Title: Cutting the Cord

Author: Jeanny

E-mail: jeannygrrl@hotmail.com

Rating: G

Distribution: Go right ahead, if you like

Disclaimer: Characters are the property of Joss and Greenwalt and Mutant Enemy and Fox and...the point is, they’re not mine and I make no money.

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Summary: Cordelia. Axe. Melancholy.

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"Do you ever think about it?"

I look at Cordelia. We're alone. She's pensive. Unusual.

"About..."

"If we hadn't." She's staring at the blade of her axe. Not at me. But I know what she means.

"Seen?"

"Yes."

I shrug.

"We did."

"I know." She sighs, still looking at the blade. "I'm still...attached. Need to detach."

"How?" I really want to know. Maybe the answer's written on the blade. She's surprised.

"You're Oz. I thought you..." I sniff the air. They're coming.

"Demons. Heading this way." She nods, grips the handle. The axe doesn't hold our answers, just our fate.