Story: Devil's Law : The Face of The Devil

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TITLE: Devil's Law: The Face Of The Devil
AUTHOR: Femvamp
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SPOILERS: THere is one, I just forget which episode. Sorry
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The Face of The Devil

Willow felt like one of those clowns in a circus. You know the ones 
that get into a tiny little car with twenty or so others. That's how 
she felt as they drove through Los Angeles. Giles and Joyce were in 
the front seats. In the back was everyone else. Xander, Anya, Buffy, 
Willow, and Tara were trying hard to breath in the back. 

"So Joyce and the G'man are getting hitched?" Xander smiled amused.

"Yes...well." Giles stuttered, "I was meaning to ask you about that 
Buffy."

"How did I know?" Buffy smiled.

"Yes."

"You mean you didn't tell your own soon to be step-daughter?" Xander 
asked pretending to be horrified.

Buffy ignored Xander, "I saw the ring. So I figured it was either 
you, or mom's got another guy on the side."

"Umm, I just proposed this morning." 

Willow watched as both Giles and Joyce's faces turned red.

"Congrats, Giles, Mrs. S." Xander beamed.

"Yes, congratulations Mr. Giles. Mrs. Summers." Tara stuttered.

Both Giles and Joyce smiled and everyone congratulated them.

"So Giles, when can we talk about an allowance?" Buffy smiled.

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Cordelia sat down on an empty bunk and waited for Kate to return. 
Some cop had asked to see her a few hours before. It had been nearly 
twelve hours since they had been arrested. Cordelia was beginning to 
worry that she might spend the rest of her life in jail.

Cordelia had been questioned twice since she had been arrested. The 
first time, immediately after she had been fingerprinted and a mug 
shot had been taken. Cordelia only hoped that the stupid cop who had 
taken the picture had gotten her good side. 

One of the cops was pretty cute the other was a real loser. The kind 
of guy the old Cordelia who have had fun tormenting. He was stupid 
too. He asked all the wrong questions. Cordelia smiled to herself, 
it was like being in a really bad police movie.

They tried to play "Good Cop, Bad Cop" on her. It took all 
Cordelia's willpower not to burst out laughing. Cordelia had accepted 
she wasn't much of an actress but even she could do a better job.

*** Hey maybe that's the job for me... Playing a cop on TV. ***

Cordelia got off the bunk she was sitting on and paced around the 
cell. There was no one in there with her. That had surprised her. 
She had half expected to be put in a cell with some amazon named 
Bertha. 

The cops had asked about Angel. She had told them nothing. Hell, she 
had told them less then nothing. Well she did tell them, what they 
already knew. Basically, that she worked for him as a secretary. She 
didn't tell them that he was a vampire and that she could gut a demon 
like nobody's business. 

*** If I told them that, I'd be on a one way trip to the rubber room *
**

Cordelia wondered where Angel was. Then she realized where he was. 
If she knew him, (and she did) he was either in Sunnydale or on his 
way back from Sunnydale. He was going for the cavalry. Cordelia 
didn't want to admit it, but she missed the gang.

*** It'll be nice to see them again. ***

Cordelia sat back on her bunk. She was beginning to get worried about 
Kate. These were supposed to be her friends. They had treated her 
like a common criminal, worse even. They had treated her like a 
traitor. Cordelia tried to control her anger at the thought. 
Cordelia never had much respect for the police, mostly due to the fact 
that the cops in Sunnydale were beyond stupid.

*** Hell, just about everyone is Sunnydale is either stupid, or blind, 
or both ***

She remembered how easy it was for her and Xander to sneak into a 
military base and steal a bazooka. A few lies and Xander acting all 
military like, and they were in. It had been way too easy. Then 
again, the whole thing had turned her on. 
*** That's when I knew I would never get out. ***

L.A had been her attempt to get out of the demon hunting business. It 
had failed miserably. She knew why, now. She had been through too 
much; she had witnessed too much. Cordelia Chase had seen the face of 
the devil. It had changed her.

Cordelia was about to start pacing again when her cell opened and Kate 
walked in. (Well she was actually pushed in.) Cordelia and Kate 
stood there not saying anything at first. 

Finally Cordelia smiled, "So this is jail."

Kate smiled, "Yeah and you said I never take you anywhere."

Cordelia and Kate laughed. They both wondered how they could laugh 
like they were when they were facing a long jail sentence. Then they 
both realized that they had faced much worse in their lives. They had 
faced the devil and they had lived to tell the tale.

They would live to tell this one too.