Buffy and Cordelia

"Season 5"

A/N: Disclaimer in 1st chapter.

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Chapter 15: I was made to love you

Cordelia's apartment

Cordelia thought it would be a long time before she would have to sit in her apartment by herself. She thought he and Buffy had the perfect relationships…she was wrong. Buffy had cheated on her, and what made it worse was that she didn't even seem to care. The she remembered when Buffy told her that she would never cheat like Xander did.

Flashback:

They where sitting in Buffy's bedroom, Joyce was out and they had the whole house to themselves. At first the where going to just go out with the gang but then they decided to stay in and rent movies. Once they got bored of watching movies they went into Buffy's bedroom.

They hadn't made love yet, just cuddles, but Cordelia had a feeling that tonight would be the night…basically because everything was perfect.

End Flashback:

Cordelia whipped the tears from her eyes as she remembers their first night together. The first night she gave everything to Buffy. She had never in her life given herself to someone like that…she exposed herself completely.

Flashback:

They started kissing softly, Cordelia couldn't remember the last time she was kissed this softly…and she really didn't care. Just then she felt Buffy's hands go up she shirt. "Buffy…wait," Cordelia said as she reached down and halted Buffy's roaming hand.

"What's wrong?" Buffy asked.

"I'm scared," Cordelia stated as she and Buffy both sat up in Buffy's bed.

"Of what?" Buffy asked confused. "Me? My strength?" she asked.

"No," Cordelia reassured her. "I am scared of…" Cordelia looked away.

Then it finally dawned on Buffy. "Your scared of getting hurt?" Buffy asked and Cordelia nodded. "Cordy, babe, I would never hurt you." Buffy said as she brought Cordelia closer to her. "I would die if I saw the look on your face when you saw Xander and Willow," Buffy titled Cordelia's head so she was looking in her eyes. "I would die before I saw that look." Buffy said with a kiss.

That is when Cordelia finally let go.

End Flashback:

Cordelia lay back in her bed as she remembers that night. She was right…the night was perfect. Cordelia wished things could go back to the way they where…but she didn't know if she could ever trust Buffy again. What she did was so much worse that what Xander and Willow did to her, they just kissed, while Buffy went all out.

Yet with all the evidence she has, she is still having a hard time believing that Buffy could do such a thing. Buffy was always so gently and reassuring that Cordelia just couldn't believe that she would do something so deceitful. Why would she do this to me? I am the kinda person that people just cheat on. I mean look and Xander and Willow. Xander wouldn't even look her way until we started dating. And even when I broke it off he stopped looking her way. What's up with that?

Just as Cordelia was about to go to bed the phone rang. She looked over and read the caller ID. It was Buffy. It was like the twentieth time she had called in the last hour. Cordelia didn't pick up the phone, instead she weaved through the books she packed and walked into her bedroom. She would be leaving tomorrow night so she needed to get her rest.

Before she finally drifted off to sleep she heard Buffy's message on the answering machine. "Cor? I know your there and you just want to talk to me." Cordelia smiled, Buffy knew her so well. "The tape is not what it looks like, watch it again and look at the date on it. You will see that there is no way that it was me because it was our anniversary and I was with you the whole day." Buffy pleaded and Cordelia couldn't help the tears that flowed.

Buffy and Xander's apartment

Buffy sat on her bed looking at the phone she just hung up. She was trying to get a hold of Cordelia before she left for L.A. She needed to tell her that it wasn't her on the tape and that Ben is only telling here this so he could spilt them up. And so far it's working.

Just then Buffy remember their first fight.

Flashback:

Buffy was sitting in the kitchen when Cordelia came storming down the stairs looking for her girlfriend. And when she walked into the kitchen she saw Buffy eating a bowl of cereal.

"Buffy Anne Summers!" Cordelia said angrily.

Buffy knew she was in trouble as soon as her middle name came from Cordelia's mouth. "Yeah?" Buffy asked really not remembering what she had done to make Cordelia so mad.

Cordelia showed her the shirt Buffy had borrowed. "Oh," Buffy said with a grimace as she looked at all the blood and mud stains on it. "Oops." She said with a tiny smile. She forgot to take the shit off before she went slaying.

