Cordelia's New Obsession 18

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Buffy and Cordelia sat there in momentary silence. They were both surprised by there mutual attraction.

"So where is this going to lead us?" Buffy asked lightly.

"I think that, we should take it slow. I want to date you, and for us to get to know each other better. We can decide where we go from there. I've been attracted to you for a long time and I had a feeling that you were more or less attracted to me. But I think you need to get over Angel first before we get into anything completely serious."

Buffy pretended to think it over. She already had her answer ready.

"I would like that, very much. We need to get started on this project before we fail."

Buffy got out of her bed and retrieved her books.

"So I went to the library and got some pictures of Shakespeare, and pictures of the play being performed. We can use those on the poster board, and then put some famous lines from the play. You know dress it up a little."

"We can do that."

They continued working on their project until there was a knock on the door. Jenny walked in and saw the girls surrounded by papers, books, pictures and a poster board. They looked very deep in thought; she really hated to disturb them.

"Buffy, I brought you and Cordelia some snacks and something to drink. Also Faith is here, do you want me to send her up?"

Buffy looked up at her aunt, "Go ahead, thanks for the snacks. Is Mrs. Post here? I really don't feel up to training today." She said softly.

"No, as far as training goes you are free and clear for at least a week. I want you to take it easy. You've been pushing yourself hard lately, besides you have a meeting with the High Priestess on Monday." She turned and walked out the door.

"What's the High Priestess? Why do you have to go in front of them?" Cordelia asked.

"The High Priestess is someone that rules the Tribunal. I have to prove that I am worthy and that I am the one chosen to defeat the forces of evil or something like that. Basically they are going to be testing me on my powers and everything."

Faith came walking into the room startling the two girls. "Hey B, Queen C, whatcha doin?" She sat on Buffy's bed.

Hey F, we are working on our project. "Something that you should be doing with Xander." Buffy smiled at the brunette.

"I just came from Xander's smart ass, and we were doing more than just the project." She teased.

Buffy threw a highlighter at her, "That was too much information. The sex that you two have is no ones business, but your own." Cordelia voiced her opinion.

"I came up here to tell you that, Anya is down at Starbucks talking to a crying girl. I rushed as soon as I could. Mrs. Post is downstairs talking to your aunt and uncle right now. Buffy you need to do something soon." She told her.

Buffy stood up and disappeared. Leaving Cordelia and Faith standing there in surprise.

"I think she just teleported downstairs." Cordelia explained.

"Let's go join her." Both brunettes made their way downstairs. They heard Buffy talking.

"I can do this, you know I can." She pleaded with her aunt.

"Buffy, you may be able to carry this spell, but you might need a little help." She tried to plead with her niece.

"Aunt Jenny, how am I supposed to do anything, if you keep treating me like a child? You and grandma tell me that I am the one, let me do this. I want to try, if it doesn't work then Faith can slay her or you can send her to an alternate universe." She crossed her arms and stuck out her chin.

Everyone knew that Buffy was stubborn and can't be talked out of anything when she sets her mind to it. Jenny threw her hands up, "Fine if you want to do it you can. I have complete faith in you. Now hurry up and change."

Buffy teleported upstairs to change clothes. "I don't think I will ever get used to that." Giles said to the room.

"Well, it's one of her powers. It's actually a good thing to use in battle, surprises your opponent." Jenny smiled.

Cordelia felt a little uncomfortable being around all of them, "I'm going to go ahead and go. Tell Buffy I will be back a little later, if that's okay with you Mr. and Mrs. Giles." She gave a sickening sweet smile.

"No problem, at what time will you be coming back dear?" Jenny asked.

"In about an hour, it'll give Buffy time to take care of what she needs too."

Cordelia was out the door before anyone could say anything. She needed to get to Starbucks and fast; she wanted to see the wayward demon go down. Buffy arrived downstairs in no time and noticed the absence of Cordelia.

"Where's Cordelia?" She asked Faith.

"She will be back in about an hour. It'll give you time to take care of Anya and get back." She answered.

"Okay Faith, let's do this." Buffy moved towards Faith and they both disappeared.

Jenny, Giles, and Mrs. Post were immediately out the door. They wanted to see first hand what Buffy was capable of.

Buffy and Faith landed in front of the Starbucks and she spotted Lindsey and Drusilla. The two of them looked over towards Buffy and got up. Anya was outside talking to the young girl.

"Don't you wish that you could do something harmful to him?" Anya asked the girl.

"Wishing is for sissies, I want it to happen now, but I do wish that he was a-" Before the girl could finish Buffy stepped out and looked at Anya.

