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A week after Cordy's first date with Jacob she was back at Caritos with her friends. The only one who knew about the date was Fred who promised to keep it quiet until she knew how she felt about it.
"Looks like we need some refills, Connor will you help me?" Cordy asked. Connor quickly agreed and he and Cordy walked to the bar. After they placed their orders, Cordy turned to look at her stepson who was just a few years younger then she was.
"Connor, there is something that I need to tell you."
"What's up Cordy?"
"I went on a date last week." She whispered nervously.
"Did you enjoy it?"
"It was weird."
"But did you enjoy it?"
"I did." She said slowly. Connor pulled Cordy into his arms and hugged her tightly.
"I'm happy for you."
"Really? You don't think that I am betraying your father?"
"For you to betray dad then you wouldn't be moving on. This is what he wanted."
"Thank you."
"Don't thank me yet Cor."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"You won't get my approval until he sings for Lorne."
"Is that really necessary? I consider myself a good judge of character.'
"You are but when it comes to you and your kids we can never be too careful."
"Fine." She relented as they headed back to their table with drinks.
An hour later Jacob was on stage casting a spell on everyone in the room with his wonderful singing voice. Actually he only had cast a spell on Lorne so he would be unable to pickup any of his evil intentions regarding the death of Catherine and Chase.
"Cordy, you have a winner here." Lorne said
"Not evil?" The ever-protective Connor asked
"No evil brewing in that oven."
"Satisfied?" Cordy asked Connor who grinned and nodded.
Jacob finished his song and joined them back at the table. "Well, did I pass?" He asked.
"You passed and you now have my blessing to date my wonderful step-mother." Connor said as he held out his hand. Once Jacob took it Connor put a lot of pressure on his hand, causing Jacob to wince. Connor leaned forward and whispered in a very low voice. "If you break her heart I will rip yours out."
"I hear you man." Jacob said
"CONNOR!" Cordy gasped
"It's fine." Jacob said shaking his hand trying to get the feeling back in his hand.
"I'm so sorry Jacob." Cordy said.
"Really Cordy, its fine. You're an amazing woman and your family only wants what is best for you. I'd be worried if they didn't threaten me."
--
The first introduction of Jacob to Catherine and Chase went well despite Cordy's earlier apprehension. She introduced Jacob as "mommy's special friend" and the kids just rolled with it, like it was any other day. After dinner they took the kids to the park and Jacob pushed them on the swings. When the kids were all "parked" out they ended the evening with a trip to the ice cream stand. The kids had fun and that was most important to Cordy but a bit of sadness tugged at her heart because she knew how much Angel would have enjoyed this evening with the kids.
"I had fun tonight." She whispered as she curled up next to him on the couch next to him. She had just gotten the kids settled in bed.
"So did I. Do you think that Catherine and Chase liked me?"
"It doesn't take much. They are six and eight, you bought them ice cream, they like you."
"Does their mother like me?" He asked with a grin.
"Their mother definitely likes you." She said with a grin as his mouth closed over hers. He gently pushed her back on the couch and they continued to kiss. His hand slowly worked its way under her shirt. He felt her tense as she did every time when they got to this point. He wanted so much more and she hadn't given it to him yet.
"Cordy…"He groaned.
"I'm sorry."
"Babe, we have been together for almost six months already. I want to make love to you. I know that you loved your husband but he's gone and I'm here. You said after I met your kids and that happened tonight."
"You're right Jacob and I'm ready."
"You are?"
"Yes, but I can't not while my children are home."
"Oh shit babe, I didn't think about that."
"The kids are staying the night at Connor's on Saturday night so I happen to have that night free."
"Now you're talking." He said as his lips crashed on top of hers and his hand found her breast through her bra.
"Now let's not get to ahead of ourselves.' She said between kisses
"Just practicing." He said and they laughed and continued their make out session.
The following Saturday night Cordy and Jacob made love for the first time. She tried her hardest to focus on the man that was with her but she couldn't stop her mind from wondering back to Angel. She had had sex before Angel but that's all it was sex. The only man who ever made love to her was Angel and right now it was sex with Jacob. Granted it was good sex, but it was sex nonetheless. The second and third time that they made love she focused more on Jacob and she enjoyed herself much more. She just hoped that he didn't pick up in her wondering thoughts.
"Thank you Cordy. That was amazing." Jacob whispered as he swung an arm around her.
"You weren't so bad yourself." She said with a smile. Jacob dropped a quick kiss on her shoulder and fell right asleep. Cordy on the other hand stayed up for most of the night shedding silent tears. She had finally moved on with her life. It was a bittersweet moment.
--
Angel had been fighting and kicking demon and monster ass for close to six months, not that he had any knowledge of time. One day just ran into the next in the hell dimension that he was training in. The only reason that he knew it had been six months was because he was plucked rather roughly out of the hell dimension and placed back into the endless white room.
"Vampire." Came the annoying voice
"Yeah it's me but obviously you know that since you brought me here."
