Title: The Horror of Amusement
Author: Lily -- lilyana_vamp@yahoo.com
Rating: PG for now. R later.
Disclaimer: I don't own anybody. ME, Joss Whedon, David Greenwalt, yadda yadda yadda. I think I should own them. I want them for my own. I want the money ME is making off them.
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Summary: Angel Investigations decide to take a few days off after their ordeal with the First to spend somewhere fun, but the fun doesn't last long. Sequel to my last fic, formerly titled "Currently Untitled", now titled "When the Face of Evil is the Face You Love."
Part One
Agreements
He looked at her fingers as they tapped a steady, aggravated rhythm against her hips. "I can't believe you're actually saying this to me after everything we've been through."
He chanced a look up at her and was instantly sorry. She had that look in her eyes, the very pissed off look that generally cost him money, and lots of it. "Cordy, it's not that I don't want to.it's just.you know how things are.we can't."
"You are so full of crap Angel. You know we could if you really wanted to."
"But Cordy."
"No but's Angel. Connor's never had a childhood and I want to give him something special and fun."
"But does it have to be-"
"Yes."
"But he's sixteen."
"You're never too old. Even you could have fun if you'd let yourself Old Man."
"Hey!" Angel protested, giving his patented puppy eyes.
"Don't give me that look. It's the same look Connor gave me when he asked about it."
"Oh, so now you're taking his side?" he smiled but felt that familiar twinge of jealousy.
"What can I say, he takes after his daddy; big soulful eyes and all."
"So I suppose he got the attitude, conniving, and charm from his mommy," he grinned at her.
"I never really thought of Darla as.oh, you mean.Hey!!" She playfully hit his arm.
"Okay, okay, I give. We'll go."
Cordelia squealed and began jumping up and down, her dainty heels clicking against the floor. Angel couldn't help but smile at her joy.
"What's going on?" Fred asked as her and Gunn walked in from the lobby.
"We're going to Disneyland!" Cordelia squealed again and Fred joined in on the jumping. The noise the two girls were making threatened to shatter Angel's sensitive eardrums. "Come on, we just ihave/i to go shopping!" Cordy and Fred bounced out of the office.
"Dammit. I agreed and it still cost me money," he groaned and glanced up to see Gunn glaring at him. "What?"
"Yo ass is costing me money too."
"Sorry. I swear Cordelia can turn anything into a reason to shop. Reminds of me how D."
"How what?"
"What? Oh, nothing." He suddenly wished Doyle were there to suggest a drink. The very thought of taking a sixteen year old boy, a young couple, a former watcher, and Cordelia to Disneyland was enough to drive him to the bar. "You wanna drink Gunn?"
Gunn was about to answer when Lorne waltzed through the door. "Yhoo hoo! Did I hear someone say drink? Who wants a SeaBreeze?"
"Actually, I'll go for something a bit harder.a lot harder," Angel muttered, rubbing his head.
"What's the what Angelcakes? You look like Cordelia maxed out your card at." The demon stopped mid-sentence when Angel looked up at him with a purely terrified look. "What'd I say?"
"Cordelia conned Angel into taking the gang to Disney. Now her and Fred are out shopping for who knows what," Gunn told Lorne.
"Ahh, so the Princess really is out maxing out your card."
"Drink. Now. Please," Angel murmured and pulled the shot of whiskey from Gunn's hand.
"Disneyland huh? Umm.not to sound like I'm begging, but.can I come?" Lorne asked in a voice that sounded strangely like that of Cordy's when she wanted something really bad.
Angel sighed. "Why not, although I'm not sure how we're going to hide your appearance."
"Don't you worry your pretty little head Angeleyes. I'll take care of that," the demon smiled and walked out of the office, drink still in hand.
"I can't believe I agreed to this."
"Neither can I. But I don't care either. I'm going to Disneyland dammit!" Gunn yelled and made his way out the door, an unnatural spring in his step.
