TITLE : Family
AUTHOR : Aset
*-* Hyperion – kitchen *-*
The conversation was good, but still the tension was there. A silence had fallen, uncomfortably accompanying the tension, until Fred's squeal broke the silence.
'Morning, Fred !' They heard Cordelia say before she entered the kitchen, greeting her friend.
'Hey' she said, turning a bit red as she realised everybody heard her reaction, and was looking at her.
'Cordelia' Xander said as he went to sit up straight, looking at his ex- girlfriend as she entered the room. They hadn't rally talked since they'd arrived in LA. Not that he didn't want to, 'cause he did, but in a way he was scared ; scared of her. And then there was Anya. Cordy didn't know about that yet. He didn't knew she'd care or not. As he looked into her warm, hazelbrown eyes, he remembered them back in High School. She'd been rich, famous, bitchy and beautiful. The beauty was still present, the rest was gone ; the bitchiness he didn't know. She'd been rather nice ; she'd changed in those three years. They all had.
Dawn and Buffy smiled at her, Buffy a bit weakly, but nevertheless she smiled. 'Oh, yeah ! right ! she'd talked to Angel.'
Willow gave her a worried look. 'Are you okay' she asked
'Me ? Oh yeah, I'm fine' Cordy replied 'Only I won't eat. Nausea is still present, don't want to throw up again…Damn pregnancy !'she thought.
'Where's Angel ?' Dawn asked, wanting to see the brooding vampire again. He used to know some cool tricks, maybe he'd teach her some.
'He's still asleep' Cordelia said as she went to sit down.
'Who wants eggs ?' Buffy asked, quickly changing the subject.
'No more Angel-talk, please !'she thought as she put the pan down. It hurt to see Cordelia , knowing she was carrying Angel's child now. It hurt her deeply, seeing the love and happiness. 'Once, that was me !' she sighed, 'Ow no ! I'm really jealous of her ! What is wrong with me ? ! Come on, Buffy ! Stop that now !'
She stood up. 'I'm gonna get dressed' she announced.
'You haven't eaten yet' Willow noticed
'I'm not hungry' she said before she hurried out of the kitchen.
'What's up with her ?' Cordelia asked rhetorically as she went to sit down, immediately leaning against the back of the chair. 'Vampires…near the fountain in the park…there's three of them, attacking a girl.' She opened her eyes again. Fred and Gunn were by her side, making notes, Gunn gently holding her by her shoulders.
'Vampires you said ?' Gunn asked. Cordy nodded
'So it won't be 'till after dark'
'around midnight' Cordy said, 'I heard the bells'
'Okay, what just happened ?' Dawn asked as she looked over to Cordy.
'Just a vision' she answered.
'Awesome !' the teenager said.
Cordy relaxed again and nipped of her coffee. She had just put her cup down as she moaned and held her head with her hands.
'Another vision ?' Fred and Gunn asked almost at the same time as they rose again from their seats and hurried to Cordy's side.
'No' she said, 'just a headache'
'Oh… aspirin ?'
Cordy smiled. 'Thanks Fred !'
'Rough night ?' Xander asked, grinning over to Cordelia.
'No !' she said roughly as she took the aspirin from Fred. 'Visions ? !' she said as she pointed to her head, 'they can hurt you know !… Only one ?' she then asked Fred.
'Cordy ! It says clearly only 6 a day, at the most 2 at the time. And I don't know, but in your condition ? ?'
Cordelia turned red as Fred brought a hand in front of her mouth. 'Said too much again, didn't I ?' she said as everyone looked at Cordelia.
'Why did I tell her ? Ow Why ?' Cordelia thought. Angel had decided to inform Fred and Gunn of them getting a baby. It seemed normal that they knew it, just in case. Cordy now wished they never did.
***
-*- Hyperion – office -*-
They were alone. Only him and her, finally alone, finally able to talk.
'Xander, say something' Cordelia said, looking at him' You're the one who wanted to talk, so talk !'
He looked at her and smiled 'You…Some things never change '
'What ?'
'I mean…you're still beautiful, Cordelia'
'What do you think, that I'd look all fat and puffy…' silence as she thought over what she'd said, 'Okay, maybe the fat-thing will change soon, but …' a sigh
'I guess I never congratulated you' he said, giving her a kiss on the cheek. 'With the baby'
'Oh…' she blushed again. 'I wanted to tell you in another way...actually I wanted to tell everybody in another way, but hey, you've met Fred huh !'
He smiled. 'It's okay. It was kind of a surprise, but I'm happy for you guys… You and Angel'
'What about me and him ?'
'Well, I expected you to hook up with some rich, handsome guy, you know. '
She laughed. 'Me too, but hey, you can't predict the future, right ?'
A silence felt between them.
'So, how are you and Anya ?' she asked
Xander turned red, and showed a sudden interest in his shoes. 'Euh…we're not together anymore.'
