Chapter Seven-Where Am I?
Author's Note: Thanks to Kristine R. as well as spoiledsquish for your lovely reviews. Thank you for taking the time to write them. Right now I am really stressed out with school and how the administrative people are being so unfair to me. I love writing, it relieves stress. So thank you again Kristine R and spoiledsquish for responding to my stress! I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Thanks again L.A.
"Come on, do something!" Buffy heard Oz saying in the distance. His voice seemed stern but faint. As she opened her green eyes, Buffy saw a bunch of EMTs in a circle. She made her way towards them.
'This one is gone. Probably died instantly," one paramedic whispered to another.
"The other one doesn't look so good either," the second paramedic said to the first.
"It's horrible when this happens to anyone, but man, these are kids. They can't be older than sixteen." The first said to the second paramedic.
Buffy began to walk closer to the crowd when someone grabbed her hand.
"Hey, I think it's time for us to go," Stacy told her friend.
"Go? Go where?"
"There," Stacy said as she pointed towards a white light.
"Wait! Hold on! That's a white light. Are we? I mean did we-"
"Die?" Stacy asked nonchalantly. "Yeah, I think we did. I think I died instantly. I knew I should have worn my seat belt.
Buffy was baffled as she and Stacy left the scene of the accident and walked through the white light. "So we're really dead?"
After passing through the white light, the girls walked to a desk that was labeled, 'check in.'
As Stacy wrote her name on a clip board, she nodded. "Yeah, I guess we are. Hey, do you think there are sports in the after life? Since I'm dead, I can play sports now. I don't have asthma any more."
"Stacy! How can you even think that? We are dead. We will never see out family again," Buffy cried as she signed her name.
"Actually, you will see them again when it's their time," a dark haired boy behind the desk said. He looked about Buffy's age. "And Stacy, yes, you can play sports here. You don't have to worry about your asthma because you don't have it any more."
"What? Who are you?" Buffy asked as she sighed.
"I'm Jonathan. I have been checking people into heaven since March 4, 1961. I died in a car crash similar to the one you two were in but my car went off a bridge and into icy water."
"That's great Jonathan, but who are you? What do you do?" Buffy asked again a little impatient.
"Oh, I handle arrivals. I make sure everyone checks in. Then I make sure you have your passes to get through the gates and most importantly I make sure it is your time."
"The gates?" Stacy asked.
"Our time?" Buffy added.
"Yes girls, you are going to heaven. It isn't really a long process and it usually goes pretty quickly. After you check in, you can wait over there to board the shuttle." Jonathan explained.
None of this made since to Buffy and she didn't care. She wanted nothing more than to be home with her family. She was scared. She was fifteen and she didn't want to be dead.
Okay Stacy, here is you boarding pass. Oh no. This isn't good. Why is this happening again?" Jonathan asked as he checked through files as well as the computer.
"What is the problem? Am I going to Hell?" Stacy asked.
No, it has nothing to do with you. It's Buffy. Could you wait on the bench? You're not quite ready to get your pass yet."
Buffy began to worry. "Am I going to Hell? I know I have been mean to Rupert but I didn't' think I was bad enough to go to Hell. I'm sorr-."
Jonathan interrupted Buffy and offered a little smile. "Well, Buffy, your not technically dead yet. You're in a coma. I have to go through your file again. DO you mind having a seat? This shouldn't be very much longer."
Buffy nodded and then sat down.
"Can I wait with her?" Stacy asked.
"Yes but only until your shuttle is called, then you must leave."
Stacy thanked Jonathan as he walked away.
"Stacy, I don't want us to be dead. I want to tell everyone I love them. I want to hug Dawn, mom, Angel and even Rupert again."
"Rupert?"
"Yes, even Rupert. I may be a brat towards him but I still love him." Tears fell from her eyes. "I don't want to die."
"Hey, at least we are together. How many people can say that they died with their best friend?"
Buffy wiped her eyes. "Yeah, you're right. At least we are together."
Stacy hugged Buffy. Before either one of them could say a word, an announcement was made. "All checked in passengers with boarding passes must board now. This is your final call. You must go to your gates now."
"No, nonononono, Stacy, you can't leave me, I don't have a pass yet."
"I'm sure I can wait with you. Let's go talk to Jonathan."
The two girls approached a frazzled Jonathan. "Who do they think they are? Pesky mortals. They are playing God. Don't they know they aren't God? Don't they understand that- Stacy, what are you still doing here, you have to hurry."
"Can I wait with Buffy until she gets her pass?"
"What? Oh, no, I'm sorry you must leave now."