********
Angel was afraid to look when the girls came back to the hotel. He wasn't entirely sure if he was going to have enough money to take them all to Disneyland after a Cordelia Chase Shopping Spree. "Did you find everything you were looking for?" he asked with a forced smile.
"Oh yeah, and more!" Cordy beamed, holding up the bags for him to see.
"That's what I was afraid of," he muttered under his breath and caught a glare from his seer. "Sorry. What did you get?"
"Oh!" she exclaimed, her body shivering with excitement and Fred giggled beside her, carrying just as many bags. Gunn was going to kill him when he saw. "I got some shorts, and some tanks, and the cutest little sundress!"
"Sundress?" Angel gulped. "Doesn't that imply that there will be sun?"
"Well yeah. This is Disneyland after all," she answered with a sarcastic look.
"Um, Cordy? Sun, me, flames."
"Just because you can't go out in the day means the rest of us have to stay all cooped up in a stuffy hotel room? I think not."
Angel nodded unsurely. "What else?" he asked, motioning to the other bags.
"I got some new clothes for Connor, and a couple of things for you."
"Well, at least you spent a little of my money on me. What else?"
"Oh, some new shoes."
"Cordy, you already have a million pairs of shoes."
"It's a woman's prerogative to have a pair of shoes to match every outfit, not like you men.pires who have one pair of shoes that match every outfit," she told him matter-of-factly.
"What's in those ones?" he asked curiously, spying the small pink and white striped bags both of the girls had.
"What ones? Oh, you can't see what's in those. It's a surprise," she grinned mischievously and gathered up her bags. "Come on Fred, we have to go pack!"
"This is a nightmare." Angel moaned and banged his head against the wall. "I really must be insane to agree to this."
"Come on Angel. After all, they say that Disneyland is the happiest place on Earth," Wesley spoke up as he walked in from the kitchen, an extremely goofy grin on his face.
"Someone please save me. I've gone to Hell.again."
Author: Lily -- lilyana_vamp@yahoo.com
Rating: PG for now. R later.
Disclaimer: I don't own anybody. ME, Joss Whedon, David Greenwalt, yadda yadda yadda. I think I should own them. I want them for my own. I want the money ME is making off them.
Distribution: If you want it, take it...just let me know where it
went.
Feedback: well duh.
Summary: Angel Investigations decide to take a few days off after their ordeal with the First to spend somewhere fun, but the fun doesn't last long. Sequel to my last fic, formerly titled "Currently Untitled", now titled "When the Face of Evil is the Face You Love."
Part One
Agreements
He looked at her fingers as they tapped a steady, aggravated rhythm against her hips. "I can't believe you're actually saying this to me after everything we've been through."
He chanced a look up at her and was instantly sorry. She had that look in her eyes, the very pissed off look that generally cost him money, and lots of it. "Cordy, it's not that I don't want to.it's just.you know how things are.we can't."
"You are so full of crap Angel. You know we could if you really wanted to."
"But Cordy."
"No but's Angel. Connor's never had a childhood and I want to give him something special and fun."
"But does it have to be-"
"Yes."
"But he's sixteen."
"You're never too old. Even you could have fun if you'd let yourself Old Man."
"Hey!" Angel protested, giving his patented puppy eyes.
"Don't give me that look. It's the same look Connor gave me when he asked about it."
"Oh, so now you're taking his side?" he smiled but felt that familiar twinge of jealousy.
"What can I say, he takes after his daddy; big soulful eyes and all."
"So I suppose he got the attitude, conniving, and charm from his mommy," he grinned at her.
"I never really thought of Darla as.oh, you mean.Hey!!" She playfully hit his arm.
"Okay, okay, I give. We'll go."
Cordelia squealed and began jumping up and down, her dainty heels clicking against the floor. Angel couldn't help but smile at her joy.
"What's going on?" Fred asked as her and Gunn walked in from the lobby.
