The Halliwell Manor, Saturday morning

[izzyalienqueen]

After spending the week worrying about Savannah and trying to get a particularly annoying paper done, Isabel was thrilled when Wyatt invited her to spend the weekend in San Francisco.

Taking advantage of his grandfather being out of town to have a few days to themselves? Never...

After a late night, Isabel was still half asleep when she climbed out of bed, pulled on one of Wyatt's t-shirts, and quietly went in search of the coffee maker, wondering if Wyatt would enjoy breakfast in bed.

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"That's too bad," Isabel replied. "Do you miss it?"

[blessed_twice]

"Sometimes," Fork admitted. "I used to like a good burger and fries. And beer."

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"I'd miss chocolate. And Tabasco," she replied, heading out the door and down the stairs. "So you haven't been a vampire for all that long?"

Isabel kept glancing over her shoulder, just to make sure he didn't try anything.

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Fork was behaving, for now. He shrugged. "About a year or so, I guess. You lose track of time."

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She continued moving ahead of him, closing blinds or curtains where she could. Accidentally setting her boyfriend's doppelganger on fire was probably a bad thing.

"Just a year? Angel's over a hundred."

[blessed_twice]

He appreciated that, he really did. But he was distracted from her statement when he caught sight of a picture of Wyatt and Chris hanging on the wall. "What the hell...?"

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"I know. You look just like him," Isabel said, perching on the back of couch. "It's weird."

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"That's your boyfriend?" Fork said. "Why the hell does he look just like me?"

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"Why do you look like him?" she countered, unable to not be amused. It was just like newbie day back in Fandom, watching their poor little brains break.

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"I'm better looking," Fork insisted, though he hadn't seen his own reflection in quite some time. "He's too . . . curly."

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Isabel was indignant on Wyatt's behalf. "I happen to like the curls thank you very much."

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"Why don't you try a hands on comparison," Fork said, leer returning. "You might be surprised."

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"You're persistent aren't you?" she sighed. "Once again, no. I'll pass."

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"You remind me of my ex," Fork said. "Blonde and stubborn."

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"You say that like it's a bad thing."

Hoping Wyatt's grandfather wouldn't mind her rooting around in his kitchen, Isabel set about making a real breakfast. And lots of coffee because she had a feeling she wasn't going to sleep for the next two days.

"What happened to her?"

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Fork leaned against the wall and watched her get to work. "She decided we should break up when I became a vampire," he said. "Vampire, vampire hunter, these things just don't work out."

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"No, I can see where the world views would conflict just a little," Isabel agreed. "Although if you really wanted to, you could make it work."

Yes, she was trying to give relationship advice to a vampire.

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"She doesn't see it that way," Fork said flatly. "She wants to save me, or failing that, kill me."

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"Have you given her any reason to think differently?" she asked. "Or did you just try to make her dinner?"

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"I wouldn't kill her," Fork said. Well, unless his master ordered it. "I wanted her to join us."

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Some say po-ta-to, others say po-tah-to. "But you wanted to make her a vampire. Isn't that the same thing?"

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"Undead isn't the same as dead," Fork said. "Besides, then other vampires would stop trying to kill her. She'd be safer."

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"She'd be dead," Isabel pointed out. "She wouldn't get to see the sunrise, or to enjoy a piece of chocolate. Her life would be over."

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"Her life is going to be over soon anyway," Fork countered. "Vampire hunters don't live long. I'm proof of that."

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That was enough to make her pause for a moment, feeling a wave of sympathy for his girlfriend. "I'm sorry."