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Lenders the scapegoats for voters' folly
Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
Hamlet, 1602 AD
VICTORIA — This advice from old Polonius to his son in Act 1 of Shakespeare's immortal play seemed especially prescient during German Chancellor Angela Merkel's recent visit to riot torn Athens.
Greece plummeted over "the edge of husbandry" after decades of runaway deficits, business crippling bureaucracy and endemic corruption. Now the only thing keeping that country from descending into third world status is a €240 billion Euro-zone bailout funded predominantly by German taxpayers. Yet, far from being considered a "friend," Merkel's visit ignited violent riots that included the burning of Swastika adorned German flags.
Blaming others for their self-inflicted woes is a trait Greeks share with citizens of countries sinking under the weight of too much debt. But these same citizens were perfectly happy to benefit from extravagant government programs which drove public debt to astronomical levels, igniting the Eurozone debt crisis and bringing the U.S. to the brink of the so-called "fiscal cliff." Why now do they suddenly revile those who lent their governments the money?
The answer to that question reveals the reason for the Greek riots and for the increasingly volatile unrest among the multitudes of unemployed youth in Spain, Portugal and Italy. It's summed up in one word: austerity.
For the first time in modern history the sovereign debt of several Western developed nations has fallen below "investment grade," triggering a cycle of escalating bond-yield risk premiums which makes it even more difficult to service their debts. The end point of this self re-enforcing downward spiral occurs when the proverbial debt wall is hit, either because lenders simply stop buying new bonds or the country defaults on servicing its debt.
Arresting the downward spiral requires highly unpopular austerity measures. And when debt-crippled governments are forced to cut public service jobs and social program spending, those long-ignored lenders suddenly become the scapegoat.
It is, however, the people they elected who should be blamed. As I've written before, the cruelest thing a government can do is make people dependent on programs which can't be sustained.
These days the news is replete with reports of global financial problems. It all seems incredibly complex. But is being a borrower or a lender fundamentally more complicated than when Polonius gave his allegorical advice?
Consider the case of a family whose mortgage and car payments consume much of its income. The family has no savings and its bank accounts are in overdraft. Rather than cutting back, they obtain multiple credit cards that are progressively maxed out, incurring very high interest costs. Finally, the family defaults on its loans, destroying their credit rating and triggering loss of their home and car.
But, instead of recognizing that they are the architects of their own demise: they blame the mortgage, car loan and credit card companies, and consider themselves victims of "the system".
Hitting that debt wall is a more attenuated process for countries than for families. Sovereign debt lenders tend to hang on longer because the prospect of losses on large sovereign loans is so daunting. And unlike ailing Eurozone countries, families can't look to the Eurozone Financial Stability Fund or the International Monetary Fund for rescue. But even those funds aren't capable of stopping the downward debt spiral of member countries without severe cuts in public spending.
Another question, how has the United States been able to continue to sell high credit rating bonds when it is on track to double the federal debt to over $20 trillion during President Barack Obama's eight years in the White House? Because the greenback is the world's only universal reserve currency of international trade and commerce, a situation that may well end as the Chinese Yuan gains reserve currency status.
Meanwhile, as growing numbers of angry unemployed youth take to the streets, the political fights over stimulus spending versus austerity policies continue. But as in the case of the over-extended family, the cut-spending versus continue-borrowing debate is no longer relevant when lenders stop lending. And many of those unemployed youth will wish their parents had been given the wisdom of Polonius.
Gwyn Morgan is a Canadian business leader and director of two global corporations.
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Lindsay Lohan's Ankle Monitoring Bracelet Sounds Alarm
But upon their arrival, probation officers found a casual Lohan tanning and reading scripts on her roof. A source told TMZ that the device may have "missed a signal" prompting the monitoring bracelet to give off a false alarm. Lohan was then fitted with a new device.
With more than a few people just waiting for Lohan to misstep (literally), the star of the forthcoming 'Gotti: Three Generations' biopic would be wise to stay well within her boundaries.
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- Thursday 02 JuneBy MaryHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
She probably put her foot out the door far enough til it went off just to test it. Or maybe she did walk outside and ran back into the house. She should be in jail not house vacation. Loser
- Thursday 02 JuneBy mickeyHigh Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Or maybe they replaced because, as it was stated, the equipment malfunctioned.
