Title: Help
Author: weirdo1984
Pairing: A/W S/X
Disclaimer: I own none, all belong to Joss Whedon
Comments: Always welcomed!
Summary: Willow and Oz go to L.A where they find out he has been abusing her.
Warnings/Spoilers: Oz bashing
Chapter 1
It has been a year since graduation. Buffy was killed while blowing up the school. Xander and Cordelia moved to L.A with Angel to continue the good fight, Giles returned to England and Willow moved to Chicago with Oz.
Willow was sitting in the car with her boyfriend. Her mind drifted back to the past year. It had been the worst year of her life and that said a lot considering what she had lived through in Sunnydale. Shortly after her and Oz moved in together he had changed, he became very abusive. She was not allowed to talk to her friends, work or even leave the house. Oz would lock her in the house when he was away. Willow had tried escaping but he had found a spell that would not allow her to leave.
Now they are on their way to L.A their friends needed help with the computer system. The only way this had happened was that Willow had answered the phone last week and talked to Angel. She had agreed right away, but once she was off the phone she was beaten badly for that. Her right arm was broken, had a couple bruised ribs and sported a number of bruises on her face.
They climbed put of the car and Oz wrapped his arm her waist. "We will only be here for a couple days, and you will not make a scene of any kind." Oz ordered.
"Ok." Willow whispered.
"I didn't hear you." Oz said angrily and pinched her side.
"I understand," Willow said louder wincing in pain.
"Good," Oz replied and they walked to the door of the hotel and walked in.
"Willow, Oz." Angel greeted walking over.
"Hello Angel," Willow nodded.
"Wills!" Xander yelled running out of one of the offices with Cordelia. He ran up and hugged her she returned the hug but Xander noticed it was not a Willow hug.
"Willow what happened?" Cordelia asked looking at the redhead.
"She was mugged last week." Oz answered.
"Are you ok?" Angel asked.
"I'm fine." Willow nodded.
"Hey Red, wolfboy," Spike greeted walking into the lobby.
"Spike?" Willow asked shocked, "What are you doing here?"
"Oz didn't tell you?" Xander asked.
"She has been really busy with work," Oz answered.
"Spike works with us. He has been with us for about eight months," Cordy replied.
"Oh," Willow said. *Never saw that coming.*
"Wills we have to go to lunch and catch up!" Cordelia beamed.
"Yeah is has been to long," Xander agreed.
"It's been a long trip." Oz said, "Don't you want to take a nap?"
"No it's ok. I want to catch up." Willow replied slowly.
"Great!" Cordelia smiled.
"I have so much to tell you!" Xander grinned.
"When you get back we can order in some food and you can catch us up to what you have been doing." Angel said.
"Right sure," Willow nodded.
Angel hadn't missed the fact that Willow was not acting like herself. She didn't give him a hug and she had barely looked at him.