New Escape Thread

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Jacob had laid in his bed for what seemed like an eternity, cursing at himself for losing his temper, and for actually liking Willow as much as he did. He needed someone who was going to influence his life in a positive way and Willow just wasn't that girl, but he couldn't help but be strongly attracted to her. Even Andrew found her attractive and that, for some odd reason, triggered a jealous emotion that he hadn't ever felt in his life. It was odd.. but he felt he needed to talk to her. Sighing, he pushed himself off his bed and slipped out the door quietly. Willow couldn't of gone far.

He walked down the path leading from his house and was just nearing the bend when he heard voices. Hers, and a males. Frowning, he grabbed his wand and stuffed it up his sleeve before walking around the corner. "Willow.." He called out softly, a frown on his face. He didn't even care that there was someone else present. The other persons presence was strong, probably not human knowing her. And he might of died, but at this point that was alright with him.

[You sure? Because I don't want to do something that is going to make you bored or dislike the roleplay
-is rather fond of it-]

[Carly]

[Yeah I'm sure =) It will be fine. I'm fond on this too)

Damon couldn't help but laugh turning around seeing another boy on the scene. "Two? My you have been busy." Damon smirked shaking his head "God Willow...your doing a good job of messing your own life up that theres not even much point in me killing you."

Willow wiped her tears away again. This time making sure that they stayed away. "Jacob go home." She muttered. "I'm okay...trust me. Damons a friend. He's just all talk." She smirked looking at Damon.

Damon looked at the boy "Yeah I'm just all talk and no bite? Ain't that right Will?"

Willow scolded at him "Look if your going to kill me then just do it. If your here to play games then give up and if your here for a snack then hurry up because I don't have all day."

Damon paused "Hmmm your right...after all Stefan will be waiting for me and I need to be there to mess up his life too." He shrugged stepping closer to her. "Snack to keep me going then?"

Willow shrugged "Sure, whatever it's not like you haven't before is it." She held his gaze for a few minutes "You know you can be a nice guy sometimes right? Well I like that side to you better."

She turned to Jacob slightly avoiding to look at him properly. "Just go home Jake...I'll come and see you in work tomorrow." She turned away from him and hoped that he'd just go. Willow held her wrist up to Damon lightly. And she hoped that Jacob would leave right now.

Damon shrugged at her. "Nice me goes no where." He watched as Willow handed him her right arm and slowly he sunk his teeth into her wrist. Willow bit her lip lightly and looked at the wall.

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Jacob quickly decided that being the soft, gentle person he was trying to be wasn't going to work for him. Especially since there was more than just himself and Willow present. He arched an eyebrow, leaning against a tree trunk and folded his arms across his chest, finding the conversation between the two of them rather interesting. She had told him to go home, but she knew he had an authority problem. If he wanted to stay, then by god he was going to stay. "Some friend." He stated bluntly after she mentioned something about him hurrying up and killing her.

Jacob was about to intervene when she stuck her wrist out and he sunk his teeth in. Jacob could handle a lot of things but that was NOT one of them. He felt his stomach turn a bit and then he shook his head in disappointment, walking back up the hill. That was just not alright with him.

He opened the door to his house quietly and wondered over to his bed, dropping on it like a sack of rocks, staring into the vast darkness of the house. There was no way he was going to be able to sleep tonight. He'd have to have a lot of coffee and whiskey tomorrow at work to keep him awake and not grumpy so he could deal with the customers. He sighed quietly and covered his face with his hands and kicked off his shoes, unable to get the image of the vampire and Willow out of his head.

[Carly]

Damon let go of Willow and smirked darkly "See you around Fells."

"I hope not." Willow muttered holding one hand over her wrist. So maybe she was crazy letting a vampire that wants to kill her drink her blood so he wouldn't die but the truth was...Willow actually saw the softer side to Damon. She knew the pain he felt and how he masked it by always being the bad guy. The truth was with Willow she'd felt that pain all her life so she couldn't just kill him.

She turned, glad to see Jacob had gone home. She sighed deeply pushing her hair behind her ears. The colors changed completely to just a dull raven black color. Willow set off to Dixies house and spent most the night lying in bed. When she awoke the next morning her eyes were sore from crying her ankles and wrist hurt, plus she had a headache from hell. But...oh well. Willow thrun the covers off her and began getting ready to go to the Three Broomsticks...she hadn't been there...since well the first time she'd met Jacob.

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Much to Jacob's surprise, he had been so exhausted from yelling and sick enough from seeing the blood being sucked from Willow's wrist, he passed out shortly after he heard the thud of his shoes hitting the floor. When the first rays of sun were starting to shine through the small window next to his bed, he opened his eyes slowly and yawned, stretching. He managed to drag himself out of bed and shower, putting on a pair of clean clothes and perfecting his hair before he poured himself a cup of pumpkin juice and grabbed a piece of toast. He stuffed his wand inside his work robes and glanced over at Andrew who was hanging half way off the couch. Shaking his head, he walked through the door at 8 sharp and made it to work ten minutes before his shift started.

