Fifth Floor Common Room, Tuesday Morning

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe had woken up way too early this morning.

Since she didn't have any classes on Tuesday, and Cole was still sleeping, she had come out into the Common Room. She was pensive and wasn't exactly liking the things she was feeling lately.

Being with her family over the weekend had helped some, but she was still really worried about the way things were going.

Now, she was sitting on the couch with one of the books Mr. Winchester had recommended to her and she had another book she had found on souls while she was at home. On the table in front of her were donuts and juice.

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[demonbelthazor]

Bel woke up in time for his morning class and found himself Phoebe-less. A little confused, he got ready and headed out. As he passed through the common room, he spotted his errant girlfriend and settled down on the couch beside her. "Hey," he said quietly.


....Saturday?

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe turned her face to him and gave him a soft smile. "Hey, sweetheart," she said softly.



...the reasons I should not post anything while on heavy duty pain meds. :)

[demonbelthazor]

"Something wrong?" Cole asked anxiously.

[sensethevisions]

She shook her head. "Not really. Just doing reserach is all." She looked at him. "Are you okay?"

[demonbelthazor]

"Haven't been sleeping well," he admitted. He felt more at ease in her presence, but he could still feel the demon and its hungers gnawing at him.

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe closed the book and curled her feet up under her so she could lean against him.

"Dreams ot just... stirrings?"

[demonbelthazor]

He didn't want to worry her and admit just out of control he had felt lately due to what Raynor had done. She already had enough on her mind.

Stupid demon.

"Dreaming," he said vaguely. "Worrying." He planted a kiss on the top of her head. "Missing you."

[sensethevisions]

He wasn't telling her everything, but she decided not to pry... for now.

She snaked her arms around him. "Tell me about your dreams. Maybe I can help."

[demonbelthazor]

He hesitated. "I'm dreaming of...hurting people. Hurting you."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe shook her head. "You wouldn't hurt me. What is the demon showing you in your dreams, Cole. And it is the demon, and probably stress from what Raynor has been doing."

[demonbelthazor]

"I don't want to hurt you," Cole corrected. "But...that's my human side. The demon side...you know how that feels."

[sensethevisions]

"The demon side wants to kill anything that is a witch or good," Phoebe confirmed. "But you... you do not and you are stronger than the demon. You have shown that so many times."

[demonbelthazor]

"What if I'm not?" Cole mumbled. He couldn't even look at her without thinking of the things he'd done, in the past and more recently, and the things he might yet do.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia had hoped to sleep in until her class, but woke up early thanks to pain in her shoulder and another coughing fit, so she headed to the fifth floor common room to find *shudder* tea instead of coffee. She could take an advil with either, and tea really did feel better on her throat.

She shuffled past Phoebe without really seeing her, heading straight to the kitchenette area and started fumbling around one-handed, looking for tea and sugar.

Stupid immobilizer.

[ooc: Nadia can be here after Cole and Phoebe's conversation. And, if you like, I can have her leave again if you meant for the post to be closed or some such]

[demonbelthazor]

Bel eyed Nadia. "What the hell happened to you?" he asked.


[ooc: we'll just say it's after P&C had an angsty convo. :) ]

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia winced at the tone. "Really bad Thanksgiving break."

She wondered if he'd let her leave it at that. She really didn't want it all over the school that she'd been kidnapped again.

[ooc: and that's what I figured. Thanks!]

[demonbelthazor]

Bel smirked. "Eat too many brownies and roll off the roof?"

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia closed her eyes and sighed. "No." She might not eat those brownies ever again. "I'm not stupid."

[demonbelthazor]

"Gremlins booby trap your room? Go on a bender at Caritas and fall over the curb?" Bel persisted, curious as to how the injuries had come about.

[nadiathesaint]

He wasn't going to stop, was he. "No and no. It didn't happen on the island."

[demonbelthazor]

"So, some embarrassing would-be acrobatic move with Walter, then?" Bel said, deciding something like that must be the source of her reluctance to share what had happened.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia blushed furiously. "Yeah, I wish."

[demonbelthazor]

"Then what was it?" Bel asked. No, he wasn't giving up.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia considered saying it was none of his business.

But that hadn't stopped her when she'd been pestering him, so she doubted he'd let it stop him now.

When she finally answered, it was quiet and at least partially garbled by a cough.

"I was *cough*kidnapped*cough*."

[demonbelthazor]

"Huh?" Bel said, surprised. "By who?"