Willow's voice echoed through the darkness. Her voice sounded weak, and terrified. "Oz, Oz, help me. God help me Oz."
I shot up. I shuddered, clutching my knees to my chest and feeling that cold, empty feeling I always had since after I had left. I had told Willow that losing her after I had found her and Xander was like losing an arm, leg or even a torso. Now, I felt like I had my heart ripped out. More than once I have found myself crying, something I normally wouldn't be caught dead doing…
Poor me, you must be thinking. Poor misunderstood, misguided Oz. Misguided? No. Misunderstood? Hell, yeah.
I felt oddly stiff, something that always came around a full moon.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.
I stood stretching my arms towards the air. I walked to the door, and opened it.
"Are Daniel Osborne? You are under arrest for the kidnapping of Winifred Burkle."
"Pick up…" I snarled at the phone. It was 5 o'clock.
"Hello?"
"Buffy!" I hissed, my anger seething like a wave.
"Oz?" Her voice was a question.
"Buffy, they've arrested me."
"What? What did you do? Oz, Willow…"
"They think I kidnapped Willow!"
Buffy paused. "Did you?"
"No! Buffy, you don't understand, I can't go to jail!"
"Well, sure I believe you but why is it a big deal?"
"Buffy," I seethed, the phone was beginning to groan under my grip, "Look at your calendar. Look at today's date."
"Jeeze Oz I don't…" She was silent. "We'll be right over."
I paced in my cage. They were considerate enough to give me a window. Joy.
"Oz… Oz…"
I turned. "Buffy, thank G-"
"Shhhh!" We're gonna get you out!"
She jerked on the window, and it groaned under her tug, but didn't more. Furiously, I rammed into it, jarring it from the window.
"Wow, nice job."
"Get me out of here NOW Buffy!"
"Well, gee mister picky…"
She grabbed my arms and pulled me out. It was bright out in the full moon.
"Buffy," I snarled warningly, "get me somewhere safe NOaaaaaagh!"
My entire body stretched, screamed. I looked at Buffy. She pulled a gun out of her pocket, and pulled the trigger. Blackness fell.