Past Featured StorySummary: PhotobucketThe victim of a spell gone awry, Buffy finds herself trapped in Victorian London, where she meets a man surprisingly familiar to her.
Rated: NC-17
Categories: General Fics Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Challenges:
Series: None
Chapters: 67 Completed: Yes
Word count: 277738 Read: 294743
Published: 01/09/2007 Updated: 08/26/2009

1. Prologue/Chapter One by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 13] Liked (3778 words)
Please note that this story was begun before Joss Whedon revealed William's "official" surname to be Pratt. By the time he did, I was so accustomed to calling him Hartley that I chose not to change it. The story opens after "Forever" but before "Intervention."

Special thanks go to slaymesoftly, who generously offered to be my beta and who could not have been a better one.

To see the list of awards this story has won, visit the following link. http://unbridled-b.livejournal.com/19074.html

2. Chapter Two by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 4] Liked (2995 words)

3. Chapter Three by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 3] Liked (2585 words)

4. Chapter Four by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 17] Liked (3331 words)

5. Chapter Five by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 9] Liked (2936 words)

6. Chapter Six by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 4] Liked (4184 words)

7. Chapter Seven by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 9] Liked (4624 words)

8. Chapter Eight by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 8] Liked (3906 words)

9. Chapter Nine by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 17] Liked (6019 words)

10. Chapter Ten by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 8] Liked (5137 words)
It occurred to me that some of my readers might not be familiar with "Standchen" (Schubert's Serenade). So, I decided to add a link so that you can listen to the song. It's video on youtube, so unfortunately it takes a while to load if you don't have DSL. But even a short listen will give you a general idea of the song.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0wH1iHNfycI&mode=related&search=

11. Chapter Eleven by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 22] Liked (6170 words)

12. Chapter Twelve by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 21] Liked (3689 words)

13. Chapter Thirteen by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 14] Liked (7600 words)

14. Chapter Fourteen by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 31] Liked (3173 words)

15. Chapter Fifteen by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 28] Liked (3150 words)

16. Chapter Sixteen by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 25] Liked (4980 words)

17. Chapter Seventeen by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 31] Liked (5626 words)

18. Chapter Eighteen by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 30] Liked (3295 words)

19. Chapter Nineteen by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 29] Liked (3128 words)

20. Chapter Twenty by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 33] Liked (4224 words)

21. Chapter Twenty-One by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 45] Liked (2821 words)

22. Chapter Twenty-Two by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 59] Liked (4324 words)

23. Chapter Twenty-Three by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 39] Liked (3330 words)

24. Chapter Twenty-Four by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 55] Liked (3373 words)

25. Chapter Twenty-Five by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 67] Liked (4651 words)

26. Chapter Twenty-Six by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 78] Liked (3464 words)

27. Chapter Twenty-Seven by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 68] Liked (3923 words)

28. Chapter Twenty-Eight by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 56] Liked (3408 words)
Author's note: This is the second part of a novel-length story. It will deal exclusively with William. There will be no Buffy at all until Part Three, so please don't ask me to "tell what's happening in the future." It would disrupt the flow of the narrative. Above all else, this story is a romance, but all good romantic heroes have adversity to overcome. William has just been handed his. I hope you guys enjoy it. :)

Please note the new warnings for Part Two of this story

29. Chapter Twenty-Nine by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 66] Liked (4288 words)
You'll notice that William doesn't need an invitation to enter the house in this chapter. This is because women weren't allowed to own property in the Victorian era, if they had a husband or male children. Upon his father's death, William inherited the property. Even though he is now dead, Anne would not have owned the house yet, anyway. For a woman, property did not exchange over until it was determined that there were no male heirs to inherit. So, technically, no one owns the house, at the moment. I just wanted to let you guys know this, so no one will think it's a plot hole. :)

30. Chapter Thirty by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 61] Liked (3703 words)

31. Chapter Thirty-One by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 65] Liked (3989 words)
The song cited in this chapter is Vedi! Le fosche notturne (otherwise known as the Anvil Chorus). For those of you not familiar with the piece, I've provided a link to it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RXFZckzjcKw

32. Chapter Thirty-Two by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 68] Liked (3581 words)
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW WARNINGS FOR PART TWO

33. Chapter Thirty-Three by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 60] Liked (3362 words)

34. Chapter Thirty-Four by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 63] Liked (3838 words)

35. Chapter Thirty-Five by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 65] Liked (3814 words)
The translation to the Italian conversation (and the German song Spike whispers) can be found here, for those who don't want to be bothered looking them up. Many thanks to Jo_Potter for helping me with the Italian phrases. I greatly appreciate it. :)

http://unbridled-b.livejournal.com/12745.html#cutid1

36. Chapter Thirty-Six by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 32] Liked (3728 words)
I revised the last section of this chapter. For those of you who already read it, it might be worth another look. Although the end result is technically the same, there has been a change in character interactions that I think improves the chapter.

