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Chapter 10

Buffy woke up to the sun in her face. She rolled over to find that the other side of the bed was empty. She hated that almost every time she woke up in Angel's bed, he wasn't there. She got up and took a 30 minute shower knowing Angel wouldn't mind her being in his shower. She got out and put on the pants she wore the night before. She really didn't want to wear the same shirt as yesterday so she looked into Angel's closet and found a black t-shirt to wear. She walked downstairs and saw only Cordelia and Fred sitting behind the desk. Fred looked up and glared as she saw her. Ok this is getting to be too much. Seriously what the hell is wrong with this girl? I didn't do anything to her. Cordelia looked up and saw that Buffy was giving Fred a weird look, and when she looked at Fred and saw that Fred was glaring at Buffy she sighed and took Fred's hand leading her away from Buffy. She asked Buffy to stay where she was and that they would be right back. She led Fred into the kitchen and shut the door.

"Cordelia what the hell, why did you drag me in here?"

"Look I saw the way you were looking at Buffy. Do you have a problem with her or something? First you tell everyone, including the two vampires in love with her, that you don't care if she gets killed and now all you do is look at her like you want her dead."

"I just don't like her that's all."

"Why?"

"Because all the men are supposed to love me, and with Buffy here that's going to be a problem."

There was a long pause while Cordelia took all this information in.

"You are such a selfish bitch. You have Gunn why the hell would you want everyone else too?

"I love Gunn, but that doesn't mean that everyone can't want me too. Wesley already does I can so tell, but Connor doesn't and neither does Angel. I can let Connor slip by I mean he is kind of young for me but Angel is the one I really want. Again I do love Gunn, and Wesley is great but Angel is mine and I won't let little miss sunshine over there take him from me."

"Did all that malnutrition do something to you in pylea or were you dropped on your head as a baby?"

"I don't know what you're trying to say to me Cordy but the same goes to you. Don't think I haven't seen you eye fuck Angel when you think no one is looking. I have let it go because I know that you lost your chance. But try to take Angel away from me and I won't hesitate to beat the shit out of you."

Cordy had a weird look on her face. It was a look that said 'You a freak and I don't want absolutely anything to do with you'. Cordy couldn't believe what she was hearing. She thought Fred was a nice girl but apparently Fred was a real bitch who thought she could get everything she wanted. And she actually believed everything she was saying. It would be awesome to see Buffy kick her ass for trying to get Angel.

Days Later

They were all sitting in front of the television, with wide eyes, as they saw what was left of Sunnydale, a big gaping hole. Cordy looked over at Buffy who was still looking at the screen. She knew that even though Buffy was pissed off with them, she didn't want them to die like that. The door opened and everyone turned their heads to see what was left of the Scooby gang walk in the door. Everyone sat there in shock as Giles, Rona, Molly, Faith, Wood, Dawn, Xander, Andrew, Willow, and a few other potentials stood there. There was an awkward silence all around the room. Willow was the first to break it.

"Hey guys we need your help."

Cordy POV

I was pissed. After everything they did in Sunnydale they had the audacity to come in and ask for help. They had no right. When I looked over at Angel to see what he was going to say I saw that I wasn't the only one who felt that way. Angel looked furious! It felt like at any moment Angelus is gonna come out and rip their heads off one by one. And I could care less. The only one I would want to see standing would be Faith. Buffy said that out of all of them Faith was the only one that was her friend. Spike too but I didn't see him standing there. Where is Spike?

"Where's Spike?" Faith looked down at the floor. Right then I knew that he was gone. And Faith didn't want to be the one to tell her.

"He's dead, and good riddance." Xander is such an ass. I don't know what I ever saw in him. I wasn't the only one mad at what he had to say. I mean if looks could kill Xander would have keeled over right now from the looks Buffy and Dawn were giving him.

"Xander Harris you are such an asshole. Just because you didn't like him doesn't mean you can be an ass to people who did like him. I didn't like him but do you see me saying things like halleluiah he's gone? No, show some respect jerk wad."

"Oh shut up Cordelia. You were worse in High School."

"Key words there Harris, High School. I at least have grown up since then, you apparently haven't."

"Go to hell Cordelia."

"Nice comeback Harris. You know you are such a dick. All of you, such assholes. Buffy has put herself in danger countless times for all of you. She has saved your asses time and time again and it's like none of you really care. So what, you all believe that it is expected of her? That it's her job? Well it's not; she didn't have to put her life on the line for any of you. When she left Sunnydale when Angel died, did any of you really care? For her, not for the town," they were all silent, "I didn't think so. None of you really bothered to think about her feelings. I know I didn't, but I wasn't her friend. And what happens when she comes back? You throw her a party! She kills the love of her life to save the world and you throw her a goddamn party? What kind of friends are you? You all should be lucky that she even came to Sunnydale. I saw what it was like without her and let me tell you, it wasn't pretty. I for one am happy that Buffy is here. I may not have been her friend in the beginning but I am now. I trust her to protect me and to always have my back. And I have hers. Can she say the same about any of you?"

