Chapter 4
Alive Again
WhenBuffy woke up the next morning she was blinded by a bright light. Where was she? Was she in heaven again?
"Buffy?" a voice said and Willow stepped in front of the light.
"Wil, is that you?" Buffy asked.
"Yes, Buffy, it's me. Everyone else is here, too."
"What's that light from?"
"Oh, just the window. Here, I'll close the curtain." Willow turned around and closed the curtain and everything came into view. Buffy turned her head the other way and saw Giles, Xander, Anya, and Dawn standing beside her bed.
"Buffy, h-how are you?" Giles asked.
"Um...I've felt better, but I'll live." Buffy looked around the room looking for a certain person, or vampire. "Where's Spike?"
"I'm not sure. He hasn't been here yet," Willow answered, sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Sorry, Buffy," Dawn added.
"No, he was here. He was the one who brough me here, I think, and when I woke up once he was right here beside me."
"He hasn't been here, Buffy. We've been here since one o'clock this morning, and he hasn't showed up," Willow explained.
"So, let me get this straight. Spike found your half-dead body and brought you to the hospital. Then, he just leaves without notice. Gee, let's all rush and go thank him!" Xander said, sarcastically.
"Xander! We don't know what really happened yet. Let Buffy us what happened," Willow said.
"It was bunnies, wasn't it? I told you to watch out for them 'cause--" Anya started, but Xander cut her off.
"Anya, honey, could let Buffy tell the story?"
"Oh, yes. Carry on," Anya told Buffy, smiling.
"Thanks..." Buffy said and told what she could remember.
"It was Spike?" Xander said, surprised. "Spike saved you? Wow, I never thought I'd be saying that in my entire, useless life. You're sure it was Spike?"
"Yes, Xand, it was him. I know it was..."Buffy got this far-off look on her face and stared absently at the walls like she was thinking about something.
Just then, the doctor came into the room.
"Good morning, everyone!" the doctor said as she walked over to Buffy. "And how's my patient doing?" the doctor asked Buffy.
"Better, I guess," Buffy responded.
"Well, you look better. I thought you'd be in critical condition for a week at least, but you seem to be almost completely healed!"
"I'm a really fast healer," Buffy explained.
"I guess so! I bet you should be ready to go home very soon. Possibly tomorrow." The doctor checked off something on her clipboard.
"All you need is some more rest."
"Should we leave?" Giles asked the doctor.
"No, she needs company. She's been through quite an ordeal, being beaten up by that nasty gang and all," the doctor told Giles and the others and left the room with a, "Good bye!"
"That must've been what Spike told them," Dawn said when she was gone.
"Well, it's kinda true. It was a gang. Just a gang of vampires," Xander added.
"Yeah, nasty, evil vampires who almost killed her," Anya chipped in.
"Anya...never mind," Xander said, annoyed.
"Guys, can we talk about something else? I don't think Buffy wants to talk about vampires just now," Willow said, speaking up for Buffy.
"Sure, no problem," Xander said.
There was a long silence.
"Well, we're a exciting bunch, aren't we?" Xander said sarcastically.
"No, not really," Anya answered.
"I was being sarcastic. How come no one ever knows that!" Xander asked.
"I don't know," Buffy said, grinning.
"Hey! Happy Buffy! That's a good thing," Xander exclaimed.
"You are looking a lot better, Buffy," Willow said.
"Yay for me!" Buffy said, un-enthused, "Except for the fact that all my strength's gone."
"Well, you went through a lot, Buffy. You're lucky to be alive. It'll be awhile before you return to normal," Giles told her.
"Who's gonna patrol, though? Someone has to patrol," Buffy asked.
"We'll find someone Buffy. Spike'll probably do it," Willow assured her.
"All we care if that we still have the Buffster." Xander smiled at her.
Buffy smiled back.
End of Chapter 4