A/N: sorry for the late-ish update. My computer got a virus and I was gone for a long time. evil computer maniacs have nothing better to do than mess up my computer…
Neways- I hope this chapter answers some of your questions and if it doesn't, I'll clear it up in the end. Watch for the answers though, cause I'm gunna try to sneak them in somehow.
Disclaimer- come on, u should know me by now…
Small Recap-"I'll be okay," Cordelia lied. 'I can't tell him that I die too, or else he'll never let me go alone and we'll both just end up dying.' "They only go after vampires, they ignore humans."
Angel nodded. "Alright, but call me as soon as you get home, promise?"
"I promise. Good bye, Angel," she said with another sniffle, realizing it would probably be her last good-bye.
"Good night Cordy." He watched her turn around and go until he was sure she'd really be okay. Something didn't feel right but he ignored it, thinking it was just his recent realization that he could have died tonight.
She turned around after hearing his footsteps. She watched him until she couldn't see him anymore. She memorized him, wishing to never forget him. A rogue tear ran down her cheek, splashing onto her jacket. She sighed and turned around once again, facing the street that held her future, her short future.
Chapter 4- Dooms Day
Cordelia walked straight ahead, not really focusing on anything but her own thoughts. 'Okay, this is not one of my brightest ideas. Go up against creepy demon, probably get killed. But I'd be saving Angel from getting killed cause either way, I'm dead. Come on Cordelia, you can do this.' She started having second thoughts and stopped walking. 'No, I can't go back. It's too late now. If I don't go through with this, they'll come after us, they'll still be waiting. God, why did it have to be Gylia demons?! They always stick to their prey and I just happen to be on the menu. If I can take care of them then maybe they won't hurt Angel…'
She started having a flash back of her vision from earlier tonight.
Her and Angel were walking down the dark street. She was snatched into an alley by a demon of some sort. Angel followed as quickly as possible. Something grabbed him from behind, two somethings. He struggled in their grasp as Cordelia was stabbed with their long claws, impaling her, killing her. Angel screamed and sunk to his knees. The demon then walked toward him with a stake. He looked up and tried to get away but he was over powered. In an instant, he was turned to dust and blown away…
"No…" she said out loud. "They don't want Angel, they want me. They want me and Angel was in the way. He came to save me and got killed, cause of me…" Cordelia took a deep breath, letting it out slowly. "Relax, he's not here. He's safe. But I'm not," she trailed off after hearing a sound in the disturbingly silent night. She looked to her left and saw it. The alley. She spun on her heels to keep going and almost screamed as the Gylia demon was standing right in front of her, a sinister smile plastered on his rough face.
Angel walked back into the hotel, letting out a sigh. Wesley and Gunn looked up at the vampire. "Where's Barbie?" Gunn asked.
"She went home," he responded in a far away tone.
Wesley continued typing away at the computer as he voiced his question, "So why do you seem so tense?"
"I don't know Wes, I have this bad feeling. Did you find anything on the demons Cordy drew?" He was hoping some news about them would only confirm that she would be alright and that the demons didn't touch humans.
"Yes, actually. They are called Gylia demons. A nasty bunch. They play with their victims first. They are killed by anything impaling them. Thankfully for us, they ignore humans. Their favorite delicacy if you will, is seers. Apparently they feed off their power of visions."
"Dam it, Cordelia!" Angel grabbed his coat off the back of the chair and took off out the door.
Gunn looked to Wesley for a moment, giving him a confused expression. Wes's face just mirrored that of his associates'.
Cordelia stared in shock at the demon before her while her vision kept replaying in her head. She quickly grabbed a stake out her back pocket and stabbed him but it didn't go all the way through. 'Crap, this is tougher than it looks-' just as she finished her thought she was shoved violently into the alley by an enraged Gylia. She regained her stance, revealing a dagger that was hidden away in her purse. 'I just hope those training sessions with Angel weren't for nothing.'
Angel ran toward the curb, leaving the gate swinging behind him. He leaped into his car and sped off down the street.
Cordy was having trouble, or at least she thought she was until another Gylia came up from behind her. He kicked her hard in the back, throwing her off guard while the other knocked the dagger away from her. She spun around, ready to face both opponents. She landed a side kick to the one her left while ducking a punch coming at her from the right. Surprising herself, she was doing okay but these demons had way more endurance than she did. She was beginning to tire. She had to keep going in order to stay alive.
She slipped up once and that's all it took for them to get the upper hand. In one powerful blow she was sent flying. She screamed as her body made contact with the corner wall hard, leaving cracks in it. She groaned as she slid down the side. Her vision started to blur as the two Gylia approached her.
