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The Park, Friday

He'd thought about opening the shop but couldn't bring himself to do it. If Kiki wanted to, was feeling up to it, he'd let her do it one last time. But for himself, he was going to the park instead.

So early in the morning, Aziraphale settles himself onto his favorite bench, next to the duck pond, with a sack of day-old scones. He's feeding the ducks, and possibly brooding just a little.

[OOC: Come talk to the broody angel ~~not the broody Angel~~ or use this for your own park purposes. Slowplaying until late evening EST.]

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Phoebe sits on the bench next to Aziraphale and hands him a burgundy velvet box.

Aziraphale smiles at Phoebe as she sits down and takes the box, offering her the sack of scones in exchange. He opens the box and looks inside, silent for a moment, and then lifts out the watch.

"My dear...it's lovely," he says softly. "Thank you so much." He runs his fingers over the case.

"It was my grandfather's," she says softly. "I know Angels don't need blessings, but it's thwice-blessed...by my Gramps, my mother and myself. I have the necklace from you...and I wanted you to have this. I think he'd approve."

"Phoebe..."

Aziraphale turns to look her her. "Are you certain? This is...this is something you should be passing along through your family."

He looks touched though, and his eyes are very bright.

"You are family, I told you that. I just wnat you to have something...so you don't forget."

"I'll never forget you, my dear. But...if you really want me to have this, then I would be honored."

His voice is still very soft, as if he's afraid to speak loudly. He leans over and gives Phoebe a light kiss on the cheek, and closes his hand over the watch.

Phoebe hugs him.

"I do want you to have it, Aziraphale."

"Then I'll treasure it." He slips the velvet box into his coat pocket, but the watch itself he keeps in his hand, his fingers closed around it.

"I wanted you to know...Crowley and I spoke last night. I think everything is going to be all right between us. Perhaps not the same as before, but I believe we've worked things out."

Phoebe nods. "I kind of thought so when he came to the Hotel last night. He's going to miss you terribly, you know. He loves you."

"I'll miss him as well. But we've been apart before, this will be no different." He smiles at Phoebe. "We'll see one another again. I have great faith in that."

"I'm glad," she says with a smile. "Everybody seems to be leaving me tonight.'

Angela has gone for a walk at lunchtime to clear her head before her afternoon of classes.

"Hi, Mr. Phale. Are they hungry today?," she asks, indicating the ducks.

"Miss Chase! What a pleasure to see you. Please sit, if you like." Aziraphale gives Angela a pleased if subdued smile, and glances at the ducks. "They're always hungry, my dear. A bit greedy, I think."

"Why do you say that, my dear? Is someone else leaving as well?"

She takes a seat on the bench. "Birds usually are," she agrees thoughtfully. "Like the gulls at the beach. They'll practically attack you for a piece of pizza, you know?"

Shoving her hands in her pockets, she adds, "Sorry I haven't been by the shop lately. I had, like, a month where I barely left campus. I'm getting over it."

"Buffy left yesterday. You and James today...and Crowley is leaving until very late, too." She shrugs.

"Aziraphale...can I ask you a question?"

"I'm so sorry to hear that. Is there anything you'd like to talk about?"

Aziraphale tosses a bit of scone to the ducks, giving Angela a concerned look.

"Yes, I'd received a letter from Miss Summers. I didn't realize you were friends."

He smiles and nods. "Of course you may, my dear."

"Not really," Angela says thoughtfully, not really in a mood to talk about her last month and a half. "Just busy. Classes, school stuff, all of that."

"How are you?"

"Buffy and I weren't exactly friends...but it was nice knowing she was there, looking out for people and someone I cared about. She hates Cole and I hate Angelus..."

She sighs.

"Something happened this morning, Aziraphale, something that I don't understand. I was teaching class...and I was cruel and hurtful to Cole...and that's not like me."

Aziraphale nods, giving Angela her privacy. "I...I'm afraid I'm going to be leaving. I had asked Martin to tell you, when he came by the shop yesterday, but really I should have called you myself. I'm terribly sorry."

He gives Phoebe a long look, and a sad smile. "My dear, I'll be perfectly honest with you. It's a good chance that it's partly Crowley's influence. Not that he's changing you but...being around him can bring out the facets of your personality that you'd just as soon not admit are there."

Patting her hand, he adds, "Trust me on this. I know what it's like. You'll...learn to compensate for it, and to accept it."

"Is there a way to learn to control those aspects. I just...I can't believe what I did and I'm so ashamed of how I treated him."

After class and lunch, Kiki comes down to the park with a bag of bread loaf-heels. Without a word, she stands beside Aziraphale, rips off bread chunks and tosses them to the one group of creatures in Fandom probably more successful on milking delectable edibles out of the citizens than even Jiji and Pogo. Enjoying this last feeding with her friend, savior, and foster-father, she finds she doesn't need to say anything.

It's all been said already.

Aziraphale smiles up at Kiki, then slides down the bench and pats the seat beside him. The ducks crowd up around the young witch's feet, excited at the extra attention.

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