Buffy and Cordeila
"Season 5"
Chapter 2: Real Me
Magic Box
Buffy had left the house early this morning mostly to avoid Dawn and all the questions about her and Cordeila. Sure she didn't mind answering them…but some where personal. Anyway she decided to leave Cordeila with Dawn. If there was anyone that could handle Dawn it was Queen C herself.
Sometimes Cordeila could be a real bitch but other times she is the sweetest person you will ever meet. Buffy has seen both sides of Cordeila Chase and she wouldn't want to change either side. Why? Because each side makes Cordeila…well Cordeila.
Buffy is training with Giles for a few hours before she had to be to work. They gave her a half day so she decided to get some quality watcher time in. They had arrived at seven in the morning and Buffy didn't need to be to school till nine. So she had plenty of time…or so she thought.
Buffy was balancing on a short piece of wood trying to get in tune with herself. The next thing Buffy knew she was being thrown to the floor by some unseen force. What the hell? She thought to herself after she hit the floor. And when she looked up she saw the cause of her pain…Dawn. "What are you doing here? You and Cordeila are supposed to be spending quality time together." Buffy said as she picked herself up of the floor.
"She decided to spend quality time here at the Magic Box. Which I have to say has way cool stuff in it." She looks around the gym. "Hey is that a real sword?" she asks. But before Buffy can answer she continues. "Anyways Cordeila wants to talk to you…by the way what the hell happen to Riley?" Dawn asked to Buffy's back as Buffy walks out of the gym. "Buffy?"
"He left." Buffy stated as she walked out the door. She had some things to discuss with her girlfriend. Dawn followed closely behind. When Buffy walked into the store she saw Cordeila looking at some things on the shelf. She smiled as she walked over to her and all the mean things she wanted to say disappeared when she saw Cordeila. That always happens to her. Buffy taps her on the shoulder.
Cordeila turns around and smiles at Buffy. "Hey," she says as she puts her hands around Buffy's neck.
"Hey yourself," Buffy said as they lean in for a kiss. Dawn makes a disgusted face and walks over to the table. "What are you doing here?" Buffy asks when they pull apart. "I thought I wasn't going to see you till tonight."
"Yeah well I decided to drop by…why you upset?" Cordeila asked in mock hurt.
"I could never be hurt by seeing you," Buffy said as she out her forehead to Cordeila's.
"Could you two please get a room," Dawn said as she watched them from the table.
"Yup, you and her are gonna get along great." Buffy said as she pulled away from Cordeila. "Plus I have to get back to training." Buffy said as she walked back into the back room. She left both Cordeila and Dawn sitting there with a confused look on there faces.
"What the hell did she mean by that?" Cordeila asked. Dawn shrugged. "So you want to go to the mall and spend Buffy's money?" Cordeila asked as she looked over at Dawn. Dawn just smiled and walked out of the Magic Box with Cordeila.
Buffy walked back into the gym and saw Giles sitting on the couch. "What?" she asked when he looked up at her.
"Buffy you sure no how to pick them." He said with a smile. "Dawn and Cordeila are going to get along great." Giles said as he stood up and placed the piece of wood back in the position it was before.
"That's what I said," Buffy said as she climbed back on the piece of wood. Cordeila and Dawn are going to get along great and that made Buffy happier than she had been in a long time. Because she really wanted her family to be cool with this whole her and Cordeila thing. It took her mom awhile and hopefully it won't take Dawn as long because she wants Cordeila to be part of the family.
Sunnydale Mall
Cordeila had been walking around Sunnydale's mall for about an hour. This was sad because the mall wasn't that big. Cordeila had bought things for her and Buffy and Dawn had bought things for herself and only herself. Cordeila smiled because she remembered when she was like that. That was until she met Buffy.
Cordeila couldn't help but think about the past. All the years they fought and bickered. Just because they wanted to be better than the each other. What would everyone say if the knew that Cordeila Chase was now in a serious relationship with Buffy Summers. The prom queen and the freak. She could laugh about the old days now…because that was the past and Buffy was her future.
