Hey! I'm really sorry guys. I have been extremely busy with Driver's Ed, so
I couldn't really find any time between that and school studies to write.
But this is what I've got. Again I'm REALLY sorry
Amy and William barreled down the stairs to see Spike standing in the middle of the living room, next to Giles.
Spike looked up at the two of them and smirked. "Look who it is. "
Amy jumped down the rest of the steps and ran toward her father. She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. Spike hugged her back and kissed her lightly on the forehead. Amy pulled away and looked up at him.
"So you're going to help. "Amy asked.
"Yeah. One of you lil bits is in trouble. I wanna help. Just tell me what you want me to do? "Spike said looking over at Giles.
"We need you to be a sacrifice. "Giles stated. "We need to slit your throat open."
"You're kidding me right? "Spike asked.
"No dad. "Amy stated. "We need a human sacrifice in order to bring Jade back. We figured that since you're all ready dead, it can't kill you. "
"We'll what have I bloody well gotten myself into? "Spike asked, and looked up at William. "Where's your mom? "
"At the hospital with Chris and Anya. Jenn's hurt really bad, no thanks to Jade. "William stated.
"So the lil bits got a taste for destruction. "Spike stated with a smile.
Giles looked over at him and frowned. Spike lost the smile quickly and looked around. "Well then. Let's get this show on the bloody road. "
"Well, um...we're still a little shaky on the whole details of the ritual. So we were going to do a little more research. You wanna help? " Dawn asked.
"Sure. "Spike said walking over to the smaller stack of books.
Hospital Jenn's Room
Jenn sipped on the straw that sat in her cup of orange juice. She looked over at Anya who still stared at her. "If you say ' You could have died ' one more time, I'll smack you. "
"Don't talk to me like that young lady. "Anya stated.
Jenn frowned. "Sorry. "
There was a knock at the door, and Tara poked her head in. "I heard you were in here. "
Jenn looked up. "Oh. Hi. How's Sage? "
"She's awake. "Tara stated.
Jenn's eyes lit up. "Really? "
"Yeah. She's fine. A little tired, but okay. "Tara said smiling.
"A little tired? She's been asleep for like...awhile. "Anya stated.
"Can I see her? "Jenn asked.
"I don't know if you should be out of bed. "Anya stated.
Tara looked toward Jenn and her awkward sideways smile crept over her face. "I'll see if she's up to coming down here. "
"Are you sure? "Jenn asked. "Because if she's not, don't push her. "
"Like I said. I'll ask her. "Tara said as she turned around and disappeared into the hallway.
Anya looked over at Jenn. "You could have-"
"Shh. "Jenn said putting her finger over her lips. "I don't want to hear it. "
Sage's Room
Tara walked through the door to see Sage sitting in her bed with her cup held up to her lips. Sage looked up to see Tara looking at her.
"What? "Sage asked as she set her cup back down on the tray.
"Jenn's okay. "Tara stated.
"Jenn was hurt? "Sage asked.
Tara frowned. "Oh. Oh God! We haven't told you anything! "
"What h-haven't you told me? "Sage asked getting slightly nervous.
Tara walked over to Sage's bed, and sat down on the end. She sighed heavily as she looked up at Sage. "Sweetie, Jade...she, uh...she uh.... "
"Mom! What's wrong with Jade? "Sage shouted.
"She's gone over to the dark side. Like mom did. "Tara stated.
Sage felt tears well up in her eyes. "She w-what? "
"People are at Giles's right now trying to find a cure. So there's no need to worry. You just need to relax. "Tara said as she wrapped her arms around Sage.
Sage let a few tears fall. "Is she the reason that Jenn was hurt? "
"Yeah. "Tara stated. "We got Crystal back, and then Jade took Jenn. "
Sage cried openly now. Her back heaved up and down slowly as she released each sob. Tara ran her hand over her daughter's back.
"It's okay sweetie. "Tara whispered into Sage's ear.
Willow stepped into the room, and stared at the scene happening in front of her. "What did I miss? "
"I told her about Jade and Jenn. "Tara said as she pushed Sage away slightly.
