February - Companion
People kept filing into the hospital one after another and I kept looking at faces to see if there were any I recognized. Friends, family, a nephew, a brother. The not knowing was starting to get to me and it made me restless. Walking around the hospital in search of people was starting to get old, but I couldn't just not do anything. Both Connor and Fred had fallen during the fight and both were being looked at by doctors which meant no visitors for the time being. One of the other slayers and I were able to help get Fred to the hospital while a couple others did the same with Connor. I hadn't seen Angel or anyone, but hopefully they'd be able to find him once they got here.
I was worried about Fred, but at least I knew she was going to be okay. It would take her longer than the rest since she didn't have that superhuman kick, but the doctor did come out of the room long enough to let me know she'd make it. A sigh of relief and I went off in search of my family.
Finally, I spotted Harry standing outside of a room and immediately I went over and threw my arms around him. I have this thing where I worry about him even though I know he can take care of himself. That dying twice thing kind of has something to do with it. He told me he was okay and about a few of the others he'd heard about. Grace wasn't doing well and they didn't know yet about the baby. Tyler was okay, but Lily was still unconscious after getting thrown out of a window. Faith and Angel were alright. Lexi was gone. I wasn't really sure what to make of that, but I just nodded at him. I knew better than to ask him too many questions right now. He looked like he'd been ripped apart and put back together all wrong and then stomped over by the Marshmallow Puff we'd been fighting. But at least he was alive.
And if he told me he was technically dead, I'd smack him.
I hugged him again and we both agreed to talk after things settled down. Tyler was in the room with Lily, so I didn't want to disturb him there. Seeing him alive and okay, though, was what I needed the most anyway. Now that I'd seen my family, I needed to get out of the hospital. I'd be back, but I was anything but useful there and I had someone waiting for me back at the hotel who needed to know I was okay.
My car was back at the school, so I huffed it on foot to the hotel. Pretty much ran the whole way no matter how tired I was. Once I got back there, I could finally let myself loose. From what I knew, people were heading there anyway because Kim was there with first aid for those were weren't nearly as injured as the ones needing to be seen at the hospitals.
It took me a little while but not too long before I was opening up the doors to the hotel and saw a bunch of slayers already getting themselves fixed up. A few looked over at me, but went back to whatever they'd been doing. At first I didn't see her, but she came out from behind the counter carrying more first aid supplies. She looked pretty relieved to see me standing there in the flesh and I just shrugged, grinning a little.
After a beat, I walked over to where Kim was standing with an armful of bandages and gauze and kissed her soundly. She probably had no idea what her being here meant to me and I didn't mean just here in the hotel and alive and without a scratch on her. Even before the relationship we had changed to what it was now, she was like a breath of fresh air around here. I was so looking forward to finally getting home after all this was over. But, for now, that would have to wait. "What can I do?" I asked, nodding to the girls who still needed bandages and fixing up. Kim handed me some of the supplies in her arms and we both got back to work.
I was worried about Fred, but at least I knew she was going to be okay. It would take her longer than the rest since she didn't have that superhuman kick, but the doctor did come out of the room long enough to let me know she'd make it. A sigh of relief and I went off in search of my family.
Finally, I spotted Harry standing outside of a room and immediately I went over and threw my arms around him. I have this thing where I worry about him even though I know he can take care of himself. That dying twice thing kind of has something to do with it. He told me he was okay and about a few of the others he'd heard about. Grace wasn't doing well and they didn't know yet about the baby. Tyler was okay, but Lily was still unconscious after getting thrown out of a window. Faith and Angel were alright. Lexi was gone. I wasn't really sure what to make of that, but I just nodded at him. I knew better than to ask him too many questions right now. He looked like he'd been ripped apart and put back together all wrong and then stomped over by the Marshmallow Puff we'd been fighting. But at least he was alive.
And if he told me he was technically dead, I'd smack him.
I hugged him again and we both agreed to talk after things settled down. Tyler was in the room with Lily, so I didn't want to disturb him there. Seeing him alive and okay, though, was what I needed the most anyway. Now that I'd seen my family, I needed to get out of the hospital. I'd be back, but I was anything but useful there and I had someone waiting for me back at the hotel who needed to know I was okay.
My car was back at the school, so I huffed it on foot to the hotel. Pretty much ran the whole way no matter how tired I was. Once I got back there, I could finally let myself loose. From what I knew, people were heading there anyway because Kim was there with first aid for those were weren't nearly as injured as the ones needing to be seen at the hospitals.
It took me a little while but not too long before I was opening up the doors to the hotel and saw a bunch of slayers already getting themselves fixed up. A few looked over at me, but went back to whatever they'd been doing. At first I didn't see her, but she came out from behind the counter carrying more first aid supplies. She looked pretty relieved to see me standing there in the flesh and I just shrugged, grinning a little.
After a beat, I walked over to where Kim was standing with an armful of bandages and gauze and kissed her soundly. She probably had no idea what her being here meant to me and I didn't mean just here in the hotel and alive and without a scratch on her. Even before the relationship we had changed to what it was now, she was like a breath of fresh air around here. I was so looking forward to finally getting home after all this was over. But, for now, that would have to wait. "What can I do?" I asked, nodding to the girls who still needed bandages and fixing up. Kim handed me some of the supplies in her arms and we both got back to work.