Buffy and Cordelia

"Season 6"

Disclaimer: I don't own it!

Pairing: B/C A/K

Summary: Re-write

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Chapter 45: I Will Remember You

Cordelia's apartment

When Cordelia walked into her apartment she saw Buffy passed out on the table surround by books. Which meant that Giles must have called and asked her to research something that was happening in Sunnydale. Cordelia would never understand how they survived there without Buffy, they were always calling her for favors and of course she always said yes.

Buffy's head popped up when Cordelia closed the door. When she looked at her wife, now in that light, she was the most beautiful thing on earth. Beside herself of course. "What Angel didn't want to keep you all night?" Buffy asked.

Angel had called Cordelia as soon as the walked in the apartment earlier that day and asked her to come in because he needed her help with something. He had told them that it wouldn't have been more that an hour, yet she ended up staying there all day.

"Funny," Cordelia said with a smirk. "I'm gonna shower," Cordelia said walking into the bathroom.

"Whatever," Buffy said sensing a weird vibe off of her.

As Cordelia looked herself in the mirror she recalled why Angel had called her. Earlier that day he and Doyle had come into contact with a demon that he had never seen before. They fought it anyway of course. Angel ended up getting blood on him when he killed the demon, and when it first happened he didn't think anything of it. But then later on in the day he began growing more and more hungry.

And not the hungry where he would kill anything just for some blood. He was hungry in a was where he wanted a hamburger. So he ended up raiding the mini fridge they had in the office and then he went for a walk in the sun.

Cordelia didn't know what to do, she knew deep down somewhere Buffy was still in love with Angel, just like herself. Somewhere deep down Cordeila was still in love with Xander, because he had been her first real boyfriend. And as much as she denied to herself back then she was in love with him.

Cordelia couldn't help but wonder what Buffy would do if she found out that her ex-boyfriend was no longer and demon. That he could now take her into the daylight, would Buffy go back to him?

Cordelia stepped into the shower and let the hot water run over her body and he soothed away all her worries about Angel and Buffy, at least for the moment. But that's when she remembered that Angel wanted her to tell Buffy that he was no longer and vampire. Was that Angel's round about way of saying her wanted her back?

When she got out of the shower she sat on her toilet with the towel wrapped around her. Should she be worrying about her wife and he ex-boyfriend like this? Would it hurt Buffy feelings to find out that Cordelia didn't trust in their love enough thinking that she would run to Angel in the next opportune moment?

That's when Cordelia was startled by a knock at the door. "Yeah?" she called out.

"Just making sure you were still alive," Buffy voice came through. "I'm going to bed," she said.

"Okay," Cordelia said as she continued to sit.

"Hey Cor?" Buffy called again.

"Yeah?"

"You okay?" she asked.

"Fine," she lied.

"Alright just checking," Buffy said and then Cordelia heard her steps go into the bedroom next door. She also heard the bedroom door closed. Should she tell Buffy that Angel was no longer a vampire?

Cordelia got up from the toilet and existed the bathroom. She walked right into the bedroom where she saw Buffy fast asleep she must have been exhausted. She walked over to her closet and grabbed a pair of shorts and a tank top. She got dressed quickly, as if she was afraid Buffy would see something she hadn't already seen a million times before. Cordelia didn't understand why she was so jealous of Angel right now, after all Buffy is her wife. Angel would try to take her away…would he?

Cordelia got into bed and she felt Buffy move to wrap herself around her girlfriend. Cordelia looked down at the blonde beauty before her. How could she not be jealous of someone else probably liking her? She was, is, incredible and if someone else didn't like her she would think something was wrong.

Angel Investigations

Angel was sitting in his office, in the sunlight when Buffy and Cordelia walked in. Cordelia hadn't told Buffy about Angel sudden change from undead American to alive and breathing American. She figured Buffy should just find out by herself.

Angel stood up from where he was settled in the chair when Buffy walked into his office. He didn't know what to say or to do. Because the women he loved, the women he hoped would be there for him when he was done on his mission in life, was now with someone else.

