1 Title: The Walking Wounded
2 Author: Spike 'n Cordy
Summary: When Angel's soul becomes permanent but he neglects to tell the group and they hear it from Spike. How will they react?
Rating: PG13
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Authors notes: Enjoy and please review.
Timeline: Set after Reunion and Crush.
Chapter Nine - Adventures in Demon Hunting
"So one night we decided that would leave the dimension for two hours tops, to come here and get a drink. So we sneak back in thinking no one's the wiser, when a group comes around the corner and rush us. They're hugging us telling us how worried they'd been. That we had just disappeared. We were just standing there like drunk idiots totally confused."
"Turns out, pet and I were gone for two days not two hours. They ad scoured high and low for us. The fact that we had left the dimension with out telling any one and that we had left at all, whew, you can't imagine how long we were in the pain simulator for that one."
They were both in tears when Spike finished, wiping their eyes.
They were all sitting on the faded couches Angel had suggested earlier. Willow and Xander cuddled on one, Buffy and Angel sat on opposite side on an other, much to Spike's approval, and Spike, Cordelia and Wes shared the last.
Cordelia took a deep breath then said, "But it was worth it. I now have something on Spike that he will do anything for me to keep quiet. Angel do you know why they call him William the Blood-"
Spike's hand stopped her from finishing her question, "No he doesn't and I suggest you don't tell him."
Cordelia turned so his hand held her cheek, "I wasn't going to tell him. That's excellent blackmail material, I wouldn't just give it away. I just wanted to know if I was the only one who knew."
Spike smiled at her, "Well you are, so shut up about it until you do use it." At every one's looks he added, "There's no way in hell either of us is going to give up this information to appease your appetite so stop looking at me like that."
Angel was shocked by their closeness, and if he was honest with himself, a little jealous. Cordelia and he used to have that type of friendship, before he fired her. He was her warrior and friend, now he's on the outside looking in. He didn't like it. Did Spike just touch her leg?
"Tell them about the time that guy.you know that guy with the broom," Cordelia prompted Spike into remembering.
"Oh, that guy. So there was this guy with a broom, and we thought he was just a crazy old man saying he was a wizard. Any way he hopes on the broom stick and were laughing because he was crazy, right? Wrong, the guy flies right at us. Hits Cordelia and she goes flying into a garbage pile. Now this old guys long gone but Cordelia had landed on a piece of glass. Show them your scar," Spike reached for her pants.
"I am not showing them that scar," she glared at him.
Spike looked as innocent as could be, "Why not?"
"It's in a private place," Cordelia wrestled her pants away from Spike's grasp.
"Oh please, like no one's seen an ass."
"No one's seen my ass."
"I have," Spike mentioned receiving a slap on the arm in the process.
"That was different."
Angel saw red. Spike had seen his Cordelia's ass, there was going to be hell to pay.
"What do you mean, he's seen your ass?" Angel cut in.
"Well, peaches, someone had to take the glass out."
"Hospital could have done it," he ignored Buffy's look of annoyance, and grew even more pissed at Spike's response.
"Where's the fun in that. I took care of a lot of pet's cuts and bruises over the last three years."
At Spike's use of 'three years', Angel realized that Cordelia actually spent more time with Spike than she had with him, if you don't count Sunnydale. The thought enraged Angel even more. It also made him realize that Cordelia had been away from him longer then he even knew.
"Oh," Cordelia's out burst brought him out of his thoughts, "We have to tell them about that time that thing did that thing with my thing."
Spike smiled at his and Cordelia's secret language, "Oh with the thing and the thing?"
"Yeah," Cordelia turned to look at Wesley, "So there was this thing, a blue demon thing, and we were fighting it. So I was behind it, bad place to be, when it's tails swooped my feet from under me. I was on the ground and it was just whaling on me," she brought her arms up and down in a dramatic gesture. "Oh my God did it hurt."
Xander interrupted her, "Wait, I thought you didn't feel pain."
"I was still human when it was doing this."
"Wait 'still human'," Angel took a whiff of air, "You smell human."
"Technically I am. I'm just going to be human forever," Cordelia clarified.
"What!" the Scooby gang, Angel and Wesley yelled out in unison.
"It's not a big deal. All it means is that I get to keep Spike's ass in line for eternity. I figure it will be cool for a while, but eventually, I'll get bored."
"Hey," Spike protested, insulted.
