Sage raced toward Xander's blazer. Jenn walked behind her quickly.
"Sage wait up! Where are you going? "Jenn asked.
"To get Jade. She needs t-to be with us. "Sage stated.
Jenn started to run. She grabbed Sage by the shoulder and whipped her around. She slammed her mouth into Sage's and kissed her openly. Sage fought the attack at first, but quickly kissed her back. Sage ran her hands through Jenn's hair. Jenn inserted her tongue into Sage's mouth making the kiss more passionate.
Sage pulled away quickly, realizing what was happening. "W-what the hell are you d-doing? "
Jenn stared at Sage in horror. Her eyes were wide with fear. "I-I don't know. Sage I am so sorry. "
"Stay the h-hell away from me! "Sage shouted as she ran for Xander's truck.
Jenn stared down at the pavement in defeat. She turned around slowly, and shuffled back into the apartment. Sage threw the front door of the blazer open and jumped in. She slammed both of her hands down on the steering wheel and lowered her head so that it almost touched the horn. She let sobs escape her mouth, and she quickly pulled her seatbelt around her.
Sage started the car, and put it in reverse. She pulled out of the parking space, and yanked the stick down into drive. The vehicle lurched forward as she sped off toward her house.
Willow and Tara's House
Jade lay against Darklyn's chest breathlessly. Darklyn's hand ran over her hair, and he sighed heavily. Jade leaned over and flipped the radio off. The room was dark except the moon that shone through the thin curtains. Jade grabbed one of the sheets, and wrapped it around her body. She sat up and Darklyn brought his mouth to hers.
A loud bang erupted from the front room, and Jade jumped. She stared at her open bedroom door. Sage barreled down the hallway. She flung herself into Jade's bedroom, and instantly regretted it.
She closed her eyes quickly at the sight of her sister's naked form. "Okay. Um... J-Jade, what are you d-doing. "
"I was having sex! Now get the hell out of here! "Jade threw a pillow toward her sibling.
Sage backed out of the room slowly. "Um... Okay. I just thought I would tell you t-that um... the dog catcher caught the d-dog. "
"What the hell are you talking about?! "Jade shouted angrily. Then it sunk in. "Oh- Oh God. "She jumped off of her bed, and started shifting through the clothes on the floor for what she had been wearing earlier.
Darklyn looked disgusted by the sudden interruption "Don't you think you can go get the dog later. We were kinda in the middle of something. "
Jade pulled her underwear back up and reached for her bra. "No. This is a very special dog. "
She hooked her bra back together and slid her jeans back up. Sage tossed her a shirt and Jade pulled it over her over her head.
Darklyn frowned, and reached for Jade. "Jade, come on. Its a fricken dog. "
"A fricken dog! Its not just a fricken dog! This dog's life is in danger! "Jade shouted and ran down the hall, leaving Darklyn alone in the room.
"When did this happen? "Jade asked as she ran down the hallway after Sage.
"About a half an hour ago. "Sage stated. She was too worried to stutter.
Jade slammed the door closed behind them as they left the house. They seemed to move together as they headed for Xander's blazer. Jade threw the passenger's side door open and slid into the truck. Sage jumped in just as Jade closed her door.
Jade could see Darklyn standing at the front door with a sheet wrapped around the lower portion of his body.
"Jade! If its something I did, I'm sorry! "Darklyn shouted.
Jade rolled down her window as Sage started to pull out of the driveway. She stuck her head out of the window and stared at Darklyn as they pulled into the street. "Darklyn, I hope you understand that I have to go. I love you. You were great! "
She pulled her head back into the vehicle and pulled her seatbelt around her.
Whetherly Park
Chris and Amy walked side by side down the sidewalk. Amy could feel that the God was somewhere around. The smell of her was trapped in her nose, and that same scent was very strong where they were at. She was either very close, or had just past through the area recently.
Chris placed a hand on her shoulder. "Amy are you sure you want to be doing this? You don't look so good. "
"I'm fine. I really wish you would stop asking me that. "Amy smiled the best she could to hide the pain that she was feeling in her head, and stomach.
