Giles and Xander looked on in aww and they knew, they would never distrust him again, never suggest stakeing him, not now, not after what he`d just admitted, he was in love with Willow and buffy believed him, that was good enough for them. They all sat there in somber silence waiting for the doctor to come and tell them how thier friend was, all thinking the worst but hopeing for the best.
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She was floating, across an agitated sky with dark storm clouds gathering all around her, a clap of thunder nearly made her heart stop and then fork lightening started to strike the ground as if it was angry with it for something she didnt quite understand, she was light headed and felt like a bubble being thrown around the cosmos on the whim of the wind. She could`ve sworn she heard her name being called across the winds, drifting towards her on feathery wings and tinkling around her like falling rain drops on shattered glass. She knew she should be somewhere, that she had someone that she had to see but she couldnt for the life of her remember where and who. So instead of going towards her name she floated away swirling and twisting with the eddieing leaves.
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They had been let in to see her, she looked so pale and fragile, like she might break into a thousand peices at any minute. Buffy lay on the bed beside her strokeing her firey locks and talking to her in hushed and saddened tones. The doctor had called the others outside to tell them how she was doing, but the slayer had refused to leave her friends side, just as if she looked away for more than a few seconds the redhead would disappear from sight.
"Come on Wills, you cant stay asleep for ever, I know you`d do anything to get out of psyche but this is rediculous"
There was no response, she was so hopeing that her friend would sit up and laugh at her, but she just lay there looking deathly pale and breathing steadily as if in a pleasent slumber.
"Please..Will, please dont leave me, I..I dont think I could take it on my own, you know your my big gun right, my rock, the one I lean on far too much and never tell how much I appreciate. God, if you could see me now, Im a mess Will and you`ve only been gone a week, did you know how much I love you, I never tell you enough, but I do, you`ve been there for me every time, even when I wasnt there, you still had my back, calling my corner, sticking your neck out for me. Surpriseingly, and please dont laugh at me, but Spike has kind of been a rock too, I know I wail on him and I take every possible oppertunity to take sly and not so sly digs at him, but he`s been great, he loves you too you know, I mean really loves you, I dont think Ive ever seen him so broken.....he needs you to come back and fix him. I thought he just had a crush on you, but no, he loves you with a passion, to someone who doesnt live in the sun your like a ray of light, and he wishes he could have done more to stop this happening to you, he`s really beating himself up over it, he wont feed, refuses to go and get any rest, the only reason he`s not here now is cos he wanted to know what the doctor had to say, come on will sit up and laugh at me or something, I just..I need you, please.."
Outside the room, Spike wiped a few stray bloody tears off of his cheeks and took an un-needed but much wanted breath, If only she`d wake up, say something, he could rest, sleep easy, but all the time she was out he would be there, one of the first things she was going to see when she woke up was him looking out for her. He didnt think he could carry on like this, indefinately, not knowing if she was going to wake, or if she was lost forever.
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