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Study Hall -- Tuesday, November 1st

Sarah's desk is empty save for a huge stack of papers and a plastic cauldron full of leftover candy. Sarah is nowhere to be seen, although occasionally strange growling noises can be heard from both her office down the hall and under the study hall desk.

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Cole asked Phoebe a question, then nodded to Angelus, indicating it was okay to come over.

Angelus gathered up his things, coming over to sit by them.

"Hey," he glanced at Phoebe, taking in her upset state with a look of sympathy. To Bel he said, "I'm guessing you told her?"

"Someone else told me," she said softly, still in Cole's lap. "It was the first thing I heard this morning."

"I'm sorry," Angelus said. "I know you were close. Was there anything? Anything at all? Some clue that somebody was trying to hurt her?"

Phoebe shook her head, trying to hold back the tears.

"No, everyone loved Kitty. Nobody had any reason to hurt her..."

Cole tightened his embrace around Phoebe. "We'll find whoever did it, I promise," he told her.

"I want their head, you guys. I'm going to find out who killed my friend and I'm going to do whatever I have to do...whatever the cost to me, I will find the killer..."

"Right there with you," Angelus said, his expression grim. "I wasn't as close to her as you were but I liked her. I considered her one of my own, which makes me very cranky that somebody hurt her. Cranky makes me very revenge-oriented."

"I want to help, Angelus. She was a very close friend and my former roommate. If I have to go into town alone I will find who hurt her."

"Me too," Angelus said. "But you shouldn't go alone. If this is somebody who's targeting, well, people like us I'm thinking having backup can't hurt. Take Bel, or Beka, or even me."

Angelus looked at the both of them. "How did this even happen? As far as I knew you couldn't kill or even hurt anybody in this town. As in literally. Did the spell on the town break or something?"

"Shhh...calm down, Phoebe," Cole said, stroking her hair. "I told you, we'll find who did this. Trust me, okay? I took care of the other thing, and I'll take care of this."

Phoebe leaned back into Cole. She was shaking and it was obvious that it was taking a lot out of her to keep in control.

"Promise?"

"I promise," Cole said. "And whoever did it will never touch you."

Phoebe nodded and gripped his arms where he had them wrapped around her.

"When will it stop?

Angelus' question about mistaken identity was eating at her.

"The fear in this school's getting out of hand," Angelus agreed. "For some sick loser to target Kitty - " Angelus shook his head, disgusted.

Phoebe was visibly upset. "I want to see them pay," she whispered. "All that targetting someone like Kitty is going to do is have people drawing battle lines against each other."

"No kidding," Angelus said. "I'm surprised the mobs haven't formed already."

"No kidding," Angelus rubbed a tired hand over his eyes. "Honestly I can't figure this one. And believe me I'm the guy who can peg a murder motive from a hundred paces. Phoebe - " Angelus glanced at Bel, clearly asking Bel to stop him if he was crossing a line of comfort for Phoebe " - given all the, you know, problems you were having, do you think maybe this was mistaken identity?"

Phoebe froze and then her eyes went dark. "You think...they killed her...thinking she was me..." Phoebe looks horrified. "Oh...oh god..."

"No." Belthazor looked at Angelus and shook his head. To Phoebe, he said, "That wasn't it, sweetheart. I told you that was all taken care of. The one responsible for that didn't do that, I promise you."

Phoebe looked from Angelus to Cole and then shuddered. "How could anyone hurt her?"

Angelus nodded to indicate he'd caught Bel's signal to drop it.

"No idea," Angelus said. "Far as I knew she didn't have any enemys. Christ, weird as this town maybe she accidentally pissed off a rogue member of PETA who didn't like her keeping a dragon for a pet."

Phoebe's eyes darkened again.

"I don't know what happened in the town. But I know something needs to be done."

"SC's been talking about patrols, right?" Angelus said. "Students who can walk other students home, keep them from being alone at night? I realize it's shutting the barn door after the horse, but it's better than nothing."

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