"Oops!" Cordelia yelled. "Is that all you have to say! Buffy this was my favorite shirt!" she yelled.

Now Buffy was becoming angry. "Then you shouldn't have let me wear it!" She yelled. "You know the job description."

"Well you said you would change before you went slaying!"

"Yeah I guess I forgot!" Buffy said.

"Yeah and I guess you can forget about sleeping in a bed tonight," Cordelia said as she walked upstairs.

Buffy heard the lock on the door and she hung her head. There was no key for her bedroom door so she guessed it would be the couch for her for a while. She got up and went to the hall closet and grabbed some blankets. "This is going to be a long night," she said to herself, as she got ready for bed.

End Flashback:

Buffy was still looking at the phone when Xander came up behind her and put a hand on her shoulder. Normal people would have jumped because he was so quiet but being the slayer she heard him coming. "Still no answering?" he asked and Buffy looked down even more as a tear escaped her eyes. "It's okay Buff, she will come around." He paused. "Hey what do you say we had over to the bronze?" He suggested.

"Sure," Buffy said as she got her things together. She might as well do something to get her mind of the heartache. Plus maybe Cordelia would be there.

Cordelia's apartment

Cordelia got up out of bed and walked into the bathroom. She looked at herself and grimaced at what she saw. Wait isn't the Bronze having some mega party tonight? She asked herself. Before she knew it she was getting ready to head over to the Bronze, where hopefully she could get her mind off of Buffy.

Somewhere along the street

A black car pulled over and a young girl who looked o be in her twenties got out. "Thank you," she said as she closed the door.

"You sure I can't give you a lift?" the man in the car asked.

"No I am here to find Warren," she said with a smiled as she walked away from the man. "Warren?" she called out as she started to walk the streets of Sunnydale. "Have you seen Warren?" she asked a random person on the street. When the person didn't responded she walked away and head to where she heard the loud noise…the Bronze.

The Bonze

Buffy was sitting at a table with Xander, Willow, Anya, and Tara…believe it or not she was actually having a good time. Faith and Spike had yet to show up and when Buffy actually thought about those two she realized that neither one of them where around much anymore. I guess Faith finally found someone that could match her slayer stamina.

Dawn and Riley haven't been around the gang much either and Buffy really didn't want to know why. Basically it was the old gang again…just like the good old days back in high school. The only exceptions are that they all have people they loved deeply with them.

Just as Buffy was about to take a sip of her drink she looked over at the dance floor and saw a skanky brunette dancing with a good looking blonde guy. From a distance it almost looked like Faith and Spike but the hair on the guy wasn't bleached.

Xander was about to tell Buffy about the hottie on the dance floor when he caught a look at the girls face. Cordelia? He thought to himself as he squinted to get a better look. Man she is taking this a little too far…I mean she hasn't even heard Buffy's side of the story.

Then he saw that Cordelia was about to turn around he got up from the table and went over to her. "May I cut in," he said as he took her away from the dance floor so he could talk to her. "Cordelia what the hell do you think your doing?" he asked outraged that she would do something like this to one of his best friends.

"What does it look like I'm doing?" Cordelia asked in a sarcastic voice, not really wanting to talk right now.

"It looks like your trying to piss Buffy off," he said and she just looked at him. "You know what she will do if she saw you with him," Xander gestured to the guy. "Trust me you don't want to mess with a jealous slayer," he said with his hands raised.

"She betrayed me Xander! Not the other way around. You saw the tape, no?" she said.

"No…yes I've seen the tape…but your wrong about her betraying you," Xander said and Cordelia just looked at him, which told him to continue. He took the tape out of his pocket; he planned on giving it to her if he saw her, and gave it to her. "Watch it again, but this time look a little closer at what the screen says," with that he walked away.

Just as Xander was lost in the crowd and young brunette came over to Cordelia with a smile. "Excuse me have you seen Warren?" she asked.

Cordelia looked at her as if she was crazy. Who went up to people they didn't know and asked if the knew someone. "I'm sorry but no," Cordelia said.

"Thank you," the girl said and then she turned away.

