Cordelia's New Obsession 23?
If you don't know by now that they don't belong to me, you need your head examined. If they did belong to me...we will not speak on that no more.
This chapter is dedicated to my dear ookamimaster, who has inspired me to write another chapter. This one is for you, enjoy
The occupants in the room stopped what they were doing, and Cordelia inched away from Buffy. This caused the blonde to let out a growl surprising everyone in the room. She just gave them a small smile like it was natural. Jenny decided to close the door so nothing would be heard. This was not going to go well for their young warrior. In all actuality this is the last thing she needed thrown at her.
"I know who you are; I read up on you and found some things." Giles told everyone, but was looking at Buffy.
Cordelia made no intentions to reply, Buffy already found out and she didn't look afraid. Buffy looked at Lindsey and rolled her eyes. Jenny saw this and sent both of them a death glare.
"Yes, I am a vampire get over it already! At least I haven't hurt her!' The 'yet' was hanging in the air.
"You are an evil soulless creature who killed her own family, and turned her own cousin! I won't allow such goings on between you and Buffy anymore." Giles told the vampiress.
This really didn't do anything to the vampire. No one was going to keep her away from Buffy. The time was almost nigh and nothing was going to stand in her way, even if she had to kill them all.
"You can't keep me away from Buffy. I am a vampire and I do what I so please. I could kill you so fast that you wouldn't know what hit you. So try me if you want, you'll live to regret it." The vampire told him.
Jenny had enough of this and decided to put an end to it. Buffy did not need to go through any of this; she just had a life altering event happen to her.
"Rupert! Stop it right now. Do you not remember where we are and why we are here?"
Giles looked down like he was chastised and Cordelia looked like she really didn't care. Buffy was sitting in the bed watching everyone fight over her friend, well girlfriend being a vampire. They didn't flip out this much when they found out Dru was a vampire, so why should she be any different.
"Quite sorry, I lost my head for a minute." He apologized.
"Now, this is a very sensitive subject right now. I've decided to put an end to this now. Cordelia you saved her from an unlikely death and for that I am happy. You've been a great friend when she needed one, and I know that you love her, but I can't allow you to see her anymore. There is no telling what your motives are towards her, and I will not allow anything happen to her. She is needed in the future, without her we will be lost." Jenny told her as calmly as she could.
Buffy had enough of this and if Lindsey wasn't going to say anything, then she was.
"Hello? I am right here and far capable of making my own decisions. How dare you tell me and my gir- my friend that she can't see me anymore? If anything I should be making that decision. All my life everyone has been telling me what to do and how to do it no more. Cordelia saved my life today; she was there when no one else was. I will not stay away from her, I need her." She told everyone in her room.
Cordelia couldn't help but smile at her admission, which is what she wanted to hear from the blonde. Now she had her right where she wanted her, it wouldn't be long now, before she has her completely. Lindsey smiled at the way his cousin was defensive of the elder vampire. He didn't want to say anything because it wasn't his place. Then again he should have called his parent's hypocrites, but decided to wait on it.
"Buffy you have been snowed by her. Your relationship is not a healthy one, it's like she's controlling you left and right." Giles tried to make his case, when a proverbial light bulb went off in his mind. "Does she have you under her thrall?" He asked her.
The blonde looked at him like he was crazy. "Thrall? Are you completely daft?" She smiled as she used one of his words. "No I am doing this on my own free will. I love her and there is no way I will let anyone stand in the way of me and the one person who makes me happy."
Cordelia heard this exchange and came up with an idea. She didn't know if it would work or not, but she could be pretty crafty. She looked around for Lindsey and saw that he was gone, she needed him. The vampire looked at the distant look in her lovers eyes and could feel the blonde calling to her.
"Buffy, I think your aunt and uncle are right. We have been spending a lot of time together. It's for the best; don't try to argue with me, it's done. I love you too, and don't you forget it. You are going to win homecoming queen hands down." She gave Buffy a kiss on her lips and disappeared out the door leaving the two adults and Buffy behind.
"That went well. Really Buffy, you will see that it's for the best." Giles finally spoke.
Buffy looked up at him and then to her aunt. "I just lost two of the most important people in my life today. Thanks to you, this is something that I could never forgive you for. You may have won this round, but you better believe you won't be winning anymore." She told them seriously.
The doctor came back in the room and gave Buffy a clean bill of health. All she had to do was to rest and not over strain herself. He went to get the paperwork so she could go home. Jenny and Giles followed behind him, and Lindsey slipped back in.
"Hey darlin, how ya holdin up?" He sat down on the bed next to her.
Buffy looked up at him, "How do you think? I was told to stay away from the one person I need the most. You know what? I don't care, I'm going to see her anyway, and there is nothing that they can do about it." She said snidely.