Should he still go after her? Should he betray his friendship with Cordelia in order to have Buffy? Would Buffy still have him or had she already forgotten him? Those where the questions running through his head as she watched Buffy sit in the chair in front of his desk and Cordelia walk back out into her own office. Giving the privacy, why wasn't she nervous?

They both sat there in silence neither of them making the first move, the waited for the other to go first. Buffy kept looking back through the window at Cordelia and then back at Angel, as if trying to make a choice that could change her life, and relationships forever.

"Buffy I know this seems weird to you, and trust me it takes some getting used to but," he paused. "I still love you," he added. "There is nothing in this world that I want more than to be with you," he said.

"What about Cordelia?" Buffy said finally looking him in the eye. "You just expect me to leave behind the person that I love in order to be with a two hundred year old vampire newly turned human?" she asked him.

"No, I was hoping…"

"Hoping what?" she cut him off. "Hoping that I still had feeling for you? That I still loved you in the way I did back in high school?" she asked him. He cast a downward glance at her words. "Angel I waited for you to come back into my life, I did. I waited for three years for you." She paused. "All my other boyfriends meant nothing because all I wanted was you," she said. "But then Cor came around and got the courage to telling me how she felt, and I felt the same way." She said.

"Buffy I don't want to hear about this." He said trying to leave

Buffy cut his off. "You HAVE to hear this. It is the only way your going to be able to move on…with Kate." Buffy said. "She is falling for you, I can see it every time she looks you in the eye." Buffy said. "I have Cordelia now Angel, you need to find someone for yourself." And with that Buffy turned and walked out of his office. She didn't stop to say anything to Cordelia she just walked straight out of Angel Investigations.

Cordelia looked at him through the window and he just plopped in his chair. She had told him to go find someone else that he needed to move on like she had already done. But the thing was, he didn't want to move on. Sure Kate was nice, and defiantly attractive but she wasn't Buffy. Maybe that was the trouble he had with moving on, he tried to compare them all to Buffy.

Cordelia came walking to him office. He looked at her and for some reason he saw her in a different light. Now at this moment in time she looked different, looked better. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that Buffy chose her over him.

Cordelia walked right up to him and slapped him in the face. "How could you do this to me?" she asked. "I have worked for you, for nothing I might add. I have been here when ever you needed me here even when I didn't want to be." She paused. "I help save the world with you and this is the thanks I get?" she asked.

"What are you talking about?" Angel asked not really confused but playing dumb instead.

"You're trying to still my wife away from me!" she shouted. "Buffy, I know you still want her, and I also know somewhere deep down inside she still loves you," Cordelia said as she let tears fall from her eyes. "Angel I love her, more than I have ever lived anyone before. I never thought I could love anyone this much, but I do, and I you take her away from me I will NEVER forgive you." She said as she walked out of the building.

Meanwhile Doyle had been standing there the whole time listening to everyone telling Angel what he needed to be told. "Angel," Angel turned to see Doyle coming out of the shadows.

"How long have you been standing there?" Angel asked as he looked at his demon half breed friend.

"Long enough," he said. "You need to listen to them before you don't have anyone to help you in your fight." He said.

"Maybe I don't need any help," Angel lied.

"You forget, you're not a demon anymore," Doyle said. "Your just like Buffy's friend Xander. You're trying to fight the forces of evil with nothing more than human strength. You're going to need all the help you can get." And with that Doyle disappeared at well leaving Angel to think about what he just heard.

Beach

Buffy was standing alone, watching the people going past her. She wished she had their lives sometimes. It didn't seem like they had the problems she had. For example a two hundred year old vampire turned human saying he still loves you. And then you are wondering if you still love him or if you're more in love with your wife.

