Title: Always and Forever
Author: Angelchica
Email: Mistyblue622@hotmail.com
Summary: A beautiful story about Angel and Cordelia getting sent back into Angel's past. Will their love be able to survive past enemies and possibly death? Major C/A!!!
Spoiler: Everything takes place after Waiting in The Wings except this has nothing to do with Groo! He never existed and never will!!! Except maybe for his eyes! hehe Angel and Cordelia together forever, baby! No one else!
Disclaimer: Angel is mine! All mine baby! hehe! I wish!
Feedback: As always please R & R! Your reviews and the fact that you read my stories is what keeps me writing! Send me ideas that you would want me to write about. I would be happy to write stories on ideas that you give me. Just let me know! (mistyblue622@hotmail.com)
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Reminiscing
Cordelia sat in the couch in the Hyperion hotel. She sat there with a big bowl of popcorn looking straight at the TV. She marveled at all the actors in the movie and wishing that her life could be that of a fairytale but instead she was here, leading this life that left her with so much pain. And she wasn't talking about the pain from the visions. That was long gone, thankfully. She was now part demon and she was still trying to figure out the kinks of it all but then she thought back to the reason as to why she was now part demon. She could have been an actress. One that involved her being away from all the pain this brought but she couldn't do that. She was a different person now. There was one thing of course that she didn't count on happening. She couldn't control it but somehow it happened. She just couldn't help being in love with him. She knew it would never be.
Cordelia looked into the TV and stared at the dashing Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara as they were dancing a beautiful waltz and all you could see was Scarlett's dress flowing in the air and Rhett Butler always being so sweet and perfect as can be to her. If only men could be gentlemen like him, Cordelia thought. Then she noticed Angel coming towards her. She smiled as she saw him near her and sit down next to her.
"What are you watching?" Angel asked as he looked over to the TV and then realized what movie it was.
"Only the best classic ever to be invented by man. Hence without Charleton Heston of course," Cordelia said with a smile knowing she had just sparked something.
"Oh, Gone With the Wind. That's a pretty good movie. Of course it doesn't compare to Charleton Heston but I guess it'll do," Angel said with a smile. He knew Cordelia added the whole Charleton Heston thing just to get to him but he didn't mind sharing a good joke right now.
"Yeah well when I'm an actress I'll show you what a real movie is," Cordelia said. Cordelia sighed. Her lifelong dream had been to be an actress but when she finally got the chance, she was basically given the ultimatum of falling out of her top or nothing at all but she knew she had made the right choice. She knew she couldn't live with herself if she had chosen the other road less traveled but she didn't care. She was somewhat happy with the way things were and seeing Angel happy made her forget about her lifelong dream. Cordelia shook her head and stared at the TV again. The things she had to put up with. She knew that if she were given this choice back in the Queen C days, she would have chosen stardom.
Sometime she wished that maybe her life could be the way it used to. The time when everything she wanted, she would get. The time where she didn't have to worry about anything or the time she didn't have to care about anything. Just to look good and always act superior to everyone and basically make everyone feel really little when compared to her. Then she shook that thought. She didn't want that. She used to be such a brat and have no heart and she couldn't be that person anymore. Then she thought of something else as she looked into the TV and admired the setting and all of the elegance that the time had brought with it.
"Why can't life be the way it used to be back then in the 18th or 19th century?" Cordelia asked Angel.
"I don't think you would like that life," Angel said.
"Why not? I mean look at them," Cordelia said as she pointed to the TV, "They are absolutely gorgeous. Just look at their dresses! And those beautiful dances! I just think it would be cool to go back in time for like one day and just get to live the life of a young woman and get to attend all these parties and wear extravagant dresses and just be the belle of the ball, just like a fairytale and not have to worry about seeing deadly visions or fighting demons with almost impossible odds," Cordelia said.
"Well not everything was about fashion, Cordelia. Women weren't thought of as anything but pleasure. They had to respond to their husbands and were just thought of as weak and defenseless. They really didn't have a say at anything. To men they were just poor defenseless woman who couldn't stand on their own and could be taken advantage of so easily," Angel replied.
