Story: Destiny Unravels: Never Meant To Be

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Disclaimer: Joss owns it. I don't. 


Never Meant To Be 

Cordelia fainted. Cordelia never fainted everyone knew this was bad. 
It took her a moment to wake up. When she did, her face was white and 
she spoke in chopped up words....also very unlike Cordelia.

"They....have....Kate."

"My God." Giles said simply.

"God has nothing to do with this Watcher." Spike said angrily, "Can't 
you see that yet?"

Giles just nodded. Then the phone rang again. This time Angel picked 
it up.

"Angel." He said simply.

*** Ahh Lover. ****

"Buffy." 

**** Good to know you still remember me. ****

"What do you want?"

*** I want you. ****

"Well you got me." Angel said angrily. "Where's Kate?"

*** Oh you mean the good Detective. C's bitch. ****

"You better not have hurt her."

*** Or what, Soul Boy? ****

"I swear to God I'll kill you."

*** Don't swear Angel, it's not nice. ****

"Stop playing. What do you want."

*** I told you I want you. ***

Angel then heard whispering in the background.

*** Oh and Willow wants Oz. We know he's with you. ***

Angel looked up at Oz and motioned him to come closer to the phone.

*** We want you both at the old abandoned building on Ninth Street, 
dusk, or lady cop dies. ****

The phone went dead.

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Ninth Street - Dusk

Angel and Oz walked toward the abandoned building in question. After 
a few moments of just staring at the building they walked in. They 
were immediately surround by vampires and other assortment of demons. 
Both Angel and Oz were expecting a fight. Instead one of the vampires 
motioned them to follow.

Angel and Oz were brought into what looked like a warehouse area. 
Already in the room were Willow and Buffy. When the two women noticed 
Angel and Oz they both smiled and walked toward them.

"Well if its isn't Deadboy and Wolfy." Buffy smiled evilly. 

"We're here Buffy. " Oz growled, "Where's Kate?"

Willow smiled and walked over to Oz and put her had on his cheek. He 
shook it off. 

Willow laughed, "I remember when that would have hurt. " Willow 
looked at Buffy, "Now I really don't give a damn."

Buffy walked toward Willow and kissed her. It was a feral kiss. 
There was no emotion only want. Both Angel and Oz looked on. At one 
point what they were witnessing would have shocked them or made them 
sad. Now, they felt nothing.

"Now I have someone who understands me." Willow said after the kiss.

"Understands your evil." Angel said.

"Takes one to know one, Angelus." Buffy responded.

"Enough!" Angel shouted, "Where is Kate?"

Buffy just smiled, "Right behind you."

That was the last thing Angel and Oz would ever hear. Within minutes 
they were both dead.

"Good job, Kate."

Vampire Kate smiled at her masters, "Kate did good?" 

Willow walked over to Kate and caressed her face, "Kate did real good. 
Now Kate will go get Cordelia."

Kate smiled.

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Two hours later

Cordelia was pacing around the office. Everyone else was staying out 
of her way. Giles was on the phone calling whomever he could think of 
that owed him a favor. He had once, for a minute, even considered 
calling Ethan. Spike was gathering supplies in Angel's bedroom. 
Everything and anything that could kill a slayer or a witch. Xander 
was watching over a sleeping Anya. They were all preparing for what 
they knew was coming. War.

Out of nowhere Kate came flying through the door. Everyone jumped 
when they saw her. Before they knew it they saw Kate's face change to 
a demon form and Vampire Kate lunge at Cordelia.

"Cordelia, mine." Kate said as she grabbed Cordelia.

Cordelia cried at the pain, both physical and emotion. Kate was a 
vampire. When she saw Xander come toward them with a stake in his 
hand Cordelia shouted.

"Xander no!"

Xander paused.

"Kate...Do you know who I am?" 

"You are Cordelia. Kate's Cordelia." Kate said simply.

"Yes." Cordelia tried to smile, "Let me. Let Kate's Cordelia go. I 
won't hurt you."

"But...."

"But what?" 

"The masters said I should kill you."

"Buffy and Willow." Cordelia said simply.
Kate nodded.

"Do you want to kill Cordelia?" 

"No."

"Then let Cordelia go."

It took a moment for Kate to decide. Finally she did. Even Vampire 
Kate, who to everyone's judgment was no where near the same woman she 
had once been, knew that Cordelia was hers. Kate let go.

"What happened to you?" Cordelia asked Kate.

"Masters hurt Kate." Kate said simply.

Cordelia was about to respond when she heard a loud noise. Suddenly 
Willow and Buffy were in the room. That's when all Hell broke lose. 
That's when the battle began.

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"NO!!!!!!" A man standing in the shadows yelled as he watched the 
battle.

He watched as the group who had once called each other friends, killed 
each other. Soon there was no one left. He watched them all die.

"YOU PROMISED HER TO ME!!!!!" The man yelled.

"I lied." 

The man turned around and saw a figure that could only be described as 
the devil in front of him. Within moments the man died. 

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Cordelia felt herself floating. It took her a moment to realize she 
wasn't where she was supposed to be. She was somewhere else.

"Cordelia." A voice that seemed to be all around her spoke.

"Who's there?" Cordelia asked.

Suddenly there was a woman standing in front of her. The woman was 
beautiful more beautiful then anything Cordelia had seen before. She 
was a Goddess.

"My name is unimportant."
"What do you want."

"To give you a message." The goddess frowned. "It wasn't meant to 
happen like this. This wasn't how it was meant to be. Angelus was 
supposed to find his redemption, he was supposed to become human. The 
slayer was supposed to destroy the darkness, not become part of it. 
Willow, little willow, was supposed to find love and peace, her and 
Buffy were supposed to change the world. Oz was supposed to rule the 
werewolves, And Ripper, Xander, Spike and Doyle were supposed to find 
happiness, not death. This wasn't supposed to happen."

"And me?" Cordelia said angrily, "Was this supposed to happen to me?"

"No." The goddess said sadly, "You were supposed to find your destiny 
in the arms of a lonely police officer."

"Kate."

"Yes. She was supposed to be your reward, not your curse. She was 
never supposed to become a vampire."

"So what do I do. WHAT THE HELL DO I DO!" Cordelia shouted out the 
last sentences.

"I don't know, child. I wish I knew."

With that the goddess vanished leaving Cordelia alone in her dreams, 
and her nightmares. 


TBC