Faith stood outside, her stake in her hand as she looked around. She wanted to get her frustrations out. Stake something, punch something else. She had felt hurt because Buffy wouldn't let her be part of the gang, even though she was supposed to be the Slayer. She paused, hearing a noise. She went into slayer mode, going quiet and moving into the shadows to watch. "Cordelia Chase!" Faith asked herself, staring at the stumbling figure.

Cordelia took off running after she left Angel's. It was too painful. He didn't love her; this was when she was a bitch. No one knew who she was, a champion. She was a Champion, and Link to the Powers That Be, and madly in love with someone who was obsessed with another. She ran through the graveyard until she finally fell onto the ground. She sat up, running her hands through her hair as she stared up at the sky. "I did everything you wanted me to. I… I gave up being famous to save Angel's life… I… I can't do this. I… I left Angel to be a higher being! I gave up the love of my life for you! Stop this game, please, I can't take this…" She said, breaking down.

"Fine. I want to speak to you face to face; of course, I've been dropped back down onto this plane… to save Angel! And I did! I put him on the right path! He got the vision and I got to say goodbye… I want to know why I am here… fine, fine, let's play demon girl." She closed her eyes, taking a deep breath.

"She possessed or something?" Faith asked herself, watching. What happened next caused Faith to jump and take off running. She had to find Buffy and Giles. Usually she wanted to kill demons herself, but this time it was different, something must be possessing Cordelia, and she couldn't kill her.

Cordelia opened her eyes; they were now pure white as she breathed fast, the white light consuming her body. There was a rustle in the bushes near her which was Faith, but Cordelia didn't notice. In an instant she stood back on the higher plane, her body enveloped in light. "Tell me why you brought me back to Sunnydale, I was only supposed to put Angel on the right path, and I have served…"

"Cordelia Chase. You have served as a champion for the past years. You know and understand this already. Angel has signed away his chance to Shanshu so we have decided to bless another upon him. As you know in your heart, Angel will not survive the apocalypse." The voice spoke to her.

Cordelia lowered her head and closed her eyes, knowing she could not cry in this heavenly place, but if she was in her body, tears would be there. "I know. But he knows he won't survive either… wait, he signed away the Shanshu… but… but why?"

"He has done the selfless deed in order to create the apocalypse. You shall have a week with him in which he shall be brought back to his body of this year. He will remember everything up until getting killed in the battle, and you shall be there to explain. You will be given seven human days in which his soul will be restrained in his body. This year is a safe time in which you two can join without changing the future. You must not chance the outcome of the past, for you cannot go back and change. At midnight he shall return into his old body."

Cordelia nodded, understanding. "Thank you." She whispered. They never got their chance, and now, now they could finally do everything they had only dreamed of. The next instant she was back in her corporeal body as the light disappeared within her and she looked around. She stood up slowly. "Oh no, what time is it?" She cried out, looking to her watch. "I have to get to Angel…" She said, only having 23 minutes to get to Angel.

"Yo! Giles and gang!" Faith shouted, knocking open the library doors as they slammed against the wall. She looked, seeing Xander, Willow, Buffy and Giles all standing at the table. She tried to hold the hurt in her face that she was being left out. "What's going on?" She asked, wanting to know what their emergency was before hers.

Buffy turned back, looking to Faith. Giles jumped, looking to Faith as he rolled his eyes, taking off his glasses. "Oh Jesus, next time, without the grand entrance please?" Giles asked. "Well, Buffy and the others have come to me; evidently Buffy had watched Cordelia Chase stake a vampire." He explained as Faith's eyes widened.

"It wasn't just a staking. She was strong, her reactions… she was like us, and she definitely knew what she was doing. Not to mention her stitches opened and she ran off like a marathon runner." Buffy added.

"Which is not our Cor." Xander said. "Or was our Cor…" He said his hurt in his voice.

"Well I guess I can help. I was just patrolling in the graveyard, and caught Cordelia running through it."

"Has Cordelia ever gone into a graveyard without us forcing her?" Willow piped up.

"Anyway, she goes down on the grass and is crying out some crazy stuff. Angel's name came up a number of times… about saving them. And then she called herself demon girl and went freaky. Like her eyes went white and then there was like this bright flash, it was bright…" Faith described.

"White light? Demon? Saving Angel?" Giles repeated, thinking to himself as he chewed on the end of his glasses. "This is quite interesting… I don't see how Cordelia is connected to any of these." Giles said.

Xander stood up, angry. "She's not! She hated anything with demons… not to mention Angel! She was on my side when he showed back up, when I said he should die… Cordelia wanted him dead too!" He argued as Giles sighed.

"Xander, this isn't about some childish fight…"

"No. Giles, Xander is right. Cordelia isn't connected to Angel at all. When he wanted to kill Angel… she was on his side…" She said, as much as it hurt to think about it. As much as she tried to deny her love for Angel, it was strong as ever. And what hurt her even more was the fact that she told Angel they couldn't see each other anymore. Because they still love each other.

"Giles, maybe Cordelia has been possessed. I mean, we all know Cordelia is anti-fighty… and she isn't big with Angel… not to mention going white. That's defiantly not a Cordelia Chase trait. Maybe some demon has possessed her…" Willow started as Giles thought about it for a moment and nodded.

"Faith and I should go find her then. Hold her down until we find out what damage she can do, and if she will do it." Buffy started, standing up. Faith nodded in agreement as Xander stood up, walking over to Buffy. "No." Buffy said flatly to him before he could speak. "If Cordelia really is possessed by a demon, she will be okay with killing you. And if she is okay, she will still want to kill you. You stay here and research Xander… you'll be the first to know." She said as Xander went to protest. Buffy gave him a scowl before she and Faith turned around to leave the library.

"Be careful Buffy, we don't know what she is capable of." Giles said, knowing that they probably didn't care. He sighed, looking to Xander and Willow. "Let's research demon possessions… and about mystical… light powers maybe?"

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