Lindsey knew exactly what his cousin was capable of. She was the master manipulator, and could charm her way out of anything. He just hoped that it doesn't back fire; even if it did he would help her out.
"Easy princess, don't lay all your cards down on the table." He told her. He left the room for her to get dressed.
Jenny came back in the room and Buffy hadn't acknowledged her presence. The blonde continued getting dressed.
"I understand that you are upset and hurting, but it's for the best. There is no telling what her motives were. You are changing Buffy and I think it has a lot to do with her, after this whole homecoming thing, we are going to send you to England for the rest of your senior year. There is a coven there and they will help you further than what could be done here."
Buffy didn't say anything and just walked out of the hospital room. Jenny followed behind her, but lost her when she stepped out. She figured that Buffy must have teleported somewhere. She stepped back into the hospital room and did a locator spell, but it didn't work. Part of her cursed herself for teaching her how to do a counter spell to the locator spell.
Cordelia's House
Cordelia was seething mad; she could have killed those mortals right then and there. That would have made a pissed off Buffy. She just had to buy her time until it was the right time, there was two more weeks left until homecoming. By that time Buffy should be feeling the immediate need and the urge to seek her out. Drusilla came into her sire's room and sat down on the bed.
"I got what you needed to perform the ritual. The dagger was the hardest to find, but the seer helped me out."
"You didn't come across any problems did you?" The vampire asked.
"No mistress I didn't. It was actually kind of easy, how are you going to stay away from Buffy. You go to school with her."
"I will no longer be going to school, I will tell them that I will be home schooled. Staying away from her is so not going to happen. Buffy and I are in tune with each other, she will seek me out. That is exactly what I want; she needs to learn that I control her, not the other way around. The night of the dance I don't want you or anyone else in the house."
Drusilla looked at her as to ask "Why?" "Because there will be blood, virginal blood at that and I don't want anyone to interrupt me. Her death day will also be her wedding day." She smiled evilly.
Giles House
Jenny, Giles, and Lindsey were sitting at the table trying to have a nice dinner, well as nice as it could be since Buffy wasn't there.
"Do you think she's okay? You don't think she went to see Cordelia did you?" Jenny asked her husband.
"Don't be absurd, she wouldn't defy us. Buffy isn't the rebellious type." He responded.
Lindsey just shook his head at their naïveté. He decided to have a little fun messing with their heads.
"Dad, do you really think Buffy isn't the rebellious type. Think again, you told her to stay away from the one person she loves the most, outside from me of course. That's giving her an all access pass to the forbidden fruit. She gets tired of always wanting to be the good girl, the one to do what she was told. You've single handedly presented her to the one thing that you wanted her to stay from." He gave them a wicked smile.
Even though he wasn't in school anymore, he was happy that psychology stuck with him. Then again he ate his professor, so that should stand for something. Jenny went pale as a ghost and Giles stopped eating after he got Lindsey's meaning. Just then the front door opened and in walked Buffy looking like she went a few rounds with Mike Tyson.
Jenny was the first one up and ran to the girl. "Buffy, are you alright? Where have you been? We worried sick about you." She asked in concern.
Buffy just looked at her, "If you must know I went slaying. It was the least I could do since there is no active slayer here. If you will excuse me, I need to go shower and do my homework." She walked past her aunt and went upstairs to her room.
Jenny went back into the dining room to join the rest of the family. She fixed a plate for Buffy and put it aside to give to her later.
"Did she tell you where she was?" Giles asked his wife.
Jenny put down her fork, "Yes she did. She went patrolling in Faith's place; there is no active slayer here. She has been trained and she handled herself. Lindsey would you be a dear and take Buffy her plate?" She asked her only son.
Lindsey wasn't stupid; they just wanted him out of the room. Without hesitation he grabbed the plate and took it upstairs to her room. He knocked on the door and waited for her to answer. After a minute or two the door opened and he walked in.
"I brought you some dinner." He put the plate on her bed next to her.
"Thanks, I'll eat it later. I'm not hungry right now, I mean I am but I don't want that I want something else." She ground out.
Lindsey knew exactly what she wanted, but he couldn't leave and get it for her. Not while the parental's were still up. Buffy was crawling out of her skin she didn't know what to do; it felt like she was going to die. The vampire came up with and idea, hopefully he wouldn't get caught.
"Buffy, you need to lie down and try to rest. You've been through a lot; I'll be back in a little bit okay." He told her.
Buffy looked at her cousin and smiled. He always cared so much about her, and that's why she loved him as much as she did. Lindsey never expected anything from her, just to be her self. Taking his advice she had lie down on her bed and drifted to sleep. Lindsey gave her a kiss on the cheek and walked downstairs.
"Mom, where's dad?" Lindsey called out.
Jenny came out of the kitchen drying her hands, "He is upstairs in his study. Gwen called and he is talking to her. Apparently they are not sending a new slayer here, because of Buffy. Why what's up?" She asked him.
