IMMORTAL BELOVED

Chapter 7

Amanda and Nick

Cordy and Amanda wandered the streets of LA and spotted a small restaurant, it was quite and out of the way. They sat down and ordered their food and drinks.

"So what happened with this guy?" Cordy asked.

"Not much for small talk are you?" Amanda asked with a grin.

"Nope and I don't have much tact either."

Amanda laughed, "neither do I. We are going to get on just fine."

"So back to the conversation at hand."

Amanda sighed. "I met this guy, purely my accident. Well ok he and his partner were tailing me." She stopped as she saw the look on Cordy's face. "I'm a good thief, years and years and well years of practice. His partner died trying to protect me, trying to save my life. Well we just ended up in each other lives and Paris called but to cut a long story short he had been poisoned and I shot him."

Cordy looked at her with confusion clearly written across it. "I could sense that he was a pre-immortal and if you die from a poison he would just die and I couldn't let that happen. When he awoke again he was angry, I know he has been angry at me before but it was nothing like this, he told me that I should have told him, that it was not my decision to make if he wanted to be immortal or not and then he left. I haven't seen him since. I tried to find him and when I couldn't I just had to get away to escape and Joe told be Duncan was here with Methos and I thought I would come and join the party."

Cordy sat back and watched Amanda just for a moment. "I can see both of your points of view."

"You can?" Amanda asked sceptically.

"Yeah I mean an immortal is a huge life altering thing. I had no choice because I was in a coma and this immortal tried to take my head and I have lived all my life around things that are unusual so things like this are not a huge shock to me, but Nick who was a cop and then next thing knows he is immortal and he also finds out that you knew all the time and didn't tell him. So he is angry for keeping it from him. In your case you care about him, you care a lot but did not know how to tell him what he was and you didn't think he would believe you and then something happened, something unexpected and you did the only thing you thought you could. You didn't want to lose him. You'd rather he hate you forever then not be around at all." Cordy said as she watched the emotions playing across Amanda's face.

"How did you?" Amanda asked.

"People always under estimate me. I've been around and seen so many things in my life, things that most people could never imagine." Cordy said her eyes no longer at the present but going to the past.

"What happened to you?" Amanda asked.

"Now that is a long story." Cordy said with a sigh.

"I'm in no rush. Not going anywhere and you listened to me, now it's my turn to do the listening." Amanda said with a grin.

Cordy looked at her, smiled and nodded and she ordered more drinks for the two of them.

Methos was pacing to and fro; Duncan was tempted to join him. "What was taking them so long they had been out for hours. What could they be doing?

"Are you sure that it was a good idea in letting them go out alone?" Methos asked.

"I don't think it was a good idea at all but did you want to be the one to tell Cordy and Amanda that. I value my head and other things thanks." Duncan said.

Methos watched him for a moment. "True" he replied simply and then continued his pacing once again.

Amanda's face was full of amazement. "You went through all of that?" She asked.

Cordy nodded, it was nice to talk to another female.

"So do you still get the visions?" Amanda asked fascinated by Cordelia.

"No idea, haven't had one yet."

"So what happens now?" Cordy looked at her not sure what she was talking about. "With Angel I mean."

"I have no idea he was so angry on the phone, I just don't know what to do? He's going to try and involve himself in the fights when someone challenges me. I'm not sure if it's a good idea for me to go back. Maybe I can just phone through the visions."

"Men." Amanda muttered.

"I'll drink to that." Cordy said with a grin and as she took a mouthful see choked on it as soon as who she saw walk through the door. Amanda looked at Cordy and followed her gaze.

"Who's that?" She asked as she turned back and saw Cordy's pale face.

TBC