna said if Klaus is just gonna keep coming over after this have him stay over after school. She already talked to Esther who said it's fine. Feel better.

Love, Elena.'

Klaus read the note before he stripped down to his boxers. He laid down and Buffy curled up next to him. He pulled her to him and he kissed her neck. She giggled as his stubble tickled her.

"Sleep," he told her. Buffy closed her eyes. She suddenly felt cold. He felt her shiver and he pulled that blankets over them. Buffy never thought she'd have an intimate relationship with anyone in high school, let alone such a devoted boyfriend. She turned around and kissed Klaus hard on the lips. Pulling him into a semi conscious state.

"Hmmm?" She just went back to kissing him, finally he responded. She pulled back, tugging on his lower lip with her teeth. He growled, Buffy moved to his neck. She nipped at the skin, before sucking one spot, giving him a hickey. She shuffled backwards before her hand went below the blankets. When she found him, hard and ready, she smirked.

She kissed him hard, sealing off a grunt of pleasure as she stroked him. He groaned and she felt his member contract. She peeled the blankets off of them. She tugged his boxers down before descending on him with her mouth. He stifled a groan as she teased the head. She teased the slit and he put a hand over his mouth as deep, guttural groan escaped him.

Buffy never knew how much of a hold she had over him until she heard his breathing began to labor. He was trying so desperately to hold on. Buffy licked the head of of his cock lightly, only taking the tip in. He lost in when she swirled her tongue completely around him. She watched, with some sort of curiosity as he rode out his orgasm. Truth be told she was curious, she only knew certain things and those things were from porn.

Klaus, after coming down looked at her and smirked.

"What was that for, love?" He asked, his breathing still heavy.

"For being the best boyfriend a girl could ever ask for." She grabbed his boxers off the floor and cleaned him off. She stripped before climbing back into bed. Before anything registered she felt him slide into her from behind. Slowly, he positioned himself. Buffy gasped slightly as he began to move slowly within her. Easing in and out, he held her right leg against his as he moved.

Buffy's body took over as she thrust against him before flexing her core. She moved her body in ways she didn't even know she could. Klaus placed a hand on her,

"Stop, let me show you how much I love you." He told her. He kept the same place, not to fast, and kissed a slow trail across her shoulder and soup her neck. He stopped when he reached her jawline. Turned his attention to her neck, sucking and nibbling at her pulse point. He let her leg fall as he moved his hand up and cupped her breast.

Her heart raced as she felt heat pooling in her core. She whimpered when he hit that spot inside her that brought the perfect amount of pain and pleasure to her. She stifled her scream of pleasure the orgasm hit her, her body convulsing as wave after wave hit her. Klaus was near his end and pulled out of her quickly. She knew that he did show her how much he loved her. It made her feel special, that she had the man of her dreams and was only seventeen years old. She knew that people would say young love never lasts, but it wasn't true. Her parents, her aunt and uncle, hell even Esther and Mikael until recently.

She would be damned to let anything happen. She knew there would be fights at some point, she knew that it would get hard but they would get through it. She would see to it.


"Buffy, are you and Klaus ready to go? We have to be in Richmond at 11:30." Jenna called, she walked into the room and the first thing she noticed was a naked Klaus. She slammed a hand over her eyes, "I'm just gonna deny for the rest of my life that I just saw you naked. Please... Get ready," Jenna turned on her heel and walked out, almost slamming the door behind her.

She walked down the stairs, a mortified expression stuck on her face. Elena and Stefan turned to her.

"What's wrong?" Elena asked, Jenna just held up a hand.

"We are not talking about it." She said, she walked over to the coffee maker and poured herself a mug.

"Jenna, you look like someone scarred you for life." Jenna nodded,

"That's exactly what happened... I saw Klaus naked!" She exclaimed covering her eyes. "I didn't need to ever, EVER, see that." She looked like she was gonna be sick. Elena placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.

Stefan thought the entire thing was very amusing and chuckled, Jenna snatched an orange off the counter and whipped it at him.

"Ow!" He exclaimed,

"You deserved it," Jenna snapped.

"Were they," Elena began.

"From what I could tell, yes." Jenna shot in, Stefan just stood staring at her.

"I shouldn't have laughed,"

"You are very lucky that I have known you since you were five." Jenna said, Stefan sat down. When they heard Buffy and Klaus come downstairs Jenna picked up the same orange and chuckled it at his head. When it hit him, he gave her a confused look.

