Mothers (girlxgirl) (Book 3)

Saving Anya

Faith's POV

I rush through the automatic doors of the emergency entrance, Anya in my arms.

"I need a doctor."

A number of nurses come out of the nurses' station a couple feet from the door. Two of them grab a gurney and bring it this way while another rushes up to me.

"What happened?"

"She was hit by a car, and then beaten."

They bring the gurney close enough and I put Anya on it. We start down a hall.

"These guys, they ran her over and then got out and started beating her up. I think they were trying to kill her."

The nurses check her over.

"She's still breathing but it's shallow, there could be internal bleeding. Let's get her into exam and prep an operating room just in case. Do you know this girl?"

Me?

"Yes, she's a friend."

"Does she have any family?"

"No, she doesn't. All she has is a boyfriend. He should be somewhere in this hospital. I can tell him."

"All right let us do our work."

I stop as the nurse in front of me becomes a blockade.

"Is she going to be okay?"

"We'll do everything we can and let you know. For now I just need to get some information from you."

I watch over her shoulder as they take her beyond a pair of swinging doors.

I hope she'll be okay.

"What's her name?"

"Anya, Anya Jenkins."

"You saw it happen?"

"Yeah, I was down the street when the car just drove up on the sidewalk and hit her."

"Okay we'll probably have to get you to make a statement to the police later."

"Sure..."

Not that the vamps can be tracked down.

"You said she didn't have any family, just a boyfriend? Do you know his name or maybe how to get in touch with him?"

He's probably here in the hospital.

"Uh, his name is Xander and he's already here visiting someone. I'll find him."

I start going back down the hall and make a left before she gets a word in.

I have to tell Xander. I just hope he hasn't gone home. If the attack wasn't random then they might attack anyone close to Anya. Or it could be an attack against me or Buffy.

I turn right.

It wouldn't be the first time a bunch of vamps have wanted to kill us.

I take a left and go down the hall towards where Joyce's room is.

But who would know us well enough to do that?

As I get close to Joyce's room I don't see Xander, but I do see B. She notices me as I approach and she stands to meet me, that steely gaze back on her face.

"I thought I told you..."

"Where's Xander?"

"Why?"

"Because I need to find him..."

"What are you gonna do when you find him? Murder him in cold blood?"