All 4 One

Chapter 2 - Will I See You There?

The Ballroom in their house was set, guests were arriving and the quintet was playing. Cordelia Chase sat in the dressing room, listening as people arrived. There were over 200 guests coming today from all over the world and many of them very important to their business and to Hope Inc. But there was one person above all she want to be there. Cordelia didn't know why she was still making Angel her top priority. She had refused a church service so he would be able to attend. She had sent him a letter explaining how she felt in a hope he would see it was OK to come. Now all she wanted was to see him sitting on a pue with Gunn, Fred, Wesley and Faith. Her father knocked on the door and told her that the minister would be ready to begin in 10 minutes. Cordelia was once again left alone with her thoughts.

Cordelia's PoV

Well I made it to my big day. I haven't been drained by a Vampire, the Hellmouth didn't swallow me up, and I haven't been killed by my visions. I am marring the man, human man, of my dreams. But still I feel a little, no big, part of me is still missing. I haven't seen Angel since the night when I went to the Blue Note. It was my first date with Edward and now, 6 months later we are getting married. I know you r saying that it is too soon to get married but I am scared to let this one go. Edward owes a business that helps charities to organise fundraisers and organisational meetings. We have really taken off but I still keep Hope Inc going for the visions I get and just because my life has worked out doesn't mean I want to give up on the people who need help and Faith still needs to a road to redemption.

Speaking of redemption, I hope Angel is still striding towards his. I killed Darla one night when she came after me. I was walking to a shelter we were helping to organised a huge celebrity fundraiser. I had broken down not far from it so I decided to walk the rest of the way. I could hear her footstep behind me and my half-demon smell told me she wasn't human. As I turned around to face her and was met with a smack across the face. I reached into my purse to grab my stake as I pulled myself. She stood there, not a blonde strand out of place, taunting me about Angel. About how he had fired us and how he was using me as a Buffy substitute. We fought, hit for hit, kick for kick. Angel had trained me well but I was in hand-to-hand combat with a Vampire and I was running out of energy. The taunting went on and on like a broken record until Darla lost her concentration and I took her to the ground. I found my stake again and looked her in the eye as I plunged the stake straight through the heart. I didn't feel any satisfation or triumph in what I did but I felt that I had given Angel a fighting chance at least. I took a cab to the hotel only to find it locked down. So I pinned a note telling Angel what I had done to Darla and what I expected him to do now his major distraction was gone. I don't know if he hates me for killing his love or if he was grateful that someone had finally done what he was too weak to do. He shouldn't hate me; I don't hate him for sleeping with the peroxide blonde psychopath.

After I sent the letter to him I suddenly realised that I wanted to see him one last time so I could say goodbye to his face instead of in black in white. Well I'm now walking up the isle and as I look into the faceless mass I really, really want Angel to be here. He has to see that we are OK without him and that everyone has forgiven him for his betrayal. He needs to know so he can move on like we all have.

As Edward lifts up my veil my heart fills with love but aches for a love I once had. I loved Angel once you know. Not that silly love crush that I had in Sunnydale or the friendship love we shared…I really loved him! But I love Edward just as much but it is a different love. Me and Angel had a love that came from friendship and understanding where as me and Edward built our love on trust, which is something I could never really offer Angel. I never compare Edward with Angel because they are different people. Sometimes I wish that I had turned around after he fired us, shouted at him and demanded our jobs back but then the other part of me, that won, wanted Angel to prove himself to us by asking us to come back.

Now I'm married and still no Angel. Maybe I expected too much from him. He is a Vampire that is about survival and we, as friends, gave him a weakness. I understand a lot of that now but I guess it's too late for us. Then as I started to walk up the isle as Mrs DeNue I saw him, hanging at the back, dressed in a tux. Relief fills me and I know that it will be OK. He has that effect on me.

We didn't meet again until the reception where I see him standing alone in the corner. Now is my chance, now is my chance to finish this. I walk up to him, ignoring any people who stop to congratulate me. As I walk neare him he stands up straight and follows me as I walk. I go to say something and he cut me off.

"I'm Sorry."

That was all I needed to crumple my resolve and I break out in a smile.

"Please can we try again."

That's it. I'm in floods of tears and all I can do I nod my head. Angel is my burden again.

Well what do you think? Did i tie up all the lose ends from the last chapter? Let me know. Flames Welcome