Cordelia looked across the room at Xander's table and she caught Buffy's gaze. Buffy looked furious and it took Cordelia a couple of minutes to realize why she was so mad. God she thinks I was hitting on that girl. Cordelia paused. Should I be offended that Buffy thinks that I would stoop that low? "Buffy!" Cordelia called out as she saw Buffy approached the young brunette girl that she was just talking to.

But it was too late Buffy already caught up to the girl. "Excuse me," Buffy said as she stepped in front of the girl.

"Oh do you know Warren?" The girl asked.

Accept Buffy didn't say yes or no she just reared back and punched the girl in the face. But the girl didn't flinch she just reared back and punched Buffy, which sent her flying through the window. "Buffy!" Cordelia called out running over to her girlfriend. "Buffy are you okay?" Cordelia asked helping her up.

"That wasn't very nice," the brunette said.

"I'm sensing that you didn't like that," Buffy said as she stepped back through the window.

The girl smiled and then she walked out of the club and everyone's eyes where on her as she left. Buffy suddenly turned on Cordelia. "Man you moved on quick…did you at least wait a day?" Buffy asked outraged but she wasn't too sure about why she was so upset. "I thought I meant more to you."

"You're the one that cheated Buffy…not me!" Cordelia said getting angry.

"Whatever you have to tell yourself," Buffy said as she turned and walked away from Cordelia and if she would have turned around and looked at her girlfriend she would have saw tears coming from her eyes.

Cordelia quickly whipped the tears away and turned and walked in the opposite direction. The tape Xander gave her still in her hands, but she wasn't so sure that she wanted to know the truth anymore. But just as she was walking out she caught sight of the last person she wanted to see…Ben. I am probably going to regret this. Cordelia told herself as she walked in his direction.

"Cordelia?" Ben asked as he saw her approach. But she didn't say anything she just walked up to him and grabbed him around the throat, she may not have as much strength as Buffy, but she has here share. "C-Cordelia I c-can't breathe." He chocked out.

"Stay away from Buffy," She gritted out as she let go of his throat and walked away.

Summers House

Buffy decided to go back to her house instead of going home to an empty bed and a lonely night. As Buffy was walking in the house she noticed that her mom was also just getting home…she had forgotten that her mother had a date tonight.

Buffy opened the to door to reveal Giles, who had babysitted Dawn while they where out having their fun. Sometimes Buffy felt badly for Giles because he always got stuck babysitting. Buffy smiled at him as she entered.

"How was your night Buffy?" Giles asked as he started to pull on his jacket.

"Could have gone better," she said as she leaned against the doorframe and crossed her arms around her chest. "Saw Cordelia there…with another girl, and I kinda freaked." He paused not sure if she wanted to concern Giles with her latest problem. Off Giles' scared look Buffy continued. "Don't worry Giles, wait do worry," he creased his eyebrows in confusion. "She threw me across a room."

"Really?" he asked.

"Yeah and that is the part that has me confused…I mean she didn't even try." She paused. "It was like me throwing Xander across the room." Buffy said as an example and then she looked into Giles' eyes. "Not that I have ever tried…never even thought about it." She said with a smile.

"Right," Giles said with a smile as he walked to the door and opened it for Ms. Summers. "Hello Ms. Summers…how was your night out?" he asked as she entered the door.

"It was very nice, thanks Rupert." Joyce said as he closed the door behind her. "And how was your evening with Dawn?" she asked with a hint of sarcasm. He just glared at her which made he smile even more. "Aren't teenagers fun?" she asked with a smile that both her and Buffy shared.

"Well I guess I should be heading home…Buffy see you at the Magic Box in the morning so we can figure out this new mystery."

"Sure thing," Buffy said as she opened the door for Giles.

"Don't worry about Cordelia," he said in her ear as he hugged her. "Night all," he said as he walked out the door.

Buffy watched as Giles got into his car and drove off. Is he right about Cordelia? Is she going to come around and realize that I did nothing wrong? God I hope Xander remembered to give her the tape. Buffy thought to herself as she turned around. And when she turned around she was surprised to see her mother still standing there. "God mom…dead people make more noise than you, and trust me…I would know." Buffy said as she out her hand over her chest.

