Hospital
Tara wheeled Sage into Jenn's room. Anya still sat next to Jenn with her eyes glued to her. Jenn looked up at them and smiled.
"Hey guys. "
Anya snapped her attention up to the door. "Oh. Come on in. "
"Yeah. We're were somewhere between "You could have died ", and " You could have died. ""Jenn stated.
Sage smiled at Jenn and looked up at her mom. "Do you think Jenn and I-I could talk alone for a second? "
Anya stood up from her chair, and followed Tara out of the room. Sage wheeled herself over to the side of the bed, and slouched down into the chair further. "How are you? "
"Fine, but I know why you want to talk to me. "Jenn said as she felt unshed tears sting the edges of her eyes. "I know what I did was uncalled for, and I shouldn't have even thought of the possibility of us together. I don't even know what made me do it, and-and-and.... I'm sorry. "
Sage reached up and brushed some of the tears from Jenn's eyes. " It's all right. I understand. It's just, Jenn I-I love you, but I could n- never love you like th-that. I'm sorry, b-but I couldn't. "
Jenn nodded her head, and let a few more tears fall down her cheeks. Sage brushed them away, leaned forward slightly, and kissed Jenn on the forehead.
"Okay? "Sage asked.
Jenn smiled slightly, and wiped away the rest of her tears. "Yeah. "
A knock came to the door, and Anya's voice called through it. "Can we come back in yet? "
"Yeah! "Jenn yelled.
The door creaked open and Anya stepped in with Tara behind her. The two of them walked over to Jenn's bed, and sat in the chairs that surrounded it.
Police Station
Chris pushed the double doors open that led into the main lobby of the police station, and walked in with Buffy right behind him.
One of the officers that was in uniform raised his hand and waved at Chris. "Hey Chris. Your shift doesn't start for another three hours. "
"I know. I was wondering if we could use one of the police dogs? I'm kind of working on a case of my own. "Chris stated.
"You know where they are. "The officer said.
Buffy followed Chris into the back room. He flipped the light on, and the room was filled with barking. German Shepard's and Blood hounds paced back and forth behind the bars of the cages. Chris walked down the isle, and stopped in front of one of the cages that held a dark brown bloodhound. He bent down and opened the cage door. The dog came flying out and jumped up on him.
"Charles, get down. "Chris stated.
The dog sat down on the tiled floor, and wagged his tail back and forth happily. Buffy looked down at the dog.
"So what do we do now? "Buffy asked.
Chris reached for a leash that was hung up on the wall above the cage. He bent down and clipped it on the dog's collar. "We take him back to the building where we found Jade and Jenn, let him get Jade's scent, and then he'll lead us to her. "
Buffy bent down and scratched the dog on the head. "Okay. Let's go find her. "
The dog barked, and led Chris and Buffy out of the back room.
Docks
Jade ran. She knew that they would be looking for her. And she knew that if they found her, they would take her back to Giles's apartment, and try to cure her. The truth was, she didn't want to be cured. She loved being this powerful. She could practically feel the energy surging through her veins. It was almost like that time she and Darklyn had tried heroine.
The sweet smell of the salt water was all around her. The dock rocked back and forth slightly as the waves coming into shore crashed into it. There was a boat ahead. The light practically blinded her at first, but she quickly moved her hand up to shield her eyes. No one was on the boat. No one that she could see anyway. The boat drifted up to shore, and Jade smiled. This would be her escape. She could leave Sunnydale, and never come back. Never have to worry about getting cured. And the best of all; she wouldn't have too worry about her lame ass parents.
Abandon Building outside of town
Buffy and Chris walked through the front door that was still open with Charles leading the way. He held his nose to the ground and sniffed the dirt. Buffy walked across the dark room to the table where Jade's torturing devices still lay. The bloody knife that Buffy had pulled out of Jenn's leg was still on the table. She picked it up by the blade, and caught it as it started to slip through her fingers. Jenn's blood was still wet, and it made holding onto the knife a greater task.
She slowly walked over to the dog and held the handle in front of his nose. He sniffed and then threw his head back and howled. Charles turned around and took off running, dragging Chris behind him. Buffy tossed the knife to the ground and raced out of the building after them.
Giles's Apartment
Spike sighed heavily and slammed the book closed. "Down at Wolfram and Hart, we could have had this thing bloody researched in a couple of minutes. "
"Well, Spike I would like to bring this to your attention, but we don't have a full staff of professionals with us. "Giles said looking up from his book. "Besides, I've found what were looking for. It says right here that all we have to do is make a circle, candles, chanting, then somebody slits Spike's throat- "
"Ooh...Ooh! Let my do it! Let me do it! "Xander shouted raising his hand, and waving it around in the air.
