Title: "Choose-Your-Own-Adventure"
Author: CraziLadi
Posted: 09-11-2002
Rating: NC-17
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Summary: Read instructions
Spoilers: Not that I know of
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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Choose-Your-Own-Adventure
Please read instructions before proceeding:
At the end of the Introduction you will find two choices (numbers 1 and 2). If you choose number 2, go to the paragraph labeled with a bold number 2 and continue the story. At the end of that paragraph will be more options (5 and 6), etc...You can always go back and read again for a different story. There are 10 possible stories.
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Introduction:
Angel walked down the stairs to the lobby to find it deserted. He thought it strange, usually when he woke up and joined the living Cordelia would be hunched over invoices or a magazine, Gunn would be washing weapons or cuddling with Fred, when she wasn't puttering with a new invention, and Lorne would either be mixing drinks or watching movie classics. Granted, demon activity had been slow this month, maybe they had gotten so bored they decided to go to a movie. Angel couldn't help feeling left out and wished someone had waited for him.
Just as he decided to go down to the training room, Angel noticed a scrap of paper lying on the counter, thinking it was a note to him he read Cordelia's hurried scrawl:
785 Shoreview Drive
Calliope
That's it? Well, it wouldn't hurt to take a look. Angel took the address and stopped at the weapons cabinet before hurrying from the hotel. Maybe there was trouble.
Angel looked at the address again and then at the sign by the gates. It read 782 Shoreview Drive but Angel didn't see any water. He would have thought there'd be water with a name like Shoreview but all he could see was a long drive extending into darkness, not what was on the other end. As Angel approached the gate a gargoyle awoke and demanded, "Password!" Angel tried "Calliope" and the gates creaked open.
Angel concealed a knife and stake in his jacket and left the car. He walked through the gate and about five minutes later stopped at the top of the hill, below him was a hotel, one that looked exactly like the Hyperion, the only difference was that it was lit up and bustling with activity. He could see valets driving cars away while their owners, demons and humans alike, entered the hotel and Angel wished he hadn't left his car behind. He also wished there weren't guards posted at various places around the grounds, he just hoped Vampires were welcome, he was determined to enter the building regardless to find out if his friends were in trouble.
Angel finally reached the front door and it opened to reveal...
1. A beautiful demon sitting behind the counter taking a reservation.
2. A dance club.
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1. Angel finally reached the front door and it opened to reveal a beautiful demon sitting behind the counter taking a reservation from an eager young man. Another female demon came out from a side door to escort him to his room. Other men and women in fashionable evening clothes milled about the lobby and Angel made his way to the counter to see if he could get some information.
"Please take a seat." Before Angel could ask any questions, the demon spoke. Her voice was deep and husky with a slight vibration. She handed him a brochure and waved him to a chair. Angel decided to look it over to see what he was getting himself into.
Names such as The Venetian Room, Dark Forest and Sea World jumped out at him and Angel realized he was in a demon brothel. What would his friends be doing in a place like this? He approached the counter again and the woman gave him a key. Another woman came from the side door and led him up the stairs. All before he could tell him he wasn't interested and just wanted information.
They halted in front of three doors, each with a sign saying Olympus, Dark Forest, and Sea World. Angel chose...
3. Olympus
4. Dark Forest
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2. Angel finally reached the front door and it opened to reveal a dance club. He couldn't believe he was at a dance club but the blaring music, strobe lights and gyrating bodies indicated that he was, in fact, at a dance club. He vowed then and there to kill Cordelia if nothing was wrong.
Angel weaved through the bodies, glad he was wearing the leather pants and new shirt Cordelia had picked out for him during her last shopping spree, he blended with the crowd making it easier to search for the others.
When he reached the bar, he sank down on an unoccupied stool and ordered a drink. He swiveled to look around the room and noticed that if it had been the real Hyperion the whole main floor would have been the club. Angel also noticed that there were no demons present inside, which meant it was being used as a cover for something else. He wondered what the upstairs and basement were being used for. It was time to investigate, besides the music was giving him a headache.
He noticed two guards by the stairs leading up and two more by the elevator. He chose the...
5. Stairs
6. Elevator
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3. Angel chose Olympus and hoped once inside he could get away from his companion to go snooping.
Angel opened the door and stepped into the room. Candles burned everywhere, white and ivory sheer fabric draped from floor to ceiling to conceal corners and cast shadows about the room. A small sunken pool was in the center of the room. The moons reflection shown on the surface of the still water and Angel's eyes followed the pillars around the pool to the sky above. Hundreds of twinkling stars shown down on him but he knew it was an illusion. The real moon was hidden behind rain clouds and had been all day.
Angel decided to explore and found a shower and bath tucked behind curtains to the right. He circled the pool and drew back the curtain to see...
7. Cordelia lying on a mound of pillows.
8. Six women waiting for him on a high bed.
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4. Angel chose Dark Forest. As soon as he opened the door, hands reached out of the darkness pulling at his clothes. A blindfold was tied in back of his head although Angel had no idea why. The room was so dark he wouldn't have been able to see anything if he tried.
Erie whispers came at him from all directions and Angel wondered what kind of demons occupied the room with him. He was naked now and felt a bed at his knees, he sank down onto it. His hands were pulled roughly to the sides and iron manacles clamped loudly around his wrists and then to what he assumed were bedposts. He had experienced bondage sex before and wasn't too concerned about the outcome of the evening until the room became completely silent, so silent he could no longer detect another presence.
Cool air brushed across his body, making him shiver.