Suddenly she stopped. She closed her eyes and let her body take in what was around her. In her mind, she could see a large apartment filled with scabby looking creatures dressed in brown robes. Candles were lit in various places, and Crystal sat hog tied to a chair. her eyes were wide with fear, and her face was moist from crying.
Chris tapped Amy on the shoulder, snapping her out of her vision. Amy sucked air through her mouth heavily.
"What the hell was that? "Chris asked.
"I know where Crystal is. We have to go back to Giles's to get the others. "Amy stated, not wanting to fill Chris in on the rest of the details.
Together they both took off running for Giles's apartment.
Hospital
Tara slowly pushed the door to Willow's room open. Willow sat on the far bed tying her shoe. Tara raced across the room and grabbed Willow.
"You're okay. You're really okay. "Tara held her hand over wither side of Willow's face and kissed her tenderly. A single tear fell from her left eye.
Tara pulled away and stared at Willow angrily. "Don't ever do that to me again. "
Willow frowned. "I'm sorry. "She looked at the door as if waiting for someone to walk through. "Are the girls okay? "
"Last time I knew they were "Tara replied.
A soft knock came to the door and Buffy entered the room with her hand over her eyes. "I'm not interrupting anything am I? "
Willow smiled sweetly. "No. "
Buffy removed her hand and stared at her two friends. "We should probably get back to Giles's. "
Tara grasped onto Willow's hand and they walked over to Buffy. The three girls left the room.
Xander's Blazer
Sage swerved across the yellow lines again. A car's horn erupted through the night as Sage made her way back to her lane.
"Will you watch where you're going? "Jade asked. "That's like the fifth car you've almost hit! "
"I'm sorry. "Sage stated. "I-Its not my fault I f-failed my driver's t-test. "
Jade gripped onto the armrest tightly. "Yes it is! "
The stoplight ahead of them changed to yellow. Jade stared ahead of them, and her eyes grew wide, as her sister made no attempt to slow down. " Sage slow down. "
"I'm g-going the speed limit. "
"Sage! Red light! "Jade yelled.
Sage slammed her foot on the brake. The light turned red, and the skidded across the stop line. Jade watched as a large semi sped toward them. The semi hit the end of the blazer, causing the truck to spin out. Tires squealed loudly as the semi tried to stop. The blazer continued to spin out of control. The front end slammed into a fire hydrant, causing the back end to fly upward.
The girls scream erupted from inside the truck. Xander's blazer flipped up once, and started to topple end over end, until it slammed into a telephone pole, upside down. The tires stuck up in the air, spinning wildly. The driver's side was completely caved in.
Jade rubbed her head, and unbuckled her seatbelt. She dropped down to the roof of the truck, and grunted loudly. "Fuck! "
She grasped onto her thigh as pain shot through her leg. Jade looked down at her leg to see a large piece of blue metal punched into her mid thigh. She winced at the pain, and looked up to see her sister's limp body being held in place by her seatbelt.
"Sage are you all right? "Jade asked.
There was no response. Jade started to panic. "SAGE! "
Sirens wailed off in the distance. Jade looked through the shattered windshield to see red and blue flashing lights approaching them. She laid back down on the roof of the car and let darkness consume her as she lost consciousness.
Giles's Apartment
The front door creeked open as Amy and Chris entered the house.
"Guys! We know where Crystal is! "Amy bellowed.
Loud footsteps echoed down the hallway, and Dawn emerged. "You found her? "
"No, but we know where she is. "Chris stated.
Dawn fell to her knees and started crying. Chris ran to her, and dropped down in front of her. He wrapped his arms around her body tightly. Dawn sobbed heavily and clutched onto Chris.
"Where are the others? "Amy asked.
"Upstairs. "Dawn managed to choke out.
Amy looked up the wooden stairs that led into the loft and started to climb them.
Buffy's Jeep
Buffy pulled off to the side of the road as an ambulance whizzed by. She looked out the windshield to see water shooting straight up into the air.
