Buffy and Cordelia

"Season 6"

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Chapter 35: I fall to pieces

Angel Investigations

Angel Investigation was a little on edge this morning because everything seemed different, but it wasn't. The only new this was that instead of being engaged to the woman she loved Cordelia was now married to her. But Angel seemed to be more distant with, and so did Doyle. Maybe because it was the fact that she was married now and they no longer had a chance with either of them…not that they ever did.

Cordelia looked back and forth between the two people that she couldn't see herself without. Now if they were mad at her than she could deal, but she couldn't handle this silent treatment they were giving her. Cordelia glance at her watch and thanked her lucky stars that it was time for a lunch break.

"Okay guys…I'm outta here, me and a couple of friends are going out to lunch." She paused waiting for a response. When she didn't get one she continued. "See ya in an hour or so," she said and than walked out of the office.

Angel looked at Doyle and than nodded his head toward his office and the seer slash demon followed him inside. When Doyle sat down Angel looked his straight in the eye. "Do you want to be the one to tell her?" he asked. "Because I don't know if I can keep it a secrete anymore," he finished.

"But if she finds out than she tell Buffy when she gets her later tonight," Doyle reasoned. "And I know that Buffy won't be afraid to bring it up to the other to people…and that could cause trouble." He stated.

"Yeah but if we don't tell her than what will she do when she finds out, and trust me when I say she will, and she knows that we knew…she'll feel betrayed." Angel compromised. "I don't want Cordelia to feel that she can't trust us," he stated.

Doyle thought about it for a moment and then something came to mind. "How did you find out about it?" he asked. "I know they didn't tell you," he said.

"I could smell them on each other," he stated. "You don't have to say it I know it's gross." Angel said as he got up from his desk. "It's just that I respect both Cordelia and Buffy too much to not tell them something as big as this." He said. "I feel really, really…" he paused trying to think of a good word. "Bad," he decided.

"So do I but you know as well as I know that if it gets back to the wrong person than all hell could break lose, and I mean literally." He said and than paused. "Now if we tell her and she does keep it a secrete…" he trailed off.

"No way will she keep anything from Buffy and Buffy is not good with secretes," he stated. "I mean look at how many people know she a slayer," he rationalized.

"I don't know, but I do know that sooner or later Cordelia is going to find out about Willow and Faith," Doyle said as he watched Angel sit back in his chair. Neither one of them noticed that Cordelia was standing outside Angel office. Her mouth hung open and she listened to the conversation between the two men.

Some Business Office

She didn't know what it was about her but she always seemed to attack the weird ones. For example she went on the date with this doctor, one time, and now he won't leave her alone. He thinks there some kind of couple. And some how he knows everything there is to know about her. He even knows when her boss's birthday is.

Angie reached into her pocket and pulled out a little card that had the words 'Angel investigations' on it. She picked up her cell phone and dialed the number.

"Angel investigation we help the helpless," a female voice said into the telephone. "Please state your problem," she said.

"I think I have someone that is following me. And I don't just mean at work and stuff, I feel like he is watching me while I sleep, or while I'm changing…it's creepy," she said.

"Okay Miss we'll get Angel right on this." She said.

"Don't I have to make an appointment?" she asked confused.

"Nope Angel will find you," Cordelia paused. "Just don't be scared at first because he tends to lurk in the shadows to make sure you the person first," she said. "But he is a really nice guy," she finished. Angie hung up her phone and then walked back into her office where a bunch of flower sat addressed to her.

Angel Investigations

Cordelia and Doyle sat at Angel's desk as Cordy explained about the woman on the phone.

"I know it's not the kind of cases that we usually take but this lady sounded really terrified," she said. "I almost feel sorry for her. She said this guy could see her while she was changing, and even when she was sleeping, but he was never in the room…now who does he do that," Cordelia asked.

"I don't know but that does sound like something up out alley," Doyle said looking at Angel. "I know you don't have good people skills now's the chance to improve upon them," he said.

"I do to have good people skills," Cordelia and Doyle just stared at him. "I do," he said. He sighed when he realized that they were not going to budge on the subject. "Okay I'll do it," he said. Then he looked at Cordelia who had been looking at him strangely all night. "Cor…is something wrong?" he asked.

