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Notes: Remember that in this Cordy has
never had any previous interaction
with the gang, (other than being a bitch) and it's completely AU so even
though it's kind of Season 3 with them being seniors, she still doesn't know
anything about them being slayers and she never dated Xander. And I have no
idea what Cordelia's bathroom is really like, so don't hold this against me.
lmao. Got it? Good. Now have fun reading. :)
with the gang, (other than being a bitch) and it's completely AU so even
though it's kind of Season 3 with them being seniors, she still doesn't know
anything about them being slayers and she never dated Xander. And I have no
idea what Cordelia's bathroom is really like, so don't hold this against me.
lmao. Got it? Good. Now have fun reading. :)
Dedication: This one's for you Sammy. You asked for
it, so it's all yours.
You better like it. Lol.
Is It Love? Part 6
****
"What?" Cordelia asked as the two girls left
the restaurant after dinner.
"Huh?" Faith questioned back in confusion.
"Why are you smiling like that?" Cordelia answered
as she shook her head.
"I'm not allowed to smile?"
"Are you always so difficult?"
"Only with you doll," Faith replied, her smile
growing even larger.
"Besides, it's not my fault I happen to be enjoying my night out with you."
"Besides, it's not my fault I happen to be enjoying my night out with you."
"Good. So what do you want to do now?" Cordelia
asked as the two got back
into her car.
into her car.
Faith shrugged and stared out the window. "This
isn't really the kind of
town you can just go out in when it's dark so there really isn't much we can
do is there?" Cordelia's eyes just lit up as she put the car in gear and
started driving, not even saying anything back to Faith. "Where are we
going?"
town you can just go out in when it's dark so there really isn't much we can
do is there?" Cordelia's eyes just lit up as she put the car in gear and
started driving, not even saying anything back to Faith. "Where are we
going?"
"My house. I wanna show you something," Cordelia
glanced over at Faith who
was just looking at her with an eyebrow arched and rolled her eyes. "Nothing
like that gutter girl."
was just looking at her with an eyebrow arched and rolled her eyes. "Nothing
like that gutter girl."
"Hey," Faith said defensively and pouted a
little. "I wasn't thinking like
that."
that."
"Sure you weren't," Cordelia teased back. "I
know you Faith. You always
think like that."
think like that."
"Do not. And I don't think you know me half
as well as you think you do."
"You'd be surprised," Cordelia replied growing
serious. "I know about what
happened in your childhood. I know about what happened two years ago just
before Buffy showed up."
happened in your childhood. I know about what happened two years ago just
before Buffy showed up."
Cordelia could have sworn she heard Faith growl
after she said that. Taking
a glance at the younger girl she noticed that all traces of a smile were
long gone. "Is that why you're doing this? Suddenly decided you feel bad for
poor Faith? Am I just some fucking pity charity case you decided to take in
to make yourself look good?" Faith asked defensively.
a glance at the younger girl she noticed that all traces of a smile were
long gone. "Is that why you're doing this? Suddenly decided you feel bad for
poor Faith? Am I just some fucking pity charity case you decided to take in
to make yourself look good?" Faith asked defensively.
"Faith, I didn't mean it like that," Cordelia
sighed as she pulled up at her
house. "I'm doing this because I like you. That's why I brought you here. I
wanted to share something with you that I've never shared with anyone else."
house. "I'm doing this because I like you. That's why I brought you here. I
wanted to share something with you that I've never shared with anyone else."
"You really like me?" Faith asked hesitantly,
all her anger quickly
dissipating.
dissipating.
"Yes, I really like you," Cordelia answered
sincerely. When she saw the
smile return to Faith's face she made her exit from the car and Faith
followed right after.
smile return to Faith's face she made her exit from the car and Faith
followed right after.
"I never thought I'd be coming to your house,"
Faith told her as they made
their way inside the large house.
their way inside the large house.
"If it makes you feel any better I never thought
you would be either,"
Cordelia joked as she took hold of Faith's hand and led her up to her
bedroom.
Cordelia joked as she took hold of Faith's hand and led her up to her
bedroom.
"So what is it that you're going to show me?"
Faith asked in confusion as
she watched Cordelia pulling the blanket off her bed.
she watched Cordelia pulling the blanket off her bed.
"You'll see."
Cordelia tossed the blanket at Faith and made
her way back out into the
hallway, leaving Faith to follow her with a perplexed look on her face. When
Cordelia made her way into the bathroom Faith just started laughing. "Umm.
