Buffy and Cordelia
"Season 6"
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Chapter 29: Lonely hearts
Angel InvestigationsAngel didn't understand what it is with people always wanted to be happy, not because they are actually happy, but because they want to feel something other than depression. The prime example of such a person is Cordelia Chase, someone he has known for a long time, and she always seems to have a smile on her face.
She never let anything get in her way of being happy. Even when the loser Xander Harris cheated on her she still had a smile just so people wouldn't see the sadness she felt, how hurt she was from him cheating…but he could see it. He can see right through her, he sees what she really feels.
Right now she was is depressed.
The only reason that he can see into her so well right now is because he feels the same way. They had both lost someone that was really, really close to them. He never thought he would be able to accept that Buffy was seeing someone new, he always thought he would lose his cool and go back to his former self…Angelus.
Yet Cordelia didn't seem to have that affect on him. When he had first heard about their relationship it didn't bother him, and the fact that it didn't bother him is what actually bothered him. He thought that he would want to rip Cordelia's head off for feeling things for Buffy, yet he didn't. He went to see them a few times back in Sunnydale when he first heard the news. He saw how happy they made each other, and that was the exact moment that he realized that Buffy is no longer his.
As he looks at her now he can't help but feel sorry for her because of what she is feeling. Sure he is sad and depressed over losing Buffy but she has to be taking it harder because she was in fact closer to Buffy than he had been over the years. He didn't know if they were soul mates or if it was just a random thing that they were both trying but he could see that Cordelia cared deeply for Buffy.
She as he was about to go see if she was alright Doyle came walking into his office and he saw Cordelia get up to go answer the door. He turned to Doyle who wore a sympathy look on his face and for the life, or un-life, of him Angel didn't know what was wrong with his partner. "Doyle…what's wrong with you?" he asked as he sat back in his chair continuing to watch out his window to see when Cordelia would return. "You look kind pale," he said.
Doyle looked back and forth between Angel and Cordelia empty desk. "I think we should go out," Doyle said suddenly. "You know the three of us, a night on the town…this is Los Angeles after all." He said as he leaned forward on Angel's desk. "And then maybe if I get Cordy drunk enough I will have the nerve to ask her out," he added as he looked at Angel for some type of reaction…he didn't get one.
"Doyle why don't you and Cordelia go out by yourselves I am just gonna sit here and…" He trailed off as Cordelia walked into his office with a huge smile on her face.
"There here," she said as she walked over to the two men in the office and handed them what had come in the mail or whomever was at the door only minutes before. "Here have a look…I designed them myself." She stated proudly.
Angel looked down at the card and saw that it said Angel Investigations and had a picture of something that he didn't recognize. He looked over at Doyle who in turn shrugged his shoulders saying that he didn't know what the picture was either. Angel looked at Cordelia and smiled, "these are great Cordy…you even have a picture of a um…um…" he said but was lost to try and find what the picture was.
"It's and angel," she stated.
"Oh yeah…very creative," Doyle said as he looked up at Angel and nodded his head and smiled.
"Yes…creative," Angel said as he looked down at the card.
They both handed their cards to Cordelia who took the eagerly. Just as she was about to say something Doyle brought his hand up to his head with a smack and threw himself backwards trying to get rid of the pain that was in his head. Angel and Cordelia both stood there not sure exactly what to do when he was like this. Neither one of them had ever saw
Doyle have a vision before and it was something that neither one of them where prepared for.
As Doyle trashed there with images going through his head Angel and Cordelia sat there hapless. Not know what they should or even could do. They watched on as Doyle had a head pounding vision. When his vision finally passed he looked at them. "Okay you know that night on the town I wanted?" he asked and Angel nodded. "Well it looks like we have, there is a girl in trouble at a club downtown." He said. Angel nodded and all three of them walked out of the office and toward the club.
The ClubBuffy sat in a club that she had decided to visit before she went to see Cordelia, well actually she thought Cordelia would be here, with her being the party girl and everything. But Cordelia wasn't here so Buffy decided she might as well have some fun, and she could go see Cordelia in the morning. After all it was late and Cordelia would more than likely be asleep.
