Title: Family
Author: Aset
A/N: okay, true, that was a bit too cruel, leaving you all hanging there.... (bit of evil laughter... hehe) Sorry!!! I couldn't take it myself!
Here's a little something (I know it's short, but I wrote it in between my studytime... And then there is my mom...you know how it goes...study, study, study..)
So enjoy and I'll try to post something else ASAP!
CHAPTER 26
Her eyes fluttered open, gently waking up as the first beams of sunlight caressed her body and her face. She wasn't the only one fighting against leaving her dreams behind. She heard the baby in her arms awake, and silently started to cry. The other body next to her stirred too.
'Cordy?' Dawn whispered, 'are you awake?'
'Mmmm' she mumbled, lifting Connor up. The baby stopped crying slowly as Cordy cradled him in her arms.
'Do you think they followed us?'
'No...but we have to move on. I'll guess they'll start looking for us pretty soon.'
'How's the baby?'
'Fine...I hope...We must find some food'
Dawn sighed as she got up, taking Connor from Cordelia. The baby giggled
'He looks a bit like Angel...except for the laughing then'
Cordelia laughed as she also got up, 'Yes...he's a little angel' she said as they started to move.
Up high in the trees, two yellow eyes looked at the three humans leaving...
***
'Master, it worked' A small, ugly goblin said to the man in the chair, it was Holtz.
'So Angel read it out loud?'
'Yes Master' the goblin said as he made a bow.
Holtz started to laugh, thinking about the spell Angel had cast out over himself...his worst nightmares were coming true..love would die! Angel will finally pay!
'But, Master, what about the baby?'
'Connor?'
'Those two girls have taken him'
'They won't be getting far... Klyon has released the Arklen'
'The Arklen!' The goblin said in a voice that was filled with fear as he silently left the room, leaving Holtz behind in the darkness.
***
It had started to rain. Thick drops of water mingling with the blood, colouring the soil darkbrown. It washed away the dirt, but the pain stayed. Angel didn't move, he continued caressing Cordy's face as he rocked her in his arms. 'Not you too' he whispered continuously 'I love you'.
The others stood there on the sidelines, watching, crying. Still not really getting what all happened that day. Finding Connor, losing him, then losing Cordy too, and Dawn missing.
Xander stood there, holding Willow's hand as comfort, and looked at the dead body of his ex-girlfriend and thought back of the time when she fell through the stairs, after she'd seen him and Willow kiss, and the aching saw almost the same. He'd thought she'd died back then too, only now it was for real. And although he'd been with Anya all this time, Cordelia still captured a special place in his heart.
Buffy was the first to talk. She stepped up to Angel, putted a hand on his shoulder
'Angel...we need to go' she said, her voice a mere whisper. She was mourning too. She had never been really fond of Cordelia, but she'd become some sort of friend during the years, and now she had grown to respect her a bit.
'No' he said, looking up to her with his eyes, tears still running down his cheeks, mixing with the rain, 'I can't leave them, Buffy'
'Angel...' she sighed, not knowing what to say, 'She's dead'
'No...No!' Angel started crying again, finally getting out of his daze, looking at the dead body in his arms. His Cordy.
'I'm sorry, Angel' Buffy knelt down besides him. Her words had been harsh, and she'd realised it the moment she'd spoken them, but it was too late to take it back.
'Why, Buffy? Why are they taking them away from me?' Angel looked at her, pain was to be read in his eyes. But she remained silent. She was searching for that answer herself. As did everybody else.
***
They had stopped at a river, had a few drinks, and then moved on. Cordy sensed they were being followed, but she didn't say it. She didn't want to worry Dawn. They'd got Connor to drink some water too. It was the only thing they could find. After some time the landscape changed. They left the green grass behind and welcomed the hard solid rocks.
'How do we know we're going the right way?' Dawn asked
'We don't. But any way is better then staying behind and waiting for them to find us.'
'Where would Buffy and the other be?'
'I don't know Dawn, but I feel we're going to be okay. They're fine'
'How do you know?'
'I can sense it' Cordy said as she looked at the girl.
After Dawn had given her a non-understanding look, and Cordy had answered 'Demonic, remember?' they'd continued their little trip in silence. As they climbed higher, it started to rain. Dawn hurried into a cave, followed by Cordy, and Connor in her arms.
'Now what do we do?'
***
A/N: it's not much but it's something! And thank you for the reviews!!!!!
CU all hopefully soon!!!
