Rating: PG. (Includes some swearing and violence). If you're allowed to watch the show, you can read this.
Summary: Set a few years after Rain of Fire. Connor has a chat with mystery blonde in the park. The blonde turns out to be Darla. Darla is taken to hospital after fainting because she was cut by a stake. They find out she is human. I don't know what happens after Rain of Fire 'cause I'm going to wait for them to come out.
Disclaimer: Anything you recognise in this story belongs to Joss Whedon and co. Please don't sue!
A/N: Please don't forget to review! I'd like to know what you think about this story! Please suggest possible pairings!
Chapter 7- Baby Shower
"Cordy? Are you OK?" Connor knocked on the bathroom door.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Cordy's voice sounded muffled.
"Cordy, you've been sick for a week."
"I'm fine."
"Maybe you should take some time off."
"I'm fine!" Cordy opened the bathroom door. "Don't worry about me."
"Hmm..."
"What? Seriously, it's probably just flu."
"Let's hope so."
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Darla tapped her pen impatiently against her pad. Not a single phone call since the scoobies left. Life is so dull.
"Would you please stop doing that?"
Darla looked round. Cordelia stood behind her with a very annoyed look on her face.
"Sorry. I'm just bored."
"Well could you not tap?"
Darla raised an eyebrow at Cordy's retreating back.
"See?" Connor pouted. "She's not her old self any more."
Darla frowned. "You say she's been sick for a week?"
Connor nodded.
"When is she usually sick?"
"Erm... Well she's always sick in the morning when I go to see her."
"Ah... And has she been having mood swings and does she seem hungry all the time?"
"Yes and yes." Connor cocked his head. "How do you know."
Darla smiled. "I think Cordelia and I should have a little chat."
"Why?" Connor's eyes narrowed suspiciously.
"Oh, you'll see."
Connor sighed and wandered off.
"What was that about?" Lindsey came up behind Darla.
"Nah-uh, sorry can't tell."
"C'mon, it's me. I won't tell anyone."
"No."
Lindsey put on a sad face. "Please?"
"No." Darla giggled. "Anyway, you should find out soon enough."
"I'd better." Lindsey gave her one last kiss on the cheek and walked towards the kitchen.
"Oh Cordy! Can we talk?" Darla said quickly before Cordelia decided to wander off again.
"Not now, maybe later."
Darla sighed. This was going to be a very long day.
"No calls then?" Fred sat down in the seat next to Darla.
"Yup. I think it's a bit too quiet."
"Yeah. What are the demon population in LA getting up to?"
The two girls laughed. The phone rang.
"About time too." Darla muttered darkly. "Hello, Angel Investigations, how can I help?"
"Hi." Buffy's voice came down the phone.
"Oh, Buffy, hi."
Fred grinned.
"Angel? Um, I think he's sleeping at the moment. Do you want me to go get him?"
"Yeah." Crackling could be heard from the over side of the line.
"Um Buffy, you're cracking up."
"Yeah I know." Came the very impatient answer. "Can you go get Angel?"
"Yeah," Darla covered the phone with her hand. "Can you go get Angel? Tell him its Buffy."
Fred fought not to laugh. "OK."
Fred returned a few minutes later with a very sleepy Angel.
"Hello?" Angel yawned. "Yes I'm fine. Do you know what time it is? Exactly... No, I just need to sleep... Yeah OK... I miss you too... Bye."
"Liar." Darla giggled.
"Well at least he knows how to keep his women happy." Fred grinned.
"It's not funny." Angel frowned. "And why is it plural?"
Darla and Fred laughed.
"I'm going back to bed. No one wake me unless the world is ending or one of you guys are being eaten. Goodnight."
Darla and Fred looked at each other. Darla shrugged.
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Cordy growled as another taxi went past without stopping. Why does it always have to be her? OK, so she did volunteer to deal with this little demon problem but that is not the point. She sighed and frantically looked around for another taxi. She saw one a waved her hand. To her relief, it stopped.
