Willow ↠ Teen Wolf

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"You know I'm just gonna heal." Willow started as she slowly got back on her feet. "The stitches are unnecessary."

"Well, until you heal, I don't want you to lose too much blood." Aunt River handed the crutches the hospital provided for her niece. "And the doctor said you have tendon and muscle damage."

"And I died and came back to life, didn't I?" Willow huffed and steadied herself with the crutches. "The priority now is Stiles."

"Honey, I love how selfless and protective you are but I hate seeing you get hurt."

"I'm sorry Aunt River." Willow mumbled seeing the worried look in her aunt's eyes. "I will be careful, I promise."

"Good." Aunt River kissed the top of her head and opened the door for her.

"Hey..." Scott and Lydia rushed to her side when they saw her come out of the elevator.

"How's he?" Willow asked hoping to hear a good answer.

"We're still waiting for his dad." Lydia shook his head. "How are you?"

Not knowing how to answer, Willow just shrugged. She saw her aunt talking to Melissa and Agent McCall in hushed whispers.

"He's sleeping now and he's just fine." Sheriff came out of Stiles' room with a weak smile. "He doesn't remember much. It's a bit like a dream to him." Willow's shoulders sagged in relief but she couldn't keep back the haunting thoughts. "Thank you."

"It was that repellent we sprayed in the coyote den to keep other animals out. I couldn't go near it without my eyes watering." Agent McCall replied shaking his head. The Sheriff had thanked Willow earlier, engulfing her in a hug. "It's just a good thing he mentioned it over the phone."

"No, it was more than that." He argued. "Thank you."

"It was a lucky connection." Agent McCall argued again.

"McCall, can you shut up please and accept my sincerest gratitude?"

"Accepted." He nodded and shook his outreached hand.

"All right, you three." Melissa clapped her hands. "You've got school in less than six hours. Go home. Go to sleep."

"I'm not leaving." Willow shook her head. "Not like I'm gonna go to school."

"If it's okay with you?" Aunt River sighed, knowing her niece and looked at Sheriff Stilinski.

"She can stay here as long as she wants." He nodded, shooting Willow a grateful smile.

"Text me if anything happens?" Scott asked as Lydia grabbed her bag.

"Will do, Scotty."

"I'll bring you a change of clothes then." Aunt River gently rubbed Willow's shoulder. "Want anything else from home?"

"No, thank you." Willow shot her a weak smile. "Can I, uh, can I see him Sheriff?"

"Of course." He opened the door for her and let her in. "I'll be out here."

Willow carefully sat next to the bed and couldn't help but smile at how his lips were parted as he slept. She didn't know what happened but she couldn't help but blame herself. From what they had learned from Scott, she was sure the Oni were looking for her. She gently reached out and stroked his hair making him sigh in his sleep.

"Wills..." He mumbled, stirring in his sleep.

"You can sleep Sti." Willow grabbed his hand. "I'll figure this out."

Willow woke up in panic but calmed down seeing Stiles still asleep on the bed. Running a hand over her face, she stretched her back. She got up with a wince, her ankle still not completely healed and hobbled towards the bathroom. Splashing cold water on her face, she instantly felt more alert. She stood back up to dry her face when she saw two masked figures in the mirror making her flinch back, hitting the sink.