Cordelia's New Obsession 22
Disclaimers in part 1
Buffy parked her car in the parking lot, she got out and grabbed her books. Since she got her license she was able to come and go as she pleases. Faith made her way over to the blonde.
"Hey girlfriend, I tried calling you last night. Jenny said that you were out." She put her arm around the blonde.
"Yes, I was. So what did you and Xander get into yesterday?" The blonde asked already knowing the answer.
"We went to mine, had dinner with my mom, and watched movies. He went home and that was it."
Buffy put a hand over her heart and gasped. "Xander managed to keep his peter in his pants. That comes as a surprise." She laughed.
"What comes as a surprise?" Xander asked the girls when he approached.
"That you can keep it in your pants. Have you heard from OZ? The last time I talked to him, was at Angel's funeral." The blonde asked the boy.
"Oz moved to San Diego. He couldn't be here without Willow, so he just left."
The trio made their way towards the school when Amber the class president approached them.
"Hey Buffy are you running for homecoming queen?" She asked the blonde.
Buffy gave the other girl a phony smile, "Of course I am silly. It would be wrong if I didn't." She gave the girl a saccharine sweet smile.
"Great, I will put you down on the ballot. See you around." Amber walked away.
"Could you be anymore phony? I almost believed you for a minute."
The trio made their way over to 'the spot' as they called it. It gave them a chance to stay underneath the principle's radar. For some reason he had it out for Faith, thank god there was only a few more months left before school ended. Xander was bored as the girls were talking about dresses for homecoming. As a guy he really didn't care that much, all he wanted to do was dance and make with the merriment, and watch Buffy get crowned.
Cordelia scanned the school ground for her friends and smiled when she spotted them sitting underneath a bit sycamore tree. She approached the trio with a smile on her face.
"Hey kids." She greeted out.
Buffy gave her an enigmatic smile, "Hey yourself. And I'm not a kid; I'll be eighteen in three months." She pouted.
Faith pushed her arm, "Technically you are younger than we are, and we turned eighteen before you." She smiled.
Xander and Faith were arguing about something, and Cordelia whispered something in Buffy's ear and she started laughing. Garnering the attention of her two friends, they looked on in amusement. The way they were acting with each other, it seemed like they were actually dating.
"Stop, you are so bad." Buffy laughed out.
"Would you care to share?" Xander asked the duo.
"It's nothing that you would understand." Cordelia answered.
The first bell rang and the group got off of the ground and started walking to class. Then out of nowhere this man came into plane sight. Buffy went rigid with fear when she recognized who it was. Jax stood there in his glory throwing fire balls at the young wicca. She wasn't prepared for this. The warning bell signaled and everyone was in class leaving the foursome alone.
"What do you want from me?" The blonde asked the grisly looking man.
"I want you to die!" He shouted at her. He threw a lightning bolt at her.
Buffy ran behind a near by tree and Faith was about to attack. Before Buffy could tell her to move, Jax threw out a lightning bolt striking Faith down. The blonde cried out in agony as she was her friend went down. She was pissed and started throwing fire ball, and everything else she had in her, but it wasn't working. Her magic was fueling him, and as she was getting weaker he was getting stronger. Cordelia not being able to stand this had Xander distract him and she launched into a full on attack. When Jax was occupied with Xander, the vampire used this time to knock him down to the ground, he was stunned momentarily. Xander went to check on Faith and Cordelia used that moment to vamp out and sunk her fangs into his neck.
"No, this is not supposed to happen. I was supposed to run all." He cried out.
Cordelia went back to her human guise and picked Buffy up, she carried her over to where Jax laid.
"Buffy, I need you to do the spell baby. Please wake up and do the spell." She pleaded with the blonde.
Buffy started moving a little, and then came to. "Did we get him?" She asked in a daze.
"No, angel you didn't. Do your vanquishing spell." She pleaded one more time.
The blonde some how gathered the strength to get up. She looked over at her fallen friend and used that as fuel to her fire.
Evil wind that blows,
That which
forms below.
No longer will you dwell,
Death takes you with
this spell.
