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In Harm's Way by dawnofme Amber 11/09/2017 07:08 pm Epilogue What a fantasic story! I loved the way they found each other, you see the struggle, but it feels so right because you took your time telling their story. I love the way you used the Gem of A...there were so many potential story arcs the writers never took advantage of! I have to admit...I NEVER guessed the baby angle! Well done! I've now managed to read all of your stories... so this means you must write more!!! thank you for sharing your work with us. This turned out to be a very exciting and fun story -- and probably the best season four Spuffy interpretation I've seen. Peace, Blue alya 03/17/2011 12:04 am Epilogue Text Loved this! Yingxs 08/31/2009 04:20 am Epilogue Thank you for your wonderful story :-D It was a pleasure to read .I hope you never stop writing! :) Thank you for reading the story and taking the time to let me know you enjoyed it. You've made my day with this review. I'm just about to start posting a new story. League of Souls, so I am still writing. *hugs* buffyconvert 03/27/2009 05:26 pm Epilogue Some of my favorite scenes in this novel were the conversations that Willow and Buffy had concerning Spike. That's one of the things I missed during the latter part of the series. I laughed out loud when Willow got Buffy's dander up by telling her how nice Spike smelled! I adored this story so much that I have to tell you something that I'd rather not. You should take a vacation from writing Spuffy and create a book with non-copywrited charactors. But not a permanent vacation! What a sweet thing to say. I'm thrilled that you enjoyed the story. Your encouraging words about my writing is very much appreciated. I've written two original novels and I'm currently editing the second one to get it ready to submit for publication. The first is with someone who knows the publisher that I want to submit it to and I'm nervously waiting to hear back from them. That you've read my work here and think I'm published author material is very exciting. I'm currently posting "Not My Reality" on my LJ and on Spuffy Realm. It's all human so can't post it here. I have the fourth installment of my vamp!verse in the works and I'm working on a time travel fic with my good friend. We will start posting in about two months. So, there is still more Spuffy in me to write. But I will keep working on the original stuff as well. Thank you so much for reading! I'm just getting to this ending right at the appropriate season. This chapter could almost be a stand alone Christmas ficlet. Thanks for reading the story. I debated about if I should even write an epilogue. I rarely think they are needed, but I was in a gushy mood when I got to the end of this story. :) olinka 12/02/2008 10:28 pm Epilogue aw :) Great story, and thanks soooo much for not giving all those pregnancy/labor details. LOL! Thanks for reading. And yeah, I could never do write the labor. I've done that five times. There's nothing romantic about it. It's too real for me and I'd have all the girls who've never had kids vowing to never have any. Some things are just best left unwritten. :) nea 10/16/2008 05:19 am Epilogue What an absolutely wonderful story. I enjoyed it immensely. Thank you for sharing it. Thank you so much for reading the story. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Hon I just got caught up and have to tell you how much I loved this entire ride. I really do think you wrote Spike in character and had he been put in these circumstances he would have acted just as you have portrayed him to act soul or no soul, chip or no chip. In fact every character was spot on IMHO. You put a smile on my face with the happiness here at the end and I was delighted that Annabella got a MyTwinn doll (I assume that is the company you meant.....we have a few in our collection including one of me at age 5 and Jim at age 8)....a perfect gift. Love that you continued that relationship too. It added a lot to show him interact with the child BEFORE he found out he was a daddy to be. Excellent from start to finish. I especially love the irony of how it all began. Harmony wanting to get rid of Buffy to have Spike for herself instead led to her end and the beginning of Spuffy....delicious irony! The Gem's properties made COMPLETE sense! Really well thought out use of that plot device. Wonderful and worth savoring more than one time. Kathleen I'm so glad to see you were feeling good enough to sit up and read :) I wish you a speedy recovering! I'm so glad you enjoyed the story. Your review made me smile in delight. I'm thrilled that my characters seemed in character and that you enjoyed my Spike voice. I just love that vampire. :) I'm so glad that the Gem's properties were believable. I haven't read very many Gem of Amara fics so I have no idea what other authors have done. I just went with what seemed logical to me. Most of all, I'm so happy that you found my story to be enjoyable. 