Title: Lost and Found
Author: Kat
Distribution: Go ahead, I guess. Just ask first, please.
Feedback: No feedback, no more chapters. Ok, that's a lie, cause I'd keep writing anyway, but it makes me happy. Just don't be nasty, or I'll cry.
Tentative Outline: Riley fights a demon that feeds on human energy, and an electrical charge transfers that to Riley. He can only get energy from sucking it directly from other humans, not from food. The more he takes, the stronger he gets, and it goes to his head. Then he discovers the Super- Power-Bar that is Buffy, and things get interesting. Of course, he hasn't told her about the whole energy-sucking thing. Buffy has to choose between Riley and Angel, and of course she chooses Angel, cause Riley's showing his true colors now. He always was an emotional leech. Either Buffy or Angel will have to kill him; I'm not sure which gets the privilege yet.
FYI: This story is true to previous events. Other than that, not only does it not stay remotely true to the story line, it is part of my ongoing 'Corrections' series; meant to remedy Joss's mistakes! Starts around the time of The Yoko Factor on Buffy, and Sanctuary on Angel, just before Buffy gets back from LA.
Disclaimer: Not mine. Joss created them. And then he messed with their lives and separated soul-mates and tortured them and hurt them and we hate him for what he's done to our beloved characters… Ok, done ranting. For now.
Dedication: For Stephanie, who will never give up on B/A. And who deserves a great correction fic to clear up a mistake even I, non-Riley-hater that I am, thought was way out of character. Buffy SOooo would not have chosen Riley over Angel. Even if she was mad at him. And thus this fic was born.
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Riley Finn was not in a good mood. And when he was not in a good mood, it meant bad news for any demons that got in his way. At least that was what he kept telling himself. It wasn't proving exactly true at the moment. The demon he was grappling with did not seem overly concerned with his irritability. In fact, the more annoyed and frustrated Riley got, the stronger the demon seemed to get. And Riley was a mere human; unlike Buffy, he couldn't fight all night. He was getting tired. Soon, the demon would be able to overpower him, and Riley grudgingly admitted he was probably about to die. He wondered if this was the kind of demon that ate people. What would Buffy think? Would he be devoured by the demon, leaving her no way to know what had happened to him? Or would she find his body the next day? He wasn't sure which one would be worse.
The demon knocked him to the ground, and he just didn't have the strength to get up anymore. This was definitely it. He hadn't done too bad for himself, though. He'd broken one of the demon's spikes off; it was lying on the ground beside him. Which gave him an idea. His taser hadn't seemed to phase it before, but maybe internal current would be more effective. Holding the taser and the spike together with both hands, he just managed to lift his arms in time as the demon dove at him and impaled itself on its own spike as Riley fired the taser. The jolt hit Riley, too, but it seemed to hit the demon harder. At any rate, when he finally recovered enough to roll over, it wasn't moving, and the spike still imbedded in its abdomen looked a little charred. One less demon in the world. Riley went to find something to eat. That fight had really taken it out of him.
(At this point, if this were on TV, you would hear a wolf howl, and the
credits would start rolling. But this isn't TV, so insert brief pause here)
Riley awoke to a knock on his door. Or at least, it started out as a knock. By the time he dragged himself, groaning, from his bed, and opened the door, it had become a VERY insistent pounding. When he saw that it was Buffy, he felt a brief flash of surprise that she hadn't just broken in by then, but his surprise was immediately forgotten as he took her in his arms.
"Riley, you look like you crawled out of your grave to open that door; what happened?" Buffy inquired.
"Ran into a little trouble on patrol last night," he replied, trying to sound macho. Her raised eyebrow brought an end to his act and he groaned and sat down. "I'm so glad you're home."
"Patrolling. I knew there was a reason you kept me around," she teased.
Riley grinned up at her. "Oh, I can think of a few other reasons."
She smiled back. "Such as fetching you breakfast. Hungry?"
Riley groaned. "Starving! I was going to eat when I got home last night, but I was lucky to even get my shoes off before I fell asleep. And I'm not much better today."
Buffy smiled fondly at her boyfriend as he lay back on the bed. "That won't do. You have to be bouncy and full of energy so you can properly welcome me back. I'll get you some Strengthening Munchies of Strengthyness to Rebuild your Strength."
Riley raised an eyebrow. "So, I take this stuff is supposed to aid in recovery of strength?"
Buffy grimaced. "Yeah. It's some British thing Giles used to feed me as a sort of training meal. I have no idea what's in it, and I didn't ask, considering some of the stuff that seems to feature prominently in British cooking, but it really does give you an energy boost. Xander nicknamed it, based on the number of times Giles used the word strength while trying to get me to eat the stuff."
Riley laughed. "Well, all right, then. Bring on the strengthyness."
As Buffy left, the little energy he had managed to gather for her disappeared. He was asleep before the door closed behind her.