Just then Cordeila felt a tape on her shoulder. And when she turned around she saw a familiar face. Kevin…an old boyfriend. Great. She thought to herself. "Oh my God…Kevin?" Cordeila shirked in her pretend to be happy voice.
"Hi Cordeila," he said as he brought her in for a hug. "It's been a long time…" he looked at Dawn. "And you are?" he asked.
Rude much? "Oops…my bad. This is Dawn…Dawn Summers." Cordeila said hopping the last name would ring a bell.
"You mean as in Buffy summers little sister?" he asked in shock. "Why you hanging with the freaks sister?" he asked.
"Hey!" Dawn began but was cut of by Cordeila.
"Kevin, Buffy is and never will be a freak." Cordeila stated,
"Yeah right Cordy. You where the one that started calling her a freak…after that loser Xander Harris dumped you." He said. "What changed…why the sudden change of heart?"
"I fell in love with her." she said.
"What?" he asked as if he couldn't hear her but he did and he was just in shock. No way had be heard her right.
"I said I fell in love with her. I am head over heals in love with Buffy Summers." She paused. "Yeah go ahead. Spread it around. Cordeila Chase…prom queen…is now a dyke. And you know what…I wouldn't change it for the world because Buffy makes me happy." Cordeila said as she grabbed Dawn's hand and walked away from a stunned Kevin.
They kept walking until finally Dawn broke the silence. "You thought Buffy was a freak?"
"That was before I really got to know her," Cordeila stated looking at the floor.
"You mean before you got to sleep with her!" Dawn yelled. "Is she that good in bed! I mean come on Angel…a vampire; he supposed to kill the slayer…not sleep with her. Riley abandoned all his military things when he was with Buffy. And now you…tell me the truth when did you really see Buffy for Buffy and not a freak?"
Cordeila looked up at Dawn. "When she killed Angel to save the world." She looked at the floor again. "It showed me that she had to give up a lot for what she does. Her chance at love…at a normal life…everything." She paused and looked at Dawn again. "I know I will never hold a candle to Angel and you know what…I don't want to. Because Angel helped shape the Buffy that I fell in love with." She said. "Of course I never told her about my feelings…no I waited until after I came back from L.A. and Riley left her."
Dawn was speechless for the first time in her life. She didn't know how to respond to what Cordeila had said so instead they just kept walking. Each thinking about there own thing. Buffy and how each of them loved. Sure Cordeila could admit she loved Buffy but Dawn couldn't…he social life would be ruined. Before they knew it they where in the car heading back home.
Buffy's house
When Cordeila and Dawn walked into Buffy's bedroom they saw her talking to Willow, who was sprawled out on the bed. It really didn't look like either one of them where into the conversation, but yet they still talked. Sometimes Cordeila just didn't understand Buffy and Willow's relationship, and she didn't think she ever would…and that was okay.
Cordeila walked in and walked right over to where Buffy sat. She wrapped her arms around her shoulders and placed a kiss on her head. Buffy looked up at her and smiled. Cordeila walked over to the other side of the room and set down the bags.
"Have fun shopping?" Buffy asked as she watched Dawn plop down on the floor and Cordeila put away the things she bought. Probably with my money. Someone might as well spend it since I can't…to busy saving the world to shop. Damn that sucks on so many levels.
"Oh yeah," Dawn said. "I bought a lot of new clothes for us..." Buffy started at her and Cordeila snorted. "Okay I bought new clothes for myself and Cordeila bought some for you. Personally you where not in my mind at all when I shopped." She finished.
"New clothes?" Buffy asked getting up.
"Yeah and I will show them to you later," Cordeila said with a wink. "Guess who we saw there." Cordeila said turning back to the clothes.
"Who?" Buffy asked.
"Kevin…from high school." Cordeila asked turning around.
"As in your ex-boyfriend Kevin?" Willow asked sitting up. "What did he want?" She asked when she saw Buffy's far away stair in her eyes. She really didn't understand why Buffy got like that every time Cordeila came into contact with an old friend. After all she is Cordeila Chase who doesn't know who she is?
