Sunday afternoon, Dr. Carter's classroom

[demonbelthazor]

Since his mother and Raynor wanted to meet the people he associated with at the school, Belthazor reluctantly took them to Dr. Carter's classroom, checking to see if there were any JA members lingering after the Meet & Greet from yesterday.

The room was mostly empty, but a few people were there, including Beka, cleaning up in the back of the room.


(Room magically protected from video/audio surveillance.)

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"It's a poor musician who blames her instrument," Angelus replied.

[elishevara.livejournal.com]

"If you think you can do better, then by all means," Elizabeth said. "See if you can turn him into something I'm not ashamed to call my son."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Again with nowhere to go but up," Angelus folded his arms and smirked. "Though I seem to like him better than you do. Tell you what, give me his contract or whatever the hell he has with you people."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_raynor/]

Raynor pondered what Angelus suggested. "Belthazor still has important duties to perform. Perhaps, once he completes those, I will consider it."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I see," Angelus said. "He's pathetic until somebody else wants him. What are you, three? If I distract you with a shiny object can I keep him for myself?"

[http://users.livejournal.com/_raynor/]

"I am not Belthazor's mother," Raynor twitched, insulted that the vampire seemed to confuse him with Elizabeth. "I feel he has value and potential. You and I seem to agree on that."

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Beka had heard enough. Phoebe wouldn't stand for this and neither would she. Addressing Raynor more than Angelus, Beka said quietly, "He has more value and more potential than you'll ever know."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"I want him to have more hobbies," Angelus said, addressing Raynor now since they seemed to have a rapport. "He could be doing so much more with what he has if somebody only encouraged him."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_raynor/]

Raynor nodded at Angelus, finally trusting him somewhat. "Perhaps he could use some more encouragement. You think you can provide that?"

[elishevara.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth looked at Raynor incredulously. "You'd hand his training over to a vampire? Are you out of your mind? The Source will have your head!"

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Pure evil," Angelus pointed to himself. Then he held out his hands as though weighing something. "Source of all evil.... I'm willing to take the Vegas Odds."

[elishevara.livejournal.com]

"You think yourself an equal to the Source?" Elizabeth laughed. "I'm tempted to grab you and shimmer you to him so I can listen to you scream for mercy."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Is he anything like the First?" Angelus asked. "I only want to know so I have advanced warning on being bored to death."

[elishevara.livejournal.com]

"Boredom will be the least of your worries, I promise you," Elizabeth said. "You'll be too busy wondering where it's going to hurt next."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Out of curiosity," Angelus asked, "when you slept your way into evil did they give you those sayings in a handy little flashcard set or did you pick up the cliches all on your own?"

[elishevara.livejournal.com]

"If I slept my way into evil, I wouldn't have the problem of a pathetic half-human spawn," Elizabeth said. "I should've killed him when I killed his father."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Should've, could've, would've," Angelus replied. "Are you cutting the cord now or what?"

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

That's it. You touch either one of my boys and I'm going to kick your ass. Demon or no. I've got pulse pistols around here somewhere and I'm pretty sure you won't like being discorporeal much. Back off.

[elishevara.livejournal.com]

Bring it on, girlfriend. I will flambé your ass.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Meet me outside my ship in an hour and we'll just see about that, Cleopatra wannabe.

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

I hate being human. If only Illyana... no. That line of thought was far too dangerous. She couldn't even barter herself for Bel, because she was supposed to be his faithful girlfriend. Damn it.

Of course. Bel. "Bel," she murmured face close to his neck again, "they won't listen to me, no matter what I say. I'm no one. But you don't have to let them talk about you this way."

[demonbelthazor]

"There's nothing I can do," he said helplessly. "You've heard what my mother thinks of me. She won't listen to anything I say."

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

"Hell. Your mother is wrong," she growled. "I've seen what you can do. If I could do half that I'd be fighting for you." I can't believe I'm encouraging you to be a murderous demon.

[demonbelthazor]

"You don't understand," Belthazor said, miserable, keeping his voice low. "I'm not strong enough and...they own me."

[valentine-tart.livejournal.com]

Do you have any idea how much I want to drag you out of here? "I do understand. It's how I feel right now. Absolutely powerless. But if you don't try..." Gods, poor Bel. "If you don't stand up for yourself, even once, they will own you."