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Okay here it is from the cliffhanger.

Love & Dismay

Ch: 3
"Riley Finn."
There was a shocked silence as they stood there watching each other for a long time. "Okay, why don't you tell me why you were creeping in the shadows in a commando outfit?" Buffy asked.
"I don't have to tell you anything," Riley stated.
"Umm..., Riley, if you don't mind me saying, she's kind of got you trapped," Willow said hesitantly, obviously shocked. Riley gave them both a dirty look then went to make a break for it only to cry out in pain.
"You shouldn't have done that," Buffy said. "You made me cause some pain. I should probably teach you a lesson."
"Buffy, there's no time. Vampire, right over there," Willow said pointing over Buffy's shoulder. She flung Riley to the floor and sent a flying kick into the vampire's stomach. He sent one punch, then another, and then shot a stake right through it's heart. Buffy wiped her clothes off, grimacing.
"Slaying and in style clothing don't do good together," she mumbled.

Then a voice behind her said, "Direct and right to the point. You should of sensed it sooner but I saw you were busy with something else." Buffy turned to find Rupert Giles in front of her.
"Same old stuffy Giles," Buffy said grinning. "Since when do you sneak around in the shadows? That's Angel's job. Speaking of him, have you seen him at all? He was supposed to meet me on my patrol."
"No, I didn't see him since last night. He told me Spike was back in town," Giles said as he took off his glasses and cleaned them. "He already checked the factory. He wasn't there."
There was a moan from behind them and they turned. Willow was currently pulling Riley over to Buffy. "I think you hurt him," she stated.

"Served him right. Not telling me who he really was and all," Buffy said with a fake pout. "He seems to not be a demon."
"Do you mean a Hostile? Why would I be one? You fit the mold," he said angrily.
"If the mold is slaying demons and vampires for a living then I guess I'm a Hostile," she said sarcastically. She pulled him up and started towing him to Giles's house. "Looks like we have a prisoner. The last time we had one, we didn't blow up the high school."
They were walking for several minutes when commando guys jumped out of the woods. They zapped them all, besides Riley, and they were all knocked unconscious. "Thanks," Riley said massaging his arm. "Let's bring the blonde to the initiative. She seems human but she has abnormal strength." At that, Buffy was hauled through the woods and to the initiative. Little did the men know that they were being followed through the shadows.