Disclaimer: I am not Joss, if I were Angel and Buffy would be together and
the sucky season would never had happened.
Chapter 5
"Girlfriend?" Cordy asked, "Batting for the other team are you?" she asked being, as usual, tactless. Her jealously flared as Buffy hid behind Angel, unwilling to come out, Willow and Tara shrugged a sorry. "Hi Angel, Buffy."
"Hi Cordy." Angel said, as Buffy held onto him tighter, "We weren't expecting you until later."
"I can see that." she replied, "Wasn't that your boyfriend we saw leaving?" Buffy shuddered behind Angel and instinctively held on a little tighter, making Angel wince, before he turned around and picked her up and sat down on a chair with her in his lap.
"Ex-boyfriend." She muttered and Cordy had to strain to hear her.
"So," Cordy asked, "you broke up with him, when you found out that you and Angel could groiny?"
"Cordy." Angel growled out his warning, but Cordy, like always, didn't heed it. Buffy burrowed deeper into Angel's embrace, trying to hide.
"The bloke was paying vampires to bite him." Spike said, "And that was before she di-went away." Everyone noticed what he was about to say, but no one said anything.
"Then why was he here?"
"He heard she had returned."
"Oh," she said, "Then you and him?"
"No." Both vampires exclaimed, disgusted at the thought.
"So, you and Angel are getting groiny then?"
"That is none of your business." Angel said.
"It is, since you are my boss and friend."
"And since you want him." Spike stated Cordy turned to glare at him.
"No one asked you, bleached wonder." Cordy said and Spike advanced on her, intent on taking a nibble or two. "And besides I don't like him like that."
"Childe," Angel said, and Spike stopped and looked at him questioningly, "I know, leave it for now."
"I can smell it you ninny," Spike said, hoping to goad her into doing something.
"Eww, gross." Cordy exclaimed, "Why didn't you tell me Angel?"
"Probably because of your reaction." Buffy told her and Cordy glared at her, causing her to burrow further into Angel, while Spike went back and sat beside them.
"Well, aren't you the whipped puppy?" she asked and Spike growled, but that wasn't what shocked them. It was Buffy moving at a speed so fast that no one saw her move, except Angel felt her get up and then return and then Cordy was sprawled on the ground with a swollen eye.
"You bitch!" Cordy exclaimed, as Gunn helped her up.
"No, you have that title," Buffy said, "Get out of my house." Everyone sighed in relief the bitch was leaving.
"Not until Angel talks to me." Cordy said.
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way, either way I'll have fun."
"Please do it the hard way." Spike exclaimed, wanting to see the seer bleed. Everyone waited tensely, before Cordy turned on her heel and walked out of the house, the slamming door alerting everyone.
"Uhm, we haven't met, but I'm Fred." She said, breaking the silence and offering her hand to Angel's second skin. Buffy detached herself from Angel and turned to face them. She appraised the group. None of them set off her spidey sense so she shook their hands.
"I'm Gunn."
"I'm Lorne, my little peach." The green demon said, "And you are the other half to Angel-cakes here. A pleasure to finally meet you, I have seen you every time I read him." Buffy turned and looked at Angel questioningly.
"Lorne reads people's souls when they sing."
"Note to self, do not sing around Lorne, check." She said and turned back to the group, "No need to introduce this one." She told them, indicating Wes, "Hey watcher dude. How are you doing? I notice the tweed and suites are gone. Better look for you."
"Good to see you again, Buffy." Wes said, "And yes, a much better look for me."
"I got Wesley here fired." Buffy said, at the questioning looks. "This is Willow, Tara, and Spike. Giles is asleep on the couch and Dawn is at school. Xander and Anya are at work." She told them, "You can stay here I have some room or you can go to the mansion."
"I'll stay with you peaches." Lorne said and Buffy giggled, which made everyone smiled. Maybe this would be good for her after all.
"We'll go to the mansion with Cordelia." Wesley said, speaking up for Gunn and Fred.
"Alright." Angel said, "Where are you going?" Buffy had gotten up from his lap and was making her way to get shoes and a purse.
"Shopping," she told him, "Have to get food for these guys and you and Spike."
"Someone else can do it." Angel protested, not wanting her out of his sight.
"Nope, but they can come with me." She told him, knowing that she would have to leave the house at some point. Angel nodded reluctantly; Willow and Tara moved to get their stuff together.
"Childe we need to talk." Angel said when the group left. "I know you love her."
"No I do-"
"Yes you do, I can see it written all over your face." He interrupted. "She likes you and right now that is useful. If you start hunting I will stake you myself."
"I can go without hunting, sire, I didn't kill my family."
"You would've killed mine too had you met them." Angel said, "Nothing more than a friendship though. I have claimed her and while I normally would share women I have claimed, not my mate." Angel told him.
"Alright." Spike said, but it didn't mean he couldn't dream. "So, can I kill your seer?"
"No, but Buffy might."
"Can you blame her?"
"No."
"Take some blood?"
"No,"
"Please?"
"No."
"Just a little?"
