Elizabeth woke up in Wesley's arms. His arms where wrapped around her waist, and they where both fully clothed.
"Hey" whispered a British voice.
"Hey" she sighed as he kissed the side of her neck gently.
"Good morning." he whispered. She turned on her side to face him. They had stayed up till 2 o'clock last night just talking. Just talking, and Liz sighed knowing it was the last night they where going to get to do it. "How are you?"
"Hmmm, pretty good. But I'm having a bit of a dilemma."
"Really?" he grinned.
"Uh-hu, see I have this strange hankering for grilled cheese, and I can't make it." she laughed. He smiled bright kissed her forehead and got up. She did as well, they went down stairs still holding hands.
"Elizabeth..." whispered Wesley on the 7'Th day of the week. It was pouring outside and they where standing in the doorway.
"Matthew I-"
"I know... and I understand..." he sighed and went in for one last final kiss. "Go to him." he whispered.
"I'll never forget you," whispered Liz tears in her eyes. Wesley knew she had to go back to Giles. Not because she didn't love Wesley, but because she knew it would be the right thing to do. She knew it would be safer for her and the people around her, and they both knew it would make things so much easier if she did. Wesley sighed deeply and watched her drive away. Unknown to him, Luke was doing the same thing. Standing in the doorway of his dorm building watching Emma leave his life forever.
"Angel?" whispered Wesley's voice on one end of the phone.
"Wesley? Is this Wes-"
"Yeh it's me, not...evil Me." he sighed deeply.
"Wes what the hell is going on?"
"Got possessed, I was stopped..."
"Wesley...do you remember anything?"
"No" he lied. "I remember working in my office and then waking up bleeding, and having a beard." he laughed half heartedly.
"Ok...well...come back home ok?" asked Angel. "We need you here."
"Yeh, I'll be back soon." he sighed.
"Ok, bye"
"bye" sighed Wesley as he hung up the cell phone. He sat on the porch staring out into the pouring rain.
"Wesley! Oh my god!" yelled Fred as she saw her good friend just walk into Wolfram and Hart. He wore jeans and a dark blue oxford, he hadn't shaven so now he had a beard instead of just a five o'clock shadow. Yet the dark hair that covered his face made his eyes seem that much brighter. "Oh god we were so worried." she whispered.
"I-I-I'm sorry." he sighed.
"No it's ok." said Fred pulling away slightly wiping away some tears. "I'm just glad your home." Wesley smiled at her weakly. Maybe whom he was meant to be with is different as well.
"Time to put part one into plan." said one vampire as he hid behind a gravestone. Watching Emma and Roger.
"Yes, master will be so pleased." replied the second holding a knife and a bottle that read X on the bottle.
"Wesley!" yelled Robin's voice on the other end of the cell phone.
"Robin what is it?"
"It's Emma man, it's Emma." he merely said, obviously on the verge of tears.
Wesley rode out to Rome using the jets, lying saying he is going to see an Uncle about the demon that possessed him. Running into other addressed hospital he ran in with urgency.
"Emma, exuse me sto cercando una ragazza chiamata Emma." he said to the passing doctor.
""il signore spiacente, ma potrebbe voi prendere prego una sede che qualcuno sarĂ presto con voi." Which Wesley knew meant "Sorry sir, but could you please take a seat someone will be with you shortly." He sighed deeply as he went into the waiting room, terrified. Robin just told him to get his ass over here, he didn't say where in the hospital she was or what happened.
"Wesley!" yelled Robin Wood's voice. Wesley looked up and saw him running towards him. "Oh damm, thank god you came. Emma is going to need to talk, especially to you."
"Why especially me?"
"Wesley...Emma's gone blind."
Wesley walked into Emma's room, bandages wrapped around her eyes. A boy, whom wasn't Luke was holding her hands and kissing her knuckles. He had "watcher" written all over him. He looked up seeing Wesley from the corner of his eye.
"Who are you?" he asked alert.
"It's ok Roger, he's an old friend of the family. Hey Matt" she smiled warmly, that reminded him so much of her sister.
"How'd you know?"
"You being what you are and me being what I am, and considering how long we've known each other, and-"
"I get it," chuckled Wesley walking over sitting on the other side of Emma. The boy whom wasn't Luke gave him a skeptical glare. "Who's he?"
