Part 5 – Top of the Morn...well Afternoon actually...
Cordelia stretched away the sleepiness in her body. She had slept really well, she focused that she was not in her bedroom and recounted the events of yesterday in her head. She looked down to see Angel's head still on one side of her chest, really nestled in the crook of her shoulder and arm, and his hand cupping softly her left breast.
WHOA, his hand was what!
Cordelia looked down at the sleeping vampire, his hair tussled and eyes closed. He was copping a feel. She had to figure out how to get out of bed without waking him, heck now she didn't care if he woke up, she could not stay that way with his hand on her. Not with him naked and all, no way, especially if being thrust into hell by your girlfriend was not an automatic break-up sign, Buffy would stake her even though she was human.
Cordelia lifted his hand to move out from under the vampire's hold. He let out a slight growl and shifted his hand down to hold her stomach in place. His body was still cool, but he had absorbed a lot of her body heat during the night and was much warmer than when she first got into the bed with him.
Angel kept his eyes closed. He did not want this dream to end, and held onto the warm body, like a kid holds onto a teddy bear. Mine. It was the single thought in his head.
Cordelia looked down, yep Angel was still sleeping, yep his hand still was possessively holding her, at least he had let go of her breast. She really needed to get up and pee. Plus it had to be at least 10 in the morning. And she didn't want to miss practice this afternoon, because well she was the head cheerleader, and she was not one to shirk her responsibilities. Okay how does one move a sleeping vampire? She thought, and then it came to her.
She licked her finger and then rubbed his ear...yes a wet willy...it was childish, but hopefully enough to get him to use his arm to move the irritating finger. It worked. She was amazed...his arm moved to push the irritant away from his head. Cordelia didn't need to be asked twice and she slipped out of the bed and ran for the bathroom.
Cordelia picked up her sneakers and clothes from yesterday. No way was she putting the dirty clothes back on. She took one last look at the sleeping vampire and decided it was probably safe to go out for a short time. She attached her watch back to her wrist and saw that it was closer to one pm. She had to hightail it over to practice. Maybe Angel's sweats and a t- shirt were a perfect out fit.
She looked to the windows and made sure the drapes were tightly closed and left the bedroom, quietly closing the door. She made her way down the stairs and went to the kitchen. Dying for a glass of OJ. Opening the fridge there were just packets of blood. Yuck, no way no how. She opened the cupboard and pulled down a glass and filled it with tap water. She took a drink and looked around the kitchen. Wonder if there were any snacks at all here. She started opening cupboards, not finding much other than some random dishes and occasional spices and other non-quickly edible things.
She looked around and then put her glass down on the counter. She would need to get some groceries after practice. Angel was in no shape to be left alone for very long, and plus there wasn't anyone at her house, especially since her housekeeper, Rosario, had taken her 2 week vacation while her parents were in Europe. She scanned the kitchen and found a note pad and pulled a pen from the jar on the back of the counter. She thought for a second that it seemed funny that a vampire would have something as regular a jar of pens on the counter in his kitchen, like a normal person would, and she shrugged, maybe he was more normal than he let on.
Angel –
Went to cheerleading practice and to get some food. I'll be
back before nightfall.
Cor
She put the note on the fridge, as if he woke up he would probably be hungry, and would head to the kitchen. At least that is what she would have done, had she been in hell for 4 months. She was pretty sure she would be hungry. Now she was off to practice and then her house for some clothes and then the market. She had a full afternoon.
"So Cordy, looks like you have on a guys sweat pants...not your usual outfit, and why weren't you at the Bronze last night. Everyone was there" Harmony said as she and Cordelia took a lap around the track.
Cordelia would have blushed, but instead said confidently, "No Harmony, there is no new man currently, several at my beck and call, but no favorites yet. I was just desperate for workout clothes, Rosario left for vacation without finishing all the laundry so I stole a pair of sweats from my dad's closet." Cordelia would never confess to Harmony that she was more than capable of doing her own laundry, and never in a million years reveal that she spent the night in bed with man, much less Angel.
"Bummer, so are we Bronzing it tonight, that is if you have a clean outfit to wear?" Harmony asked, she tried to have the bite that Cordelia had, but didn't pull it off well.
Cordelia knew the only place she was going to be tonight was at a certain vampire's mansion. She doubted he was up for a night at the Bronze having well, just gotten back from hell. Why did she feel tied to have to be at Angel's side during this time.
