

Date: 06/08/2007 - 01:04 pm Title: Chapter Thirty-Six
Hi
I really like this story, but it takes such a long time for Buffy and William to finally meet again!
Please don't let it take that much longer! I'm dying here ;)

Date: 06/08/2007 - 11:31 am Title: Chapter Thirty-Six
Hi. Good chapter, and I'm still waiting for more. Although I don't think that in the TV show version of Spike/Angelus relationship Spike really got a chance to play the role of the Alpha male, still, in your story it's good.
Hope you'll keep on adding more chapters soon.
^~^
Author's Response: Thanks so much for the review. :)
To address a couple of your comments, on AtS, Spike did beat Angel in a fight for the Shanshu ("Destiny"). He also was completely kicking Angelus' butt in BtVS's "Becoming Part II" until Dru pulled him off.
That being said, however, I don't think Spike was being an "Alpha Male" in this chapter. He won due to his opportunistic nature, not because he was in any way stronger than Angelus. But he saw the broken chair leg and used it as a stake to wound his grandsire. They lost the stake and while Angelus went to retrieve it, Spike used the opportunity to pin him down. Like his defeat of the Chinese Slayer, Spike's win over Angelus was due partly to luck and partly to his innate cunning ... not because he is necessarily the physically stronger of the two. And just because he won this battle it does not mean he will win another.

Date: 06/08/2007 - 06:54 am Title: Chapter Thirty-Six
Oh that was good, he totally played it over on Angelus and Darla in the end. I wonder how long it will take the rest to find them, will he kill this Slayer I know on the show he only killed two but we can try can't we.
More please.
Author's Response: I'm glad to liked it. Thanks for the review. :)

Date: 06/08/2007 - 06:34 am Title: Chapter Thirty-Six
Oh yeah, Spike has grown up so to say. He knows to defend what he wants (defend himself, holding his stance?). This time Angel had a lesson to learn. But did he? Not sure... and he knows where Spike is now.
~ Till next part!
Author's Response: Knowing Angelus, I doubt he will considered himself bested by Spike. Thanks for the review. :)

Date: 06/08/2007 - 05:57 am Title: Chapter Thirty-Six
Tumultuous chapter for the Aurelian males. The way you are fleshing out the years of the Fanged Four beyond canon, is nothing short of brilliant. You keep completely in character with all of them, and your William has now most creditably become Spike. It has almost been like the survival of the fittest; he has had to stifle William under a huge blanket of cunning and violence and instant gratification, in order to move from day to day. The rewards of this persona far outweigh the trials that he suffered as William, even as a vampire. The fledgling receded with William. The vampire emerges, as Spike.
Bravo.
Author's Response: What a lovely way to put it. Thank you. :)

Date: 06/08/2007 - 03:24 am Title: Chapter Thirty-Six
Great freaking chapter! Spike totally kicked Angelus's ass and it was bloody great. looking forward to more!!
Author's Response: Thank you so much. :)

Date: 06/08/2007 - 01:12 am Title: Chapter Thirty-Six
HAHAHA SPIKE TOTALLY KICKED ANGELUS' ASS!!!!! i llove this story so much and am so glad that u updated. im so glad that spike didnt let angelus dominate him and that he and dru are going after the slayer again. i hope that things keep going pretty well for spike and dru and that spike gets his slayer soon. please updare as soon as u can, i cant wait to read more. thanx
Author's Response: Thanks for reviewing. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

Date: 06/08/2007 - 12:46 am Title: Chapter Thirty-Six
You definitely do us a spot of violence well. Spike makes me nervous...and I like it. :-) Can't wait to see what the Netherlands will bring.
Author's Response: I'm glad you feel that way. Thank you. :)

Date: 06/07/2007 - 11:30 pm Title: Chapter Thirty-Six
Glad to see the updates, this is one I really look forward to reading.
Great development of characters, scenery, I love William/Spike and his becoming.
Author's Response: Thank you so much. I'm glad you like it. :)

Date: 06/07/2007 - 10:41 pm Title: Chapter Thirty-Six
Woo! Yay update! :) Great chapter, glad to see Spike beat Angelus! He could've staked him when he was passed out, but he didn't-- I find myself sort of wishing that he had. :( But fantastic chap, very much looking forward to another update!
Author's Response: I'm glad you are. Thank you. :)

Date: 06/07/2007 - 09:35 pm Title: Chapter Thirty-Six
Thank you for updating! I missed this story!
Author's Response: Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. Sorry for the long delay! :)

