"That's probably the anesthesia. It should fade away pretty soon now. I'll let your sister and the doctor know you are awake."
A few moments later an older man in a white hospital coat walked in. "Hello Buffy, I'm Dr. Isaacs. Glad to see you are doing better. We got the bullet out and closed you up. The other one only creased your skull, no cracks in sight. However I think we should observe you for a couple days more. I want to be sure there's no brain swelling or other complications."
"Buffy, thank god you're ok!" Dawn exclaimed as she hurried into the room.
"Dawnie! I was...I'm so glad to see you." Carefully Dawn hugged Buffy.
"Well, I have some lab results to check. I'll check on you again in a little while."
"Dawn, I was so worried about you."
"Spike and Giles had me hide in the Crawford Street mansion. They caught Spike. What did they do to him? He won't talk or eat. Giles has him in our basement right now but all he does is stare at the ceiling and shake."
"He..he killed three people to protect me. And they killed Drusilla. Oh god, I can't imagine what the chip did to him for that." The thought of Drusilla reminded her of Miss Edith. "Dawn, did Giles find a doll near us? Did he pick it up?"
"Spike has it. Xander said he wouldn't let go of it. What's with the doll anyway?"
"Miss Edith belonged to Drusilla. It's all that's left of her."
"Drusilla, crazy Drusilla? Why was she there?"
"I don't know, but we wouldn't have escaped without her sacrifice. How long have I been here?"
"They brought you in last night. So about a day. Giles is at the house right now. Everyone else is here. I'll tell them to let them in."
"Great, but I really should get out of here." Buffy started to struggle out of the bed.
"Buffy, wait. At least wait until tonight. You lost a lot of blood and they're really worried about your head."
