"You're not really going to let them see her, are you?" Jill asked quietly.
"Yes. I am. They have a right to see her. And besides they wouldn't give up until they saw her anyway." Angel said, looking toward Buffy.
They walked through the courtyard into a large hall. The Scooby gang stared at everything, amazed that something like this could have been here with out their knowledge.
"This place is huge!" Xander exclaimed.
"Oh this? The one in England is twice as big as this one. And the one in New York is even bigger." Jill said.
"Jill is such a modest person, this Realm is one of the best in the world, thanks to her and the other girls." Angel added with a smile.
"How sweet. But both you and I know that if Alex and Faith hadn't have come along, we'd still be a stopping point to the Realm in LA. Thanks to them, the Queen uses this as a vacation spot." Jill replied.
"Faith? Helped with this?" Willow asked, astonished.
"Yeah, why does that some unusual to you?" Jill, said looking at her.
"Well…In my experience, Faith sorta destroys stuff. She wasn't really a builder type person…" Willow said, fumbling with her words.
"Oh. You mean the killing of innocent people. That's ok. You can say it out loud. Everybody knows what she did. It's ok." Jill said, matter-of-fact.
"You say it like she just went and picked some flowers or something. She killed people." Buffy said, glaring at Jill.
"Buffy, my dear, I wouldn't be talking. According to the laws of the Realm, you've killed your fair share of people too. I don't see you turning yourself in." Jill said with a small smile.
"I haven't killed anybody!" Buffy said angrily.
"Oh really?" Jill asked.
"Buffy, calm down. Jill is right. According to the laws of the Realm, killing anybody with a soul is the same as killing an innocent." Angel said.
"I haven't killed anybody with a soul!" Buffy said.
"How would you know if they had a soul or not? It's not like they wore a badge that says, 'Don't kill me, I've got a soul.'" Willow added.
"That's a good point. Buffy didn't know which vampires had souls and which ones didn't. And that's why she's not in custody right now." Angel said, staring hard at Jill.
"All I'm saying is that Buffy is no better than Faith. And if you ever want Alex to trust you, you've gotta see that. 'Cause right now, your arrogance is apparent to everybody and especially Alex. And she doesn't like that." Jill said.
"Ooo…Alex doesn't like that. How scary!! I'm so scared!" Xander said sarcastically.
Spike shook his head, "Mate, you don't get it. Take Buffy's strength, Willow's and Tara's power, Anya's inner demon, and my lack of a conscience. Now multiply that by ten. That's what Alex is. She is the most powerful person in the four corners of the World."
"I couldn't have said it better myself, Spike. If only you had a soul, we'd be a great couple." Jill said sarcastically, "So Xander, in conclusion, you don't want to piss Alex off. It wouldn't be a pretty picture."
Xander gulped. Buffy looked a little scared.
Jill continued, "Which brings me to another point, Angel. Alex specifically asked you not to let them see Faith. And here we are. Heading over to see Faith. I do believe that you are disobeying a direct order. A nice reason for Alex to get pissed off. And as we all realize that making Alex unhappy is not a good thing…I don't understand why we are still heading over there…"
Buffy's face hardened, "I need to talk to Faith. I don't care what Alex has to say about it." Jill shrugged.
By this time they had made into the Hospital wing. Angel herded them into a small room with a large window. Through the window they could see a number of doctors circled around a bed.
"This is one of those windows where we can see through but they can't." Angel explained.
"Hey look, there's Alex and Sarah." Tara said. Alex and Sarah were talking in a corner with one of the doctors. Sarah had her hands on Alex's shoulders. Alex had her face in her hands and seemed to be crying.
"This is very hard on Alex. We weren't sure she could talk to Faith again. I guess we'll see if she can, today." Jill said, "Rumor has it that Faith stopped taking her meds while she was in jail. And now she's dying."
"My my, how rumors fly at this place," Angel sighed and continued, "Faith refused to take her medication for her diabetes and for her heart condition and she passed out on the way back here. She's not dying, she's just unconscious."
"Can we hear what they are saying?" Xander asked.
"Yeah, sure." Jill said and flipped a switch on the small speaker on the wall.
"Hey Doc, when is she gonna wake up?" Alex asked, wiping the tears from her eyes and moving toward the bed.
"Any time now. She's just sleeping so whenever you want me to wake her up." The Doctor replied.
"Alex, you ready for this? Do you want me to get Angel?" Sarah asked, concerned.
"No. That's ok. I've gotta do this by myself." Alex said softly.
"That's my girl." Angel whispered softly. Buffy was the only one who caught it and she glanced at Angel and smiled.
"Ok, people, let's move out." Sarah said, motioning toward the door.
All but the doctor and Alex left the room. The doctor pulled out some smelling salt and waved it in front of Faith's nose. She coughed and moaned.
"She's waking up, if you need anything I'll be right outside." The doctor said gently. He placed one hand on her shoulder and looked at her, "You can do this." Alex nodded and gave a weak smile. He left the room, leaving only Alex and Faith.
Alex pulled up a chair and sat by the bed. Slowly Faith started to move. Finally she blinked her eyes and sat up. Her eyes moved about the room until she saw Alex. Her eyes immediately began to water.
"Lex…" Faith started but Alex interrupted her. Alex stood quickly and grabbed Faith in a bear hug.
"Faith, I missed you so much…so much…" Alex cried into Faith's shoulder.
Faith lifted Alex's head and moved a strand of hair out of Alex's face. "Me too, kiddo…" And Faith started crying.
