Part 15 – Conversations in the Library
"I tell you Willow, I am positive I saw Cordy making out with some guy in her pool." Xander said to Willow over SAT study guide books spread across the main table in the Library.
"How can you be sure Xander, it could have been her parents in the pool." Willow moved her hand to rest on Xander's hand, comforting him, knowing that Cordelia would not be one who would cheat on her boyfriend.
"Well that could be, it was hard to see from where I was, I mean I even thought it could have been Angel. But what about the guy I saw her riding across town with in her car last night?" Xander asked, absently rubbing his thumb over Willow's soft skin.
"Well we know it can't possibly be Angel, he is dead, or well not dead exactly but not here. Buffy said he got sucked into the vortex and the statue sealed up, poof no Angel. Maybe she was just giving one of the football players a ride home." Willow said...moving her foot under the table to rub against Xander's leg.
"Yah you are probably right, Cordy wouldn't cheat on me." Xander said, leaning in a little closer to Willow not able to help himself.
"So what is up with all the teachers lately, and where is Giles? It is so not like him to skip out on responsibilities even if it is just babysitting us in study hall." Willow said with concern in her voice.
"I don't know Will, but I kind of like it, my parents told me I could have the car, as they wouldn't be caught dead in a station wagon. Plus Ms. Murphy said that we didn't have to take anymore quizzes in Math because she didn't want to grade any more papers and she thought it might piss of Snyder. I tell you, it has been a great day in my book!" Xander said, moving in a little closer to Willow.
"You know we should get back to studying, if you want to do well on the SAT's on Saturday Xander." Willow said, a little nervous at how close she had managed to move herself next to Xander and how good his lips looked. At that moment the Library doors banged opened and in walked Cordelia. Both Willow and Xander jumped apart, as if they had been caught doing something.
"So the weirdest thing just happen, I was in the nurse's office explaining why I was late to school, and she asked me why I even bothered coming in, that it was a beautiful day and that I should enjoy it and not waste my time here." Cordelia said, coming up to the table and putting her books down and looking at Xander and Willow.
"I know the whole school is acting strange, most of my afternoon classes were canceled and Giles is nowhere to be found." Willow said quickly trying to move away from Xander without being obvious.
"I think it might be more than just hear at school, I was late because I had to break up an argument with the cleaning crew at the Mansion about how to set up a hop-scotch board on the driveway." Cordelia said, remembering running really late for school and then finding half the cleaning crew from the night before in the driveway drawing on the pavement with chalk. Most of them were eating candy bars and talking a million miles an hour in Spanish. She didn't think much of it, as the Mansion was now clean and she didn't sneeze every time she walked past something too quickly kicking up dust. "It was really weird seeing them all in the driveway, acting like kids. It took quite a bit of yelling to get them to leave, but they were happy when I handed them the other box of Band Candy Bars that Snyder has us selling."
"Something odd happening in Sunnydale." Xander said sarcastically, then went on to ask the question that was really bothering him, "Cordy, I saw you last night driving across town with a guy in your car." Lets see what she says about this little bit of information.
How to answer this one, without lying, well without lying too much. "Oh yeah, I was out last night, in my car." Cordelia said...Maybe Xander will drop the question.
"I know, I was on my way over to Buffy's house when I saw you, driving very quickly I might add." Xander said, waiting for more of an answer.
"Oh, yah, well I had to chauffer one of Daddy's clients from a real estate site he is interested in to the house for a meeting." It is acting, not lying.
"Oh so your parents are back from their trip?" Xander asked, he knew that Cordy's father had dark hair, and she and her mother had similar features, so maybe Willow was right.
"Yes for the moment, it is hard to keep track of their comings and goings." Not a complete lie.
"Well Cor, you will find this funny, I almost thought that it was Angel that you were riding around with in your car," Xander said, almost laughing at the thought, and then knowing that she was not kissing any guy in the pool at her house.
"Pfft...Angel, that is a good one Xander!" Oh god, he saw us, well we weren't doing anything wrong just driving around town...and kissing in the pool.
"Could you guys imagine if Angel did find a way back, Buffy would be so happy." Willow said, wishing it would be true for her best friend.
"Yah, then we could triple date, me and Cordy, you and Oz, and Buffy and Deadboy." Xander chuckled at calling Angel deadboy.
"Xander that is not nice." Cordy said, instantly defending Angel.
"I know, it was just a passing thought, I wouldn't wish that evil bastard on Buffy." Xander said, misinterpreting what Cordy was referring to as being not nice.
"But Xander, I don't think that Angel would comeback evil, I think my spell might have worked, and he would have a permanent soul. He and Buffy could be together." Willow said, sad that her spell had not worked earlier, before Buffy had to send Angel into the vortex.
"The spell worked?" Cordy asked. If Angel's soul is permanent what does that mean, if he knows will he go running to the Slayer?
"Well, I am pretty sure it worked, I mean the Orb got all glowy and well I could feel energy passing through me. Plus I tweaked the spell so that the whole perfect happiness clause was not longer an issue." Willow said proudly.
