Chapter 7:
Willow's POV:
It had been almost two weeks since the ball. Jayson and Willow had talked but not much, both unsure how to act around the other. He loved her and she loved him however both were stubborn. Neither one quite ready to give up but both craved that the other one would.
Willow had been working in the infirmary all day, she was tired and wanted nothing more then to climb into bed. But a man was dying she knew there was no way she could save him without it taking her own life but she wouldn't let him be in pain.
"You don't have to do this." The man said to her.
His name was Zack Collins he was 58 years old and had been in the army since he joined at 18. He believed in the Fuhrer and everything thing he stood for. He had worked his whole life going up and up the ranks.
"I know but I want to." Willow replied.
She could hear the pain is his voice gently clapping her hands together she touched his forehead pulling on the remaining energy she had left and she began pulling away his pain.
"I'm going to die today aren't I?" Zack asked.
Willow nodded tears rolled down her eyes. She tried to stop them but they just seem to come faster.
"It's ok. I know you did everything you could." He replied gently rubbing her hand.
"I could save you but… but…" Willow replied her tears now turning to sobs.
"It would cost you your life. I would never want to be the one responsible to killing the soldier's hero." Zack replied a sad smile on his face.
Willow looked up confused tears still streaming down her face.
"You have saved hundreds of lives Ms Elric and we are so grateful but we know it comes at a cost." Zack added.
"I'm just doing my job." Willow told him.
"You do more than that. We know it affects your health."
Willow sobbed harder there was nothing she wanted more then to save his life.
"Let me save you." She whispered.
Zack gently but firmly pulled her chin up so she was looking in his eyes.
"I have no regrets. I have lived a full life. I have watched my children grow up, seen my first grandchild. I have watched the Fuhrer turns this place into something that we can be proud off. It's time for me to go." Zack told her as a matter of fact.
"Besides I wouldn't be alive long after you saved me once the young Colonel found out." Zack added laughter filling his voice.
Willow laughed lightly with him.
"Tell me, why aren't the two of you together?" Zack asked.
Willow looked up at him a little startled.
"We are both to stubborn. He wants to protect me but he said I put my life in danger by doing what I am doing." She told him.
"I can't change who I am." She added her voice almost a whisper.
Zack sighed.
"Why did you go to the front line?" Zakc asked again surprising her.
Willow thought for a moment before answering, "I wanted to protect Jayson. He is one of the bravest men I have ever known and he will do anything to protect the people he cares about and anything he believes in. Sometimes it makes him do stupid stuff; I wanted to be there to help him if anything went wrong."
Zack looked at her like she was missing something.
"You started this to protect him and he went there to protect you. You are both as bad as each other. If you really love each other you will find a way to be together." Zack told her wincing lightly as the pain began to come back to him.
Willow forgetting everything for now and clapped her hands together taking away his pain once again.
Jayson POV:
Jayson looked around the room as someone whose name he couldn't quite remember was going over the budget report. Ed looked point blank bored as he doodled on a paper that was in front of him. His father was glaring at Ed in some sort of jealous as his mother elbowed both men who sat either side of them trying to remind them they were meant to be listing.
Jayson knew he was meant to be listening but his mind was too concerned with a certain blonde. Two days ago the last time he had seen her, she had been telling her parents about a soldier who had come in to the infirmary, she said she couldn't save him and it wouldn't be long before he would past away. It was hard for Willow finding someone she couldn't use her power to save and for everyone that she couldn't save it took more and more away from her.
Willow had spent the last two day by his bedside easing her pain. She was doing an amazing thing but it worried Jayson how much it was hurting her. He had asked the nurse to keep him informed about how she was doing.
He would be dying today a nurse had told him about hour ago and all Jayson could think about doing was being by her side so she wouldn't be alone when the solider died, but this meeting was taking too long and Jayson was getting more and more frustrated.
"Jayson," A voice sobbed from the door.
Jayson turned his head so fast and his heart broke. Willow stood in the door way looking incredibly small and vulnerable.
"I'm sorry," she sobbed.
Jayson jumped from his seat and ran over to her.
"I'm sorry." She sobbed again.
Jayson pulled her into his chest and she clutched onto his shirt for dear life and sobbed her heart out.
"I'm so sorry." She said still sobbing her head hidden in his chest.
"It's ok. Its ok." Jayson repeated stroking her head.
He could fill eyes on them and so he picked her up and left the room taking her to his father's office that was right next door. He sat down on one of the chairs and hugged Willow close on his lap.
"I'm sorry." Jayson told her.
He knew the soldier must have died.
Willow looked up at him her sobs having slowed to light tears.
"I love you." She whispered.
Jayson was a little shocked, he knew that she loved him but it was the first time she had been so whiling to admit it.
"I want to be with you." She added.
Jayson heart jumped a little, there was nothing in the world he wanted more then to hear her say those words.
"Willow, I am always going to protect you." He told her.
Attempting to remind her why they weren't together.
"I no. I know why you left and I understand. I went with you the first time not just to heal all those people but to be there in case you got hurt." She admitted.
Jayson was surprised; he had thought it was just her want to heal everybody that sent her there.
"I only went to there to try and stop too many people from getting hurt, so you would get hurt trying to heal them all." Jayson said his turn to admit the truth.
Willow smiled sadly.
"We are both as bad as each other." She said.
"I love you Willow." Jayson said and Willow's smile brighten.
"We are going to fight like crazy and get made at each other often but I would rather that then never get to be in your arms again." Willow said to him.
Jayson looked at her in his arms, she fit perfectly she always had. He loved when they argued it made him feel alive at he loved watching the expressions on her face. If he could go his whole life with her in his arms and the expression on her face that he loved so much then he would be a truly happy man.
"Marry me?" Jayson asked.