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Title: Lunar Eclipse 1/1
Author: Tigger Carter
Email: AngelLuv71@juno.com
Rating: PG to PG-13
Content: B/R
Disclaimer: B/R aren't my characters, I would just die if Riley was mine,
but since Joss is so nice, he's letting me borrow them to express my
creative writing side. I promise to give them back after I'm done playing
with them. The lyrics are Christina Aguilera's "I Turn To You" off her
debut album.
Distribution: Ask me first, please
Spoilers: Set after "Hush".
Summary: There's a lunar eclipse in Sunnydale, and b/r decide to watch
together.
Feedback: And may the PTB bless you in every way possible.
Authors's notes: I'm writing this as a break from "Sleeping Buffy". When
I heard there was gonna be a lunar eclipse tonight, this just popped into
my head. The moon is almost gone now. Don't worry. I should have the next
chapter of SB out by this weekend.
Buffy was on her way to the dorms when she heard a familiar voice behind
her.
"Hey, Buffy! Wait up!" Riley called.
"Riley! Hey," she said as she pulled her boyfriend down for a kiss.
"Mmmm, minty. I'll have to surprise you more often." Riley said. Buffy
giggled.
"So, what's up?" she said.
"Did you hear about the eclipse tonight?" Riley asked.
"Yeah, its supposed to start about 9, right?" she said.
"Yup. So, anyway, I was wondering if you'd like to have dinner with me,
then afterward, we could go somewhere and watch it together?" Riley
asked.
"Sure. Sounds great," Buffy said.
"Okay, then I'll pick you up around 8:00?" said Riley.
"Alright, then. Its a date." Buffy accepted.
"Right. See you then," Riley said and kissed her goodbye.
"Bye." Buffy said dreamily.
Buffy stood in front of her closet trying to decide what to wear.
She had on a black strapless dress, with a slit up to her thigh.
"I'm a major slut," she commented.
Then she tried on a red spaghetti strap top with a black mini-skirt.
"I'm a hooker who should be out on her corner instead of on a date," she
commented again.
She finally decided on a white spaghetti strap top with tight-fitting
black pants.
"There we go," she said. "He'll like this."
She was just putting the finishing touches of makeup on when she heard a
knock at her door.
"You look great," Riley said when she opened the door.
"As do you," Buffy said. he was dressed in nice slacks and a collared
shirt.
"Shall we go then?" Riley asked.
"Okay, just let me get my coat." Buffy said.
Riley took them to dinner at a restaurant in downtown Sunnydale.
It was actually a pretty nice restaraunt considering what aa small town
Sunnydale is. They ate dinner, and by the time they got back to Riley's
apartment, it was almost 9:00.
"I like that restaraunt," Riley said, opening the apartment door for
Buffy. "I had never been there before, but its pretty good."
"Yeah, it is," Buffy agreed. "Wow, this is a nice place." Riley apartment
was a loft, so the kitchen, the bedroom, and the living room was all one
room. Riley had it decorated with earth-tone colors.
"Thanks," Riley said.
Buffy found the radio on Riley's nightstand, and switched it on.
//When I'm lost in the rain, in your eyes I know I'll find the light to
light my way//
"Oh, I love this song," Buffy said. "Riley, dance with me?"
"I'd love to," he said. They walked towards each other and met in the
center of the room. Riley slipped his arm around her waist, and Buffy
rested her head on his shoulder.
//For a shield from the storm, for a friend, for a love to keep me safe
and warm, I turn to you. For the strength to be strong, for the will to
carry on, For everything you do, for everything thats true, I turn to
you, I turn to you.//
Buffy and Riley danced for the rest of the song like nothing else
mattered. It seemed like the rest of the world was dripping away, leaving
only them to keep each other safe. When the song ended, they stood
embraced for at least another 5 minutes.
"I guess the song is over," Buffy said, stifling a laugh.
"Right," Riley said, and let her go.
"Want to go out to the balcony?" Buffy asked.
"Sure."
They sat out on the balcony on lawn chair for a couple hours. When the
full eclipse finally appeared, it was like nothing they had ever seen
before.
"Isn't it beautiful?" Buffy said.
"Not as beautiful as you," he said. Buffy giggled. The, Riley leaned
over, and ended this story with a kiss.
End