"Was your training productive?"
"I feel it was."
"Very well." A glass of blood magically appeared in his hand.
"What is this?"
"You need to eat and rest so you will be fully prepared to fight."
"If…when I kill Angelus and I am sent back to earth will I be taken away after I save my children?"
"No. Once your mission is completed you will remain on earth until such time that you are killed again by sunlight, decapitation or a stake through the heart."
"So I won't be human?"
"No. You signed your humanity over with your own blood. That cannot be undone. You will return to earth as a vampire with a permanent soul."
"Nothing I do will take away my soul?"
"Nothing. Now drink and begin to prepare for Angelus. He will be here soon."
"Wait, one more question." Angel begged
"What is it vampire?"
"My children…are they okay?"
"For the time being yes."
"Thank you." He said as he drank his glass of blood hungrily. He knew that he would need all of the nutrition for his upcoming fight.
--
"How is it going?" Flexen asked
"I've come across a slight snag."
"SNAG?"
"She won't leave me alone with the brats." Jacob said
"Make her."
"How? I've done everything to be alone with them but I've not succeed."
"They must die by the next full moon."
"I know that."
"If she won't let you be alone with them then it's time to force her hand."
"Yes sir. I understand." Jacob said as Flexen walked away and he began to formulate a plan.
--
Two days later Angel had just finished a cup of warm blood when a sword and wooden stake appeared in front of him.
"I guess this is it." He mumbled as he stood to his feet. Suddenly he experienced a sharp agonizing pain as Angelus was ripped out of his body and placed in front of him. He also was armed with a sword and a stake.
"Well, well, well isn't this special?" Angelus smirked
"Yeah real damn special." Angel replied.
"Do you really think that you can defeat me, you overgrown mama's boy?"
"I'm not only going to defeat you, I'm going to kill you." Angelus let out his loud, evil, sadistic laugh.
"Remember all of the good times we had Angel boy? The torturing, the screaming, and the wonderful meals we ate. Do you really want to give that up?" Angelus asked as both men began swinging their swords.
"I've already given it up asshole. It's you that can't get your ass out of the past and into the present." Tossing the sword aside Angel punched Angelus is the face and sent him flying across the room.
"The present is so BORING." Angelus jumped back up and kicked Angel across the room. "Oh let's fight evil. How much fun is that? The goodness that you have associated yourself with makes me sick." More punches thrown at Angel.
"The evil that you did makes me sick." Angel spat as he kicked Angelus in the face.
"There is still a part of you that misses the smell of fear that you caused." Angelus replied spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"The only part of me that misses it is you." Angelus knocked Angel on his back but he quickly jumped back to his feet.
"Damn right I miss it Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes. That was the life. Now all you care about is helping the damned helpless. Helpless people deserve to be dinner."
"That's right you dumb son of a bitch. That is all that I care about because those are the people that need me." Angel head-butted Angelus and they both staggered backwards.
"God Dammit you priss." Angelus mumbled as he rubbed his head in pain.
"What the big bad Angelus can't take the pain?"
"I'll show you pain." He growled as he attacked Angel.
Angel and Angelus fought for hours. Each was equally exhausted but they both refused to give up. They both had something to fight for. Even though he would be sent back to hell if he defeated Angel, Angelus was fighting just to keep Angel from saving the ones he loves, especially those brats he called kids. It would give him eternal pleasure if Angel's family suffered and died. Angel was fighting for his family and for the chance to go back to earth and live a relatively normal life, without the fear of turning evil.
"Give it up old man." Angelus sneered as Angel picked him up off of the floor.
"I'm done when you are dead." Angel said as he sent Angelus across the room.
"You are a bad as your mama's boy son. He is a pathetic excuse for a boy. His sister kicked his ass. Now that girl, she's got some spunk. The terror that we could have accomplished together, it would have been historical." Angel saw red. He was ready to end this. He tackled Angelus to the ground, and after ten minutes of wrestling, he had him pinned.
"You sorry son of a bitch. Don't you dare talk about my children." Angel growled.
"What are you going to do about it if I do?" Angelus sneered and he kicked Angel in the groin.
"Ahhhhh." Angel yelled as he doubled over in pain. Angelus wasted no time and he had Angel pinned beneath him.
"It's over soul boy." The stake was poised above Angel's heart. "You're brats will be joining me in hell very soon. Good times will be had." Angelus said with an evil smile. He slowly lowered the stake, savoring every minute of his victory. The stake had just touched Angel's skin above his heart when Angelus felt Angel grab his hand.
"NOT. HAPPENING." Angel grunted as he twisted the hand holding the stake until it snapped.
"Arghhhh." Screamed Angelus.
"Now, it's really over. Go to hell." Angel said as he plunged the stake into Angelus's heart. The second before he turned to dust, Angel swore he saw a look of fear pass through his dark evil eyes.
"Very good Vampire." The voice said as Angel collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.
"When can I go home?" He asked
"Very soon. You must recover from your battle with Angelus."
