EEP! I've been flipping through the stories under ANGEL, and I cannot
believe how many people like to kill of Connor! NO OFFENSE OR CRITISM, but
Connor's my all time favorite for this show.I liked Doyle too, but he's
long gone.I just can't see myself killing off Vincent's sexiness. I simply
find it impossible. Needless to say, Connor doesn't die in my story.
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"Shopping?" Koren looked up from her breakfast. "You want to go shopping?"
"Well, you do need something to wear and I thought this would be something nice we could do for you while the others are looking for your parents or guardian. Unless of course you want to stay in that old, beat up outfit all day and night." Cordy answered, taking sips of her coffee as she did so.
"Well, no. I don't. I just thought that you would have something better to do than to be taking me around shopping. I don't know, like work and help these guys look. Or something." Koren answered. "But I would love to go shopping. That would be a lot of fun."
"Then we're going shopping. Fred is going to look up missing persons reports and see if she can't find you. Lorne is going to do what he does and look for clues in the demon world. Gunn is going to help Fred and Angel's going to do what he does best. We'll get you some clothes.but until then, I think you can fit into some of Fred's clothes. Or mine if I can find any that you would fit."
"Thank you." Koren said. "Thank you for helping me so much and not treating me like a freak."
"No, freak is someone who would kidnap children, freak is someone who would murder someone, cold blooded, and freak is certainly not a poor girl who can't remember her past. That's just amnesia." Angel said, sitting down at the table, drinking something out of a mug.
"Whatcha drinking?" Koren asked, looking at the man.
"Oh.just coffee."
"Liar." She answered. "Vampires down drink coffee. They drink blood. I don't know too much about vampires with souls but I think the same applies to them. Don't lie to me.tell me the truth."
"Alright. I'm sorry. I just didn't want you grossed out about it." He apologized.
"That's alright, I guess. Just please don't lie to me." She said softly, getting up from the table.
"We'll leave in 20 minutes. Just go visit my closet and see if there's anything you would like to wear until you get some clothes of your own." Cordy directed.
"Alright." Suddenly, Koren's hand flew to her pocket. "I think there's something in here I didn't notice yesterday." Koren pulled out a little drawstring bag and opened it, revealing a nice wad of cash. In twenties, tens, fives, and even fifties. But not a bill higher.
"Where did that come from?" Cordy asked in amazement.
"I'm not exactly sure, myself. It just was all of a suddenly. Like some divine being decided I need money and just slipped it into my pocket. Ideas?"
"I don't know." Angel answered. "Check the rest of your things and make sure there's nothing else. Gunn, go with her. Just in case something nasty pops out."
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"And there was just nothing else? Wow." Cordy said, as the two women attempted to find a parking spot in the overly crowded mall.
"Yeah. There was just nothing else. Right there." Koren pointed to a parking space. Cordy picked up the speed and dashed into the space, just as another car attempted the same feat.
"Thanks. So first I think we'll go to Rainbow and see if there isn't anything for you. Or do you just want to wander around from shop to shop?"
"Shop to shop. Its just a little more fun." They went into the shop.
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Five stores and $200 bucks later
"I think I'm running low on cash." Koren said, pulling out the little drawstring bag. She opened it to reveal that it was full to the brim, just like it was that morning. "Umm.my guess is enchanted bag?"
"I don't know. But as long as its money, we shop for your clothes. After all, we've only gotten you a few shirts and a few skirts and a few pairs of pants. Haven't got you any shoes or accessories, yet." Cordy answered. "Let's skip this shop. There are always a bunch of weird people in there." Cordy walked by a store called 'Hot Topic'; unaware of the fact that Koren had stopped in front of the store.
"Cordy! Wait. I want to go in there. I like it. It feels.I don't know.homey." Koren said, walking into the dark shop before Cordy could stop her. Cordy ran after her, fearing for the worse.like demons or something.
"Koren?"
