Title: Unknown
Author: Supergal2005
Show: W.I.T.C.H.
Rating: T
Chapters: 5 with epilogue
Multipart: depends
Time: After the seal of Phobos and the Heart of Candaracar become one, but before defeating Phobos.
Couple(s): Mainly Caleb/Will, mentions: Will/Matt, Cornelia/Caleb
Disclaimer: I don't own W.I.T.C.H, someone else does.
Disclaimer 2: I own everything else, including new characters, other planets, the plot, etc.
When Will finds Matt making out with another, who does she run into? What will happen with a dream comes true?
Chapter 1 (The Shock of a Lifetime)
A blue and white circle appears at the edge of forest in Meridian, right by the village below the castle. A 15-years-old ago, red-haired girl runs through it; in her face show the tracks of the tears that already fallen; her red, soulful eyes are blurred with the tear yet to fall. The leader of the Guardians never cries in front of her friends or her mom. She had to leave Earth; she had to calm down before returning home. She couldn't face them, her friends; they would ask questions she wasn't ready to answer. She knew they couldn't follow her or find her here; no one could. For that she is thankful. Right now, she just runs until her legs give out; she falls in alley, sobbing. It's not real! It did not happen! I didn't see what I saw! IT'S NOT REAL! It is all a dream, which I will wake from!
"Will?" A familiar calls out. The girl looks to see a sixteen-year-old, dark brown-haired, blue-eyed boy in tan pant, black shirt, and his signature tan duster looking at her.
"Will, what is wrong?" Caleb sits down facing her, "What happened?"
Will just sobs more. Caleb, seeing that he is going to get no answer from red-haired leader, scoops her up, and heads to the headquarters in the village. Once there he notices a few newer rebels, but no one he recognizes. He starts to head to his room to put Will in, but one of the newcomers approaches him.
"So Boss, who you got there? An injured rebel? A spy?" The newbie asks.
"No, just a friend of mine," Caleb stands Will up because her sobs stopped the moment they entered headquarters. She is trying to put on a brave face; one that Caleb knows is false. Her tears suddenly turn into anger as she begins pounding on Caleb's chest. Shocked by her sudden movement, Caleb puts his arms up in defeat.
"I hate you, all of you! You all are the same! I hate you! I hate you! . . ." She continues this mantel until Caleb realizes that she talking about what happened to her. He puts his arms around her, stopping her little fists; she starts sobbing again. Caleb picks her up and carries her into his room. He places her on his bed, walks over to the door, and locks it.
Heading back to the now silent leader, who is in the fetal position, Caleb again tries to get some answers, "Alright, Will, what is going on? What happened? What did Matt do?"
Upon hearing his name, Will silently sobbing again; Caleb sits on the bed, places Will on his lap, and rubs her back soothingly until she is ready to talk.
A few minutes later, Will begins to tell her tale, "Today started like any normal day . . .
FLASHBACK
Will approaches Matt's locker, "Hey, Matt, I'm still coming over tonight, right?"
"Yeah, I have it all planned out: movies, pizza, popcorn, and pop. Come around 6, my mom should be gone by then." Matt confirms.
"Okay," Will states before giving Matt a quick peck on the lips and heads to class.
Around 4pm at Hay Lin's, Will, Hay Lin, Taranee, and Grandma Lin are sitting in the basement with cups of tea. Will starts, "Where Cornelia, Irma, and Caleb?"
"Caleb is Meridian; the rebels needed him. Irma had practice for her latest sport. And Corny said something having to go shopping with her mom, but the way she said was really weird." Hay Lin informs.
"Weird how?" Taranee questions.
"Like she didn't want to go!"
"What!" the other girls scream.
"Yeah, who knows?"
"Well, since we are a few short, meeting canceled. Just girl talk! Guess what?" The red-eye leader states.
"What?" The other girls demand to know, while Grandma Lin heads back to her restaurant, escaping the screaming girls.
"Matt has a special evening planned tonight: movies, popcorn, pop, pizza, and no parents!"
"Will!" The teenagers shriek.
"I got to go and get ready. I will see you guys tomorrow for a meeting. If you see Irma or Cornelia before I do tell them about the meeting and to inform if they are going to miss a meeting. Okay?"
"Okay, have fun!" Both girls wish as Will heads home to change.
Around 5:20 pm at Will's house, Will is wearing her best tan khakis, lacy red over shirt with a plain red shirt underneath. She has just enough make-up to highlight her natural features. She decides to grab her jacket and head to Matt's a little earlier; it is only a ten-minute walk.
Ten minutes later . . .
Will knocks on Matt's door; no one answers. She waits a bit and knocks again; still no one answers. She takes out the spare key under the frog statue that Matt told was there. She unlocks the door and heads towards Matt's room. She hears noises and opens the door to see Matt half-naked sucking face with a blond girl. One of his hands is up the girl's shirt. Matt notices Will, who doesn't recognize the girl, "Will, I can explain!"
"Explain! No, Matt there is no explanation that will make this right!" Will screeches before she runs out onto the streets. All she knows she is that she has to get away!
END OF FLASHBACK
"I don't even know who the girl was! I didn't even see her face. How could he do this to me? I'm not pretty enough? Not smart enough? Too smart? . . ." Will rants.
"Will, you are beautiful and smart; any guy who doesn't like for you doesn't deserve you."
"Yeah, okay," she says unbelievingly.
Caleb gently grabs Will's chin, makes her look into his eyes and says, "Will, trust me any guy would be lucky to have you. You are smart, funny, caring, strong, talented . . ."
Will interrupts, "But not pretty."
She hangs her head down; Caleb takes her chin in his hand, looks into her eyes and confesses, "Will, you are the most beautiful girl I know."
Will sees the love, warmth, and wonder in Caleb's eyes that tells her that he believes what he is saying, "But what about Cornelia?"
"Cornelia and I broke up over two weeks ago, but she wanted to keep up appearances until she cleared up some things and I let her."
"Why did you two break up?"
"We realized that we both loved other people and we were only hurting ourselves by being in a relationship that neither of us wanted to be in. and before you ask no, I'm not telling you who I love and I don't know who Cornelia loves; she didn't tell me and I didn't ask. So are you calm down enough to go home?"
She shakes her head no and snuggles closer to Caleb.
"Okay, just let me know when you are ready, and I will escort you home."
She nods yes. Caleb holds Will tighter and rubs her back again. He closes his eyes, enjoying the feel of Will in his arms. I will tell her when she is ready to hear it. Right now she just needs a friend, not someone to make a move on her. I am just going to enjoy this as long as she lets me. He sighs in contentment.
In Will's head at the same time. Why does this feel so right? Why in Caleb's arms do I feel like nothing could harm me? Because Caleb has always protected me when I need it and gave me encouragement when he knew I could do it myself. I wonder how long he let me stay like this? She also sighs in fulfillment.
They both hear the other's sigh and believe that the other is annoyed with their position. They both reluctantly let go of each other. Will glances at her watch; Caleb just stares at the beauty before him.
Will shrieks, "Oh my God, it is almost midnight! My mom is going to freak! I was supposed to be home at eleven."
She jumps off Caleb's lap and starts pacing back and forth. Caleb gets up and stops her, "Will, we will just tell her the truth. I'm sure she would understand. 'Kay?"
"I don't know . . ."
Caleb stops her, "Come on, let's go so you won't get into more trouble."
He unlocks the door and they head to forget to open a portal.
