“You’re all I think about,” he whispered now. Dilated eyes searching her own, ragged rise and fall of his chest; his voice trembling a bit as he added, “A hundred bloody years…over a hundred…with all the things I did…and you were all I could think about.”

I loved this part just loved it!


Author's Response: Thank you so much! I loved writing the Spike section. He is such a feeling character; it is just a joy to get to explore that. :)

100 plus years and only thinking of her where do I find a guy like this!
Loved every word in this update.


Author's Response: Thank you so much! I'm glad that you liked it. :-D

I wonder if Buffy still pretended to have William there with her. God that Spike couldn't (can't) read Buffy's thoughts. But he noticed now after all *sigh (with Buffy running away).
Buffy didn't like what Giles that; I can understand her. But Giles is right about domino effect it would have.
Loved the Buffy/William dream. And this: The idea that love can transcend death. It should get Buffy thinking; I hope it will. And that she dreamed it... maybe her subconscious mind has already seen what she has to do.
Enjoyed the update :)

Author's Response: Thanks so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it! :-D

She makes him so venerable she has to see when she is with him he is William. Can't she see his love for her is her William still inside him?

I do see why she runs and her wanting so desperating to go back to the time she was in. BUt then no woman thinks clearly when shes that in love.

Author's Response: Don't worry - she can't deny it forever. I think that the hardest thing for her to admit is that her William became a murderer once she left. Once she comes to term with that, both she and Spike will be much better off. As always, thank you very much for reviewing. :-D

I loved this chapter start to finish and I love the ending part with William saying Love transcends death. Who is to say Buffy going back in time and what happened with William in the past was not suppose to happen all along. Maybe her destiny was to go back in time to find William and to lead him to his destiny of becoming Spike. Great interaction with Giles and it was the perfect Buffy reactions. This was just outstanding start to finish and I am begging for more here.

Author's Response: Thank you so much! And you don't have to beg for a new chapter. I'm working on it - NaNoWriMo is setting me back a tad. But it shouldn't be too much longer. Thank you again for the kind review. :-D

I just feel in love all over again with this story 4 stars and a 10 out of 10!

Author's Response: You are so sweet to say that. I think my day has gotten much brighter just knowing you feel that way about my writing. Thank you! :-D

awww that was an awesome chapter....i cant wait to read what happens next:):) i hope you update again soon...i love this story

Author's Response: It's wonderful to know that you're enjoying it so well. Thank you! :-D

Thank you, thank you, thank you for a wonderful update. I love this story so much and you write so beatifully! Love the dream - maybe Buffy can move another step closer to Spike (I hope).
: )

Author's Response: Thank you so much for the kind review. I think you've just made my day. :-D

Why are the chapters never long enough? I could read this forever. OK here I go with my ramblings. I think that Buffy is beginning to see parts of William in Spike but she is denying to herself (as usual) that William is there. She is not Elizabeth or Buffy now, surely she can see that she is a mix of both. Giles is right she can't go back because it would alter everything and then there's the dream. Elizabeth died to William and he died soon after but his love lived on in Spike. Will Buffy listen? Beautiful as ever.

Author's Response: I always look forward to your "ramblings." They are so wonderfully detailed -- and you summed up the chapter perfectly. Thank you! :-)

Okay Im only half way through the chap but I already had just a lot going through my head. Okay so poor Spike. Poor Buffy. Buffy is using Spike to feel William and Spike didn't even realize it till it was too late but the entire time he is William. He remembers her, remembers what they felt and Buffy sees them as two completely different people when Spike doesn't. It's just sad. Ok So I'm going to finish reading.

Author's Response: It's great that you're sympathizing with both of them here. Although Buffy's actions were inappropriate, she didn't intentionally set out to hurt Spike. I'm glad that came across in my writing -- thanks for letting me know. :-D

Loved it! I knew Buffy was going to run away from him (I guess we're lucky you didn't make her punch him in the nose and instead have her say she's sorry).
Now that everyone is starting to know...Tara...Giles...I wonder how they will influence Buffy and her choices regarding Spike. I feel Giles will be all negative but Tara may think differently and side with Dawn about William and Spike being one of the same. I'm afraid too of what Spike will now do now after what they did together. I mean for Spike it probably feels like a thousand knives piercing his body because the pain that he feels is so deep.
I'm was wondering also if you'd make Buffy ask about being sent back in time to William. I would love to see William again and see them get married but I think Buffy needs to stick it out being in her own time--dealing with the consequences. And learn a lesson in love and fate.

Lovely fashback too...nice wrap up to the chapter. William is such a passionate man...sigh....

And this line: “A hundred bloody years…over a hundred…with all the things I did…and you were all I could think about.” got me thinking...did Buffy take the meaning of his words the wrong way. I mean we (the readers) know he was in pain for losing her and he thought of her often. But I'm wondering if Buffy mistook his meaning for something bad. That not only it was her fault for Williams death but for all the lives that he took for when he was turned into a vampire. If thats the case...I'd understand why she feels like she's in hell.



Author's Response: Yes, I'm sure that you're right. Buffy did misconstrue Spike's words as an indication that she is to blame for at least part of the havoc he has wreaked in his life as a vampire. She has a lot of guilt and confusion to wade through before she's ready to accept that he and William are the same man, but she will get there eventually. Thank you so much for the review. :)

I loved it! The last line was especially good. It sums it all up so wonderfully. Spike can still love even though he died, and Buffy should still be able to love Spike even though he is dead. Your work continues to be beautiful. Have you thought about becoming a published author? You really should if you haven't already.

Author's Response: My dream is to become published. I'm involved in National Novel Writing Month now, and I hope that the novel I have begun will someday be good enough to sell. Thank you so much for your encouragement and the kind review. :-D

It was almost sweet, how she wanted William and thought about him. Poor Spike. Then Buffy wanted to go back. Bad Giles to go into her stuff.

Author's Response: Thank you so much for the review! :)