Notes
This contains spoilers for the story. It is meant to be read only after you've finished.
All the Perfumes: The original quote comes from Shakespeare's Macbeth (Act V, scene I). During Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking sequence, she says: "Here's the smell of the blood still: all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand." In Part Two, Spike badly paraphrases this and Willow incorrectly guesses that he's referencing Hamlet (and we all thought she was so smart…).
Dialogue: I got all the quotes from the show from the the Buffy Dialogue Database (http://vrya.cstone.net/), the best Buffy reference site ever.
If you liked this…: There are other Buffy fanfiction recommendations, most of which are way better than I could ever write, at my web site All We've Ever Done (http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/cerdd_gwen/). Check them out.
Innocent: Whenever I got writer's block, I listened to "Innocent" by Our Lady Peace. I would love to make a vid to it with scenes from this story, but, unfortunately, this would require filming it first and none of the actors have returned my phone calls. In the meantime, go watch Valerie's "Innocent" vid at We Band of Buggered (http://www.bandofbuggered.com/). It's terrific.
To sequel? Or not to sequel?: Sorry, I'm still on the Shakespearean kick here (there, Willow, that was a reference to Hamlet). If you're ready to kill me for the ending, please keep in mind that, first of all, it's my sister's fault. She's the one who made me end it there. And, secondly, I do have a sequel planned. If you'd like to be notified when it's posted, just drop me at line at cerdd_gwen@hotmail.com.