"Wow, must have been some accident. "Buffy stated as she pulled back out into the road.
Flashing red and blur lights danced around in front of them. A police officer held his hand out motioning for them to stop. Buffy slowly pressed her foot down on the brake. She rolled her window down as the police officer walked toward the Jeep.
"What happened? "Buffy asked.
"There has been a serious accident. We're going to have to ask you to take a- "
"That's Xander's blazer! "Willow shouted, pointing at the large hunk of scrap metal.
Her eyes grew wide as she saw who they were rushing off on the stretcher. Willow jumped out of the Jeep and raced across the pavement. She dodged around parked emergency vehicles, and ran toward the ambulance that they were loading Sage into.
"Mom! "A voice yelled.
Willow looked away from the ambulance, to see Jade sitting on the trunk of a police car with three paramedics surrounding her. She ran over to her other daughter and stared up at her. "What the hell happened? "
"Sage ran a red light. "Jade looked down at the men who worked on her leg. "Ow-Watch what you're doing down there. "She turned her attention back to Willow. "Glory got Crystal. We were on out way back to Giles's. "
Willow looked back to see Tara and Buffy approaching them. "Buffy, go with Tara to the hospital. I'm going back to Giles's. "
Buffy and Tara both stopped. They turned around and ran back to the Jeep. Jade hissed as they pulled the large chunk of metal out of her leg.
Willow looked at the bloody piece of metal, that was about four inches thick, and seven inches long. "You can cry. "
Jade frowned at her mother. "I don't cry. "
She hissed again as one of the paramedics punched a needle into her thigh. "What the fuck do you think you're doing? "
"Jade Alicia Rosenberg! Watch your language. "Willow shouted.
Jade rolled her eyes, and watched the paramedics close her wound with stitches. "I need a cigarette. "
Giles's Apartment
Amy entered the loft to see Giles, Anya, Xander, and Jenn all gathered into the far right corner of the room. "Guys, we know where Crystal is. "
Giles looked up at her as though he were confused. "You've found Glory's hiding spot? "
"Yeah. I saw it in my head. It's an um...apartment complex by Weatherly Park. "Amy stated.
The phone rang, and Anya jumped up happily. "I'll get it. "
She walked across the Old English styled bedroom, and picked up the phone that sat on the table beside the bed. "Hello? "
There was a slight pause, and then Anya's face went white. "Oh my God! Are they all right? "
There was another pause, and then Anya jumped back into the conversation. "Screw the truck! Xander's got insurance! "
Once more Anya fell silent to listen to the other person. "All right. We'll try. Bye. "
Anya hung the phone up and slowly turned around. "Sage and Jade were hit by a semi. Jade's okay, but Sage is in critical condition. "
Jenn's face paled. She jumped up from her seat and ran for the stairs. Amy turned around and ran after her.
Loud thumping echoed on the stairs as someone raced up to the loft. Willow emerged from the staircase, panting heavily.
Anya stared at her. "You do know that Sage is in the hospital? "
"Yeah. That's my next stop. "Willow placed her hands on her knees, and bent over, trying to catch her breath. "We need to get Crystal back. Giles can we borrow your car? "
"Of coarse. "Giles responded.
"All right. Xander and Anya take Giles's car. You need to get Amy and Jenn. They ran out the door as I ran in. Once Buffy and Tara get here, you'll have to come up with your own plan. "
"What are you going to be doing? "Xander asked.
"I'm going to stay with Sage. "Willow replied.
"Will! You're one of out strongest fighters! Without you, we don't stand a chance against Glory! "
"Xander! I know where my priorities lay, and Sage comes first. She's my baby. "Willow stated. "You'd feel the same way if it were Jenn. "
Anya grabbed onto Xander's arm and hauled him toward the steps. " Well we'd better hurry before it is. "
The two made their way down the stairs. Giles stared at Willow. " What would you like me to do? "
"Um...Stay here with Dawn and Chris. I don't know. Look stuff up. My- my head hurts to much to think right now. "Willow stated, running her hands through her hair.