Are you like going to tell me you sleep in the bathtub or something because
that's just really weird."
hallway, leaving Faith to follow her with a perplexed look on her face. When
Cordelia made her way into the bathroom Faith just started laughing. "Umm.
Are you like going to tell me you sleep in the bathtub or something because
that's just really weird."
Cordelia laughed at that as she opened the
window in the bathroom. "No, this
is cooler than that." Cordelia took the blanket from Faith and tossed it out
the window and Faith just stared at her in confusion. Giving Faith a small
smile Cordelia followed the blanket out the window and climbed onto a small
ledge and told Faith to do the same.
is cooler than that." Cordelia took the blanket from Faith and tossed it out
the window and Faith just stared at her in confusion. Giving Faith a small
smile Cordelia followed the blanket out the window and climbed onto a small
ledge and told Faith to do the same.
Once both girls were out there Cordelia picked
up the blanket and climbed
off the smaller ledge onto the main roof of the house. Once she got to the
middle of the roof she layed the blanket down and sat upon it, waiting for
Faith to come join her. When the younger girl did Cordelia layed back and
gazed up at the stars as she folded her arms behind her head.
off the smaller ledge onto the main roof of the house. Once she got to the
middle of the roof she layed the blanket down and sat upon it, waiting for
Faith to come join her. When the younger girl did Cordelia layed back and
gazed up at the stars as she folded her arms behind her head.
"This is where I've always come to get away.
It's like you said, there isn't
really any place around here that's safe. But it's always safe up here where
no one could ever find me," Cordelia told Faith who layed down next to her.
really any place around here that's safe. But it's always safe up here where
no one could ever find me," Cordelia told Faith who layed down next to her.
"You were never afraid you'd fall off?" Faith
asked as she tried to find the
North Star in the sky.
North Star in the sky.
"No, but there were times I wished I would
have," Cordelia joked.
"I know that feeling," Faith told her as she
sat back up and looked down at
the cars driving by on the street before turning her gaze to Cordelia.
"Thanks for sharing this with me. It's pretty cool up here."
the cars driving by on the street before turning her gaze to Cordelia.
"Thanks for sharing this with me. It's pretty cool up here."
"I like having someone to share it with," Cordelia
told her. "So tell me
something about yourself that I don't know."
something about yourself that I don't know."
"Like what?" Faith asked softly, nervous at
the question. She never was good
at doing this sharing stuff.
at doing this sharing stuff.
"Anything. Like what's the craziest thing you've
ever done?"
"What's the craziest thing you've ever done?"
"Hey, I asked first," Cordelia whined, giving
Faith her best pout.
"Well I asked second. And two is bigger than
one so I win," Faith laughed as
Cordy kept pouting.
Cordy kept pouting.
"You're aware that you don't play fair at all
right?" Cordelia asked and
Faith just nodded in response. "And I've never really done anything crazy. I
was always trying to be perfect to impress everyone else and to make my
parents happy. I've always been the perfect little daughter you know? So I
don't really have any interesting stories to tell."
Faith just nodded in response. "And I've never really done anything crazy. I
was always trying to be perfect to impress everyone else and to make my
parents happy. I've always been the perfect little daughter you know? So I
don't really have any interesting stories to tell."
"So does that mean I have to share now?" Faith
asked as she sat a little
farther up on the blanket. Cordelia moved so she could rest her head in
Faith's lap and that was all the incentive Faith needed to open herself up a
little more to the older girl. Leaning back, Faith rested most of her weight
on her hand as she let the fingers of her other hand trail through
Cordelia's hair.
farther up on the blanket. Cordelia moved so she could rest her head in
Faith's lap and that was all the incentive Faith needed to open herself up a
little more to the older girl. Leaning back, Faith rested most of her weight
on her hand as she let the fingers of her other hand trail through
Cordelia's hair.
"Well there was this one thing," Faith started,
laughing already at the
memory. "I was staying at the motel, and I didn't have any money to pay for
the room. So I talked B into distracting the clerk so I could swipe some
money. So we went in there and she started flirting with him, so he totally
forgot about me. She got him to move from behind the desk and I made my way
back there while she had his attention. Well when I was trying to get the
money I accidentally knocked something over and so I almost got busted, but
then B actually flashed him, and by the time he recovered I had already made
tracks. So B runs out of there right after, and then I go back in and hand
him the money."
memory. "I was staying at the motel, and I didn't have any money to pay for
the room. So I talked B into distracting the clerk so I could swipe some
money. So we went in there and she started flirting with him, so he totally
forgot about me. She got him to move from behind the desk and I made my way
back there while she had his attention. Well when I was trying to get the
money I accidentally knocked something over and so I almost got busted, but
then B actually flashed him, and by the time he recovered I had already made
tracks. So B runs out of there right after, and then I go back in and hand
him the money."