"Cold?" A voice asked at his left side. He knew it wasn't human but it didn't sound dangerous and he relaxed a little. He felt the bed dip as the demon came onto it. Soft, hairy legs straddled his hips and he was instantly warm where her sex brushed his. Sharp nails clawed his chest leaving painful marks and Angel groaned in pain.
"Bitch." She laughed in his ear and lapped the stinging wounds with a rough tongue. She slid from his body and settled at his side with a purr, what he could only guess was a tail trailed up his leg and wrapped around his penis. It squeezed over and over until Angel was panting for release. Her nails tap danced playfully across his chest but didn't leave marks this time, for which Angel was grateful, he would have enough trouble explaining where the first scratches came from and he didn't want to tell Cordelia he had been to a brothel.
Angel thrust his hips up involuntarily and almost cried when the cat took him into her hand and guided him into her moist entrance. He exploded immediately, which angered the unsatisfied demon. She nipped his ear and gave him a few more scratches before...
9. Hands came out to undo his wrists.
10. She was plucked off the bed.
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5. He noticed two guards by the stairs leading up and two more by the elevator. He chose the stairs. As he approached the two guards looked at him crossly and spoke, "No one's allowed upstairs."
The bruit reached into his jacket for what Angel guessed was a gun but didn't pull it out. They must have thought he was going to give up, Angel had other plans. His fist made a satisfying crunch as it landed on the guards face. He clutched his nose and screamed in pain and Angel moved to intercept the guards buddy with a jab to his ribs. After a few moments of fighting, Angel made his way up the stairs. Guess the music wasn't so bad after all. No one even noticed the downed men.
He paused at the top of the stairs and looked left and right before deciding to head down the longest hallway. It was quieter there but he could feel the beat of the music pulsing through the floor. Angel noticed there were fewer doors than at his hotel, bigger rooms probably. He was about halfway down the hallway when a door swung open. A demon exited and saw Angel standing in the middle of the hall and attacked.
Angel fought back, hoping other demons wouldn't join them. This one was smelly and strong, a bad combination. Angel whipped out his stake and plunged it into the demon, it fell in a heap at Angel's feet. The door opened again to reveal more demons but Angel shoved the first back and pulled the door closed. He moved the dead demon in front of the door in hoped they'd trip over it on their way out to get him.
Angel quickly went to the next door and ducked inside. He turned to find...
11. Cordelia.
12. A mirror.
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6. He noticed two guards by the stairs leading up and two more by the elevator. He chose the elevator. He quickly got rid of the guards and pressed the down button. He entered the elevator and as the doors opened to even louder music and Cordelia came instantly into view.
She was dancing.
She was dancing with a young punk, about Conner's age, with a nose ring. He'd kill her.
"Angel!" She shoved the kid away and approached him. She was wearing a new outfit, cut low on top and riding high on the bottom, hugging all the right curves. Angel knew it was a new outfit, he would have remembered it. She made his breath catch in his chest because she was so sexy. He wanted to get his hands on her but they were just friends, he didn't have the right to touch her.
He shook his head to unscramble his brain, "Cordelia, what and I doing here?"
She ignored him, "Good, your wearing your new pants. Don't you love them?" Cordy ran a hungry gaze over his body, especially the shirt plastered to his chest. Wow.
"I hoped you'd find my note. I was sick of seeing you brooding at the hotel, you needed to get out more, you know, mix, mingle, have a wild and crazy time. I left the note knowing you would come save me."
He glowered at her but she ignored that too and grabbed his hand, pulling him to the dance floor. She plastered her body so tightly against his no one could tell he couldn't dance.
"Are you very mad at me?" Cordelia new he could hear her over the music with his vampire hearing but pressed her lips against his ear anyway.
"No, I'm glad you wanted to spend time with me but dancing?" She gave him a silly grin, no way was she going to admit it was the only way she could get him to come near her. She knew he wasn't ready for them to be together yet, she could wait.
She buried her head against his chest and didn't comment. For once she didn't want to say what she was thinking, afraid he would reject her.
Angel knew what she was thinking and pulled her even closer. For now this was good, soon it would be better.
There was a commotion in the center of the room and they turned to see Lorne. A spotlight was on him and he held a microphone, getting prepared to sing. The crowd parted and he pointed right at Angel and Cordelia and started singing in a sultry voice that would have made Etta James herself proud...
"At last
My love has come along
My lonely days over
And life is like a song
At last
The skies above are blue
Well my heart was wrapped up in clover
The night I looked at you
I found a dream
That I could speak to
A dream that I could call my own
I found a thrill
To press my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known
You smile
You smile
Oh and then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
For you are mine at last
Oh yea
at last..."
The song faded as Angel and Cordelia kissed.
The end.
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7. He circled the pool and drew back the curtain to see Cordelia lying on a mound of pillows. She was wearing a white robe and a gold circlet around her forehead with a dripping jewel.
Cordelia smiled, "About time you showed up, I've been waiting all night."
"Cordelia? What's going on here?"
"Well, if you have to ask, we're in more trouble than I thought." She raised up on her knees, a better position in which to argue if necessary.
"I thought you were in trouble. You didn't have a vision?" Angel continued to stand beside the sunken bed, trying to ignore how pretty she looked.
"The only vision I see is you and me in this bed." Cordelia boldly spoke her mind like only she could and held out her hand to the vampire. She had planned this evening for weeks and hoped he would overcome his shyness and take her up on her offer. Angel's happiness curse had been removed as a special favor by the Powers-That-Be. She had driven them crazy once they got her up there and it hadn't taken very long for them to realize she would be more beneficial to them on Earth where she could still help Angel Investigations along with her other responsibilities.
