Goes AU during Entropy. Xander gets to the Magic Box first, and the consequences are devastating. Buffy finds herself having to face her true feelings about Spike while the Trio ramp up their campaign against her. Confrontations with the Trio, and the Scoobies, lead to a reckoning about relationships that might just come too late for one of the gang.

Spike is injured by a poisonous demon. The only cure? Slayer blood. Takes place in Season 5 right before Riley leaves. A 'what-if' AU. Warning: Character vamping. COMPLETE!