This is Part Two! Wahey! I wrote this while I had the flu (which suxs!) So I didn't take as long as I thought it would. I hope you like it. There is still more chapters to come.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, I only like to play with them and they all belong to Joss and David's imagination, oh yeah and the people they belong to!
Summary: OK Angel took Cordelia out for a Valentines Date after he saw he feeling a bit down in the dumps but he realised that he felt more for her than a friend and things got a little hot and heavy, not too hot and heavy though!!!! Cordelia decided that she couldn't run the risk of Angelus running around after they spent a fully clothed night together so she went to the Oracles and guess who was there, Doyle! He told her that they (PTB) had been watching them and hoping. Angel had proved his love when he refused to let anything happen when they were in bed together. She went through the Three Trials and succeeded. Now Boom everybody is happy families and fluffy bunnies!
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TWO KIDS AND A DEED TO DO!
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Angel stared at the shattered shell that contained his former lover. She had taken the news about her mother hard and Angel felt distressed at the fact he couldn't sympathised. He had no soul when he killed his mother and father, he didn't know what the initial thoughts were only the after effects when he received his soul back. He led her to the sofa and sat her down.
"I know this wasn't the way I wanted you to find out; I wanted to be the one to tell you. I though you might have took it a bit worse than this and we, me and Cordelia, didn't want to tell you 'Cos you were in a bad enough state before."
"Angel, you know about Riley, well he left me. I got a chance to move on and I don't see why you shouldn't have the same chance. Mum's death brought it home, as if I didn't know already, that life is far too short to worry about other people. You being a Vampire means immortality but I never want you to be lonely, you brood too much when you are. I am worried, no terrified, about the curse. If you love Cordelia and...well I can't kill you right now, I'm too tired. Please don't put either of us through that again. I don't think Cordelia has thought about this."
"Buffy, don't worry, there is no more Angelus. When me and Cordelia realised how we felt about each other, she went away to the Oracles Chamber and asked them to make my soul permanent. She found Doyle there and he said it was predicted and Fate. Cordelia went through the 3 Trials to prove herself to the Gypsy Council and well the rest you can guess. She passed and we have had no Angelus's on the loose so far. I hope you understand this. You have to accept it like I had to accept you and Riley, which I am sorry about. I know how much you wanted a normal life and everything."
"I understand and I guess once I've get over the shock of mum it will hit me but I will try and not be a bitch about it. After all you've just became a dad, something I could never had given you. I have to go back to Sunnydale tonight because Giles arranged the funeral for the day after tomorrow, in the morning. Can you tell Cordelia I would like her to come. I know you and mum didn't see eye to eye after the whole, 'I screwed you daughter now I'm an evil, sadistic killer' thing but I would like you to be there, at the wake I mean. The funeral is during the day."
"Well stay with us tonight and we'll take you back with us to Sunnydale for the funeral." Buffy just nodded.
Dennis floated from the living room and back into the bedroom where Cordelia was changing the babies. He picked up one of lipsticks on the table and began to write on the mirror.
'H.E.S.T.I.L.L.L.O.V.E.S.Y.O.U.!'
Cordelia grabbed the hovering lipstick and growled. "Dennis, that's Angels favourite one. How could you?" Cordelia sensed Angel approaching the bedroom. She grabbed a tissue off the table and began to smudge the writing off the mirror, without much luck.
"Cordelia what are you doing?" Angel asked in a concerned, non-amused voice.
"Dennis was trying to have a conversation through the mirror again." She continued scrubbing and Angel picked up the wreaked lipstick
tube.
"Dennis, this is the 'Plums and Cherries' how could you? I bought Cordelia that for her birthday. I'm gonna buy you a paper pad and a marker pen, lipstick costs too much. Cordelia you'll might need to pack a few things. Buffy asked if we would go to the funeral. I said that we would give her a lift there tomorrow night if we were going."
"Yes I would like to go but we have to new problems. One; we have kids to think of now and Two; we have kids that have no crib, noclothes, no nothing but what we grabbed."
