Suite 518/520, Monday Evening

[demonbelthazor]

Bel stared at the tarot cards on the table in front of him. He drew one from the deck, scowled at it, and summoned a fireball to set it on fire. He tried another card and did the same thing, then another, then another. Finally he threw the rest of the deck across the room and sank back down on the couch with a sigh. Stupid cards. Didn't mean anything anyway.

He knew he shouldn't have reacted the way he had to Joxer's stupid attempt to provoke him or when Phale had talked to him afterwards, but his temper had gotten the better of him. It'd been doing that a lot lately. Now he had detention the day after Homecoming. Great. Not the way he planned his day to go, but when he'd reluctantly shared his disturbing dream of the night before and gotten mockery as a result, his mood had rapidly gone downhill.

Knowing if one more person pissed him off today he'd take their head off, he canceled the SSG meeting. Better he just hole up here and wait for his mood to get better.

Maybe Phoebe would be home soon.


[Door is closed but knockable. But the demon is cranky. ;) ]

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[sensethevisions]

It had been quite the exercise in banging a head against a wall to convince her family that she was perfectly fine to be returning back to school. She understood they were worried about her and wanted her to feel safe and secure, but she needed to come back to school and get back to her normal routines.

She needed to be back with Cole.

Paige had orbed her back to the Causeway that evening and she had headed straight for the dorms.

She let herself into the suite quietly.

"Sweetheart? Are you here?"

[demonbelthazor]

Cole jumped to his feet. "Phoebe?"

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe came further into their rooms. "Yeah, it's me," she said with a soft smile.

[demonbelthazor]

Cole moved quickly before her and took her in his arms, holding her tightly. He felt some of the darkness in him drain away. "I missed you," he murmured into her hair.

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe clung tightly to him and let the tension just drain away from her right now.

"I've missed you so much, Cole. So much."

[demonbelthazor]

He drew her towards the couch so they could sit down together, but he never let her free of his embrace. "You're back now, and that's all that matters," he said.

Seraphim and Valkyrie jumped up on the couch and butted their heads against Phoebe, begging for attention as well.

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe petted the cats, but never moved away from being held by Cole. She stayed curled up against him, feeling safe.

"I'm glad to be back."

[demonbelthazor]

He touched his hand gently to her face. "You sure you're okay? You're up for going back to classes and everything?"

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe nodded. "I needed to come back and try to get back into my life."

[demonbelthazor]

"You'll be safe here, I promise," Cole said. "I won't let anything or anyone hurt you."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe nodded. "I know, love. I know you won't."

[demonbelthazor]

"You need anything?" Cole asked. "You want me to get you anything?"

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe shook her head. "Don't leave... just... just hold me like this for awhile?"

[demonbelthazor]

He tightened his arms around her. "I can do that," he said, grinning at her. "No problem."

They sat in silence for a few moments, then Cole said, "Hey, can I ask you something?"

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe curled into him, allowing herself to relax.

"Of course you can."

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"What to go to Homecoming with me?" he asked, kissing the top of her head.

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe blinked at him. "Yes. Homecoming is kind of a special night for us, isn't it?"

[demonbelthazor]

"Mmm hmm," he agreed. "And I want it to be an extra special night Friday." He just had to find the right spells....

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe smiled at him. "I'm sure it will be special," she said softly. "I'm just happy we'll be together."

[demonbelthazor]

He snuggled against her for a long moment, then frowned and said, "I have detention the next day, though."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe looked confused. "What happened?"


[[OOC: And I must go to bed now as am passing out. :)]]

[demonbelthazor]

Cole shrugged. "Ask Phale, he's the one who gave it to me," he said.


[ooc: me too -- we can finish in the morning :) ]

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe turned her head slightly to meet his eyes.

"I'm asking you. Why do you think he gave you detention, love?"

[demonbelthazor]

"Because I threatened Joxer in class when he smarted off to me," Cole said inddifferently.

[sensethevisions]

"What happened?" she asked softly. For Cole to have threatened Joxer in class, something had to have happened that really upset her boyfriend. She ran a hand along his face as he held her. "Talk to me, love."

[demonbelthazor]

Cole shrugged. "He made fun of my dream, which pissed me off. And Phale got pissed when I told Joxer I was gonna kick his ass."

[sensethevisions]

"He made fun of you?" Phoebe was a little annoyed with that information. She wrapped her arms around him. "What was your dream about?"

[demonbelthazor]

"I was in the Underworld," he admitted slowly. "Coming up behind a demon to kill him. But when he turned around it was me, and he killed me instead."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe sucked in a breath and then let it out slowly.

"A dream like that..." she swallowed. "You don't make fun of something like that," she said quietly.

[demonbelthazor]

"Tell that to him," Cole grumbled. "If he crosses my path I'm gonna make him regret it."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe cradled his face between her hands. "Relax, love," she said softly. "I'll talk to Joxer. You let me take care of that, okay?"

[demonbelthazor]

"I don't want you talking to him," Cole growled. "I can deal with this myself."

[sensethevisions]

"My temper is harder to provoke," she said quietly.

[demonbelthazor]

"So?" Cole said. "He deserves to have the crap beaten out of him."

[sensethevisions]

"Cole, Joxer is not a fighter. Look at him. You going after him would be like... well, like someone warrior woman coming after me to kick my ass."

[demonbelthazor]

"Yeah, he's pathetic," Cole agreed. "But he's also an ass and deserves to get taken down."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe shook her head.

"He probably has no understanding of what he's done, Cole. Joxer is harmless and he's from a time far into the past." She nuzzled him. "Let me talk to him before you get yourself into trouble."

[demonbelthazor]

"I'm already in trouble," Cole grumbled. "Detention, remember?"

[sensethevisions]

"It could get much, much worse," she reminded him softly.

[demonbelthazor]

Cole smirked. "Only if I get caught," he said.

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe gave him a look. "I don't plan to spend our senior year with me making conjugal visits to you in prison, love."

[demonbelthazor]

Cole sighed. "Whatever. I'm not going to hunt him down, but if he crosses my path or smarts off to me again, I'll deal with him."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe kissed him.

[demonbelthazor]

"Mmm," he murmured, kissing her back. "I've missed that."

[sensethevisions]

"I've missed that, too," she said with a soft smile and then kissed him again.

[demonbelthazor]

He laid back down on the couch and pulled her down with him, dislodging the cats with a pair of disgruntled meows. "Welcome home," he said softly, kissing her again.

[sensethevisions]

"It's good to be home."