1 Past, Present, & Future
By – Colleen "Coll", Forker18@aol.com
Teaser: X-over with BtVS. Cordy gets a vision that sends the gang packing to Sunnydale, knowing that Sahjahn fits into it all but not sure how. Also, they get shocked when each member of the Angel Investigations gang realizes they have to deal with their past.
Genre: Angel: The Series/Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Romance/Suspense/Action
Pairing: Gunn/Fred, Angel/Cordelia
Rating: PG-13 - R
Distribution: Sure, why not, just ask!
Spoilers: Up to Sleep Tight, and makes references to some rumors floating around on the net.
Special Thanks to: All the Forkers (Especially those @ the fanforum board! Love you guys!) and everyone @ FF.net for reviewing my fics!
1.1 Part 5
Dawn was pissed, and she had every reason to be.
At least, that's what she thought. Angel, Cordelia, Wesley, and a bunch of new people come into town saying the end of the world is coming and Buffy's first thought…
"Go to school, Dawn."
How retarded was that? She drew another dagger that stabbed Buffy's stick body. She wished this drawing were real…like she had the power to draw a doodle and have it come true. "Dawn?" her teacher called loudly. "Are we boring you?"
Dawn straightened up and closed her notebook. "No," she said quietly. "Sorry." She hasted this, but at least school was almost over. Still, she hated how Buffy always got her out of the way when all the cool stuff was going on. Plus, it's kinda cool to see Buffy squirm now that Angel's back in town.
Angel was so hot, but the fact that he was a vampire always ran through her head when she thought about him. Especially after him and Buffy…you know, and he turned all psycho killer.
It was cool seeing Cordelia again. She never took any crap from Buffy or Xander or Willow or Giles…anyone. Man, she so wanted to be at the magic box. Soon enough, Buffy and everyone else would have to realize that she was growing up and she was mature enough to handle all the demon stuff.
Dawn gasped as the room suddenly filled with gusting wind. Papers flew everywhere and then a bright light came from the front of the room. Dawn's teacher backed away as the blackboard was distorted and a portal appeared.
Nothing was being sucked into the portal…that was good, right?
Wrong. Something came out of the portal; a couple demon things that looked like rabid dogs and a man. Well, not a man, but a guy who wore a red robe and had really, really bad skin. He smiled when the portal closed and looked around the classroom.
His pale eyes stopped on Dawn. "Well," he said with a chuckle. "This must be my lucky day."
~*~
All the conversation going on around her seemed like a blur. Skip had told her no pain, and she hadn't felt any since she'd become demonized. These visions though, everything that had to do with Sahjahn and the Sunnydale gang…it made her feel like she was vibrating.
She sat in the back, trying to get away from anyone from Sunnydale. She felt the visions when she was near them, and it hurt. Buffy had been trying to calling Giles for the whole day, but it seemed like a month went by from Cordy's point of view.
"He said the watcher's council has contacted him," Buffy said when she hung up the phone. "Told him their sources are saying something big is happening. He said he's leaving first thing in the morning"
"Good," Wesley replied as he pulled another book from the shelf. "Giles' texts on other dimensions are quite impressive. Perhaps he knows a bit more than us on dimensions."
Their voices were echoing. Cordy rubbed her temples as Fred set a glass of water and some aspirin down in front of her. She looked up at Fred and forced a small smile on her face. "Thanks." She whispered.
Fred nodded. "You know, we haven't seen you this bad from the visions since you're birthday," she commented. "You're not in trouble again, you know physically, are you?"
With a smile, Cordy shook her head. "I've learned my lesson," she told the smaller girl. "We're a family and I'm totally honest with you guys." "I know that, silly," Fred said with a smile. "But, you know, you're just starting to feel pain. You don't think the Powers are trying to tell you something, do you?"
Cordy swallowed the pills and chased them with two gulps of water. "Oh, they're trying to tell me something all right," Cordy scoffed. "But…there's just too much, you know? When I'm around Buffy and them…I feel everything all over again."
"I'm sorry," Fred said quietly. "You've done so much for me and I wish…well, that I could do more for you than just…give you aspirin." "You are," Cordy said. "You're giving me friendship. Plus, you know, it's nice to have a another female in the office."
Fred smiled and Cordelia started feeling a little better. That's about the time when Gunn climbed the stairs to the loft. "Buffy asked me to pick up Dawn," he told Fred. "You wanna come." She nodded, and Cordelia marveled at their relationship.
She still looked at them in awe, cause she never saw that coming. She'd also look at Wesley and see the pain in his eyes. Hell, she felt it too. Cordelia also felt Fred and Gunn's happiness, their love, and she knew it was the right thing.
