Cordelia's new Obsession 10?

Disclaimers in part 1

Tuesday was a very somber day for the Summers family. They had to bury a father, a brother, a husband, a son. Buffy came home from the funeral and locked herself in her room. Everyone had respected her privacy and gave her some time. So now she was sitting on her bed talking with Mr. Gordo. He has been her friend since she was two and he was a good listener, because he never talked back. So she began telling him her story, there was a pause when someone knocked on the door.

"Buffy? You need to eat something sweetie." Jenny's voice came through the door.

She lay back down on her bed and curled up with Mr. Gordo. She really didn't want people fawning over her.

"I'm not hungry right now Aunt Jenny. I'll eat something later, is everyone still here?"

Jenny looked at the door sadly; she knew her niece was in deep grief. She just hopes that she didn't try anything crazy.

"The only ones that are here are your friends, us, and Cordelia." She told her through the door.

Her heart skipped a beat when Cordelia's name was mentioned. She didn't know why, but it was just there. It came as a surprise that her friends were still here.

"Cordelia? Shouldn't she be at school?" She said sadly.

"No, she's not. She is real concerned about you, as is everyone else. Your mom needs you too Buffy. Even though she is letting you stay with us, she is still your mother and she needs you more now than ever."

Jenny wasn't met with any resistance or any arguments. She knew she had her answer when Buffy opened the door. Without hesitation she wrapped the girl in her arms and for the thousandth time that day she cried. She cried for her mother, herself, and everyone else. When they crying session was over both ladies headed down stairs. Buffy was met with hugs and kisses. Her mom hugged her a little longer than necessary, a hug in which she returned.

"Are you okay baby girl?" Her mom whispered in her ear.

"I'm okay; I'm just a concerned about you." She replied.

Both of them were aware that they had an audience, but they didn't care. They were a family in mourning and full of grief. Buffy had to meditate quietly to keep her magick in check.

Cordelia looked on at the scene and smiled. Not for the fact that her girl was hurting, but for the fact that she was closer to getting what she wanted. Angel had the nerve to sit there looking indifferent. She honestly didn't want him there and the way Buffy was glaring at him, it was felt by all.

"What are you doing here? I told you if you come around me I will do something you will regret!" She said, eerily calm.

Everyone's eyes turned to him. "I just wanted to give my condolences, and tell you I'm here for you." He looked at her with soulful eyes.

"You gave up that right, when I caught you screwing that vampire bitch on Cordelia and Drusilla's couch."

She heard the gasps coming from around the room. Jenny tried to reach her niece, but she was unreachable. 'Houston we have a problem.' She thought.

"Buffy honey, you are upset right now. Why don't you calm down sweetheart? Remember when we talked about this at grandma's house. Emotions are good, but negative is bad." The older wicca whispered in her ear.

She turned to her aunt, eyes ablaze, "Aunt Jenny that was then and this is now. He had the nerve to show up here after I told him to stay away. I think he needs to feel my wrath." She gritted out.

Angel tried to get something out, but Buffy caught him in time. "Silentium." Everyone was amazed when the boy went suddenly silent and couldn't speak. They looked at the blonde in confusion.

"Holy shit!" Faith exclaimed.

"So says all of us." Xander chimed in. "Buffy what the hell was that? I mean you made captain forehead shut up." He really did not like Angel.

Buffy looked around at everyone and even her Aunt. "I'm sorry everyone." With a wave of her hand she took the silence off of Angel, and ran out the door. Her friends looked at the direction she ran in shock. Faith knew in that minute that Buffy was the one her watcher was talking about. Cordelia sat there looking at the situation in delight; her girl just showed what she was made of. Now her friends are going to freak, and maybe leave her alone. Except for Faith, she is the slayer. Now that she knew that Buffy was the wicca she was supposed to fight a longside. Something needed to be done.

"I'm going to go find her. She needs someone who is not really close to the situation."