"Where you goin' lady?" The taxi driver asked.
"Hyperion hotel."
"Righto."
Cordy lent back in her seat and closed her eyes.
"Rough day eh?"
"You could say that."
The taxi pulled up in front of the hotel twenty minutes later.
"Thanks, keep the change."
Cordy rushed inside.
"What took you so long? I've been so worried." Connor ran to meet her.
"I couldn't find a taxi." Cordy ran her fingers through her wet hair. "I'm gonna go change."
Connor watched her go.
"She shouldn't be doing so much right now."
"Why?" Connor looked baffled.
"Because..." Darla paused. "I need to talk to her."
"Have we had any calls?" Angel strolled up to them.
"Erm, yeah. We've had five. One was a little demon problem, Cordy dealt with that one." Darla couldn't help but smile.
"And the other four?"
"They were from Buffy."
"Oh."
"She said she'll phone back at eight."
Angel looked over at the clock. "OK, fine."
Darla watched Cordy out of the corner of her eye.
"So? Are you gonna talk to her?" Connor asked.
"What? Oh, yeah. Just going."
"Talk to her about what?" Angel looked from Darla to Connor and back.
"Don't worry."
Darla walked towards the kitchen. She found Cordy busy making dinner.
"Um, Cordy? Could we talk now?"
"Yeah sure."
"Connor tells me you've been sick for a week."
"Yeah? And?"
"You've been having mood swings and you have cravings for things right?"
"How do you know?"
"Well..."
"Look, I'm not in the best of moods."
"Yeah well I'm sure you'll be a lot happier in nine months time."
"What?" Cordy spun round.
"Just go see a doctor OK?"
"But... but I can't be. We were so careful."
"Things happen. Believe me, I know."
"Yeah but, I can't be, I just-"
"I know it's a shock, but if you want I could come with you."
Cordy nodded. "I don't want anyone to know yet."
"Sure."
"I just want to be sure."
"OK, should I book the appointment or do you want to?"
"You do it."
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"Where are you going?" Gunn walked up to the girls.
"We're going... shopping?" Darla said.
"Shopping? Now?"
"Well it's quiet." Cordy muttered.
"Yeah but still."
"Look, this is all hormones OK? If you don't want me to get stressy then you'll let us go." Cordy put her hands on her hips.
"OK, OK" Gunn held up his hands in defence.
Cordy grinned. "Thank you."
Half an hour later, Darla and Cordy stepped out of the taxi.
"Are we late?" Cordy asked.
"Not yet." Darla sighed. "Stupid traffic."
"Yeah. Hurry up."
"Oh, I never got a chance to say sorry for trying to eat you."
"It's OK." Cordy laughed.
The two girls walked into the maternity waiting room.
"Uh, would you be miss Cordelia Chase?" An old looking man in a doctor's coat walked up to them.
"Yeah, that would be me." Cordy stood up.
"All right. Would you like to come this way."
Darla looked at her watch. It had been ten minutes already. Surely it doesn't take that long?
Cordy waited nervously. Does it really take that long to find out?
The door opened and Cordy stepped out.
"Well?" Darla stood up.
"You were right."
Darla smiled.
"OK, You may need to come back for a check up in a few weeks time just to make sure everything is OK." The doctor handed Cordelia a sheet of paper.
"Thanks."
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Fred ran her hand through her hair. So, so boring. Lucky for Darla and Cordy, they get to go shopping.
"So, still quiet then?"
"Yeah." Fred turned around a wrapped her arms around Gunn's neck.
"Well, how about we start planning our wedding then?"
"Really?"
"Yeah, why not?"
Fred smiled and kissed him on the lips. "Right."
"Sorry to disturb you but could I please speak with Miss Cordelia Chase?"
"She's out, sorry." Fred grabbed a pen. "Do you want to leave a message?"
