The Helpless (Cordelia/open)

[dustedvampire2]

"She has awesome timing" Spike agreed, knowing exactly who Cordelia was talking about. "So now I have a vampire with a soul and a slayer on my ass" he said, as he examined his scapel.

"Oh don't worry, you'll be making damsel-in-distress noises very soon" he threatened. Spike couldn't help but laugh as she asked if Angel loves her. "Of course he loves you! I can even see that, and I've only been watching from the sidelines."

"So how do you want this?" He asked, "Slow or fast?" He laughed. "Meh any way is good" he shrugged his shoulder as he rubbed the cold metal surface of the scapel against her cheek. He pressed just hard enough for a blood to trickle down her cheek.

Spike sniffed at the air as the blood became exposed. His stomach rummbled, 'easy Spike, save that for later."

[yolanda7g]

Worry etched on his face for a moment as he turned around in his seat, trying to backtrack in his mind why exactly he lost it, he heard Faith's suggestion, and nodded. "Yeah. Good idea. But we gotta hurry,"

He quickly exited the car, taking Faith's idea to go by foot. He quickly went down the street, almost going into a full out run. The only thing going through his mind was Cordy. He need to get to her. There was no telling what Spike would do. Whatever he wants from her, whatever he wants from Angel, he will go all the way to get it, without any hesitations. He knew that for sure. And if anything happened to Cordy, he didn't know what he would do with himself. It was already hard enough losing Doyle...

He kept catching whiffs of something periodically but then he'd lose it again. The trail would pick up again, but then it would stop. They reached a park and Angel picked up again, stronger than ever. "This way," Angel ran into the dark park, cutting through the trees, wondering if he'd be too late. But then he stopped abruptly.

A gang of the vampires were approaching them. All of them were dressed as if they just got off a bunch of motorcycles.

"Look! Its that vamp who fights vamps!" one of them said.

"Oo and look at that hot chick that's with him," The other said.

Angel rolled his eyes. "Great. Just what I needed." He mumbled.

"What's wrong Angelus? That soul of yours got you all scared?" The third biker vamp teased, cracking his knuckles.

"Okay look, I'd love to sit and chat. Apparently you all are so interested in what my soul has done to my emotional state. Right?...okay. Well why don't I just show you." Angel morphed into his vampire form, eyes yellow, brow creased, fangs bared. "As you can see...not in the best of moods."

Angel went after the first one, aiming for a very quick kill. All he knew was that he didn't have time for this.

[Cordelia Chase]

Cordelia glared at Spike. "That's right... so don't expect to still be standing when they get here. You won't stand a chance." Again she was trying to come across as tough and unfazed, but the sight of the tools Spike had was being to make her tremble. They all looked sharp and painful.

She noticed that Spike had failed to answer her question about Buffy. "Hey, bleachy blondie, I asked you why you didn't take Buffy instead? She's closer to Angel than I am. I mean, they even... you know. Ew." Cordelia frowned, pushing away the mental picture of Buffy in an instant. It was her fault Angel had gone through that evil phase.

When he asked if she wanted it slow or fast, Cordelia tried to move backwards, which of course wasn't working. "Uh, how about none?" She offered a weak smile, then dropped it immediately as the scalpel cut her. Cordy willed herself not to cry out like she wanted to, knowing that would only satisfy the vampire. However, she couldn't help but wince as she felt the wet trickle of blood and the pain that stung her cheek.

[missy7]

Faith watched Angel curiously. He seemed really worried. But of course he did, one of his friends was in trouble and Angel would make sure he would do anything in his power to save them, no matter what the cost. Faith just hoped that one day, someone would do the same for her. She then shook herself, no time for self guilt. faith jumped out of the car as soon as Angel did.

Faith kept a steady pace behind Angel as he half walked and half ran. Faith didn't really know how far Spike would go to coax Angel out to him, but if she knew her history well, Queen C probably wasn't having the time of her life right now.

Faith stopped beside Angel as they reached the park, dark trees surrounding them. She instantly felt a rush of adrenalin come over her. She smiled “Vamps” Faith said quietly. No sooner said a bunch of leather clad Vampires came out of the darkness. Faith’s first thought was. What the hell were a bunch of biker vamps doing out in the middle of the park. Her second thought was ...they are so toast.

Faith slid her arm into her pocket and pulled out her stake. “Like riding a bike” Faith said to herself, as she heard one of the vamps call her hot. “Cant deny the truth” Faith said. Faith knew Angel was already in game face, so she stepped forward. “You should have just walked away” Faith said to one of the vamps who was approaching her.

[dustedvampire2]

Spike's eyes followed the blood that trickled down Cordelia's face. His nose scrunched up as the aroma of it made it's way through his nose. Oh the temptation, he thought. Temptation, only the strongest can overcome it, and hopefully Spike is one among the strong.

