Introduction
Summary: A spell in Sunnydale forces the Scoobies to confront aspects of their pasts.
Teaser: "Are you hurt?"
Buffy whirled around. "I thought you were asleep," she said sheepishly. "I didn't wake you up, did I?"
Dawn shook her head.
"We need to talk," she said softly, turning to shut the door behind her. Buffy, who had moved back to her slowly filling tub of water, looked up in surprise.
"Now?" she asked. "Isn't it a little late, honey?"
"This isn't just about you – as much as you'd like it to be."
Timeframe: Take place immediately following the episode "Beneath You" (7.02). Contains spoilers for everything up until that point.
Rating: R
Thanks to: Big thanks to SpikesPet (whose own writing is at http://spikespet.tvheaven.com) for her awesome beta. Any mistakes you find are ones I snuck in when she wasn't looking. And thanks to my sister who gave me tons of ideas, and also made me add a little more angst than there would have been otherwise. I also have to thank everyone who's answered my questions about writing fanfic over at We Band of Buggered (http://www.bandofbuggered.com/forum/).
Suggested Listening: If you take "Innocent" by Our Lady Peace and put it on repeat that should put you in the mood for the story. And add some Sarah McLachlan towards the end.
Feedback: I will love you forever, give you my first-born child, cut off my ear (unless that's too creepy), write an epic poem comparing you to a daisy and a tower and, if you're lucky, even a lake… In a word, yes. Please. My address is cerdd_gwen@hotmail.com.
Distribution: You want it? You really want it? Well, of course you can have it. Just let me know where it's going, and provide a link back to the main site for the story here at http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/cerdd_gwen/perfumes/
Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer is property of Mutant Enemy, UPN, Joss Whedon, and a bunch of other people who are a whole lot richer than I am.