Giles removed his glasses and held them to his side. "Right of coarse. You should probably be off to the hospital now. "
"Yeah... Giles, I hope you understand that I have to stay with her. If anything happened, and-and, I wasn't there, I-I wouldn't be able to live with myself. "
"Of coarse. I completely understand. "Giles said raising his glasses.
Willow smiled at him and ran down the stairs.
Down Town
Amy grabbed onto Jenn's shoulder as they ran, and whipped her around. Tears tracked down Jenn's face. The Slayer looked at her and wiped some of the tears from the younger teens face.
"Jenn, I know were all a little upset, but Sage is going to be fine. "Amy stated.
"I'm in love with her. "Jenn whispered.
"What did you just say? "Amy asked, laughing slightly. "'Cause it sounded like you said that you were in love with Sage. "
"That's what I said! "Jenn yelled at Amy.
She turned around to run, but Amy grabbed onto her arm. "What do you mean you're in love with her? What about Marcus? "
"I mean that I'm in love with her! I'm in love with Sage Alyson Rosenberg! "Jenn shouted at the top of her lungs. "I-I don't know what I'm going to do about Marcus. All I know, is that I'm in love with Sage. "
Amy stared at the other teen in front of her. She was obviously confused, and didn't do a good job at hiding it. "Does she love you? "
"No "Jenn stated. "I kissed her earlier, and- "
"You kissed her! "Amy shouted. "I'm sorry, but holy shit! "Then off Jenn's look added. "Of coarse that's not the point. The point is, is that we shouldn't be bouncing around out her by ourselves. We need to get back to Giles's. "
Headlights blinded Amy and she moved her hand up to shield her eyes. The lights turned off and Jenn turned around to see both of her parents sitting inside Giles's red convertible.
"Come on girls. We've got to get back to Giles's. "Xander stated.
Amy grabbed onto Jenn's hand and hauled her toward the vehicle.
Hospital Waiting Room
Tara stood from her seat, as Willow raced into the room. She embraced her wife tightly and kissed her lightly on the mouth. People stared at them, but they didn't seem to notice.
"Any news? "Willow asked.
Tara shook her head. Willow sighed and ran her fingers through her hair. "All right. I need you and Buffy to go back to Giles's. They need you there. I'll stay here with Sage, just in case anything happens. Where's Jade? "
"She left to Giles's about five minutes ago. "Tara responded. "Are you sure you want me to go? "
"Of coarse I don't want you to go, but they need you. "Willow stated.
Tara looked down at Buffy who still sat in her chair. "I guess we have to go. "
Buffy stood from her chair and sighed. "We're getting too old to do this. "
Tara grasped onto Willow's hand. "If anything happens, call me. "
Willow nodded. "All right. You guys should probably get going. "
Tara let go of Willow's hand and her and Buffy quickly made their way out of the hospital. Willow sat down in the chair that Tara had been occupying. Images of a younger Sage flashed through her mind.
A four month old Sage lying in her crib, making the mobile above her head spin using her magic. An eight year old Sage running through the front door screaming because William had kissed her, and finally a fourteen year old Sage beaming over her first real boyfriend.
Willow didn't notice the doctor enter the waiting room. He wore a saddened expression on his face. "Is there anyone here, for Sage Rosenberg? "
Willow snapped out of her trance. She stood up and walked over to the doctor. She studied the expression on the man's face, and started to panic. "Oh my God! What happened? Please tell me she's alive! "
The doctor frowned and sat Willow down in an empty chair a few feet behind them. He sat down in the chair next to her and sighed. "Sage is alive, but...she slipped into a coma during surgery. "
More to be added...
{ A lot of people have been asking me ' Where's Spike? Where's Spike? ' So here's my answer. Buffy found out that she was pregnant with Williamafter the Hellmouth collasped. So that pretty much left her alone. Then when she found out that Spike was corporeal again and living in L.A. she went down there only to become pregnant with Amy. She told Spike about William, and then about Amy, but he didn't want anything to do with it. So Buffy came back to Sunnydale. }
"Sage wait up! Where are you going? "Jenn asked.