"Is that what you thought when you were human?" Cordelia asked him.
"I was horrible, Cordelia and you know it. Even with a soul I acted as if women were a piece of meat and even though it hurts to admit that now it's true," Angel said.
"Yeah well that's who you used to be and now I know the real Angel and I know you cherish us more than anything," Cordelia said with a smile.
"Do I?" Angel asked playfully. Just then they heard Connor's wail and Cordelia got up.
"Here let me," Cordelia started to walk over the stairs, "Besides, I already play superhero everyday and kick some demon butt. I don't think being treated the way a lady should be treated would do me no harm. It would just be one day anyway. No harm there," Cordelia said. She walked up the stairs slowly but then she heard Angel call out to her.
"Cordelia," Angel called out. Cordelia stopped midway at the stairs
.
"Yeah," she answered.
"You already are the belle of the ball," Angel responded.
Cordelia smiled thankfully and finished walking up the steps. Just then Wesley walked into the Hyperion hotel. His hair was disheveled and his sleeves were torn.
"Getting a little close to those demons aren't we. Good thing that one isn't one of your best shirts," Angel said jokingly.
"Yes but unfortunately the vision Cordelia had was in pure daylight so I couldn't count with your gracious presence and for your information, this was one of my favorite shirts," Wesley said sarcastically as he let himself fall on the couch.
"Where's Gunn and Fred?" Angel asked but then regretted it as he saw Wesley's face droop. He noticed that after the ballet Gunn and Fred had actually gotten closer and Angel knew about Wesley's feelings toward Fred. In a way he understood what Wesley was feeling. Angel too was in love with a woman who he knew would probably never correspond to his true feelings. He had tried but at the end he was a coward and was afraid of rejection and being hurt so he just probably lost his chance at anything that might have been possible.
"They went off to go wash up and who knows what else," Wesley said.
"Wes..."
"Angel just don't say anything. It's best you don't. I'm getting used to the fact that they are together and I don't want to start feeling lost. I've come to accept it and realize that it's probably best that they are together. That's not the point though. I actually have something else in mind right now. I actually want to talk to you about you and well Cordelia," Wesley said.
"What do you mean me and Cordelia? There is no me and Cordelia. What about us?" Angel asked suddenly feeling uncomfortable as to where this could be heading. He knew Wesley was a very intelligent person and he was scared as to what Wesley might have in mind.
"The fact that you keep prolonging the inevitable. You can't keep on doing this. You have a chance. Take it before it's too late. Lorne has already told you but it seems he can't knock some sense into you. It's obvious what you should do. You don't want the same thing to happen as it did with me because at the end you'll be feeling so sorry for yourself and you'll end up wishing you could have done something different and by that time it will be too late," Wesley said. Angel looked at Wesley. He knew he was right. Lorne had told him basically the same thing the day before the ballet but Angel was being stubborn and hadn't listened to him as usual when anyone ever said any truth to him.
The truth was that he was scared. He was scared that maybe Cordelia wouldn't accept him because he was a vampire. He knew he couldn't offer her anything. All he had was eternal life and he knew that in the long run it wouldn't work out but then again the prophecy came to his mind. His shanshu. Cordelia had promised to be there when he got his shanshu. She promised to be with him to see that happen. To see the miracle. Angel smiled at the thought and looked at Wesley.
"I think I'll do it tonight," Angel said.
"Tonight? How about now? Don't waste time, Angel. Every second that passes is crucial and when you least expect it, that chance you have been holding onto will be gone forever. Go now. This is your opportunity. You could lose her to another man," Wesley said as Angel got up and headed towards the stairs.
"What? Is she going to fall in love with my son?" Angel asked sarcastically.
"I think she already has," Wesley said with a smile.
"True." Angel went over to his room. The door was open and he could see Cordelia holding the baby and telling him a story. The sight just caught him in his eyes. Cordelia looked so beautiful with Connor and he knew that if anything ever happened to him, he could count on her to take care of his son. Connor would always be in good hands.