~*~
"Buffy said we can't miss it," Fred said as she folded up the piece of paper with the directions on it. "Dawn waits outside for someone to pick her up." Gunn nodded, but he wasn't really paying attention.
Why was he doing this to himself? Driving himself crazy over something that will never happen? "Charles, I'm going to ask you again, and you better not lie to me," Fred said quietly. "Are you OK?"
Gunn sighed. She knew him too damn well; it scared him a bit but he loved it. "I'm fine." He answered the same question with the same answer…again. "I told you not to lie to me." She said quietly.
"I'm not lying." Gunn shot back. "Yes you are," Fred said forcefully. "Something is obviously the matter and I just wanna know what. I care about you and it scares me when you lie to me about what you're feeling."
He looked over at her. Fred's eyes were shut in frustration, and her hand rubbed her temple. "The last thing I want is for you to be scared." He said as he turned back to the road.
"Then tell me what's going on," she whispered. "Make a left."
He did. "I'm sacred," Gunn confessed quietly. "I'm scared that one day you're gonna wake up and realize how much better you can do than me." A minute went by without any words being spoken. Gunn risked a glance at Fred.
Her eyes were glued on him. "Charles." She said quietly. "What's next?" he said sharply. Fred sighed and looked down at the directions. "Right at the next light," she read. "Charles, I-"
"Then we just wait outside, right?" he interrupted. He was too afraid of her response. What if he gave her an idea? Made her see that…she could do better? "Charles," she said more forcefully. "Listen to me."
"I don't want to listen, Fred," Gunn replied. "I want to pick up Dawn and then get ba-" "I love you!" she interrupted. Gunn's hand slipped from the wheel, as he turned his gaze to her, and his truck went into the other lane.
"Charles!"
Gunn grabbed the wheel and jerked it to the side of the road. "What did you say?" he asked breathlessly. Fred had a big smile on her face. "I love you," she repeated without fear. "I love you and I could never do better than you. If anything…you could do better than me-"
"I could never do better than you," he responded right away. "I love you too."
She reached across the cab of the truck and kissed him. He pushed her back after kissing back for a bit and asked, "You really love me? Me?" Fred kissed him gently in response. "Of course."
Gunn smiled and looked up. "Oh, shit."
Fred followed his gaze. "Oh God." She whispered.
They found the school…and chaos reigned.
By – Colleen "Coll", Forker18@aol.com
Teaser: X-over with BtVS. Cordy gets a vision that sends the gang packing to Sunnydale, knowing that Sahjahn fits into it all but not sure how. Also, they get shocked when each member of the Angel Investigations gang realizes they have to deal with their past.
Genre: Angel: The Series/Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Romance/Suspense/Action
Pairing: Gunn/Fred, Angel/Cordelia
Rating: PG-13 - R
Distribution: Sure, why not, just ask!
Spoilers: Up to Sleep Tight, and makes references to some rumors floating around on the net.
Special Thanks to: All the Forkers (Especially those @ the fanforum board! Love you guys!) and everyone @ FF.net for reviewing my fics!
1.1 Part 5
Dawn was pissed, and she had every reason to be.
At least, that's what she thought. Angel, Cordelia, Wesley, and a bunch of new people come into town saying the end of the world is coming and Buffy's first thought…
"Go to school, Dawn."
How retarded was that? She drew another dagger that stabbed Buffy's stick body. She wished this drawing were real…like she had the power to draw a doodle and have it come true. "Dawn?" her teacher called loudly. "Are we boring you?"
Dawn straightened up and closed her notebook. "No," she said quietly. "Sorry." She hasted this, but at least school was almost over. Still, she hated how Buffy always got her out of the way when all the cool stuff was going on. Plus, it's kinda cool to see Buffy squirm now that Angel's back in town.
Angel was so hot, but the fact that he was a vampire always ran through her head when she thought about him. Especially after him and Buffy…you know, and he turned all psycho killer.
It was cool seeing Cordelia again. She never took any crap from Buffy or Xander or Willow or Giles…anyone. Man, she so wanted to be at the magic box. Soon enough, Buffy and everyone else would have to realize that she was growing up and she was mature enough to handle all the demon stuff.
Dawn gasped as the room suddenly filled with gusting wind. Papers flew everywhere and then a bright light came from the front of the room. Dawn's teacher backed away as the blackboard was distorted and a portal appeared.
Nothing was being sucked into the portal…that was good, right?
Wrong. Something came out of the portal; a couple demon things that looked like rabid dogs and a man. Well, not a man, but a guy who wore a red robe and had really, really bad skin. He smiled when the portal closed and looked around the classroom.