The vampire looked around the room. Willow had a deep frown on her face; it was her position as best friend to comfort the blonde. Cordelia could hear the red heads thoughts.

"Willow, I understand what you're feeling. Buffy has been through a lot and everyone here is in her tight nit circle of friends. I'm kind of the outsider so she will find it easier to open up to someone impartial." She left before she could get a reply. "Divide and conquer."

Cordelia walked around trying to find the blonde. Where ever she is, she doesn't want to be found. She stopped on the sidewalk and concentrated on Buffy's scent. The vampire started walking again and found Buffy in a field of flowers near a stream. She cautiously approached the girl.

"It's peaceful here. A person could get lost in their thoughts."

Buffy turned around and let out a smile. "My father used to bring me here for picnics when I was younger. It was our special time; we used to fish here too." She said sadly.

Cordelia sat down next to her and took the other girls hand in hers. "I think you freaked your friends out back there. Did you not tell them what you are?"

"No, I haven't told them yet. I don't think they could comprehend it. Their suddenly normal friend is now this almighty witch. This whole wicca thing, won't sit well with them. Sometimes I wonder why it was me that was prophesized. I mean I just want to be a normal girl, with a normal boyfriend, and maybe get married and have children."

"I know you want all of that, but you are here for a reason. I don't understand what you're going through. But whoever chose you did it for the sake of humanity. You are a beautiful, sweet, and very bubbly young woman. I could see why they would; you don't have a dark bone in your body." She said truthfully.

Buffy sighed and looked at the dark haired girl. "I just don't want my friends to be afraid of me. I want them to still look at me as their Buffy shaped friend. You saw what I did to Angel in a moment of grief. Your really think I'm beautiful?"

Cordelia looked at the fair haired girl, "Yes, I do. Inside and out, you light up every room when you come around. I know we don't know each other that well, but I am very attracted to you." She decided to put some seeds of thought in her head.

"That's sweet and everything, but we are kind of on the straight side." She responded back.

This was going to take a lot of persuasion on Cordelia's part. She needed to try a different tactic. "I'm not completely straight honey. I thought you knew I'm bisexual. I like both men and women."

Buffy took in everything that she just heard. There was nothing wrong with being bi, hell Faith was bi and she didn't have a problem with it. She couldn't be a hypocrite because she was attracted to Cordelia also. It was something that she couldn't understand.

"Well, if it's any consolation. I'm attracted to you too, I can't explain it, but it's just there. I bet everyone is probably worried about me. Especially Aunt Jenny, ever since I found out what I am, she's been real protective. I even have to study and practice, we should get together tomorrow afternoon and work on our project. I do don't want to hear Ms. Griffins attitude on Monday. I wish I could change her into a frog, but that would be against the law."

Cordelia threw a flower petal at her and Buffy threw one right back. It turned out to be an all out flower war. It made both girls laugh. Buffy knew at that moment that everything was going to be okay. Her father would want her happy, not full of grief.

"I think it's time for me to go back. I don't want to worry them too much." Buffy got up and dusted off her dress. Cordelia did the same. "I'll walk you home, and then I need to go home myself." She dusted herself off.

They walked back to the young wicca's house in silence. Each one lost in their own thoughts about the future and the uncertainty of it all. They approached the house and Buffy spotted Lindsey's car.

"Lindsey is here." She smiled. "You and Lindsey are awful close aren't you?" The vampire asked.

Buffy smiled a little, "Yeah, he is so like the older brother I never had. In a way he is kind of like my guardian angel. It's been that way since we were little. This one time I fell out of a tree and he was there to catch me. I don't know what I would do without him."

Seeing the way Buffy was talking about the guy, it was going to be hard to get rid of him. Lindsey was very special to Buffy and if anything happened to him, she would probably go off the deep end.

"This is your stop. I will see you tomorrow morning at the usual place." The vampire told her.