"Jenna!" Buffy yelled in surprise.

"I just saw things, I never wanted to see. I can't un-see them." She glared at Klaus, "I may be lenient, but put some god damn clothes on after!" Klaus looked like a deer caught in the head lights. "Do you understand?" He slowly nodded, "okay, are you two ready?" She asked, finally calming down. They both nodded,

"Can you refrain from throwing fruit at people?" Buffy asked,

"Its either fruit or the baseball bat." Jenna said, Buffy looked at her aunt surprise. There was a knock at the door.

"Who's that?" Buffy asked curiously,

"Rick," Jenna said with a smile.

"I knew it!" Buffy exclaimed, "I knew you two were gonna get together. I just knew." Jenna rolled her eyes and answered the door.

"Hey," she said with a smile. He handed her bouquet of roses and a boxed of chocolates.

"Hi, Jenna." He leaned over and kissed her. Buffy smacked Klaus' chest.

"And you don't bring me flowers and chocolates why?" Elena at the same time glared at Stefan. "You two could learn something from him." Buffy grumbled, Snickers made an entrance by rushing to the door. She sat down, tail wagging. Alaric smiled,

"Who's this?" He asked,

"That is Buffy's therapy dog and the new family pet." Jenna told him, he looked at Buffy. She could tell he wanted to say something like, "I'm sorry," or, "how are you feeling?" But he held his tongue, which Buffy was grateful for. She was sick of the pity and the questions that followed. She already got enough of them after she lost her parents. It felt like the people that she really didn't know we're waiting for her to die.

"Snicks," Buffy called. The puppy rushed over to her and sat down, waiting to be picked up. Buffy bent over, "hi sweet girl!" She cooed, Snickers lapped her face before resting her head on Buffy's shoulder. Buffy smiled brightly,

A car horn sounded out front,

"Elijah's here." Jenna said, Buffy set Snickers down before walking over to Jenna. Jenna gave her a hug, "we are gonna follow behind okay?"

"Okay," she and Klaus walked out the door. Klaus let her sit up front because she had begun to get motion sickness.

"Are you ready?" Elijah asked,

"Ready, no. Terrified... Very," she said. She buckled and Elijah put the car in gear.

"You have every reason to be scared, Buffy. But you are going to make it through. We will see to this." Elijah said, "we are taking you to the best doctor on the east coast." He told her, Buffy managed to nod. He saw the tears that welled in her eyes. "You can turn on the radio, pick any station." She turned it on, when "War Pigs" came on she grinned and turned up the volume.

"I didn't know you liked this type of music." Elijah said,

"Are you kidding?" She asked, "Sabbath is one of my favorite bands." Klaus smirked while Elijah nodded with a smile. Buffy sang off key, causing the brothers to laugh. When she stopped singing they looked at her. She looked queasy her hand clamped out her mouth. Her eyes closed slowly as she tried to take deep breaths.

She felt like everything was spinning. She didn't notice that sleep slowly began to overtake her. When she woke up she shook her head against the fog.

"What time is it?" She asked, then it occurred to her she was no longer in Elijah's car. She was now in the back of an ambulance. "What happened?" She asked, more awake now and on edge.

"You passed out, love." Klaus said, she looked at the EMT's and her pulse sped up.

"How long have I been out?" She asked,

"Three hours. We are taking you to a hospital in D.C." The female EMT told her, she felt her heart sink. If they thought she needed to be in one of the hospital's there. "Your blood pressure was through the roof. If your boyfriend hadn't realized you weren't breathing you wouldn't have made it." Her head snapped up as she looked at Klaus.

"Did I die?" She asked, tears in her eyes.

"For two minutes." He said through his tears.

"How... They said I was only in stage one." She said,

"You had a heart attack due to the stress and the high blood pressure." She then recalled a dull ache in her chest right before she had fallen asleep.

"I thought I fell asleep." She said, her voice was distant.

"They are concerned that the stress your body has been under since your parents passing has agitated things." Klaus told her, "they want you to stay at this hospital for a month where they can watch you."

"Why D.C?" She asked,

"Because some of the best doctors in the world are at this hospital. The Oncology department in second in the world, both pediatric and adult." The male EMT said,

"Are Jenna and-"

"Your family is on their way, sweetheart." Klaus told her, "just lay back and try to relax." She kept hold of his hand. Soon she felt the ambulance slow.

"Is he able to come in?" Buffy asked nervously, she nodded her head towards Klaus.