Buffy repeated this over and over again until the man disappeared. She collapsed in exhaustion. Out of no where appeared Jenny, Amy, and Elizabeth. Cordelia picked her up like you would a sleeping child.
"He took a lot out of her, but she got him in the end." She smiled at the girl. Everyone else looked over at Xander where he was cradling a lifeless Faith in his arms.
"Faith come on, you can't do this to me. I love you, please wake up." Xander sobbed. Jenny disappeared and went into the library. She found Gwendolyn behind the counter helping a student. Gwen noticed her presence and excused her self.
"Gwen, its Faith. You need to get out to the courtyard now." She said softly.
"Why what's wrong?" The watcher asked.
Jenny took her hand and led her out of the library, and to the courtyard. Gwen wasn't prepared for what she saw. Faith was laid out on the ground not moving or anything.
"Oh my god Faith!" She said hysterically. "What happened?" She asked no one in particular.
Xander came out of his state of shock. There was this demon, after Buffy and her magic use was weakening her. Faith decided to jump in and help, only to be struck down in battle." He sobbed out. "I tried CPR and nothing worked, she's gone. We can't bring her back." He cried out.
"Where's Buffy?" Gwen asked the group of people. They pointed to the blonde laying on the ground. Her breathing was very erratic.
"We need to get her to a hospital. How is she going to handle this? How are we going to explain this to her mother?"
The principle made his way out of the school at the sound of ambulances. He looked at all the people standing around.
"What happened?" He asked to no one in particular.
Amy decided to step in and handle the explanation, "These two girls were attacked by a man. Faith tried to fight him off, but suffered a blow to the head. He had tried to take Buffy, but she fought back." She didn't like lying, but the truth could never be told.
"I don't understand, how could she defeat him the way she did?" She whispered to Elizabeth.
Drusilla stepped up as if to answer the question. She exchanged glances with her sire, and came up with her answer.
"I drained him, when Xander was distracting him, I drained him. Then Cordelia got Buffy to wake up and she did the spell." She smiled.
"I don't understand how did she know what to use?" Amy asked.
"It was pretty obvious, she came up with it on her own. Buffy is more advanced than you think." Elizabeth spoke up. "Are you going to tell Lindsey?" The elder witch asked.
"Yeah, I am. Right now I need to get to that hospital. Buffy needs me, well us right now."
Jenny walked towards Buffy's car and got in. She had a spare key for emergencies, now constituted as an emergency. She drove of behind the two ambulances. Xander was talking to police officers, he was in shock.
Hospital
Cordelia was sitting at Buffy's side when Jenny walked in. She gave the older woman a smile.
"How is she?" The witch asked.
"Last time they checked, she is doing well. She hasn't regained consciousness yet."
They looked at the fragile body lying in the bed.
Buffy's Mind
Buffy was standing in the courtyard under a Willow Tree. Faith approached the blonde and tapped her on the shoulder. She turned around and gasped.
"It looks like I was taken down in the battle." Faith gave her a smile.
Buffy looked up to her with sad eyes. "I'm so sorry, you shouldn't have been there. You should've gone to class." She cried out.
"Listen Twinkie, it's not your fault. It happens; slayers don't have long life expectancies. Don't let this get you down; you keep fighting the good fight. I love you Buffy, you've been my best friend since forever."
"Please Faith don't go. I need you here with me, you were my rock. Who am I going to turn to now?" Buffy cried.
"My time is up Buffy, please don't forget me. You and I are double trouble, don't ever forget that. Look at it this way, whenever you see a sunset, or something that I would like, think of me and I will always be there." Faith disappeared leaving Buffy alone.
"Faith, please come back, I can't do this without you." She sobbed into the ground.
"Buffy please don't cry. This is how it has to be." A familiar voice said to her.
She looked up at tear filled eyes and saw her father standing there. Buffy got off her knees and went to hug him.
"Daddy, I miss you so much. Why are you here?" She aksed.
