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Chapter 6
It was almost 11pm when the knock at the door came. Cordelia climbed out of bed and checked on Josh on her way. Before opening the door, she cautiously called out.
"Who is it?"
"It's me, Angel." He said wincing in pain.
Slowly she opened the door, and sure enough, Angel stood on her porch. Or should that be leaning, she thought.
"Cordelia I..." he took a step forward as he spoke, causing his duster to fall open exposing his wound.
"Oh my God, Angel what happened." She asked helping him through the door.
"I'm fine." He said, wincing again.
"You are not fine." She said helping him to her room, where she sat him on the bed. She kneeled down in front of him to get a better look.
"How did this happen?"
"Buffy..." he started.
"Buffy did this?" she asked shocked.
"No...demons...Buffy she might know something about you...the real you." He flinched at the pain.
"Shh Angel, it doesn't matter, lye back I'll get the first aid kit." She said pushing him back.
The pain was starting to cause him to pass out, he couldn't fight her, so he laid back and closed his eyes. Cordelia disappeared into the bathroom, arriving back with the first aid kit, Angel had already passed out. Careful not to wake him, she started to fix him up as best she could, covering him with the blanket when she was done.
She cleared the blood soaked towels away, and peeked in on Josh. He was still fast asleep and she tried to stifle a yawn but with no luck. She grabbed another blanket and returned to her side of the bed, her back to Angel she fell asleep.
When she awoke the next morning, she couldn't feel Angel's presence beside her, turning over she saw a bare chested Angel pacing up and down her room, Josh in his arms. The white bandage around his stomach was coloured at the front with his blood, needing to be changed. Cordelia lay there watching him, as he gently rocked Josh, whispering a lullaby to the quiet child in his arms. Cordelia couldn't help it, a yawn worked its way up her throat, and Angel spun towards her, wincing with pain as he did.
"Here sit down." She said.
He sat, carefully trying not to injure himself further, he handed Josh to her.
"How did you sleep?" she asked.
"Like a baby, excuse the pun. I guess that's one thing that can be said for blinding pain. If it knocks you out, at least it does it properly."
"Your gonna have to have a fresh bandage on that today. I'll run out and get you some blood if you can watch Josh, that should help with the healing."
Angel was surprised at how much she knew about what he would need for a speedy recovery. However, the more he got to know Cordelia, the more he began to realise that he shouldn't be surprised.
"You don't have to do that, besides you've got school today." He replied.
"You need blood to help you heal, and you need some soon."
"Then I'll get some, I'll stop by the butcher's on my way home."
"Angel, you need blood now and unless there's a new sun factor that caters for the undead, I think your gonna have to let me get it for you."
"What about school?" he asked.
"I can miss one day, do you know the last time I took a sick day?"
Angel paused, trying to think. "No."
"Me either, so I'm gonna stay here and take care of you, and then I will get the notes from Harmony tomorrow, deal?"
Angel said nothing, but stared at her.
"I'm not taking no for an answer. Now lye down and rest while I go and get ready."
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Buffy walked down the street in the warm sunshine, the weather put a smile on her face but it wouldn't last for long. Sure she had managed to get out of a pop quiz, but she wasn't sure which was worse, said pop quiz or going to the dentist. She was early and leisurely taking her time, gazing in shop windows as she past. Turning to cross the street, she noticed Cordelia's car parked a few feet ahead. Puzzled she looked around trying to spot the owner, when her attention was drawn to the bell signalling the butcher shop door opening. Turning she spotted Cordelia walking into the butchers, nothing really strange about that, although Buffy was sure that someone else would have shopped for food in the Chase residence. Checking her watch she still had five minutes before the torture would begin, deciding to check it out she headed over to the butchers.
Peeking discreetly through the window, Buffy couldn't see Cordelia, knowing of the back entrance, she walked the alley along the shop, keeping close to the wall.
When she reached the end she heard Cordelia's voice. Keeping close to the wall, she sneaked a look in Cordelia's direction. A butcher placed two containers of blood in a brown paper bag and handed them over to Cordelia, she gave him the money and walked away. Hiding herself from Cordelia's sight, Buffy stood confused, why was Cordelia buying blood? Glancing at her watch she realised she was late and made her way to the dentist.
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Beep...beep...beep, the microwave signalled, as Cordelia opened the door and removed a mug of blood. Careful not to spill a drop she made her way to her bedroom where Angel was resting.
"Here you go O pos, nice and warm." She handed the mug to him; he stared at it but didn't drink.
"Drink up." She smiled. Noticing he still hadn't moved she prompted him. "It's not getting any warmer."
"Cordelia I..."
"Can't drink in front of me?" he nodded.
"Okay fine, I'll leave, but remember I'm leaving because you asked me to, not because it grosses me out, which it doesn't. Now drink." She smiled and left the room. Angel drank the liquid down in one.
