Sideways by goldenusagi
Chapter: 47 Pieces

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05/16/2010 11:17 am
 
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05/01/2008 05:49 pm
I'm surprised Spike warned the kids off - that must have been a first!  Excellent picture of Dru.
Glad you liked Dru!  As for Spike warning the kids, it just slipped out of him, I think.  It's not like he planned to (and who knows, Dru still could have gotten them...), or really cares about anyone but Buffy yet.  Thanks for reviewing!

IT
04/29/2008 09:28 pm
Well done. 

The Scoobies are coming together nicely.  It's refreshing to see Xander being more tolerant towards Anya's past and Giles recognizing Anya's experience and knowledge.  She was always a valuable member of the team, if not valued.

I wonder how long it will take Giles to begin to suspect that Buffy's being trained elsewhere, too.  Can't wait for his reaction when he finds out that she's teamed up with Spike.  Speaking of which, if this was Friday and Saturday is 'payment' day, can we look forward to more Spuffy goodness in the the chapter?  Please?!  :)

Lastly, Dru was great.  I could really picture her standing there, swaying, looking up at the stars.  And it's through her that we get a true glimpse of how much Buffy really is affecting Spike - warning the teens off has to be a first for him!

Bravo!  Looking forward to more.
Thank you!  I always thought that Anya was underused (knowledge wise) on the show.  (Though she might be underused here as well, since we won't have unknown demons and such running around, and Angelus is set up to be the big bad.)  Though I never really thought of Xander as intolerant until she became a demon again, more just blissfully ignorant.  More like he just didn't want to hear about it, and pretended his human girlfriend hadn't spent 1000 years killing people.  :)

Hmm, well it might take Giles longer to suspect than you would suspect.  I figured, on the show, even in season one, they're doing minimal training and she's still kicking his ass just because she's the Slayer.  So it's not as if he's expecting to beat her.  Buffy's always been good, and it might take this Giles a bit before he realizes HOW good she is.

Glad you liked Dru!  And Spike warning the teenagers just sort of slipped out, I think.  It's not like he planned to.  After all, his first instinct was to size them up as a dinner delivery, even thinking about how he would have done it, though he didn't act on it.  He'll have several ups and downs before his thinking actually changes.

As for the next chapter, it will be Saturday, but I'll let you decide how good the goodness is.  :)  The chapter after that will also be happening Saturday.  Thanks for reviewing!

Deb
04/29/2008 07:18 pm
Lovely update.  We really don't mind how long the story goes as it continues to intrigue and interest!  Keep enjoying the writing!
Thank you so much!  Thanks for reading!

Dee
04/28/2008 03:10 pm
Very well written Spike in this chapter.  Can't help but love that wacked out Dru.  Loves Bitch for sure.
Thank you for the compliments on Spike, and glad you liked Dru!  Thanks for reviewing!

04/28/2008 05:00 am
playground next to a cemetery - LOL, I've been wondering about that playground.  Liked the part where Spike reveals how he would have killed the teenagers - boy first, etc.  Good Drusilla with the skin inside out, too.
Hehe, I think in some season 3 episode it said that Sunnydale had like 12 cemeteries, there's got to be a park near one of them, LOL.  And I thought of the line for Dru from what she said to Spike in some season 2 episode (Halloween, I think), where she asks if he loved her insides, the parts he can't see.

Glad you liked the part with the teenagers!  Spike is still very much a vampire, and his first instinct upon seeing them is to size them up as delivery, even if he doesn't act on it.  Thanks for reviewing!

04/28/2008 04:29 am
enjoy spike trying to convince dru to leave and his half-hearted warning to the couple. very good read, thank you. not the least bit sad that the tale is going to run to additional chapters.
Thank you so much!  Glad you enjoyed it!

04/28/2008 01:29 am
hehe... someone's growing a conscience.....
loved the update. like how anya's in the story. provides someone for xander.
hey, youll see no objections from me about the fic being longer! ^_^
~liz
Hehe, Spike might be growing a conscience, but it's a long way away from fully developing.  Glad you liked Anya, because Xander does need someone.  Thanks for reading!

04/27/2008 10:09 pm
Small changes in Spike, slow and steady. 

I don't blame him for trying to warn Dru away or in promising not to stop Buffy.  I don't think he WOULD stake her unless it was to save Buffy from her, nor should he.

Loving Anya....fresh and not as ill treated here.  This group seem a BIT more demon tolerant, rather like early show scoobies. 

Kathleen
Spike may be having small changes, but they're quite unconscious on his part, LOL.  He didn't think about warning the couple, it just happened, and he didn't really care what happened after that (who knows, Dru could have gotten them).  And he'll have several ups and downs along the way.

Yes, since Dru's not leaving, Spike has drawn his line in the sand, so to speak.  Letting Dru go (mentally), and telling her that he'll not protect her.  And nope, he definitely wouldn't kill Dru unless it was her or Buffy.

Hmm, I always thought the Scoobies on the show were tolerant to *certain* demons (i.e. ones that needed to be in their inner circle, as long as they weren't a vampire).  There never seemed to be anything problematic about Oz (but then, he was a person who happened to be a werewolf), and Anya was more or less accepted as human until she went demon again in season 6.  (Yeah, another big gripe there, that no one ever questioned her bloody past as long as she was human.  But I digress...)   I love Anya, she 's so fun to write, and she and Xander are wonderful together.

Thanks for reviewing!


04/27/2008 04:25 pm
You take all the time you need.  I think us readers will be able to stand a couple extra chapters :D

I really liked seeing this interaction between Spike and Drusilla.  He had laid out his feelings on the subject of Dru to Buffy, but this adds a little more depth as he gives his ex-lover a last bit of loyalty and affection. 

Also.. warning the two teenagers to go the other way, but then not really caring if they do or not?  Classic good/evil ambiguity for Spike.  Love details like that.
Glad you liked the Spike and Dru part!  I thought he needed to see her one last time, as well as try and get her to take herself out of the action.  But as she's determined not to, Spike will have to let her go and choose sides (we all know he'd choose Buffy, right?  ;)

And glad you liked the bit with the teenagers!  I think Spike surprised himself when he warned them, but yeah, he doesn't really care what happens.  (Who knows?  Dru still could have gotten them.)  Morally, Spike is coming along, but verrrrry slowly, and he still has a long way to go before he cares about anything but Buffy, as well as several ups and downs along the way.

Thanks for reviewing!