After being dead for however long she was dead she figured that now was a good a chance as any to get out and have some fun. She deserved it right? She dissevered a night out after she died saving the world from a Hell God…right? If she deserved it that when wasn't she all that happy to be at this club right now?
Why can't I have fun without Cordelia around? It isn't like I didn't have a life before I met her right? I was everything she was when I went to my high school back in L.A. and now I feel like nothing without her. I guess that show how much she has actually grown on me I guess.
I mean I am so in love with her that it feels like I can't breathe unless she is around. How messed up is that? I think about her all the time…when I was in heaven she is the one thing that I missed the most. I guess she really is the one I am meant to be with. Funny I always thought I would end up with Angel in the end…even after everything we have been through…I always thought it would be him.
Buffy looked around at everyone in from of her. They all looked so depressed and lost as if someone just stole the love of their lives away from them. She told this was a club to go to when you lose someone you love because it is easy to find someone new here…she figured it would be a good place to start looking for Cordelia…even though she had her work address. She really didn't want to see anyone but Cordelia right now…she figured Angel could wait.
Everyone in this club at the time Buffy felt sorry for. She had found the one she was going to love for the rest of her life, or so she hopped, and they hadn't…it was kinda sad. Actually sad really didn't cover it, they where pathetic. They where all looking for someone to love, yet none of them knowing that this was not the place to find that someone. Because when the time was right that someone would find you…Buffy knew that all to well.
Cordelia, Doyle, and Angel walked into the club that Doyle had seen in his vision. He had told Angel that during his vision he felt extreme loneliness. So he figured they were looking for someone that was all by themselves or someone that getting picked up or something. Cordelia looked around the club and she many people who either looked lonely or were in desperate need of a social life.
Just then she came across someone that she thought looked like Buffy, but it couldn't have been because Buffy was dead…yet this person was sitting there by themselves scanning the crowd. But than the person looked at her and she could have sworn that it was indeed Buffy, she went to walk toward the person but Doyle grabbed her arm and dragged her the other way.
"What the hell do you think your doing?" Cordelia asked as soon as Doyle had let go of her arm. "You can't just go dragging people around." She added. Cordelia looked back in the direction where she had saw the Buffy look-a-like and she noticed that the person was gone. "Great."
"Come on, we have a lonely person to find." He said as he grabbed Cordelia again and took her toward the bar. "I'll have a Scotch and she will have a…" he trailed of not knowing what to order her.
"I'm good thanks," she said as she scanned the crowed once again. The bartender handed Doyle his drink and then set one down in front of Cordelia. "I said I didn't want anything: Cordelia said as she pushed back toward him but he gave it back. "Hey…"
"It is from some blonde chick…she told me to give you this," he said handing her a piece of paper also.
Cordelia looked at him and then down at the note and then back up at him. He smiled before he walked away. Cordelia looked at the note. "Aren't you going to open it?" Doyle asked as he looked at the paper in her hand.
"Um…" Cordelia said looking at her paper, and then she turned to her drink and saw that it was a 'sex on the beach' and only one person knew she liked that…Buffy. She unfolded the noted and smiled at the familiar handwriting.
Hey Babe…you should have known that death couldn't keep me away from you.
It was a simple letter, or note, and yet it brought tears to her eyes. Not because of what it said but because of what it meant...Buffy was alive and she was here in L.A. looking for her. She looked up from the note and scanned the crowed but she didn't see any sign of her girl. Cordelia smiled to herself as she took the necklace off that she was wearing and looked at the ring on it. She had put the ring on her finger since the day of Buffy's funeral, yet she always wore it around her neck.
Doyle was looking at her as the tears streamed down her face yet she had a smile on her face. Then he saw the ring in her hand and he looked at it confused. He couldn't remember Angel ever telling him that she was off the market. She watched as she slipped the ring on her ring finger and scanned the club once again. Just then Angel came walking over to him.
"Okay I hate socializing with people…one guy thought I was gay for what I said." He paused. "Do I look gay?" he asked as he looked at Cordelia and Doyle.
"It's the hair gel," Cordelia said without looking at him.
Angel looked at her and then down at her hand and saw the ring that Buffy had given her. "Cordy?" he asked.
She looked at him and saw where he was looking and shrugged her shoulders. "She's back," he said simply.
