Chapter 3
…Heat...
Cordelia Chase took off her jacket and lay down on her bed, ready to sleep as much as she could for the night.
She heard a vehicle approach and got up to investigate.
At the window, she recognized a black hummer in the backyard at the house she had lived in all her life.
She frowned and jumped out of the window to land in a crouch on the spongy, wet grass.
She easily fought the first of the two soldiers.
The second one tackled her and spun her around. He shoved her into the hard, red brick.
She grappled with him, got his gun away from him and threw it away from them. She hated guns.
"Remove your clothes," she demanded as she looked up at him.
His dark eyes trained on her, "What did you say?"
"You heard me, soldier," she said with a near growl, "Double time."
Suddenly it morphed and they were in her bedroom, the other soldier long forgotten.
The soldier began to strip as futuristic techno music began to pump into the room from unseen speakers.
"Over to the bed," she demanded with a little jerk to her head.
The soldier smirked in a cocky manner as he did what she told him to do.
Cordy had an answering smirk as she sat on his… lap. She trailed her hands down his chest and stopped at his abs.
"What the hell is this?" Alec asked as the soldier morphed into him.
She looked at him sternly, "What are you doing here, Alec?"
He smirked in that self satisfied manner, "This is your dream, Maxie, you should know."
"Oh, God," she said as she woke up. "I'm in heat."
…I'll Play Hookie...
Cordelia was not at school today.
He had paged her several times, but she did not respond. Xander was getting frustrated. He had to tell her about last night. Maybe they could do reconnaissance tonight so that she would be able to corroborate his story if that was needed.
Finally, during lunch, the young transgenic had received a return on his many calls.
"I'm hittin' you back," she said over the line.
"What's going on?" he asked worriedly, "Why aren't you here?"
"I'm not feelin' good today," she said by way of explanation.
"I'm not buyin' it," he responded. "You're like me, you don't get sick."
"Can't a girl get a day of RnR without bein' harped on about it?" she snapped without really meaning it.
"No," he said sharply. "Meet me tonight at Wakefield for field reconnaissance, near the Von Lichtenstein crypt."
"I can't," Cordy said, "I have this thing."
"Bullshit, Max," he interrupted in a hard tone of voice, "You've gotta watch my six tonight… you're the only one I trust here, other than Giles, and he's got a thing."
She sighed heavily, frowned and said, "I'll be there." She hung up before he could say anything else.