Date: 06/07/2007 - 08:41 pm Title: Chapter Thirty-Six
whenever i see those blue eyes underneath the title of your story in the recently updated stories i get all gitty. Yay!!! I wonder why Angelus made that wager...i mean did he do for himself to show that he had the power in the family? Maybe he's just a bit taken back that Dru is following Spike everywhere now and if he kills a slayer before Spike it will put things back to the way they were. So Angelus follow them around? How much farther till we see this gypsy curse too? Hopefully will be getting the the Boxer Rebellion soon.
Author's Response: I'm glad you liked it. Thank you! :)

Date: 06/07/2007 - 08:34 pm Title: Chapter Thirty-Six
thanks for the update, cant wait to see whats going on with buffy,
Author's Response: lol. Impatient, aren't we? Just kidding ... to tell you the truth, we're not too far away from Part III at the moment, because it looks like Part II won't be as long as I originally thought. So, sit tight and enjoy the ride. And thanks for the review. :)

Date: 06/07/2007 - 07:36 pm Title: Chapter Thirty-Five
Hi. I loved your story, and I find it very interesting. Really hope you'll write more soon!
Hugs! ^~^
Author's Response: Thank you. How sweet of you to say. :)

Date: 06/06/2007 - 02:35 pm Title: Chapter Thirty-Five
Loved it as always.
Author's Response: I'm glad. Thank you. :)

Date: 06/04/2007 - 11:03 pm Title: Chapter Fourteen
I'm reading through this fic over and over again, and this chapter is just so so SO beautiful. :)
Author's Response: Why thank you, Devin. That was one of my favorite chapters to write. I'm glad you like it. :)

Date: 06/03/2007 - 06:40 pm Title: Chapter Thirty-Five
It made me so sad when Spike was thinking of Elizabeth and the life he hoped to share with her. Spike/William strikes me as the time that desperately longs for something, even when they actually have it. Ahhh, the passionate soul. I am curious what the next hundred years will do to this longing that he still can't get rid of. He will have to at least put it on the back burner to be able to cope, though the thought makes me sad.
Also, I have been curious since Buffy went back - How exactly the reunion will go. He will know her long before she remembers her time travel. Will Spike have to wait around for years till "his Elizabeth" comes back? :(
Thanks for the fabulous story and the detailed plotline. Can't wait for the next chapter
Author's Response: Thanks so much for the review, Becca. I'm glad you're enjoying the story. I really like your assessment of Spike/William's personality. That's exactly how I feel about him, too. :)

Date: 05/31/2007 - 01:09 am Title: Chapter Thirty-Five
I -really- enjoyed Spike meeting his first slayer. The way you described the exchange had a poetic vibe to it....and it went so well with the tone of the story and Spike's personality as well.
And Angelus is back (rubs hands together with glee). Can I just say how happy I am to hear that?
Well done :) Can't wait to read more.
Author's Response: You sound like another Angelus fan. I adore writing him, even though I absolutely abhor what he got up to in Chapter 32. My new chapter is at the beta's and should be posted soon. It's sure be an interesting one. :)

Date: 05/26/2007 - 03:09 pm Title: Chapter Twenty-Five
NO! No bad omens! This chapter was great. I loved that they finally made love. I was wondering if he would mention to her about the whole virgin thing but luckily she slipped by that one.
Author's Response: Just barely. If he wasn't a little intoxicated, I'm sure he would have been more curious about her forwardness in that regard. He also has her on a pedestal, and I think that makes him willing to overlook or ignore certain aspects of her behavior.

Date: 05/26/2007 - 01:29 pm Title: Chapter Twenty-Four
I can understand why she said no but i was secretly hoping she would say yes. Im glad though she did say no in some sence just to add a little drama to the sweet couple. lol
Author's Response: I'm glad you liked the chapter. Thank you for letting me know. :)

Date: 05/26/2007 - 01:12 pm Title: Chapter Twenty-Three
I cant get enough this story.
Author's Response: That's so flattering of you to say. Thank you. :)

Date: 05/26/2007 - 12:18 pm Title: Chapter Twenty-Two
Poor william and his manly needs. lol
Author's Response: Yeah. The Victorian era certainly wasn't the place for a passionate man like William. ;)

Date: 05/26/2007 - 11:58 am Title: Chapter Twenty-One
Very sweet chapter. Im loving this story so much!
Author's Response: I'm glad. Thank you for reviewing. :)

Date: 05/26/2007 - 11:43 am Title: Chapter Twenty
I was little worried about his secret but it wasnt bad at all. Im really curious as to who the man at the station was. But im sure that secret will come in time.
Author's Response: William did overreact a little in regards to his motives for helping Buffy. But that's what makes him such a gentleman, I think. :)

Date: 05/26/2007 - 11:10 am Title: Chapter Nineteen
Looks like buffy found trouble. I cant believe william could feel that something was wrong. Great chapter.
Author's Response: Thank you! :)