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regret_tomorrow2013-09-05 11:38 pm
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mystic falls | i can only give you everything I've got
Riley knows he's keeping the fort down. He, Giles, and Xander are in charge. That in itself is cool. He's temporarily taken over tactical - plus training - and it gives him things to do. It keeps his mind busy and that's really what he needs. After the fiasco with Alec and Bailey, Buffy pulled away. She put her general hat back on snugly and it hasn't come off since. When Willow feels what Xander calls a disturbance in the force, Buffy jumps at the chance to check it out. She jumps at the chance to pull further away. It might not be how it went down but that's how it feels. History repeats itself and Riley stays silent. But, Riley has grown. He's divorced. He won't stay silent forever. He loves Buffy Summers.
When it sounds like Buffy is putting down temporary roots, Riley does his best not to take it personally. Dawn notices and reassures him. Buffy's not the only one who messed up. She did, too. This isn't about Riley or Alec or Bailey. It's about Buffy. It's about Buffy and new vampires and cursed rings.
Dawn reminds him it's a big. New vampires are scary and unpredictable and having the general there in their territory is going to help everyone. Things will get done. Because things get done when Buffy's around.
It's Dawn's idea to get out of the castle. But, when Riley tries to order the jet to be gassed up, she gives him a look. One of the other witches gets Willow on the horn. In seconds Dawn and Riley are in Mystic Falls. Dawn explains, this way Riley and Buffy get some alone time and Dawn gets to go somewhere besides an old, cold Scottish castle with no boys in sight. Well, no real boy options. She's feeling boy peckish with a lack of Alec. She needs a nice, normal boy. Riley and Willow just gape during Dawn's ramble. It's not long before she's pushing Riley out of the room she's decided she's sharing with Willow.
Buffy has the room next door. He thinks about calling her but that would delay the inevitable. Maybe she'll be happy to see him. Riley knocks in hopes of just that.
When it sounds like Buffy is putting down temporary roots, Riley does his best not to take it personally. Dawn notices and reassures him. Buffy's not the only one who messed up. She did, too. This isn't about Riley or Alec or Bailey. It's about Buffy. It's about Buffy and new vampires and cursed rings.
Dawn reminds him it's a big. New vampires are scary and unpredictable and having the general there in their territory is going to help everyone. Things will get done. Because things get done when Buffy's around.
It's Dawn's idea to get out of the castle. But, when Riley tries to order the jet to be gassed up, she gives him a look. One of the other witches gets Willow on the horn. In seconds Dawn and Riley are in Mystic Falls. Dawn explains, this way Riley and Buffy get some alone time and Dawn gets to go somewhere besides an old, cold Scottish castle with no boys in sight. Well, no real boy options. She's feeling boy peckish with a lack of Alec. She needs a nice, normal boy. Riley and Willow just gape during Dawn's ramble. It's not long before she's pushing Riley out of the room she's decided she's sharing with Willow.
Buffy has the room next door. He thinks about calling her but that would delay the inevitable. Maybe she'll be happy to see him. Riley knocks in hopes of just that.