"So Cordy, the Bronze, tonight?" Harmony asked again, as they stopped at the end of the track, having finished their laps.
"Yah probably, I will meet you there, but I have a few things to take care of first" Cordelia said, not really having any intention of going to the Bronze tonight.
Cordelia grabbed her bag off the bottom rung of the bleachers, and slung it over her shoulder. Pulling out her sunglasses from her bag and taking out her keys. Feeling refreshed from having a good practice and a good workout. She loved running hard and making sure all the girls knew the routines inside and out. "Well Harm, I am off, I need to get cleaned up and then pick up some groceries. Rosario is in so much hot water when she gets back from vacation."
"Cordy, Mom said you could stay with us while your parents are out of town." Harmony offered, knowing that it would be great to have one of her best friends over, plus it would be a popularity bonus to add to her scorecard.
"Aw thanks Harm, but I am use to being by myself." Cordelia was very use to being alone. "If I don't see you tonight, I will see you tomorrow afternoon at the game."
"Alright Cordy, see you later." Harmony said turning toward the locker rooms as Cordelia turned toward the parking lot and her car. She absent mindedly twirled her keys in her hand, she was happy that practice was over, cause that meant she could head home, scratch that the mansion and check on Angel.
Cordelia got to her car and was about to get in when she saw Willow walking toward her from the direction of the library. Must have been a Scooby meeting that she missed. Darn.
"Cordelia, wait, Cordelia please wait" Willow shouted as she saw Cordelia start to get into her car. Cordelia tossed her bag in and waited for the girl as she raced over to her car.
"Cordelia, about last night, we, I ummm" Willow was definitely trying to apologize, yes she was a founding member of the We Hate Cordelia Club, and Xander was the treasurer, but she hated the fact that the group was mean to her last night.
"Yes Willow" Queen C was in full force, and one could tell by that tone of her voice, full of confidence and arrogance.
"Well it is just that, look we don't think you are a tramp, it just came out of Buffy wrong when she said that you were good vamp bait because of your outfits." Willow knew she was digging her hole deeper and had no idea how to yet out.
"Yeah, right" Cordelia responded happy that she had sunglasses on to hide the pain in her eyes that their words had hurt last night.
"It is just that since she kill...I mean, since Angel disappeared Buffy hasn't been herself. It is killing her to know that he had his soul back for good when she had to kill...send him away" Willow said making excuses for her best friend, trying to get Cordelia to collectively forgive them.
Cordelia thought for a moment, she was glad to have confirmation that Angel's soul was back, but deep down already knew that he had his soul. The vampire she shared a bed with last night was not Angelus. Weird way of thinking...that she had shared a bed with him. She missed Willow's word that his soul was back for good.
"Sure Willow, but I am a human being with feelings, being called a tramp by both Buffy and Xander was just mean. I am not stupid you know, and I know I am just bait because I am expendable in Buffy's eyes." Cordelia finished saying that and realized that she was really hurt by the words the Slayer had about her last night.
"Cordy, you are not expendable, you are an important...part of the team, yah team. Now with Angel gone we need all of the brain power we can get to keep the Hellmouth from taking over Sunnydale." Willow said with confidence, she could sense that her words were making the cheerleader feel a little better, at least she hoped so.
"Thanks Willow. I appreciate that you don't think that I am stupid." Cordelia said honestly. "I will see you in school on Monday, alright." She opened her car door, she wanted this discussion to be over.
"No, we will see you at the game tomorrow afternoon, heck it is the playoffs and even the demons of the Hellmouth take a break for football season" Willow said beaming, wondering how she was going to get all the Scoobies to go to a football game to support Cordelia.
"Good to hear, hey Wil, I need to go, see you tomorrow."
Willow stepped away from the car, hoping that she had made amends with the cheerleader. Mean people sucked, and she did not want to be mean. She watched Cordelia start the car and pull away from curb. Cordelia was an important part of the Scoobies, and she was going to get her to be back part of the fold.
Cordelia watched Willow wave happily in her rear-view mirror. Well, at least it was a Scooby who made the first move to apologize. She knew a lot of heated words were pasted back between herself, Buffy and Xander. Plus at some point she would need to tell them that Angel was back from Hell. But not yet, he wasn't strong enough to face that gang of pain. Especially Buffy, she was sure she would laden him with so much guilt that he would want to go back to hell for the comparable peace.