Sage tried to suck up most of her tears, and looked up at Tara. "Can I go see Jenn? "
"That's what she wanted me to ask you. She wanted to come down here, but she'd be worse off than you, if she got out of bed. So do you want to go down there? "Tara asked.
Sage nodded her head, and wiped the tears from her face. Tara rose from her sitting position on the bed and walked across the room, where a wheelchair sat. She grabbed onto the handles, and wheeled it over to the bed.
"I can walk m-mom. "Sage said with a slight pout.
Tara pointed to the seat of the chair. "Sit. "
Sage stood from her bed, and pointed to her sweatshirt that sat in one of the extra chairs. "Can you h-hand me that? "
Willow grabbed onto the sweatshirt, and handed it to Sage. Sage slowly started to pull it over her head.
"Do you need help? "Willow asked.
Sage's head poked through the head hole on top of the shirt. "I'm seventeen years old m-mom. I think I can d-dress myself. "
She slowly pushed her arms through the sleeves, and pulled it down so that the waistband came down to her waist. Sage sat down in the wheelchair, and Tara started to push it forward.
Docks
"Where do you think she could be? "Buffy asked as she and Chris walked along the docks.
Chris tried to breathe through the stench of beer, and rotten fish. " I don't know. "
Buffy looked up at him and smiled. "You're the police officer. Aren't you supposed to be good at finding people? "
"With the proper equipment. Yes. "Chris stated as she stuffed his hands into the pocket of his jeans. "But I don't have any of that with me. That stuff's all down at the station. "
"Couldn't we just go down there and get it? "Buffy asked.
"Stealing from the police. I really don't think that, that's such a good idea. "Chris stated.
Buffy sighed. "Well, it wouldn't really be considered stealing. I mean, don't you have authorization to that stuff? "
"Yeah. "Chris said jumping slightly as a cat knocked down a trashcan in the alley next to them.
"So. Couldn't we just get one of those spiffy sniffing dogs? "Buffy asked. "We could take it back to the factory and have it smell some of those weapons. Jade's scent should still be on it.
Chris stopped, and turned to face her. "You know, you might be onto something."
Buffy looked up at him and smiled. "I love it when I'm right. "
Amy and William barreled down the stairs to see Spike standing in the middle of the living room, next to Giles.
Spike looked up at the two of them and smirked. "Look who it is. "
Amy jumped down the rest of the steps and ran toward her father. She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. Spike hugged her back and kissed her lightly on the forehead. Amy pulled away and looked up at him.
"So you're going to help. "Amy asked.
"Yeah. One of you lil bits is in trouble. I wanna help. Just tell me what you want me to do? "Spike said looking over at Giles.
"We need you to be a sacrifice. "Giles stated. "We need to slit your throat open."
"You're kidding me right? "Spike asked.
"No dad. "Amy stated. "We need a human sacrifice in order to bring Jade back. We figured that since you're all ready dead, it can't kill you. "
"We'll what have I bloody well gotten myself into? "Spike asked, and looked up at William. "Where's your mom? "
"At the hospital with Chris and Anya. Jenn's hurt really bad, no thanks to Jade. "William stated.
"So the lil bits got a taste for destruction. "Spike stated with a smile.
Giles looked over at him and frowned. Spike lost the smile quickly and looked around. "Well then. Let's get this show on the bloody road. "
"Well, um...we're still a little shaky on the whole details of the ritual. So we were going to do a little more research. You wanna help? " Dawn asked.
"Sure. "Spike said walking over to the smaller stack of books.
Hospital Jenn's Room
Jenn sipped on the straw that sat in her cup of orange juice. She looked over at Anya who still stared at her. "If you say ' You could have died ' one more time, I'll smack you. "
"Don't talk to me like that young lady. "Anya stated.
Jenn frowned. "Sorry. "
There was a knock at the door, and Tara poked her head in. "I heard you were in here. "
Jenn looked up. "Oh. Hi. How's Sage? "
"She's awake. "Tara stated.
Jenn's eyes lit up. "Really? "
"Yeah. She's fine. A little tired, but okay. "Tara said smiling.
"A little tired? She's been asleep for like...awhile. "Anya stated.
