Arrrggg, you suck.  Joyce is awesome. Poor Agnes.

Wonderful chapter and wonderful story ..what I've read so far..sorry I haven't reviewed previous chapters, was too busy reading, lol.  My only..I guess small complaint was the 'vampires can't cry' line because we all saw Spike cry many times. Anyway, just wanted to say I love this character, very original, and I love O/Cs that blur the line between soulless demon and human.

Well done!

loved the line  "...-neither one was every fair." always felt the loss of joyce, but agnes has loss a much needed freind. very good chapter, thank you.

OH why did she not call anyone, I wish Buffy did not have to find her mother.

re: Stories from when Agnes was first turned=====
Hey---
I think these would be tons o' fun.  How long has she been a vamp?
I think her past beau/lover was The Immortal.
Drac could've always used an extra bride.  It couldn't have been Giles/Ripper (of course we're not quite sure how long he''s been in the US) & ditto Travers---either one she'd have already recognized.
Again, ditto Spike, for she'd have recognized him.  Angel? I think she'd have smelled the family familiarity on Spike and recognized it.
Merrick?  A possibility, but those watchers all seem to keep their noses in books most of the time.  Hank Summers? She doesn't seem his type but he is a dawg.  But again, it had to be someone, really, who could've turned her, wouldn't it?  Of course, that doesn't preclude a saddened Agnes running out into the night, or being careless in a strange place in a lovelorn state, and ending up turned. 
BTW, as to hair not growing on a vamp---I know hair doesn't grow on corpses, but... just look at both Angel in the '70s & Boxer Rebellion William/Spike for definitely longer hairstyles on our vamps.  So poor Agnes could've grown out that bad perm.   And get Spike to help her color her hair!  LOL!
Thx,
~~K~~

Oh, my...that was...well, breath-taking. Having had death hover near my house recently, too close for comfort tho' luckily a near-miss, I can certainly sympathize with Agnes' frustration, sadness and anger at the great rip-off that is Death...tho' rationally I know, as surely does she, of it's naturalness (?sp?) and necessity to complete the cycle of life in order for things to start anew. It seems Joyce's words were premature yet prophetic. And again, poor Agnes, who has to cover her tracks, making herself an invisible citizen, as if she never was... which is really sadder, on her part, since she is relatively young & new to her vampiric life, with feelings & apparent ties still to her humanity; and while late of human life and lifestyle, it seems that she should've been able to continue, at least for a while yet, to utilize her human identity & ID papers and such (ie not so much in the way of legal troubles, w/cops, working, etc).   I gather you decided for Joyce to die a bit sooner in this tale, before she was totally recovered, back to work, dating, etc.?
This does just illustrate how quickly death CAN take someone, as well as how quietly.  I remember about 25 yrs ago now, I was still in nursing school, and a group of us went to see yet another vampire flick, "The Hunger"---the kills in that movie illustrated to me more than any I've seen ever, I think, just HOW quick and silent death could come to anyone. I think Agnes, with her ability to sense and know death, totally realized this while gazing on her new friend, the friendship that now could not be, as she went about her task of fading from the scene in Joyce's house.  I think at that moment Agnes felt quite small, useless, almost a nobody, as there was nothing she could do in any way. 
It is interesting all the ribbons of connection throughout this tale, woven in and around Buffy, her family, friends/enemies, Spike, and Agnes, and she is only beginning to see the important ties & connecting points. It will be fun to watch her sort & unravel the connections, and hopefully see her make something fresh from it.
Still enjoying it lots, LH! Thanks!
~~K.~~
~~fyreburned~~
fyreburned@yahoo.com

Thanks for the update.

Poor Joyce!  Poor Agnes!   It's too bad they didn't have the chance to get to know one another more.

Poor Joyce - she would have enjoyed the cookies...I"m a bit annoyed (like agnes, I guess) that you didn't let her have any.  (*stomps*)  :)  Having her vamp out and get all frustrated at Fate was nice.
I didn't review last chap, but I LOVED how Agnes got away from Glory.  Always play to vanity! 
She is a great character, and it's such fun to see things from a different angle.   I'm wondering if Buffy will ever meet her.  Not sure if you can do it and still keep in canon as you are, but it'd sure be interesting.

Drop by and have coffee. Or was it drop in and drink coffee? - you can drop by or in, you can drink or have, you can even come around, but you're on your own if you ask for tea.  :)P

Lovely chapter.  So sad for Agnes, to lose her new friend. 

Poor Agnes and poor Joyce. Agnes is quite right  it is not fair.

A bittersweet chapter - beautifully done.

This chapter carried such an emotional wallop, and you did an amazing job with it. I look forward to finding out how Aggie copes with this tradegy. Wonderful chapter.

Oh, poor Agnes!  At least she didn't get caught in the house.

I love the way you portray all the events from a completely new point of view.  More soon, please!

Poor Agnes.  She has a good heart.  She's just not had much opportunity to use it.