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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Xander was standing in the hallway talking Willow when he saw the other redhead enter the building. "Willow, isn't that ...?"
Willow turned her head. "Tary? What are you doing back?" She ran up to the other redhead and wrapped her arms around the younger girl. "Are you back for good?"
"I don't know. My dad pulled me out of school saying that Cordelia was missing."
Xander looked at Willow and then back to his younger friend. "She's not missing. We know exactly where she is."
"You two know where she is and my father doesn't? How is that?" She shook her head. "Never mind. I have to go talk to the librarian for a bit."
"Do you remember the way?"
"Of course, Xander. You forget, I have a perfect memory." She started down the hall. Turning back around, she called back, "See you guys later."
After she disappeared, Xander turned to Willow. "Ok. That was really strange."
"Yeah. Maybe we should go get Cordy." Willow and Xander left the school at lunch time to go to Angel's and let Cordy know that Taryn was home and it was because her father didn't know where she was.
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Wesley and Giles looked up when the young redhead walked into the library of Sunnydale High School. "Mr. Giles?" she asked.
"Yes?" Giles said. "How can I help you, Miss --?"
"Chase. Taryn Chase. I have a message for you from Miss Hartness. She said that the time of Ascension is near and that you must be ready."
"I'll have to call her. Find out what she means." He looked back at the young lady. "You said your name was Chase?"
"Yes. I am ---"
"She's my little sister," came the voice from the door near the stacks. Everyone looked up at Cordelia. Taryn walked up to her older sister.
"Corlyn, what happened?"
"I got hurt and have been staying with a friend. He's been taking care of me."
"What friend? And why doesn't Dad know what happened?"
"Your father's the one that hurt her," Angel said, stepping out from around the corner. He thought that Taryn was cute and probably quite bright from what Cordy had told him about her the night before. Of course, he didn't know that she'd been hanging out with the Council.
"Angelus!" she hissed when she saw him step up behind her sister. "Cor, move!"
Cordy stood her ground between Angel and Taryn. "Taryn, you're not going to hurt him. He's the one who's been taking care of me. His soul is bound and --"
"His soul is bound?" Buffy whispered from the doorway. "It's bound and no one told me?"
"No one else knew about it until now. We found the spell and did it. Willow's not the only Wicca in the group."
"She's not?"
"No. I've discovered that I come from a long line of witches." She turned back to her sister. "And how do you know about Angelus?"
"Mr. Travers told me. Actually, he handed me the books on Angelus and the rest of his line and let me read, answering my questions as I read." She looked back at Wes and Giles. "No one told him that Angelus was back in Sunnydale with a permanent soul."
"We thought it would be best not to tell the Council of this development. We've had enough problems with Faith without them finding out about this too." Giles kept silent while Wesley decided to excuse their silence about Angel's return.
"And since, I'm not evil anymore, please don't call me Angelus. He was and is a vicious killer who loves to play mind games. I am not. My name is Angel."
Taryn watched as the vampire wrapped two arms around Cordelia's waist and just stood there with her. She also noticed that there was about six inches between Cordy's back and Angel's chest. "Cor, what's wrong with your back?"
In response, Cordy simply turned toward Angel and looked up at him. "Cordy, are you sure?"
"She has the right to know and so do the others." Angel nodded and lifted up the back of her shirt so they could all see the welts across her back.
Cordy heard the sniffles and knew that at least Taryn was crying. When Angel had straightened her shirt back down, she turned around to see that, not only Taryn, but Buffy, Willow, and Giles all had tears in their eyes. She couldn't tell with Xander because he had turned away from her when he saw the mess across her back. He too shed tears for this young woman who had apparently gone through the same thing he had for at least four years, maybe longer.
Cordelia stepped forward and wrapped her arms around her little sister. She was shocked when Taryn made Cordy a vow that made her blood run cold. "I'm going to kill him, Cor. I promise that."
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A/N: How's that for a cliff hanger? More reviews or the story will wither and die like a lilac bush in the desert.
