Title: A Twist of Fate
Author: cookie_dough
Email: angeliccordy@yahoo.co.uk
Spoilers: None, AU
Rating: PG-13
Distribution: Just ask, I'll probably say yes.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, or the show, they belong to Joss, David, and anyone else I've forgotten to mention, I'm just borrowing them.
Summary: I suck at summaries, so here goes, completely AU, what if Angel and Cordy were to meet under different circumstances than how they met in Sunnydale?
AN: Okay, this is totally AU, 100%, so any characters that I've used in this chapter or any chapter, that are on the show, have a completely different history in my story, just so there's no confusion. As ever, feedback is loved.
AN2: Sorry for the delay folks, college and studying for theory tests have left little time for anything else. Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter (and the one's before) just a couple of notes. 1) I live in the UK and therefore have no idea what kinda animals there are in an LA zoo, let alone if LA has a zoo, so for the purpose of this story, there is a zoo and they do have the animal's I've mentioned. 2) Congratulations to Charisma Carpenter on the birth of her son Donavan! I dedicate this chapter to you. 3) Read Review Enjoy!
Chapter 13
Cordelia came down the stairs to find Angel and Lily waiting by the door. While she had been getting ready, Angel had loaded the car with the picnic and had got Lily ready. Dressed for the sunny weather, they all made their way out to the car.
'Have you got everything?' she asked.
'Yeah, I think so.'
'Picnic?'
'Check.'
'Baby bag?'
'Check.'
'Baby?'
'Check, check.'
'Well, I guess we're ready to go.'
With that said they all got in the car and Angel drove them to the zoo. It didn't take long to get there, giving them all day to spend together. After purchasing their tickets, they made their way inside. First they came to the monkeys, and one or two jokes were passed between the pair. They had picked up a map of the grounds and started to plan their morning, deciding to stop for their picnic in the gardens.
Lunchtime soon arrived and with it three hungry stomachs, they had made their way to the gardens and set their picnic out on the blanket.
'I know I've said this before, but we should definitely do this more often.' Cordelia said, passing Angel a paper plate.
'I know what you mean, just to escape to somewhere so...'
'Beautiful.' she said filling the gap.
'Yeah, but it's not just the place. Having you and Lily here with me, it just makes this, better you know.'
'Yeah.' she said with a smile. They were starring at each other, that is until they were interrupted. Some kid had thrown his Frisbee and it had landed on their blanket.
'Excuse me mister, can I have my Frisbee back please?' asked the little kid, who could have been no older than five or six.
'Sure, here you go.' said Cordelia as she handed the Frisbee back to the boy.
'Thank you.' he said as he turned and ran back to his dad, who gave them a wave.
'So, where were we?' she asked.
Angel, suddenly aware of what was about to happen between them, had the Frisbee not interrupted them, changed the subject. He really liked Cordelia, but she had just moved in and if he were to let her know that he had feelings for her, she would surely turn him down and find somewhere else to live, and that was something that he didn't want to happen. He wasn't even sure if she had any feelings for him in return. So he decided to play it safe.
'Ah, you were about to......feed Lily.'
After they had finished the picnic, they decided to move on to the petting zoo. They arrived to find children of all ages feeding and petting the animals and decided to join in. They were working their way around and soon came to the donkey enclosure, where they stopped Lily's pram, to tell her all about them.
'Look Lily, that's a donkey, can you say donkey?' Cordelia said smiling down at the baby in the pram. She knew there wouldn't be a reply, but she liked to talk to her as the baby found her voice soothing.
A couple, not that unlike Cordelia and Angel, were standing in front of them carrying a baby. It wasn't until they spoke that the couple became oddly familiar.
'Melinda, this donkey just tried to eat my shirt. Do you have any idea how much it cost, it's an Armani original!'
The voice to Cordelia was eerily familiar. When the couple turned around she looked up at Angel.
'Speaking of asses.' There in front of her stood Derrick with, a woman they assumed to be Melinda.
'Cordelia?' Derrick asked surprised.
At this Angel stood protectively in front of her and Lily, warning the other man off.
'Derrick.' Cordelia said coldly.
'Derrick, who is this?' asked Melinda. Cordelia stepped up.