Cordelia's question hit Spike like.....Well a ton of bricks. "I didn't take Buffy, because she's a slayer, and it would be harder to get her." He lied, "you dimwit" he insulted her at her stupid question.

"I think we'll go with slow, much more fun" he grined, as he place the scapel back down and reached for a long metal rod. He walked over to a coal fireplace, that he previously had going. He stuck the rod in and few minutes later bought it out, the end glowing a bright orange. "This is going to hurt."

He approached Cordelia and bought the rod down onto her leg, it sizzled. The smelled of burnt flesh teased Spike's tastebuds.

[Cordelia Chase]

Cordelia winced again as she watched Spike, noticing that he was looking like a hungry person. And a hungry vampire was not good, especially since it was her blood he was eying. 'Angel,' Cordelia's mind screamed, 'where are you?!'

She only just heard Spike's answer to her question about Buffy and it made sense, but she had a feeling there was more to it. Cordy glared at him through pained eyes. "Yeah, and that's the whole story? I bet you love her or something. What is it with her and having vampires for lovers?"

"No..." She protested weakly when he picked up a metal rod. Her eyes widened even more than ever, wondering why they just wouldn't pop out of her head. Cordy struggled even harder now, trying not to watch the rod growing hotter and hotter in the fire. Tears were starting to roll down her cheeks just at the thought of that rod connecting with her skin and she didn't care now that he was seeing her weak.

"ARRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH!!" Cordy screamed louder than she'd ever screamed in her life at the intense pain that the hot rod caused her. She could smell burning flesh and her stomach dropped. "Noooo... st... stop!" She sobbed, the tears mixing with the blood on her face were flowing freely now.

[yolanda7g]

The first biker vamp was sloppy in his combat skills, and no match for Angel's fighting experience of more than 150 years. Angel promptly was able to knock him to the ground. As he got up he said, "Looks like you've still got the kill in you, Angelus. Why don't you direct it to your little human girlfriend over there? "

This vampire talked a lot for someone who is going to be killed in about a few seconds. "First," He ducked a kick the vampire tried to aim at him. He dodged a few more punches as he said, "Not my girlfriend. Second, its probably a good thing to be on that human's good side. She's a slayer after all."Angel punched him hard in the face. When the vampire recovered he did a double take towards Faith, new found worry within his expression.

"Guys! Wait--" Angel punched him again, shutting him up, grabbed him by the shirt and flung him into a near by tree containing a sharp broken branch. The vamp's look of fear for a moment was solidified when he dissolved into dust. Without a beat, Angel promptly broke the branch off the tree and turned around.

"Really don't have time for this." He announced before charging at the second one.

[dustedvampire2]

"I don't love Buffy!" He growled, and pressed the rod harder against her leg. The smell grew more intense, and so did his hunger. He lifted the rod off her leg, he had to control himself. He didn't want to eat her....Yet

Spike pictured dumping Cordelia's body in an alley, and Angel discovering her body then breaking down and killing himself. That would be sweet, Spike thought.

He glanced down at the burn on her leg. "You may wanna put that under some cold running water" he joked. "Ok, I've cut you and burnt you, so next?" He asked, examining his table for new instuments to use.

"This one will do" he picked up a pair of plyers. "When was the last time you went to the dentist?" He forcefully opened her mouth, "nice teeth" he grinned.

[Cordelia Chase]

Cordelia hissed through her teeth at the feel of the rod being pushed harder into her leg. God, it hurt like hell and she wanted to scream until she passed out, but she had to stay conscious. If she had a chance to get out of here, she had to be with it. Tears were still flowing, but not for just the pain anymore. It was obvious Angel wasn't coming and Cordy had lost hope that he would.

Finally, the rod was off her leg but she didn't dare look down in fear she'd lose it altogether. She'd been strong, keeping her food down but looking at it would certainly change that.

"You're disgusting! What sort of sick monster gets off on this?" Cordy choked out. What could she do? She was stuck here with a pure monster with no help in sight. That thought brought on a fresh flow of tears. Why her?

Then her mouth was forced open and she shook her head, looking at the pliers. "Don't you dare!" She tried to yell at him but she wasn't sure if he understood. So, instead she went for just plain screaming loudly, hoping either it would put Spike off or someone outside would hear her. Cordelia wouldn't know what she'd do if neither of them happened...

[missy7]

Faith side stepped the sluggish looking vamp that came at her, she then back kicked him in the knee, sending him sprawling to the ground. Faith did a quick glance at Angel who was doing fine as usual. Faith gave a little smirk and wave when Angel mentioned she was the slayer. “Never gets old” Faith said at here reaction. The vampire you had attacked got up and tried to lunge at her. She caught him mid air with a kick to his face. He landed hard on the ground, Faith took that opportunity to stake him then and there.

