Chapter 2:
Once Giles left the room, Willow feel back (onto the bed) and shut her eyes "Oh god, why didn't he kiss me?" Once she realized the words that passed her lips, her eyes shot open and her hand flew to her mouth. Did she just say that? Did she just wish that GILES kissed her!?!? "Oh my god, I must either be really lonely and depressed or I finally lost my mind."
She laid there with a million thoughts running through her mind. One that came above most of them was 'Did Oz really mean that little to me? Can I really just forget Oz like that?' The thoughts brought a picture of Oz to her thoughts. His dyed hair, his kind loving eyes.... No, it must be that she was just sad and lonely. She would never really get over him. Her first love.
Willow pulled herself off the bed and got into her night clothes. Then she turned out the light, crawled under her covers and fell into a fitful sleep.
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As soon as Giles made it out of Willow's room he ran down the stairs and filled his glass to the top with his strongest liquor. "Bloody hell!" He said as he downed the whole glass in one gulp and poured himself another one.
"I can't believe what almost bloody happened." He downed his next glass. "God, what would have happened if I actually kissed her?!" He slammed his glass down on the drinking bar. "Bloody Hell"
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Willow woke up in a cold sweat. She was dreaming. She had seen Oz's face and he was telling her cruel things. Of how could he ever think he could ever love her, how no one ever could. She would always be alone, and would never find happiness.
With his voice and his kind face that had always shown her love and support before was now tearing her down. Hitting what would hurt her most, all her insecurities.
When she woke up she was screaming, when she realized where she was she started sobbing, hearing the words from her dream in the voice of her ex.
Giles had heard her scream and rushed to her room thinking she might have been attacked. "Willow! Are you aright?!"
She jumped when she heard his voice. "Oh Giles," She started frantically rubbing the tears from her eyes. "I just had a bad dream that's all." she gave him a smile "Did I wake you? Oh, I'm sorry."
"You didn't wake me. I couldn't sleep so I was reading. Are you sure you're ok, that was a pretty frightening scream."
She shook her head. "I'm fine, I just haven't had a nightmare in a while so is seemed worse than it was. I don't even remember it now."
He nodded. "Alright then, good night," He left the room and pulled the door shut behind him. As soon as he was gone Willow stopped holding in her tears and let the fall freely. She buried her face in her pillow and it was soaked in seconds.
She didn't know why she didn't want let him see her tears, nor did she know why she didn't let him know what the dream was about, but she didn't. As she thought about it she realized that she didn't want him to pity or feel sorry for her, didn't want him to think she was a whiny child that couldn't take care of herself. She heard what they said about her, how she was becoming annoying. She didn't want to become their burden.
She laid their the rest of the night, tears falling down her face and the words from her dreams running through her head till the first light of dawn started slipping through the window.
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As soon as Giles managed to fall asleep his alarm went off. "Bloody hell." As he made his way to the bathroom to shower and get ready for the day he bumped into Willow, who had just got out of the shower. She had a towel on her head and had a small, flimsy, (almost see through) bathrobe on. "Morning Giles! How'd you sleep?"
"Not to well I'm afraid, for some reason I couldn't get to sleep." dirty dirty man. He said as he put his glasses on.
"Oh I'm sorry," and then she thought to herself 'neither did I' "You getting in the shower? Don't worry, I didn't take all the hot water."
He gave her a smile. "Thank you, Willow." She always knew the way to cheer him up. "Do you have class today?"
"Not until noon."
"So are you gonna hang around here or are you gonna do something with Buffy?"
"Buffy's got company so she's gonna be busy with them. I was thinking about studying or working on one of my essays."
He nodded and they parted their ways. Giles to the bathroom and Willow to her room.
Once Willow shut her door her smile fell and the bounced went out of her step. "Oh god, I don't know if I could keep doing this." then a memory of Buffy speaking came to the front of her mind.
"... I don't mean to sound mean or like a bad friend but she seriously gets annoying after a while"
Willow sniffed and rubbed the tears that were just about to spill out of her eyes. "I can't let them know, I can't let them leave me like He did. I won't let that happen." She straightened her back, got dressed and prepared herself to make it through the day with a smile on her face.
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When Willow made it back to Giles' house after her last collage class, it was after 8, Giles had just finished preparing a fairly small supper for the two of them, grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup.
"Hello Willow, how was class? I hope you don't mind the grilled cheese. I just got in and didn't have time to really make much else How was class?"
"They're both fine, thanks." She sat down at the table where Giles set down her dinner. "This smells good." She took a sip of her soup. "Mhmmm",
They sat eating in silence until Willow spoke up. "You know, it's kinda boring without Xander and Buffy around."
"I know what you mean. Without him and Anya always in my hair..." he let out a frustrated sigh, "Oh I was so bored I was losing my mind."
Willow started laughing, causing Giles to start as well. They finished the rest of their meal in comfortable silence.
