"Angel! How could you do that!" Cordelia yelled at him while walking through the hotel doors.
"Do what? I mean I was only trying to protect you" Angel said with a sad look on his face. Didn't she want to be protected?
"I understand that, but you promised to let me fight and you did the exact oppisite!" She yelled again
"I'm sorry Cordy next time we go out to fight a demon and I don't let you get dirty...you can hit me. Does that sound fair enough?'
"I suppose so" cordelia said slightly dissapointed that he didn't think of anything better.
"I'll talk to you later right now I need a shower" Angel said and ran upstairs. Why did he protect Cordy so much in that previous battle against the troclar demon? Could it be that he truly did care about her in that more than a friend way. Did they really have that thing Fred said... kyrumption?
Flashback Earler That night
The demon was strong and fast Angel new he couldn't take it alone although he didn't want to get cordelia injured, he new if she fought it she would. The demon struck him hard, right in the stomach cutting off his wind. Although it didn't hurt that much because he dosen't need to breathe. Though it did still hurt. After a few minutes of pain he saw it charging right for Cordelia.
"Cordy watch out!" He shouted
Cordelia was in a fighting stance with her battle axe, ready for anything the demon threw at her. When all of a sudden Angel jumped about six feet in the air. With his broad sowrd he sliced the demon in half.
"Angel!" she yelled in annoyance. Why dosen't he ever let her do anything?
"What?" he asked like he had done nothing wrong
"I could have handled that you know!" she shouted again
"Cor I'm s...sorry I just thought..." he started but was interrupted
"No! Don't say that you thought I wasn't prepared because you know all well and good that I was!"
"No it's just that.. well..I..didn't...want..you...to" he tried to stutter out, but was once more cutt off
"No you know what save it I just don't want to hear it right now!" Yelled Cordelia once more
End Of Flashback
Angel came downstairs after his shower.
"Hey Fred where's Cordy?" He asked
"She went home, you're not the only one who needs a shower after demon fighting you know." She said sarcastically
"I know it's just that... well... she barley got dirty." He explained
"So what! I think that also she needed a little time away from Mr. I'm not going to let Cordelia do anything even though I promised her, if you know what I mean"
"Oh... so you heard about that too huh?" Angel chuckled a little
"Um Angel I was there remember?" Fred asked
"Heh heh oh yeah" He said dumbly
The doors to the Hyperion Hotel opened. It was Gunn.
"Hey, Angel I got a mission for ya"
"Really what?" He asked
"Two florac demons infesting a home on fourth street" Gunn explained
"Right..."
"You have no idea what kills a florac demon do you?" Gunn asked
"None what so ever" Angel said
"WES WHAT KILLS A FLORAC DEMON!" Angel yelled into wesley's office
"Flames or decapitation" Wes said camly
"Right so Gunn, you and I will take care of that. You get the flame thower, and I'll get the battle axe" Angel directed him
"Man we took out that demon like there was no tomorrow" Gunn said
"Yeah that was pretty fast" Angel said
"Angel can you come down here a minute?" Cordelia asked while she was in the basement/ training area
"...Yeah sure" He said a little confused wasn't she still mad at him?
DOWN IN THE TRAINING AREA/ BASEMENT
"Well times a wasting big guy you wanna do it" Cordelia said
"Heh yeah okay"
"HIYYA" Cordelia yelled
"Okay so last time we were working on your punches and your kicks right?"
Cordelia started puching his hands
"Good, good" he said while blocking her punches he set his hand down for a second and she accidentley punched him in the nose. Sending his head to the side
"Oh I'm sorry geeze sorry sorry" Cordelia said apologetically
Angel looked at her not a bruise on his face
"I'm a vampire you can't hurt me" He said
"Oh"
Turning away from her he rubbed his nose. Then looked at her again and said
"Am I swelling" putting his hand around the area that she had punched him. Cordelia just laughed, and hit him on the arm.
"Cordy there is something I have to say.. to you... about well us and our relationship"
"Were friends aren't we?" she asked
"Right, right thats all I'm saying is that were such good friends and hell knows we've been through a lot together, and..." Angel babbled while walking upstairs, with Cordelia. When they got upstairs Cordelia said to Angel
"Angel are you trying to say that you love me?"
"What well..um"
"I love you too"
"You do?" he asked
"Angel loves me and I love him!" she yelled
"Oh my g-d"
She gve him a strange look
"You guys love us and we love you?" She said confused
"WE LOVE YOU ANGEL" Fred, Gunn and Wesley yelled back
"We were all saying it earlier" Cordelia explained
"Oh" he said feeling dumb
"you're not gonna wanna hug are you?"
He shook his head
"Um no.. no" Angel said
AT CORDELIA'S HOUSE
Why was Angel so weird about the whole love thing, I mean I might have feelings for him, but he definatley dosen't have feelings for me. I mean he's still in love with buffy right? Of course he is Cordelia don't even think for a second that he could have another place in his heart. Espically not for you.
She cried a silent cry for the rest of the night.
THE HYPERION HOTEL (ANGEL'S ROOM)
hWow I was so close to telling her how I felt today. She even said she loved me. Of course she meant as a friend. Of course you're not good enough for her. She's right not to love someone like me with a curse, an innner demon. Come on Angel get a grip. I don't think any girl has gotten you so down before not even Buffy. Thats one of the reasons I don't want to tell Cordelia how I feel. I don't want her to suffer like Buffy did in our relationship. It seems that when your with me all you get is heartbreak, and dissapointment. I just don't want Cordelia to have to go through that, and if she's with me in a more than a friend way; I'm afraid, no I know thats what she'll go through.
Angel thought about this all night which kept him awake most of the night.
THE NEXT MORNING HYPERION HOTEL (LOBBY)
" Hi Angel" Cordelia said smiling
"Hey Cordy" Angel said smiling back at her
"Angel could you help me research this new demon?" Cordelia asked him
"Uh sure yeah no problem" He said
Cordelia handed him a book on demons, causing there fingers to brush. It made shivers run down cordelia's back. There eyes met and just stared at each other for what seemed to be an eterinity. When Lorne senced the tension between them, he thought he should ask Angel whats going on.
"Hey Angel can I talk to you?" Lorne asked
"huh?" He asked a bit dazed
"what?" Cordelia asked just as dazed
"Sorry princess I need to talk to Angel" Lorne said again
"Uh sure I'll be right back Cordy to help you with that research" Angel said
"Huh what research right" Cordelia said still a bit dazed. Angel and Lorne go into Wes's office to talk
"What was that?" Cordelia asked herself
"What Lorne?" Angel asked a little impatient. He wanted to get back to Cordelia.
"Well it's just that.. well.. is something going on between you and Cordelia?" Angel asked
"Nothing.. I don't think...why?"
"Well I senced the tension between you two and just thought you know"
"Really there was tension?" Angel asked
"You could sence it a mile off" Lorne said sarcasticly
"I assure you I don't know what you're talking about" Angel said
"Okay Angel cakes it's just.. well I'm only going to tell you this once, remember you have to act because you don't wanna miss that shot."
"Its ..well what have I got to offer her?"
"Like I even have to answer that"
"Okay I guess I'll go take that shot then" Angel said while walking out the door. He popped his head in one more time and said
"Thanks Lorne"
"Only here to help Cupcake"
" Oh and Lorne"
"Yes"
"Stop calling me pastries"
END OF CHAPTER