"No, it's all right. I'll wait."
"Then let me get you something to drink."
"A coffee would be wonderful thankyou."
Fred smiled and wandered into the kitchen.
"So erm, how do you know Cordy?"
"Oh well let's just say it was a very-"
"Skip?" Cordelia rushed towards him.
"Cordelia."
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"Well, can't I even drop in on my-"
"Why are you here?"
"Well..."
"Don't test my patience, Skip. My hormones are completely in control now."
"What the hell is going on here?" Angel walked up to them and ran his fingers through his very messy hair.
"Ha! Angel gets bed hair!" Darla laughed and jumped up and down pointing at Angel's hair.
"I'm going to ignore that."
Everybody burst out laughing.
"Ah, you must be Angel." Skip extended his hand.
"Hi, yeah." Angel took the hand he was being offered.
"So, Cordelia, have you told him yet?"
"Told him-, oh no no no no no. Don't go there." Cordy waved her hands franticly.
"Why?"
"Look, you obviously haven't been checking up on me. Why don't we er catch up?" Cordy dragged Skip up the stairs.
"What was that about?" Everyone turned to look at Darla. "What?"
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"Oh so she was in heaven?"
"No... Yes... No..."
"Well make up your mind!"
"Look it's complicated."
"Well start from the beginning then."
"Argh!" Fred and Angel both let out a strangled moan.
"What?"
"Darla, things are complicated. She was taken away. OK?"
"Well why didn't you say so then?" Darla shrugged her shoulders.
"I did!" Angel rubbed his temples.
Darla took a sip of her hot chocolate.
"Right, so don't bring it up again OK?" Angel sighed.
"'K. Why haven't we got mini marshmallows?"
"Yeah, why don't we?" Fred looked accusingly at Angel.
"Hey! Don't look at me. I don't even eat."
!!BANG!!
"OK, what was that?" Darla put down her empty cup.
"There's only one way to find out." Angel stood up.
"Oh my God!" Darla clapped her hand over her mouth.
Cordy knelt in front of the weapons cupboard clutching her stomach.
"Oh my God!" Darla rushed over to her.
"What the hell happened?" Angel followed close behind.
"Argh! I don't know... It... Argh... It flew at me... Aw it hurts."
"OK, we gotta get you to hospital." Darla helped Cordelia to her feet.
"Would someone like to tell me what is going on?"
"Not now! Hospital first."
"But-"
"What the hell-"
"Connor... Argh!"
"What the hell is going on?"
"I... gotta... go... to..."
"OK. Angel, go get the car."
"What?"
"Go!"
"OK, OK. Going."
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"So you're sure it's OK?"
"Yes, miss Chase. I'm positive."
"Oh thank God."
"Oh my God." Darla's eyes widened.
"What?"
"I'm going to be a grandma!"
"Sssh! Not so loud." Cordelia rolled her eyes.
"Oooooooh!" Darla laughed. "God I feel old."
"You are old!" Cordelia hissed.
Darla shot her an annoyed look.
"Thank you so much." Cordy smiled at the doctor.
"No problem." The Doctor returned her smile.
"When are you gonna tell Connor?"
"Um... I think I'll tell everyone later."
"OK."
Darla and Cordy walked through the hospital doors.
"What took so long?" Connor rushed up to them.
"Oh, there was a long waiting list." Darla smiled.
"But it was an emergency!"
"Honey, calm down. I'm alright."
"Are you sure? I mean…"
"Yes, I'm sure." Cordy smiled. "I need to talk to everyone anyway."
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Cordy clutched her hands together nervously. Darla reached up and squeezed her arm reassuringly.
"Uh, I have something to tell you." Cordy looked at Connor. "I'm sorry if you feel betrayed that I didn't tell you first."
Cordy paused.
"I'm pregnant."
To Be Continued…
A/N: Sorry it took so long! I've been very, very busy! Next chapter coming! Please review!