Angel's car slowed as he neared Cordy's home, looking for her on the sidewalks. He stopped when he heard a scream. He knew that scream, that voice. He jumped out of his car and ran toward the darkened alley. He stopped as he saw one of the demons he recognized from Cordy's drawing, and her body huddled up in the corner. He gasped at the sight.
Cordelia heard a gasp and looked up to see her vampire hero just beyond the Gylia that separated them.
"Don't come any closer vampire!" It was the first time Cordy had heard the monster speak or make any sound for that matter.
"Let her go, and I won't have to kill you," he tried to reason for his friend's safety.
"Forget it! You'll never get your precious seer from me. She's mine now."
He turned his back on Angel and closed the gap between him and Cordelia. Angel's eyes grew wide. He spied the dagger on the ground and ran for it. Suddenly it slid out of his reach. He was grabbed hard from behind by a different Gylia. One more stepped out of the shadows to aid his partner in restraining the vampire. Angel struggled against their vice grip on him. He glanced over to Cordelia and the demon hovering over her heavy-breathing form. She looked so dazed. The creature's hand flexed, revealing its long, sharp claws. Cordy's eyes widened in realization at the sight of them. In a swift movement, his nails impaled her body.
"NOOO!!!!!" Angel screamed at the top of his lungs. He sunk down to his knees, reeling from what had just happened. "Cordelia…"
The devil that had done the dirty deed walked toward the fallen vampire, picking up the stake that had done little in the beginning. "What a shame."
Angel looked up with his teary eyes landing on the stake aimed at his heart. He began to struggle but it was no use in his emotionally weakened state. Just as he saw the wooden object near him, the demon screamed before a dagger protruded from his front side. He burned to ashes to be blown away by the wind. All that was left standing there was a girl, Cordelia, with a small grin on her face. Seeing her alive gave him new found strength. He used that and the surprise of seeing her alive against his two bewildered enemies. Both landed flat on their backs followed by two stakes impaling them. Angel heard a metallic object hit the ground and turned to see Cordelia losing her balance. He caught her before she hit the ground.
"Cordy? Cordelia…Hang on, you'll be okay. I'll get you help, I promise."
"Angel," she whispered his name as she slipped out of consciousness.
A/N: For anyone who didn't catch why Cordelia went instead of going home with Angel was because she knew this demon and that it would track her down unless she went to it first, leaving Angel out of danger…which kinda didn't work neways. lol
Thnx to liz, Francesca kasper, lily, Si.Crazy, AbiSnoCom for reviewing!
And thnx to Karlie for proof reading!
Neways- I hope this chapter answers some of your questions and if it doesn't, I'll clear it up in the end. Watch for the answers though, cause I'm gunna try to sneak them in somehow.
Disclaimer- come on, u should know me by now…
Small Recap-"I'll be okay," Cordelia lied. 'I can't tell him that I die too, or else he'll never let me go alone and we'll both just end up dying.' "They only go after vampires, they ignore humans."
Angel nodded. "Alright, but call me as soon as you get home, promise?"
"I promise. Good bye, Angel," she said with another sniffle, realizing it would probably be her last good-bye.
"Good night Cordy." He watched her turn around and go until he was sure she'd really be okay. Something didn't feel right but he ignored it, thinking it was just his recent realization that he could have died tonight.
She turned around after hearing his footsteps. She watched him until she couldn't see him anymore. She memorized him, wishing to never forget him. A rogue tear ran down her cheek, splashing onto her jacket. She sighed and turned around once again, facing the street that held her future, her short future.
Chapter 4- Dooms Day
Cordelia walked straight ahead, not really focusing on anything but her own thoughts. 'Okay, this is not one of my brightest ideas. Go up against creepy demon, probably get killed. But I'd be saving Angel from getting killed cause either way, I'm dead. Come on Cordelia, you can do this.' She started having second thoughts and stopped walking. 'No, I can't go back. It's too late now. If I don't go through with this, they'll come after us, they'll still be waiting. God, why did it have to be Gylia demons?! They always stick to their prey and I just happen to be on the menu. If I can take care of them then maybe they won't hurt Angel…'
She started having a flash back of her vision from earlier tonight.
Her and Angel were walking down the dark street. She was snatched into an alley by a demon of some sort. Angel followed as quickly as possible. Something grabbed him from behind, two somethings. He struggled in their grasp as Cordelia was stabbed with their long claws, impaling her, killing her. Angel screamed and sunk to his knees. The demon then walked toward him with a stake. He looked up and tried to get away but he was over powered. In an instant, he was turned to dust and blown away…
"No…" she said out loud. "They don't want Angel, they want me. They want me and Angel was in the way. He came to save me and got killed, cause of me…" Cordelia took a deep breath, letting it out slowly. "Relax, he's not here. He's safe. But I'm not," she trailed off after hearing a sound in the disturbingly silent night. She looked to her left and saw it. The alley. She spun on her heels to keep going and almost screamed as the Gylia demon was standing right in front of her, a sinister smile plastered on his rough face.
