DISCLAIMER: Not mine. Never will be. Not unless Joss decides to adopt me
and give me the copyright. (Hey if you're gonna dream, might as well dream
big.)
SPOILERS: None. At least not really.
SUMMARY: This story is set in a somewhat AU. Cordy explains what her life was like and why it was that way. This is a sequel to 'Angelic Savior'.
DEDICATION: This one is for Drew and Kitka. Friends. My own personal Angel and Cordelia.
DISTRIBUTION: If you ask, I'll probably say yes.
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Cordelia was sitting on the couch when Angel ran in. He seemed - she couldn't put an exact word to it - spooked maybe. "Angel, what's wrong?"
"There's a young girl at your house. Red hair. Otherwise, she could be you."
"That bastard! He brought her home! I didn't think! Angel, we have to get her out of there. He'll kill her." She jumped off the couch and started for the door.
Angel grabbed her arm and pulled her to a screeching halt. "Who is that?"
"It's my little sister. Taryn. Angel, don't let him hurt her the way he hurt me."
Angel pulled the now teary eyed Cordelia into his arms and held her. "Tell me a little more about this. I don't understand. I always thought that you were an only child."
"That's what I wanted everyone to think even though Willow and Xander know the truth." She sat down on the couch with Angel who still wore a bit of a confused look on his face.
"You wanted everyone to think of you as an only child? Even though you obviously love her dearly?"
"I do love my sister, Angel. That's why, a little over three years ago, I convinced Daddy to send her away to school. I figured that if I could deal with things here until she had graduated from high school that she'd be safe. I couldn't let her face what I had. Angel, she's not me. I don't know if she could possibly survive what I've been through."
Angel wrapped his arms around Cordy who sat shaking on the couch. "Cordy, if she's anything like you, she'll survive and possibly find a way to end this whole thing."
"I don't know, Angel. I've always protected her. I've always hidden this part of Daddy from her."
"I'll keep an eye on her and help her out. She'll be safe. You have my word, Cordy."
He just held Cordelia for a while as she cried, realizing that there wasn't a lot he could do during the day. But by night the girl would be safer than gold at Fort Knox. Nothing would harm this girl. He would see to that.
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A/N: There's the next piece. I hope it works for everyone.
SPOILERS: None. At least not really.
SUMMARY: This story is set in a somewhat AU. Cordy explains what her life was like and why it was that way. This is a sequel to 'Angelic Savior'.
DEDICATION: This one is for Drew and Kitka. Friends. My own personal Angel and Cordelia.
DISTRIBUTION: If you ask, I'll probably say yes.
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Cordelia was sitting on the couch when Angel ran in. He seemed - she couldn't put an exact word to it - spooked maybe. "Angel, what's wrong?"
"There's a young girl at your house. Red hair. Otherwise, she could be you."
"That bastard! He brought her home! I didn't think! Angel, we have to get her out of there. He'll kill her." She jumped off the couch and started for the door.
Angel grabbed her arm and pulled her to a screeching halt. "Who is that?"
"It's my little sister. Taryn. Angel, don't let him hurt her the way he hurt me."
Angel pulled the now teary eyed Cordelia into his arms and held her. "Tell me a little more about this. I don't understand. I always thought that you were an only child."
"That's what I wanted everyone to think even though Willow and Xander know the truth." She sat down on the couch with Angel who still wore a bit of a confused look on his face.
"You wanted everyone to think of you as an only child? Even though you obviously love her dearly?"
"I do love my sister, Angel. That's why, a little over three years ago, I convinced Daddy to send her away to school. I figured that if I could deal with things here until she had graduated from high school that she'd be safe. I couldn't let her face what I had. Angel, she's not me. I don't know if she could possibly survive what I've been through."
Angel wrapped his arms around Cordy who sat shaking on the couch. "Cordy, if she's anything like you, she'll survive and possibly find a way to end this whole thing."
"I don't know, Angel. I've always protected her. I've always hidden this part of Daddy from her."
"I'll keep an eye on her and help her out. She'll be safe. You have my word, Cordy."
He just held Cordelia for a while as she cried, realizing that there wasn't a lot he could do during the day. But by night the girl would be safer than gold at Fort Knox. Nothing would harm this girl. He would see to that.
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A/N: There's the next piece. I hope it works for everyone.
