Summary: Reluctantly partnered with a certain bleached blond vampire, the Slayer searches for the missing Imperial Wizard of the White Wizard Council before her disappearance allows dark forces to open the Hellmouth. Increasingly embroiled in the serpentine plot, Buffy and Spike soon realize nothing is as it seems.
****nominated at the fang fetish awards for Best Long Fiction, Best Original Character and Best Alternate Reality****
***Nominated at The Spuffy awards for Best Spike Characterization, Best Buffy Characterization and Most Original Plot***

Categories: Alternate Reality, Season 5
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Action/Adventure, Dramedy, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 20
Word count: 57,318 Hit Count: 13,151 ePub Downloads: 133
Published: January 27, 2008 Updated: January 27, 2008


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1. Doors of Perception- Chapter 1 by Winsomeone - Likes: 6 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,906 Hit Count: 1,133

Disclaimer: I do not own these characters. Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy and others affiliated with same own everything except this original plot. The chapter titles are pieces taken from various songs by the Norwegian group Apoptygma Berserk. As always, thanks to my beta Enigmaticblues.

A/N:This story takes place somewhere in season5 after a chipped Spike discovered his feelings for the Slayer and Joyce became ill. The only change to the timeline that I've made is that Buffy has already given Riley the boot, albeit very recently, and we're celebrating Tara's birthday too early.

2. Chapter 2-Out in the Haze by Winsomeone - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,592 Hit Count: 757

Disclaimer: I do not own these characters. Never mine.

Thanks to my beta, EnigmaticBluesfor the grammatical touch ups.

3. A Long Way While Learning- Chapter 3 by Winsomeone - Likes: 3 Comments: 1 Word Count: 2,840 Hit Count: 740
Disclaimer: These characters are not mine, I only move them around within my own plots.

4. Retreat to Advance- Chapter 4 by Winsomeone - Likes: 3 Comments: 1 Word Count: 2,868 Hit Count: 698
These characters all belong to Joss Whedon, not me.

5. The Fruits of Deception-Chapter 5 by Winsomeone - Likes: 5 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,171 Hit Count: 714
Disclaimer: These characters belong solely to Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy.

6. Crash Landing Again-Chapter 6 by Winsomeone - Likes: 4 Comments: 1 Word Count: 1,536 Hit Count: 671
Disclaimer: These characters belong to Joss Wedon. Not me.

7. Changing Structures-Chapter 7 by Winsomeone - Likes: 5 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,616 Hit Count: 659
Disclaimer: These characters are not mine.

8. Blame My Heart-Chapter 8 by Winsomeone - Likes: 3 Comments: 1 Word Count: 3,118 Hit Count: 682
Disclaimer: These characters belong to Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy.

9. Destroy Me While You Still Can -Chapter 9 by Winsomeone - Likes: 3 Comments: 1 Word Count: 2,653 Hit Count: 632

I do not own these characters. Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy and others affiliated with same own everything except the plot, which is mine. These chapter titles are bitsand pieces from songs written by Apoptygma Berserk and play constantly in my head.

EnigmaticBlues is owned a large thank you for the beta work on this.

10. Dishrmonic Key - Chapter 10 by Winsomeone - Likes: 3 Comments: 1 Word Count: 1,589 Hit Count: 595
These characters are never mine.

11. Back on Track Again-Chapter 11 by Winsomeone - Likes: 3 Comments: 1 Word Count: 1,815 Hit Count: 587
These characters are not mine, only the plot.

12. Lost in the Storm -Chapter 12 by Winsomeone - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,199 Hit Count: 653
These characters are the property of Joss Whedon, not me.

13. Frequency of a Soul -Chapter 13 by Winsomeone - Likes: 3 Comments: 1 Word Count: 2,470 Hit Count: 608
We all know the drill by now. These are not mine.

14. Deep Red -Chapter 14 by Winsomeone - Likes: 3 Comments: 1 Word Count: 2,862 Hit Count: 538
These characters are not mine. Joss owns them all.

15. Seeds of Destruction - Chapter 15 by Winsomeone - Likes: 3 Comments: 1 Word Count: 4,864 Hit Count: 518
JossWhedon and Mutant Enemy own all. I own nothing.

16. Come Across the Bridges -Chapter 16 by Winsomeone - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,317 Hit Count: 502
These characters are not mine, only Joss and ME own them.

17. FullCircle-Redux -Chapter 17 by Winsomeone - Likes: 3 Comments: 1 Word Count: 3,012 Hit Count: 514
Never mine, always Joss.

18. Lost in Translation -Chapter 18 by Winsomeone - Likes: 3 Comments: 1 Word Count: 3,643 Hit Count: 596
These characters all belong to Joss. Never mine.

19. Hearts Kept on Burning - Chapter 19 by Winsomeone - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,470 Hit Count: 638
These characters remain the property of Joss.

20. Set Myself in Fire-Chapter 20 and Epilogue- Shine On by Winsomeone - Likes: 10 Comments: 7 Word Count: 3,777 Hit Count: 716
These characters are not mine.