"You paid your rent to him with his own money?"
Cordelia asked, laughing as
well.
well.
"Yeah. But B was pissed at me for weeks for
having her do that."
"I would have been too. But at least it shows
what a good friend she is.
I've never had anyone. Any real friends that'd do anything like that for
me."
I've never had anyone. Any real friends that'd do anything like that for
me."
"I never did either, until B got here. And
we became friends immediately.
And then once she started school she met Willow and Xander and introduced me
to them too. And now we're kinda like our own little family. We'd all do
anything for the other. And I get to be the resident bad ass," Faith added
with a little laugh.
And then once she started school she met Willow and Xander and introduced me
to them too. And now we're kinda like our own little family. We'd all do
anything for the other. And I get to be the resident bad ass," Faith added
with a little laugh.
"I wish I could have that," Cordelia said softly
as she closed her eyes,
feeling more and more relaxed as Faith played with her hair.
feeling more and more relaxed as Faith played with her hair.
"You could you know. You have me now, and I'll
do anything you needed. And
I'm sure the same would go for the rest of the gang," Faith replied as she
looked down at Cordelia who seemed so content to just be lying there with
her.
I'm sure the same would go for the rest of the gang," Faith replied as she
looked down at Cordelia who seemed so content to just be lying there with
her.
"Maybe Buffy would be nice to me, but I've
been mean to Xander and Willow
all their lives. They despise me."
all their lives. They despise me."
"You've always picked on me too, but look where
we are. And I know you've
been a bigger bitch to me than to them," Faith told her, trying not to think
of all the memories she had of Cordelia fighting with her. "I'm sure they'd
forgive you and give you a chance if you wanted. I'm not saying you have to
or anything, but you just don't seem so happy with the popular life."
been a bigger bitch to me than to them," Faith told her, trying not to think
of all the memories she had of Cordelia fighting with her. "I'm sure they'd
forgive you and give you a chance if you wanted. I'm not saying you have to
or anything, but you just don't seem so happy with the popular life."
"I'm not, but I don't know if I can give it
up. It's my last year there, and
I've always been at the top. It's like a part of me now."
I've always been at the top. It's like a part of me now."
"No, it's not a part of you. It's an act Cordelia.
You've proven that to me
tonight. The you that you are in school is completely fake, just like the me
I've always shown you until now. It's clear that you don't like being like
that. I'm not saying it might not be scary to possibly lose your popularity,
but why do something if it makes you so unhappy? What's it going to get you
in the end? After you graduate this year more than half of those people
probably won't even remember anything that happened at high school."
tonight. The you that you are in school is completely fake, just like the me
I've always shown you until now. It's clear that you don't like being like
that. I'm not saying it might not be scary to possibly lose your popularity,
but why do something if it makes you so unhappy? What's it going to get you
in the end? After you graduate this year more than half of those people
probably won't even remember anything that happened at high school."
"When did you become so wise?" Cordelia asked
as she yawned, shivering
slightly as the temperature dropped some in the night.
slightly as the temperature dropped some in the night.
"I wouldn't call it wisdom. It's just that
life's short. Why not live it
enjoying yourself? You gotta live for yourself just as much as you do
everyone else."
enjoying yourself? You gotta live for yourself just as much as you do
everyone else."
"I think I'll have to remember that."
"You should. And can we be done with this sharing
thing now? No offense or
anything but I've just opened up to you more than anyone else, not counting
B, and I need to go slow with that whole opening up thing. It's not easy for
me. It kinda gives me the wiggins."
anything but I've just opened up to you more than anyone else, not counting
B, and I need to go slow with that whole opening up thing. It's not easy for
me. It kinda gives me the wiggins."
"Answer me one more question?"
"Sure," Faith answered softly.
"Why is it that you and Buffy are always the
ones to show up when trouble
comes around?"
comes around?"
"Oh boy," Faith sighed as she coaxed Cordelia
to sit up for a moment. Faith
layed back down and shyly opened her arms, and Cordelia gladly layed down in
them, resting her head on Faith's shoulder. When the two got situated Faith
began telling her tale of the Slayer, how Willow and Xander got involved in
it, Buffy's brief death, and her surprisingly being called after Kendra, and
other small details. By the time she finished, she had expected some sort of
reaction out of Cordelia, but silence was all she found.
layed back down and shyly opened her arms, and Cordelia gladly layed down in
them, resting her head on Faith's shoulder. When the two got situated Faith
began telling her tale of the Slayer, how Willow and Xander got involved in
it, Buffy's brief death, and her surprisingly being called after Kendra, and
other small details. By the time she finished, she had expected some sort of
reaction out of Cordelia, but silence was all she found.
