May be it is time for Spike to be a little hurt and angry for Buffy does not see how she lead a part in his demide in becoming Spike I mean is it fair of her to reget him in the being he now is from the man she played a part in, in his becoing? My friend and I have been following this story and were discussing it and debating angles on it oday over lunch and it made for such a fun topic.
In his way Willaim dd transcend death to be with her and may be somewhere down the road she will see that his love for her never faded.
I am sure you get tons of compliments but this is the best work of the realm.

Author's Response: The best work on the realm? What a wonderful and flattering thing to read. Thank you! I hope I can continue to live up to your expectations in the future.

Yeahz! Giles is back I think this was great and I look forward to the next page in this every new page gets better and better.

Author's Response: Thank you so much. I'm flattered that you think that. :-D

This was perfect I was so excited to find a new page tonight and you never disappoint.

Spike go find your girl!!!

Author's Response: Thank you. I'm happy you enjoyed it. :-D

Buffy making love to William in her mind even as she's lulling Spike into believing she sees him made my heart hurt for the both of them. When she came back to herself, really seeing Spike, you can feel her emotional retreat.

The confrontation with Tara and then Giles was also heart breaking. Buffy's so filled with pain she's not being rational. I loved this: “Your problems will still be here tomorrow morning, Buffy. You have a destiny as surely as Spike—as surely as the rest of us. You can’t escape that just because you feel it is an unfair one." Giles is right, but what will it take for Buffy to realize it?

The dream was certainly a step in the right direction. William's bloody knuckles and his final line show a melding of William and Spike in Buffy's subconscious. I'm looking forward to how this affects her waking life.

Thank you for another sharp, emotional chapter here.


Author's Response: Thank you so much. Your reviews are always such a pleasure to read, because you really delve into what spoke to you in each chapter. I hope I can continue to stir your emotions in the future. :-D

Oh wow. Here i was thinking that I was terribly out of the loop. I just had a baby and havent had much time to read anything. Im glad that you updated. this is a beautiful story that just keep getting better. Love can transcend death.. beautiful words that im sure fit perfectly with what she saw in spikes eyes. Aww.

I wouldnt mind another update soon to keep me company at home all alone. lol. :)

Author's Response: Congratulations on your new baby! I'm glad you're enjoying the story, and I hope you continue to do so in the future. As a new mom, I'm sure your life has gotten hectic, so I'm doubly appreciative that you have taken the time to review this chapter. Thank you. :-D

Oh God Giles found Buffy's picture of Spike on her pillow in her room! Id be mad too. The Scoobies moving into her house then Willowing spending her mothers money, Giles thinking he can invade her personal space and Willow doing a spell to throw her in another place? Gee I don' know why she won't talk to you all and want to go back to a place where she felt she could just be and have someone else look after her. I read this and thought these restrictions Giles talks about on women in that time era would they be so bad for Buffy. It be the first time in years she was not responsible for the world and her friends safety and someone would look after and care for her. Imagine the culture shock for her to have someone like William put her each and every happiness and need above everything else. Yeah Giles and Tara she is such a selfish person to want to throw aside being a hero and a selfish lil fool. Ok my rant aside I LOVED the Spike parts and the ending of this made me tear up please continue to write this it is just too epic!

Author's Response: I'm so glad the last section of the chapter resonated with you. It was actually a cut scene from Chapter Sixteen. That chapter ran long, so I removed it and always felt bad that I did. When I was thinking of an appropriate memory to end the chapter with, I went back and reread it and it just seemed perfect. Thank you so much for the review. :-D

I loved the fact he grabbed here and didnt want to let her go and kissed her and kept tellig her he loved her. He does cherish her and they both want what they had I am a fool for love stories and I want then to get it.

:D

Author's Response: I'm a fool for love stories too, so I'm very happy that you're enjoying the one I'm writing. As always, I really appreciate your taking the time to leave a review. Thank you!

Even in death all he could think of was her and his love for her she has to see that! Come on Buffy let yourself give him a chance even a small one and see who he has become. Not the Spike you knew but the mix of both men and see if you dont find love. Please more it is so good I hate to see the chap. end. :)

Author's Response: Don't worry - she can't deny the truth forever. And we all know that as much as he's hurting, Spike is also stubborn enough to wait until she is ready. Thanks so much for the review.

This has to be the best fic I've ever read. I cant get enough of it, it's so perfect!
I really hope that Buffy recognises what her own subconcious is telling her- that love really can transcend death. I feel so sorry for her. I sort of understand where she's coming from- I guess it's almost like she's afraid that she's betraying William by being with Spike. She just needs to connect them both.
Cant wait for another part; it's a stunning piece of work.

Author's Response: To call it a "stunning piece of work" and "the best fic you've ever read" is just so incredibly flattering for me. Thank you very much for making my day better with your kind review. :)

Giles has figured it out just not in all the personal/relationship ways. And Buffy seems to sort of feel now like being with Spike she betrayed William or at least that was my interpretation of it. I think Tara was better then Willow would be at this Buffy scene because she would be sympathetic and a more understanding sort.


Author's Response: Your interpretation is spot on. Buffy does feel as if she has betrayed William. But her denial of Spike's true character can't last forever. Thank you so much for the review. :-D

I had to wait all day to run home and read this and it was worth the 8 hour wait. More please I am FTTP dying here.

Author's Response: Don't die yet - we have a long way to go before we're done. ;-) Thanks for the review!

Oh my god! You're chapters draw me in every single time I read one! You are such a great author, :)
Best Wishes
With love Charlie xx

Author's Response: Thank you so much, Charlie. I'm very flattered that you feel that way, and I really appreciate your taking the time to tell me so. :-D

Aww I almost cried at this part
"His voice had a raw edge to it, and his accent sounded odd. Certainly not like William, yet not exactly like Spike, either. He was clutching at her, stroking and kissing; and this time, she didn’t have to ask him to tell her he loved her. He whispered it ceaselessly, desperately, a thousand different ways. He might have called her Elizabeth"

They are both sort of lost in the moment him with wanting her for over a 100 years and she trying to see him as the man he was.

I think I've read this 4 times this morning and I'll probably read it 4 more times by this afternoon.

It's bloody fantastic.



Author's Response: The part you almost cried over was the part I like best - so I'm glad it spoke to you in that way. As always, I greatly appreciate your taking the time to review! :-D