10/03/2008 06:14 pm Epilogue Beautiful ending to such a fun story. Thanks Thank you. :) lovely wrap up to a lovely read. thank you. Thank you so much. I'm glad you liked it. That's the perfect ending for this tale, plenty of sweetness after all that sour!! It's been a great ride and thank you for writing it. I'm so glad you liked it. Thank you for faithfully reading it! :) As they say in girlville - "oh, how cute" - wonderful Spuffy Ending - Joyce got to be a grand mom after all - NICE to have Buffy and Spike find happiness and love together - Hope you take a little time off and then come back again with another work and help keep The Buffyverse and Spuffy alive for all the FF community - LOL! Yes, I can't believe I went for an unber-sweet ending. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm sure you'll be seeing more from me in the future. :) ya_lublyu_tebya 09/29/2008 08:00 pm Epilogue AWWWW. That was so sweet! Lovely story, Dawn. I enjoyed every chapter, every sentence. Thank you for sharing. I'm thrilled that you enjoyed the story! Thank you so much for reading and taking the time to review. Aww, thanks for the little glimpse into the future - lovely, sweet ending. I'll miss your updates - hope you have something new in the works. Thank you. I'm so glad you enjoyed the story. I do have something in the works with another author, but we are still in the planning stages. Here's hoping we'll have something to post soon. :) zombiegirl 09/27/2008 01:49 am 30. Always Loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you! ya_lublyu_tebya 09/26/2008 06:14 pm 30. Always Awww, Spike's such a big softie! I love him! :) Me too. I just want to hug him and then rip all his clothes off, shove him on my bed and... Oops. Got a little carried away there. LOL! lilashannah 09/26/2008 04:56 pm 30. Always Wesley and Willow? Oh Wow! I love it! I am so Glad that Giles acted Grown-up about Buffy,Spike and Baby. I am sorry your comming up to up the Epilogue as I would love to see more of this story. Thank you so much for taking the time to read the story and to leave a review. :) I'm sad to see this story end as well. I really had a great time writing it. Hopefully you'll see more stories from me in the future. Great wrap up! And that's the way I define the speed limit too LOL. LOL! I'm glad I'm not the only one. Thanks for reading! Angie 09/26/2008 03:06 pm 30. Always Wonderful. I really loved the way you ended things with Buffy and Giles, and I've always like the idea of Willow and Wesley. Thank you so much. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Throughly enjoyed reading your this story - Like how you ended it and left your readers to imagine their continuing story - look forward to your epilogue - Thanks for the wonderful Spuffy read - Thank you so much for taking the time to keep up with my story. Getting to know faithful readers who review, like you, has made all the writing worth while. :) Even Giles' less than thrilled reaction couldn't sour the happiness. Lovely!! :) Yep. It was fun to give them a happy ending that they never got in canon. :) That was very cute, but I'm sad to see it over. Love the Wesley/Willow though! I giggled a little last chaper when you said he got her number, but I didn't think it was actually gonna lead to that. I'm glad it did, they are just the most adorable couple. LOL! at not seeing that bit of foreshadowing with Willow getting his number. I really was trying my hand at foreshadowing with the story. I'm sad to be at the end of this story as well. I loved writing it and getting such wonderful reviews from readers such as yourself. Sad to see the story's over - looking forward to the epilogue. Thanks so much for sharing! You are very welcome. It's truly a pleasure to share my writing with people who enjoy it. I'm sad to see it end as well. :( Mark Evans 09/26/2008 03:41 am 30. Always I've loved every chapter of this story :D . Thank you for sharing this with us! I can't wait to read the epilogue. Thank you so much. I'm so glad that you found every chapter to be entertaining. :) that is joyce. very good read, thank you. Thank you. Touch and go there for a moment but I think Joyce just wanted to make them sweat. Wonderful chapter. :) Yep. It's a mother's right to make her kids sweat when they give her shocking news. :) Thank you. All4Spike 09/23/2008 07:19 pm 29. What Would Buffy Do? Getting better and better... yay for an understanding Joyce. They just need to tell Giles now........ Thank you so much. I'm so happy you are reading and that you are enjoying it. Squeeee -- that went perfectly. Loved it! : ) Thank you. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Tamara 09/22/2008 11:05 pm 29. What Would Buffy Do? Very sweet chapter. Thank you. :) Lovely chapter - glad Joyce took things so well, now we have to hear from Rupert. Thanks, as always, for the update. Thank you for the review. I'm glad you enjoyed the scenes with Joyce. :) Awww, yay! I'm glad Joyce was supportive. Lovely update Thank you. *hugs* So glad that Buffy made it in time. The suspenseful dialogue kept me on the edge of my seat. With that ending bit, anxiously awaiting the next chapter! Thank you. I'm glad that the dialogue was done well enough to keep you in suspense. :) Shelaweena 09/19/2008 05:30 pm 28. Never Doubt It i spent most of this chapter grinning like mad! Wonderful. Can't wait for the next. Thank you! Your review had me grinning. I'm so happy that you liked it. What a great Spuffy Chapter - It made my little Spuffy Heart feel a great big Happy Spuffy Moment - Totally enjoying your story - Maybe Angel could borrow that ring sometime and have some joy come into his life too. :) Thank you. I seriously doubt Spike would give that ring up for Angel, but you never know. He got the girl and the life Angel would love to have, so maybe he could see it in his cold, dead, evil heart to share on occasion. Ummm...NOT! LOL! ya_lublyu_tebya 09/18/2008 07:46 pm 28. Never Doubt It Haha. Great update, Dawn! Loved her declaring her love in front of everyone. :) Thank you. It was fun chapter to write. So, I'm glad that you enjoyed it. 09/18/2008 05:36 pm 28. Never Doubt It Good! I love it! still I see no reason for Angel being in there... but anyway.. cant wait for an other chapter :) Well, I'm glad you enjoyed it anyway. Angel was in there so Spike could rub it in his face. Because that's fun and goes along with the feel of my fic. More coming very soon. 09/18/2008 04:47 am 28. Never Doubt It Great chapter, Love Angel and Spike banter!!!! Thank you. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Cas 09/18/2008 04:32 am 28. Never Doubt It Especially loved the scene between Spike and Angel. Very well done. Thanks for the fun! Thank you. So glad you enjoyed it. oh, love it! adore it! it was everything i was hoping for and more!!!! cant wait to see what happens next!!!!! and nice comment, cordy... :) LOL! Thank you. I'm so glad you liked it that much! Mark Evans 09/18/2008 02:50 am 28. Never Doubt It What a great chapter :D ! I loved the scenes with Spike and Angel, too funny, lol. Thanks for the update. :) Thank you very much. I'm so happy you liked it. It was a blast to write. I so needed to read this fabulous update after the day I've had! Thanks for posting! Aw. I'm so glad that my words can give you a lift! Makes writing worth doing. great ending to a very good chapter, thank you. never really enjoyed angel on btvs. on his show, he was much more enjoyable. (even the worst writer should recognize the title of the show.) have always enjoyed the spike -angel, spike- angelus moments. I agree with you. Loved Angel on his own show. Loved him better with Spike and loved him even more when he was Angelus. This is why I never used to read WIP"s - Now I have to wait until your next update to find out what is going to happen. I sure hope that Angel does not destroy the ring - Spike and Buffy are going to need that ring. Wonderful new chapter and great to have Cordelia as part of it - NICE job with her character and Xander's too. :) Well, thanks for reading my WIP. There's just a couple of chapters to go and it won't be long for the next update. 09/15/2008 04:43 pm 27. Mr. Crankypire I'm not very big fan when people put Angel on the middle of the story when is not necessery.... i still think your story is one of the best wips at the moment though... I will keep reading and hope you ahve an interesting twist now.... Thanks for saying you will keep reading. Putting Angel in the middle of the story was "nessacary" for me, because it's where my mind took me. I can only write true to myself. :) I like that you've got Xander being supportive without making him completely out of character, which is a very hard thing to do. When there's so many other obstacles in the way of them getting together, I think people often overuse the friends thing, so I'm glad you've got them on her side. I totally agree about the overuse of the "evil" friends thing. And I'm thrilled that you think Xander is in