Chapter 9. Business Affair.
At the hospital lobby, Hank was pacing back and forth waiting for the doctor to come out to tell them how Dawn was. Dean and Sam were both leaning against the wall, also waiting for the doctor, and Buffy was sitting in a chair watching her dad pace, which made her even more nervous for Dawn. The doctor finally came up to Hank and they all listened attentively.
"She's stable," said the doctor. "She lost a lot of blood, but we were able to help her with a transfusion."
"Can we see her?" asked Buffy as she stood up.
"Yes," said the doctor. "This way."
"Why don't you go see her, Dad?" Hank was surprised that Buffy let him go first. He nodded his head and followed the doctor to Dawn's room.
Buffy turned to Sam and Dean. Dean seemed a little jittery and he tried not to make any eye contact with Buffy as he rubbed his head.
"We better…" said Dean. "Be going. Right, Sammy?" Dean turned to Sam. Sam stayed quiet.
"No," said Buffy. "Wait. I want you to stay. Please." Dean's eyes met with Buffy's beautiful green eyes, pleading him to stay. He couldn't say anything, so Sam nudged him.
"We'll stay," said Sam. Buffy smiled and headed down the hallway to catch up to her father and the doctor.
"Our job is done," said Dean in a stern voice. "We don't need to stay."
"Yeah, we do," said Sam as he turned to face his brother. "They helped us get this spirit that we've been tracking for a long time. We owe them that much to stay."
"This decision of yours doesn't have anything to do with a certain tall, brown haired girl, does it?"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Sam turned away from Dean. Dean nodded his head and patted Sam on the back.
In Dawn's hospital room, Hank just finished talking to Dawn and kissed her on the cheek. Buffy waited at the doorway, until the two were finished. Hank went by Buffy on his way out and put his hand on her shoulder.
"Thank you," said Hank. "For always taking care of Dawn. You know, I'm very proud of you. I just wanted you to know that." Hank exited the room, leaving a very stunned Buffy. She then walked over to Dawn's bedside.
"I think we'll be visiting Dad more often, don't you think?" said Dawn with a smile.
"Maybe," replied Buffy.
"You may not know it, but you two are a lot alike. Stubborn."
"Hey, so…" She grabbed her hand and Dawn looked up. "How you holding up?"
"Oh, I'm okay. Are Sam and Dean still here?"
"Yeah, they're in the hallway."
"Did you call Giles? We haven't called him since we got here."
"No, I forgot. What time is it over there now?"
"Sam." Sam was standing by the doorway. She tried to fix her hair and cover her ugly hospital gown. Buffy walked over to the guys and nodded her head for Sam to enter. She then exited the room and tried to call someone. Her cell phone wasn't getting good reception, so she kept moving around. Dean followed her as she ended up in an empty room.
"Hello," said Buffy. "Giles…I'm sorry I didn't call before. We came into a couple of problems but Dad's okay."
"Giles," said Dean to himself. "Why does that sound familiar?" Dean then remembers what Sam found in his father's dairy. "…He said he met a guy named Giles. Maybe Buffy and Dawn know him."
"I think the first flight tomorrow will be good." Buffy nods a couple of times, then hangs up. She noticed Dean at the doorway. "Hey."
"You're leaving tomorrow?"
"That's the plan. My work here is done." Buffy was walking to the doorway, then stopped in front of him.
"Business is done." Dean looked at her, with a serious expression.
"Yes."
"So, you're going to go back to your normal lives and forget all this?"
"Is there anything I need to remember?"
"Yes."
"And what's that?"
"…" Dean sighed and nodded his head. Buffy walked right past him. Dean rolled his eyes and watched her walk down the hallway. "Me." He sighs and bows his head. "Cause I want you to stay. Idiot." He punches the door. "Ouch." He tries to cover the pain by rubbing his hand and sticking it in his pocket.
Back in Dawn's room, Dawn was exchanging phone numbers with Sam. The two were laughing when they saw Buffy enter the room. She walked over to the foot of the bed.
"We're going home on the first flight tomorrow," said Buffy.