"Yes. I am. They have a right to see her. And besides they wouldn't give up until they saw her anyway." Angel said, looking toward Buffy.
They walked through the courtyard into a large hall. The Scooby gang stared at everything, amazed that something like this could have been here with out their knowledge.
"This place is huge!" Xander exclaimed.
"Oh this? The one in England is twice as big as this one. And the one in New York is even bigger." Jill said.
"Jill is such a modest person, this Realm is one of the best in the world, thanks to her and the other girls." Angel added with a smile.
"How sweet. But both you and I know that if Alex and Faith hadn't have come along, we'd still be a stopping point to the Realm in LA. Thanks to them, the Queen uses this as a vacation spot." Jill replied.
"Faith? Helped with this?" Willow asked, astonished.
"Yeah, why does that some unusual to you?" Jill, said looking at her.
"Well…In my experience, Faith sorta destroys stuff. She wasn't really a builder type person…" Willow said, fumbling with her words.
"Oh. You mean the killing of innocent people. That's ok. You can say it out loud. Everybody knows what she did. It's ok." Jill said, matter-of-fact.
"You say it like she just went and picked some flowers or something. She killed people." Buffy said, glaring at Jill.
"Buffy, my dear, I wouldn't be talking. According to the laws of the Realm, you've killed your fair share of people too. I don't see you turning yourself in." Jill said with a small smile.
"I haven't killed anybody!" Buffy said angrily.
"Oh really?" Jill asked.
"Buffy, calm down. Jill is right. According to the laws of the Realm, killing anybody with a soul is the same as killing an innocent." Angel said.
"I haven't killed anybody with a soul!" Buffy said.
"How would you know if they had a soul or not? It's not like they wore a badge that says, 'Don't kill me, I've got a soul.'" Willow added.
"That's a good point. Buffy didn't know which vampires had souls and which ones didn't. And that's why she's not in custody right now." Angel said, staring hard at Jill.
"All I'm saying is that Buffy is no better than Faith. And if you ever want Alex to trust you, you've gotta see that. 'Cause right now, your arrogance is apparent to everybody and especially Alex. And she doesn't like that." Jill said.
"Ooo…Alex doesn't like that. How scary!! I'm so scared!" Xander said sarcastically.
Spike shook his head, "Mate, you don't get it. Take Buffy's strength, Willow's and Tara's power, Anya's inner demon, and my lack of a conscience. Now multiply that by ten. That's what Alex is. She is the most powerful person in the four corners of the World."
"I couldn't have said it better myself, Spike. If only you had a soul, we'd be a great couple." Jill said sarcastically, "So Xander, in conclusion, you don't want to piss Alex off. It wouldn't be a pretty picture."
Xander gulped. Buffy looked a little scared.
Jill continued, "Which brings me to another point, Angel. Alex specifically asked you not to let them see Faith. And here we are. Heading over to see Faith. I do believe that you are disobeying a direct order. A nice reason for Alex to get pissed off. And as we all realize that making Alex unhappy is not a good thing…I don't understand why we are still heading over there…"
Buffy's face hardened, "I need to talk to Faith. I don't care what Alex has to say about it." Jill shrugged.
By this time they had made into the Hospital wing. Angel herded them into a small room with a large window. Through the window they could see a number of doctors circled around a bed.
"This is one of those windows where we can see through but they can't." Angel explained.
"Hey look, there's Alex and Sarah." Tara said. Alex and Sarah were talking in a corner with one of the doctors. Sarah had her hands on Alex's shoulders. Alex had her face in her hands and seemed to be crying.
"This is very hard on Alex. We weren't sure she could talk to Faith again. I guess we'll see if she can, today." Jill said, "Rumor has it that Faith stopped taking her meds while she was in jail. And now she's dying."
"My my, how rumors fly at this place," Angel sighed and continued, "Faith refused to take her medication for her diabetes and for her heart condition and she passed out on the way back here. She's not dying, she's just unconscious."
"Can we hear what they are saying?" Xander asked.
"Yeah, sure." Jill said and flipped a switch on the small speaker on the wall.
"Hey Doc, when is she gonna wake up?" Alex asked, wiping the tears from her eyes and moving toward the bed.
"Any time now. She's just sleeping so whenever you want me to wake her up." The Doctor replied.
"Alex, you ready for this? Do you want me to get Angel?" Sarah asked, concerned.
"No. That's ok. I've gotta do this by myself." Alex said softly.
"That's my girl." Angel whispered softly. Buffy was the only one who caught it and she glanced at Angel and smiled.
"Ok, people, let's move out." Sarah said, motioning toward the door.
All but the doctor and Alex left the room. The doctor pulled out some smelling salt and waved it in front of Faith's nose. She coughed and moaned.
"She's waking up, if you need anything I'll be right outside." The doctor said gently. He placed one hand on her shoulder and looked at her, "You can do this." Alex nodded and gave a weak smile. He left the room, leaving only Alex and Faith.
Alex pulled up a chair and sat by the bed. Slowly Faith started to move. Finally she blinked her eyes and sat up. Her eyes moved about the room until she saw Alex. Her eyes immediately began to water.
"Lex…" Faith started but Alex interrupted her. Alex stood quickly and grabbed Faith in a bear hug.
"Faith, I missed you so much…so much…" Alex cried into Faith's shoulder.
Faith lifted Alex's head and moved a strand of hair out of Alex's face. "Me too, kiddo…" And Faith started crying.