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[c_gunn_]

Okay, gotta give a brother credit when he's standin' there among a bunch of demons doin' it in the street and he don't barf. Even gotta give a brother credit when he offers the nice, shy chick a ride home in his truck

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[rain_belgrave]

*walks out into the courtyard, looking around nervously*

*freezes when she sees Gunn*

C...Charles, hi.

[c_gunn_]

*puts down the crossbow he was working on*

Hey Rain.

*pauses*

Want to sit down?

*thinks to himself* Smooth, man, real freakin' smooth.

[rain_belgrave]

*blushes bright red*

Sure, I...I guess.

*sits cautiously on the bench*

What am I gonna say to him?

[c_gunn_]

Listen, Rain, I don't know what happened the other night...

*thinks* Don't step in, man.

Not that I regret it and I hope you don't regret it either, but if I crossed a line and made you uncomfortable or anything, I apologize.

[rain_belgrave]

*is unable to look at him*

I don't... *swallows* Don't do things like that. Ever. Not because I don't l-like you. Because I do.

*thinks* Could you be more lame if you tried?

*looks up and is frozen by the sight of the girl who sometimes haunts the courtyard*

[c_gunn_]

Hey, believe it or not, I'm not mr. one night stand. It's not my thing...

*trails off, looks over to where she is staring*

Rain, you alright?

[rain_belgrave]

*scoots closer to him without realizing it*

*her shoulder brushes his*

I'm never going to be all right, because... I see them everywhere I go. They won't let me be normal.

*tears stand in her eyes as she looks at him*

I see people who used to be alive. Like the girl over there. I know nobody else can see them.

*lowers her head again*

[c_gunn_]

*wraps an arm around her, pulling her close without thinking about it*

Excuse the lameness of this statement, but you see dead people?

Like ghosts and stuff? Huh. They messin' with you or are they just there?

[rain_belgrave]

*tries to laugh, wiping her face with one hand*

Yeah. Dead people. I've seen them since I was three. What most people don't know is, they're everywhere.

*leans her head against his shoulder*

Sometimes they just watch. Sometimes I don't know they aren't real. And sometimes they try to talk to me. Like she does.

[c_gunn_]

I believe you and I got no doubt that this city at least is filled with dead people, cut down in their prime thanks to some demons and stuff, or hell, because of humans.

*squeezes her gently*

Maybe they talk to you so you can help them find peace and stuff. Like Cordy gets visions of attacks before they happen so we can try and save the people. Maybe you get the stuff from people who couldn't be saved, but just want to find some peace.

[rain_belgrave]

You don't... think I'm crazy?

*sniffles*

My aunt wants to put me in some mental place because she doesn't believe in anything she can't see. That's why I was living on the street before Kate found me and brought me here.

*glances up at him*

I'm glad she did.

*blushes again*

[c_gunn_]

No one's gonna lock you up, girl. You ain't crazy, you just got some kind of gift.

*smiles at her*

I'm glad she brought ya here too. You want to go talk to with Wes and see if he can find out in the books how we can help you out?

[rain_belgrave]

*smiles back warmly*

Sure, why not? Thanks.