"Wow, didn't know you knew how to tweak spells Willow, your becoming quite a witch." Xander said, always a little awed by how smart and talented Willow was compared to all his other friends. "But you know, I think it is good riddance that Deadboy is gone, he was bad news for Buffy and all of us. I mean he did kill Jenny Calendar, and torture Giles."
"Yes, but Xander he did not have a soul, it wasn't really Angel's fault." Cordy said coming to Angel's defense again. This time being a little more direct.
"What about Angel's fault?" Buffy Summers asked walking into the library.
"Oh nothing, just talking about, nothing...So do you know where Giles is?" Willow asked quickly, not wanting to talk about something so painful in front of Buffy.
"harrumph, Yes he and my mother are busy planning the rest of my life, one minute at a time." Buffy said, moving to sit in the empty chair next to Xander.
Cordelia was glad that the topic of Angel was dropped; she had no idea how she was going to tell them that Angel was back and not evil. Was his soul really permanent?
"Well that is a bummer Buff, but I guess that is the price one pays for skipping town for the summer." Xander said, talking before his brain was fully engaged.
"Xander!" Willow chastised, again not wanting to upset Buffy.
"It is okay Willow, so what are you guys up too?" Buffy asked, ignoring all the SAT books on the table, wanting to forget the test was coming up on Saturday.
"I was helping Xander with some basic math for the SAT's want to join our study fun?" Willow quickly asked Buffy, wanting to make her feel included and part of the group.
Cordelia was lost in thought about Angel's soul being permanent and was ignoring the chatter amongst the Scooby gang.
"Sure, what can it hurt right? Cordy you studying too?" Buffy asked, wanting to bring Xander's girlfriend ughh into the conversation.
"Huh...what...oh no I was just..." Cordelia said, caught off guard by Buffy's question. "Listen, since I got a free pass to skip today, I think I am going to head home to get a few things done." Cordelia stood up and picked up her books. She wanted to get back to the mansion and find out if Angel could tell if his soul was permanent and what it meant. She walked out of the library with a passing goodbye on her lips.
Xander watched her go...odd, no kiss hello or good-bye, what is up with Cordy?
"Guess she doesn't need to study. I say we get stuff done quickly then head over to the Bronze." Buffy said, ignoring the cheerleader's departure.
"Sounds good, Oz and Dingoes are playing tonight. Now should we start with the verbal section or the math?" Willow asked eager to start studying.
Both Buffy and Xander let out a sigh at the same time, the last place they wanted to be was cooped up in the library studying.
TBC
"I tell you Willow, I am positive I saw Cordy making out with some guy in her pool." Xander said to Willow over SAT study guide books spread across the main table in the Library.
"How can you be sure Xander, it could have been her parents in the pool." Willow moved her hand to rest on Xander's hand, comforting him, knowing that Cordelia would not be one who would cheat on her boyfriend.
"Well that could be, it was hard to see from where I was, I mean I even thought it could have been Angel. But what about the guy I saw her riding across town with in her car last night?" Xander asked, absently rubbing his thumb over Willow's soft skin.
"Well we know it can't possibly be Angel, he is dead, or well not dead exactly but not here. Buffy said he got sucked into the vortex and the statue sealed up, poof no Angel. Maybe she was just giving one of the football players a ride home." Willow said...moving her foot under the table to rub against Xander's leg.
"Yah you are probably right, Cordy wouldn't cheat on me." Xander said, leaning in a little closer to Willow not able to help himself.
"So what is up with all the teachers lately, and where is Giles? It is so not like him to skip out on responsibilities even if it is just babysitting us in study hall." Willow said with concern in her voice.
"I don't know Will, but I kind of like it, my parents told me I could have the car, as they wouldn't be caught dead in a station wagon. Plus Ms. Murphy said that we didn't have to take anymore quizzes in Math because she didn't want to grade any more papers and she thought it might piss of Snyder. I tell you, it has been a great day in my book!" Xander said, moving in a little closer to Willow.
"You know we should get back to studying, if you want to do well on the SAT's on Saturday Xander." Willow said, a little nervous at how close she had managed to move herself next to Xander and how good his lips looked. At that moment the Library doors banged opened and in walked Cordelia. Both Willow and Xander jumped apart, as if they had been caught doing something.
"So the weirdest thing just happen, I was in the nurse's office explaining why I was late to school, and she asked me why I even bothered coming in, that it was a beautiful day and that I should enjoy it and not waste my time here." Cordelia said, coming up to the table and putting her books down and looking at Xander and Willow.
"I know the whole school is acting strange, most of my afternoon classes were canceled and Giles is nowhere to be found." Willow said quickly trying to move away from Xander without being obvious.
"I think it might be more than just hear at school, I was late because I had to break up an argument with the cleaning crew at the Mansion about how to set up a hop-scotch board on the driveway." Cordelia said, remembering running really late for school and then finding half the cleaning crew from the night before in the driveway drawing on the pavement with chalk. Most of them were eating candy bars and talking a million miles an hour in Spanish. She didn't think much of it, as the Mansion was now clean and she didn't sneeze every time she walked past something too quickly kicking up dust. "It was really weird seeing them all in the driveway, acting like kids. It took quite a bit of yelling to get them to leave, but they were happy when I handed them the other box of Band Candy Bars that Snyder has us selling."
