I loved the continuation of Buffy and William's first time together.

Author's Response: I'm so glad you did. Thank you for taking the time to tell me so. :-D

Are we expecting a unexpected victorian love child soon? I remeber readin William wanting a wife and little child and wanting that with Elizabeth and longing for her maybe he could still get that.

Love this story please more soon!

Author's Response: William definitely longed for a wife and child; you're right about that. Whether or not that has any bearing on what is happening inside Buffy's body ... not going to say. lol. Thanks so much for reviewing. More soon. :-D

It is so perfect how Buffy is written here how she knows William had no idea on how to please her but yet she let him learn with her and she is 100 giving of herself to him in a way she never probaly in her formet life done before. Like with William she cant let herself love him and be loving to him. I love reading this it always gets to me and my Spuffy love side.

Author's Response: Thank you so much! I"m glad you like the interaction between Buffy and William. I think his lack of defenses helped her to lower her own, and open up to him more than she ever had anyone else. I loved being able to revisit that time together in Spike's memory, and I'm glad you did too. Thank you very much for taking the time to review the chapter. :-)

Wow, not what I expected at all. I thought that you were going to go through the first years of Spikes in Sunndyale but this is much, much better. I can't wait for an update. I usually let you make a few updates before I read but now I am going to be biting my nails!

Author's Response: I'm working on the next chapter now, and I hope to have it finished in the next couple of days. It's great to hear that you're still enjoying the fic. Thank you! :-)

This is a meaty chapter in all the things going on. It was great to see Dawn come to check on Spike and seeking him out as a friend to discuss Buffy's return with and the questions she has on it and it says a lot she does not go to the Scoobies for that. I loved the line about the "dress pretty nice for a hell dimension" and Dawn knowing she was on earth and not someplace else. I'm pretty sure Dawn would not know of Spikes era but I think sonner or later she could guess it all out by Spikes reactions. Would it not be a shock to see the one person who was really nice to Buffy in the past was the one person everyone in SunnyD is so set on hating.

Author's Response: No, I think you're right about that. I don't remember anyone speaking to Dawn about Spike's past (or the year in which he was changed), so I don't think she would know that it's the same era in which he insinuated Buffy's dress might be from. But you're also right in that Dawn is very, very smart. She might just figure it out on her own. Thanks for reviewing! :-)

Beautiful love scene you really showed Buffy as Elizabeth being so giving to William. I'm hoping i's enough to make Spike see she loved him and might still want to care for him. I hate always saying please more but its your own fault you leave me wanting to gobble up more and more of this story.

Author's Response: lol. You're so nice, and it's just wonderful to know that you're still enjoying the story. I'm working on the next chapter now, and, Muse willing, it should be finished in the next couple of days. Thanks for the review! :-D

Wow Dawn even told him about the mark of her I didn't think she would and am so glad she did. Dawn is always key in giving spike Buffy insights. And Angel miss your plane or or or something!!!

Author's Response: lol. Poor Angel. No one wants him around! I wonder why? ;-) Thanks for the review! :-)

You made me laugh with Angel's "oh, God, not the phone again" exhaustion. I also like that he genuinely cares enough to not trust Willow to perform perfect magic.

I'm wondering if it will only be Angel that shows up, or some of his group, too?

I see it going two ways with Angel - 1) Buffy revolts immediately because he's been Angelus very recently in her experience, or 2) Since he wasn't involved in bringing her back, she might actualy trust him enough to spill her story. I would find it *very* interesting if Angel ended up being the pro-Spuffy component, here, since the majority of authors make him such a hindrance. Angel's already been shifting his view towards Cordy by this point in the timeline, so it'd be nice if he was past the "Buffy is true love" and more on the "Buffy is someone I love" track.

But either way, Buffy's going to handle seeing him MUCH better than Spike will! Dawn's words helped, but Spike is still in a tremulous position until he gets things straight with Buffy. I think if he just sees her eyes now, if he sees her looking haunted by all she's lost, then Spike's anger will shift. He can't help loving her and thinking of her welfare, so......

Willow......she was always SO pushy about the Buffy/Angel relationship. I think she saw it as the ultimate fairytale come to life, and just HAD to make it reality. Willow, for lack of a better analogy, pulls the strings on Buffy and Angel to put them in her fantasy fanfic story for her ultimate couple. They're her OTP, for reasons that were never based in reality.........I think she can live through that relationship, live vicariously through Buffy the Heroine and Angel the Hot But Tortured Soul, because Willow never saw herself getting a "dream guy". And even Oz and Tara weren't enough for her because she still becomes obsessed with power. It isn't about Buffy or Angel at all - it's about Willow's favorite romance story.

Whew, that was a lot of extrapolating!

I LOVE your Dawn....that scene rocked, and it was so nice to see Spike remembering being with Elizabeth in the dream. You can't help falling for William.

Author's Response: Glad you liked the Angel scene. I like Angel - not really on BtVS, because he seemed very much a one-dimensional character on that show. But on his own show, he had a certain quirky charm. He, like Spike, had moments of overwhelming selfishness and immaturity, but I think that very quality is what makes him seem so ... well, human. The chapter would have ended with Willow's phone call anyway, but I wanted to add that first paragraph to let people know that Angel's intentions *aren't* bad. That's not to say bad things won't come from his visit (of course, it might all turn out fine), but he's no longer the cruel Angelus of London who tried to rape her. I think your dissection of Willow's motives is spot-on. She did seem fixated on the fairytale element of Buffy and Angel's relationship, and that made it harder for her to see its flaws. The interactions between Spike and Dawn are just an absolute pleasure to write, because there is already a great base to build on; they had a wonderful chemistry together in season 5 and early season 6. Of course, the BtVS writing staff eventually ruined that, but still ... And can I just how how much I loved reading your review? Detailed reviews make my day, so thank you very much! :-D

I am sorry you did not get the response you were looking for in part II. I myself enjoyed it, eventhough I don't review each chapter. I think you did a great job with Spike and Dru's relationship and adventures. I don's usually read other than Spuffy but I could have read an entire story on Spike in that error. You did really well and I enjoyed every chapter in part II.

Author's Response: How sweet of you to say. Thank you! It's great that you enjoyed reading Part II. Thank you for letting me know. :-D

Well of coourse Angel will be there to save the day.
I hope that Buffy kicks him to the curb. Why is Angel the solution to everything? I hope this is not where this story is heading. Nice interaction between Spike and Dawn..

Author's Response: Thanks for the review! :-)

Extraordinary! -------No more like verbal orgasmic this chapter was!

Author's Response: Oh, how sweet of you to say. Thank you! :-D

Willow means well even if it is a little naive but that is Willow she always means well and is caring and given the time lime it is spot on with something she would just do and not fully think it out. Only thing is Angel... is not really the comfort she is looking for anymore and given her reaction to him in the past she just came forward from I do not think this visit will go well for Angel.


Author's Response: You're so right. Willow does mean well, and she has only the best intentions. Then again, you know what they say the road to hell is paved with ... Thanks so much for your review. :-D