December 28, 2017:
Billy and June continue their new-couple bliss, but Enchantress still needs her take. revelations follow.
Billy's Apartment
Billy's Apartment. Bring food.
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Fade In…
So, things that Billy will get to learn. June is a little bit of a squirmy sleeper. She tends to twist and turn, like she's having poor sleep (probably because she is). She's also a fairly late riser; left to her own devices, she'll be out till a solid 10 or 11 AM. But she's definitely cuddly; she'll cling to him for much of the night.
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What June will learn: Billy sleeps like a rock…the guy could sleep through a tornado that was -right- next to him, so June squirming about doesn't bother or wake him up at all. Though June will learn that Billy is quite cuddly himself, the two becoming entangled in multiple different positions around each other. Though eventually, Billy does open his eyes with a soft yawn….
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June wakes at the sound of the yawn. Being a poor sleeper often means she's a light sleeper. The brunette comes awake with the slightest bit of startled flailing, as she doesn't recognize her surroundings, before memory kicks in and she relaxes. "Sorry…"
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Billy looks more awake when June starts to flail about a little bit. "Whoa, whoa…hey…" he smiles to her, cupping her cheeks with both hands. "Good morning, beautiful." he smiles to her warmly before his hands wrap around her waist to hold her close. "Did you sleep well?" he looked like he slept pretty adequately himself.
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She blushes. "As well as I usually do." Which isn't saying much. "But it was really nice." She hugs him, snugly.
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Billy chuckles faintly as she hugs and snuggles against him, smiling to her then. "Same here really…but I loved every second." he looks her in the eyes then, leaning to give her a little kiss.
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She returns the kiss, then blushes. "Mind if I borrow your toothbrush? I don't wanna morning-breath you." She scoots up a little, to sit up in the bed.
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Billy smiles to her softly after the kiss. "Of course." he points at a nearby door then. "Bathroom is right there." he sits up then too to smile to her. "and here I didn't want to morning breath -you-." a small laugh then as he runs a hand through her hair.
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She smiles, and slides those long legs out of the bed, before heading off to the bathroom. She's in there about ten minutes, and when she comes out, she's clearly finger-brushed her hair, brushed her teeth, and looks a little more composed. "MUCH better. Your turn."
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Billy had just really -woke up- by the time that June returns from the batheroom looking perhaps 99.9 percent more beautiful than when she entered. "Hah…..man, you make me look like a bum." he laughs a little bit as he rises to his feet. caressing her cheek with his hand as he pauses to look at her before he heads into the restroom to brush his teeth and make himself a little more presentable.
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June laughs. Meanwhile, while Billy's in there, she's going to pad down and check his fridge. Maybe she can make him surprise breakfast.
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As Billy starts to clean himself up and June checks his fridge, she'll discover that either he saves alot of cash by couponing or he just gets paid pretty well, he has a relatively half-full fridge. Leftover chinese food packaged neatly, eggs, milk, cheese, a pack of bacon, cream cheese…more than enough materials for her to cook up a little something while he's busy.
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AWESOME. June loves to cook. Cookies at the Suicide Squad have become a thing. She'll start in on things, tossing bacon in a pan, and getting ready to make some quick omelettes.
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Billy loves a woman who can cook! But Billy is relatively just finishing brushing his teeth about two minutes into June's cooking. What? he wanted to be very concise. Then, he puts some water in his hair to fix it up a little bit…want to at least -look- like she isn't completely out of his league.
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The sound and smell of bacon cooking will be clear mark of her intent. Glasses of juice will get poured if he has them; milk otherwise. She'll call out, "I'm out here!" Not-so-helpfully, since the smell already announced that.
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Once Billy exits and finds that June is no longer in the room, he tilts his head then….and there are totally glasses availalbe for the both of them and appropriate orange juice, coffee, or milk. He turns to the sound of her voice and walks in to….her cooking breakfast?! That alone is enough for Billy to do a double take. "You're making breakfast?" he smiles then a bit. "Wow, you didn't have to do that June….thank you." he smiles to her warmly then, moving to wrap his arms around her.
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June smiles. "Hey, I don't mind. I love to cook. Can you do me a favor and grab me a shirt, though?" Cooking bacon in a bra is dangerous territory.
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Billy smiles to her big and warm as his arms caress her stomach. Though when she asks for a shirt, he nods a few times. "Oh sure, one sec." and he kisses the back of her neck and retreats back inside the room to dig out a shirt out of his closet. When he emerges, it's a black shirt in his hand that is actually just a plain black T-shirt with a sun in the upper left hand corner. "Will this work?"
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The brunette smiles. "Perfect." She slides it on, and given the size differences, it's more of a sleeping shirt for her anyhow. "Hope you like omelettes?"
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Wrapping his arms around her waist from behind, he smiles to her. "It fits you great." of course it was -supposed- to be an understatement, but hey, he had to compliment the girlfriend. Not obligatory of course. "I love omelettes. YOu're the best." he kisses her cheek.