"He asked who I was shopping with and I told him that it was Buffy Summers' sister. He asked why I was hanging with the freaks sister and I told him why." Cordeila said going back to doing her clothes.
Suddenly Buffy looked up at her. "What did you say?" Buffy asked because she really wanted to here Cordeila's answer.
"Buffy can we not talk about this right now," Cordeila said gesturing to everyone else in the room. "We can talk later with no audience," she stated.
"No we can talk about it now! Cordeila what did you say!" Buffy started to yell. And she really didn't understand why she was yelling. Oh yeah because last time she came into contact with an old friend, she said the reason she was hanging with the freak was because it was for charity.
"Come on Dawn lets go downstairs," Willow said when Buffy stood up and Cordeila gave Buffy the death glare. This is not going to be good. Dawn didn't move so Willow kicked her and she got the point. Willow closed the door behind her and, her and Dawn went downstairs.
Cordeila looked at the closed door. "Was all that really necessary?" She asked.
"Yes…because I want to know what you said. Did you brush it off like you did before when you saw Harmony again? Or did you actually tell him about us." She paused and Cordeila just started at her. "Oh I get it. You have a date with him tonight and that is the reason for all the new clothes…so am I right?"
"No you're wrong!" Cordeila yelled walking over to Buffy. "The only reason I lied to Harmony that "one" time is because she was my best friend and I didn't know who she was going to take it." She paused and saw that Buffy wasn't backing down so she continued. "I told him that I am in love with you," she said and she turned around and walked back to the closet.
"You told him you love me? You have never even told me that." Buffy said in a quieter tone as she walked over to her. She put her arms around Cordeila's waist. "I'm sorry to have lashed out at you." Buffy kissed Cordeila on her bare shoulder. Buffy turned Cordeila around and looked her in the eyes. "I love you too Cordy. And I don't care who knows. Because I am in love with Cordeila Chase."
Cordeila placed a kiss on Buffy's lips. And when they pulled away they just stood there together, in each others arms. "I love you too, Buffy."
Spike's Crypt
Spike was just sitting in his crypt when Buffy came crashing trough the door. He just looked at her and then back at his TV. She walked over to the TV and kicked it in. That made Spike moved as he looked at her he could help but think of how hot she is. Bad thoughts Spike.
"What do you want Slayer?" Spike asked sitting back down. He popped a cigarette in his mouth as he waited for her answer.
"I was wondering if you knew of any new big bad vamp in town." Buffy asked she wonder why on earth she had come to his crypt. She should have just patrolled and then went back home to Cordeila and her nice warm bed.
"Not that I know of." He said.
"Fine," Buffy turned on her heal and walked out of the crypt and further into the cemetery. I seriously need to get some better contacts.
Meanwhile…
Cordeila was busy looking for her keys that she didn't even see Xander and Anya walk in. She had just been called into work, she had to work the night shift at the office and she was not happy. Plus she knew Buffy was going to be pissed. She looked up and Xander and smiled. Xander smiled back.
Cordeila lifted the magazine of the table and found her keys underneath it. "Yes," she said as she walked over to the door. "I'm sorry I have to go tonight. It was supposed to be my night off." She said to Dawn before turning to Xander. "Buffy should be back in a couple of hours." She hugged him and then walked past Xander and toward her car. "Bye." She called over her shoulder.
Dawn looked back into the house and saw Anya getting a board game out while Xander plopped down on the couch and pulled the coffee table closer. Great time with the man of my dreams and his psycho girlfriend. I would rather be with Buffy. Dawn walked over to the table and sat on the floor and got ready to play.
She noticed that they where going to play life. God I hate this game. Dawn thought. "I am going to go get some ice cream anybody want?" she asked. The shuck their heads "no." She walked into the kitchen and grabbed the chocolate ice cream. She quick put some in a bowl and then went back into the living room.
