~*Part 7*~
A week after Willow leaves Sunnydale.
June 25, 2001
"So, this is her?" Solace asked as she looked at a picture of Oz and a pretty red head. "This is Willow?" Oz nodded. "You guys
look so much in love."
Oz could feel his heart breaking all over again. "Yeah."
"So, what happened?"
Oz sighed. He was going to have to tell her sooner or later. "From the beginning?"
Solace smiled. "Preferably."
Oz nodded. *It's going to be a long night.*
******
"So... So, you're a werewolf?" It was hard to believe.
"Yeah."
"Okay."
"Listen. If you want to break up, or want me to leave you alone. I...I can do that."
Solace looked at him confused. "This doesn't change anything. I wanted to know about your life. I want to be able to help you."
"Thanks."
"You're welcome. But Oz, what happened with you and Willow. It wasn't your fault. You loved her, and if you hadn't been a
werewolf, I know it would have never happened between you and Veruca. You said yourself you couldn't stop. That doesn't sound
like you were in control. It wasn't your fault."
"I wish I could believe that."
Solace looked at him sadly, and placed her hand on top of his. "It's true." Then, she kissed him slowly on the lips, and pulled
back. "I love you, and I'm not worried. I know you."
"I love you, too."
"I know."
Oz suddenly felt like the shy one in the relationship. "And I want to show you how much..."
Solace stopped and shook her head. "Oz, you don't have to. I understand. I'm ready, but I don't want to push you into anything.
You still need time."
"I'm done with time. I'm ready, and you're ready."
******
Oz woke up in his bed to a banging on his front door. Someone was sleeping next to him. He slowly got out of bed, grabbed his
pants, and put them on. He opened the door, and was shocked.
"Willow?"
"Oz." Willow hugged him. "I'm glad I found you."
Then, she froze and looked behind him. Oz turned around and saw Solace. She was wearing his boxers and his T-shirt.
"Oh my god. I'm...I'm sorry." She realized what this meant. Willow turned around, and ran back down the hall.
Oz turned to look at Solace and then ran after Willow. He caught up to her in the lobby, and grabbed her by the arm. "Willow,
wait."
Willow pulled out of his grasp, and turned around. She had tears running down her face. "How could I have been so stupid?" She
thought to herself.
"Willow? What are you doing here?"
"I came for you. I broke up with Tara." Willow argued with herself. "How could I have thought you'd just be waiting for me?"
"Why Willow?"
Willow broke out. "Because I love you, Oz. I was just too stupid to realize it. All that time you were gone, I thought you were never
coming back. So, I tried to move on, I tried to find someone else. I confused myself with actually loving Tara, and being in love with
her. And then... when you came back, I thought I wanted her. I knew her. I didn't know you. I forgot what we had...what we have. I
was confused...and scared that for once, I didn't know who you were. We'd both changed. But it doesn't matter now." Willow
turned around and ran out of the building.
Oz walked back to his apartment, and met up with Solace coming out. She was fully dressed.
"Where are you going?"
Solace sighed. "Oz, you need to be with her. I can tell you still love each other. And you don't know it, yet, but you're relationship
is meant to be." Oz looked into her eyes and saw stars of knowledge in them. She leaned over and whispered in his ear. "She's
ready for you." Then, she kissed him lightly on the lips. "I love you, Oz. Bye."
She went around the corner, and left him forever. Oz lay his forehead on the wall sadly. "Damn."
A week after Willow leaves Sunnydale.
June 25, 2001
"So, this is her?" Solace asked as she looked at a picture of Oz and a pretty red head. "This is Willow?" Oz nodded. "You guys
look so much in love."
Oz could feel his heart breaking all over again. "Yeah."
"So, what happened?"
Oz sighed. He was going to have to tell her sooner or later. "From the beginning?"
Solace smiled. "Preferably."
Oz nodded. *It's going to be a long night.*
******
"So... So, you're a werewolf?" It was hard to believe.
"Yeah."
"Okay."
"Listen. If you want to break up, or want me to leave you alone. I...I can do that."
Solace looked at him confused. "This doesn't change anything. I wanted to know about your life. I want to be able to help you."
"Thanks."
"You're welcome. But Oz, what happened with you and Willow. It wasn't your fault. You loved her, and if you hadn't been a
werewolf, I know it would have never happened between you and Veruca. You said yourself you couldn't stop. That doesn't sound
like you were in control. It wasn't your fault."
"I wish I could believe that."
Solace looked at him sadly, and placed her hand on top of his. "It's true." Then, she kissed him slowly on the lips, and pulled
back. "I love you, and I'm not worried. I know you."
"I love you, too."
"I know."
Oz suddenly felt like the shy one in the relationship. "And I want to show you how much..."
Solace stopped and shook her head. "Oz, you don't have to. I understand. I'm ready, but I don't want to push you into anything.
You still need time."
"I'm done with time. I'm ready, and you're ready."
******
Oz woke up in his bed to a banging on his front door. Someone was sleeping next to him. He slowly got out of bed, grabbed his
pants, and put them on. He opened the door, and was shocked.
"Willow?"
"Oz." Willow hugged him. "I'm glad I found you."
Then, she froze and looked behind him. Oz turned around and saw Solace. She was wearing his boxers and his T-shirt.
"Oh my god. I'm...I'm sorry." She realized what this meant. Willow turned around, and ran back down the hall.
Oz turned to look at Solace and then ran after Willow. He caught up to her in the lobby, and grabbed her by the arm. "Willow,
wait."
Willow pulled out of his grasp, and turned around. She had tears running down her face. "How could I have been so stupid?" She
thought to herself.
"Willow? What are you doing here?"
"I came for you. I broke up with Tara." Willow argued with herself. "How could I have thought you'd just be waiting for me?"
"Why Willow?"
Willow broke out. "Because I love you, Oz. I was just too stupid to realize it. All that time you were gone, I thought you were never
coming back. So, I tried to move on, I tried to find someone else. I confused myself with actually loving Tara, and being in love with
her. And then... when you came back, I thought I wanted her. I knew her. I didn't know you. I forgot what we had...what we have. I
was confused...and scared that for once, I didn't know who you were. We'd both changed. But it doesn't matter now." Willow
turned around and ran out of the building.
Oz walked back to his apartment, and met up with Solace coming out. She was fully dressed.
"Where are you going?"
Solace sighed. "Oz, you need to be with her. I can tell you still love each other. And you don't know it, yet, but you're relationship
is meant to be." Oz looked into her eyes and saw stars of knowledge in them. She leaned over and whispered in his ear. "She's
ready for you." Then, she kissed him lightly on the lips. "I love you, Oz. Bye."
She went around the corner, and left him forever. Oz lay his forehead on the wall sadly. "Damn."