"Over here. What do you think of these pants?" She answered, holding up a pair of black, baggy pants with red trims. "I like them.I think I'll get them. And the blue ones too. And that pink star belt would look good with them."
"Wow.they actually have clothes in this place?" Cordy said, taking the things that Koren handed her.
^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ "And you're saying that the bag just re-filled itself?" Fred repeated.
"Yup. That's exactly what it did." Cordy answered. "So what are you going to sing for Lorne?"
"I'm not sure." Koren answered, thinking. "I can just sing anything?"
"Anything you want, pumpkin nut." The green demon answered. "You sing, and I read your future."
"Alright." Koren said, clearing her throat.
"I hear a voice say don't be so blind.
It's telling me all these things that you would probably hide.
Am I your one and only desire?
Am I the reason you breathe or am I the reason you cry?
Always, Always, always, always, always, always.
I just can't live without you!
I love you. I hate you. I can't get around you!
I breathe you! I taste you! I can't live without you!
I just can't take anymore, this life of solitude!
I'm guessing I'm out the door and I am done with you.
Done with you, done with you." She stopped as Lorne ran out of the room.
"Lorne?" Angel asked, running after him with Cordy in tow.
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"LOOK! Leave me alone!" Koren screamed at Fred and Gunn who were following her.
"But don't you want to get some cookies? Or something like that?"
"NO! I want to talk to Lorne, without the sidekicks!" Koren screamed, storming off, leaving Gunn and Fred staring at her retreating back.
"I'm not a sidekick." Gunn shouted at her back.
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Koren walked the hallways, wandering aimlessly, lost in the hotel. Suddenly she stopped, sensing something behind her.
"LOOK! I don't want and cookies or anything." She turned around in time to see a man appear. He smiled and suddenly turned into a demon with large pointy teeth.
"AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" Koren screamed, running down the hallway and down the stairs. The thing chased her, jumping the stairs rather than taking them. Just as it was about to bite her, someone flew into the room and knocked the creature down.
"You're not safe here." The guy said, looking at her.
"Ya think?" She answered, shrieking when the demon started to get back up. The guy threw a dagger into its heart. "Can you take me to some where safe?" The guy took a second to think. And then he held his hand out to her.
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"Shopping?" Koren looked up from her breakfast. "You want to go shopping?"
"Well, you do need something to wear and I thought this would be something nice we could do for you while the others are looking for your parents or guardian. Unless of course you want to stay in that old, beat up outfit all day and night." Cordy answered, taking sips of her coffee as she did so.
"Well, no. I don't. I just thought that you would have something better to do than to be taking me around shopping. I don't know, like work and help these guys look. Or something." Koren answered. "But I would love to go shopping. That would be a lot of fun."
"Then we're going shopping. Fred is going to look up missing persons reports and see if she can't find you. Lorne is going to do what he does and look for clues in the demon world. Gunn is going to help Fred and Angel's going to do what he does best. We'll get you some clothes.but until then, I think you can fit into some of Fred's clothes. Or mine if I can find any that you would fit."
"Thank you." Koren said. "Thank you for helping me so much and not treating me like a freak."
"No, freak is someone who would kidnap children, freak is someone who would murder someone, cold blooded, and freak is certainly not a poor girl who can't remember her past. That's just amnesia." Angel said, sitting down at the table, drinking something out of a mug.
"Whatcha drinking?" Koren asked, looking at the man.
"Oh.just coffee."
"Liar." She answered. "Vampires down drink coffee. They drink blood. I don't know too much about vampires with souls but I think the same applies to them. Don't lie to me.tell me the truth."
"Alright. I'm sorry. I just didn't want you grossed out about it." He apologized.
"That's alright, I guess. Just please don't lie to me." She said softly, getting up from the table.
"We'll leave in 20 minutes. Just go visit my closet and see if there's anything you would like to wear until you get some clothes of your own." Cordy directed.
