An old Ally Chapter: Details
Gunn stayed with Fred over night and watched her rest. Wesley filled him in on the details.
As Fred fell asleep, Gunn stood and approached Wesley.
"Man, what happened?" he asked.
"I guess as she was walking home, men from the park started to attack her," he explained. "I heard he screaming and ran outside. At first I didn't know it was Fred, but then when I asked if she was okay, she responded with my name. Then I just helped her up and carried her into my apartment to fix her up" he explained.
"Oh, man, I hope she will be okay. Those bruises were rough," he said looking back to her. Then she turned to Wesley. "Wait, she was walking home? From here?" he asked as Wesley shook his head. "What was she doing around here?" he asked.
"She came to speak to me," he explained. "She told me, that you didn't know and she didn't want to call you, but I had to" he said.
"Yeah, thanks man, for everything. You've saved her life three times on account of me," he said.
"Gunn this wasn't your fault" he said. "Three?" he questioned.
"Yeah, at Caritas" he reminded him, and the squiggly worm from hell" he said.
"Oh, well I couldn't just ignore what they did to her" he said. "Even though I am not there anymore, I still care for her, and you and everyone," he said.
"I know man, tomorrow she'll go back to the hotel and we'll straighten everything out," he said. "Did you catch what the man looked like?" he asked.
"Umm, there were a few men and no they ran away to fast and I wasn't worried about catching them. I wanted to help Fred," he explained.
"I know. Well do you mind if I watch over her tonight?" he asked
"No, not at all" Wesley said.
Gunn stayed the night and watched over Fred; eventually he fell asleep.
The sun shone through the kitchen window and began to wake Fred up. She rubbed her eyes and started to get up but stopped. She remembered what happened the night before and saw that she was in Wesley's apartment. She turned onto to her side and saw Gunn sitting in a chair next to the coffee table, asleep. She smiled at the sight and then looked around a little and saw Wesley in a chair on the other side of the coffee table. She smiled again and turned onto her back. She stared at the ceiling and started to think. She thought about everything that happened and remembered how Wesley helped her and if he really didn't care he wouldn't have helped. She loved him for that and knew how much he cared for her. Suddenly she heard someone moving. She turned her head and saw Wesley stretching and waking up. He rubbed hiss neck and stood up. She turned onto her side as he looked down. She smiled up at him and could only smile back. He walked up to her and knelt next to the couch. She mouthed 'hi' and he did so also. She pointed to Gunn and almost laughed out loud. Wesley smiled again as he realized Gunn was snoring a bit.
Wesley mouthed 'tea' and pointed to the kitchen. Fred nodded and Wesley gently helped her up. She almost slipped and grabbed onto Wesley. He caught her and she looked up at him. He smiled to reassure her and she smiled back. They walked to the kitchen table and Fred sat down. Wesley started a pot of tea and took out 2 mugs. He placed them on the table. Fred started to rub her arms. It was very cold and it was not good for her. He ran to his room and got a sweatshirt and gave it to her. She smiled and pulled it on.
Then she folded her arms as and rested her head on her arms as she yawned. Wesley turned around and took the mugs, not noticing Fred almost asleep. He turned back to the table and placed the mugs on the table. As he sat down he noticed Fred nearly asleep. He smiled and decided to move her back to the couch. Better yet his bed. He got up and walked around the table to her. He nudged her and she just shifted a bit. He lifted her head up and tried to get her somewhat awake. She looked up and he pointed to the bedroom. She lifted her arms and he pulled her up. Her scooped her into her arms and she rested her head on his shoulder. He walked into his room and placed her on the bed.
She turned and curled into a ball. He took a blanket and placed in over her. She grabbed the blanket and brought it up to her chin. He smiled and walked out. He saw Gunn starting to wake up. He stood and stretched. Then he looked down to the couch and looked up to Wesley.
"She's asleep in the bedroom" he whispered as he pointed to his room.
"Why?" he asked.
"She woke up and I brought her in there as she began to fall asleep. I wanted her to be more comfortable," he explained.