She rubbed his back, "No baby, you'll be my one bright spot in a world of darkness."
They smiled at each other, while the others tried to wrap their minds around an immortal Cordelia.
Buffy was pissed off. She was about ready to blow her top. First Angel was ogling Cordelia, then Spike was ogling Cordelia. Not that she cared what Spike did. She didn't even like him. But he said he'd love her forever. He was willing to stake Drusilla for her, and by the way he's looking at Cordy, he wouldn't even remember Dru's name. Why hasn't he looked at her? He glanced in her direction when he walked in, but after that it was all about Cordy. Everything was about Cordy. What she had done over the last year. What she thought was great and wonderful. But did Cordelia the Great ask about them even once? No she did not. Same old selfish Cordy. Me, me, me. Did Spike just look her way? Yes, she thinks he did. Ha, Cordelia isn't all that she thinks she is.
"So what have you guys been up to?" Cordelia asked the group.
"Just saving the world," Buffy gave Cordelia a dirty look.
She just smiled back like she had a private joke that Buffy wasn't aloud in on. "Same old, same old. But what have you been doing. Personal lives. I just spent two years in a demon dimension where the only gossip was about whom won what tournament. Not exactly on the juicy side."
Buffy smiled and reached for Angel's hand. It seemed weird that that was the first time they had touched since Cordelia and Spike came in. "Angel and I have been back together for over a year now. Things are going well." From the intense way Angel had been watching Cordelia since she's walked in she doubts that that's the entire truth. But maybe Angel just missed her nothing more.
"I see you two are still together," she turned to Willow and Xander who seemed a little uncomfortable under her gaze, "Oh for God's sake, I'm not going to bite you. Talk. Move your mouth and let words come out."
"Umm.We're doing well," Willow forced out.
Cordelia was looking at them nodding her head trying to spur more out of them, "Well, good. That's good. Since were all caught up I think I'm going to head out and try to find Gunn."
"I'll take you to his new place," Wesley volunteered, "Then maybe we could grab something to eat, I'm starving."
Cordelia pulled Wesley into another hug, "I really did miss you, Wes."
The three of them left the hotel in search of the former member of their group, heedless of the jealous, uninvited vampire fuming behind them.
2 Author: Spike 'n Cordy
Summary: When Angel's soul becomes permanent but he neglects to tell the group and they hear it from Spike. How will they react?
Rating: PG13
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Authors notes: Enjoy and please review.
Timeline: Set after Reunion and Crush.
Chapter Nine - Adventures in Demon Hunting
"So one night we decided that would leave the dimension for two hours tops, to come here and get a drink. So we sneak back in thinking no one's the wiser, when a group comes around the corner and rush us. They're hugging us telling us how worried they'd been. That we had just disappeared. We were just standing there like drunk idiots totally confused."
"Turns out, pet and I were gone for two days not two hours. They ad scoured high and low for us. The fact that we had left the dimension with out telling any one and that we had left at all, whew, you can't imagine how long we were in the pain simulator for that one."
They were both in tears when Spike finished, wiping their eyes.
They were all sitting on the faded couches Angel had suggested earlier. Willow and Xander cuddled on one, Buffy and Angel sat on opposite side on an other, much to Spike's approval, and Spike, Cordelia and Wes shared the last.
Cordelia took a deep breath then said, "But it was worth it. I now have something on Spike that he will do anything for me to keep quiet. Angel do you know why they call him William the Blood-"
Spike's hand stopped her from finishing her question, "No he doesn't and I suggest you don't tell him."
Cordelia turned so his hand held her cheek, "I wasn't going to tell him. That's excellent blackmail material, I wouldn't just give it away. I just wanted to know if I was the only one who knew."
Spike smiled at her, "Well you are, so shut up about it until you do use it." At every one's looks he added, "There's no way in hell either of us is going to give up this information to appease your appetite so stop looking at me like that."
Angel was shocked by their closeness, and if he was honest with himself, a little jealous. Cordelia and he used to have that type of friendship, before he fired her. He was her warrior and friend, now he's on the outside looking in. He didn't like it. Did Spike just touch her leg?
"Tell them about the time that guy.you know that guy with the broom," Cordelia prompted Spike into remembering.
