Arthurian Traditions Lesson F.I.I.K.

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The classroom is empty. There is a sign hanging from the moosehead and there is a folded piece of paper in the moose's mouth. The sign reads:

WORK PERIOD FOR YOUR PROJECT.
I WANT A REPORT ON YOUR PROGRESS NEXT CLASS.

ANGEL, YOU WILL FIND YOUR
ESSAY TOPIC IN MOOSEJAW.

I MADE A FUNNY.

The folded paper simply reads, "Women. Discuss."

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[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angel grimaced. "Angel. My name is Angel. And I meant now. I didn't come here to fight with you. But if you want to hate me and never trust me again, I can't argue that."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe is so very confused.

"So, what Angela told me, about the soul...it changed you?"

[demonbelthazor]

"Don't let that trick you, Phoebe," Cole said. "That's what he'd like you to believe. He really hasn't changed."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"You would know."

[demonbelthazor]

"Yeah, and you don't know anything."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Well that's a theory," Angel replied.

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe is watching and listening to all of this. She makes sure that she's firmly between the two angry demons. She has to protect Cole. She looks at Angel for a long time.

"How can I know you're not the same guy and aren't just waiting for my guard to come down so you have a snack?"

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angel shrugged. "You don't."

[demonbelthazor]

"Because he knows if he touches you he'll be a pile of ashes," Cole growled.

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe looks back at Cole and then looks to Angel.

"You're not friends any longer?"

[demonbelthazor]

"He wants to kill me, so I'd say no," Cole said.

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"He wants to desoul me so ditto."

[demonbelthazor]

"I made a promise to you," Cole said. "Free you or stake you. Your choice, but I have to keep it."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe is now really confused and she glares at Angel.

"Why do you want to kill Cole? He's done nothing but be a friend to you up until now."

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Angel was this close to rolling his eyes. "I don't want to kill Cole." There was a hint of emphasis on the name that he used. "But if he tries to desoul me I'm going to have to try to stop him. Otherwise I will start killing people and that's obviously something we'd like to avoid."

[sensethevisions]

She looks at Angel with curious eyes. "The soul keeps you from killing?"

She tilts her head back to look at Cole for a long moment and then she turns back to look at Angel.

"Isn't almost impossible for a soul to be removed?"

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Not totally impossible," Angel said. "And without the soul there's nothing to stop me from killing."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe looks at him calmly. "With a soul you won't kill anyonw else...or do I always have to be on guard to protect my friends and Cole from you or your anger?"

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"I never killed out of anger," Angel said. "I killed because I liked it. Because it gave me pleasure. Because sometimes it was even funny. But not now."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe looks at him calmly.

"So, if I came to you for help on something and I was alone, you wouldn't hurt me?"

It's obvious that she's trying to feel out the situation. Angelus had hurt a lot of people, but he had also been good to her when they talked. She was trying to see how this version of him was different.

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"No," Angel said. "I wouldn't hurt you."

[demonbelthazor]

"You are not going anywhere near him alone," Cole said lowly.

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angel gave Bel a look. "Better she be alone with you?"

[demonbelthazor]

"She's safe with me," he began, then realized what Angel was hinting at, and his expression grew alarmed. "Don't."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angel looked back at Bel coolly. "Don't what?"