Now to finish her errands and get back to the vampire in question.
Cordelia stretched away the sleepiness in her body. She had slept really well, she focused that she was not in her bedroom and recounted the events of yesterday in her head. She looked down to see Angel's head still on one side of her chest, really nestled in the crook of her shoulder and arm, and his hand cupping softly her left breast.
WHOA, his hand was what!
Cordelia looked down at the sleeping vampire, his hair tussled and eyes closed. He was copping a feel. She had to figure out how to get out of bed without waking him, heck now she didn't care if he woke up, she could not stay that way with his hand on her. Not with him naked and all, no way, especially if being thrust into hell by your girlfriend was not an automatic break-up sign, Buffy would stake her even though she was human.
Cordelia lifted his hand to move out from under the vampire's hold. He let out a slight growl and shifted his hand down to hold her stomach in place. His body was still cool, but he had absorbed a lot of her body heat during the night and was much warmer than when she first got into the bed with him.
Angel kept his eyes closed. He did not want this dream to end, and held onto the warm body, like a kid holds onto a teddy bear. Mine. It was the single thought in his head.
Cordelia looked down, yep Angel was still sleeping, yep his hand still was possessively holding her, at least he had let go of her breast. She really needed to get up and pee. Plus it had to be at least 10 in the morning. And she didn't want to miss practice this afternoon, because well she was the head cheerleader, and she was not one to shirk her responsibilities. Okay how does one move a sleeping vampire? She thought, and then it came to her.
She licked her finger and then rubbed his ear...yes a wet willy...it was childish, but hopefully enough to get him to use his arm to move the irritating finger. It worked. She was amazed...his arm moved to push the irritant away from his head. Cordelia didn't need to be asked twice and she slipped out of the bed and ran for the bathroom.
Cordelia picked up her sneakers and clothes from yesterday. No way was she putting the dirty clothes back on. She took one last look at the sleeping vampire and decided it was probably safe to go out for a short time. She attached her watch back to her wrist and saw that it was closer to one pm. She had to hightail it over to practice. Maybe Angel's sweats and a t- shirt were a perfect out fit.
She looked to the windows and made sure the drapes were tightly closed and left the bedroom, quietly closing the door. She made her way down the stairs and went to the kitchen. Dying for a glass of OJ. Opening the fridge there were just packets of blood. Yuck, no way no how. She opened the cupboard and pulled down a glass and filled it with tap water. She took a drink and looked around the kitchen. Wonder if there were any snacks at all here. She started opening cupboards, not finding much other than some random dishes and occasional spices and other non-quickly edible things.
She looked around and then put her glass down on the counter. She would need to get some groceries after practice. Angel was in no shape to be left alone for very long, and plus there wasn't anyone at her house, especially since her housekeeper, Rosario, had taken her 2 week vacation while her parents were in Europe. She scanned the kitchen and found a note pad and pulled a pen from the jar on the back of the counter. She thought for a second that it seemed funny that a vampire would have something as regular a jar of pens on the counter in his kitchen, like a normal person would, and she shrugged, maybe he was more normal than he let on.
Angel –
Went to cheerleading practice and to get some food. I'll be
back before nightfall.
Cor
She put the note on the fridge, as if he woke up he would probably be hungry, and would head to the kitchen. At least that is what she would have done, had she been in hell for 4 months. She was pretty sure she would be hungry. Now she was off to practice and then her house for some clothes and then the market. She had a full afternoon.
"So Cordy, looks like you have on a guys sweat pants...not your usual outfit, and why weren't you at the Bronze last night. Everyone was there" Harmony said as she and Cordelia took a lap around the track.
Cordelia would have blushed, but instead said confidently, "No Harmony, there is no new man currently, several at my beck and call, but no favorites yet. I was just desperate for workout clothes, Rosario left for vacation without finishing all the laundry so I stole a pair of sweats from my dad's closet." Cordelia would never confess to Harmony that she was more than capable of doing her own laundry, and never in a million years reveal that she spent the night in bed with man, much less Angel.
"Bummer, so are we Bronzing it tonight, that is if you have a clean outfit to wear?" Harmony asked, she tried to have the bite that Cordelia had, but didn't pull it off well.
Cordelia knew the only place she was going to be tonight was at a certain vampire's mansion. She doubted he was up for a night at the Bronze having well, just gotten back from hell. Why did she feel tied to have to be at Angel's side during this time.