"Thanks again for the chat. It helped me feel a lot better." She gave her a hug. "I don't know what I would've done without you." She finally let her go.

If the vampire could blush she would have. She was supposed to be a master vampire, not making moon eyes at her sworn enemy. The one who was supposed to take her down, she needed to get out of their fast.

"I'll talk to you tomorrow cutie." Cordelia turned and walked away. Now that she has gained interest into the Summers and the Giles house, nothing was going to keep her from her girl now.

Buffy walked into the house and she could hear everyone give a sigh of relief.

"Don't ever run off like that again. You had me worried, I just lost your father and I don't think I could take it if anything was to happen to you." Joyce chastised her daughter.

"I'm sorry mom, but what I did today in front of my friends freaked me out." She looked at the floor.

"Buffy I am not going to tell you that you were wrong. You should know that already, I only have to say this one more time, Do not let Angel get to you. When he is concerned you lose all rational thought. What you did today was careless and you could have put everyone in danger. I let you have this one 'Get out of Jail free card', but after that no. We've had this talk before negative energy will attract all sorts of nasty things." Jenny told her wayward niece.

"I'm really sorry, but seeing him here made me see red. Literally, I wasn't really listening, it's just something about him. Did you explain to everyone what had happened?"

"Yeah, we did. Your friends are going to have a lot of questions. Some more than others, but Faith was pretty cool with it though. Willow was a little hurt that you didn't tell her."

Lindsey finally decided to say something after watching this drama unfold. "Buffy you had everyone worried including me. I don't ever want you to run off like that again, you are like the sister I never had." He gave her a hug.

"Where is Giles?" She asked curiously. "Dad went out of town for business, the artifacts that got shipped was the wrong ones." Lindsey responded.

"Well, I don't know about everyone else, but I am going to head up to bed. I have an early day tomorrow."

Jenny looked alarmed by this, "You are not coming back to the house?"

Buffy looked at her mother, "No, I am going to stay here tonight. Mom needs me and I think right now I need her too. I'll be over there tomorrow after school though." She gave her aunt and cousin a smile.

"I'm sorry Jenny, but I really want Buffy here right now. She will be back over there after school. I have to explain something's to her. I'll tell you first, next month I'm moving to Washington. I was offered a position at one of the most prestigious galleries there. I've accepted."

"You are leaving your daughter? How could you do that? I mean she is going to be living in a different house. That doesn't mean you up and leave her, she just lost her father. You are the only parent she has left. It's going to do more harm than good, but I can't make the decision for you. It's getting late and we should go. I'll see you tomorrow afternoon."

Jenny got her purse and walked out the house. Lindsey followed not bothering looking at his aunt. Joyce got up and closed and locked the door.

"She is really going to leave Buffy?" Lindsey asked.

"Yeah, she is, but I knew she would. It was written in prophesy, but we have to make sure that she does not turn to the dark side. If she does the world is doomed as we know it." She got into the car and drove off.

Lindsey was thoughtful for a minute. There had to be something he could do, he glanced up at Buffy's window. There was no way he was going to let his golden child turn evil.

Joyce opened her daughter's door and found her fast asleep. She gave a simple smile and closed the door. Cordelia stepped out of the shadows and approached Buffy's bed. As stalkerish as it was, she couldn't help herself. She smoothed her fingers through the girls' blonde locks. Unconsciously Buffy moved into the caress a smile playing on her face.

"Yes my darling girl. You know who I am and to whom you belong. You may not realize it now, but you do." She whispered in the girls' ear.

Buffy turned over on to her side, giving the vampire an ample look at her cleavage. Her eyes traveled to her neck. She could hear the blood rushing through the other girls veins, it was a glorious sound. She had to control the demon threatening to come forth persuading her to take Buffy now. Cordelia knew the time wasn't right yet, but it was fast approaching. The vampire turned and went out the window, but not before dropping a blood red rose on her pillow.