OH MY GOD. I can't believe I never thought of that. If Dawn had been a true clone she would have looked much more similar. Blue eyes, huh? Who'd ha thunk.
And can I just say, that Willow is a complete git but and I cant stress this enough not OOC.
Well done

Ohhhhhhh chills and tears and pins and needles to how this come to pass....gods you send me to the story...seeing the vision of it all....more more it is Yule and all I wannforYule is more story :-)

Evil.! Evil! Letting us hang there like that. lol This chapter rocked! I loved the multiple points of view. If done correctly, it always make a story more interesting in my opinion. Worked well here. I especially love how you are writing Willow and Dawn. Dawn because you have captured her pain and her adolecent reaction to that pain yet at the same time are allowing her to grow up. Willow because you are taking her in a direction the show did and pushing it even farther. Her power tripping is so evident in this piece. Tht last line of this chapter is a killer ending...I can just picture her eyes snapping open. Poor Buffy. :( More! More!

Ok, duh. I'm an idiot. Just completely forget my theorizing a few chapters ago on the prophecy Kirsten gave to Spike. I HAD to have been having a blonde moment. I think I undertand now. My guess is that "the yellow" is Spike (he can be trusted), and "the seer" could possibly be Drusilla. What does "dance with the devil" mean, and who is "the devil"? I wonder, does Dru perform some kind of spell to get her 'Daddy' back? Is that how Angel will be lost? Anyhoo, loved the cute misunderstanding with Dawn's social worker. It was kind of funny how the similarities between Dawn and Spike were conveniently ignored on the show. I hope you take this idea somewhere. It could be a very interesting plot device (and the look on Xander's face would be priceless). It's so sweet that Dawn secretly wants to be related to Spike. Your version of events for the resurrection (or as Willow terms "retrieval") was spellbinding. Reading it was like being perched between the edge of a knife and a precipitous ledge. I wanted to stop reading, but I couldn't tear my eyes away. I thought, though, that Buffy's body was supposed to appear in the white bullhide. Very, very, very fantastic chapter again. I am in awe of your talent, knowledge, and the level of care you place into each section and each character you write. This story could not be any more perfect than it is. Thank you again for the rapid update, and the gift of two chapters. I LOVE THIS STORY!!! May you be gifted with abundant amounts of free time and many plot bunnies for Christmas!