TITLE: Aim Higher

AUTHOR: Silence

DISCLAIMER: Joss, Fox, and whoever own all things Buffy. Alli is MINE!!

SPOILERS: General warning.

FEEDBACK: Please?

SUMMARY: Um.stuff?

AUTHORS NOTES: This is set oh, after S5, but Buffy didn't die, Anya did, Xander never did the proposal bit and they were a non couple by the time she keeled over and Riley didn't leave but he and Buffy did break up.. And this is a really warped fic, where nothing might make sense but hey, blame the sugar and the fact I wrote this on my birthday last year..

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"Aim higher."

"I know what I'm doing."

"Just trust me. Higher."

"I SAID I know what I'm doing."

Thud.

"Told you to aim hi-"

Buffy Summers spun around, and aimed her crossbow at her friend, Xander Harris. "Finish that and I'll aim lower on you."

"I'll be quiet." Xander squeaked out. As Buffy turned back to the target, he muttered. "Told you so."

"I heard that!"

"You were meant to."

Riley Finn walked in on Buffy's training, "What's going on? You two can be heard out on the street."

"Xander's being mean." Buffy pouted. "Beat him up."

Xander blinked innocently. "Hey! I am NOT being mean! I told her to aim higher and she didn't. So she missed!"

"Uh huh." Riley merely nodded slowly. "I'm staying out of this."

"You're my ex! You should pound him and-"

"Buffy, the key word there is 'ex'." Riley said with a roll of his eyes. "I really don't think Alli would want me to defend my ex-girlfriend's honor."

"It's not honor!" Xander exclaimed. "It's pride, and the fact she just wants to see me bruised all over."

"Uh huh. Like I said. Keep me out of it."

"But, Riley-"

"She's being all threatening and-"

Riley just grinned. "I'm definitely not getting involved."

Just then a blue eyed girl, with long light blue hair bound in pigtails bounced in. She was smiling like a kid in a candy store but was at least 19 years old. "Riley! My cute Iowa, blonde, mega hot stud muffin!" She bounded over to him and threw herself at him, wrapping her arms around his neck. "You are such a cutie!"

Riley grinned. "You're cuter."

Alli beamed. "I know, but that's a given. What's going on?"

Xander and Buffy began talking at once.

"She's threatening my life, just because I said to ai-"

"Xander's being an ass. He keeps saying 'I told you so' after each-"

"Buffy missed her target, and Xander's mocking her." Riley explained. "She wants me to defend her honor."

Alli nodded. "Oh. Okay." She turned to Buffy and stuck out her tongue. "Get your own man. Boy Scout is MINE."

"Can't I borrow him for a little bit?" Buffy whined.

"No."

Xander laughed. "Ha! Now you have to defend yourself, Buffy."

Buffy glared at him. "If Riley fought it'd be easier on you."

"I'm so scared."

"You should be. God, Xander you are such a-"

"Will you two shut up already?" Riley shouted. Everyone stared at him in shock from his outburst and he went on. "There's so much sexual tension in here, you should just give in and make out or something, ANYTHING to release it. Seek some therapy."

Alli squealed. "Isn't he such a hottie when he gets all forceful?"

Xander glanced at Buffy.

Buffy glanced at Xander.

Then they both shrugged.

"Your place or mine?" Xander asked.

"Yours." Buffy said. "Dawn's having a sleepover at my house."

As the foursome walked out there was a moan from the target.

"Will someone bloody untie me already?!!"