Angel was stunned by the offer but pleased nonetheless. He had dreamed of this moment for years but hadn't been able to do anything about his attraction for Cordelia. Now he could be happy without consequences, Conner was doing well on a new dimension and demon activity had been light. He now knew it was all Cordelia's doing and shrugged out of his jacket.
Cordelia stood to help Angel remove his clothing, light from the artificial ceiling and the candles made her gown iridescent allowing Angel to see every beautiful curve. He tugged the sash at her waist and the fabric fell to a puddle at her feet. Cordelia slid her fingers into his hair, his wrapped around her and brought her body flush against his. Angel spread tiny kisses across her face before she latched onto his mouth for an intoxicating kiss that left them both breathless.
Angel gently lowered Cordelia to the pillows and settled between her spread thighs. She ran trembling hands over his muscular chest and down his sides to hold his hips. He nipped and licked his way up her midriff to suck a nipple between his lips. He bit gently as Cordelia thrust her hips upward, joining their bodies and surprising him. Angel sank his stiff length inside her heated center, his thrusts moving faster and faster as they ascended towards a glorious climax.
Angel lifted his forehead from Cordelia's breast and groaned as he slid his limp penis from her body. He moved to her side and she rolled half on him, their legs entwined. Cordelia played with his nipple, watching in fascination as it pebbled just like hers had. He ran his calloused hands down her sweat dampened back to cup her buttocks. His hand was moving between her legs when she suddenly pushed away and left the bed, "I want a shower."
Angel wasn't too happy that Cordelia wanted to wash him from her body so soon after making love and brooded while she turned on the water. He turned his head to ask her what was wrong but lost his thought as he beheld the sight before him. Cordelia was perfectly outlined through the white curtains and he watched as Cordelia's hands followed a soapy trail down her neck and over her breasts. Her hands disappeared at the apex of her thighs and Angel became hard hearing her pleasure herself. He reached for his own sex but decided his lover was doing his job and joined her in the shower.
The end.
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8. He circled the pool and drew back the curtain to see six women waiting for him on a high bed. They were all demons of different kinds. One was even wrapped around the bed post in an erotic dance. The temptation to join them was almost to great but his friends were in the brothel somewhere and he needed to find them.
"Excuse me ladies." Angel ducked out again but was stopped as the women followed him from the bedroom. His quick escape was going to take longer than he thought. He was quickly divested of his clothes and led to the pool. They drew him down into the water before removing their own clothes and he groaned as hands touched him everywhere.
It was a long time before he was able to slip out of the bed, leaving the six women lying in a damp and exhausted heap. He couldn't help his cocky grin as he drew on his clothes and opened the door to the room. Eunuch indeed!
Angel stepped into the hallway, around a couple who apparently couldn't get to their room fast enough and made his way to the stairs. He looked up and down the hallway but wasn't sure where to begin, he guessed he could skip the room the two lovers just slipped into and opened a door marked...
13. Sea World.
14. Private: Keep Out
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9. She nipped his ear and gave him a few more scratches before hands came out to undo his wrists. The first thing he did was grab her and roll her under him before yanking off the blindfold.
The demon had a pretty face outlined with short, dark fur and cute ears on the top of her head. Her neck and upper body were like a regular woman's, all pink skinned with rose colored nipples. More fur started under her navel and covered her long legs to her kittenish paws, a tail peeked out from under her struggling body.
Angel didn't know much about cats but if the strays Cordelia and Fred continued to bring into the hotel to patch up were any indication, sexually frustrated females were dangerous to any male crazy enough to mate with them. Guess he'd have to make sure she wasn't frustrated for very long.
"What's your name?"
The demon stilled her wriggling to answer him, "Kitty." She screeched when she saw his smile and tried to bite him.
Angel laughed, "You aren't the only one with fangs, sweetheart." He morphed into vamp face and kissed her hard. Their teeth gnashed together and tongues scraped on sharp points allowing blood to well up. When Angel lifted his head, it was to see Kitty staring at him in horror. She started struggling again for different reasons than sex and Angel was instantly contrite. Obviously, vampires weren't welcome there. He morphed back into his human face and spoke gently, trying to calm her down.
"Shhh...I won't hurt you." He finally caught her flailing arms and held both wrists in one hand and framed her jaw with the other. He forced her to look at him and his thumb smoothed gently over the wound on her tongue, left by his sharp teeth. He wiped the blood away and ran his hand down her side. During the long moments of petting Angel told her about his curse and she settled down so he let go of her wrists.
She furrowed her hands in his hair and wrapped her legs around his hips. He pumped into her and stilled, waiting for her to adjust to his size. Kitty got tired of waiting though and fondled his balls. He couldn't stand the pressure and thrust sharply into her body, her tail came up to wrap around his waist to hold him closer and purred loudly as she came. Angel threw back his head and growled, her inner muscles tightened and his seed spilled.
Angel lay a long time with the purring kitten by his side and knew he'd return to Calliope's again.
The end.
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10. She nipped his ear and gave him a few more scratches before she was plucked off the bed. Angel was grateful to be rid of her and rested on the bed to listen to the sounds of the forest. He could hear animals and insects and a waterfall. The bed dipped at his side and Angel felt a hand untying his wrists before hearing a hissing whisper, "You mussssst leave thisssss place, it isss dangeroussssss for you."
"Who--?" His mouth was covered by a scaly hand.