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She plates the omelettes only moments later, and puts bacon on the plates. "Here you go. Nothing fancy, but it'll keep us from starving." She smiles.
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"It's perfect." he smiles to her and pulls out a chair for her at the little round table. When she sits down, he pushes it back in like a gentleman. Though he sits down then and as a bite of the omelette, then his eyes go wide. "…this is delicious."
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She smiles. "Wait till you try my cookies." She scoots in, and starts to tuck in on breakfast. "So…do you have to work today?" she asks after her first bite.
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Billy chuckles a little bit. "Hey, I'd be happy to." then she asks him if he has work today and he shakes his head. "Nah, It's my day off. Which just means more time with you." he smiles warmly to her as he takes another bite of his omelette. "I was gonna run to the store later though. I ran out of soda a few days ago." he laughs a bit.
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"That's awesome. I don't mind doing some errands with you, if you don't mind the company." She keeps eating as she goes. "I mean…I don't wanna be…I'm not trying to be clingy."
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Billy smiles softly to June as she offers to join him. Nodding a few times. "Sure, It'd be nice to have someone to talk to." he smiles to her warmly, though when she says that she doesn't mean to be clingy, he stretches out a hand to hold hers. "June, really, I'd love having your company." he smiles to her then, giving her hand a soft squeeze.
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She smiles. "Awesome." She finishes her breakfast, and looks over. "Mind if I steal your shower?"
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Billy nods. "Sure, if you don't mind me joinin' ya. I gotta run." then he lifts his hands up defensively at the joke and he shakes his head. "Joking, joking! I promise!" he laughs then. "Sure thing. Take your time, I got nowhere to be. I can really go to the store whenever." he smiles to her then.
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She blushes beet red at the suggestion. "Okay, thanks…" She'll move to slide back off that way. This takes her about twenty minutes, and she finally returns, dressed in yesterday's things. "All set!" No makeup, but she's not too bad even without.
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Billy had finished eating and was already fully dressed by the time she returns. THough when she does, he gives her a big smile. Even without makeup, she was still the most beautiful woman his eyes had ever seen. "Hey! You look fantastic." he stands up then, picking up his jacket from the couch the other night that he removed for cuddling.
"Alrighty, let's go." he smiles to her, taking her hand in his if she let him.
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The leggy brunette smiles. She happily takes his hand, and moves to follow. "So where are we going?"
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Billy smiles and leads her out of the hotel and out into the streets. "I was just gonna go to the local walmart a few blocks down." he smiles to her softly "They have a few good deals going on right now. Either that or we can try our luck with Target in case you wanted to check out electronics and all that."
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"No, no, that's fine." She moves on. "I'm just enjoying the day." And she can pick up a simple outfit if she needs to for the day. She squeezes his hand, enjoying the feeling of being with someone.
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The smile on his face is purely evident as June tells him that she's enjoying herself. Giving her hand a squeeze in return, it's not long until they are at least in sight of that Walmart….but anything can happen between now and when they get there.
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She walks on with him. The Witch is rolling about in her mind, but despite her curiosity, she doesn't press further. Enchantress showing up on a city street is a good recipe to get Waller stabbing her heart again, and that always sucks.
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Wiccan gives June the warmest smile, and when she's not looking? he steals a kiss from her. "Best thing that's ever happened to me." he whispers. Though they are coming up on an alleyway that largely resembles Crime Alley that Billy could be dragged into……But regardless, tehy get closer and closer to Walmart where they will find their sodas and whatever else they could need.
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THAT may be an opening. As they get close to it, June starts to stumble a bit, looking disoriented, as the Witch tries HARD to push her way out.
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Billy notices this and fears that June may not be feeling well or suffering a serious medical problem. "Hey, hey hey hey, are you alright?" he looks into her eyes and sees she's a little disoriented. He pulls her aside just a little bit into the alley, but he could just as easily be pushed further, especially since he's not expecting it. "June, June?" he says her name a few times as his hands cup her cheeks.
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She looks up, concerned. "No…please, you have to run…" She manages to get out, even as her eyes roll up some, as the Witch pushes for all she's worth.
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Billy looks at her then, feeling this must be the case of the presence he sensed inside of her. "I'm not going anywhere June, I'm with you." he looks in her eyes. "June? June!" he says as he sees her eyes start to roll up into her head.
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And that's the point when her voice says "…not June. /Enchantress/." The mystical word spoken, it's as if shadows gather around June. Forming into the shadowy shape of a feminine form, it reaches out, grabbing her…and then sort of twists inside out. That quickly, and June is gone. In her place, still her body. But definitely not her clothing, and definitely not her. The stringy-haired, dark-eyed form of the ancient goddess there, decorated in runes, dressed in…well, not very much.
