Forward to Time Past by Unbridled_Brunette
Chapter: Chapter Sixty-Five

barn & co
07/11/2009 01:48 pm
 is eagerly awaiting a new chapter!


Belle
11/21/2008 06:08 pm
SUCH a good chapter!! Poor Spike! Update soon!

Lal08
11/13/2008 09:30 am
I just read this chapter, as always great writing. But you can't stop here, it is such a cliffhanger:))))

Messiah
11/01/2008 03:52 pm
No matter how many times I click on the drop down menu, chapter sixty-six just won't show up.... *cries*

Marie
10/28/2008 10:15 pm
Great story!  I really like it and can't wait to read the next chapter :)

Messiah
10/26/2008 05:45 pm
OMG you MUST update before I get tired of waiting and you lose a good fan!!

*crosses fingers and hopes that threat works*

and now that I read this chapter again, I realize what a good job you did with Buffy.. She ACTUALLY is that stupid... She's so ignorant it's annoying...
oooh... you should also make up some kinky  love for Dawn, too.. she needs snugglez too!

Gaila
10/25/2008 04:41 am
i started reading your story on fanfiction and followed the link on your profile to here. please hurry with your updates! your story is wonderful and extremely interesting.

10/24/2008 11:35 pm
I absolutely can't wait for your next update!!!!! I'm on the edge of my seat, just hoping that everything will be okay!

BT_
10/17/2008 03:05 pm
So - HOW did I miss an update???  Silly me.
Poor Buffy, so conflicted.  So blind and stubborn.  Maybe Dawn has shaken some sense into her though. 
I do feel for Spike too - he's tried so hard and has made such a mess and he's miserable. 
Your writing is just amazing, by the way - the characters are spot-on, plot is plausible and the descriptions are great.
I"ll try not to miss the next one!

Tina
10/11/2008 03:19 pm
I so love your story!
I never reviewed before,I'm sorry for that.But I can still state that you're a good writer and I can't wait for you to continue this story.
You will continue it,won't you?:)


10/01/2008 01:12 am
*claps hands happily*  yeah, update!!!  Amazing chapter; love that Dawn spoke with Buffy in an adult fashion; she always has the best insights into Spike's character, and I hope what she had to say has an effect on Buffy; can't wait to see what happens next!! 

09/30/2008 08:06 pm
perhaps dawn's comments will penetrate? very good read, thank you.

lulu
09/27/2008 07:37 am
Thank you for updating!  This is the best fanfic EVER!

09/27/2008 03:54 am
 A lot of really important points were made here by many characters - I particularly liked Angel's grudging respect of Spike because he couldn't be broken, and his unease with the fact that now he was.

And even though it's not a good idea at all, I appreciate the fact that Willow is coming around on the Spike front and actually thought about sending Buffy back so she could be happy again.

09/26/2008 05:23 am
Another beautifully written chapter.  Looks like Angel has matured a lot in the time he's been in L.A.  I can't believe how thoughtful and honest he's being here - perhaps Cordy has been a positive influence.  I love his begruding affection for Spike. As for Dawn, she's a sharp little thing - sees more and more clearly than she's usually given credit for.  I loved the intensity and honesty of the dialogue between she and Buffy.  Very skillfully drawn conflict and  nicely illustrated Buffy's inner turmoil. All of the scoobies were very much in character.  I really like how you had all of them expressing a somewhat reluctant sympathy for Buffy's situation and even for Spike himself.  In short,  you handle these characters brilliantly and always leave me anxious for more.  I have a feeling that we're headed for Africa, but I'm sure that the journey will be full of unexpected twists and turns.  I can hardly wait to what direction you will take us in next.

09/25/2008 06:55 am
Excellent new chapters - this is such a wonderful story -  really like your treatment of Angel /Angelus - nice to have him so mature and honest - Funny how the two most mature of your character in these chapters are the old vampire and the young girl -makes for a nice touch - Buffy, poor thing, can be such a a foolish woman -

09/25/2008 03:59 am
Ahhhhh!  I can't take it anymore :-(  I'm dying.  I swear, I'm dying...