"Your aunt gave full consent." The girl said, they opened the back and jumped off, Klaus followed. The lowered the stretcher off. They went through the ambulatory entrance at the emergency room before she was wheeled into I.C.U.

"What-"

"You were revived, they need to make sure there are no other complications, such as a blockage or..." The man trailed off as a doctor stepped into view.

"Is this her?" He asked,

"Yes, her boyfriend will accompany her. We have been given parental consent." The girl said,

"We are moving you later tonight." He told Buffy as they moved her to the bed. Within minutes Jenna, Alaric, Jeremy, Elena and Stefan arrived.

"Jenna is a terrifying person behind the wheel." Stefan said,

"Only when I break all speed and traffic laws to get here." She said, She sat down in a chair next to Buffy's bed.

"I need to stop ending up in the hospital." Buffy complained, Jenna laughed. Her face then turned serious,

"You died, for two minutes." She said quietly. Elena gasped.

"Why didn't you tell us that!?" She exclaimed, Jeremy looked like he was punched in the gut. Stefan looked down, Alaric put a hand on Jenna's shoulder.

"Guys, I need to talk to Stefan for minute." Buffy said as she realized he looked like he wanted to say something. They all gave her a quizzical look but did so. Klaus kissed her cheek before leaving. Stefan walked over and sat down next to her. "Purge your system." She said,

"I don't want to lose you... We may not see each other a lot, but I consider you a close friend." Buffy nodded,

"I can say the same... But you aren't gonna lose me. I'm a tough girl, I can make it through this." She then realized there was a strained look on his face. "Something else is bothering you." She noted, he took a sharp breath.

"Elena is pregnant..." He said slowly, "she was a month late before she bought the test." Buffy's face darkened.

"Stefan," she said. "How? Why would you guys let this happen?" She asked,

"The condom broke." He said looking down at the floor, trying to avoid her glare.

"Does Jenna know?" She asked,

"She found it sitting on the counter in your bathroom. Jenna threatened to kill me."

"When did this happen?" She asked,

"Today, when she came home with Rick before we left, she went use the bathroom." He let a shaky breath, "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous."


Klaus sat in the chair next Buffy's bed. She had fallen asleep and Jenna had gone to a hotel. Stefan and Elena were outside and Jeremy and Alaric went explore. Klaus held her hand as she slept. Buffy opened her eyes slowly.

"Hi," she said with a small smile. She sat up, "how long have I been asleep?" She asked, before he could answer Esther walked in.

"Niklaus, give me a minute with Buffy." She said, Klaus nodded and walked out. Buffy looked at Esther and smiled brightly.

"I'm so glad you are okay." She said, "Elijah called in hysterics and I could hear Niklaus screaming for you. They said you... You died." Buffy nodded,

"That doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy." She said,

"I'd imagine not." She said with a laugh. Buffy grinned,

"You know you didn't have to come out here."

"Well, I brought Niklaus his clothes and his school work for the month. Jenna agrees to let him stay with you."

"He doesn't have to." Esther sat down and took her hand.

"Yes, he does. My son is stubborn, but more importantly he is loyal. Buffy, I view as a part of our family. I love you like my own and the way my children speak of you... You are just an amazing girl who is going to beat this. You have strength, more so than your mother. Everything you have overcome, every single challenge you have faced you have come through beautifully. You may not be a Mikaelson, but you sure as hell act like one." Buffy didn't know how to respond,

"You have done nothing but good for my family. You made me realize that Mikael is a horrible man. I lived in fear for so long... He threatened to kill Niklaus if I ever left him." She took a jagged breath, "Elijah is going to be staying in Mystic Falls and finishing up college at Whitmore. He is coming down three times a week to help you study." Buffy pressed and held the button that made her bed rise into a sitting position. As she looked around the room she realized she was no longer in ICU.

She opened her arms and Esther hugged her.

"I love you guys like you are my family." Buffy told her, "can I tell you something?" Esther nodded with a smile, "I want to marry Klaus someday. I know it's only been a month, but I love that man with all my heart." Esther smiled brightly,

"I know he feels the same way Buffy. But I'll let you in on a secret." She said, "your mother knew she was going to marry your father the first week they started dating. The last day of high school you father took her to a little diner and proposed." Esther recalled the day when Joyce called her, "they had only been dating for two months." Buffy knew the story, her parents had their ups and downs but they always worked through it.

