TITLE: A Change
In Destiny: Part V: Revelations
AUTHOR: Wicked
Angel
RATING: PG-13
bad language
DISCLAIMER:
None of this is mine blah, blah, blah!
AUTHORS NOTES:
Ok so this has been along time in coming, I intended this to be a 2-chapter story
but I'm on the 5th chapter and there's at least one more to come,
hope you enjoy
SUMMARY: Angel
finds Cordy and saves her then they subsequently share stuff and Doyle makes an
appearance or two! They visit Sunnydale and Buffy isn't feeling very well –
just read it I suck at summaries
FEEDBACK:
Please! Please! Please! Please!
Angel stood
looking at the car as it sped away, images of a beaten and battered Cordelia
flooding his mind sending him spinning
'God I'd drive a
stake through my heart if anything ever happened to her' Angel was panicking at
the thought of losing his best friend he had to find her
'And what the hell
was Buffy talking about back there?!' Angel was confused; confused by the
feelings he was experiencing at the thought of losing Cordelia and by the
little speech Buffy had given him
'What the hell is
going on how does she know that they won't hurt her – ahh the curse – but how
the hell is this a good deed?' Angel decided he would figure that out later his
first priority was to find Cordy.
Angel decided
hunting out the usual lowlifes and finding out where their nest is was his best
chance at finding her so he headed off into the dark streets of L.A kicking any
stationary objects he came across, including several fire hydrants, 2 car doors
and 3 dumpsters, however as luck had it when he kicked the third dumpster over
he heard a noise
"Take it easy
man!" the voice said from inside the rancid bin
"Who's there?"
Angel stared in disbelief as a scaly faced demon emerged from the dumpster
"Aribus you
smelly, worthless excuse for a demon what are you doing in L.A?" Angel stared
at the disgusting demon icily. Aribus was about the same height as Angel but
his frame much smaller and it was easy to see he was not as well toned as him
either, he had scaly, flaky skin it was light green and he had patches of brown
and yellow Angel was still trying to decipher if it was dirt or his actual
colouring. He had black pants on but they were ripped and dirty and his jacket
the same, his shoes had holes in them exposing his feet which Angel chose not
to look at and the line of dark brown hair that ran along the top of his head
was matted to his scalp
"Yeah I'm pleased
to see you too Angel!" Aribus looked slightly offended but understood the
vampires' comments after all he was filthy and he hadn't ever been popular with
the souled vampire, probably because of the way he liked to kill people
"Look I have more
important things to do than stand here talking to a disgusting lowlife like you
so get out that dumpster and return to the sewers and if I hear that you have
harmed anyone in my town I will come after you!" Angel glared at the frightened
demon he knew he was taking his spite out on him but he didn't care
"I can't go back
Angel man" the demon looked scared
"And why not?"
"Well you see
someone kinda stole my abodes" the demon looked at the ground
"What do you mean
kinda?" Angel looked on astonished he would let someone walk all over him like
that
"Well you see
these vampires, 3 or 4 of them said they needed somewhere secluded to work from
and the sewers was the best place and they said that my layer was the best on
offer so they threw me out and I've been staying in this dumpster" Angel felt a
bit sorry for him and told him of some underground layers that he knew of that
were currently out of use
"So do you know
these vamps because I might have to pay them a visit after I have dealt with my
current situation" Angel was getting of track and was turning round to leave
when Aribus stopped him
"Look Angel man
you shouldn't mess with these guys they're really crazy, there had been word
they had been coming for a few weeks now but I didn't think I would actually
see them myself never mind have them evict me from my own home" Aribus but his
lip as if he had said too much already
"Well who is it?"
Angel was getting impatient he wanted to leave right now and find Cordy until
he found out he already had
"It was Po man,
and that Horry they're fuckin evil man and they had this other guy with
them..." Aribus didn't have time to finish when all of a sudden Angel had him
pinned up against a wall
"Where is your
layer I need to find them they have my girl" Angel hissed through clenched
teeth
"I... well...
they'll..." he was stalling but saw the look in Angels eyes and decided it was
pointless "Look if you head 3 blocks east there is a drain access straight
across from Lila's, you know that little coffee place, if you drop down there
and head south again for about 100 yards you'll come to a crossroad in the
sewer there are 3 junctions you can take but go straight on and then about
another 50 yards there is a secret panel on the floor if you pull it up and go
down you'll soon find it"
"Right thanks Aribus"
Angel was eager to leave and get on with the job at hand
"Angel man before
you go I thought I heard Po say he had already dealt with the Slayer and her
man and that it was someone else's turn" Aribus looked confused
"I'm not looking
for Buffy, I'm going to get my Cordelia back!" and with that Angel ran off into
the darkness heading straight for Lila's, it was Cordelia favourite place to go
when she had a hangover so he knew exactly where he was headed. The only thing
playing on his mind was what Aribus heard Po saying
'already dealt
with Buffy and her man' he had only dealt with Buffy and Spike as far as he
knew then it struck him
'Buffy and Spike –
my ex-lover and my childe – I thought they were very friendly with each other
but this is, well it's... hey I'm not jealous... I don't actually care
because.... I love Cordelia... great time to have an epiphany Angel!' Angel
couldn't believe it but everything fitted now the curse, the vamps, what Buffy
had said, the whole 'good deed' thing but he pushed all thoughts aside and
focused on getting to Cordelia. Angel ran towards Lila's as fast as his legs
would take him, he found the entrance Aribus spoke off and pulled the heavy
iron lid from the ground and leaped down into the sewer, he could picture Cordelia's
face and he stood in the murky water and smelt the air around him, to say it
was disgusting was an understatement
'like eww,
disgusting much'
Angel grinned at
the thought of it but his thoughts were interupted when he remembered that she
might not have even been conscious when they bought her down and he started to
move through the dark musty sewers following the directions Aribus had given
him.
