8.1. "Each betrayal begins with trust."
Phish

Co-written with lyricalembrace
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Rory stood in the middle of his living room that now looked much like a bomb had just hit it. Not a bomb, however. Just a vampire in a rage that could only be tamed when she reigned her own emotions back in. It was pointless for Rory to even try or he could have gotten hurt. Instead, he had just let her get through it, knowing that waiting it out would be the best thing in that situation. He couldn’t even get clear answers out of her beyond the fact that Xander and Buffy were involved on some level. Whatever it was, Airlie was extremely upset and Rory hadn’t seen her like this is a long time.

( Now she seemed to have calmed down a little, standing by his mantle, breathless as she pushed her fiery red and now dishevelled hair out of her face... )


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