Title: Cordelia the Wise
Authors: Kelley and Shelley ([1]beanyb1999@hotmail.com)
Spoilers: Heh, nothing at all. This will never happen. We'll just have to face it.
Disclaimer: The characters of BtVS and Angel belong to Joss, Mutant Enemy, UPN, the WB, 20^th Century Fox, and all those other little companies with their little icons at the end of the show. We're still working on obtaining rights to Xander and Spike.
Summary: This is the final conversation with Cordelia. Cordelia and Angel chat while walking through the streets of L.A. Interlude to "I'll Most Likely Kill You In The Morning" which you should read in order to make sense of all this. Grrr. Argh.
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Cordelia and Angel walked down the streets of L.A., arms linked together.
Angel looked down at Cordelia. "So, what kind of ice cream do you want?"
"Mmm. Ben and Jerry's." She smiled. "Chocolate Fudge Brownie...or something like that."
"Sounds interesting."
"Why don't you have some too?"
"Uh, the whole vamp thing, Cordy," Angel replied.
"So what?" she asked, shrugging.
"Well, unless they have blood flavored ice cream..."
"Angel! Eeew!" She smacked his arm. "No, really. Why don't you have some REAL food?"
"Which part of vampire don't you understand?"
"Come on! Spike eats real food!"
"Spike's a freak," Angel muttered.
"So? He eats real food. Xander said that Spike ate most of the food in his parents' kitchen. Did you know that Spike lived in Xander's basement for awhile?"
Angel shook his head. "Nope."
"Yeah. He did. Isn't that crazy? He had Spike tied to a chair most of the time even though Spike had that chip that wouldn't let him hurt anyone."
Angel narrowed his eyes. "I just can't believe that Spike and Xander are friends now. I never thought that would happen."
"Tell me about it," Cordelia said with a huff.
"I mean, what do they have in common?" Angel asked more in wonderment.
"Let's see. They both hate you. I'd say that's enough."
"Gee, thanks, Cordy."
"What? Are you jealous or something?"
"NO. I just find it really strange...them as friends."
Cordelia rolled her eyes. "Yeah. Well, so is the Buffy/Spike saga."
Angel looked at Cordelia. "That being?"
Cordelia sighed. "You know. Spike loves Buffy. Buffy's in denial."
"That's just disturbing," Angel said with a shake of his head.
"It's true though."
"Buffy and Spike? That wouldn't last."
"How do you know?" Cordelia asked in annoyance.
"Because we're talking about Spike here!"
Cordelia nodded. "Yup. Spike."
"Does this not concern you at all?"
"Angel, Spike isn't going to hurt Buffy. He's exactly what she needs if you ask me."
Angel glared. "Why?"
"Because, he just won't. He's loyal and in love and enjoys driving Buffy and Dawn absolutely bonkers. Although...eh, just forget that last part. He really cares for both of them. You should really see him around Dawn. It's strangely cute. Ok, yeah, I admit, demon, but I don't think he's that bad of a guy though. Like I said, he's really loyal." She paused and then narrowed her eyes. "Ok, let's get some ice cream fast. All this good talk about the annoying bleached wonder has left a bad taste in my mouth."
"Ya think?" Angel mumbled.
"What?"
"Nothing."
"Whatever, Angel. This is something. What is it?"
"It's...it's nothing."
"Does it bother you that Buffy trusts Spike?"
Angel shook his head. "No, that's not it."
"Stop it, Angel! Tell me what it is!"
Angel smiled. "I'm fine, Cordy. Really."
Cordelia tilted her head. "Are you more bothered that Xander accepts Spike as a friend or that Buffy overcame her hatred of him?"
Angel looked at Cordelia thoughtfully. "I honestly don't know. Xander and I never got along. Sure, there was the Buffy issue, but I had a soul. . . well, most of time. I don't understand any of it."
"We're talking about Xander here, Angel," Cordelia explained patiently. "Trying to understand him leads to mental instability. The smart ones just decide to chalk it up to the Hellmouth."
Angel smiled at the comment. "Spike never was quite sane."
Cordelia looked at Angel for a moment. "You're not gonna try to get Buffy back, are you?"
Angel rolled his eyes. "No!" He thought for a moment. "You don't think Spike and Xander will be back, do you?"
Cordelia shrugged. "Who knows?"
"I seriously hope not."
"Why? Can't take the hair cracks?"
"Shut up. Let's just say I had to fight to keep Angelus under control while they were around. If they're around long enough, it won't take a true moment of happiness for Angelus to emerge this time."
Cordelia stopped walking and stared at Angel. Angel stared back at her.
"What?" he asked innocently.
"Let's just hope for the safety of everyone else that actually never happens."
"Yeah. I'd hate for you to get stuck in the middle of that."
Cordelia laughed. "Oh, please."
"What?"
"Believe me, when I got through with Angelus, he'd wish he'd stayed where he was. He'll regret the day he ever met Cordelia Chase."
Angel smirked. "Believe me, he already does."
Cordelia slapped Angel's arm. "Hey!"
Angel laughed. They began to continue their walking again.
"So...you gonna get any ice cream?"
"Maybe," Angel said with a grin.
Cordelia smiled. "Yep, I'm gonna make you crack."
"You already did. You drive me crazy."
"Don't make me hurt you, Angel."
"Sorry."
They were both silent for awhile.
"I STILL can't believe Spike and Xander are friends!"
"Angel, get over it. We already passed that topic. Stop whining."
"Yes, ma'am," Angel said, deadpan.
THE END
NOTE: Guess what! The sequel is up now! At least, the first few chapters are! Please read it. We'll love you forever!
