Chapter 14
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Last chapter I added the rain of fire; however, the whole C/C thing did not happen in my world, so it won't be mentioned. In the beginning I stated that everything through Reign of Fire happened except the sex thing. Basically I added up to Cordelia and Connor watching the fire, but not kissing. Hope that explains it.
Thanks again for all the reviews, I hope this chapter turns out well because Cordelia and Angel are going to be the hardest to write.
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Cordelia looked at Connor with a mix of impatience and uncertainty. "Well, we all know you know me in the future. I can't believe I move to L.A. and I'm still hanging with al these freaks, so how does that happen?"
Connor looked at her in shock. She was different. "L.A.? Or freaks?"
"Both."
"Well, you moved to L.A. to be an actress and umm ran into Angel. You actually came up with the idea for Angel Investigations. To, um, charge people in trouble to pay bills."
"What?"
"You can't do that!"
"I agreed to that!"
"Interesting idea."
"You also came up with the slogan, 'We help the hopeless.' Works pretty well. They don't charge everyone. You have visions of people in trouble and always help them."
"Visions? What are those? How do I get those?"
"Um, they how you pictures of people in need of help, sometimes places. I don't know actually how you got them, from someone named Doyle. They come from the Powers that Be."
"Powers that Be?"
"The higher beings? Really?" Wesley and Giles begin to dig in books.
"Angel Investigations works for them. Through the visions the group knows who's in danger."
"Um, but the visions are very powerful. How is Cordelia, a human, able to handle them?" Giles asked, looking up from the book he had found.
"Fred told me she was human when she got the vision but they were killing her. So she became half demon in order to keep them without dying."
"Half demon?"
"I'm half demon? By choice? I don't' think so."
"You wanted to help Angel. Wanted to stay with him." Connor said, focusing his eyes on the floor.
Angel and Cordelia looked at each other in shock, while Buffy glared in jealousy.
"You and Cordelia?"
Angel tore his gaze from Cordy to face Buffy.
"You leave me and you hook up with Cordelia?"
"Buffy, he didn't' say that. I mean, we work together. We're probably friends. Right?" Angel looked to Connor for help.
Connor watched them with interest. "Sure. Friends."
"Just friends?" Buffy asked, more of Angel but it was Connor who answered.
"Friends, but more. All she sees sometimes is him. I think he's the same way."
"What?" Buffy quickly became enraged again, throwing glares to both Angel and Cordelia.
"Me and Angel? Please. I mean, sure he's hot, and tall, and sweet, and a even looks great after a fight…"
"Getting to a point sometime?" Xander interrupted.
"I might have gone out with him a year ago, but that was before I found out he was a vampire and believe me the hooked on Buffy thing is so not a turn on." The last part she directed at Xander.
"Didn't hear any complainants at the time." He shot back.
"That's because you weren't listening."
"I can't believe you left me for Cordelia!"
"That's not what I did!"
"Everyone, please! We can fight this out later." Giles yelled. "We have been here for hours and I for one would like to get to the end of this tonight."
Everyone continued to glare, but made no other comments.
"Please continue, Connor."
"Cordelia's been with Angel for about four years." More glaring. "She used to have a ghost in her apartment."
"A ghost?" Willow asked.
"Yeah, his name was Dennis. He was nice. Cordy talks about him sometimes. I met him once. We went over there to see if we could find any clues when she went missing."
"I went missing?"
"What do you mean missing?"
"She disappeared for a few months. She went to a higher plane."
"Higher plane?" Wesley asked.
"She was a higher being. But she came back."
"Cordelia was a higher being? Working for the powers. Extraordinary."
"I was a what?"
"What's a higher being?"
"They work in other planes other than our own. Watch over us, sort of like supreme beings who can see the past and parts of the future. They watch over us."
"Cordelia was one of those?" Xander asked.
"Well, she's back now. She lives with me."
"Why do I live with you? I have my own place. And why am I back?"
"We don't know that yet. We couldn't afford to pay rent for you, and you weren't there. So you didn't have an apartment when you came back. And you chose to live with me after coming back."
"Really? Where do you live?"
"Above a museum."
*A/N: I couldn't' remember, I think it was a museum.*
"They have apartments above museums?"
"No, I live in the attic."
"Huh. And I chose to live there why?"
"Because you said I told you the truth and we had both lost a lot."
"What did we lose?"
"You lost your memory. You went away and when you came back you didn't' remember anything. Not even your name."
"I didn't remember who I was?"
"No. But you're better now. They did a spell and now you remember."
"Well, good. But you're Angel's son, right? So why don't you live with him?"
Connor's eyes were downcast as he felt everyone's eyes on him, again. "We don't' get a long that well."
"Right, sorry."
"This is amazing. I can't believe Cordy is a higher being with visions because she wanted to stay with Angel, and now she's shacking up with his son." Xander exclaimed.
Willow hid a smile as Cordelia tensed up ready to begin another bickering match.
"Excuse me, Mr. My whole family is dysfunctional and I sleep outside on holidays to avoid them."
Connor looked at Cordelia again. She was not like the Cordelia he knew. "You're different." he muttered.
"What?" Cordelia asked, still thinking of the next good comeback.
"I said you're different."
"Different, from what?"
"From the way you are now. You're nicer. You care about people's feelings."
"Cordelia!"
Everyone turned.
"Sorry." Oz looked down, knowing that had been out of character for him.
Again smiles were exchanged.
"I care. I just don't always express it. I guess I get better at it."
"Wonderful. You grow. Then latch on to my boyfriend. I want to know about me, because I got a lot of questions for you." Buffy said, still pissed about the mention of a possible relationship between Angel and Cordelia.
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Yay! I updated! And it was even in the same day!
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