"Nothing, I was just going to see if I could go see Drusilla. She was pretty shaken up by today's events. She and Faith were kind of close, and I want to know how she's taking her death. Buffy is upstairs sleeping, please don't bother her she needs her rest." He told her.
Jenny nodded her head in response. Lindsey really hated lying to his mother, but he is evil. He can't go around showing his true colors around his parents, not yet anyway. He took his keys and exited the house. Climbing into the car he drove to his second home.
Cordelia's House
Drusilla opened the door when she felt Lindsey arrived. She was worried about him and what his parents would say. Not that she would've cared, but she loved Lindsey and for him she would pretend to care.
"Lindsey what are you doing here? I thought you were going to stay with Buffy." She kissed him passionately.
"Buffy is having cravings and she is going out of her skin. So I came to get her bitchiness and bring her to Buffy." He told her.
Just then Cordelia came out of the kitchen carrying a mug of blood and handed it to Lindsey.
"To what do I owe this visit?" She asked him.
"Buffy needs you. She is craving you, I brought her up some dinner it was actually medium rare, but she didn't want that. My next logical choice was you, since you are giving her your blood as well as others. She looks pretty bad" He told her.
"Give me a minute and I will meet you over at Buffy's. Be in her room to let me in, and do not disturb us unless you have too." She commanded.
Lindsey gave Drusilla a kiss on the lips and walked out of the house. Cordelia changed her clothes and walked out the door. Drusilla just closed the door and went to the kitchen; she needed a drink and a strong one at that. She didn't know how long she could take her sire being on edge. She told her time and time again not to drink from that girl, but did she listen. No.
Giles House
Jenny went upstairs to check on the girl. She was real worried about her since Faith was dead and Cordelia no longer able to come around. She was going to need someone to talk to, but she had no one else to talk to. Jenny opened up her door a little and peeked in; Buffy was lying on the bed in a fetal position mumbling and sweating. She opened up the door further and walked in.
"Buffy?" She called the girl, but received no answer.
"Buffy?" She shook her this time.
"Cordelia is that you? I need you; I need you here with me." Buffy cried out.
Jenny brushed the stray hair off of her face, she tried to quiet the girl, but it didn't help at all. If anything it was getting worse, so worse that it caused Giles to come into her room.
"What's wrong? I heard her crying out." He questioned his wife.
"I don't know, I came in here to check on her and she was sweating and calling out for Cordelia." She said sadly.
"She did something to her, I know she did. I don't know what thought." He told her thoughtfully.
Jenny had had enough of his accusations, "I don't think she did anything to her mind control or nothing. I did a few spells on her and came up with nothing. What I see is obviously a girl who lost not only one, but two of her best friends. You told her to stay away, fine. Now leave this child alone Rupert, I'm surprised that she didn't let a vamp end her life because it has nothing but tragedy for her. If anything happens to her because of us and our rules, you will be the one to blame." Jenny told him and walked out.
Buffy kept crying out for Cordelia and crying. Giles just looked at her and walked out of the room.
Lindsey came home and ran smack dab into his father. "Lindsey where were you?" He asked him.
"I went to go see Drusilla. Remember she's my girlfriend, sometime friend to Buffy." He told him.
"I'm sorry Lindsey it's just that this whole thing with Cordelia being a vampire and everything really concerns me. Especially this hold she has over Buffy." He told his son.
"Dad, you've been into this stuff since forever. You're not a watcher anymore get over it, you're supposed to be guiding Buffy, not playing father to her. She already had one of those; you were a person that she was supposed to confide in not dictate to her." He walked off leaving Giles by himself.
Lindsey entered Buffy's room clearly undetected and looked at the girl on the bed. She was in even worse shape than what she was when he left. He tip toed over to the window and opened it up; Cordelia climbed in and immediately went to the bed. She could literally feel the young girls hunger, and pain. It was too much for her to deal with so she did what she knew would help.
"Lindsey, I need you to keep an eye out for your parents. I don't want them coming in here, while I'm doing this." She commanded him.
"Yes, mistress." He answered automatically.
The vampiress made her way closer to Buffy. She ran her hand against a pale cheek and the blonde leaned into her touch.
"I have what you want Buffy and I have it. Your body is craving it, let the hunger take control. Take what you want my girl." She told her softly and held her wrist up to the girls mouth.
Without thinking about it she latched on and bit into the vampires wrist and began to drink. Once the girls hunger was taken care of she removed the wrist from her mouth and cleaned the still bleeding wounds. Buffy's whimpers and cries died down and she fell into a peaceful sleep. Cordelia looked at her one last time and climbed out of her window.
Sorry if this chapter isn't as thrilling as the last chapters, but you better believe the next two will knock your socks off.