Summary: Before the Powers that Be withdrew from the playing fields, they made one last move with their favorite pawns - leaving Angel to clean up their mess.
Rated: 18
Categories: General Fics Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Action, Angst
Warnings: Violence, Adult Language, Child Abuse
Challenges:
Series: None
Chapters: 49 Completed: No
Word count: 138261 Read: 46278
Published: 06/27/2006 Updated: 06/14/2007
1. Chapter 1 - A Fly in Amber by spikes_heart [Reviews - 11] 
(4935 words)
Important Notice!!
I made an error in posting the chapters - forgot to add all the interludes. Chapters 1-3 are correct as posted... please reread from there.
The story is set post NFA and co-authored with liliaeth
Pairings: Spike/Buffy (eventually and sort of), Angel/Nina, Original Characters
2. Chapter 2 - Ties That Bind by spikes_heart [Reviews - 6] (4083 words)
I made an error in posting the chapters - forgot to add all the interludes. Chapters 1-3 are correct as posted... please reread from there.
3. Chapter 3 - No Vampire Is An Island by spikes_heart [Reviews - 5] (5329 words)
I made an error in posting the chapters - forgot to add all the interludes. Chapters 1-3 are correct as posted... please reread from there.
4. Interlude 3/4 - Charlotte Abigail Winterbourne's First Day on the Job by spikes_heart [Reviews - 3] (3303 words)
I made an error in posting the chapters - forgot to add all the interludes. Chapters 1-3 are correct as posted... please reread from there.
5. Interlude 3/4B - Buffy's View from the Garden by spikes_heart [Reviews - 6] (1525 words)
6. Chapter 4 - Breathing Space by spikes_heart [Reviews - 3] (2436 words)
7. Interlude 4/5 - Death Comes A'Calling by spikes_heart [Reviews - 4] (2066 words)
8. Chapter 5 - When Darkness Falls by spikes_heart [Reviews - 4] (2679 words)
9. Interlude 5/6 - Discussions with my Sister by spikes_heart [Reviews - 6] (2468 words)
10. Chapter 6 - Shuffle Forward by spikes_heart [Reviews - 3] (3201 words)
11. Chapter 7 - On the Right Path by spikes_heart [Reviews - 2] (3821 words)
12. Chapter 8 - The Coming of the Dawn by spikes_heart [Reviews - 2] (3519 words)
13. Interlude 8/9 - Sunday in the Zoo with William by spikes_heart [Reviews - 2] (2018 words)
14. Interlude 8/9B - A Bedtime Story by spikes_heart [Reviews - 1] (790 words)
15. Chapter 9 - All Gods' Children by spikes_heart [Reviews - 1] (3135 words)
16. Chapter 10 - Playtime at the Hyperion by spikes_heart [Reviews - 3] (2772 words)
HOORAY - All caught up now with the correct chapter/interlude order!
17. Chapter 11 - Family Matters by spikes_heart [Reviews - 3] (3200 words)
18. Interlude 11/12 - A Hundred Bottles of Beer on the Wall by spikes_heart [Reviews - 4] (721 words)
19. Chapter 12 - The Soul's Betrayal by spikes_heart [Reviews - 5] (4240 words)
20. Interlude 12/13 - Sins of the Father by spikes_heart [Reviews - 2] (1375 words)
21. Interlude 12/13B - Boys Night Out by spikes_heart [Reviews - 5] (1590 words)
22. Chapter 13 - Something Wicked This Way Comes by spikes_heart [Reviews - 4] (2191 words)
23. Chapter 14 - Torn Asunder by spikes_heart [Reviews - 6] (2668 words)
24. Chapter 15 -The Unfriendly Skies by spikes_heart [Reviews - 5] (1736 words)
25. Chapter 16 - Welcome to the Fishbowl by spikes_heart [Reviews - 7] (3689 words)
26. Interlude 16/17 - Beware the Jabberwocky by spikes_heart [Reviews - 3] (2031 words)
27. Interlude 16/17B - Blood Ties by spikes_heart [Reviews - 6] (3334 words)
28. Interlude 16/17C - Bound By Love by spikes_heart [Reviews - 4] (2597 words)
29. Interlude 16/17D - Eyes Wide Shut by spikes_heart [Reviews - 7] (1570 words)
30. Chapter 17 -William and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by spikes_heart [Reviews - 6] (6316 words)
31. Interlude 17/18 - Ghost in the Machinery by spikes_heart [Reviews - 9] (2845 words)
32. Interlude 17/18B - Missing Links by spikes_heart [Reviews - 5] (3606 words)
33. Chapter 18 - Change of Pace by spikes_heart [Reviews - 7] (4378 words)
34. Interlude 18/19 - Girl Talk by spikes_heart [Reviews - 4] (1342 words)
35. Interlude 18/19B - Shades by spikes_heart [Reviews - 8] (1394 words)
36. Interlude 18/19C - Deliver Me From Evil by spikes_heart [Reviews - 2] (1111 words)
37. Chapter 19 - Restless Echoes by spikes_heart [Reviews - 3] (2438 words)
38. Interlude 19/20 - Sugar and Spike by spikes_heart [Reviews - 3] (1504 words)
39. Interlude 19/20B - Invitation to the Dance by spikes_heart [Reviews - 5] (1942 words)
40. Chapter 20 - In Loco Parentis by spikes_heart [Reviews - 5] (2250 words)
41. Chapter 21 - Murder and Mayhem by spikes_heart [Reviews - 6] (1792 words)
42. Interlude 21/22 - Secret Garden by spikes_heart [Reviews - 2] (1889 words)
43. Chapter 22 -Down in the Valley by spikes_heart [Reviews - 8] (2461 words)
44. Chapter 23 - Crisis of Conscience by spikes_heart [Reviews - 5] (2723 words)
A retelling of certain events, though from a different point of view.
45. Chapter 24 -The Shit Hits the Fan by spikes_heart [Reviews - 8] (6329 words)
46. Chapter 25 - The Cavalry Arrives by spikes_heart [Reviews - 7] (6073 words)
47. Interlude 25/26 - Let the Joyous News be Spread by spikes_heart [Reviews - 9] (1701 words)
48. Chapter 26 - Homecoming by spikes_heart [Reviews - 10] (3683 words)
49. Chapter 27 - Little Boy Lost by spikes_heart [Reviews - 13] (3462 words)
Sorry for the long delay in posting, folks. The muse decided to go on a world-tour without informing us. Hopefully it won't be so long in-between chapters again.