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Fred Burkle-Super Genius Crew
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 Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:29 am
Now Fred was sure he was missing her point... So what if she was dating him, that didn't make it his job to protect her... like she needed someone to make sure she stayed out of trouble...
"I can protect myself, you know, I'm not completely useless..."
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:00 am
"Useless? Whoever said you were..." Wesley stared at her and he suddenly realized just how much she misinterpreted what he said. "Oh heaven's no. Fred, I know you can take care of yourself. You did it for five years in a crazy dimension that treated humans like slaves. You are not helpless and I know you can protect yourself. I've seen you do it. I didn't mean to make you think I was saying you couldn't protect yourself. You don't need me or Gunn for that. Yes yesterday you asked me for help but that doesn't mean your helpless." He was relieved that was what this fuss was over.
"I didn't realize I made it sound like that." Thats when Wesley realized that nobody else thought like that. Not even Gunn. "But everyone else doesn't see it that way... I think I understand now." He leaned slightly forward. "Let me tell you something. I used to have the same problem you did. Well I still have it sometimes. People when I was still a watcher called me useless all the time. It hurt me but I never said anything because I believed it. But now I look back and I know they were wrong. I stood up and made them see a difference.
So I know how much it hurts and I would never do that to anyone else. You are not helpless and you are not a child. I think you were right to leave Angel's hotel. You don't need them undermining you. You are too good for that and you don't deserve it. If it means you have to go your own way to show them you the woman you are. Then you should do it. Don't take that s**t from them. They are beneath you." He smiled slightly at her.
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Fred Burkle-Super Genius Crew
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:14 am
Fred found herself blushing again. Wesley was being really almost too sweet to her. Wait... watcher, of what? Wesley use to watch something? 'Okay you are missing the point Fred' she though 'He's being sweet and comforting, thank him, don't pry.'
"What did you watch?" okay well that didn't work...
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:40 am
"Guess I walked myself into that one." He smiled. "There's a group called The Watchers Council. They teach a very select group all about demons, vampires, and relics. The are taught many different ancient languages and a little bit of magic. Basically they are people that do the research for and train what we call The Slayer.
The Slayer is a girl chosen solely to fighting the creatures of the night. They do exactly what we did at Angel Investigations, help the helpless. Accept they don't get paid for it. They have more of the super hero aspect. They are super strong and often times have very short lives. Which is why they have a slayer ready to be called for every generation. As watchers we are supposed to guide them and have them follow a set of strict rules. Every Slayer gets assigned to a watcher." Wesley finished.
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Fred Burkle-Super Genius Crew
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:53 am
Fred was beginning to realize just how much about Wesley she didn't know... In all the days they had spent talking, about demons, whether or not neutrinos might not actually exist and all be a trick a group of witches are playing on the scientific community, what color socks she had on, they had never talked about his past...
He had been a watcher, a man who trains a girl to be a superhero, and he had been treated like he was useless... So what had happened? Fred had kind of always just painted him the way she had first met him, she had done so to all of AI, but eventually more and more stories changed the picture, for everyone else but Wes. She wanted to reach out and take his hand, comfort him, but she realized that her hand was covered in now quickly drying mud...
"Thank you." she said smiling up at him.
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:04 am
"You're welcome." He smiled slightly. "You know I've never talked to anyone about that before. I think I just got used to everyone already knowing the story. It's weird." He was quiet for a moment. Though what was the weirdest thing? He actually talked about himself and didn't feel bad. Fred wasn't making him feel like he needed to apologize for being open. "So do those baths actually relax you?"
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Fred Burkle-Super Genius Crew
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:14 am
"Well thanks for telling me." Fred smiled, she felt special suddenly and that was a good feeling.
"Well actually it's my first one... I'm not sure it's too relaxing... I just wanted to try it, 'cause well, when you break up you go to your girlfriends, get a facial, do each others nails and talk about how dumb guys are... or at lest that's my understanding... never had too many of either so I'm not exactly an expert. I didn't have anyone to go to so I thought a professional facial would work just as well... or something..." Fred tried to explain the compulsion that had brought her to the spa in the first place. She felt a little embarrassed by it. Silly attempt at replacing girl bonding with a spa. Fred figitted a little and frond. "Wes I hate to say this but you have to leave."
