065 - Fortune Teller

[calendar_woman]

Fortune Teller

Synopsis: Jenny utilizes the Coven to learn more about her past. To do so, she must call upon Angel for help, and together they go into his memories and revisit when he was cursed with a soul. In the process, Jenny learns a lot more than she bargained for.

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[always_a_boom]

LIKE OMG IF I'M NOT THE FIRST TO REVIEW THEN I'LL CRY FOREVER

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG

THIS IS SO FREAKING GOOD

THIS IS LIKE

IT'S LIKE A BOOK

I COULD READ A BOOK ON THIS CHAPTER

(THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE BUT I KNOW WHAT I MEAN)

OK firstly:

Smut aftermath :D:D:D I LOVE SMUT AFTERMATH. I don't even know why I love it so much, it's just, like, like, like a counterpoint to early-relationship UST, if you get my meaning. Like, it's all under the surface except NOT because THEY JUST DID IT. I DON'T EVEN KNOW IT'S QUITE LATE HERE BUT THIS THOUGHT MAKES SENSE TO ME RN.

And then ANGEL. JENNY + ANGEL + JEALOUS!GILES. I CAN'T EVEN. IT'S ALL TOO GOOD. I knew it was gonna be gold before it even started and IT SO WAS, so, y'know.

I love love love how you have Jenny describing her past <3 Even in the show she was so immersed in being Jenny Calendar rather than Janna of the Kalderash, especially when you think about her tombstone (WHICH I TRY NOT TO, FFFFFFF JOSS), and in this series even more so. Also the way she was a little

[always_a_boom]

AND, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS LIKE A BOOK UNTO ITSELF. IT IS GORGEOUS, IT IS SOSOSOSOSOSO FREAKING GORGEOUS.

Angel looked over at her. "Do you have any idea what that feels like, to have someone in your grasp who knows you better than you know yourself?"
Jenny nodded, meeting his eyes. "Yes. I do."
He searched her eyes. "And you lost him?"
"No." Staring at the scene still taking place in front of her, Jenny smiled just slightly. "I married him."

GOD, YES. THIS. THIS RIGHT HERE, THIS IS WHAT I MEAN ABOUT JENNY/ANGEL AND JENNY/GILES, EXCEPT IN BEAUTIFUL PROSE FORM. ASDFGHJKL;

I love love love Vivian reassuring Giles :P And I actually so love that he STILL needs reassuring even by this point - he's just so insecure and adorable <3

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH DARLA YOU ARE HEARTBREAKINGLY AND DELIGHTFULLY EVIL. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. I could never bring myself to really hate Darla though, not sure why. BUT THIS IS SO Darla, so sadistic and just plain cruel. :'( POOR ANGELUS. (THAT SENTENCE WOULD NEVER EXIST ANYWHERE ELSE

[calendar_woman]

I love love love Vivian reassuring Giles :P And I actually so love that he STILL needs reassuring even by this point - he's just so insecure and adorable <3 Hehehe, thanks! I always thought, even if Giles and Jenny did go the distance, he would still have those adorable, dweeby moments of, 'OMG why is she even with me?' because he's so self-deprecating and Giles-y and that's why we love him and want him in our beds so bad.

I could never bring myself to hate Darla either! She was too BAMFy, I kinda loved her instead. And I've heard she's even more awesome on the Angel spin-off. But I'm glad you thought that was IC for her, because I had NO idea how to write Darla, lol.

OK SEE NOW I'M PICTURING TORTURED!VAMPIRE!JENNY. AND IT'S STILL HOT. It would have been SO AWESOME if Angel had turned Jenny into a vampire instead of just flat-out killing her. Think of how hot they would've been all soulless together! And then when they got their souls back, they could've been all angsty together -- she could've been back with Giles, he could've

[calendar_woman]

HAHAHAHA. That is exactly why I gave you the heads-up. I can't handle the sight of your tears. ;)

Heeee! So glad you liked this, love! I had been wanting to write this one for months, so I was very much looking forward to getting into it.

I LOVE SMUT AFTERMATH. I don't even know why I love it so much, it's just, like, like, like a counterpoint to early-relationship UST, if you get my meaning. No, I totally get what you mean. The UST and the smut aftermath are a couple of my fave things (right up there with steamy-teasing, lol). And because I kind of find the idea of Robia all tousled and tangled in the sheets, plus ASH in nothing but boxers, kind of um... REALLY FRIGGIN' HOT.