Tilting her head to look at the cheerleader
she noticed that she was softly
sleeping, and she couldn't help but let out a little laugh. 'Leave it to
Cordelia of all people to fall asleep while she's learning about how many
times the worlds almost ended,' Faith thought as she gently nudged the girl
awake. When Cordelia did wake up she just smiled at Faith sheepishly. "As
much as I'd love to stay out here with you like this all night, you've got
school in the morning. I should get going so you can sleep," Faith told her
just before they both stood up.
sleeping, and she couldn't help but let out a little laugh. 'Leave it to
Cordelia of all people to fall asleep while she's learning about how many
times the worlds almost ended,' Faith thought as she gently nudged the girl
awake. When Cordelia did wake up she just smiled at Faith sheepishly. "As
much as I'd love to stay out here with you like this all night, you've got
school in the morning. I should get going so you can sleep," Faith told her
just before they both stood up.
They made their way back into the house and
Cordelia tossed the blanket back
in her room before walking Faith back out front. "I should drive you back,
it's not safe out here at night," Cordelia informed Faith, who just laughed
at her.
in her room before walking Faith back out front. "I should drive you back,
it's not safe out here at night," Cordelia informed Faith, who just laughed
at her.
"You did hear some of what I was telling you
before you fell asleep didn't
you? It's my job to go kill those bad things out there."
you? It's my job to go kill those bad things out there."
"So, it doesn't mean I have to like it. I happen
to be liking you here. I
don't need you to end up dead on me."
don't need you to end up dead on me."
"If I ended up dead, I don't think I'd be on
top of you," Faith joked,
trying to put Cordelia at ease.
trying to put Cordelia at ease.
"A pain in the ass is what you are, you know
that?" Cordelia responded, glad
for the change in subject.
for the change in subject.
"Maybe, but you seem to be liking it so why
stop now?"
"Because if you don't I'll get wrinkles and
worry lines?" Cordelia asked.
"Ahh, there's the Queen C I like so much. Anyways,
I guess I'll see you
around," Faith said before turning to leave. She felt Cordelia grab her hand
and turned back around to face the older girl.
around," Faith said before turning to leave. She felt Cordelia grab her hand
and turned back around to face the older girl.
"You're forgetting something," Cordelia informed
her.
"I am?" Faith asked, confused.
"Duh, don't I get a kiss? Isn't that how dates
are supposed to end?"
Cordelia told her as she rolled her eyes.
Cordelia told her as she rolled her eyes.
"I...umm...yeah," Faith said, wondering why
the hell she was so nervous. She
knew this was completely unlike her, but then she actually seemed to care
about Cordelia, which was something she had never done with anyone else she
went out with before. 'So much for that get some, get gone theory you've
worked so hard on,' she thought to herself. Reaching her hand up to caress
Cordelia's cheek she placed a soft, tentative kiss on the girls lips, unsure
of how the cheerleader would react to kissing another girl. When Cordelia
didn't pull away from her she let the soft kiss linger for a few moments
longer before pulling away. "Happy now?" Faith questioned nervously.
knew this was completely unlike her, but then she actually seemed to care
about Cordelia, which was something she had never done with anyone else she
went out with before. 'So much for that get some, get gone theory you've
worked so hard on,' she thought to herself. Reaching her hand up to caress
Cordelia's cheek she placed a soft, tentative kiss on the girls lips, unsure
of how the cheerleader would react to kissing another girl. When Cordelia
didn't pull away from her she let the soft kiss linger for a few moments
longer before pulling away. "Happy now?" Faith questioned nervously.
"Very," Cordelia answered her. "And now you're
free to leave. See you
tomorrow at school?" Cordelia asked.
tomorrow at school?" Cordelia asked.
"Yeah, see ya," Faith replied, giving her a
lopsided grin before walking
off. She headed back to Buffy's, taking the longest way possible hoping
she'd find a vamp or two to stake so she could work off some of her access
energy before going back and gloating to Buffy about how she got Cordelia
all on her own.
off. She headed back to Buffy's, taking the longest way possible hoping
she'd find a vamp or two to stake so she could work off some of her access
energy before going back and gloating to Buffy about how she got Cordelia
all on her own.
TBC...