They had been playing 'Life' for about an hour now. Dawn looked over at Anya who was sorting out her fake money. "I want more money." She said all of a sudden and Xander looked over at her. 'What? Can't I trade my children in for more money?" She asked hopefully.
"Hun…you can not exchange people for money." Xander tried to reason with her. He was going to say something else but a rock was thrown through the window. So he got up and went over to get it. The rock had a note attached. Anya and Dawn both looked over his shoulder to see what it said.
"Slayer come out and Die"
Xander and Anya couldn't help the smiles that came to their faces. They opened the door and there in the doorway stood Harmony and a group of vamps. What a loser. Dawn thought to herself. "Is Buffy here?" Harmony asked.
"Sorry you just missed her," Xander said in a sarcastic way.
"What do you mean I want to kill her…she has to be here." Harmony pouted. "That was the plan." She looks at Xander.
"I am afraid you and your buddies are gonna have to come back another time." Xander said with mock sadness.
"Buddies? Please they are my lackeys…they work for me." Harmony said as she made a disgusted face when Xander said buddies. Like she would hang out with these losers.
"Whatever…hey is that Brad from chem. Class?" Xander asked. "Who would have thought…all the time you took my lunch money you would become Harmony's lapdog." Xander laughed.
"Screw you Harris!"
"Speaking of lapdogs I heard that Dracula had you on a short leash." Harmony said.
"You heard wrong," Xander said all of a sudden not laughing anymore.
"I mean I heard that the mind control works really well on the loser types," she said.
"Hey shut up!" Dawn screamed form behind Xander.
Xander shot her a look. Then turned back to Harmony. "Shut up!"
"Make me!"
"Sorry I like my hair."
"You're the hair puller Harris."
"Oh yeah why don't you come in and say that to his face!" Dawn screamed form behind Anya.
Anya turned around and shot her a look. "Dawn no!" They all turned to look at Harmony and saw that she was in game face. They next thing Xander knew was that he was on his back fighting Harmony off. Then Anya came over and pushed her out the door. Xander closed the door behind him and then he looked at Dawn. "What?"
"Buffy is going to be pissed," Xander said as the walked into the kitchen. "I guess we will have to get Willow and Tara over her to do a de-invite spell." Xander suggested. "Now who is going to tell Buffy when she gets home?"
"Tell me what?" Buffy asked as she appeared in the doorway. Anya shot Dawn a look and she went upstairs. Buffy watched as her sister ran up stairs. "Whats up with her? Where's Cordeila?"
Xander looked over at Anya who in turn just shrugged her shoulder telling him that she didn't know what to say it. Xander really didn't want to be the one to tell Buffy that Dawn had invited a vampire into the house. Let alone one that wants to kill her.
"Xander…what did you need to tell me!" Buffy asked getting angry now.
"Buff, before you get all mad and stuff, I want you to know that there is a way that this problem can be undone." Buffy just glared at him so he continued. "Dawn invited Harmony into the house and she wants to kill you." He said hurriedly. Buffy just started at him. "Buffy?"
"Okay so let me get this straight. Dawn invited a vampire into the house, and this vampire wants to kill me." Xander nodded. "Where was Cordeila when all this happened?" Buffy asked wondering where her girlfriend was.
"She kinda got called into work, she told me to tell you that she will not be back till three." Anya said from behind Xander. "So we came over to play games and watch Dawn…I won all their money." She added when she saw Buffy hop of the counter where she was sitting.
"Dawn!" Buffy yelled upstairs as she walked toward them.
"Buffy maybe you should take it easy," Xander tried to rationalize.
"Take it easy! She knows the number one rule of the house…don't invite vampires in!" She looked up the stairs. "Dawn!" she yelled again as she took the stairs two at a time. But before she could rush in on Dawn Willow grabbed her by the arm and drags her into Buffy's bedroom. "Willow what the hell are you doing!" Buffy shouted. "Second that why the hell are you here…Xander said it was just him and Anya."
