CHAPTER 2
"We can't take the case Cordy." Angel repeated for the fourth time.
"You already said that. And I still don't see why!" Cordelia said, throwing a look at the young woman stood in the hall of the Hyperion with a hopeful look on her face. "That helpless woman has come here looking for your help and you're turning her away because the trouble she's in doesn't involve a creepy, big, ugly demon type thing!" Cordelia said shrilly.
"Shh! Keep your voice down! She'll hear you!" Angel hissed.
"Good, I hope she does. Then she'll see how mean you are. Helping the helpless, that's what I said when she called. She is helpless! She's got no where to go!" Cordelia told him. She was pleading with him now. She could tell Angel was weakening now.
"Sometimes you answer the phones saying we can help when the police can't. The police can help her, come on Cordy, we'll be wasting our time!" Angel whined.
Cordelia placed her hands on her hips and narrowed her eyes.
"I can't believe you're dismissing this. What if we turn her away and tomorrow you find out she's dead? What if he gets her in the night and what if-"
"Ok ok! I get the point! And you're right-"
"Ah yes, I'm always right!" Cordelia said with a huge grin.
"Yeah, and a pain in the ass." Angel commented fondly. She punched him playfully and turned towards the woman.
"Ok, I think we're ready to take some details now!"
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"How many of these my ex boyfriend is stalking me cases do we get?" Fred asked picking up Cordelia's note pad and rolling her eyes.
"I know, women in this city sure now how to pick em." Cordelia replied.
"What's the plan?" Gunn asked plopping down on the couch next to Cordy.
"Usual I guess. Follow him, find out if he's demon-"
"Which he probably isn't!" Angel said loudly.
"And then kill him if he is and call the cops if he isn't," Cordelia continued as if Angel hadn't spoken but a small smile tugged at her lips. Gunn groaned.
"Those cases are so.dull." He said.
"It's ok, Cordelia will come instead," Angel said. Gunn laughed.
"Huh? I always thought my job was to get the visions and you tough men do the fighting!" Cordelia said.
"Yes, but you're the one who insisted we take the case, it's only fair to let Gunn stay here and you come with me instead." Angel said with a note of triumph in his voice.
"Fine, I'll go." Cordy said. Inside she was smiling brightly. Somehow, spending the whole night with Angel didn't sound so bad to her.
****************************************************************** Tell him now. You have the perfect opportunity right now. Cordelia told herself. She snuck a glance at Angel from beneath her eyelashes.
"Angel?" She began.
"Yeah?" He answered, looking over at her.
"I-I I'm hungry, can we get something?" Wimp.
"Sure."
It was only eleven o clock and the guy they were supposed to be following was not exactly what you'd call interesting. In fact he was deadly boring and had shown no signs of been a demon. So far he'd been to a bar and had a drink and then gone to a video store. Now he was wandering down the deserted high street, stopping occasionally to peer in shop windows. Angel and Cordelia stopped at a small ice cream shack and got Cordy a chocolate cone with sprinkles.
They carried on walking chatting about anything and everything. Come on Cordy, tell him you love him. Cordelia ordered herself. Little did she know that Angel was trying to work up the courage to tell her exactly the same thing.
* Back at the Hyperion Wesley was flicking through a dusty old book when some one cleared there throat.
Wesley glanced up and smiled warmly, it was the client from that morning. Laura Pierce, that was her name. "Hello again." Wesley greeted her and stood up noticing how her eyes darted around and how her hands were twitching. "Is there a problem?" Wes enquired.
"I think there might be."
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"My God, doesn't this guy have any fun?" Cordelia grumbled, plonking herself down on a bench in the park.
"I know." Angel said perching next to Cordelia.
He sighed with longing looking at her. If only he could tell her how he felt. Sure he'd have to stake himself straight afterwards but at least this torture would be over. He was sick of all this, it had taken him long enough just to figure out how he felt about her, and now he knew he was to scared to tell her.
Just do it. She'll appreciate your honesty. Angel commanded him.
"Cordy?"
"Yeah?" Was that hope he heard in her voice? Shut up brain. How does she know what you're thinking?
"I think he's on the move." Angel said. Wimp.
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"And what is this problem?" Wesley asked carefully.
"It's about the case."
"I guessed that." Wesley said. There was a pause.
"I've been toying with the idea of telling you guys.and I think it's important that you know." Laura said nervously. Wesley was losing patience now.
"Well then, let's get it over with then."
"It's my ex boyfriend. Daniel. I kinda noticed that he's not.not normal." Laura said uncomfortably, looking at Wesley trying to detect if he thought she was crazy yet. She was oddly surprised when Wesley smiled.
"Ah, Angel will be pleased!"
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"No he's not dumb ass." Cordelia said fondly. Then a frown creased across her face. For two reasons.
One, Angel was going to tell her something, she could tell by the way he had been looking at her with a shifty expression and the way he hesitated. Two, Stalker guy was no longer alone; he had been joined by big orange demons.
"This doesn't look good," Angel muttered as Daniel (stalker guy) turned a pale orange colour.
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"Pleased?" Laura repeated.
"Yes! He doesn't like taking cases where demons aren't involved, who knows why? He's a rather amusing fellow." Wesley trailed off noticing the bored expression on Laura's face. "Err, why don't you tell me about Daniel. He is a demon isn't he?" Wesley asked.
"Yes. He is. I didn't know when we first started dating, then I found out and got rid of him, he went postal! Really crazy. That's when the stalking started."
"Do you know what sort of demon he is?" Wesley asked, grabbing his books.
"There's more than one type?" Laura asked sceptically. Wesley frowned, this girl reminded him strongly of Kate.
"Yes. And not all of them are evil." Wesley said dryly. " He ate my boss! Is that evil enough for you?"
