Buffy and Cordelia

"Season 6"

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Chapter 39: Room with a view

Angel Investigations

As Cordelia walked up to the Angel Investigations building she noticed that the lights were still on, which meant they were still awake or they left the lights on. Knowing Angel she went with the idea that they were still awake, or Angel was anyway. As she walked toward the doorway she didn't know why but she started to get nervous.

It had been a little over two weeks since she has last seen or eve talked to Angel or Doyle. Sure she told them that she was going on a vacation but she never told them how long. She hopped they didn't think she was died and replaced her…not that they could replace her.

She opened the door to the office and the first thing she noticed was that there was a huge stack of papers on her desk. Nope they didn't replace me. She thought as she closed the door behind her. She walked past her desk and into Angel's office. Doyle was sitting in the chair with his back to the door and so was Angel. But Angel was rocking a little bit and then Cordelia saw his stop, which signaled that he knew she was standing there. Which is a plus because she was worried that he had forgotten about her.

Angel turned around in his chair and saw Cordeila standing there, then Doyle poked his head out from behind the chair was sitting on and he saw Cordelia and smiled. Doyle got up came over to her and gave her a hug. "It's good to have ya back," he said as he slightly lifted her off the ground.

"Thanks," she said as he placed her back on the ground and before she knew Angel was hugging her too. But this time she didn't know what to do because Angel wasn't one to show his emotions. "Hey," she said with a weird tone that she hopped he didn't pick up on, which he didn't because he wouldn't let her go. "Angel…" she tailed off.

"Oh, sorry," he said as he took a step away from her. "It's good to have you back," he said. "We missed you," he added.

"I can tell from the mountain of paper work on my desk," she said with a smile. "I'm glad to be back," she said. Angel looked behind Cordelia and so didn't Doyle and Cordelia couldn't help but smile. "She's at the apartment," she said. "She didn't want to come because she figured I would want to be alone with you guys, to catch up," she added.

"Wow she really trusts you doesn't she," Doyle said and Cordelia gave him a weird look. "That came out really wrong," he added and he walked over and saw back down in his chair. Cordelia walked over and sat in the chair next to Doyle, and Angel went and sat at his desk. "So what happened on the vacation, did you guys work everything out?" he asked.

Cordelia thought she heard a little bit of hopefulness in his tone of voice and she didn't know if it was for that her and Buffy made up or if they didn't. "Yeah actually we did," she said as she saw Doyle look away and she had her answer. Doyle didn't want them to get back together. "It was all because of what happened after our wedding between Willow and Tara. Buffy was afraid that the same thing was going to happen to us." She explained. "I told her that nothing like that was going to happen to us because I loved her too much," she added.

"And that was that?" Angel asked. "Everything was solved with just that little talk?" he asked. Cordelia gave him a look that said she wouldn't be going into that part of the vacation. "Oh," he said.

"Okay as much as I love talking to you guys I guess I better be heading back home because I have to be up early to get started on that paper work." She said with a smile as she motioned back toward her desk. "That's my welcome home party," she said as she gave each one of them a hug and then walked out of the office to head home to Buffy.

Cordelia's apartment

Buffy entered Cordelia's apartment and flicked the lights on. Buffy looked around the apartment and she saw the pictures on the wall. When she used to come her she never used to really see the pictures because her mind was always on something else. But this time she looked, and looked hard at the pictures scattered on Cordelia's walls.

One was of her and Cordelia on the beach. It was just another sunny day in Sunnydale and they had decided to do to the beach. They were lying together on a towel looking at the ocean; it was before they started dating so of course they were checking out all the guys.

The second one was of them when they were back in high school. Cordelia was just coming out of the locker room after cheerleader practice and Buffy was walking down the hall. Willow had yelled to them to pose for the camera so they did. Willow and Xander ended up playing a practical joke on them and placed that picture in the yearbook under class couple and hottest couple. Cordelia thought it was funny and so did Buffy but Buffy was too busy trying to get Angel to understand that it was just a joke and nothing was going on between her and Cordelia. At the time she believe that anything would ever happen between them.

The third one was the first one taken of them as a couple. It was one of Buffy's favorites. They had been sitting on the couch waiting for Giles to get down with his long boring speech so they could go to the club. Cordelia had been absent-mindedly been playing wit her hand and Buffy had been playing with Cordelia's hair. Willow didn't even tell them that she was taking the picture so neither one of them looked up, they where just caught in the moment.

As Buffy continued to move down the line the door opened and Cordelia walked in. As Buffy was looking at the forth picture the words 'get out' came into view. Buffy stepped back as Cordelia entered the kitchen. "Hey," she said as she placed her purse on the table. "Whatcha doin?" she asked.

"Just looking," Buffy said as she walked away from the picture yet keeping her eye on the one. When she finally did turn back around to look at Cordelia she smiled. "How was Angel and Doyle?" she asked as she took a seat at the table.

