"Cordelia… you must be careful, if we learn too much… we could change everything… the future, and maybe we shouldn't know what is to happen to us…" Giles said uncertainly as Xander piped up.
"Hey! I want to know my future."
"Mine too… like will I ever get a boyfriend?" Willow asked, sitting up, wanting to know. Cordelia started choking as Willow spoke and she started coughing. Willow looked scared as she shifted in her seat. "I guess not then…"
"No, no, no, no, Willow… you have a happy relationship… two very happy ones, the second being… the second being a different kind of relationship…" Cordelia said sheepishly, not knowing if she should explain to Willow about her becoming gay and coming with Tara.
"Different? What do you mean by different?" Xander asked curiously as Cordelia's eyebrow raised and she looked at him.
"You end up with a 'different' relationship as well." Cordelia snapped, referring to Anya.
"Let me get this straight. You somehow got you and Connor here, and now our Cordelia is off in the future, I have no clue who Connor is though…" Buffy said, trying to understand as she went silent, nodding her head as in deep thought. "I see… now, how does Angel fit in and how do you know about him being… him!"
Xander rolled his eyes, seeing that was all Buffy was interested in. Angel. And now Cordelia knows about Angel and it was upsetting Buffy, making her mad with jealousy. She wasn't the only one.
"I know who she is. My father told me she was the one who unleashed Angelus." Connor growled, looking to Buffy. "I know it's her, she doesn't smell human." Connor said flatly, as Buffy looked to Connor.
"What does he mean by that?" Buffy said, pointing to Connor. "And are you smelling me? That is… ew… is he a vampire or something? And what did he mean by unleashing Angelus? Is Angelus Angel? What did I do to unleash? And what is to unleash Angel!" Buffy cried out as Cordelia shot a look to Connor.
"Nothing Buffy, I mean, like Giles said, I shouldn't say too much. Because if I tell you about what happens next year… then he might not lose his soul, and never go to hell, which means never go to Los Angeles, which means I never meet Doyle or get the visions… and never become demon…"
"What was that last bit?" Xander asked as Cordelia continued her conversation with herself. He looked to Willow and Giles, with wide eyes. "I heard become demon. Did any of you guys catch that?" Xander asked them as Willow shrugged.
"I am still getting over what a 'different' kind of relationship is. You think I end up dating a vampire like Buffy? That's different, right?" Willow asked, worried. She wanted to have a normal boyfriend, not anything… weird.
Cordelia cleared her throat, walking over to Connor as she grabbed his arm and then took him over to the middle of the library. "This is the center of Hellmouth, this should help my abilities…" Cordelia said, having no clue what she was doing as she put her hands up in the air. "Take Connor and I back to the future!" Cordelia called out in a professional voice, waving her hands around. "Come on bright light. You came out before. Listen to me! Take us back!" Cordelia said her strong voice turning into a whine as she let out a moan. "It's not working… I hate this. I mean, I appreciate no tail or horns Skip, but come on. I need a manual to working this." Cordelia sighed.
"Who's Skip?" Buffy asked, looking back to Willow and Xander as Willow just shrugged.
"Okay. I have nothing. Willow, how about you work on a spell? To take us back?" Cordelia asked, walking over to the table the speechless Scoobies sat at.
Willow looked at Buffy and then Xander before staring back at Cordelia with wide eyes. "Me-Me-Me a spell? You mean… like witchcraft?" Willow asked, her voice going quiet and dark as Cordelia slapped her forehead.
"Right. You don't start doing that until next year with Angelus… um, okay. So, until my powers decide to work, Connor and I are stuck here… unless Angel is here too! I mean, you guys know Angel by now, so how about calling him up? He could still be my Angel!" Cordelia said, perking up as she looked to Buffy.
Buffy glared at Cordelia, her arms crossed. Her eyebrows burrowed in frustration. She didn't understand any of this, and wanted to know why Cordelia kept referring to Angel as Angelus. Not to mention how friendly she seemed to be acting towards Angel. She thought Angel was in love with her, yet from what she was able to understand Cordelia and Angel were both doing something together in Los Angeles. Where was she?
"Ah, yes. I have the number, let me just call him at his apartment, I am sure he will be home…" Giles said, as he finished wiping his glasses and slid them back on. He stood up, walking over to the counter as he reached behind it, grabbing a piece of paper out. He dialed in the number and then held the phone up to his ear. "Hello? Angel, it is me, Rupert Giles. Buffy's watcher, yes. We have a problem here are the library and would appreciate it if… oh yes, thank you. Goodbye." Giles spoke into the phone as he set it back down on the set. He turned to Cordelia, nodding. "He will be coming in a few moments."
"Thanks Giles, I mean, if anyone can help us out, it's Angel. This is a champion's job. Especially since I am his link to the Powers." Cordelia said, smiling as Giles watched Cordelia curiously.
"You mean in the future Angel becomes a champion? That is… that is quite an honor, especially being a vampire with a soul…"
"Oh yeah Buddy. Angel is more than a champion." Cordelia replied, her Sunnydale attitude coming back as she spoke to Giles. "And I have been with him since the beginning, after he left Sunnydale."
"Angel leaves Sunnydale?" Buffy said, her voice high and hurt as she sadly looked to the floor. Cordelia looked to Buffy, feeling guilty as she frowned.
"Don't worry Buffy, even in Los Angeles; Angel is still mad crazy about you. No matter what, you will always be Angel's true love. And I know, after the things I have been through… you are still first in his heart. I can promise you are the only one to give him happiness." Cordelia spoke gently, walking over to the Slayer as she put her hand on Buffy's shoulder. It was true, even after having sex with Darla, Angel did not lose his soul. Only Buffy did, and probably ever would. Buffy nodded, feeling a little better as she nodded.
"Last I remember Angel and Buffy decided against getting together…" Xander muttered, jealous.
Next Chapter will have Angel's arrival, as well as how Sunnydale Cordelia deals with landing in the hotel, and seeing Lorne. (Review and I will post faster. Of course with no reviews... no post.)