What if I'm not the Slayer? by Caro Mio
Chapter: 12

10/10/2011 02:06 pm
I think it is truly funny that Angel is backing away from Buffy now that she isn't the slayer anymore. In the original timeline he dumps her so she can have normal, then he becomes normal and still dumps her. Now that she is normal you can really see that he only wanted her because she was the slayer. But because he likes to wallow in guilt and remain miserable he wants everyone else to be miserable. For him they only work if they are star crossed lovers, unable to be together because of fate. He never even tried to do anything about his soul once he found out about the loophole. And why did it take him so long to find out. You would think that he would have been looking for answers right away. We all know Spike would have, he never just accepts things, he needs to understand and look for solutions.

I hope that if / when Buffy and Spike get together he doesn't think Buffy used that mind control thing on him to get him to love her. We all know how he feels about being manipulated.
Don't make too many assumptions on this Angel....remember, they only knew each other in season 1 before the fic started, which wasn't really a relationship. And then, she's now human and fragile and very young and he's a vampire with a lot of baggage, so without the duty of helping the Slayer, he isn't getting to know her better etc., so it's easier to let her have a normal, safer life, which Giles also agrees with. Now that Kendra is here, Angel won't really be needed, nor feel comfortable.

09/24/2011 10:01 pm

this is an interesting take - I enjoyed all the chapters over two days, hope there will be more soon.

Thanks, Mazza. I injured my arm (the dominant one of course), so I'm hoping after another week of rest I'll be able to be at my desk full-time again.

09/20/2011 04:13 pm
This is a unique idea.  It's not 'all human', but Buffy's not a slayer either...  I look forward to seeing what you do with it.  Will Buffy actually interact significantly with Kendra and train her, or is Kendra doomed?  Please continue to update regularly.

Blue
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Thanks.