"You think Klaus would do that?" She asked, a longing in her eyes. Esther smiled,

"I believe he might. He has never been as serious about anything before you. Not even his art," she shook her head. "You don't need to worry about that now. I will tell you this. I see you two having a future together."

"Thank you, mom." Buffy's eyes widened as she realized what she had just said. "Oh my god, I-" Esther had tears in her eyes,

"Never apologize for that." She said cutting Buffy off. "I have a feeling that at some point in the future you will be calling me that." Buffy hugged her tightly. "That reminds me, someone else wanted to come to see you." Rebekah walked in, a smile on her face. She had heard the entire conversation.

"You know... Buffy Mikaelson does have a nice sound to it, don't you think Elijah?" She She called over her shoulder, Elijah walked in, a smirk firmly planted on his lips.

"I must agree with you sister, but let's not worry about that till the time comes." He said, Buffy's cheeks flushed.

"Did Klaus hear any of that?" She asked,

"No, Elena said he went to get a coffee. He hasn't been sleeping very well Ms. I'm just gonna call at all hours of the night." Rebekah replied, Esther walked out. "We really need to stop seeing you in the hospital."

"She says to the dying the girl." Buffy grumbled, tossing one of her pillows at Rebekah.

"I take offense to that," Rebekah said with a playful smile.


Klaus walked to the coffee machine. He had heard what Buffy said. So had Elijah and Rebekah. He told them to cover for him as he went to get a coffee. He couldn't believe that she wanted that. The strangest thing was that he also wanted it. He was turning eighteen in a two months.

He shook that thought off, was he too young? Before he even knew what he was doing he had his phone out and was looking at engagement rings. He saw one that caught his eye. It was a sterling silver band, with four 24k diamonds and a star opal in the center. The band itself was able to be engraved. He looked at the price. He bookmarked it.

He couldn't believe himself. Yet it felt like the right thing to do. He turned around and saw his mother who had a large smile on her face.

"Your brother and sister are terrible at lying." She told him, "that was a gorgeous ring, Niklaus." For what Klaus would swear was the first time ever, he blushed in embarrassment. "It's okay to feel that way Niklaus. The way you two look at each other... She's the girl that comes around only once. Don't screw it up," she told him.

"We've only been dating for a month." He said, "is it wrong to have these feelings so soon?"

"I fell in love with Ansel the moment I met him. Speaking of which, he is coming for your birthday. You finally get to meet him." She said, the nervousness she felt was clearly evident. Tears sprang to his eyes,

"He's a famous artist. There is a painting of me at the modern art exhibit at Whitmore." He said, "of when I was a child." He couldn't believe it, "is he really coming?"

"Yes." She said with a smile. Klaus smiled, "Niklaus. If you plan on buying that ring, wait until she beats this. We both know she will." Klaus looked taken aback. "Don't look so surprised. I know how your mind works." Klaus grabbed his coffee and walked back to Buffy's room. He heard his siblings inside so he decided to take a seat next to Stefan.

They sat in silence for a moment.

"Is something troubling you, Ripper?" Klaus would never let that name drop because of the first time Stefan ever hit a bong.

"I asked you to stop calling me that. I'm scared shirtless right now. Buffy has become a very close friend of mine... And. I'm gonna be a father." He added the last part quickly. Klaus raised an eyebrow.

"There are these things called condoms Stefan." He said,

"Well, not if they tear." He said quietly. He looked like hell, Klaus cupped him on the back.

"You have nine months before you figure out what you want to do, mate." He said,

"We aren't getting rid of it. I want to be there every step of the way. It's just terrifying." Stefan let go a shaky breath. "It's really fucking terrifying." He put his head in his hands. "What if I mess up?" He asked, Klaus thought for a moment.

"You probably will." Klaus said, Stefan lifted his head and glared at him. "But, every parent does. Nobody is perfect. You'll figure it out, Ripper." Stefan just sighed and got up,

"I'm going to go find Elena." Klaus nodded as Stefan walked away. Klaus sat back, trying to make sense of all that was happening. He looked up and saw a woman. She was in her late twenties, she had black hair and crystal blue eyes.

"Is this Buffy Summers room?" She asked,

"Who are you?" He asked,

"Rosmary Lynn, I'm Buffy's therapist." He nodded,

"Yes," she looked into the room and saw two people in there. She looked back at Klaus who looked terrified.

