Paper Doll |BTVS| Book One ✔️

Hospital Bound

Groaning I rubbed my hand over my face before pulling it away quickly and hissed when I touched my eye. Opening my eyes carefully I looked at the plastic tube that connected to my arm and jumped up confused which was a bad idea when the needle on the I.V pulled on my skin.

Clutching my ribs, I cried out looking around I remember that dad had brought me to the hospital and left me here because I had to stay overnight. "Nikki?" I turned my head when I heard a knock on the door and half smiled when I saw Buffy.

"Hey" she whispered as she came over to me with a sad smile on her face, she took hold of my hand as she sat down on the edge of the bed "What?" I asked her suspiciously when she just kept looking at me with a sad face.

Shaking her head, she just shrugged "I just should have been there for you" sitting up shakily I frowned "why?" Buffy just stared at our entwined hands angrily "because it's my job..." she said before looking up at me "...You know I'm the older twin" she rushed out when I raised a bruised eyebrow at her.

"You can't protect me forever Buff" Buffy looked at me and nodded but still looked trouble "Yeah I know and that's why I'm teaching you how to fight and defend yourself when you're feeling better" she told me with a determined look on her face.

"Fight? Since when do you know how to fight?" I asked with a small laugh when Buffy lived here she had never been in a fight. "Well Giles taught me..." Buffy said before looking up at me shocked "Uh whose Giles" I said with a smirk thinking that Buffy had found herself a boyfriend in Sunnydale.

"He's the uh... school librarian" looking at my sister with a raised eyebrow I was confused "The librarian?" looking at my sister I realised she had changed a lot, she used to be such a valley girl and now she's hanging around with librarians learning how to fight "Party" I said with a smile.

Buffy sounded relieved when I didn't ask for more details on that "So Buff how's Sunnydale? Have you made any cool friends?" Buffy suddenly had a big smile on her face which made me realize just how much I had missed my twin sister.

Laughing she told me all about her first day with Cordelia and how she met her best friends Willow and Xander "Good morning Miss Summers" A nurse said coming into the room making me and Buffy both say hello before looking at each other and laugh "I think she means me" I said to buffy laughing.

Buffy smiled and moved out of the way so the nurse could take my blood pressure and assess me "So Dr. Fields said if you're feeling up to it you could go home today" smiling I nodded happily as the aging nurse "Ok let me go sign your release forms and you can go, do you have a parent or guardian to come collect you?"

Buffy stood up quickly "I'll go call dad whilst you get ready" nodding at Buffy I waited until everyone left the room before I stood to get changed. Walking up to the small mirror on the wall in the bathroom I sighed seeing my battered face but frowned when I realized it looked a lot better than it did a couple of hours ago.

Shrugging I combed my hair through with my fingers "Must be a fast healer" I muttered to myself as I sat on the bed waiting for Buffy to get back I could just couldn't wait to get home and now I didn't want to wait until it was dark.

"Hey" I jumped up seeing Buffy looking at me from the door "You ok?" she asked looking at me concerned. I opened my mouth to tell her about what I saw but I just couldn't I doubt she would believe me.

"I'm fine" I told her smiling I'm glad she doesn't read minds she would think I was nuts "Ohh wait I forgot" I smiled as Buffy started to rummage around in her bag before pulling out a small box and handing it to me.

Opening the box, I gasped seeing a pure silver necklace with a cross on it, looking up to Buffy I noticed she had one too "Not that I'm not grateful but why?" Buffy took the cross from my hand and carefully put it around my neck "Well they say it'll protect you from big nasties" she said laughing but I couldn't help but feel she was a little serious too.

"Thanks Buffy" I smiled and played with the cross "Come one Dad will be here any minute" letting my sister pull me up to her we both walked out of the hospital room. "You know I was serious about the fighting right?" Laughing I nodded as she half carried me out the hospital.

Looking at Buffy I still couldn't help but think about how much she had changed, she just wasn't my valley girl sister now she was definitely a lot stronger in herself now, no more mousey blonde and that kind of made me jealous I always acted strong but last night made me realize I wasn't.

Thinking about last night I realized that I wouldn't be here now if I hadn't have found that wooden stake of Buffy's which made me wonder why she had such a big wooden stake in the first place and did she know what it did? Probably not... or else she would have to tell me... right?