'I'm his first fiancée, well we didn't even get that far did we? Yeah it's really a funny story, Derrick here was my boyfriend, and he got me pregnant, and I thought he was gonna propose, when in fact he was dumping me for you, just before I went into labour. I think I've covered all of the high points, I didn't leave anything out did I..Derrick?'
'That's impossible, Derrick I and have been together for almost a year.' She said to Cordelia, not believing her story, but by the look on Cordelia's face she was asked to question the truth. 'Derrick, what is she talking about?'
Derrick looked down, trying to find a way to redeem himself.
'We weren't together that long.'
'Well you got her pregnant, and the last time I checked the whole thing usually lasts for about nine months, so unless she was so premature that she's in the record books, I think that your lying.'
'Melinda...' he paused, he had nothing left.
'So how long we're you together, we're you seeing her before you met me?' He nodded.
'Great, so what your saying is, that you were two timing us, as well as impregnating us both?'
Everyone was silent, as the tension was still thick in the air. Angel decided that he didn't want Derrick anywhere near them and wanted to wrap up the reunion from hell as quickly as possible. Also the look on Cordelia's face told him that she wanted to be anywhere but here with Derrick.
'As fun as this recrimination was, we've got the rest of the afternoon left to look around, so do us a favour and just stay away. Come on Cordelia.' Having said that, they left the donkey enclosure and headed out of the petting zoo.
'Thanks.' She said.
'No problem, are you okay?' he asked worriedly.
'I'm fine..it's just..I was finally getting my life back on track, and I was having fun today, then he has to go and spoil it, by just being here.'
'Hey,' he said hugging her close to him. 'He's not a part of your life anymore, you don't have to see him ever again, okay?'
'Okay.' She said sniffling a little and brightening to a smile when he looked at her.
'Come on, there's still loads of fun stuff to do today, and who knows, maybe more tomorrow.'
She looked at him, trying to work out what he had meant by that.
'You'll see.'
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I know Melinda got angrier with Derrick than Cordelia did, but that's how she's written in this story.
AN: Okay, what did everyone think? Feedback, please, you guys are great!
Author: cookie_dough
Email: angeliccordy@yahoo.co.uk
Spoilers: None, AU
Rating: PG-13
Distribution: Just ask, I'll probably say yes.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, or the show, they belong to Joss, David, and anyone else I've forgotten to mention, I'm just borrowing them.
Summary: I suck at summaries, so here goes, completely AU, what if Angel and Cordy were to meet under different circumstances than how they met in Sunnydale?
AN: Okay, this is totally AU, 100%, so any characters that I've used in this chapter or any chapter, that are on the show, have a completely different history in my story, just so there's no confusion. As ever, feedback is loved.
AN2: Sorry for the delay folks, college and studying for theory tests have left little time for anything else. Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter (and the one's before) just a couple of notes. 1) I live in the UK and therefore have no idea what kinda animals there are in an LA zoo, let alone if LA has a zoo, so for the purpose of this story, there is a zoo and they do have the animal's I've mentioned. 2) Congratulations to Charisma Carpenter on the birth of her son Donavan! I dedicate this chapter to you. 3) Read Review Enjoy!
Chapter 13
Cordelia came down the stairs to find Angel and Lily waiting by the door. While she had been getting ready, Angel had loaded the car with the picnic and had got Lily ready. Dressed for the sunny weather, they all made their way out to the car.
'Have you got everything?' she asked.
'Yeah, I think so.'
'Picnic?'
'Check.'
'Baby bag?'
'Check.'
'Baby?'
'Check, check.'
'Well, I guess we're ready to go.'
With that said they all got in the car and Angel drove them to the zoo. It didn't take long to get there, giving them all day to spend together. After purchasing their tickets, they made their way inside. First they came to the monkeys, and one or two jokes were passed between the pair. They had picked up a map of the grounds and started to plan their morning, deciding to stop for their picnic in the gardens.
Lunchtime soon arrived and with it three hungry stomachs, they had made their way to the gardens and set their picnic out on the blanket.
'I know I've said this before, but we should definitely do this more often.' Cordelia said, passing Angel a paper plate.
'I know what you mean, just to escape to somewhere so...'
