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BRING ME BACK TO WHO I WAS 5/5
You guys, I am so excited to be a part of this this summer. My writer's block was bad but this week I have been flying it. I hope you guys enjoy it, it's up on ao3 if you prefer and I'll probably be posting it on fanfiction too soon.
Title: Bring Me Back To Who I Was
Summary: After the destruction of Sunnydale, the Scoobies are camped out at the Hyperion hotel, rounding up slayers from all over the world. But when Xander calls with news of an old friend, Rupert Giles and Wesley Wyndam Pryce rush to San Francisco to help someone they care about.
The idea for this story came from the fact that Charisma Carpenter guest starred in 2 or 3 episodes of Charmed as a demon seer named Kyra. So I thought, Kyra, Cordy.... hey, there might be something in that. :) So spoilers for the show Charmed if anyone wants to steer clear :)
Crossover: Charmed
Rating: FRG
Disclaimer: I own nothing, except the story.
Characters: Rupert Giles, Cordelia Chase, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, Phoebe Halliwell, Leo Wyatt, Prue Halliwell, Paige Halliwell, Piper Halliwell, Dawn Summers, Tara MacClay, Willow Rosenberg, Anya Jenkins, Fred Burkle, Charles Gunn, Kyra
Pairings: Rupert Giles/Cordelia Chase; Rupert Giles/Kyra
There was nothing but red behind her eyes as the pain seared through her body and her head. She wanted it to stop. It would be so easy for her to stop it, to open her eyes and then it would be all over.
No. Don't. Please. Let me come home.
Her voice drowned out all the noise. Inside her head anyway.
~~
Her scream pierced through them as she writhed on the floor in agony.
"Cordy-" Xander was about to break the connection but Giles stopped him.
"If you break it, she will die, we will never get her back. Is that what you want?"
And so Xander had no choice but to keep holding on, despite the screaming and the wind that was trying to throw them backwards and the invisible beings that were barging against them, they held on.
Almost as soon as it started, the screaming stopped. The wind died down, the barging stopped. The witches stopped chanting.
"Cor," Xander was about to move over to his old friend but Willow stopped him.
"You can't break the connection until we can be certain she's in there."
It felt like an eternity to Giles, watching the barely moving body, waiting for more signs of life.
Finally, her eyes fluttered open. The witches stood, powers at the ready for whatever being they were faced with. She tried standing up but eventually collapsed back onto her knees, her head bent, her body shaking. "Cordy," Xander tried again. Despite the shaking, a small little head nod was perceptible. Instinctively, Giles broke the connection and fell to the side of the little form they had all been surrounding, wrapping his arms around her.
Nothing happened.
Her arms raised and clutched on to his. "Is it really you?" he asked, his voice shaking as much as her physical form was. He felt her nod against him. He helped her to her feet and when she lifted her head, her face and Giles shirt were soaked with tears but Cordelia was smiling.
Wesley bit back a sob, instead letting the tears well in his eyes. "Cordelia." He walked over to her and took her from Giles. She clung onto him so tightly, not wanting to ever let her friends go.
~~
"Guys, I got possessed, I'm not an invalid." She was sitting on the couch in the living room, Willow and Dawn sitting next to her, a blanket over her legs and being offered cups of tea after cups of tea.
"So, um, what about Kyra?" Phoebe asked.
"She's still in here, as much as she ever was. Kyra was me; I am Kyra. Her memories are mine. But she was a creation."
"Whose?" Wesley asked.
"Jasmine's." Cordelia explained how, after Jasmine had discovered how deadly Cordelia's blood could be, she needed her hidden, so she hid her in the underworld.
"So let's kill the Bitch," Xander suggested.
"We can't. The only way Jasmine can be defeated is if I die."
"Then we need a plan b."
Cordelia nodded, then frowned. "Where's Giles?"
~~
As she walked across the street, Cordelia pulled the scarf she had wrapped around her dress closer to her. She pushed open the front door of the house. "Giles."
