44 Blueberry Hill, Monday Late Afternoon

[sleepswthdemons]

After her class, Phoebe had been brought right back home, where she made a promised phone call, and then went into the kitchen to make tea. She was still shook up over what had happened, and she hoped that her big brother would be able to calm the rage and the concern of Cole and Anders.

She still didn't understand why the attacker had tried to... seduce her instead of killing her, but Cole and Anders were angry about it beyond her ability to reason it out.

That would be why she was sitting on the couch in the library, with a blanket wrapped around her and an athame beneath the cushion next to her.

You just don't argue with the boys when they are angry and in fussing mode.



[[For the husband, boyfriend and sib. That Aziraphale visited is fine for broadcast. Topic of conversation, not so much.]]

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[ditheringangel.livejournal.com]

An extremely brief period of time passed between the moment when Aziraphale hung up his phone and when he appeared on Phoebe's doorstep. He gave a sharp rap on the door, trying hard to hide his worry over his little sister.

[sleepswthdemons.livejournal.com]

Phoebe didn't move from the couch as one of the guys immediately let Aziaphale in.

[ditheringangel.livejournal.com]

And Aziraphale went directly to where Phoebe sat.

"Tell me what's happened, my dear," he instructed, in a tone that was solemn but gentle, as he took a seat next to her.

[beenthroughthat.livejournal.com]

Sam was still hovering near the door, pacing anxiously and not saying a word; he wasn't particularly happy about what that kid had said to him earlier.

[sleepswthdemons.livejournal.com]

"I was sort of attacked last night," Phoebe said quietly, confusion still in her voice. She looked over at Cole. "Cole thinks it was a demon who can turn invisible but.."

Phoebe blushed slightly and looked down.

[holdingontolove.livejournal.com]

Cole was quiet as well, arms crossed and brooding. And planning what he was going to do to Troxa.

[ditheringangel.livejournal.com]

Aziraphale shot a look at Cole for confirmation, and then at Sam and his worried hovering, before turning back to Phobe again.

"Do you agree? Was it an attack from a demon? Or do you think there might still be something left in the house from that haunting?"

[sleepswthdemons.livejournal.com]

"I don't think it was left over from the haunting. But... it didn't exactly attack attack me, big brother. It was trying to uhm..." She blushed again. "It felt more like a seduction ... "

[ditheringangel.livejournal.com]

That was rather unexpected. After another glance at the two men, Aziraphale put his hand over Phoebe's.

"Did it feel...antagonistic toward you? Curious? Did you get any sense that it might have been more demonic or more spiritual?"

[sleepswthdemons.livejournal.com]

"To be honest, I don't know. When I felt... what it was trying to do, I got frightened and it overwhelmed me. They found me passed out in the attic."

[beenthroughthat.livejournal.com]

"With her robe pushed down off her shoulders," Sam interjected, his eyes flashing. "Which doesn't sit well with me at all."

[ditheringangel.livejournal.com]

"What exactly was it trying to do?" Aziraphale asked softly. He had some suspicions, but it would be better if Phoebe told him straight out.

He nodded understandingly at Sam. That didn't sit well with him, either.

[holdingontolove.livejournal.com]

"Has to be Troxa," Cole muttered under his breath. "And I'm going to kill him."

[beenthroughthat.livejournal.com]

"You're going to let me help, right?" Sam asked, still pacing.

[sleepswthdemons.livejournal.com]

Phoebe looked at them and then looked back at Aziraphale.

"It... it grabbed me and pushed me up against a wall. I felt lips and hands... and next thing I knew, Cole and Anders were there, trying to wake me up."

[ditheringangel.livejournal.com]

Okay, Aziraphale had to hand to Cole and Sam for not having already torn the house apart trying to find this thing.

"I want you to go to the clinic for a checkup. And I want to see the attic myself."

[sleepswthdemons.livejournal.com]

"I'll go, but only if it's James or you that are on duty there." She ddn't trust any doctor but James, after all. "And, big brother, is it possible to ward the house against demons that are not Cole?"

[ditheringangel.livejournal.com]

"Well, I'm not working at the clinic any longer except for being on call, but I'll talk to James and find out when he's on shift," Aziraphale explained, perfectly understanding of Phoebe's reticence. "And warding the house was going to be my very next suggestion. I can do a blessing as well, once which I don't imagine will cause any harm to Cole, since he's half mortal."

[holdingontolove.livejournal.com]

"Don't care if it hurts me, so long as Phoebe's safe," Cole said. "That's what's important."

[beenthroughthat.livejournal.com]

Sam cleared his throat. "I think Phoebe and I care if it hurts you."

[sleepswthdemons.livejournal.com]

Phoebe gave Cole a stricken look. "Not an option, Cole. We're not doing anything that might hurt you, no matter what."

That would be the stubborn Halliwell voice.

[ditheringangel.livejournal.com]

And the stubborn angel would be backing that up. "Mr Anders and Phoebe are right, I have no intention of doing anything that will harm any of you. I suppose it's possible you might feel a bit strange for moment after I do the blessing, Cole, but it wouldn't be any different than the time you accompanied me by way of James likes to call the 'angelic transport system'."

Aziraphale looked around at all three of them, and gave them a reassuring if somewhat grim smile. "Do you want the wards made to keep out everyone but the three of you, or something more like what's protecting the Leaf, to keep out just those intending harm?"

[sleepswthdemons.livejournal.com]

"Intending harm, please," Phoebe asked quietly. "I want to still be accessible to my students if they need me. And there's PIper, Marie, Lana and Dean, too."

[ditheringangel.livejournal.com]

"Then it shouldn't take me too long to set up," Aziraphale replied, squeezing Phoebe's hand. "Let me take a bit of time to walk around the house and get my bearings? And then I'll take care of that blessing and those wards, and you three can sleep a bit easier tonight."

[beenthroughthat.livejournal.com]

Sam blew out a breath slowly. He still wasn't sure it couldn't have been something else, something that wasn't a demon, but this would ease his mind a little.

"Appreciate it, sir."

[sleepswthdemons.livejournal.com]

Phoebe looked a little more relaxed and she squeezed his hand back.

"Thank you so much, big brother."

[ditheringangel.livejournal.com]

"Any time at all, little sister," Aziraphale said softly, leaning over to kiss Phoebe's cheek.

Then he stood, with a nod for Sam and Cole. "I promise not to snoop too much, if the three of you don't mind me walking around the house a bit. But to do this properly, I'll need access to every exterior wall and entrance."

[beenthroughthat.livejournal.com]

Sam grunted briefly. "Yeah, I've got no problem with that."

[holdingontolove.livejournal.com]

"Go for it," Cole agreed. "Just don't look in that box under the bed or you may be scarred for life."

[ditheringangel.livejournal.com]

Aziraphale headed off to make a thorough tour of the house, touching his fingers to the doorjambs and windowsills to set the blessing, and carefully laying the foundation for his wards as he went. He walked the perimeter of the house as well, and when he was finished, stood for a time in the center of the building, until the protections were settled into place.

"I'll leave you three now," he said when he was finished. "Phoebe, my dear, get some rest. And if you have any more troubles, call me right away."

[ooc: The wards are just like those on the Leaf -- they won't keep out "evil", but they will stop anyone intending harm to the people inside from entering.]