Spike and Giles both glared at him. Xander shrunk back down in his chair obviously feeling defeated.
"So, let's get going. We don't have all day. "Spike said standing up from his sitting position on the couch next to Amy.
"Right. Of coarse. Just give me a moment to gather all of the right ingredients. "Giles said standing from the wooden swivel chair in front of his desk.
Docks
Chris struggled to keep up with the dog that was practically dragging him. Buffy on the other hand kept up at a quick jog. Chris looked over at her, and struggled to talk.
"Do you want to take him? "Chris asked.
Buffy grabbed the leash from him. "Sure. "
The dog threw his head back and howled again.
Chris slowed down and fell back slightly. "We must be on the right trail. "
"I'm hoping so. "Buffy said as she jogged along side the bloodhound.
Then the bloodhound stopped. Buffy kept running, and slipped on the wet docks as she tried to slow down. Chris laughed. Buffy stood up and brushed the dirt off of the back of her pants. The dog lowered his head and sniffed the wet wood of the dock. He slowly started walking forward, and then took off at a run, yanking the leash out of Buffy's hand.
Buffy took off running. "Follow him! We can't let him get out of our sight! "
Chris was all ready running. The two of them followed the dog down to the end of the dock, and watched as he sailed off the end. Buffy skidded to a halt, and Chris slammed into her back. They looked down to see Charles paddling out to sea.
"She must have hopped a boat. "Buffy stated.
She looked down and spotted a little motorized boat with one of those steering rudders. Buffy jumped down without warning, and dragged Chris with her.
"What the hell- "Chris shouted as they fell through the air.
Both of them landed in the boat and Chris let out a huge sigh. Buffy pulled the cord that was attached to the motor, and the engine revved to life. She pulled up on the rudder, and they went forward. Chris fell backward, and sat down on one of the wooden boards that was meant as a seat. Buffy attempted to slow down so that Chris could pull Charles back into the boat. The dog shook, sending water everywhere as he sat on the bottom of the small boat.
Tara wheeled Sage into Jenn's room. Anya still sat next to Jenn with her eyes glued to her. Jenn looked up at them and smiled.
"Hey guys. "
Anya snapped her attention up to the door. "Oh. Come on in. "
"Yeah. We're were somewhere between "You could have died ", and " You could have died. ""Jenn stated.
Sage smiled at Jenn and looked up at her mom. "Do you think Jenn and I-I could talk alone for a second? "
Anya stood up from her chair, and followed Tara out of the room. Sage wheeled herself over to the side of the bed, and slouched down into the chair further. "How are you? "
"Fine, but I know why you want to talk to me. "Jenn said as she felt unshed tears sting the edges of her eyes. "I know what I did was uncalled for, and I shouldn't have even thought of the possibility of us together. I don't even know what made me do it, and-and-and.... I'm sorry. "
Sage reached up and brushed some of the tears from Jenn's eyes. " It's all right. I understand. It's just, Jenn I-I love you, but I could n- never love you like th-that. I'm sorry, b-but I couldn't. "
Jenn nodded her head, and let a few more tears fall down her cheeks. Sage brushed them away, leaned forward slightly, and kissed Jenn on the forehead.
"Okay? "Sage asked.
Jenn smiled slightly, and wiped away the rest of her tears. "Yeah. "
A knock came to the door, and Anya's voice called through it. "Can we come back in yet? "
"Yeah! "Jenn yelled.
The door creaked open and Anya stepped in with Tara behind her. The two of them walked over to Jenn's bed, and sat in the chairs that surrounded it.
Police Station
Chris pushed the double doors open that led into the main lobby of the police station, and walked in with Buffy right behind him.
One of the officers that was in uniform raised his hand and waved at Chris. "Hey Chris. Your shift doesn't start for another three hours. "
"I know. I was wondering if we could use one of the police dogs? I'm kind of working on a case of my own. "Chris stated.
"You know where they are. "The officer said.
Buffy followed Chris into the back room. He flipped the light on, and the room was filled with barking. German Shepard's and Blood hounds paced back and forth behind the bars of the cages. Chris walked down the isle, and stopped in front of one of the cages that held a dark brown bloodhound. He bent down and opened the cage door. The dog came flying out and jumped up on him.
