Title: Betrayal
Author: Tracey G
Email: sissa_003@yahoo.com
Summary: Spike tells Riley about Angel. Riley doesn't like it.
Spoilers: Takes place at the end of Doomed. (The awful B/R scene at the end doesn't happen! Yeh!)
Disclaimer: Joss owns everything Buffy, I own the plot.

Prologue


Buffy and Riley walked out of the charred remains of the library, after stopping the Hellmouth from opening. Willow, Xander and Spike were waiting outside in the hall for Buffy.

"Well, hey," Riley said nervously, not expecting to see them there. "Willow. Xander, right?" he greeted them. "What are the chances, huh? Yeah, I was just passing by and thought I heard people inside."

Willow eyed his clothes and smirked. "You were just passing by in your G.I. Joe outfit?"

Riley looked down at his clothes, then up at Buffy.

"No offense, but you do look wicked conspicuous," Buffy smirked.

"I do? Uh," Everyone looked at him expectantly. "Paintball!" he blurted out. "Yeah, I was playing paintball. And the aftershock, I-"

"So," Xander interrupted, "your one of those commando guys, huh?"

Riley laughed. "Oh, no. No, no, no. Commandos, no. I, mean..." he trailed off when he saw Spike trying to hid behind Xander. "Don't I know you?"

"Me?" Spike asked, looking around.

"Yeah, you look..." Riley paused as he remembered where he'd seen him before. "Your hostile 17! The escapee."

Riley took a step toward Spike but Buffy put her hand on his chest. "Hold it, John Wayne. As much as I hate to say to say this, Spike's on our side now." Buffy shrugged. "'Sides, he can't hurt a fly."

"The implants worked?" Riley mumbled.

"Hey, I resent that!" Spike protested. "Just so happens, I killed a fly yesterday. Damn thing was buzzing 'round my head... And I can kill demons," Spike boasted. "Didn't you see me beatin' that guy. Man, I really kicked his ass."

"Are you done yet?" Buffy asked in a bored tone.

"Let's get out of here," Xander said walking toward the exit. Everyone followed but Buffy. "Aren't you coming?"

"I'll be there in a minute. You guys go a head." she told them.

"What's the matter, Slayer?" Spike asked. "Does this place bring back some memories of your old beau, Angelus?"

"Spike," Buffy warned.

"Angelus?" Riley asked. "As in 'Scourge of Eruope' Angelus? You went out with him?"

"Yeah, him and the Slayer were hot and heavy for about two years. So, you've heard of him?" Spike guessed.

"Who hasn't. He's a monster." Riley turned to Buffy. "Is this true? You dated a vampire?"

"Shagged him, too" Spiked added and Riley's eyes widened.

Buffy closed her eyes and sighed. "Thank you, Spike," she snapped sarcastically. "Look, Riley, it's true. I did go out with Angel. But he's different then he was centuries ago. About 100 years ago he was cursed with a soul. He feels horrible for what he did and makes amends. Besides," she added, "we're not together anymore. He's in LA."

"Did you sleep with him?" Riley asked.

Buffy looked down at her feet. She took a deep breath and answered, "Yes."

"That is... it's sick!" Riley said in disgust. "You had sex with someone who's been dead for centuries."

Buffy eyes flashed with anger. "Listen here, you pansy-assed-Iowa-bred-loser. I will have sex with whomever I want to have it with. Got it?"

"I guess that explains Parker then, doesn't it?" Riley yelled.

Almost as if by reflex Buffy's fist shot out and hit the boy squarely in the nose. He flew back into Xander and Xander pushed him away. "Get away from me, Fish Boy."

"I suggest you get as far away from her as you can before she blows," Willow advised.

Riley pulled himself to his feet and ran out of the highschool, holding his bloody nose.

When he was about one and a half blocks away from the school, he stopped and pulled out his walkie-talkie. "Forest, you there? It's agent Finn."

There was a lot of static then a fuzzy voice was heard. "Right here Finn. What's happening?"

"Get Gram. Meet me at my dorm. We're going to LA."

Angel had known for sometime that there was three guys dressed in army gear following him down the side the sidewalk. He ducked into a alley and hid behind a dumpster.

"Where'd he go?" asked Army Guy #2, when they came into the alley and found no one there.

"He has to be here some where. It's a dead end." Army Guy #3 said. They walked into the alley a little further.

"Lookin' for me?" Angel asked stepping out of his hiding place.

"Grab him!" Army Guy #1 ordered as he took a weapon out of his pack.

The second guy charged Angel and he easily blocked him and sent him flying into a wall. The other one came at Angel a threw a punch, Angel blocked it. As they were struggling Army Guy #2 picked up a piece of lead pipe off the ground and swung at Angel's head. Angel fell to his knees, stunned. The two guys held his arms behind is back and the first guy aim a tranquilizer gun at him and pulled the trigger.




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