"Why don't you guys tell me?" she asked looking at Doyle this time.

"You know?" Doyle asked. "About Willow and Faith," he elaborated.

"What about'em?" she asked.

Doyle wanted to slap himself for his little screw up. "Um…after you wedding they both got a little drunk and well…they slept together," he said and the flinched waiting for the punch to come.

"Are you serious?" she asked and they both nodded. "Oh my God…does Tara know? Of course she doesn't know, I wonder if Will's going to tell her. What about Buffy you think she knows? I should tell her," Cordelia said as she got up. As she started walking out of the office she turned back to Angel. "Don't forget about tonight," she said and then left the office.

She walked over to her desk and grabbed her bag and then walked out of Angel Investigations all together. Why would Willow do something like that? I thought she loved Tara. Faith had to have taken advantage of her, I bet she figured that if she couldn't have Buffy than she go for the next best thing…Buffy's best friend.

But I can't really say that about her because she has been nothing but happy for us since we go married, maybe Willow wanted it, maybe she wanted someone besides innocent old Tara. I always figured she had a little crush on Buffy, and if she couldn't have Buffy than why not go for the other slayer…Faith.

Or maybe what Angel and Doyle said is true. Maybe they both just had a little too much to drink and ended up going to bed with the wrong person. All I know is that when Buffy finds out she is not going to be a happy person, and I don't want to be around when Tara finds out either.

Before Cordelia realized it she was already back at her apartment and as she was unlocking the door she heard her phone start ringing. She when in and answered it.

"Hello," she said as she moved across the room to put her bag down on the couch. "Hey Buffy," she said as she listened to her now wife.

"I can't come down until tomorrow," she said. "Early morning tomorrow, in fact I might be there before you even wake up." Buffy said. "Something came up and I can't seem to find Faith anywhere…she disappeared after the wedding," she explained.

"Oh, okay," Cordelia, said a little depressed. "Well I'm really tired so I guess I'll see you tomorrow," Cordelia said quickly.

"Okay…I love you," Buffy said.

"Yeah," Cordelia said and then hung up. It had only been like two weeks since they go married and Buffy had to go right back to Sunnydale because some big evil was arising, or so Giles thought, it turned out that nothing was coming. "Whatever," Cordelia said to herself as she walked into the bedroom and got ready to go to bed. As she walked into her bedroom she couldn't help but remember the woman's case that they were currently working on. She said that the man she had been seeing would know things that he couldn't possibly know.

But the worst part about it all is that she said that it felt like he was watching her even when he was nowhere to be seen. She didn't understand how that was possible but if she knew she would see if she could do that with Buffy so she didn't always have this agonizing feeling that Buffy was cheating on her. She also knew that she had no reason to feel that way, she knew that Buffy loved her, but something in her thought Buffy was too good for her…maybe it was the fact that Buffy saved the world on a weekly bases. And that is also why it was always easier to picture Buffy with Faith and not her.

Cordelia slowly got underneath her covers and than slowly drifted off to sleep.

Somewhere in L.A

Angie was just getting ready to start her car when she heard something behind her but when she turned around nothing was there. This started to make her nervous because she had a freaking stalker ex-boyfriend.

When she turned back around to be the key in the door she saw Angel standing there. "I'm sorry…I didn't mean to scare you," he said when he saw her flinch a little. "My assistant told me that you needed help…" he trailed off.

"Your Angel?" she asked and he nodded. "Wow…I thought you'd be older," she said.

"I'm older than you think," he said with a smirk. "Anyways I was wondering if you would like to talk about your current situation?" he asked.

"You want to talk about it here or at your office?" she asked confused on why he would want to talk about it in a parking complex. "I mean this isn't really the best of places," she stated.

"We can go back to the office if you want…I'll drive you," he said as he started to head back to his car and she followed. As the drove of to the office Angel called both Cordelia and Doyle and told them to head over to the offices.

The ride was a dead silence; Angel didn't know what to say because he had never been a people person. And sure he knows that Doyle and Cordelia want him to become more of a people person but the problem is that he had been acting this way for more than one hundred years…it is kind of hard to change.