- Thursday 02 JuneBy blochucklesHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Yeh, Mickey, but that would be giving her the benefit of the doubt. Something which she has NOT earned!!!
- Thursday 02 JuneBy Mr. LeoHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Drive drunk, steal jewelry, taunt a judge and STILL hang out at home. SHE SHOULD BE BEHIND BARS!!!
- Thursday 02 JuneBy MandyHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Those house arrest bracelets aren't as specific as you might think. It's like a TV remote control siginal. She can actually go several acres from her home without it going off, like a good wireless ground line phone signal. So it's ignorant... No, out right stupid to think she 'stuck a toe out' and then went back inside. She'd have go go a lot further away and get back a lot faster to actually violate her bracelet. Also those things have GPS built in to them. It would have told cops if she had really left the grounds with it. So thanks for the stupidity.
- Thursday 02 JuneBy blochucklesLowest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Mandy ... first of all, how do YOU know so much about ankle bracelets unless YOU are a loser criminal too??
Second ... why are you so quick to judge somebody stupid simply because YOU THINK you know so much??
Nothing wrong with sharing information, but I think YOU are just plain RUDE!!! - Thursday 02 JuneBy Ben
mickey will eat anything.
- Thursday 02 JuneBy AlexanderHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Why are you so angry? Live and let live. Let she who is without sin cast the first stone
- Thursday 02 JuneBy KatieHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
blochuckles - first on your name, I won't touch it. Second, there have been several cable specials on new prison technology. Ankle bracelets have been covered several times. You don't have to be a recipient of one to know how they work. Plus they are used for other reasons than house arrest. You are rude. The poster who gave the info was giving info and having a shot at the misinformed who were posting. Crawl back under your rock and yes I am being purposely rude to you.
- Friday 03 JuneBy DaveLowest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
LEAVE LINDSY ALONE!!! I am sure none of the haters have EVER did anything wrong and broke the law. All F ing angels.
- Friday 03 JuneBy jrHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
she should be in jail u are right if it was our child thats what would happen ///////
- Friday 03 JuneBy Jim
Do you have a life Moron? Do you really care that much to analyze the situation?
- Thursday 02 JuneBy CharlotteHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Question. How long from the time the alarm went off and the PO got to the house? And yes she should be in JAIL
- Thursday 02 JuneBy daisy maeHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Yawn....I'm so sick of Lindsey Lohan and her stupid antics. One thing is for sure - I'll never watch a movie with her in it.
- Thursday 02 JuneBy HmmmHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
My guess is that there wasn't a malfunction at all and an alarm was not sounded. I think they're just letting her know that she is being monitored and an misstep will not be tolerated.
- Thursday 02 JuneBy DuncanMax912Lowest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Enough, already... Leave this poor girl alone !!
- Thursday 02 JuneBy blochucklesHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
OH PLEASE!!! "Poor girl"???
She's a spoiled rotten, self-absorbed little b**ch! - Thursday 02 JuneBy MaryHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
She doesn't want to be left alone, that why she or momma Dina calls the paps every chance they can, to keep her ugly mug in the news. About every 2 days we hear something about Lilo.
- Thursday 02 JuneBy grapostHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Place your bets now on Lindsey screwing up. It's gonna happen. She's a habitual offender. Nothing can stop this train wreck.
- Thursday 02 JuneBy dmcg2008Highest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Here we go again! The ankle bracelet is possessed. She didn't do anything wrong. Yeah, right. I guarantee she pushed the envelope, found out just as far as she could take it, and then backed off. Same ole behavior, same ole same.