"mmmmm.... slayer
you have so many hidden talents" Spike mumbled into Buffy's golden hair as he
kissed the back of her head
"Well your not so
bad yourself Spike" Buffy smiled to herself, her and Spike were lying in bed,
Spike had his muscular arms wrapped around her stomach and his head resting on
her shoulders
"Well if that's
the reward I get every time I make you scrambled eggs I'll have to do it more
often!" Spike smiled, he was so cute when he smiled
"Well not EVERY
time" Buffy turned to face her boyfriend
"I don't like the
room Peaches gave me" Spike stared around the magnolia coloured room, it had a
blue border and was decorated with blue shelves and wooden flooring "It's a
poof's room!"
"That's because A.
Cordelia decorated this place and B. This is my room" Buffy laughed and kissed
his nose
"Oh right, so
what's my room like then is it all dark and gloomy?" Spike looked at her
"Nope" she grinned
at him "It's pink – that's so your colour Spike"
"Right Buffy you
asked for it" Spike laughed, grabbed her and sat on top of her tickling her
sides and then started kissing her as they slid back down under the silky
sheets until Buffy suddenly sat upright wrapping the covers around her torso
"Wait, wait, wait
Spike look I'm really worried about Angel and Cordelia and, well maybe we
should do something, you know to help, instead of well, instead of being all
naked together" Buffy looked at Spike who was staring at her with a petted lip
"Don't look at me
like that it isn't going to work, I think I should phone Wesley and get him
round, 'cos this whole thing is gonna take a lot of explaining when they get
home and then we have to plan what we're going to do about these vamps because
after tonight well, they'll be out for blood and probably revenge so we'll need
to be on our toes"
By this time,
Spike had rolled onto his back and Buffy was sitting on the edge of the bed with
the sheets wrapped around her and he looked at her
"Look Buffy I
can't talk for Peaches but if he's the same as me then when the two of them
discover what they are going to discover tonight then they bloody well ain't
gonna want anybody here never mind a research session" Spike reasoned
"Yeah well that's
true" Buffy's mind was ticking over "But we'll have to talk to them anyway and
explain things and anyway you forgetting the whole 'one moment of true
happiness and we'll have Angelus back on the prowl' thing?"
"Ok, ok we can
talk to them when they get home but not for long, anyway they might get hurt
and need your expert medical treatment" Spike flashed a wicked grin and he sat
up and Buffy leaned forward pecked him on the lips and walked towards the doors
as Spike slipped back under the covers
Angel had found
his way through the slimy sewer to the entrance to the layer, he stood above
the panel Aribus had told him about and took a much unneeded breath and pulled
it up and jumped below landing in his fighting stance, but he landed in another
room with two entrances, they were large pipes one to his left and one to his
right large, following his vampire senses he went right and headed towards the
voices then suddenly there was a flash off light
"Hey what's going
on" Angel called out into the abyss "Where am I?"
"Hey enough with
the shouting already" came back a thick Irish accent "Now calm down old man and
let me explain" Doyle stepped out of the darkness and stood in front of Angel
who grabbed him to see if he was real but his hands plundered clumsily through
Doyle's transparent figure
"You're a ghost,"
Angel stated staring at his old friend disappointed
"Well I hate to
sound like Princess but 'duh' I am dead Angel man" Doyle had to laugh
"Where are we and
what am I doing here?" Angel looked around him and found nothing but darkness
there was nothing for him to sense just emptiness
"Look I don't have
a lot of time but you have to save Princess but between you and me you shouldn't
rush in, be sneaky there are some things you should see and hear before busting
up da party" Doyle looked at an exhausted Angel standing in front of him
"Why? What's going
on Doyle" Angel looked confused
"It doesn't matter
you'll find out soon enough as long as you do what I say, oh by the way Cordy
wasn't dat angry about the whole mind blowing, evil, painful visions that I
gave her only it wasn't my idea ya know"
"Well angry is an
understatement but she's forgiven you" Angel grinned at the little Irishman "it
is good to see you Doyle"
"Yeah I know you
too man but I have more things to tell you before they take me back up, I'm not
even meant to be here but you looked like you needed a hand, anyway the PTB's
have given you TEMPORARY I repeat TEMPORARY use of your soul but within the
next few days you will be given not only the opportunity to gain back your soul
permanently but also your humanity, you and the little blonde fella with the
girlie nail varnish – now I will talk to you again very soon and explain all
but as for now goodbye and be good to my, sorry I meant our, be good to our
Princess" and with that Doyle disappeared back into the darkness
Angel then found
himself standing in a tunnel once more only this was a different tunnel, it was
near where he first was but Doyle had helped him slightly and Angel found
himself standing just above a small mesh panel that was positioned above a
room. It was barely lit but Angel could see Cordy in the corner, she was
sitting on a chair with her hands tied behind her and her ankles tied together
and she had a red scarf covering her mouth, three larger figures surrounded her
and were all staring at the obviously frightened young woman, Angel was angry
as he watched her struggle to get lose of her binding and mumbling into her gag
as the vampires laughed at her but he remembered what his friend had said
'... be sneaky...
things to see and hear...'
