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It has been 2 days since Angelus was brought back and he has been causing havoc all over Los Angeles. The body count was rising. Lorne had his friends put the sanctuary spell over the hotel to keep them safe. Angelus had still paid them visits but he was unable to harm the members of Angel Inc. Even though they had the sanctuary spell, they were still playing it safe and sleeping in shifts, 2 at a time at the hotel. Fred had recovered well from her bite and was back to work.
"Look, we can't continue to hide out here doing nothing." Gunn said. He was never one to just sit around and wait.
"If we go out there he will kill us." Fred said
"Not if I get to him first." He replied
"Gunn, get over it. He will kill you in a half of second." Cordy snapped. She has been extremely edgy lately, but no one could really blame her.
"Yeah, well I could take him." Conner said
"Conner, you can't take Angel down so there is no way in hell that you could defeat Angelus. He is much more powerful than Angel." Wes stated. The gang's biggest fear was Angelus turning Conner.
"I can't do this anymore." Cordy said as she threw one of Wesley's reference books across the room. Wes looked like he was going to throw up. The book was 2000 years old.
"Can't do what?" Conner asked.
"This. Nothing. I can't just sit around here while Angelus is out killing."
"Cordy, you won't need to wait much longer." Wes said
"Why not?" Gunn asked
"Well, I have surmised that we can't capture Angelus on our own. He is too powerful. We need reinforcements." Wes said
"Reinforcements? Like who?" Lorne asked
"Like me." A voice said from the doorway and they all turned around to see who it belonged to.
"Buffy." Cordy said
"We need a slayer and not just any slayer but the best slayer and that slayer is Buffy." Wesley stated.
"We can't kill him." Whispered a terrified Cordy.
"Cordy, believe me, I don't want to kill him. I just want to bring him down so we can reinsoul him." Buffy said and Cordy was silent.
"Ok, so I had a lot of time to formulate a plan on the way here. It's still daylight and Angelus doesn't know that I am here so we can use that to our advantage. We need bait." Buffy began
"I'll be the bait." Cordy said
"No!" The entire fang gang shouted. Angel would not want the women he loves put into direct danger.
"I don't want to use Cordy either. I want Conner. Wesley filled me in and I agree that Angelus will want to turn Conner so he will be the perfect bait. Are you cool with that Conner?" Buffy asked him
"Yes, definitely." An excited Conner replied
"Ok, Lorne Wes told me that you multiple contacts. Correct?"
"Yes." Lorne replied
"Great, Can you get the gypsies here to cast the spell again when we capture him?"
"Of course." He replied
Buffy looked at Wes and asked "Do you think that they will?"
"Most definitely." He responded
"Ok, Lorne, you go and find them now and make sure that you are back here before sunset." Buffy instructed and Lorne headed out the door.
"Wes, you, Gunn and I will all follow Conner from different points with tranq guns. Take any clear shot that you have. Hopefully, it will subdue him enough so that I can take him down." Buffy finished
"What about us?" Fred asked while pointing to Cordy.
"You two need to stay here." She responded
"And do what? Wash our hair?" Cordy asked
"Cordy, this is a tough job and I want you here where it is safe."
"I can handle myself."
"Not with Angelus." She said looking at Cordy.
Three hours later they were ready. The gypsies were at the hotel ready to reinsoul Angelus. Gunn, Buffy and Wesley were armed and ready to go. Cordy was growing impatient. She wasn't going to sit and wait for Buffy, Angel's ex, to save his soul. She should be the one to do it. It is her duty. She decided that she would let fate decide who would save him and planned on going out and offering herself as bait and see who he would choose. She couldn't tell anyone. She armed her self with the tranquilizers without the gun. If needed, she would just stick him with them.
"I am going back to my apartment for a change of clothes." Cordy said to the group
"Now?" Gunn asked
"I have been wearing the same clothes for 2 days and I am starting to smell. I have nothing else to do tonight, so yes now." Cordy was allowing her superficial side out right now. She really didn't care about the clothes. If it would help bring her Angel back then she would wear the same clothes for a month if she had to.
"You couldn't have come up with this idea a few hours ago during the daylight hours?" Buffy asked
"I didn't smell myself then." Cordy snapped and headed towards the door. The gang knew that there was no changing her mind.
"Be careful, and hurry back Cor." Lorne said
As soon as Cordy was out the door Wes and Buffy looked at each other.
"She is not going for clothes." Buffy said
"No she isn't. She is using herself as bait." Wes said
"Why the hell would she do that? Is she insane?" Buffy asked
"No. She is in love." Wes responded and Buffy stood there in shock. Angel and Cordy? No way. She was sure that it was a one sided feeling.
"Ok gang. Change of plans. We need to follow Cordy now." Buffy said and they all ran out the door.
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Angelus was perched on the rooftop across from the hotel watching it as usual. He was quite surprised when he saw Cordy leave the hotel alone.
"Hmmm looks like our girl is ready for a little something something from me." Angelus thought, smiling to himself. "Well let's not keep the princess waiting."
Angelus jumped across the rooftops following Cordy. When she arrived at her apartment he jumped down behind her. He grabbed her around her throat.
"Hey there gorgeous. I know that you have wanted to get into Angel's pants, so I am here to make your wish come true." Angelus hissed into Cordy's ear.
"In your dreams." She responded.
"Do you want to know what I dream about?" He asked her as he spun her around to face him. Cordy was trying to reach for the tranqs she brought, but the way he was standing in front of her made it hard.
"Not really, but I am sure that you are going to tell me."
"Damn right baby. See Angel may dream of making love to you, but I dream of raping you then drinking you dry." He said smugly
"No fucking way." Cordy said and she pulled the tranq out of her pocket and stuck it in his shoulder
"Oww. What the hell?" Angelus looked as shoulder and then at Cordy. He face was full of fury.
"Fuck the rape. I just decided that I am starving." He said as he sunk his fangs into Cordy's neck.
She tried to fight him but it was no use. She felt her heart slowing down and she slipped into darkness.