TBC
Chapter 6
It was almost 11pm when the knock at the door came. Cordelia climbed out of bed and checked on Josh on her way. Before opening the door, she cautiously called out.
"Who is it?"
"It's me, Angel." He said wincing in pain.
Slowly she opened the door, and sure enough, Angel stood on her porch. Or should that be leaning, she thought.
"Cordelia I..." he took a step forward as he spoke, causing his duster to fall open exposing his wound.
"Oh my God, Angel what happened." She asked helping him through the door.
"I'm fine." He said, wincing again.
"You are not fine." She said helping him to her room, where she sat him on the bed. She kneeled down in front of him to get a better look.
"How did this happen?"
"Buffy..." he started.
"Buffy did this?" she asked shocked.
"No...demons...Buffy she might know something about you...the real you." He flinched at the pain.
"Shh Angel, it doesn't matter, lye back I'll get the first aid kit." She said pushing him back.
The pain was starting to cause him to pass out, he couldn't fight her, so he laid back and closed his eyes. Cordelia disappeared into the bathroom, arriving back with the first aid kit, Angel had already passed out. Careful not to wake him, she started to fix him up as best she could, covering him with the blanket when she was done.
She cleared the blood soaked towels away, and peeked in on Josh. He was still fast asleep and she tried to stifle a yawn but with no luck. She grabbed another blanket and returned to her side of the bed, her back to Angel she fell asleep.
When she awoke the next morning, she couldn't feel Angel's presence beside her, turning over she saw a bare chested Angel pacing up and down her room, Josh in his arms. The white bandage around his stomach was coloured at the front with his blood, needing to be changed. Cordelia lay there watching him, as he gently rocked Josh, whispering a lullaby to the quiet child in his arms. Cordelia couldn't help it, a yawn worked its way up her throat, and Angel spun towards her, wincing with pain as he did.
"Here sit down." She said.
He sat, carefully trying not to injure himself further, he handed Josh to her.
"How did you sleep?" she asked.
"Like a baby, excuse the pun. I guess that's one thing that can be said for blinding pain. If it knocks you out, at least it does it properly."
"Your gonna have to have a fresh bandage on that today. I'll run out and get you some blood if you can watch Josh, that should help with the healing."
Angel was surprised at how much she knew about what he would need for a speedy recovery. However, the more he got to know Cordelia, the more he began to realise that he shouldn't be surprised.
"You don't have to do that, besides you've got school today." He replied.
"You need blood to help you heal, and you need some soon."
"Then I'll get some, I'll stop by the butcher's on my way home."
"Angel, you need blood now and unless there's a new sun factor that caters for the undead, I think your gonna have to let me get it for you."
"What about school?" he asked.
"I can miss one day, do you know the last time I took a sick day?"
Angel paused, trying to think. "No."
"Me either, so I'm gonna stay here and take care of you, and then I will get the notes from Harmony tomorrow, deal?"
Angel said nothing, but stared at her.
"I'm not taking no for an answer. Now lye down and rest while I go and get ready."
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Buffy walked down the street in the warm sunshine, the weather put a smile on her face but it wouldn't last for long. Sure she had managed to get out of a pop quiz, but she wasn't sure which was worse, said pop quiz or going to the dentist. She was early and leisurely taking her time, gazing in shop windows as she past. Turning to cross the street, she noticed Cordelia's car parked a few feet ahead. Puzzled she looked around trying to spot the owner, when her attention was drawn to the bell signalling the butcher shop door opening. Turning she spotted Cordelia walking into the butchers, nothing really strange about that, although Buffy was sure that someone else would have shopped for food in the Chase residence. Checking her watch she still had five minutes before the torture would begin, deciding to check it out she headed over to the butchers.
Peeking discreetly through the window, Buffy couldn't see Cordelia, knowing of the back entrance, she walked the alley along the shop, keeping close to the wall.
When she reached the end she heard Cordelia's voice. Keeping close to the wall, she sneaked a look in Cordelia's direction. A butcher placed two containers of blood in a brown paper bag and handed them over to Cordelia, she gave him the money and walked away. Hiding herself from Cordelia's sight, Buffy stood confused, why was Cordelia buying blood? Glancing at her watch she realised she was late and made her way to the dentist.
*********************
Beep...beep...beep, the microwave signalled, as Cordelia opened the door and removed a mug of blood. Careful not to spill a drop she made her way to her bedroom where Angel was resting.
"Here you go O pos, nice and warm." She handed the mug to him; he stared at it but didn't drink.
"Drink up." She smiled. Noticing he still hadn't moved she prompted him. "It's not getting any warmer."
"Cordelia I..."
"Can't drink in front of me?" he nodded.
"Okay fine, I'll leave, but remember I'm leaving because you asked me to, not because it grosses me out, which it doesn't. Now drink." She smiled and left the room. Angel drank the liquid down in one.
TBC