FF: RoL II:: Revelations and Realizations (10c/?)

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Here y'all go the last part of chapter 10. I really hope you are having
an interesting time.<eg>
Let me know what you thin so far.
Later
Alex
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Revelations and Realizations (10c/?) 
By: Alex P. 
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This one's a little shorter than normal. It's just the little bit that
was too big to go in 10b. This one picks up just after the events in
10b. 
Again sit back, relax, 
and enjoy the ride. 
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Faith still couldn't believe what she was hearing. The Goddess had said
that Cordelia would realize that she and Faith belonged together, but
she always said that the socially ambitious woman would have to be
convinced that the dirt poor young woman from the wrong side of Boston
that had once tried to kill her and her friends, was the other half of
her soul. 
Oh yeah, she shouldn't forget that this was also the most incredibly
beautiful, most popular girl, Faith had ever met. Then of course there
was the tiny little fact that Faith was a murderer and Cordelia had
hated her. Oh and did anyone mention that Cordelia Chase was straight? 

Now here it was, Cordelia was on her knees and asking if she would
forgive her and become her life long mate. All Faith could think about
how wonderfully brave Cordelia was. 

Faith already knew that the last woman that the ex-actress had given her
heart to had not just broken her heart, no, the LA Detective had ripped
it from her chest and stomped it into the dirt, and to make matters
worse the sadistic bitch had waited until she had an audience so her
victim could be ever further humiliated as her tender vulnerable heart
was crushed, all this Faith knew from her conversations with the
Goddess. 

<>Oh my god<> Faith thought incredulously at the strange turn of events
her life had taken. <>I've met a Goddess! I've not only met her, I was
shown why my life had basically sucked so far. 
I even joked around with a real live, honest to God, Goddess!<> 

Cordelia studied the girl's face as she waited for the dark Slayer's
answer, she noticed several different emotions cross her face, then the
strange look in Faith's dark eyes. 

<>She's going to say no<> Cordelia thought feeling a sense of panic
rising <>NO, she can't say no. 
It's all my fault, I was so mean before 
and she thinks I'll hurt her again. 
Now comes the payback, 
she's going to condemn us both. 
She must really hate me. 
Oh sweet Goddess help me, 
I have to convince her that 
I love her.<> 

Cordelia's racing mind sputtered as those three words sped through her
brain. 

<>I do love her!<> Cordelia's mind exclaimed <>It's really true I do
love her with everything I am. 
That's what that empty ache 
was in my chest. 
I needed her, 
all I needed to make 
my life complete is Faith. 
It's been that way all along. 
Everything I've ever needed 
is siting right here.<> 

<>Well it's about time sweety!<> the voice of the Goddess came into
Cordelia's mind <>I'm surprised at you Cordy. 
Just look into her eyes can't you see it. That girl loves you more than
life itself. See her with your heart Cordy, 
and you'll know. 
She loves you, 
and it scares her to death. 
Everyone our little Faith has loved 
has hurt her 
then left or died or gave up on her. 
Don't be one of those Cordy. 
All you must do to 
win the fragile heart 
of our dear little Faith 
is to prove that you're not giving up 
and that you love her 
and only her, and 
she'll be at your side for all eternity.<> 

"Faith?" the crying brunette asked "all I have to say is that no matter
what or who doesn't approve of you I'm staying right by your side. 
I'll be with you through it all Faith. 
All I ask is that you please don't say you love me now just to hurt me
again. 
I couldn't take that Faith, 
can't you see I would die if I lost you." 

Hearing the truth in the words the woman kneeling at her feet was saying
Faith realized how hard it was 
for the wounded woman to offer herself 
to anyone let alone 
a twisted psycho bitch that 
tried to kill her, 
naturally she would fear that 
she would be treated the same way 
as the supposedly fine upstanding 
public servant, a stable and 
"heroic" citizen had treated 
the gift of her tender loving heart. 

"I'm not her Cordelia" Faith whispered softly just loud enough for the
woman at her feet to hear "I swear I will never hurt you like that. 
In fact I would love to get a 
hold of someone that would." 

Faith reached down and placed her hand under the weeping woman's chin
and lifted her head so that Cordelia could see the truth in Faith's
eyes. 

