Title: You always save me
Author: Little Willow
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Summary: Challenge 2: The gang are at Caritas Wesley saves Fred from a portal.
Dedication:To everyone who liked my last piece of fic
Distribution:Wishing Hearts, Bookish, A whole new world anyone else, just ask. Rating:U, nothing bad here
Feedback:Yes please!!

The whole gang was at Caritas for an after hours session, arranged my Lorne. Angel was propping up the bar talking freely with Lorne, Gunn and Cordelia were sat together knocking back tequilas, Wesley was sat next to Gunn and next to Wesley was Fred, timidly sipping her white wine, the first of her drinks still only half way down.

"Come on Cordy one more" Gunn cheered on, banging the table wildly. His first drink was gone hours ago, along with the first bottle. Cordelia was holding her own though, managing to just about keep up with Gunn.

"Ok, here I go," she slurred, "count me in"

Gunn banged his fist on the table " five.. four.. three.. two.. one.. go" She knocked back the drink throwing her head back as she did so.

Fred smiled as she watched the display as everyone cheered loudly.

At that moment a deep whirling whistled around the club. A swirling pool began to open by the stage. Angel jumped off his stool,

"It's a portal!" he shouted everyone jumped and ran for the bar. It started to draw in those around it, tables and chairs were sucked in, bottles flew from their shelves. Gunn grabbed Cordys arm and pulled her behind the bar where Angel and Lorne had hidden. Wesley had his arms around Fred's waist and was trying to pull her back with him but as the portal became stronger, his strength began to run out. He hooked his arm under the pole running along the bottom of the bar.

"Hold on Fred, I've got you, it's going to be ok" he soothed. Tears streaked their way down her face, "I can't go back, please Wesley don't let them take me" He now had one arm around her waist and one around the bar, while Fred had her arms around him and her face buried in his shirt.

"Fred I'm not going to let anything happen to you I swear"

"Wesley, Fred are you ok, hold on" Angel's voice boomed over the wind that was blowing in all directions. Then just as quickly as it has started it abruptly stopped.

Angel, Lorne Gunn and Cordelia stood up and rushed around the bar to find Fred clutching hold of Wesley and sobbing quietly.

Cordy breathed a sigh of relief, "thank god you two are ok" she paused putting a hand over her mouth "wherearethebathrooms?" she said quickly.

Gunn and Angel looked at each other, "I'll take you," sighed Gunn.

Lorne looked around his Club, "Why do I even bother, this is going to take some cleaning, not to mention the tables and chairs that I lost, as if my dimension will want tables and chairs, those were imported too. The insurance company is never going to pay for this, I refuse to dip into my savings, when I find who ever opened that portal I'll." He trailed off as he disappeared into the back with Angel in toe.

Wesley stroked Fred's long brown hair, "Are you ok?" he asked.

"I was so scared, I " she was cut short when another she elicited another sob.

"Sshhhh, its ok, your safe"

"Thank you Wesley," she whispered

"What for?"

"You always save me, you're always there when I need you"

He smiled into her hair

"Your welcome"