character! Thank you for saying so. sanityfair 09/14/2008 11:24 pm 27. Mr. Crankypire Fabulous update, as always - can only imagine what he wants from Angel! Thank you, Sanityfair. The "as always" make me smile. I hope you enjoy the next chapter : ) great.... spike went to angel. well, as long as angel doesnt kill him, buffy should be able to find him there. and maybe there she'll tell spike she loves him and is carrying his baby! oh, that would be hilarious! to see angel's reaction.... lol! lovely chappie. go xan man. : ) Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. I don't blame Spike for going, Buffy won't listen to him anyway. Only a Scooby's word is to be believed. :) I don't blame him either. 01/18/2010 03:29 am 26. Messed Up Maaany paint Xander as Overly obtuse and prejudice in many stories but I like that he isn't, in this one :) you are a more original writer and I am enjoying your story. thank you! you are very talented Thank you very much. :) I must admit that Xander is one of my least favorite characters on the show. But, I don't see the point of character bashing. He wasn't all bad. what? xander trying to stop buffy from dusting spike? very good read, thank you. :) Didn't see that coming, did you? I hate you for leaving us here - Great Update. Buffy and Giles can be really their own worst enemies at times. Thanks loads for giving us another chapter - I like that you Spike trying to live without the ring, more to prove to himself that he can control himself than his proving it to Buffy and her friends. LOL! I know, I have a habit of doing cliffhangers. Thanks for reading! save spike xander! do it! do it! brilliant chappie! cant wait to see how this one goes over! and i really cant wait for buffy to tell spike shes preggers and hes the daddy... loved it! Thank you. So glad you liked the chapter. More to come soon. What riveting update - certainly looking forward to the next! :) Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. From bad to worse - and all Giles' fault. I hope he gets to regret his actions, big time! And Xander has a chance to redeem himself. Please... but Buffy has so little faith in Spike: that's sad. Fab chapter. Thank you. More to come soon aaah! why is your story so amazing? how do you keep making it better and better with every chapter? What a nice thing to say! Thank you so much. Your comments have topped an already good day! More to come very soon. god could you leave us with bigger hang over any way good chapie :) I know. I'm very very bad. I'm glad you liked the chapter and more coming very soon. ya_lublyu_tebya 09/11/2008 08:00 pm 26. Messed Up Dawn, you are evil. You better update soon, missy - that was just cruel! *crackles* I knew I would be called evil for this chapter's ending. and I love it. I think Spike would be proud. But more on the way very soon. Thanks for reading! Bridget 09/11/2008 07:59 pm 26. Messed Up You must update this immediately. It is so sickening that Buffy always assumes the worst about Spike. It is really tiring. Please let them have a real conversation sans sex. Unless it is after the conversation. However, it is your story and you do with it as you will I will keep reading and waiting. :) Thanks for reading. Yes, things will be coming to a close, very soon. I have just four chapters and an epilogue to post. And there is a happy ending. Shiko 09/11/2008 07:22 pm 26. Messed Up Oh, come on. She is gonna stop just in time, right? Just above his heart? Or she is gonna miss. Or Xander is going to push Spike away, so she'll miss. Something like that XD Waiting for the next chapter. LOL! Thanks for reading. We need an airing out! They both have secrets. Yep. :) Thanks for reading. come on spike, buffy isn't that good an actress. very good read, thank you. We know it, but poor Spike has been put through the wringer in relationships and I don't think he has much confidence in the area of love. ya_lublyu_tebya 09/07/2008 06:36 pm 25. No Act Oh no! Poor Spike. She finally gave in and he thought she was faking it. :-( Can't wait for our next treat of an update, Dawn. Love this story. Thank you. I'm so pleased that you are reading and that you like the story. :) If only Spike could have told Buffy about what he'd heard - please make Giles and Xander pay! They ruined a beautiful moment for him. : ) Yes, they've made things difficult for or heroes. So bittersweet! If only they would talk to each other. Of course, we readers have to have our fun, too. LOL! Yes the readers have to have some fun and the goodness will be all the more sweeter because of the long road to get there. :) Great to have this new chapter - such sorrow and hard-times for our favorite