So Angel decided
to stay for time being and work out some sort of plan but he was still confused
by nearly everything Doyle had said but he hadn't let him down in the past so
he wasn't going to start doubting him now.
Cordelia still
felt woozy as she swayed on the chair, she was still drugged and could hear the
voices of the men who captured her as they spoke to her but she couldn't here
them properly, she was still in shock as well, everything had happened so fast,
Alex had taken her outside and then the big men and the money then it was
black. However from what she could here of their conversation they were
vampires
"Silly little
Princess" one voice laughed at her, she hated anyone calling her Princess it
reminded her so much of Doyle and it hurt
"Didn't your
mother tell you not to talk to strangers!"
Cordelia tried to
mumble something but remembered her gag then the large vampire whipped it out
her mouth
"Got something to
say Princess?" the large vampire looked at her mockingly
"Yes" Cordelia
still felt dizzy "Stop calling me Princess you bastard!" suddenly Cordelia felt
his large strong hand connect with her face
"I don't advise
you to talk to me like that you silly slut" spat Poena
"Who the hell are
you? What do you want with me?" she looked up at him his face fully vamped out
"We just want to
have a little fun my dear, that's all" another voice came from her left hand
side, it was the man Angel had been talking to in the club, well the guy who
spoke and who Angel listened too as usual.
"Wait till my
friends get their hands on you, they'll kill you, Angel will pulverise you and
Buffy, well she's not exactly been a friend but she is now and she'll stake you
cos she's the Slayer and Spike isn't a friend I don't think, but he's Spike as
in 'William The Bloody' he'll help cos that's just what he does now, he's a
vampire who helps the Slayer, and Wesley, well Wesley, he'll, he'll watch cos
he used to be a watcher you know he'll do the watcher thing!" Cordelia could
feel herself rabbiting on talking rubbish and slurring her words but she
couldn't help it she felt nauseous, dizzy and scared as she looked at the three
vampires who surrounded her laughing
"Yeah right,
Angel's gonna save the day is he? Don't think so Princess, kind of hard to do
any kind of damage when you're a big old pile of dust!" Disficare looked her
grinning evilly from ear to ear
"No way... you
could never defeat Angel he's stronger than all of you put together he'd kill
you, he isn't dead...." Cordelia stared them all in the eye trying to prove she
didn't believe them but she had a feeling at the pit of her stomach and it
wasn't a good feeling "You're lying, I know you are"
"Afraid not my
dear" Horry stepped in front of untying her knowing she was to weak due to the
drugs to do anything she wouldn't even be able to stand up "Here I believe this
belongs to him, it was lying on top of that pile of dust he turned into" Horry
flung Angels black leather wallet into her lap and she looked down at it
recognising it instantly and she broke down sobbing, she looked at the wallet
looking for confirmation it was his but she couldn't move she felt numb from
head to toe, her best friend had died another friend who died fighting evil,
just like Doyle she wanted to die too
"Look just do what
you want to me I don't care, just don't vamp me" Cordelia looked up into the
eyes of her kidnappers and growled
"Mmm.. nah you'll
suffer more this way" Horry laughed at her "By the way have a look in his
wallet Princess"
Cordelia tried to
lift up the wallet and open it but she dropped it she felt so ill, she felt
tired, she wanted to sleep, she was dizzy and weak
"Oh dear here I'll
get it for you!" Horry cocked his head mocking concern "I'll just open it for
you"
Horry pulled the
wallet open and held it in front of her face and pulled out a small photo she
tried to focus unsuccessfully
"Big deal a photo
of Buffy – that's a surprise! Why are you showing me this?" Cordelia squinted
her eyes trying to keep them open
"Look closer
Princess" the vampire gave her the photo and she lifted it to her face – it was
a photo of her – only her, sitting at her desk in Angel Investigations, Doyle
had taken it when he was going through his photography phase, she looked pretty
so natural, she wasn't looking at the camera she was focusing on the computer
screen playing with a stray strand of hair
"Oh God... he must
have... where .. how... why?" Cordelia wasn't getting any answers, as she was
in the room all alone and she began to sob as she drifted back into
unconsciousness.
"Bastards!" Angel
muttered under his breath he had patiently stood and listen to them as they
hurt his Cordy, this was much worse than physical pain though, and he too was
in pain seeing her suffering like that.
'How the hell did
that guy get his wallet without him noticing'
He was about to descend into the room when
there was a flash of light like the one before and he waited to be whisked away
again but he wasn't and he looked back into the room and noticed that Cordy
wasn't there
Cordelia woke up
and found herself standing in darkness feeling much better no nausea or
dizziness,
"What's going on?
Where am I? Hello, anyone here?" Cordelia could see nothing but black then a
voice
"Hey Princess"
this time Cordy didn't cringe at the name, she felt all warm inside it was
Doyle
"Doyle is that
you?" her voice quivered as she recognised his warm Irish voice
"Well how many
good looking, half-demon Irishmen do ya know?" Doyle stepped out of the
darkness into full view
Cordelia felt her
stomach flutter at the sight of her friend and a single tear streaked her face
and she looked him up and down, she had dreamed about him so many times but it
was never this real, then she replied
"Mmm... good
looking half-demon Irishmen – can't say I've ever met any but there was this
one guy went by the name of Doyle and he kissed me once and ever since I've had
mind splitting headaches and blinding visions, do you know him?"
