Before anyone else could say anything there was a knock at the door, and the doctor walked in.
"Are you the people here for a Mr. Alexander Harris?"
At that, Spike quickly scooped Willow into his arms and stood up, plopping willow down in front of him. They all nodded decisively.
"Well, he's had his stomach pumped, and we managed to regurgitate most of the substances from his system. He's breathing on his own now. He's still in ICU, so we can keep an eye on him-"
Spike quickly got fed up, and interrupted, "Is he alright? When can I - we see him?"
The doctor looked at Spike and smiled. "Spike, I presume?"
Spike nodded, a little shocked,. "Yeah. How do you know that?"
"The paramedics who brought Alexander in for a start, as well as Alexander."
This caused the entire group to gasp.
"You mean, he's speaking? He's gonna be OK?" Willow said.
"Yes Miss. It'll take awhile, but he's a strong boy. Everything he's endured over the course of his life has seen to that. But yes, it'll take a little time, but he'll pull through. Alexander's going to be fine."
"What did he say?" Spiked, getting back to the point.
"Well, after 'Am I dead?' he immediately asked for a Spike. When I asked who, he said 'the guy who brought me in - it must have been him. Short, blonde, good-looking, probably growling?' At that, I knew who he meant immediately."
Spike's face had lit up when he finally realised that Xander was going to be alright, but, when the doctor said that Xander had called him 'good-looking' he beamed so wide Willow wondered if his face was going to crack.
"Can I- we see him?" Spike asked.
"Yes - but not for long now. He cannot get too stressed," the doctor replied.
No sooner were those words out of the doctors mouth, than Willow lept into Spike's arms with a squeal - "Ah! He's gonna be alright Spike! He's gonna be alright!"
Spike just swooped her up and twirled her around in a circle, his smile seeming to widen even more in his and Willow's shared delight.
When they quietened down, and Spike set Willow back on solid ground, the doctor held open the door for them and said "Room 212. Second door on the right."
At that, they all rushed out of the room.
"Are you the people here for a Mr. Alexander Harris?"
At that, Spike quickly scooped Willow into his arms and stood up, plopping willow down in front of him. They all nodded decisively.
"Well, he's had his stomach pumped, and we managed to regurgitate most of the substances from his system. He's breathing on his own now. He's still in ICU, so we can keep an eye on him-"
Spike quickly got fed up, and interrupted, "Is he alright? When can I - we see him?"
The doctor looked at Spike and smiled. "Spike, I presume?"
Spike nodded, a little shocked,. "Yeah. How do you know that?"
"The paramedics who brought Alexander in for a start, as well as Alexander."
This caused the entire group to gasp.
"You mean, he's speaking? He's gonna be OK?" Willow said.
"Yes Miss. It'll take awhile, but he's a strong boy. Everything he's endured over the course of his life has seen to that. But yes, it'll take a little time, but he'll pull through. Alexander's going to be fine."
"What did he say?" Spiked, getting back to the point.
"Well, after 'Am I dead?' he immediately asked for a Spike. When I asked who, he said 'the guy who brought me in - it must have been him. Short, blonde, good-looking, probably growling?' At that, I knew who he meant immediately."
Spike's face had lit up when he finally realised that Xander was going to be alright, but, when the doctor said that Xander had called him 'good-looking' he beamed so wide Willow wondered if his face was going to crack.
"Can I- we see him?" Spike asked.
"Yes - but not for long now. He cannot get too stressed," the doctor replied.
No sooner were those words out of the doctors mouth, than Willow lept into Spike's arms with a squeal - "Ah! He's gonna be alright Spike! He's gonna be alright!"
Spike just swooped her up and twirled her around in a circle, his smile seeming to widen even more in his and Willow's shared delight.
When they quietened down, and Spike set Willow back on solid ground, the doctor held open the door for them and said "Room 212. Second door on the right."
At that, they all rushed out of the room.