Warriors by Zauriel Angelus
Disclaimer:All characters belong to Joss & co And Capcom respectively.I only own this story for which I'm borrowing them for.Enjoy the story by the way.......
Part 5 - To be blind.
Willow Rosenburg scorned the reflection of herself . There the red headed girl stood not uttering a word , not knowing quite what to do or even think . She hated being helpless but that she was , as she could only watch her two best friends in perhaps the worst silence she ever knew .
Buffy was laid on the hospital bed in merciful sleep. Her right arm was in a cast and the injuries she suffered from had left her almost covered in bandages. She was still pale though she looked reasonably better than she did an hour before . Xander was by her side and hadn't moved at all from his place since the slayer was admitted . He stayed and watched over the sleeping slayer , his hand not leaving hers. It was disheartening to see him so quiet as his eyes never left Buffy.
Willow wasn't sure who looked worse . The girl resting on the hospital bed or the boy right beside it.
The young witch turned reluctantly around knowing there was nothing she could do right now and walked out of the room quietly. She kept her gaze to the floor as she strolled the halls outside . Her mind shut off from any disturbing thoughts , confined to just a small bubble of her usual self as she continued walking till a small tap on the shoulder shook her out of it.
"Giles ?" she inquired as the disheveled librarian came before her. He looked more and more tired with each passing minute.
"Willow... how is Buffy ?"
" She's sleeping now."
"Oh....w-well Buffy's mother will be here shortly. I finally got a hold of her . Where's Oz ?"
"He went to get more coffee."
"Xander ?"
"He's still there with Buffy."
"right...."
Willow hesitated a moment a little afraid of what she might hear but finally asked the question Giles knew she was going to ask.
"What did the doctor say ?" Willow asked , fearful of her own words.
Giles pursed his lips and paused to think a moment before responding. With a deep breath he answered
" Her injuries will heal ...... as for Buffy's blindness...He's not entirely sure. It could be temporary or it could be permanent. Our hopes should be that it will pass in a few weeks .Have the doctors been done with tending to the Japanese man ?"
"He's still being treated. We won't get to speak with him till tomorrow."
"Oh...How are you doing ?" Giles asked turning his gaze upon Willow.
"better....I think."
"Coffee anyone?" a young werewolf inquired earning a rare smile from two tired scoobies.
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" Don't cry Buffy...please don't cry."
A gentle finger caressed the side of her cheek as it wiped away the tear. Opening her eyes returned the pain she remembered and the despair she felt . She feared the isolation that surrounded her view in cold unliving darkness . A darkness that she was powerless to fight. Yet she was never alone. A firm hand that cradled her own, held her grasp on her dying faith A touch of warmth kept the fire in her heart burning , holding off the shivering winds of uncertainty and fear.
"I'm alive... right ?" a voice asked softly
"Yup , you're still living Buff and that's always a good thing. Trust me." Xander smiled.
"What about the ..the Karate guy ? Is he ...."
"He's alive too but no one's allowed to see him yet. He was more banged up than you are."
"If it wasn't for him I'd be dead. If it wasn't for me all of this wouldn't have happened"
"Don't say that Buff ,it wasn't you who threw the fireballs at him. I saw what happened. Don't blame yourself."
"But y'see he was just standing there looking like a normal guy....well as normal as one would be in a karate gi ...but the point is he wasn't doing anything and I got all medieval on him.. cause I was mad at you. That was hardly fair to him. Even after all that he still risked his life to protect me."
"Whoa! Whoa! Wait.... backtrack a little. You were mad at ME ? What did I do ?"
"You worried me to death. Where were you anyway ? I looked everywhere."
"I can take care of myself. You shouldn't worry too much. I'm a big boy now." Xander chuckled
"Anyway.... like I said I would like apologize and thank him. He saved my life."
"I know."
"and so did you...." She finished with a soft grateful squeeze on his hand
Xander sighed quietly as he smiled. Studying her lovely face, he carefully tucked a lock of hair behind her ear, travelling the skin of her face with adoration . Buffy held her eyes shut as his hand stroked her cheek , leaning into him feeling completely secure. His touch kept her safe.