"Sorry," Joyce said. "How was your night?" Joyce asked as she went over and sat on the couch. Soon joined by Buffy.

"You know, same old same old." Buffy said with very little excitement. "Hey! What about your night with Mr. Perfect?" she asked as she recalled the time her mom was telling her about Scott, the man she went out with.

"It was perfect," Joyce said with a dreamy expression on her face.

"Perfect?" Buffy asked. "I didn't see him come up to the door for a good-night kiss…oh! And I don't see flowers," Buffy said as she looked around the house.

"What you don't like him?" Joyce asked in a playful voice. "I guess that means I better go get my bra from his car," Joyce said as she got up and headed to the door.

"Mom!" Buffy said as she got up and cut her off. When she saw her mothers smile she could help but smile too. "That is so not funny," Buffy said. Just then Buffy looked at the clock behind her mother. "Well I guess I better be heading home," Buffy gave her mother a hug. "See you tomorrow," Buffy said as she headed down the walkway. Might as well do a quick swipe of the cemetery before I head home.

Cordelia's apartment

Cordelia looked around her apartment and saw that everything was all packed up. "So I guess this is the last night in my apartment," Cordelia said to herself, as she looked around at all the boxes. And then I am out of Sunnydale…and out of Buffy's life for good. Cordelia thought.

Cordelia let out a deep breath as she walked into her bedroom, and as soon as she did she saw the tape on her bed, the tape Xander ad given her. "What the hell?" Cordelia asked as she picked up and put it in her VCR that she had yet to unhook.

As the tape started to play Cordelia sat on the bed that her and Buffy used to share. At first there was that fuzzy stuff and then the camera closed in on the bed, where you could clearly see a head of blonde hair and a head of brunette hair.

Cordelia turned her head because she didn't want to watch. Just then Xander's words came back to her. Watch it again, but this time look a little closer at what the screen says. What the hell did he mean by that…the screen doesn't say anything? Wait, it's a recorder and that means there is a date in the corner…god I am so mentally challenged. Cordelia paused in her thoughts as she thought about what she just thought. I am spending why too much time with Buffy.

Cordelia turned toward the TV and looked down in the right hand corner and read the date. Oh my God it was our anniversary…but that means it isn't her because we were together the whole day. Cordelia continued to look at the TV, at the date. She didn't know what to think, was it a Buffy clone that was with her all the time too? Why would someone make a Buffy clone?

Just then there was a knock at her door. Who the hell could be here? She asked herself as she got up to answer the door. When she gets to the door she looks thought the pip hole and sees Xander. What the hell does he want? She asked as she unlocked the door and opened it for him. "Come on in," she said as she moved to one side.

Xander walks in and sees all the boxes. "Already to go I see," he said in a bitter voice.

"Yeah," Cordelia said as she moved in-between the boxes to sit on the couch.

Xander takes a seat next to here. "She loves you…you know that right?" he said and she nodded. "She doesn't even sleep at the apartment that much anymore…Dawnie says she sleeps in her old room." Xander paused to look down at his feet. "The last time I saw her this lost with out the person she loves since...well since Angel. The only other person she has ever loved."

"She loved Riley," Cordelia said quickly.

"No she didn't," Xander said with a smile. "You could see it in her eyes every time he was around…he wasn't Angel and he wasn't you…he was just convenient." Xander looked up and looked Cordelia in the eyes. "She loves you more than anyone she has ever loved…including Angel. Getting her to admit that will be tough, but I know it." He got up and walked to the door. "Think about what your ready to give up. If you don't love her like she loves you then leave…make it a clean break. But if you do then think about what you might be missing." And with that he walked out the door.

"When did he become so insightful?" Cordelia asked to an empty room. Cordelia just sat there thinking about what he had said before she finally feel asleep.

Magic Box (morning)

Buffy was in the training room with Xander and Giles, she has been there since seven in the morning. She really didn't want to stay in bed by herself…it wasn't that fun. So she figured extra training couldn't hurt.

Xander was dressed in a oversized puffy suit and Buffy was using his as a punching bag. He hadn't told her about talking to Cordelia yet because she specifically told them to stay out of it and that she would fix it on her own. But he was tired of seeing both of his friends in misery.

