Title: Nightmare
Author: victoriamartynne
Rating: R
Disclaimer: I own nothing!
Spoilers: None, I think!
Summary: Something bad happens to Cordelia which makes Angel realise how much he loves her (Crossover).
When Cordelia got out of the shower she found Angel sat on the bed.
"Hey." He greeted. "Do you want to talk?" "Not really," She said and lay down next to him, resting her head on his knee. "I'm a little tired and confused but I think I feel better. I don't feel as trapped. I feel like the real Cordelia Chase is still inside and hasn't been pulled out."
"I'm glad you feel better." He said and stroked her hair. "I guess that new power kind of shocked you, huh?"
"Yeah, but I'm getting used to being able to float one day and make pretty lights another. I guess it shouldn't have been such a shock for me."
He laughed at her choice of words. "Do you want to come downstairs again?" "I might stop up here for a while and come down tonight. You don't have to stay with me." "I want to." He promised.
She sat up a little so she could look at him. "You really are a champion, you know that? I couldn't have gotten through this without you. When I woke up in that alley, all I could think of was getting to you. I knew that you were the only person who could help me."
He smiled but inside he was screaming, she trusts me! "I really do love you." She said quietly but his vampire hearing heard it.
He leant down and kissed her forehead gently. She moved her face so that his lips brushed hers. She looked in his eyes, shocked at what she had just done. She turned away from him. "I can't, I'm sorry. Not yet."
"It's okay." He soothed. "It's okay. I can wait."
As promised, Cordelia came downstairs that night. And also as promised, Buffy and the Scoobies came back. Cordelia sat next to Angel all night, holding his hand or just touching him, just getting comfort from his presence. She noticed that Buffy kept glaring at her, but she wasn't sure whether it was because she was with Angel or whether it was because of her earlier outburst.
At about eleven o clock, Cordelia got a vision of a vampire gang attacking a couple of women in Reseda. Cordelia shocked Angel by insisting that she go along, saying that she needed to release a bit of tension. Not wanting to argue or waste time he agreed, giving her a stake before heading out with the gang. Buffy and Spike followed them, with Buffy insisting that she was the slayer and that it was her duty. Angel bit back from telling her that this was is city. They followed Angel in Spike's car. Anya, Willow, Fred, Giles and a reluctant Xander all stayed back at the hotel.
They reached the spot a little too late, as the vampires were already approaching two young women. They jumped out of the car to stop them, Angel ordering Cordy to keep back. Angel took one of the vamps while Gunn and Wes took another. Spike and Buffy took one each which left one for Cordelia to handle. Angel noticed her fighting and cursed himself for letting her go. He knew she could fight because of their training together, but he knew she was still weak from the attack.
When he looked back again he saw Cordelia had the vamp on the floor and was punching it in the face with strength he didn't know she had. Buffy looked at her also and was surprised that she could actually fight. She dusted the vamp at the same time Angel did and they both watched her pummelling the hell out of the vamp. Angel was about to step in when she pulled the stake out of her pocked and dusted him. All the other vamps were dusted too and the women had disappeared. Cordelia picked herself up off the floor and came over to Angel. "I feel better now." She said simply and went to get in the car.
As soon as they got home Cordy insisted that she was tired and went straight up to bed. When Angel went up an hour later he found her sleeping peacefully for the first time since it happened. He went into the bathroom and got undressed. When he came back out she had her eyes open. She held out her hand to him and he took it.
She pulled him down next to her and she was asleep within minutes. He lay awake for what seemed lie hours, not because he couldn't sleep but because he wanted to watch her sleep and listen to her heartbeat. She had her head rested on his chest and he could smell the coconut shampoo she used on her hair. She really was an amazing woman. Maybe seeing Buffy had accented that feeling. He no longer loved Buffy; that part of his life was over. Cordelia was his future now.
She woke in the morning and found herself looking straight into his eyes. She leant up and kissed his lips gently, blushing ever so slightly. Well, that was weird, Cordelia thought, I never blush! Angel smiled and kissed her forehead. "What happened last night after I came to bed?" She asked.
"Nothing much, Wesley and Buffy aggravated each other. Wesley and Giles compared notes over some prophecy. Spike was a bit sickening watching over Buffy all night. Willow and Fred seemed to hit it off, talking about computers I think. Xander and Anya left to go to a club or something. Buffy tried to kill Lorne, but we caught her in time."
"So, just the usual then?" Cordelia said and then laughed. Angel's smile grew as he heard her laugh.
