Assistants' Lounge, Tuesday, May 2

[demonbelthazor]

Bel finally came out of hiding to do some studying away from rambunctious kittens. Due to the mysterious disappearances of almost all his teachers (which he had nothing to do with, of course), he only had one final remaining: Celtic Studies. Even though he had an in with the TA, he decided to spend the day studying anyway.

[ooc: Here for all your TA lounge or demon-harassing needs. I have 2-1/2 hours of work left and I'm bored out of my mind.]

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[demonbelthazor]

"Won't that burn a little?" Bel asked. "Coffee's pretty hot."

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"I'm room temperature, I won't care," Angel said. He rubbed his face. "I just wanna wake up."

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[demonbelthazor]

"Staying up too late?" Bel asked casually. "Burning the midnight oil for finals?"

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Nightmares," Angel admitted. "Last I got a good night's sleep I thought I was five."

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[demonbelthazor]

"Yeah, tell me about it," Bel said quietly. He hesitated a moment, then asked, "Since Piper?"

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Kinda, but I don't think it's that," Angel said. "Piper was about the people I've hurt. These people I haven't even met."

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[demonbelthazor]

"You got me there then," Bel said. "Phoebe's the one you should be talking to about possible visions of the future."

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

A shadow crossed over Angel's face, but he quickly covered it. "So how are you doing?"

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[demonbelthazor]

"I'm fine," Bel said with a dismissive wave of his hand, avoiding Angel's gaze.

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Piper's thing give you nightmares?"

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[demonbelthazor]

"Yeah," he admitted. "And I couldn't leave my room for a few days for fear of running into someone I'd wronged. It was a blessing to be five and not feel it anymore."

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"It happens," Angel said, with understanding. "But it's good. It's good for us to feel these things and know what we've done. Keeps us from doing it again."

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[demonbelthazor]

"When I heard my victims I heard you, too," Bel said softly. "Because of everything I did trying to bring Angelus back."

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Huh," Angel said. "That's a new twist."

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[demonbelthazor]

"What, you being the victim?" Bel asked.

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Angel said. "I'm still here. We're good."

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[demonbelthazor]

Bel nodded. "Cool," he said gratefully. "I guess I'd just never stopped to think about the things I did to you and everyone around you, and on top of everything else I'd done in my life -- it just hit me hard."

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angel reached over to grasp him on the shoulder. "It's okay. I forgive you."

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[demonbelthazor]

Bel finally really looked at Angel. "You don't know how important it is to me to hear you say that," he said.

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Then I'm glad I did," Angel said.

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[demonbelthazor]

Bel managed a small laugh. "Never would've guessed at the beginning of the school year I'd be ending it like this," he said. "From wanting to prove myself as an evil to be reckoned with to wanting to atone for my past. Who would've guessed? I'm not the demon I used to be."

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I've been a horrible influence on you," Angel said. "Have you started flossing yet?"

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[demonbelthazor]

"I don't have to worry about the state of my teeth as much as you do," Bel snickered.

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"It sets a tone," Angel said. "Brushing, brushing's good too."

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[demonbelthazor]

"Yes, sir, anything else, sir?" Bel said, grinning.