"Oh! And the she was like "Buffy you're the one that cheated!" She doesn't even know that whole story," Buffy said. Xander was so lost in his thoughts that he was forgotten that she was talking. "She doesn't have the right to accuse me of anything until she knows all the facts!" Buffy said as she continued to punch away.

"Buffy…" Xander chocked out as she continued to punch harder.

"Oh…Xander," Buffy said as she stopped punching and took off his face guard. "Do you need to set?" she asked him.

"I don't think I can…I wouldn't mind a good lean though," he said with a grimace. Buffy wrapped her arms around him as much as she could and pulled him toward the wall where he did in deed lean. "So what's with taking your anger out on me?" he asked with half seriousness.

"I don't know," Buffy said as she sat on the couch next to him. "I just don't have anyone to talk to about this. I mean when I usually had problems I would always go to Cordelia and she would help me figure it out," Buffy said with a sad smile.

"Don't worry Buff, it's all gonna work out." Xander said.

"I hope so," Buffy said.

Meanwhile out in the shop Willow, Tara, Giles, and Xander where all researching what there mystery brunette could be…and so far they have come up empty-handed. Anya was busying with customers. Just as Anya finished with another customer the bell above the door rang and signaled someone's arrival.

"Good morning how may I…" Anya stopped when she saw who it was. "Oh…it's you." She said as she went back to what she was doing.

"Nice to see you too," Cordelia said as she walked over to where everyone was sitting. "Find anything on our new friend?" she asked the group but noone answered. "Hello?"

"Aren't you supposed to be in L.A.?" Tara asked with bitterness that Cordelia never heard the young girl use.

"I leave tonight," she lied. She just didn't want the to tell Buffy that she was staying…she wanted to surprise her. "Is Xander here?" she asked.

"Xander is mine…what do you want with him?" Anya asked.

"I need a favor…is he in the back?" she asked.

"Yeah with Buffy," Willow said.

"Thanks," Cordelia said as she walked to the back room. She stopped right outside the door and she fantly hear Buffy and Xander talking. It's now or never Chase. Cordelia thought to herself as she walked through the door. She saw Xander, in a large puffy suit, leaning against the wall and Buffy sitting on the couch. "Hello Buffy."

"Hey," Buffy said as she stood up. "How ya been?"

"Good."

"Good."

"I need to speak with Xander," Cordelia said bluntly. She saw a hurt look run across Buffy face and she wanted to punch herself. Nice one. Buffy didn't say anything instead she just walked out of the training room and into the main shop leaving Xander and Cordelia by themselves. "Could you change out of the puffy suit," he looked at her funny. "I can't have a serious conversation with you if you look three hundred pounds." Cordelia said with a smile.

"What do you want?" Xander asked when he came back out from the little changing room Giles had set up.

"I need a favor from you," Cordelia said. Xander and Cordelia both took a seat on the couch as Cordelia went on to explain what she needed from Xander and what time she need it done by. Hopefully nothing horrible came up that would ruin her plan.

Meanwhile in the main shop Buffy sat at the table and watched as everyone researched…she never liked to research, one of things her and Faith had in common. She had went into Giles office and changed into something that wasn't so sweaty.

"You know…I bet she's a robot," Anya said out of nowhere and everyone looked at her. "What? I mean look at her…she says they same thing to everyone…"Have you seen Warren?"…Oh! And who the hell is Warren?" Anya asked.

"You know in a scary way she has a point," Tara said.

"Thank you…Hey!"

Everyone thought about what was just said and then Buffy turned to Willow. "Look up this Warren guy…I think it is about time I visit this mystery man." Buffy said.

Glory's apartment

Glory was standing in the middle of her big apartment room when she felt a familiar feeling go through her. "Oh no! Not now," she said as she felt and agonizing pain shot through her body. The next thing she knew she was no longer herself instead she was Ben…she alter ego. The phone was ring and Ben picked it up wondering who would be calling him.

"Hello?" he asked into the phone.

"Ben?"

"Cordelia?"

