South Attic, Thursday Night

[demonbelthazor]

Cole sat on the couch, drumming his fingers on its arm. After finding Phoebe in a faint last night when he'd returned from working with Alphonse to use alchemy to try to change Angel's blood, he'd told her to stay in bed today. But, to his complete lack of surprise, when he'd come back from visiting Angel and checking on the blood drive, he'd found her gone.

And the kittens weren't talking.

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[demonbelthazor]

He didn't need to say anything. The look he gave her said it all.

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe bit her lip and stayed standing there.

"Camulus called," she finally said.

Yes, she was supposed to be on bedrest... but her teacher and employer had been missing for three weeks and he was finally back.

[demonbelthazor]

"He's back?" Cole said. "Wait...." He guided Phoebe to sit down at the kitchen table, where take-out from Luke's Diner, steak tips and a spinach salad, was waiting for her. "Eat first. Then tell me."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe nibbled at the food as she talked to him.

"He has no idea where he's been for the past three weeks or what happened."

[demonbelthazor]

"No idea? But he's okay?"

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe nodded. "He seems okay, just a little grumpy about the whole thing, which, you can't really blame him. He goes to sleep Monday night, three weeks later he wakes up in his Sarcophagus in the middle of the street." She took another bite. After a moment she looked at him. "He wanted to make sure that I knew he wouldn't just disappear on me like that and worry me... oh, and he needed assurance that I had left his students in mostly one piece."

[demonbelthazor]

"Huh," Cole said. "I wonder what happened." He watched her eat for a moment, then said, "Janet said you need iron -- that's why I got you steak and spinach salad. I told her about you fainting last night."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe looked at him. "You told Janet I fainted?" She looked confused. "Love, why?"

[demonbelthazor]

"Because I was worried," he explained. "People sometimes faint after giving blood, and since Janet was running the blood drive and knows doctor stuff, I asked her if you should do anything. She said to eat red meat and dark green leafy vegetables."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe thought about that for a moment and then nodded, getting up and going over to put her arms around him. "I love you."

[demonbelthazor]

"Love you, too," he said, turning his head and kissing her cheek.

[sensethevisions]

"Still upset with me for leaving?"

[demonbelthazor]

"I'll spank you later."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe snickered. "Promises, promises."

[demonbelthazor]

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