The house was dark and quiet when Buffy woke from her dream. Buffy sat up on the couch and rubbed her eyes. It all had been a dream, Angel never really came over and said those things. Buffy exhaled. She was lost, she had no idea what she was going to do. Angel had moved on. Buffy looked up at the clock, it read 11:PM Buffy stood up and stretched. Buffy moved down towards the hallway and into Cordelia's room, Buffy looked inside but saw she wasn't there.
Buffy closed Cordelia's door as she moved down towards the hallway. Buffy hated that the whole place was dark and quiet. She didn't feel alone though. She felt someone was watching her. She wanted to know where Cordelia was, it was starting to scare her; not knowing.
Buffy stood in front of the bathroom door, the very same place she stood earlier today, when she found out she was with child. Angel's child. Buffy closed her eyes at the thought of it. Why was she not with him?
It didn't make sense to her. Buffy opened the door and then turned on the lights to the bathroom.
Buffy let out a scream of what she saw. Cordelia laid in the tub, dead. Blood everywhere. She was cut from the neck and laid in her own pool of blood. Buffy couldn't contemplate what she was seeing. Why didn't she hear anything? Why Cordelia? Why not her? On the mirror written in Cordelia's blood read: ONE DOWN. TWO TO GO.
Buffy stepped out of the bathroom with her hand over her mouth, trying not to get sick at the sight of her best friend. Her only friend. Dead.
Buffy grabbed the phone as she shook of the fear that overwhelmed her. Tears starting to flow as she called the police. She didn't know who would want to do this. Riley had backed off and hasn't even tried to contact her for several months. She wanted Angel. She needed him.
Angel and Gunn stood in his office, going over the recent case together. Angel was playing with the tiny basketball and throwing it in the hoop that was hooked to his door. "So. She saw Kate in a towel, with you?" Gunn asked. Angel nodded. "Wow. You hurt her." Angel nodded. "She came by and we had some words, and she told me she was pregnant." Gunn laughed. "Pregnant? Really? Well…what you say?" Angel sat on his desk. "I told her I didn't believe her." Angel looked down. Ashamed of how he treated her. He was in love with her, not Kate. Gunn walked over. "I don't think she would lie about that." Angel got up from the desk. "Well. What hasn't she lied about? I don't feel anything for her anymore." Gunn shrugged. "So…You're saying she's up for grabs?" Angel turned at this. "What?" Gunn smiled. "She's available? That reminds me I've always wanted to ask you how she was. I mean a body like that. I bet can do some damage."
Angel grabbed Gunn by the neck and threw him to the wall pinning him against it.. "You talk about her like that again and I will personally make sure you regret it for the rest of your life." Gunn put his hands up in defeat. A man then came running in the voice. "O'Connor. Your girl called there was a homicide. It's Cordelia." Gun looked at Angel. "See. Your girl." Angel grunted as he grabbed his jacket and gun. "Damn-it."
Buffy sat on the couch in a blanket shaking and rocking back and forth. Angel, Gunn, and Kate walked in, as they were taking the body out. Buffy closed her eyes at the sight. Angel looked at Buffy and her his heart went out for her. The officer in front of Buffy saw Angel and stood up to walk to him. Angel mat him half way. "She's not saying anything…she's a bit shook up. We tried to give her some valium…but with her being pregnant we can't do that." Angel closed his eyes, and kicked himself in the ass. "You mean she was telling the truth? Imagine that." Gunn said. Angel turned to Gunn. "Go to the crime scene and find something." Gunn smiled and nodded, Kate gave a smile to Angel and followed.
Angel sat in on the coffee table in front of Buffy. He just looked at her. The fear in her eyes, scared him. "Hey…" Angel whispered. Buffy lifted her eyes into his own. Angel tried to reach for her hand, but she quickly moved it away. "I'm sorry about Cordelia…but I need to know what happened." Buffy held herself from crying and Angel saw it. "I don't know what happened…I went to sleep on the couch….and that was it…I..I..Didn't hear anything. I woke up and I found her like that…I don't how it happened…I don't know who would do this." Angel nodded. "Okay…" Gunn then came out of the bathroom. "Ummm. You might want to come see this." Angel looked at Buffy, who looked back at him. Angel stood up and pointed to Buffy to Gunn, meaning to Gunn to watch her.
Angel went into the bathroom and saw how blood was everywhere, and then he saw the note in blood on the mirror. Angel cursed under her breath, he went back into the living room. He knew what it meant. He knew this was meant to hurt her, a warning to Buffy. Someone wanted to kill Buffy. His Buffy. And his child. Angel walked over and sat in front of Buffy. "Who else knows about…?" Buffy closed her eyes. He couldn't even say it. "Cordelia…and Daddy…also known as you." Everyone in the room turned and looked at Angel. "Everyone out!" Angel yelled Everyone in the room nodded and one by one left the room. Kate looked at Angel who told her to leave also.
Buffy tried to stand up but felt faint. Angel grabbed a hold of her. "Hey.." Buffy pulled away. "You're the last person. I want to see right now." Angel nodded. "I'm sorry how I acted before." Buffy rolled her eyes. "I don't even care. I have no one. The last person, who I had. My only friend is dead…and you…you're not even here." Buffy cried into her hands. Angel tried to hold her but pulled away every time. "Just get out." Angel was taken aback. "Get out." Buffy yelled. Angel nodded, and walked out, Buffy slamming the door behind him. Buffy stood against the door and cried as she slid down and crumbled to the floor, drowning in her own tears.