"Yeah…hey listen I just want you to know that the whole splitting me and Buffy up thing…yeah it didn't work." She said into the phone. "You see the date on the tape was our anniversary and we where together the whole day." Cordelia said.

"Is that right?" Ben asked with a grim look on his face.

But Cordelia didn't respond instead she just hung up the phone leaving Ben there listening to the dial tone.

Warren House

Cordelia had been a real bitch to her when she walked into the training room and Buffy didn't understand why. Buffy stormed up the walkway of the address Willow had given her on this Warren guy.

Just as she was about to knock on the door she door swung opened and there stood a guy who looked to be in his mid twenties…if not younger. He was, to say the least, shocked to see her at his door.

"Warren?" Buffy asked after a moment of silence. "Are you Warren?"

"Yes I am," he said.

"Who is this…Warren?" The girl behind him asked. Buffy guessed it was his girlfriend. "Warren answer me!" She said when he didn't answer.

"I am Buffy Summers…we went to High School together," Buffy said as he opened the door for her to walk in.

"Yeah I know who you are," he said. "April…did she hurt anyone?" he asked.

Okay check, name is April. Buffy said to herself. "No…at least not anyone important," she said as she shrugged her shoulder a little. After all she was the slayer, she would heal. "Why is she here?" Buffy asked.

"She is looking for me," he said.

"Yeah…I got that," Buffy said. Could he state the obvious anymore? Buffy looked around his small home. "You look like your moving…and in a hurry. Is it because of April?" Buffy had to ask.

"Yeah," he said as he too looked at all his stuff packed away in boxes. Just then he saw his girlfriend walking out of the bathroom with a bag in her hands. "Where are you going?" he asked as she grabbed her coat and walked toward the door.

"I'm leaving," he said as if it where obvious…and it was.

"What? Why?" God could this guy be anymore dense? Buffy asked herself as she watched Warren try and convince his girlfriend to stay.

"Because Warren you have strange girls showing up at your door and you explained to me why we are moving…I mean we just got here." She said as she walked toward the door. "I don't like all these secretes Warren," she said as she walked out the door making sure to slam it shut behind her.

Warren turned around to look at Buffy. "There is something I need to tell you." He said as he walked over and sat on the couch.

"Trust me I know," Buffy said knowing full well what he was going to tell her.

"No…this is something you couldn't possible know." He said and Buffy crossed her arms over he chest. "You see April isn't like other girls…" he paused, as if a dramatic pause. "She's a robot."

"Uh-huh," Buffy said. Already knowing what she was. "So April is…what a toy that you programmed to do God knows what," Buffy said as she took a seat across from him on a chair.

"Yes and no," he said and off Buffy confused look he continued. "I made care to care about me, I'm really care. She like what I like, she does what I do, she thinks what I think, and so on. I didn't just make the toy that your thinking about…I made a girlfriend." He said with seriousness.

"And what you got bored and dumped her." Buffy said wondering why on earth someone would make a girlfriend.

"Something like that," he said. And when Buffy didn't move to say anything he continued. "You see she got boring…predictable." He said. "So I didn't so much as dump her, as I went out and didn't some back," he said. "I left her in my dorm room." He finished.

"In your dorm room!" Buffy yelled standing up. "You didn't even tell her you where leaving! You know men like you are the reason I no longer date men!" Buffy said as she walked to the door. "I am not even going to bother asking if she is dangerous because if what you say is true than she loves you and love is a dangerous thing." Buffy said as she opened the door. "Come on…we have to find her." Buffy said as she walked out. Warren followed behind her.

Park

April was walking in the park looking lost, she had looked all over for Warren and so far she had yet to find him. Just then April saw someone walking in the park and decided to go see if they knew who Warren was.

Cordelia was walked along the park sidewalk on her way to the flower place so she could pick up Buffy's favorite flowers, which believe it or not, where white roses. Buffy never struck Cordelia as a girl who had a favorite kind of flower…but she was wrong. That was one thing she loved about Buffy, she always surprised her.

"Do you know where I kind find Warren?" April asked Cordelia as she approached her.

Man this girl is so annoying but I know something I could say to get her off this Warren guy. "Yeah listen Warren is my boyfriend and I want you to stop looking for him." Cordelia said with a satisfied smile. But then the girl's arms shot out and grabbed her around her arm. "Hey!" Cordelia yelled.