"They were good, you can tell they missed me though," she said.

"Oh yeah…how?" Buffy asked.

"I have a mountain of paper work that is sitting on desk," she said with a smile and her and Buffy shared a laugh. "So what are you planning on doing tomorrow when I'm at work?" Cordelia asked as she got up from where she was seated to get something to drink.

"I don't know, I think I'll go see Anne," Buffy said and Cordelia looked at her. "She is a girl I helped awhile back…the summer I ran away," she explained and Buffy nodded. "I just want to see how she is doing." As Cordelia was getting something out of the cupboard Buffy saw what looked like a head come out of the wall. "You ready for bed?" Buffy asked as she stood up and walked over to Cordelia. "I don't know about you but I could use a good night sleep," Buffy said with a smirk

"Sure," Cordelia said as she placed her cup into the sink and followed Buffy into the bedroom. Cordelia watched as Buffy looked through all the drawers and in the closet. "Hey Buff…you okay?" Cordelia asked confused on why Buffy was acting so strangely.

"I'm fine," Buffy said too cheerily. "I'm fine," she said in a more normal tone.

"Okay," Cordelia said as she changed into her pajamas and got into bed. Cordelia turned and looked at her and saw that she was still looking in the closet. "Are you coming to bed or not?" she asked.

"Yeah…sorry," Buffy said as she took off her pants and put on one of Cordelia's oversized t-shirts. As she got into bed she couldn't help continuing to look around the room. And finally when her eyes rested on Cordelia she smiled. "What?" she asked.

"Buffy Anne Summers tell me what is bothering you before you drive me crazy," Cordelia said as she sat up in the bed.

Buffy looked out the window behind Cordelia before she looked at her wife. "Listen I don't want you to worry about anything but I think something is after us," she said in a clamed voice. "Today I was a head penetrate out of the wall while you were getting us something to drink," she paused. "Now I don't know if it's my imagination or what but what I do know is that something weird is going on," she said.

Cordelia placed her hand on Buffy cheek and smiled at her. "Buffy as much as I love I am sorry that I have to be the one to tell you this…you're crazy," she said. "There is nothing after us…I don't understand why you would think that," she said.

"Let's see…because I'm the slayer," Buffy said as if it explained everything. "Things come after me all the time just because," she said. "And me and you being together puts you in the line of fire," she explained.

"Buffy I already knew that when I started dating you, I knew that there was a possibility that something could coming after me just because we are together." She paused. "I've accepted it and if something is after us, which I doubt it is, that we'll deal with it…like we always do," she finished. Cordelia leaned forward and kissed Buffy light on the forehead, "lets get some sleep…we have a long day a head of us," she said.

Buffy couldn't sleep instead she just watched as Cordelia slept. Making sure that no matter what came after them she would be awake and alert to protect her girl. Sure Cordelia said she understood but the truth is she just pretends to understand, because no one could really understand but Faith.

Buffy watched as Cordelia slept because that was what she did, she watched, and kept everyone in her life safe from the evil she was forced to fight.

Angel Investigations

They had been up since Cordelia had left he office. Doyle and Angel were sitting in his office talking. "You think she knows yet?" Angel asked Doyle.

"Who Buffy or Cordelia?" the half-breed asked. "Because I am pretty sure that Buffy knows but Cordelia, she might be a little clueless to the idea." He answered. Angel nodded. "What are we going to do about it?" he asked.

"Tomorrow when they both go out we will head over there and try once again to get it out," he said. "If you fail again we might be forced to ask for Buffy's help. They sat there in silence while they waited for the sun to rise. Both having demon in them it didn't matter about the sleep, they bot usually only slept to feel more human.

Cordelia's apartment (morning)

Cordelia woke up and the first thing that she noticed was that Buffy was still asleep by her side. Cordelia slowly got out of bed so not to wake Buffy. She walked into the bathroom and got a drink of water. When she went to grab the glass it moved, shaking her head she tried again this time successfully grabbing it.

She looked around the kitchen to see if she could see anything but she couldn't. So she just shrugged her shoulder and continued on with her morning. As she walked out into the living room she saw that her chair was in the middle of the room. "That's not were that's supposed to be," she said as she moved it back against the wall. But it didn't stay there instead it moved back in the middle. So she moved again, and again it moved back into the middle. She moved it a last time and this time the chair when flying across the room shattering into pieces.

Buffy came out of the bedroom after hearing the nose, she was rubbing the sleep away from her eyes as she walked into the living room. She saw the chair shattered into pieces on the floor.

"What did the chair do?" she asked as she walked over to start picking up the pieces. When Cordelia didn't answer Buffy looked back at her. "Cor…what happened?" she asked as she got up and walked over to her girl.

