Title: From the Ashes
Chapter: 3?
Spoilers: None
Timeframe: After season 7, during what should be season 8 of Buffy
Summary: I hate summaries..and if I give you one it's liable I'll just give away the entire story :P
Rating: PG-13
"Ms. Calendar?" Willow looked at her worriedly and started walking to her. Jenny looked at her and backed away, holding her arms around herself as if they were a protective shield.
"C'mon…will you come with us? Please? We just want to help you…we won't hurt you." Willow held out her hand to Jenny. Jenny reached out and touched Willow's hand slightly then jerked away.
"She's in shock…she doesn't understand any of this. She doesn't understand why she's back. She doesn't know who to trust. I remember feeling this way." Buffy looked at Jenny with sympathy.
Xander walked to Jenny and knelt down, he looked at her.
"It's okay…we just want to help you. You'll be back to normal soon, I promise. Just let us help you…" Xander looked into her eyes and moved to pick her up, she showed no signs of resistance. He picked her up gently and put her in the car.
"Nice going Xand." Buffy smiled and she and Willow got in the car. They drove back to the hotel in LA. By the time they got back the sun was starting to go down.
"Dawn is probably home….wondering where we are." Willow looked to Buffy and got out of the car, as did Buffy and Xander. Xander went and grabbed Jenny again and took her into the hotel. Dawn was on her way upstairs and turned to see them, she screamed when she saw Jenny. Buffy ran over and put her hand over her sisters mouth to quiet her, then a few moments later removed it.
"H-how?" Dawn asked, slightly scared.
"I don't know…Will had a vision and we went to go check and there she was." Buffy looked at Dawn.
"Dawnie…will you go run a bath?" Willow looked at Dawn who nodded and ran upstairs.
"So, how're we gonna tell Giles?" Buffy looked to Jenny then to Willow.
"I have an idea…how about we not tell him.." Xander said, deadpan.
Buffy looked at Xander in disbelief "What? Have you completely lost your mind? We have to tell him."
"No we don't…look, I understand Jenny was a really important person to him…but her being back and him knowing will just…" Xander trailed off.
"Will just what, Xander? Make him happy?" Buffy looked at Jenny then at Xander.
"Just distract him…" Xander replied
"Distract him from what, exactly? Xander, you can't decide what goes on in other peoples lives. You can't make choices on other peoples behaves like that. He loves her…and I'll be damned if I let you keep her from him just because of some lame excuse." Buffy began to get angry. Dawn walked downstairs.
"Bath is ready." Buffy and Willow nodded and Buffy went and took Jenny from Xander and carried her upstairs. Willow looked at Xander and ran upstairs after them. "Okay, so, we need to help her bathe and then after that I'll make a potion to heal her…cause she seems to have cuts all over her body." Willow looked at Buffy and helped Jenny in the tub.
"She had to climb out of Sunnydale…" Buffy looked at Jenny sympathetically.
Time elapse
Buffy, Willow, and Jenny are now sitting in the kitchen.
"H-how l-l-long was I-I out?" Jenny finally spoke up.
"About six years here….how long was it where you were?" Willow looked at her.
"L-longer..a…a lot longer." The rest of the time they sat in silence until Jenny was done eating.
"I'm gonna go help her to bed…she seems tired." Buffy said, standing up.
"Wait…the potion just got done." Willow put some in a cup and gave it to Jenny, Jenny drank it and her cuts immediately healed.
Buffy smiled "That's pretty cool, Will."
"Thanks" Willow smiled. "Think we should tell Giles now or wait till later?"
"I'm not sure…It would make his day a lot better if he saw her…and he could probably help her ease back into being here." Buffy said as she, Jenny, and Willow exited the kitchen.
"Most likely…I'll go talk to him." Willow said as she watched Buffy help Jenny into a room and into bed. Willow walked to Giles' room and knocked.
"Who is it?" Giles called from inside.
"It's Willow…we need to talk."
"If it's about that incident with Xander this morning I--" Willow cut him off.
"It's not about that…it's about something else…can I please come in?"
Giles sighed "Alright, I suppose so." Willow opened the door and walked in then closed it again.
"It's about Ms. Calendar." Willow paused "She's back…"