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LeVere, Mize tag team Oxford this Saturday
OXFORD TOWN – Cheyenne Marie Mize and Amy LaVere (pictured) will share a bill this Saturday (March 12) at Proud Larry's, one of Oxford's most beloved music venues. Mize, based out of Louisville, Ky., and Memphian LaVere, are guaranteed to bring a classic dose of folk music to Oxford and the Proud Larry's stage this Saturday night. Doors for the show open at 7 p.m. and music is set to begin at 8. The show is an age 18-and-over event. Page 8 in this week's issue of Oxford Town has complete details. (March 10, 2011, Page 8)
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OXFORD TOWN – Thacker Mountain Radio will broadcast from the Lyric Theatre this Thursday from 6-7 p.m. Following the broadcast, a documentary film will be screened depicting the unique history of the Gee's Bend Quilters and the singers from Alabama. Page 9 in this week's issue of Oxford Town has details about this week's collaborative effort between TMR and the University Museum featuring artists and singers from Gee's Bend, Ala., and author Andre Dubus touring in support of his new memoir "Townie." (March 10, 2011, Page 9)
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IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE: Virginia rocker Megan Huddleston (gracing the OT cover) plays Parrish's tonight (Thursday, March 3); Randy Wayne White reads and signs his new novel, "Night Vision," at Thacker Mountain Radio; Russian Ballet's "Swan Lake" sells out the Ford Center; the L-O-U Symphony Soloists Concert takes place on March 7 at the Ford Center; rappers Yelawolf, CyHi da Prynce and Quickie Mart play Proud Larry's tonight (March 3); and, The Blind Pig welcomes Tupelo rockers Ironwood Bluff on Friday, March 4. Click here to download the complete issue in PDF format. (March 3, 2011)
Bye Bye Baby
OXFORD TOWN – Virginia rocker Megan Huddleston (Mister Baby) rounds out a whirlwind tour of Lafayette County tonight (Thursday, Feb. 3) at Parrish's. Check out Oxford Town music writer Stu Kelly's coverage of the popular musician and honorary Oxonian on Page 3 of this week's issue of Oxford Town. (March 3, 2011, Page 3)
L-O-U Symphony entertains kids then adults on March 7
OXFORD TOWN – The Department of Music at the University of Mississippi is presenting its second concert of the 2010-2011 season on Monday, March 7, at 11:30 a.m at the Ford Center. The concert is titled L-O-U Symphony Student Soloists Concert. The concert is held especially for students in elementary grades and is under the direction of Dr. Ronald Vernon. Admission to the concert is free, however, participants will be responsible for transportation. Ample bus parking is available. At 8 p.m., the orchestra will present its Soloists Concert for the public to enjoy. Pages 4 and 5 in this week's issue of Oxford Town have further details.
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Annual Living Blues Symposium kicks off this weekend
OXFORD TOWN – On this week's cover; Blues Today: A Living Blues Symposium kicks off tonight at 6 with a special blues-themed edition of Thacker Mountain Radio. Page 9 in this week's issue of Oxford Town has schedules and complete details about the upcoming blues weekend in Oxford. The Willie "Po' Monkey" Seaberry photo on the Oxford Town cover was taken by photographer Ken Murphy. Other photos by Murphy and photographer Ben Steber will be on display at Southside Gallery this weekend for the Blues Symposium. (February 24, 2011, Page 9)
Black History Month concludes with celebration
OXFORD TOWN To celebrate and round out Black History Month, the Department of Music at Ole Miss is hosting its annual concert "A Celebration of Diversity and Culture" tonight (Feb. 24) in Nutt Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Page 11 in this week's issue of Oxford Town has full details about the free event which will feature tons of music and dance featuring the Ole Miss African Drum and Dance Ensemble (pictured) and the University of Mississippi Steel Drum Orchestra. (February 24, 2011, Page 11)
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Rooster's to host genuine Memphis blues this Saturday
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my husband did laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and suffer from numbness in the right thigh all the way to the front pelvis he can walk and urinate but he cant feel the skin its very difficult situation he does not feel any thing during sex and this is devastating please tell me is this temporary , and i wuld like to know did any get gastric leak after one month or later after the surgery and way?
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My doughter had a sleeve gastrectomy 15 months before. Now she is admitted with acute abdomen due to leakage from part of his surgery. Although the surgeon could clean up the abdomen but he believes that correction of this leakage is very difficult and has done a jejnostomy to start feeding through a tube and plans for putting a stent in the leaked part of the stomach. I am really doubt if this will work. Can somebody helps me.