"We'll finish this up later. Buffy you finally came to talk to me; I knew that it was just a matter of time." Anya taunted her.

"I can't let you do that. It's wrong." She said firmly.

Buffy assumed her fighting stance and Anya morphed into her demon face. She was even uglier as a demon. "You could have been a valuable asset to D'Hoffryn, he would have shown you more things than you could ever imagine. You would have been his greatest creation. With your power, everyone would bow to you." She spouted out.

"Sorry Anya, but I like my life just the way it is. Now are you going to talk me to death or are we going to do this." She said calmly.

Faith stood there ready to do battle. Jenny was not too far away, and Lindsey, Drusilla, and Cordelia were staying out of sight, but watching the whole thing.

"Do you think she could do it?" Drusilla asked.

"I know she can do it?" Lindsey spoke up.

Anya threw the first punch which Buffy was able to block and duck. Surprising all of the on lookers. She came back with a roundhouse kick to her legs knocking the demon down to the ground. Buffy didn't give Anya a chance to recover one bit. She was enjoying it a little too much.

Anya knocked her off of her and got up kicking Buffy in the stomach. Faith was about to jump in when Jenny held her back. "No, she has to do this own her own."

The fight continued for about twenty minutes and Anya was weakening. Buffy used this time to do her spell. She began chanting:

Hell threw you from its inner core

But earth won't hold you anymore

Since heaven cannot be your place

Your flesh and blood I now erase!

Over and Over again, her eyes went a pretty sapphire blue and a bright light was emanating off of her, Anya disappeared. Buffy promptly fainted. Giles was the first one over to the fallen girl followed by Jenny, Mrs. Post, and Faith. Drusilla, Lindsey, and Cordelia looked on in amazement.

"Holy Crap!" Lindsey didn't know what to say.

"So says all of us." Cordelia answered using one of Xander's phrases.

The onlookers stopped and looked on in confusion; there was a girl who fainted in the middle of the street. No one didn't know what was going on thanks to Jenny.

"We need to get her home now. That spell took a lot out of her." Giles carried Buffy to the car.

"What exactly happened? She wasn't supposed to go bright like that." Jenny asked her husband.

Just then Amy popped in near the car. "When Buffy did her incantation, she evoked the power of forgiveness. She wanted forgiveness for what she was about to do."

"Why did she do it though?" Giles asked after putting Buffy in the car.

"That's our Buffy always doing the unexpected." Amy grinned. "Our child is ready, but you need to make sure that she doesn't cast, chant or do anything for the next twenty-four hours. She needs time to recharge, tell her that she did me very proud."

Amy disappeared just as quickly as she came. Faith came out of her stasis and made her way over to the adults. "Is she going to be okay?" She asked out of concern for her friend.

"Yeah, she just needs to go home and rest. The project is going to have to wait until tomorrow. We need to call Lindsey, meet us at the house." Jenny told Faith.

Giles started the car and the two adults and Buffy drove towards home. Jenny and Giles spoke in hushed tones while periodically checking on Buffy.

"Cordelia." Buffy mumbled out.

Jenny turned around and looked at Buffy, "I need Cordelia, and she make me better." Buffy kept mumbling.

The car came to a halt in the drive way. Jenny opened the car door and Giles picked her up. Lindsey opened the door and Giles carried Buffy in and up the stairs. The blonde kept mumbling something about Cordelia.

"What happened mom?" Lindsey asked feigning stupidity.

Jenny looked at Lindsey then at Cordelia. She motioned for the brunette to go upstairs.

"Buffy did her very first vanquish and it was a little too much for her." Jenny explained.

"Did she do it?" He asked.

"She did it and you should have seen her. It was beautiful, and then I did a memory spell on everyone who was around." She smiled. "Buffy never did get around to eating dinner."

"I'm pretty sure she will eat something." He sat down on the couch wanting very much to see his cousin.

Buffy's Room

Giles had just left Cordelia alone with Buffy. She reassured him that she wasn't going to stay long. He closed the door behind him.

"Cordelia I need you." Buffy moaned out.

The vampire took that as her cue; she sunk her fangs into her arm and offered it to the weak girl. Without hesitation Buffy latched on and began sucking like a baby to a bottle. This had turned the vampire on significantly, her free hand slid underneath the blanket.

Buffy let out a moan and Cordelia removed her arm from Buffy's mouth. She protested a little. The vampires hand was still underneath Buffy's blanket, she couldn't believe how tight she was. Once she got what she wanted she removed her hands and began licking her fingers.

