My eyes could barely peel themselves open when I woke up. I was alone on the bed this time, which made me sad. I wasn't cold like I expected, because I still had the bathrobe on, so that's good. But I felt lonely without Will. 

I rolled over on my bad side and winced. It always hurt to do that. I pushed myself off of the bed, tossing the covers off even though they kept me warm, and stood up, walking over to the door. On second thought... I should take the blanket. So I grabbed it and wrapped it around my shoulders before going downstairs. 

I was almost all the way down, but I tripped and fell on the floor, which hurt worse than anything. I actually cried out in pain, and I almost never do that. 

"Oh gods!" Will kneeled down to me. "Are you alright? Here, let me help you up." His warm, tan arms wrapped around me, still keeping me inside of the blanket. It still hurt, so much, but being with him took my mind off of it. "Oh, hon... We need to get you looked at. And I mean today." 

"Looked at?" I asked, letting him set me on the couch with him. 

"Yeah... You need to go to the vet, hon." 

My breath hitched, which made my side hurt even more. "No... No, they're gonna  put me back..." 

Will stroked my back. "No! No, no, baby, I'd never let that happen. Shh, baby, shush... It's ok. I know you're anxious, but we do. We need to go. We can stop at a diner and get breakfast after." 

"Breakfast?" 

"Yes, sweetheart. We'll get you anything you want, but you have to let us take you to the vet, ok? I promise, you'll be safe. If anyone tries to hurt you, we'll make them stop." 

I whined. "... How?" 

"We'll take you back home, that's how. Please, I'm begging you to trust me."

I thought for a minute, but nodded. I was scared, but I didn't want to hurt anymore, so I was gonna have to be brave. 

He hummed and kissed my cheek. "Thank you, Nico." 

I smiled a little at the name he used, and watched him go to the kitchen for a while. He came back and put a pill and a glass of milk on the table, and I swallowed the pill and drank all the milk.

He smiled. "Atta boy. I'll go wake dad up and tell him you're ready."