Author's Notes

No, not a new chapter. But I did go back and re-edit everything as I am in my Buffy mode. Red Roses has a good chunk written and I took a break to edit this and still stay in the Buffy loop. Just because I edited, doesn't mean I edited well. My grammar is just as bad as it's always been but I definitely fixed some big things.

My responses to old reviews are at the bottom (long one explains my POV on stuff) and new ones are right here.

Fallen Priestess: While I already responded to you, I acknowledge you here as having an awesome review that pretty much sums up my thoughts on both endings. Thanks :)

Whoareyou: I explained the last name after you wrote that so you may not have seen it. nobody501 wrote Moore and I hate Pratt. It's so...I hate it. So you can think of it as his mother's maiden name and they keep it because they hate their father so much. So they use it when he's not around.

Guest: Yay! Glad you liked both and yes I would like the not dead thing too

Anonymous568: I feel like I responded to you but I will say again thank you and that is very serendipitous. I think you were the only one who checked out the original (if not by accident). Thank you :)

Guest *other: I hate Riley too. They do get together (Melanie says so, so it must be true)

KLR: Thank you for reading what I had to say (which is below). I definitely got where you were coming from and I'm glad you see where I am too.

ObsessedwReading: I hope you finished reading and enjoying.

spike'smate: Thanks for reading and I'm glad you enjoyed! And yes, Buffy was a bitch to him. She seemed moody to me in season 5. I blame dating Riley.

cigarettemetaphor: No one signed up for it. That's what makes me terrible. I hope you enjoyed the alternatives at least :)

To Cecilia Green: Sorry about your tissue box being demolished :) *Internet hug*

To KRL: I think you liked the alternative ending better. I could have written something along the lines of what you thought but then that'd be really messy to wrap up and a sequel would probably have to be made. Not that I'm against sequels but I don't think the sequel would be as good because the plot would be so very, very predictable. (Though getting rid of Riley did cross my mind (because I simply don't like him) I couldn't do it.)

As far as the Anya/Melanie thing. I get what you mean by anti-climactic but it was more of the 'pretty' bow on top. It was a epilogue more than a chapter. Their adventure ended when Spike died and Buffy was left alone. It was written to let you know what happened rather than give you more plot to go on. It also kind of shows how important their time was together. You can keep in your head how they actually feel and let it play through the rest of their time together in the future.

As far as why they had to forget, yes because of the timeline. I try to get as close to the Buffyverse as possible because I like it to be more believable/realistic. When they remember, like in the alternative ending, things would progress in a much different way. Not that it couldn't be cool...it just messes with the future a lot. God forbid something happened in the timeline to cause Angel to be the big hero and Buffy to fall back into him. I have a feeling Riley really would kill Spike if he found out he slept with Buffy. Then there was the option to get rid of Riley but then there's no conflict between Buffy and Spike (or not as much) and then it just turns into a fluff piece. I don't mind fluff but I like my angst.

I hope that answers all questions as this is the final chapter. If there is anything else please don't hesitate to PM me. I love to talk about my work with people and get their opinions. Constructive or otherwise. (Okay well not hateful but you catch my drift.)

Love you my kittens :D