Chapter 5. Double Vision.

"Oh, no." He pulls Buffy's hands away from the knife.

Spike heads over to the Slayer Buffy and helps her get up. She then gets a little weak and her hand touches her gut, which begins to fill with blood. Spike notices this and then he sees the other Buffy with a knife in her gut.

"Buffy," says Willow getting really worried. Xander pulls the knife out quickly, but Buffy felt the pain and screams. Spike brings over Slayer Buffy and lays her down beside the other Buffy. Slayer Buffy sees the other Buffy.

"Sorry about twisting your arm," says Slayer Buffy.

"That's okay," replies the other Buffy.

"Sorry I couldn't protect you." The two Buffy's pull out their hands and hold each other's hands like sisters.

"Giles, we need to do something," says Xander. "Can we get them back together?"

"Right," says Giles. "Willow, the candles." Willow lights up two candles and puts them on the symbol that Giles made on the floor, a pentagram.

"Buffys, hold on," says Willow. "Let the spell be ended."

In the instant that Willow says her words, they see one Buffy lying on the ground, still hurt and bleeding.

"Alright, we need to get her to the hospital," says Xander as he picks her up. "Come on." Giles and Willow follow Xander. Spike just walks out of the apartment.

"Spike, come on," calls Willow in the hallway. Spike then goes with them.

When they arrive at the hospital, they give the story that she was mugged. The doctors take Buffy in a hurry to stop the bleeding from both her head and her gut. They all waited in the waiting room.

"Do you think we should call Joyce?" asks Willow.

"I'll do that," says Giles as he gets up and heads to the phones. The others just waited there, until the doctor comes to tell them of Buffy's condition.

In a little while, Joyce and Dawn enter the hospital. They quickly rush to where Giles, Willow, and Xander are standing and pacing back and forth.

"Anything?" asks Joyce. Giles nods his head and leads Joyce over to one of the chairs in the waiting room.

Then the doctor comes over to them and Joyce quickly gets up and walks over to him. The doctor sees that there are many people to see Buffy.

"I'm Buffy's mother," says Joyce. "Is she alright?"

"Your daughter has lost a lot of blood," says the doctor. "We got a transfusion and an IV on her, so she should make a pretty good recovery." Everyone in the room was pleased to hear that, especially Spike. "She needs lots of rest."

"Can we see her?" Joyce hoped that the doctor would say yes.

"Yes, she is being brought from the recovery room and is waking up from the anesthetics. I'll go find out what room she'll be put in and take you to her."

"Thank you." Joyce grabs the doctor's hand and the doctor smiles and squeezes her hand in reassurance.

Buffy is already waking up and the first person she sees is Joyce and Giles at either side of her. She begins to see everything blurry and even doubled in her vision, but soon her vision got clearer.

"Buffy," says Joyce as she touches Buffy's head lightly. "I was so worried."

"I'm okay, Mom," says Buffy in a soft voice. Buffy turns her head to Giles and pulls her hand out to reach for his. Giles comes closer to Buffy and grabs her hand. "Is everyone okay? I can't remember what happened."

"We're all okay," replies Giles as he squeezes her hand. "Well, we should go. There are other people who want to see you."

"I'll be outside," says Joyce. "I need to fill out some paperwork. Rupert would you…"

"Of course," replies Giles knowing what Joyce is asking. He leads her out of the room and follows her down the hallway.

Back in the waiting room, the four people left to see Buffy could not decide what order to go in. Dawn, Willow, Xander, and Spike just stood there for a while.

"I guess someone should go in," says Xander. "Dawny." Dawn is happy to go in with Xander, but wishes she was going in with Spike. The two enter the room. Xander quickly grabs her hand as he arrives at her side. "How are you doing? Both of you." Buffy laughs a little. Dawn is confused by Xander's words, but ignores it.

"We're good," replies Buffy as she holds onto his hand tighter. Xander sees that she is still wearing the bracelet.

Dawn hugs her sister lightly and then she realizes that Buffy and Xander are having a thing and that she should leave the room, so they could talk alone.

"Well, I'm glad you're not dead," says Dawn.

"Thanks, Dawn."

"I'm going to go and get something to drink. Want anything?"

"No, thanks," both Xander and Buffy say at the same time.

"Okay." Dawn leaves the room.

"Xander…"

"Buffy, don't."

"I don't love Riley." Xander is shocked by this.

"What?"

"I don't know if he knows, but I don't. He was supposed to be normal guy, Mr. Regular Joe but, it's not working. I blame myself. It's me. I can't handle a relationship that is going so well yet I know its going so wrong."

"Buff, give it half a chance. Maybe it's this life and death game you're playing here. I mean, you gotta stop doing that. Once is enough."

"Xander, I want to be with you." Xander pauses and looks at Buffy straight in the eye.

"What?" Xander nods his head. "Did I just hear right or am I…"

"I'm in love with you, Xander."

"Okay, are you sure your head is okay up there? I think I should call the doctor." Xander is ready to get the doctor, but Buffy pulls him back.

"You heard me right." Xander looks into her beautiful, green eyes that give him a sincere look. "It's the normal, regular Jane Buffy who reminded me all the things I love about you."

"Maybe I'm hallucinating. That;s it. This isn't happening."

"No." Buffy pulls him close to her and kisses him on the lips.

"Yep, I'm hallucinating." Buffy smiles at him.

"My Slayer Buffy is the one that is scared to get hurt again and scared to get close to something that is normal. Being with the creatures of the dark is kind of her thing. It's very weird that I'm talking about myself in third person."

"Sorry to hear Slayer Buff doesn't dig me because I dig her. I dig all of Buffy. The whole package." Buffy blushes.

"I still wish I was two. At least with normal Buffy I'd have a regular life."

"Well, I guess, but then you'd be defenseless and I would have to fight the bad guys for you, which I will with my very life and a lot of pain." Buffy laughs at Xander and caresses his face. "I better go. Willow and Spike want to see you."

"Spike?" says Buffy surprised that he is at the hospital. "He's here?"

"Yeah, helped me kill Toth." Xander takes Buffy's hand and kisses it before he exits the room. Then Willow and Spike enter.

"Buffy," says Willow with a big hug. "You know who I am, right?"

"Willow, I know who you are," replies Buffy. Spike walks over to a corner of the room letting Willow and Buffy have a moment. Buffy follows him with her eyes. Willow then sees that Buffy kind of wants to talk to Spike and Spike wants to talk to Buffy.

"I'm going to go and get some food," says Willow. "Food here is awful." Willow leaves the room.

"Spike," Buffy calls to him. Spike bows his head. Buffy pulls out her hand to him. He looks at it and walks slowly to her bed side. "I'm sorry. I have to admit I do have feelings for you, which should make me be grossed out, but I'm not. You care about me and you protected me and I love you for that, but I'm not in love with you." Spike bows his head. Buffy caresses his cheek and plants a sweet, tender kiss on his lips.

I know all you Spuffy fans are mad that I didn't get her with Spike but I'm a Buffy and Xander fan, I have otehr stories with those two so read those if you like. At least they had a moment. I can't split Buffy into two people, I've already done that with I'm No Buffy, Really. At least she is nice to him and tells him the truth and gives him one last kiss.