Chapter 2
Buffy and Riley have been walking in silence, not sure what to say to each other when Riley spoke up. "So, I know I've been gone for a while, but you and Spike haven't done anything, have you?" Buffy stopped and looked at him.
"Why would you ask that?" He shrugged.
"I don't know, I was just wondering. I've been away and I know he has a thing for you." Buffy smiled at him.
"Yeah, but nothing has happened. We're just...friends." She said as she started walking again. Riley walked with her.
"So, you're friends now." Buffy nodded.
"A lot has happened while you were gone. Spike has been there for me and he kept his promise and protected Dawn while I was dead." She stopped, realizing that she told him what she wasn't ready to tell him, yet. She mentally scolded herself, she should have been able to keep that from slipping out, guess she was more tired than she thought. She looked at Riley and saw a confused expression on his face.
"You died? When did you die?" He asked, shakily. Buffy took a deep breath and decided to just tell him the truth.
"It was about five months ago. It's a long story and I don't care to get into all the details, but I died and about two weeks ago Willow brought me back. Had to climb out of my grave and everything. She's really gotten powerful these days." Riley just stared at her.
"Wow! I really did miss out. I am glad that you're alive though." Buffy nodded.
"Yeah, me too." He noticed the sadness in her voice as she looked down.
"So, has anyone else died in my absence?" When Buffy looked back at him he noticed tears forming in her eyes and he felt sorry that he even asked.
"About a month before my death, my mom died." Riley cursed himself for being so thoughtless.
"God, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have said anything." He told her.
"It's okay, I'm dealing." They were walking when Buffy heard a scream in the distance. She took off toward the scream and Riley followed. Buffy found a vampire biting some girl. She ran towards them and pulled the vampire off and threw him to the ground. "Get out of here!" She yelled to the girl. She didn't have to be told twice and ran off. The vampire stood up and smiled at Buffy. He was tall and handsome and Buffy thought he looked a lot like Angel, just more sinister.
"So, you're the Slayer, you're prettier than I thought. We will meet again, when the time is right." With that he walked away and Buffy just stared after him. Riley walked next to her.
"Who was that?" He asked.
"Just another vampire." She told him as they both headed to her house, but Buffy knew that it was more than that; she had a bad feeling about the new vampire in town.
Buffy and Riley have been walking in silence, not sure what to say to each other when Riley spoke up. "So, I know I've been gone for a while, but you and Spike haven't done anything, have you?" Buffy stopped and looked at him.
"Why would you ask that?" He shrugged.
"I don't know, I was just wondering. I've been away and I know he has a thing for you." Buffy smiled at him.
"Yeah, but nothing has happened. We're just...friends." She said as she started walking again. Riley walked with her.
"So, you're friends now." Buffy nodded.
"A lot has happened while you were gone. Spike has been there for me and he kept his promise and protected Dawn while I was dead." She stopped, realizing that she told him what she wasn't ready to tell him, yet. She mentally scolded herself, she should have been able to keep that from slipping out, guess she was more tired than she thought. She looked at Riley and saw a confused expression on his face.
"You died? When did you die?" He asked, shakily. Buffy took a deep breath and decided to just tell him the truth.
"It was about five months ago. It's a long story and I don't care to get into all the details, but I died and about two weeks ago Willow brought me back. Had to climb out of my grave and everything. She's really gotten powerful these days." Riley just stared at her.
"Wow! I really did miss out. I am glad that you're alive though." Buffy nodded.
"Yeah, me too." He noticed the sadness in her voice as she looked down.
"So, has anyone else died in my absence?" When Buffy looked back at him he noticed tears forming in her eyes and he felt sorry that he even asked.
"About a month before my death, my mom died." Riley cursed himself for being so thoughtless.
"God, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have said anything." He told her.
"It's okay, I'm dealing." They were walking when Buffy heard a scream in the distance. She took off toward the scream and Riley followed. Buffy found a vampire biting some girl. She ran towards them and pulled the vampire off and threw him to the ground. "Get out of here!" She yelled to the girl. She didn't have to be told twice and ran off. The vampire stood up and smiled at Buffy. He was tall and handsome and Buffy thought he looked a lot like Angel, just more sinister.
"So, you're the Slayer, you're prettier than I thought. We will meet again, when the time is right." With that he walked away and Buffy just stared after him. Riley walked next to her.
"Who was that?" He asked.
"Just another vampire." She told him as they both headed to her house, but Buffy knew that it was more than that; she had a bad feeling about the new vampire in town.