(o: Aset :o)
Author: Aset
A/N: okay, true, that was a bit too cruel, leaving you all hanging there.... (bit of evil laughter... hehe) Sorry!!! I couldn't take it myself!
Here's a little something (I know it's short, but I wrote it in between my studytime... And then there is my mom...you know how it goes...study, study, study..)
So enjoy and I'll try to post something else ASAP!
CHAPTER 26
Her eyes fluttered open, gently waking up as the first beams of sunlight caressed her body and her face. She wasn't the only one fighting against leaving her dreams behind. She heard the baby in her arms awake, and silently started to cry. The other body next to her stirred too.
'Cordy?' Dawn whispered, 'are you awake?'
'Mmmm' she mumbled, lifting Connor up. The baby stopped crying slowly as Cordy cradled him in her arms.
'Do you think they followed us?'
'No...but we have to move on. I'll guess they'll start looking for us pretty soon.'
'How's the baby?'
'Fine...I hope...We must find some food'
Dawn sighed as she got up, taking Connor from Cordelia. The baby giggled
'He looks a bit like Angel...except for the laughing then'
Cordelia laughed as she also got up, 'Yes...he's a little angel' she said as they started to move.
Up high in the trees, two yellow eyes looked at the three humans leaving...
***
'Master, it worked' A small, ugly goblin said to the man in the chair, it was Holtz.
'So Angel read it out loud?'
'Yes Master' the goblin said as he made a bow.
Holtz started to laugh, thinking about the spell Angel had cast out over himself...his worst nightmares were coming true..love would die! Angel will finally pay!
'But, Master, what about the baby?'
'Connor?'
'Those two girls have taken him'
'They won't be getting far... Klyon has released the Arklen'
'The Arklen!' The goblin said in a voice that was filled with fear as he silently left the room, leaving Holtz behind in the darkness.
***
It had started to rain. Thick drops of water mingling with the blood, colouring the soil darkbrown. It washed away the dirt, but the pain stayed. Angel didn't move, he continued caressing Cordy's face as he rocked her in his arms. 'Not you too' he whispered continuously 'I love you'.
The others stood there on the sidelines, watching, crying. Still not really getting what all happened that day. Finding Connor, losing him, then losing Cordy too, and Dawn missing.
Xander stood there, holding Willow's hand as comfort, and looked at the dead body of his ex-girlfriend and thought back of the time when she fell through the stairs, after she'd seen him and Willow kiss, and the aching saw almost the same. He'd thought she'd died back then too, only now it was for real. And although he'd been with Anya all this time, Cordelia still captured a special place in his heart.
Buffy was the first to talk. She stepped up to Angel, putted a hand on his shoulder
'Angel...we need to go' she said, her voice a mere whisper. She was mourning too. She had never been really fond of Cordelia, but she'd become some sort of friend during the years, and now she had grown to respect her a bit.
'No' he said, looking up to her with his eyes, tears still running down his cheeks, mixing with the rain, 'I can't leave them, Buffy'
'Angel...' she sighed, not knowing what to say, 'She's dead'
'No...No!' Angel started crying again, finally getting out of his daze, looking at the dead body in his arms. His Cordy.
'I'm sorry, Angel' Buffy knelt down besides him. Her words had been harsh, and she'd realised it the moment she'd spoken them, but it was too late to take it back.
'Why, Buffy? Why are they taking them away from me?' Angel looked at her, pain was to be read in his eyes. But she remained silent. She was searching for that answer herself. As did everybody else.
***
They had stopped at a river, had a few drinks, and then moved on. Cordy sensed they were being followed, but she didn't say it. She didn't want to worry Dawn. They'd got Connor to drink some water too. It was the only thing they could find. After some time the landscape changed. They left the green grass behind and welcomed the hard solid rocks.
'How do we know we're going the right way?' Dawn asked
'We don't. But any way is better then staying behind and waiting for them to find us.'
'Where would Buffy and the other be?'
'I don't know Dawn, but I feel we're going to be okay. They're fine'
'How do you know?'
'I can sense it' Cordy said as she looked at the girl.
After Dawn had given her a non-understanding look, and Cordy had answered 'Demonic, remember?' they'd continued their little trip in silence. As they climbed higher, it started to rain. Dawn hurried into a cave, followed by Cordy, and Connor in her arms.
'Now what do we do?'
***
A/N: it's not much but it's something! And thank you for the reviews!!!!!
CU all hopefully soon!!!
(o: Aset :o)