References
1. mailto:beanyb1999@hotmail.com
Authors: Kelley and Shelley ([1]beanyb1999@hotmail.com)
Spoilers: Heh, nothing at all. This will never happen. We'll just have to face it.
Disclaimer: The characters of BtVS and Angel belong to Joss, Mutant Enemy, UPN, the WB, 20^th Century Fox, and all those other little companies with their little icons at the end of the show. We're still working on obtaining rights to Xander and Spike.
Summary: This is the final conversation with Cordelia. Cordelia and Angel chat while walking through the streets of L.A. Interlude to "I'll Most Likely Kill You In The Morning" which you should read in order to make sense of all this. Grrr. Argh.
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Cordelia and Angel walked down the streets of L.A., arms linked together.
Angel looked down at Cordelia. "So, what kind of ice cream do you want?"
"Mmm. Ben and Jerry's." She smiled. "Chocolate Fudge Brownie...or something like that."
"Sounds interesting."
"Why don't you have some too?"
"Uh, the whole vamp thing, Cordy," Angel replied.
"So what?" she asked, shrugging.
"Well, unless they have blood flavored ice cream..."
"Angel! Eeew!" She smacked his arm. "No, really. Why don't you have some REAL food?"
"Which part of vampire don't you understand?"
"Come on! Spike eats real food!"
"Spike's a freak," Angel muttered.
"So? He eats real food. Xander said that Spike ate most of the food in his parents' kitchen. Did you know that Spike lived in Xander's basement for awhile?"
Angel shook his head. "Nope."
"Yeah. He did. Isn't that crazy? He had Spike tied to a chair most of the time even though Spike had that chip that wouldn't let him hurt anyone."
Angel narrowed his eyes. "I just can't believe that Spike and Xander are friends now. I never thought that would happen."
"Tell me about it," Cordelia said with a huff.
"I mean, what do they have in common?" Angel asked more in wonderment.
"Let's see. They both hate you. I'd say that's enough."
"Gee, thanks, Cordy."
"What? Are you jealous or something?"
"NO. I just find it really strange...them as friends."
Cordelia rolled her eyes. "Yeah. Well, so is the Buffy/Spike saga."
Angel looked at Cordelia. "That being?"
Cordelia sighed. "You know. Spike loves Buffy. Buffy's in denial."
"That's just disturbing," Angel said with a shake of his head.
"It's true though."
"Buffy and Spike? That wouldn't last."
"How do you know?" Cordelia asked in annoyance.
"Because we're talking about Spike here!"
Cordelia nodded. "Yup. Spike."
"Does this not concern you at all?"
"Angel, Spike isn't going to hurt Buffy. He's exactly what she needs if you ask me."
Angel glared. "Why?"
"Because, he just won't. He's loyal and in love and enjoys driving Buffy and Dawn absolutely bonkers. Although...eh, just forget that last part. He really cares for both of them. You should really see him around Dawn. It's strangely cute. Ok, yeah, I admit, demon, but I don't think he's that bad of a guy though. Like I said, he's really loyal." She paused and then narrowed her eyes. "Ok, let's get some ice cream fast. All this good talk about the annoying bleached wonder has left a bad taste in my mouth."
"Ya think?" Angel mumbled.
"What?"
"Nothing."
"Whatever, Angel. This is something. What is it?"
"It's...it's nothing."
"Does it bother you that Buffy trusts Spike?"
Angel shook his head. "No, that's not it."
"Stop it, Angel! Tell me what it is!"
Angel smiled. "I'm fine, Cordy. Really."
Cordelia tilted her head. "Are you more bothered that Xander accepts Spike as a friend or that Buffy overcame her hatred of him?"
Angel looked at Cordelia thoughtfully. "I honestly don't know. Xander and I never got along. Sure, there was the Buffy issue, but I had a soul. . . well, most of time. I don't understand any of it."
"We're talking about Xander here, Angel," Cordelia explained patiently. "Trying to understand him leads to mental instability. The smart ones just decide to chalk it up to the Hellmouth."
Angel smiled at the comment. "Spike never was quite sane."
Cordelia looked at Angel for a moment. "You're not gonna try to get Buffy back, are you?"
Angel rolled his eyes. "No!" He thought for a moment. "You don't think Spike and Xander will be back, do you?"
Cordelia shrugged. "Who knows?"
"I seriously hope not."
"Why? Can't take the hair cracks?"
"Shut up. Let's just say I had to fight to keep Angelus under control while they were around. If they're around long enough, it won't take a true moment of happiness for Angelus to emerge this time."
Cordelia stopped walking and stared at Angel. Angel stared back at her.
"What?" he asked innocently.
"Let's just hope for the safety of everyone else that actually never happens."
"Yeah. I'd hate for you to get stuck in the middle of that."
Cordelia laughed. "Oh, please."
"What?"
"Believe me, when I got through with Angelus, he'd wish he'd stayed where he was. He'll regret the day he ever met Cordelia Chase."
Angel smirked. "Believe me, he already does."
Cordelia slapped Angel's arm. "Hey!"
Angel laughed. They began to continue their walking again.
"So...you gonna get any ice cream?"
"Maybe," Angel said with a grin.
Cordelia smiled. "Yep, I'm gonna make you crack."
"You already did. You drive me crazy."
"Don't make me hurt you, Angel."
"Sorry."
They were both silent for awhile.
"I STILL can't believe Spike and Xander are friends!"
"Angel, get over it. We already passed that topic. Stop whining."
"Yes, ma'am," Angel said, deadpan.
THE END
NOTE: Guess what! The sequel is up now! At least, the first few chapters are! Please read it. We'll love you forever!
References
1. mailto:beanyb1999@hotmail.com
