Author's Note: I've had this idea in my mind in some form or other since I heard this song some three years ago. It's by a South African boyband called Eden.
I don't own the lyrics, the characters or the show. Woe is me.
POINT OF NO RETURN
You're the light that shines for me
through darkness and through shade
and everytime I lose my way
you always pull me back again
How hard I've tried to figure out
just what my life should be
then suddenly you come to me and
show me how to give it all I've got
And I can't thank you enough for being who you are
and I can't imagine living life without you
Sometimes I just breathe the air
that you're blowing into me
I feel like I can't give it back
it brings me to my knees
And even when I'm down I turn to you
Now I need to say I love you
I'm at the point of no return.
For days and nights and years to come
I'll never be alone
As long as you're right here beside me
all the world can turn to stone
Though fortune and prosperity
may fade along the way
Always just remember, baby
that nothing can erase this love we've got
And I can't thank you enough for being who you are
and I can't imagine living life without you
Sometimes I just breathe the air
that you're blowing into me
I feel like I can't give it back
it brings me to my knees
And even when I'm down I turn to you
Now I need to say I love you
I'm at the point of no return.
Whenever I feel down and out
the thought of you just lifts me up
my darkest night turns into light
now I'm not alone anymore
Sometimes I just breathe the air
that you're blowing into me
I feel like I can't give it back
it brings me to my knees
And even when I'm down I turn to you
Now I need to say I love you
and I have to say that I need you
I'm at the point of no return.
Prologue: Sometimes I just breathe
The first thing Buffy Summers realized was that never, in all the time she'd had sex with Riley Finn, had she felt this sated, not to mention exhausted and sore. She was one happy Slayer.
And then everything went to Hell.
Because the next thing she realized was that Faith was still out there; probably working on a plan to get her revenge. A plan that most likely included hurting Buffy, her friends and her family. Hence the whole sleeping at home thing she was currently doing. Not that that was any guarantee, really. If Fauth wanted her revenge, nothing would stop her.
How could Buffy know this? Simple. She felt the same way about protecting the ones she loved.
Which brings us back to Riley, and his absence this morning after what was, undoubtably, their best night. He'd snuck out of bed in the hour before dawn, shrugging in that endearing way of his.
"I don't wanna upset your mom. She's got enough to worry about."
She had smiled at his thoughtfulness, and secretly took pride in it. Riley really wasn't like the Bab Boys she'd dated before.
"S'okay," she assured him, kissing his lips, "I'll call ya later?"
With a nod, and one last kiss, he disappeared out her bedroom window.
And so it began.