June 4, 2012 - 10:55amit will work .. it happened to me .. am fine... tell me how is she now
October 4, 2014 - 4:45amI had my sleeve july 18 i had got a leak too make my story short my leak was undected i got a intestinal infection, blood clots both arms puemonia, for my leak my doc put a stent and it healed my leak after 71 days in the hospital!
October 19, 2012 - 5:35pmHello Anonymus, I had the same surgery 3 months ago, and I´m still with a leak in my stomach. been fed by a nose tube for 9 weeks, but this did nt solve much of the problem. A stent is one of the options to fix this, but not the smartest, according to a couple of doctos i have talked to, it is easy to put it on, but a real pain to remove it from the stomach, but i think it is easier in the states than in my country. I have to fly to another country to have it fixed :(. but there is one thing i dont understand in your post, your daughter is with the leak for 15 months???????
June 4, 2012 - 4:54pmi had my lap sleeve gastrectomy 3 weeks back and all is fine. what i want to know is after how long can i resume going back to the gym and also since i am nt to get pregnant for the next 1 and half years,is it safe to use copper T.
can a patient take itopride hydrocholride after sleeve gastrectomy for belching???
February 26, 2012 - 10:16pmSee my comments of February 11th above regarding belching! Domperidone or Domerid works very well.
February 28, 2012 - 2:26pmHi Anon
Thanks for your question but this is something that you would need to ask your doctor. The answer will be based on other medications you are on and your general heath status.
Good luck!
February 28, 2012 - 10:21amIn regards to that 'RIPPING-SENSATION FELT WHILE BENDING ETC" I am currently experiencing that 6 weeks after having the gastric sleeve surgery here in Auckland New Zealand. I have lost about 12 kgs since being discharged from hospital.I was so worried about the ripping pain I was experiencing I went to my G.P and asked for anti-biotics which I am taking now. But since reading that its due to weakened stitches I'm so happy and relieved and suppose will have to bear it and wait it out, have been taking panadol and tramadol for pain relief etc..This is a great forum!!thankyou all.
February 16, 2012 - 10:51pmHello all,
I had the surgery done two weeks ago, and everything was going OK until yesterday. I've had unbelievable gas pain, and I have tried everything buy nothing seems to work, if someone out there can share a solution I would greatly appreciate it. I have taken Beno, Gas-X, Maalox, they all seem to work for a couple of hours but then the pain comes back with a vengeance.
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I think most people have an idea what they would look like as a pokemon trainer besides the ones in the game/manga/anime. I want to know if you have ever made up a design for yourself as a trainer and if you have ever cosplayed as that character.
I think most people have an idea what they would look like as a pokemon trainer besides the ones in the game/manga/anime. I want to know if you have ever made up a design for yourself as a trainer and if you have ever cosplayed as that character.
I tried once for Pokémon Rocks America, but it was pretty bad XD. I threw it together at like the last minute with a mixture of Ash and buddies in mind. I don't know why my parents let me go like it to begin with.
Since then, any time I ever drew myself as a Trainer, I just wear regular clothes like I do on a regular basis. So... guess I cosplay as a Trainer every day XD, minus the PokéBalls.
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Truthfully, I've never cosplayed before in my life. But if I want to cosplay as my OC trainer...contact lenses are needed. Other than that, I think I pull it off everyday ^^'
Haha me too, I always try to dress like a character everyday, but keep it within my own style so when I do cosplay 100% it feels special.
Erm, I've "cosplayed" many times as my Pokémon trainer. (The sprite in my summer purple trainer card in my signature)
It's an outfit I have in real life. (:
No, I usually don't do things like that, it isn't usually what I do, cosplaying.
I've never cosplayed, but I want to-NOT AS A PKMN TRAINER, that's embarassing. Something cool like Ivan Braginski or Keroro. Yeah I think that's cool. Don't judge me
But you have to admit, for a part-time Nazi
He's freaking hot.
No, I don't cosplay OCs.
Actually I haven't cosplayed before, but I'm preparing for a cosplay that isn't Pokemon.
If I'll get enough money for another cosplay, I'd most probably go for B/W1!Cheren.
