Summary: When Spike Atherton, a Psychology major at UC Sunnydale, is approached by a classmate one day, he’s intrigued when she asks him to get to know her friend, Buffy Summers. Spike has wanted Buffy since he first saw her walking around campus the previous year and he eagerly agrees. After meeting and actually talking to Buffy, he starts to realize that things aren’t always as they seem. Sometimes the person who doesn’t ask, is the one who need the most help.
Rated: NC-17
Categories: NC-17 Fics Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: Violence, Sexual Situations
Challenges:
Series: None
Chapters: 24 Completed: Yes
Word count: 33484 Read: 52856
Published: 03/08/2005 Updated: 06/13/2005
1. Getting to Know You by Ashlee [Reviews - 29] (1651 words)
2. Judgments by Ashlee [Reviews - 23] (1203 words)
3. 'Accidental' Interaction by Ashlee [Reviews - 22] (1232 words)
4. Breaking by Ashlee [Reviews - 21] (1121 words)
5. Excuses by Ashlee [Reviews - 25] (1103 words)
6. Plotting by Ashlee [Reviews - 19] (1221 words)
7. Cracking by Ashlee [Reviews - 27] (1327 words)
8. Fragmenting by Ashlee [Reviews - 26] (1275 words)
9. Splintering by Ashlee [Reviews - 29] (1413 words)
10. Shattered by Ashlee [Reviews - 25] (1083 words)
11. Broken by Ashlee [Reviews - 30] (1620 words)
12. Never Leave Me by Ashlee [Reviews - 26] (1693 words)
13. Balance the Scales by Ashlee [Reviews - 22] (1704 words)
14. Picking up the Pieces by Ashlee [Reviews - 23] (1158 words)
15. Recovering by Ashlee [Reviews - 24] (1183 words)
16. Mending by Ashlee [Reviews - 17] (1252 words)
17. Healing by Ashlee [Reviews - 17] (1260 words)
18. Undoing the Damage by Ashlee [Reviews - 17] (1469 words)
This chapter was greatly inspired by Saber’s story- “Please Don’t Go”. It’s an excellent story, so make sure you read it, if you haven’t yet!
19. Feeling Broken by Ashlee [Reviews - 19] (1301 words)
20. Painful Reminders by Ashlee [Reviews - 21] (1418 words)
21. Trust is Enough by Ashlee [Reviews - 16] (1453 words)
22. Needing to Know... by Ashlee [Reviews - 21] (2582 words)
I think interest might be tapering off on this fic, so here's an extra long chapter for you (only a few more left). Thank you for all of the great reviews for this fic- I'm very protective over it, so they mean a lot :-)
23. Brand New Girl by Ashlee [Reviews - 19] (1416 words)
24. Ever After... by Ashlee [Reviews - 39] (1346 words)
Yep, this is it. It's been a hellish ride (for both me and Buffy) so I hope you enjoyed the story- angst and all. I don't want to say it was a lot of fun to write, because the content won't allow me to say that, but I am very protective over this one (rightfully so) and I hope you liked it. Even if it wasn't 'entertaining', I hope it was...something. Thank you for all of the supportive reviews, letting me know that I got into the psyche of an abused woman- that's what I aspired to do and it wasn't fun, but it's very fulfilling now that it's over.