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Title: Tequila Mockingbird<\/b>
\nAuthor: <\/b>Scorch<\/strong>
\nPosted: <\/b>Mar 2 2005
\nEmail<\/b><\/a>
\nRating: <\/b>PG-16 for language
\nCategory: <\/b>Humour
\nContent: <\/b>C\/Aus
\nSummary: <\/b>Damned summary fairies
\nSpoilers: <\/b>
\nDisclaimer: <\/b>The characters in the Angelverse were created by Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt. No infringement is intended, no profit is made.
\nDistribution: <\/b>AO, Cal, Lil, Lio n Sara\u2019s place
\nNotes: <\/b>inging it yet again!
\nThanks\/Dedication:<\/b>
\nFeedback:<\/b><\/p>\n

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Swirling the amber liquid round and round, Cordelia Chase unseeingly stared through the glass and contents at the table under it. After Angel\u2019s soul never returned from the Doximol palava, she and Wesley had gone their separate ways in the hopes of finding a way to counteract Wolfram and Hart\u2019s spell in order to get Angel back.<\/p>\n

The visions had stopped, leaving her thankfully without headaches but unfortunately without purpose.<\/p>\n

Shrugging off any and all melancholy feelings before they began, the brunette took a heavy swig and downed her drink in one. Having grown so used to tequila when she felt a little under the weather, the bitter taste didn\u2019t make her wince or choke, thus garnering her with proud glances from a group of demons.<\/p>\n

\u201cDipshits.\u201d Cordelia muttered and looked at her watch. Every night, since It happened, Angelus would come to Caritas and try to get her into bed. It was no wonder she took solace in drink, not that she paid for it of course, workers\u2019 discount and all.<\/p>\n

Feeling him sauntering up behind her, she fingered the small stake she always carried with her and grimaced, dreading the day she might actually have to use it. As long as Angelus was alive, then the hope of returning his soul was still there.<\/p>\n

\u201cCordy, babe.\u201d Angelus greeted merrily, licking his fangs in anticipation. \u201cAre you brooding again?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say drop dead, but ya know..\u201d Signalling to Lorne, who was watching everything warily, \u201cTwo tequilas, make em doubles\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve tried, but that spell Wolfram and Hart placed on me prevents it. Sorry.\u201d Patting her on the back and settling onto a stool next her, the vampire took out a few bills and placed them on the bar. \u201cMy round. So, how is my darling Cordy tonight?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBite me\u201d<\/p>\n

Angelus grinned wickedly, \u201cTell me where and I will.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anger flared in her hazel orbs and she glared at him, desperately wishing the No Violence spell wasn\u2019t working.<\/p>\n

Chuckling at her reaction and tweaking her nose, \u201cChill out, I\u2019m just rubbing you the wrong way. Or trying to\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy don\u2019t you go away?\u201d The bastard had the nerve to come into her bar and interrupt her brooding.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo\u201d Nodding his thanks to Lorne for the drinks and relishing in riling her up, Angelus demurely took a sip and relaxed against the bar top.<\/p>\n

\u201cFuck off\u201d<\/p>\n

Smiling oh so happily, \u201cI would, but you\u2019re in the room. On the other hand, if you’re offering to help?\u201d<\/p>\n

Slamming her second glass down and glaring at him, Cordelia seethed with fury. \u201cWhat the hell happened to the psychotic jackass I know and hate?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI flushed him down the toilet. Being perverted is so much more fun these days\u201d<\/p>\n

Growling low in her throat and knocking back the remnants of her tequila, the brunette picked up her third. \u201cEither get smashed with me or take a hike\u201d<\/p>\n