She heard his voice coming from the kitchen. "That was my decision, don't take it out on Wesley." She walked in towards the kitchen as silence fell. She watched him, his back to her as she leaned against the door frame. "We didn't know what we were dealing with." He rubbed the bridge of his nose in frustration. "Come to San Francisco and stop being a brooding little pillock." He slammed down the phone.
"I'm guessing Angel heard the news." Giles turned around. Cordelia walked further into the room and sat beside him.
"He's happy you're alright."
"Look at me." He finally brought his eyes to meet hers for the first time since she came back. She pressed her forehead to his lips and he let his arms wind back around her shoulders. "What you felt- What she felt, it was a little left field but it was real. And I'm her." She looked up at him, her brown eyes watering up again. "And I'm scared because I hurt so many people and so much has been left unresolved and I want to leave it all unresolved and be with you. Which is strange." Giles laughed. She smiled and buried her face into his neck. "I think, maybe I could be falling for you."
"That's a scary thought." He looked at her sadly. "You need time. Before you should be allowed to think anything like that, you need time."
Cordelia nodded. "We're summoning Jasmine."
~~
The chanting began, everyone took their places around where she would be arriving, ready to fight if necessary. But it seemed there would be no fighting. Jasmine appeared out of nowhere, smiling serenely. "Hello, Mother." She looked at Cordelia. "I thought I sensed a change in you."
Cordelia recoiled at the sight of the rotting flesh. "Listen Jasmine, I want to keep this short and sweet. I'm so very proud of you."
"Is that so?"
Cordelia nodded. "Yeah, with you around, I can give up any hopes of being the worst daughter in history, so thank you for that. Now get the hell out of my sight, and never come back." Cordelia stepped backwards, and Willow stepped forwards. She said a few words Cordelia could not understand and a portal to another dimension was opened and Jasmine was sucked though. "You're the Powers problem now."
~~
Angel arrived, but he was too late. Truth be told, he'd been too late the night she received those visions. But it was clear to anyone who saw her there sleeping, with Giles arm protectively around her shoulder:
She was home.
~~~
FIN
~~~
Title: Bring Me Back To Who I Was
Summary: After the destruction of Sunnydale, the Scoobies are camped out at the Hyperion hotel, rounding up slayers from all over the world. But when Xander calls with news of an old friend, Rupert Giles and Wesley Wyndam Pryce rush to San Francisco to help someone they care about.
The idea for this story came from the fact that Charisma Carpenter guest starred in 2 or 3 episodes of Charmed as a demon seer named Kyra. So I thought, Kyra, Cordy.... hey, there might be something in that. :) So spoilers for the show Charmed if anyone wants to steer clear :)
Crossover: Charmed
Rating: FRG
Disclaimer: I own nothing, except the story.
Characters: Rupert Giles, Cordelia Chase, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, Phoebe Halliwell, Leo Wyatt, Prue Halliwell, Paige Halliwell, Piper Halliwell, Dawn Summers, Tara MacClay, Willow Rosenberg, Anya Jenkins, Fred Burkle, Charles Gunn, Kyra
Pairings: Rupert Giles/Cordelia Chase; Rupert Giles/Kyra
There was nothing but red behind her eyes as the pain seared through her body and her head. She wanted it to stop. It would be so easy for her to stop it, to open her eyes and then it would be all over.
No. Don't. Please. Let me come home.
Her voice drowned out all the noise. Inside her head anyway.
~~
Her scream pierced through them as she writhed on the floor in agony.
"Cordy-" Xander was about to break the connection but Giles stopped him.
"If you break it, she will die, we will never get her back. Is that what you want?"
And so Xander had no choice but to keep holding on, despite the screaming and the wind that was trying to throw them backwards and the invisible beings that were barging against them, they held on.
Almost as soon as it started, the screaming stopped. The wind died down, the barging stopped. The witches stopped chanting.
"Cor," Xander was about to move over to his old friend but Willow stopped him.