"You know that your father is an amazing person right? I know things are going to be somewhat strange or different while you're growing up but always know that he loves you. I mean don't treat him any different just because he's a vampire and he can't go out with you in the sunlight. Just think of it that he has some kind of allergic reaction to the sunlight which if you come to think about it, he does. In a wicked sense. Just don't tell him I said that, alright? What I'm trying to say is just because he's a vampire doesn't mean that he isn't a great father. He is the best I've ever seen. I've never seen a father so involved about his kid as your dad is. Not even my own. Makes me kind of jealous that he loves you so much," Cordelia said to Connor, oblivious to the fact that Angel was standing outside of the hall. Just then, Angel walked in.
"Hey," Angel said. Cordelia jumped slightly as she heard Angel's voice. She just hoped he hadn't been standing there long enough to have heard her talking to Connor. She quickly shook the thought away and decided to just let it go.
"Oh, hey! Don't scare me like that! I could have dropped him!" Cordelia said as she got up and put the sleeping Connor into his crib. Cordelia turned around and looked into his eyes. So much love was all that she could see in them.
"I need to talk to you," Angel said to her.
"You're not firing me are you? Cause even if you were you can't now that Wesley's in charge and I'm still vision girl so ha," Cordelia said sarcastically but was actually scared at the thought that he might actually do that even though Wesley was in charge.
"Now why would I do that. I just want to talk to you about the way that...well about us..." Angel stuttered the words out but he noticed that Cordelia wasn't paying attention to him. She seemed to be looking all over the room as if there were other people in it.
"Cordelia?" Angel called out to her in a concerned manner.
Cordelia looked around the room. She saw so many demons. She didn't exactly like the way she got some of her visions now. It was almost real. It looked as if the demons were all surrounding the room. There were so many and looked so real. She felt that if she extended her arm she could probably reach out and touch one of them. They were tall and a dark shade of green. They had what seemed to be long beards and sharp razor like arms. Then one of the demons shot some kind of smelly ooze out his mouth that landed right by Cordelia which made her jump backwards a bit.
"Cordelia!" Angel called back out to her which finally made Cordelia come out of her trance state. Cordelia shook her head and looked around and noticed that all the demons were gone and that the puddle of ooze was gone as well. Cordelia looked back up at Angel. Her heart was pounding fast but she realized that it really was a vision and that they were all safe.
"Wow! Sometimes the Powers way of giving me these visions totally freak me out but I won't lie to you, it beats the whole headache thing," Cordelia said as she shook her head trying to focus back.
"What did you see?" Angel asked.
"There's going to be a pack of demons out by Central and Grand Avenue some time this night so that gives us some time," Cordelia said as they headed downstairs to tell Wesley about the demons. Angel walked behind her wishing that the vision hadn't interrupted him. He was about to pour his heart out just as always yet something always seemed to stop it from happening. Sometimes he wondered if it was a way of telling him that he shouldn't even try.
They spent hours and hours trying to look for the demons but were unsuccessful. Even after Fred and Gunn came by they still had no such luck. It seemed as if that demon had never existed. Wesley hoped that maybe he had just missed it on one of the pages but they went over all his books and the demon was just nowhere in site.
"Maybe they're a new breed of demons," Fred stated. Everyone just looked at her but couldn't help wondering if maybe in fact that had been the deal but were scared at the thought that it might be true.
"I don't know," Wesley said. Lorne walked in and went over to the gang. He looked over and noticed that they were in full research mode and knew that obviously there was a new big bad.
"What's shaking gang?" Lorne asked.
"A pack of demons that we can't seem to locate," Gunn said as he yawned.
"Let me take a look, pastries," Lorne said as he looked at the picture that Cordelia had drawn of the demon. It wasn't the best picture but then again she wasn't an artist but you could still make out its features perfectly.
"Well?" Angel asked.
"I've never seen anything like that. Which is weird with all of the clients I get over at Caritas but it doesn't seem familiar in any way," Lorne said.
"Well, maybe we should get going. If they are up to no good we better stop them," Cordelia said as they all grabbed weapons and headed out the door leaving Lorne behind.
"Why yes Angel, I would love to take care of Connor," Lorne called out as he went up the stairs to Connor's room. Sometimes he felt so under appreciated but then again he thought that they must trust him enough to leave the champion's desired baby, with him. So that somehow meant a lot to him even though he wasn't about ready to admit it to Angel.