Grinning widely at how poorly she handled her liquor, Angelus signalled for another round. Spying the stake her left hand was toying with, he clasped his heart dramatically. \u201cA twig!\u201d He stated loudly, drawing attention from other punters who soon lost interest. \u201cShe\u2019s got a twig\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a stake, asshole, come closer so I can beat you to death with it\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, if you\u2019re that hard-up for it sweetness, I gotta twig you can use.\u201d Crudely, Angelus ran a large hand down his lethally set form to grab the place between his thighs. Watching her eyes track the motion and widen at the sight, \u201cTold ya being perverted is much more fun. But didn\u2019t believe me, did ya?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, I believed you.\u201d Cordelia replied, a slight purr to her voice. \u201cJust don\u2019t give a flying fuck\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow \u2018bout a laying one? They\u2019re much less awkward.\u201d Removing his hand and daringly, placed it on her shoulder, blunt fingertips playing with the ends of her feathered hair.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod, and I thought Marquis De Sade was sick.\u201d Shifting her head towards Lorne, she made it known another round was needed. \u201cHe\u2019s paying\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll be pleased to know it\u2019s for your benefit.\u201d Angelus smoothed his hand down her spine and smiled serenely at the helpless shiver he caused.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh yeah, colour me ecstatic.\u201d Reaching round and snatching his offending limb away, Cordelia let it unceremoniously drop to the bar. \u201cDon\u2019t touch what ya can\u2019t afford\u201d<\/p>\n

In lieu of feeling her through the barrier of clothes, he trailed a fingertip down her bare arm. \u201cHow about what I can?\u201d<\/p>\n

Suddenly, her head hit the bar and for a second, a single moment in time, Angelus thought she was having a vision.<\/p>\n

But the sound of forehead meeting wood, slowly but often, cut that thought short. After one or two moments of constant banging, he slipped a palm under her head and effectively blocked her from doing it again.<\/p>\n

\u201cCareful there, you\u2019ll give yourself a headache.\u201d<\/p>\n

Opening a blurring eye and offering a sarcastic smile, Cordelia nodded once. \u201cNo, you\u2019ll be giving me a headache\u201d<\/p>\n

Angelus grinned. \u201cI\u2019d much rather give you an orgasm\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe day you do that is the day hell will be the hottest ski resort on the planet.\u201d Returning her head to the bar top, the brunette tried to ignore him.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou got the hot part right\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGo back there, would you?\u201d Muffled by wood and tequila, her voice spoke to the bar.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo thanks babe.\u201d The vampire sighed unnecessarily and gave a reminiscent smile. \u201cBest vacation I ever had. Soul didn\u2019t think so, of course, but for me? Yeah, baby! I saw that film ya know?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBelieve me when I say this,\u201d Cordelia brought up her face and looked him squarely in the eye. \u201cI do not care\u201d<\/p>\n

Angelus, suddenly the perfect image of wounded soldier, dramatically clutched his heart and gave a low groan of pain. \u201cYou really know where to hit\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cStand still and I\u2019ll show you just how much I know\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI keep telling you, sweetness, standing can be a little tricky. How about if I lay still? Could be fun\u201d<\/p>\n

Another groan sounded, only this one was louder and a lot more feminine. All she wanted to do was first, make it so sitting would be impossible and secondly\u2026 There was no second, she\u2019d settle for shoving her stake so far up his ass he\u2019d be picking splinters out of his fangs for eternity.<\/p>\n

\u201cAngelus?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d He purred.<\/p>\n

\u201cStinks.\u201d Yeah, it was a stupid and childish joke, but who really cared? Cracking her face slowly but surely, a smile appeared as she watched his expression. So, stupid and childish games could work to her advantage?<\/p>\n

Cool.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat d\u2019ya get if you cross a kangaroo with a sheep?\u201d Cordelia asked, resting her cheek against her palm and watched the flicker of amusement wash over his features.<\/p>\n

\u201cI dunno, what?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA woolly jumper.\u201d A chorus of groans came from the group of demons, causing both vampire and girl to glare at them in silent chastisement for listening.<\/p>\n

Angelus signalled to Lorne for another round of tequila. \u201cA man walks into a bar and brags about his wife\u2019s Christmas presents. He got her slippers and a vibrator.\u201d Waiting patiently until she replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy the vibrator?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf she didn\u2019t like the slippers, she could go and fuck herself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Holding back the chuckles was useless.<\/p>\n

Her shoulders shook and her lips spread just that little bit wider. \u201cFigures you\u2019d come out with something crude.\u201d What the hell, it was funny.<\/p>\n

\u201cI could come out with something, if I\u2019m so bold to say, bigger and better. Angelus merely smirked when she rolled her eyes. Oh yeah, no cheesy lines would ever work on her.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere ya go, Peachpie.\u201d Lorne, pretending not to quiver at the soulless one\u2019s presence, simply popped a bottle on the counter. \u201cOn the house.\u201d At his most angered, Angel had stung his head but Angelus?<\/p>\n