Tears began to escape Buffy's eyes again. She didn't want to be all alone. She didn't even want to be in Heaven. All she wanted was to be back home again.
"I'm sorry I can't stay with you," Stacy said holding her friend's hands in hers. "Buffy, I love you. You are like a sister to me. I will see you again, even if this isn't your time. And if this isn't your time, know that I will always be with you." Stacy calmly told Buffy. As they hugged, Buffy remained speechless.
As they said their final good byes, Stacy kissed Buffy's forehead and grabbed her boarding pass and was gone. Buffy walked back over to the bench. She gazed over to the desk where Jonathan was just standing. He wasn't there. She was all alone.
After what seemed like hours, Jonathan returned. He walked passed his desk and walked over to Buffy. Buffy stood up nervously.
"So, do you have my boarding pass?" She asked with a semi-attitude.
"Well, not exactly. I just met with the members of the council and they came to the conclusion that this isn't your time yet."
"Hu? So am I just hanging around her for a while?"
"No, it isn't your time yet. You are going back to Earth for a while. You have a lot of living to do before I see you back here again."
Tears trickled down for Buffy's emerald eyes and down her red cheeks. This time the tears were happy tears. "I get to go home?"
Jonathan placed his arm around Buffy's shoulder and smiled. "yes, you are going home."
Buffy flung her arms around Jonathan. "Thank you so much!"
Jonathan just smiled. "Come on, I'll walk you back to the light."
As they reached the light, Jonathan held on to Buffy's hand. "I look forward to seeing you again some day Buffy Summers. Now, go back to the human world and live."
Buffy smiled as she let go of Jonathan's hand. "Thank you Jonathan. Good bye."
Buffy opened her eyes. There was one IV on her left wrist. She felt bandages on her head. She focused on the other side of the room and saw her mother fast asleep on a chair. She then looked down and saw someone holding her hand. When she looked up she was surprised to see Rupert's hand on top of hers. He too was fast asleep. His glasses were on the tip of his nose and looked as if they were going to fall off his face.
She then tried to sit up. She was in so much pain that she had to lie back down. Buffy used both of her hands to balance herself back onto her bed. Once again she settled down and was in a semi-comfortable position. Once she was settled, she looked back at Rupert. His eyes were opened and filled with tears in his eyes.
Author's Note: Thanks to Kristine R. as well as spoiledsquish for your lovely reviews. Thank you for taking the time to write them. Right now I am really stressed out with school and how the administrative people are being so unfair to me. I love writing, it relieves stress. So thank you again Kristine R and spoiledsquish for responding to my stress! I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Thanks again L.A.
"Come on, do something!" Buffy heard Oz saying in the distance. His voice seemed stern but faint. As she opened her green eyes, Buffy saw a bunch of EMTs in a circle. She made her way towards them.
'This one is gone. Probably died instantly," one paramedic whispered to another.
"The other one doesn't look so good either," the second paramedic said to the first.
"It's horrible when this happens to anyone, but man, these are kids. They can't be older than sixteen." The first said to the second paramedic.
Buffy began to walk closer to the crowd when someone grabbed her hand.
"Hey, I think it's time for us to go," Stacy told her friend.
"Go? Go where?"
"There," Stacy said as she pointed towards a white light.
"Wait! Hold on! That's a white light. Are we? I mean did we-"
"Die?" Stacy asked nonchalantly. "Yeah, I think we did. I think I died instantly. I knew I should have worn my seat belt.
Buffy was baffled as she and Stacy left the scene of the accident and walked through the white light. "So we're really dead?"
After passing through the white light, the girls walked to a desk that was labeled, 'check in.'
As Stacy wrote her name on a clip board, she nodded. "Yeah, I guess we are. Hey, do you think there are sports in the after life? Since I'm dead, I can play sports now. I don't have asthma any more."
"Stacy! How can you even think that? We are dead. We will never see out family again," Buffy cried as she signed her name.
"Actually, you will see them again when it's their time," a dark haired boy behind the desk said. He looked about Buffy's age. "And Stacy, yes, you can play sports here. You don't have to worry about your asthma because you don't have it any more."
"What? Who are you?" Buffy asked as she sighed.
"I'm Jonathan. I have been checking people into heaven since March 4, 1961. I died in a car crash similar to the one you two were in but my car went off a bridge and into icy water."
"That's great Jonathan, but who are you? What do you do?" Buffy asked again a little impatient.
"Oh, I handle arrivals. I make sure everyone checks in. Then I make sure you have your passes to get through the gates and most importantly I make sure it is your time."
