Title: Temptation Island

Author: Spike 'n Cordy

Summary: When the reality television show "Temptation Island" guests start disappearing Angel and Cordelia must go under cover to find out why. Special appearances by Xander and Anya.

Author's Notes: Thank you for the reviews.

Disclaimer: In First chapter.



Chapter Ten



Day Four



"Kid this is very important. Please. What will it take to get you to give this note to her?" Angel was getting really frustrated. They were halfway through the week and he still had no way of contacting Cordelia.

"It is against the rules for you to talk to her," the young Hispanic boy said again. "If I do this, I not work here ever again. I need job."

"You pick pockets," Angel had observed the young boys talents earlier that day.

The child suddenly got nervous, "No. No, I do not."

"Yes you do. I saw you. If your boss were to find out about that would you still have a job here?" he asked rhetorically. The boy shook his head. "If I don't say anything about your pick-pocketing and you just happen to take this note to the brunette named Cordelia, neither or us will have a problem, will we?" Again the boy shook his head. "Good."

Angel left his note under his empty glass and left the room. He looked back and saw the child put the note in his pocket. Now he and Cordelia had a way of staying in contact.



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Cordelia was laughing hysterically as Anya and Jamie danced with the thirteen singles.

Holly and Jim were no longer residents of the island, due to both of them being sex-oholics and unable to control themselves for seven days. Yesterday Jim and three of the women had a party and it was quite a party according to Holly who saw the tapes and decided to get even. She, being as experimental as she was, had sex with eight of the singles before she said 'bon voyage' to the rest of them.

No one could say that they missed her. The only thing she did was keep the really sleazy guys away from them. That wasn't much of a problem though. The ones that did sleep with her know that they aren't going to get anywhere with the remaining three girls and are just being themselves. And they are some interesting characters. But for the last day everyone was having a blast. They all hung out in a big group, except for one pair. Jamie was getting close to Wayne, but was trying desperately to avoid him. They partied hard, which made what happened next easy as pie.

Cordelia was surprised, to say the least, when the young boy slipped a note from Angel under her margarita that evening. She never thought he could actually do it. He had some how managed to get someone to risk their job so they could keep in touch. Now she had a way to tell him what she found out or what she didn't find out since there wasn't a lot to go on. She gave the boy her brightest smile, a small tip and a quickly scrawled note about the conversation she heard the day before and handed it and the empty glass back.

She then got up and joined Anya, Jamie and the entourage of handsome, single men dancing the night away.



~*~*~*~



Angel slipped away from the group of blonde women surrounding him and Xander, when he saw the boy he blackmailed enter the make shift club. The boy stealthily put Cordelia's note into Angel's pocket and headed for the back room.

Angel put his hand in his pocket and felt the paper. He made a bee-line for the rest room, so he could read it without cameras over his shoulder. Xander, who was still on the dance floor with the blondes, noticed Angel's expression and followed.

He quickly opened and checked every stall to make sure he was alone before opening the note.



Angel,

I managed to get into Robert's hut, didn't see anything weird, except that the guy is totally obsessed with himself but that doesn't matter. I heard Robert and David talking about needing sexual tension. I'm not sure if that is for ratings or a demon that feeds on it, or if they are just sick and disgusting psychos. That's all I've got. It could be nothing or everything, you tell me.

See you soon,

Cordelia



"All or nothing," Angel murmured. When the bathroom door swung open he quickly tucked the note away. He scowled when he saw Xander enter the room, "What are you doing."

"Easy, Dead-boy, your awfully tense."

"I just got a note for Cordelia," he held it out to him.

He put all joking aside as he read the note, "That's it?"

Angel nodded, "It's more then I've been able to learn."

"I really wish Giles was here, we need a book man."

"No, all we need is a phone," Angel's face brightened as the idea came to him. "The kid, the one that got the note for me, if he could some way get us use of the phone, I could call Wes and he can research."

"Alright, I'll keep the cameras away while you do that."

They both set about to do their half of the plan. Angel caught the kid before he entered the kitchen again and told him that he needed to use the phone. One hundred dollars later, he was connected to LA.

Xander on the other hand, had somehow convinced everyone, including camera personnel, to do the bunny hop.

Angel's attention was refocused on the telephone when Wesley's stoic voice came on line, "Angel Investigations, we help the helpless. How-"

"Wes, it's me," he cut in.

Wes' voice gained some more cheeriness at the sound of his friend's voice, "How is everything going there?"

"I don't have a lot of time, Wes. I need you to research demons and stuff that feed or get power from, human sexual energy. We think that they might be sacrificing the couples because of the pent up sexual desire. Any help you can give us would be great." Hearing foot steps approach Angel quickly signed off, "Someone's coming, I'll try and call again this time tomorrow."

He hung up the phone and acted casual as a server passed him with a tray full of dishes. He returned to the main area and joined in the bunny hop.

~TBC~