Doyle smiled coyly
giving her an apologetic look before he opened his arms to her and she ran
towards him hugging him tightly not wanting to let go, he took in her scent as
she embraced him and thanked the PTB's for allowing him to hold human form one
last time so he could hold her, she could smell him his scent filling her
nostrils, he smelled musky and like old leather – it was comforting
"Mmm this is the
most real dream I've ever had" she muttered into his shoulder, it was this that
brought Doyle back to reality
"Right Princess
I'm sorry but we have talk now" he held the sides of each of her arms as he
pushed away from him he looked up to see her disappointed face "Right first
things first this isn't a dream darlin!"
"What but how...
you can't be here you're... you're dead" Cordelia stared at him and remembered
Angel "Just like Angel.... is he here?"
Doyle noticed her
change of expression "No Cordy he isn't here, but you're here for a reason, I'm
a messenger for the PTB's a bit of a promotion from Vision Guy, eh? No offence
intended Vision Girl"
"None taken, but
why are we here?" Cordelia was confused
"Well the PTB's
thought you needed help as you were scared and needed guidance, so I'm here to
tell you that you needn't be scared nor worried and that everything will work
out for you, you're very special Ms Chase and don't forget it, many people love
you because you are such a wonderful person and the world would be a lot less
fun without you so don't be glum. I'm also here as a chance for us both to let
go of the past, I want to apologise for the visions but it wasn't my fault"
Doyle looked at her wanting her forgiveness
Cordelia nodded "I
know you wouldn't do it on purpose"
"Yes and I didn't
want you thinking that was the only reason I kissed ya, cos it ain't, I really
love ya Cordelia and I will never forget you, you're one in a million Princess
and you'll always be in my heart but I'm dead and you're alive you must move
on" Doyle felt his eyes well up as he looked at her with tears streaking her
face
"I love you too
Doyle and.... well... just everything you said," Cordelia ran forward and
buried her face in his chest sobbing "What about Angel can I see him?"
"You'll see him
soon enough Princess and when he comes to you there are some things I think you
should tell him... don't you?" Doyle looked down at her and kissed her forehead
Cordelia nodded
knowing what he meant "I will I promise"
"Sorry Princess I
need to go the PTB's are busting up our happy reunion but I have something for
you"
"Don't you dare
kiss me and give me any more freaky demon like things of yours I'm not into
scaly skin" Cordelia grinned as she said
"Sure thing" Doyle
smiled and gently leaned down and kissed her softly, slowly and tenderly on the
lips, and pressed something into her hand, then winked at her "Bye for now
Princess"
And with that she
found herself back in the stinky old room feeling just as woozy as before
'What a dream' she
thought to herself then she noticed she was holding something and she opened up
her hand and looked at it she was holing a small black velvet jewellery satchel
inside it were two rings, it was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen, a
Russian wedding ring, 3 twisted bands making one ring, a silver band studded
with emeralds, another silver band studded with diamonds and a plain gold band
both the same but different sizes also in the satchel was a small not which
read
My Dearest
Princess
I had three rings
made, one for you, Angel and one for myself. Each ring has a band for each of
us, me, you and broody. Emeralds for the boy of the Emerald Isle (Ireland
duh!), Diamonds as unique, precious and beautiful as you and Gold as tough,
strong and a sign of love everlasting for our Angel
Yours always
Francis Doyle
xxx
Cordelia smiled as
she read the note placing the ring on her finger admiring it's simple beauty,
but who was the other ring for she could never give it to Angel she had lost
him forever too then suddenly just as she thought it he appeared from nowhere
standing in front of her wearing the same clothes he'd had on earlier that
evening
"Angel is that
you?" Cordelia looked up at him hopeful "You're a ghost just like Doyle aren't
you?"
