xp_logs | Angel & Julian: Backstage

Julian seeks clarification on something Angel said earlier in the day.

Julian hurried off stage, flipping off his jacket as he moved around various set pieces. The heat from the lights was roasting him alive in the heavy cottons of his custom costume. His eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness, his head started to turn, searching for a particular someone. In his haze from smashing into the ground, Julian could have sworn he'd heard Angel identify herself as his girlfriend and he wanted to find out if he'd just been imagining things.

The person in question was fiddling with the various cameras and equipment she had put up around the stage. Angel had figured the video camera trick had worked well enough with Joe
that several cameras would be awesome for when they were actually doing the play. Considering that she had to go on stage eventually, she wasn't as absorbed as she normally would have been and spotted Julian from the corner of her eye.

Satisfied with the camera, she moved back and away from the stage and grinned at him. "Hot out there?" she asked, knowing she was one of the few that wasn't being affected by the stage lights.

"Is it that obvious?" he smiled planting a small kiss on her cheek- she'd already gone through make-up. As he wiped the foundation from his lips, Julian realized that he hadn't thought this through- how could he bring this up without using the term in question. Of course, if she had said it, not a big deal, but if she hadn't...havoc could ensue.

He smiled for a moment, trying to think of what to say, "Um...how're the cameras coming?" was all that came out.

"Good!" she responded, rubbing her hands together in glee. "So far they seem to be taking pictures at the schedule I set up- which means there'll be a lot of pictures to go through and discard but I probably have a really awesome selection. Now with our trouble
maker gone, everything seems to be smooth sailing." Angel beamed up at him, obviously pleased by everything now that the 'curse' had been solved.

Julian beamed back, "We sorta did save the day, didn't we?" 'Avoiding the topic, come on Keller, man up.' He shifted his weight, "So, you remember earlier, when I- sorta- face
planted off the roof?"

It was an abrupt change in subject but Angel just nodded with a grimace. "Yeah, it was kind of hard to forget." She frowned and poked him lightly in the chest, taking care to not get glitter or anything from her costume onto his. "Something hasn't popped up, has it?" she asked with concern. "Your bits are all still in one shape, right?"

"Oh, yeah, everything's fine. Just fine, um," he beaming smile shifted to a nervous grin. "So, you said something to me when I was coming to...do you remember what that was?"

Instantly, she went as red as her hair and Angel buried her face in her hands. "Oh god, I didn't think you'd actually heard me," she said, her words muffled. "I thought you were concussed or something!"

His eyes went wide for a moment and his cheeks flushed to match hers, "You're serious? So you did say that you...um...that you're my...." This shouldn't have been bothering him as much as it was and he hoped that she wasn't taking it the wrong way. Julian took a moment to collect himself. "You said you're my girlfriend?"

"I'm really sorry," Angel said, refusing to look up at him - she hadn't been this embarrassed in ages and now she'd messed everything up. "I talk and talk and talk and then you people actually listen and, argh! I'd been thinking about it which means in my speak it goes from thought bubble to speech bubble like in a comic and I'm an idiot."

It was all Julian could do to keep from chuckling at Angel as his smile returned. His free hand reached out and took hers with a firm grip, his other dropped the coat to lift her chin. Julian stepped forward and shut his eyes, pressing his lips against Angel's in a rather intimate kiss for such a public setting.

When it broke, he bumped his forehead against her's and smiled, eyes still closed. "You do talk to much- lucky you have a boyfriend who can put up with it."

Angel blinked owlishly at him for a few moments as he had managed to, miracle of miracles, render her speechless. Then she giggled and snuggled closer to him though she was careful not to bump her wings too much. "It's part of my charm!" she laughed and then laughed more as she pulled back. "You're covered in make up, now!"

"Eh, I already was. Suppose I should go get chewed out by the prissy make-up girl again before they need me back on stage though." He sighed, glad things had turned out well, but wanting one last bit of clarification, "So, we're officially dating now?"

She crinkled her nose at him. "Oh, like I'm going to let you get out of it now."