Cordelia tried to get the conversation of her social life and on to something else so she scanned the club real quick and saw a blonde sitting by herself at the bar and looking extremely lonely. "Look Angel, there is someone that you might want to check out," she said pointing to the women.
Angel looked toward where Cordelia was pointing and saw a women sitting by herself. He didn't want to leave Cordelia, but he had to finish this thing that Doyle saw so he could tackle his new problem with Cordelia thinking that Buffy was still alive. He sighed and walked away from where Cordelia and Doyle were standing.
When Cordelia turned back around she saw Doyle giving her and accusing look. "What?" she questioned. He just started at her. "What…will you stop staring you are starting to freak me out?" she asked as she walked past him to go sot at a table where she would have a good view of the club.
"What was that all about?" he asked as he sat down across from her.
"What was what all about?" she asked playing confused.
"The whole thing, with the note and then the ring…and the whole she's back drama." He paused. "Who's back?" he asked.
Cordelia didn't say anything instead she turned around and went to pick up her drink and she saw another note. A slight smile came to her face, she wasn't to play games, and Cordelia had no problem with that. She picked up the note and opened it.
I love you Cordy…and I will see you soon.
Doyle looked at her as if she was crazy and she just continued to smile and then she grabbed his hand and led him to where Angel was talking with these two guys, Cordelia just took a wild guess that the blonde girl was not the girl they where looking for. Doyle didn't know what to think of this thing that was happening to Cordelia, with the notes and all. And what was confusing him even more was the fact that said that the drink was from some chick…Cordelia wasn't like that…was she?
The next thing he knew was that Angel was standing next to him looking kind of pissed off. "It's not here anymore," he said as he looked at Cordelia and she tried hard to avoid his glare. "Let's go," he paused. "Oh Cordelia…we need to talk." He said as they started walking out of the club.
Buffy watched from the far corner of the dance floor and she watched Cordelia, Angel and some guy she didn't know what out of the club and into the night. She would catch up with her girl tomorrow. With a smile Buffy walked out of the club through the back and into the alley.
Angel Investigations (later that night)
Cordelia, Angel and Doyle were all sitting around the computer while Cordelia started typing thing. It was easy to tell that she wasn't very into it because she wasn't doing what she used to do, which would be complain while she typed. She was just sitting there doing what was asked of her…it was starting to scare the two men.
Doyle meanwhile couldn't take his eyes off Cordelia's ring finger where the ring was in place now. It was a beautiful ring. If he had to guess he would say that it cost a lot of money. He couldn't believe that she wasn't available…I mean someone like Cordelia is hard to find and it suck when you find her and she is already taken.
"Okay what are we looking for again?" Cordelia asked as she looked up at Angel.
"Anything that has to do with that club, or anything around the club," he said as he eys remained fixed on the computer screen.
Just then they phone rang and Cordelia answered. "This is Angel Investigation he help the helpless, how may I help you?" she said into the phone and she continued to look at the computer.
"Don't say who I am I just want to hear you voice," the person said on the other end of the phone.
"Who is this?" Cordelia asked.
The person could tell that she was being sarcastic. "Well it just happens to be the love of your life…who happens to be back from the dead," Buffy said. Cordelia was playing a game and she could play too. "Did ya miss me?"
"Yes." Cordelia said with all seriousness. All the playful humor was out of her voice. "I was miserable without you," Cordelia said.
"Likewise," Buffy said with seriousness. "I have to go…I will see you soon I promise," she said. "I love you."
"Likewise," Cordelia said as she hung up the phone. Cordelia looked around and saw that Angel and Doyle were both staring at her as if she had grown a third eye in the middle of her forehead. "What?" she asked as she looked back at the computer. They didn't say anything they just continued to look at her. "Okay well I say we finish this case so I can go home and get away from you too guys, because in my opinion you are starting to freak me out."
Cordelia continued to search the compute thus ignoring the weird looks she was receiving from her co-workers. She knew what Angel was thinking, he was thinking that she had gone crazy because she thought Buffy was alive, but the thing is…Buffy is alive and soon she would be able to say, "I told you so".
"Look I found something," Cordelia said as she pointed at the screen. "It seems that there have been a number of disappearance in the last month and the last place that any of them where seen was at the club…what's it called again?" she asked Angel.