Even in the show she was so immersed in being Jenny Calendar rather than Janna of the Kalderash, especially when you think about her tombstone (WHICH I TRY NOT TO, FFFFFFF JOSS), and in this series even more so. That's true. And though I try not to think about her tombstone either (because I am deeply ensconced in this delusional little bubble I've made for

[disney_addict]

You.
Are.
A.
Magical.
MAGICAL.
BEING!
Prepare for some spasmodically organized reviewing.

THIS CHAPTER WAS MADE OF PURE 1 BAJILLION KARAT WIN!

AFTERMATH OF SEXYTIMES FTW! SERIOUSLY, I DON'T EVEN NEED THE SMUT JUST GIMME THE AFTERMATH! I know it happened, so I'm immediately as satisfied as Jenny, lying there, all sexy wrapped in the tousled blankets! AND SEXY, SEXY GILES IN HIS BOXERS! WANT NOW.
would you like me to walk across the room again? YES PLEASE! :)
I love that Giles doesn't even remember if they kissed at midnight! Such is the power of their sexyness. :)

OH LEARNING JENNY/ANGEL PAST!!MOAR!WANT MOAR ALWAYS!!!

Poor Giles! *huggles*
Her connection with the vampire was so incredibly potent; and he never really did trust Angel. Part of me is like: suck it up Rupert! Jenny loves YOU NOT ANGEL! ALL THEY HAVE IS PASSION (WHICH I WILL GET TO LATER YOU GENIUS, YOU!).
But the rest of me is going: GAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWW... He hates the idea of Angel and Jenny together alone, but he puts it aside because he LOOOOOOOOOOOOVES HER!!!!!!!<3

[calendar_woman]

Aww, thank you SO much! So happy you enjoyed this one. I've had this storyline in my back pocket for awhile now; I was excited to finally get it written out. :D

And haha, gotta love sexytimes-aftermath, huh? ;) That, and the pre-smut teasing/banter has to be some of my fave stuff (also, I agree that Jenny laying all tousled in the sheets with Giles walking around in just his boxers is a sexy sexy image -- hence, why I felt compelled to open with it)!

OH! Forgot to mention: loveloveLOVE that Jenny doesn't really remember her past as Janna, because SHE IS TOTALLY JENNIFER GILES FROM NOW UNTIL FOREVER! <3 Hehe, she totally is! But seriously, even I find it weird that she was ever anyone but Jenny -- because she's such a 'Jenny' - so fun and fierce and fearless; her whole 'past' as Janna never really seemed to fit her as much as her acquired persona did. She was all Jenny :)

LOL! The irish accent. I will forever and for always laugh like a maniac whenever I hear Angel and his accent. Stupidest thing I've ever heard. It's that awful.

[dreamscaperuins]

MY TURN. Woo, I'm not too far behind on this chapters feedback at least.

"I think we did." Smirking, she teased, "I'm pretty sure it was right before I asked you to take your pants off."

... asked or demanded? Because knowing Jenny, it was "RUPERT. PANTS OFF. NOW." Thats just how she is.

Oh. LOL! I totally had the above sentence typed before I read any further. Swear to god.
And then I came across this:

"And for the record, darling, you never asked that I remove my pants. You downright demanded."

She smirked and rolled her eyes, laying her head on his chest again. "Either way, I don't remember any complaints."...PSSSH Nah. I dont know Jenny's character at ALL. AHAHAHA. That was amazing. Sorry. Moving on

[dreamscaperuins]

*Editing this out* Ignore it. LJ was being stupid and telling me my comment was over 20,000 characters long, and it only allowed 4,000. I could have sworn I didn't type that much.

Clearly, I was stupid and copy/pasted the comment three or four times in one post. Not sure how that happened XD Sorry! Also, there are way more hearts up there than LJ decided to post. My love for you and your story is infinite. LJ lies by cutting the amount of hearts I posted down.

[calendar_woman]

Haha! No worries. I've actually done that before on this very story -- posted a comment and then went to read through it again, and realized I had copy pasted the same section of the story twice within the same comment. LOL.

