Oh, that's bad. You so know how to keep me at the edge of my seat. You've done such a great job getting us to this point. I love the idea that Drusilla's voice became his next opiate. This is all shitty and beautiful all at the same time. What of Buffy? You must update soon...again.

Author's Response: Shitty and beautiful huh? lol. Well, I've never had my writing described in that way before, but I will definitely take it as a compliment. Thanks for reviewing!

This is so sad. I absolutely love this story--actually I like it better the original version written by Joss if you can believe that! You've done such a wonderful job on this that I can't wait to see what happens when Spike and Buffy meet up again the present.

Author's Response: Wow, what a great compliment. I have only the greatest respect for Joss, so to be compared to him is an honor for me. Thank you!

YES!!! Finally we can skip ahead and see how going back to the future has changed things...William (well he's going to be Spike now) is going to be super pissed off that Buffy never told him the truth about who she was. You must update soon. YOU MUST! Like tomorrow...or Saturday. PLEASSSEEE you must.



Author's Response: And just who says we'll immediately be going back to the future? ;) Unfortunately, this update won't take place until next Friday, unless I have another burst of time and inspiration, as I did with this past chapter. Anyway, I hope when it *is* ready you will enjoy it. Thanks for reviewing!

Wow. Wow. Wow. Now what? Will she turn him? If she does, will he remember Elizabeth? If he does, will that change the course of Spike's life as a vampire? What? What?? What???

I'm completely addicted to this story and will wait with an ill grace for your next update. Thank you again for your gorgeous writing.

Author's Response: Thank you for taking the time to offer me feedback, Alia. I greatly appreciate it. :)

Wonderful chapter, but...NOOOOO!!!! What will William do when he finds out? What about...ack! Must read more. As always, by the way, your luminous, flawless, magical writing made me swoon.

Author's Response: What a nice thing to say. Thank you.

Oh, what a heartbreakingly beautifully written chapter. I feel so bad for William, he's so lost and now Dru has found him. I can only imagine what's to come, but I'll be waiting anxiously to read what you have in store for us. Thanks for the wonderful chapter.

Author's Response: Thanks for taking the time to review, Dusty. I appreciate the feedback and I'm so glad you are enjoying the story so far.

Oh NO! Is it bad that I am actually upset that Buffy has to go back to present day and leave William? Poor William, he's going to be crushed!

There are so many reasons here to love William I think we all should travel back into time to find ourselves one. I liked how you opened this with William sort of guarding over her like that rose under the glass in Beauty in the Beast where he fears the slightest thing will destroy it and him along with it if anything should or would happen to her so to him she is beyond precious.

And with your version of William here for the most part he's always been alone so in your telling of his story you can see how desperately he would cling to his newfound happiness and a woman who would fully love him for him. That too is probably why for him finding the perfect ring for her finger is almost symbolic of his love and feelings towards her that is why nothing less then perfect in his eye will do because to him Elizabeth is his perfect love. Where is amuses Buffy in his quest to find the perfect setting she only sees it as a ring but to a guy like William it would be so much more because the ring is a visible symbol of their love to the world.

I think the best part in this chapter to me was your description of how a much of a starved and starving man William is in Buffy's touch and showing of affection towards him and just the fact she can make him lost control. It's sadly sweet how he thanks her for being there and loving him in his life. I thought that sentence alone spoke volumes.

I think in time with Buffy's few slip up with modern day references when time passes and with William being turned he will remember these things she has said about cars or Lord of the Ring things and will figure a few things out about her, though I wonder if he will not blame her for deceiving him a little when its all said and done. It's hard to be sure where Spike or you as the author will do with that. Because in their conversation in bed later on with her telling him to go to the meeting he could turn that around in his head like she was trying to get him to go away so she could get away from him. William does have a bit of love self esteem when it comes to people he could easily blame Elizabeth for wanting to escape him since he has always felt unworthy of her.

I almost cringe to see when he comes home and the pony returns without Elizabeth because then his dream of him and her will come to a end and he will wake up and when that happens any evil could step in and turn him for he will be in such a poor state being turned for him would be Dru saving him and giving him a new un-life he would be thankful for.

Sorry I'm rambling again with hypothesizes of what if's lol I am like everyone else her reading this and just waiting on this cliff of cliff hangers. Again I love your work it's a pleasure to read and review.

A moment of impulse and a lifetimes worth of consequences. I knew the time jump or spell was coming but I cried reading this and this is the most compelling William fic I have ever read. Poor Elizabeth and William times ahead will be hard but they seem to have a love that can wait a lifetime to be back together. Excellent writing on this it is better then a novel.

He needs a girl like Buffy so badly I hope he can make it thr a 100 years without he just to see her again or at least know he might.
Loving this!

Grr Arg!! What a way to leave it. Hurry, hurry, update soon.
What is poor William going to do? What will Spike remember when she gets back? Can't wait to find out.

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“You have me, William. You’ll have me when you come back. What do you think I am? Some sort of prisoner that will climb the fence the moment the guard’s back is turned?”

“I—I keep thinking—I keep dreaming that one day I shall wake up and you will have disappeared.”

A chill skated down her spine, at that. Still, she pushed the concern away and stated firmly, “Dreams don’t mean anything, so stop worrying about them. I am never going to leave you.”

And she believed it.


It's like they both know it is coming and they try not to think about it. I think they really do have a connection that can't really be explained. I enjoy reading this for it is always so good you feel like your right along with them in this. Great job!

Poor Matthew I think William would kill him because he will be so distraught with Buffy just suddenly being gone he will lose it I think. And will be a easy find for Drusilla cause once turned William will kill everyone out of his loss of Elizabeth and Anne or no one will be able to make things the same for him. I am so curious as to how you will make Spike be when he learns or knows Buffy was his Elisabeth cause I do not see that going over so smoothly.
Please add more to this soon the suspense is killing me here.