"We can't take the case Cordy." Angel repeated for the fourth time.
"You already said that. And I still don't see why!" Cordelia said, throwing a look at the young woman stood in the hall of the Hyperion with a hopeful look on her face. "That helpless woman has come here looking for your help and you're turning her away because the trouble she's in doesn't involve a creepy, big, ugly demon type thing!" Cordelia said shrilly.
"Shh! Keep your voice down! She'll hear you!" Angel hissed.
"Good, I hope she does. Then she'll see how mean you are. Helping the helpless, that's what I said when she called. She is helpless! She's got no where to go!" Cordelia told him. She was pleading with him now. She could tell Angel was weakening now.
"Sometimes you answer the phones saying we can help when the police can't. The police can help her, come on Cordy, we'll be wasting our time!" Angel whined.
Cordelia placed her hands on her hips and narrowed her eyes.
"I can't believe you're dismissing this. What if we turn her away and tomorrow you find out she's dead? What if he gets her in the night and what if-"
"Ok ok! I get the point! And you're right-"
"Ah yes, I'm always right!" Cordelia said with a huge grin.
"Yeah, and a pain in the ass." Angel commented fondly. She punched him playfully and turned towards the woman.
"Ok, I think we're ready to take some details now!"
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"How many of these my ex boyfriend is stalking me cases do we get?" Fred asked picking up Cordelia's note pad and rolling her eyes.
"I know, women in this city sure now how to pick em." Cordelia replied.
"What's the plan?" Gunn asked plopping down on the couch next to Cordy.
"Usual I guess. Follow him, find out if he's demon-"
"Which he probably isn't!" Angel said loudly.
"And then kill him if he is and call the cops if he isn't," Cordelia continued as if Angel hadn't spoken but a small smile tugged at her lips. Gunn groaned.
"Those cases are so.dull." He said.
"It's ok, Cordelia will come instead," Angel said. Gunn laughed.
"Huh? I always thought my job was to get the visions and you tough men do the fighting!" Cordelia said.
"Yes, but you're the one who insisted we take the case, it's only fair to let Gunn stay here and you come with me instead." Angel said with a note of triumph in his voice.
"Fine, I'll go." Cordy said. Inside she was smiling brightly. Somehow, spending the whole night with Angel didn't sound so bad to her.
****************************************************************** Tell him now. You have the perfect opportunity right now. Cordelia told herself. She snuck a glance at Angel from beneath her eyelashes.
"Angel?" She began.
"Yeah?" He answered, looking over at her.
"I-I I'm hungry, can we get something?" Wimp.
"Sure."
It was only eleven o clock and the guy they were supposed to be following was not exactly what you'd call interesting. In fact he was deadly boring and had shown no signs of been a demon. So far he'd been to a bar and had a drink and then gone to a video store. Now he was wandering down the deserted high street, stopping occasionally to peer in shop windows. Angel and Cordelia stopped at a small ice cream shack and got Cordy a chocolate cone with sprinkles.
They carried on walking chatting about anything and everything. Come on Cordy, tell him you love him. Cordelia ordered herself. Little did she know that Angel was trying to work up the courage to tell her exactly the same thing.
* Back at the Hyperion Wesley was flicking through a dusty old book when some one cleared there throat.
Wesley glanced up and smiled warmly, it was the client from that morning. Laura Pierce, that was her name. "Hello again." Wesley greeted her and stood up noticing how her eyes darted around and how her hands were twitching. "Is there a problem?" Wes enquired.
"I think there might be."
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"My God, doesn't this guy have any fun?" Cordelia grumbled, plonking herself down on a bench in the park.
"I know." Angel said perching next to Cordelia.
He sighed with longing looking at her. If only he could tell her how he felt. Sure he'd have to stake himself straight afterwards but at least this torture would be over. He was sick of all this, it had taken him long enough just to figure out how he felt about her, and now he knew he was to scared to tell her.
Just do it. She'll appreciate your honesty. Angel commanded him.
"Cordy?"
"Yeah?" Was that hope he heard in her voice? Shut up brain. How does she know what you're thinking?
"I think he's on the move." Angel said. Wimp.
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"And what is this problem?" Wesley asked carefully.
"It's about the case."
"I guessed that." Wesley said. There was a pause.
"I've been toying with the idea of telling you guys.and I think it's important that you know." Laura said nervously. Wesley was losing patience now.
"Well then, let's get it over with then."
"It's my ex boyfriend. Daniel. I kinda noticed that he's not.not normal." Laura said uncomfortably, looking at Wesley trying to detect if he thought she was crazy yet. She was oddly surprised when Wesley smiled.
"Ah, Angel will be pleased!"
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"No he's not dumb ass." Cordelia said fondly. Then a frown creased across her face. For two reasons.
One, Angel was going to tell her something, she could tell by the way he had been looking at her with a shifty expression and the way he hesitated. Two, Stalker guy was no longer alone; he had been joined by big orange demons.
"This doesn't look good," Angel muttered as Daniel (stalker guy) turned a pale orange colour.
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"Pleased?" Laura repeated.
"Yes! He doesn't like taking cases where demons aren't involved, who knows why? He's a rather amusing fellow." Wesley trailed off noticing the bored expression on Laura's face. "Err, why don't you tell me about Daniel. He is a demon isn't he?" Wesley asked.
"Yes. He is. I didn't know when we first started dating, then I found out and got rid of him, he went postal! Really crazy. That's when the stalking started."
"Do you know what sort of demon he is?" Wesley asked, grabbing his books.
"There's more than one type?" Laura asked sceptically. Wesley frowned, this girl reminded him strongly of Kate.
"Yes. And not all of them are evil." Wesley said dryly. " He ate my boss! Is that evil enough for you?"