"Shhh, don't ssssspeak. The Dark Foressssst hassss many earsssss and your friendsssss are in danger, follow me now." He rose from the bed with her.
Angel whipped of the blindfold and adjusted his eyes in the dark. It was times like this he was glad for vampire vision. The woman he followed was obviously a snake but she had too legs. Her body moved gracefully in a kind of swaying motion. She looked over her shoulder at him and her snakelike eyes flashed in the darkness before she disappeared behind a rock.
Angel wondered if it was a trap but had no other option but to follow the creature. When he walked around the rock she was gone but Angel could now see the waterfall. It was small but figured he could stand under it comfortably. A hand reached out from behind the water and beckoned to him. He didn't have much choice about getting wet and ducked into the spray. A cave appeared on the other side he had to crawl on his knees to fallow the twitching tail ahead of him.
What he found on the other side was...
15. A door.
16. A clearing.
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11. Angel quickly went to the next door and ducked inside. He turned to find Cordelia tied to a chair and Lylah Morgan standing at her side with a gun pointed at her head. Lylah looked up at the interruption and flashed a devious smile at the intruder.
"Hello, Angel. We've been waiting for you." She put her arm down and Cordelia breathed a sigh of relief at the reprieve.
Angel flashed a furious glare Lylah's direction and moved forward to untie his friend.
"Not so fast." Lylah raised the gun again, this time at Angel but he wasn't concerned. Bullets couldn't kill him. Unfortunately, Lylah had grown a brain somewhere along the way and knew that a bullet would slow him down. She pulled the trigger and pain seared Angel's chest.
He looked at Cordelia who screamed behind her gag and the world went black.
When he awoke, he was lying on the floor, his arms chained to the wall. The blinds were closed and dim light shown through but Angel could see Cordelia still on the chair not too far away. She was trying to get the gag out of her mouth by rubbing against her shoulder, it finally came loose and she gasped in fresh air.
"Bout time you woke up!"
"Where are the others?"
"How should I know, probably out eating taco's." Cordelia threw him a furious look and Angel tried register that she was there alone. On one hand, they could probably just walk out of there with no one being the wiser. On the other, he didn't have manpower to fight their way out.
How did you get here?"
"I had a vision but no one was around. I left a note hoping someone would find it but I waited and waited and you didn't come." A panicky sound entered her voice and Angel wanted to comfort her but couldn't thanks to the chains pinning him to the wall.
"It took me a while to find the place, had a few demons to beat up. Tell me what happened." He tried to distract her from the situation.
"I had a vision of people dancing then a really ugly demon with long tentacles was shaking hands with someone but I couldn't tell who. It was human though. I didn't get anymore than that but I know whoever it is is in trouble. We have to save him Angel." Cordelia looked pleading eyes to her friend and he caved in. He struggled with the chains, trying to pull them from the wall but only succeeded in pulling a muscle in his arm.
"Okay, that isn't going to work. Cordy, I have a knife in my jacket. I need you to come get it."
"There's a tiny problem with that plan, I'M TIED TO A CHAIR!"
"Keep you voice down!" Angel scolded in a stage whisper. "Try to move closer and I'll pull you the rest of the way with my foot."
Cordelia rolled her eyes at the ridiculousness of the plan but started bouncing in the chair to hop across the floor. She didn't make much progress and sweat beaded on her forehead.
"Keep trying." Angel tried to encourage her but all her could think about was the way her breasts bounced with the motions of the chair. With each movement he could see her black lace bra peak out from under her blouse.
"Angel!" Her frustrated whisper jerked him out of his reverie and he noticed she had gotten within distance of his foot. He scooted on the floor as far as the chains would allow and hooked a boot around the leg and slowly moved the chair closer to him. It wobbled and Cordelia gave a surprised shriek as it crashed to the floor and broke. She wiggled away from the broken wood but her hands were still tied behind her back.
Cordelia scooted on injured knees to Angel's side. "Where is it?"
"In my inner left upper pocket." Angel closed his eyes as Cordelia leaned over giving him a tantalizing view of her cleavage before she burrowed her nose in his jacket. He could feel her breath through his shirt and her warm face where it pressed against his chest. A twinge of pain glanced through him as she put pressure on the gunshot wound.
"Come on Cordelia!"
She whipped her head out with the knife clamped in her teeth, glaring daggers at him for rushing her. Angel noticed a spot of his blood on her cheek.
They hadn't planned exactly how they were going to make the knife work so Cordelia spent a moment thinking before realizing they had to cut through her ropes first before she could find a key to release Angel.
Angel didn't know what was going on in Cordelia's brain but didn't think her next move was her brightest idea when she leaned over him again and made him take the knife from her mouth with his own. Their lips came perilously close and he could smell her scented lipstick. He looked deep into her eyes and saw an attraction for him that reflected his own.
She shook her head and turned so he could slowly cut through the course rope. When her arms were free, blood rushed to the tired appendages and she winced. Angel dropped the knife, "Are you okay?" The skin had peeled off where she had tried to wriggle her hands free and Angel could see dried blood on her fingers. He wanted to find the men who hurt his friend but that would have to wait until he was free.
"I'll be back." She was gone before he could caution her and demand for her to come back.
Cordelia found Lylah and beat the stuffing out of her before rummaging in the woman's read business suit for the key to Angel's shackles. She returned and got him lose and he grabbed her into a swift hug. They climbed out the window as demons swarmed into the room.
