excellent read, thank you. enjoyed spike and dawn even more than i hated xander.

Damn! Not the meeting I was hoping for them, but not surprised. Give Xander thirty seconds and WHAM, Spikes gone. So glad you gave her the bracelet, just to confirm in his mind, that she was the one. His Elizabeth. Looking forward to seeing Xanders face once Buffy sets him straight about Spike. Thanks for posting again so soon, and not making us go through the next three plus years, waiting for her memories to catch up. So excited to see their reunion! Love this UB.

Excellent finish and start - Very Much am loving your story - will be exciting to see how your times are going to come together -

That is something I have never understood. Buffy has obviously been through this traumatic experience and so the first thing all her so-called friends do is cluster around her and interrogate her. Idiots.

aaaahhhhh GHAAAAHHHHHHH ahhhhhh AHHHHHHHHH!......AHH!.....AH....

so......you ARE trying to kill your readers off. That's the point of this little exercise in BRILLIANCE isn't it?! I told myself "ooh I'll just read UB's update, then go to bed."...but who can SLEEP at a time like this!?

......more please! soon! ::gives candies::

Another phenomenal chapter. This just keeps getting better. It seems that Spike isn't taking Buffy's reappearance very well. I guess it's safe to say that he's in shock. And I would imagine that the Scoobies are all going to (each in his or her own way) screw things up between Buffy and Spike. Oh well, at least Dawn will be sympathetic. And you're hitting your poor readers with yet another wicked cliffie. Of course, we don't mind. Just keep 'em coming! ;)

Heartless. You are heartless. Poor Buffy. Poor Spike.

I'm surprised by another time jump. Not that I mind. Only got us closer to what we wanted. And now he knows and she knows. Damn scoobies, always interrupting a meaningful moment. Very reminiscent of After Life.

You did an amazing job of capturing the wonderful brother/sister relationship that is Dawn and Spike. Silly but my favorite line from that was ..
*“We’ve got Totino’s pizza rolls.”*
I'd see my way to accepting an invite for Totino's too, yumm. :)

I look forward to seeing how you write Giles. But more importantly how you interpret the emotional upheaval that both Spike and Buffy find themselves in, and how they deal with it. I'm thrilled with this constant updating, I'm getting so spoiled. I hope your muse continues the pace!

I am DESPERATE for more! I love this story so much, and it makes my entire day each time you update.

First of all, let me just say that I was shocked at another time jump, but I'll get to that later.

Spike and Dawn: I love Spike and Dawn. It's a very odd relationship in that neither of them likes to seem vulnerable or less than bad-assed to other people, but both Spike and Dawn are okay with showing the softer side of themselves to each other. There's a brother/sister dynamic that comes through in their witty, and often sarcastic, banter as well as their tendency to look out for each other. One of my favorite Spike-Dawn moments on the show is when Dawn says, "I feel safe with you," and Spike is all affronted and says, "You take that back!" You’ve captured that same dynamic:

“You can’t just chain someone up and tell them to love you. That’s like—beyond obsession.”

“Well, I know that now, don’t I?”

I love it :-)

Okay, back to the time jump. I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised as time has been a major theme in the story. There’s flipping and skipping and overlapping. Most of the time, when I read a time travel fic, my head ends up spinning trying to keep up with what’s going on. But you’ve used a nice mix of time travel and linear progression to keep me from getting dizzy :-P I love how the themes of time and love are interwoven. No matter the time or the place, no matter human or vamp, our two love birds (although I’m sensing some angst a-brewing :-P ) are meant to love each other. Shakespeare had it right: Love’s not Time’s fool.

Wow, you really are on a roll. I must say, I don't mind. :) I liked the parallels to After Life - Buffy being disoriented by the loudness and brightness of the world, Spike counting the days she was gone, the moment of awe (and aww) between them before the Scoobies bust in and interrupt.

I figured it wouldn't be happily ever after as soon as she came back (otherwise Part III would be way disproportionately short, lol), so I'm looking forward to the struggle for them to regain what they had in the past. Even though they are technically the same people, it's gotta be a huge adjustment for both of them... Buffy suddenly seeing Spike in a different light, while Spike is being faced with emotions he thought he'd buried for good.

I didn't really expect you to rehash all of seasons 2-5, since not much could change, really, and still end up close enough to canon that Buffy would still get thrown back in time. But I'm curious to see some of those events through the eyes of this Spike, since I imagine his feelings for Elizabeth played a role in his changing relationship with Buffy.

LMAO at Dawn and Spike, particularly Dawn telling Spike he can't sniff Buffy's underwear. Too funny. Wonderful chapter.

Your writing just keeps getting better and better. I think about these two all day long, wondering where you're going with this. I have to add also that after I spent a semester studying abroad in London, it was *horrible* coming back to the states. Everything American *was* loud and confusing and jarring and hurt. Buffy's disorientation is so real, and Spike's hurt as well. I can't wait for the next installment and at the same time I want their story to never end. So glad your Muse is back.

wonderful update....more soon, please.

More, more, more, more, more!!!!!

WOW what a way for her to come back. I can't imagine what Spike has gone through since the first time he saw her. I just hope that they can get sometime together and talk without the scoobs. They really just get on my nerves.

Well, since we still got to "Crush", and Spike being locked out of the house, I don't care what might have been different......because at this point, they're HERE. He knows, she knows, and now they just have to talk about it.....

The background will be cool, of course, whatever you might have changed or not changed, but what really matters is that she's Elizabeth, and now they've seen each other again.

I'm sure Spike is a bit traumatized....He fell for Buffy again, but he hasn't known it was *her*, until the proof just dropped in his lap, and suddenly, he's full circle. To know that everything he's done has been about Buffy.....

And Buffy's suffering some massive magical disorientation, but at least she knows Dawn and Spike. I liked your parallel to when they brought her back from the dead. Really nice touch. Poor Buffy....all she wants is to be back with William, and she's bombarded by Scoobies.

But where's Giles?

Thank you so much for the update and not keeping us in suspense for a long time! I like the way you captured her confusion and sense of dislocation. Of course, I walys loathe Willow and xander in this situation and here is no expection. Really looking forward to more. Thanks!

Definitely enjoyed this chapter! I'm very anxious to see how everything connects. And....I hate Xander!

Loved it -- can't wait for the mystery to be revealed.

damn those Scoobies! Love them, but sometimes they just get in the way. And of course the "talk" between Buffy and Spike will be interesting to see too. thanks for the update!

Holy crap! I'm so confused now, bad UB!!! i don't like being confused, lol. Dude, this was good, better than good. I liked how you made it that instead of Buffy dying she had vanished for the time she'd been dead. Very good twist.

So, since we don't know what's really going on yet all that you've given us is that Spike reconized the clothing and stuff. i wonder what did happen between then the past few years to reach this point. i really can't wait for the next update, but I know I have to. look toward it though!

You stopped there?! NOOOOOO!!!! Okay, I'm over it. Oh Spike, when he realized what was happening... it made me all emotional. And I don't get emotional, mostly. Damn you, UB. But in a good way :D

Just a question- was she sent away before or after her mom's death? And I guess it's safe to say Giles is gone? Please update, like tm (I know, I know, if wishes were horses...)

Aw, pretty banner! Comma after hand, though. Oh my god, that was so good, I'm just freaking out here! It's so sad! And beautiful! And sad! I await patiently for the next update.
Sincerely,
Your scabby minion