"To get Jade. She needs t-to be with us. "Sage stated.
Jenn started to run. She grabbed Sage by the shoulder and whipped her around. She slammed her mouth into Sage's and kissed her openly. Sage fought the attack at first, but quickly kissed her back. Sage ran her hands through Jenn's hair. Jenn inserted her tongue into Sage's mouth making the kiss more passionate.
Sage pulled away quickly, realizing what was happening. "W-what the hell are you d-doing? "
Jenn stared at Sage in horror. Her eyes were wide with fear. "I-I don't know. Sage I am so sorry. "
"Stay the h-hell away from me! "Sage shouted as she ran for Xander's truck.
Jenn stared down at the pavement in defeat. She turned around slowly, and shuffled back into the apartment. Sage threw the front door of the blazer open and jumped in. She slammed both of her hands down on the steering wheel and lowered her head so that it almost touched the horn. She let sobs escape her mouth, and she quickly pulled her seatbelt around her.
Sage started the car, and put it in reverse. She pulled out of the parking space, and yanked the stick down into drive. The vehicle lurched forward as she sped off toward her house.
Willow and Tara's House
Jade lay against Darklyn's chest breathlessly. Darklyn's hand ran over her hair, and he sighed heavily. Jade leaned over and flipped the radio off. The room was dark except the moon that shone through the thin curtains. Jade grabbed one of the sheets, and wrapped it around her body. She sat up and Darklyn brought his mouth to hers.
A loud bang erupted from the front room, and Jade jumped. She stared at her open bedroom door. Sage barreled down the hallway. She flung herself into Jade's bedroom, and instantly regretted it.
She closed her eyes quickly at the sight of her sister's naked form. "Okay. Um... J-Jade, what are you d-doing. "
"I was having sex! Now get the hell out of here! "Jade threw a pillow toward her sibling.
Sage backed out of the room slowly. "Um... Okay. I just thought I would tell you t-that um... the dog catcher caught the d-dog. "
"What the hell are you talking about?! "Jade shouted angrily. Then it sunk in. "Oh- Oh God. "She jumped off of her bed, and started shifting through the clothes on the floor for what she had been wearing earlier.
Darklyn looked disgusted by the sudden interruption "Don't you think you can go get the dog later. We were kinda in the middle of something. "
Jade pulled her underwear back up and reached for her bra. "No. This is a very special dog. "
She hooked her bra back together and slid her jeans back up. Sage tossed her a shirt and Jade pulled it over her over her head.
Darklyn frowned, and reached for Jade. "Jade, come on. Its a fricken dog. "
"A fricken dog! Its not just a fricken dog! This dog's life is in danger! "Jade shouted and ran down the hall, leaving Darklyn alone in the room.
"When did this happen? "Jade asked as she ran down the hallway after Sage.
"About a half an hour ago. "Sage stated. She was too worried to stutter.
Jade slammed the door closed behind them as they left the house. They seemed to move together as they headed for Xander's blazer. Jade threw the passenger's side door open and slid into the truck. Sage jumped in just as Jade closed her door.
Jade could see Darklyn standing at the front door with a sheet wrapped around the lower portion of his body.
"Jade! If its something I did, I'm sorry! "Darklyn shouted.
Jade rolled down her window as Sage started to pull out of the driveway. She stuck her head out of the window and stared at Darklyn as they pulled into the street. "Darklyn, I hope you understand that I have to go. I love you. You were great! "
She pulled her head back into the vehicle and pulled her seatbelt around her.
Whetherly Park
Chris and Amy walked side by side down the sidewalk. Amy could feel that the God was somewhere around. The smell of her was trapped in her nose, and that same scent was very strong where they were at. She was either very close, or had just past through the area recently.
Chris placed a hand on her shoulder. "Amy are you sure you want to be doing this? You don't look so good. "
"I'm fine. I really wish you would stop asking me that. "Amy smiled the best she could to hide the pain that she was feeling in her head, and stomach.