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:24 am
"I guess I kinda spoiled it by being a guy." He smiled as he stood up. "Sorry I was just feeling terrible and I needed to make something right today." He walked over to the door. "I'll see you later." He smiled at her a went to leave.
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Fred Burkle-Super Genius Crew
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:29 am
"You didn't spoil anything Wes, it was good to talk, got my mind off my problems." She smiled, feeling the mud thicken. "Bye! I guess I'll call you."
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:41 am
He walked down the hall, he didn't really feel like going but that's what she asked him to do. He stopped in the hall debating with himself. Maybe she meant something else.
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Fred Burkle-Super Genius Crew
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:47 am
Once Wes was out of sight, Fred lifted herself out of the thickening tub. And started out for the showers...
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:55 am
Wesley pondered for a moment. This was the first time he would be able to actually talk to Fred without having Gunn at the back of his mind. That and he didn't want to leave. He leaned against the wall. He was going to make sure she really wanted him to leave before he would drop the idea of staying. So he would wait in the hall until she came out. He hadn't felt happy in a long time and right now he was. He wasn't going to just give it up.
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:01 pm
Wesley started pacing in the halls for a few minutes later. What if he was wrong? Would she be mad at him? He just got her to feel better. So was staying going to ruin that? He was worrying again over nothing. He stopped midway in the hall trying to keep his emotions under control. "Okay you just need to calm." He said out loud that's when he heard something roar behind him. That could only mean one thing. He turned quickly but he didn't get the chance to see what it was. Something hit his face. He flew back and hit the wall hard, knocking over one of the wooden tables.
He laid on the floor trying to collect his thoughts. But he wasn't quick enough cos the demon was on him again. It had grabbed his throat. It was an ugly thing. A cross between a monkey and a wolf perhaps. It was taller and bulkier than Wesley. With long clawed arms and hind legs. It's brown fur was slightly mated and it had razer sharp white teeth with saliva dripping off them.
He couldn't breathe he had to get the thing off of him. But it was much stronger than he was and it's blood red eyes were almost paralyzing to look at. Wesley reached for the pieces of the broken table. He had to keep fighting. His vision started to blur and he could feel pain shoot up through his chest from the lack of air. He grabbed the broken leg of the table and struck the demon on the side of the head.
The demon screamed letting him go. Wesley took that moment to get to his feet. Coughing a bit he pulled his shot gun out from under his coat and started firing. But that only made it angrier. It growled again lunging at him. Latching it's teeth onto Wesley's shoulder as it knocked him to the floor. Wesley screamed out and his gun slid a crossed the hall. But the creature had him pinned and it wasn't letting go.
It pulled one of it's clawed hands up. From the tips of its fingers its nails grew to and inch in length. Then in one quick motion it slammed its claws into Wesley's right shoulder, dangerously close to his neck. Wesley screamed out in pain and he felt like it was get harder for him to move. "Paralysis." He thought as his eyes widened in fear.
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:26 pm
Fred took jumped in the shower and began washing away the mud and green goo and started plucking the seaweed from her hair. Her skin and hair did feel nicer but... it hadn't really helped her. She was still jobless and homeless. She couldn't even stay at the spa for very long. She had saved and invested her earnings at AI but Angel could be a bit tight with money. It had been her head and she still hadn't gotten much of that fifty thousand dollars. Still she had done well with it. Charles had like to squander his on little romantic things, she was glade now that she had been more practical though at the time it made her feel bad. Oh well she had at lest enough to get her by for a transition month. She could get herself a cheep apartment... in LA that probably meant a roach infested one, but having lived in a cave, really all apartments had gained a charm. Maybe she could move into Cordy's old apartment, that place was nice and she wasn't afraid of Denis.
However none of this answered how she would stay in the demon business. She didn't want a normal job... she wasn't even sure she could do a normal job any more. Wesley had sung her praises, perhaps he could find use for her... somewhere. She would hint it out... see if he would help her a little. But first she would get her cloths and find a newspaper.
Fred hopped out of the shower, put on her fluffy robe and headed for her room.
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Fred Burkle-Super Genius Crew
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:42 pm
Wesley's mind was slipping and his strength was leaving him. This thing whatever it was had caught him off guard. And now it was going to kill him. His muscles were tightening and his pain was the only thing he was feeling. The demon released it's fangs from Wesley's shoulder. It knew it had won. Taking it's clawed hand it went to rip at Wesley's chest.
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