"Okay, now, we have to try to make him eat a lot of least favorite food," Crowley said.
Halt groaned. "His least favorite food is blueberries," Halt muttered. Crowley grinned. "Isn't that your favorite food?" Halt glared at him, knowing he knew the answer. "Yes,"
He grumbled. Crowley grabbed the blueberries and was heading toward Will when the blueberries were snatched from him.
"My precious, my precious!" Halt hissed. Crowley smiled. "Halt, give it," Halt looked and him and glared. "Do you want Will to be like this for the rest of his apprenticeship?" Secretly, Crowley knew that the sugar rush wouldn't be there for the rest of Will's apprenticeship. His rush would die down eventually, but Halt probably wouldn't last that long.
Halt looked from Will to the blueberries in his hand. Will. Blueberries. Will. Blueberries. He eventually looked up and croaked, " I don't care!" But, Crowley had anticipated this, and hit Halt on the head with the coffee pot.
He picked up the blueberries and marched over to Will, who was sucking on an arrow. "Will," Crowley began. " I have some cookies for you!" And he held up the berries. Crowley hoped that in this state, Will wouldn't question Crowley. But he was wrong. "Why is it so small? And blue?" Will frowned. "It's a very special cookie," Crowley lied.
Will's eyes got big and he shoved the blueberries into his mouth. Crowley grinned.
20 minutes later..
Crowley saw the look in Will's eyes and got a bucket in front of him just in time. Will retched. And, perfect timing as usual, Halt woke up and saw his beloved berries, in a bucket and started weeping.
Crowley froze. In all the years Crowley had known Halt, he had never seen him cry. And now he was crying….. Over BLUEBERRIES?
Just then, Will exploded. He was bouncing off the walls and singing Greybeard Halt like there was no tomorrow.
Crowley was no longer smiling. He quickly spotted a lone blueberry on the table and stuffed it in Halt's mouth. Halt chewed and swallowed and came to his senses. He looked around and saw Will and quickly grabbed him while Crowley got the rope.
They tied him to a chair and breathed a sigh of relief. Then Crowley grinned the biggest grin he'd ever grinned. "Now I know your greatest weakness," He ducked as Halt swung his fist at him. "You. Will. Never. Tell. Anyone. Ever. Do. You. Understand. Me."
Crowley gulped and nodded as he saw the dangerous look in Halt's eyes. He looked at Will and sighed. Well, he had one more way. And he hoped with all his might that it would work.