"Oh" Gunn said.
All three of them entered the hotel a few hours later. Gunn made sure the coast was clear for Wesley and Wesley helped Fred into the building. The lobby was evacuated. Suddenly Lorne came down the stairs and Wesley began to leave, but Fred grabbed his arm. He looked down at her on the couch and moved back to his original spot.
"Hi" Lorne greeted.
"Hi" Wesley replied.
"Oh, Fred, honey, are you okay?" he asked as he approached Fred.
"Oh, fine now, thanks" she said to Lorne.
"That's good," he said.
Suddenly Angel came down the stairs and saw Fred, then Gunn, then and Wesley. He stopped cold and got a look of rage in his eyes and on his face. Wesley didn't move for a minute, but began to back away slowly. Angel approached and Fred began to sit up.
"What is he doing here?" Angela asked.
"He helped Fred, last night and just came to bring her back" Gunn said.
"Yeah well he was supposed to take care of Connor, but he didn't bring him back" he said.
Fred saw the anger in his face and body and she stood up.
"Angel, I…." Wesley began, but Angel pounced on him, again.
He grabbed his throat and Wesley wrapped his hands around Angel's wrists.
Fred stood and tried to run to them. She tried to pull them apart but failed. Gunn jumped in and tried to pull Angel off. It wasn't working and Wesley was starting to black out. Fred yelled.
"STOP IT! Now!! ANGEL stop it!!" she yelled. Then she grabbed her side, where she was kicked, leaned onto the front desk, and slid down to the floor. Angel stopped and turned to Fred. She looked up and saw Wesley coughing holding his throat. Angel went to Fred and knelt next to her and put his hand on her shoulder. She shrugged it off and Gunn ran to help her up. She stood and walked to the couch, to lie down.
"I'm sorry, but, but he…you know what he did" Angel said.
"I know, but you already tried to kill him. Will you please just talk and try to straighten things out?" she asked.
Angel nodded and turned to Wesley. Wesley just stood there and nodded also.
To be continued.
Gunn stayed with Fred over night and watched her rest. Wesley filled him in on the details.
As Fred fell asleep, Gunn stood and approached Wesley.
"Man, what happened?" he asked.
"I guess as she was walking home, men from the park started to attack her," he explained. "I heard he screaming and ran outside. At first I didn't know it was Fred, but then when I asked if she was okay, she responded with my name. Then I just helped her up and carried her into my apartment to fix her up" he explained.
"Oh, man, I hope she will be okay. Those bruises were rough," he said looking back to her. Then she turned to Wesley. "Wait, she was walking home? From here?" he asked as Wesley shook his head. "What was she doing around here?" he asked.
"She came to speak to me," he explained. "She told me, that you didn't know and she didn't want to call you, but I had to" he said.
"Yeah, thanks man, for everything. You've saved her life three times on account of me," he said.
"Gunn this wasn't your fault" he said. "Three?" he questioned.
"Yeah, at Caritas" he reminded him, and the squiggly worm from hell" he said.
"Oh, well I couldn't just ignore what they did to her" he said. "Even though I am not there anymore, I still care for her, and you and everyone," he said.
"I know man, tomorrow she'll go back to the hotel and we'll straighten everything out," he said. "Did you catch what the man looked like?" he asked.
"Umm, there were a few men and no they ran away to fast and I wasn't worried about catching them. I wanted to help Fred," he explained.
"I know. Well do you mind if I watch over her tonight?" he asked
"No, not at all" Wesley said.
Gunn stayed the night and watched over Fred; eventually he fell asleep.
