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Title: Immortal BelovedAuthor: Wereleopard
Posted: 16/05/05
Rating: NC-16
Email: Drama/Angst/Romance/Crossover
Genre: Romance Angel/Highlander/Highlander The Raven
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.
Distribution: FSB if anywhere else please just let me know!
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Chapter 16

Cordy left her apartment running as fast as her feet could take her, she had to get there first. Gunn and Wesley were right behind her and as soon as she reached the fresh air the managed to reach hold of her arms and pull her back to them.

"LET ME GO!" she screamed as loud as she could the panic setting in, her heart pounding as if it was going to break out of her chest. "We have to get to Connor and now." Her tears were falling from her eyes like Niagara Falls. She lost Angel and Connor once she couldn't loose them both again. She had to protect his son, their son know matter what.

"Who's Connor?" Wesley asked he was confused he had never heard of this name before apart from that one time when Cordelia woke up and asked Angel, the vampire changed the subject quickly and Wes thought nothing of it but the one thing he did remember was the look on their faces when Connor's name came up. Wesley knew it was something important but he just didn't know what.

"We don't have time for this." Cordy said the pain and panic evident in her voice.

"Make time!" Wes said quickly he didn't want to cause Cordelia any more pain but this had gone too far and he and the others were not going anywhere until they found out who Connor was, it was obviously very important to both Cordy and Angel so much that Angelus was using it as a tool and they needed to know why.

Cordy looked down her hair failing in front of her face trying to hide her emotions, trying to hide everything that had happened but the main thing she was trying to hide was her sadness and the loneliness, the fear and the guilt of what had happened. She knew that it wasn't her but she still felt that she was to blame if she didn't leave, if she and Angel had met at the bluffs everything would be different, everyone would be happier. "He did what he thought was right for everyone." She whispered her voice so soft it could barely be heard. She desperately wanted everyone to forget about what she said and move on but she knew that was not going to happen.

The others had arrived and watched wondering what was going on and why Wesley had a death grip on Cordelia's arm and their faces told them something bad was coming, they were about to hear information that they didn't want to know but had to.

"Who did?" Wesley asked but he knew who it was.

"Angel." She said with a sigh. "Angel did what he thought was the best for everyone." Cordy knew now that she was going to have to explain to everyone what she was talking about and they would not let her move without it, she just hoped that she could tell the story quick enough to make sure that Connor was not going to be in any danger. Angel might forgive her if they were to late but she wouldn't, not again.

"Who's Connor?" Gunn asked that was the name that no one knew, no one apart from the champion and his seer.

Cordy sighed deeply and looked into Gunn's eyes. "Angel's son, Connor is Darla and Angel's son." She whispered hoping that they would leave it at that but they wouldn't.

A gasp was heard from Buffy everyone turned to her. Buffy's face had gone pale and she glared at the ex-cheerleader hoping that Cordelia was lying, hoping that it was make-believe but in the pit of her stomach she knew that it was true. Angel had a son and no one but Cordelia and Angelus remembered him.

Angelus whistled to himself as he walked the streets of LA, it was good to be free again with no limitations he could do whatever the hell he wanted to and now the preliminaries were out of the way it was time for the real games to begin.

It had been a busy night, it had been very productive and he couldn't wait for it too start. He arrived at the Hyperion Hotel knowing that this was the one place that they could not banish him from, it was his home, well it was the soul's home, but who cared. They ran like mice in a maze he wouldn't have to find them, they would come running back to him one by one and he would show them what being Angelus really meant. He flung open the doors and stalked in.

"Hey honey I'm home?" He called out at the top of his voice watching as the scared demons and vampires stop to stare at him. As much as he wanted to do this alone he couldn't not with there being a slayer, a vampire, Spike, a witch and 4 immortals. Which meant he had to deal with Buffy, Spike, Willow, Cordelia, Amanda, Nick, Duncan and Methos Angelus knew what he could and couldn't do and he knew when to bring in help, so that is what he did he managed to find a lot of volunteers and the ones who didn't, well, he had started to feel peckish again.