vampire - like the way you have him being so in control while he is bringing so misery to himself. Pity Buffy didn't make it to telling him the truth - Thank you. I'm so glad you are reading this story. :) Poor guy - still stewing uselessly! Thanks for a fabulous chapter - looking forward to the next. Thank you. I'm thrilled that you liked the chapter. Grace 09/07/2008 02:13 am 25. No Act Oh, no. Poor Spike. When will she tell him, damnit?! :) Lovin' it! LOL! Thank you. Bridget 09/07/2008 01:35 am 25. No Act Please let them talk things out soon. Good chapter. I can imagine that this is very difficult for Spike because of what he overheard. Please update soon. Thanks. I'm glad you liked the chapter. I'm updated twice a week now until the story is complete. :) poor spike! fix it buffy, fix it! loved the new chappie!!!!! : ) Thank you. fangfaceandrea 09/07/2008 01:11 am 25. No Act Arghhh why can't he just act angry and spill the beans so that she can spill some beans of her own?? : ) Because he's dysfunctional and so is she? : ) buffy better not be acting and spike better tell her what the guys said soon buffy also should tell spike soon about he baby I can tell you that she's not acting, but I won't tell you want happens next. :) Lovin it :-) 04/19/2010 11:28 am 24. Appearances Love the chapter! My one beef is the use of the term "karate moves". By "slicing her hands",I can only assume you meant a knife hand strike (shuto-uchi) but it also sounds like she punched. If you or your betas don't know martial arts, just use generic kicks and punches. We readers will get the idea. But we martial artists do not like generic terms for non specific techniques. LOL! Yeah, sorry about the poor fighting terms. I'll admit that it's laziness on my part and bad writing, not to do research in this area. I have no clue about martial arts and any set of waving of the arms in fighting looks like karate moves to me. I'll keep you comments in mind for future stories if with fight scenes in them. :) very good read, thank you. be a good time for buffy to tell all before things get worse. Thank you. :) Hi Dawnie I spotted it was on 199 and I gave you review 200 in SR so here I am doing it again! I know I'm listed as a beta but I can still let you (and everyone else) know that I love this fic! *hugs* LOL! Thank you for helping me break 200! I'm so glad you enjoy reading this. Helps when beta'ing if you like the story. fangfaceandrea 09/04/2008 03:42 am 24. Appearances oh poor crushed Spike. Hope he says something soon so that Buffy can clarify . Don't want him to hold it in and then have it blow whe the tie is n0t right Thanks for reading. I know, it's awful what he thinks, but it makes for good reading :) Anxious to see where you take this bit of news! Thanks, as always for the update! Thanks for reading and for leaving a review. More coming very soon. Nice plot advance - knew something was going to go wrong - One thing that really needs to happen for Spike is that with that ring he has to understand that big responsibility comes with it - Hope that he can control his rage and talk to Buffy about this plan of action for getting that ring back instead of having everything that is starting to go right for them turn into a huge fight - Thank you. :) Mark Evans 09/03/2008 11:58 pm 24. Appearances Aww, poor Spike, always getting his heart broken. Great chapter, I can't wait for the next update :D . Thank you, Mark. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. More coming very soon. Sigh. Secrets. It never works out people! A very exciting chapter! Some good action, a little romance, some flirting and now a new demon to fight! Plus, the required misunderstandings . . . Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed all the elements. :) lee 09/03/2008 10:12 pm 24. Appearances please don;t make spike lose the ring, that happens in EVER story . be original and let the vampire be able to keep his only means of walking in the sun I haven't read too many Gem of Amara stories, so I have no idea how most of the end. But, I won't give any spoilers away. I'll just say, please keep on reading. :) sammi 09/03/2008 09:37 pm 24. Appearances ugh, i can't believe what an idiot giles is. buffy told him she couldn't do that, and he just assumes that her getting closer to spike is just an act, well, i hope he gets very disappointed when he finds out it's not. he's helping them out, and giles still thinks that spike is a threat, dumbass. i hope giles gets a taste of reality soon, before spike does really do something stupid. him and buffy just need to have a decent conversation, and she needs to tell him that she's pregnant. i'm waiting impatiently