Xander and the gang looked down at the floor. The potentials didn't seem to care at all about what I was saying, and I didn't care what they thought because I wasn't talking to them. They weren't the ones who pretended to be her friends. The first of her so called "friends" to look up at me was Xander.

"I used to believe I could trust her with my life. But now it seems she doesn't care about us anymore. We went to the vineyard and fought Caleb. He was too strong. Some of the potentials died that night, we couldn't fight him, he was too strong for us. Look at what he did to my eye! And she wanted to go back! After everything he did she wanted to go back. I wasn't willing to put my life on the line a second time. Not after that."

"Did you ever think that maybe Buffy was right?"

"It didn't matter if she was. We didn't want to take that chance."

"Harris, if Buffy didn't go back there than Caleb would have the weapon. And then you would have no chance at all of winning. And you're lucky that Buffy gave you that weapon because without it none of you would have made it out of there alive. And you Dawn had no right to kick your sister out of her house."

"Yeah I did. That was my house. I had every right to make her leave when she was putting us all in danger."

"That's not right Dawn, its Buffy's house because she is the oldest sister." Angel growls at her. He can't believe that the Dawnie that he used to love could be so ungrateful to her older sister.

"That doesn't matter. The house was left to the both of us. And besides she died so the house automatically goes to me."

"You ungrateful little bitch." Cordelia is about to lunge at her.

"She dies for you and this is how you repay her?" Angel growled.

"OK THAT'S ENOUGH!" Buffy couldn't take it anymore, this was her fight. No one else should have to fight it for her.

"I have had it up to my ears with my so called "friends." It's time that I stood up for myself, instead of having everyone else do it for me. I loved all of you. And now I can't stand to be in the same room as you guys. It's time that I finally tell you guys everything that I have been wanted to tell you for years now. Willow, you're supposed to be my best friend. And for the most part you were. But we drifted apart. How could you think that I was in hell? How could you think that when I died that I would ever go there? You my best friend, the person who knows everything about me, ripped me from the only peace that I had after Angel left.

Giles, you have always been a father figure to me. My own father could care less about what happens to me. How could you lose faith in me? When I made the plan to reenter the vineyard I made sure to think of all the consequences. I looked at every angle. You really think that I wanted to go back in there? Caleb kicked my ass. But what would have happened if Caleb got the weapon before I did? Caleb would still be alive and I would be dead. Then who would defend the rest of the world with Caleb and the First on the loose? Faith? If I couldn't stop him, what makes you think Faith could? Angel, Spike? They are very strong but up against Caleb and the First I don't think so. You think about that.

Xander, You! Do you remember when Anya went all vengeance demon again? And you begged me not to kill her because you were still in love with her? No matter what you think it wasn't easy for me, I didn't want to kill her. You were one of my best friends you really think that I wanted to kill your ex girlfriend? I may not have liked Anya all that much but that doesn't mean that I wanted to see her dead. You are such a hypocrite Xander. Saying that I shouldn't kill Anya because you love her, but then cheering me on when I have to kill Angel. You may not have liked him but I loved him more than anything in this life and it's your fault that I had to kill him. You could have told me that Willow was trying to bring Angel's soul back but instead you told me a lie and said to kick his ass. I would have worked harder to stop him from bringing Acathla forth. So to tell me to save Anya when you never let me save Angel is unforgivable."

"Anya is different than Angel."

"Different? If you mean worse than yes she is. She is over a thousand years old and Angel is only 250. She has killed hundreds or thousands more than Angel ever has. Think on that Xander.

And now we come to Dawn my FAKE baby sister. I love you to death. I felt hurt that you would kick me out of my own house. If I wasn't so surprised and hurt and disappointed in you I would have told you to go fuck yourself you self centered bitch. I work my ass off for you, I die for you and you kick me out of my house? I can't even stand to look at you anymore. Sunnydale is gone and you are definitely not welcome here. None of you are. Giles, Xander, Willow and Dawn take the whole bus full of people that you brought and get the fuck out of here."

The smile on my face widened as Buffy told them off one by one. I can't believe she finally had the guts to do it. Those jerks that she calls friends had it coming for years. All they have done is take advantage of her kindness. All she has ever done is save their asses over and over again and are they grateful? No, they think it is her duty to save everyone especially them because they put up with her for years. But what have they ever really done to thank her for saving them. Nothing.

What's left of the Scooby gang finally left as soon as they picked their jaws up off the floor. I guess they were surprised as well to hear what she had to say. For the first time in my life I was proud to be Buffy's friend. And there was no way I would take that for granted.