Pangolin Cabin, Tuesday late morning [NFB]

[demonbelthazor]

Bel disappeared from behind the Perk in a burst of flames, bringing Angela with him. They reappeared in the common area of the empty Pangolin cabin. It was so quick that Angela didn't have much time to even think of struggling. Bel released her, but remained wearing Marty's form, grinning at her. "Surprise," he said.


[ooc: locked to chasingangela and very much with the NFB!]

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[chasingangela]

For a moment, Angela was too stunned to react.

"You can't do that," she said tentatively. "You can't ... teleport?"

[demonbelthazor]

"I can now," Bel said, still smirking. "I think when I stripped Bel's demon powers, they had to go somewhere, so I got them instead."

[chasingangela]

That made Angela cry. "That's why you tried to keep it a secret," she whimpered. "That's why you lied to me."

Her eyes darted to the cabin entrance, trying to see if there was any way out.

[OOC: Going to work, woe. Back for SP after 2.]

[demonbelthazor]

Bel stepped between Angela and the door. "I was afraid you'd take it badly," he said, giving her what he hoped was an approximation of Marty puppydog eyes. "Can't you love me despite what I am?"

[chasingangela]

The imitation was pretty good, and Angela melted.

Almost.

"I could," she said hesitantly. "Just ... this is a lot to take in. Really a lot."

[demonbelthazor]

"I know," Bel said, and let his eyes turn to flame, just to freak her out. "It took awhile to get used to it myself. But now that I have all these powers, I can do anything."

[chasingangela]

Angela jumped back at the flaming eyes. "Anything?" she asked, her voice shaky. "What are you doing with them so far?"

[demonbelthazor]

"I've been having a little fun," Bel said. "Testing them out, seeing what I can do." He conjured up a fireball and threw it over Angela's head so that it hit the wall behind her.

[chasingangela]

Angela stepped to the side quickly. "Hey! That was close."

[demonbelthazor]

"You should try it, it's fun," Bel said. "I bet I can find a way to turn you into a demon, too."

[chasingangela]

There was a long pause, and then: "I don't want that. You don't want that." She was starting to sound scared. "Let's go back to camppus. Maybe Willow or someone could undo it."

[demonbelthazor]

"I don't want to undo it," Bel insisted. "And you're not going to be telling anyone about it." He took a threatening step toward Angela.

[chasingangela]

Angela skittered to the side, trying to get close to the wall -- and the door.

"I'll keep it a secret," she promised. "Just, let's go. I need some time to, to get used to this."

[demonbelthazor]

"I don't believe you," Bel said ominously. "I think you're going to try to tell somebody and take my new powers away from me, and I can't let you do that."

[chasingangela]

"I wouldn't -" Angela started.

And then she just tried to run to the door, knowing she'd probably be caught but not caring. She needed to get away.

[demonbelthazor]

Bel grabbed Angela's arm and yanked her back, flinging her back toward the common area couch. "Sit down!" he ordered. "I don't want to hurt you, but I will if you make me."

[chasingangela]

Angela sat, rubbing her arm and trying to figure out what she would do next. "The demon really got you," she said, not sounding as if she believed it.

[demonbelthazor]

"This is what I am now, baby," Bel said, holding his arms out. "You'll learn to like it."

[chasingangela]

At that, Angela was just sobbing. "Won't," she protested. "Ever."

She would fix him, somehow. She knew she would.

[demonbelthazor]

"I'm going to have to leave you here," Bel said. He held up his hand, and light flashed at the door and windows. "It's magically warded, so you can't get out. I'll be back later to see if you've changed your attitude."

[chasingangela]

"You can't," Angela protested, trying to swallow her fear. "If you love me at all, you can't."

[demonbelthazor]

"Just watch me," Bel said with a cold smile. He disappeared out of the cabin in a burst of flames.

[chasingangela]

The first thing Angela did was try the windows.

That's a lie. The first thing she did was cry, for a long, long time. Then she tried the windows and doors; none would budge, and the cabin walls were too solid to even think about breaking through.

Then she laid down on a bare mattress in one of the alcoves and, sniffling, stared at the ceiling. She wondered how long it would be before anyone missed her, how long before Marty came back.

If she even wanted him to.