I never really cosplay although my wardrobe consist of Lucas DP outfit minus the scarf and beret and Ethans G/S/HGSS outfit
Umm no. I haven't even though about doing something like that.
I don't really like cosplay much in fact.
Cosplay sucks. It looks stupid, and besides, whats the point?
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Does having a bunch of Pokéballs with you count? =p
But I do have the outfit which the OC character on my profile picture is wearing... well, something similar, anyway XD
I've cosplayed as Ruby and Dento before. xD For Halloween mostly, but if I was to ever get a better costume I'd love to go to an anime con and cosplay. xD
...This is a tricky problem, huh. I really, really want to see the other Heroes... and if it works out, I want to make friends with them! If I made friends with six Heroes, Id be an awesome mage! We could even conquer the world!
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I've never done anything like that.
I wanted to cosplay the HG male once but didn't
Yes and no? I was a Pokemon Trainer for Halloween twice, but I was dressed as what I would want my own OC would wear. Pretty much, my clothes, haha. However, technically, I'm always cosplaying as my own Pokemon trainer, as my Pokemon trainer would be dressed pretty much the way I dress, haha.
But as an actual, already created Pokemon trainer, no. I've never actually cosplayed.
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I want to... I actually was a Pokemon Trainer in my High School on Halloween by being Red (even though I am a girl XP) and broguht my little Pikachu with me. Also on my Senior year in high school I did just a random trainer for Hero Day on Spirit Week (Yes to me trainers are heroes XD). I brought in Croakgunk, Pikachu, Shinx, and Charizard ^_^
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Life gives all forces good and bad aspects. Breathing gives life. It also causes aging. Gravity prevents us from flying. It allows us to walk and use other modes of traveling. The same holds true for power. With more power less thinking comes.
Research on More Power Less Thinking
As power increases, a study shows we think less (PDF of complete study). Another is blunter. Power makes us stupid. If we know a topic well, the more power we have the less likely we are to think about new information on that topic.
Power though also expands what we believe we know. The confidence power gives convinces us and others that we are more competent than we are. Since we think we know more, we also think we have more control than we do. This opens the door to more and more risky decisions and antisocial behaviors.
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- Think we know more than we do
- Question what we think we know less
- Believe we have more control than we do
Moreover, leadership comes with more power. Since power can corrupt thinking, leadership can corrupt leaders. With more power less thinking means their decisions become worse. Thinking they know more, they think less. They question less. Unless advice attacks current beliefs, they do not think much about it.
With more power less empathy comes too. It is easy to look at the loss of thinking and empathy as negatives. It is nature's way of weeding out weak leaders. They will lose their positions, their influence or both.
This does not mean they will not prosper personally. It does not mean many will not suffer. It does mean though a change in leaders will come.
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With more power less thinking, the simple, practical remedy is preparing leaders for the dark side of leadership. Too many leadership programs paint a Pollyanna picture. They do not prepare people for these personal challenges.
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Parents can choose to be alerted when children want to buy something and the parent can then approve or disapprove it.
"We remove friendly fraud. We empower mom and dad. And we give kids the option to shop online," Peden said.
Peden hopes in five years that Virtual Piggy will expand to a global market.
"Currently, there is no other company in North America like Virtual Piggy. Our goal is to add more merchants, so we can expand to a global market," Peden said.
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Author's Note: This is set after Chosen. Spike died, but Sunnydale wasn't destroyed. The gang ended up saving it. Anya also didn't die. Spike was with Angel and company until he wasn't a ghost anymore, then he came here. Basically, almost all of the scoobies are away some where in the world, doing missions, and currently the only ones still in Sunnydale at the moment are Buffy & Dawn. Everyone else is off. Oh and in this story, Dawn is off somewhere in SD. Don't ask me why :) I just needed her out of the house.