"Where is everyone else ?"
"They'll be here in a few hours . They were here when you were still asleep. They left to let you have some rest and maybe have a couple of hours worth of sleep. They didn't want to of course but your mom managed to persuade even Giles to come back later. Candy and flowers will be flooding the room in no time."
"Why are you still here ?..not that I don't like having you..."
"I actually left with them but I sneaked back in here cos I didn't like the idea of leaving you alone. I brought some flowers too . Take a whiff. Its just beside to your right with a get well card I wrote. I'll read ya what it says . Basically it says , get well soon. I promise you, everything will be alright . How that that sound ? I didn't have time to think about what to put on it."
"Its sweet really...and the flowers smell great. Roses ?"
"They were the best I could get on such short notice."
"you really shouldn't have y'know... ?"
"I wanted to."
"Thank you...."
" You're always welcome Buffy."
The slayer couldn't help but smile at that. She enjoyed his company more than she let on , silently contemplating how her life would be without him. She enjoyed his protection , his words of comfort and delved further into the blanket of his love. There was no one she'd rather be with right now . She rested her thoughts and continued where she left off. Sleeping safely knowing he's there.
My white knight.....
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A strange wave of awareness swept over him , opening his eyes to the world he did not see. The darkness of the room he laid in held, not , his knowlegde of what was wrong . His head still throbbed with the same pain he was accustomed to . His hands were weak as were his entire body. He remembers the battle that took him here and the cost of it .
The warrior sat himself up , unwilling to let pain cloud his mind . There was a lot to think about. He knows how lucky he was to be alive. No one could dispute how dead he should be right now. He survived a fight with the demon. That was something one would be thankful for.
Ryu wasn't .
" I didn't survive...He let me live."
It's not over
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end part 5-
ps: gimme feedback people. Tell me what you think okay ? peace I'm out!!!! The next part will be out shortly.
Until next time I remain.........
Disclaimer:All characters belong to Joss & co And Capcom respectively.I only own this story for which I'm borrowing them for.Enjoy the story by the way.......
Part 5 - To be blind.
Willow Rosenburg scorned the reflection of herself . There the red headed girl stood not uttering a word , not knowing quite what to do or even think . She hated being helpless but that she was , as she could only watch her two best friends in perhaps the worst silence she ever knew .
Buffy was laid on the hospital bed in merciful sleep. Her right arm was in a cast and the injuries she suffered from had left her almost covered in bandages. She was still pale though she looked reasonably better than she did an hour before . Xander was by her side and hadn't moved at all from his place since the slayer was admitted . He stayed and watched over the sleeping slayer , his hand not leaving hers. It was disheartening to see him so quiet as his eyes never left Buffy.
Willow wasn't sure who looked worse . The girl resting on the hospital bed or the boy right beside it.
The young witch turned reluctantly around knowing there was nothing she could do right now and walked out of the room quietly. She kept her gaze to the floor as she strolled the halls outside . Her mind shut off from any disturbing thoughts , confined to just a small bubble of her usual self as she continued walking till a small tap on the shoulder shook her out of it.
"Giles ?" she inquired as the disheveled librarian came before her. He looked more and more tired with each passing minute.
"Willow... how is Buffy ?"
" She's sleeping now."
"Oh....w-well Buffy's mother will be here shortly. I finally got a hold of her . Where's Oz ?"
"He went to get more coffee."
"Xander ?"
"He's still there with Buffy."
"right...."
Willow hesitated a moment a little afraid of what she might hear but finally asked the question Giles knew she was going to ask.
"What did the doctor say ?" Willow asked , fearful of her own words.
Giles pursed his lips and paused to think a moment before responding. With a deep breath he answered
" Her injuries will heal ...... as for Buffy's blindness...He's not entirely sure. It could be temporary or it could be permanent. Our hopes should be that it will pass in a few weeks .Have the doctors been done with tending to the Japanese man ?"
