fandomassistant | Assistants Lounge -- Friday, February 10

"Yeah, I did and I do," she said softly. "That has never made me love you any less. But I can't put my happiness above the lives of the people you are determined to have killed."

Phoebe laid a hand against his afce. "I wouldn't be the person you love if I did that."

"Got one class today," Bel said. "So I've been spending the rest of the day going over my sociology homework. Know where I can get a kimono in this town?"

"Kimono?" John tries to remember if he'd seen any kimono shops in town. "Don't think so. I think that new place, All and Sundries, they sell fabric. You could always make a kimono."

Cameron raised an eyebrow. "Probably, but I reserve the right to blame it on my shoulder."

As he looked over the Sociology assignment, Bel decided to give Allie a call and see if she was free to discuss their plans. "Hey, Allie," he said. "Want to get together to work on the assignment? I'm going to be in the TA lounge most of the day if you want to stop by."

"Yeah, sure," Allie said. "I don't have any classes on Fridays. Give me fifteen minutes and I'll meet you there."

Fifteen minutes later, Allie walked in, dressed casually in jeans, a Princeton-Plainsboro t-shirt and her hair in a ponytail. She smiled at Bel. "Is it okay if I'm here?" she asked. "I'm not an assistant anymore."

Bel waved his hand dismissively. "As long as I'm here it's okay. I just have to kick you out if I leave." He gave Allie a wink.

She blushed and busied herself with pulling out her notes from class yesterday. "Okay, so, what all do we need to do?" she asked, sitting down and getting ready to make a list.

[OOC: Being played out via email; will be posted when finished.]

"So what now?" Cole said miserably. "What are we supposed to do?"

"That from vampire hunting?" Bel asked nonchalantly.

Bel blinked. "I don't sew," he said. "Never learned, and don't plan on it. Maybe Allie can, though."

Phoebe stroked his face. "Do you believe that I love you?"

Looking over the handouts, Bel said, "I'd say we start with getting supplies. We need kimonos, obviously. And a fan, and some monopoly money for betrothal gifts. Juice for sake and something to drink from. Umm, origami cranes for the guests? Do you know how to make those?"

Allie wrote down everything he said and looked over the list. "No, but I could probably figure it out. I'm sure I can find instructions online. Um, you mentioned something about a costume shop in town for the kimonos? I have some board games in my room, so I'm sure I can come up with play money." She looked at the handout. "Flat cups? Those might be hard to find."

"I hope there's a costume shop," Bel said. "I'm not sure. If not..." He grinned at Allie. "Ever been to Japan?"

"No," she said. "And I'm somehow thinking we wouldn't be able to get a weekend pass approved to fly out there to buy kimonos."

"We don't have to fly," Bel said, still grinning widely. "I can get us there in just a few minutes."

She gave him a very puzzled look. "What are you talking about?"

"I can shimmer," Bel said. "Um, teleport. It's one of my powers."

Allie blinked at him. "You have powers?"

Bel looked at Allie in surprise. "Yeah, you didn't know?"

"How would I have known?" she asked. "You never mentioned it."

Cameron nodded and watched carefully for a reaction as he spoke. "Yeah. Second vamp I faced grabbed me by the arm and slammed me right into the wall. I ended up dislocating my shoulder."

"There's stuff on the radio sometimes," Bel said. "Don't you ever listen to it?"

"Oh, I've listened to it a few times, I guess. But not on a regular basis," she shrugged. "So how come you have powers?"

"Well..." Bel said slowly. No point dancing around it. "I'm, um, a demon."

Allie's eyes went wide with surprise. "So does that mean you're evil?" she asked. Cause that would explain why Lilly said he had that bad boy vibe.

He shrugged. "Guess that depends on your point of view. I'm not like gonna kill you or anything. You don't have to be afraid of that."

"Well that's good to know," she said carefully. "So what else can you do besides teleport?"

"Throw fireballs," he said. "I can do a few other things, but those are the big ones."

"Fireballs?"

"Yeah," Bel said, nodding. He cupped his hand and made a tiny fireball appear, then quickly put it out. "Like that, only a lot bigger. I make 'em and throw 'em."

"That's... kind of scary," she admitted.

"Sewing's not that hard," John says absently. "A thread, a needle and fabric and there you go."

Realizing what he's just said, John blushes slightly. "Um, so I've heard."

"Yeah..." he said, nodding.

"And you love me, no matter what we have to do?"

"Did you get him?" Bel asked, leaning forward. The fate of minions didn't bother him. It was Darla he was more concerned with.

"With Marty's help," Cameron frowned and maybe he should let it rest, but it was hard not to ask. "Do you think that's a good or a bad thing?"

"Uh huh," Bel said with a knowing grin. "Those skills for hire?"

He nodded again. "You know that."

Bel shrugged. "You're pretty cool, so it would be a shame if you got killed. But Darla's like my mom now, so I don't want her hurt, either. Some random vampire minion? Couldn't care less."

"I can do basic stuff," John admits. "Nothing like putting together a whole kimono. Have you tried the internet? It's good for something other than...well, you know."

Phoebe nodded. "Alright. First you need to accept that I need to work some things out and figure out what I need to do, Cole. First, you come with me to Camulus' party tonight - or to Carita's with Lana and I. I need to be at the hotel party with Crowley on Monday night, but on Valentine's Day..." There was a question in her eyes.

"Thanks. I think," Cameron frowned. "Weird family to pick out youself."

"Have you told Crowley about us?" Bel asked sullenly. He sighed. "Can we still do Valentine's Day then?"

"The one I was born with isn't much better," Bel said simply. "I consider Darla an improvement."

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