Angel walked back into the hotel, letting out a sigh. Wesley and Gunn looked up at the vampire. "Where's Barbie?" Gunn asked.
"She went home," he responded in a far away tone.
Wesley continued typing away at the computer as he voiced his question, "So why do you seem so tense?"
"I don't know Wes, I have this bad feeling. Did you find anything on the demons Cordy drew?" He was hoping some news about them would only confirm that she would be alright and that the demons didn't touch humans.
"Yes, actually. They are called Gylia demons. A nasty bunch. They play with their victims first. They are killed by anything impaling them. Thankfully for us, they ignore humans. Their favorite delicacy if you will, is seers. Apparently they feed off their power of visions."
"Dam it, Cordelia!" Angel grabbed his coat off the back of the chair and took off out the door.
Gunn looked to Wesley for a moment, giving him a confused expression. Wes's face just mirrored that of his associates'.
Cordelia stared in shock at the demon before her while her vision kept replaying in her head. She quickly grabbed a stake out her back pocket and stabbed him but it didn't go all the way through. 'Crap, this is tougher than it looks-' just as she finished her thought she was shoved violently into the alley by an enraged Gylia. She regained her stance, revealing a dagger that was hidden away in her purse. 'I just hope those training sessions with Angel weren't for nothing.'
Angel ran toward the curb, leaving the gate swinging behind him. He leaped into his car and sped off down the street.
Cordy was having trouble, or at least she thought she was until another Gylia came up from behind her. He kicked her hard in the back, throwing her off guard while the other knocked the dagger away from her. She spun around, ready to face both opponents. She landed a side kick to the one her left while ducking a punch coming at her from the right. Surprising herself, she was doing okay but these demons had way more endurance than she did. She was beginning to tire. She had to keep going in order to stay alive.
She slipped up once and that's all it took for them to get the upper hand. In one powerful blow she was sent flying. She screamed as her body made contact with the corner wall hard, leaving cracks in it. She groaned as she slid down the side. Her vision started to blur as the two Gylia approached her.
Angel's car slowed as he neared Cordy's home, looking for her on the sidewalks. He stopped when he heard a scream. He knew that scream, that voice. He jumped out of his car and ran toward the darkened alley. He stopped as he saw one of the demons he recognized from Cordy's drawing, and her body huddled up in the corner. He gasped at the sight.
Cordelia heard a gasp and looked up to see her vampire hero just beyond the Gylia that separated them.
"Don't come any closer vampire!" It was the first time Cordy had heard the monster speak or make any sound for that matter.
"Let her go, and I won't have to kill you," he tried to reason for his friend's safety.
"Forget it! You'll never get your precious seer from me. She's mine now."
He turned his back on Angel and closed the gap between him and Cordelia. Angel's eyes grew wide. He spied the dagger on the ground and ran for it. Suddenly it slid out of his reach. He was grabbed hard from behind by a different Gylia. One more stepped out of the shadows to aid his partner in restraining the vampire. Angel struggled against their vice grip on him. He glanced over to Cordelia and the demon hovering over her heavy-breathing form. She looked so dazed. The creature's hand flexed, revealing its long, sharp claws. Cordy's eyes widened in realization at the sight of them. In a swift movement, his nails impaled her body.
"NOOO!!!!!" Angel screamed at the top of his lungs. He sunk down to his knees, reeling from what had just happened. "Cordelia…"
The devil that had done the dirty deed walked toward the fallen vampire, picking up the stake that had done little in the beginning. "What a shame."
Angel looked up with his teary eyes landing on the stake aimed at his heart. He began to struggle but it was no use in his emotionally weakened state. Just as he saw the wooden object near him, the demon screamed before a dagger protruded from his front side. He burned to ashes to be blown away by the wind. All that was left standing there was a girl, Cordelia, with a small grin on her face. Seeing her alive gave him new found strength. He used that and the surprise of seeing her alive against his two bewildered enemies. Both landed flat on their backs followed by two stakes impaling them. Angel heard a metallic object hit the ground and turned to see Cordelia losing her balance. He caught her before she hit the ground.
"Cordy? Cordelia…Hang on, you'll be okay. I'll get you help, I promise."
"Angel," she whispered his name as she slipped out of consciousness.
A/N: For anyone who didn't catch why Cordelia went instead of going home with Angel was because she knew this demon and that it would track her down unless she went to it first, leaving Angel out of danger…which kinda didn't work neways. lol
Thnx to liz, Francesca kasper, lily, Si.Crazy, AbiSnoCom for reviewing!
And thnx to Karlie for proof reading!