'Xander and Anya split up ? ! I thought they were getting married? No wonder he's been so quiet.'
'Oh Xander, I'm so sorry ! What happened ?' she asked as she put a hand on his'.
'We..euh…I left her in front of the altar… I couldn't do it, Cordelia.' She looked into his teary eyes. He looked lost. ''ou must think I'' an idiot, right ?'
'No ! Xander, no ! You're not an idiot !' she said trying to comfort him a bit, 'sometimes a bit silly, but you're no idiot ! Hell, I dated you, so I know, you're not an idiot !'
He smiled a bit, and dried his tears.
'thanks'
'You know, back in the days, I thought you and me, that that was like going to last forever.' She smiled at him, sincerely.
'You did ? And what about the flirting with Angel then ?'
'You euh..what ? You knew about that ?'
'Cordy, everybody knew it. It was not like you tried to hide it !'
She blushed. 'But I did love you' she uttered.
He smiled and gave he a little hug, 'I know that. I didn't really doubt that'
Silence…
'I'm sorry' he said
'Why ?'
'Me and Willow…'
'Don't start that again, Xander. It's okay !'
'No, I mean, I shouldn't have done that !'
'And I shouldn't flirted with all those others while I was with you'
'That's just you, Cordy, I couldn't change that.' He laughed as she punched him, a bit hard, 'cause the next minute he 'oegh !'-ed, and gasped for air.
'Xander ! I'm sorry ! I'm so sorry ! I didn't mean to punch you like that'
He gave her a weak smile 'You've been working out' he said
'I train with Angel'
'That explains it' he said with a chuckle. 'You've been a busy bee since you got here ; visions, fighting, hooking up with Angel, getting pregnant.'
She laughed briefly. 'And you…working..'
'Well' he said, a bit embarrassed.
'Here you are !' Angel said as he rushed in the office, 'I've been looking all over for you !' he said as he hugged Cordy, then kissing her passionately.
Xander coughed, making his presence known again.
'Hi Xander' Angel said as he stopped kissing Cordy. His hand still on the small of her back he asked 'How are you ?'
'I'm okay…I'm gonna check on Willow and the gang…' and off he was.
'That was not nice' Cordy said while Angel pulled her against his chest.
'What ? I did say hi, right ?'
'That look you gave him.'
'Ow that…well, I wanted to be with you…I got a bit jealous'
'Ow, you big baby' she said as their lips met again…
***
AUTHOR : Aset
*-* Hyperion – kitchen *-*
The conversation was good, but still the tension was there. A silence had fallen, uncomfortably accompanying the tension, until Fred's squeal broke the silence.
'Morning, Fred !' They heard Cordelia say before she entered the kitchen, greeting her friend.
'Hey' she said, turning a bit red as she realised everybody heard her reaction, and was looking at her.
'Cordelia' Xander said as he went to sit up straight, looking at his ex- girlfriend as she entered the room. They hadn't rally talked since they'd arrived in LA. Not that he didn't want to, 'cause he did, but in a way he was scared ; scared of her. And then there was Anya. Cordy didn't know about that yet. He didn't knew she'd care or not. As he looked into her warm, hazelbrown eyes, he remembered them back in High School. She'd been rich, famous, bitchy and beautiful. The beauty was still present, the rest was gone ; the bitchiness he didn't know. She'd been rather nice ; she'd changed in those three years. They all had.
Dawn and Buffy smiled at her, Buffy a bit weakly, but nevertheless she smiled. 'Oh, yeah ! right ! she'd talked to Angel.'
Willow gave her a worried look. 'Are you okay' she asked
'Me ? Oh yeah, I'm fine' Cordy replied 'Only I won't eat. Nausea is still present, don't want to throw up again…Damn pregnancy !'she thought.
'Where's Angel ?' Dawn asked, wanting to see the brooding vampire again. He used to know some cool tricks, maybe he'd teach her some.
'He's still asleep' Cordelia said as she went to sit down.
'Who wants eggs ?' Buffy asked, quickly changing the subject.
'No more Angel-talk, please !'she thought as she put the pan down. It hurt to see Cordelia , knowing she was carrying Angel's child now. It hurt her deeply, seeing the love and happiness. 'Once, that was me !' she sighed, 'Ow no ! I'm really jealous of her ! What is wrong with me ? ! Come on, Buffy ! Stop that now !'
She stood up. 'I'm gonna get dressed' she announced.
'You haven't eaten yet' Willow noticed
'I'm not hungry' she said before she hurried out of the kitchen.
'What's up with her ?' Cordelia asked rhetorically as she went to sit down, immediately leaning against the back of the chair. 'Vampires…near the fountain in the park…there's three of them, attacking a girl.' She opened her eyes again. Fred and Gunn were by her side, making notes, Gunn gently holding her by her shoulders.