Angel could only
stare at her she was so distraught, the meeting with Doyle would have been
difficult and she thought he was dead too – permanently dead – and she was
still drugged up so this was going to be difficult
"Cordelia
everything will be fine I'm here... I.." Angel started to explain what had
happened
"Look shut up,
there are some things I need to tell you before you start talking about the
PTB'S and being a messenger and all that crap Doyle told me" Cordy was
exasperated
"But..." Angel was
shocked; she still thought he was dead
"But nothing Brood
Boy I need to talk!" Cordelia looked at him as firmly as she could before
taking his hand and slipping the ring on his finger it fitted perfect "I love
you, I love Doyle too but I'm in love with you, I have noticed recently that I
have been feeling different I worry when you weren't there, I would get this
gut wrenching feeling when you weren't there and now that you're not I want to
die too, you're the best family I've ever had and now you're really dead as in
dust!" Cordelia sobbed and leaned against his chest
"Cordelia I hate
to say this, but shut up and listen" he smiled at her wiping a tear from her
cheek "I love you too, I'm more in love with you than I ever thought I was
capable of" he smiled at her again
"Sure tell me this
when your dead" Cordelia managed to smile
"Well I am dead
but I'm still alive... I mean I'm not dust... I'm still a part of the walking,
talking undead and with temporary use of my soul" he grabbed her and hugged her
holing her closely and tightly against his cold body
"Really, you're
still well, you're still Angel they didn't dust you?" Cordelia looked at him
with hope in her voice
"Yes I'm here
Cordy and I'm gonna take you home" Angel looked at her the smile couldn't be
wiped from his face he had his love, he had his Cordy
"I love you Angel"
Cordelia looked up at her muscular, handsome boss
"I love you
Cordelia" Angel stared down at his beautiful secretary and he leaned down and
kissed her on the lips at first slowly and then her mouth opened allowing his
cold lips to surround hers, his cold tongue invading her warm mouth getting
more and more passionate, after a few minutes Cordelia pulled away for a much
needed breath and Angel looked down at her with so much love in his eyes both
couldn't believe how happy they were
"Wow... I
can't..." Cordelia started but was suddenly interupted when a door burst open
and the three vampires walked in
"Well if it isn't
Love's Young Dream itself a vampire and a mortal, deja vu anyone?" Poena looked
at his partners in crime "You can't understand what you have just done"
Angel and Cordy
released one another and looked at him
"We have been
cursed to bring sad little people like you together, you are destined to have
eternal happiness but needed help to realise it and we were that help that's
our good deed, however in every case we encountered we tried to use cruel and
painful methods to do so" he laughed at Angel who let out a low growl
"Yes and you will
be no different as we don't think you appreciate each other enough yet, the
only difference this time is that you are our last couple, our curse is broken
as of tomorrow and we are going to have some fun, some real fun, we're gonna
come back and kill both of you and the Slayer and her little blonde boyfriend
too they were a pain to bring together" Disficare looked disgusted as he spoke
"Yeah you two
disgust me, supposedly evil vampires falling in love with humans" Horry nodded
in agreement
"What are they
talking about Buffy and who... Spike?" Cordelia didn't seem as surprised as
Angel thought she would be but they could talk about that later right now they
had Vampires to deal with
"No Wesley please
stop calling I told you I would phone you when they got back and then you could
come round.... yes I know it's nearly sunrise but they can take care of
themselves.... yes I will.... uh huh I promise.... bye Wesley" Buffy looked
exhausted as she put the phone back on it cradle she turned and looked at Spike
who lay on the bed next to her his eyes were closed
"Told you not to
call him earlier you just got him all excited" Spike mumbled into his pillow, he
then looked up and stared at Buffy "Hey Ducks what's wrong? You look a bit
green"
"Mmm I don't feel
to good Spike I think I'm gonna be sick" Buffy barely got the sentence out when
she was running to the bathroom head in the toilet pan
"Buffy you okay? Must
have been those eggs and tuna" Spike smirked knowing she shouldn't have eaten
it
"Thanks Spike
you're making me feel so much better it's..." she couldn't finish her sentence
as a new wave of nausea took over from the last one
"Oh dear, I think
I better call Joyce" Spike laughed to himself as he picked up the phone to call
Joyce and ask what the best remedy would be, he was dead he hadn't been sick in
over a century he forgot what to do, but he managed to find a blanket, he
wrapped it round her shoulder and pressed a cold damp cloth on the back of her
neck to sooth her
"No Joyce she
doesn't have a temperature... uh huh... well she had eggs and tuna...
disgusting I know.... stomach bug.... ok... lots of water... thanks Joyce...
okay I will... bye... tell the niblet we said hi"
Spike looked at
his lover who looked up at him a terrible shade of green
"You know its love
when you still think your girl is the most beautiful in the world when she has
sick stuck to her chin" Spike grinned at her and passed her some water
"Spiiiiiiiiiike!"
Cordy and Angel
stood in the corner of the room surrounded by the vampires who had been joined
by a few of their minions
"Well what are we
gonna do with them, we can't kill them yet not till tomorrow" Horry was
frustrated
"I have an idea"
Poena stepped forward and stared at Angel who settled into his fighting stance
"We'll just have to give them an clue of what's to come" Poena looked Angel in
the eyes before delivering a swift punch to his gut
"Angel..." Cordy
winced in pain watching him
"Don't know what
you're worrying about, you're next" Horry laughed and smacked Cordelia across
the face but she retaliated delivering a surprisingly powerful blow to his jaw
"Why you little
whore..." Horry grabbed her by the shoulders and started to shake her, he flung
her hard against the wall behind them.