"Tomorrow take my credit card and Buffy and go baby shopping. It might cheer her up a bit. I will turn the guest room into a nursery until we move. While you shop I'll apartment hunt via the paper. OK?"
"Yeah, I get your credit card, of course I'll go . We have got to stop calling the babies, the babies! They'll get a complex."
Angel looked fondly at the little girl squiggling about on the king-sized bed. She smiled back up at him and blew tiny bubbles out of her mouth. "She reminds me of my sister Cathy when she was first born. I was 19 and at first I seen her as competition then I quickly realised she was the best thing in my tainted life. I taught her to swim and ride, she was a good at drawing like I am. I loved her as much as you can love one person. Can we call her Catherine?"
"Yeah, I love that name. You'll need to tell me more about you sister one day. So do I get to name the boy then? I wanted to call him Francis after Doyle but I think he will get teased at school for it. I'll call him Alain. He suits doesn't he? Where are they gonna sleep tonight? They can't sleep in their carriers all night, it's not good for them."
"If we grab your cushions from the sofas, then we can pad out the bed and they can sleep with us. Just as well the bed is so big. I explained to Buffy about us. I think once she comes back to real world she is gonna hate our guts but she seems aright so far." Angel giggled to himself and pulled Cordelia into his body.
"What?" Cordelia protested.
"I was just thinking about them calling us mum and dad. It is gonna be so strange. I never thought I would hear any child call me their father. Are you sure about this?"
"Angel, incase you didn't hear Wesley, who has been sent for baby formula, this is Fate. We can't change and I don't want to. I know that your Shansu isn't gonna happen for lifetimes yet and I have only dreamed of having a family with you. Now we get the chance and I get to max. out your credit card. I have one query. What about birth certificates and medical records?"
"Well Wesley said that they were born to a human mother so I guess they would be at her house. If I hurry then I get back there before the cops are called and people start sniffing around."
Angel grabbed his duster back from the bed and headed out of the door. Cordelia heard Buffy get up and go into the guest room. The late-night radio filled the air as LA.FM played out the love songs hour. Wesley was next to enter the apartment, his arms filled with dipers, baby formula and 2 huge teddy bears, one pink, one blue. Cordelia busied herself while Alain and Catherine were asleep by getting the big cushions off the sofas and making a make-shift bed on the big think rug on Angels bedroom floor. She lay them carefully on it after sending Wesley home for some rest. Cordelia had phoned the Sunnydale Hotel and booked a double room with two cots. I felt weird to her but some how it felt right.
Angel returned back to the apartment just before sunset and climbed into bed beside Cordelia, tip-toeing around the sleeping babies just below his side of the bed. He tried not to wake his sleeping girlfriend but as he kissed her collarbone she shivered and turned to face him.
"Hey you." She said her voice full of sleep. "What took you so long?" She noticed the digital clock sitting on his bed-side table, it said 04:30.
"I was just leaving the mothers house when Kate showed up with her squad. She saw the mother body lying on the floor and the babies missing. She thought that I had killed the mother and took the babies. I showed her the medi bracelet, told her that I was there because the mother was one of the people I was trying to protect and that the babies are with their father abroad. She seemed to buy it but I think we might be seeing her again soon. How are the kids? And Buffy?"
"Catherine and Alain are fine. Wesley went home about 1:30 and Buffy went to bed about 30 minutes after that. She's taking this thing with her mum really badly, not that I blame her. She was listen to the Love Hour of LA.FM, I didn't know what to say or what I could do. I booked a hotel room in The Sunnydale Hotel for the weekend, they're giving us cribs and everything. I booked it for over the weekend since I think it may take a while to explain this to everyone. I mean it will thrill Giles no end to find out that we work for the Great Powers but the anchored soul is gonna knock his magickal pride a bit. This is just gonna piss Xander right off to find out we're together and that we have kids. Willow will volunteer for
permanent baby-sitting duties. Then when the shock, surprise, and thrills all wear off they are going to hate us both for stabbing Buffy in the back. This is going to be tough for the both of us. I don't know how long I'll be able to take it."