Back at the hotel, Cordelia led him to his room where she shucked her clothes and stepped into a warm bath to wash the blood away. He followed and leaned back as Cordelia's hand replaced the washcloth on his aroused body. He reached for her hips and settled her between his legs. He kissed each injured wrist before she turned her head and kissed him.
Their lips tangled and a sweet and passionate kiss. Angel's only thought was that her lipstick not only smelled like strawberries, it tasted like strawberries too.
The end.
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continue...
Posted by CraziLadi on 09-11-2002 04:01 AM:
12. Angel quickly went to the next door and ducked inside. He turned to find himself looking in a mirror. He image was reflected back and he winced at his hair style. He reached out to touch the smooth surface but his fingers didn't stop. His hand disappeared into a white void before Angel followed it.
Angel looked around him, the mirror was gone and everything was white except for a blue fog that sprung up about five feet away. As he watched a small peaceful looking demon stepped in front of him. It didn't speak but Angel had a sudden impression that he was needed somewhere.
Angel? Help me! The demon turned and Angel followed him into the fog.
And stepped into what looked like a bedroom. He could see a white bed draped with shear blue fabric. A vanity sat in the corner, Angel couldn't help but look at his reflection in the mirror but instead of his image he saw Cordelia!
She was lying on a bed and had a sheet draped around her bare shoulders. Angel turned suddenly to look at the bed and there was Cordelia on the bed where she hadn't been just moments before.
She didn't speak but he could see she had been crying. He tried to speak to her, reassure her that she was safe but he couldn't speak. His mouth wouldn't even move. Angel moved closer to the bed but a voice popped into his head.
Stop! Don't come closer Angel. That's what they want you to do. She raised frightened eyes to him and Angel couldn't begin to guess at what had made his normally cool friend so upset.
What do you mean? Why can't we speak?
We're communicating telepathically. I read their minds Angel. They want us to...
What Cordelia? What do they want from us?
Cordelia blushed and threw him a pillow moments before his clothing disappeared. Angel grabbed onto the pillow and covered his nakedness as best he could. His purpose suddenly became clear and Angel was angry.
They can't do this to us! We just won't do it.
They have Fred, Wesley and Gunn.
Where?
I don't know. Everything changes so quickly here. Nothing is solid. I already tried to find a door but...Angel, they say if we...if we make lov--, no, if we have sex, they'll let them go.
Angel didn't say anything just opened his arms and Cordelia flung herself at her friend and hugged him close. Needing to be comforted by his presence, not caring for the moment that the pillow had fallen on the floor so he could catch her and that she was only wrapped in a thin blue sheet. Not even a sheet really. The fabric was a transparent pearly blue.
Angel rocked her back and forth. He had no idea how long she had been there waiting for him to come but he was there now and wasn't going to let anything happen to her.
It's okay baby. I'm here now.
You've never called me that before.
Angel gave a slight grin and carried her to the bed. He sat her on his lap and draped the sheets over them both, trying to preserve some modesty so they could decide what to do.
The mirror flashed with images of Fred, Gunn, and Wesley. Fire leaped around them and trapped them back to back in a circle, they couldn't go anywhere.
Fred looks so scared.
I know. Angel didn't tell her he thought the men looked a little scared too. He turned Cordelia's head to his and silently communicated...
17. Will you let me make love to you?
18. I know how to get us out of here.
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13. He looked up and down the hallway but wasn't sure where to begin, he guessed he could skip the room the two lovers just slipped into and opened a door marked Sea World. He peeked his head in but didn't see anyone right away. He stepped closer to the pool in the center of the room, noticing that it was much like Olympus except for the sand and the absence of pillars. A wet hand came out of the water and landed on his foot.
Wesley looked up in surprise to see Angel standing above him.
"Angel! What are you doing here?"
"Wesley! I came to rescue you." Angel was shocked to have found one of his friends so easily and was about to say more when two mermaids swam up beside the Englishman and smiled up at him.
"As you can see Angel, I'm quite all right." Wesley slipped his arms around the women, letting them hold him aloft in the water.
"Where is Cordy and the others?"
"I'm not exactly sure. We were separated as soon as we arrived." Wesley stopped talking to get a kiss from the blond mermaid and Angel rolled his eyes.
"Why did you come here?" Angel not only wanted to know if he should give up looking for the others so he could join the ladies he left in Olympus but also wanted to know if Cordelia had had a vision and there really was demon trouble brewing. Was there a reason they were all separated and being kept occupied by Calliope's employees?
"Cordy had a vis..." Wesley stopped to kiss the redhead, "vision."
"Well, get out of there! We have to find them." Angel stomped to the corner to pick up Wesley's clothes as his friend excused himself from the girls and heaved himself from the pool.
Wesley dried off and donned his clothes before exiting the room with Angel. Once in the hallway, Wesley asked a burning question, "How come it took you so long to find me?, I've been here for ages."
Angel looked sheepishly at his friend and simply stated, "I was detained."
"Really." Wesley looked knowingly at the vampire and nodded his head down the hall. "Do we split up or stay together?"
"Together, no sense getting side tracked."
"Lets try this room." Wesley stepped in front of one and Angel read the sign: Olympus.
"No! They're not in that one." Wesley smiled knowingly at Angel's retreating back.
Thirty minutes later Wesley stumbled to a halt in front of the last door on the top floor. They had had no luck finding Gunn, Fred or Cordelia and were getting frustrated in more ways that one. Each room had been occupied and the sounds coming from some were had started both men's blood to boiling.