But for Buffy that answer was easy. She loves Cordelia more than life itself and she wouldn't want to be with anyone else, at least not if she can help it. That's when Buffy heard the noise behind her, the sweet breathing of the one she loved. Cordelia must have followed her here, and she had to keep so she guessed the cheerleader wasn't that happy that she had to run across town. Whether or not she ran the whole way was a different story but if she ran if would have been more romantic so she is going to go on believe that she ran.

Buffy turned around and saw Cordelia coming through the opening that led to where she was currently standing. Cordelia looked worried and Buffy couldn't blame her. She had left the office without telling Cordelia the final answer; she could help it she needed to think.

"Buffy I love you, I don't want to go back to him," she was saying, "I let you go back to him once before when I should have stepped up to the plate about me feelings but it was high school and I had a rep to keep," she said. "I 'm not a afraid anymore, I want the whole world to know that I love you Buffy Summers." She said as she closed the distance between them with a kiss.

That kiss was the best kiss that the couple had ever shared. They poured all their feelings and emotions into that kiss that they knew they would never experience another one like it. Buffy with that simple kiss told Cordelia that she loved her as mush and Cordelia loved her. Cordelia, with the kiss, told Buffy that she didn't want to be with anyone else.

When they pulled away from each other Cordelia didn't want to let go because she was afraid that Buffy was going to leave her. "Relax…I'm not going anywhere," Buffy said as she kissed Cordelia softly. "Now what to do you say we get outta here?" Buffy asked. Cordelia smiled and took her hand.

Angel Investigations

Angel sat alone in his apartment that resides underneath Angel Investigations. He didn't want to go anywhere, even though he could go out into the sun, he didn't want to because the women he wanted to share that moment with was no longer his. He at his kitchen table eating Ben & Jerry's ice cream.

That's when Doyle walked in. He hated seeing his friend like this, morning of some girl that had moved on. "Angel man, you need to get over this and go find Kate," he said. "Buffy was right, Kate has fallen for you and all you have to do is show up at the police office in the sunshine and she will jump into your arms." Doyle explained.

"I know."

"Then why are you sitting here like a big loser who can get a date, because that's my job," he said jokingly.

"What if she doesn't want me either? I mean I have feelings for her too and I don't know if I can handle another human rejection." He explained. "And plus I worried about comparing her to Buffy."

"You'll never know till you try," Doyle said.

Angel looked at him. Them he got up, put the ice cream in the freezer, and then left his apartment in search of a girl.

Police Station

Kate looked up from what she was doing to see Angel walking up to her desk. She was confused on how he got in because it looked like he came walking through the front door.

"Angel to what to I owe this pleasure?" Kate asked.

He didn't say anything instead he grabbed her hand and she stood up. The walked to the front door and he could feel her pulling on his hand as if telling him not to do it, thinking he was could to commit suicide. That's when they walked into the light together. As soon as Angel stepped into the light Kate dropped his hand.

"Angel what's going on?" she asked. Again he said nothing instead he brought her to him for a kiss. The kissed lasted more than they intended. And when they pulled away from each other Kate looked at him. "What's going on?" she asked, although she didn't remove her hand from his this time.

"There was the demon," he paused looking around. "Some of its blood go on me and then I'm suddenly human," she was looking at him like he was crazy. "Here feel," he said and he placed her hand over his heart.

"Your heartbeat," she whispered as if it was a secret. "Oh my God I can feel it…is this real?" she asked him.

"As real as it gets," he said with a smile. And then he kissed her again.

Buffy and Cordelia's apartment

They where laying together both staring off into nothing. Cordelia was traces circles on Buffy's back and Buffy was running her hand up and down Cordelia's arm. "I know you were worried that I was going to go back to Angel once I found out he was human again." Buffy said breaking the comfortable silence.

Cordelia didn't say anything because she knew she didn't have to. "You don't have to worry about that because I love you and that's never going to change. You need to be more trusting with me because I have already given you my whole heart, now I'm asking for yours." Buffy finished.

Cordelia looked at the blond wonder in her arms and smiled. "There is no one I would rather give it to," she said as her and Buffy shared in another kiss. This turned into another make out session, which then turned into another session of lovemaking.

