As soon as she hit the water, Natalie felt her body's temperature drop. She tried with all her strength to push her arms and head above the water, screaming until her lungs got tired and filled with ice water.

She clawed at the ice, trying desperately to get a hold of something. Nat tried to scream for help, but the coldness made her feel tired and the weight of the water kept pulling her down underneath the treacherous ice.

Willy's eyes grew wide as he heard the sound of someone screaming. He raced past the trees and saw Connor racing over to a hole in the ice. There he saw Natalie waving frantically from under it. Wily ran as fast as his legs would go. He skidded across the ice on his knees, not caring at all what happened to him.

"Hold on Nat!" he said. He grabbed a hold of Natalie's hand, but quickly lost grip as she sank deeper again into the black water

"We need to get her out!" Connor said frantically. Without thinking twice Willy took his coat off and tossed it aside, before reaching into the water, trying to grab hold of Natalie.

His plan wasn't working. She was starting to lose consciousness and had become too numb to hold onto his arms. There was really only one thing he could do…he dived in after her.

The water was painfully cold. He could feel it burning as he searched for Natalie. Finally, he grabbed a hold of her waist and held her tight, determined not to let her go. He tried with all his strength to push her up towards the surface. With some mysterious power, he got her to the surface, where Connor pulled them both out.

Willy fell to the side of the ice, pulling Natalie with him. Both he and Connor grabbed their coats and wrapped then around her as fast as they could. Willy placed his head to her chest. She could barely breathe.

"The elevator is parked just over here. We need to get her back to the factory now." Willy said. Connor nodded and the two carefully rugged her up and carried her to the great glass elevator.

"We need some help!" Willy yelled as they made it inside the factory. Noah, Helena and Charlie, who were all in the chocolate room, looked to see what was happening. When they saw Natalie's limp body in Willy's arms, they immediately stopped what they were doing and ran over to them.

"Oh My God, What happened?" Noah asked frantically.

"She fell through the ice." Connor explained. "Willy jumped in to get her."

"Alright, we have to get her to a warm bed." Helena said.

"You can take her to my room." Willy offered. "It's probably the closest."

"Thank you, Willy. Charlie, I need you to go call the doctor." Noah said.

"Alright then." Charlie said, running into the house.

"Willy, why don't you go warm up quickly?" Helena suggested.

"I'm fine really, Natalie is what matters right now." Willy said, shivering a bit.

"It's not going to do any of us good with both of you sick, go on." Helena said. Willy sighed and agreed and raced off to have a shower and warm up. As soon as he was ready he headed straight to his room. Inside he found Helena, Noah and Charlie standing around his bed. Dr. Andrews was sitting on the edge of it examining Natalie.

"How is she?" Willy asked.

"She's going to be fine." Dr. Andrews said. "But you must make sure that she is kept warm. She has suffered from a mild case of hypothermia and her body's temperature must be kept up."

"What do you suggest?" Noah asked.

"Oh, warm blankets do help, but they aren't the only thing. I suggest for her to stay in bed for, say, four to seven days and make sure she drinks plenty of hot fluids. Another way is close body heat. It's most beneficial if someone is with her at all times, transferring their body heat to her." Dr. Andrews explained. Helena and Noah thanked him and Charlie showed him out.

"Mr. and Mrs. Bucket, may I have a word with you?" Connor asked from the doorway. The couple nodded and followed Connor out the door, leaving Willy alone with Natalie. Willy sighed and sat on the edge of the bed. At last she had regained a little colour in her cheeks, and he could hear her steady heartbeat once again.

To Willy, it looked as if she was just having an afternoon nap. He didn't want to think about how close he came to losing her and how scared he was when he realized that. He took her hand in his, rubbing the back of it with his thumb.

"I'm sorry, Natalie. If I hadn't of run away like that, you wouldn't be like this." He said softly to her. Willy heard the door open again and Noah and Helena came back in.

"Connor told us what happened. He's leaving tonight." Helena said. Willy nodded and focused his attention back onto Natalie.

"Will you be alright with her?" Noah asked. Willy looked at them and nodded, smiling slightly.

"Let us know if anything happens." Helena said, as she and her husband left. Willy felt her hand and her arm. She was getting warmer, but not warm enough. He thought about what Dr. Andrews had said. Carefully he sat down next to her, resting his head on the headboard. He wrapped his arms protectively around Natalie's shoulders and felt his eyes start to drop. Pretty soon, he was fast asleep.

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Helena came up in the elevator to check on Natalie. Quietly, she opened the door and saw both Natalie and Willy asleep on the bed. His arm rested lovingly around her. Helena smiled to herself and shut the door again.

A/N: Hey All! Wow, I'm cant believe how often I'm actually updating this story lol. Ok, I am in need of some help for this. Now that everything has sort out for them…what should happen next? I have a vague outline of a story plot but I need to know what you, as the readers, and to happen. So please, REVIEW and let me know exactly what you want. Thanks!