In A Random Room At The Hyperion, Monday Morning

[sensethevisions]

Oh, somebody was in a lot of trouble.

Somebody was in a lot of trouble.

Most of yesterday had been spent with her being shimmered from room to room in the Hyperion because Cole didn't want to lose her or let someone else get a hold of her. No matter what she told him, this Cole was very determined that he was going to find a way back to his world and he was taking her with him.

Then at some point, he had decided that he needed to find Veronica and Lindsey and see what they were doing. Only, he didn't want her anywhere near them. This didn't bode well as Phoebe had already been scared to death for Piper and for Cole to say that he didn't want her around Lindsey meant that he didn't think Lindsey was normal either.

Of course, Cole's brilliant idea had been to shimmer through a couple of rooms and then find one on the top floor that he could LOCK HER INTO!

The bastard had even grabbed her and kissed her before leaving her in a LOCKED ROOM.

After spending what seemed like hours pounding on the doors and walls and yelling at the top of her lungs for someone to come let her out, Phoebe had slid down the wall to sit on the floor.

She was scared for her sister, for Anders and for everyone else that lived here. She didn't know what had happened to Dick or Logan or Angel. That brought her back to being panicked over her sister and worried about Anders.

And very, very pissed at a certain demon.

Very pissed.

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[demonbelthazor]

Sometime shortly after his unfortunate wake-up with Veronica and Lindsey, Bel was shimmering in a panic back to where he'd left Phoebe.

Thankfully, he'd put pants on first.

"Phoebe?" he called the instant he appeared.

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Phoebe was on her feet the moment he shimmered into the room. She wasn't quite sure if this was her Cole or the other Cole. (Give the girl a break, two days of lack of sleep was not good on the empathy.)

"You locked me up!" Oh yes, she was still very angry. She didn't move closer to him yet.

[demonbelthazor]

He was grabbing her anyway and trying to pull her into his embrace. "Phoebe, it's me, it's all right, it's really me," he said.

[sensethevisions]

"Cole?"

She looked up at him, searching his eyes. It certainly felt like her Cole. He looked like her Cole, too, not so hard and angry.

"What's the name of our boyfriend," she demanded, figuring that Cole would never call Anders the things his counterpart had.

[demonbelthazor]

"Sam Anders," Bel said promptly. Fuck, he had to find him, too, and make sure Veronica or Lindsey hadn't tried to snack on him.

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe felt the tension of the last two days starting to ease up when he said that. Cole would suddenly have his arms full of shaking witch. "You're back. You came back."

[demonbelthazor]

Bel buried his face against the top of her head. "Whoever that was, it wasn't me," he murmured. "You know I'd never treat Anders like that. Or you."

[sensethevisions]

"I knew as soon as I woke up that it wasn't you, sweetheart," she assured him. "He was from that weird vampire Fandom where I was dead." She swallowed. "He was harder and darker than you... and wanted to go to the Underworld so no one could take me away from him."

[demonbelthazor]

He drew back a little and looked down at her. "But...you were going to sleep with him," he said, frowning.

And please. Harder than him? Doubtful.

[sensethevisions]

She would have smacked him, really. Instead she pulled away from him and gave him that Look.

"I was trying to keep him distracted from attacking anyone and keep his attention focused on me so that he wouldn't do anything that would cause you to be hurt or worse!" She glared up at him. "And nothing like that happened since we were so busy playing chase and shimmering from room to room because he was bound and determined that I was going back home with him and no one here was going to take me away."

Really, everything that could have happened and that was the part he was hung up on?

[demonbelthazor]

Bel had the decency to look guilty about bringing that up. "Sorry, sweetheart," he said. "It's just...he wasn't me, he's what I could have been without you, and the thought of him touching you makes me sick."

[sensethevisions]

"And I knew he wasn't you, Cole. I knew that as soon I saw him." She tried to figure out the best way to explain this to him. "When I feel your demon near the surface, I'm never afraid. Never. I was afraid of him and what could happen if I didn't keep him sufficiently distracted."

No, she wasn't going to tell him that she had been worried that the other version's determination to have her would have ended up with her hurt.

"I didn't want him touching me, either, Cole. He wasn't you and he scared me." She looked up into his face.

[demonbelthazor]

"You vanquished that part of me," Bel said softly, pulling her close again. "In a good way, I mean. That Belthazor never had his soul brought to life like you did for mine."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe nodded, putting her head against his chest and holding onto him. "He lost his version of me long before that could happen," she said quietly.

[demonbelthazor]

"That's the life you saved me from," Bel said, kissing the top of her head. "I don't want to be like that." It scared him now to think how hard he had tried to bring Angelus back after Angel had been souled.

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"You'll never be like that, Cole, never." She reached a hand up to touch his face. "You're a different person than he was. You're a good man. You have people who care about you and love you to help make sure you never come close to that."

[demonbelthazor]

He caught her hand, cupping it with his own. "And Veronica and Lindsey aren't vampires. They're back to normal," he said. He hesitated, then said, "They hurt Piper. She'll be okay, but...."

[sensethevisions]

"How badly? Does she need me to call Wyatt?" She had turned to head out of the door, before realizing it was still locked because Cole had shimmered in. Hell, she would call Wyatt anyway. She looked up into his face, more worried than she had been last night. "But ... what? Cole? What happened to my sister?!"

[demonbelthazor]

"I'm not sure," Bel admitted since the post was still being played out. "She was well enough to walk. She took off -- I'm not sure where she went, but if you want to go look for her...."

[sensethevisions]

She gave him an incredulous look. "Of course I want to look for Piper! She needs me and she may need Wyatt."

Phoebe had been scared, sleep deprived and her throat was sore from yelling. However, the other version of Cole hadn't done anything to actually hurt her. Piper, on the other hand, had been hurt and Phoebe wasn't going to calm down until she found her sister and took care of her.

[demonbelthazor]

"She'll be OK, sweetheart, we'll make sure," Bel said comfortingly. He started to shimmer them out of the room. "C'mon, we'll go find her."

He'd just keep his distance for Piper's sake.

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Phoebe could feel that there was something that Cole wasn't telling her, but she figured that they would get that sorted out after they took care of Piper.

These alternate universe things were a huge pain in the ass.