definitely better than it would have been.  Neat story.

Blue 

LOVED this story! I really like your style of writing. It was very sweet but not in anunrealistic-cheesy way. I'd love to read a kinda-sequel when they meet again. Could you do that?:)

Nice bit with the ring and I liked the way you just had a breath of romance and dodged it.  Very nice piece.

Perfect. Simply perfect. You captured Buffy beautifully at that age and that moment in her life, and then nudged her forward in such a subtle and natural way that the girl at the end of that night is not quite the same girl we saw at the start of the story. Both she and Spike evolve in the space of a few hours, just enough. More would be too much in such a short time, less would leave them in a less hopeful place. There's something especially poignant about her thought that Spike knows how to say goodbye. Would love to see more of this universe sometime, at whatever point you might choose to pick it up.

A lovely, fitting ending to this very believable story.  I ached for both of them.

Yay, they're both better off than when they arrived. And an almost kiss!
Now I want a sequel.

love this poignant, sweet story! 

I haven't been on a buffy site for a while and yours is the first story I read. I have to say it's really good. hope you up date soon.

Riding the wheel - has an interesting sort of Tarot idea about it.

Lovely chapter and I kinda love the idea of Buffy being scared of heights :)

Again, perfectly lovely and elegantly written. You are weaving all of the element together so well - the adversarial relationship between them mixed with the mutual compassion and shared grief, the fact that no one else could possibly understand what they are feeling half as well as they can understand each other, and the delicate balance between what is established by canon and the space opening up in this story. The situation creates a kind of equality they never really had in the series. One can't help thinking, "If only..."

I don't want this story to end. I want it to keep going for, say, three or four more seasons - and then have a sequel.  ;-)

Poetry, dear lady. Please bring back more soon.

 I really like this story =)

Yay, an update! 

Please update as soon as you can, because I would like to read more of this story.

Awww, hurt puppy feelings are back....they almost felt normal for a second. Poor Spike with bruises on his face. I can't see Dru hitting him, so I wonder what he got into.

Nice action work.

"...into some weightless, tingly limbo, where all she could see, looking at Spike, was a reflection of herself."

Ahhh.  Have I mentioned that I simply adore this story?  No?  Silly me.  I absolutely, utterly, totally adore this story.

love this great, quirky story! 

great story

Ah - love the evil unpredictable Spike.

 LOVE IT!!

This is just tops.

This is an entry point for a fic that I don't think I've seen before.  It's going very well so far.  Keep it up!

Ha! He lured them closer for her. (In his own sexy, thrilling way.)

Whew - fans herself. 

Wow!

I am really not fond of the Buffy/Angel pairing, so I was hesitant to start this fic when Buffy seemed to fragile and in love with Angel--but now I'm really glad I continued. You're doing a great job with the characters's thoughts and feelings, and how Buffy and Spike are reacting to each other as people, who know the same pain, first but without losing the awareness of the other as a vampire or slayer.

I absolutely loved this chapter and thought the descriptive writing throughout, even just a line about Spike's eyes, was fantastic and gave the reader a lot of insight into that moment's reaction, feeling, doubt, decision. The kiss they were both drawn into at the end was very nice, though I do get the feeling something more was going on than just the two of them. Was Spike looking at something on the ground, or when his gaze traveled up, up, up to meet Buffy's was he just checking her out?

This is a very interesting story and a time of shared heartbreak for Buffy and Spike to meet, and I look forward to seeing how you handle it.

Great beginning Abby - and that banner is awesome. 

 Wow, the ending killed me.. Your writing is so beautiful :/

Please update as soon as possible!!

Ahhhh, I like this. Especially how you've made Buffy's would-be staking of Spike literally "too quick to see" simply by the way you describe it. Brilliant technique.

Loving this story so far. Looking forward to more.

Terrific!  I look forward to reading more.

Buffy doesn't deserve to see Spike after chasing after that idiot Angel.  But I'm glad you let her.  :)

Great start..

 Oooh, I love this! Your descriptions of everything are so beautiful, and I could really FEEL Buffys pain. The whole ferris wheel thing was really wonderful.

And, of course, the ending.. OMFG *head desk*, :O :O :O! Haha, I cant wait for more! :) Please update soon.

Your banner is SO pretty btw! :)

Well, I don't kow if she does, but *I* did. :D
More of your fabulous work, please.