The Park, Thursday Afternoon

[demonbelthazor]

Bel was once again blowing off working in the afternoon. The weather wasn't particularly pleasant, but after the conversations he'd had with Angel and Anders yesterday, he was in a pretty damn good mood, smiling at nothing in particular as he walked through the park.

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Expressing yourself? Is that a new euphemism I haven't heard yet?"

[demonbelthazor]

Bel snickered. "Not quite. He was upset I didn't tell him how I feel."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"How you feel?" she repeated slowly. "And exactly how do you feel about him?"

[demonbelthazor]

"I still feel really bad about what I did to him while I was the Source," Bel admitted. "I don't know how he managed to get passed that. But it's different now, and yeah, I care about him. I love him."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel blinked, surprised. Bel had never, ever, been this open about his feelings before. "I don't understand it either, but I'd say your damn lucky."

[demonbelthazor]

"I am," Bel agreed, then grinned goofily and added, "And I talked to Angel yesterday, too."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

The goofy grin was actually kind of scary. "Oh? What's up with tall, dark and goofy-haired?"

[demonbelthazor]

"He's good," Bel said. "I just wanted to tell him how I felt, too."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"And how'd that go over?" she wondered, figuring Angel had to still be facepalming.

[demonbelthazor]

"Great!" Bel said happily. "Better than I could have hoped."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel was almost afraid to ask. "What did he say?"

[demonbelthazor]

"That he felt the same," Bel explained, still beaming.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

It's a good thing there was a park bench right there when Isabel sat down in shock. "He did? No offense, but had he been drinking?"

[demonbelthazor]

"No?" Bel said. "I don't think so at least. He didn't understand what I was trying to tell him at first, but eventually he caught on."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

She nodded weakly and planned on leaving a message for Angel when she got a chance. Probably something along the lines of stay away from Logan's tequila. "That's good then. I'm glad for you...all four of you."

[demonbelthazor]

"I don't know that it's going to be like that," Bel said. "But it's just good to know how he feels."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Dear god she hoped it wasn't going to be like that, Isabel could juat imagine Parker's head exploding at the thought. "Oh yeah, it's always good to know where you stand with people," Isabel agreed. "It makes things easier."

[demonbelthazor]

Bel nodded. "At least I know I don't have to hide it anymore," he said.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Good for you," she said. "You deserve a chance to be happy."

[demonbelthazor]

"I am happy," Bel said. "I've got Phoebe, I've got Anders, and I've got a lot of good friends here. I feel almost giddy." He grinned and shook his head. "Never felt that way before."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Definitely a gremlin bite, Isabel decided. Guiltily, she almost wished she could be around when it wore off just to see the flailing. "Yeah, I know the feeling about the good friends," she said smiling at him. "I'm going to miss you guys when you leave."

[demonbelthazor]

"I'll miss you, too," Bel said. "That's the worst part about this place, the leaving."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, tell me about," Isabel nodded. "I'm not looking forward to when I have to go."

[demonbelthazor]

"I don't want you to go, either," Bel said. "Not if you're going to go someplace where you'll be in danger."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I don't have a choice. They're family," she said simply.