2. Has always loved deeply, if not wisely.

3. Loved his mum...

4. even as a Vampire.

5. Watched over her from a distance till she died at a ripe old age.

6. Had two sisters, one younger, one older...

7. who were by his mum's side (with their multiple progeny) when she finally passed away

8. (sort of) Keeps track of his family tree, and at last count, had 473 ever-so-great nieces and nephews. Give or take.

9. The closest (living) relative he has happens to live in LA...

10. about 8 blocks from the Hyperion. (How's *that* for karma?)

11. Has worn the same boots for 12 years.

12. Has always loved leather.

13. Likes strong coffee...

14. and milk chocolate.

15. Has a secret weakness for Peeps.

16. Steals them in bulk at Easter.

17. Hates american beer.

18. Actually likes Sleemans...

19. and Corona...

20. and single malt scotch.

21. Still notices if the bartender tries to slip him the cheap stuff when he's so pissed he can't see straight.

22. Died a virgin.

23. Was drunk by Dru.

24. Was fed by Angelus.

25. Lost his virginity to Dru the night he revived...

26. and again to Angelus that same night...

27. against his will. At first.

28. Learned from Angelus and Dru that he was attractive, desirable and sexy.

29. Discovered that he could make it work for him in *so* many ways.

30. Never liked Darla.

31. Went to great lengths to annoy her. At every opportunity.

32. Enjoyed pissing off Angelus in much the same way, despite the beatings it earned him.

33. Enjoyed the sex after the beatings even more.

34. Misses that part of Angelus.

35. Would let someone shove hot pokers under his fingernails before he admitted it.

36. Could just possibly get drunk enough to admit it... possibly.

37. Still writes poetry from time to time.

38. Has saved some of them over the years, in a beat-up metal strong box he's always managed to keep track of and stash somewhere out of harms way.

39. Actually started writing prose several decades earlier, managing to churn out several short stories that he submitted on a lark.

40. Received an acceptance letter with an editor's note listing the required changes before publication, and a meeting time.

41. Thought about it for about two minutes, then went to the meeting and ate the editor.

42. Still has the manuscript.

43. Likes Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Nina Simone.

44. Could give Giles a run for his money on the guitar.

45. Likes to sing in the shower.

46. Enjoyed driving Giles crazy doing just that.

47. Actually likes Giles, and tries hard to not think about how much the watcher reminds him of his father.

48. Thinks Willow would make a very interesting vampire.

49. Was pissed off when he learned he missed out on Vamp!Willow.

50. Never really noticed Xander until he got the chip in his head. And when he *did* notice him...

51. Rarely had a more burning desire to just rip a bloke's throat out and let him bleed out.

52. Knows that Xander talks in his sleep about girls; once was clearly dreaming of a threesome with Buffy and Willow

53. Is waiting for the perfect moment to "remember" it

54. Knows that sometimes Xander talks in his sleep and it's NOT about girls; once was clearly dreaming of Spike. And quite possibly Angel.

55. Wonders if he shouldn't just keep that little tid bit to himself, as delicious as it would be to share...

56. Has had a few of the girly dreams himself.

57. Has had a few of the boy dreams himself.

58. Finds sexy people sexy.

59. Loves Buffy in an all-consuming, obsessive kind of way.

60. Loves Dawn as much as he ever loved his little sister, and quite likely, even more.

61. Wishes that he could have been at Joyce's funeral.

62. Resents the fact that Buffy had Angel to comfort her afterwords.

63. Was torn between the desire to comfort Buffy himself, and to seek comfort from the poof.

64. Would gargle holy water before admitting the latter.

65. Dragged his broken and battered body across the floor to clutch Buffy to him after she jumped from the tower

66. Would have remained there to greet the sun if Tara and Dawn hadn't pulled him away, kicking and screaming.

67. Let Dawn scream all her fury, rage and sadness out on him over the summer.

68. Held her when she cried

69. Cried with her.

70. Would have killed Willow and Xander for what they'd done, despite the chip, if it weren't for the fact that he knew it would destroy Buffy. And Dawn.

71. Still has the thought cross his mind on occasion.

72. Wanted to be whatever Buffy needed, with no demands.

73. Was driven beyond human and vampire endurance by Buffy's kisses.

74. Couldn't help pushing for more.

75. Knew Buffy was aroused the moment she realized that it didn't hurt him when he hit her.

76. Never, in a million years, expected her to rip his zipper down and ride him against the wall.

77. Bit her that night.

78. And almost every other time they had sex.

79. Made her beg for it; because as much as he loves her, he's Still. a Bad. Man.

80. Meant to say all sorts of other things that first morning after, but got stupid. And flustered. And it All. Came out. Wrong.

81. Would have rather had Glory sticking her fingers in his gut and pulling out his intestines then hear Buffy call him convenient. What Glory did hurt less.

82. Took great pleasure in Buffy's pleasure.

83. Felt a little piece of his heart wither every time she ran out 'virtue a-flutter'.

84. Just *knows* that NO one has ever made Buffy come the way *he* has.

85. Has always had a tendency to think with the wrong head.

86. Never planned to shag Anya, even though she had made it into several of the dreams starring Buffy and Willow. That being said...

87. Has no regret about shagging Anya; he only regrets that Buffy was hurt.

88. and Xander. Not that he'd ever admit it.

89. Never would have tried to rape Buffy.

90. Would have gotten into a big huge blow up with her over something and ended up, emotionally, in the same place - soul seeking.

91. Hates the soul.

92. Was already starting to understand the things that the soul made crystal clear, and realizes it was only a matter of time before he would have *gotten* it.

93. Enjoys training the SiT's and freaking the shit out of them as he goes vamp face and brings his fangs up to their necks.

94. Understands Andrew far better then he is willing to admit.

95. Loves being the Big Bad, smoking and strutting around in his leather coat.

96. Loves being able to fight, without pain, anything that comes his way.

97. Misses watching Passions.

98. Misses the taste of Buffy's blood.

99. Misses his Crypt.