Author: Innocence
Title: Thoughts of the Guys
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Part 5

I'm just saying it isn't right! Xander exclaimed to Willow as they sat in the library. Ancient dusty leather bound books were spred across the table. A watcher was looking over the only two not allowed to watch the slayers train.

The Council had decided that the two of them would be best suited to helping the Slayers by being equiped with all kinds of demonic information. They were basically trying to turn them into mini watchers. Willow was loving it and Xander was hating it

What don't you understand? Willow asked, a little upset about being torn away from the rivating chapter on Lacsar demons she was reading, Buffy died, a new slayer was called, that slayer is Cordelia. She tryed to calm him down. She was even a little puzzled about that but she understood it better then Xander.

The doors swung open and Angel stood in the doorway. The light was silohetted behind his hunky form, framing his dark good looks in gold. Giving him the look of a real angel.

Is Buffy here? He asked out of breath, glancing at the watcher warily.

Buffy is training with her new gal pal, Xander bit out, glaring at the vampire.

Training? Gal pal? Angel looked puzzled, he looked to Willow for an explanation.

Willow noticed, A new slayer was called after Buffy died and was brought back. Cordelia is the new slayer.

He said, stunned.

Cordelia and Buffy are both Slayers, Xander talked slower, like you would to a small child.

Angel stopped and thought. Cordelia and Buffy were both slayers. It was amazing how different the could be and both be slayers. Cordelia was the dark and Buffy was the light. Cordelia was the raven haired and Buffy was the golden hair. One was a temptress the other an angel. Both were beautiful, in different ways. But the were both slayers now. The strongest forces of good in the universe.

He could hear sounds coming from the gym and followed them. Turning, he quickly headed towards the gym.

Xander and Willow hastily followed after him. Angel opened the door to find heated poetry in motion. Cordelia and Buffy were sparring, and had pulled out all the stops so the watchers could see what they had. The slayers were almost blurs. Bloking and attacking non-stop. Cordelia seemed to have he advantege and was quickly backing Buffy off of the mat. Swift furious punches drove her back and powerful thrusting kicks kept her from doing anything but block. All of Cordy's frustrations poured out as she attacked probaly the only person that could take it.

Angel had never really stopped to study Cordelia. Maybe that was because he was always looking at Buffy. The girls fighting styles were very different he noticed. Cordelia's moves were more sharp and graceful while Buffy's were short and spunky. their styles really reflected them. Cordelia was beautiful he saw. Her long, thick, dark hair was unstyled and let her natural waves show through. It was pulled back away from her face and let the sharp angles show through. Her skin was a nice shade of tan and her body was toned from her work as a cheerleader. Just enough sweat covered her to make her glow.

Angel had to rein in his demon and restrain himself from trying to kill her. His demon screamed at him telling him to take her, make her his, to drain her. He was mesmerized by the goddess before him.

Angel, man, snap outta it, Xander followed Angel's eyes and glared, You better have been looking at Buffy, He half growled.

Angel looked at him strangely, then smirked. What if I wasn't?
Wow that came out of nowhere.

Willow's eyes got wide. She had never heard Angel say anything like that.

Xander took a threatening step forward.

Alright girls you can take a break. Travers called from the bleachers, he looked at his watch, Yes I believe 1 am is a good time to stop.

Cordelia and Buffy picked up their new water bottles the Council had provided and squirted the fresh cold water into their mouths, thankful for the precious liquid.

Well thier done, Willow turned to Angel, but as usual he had disappered.

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Miss Chase, I would like to speak to you about your watcher, Quintin stopped Cordy before she could leave.

I don't have a watcher, Cordelia reminded him.

Yes, I know, but you need one, He folded his arms across his chest and a middle-aged greying blonde woman walked up behind him, Cordelia meet Elizabeth Shanlth, your new watcher.

Hello Miss Chase, you will address me as Ms. Shanlth and you will respect me, young lady, Shanlth started in on her right away, like she had already offended her.

Cordelia's mind was dead to the world after all the training so she barely heard anything Travers said as he explained they were leaving tomorrow and she was in their best watchers hands.

Do you understand Miss Chase?

Yea sure. Whatever, She walked in auto pilot out to her car, exausted.

Two figures watched her. One from the shadows, and one outright. Xander and Angel.

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TBC Please review. Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Which shipper should this be Cordy/ Xander or /Angel? Please tell me.