The phone rang echoing around the lobby Angelus looked around and no one went to pick it up, he sauntered over and grabbed the handset. "Hello Angel Investigations. We eat the helpless." He paused and pulled the phone away from his ear. "Looks like they didn't need us." And with that he placed the phone down with a chilling laugh that went straight to you heart and stopped it.

He turned to the demons and changed into his game face. "What have you stopped for? Do you need some incentive?" Angelus growled out.

The demons all turned and kept working they knew better than to mess with Angelus.

Angelus made his way up the stairs until he arrived at what used to be the souls room. He opened the door and walked in he could see where the cradle used to be, he could see Cordelia lying on the bed with Connor.

He laid on the bed imagining he could breath in the scent of Cordelia. He ran his hands up his leather trousers and over his silk shirt. He sighed at the thought of her hands touching him, begging him to do whatever he wanted her to, rolling her over and taking control, pushing his body hard against hers. He could feel his hands reaching out and slowly unbuttoning her top. He remembered how Angel felt during the time at the ballet and that damn idiot didn't take control, didn't own every inch of her body, he didn't taste every inch of that perfect skin.

Angelus smiled he couldn't wait until she was his and the plans that he had for her, his mouth watered at the prospect. His hands wandered down his body they knew the goal they were trying to get to, the release his body needed. His hand slowly pulled down the zipper of his trousers; he reached in his hand to satisfy his need for the moment when a knock at the door woke him up out of his fantasy.

"It's here," a male voice mumbled from the other side.

Angelus smiled. "Ohhh the next phase, this should be good."

Buffy stared incredulously at Cordy. "You did what to Angel's son?" Disgust evident in her voice.

"Ok one more time for the bottled blonde amongst us." She glared at Buffy placing her hands on her hips she stared thoughtfully. "You know the more you talk the more I believe you are actually a natural blonde." She noticed Spike's scowl from the corner of her eye. "Sorry Spike." She said with a small smirk as she noticed him run a hand through his own short blonde hair.

Gunn, Wesley and Fred stood there frozen, their minds trying to deal with what Cordy had told them, with all the stuff that Angel had wiped from their minds, with everything they had lived through together as a family. They did kind of understand why he did that, to protect Cordy and Connor, but their hearts cried out that he never discussed it with them first they may have understood the reasons why but Angel never even asked them. He did it again, it may have been for a different reason but he took their lives into his hands and threw them away and now it was clear, very clear why Angelus wanted Cordelia and not Buffy.

"But uhh that wasn't you, I mean it was Jasmine taking control of you. Doesn't he understand that?" Fred stuttered.

"Fred sweetie it's not going to make any difference Angelus enjoys making people suffer and I am the one he wants to suffer most. So when we find Connor and make sure all of you are safe I will go to him and he can do what he wants." Cordy knew that she wasn't to blame but it had still been her body, she had not been able to stop what had gone on, she had been fooled and hurt her friends and family in the process.

"Oh no you ain't" Gunn said with Fred and Wesley nodding in agreement.

"But if it's Cordy?" Fred said quietly.

Spike walked forward and looked sadly at Cordelia and then turned his gaze to the small Texan. "Fred, Angelus hates the soul and whatever the soul cares most about he will do what he can to taint it and eventually destroy it." He turned to Cordelia once again. "Pet you made the top of the list." He could feel Buffy stiffen beside him he thought it was finally sinking in that Angel no longer wanted to be with her, even Angelus had put Cordy about Buffy in his to do list.

Angelus slowly walked down the steps, every move planned, he knew that his guest was watching her eyes could not turn away. Once he reached the bottom he sauntered over to her each move practiced and planned, every step to turn someone on, to make them his. Angelus oozed sex appeal and he knew it and used it to his advantage. Finally he reached her and placed a hand either side of the chair and leaned in closely to her, inhaling he scent, her fear, her arousal and her innocence it was the sweetest of fragrances.

"Hello Dawnie glad you could come and visit." He said sexily his voice slid over her like velvet.

TBC