Looking for a Spike/Buffy Season 7 AU-ish thing (I think season 7 anyway)

[calistal.livejournal.com]

So - I'll tell you what I remember - hopefully I'm not mixing fics here.

It was a fairly long Spike/Buffy fic.
Spike didn't actually kill Nikki Wood, he helped her escape New York. She had been bonded/mated with a Master Vampire. It comes out because Buffy and Spike get bonded/mated in some way and its special because it's a Slayer and a Master Vampire (and some other stuff that was special about it that I can't recall).
They end up holed up in Angel's Mansion? Maybe? ((It was a mansion of sorts - but not Crawford St)) I do remember Nikki Wood was there, and so was Giles...I think most of the gang was there. I think Faith was also there, but that's a bit fuzzy for me.

And thats about all I can remember. I'm pretty sure they were fighting the First, because I think I recall them fighting the uber vamps. ((Nope - that gets sorted pretty quick in the story - different enemy)) Other than that? Nothing.

Hopefully someone can help - I've tried all the googling I can think of to find it, but no luck so far. I'm thinking it was on Elysian Fields - but that is probably wrong, I'm not good at remembering websites. Found it - was not on Elysian Fields, I was wrong there. :P

Thank you so much in advance! I appreciate the help!

I found it! YAY! Just a heads up before you click the link - NOT FOR XANDER FANS! Otherwise, enjoy!

http://spikeluver.com/SpuffyRealm/viewstory.php?sid=34308

Comments

[kerry-220.livejournal.com]

Devil Piglet's Wayward Has some of those elements..... Well Nikki is in it and it's Season 7. No bonding or hiding at Crawford Street, so prolly not the one.

It's here. http://www.allaboutspike.com/fic.html?id=391

I'll be interested if you find it!

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the Devil Piglet one is the only one of any length that I can recall about Nikki, but I'd love to find more!

[calistal.livejournal.com]

So I think this is it :
http://spikeluver.com/SpuffyRealm/viewstory.php?sid=34308

I was completely off about the timeline - and I haven't gotten thru reading past chapter 6 - but it's ringing MAJOR alarm bells. I'll keep reading later today to make sure it is what I've been trying to hunt down. :)