Cordelia's New Obsession 6?

Disclaimers in part 1

GILES HOUSE

Jenny and Buffy popped into the living room with a thump. This caused Giles and Lindsey to stop what they were doing in the kitchen. When they arrived to see what the noise was they saw Buffy and Jenny dusting themselves off.

"Aunt Jenny that was so cool! Can I do that too?" Buffy asked in wonderment.

She smiled at the girl, "Yes, you can but you have to get further in your training."

Sensing that someone else was in the living room with them both ladies turned around.

"Rupert what are you doing back? You're not supposed to be here until tomorrow."

Jenny smiled and gave him a hug, he gladly returned it. Buffy and Lindsey were just staring at them. Sometimes they didn't understand adults.

"Everything was taken care of and here I am, end of story." He looked over Jenny's shoulder and saw Buffy.

"Hello, my dear Buffy." He gave hear a smile.

"Hi, Giles." She gave him a smile. "Is that all I get? Just a 'Hi Giles'." He embraced her in a hug.

Rupert Giles has always been the other constant in her life. Even though she has a father and he was very loving, it was Giles who was her rock.

"Okay now that everyone is here can we eat? I don't know about ya'll, but I am hungry." Lindsey groaned out.

STARBUCKS

Cordelia looked at her watch and saw that it was getting late. She really didn't want to spend more time with this mortal. It was time for her to feed and she hated not eating on time.

"Listen Angel, I enjoyed talking with you, but I really have to go. I'll see you tomorrow say eight." She gave him a saccharine sweet smile.

All he could do was drool. "Sure, I need to call Buffy."

'You do that.' She thought.

"So tomorrow at eight. Where exactly are we meeting?" He asked.

"Let's meet here and then we can plan the rest of the evening. After all tomorrow is the last day before school starts."

She turned and walked out of the coffee shop with a satisfied smile. On her way home she made a pit stop at Lindsey's house. Looking through the window she saw the girl whose been haunting her, laughing with her family. To anyone else she was a normal girl, but she knew better. The vampire backed away from the house and into the darkness, it was time for her to feed.

"Buffy anything strange happen today?" Giles asked his niece.

Buffy looked at her aunt and at her uncle. She didn't know if she was supposed to tell or not. Jenny gave her a nod of her head and she smiled.

"Yeah, some things happened that made me wig. I found out today that I am a Wicca and that I was predestined. Grandma called me the 'The Chosen One' it's all kind of weird. I have to study and get my practice on, so I can properly use my powers." She smiled.

He gave Jenny a knowing smile. Buffy was his charge, and he was her guide, the one to not only train, but to lead her in the right direction. A mentor of sorts, he just had to keep his feelings for the girl out of it.

"Buffy what you have is a sacred birth right, these next few months are going to be filled with training and studying."

"So what do you mean? I'm going to have to give up everything that gives me a little bit of normalcy?" She was clearly upset.

"Buffy the fate of the world is in your hands. Your friends are going to be nothing but a hindrance."

Buffy dropped her fork in clear anger. The power was trying to surge forth, but it was blocked. She stood up apparently pissed off. Jenny looked alarmed at this and stood up with her. Lindsey just looked on in confusion.

"Oh, so you want to take away everything that means a lot to me? Who the hell do you think you are? I wish-" There was a crack of thunder outside the window.

Jenny rushed over behind Buffy and clamped a hand over her mouth. Giles looked up at the girl and was clearly frightened she had a bright purple glow emanating from her. The thunder still crackled outside and the lights were flickering.

"Buffy, please calm down. Your uncle doesn't know what it's like to be a girl, with all of this on her shoulders."

Buffy was still muttering under her aunt's hand. She tried to bite, but it wasn't possible. Jenny glared at her husband; if looks could kill he would be dead. He broke her stare and looked at Lindsey.

"Go on upstairs son. We can handle this." He gestured to his son.

"No, I am not going anywhere. You just single handedly told my only cousin that she had to give up everything because of her calling. I'm standing beside her, Buffy is my cousin and I'll be damned if everything normal is taken away from her."

The room went deathly silent. The only thing that could be heard was the soft murmuring Jenny was doing to bring Buffy down.

OTHERSIDE OF TOWN

Cordelia was feeding on a homeless woman, when she felt a change. The moon had disappeared, the air was thick, and there was thunder crackling through the sky. She knew that her girl was pissed about something and couldn't control it. She threw the woman down and smiled a truly evil smile. Holding her head high she walked out of the ally and pass some unsuspecting kids. It would have been fun to torture them, but she was in too good of a mood.

