When can I move in - this place sounds fabulous. Another Spike? Hope he's as obnoxious as the original.

I don't know what the etiquette is on reviewing stories that have long been completed, but I found this first chapter so intriquing I couldn't help but let you know; love Joyce's involvement; always thought she would have been behind Spike, and would have encouraged the relationship; can't wait to see what happens next!!!

very intriguing beginning...your descriptions are flawless, love, very well done...looking forward to reading the rest :)

This is a very interesting story. Can't wait to see what happens next. Good job!

Dang, I wish I had found this on here (BSV) first. It is almost always easier to read here than at the LJ's. This is an awesome fic.

Excellent beginning, sue...can't wait to see what comes next...thanks for posting it...

Oh so tasty! Looking forward to more. Excellent start. Kathleen

Oh hmmm neet idea but oh what will happen

Well interesting start. I'm not a big fan of parallell dimension kind of things cause it usually means some philosophical consideration and can easily kill off an entire story cause you find something that goes against your sense of logic. Hmm so what happened to Spike in this reality? I mean gone, what does that mean exactly? That his soul just upped and dissapeared? To me this point becomes more interesting to me than this new Spike and Buffy, I mean I would think that this reality Spike would end up in heaven or some such for his good fight and what would happen when this new Spike dies? Are they gonna meet in heaven and say "hi mate"? Can they be in the same place since they are the same person. Can of worms here and I hope all will be answered in the coming chapters. Me I would have prefered if you had just brought Spike back from the dead, the cons against that is that it has been done alot of times before really. It was stated that Buffy and Spike were to have a future but how exactly is bringing a Spike from a diffrent reality gonna make that happen? It's not the same person and even though he might act pretty much the same he is not the Spike that Buffy loves. Well I'm gonna turn of my rant now and hope for the best.

An interesting beginning. I'm curious as to what kind of a Spike we're going to find - if he was about to be dust, then he is clearly still a vampire -and yet not old or a master?Will be watching eagerly for the next one.


And,BTW, can I borrow that cottage when we visit the UK this summer? LOL

Beautifully written and instantly engrossing. The cottage is perfection - I'm already imagining... I'm hooked!

I miss Joyce - I loved her character. I can just imagine her yelling at the Powers :P

Nice job with describing the cottage - you painted a really vivid picture there. I cant wait to see the different version of Spike.

I like it a lot. Interested in seeing what's gonna happen next. updates please?

Interesting so far - I'm wondering why you didn't mention "The Immortal" in any of this, because Buffy whoring herself to the world's largesst jackass/playboy in "The Girl in Question" is one hell of a big reason for Spike not to go back to Buffy, especially when the guy slept with BOTH Darla and Dru -eww- Even then Spike had alot of good reasons to stay away. Think about it - she beat the shit out of him several times (and enjoyed doing it in S4 and S5), used him as a sextoy and played with his head (I'm suprised he didn't snap sooner.) Even after the soul, it was still all about her - the only eceptions being when Spike was insane or seriously requiring medical attention - She even berated him for not being "dark" enough for her after using his soulless status as an excuse for her treatment of him. Near the end, she still used Spike for comfort and support and even gave him the brush off concerning what Spike considered as "the best night of his life." Not to mention the whole deal with her kissing Angel and then stating the Spike was merely "in her heart" and then the whole cookie dough speech in which she gave Angel hope of them getting back together. Even worse, Buffy didn't tell Angel to leave until he stated that the amulet was dangerous (like alomst right after he said it was dangerous) - getting Angel out of danger while handing Spike the potential death sentence. I can't blame Spike for thinking that Buffy was just offering a dying man a final comfort when she said that "I love you" ten seconds before he dusted. Hell, I can't think of a good, meaningful thing for Spike in that entire relationship that Buffy did not either outright deny or simply brush off. I hated Buffy by the end of the shows - especially when the Scoobies turned against everyone in L.A. without letting them have a chance to explain themselves, so much for loyalty. Many people put all the blame for everything Spike and don't realise that they BOTH hurt each other a great deal and would have had ALOT to work though if they hoped to have any type a healthy relationship. As you can probably tell, I don't read alot of post BtVS/AtS Spuffy fics because of most authors conventiently forget all the crap that happened in the last few seasons and I hate it when they do and write fairytale reunions and "happily ever afters" that are so unrealistic. I'm not saying all of this to try and attack you or your story but more out of hope that you won't be one of the many who fail to acknowledge such a large issue.

Is this Spike a fledgling vampire or a human? The PTB have apparently been a little slow on the uptake again. More story please.

Interesting, cant wait to see what you have up your sleeve.

Love the detailed descriptions! Very evocative! More please!

Can't wait to see more of this story

Very interesting start to the story and I can't wait to see where you take it! Please update soon!