The Storm

It has been long in coming. This dry warm spring like winter has been very hard on me. All the flowering plants and trees are bloom. I usually don't have a lot of trouble in the transition winter to spring. Only this year and the years like it do I have this kind of trouble. Now on with this story. (found this in another story. But what if Kate terrified of storms?)


William was having a tough day. First the rain had come early. The light rain that was forecast.

"Get ready guys, Here comes the wind next." Henry said.

He just left out how strong the wind was. What started out as a strong gust. Turned out just short of Sixty miles an hour.

Any one but Magnus would have headed back to the sanctuary but not her. Oh no!

They got out in the swaying van to go get the harmless abnormal. They go into a warehouse that was creaking with every whoosh of the wind. Followed by the crash of flying garbage cans. Then the lights went out. They got their flashlights and started searching for it.

Will found it and for his troubles got bit. Magnus shot it with a tranquilizer dart. They got it put away in its containment crate. When Will heard the first boom of thunder in the distance. 'Great if the day was bad enough now lighting and thunder.'

"Look at the bright side William now we get to go home." Magnus said.

"What happened to the harmless part Magnus?" Will asked.

"Can not have everything like we want William. Life would not be worth living."


Just before they pulled into the sanctuary. Their was another streak of lighting with in a second there was a boom of thunder. It shook the van and he was sure it shook the sanctuary as well.

"Shoot." He whispered quietly.

"What was that William?"

"Well?"

"Yes William?"

"Kate isn't going to sleep a wink in this storm?"

"Why will?"

"Kate's terrified of storms. I've run into this problem before. I still don't know how to deal with it."


They drove into the sanctuary garage, just as the skies opened up. She let Henry take care of the abnormal and took William to the to the infirmary to patch him up. After she finished.

"Magnus."

"Yes William?"

"I will stop by Kate's room later on. To see if she is okay. If not. I ask that you let us sleep in. Unless you really need us."

After that she went to take a look at their new resident.


Will ran up the stairs to residential wing. He walked towards Kate's room. And like he predicted at very boom of thunder that shook the Sanctuary. Kate tried her best to muffle her cries.

He came into her room and turned on the lights.

"Will!" She almost shouted.

"Yes. I'm back to help through this." By removing his wet clothes and shoes. Then climbed into her bed and pulled her against him.

With every crack of lighting followed by boom of thunder. The storm raged on. Kate was shaking like a leaf. She buried her face into Wills neck. As if trying to hide from the lighting, sound of the thunder and wind storm raging outside the sanctuary.

As the storm got worse. Her shaking just got more intense. It wasn't until the storm started to let up that her shaking faded and she went to sleep. A little after four AM that he finely fell asleep in Kate's bed.

When his phone rang. To wake him for the morning meeting. He didn't hear it because it was under his clothes from last night.

When Kate's phone rang. He woke up. He tried to move Kate over so he could answer her phone. But his slight movement woke Kate. "Let the phone go to voice mail Will." Kate mumbled.

"Okay Kate."


Magnus figured she really didn't need Kate or Will all that badly. So She would do as William had asked last night and let them sleep in.

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