Walking into the manor she was immediately met by Drusilla. "You looked pleased, did anything happen today."

Cordelia smiled at the other woman, "Oh yeah, I caught dear Angel red handed on the arm of another girl." She walked into her room and took off her shoes.

"Did he see you?" The other vampire asked.

"Yeah he did. He tried to feed me some bullshit story, but I finally busted him on it. We had coffee and he told me a little more about our Buffy. We are getting together tomorrow."

Drusilla looked truly happy, "So are you going to kill him?" She asked excited.

"No, I am going to show Buffy what he is truly capable of. Then when the fall out begins and she drops him like a bad habit, I will swoop in for the kill."

Drusilla lay down on the bed with the other vampire. Stroking her arm gently, this touch alone was getting Cordelia aroused.

"How are you going to do it? Who are you going to use?" She asked.

She let out a huge smile, "I'm calling in the big guns." She straddled Drusilla's lap and began to kiss the other vampire. She abruptly stopped; "Darla" She called for the other vampire. Drusilla looked a little confused; Cordelia put a finger up to her lips. Darla walked in.

"You called, mistress?"

"I have a job for you." She smiled at the smaller vampire.

GILES HOUSE

Jenny had prevailed in talking Buffy down and everything went back to normal. Well as normal as it could be for them.

"Buffy, I understand that you are upset. Your uncle just doesn't understand what it's like for you. I don't want you to give up anything, your friends and everything else is what holds you to this world."

She glared at her husband again. "I want you to have that sense of normalcy." She smiled at her son. "But, do not, and I mean do not ever make a wish out of anger. The consequences will be too great."

Buffy looked down clearly ashamed of what she did. "I'm sorry, I didn't know. It won't ever happen again. I love my friends and I love hanging out with them. I just didn't like the fact that I would have to give up everything for this stupid calling."

"Buffy, I am sorry if I upset you. I just got excited that's all, it's just that you are my very first ever charge. I want you succeed in everything you do; I want you to live a long life. If your friends are that important to you then I won't monopolize all of your time, but it is important that you study, practice, and hone your skills." He gave her a small smile.

She looked at him grateful. "What do you mean I'm your first charge? Who are you?" She questioned.

"I am your guide. I will teach and train you in history, and I will teach you how to truly defend yourself. It will coincide with your magic training and whatever other training that needs to be done. The world isn't truly on your shoulders there is someone else out there who shares that burden with you. We just don't know who she is yet, but she is out there.

She looked between her aunt and her uncle. "I'm seventeen years old, I don't want this responsibility." She said sadly and got up from the table.

Buffy walked towards the stairs leaving three very somber people behind. Lindsey got up to go after her, but was stopped by his mother.

"She needs some time alone son. It has been a very trying day for her; she'll talk to you when she's ready."

He got up from the table and walked the same path that Buffy did. His life was just flipped upside down. His only cousin was a warrior for the powers and he couldn't do anything to help her. Walking into his room he saw Buffy asleep on his bed, he lay down beside her and pulled the blanket up over them.

"I will do everything to make sure you stay safe. I love you Buffy."

He gave her a kiss on the cheek. He drifted to sleep with his arms around his cousin. That's how Jenny and Giles found them when they headed up to bed. They closed the door and let them sleep.

"He really cares for her doesn't he?" Giles asked his wife.

"More than we'll ever know. He has been fiercely protective of her since she was a little girl. I guess you can say he is her guardian angel."

They headed off to bed.

OTHER SIDE OF LA

Faith was walking down the street from a night out with Xander when she saw a strange woman sitting on her porch.

"I'm sorry are you looking for someone?" She asked the strange woman.

"I'm looking for a Faith Williams are you her?"

The woman looked at her and Faith looked back at her just as well.

"It depends. Who are you?"

"I'm Gwendolyn Post, your new watcher." The woman stated.

"Lady what the hell are you talking about? I have two very loving parents. I don't need a watcher." She walked up to the door.

"You have a destiny and it's up to you to fulfill it." The lady was losing her patience.

"Trust me lady I am destiny free." She turned and walked into the house.

The lady handed her a card with an address on it. "What's this for?" She looked at the card suspiciously.

"Just meet there and all will be explained." She turned and walked away.

Faith closed the door behind her and looked at the card. Tonight was just getting weirder and weirder.