He was greeted with the usual sing-song hello and a fire whiskey before he put on his apron (much to his dislike), and began serving the regular morning customers their breakfast. He was feeling rather zombie-like this morning. He didn't smile like he tried to force himself to do and he couldn't hold a conversation with the man that sat at the counter in the morning to talk with Jacob. It was terrible, but it wasn't an unfamiliar feeling. He had felt this way many times in his life, but why did it still bother him? He sighed and got a women a cup of coffee and held out his hand for her money. "Have a good day." He muttered, putting the cash away.

[Carly]

Willow finally dressed pulling on a pair of long jeans and a baggy band t-shirt which was unusual for her. Grace had asked her if she wanted her to go along but Willow decided against it. Quickly she pulled a bracelet over her right wrist and put her black hair into to low pony tails. Grabbing a hoodie and Dixies keys off the side she headed out to the Three Broomsticks. The morning sun hurt her head and eyes even more.

Walking along the path she tried to push the previous events of last night out of her mind, Andrew, Damon just everything really. Finally she made it to the Three Broomsticks and hesitated at the door. Taking a deep breath she pushed the door open and walked in head held high. Quietly she perched herself on the high stool infront of the counter. Her throat seemed to close up at the sight of seeing Jacob turned away from her. Pulling herself together she cleared her throat "Could I get a glass of water please?" She asked calmly.

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Jacob had turned his back just as a new customer had come in to refill an older mans pumpkin juice. A familiar sounding voice then asked for a water and he frowned, finding it odd that one would come in here and ask for that. He reached up and grabbed a glass from one of the nearby cubbards and filled it with cold water, turning and setting it on the counter, his eyes lowered. "There you are." He stated in his monotone voice. He then lifted his gaze for a moment and froze when he saw Willow.

Frowning, he looked around the shop for a moment before looking at her. "What are you doing here?" He asked, sounding much more rude than he had originally intended too. He sighed and waved his hand, motioning for her to take a seat at the now empty counter.

[Sorry, short xD]

[Carly]

[It's fine =)]

Willow shrugged "I told you I'd come." she felt small and tired...not to mention vulnerable which certainly was un-willow like. She sat down were he indicated and remained silent for a few minutes but it felt like hours. She picked the glass of water up and took a sip. The cool water trickled down her throat making her feel slightly less ill. "I...I guess I just came to see why you came after me last night?" She paused biting on her lip rings. "I'm sorry." She looked down. "Look I'm no good at this stuff. I'll go if you want me too?"

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Jacob leaned against the counter and rubbed his eyes, sighing quietly. "I didn't think you'd actually come though." He muttered, noting that honesty was the best policy. He stood up straight and frowned as he stood there, both in silence. He shook his head and walked out from behind the counter with a tray, gathing up dirty dishes that were left on a table. He quickly sprayed down the table and washed it down with a washcloth then grabbed the tray and set the dishes in the sink, flicking his wand. The sponge lifted and quickly started washing the mugs.

He turned back to Willow and leaned against the counter again when she asked her question. He scowled for a moment, looking down at his hands. "I.. don't really have an answer to that. I don't know why. I felt like I should, I guess.." He sat down on the barstool behind the counter and rested his hands on the counter, looking at her. Jacob frowned and felt a twinge of pain when she said that she wasn't any good at that stuff. No, she wasn't. But he was far from being any better. "No, you can stay." He said quietly, finally looking in her eyes. He smiled softly at her and the patted her hand gently before standing back up.

[Carly]

Right then Willow just felt like crying and honestly it was hard for her not to. It was surprising because last night she'd cried so much she hadn't even thought it was possible to cry anymore. "Jake..." She sighed feeling her eyes swell up. "I'm so so sorry okay....I just..." That was when the tears fell. In her mind she couldn't help but laugh because she just proved to herself that she did have more room to cry. "I'm a mess." She started to rambled "I've never really fitted in and I fuck up everything good I have. I pushed the people that care about me away and even managed to get expelled from Hogwarts on my last year." She sobbed not bothering to wipe her tears away anymore "I'm just a fuck up and you shouldn't have bothered wasting your time on me and I don't even know why your talking to me." She finished gasping, she felt like passing out. Was it hot in here or was it just her? Oh god am I having a nervous break down? she wondered.