"D'oblique," Angel stated. "Okay now that we found it we might as well call it a night and we can take another visit there tomorrow night," Angel said as he headed toward the basement where his room was.
That was all that Cordelia needed to hear, she got up, pushed Doyle out of the way, grabbed her bag, and was out the door before anyone could change their minds. She figured that if she was lucky enough Buffy would see her and they could go back to her apartment and talk about what happen and who she was back to the world of living. As she walked out of the office she could hear Angel voice telling Doyle that he was worried about her, but right now she didn't care because Buffy was back and right now that was all that mattered.
Cordelia was walking down the street minding her own business when she heard someone behind her. But when she turned around she didn't see anyone, not even a shadow of someone, which was not a good sign. She turned back around and continued walking when she heard the same noise again. "Okay Buffy if this is you playing some kind of game…it is so not funny," she said as she looked into nothingness.
Just then a vamp jumped out for behind the shadows and growled at her. "Okay your defiantly not Buffy," Cordelia said as she started to back away. Soon she found herself cornered and the vamp was approaching her with a look that said 'dinner' on his face. "So not good," she said as he brought his fangs down toward her neck as his hands held her arms in place so she could push him away.
Cordelia closed her eyes waiting for the bite, waiting for her life to drain from her. All she could see before her was Buffy's crying face as they buried her body. It was something that she hated to dream about but it pledged her. What if one day some vamp got the best of her, but instead of killing her turned. She didn't want Buffy to have to drive a stake through her heart. Suddenly Cordelia realized that she wasn't dead, that the vamp never did bite her. And when she opened her eyes she saw her standing there, the center of her world, the person she never expected to love…Buffy.
"Buffy?" Cordelia choked out as she looked at the blonde slayer. "Is it really you?" she asked. Sure Buffy had sent her notes and called her on the phone but nothing prepared her for seeing her girlfriend face-to-face. Especially since the last time she saw her was at her funeral. "Buffy?"
"Cordelia," Buffy said as she looked at the women before her. Buffy either woman knew they were in each other's arms holding one another. Afraid that if they let go the other one would disappear. "I missed you so much," Buffy said into Cordelia's ear.
"God Buffy," was all Cordelia could say. She couldn't seem to form any words. Sure all day she day waited for this moment, ever since Buffy left the note for her, yet she still wasn't prepared for it. "I don't know what to say," Cordelia said with a slight hitch in her voice.
"I do," Buffy said pulling away from her. "Let's go home," she said as she took her girlfriends hand and together, just like Cordelia had planned, walked to her apartment, starting there new life together.
Cordelia's apartment (the next day)
Cordelia lay awake for what seemed like hours and hours. Buffy had long ago fallen asleep and now all Cordelia didn't was watch as she slept. It had seemed like forever since the last time Cordelia had seen Buffy, yet in reality it had only been a couple of months, which in her opinion was way too long.
She remembered when Willow had first called and told her about Buffy's death.
Flashback
Cordelia was just arriving home after having a meeting with her new employers. She still couldn't believe that she was a big shot lawyer. In fact she had never even went to law school, even though she always wanted too. The funny part about it was that no one ever expected her to want to be a lawyer, Buffy was extremely shocked when Cordelia told her that little secrete.
Since Cordelia was never able to go to law school because her family didn't have anymore money Willow did something for her on Buffy and hers first anniversary. She told Cordelia that she hacked into the law school database and put her on their most honorable students list. Which all the highest law firms around the world would look at. Willow told her never to worry about them finding out because the hac was completely un traceable, thanks to a little magic…it was easy to tell that Willow was official out of the I-hate-Cordelia club.
As she entered the house she could hear the phone ringing. Thinking it was Buffy she ran toward and answered it in a hurry. "Hello? Buffy?" she asked as she sat down on her couch. The line was silent. "Hello?" she asked again.
"Hey," came Willow's voice on the other end of the phone.
"What's up?" she acted not knowing the reason for the call.
