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Alone. Always and Forever. Losing every inch of what you have left by uncontrollable circumstances. The slayer must be strong always. Not just strong physically, but mentally and emotionally.
"Buffy, don't you think this is trivial?! I mean you know how much I care for you, why let this ruin everything for us?" Riley Finn was pouring his heart out to Buffy whose heart was now shattered from past events. She was disappointed and mostly hurt for Riley not recognizing her when she and Faith did the old switcharoo. He'd slept with her. Maybe it was still Buffy's body but Faith was who he'd slept with.
"Riley, this is important. You slept with her! Can't you understand how I feel? God just the thought makes me want to puke."
"You're the one I want. You know that Buffy. How was I supposed to know that it was Faith? I've never even met her."
"Look, I can't go through this again. I just need some time." Buffy said pleadingly.
"But Buf-." His words cut off as Buffy exited his room.
Later that night
With the plunge of a stake, a pile of dust fell on Buffy. "That makes 5 vamps tonight." Buffy said to Willow, picking herself of the grass of the cemetery. "Buff, I know you probably don't want to talk about Riley, but don't you think you should talk to him?"
"You wanna go to the bronze tomorrow with the gang?" Buffy said completely devoid of what Willow just said. "Buffy, stop avoiding me, I really think-" "You know what I really think Will? I think everyone should just fucking drop it already and let me deal, alone."
"I'm gonna go back and study" Willow said calmly. "Will, I'm-" "It's fine, really. Don't sweat it." Willow turned slowly and began walking back to their dorm. With a pained face, Buffy stiffened her body to ready herself for her next fight. She kept walking through the graves and stopped, sensing something.
"So, Solder Boy took a poke with your body double. Hope she didn't bruise'em too badly" Buffy grabbed hold of Spike throat and brought her stake so close his heart that it made a hole in his shirt. "You're repulsive." Buffy said throwing him down onto the concrete in front the entrance to his crypt. "Hey, no need to get rough with me Pet; shouldn't you be beating down on beasties like the one behind you?"
Buffy turned back, receiving a punch in the face by an ugly and very large demon.