Suddenly she stopped. She closed her eyes and let her body take in what was around her. In her mind, she could see a large apartment filled with scabby looking creatures dressed in brown robes. Candles were lit in various places, and Crystal sat hog tied to a chair. her eyes were wide with fear, and her face was moist from crying.
Chris tapped Amy on the shoulder, snapping her out of her vision. Amy sucked air through her mouth heavily.
"What the hell was that? "Chris asked.
"I know where Crystal is. We have to go back to Giles's to get the others. "Amy stated, not wanting to fill Chris in on the rest of the details.
Together they both took off running for Giles's apartment.
Hospital
Tara slowly pushed the door to Willow's room open. Willow sat on the far bed tying her shoe. Tara raced across the room and grabbed Willow.
"You're okay. You're really okay. "Tara held her hand over wither side of Willow's face and kissed her tenderly. A single tear fell from her left eye.
Tara pulled away and stared at Willow angrily. "Don't ever do that to me again. "
Willow frowned. "I'm sorry. "She looked at the door as if waiting for someone to walk through. "Are the girls okay? "
"Last time I knew they were "Tara replied.
A soft knock came to the door and Buffy entered the room with her hand over her eyes. "I'm not interrupting anything am I? "
Willow smiled sweetly. "No. "
Buffy removed her hand and stared at her two friends. "We should probably get back to Giles's. "
Tara grasped onto Willow's hand and they walked over to Buffy. The three girls left the room.
Xander's Blazer
Sage swerved across the yellow lines again. A car's horn erupted through the night as Sage made her way back to her lane.
"Will you watch where you're going? "Jade asked. "That's like the fifth car you've almost hit! "
"I'm sorry. "Sage stated. "I-Its not my fault I f-failed my driver's t-test. "
Jade gripped onto the armrest tightly. "Yes it is! "
The stoplight ahead of them changed to yellow. Jade stared ahead of them, and her eyes grew wide, as her sister made no attempt to slow down. " Sage slow down. "
"I'm g-going the speed limit. "
"Sage! Red light! "Jade yelled.
Sage slammed her foot on the brake. The light turned red, and the skidded across the stop line. Jade watched as a large semi sped toward them. The semi hit the end of the blazer, causing the truck to spin out. Tires squealed loudly as the semi tried to stop. The blazer continued to spin out of control. The front end slammed into a fire hydrant, causing the back end to fly upward.
The girls scream erupted from inside the truck. Xander's blazer flipped up once, and started to topple end over end, until it slammed into a telephone pole, upside down. The tires stuck up in the air, spinning wildly. The driver's side was completely caved in.
Jade rubbed her head, and unbuckled her seatbelt. She dropped down to the roof of the truck, and grunted loudly. "Fuck! "
She grasped onto her thigh as pain shot through her leg. Jade looked down at her leg to see a large piece of blue metal punched into her mid thigh. She winced at the pain, and looked up to see her sister's limp body being held in place by her seatbelt.
"Sage are you all right? "Jade asked.
There was no response. Jade started to panic. "SAGE! "
Sirens wailed off in the distance. Jade looked through the shattered windshield to see red and blue flashing lights approaching them. She laid back down on the roof of the car and let darkness consume her as she lost consciousness.
Giles's Apartment
The front door creeked open as Amy and Chris entered the house.
"Guys! We know where Crystal is! "Amy bellowed.
Loud footsteps echoed down the hallway, and Dawn emerged. "You found her? "
"No, but we know where she is. "Chris stated.
Dawn fell to her knees and started crying. Chris ran to her, and dropped down in front of her. He wrapped his arms around her body tightly. Dawn sobbed heavily and clutched onto Chris.
"Where are the others? "Amy asked.
"Upstairs. "Dawn managed to choke out.
Amy looked up the wooden stairs that led into the loft and started to climb them.
Buffy's Jeep
Buffy pulled off to the side of the road as an ambulance whizzed by. She looked out the windshield to see water shooting straight up into the air.