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Angel pulled up his black convertible in a dark alley by Central and Grand Avenue. Everyone came out of the car and grabbed their weapons. The wind was blowing hard and the clouds were ominous.
"Brr! It's cold!" Cordelia said as she hugged herself to keep warm.
"Well, it wasn't such a good idea to come wearing that," Wesley said. Cordelia looked annoyed at Wesley. She was wearing a cute black mini skirt with a red halter top that made her look absolutely irresistible.
"Well, I asked kindly if I could head back to my apartment to change but no! Someone decided to be all Mr. Uptight," Cordelia said as she eyed Wesley. He put on an evil smile and Cordelia lifted an eyebrow at him.
"Guys. Sh!" Angel said as they neared the intersection. The intersection was empty. Not a soul on the street. There was nobody around but Angel knew better than that. It was when things were quiet and calm when something was abou to happen.
"This doesn't make sense. This is where I saw it at. A pack of demons, right here," Cordelia said. They all looked around. No demons in sight. Maybe she had seen wrong.
"Maybe we're either too early or too late," Fred said.
"Or maybe just in time," the demon said. They all turned around and were faced by a pack of demons. Almost as if on command they all charged towards them. Everyone was fighting someone. Angel took on several of them and punched one as he kicked the other. He grabbed one of the demons and threw him against another one that made them fall to the ground.
Cordelia was over on the other side fighting against two demons as well. She was so happy Angel had been training her. All that extra knowledge helped her become stronger and better able to defend herself. The demon lunged towards her and pinned her up against a wall.
"If only you knew what's in store for you," the demon said to Cordelia in a deep voice.
"Yeah well how about I show you what's in store for you," Cordelia said she kneed the demon in the groin. The demon yelped and pulled from Cordelia. She took this advantaged and punched the demon in the face as hard as she could. She felt the surge of pain but she didn't mind. Hey she was kicking demon butt! The demon looked at her and she could tell he was angry. He puffed up and spat something out. Cordelia ducked and noticed the goo all over the wall.
"I warned you," the demon said as he grabbed Cordelia by the shoulders. Cordelia tried to break free from its grip but it was way to strong for her. She could feel its sharp claws digging into her skin. He picked her up easily. Cordelia was kicking her feet at the demon with all her might but it didn't seem to help her much.
"Angel!" Cordelia yelled out. Maybe that would help and to Cordelia's advantage, it did. Angel turned around and saw the sight. He ran towards her but it was too late. The demon threw her towards the goo in the wall. Cordelia went through the wall. Angel went over to the demon and punched it and then kicked it in the stomach.
"She's not meant to go in alone!" the demon said as it punched Angel in the face and then kicked him so hard that it sent him flying through the same place Cordelia had gone through. The goo then disappeared slowly from the wall. The demon made some sort of a noise which was the way that they called out to each other in order to regroup or to evade danger. All the demons turned and looked at their master. Then they all crossed their arms and one by one they started to disappear into thin air. The master had a huge grin on his face as he looked at Wesley, Fred, and Gunn.
"Won't this be interesting," the demon said as it then disappeared into the air as the others had done.
Wesley, Fred, and Gunn stood there wondering what had happened. They knew what had happened but they were afraid to say it aloud. They had been through this before and they knew that portals were no fun but now they had no idea as to where they could be or how to get them back without having some reference to the demon.
"Angel and Cordelia are gone," Fred finally said as she broke the silence. She was scared of what could have happened. She had been stuck in an alternate universe for five years so she feared only the worse.
"I know I saw. I tried to get there in time but the demon was too strong," Wesley said knowing very well what Fred was thinking.
"Don't tell me we're dealing with portals again? I've had enough of those things," Gunn finally said remembering the time they went to Pylea and nearly losing their heads there.
"Amen," Fred said. Wesley looked over at the wall wondering what had just happened and how was he ever going to get them out. He had no idea. There was no way of knowing what type of demon it was that they were fighting. It seemed almost as if this whole thing had been planned and that they had fallen into it without knowing it.