"He's still being treated. We won't get to speak with him till tomorrow."
"Oh...How are you doing ?" Giles asked turning his gaze upon Willow.
"better....I think."
"Coffee anyone?" a young werewolf inquired earning a rare smile from two tired scoobies.
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" Don't cry Buffy...please don't cry."
A gentle finger caressed the side of her cheek as it wiped away the tear. Opening her eyes returned the pain she remembered and the despair she felt . She feared the isolation that surrounded her view in cold unliving darkness . A darkness that she was powerless to fight. Yet she was never alone. A firm hand that cradled her own, held her grasp on her dying faith A touch of warmth kept the fire in her heart burning , holding off the shivering winds of uncertainty and fear.
"I'm alive... right ?" a voice asked softly
"Yup , you're still living Buff and that's always a good thing. Trust me." Xander smiled.
"What about the ..the Karate guy ? Is he ...."
"He's alive too but no one's allowed to see him yet. He was more banged up than you are."
"If it wasn't for him I'd be dead. If it wasn't for me all of this wouldn't have happened"
"Don't say that Buff ,it wasn't you who threw the fireballs at him. I saw what happened. Don't blame yourself."
"But y'see he was just standing there looking like a normal guy....well as normal as one would be in a karate gi ...but the point is he wasn't doing anything and I got all medieval on him.. cause I was mad at you. That was hardly fair to him. Even after all that he still risked his life to protect me."
"Whoa! Whoa! Wait.... backtrack a little. You were mad at ME ? What did I do ?"
"You worried me to death. Where were you anyway ? I looked everywhere."
"I can take care of myself. You shouldn't worry too much. I'm a big boy now." Xander chuckled
"Anyway.... like I said I would like apologize and thank him. He saved my life."
"I know."
"and so did you...." She finished with a soft grateful squeeze on his hand
Xander sighed quietly as he smiled. Studying her lovely face, he carefully tucked a lock of hair behind her ear, travelling the skin of her face with adoration . Buffy held her eyes shut as his hand stroked her cheek , leaning into him feeling completely secure. His touch kept her safe.
"Where is everyone else ?"
"They'll be here in a few hours . They were here when you were still asleep. They left to let you have some rest and maybe have a couple of hours worth of sleep. They didn't want to of course but your mom managed to persuade even Giles to come back later. Candy and flowers will be flooding the room in no time."
"Why are you still here ?..not that I don't like having you..."
"I actually left with them but I sneaked back in here cos I didn't like the idea of leaving you alone. I brought some flowers too . Take a whiff. Its just beside to your right with a get well card I wrote. I'll read ya what it says . Basically it says , get well soon. I promise you, everything will be alright . How that that sound ? I didn't have time to think about what to put on it."
"Its sweet really...and the flowers smell great. Roses ?"
"They were the best I could get on such short notice."
"you really shouldn't have y'know... ?"
"I wanted to."
"Thank you...."
" You're always welcome Buffy."
The slayer couldn't help but smile at that. She enjoyed his company more than she let on , silently contemplating how her life would be without him. She enjoyed his protection , his words of comfort and delved further into the blanket of his love. There was no one she'd rather be with right now . She rested her thoughts and continued where she left off. Sleeping safely knowing he's there.
My white knight.....
----------------------------------------------------
A strange wave of awareness swept over him , opening his eyes to the world he did not see. The darkness of the room he laid in held, not , his knowlegde of what was wrong . His head still throbbed with the same pain he was accustomed to . His hands were weak as were his entire body. He remembers the battle that took him here and the cost of it .
The warrior sat himself up , unwilling to let pain cloud his mind . There was a lot to think about. He knows how lucky he was to be alive. No one could dispute how dead he should be right now. He survived a fight with the demon. That was something one would be thankful for.
Ryu wasn't .
" I didn't survive...He let me live."
It's not over
------------------------------------------------------------------
end part 5-
ps: gimme feedback people. Tell me what you think okay ? peace I'm out!!!! The next part will be out shortly.
Until next time I remain.........