Title: Minou
Author: Athlantis
Posted: 11-06-2003
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Category: Crossover with BTVS.
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Summary: After Cordy leaves with the Groosalugg, Angel doesn`t have Connor's support to deal with the pain. The fang gang without having any idea of Cordy's whereabouts do whatever they can to make Angel get out of grieve: Ask help to the other gang
Spoilers: Everything til Couplet, no Connor though.
Disclaimer: The characters in the Angelverse were created by Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt. No infringement is intended, no profit is made.
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Notes: I wrote this at the begining of last year and it was the first first fic I finished, but sinse my dog got missed a few days latter I complete forgot about it. I recently found this fic, so here it is. The title has really nothing to do with the fic, but still, Minou means little (Chiquitita), my puppy name. English is not my real language, so be nice.
Feedback: please!
Thanks/Dedication:Part 1: Desperate Measures
They were arriving to the Hyperion. It was strange seing all the Scooby gang were there, but Buffy didn't want to face the situation on her own, though she never said anything, she was glad her friends had decided to joined her.
When the doors opened the deep state of anguish filled all the atmosphere. There were four people standing to greet thm: An english former watcher, a black vampire fighter, a young physicist and a pylian demon.
Wesley was the first one to speak:
"Buffy, I'm glad your here" He offered his hand and Buffy hesitating shook it. "I'd never leave him alone in a moment like this, you know that" she added
"So who are they?"
"Xander..." Willow was about to lecture him when Fred introduced herself
"Hi, I'm Fred Burkle, this is Charles Gunn and he is Lorne" replied the girl
"I'm willow, the one who asked is Xander and the girl is Anya"
"So where's the suffering vamp?"
Gunn answered "Upstairs. Anya, right?" Anya nodded
"Wesley what exactly happened with him?, you said he was devastated, but never mentioned why"
"Well, Buffy this may sound a bit strange, but I think Cordelia's maybe the reason"
"So she hasn't stopped been a pain in the ass, should say I'm impressed, then again, I'm not" Said Xander annoyed
At that moment Gunn stepped in "Alright, I ain't know you, thank God!, but I definitely don't like you"
"Charles forgive Xander, he's just tired from the trip"
"Willow I don't need you defending me" Xander replied a little embarrassed.
"Ain't my problem and just to understand each other, 'name's Gunn"
"Gunn..."Wesley sensed the tension "they're here to help"
"I still don't get it, we should try to bring Barbie, not mistery men"
"We did, you know we did, Wes did what he thought was the best" Fred interfered while Gunn responded "I'm not with him, if you ask me"
Buffy was getting anoyinng by the little family issues "Whatever, can I see him?"
"Please Buffy and if you can manage to get him to eat we 'd appreciate it"
"What about us, can we see dead boy?"
"Let me think about it, NO" was Gunn's replied.
***
Buffy started going upstairs , and went to Angel's bedroom, the minute she entered, she was been kicked out by the vampire.
"Get out of here!!!"
"Angel, I'm here to help. Wesley says you haven't eaten in a week, you're gonna make yourself sick"
"GET OUT OF HERE!!!"
Angel pushed her out and slammed the door shut behind her
"Angel!" Buffy was desperate, there's was nothing she could do.
Part 2: Waiting for Nothing
Buffy went downstairs and saw everybody gathered in the lobby. Willow and Anya were talking to Fred, ocassionaly laughing. The green guy was drinking something with a funny color 'strange' Buffy thought.
Wesley was staring concerned at her and Gunn was sharpening his ax looking menacing at Xander, who was trying very hard to pay attention to his shoes.
When she finished decending the stairs Wesley aproached her and asked
"Did you manage to talk to him?"
Which Buffy answered "Not really, though he did talked to me"
Gunn left his axe and walked towards her "What did he say?"
"Nothing important" Buffy said a little embarrased
***
It was almost midnight and no sign of Angel or Cordelia.
She was leaving the airport, wakeless face and from it you could tell something was wrong. She could feel it inside of her: her champion was falling into deep shalow waters where there was nothing but misery and sorrow.
Everythig was so confusing and leaving the Groosalung was too much to bear.
"Princess, what are you saying?"
"Oh God, I'm so sorry. I don't want to do this, I don't understand it, but I can't, I just can't"
"Princess don't..."
Tears were runnig again, her eyes were very red, though she had no idea she could keep crying. She started sobbing.
Noooo! and with that, she woke up screaming, something wasn't right, it's been three weeks since she went on vacations. Everything seemed so normal but suddenly it didn't. She had to go back.
Four days later she was arriving LA and heading back home
"Hiperion Hotel please, hurry"
***
"What happened to him?" Willow hesitating asked again
"We are not sure" Said Wesley very tired
"It was kyrumption and she didn't realized it" Added tearly Fred
"It was what??" Asked Xander, he was possitive he never heard that word in any of Gile's bizare books
"Pumpkin now it's not the time" Lorne sweetly but sternly told her
"Stop looking at me!" yelled Xander very insecured of his words
"Don't you dare yell at me!" replied equally loud Gunn
"Gunn please" Wesley stood between the two angry men
"Wes, he is an asshole, you heard what the idiot said about Cordy" Replied Gunn very defensive
"Look, if yelling and threating him do any good , trust me, I'd be kicking him out of this place as we speak, but since it doesn't make things any better, I'm not" Said a very smart Wesley
"You're saved boy" Gunn told Xander angry
"Whatever" replied Xander, but as soon as Gunn turned his back on him his face showed how relief he was
***
She never looked back, not even when the pylian champion was pleading her to stay with him. It was strange for a warrior to act such emotionally but it was imposible for him not too. It was the first time he had his heart broken and it was killing him.
His princess had left him
More and more tears started to leave her eyes, the taxi driver seemed worried but never said anything, for which Cordelia was grateful, affraid if he say something he would make her pain worse.
Words kept flying in her mind, parting cause they had found a place were no one was throwing them out. "Oh God, Cordy" "Please princess" "Don't" "You can't" "Cordy, where are you?" "The champion suffers, he needs his seer"
Finally she arrived, feeling things far worse as they were in her dreams
TBC