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Dawn paced up and down outside Buffy's room.
"Come on Xander." She muttered to herself.
She was seething inside, partly at Warren and partly at Spike.
*How dare they hurt my sister* she thought.
She heard footsteps behind her and turned to see Xander with two cups in his hands and a paper bag under his arm.
"Soda and Jelly doughnut? I found a café downstairs." he said.
She smiled gratefully and took the bag from him.
He sat down and she did the same.
"Dawn, I have something to tell you. Tara got shot too. She's alive though, she was just waking up as I left Willow."
Dawn went a little whiter.
"Warren is a dead man walking." she exclaimed.
Xander gave a nod in agreeance.
The Doctor sauntered out of Buffy's room, now fully aware of the situation.
He smiled at the waiting pair.
"Hi, I'm Doctor Jackson. You must be Buffy's sister." he said to Dawn.
"Yeah. How's she doing?" Dawn asked.
"She is still in the critical books. There is some internal bleeding that we can't stop at the moment."
"Try harder." Dawn blurted out.
The smile flickered on the doctors lips, "We're doing our best."
He looked at Xander. "You are..." he asked.
Xander stood up, "I'm Xander Harris. I bought her here."
"Boyfriend?" Doctor Jackson asked.
"Oh, no. Best friend." Xander informed him. "We're also with Tara Maclay. She's just down the hall. Is she going to be alright? My friend Willow is with her." Xander said.
"Tara Maclay...the second victim...yes, she's fine. We stopped the bleeding. The shot-wound was just above her heart. A millimeter down and she wouldn't have lived. Very lucky."
"Yeah....getting shot is like winning the lottery." Dawn muttered. The doctor looked at her.
"Can I see Buffy now?" she whined.
"I'm afraid not. Some nurses are getting her ready for surgery. She will be gone for some time. If you go down the corridor and turn left there is a family room there. It has a television, fridge, sofas and other such things. Make yourself comfortable."
With that, he took off in the other direction, an air about his as if he thought he owned the place.
"Can we see Tara then?" Dawn asked.
"Sure."
They hurried off towards her room.
Willow had gone from the corridor when they arrived and the door to Tara's room was shut.
Dawn gently knocked, but there was no answer so they say down.
After about ten minutes of idle conversation the door opened and Willow came out with a smile on her face.
"Hey!" she said when she saw them.
"How is she?" Dawn asked, referring to Tara.
"Tara's...good. She fell asleep again."
"And Buffy?" Willow inquired.
"They can't stop the bleeding, she's gotta have more surgery." Xander informed her.
Willow's face clouded over.
"What exactly happened?" Willow asked.
"Buffy and I were hugging," he explained, "We had just made up. Then I saw Warren from over her shoulder and we stood up. Warren said something," Xander paused trying to remember the exact words, "'You think you could just do that to me, you think I'd let you get away with that, think again.' And then he shot her. I think it went off about five to six times. She shoved me out the way after the first shot. She saved my life."
"She has a habit of doing that." Dawn said quietly.
There was the sound of hurried footsteps and a nurse appeared.
"Excuse me?" she said to the waiting group, "You're with Buffy Summer's aren't you? Please come with me."
They followed her back, including Willow.
"What's happened?" Xander asked.
The nurse stopped outside Buffy's room.
"We can't stop the bleeding. I'm very sorry."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Willow cried.
"She's gonna die." Dawn said, dropping to the floor.
To be continued....
Don't sue....my funds are now £0.00p so all's I could maybe give you is a black banana!
Dawn paced up and down outside Buffy's room.
"Come on Xander." She muttered to herself.
She was seething inside, partly at Warren and partly at Spike.
*How dare they hurt my sister* she thought.
She heard footsteps behind her and turned to see Xander with two cups in his hands and a paper bag under his arm.
"Soda and Jelly doughnut? I found a café downstairs." he said.
She smiled gratefully and took the bag from him.
He sat down and she did the same.
"Dawn, I have something to tell you. Tara got shot too. She's alive though, she was just waking up as I left Willow."
Dawn went a little whiter.
"Warren is a dead man walking." she exclaimed.
Xander gave a nod in agreeance.
The Doctor sauntered out of Buffy's room, now fully aware of the situation.
He smiled at the waiting pair.
"Hi, I'm Doctor Jackson. You must be Buffy's sister." he said to Dawn.
"Yeah. How's she doing?" Dawn asked.
"She is still in the critical books. There is some internal bleeding that we can't stop at the moment."
"Try harder." Dawn blurted out.
The smile flickered on the doctors lips, "We're doing our best."
He looked at Xander. "You are..." he asked.
Xander stood up, "I'm Xander Harris. I bought her here."
"Boyfriend?" Doctor Jackson asked.
"Oh, no. Best friend." Xander informed him. "We're also with Tara Maclay. She's just down the hall. Is she going to be alright? My friend Willow is with her." Xander said.
"Tara Maclay...the second victim...yes, she's fine. We stopped the bleeding. The shot-wound was just above her heart. A millimeter down and she wouldn't have lived. Very lucky."
"Yeah....getting shot is like winning the lottery." Dawn muttered. The doctor looked at her.
"Can I see Buffy now?" she whined.
"I'm afraid not. Some nurses are getting her ready for surgery. She will be gone for some time. If you go down the corridor and turn left there is a family room there. It has a television, fridge, sofas and other such things. Make yourself comfortable."
With that, he took off in the other direction, an air about his as if he thought he owned the place.
"Can we see Tara then?" Dawn asked.
"Sure."
They hurried off towards her room.
Willow had gone from the corridor when they arrived and the door to Tara's room was shut.
Dawn gently knocked, but there was no answer so they say down.
After about ten minutes of idle conversation the door opened and Willow came out with a smile on her face.
"Hey!" she said when she saw them.
"How is she?" Dawn asked, referring to Tara.
"Tara's...good. She fell asleep again."
"And Buffy?" Willow inquired.
"They can't stop the bleeding, she's gotta have more surgery." Xander informed her.
Willow's face clouded over.
"What exactly happened?" Willow asked.
"Buffy and I were hugging," he explained, "We had just made up. Then I saw Warren from over her shoulder and we stood up. Warren said something," Xander paused trying to remember the exact words, "'You think you could just do that to me, you think I'd let you get away with that, think again.' And then he shot her. I think it went off about five to six times. She shoved me out the way after the first shot. She saved my life."
"She has a habit of doing that." Dawn said quietly.
There was the sound of hurried footsteps and a nurse appeared.
"Excuse me?" she said to the waiting group, "You're with Buffy Summer's aren't you? Please come with me."
They followed her back, including Willow.
"What's happened?" Xander asked.
The nurse stopped outside Buffy's room.
"We can't stop the bleeding. I'm very sorry."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Willow cried.
"She's gonna die." Dawn said, dropping to the floor.
To be continued....