That guy had things in his aura that\u2019d make him aqua and that would definitely not go with his new suit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho needs glasses?\u201d Cordelia snatched up the bottle and took a heavy swig. Unfortunately, her cool show was interrupted by an untimely nose full and she choked, spluttering the liquid all over the vampire.<\/p>\n

Completely unaffected, Angelus affectionately patted her back before wiping his shirt down. \u201cHow\u2019s about you take me home to get me out of these wet clothes?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow about I hope you catch your death?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy? Did it run away? Damn death.\u201d He snapped his fingers and looked on in grave disappointment.<\/p>\n

\u201cDrink and shut up.\u201d Shoving the bottle into his hands and yanking her hand away when he took the liberty of touching, Cordelia shot him a disgusted look and wiped off all vampire germs on her jeans. \u201cNo touchy\u201d<\/p>\n

Noting how she was scrubbing her hand, Angelus covered it with his own and smoothed circles on the softer skin. \u201cCordy, Cordy, Cordy\u201d he sighed with a shake of his head. \u201cWhat am I to do with you?\u201d<\/p>\n

Trying and failing to remove his caressing digits, the brunette glowered and glared, but eventually relented when all she seemed to do was amuse him all the more. \u201cLeave me alone?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNow see, that\u2019s just something I can\u2019t do.\u201d His grip tightened and she tensed, the sudden change in attitude evident to all. \u201cLeaving you, drunk and alone in a club, just wouldn\u2019t be a very nice thing for me to do\u201d<\/p>\n

Soulless or not, he\u2019d never allow her to walk home drunk. After all, the streets of Los Angeles weren\u2019t safe for a vulnerable and inebriated young lady.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks for your concern, but really, I don\u2019t want it.\u201d This time, a stronger tug on her part ended with her hand being free.<\/p>\n

He smiled demurely. \u201cTough shit, sweetness. I can\u2019t have you wandering around, unguarded. Who knows what might happen to you. Rape, murder, mugged, beaten\u2026 The list is endless\u201d<\/p>\n

Cordelia rose her brows and ignored the way her fingers missed his. \u201cHalf of that list are things you\u2019d do to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s different and you know it.\u201d Angelus, showing the first signs of snapping, growled at her. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t do it because of hate or for the weird need for power, as most rapists do, I\u2019d do it out of pleasure for the pain\u201d<\/p>\n

Spluttering tequila once more and coughing on the liquid now filling her lungs, the brunette tried to see through the hot water burning her eyes in an attempt to read his face.<\/p>\n

Surely he couldn\u2019t be serious, right?<\/p>\n

Staring long and hard at his expression, she came to the conclusion that he was indeed serious. There was a twisted sense of nobility in what he said, it creeped and comforted at the same time. \u201cYou are so weird\u201d<\/p>\n

He shrugged and tossed back another drink, his tongue licked up stray drops of alcohol from his lips. \u201cI do what I can.\u201d He grinned wolfishly, both lightening and darkening the atmosphere between them a little more. \u201cBut with you, I\u2019d do it out of love\u201d<\/p>\n

This caused her to laugh out loud and clap both hands across her mouth. \u201cLove?\u201d Cordelia finally stated, her eyes bright and sparkling with a pretty rosy tint to her cheeks. \u201cYou would torture me out of love? Love for what? Death wishes? Cus that\u2019s what you obviously have\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd given half the chance, you\u2019d kill me out of love for the good natured and half-witted other self.\u201d He knew he\u2019d torture and he wasn\u2019t afraid to use it if it got him what he wanted. \u201cSo what\u2019s wrong with my wanting to do you out of love? Same thing\u201d<\/p>\n

She shook her head enough to make the room spin. \u201cNo, it\u2019s completely different. I don\u2019t want your good natured other self to suffer for things you do. But you on the other hand? Give me chains and a cattle prod. I\u2019d show you loved-up torture\u201d<\/p>\n

Grinning smugly and folding his arms, Angelus clacked his tongue. \u201cThat\u2019s torture, but not kill,\u201d he pointed out. \u201cIf you were gonna dust me, sweetness, you would have already done it. You can\u2019t, because to get rid of me would be admitting my good natured other self has gone bye-bye forever. Oh, the shame!\u201d<\/p>\n

