Title: A Spiritual Weekend

Summary: Courtesy of Cordelia's parents, Cordelia, Buffy, Angel and Spike spend some time up in Colorado. But their weekend ends up disastrous when spirits of past lives decide to haunt them.   

Author's Note: I know Cordelia's parents could have come up with something better then Colorado but that's the only place I've been to go skiing. I was thinking of the Alps but since I've never been there I don't know what's there.

Feedback: Does a writer's block good!

Disclaimer: Characters are not mine; I'm just borrowing them. ************************************************************************************

Cordelia tapped her pencil rapidly on her desk as she watched the minutes slowly pass by on a nearby clock. She was bored out of her mind and the mono toned speaking male in the front wasn't helping any. She sighed heavily as she glanced at the clock again. 5 minutes left and hello 'Mr. Weekend'. Her weekend was going to be great. Her and her parents were supposed to leave for Colorado to go skiing right after school and she would have a glorious weekend leaving Sunnyhell behind. Her parents for some unthinkable reason thought it would be *cool* if they bought a forth ticket and she could bring a friend along. Pfft…yeah right, who was she suppose to bring? Harmony and the Cordettes were all occupied and she wouldn't dare take one of the Scoobie nerds. Well, maybe Buffy.

She and Buffy had gotten a little closer right after she sent Angel to hell. Then he had come back and things were just never the same between them. Not to mention the sudden interest in his grandchilde, Spike, who showed up right after he went to hell. 'What was it with her and vampires?' Cordelia thought. Buffy needed someone and Cordelia just happened to be there. You'd think she'd talk to Willow but ever since she got involved with Xander, they were inseparable. Just the thought made Cordelia sick and she shook her head to keep the images from invading her thoughts. She placed her head in her right hand and looked at the clock once more…one more minute. She thought about the fourth ticket and mentally decided to take Buffy along. She counted down the remaining seconds and quickly exited her class as soon as the bell rang. She walked through the packed halls, dodging fellow students as they hurried to get home for the weekend.

Cordelia passed the principle's office just as Mr. Snyder called out to her. "Ms. Chase, I would like to see you in my office." She sighed heavily and rolled her eyes. She hated the man, maybe even more then missing her weekly manicure appointment. She was one semester away from being a high school graduate and she could say goodbye to Sunnydale High along with it's mentally challenged principle. She entered his office and he invited her to take a seat. "Your mother stopped by and said that her and Mr. Chase would be out of the country for the weekend on a business trip. She gave me these four tickets and said for you to use them on yourself and three of your friends. She said you would know what she's talking about." Cordelia forcefully sat back in her chair and rolled her eyes. They had did it again, planning a weekend together and saying it was a business trip to not hurt her feelings. She may be gullible but not stupid. She pasted on her best fake smile and rose from her seat, taking the tickets from him.

"Thank you Principle Snyder." She walked out of his office as fast as she could, avoiding any known lecturing that she knew was coming her way. She made her way to the library and was thankful that only Buffy was around. She dropped her backpack on the floor and plopped down in a nearby chair.

Buffy looked up from her History book. "Hey Cordelia…" She noticed the look of sadness on her face. "What's wrong?"

"My parents and I were supposed to go to Colorado for the weekend but they bailed saying they had a "business trip" to go to." She made air quotes at 'business trip' to make her point. Buffy nodded, feeling sorry for the girl. She knew what it was like when someone bailed on her to be somewhere else. "So where are the 'sucking face machines'?"

"You mean Willow and Xander?"

Cordelia rolled her eyes. "Yes little miss 'can't-take-a-joke'."

Buffy chuckled. "They left right after sixth period. They were going to stay with Willow's grandmother for the weekend in Tennessee."

"She didn't invite you?" Buffy shook her head. "Some friend."

Buffy shrugged her shoulders. "I don't really mind. I know she wants to spend time with Xander and plus I would be like the third wheel."

"True. Well, how about we go somewhere together?"

"Where?"

"Well you know how I told you my parents and I were going up to Colorado? Well, they left me the tickets and said I could bring three friends. So far, I could only think of you."

Buffy placed her hands over her heart and acted to be privileged. "Really? I think I'm going to cry." Cordelia playfully threw a pencil at her and they both laughed. "Are you serious though? What about Harmony and them?"

