Healing A Broken Heart Chapter 4

Rating: R

Summary: W/G

Disclaimer: I don't own Buffy the Vampire Slayer or any of the characters. If I did I'd be rich and I'd be writing for the show (which wouldn't be canceled) and not wasting my time on this site.

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As the movie came to an end, Giles looked down and seen Willow, snuggled against his chest, asleep with and smile on her face. It had been a while since Giles seen her wear a smile of genuine happiness and content.

He smiled down at her tenderly, and gently brushed her hair behind her ear and softly caressed her cheek. Her eyes opened and she smiled at him sleepily. "Movie over already?" She asked rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

"Yeah, you missed it." He kissed her temple. "Off to bed." He said with a laugh and he picked her up and went to carry her up the stairs, (he was actually going to drop her off in her room and sleep in his) but just as he got to the first step, the phone rang. "Who can that be?" He wondered, setting her down and going to answer the phone. "Hello?"

"Rupert, get to the hospital quick. Buffy got hurt."

"What do you mean Buffy's hurt? You were supposed to keep that from happening! You were supposed to protect her and make sure she didn't get hurt!"

"Look, I don't have time to explain right now, Watcher. Get her first then I'll tell you everything." He hung up and didn't let Giles reply.

He hung up the phone angrily. "Get your coat Willow. Buffy's in the hospital."

Once they got to the Emergency Room they saw Spike sitting in the waiting room. He stood up when he seen Willow and Giles come in. "What the bloody hell happened?!" He asked angrily.

"Sit down Rupert, and I'll tell you," Spike said somberly. Once they sat down he started telling them what happened. "We went to the grave yard looking for that demon..."

Flashback-Memory-Type-Thing

"Spike, are you sure the it's here? We've been looking for almost half an hour."

He spun around angrily at her. "Look, Slayer, you asked for my help, I went and got information, like I always do, and it has always been fairly reliable. Cause Willy knows if he's not straight with me, then I'll come back and rip his throat out"

"But you can't hurt him"

"He doesn't know that"

She rolled her eyes, "You're pathetic."

Then, all of a sudden, the demon came out and punched Buffy in the face.

"Hey," Spike yelled, punching the Kemenzy "Hey, remember Slayer, hit him with the bolt, not me" he said as he and the demon started exchanging punches and a few kicks.

"But it would be such a relief to finally be rid of you."

"Slayer," he turned to glare at her, forgetting for a moment that he was currently battling a pretty powerful demon. The demon seen this opportunity and hit Spike extremely hard, knocking him a few yards away and into a headstone. Spike, unfortunately, hit head on, causing him to hit his head very hard and maybe even snap a bone in his neck. Whatever happened, it caused him to go into a semi-coma thing so he could heal faster.

"Great," Buffy said, putting down her crossbow and started punching and kicking the demon.

When Spike woke up, about ten-fifteen minutes later, he seen Buffy was getting her butt kicked. She had just pulled off the chest-plate when the demon hit her and sent her into a tombstone and she, like spike, went unconscious.

Spike hurried and grabbed Buffy's discarded crossbow. The demon was just about to deliver the final blow when Spike called out. "Hey, Bright Eyes!" The demon turned just enough, his bright purple eyes flashing, and Spike sent the bolt through it's heart.

With a sigh of exhaustion and relief, he dropped the crossbow to the ground. Then he noticed that Buffy still hadn't moved. "Slayer... you ok?" She didn't move. He poked her. "Slayer?" Then he noticed a scent in the air. "What?" Then he saw it, blood. It was coming from her head, and he also noticed her wrist was bent at strange angle. 'prolly broken' he realized. He picked her up and ran towards the hospital.

End of flashback-memory-thing

Giles took off his glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose. "So that's what happened?"

Spike lowered his eyes, "yeah"

"but she's the Slayer, she shouldn't be able to be hurt that easily."

Spike had his head close to his knees and his hands on the back of his neck. "I told you I was knocked out and didn't get to see the whole fight. Maybe she was hurt before that and that just kinda..." he closed his eyes frustrated. "I don't know"

Willow looked at Spike a little confused. Why did Spike act like he actually cared? Normally he would have rejoiced in Buffy's pain, or at least not been this upset about it. Then she realized something. Her "Will Be Done" spell didn't just make them temporarily fall for each other. She put her hand to her mouth in complete surprise of what she was just figuring out. Her spell was just to make them want to get married not to actually fall in love like they seemed to have done. She took that info and stored it in th back of her mind for later.