Angel took Cordelias hand in his and smile slowly. "Your not going to HAVE to take it. I'll be there. We'll go through this together."
"Fair enough. Now you look exhausted and paler than usual, sleep. We have a few long nights ahead of us. Oh yeah I rung Wesley and Wesley found Gunn. Their staying here to watch over the city and deal with any visions I get." She pulled the cord above the headboard and switched off the light.
Angel snaked his arms around Cordelias waist and pulled her into his bulky form. She fitted perfectly in-between his pec muscles and stomach. He let out an exaggerated smile.
"Honey, your wearing clothes again. I'm hurt." Angel pouted in a pretend hurt voice.
"Get off. It's too cold tonight and I don't want to wonder up in the morning in the buff to find Buffy sitting at our kitchen table. I don't think that would be a good thing right now, do you." Cordelia turned her head back around and snuggled deeper into Angels body. "Don't forget I'm going shopping tomorrow. Night." The room was silent.
Cordelia woke the sound of a giggling emanating from the floor beside Angel. She got up and peered around the edge of the bed to find two deep, brown eyes staring back at her. Cordelia picked up Catherine and took her through to the bathroom. She haphazardly laid the changing mat on the
wooden floor of the bathroom and dragged the diper bag over before lying Catherine on the floor. She gently pulled off the baby-grow and changed her nappy, holding the lightly perfumed bag at arms length before flinging the sealed bag across the floor towards the kitchen.
"Eww! How can such a cute, tiny baby fill a nappy with a substance that could only be described as demon goo." The baby just stared back at Cordelia, it's plump little hands playing with the little silver cross that her mother had given her for her 6th birthday.
She carried Catherine back through to the kitchen and placed her carefully in her carrier. Her musing was disturbed by a shrill cry from the bedroom and sent her running towards the sound. She tried to reach the room before Alains crying woke Angel from his much needed sleep. She peered around the door edge to find Alain in his fathers arms, no longer crying instead now gurgling with laughter. Cordelia stared at the scene in front of her, her life unfolding in front of her very eyes. He looked so natural with a baby in his arms yet as a Vampire he was never meant to be a father.
"I'll take him thank you very much. Now you go back to sleep. Oh before you do, give me your credit card. I've got some seriously spending to do today."
Angel handed his credit card over grudgingly and watched as desire danced in her eyes. She then took the baby out of Angels arms and took him through to the bathroom to change.
She stared proudly at her two new children that sat in front of her. It suddenly hit her that she was now a mother. A picture of sleepless nights and endless washing sprung into her head. She shuddered at the thought. She poured a little of the milk formula from the bottle onto her hand and smiled when it didn't seem too cold or burning hot. A scuffle from her far left startled her.
"Oh this is a scene no one back in Sunnydale would believe." Buffy said motioning her hand at Cordelia sitting with two bottles in her hand, feeding the two little babies in front of her.
"I know, I better get used to it as Mr Broody-Features tends to sleep during the day. I was wondering, we don't have anything here forthe twins and I have control over Angels one and only credit card, so I was wondering..."
"Cordelia get to the point." Buffy stated annoyed.
"I get to go shopping today, with Angels credit card, for the twins, and I want you to come with me. Girl bonding, take your mind off whatever. Just say yes."
"Great (!) you, me, and a 24-hour mall. God what have I let myself in for?"
Cordelias face lit up as a cup of coffee and a bagel drifted to the kitchen table.
"Hey Dennis, your my ghost not hers." Cordelia pouted.
"What can I say? I attract dead guys, literally."
The two girls walked down the sunlit street, four bags in each hand totalling over 16 bags between them. Cordelia had picked up an outfit for Joyce's funeral, as well as cute dresses and cowboy dungarees, tiny trainers and shoes. The cots, changing table, and buggies were all ordered to be delivered at night when the couple got back from Sunnydale. 'It's gonna be like Christmas for the next week.' Cordelia silently to herself.
