Riley was really torn up about losing Graham. It's understandable. I've lost my whole family. Well, fifty percent of my whole family. So, yeah, I know how he's feeling times one hundred
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Part of me knew that it was Buffy in there. Buffy, the woman that I may, still, even after Sam, had loved more then anyone in my life. Part of me knew that, but other parts were dominating it. Sam was dead, at the hands of a demon and now Graham was dead, as well as so many other men in the jungle that I wasn't able to save. Well, one thing was for sure, I was going to save any other humans that i could, and I was going to, for the rest of my life.
"What? Anything I say isn't going to make a difference. You're out for revenge. Trust me, I know the whole deal, but now isn't the time. We need to figure out a way to get out of here. If you're not on the same page, then you won't be able to help me."
"So that's it, is it then, Buffy? Demons infest an island, and kill my best friend, after one killed my wife, and another bedded you after I thought that you hated him, and I'm just supposed to be passive?"
"Let's stick close to the beach. We're bound to bump into someone or something that could give us some
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"So that's it, is it then, Buffy? Demons infest an island, and kill my best friend, after one killed my wife, and another bedded you after I thought that you hated him, and I'm just supposed to be passive?"
I turned to look at him. He made a comment about Spike. Riley caught us sleeping together. It wasn't fair to throw that back in my face. "This isn't about me, Riley. Don't throw Spike in my face. It happened. Things happen. You know how sorry I am about Sam and Graham. You think I don't care? I do. I haven't been able to mourn my loses, because there's just too much going on at this moment." I shook my head. "I'm repeating myself. Look, I'm not asking you to be passive. I'm asking you to stay focused. I don't want you getting hurt."
Riley seemed to calm down. I had to go on another rant. He pissed me off.
"We can get out of here, Buffy, There are ways, but if we look to leave, how do we know who we're saving? We might be saving nobody by looking to leave. We don't know how many demons are on this island, and
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"This isn't about me, Riley. Don't throw Spike in my face. It happened. Things happen. You know how sorry I am about Sam and Graham. You think I don't care? I do. I haven't been able to mourn my loses, because there's just too much going on at this moment."
Buffy giving me a lecture. She was the slayer and had more physical abilities then me, so that made her smarter then me. She was grieving, and I was grieving, and she had power that was super, but she didn't have testosterone, but I wasn't about to throw that argument in her face.
"I'm repeating myself. Look, I'm not asking you to be passive. I'm asking you to stay focused. I don't want you getting hurt."I managed a smile. "If you don't want me getting hurt, Buffy, then you'd have to go back two months and you would have had to save Sam. You'd have to go back a couple of hours and you'd have to get Graham away from the helicopter. You can't change the past, but what you can do is make sure that others aren't hurt by evil beings, and that's all I got right now, Buffy
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Riley smiled, but I wasn't prepared for what he was going to say to me next.
"If you don't want me getting hurt, Buffy, then you'd have to go back two months and you would have had to save Sam. You'd have to go back a couple of hours and you'd have to get Graham away from the helicopter. You can't change the past, but what you can do is make sure that others aren't hurt by evil beings, and that's all I got right now, Buffy."
I fought back the tears that were threatening to come out. "Talk about a knockout. If I could, I would. You know that. But, don't make me feel guilty. I had nothing to do with Sam or Graham's deaths." My face felt like it was burning.
"I'm sorry, Buffy. It's just that it's kind of dark in my heart right now. It's gotta be the same for you, but it's still hard to accept."
My eyes reached his. "It's okay. It is the same for me. You think I want to block everything out for the sake of helping innocent people? That's what heroes do. They concentrate on personal stuff later and help the innocent first
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Part of me knew that it was Buffy in there. Buffy, the woman that I may, still, even after Sam, had loved more then anyone in my life. Part of me knew that, but other parts were dominating it. Sam was dead, at the hands of a demon and now Graham was dead, as well as so many other men in the jungle that I wasn't able to save. Well, one thing was for sure, I was going to save any other humans that i could, and I was going to, for the rest of my life.
"What? Anything I say isn't going to make a difference. You're out for revenge. Trust me, I know the whole deal, but now isn't the time. We need to figure out a way to get out of here. If you're not on the same page, then you won't be able to help me."
"So that's it, is it then, Buffy? Demons infest an island, and kill my best friend, after one killed my wife, and another bedded you after I thought that you hated him, and I'm just supposed to be passive?"
"Let's stick close to the beach. We're bound to bump into someone or something that could give us some ( ... )
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I turned to look at him. He made a comment about Spike. Riley caught us sleeping together. It wasn't fair to throw that back in my face. "This isn't about me, Riley. Don't throw Spike in my face. It happened. Things happen. You know how sorry I am about Sam and Graham. You think I don't care? I do. I haven't been able to mourn my loses, because there's just too much going on at this moment." I shook my head. "I'm repeating myself. Look, I'm not asking you to be passive. I'm asking you to stay focused. I don't want you getting hurt."
Riley seemed to calm down. I had to go on another rant. He pissed me off.
"We can get out of here, Buffy, There are ways, but if we look to leave, how do we know who we're saving? We might be saving nobody by looking to leave. We don't know how many demons are on this island, and ( ... )
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Buffy giving me a lecture. She was the slayer and had more physical abilities then me, so that made her smarter then me. She was grieving, and I was grieving, and she had power that was super, but she didn't have testosterone, but I wasn't about to throw that argument in her face.
"I'm repeating myself. Look, I'm not asking you to be passive. I'm asking you to stay focused. I don't want you getting hurt."I managed a smile. "If you don't want me getting hurt, Buffy, then you'd have to go back two months and you would have had to save Sam. You'd have to go back a couple of hours and you'd have to get Graham away from the helicopter. You can't change the past, but what you can do is make sure that others aren't hurt by evil beings, and that's all I got right now, Buffy ( ... )
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"If you don't want me getting hurt, Buffy, then you'd have to go back two months and you would have had to save Sam. You'd have to go back a couple of hours and you'd have to get Graham away from the helicopter. You can't change the past, but what you can do is make sure that others aren't hurt by evil beings, and that's all I got right now, Buffy."
I fought back the tears that were threatening to come out. "Talk about a knockout. If I could, I would. You know that. But, don't make me feel guilty. I had nothing to do with Sam or Graham's deaths." My face felt like it was burning.
"I'm sorry, Buffy. It's just that it's kind of dark in my heart right now. It's gotta be the same for you, but it's still hard to accept."
My eyes reached his. "It's okay. It is the same for me. You think I want to block everything out for the sake of helping innocent people? That's what heroes do. They concentrate on personal stuff later and help the innocent first ( ... )
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