Before anything else can be said, Joyce came running down the corridor. "What happened, where's my baby?" ((A/n : Dawn doesn't exist)) Giles was about to go and console Joyce like he had the other times, but before he could, Spike was already on his feet and holding the distressed mother in his arms, rubbing her back soothingly. "The doc's with her now. He should be back any minute to let us know how she is."

As if on cue, the doctor came up to them. "Mrs. Summers?"

"Yes?" Joyce asked, eager to find out her daughter's condition.

"I'm afraid your daughter has suffered a fractured skull, several broken ribs, and there is a possibility of internal bleeding. She'll have to be hospitalized for several weeks and it's possible she'll need surgery."

They all looked at each other knowing full well that most likly she'll be out before the week ended.

"Can we see her?" Joyce asked, impatient to see her daughter.

"Yes, but she might still be a little groggy."

They all went quickly into the room the doctor said to be hers. Buffy was sitting up in her bead with a bandage wrapped around her head. "Oh sweety!" Joyce rushed to her daughter and wrapped her arms around her.

"How ya feelin' Slayer?" Spike asked hesitantly, as if he shouldn't have been the one to ask it.

"I'll be alright." She said, then her expression changed as she remembered what put her in the hospital. She shot straight up in the bed, "Spike, oh my god, the demon. What happened to it? Is it loose? We gotta go kill it."

"Calm down Slayer," Spike said, coming forward to place his hand gently on her shoulder to get her to lean back in the bed. "I managed to kill it." She looked extremely relieved. "'Sides, even if I didn't, you ain't in no condition to be out rescuing puppies and innocents from the big bads." They both smiled while everyone else looked at each other a little confused by the slight display of affection. All that is, except Joyce and Willow.... Which basically only left a confused Giles. Poor Giles lol.

"The doctor said you'll be in here for a few weeks." Joyce said worriedly

Buffy laughed. "Yeah right. I'm ready to get out now." She went to get out of bed and everything started to spin and pain shot through her ribs. "Ahhh... maybe I'll wait till in the morning." She said laying back down.

Spike laughed and to everyone (Giles) surprise it wasn't mocking but affectionate.

"Well, we're glad you're ok Buff," Willow said, stepping closer to Giles, "Me and Giles were really worried when Spike called us."

Buffy smiled. "Sorry to worry you all."

"Well it's late, we should get going and let you get some rest" Willow said, going over to Buffy to give her a hug.

"Alright." Said Buffy returning the hug. "I'll see you guys tomorrow then.... When I'm out of these bandages," referring to her wrapped head and bound ribs.

As Willow and Giles left the hospital, Spike came up behind them. "Wait you two... I wanted to have a word with you."

Willow began to blush, knowing full well what he wanted to talk about. She had hoped he had forgotten.

"What was all that about back at Rupert's place before me and Buffy went after the demon?"

Giles took off his glasses and rubbed them with his cloth. "I'm not sure I know what you are talking about Spike."

Spike rolled his eyes. "Oh come on. When me an' the Slayer walked in, the smell of arousal was so strong I'm surprised the Slayer couldn't smell it." He paused to see their reaction. Giles looked baffled and Willow's face was bright red. Spike couldn't help but chuckle. "An' how long has this been goin on?"

"Actually..." Willow started, turning even redder.

Spike couldn't help but laugh at their embarrassment. "Jus' started didn't it."

Willow nodded, still turning darker shades of red.

"Don't worry Red... I won't spill the big secret."

A look of major relief fell over Willow's and Giles' faces. "You won't?" She asked hesitantly, as if not sure she heard him right. Then she hugged him. "Thanks Spike... I just don't-"

Before she could finish Spike interrupted her. "Yeah, I know they won't" then he said, really softly "there's a lot of things people understand..."

"You mean that you like Buffy?" Willow asked, so softly that Giles wouldn't of head her, but Spike's look of shock and surprise told her he heard her. She smiled then turned to Giles. "C'mon, it's late."

"Red..." Spike started, as embarrassed as Red was just a minute ago.

"Don't' worry... I won't tell." He just looked at her and a look of relief washed over him. He nodded and then said good night, and went back into the hospital as Willow and Giles went on their way back to his house.

That's it... for now. Sorry it took me so long to update. I feel real bad about it. But hopefully this is a long enough chapter to make up for it. Please review, and I welcome any comments or suggestions. If there's a question, put it in a review and I'll e-mail the answer to you if I can.