Written for the Elysian Fields 'Artistic Anniversary Challenge'. Banner 14 by pfeifferpack.
Artists: None
Characters: Anya, Buffy, Ensemble, Spike, Xander
Genres: Dramedy, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Character Death, Violence
Event: Artistic Anniversary Challenge 2016
Completed: No Chapters: 15
Word count: 48,124 Hit Count: 43,518 ePub Downloads: 234
Published: October 03, 2016 Updated: April 30, 2020
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1. Prologue by Spuffy93 - Likes: 44 Comments: 32 Word Count: 297 Hit Count: 8,405 Published: October 03, 2016
Sorry for the lateness in posting the first chapter of this little fic, but I had a very busy weekend between my social class for dogs and the lunch for the grandparents of my whole town (over 100 people that wanted to eat at the same moment and only 7 of us to serve them XD). Today was the first day available for posting!
This is a very short chapter but the next one will be longer!
Have fun!
P.s. I will post the next chapter of light blue in the next two week! ;)
2. Chapter 1 - Too Late by Spuffy93 - Likes: 44 Comments: 24 Word Count: 1,687 Hit Count: 3,986 Published: October 06, 2016
First thing: I big thank you to Kasumi that is doing an awesome job as a Beta. Thanks again! <3
Second thing: I had no time to answer all the beautiful review, (I read them all, so much love for all of you!) but I will before posting next chapter. It's my boyfriend birthday so I had to organize his party, his present and his life in general those past few days XD
I'll try to post every Friday if possible but I cannot promise anything!
Still a short chapter but when you will reach the end you will understand why I had to stop it where I stopped it.
Love
Sara
3. Chapter 2 - The Wish by Spuffy93 - Likes: 46 Comments: 28 Word Count: 1,984 Hit Count: 3,851 Published: October 13, 2016
As always thanks to my awesome beta kasumi. I love her so much for all the hard work she is doing for me.
Thank you all for the awesome reviews, I'll try to answer them all in the next days, but first I wanted to end the last chapter of my other fic. So it could take a little time.
Lots of people asked where Buffy would end with her wish.... so here is the answer! XD
4. Chapter 3 - Plan, plan, plan by Spuffy93 - Likes: 41 Comments: 26 Word Count: 3,088 Hit Count: 3,645 Published: October 20, 2016
Thanks to Kasumi that as always has betaded this chapter!
Sunalso, now is Friday, I hope this chapter was worth the wait.
Have fun! And don't worry, I'll try to answer all the unanswered review in the next days. Thank you for every single one of them!
Here the chapter!
5. Chapter 4 - Girls just wanna have fun by Spuffy93 - Likes: 42 Comments: 23 Word Count: 3,353 Hit Count: 3,360 Published: November 22, 2016
I know, I know, I'm very late, but my courses are killing my social life (even my love life between my courses and his I see him only on weekends and an hour at the station on Tuesday -.-). But I'm sure you don't care about that
So here is the new chapter! Is even quite long.
Thanks to Kasumi that had to work harder for this chapter because I sent it to her full of mistakes because if I re-read it I would have changed it for the 12th time.
Sorry for not answering all your beautiful reviews! I will try to answer now as many as I can!
6. Chapter 5 - After the party by Spuffy93 - Likes: 48 Comments: 24 Word Count: 2,156 Hit Count: 3,124 Published: December 02, 2016
Thanks to Kasumi that always beta so well and fast <3
This chapter is not very long, but I hope you will like it anyway. In the next one there will be some more Buffy/Spike interaction and some more planning to do.
I have exams on the 17th the 19th and the 20th of december so this will probably be the last chapter for a while.
Let me know what you think!
7. Chapter 6 - Hard Truths by Spuffy93 - Likes: 32 Comments: 18 Word Count: 1,968 Hit Count: 2,422 Published: October 26, 2019
I'm without a beta so I hope this chapter doesn't have too many mistakes.
I'm actually searching for a new beta so if anyone wants to help me feel free to PM me!
Thank you all and sorry for the long wait. I'll try to post at least one chapter a month.
Sara
8. Chapter 7 - We are the good guys by Spuffy93 - Likes: 35 Comments: 16 Word Count: 2,075 Hit Count: 2,320 Published: November 02, 2019
Here I'm with the next chapter!
I have to thank my wonderful beta that looked through this in less then a day!
Thank You Hawa DL
9. Chapter 8 - I hate hospital by Spuffy93 - Likes: 37 Comments: 18 Word Count: 2,425 Hit Count: 2,201 Published: November 11, 2019
Sorry everyone!
I had a stressful week and this weekend I went into hibernation and totally forgot to update. I just remembered it now while writing the next chapter ... So sorry again.
Thanks to my beta whim was so fast.
10. Chapter 9 - Therapy by Spuffy93 - Likes: 48 Comments: 16 Word Count: 2,886 Hit Count: 1,997 Published: November 30, 2019
So sorry for the lateness but I had lotto do. Probably I will post again before Christmas but I cannot promise because I have an exam on the 9th and the three between the 19th and the 20th of December.
I wanted to thank you all again, especially my wonderful Beta. Thank you.
Anyway here is the chapter.
11. Chapter 10 - Intervention by Spuffy93 - Likes: 26 Comments: 16 Word Count: 3,467 Hit Count: 1,794 Published: April 02, 2020
I know, I'm a bad person. I'm sorry for not keeping my promise, I'm trying to do better.
This chapter is not looked through, if I kept it a bit more while I searched to see if my beta was still available to help me I wouldn't have published it for months.
I rewrote this confrontation with Xander and Willow at least 6 times and this is what I think is the best one, but if I waited to post it I would have changed it again.
So I'm sorry in advance for any mistakes and I promise to adjust it after finding out if my beta is available.
12. Chapter 11 - Doubts by Spuffy93 - Likes: 30 Comments: 10 Word Count: 3,958 Hit Count: 1,745 Published: April 08, 2020
Oh my Gosh... I'm in time for an update... This is truly a sign of the end.
I know, I'm surprised too, but is thanks to my awesome beta that we are here, because I forgot to send her the chapter until yesterday and still, she was able to look through it. She is awesome.
Thank you Hawa DL, those are for you
13. Chapter 12 - Plan A by Spuffy93 - Likes: 25 Comments: 9 Word Count: 3,908 Hit Count: 1,578 Published: April 18, 2020
Sorry for the lateness, I had some problems, but here is the new chapter! I already have the next one, don't worry, I just need to send it to my beta.
Enjoy!
14. Chapter 13 - I was made to love you by Spuffy93 - Likes: 26 Comments: 11 Word Count: 6,379 Hit Count: 1,526 Published: April 23, 2020
Hey, I was able to post today, even if I posted late last week. That was mostly thanks to Kelli, my beta. So you should all thank her too.
This chapter is probably the biggest one for this fic.
Like the last one, it went differently from what I imagined, but I do think that is even better. Let me now.
15. Chapter 14 - The Talk by Spuffy93 - Likes: 33 Comments: 18 Word Count: 8,493 Hit Count: 1,563 Published: April 30, 2020
I have to ask forgiveness to my beta, Kelli. She told me that I should take something out from the chapter and she was right, but I believe I was able just to take away 400 words in a chapter that was 8800 words long. I'll totally understand if this chapter will be a tad bit boring since Buffy will go through the whole year of her life that this Spike will miss. I truly tried, but I'm weak I couldn't take out more. Kelli, you are awesome, know that and never doubt that I take your input seriously, I just couldn't take anything more out. I tried for two days but this is the best I could do. Thank you so much