"It's really good to hear you do that." He commented. "How do you fancy letting me take you out tomorrow night? Nothing too special, maybe just going for a meal or a drink at Caritas."
"I would like that." She smiled. "Maybe things can get back to normal after tonight." At the mention of what was going to happen that night, his face clouded. Maybe it would be too much for her, he thought, to see those men again.
"Maybe you should stay here tonight." He suggested. "No way!" She argued. "If I don't go then I will be scared all my life. I need closure, you know?" He smiled and said that he understood. "Do you feel up to some training?" She grinned, one of her old grins where her face lit up. "I'll just take a shower."
"Now, raise you arm a little higher." He instructed. "Make it level with your shoulder. Now, keep the sword straight and swing it above your head to stab your opponent who is stood on your left."
She swung around and stabbed the dummy in the gut with the tip of the sword.
"Perfect." He congratulated. "Now, let's try using your legs. Place your left leg behind your right. Put all your weight on your right leg. Keep your posture straight. Here, let me help you." He reached out to put his hands on her waist. "Keep your stomach tight." His thumbs touched her bare stomach and made shivers run up her body.
"Now." His voice faltered at the close body contact.
She reached her hands up to cup his face. His arms reached around her back to pull her towards him. Her thighs skimmed his. She gasped for breath. "Angel." She whispered as his mouth came down on hers. His lips parted hers and his tongue gently entered her mouth and caressed hers. She pressed her body against his and he walked her backwards until her back was against the wall. He picked her up and wrapped her legs around his waist. He moved his lips from her mouth and down her jaw bone to leave tiny butterfly kisses down her neck.
"Angel, I love you so much, baby, but I can't." "I know, I can't either." He looked at her. "But we can enjoy dong this a bit longer, can't we?"
She nodded and kissed him again. He deepened the kiss and was driving her wild with his passion for her.
"Angel?" Buffy's voice called out. "I thought we could do some training." Angel lowered Cordelia to the floor and turned to see Buffy coming down the stairs and into the basement. "Oh, you're already busy."
"Yeah, me and Cordy train together. I think it's going quite well, don't you?" He said and Cordelia nodded.
"It's okay Angel, you can train with Buffy. I'm tired anyway. I'll go and see what Fred's up to." Cordelia said and then trotted up the stairs.
"So" Angel said awkwardly.
Author: victoriamartynne
Rating: R
Disclaimer: I own nothing!
Spoilers: None, I think!
Summary: Something bad happens to Cordelia which makes Angel realise how much he loves her (Crossover).
When Cordelia got out of the shower she found Angel sat on the bed.
"Hey." He greeted. "Do you want to talk?" "Not really," She said and lay down next to him, resting her head on his knee. "I'm a little tired and confused but I think I feel better. I don't feel as trapped. I feel like the real Cordelia Chase is still inside and hasn't been pulled out."
"I'm glad you feel better." He said and stroked her hair. "I guess that new power kind of shocked you, huh?"
"Yeah, but I'm getting used to being able to float one day and make pretty lights another. I guess it shouldn't have been such a shock for me."
He laughed at her choice of words. "Do you want to come downstairs again?" "I might stop up here for a while and come down tonight. You don't have to stay with me." "I want to." He promised.
She sat up a little so she could look at him. "You really are a champion, you know that? I couldn't have gotten through this without you. When I woke up in that alley, all I could think of was getting to you. I knew that you were the only person who could help me."
He smiled but inside he was screaming, she trusts me! "I really do love you." She said quietly but his vampire hearing heard it.
He leant down and kissed her forehead gently. She moved her face so that his lips brushed hers. She looked in his eyes, shocked at what she had just done. She turned away from him. "I can't, I'm sorry. Not yet."
"It's okay." He soothed. "It's okay. I can wait."
As promised, Cordelia came downstairs that night. And also as promised, Buffy and the Scoobies came back. Cordelia sat next to Angel all night, holding his hand or just touching him, just getting comfort from his presence. She noticed that Buffy kept glaring at her, but she wasn't sure whether it was because she was with Angel or whether it was because of her earlier outburst.
At about eleven o clock, Cordelia got a vision of a vampire gang attacking a couple of women in Reseda. Cordelia shocked Angel by insisting that she go along, saying that she needed to release a bit of tension. Not wanting to argue or waste time he agreed, giving her a stake before heading out with the gang. Buffy and Spike followed them, with Buffy insisting that she was the slayer and that it was her duty. Angel bit back from telling her that this was is city. They followed Angel in Spike's car. Anya, Willow, Fred, Giles and a reluctant Xander all stayed back at the hotel.