Angel Investigations

Doyle walked down into Angel's apartment to tell him about the vision he had. Although he knew he should be telling Buffy, with Angel being human and all. But it just didn't feel right not telling Angel.

When he walked into the apartment he saw Angel holding a sleeping Kate in his arms. That site alone brought a smile to his face. But then the reason he was here took it away.

Angel got up out of bed slowly so he would disturb Kate sleeping next to him. He put on a pair of sweatpants and the walked out to where Doyle was standing, making sire to close the bedroom door behind him. Although he did leave a little crack in the door so he could keep an eye on Kate.

"What's up?" Angel asked when he saw the worried look on Doyle's face. "You had a vision?" he asked.

"Yeah and it seems that our little friend that turned you human is still alive," Doyle said. "And he isn't happy."

"Where is he?" Angel asked as he put on his shoes and shirt.

"The sewers," Doyle said. "Where are you going?" Angel asked.

"To say thank you. Now go get Buffy and tell her what's going on." Angel said as he was writing a note to Kate so she would know where and what he was doing. "Go!" Angel said when he noticed Doyle still standing there.

Buffy and Cordelia's apartment

Buffy was in the kitchen making coffee when Doyle came bursting through the door. Buffy was instantly on defense until she saw how it was walking through the door.

"What are you doing here?" Buffy asked.

"Angel sent me to get you, he went after some demon himself," Doyle explained.

"Idiot," Buffy said as she set the coffee down. "Where?" she asked.

"Sewers," Doyle said and he noticed that Buffy was writing Cordelia a note just like Angel had done for Kate.

"When she gets up she'll be headed over to Angel Investigations, make sure your there," Buffy said as she went into the bedroom. When she came back out she was fully dressed. "If your not there then she'll worry and come looking for me and if anything happens to her I'll come looking for you," she added and she walked out the door in search for a sewer drain. Doyle meanwhile made his way back to Angel Investigations.

Sewers

By the time Buffy reached where Angel was fighting she saw him get thrown into the wall. That's when she made her move on the demon.

The first thing she noticed was the crystal on his head she took a wild guess and guessed that's where you have to hit him in order to fill him.

He took a swing at her but missed and she took his feet out from underneath him. He got back in time to see Buffy ram the sward into his midsection and he laughed. Then he looked at Buffy who was smiling as she took her fist and rammed it into the gem.

She watched as demon screamed in agony and bright lights started to shot out of him. Basically killing him from the inside out. When he was nothing but a pill of dust Buffy went over to Angel. He shoved her away and walked away in silence and Buffy knew what he was going to do, he was going to ask for his demon back.

Angel Investigations

Buffy had been right, as soon as he had gotten back to Angel Investigation he and Doyle had left. They had gone to the Oracles to ask for Angel demon half back. At first the Oracles didn't know what to do. They though that is what he had wanted all along, to be human again, but they had been mistaken.

They had told Angel that he had until noon that day until the day would be whipped away. No one would remember what happened that day except him. They asked him if he could live with always knowing and he said yes.

So here he is now standing in front of Kate telling her all about what happened with the Oracles. She is crying into his arms telling him he shouldn't have done it, that he could have still help humanity but in a different way. He told her that he wouldn't be able to sleep at night knowing what goes on at night and not being able to do anything about it.

He held her in his arms as the clock on his wall chummed noon and the next thing he knew he was back in his office the day the demon attacked. But this time when the demon attacked he was ready for it. He hit the demon in the gem and watched as he died from the inside out.

"Wow, that's was quick my friend," Doyle said as he was watching from the window. "How did you know where to hit him?" Doyle asked.

"I don't know I just did." Angel said as he picked up the phone.

"Who ya calling?" Doyle asked.

"No one," and with that Doyle walked out of Angel office closing the door behind him.

"L.A. police department how many I direct your call?" a voice said over the phone.

"Detective Kate Lockley please," Angel said.

AN: Next update on June 10th.