"Um…there is something important that I need to tell you," Willow paused as she pushed away the tears that were threatening to spill over. "I really didn't want to do this over the phone but I figured you being so busy with you job and all you wouldn't want to come all the way to Sunnydale, not that Sunnydale is that far away. Unless it is and I just never knew it because I have never been out of Sunnydale. Is it far away? I'm it doesn't matter if it is…"
"Just get to the point Will," Cordelia said interrupting Willow's babble.
"Okay," she said and then she paused again and it was starting to get on Cordelia's nerves. "It's about Buffy," she said and then stopped again.
"What about Buffy? Is she hurt because if she is tell her I am on my way, job or no job." She said.
"No she isn't hurt…at least no anymore," Willow said with sadness in her voice that did not go unnoticed by the cheerleader.
"What happen?" Cordelia asked suddenly worried.
"She's…um…she's dead," Willow said after a few minutes. "She jumped into a vortex so Dawn wouldn't have to…she saved the world," Willow said. Cordelia had went silent and Willow almost thought she even stopped breathing. "Cordy?" Willow asked.
"She may have saved your world," Cordelia said and paused. "But once she died she destroyed mine," She said and the last thing Willow heard was the click of the phone being put on the receiver followed by the dial-tone.
End flashback
Cordelia looked down at Buffy as she stirred starting to wake up. Cordelia had been a miserable wreak after she heard of Buffy's death, she hadn't left her apartment for days, she didn't eat, she didn't take to anyone…she cut herself off from the world around her because the didn't know the pain she was going through. No one knew what a great person Buffy was and they would never miss her, because they never knew her. They lived their lives as if nothing bad happened never knowing how close the world came to ending…but she knew. Because her girlfriend is the one that has to save it.
"Morning," Buffy said as she stretched and looked over at her girlfriend how was looking at her. "What?" Buffy asked when she didn't stop staring.
"Your beautiful," she stated simply. "I never noticed before how beautiful you really are," Cordelia said as she brought her hand up and brushed a strand of hair away from Buffy's face a tucked it behind her ear. "I'm the luckiest person in the world because I get to see you every day and tell you that I love you more than life itself," Cordelia said as she leaned in to kiss Buffy.
"Not that I am not enjoying this whole Nora Robert romance thing…what's up?" Buffy asked.
But before she could answer her phone rang. Cordelia rolled over and picked it up. "Hello?"
"Cordelia…it's Angel…can you come to the office?" she asked.
"Yeah sure…I'll be right there," she said as she looked at Buffy. "Bye." She hung up the phone and looked at her girlfriend. "I have to go to work." She said as she got up out of bed.
"I'll come with you," she said as she too got out of bed.
Together they both got ready and headed off in the direction of the Angel Investigations offices.
Angel Investigations
As soon as Cordelia entered the office Angel was there ready to give her some sound advice she would need in order to get over Buffy's death and come to a realization that Buffy was not coming back. But as soon as he looked up at Cordelia he saw Buffy standing behind her with the hands firmly interlocked.
"Buffy?" he said as he looked at her. He couldn't believe it, here she was standing before him as if nothing had ever happened. But he knew it had, he knew that for the past two to three month Buffy had not been in the world, she had been dead. "How is this possible?" he asked.
"Willow," she paused. "Is a lot powerful than anyone ever thought," Buffy said as a way of explanation. "So…moving the topic of me and my brand spankin new resurrection, you did call Cordelia here," Buffy said as she took a seat on the couch and she watched as Cordelia walked over to her desk.
"Actually I was calling to talk about you…I was going to give her some pointer on how to get over your death," Angel said as he looked at the women that he had loved for years…and the truth was that he still loved her now and he probably always would. "But now that I see you are indeed alive maybe you could help us with our current situation," he said as he looked at her.
"It's a Burrower," Buffy said simply and everyone looked at her. "What?" she asked.
"How did you know what it was?" Cordelia asked looking at her in confusion.
"We had one in Sunnydale not to long before I died…Giles made us research, which I still am hating him for, and we found out what it was but it was too late, it left town before I had a chance to kill it," she explained.
"Okay then," Cordelia said as she looked at Buffy. "It didn't…you know…burrow its way you did it…because that is beyond gross." Cordelia said looking at her girlfriend.