"You can't break the connection until we can be certain she's in there."
It felt like an eternity to Giles, watching the barely moving body, waiting for more signs of life.
Finally, her eyes fluttered open. The witches stood, powers at the ready for whatever being they were faced with. She tried standing up but eventually collapsed back onto her knees, her head bent, her body shaking. "Cordy," Xander tried again. Despite the shaking, a small little head nod was perceptible. Instinctively, Giles broke the connection and fell to the side of the little form they had all been surrounding, wrapping his arms around her.
Nothing happened.
Her arms raised and clutched on to his. "Is it really you?" he asked, his voice shaking as much as her physical form was. He felt her nod against him. He helped her to her feet and when she lifted her head, her face and Giles shirt were soaked with tears but Cordelia was smiling.
Wesley bit back a sob, instead letting the tears well in his eyes. "Cordelia." He walked over to her and took her from Giles. She clung onto him so tightly, not wanting to ever let her friends go.
~~
"Guys, I got possessed, I'm not an invalid." She was sitting on the couch in the living room, Willow and Dawn sitting next to her, a blanket over her legs and being offered cups of tea after cups of tea.
"So, um, what about Kyra?" Phoebe asked.
"She's still in here, as much as she ever was. Kyra was me; I am Kyra. Her memories are mine. But she was a creation."
"Whose?" Wesley asked.
"Jasmine's." Cordelia explained how, after Jasmine had discovered how deadly Cordelia's blood could be, she needed her hidden, so she hid her in the underworld.
"So let's kill the Bitch," Xander suggested.
"We can't. The only way Jasmine can be defeated is if I die."
"Then we need a plan b."
Cordelia nodded, then frowned. "Where's Giles?"
~~
As she walked across the street, Cordelia pulled the scarf she had wrapped around her dress closer to her. She pushed open the front door of the house. "Giles."
She heard his voice coming from the kitchen. "That was my decision, don't take it out on Wesley." She walked in towards the kitchen as silence fell. She watched him, his back to her as she leaned against the door frame. "We didn't know what we were dealing with." He rubbed the bridge of his nose in frustration. "Come to San Francisco and stop being a brooding little pillock." He slammed down the phone.
"I'm guessing Angel heard the news." Giles turned around. Cordelia walked further into the room and sat beside him.
"He's happy you're alright."
"Look at me." He finally brought his eyes to meet hers for the first time since she came back. She pressed her forehead to his lips and he let his arms wind back around her shoulders. "What you felt- What she felt, it was a little left field but it was real. And I'm her." She looked up at him, her brown eyes watering up again. "And I'm scared because I hurt so many people and so much has been left unresolved and I want to leave it all unresolved and be with you. Which is strange." Giles laughed. She smiled and buried her face into his neck. "I think, maybe I could be falling for you."
"That's a scary thought." He looked at her sadly. "You need time. Before you should be allowed to think anything like that, you need time."
Cordelia nodded. "We're summoning Jasmine."
~~
The chanting began, everyone took their places around where she would be arriving, ready to fight if necessary. But it seemed there would be no fighting. Jasmine appeared out of nowhere, smiling serenely. "Hello, Mother." She looked at Cordelia. "I thought I sensed a change in you."
Cordelia recoiled at the sight of the rotting flesh. "Listen Jasmine, I want to keep this short and sweet. I'm so very proud of you."
"Is that so?"
Cordelia nodded. "Yeah, with you around, I can give up any hopes of being the worst daughter in history, so thank you for that. Now get the hell out of my sight, and never come back." Cordelia stepped backwards, and Willow stepped forwards. She said a few words Cordelia could not understand and a portal to another dimension was opened and Jasmine was sucked though. "You're the Powers problem now."
~~
Angel arrived, but he was too late. Truth be told, he'd been too late the night she received those visions. But it was clear to anyone who saw her there sleeping, with Giles arm protectively around her shoulder:
She was home.
~~~
FIN
~~~