Angel walked up to Billy at the airport. They half circled each other.
Meanwhile, Cordelia Chased walked into Lilah's apartment.
"Where's Angel?"
"He's on his way to see Billy. To kill him, actually."
"Where is Billy?"
"The airport."
"You're coming with me."
"Why should I?"
Cordelia raised her crossbow to her throat.
"You're going to help me take down Billy."
Lilah Morgan eyed her.
"What's in it for me?"
"You don't get anything in return, Lilah. And considering your situation, you don't have a choice."
"Fine. "
"Good. Now let's go."
She lowered her crossbow and then they left, Cordelia trailing behind her.
It wasn't long before they arrived at the airport. She came from behind a plane to stand in front of it, crossbow at the ready. She tried to get an aim at Billy, but the fight between them wasn't letting her. She couldn't risk shooting at the moment without shooting Angel or both of them.
Suddenly, Billy got the upper hand. Billy grabbed Angel and put an arm around his throat in a choke hold. Billy then put his hand on his cheek. Red shone on his cheek. Angel tried to fight the anger pulsing through him from the touch.
"I've never done this to a vampire before. This should be interesting."
Angel looked at Cordelia, as he tried to fight the anger.
"Cordy, get out of here."
"No. I'm not leaving you. You can fight this, Angel."
"Get out of here, Cordy! Now!" he yelled, as he started to lose control.
Billy looked at him.
"That's it. Feel it. Feel the anger. Let it fill you. Doesn't it feel great? All that anger building up. Surging through you."
Angel grabbed Cordy roughly from behind with the anger showing. They ended up on the pavement, him on top.
"Angel, this isn't you."
He growled.
"I'm sorry," she said before jabbing an arrow in his back. He gasped in pain and she kicked him away and to the ground.
She turned to Billy.
"You know what I hate the most? People using Angel for their own plans."
Lilah showed up a distance away and shot him dead. She then walked away, gun away.
After Angel was safely home, Cordy walked into her apartment feeling soar. She felt knew Angel hadn't met it. He had just been under the influence of Billy's power. He had had no control over his actions. Luckily, he hadn't hurt her severely like he could have.
The next day, she walked into the Hyperion to see Angel waiting by her desk.
"Hey," he greeted once she reached him.
"Angel, what happened...it wasn't your fault."
"I'm sorry, Cordy. I'm so sorry."
"It's alright. You were under Billy's control."
"I hurt you."
"But not bad, Angel. It wasn't you."
They hugged.
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