"Can I see her? "Jenn asked.
"I don't know if you should be out of bed. "Anya stated.
Tara looked toward Jenn and her awkward sideways smile crept over her face. "I'll see if she's up to coming down here. "
"Are you sure? "Jenn asked. "Because if she's not, don't push her. "
"Like I said. I'll ask her. "Tara said as she turned around and disappeared into the hallway.
Anya looked over at Jenn. "You could have-"
"Shh. "Jenn said putting her finger over her lips. "I don't want to hear it. "
Sage's Room
Tara walked through the door to see Sage sitting in her bed with her cup held up to her lips. Sage looked up to see Tara looking at her.
"What? "Sage asked as she set her cup back down on the tray.
"Jenn's okay. "Tara stated.
"Jenn was hurt? "Sage asked.
Tara frowned. "Oh. Oh God! We haven't told you anything! "
"What h-haven't you told me? "Sage asked getting slightly nervous.
Tara walked over to Sage's bed, and sat down on the end. She sighed heavily as she looked up at Sage. "Sweetie, Jade...she, uh...she uh.... "
"Mom! What's wrong with Jade? "Sage shouted.
"She's gone over to the dark side. Like mom did. "Tara stated.
Sage felt tears well up in her eyes. "She w-what? "
"People are at Giles's right now trying to find a cure. So there's no need to worry. You just need to relax. "Tara said as she wrapped her arms around Sage.
Sage let a few tears fall. "Is she the reason that Jenn was hurt? "
"Yeah. "Tara stated. "We got Crystal back, and then Jade took Jenn. "
Sage cried openly now. Her back heaved up and down slowly as she released each sob. Tara ran her hand over her daughter's back.
"It's okay sweetie. "Tara whispered into Sage's ear.
Willow stepped into the room, and stared at the scene happening in front of her. "What did I miss? "
"I told her about Jade and Jenn. "Tara said as she pushed Sage away slightly.
Sage tried to suck up most of her tears, and looked up at Tara. "Can I go see Jenn? "
"That's what she wanted me to ask you. She wanted to come down here, but she'd be worse off than you, if she got out of bed. So do you want to go down there? "Tara asked.
Sage nodded her head, and wiped the tears from her face. Tara rose from her sitting position on the bed and walked across the room, where a wheelchair sat. She grabbed onto the handles, and wheeled it over to the bed.
"I can walk m-mom. "Sage said with a slight pout.
Tara pointed to the seat of the chair. "Sit. "
Sage stood from her bed, and pointed to her sweatshirt that sat in one of the extra chairs. "Can you h-hand me that? "
Willow grabbed onto the sweatshirt, and handed it to Sage. Sage slowly started to pull it over her head.
"Do you need help? "Willow asked.
Sage's head poked through the head hole on top of the shirt. "I'm seventeen years old m-mom. I think I can d-dress myself. "
She slowly pushed her arms through the sleeves, and pulled it down so that the waistband came down to her waist. Sage sat down in the wheelchair, and Tara started to push it forward.
Docks
"Where do you think she could be? "Buffy asked as she and Chris walked along the docks.
Chris tried to breathe through the stench of beer, and rotten fish. " I don't know. "
Buffy looked up at him and smiled. "You're the police officer. Aren't you supposed to be good at finding people? "
"With the proper equipment. Yes. "Chris stated as she stuffed his hands into the pocket of his jeans. "But I don't have any of that with me. That stuff's all down at the station. "
"Couldn't we just go down there and get it? "Buffy asked.
"Stealing from the police. I really don't think that, that's such a good idea. "Chris stated.
Buffy sighed. "Well, it wouldn't really be considered stealing. I mean, don't you have authorization to that stuff? "
"Yeah. "Chris said jumping slightly as a cat knocked down a trashcan in the alley next to them.
"So. Couldn't we just get one of those spiffy sniffing dogs? "Buffy asked. "We could take it back to the factory and have it smell some of those weapons. Jade's scent should still be on it.
Chris stopped, and turned to face her. "You know, you might be onto something."
Buffy looked up at him and smiled. "I love it when I'm right. "