Title: Always
Author: Wereleopard
Rating: PG
Email: Crossover Angel/Buffy
Summary: All of Angel and Buffy. A visit from old friends brings up memories and hidden feelings and yes this has got the eppy birthday in it I have just done it my own way.

Disclaimer: The characters in the Angel verse were created by Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt. No infringement is intended, no profit is made I am just poor.
Distribution: FSB if anywhere else please just let me know!

Feedback: Yes please!

A/N Thanks Andy for giving me an idea and the non-stop hassling of 'When's the next chapter coming out?' Chant.

Chapter 13

"Yes." Cordelia smiled automatically as the young girl in front of her

"Could I have an autograph and maybe a picture with you?" The young girl asked nervous and blushed as her idol stared at her.

"Of course you can." Cordy replied but as she bent down to sign the picture something caught her eye in the shadows she wasn't sure what it was, it seemed like a person but they managed to blend into the darkness. She was still weary of going out a night even though since she had left Sunnyhell she hadn't bumped into any other vampires, demons or other things that go bump in the night, well not to her knowledge anyway.

Spike lit as cigarette as Cordelia Chase walked into the restaurant he was sure that she spotted him. Damn PTB not only was he her champion.

"It should have been the poof." He muttered under his breath

So not only was she a famous TV star, her life was different so she only remembered the people from when she lived in Sunnydale. He looked around if she didn't remember, if she wanted to stay in this life, she would turn evil and destroy this reality. She was an amazing woman and she could even have a normal, rich life of a TV personality without having demons running in her life.

"Please pass, I don't want to kill you, I truly don't" Spike was looking forward to getting to know the cheerleader, his seer.

Cordy left the restaurant, she was so bored these people that she had to get 'mingly' with just to keep her profile out there were so incredibly boring. The brunette stopped when she was outside and looked around she had that feeling again that someone was watching her. She tried to look into all the shadows but couldn't see anyone. Cordy shook of that feeling. "It must have been thinking about Sunnydale that is making me nervous." Cordy muttered to herself.

As she continued to walk and turn the corner Spike emerged from the darkness and took a drag from his cigarettes, he dropped it to the floor and stood on it as he walked past, his long leather jacket swinging behind him.

He walked slowly anyone who saw him could see that he was a predator, he stalked along the sidewalks, all his senses on his pray, in this case it was the person he was protecting.

A scream echoed around the empty streets Spike stopped looked around and saw some guys grabbing hold of HIS seer, he growled vamped out and ran after them.

Cordy screamed as loud as she could when these guys grabbed her and dragged her down an alleyway, they turned and flung her against the wall. Her head smacked hard against the brick it made her see stars for a few moments when she could finally see again there were two men who were grinning at her.

"Do you want a scare little girl?" One of the men asked.

Cordy laughed at them and in the next moment they vamped out.

"Oh great vampires." She muttered.

The two vampires were confused she should be screaming and panicking and telling herself that they didn't exist.

Spike ran around the corner and Cordy saw him. "Spike?" She asked. "Oh great 3 vampires, I hope you choke on my blood." She was tired and now someone from her past had just appeared and not in a good way.

The blonde vampire shook his head and laughed one thing about Cordelia Chase is not much throws her he thought to himself as he started to beat the two up and had laid their hands on this young woman. They were new and didn't stand a chance against Spike and it was long before their bodies had turned to dust and blew away in the wind.

Spike took a step towards Cordelia and she moved a step away from him, looking nervous, not sure what was going on.

"I just saved your life." Spike grumbled.

"Yes you did, why? Do you want me for yourself cause I tell ya I don't like that much better than any vamp munching on me." Cordy said glaring at him.

The vampire chuckled he was really beginning to like her. "I am not going to munch on you I'm a good guy like the poof, uh Angel."

The brunette eyed he sceptically. "You are?"

"Yes and let's get the hell out of her before anyone else attacks where do you want me to take you." He asked as he grabbed her hand and marched her out of the dark damp alley.

"I'm not inviting you in anywhere." Cordy told him.

"Fine don't…" Before he could finish his sentence another vampire who threw him against the wall attacked him from behind. "RUN," he shouted to Cordelia as he attacked his foe.

Cordy did what he asked and took off as fast as her legs could take her as she ran around the corner she could still hear the battle, she stopped and turned around picking up a piece of wood she ran back.

"What am I doing? What am I doing?" She repeated to herself as she ran. Cordy managed to get back to the fight just as the other vampire was going to stake Spike. "NO!" She screamed the vamp turned to her and she staked him.

The two of them looked at each other with the same shocked expressions.

"Congratulations." Said a voice the seer and her second champion turned around and standing there was Skip.

All the memories came rushing back to her. "Did I pass?" She asked nervously taking hold of Spike's hand.

Skip smiled at her. "Yes you did, you both did?"

"What?" Spike and Cordy said together.

"Spike you risked your life to save hers, even though you could feel yourself losing and instead of saving your own skin you continued to fight to give Miss Chase a chance to get away. Cordelia you came back and saved the life of a vampire who tried to kill you on numerous occasions who hurt people you cared about but because he saved you and you being the person you are you, couldn't not help him. Now." With a wave of his hand he transported Cordelia away leaving Spike with him.

"What the hell, you bloody wanker how can I be her champion if we're not together." Spike growled.

"You can't help her on this one Spike this has to be all her."

"Oh god no, not this." Cordelia feel to her knees crying.

TBC