"Buffy I know this mus..."
"Cordelia don't say anything because this, my acceptance of this, isn't gonna last long when I get out of this depressive streak I'm in and get back to slaying. I told Angel that moving on is good but to you, that hurts, kinda. I know you were never part of the Scooby Gang but we took you in and let you in on our little secret while you went on about how staked Vampire dust dirtied your car or some big demon interrupted your date plans with the football squad. I've seen you and Angel together, I've never seen him laugh or smile like he does when he's with you. It's not fair, you can give him everything I tried to but I could. I'm the Slayer, I should be about to give him children and make him giggle and beam and I should be able to give him everything but I can't. Not even my strength could save my mum."
"Buffy, your mum had a tumour. Your strength couldn't have saved her. If I know anything about Fate, and the headaches make me an expect, you couldn't have stopped it. Come on we better get back to the office, we have to unpack these bags and repack to go tonight. Are you staying at home or are you going to Giles?"
"I think it would be better for Dawn if I stayed at home from now on." Buffy said sadly.
"Who is Dawn, you keep mentioning her when your talking about your mum and 'The Key' who is she as well?"
"Dawn is my sister." Buffy noted Cordelias bewildered look. "Magical sister, I have to protect her and make sure she's safe from Glory." Another confused look filled Cordelias face. "Glory is trying to kill Dawn and take her energy. Glory is a demon who has a major goddess complex. We have to try and kill her before she kills me or Dawn."
"God Buffy, how do you cope? I mean first you have to protect this sister and make sure she's safe while still fighting every Tom, Dick, and Harry demon that decides that it wants to kill the Slayer. Then you have to deal with your mum dying and coping on your own. How do you cope?"
"I have friends." Buffy simply said.
The two girls finished their journey down the street and back to the office about two hours before sunset.
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There is a point to this Chapter. it's a scene setter (I Think) Tell me what ya think please.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, I only like to play with them and they all belong to Joss and David's imagination, oh yeah and the people they belong to!
Summary: OK Angel took Cordelia out for a Valentines Date after he saw he feeling a bit down in the dumps but he realised that he felt more for her than a friend and things got a little hot and heavy, not too hot and heavy though!!!! Cordelia decided that she couldn't run the risk of Angelus running around after they spent a fully clothed night together so she went to the Oracles and guess who was there, Doyle! He told her that they (PTB) had been watching them and hoping. Angel had proved his love when he refused to let anything happen when they were in bed together. She went through the Three Trials and succeeded. Now Boom everybody is happy families and fluffy bunnies!
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TWO KIDS AND A DEED TO DO!
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Angel stared at the shattered shell that contained his former lover. She had taken the news about her mother hard and Angel felt distressed at the fact he couldn't sympathised. He had no soul when he killed his mother and father, he didn't know what the initial thoughts were only the after effects when he received his soul back. He led her to the sofa and sat her down.
"I know this wasn't the way I wanted you to find out; I wanted to be the one to tell you. I though you might have took it a bit worse than this and we, me and Cordelia, didn't want to tell you 'Cos you were in a bad enough state before."
"Angel, you know about Riley, well he left me. I got a chance to move on and I don't see why you shouldn't have the same chance. Mum's death brought it home, as if I didn't know already, that life is far too short to worry about other people. You being a Vampire means immortality but I never want you to be lonely, you brood too much when you are. I am worried, no terrified, about the curse. If you love Cordelia and...well I can't kill you right now, I'm too tired. Please don't put either of us through that again. I don't think Cordelia has thought about this."
"Buffy, don't worry, there is no more Angelus. When me and Cordelia realised how we felt about each other, she went away to the Oracles Chamber and asked them to make my soul permanent. She found Doyle there and he said it was predicted and Fate. Cordelia went through the 3 Trials to prove herself to the Gypsy Council and well the rest you can guess. She passed and we have had no Angelus's on the loose so far. I hope you understand this. You have to accept it like I had to accept you and Riley, which I am sorry about. I know how much you wanted a normal life and everything."
