~*~
Oz strolled in the library, on the prowl for Cordelia. He had listened to Willow cry on the phone about the brunette all night. After talking with the redhead, he felt compelled to talk to Cordelia. However, taking in his surroundings, he saw three people crawling on the floor. He recognized them as Amy, Ms. Calendar, and Giles, but the person he was intentionally looking for was no where in sight.
"What are you doing?" The guitarist questioned.
Giles peered up from his search of Buffy to look at the visitor, "Looking for Buffy."
"I don't think Buffy could fit under a bookshelf," Oz reasoned.
Giles sighed, "It's quite a long story."
Amy interrupted the librarian, "I turned her into a rat because she was messing with my Cordelia."
Jenny snorted, "Your Cordelia? That's a laugh."
The blonde witch narrowed her eyes at the older woman.
Meanwhile, their momentarily loss of attention on finding Buffy, it was all it took because the Buffy rat darted from her hiding place and headed towards the open library door.
~*~
Cordelia hesitantly walked down the hall, on the look out for any unwanted females in sight. She let out an audible sigh of relief, finding only guys scattered throughout the hall. She was still on alert, however, as she quickly paced herself to the door of her freedom.
Almost there, Cordelia thought happily. Suddenly, she heard a fight around the corner. The voices were mostly female, but Cordelia briefly heard Xander's protests. Glancing down the hall to assess whatever situation her ex-boyfriend got himself into, all she saw was a mass of girls crowded around someone. That someone being Xander, Cordelia concluded.
She gazed at the door, the sun shining through the window. It was calling to her, telling her this was her chance. Then Cordelia brought her eyes down the hall, she shook her head before running to aide Xander. Some of the girls noticed her coming in their direction and immediately ditched Xander.
Cordelia was nearing the fight, some of the girls grabbing at her. She fought them off, and pushed girls aside to get to Xander.
"Get off of him!" Cordelia commanded while making her way to her ex.
Finally reaching him, she lowered her hand to help him up, ignoring the other girls clawing at her. Xander got to his feet, and both of them ran towards the door. The group of girls were chasing them, all the while calling Cordelia's name.
~*~
Giles looked at the young man standing before him, "Oz, could you aid us in finding Buffy while Amy, Jenny, and I break the spell?"
Oz nodded, "Sure. Absolutely."
"All right," Giles turned to the two other women, seeing them brushing themselves off of any dirt, "Let's get everything prepared to reverse the spell."
~*~
Xander and Cordelia burst through the door; escaping from the mob of women behind them.
"I think we..." Xander began to say, but he noticed another pack of girls before him, "lost them."
Cordelia rolled her eyes at her ex-boyfriend.
~*~
Back in the library, Oz had already left in search of Buffy and the other three occupants left in the room were working on reversing the spell. Giles was searching through some books at the table with Amy sitting opposite from him while Jenny was pacing.
"You must have botched the ritual so that Cordelia's necklace actually made her allure women, like the pervious owner would have the love spell work on them. Th-that one should be easily reversible. W-where did you learn animal transformation?" The librarian finished, somewhat amazed.
The young witch was wiping some blood from her nose while replying, "Why did you send Cordelia away?"
Giles, upon hearing her question, pinched the bridge of his nose to ward of any signs of an oncoming headache.
"She needs me," Amy finished adamantly.
Jenny attempted to stifle a chuckle, "That's a laugh."
The blonde narrowed her eyes at the older woman, "She loves me. We look into each other's souls."
"No one can love two people at once. What we have is real." Jenny placed her hands at her hips while replying, putting extra emphasis on 'we'.
Giles interrupted the bickering women, "Instead of making me ill, why doesn't one of you try to help me?"
Amy looked back into her pocket mirror and responded dramatically, "You have no idea what I'm going through."
Standing up, the watcher slammed his fist on the table. He stated austerely, "I know it's not love. It's obsession. Selfish, banal obsession." In the mist of their conversation, Jenny slowly headed for the door. "Now, Xander has put Cordelia in very great danger. If you cared at all about her, you'd help me save her, rather than wittering on about your feelings."
Jenny smiled as she made her escape and Amy looked away from Giles.
Giles pointed his finger at a book before continuing, "Now, let's get on with some work." He looked up in search of Jenny, "Now, Jenny..." However, he realizes she's gone, "Great!"
~*~
Willow is standing before Cordelia and Xander with a group of girls behind her. She was between furious and heartbroken. Her eyes red and swollen from crying all night over Cordelia. She spoke, "I should've known I'd find you with him."
Cordelia's eyes softened when she saw the state Willow was in. She called to the redhead softly, "Willow."
Willow paused when she heard her love's gentle voice. She shook her head, warding off any thoughts of the cheerleader.
Xander looked at his best friend's grip on the ax; he noticed that Willow's knuckles were turning white, like little baseballs on her hands.
"Willow," Cordelia said, "you don't want to do this."
The redhead's eyes flared in anger, "Oh, no? You don't know how hard this is for me. I love you so much! I'd rather see you dead than with that bastard."
She advanced towards them, raising the ax, and the other girls followed suit.
