Kind of like my other story, Not Legally, but set between the first and fifth seasons.

This particular one is set in the fourth season, between Something Blue and Doomed.

Crazy

Riley was early. He knew he was and even scolded himself for it, but he had always liked to be ahead of schedule. Okay, so being so early loses its merits if you're this early to a date, but he was anxious. Practicing starting different dinner topics in front of the mirror will only get you so far and he was anxious to try out his newly found skill; having a real, honest-to-god, no babbling conversation with Buffy.

He'd had to build up the courage to ask her to dinner for a few weeks. When she'd agreed to give him a chance, he'd been ecstatic, but she'd seemed...distant. As though she had a lot on her mind. Then again, she always seemed to be distracted these days.

Walking down the hallway, Riley took a deep breath and came to a stop outside their dorm door, which was already slightly ajar. Raising his first, he prepared to knock when he heard Buffy speaking just inside. He paused, his knuckles brushing against the wood.

"Will, I can't just...erase what I'm feeling," she was saying. Nudging the door a bit, Riley was able to see the two of them, Willow and Buffy. Willow was sitting on her bed facing the middle of the room. Buffy stood between their beds and was looking down at Willow. "If I could, don't you think I would?"

Willow shook her head. "Riley's a nice guy, Buffy. It's not fair." Riley smirked from his post outside the door.

"Yeah, he is a nice guy, but I'm not sure I can handle this much longer." He watched as Buffy approached Willow and put her hand on her roomate's cheek. "But, ever since we started sharing this dorm, it's like I've been going insane. I can't sleep or eat or even patrol without you in my mind." She took a breath. "Am I crazy, or am I falling in lo-"

"Buffy, stop," Willow said, cutting her short. She closed her eyes and grabbed the hand that was on her cheek, holding it there. "We can't do this."

"Why?" Buffy demanded.

Willow opened her eyes and looked at her. "Because Riley's a nice guy...because I'm getting over Oz, because we're...straight...Because we just...can't."

Buffy used her free hand to wipe her eyes. "Don't tell me you don't feel it too."

"I do...f-feel it," she admitted, wiping her own eyes. "And I am falling in...in l-love with you."

"Then why can't we be together?"

"Buffy, we can't...do this. Not now." Willow closed her eyes again and Buffy sniffled a bit.

Riley, unable to believe his ears, knocked on the door and entered the room. Buffy pulled her hand away from Willow's face and mumbled something about her having had lettuce in her hair. He smiled at Willow, who had turned to wipe her eyes, before looking at Buffy. "Hey, Buffy, I...um forgot to tell you that I have some...papers to grade tonight, so we'll have to reschedule."

She was silent for a few moments, but then Buffy nodded. "Okay," she agreed. "Some other time then."

"Some other time." He nodded and turned to leave. He shut the door quietly behind him and watched Buffy kiss Willow's forehead before clicking it shut. He walked back to his own dorm slowly, trying to sift through what he'd just witnessed.

Being the nice guy they'd agreed he was, Riley never rescheduled.

I have about 10 of these little oneshots that I'm gonna put in this story. Let me know what you think.