LJ really needs an error message for that: "YOU ALREADY POSTED THAT. JEEZ." Bahahaha. :D

[calendar_woman]

Hahaha! You, quite simply, are awesome. (and NAH, you don't know how Jenny ticks AT ALL, bahahaha! That was fantastic.) Also, in my mind, their New Year's probably went like this: midnight hit, they kissed, and then Jenny was all, "Alright, so we kissed on New Year's. Take your pants off." And Giles would've been all, "Whaaaa...?" but STILL unbuckling his belt because hey, it's Jenny, and she wants sex. LOL. Sorry, random tangent.

I've always, always been into Jenny's past, almost as much as to write an entire fic about it. I never found the time to, though. I've always been intrigued with Jenny's past too -- she never seemed very 'gypsy'-ish, though at the same time it kinda fits. And now that you mention it, I think I remember that! That's a bummer you never got around to it, though. I'd love to read your take on her past!

My Inner Angel/Jenny shipper will never be displeased to see him in a chapter. Seriously. I go all melty fangirlly when I see him around Jenny. Its pathetic. HEEEE! And I knew if nobody else managed to get

[myfidgetball]

I’m absolutely dumbfounded because I don’t know where to begin. I’ve started, stopped, started, stopped, and started again so many times now that I’m just at a loss.

Ok, so for starters… AMAZING BACKSTORY FTW! Seriously, this whole chapter, especially coupled with the previous, was full of so much win it’s almost not fair to any and all other writers in the whole of fanfic. You basically just bitch-slapped Joss for a job not done.

I have been so excited about learning Jenny’s past and you certainly did not disappoint! So, for the finer details…

* The sexiness that is J/G post-sex is quite a lovely read. Even the second time around, that was astonishingly butterfly inducing. And yes, Giles, please do walk across the room again… and again… and again… My Lord, if I were Jenny, I’d have to keep a stash of panties in the nightstand to throw at him regularly. Yum!

* Someone been putting something in your coffee again? Hehehe, LMD reference FTW! XDDD

* Hehe… Damn straight Jenny demanded he take off his pants. That’s because she’s

[myfidgetball]

Stupid LJ character limit. I really didn't think I was going over... O.o Oh well, here's the rest

[calendar_woman]

It’s really going to haunt her. I hope she doesn’t end up blaming herself! :-( I’m curious if she’ll tell Giles or not. I hope she does. I'm really looking forward to that aspect -- I've been so excited about the showdown, but I also really can't wait to do the aftermath. Still not quite sure which way I'm gonna go with the aftermath. I shall ponder it over this next episodic piece. :)

Thank you again, SO much, for your kindness! At the start I wasn't sure how well these last two chapters would be received, since they're more informational than anything else. I'm so happy you enjoyed them both.

(And if Grave does happen to roll around when you're doing 80 hour weeks, please let me know and I'll make sure not to say anything spoilery on Twitter -- that's where I'm unleashing the twists and turns, after all! *wicked wink*)

[myfidgetball]

And if Grave does happen to roll around when you're doing 80 hour weeks, please let me know and I'll make sure not to say anything spoilery on Twitter Oh, no, please don't make any adjustments for me! Seriously. If you put stuff on twitter and I happen to see it, then I will just have to take a restroom break... Works for me! LOL People are gonna think I'm preggers for how often I'll be running to the restroom during the day! O.O

[repowoman24]

So, this update might not be as fangirl-y as I would like it to be because once again, I do have a migraine and it’s late, so.. Bear with me. It also

[calendar_woman]

Thank you so much! As I've mentioned before, I've had this plotline sitting in my back pocket for awhile, so it was nice to finally let it see the light of day. :)

Who wouldn’t want him to walk in again? Juuust sayin’. Amen. And, come on - there couldn't have been an episode about a clothes-stealing demon that always seemed to strip Giles down to his boxers? Seriously now.

I did base this one around my own ideas, yes! Thank you so much. It took a bit of researching (I've actually got some Wicca and gypsy info bookmarked in case I need to go back to it), but I'm happy you enjoyed it.

I know how Spike describes them, and I know it’s a sad thing to want to see, but it’s an interesting thing to think about nonetheless. I remember that! Spike saying it was like the starving-Ethiopian commercials, right? I remember at some point in season four, he was looking a little sickly too. Or I at least remember episodes where his eyes were made up to look kinda sunken-in, but I guess I can't remember now if that was starvation or something else.