His pale eyes stopped on Dawn. "Well," he said with a chuckle. "This must be my lucky day."
~*~
All the conversation going on around her seemed like a blur. Skip had told her no pain, and she hadn't felt any since she'd become demonized. These visions though, everything that had to do with Sahjahn and the Sunnydale gang…it made her feel like she was vibrating.
She sat in the back, trying to get away from anyone from Sunnydale. She felt the visions when she was near them, and it hurt. Buffy had been trying to calling Giles for the whole day, but it seemed like a month went by from Cordy's point of view.
"He said the watcher's council has contacted him," Buffy said when she hung up the phone. "Told him their sources are saying something big is happening. He said he's leaving first thing in the morning"
"Good," Wesley replied as he pulled another book from the shelf. "Giles' texts on other dimensions are quite impressive. Perhaps he knows a bit more than us on dimensions."
Their voices were echoing. Cordy rubbed her temples as Fred set a glass of water and some aspirin down in front of her. She looked up at Fred and forced a small smile on her face. "Thanks." She whispered.
Fred nodded. "You know, we haven't seen you this bad from the visions since you're birthday," she commented. "You're not in trouble again, you know physically, are you?"
With a smile, Cordy shook her head. "I've learned my lesson," she told the smaller girl. "We're a family and I'm totally honest with you guys." "I know that, silly," Fred said with a smile. "But, you know, you're just starting to feel pain. You don't think the Powers are trying to tell you something, do you?"
Cordy swallowed the pills and chased them with two gulps of water. "Oh, they're trying to tell me something all right," Cordy scoffed. "But…there's just too much, you know? When I'm around Buffy and them…I feel everything all over again."
"I'm sorry," Fred said quietly. "You've done so much for me and I wish…well, that I could do more for you than just…give you aspirin." "You are," Cordy said. "You're giving me friendship. Plus, you know, it's nice to have a another female in the office."
Fred smiled and Cordelia started feeling a little better. That's about the time when Gunn climbed the stairs to the loft. "Buffy asked me to pick up Dawn," he told Fred. "You wanna come." She nodded, and Cordelia marveled at their relationship.
She still looked at them in awe, cause she never saw that coming. She'd also look at Wesley and see the pain in his eyes. Hell, she felt it too. Cordelia also felt Fred and Gunn's happiness, their love, and she knew it was the right thing.
~*~
"Buffy said we can't miss it," Fred said as she folded up the piece of paper with the directions on it. "Dawn waits outside for someone to pick her up." Gunn nodded, but he wasn't really paying attention.
Why was he doing this to himself? Driving himself crazy over something that will never happen? "Charles, I'm going to ask you again, and you better not lie to me," Fred said quietly. "Are you OK?"
Gunn sighed. She knew him too damn well; it scared him a bit but he loved it. "I'm fine." He answered the same question with the same answer…again. "I told you not to lie to me." She said quietly.
"I'm not lying." Gunn shot back. "Yes you are," Fred said forcefully. "Something is obviously the matter and I just wanna know what. I care about you and it scares me when you lie to me about what you're feeling."
He looked over at her. Fred's eyes were shut in frustration, and her hand rubbed her temple. "The last thing I want is for you to be scared." He said as he turned back to the road.
"Then tell me what's going on," she whispered. "Make a left."
He did. "I'm sacred," Gunn confessed quietly. "I'm scared that one day you're gonna wake up and realize how much better you can do than me." A minute went by without any words being spoken. Gunn risked a glance at Fred.
Her eyes were glued on him. "Charles." She said quietly. "What's next?" he said sharply. Fred sighed and looked down at the directions. "Right at the next light," she read. "Charles, I-"
"Then we just wait outside, right?" he interrupted. He was too afraid of her response. What if he gave her an idea? Made her see that…she could do better? "Charles," she said more forcefully. "Listen to me."
"I don't want to listen, Fred," Gunn replied. "I want to pick up Dawn and then get ba-" "I love you!" she interrupted. Gunn's hand slipped from the wheel, as he turned his gaze to her, and his truck went into the other lane.
"Charles!"
Gunn grabbed the wheel and jerked it to the side of the road. "What did you say?" he asked breathlessly. Fred had a big smile on her face. "I love you," she repeated without fear. "I love you and I could never do better than you. If anything…you could do better than me-"
"I could never do better than you," he responded right away. "I love you too."
She reached across the cab of the truck and kissed him. He pushed her back after kissing back for a bit and asked, "You really love me? Me?" Fred kissed him gently in response. "Of course."
Gunn smiled and looked up. "Oh, shit."
Fred followed his gaze. "Oh God." She whispered.
They found the school…and chaos reigned.