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Xander stared at her, almost blankly. He understood but right now his brain just wasn't processing it. Or anything else.

The nurse looked at him sadly. Regretfully.

"She's suffered from a miscarriage. The baby's gone and we're not sure if Buffy will make it," she said softly.

Xander almost laughed at her choice of words. 'Suffered' like it was some sort of illness. 'Gone' like it what just ran away or something instead of died.

Xander didn't say anything, couldn't say anything, he looked at Dawn, almost crying.

"I-Is there a payphone around?"

The Nurse nodded sadly, pointing the way to a pay phone.

Xander quickly typed in the number of Kennedy's Aunts, hoping they'd be back by now. Lucky for him, they were.

Willow picked up her voice not so cheery as usual, "Hello?"

"Will, its me," Xander said shakily.

"Xander!" Willow gushed, "We were so worried we got home and you and Dawn weren't here and where are you? Is Dawn OK? What's wrong?"

Xander heard Giles and Faith in the background asking what was happening but ignored it all, everything seemed grave.

"It's Buffy," Xander said quietly, trying to get his head together, "S-she's lost the baby and they don't know if she'll make it."

After the five minutes which felt like four hours of silence Willow replied with, "Where are you?" after he told her, he went back to Dawn, not wanting to leave her alone. Luckily she was still sleeping, he didn't want to deal with her, not now anyway.

Half an hour later Willow and Giles rushed through the hospital doors. They'd informed the others but didn't want to crowd the place too much. Willow found Xander and ran up to him, hugging him, looking at Dawn sleeping.

"Heard anything?" Willow asked.

Xander shook his head. He'd been waiting for ages, bracing himself for when Dawn woke up. What would he tell her?

Giles placed a hand on Xander's shoulder then looked at a stirring Dawn, "Does she - ?" Giles said trailing off.

Xander shook his head again, almost as if he'd forgotten how to speak.

Xander jumped up as another, different nurse approached.

"Buffy?" he asked.

The nurse nodded, half smiling, "She's awake but we're not guaranteeing anything. She's not very stable at the moment."

It had took him a while but Spike had found the house he was looking for and ran in, not even bother knocking.

Spike was more than puzzled to find everyone up, he ran straight into Faith.

"Woah! What the hell you – " Faith cut herself off as she looked up, "Spike!" she asked confused as hell.

Spike nodded, "Long story really have no idea. Something to do with the shiny amulet thing. Where's Buffy?"

Faith looked at him, "Um," she bit her lip, "How much do you know?"

Spike shrugged, "She's pregnant, somehow with my kid and I really need to see her so whatever issues you have with me don't matter OK? Just tell me where she is."

Faith sighed, wondering how to tell him and decided to play it straight, "B's in hospital, man."

Spike's face etched in concern, she couldn't be in labour no way so something had to be wrong, "What's wrong?" he asked.

Faith shook her head, "I'll drive you to the hospital later and you can find out."

"Later?" Spike raised an eyebrow, "I have to see her, know what's wrong, can you take me now?" "Dude, sunlight?" Faith pointed out.

Spike sighed, he hadn't planned on telling anyone before Buffy but if it was the only way to convinced Faith to get to her then it didn't matter.

He shrugged, "Yeah kinda came back more human than before."

Faith looked at him, gaping, "Wow. That's – that's wow."

Spike raised an eyebrow, "Yeah I know but I'm over it. Can you take me or not?"

Faith nodded, grabbing her keys and shouting to the others that she was going out, she headed for the door.

Dawn and Xander had went in first. Dawn had been expecting her to look rough but it was nothing for what she saw.

She'd been in hospital to see people a few times. She winced, shutting her eyes at the memory of her mum; but she'd never actually seen anyone all wired up, until now.

Dawn swallowed, walking over to Buffy and kissing her lightly on the forehead, "Hey Buffy, its us," she looked at Xander, "Can she hear us?"

Before he could reply, Buffy opened her eyes, "I can hear," she said slowly and quietly.

"Hey Buff," Xander said.

"The baby," Buffy almost whimpered.

Xander looked at her sadly, "Baby didn't make it Buff," he said quietly.

Buffy nodded, tears threatening to spill, "They told me."

Dawn looked at her big sister, feeling like hell and not even wanting to know how Buffy must be feeling, "Willow and Giles are here," Dawn said, wondering whether that would annoy her or make her happy.

"They came?" Buffy said, half amazed. She wasn't angry, couldn't be if she wanted to be.

Xander nodded, "Their outside waiting on you to get better. We know you need rest and stuff so we thought we'd just come in to say hi and let you know we're here," Xander gave a small smile, "We'll let you rest."

Dawn gave Buffy's hand a small squeeze then turned to leave with Xander.

"Wait!" Buffy said a little louder and desperate than she meant. "Can I talk to – Xander? For a minute?" she asked Dawn.

Dawn nodded, going outside to where Giles and Willow were.

Xander walked back to Buffy, sitting beside her, "What is it, Buff?"

Buffy coughed and weakly and slowly said, "They said, I might not make it."
Xander shook his head, "Nuuh no way is that happening."

Buffy looked at him sadly, "If I don't make it – "

Xander cut her off, standing up, "Buffy your talking stupid."

"Xander!" Buffy said sharply, "Listen, please. If I don't make it, look after Dawn for me, don't let anything happen to her."

Xander listened reluctantly, tears spilling, "Never," he whispered.