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Billy steps back then when June-not-June says 'Enchantress'….taking a few steps back to gaze upon a being he knows is filled with an almost too powerful mystic might. Almost. Least in Billy's mind. "I've fought off beings like you before." he mumbles to himself, though he doesn't look afraid. the magic coming off of Enchantress is -legendary-. "What did you do with June?" he asks this entity.
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"She is within." Enchantress asks, looking at Billy. She moves, in a slinky, nigh-feral motion, to start to circle Billy. "You have power." she comments. Hers is epic, but she's interested in anyone with magical power.
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Billy keeps his eyes on Enchantress. "More power than you will ever know." he states pridefully, but when you're as powerful as Billy is and with his DNA, it's hard not to be prideful. Thus, does he float back, with definate use of magic, and with a snap of his fingers, he changes into his more Sorcerer-like regalia. A long, flowing, tattered red cape that comes down to his ankles wraps around his shoulders, a hood covering his head. Over his body is a dark grey bodysuit with red pipelining along the sides. But his actual sides of his body and his arms? Looks like as if one were looking at the very cosmos themselves that were constantly in motion. "I think I'd like to have June back." he says, wary of Enchantress's power and intent. "Though….even I can tell you arn't no fledgeling witch. Your power is great." he tells her in respect.
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"It is." Her voice is June's, but an octave lower. Her mystical senses are probing at him, feeling at his power and his defenses. "You could be of use. We could work together."
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Billy's hands enter a more defensive-magic stance in terms of gesturing, but his now glowing eyes lock onto Enchantress's dark circles. "No offense, But I don't exactly ahve a wish to be a slave. If you want to work together, they better be for the -right- causes, and not simply yours." Oh yes, he's dealt with dark-looking Witches before. Only once, never again. "So, let's say we work together…what -exactly- do you want to accomplish?"
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Probing at Wiccan's mystical defense is like going up against a brick wall. It'll be a minute before one breaks through.
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No serious attempts are made. It's simple probing. Feeling things out, as it were. "Is saving your girlfriend's life enough of a reason?"
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Wiccan stares right at Enchantress when her silent threat is made…and with a gesture, the area around them seems to crack like glass, and a doorway opens. A mirror dimension. ooohhh Wiccan is a stealthy one. But Enchantress was powerful…she likely knew the secrets of this place and could probably use her magic far more freely here as well. "Speak then, Witch." he demands as his eyes fall upon her. Now in a more relaxed position, but one where he could snap off a spell or other kind of offense or defense.
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"The woman she works for holds us both in thrall. She has something of mine. With it she can kill me. If I die, we both die." Enchantress states. "You could help us with this,"
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Wiccan looks at Enchantress then as she speaks that she is enthralled. "Ah huh." he nods a oment as he hears that she possesses an artifact that could kill Enchantress -and- June. She has his attention. "And how do I know that giving back your -item- is the right thing to do? Does it belong in the hands of the government or in the hands of criminals?"
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"It is /mine/. It belongs to me, and in my hands, no other. But the woman who has it is ruthless. And would not hesitate to kill us both."
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Wiccan seems pressed for time almost as he looks at Enchantress. "I don't even know if I should help you. But if it saves June…I'll see what I can do." he says simply, keeping his distance still, because that's not the woman he fell for.
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Enchantress smiles. "Talk to her. She will tell you." And with that, the shadows erupt, leaving June.
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As soon as Wiccan sees June, he floats over to her effortlessly to wrap her in his arms. "June! are you alright?" he looks at her, not even bothering to revert back to normal clothes or change the present dimension they are in.
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June looks over, confused. Then back at him. "Oh god. She didn't hurt you, did she?" That's her first concern.
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Wiccan smiles to her softly, looking relieved. "No, she didn't hurt me. Rather it appears she wanted my help, only wanted to talk."
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June flings herself at him, into a hug, crying. "I am SO sorry…this is what I was trying to warn you against."
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Billy wraps her in his arms in a tight hug. "Hey…hey, it's alright…don't cry." he smiles to her, pulling away to wipe at her tears. "YOu're still the most important thing in my world. Gonna take alot more than that to scare me away." he smiles to her warmly.
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June sniffles. "Sorry. It's kinda hard to come up in conversation. "Hi, I'm possessed by an ancient evil goddess." It doesn't come up so much."
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Billy still smiles at her, as he pulls her into another hug, but as it seems as they are doing reintroductions, he smiles. "Hi, I'm a Sorcerer who goes by the name Wiccan when acting as such. I…uh…deal with alot of supernatural threats." he smiles then. That he can handle of course. He pulls her into a kiss then.
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She can't help but give a nervous giggle. "Oh my god. I was wondering how you could get better. And then you prove it." She hugs very tight, crying a little.
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Billy smiles to her big and warm and he hugs her tight again, just taking a moment to be with her and enjoy this. "Can't breathe." he chokes out, though of course he's just playing with her. he kisses her cheek a few times and runs a hand through her hair.
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June releases her grip. "Best. Boyfriend. Ever." She kisses him back, warm and full of relief.