Sending him a glare that had the capability to stop wars, Cordelia inwardly cursed his astute self. \u201cI hate it when you\u2019re right. Come to think of it, I hate you full stop.\u201d Frowning when she went to reach for the bottle and missing, she made another and much more successful attempt.<\/p>\n

\u201cYet, I on the other hand.\u201d Ignoring her jibe to continue, \u201cI\u2019m the evil natured half and I haven\u2019t been able to degrade you, never mind harm one hair on your pretty little head\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy haven\u2019t you?\u201d Call it morbid curiosity, but she had to know. \u201cIt can\u2019t be for the scintillating conversations we have over tequila and side order of fries. Speaking of, I\u2019m hungry.\u201d The hand he had previously touched went to her stomach, fingers rubbing against her abdomen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not surprised. That crappy low fat Greek yoghurt salad couldn\u2019t have filled you. Truth?\u201d Angelus wondered how badly she wanted to hear the answer.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs always and no, I don\u2019t wanna know how you knew what I ate for supper.\u201d Checking her teeth for remnants of lettuce just in case, Cordelia\u2019s face scrunched up into an unflattering expression that earned her a genuine grin.<\/p>\n

Pausing to take the bottle from her and deciding not to tell about the white mark on the side of her pants, he drank and continued to give the elusive answer. \u201cBecause I don\u2019t want to\u201d<\/p>\n

The brunette glanced at him, \u201cThat\u2019s it?\u201d Cordelia asked incredulously, with wide eyes and a disbelieving smile. \u201cBecause you don\u2019t want to? No \u2018Because I enjoy getting drunk off my ass with you?\u2019 Or no \u2018Because you and I have been friends, and I\u2019d hate to lose you\u2019?\u201d<\/p>\n

Angelus simply shook his head. \u201cDon\u2019t expect me to be sentimental.\u201d Another drink was taken and he was starting to feel the effects a little. A slight giggle escaped as a few drops trickled down his chin. \u201cLet\u2019s go to Vegas and play Blackjack\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWith what? Brass buttons?\u201d Since Angel Investigations had put investigating on hold, she had absolutely no spare cash at all and the pay from Caritas wasn\u2019t fantastic, the only things she could do was pay rent and eat. \u201cBesides, what if halfway there you suddenly decide you want to kill me?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTake a chance Cor,\u201d he nudged her with an elbow. \u201cLife\u2019s full of risks. Makes it exciting, don\u2019tcha think?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo.\u201d She shook her head again and stopped when the room didn\u2019t spin, tilting on it\u2019s axis was more accurate. \u201cWe\u2019re both drunk and getting done for it is not on my list of things to do. And anyways, the sun will be up in a few hours and you\u2019ll go bye-bye\u201d<\/p>\n

Angelus sighed at her reluctance. \u201cLike I said, life\u2019s full of risks. Come on, sweetness, ya know ya want to.\u201d He wanted to play and would absolutely not take no for an answer.<\/p>\n

Throwing her hands high in submission and relenting, Cordelia ignored the voice that told her she was making a huge mistake that could end up in her untimely death, but what the hell. She was bored and lonely, not forgetting drunk, and around her favourite psycho. \u201cNo biting, killing, maiming or torturing of anyone including me?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s no fun\u201d he sported a spectacular pout.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsider it a vacation from your chosen career, Norman. Agree and I\u2019ll go\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNorman?\u201d Angelus mused for a second and quickly got the reference with a scowl. \u201cI hate that name\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBetter than Dracula, wouldn\u2019t you agree? Now help me off this stool, my legs don\u2019t seem to be working.\u201d Almost tripping in her shoes, Cordelia latched onto his offered arm and gave Lorne a sheepish grin. \u201cI\u2019ll call\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMake sure you do, my little lamb. Good service is hard to come by nowadays.\u201d The reference to slaughtered animals not lost on either Angelus or Cordelia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope to get some of that good service personally.\u201d The vampire stated, his voice full of promises that made the listening demons snigger and give him the thumbs up. A stone cold look sent their way had them instantly cramming their mouths firmly shut.<\/p>\n

A huff from the ex-cheerleader got his attention. \u201cAre you ready or are you wanting to yap some more?\u201d<\/p>\n

This time when he grinned, it sent a sliver of fire through her veins and she wondered what the fuck she\u2019d gotten herself into.<\/p>\n

The End<\/b><\/p>\n

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