"I mean it Cordy." Faith continued "I love you and I know it won't be
easy. 
There's a lot of bad out there Cordy, 
and from this moment on 
I swear I'll try to protect you from it, 
if I can. It wont be easy for us, 
not only do we have to face the narrow mindedness of other's prejudices, 
but we must also face 
the anger and mistrust from 
your friends, because of me. 
You know what? 
I don't think they can do anything to us, not as long as we're together. 
What do you say, 
are we willing to work this out 
together?" 

With these words Faith slid off of her seat and went to her knees in
front of Cordelia so they were face to face. Each one tried to think of
the perfect words to say to make it clear to the other how much they
meant to each other. 

Then as if by divine intervention they both knew the only way possible
to show the love that shone clearly in their eyes. Very slowly they
leaned into each other until their eager lips came together. 

They gasped as the electric jolt seared along their nerves to explode in
a multi hued light show in their minds. Tentatively Faith brought her
arms up and wrapped them around her worlds' waist, drawing her destiny
closer until the only thing that separated their burning bodies was the
thin clothing they wore. 

With a determined moan Cordelia brought up her hands to the back of her
beloved's head, and ran her fingers through the thick mane of dark brown
hair. She held the back of Faiths's head holding in tightly to her
making sure that neither one broke off the fiery kiss short of the
nirvana they sought. 

Some time during the burning declaration of their love and desire for
each other, at last, their bodies began to fade. 
Unwilling to break away to voice their disapproval Faith growled at the
powers that had brought them together here only to separate them during
the confirmation of the very commitment the Goddess had sent them to
find in each other. 

Just before they disappeared completely Cordelia heard Faith's husky
sensuous voice purr in her mind in low seductive manner that was all
Faith, like an animal calling to its mate, the sexual beast that Faith
was, called to the primal sexual desires of her chosen mate. 

"Come to me where I sleep, my heart." the voice purred in her mind "Come
my love it's time, 
I will awaken only to the sound 
of your voice and 
the heat of your touch. 
Hurry beloved, we have little time 
if we are to be rejoined in 
the earthly realm. 
Quickly my love I need you now." 

Hearing the desperation in her lover's voice, Cordelia became
frightened. She prayed to the Goddess to hurry and place her back in her
corporeal form, Faith's urgency infecting the brunette galvanizing her
decision into a life-affirming quest. 

<>My Goddess please hurry<> Cordelia cried in her mind knowing the
Goddess could hear her thoughts clearly <>I think my soulmate is in need
of me. I can feel her and this is not desire it is fear! 
Oh please Goddess! 
Don't think to treat me gently, 
the time is on me and 
the need is dire and I feel that it is 
now or never. 
Please I have to save her, 
my Faith is in danger.<> 

That was the last word she sent to the Goddess as she suddenly felt the
agony of entering and reconnecting with her inured body. As a further
blessing from the Goddess, Cordelia's battered and bruised body was
healed and the desperate lover was instilled with the power to heal her
Slayer upon her awakening. 

This time when Cordelia became aware of being back in her body she could
feel herself waking up. Her eyes fluttered open and struggled to focus.
Slowly the ceiling went from a blurry white blob to individual tiles. 
Once her vision cleared she looked around and tried to take in her
surroundings. 

Eventually she realized she was in a hospital room. For some reason
Cordelia felt she was more aware of her body, and while she still had
some aches and pains, it wasn't nearly as bad as it had been before she
had left her body before. 

Concentrating she was able to "see" each place she had been injured and
was able to judge the severity of each wound and its current state of
health. When she was sure she could get up. 
Cordelia sat up in the bed. 
She winced at a sharp pain in her arm 
and looked to find the source 
of this new distraction. 
She found the large bore catheter that they were using to feed the IV
into her veins. 

Irritated by this inconvenience that was trying to slow her down and
delay her reaching her lovers side. 
She hastily pulled the tube from 
her arm and let it drop to the floor. 
The Goddess' healing gift caused 
her skin to seal over the wound 
left by the IV before even 
a drop of blood escaped her arm. 