Author: Angelchica
Email: Mistyblue622@hotmail.com
Summary: A beautiful story about Angel and Cordelia getting sent back into Angel's past. Will their love be able to survive past enemies and possibly death? Major C/A!!!
Spoiler: Everything takes place after Waiting in The Wings except this has nothing to do with Groo! He never existed and never will!!! Except maybe for his eyes! hehe Angel and Cordelia together forever, baby! No one else!
Disclaimer: Angel is mine! All mine baby! hehe! I wish!
Feedback: As always please R & R! Your reviews and the fact that you read my stories is what keeps me writing! Send me ideas that you would want me to write about. I would be happy to write stories on ideas that you give me. Just let me know! (mistyblue622@hotmail.com)
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Reminiscing
Cordelia sat in the couch in the Hyperion hotel. She sat there with a big bowl of popcorn looking straight at the TV. She marveled at all the actors in the movie and wishing that her life could be that of a fairytale but instead she was here, leading this life that left her with so much pain. And she wasn't talking about the pain from the visions. That was long gone, thankfully. She was now part demon and she was still trying to figure out the kinks of it all but then she thought back to the reason as to why she was now part demon. She could have been an actress. One that involved her being away from all the pain this brought but she couldn't do that. She was a different person now. There was one thing of course that she didn't count on happening. She couldn't control it but somehow it happened. She just couldn't help being in love with him. She knew it would never be.
Cordelia looked into the TV and stared at the dashing Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara as they were dancing a beautiful waltz and all you could see was Scarlett's dress flowing in the air and Rhett Butler always being so sweet and perfect as can be to her. If only men could be gentlemen like him, Cordelia thought. Then she noticed Angel coming towards her. She smiled as she saw him near her and sit down next to her.
"What are you watching?" Angel asked as he looked over to the TV and then realized what movie it was.
"Only the best classic ever to be invented by man. Hence without Charleton Heston of course," Cordelia said with a smile knowing she had just sparked something.
"Oh, Gone With the Wind. That's a pretty good movie. Of course it doesn't compare to Charleton Heston but I guess it'll do," Angel said with a smile. He knew Cordelia added the whole Charleton Heston thing just to get to him but he didn't mind sharing a good joke right now.
"Yeah well when I'm an actress I'll show you what a real movie is," Cordelia said. Cordelia sighed. Her lifelong dream had been to be an actress but when she finally got the chance, she was basically given the ultimatum of falling out of her top or nothing at all but she knew she had made the right choice. She knew she couldn't live with herself if she had chosen the other road less traveled but she didn't care. She was somewhat happy with the way things were and seeing Angel happy made her forget about her lifelong dream. Cordelia shook her head and stared at the TV again. The things she had to put up with. She knew that if she were given this choice back in the Queen C days, she would have chosen stardom.
Sometime she wished that maybe her life could be the way it used to. The time when everything she wanted, she would get. The time where she didn't have to worry about anything or the time she didn't have to care about anything. Just to look good and always act superior to everyone and basically make everyone feel really little when compared to her. Then she shook that thought. She didn't want that. She used to be such a brat and have no heart and she couldn't be that person anymore. Then she thought of something else as she looked into the TV and admired the setting and all of the elegance that the time had brought with it.
"Why can't life be the way it used to be back then in the 18th or 19th century?" Cordelia asked Angel.
"I don't think you would like that life," Angel said.
"Why not? I mean look at them," Cordelia said as she pointed to the TV, "They are absolutely gorgeous. Just look at their dresses! And those beautiful dances! I just think it would be cool to go back in time for like one day and just get to live the life of a young woman and get to attend all these parties and wear extravagant dresses and just be the belle of the ball, just like a fairytale and not have to worry about seeing deadly visions or fighting demons with almost impossible odds," Cordelia said.
"Well not everything was about fashion, Cordelia. Women weren't thought of as anything but pleasure. They had to respond to their husbands and were just thought of as weak and defenseless. They really didn't have a say at anything. To men they were just poor defenseless woman who couldn't stand on their own and could be taken advantage of so easily," Angel replied.
"Is that what you thought when you were human?" Cordelia asked him.