"No."
"A nibble?"
"Maybe."
Chapter 5
"Girlfriend?" Cordy asked, "Batting for the other team are you?" she asked being, as usual, tactless. Her jealously flared as Buffy hid behind Angel, unwilling to come out, Willow and Tara shrugged a sorry. "Hi Angel, Buffy."
"Hi Cordy." Angel said, as Buffy held onto him tighter, "We weren't expecting you until later."
"I can see that." she replied, "Wasn't that your boyfriend we saw leaving?" Buffy shuddered behind Angel and instinctively held on a little tighter, making Angel wince, before he turned around and picked her up and sat down on a chair with her in his lap.
"Ex-boyfriend." She muttered and Cordy had to strain to hear her.
"So," Cordy asked, "you broke up with him, when you found out that you and Angel could groiny?"
"Cordy." Angel growled out his warning, but Cordy, like always, didn't heed it. Buffy burrowed deeper into Angel's embrace, trying to hide.
"The bloke was paying vampires to bite him." Spike said, "And that was before she di-went away." Everyone noticed what he was about to say, but no one said anything.
"Then why was he here?"
"He heard she had returned."
"Oh," she said, "Then you and him?"
"No." Both vampires exclaimed, disgusted at the thought.
"So, you and Angel are getting groiny then?"
"That is none of your business." Angel said.
"It is, since you are my boss and friend."
"And since you want him." Spike stated Cordy turned to glare at him.
"No one asked you, bleached wonder." Cordy said and Spike advanced on her, intent on taking a nibble or two. "And besides I don't like him like that."
"Childe," Angel said, and Spike stopped and looked at him questioningly, "I know, leave it for now."
"I can smell it you ninny," Spike said, hoping to goad her into doing something.
"Eww, gross." Cordy exclaimed, "Why didn't you tell me Angel?"
"Probably because of your reaction." Buffy told her and Cordy glared at her, causing her to burrow further into Angel, while Spike went back and sat beside them.
"Well, aren't you the whipped puppy?" she asked and Spike growled, but that wasn't what shocked them. It was Buffy moving at a speed so fast that no one saw her move, except Angel felt her get up and then return and then Cordy was sprawled on the ground with a swollen eye.
"You bitch!" Cordy exclaimed, as Gunn helped her up.
"No, you have that title," Buffy said, "Get out of my house." Everyone sighed in relief the bitch was leaving.
"Not until Angel talks to me." Cordy said.
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way, either way I'll have fun."
"Please do it the hard way." Spike exclaimed, wanting to see the seer bleed. Everyone waited tensely, before Cordy turned on her heel and walked out of the house, the slamming door alerting everyone.
"Uhm, we haven't met, but I'm Fred." She said, breaking the silence and offering her hand to Angel's second skin. Buffy detached herself from Angel and turned to face them. She appraised the group. None of them set off her spidey sense so she shook their hands.
"I'm Gunn."
"I'm Lorne, my little peach." The green demon said, "And you are the other half to Angel-cakes here. A pleasure to finally meet you, I have seen you every time I read him." Buffy turned and looked at Angel questioningly.
"Lorne reads people's souls when they sing."
"Note to self, do not sing around Lorne, check." She said and turned back to the group, "No need to introduce this one." She told them, indicating Wes, "Hey watcher dude. How are you doing? I notice the tweed and suites are gone. Better look for you."
"Good to see you again, Buffy." Wes said, "And yes, a much better look for me."
"I got Wesley here fired." Buffy said, at the questioning looks. "This is Willow, Tara, and Spike. Giles is asleep on the couch and Dawn is at school. Xander and Anya are at work." She told them, "You can stay here I have some room or you can go to the mansion."
"I'll stay with you peaches." Lorne said and Buffy giggled, which made everyone smiled. Maybe this would be good for her after all.
"We'll go to the mansion with Cordelia." Wesley said, speaking up for Gunn and Fred.
"Alright." Angel said, "Where are you going?" Buffy had gotten up from his lap and was making her way to get shoes and a purse.
"Shopping," she told him, "Have to get food for these guys and you and Spike."
"Someone else can do it." Angel protested, not wanting her out of his sight.
"Nope, but they can come with me." She told him, knowing that she would have to leave the house at some point. Angel nodded reluctantly; Willow and Tara moved to get their stuff together.
"Childe we need to talk." Angel said when the group left. "I know you love her."
"No I do-"
"Yes you do, I can see it written all over your face." He interrupted. "She likes you and right now that is useful. If you start hunting I will stake you myself."
"I can go without hunting, sire, I didn't kill my family."
"You would've killed mine too had you met them." Angel said, "Nothing more than a friendship though. I have claimed her and while I normally would share women I have claimed, not my mate." Angel told him.
"Alright." Spike said, but it didn't mean he couldn't dream. "So, can I kill your seer?"
"No, but Buffy might."
"Can you blame her?"
"No."
"Take some blood?"
"No,"
"Please?"
"No."
"Just a little?"
"No."
"A nibble?"
"Maybe."