Cordelia looked down at the blonde and the content look on her face. She vamped out and sunk her fangs on the side of her neck, Buffy let out a moan of pleasure. The vampire took a few sips of her blood and licked the wounds clean until they healed. Buffy's blood was something she couldn't get enough of. She grabbed her books out of the room and went downstairs completely satisfied. Cordelia was definitely going to miss Buffy's warmth.

"How is she?" Lindsey asked.

"She is resting; will she be attending the funeral tomorrow?" She asked Jenny.

"It depends on how she is feeling in the morning. You must not mention this to anyone."

Cordelia put a finger to her mouth. "I won't tell a soul. Good night Mr. and Mrs. Giles, Lindsey."

She walked to her car a picture of calmness on her face. It delighted her to no end that Buffy was calling for her. The vampiress started her car and drove off, she needed Drusilla.

Cordelia's House

Drusilla met her at the door and looked like she wanted to spill. Cordelia motioned for her to follow her into the kitchen. She reached in the refrigerator and pulled out a bag of B+ and put it in a mug.

"You look like the cat that ate the canary. Spill already." She demanded.

"The red heads mother is the High Priestess of The Tribunal. Reds father is a warlock, and I think he is hell bent on killing the chosen witch, but he doesn't know who it is. The mother knows though. Also the little tree is headed off to a mental institution; her parents think she is mentally unstable to stay in the house."

The elder vampire let out a smile, "Everything is going according to plan. Homecoming is October 29, which gives us exactly a month to do what we need to do. I don't want to kill anyone else close to her; I want to see their faces when they find out that their most beloved child is a vampire."

"What about Lindsey? How are you going to deal with him? Buffy is a weak link for him, if anything was to happen to her he would surely die."

Drusilla may not be the brightest vampire of the bunch, but she did make a valid point.

"That's your problem. If you want to turn him, be my guest. I think Buffy would be terribly upset if anything was to happen to her beloved cousin." Cordelia drank down her cup of blood and walked out of the kitchen leaving Drusilla alone with her thoughts.

Sometimes the vampiress hated her sire. She walked out of the kitchen and went to her room.

Faith's House

Faith walked into the house tired from the day's events. She was still trying to wrap her mind around what she just saw. Buffy was working some serious mojo; she had to practically close her eyes. Walking through the door she saw her mother waiting for her.

"Faith Alexandria Williams, where have you been?" Her mother asked, clearly pissed.

She had to come up with a good excuse. "I went over to Buffy's after working on the project with Xander. I wanted to know how she was holding up you know since Angel's funeral is tomorrow." It wasn't a complete lie; she just hoped her mother believed it.

Faith's mothers' expression changed when she mentioned Buffy and Angel. She always thought those two made a wonderful couple. They were supposed to be together forever destined for one another.

"How is she holding up with all of this?"

"She is doing okay, she had a breakdown last night, but today she seemed fine."

"Did his parents come by and see her?"

Faith shrugged her shoulders, "I don't know. They will probably wait until tomorrow, I guess giving Buffy time to grieve as well as them. I know she called them the day she found out. I'm really tired mom, I'm going to bed."

She kissed her mother on the cheek and headed upstairs to her room. Without changing clothes she fell into bed.

Buffy's House.

Buffy was in her bed tossing and turning. She was sweating profusely.

Buffy was just crowned Homecoming Queen when a person with no face approached her.

"It's time princess to join our queen." The voice said.

"I don't want to join the queen. I can't do this, I have a sacred duty."

The person kept pulling her further and further out of the gym. No one did anything they were all standing still. She walked passed Willow who was in a straight jacket looking vacant.

"Oh my god Willow." She cried.

"There is nothing you can do now princess, what's done is done."

Whoever it was led her into a blood red room somewhere that wasn't familiar.

"Hello? Is anyone here? What do you want for me?"

Cordelia came into the room dressed in some leather pants and a halter top. Her lips were blood red.

"I want you to join me Buffy for eternity. We can rule the underworld with you by my side everything you could want would be yours."

She walked closely to Buffy and wrapped her in her arms. She didn't try to break free.

Cordelia gave Buffy a kiss on the lips, which the blonde returned. The vampiress removed Buffy's white dress, which to her was perfect. The blonde was innocent and she was about to lose it.

They fell back on the bed the vampire continued taking off Buffy's clothes. Nothing else was said. Buffy gave herself over fully and completely.

"Do you want to join me?"

Buffy let out an inaudible' yes'. Cordelia sunk her fangs into her creamy neck and drank deeply.

Buffy woke up in a sweaty mess, a longing in her heart. And an uncontrollable burning in her soul.

Cordelia woke up with a start. A smile spreading across her features, she could feel Buffy calling out to her. It was a matter of time before she would answer.