"Oh, that guy. So there was this guy with a broom, and we thought he was just a crazy old man saying he was a wizard. Any way he hopes on the broom stick and were laughing because he was crazy, right? Wrong, the guy flies right at us. Hits Cordelia and she goes flying into a garbage pile. Now this old guys long gone but Cordelia had landed on a piece of glass. Show them your scar," Spike reached for her pants.
"I am not showing them that scar," she glared at him.
Spike looked as innocent as could be, "Why not?"
"It's in a private place," Cordelia wrestled her pants away from Spike's grasp.
"Oh please, like no one's seen an ass."
"No one's seen my ass."
"I have," Spike mentioned receiving a slap on the arm in the process.
"That was different."
Angel saw red. Spike had seen his Cordelia's ass, there was going to be hell to pay.
"What do you mean, he's seen your ass?" Angel cut in.
"Well, peaches, someone had to take the glass out."
"Hospital could have done it," he ignored Buffy's look of annoyance, and grew even more pissed at Spike's response.
"Where's the fun in that. I took care of a lot of pet's cuts and bruises over the last three years."
At Spike's use of 'three years', Angel realized that Cordelia actually spent more time with Spike than she had with him, if you don't count Sunnydale. The thought enraged Angel even more. It also made him realize that Cordelia had been away from him longer then he even knew.
"Oh," Cordelia's out burst brought him out of his thoughts, "We have to tell them about that time that thing did that thing with my thing."
Spike smiled at his and Cordelia's secret language, "Oh with the thing and the thing?"
"Yeah," Cordelia turned to look at Wesley, "So there was this thing, a blue demon thing, and we were fighting it. So I was behind it, bad place to be, when it's tails swooped my feet from under me. I was on the ground and it was just whaling on me," she brought her arms up and down in a dramatic gesture. "Oh my God did it hurt."
Xander interrupted her, "Wait, I thought you didn't feel pain."
"I was still human when it was doing this."
"Wait 'still human'," Angel took a whiff of air, "You smell human."
"Technically I am. I'm just going to be human forever," Cordelia clarified.
"What!" the Scooby gang, Angel and Wesley yelled out in unison.
"It's not a big deal. All it means is that I get to keep Spike's ass in line for eternity. I figure it will be cool for a while, but eventually, I'll get bored."
"Hey," Spike protested, insulted.
She rubbed his back, "No baby, you'll be my one bright spot in a world of darkness."
They smiled at each other, while the others tried to wrap their minds around an immortal Cordelia.
Buffy was pissed off. She was about ready to blow her top. First Angel was ogling Cordelia, then Spike was ogling Cordelia. Not that she cared what Spike did. She didn't even like him. But he said he'd love her forever. He was willing to stake Drusilla for her, and by the way he's looking at Cordy, he wouldn't even remember Dru's name. Why hasn't he looked at her? He glanced in her direction when he walked in, but after that it was all about Cordy. Everything was about Cordy. What she had done over the last year. What she thought was great and wonderful. But did Cordelia the Great ask about them even once? No she did not. Same old selfish Cordy. Me, me, me. Did Spike just look her way? Yes, she thinks he did. Ha, Cordelia isn't all that she thinks she is.
"So what have you guys been up to?" Cordelia asked the group.
"Just saving the world," Buffy gave Cordelia a dirty look.
She just smiled back like she had a private joke that Buffy wasn't aloud in on. "Same old, same old. But what have you been doing. Personal lives. I just spent two years in a demon dimension where the only gossip was about whom won what tournament. Not exactly on the juicy side."
Buffy smiled and reached for Angel's hand. It seemed weird that that was the first time they had touched since Cordelia and Spike came in. "Angel and I have been back together for over a year now. Things are going well." From the intense way Angel had been watching Cordelia since she's walked in she doubts that that's the entire truth. But maybe Angel just missed her nothing more.
"I see you two are still together," she turned to Willow and Xander who seemed a little uncomfortable under her gaze, "Oh for God's sake, I'm not going to bite you. Talk. Move your mouth and let words come out."
"Umm.We're doing well," Willow forced out.
Cordelia was looking at them nodding her head trying to spur more out of them, "Well, good. That's good. Since were all caught up I think I'm going to head out and try to find Gunn."
"I'll take you to his new place," Wesley volunteered, "Then maybe we could grab something to eat, I'm starving."
Cordelia pulled Wesley into another hug, "I really did miss you, Wes."
The three of them left the hotel in search of the former member of their group, heedless of the jealous, uninvited vampire fuming behind them.