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Giles woke up the next morning to the smell of pancakes and cookies. At first he thought that he was just smelling things since he just woke up and there couldn't have been anything cooking downstairs, no none lived with him. Then he remembered that Willow was staying here and it must be her.
When he made it down the stairs Willow had just set a plate of pancakes and a glass of juice on the table. "Oh good, you're up."
"Why did you do this?"
"Just a way to thank you. For letting me stay here and last night."
"Willow... you didn't have to do this."
"I wanted to, besides, I got up too early this morning and didn't have much else to do."
He chuckled at that. Then he noticed the many plates of cookies on the counter. "And your guilt cookies? You don't bake those unless you feel guilty about something, even if you have nothing to do." You could hear worry in his tone.
"What?!" She looked at the counter. "Oh, no. nonononono. I've just been up for-" she looked at the clock. "Five hours already. I've already finished all my work for school. I've been bored out of my mind all morning."
He raised his eyebrow at this but decided that is was probably best to let it slide. "So, do you know when your mom is coming home?"
"Not sure. Would it be alright if I called her cell and find out? I promise not to be on very long."
He nodded and she ran to the phone in the living room. While she was on the phone, he couldn't help thinking about how lonely this place would be once she either went to her mother's or back to her dorm,. He especially liked waking up and seeing her in her robe. 'Dirty dirty man' He shook his head, trying to get her out of his thoughts even though he knew it was pointless.
She came in about ten min later. "I didn't spend all that time with my mom, I also called the school. Mom won't be home for a week, she didn't really give me a reason, and the dorms won't be safe for at least a week. I hope you don't mind me staying with you that long." She looked at him hope filling her eyes.
He could barely contain his happiness, "of course I don't mind Willow. I already agreed to let you stay didn't I? Besides, how could I not want you here when you're making breakfast in the morning?" She chuckled a little at his last comment.
She went up to him and hugged him. "Thank you so much for putting up with me. I'll make it up to you." When she let him go, she realized she was still in her night clothes (which happened to be very flattering to her figure) she blushed furiously, "You go ahead and eat, I'm gonna go get dressed." With that she ran up the stairs.
As she disappeared up the stairs, Giles dropped down into his chair, trying to keep himself from rushing after her and shagging her senseless. Oh, it was going to be a long week, and if he wasn't careful, he could lose Willow forever.
*~*~*~ Second chapter done, I hope you like it. Sry it took me so long to update, but I haven't really had access to a computer. Please Review!!
Once Giles left the room, Willow feel back (onto the bed) and shut her eyes "Oh god, why didn't he kiss me?" Once she realized the words that passed her lips, her eyes shot open and her hand flew to her mouth. Did she just say that? Did she just wish that GILES kissed her!?!? "Oh my god, I must either be really lonely and depressed or I finally lost my mind."
She laid there with a million thoughts running through her mind. One that came above most of them was 'Did Oz really mean that little to me? Can I really just forget Oz like that?' The thoughts brought a picture of Oz to her thoughts. His dyed hair, his kind loving eyes.... No, it must be that she was just sad and lonely. She would never really get over him. Her first love.
Willow pulled herself off the bed and got into her night clothes. Then she turned out the light, crawled under her covers and fell into a fitful sleep.
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As soon as Giles made it out of Willow's room he ran down the stairs and filled his glass to the top with his strongest liquor. "Bloody hell!" He said as he downed the whole glass in one gulp and poured himself another one.
"I can't believe what almost bloody happened." He downed his next glass. "God, what would have happened if I actually kissed her?!" He slammed his glass down on the drinking bar. "Bloody Hell"
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Willow woke up in a cold sweat. She was dreaming. She had seen Oz's face and he was telling her cruel things. Of how could he ever think he could ever love her, how no one ever could. She would always be alone, and would never find happiness.
With his voice and his kind face that had always shown her love and support before was now tearing her down. Hitting what would hurt her most, all her insecurities.
When she woke up she was screaming, when she realized where she was she started sobbing, hearing the words from her dream in the voice of her ex.
Giles had heard her scream and rushed to her room thinking she might have been attacked. "Willow! Are you aright?!"
She jumped when she heard his voice. "Oh Giles," She started frantically rubbing the tears from her eyes. "I just had a bad dream that's all." she gave him a smile "Did I wake you? Oh, I'm sorry."
"You didn't wake me. I couldn't sleep so I was reading. Are you sure you're ok, that was a pretty frightening scream."
She shook her head. "I'm fine, I just haven't had a nightmare in a while so is seemed worse than it was. I don't even remember it now."
He nodded. "Alright then, good night," He left the room and pulled the door shut behind him. As soon as he was gone Willow stopped holding in her tears and let the fall freely. She buried her face in her pillow and it was soaked in seconds.