"You look like you've been through the wringer." She noted, Klaus gave her a quizzical look. "Sorry, that was me being a therapist. You know, that girl is very strong." She told him. He nodded, "she talks about you a lot, Klaus."

"How could you possibly know who I am from one glance?"

"I see Buffy every Tuesday. It not hard to piece together. Tall, blonde curly hair, blue eyes, dimples. She has told me enough about you."


Buffy could hear Rose in the hallway. She looked at Rebekah and Elijah.

"Can you tell the woman in the hallway to come in?" She asked, they nodded and left. Rose came in a moment later and shut the door. The minute the door closed Buffy began to cry.

"I'm so scared." She sobbed, Rose walked over and took the seat next to the bed.

"I know that. I also know that you are one of the strongest people I know." Rose said with a reassuring smile.

"I'm not strong. I'm dying. I died for two minutes!" She screamed, "everything feels like it's falling apart." She sobbed, "everything is falling apart."

"But it's not. You are still here, you aren't going anywhere."

"Isn't it illegal for you to see me outside the office?" Buffy asked through her tears,

"Not when you own your own practice. And don't change the subject. You are still here, you may have died but you came back. It has got to be traumatizing, but understand that you are still here and for a reason. You are going to beat this over the head, you will come out on top."

"How can you be so sure." Buffy asked, her voice small.

"You wouldn't be here if that wasn't the case. But I'm not here as your therapist. I'm here as a friend." She took something out of her bag. It was a steady bear, it was little worn down. "This was mine... As crazy at it sounds I slept with this every night up until I turned twenty two... It represents hope to me. I want you to have it." Rose tell her, Buffy took the little white bear. "His name is Snowy." Buffy played with blue ribbon around its neck.

"You shouldn't give this to me. It's yours."

"Not anymore. It was sitting on a shelf at home collecting dust. He still needs love." Buffy smiled and wiped at the tear stains on her cheeks.

"Thank you so much." Rose then took another thing out of her bag.

"You left your laptop at my office the last time you were there. I thought you would want it." She set down on the stand next to Buffy's bed along with the charger.

"Why are you so nice to me?" Buffy asked, "I'm just a client."

"Because I see myself in you when I was your age. Honestly I would never drive all the ah out to D.C. for any other client." She leaned in and whispered, "I'm not supposed to pick favorites either." She leaned back in her seat, a smug smile on her face.

Buffy looked astonished, then her face fell.

"Who's watching Snickers!" She screamed in panic,

"Jenna called your friend Willow." She told her, "you know. That girl has a lot of freedom."

"No, her parents no she can make up a months work of school in two days and get all A's." Buffy told her.

"Look, I do have to get going. But you can call me whenever you need." She forced the bear into Buffy's arms, "take good care of him." She said before leaving.


Klaus hadn't seen any sight of Stefan or Elena. He decided while his siblings were roaming around he would buy the ring. He would keep it until the time was right. It scared him how much he loved her. He took out his credit card and ordered the ring. Just as he hit okay he realized Rebekah was peering over his shoulder.

"You have got it bad, brother." She said in a mocking tone, he growled.

"Do shut up, Rebekah." He grumbled,

"Touchy," she said.

"Are you sure that's something you want to do, Niklaus?" Elijah asked, he rolled his eyes. Klaus had known her size because he had asked Jenna in a way that didn't hint to anything.

"I'm sorry you two feel the need to criticize me." Rebekah laughed,

"We're just giving you a hard time, Nik. Lighten up," Klaus bit back a remark.

"You are a little young." Elijah said, Klaus glared at him. He just shook his head and closed his eyes. Not long after he fell into a deep sleep. When Elijah and Rebekah noticed they both got out of their seats.

"I think we should tell her." Rebekah whispered,

"No," Elijah said pointedly. "We are not going to tell her anything. That is up to Niklaus when the time is right." He said, Rebekah just rolled her eyes. She looked at Klaus,

"I haven't seen him this happy in a very long time." She said, "regardless of the situation they are in. He's happy." She said with a sad smile. "Not since Henrik..." Elijah nodded,

"I know," he hugged her tightly. "We all miss him Rebekah." She closed her eyes tightly, fighting off tears.

"Love is everyone's greatest weakness, sister. But Henrik would want us to be able to live and be happy." She nodded, "Niklaus finally has that. He took that situation harder than all of us. He was the last one to actually talk to him... He found him." He looked at his little brother, "he deserves this."

