After many weeks Will had gained enough weight so he no longer looked like a skeleton. His damaged lips healed slightly. There were small rips in the skin where the thread had been. His nightmares had gotten worse but after talking about them with Nico or one of his siblings he didn't feel so disconnected from the world. Will insisted on leaving the infirmary but everyone stopped him. He went as far as sneaking out, he got two steps outside before he collapsed. He hated waiting and being confined to his small room in the infirmary. He often paced about in his room, rambling or muttering to himself.
Nico walked into the room slowly, he heard faint crying. All of the lights were off. Nico fumbled for the light switch. There were red pools all over the floor. He found Will rocking, hiding under the bed. He clutched onto the thing in his hand so tightly that his hand was cut. Nico crouched closer and closer to Will.
"I've got to save him. I won't let go. Shut up, or i'll cut you as well." He snarled under his breath.
A long line had been cut into Wills arm, it ran from his elbow to his wrist. It had gone over the cut that Will had made when the Creature had captured him. It wasn't a deep cut, the main blood loss was coming from his hand. Nico lightly placed his hand into Will's shoulder. Will flinched then stopped rocking. He turned his head, his eyes were full of shock.
"Nico. What have I done?" He whispered.
"You've cut yourself." Nico replied bluntly.
Tears swelled up in his eyes, "It felt like it was happening. I needed to save you. You've got to be safe."
"Well its not happening now. You need to stop this Will. Its been two months."
Will stiffened, rage flamed in his eyes, "You can't even imagine what I've been though. Maybe I should have let the Creature take you instead." Will smirked, "At least I came back. You would have found a way to leave, just like always."
"I left for different reasons."
"No, when they captured me they made it very clear that they knew about us. Look at my hand Nico." Will thrusted the hand that had been branded in front of Nicos eyes, he stared at the 'H' confused, "Think about it! What are we?"
Will scooted out from under the bed. He went into the bathroom and began to wash the cuts. He usually would have cried out at the stinging but he had gotten used to the sensation from the amount of whippings he had received. He found a bandage in the cupboard underneath the sink that was now coloured red. He wrapped the bandage around his arm and hand. He went out of the bath room and saw Nico carrying a bucket of soapy water. Together they cleaned up the red pools that dotted the floor. They did so without saying a single word.
It took another two weeks before Will was released from the infirmary. Will and Nico walked out together. When they walked out of the infirmary they were faced with utter chaos.