When they arrived at Angel Investigations he made sure to open the door for her. They approached the building just as Doyle and Cordelia were arriving. "Hey guys…this is…I'm sorry I didn't get your name?" he said.

"Angie…" he trailed off.

"This is Angie," he paused. "Angie that is Cordelia, you spoke to her on the phone, and that's Doyle, I don't really know his job disruption," he said with a laugh and Angie laughed a little too. "Come on my office is this way," he said leading her through the office complex.

When they walked into there main office Angie took a seat next to Cordelia and Angel and Doyle sat on the other side. They sat there and waited for her to speak but all she did was look around the office. "Angie?" she looked at Cordelia. "Is there something you would like to tell us?" she asked in the most friendly voice she could muster considering her current relationship problems, or drama, however you would describe it.

"Oh," she said but didn't say anything else. She looked at Angel and then gave him a small smile, which he returned. "I was seeing this guy," she started. "I thought he was a nice guy, but he wasn't really my type." She paused. "Now don't get me wrong we only went on one date and he took he it as a serious commitment." She said with a little laugh.

"Was there a reason he should have taken it differently?" Cordelia asked. She looked at her confused. "I mean was there some sign that told him you might have wanted more?" she asked.

"No…I told him straight out at the end of the night that he wasn't might type…but I had a nice time." She said. "He just didn't want to accept that," she added. "He would start sending me stuff at my work and at my house and I never gave him my address," she stated. "I always feel like he is around…watching me," she stated. "Is that possible?" she asked.

"Yes," Angel said bluntly and then he looked around and saw them all looking at him. "There is a way that he could be watching you without actually being there," he said. "But I'm not srue I will have to do some more research and get back to you," she stated simply. "If you would Cordelia…" he trailed off gesturing toward the women.

"Sure," she said understanding that it was something she wasn't ready to hear. "I'll drive her home," she said and then her and Angie walked out of the office.

"What's going on man?" Doyle asked Angel once the two women were clear. "What's kind of demon is it?" he asked.

"It isn't a demon," Angel stated. "It's a regular human man, but he has the ability to make his body parts move with only him mind," she explained.

"Away from his body?" Doyle asked.

"Yes, I remember hearing about it somewhere," he trailed off. "Tomorrow I think I am going to look the guy up," he said.

"Problem," Doyle said.

"What?"

"We never go his name," he stated. Suddenly the phone rang. "Angel Investigations…" Doyle trailed off. "Oh hey Cordy," he paused. "He is a doctor and his name is John…got it," Doyle said writing it down. "Bye," he said hanging up the phone. He gave Angel the paper. "Look like we got ourselves a place to start." He said with a smile.

Cordelia apartment

When Cordelia arrived at her apartment she noticed that the door was unlocked, and she never left the door unlocked. When she walked in she noticed bags on the floor and when she looked into her kitchen, low and behold Buffy stood there.

"Miss me?" Buffy asked as she walked toward Cordelia.

"Yeah, over pack much?" she asked after they kissed.

"It's not all mine," Buffy said as she walked over and sat at the kitchen table. "Some of it's Tara's." Buffy explained. "She found out that Willow and Faith slept together and she needed somewhere to go…away from them," she stated. "Is it okay?"

"Yeah…she's always welcomed here." Buffy smiled. "It is hell at home. Faith isn't talking to anyone, Will won't even come out of her room…I wish you were there to make it better," she said and the next thing she knew Cordelia had her in her arms.

Just as Cordelia was about to say something the phone rang. "Hold that thought," she said as she walked over and picked up the phone. "This better be important," she said and then her features softened. "He went tonight…I thought he was going tomorrow?" she asked confused. "What an asshole," she said. "I'll be there in a few minutes." She said. "And I'll have some company," she said as she looked at Buffy and then Tara who just came out of the bathroom. "Bye," she said and then hung up the phone.

"What's up?" Buffy asked as she got up from the table. "Is something wrong?" she asked again.

"No…we just need to get to the office, I'll explain it all on the way," she said as she grabbed her jacket and they three women made their way to Cordelia's car.