Oz strolled in the library, on the prowl for Cordelia. He had listened to Willow cry on the phone about the brunette all night. After talking with the redhead, he felt compelled to talk to Cordelia. However, taking in his surroundings, he saw three people crawling on the floor. He recognized them as Amy, Ms. Calendar, and Giles, but the person he was intentionally looking for was no where in sight.
"What are you doing?" The guitarist questioned.
Giles peered up from his search of Buffy to look at the visitor, "Looking for Buffy."
"I don't think Buffy could fit under a bookshelf," Oz reasoned.
Giles sighed, "It's quite a long story."
Amy interrupted the librarian, "I turned her into a rat because she was messing with my Cordelia."
Jenny snorted, "Your Cordelia? That's a laugh."
The blonde witch narrowed her eyes at the older woman.
Meanwhile, their momentarily loss of attention on finding Buffy, it was all it took because the Buffy rat darted from her hiding place and headed towards the open library door.
~*~
Cordelia hesitantly walked down the hall, on the look out for any unwanted females in sight. She let out an audible sigh of relief, finding only guys scattered throughout the hall. She was still on alert, however, as she quickly paced herself to the door of her freedom.
Almost there, Cordelia thought happily. Suddenly, she heard a fight around the corner. The voices were mostly female, but Cordelia briefly heard Xander's protests. Glancing down the hall to assess whatever situation her ex-boyfriend got himself into, all she saw was a mass of girls crowded around someone. That someone being Xander, Cordelia concluded.
She gazed at the door, the sun shining through the window. It was calling to her, telling her this was her chance. Then Cordelia brought her eyes down the hall, she shook her head before running to aide Xander. Some of the girls noticed her coming in their direction and immediately ditched Xander.
Cordelia was nearing the fight, some of the girls grabbing at her. She fought them off, and pushed girls aside to get to Xander.
"Get off of him!" Cordelia commanded while making her way to her ex.
Finally reaching him, she lowered her hand to help him up, ignoring the other girls clawing at her. Xander got to his feet, and both of them ran towards the door. The group of girls were chasing them, all the while calling Cordelia's name.
~*~
Giles looked at the young man standing before him, "Oz, could you aid us in finding Buffy while Amy, Jenny, and I break the spell?"
Oz nodded, "Sure. Absolutely."
"All right," Giles turned to the two other women, seeing them brushing themselves off of any dirt, "Let's get everything prepared to reverse the spell."
~*~
Xander and Cordelia burst through the door; escaping from the mob of women behind them.
"I think we..." Xander began to say, but he noticed another pack of girls before him, "lost them."
Cordelia rolled her eyes at her ex-boyfriend.
~*~
Back in the library, Oz had already left in search of Buffy and the other three occupants left in the room were working on reversing the spell. Giles was searching through some books at the table with Amy sitting opposite from him while Jenny was pacing.
"You must have botched the ritual so that Cordelia's necklace actually made her allure women, like the pervious owner would have the love spell work on them. Th-that one should be easily reversible. W-where did you learn animal transformation?" The librarian finished, somewhat amazed.
The young witch was wiping some blood from her nose while replying, "Why did you send Cordelia away?"
Giles, upon hearing her question, pinched the bridge of his nose to ward of any signs of an oncoming headache.
"She needs me," Amy finished adamantly.
Jenny attempted to stifle a chuckle, "That's a laugh."
The blonde narrowed her eyes at the older woman, "She loves me. We look into each other's souls."
"No one can love two people at once. What we have is real." Jenny placed her hands at her hips while replying, putting extra emphasis on 'we'.
Giles interrupted the bickering women, "Instead of making me ill, why doesn't one of you try to help me?"
Amy looked back into her pocket mirror and responded dramatically, "You have no idea what I'm going through."
Standing up, the watcher slammed his fist on the table. He stated austerely, "I know it's not love. It's obsession. Selfish, banal obsession." In the mist of their conversation, Jenny slowly headed for the door. "Now, Xander has put Cordelia in very great danger. If you cared at all about her, you'd help me save her, rather than wittering on about your feelings."
Jenny smiled as she made her escape and Amy looked away from Giles.
Giles pointed his finger at a book before continuing, "Now, let's get on with some work." He looked up in search of Jenny, "Now, Jenny..." However, he realizes she's gone, "Great!"
~*~
Willow is standing before Cordelia and Xander with a group of girls behind her. She was between furious and heartbroken. Her eyes red and swollen from crying all night over Cordelia. She spoke, "I should've known I'd find you with him."
Cordelia's eyes softened when she saw the state Willow was in. She called to the redhead softly, "Willow."
Willow paused when she heard her love's gentle voice. She shook her head, warding off any thoughts of the cheerleader.
Xander looked at his best friend's grip on the ax; he noticed that Willow's knuckles were turning white, like little baseballs on her hands.
"Willow," Cordelia said, "you don't want to do this."
The redhead's eyes flared in anger, "Oh, no? You don't know how hard this is for me. I love you so much! I'd rather see you dead than with that bastard."
She advanced towards them, raising the ax, and the other girls followed suit.