for that. Giles is just being the watcher he is. :) Bridget 09/03/2008 08:38 pm 24. Appearances This is awful. I hope that somehow Buffy and Spike talk this out. Things were going so well. I have faith that something good will happen.. Nice chapter even with the hurt feelings. Thank you. Yes, it's awful, but I promise to make it better. :) Thanks for having faith in me. ya_lublyu_tebya 09/03/2008 08:30 pm 24. Appearances Awww, poor Spike. She loves you really!! I hope she gets a chance to explain. Great update, Dawn! :) Thank you. I know, I pulled a Joss on you all, but I promise not to turn into him completely. I'm a true Spuffy fan. What a neat Buffy-Spike and Scoobies story you are giving us - I really like how you varied The Initiative and that ever wonderful Gem of Amara. Bringing in a history connected to it is another very nice touch. Now that I have all the chapters read, I will be sorry to have to wait for new posting - look forward to seeing the next chapter. Thank you. I hope you enjoy the read of the story. I've had a lot of fun writing it. I promise not to make you wait too long in between updates. verito 09/03/2008 05:52 am 23. Yes! i love this story.... Thank you. I'm so happy that you let me know. Really makes my day! And it's my birthday, too. fun read. things are going well. so it must be time for buffy to screw up. or is it spike turn. think my money would be on buffy. thanks for the read. LOL! There is a bit of a bumpy road on the way, but I won't say more. Thank you for reading! fangfaceandrea 08/31/2008 04:58 pm 23. Yes! Yay things are going well! .. of course that can only mean they're bound to go bad soon. Nice to see Buffy coming out of denial though. Yes, Buffy can only be in denial for so long. Who could resist Spike for too much longer? Not I. :) Thanks for reading. ya_lublyu_tebya 08/31/2008 10:59 am 23. Yes! Nice update. It's looking fairly likely that Spike is the father - wonder how long Buffy will keep denying it. And by the way, HOT kiss. Thank you. I'm glad you liked the kiss :) “And I don't know what I want.” That about sums it up. This is a fun chapter. I like all the gentle jibes from Clem and Willow to their bestest buds. You may love your friend, but it doesn't mean you don't see through their smokescreens. And hey! Look! Buffy and Spike are going on an actual date! Progress! Until the next crisis . . . I'm so glad you enjoyed the chapter. And it's true. Your friends see through the smokescreens and real friends will tell you the truth. fine read, thank you. love the lines: “You broke Xander.” and "She knew it was wrong...." Thank you. I'm glad you liked it! Wheee! I get all mushy. : ) I'm glad that I could get you to feel all mushy. LOL! Elysenotelsie 08/27/2008 03:02 am 22. Breaking Xander Awesome! I'm really into this story, and the timely updating :-) Thank you so much. I'm so glad you like my story! I'm trying very had to have at least one chapter up every five days or so. : ) yay, kissage is good! lovely chappie. i just really can't wait til she tells him about the baby... which we all know is his... :) loved it! Thank you. I'm so glad that you liked the chapter. :) Thank you so much for reading and letting me know that you liked it. Catching up on all my favorite stories! Well Buffy is at least admitting she finds him attractive! Boy is she thick as a plank at times. Everyone else can see Spike's emotions...EVEN Xander! She needs to get past her issues for the baby's sake. Willow's words were well said, Spike is not Angel! Time Buffy start to admit what she really already knows. Loved the encounters with Giles and Xander as Spike's feelings go public. So stupid to think that Xander and Anya were acceptable backup for a targeted Slayer...Giles is a doofus so often. Spike will be her shadow no matter what the others think of it. His girl will be kept safe and when he figures out about the baby there will be no force on earth to stop him from taking out every demon that might pose a threat. Love the roomie situation with Clem and that Spike's little friend is going to remain a part of his day to day life.....oreo's included LOL. Just wonderful as always. Excellent updates. Kathleen Thank you, Kathleen. I'm so glad you are enjoying the story. Even if Buffy is a little slow to step on board the Spike train. fangfaceandrea 08/26/2008 10:27 pm 22. Breaking Xander yay for the smoochies, and Buffy's being cute with her worries about the baby. She has to tell someone other than Willow though. LOL Xander was sweet. I'm so glad you enjoyed the "smoochies". LOL! spike in his element and buffy in the land of egypt. very good read, thank you. :) Thank you. Buffy is being