Okay, I'm back, finally updating. Yea me! Sorry about the wait, I've been pretty busy lately, I can't even seem to find time for Fanfiction anymore. Scary I know. Anyway, on with the chapter.

Chapter 20-Things get Worse (and worse and worse) Before they get Better

Will's POV

Will sighed and glared out the window. Any harsh feelings she felt towards her friends had yet to evaporate. She just couldn't understand why they insisted on trying to save Elyon, when she so obviously didn't need saving. Even if Elyon had been friends with Irma, Cornelia, and Hay Lin for years, she was the enemy, why couldn't they see that? If they could just look at it from a different angle, they would she was being unreasonable as Irma had so nicely put it. A sudden surge of anger shot through her. She'd never asked for this! She'd never asked for the responsibility, never wanted it…

Angry thoughts moved around Will's head. Everything always seemed to be against her, whether it was Heatherfield or Fadden Hills…

-x-x-Flashback-x-x-

"Moving!" Sarah yelled, "Moving! Will, you can't!"

"You're the only one who cares", Will muttered, bending lower over her paper.

"Well", Sarah hesitated, "I won't lie Will, ever since your parents split up, even before, you haven't been much fun, but that doesn't mean we want you to leave!" she added hastily as Will uttered and impatient "tuh" and started to write faster.

"Yea well, that's life", she said as the bell rang. The girls gathered up their stuff and left study hall, both getting disapproving looks from the teacher. "Did you know Will was moving?" Sarah demanded a mildly bored looking Rachel as they approached her locker.

"Yea", Rae said, obviously undeterred by the news, "What was our science homework?"

"Who cares!" Sarah snapped, "Will's moving, and you're going on about science homework!"

"What with Sarah now?" Kelsey and Jen came up from behind, both carrying a bunch of books, "Will moving, right?"

"Boy, great to see you guys care so much", Sarah said sarcastically as they left school.

"Drop it", Will said quietly as they walked down the street", "Just forget about it"

"Will-" Sarah started to say, but Will cut her off.

"See you guys later", she took off down another street, leaving her friends, who were already talking about their plans for the weekend.

Ring-Ring

Will was greeted by the phone as she walked in. As she was told by her mom, she let the answering machine pick up.

"Hey, it's Thomas, I know you're there Susan. Or you Will. Come on, pick up…"

Will let the message run before deleting it. Her mom had enough problems without dealing with her dad, to.

Ring-Ring

Again, she didn't pick up. It wasn't her dad this time, though.

"Hey Will, it's Rae. I was thinking about what Sarah said, and she was right. So if, I dunno, you wanted to hang out later…"

She let this message run before deleting it as well.

-x-x-End Flashback-x-x-

Will glared at her stuffed frog for a moment before pummeling it and throwing it across the room. She was used to the odds being against her. That didn't mean she had to like it.

Irma refused to look at Will the next day. Hay Lin and Taranee kept shooting the red-head completely unreadable looks, which she ignored. Cornelia was once again absent.

"I mean, come on", she heard Irma saying to Hay Lin and Taranee as they walked out of school (she'd some how ended up walking behind them).

"She can't keep this up forever", Irma continued, "Even Will isn't that stubborn"

"No, but you're that thick-headed", Will snapped heatedly, shoving past the girls. She was surprised Irma didn't try to back-hand her. That was how angry she looked.

Ring-Ring

It was a habit she had, letting the answering machine pick up the phone. Kind of sad, really.

"Hey Will, it's Mom-"

She'd grabbed the phone before her mother could finish, "Hi!"
"You just get in?" her mom sounded so confused.

"Uh, yea", Will said quickly, "So how are you?"
"Well", her mom said mysteriously, "The doctor said I can come home tomorrow!"

" Really!" Will squeaked, "I mean, uh…really!"

"Yes Will, really", her mom laughed, "Why do you sound so confused?"
"I, uh, no reason", she said quickly, "Just…surprised, is all"

"Unbelievable eh?" her mom asked with another laugh.

They talked for a few more minutes before some doctors came in and made her mom get off the phone. Will hung up feeling considerably better.

Cornelia still was in school the next day. Irma kept shooting Will uncharacteristic glares. Taranee and Hay Lin still seemed undecided, all though Will noticed neither of them tried to make peace.

"Mom!" she came home to a surprise; her mother was sitting at the kitchen table. Will practically flew into her mother's open arms, and for a second, she forgot all her problems.

"It's good t o see you to", her mother said quietly. It took Will a second to realize she was crying. They both were.

"What's wrong Will?" her mother asked after a minute.

Will shook her head, "I…I was just so worried. I didn't know what to think, or what to do, if something happened to you…"

"Her mom sighed and hugged Will a little tighter, "You don't have to worry about me", she said quietly, "I'm not going anywhere"

Which made Will cry harder.

By the next day, Will felt a lot better. She'd stayed up all night talking to here mom, so she felt a little tired, but other than that, she felt great. Not everyone shared her attitude though. Irma was still obviously mad, and Taranee and Hay Lin were still not taking sides. They weren't talking to Will though. Cornelia was once again absent. Will was starting to get worried.

She sighed wearily as the last bell rang. She knew what she had to do. And she hated it.

"Irma1' she ran after the water guardian as she left school. Irma turned around, surprised. Will caught up to her, and her words got caught in her throat. She knew what she had to do, but-

"I'm sorry!" Will jumped a mile. She'd just heard I'm sorry out of Irma. She had to be hearing things.

"Yea, I said sorry", Irma smirked, "And I meant it to"

Will's eyes glistened with tears, "I'm sorry to", she said finally, "I'm really sorry, for everything…"

Irma cocked her head curiously, "You okay Will? You seem kinda…"

"I'm fine", Will muttered quickly, turning away.

"Finally!" Hay Lin chirped from behind them, "I thought you two would never make up!"

"Where's your faith in friends?" Irma quipped, "We're still missing someone though. Anyone up for a talk with Corny?"

Talk with Corny. Yea right. That'll happen when I own Witch. Which, by the way, I don't, as I forgot to state in the beginning. Anyway, I'm gonna say right now, I am no good with things like reunions (like Will and her mom) so if that part wasn't so good, don't hurt me please. Anyway, I've got two other fics I wanna update, so I gotta go. And if I don't update next week, merry Christmas!