"So Cordy, the Bronze, tonight?" Harmony asked again, as they stopped at the end of the track, having finished their laps.
"Yah probably, I will meet you there, but I have a few things to take care of first" Cordelia said, not really having any intention of going to the Bronze tonight.
Cordelia grabbed her bag off the bottom rung of the bleachers, and slung it over her shoulder. Pulling out her sunglasses from her bag and taking out her keys. Feeling refreshed from having a good practice and a good workout. She loved running hard and making sure all the girls knew the routines inside and out. "Well Harm, I am off, I need to get cleaned up and then pick up some groceries. Rosario is in so much hot water when she gets back from vacation."
"Cordy, Mom said you could stay with us while your parents are out of town." Harmony offered, knowing that it would be great to have one of her best friends over, plus it would be a popularity bonus to add to her scorecard.
"Aw thanks Harm, but I am use to being by myself." Cordelia was very use to being alone. "If I don't see you tonight, I will see you tomorrow afternoon at the game."
"Alright Cordy, see you later." Harmony said turning toward the locker rooms as Cordelia turned toward the parking lot and her car. She absent mindedly twirled her keys in her hand, she was happy that practice was over, cause that meant she could head home, scratch that the mansion and check on Angel.
Cordelia got to her car and was about to get in when she saw Willow walking toward her from the direction of the library. Must have been a Scooby meeting that she missed. Darn.
"Cordelia, wait, Cordelia please wait" Willow shouted as she saw Cordelia start to get into her car. Cordelia tossed her bag in and waited for the girl as she raced over to her car.
"Cordelia, about last night, we, I ummm" Willow was definitely trying to apologize, yes she was a founding member of the We Hate Cordelia Club, and Xander was the treasurer, but she hated the fact that the group was mean to her last night.
"Yes Willow" Queen C was in full force, and one could tell by that tone of her voice, full of confidence and arrogance.
"Well it is just that, look we don't think you are a tramp, it just came out of Buffy wrong when she said that you were good vamp bait because of your outfits." Willow knew she was digging her hole deeper and had no idea how to yet out.
"Yeah, right" Cordelia responded happy that she had sunglasses on to hide the pain in her eyes that their words had hurt last night.
"It is just that since she kill...I mean, since Angel disappeared Buffy hasn't been herself. It is killing her to know that he had his soul back for good when she had to kill...send him away" Willow said making excuses for her best friend, trying to get Cordelia to collectively forgive them.
Cordelia thought for a moment, she was glad to have confirmation that Angel's soul was back, but deep down already knew that he had his soul. The vampire she shared a bed with last night was not Angelus. Weird way of thinking...that she had shared a bed with him. She missed Willow's word that his soul was back for good.
"Sure Willow, but I am a human being with feelings, being called a tramp by both Buffy and Xander was just mean. I am not stupid you know, and I know I am just bait because I am expendable in Buffy's eyes." Cordelia finished saying that and realized that she was really hurt by the words the Slayer had about her last night.
"Cordy, you are not expendable, you are an important...part of the team, yah team. Now with Angel gone we need all of the brain power we can get to keep the Hellmouth from taking over Sunnydale." Willow said with confidence, she could sense that her words were making the cheerleader feel a little better, at least she hoped so.
"Thanks Willow. I appreciate that you don't think that I am stupid." Cordelia said honestly. "I will see you in school on Monday, alright." She opened her car door, she wanted this discussion to be over.
"No, we will see you at the game tomorrow afternoon, heck it is the playoffs and even the demons of the Hellmouth take a break for football season" Willow said beaming, wondering how she was going to get all the Scoobies to go to a football game to support Cordelia.
"Good to hear, hey Wil, I need to go, see you tomorrow."
Willow stepped away from the car, hoping that she had made amends with the cheerleader. Mean people sucked, and she did not want to be mean. She watched Cordelia start the car and pull away from curb. Cordelia was an important part of the Scoobies, and she was going to get her to be back part of the fold.
Cordelia watched Willow wave happily in her rear-view mirror. Well, at least it was a Scooby who made the first move to apologize. She knew a lot of heated words were pasted back between herself, Buffy and Xander. Plus at some point she would need to tell them that Angel was back from Hell. But not yet, he wasn't strong enough to face that gang of pain. Especially Buffy, she was sure she would laden him with so much guilt that he would want to go back to hell for the comparable peace.
Now to finish her errands and get back to the vampire in question.