They had packed up a few things , clothes books, etc that willow needed and had headed over to Angels...Half way there she had almost collapsed from loss of blood and tiredness...He had carried her and her stuff the rest of the way home..not stopping until she was safely in front of a roaring fire..
"how are you love?" "fine, just trying not to think about it too much"...she had her knees tucked up underneath herself and was leaning her head on his shoulder..."oh shit..do you have phone line..I need my laptop...Ive got some stuff I need to look up, its kind of important?..".." yea..I will go and get it for you..I wont be long.I promise..I will be ten minutes..is there anything else you need?"
An inate fear spread through willows body...It was uncontrollable and very frightening.She knew Angel had to go and get her some stuff...and she knew that he wouldnt be more than ten or fifteen minutes...but somewhere deep inside a wide eye`d hysterical, child like voice was screaming at her not to let him go...
*he wont come back, he`ll tell Oz where I am,*
She knew this was all nonsense but it didnt stop all the color draining from her already pale face and all her muscles shakeing and spasming at once...
Angel looked over to the little redhead and was stunned into a strange silence...At his words she had paled and begun to shake and was clutching her legs to her chest and rocking back and foreward...Angel realised in that instant what was wrong...she had been putting a brave face on it...she was actually terrified, she couldnt stand to be alone..even if only for ten minutes.
He was by her side instantly.."willow, huney, can you hear me?..come on pet, stop shakeing Im still here..."
Still she shook, and rocked back and foreward...
She couldnt see anything...her vision had receded to a small black point..and the voice comeing to was muffled and unintellagable...All she could to was shake, rock and think the words over and over again,
*dont leave me, dont leave, dont leave me,*
Angel wrapped his arms round her and tried to comfort her but it seemed as if she wasnt there...like she had retreated inside herself...to some place she couldnt hear or see anything, where nothing could hurt her...Angel was starting to panick if she kept on like this she would pass out...He took her wrists in his and pulled her upright...he hated to do it but he had to,
"WILLOW"
