Title: Immortal Beloved 8 and 9?
Author: Wereleopard
Email: PG
Category: Romance/Crossover
Angel/Highlander
Title: Immortal Beloved
Author: Wereleopard
Posted: 31/05/05
Rating: PG
Email: Romance/Crossover
Genre: Romance Angel/Highlander
Summary: All of Angel and Highlander season 5. What happens when Cordy's life takes an unexpected turn, an unexpected twist, and she meets and unusual saviour. There is also a man trying to take her head.

Disclaimer: The characters in the Angelverse were created by Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt. No infringement is intended, no profit is made I am just poor.
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Chapter 10

Confusion

Angel slammed down the phone almost breaking it; the others had come in as soon as they heard his voice rise in anger.

"Where the hell is she?" He shouted.

Buffy, Willow and Xander had just walked in after spending the afternoon out.

Wesley walked over and touched Angel on the shoulder. "What's going on?" He asked he knew that it was about Cordy.

"Some woman called Amanda phoned said she was 'a friend' of Cordy's." Angel muttered his voice full of disbelief.

"Why didn't Cordy talk to you?" Fred asked softly she hated to see Angel like this and she, just like all the others at AI, was missing Cordy so very much and they wanted her back.

"Amanda said 'She is not ready to talk to us but has had a vision and that Cordy and her new friends will come here to help. It seems that a man will come here with an army of demons in two weeks'." Angel said.

"Do you believe her?" Wes asked.

"I don't know why wouldn't Cordy talk to me? Why won't she see me?" Angel sunk to the sofa in the lobby and buried his head in his hands. Buffy walked over to him and laid a hand gently on his shoulder, slowly rubbing it. Angel looked up at her and she smiled, he could see the hope in her face and the love, it was a reflection of what she looked like when they went out together. He quickly shrugged her hand off and walked away. Fred came over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist and he leaned into her, softly stroking her hair and whispering. "She'll be back, she will and we will be together again all of us."

"I know Angel." Fred replied her hand rubbing up and down his back.

Buffy looked away confusion and hurt written all over her face, why had he pulled away? She would need to speak to him when they were alone. She knew that he said he loved Cordy but they were best friends nothing more.

Willow watched her friends expressions she knew that Buffy wanted Angel back it was so obvious that Angel loved Cordelia and that he was lost without her. She wished that her friend could see that but Buffy was stubborn and the witch knew that this was not going to go easy for the slayer. But Willow would try and talk to her, see if she could make the slayer see what was in front of her eyes.

"Man we have to find out where Cordy is and if anyone has her against her will then we make emm let go." Gunn said his voice full of anger.

"I agree we find out where she is and then we get her back. She belongs with us." Wesley looked over at Angel.

Angel looked up the two guys then at Fred; she smiled and nodded her arms still holding him he smiled back at her. "Let's do it." He stood and the four of them went about the job of finding their missing friend. Buffy and the Scoobies just stood their staring not knowing what to do. Willow watched her friends and the AI gang; she stood up and walked over to Angel.

"I have my laptop maybe I could help?" She asked softly her voice barely above a whisper.

Angel looked up at her and suddenly he smiled, Willow sucked in a breath, it was stunning. He went to her and pulled her into his arms in a huge hug. "Thank you, that would be great go and sit next to Fred she'll tell you what you could do to help." Willow smiled back and nodded and wondered over to where the petite woman was sitting and soon she was her gaze was on the screen in front of her. Buffy stood rooted to the spot why had Willow done that? She couldn't get her mind around it but when Angel smiled she stopped thinking totally. Who knew that he could smile like that? Who knew he could look like that? It made her want him more, it made her want to bring out that smile herself and she would, the slayer was sure of her feelings and Angel was worried about his friend, but they would be together again he would come back to Sunnydale, his friends could visit if they wanted. Buffy felt at peace happier than she had for a while and now she was certain in what she had to do. She came to get Angel and they could be together again, Buffy had her doubts but now everything was clear. She sat and just watched him and smiled he was so graceful and strong he was like a panther sleek and smooth but with so much strength and power inside. You can feel the raw animal magnetism emanating for him she wanted to reach out and touch him her fingers itched for her to so but she could wait, Buffy was not sure how long but she could. The slayer fixed her gaze on her prey and waited.

Angel sat in the office reading through some of the paperwork Wes had given to him, he had this uncomfortable feeling he glanced up over the paperwork and saw Buffy staring at him, he sighed and looked down he was going to have to make her understand that things were different? That he was in love with Cordy? But they could wait the first thing he had to do was find her. He looked around and saw Gunn and Wesley using the phone and then there was Fred and Willow he was so glad when the witch asked to help with her ability with the computer it was going to be an asset. He shook his head and started to concentrate again.

TBC