Emotional Attachment with cordy_chase1.

[kneel_majorzod]

Zod never would have thought it would be possible for him to love again. When he failed to save his family, he thought his heart had lost the capacity to care for someone so deeply

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[cordy_chase1]

Her face pales a little at that. "That's not--that's...no. You're not a lab rat."

[kneel_majorzod]

He gives her a sad smile and gazes at her intently. "I'll be all right. I'm bringing a small group of companions with me to ensure nothing goes too far. Perhaps a few of my soldiers, though not enough to arouse fear, as well as a few humans. Although, at this point, I'm not sure who they will be."

[cordy_chase1]

She swallows hard, her fingers tightening around his a little, involuntarily. She looks down at the table, nodding as she falls silent.

[kneel_majorzod]

Zod sighs softly and lifts his hands to her chin, lightly pushing so that she's meeting his gaze once more. "Don't worry," he says softly, offering her a small smile. "At the first sign of anything going wrong, I'll leave. Try some other approach."

[cordy_chase1]

"Promise," she whispers, blinking a few times to try and keep the tears from falling.

[kneel_majorzod]

"I promise," he says firmly, placing his hands on either side of her face and wiping the corners of her eyes with his thumbs. "And I've already assured you that nothing will happen to me for a long time to come. I fully intend on keeping that promise."

[cordy_chase1]

She holds her breath for a moment, gazing at him intently. Then she nods, turning her head to press a kiss to the palm of one of his hands. "All right." Cordelia forces herself to take a deep breath.

[kneel_majorzod]

He studies her for a long moment before leaning forward to kiss her softly. "I love you." Because he didn't come right out and say it the first time.

[cordy_chase1]

"I love you, too," she says softly, kissing him back.

[kneel_majorzod]

After a long moment, he pulls back slightly to look at her, offering her a smile and stroking her cheek softly. "Are you all right?" he asks in little more than a whisper, studying her closely.

[cordy_chase1]

"I'm okay," she says quietly. "I know you'll be careful. And that you'll keep your promise. I just hate the idea of people looking at you like you're..." She searches for the word. "..just a thing to be studied. It makes me feel sick."

[kneel_majorzod]

"I know," he sighs quietly. "I don't really like the idea, either, but I trust that, with the proper protection, it will go smoothly. And I don't really know what else to do. If I keep my true identity a secret, I doubt they'll pay me much heed. I need to give them some explanation as to why I know the things I do."

[cordy_chase1]

She nods a little. "Well." She lifts her chin a little. "If anyone causes you too much trouble, they're going to have to deal with me."

[kneel_majorzod]

He can't help but smile a little at that. "I think that knowledge alone will keep them in line." He takes her hand in his again and gives it a gentle squeeze. "And that certainly makes me feel better about the whole thing."

[cordy_chase1]

"Good," she says with a small smile of her own.

[kneel_majorzod]

"I'll be sure to inform the United Nations that I know a great slayer of vampires and zombies who will unleash her wrath on them if they lay a finger on me against my will," he says with amusement, his smile widening slightly.