Buffy looked up from the ground with a smile, her face full of gloating.
"See Angel I knew you wanted me." She told him smugly.
This time Angel did groan allowed, and Cordelia has had hardened.
"Let me explain." The vampire said to the brunette as she raised an eyebrow he knew that she couldn't wait to hear this.
"Angel you don't have to explain anything to HER. We're together again, you have me know." Buffy said with a smirk.
Angel was now very pissed off he never wanted to hurt Buffy but she was delusional she had to get it into her head that he didn't love her, not in that way, not any more.
"Buffy shut the fuck up. I am sick and tired of this shit. How many times do I have to tell you I am not in love with you I am in love with Cordy. I thought you understood I came out here to make sure you are ok and what do you do? You attack me. When you died I went away for 3 months got my head together and I survived, I managed to live without you. That was when I realised I had moved on and when you were brought back all I wanted was for you to be happy and it wasn't going to be with me. Then before I realised it I had fallen in love and when Cordy died I couldn't move on I needed her in my life, it was empty when she wasn't around. She is my heart, my soul, my love, she is the sun in my life." As he said how much he loved his seer his he stared into her hazel eyes and he saw the anger leave them and the love shine through.
"Oh Angel." Cordy cried as she flung herself into his arms and he held her tightly. "I love you so much."
Buffy scrambled to her feet and made a threatening move towards the cheerleader, but a hand grabbed hold of her.
"Leave it Buffy accept it is over. Do you want Angel to hate you?" Spike paused and stared at the blonde.
Buffy glanced at Spike and then at the two who was still holding each other.
"I don't know how to let him go?" Buffy whispered sadly as something died in her eyes, the last part of her youth, her first love it had finally finished and she had truly lost him. Her heart broke, Buffy found it hard to breath. "How can I go on without him?"
"Just like everyone else Buffy, you take one day at a time. But you can't force someone to love you." Cordy told her as she turned and stared at the blonde. Her anger left as soon as she saw how alone Buffy looked, she just wanted her past back when things were easier than what they were now. But you couldn't go back or you could do was move forward and deal with whatever came. Just as she had a lot had happened to her good and bad but she wouldn't change a single moment it because it had lead her here to this point in time. Yes she was part demon and yes she was dead but she was back with her family and the man, vampire she loved.
"Look Buffy we, I want to still be your friend if you could manage that." Angel asked her.
"I don't know if I can do that Angel, at the moment it hurts to much." Buffy whispered.
Angel nodded. "I understand, but will still need your help now, if you are still willing to help."
Buffy straightened up and wiped away the tears. "Of course that are a lot of witches out there that are in danger including Willow, we have to make sure they are safe." The blonde stopped and turned to look at Angel and then at Cordelia. "You will keep her safe won't you."
"It is my job to keep her alive and even if it wasn't yeah I would keep her safe." Cordy told her.
Spike stood watching his heart ached he doubted now if Buffy would ever love him, she was hurting too much and another vampire with a soul would be too close to home. He had original thought that he would leave with Buffy but not now, it seemed he was going to stick around here a little longer and it looked like things were going to change. Cordy wasn't going to want to work and live in Wolfram and Hart but that was going to be another battle. He sighed and followed the others in hoping that the battle would start soon he had an urge to beat something up.
Xander and Dawn stood with Giles and the other slayers, they all noticed that Buffy had been crying and they had not been talking quietly and knew that their friend and mentor was to blame.
Gunn, Wes and Fred looked angry Cordy and Angel had been through so much and now they had just gotten together she had to come to try and ruin it, she failed, but they didn't need that not now. Willow and Kennedy looked embarrassed these were the people that they were going to have to live with.
"I'm sorry." Buffy announced to everyone she realised how she had acted, she had been single minded and did what she wanted no matter who it hurt and the slayer knew that if she had to do it again she would have probably done the same thing. She knew that she had to grow up not everything was about her. People had their own lives, Angel had his own life.
Wes walked to Cordy it was time to move on they had a battle to fight.
"So apart from Angel being able to get happy now." The ex-watcher said with a smirk. "What did they tell you about what we are fighting."
Cordy took a deep breath and moved away from Angel, she couldn't think clearly when he held onto her, she could see the disappointment in his eyes but she would make it up to him once this was over and done with. She turned and looked at Wes.
"Well from what I have been told that there is this demon that feeds on magic, it drains witches all of their ability so he can move from one world to another eating everything he can. He is stuck in another dimension and he has minions here who get the witches and feed him but we need to find out who it is? Where they are doing it? Follow them back give the demon a whole load of magic so he can make it here and then vanquish him." Cordy said.
"Vanquish? That is a new one on me." Gunn told her.
Cordy looked at him and grinned. "We don't vanquish." She pointed to the three sisters. "They do."
The Halliwells and Leo looked at her and smiled. "Ok we'll head back to the house check the book of shadows and come up with a vanquishing spell."
"Ok and we will figure out a plan to find out who it is? And then we can do the following and the killing." Cordy told them she glanced at Angel to make sure it was ok. He nodded and so did Wes.
Then with the light all four of them changed into little orbs and vanished.
"Ok guys let's come up with a plan." Angel told them.
Willow looked around. "What about me?" She asked.
Everyone turned and looked at her. "What do you mean Will?" Xander asked.
"Well if I do some magic, you know some spells and stuff maybe he will come after me and Cordy can sense where I am." She said with a small smile.
Buffy stepped forwards. "Will I am not sure that is a good idea."
Willow's face fell. Cordy turned to Angel. "What if Wes did a sort of magic tracker on her so not only do we have Cordy but if something goes wrong we have that as well. Can you do that Wes?"
Wes turned to Angel and grinned. "Yes I can, I have to do a little research and get some items but it shouldn't be too much trouble plus I have a witch here if I need a little help." Willow beamed at him. "And I know someone else who can get hold of some charmed ones if I need them." He wrapped his arm around Cordy's shoulders and gave them a squeeze and in turn she wrapped her arms around his waist.
Buffy didn't like this, it was putting Willow in danger but her best friend was going to be working with this group so she had to trust them. "Ok we have a plan."
"Yes we do now we just have to sit tight until the others get back with the vanquishing spell, apart from you Wes, unless you need any researching help." Cordy asked.
"No I am fine thanks, but if I do need anything I will call." Wes told them as he wandered off to his books to find the one he needed.
TBC