This explantion makes perfect sense to me. I always wondered who's soul Angel got. I mean after we saw what he was like as a human I honestly couldn't see his human soul making him feel guilt. Liam never had it in him. He had a personality transplant with the soul he was cursed with, Liam was a user and a drunk and it never would have worked to curse him with it. The perfect happiness thing makes a lot of sense too. The soul loved her and the demon would have taken great pleasure in taking her virginity (hell so would Liam) so I never thought he got his own soul from the original curse. Willow re-cursing him with his own soul also explains a lot of his behavior too. Most of the bad things that happened once he moved to LA were a direct result of his own actions.

This made me cry the whole way through, the two of them finally realizing that they threw away the best thing they ever had. Maybe now they can finally be the friends to each other that they never quite managed to be before. No more judging just acceptance.

that was bloody fantastic! i do love the way you write your stories. i can easily fit this into what happened after the final scene in chosen.

Finally got to finish this... had to stop reading and take the boy-child to school *sigh*... really fabulous fic, sweetie. I am glad Xander is starting to make some peace with himself and his memories of Anya... he has a long way to go but I am hoping he will get there in the end.

I loved Buffy's conversation with Angel... and the stuff about his soul was so very clever!

I'm going to imagine that somehow your Buffy and Spike manage to find a way back to each other in this world.

Thank you for a lovely story.

Hee! Lovely, sad explanation of some things not covered by Joss and Co. - Nice to see Buffy and Xander bond over their grief. Thanks, sweetie.

I loved the conversation between Xander and Buffy. Xander’s information on Angel and how it was Anya that did the curse was fascinating. I like how Buffy made the connection between Angel’s actions when he was first cursed and Spike’s comment about an exception with the chip and bad guys. I also like how Xander told Buffy that he wasn’t telling her this so that she wouldn’t trust Angel but so that she had all the facts and that she could make a decision where he was concerned. I loved Buffy’s side of things during her conversation with Angel. I enjoyed reading this, thanks.

oh i would love to see what happens next :)it'd be great if things turned out differently than they did in the show...love the interesting take on anya's history and the curse...great job :)

Really enjoyed this -- your Anya was spot-on. The explanation of the curse too.

This explains SOOOOO much.

Great story.

I've read it with this beautiful but sorrowful song playing in the background and I'm about to breakdown...and...:(

*sniff* This is lovely, but I have tears falling and I think my poor son is worried. LOL

Thank you for the lovely, caring way you looked at Buffy and some of her more dubious actions over the years... people are often quick to dismiss her as a heartless bitch, and she wasn't. As well as the emotional barriers and abandanment issues she had because of her father, Angel, Giles etc...she was also so young to have had to shoulder such a terrible burdon as the fate of the world and she did it selflessly and for years; but there was no way she could have done so and remained sane without hardening her heart to some extent.

It was nice to see Xander's insights also.

*Off to read more*

I love how you captured the sadness and perspective of both Buffy and Xander and that they both realized what they lost in the fight. I like how Buffy realized her emotional shortcomings and the reason behind her actions with Angel as well as if Spike had survived she would probably continue the same ‘dance’ she had been having with him. I also like the realizations that Xander came to about his relationship with Anya and how he never showed her any respect for what she might know. I like how you connected their feelings with the word ‘never’ and that you also showed Buffy’s reaction to Xander calling her leader with what had happened just a few days before.

that was so poignant, very sad and well written, very much enjoyed both xander's and buffy's reflections on their lost loves :)