"The gates?" Stacy asked.
"Our time?" Buffy added.
"Yes girls, you are going to heaven. It isn't really a long process and it usually goes pretty quickly. After you check in, you can wait over there to board the shuttle." Jonathan explained.
None of this made since to Buffy and she didn't care. She wanted nothing more than to be home with her family. She was scared. She was fifteen and she didn't want to be dead.
Okay Stacy, here is you boarding pass. Oh no. This isn't good. Why is this happening again?" Jonathan asked as he checked through files as well as the computer.
"What is the problem? Am I going to Hell?" Stacy asked.
No, it has nothing to do with you. It's Buffy. Could you wait on the bench? You're not quite ready to get your pass yet."
Buffy began to worry. "Am I going to Hell? I know I have been mean to Rupert but I didn't' think I was bad enough to go to Hell. I'm sorr-."
Jonathan interrupted Buffy and offered a little smile. "Well, Buffy, your not technically dead yet. You're in a coma. I have to go through your file again. DO you mind having a seat? This shouldn't be very much longer."
Buffy nodded and then sat down.
"Can I wait with her?" Stacy asked.
"Yes but only until your shuttle is called, then you must leave."
Stacy thanked Jonathan as he walked away.
"Stacy, I don't want us to be dead. I want to tell everyone I love them. I want to hug Dawn, mom, Angel and even Rupert again."
"Rupert?"
"Yes, even Rupert. I may be a brat towards him but I still love him." Tears fell from her eyes. "I don't want to die."
"Hey, at least we are together. How many people can say that they died with their best friend?"
Buffy wiped her eyes. "Yeah, you're right. At least we are together."
Stacy hugged Buffy. Before either one of them could say a word, an announcement was made. "All checked in passengers with boarding passes must board now. This is your final call. You must go to your gates now."
"No, nonononono, Stacy, you can't leave me, I don't have a pass yet."
"I'm sure I can wait with you. Let's go talk to Jonathan."
The two girls approached a frazzled Jonathan. "Who do they think they are? Pesky mortals. They are playing God. Don't they know they aren't God? Don't they understand that- Stacy, what are you still doing here, you have to hurry."
"Can I wait with Buffy until she gets her pass?"
"What? Oh, no, I'm sorry you must leave now."
Tears began to escape Buffy's eyes again. She didn't want to be all alone. She didn't even want to be in Heaven. All she wanted was to be back home again.
"I'm sorry I can't stay with you," Stacy said holding her friend's hands in hers. "Buffy, I love you. You are like a sister to me. I will see you again, even if this isn't your time. And if this isn't your time, know that I will always be with you." Stacy calmly told Buffy. As they hugged, Buffy remained speechless.
As they said their final good byes, Stacy kissed Buffy's forehead and grabbed her boarding pass and was gone. Buffy walked back over to the bench. She gazed over to the desk where Jonathan was just standing. He wasn't there. She was all alone.
After what seemed like hours, Jonathan returned. He walked passed his desk and walked over to Buffy. Buffy stood up nervously.
"So, do you have my boarding pass?" She asked with a semi-attitude.
"Well, not exactly. I just met with the members of the council and they came to the conclusion that this isn't your time yet."
"Hu? So am I just hanging around her for a while?"
"No, it isn't your time yet. You are going back to Earth for a while. You have a lot of living to do before I see you back here again."
Tears trickled down for Buffy's emerald eyes and down her red cheeks. This time the tears were happy tears. "I get to go home?"
Jonathan placed his arm around Buffy's shoulder and smiled. "yes, you are going home."
Buffy flung her arms around Jonathan. "Thank you so much!"
Jonathan just smiled. "Come on, I'll walk you back to the light."
As they reached the light, Jonathan held on to Buffy's hand. "I look forward to seeing you again some day Buffy Summers. Now, go back to the human world and live."
Buffy smiled as she let go of Jonathan's hand. "Thank you Jonathan. Good bye."
Buffy opened her eyes. There was one IV on her left wrist. She felt bandages on her head. She focused on the other side of the room and saw her mother fast asleep on a chair. She then looked down and saw someone holding her hand. When she looked up she was surprised to see Rupert's hand on top of hers. He too was fast asleep. His glasses were on the tip of his nose and looked as if they were going to fall off his face.
She then tried to sit up. She was in so much pain that she had to lie back down. Buffy used both of her hands to balance herself back onto her bed. Once again she settled down and was in a semi-comfortable position. Once she was settled, she looked back at Rupert. His eyes were opened and filled with tears in his eyes.