"We're going to Disneyland!" Cordelia squealed again and Fred joined in on the jumping. The noise the two girls were making threatened to shatter Angel's sensitive eardrums. "Come on, we just ihave/i to go shopping!" Cordy and Fred bounced out of the office.
"Dammit. I agreed and it still cost me money," he groaned and glanced up to see Gunn glaring at him. "What?"
"Yo ass is costing me money too."
"Sorry. I swear Cordelia can turn anything into a reason to shop. Reminds of me how D."
"How what?"
"What? Oh, nothing." He suddenly wished Doyle were there to suggest a drink. The very thought of taking a sixteen year old boy, a young couple, a former watcher, and Cordelia to Disneyland was enough to drive him to the bar. "You wanna drink Gunn?"
Gunn was about to answer when Lorne waltzed through the door. "Yhoo hoo! Did I hear someone say drink? Who wants a SeaBreeze?"
"Actually, I'll go for something a bit harder.a lot harder," Angel muttered, rubbing his head.
"What's the what Angelcakes? You look like Cordelia maxed out your card at." The demon stopped mid-sentence when Angel looked up at him with a purely terrified look. "What'd I say?"
"Cordelia conned Angel into taking the gang to Disney. Now her and Fred are out shopping for who knows what," Gunn told Lorne.
"Ahh, so the Princess really is out maxing out your card."
"Drink. Now. Please," Angel murmured and pulled the shot of whiskey from Gunn's hand.
"Disneyland huh? Umm.not to sound like I'm begging, but.can I come?" Lorne asked in a voice that sounded strangely like that of Cordy's when she wanted something really bad.
Angel sighed. "Why not, although I'm not sure how we're going to hide your appearance."
"Don't you worry your pretty little head Angeleyes. I'll take care of that," the demon smiled and walked out of the office, drink still in hand.
"I can't believe I agreed to this."
"Neither can I. But I don't care either. I'm going to Disneyland dammit!" Gunn yelled and made his way out the door, an unnatural spring in his step.
********
Angel was afraid to look when the girls came back to the hotel. He wasn't entirely sure if he was going to have enough money to take them all to Disneyland after a Cordelia Chase Shopping Spree. "Did you find everything you were looking for?" he asked with a forced smile.
"Oh yeah, and more!" Cordy beamed, holding up the bags for him to see.
"That's what I was afraid of," he muttered under his breath and caught a glare from his seer. "Sorry. What did you get?"
"Oh!" she exclaimed, her body shivering with excitement and Fred giggled beside her, carrying just as many bags. Gunn was going to kill him when he saw. "I got some shorts, and some tanks, and the cutest little sundress!"
"Sundress?" Angel gulped. "Doesn't that imply that there will be sun?"
"Well yeah. This is Disneyland after all," she answered with a sarcastic look.
"Um, Cordy? Sun, me, flames."
"Just because you can't go out in the day means the rest of us have to stay all cooped up in a stuffy hotel room? I think not."
Angel nodded unsurely. "What else?" he asked, motioning to the other bags.
"I got some new clothes for Connor, and a couple of things for you."
"Well, at least you spent a little of my money on me. What else?"
"Oh, some new shoes."
"Cordy, you already have a million pairs of shoes."
"It's a woman's prerogative to have a pair of shoes to match every outfit, not like you men.pires who have one pair of shoes that match every outfit," she told him matter-of-factly.
"What's in those ones?" he asked curiously, spying the small pink and white striped bags both of the girls had.
"What ones? Oh, you can't see what's in those. It's a surprise," she grinned mischievously and gathered up her bags. "Come on Fred, we have to go pack!"
"This is a nightmare." Angel moaned and banged his head against the wall. "I really must be insane to agree to this."
"Come on Angel. After all, they say that Disneyland is the happiest place on Earth," Wesley spoke up as he walked in from the kitchen, an extremely goofy grin on his face.
"Someone please save me. I've gone to Hell.again."