"I understand and I guess once I've get over the shock of mum it will hit me but I will try and not be a bitch about it. After all you've just became a dad, something I could never had given you. I have to go back to Sunnydale tonight because Giles arranged the funeral for the day after tomorrow, in the morning. Can you tell Cordelia I would like her to come. I know you and mum didn't see eye to eye after the whole, 'I screwed you daughter now I'm an evil, sadistic killer' thing but I would like you to be there, at the wake I mean. The funeral is during the day."
"Well stay with us tonight and we'll take you back with us to Sunnydale for the funeral." Buffy just nodded.
Dennis floated from the living room and back into the bedroom where Cordelia was changing the babies. He picked up one of lipsticks on the table and began to write on the mirror.
'H.E.S.T.I.L.L.L.O.V.E.S.Y.O.U.!'
Cordelia grabbed the hovering lipstick and growled. "Dennis, that's Angels favourite one. How could you?" Cordelia sensed Angel approaching the bedroom. She grabbed a tissue off the table and began to smudge the writing off the mirror, without much luck.
"Cordelia what are you doing?" Angel asked in a concerned, non-amused voice.
"Dennis was trying to have a conversation through the mirror again." She continued scrubbing and Angel picked up the wreaked lipstick
tube.
"Dennis, this is the 'Plums and Cherries' how could you? I bought Cordelia that for her birthday. I'm gonna buy you a paper pad and a marker pen, lipstick costs too much. Cordelia you'll might need to pack a few things. Buffy asked if we would go to the funeral. I said that we would give her a lift there tomorrow night if we were going."
"Yes I would like to go but we have to new problems. One; we have kids to think of now and Two; we have kids that have no crib, noclothes, no nothing but what we grabbed."
"Tomorrow take my credit card and Buffy and go baby shopping. It might cheer her up a bit. I will turn the guest room into a nursery until we move. While you shop I'll apartment hunt via the paper. OK?"
"Yeah, I get your credit card, of course I'll go . We have got to stop calling the babies, the babies! They'll get a complex."
Angel looked fondly at the little girl squiggling about on the king-sized bed. She smiled back up at him and blew tiny bubbles out of her mouth. "She reminds me of my sister Cathy when she was first born. I was 19 and at first I seen her as competition then I quickly realised she was the best thing in my tainted life. I taught her to swim and ride, she was a good at drawing like I am. I loved her as much as you can love one person. Can we call her Catherine?"
"Yeah, I love that name. You'll need to tell me more about you sister one day. So do I get to name the boy then? I wanted to call him Francis after Doyle but I think he will get teased at school for it. I'll call him Alain. He suits doesn't he? Where are they gonna sleep tonight? They can't sleep in their carriers all night, it's not good for them."
"If we grab your cushions from the sofas, then we can pad out the bed and they can sleep with us. Just as well the bed is so big. I explained to Buffy about us. I think once she comes back to real world she is gonna hate our guts but she seems aright so far." Angel giggled to himself and pulled Cordelia into his body.
"What?" Cordelia protested.
"I was just thinking about them calling us mum and dad. It is gonna be so strange. I never thought I would hear any child call me their father. Are you sure about this?"
"Angel, incase you didn't hear Wesley, who has been sent for baby formula, this is Fate. We can't change and I don't want to. I know that your Shansu isn't gonna happen for lifetimes yet and I have only dreamed of having a family with you. Now we get the chance and I get to max. out your credit card. I have one query. What about birth certificates and medical records?"
"Well Wesley said that they were born to a human mother so I guess they would be at her house. If I hurry then I get back there before the cops are called and people start sniffing around."