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Even though Jacob had a sister, he didn't know how to deal with these little fits and whatnot that girls had. Even Willow, who acted tough as nails and thought she could handle or do anything, seemed to be having one. Her voice sounded full of sadness when she said his name and he sighed, flicking his wand. The sponge fell on the sink with a quiet plop about the same time Jacob sat back on the barstool across from Willow. He was searching for the right words to say when the tears started falling freely from her face and he frowned.

"Well, I'm no better, Willow." He said quietly. Not exactly comforting words, but he too pushed many people away who had the potential to get close to him. He had fit in, sure, but only because he made himself fit in. The only thing he hadn't done was gotten thrown out of Hogwarts. That would of been one of the worst things that could of happened to him. He sighed and stood up, walking around to the other side of the counter and took a seat next to her. He was glad that most of the morning regulars were gone and it was only a few old deaf men left in the pub. "Calm down." He spoke in the softest voice he could manage, attempting to soothe her, although his soft voice was still rather husky. He looked down at his hands for a minute, trying to figure out what a normal person would do.. Pat her back? No.. a hug..? That might work.. God why was this so hard? Jacob finally decided to open his arms a bit, offering her a consoling hug.

[Carly]

Willow didn't really bother moving, she just sort of let herself fall in Jacobs arms. It didn't last long because she quickly realized that she was being weak, acting weak. She pulled away and sighed inwardly. "I'm going to go okay? I shouldn't have come." She finished frankly. She moved now wiping her tears away. "I'll urm..." She intended to say see you around but would she? She doubted it. Not after that episode. "Well yeah." She finished pulling on her jacket and stood up and just walked out. Not only did Jacob need to get back to work but she also managed to make a fool out of herself. Part of her was still upset and part of her was so mad she wanted to scream at herself. She walked around the corner to the iced over pond where she fell in so many months before...now it was choppy waters. She sat down on the bench and put her head in her hands.

Grace woke up and found that Willow had already left. Putting her clothes on she made for her shoes and the door to see how everything went after her last night adventure.

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Jacob was rather glad that she had complied and let her guard down, until she realized it. He could feel her body tense up at the realization and she quickly pulled away. He arched an eyebrow, watching her pull herself together. "No.. obviously you shouldn't have." He said angrily, standing up. Of course he let his guard down too and he was angry at himself. Angry for falling for that crap again. He ripped the apron off over his head and hung it up, calling out that he was going on break and briskly walked outside. He pulled a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and lit one up, leaning against the wall. He stared down the alley, sighing quietly.

Andrew had woken up shortly after Jacob had left. He'd showered, taken a handful of medication for his screaming headache, dranken half a bottle of pumpkin juice and eaten a large bowl of cereal. Ah, hangovers. Now it was time to start drinking again. Perhaps he could go down to the Three Broomsticks and order a firewhiskey and perhaps apologize to Jacob. He'd slipped on his shoes and headed towards the Three Broomsticks, but nearing it, he chickened out. It was still too early to apologize. He was rather fond of his face the way it was, he didn't need Jacob messing it up. Frowning, he veered off the path and headed for the lake. The fresh air would do him some good. Finding a good tree root, Andrew planted himself there, folding his arms across his chest.

[Carly]

Willow sat there for god know how long and in the end she thrun off her jacket and just sat there hugging her knees. Grace soon appeared and straight away could see that things hadn't gone well. Sitting down she thrun her arms around her twin sister and stroked her hair. "Willow...what happened?"

Willow shrugged "I just fell apart and made things worse." she lay in Graces arms and closed her eyes. "When will things ever be okay again?"

Grace smiled weakly resting her head on Willows. "Soon just not quite yet." Her face fell as she spotted a boy not to far off that could be none other than one of the Valentines. "Erm...Willow?"

Willow looked up and put her arm around her sister. "It's just Andrew...Jacobs brother." She sighed then shouted out a little bit "Hey Andrew........is he still mad at you too?" She smiled a little and hugged her knees again and Grace scooted up to make room on the bench.

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Andrew hadn't been sitting there for very long, but long enough to get lost in thought. Now that was something he didn't do very often. He sighed and combed his hand through his hair, taking his gaze off the rippling water and picking up a small rock, rolling it between his fingers. Then he heard a yell from a female voice who distinctivly called his name. He jumped slightly and squinted, looking down the river. He saw Willow and someone who looked exactly like Willow. She had a twin? Raising an eyebrow, he stood up and jogged over to the girls, taking a seat on the bench when he arrived.

"Uh.. I don't know actually. But knowing Jacob, probably." He shrugged, looking down at his hands. It really did bother him that Jacob was mad at him. Afterall, the Valentine siblings were all each other had anymore. He couldn't risk losing Jacob because he knew he'd lose Charlotte too. Rubbing his eyes, he looked around the two girls and blinked.

"Who's your twin?" He asked, looking at Willow.