William is the love child of a powerful and wealthy landowner, and just when he is about to be accepted into his father's life and family, conspiracies against the two of them send young William to fend for himself. Years later, he returns to build himself a life and destiny intervenes to entwine William, Elizabeth, Angel and Aimée’s lives into a tale of everlasting love, lust, envy and intrigue.

During School Hard, Spike observes Buffy dancing at the Bronze, but instead of sending her off on a merry chase after his minion, he decides to do a little dancing of his own with her… and perhaps a bit more before killing her off.  However, the instantaneous attraction that surges between them now threatens to put a damper on his plans. 

Buffy has never felt like this before and allows her lust and desire for the mysterious stranger who invites her to dance at the Bronze to overrule all thoughts other than being his in any way he chooses.

What will happen when she discovers he's a master vampire planning to kill her on Saturday? And will he still be able to when the time comes?

**Nominated for Best Episode Stealer at Round 5 of the Spark & Burn Awards, thank you very much! **

Buffy finds an antique desk in her mother's gallery and feels drawn to it. What would happen if somehow she and the previous owner, a British gentleman from 1880, could communicate through it? And Spike, what would he think of the whole situation when he finds out? This story is co-written by Lu82 and Dusty273 up to chapter X; and by Im_bloody_English and Dusty273 from chapter XI on.