They reached the spot a little too late, as the vampires were already approaching two young women. They jumped out of the car to stop them, Angel ordering Cordy to keep back. Angel took one of the vamps while Gunn and Wes took another. Spike and Buffy took one each which left one for Cordelia to handle. Angel noticed her fighting and cursed himself for letting her go. He knew she could fight because of their training together, but he knew she was still weak from the attack.
When he looked back again he saw Cordelia had the vamp on the floor and was punching it in the face with strength he didn't know she had. Buffy looked at her also and was surprised that she could actually fight. She dusted the vamp at the same time Angel did and they both watched her pummelling the hell out of the vamp. Angel was about to step in when she pulled the stake out of her pocked and dusted him. All the other vamps were dusted too and the women had disappeared. Cordelia picked herself up off the floor and came over to Angel. "I feel better now." She said simply and went to get in the car.
As soon as they got home Cordy insisted that she was tired and went straight up to bed. When Angel went up an hour later he found her sleeping peacefully for the first time since it happened. He went into the bathroom and got undressed. When he came back out she had her eyes open. She held out her hand to him and he took it.
She pulled him down next to her and she was asleep within minutes. He lay awake for what seemed lie hours, not because he couldn't sleep but because he wanted to watch her sleep and listen to her heartbeat. She had her head rested on his chest and he could smell the coconut shampoo she used on her hair. She really was an amazing woman. Maybe seeing Buffy had accented that feeling. He no longer loved Buffy; that part of his life was over. Cordelia was his future now.
She woke in the morning and found herself looking straight into his eyes. She leant up and kissed his lips gently, blushing ever so slightly. Well, that was weird, Cordelia thought, I never blush! Angel smiled and kissed her forehead. "What happened last night after I came to bed?" She asked.
"Nothing much, Wesley and Buffy aggravated each other. Wesley and Giles compared notes over some prophecy. Spike was a bit sickening watching over Buffy all night. Willow and Fred seemed to hit it off, talking about computers I think. Xander and Anya left to go to a club or something. Buffy tried to kill Lorne, but we caught her in time."
"So, just the usual then?" Cordelia said and then laughed. Angel's smile grew as he heard her laugh.
"It's really good to hear you do that." He commented. "How do you fancy letting me take you out tomorrow night? Nothing too special, maybe just going for a meal or a drink at Caritas."
"I would like that." She smiled. "Maybe things can get back to normal after tonight." At the mention of what was going to happen that night, his face clouded. Maybe it would be too much for her, he thought, to see those men again.
"Maybe you should stay here tonight." He suggested. "No way!" She argued. "If I don't go then I will be scared all my life. I need closure, you know?" He smiled and said that he understood. "Do you feel up to some training?" She grinned, one of her old grins where her face lit up. "I'll just take a shower."
"Now, raise you arm a little higher." He instructed. "Make it level with your shoulder. Now, keep the sword straight and swing it above your head to stab your opponent who is stood on your left."
She swung around and stabbed the dummy in the gut with the tip of the sword.
"Perfect." He congratulated. "Now, let's try using your legs. Place your left leg behind your right. Put all your weight on your right leg. Keep your posture straight. Here, let me help you." He reached out to put his hands on her waist. "Keep your stomach tight." His thumbs touched her bare stomach and made shivers run up her body.
"Now." His voice faltered at the close body contact.
She reached her hands up to cup his face. His arms reached around her back to pull her towards him. Her thighs skimmed his. She gasped for breath. "Angel." She whispered as his mouth came down on hers. His lips parted hers and his tongue gently entered her mouth and caressed hers. She pressed her body against his and he walked her backwards until her back was against the wall. He picked her up and wrapped her legs around his waist. He moved his lips from her mouth and down her jaw bone to leave tiny butterfly kisses down her neck.
"Angel, I love you so much, baby, but I can't." "I know, I can't either." He looked at her. "But we can enjoy dong this a bit longer, can't we?"
She nodded and kissed him again. He deepened the kiss and was driving her wild with his passion for her.
"Angel?" Buffy's voice called out. "I thought we could do some training." Angel lowered Cordelia to the floor and turned to see Buffy coming down the stairs and into the basement. "Oh, you're already busy."
"Yeah, me and Cordy train together. I think it's going quite well, don't you?" He said and Cordelia nodded.
"It's okay Angel, you can train with Buffy. I'm tired anyway. I'll go and see what Fred's up to." Cordelia said and then trotted up the stairs.
"So" Angel said awkwardly.