Chapter 10-I'm Sorry

Previously on What Happens Next: Willow has returned.

The whole room fell silent, almost desolate. Streams of tears ran down Willow's face as she echoed that she was back. Xander held Willow and refused to let go, he had his Willow back and that was all that mattered to him. Tears lingered in Buffy's eyes, how could she be holding back her happiness?

The potential slayers departed the crowded room; the only people that remained were Willow, Xander, and Buffy. The lingering tears that Buffy held decided to fall; she joined in with Xander and Willow's hug. Now all three of them were engaged in the happiness; the happiness that seemed non-existent when Willow was Rosie.

"Oh God, Willow!" Xander shrieked. "Get the doctor, Buffy!"

Willow was unconscious. Buffy ran out of the hospital room in search of Doctor Michigan who would be in his office.

Buffy's POV

How could I lose her again? We only just got her back! I need to calm down! She's just unconscious, nothing serious, she's back; she has come back to us. I use my slayer strength to enhance my speed; even though Will was just sleeping I still feel as if I could lose her at any moment.

I go into Dr. Michigan's office, and there he is as 'planned'. He looks wary of me.

"What do you want?" He inquires- as politely as possible for a stressed out doctor.

"Willow Rosenberg has collapsed." I reply sharply.

Normal POV

The doctor and the slayer ran down the halls and corridors till they reached Willow's room. Buffy stopped at the stained door; she couldn't go into the room. Something deep-down prevented her, all she could do was stare into the room. Xander was still there, hanging onto Willow. He wouldn't let go, he wouldn't allow himself to let go.

"Xander! Come with me," Buffy called out towards him. He still couldn't let go.

"Excuse me, Mr. Harris; I need to get to Ms. Rosenberg." The Doctor said imperiously.

Xander's hands slowly unclasped Willow's hands. Within minutes several nurses ran into the room to aid Michigan, but were turned away by the doctor himself. Once all was done, Michigan merely left the dingy room as if there was no situation.

Buffy could now enter the room; she peered at Willow's gentle face. It looked serene and calm. One eye was droopily open, while the other one was firmly shut.

"I…guess I…just need to…rest." With that word she fell into peaceful sleep.

Mai Wu stood in the corner and watched the scene before her; she was no longer need here. A flame rose in her heart when she realised, that her time in L.A. was coming to an end, but she couldn't leave Spike behind. Mai was generally a martinet type of gal, holding to discipline in the strictest sense, but Spike was different. His energy flowed like a river or a stream, calm but suppressed, just waiting for someone to look into the stream and see a reflection of themselves in it, in Spike; Mai wanted Spike to want her.

Willow may have been peaceful, but the crowded room she was in certainly wasn't. Everybody was as tense as a business walking across a tight-rope, and if he didn't walk across it successfully, he lost all his business, money and life. The tension was too much for Xander. He blew his lid off.

"Give her some air! Make yourselves useful or do something BESIDES standing here like idiots!" Xander shouted with no thought whatsoever except for Willow.

This was when Kennedy got annoyed.

"What about you Xander? Huh? Being a bit hypocritical? She's my girlfriend and you're just sending me out? Take my advi-" Kennedy began.

"Get OUT!" Xander interrupted. The potential slayers filed out one by one, reluctantly Kennedy followed on the end of the line. Only five people remained in the room, Willow, Xander, Buffy, Angel and Mai. Mai was still in the corner with thoughts dawdled on Spike, but she soon left.

Buffy looked at Xander cautiously, she didn't dare cross him, mainly because she felt the same way. She slowly moved over to Angel.

"I want a round-the-clock watch on her, any signs of change…tell me or Xander immediately." Buffy ordered at Angel.

Angel's big brown eyes looked into hers.

"You have my word, Buffy."

She left the room, Buffy didn't know what to do, the blonde hovered in the corridors and the hallways; Xander needed some time alone to cool off.

So, I'm a slayer, I don't know what to do, I'm stressed out…I'm the slayer...what am I going to do? I'm gonna take the potentials and Faith out on a killing spree is what I'm going to do.

The 'potentials,' that were usually pretty mouthy, had lips that had been locked with the key thrown away.

"Potentials, we're gonna do what we're best at we're gonna go on a slay spree to get rid of our troubles, anxiety and… er…demon and vampires. Well, let's get going!" The gang was out of there practically the speed of sound.

Illyria followed behind along with Gunn.

"Killing is amusing to me." She muttered to Gunn.

"Amen to that."

Mai-Wu stayed in the door way that presented itself to the rest of L.A. She quite liked the climate here. It wasn't too cold and it wasn't too hot. Everything she wanted was here, and everything here was perfect.

She looked out onto the moon and swayed with the wind. The tree nearby would be an excellent place to recuperate her magical energies, but she felt there was more than there seemed. Mai molded herself to a meditative position under the tree. Immersed in the earth, she felt nothing of the surface she sat upon.

A hand grabbed her throat. No reaction. Teeth sank into her neck. No reaction. Blood trickled from her jugular. No reaction. Blood from someone's not hers touched her tongue. Her body fell to the ground from its original position. No reaction.

A foot stood upon her side and shook her.

"I bet you know where Rosie is."

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Like the chapter title suggests, I am SOOOOO sorry for the wait. Yes I know I'm a bad author for that, but honestly if it weren't for princess tiara I wouldn't even be writing the rest of this chapter. So if you're one of the few people that actually enjoy reading this story…you have her to thank. I know I'm awful so try not to flame this chapter please.

Thank-you to Aline S, The Digi-Shaman of Chaos, and Moonjava for reviewing chappie 9.