She didn't know why she didn't want let him see her tears, nor did she know why she didn't let him know what the dream was about, but she didn't. As she thought about it she realized that she didn't want him to pity or feel sorry for her, didn't want him to think she was a whiny child that couldn't take care of herself. She heard what they said about her, how she was becoming annoying. She didn't want to become their burden.
She laid their the rest of the night, tears falling down her face and the words from her dreams running through her head till the first light of dawn started slipping through the window.
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As soon as Giles managed to fall asleep his alarm went off. "Bloody hell." As he made his way to the bathroom to shower and get ready for the day he bumped into Willow, who had just got out of the shower. She had a towel on her head and had a small, flimsy, (almost see through) bathrobe on. "Morning Giles! How'd you sleep?"
"Not to well I'm afraid, for some reason I couldn't get to sleep." dirty dirty man. He said as he put his glasses on.
"Oh I'm sorry," and then she thought to herself 'neither did I' "You getting in the shower? Don't worry, I didn't take all the hot water."
He gave her a smile. "Thank you, Willow." She always knew the way to cheer him up. "Do you have class today?"
"Not until noon."
"So are you gonna hang around here or are you gonna do something with Buffy?"
"Buffy's got company so she's gonna be busy with them. I was thinking about studying or working on one of my essays."
He nodded and they parted their ways. Giles to the bathroom and Willow to her room.
Once Willow shut her door her smile fell and the bounced went out of her step. "Oh god, I don't know if I could keep doing this." then a memory of Buffy speaking came to the front of her mind.
"... I don't mean to sound mean or like a bad friend but she seriously gets annoying after a while"
Willow sniffed and rubbed the tears that were just about to spill out of her eyes. "I can't let them know, I can't let them leave me like He did. I won't let that happen." She straightened her back, got dressed and prepared herself to make it through the day with a smile on her face.
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When Willow made it back to Giles' house after her last collage class, it was after 8, Giles had just finished preparing a fairly small supper for the two of them, grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup.
"Hello Willow, how was class? I hope you don't mind the grilled cheese. I just got in and didn't have time to really make much else How was class?"
"They're both fine, thanks." She sat down at the table where Giles set down her dinner. "This smells good." She took a sip of her soup. "Mhmmm",
They sat eating in silence until Willow spoke up. "You know, it's kinda boring without Xander and Buffy around."
"I know what you mean. Without him and Anya always in my hair..." he let out a frustrated sigh, "Oh I was so bored I was losing my mind."
Willow started laughing, causing Giles to start as well. They finished the rest of their meal in comfortable silence.
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Giles woke up the next morning to the smell of pancakes and cookies. At first he thought that he was just smelling things since he just woke up and there couldn't have been anything cooking downstairs, no none lived with him. Then he remembered that Willow was staying here and it must be her.
When he made it down the stairs Willow had just set a plate of pancakes and a glass of juice on the table. "Oh good, you're up."
"Why did you do this?"
"Just a way to thank you. For letting me stay here and last night."
"Willow... you didn't have to do this."
"I wanted to, besides, I got up too early this morning and didn't have much else to do."
He chuckled at that. Then he noticed the many plates of cookies on the counter. "And your guilt cookies? You don't bake those unless you feel guilty about something, even if you have nothing to do." You could hear worry in his tone.
"What?!" She looked at the counter. "Oh, no. nonononono. I've just been up for-" she looked at the clock. "Five hours already. I've already finished all my work for school. I've been bored out of my mind all morning."
He raised his eyebrow at this but decided that is was probably best to let it slide. "So, do you know when your mom is coming home?"
"Not sure. Would it be alright if I called her cell and find out? I promise not to be on very long."
He nodded and she ran to the phone in the living room. While she was on the phone, he couldn't help thinking about how lonely this place would be once she either went to her mother's or back to her dorm,. He especially liked waking up and seeing her in her robe. 'Dirty dirty man' He shook his head, trying to get her out of his thoughts even though he knew it was pointless.
She came in about ten min later. "I didn't spend all that time with my mom, I also called the school. Mom won't be home for a week, she didn't really give me a reason, and the dorms won't be safe for at least a week. I hope you don't mind me staying with you that long." She looked at him hope filling her eyes.
He could barely contain his happiness, "of course I don't mind Willow. I already agreed to let you stay didn't I? Besides, how could I not want you here when you're making breakfast in the morning?" She chuckled a little at his last comment.
She went up to him and hugged him. "Thank you so much for putting up with me. I'll make it up to you." When she let him go, she realized she was still in her night clothes (which happened to be very flattering to her figure) she blushed furiously, "You go ahead and eat, I'm gonna go get dressed." With that she ran up the stairs.
As she disappeared up the stairs, Giles dropped down into his chair, trying to keep himself from rushing after her and shagging her senseless. Oh, it was going to be a long week, and if he wasn't careful, he could lose Willow forever.
*~*~*~ Second chapter done, I hope you like it. Sry it took me so long to update, but I haven't really had access to a computer. Please Review!!