The two of them were startled when doctors rushed into Buffy's room. Klaus woke up with a start. They could hear Buffy screaming, obviously in pain. Her cries echoed through the hallway. Klaus tried to go in but they wouldn't let him. Buffy calmed down, a doctor stepped out of the room.

"We have to start chemo tomorrow." He told them, "she is experiencing sever pain in the upper right quadrant of her abdomen... Which is disconcerting to say the least. But we do know for a fact that we will be able to treat this early enough that the chances of her making a full recovery are extremely high." He said, "you can rest easy knowing she will be able to push through this. In all my years as an Oncologist, I have never seen anyone fight so hard. Usually this cancer spreads fast but her body is fighting it off, making it so it can't spread as fast. We are going to keep her under observation for the rest of the day, which mean no visitors." He walked back into the room.

"I guess I have to go check into the hotel." Klaus said, clearly unhappy.


Buffy had never experienced that level of pain in her life. It went away as soon as the Morphine entered her bloodstream. Now she was cuddling Snowy like her life depended on it. The doctors tried to take it away but that needed with her biting one of them. He had to get stitches.

"I'm sorry," she said. "This was a gift and it meant a lot to someone I know." She held up Snowy. The doctor laughed,

"I suppose it does. I think you are the first person to ever bite me. I've been hit, slapped, kicked, but never bitten."

"You said that you want me to start chemo?" She thought her voice sounded coherent but from the look on the doctors face she could tell she sounded ridiculous.

"That's the plan." He sighed, "I do have to warn you, you will be receiving IM chemotherapy, it's injections and it goes deep into muscle tissue. Your thigh, bicep or buttocks." He said to her, "it's painful, but the effects are much more immediate. Not to mention it's much more effective. We are also starting radiation, we have to be aggressive in the treatment of this." Buffy nodded,

"I'm tired," she said.

"Why don't you sleep?"

"If you turn off the lights I will." He turned off the lights and left the room. Buffy closed her eyes. The stress she was feeling was unimaginable, even with such a powerful drug in her system she was still stressed. Thankfully though she could feel herself slipping into slumber. Again she found herself in a dream,


Buffy walked down the same hallway to the morgue. Even in a dream she could tell this was sparked because of her momentary death. She opened the doors and felt the cold. She then saw two body's this time. Her heart sunk as she realized who they were. She took a deep breath and pulled the cover off one of them.

A gasp echoed through the room as she looked at her mother's body. There was a bullet hole in her chest. She moved the sheet off her father and saw the damage to his head. She felt like she was going to be sick, she took a step backwards and crashed into a table behind her. She fell to the floor, sobs shaking her body. That's when she felt something warm dripping onto her skin.

Blood, a lot of blood. She screamed when she looked up. It was a mirror image of the morgue only blood was falling from one of the bodies. It was hers. She got to her feet and ran. She burst through the door and found herself at her house. She was dressed like she was the Easter she under-cooked the lamb.

"Buffy, the lamb was amazing!" Jenna exclaimed,

"You outdid yourself, sweetie." Joyce said, when she looked in the mirror she realized she was living out a memory. Elena looked over at her,

"Buffy, help." She said and then blood poured from her eyes. A memory quickly turned into a nightmare. She grabbed the carving knife off the table and bolted. She ran through the front door and out onto the street. It was dark, there were no street lights and there was a fog that moved just above the ground. She heard footsteps and she turned around to find herself face to face with a tall, cloaked figure. Even through the darkness she could make out its skeletal face.

When she saw the scythe her body went still.

"I have come to collect. Do not be afraid child." It's voice was haunting. It was more than other worldly and it sent shivers up her arms. It went to reach for her arm but she slashed the knife down. She ran as fast as she could. Seeing an open house she ran in. The lights, thank god, were on.

She slammed the door behind her. She then realized she was at her house in Sunnydale. As she walked up the stairs she heard Willow and Xander laughing in her room. She was about to go help when she heard her mother scream in frustration.

"God damn it, I burnt the pie!" She rushed downstairs,

"No, you browned it." Buffy said, "all you have to do is take the shell off and then you have a unique pie... With no crust." Joyce rolled her eyes with a laugh,

"We could also go to the store." She said, Buffy looked down at the ground and realized she was back in a hospital gown. Joyce looked at her,

"You are gonna get through this." The dream shifted and Buffy found herself completely in the dark. She tried to talk but she couldn't here herself. She tried to stretch her arms but they hit something above her head. She felt around, it dawned on her that she was in a casket.