"No, if I remember right it only goes for those who are lonely. People that will believe anything just to be happy. Luckily when we were dealing with it I wasn't lonely." She said giving Cordelia a smile. "The body that they inhabit only last a few hours so they have to find someone new, that is why it is so hard to track down. It has never in the same body for more than a day." Buffy explained. "Now I might be wrong…you know with being dead and all," she said.
"Um…Hello?" Everyone in the room turned as saw Doyle standing in the doorway. "You must be Buffy," he said and he extended his hand and Buffy shuck it. "You're the one that has our Angel's heart." He said as he walked over and stood in front of Cordelia.
"Actually…" she started but was cut off by Cordelia.
"Actually she is my fiancé," Cordelia said as she looked at Irishmen. Doyle mouth hung open and Buffy was sure that if it wasn't attached to him that it would have hit the floor. "We got engaged about…I don't know…five months ago?" she asked Buffy.
"About that yeah," she said as she looked back at Cordelia. "Now can we get involved in this Burrower situation because I have to head back home soon," she said as she looked aver at Cordelia. "Sorry but there is still a Hellmouth to protect and Faith really does need a day off," she said.
"No worries because I will be coming with you," she said as she looked over at Angel and he just nodded.
"So the plan is that we go back to the club tonight as see if we can get any leads because right now we are running dry," Angel said as he looked at Doyle who hadn't said anything since he found out about the whole Buffy Cordelia thing.
Some apartment (later that night)
Angel had gone to the club earlier that night to see if he could any information on the whereabouts of the demon. He knew that no one knew about the demon but maybe if he could get some clues about someone how usually doesn't hook up with anyone suddenly hooking up with someone, than maybe that might just be his demon.
Yet when he got there the first person he saw was Kate and knowing hoe depressed she had been the night before he really didn't want her to get hurt. So he told not to go into the club, he told that maybe, just for tonight she should go somewhere else. Of course she had to ask why and he told her that he couldn't tell her. And as she stared at him he walked into the club…she didn't listen to him and instead followed him inside.
He had found out about this guy named Chuck that usually never got lucky, even though he tried to find someone every time he came into the club. He found out that he left with some blonde chick the night before and tonight he came in and found some new girl and he took her off to his apartment. Angel guessed that he found his demon…or at least he hoped he did.
Kate had followed him. Of course he didn't let her know that he knew that she was following him because right now he was on a mission that he couldn't lose. He needed to get that apartment as quick as possible and maybe if he was lucky her could lose her on the way there.
When he approached the addressed her had looked up earlier he noticed that he didn't need an invitation to enter which meant that the original owner was died, which also means that he didn't get there in time. As he walked in her saw a women turned around just as the last of the parasite when into her back. She looked at his curiously. "Your not human," she stated simply as she looked at him.
"And you are," he said as he looked at her. "What are you searching for in these people?" he asked gesturing toward the man in the bed.
"Love," the demon said as he looked at Angel. "Some one that can last forever," it finished.
"Good luck because forever is a hard thing to find especially when it comes to love," he stated simply.
"You know of someone in the kind of love that last forever, you see that person everyday…why do you not believe in love?" the demon asked.
"Have you been following me?" Angel asked.
But before the demon could reply he jumped out the window just as Kate come running through the door. She pointed a gun at Angel as she looked over at the bed, and at the dead young man. "What is your problem…why do you do this?" she asked as she looked at Angel.
"I didn't do this," Angel said as he followed her eyes. "There are things in this world that you couldn't possibly understand." Angel said as he took a step toward her.
"One more move and you're a goner…not that it would be a big lose on the world," Kate said.
"Sorry but I can't let that happen," when Kate turned around Buffy was standing there looking at her. "You see since you let him let the demon get away it is now currently chasing after my girlfriend, because she wanted to help out. So she set herself up at bait…and people say blondes are stupid. Anyways…I need his help." She said pointing to Angel.
"I am not letting him go anywhere," Kate said.
"Then come with us…and see what the really horrors in the world are like," Buffy said. "If you want me to I can easily knock you out," Kate snorted in response. Buffy raised her fist to punch Kate and Kate held her hands up in protest. "Let's go," Buffy said as she and Angel took off out of the hotel room with Kate on their heels.