"So soon?" said Dawn. "You didn't tell Giles of my near death experience?"
"No way, and give him a heart attack?" The three laugh at that, then Dean entered the room.
"Hey, our father met a guy named Giles," said Sam remembering the diaries. "He was going through Sunnydale a couple of years back."
"It had to be our Giles. He's the only one in Sunnydale."
"You know, I'm kind of hungry," said Dean, wanting to make any excuse to get out of that room. "You guys hungry? I'm going to get something to eat." Dean leaves the room and Sam followed him. Without a word said, the two exit the hospital.
Sam tried to catch up to Dean, who seemed like if he were running. He grabbed hold of his brother's shoulder to stop him as they arrived beside the car. Dean turned to Sam, who was breathing heavily. Perhaps it was the cold air that was making him out of breath, but Sam would not believe that.
"Dean," said Sam. Dean entered his car and closed the door. He then just sat there for a while looking into space. Sam decided to stay quiet, then with a couple minutes of silence, Dean turned on the engine and they headed to a fast food joint to get some food.
Dawn was kept over night and was told she could be released early the next day. Hank had gone home to get some of their things. Buffy stayed the night with Dawn. They stayed awake almost all night watching scary movies that were simply comedy to them. Dean and Sam were with them, too.
Most of them were out like a light by 3AM. Sam in the chair next to Dawn's bed, and Buffy in a chair on the other side. She looked very uncomfortable, and Dean decided to move her to the extra bed they had offered her. He picked her up gently and slid her arms over his neck. As he carried her over to the bed, he admired how beautiful she looked sleeping. He placed her on the bed and covered her with a blanket, then took the chair she was on and tried to fall asleep.
The next day, the doctor gave Dawn clearance to leave the hospital and Dawn was happy about it. Buffy gave another call to Giles and he told her that they were going to be on the noon flight. It gave them some time to gather their things back at Hank's and head to the airport. Dean and Sam offered to take them.
Dawn and Buffy were making their way out the door. Sam helped Dawn with her luggage and carried them over to the car. Dean tried to do the same with Buffy's, but Buffy didn't let him.
"I got it," said Buffy as she grabbed her luggage and took them to the car. Dean rolled his eyes and walked out of the house.
When they arrived at the airport, the guys said their goodbyes to the girls at the security clearance section. Sam gave Buffy a hug as Dean hugged Dawn.
"Her avoiding and ignoring you is a good thing," said Dawn as Dean hugged her. When Dean pulled away, he half smiled.
"Take care of yourself, Dawn," said Dean.
"Take care of yourself, Dean," replied Dawn.
"Always do."
They then switched and Sam turned to Dawn. He was pretty accustomed to saying goodbye, especially to people he cared about, but this time it made it feel different.
"Here," said Dawn, giving Sam her necklace that protected her from evil spirits.
"No, I can't take that," said Sam.
"Please. Willow will get another one for me. I just want to know that you'll be safe and with it, you will. Please, take it." Sam takes the necklace.
"Thank you." He hugged her.
Dean and Buffy were silent with each other as they watched Sam and Dawn say their goodbyes. Dean looked at Buffy and was about to say something, but she beat him to the punch.
"I…"
"So, where are you heading now?" asked Buffy.
"Don't know. Another town, another girl, another demon or whatever happens to cross paths with us."
"Oh, well good luck then."
"Thanks."
"Dawn, we've gotta go."
"Okay," said Dawn. She leans up and kisses Sam on the cheek. Dawn smiled and walked over to Buffy's side. The girls then headed towards their gate as the boys make their way to the exit.
"I can't believe you didn't say anything," said Sam to Dean.
"What?" asked Dean.
"To Buffy. This is the only girl you've met that you're actually shy around."
"I'm not shy. You don't know what you're talking about."
"Then why didn't you…" Sam begins to have a headache.
"Because I didn't…" Dean begins to yell, but stops when Sam grabbed his head in pain. "Sam!"
AN: Okay I'm stuck here. Could you guys give me what Sam saw in his vision. If You come up with a good idea then I'll use it on the final chapter.