Angel Investigations

She didn't lie; Cordelia explained the whole situation to them on their way over to Angel's office. When they arrived in the main office Cordelia saw Angie sitting there looking terrified. "Let's get down to Angel apartment," she said as she help Angie up and into the elevator and head down to Angel's apartment.

When they got down there Cordelia took Angie over to the bed and she laid down. Cordelia left her lying there and walked back out to where Doyle was standing with Tara and Buffy. "What happened?" she asked.

Doyle, Buffy, Tara and herself all sat at the table in Angel's apartment. They were all curious on what happened to Angel and why he went to visit that doctor tonight instead of tomorrow, okay Buffy and Tara really didn't care but Cordelia did so they pretended.

Doyle took a deep breath and then started to tell them what Angel had told him. "Okay so he went to Kate," he saw that Buffy and Tara didn't know who she was so he explained. "She is a police officer that he gets information from," he said.

"And we both know that he likes her and she likes him but they won't admit it," Cordelia said with a smile.

"Anyways he went to her to get information on this doctor, and lets just say what she gave him wasn't pretty. So he went to the doctors office and snooped around in his office, lets just say he got caught." He paused. "And I guess he injected Angel with something that made him pass out for a little, but he called me as soon as he woke up and told me to find Angie and bring her back to his apartment…and I did. But when I got to her apartment the cop that was supposed to be watching over her was dead and she was huddled in the bushes…she said John had stopped by before getting a call telling him that someone was in his office." Doyle paused again to take a breath.

"So he went back to his office to get Angel?" Buffy asked confused. "I thought Angel called you after the injection?" she asked.

"He did but John going to her apartment happened before the injection, I am just going on what Angie said," he explained.

"Whatever," Buffy said.

"So I brought her here and then called you guys," he said. "Also Angel said to watch out because the freaky doctor has the ability to take his body part off his…well body and make them attack people." He paused. "Oh and he is on his way over here," Doyle finished.

"Angel or the doctor guy?" Tara asked.

"The doctor guy…and Angel I hope," Doyle answered. Just then they all heard a noise and in an instant Cordelia and Tara were at Buffy's side. Doyle looked at them, "Way to bust a man pride," he said sarcastically as he saw them huddled around Buffy for protection.

Cordelia and Tara smiled as Buffy just shrugged. Doyle slowly opened the door to where Angie was asleep to make sure she was okay, which she was. When he closed the door he heard the noise again and noticed that it was coming from Angel swear entrance.

He slowly walked over that way but once he got over there the noise went away. He looked behind him and saw the three girls in a crowd and he noticed Buffy looking at him "Do you hear anything?" he asked knowing she had enhanced hearing.

"Not anymore," she stated. Then she turned her head to one side. "There it's back…you hear it?" she asked him.

"No," he lied hearing it with his demon half.

"It's like nails crawling around on the ground…" she trailed off. "You said this guys could take himself apart?" she asked and Doyle nodded. "I bet it is his hand…that's just freaky," she said.

"Yeah it is," Tara said.

Just then Buffy heard a popping noise. "Okay now that's just plan gross," she stated at they all looked at her. "I think he just popped his eye out," she explained. "Sometimes I really hate slayer hearing," she explained.

Doyle smiled and then stood up. "Okay so do you know if he is here?" he asked and Buffy nodded. "Great," he mumbled.

"Yeah…but Angel's here too," she said.

"How do you know…he doesn't even breathe," Cordelia said.

"I can feel him," Doyle gave her a weird look. "It's a slayer thing," she said with a raised eyebrow that told him that she knew he was part demon.

In the other room

Angel appeared out of the shadow just in time to place a box over John's hand, which was making it's way back to the body. Angel learned that if you keep the body parts away from each other for a long enough period of time that they would die…and that was what he was doing.

Suddenly Angel saw a floating eye and he trapped it in a glass with a smile. "Trap the body parts!" he yelled out so the others could hear him. "You know John, it's kind of sad that you had to go through all this trouble for someone that doesn't even want you," Angel said as he walked closer. "But the truth is that I have it was worse off that you…you see the woman I love turned out to be gay and married another woman…but I moved on," he said.

