Summary: Summary: Dawn’s wish to Halfrek is quite different from canon and may wind up being the best gift Buffy receives for her birthday, even if it is late in the receiving.
Setting: S6 and begins to go AU at “Older and Far Away” (written by Drew Z. Greenberg).

Categories: Season 6, Alternate Reality, Seasonal Spuffy Entries
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Ensemble
Genres: Angst, Drama, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 6
Word count: 21,437 Hit Count: 13,143 ePub Downloads: 215
Published: November 05, 2009 Updated: November 05, 2009


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1. Chapter 1 by pfeifferpack - Likes: 13 Comments: 8 Word Count: 3,736 Hit Count: 3,559
I am using a tiny bit of dialogue from that episode in the beginning of the story before it goes a very different direction. Hints of events in episodes through “Normal Again” and then completely AU. Very tiny bit of dialogue from “Hell’s Bells” by Rebecca Rand Kirshner and “Normal Again” by Diego Gutierrez appear in this story for episode set-up purposes.A/N: This seasonal_spuffy theme was “heart vs. head” and/or “distance.” It is hard to write Spike without the “heart vs. head” entering in, so I think this will qualify.
The title was inspired by the song “A Thousand Kisses Deep” by Leonard Cohen. The lyrics are posted at end of story, but it’s not necessary that you read or hear it. If you wish to hear it (vid isn’t much, but sound is great) here is a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0j14GrB-u8
Much thanks, as always, to my fabulous Beta and perfect little sister, scarlett2u (Mary). Without her wise advice and diligent care in the grammar and punctuation corrections, my stories would suffer terribly! Thank you, sweetie, you are the best!
Disclaimer: The characters in this story do not belong to me and are being used for amusement purposes only. All rights remain with Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, the original writers of the episodes, books and other licensed products connected to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, particularly Twentieth Century Fox, WB, CW, and UPN, all rights reserved.

2. Chapter 2 by pfeifferpack - Likes: 11 Comments: 6 Word Count: 3,051 Hit Count: 1,971

3. Chapter 3 by pfeifferpack - Likes: 12 Comments: 7 Word Count: 2,873 Hit Count: 1,893

4. Chapter 4 by pfeifferpack - Likes: 10 Comments: 7 Word Count: 2,114 Hit Count: 1,848

5. Chapter 5 by pfeifferpack - Likes: 12 Comments: 6 Word Count: 3,948 Hit Count: 1,836

6. Chapter 6 by pfeifferpack - Likes: 39 Comments: 24 Word Count: 5,715 Hit Count: 2,035