37. Chapter Thirty-Seven by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 28] Liked (4120 words)

38. Chapter Thirty-Eight by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 25] Liked (2832 words)

39. Chapter Thirty-Nine by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 29] Liked (3084 words)
Many thanks to Always_jbj for being my beta while slaymesoftly is out of town.

40. Chapter Forty by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 82] Liked (2544 words)
Many thanks to Always_jbj for being my beta while slaymesoftly is out of town.

Well, this it for Part II. I have a feeling that a lot of you are glad to hear it, and I'm sorry for that. I wish the response for Part II had been a bit more enthusiastic, but I stood by my plot, and I think the story will be better for it. I hope you guys enjoy Part III.

41. Chapter Forty-One by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 81] Liked (3456 words)
Many thanks to Immortal Beloved for being kind enough to beta this chapter.

42. Chapter Forty-Two by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 73] Liked (3314 words)
Many thanks to Immortal Beloved for being kind enough to beta this chapter for me.

43. Chapter Forty-Three by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 88] Liked (3885 words)
Many thanks to Immortal Beloved for being kind enough to beta this chapter.

44. Chapter Forty-Four by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 80] Liked (5827 words)

45. Chapter Forty-Five by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 85] Liked (4696 words)

46. Chapter Forty-Six by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 81] Liked (5998 words)

47. Chapter Forty-Seven by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 76] Liked (4153 words)

48. Chapter Forty-Eight by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 77] Liked (3416 words)
If you would like to know about the poem mentioned in this chapter, please visit the following link. http://unbridled-b.livejournal.com/tag/poetry

49. Chapter Forty-Nine by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 64] Liked (3180 words)
I cannot apologize enough for the delay in updating. Please forgive me for making you wait! (((Hugs)))

50. Chapter Fifty by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 68] Liked (3202 words)

51. Chapter Fifty-One by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 81] Liked (4170 words)
This will most likely be the last update until the New Year. I hope everyone will have a safe and happy holiday season. (((Hugs))) to you all. I will also be working to answer the reviews for Chapter 50. I'm sorry I left it so late!

52. Chapter Fifty-Two by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 64] Liked (3486 words)
Once again, I am terribly sorry about the delay between updates. The holidays put me behind. Also, I know that I haven't answered all the lovely reviews left to me for the last chapter. I promise that I have read them all, and I will be answering them over the next couple of days. (((hugs))) to you all.

53. Chapter Fifty-Three by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 64] Liked (3313 words)

54. Chapter Fifty-Four by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 66] Liked (4104 words)

55. Chapter Fifty-Five by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 67] Liked (6157 words)
I'm behind on answering reviews again. Please don't take this to mean that I'm not reading them and appreciating everything being said. I'll be working to answer them over the next couple of days. I hope the delay won't deter you guys from leaving new ones.

56. Chapter Fifty-Six by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 63] Liked (3121 words)

57. Chapter Fifty-Seven by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 38] Liked (4302 words)
I'm so sorry for the delay in updating! Life has been wild lately, not to mention that I broke my ankle a couple of weeks ago, which certainly didn't help my Muse. Thank you for your patience. I'll try to be more timely from now on. :)

58. Chapter Fifty-Eight by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 62] Liked (4618 words)
Look closer

59. Chapter Fifty-Nine by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 20] Liked (6384 words)

60. Chapter Sixty by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 49] Liked (6943 words)
Reviews make my heart go *squee.* :-)

61. Chapter Sixty-One by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 52] Liked (5264 words)
Reviews make my heart go *squee* and I will answer them as soon as I get the chance. :-D

62. Chapter Sixty-Two by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 48] Liked (5661 words)
Reviews make my heart go *squee* and I love every person who takes the time to leave one. ((hugs))

63. Chapter Sixty-Three by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 31] Liked (4446 words)

64. Chapter Sixty-Four by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 35] Liked (4324 words)
I apologize for the terribly long delay in updates. I suffered a head injury while horseback riding (note to all of you: never let a horse fall on top of you) and it took me a while to feel like myself again. I hope you guys haven't lost interest in the story in the meantime. Thank you to all who take the time to read and review it. (((hugs)))

65. Chapter Sixty-Five by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 13] Liked (4158 words)

66. Chapter Sixty-Six by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 35] Liked (5123 words)

67. Epilogue by Unbridled Brunette [Reviews - 61] Liked (4330 words)