Angel turned just
in time to see Cordelia collide with the wall, and heard a few of her bones
crunch as she slumped to the floor moaning in pain, the vampires took advantage
of Angel's distraction and started to pound him, one vampire took him on at a
time until they all had a shot at him
"Mmm, I never
liked you Angelus" one vampire spat at him as he delivered a roundhouse kick
but Angel was quicker
"Feelings mutual"
Angel growled at him before throwing him against a wall and ripping the leg
from a chair staked him through the heart, Angel could feel himself weakening
which each blow he dealt and received but he kept thinking about Cordelia,
however when he turned round he saw a vamp approach her as she sat on the floor
"No one ever tell
you vampires aren't the best company to keep" the vampire lowered himself and
looked her in the eyes in a bullying fashion holding her by the hair and smacking
her head of the wall he stopped and stared at her but she wouldn't look up so
he smacked her with the back of his hand causing her lip to bleed, she slowly
looked up at him
"Yeah well did no
one ever explain the concept of breath mints to you and that you should never
mess with Cordelia Chase or any of her friends" Cordelia growled at him before
mustering up enough strength to sweep her feet knocking him to the ground,
Angel saw this and threw the makeshift stake in her direction and watched she
turned him to dust smiling at her proudly but noticed as she winced in pain at
the sudden movements she had made
"Now, now Angelus
you do know you shouldn't get distracted while fighting it's a bad move"
Disficare stared at Angel and with the help of some minions beat him and threw
him against the wall and he landed next to Cordelia who was now unconscious due
to the drugs and the pains she was in, Angel looked up to see the vampire all
depart looking at them laughing
"We'll get you
tomorrow, you and your little friends" and with one last evil laugh they left
and then there was darkness
About 3 hours
later Angel woke up, he looked at his watch it was 6:30, the sun would be up
now but he had to get them both home, he turned around to see an unconscious
Cordelia lying in a crumpled heap on the floor, her beautiful dress stained and
ripped her face bruised and bloody, he had to get home, he could here her heart
beating and he could hear her breathing but he wanted to be safe. Angel turned
to move but felt only shooting pains go up his back as all his bones and
muscles ached
"Cordelia, wake up
Cordy we have to go" he looked at her in hope
"Angel..."
Cordelia's eyes fluttered but she didn't wake up so Angel got to his feet and
picked d=her up ignoring his own pain to help the woman he decided he was in
love with, the woman he knew he was going to spend the rest of his life with.
Angel made his way
through the sewers thankful he could use the sewer access to get back to Angel
Investigations, about half the way home Cordelia woke up
"Angel is that
you?"
"Yes Cordy, are
you okay?" Angel stared into her dark eyes
"Uh huh, I think
so, was this a dream? The vampires, Doyle, us?" she stared over his shoulder
when she asked the last part
"No I'm afraid the
vampires were all real they drugged you and me and you, well, I love you" Angel
kissed her forehead
"I love you too,"
Cordelia whispered before returning to her unconscious state
It was about 7:30
and Spike was watching early morning cartoons and Buffy was in bed trying not
to be sick
"Buffy are you
feeling better pet, only Giles Jr is coming over soon and I'm sure Peaches will
be back soon as well" Spike shouted from the leather chair were he sat, he was
bare chested wearing only black pant drinking from his Kiss The Librarian mug
(Giles had given it to him and he never left home without it)
"Okay I'm feeling
better I'll be out in a minute I just have too..." Buffy couldn't finish as
suddenly Angel burst through the door Cordelia in his arms
"Bloody hell
Peaches what the fuck happened" Spike stood up and stared at his sire all
battered and bruise and then at the limp woman in his arms
"They, they.... I
need to help her" Angel looked at Spike who noted how weak Angel had become
"Look give her
here" Spike took Cordelia out Angel's arms and shouted on Buffy who hadn't
heard them come in "Buffy get your sick ass and haul it in here"
"What is it?"
Buffy came out the room wearing only Spikes shirt looking deathly pale with her
hair tied back in a floppy pony tail, she looked around her and saw Angel
looking her up and down "Look we can explain"
"I know and that
doesn't matter right now we just have to help Cordy" Angels eyes fell on the
limp body in Spikes arms
"Oh God, quick put
her on the bed, I'll get the first aid kit, what the hell did they do to you?"
Buffy felt angry that she let this happen and she was in pain seeing Angel and
Cordelia so beaten
"Good god, what
happened" Wesley stood in the doorway dropping his briefcase when he saw his
friends
"We'll explain later
lets just see to the two injured soldiers, Spike carried Cordy into the bedroom
followed by Dr. Buffy and Wesley fetched Angel some blood to get his strength
back up
Buffy had a shower
and some breakfast and was feeling much better she had got changed and went
down to Lila's and got some donuts, Angel also had a shower and got changed and
then sat by Cordelia's bed waiting for her to wake up, meanwhile Spike and
Wesley done the full 'lets get a plan' thing. About an hour later Buffy
returned with the box of donuts and some pastries for Wesley
"Great where's the
jelly one?" Spike looked at the box
"Umm I ate it on
the way back" Buffy looked at the ground
"Okay what about
the cinnamon ones, any of them?"
"Ate that too"
"Icing?"
"Nope"
"Sugar?"
"Nope"
"Chocolate?"
"Look I ate the
donuts, I was just in a donut mood, stop bugging my happiness!"
"Okay so what's
left?" Spike was confused
"Pastries – I
don't like them" Buffy blushed.
Their conversation
was cut short by Angel
"She's awake"
They all stampeded
into the room
"Hey guys, what's
up?" Cordelia sat up slightly and looked around the room at the concerned faces
of her friends
"How are you?"
Angel squeezed her hand
"Well kinda sore
but I'll survive" Cordelia smiled at her boss and he done the same everyone
breathed a sigh of relief
"Right so I think we
all need to talk, you know about what happened last night" Cordelia looked at
the people in the room shuffling their feet
"Yes well that is
a good idea so lets sit down, and talk this out" Wesley motioned for everyone
to move into the dining room and Angel helped Cordelia out of bed and they all
sat around the table
"Right well I
suppose I should start" Buffy looked around and received nods of approval from
her friends "Right well Angel, Cordelia I'll start by telling you that Spike
and I came here under false pretences" Buffy looked at them and they nodded in
agreement
"While patrolling
one night Spike was attacked by three vamps who beat him up really badly, they
said it was for being a Slayer lover. Then they left him, later I came out on
patrol and they attacked me and said I was a disgusting Vampire lover and that
the man I loved was lying nearly dead. I panicked, I thought it was you Angel,
then suddenly I came across Spike beaten up and I took him back to Giles, to
cut a long story short we researched the vamps came across a prophecy
describing three vampires matching their description who were cursed to bring
lost souls together, we put two and two together after what they said to both
of us and well..."
