Cander (Cordy/Xander)

Helper

Summary: Set in S4 of Buffy. Buffy is dead after "The Gift" and Cordy helps everyone. She still has her visions and knows what will happen if she keeps them. She doesn't want to die. Can she find a way to get rid of them before it's too late?

My name is Cordelia Chase and I am human. I am friends with humans, vampires, Slayers, and a witch. I was born and raised in Sunnydale, California where I am heading to. Angel fired all of us, so I'm heading home where I feel the safest. I may or may not go back to LA because Sunnydale draws everyone there.

It's a dark night, as I drive through Sunnydale on my way to Xander's new apartment. If it's not too much to ask, he'll let me stay with him for a little while. We were once together, and I still love him. We have a connection that nobody ever understood.

Half an hour later, I know on the door and he opens it.

"Cor?" he questions with astonishment.

"It's me," I reply.

"Not that I'm not glad to see you or anything, because I am; but what are you doing here, Cordy?"

"I came home and you're the only one that would welcome me. You know the others never really welcome me back then, so why should they now?"

He steps aside to let me in and I walk inside.

I sit down on the couch and he sits next to me.

"What have I missed?" I ask him.

"A lot. Buffy has a sister named Dawn whom apparently was the Key to a demon goddess going home. Buffy died saving the world. It's only a matter of time before this place turns into Sunny hell. There hasn't been a Slayer chosen to take Buffy's place sorta speak. We're all doing our best, but we can't do it as good as we used to. We have lives now."

"I can help you," I tell him.

"How? You're not a Slayer and last time I saw you you weren't much of a physical fighter."

"Angel taught me everything he knows and I paid attention to Buffy and Faith's techniques. We should go meet the others. Where are they?" I say.

"They're probably at the Magik Shoppe."

"Then let's go. We can take the convertible. I borrowed it from Angel."

An hour later, we walk into the Magik Shoppe and everyone looks at us.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Anya blurts out at me in a not so nice tone of voice. She knows our history and never liked me.

"Simmer down, An. It's not what you think. She came to me. Nothing happened," he assures her.

"Yeah, right," she says.

I sit down at one of the tables.

"This is not the reunion I was expecting. What happened to Welcome home or What have you been doing for the last two years of your life?" I imply.

Willow sits down at my left with a girl I've never seen before, while Xander sits at my right and Anya sits next to him. Another girl I've never seen before, while Xander sits at my right and Anya sits next to him. Another girl I've never seen before sits between Anya and the other girl. Giles isn't here, so I'm going to guess that he left after Buffy died.