Angel grabbed his duster back from the bed and headed out of the door. Cordelia heard Buffy get up and go into the guest room. The late-night radio filled the air as LA.FM played out the love songs hour. Wesley was next to enter the apartment, his arms filled with dipers, baby formula and 2 huge teddy bears, one pink, one blue. Cordelia busied herself while Alain and Catherine were asleep by getting the big cushions off the sofas and making a make-shift bed on the big think rug on Angels bedroom floor. She lay them carefully on it after sending Wesley home for some rest. Cordelia had phoned the Sunnydale Hotel and booked a double room with two cots. I felt weird to her but some how it felt right.
Angel returned back to the apartment just before sunset and climbed into bed beside Cordelia, tip-toeing around the sleeping babies just below his side of the bed. He tried not to wake his sleeping girlfriend but as he kissed her collarbone she shivered and turned to face him.
"Hey you." She said her voice full of sleep. "What took you so long?" She noticed the digital clock sitting on his bed-side table, it said 04:30.
"I was just leaving the mothers house when Kate showed up with her squad. She saw the mother body lying on the floor and the babies missing. She thought that I had killed the mother and took the babies. I showed her the medi bracelet, told her that I was there because the mother was one of the people I was trying to protect and that the babies are with their father abroad. She seemed to buy it but I think we might be seeing her again soon. How are the kids? And Buffy?"
"Catherine and Alain are fine. Wesley went home about 1:30 and Buffy went to bed about 30 minutes after that. She's taking this thing with her mum really badly, not that I blame her. She was listen to the Love Hour of LA.FM, I didn't know what to say or what I could do. I booked a hotel room in The Sunnydale Hotel for the weekend, they're giving us cribs and everything. I booked it for over the weekend since I think it may take a while to explain this to everyone. I mean it will thrill Giles no end to find out that we work for the Great Powers but the anchored soul is gonna knock his magickal pride a bit. This is just gonna piss Xander right off to find out we're together and that we have kids. Willow will volunteer for
permanent baby-sitting duties. Then when the shock, surprise, and thrills all wear off they are going to hate us both for stabbing Buffy in the back. This is going to be tough for the both of us. I don't know how long I'll be able to take it."
Angel took Cordelias hand in his and smile slowly. "Your not going to HAVE to take it. I'll be there. We'll go through this together."
"Fair enough. Now you look exhausted and paler than usual, sleep. We have a few long nights ahead of us. Oh yeah I rung Wesley and Wesley found Gunn. Their staying here to watch over the city and deal with any visions I get." She pulled the cord above the headboard and switched off the light.
Angel snaked his arms around Cordelias waist and pulled her into his bulky form. She fitted perfectly in-between his pec muscles and stomach. He let out an exaggerated smile.
"Honey, your wearing clothes again. I'm hurt." Angel pouted in a pretend hurt voice.
"Get off. It's too cold tonight and I don't want to wonder up in the morning in the buff to find Buffy sitting at our kitchen table. I don't think that would be a good thing right now, do you." Cordelia turned her head back around and snuggled deeper into Angels body. "Don't forget I'm going shopping tomorrow. Night." The room was silent.
Cordelia woke the sound of a giggling emanating from the floor beside Angel. She got up and peered around the edge of the bed to find two deep, brown eyes staring back at her. Cordelia picked up Catherine and took her through to the bathroom. She haphazardly laid the changing mat on the
wooden floor of the bathroom and dragged the diper bag over before lying Catherine on the floor. She gently pulled off the baby-grow and changed her nappy, holding the lightly perfumed bag at arms length before flinging the sealed bag across the floor towards the kitchen.
"Eww! How can such a cute, tiny baby fill a nappy with a substance that could only be described as demon goo." The baby just stared back at Cordelia, it's plump little hands playing with the little silver cross that her mother had given her for her 6th birthday.