"Charles, get down. "Chris stated.
The dog sat down on the tiled floor, and wagged his tail back and forth happily. Buffy looked down at the dog.
"So what do we do now? "Buffy asked.
Chris reached for a leash that was hung up on the wall above the cage. He bent down and clipped it on the dog's collar. "We take him back to the building where we found Jade and Jenn, let him get Jade's scent, and then he'll lead us to her. "
Buffy bent down and scratched the dog on the head. "Okay. Let's go find her. "
The dog barked, and led Chris and Buffy out of the back room.
Docks
Jade ran. She knew that they would be looking for her. And she knew that if they found her, they would take her back to Giles's apartment, and try to cure her. The truth was, she didn't want to be cured. She loved being this powerful. She could practically feel the energy surging through her veins. It was almost like that time she and Darklyn had tried heroine.
The sweet smell of the salt water was all around her. The dock rocked back and forth slightly as the waves coming into shore crashed into it. There was a boat ahead. The light practically blinded her at first, but she quickly moved her hand up to shield her eyes. No one was on the boat. No one that she could see anyway. The boat drifted up to shore, and Jade smiled. This would be her escape. She could leave Sunnydale, and never come back. Never have to worry about getting cured. And the best of all; she wouldn't have too worry about her lame ass parents.
Abandon Building outside of town
Buffy and Chris walked through the front door that was still open with Charles leading the way. He held his nose to the ground and sniffed the dirt. Buffy walked across the dark room to the table where Jade's torturing devices still lay. The bloody knife that Buffy had pulled out of Jenn's leg was still on the table. She picked it up by the blade, and caught it as it started to slip through her fingers. Jenn's blood was still wet, and it made holding onto the knife a greater task.
She slowly walked over to the dog and held the handle in front of his nose. He sniffed and then threw his head back and howled. Charles turned around and took off running, dragging Chris behind him. Buffy tossed the knife to the ground and raced out of the building after them.
Giles's Apartment
Spike sighed heavily and slammed the book closed. "Down at Wolfram and Hart, we could have had this thing bloody researched in a couple of minutes. "
"Well, Spike I would like to bring this to your attention, but we don't have a full staff of professionals with us. "Giles said looking up from his book. "Besides, I've found what were looking for. It says right here that all we have to do is make a circle, candles, chanting, then somebody slits Spike's throat- "
"Ooh...Ooh! Let my do it! Let me do it! "Xander shouted raising his hand, and waving it around in the air.
Spike and Giles both glared at him. Xander shrunk back down in his chair obviously feeling defeated.
"So, let's get going. We don't have all day. "Spike said standing up from his sitting position on the couch next to Amy.
"Right. Of coarse. Just give me a moment to gather all of the right ingredients. "Giles said standing from the wooden swivel chair in front of his desk.
Docks
Chris struggled to keep up with the dog that was practically dragging him. Buffy on the other hand kept up at a quick jog. Chris looked over at her, and struggled to talk.
"Do you want to take him? "Chris asked.
Buffy grabbed the leash from him. "Sure. "
The dog threw his head back and howled again.
Chris slowed down and fell back slightly. "We must be on the right trail. "
"I'm hoping so. "Buffy said as she jogged along side the bloodhound.
Then the bloodhound stopped. Buffy kept running, and slipped on the wet docks as she tried to slow down. Chris laughed. Buffy stood up and brushed the dirt off of the back of her pants. The dog lowered his head and sniffed the wet wood of the dock. He slowly started walking forward, and then took off at a run, yanking the leash out of Buffy's hand.
Buffy took off running. "Follow him! We can't let him get out of our sight! "
Chris was all ready running. The two of them followed the dog down to the end of the dock, and watched as he sailed off the end. Buffy skidded to a halt, and Chris slammed into her back. They looked down to see Charles paddling out to sea.
"She must have hopped a boat. "Buffy stated.
She looked down and spotted a little motorized boat with one of those steering rudders. Buffy jumped down without warning, and dragged Chris with her.
"What the hell- "Chris shouted as they fell through the air.
Both of them landed in the boat and Chris let out a huge sigh. Buffy pulled the cord that was attached to the motor, and the engine revved to life. She pulled up on the rudder, and they went forward. Chris fell backward, and sat down on one of the wooden boards that was meant as a seat. Buffy attempted to slow down so that Chris could pull Charles back into the boat. The dog shook, sending water everywhere as he sat on the bottom of the small boat.