"I was horrible, Cordelia and you know it. Even with a soul I acted as if women were a piece of meat and even though it hurts to admit that now it's true," Angel said.
"Yeah well that's who you used to be and now I know the real Angel and I know you cherish us more than anything," Cordelia said with a smile.
"Do I?" Angel asked playfully. Just then they heard Connor's wail and Cordelia got up.
"Here let me," Cordelia started to walk over the stairs, "Besides, I already play superhero everyday and kick some demon butt. I don't think being treated the way a lady should be treated would do me no harm. It would just be one day anyway. No harm there," Cordelia said. She walked up the stairs slowly but then she heard Angel call out to her.
"Cordelia," Angel called out. Cordelia stopped midway at the stairs
.
"Yeah," she answered.
"You already are the belle of the ball," Angel responded.
Cordelia smiled thankfully and finished walking up the steps. Just then Wesley walked into the Hyperion hotel. His hair was disheveled and his sleeves were torn.
"Getting a little close to those demons aren't we. Good thing that one isn't one of your best shirts," Angel said jokingly.
"Yes but unfortunately the vision Cordelia had was in pure daylight so I couldn't count with your gracious presence and for your information, this was one of my favorite shirts," Wesley said sarcastically as he let himself fall on the couch.
"Where's Gunn and Fred?" Angel asked but then regretted it as he saw Wesley's face droop. He noticed that after the ballet Gunn and Fred had actually gotten closer and Angel knew about Wesley's feelings toward Fred. In a way he understood what Wesley was feeling. Angel too was in love with a woman who he knew would probably never correspond to his true feelings. He had tried but at the end he was a coward and was afraid of rejection and being hurt so he just probably lost his chance at anything that might have been possible.
"They went off to go wash up and who knows what else," Wesley said.
"Wes..."
"Angel just don't say anything. It's best you don't. I'm getting used to the fact that they are together and I don't want to start feeling lost. I've come to accept it and realize that it's probably best that they are together. That's not the point though. I actually have something else in mind right now. I actually want to talk to you about you and well Cordelia," Wesley said.
"What do you mean me and Cordelia? There is no me and Cordelia. What about us?" Angel asked suddenly feeling uncomfortable as to where this could be heading. He knew Wesley was a very intelligent person and he was scared as to what Wesley might have in mind.
"The fact that you keep prolonging the inevitable. You can't keep on doing this. You have a chance. Take it before it's too late. Lorne has already told you but it seems he can't knock some sense into you. It's obvious what you should do. You don't want the same thing to happen as it did with me because at the end you'll be feeling so sorry for yourself and you'll end up wishing you could have done something different and by that time it will be too late," Wesley said. Angel looked at Wesley. He knew he was right. Lorne had told him basically the same thing the day before the ballet but Angel was being stubborn and hadn't listened to him as usual when anyone ever said any truth to him.
The truth was that he was scared. He was scared that maybe Cordelia wouldn't accept him because he was a vampire. He knew he couldn't offer her anything. All he had was eternal life and he knew that in the long run it wouldn't work out but then again the prophecy came to his mind. His shanshu. Cordelia had promised to be there when he got his shanshu. She promised to be with him to see that happen. To see the miracle. Angel smiled at the thought and looked at Wesley.
"I think I'll do it tonight," Angel said.
"Tonight? How about now? Don't waste time, Angel. Every second that passes is crucial and when you least expect it, that chance you have been holding onto will be gone forever. Go now. This is your opportunity. You could lose her to another man," Wesley said as Angel got up and headed towards the stairs.
"What? Is she going to fall in love with my son?" Angel asked sarcastically.
"I think she already has," Wesley said with a smile.
"True." Angel went over to his room. The door was open and he could see Cordelia holding the baby and telling him a story. The sight just caught him in his eyes. Cordelia looked so beautiful with Connor and he knew that if anything ever happened to him, he could count on her to take care of his son. Connor would always be in good hands.
