Chapter 15 I'm Not Buffy, Really. Is the wedding called off or will the girls have pulled another one of their schemes to get their parents back together? Find out next.

Joyce closes the door behind her and walks over to Giles. Giles quickly searches for his glasses on the desk next to him.

"I was wondering what you were really feeling when I got on that Ferris Wheel with that man?" ask Joyce wearing a white robe.

"I was concern for your safety is all," says Giles. "You are afraid of heights."

"You remembered," says Joyce. "You were just concern about my safety only or were you feeling something else?"

"I was."

"What was it?"

"I think it's called jealousy."

"Really."

"It was only for moment."

"Oh, I see."

"You went up there to make me jealous. Didn't you Joyce?"

"Perhaps it was a plan."

"And this plan doesn't happen to involve Buffy and Elizabeth. Would it?"

"Maybe fifty percent of it." Giles begins to laugh and sits on his bed.

"What's so funny?"

"The girls. They're trying to get us back together."

"You think so." Joyce plays coy.

"I know so."

"Is it working?"

"No." Joyce stays quiet and bows her head.

"Well, I'm exhausted. I should be getting to bed."

"Yes, so shall I."

"Buffy and I are leaving tomorrow in the morning."

"Oh, well I have some things to do. I'll have Andrew drive you to the airport."

"Thanks."

"So it's evenly."

"Yes, alternating holidays."

"Good then." Joyce turns round.

"Goodnight Rupert." Joyce walks over to the door.

"Joyce." Joyce turns around as she opens the door.

"Goodnight." He smiles. Joyce nods her head and exits the room.

The next day Joyce doesn't see Giles in his room when she wakes up. She heads down stairs and finds Anya in the kitchen.

"Want coffee?" ask Anya.

"Where's Giles?" ask Joyce with a concern voice.

"Oh, I think he went out," says Anya as she takes a sip of her coffee.

"Where?"

"Don't know."

"Well, is Andrew up front?"

"I think."

"Have you seen the girls?"

"I think they're out back." Joyce looks at Anya then heads to the backyard.

"Buffy Elizabeth," calls Joyce.

"Hey, I told you to stay away from her!" says Spike to Xander as he pushes him.

"Sorry man. I made a mistake," says Xander. "They need to wear nametags or something."

"I'll make sure you won't do it again," Spike says. Spike punches Xander in the mouth.

"Guys no. Stop!" both girls call to them. Buffy tires to pull them apart as the two grab each other pushing themselves back and forth. Then Xander pulls his arm away hitting Buffy. She stumbles backwards and falls into the pool.

"Buffy!" yells Joyce when she sees her daughter fall into the pool headfirst. The guys stare at the pool for a moment as Buffy sinks to the bottom of the pool.

"Oh my gosh," says Spike as he takes off his jacket and jumps into the pool. Spike pulls Buffy up and Xander and Elizabeth pull her out of the pool. "Buffy. Come on." Spike checks for a pulse and stays silent for moment.

"Spike," says Elizabeth with terrified look.

"She's not breathing," says Spike. "Call an ambulance." Spike begins to do CPR on Buffy. Joyce rushes back into the house. She finds Anya still sipping her coffee.

"Anya, I need to call an ambulance," says Joyce running over to the phone.

"Why? What happen?" ask Anya.

"Buffy got pushed into the pool by accident and she's not breathing," says Joyce trembling with phone in her hand. Anya goes to Joyce's side and takes the phone. She calls the ambulance and helps Joyce sit down.

Meanwhile outside, Buffy opens her eyes and winks at Spike. Xander grabs his jaw.

"Man Spike you hit me pretty hard," says Xander.

"Don't be such a nancy boy," Spike says.

"Give me more CPR," says Buffy with smile. "Can't you see I'm dieing here."

"I'm going to give you more..."

"The ambulance is on its way," says Anya loud enough for Joyce to hear from inside. She winks at girls and guys. "Good job."

The ambulance arrives and puts Buffy on a stretcher. They hurry and put an oxygen mask on her and rolled her into the house and out the front door.

"Joyce why don't you go with Buffy and we'll follow you," says Anya. Joyce agrees with that and gets on the ambulance with Buffy.

"What in the..." says Giles as he arrives at the house with Glory.

"Giles, Buffy almost drown in the pool and they're taking her to the hospital," says Anya.
"What? How did this happen?"

"Explain later. Get on the ambulance."

"Ripper, wait," says Glory holding him back. She sees Joyce already in the ambulance. "I don't you going in that ambulance. We could go in the car."

"Glory, my daughter almost drowns," says Giles. "I'm going to be at her side and that is final."

"Ripper I didn't..."

"Well, you did. You always do," says Giles as he jumps onto the ambulance. The ambulance drives off.

"You could come with us," says Anya with a smirk.

"No thank you," says Glory storming off.

Spike drives his car to the front to pick up Anya, Elizabeth, and Xander.

"That's the nicest thing she has ever said to me," says Anya as she gets into the car.

"If she would have said yes than we would have had some problems," says Elizabeth.

"What kind of problems?" ask Xander.

"Problems that only a hospital can solve," replies Elizabeth.

"She's getting scary," says Spike.

"You are hanging around Buffy way too much," says Xander.