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[sith_happened]

Anakin was going to wear a path across his floor if he kept up his pacing.

And the sun wasn't going to set any faster, no matter how many times he checked out the window.

...why yes, Anakin was taking the news on the radio as a personal insult.

His friendship alpha-male off rivalry thing with Angel had always been...complicated. And his hatred for Angelus had never really gone away. Angelus'd nearly killed Rory, after all. Anakin wasn't the kind to just let that sort of thing go.

You know, ever.

So pacing. He figured it was a step up from lifting every rock on the island to figure out which one Angelus had slithered under.

The door was open.

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[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John had spent a significant amount of time working on the most boring summaries known to man over the last couple of days. He thought that maybe if he showed initiative to turn in his work, he'd earn points towards not dying during the final Thursday.

He stopped in the doorway, "'Morning, Professor."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River didn't have a particular reason to stop by, but then she felt she didn't really need one. She stopped on the threshold.

"Pacing helps?"

[sith_happened]

Anakin barely paused. "Sheppard," he said, nodding.

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"A little," Anakin admitted, with a very small smile. "Hello."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River entered and took a seat on a chair, leaning one arm on the backrest. "What's bothering you?"

[sith_happened]

"An unwelcome presence on the island," he said tightly. "Do me a favor and don't go out alone at night for a while?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

She could defend herself, and she knew Anakin knew that, so River raised an eyebrow. She nodded however.

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"Thank you," he said with a smile. "Angelus has a...fascination...with toying with women. I'd like to avoid it being anyone I know."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Not an angel then." River held back a chuckle.

[sith_happened]

Anakin's expression didn't change. "The last time he was on the island, he killed a student. Nearly took a couple more."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory got out of her penultimate final, and figured that she could take a little bit of a break. Hence, time to call Anakin and let him know she was alive.

[sith_happened]

Anakin practically leaped across the room to answer the phone. "Hey, you."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"One more," Rory sighed. "One more final, and then I'm done. I'm done, and you should come up here after you teach and we'll spend all weekend all warm in bed and cozy. Mom invited you for Christmas, too. Luke if he wants to come, too. He can even bring Jo if she's not going home or something."

[sith_happened]

Anakin cradled the comlink close and closed his eyes, making the decision to delay telling her for as long as possible. "We'd love to come," he said. "I'll have Luke check with Jo. Have you been eating real food?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

She frowned. "Hunt him down?" Her thoughts immediately went to Adah, who wasn't able to defend herself physically.

[Bedtime for me!]

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Marty fed me last night," she promised. "I'm taking a break now but soon it'll be back to the library."

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"Marty did?" Anakin hadn't meant for his voice to have that kind of edge to it. "Because he works at a drive-through window?"

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"That's my plan," Anakin said, eyes going very hard. "I made a promise."

[Night!]

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"No, for a catering company, so he brings me his leftovers," she replied cheerfully. "We ate something with puff pastry last night."

[sith_happened]

"He stayed?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"...for a little while," she said slowly. "It's not like he just delivered food."

[sith_happened]

Anakin held in an unhappy sigh. "And you told him all about me, right?" he asked hopefully.

Subtle like a Skywalker.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"The pictures of us that I've put up are kind of a clue. He knows I have a much older, mysterious boyfriend," Rory assured him, rolling her eyes.

[sith_happened]

Anakin took a deep breath, held it, and then let it go. "Sorry," he said softly. "I'm on edge today."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Everything okay?" she asked, having finally reached her room.