Faith then fell as another one of the vamps tripped her. “Ohhh how low can you get?” Faith said shaking her head. Faith made short work of this guy by hitting him in the groin and then staking him. “Angel we gotta jet” Faith said.

Faith had a bad feeling in her gut. This wasn’t looking good for Cordy. If only they had some sort of clue to where she was.

[yolanda7g]

When Angel saw Faith take care of the rest, he immediately bolted after the scent, only affirming Faith with a "let's go" and unmorphing as he ran. The longer he ran, the stronger the scent got. He halted suddenly sometimes, just to run off into another direction. He was getting closer. He knew it.

Eventually, he found himself in front of a warehouse. "She's in there," Angel informed Faith, before dashing inside. He heard the heart wrenching sounds of Cordelia's screams and all he could think about was if he was too late...what if he was too late?

Finally he found Spike leaning over Cordy with pliers, and she was bleeding. He could smell her blood. Angel did what his first instinct and his building rage told him to do. He sprinted and tackled Spike and punched him as hard as he could. "You're dead, Spike!" Angel growled before punching him again.

[dustedvampire2]

"I wasn't expecting more patients" Spike joked as Angel rudely interrupted. "Just give me five minutes and I'll be right with you. There are magazines in the waiting room for your convience. Dr. Spike......" His sentence cut short as Angel's fist connected with his face, twice.

"Ow! That hurt!" Spike wined, and returned the punches, followed by a kick to the ribcage. "How did you like that?" He asked as he delivered another kick to the head that sent Angel to the ground.

"Stay like that for a tic, the tooth fairy has to make a quick visit." He leaned over Cordelia again, his back facing Angel, which was pretty stupid of him considering that Angel could attack him from behind.

"After this, how would you like a lollipop? Dr. Spike is impressed about how well behaved you were tonight, but sugerfree of course. Have to keep those teeth cavity free." He chuckled.

[Cordelia Chase]

Cordelia closed her eyes tight, waiting for the pain of the teeth-pulling, but strangely it never came. Then she heard a commotion. "No, not more vamps..." She muttered under her breath, not daring to open her eyes to confirm her fears.

Then she heard a very familiar voice and her eyes snapped open in an instant. "Angel!" Cordy gasped, feeling tears of relief instead of tears of pain. She watched him punch Spike and added, "You wouldn't believe how much I wanted to do that." Her voice though was a little weak, as the pain in the leg and cheek was getting worse.

The pain actually made her angry at Angel... if he hadn't of taken so long to find her, all that wouldn't have happened. Actually, if he hadn't been chatting to Faith, he could have prevented Spike taking her in the first place... But her thoughts were interrupted as Spike fought back, sending Angel to the ground, then coming back to her. She shook her head violently, hoping it would stop Spike from opening her mouth again.

[missy7]

Faith ran along with Angel, only a step behind him. Faith didn't recognise the streets. They then approached a tall warehouse. Angel ran inside, without stopping. Faith was still behind him. She could hear Cordy’s screams echo. Faith cringed quickly. She then stormed inside.

Angel had Spike on the ground throwing in some punches. Faith quickly made her way around them, trying not to be seen by Spike. She stayed in the shadows close to where Cordelia was tired up. Faith watched as Spike had managed to get the upper hand on Angel. Spike sent Angel to the ground with a hard kick to the head. He then quickly made his way back to Cordy. Angel was down, did this mean that she now had to save Cordelia?...........

Faith stepped an inch to the side. She could now see Cordelia’s face. Faith recoiled as she took in Cordy’s marred face. It reminded her of what she had done to Wesley. Faith shook away the thoughts. Now was the time to do something. Faith quickly jumped out, kicking Spike in the face, with her heavy boots. “You didn't forget little ol’ me did you?” Faith said booting him in the ribs. Faith hoped that Angel was going to get up soon. While Spike was on the ground. Faith turned to Cordy and placed a knife in her hands so she could undo the ties. “Here quickly use this” Faith said quickly turning back, ready to fight.

[yolanda7g]

The kick Spike gave hurt, but not nearly enough for Angel to stay down. He was glad Faith had joined in and found a way to help Cordy. In the mean time, Angel got up and charged at Spike who was now on the ground. He grabbed him by his shirt and flung him a few feet, right onto the table of his torture instruments. The table collapsed upon impact. Angel approached him, and grabbed him by the shirt again, pulling him up.

"Whats your deal, huh Spike?" Angel asked through clenched teeth. "Sunnydale wasn't exciting enough for you? So you come to LA to bother me, right?" He punched Spike hard in the face again. "Fine. But you come near Cordy again and 'Dr. Spike' will be indefinitely out of business."