"Something odd happening in Sunnydale." Xander said sarcastically, then went on to ask the question that was really bothering him, "Cordy, I saw you last night driving across town with a guy in your car." Lets see what she says about this little bit of information.
How to answer this one, without lying, well without lying too much. "Oh yeah, I was out last night, in my car." Cordelia said...Maybe Xander will drop the question.
"I know, I was on my way over to Buffy's house when I saw you, driving very quickly I might add." Xander said, waiting for more of an answer.
"Oh, yah, well I had to chauffer one of Daddy's clients from a real estate site he is interested in to the house for a meeting." It is acting, not lying.
"Oh so your parents are back from their trip?" Xander asked, he knew that Cordy's father had dark hair, and she and her mother had similar features, so maybe Willow was right.
"Yes for the moment, it is hard to keep track of their comings and goings." Not a complete lie.
"Well Cor, you will find this funny, I almost thought that it was Angel that you were riding around with in your car," Xander said, almost laughing at the thought, and then knowing that she was not kissing any guy in the pool at her house.
"Pfft...Angel, that is a good one Xander!" Oh god, he saw us, well we weren't doing anything wrong just driving around town...and kissing in the pool.
"Could you guys imagine if Angel did find a way back, Buffy would be so happy." Willow said, wishing it would be true for her best friend.
"Yah, then we could triple date, me and Cordy, you and Oz, and Buffy and Deadboy." Xander chuckled at calling Angel deadboy.
"Xander that is not nice." Cordy said, instantly defending Angel.
"I know, it was just a passing thought, I wouldn't wish that evil bastard on Buffy." Xander said, misinterpreting what Cordy was referring to as being not nice.
"But Xander, I don't think that Angel would comeback evil, I think my spell might have worked, and he would have a permanent soul. He and Buffy could be together." Willow said, sad that her spell had not worked earlier, before Buffy had to send Angel into the vortex.
"The spell worked?" Cordy asked. If Angel's soul is permanent what does that mean, if he knows will he go running to the Slayer?
"Well, I am pretty sure it worked, I mean the Orb got all glowy and well I could feel energy passing through me. Plus I tweaked the spell so that the whole perfect happiness clause was not longer an issue." Willow said proudly.
"Wow, didn't know you knew how to tweak spells Willow, your becoming quite a witch." Xander said, always a little awed by how smart and talented Willow was compared to all his other friends. "But you know, I think it is good riddance that Deadboy is gone, he was bad news for Buffy and all of us. I mean he did kill Jenny Calendar, and torture Giles."
"Yes, but Xander he did not have a soul, it wasn't really Angel's fault." Cordy said coming to Angel's defense again. This time being a little more direct.
"What about Angel's fault?" Buffy Summers asked walking into the library.
"Oh nothing, just talking about, nothing...So do you know where Giles is?" Willow asked quickly, not wanting to talk about something so painful in front of Buffy.
"harrumph, Yes he and my mother are busy planning the rest of my life, one minute at a time." Buffy said, moving to sit in the empty chair next to Xander.
Cordelia was glad that the topic of Angel was dropped; she had no idea how she was going to tell them that Angel was back and not evil. Was his soul really permanent?
"Well that is a bummer Buff, but I guess that is the price one pays for skipping town for the summer." Xander said, talking before his brain was fully engaged.
"Xander!" Willow chastised, again not wanting to upset Buffy.
"It is okay Willow, so what are you guys up too?" Buffy asked, ignoring all the SAT books on the table, wanting to forget the test was coming up on Saturday.
"I was helping Xander with some basic math for the SAT's want to join our study fun?" Willow quickly asked Buffy, wanting to make her feel included and part of the group.
Cordelia was lost in thought about Angel's soul being permanent and was ignoring the chatter amongst the Scooby gang.
"Sure, what can it hurt right? Cordy you studying too?" Buffy asked, wanting to bring Xander's girlfriend ughh into the conversation.
"Huh...what...oh no I was just..." Cordelia said, caught off guard by Buffy's question. "Listen, since I got a free pass to skip today, I think I am going to head home to get a few things done." Cordelia stood up and picked up her books. She wanted to get back to the mansion and find out if Angel could tell if his soul was permanent and what it meant. She walked out of the library with a passing goodbye on her lips.
Xander watched her go...odd, no kiss hello or good-bye, what is up with Cordy?
"Guess she doesn't need to study. I say we get stuff done quickly then head over to the Bronze." Buffy said, ignoring the cheerleader's departure.
"Sounds good, Oz and Dingoes are playing tonight. Now should we start with the verbal section or the math?" Willow asked eager to start studying.
Both Buffy and Xander let out a sigh at the same time, the last place they wanted to be was cooped up in the library studying.
TBC