Cordelia swung her legs around and let them hang over the side of the
bed. She sat there for a few minutes trying to get her bearings. 
The young womans' sudden movements woke Joyce who had dozed off in the
chair next to the bed. She was shocked for a moment at the sight of her
young patient not only out of her coma and sitting' it was obvious that
the brunette was about to get out of bed and take off walking somewhere. 

"Cordelia?" Joyce asked coming out of her shock as she saw the young
woman getting to her feet. "Cordelia honey, where are you going?" 

"Huh?... Why?...I gotta go." the still slightly confused woman babbled
"I can't stay...she needs me...I need her...I have to go to her!" 

Cordelia headed for the door. Moving as quickly as she could Joyce got
to Cordelia and tried to hold the younger stronger woman, in an attempt
to keep her in the room. 

"Where are you going?" Joyce demanded of the struggling woman. 

Cordelia felt like she was trying to run through syrup. Everything she
did seemed to be in slow motion, her muscles stiff and lethargic from
the prolonged stay in bed. The Goddess gift hadn't totally renewed her
body yet. 

"I must go to her." Cordelia stated simply as if every moron in the
world should realize her destination. 

"Who Cordelia?" Joyce asked as she tried to restrain her patient, hoping
to delay her until Giles or one of the nurses got there to help. "Tell
me Cordelia who is this she that you have to go to?" 

"My destiny." she snarled through her teeth that were clenched in anger
at this person that was trying to keep her from her soulmate "She is my
destiny." 

Stunned by this sudden revelation Joyce's hold loosened just enough to
break free and open the door leaving the room. Being the mother of the
Slayer, that was also the chosen one, Joyce knew all about destinies. 

"Who is she?" Joyce managed to gasp out as the struggle to slow her down
was taking its toll on her, but determined to know where the young woman
was going. "Tell me Cordelia, who is your destiny?" 

Knowing the powerful pull and unavoidability of these destinies that
seemed to affect everyone in Sunnydale, just ask her daughter's wife,
The Great Sorceress. 

"I must be there to awaken my destiny." Cordelia replied angrily the
urgency becoming greater with every passing second. 

Cordelia was about to break into run, but Joyce recognized the move and
grabbed the escaping womans' arm and spun her around to face her.
Cordelia jerked and tugged at her arm trying to get away from this
person that was apparently trying to keep her from her destined lover
and mate. 

Suddenly she stopped struggling and turned her burning intense eyes on
the obstacle to her beloved. 
With her lips curled in an angry nearly vicious snarl she answered
Joyce's question. 

"Faith" Cordelia growled through clenched teeth, a red blinding
murderous rage building inside her at the person in her way. "My destiny
is Faith. Now RELEASE ME!" 

The name accompanied by the rage radiating from Cordelia, hit Joyce in
the chest like a hammer, feeling faint at the mention of her daughter's
most dangerous enemy. Her grip weakened and Cordelia easily pulled away
from her. 

Cordelia stopped and looked down at the suddenly weakened woman and let
all her anger flow out at the person who dared to try to keep her from
her beloved, the hostility became almost palpable as she began trembling
suddenly knowing true fear of this one time irritating but harmless
young woman. Joyce looked up into the blazing eyes of pure rage. 

"Do not interfere with my destiny again woman." Cordelia growled her
voice quiet yet the menace and danger fairly dripped from her words
sending a chill of abject fear up Joyce's spine. "I won't deal with you
so nicely the next time you do." 

The brunette turned and sped down the hall leaving the gasping woman
behind her, leaning on the wall as if the older woman never even
existed. 

As Joyce watched the normally fashion conscious girl disappear around a
corner the last sight she had of the now wild eyed young friend of her
daughter was her very shapely rear showing as the loosely tied hospital
gown flapped uselessly as she ran. 

Joyce only wished she would stop trembling enough to get up before
someone saw her there. Her only thought was a hope that whoever was
watching over the Scoobies would protect Cordelia as she rushed headlong
in to what could very likely be her death. 

"Take care Cordelia, and remember who you're dealing with." The Slayer's
mother mumbled so that no one could hear. "I only hope your destiny
won't be the death of you." 

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END 10, 
TBC 
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I promise the next will be chapter 11, 
honest!!]:-) 
~A~