She carried Catherine back through to the kitchen and placed her carefully in her carrier. Her musing was disturbed by a shrill cry from the bedroom and sent her running towards the sound. She tried to reach the room before Alains crying woke Angel from his much needed sleep. She peered around the door edge to find Alain in his fathers arms, no longer crying instead now gurgling with laughter. Cordelia stared at the scene in front of her, her life unfolding in front of her very eyes. He looked so natural with a baby in his arms yet as a Vampire he was never meant to be a father.
"I'll take him thank you very much. Now you go back to sleep. Oh before you do, give me your credit card. I've got some seriously spending to do today."
Angel handed his credit card over grudgingly and watched as desire danced in her eyes. She then took the baby out of Angels arms and took him through to the bathroom to change.
She stared proudly at her two new children that sat in front of her. It suddenly hit her that she was now a mother. A picture of sleepless nights and endless washing sprung into her head. She shuddered at the thought. She poured a little of the milk formula from the bottle onto her hand and smiled when it didn't seem too cold or burning hot. A scuffle from her far left startled her.
"Oh this is a scene no one back in Sunnydale would believe." Buffy said motioning her hand at Cordelia sitting with two bottles in her hand, feeding the two little babies in front of her.
"I know, I better get used to it as Mr Broody-Features tends to sleep during the day. I was wondering, we don't have anything here forthe twins and I have control over Angels one and only credit card, so I was wondering..."
"Cordelia get to the point." Buffy stated annoyed.
"I get to go shopping today, with Angels credit card, for the twins, and I want you to come with me. Girl bonding, take your mind off whatever. Just say yes."
"Great (!) you, me, and a 24-hour mall. God what have I let myself in for?"
Cordelias face lit up as a cup of coffee and a bagel drifted to the kitchen table.
"Hey Dennis, your my ghost not hers." Cordelia pouted.
"What can I say? I attract dead guys, literally."
The two girls walked down the sunlit street, four bags in each hand totalling over 16 bags between them. Cordelia had picked up an outfit for Joyce's funeral, as well as cute dresses and cowboy dungarees, tiny trainers and shoes. The cots, changing table, and buggies were all ordered to be delivered at night when the couple got back from Sunnydale. 'It's gonna be like Christmas for the next week.' Cordelia silently to herself.
"Buffy I know this mus..."
"Cordelia don't say anything because this, my acceptance of this, isn't gonna last long when I get out of this depressive streak I'm in and get back to slaying. I told Angel that moving on is good but to you, that hurts, kinda. I know you were never part of the Scooby Gang but we took you in and let you in on our little secret while you went on about how staked Vampire dust dirtied your car or some big demon interrupted your date plans with the football squad. I've seen you and Angel together, I've never seen him laugh or smile like he does when he's with you. It's not fair, you can give him everything I tried to but I could. I'm the Slayer, I should be about to give him children and make him giggle and beam and I should be able to give him everything but I can't. Not even my strength could save my mum."
"Buffy, your mum had a tumour. Your strength couldn't have saved her. If I know anything about Fate, and the headaches make me an expect, you couldn't have stopped it. Come on we better get back to the office, we have to unpack these bags and repack to go tonight. Are you staying at home or are you going to Giles?"
"I think it would be better for Dawn if I stayed at home from now on." Buffy said sadly.
"Who is Dawn, you keep mentioning her when your talking about your mum and 'The Key' who is she as well?"
"Dawn is my sister." Buffy noted Cordelias bewildered look. "Magical sister, I have to protect her and make sure she's safe from Glory." Another confused look filled Cordelias face. "Glory is trying to kill Dawn and take her energy. Glory is a demon who has a major goddess complex. We have to try and kill her before she kills me or Dawn."
"God Buffy, how do you cope? I mean first you have to protect this sister and make sure she's safe while still fighting every Tom, Dick, and Harry demon that decides that it wants to kill the Slayer. Then you have to deal with your mum dying and coping on your own. How do you cope?"
"I have friends." Buffy simply said.
The two girls finished their journey down the street and back to the office about two hours before sunset.
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There is a point to this Chapter. it's a scene setter (I Think) Tell me what ya think please.