Author: Kat
Distribution: Go ahead, I guess. Just ask first, please.
Feedback: No feedback, no more chapters. Ok, that's a lie, cause I'd keep writing anyway, but it makes me happy. Just don't be nasty, or I'll cry.
Tentative Outline: Riley fights a demon that feeds on human energy, and an electrical charge transfers that to Riley. He can only get energy from sucking it directly from other humans, not from food. The more he takes, the stronger he gets, and it goes to his head. Then he discovers the Super- Power-Bar that is Buffy, and things get interesting. Of course, he hasn't told her about the whole energy-sucking thing. Buffy has to choose between Riley and Angel, and of course she chooses Angel, cause Riley's showing his true colors now. He always was an emotional leech. Either Buffy or Angel will have to kill him; I'm not sure which gets the privilege yet.
FYI: This story is true to previous events. Other than that, not only does it not stay remotely true to the story line, it is part of my ongoing 'Corrections' series; meant to remedy Joss's mistakes! Starts around the time of The Yoko Factor on Buffy, and Sanctuary on Angel, just before Buffy gets back from LA.
Disclaimer: Not mine. Joss created them. And then he messed with their lives and separated soul-mates and tortured them and hurt them and we hate him for what he's done to our beloved characters… Ok, done ranting. For now.
Dedication: For Stephanie, who will never give up on B/A. And who deserves a great correction fic to clear up a mistake even I, non-Riley-hater that I am, thought was way out of character. Buffy SOooo would not have chosen Riley over Angel. Even if she was mad at him. And thus this fic was born.
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Riley Finn was not in a good mood. And when he was not in a good mood, it meant bad news for any demons that got in his way. At least that was what he kept telling himself. It wasn't proving exactly true at the moment. The demon he was grappling with did not seem overly concerned with his irritability. In fact, the more annoyed and frustrated Riley got, the stronger the demon seemed to get. And Riley was a mere human; unlike Buffy, he couldn't fight all night. He was getting tired. Soon, the demon would be able to overpower him, and Riley grudgingly admitted he was probably about to die. He wondered if this was the kind of demon that ate people. What would Buffy think? Would he be devoured by the demon, leaving her no way to know what had happened to him? Or would she find his body the next day? He wasn't sure which one would be worse.
The demon knocked him to the ground, and he just didn't have the strength to get up anymore. This was definitely it. He hadn't done too bad for himself, though. He'd broken one of the demon's spikes off; it was lying on the ground beside him. Which gave him an idea. His taser hadn't seemed to phase it before, but maybe internal current would be more effective. Holding the taser and the spike together with both hands, he just managed to lift his arms in time as the demon dove at him and impaled itself on its own spike as Riley fired the taser. The jolt hit Riley, too, but it seemed to hit the demon harder. At any rate, when he finally recovered enough to roll over, it wasn't moving, and the spike still imbedded in its abdomen looked a little charred. One less demon in the world. Riley went to find something to eat. That fight had really taken it out of him.
(At this point, if this were on TV, you would hear a wolf howl, and the
credits would start rolling. But this isn't TV, so insert brief pause here)
Riley awoke to a knock on his door. Or at least, it started out as a knock. By the time he dragged himself, groaning, from his bed, and opened the door, it had become a VERY insistent pounding. When he saw that it was Buffy, he felt a brief flash of surprise that she hadn't just broken in by then, but his surprise was immediately forgotten as he took her in his arms.
"Riley, you look like you crawled out of your grave to open that door; what happened?" Buffy inquired.
"Ran into a little trouble on patrol last night," he replied, trying to sound macho. Her raised eyebrow brought an end to his act and he groaned and sat down. "I'm so glad you're home."
"Patrolling. I knew there was a reason you kept me around," she teased.
Riley grinned up at her. "Oh, I can think of a few other reasons."
She smiled back. "Such as fetching you breakfast. Hungry?"
Riley groaned. "Starving! I was going to eat when I got home last night, but I was lucky to even get my shoes off before I fell asleep. And I'm not much better today."
Buffy smiled fondly at her boyfriend as he lay back on the bed. "That won't do. You have to be bouncy and full of energy so you can properly welcome me back. I'll get you some Strengthening Munchies of Strengthyness to Rebuild your Strength."
Riley raised an eyebrow. "So, I take this stuff is supposed to aid in recovery of strength?"
Buffy grimaced. "Yeah. It's some British thing Giles used to feed me as a sort of training meal. I have no idea what's in it, and I didn't ask, considering some of the stuff that seems to feature prominently in British cooking, but it really does give you an energy boost. Xander nicknamed it, based on the number of times Giles used the word strength while trying to get me to eat the stuff."
Riley laughed. "Well, all right, then. Bring on the strengthyness."
As Buffy left, the little energy he had managed to gather for her disappeared. He was asleep before the door closed behind her.