He looked into her beautiful green eyes and replied, "The time has come Buffy. You have to make a choice between good and evil. Right now you walk a fine line between the two, you may not understand now, but when the time comes you will know. Make your decision wisely, the whole world will be at stake if you choose wrong. If you follow your heart, things might be a little different, but I will still love you."
He leaned in and gave her a kiss on her forehead. "I love you my angel, please forgive me."
He disappeared leaving her alone again.
Buffy began tossing and turning, alarming the others. "Go get a doctor now!" Jenny exclaimed.
Cordelia bumped into Lindsey on her way out. "What the hell happened?" He tried to keep himself from going into game face.
"Go ask your mother, I have to go get a Dr." Cordelia took off in a mad dash towards the nearest nurses station.
"I need a doctor to room 214 now!" She yelled at the nurse. The doctor came out in the hall way. "Miss, what's' the problem?' he asked.
"Buffy Summers just came to; we need a doctor in there now." She took off in another mad dash and the doctor followed. He ordered everyone out except for family. This pissed Cordelia off tremendously. She needed to know if her girl was going to be alright. Lindsey tapped her on the shoulder, "I will let you know how she is doing. Don't worry I won't let anything stand in the way of your plans."
He walked back into the room and shut the door. Cordelia sat in the waiting room chair, where Drusilla later joined her.
Buffy's Hospital Room
"Hello Buffy, I'm Dr. Hines. Do you know what day it is?" He asked the blonde
"Yes, its Monday, October12, 2005." She told him.
"We can rule out amnesia. Do you know what happened to you?" He asked her again.
"Yes, I was on my way to class with my friends and we were attacked by some man. I don't know who he was, but he was tough. Faith and I fought him off, I'm here and apparently she's not." She said, sadly.
"I'm afraid not dear, we tried everything we could to revive your friend." He said, sadly.
Buffy looked at Jenny and Lindsey, "Could you give me a moment alone with my family please. Also could you find my girlfriend? Her name is Cordelia Chase." She gave the doctor a smile.
He nodded his head and left the family alone. Lindsey was the first one to speak.
"Buffy, you have to quit doing this. You almost had me scared, I can't lose you." He told her softly.
She gave him a big smile, "It's okay, I'm here now, and nothing is going to happen to me."
"I just wanted to tell you how proud I am of you. You got rid of Jax with help from your brother's girlfriend." Jenny stated.
Buffy and Lindsey looked at Jenny in confusion. "Aunt Jenny, Drusilla wasn't there. It was just me, Xander, Faith, and Cordelia. I would remember if Elvira was there." She looked apologetic to Lindsey.
"Why would she say she was there, when she wasn't? Buffy do you know of another vampire?" She asked out of curiosity.
Buffy feigned ignorance, "No, I only know of Drusilla and no one else." She lied. "I would like to speak to Cordelia please. Alone." The blonde requested.
Jenny got the hint, "I'll go get her Lindsey come along." She pulled him by the arm.
Five minutes later, Cordelia walked into the room and closed the door. Before she could speak Buffy beat her to it.
"You are a vampire aren't you? Drusilla wasn't there in actuality. Why did she lie for you then?" She asked no emotion in her voice.
The vampire looked down at the ground, "Yes, I am. I'm sorry I lied to you, but I really liked you and I didn't want to lose you. As far as why Drusilla lied, you will have to ask her. My reasoning is because she wanted to protect me from your aunt." She told her honestly.
Buffy's face softened a little, "You should have just told me the truth. Something bad is about to happen. I've been forewarned in my dreams and everything. You wouldn't happen to know anything about it would you?"
"In all actuality I don't. I'm sorry about Faith; she was a really nice girl."
Buffy held back the tears that were threatening to fall. "It's okay; at least I know she was trying to protect me." She said wearily.
Cordelia moved over to her bed and was about to hug her until Giles came busting through the door.
"Get your hands off my niece you vampire whore! I did some reading up on you, and you my dear are not what you seem."
Jenny and Lindsey came into the room with looks of shock. Lindsey was just playing along until the truth was revealed. Jenny's intuitions were right all along, she should have never trusted the girl.