{"id":6249,"date":"2015-07-20T21:31:51","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T20:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goteamfiction.com\/?p=6249"},"modified":"2015-07-20T23:31:53","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T22:31:53","slug":"cordy-the-tv-star-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goteamfiction.com\/index.php\/2015\/07\/20\/cordy-the-tv-star-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Cordy the TV Star. 1-4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Title: Cordy the TV Star<\/b>
\nAuthor: <\/b>anneb<\/strong> aka OnlyAnne<\/strong>
\nPosted here: <\/b>08\/05
\nEmail<\/b><\/a>
\nRating: <\/b>NC17
\nCategory: <\/b>
\nContent: <\/b>
\nSummary: <\/b>
\nSpoilers: <\/b>Birthday (Cordy\u2019s options were to go with the TV fame or death, (for now I\u2019m forgetting the demon choice- so-there)
\nDisclaimer: <\/b>The characters in the Angelverse were created by Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt. No infringement is intended, no profit is made.
\nDistribution: <\/b>NF- yes of course, whatever\u2026. the rest- while I\u2019ll always say yes, please just ask. Wow. I almost felt important.
\nNotes: <\/b>
\nThanks\/Dedication:<\/b>
\nFeedback:<\/b><\/p>\n

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Part 1<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t get it, man.\u201d Gunn jerked his head towards unkempt lumped figure staring at the TV screen. Wesley glanced at the black man then back to the vampire huddled directly in front of the television.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefinite hottie, but him- I don\u2019t get it.\u201d Gunn urged.<\/p>\n

Wesley sighed and straightened. \u201cI\u2019m not sure. But, he knew her in Sunnydale, as well. Perhaps it\u2019s just that she is familiar to him. A face he can remember. The show seems to calm him for a few days at least.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both men looked back at the TV as the credits rolled and the theme song faded along with the imagines of the beautiful young woman.<\/p>\n

Gunn rubbed his face. \u201cGot to hope that syndication deal with the WB goes through. \u2018Cordy\u2019 every night would be a nice break from his raging crazy mad hatter routine. Maybe allow him to actually make it through a vision without descending into the rabbit hole and maybe even sleep.\u201d Gunn shook his head.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf not WB, then UPN, both of them want it.\u201d Wesley shrugged his shoulders, making obvious the loss of one arm. \u201cAngel, the vision?\u201d The vampire turned and took the cup.<\/p>\n

Wesley sighed, still amazed. Every week, the vampire sat glued to the TV set watching a sitcom starring Sunnydale\u2019s own Cordelia Chase. Once the credits ended, Angel almost seemed to be normal. Or as normal as a vampire with a soul and visions+ and centuries of guilt producing package can be. But, still there would be no need for restraints for at least a couple of days.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaken care of.\u201d<\/p>\n

Angel nodded, slowly moving back into his bare room settling on the lone mattress on the floor. \u201cI\u2019m tired,\u201d handing Wesley the empty mug.<\/p>\n

Wesley motioned Gunn to the door. \u201cGood night, Angel.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, Wes,\u201d Gunn said as soon as the door was closed. \u201cYou know her, call her write her, maybe she\u2019ll send an 8\u2019 by 10\u2019 glossy we could have better than the screen version for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Part 2<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cCordy, you have to call the police.\u201d The young man waved a letter around in the air. \u201cIt\u2019s the third one. From the same sicko, no doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n

The beautiful young woman scrunched up her face. \u201cNevin, they don\u2019t really threaten me, they\u2019re just the usual. Don\u2019t be such a worry-wort.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCordy, he\u2019s a sicko, pure and simple. The creep somehow has the ability to just drop this crazy fan notes off. He\u2019s got to have an in on the inside.\u201d The young man looked suspiciously out the door of the office to the sound stage. \u201cCordy, you\u2019re a big star and that causes all the crazies to come crawling out from their rocks. And this guy is crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCalling me a princess, isn\u2019t necessarily crazy, it\u2019s kind of sweet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSweet? How about \u2018your life is a lie, your destiny is with me. I am your champion. Demons or dimensions won\u2019t separate us. The beast will never touch you\u2019, Uh? Not real high on the sane scale. \u2018I\u2019m coming\u2019- not reassuring. Jesus, Cordy, you know the stories- some crazed whacked fan kills or shoots the \u2018star\u2019 they adore. Call the police.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNevin, I believe you are over reacting. The firm agrees with Ms. Chase. There is no need for police involvement. Wolfram & Hart can conduct a discreet investigation into this matter. This is not the time for sensational publicity. The Emmys are not far off. Lindsay McDonald stood. \u201cCordy, if I could have that letter. I\u2019m sure it is nothing to worry about, I\u2019ll handle everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cordelia reluctantly gave the letter over to the lawyer.<\/p>\n

