Date of Doom

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

Lisa stands in front of her mirror, smoothing the silky black material of her dress. She blots away at her lipstick for the tenth time in the past two minutes, and then backs away from the vanity.

"It's a date. It is just a date. No big deal. Just two friends. Right, Lisa."

She grabs her purse and lingers at small box on the coffeetable. She grabs the delicate, silver cross necklace inside, and tucks it into her bra. She doesn't want to wear it, but she promised Liz. She double checks her cell phone battery and sits down on Wallace's bed to wait for Angelus to arrive.

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[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

"Oh, will you stop it!"

Lisa opens the door, with a wrap around her shoulders and her purse in her hands. She smiles at Angelus, and then impulsively stands on her toes and gives him a quick kiss on the cheek.

"So, where are you taking me? We could hang out in the doorway all night, since you don't want to come in..."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

He beamed at the kiss, stepping back so that she had enough room to stand in the hallway. "Well - coffee. That says coffee shop or diner to me. I've been to the diner, it seems pretty nice." He paused. "You - you look great by the way. Wow."

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

"You don't look too bad yourself. Coffee sounds great, or food, or whatever. I mean, I could eat."

She giggles in a helpless, little breath.

"Sorry, I'm a little nervous."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"That's okay," he grinned at her. "Me too. Been a long time since I've done anything like this. Here - " he held his arm out for her to take if she wanted " - I'm pretty sure this is the part where we walk. We can pick a destination when we get there."

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

She takes his arm and gives him a soft smile.

"That sounds good. It is a gorgeous night; I love fall nights like this. Especially today the air seems so refreshing - did it seem like the entire campus was on edge today, or was it just me?"

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Nope, not just you," reminded, he looked around, actually checking for any signs of strangeness. "Something's up, but I don't know what. Not my talent, unfortunately."

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

"Well, whatever it is, I am staying away from the Clinic," she laughed. "So, tell me about yourself. I mean, anything that you're comfortable with..."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Huh, let's see," he said as he held a door open for her. "Told you about the new job. You already know I go to Fandom High. Umm - I like drawing, ballet, and not being turned into dust by sunlight?"

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

"I guess if we go out a second time, a trip to the tanning salon is out. Do you dance? My mother made me take lessons when I was a child, said it would make me more graceful. You can see how well that worked out."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Actually I do," he said. "Admittedly only the old-fashioned stuff. Haven't really had a chance to learn anything new." Hesitantly, he added, "Not like that's going to matter for Homecoming, I guess."