Oh crap! How did Wesley find them?? Also, I forgot to mention how absolutely cute is Spike's foot fetish. lol Great chapter as always. :)

Author's Response: Spike's foot fetish is based on the movie "Sid & Nancy." In that film Sid Vicious had a foot fetish and since Spike was based on him I always thought it would be neat to give him a foot fetish. I thought for this story it really worked because his character is so into being dominated, he actually fantasizes about being stepped on. Also, Wesley had been tracking them through his connections in the demon community. He was following clusters of disappearances.

Oh dear.. Wesley. Has he gone crazy or what?
Loved the descriptions in this chapter! Very vivid.
can't wait to read some more..

Author's Response: Thank you for the compliment! I'm glad you liked the descriptions. As always in this story, I was describing a real place.

Ugh - I think this is the first time I've ever hated Wes. Until your next post my brain has written that just as Wes aims the gun, a red neck vamp that Spike and Buffy missed sneaks up on him and grabs him. In the scuffle, Wes shoots the gun, which completely misses Buffy. Th sound attracts their attention and they come across Wes and the vamp as the vamp is finishing him off.

But how would Spike and Buffy react to this discovery? That scenario isn't much easier for my brain to take either . . . sigh. I guess I'll just have to hold on until your next post.

Author's Response: The next chapter will be from Wes' perspective and you'll get his history and motivations. The weapon he's holding is a small caliber hand gun, not good for distances. He has no intention of shooting Buffy from his hidden stance. He's under orders not to kill Spike or Tara, so he's just observing now, waiting to get Buffy on her own. I will tell you that I have made a solemn promise to never, ever kill Tara. She's just too wonderful a character and I adore Amber Benson's portrayal of her. Also, not so into killing off the gay characters for no reason. Hope that doesn't leave you on tenterhooks too much.

Author's Response: Also, I wanted to make Wes the ultimate villain of the piece because he's always freaked me out on the show. I mean he stabbed Gunn and everybody was just cool with it. He shot a guy in the leg for asking a question. He kept a girl prisoner in his closet while he banged some other girl who was equally disgusting. Not to mention weird, rapey Wes when that demon possessed him. The character is hard core and scary and I wanted to use that.

This is like Angel season 4 Wesley, I love it! Great chapter, I'm eagerly anticipating/scared about what's going to happen next!

Author's Response: I hope it doesn't disappoint! You're going to get Wesley's history and perspective.

Yikes! Biting my nails again over here. That trio is such a great dynamic to see together. Too bad they didn't have a live Giles to trust. Wesley could have been that person but I have a feeling we haven't seen all his true motives.

Author's Response: Glad you like the story, and glad you like the Tara/Buffy/Spike dynamic. The next chapter is going to be a departure from the previous ones because it will be from Wesley's perspective. You'll get to see his history and the full extent of his involvement in the conspiracy.