The sun shone through the kitchen window and began to wake Fred up. She rubbed her eyes and started to get up but stopped. She remembered what happened the night before and saw that she was in Wesley's apartment. She turned onto to her side and saw Gunn sitting in a chair next to the coffee table, asleep. She smiled at the sight and then looked around a little and saw Wesley in a chair on the other side of the coffee table. She smiled again and turned onto her back. She stared at the ceiling and started to think. She thought about everything that happened and remembered how Wesley helped her and if he really didn't care he wouldn't have helped. She loved him for that and knew how much he cared for her. Suddenly she heard someone moving. She turned her head and saw Wesley stretching and waking up. He rubbed hiss neck and stood up. She turned onto her side as he looked down. She smiled up at him and could only smile back. He walked up to her and knelt next to the couch. She mouthed 'hi' and he did so also. She pointed to Gunn and almost laughed out loud. Wesley smiled again as he realized Gunn was snoring a bit.
Wesley mouthed 'tea' and pointed to the kitchen. Fred nodded and Wesley gently helped her up. She almost slipped and grabbed onto Wesley. He caught her and she looked up at him. He smiled to reassure her and she smiled back. They walked to the kitchen table and Fred sat down. Wesley started a pot of tea and took out 2 mugs. He placed them on the table. Fred started to rub her arms. It was very cold and it was not good for her. He ran to his room and got a sweatshirt and gave it to her. She smiled and pulled it on.
Then she folded her arms as and rested her head on her arms as she yawned. Wesley turned around and took the mugs, not noticing Fred almost asleep. He turned back to the table and placed the mugs on the table. As he sat down he noticed Fred nearly asleep. He smiled and decided to move her back to the couch. Better yet his bed. He got up and walked around the table to her. He nudged her and she just shifted a bit. He lifted her head up and tried to get her somewhat awake. She looked up and he pointed to the bedroom. She lifted her arms and he pulled her up. Her scooped her into her arms and she rested her head on his shoulder. He walked into his room and placed her on the bed.
She turned and curled into a ball. He took a blanket and placed in over her. She grabbed the blanket and brought it up to her chin. He smiled and walked out. He saw Gunn starting to wake up. He stood and stretched. Then he looked down to the couch and looked up to Wesley.
"She's asleep in the bedroom" he whispered as he pointed to his room.
"Why?" he asked.
"She woke up and I brought her in there as she began to fall asleep. I wanted her to be more comfortable," he explained.
"Oh" Gunn said.
All three of them entered the hotel a few hours later. Gunn made sure the coast was clear for Wesley and Wesley helped Fred into the building. The lobby was evacuated. Suddenly Lorne came down the stairs and Wesley began to leave, but Fred grabbed his arm. He looked down at her on the couch and moved back to his original spot.
"Hi" Lorne greeted.
"Hi" Wesley replied.
"Oh, Fred, honey, are you okay?" he asked as he approached Fred.
"Oh, fine now, thanks" she said to Lorne.
"That's good," he said.
Suddenly Angel came down the stairs and saw Fred, then Gunn, then and Wesley. He stopped cold and got a look of rage in his eyes and on his face. Wesley didn't move for a minute, but began to back away slowly. Angel approached and Fred began to sit up.
"What is he doing here?" Angela asked.
"He helped Fred, last night and just came to bring her back" Gunn said.
"Yeah well he was supposed to take care of Connor, but he didn't bring him back" he said.
Fred saw the anger in his face and body and she stood up.
"Angel, I…." Wesley began, but Angel pounced on him, again.
He grabbed his throat and Wesley wrapped his hands around Angel's wrists.
Fred stood and tried to run to them. She tried to pull them apart but failed. Gunn jumped in and tried to pull Angel off. It wasn't working and Wesley was starting to black out. Fred yelled.
"STOP IT! Now!! ANGEL stop it!!" she yelled. Then she grabbed her side, where she was kicked, leaned onto the front desk, and slid down to the floor. Angel stopped and turned to Fred. She looked up and saw Wesley coughing holding his throat. Angel went to Fred and knelt next to her and put his hand on her shoulder. She shrugged it off and Gunn ran to help her up. She stood and walked to the couch, to lie down.
"I'm sorry, but, but he…you know what he did" Angel said.
"I know, but you already tried to kill him. Will you please just talk and try to straighten things out?" she asked.
Angel nodded and turned to Wesley. Wesley just stood there and nodded also.
To be continued.