A/N: Ok, so I haven't updated this for ages so I decided that an update was due, this chapter is slightly different in that I decided to do it in Will's point of view. It has a bit from the mental hospital and then it switches back into the past that he remembers with Alex. Please review if you want me to continue this, I want at least 5 new ones before I update again, as I've been getting fewer and fewer reviews for this story...

Normal Again - Chapter Twelve

Will watched as Alex slept on. It hadn't been a good night, he had been holding Alex in his sleep all night and the nightmares seemed to go on and on. The only thing that was preventing him from waking up Alex to end the nightmares was the fact that he needed as much sleep as he could get if he was going to get better.

He watched as yet another frown appeared on Alex's face and he had to draw in a shaky breath to keep in his emotions, he'd only end up hurting Alex if he let his feelings get in the way and show Alex exactly how much it upset him to see him like that.

Gently he stroked his boyfriend's hair back away from his face and looked at his face. It might not look peaceful, but it looked as innocent as ever. Innocent? Anyone who knew him well enough would know that he was anything but.

As Alex began to calm down in his sleep he snuggled into Will who in turn pulled him slightly closer before resting his head back on the hospital headboard and he let his mind drift away to times before Alex's illness, the day they first met.

The more he thought about it the more it was like a cliched meeting, their eyes meeting across a crowded club and all that rubbish. Only it wasn't love at first sight, which made it so much more interesting.

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He walked into the club and was instantly hit with the sight of bodies gyrating against each other and people with their tongues down each other's throats. Perfect place for a guy who had just broken up with his boyfriend. Not. It didn't really matter though, all he wanted was a dark corner and a nice supply of alcohol, and lucky for him this place had both.

He walked up to the bar and waited a further 5 minutes before he was eventually served.

"Excellent service" The sarcastic remark came out of his mouth before he had even looked up, and when he did his eyes were instantly met with a pair of brown ones. Taking in the head the eyes belonged to he let out a small sigh, he was cute and a brunette. What was it about him and brunettes? Did he never learn? He suddenly realised that he was meant to be ordering a drink and his sarcastic remark had been ignored.

"Bottle of Jack Daniels"

"A bottle? Like an entire bottle? Don't you just want a shot?"

"I said a bottle didn't I?" He practically growled out, what was this, twenty questions?

"Ok, just checking" The bartender turned around and William took the chance to check out his ass, he wasn't interested in dating, not so soon after Liam, but he could look.

The bottle was dumped down in front of him and he grabbed it after handing over the money and headed over to a secluded corner, that just happened to have a decent view of the bar, but that was just coincidental. Yeah right.

He'd gone through most of the bottle in just under two hours and his eyes had never left the bartender. He shook his head quickly, it would do no good to stare at him, he would only seem like a stalker, and besides he hadn't even got over Liam yet, even if the split had been mutual.

He downed the rest of the bottle before slamming the empty bottle down on the table and walking out into the cool night air, unaware of the eyes that followed him from their position behind the bar.

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William allowed himself a small smile as he remembered that night and all of the evil looks he and Alex had shared before they had got together. And after. A love-hate relationship? They hat redefined the meaning, though there was never any actual hate, just a lot of fun arguments that led up to lots and lots of make up sex.

He glanced back to the sleeping figure on the bed, he seemd to have calmed down now and his sleep seemed to be fairly restful now.

He loved Alex, he was clear of that, he always had been and he always would be, no matter what happened. They had both changed since the times he could remember before and to a certain extent they were different people, but they would always have a connection, the only thing he didn't know was if Alex would be comfortable in a relationship with him any more, after the experiences he had had with his 'alter-ego' from Sunnydale.

Brown eyes flickered open and a sleepy grin appeared on Alex's face, and whatever troubled thoughts William had been having dissapeared when he saw the look on his face.

"Good morning to you to"

Will smiled down at the cheeky voice below him and pecked a small kiss on his forehead before bringing him closer still with his arm.

Everything would work out, he knew that now.