There he was. Standing there. With his hands in his pockets, appearing to look relaxed, but she could see his fingers moving around in his pockets. Twitching. Anxious. He was sopping wet from the rain, the thunderstorm that was going on right now, that she didn't hear. It wasn't her heart. Thumping, pumping in her ears like it would have back in high school when talking to some cute guy. No. Instead, her heart had stopped altogether. She couldn't her a thing. Not the furnace, radiating warm air into the house, or the dishwasher in the kitchen making it's loud, obnoxious churning noise. Not the bobby teen music Dawn listened to, which she had put in because she couldn't find any decent records. He just stood there, his hair dripping with rain water, and face composed into a serious expression. "Evening, love." Buffy stood there, still gathering her thoughts and emotions, which were swirling around in her head like a mixer. For a brief moment she remembered back at Doublemeat Palace, where Willow had dumped the demon lady into a processor complete with spinny, choppy blades ready to slice. Each thought was dumped in, cut up, then a new one would pop up. "Buffy?" "Egh?" Her words bubbled in her throat, making an almost burning feeling. Her tongue rolled over the words in a slippery motion, not comprehending them. "Ungha?" Spike chuckled. "A little disoriented are we pet? That's understandable. I guess we all need time to adjust." She didn't reply. "S'okay. I'll wait as long as you like." The corner of his mouth tugged up a little. "Although a little invite would be nice. Crazy out here, cold and rainy. What do you say I come into your nice little cozy home?" He lifted one eyebrow. Her brain sent wild messages to her body, sending out signals that didn't make sense. Only one thing made sense. She pulled him into a passionate kiss, or more pushed him. Out farther, off the porch and into the wild storm. She was almost violent as she forced herself onto him, grappling for his neck, feeling his skin. He had lifted her up off the ground as she kissed him, and Buffy didn't know where anything was. She felt the rough of his leather, the smoothness of his skin, the heavy breathing coming from his lips whenever she would pull back, but only for a fraction of a second before kissing him again, hard, and wet. Suddenly she stopped and he immediately set her down. She looked at him, squinting through the pelting rain. "Spike?" "Finally figured it out love?" He was smiling, and it was beautiful, and it was soon over when her fist connected with his jaw. He let out a cry of pain and stumbled back. "What the bloody hell was that for?" He yelled at her through the noise of the thunder and rain. "Where did you go?" Her question was so simple, so direct. Her voice was ragged, cracked. Like it had broken down and it needed to be repaired. Spike's heart, dead and silent, reached out to this beautiful girl. Standing there in the rain, her hair wet and sticking to her face, makeup smudged and tears stinging in her eyes. He wanted to reach out and touch her face, for it was more beautiful than he had ever seen it. Soaking from tears and rain, what any other man would have considered hideous, he yearned even more to stroke it, caress it, till it was cold and dead, and her brown eyes saw no more and her heart was silenced. "Where did you go?" She repeated. Her voice was almost gone. She coughed loudly. "You wanna go inside? I could explain-" "No!" The force of her new found voice was startling, but Spike had expected it. She wouldn't want to wait. She would want to know right away. She was restless like that. "I'll make it short alright? I died, I was brought back to life, I hung with Captain Forehead for a while before I could come to see you. I wanted to right away love, see, but I couldn't leave LA. I went all Casper on them, but ol' Miss Burkle fixed me up all right and proper, after some work and a little demon, a little killing, a little possessing. Nothing serious. I came as soon as I could." He looked at her, waiting for a response. "O....kay." She looked up at him. "Okay. Got it. Got it. Alright. Okay." She kept on muttering to herself as she paced. "Buffy?" "Yeah?" "Door?" "Door? Oh, right." She turned around and walked inside. "Come in...Spike." She finished slowly. He stepped over the threshold and looked around. He grinned. "What is it?" She asked at his smile. "Nothing's changed." He replied. "Where is everyone?" "Willow and Kennedy are currently in Brazil, last time I checked Giles had a last minute appointment in Hong Kong before he was coming back, Xander and Andrew are in Rome, and Anya is in Africa, talking to some demon or other who she knew from a while ago. He might have a slayer." Spike nodded, a little disoriented by the sudden rush of news, but didn't ask any questions. "And all these slayers?" "Go to Italy, where Robin, Faith, Vi, Rona, and some others are training them." "And you?" "Stay here for the time being. Me and Dawnie are heading off to Cali in a couple days, we got some errands. Giles should be back by then. And," She turned to look at him. "Why am I telling you all this? You were gone, for three months, you were alive, and