Long time no see!
I cannot apologize enough to you guys. No excuse is sufficient, but I can say I missed you so much! I feel complete now that I've finally updated : )
I really hope really hope you guys enjoy this I tried to make It good! Not too much WillCO (lame?) in this one, but just give it time!
With out further ado :
WPOV
Into the school and through the doors walking down the hallway and into the room didn't seem too hard, but as soon as Willow walked through the door everything started blurring and moving in slow motion.
The once empty halls were filled with students chattering loudly and not one stopped to even look at her. She reached out to touch the shoulder of some unsuspecting student, but couldn't quite catch up to reach him. The infamous entourage of Cohen's "mafia" passed through the crowd. It was odd how so many big guys could pass through an extremely cramped hallway and touch no one. But beside that Willow noticed their leader was missing and she began to look around him, but he was no where to be found…
That was when someone bumped into her. Immediately pulled out of her stupor she saw some undersized freshman scurry into the main office. Perplexed she shook her head and continued on. of course now I have a headache…
Willow grabbed the door handle to face her impending doom and pulled it open. She took a deep breath and stepped in, looking around she didn't see anyone so she sat down in a desk. All alone waiting in an empty classroom.
With nothing better to do Willow pulled out her copy of Frankenstein to try and at least appear studious so her tutor would be more sympathetic towards her argument. After five minutes she was about to pack it up, not caring about appearances, but as she was reaching for her book bag someone cleared their throat. Her head whipped and she met the eyes of none other than Cohen Redfern.
She let out an exasperated breath, "Cohen you can't be here, I'm meeting a teacher for some…unnecessary help." she watched him walk over slowly he laid something on her desk, but she didn't look down to see what it was.
"I think you'll find that I can" was his reply. She looked down on the piece of paper that said "lesson plan" it was covered with scribbles and the principles signature. For a moment she just sat there confused then it finally donned on her. It finally made sense why she had seen the mysterious flashes in the office that day with Mrs. Wyde, and why Cohen had given her the work she missed from her "tutor".
"YOU!…you " Cohen interrupted her..
"I couldn't let you switch out and I figured this was the best way…" his smug grin slipped off his face and his words died in his mouth. He was physically unable to speak and he knew Willow was responsible. She was standing before him, wind whipping around her face and static snapping at her finger tips. Cohen stood frozen in legitimate fear.
Willow spoke slowly in a very quiet controlled voice, " everything was a lie," emotions of betrayal, hurt and isolation engulfed her. This boy who tried to touch her heart and made her feel like she was worth something, like she was different, was only fucking with her. She heard his thoughts pleading to her
Willow, please understand it's not like that, you are different! I was just trying to get your attention! Please, you must..
"SHUT UP!" anger had replaced all her previous emotions and she was beyond rational thought. " you made me think I was worth the chase. You made me think you would be worth it!" now she realized she hadn't been deceived ,she had been naïve. Cohen was known for juggling his women. "how could I have been so stupid? I knew I shouldn't have agreed to give you a second chance."
CPOV
Cohen's whole body was now tingling with the familiar electric pulses, but instead of a pleasant throb it was intensified to uncomfortable and was on the verge of pain. But of course he as completely immobile and silent. He wasn't the only one, now Willow was silent and looked like she was writhing in pain. As willows eyes began to cloud over he began to fight her control to try and reach out to her.
However, even as the pain intensified he could feel her grip on him weakening and he could now speak, " Will-ow" he managed to grunt out, "let me.." but as he spoke something snapped in the air and they stood looking at each other breathing heavily. Just then Willow began to tip forward and Cohen slipped over the floor to catch her. As their skin connected he was electrified and yelled out in pain. But still held her closer.
He felt like he was losing her! She was suffering and there was nothing he could do. It was all his fault. He'd been an ass and broken her heart and that had pushed her over the edge, just to achieve his own goals. He just didn't know when to say no. she mean more to him than his own curiosity and now that he realized it, it was too late. The fear of losing her had shown him how much he cared for her. He wasn't scared to be with her anymore. All he wanted was for her to be safe and happy.
Protecting her was most important than anything. Slowly, painfully he pulled himself up, never letting her go. He took one step. And then another. Looking for something, anything to help them.
Unknowing students rushing to class sped past the door oblivious to the scene in the classroom. Picking Willow up and carrying her towards the door Cohen yelled for help, all the while being electrocuted. "Help! Someone, get the nurse.." unfortunately he never reached the door.
OPOV
Thirty minutes later, when Lorraine came to collect Willow, she found them sprawled out on the floor.
WPOV
Willow blinked slowly as her eyes grew accustomed to the dim light. She slowly began to sit up, but everything was swimming. A hand gently pushed her back down, " I wouldn't do that if I were you." as she laid back down she saw Cohen out of the corner of her eye sitting in a chair by the cot. He wouldn't even look her in the eyes. She knew he felt bad, but he deserved it. She didn't know why it hurt so bad, but it felt like something had been cut out of her chest.
Willow knew she should say something, but she had nothing left. She felt empty. She knew this would happen, so why was she so shocked when it actually did. Well, she wasn't about to show him her wounded feelings. She would never make the mistake of showing any feelings to him again.
Once her head stopped spinning she sat up slowly, this time giving Cohen a warning look to make sure he kept his hands to himself. "Ok, I need to get home." she spoke mostly to herself and rubbed her forehead as glanced for a clock. It was already six. "oh shit!" she jumped up and started moving towards the door when Cohen stood up.
"Willow…I know you're mad at me and.."
" Save it, I just cant handle it right now." and with that she swooped out the door, leaving him behind.
Just as soon as she stepped out of the nurses office she ran into Lorraine. " Girl! How are you? I was so worried as soon as I saw you on the ground I got the nurse. No one really knows what happened the she said when you woke up you'd feel awful, but I'm just glad you're awake now. That was so scary!" Lorraine was rambling while she looked Willow up and down for the slightest problem, even a hangnail.
" nah, Lorraine I'm fine, but I do have a terrible headache. Ill see you tomorrow and ill tell you what happened, but for now I just need to go home and rest."
"oh, yea I totally understand, Get you're rest on! By the way Coach said she totally understood why you weren't at practice and she said if you wanted to take tomorrow off too she was fine with it. She just wants the Eagles best chance at winning states in…forever to recover."
" The Eagles? Oh…I forgot, our mascot. Yea, I should be fine by tomorrow, but ill see how I'm feeling before I make any decisions"
"That sounds good. Ill see you tomorrow, bye!" she hugged Willow good-bye quickly and began to walk past, but Willow stopped her.
" Lorraine I really appreciate you helping me out. It means a lot." Willow hadn't realized how grateful she was, but with out Lorraine things could have been much worse. "Thank you."
Lorraine smiled, "that's what friends are for." As she walked away she faintly heard her gasp and thought she may have barely heard, "Cohen, how are you walking? The nurse said you were paralyzed…"
… but she must have been mistaken.
OPOV
That night she crawled into bed feeling worse than the night she had woken up to a nightmare.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT? (suggestions? O.o )
Phew* ok so there it is. I hope you enjoyed it, I know you're probably wanting more from the story but I don't want any feelings popping up over night that feels too fake.
But I have a job for all of you! I need names for the couples! Like Max and Fang are FAX or MANG.
So there's:
Cohen/Willow and Sam/Willow
Also, if you all want a new romance to start forming between any of the minor characters for future spin offs I could use ideas, Lorraine gets lonely… lol
But thanks a lot love you guys! Please leave me reviewssss!
Later Lovlies
