Fred saw the blush on Hermione's face and frowned a little. "Don't worry about it. Angel is the last person to say anything about someone else's sex life. He tends to skim over that subject, even when Charles stops by bragging about Gwen and him. Angel tends to run for the hills because sex seems to make him squirm for some reason," she said.
She watched as Hermione put her jacket on and decided to do the same. They had a long night ahead of them and needed to get a start on things. Fred was in the middle of putting a couple of her personal stakes in her pockets when Hermione approached her. When the other woman cupped her face, Fred pressed into it.
"No, it won't be a problem with them," she said. Fred closed the gap between them and softly kissed Hermione's lips. She wanted more but knew they needed to go downstairs. "We better get down there."
Fred took Hermione's hand and walked her out of the room and down the stairs. Wesley, Groo and Angel were checking over the weapons. When they saw Fred and Hermione, all of them stopped and looked at them. "Anything we can do with the weapons?" Fred asked.
Wesley handed her a crossbow and small sword. "I want you have more than one weapon because it's hard telling what'll come out of the portal," he said. He handed Hermione the scroll and looked at Groo and Angel. "I do suppose the girls and I will leave now and meet you two in a bit."
"We'll be there," Angel merely said before he went back to looking through the weapons.
Hermione was a bit relieved to hear that Angel was discrete when it came to hearing about other people's sex lives. It was still a bit weird to think that someone could overhear them without even being in the same room, but that could be taken care of easily enough. She'd have to remember to cast a silencing charm next time.
She smiled at Fred after they kissed one last time then wrapped her hand around hers. She felt a bit on display when they joined the others on the first floor in the lobby, but pushed it aside, knowing that with everything that was going on, that was least thing to feel strange about.
She took the scroll from Wesley, opening it for a moment to look over the words. She wanted to be able to do the spell from memory, so she read them over and over several times. When Wesley said that they should leave, she rolled the scroll back up and put it in her pocket with her wand, taking Fred's hand again as they went out to Wesley's SUV.
The ride over to the industrial area was quiet, and by the time they reached the place where Sahjhan had originally opened the portal, the sun was just going down. Getting out of the car, Hermione looked around for a few moments and then walked over to a spot.
"He cast the spell here," she said. "I can feel it."
She took the scroll and her wand out again, opening the scroll to read over the words again, committing them to memory. The sun then completely disappeared, so she tucked the scroll away as Angel and Groo appeared, crossing the lot to join them.
"All right, I don't know exactly how this is going to affect me, so I want everyone to stand back. At least until I've cast." Hermione looked over at Fred and gave her a nervous smile before raising her wand. "Lekko najine forkahdio."
Suddenly, the wind picked up around them, whipping Hermione's hair into her face as a rip appeared in the air several feet away. Quickly, it widened until is was almost five meters across and five meters wide. An angry red sky could be seen through the opening while the edges crackled with orange and yellow electricity.
A lash of electricity whipped out towards her, and Hermione felt power draining from her. "Angel, Groo, hurry! I'm not sure how long I'll be able to hold this!"
She watched as Hermione put her jacket on and decided to do the same. They had a long night ahead of them and needed to get a start on things. Fred was in the middle of putting a couple of her personal stakes in her pockets when Hermione approached her. When the other woman cupped her face, Fred pressed into it.
"No, it won't be a problem with them," she said. Fred closed the gap between them and softly kissed Hermione's lips. She wanted more but knew they needed to go downstairs. "We better get down there."
Fred took Hermione's hand and walked her out of the room and down the stairs. Wesley, Groo and Angel were checking over the weapons. When they saw Fred and Hermione, all of them stopped and looked at them. "Anything we can do with the weapons?" Fred asked.
Wesley handed her a crossbow and small sword. "I want you have more than one weapon because it's hard telling what'll come out of the portal," he said. He handed Hermione the scroll and looked at Groo and Angel. "I do suppose the girls and I will leave now and meet you two in a bit."
"We'll be there," Angel merely said before he went back to looking through the weapons.
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She smiled at Fred after they kissed one last time then wrapped her hand around hers. She felt a bit on display when they joined the others on the first floor in the lobby, but pushed it aside, knowing that with everything that was going on, that was least thing to feel strange about.
She took the scroll from Wesley, opening it for a moment to look over the words. She wanted to be able to do the spell from memory, so she read them over and over several times. When Wesley said that they should leave, she rolled the scroll back up and put it in her pocket with her wand, taking Fred's hand again as they went out to Wesley's SUV.
The ride over to the industrial area was quiet, and by the time they reached the place where Sahjhan had originally opened the portal, the sun was just going down. Getting out of the car, Hermione looked around for a few moments and then walked over to a spot.
"He cast the spell here," she said. "I can feel it."
She took the scroll and her wand out again, opening the scroll to read over the words again, committing them to memory. The sun then completely disappeared, so she tucked the scroll away as Angel and Groo appeared, crossing the lot to join them.
"All right, I don't know exactly how this is going to affect me, so I want everyone to stand back. At least until I've cast." Hermione looked over at Fred and gave her a nervous smile before raising her wand. "Lekko najine forkahdio."
Suddenly, the wind picked up around them, whipping Hermione's hair into her face as a rip appeared in the air several feet away. Quickly, it widened until is was almost five meters across and five meters wide. An angry red sky could be seen through the opening while the edges crackled with orange and yellow electricity.
A lash of electricity whipped out towards her, and Hermione felt power draining from her. "Angel, Groo, hurry! I'm not sure how long I'll be able to hold this!"
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