Wesley reached out to turn the knob but stopped when Fred stumbled out of room. She had a pleased smile on her face and her hair was mussed. Angel and Wesley looked at the sign, it read Laboratory. They didn't need to ask her how it went.
"Hi, guys!" Fred squinted through her glasses at her friends and noticed their equally disheveled clothes. "Whatcha been doin'?"
They ignored her but grabbed her arm and quietly descended the stairs, explaining to her that they were trying to find Cordelia and Gunn. With a flick of a light switch Fred turned into Nancy Drew and they slipped passed the receptionists in the lobby and the guard posted at the office. Angel had a sneaking suspicion Cordelia could be found in there.
After devising a plan of action Fred diverted the guard's attention with a come hither smile and led the demon away.
Wesley stopped Angel from kicking the door in and went to work on picking the lock. After a few moments the lock snicked open and the saw Cordelia tied to a chair and gagged. A woman in an expensive dress stood in front of her.
"You must be Calliope." Angel shut the door and entered further before noticing some mean looking demons were also in the room. Angel pulled out his stake and threw his knife to Wesley. This night had just gotten longer.
Finally all the demons lay dead and only Calliope remained standing. Angel went to attack but Cordelia stopped him.
"Don't kill her, Angel. I'll explain later."
Calliope spoke to Cordelia, "You have wonderful talent Cordelia, when you change your mind, you know where to find me."
Cordelia hugged the woman and whispered, "Thank you."
On the way back to the car Angel finally pried information out of Cordelia. "What went on there?"
"Well, you see, Calliope wanted me to join her company but when I told her I couldn't she got a little angry and tied me to the chair. We talked it out though and she was about to let me go when you all barged in. You never ask questions first."
"She wanted you to join her co--. Be a hooker?!"
"It's a very respectable establishment."
Wesley spoke from behind them, "I know I enjoyed myself." Fred nodded in agreement then came to a surprising realization, "Where's Gunn?"
Everyone paused then Cordelia spoke, "You'll just have to come back here to see him, I think he's working in the Chocolate Passion room.
Fred groaned in anticipation and everyone smiled.
The end.
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14. He looked up and down the hallway but wasn't sure where to begin, he guessed he could skip the room the two lovers just slipped into and opened a door marked; Private: Keep Out. Angel pushed the door open to find a crowded room with perhaps a hundred people, listening to strange music and dressed like they just stepped out of a harem. Angel cast his eyes about the room, noticing the humans and demons of all kinds, some scantily clad to those completely naked.
A woman sat on a cushion at the top of some stairs with servants attending to her every need. This must be Calliope and he had just made his way to her inner sanctum. She noticed Angel and waved her hand. Two sword wielding thugs appeared at his sides and ushered him to the woman. He didn't struggle, this was the woman with all the answers.
"You are Angel, I have been expecting you." She nodded towards a pillow and he sat. "You are just in time for the entertainment." She clapped her hands and the music changed to a sultry Egyptian rhythm. The Crowd parted and subsided in contented heaps at the edges of the room, leaving a square patch of marble floor visible.
A girl removed his shoes and jacket and started unbuttoning his shirt. When he was comfortable, Angel was given a goblet of wine and decided to watch the show. What did this strange woman have up her sleeve?
A door at the end of the room opened to admit a flurry of women. He could tell by looking that they were all human even though their faces were covered by colorful sheer scarves. Soft skin in various shades of pink peeked out between carefully situated fabric. They streamed out in a gyrating line, when the first woman stopped before the stairs she removed her scarf.
It was Anya! She wore heavy makeup that made her look beautiful and she danced just for him. Angel had never really thought of her in a sexual way but the movements of her body and the look in her eyes made him a little aroused. She stepped out of the center and made way for another dancer.
This time, two women moved together in fluid synchronization. They broke rhythm and started moving against each other and even before they removed their scarves Angel knew he would see Tara and Willow.
Kate and Faith were next, acting a little more naughty than the others but still only for Angel. The next girl who approached weaved between the other women before making her way to Angel's feet. She danced shyly, waiting till the last moment to reveal herself as Fred.
Angel was only marginally surprised when Buffy's blond hair appeared from behind the covering of the last woman. She danced intimately for him, knowing she was the only one out of the bunch who had ever made love to him. When her performance ended, she settled on the stairs at his feet and turned to watch the other dancers continue.
Angel watched as the dance continued, somewhat disappointed that Cordelia wasn't among them. He wondered where she was and if she was all right.
He didn't need to wait long. The music stopped abruptly with the girls falling in supplication on the floor. A golden vision appeared from the doorway and floated to the center of the room. A new song began and pounded through Angel's body. He knew this dancer was Cordelia and almost couldn't wait for her to reveal herself to him.
Cordelia moved her body to the enchanting music and drew a deep breath behind her veil. She hadn't known Angel would be present and wondered who had told her where she'd be. It wasn't important now, she had to perform for him and Calliope to be granted her greatest desire. The demon girls in the harem had explained that Calliope, the owner of the brothel had special powers. She would make Cordelia's greatest wish come true if she would dance for her.
They were interesting demons, each with the ability to appear as someone else. They had dressed for the dance and her eyes had grown in shock as one by one they transformed into Kate, Faith, Anya, Tara, Willow, Buffy and Fred.
Now it was her turn and Cordelia lifted her hand to her face. The bracelets on her wrists clanged as she grasped the fabric and pulled it away from her.
Angel's breath locked in his throat as Cordelia' coal darkened eyes came into view. She was looking at him like she wanted to devour him and he was about ready to let her.