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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Xander was standing in the hallway talking Willow when he saw the other redhead enter the building. "Willow, isn't that ...?"
Willow turned her head. "Tary? What are you doing back?" She ran up to the other redhead and wrapped her arms around the younger girl. "Are you back for good?"
"I don't know. My dad pulled me out of school saying that Cordelia was missing."
Xander looked at Willow and then back to his younger friend. "She's not missing. We know exactly where she is."
"You two know where she is and my father doesn't? How is that?" She shook her head. "Never mind. I have to go talk to the librarian for a bit."
"Do you remember the way?"
"Of course, Xander. You forget, I have a perfect memory." She started down the hall. Turning back around, she called back, "See you guys later."
After she disappeared, Xander turned to Willow. "Ok. That was really strange."
"Yeah. Maybe we should go get Cordy." Willow and Xander left the school at lunch time to go to Angel's and let Cordy know that Taryn was home and it was because her father didn't know where she was.
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Wesley and Giles looked up when the young redhead walked into the library of Sunnydale High School. "Mr. Giles?" she asked.
"Yes?" Giles said. "How can I help you, Miss --?"
"Chase. Taryn Chase. I have a message for you from Miss Hartness. She said that the time of Ascension is near and that you must be ready."
"I'll have to call her. Find out what she means." He looked back at the young lady. "You said your name was Chase?"
"Yes. I am ---"
"She's my little sister," came the voice from the door near the stacks. Everyone looked up at Cordelia. Taryn walked up to her older sister.
"Corlyn, what happened?"
"I got hurt and have been staying with a friend. He's been taking care of me."
"What friend? And why doesn't Dad know what happened?"
"Your father's the one that hurt her," Angel said, stepping out from around the corner. He thought that Taryn was cute and probably quite bright from what Cordy had told him about her the night before. Of course, he didn't know that she'd been hanging out with the Council.
"Angelus!" she hissed when she saw him step up behind her sister. "Cor, move!"
Cordy stood her ground between Angel and Taryn. "Taryn, you're not going to hurt him. He's the one who's been taking care of me. His soul is bound and --"
"His soul is bound?" Buffy whispered from the doorway. "It's bound and no one told me?"
"No one else knew about it until now. We found the spell and did it. Willow's not the only Wicca in the group."
"She's not?"
"No. I've discovered that I come from a long line of witches." She turned back to her sister. "And how do you know about Angelus?"
"Mr. Travers told me. Actually, he handed me the books on Angelus and the rest of his line and let me read, answering my questions as I read." She looked back at Wes and Giles. "No one told him that Angelus was back in Sunnydale with a permanent soul."
"We thought it would be best not to tell the Council of this development. We've had enough problems with Faith without them finding out about this too." Giles kept silent while Wesley decided to excuse their silence about Angel's return.
"And since, I'm not evil anymore, please don't call me Angelus. He was and is a vicious killer who loves to play mind games. I am not. My name is Angel."
Taryn watched as the vampire wrapped two arms around Cordelia's waist and just stood there with her. She also noticed that there was about six inches between Cordy's back and Angel's chest. "Cor, what's wrong with your back?"
In response, Cordy simply turned toward Angel and looked up at him. "Cordy, are you sure?"
"She has the right to know and so do the others." Angel nodded and lifted up the back of her shirt so they could all see the welts across her back.
Cordy heard the sniffles and knew that at least Taryn was crying. When Angel had straightened her shirt back down, she turned around to see that, not only Taryn, but Buffy, Willow, and Giles all had tears in their eyes. She couldn't tell with Xander because he had turned away from her when he saw the mess across her back. He too shed tears for this young woman who had apparently gone through the same thing he had for at least four years, maybe longer.
Cordelia stepped forward and wrapped her arms around her little sister. She was shocked when Taryn made Cordy a vow that made her blood run cold. "I'm going to kill him, Cor. I promise that."
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A/N: How's that for a cliff hanger? More reviews or the story will wither and die like a lilac bush in the desert.