"Well me and Buffy
are together" Spike looked at them
"Yeah we know, was
that just the same for us then?" Cordelia looked around and took Angels hand
"Well yes, but the
curse has been ended with their greatest and best achievement yet bringing the
four of you together" Wesley smiled at the two couples sitting at opposite
sides of the table
Suddenly the five
of them found themselves sitting in Sunnydale High Library, they looked around
and noticed Joyce, Dawn, Giles, Xander, Anya and Tara had joined them.
"Hey what we doing
here, we were like totally in the middle of..." Anya was interupted by Xander
"Cordelia?" Xander
stared at his ex-girlfriend looking rather worse for wear
"Hi Xander" She
looked at him with affection "How are you?"
Everyone looked
around the room confused but all exchanged greetings none the less until they
were interupted by a voice from the shadows
"Excuse me for a
moment the Powers That Be have brought you all here for a reason"
"Who are you?"
Giles looked into the dark corner
"I'm here to
explain recent events but I don't have all day the PTB's give me a time limit"
"Doyle!" Cordelia
stood up followed by Angel and they pulled the figure out of the darkness
"Who's that?" Dawn
questioned her mother
"I don't know but
we'll soon find out" Joyce squeezed her daughters hand and looked over to Buffy
"You feeling better honey?"
"Yes mum"
"Ahem, as I was
saying" Doyle stood at the head of the table and everyone sat silently
"I am Doyle, I
used to be Angel's vision guy, I now work for the PTB's, I am here to deliver a
message and all of you are involved as it will effect everyone present. Those
Vampires are no longer cursed and wish to inflict a lot of damage upon everyone
here because you are related to or a are friends with these four people" Doyle
nodded his head at Spike, Angel, Cordelia and Buffy "They have allowed these people to realise their love for one
another"
Everyone shifted
uneasily in their seats at this statements
"But they feel a
great disgust at themselves for encouraging relations between humans and
Vampires especially supernatural mortals such as Cordy and Buffy so they wish
to redeem themselves by destroying them"
"Yeah right we'll
kick their asses" Buffy laughed and received nods from everyone present
"That'd be nice
Slayer Girl but it'll be harder than that they are more powerful than they have
ever been before" Doyle said seriously "They are really out for revenge and
you're top of the list"
"Well what can we
do?" Buffy looked around
"Well I think I
know" Giles looked at the four people sitting confused "The strong shall battle
the evil and using all their gifts combined; the souled ones strength and wisdom,
the Slayers experience and skills, the Seers vision and input and the Vampires
cunning they would close the doors on this evil forever while opening new doors
for themselves" Giles looked at Doyle for reassurance
"Well that just
about covers it, Book Man" Doyle looked at them all staring at him confused "Look
you are all gonna fight these vampires and soon, however if you defeat this
evil Spike and Angel will be granted permanent use of their souls they will
become human, as in eat food, don't drink blood, age, sunbathing human!"
"Whaaaaaattttt!"
Spike nearly fell out his chair
"Look I'm not
repeating it, the only thing is you will keep some of your strength, and
agility but not it all, you'll have the same skills, agility and strength as a
Slayer" Doyle smiled at them and Angel smiled
The whole room was
murmuring softly all discussing things as Doyle smiled on enjoying being the
bearer of good news, then suddenly Cordelia threw her head back in pain, as if
he sensed it coming Angel was holding her, everyone stared at her and Doyle
winced he had known this pain for so long and it hurt to see Cordelia in this
pain
"What's going on"
Dawn looked around
"I think she's
having a vision" Willow stared at Cordelia in fear
"I had no idea
what she had to go through" Buffy squeezed Spikes hand
Angel was starting
to worry this one had been particularly long, then she came out of it as
quickly as she had begun
"Owwwwwww!"
Cordelia thrust her head forward and looked at Angel the Buffy and Spike and
then Doyle
"What did you see?"
Angel asked almost whispering
"Us, fighting the
vamps, it looked like a warehouse, just round from Wesley's flat I've passed it
before, it has a big sign outside saying Biggs and Co. The vamps had a hold of you
and Spike it wasn't looking good I was scared Angel" Cordelia went pale and
buried he face in Angel's chest
"Well at least we
know where the fight takes place" Wesley added
"Yes well we
should get a plan together" Buffy looked at Spike
"This sounds
really dangerous shouldn't we come?" Xander looked hopeful
"Yes we'd like to
help" Anya looked for support from the two Wicca's who also agreed
"Afraid not ladies
and gent, they must do it alone" Doyle shook his head "These are all decisions
of the PTB's, eejits"
Cordelia suddenly
raised her head and looked at Doyle
"I saw something
Doyle, I think you should tell" Cordelia just stared at the man who looked
confused
"What you on about
Princess?" Doyle was confused
"Tell her... tell
Buffy" Cordelia spoke slowly
"Tell me what? What's
going on?" Buffy was curious and Doyle dumbstruck
"Yeah tell us!"