Her body moved and Angel wished was alone with her. As soon as the thought formed, Calliope clapped her hands and Angel and Cordelia were alone in the big room. He roamed his eyes over her body, noticing her nipples puckered against the barely there glittering gold silk. Her torso was bare past her belly button and a wide belt rested on her hips with a short skirt falling across her thighs. Dark hair curled between her legs and hid her secret place from probing eyes but her long golden legs were bare of fabric from mid thigh to the floor. A bracelet encircled her ankle.
She was more beautiful than she had been in Pylea. Angel couldn't hold back anymore and got up from the pillow. His clothes fell to the floor in a hurry and Cordelia slid into his arms with little encouragement.
She kissed him and he her, neither needing to speak. Angel ran his tongue along her lips and thrust into her mouth in time with his hips. He settled back against the pillows again and settled her on his lap. He raised her brief skirt up and she guided his cock inside her hotness.
They groaned in unison and she met his thrusts with her own. Her sensitive breasts rubbed against his chest and the tingling flowed from there to her toes.
His movements grew more rapid and they came in an intoxicating explosion. Their sweaty bodies stayed together as he rolled them to a more restful position and they slept.
Angel woke hours later to find himself in his bedroom.
Damn it! It had only been a dream. The best sex ever with the woman he truly loved and it had only been a dream. He wanted to die, for real this time.
He swore again, out loud this time and a sound beside him made him turn his head. There sleeping in his bed was Cordelia, still wearing her harem cloths and smiling sleepily at him.
"Remind me to send Calliope a thank you note."
"Okay."
And they made love some more.
The end.
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15. What he found on the other side was a door. It was opened by an invisible hand and Angel had only a moment to duck before an ax slammed into the wall where his head would have been. He rolled across the floor and came up reaching for his weapons only to realize he was naked and the snake had lured him to this place without his clothes. Angel put his game face on and turned to see a big hairy demon snarling back at him. He stood a few feet over Angel and had viscous looking claws.
The lion-beast roared before lunging at Angel. Claws slashed bloody marks across his ribs and Angel grunted in pain before slamming his fist into the demons midsection. He was in turn, thrown across the room to land in a dazed heap.
"Get up, Angel!" Angel raised his head to see Gunn and Wesley in cages over his head. Both were naked but otherwise looked fine. Angel wondered what they were doing there but didn't have time to ask. His foot was grabbed in a death-grip and he was pulled roughly across the room.
Angel kicked his other foot at the lion's head and it met with a satisfying crack. He hopped onto his feet and ran to the cages.
"What's going on?" Angel jimmied with the lock but couldn't open Wesley's cage.
"You know how cats have nine lives?" Wesley pointed to an ax lying in the corner and Angel grabbed for it but the demon got there first, knocking it aside. Angel, distracted, didn't comment.
Gunn spoke when Wesley made no effort to continue, " Well, instead of Kitty loosing her life, you lose yours."
"Great! Of all the rooms..." Angel ducked as a the blade came close to giving him a better hair cut and sidestepped into the lion's gut, throwing him over his shoulder and slamming him into the ground.
The demon lay there not moving and Angel decided it was safe to move. He attacked the locks again but the door flew open to admit a fully clothed Cordelia.
"Try this, genius." Cordelia threw a key Angel's direction. It was the same key given to him by the receptionist.
"Where...?" Angel was about to ask where she had gotten it when Fred entered the room carrying a pile of clothes.
They quickly got dressed, blushes high on their cheeks when they saw the girls hadn't turned to give them privacy. The girls however were hardly interested in their 'packages', impressive as they were.
"Let's get you home." Cordelia ran her hand over Angel's wounds, the little one's left by Kitty in the midst of passion. "Hope she was worth it."
Angel swore under his breath and followed his friends from the room. Once at the Hyperion, Cordelia patched up their wounds. She explained how she found the pad of paper and by using simple detective skills, did a pencil rubbing to find the address that Gunn had written down for Wesley. They were all fortunate the girls had come when they had but it was going to be a long tome before they forgave the men for going to a brothel in the first place, especially when they could have gotten sex for free, right there at home.
The end.
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16. What he found on the other side was a clearing. In the center was huge tree and tied to it was Cordelia, naked like he was, having been lead there before they could put on their clothes. She blushed when she saw him and turned her eyes away in mortification. Angel ran to her and untied the rope that left burns across her tummy and arms. She started crying and he gathered her into his arms and held her.
Angle tried to ignore the way her body felt against his and he couldn't mask his arousal.
"Angel?"
"Not now Cordy, we have to get out of here." Angel had noticed how silent the forest had become, like when danger was near. They looked around and saw frightened demon-animals bounding away from the clearing and then they saw the flames. It was a forest fire!
"Run Cordy!" Angel pulled her arm and they ran and ran through the trees, branches whipping out at them and leaving painful marks. The flames were hot, following them as they tried to escape.
It seemed they had run for hours when they came to a pool of water and another waterfall.
"Get in!" Angel shoved her in the water and quickly joined her as flamed completely surrounded them. Cordelia was tired and scared and huddled against Angel. He was worried too, fire was something he couldn't fight.
They looked at each other and kissed, knowing that it would be the last chance they had.
Rain pelted down from the sky and extinguished the flames but Cordelia and Angel didn't notice. The water had been turned into a warm, bubbly haven where danger couldn't reach them and they were in each others arms, finally.
Eventually, after much kissing and petting, they became aware of the rain and laughed in relief. They weren't going to die.