"Never mind about why I am here it really isn't important." She paused getting back on track. "Buffy think about this. Would you rather yell at your sister or go out and try to kill the vamp that has an all access pass to your house?" Willow tried to reason with a very angry slayer. "Buffy if you don't kill Harmony she could come in at any moment…maybe when Cordeila is here by herself." Willow said.
"Good point," Buffy said moving to her weapons chest. "Where do you think she would be staying?" Buffy turned back to Willow, Willow shrugged. "Oh well I guess I will have to find her the old fashioned way." Buffy walked out the door. But she stopped and looked back at Willow. "Thanks Will," she said as she moved in for a hug.
Dawn sneaked down the stairs and into the kitchen. She opened the back door and walked out. When she was about to go down the stairs she felt an arm on her shoulder. When she turned around she saw Anya. "Where do you think your going?" Anya asked.
"Out!" Dawn said in a raised voice.
"What so vampires can kill you? Are you mental?" Anya asked. But before Dawn could respond a vampire came out of the shadows and grabbed Dawn and kicked Anya back into the house. Anya fell to the floor…hard. The last thing she saw was Dawn struggling with the vampire, she saw the vamps hand over Dawn's mouth so she couldn't scream.
Xander walked into the kitchen and saw Anya on the floor and in an instant he was by her side. "Buffy, Willow, come down her quick!" He yelled upstairs. "You okay baby?" he asked Anya in a softer tone. "What happened?" he asked when Buffy and Willow walked into the kitchen. "Anya, baby what happened?" he asked again.
"A vampire grabbed Dawn, she was outside. I tried to stop her but the vamp came out of no where," she said with her eyes still closed. "He took her away and kicked me back inside." Anya said as she got to her feet. "Why am I the one always getting hurt?"
"I'm gonna kill her," Buffy said heading for the door. "Don't worry Anya I am not mad…at least not at any of you." Buffy said as she walked into the darkness. "Dawn on the other hand is a different story."
"Great now we are going to have a really pissed off slayer." Willow said as she closed the door behind Buffy. "Who is going to be the lucky one that gets to tell Cordeila about tonight's adventures?" She asked as she imagined a very pissed ex-cheerleader.
"I think we should leave that for Buffy. I mean who better to deal with Cordeila than a slayer?" Xander asked as he helped Anya to a set at the island. "No one else can take her and you know it Will," Xander said. "Plus do you want to be on Cordeila's bad side because I sure as hell don't."
"Here, here," Anya said from her spot on the chair. "I mean I haven't known her as long as you guys have but I know not to mess with her." She said with a smile.
The three off them sat there each hoping that Buffy would make it home before Cordeila so they could leave.
Caves
Dawn had been in these caves for over an hour, or so she guessed. Where the hell is Buffy? She thought to herself as she watched the vampire group in front of her. Man this Harmony person is a real bitch. I wonder if she was like that as a human, and if she was I am glad Buffy was never friends with her.
Just then Harmony turned around and looked at Dawn with an evil grin on her face. "Well if it isn't Dawn Summers, the little sister of the slayer. What do you think she would do to me if turned you?" Harmony asked.
"Thank you," Dawn guessed. "You see we don't get along that well." She finished. "Although the person I think you should watch out for is Cordeila…"
"Cordeila! Do you mean Cordeila Chase?" Harmony asked. "Why would Cordy be worried about you?" she asked.
"Because she and Buffy are…" Dawn stopped what she was saying because she already realized that she had gone too far. If Cordeila and Buffy didn't want her to know then they had a good reason. But I guess it was to late…Dawn slipped. She really, really hopped Buffy would kill this vamp so she didn't have to be the one that slipped about hers and Cordeila's relationship. That is why Buffy got so mad about what happen at the mall earlier today. Dawn thought to herself. Because Cordeila must have denied their relationship once before, damn I would be pissed too.
"Don't tell me…Cordeila Chase and Buffy Summers are together?" She asked and Dawn didn't say anything. "I guess I will take you silence as a yes. Man who would have thought the prom queen would end up with the freak. Next time I see her I am going to dish on her so bad she will wish I kill her." Harmony said as she turned and looked at Dawn. "Where is she already!"