Lindsay flashed a smile. \u201cMaybe dinner next week?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAh, my schedule is pretty booked. I\u2019ve got to make the talk show circuit, the Emmy\u2019s.\u201d Cordelia shrugged and smiled regretfully.<\/p>\n

Lindsay nodded and left.<\/p>\n

\u201cNevin, who recommended Wolfram & Hart? Remember, please, so I can cross them off my Christmas list. I just don\u2019t get warm fuzzy feelings from that group. Even Lindsay with all his good looks and charm gives the heebie jeebies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re lawyers, they\u2019re not supposed to make you feel warm and fuzzy.\u201d Nevin commented. \u201cCordy, I still think\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo police. But, if it makes you feel better- a compromise, give me the phone book.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cordy flipped through the yellow pages. Her eyes were drawn to the first listing. It was smaller than the rest. Not big on the advertising. It was very simple, really, just a name. Angel Investigations. Angel? Lord, Cordy hadn\u2019t thought about the Sunnydale vampire in ages. In fact, she had pretty well blocked all of the memories of the Hellmouth out of her head.<\/p>\n

It seemed so far in the distant past, more a nightmare, not her reality. But, she couldn\u2019t deny that the recent letters had sort of freaked her. The usual mash notes she received as a celebrity didn\u2019t mention demons, dimensions or beasts. All things that reminded her too much of her hellish hometown. Well, Buffy wasn\u2019t around and her boyfriend vampire wouldn\u2019t be swooping down in all of his \u2018salty goodness\u2019 to fix this.<\/p>\n

God, Cordelia was glad she was away from all that. She scrunched her nose at the listing. Still, it could be an omen. And things were getting kinda of weird and maybe she did need help. Whatever, Cordelia pushed the yellow book forward. It was the damn books fault. Can we at least try to bypass the \u2018B\u2019s and go straight for the \u2018c\u2019s. Or any other odd combination of the alphabet.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalk to me Nevin.\u201d Cordelia glared.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2026look\u2026.the guy I talked to didn\u2019t seem real professional. He wants to meet you at a coffee shop. Not the sign of high rent. He didn\u2019t even discuss a fee. Just seemed anxious to see you. He\u2019s another crazy, I bet. I say don\u2019t go.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNevin, give me the address.\u201d Cordelia held out her hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cFine,\u201d Nevin handed the paper to Cordy and spoke into his cell phone at the same time. \u201cJosh, bring the car around for Ms. Chase and don\u2019t let her out of your sight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, Nevin, did this guy have a name?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, Wesley Windy- Price or something. Sounded great, had that PBS voice, but still he sounded crazy?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWesley\u2026\u201d Cordelia turned. \u201cWesley Wyndham-Price?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess that could have been it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh.\u201d Cordelia walked to her waiting limousine in a daze. Wesley working for a private investigation firm named \u2018Angel Investigation\u2019. That just seemed very weird. An uneasy feeling settled in the pit of her stomach.<\/p>\n

Emmys or no Emmys, Cordelia was beginning to feel that she hadn\u2019t left Sunnydale as far behind as she hoped.<\/p>\n

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Part 3<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cAre you comfortable?\u201d Lindsay said from the doorway of his office.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery, I like this office. Better view.\u201d Lilah Morgan smoothed the expensive silk of her suit skirt, her long legs resting on Lindsay\u2019s desk.<\/p>\n