"Alright." Suddenly, Koren's hand flew to her pocket. "I think there's something in here I didn't notice yesterday." Koren pulled out a little drawstring bag and opened it, revealing a nice wad of cash. In twenties, tens, fives, and even fifties. But not a bill higher.
"Where did that come from?" Cordy asked in amazement.
"I'm not exactly sure, myself. It just was all of a suddenly. Like some divine being decided I need money and just slipped it into my pocket. Ideas?"
"I don't know." Angel answered. "Check the rest of your things and make sure there's nothing else. Gunn, go with her. Just in case something nasty pops out."
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"And there was just nothing else? Wow." Cordy said, as the two women attempted to find a parking spot in the overly crowded mall.
"Yeah. There was just nothing else. Right there." Koren pointed to a parking space. Cordy picked up the speed and dashed into the space, just as another car attempted the same feat.
"Thanks. So first I think we'll go to Rainbow and see if there isn't anything for you. Or do you just want to wander around from shop to shop?"
"Shop to shop. Its just a little more fun." They went into the shop.
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Five stores and $200 bucks later
"I think I'm running low on cash." Koren said, pulling out the little drawstring bag. She opened it to reveal that it was full to the brim, just like it was that morning. "Umm.my guess is enchanted bag?"
"I don't know. But as long as its money, we shop for your clothes. After all, we've only gotten you a few shirts and a few skirts and a few pairs of pants. Haven't got you any shoes or accessories, yet." Cordy answered. "Let's skip this shop. There are always a bunch of weird people in there." Cordy walked by a store called 'Hot Topic'; unaware of the fact that Koren had stopped in front of the store.
"Cordy! Wait. I want to go in there. I like it. It feels.I don't know.homey." Koren said, walking into the dark shop before Cordy could stop her. Cordy ran after her, fearing for the worse.like demons or something.
"Koren?"
"Over here. What do you think of these pants?" She answered, holding up a pair of black, baggy pants with red trims. "I like them.I think I'll get them. And the blue ones too. And that pink star belt would look good with them."
"Wow.they actually have clothes in this place?" Cordy said, taking the things that Koren handed her.
^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ "And you're saying that the bag just re-filled itself?" Fred repeated.
"Yup. That's exactly what it did." Cordy answered. "So what are you going to sing for Lorne?"
"I'm not sure." Koren answered, thinking. "I can just sing anything?"
"Anything you want, pumpkin nut." The green demon answered. "You sing, and I read your future."
"Alright." Koren said, clearing her throat.
"I hear a voice say don't be so blind.
It's telling me all these things that you would probably hide.
Am I your one and only desire?
Am I the reason you breathe or am I the reason you cry?
Always, Always, always, always, always, always.
I just can't live without you!
I love you. I hate you. I can't get around you!
I breathe you! I taste you! I can't live without you!
I just can't take anymore, this life of solitude!
I'm guessing I'm out the door and I am done with you.
Done with you, done with you." She stopped as Lorne ran out of the room.
"Lorne?" Angel asked, running after him with Cordy in tow.
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"LOOK! Leave me alone!" Koren screamed at Fred and Gunn who were following her.
"But don't you want to get some cookies? Or something like that?"
"NO! I want to talk to Lorne, without the sidekicks!" Koren screamed, storming off, leaving Gunn and Fred staring at her retreating back.
"I'm not a sidekick." Gunn shouted at her back.
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Koren walked the hallways, wandering aimlessly, lost in the hotel. Suddenly she stopped, sensing something behind her.
"LOOK! I don't want and cookies or anything." She turned around in time to see a man appear. He smiled and suddenly turned into a demon with large pointy teeth.
"AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" Koren screamed, running down the hallway and down the stairs. The thing chased her, jumping the stairs rather than taking them. Just as it was about to bite her, someone flew into the room and knocked the creature down.
"You're not safe here." The guy said, looking at her.
"Ya think?" She answered, shrieking when the demon started to get back up. The guy threw a dagger into its heart. "Can you take me to some where safe?" The guy took a second to think. And then he held his hand out to her.