"I'm right here," Buffy said from behind her. When Harmony turned around she saw Buffy standing there with her hands on her hips and looking very pissed off. "Harmony…you must be dieing without your reflection." Buffy said as she walked toward her.
"Hey Buffy," Dawn said from where she was chained to the wall.
Buffy just ignored her. "You know you where the last person I thought I would have to stake from High School. To tell the truth I thought it would be Cordeila, but hey things kinda turned out differently." She pulled the stake out of her jacket. "I kinda like the way they turned out." Buffy was about to move closer when a vamp came out of the shadow followed by three others. "Man don't you guys ever do anything alone?" Buffy asked getting into fighting stance.
"Sorry slayer…it looks like you die today," Harmony said as she moved back to Dawn.
"We'll see about that," Buffy said as the first vamp charged. She kicked him aside and then the other charged and she staked him with ease. The third charged and Buffy flipped him over her shoulder. When she was about to stake him the other vamp kicked her in the face and made her fly backwards. "Man Buff, you better hope that doesn't brush you know Cordeila hates brushes!" Dawn yelled. Buffy just ignored her and did a flip to get back on her feet. Then she grabs a unicorn, after giving it a weird look she plugged it into the heart of one of the vamps hearts. The third vamp looked at her with shocked eyes before he charged again.
"You are so gonna die," he snarled before he charged.
Buffy simple bent down and picked up her stake and when she looked up the vamp was right there so she plunged it into his heart. Buffy turned around to look at Harmony as the vamp behind her turned to dust. "Now who is the one that is going to die, wait your already dead how does that work, do I just make you deader?" Buffy asked herself. Harmony took the chance and ran off. When Buffy looked up and saw Harmony gone she just cursed to herself. "Damn!" Then she walked over to Dawn. "You are so not telling mom about this," Buffy said as she untied her sister.
"As long as you don't tell her that I invited a vampire into the house," Buffy nodded in agreement. "By the way how are we taking care of that?" Dawn asked suddenly scared to go to sleep.
"Willow and Tara are taking care of that as we speak. They are doing a de-invite on the house right now." Buffy said as they walked out of the caves. "You know it is kinda handy for your best friend to be a witch…especially if you are a slayer like me." Dawn just smiled at her sister as together they made there way back to the Summers house. Both silently praying that they made it home before Joyce and Cordeila.
Buffy's house
Buffy walked into her room and saw Cordeila fast asleep on the bed. They made it home before Joyce but not Cordeila. She silently hopped that Cordeila didn't go to hard on her friends. She looked over at the clock and figured that Cordeila must have gotten out early from work. But then it made her think of how long she was gone.
She sat on the bed and began to take of her clothes when she felt a pair of arms go around her waits. And when she looked behind her she saw Cordeila smiling back at her. Buffy smiled in return.
"Hey, did you kill all the bad guys?" Cordeila asked letting Buffy go so she could finish getting undressed.
"You know it," Buffy said as she slipped into the bathroom. When she came back out she was in nothing but bra and underwear. "And guess who the new nasty is."
"Who?" Cordeila asked as she watched Buffy climb into bed.
"The one and only Harmony…it is just me or is our High School past coming back to haunt us?" Buffy asked as she pulled Cordeila to her and kissed her gently. Buffy didn't want to tell her that Harmony got away and that she knows about their relationship. This in turn means that the whole evil population will know and soon they will be gunning for her, just because it would hurt the slayer. "I mean first Kevin and now Harmony…who next Snyder?"
"God I hope not. He was hard enough to deal with when he was alive. I don't think I will be able to survive if he got to live forever." Cordeila said as she reached behind Buffy and unclipped her bra. Together the two girlfriends forgot about their problems…or at least pushed them away into the "deal with tomorrow" category.
A/N: I don't own any of the characters. They belong to Joss and the creators of the Buffy world.