"Wow, must have been some accident. "Buffy stated as she pulled back out into the road.
Flashing red and blur lights danced around in front of them. A police officer held his hand out motioning for them to stop. Buffy slowly pressed her foot down on the brake. She rolled her window down as the police officer walked toward the Jeep.
"What happened? "Buffy asked.
"There has been a serious accident. We're going to have to ask you to take a- "
"That's Xander's blazer! "Willow shouted, pointing at the large hunk of scrap metal.
Her eyes grew wide as she saw who they were rushing off on the stretcher. Willow jumped out of the Jeep and raced across the pavement. She dodged around parked emergency vehicles, and ran toward the ambulance that they were loading Sage into.
"Mom! "A voice yelled.
Willow looked away from the ambulance, to see Jade sitting on the trunk of a police car with three paramedics surrounding her. She ran over to her other daughter and stared up at her. "What the hell happened? "
"Sage ran a red light. "Jade looked down at the men who worked on her leg. "Ow-Watch what you're doing down there. "She turned her attention back to Willow. "Glory got Crystal. We were on out way back to Giles's. "
Willow looked back to see Tara and Buffy approaching them. "Buffy, go with Tara to the hospital. I'm going back to Giles's. "
Buffy and Tara both stopped. They turned around and ran back to the Jeep. Jade hissed as they pulled the large chunk of metal out of her leg.
Willow looked at the bloody piece of metal, that was about four inches thick, and seven inches long. "You can cry. "
Jade frowned at her mother. "I don't cry. "
She hissed again as one of the paramedics punched a needle into her thigh. "What the fuck do you think you're doing? "
"Jade Alicia Rosenberg! Watch your language. "Willow shouted.
Jade rolled her eyes, and watched the paramedics close her wound with stitches. "I need a cigarette. "
Giles's Apartment
Amy entered the loft to see Giles, Anya, Xander, and Jenn all gathered into the far right corner of the room. "Guys, we know where Crystal is. "
Giles looked up at her as though he were confused. "You've found Glory's hiding spot? "
"Yeah. I saw it in my head. It's an um...apartment complex by Weatherly Park. "Amy stated.
The phone rang, and Anya jumped up happily. "I'll get it. "
She walked across the Old English styled bedroom, and picked up the phone that sat on the table beside the bed. "Hello? "
There was a slight pause, and then Anya's face went white. "Oh my God! Are they all right? "
There was another pause, and then Anya jumped back into the conversation. "Screw the truck! Xander's got insurance! "
Once more Anya fell silent to listen to the other person. "All right. We'll try. Bye. "
Anya hung the phone up and slowly turned around. "Sage and Jade were hit by a semi. Jade's okay, but Sage is in critical condition. "
Jenn's face paled. She jumped up from her seat and ran for the stairs. Amy turned around and ran after her.
Loud thumping echoed on the stairs as someone raced up to the loft. Willow emerged from the staircase, panting heavily.
Anya stared at her. "You do know that Sage is in the hospital? "
"Yeah. That's my next stop. "Willow placed her hands on her knees, and bent over, trying to catch her breath. "We need to get Crystal back. Giles can we borrow your car? "
"Of coarse. "Giles responded.
"All right. Xander and Anya take Giles's car. You need to get Amy and Jenn. They ran out the door as I ran in. Once Buffy and Tara get here, you'll have to come up with your own plan. "
"What are you going to be doing? "Xander asked.
"I'm going to stay with Sage. "Willow replied.
"Will! You're one of out strongest fighters! Without you, we don't stand a chance against Glory! "
"Xander! I know where my priorities lay, and Sage comes first. She's my baby. "Willow stated. "You'd feel the same way if it were Jenn. "
Anya grabbed onto Xander's arm and hauled him toward the steps. " Well we'd better hurry before it is. "
The two made their way down the stairs. Giles stared at Willow. " What would you like me to do? "
"Um...Stay here with Dawn and Chris. I don't know. Look stuff up. My- my head hurts to much to think right now. "Willow stated, running her hands through her hair.