"You know that your father is an amazing person right? I know things are going to be somewhat strange or different while you're growing up but always know that he loves you. I mean don't treat him any different just because he's a vampire and he can't go out with you in the sunlight. Just think of it that he has some kind of allergic reaction to the sunlight which if you come to think about it, he does. In a wicked sense. Just don't tell him I said that, alright? What I'm trying to say is just because he's a vampire doesn't mean that he isn't a great father. He is the best I've ever seen. I've never seen a father so involved about his kid as your dad is. Not even my own. Makes me kind of jealous that he loves you so much," Cordelia said to Connor, oblivious to the fact that Angel was standing outside of the hall. Just then, Angel walked in.
"Hey," Angel said. Cordelia jumped slightly as she heard Angel's voice. She just hoped he hadn't been standing there long enough to have heard her talking to Connor. She quickly shook the thought away and decided to just let it go.
"Oh, hey! Don't scare me like that! I could have dropped him!" Cordelia said as she got up and put the sleeping Connor into his crib. Cordelia turned around and looked into his eyes. So much love was all that she could see in them.
"I need to talk to you," Angel said to her.
"You're not firing me are you? Cause even if you were you can't now that Wesley's in charge and I'm still vision girl so ha," Cordelia said sarcastically but was actually scared at the thought that he might actually do that even though Wesley was in charge.
"Now why would I do that. I just want to talk to you about the way that...well about us..." Angel stuttered the words out but he noticed that Cordelia wasn't paying attention to him. She seemed to be looking all over the room as if there were other people in it.
"Cordelia?" Angel called out to her in a concerned manner.
Cordelia looked around the room. She saw so many demons. She didn't exactly like the way she got some of her visions now. It was almost real. It looked as if the demons were all surrounding the room. There were so many and looked so real. She felt that if she extended her arm she could probably reach out and touch one of them. They were tall and a dark shade of green. They had what seemed to be long beards and sharp razor like arms. Then one of the demons shot some kind of smelly ooze out his mouth that landed right by Cordelia which made her jump backwards a bit.
"Cordelia!" Angel called back out to her which finally made Cordelia come out of her trance state. Cordelia shook her head and looked around and noticed that all the demons were gone and that the puddle of ooze was gone as well. Cordelia looked back up at Angel. Her heart was pounding fast but she realized that it really was a vision and that they were all safe.
"Wow! Sometimes the Powers way of giving me these visions totally freak me out but I won't lie to you, it beats the whole headache thing," Cordelia said as she shook her head trying to focus back.
"What did you see?" Angel asked.
"There's going to be a pack of demons out by Central and Grand Avenue some time this night so that gives us some time," Cordelia said as they headed downstairs to tell Wesley about the demons. Angel walked behind her wishing that the vision hadn't interrupted him. He was about to pour his heart out just as always yet something always seemed to stop it from happening. Sometimes he wondered if it was a way of telling him that he shouldn't even try.
They spent hours and hours trying to look for the demons but were unsuccessful. Even after Fred and Gunn came by they still had no such luck. It seemed as if that demon had never existed. Wesley hoped that maybe he had just missed it on one of the pages but they went over all his books and the demon was just nowhere in site.
"Maybe they're a new breed of demons," Fred stated. Everyone just looked at her but couldn't help wondering if maybe in fact that had been the deal but were scared at the thought that it might be true.
"I don't know," Wesley said. Lorne walked in and went over to the gang. He looked over and noticed that they were in full research mode and knew that obviously there was a new big bad.
"What's shaking gang?" Lorne asked.
"A pack of demons that we can't seem to locate," Gunn said as he yawned.
"Let me take a look, pastries," Lorne said as he looked at the picture that Cordelia had drawn of the demon. It wasn't the best picture but then again she wasn't an artist but you could still make out its features perfectly.
"Well?" Angel asked.
"I've never seen anything like that. Which is weird with all of the clients I get over at Caritas but it doesn't seem familiar in any way," Lorne said.
"Well, maybe we should get going. If they are up to no good we better stop them," Cordelia said as they all grabbed weapons and headed out the door leaving Lorne behind.
"Why yes Angel, I would love to take care of Connor," Lorne called out as he went up the stairs to Connor's room. Sometimes he felt so under appreciated but then again he thought that they must trust him enough to leave the champion's desired baby, with him. So that somehow meant a lot to him even though he wasn't about ready to admit it to Angel.
