Hum, sorry for the big mistakes that I know are in there... but I'm Belgian, so English is not my mother tongue.
Title: Kidnapping
Author: A.a.k
Category: Friendship
Content : Angel/Cordelia
Summary: Cordelia is kidnapped by an insane being called Casanova. Angel implements all to find her before she's harmed.
Notes: This story takes place after 'Billy', it's a cross-over with the movie 'Kiss the girls' but I've done it my way. The sentences in italic are the thoughts of the characters.
Disclaimer: The characters in the Angelverse were created by Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt. No infringement is intended, no profit is made.
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Prologue
Cordelia sat at her desk and signed. A good score of files was dispersed in front of her, and she had the painful task to classify them. The agency was pretty quiet these days. No visions in two weeks, so no cases in progress!
Well, letter G, Gordon Mary, who is this?
She opened the file and read it quickly; it was about a blue demon with a lot of excrescences on all its body that had try to...
... Inhale her? Ewww!
She remembered the vision she'd had, and that caused her a lot of pain, the demon was really disgusting and scary. She closed the file and continued to sort. Wesley was in his office.
Probably the nose in his eternal books.
Angel was training in the basement for a new fight, and Fred and Gunn were out for a walk
And, of course it's me who does all the papers! I should strike, or ask Wesley for a raise, hey, that's not a bad idea!
Cordelia was so focused on her «work » that she didn't hear Angel came back. He passed the reception and glanced at her; she looked like she was going to fall asleep.
Poor Cor, as if her visions weren't painful enough, she must moreover sort the papers! But she does it so well ... in her own way, of course.
He remained there to look at her. He just realise, at that moment, seeing her arranging the files, how much she had changed. She had grown, even beter, had matured. She had became a young woman so exceptional, she was generous, courageous, intelligent, really cared about the others. She was... simply his Cordy, the one who always bugged him to charge the clients, the one who always complained when he asked her to do something, but who did it all the same, the one who made him laugh, the one who managed to make him talk and confide in. Finally, she was Cordelia, his co-worker, and above all his best friend. She took a few seconds to notice that Angel was staring at her.
"What? What's up?" Cordelia asked.
"Nothing."
Cordy raised a brow, sceptic.
"Do I have something between the teeth? Or some mascara on my cheek?"
"No, not at all, I was just thinking that you've changed a lot."
"Well duh! But I was wondering if maybe I won't let my hair grow back."
"No, no, I meant inside, you've become a good person. Not that you weren't before... but you're even better now."
Cordelia frowned. "Did you drink some out-of-date blood or something? Or perhaps you smoked an odd thing."
"No, why?"
"Well, maybe 'cause the only time you revealed your feelings was because you'd touch a talking stick or whatever, and I must confess that you scared the hell out of me and... Doyle that time." Cordelia said, standing up.
"Oh," Angel replied. He seemed annoyed. "Well, no, I'm normal."
"Good, since we are opening our hearts, you're not too bad yourself. And do you know what would be great?" She got closer to Angel, checked that Wesley was still in his office, and lowered her voice, "it's that you'd tell our boss that I was here long before him, that I support these damn visions, so I don't see why I have to be the one who does the papers!"
"Perhaps because you're his secretary?" Angel said, half-amused, half-serious.
"No, let's rectify, I was YOUR secretary, but since then I estimate to have taken more importance in the agency to get a raise and just become the PTB's messenger, don't ya think?"
"I'll talk to him."
"Promise?"
"Promise," Angel smiled.
Gunn and Fred choose that moment to walk in.
Gunn held up a newspaper and said, "I found a case," he turned to Fred. "Go get Wesley please."
Cordelia took newspaper while Fred was coming back with Wesley. "On this page?" She asked, then she read " "Casanova has struck again", isn't it that guy who kidnaps women?" When Gunn nodded she continued, "and?"
Gunn exclaimed, "But it's just for us, kidnappings, murders and young ladies to be saved!"
"Hum, have I heard wrong, or is it nothing abnormal in this case?" Angel asked.
Gunn looked confuse, "So what?"
"We do the paranormal cases, not the criminal ones."
Gunn got closer to Angel, "One: What does it change, we're private detective, and two: You're not the boss anymore, so you don't decide if we take this case or not!"
"I may not be the boss anymore, but I know when a case is none of our business."
"What do you mean, "none of our business", eight girls have been kidnapped and three are already dead!" Gunn retorted.
"We are not cops Gunn."
"But that's what we do, help people."
"People that can be helped only by us." Angel stated.
"Who do you think you are, man?" Gunn exploded.
Angel and Gunn were really close and glaring at each other, nobody daring to interfere, Cordelia cut in between her two friends before it goes too far.
"Calm down boys" Cordy said warningly.
"No, I'm sorry," Gunn answered, "these girls need us and because Vamp Boy decides that it is none of our business, we should let them be killed by this loony?"
"That's not what I said, and you know it!" Angel replied.
They stepped closer, but Cordelia pushed them back, and then turned to Gunn
"I'm sorry Gunn, but Angel's not wrong, the police have to deal with it, we fight vampires and demons." Cordelia said.
"What are you talking about; it's been two weeks since you've had a vision!"
"He does make a point!" The Seer said, turning to Angel.
Angel frowned. "Perhaps, but we will not take this case."
Gunn was seriously getting pissed. "Why would you be the only one to decide?"
He pushed Cordelia abruptly. At the same time, the young woman had a vision, and stepped back more violently due to the impact of it
"Cordelia! Are you crazy Gunn, couldn't you..." Wesley exclaimed.
He was interrupted by Cordelia's cries who collapsed on the floor.
Vision: A young woman follows a masked man, her hands are tied. They arrive in front of a big demon with two huge mouths but no teeth. The girl is on her knees in front of the demon. It opens its mouths and began to aspire. Some kind of aura comes out of the young woman and goes in the body's demon. The woman falls, dead.