"The chair…it went flying across the room for no reason, just because I didn't want it in that spot," she said as she pointed to the spot against the wall. "I think you were right yesterday…something is after us," she said as Buffy wrapped her arms around her.

"Something isn't after you," they both turned to see Angel and Doyle standing in the doorway. "It's after the apartment because it has mistaken you for someone else," he said. "We need to leave…now." He said.

"I am not giving up with apartment!" Cordelia yelled as Buffy dragged her out of the apartment. When the door closed behind them Buffy set Cordelia down on the floor and instantly Cordelia went to the door. But it wouldn't open, it was like something or someone was holding it closed. And since there was a ghost wasn't that far off. Cordelia turned to Buffy who stood behind her with her arms wrapped around herself. "I am not giving up this apartment," she said before she walk past Buffy and the rest of them.

Buffy looked at Angel. "You knew didn't you?" he looked away. "I asked you to protect her when I wasn't around and what do you do…let her stay in a house with a obviously evil ghost," Buffy said gesturing toward the door. "Is this how you protect people!" she asked.

"Buffy…"

"Save it," she said before she followed Cordelia. Doyle patted him on the back as he headed off in the same direction. Angel took one last look at the apartment before he to left.

Angel Investigations

When Buffy arrived at the office she saw that Cordelia was in front of her computer. All the papers she saw on her desk the day before were now on the floor by her desk. She didn't even look up when Buffy entered which was not good, because when Cordelia was this serious about something, she headed up getting hurt.

Buffy knew there was no way she was going to be able to talk to her while she was like this so she sat on the couch in the office, and waited. The next person through the door was Doyle; he gave Buffy a look and then walked into Angel's office. Buffy looked through the office windows and saw Angel come through one of those doors, which made Buffy believe that he had sewers access.

Both Angel and Doyle looked at Buffy and waved her to come into his office. She got up off the couch and walked into his office. She sat on the corner of his desk and looked at them both. "If your not going to tell me that you figured out some way to get this evil ghost out of Cordelia's apartment that I don't want to hear anything you have to say," she said.

"We have an idea," Angel said. "It's a spell, to rid the house of any sprits that want to do harm," he explained. "It's complicated and everyone in the house needs to want this sprit out if we want it to work." He continued. "It a dangerous spell Buffy," she finished.

Buffy rolled it around in her head for a few minutes. She turned to look at Cordelia who was still working away on her computer. "Let's do it," she said looking at Angel. "Tonight," she added.

Angel and Doyle nodded. Buffy turned and walked back into the other room. Doyle watched and she went over and told Cordelia and Cordelia jumped into her arms. At this site anger swelled up inside of him. Angel noticed this and put a hand on his shoulder. "What?" Doyle asked.

"You don't want to get on her bad side…trust," Angel said and he threw another look at Buffy and Cordelia. "I'm going to see Kate…if they ask tell them all be back in a hour or so," he said and Doyle nodded. Angel disappeared through the door. When Doyle turned back to look at Buffy and Cordelia he said Buffy staring at him over Cordelia's shoulder.

Police station

Kate was sitting at her desk looking at some case file when she felt a cold breeze. She turned around to see who had come in but no one was there. She turned back around and jumped, Angel was sitting in a chair in front of her desk.

"How do you do that?" she asked as she tried to slow her heart rate down. "What do you need?" she asked as she looked at the print out in front of him.

"I need to know what happen with this case," he said as he handed her the paper. "It says that the one body was never found, and that the mother died of heart failure," he explained.

"I remember this one," she said as she looked at it. "The body of her son was never found, it still hasn't been found. The story had it that she put him in the wall when he was still alive. Something about not liking his girlfriend or something," she said.

When she turned to give him back the paper he was gone. "I am going to get his sorry ass a freaking bell," she said as she looked at the paper again before placing it on her desk and getting back to work on a case that actually mattered.

Angel Investigations

Angel walked into Angel Investigations and saw that Buffy was sitting on the couch and Doyle was in his office looking out the window. But the one person he didn't see was Cordelia. He walked into his office and looked at Doyle. "Where is Cordelia?" he asked.

"She went to get some food," Buffy said from her place on the couch. Then he dawned on her. "I'm going to kill her if that ghost doesn't," Buffy said as she got up and ran out the door.

"What happen?" Doyle asked.

"She went to the apartment," Angel said as he gathered up his stuff that he needed for the spell and ran out of the office followed by Doyle.

Cordelia's apartment

Cordelia walked into her apartment and the first thing she noticed was how cold it was. She walked into slowly looking around making sure that there wasn't any ghost around. Buffy was going to kill her for being her but she didn't want to give up this apartment.

Cordelia walked further into the living room and the ghost suddenly appeared before her. She stepped back a little as the ghost walked closer to her. But then she decided to take her stand. She stopped moving back and the ghost stopped moving forward.

