Cherry & Vanilla

Going Home

"Ok, ok. Enough! I have a plan" I tell her, "alright. Let me hear it" she asks intrigued.

She nods after I'm done and leaves quickly to tell the others. I sit with him and watch as he shrinks into his human form. Ok he'll be up soon. I take a deep breath and prepare myself. His eyes flutter open and I smile softly at him. He looks at me confused, a part of his battle form is that he's foggy after.

I've used an illusion technique to make the cave look like a bedroom, the opening being a door. He regains his sense quicker than I thought he would, sitting up with fire returning to his eyes. I quickly blow the pixie dust in his face, a gift I got from a family friend. This is only the second time I've used it, as it was a gift for emergencies.

Now that he's in his human form it's much easier as I only have to use a tiny amount. He sneezes which is actually rather cute but I have to remind myself that this is a demon. "Hey there, Damon" I whisper, "what did you-" I stop him with my hand and he listens. The power of the dust renders the subject into a vulnerable state. In this mindset, they are much more susceptible to manipulation.

Meaning he won't question things I say, simply believe them as fact. "You want Cordelia, right?" I say in a voice that you would talk to a dog or baby in. "Yes. Where is she?" he asks and I can see he's trying to fight the effects. "You sit tight and I'll go get her for you" I tell him and he squints his eyes at me but nods.

I nod once, calmly walking to the door and leaving. Running over to their hiding spot behind a big rock structure. "Ok, link hands" I demand and we stand in a circle. I'm not at full strength, so I need a little extra juice from them. I whisper the chant and close my eyes as I feel power rushing to me. Once I have enough I break the chain, not wanting to drain them.

I open my eyes and smile softly at them, "thank you" I say turning around. I start walking back and I hear a bit of chatter behind me but pay no mind. "Wait" Delia calls, I spin back and look at her curiously. "Please be careful" she whispers with tears in her eyes, her hand clutching tightly to my arm. "Don't worry about me" I reply, giving her a reassuring smile.

"Y-you could die" she thinks aloud, "hey... I'm not going to die" I assure her. My hands coming to her face, brushing the tears off her cheeks. "Promise?" she asks unsurely, "promise" I echo. "On the off chance that I do..." I mutter, I mean it is fully possible. I will be alone, by request, and he is much more powerful than me.

"I want you to know I love you" I tell her, "you- I-" she stutters. "I love you, Cordelia. Now go" I say with tears in my eyes. I run off before she can say anything and shift into her form before entering the cave. Here goes nothing.

Cordelia's pov
I stand there in shock as she runs away and I watch her disappear into the cave. "I love you too" I whisper into the empty space where she once was. I go back to others trying to act normal but I can't get over what she said. How she said it. The look in her eyes when she confessed it to me.

If you die I'll kill you. "You ok, love?" Galadriel asks me, "yeah" I whisper in response. I see Regina sitting off to the side, she looks upset. I know she doesn't love me, and I surely don't love her. She just has too much pride and likes to 'win' everything. I know it's not that she sees me as a prize to acquire. We were just really close and I think she more so misses me as a friend.

Yes, we had sex, but it didn't mean anything. Not in the long run anyway. We've done it before and she has never acted this way. I know it's only because of Alicia that she feels threatened, though she'll never admit it. "Hey, she's been in there a while" I speak up as I notice the sun's position has changed.

"I'm sure she's fine" Regina mumbles, "I'm going to check" I say. "Maybe give it a minute" Flor comments, "I'm with D on this one. She's been in there too long" Hela agrees. So, despite the protests of the others, we go over to check it out. There's no sound whatsoever leaving the cave and I get a weird feeling in my stomach.

The illusion she put up falls and I see her laying there. No sign of... the man. I rush over to her and kneel, feeling her pulse to see it's weak. "Alicia. You better not die on me you little shit" I mutter to her and see a smirk crack on her face. Her eyes are still closed but she's conscious just drained.

"Help me carry her" I tell Hela, she nods and picks her up. I stroke her hair as she lays in Hela's arms. "Home" she croaks out, "yes. We're going home, baby" I whisper to her.