\u201cToo bad, honey. It\u2019s mine.\u201d Lindsay pushed Lilah\u2019s designer clad feet to the ground.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll see. Well, what\u2019s up with the bimbo starlet? More \u2018fan\u2019 letters?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not your concern.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cActually, it is now. Holland just gave the word. I\u2019ve been assigned to help you baby-sit America\u2019s TV sweetheart. So, fill me in. Why is Wolfram & Hart interested in a nobody actress.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody? She\u2019s won two Emmy\u2019s; her show has been the highest rated show since it aired. And she\u2019s been able to crossover into films, as well. Both that she starred in broke box office records. There is talk of an Oscar for the last one. Cordelia Chase is golden.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFine, she\u2019s the next Sally Fields, what\u2019s Wolfram & Hart\u2019s interest?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s it- she\u2019s golden. She exploded onto the Hollywood scene with a powerful agent and a hit TV show within two months of arriving in LA. About the same time, the big heads in the basement sensed a major surge in mystical energy right here in LA. The type that can create or destroy universes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lilah tapped her long nails on the hard surface of the desk. \u201cShe caused it? I find that hard to believe.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, but she was the center of whatever happened. Someone or something has provided Cordelia Chase with her very own little garden of fame and fortune to play in.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd since it wasn\u2019t us, we need to know.\u201d Lilah said understanding.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd make sure it remains, so.\u201d Lindsay added.<\/p>\n

Lilah raised her brows.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe statistics on the balance of good vs. evil spread sheet has been swinging to our side since the little occurrence. It\u2019s marginal, but the slide is there. They want it to stay that way. Why were you reassigned? I thought you were monitoring Project \u2018Angel\u2019?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been de-prioritized.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cReally? I thought it was number one because of the prophecy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vampire with a soul came on the scene strong, but his increasingly unstable mental state has made the fruition of the prophecy skeptical. It\u2019s projected that his influence on the balance will be non-existence in another year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lindsay looked out across the city, thinking. \u201cAngel came to LA, when? Almost three years ago?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes. Why?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s about when Cordelia Chase showed up. Her career skyrockets, Angel\u2019s effectiveness as the \u2018champion\u2019 plummets and the balance is swinging in Wolfram & Hart\u2019s favor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re seeing a connection.\u201d Lilah shot up straight in the chair.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m seeing a possibility of one. Cordelia Chase grew up in Sunnydale, where Angel was before he came to LA.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s a Hellmouth babe? Did they know each other?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo clue. Maybe we should find out. But, first we need to make sure that whoever or whatever is sending Cordy love note\u2019s is not a threat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, most human stalkers don\u2019t mention demons and dimensions in their fan mail. Oh and Lilah, you maybe resigned to this project, but remember it\u2019s my project, just like this is my office. Now, please get your ass out of my chair.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Part 4<\/b><\/p>\n

Cordelia searched the shop for the tweedy presence of Wesley Windiem-Price. She blinked as her eyes shot back to the two men sitting in a booth. The tough black man was definitely not the pressed stuffy young watcher.<\/p>\n

