Charlot chuckled a bit as he sneak back inside the house
"And where were you?"
Alexander spoke standing near the kitchen
"Oh! Alex you're awake!"
He nodded and repeated his question
"Where were you? It's like two a.m."
"I was uhm..hanging out with a friend"
"What kind of a friend do you even have that you hang out this late?-"
Charlot crossed his arms looking away "A special friend."
Alexander sighed "whatever, just don't do stupid things sneaking out, it's not safe going out late"
"Yes brother" Charlot smiled and saw him walk away with a glass of water
"I'm going to make some mess in the kitchen alright?"
"Ya sure just don't make a reckless and wake up everyone"
Charlot smirk as he saw his brother go back inside the room
"Oh I wont~" He chuckled and looked out the window
"Willow!"
"Wiiiiillllow!"
"I'm here."
"Stop shouting or else you'll actually wake everyone up"
Willow was pulled inside by charlot
"Follow me!" He said in a whisper
As he went to the kitchen
Willow stood behind a bit as they fidget their hands looking around the living room
Charlot saw and held out his hand
"Your alright, nothings is going to happen"
Willow slowly took his hand letting him lead to the kitchen
He knew willow was still getting used to this
But he didn't mind
"What cha wanna bake tonight?"
"Erm…perhaps..something quick? Maybe like cookies?"
"What type of cookies?"
"Lavender..strawberries..
cheesecake?"
Charlot thought for a bit
"Hmmm, well we can definitely try it more in a mini cake version instead of a cookie, would you mind?"
Willow shook their head
Charlot smiled
"Great!" He started taking out some possible ingredients
"Any ideas for the ingredients?"
"I was thinking that maybe the lavender would've been a type of sweet syrup on top.."
"Ooo, good idea!"
He noticed the dark circles under their eyes starting to get darker
"Would you like some coffee?"
Willows expression almost change completely and quickly nodded
Charlot chortle a bit
"Black right? No milk or cream?"
He asked as he started to make it
"Yes please.."
He nodded and handed over the black coffee to willow
Although some curiosity took over
"Say..why do you drink so much black coffee? I know people who are obsessed with coffee but they add milk, black coffee is pretty strong"
Willow stopped and look at their coffee
"I just get so tired..I have many restless nights..the tea I always get offered to feel better just makes me worse..coffee is the only true 'medicine' that cures my sleepiness.."
"How tired do you usually get?.."
Willow did not spoke to which charlot accepted
"Okay, if you want i can show you how to make the syrup"
Willow softly smiled "okay.."
Time passed
Soft laughter was in the air until it was time for willow to go back before the sun rises
Charlot wrapped the bake goodies
They ended up making more than one again-
Charlot laughed a bit as they hand it over to them
"Honestly willow I think you don't even need my help anymore you're pretty good with baking"
"Heh, your pretty much who helps me"
Willow glance at the window
"Go on, I'm pretty much had you the whole Night already, don't wanna keep you any longer, you need rest"
Willow nodded and started to walk out the door
"Oh wait! If you get any trouble sleeping again just go inside my room alright? You can stay with me for the night alright?"
Willow felt like a few weight has been off their shoulders
"Okay..thank you Charlot"
They softly smiled
They don't know how much that smile means to them
Although that was the last thing they said after walking out that door..
The days and nights passed and willow never stopped by or came back
Worried grew on charlot until he decided enough is enough
Late in the afternoon he claimed up the castle to where willow room is
He saw willow lying on the bed sleeping peacefully
He sighed a bit in relief and touch their forehead
"Had me worried.."
He sat on the bed and look at them
He knew he wasn't supposed to be there but he couldn't help it
He heard a door knob turn and panic
Belladonna came to the room holding a tray of soup and a cup of tea..
Belladonna gasped
Charlot shouted in a whisper and pulled his hands up as in mercy
"W..wait I can explain!"
"Oh well isn't you charlot!~"
"My my is so nice having you as a visit!"
"Wait..what?."
"Also could you keep your voice low..no mean to disrespect you but I don't want Willow to wake up.."
Belladonna laughed a bit setting the tray down
"They haven't told you?"
"Told me what?.." he asked
"There not gonna wake up"
"At least not from a week or two maybe"
"..."
"What!?.."
He quickly turned to willow and held them up
"W..what happened!?.."
"Oh calm down, they're gonna wake up, they just passed out again.."
"Something that happens from time to time.."
Charlot had some tears in their eyes as they held them rethinking everything what willow said earlier
'Is this what they meant by 'tired'...why didn't they tell me anything.."
"Awwww, you guys seem pretty close"
"I guess it was true"
"How cute~"
"How did you know my name."
"Excuse me?"
"How..did you know my name.." he glared at Belladonna as they held willow close to them holding their head to his chest
Belladonna eyes widen a bit as she looked at them
"Williow never tells you about me..about us..how do you know about us."
Belladonna tried to walk closer but charlot block willow from her
"W..well they uhm, I heard rumors about you in the village"
"Does that seem to be a problem?"
Charlot eyes grew a bit in fear..
"Oh no.." he said quietly as he covered his mouth in shock
"Forgive me but I do now have to feed willow..they can't eat by themselves you know.."
"Leave it.."
"I'm sorry?"
"I said leave it..I'm going to feed them.."
"Oh no! You don't have to do that! I'm sure you have done enough! Besides, this is a bit difficult!"
"I know. This isn't my first time feeding a sleeping person..I've done it many times before.."
He grabbed the soup
Belladonna gripped their gloves a bit and she left without saying a word
Charlot looked at the tea and smelled it but almost puked
"This is definitely not drinkable"
"They don't even like tea"
He threw the tea away and sat right besides willow and held their hand
"Please wake up soon.."
He took a deep breath
"Let's feed you now.."