Read this one in three settings:) Very unique concept and I adore the angst. Sometimes the language used was slightly un Spike or Buffy like but I enjoyed the banter still the same. I could easily see a Joey/Pacey character using this dialog more so then Buffy/Spike...but still loving it! I also would have thought that after so much time had passed that the Willow and Xan relationship with Buffy would be slightly different. People get older and forget and grow apart with age...its natural. Only in your story, they seemed kinda trapped in time and Im not sure that realistic enough. I have friends from 15 years ago who I have not seen because we could not find each other. We were the best of friends now...but now is all about playing catch up and you can never get those years back and its almost impossible to just go back to that...anyway, over all..i loved the creativity involved and how the future you have seems totally plausible with the way you set up New Sunnydale. However, I question some of the characteristics of the characters. U never hit on the fact that Faith might actually be the stronger slayer either..that would have been a nice fight. I also find it hard to think that things would have went almost exactly as they did at the end of season 7 cander as they did without Buffy. Would Angel really have given Spike the amulet without Buffy..? This is very doubtful. Thye might have figured out the slyth thing and Potential senero but it went sooo smoothly in your story...Why did they really need Buffy at all...lol Anyway, I look fwd to some Spuffy loving so you NEED to hurry up with that!!..J/K...Best wishes and I hope you update soon.