But, neither was the other man. It couldn\u2019t be. But it was. \u201cWesley?\u201d Cordelia walked up to the rumpled man. \u201cWhat happened to the prim and proper attire?\u201d She glanced at the worn jacket and t-shirt underneath. \u201cFor that matter what happened to your arm, it\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHello, Cordelia.\u201d Wesley stood. \u201cStill stating the painfully obvious, I see.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou had two the last time I saw you. Now you have one. Two minus one is one. I can subtract.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes. A Kungai Demon a couple of years back. I don\u2019t like to talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen don\u2019t.\u201d Cordelia shrugged and sat down. \u201cSo, you\u2019re a private investigator, uh and fighting demons. How does that work with your habit of screaming and fainting like a girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI resist the urge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cordelia shrugged again. \u201cHi.\u201d She turned to the black man. \u201cYou can close your mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gunn\u2019s mouth slammed shut.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Cordelia this is Charles Gunn, my partner. Gunn, this is\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDawg, I know who this is. You do know her. Wow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cordelia smiled. \u201cYeah, we go way back.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIs it true that you and Wes\u2026you know. Had a little thing\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026Humiliating kiss. Where he drooled all over my chin? Though I\u2019ve worked really hard to repress it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRight. Cordelia, your assistant called and said that you had a stalker or was this just your way to get me to enjoy a forced death march down memory lane?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes to the stalker. No to the stroll down memory lane. I didn\u2019t know you were \u2018Angel Investigations\u2019 until Nevin told me your name. \u2018Angel\u2019? In tribute to broody dead guy? I never took you as a fan of Angel\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, Cordelia.\u201d Wesley hesitated. \u201cIt\u2019s not a tribute. It\u2019s Angel\u2019s agency.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAngel? Here? A private investigator, too? What\u2019s Buffy, his girl Friday? Better be careful, Wesley, you know how bosses and secretaries are. One minute of groiny joy after hours and wham- Angelus. Great and I\u2019m in LA. They were supposed to stay in Sunnyhell with all the rest of the weirdness.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs far as I know, Buffy is still in Sunnydale as the slayer and Angel is in no condition to be getting joy from anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cReally? They broke up, again? How many times would this make it?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last. Angel came to LA after graduation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWow, so did I. How come I didn\u2019t know? Granted, I was barely talking to the Scoobies at the time while blowing up the school. Still, you\u2019d think I would\u2019ve heard the whole traumatic scene. Must have happened after I left.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not aware of the exact timing. Cordelia, your stalker?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow\u2019s Angel? I want to see him.\u201d Cordelia said. Cordelia wasn\u2019t sure why, but she thought seeing the vampire was some how important.<\/p>\n

\u201cCordelia, Angel is not the same vampire you knew in Sunnydale.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat, he\u2019s no longer the big jokester always the un-life of parties? Gee, how unusual.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCordelia, Angel came to Los Angeles in pain, vulnerable- and when Doyle, his only friend died he just\u2026retreated into himself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHis getting the visions didn\u2019t help either.\u201d Gunn added.<\/p>\n

\u201cVisions?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAngel sees visions of people who are being attacked by demons, etc. And we go save them. Most of the time.\u201d Wesley rubbed his face.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me get this straight. Angel has visions about people who are going to die. He tells you, you go out and slay, and this is how you make a living? That\u2019s got to be the suckiest job in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPays, the bills. Occasionally.\u201d Gunn shrugged. \u201cWe do regular PI on the side to help with the whole living and eating thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cordelia nodded. \u201cWhich is what my case is- regular- no demons, no weirdness just a nut job writing crazy letters. So how much?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cExcuse me.\u201d Wesley rubbed his face again.<\/p>\n

\u201cMoney, fee? How much?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCordelia, we couldn\u2019t\u2019 charge you. You\u2019re a friend in need of help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cordelia rolled her eyes. \u201cNo wonder you can only pay the bills \u2018occasionally\u2019. That\u2019s sweet, Wesley, but I\u2019m a friend with money. Overcharge me. So, when do I get to see Angel? Guess not now is good, the whole daylight issue and stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCordelia, I really think that should wait. He recently had a vision and well\u2026it takes a lot out of him. He\u2019s not up for visitors. We\u2019ll tell him hi for you. Now, back to your stalker. Please describe each instance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cordelia scrunched up her face. She wanted to see Angel. Though why she did was a bit confusing. Cordelia shook her head. \u201cIt really isn\u2019t a stalker. Just somebody writing crazy letters like I said. I get them sometimes. But these are weirder and have Nevin freaked. And my lawyers. This last one got me a impromptu visit from Lindsay.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYour lawyers?\u201d Wesley repeated. \u201cThe firm?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWolfram & Hart,\u201d Cordelia shivered. \u201cI don\u2019t really like them. For the life of me, I can\u2019t remember who recommended them. What? Why are you looking like that?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWolfram & Hart. We\u2019ve run across them. They seem to have a connection with many of the situations Angel\u2019s vision portray.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs in a bad connection?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have information that we believe indicates that Wolfram & Hart\u2019s main cliental are of the demonic nature- evil. It is disturbing that they are your lawyers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDisturbing? Disturbing? I\u2019m being represented by Satan\u2019s toadies- I say it was more than just disturbing. I told Nevin they gave me the heebie jeebies. Are you sure? Damn\u2019t, I left the Hellmouth for more than just fame and fortune. Well, they\u2019re fired.\u201d<\/p>\n

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