spectacularly stubborn - completely aggravating. I'm glad Spike's having a good time - he needs to blow off some steam even more than I do! :) Yes, Buffy is one stubborn female. You know she'll come around. Thanks for reading :) Man I do love a snarky self confident Spike! Me, too! But, I'm guessing that you knew that by my writing. I love softy Spike, but only if he's allow to be manly in the process. He can be both. :) Thanks for reading and for the review! HAHA 08/22/2008 10:18 pm 21. Off & On's I love spike-gets-to-keep-the-gem fics, beserker!spike is awesome LOL! Thank you. I hope you enjoy the rest of the story as well. Oh, what a good boy he ain't. And, how long does Buffy plan on not dealing? Oh right, forever, apparently. Yes, Buffy is very stubborn, but this is a Spuffy sight, so you know she'll come around soon. Thanks for reading. the ring should help or help get his nose broken). very good chapter, thank you. LOL! Yep, one or the other. Thank you. Cate 08/22/2008 02:18 pm 20. Moods Awww, I love this story. The courting is so sweet and I can't wait for Buffy to finally remove that stick out of her ass! lol Well Done. LOL! Thank you, Cate. I'm so glad that you are enjoying the story. And, I'm with you. Buffy is very stubborn, but she'd be out of character if I wrote her jumping into his arms too easily. :) Cas 08/19/2008 03:13 am 20. Moods I remember mood rings! Great gift idea - and I loved Spike's explanation, LOL. Loved Buffy's reaction too. Can't wait till she sees him in the blue, and hears about the house. Did you mention where he's getting the cash (i might have forgotten if you did)? Thank you. :) I had fun with the mood ring. And I had one that my was my mom's and I loved it. In a previous chapter, I wrote a brief couple of sentences about Spike going in to a pawn shop in LA with some of the treasure for the Gem of Amara crypt. You know Harmony had to have stashed some of that away and she certainly didn't need it any more; what with being dust and all now. :) I'm so glad you enjoyed the chapter. Thank you for the review. ya_lublyu_tebya 08/18/2008 10:06 pm 20. Moods Hahaha! Buying her a mood ring so he can keep up. Good plan. Loved it as always, Dawn. More please! Thank you so much. LOL! I know, Spike gets an idea and runs with it. I doubt he'll lose that color card anytime soon. The mood ring is a great idea, I hope it has a colour for living in denial! LOL! Thank you. I'm sure there is a color for that. Would it be a murky muddy color like the river? Bridget 08/18/2008 04:30 am 20. Moods Very nice chapter. I am glad that he is living in a house and not a crypt. Loved the Spike and Buffy interaction. Thank you. I'm very glad you enjoyed it. I never understood why Spike didn't take some of the treasure for the crypt where he found the Gem of Amara and sell some of it. Easy to do. You know Harmony had to go back and stash some of that treasure. :) I just read through this entire story at once and loved it. The spell at the beginning and Spike's reactions were terrifically funny and then the night of making love was perfect. You did a great job of keeping the comedy in the story without taking away from the serious parts of the plot with Adam and made the build of feelings between Spike and Buffy realistic, and everyone's thoughts and reactions about Spike getting the ring fit in neatly. This latest chapter was great, with Buffy arguing about Spike's feelings but without anger or hate. The mood ring and how Spike gave it to her and her words about his smile were all so wonderful and funny and I can't wait to read more! I'm sure it will be changing colors later too. Good luck writing! Looks like your review got posted twice. I'm so pleased that you liked the chapter! I just read through this entire story at once and loved it. The spell at the beginning and Spike's reactions were terrifically funny and then the night of making love was perfect. You did a great job of keeping the comedy in the story without taking away from the serious parts of the plot with Adam and made the build of feelings between Spike and Buffy realistic, and everyone's thoughts and reactions about Spike getting the ring fit in neatly. This latest chapter was great, with Buffy arguing about Spike's feelings but without anger or hate. The mood ring and how Spike gave it to her and her words about his smile were all so wonderful and funny and I can't wait to read more! I'm sure it will be changing colors later too. Good luck writing! Thank you so much for taking the time to read the story and leaving a review. : ) I'm please that you enjoyed what I have up so far. I'm so glad that the humor is not over powering the other emotions. I