They stepped out of the water and noticed towels and their clothes had been placed within reach. They toweled each other dry and hurried into their clothes. They followed a well traveled path that lead to the door of the room and they exited the Dark Forest.
Not caring what other amenities the brothel held or for much concern for their friends, Cordelia and Angel returned to Cordelia's apartment to finish what they started.
The end.
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17. He turned Cordelia's head to his and silently communicated...
Will you let me make love to you? It would be love Cordelia, not just sex.
Shock filled her expression but she looked again at the image of their friends and nodded her head.
Angel twisted sideways and deposited her on the bed at his side. He propped his head on his hand and brushed hair from her forehead. He could see the pulse beat at her throat and wanted to reassure her that they were doing the right thing.
I've wanted you for a long time. I won't hurt you Cordelia. I'll be careful.
I know you won't hurt me and I've wanted this for a long time too. I love you, Angel.
They smiled in unison and He leaned over her to kiss her suddenly dry lips. He licked along the seam and thrust his tongue inside as she opened for him. Her kiss was intoxicating and Angel was glad the world couldn't intrude on their moment together.
He drew back to allow her to breath and pulled out of her arms. He stood by the bed, his naked body perfectly visible in the bright room, every scar and imperfection. Cordelia saw this and was suddenly self conscious of her own scarred body. She wasn't as pretty as she used to be, these years fighting evil having taken their toll.
Angel noticed her hesitation and grabbed her hand. He pulled her into a sitting position and made her scoot to the edge of the mattress. You'll only ever be beautiful to me Cordelia. How could you think anything else?
He didn't expect an answer but received one anyway when she smiled and stood before him. The see-through sheet left more of her bare than she realized and Angel could see her wonderful golden body. She was sexier at this moment than he had ever seen her.
Cordelia ran her gaze down his body, stopping slightly at his sex jutting out from dark curly hair. Her breasts tingled at the sight of him and it took all her effort to tear her eyes away.
Angel saw her nipples tighten into little rosy beads as she looked at his penis, swollen with need for her. He grew larger and her eyes got bigger.
You're killing me!
She raised startled eyes to his and flashed a shy smile. Angel stepped closer and ran his hands down either side of her neck, hooking under the edge of the fabric covering her breasts and pushing it out of the way. Cordelia made a grab for the falling sheet and managed to catch it at her hips, fortunately for Angel, her nipples were bared to Angel's amorous lips and by the time he was done tasting her, she was a quivering mass of flesh.
He lowered her back to the bed, pulling the remaining cloth from her nervous grasp as he kneeled over her hips. His penis brushed against her tummy and Cordelia's shyness vanished and the more brazen Cordelia, the one Angel really knew came out and decided to play.
Cordelia brushed both hands across his thighs and cupped his arousal. He was hard and big and she wasn't real sure if he would fit.
Angel heard the thought. I'll fit, see?
Cordy gasped as he moved quickly and yanked open her legs. He settled himself between and thrust deep into her moist core.
He held still, almost as surprised as he by how fast he was going, thankful her body had prepared itself for him.
It's all right, Angel. I don't want to wait anymore either. She thrust her hips upward, drawing him in deeper. Angel couldn't hold back and pumped into her over and over with increasing speed until he felt the walls of her vagina contract around his sex.
Cordelia! He thrust once more and spilled his seed, warmed by the friction of their bodies.
Oh, Angel! She followed him into heaven as his semen spurted up into her.
Moments later, he pulled out and they settled, exhausted onto the bed. They looked towards the mirror to see their friends back at the hotel, safe.
They smiled at each other and fell asleep only to wake up in Angel's bed hours later.
The end.
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18. He turned Cordelia's head to his and silently communicated...
I know how to get us out of here.
How?
Think about me making love to you, envision it in your mind.
What!
They can read our thoughts, you'll just have to trust me, imagine me making love to you in this room, in this bed.
Angel, I do trust you but I think this is the most insane idea you've ever had.
Angel smiled and stood up to lower Cordelia to her feet. He grabbed a sheet from the bed and pulled it around his hips. He helped Cordelia tighten her own sheet like a sarong around her breasts but he could still see her nipples peaking through. He didn't tell her that though and closed his eyes and erased all thought from his mind.
When he opened his eyes he saw that Cordelia had also closed her eyes and was trying to think of them making love. A frown marred her beautiful face and he reached out and brushed the back of his hand across her nipple. A vision popped into her mind so fast she gasped and her eyes flew open to see that Angel really had touched her.
He smiled and made love to her with his mind, her thoughts and feelings joining his as they moved across the room. He grabbed her hand and pulled her with him through the mirror into the room with the dancing flames.
Angel let go of Cordelia and used his mind to conjure a rainstorm over their heads. The rain fell and doused the flames and Fred, Gunn and Wesley ran to join Angel and Cordelia. Angel gasped at the images in Cordelia's mind, clever of her to disguise his storm as a waterfall, and groaned when he realized he couldn't stop to enjoy what she was doing to him. The others looked worriedly to Cordelia but Angel motioned to them and shook his head not to disturb her. He latched onto Cordy's hand on one side and Wesley's on the other. Gunn understood what Angel was doing and held hands with Wes and Fred, making her hold Cordelia's other hand.
Suddenly, with the help of three more minds, they were transported back to the Hyperion. Once there, the spell the demons had on them disappeared and Cordelia fell into a heap in Angel's arms. He scooped her close and carried her upstairs. Fred explained what was happening. She had a glimpse of her friend's thoughts when they held hands and new that Angel and Cordelia needed some time alone.
End.