Library is Open, February 15

[swerval_zero]

Zero opens up the library and settles in behind the desk. For all your bookish needs.

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Re: Fourth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Panic. Okay. She wanted to keep this quiet. Angel could do quiet.

"No reason." He smiled at her.

Re: Fourth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"No, seriously, what have you heard?" Rory asked, her eyebrows nearly in her hairline. "Were you near my room or something? Because I just really liked my book."

Re: Fourth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Nothing," Angel assured her. "Haven't heard a thing. I don't talk to people much." He gave her a look. "For whatever that's worth to you."

Re: Fourth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory frowned, mildly appeased. "Oh, okay. Good." She eyed him carefully. "So like, if you knew something...somehow...you wouldn't say anything?"

Re: Fourth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Correct." Another look.

Re: Fourth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Good to know." Rory smiled. "Vampire thing I don't know about that tells you stuff like this?"

Re: Fourth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Pretty much," Angel admitted. "Comes in handy sometimes. Others, little too much information."

Re: Fourth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Does it tell you, um, who? Or just that I...?" Rory trailed off, turning red.

Re: Fourth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

In response, Angel quietly nodded at "Tell you who?"

Re: Fourth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Ah." Rory was now a very dark red. "Okay. It's a secret, obviously. And don't say anything to him, okay?"

Re: Fourth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"No problem," Angel said. "Saying anything involves words. I hate that."

Re: Fourth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Words suck," Rory agreed, pulling a sheet of paper out of her bag. It read:

Angela
Parker
Smith
Prof. Tick
Bridge
Mom

At the bottom, she quickly scrawled Angel.

"So. Anyway. Want to talk about like, anything else?"

Re: Fourth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"In theory. But that's, you know, talking." Angel grinned at her.

Re: Fourth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"And talking is bad," Rory agreed, returning the grin. "Anyway. Anything I can help you find?"

Re: Fourth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Just browsing around for Campaigning," Angel said. "I've got homework I need to catch up on."

Re: Fourth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory's smile widened. "You're sticking with it, then?"

Re: Fourth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"We'll see," Angel said. "I had a talk with Prof. Lyman and he convinced me to give it a shot."

Re: Fourth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Yay!" Rory said happily. "He's a good teacher."

Re: Fourth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Hopefully he's a good teacher who won't flunk me."

Re: Fourth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"You know, if you need tutoring or something, I can probably help you," Rory offered.

Re: Fourth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"I need to buckle down and do the work," Angel said. He sighed, leaning against the desk. "I know it probably sounds stupid. Not like I'm going to college once I'm done. But... I feel like I'm making a show of myself, you know? Proving something, after last semester."

Re: Fourth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"It's not stupid. It's kind of admirable," Rory replied.

Re: Fourth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angel smiled. "Thanks. After that? Who knows."

Re: Fourth Period

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"So how come you're not going to college?" Rory asked, frowning thoughtfully. "I mean, you're in high school...."

Re: Fourth Period

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Once I'm done here I'm not holding off on the good fight anymore," Angel said. "I'm going back to my dimension to try to do what Buffy does. Only without her."

It's possible he looked a tiny bit intimidated by that.