Spike took her hand "If anything is going on we have a right to know!"
The rest of the
table just looked concerned especially Joyce and Dawn
"Alright okay
everyone calm down, the PTB's must want you to know if they sent it to Miss
Blabbermouth in a vision anyway"
"Hey!" Cordelia
resented the remark
"Look just get on
with it" Buffy was both scared and nervous and she squeezed Spikes hand
"Right well Buffy
the PTB's have taken upon themselves to make a life altering decision for
you" Doyle stopped and cleared is throat "Well you're... that is to say
you will.... well you're gonna...2 Doyle couldn't say it
"Get on with it man!"
Spike spat at him impatiently
"Buffy you're
pregnant"
Suddenly the room
was filled with thumping noises as Joyce, Giles, Spike, Angel and Xander all
fainted
"I'm what?" Buffy
couldn't believe what she was hearing as she helped Spike back onto a chair
while slapping him gently across the face
"The PTB's have
giving you the ability to carry the child of a vampire but because they hope
Spike will be human soon the child is already, there is no demon inside you or
the baby"
Everyone was
stunned and everyone had regained consciousness
"So it's not a
Dhampir then?" Angel and Wesley looked at each other both thinking the same thing
but Angela asked first
"A what?" Joyce liked
this less and less
"Doesn't matter it's
not one this child will be a health bouncing human baby, the PTB's must have
had their reasons but you have to start you're family now, the child will be born
in 3 months, they shortened the time period too" Doyle stared at the ground
Spike who hadn't
spoken yet stood up and Buffy just sat staring around he in shock
"I'm gonna be a
daddy!" then he promptly collapsed again
"Yeah and I'm
going to be a grandmother" Joyce soon joined him
"Yay we get o be
Aunts and Uncles" Dawn smiled and stroked Buffy's stomach before helping Joyce
back up again!
"I'm really sorry and
I know it is a shock but it was meant to be" Doyle stared at everyone "But
according to the Powers this child will be as normal as the neat, no demon, no
Slayer-like abilities just a regular Joe. However I'm sorry to rush you but I
must return you home2 Doyle looked around encouraging everyone to say goodbye
Everyone exchanged
hugs and kisses, luck and support especially to Buffy and then Doyle gathered
them in a circle after shaking hands with Angel kissing Cordelia and wishing
Buffy and Spike good luck he sent them back to L.A in a flash of light, he then
turned to see the remaining guests
"Ahem..." Giles
politely cleared his throat
"What you guys all
stay 5 minutes away can't you get a bus or a cab or something" but after the
growls Doyle received from them all "Ok gather round lazy eejits"
Meanwhile Wesley, Angel,
Cordelia, Buffy and Spike had been returned safely and all sat on the couched
in Angel's
"I don't believe I'm
gonna have a baby" Buffy stroked her belly, the idea was growing on her but she
was still very intimidated by the thought
"I'm gonna be a
daddy" Spike stared into space repeating that over and over again he was in
complete shock
"Well look how
about we all try getting a good nights sleep things may look well, aherm ,
brighter in the morning" Angel suggested
"Ok" Buffy said
hesitantly taking Spikes hand guiding him down to their room all that could be
heard was
"I'm gonna be a
daddy"
Wesley stood up to
leave and Cordelia went into the kitchen for a drink then Wesley turned around
to face his remaining friend
"Umm I don't mean
to pry but you made sure that you could well, you know, tonight, you and
Cordelia without, well as she would put it go all 'grrr'?"
Angel smiled and
nodded and Wesley left, suddenly Cordelia peeped her head out from the kitchen
"Is he gone?"
Angel didn't look
up he was staring at the door Wesley had just exited "Uh Wesley? Yeah"
"Good" Angel
turned round to see Cordelia standing in the doorway of the kitchen naked, in
all her glorious form
"Oh boy" Angel
stared open mouthed
"Mom... so when we
gonna blow the lid on all this pent up sexual tension?" Cordelia slowly walked
over but Angel couldn't wait that long he leaped from the chair grabbed her and
carried her into the room giggling
"Like right now!"
Meanwhile downstairs
Buffy and Spike lay in bed holding one another trying to assure themselves
"I'm actually
thrilled but I'm shocked" Buffy turned to face Spike "I'm also scared that it'll
be too much for you and you'll leave"
"Oh, well I was
kinda worrying about the same things I didn't think you'd want me to raise the
child" Spike stared deep into her eyes with his "But you're the only person I
want to ever have children with and I love you and him too more than anything!"
Buffy smiled "I
feel the exact same way" she leaned forward capturing Spike in a passionate
kiss before suddenly pulling away
"Him?????"
"Yeah" Spike
grinned "It's gonna be a boy!"
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
"Shut up and kiss
me Slayer"
"Ok" and she
responded kissing him lovingly but this time it was his turn to pull away
"Umm Buffy?"
"Yes Spike"
"We can't hurt him
when we... you know"
"No we can't do her
any harm, god you are like a two centuries older than me and you still don't
have a clue!" Buffy laughed
"Nope all I know
is that everything's gonna be fine Slayer" Spike reassuringly kissed her
forehead but both were secretly nervous about the baby and about the up and
coming battle with Poena and friends