'Beautiful.' she said filling the gap.
'Yeah, but it's not just the place. Having you and Lily here with me, it just makes this, better you know.'
'Yeah.' she said with a smile. They were starring at each other, that is until they were interrupted. Some kid had thrown his Frisbee and it had landed on their blanket.
'Excuse me mister, can I have my Frisbee back please?' asked the little kid, who could have been no older than five or six.
'Sure, here you go.' said Cordelia as she handed the Frisbee back to the boy.
'Thank you.' he said as he turned and ran back to his dad, who gave them a wave.
'So, where were we?' she asked.
Angel, suddenly aware of what was about to happen between them, had the Frisbee not interrupted them, changed the subject. He really liked Cordelia, but she had just moved in and if he were to let her know that he had feelings for her, she would surely turn him down and find somewhere else to live, and that was something that he didn't want to happen. He wasn't even sure if she had any feelings for him in return. So he decided to play it safe.
'Ah, you were about to......feed Lily.'
After they had finished the picnic, they decided to move on to the petting zoo. They arrived to find children of all ages feeding and petting the animals and decided to join in. They were working their way around and soon came to the donkey enclosure, where they stopped Lily's pram, to tell her all about them.
'Look Lily, that's a donkey, can you say donkey?' Cordelia said smiling down at the baby in the pram. She knew there wouldn't be a reply, but she liked to talk to her as the baby found her voice soothing.
A couple, not that unlike Cordelia and Angel, were standing in front of them carrying a baby. It wasn't until they spoke that the couple became oddly familiar.
'Melinda, this donkey just tried to eat my shirt. Do you have any idea how much it cost, it's an Armani original!'
The voice to Cordelia was eerily familiar. When the couple turned around she looked up at Angel.
'Speaking of asses.' There in front of her stood Derrick with, a woman they assumed to be Melinda.
'Cordelia?' Derrick asked surprised.
At this Angel stood protectively in front of her and Lily, warning the other man off.
'Derrick.' Cordelia said coldly.
'Derrick, who is this?' asked Melinda. Cordelia stepped up.
'I'm his first fiancée, well we didn't even get that far did we? Yeah it's really a funny story, Derrick here was my boyfriend, and he got me pregnant, and I thought he was gonna propose, when in fact he was dumping me for you, just before I went into labour. I think I've covered all of the high points, I didn't leave anything out did I..Derrick?'
'That's impossible, Derrick I and have been together for almost a year.' She said to Cordelia, not believing her story, but by the look on Cordelia's face she was asked to question the truth. 'Derrick, what is she talking about?'
Derrick looked down, trying to find a way to redeem himself.
'We weren't together that long.'
'Well you got her pregnant, and the last time I checked the whole thing usually lasts for about nine months, so unless she was so premature that she's in the record books, I think that your lying.'
'Melinda...' he paused, he had nothing left.
'So how long we're you together, we're you seeing her before you met me?' He nodded.
'Great, so what your saying is, that you were two timing us, as well as impregnating us both?'
Everyone was silent, as the tension was still thick in the air. Angel decided that he didn't want Derrick anywhere near them and wanted to wrap up the reunion from hell as quickly as possible. Also the look on Cordelia's face told him that she wanted to be anywhere but here with Derrick.
'As fun as this recrimination was, we've got the rest of the afternoon left to look around, so do us a favour and just stay away. Come on Cordelia.' Having said that, they left the donkey enclosure and headed out of the petting zoo.
'Thanks.' She said.
'No problem, are you okay?' he asked worriedly.
'I'm fine..it's just..I was finally getting my life back on track, and I was having fun today, then he has to go and spoil it, by just being here.'
'Hey,' he said hugging her close to him. 'He's not a part of your life anymore, you don't have to see him ever again, okay?'
'Okay.' She said sniffling a little and brightening to a smile when he looked at her.
'Come on, there's still loads of fun stuff to do today, and who knows, maybe more tomorrow.'
She looked at him, trying to work out what he had meant by that.
'You'll see.'
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I know Melinda got angrier with Derrick than Cordelia did, but that's how she's written in this story.
AN: Okay, what did everyone think? Feedback, please, you guys are great!