"Your nothing, you were never good enough for my boy," she started to say.

"Your boy…what are you talking about," Cordelia said.

"You will not interrupt me!" the ghost screamed. "My Dennis was too good for you, you would have done nothing but hold him back," she said. "I see you for what you are, nothing but a dirty slut," she said. Suddenly the cord that held the ceiling fan in started to come down from the ceiling and wrap itself around Cordelia's neck. "He will be better off without you," she said and the cord tightened and lifted Cordelia up off the ground.

Cordelia scratched at her neck trying to get free but it was no use. Her hands feel to her side as her breaths became shorter and shorter. The only thing she could think about was Buffy, and how she was going to take her death.

The door burst open and in came Buffy. She went right over to were Cordelia said and got her down. Cordelia hugged her and held on for dear life. But Cordelia was sent flying over to the couch. When Buffy tried to go after her she was flown against the wall.

Cordelia stood up and looked at the old women in front of her. "You dirty little slut, we are always sleeping around behind Dennis' back," she said.

"I don't know who your talking about, my name is Cordelia, and 'm already married," Cordelia attempted.

"A name of some small town slut, you will never be good enough for my boy and this will never be your home."

"This is my home…and my friends will come," Cordelia said as tears started falling from her eyes.

"What friends, you don't have any friends." She said.

The next people to come running through the door were Angel and Doyle. "Start the circle," Angel yelled as he walked over to Cordelia. "We are going to need your help," he said but she just continued crying. "What would Buffy say," he said as he turned to see Buffy just getting up. "You can't give up like this, she loves you, she needs you," he said.

"No one needs me…I'm nothing," Cordelia said as she feel to her knees.

"Ready?" Angel asked Doyle and Doyle nodded. "Bring the truth into the light. Let the villain be reveal that a soul can take its rightful place for eternity, Adduce veritatum in lucem. Accipitat laura suam requiatam reposcant anima suum regnum." Angel looked at Cordelia. "We need you now," he said as paper and everything stared flying around.

"Here she comes, she knows what were doing," Doyle said.

"Cordy…we need you," Buffy said from were she stood next to Angel. She wanted to go to her but she knew if she stepped out of the circle it would ruin the spell.

Angel hands the book to Doyle, "chant," he stated. Doyle began to chant as Angel went to Cordelia but made sure to stay in the circle. "You can do this, you have the power to beat her," he said.

Suddenly the ghost became visible in front of Cordelia's face. "That want you to fail, the are not your friends," she said.

"Don't listen to her," Angel said. "You can do this," he added.

"I can't," Cordelia said as she broke down into sobs.

"Angel," Buffy said as her and Doyle started to dodge stuff. "We need to leave," she said.

Angel grabbed Cordelia and headed for the door. The door flew closed. "No ones going anywhere," the ghost said as it made itself seen.

Suddenly Cordelia she dragged into her bedroom. Buffy runs to the door but it's locked and with all her slayer strength she can't get it open. She can hear Cordelia crying. "Your nothing, your friends are dirty just like you. I can't believe my son didn't see it to begin with but I did. You dirty little bitch," she said.

Cordelia stopped crying and looked at her. "I'm a bitch?" she asked.

"Now tie the sheetaround your neck like a noose and it will all be over soon," the ghost said.

Cordelia stood up. "I am a bitch, in fact I invented the word. I am the nastiest person to ever come out of Sunnydale. I take crap from no one. And I have people that love me…see," she said as she showed herthe ring Buffy gave her. "That girl out that would do anything for me because she loves me,"

"Cordelia," Buffy's voice could be heard from outside the door.

"You think I am going to take that from trash like you?" the ghost asked.

"Actually I think your going to pack you ghost bags and get the hell out of my house!" Cordelia said and the ghost went flying into the wall. The door swung open and Buffy fell to the floor followed by Angel and Doyle.

"What happen?" Angel asked as they got up off Buffy.

"She pissed me off," Cordelia said simply.

"Her first mistake," Buffy said.

Cordelia walked past them and into her living room. She took the baseball bat that she had for protection when Buffy wasn't in L.A. and started hitting her wall. Angel and Buffy looked at each other. "I think she finally lost it," Doyle said.

Buffy walked closer to the wall when she saw a whole in the bricks. "Hey…there is something in there," she said. They all started tiring apart the wall until it revealed the full skeleton.

"Looks like we found the body," Angel said. "The body of her son…the police never found it," he explained.

Later that night

Buffy and Cordelia just finished cleaning up the apartment and they were now sitting on the couch. Cordelia turned to look at Buffy. Buffy smiled and kissed her lightly in the lips. When Buffy saw the concerned look on Cordelia's face her smile flattened. "What's wrong?" she asked.

"Nothing…everything is perfect," she said as she kissed Buffy.

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