Chapter 2: ONCE WAS LOST, NOW AM FOUND
"Good morning cutie"
Lorne addresses a less than happy Cordy,
"What's the matter?
You look like hell," he laughs at the cliché.
"I had the weirdest dream last night...I was running, and I couldn't breathe cuz I was running so hard. But I couldn't stop either...no matter how far I ran, it wasn't far enough. Something was still chasing me, something was making me run." Cordy puzzles over the already confusing dream, normally she would think nothing of it, but something about the atmosphere, it seemed so real, like she was there. "Oh well, I guess it's just me worrying. I'll be fine once Angel and Conner get back from their little 'bonding' trip. If they are both alive of course." Cordy manages a weak smile, but the power of the dream still hung over her, like a vision yet to be solved.
"Cheer up cupcakes, they'll be back and at least one will be alive, and one will be dead - but not dusted," a noise out in the hallway alerts both Cordy and Lorne that their Champion and his heir have returned. "We'll talk more about this dream later, sounds fascinating." Lorne says with a smile before disappearing to greet his friends, Cordy hangs back a minute to gather her thoughts, and then rushes out to see Angel and son.
"It was a blast!" Angel says excitedly as he fills everyone in on the details.
"Yeah, just peachy-keen" Conner mumbles and leaves to take a shower.
"What no bondage?" Cordy asks as she embraces Angel a little harder then normal, and holds on a little longer then usual.
"No, there was male bonding, but something bothered Conner, he said it was a dream, but acted like it was a nightmare. He wouldn't spill the details so I left it alone. Did we get any calls?" Angel's trip seemed to have left him invigorated, and he couldn't wait to get back on the job.
"notta, not one call. It is getting really boring around here. I mean, you think someone would need help or have a demon pest problem, but nothing. It's like hell froze over." Gunn despairingly comments, "I mean, glad less deaths and all, but some action wouldn't hurt." he sulks off to do some training, when the phone rings.
"Angel Investigations, how may I help you?" Fred's sweet voice comes on to the phone. "No, sorry." she lets out a sigh, "wrong number" she says as she hangs up the phone and walks off with Gunn. Lorne and Wes decide to leave Cordy and Angel to talk, which they leave to his room to do.
"It's been weeks," Angel sighs as he looks at the phone log.
"I know, but we should be glad no one needs our help. C'mon Angel, lets go spare, I can feel the tension." Gunn says while he pumps himself up to have the shit beat out of him.
"Now this I got to see," Cordy and Fred say as they head off to watch the boys.
"I'll do some research on...something," Wes mumbles as he leaves the room.
"And I'll take a nice bubble bath," Lorne sings as he practically skips out of the room.
"I'll just stay here then, and watch the phone." Conner tells himself as he trudges over to the kitchen to get a pop. "God, life could not be anymore boring. I hope something happens, I mean anything...I just want to kick some ass again." No sooner had he stopped talking, a noise on the porch raised his senses. It was ten o'clock and raining, he could hardly see passed the door, but there was defiantly someone out there. "Guys!" he shouts and then grabs a sword from the weapons cabinet. He can hear footsteps on the stairs, then the door flings open and a girl, soaked to the bone and bleeding, stumbles in. "oh my god..." Conner drops the sword and rushes over to her; he catches her just before she falls.
"Conner! What happened?" Cordy comes up the stairs to investigate.
"I dunno, she just showed up." he says while staring down at the beautiful women he held in his arms.
"well...go and take her upstairs and put her in a room, I'll fetched some dry clothes and we'll try to warm her up." Cordy gives the directions and he obeys.
Once the mystery girl is dried and in bed, everyone comes in to look. "She looks like she's come a long way." Fred sighs as she brushes a part of the girl's bangs out of her face. Suddenly she starts to wake up, and everyone presses closer.
Kary opens her eyes to a swarm of people hovering over her. "Uh...I'm looking for Cordelier Chase?" she murmurs as the group inspects her.
"That's me," Cordy curiously answers as the girl's eyes fly to her and she breaks out in a smile. "Do I know you?" Cordy asks when the girl doesn't say anything.
"Well, not exactly. But I've been looking for you for over three months. You're really hard to track down." when the group just stares, Kary continues, "you see...I'm your sister."