What a fascinating coincidence that the ring he gave her was a skull ring and it's siginficance to Victorian mourning rites. Love it! Love that this Dawn still loves him so much, hated how she felt about him in S7. Just hate Angel so I'm not commenting on him, but the fact that he's here must mean that you're bringing him back into the picture at some point and I can't wait for that confrontation with Giles, now that he knows what Angelus did to his grandmother. That will be worth the wait. Wait til Buffy finda out, I'm guessing that Dawn caught that part of the conversation as well. So much more to explore, wonderful, thank you.

Well done :)

Angel is just as self-involved as ever and his musing shows that his feelings towards Buffy are like those towards a piece of property rather then those of a man in love. I love how important Spike is to Dawn and the flash-back of her giving him back his ring and letting him know that Buffy had held onto it. I am also glad that she is getting Buffy up going, doing something to help Spike, rather then letting her continue crying with worry over him.

Good chapter.Update soon.Aw,she kept the ring.

Dawnie's gotta a plan? Let's hopre hers work better than Spike's.

I love that Dawn is a bit less bratty and a lot more perceptive--I think the monks that created her (in canon) never had siblings that paid attention or idolized their big brother.

Good work, Dawn. It sounds like Spike is going to need some firm foundations if the big I AM is going to stick his oar in!

After reading Angel's musings i'm thinking Ripper should definitely come out and knock Angel down a peg or two. I loved how this update touched on Dawn and Spike's friendship. Wonderful chapter as always!

very good read, thank you. dawn to the aid of her best friend and her sister. and angel lost in the vast vaciuty of his own mind. thanks again.

Oooh... Isn't Dawn the clever one?

poor spike...i love how dawn is taking matters into her own hands here...excellent chapter, pet :)

Reviewed over at SR just now, but I had to say how much I loved Dawn's POV here, too.

Very important that Spike knows it's not just the soul that allows Buffy's love now. That's not going to help his confidence much.

Things moved on from the Hellmouth, with the Slayer known to be away? That won't last long...there are always dumb people to roam around SunnyD at night.