Sunnydale Memorial
Angel ran into the emergency room carrying Buffy. "Please we need a doctor. Someone help!" He yelled.
A young doctor ran up the Angel as a women raced toward them with a rolling bed. Angel laid Buffy on the bed and turned to the doctor. "Please help her. I don't know what's wrong with her."
"What happened?" The doctor asked as he and the nurse began to roll Buffy into an examination room.
"I don't know. We were just lying there when the babies started to kick. Suddenly she said that one of the kicks hurt and she started screaming in pain. She said something about her kidney." He said, worry clearly etched on his face. "Please help her." He pleaded with the doctor.
"I will." He said. "Do a sonogram make sure that nothing is broken or torn. Check for damage of the liver, spleen, kidney and bladder and make sure the baby is okay." He said to the nurse.
"Babies." Angel said as the nurse began to roll his mate away and into a private room.
"Sr. I need you to calm down a bit. I need some information from you. Can you do that?" The doctor asked Angel.
"Yea." Angel said, still staring at the door his love and their children had just vanished behind.
"What is her name? Age? How far along is she? Is she taking any medication? Has she had any complications before?"
"Buffy Anne Summers, 17. Five months, no and no. Doctor is she going to be all right?"
"We're going to do all we can. Are you the father?"
"Yes." Angel said nodding.
"Okay and your name is?"
"Angel. Angel O'Connor."
"Okay Angel, now I need you to stay in the waiting room. I'm going to go check on Buffy. See how she is and find out what is wrong." The doctor said leaving Angel alone in the waiting room.
Angel walked toward the nearest phone and called Giles.
Two and a half hours later
Angel sat in the waiting room. Dried tears staining his pale face, eyes red and puffy.
Willow and Oz sat across from him. Willow's eyes were red from crying and Oz's usual stony face was marred with worry as he held Willow in his arms.
Cordelia sat next to Xander, caressing his hand and running her hand through his short dark hair as he lay his head on her shoulder.
Giles just stood by the door. Worry clearly showing on his face as his slayer lie somewhere behind those hospital doors, in pain.
"Angel?" The doctor from before called as he entered the waiting room.
Angel was up and at the doctors side in an instant. Everyone followed suit. "Is she okay? Are they okay?" Angel asked the doctor.
"They're all going to be fine. One of the children kicked her in her kidney, bruising it and causing a slight rip. We're unable to repair the damage without having to delivery the babies. Now Buffy is only 5 months pregnant but for some reason your children have actually come very close to full term. If we were to delivery the children now, through a C-section then we may be able to repair the damage before it causes any major medical problems."
"But what about the babies, would they be okay?"
"I believe they would be. Now are you Buffy's husband?"
"No."
"Well because she's under aged we need consent from a parent or guardian." The doctor said. "Are you her father?" He asked Giles.
"No." The watcher said. "Her parents are divorced and her mother wants nothing to do with her daughters pregnancy. Buffy was staying with me until she moved in with Angel."
"Well you need to contact her mother. I can't do the operation without an adult consent seeing as Buffy is under age." The doctor told them.
"Yeah, but if it's life threatening then can't you?" Willow asked.
"Well as of now, it isn't life threatening to either Buffy or the children, but it could be if something isn't done soon." He informed them.
"So isn't that enough?" Xander asked.
"No, I'm sorry it isn't."
"So what do you want us to do, wait till my mate and our children's lives are at risk?" Angel nearly growled.
"That's why I want to do the procedure. I suggest you get a hold of her mother soon and have her come down here." The doctor said as he turned to leave.
"I'll ring Joyce. Tell her what's going on. Surely she doesn't want to risk Buffy's life, no matter what the situation." Giles said as he walked to the phone and called Joyce.
Angel ran into the emergency room carrying Buffy. "Please we need a doctor. Someone help!" He yelled.
A young doctor ran up the Angel as a women raced toward them with a rolling bed. Angel laid Buffy on the bed and turned to the doctor. "Please help her. I don't know what's wrong with her."
"What happened?" The doctor asked as he and the nurse began to roll Buffy into an examination room.
"I don't know. We were just lying there when the babies started to kick. Suddenly she said that one of the kicks hurt and she started screaming in pain. She said something about her kidney." He said, worry clearly etched on his face. "Please help her." He pleaded with the doctor.
"I will." He said. "Do a sonogram make sure that nothing is broken or torn. Check for damage of the liver, spleen, kidney and bladder and make sure the baby is okay." He said to the nurse.
"Babies." Angel said as the nurse began to roll his mate away and into a private room.
"Sr. I need you to calm down a bit. I need some information from you. Can you do that?" The doctor asked Angel.
"Yea." Angel said, still staring at the door his love and their children had just vanished behind.
"What is her name? Age? How far along is she? Is she taking any medication? Has she had any complications before?"
"Buffy Anne Summers, 17. Five months, no and no. Doctor is she going to be all right?"
"We're going to do all we can. Are you the father?"
"Yes." Angel said nodding.
"Okay and your name is?"
"Angel. Angel O'Connor."
"Okay Angel, now I need you to stay in the waiting room. I'm going to go check on Buffy. See how she is and find out what is wrong." The doctor said leaving Angel alone in the waiting room.
Angel walked toward the nearest phone and called Giles.
Two and a half hours later
Angel sat in the waiting room. Dried tears staining his pale face, eyes red and puffy.
Willow and Oz sat across from him. Willow's eyes were red from crying and Oz's usual stony face was marred with worry as he held Willow in his arms.
Cordelia sat next to Xander, caressing his hand and running her hand through his short dark hair as he lay his head on her shoulder.
Giles just stood by the door. Worry clearly showing on his face as his slayer lie somewhere behind those hospital doors, in pain.
"Angel?" The doctor from before called as he entered the waiting room.
Angel was up and at the doctors side in an instant. Everyone followed suit. "Is she okay? Are they okay?" Angel asked the doctor.
"They're all going to be fine. One of the children kicked her in her kidney, bruising it and causing a slight rip. We're unable to repair the damage without having to delivery the babies. Now Buffy is only 5 months pregnant but for some reason your children have actually come very close to full term. If we were to delivery the children now, through a C-section then we may be able to repair the damage before it causes any major medical problems."
"But what about the babies, would they be okay?"
"I believe they would be. Now are you Buffy's husband?"
"No."
"Well because she's under aged we need consent from a parent or guardian." The doctor said. "Are you her father?" He asked Giles.
"No." The watcher said. "Her parents are divorced and her mother wants nothing to do with her daughters pregnancy. Buffy was staying with me until she moved in with Angel."
"Well you need to contact her mother. I can't do the operation without an adult consent seeing as Buffy is under age." The doctor told them.
"Yeah, but if it's life threatening then can't you?" Willow asked.
"Well as of now, it isn't life threatening to either Buffy or the children, but it could be if something isn't done soon." He informed them.
"So isn't that enough?" Xander asked.
"No, I'm sorry it isn't."
"So what do you want us to do, wait till my mate and our children's lives are at risk?" Angel nearly growled.
"That's why I want to do the procedure. I suggest you get a hold of her mother soon and have her come down here." The doctor said as he turned to leave.
"I'll ring Joyce. Tell her what's going on. Surely she doesn't want to risk Buffy's life, no matter what the situation." Giles said as he walked to the phone and called Joyce.