Chapter 5 Don't Die On Me

When Buffy returned to the waiting room, She saw Dr. Cole waiting near Angel and Doyle.

"Are you Ms. Maclay." The doctor asked. Buffy nodded her head. "Just in case you forgot, I'm Dr. Cole, I've been with James. He's lost a lot of blood, we've replaced it, but you need to understand, he is a real lucky person. No one could have lasted as long as him with that much blood lost. He seems to be in a small coma, there is a chance that he will die. Would you like to go see him." Dr. Cole asked her when he was finished. Buffy, who had started to cry again, nodded in response.

Buffy was led to a small room where James was resting. When she first saw him, he looked so deathly pale. Buffy thought that he was dead. If it weren't for the rising of his chest, she would've thought that he had died. He looked so fragile, more silent tears started to fall. Dr. Cole said something about having to file and that she could stay as long as she wanted. He left her to cry for her best friend. Buffy walked over to the seat next to his bed and sat down. She took his hand in hers again and started to stroke his knuckles with her thumb. Then she started speaking to him.

"James, I'm so sorry. If I just would've went to your house like I was supposed to, this wouldn't have happened. But I had to find my destiny," she spat the last word with disgust. "I'll never leave you again. Never. Just please forgive me. Please I love you James, so you can't die on me." She broke down into fresh sobs. Suddenly, she felt his fingers move in her hand. She stopped crying and took notice. "James,"she asked. He moved his fingers some more. Within a minute, he opened his eyes. Once he opened them, he was greeted by the tear stained face of his best friend.

"Buffy, why were you crying?" he asked her, his voice still so weak.

"Because the doctors said that you might not wake up and I feel that you almost dying was my fault."she said, new tears starting to form in her eyes.

"Buffy, stop crying. Does it look like I'm dead?" he asked her.

"You are extremely pale."

"I may be pale, but I am moving and breathing." He said looking her in the eye. Then she got a thought.

"Did you hear what I was saying before you woke up?" she asked.

"The only thing I remember was walking through the park and then I heard someone crying and saying my name."he finished. She felt relieved that he didn't hear her saying her true feelings about him.

"I'm so glad that you are okay. I don't know what I would have done without my best friend."she told him.

"Wait. How did I end up here?" he asked her. Buffy started to panic.

"I can't say, please don't ask me to tell. I'll tell you when I'm ready. Please don't hate me."She said looking away, more tears falling from her eyes.

"Buffy, please stop crying. You saved my life and I trust you. I just hate to see you cry."When Buffy looked into his green eyes and saw him smiling at her, she couldn't help but smile back. "She, you look so much more beautiful when you smile."When he said this, BUffy felt herself blush, which cause James blush back. They stared at each other until Dr. Cole came in.

"James, it's good to see you awake. I'm Dr. Cole," he stated. "I see that you and Ms. Maclay are having a good time, so I'll leave you two alone and tell your folks that you are awake."with that Dr. Cole left the room. Buffy and James talked some more about everything and Buffy felt a lot better knowing that James would be okay. After about ten minutes, Dr. Cole came back in with Mr. and Mrs. Masters in tow. Mrs Masters ran to James immediately and gave him a huge hug. Buffy got up out of her seat and slipped out of the door but not before Mr. Masters gave her a knowing smile. Buffy returned to the waiting room and was shocked to see Angel and Doyle still sitting there.

"You guys are still here?"Buffy asked them.

"Why wouldn't we be?"Angel asked back.

"I thought you would have left by now."she explained.

"When we last talked,"Doyle started, "you were upset and we wanted to make sure that you were alright."

"That's so thoughtful."she said.

"Do you need a ride home?" Angel asked.

"I don't really want to go home right now. Could I possibly stay with you guys for a while?"she asked, turning red.

"If your parents say it's alright, then you may as long as you want."Buffy smiled up at them and hurried to the car.

"Can you take me home so I could grab up some clothes and other things?"Buffy asked them as she hopped in the backseat.

"Sure." Doyle answered. "We have to ask your parents if you could stay anyway."

When they arrived at Buffy's house, She invited both of them in and went to talk to her parents. When she walked into the living room, she found a note on the coffee table and read it. It said:

Buffy,

Your father and I had to go to Florida. Your Aunt Sam is in the hospital and the Uncle said that it was serious and thought it best that you stay here. You may stay at James' house or at another friends' house

Love Mom and Dad

Buffy walked over to Angel and Doyle who were still standing in the hallway.

"My parents are out of town visiting a my aunt in the hospital. In Florida. They said that I could stay at a friends; house, so I guess you guys count."

"Then go get your things together." Doyle told her.

"If you guys get thirsty or Hungry, there's food in the kitchen. Help yourselves."with that, she turned and headed up the stairs. Buffy walked into her room and grabbed her overnight bag that was sitting by her closet. She picked it up and put it on her bag. She opened it and walked over to her closet. She picked up a few shirts that she knew Angel would like, folded them neatly, and placed them in her bag. She then grabbed a few pairs of jeans and did the same. She walked over to her dresser and opened her pajama drawer. She pulled out a few pairs and placed them in the bag as well. She pulled her make-up case from out of the cabinet of her dresser and put them in as well. She opened another drawer and pulled out her other necessities. She then open one last drawer and pulled out a few pairs of sweat pants and put them in as well. She grabbed her journal from under her pillow and placed that at the bottom of the bag. She then grabbed her bracelet that she had had since she was born and put it around her wrist. She clasped it, closed her overnight bag and walked down the stairs, but made a stop at the bathroom first for her toothbrush, toothpaste, Shampoo, conditioner and Body wash. When she reached the bottom of the steps, she saw Angel and Doyle looking at pictures that her parents kept on the mantel above the fireplace. She walked up to Angel to get a closer look at the picture he was looking at and recognized it immediately.

"That was my real mom."She said, making him jump a bit. "When I was born, she had to give me up."

"That's so sad." Doyle said, overhearing the conversation.

"Yeah, but I know that she had to." Buffy said, turning back towards the door.

"Are you ready to go, Buffy?"Angel asked.

"Wait."Buffy said as she walked over to the coffee table. She found a pen and paper and wrote a note so her parents knew that she was staying with another friend.

"Okay, I'm ready." Buffy said. She, Angel and Doyle walked out of the house and to the car.

General Mac: I will do my best to get chapters up faster.

Guys. Please tell me what you guys think. If you don't like it, then tell me what I could do to make it better. And just so you know, Buffy is not going to be a big cry baby through the whole story. And I know Angel and Doyle are a little different, and I'm sorry it's just I had to change them a tiny bit for my story to work. Please review.

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