This takes place in the beginning of the 6th Season. I thought I would
write my own version of Riley coming back. This is before I ever knew that
he was coming back for another episode, so in mine he isn't married. Feel
free to let me know what you think, this isn't my best work, but I try.
That's all anyone can really do. The beginning is similar to the episode
"Crush." I couldn't think of another way to start it.
Chapter 1
A bus arrived in Sunnydale, California from Los Angeles. The door opened and a tall, dark, mysterious man walked out. "Thanks for the ride." He said as he walked out of the bus. The driver seemed confused and turned to find all the other passengers dead with their throats ripped out. He let out a scream when the man came back and grabbed him by the neck, cutting his scream off. "Now, I can't have that." The man said as he bit down on the driver, sucking him dry. When he was done he dropped the dead driver to the floor and licked his lips. "This should be fun!" He exclaimed as he walked out of the bus and carried on into the night. In a nearby cemetery, Buffy Summers was patrolling for what seemed like another quiet night. She was glad because lately she hasn't been into the slaying as much. Ever since her best friend Willow Rosenberg brought her back to life things have been harder for Buffy. She had to deal with taking on all her responsibilities again. She kept walking when she heard someone behind her. She pulled out her stake and turned around and tripped the person who was trying to sneak up on her. Buffy raised the stake when she recognized the familiar male on the ground.
"You really haven't lost your touch." He told her. She put her stake away.
"Riley, what are you doing here? I could have killed you." She said, upset. Riley stood up.
"Good thing you didn't." He smiled at her and when he saw that she didn't smile back his smile faded. "So, Buffy, it's been a while." He told her. She just turned and walked away.
"A lifetime." She said as she kept walking. Riley caught up to her.
"I take it you're not happy to see me." Buffy stopped and looked at him.
"Why are you here? Then I'll let you know if I'm happy or not." She told him. Riley just shrugged.
"I wanted to see you. Things were hard for me after I left. I really missed you Buffy." Buffy looked into his eyes.
"I really missed me too." She said as she started walking away again. Riley went after her.
"I take it things have been hard here." Buffy cracked a smile.
"You have no idea." She said as she walked to the magic shop where she knew her friends would be. Before they walked in Riley gently grabbed her arm.
"Care to fill me in on any of it." Buffy just shook her head.
"It's nothing I want to talk about right now. Maybe I'll tell you later." Riley nodded.
"That's good enough for me. Do you think that everyone else will be happy to see me or do they all hate my guts or something?" Buffy just shrugged and opened the door.
"Hey guys!" She said as she walked in.
"Buffy, how was patrol?" Giles asked when he looked up and noticed Riley behind her. "Riley, this is a surprise." He said as he cleaned his glasses. That's when everyone else looked up and noticed that Riley was there too. They were all at a loss for words.
"Hey! Long time, no see." Riley stated. Everyone just nodded, not sure what to say when Buffy spoke up.
"I ran into Riley while patrolling. He just came by to visit, and then he'll probably just leave again." Riley saw a sad expression on Buffy's face and he wanted to change the subject.
"So, what's been happening here?" He asked. They all looked at Buffy.
"I didn't tell him anything, yet. Is Dawn here?" She asked, quickly changing the subject. Giles shook his head.
"She was, but she claimed she had homework to do and that it was too noisy here, so, Spike offered to walk her home." Buffy nodded.
"Okay, well I better get home too. See you guys later!" With that she turned and walked out of the shop. Riley followed close behind her.
Chapter 1
A bus arrived in Sunnydale, California from Los Angeles. The door opened and a tall, dark, mysterious man walked out. "Thanks for the ride." He said as he walked out of the bus. The driver seemed confused and turned to find all the other passengers dead with their throats ripped out. He let out a scream when the man came back and grabbed him by the neck, cutting his scream off. "Now, I can't have that." The man said as he bit down on the driver, sucking him dry. When he was done he dropped the dead driver to the floor and licked his lips. "This should be fun!" He exclaimed as he walked out of the bus and carried on into the night. In a nearby cemetery, Buffy Summers was patrolling for what seemed like another quiet night. She was glad because lately she hasn't been into the slaying as much. Ever since her best friend Willow Rosenberg brought her back to life things have been harder for Buffy. She had to deal with taking on all her responsibilities again. She kept walking when she heard someone behind her. She pulled out her stake and turned around and tripped the person who was trying to sneak up on her. Buffy raised the stake when she recognized the familiar male on the ground.
"You really haven't lost your touch." He told her. She put her stake away.
"Riley, what are you doing here? I could have killed you." She said, upset. Riley stood up.
"Good thing you didn't." He smiled at her and when he saw that she didn't smile back his smile faded. "So, Buffy, it's been a while." He told her. She just turned and walked away.
"A lifetime." She said as she kept walking. Riley caught up to her.
"I take it you're not happy to see me." Buffy stopped and looked at him.
"Why are you here? Then I'll let you know if I'm happy or not." She told him. Riley just shrugged.
"I wanted to see you. Things were hard for me after I left. I really missed you Buffy." Buffy looked into his eyes.
"I really missed me too." She said as she started walking away again. Riley went after her.
"I take it things have been hard here." Buffy cracked a smile.
"You have no idea." She said as she walked to the magic shop where she knew her friends would be. Before they walked in Riley gently grabbed her arm.
"Care to fill me in on any of it." Buffy just shook her head.
"It's nothing I want to talk about right now. Maybe I'll tell you later." Riley nodded.
"That's good enough for me. Do you think that everyone else will be happy to see me or do they all hate my guts or something?" Buffy just shrugged and opened the door.
"Hey guys!" She said as she walked in.
"Buffy, how was patrol?" Giles asked when he looked up and noticed Riley behind her. "Riley, this is a surprise." He said as he cleaned his glasses. That's when everyone else looked up and noticed that Riley was there too. They were all at a loss for words.
"Hey! Long time, no see." Riley stated. Everyone just nodded, not sure what to say when Buffy spoke up.
"I ran into Riley while patrolling. He just came by to visit, and then he'll probably just leave again." Riley saw a sad expression on Buffy's face and he wanted to change the subject.
"So, what's been happening here?" He asked. They all looked at Buffy.
"I didn't tell him anything, yet. Is Dawn here?" She asked, quickly changing the subject. Giles shook his head.
"She was, but she claimed she had homework to do and that it was too noisy here, so, Spike offered to walk her home." Buffy nodded.
"Okay, well I better get home too. See you guys later!" With that she turned and walked out of the shop. Riley followed close behind her.