"You can't go," April, said when Cordelia tried to get away. "Not until you stop lying," she said.

"Let go," Cordelia said as she continued to struggle in the grip.

Just the April spun her around and grabbed her around her stomach, successfully cutting into her air supply. "You have to stop lying," April said in a calm tone, which only made the situation worse. April tightened her grip around Cordelia.

Buffy and Warren rounded the corner only to see April holding Cordelia in a death grip. "Cordelia!" Buffy shouted as she made her way over to her girlfriend.

"April let her go," Warren said as he came up behind Buffy.

"No…she lied to me," April said as she continued to hold her. "She has to tell the truth." Just then April turned her head just in time to see Buffy swinging and park bench at her. "Hey!" she said as she stumbled back and dropped Cordelia.

"Are you alright?" Warren asked as he got Cordelia out of harms way.

"Fine," Cordelia said as she tried to catch her breath.

Buffy swung at April again but this time she dogged it. April came over to her and grabbed her around the thought but nothing was happening…there was no more strength in her. Instead of lifting Buffy off the ground April did nothing but hold her neck as if it was about to fall off. "It's getting dark," April said as she looked around.

At first Buffy was confused but then she understand. "Yeah," she said looking at the still bright day. Buffy looks over at Warren. "Warren you have to tell her," Buffy said.

"Tell me what Warren?" April asked.

"April I…I don't love you anymore," He points to Buffy knowing that if April got angry Buffy could handle her. "I love her!" he said.

"Huh?" Buffy asked and then she looked at April who growled. Buffy looked at her funny and then back at Warren. "She growls…you made her so she could growl." Buffy asked not wanting to believe it.

April lunged at Buffy knocking off her feet. But April never got the chance to hit her or anything because her batteries ran out and she just fell on top of Buffy. "This is defiantly a day to put in the never want to talk about again file of my brain." Buffy said as she pushed April of her. "And you…get away from my girlfriend…I so can't believe you madder her growl." Buffy looked back at April on the ground. "Get rid of her." Buffy told Warren as she and Cordelia walked off.

Buffy and Xander's apartment

Buffy and Cordelia walked into a darkened apartment and when Cordelia flicked on the lights Buffy breathe was caught in her throat. As she looked around the room she saw flowers scattered along the flower and furniture.

"I was on my way to the flower shop when that crazy girl…"

"She was a robot."

"Okay crazy robot grabbed me…I wanted to get the flowers you love so much." Cordelia said as she came up behind Buffy and put her arms around her waist. "Now that we have the whole telling Giles thing out of the way, which if you ask me took way too long." Cordelia said as she turned Buffy around in her arms. She leaned in and placed a soft kiss on her lips. "You have no idea how much I missed that." Cordelia said when she pulled away.

But Buffy didn't say anything she just kissed Cordelia again as they made their way to their bedroom where Buffy soon found out that their bed was also covered in flowers. "I love you Cordy," Buffy said as she laid her done on the bed.

"I love you too Buffy." Cordelia said. "You know I had this big night planned and you are skipping right to the end," Cordelia said as Buffy kissed along her jaw line.

"I don't care…do you?" Buffy asked.

"Not one bit," Cordelia as she aloud her girlfriend to do her magic.

Summers house (next day)

Buffy walked into her house and threw her coat over the banister. She saw a note on the table and read it. "In case I am not home Riley already picked Dawn up from school…they went to the movies…love mom." Buffy smiled and put the note down. She came over to tell her mom about her and Cordelia because somehow Giles let it slip that they where fighting. But her mom wasn't home to tell. "Well I might as well catch some TV while I wait…since Cordelia is at work and everything.

But turned toward the living room and saw her mother lying there on the couch. "Mom? Mom? Mommy?"

AN: I know every Buffy fan out there dooesn't like the fact of Joyce dieing, or that fact the Joss killed off Joyce, but he did. And if "The Body" wasn't such a good episode then i would not be rewriting it...but it was so i am. Just to let you know there will not be much talking in the next episode...just a lot of thinking. Hope you like this chapter!