She began to hit the top over and over, she felt pain in her knuckled but she didn't care. She just kept punching, finally dirt fell on her. She gave it one more whack and a lot of dirt fell in. She managed to pull her self through the opening and she clawed through the dirt. She moved her hand up and then she felt it. Air, fresh air. She dude up more and pulled her self up.

Everything was bright, and the sound of birds filled her ears. She looked around and saw a large Willow tree. Beneath it was a head stone.

'Here lies Buffy Anne Summers,

Beloved friend with a determined spirit.

January 19, 1993 - November 21, 2009'

Death, that's what she was scared of the most. Who wouldn't be? Especially since she had started him in the face more than once. She had died, which scared her more than she would let on.

She sat up in bed gasping. She looked over at the windows and saw the dawn had just broken. Sunlight, warm, beautiful sunlight. It calmed her down knowing she would live to fight another day. After all, it's not the first time she had that same dream. Though every time there was something a little different. The new thing being the grim reaper, that is what scared her the most. She could distinctly make out its features, and the scythe.

She recalled how seeing its weapon made her feel. It was almost a peaceful feeling, like it was meant to calm down souls. At the same time it made her feel anxious like it was meant to hurt souls that were going to hell. It confused her, had she seen the Grim Reaper himself. Had she actually looked death in the face?

It was way to confusing for her to ponder on. She had way to much going on to worry about that. Though her death was a constant thought on her mind, having the dream about her mother made her realize that she was going to make it through. She was so confident in it. She had a future to fight for and she would fight like hell to achieve it.

She realized, for once, she was actually hungry. Then she noticed the pain in her arm.

"We gave you your first shot while you were asleep." A doctor said, she jumped a little. "Didn't mean to scare you. Now, we do this in cycles. We are doing this once a day for one week. Then there is a two week period when you don't get anything after this. The next time is going to be a four week cycle. The next time after that will be two." He said, "we only think you need four months because we caught the cancer early. We also are going to start doing regular blood tests to see the cancer cells. If they look like the cancer is being fought correctly then we can revisit the cycle plan."

She really didn't know how to respond.

"I know it's a lot to take in. But you are only here for a month. So when you get out I myself am referring you to a doctor in Richmond." He told her, "you can have visitors again. We have called your aunt to let her know." She nodded,

"Can I get something to eat. This is the rare time I'm not nauseous and I actually feel hungry." He smiled,

"Ill bring you the breakfast menu." He told her before walking out of the room. Jenna came in with Elena. Buffy glared at Elena.

"So is there something you wanna tell me?" She asked, Elena looked down at the ground.

"Stefan told you I'm guessing."

"Yes he did, he also told me that Jenna threatened threatened to kill him." Buffy looked at their aunt, "good job on that." Jenna smirked,

"We aren't getting rid of it." Elena said, "we are going to deal with it together." Buffy smirked,

"Jenna, you are gonna be a great-aunt at 28." Jenna looked horrified,

"Way to make me feel old." Jenna grumbled, Buffy laughed.

"Don't be mad at Stefan. The condom broke, that can happen to anyone. Also," Buffy said with a smile. "I am going to spoil your child rotten.",

"Seems like we have the same track of mind." Jenna said,

"I'm just curious. Damon hasn't harassed me recently. Actually I haven't seen him in three months." Elena nodded,

"He's in rehab," Elena said. She dug something out of her purse, "he sent this last week." Buffy looked at it curiously. It was envelope with beautiful hand writing which surprised her.

'Buffy,

I wanted to apologize for what I said to you. You didn't need that extra stress. I feel like an asshole for it. So here I am, sitting in a recovery center. I just wanted to clear that up. I did a lot of things, not just to you, that I am not proud of. I feel ridiculous writing this but I feel like I have to. Stef told me what's going on and I am sorry. For everything.

Sincerely, Damon'

Buffy eyes widened,

"I have no words." She said, "he actually apologized. I guess people really can change. Let's not hold our breath on Katherine." Jenna and Elena laughed.

"Your parents went to school with her mother. She's even a bigger bitch than she is." Jenna said, both girl looked at her before bursting out laughing.

"It feels so good to laugh," Buffy said between giggles.

"It's good to see you laugh." Jenna sat down sighing loudly. "I was up all night worrying. Alaric took Jer back home. Willow is there, we are actually going to pick her up tomorrow so she can come visit." Buffy smiled brightly, "there is also a surprise coming," Jenna said.