Alleyway
They caught up with the demon in an alleyway right outside of the club and they saw that he was just about ready to implant the parasite into Cordelia when they got there. Angel could hear Buffy's heart start to beat faster as she looked on in horror realizing just how close they had cut it.
Buffy ran toward the demon and propelled herself at him tackling him to the ground. Thinking she had the advantage she got up but he kicked her and sent her flying into the wall. Out of the corner oh his eye he saw Kate wanting to go to Buffy side to see if she was okay but they she watched as Buffy stood by and charged the demon again.
This time when she lunged the demon was ready for her and just went straight into the wall. Enough was enough of watching Buffy not doing any damage Angel ran into the fight and started beating on the demon. The next thing Angel knew he was hitting the wall but it didn't faze him as he got back to his feet.
"Enjoying the show?" Someone asked from next to Kate and when she looked over she saw a tall brunette…the one that was in the demon clutches only moments ago. "I love watching her fight," Cordelia said. "She gets this look on her face, which is so cute, yet terrifying at the same town." She paused and looked at Kate. "You must be Kate, Angel told me he talked to you the other day at the club." Cordelia explained.
"Oh…" Kate started but was interrupted by Cordelia as she pushed her out of the way as the demon went flying over their heads.
"Most important thing to watch out for when you are watching them fight is flying bodies." Cordelia said with a smirk.
The next thing Cordelia knew the demon was on fire and Buffy was walking over to her. Buffy brought her hand up and cupped her face. "You okay?" Buffy asked as she looked into Cordelia's deep brown eyes.
"I am now," she said with a smile. "Well, well, look how sappy we are," Cordelia said as she looked at Angel coming over. "Nice way to kick his ass." She said. "By the way…where is Doyle?" she asked.
"Drowning his pain in something to drink," Buffy and Cordelia looked at him with a confused look. "Sometimes woman can be so blind," he said as he looked at them. "I am not telling you anything…you will have to ask him," he said as he turned to Kate. "Come one…I'll walk you home," he said as they took off in the direction of Kate's apartment.
Cordelia's apartment
Cordelia sat on her couch as she watch as Buffy packed her things and got ready to go back home to Sunnydale where evil waited for her. The more realization hit the more Cordelia didn't like them living this far apart from each other. Granted it wasn't that far, but it was far enough. It was far enough to where Willow someone would have to call to tell her that Buffy was dead instead of telling her face-to-face.
Buffy felt Cordelia's eyes on her and when she turned around her girlfriend was looking straight at her. She smiled a weak smile as she walked over at sat next to Cordelia, bringing her into her arms for a hug. "I am only a few hours away," Buffy said. "And you said that you are coming up in a couple days." Buffy said.
"Yeah but a couple days is long enough for some demon or vampire to get lucky and kill you," she said as a tear escaped her eyes.
"Not gonna happen," Buffy said as she looked Cordelia in the eye. "I promise," she said.
Cordelia pulled away from Buffy and walked over to stand in front of where she sat. "Why can't you give it up!" she asked. "The slayer and everything! I mean I know it is supposed to be because you are the chosen one and all that crap…but Faith is good now," Cordelia said as more tears ran down her face. "Let her risk her life everyday," she said in a tiny voice.
"As much as I know Faith can do this by herself, I wont let her," Buffy said.
"Any why not!" Cordelia shouted growing angry.
"Because no one should have to carry the world on the shoulders," Buffy stated simply.
"You did," Cordelia said.
"No I didn't," Buffy said as she looked at her girlfriend. "I remember once you told me that you loved every part of me…even the slayer." Buffy said and before Cordelia could say anything Buffy continued. "If you loved the slayer part too we wouldn't be having this conversation, now if you don't mind I have a bus to catch. See you in a few days," Buffy said as she walked out of Cordelia apartment with tears running down her face.
Cordelia stood in the middle of her living room staring at the spot where Buffy had only moments ago been standing. She had tears coming down her eyes and she waited for Buffy to walk back in the door and say she was sorry, but she knew deep down that she wouldn't and the only way to make it better would be to go to Sunnydale. After she finished up business here of course…and gave Buffy time to cool down.
AN: I hope you liked it! The whole part about Buffy knowing what kind of demon it was is made up...that never really happened on Buffy.