Annie really asked a loaded question from Aunt Anya and her explanation was fabulously clinical if not a bit too much information considering Annie’s age. Learning about the mechanics of sex for the first time is comparable to learning that eventually you’ll die; it forever makes an impact that cannot be forgotten. Annie not only got the explanation, she got visual aids too! This is the girl that can learn languages fast…what’s next? Teach her to say vagina, penis and orgasm in twenty different languages? I can see Spike’s eyeballs turning yellow and then red when he learns that the innocence of another daughter has been sullied with verbal and visual aids in copulation. Only Anya would keep a book about sexual positions in her bag, if Xander and the kids had not returned when they did, Anya might have pulled out an instruction video too! Tabula Rosa Time! Wouldn’t want to be in the Harris’s shoes should Spike and Buffy find out about Annie’s lesson in the Red Riding Hood game! Your muse is evil but amusing!

Author's Response: Hi Vette! Yeah, well you know Anya - TMI is her middle name! heehee! I remember learning about the 'birds and the bees' - it was in 5th grade, they took all the girls into the auditorium at school and explained it - pretty much like Anya did but without the visual aids and it wasn't nearly as amusing! LOL! The boys had their own talk ... Of course, what we really wanted to know was about boys and what the boys really wanted to know was about girls ... but we didn't get that at all. And that concluded my sex ed as my parents were not inclined to talk about this stuff with me. Hopefully Annie can keep Spike and Buffy from actually killing Anya! And yes, only Anya would keep the book with her at all times, just in case! Buffy will find out about this convo but it will be a while ... stay tuned... {hugs} -p4s 2011.11.22

I don't have the words to tell you how much I enjoyed this chapter! Annie's condensed version of Anya's explanation is priceless!! I can't begin to imagine Buffy and Spike's reactions when they find out about the sex ed Annie received while they were away. More soon please.

Author's Response: Hi Melly!! I'm so glad you enjoyed the chapter! I had fun wrting it, trying to think how Anya would explain sex to her and putting myself in an eleven year old's place and what questions she'd ask and what she'd take away from that. It was a lot of fun. Hopefully Spuffy won't be too mad at Anya ... We'll find out - but it will be a while. Thanks so much for always stopping in!! It means a lot! -p4s 2011.11.22

That was quite worth it, and I feel they will be working to mend the scars that has placed on Annie for quite some time. I think it may be a good thing that Anya only has a son. :) Glad also to see in the mean time that Bess is getting to enjoy certain things that modern life has to offer, even if she's not a fan of Manic Panic. Pretty wonderful chapter. Glad to see things looking up finally, and I hope that one of these days Faith actually finds someone. Update soon!

Author's Response: LOL!!! Hey BuffyRat! Thanks so much for that comment which got my evil muse to thinking about that convo. It took a while to do and I have to credit Paganbaby for helping me out with it ... I hope you got a chuckle! Hopefully Annie won't be too scared! heehee! I hope Xander intervenes with JJ before he asks Anya.

Yeah, I think pink hair is just a little beyond Bess' ability to accept just yet ... maybe later it'll grow on her! And, I do promise that Faith will find someone one day .... Thanks so much for reading and stopping in! Love hearing from U! -p4s 2011.11.22