you didn't tell me!" She was angry again. She was beyond anger. She was furious and crazed. "Why the hell wouldn't you?! You think I wouldn't care?! You think I wouldn't care if you," She pointed at him. "Were alive again? Why would you think that? Why?!" She shouted, her voice ringing in the living room, shaking the walls. "Because you don't love me!" He yelled back. She froze. All motion froze. All breathing stopped. "Okay. When you said I didn't, back there, I let that go because I knew there was nothing I could do to save you. There was no time! I wanted to tell you all these things, all these complicated things that just came up in that moment! But I still thought that some part of you would die knowing-" "What am I supposed to think Buffy? I'm about to die. I'm about to save the world. And at that moment, I don't know, maybe you think I'm a good man, and the only thing you can say is I love you. But how could you love me Buffy? How could you love this?" He gestured to his wet and soaking body. "How couldn't I?" "Because I'm a killer! Just because I've got a soul doesn't mean-" "What is this? I tell you I believe in you, you believe me. I tell you I love you, which is what you've been wanting to hear for the last three years, and you just brush it off? Say it's a spur of a moment thing? Didn't I ask you to stay?" He remembered back to the night she had asked him that, and his heart ached with the glorious memory of it. "You said I was a hell of a woman. Does that mean I can't love you?" "No, it's just-" Buffy strode to his side of the room. "Change." She commanded. "What?" "Change! Go all vampy! Turn into your 'true self'. I wanna see it. Now." He looked to see if she meant it, then shook his head a little. The weird sensation pricked through his body like ice for a moment, then he looked at her. "What do you want this for?" She started at him for a long time. He waited, unmoving. Slowly, she raised her hand until it was centimeters away from his face. Then she laid her hand there. Just there. Of all the things she could've done, this was the best, and Spike's love for this woman swelled inside him. "Buffy." He sighed. She started stroking his face, his forehead. "See?" She said, smiling ever so slightly. "There's nothing to be afraid of." She leaned in and kissed him. Her hand cupped around his neck and pulled him closer. Her lips, warm and inviting moved with his gently. When she pulled away she said, "See? You're Spike and I'm Buffy. That's the way it's supposed to be." She leaned in again and kissed him softly. "The way it will be." She waited for him to reply. He looked at her face and tried to really see if she was telling the truth. She continued to stroke his face in a rhythmic motion. Her eyes were brutally honest and ached with pain for him to believe her. "The way it will be." He repeated. She smiled, and kissed him again. This time, he kissed her back. |
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Starwarschick18 said:
OMG Cat u R a fabulous writer!
I loved this fan fic! Especially the sex scene wow was that part crazy interesting 2 read!! 5 stars for u !! Keep it up!!!
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spikes_girl said:
I'm not good with the romance...it probably could've been better LOL but I'm glad you liked it!
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starlit_night said:
Wow. That's amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I definitely would have like, mangled that if i had tried.
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ArabellaElfie said:
Last time I opened word and played around and sort of did a Beta on it but this time- well I simply can't. I tend to get very emotionally attached and involved in shows and fanfiction - I have cried and not slept because of fanfiction, I have laughed out loud and once nearly choked on one of my root beer candies you all know I suck on like crazy. This story is the nice sweet type, the blend of romantic love and crazy longing, the chemistry that exists between Spike and Buffy because that's who they are, those two characters that are living constrasts but so perfect for one another you ache to see them apart. The sweet and the spicy, hot and soft, it's just them. And this was a wonderful little look into a possible Spuffy window. I'm not crying yet but I have those tears, the happy ones, that sort of live at the bottom of your eye and make everything sort of watercolor pretty, and it's because of what I just read. I'd tell you the Buffy was perfect, I'd tell you that the Spuffy and the style you used were outstanding, and I'd tell you that this, right here, is what makes me have those happy tears: "See? You're Spike and I'm Buffy. That's the way it's supposed to be." I'd say this all but what I want to do, right at this moment, is just thank you for sharing this with us because - bloody tear! - you emotionally connected me to a couple in a moment that makes my heart both still and overflow.
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spikes_girl said:
Aww Katie...now I have the bloody tear! Thank you so much. I've never had such wonderful praise.
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