"Gile's Nephew, my boyfriend."
"What about-"
"No, no don't say his name." she said sourly. Wesley nodded, yet he glared at Roger. Another Wattson girl taken away from him by a Giles boy. It really wasn't fair.
"Who are you?" asked Roger.
"Roger, this is my old Social worker Matthew."
"Oh, hello, me and Emma go-"
"Relax, he knows I'm a slayer." Roger sighed deeply in relief yet his eyes opened wide in slight fear at the glare Wesley was giving him. Wesley made a mental note to call Luke after this was over, to check in on him.
"Hmmm...so your the new boyfriend?" he asked and looked at Roger as if inspecting him. "I don't like em." he said shaking his head, yet his tone wasn't serious, it was slightly upbeat. Yet Roger took it personally. Started stuttering yet Emma stopped him.
"Well I didn't ask you." she giggled. "Umm Roger...do you think you could leave me and Matt alone for a few minutes."
"Yes of course." Roger said using any excuse to get the hell out of that room. Wesley laughed.
"You really don't like him?"
"Liz got her memory back Emma." Wesley said seriously. "She decided to go with Giles."
"I see..." sighed Emma. "But Roger isn't Giles."
"No, but to Luke he might as well be."
"I never meant to hurt him Matthew." she whispered.
"Well he'll get over it. We'll die lonely of geezers but hey, for a while we had the love of an angel and a slayer." he chuckled.
"Matthew" whispered Emma. "I'm scared."
"why?"
"Matthew...these bandages...when they come off my eyes...I still won't be able to see...Matthew...I'm blind." she whispered.
"Emma..." he whispered as he covered her shake pale hand with his own. "It's going to be ok."
"Matt...I'm scared of the dark." she whispered. "Please...how do I get my sight back...I'm so scared." she shuttered. Wesley merely sighed as he wrapped arms around his little Emma. His Emma Elizabeth the girl who might as well be his own damm daughter
"Wesley! Wesley!" said Emma's voice as he awoke in a dark hospital room.
"W-what?" he asked a bit disorientated.
"Look!" she squealed pointing to the end of the bed. There lied Shadow quite comfortable. Wesley's heart stopped.
"Shadow?" he whispered to the wolf. The jet black wolf put his head up, his eyes a glowing blue color. He cocked his head to the side slightly. "Oh my god" whispered Wesley. Shadow, had been his guide wolf for a year when he was blind, and had been a loyal friend of the family for years. He was a part of Wesley after all because he was his spirit animal. "Emma...I think he was sent here...to guide you."
"Me? But I-" suddenly understand she nodded and petted Shadow. "Hey boy" she smiled as she nuzzled the old wolfs head. He licked her face as Wesley kissed the top of his head. He being the ham that he is immediately loving the attention went on his back wanting his tummy to be rubbed
Wesley got on the phone as he got off the private jet and re-entered Wolferman and Hart.
"Luke?"
"Wesley? Hey, look Liz she-"
"I know, she has her memories little brother, we just both decided it would be better if she went off-"
"With a Giles." Wesley took note of how he said "a Giles" as in there is more then one.
"Luke I get it, no one understands you more then I do right now."
"Damm it! I am so pissed at her!" he said from the other end of the line. "But-"
"You still love her more then you can put into words. Yeh, sort of familiar with the feeling."
"So what are we going to do?"
"Live, learn, and eventually and hopefully love again I guess." he sighed. "Who they were meant to be has changed because of the mind wipe, then who ever we are meant to be has changed because of the mind wipe." he said leaning back in his chair.
"And did I mention how much I hate you because of that?"
"You can always come out here and live with me little brother."
"Nay, I think it's best if I stay here. " said Luke. Wesley secretly was very hurt by this comment yet understood.
"But you will call me right?"
"Of course, " he said and Wesley knew he was grinning. "But I must warn you, your phone bill will be so high by the end of this month you'll stop talking to me all together though."
"Ok, well talk to you later."
"Yeh by big brother"
"Yeh take care Lukas"
"Alright bye"
"Bye" he said hanging up the phone a small smile slightly playing on his lips.