Giles removed his glasses and held them to his side. "Right of coarse. You should probably be off to the hospital now. "
"Yeah... Giles, I hope you understand that I have to stay with her. If anything happened, and-and, I wasn't there, I-I wouldn't be able to live with myself. "
"Of coarse. I completely understand. "Giles said raising his glasses.
Willow smiled at him and ran down the stairs.
Down Town
Amy grabbed onto Jenn's shoulder as they ran, and whipped her around. Tears tracked down Jenn's face. The Slayer looked at her and wiped some of the tears from the younger teens face.
"Jenn, I know were all a little upset, but Sage is going to be fine. "Amy stated.
"I'm in love with her. "Jenn whispered.
"What did you just say? "Amy asked, laughing slightly. "'Cause it sounded like you said that you were in love with Sage. "
"That's what I said! "Jenn yelled at Amy.
She turned around to run, but Amy grabbed onto her arm. "What do you mean you're in love with her? What about Marcus? "
"I mean that I'm in love with her! I'm in love with Sage Alyson Rosenberg! "Jenn shouted at the top of her lungs. "I-I don't know what I'm going to do about Marcus. All I know, is that I'm in love with Sage. "
Amy stared at the other teen in front of her. She was obviously confused, and didn't do a good job at hiding it. "Does she love you? "
"No "Jenn stated. "I kissed her earlier, and- "
"You kissed her! "Amy shouted. "I'm sorry, but holy shit! "Then off Jenn's look added. "Of coarse that's not the point. The point is, is that we shouldn't be bouncing around out her by ourselves. We need to get back to Giles's. "
Headlights blinded Amy and she moved her hand up to shield her eyes. The lights turned off and Jenn turned around to see both of her parents sitting inside Giles's red convertible.
"Come on girls. We've got to get back to Giles's. "Xander stated.
Amy grabbed onto Jenn's hand and hauled her toward the vehicle.
Hospital Waiting Room
Tara stood from her seat, as Willow raced into the room. She embraced her wife tightly and kissed her lightly on the mouth. People stared at them, but they didn't seem to notice.
"Any news? "Willow asked.
Tara shook her head. Willow sighed and ran her fingers through her hair. "All right. I need you and Buffy to go back to Giles's. They need you there. I'll stay here with Sage, just in case anything happens. Where's Jade? "
"She left to Giles's about five minutes ago. "Tara responded. "Are you sure you want me to go? "
"Of coarse I don't want you to go, but they need you. "Willow stated.
Tara looked down at Buffy who still sat in her chair. "I guess we have to go. "
Buffy stood from her chair and sighed. "We're getting too old to do this. "
Tara grasped onto Willow's hand. "If anything happens, call me. "
Willow nodded. "All right. You guys should probably get going. "
Tara let go of Willow's hand and her and Buffy quickly made their way out of the hospital. Willow sat down in the chair that Tara had been occupying. Images of a younger Sage flashed through her mind.
A four month old Sage lying in her crib, making the mobile above her head spin using her magic. An eight year old Sage running through the front door screaming because William had kissed her, and finally a fourteen year old Sage beaming over her first real boyfriend.
Willow didn't notice the doctor enter the waiting room. He wore a saddened expression on his face. "Is there anyone here, for Sage Rosenberg? "
Willow snapped out of her trance. She stood up and walked over to the doctor. She studied the expression on the man's face, and started to panic. "Oh my God! What happened? Please tell me she's alive! "
The doctor frowned and sat Willow down in an empty chair a few feet behind them. He sat down in the chair next to her and sighed. "Sage is alive, but...she slipped into a coma during surgery. "
More to be added...
{ A lot of people have been asking me ' Where's Spike? Where's Spike? ' So here's my answer. Buffy found out that she was pregnant with Williamafter the Hellmouth collasped. So that pretty much left her alone. Then when she found out that Spike was corporeal again and living in L.A. she went down there only to become pregnant with Amy. She told Spike about William, and then about Amy, but he didn't want anything to do with it. So Buffy came back to Sunnydale. }