Miss. Onyx
09/25/2008 03:54 am
Great chapter....it feels like you're setting up something big! ^_^

09/25/2008 03:37 am
Dawn is too smart for her own good.  How can dummy Buffy stand it.  :)

Liked the argument between Willow and Xander, comparing what they would do if Anya or Tara went off the rails and that Xander didn't have an answer, but he has plenty of answers for Buffy.

I'm not so sure that Buffy wouldn't have a longer than normal lifetime if she survived slaying.  She could probably lay some promise on Spike if she died, like she did in S5 - by making him promise to take care of Dawn, he was prevented from killing himself or going on a rampage.

09/24/2008 07:54 pm

I love this story - I never have a clue where you're taking us from one chapter to another, that's part of its allure!  Looking forward till next time.

Bridget
09/24/2008 05:56 pm
Thank you for the update I do appreciate it and I like your story.  I am so tired of self righteous Buffy.  I am glad that Dawn spoke to her like she did but who knows if she will ever engage in any self reflection.  Please update soon.

athena606
09/24/2008 05:32 pm
I hope this buffy stops floating across the De Nile long enough to realize that she needs to help Spike be self assured and secure in her love so that they can have a relationship. Not mention take Communication 101 since she is even less expressive here than she was on the show.

09/24/2008 02:53 pm
Loved all of Dawn's argument and the talk of the Scoobies Wilow, Xander, and Tara. I admit Spike isn't perfect and even William wasn't perfect, but I am sort of upset with Buffy. Honestly, she did spend way too much time telling Spike he did things wrong and that he was feeling the wrong things, and avoided all responsibility for trying to show him how to be better instead of just scolding him. But how can Buffy ever have really loved Spike/William if she wants to change him but keep the parts where he adores and loves and is totally devoted to her? If she doesn't love who he is but who she wants him to be, then that is also an unhealthy, destructive kind of love.

June
09/24/2008 02:49 pm
I thought angel was shown well in this chapter without trying to make readers who don't like him actually like him. Dawn was perfect in her role of Spike's friend and Buffy's sister and astute teenager who's seen too much pain. I'm glad she was there and had the courage to yell back at Buffy.
Something that has been bothering me since Buffy returned to the present was how the future had changed, with Angelus and with how Spike dealt with Buffy and I really hope we later have Buffy hear about some things or see some things instead of glossing over it. Maybe it won't make a huge difference in actions, but hearing motivations and thoughts and feelings were different at different times could change things.
Good chapter adn I hope to see more.

09/24/2008 10:29 am
Another stunning chapter.  Buffy is so determined to think the worst of Spike, despite Angel's surprising honesty and Dawn's perceptive arguments, I have little hope that she'll admit she she might be wrong about something.  I've lost any sympathy I had for her.

09/24/2008 05:16 am
"'I guess I just don’t like broken things anymore,' he said quietly."

Dude, I love, love, LOVE Angel and Dawn so much in this fic.  I think that sentence sums up Spike in Part 3 of this fic, as well as s6.  Also, I think Willow and Xander are a tad forgetful--Tara almost did get them killed.  "Family" still happened here before the forward to time past part of this story, right?

Damn, there was something else...I don't see why it's so hard for her to see reason.  She was living in this stupor of denial since she'd been back, and when Spike's mistake finally forced her to look reality in the face, she blamed it all on him.  Dawn's right--that's what children do.  A woman would own up to her own mistakes as well and try to make it right, not lay the blame at one person's feet and then shut them out.  I don't think she really loves him, unfortunately.  And if she does, I don't think she deserves his.

Whatever--you never lost it!  Great  chapter :D

09/24/2008 05:10 am
oh boy oh boy oh boy!!!!!!!!!!  Get your head out of your wazoo!!!!  Man oh man!  Please update soon!!!!!!