"So what are you going to do to me?" John asked feeling his other body parts dieing out.

"I am going to put you back together but I want you to move on…find someone new," Angel said. "And if Angie ever comes to me again telling me that your still stalking her," he said vamping out. "I'll kill you," he said turning back to his normal face. "Understand?" he asked and John nodded. "Good." Angel said and then lifted the glass and the box and John's body parts returned to him.

Angie came out of the bedroom and saw John standing there but all he did was give her a wave good-bye and walked out of the apartment. The next thing Angel knew Angie was in his arms giving him a hug.

Cordelia's apartment (next day)

Buffy was sitting in Cordelia's apartment by herself. Tara had decided that the best thing for her to do was some serious shopping, a girl's best friend after being dumped…that and ice cream.

So Buffy sat alone thinking about things. Why do I feel this way? I know I shouldn't be jealous of people because I know Cordelia loves me…but I can't help it. We live so far apart now that I feel as if we aren't even together, that we never did get married, which only happened a couple of weeks ago.

But as soon as if was over we didn't even have time to celebrate, because Giles dragged me back to Sunnydale for some big evil, which never came. And then the whole thing with Willow, Tara and Faith happened and I couldn't leave my best friend. I just feel as if instead of growing together after marriage we're growing apart.

Buffy heard the front door open and close and then she saw Cordelia walk into the kitchen. "God Buffy, Angie stopped by again and she couldn't take her hands off Angel…which is funny because at the exact moment Kate walked in and Angel needed to do damage control on a relationship that isn't even for sure yet." She said as she leaned in and gave Buffy a kiss. "Finally when Angie did leave she gave a big fat check, which was great," she said as she sat down next to her girl and for the first time she noticed Buffy expression. "Buffy…what's wrong?" she asked.

Buffy looked at her with teary eyes. "I feel like we're drifting apart and I don't want that," she said and Cordelia took her into her arms. "You have this whole different life her in L.A. and what do I have…my same old boring life back in Sunnydale." She said as tears came down her face. "We didn't even get to have a honeymoon," she said. "I think either we spend some time together or we take a break to see what we want," she suggested.

Cordelia pulled away. "Take a break! Buffy we just got married and your talking separating already?" she asked. "Does this have anything to do with what happened between Tara and Willow?" she asked.

"No…yes…no…maybe…" she said confused.

"Buffy I love you and no one else ever crosses my mind," she said. "I don't want to separate…I want to spend way more time with you, but my job is here," she said.

"And mine is in Sunnydale," she said.

"Come on Buffy…I'll spend more time in Sunnydale," Cordelia said starting to cry. "Where is this coming from?" she asked.

Buffy looked up at her. "Honestly I don't know," she said. "But I feel jealous," she said and as soon as she did she covered her mouth and started shacking her head like she didn't want to say that.

"Jealous? What you don't think you can trust me…is that it? You think I am going to run after the next person that walked through that door?" she asked becoming angry. "What about you…how do I know your not going to run after the next hot dead thing that comes into your life?" she asked and as soon as she did she copied Buffy in covering her mouth.

Buffy stood there wide eye and then came to realization. "A truth spell," she said quietly. "Tara must have cast one when she first noticed Willow acting funny…and it only happens around the person you love…" she trailed off. "So this is what we really think of one another?" she asked.

Cordelia hung her head. Then she looked back at Buffy with tears spill over onto her cheeks. "I don't want to lose you," she said. Buffy just walked up to her and kissed her and then walked into the next room. When she emerged she had her bag in hand. Before Buffy could reach the door Cordelia called out to her. "See you in a couple days?" she asked.

"Yeah…"

"You still my girl?" she asked.

Buffy smiled as she remembered when Angel asked her that a long time ago. "Always," she said and then walked out of Cordelia apartment.

Cordelia silently cursed Tara for casting that truth spell and making things come out that where no ready to come out because there relationship was not ready to hear them. But hopefully they could get over this.

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AN: I know the end is a bit confusing but don't worry it will all reveal itself in the end. Like why they fought, what the reason way and so on. Anyways I hoped you liked it.