Summary: A dozen years after season nine, Spike is presumed dead.  Buffy has since married, when she runs across a damaged vampire that reminds her of lost love.

Categories: Season 9 (Comic), Post-Series, Baby/Kid Fic
Characters: Buffy, Ensemble, Original Characters, Other, Spike
Genres: Angst, POV
Warnings: Buffy/Other (Temp), Character Death, Sexual Situations
Completed: Yes Chapters: 15
Word count: 50,247 Hit Count: 34,831 ePub Downloads: 337
Published: February 27, 2012 Updated: March 02, 2012


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1. Chapter 1 by Baphrosia - Likes: 22 Comments: 14 Word Count: 1,186 Hit Count: 3,964

This is my first fanfic ever and first posting here.

This story is a future fic based on season nine, number six, which means it will go off canon when number  seven comes out in March 2012.  Some of my ideas have been taken from speculation by others on various boards.  Thanks for the inspiration!  

Warning!  Spoilers for season nine.  It would be helpful to be familiar with seasons eight and nine, as well as the comics from IDW to really get what's going on. 

Disclaimer:  Joss Whedon is really cool and created all these characters.  I'm  borrowing them because my happiness depends on Spuffy happiness, even if it's only in my mind.  

2. Chapter 2 by Baphrosia - Likes: 14 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,164 Hit Count: 2,386

Based on the comic previews released today, this story will definitely go off canon.  Oh well.

Disclaimer:   Mutant Enemy and Joss Whedon own all these characters.  I'm just making my own ending.

3. Chapter 3 by Baphrosia - Likes: 12 Comments: 5 Word Count: 4,351 Hit Count: 2,352
Disclaimer:  Buffy and friends are not my creations, but those of Joss Whedon.

4. Chapter 4 by Baphrosia - Likes: 9 Comments: 4 Word Count: 3,176 Hit Count: 2,248
Disclaimer:  These characters all belong to Mr. Whedon.

5. Chapter 5 by Baphrosia - Likes: 9 Comments: 3 Word Count: 1,867 Hit Count: 2,148
Disclaimer:  The characters in this story are the product of Joss Whedon's mind.

6. Chapter 6 by Baphrosia - Likes: 15 Comments: 7 Word Count: 3,674 Hit Count: 2,081
Disclaimer:  I am borrowing the characters of Fox and Mutant Enemy.

7. Chapter 7 by Baphrosia - Likes: 11 Comments: 5 Word Count: 3,945 Hit Count: 1,982
Disclaimer:  I would like to live in the Buffyverse but then I would be a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and other people would use me in fanfiction.  Sounds like a crack!fic

8. Chapter 8 by Baphrosia - Likes: 8 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,538 Hit Count: 1,966

Warning:  Season 8 spoilers. 

I tried to come up with my own theory of magic and vampires, to account for all the changes since the Seed broke.  I don't spend a lot of time worrying about all the discrepancies in the cannon story lines, but it bugs me in my own... It's not my favorite thing to spend brain power on, so hopefully it makes sense.

Disclaimer:  These are licensed characters belonging to Fox Studios and I'm only imagining what will happen to them.

9. Chapter 9 by Baphrosia - Likes: 13 Comments: 5 Word Count: 3,691 Hit Count: 2,047
Disclaimer:  This work of fiction is based on characters created by Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy.

10. Chapter 10 by Baphrosia - Likes: 11 Comments: 2 Word Count: 4,280 Hit Count: 2,141
Disclaimer:  Same as always.  Not mine.

11. Chapter 11 by Baphrosia - Likes: 10 Comments: 3 Word Count: 2,398 Hit Count: 2,073
Disclaimer:  Buffy and friends are the products of JW and I only borrow.

12. Chapter 12 by Baphrosia - Likes: 11 Comments: 4 Word Count: 6,046 Hit Count: 2,228

Part of the dialog in this chapter is taken from season nine, volume six.  Spoilers abound.  In fact, it was this very issue that inspired me to write my first fanfic.  I had too many feelings to contain.

This was a tough chapter to write, but hopefully it isn't obvious.  I've never been in the situation Buffy finds herself in, so I had to do my best to imagine her responses.  The biggest problem I had was that I don't think I would have come to the same decision as she did in the comic, so I had a really hard time writing the thought process that would have led her to that conclusion.  If it seems stilted, I appreciate positive input on how to fix it.

Disclaimer:  Not mine, Joss Whedon's, yadda yadda.

13. Chapter 13 by Baphrosia - Likes: 11 Comments: 5 Word Count: 2,904 Hit Count: 2,271

Warning:  Character Death. 

Warning:  Sort of non-consensual Spuffy interaction.

Disclaimer:  All things Buffy belong to Joss Whedon.

14. Chapter 14 by Baphrosia - Likes: 10 Comments: 3 Word Count: 4,941 Hit Count: 2,470

Spoilers for the IDW miniseries Spike.  Not that big a deal if you haven't read it. 

Also many for Season 8.  If you haven't read it, Angel and Buffy hook up once, with disastrous consequences for the world (again).  Spike shows up after to save the day.  Poor, poor Spuffy.  And my personal opinion is that I never want to see Spuffy occur in comic cannon, because it can only mean that Joss has something horrible planned for them...

I also firmly believe that Spike never went after Buffy when he got his body back (on Angel) because JM signed on to be on Angel, and it would be hard for him to be on Angel if Spike were off chasing Buffy.  That's it, end of story.  Therefore Spike had to (in my opinion) act completely OOC... but we have to spin it somehow.

Disclaimer:  I'm so glad Joss imagined Buffy and company, so that they could monopolize my own imagination.

15. Epilogue by Baphrosia - Likes: 42 Comments: 31 Word Count: 1,086 Hit Count: 2,473

We come to the end. 

Disclaimer:  JW, Mutant Enemy, and Fox Studios are lucky to own these guys.