More than a week without fanfic and this is the first that I read... Mmmm, just reminds me of why I love it so much! :) I really, really loved this chapter! Buffy's sudden 'OMG - they couldn't! Could they?' was perfect and I just adore how you write her. She rings very true and I could see the whole thing perfectly! And this: Who wouldn't want somebody like that to be part of their evil master plan, somebody who's been used by... everyone. You know you finally made sense of something that's been puzzling me for more than a year. Since Angel seems to be leaning towards grey (or beige!) a lot easier than Spike I thought it'd make more sense to keep him as 'the main guy', but thanks to you I've revised that thought. *Thank you!*