"Yeah. They are going somewhere else. Besides, they're getting on my nerves. Only thing is that we have to find two other people to go with us." The two girls thought awhile about whom to take when Buffy's face lit up. Cordelia saw the twinkle in her eyes and shook her head. "No Buff, we are not taking Spike."

"Please Cordy, he's a good guy and I like him a lot."

Cordelia looked at Buffy with wide eyes. "What? When did you start liking him? Does he know?"

"No he doesn't know. I've liked him for quite awhile now. I didn't want to tell anyone because I was afraid you guys would think I was stupid for falling for another vampire."

"I don't think your stupid Buff. You can like whomever you want as long as they don't have bad taste in fashion. Spike doesn't have bad taste in fashion does he?"

Buffy chuckled and shook her head. "I like the way he dresses and that's what you're worried about? Whether or not he wears Ralph Lauren? He could be a killer or something."

"Ralph Lauren? I'm talking about Armani…there's a big difference. And as for him being a killer, you may be deranged but you're not stupid."

"Thanks…I think."

"No problem. Ok, so we have three people now we need one more person."

"How about Angel?"

"What? Why? I thought you didn't like being around him?"

"Well, now that Spike's around I don't mind really."

"I don't know…I mean, he's a nice guy but he's, how can I say this nicely…boring."

"Well we could always take Giles."

Cordelia scrunched up her nose and shook her head. "Angel it is." Both girls burst into a fit of laughs.

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"You know Peaches, that slayer girl isn't so bad." Spike pulled his ever-famous tight black shirt over his head. "I mean, she slays our kind and all but you've really brushed her up."

Angel turned the page of his book, ignoring his annoying grandchilde as he continued to babble on about his ex-girlfriend. It made him furious that Spike wasn't even here more then a month and she was already falling for his charm. 'Or lack there of.' Angel thought. Sure Spike was suave and had that accent that would make any woman weak in the knees, but he was a vampire just like himself. He did the same things that Angelus did back then and yet he always winds up with his women, first Drusilla and now Buffy. He didn't even have a soul just some curse that didn't allow him to eat humans. Angel shook his head, he didn't understand.

"Spike!" Spike and Angel both looked towards the door of Angel's study as the slayer entered followed by a bored looking cheerleader. Buffy waved at them and hopped onto Angel's desk, swinging her legs back and forth like a child. Cordelia just leaned herself on the doorframe with her arms crossed.

"What brings you here slayer?" Spike sat next to her, which gave her goose bumps just being so close to him. Yeah, she had it bad.

"Well, we've got something to ask you guys."

Angel laid down his book and came from behind his desk, not wanting to look at Buffy and Spike's backs. He watched as his grandchilde made every attempt to brush against Buffy and she giggled like a little girl with a crush. It made him jealous but he, of course, wasn't about to admit it. He knew that things changed when he came back from hell, he just didn't want to admit it to himself. He knew he had to get over her; he had to move on. He looked over at the young brunette standing in his doorway. 'What was her name again?' he thought.

"Cordelia, tell them." 'That's right, her name's Cordelia. What a pretty name for a pretty girl.' He never really realized how attractive she was; he was always so wrapped up in Buffy. Now was his chance to get to know her and she looked like she was a good friend to Buffy so he would see a lot more of her.

Cordelia pushed herself off the doorframe and walked towards the others. "My parents left me four tickets to fly to Colorado and spend the weekend skiing or whatever and we thought that we'd take you guys. It will be overcast all weekend so you guys should be ok during the day. There are a lot of things to do so we shouldn't be bored. I'll adjust the times on the tickets so we can leave tonight and we'll be back Sunday night. How does that sound?"

Buffy looked at Spike and then at Angel. "Well?"

Spike looked at his grandsire and smiled. He didn't mind a free weekend, especially if he could spend time with Buffy. Angel put on his 'I guess' face and Spike hopped down from the desk offering his arm to the young blonde next to him. "Lets go luv." They walked out of the study, arm in arm, followed by Angel who held out his arm for Cordelia. She rolled her eyes and took it with a smile. She had left out the part about her parents ditching her with good reason. She didn't want any pity parties and nothing was going to ruin her weekend. She would make sure of it. **************************************************************************************           TBC! All right folks…I hoped you liked the story so far. I know it doesn't even come near to the actual story line but I thought I'd try something different since I'm usually following it any other time. More coming soon! ~Michele~