"I need to save them." He said trying to stand but his legs gave out on him.
"You are in no condition to fight for them." He knew that they were right. He had taken the worst beating of his life and he had lost count of how many stab wounds he had.
"What do I need to know to save them?"
"The demon who is after your children is Flexen. He has hired a Vactin Demon, who is masquerading as Jacob, The Seer's boyfriend." Angel cringed at the thought of his Cordy with another man. "For the Flexen's plan to work Jacob must kill them by the rise of the full moon. You will be given a potion that The Seer must drink, which will allow us to send a vision of Jacob's location so you can kill him. After that is done you must destroy the mastermind, The Flexen. Your children will not be safe until then."
"How do I kill Jacob?"
"Decapitation or mortal wound to the heart."
"And the Flexen?"
"Your Wesley can assist you with that. Now relax and heal vampire. You will be returned to your family soon." A glass of blood appeared in his hand again. He drank it greedily and lay back on the ground and waited to heal and be sent home.
--
"Hi. My name is Jacob Brown and I am here to pick up Catherine and Chase Angel for their mother." Jacob said to the school secretary. She glanced at the clock before replying.
"School is still session."
"I know. They have a doctor's appointment and their mother got held up at work. She wrote this note and said that you can her with any questions." Jacob handed over the forged note. The secretary read it and dialed the number that he put on there. As soon as the phone would ring the spell would be cast. She would be speaking with his boss but thinking that she was talking to Cordy.
"Okay, let me go pull the children out of class." Jacob smiled his plan was coming together perfectly.
Fifteen minutes later, Catherine and Chase were seated in his car on the way to their death.
"Where are we going?" Catherine asked.
"I have a surprise planned for you guys."
"Is mommy going to be there?" Chase asked.
"No, it's just us big guy."
"What is the surprise Jacob?"
"It's a surprise Catherine. You will just have to wait."
"I want to go home and get mommy."
"No Chase, this surprise is not for mommies. Just for you guys."
"But…"
"Just shut up okay?" He yelled. He really had no patience for kids. Catherine and Chase looked at each as they began to cry. "Knock those tears off or I'll tape your mouths closed. Understand?" They tearfully nodded. When they arrived at their destination he pulled them roughly from the car and tied them up in a dark room.
"Now stay put. You can yell or cry if you want, but no one will hear you. If you try to get out I'll make your mommy cry. Do you understand me?" Again they nodded. He pat them on their heads and walked out of the room.
"I want mommy." Chase cried as soon as the door shut.
"Me too." Catherine sniffed.
"I'm scared Catherine."
"We have to be brave."
"I want mommy." He said as he burst into tears. Catherine tried her best to comfort her brother but it wasn't working. They were both scared.
"Chase stop crying. I have an idea." His tears stopped and he looked at his big sister. "We can hit him. Mommy said that we can hit or kick any bad things that try to get us so when Jacob comes back, we can hit him." A slow smile crossed Chase's face. He loved hitting.
"I wanna kick him."
"Okay Chase we will kick him. Let's pretend that we are as strong as daddy and Connor and when Jacob comes back in we will kick him. Okay Chase?"
"Okay Catherine." He whispered. He would do whatever his big sister said.
"Now let me show you how to do it." She laid on her back showed Chase how to kick Jacob when he came back in the room. "Can you do that?" Chase grinned and nodded.
"Catherine are we going to get dead like daddy?" He asked softly
"No Chase, I won't let us die."
"Promise?"
"Yeah, I promise."
--
"CONNOR. WESLEY. GUNN." Cordy screamed as she walked into the hotel. Everyone came rushing out as soon as they heard Cordy's panicked scream.
"Cordelia…what's wrong?" Wesley asked
"He took them. They're gone." She sobbed
"Who took who?" Gunn asked.
"Where are Catherine and Chase?" Connor asked
"That's what I have been trying to tell you. He took them." She yelled
"Who took them?" Wesley asked gently.
"JACOB." She screamed. "He took my babies."
"Maybe it was a misunderstanding." Gunn said
"Tell us what happened." Fred probed softly
"They never came out of the school when I went to pick them up. I went inside and the secretary showed me a note that I didn't write allowing Jacob to pick them up for a doctor's appointment. They don't have a doctor's appointment. She said that she talked to me on the phone and I gave her verbal permission. I never talked to her. I NEVER TALKED TO HER." She screamed.
"Have you tried his cell phone…house phone?" Justine asked
"I'm not an idiot. Of course I tried to call. He kidnapped my babies. He is not going to answer the God Damned phone." She snapped.
"Okay, we need to start going through our enemies. Focus in particular an Angel's enemies, someone that would want to hurt his children because he hurt them." Wesley instructed
"Dad."
"Yes Connor we are aware that Angel is your dad." Wes said
"No…Dad." He said pointing. All heads turned to where Connor was pointing and they received the shock of their life when they saw Angel standing in front of them.
"Oh my God." Cordy whispered. She felt the darkness overtake her and she slid to the floor.