* * *
Angel pulled up his black convertible in a dark alley by Central and Grand Avenue. Everyone came out of the car and grabbed their weapons. The wind was blowing hard and the clouds were ominous.
"Brr! It's cold!" Cordelia said as she hugged herself to keep warm.
"Well, it wasn't such a good idea to come wearing that," Wesley said. Cordelia looked annoyed at Wesley. She was wearing a cute black mini skirt with a red halter top that made her look absolutely irresistible.
"Well, I asked kindly if I could head back to my apartment to change but no! Someone decided to be all Mr. Uptight," Cordelia said as she eyed Wesley. He put on an evil smile and Cordelia lifted an eyebrow at him.
"Guys. Sh!" Angel said as they neared the intersection. The intersection was empty. Not a soul on the street. There was nobody around but Angel knew better than that. It was when things were quiet and calm when something was abou to happen.
"This doesn't make sense. This is where I saw it at. A pack of demons, right here," Cordelia said. They all looked around. No demons in sight. Maybe she had seen wrong.
"Maybe we're either too early or too late," Fred said.
"Or maybe just in time," the demon said. They all turned around and were faced by a pack of demons. Almost as if on command they all charged towards them. Everyone was fighting someone. Angel took on several of them and punched one as he kicked the other. He grabbed one of the demons and threw him against another one that made them fall to the ground.
Cordelia was over on the other side fighting against two demons as well. She was so happy Angel had been training her. All that extra knowledge helped her become stronger and better able to defend herself. The demon lunged towards her and pinned her up against a wall.
"If only you knew what's in store for you," the demon said to Cordelia in a deep voice.
"Yeah well how about I show you what's in store for you," Cordelia said she kneed the demon in the groin. The demon yelped and pulled from Cordelia. She took this advantaged and punched the demon in the face as hard as she could. She felt the surge of pain but she didn't mind. Hey she was kicking demon butt! The demon looked at her and she could tell he was angry. He puffed up and spat something out. Cordelia ducked and noticed the goo all over the wall.
"I warned you," the demon said as he grabbed Cordelia by the shoulders. Cordelia tried to break free from its grip but it was way to strong for her. She could feel its sharp claws digging into her skin. He picked her up easily. Cordelia was kicking her feet at the demon with all her might but it didn't seem to help her much.
"Angel!" Cordelia yelled out. Maybe that would help and to Cordelia's advantage, it did. Angel turned around and saw the sight. He ran towards her but it was too late. The demon threw her towards the goo in the wall. Cordelia went through the wall. Angel went over to the demon and punched it and then kicked it in the stomach.
"She's not meant to go in alone!" the demon said as it punched Angel in the face and then kicked him so hard that it sent him flying through the same place Cordelia had gone through. The goo then disappeared slowly from the wall. The demon made some sort of a noise which was the way that they called out to each other in order to regroup or to evade danger. All the demons turned and looked at their master. Then they all crossed their arms and one by one they started to disappear into thin air. The master had a huge grin on his face as he looked at Wesley, Fred, and Gunn.
"Won't this be interesting," the demon said as it then disappeared into the air as the others had done.
Wesley, Fred, and Gunn stood there wondering what had happened. They knew what had happened but they were afraid to say it aloud. They had been through this before and they knew that portals were no fun but now they had no idea as to where they could be or how to get them back without having some reference to the demon.
"Angel and Cordelia are gone," Fred finally said as she broke the silence. She was scared of what could have happened. She had been stuck in an alternate universe for five years so she feared only the worse.
"I know I saw. I tried to get there in time but the demon was too strong," Wesley said knowing very well what Fred was thinking.
"Don't tell me we're dealing with portals again? I've had enough of those things," Gunn finally said remembering the time they went to Pylea and nearly losing their heads there.
"Amen," Fred said. Wesley looked over at the wall wondering what had just happened and how was he ever going to get them out. He had no idea. There was no way of knowing what type of demon it was that they were fighting. It seemed almost as if this whole thing had been planned and that they had fallen into it without knowing it.