'Vampires you said ?' Gunn asked. Cordy nodded
'So it won't be 'till after dark'
'around midnight' Cordy said, 'I heard the bells'
'Okay, what just happened ?' Dawn asked as she looked over to Cordy.
'Just a vision' she answered.
'Awesome !' the teenager said.
Cordy relaxed again and nipped of her coffee. She had just put her cup down as she moaned and held her head with her hands.
'Another vision ?' Fred and Gunn asked almost at the same time as they rose again from their seats and hurried to Cordy's side.
'No' she said, 'just a headache'
'Oh… aspirin ?'
Cordy smiled. 'Thanks Fred !'
'Rough night ?' Xander asked, grinning over to Cordelia.
'No !' she said roughly as she took the aspirin from Fred. 'Visions ? !' she said as she pointed to her head, 'they can hurt you know !… Only one ?' she then asked Fred.
'Cordy ! It says clearly only 6 a day, at the most 2 at the time. And I don't know, but in your condition ? ?'
Cordelia turned red as Fred brought a hand in front of her mouth. 'Said too much again, didn't I ?' she said as everyone looked at Cordelia.
'Why did I tell her ? Ow Why ?' Cordelia thought. Angel had decided to inform Fred and Gunn of them getting a baby. It seemed normal that they knew it, just in case. Cordy now wished they never did.
***
-*- Hyperion – office -*-
They were alone. Only him and her, finally alone, finally able to talk.
'Xander, say something' Cordelia said, looking at him' You're the one who wanted to talk, so talk !'
He looked at her and smiled 'You…Some things never change '
'What ?'
'I mean…you're still beautiful, Cordelia'
'What do you think, that I'd look all fat and puffy…' silence as she thought over what she'd said, 'Okay, maybe the fat-thing will change soon, but …' a sigh
'I guess I never congratulated you' he said, giving her a kiss on the cheek. 'With the baby'
'Oh…' she blushed again. 'I wanted to tell you in another way...actually I wanted to tell everybody in another way, but hey, you've met Fred huh !'
He smiled. 'It's okay. It was kind of a surprise, but I'm happy for you guys… You and Angel'
'What about me and him ?'
'Well, I expected you to hook up with some rich, handsome guy, you know. '
She laughed. 'Me too, but hey, you can't predict the future, right ?'
A silence felt between them.
'So, how are you and Anya ?' she asked
Xander turned red, and showed a sudden interest in his shoes. 'Euh…we're not together anymore.'
'Xander and Anya split up ? ! I thought they were getting married? No wonder he's been so quiet.'
'Oh Xander, I'm so sorry ! What happened ?' she asked as she put a hand on his'.
'We..euh…I left her in front of the altar… I couldn't do it, Cordelia.' She looked into his teary eyes. He looked lost. ''ou must think I'' an idiot, right ?'
'No ! Xander, no ! You're not an idiot !' she said trying to comfort him a bit, 'sometimes a bit silly, but you're no idiot ! Hell, I dated you, so I know, you're not an idiot !'
He smiled a bit, and dried his tears.
'thanks'
'You know, back in the days, I thought you and me, that that was like going to last forever.' She smiled at him, sincerely.
'You did ? And what about the flirting with Angel then ?'
'You euh..what ? You knew about that ?'
'Cordy, everybody knew it. It was not like you tried to hide it !'
She blushed. 'But I did love you' she uttered.
He smiled and gave he a little hug, 'I know that. I didn't really doubt that'
Silence…
'I'm sorry' he said
'Why ?'
'Me and Willow…'
'Don't start that again, Xander. It's okay !'
'No, I mean, I shouldn't have done that !'
'And I shouldn't flirted with all those others while I was with you'
'That's just you, Cordy, I couldn't change that.' He laughed as she punched him, a bit hard, 'cause the next minute he 'oegh !'-ed, and gasped for air.
'Xander ! I'm sorry ! I'm so sorry ! I didn't mean to punch you like that'
He gave her a weak smile 'You've been working out' he said
'I train with Angel'
'That explains it' he said with a chuckle. 'You've been a busy bee since you got here ; visions, fighting, hooking up with Angel, getting pregnant.'
She laughed briefly. 'And you…working..'
'Well' he said, a bit embarrassed.
'Here you are !' Angel said as he rushed in the office, 'I've been looking all over for you !' he said as he hugged Cordy, then kissing her passionately.
Xander coughed, making his presence known again.
'Hi Xander' Angel said as he stopped kissing Cordy. His hand still on the small of her back he asked 'How are you ?'
'I'm okay…I'm gonna check on Willow and the gang…' and off he was.
'That was not nice' Cordy said while Angel pulled her against his chest.
'What ? I did say hi, right ?'
'That look you gave him.'
'Ow that…well, I wanted to be with you…I got a bit jealous'
'Ow, you big baby' she said as their lips met again…
***