was really hoping to go have a well rounded story. :) Thanks for such a fun chapter; the mood ring was a hoot! It will be interesting to see Spike as the new neighbor! :) I'm so glad you enjoyed the chapter. I wish I had a mood ring of my own again. My mom gave me hers years ago and I wore it everywhere. (Swoon). Wishing that a man would use that attention getter on me! (Fans self.) Loving the build up. Buffy can't hold out much longer, now ..can she? :) I don't know how she can resist at all! LOL! I'm so glad you are enjoying the story. Thank you so much for your review. that is what she wants to hear. but it will be awhile before she admits that. she is nearly as stubborn as spike. but she has moments when she weakens. fine read, thank you. Yep. She does have moments when she weakens. She in to him and she's sort of spooked by that. I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter. Thank you. OH yeah! If she doesn't get it she needs to think and think long on how he has behaved. All those things he "should" be doing if he didn't love her, didn't want to change from cardboard evil; all those things he's NOT doing....speak volumes. Angel and Giles may have filled her head with crappola but she is not stupid. Of course he can love...he clearly loved Dru (think of his letting the room full of walking lunch go and turning down Buffy Brulee because Buffy held a stake to Dru's heart). Lovely chapter in all ways. Love her headstrong determination to get OUT of the hospital. Love the hospital's typical stance on that. Love Spike's threat to Troy (expected Spike to call him Nurse Nancy) and picking Buffy up in lieu of the wheelchair. Joyce and Spike's comradery is a treat too. Excellent!!! Kathleen Thank you. I'm so glad you liked it. Buffy is continuing to act like a spoiled brat and can hardly bring herself to give Spike the time of day! He has the patience of a saint, but if Buffy belittles his declaration, I hope he walks. Yes, Buffy's being Buffy. She's been through a lot with fighting Adam, surgery, and being stuck in the hospital. Then fighting her own attraction to a vampire who may also be the father of her child. Girl's all messed up in the head. :) The thing we know about Spike is that he's pretty tenacious. Poor Troy. I love the image of Spike carrying Buffy everywhere. She'd be so steamed! But deep down . . . heh. I am looking forward to seeing how they resolve all their issues. Hopefully more quickly than in canon. If they ever really resolved them. LOL! Yes, deep down, Buffy's gotta like being swept off her feet. Thanks for reading! Cas 08/11/2008 01:52 am 19. Saying It! Oh, what a place to leave us! Great characterization of them both in the hospital, although I'm not at all sure if Spike would have carried through on his threat or not. Thank you. I guess will never know what Spike would have done. : ) Loved this chapter and am looking forward to the next. I can just imagine what her reaction will be! Thank you. I'm so glad you liked it. Lea 09/07/2008 01:25 am 18. Nurseries & Biology I am in the midst of reading this story, I can't believe I've missed it completely! Just wanted to say that I love it :) Thank you. I so glad that you found the story and that you are enjoying it so far! (*hugs* as confused and concerned buffy is, i'm glad she didn't rush to embrace giles' plan. good chapter, thank you. Thank you. June 08/06/2008 09:42 pm 18. Nurseries & Biology I like how you aren't following a lot of fics of Giles being the indignant, huffy parent-figure saying Buffy shouldn't lower herself to consorting with Spike, and instead have him be a practical, heartless Watcher idea of using Spike's feelings-- it gives Buffy an excuse to be nice to Spike in front of him without Giles jumping on her and yelling. I get the idea that the Gem allows Spike to father children, but I'm looking forward to seeing Willow explain that and anything else that might come with it! Great writing. : ) Thank you, June. Yes, Giles sometimes has to be the cold thinker and even doer (Think of how he killed Ben in season 5), but I don't like he portrayed as a total jerk. He cares about Buffy and he takes his job seriously. :) I hope you like the next chapters. Bridget 08/06/2008 08:29 pm 18. Nurseries & Biology I certainly hope that Buffy will not toy with Spike's feelings for her. That would be all kinds of wrong. I hope that Buffy does not live in the land of denial for long and develops a backbone. I hope you like where I take the story. :) Cas 08/06/2008 03:53 am 18. Nurseries & Biology Poor Buffy! Not only stuck in the hospital, but doing homework too! I like Willow's rosy outlook too - its sad that she seems to lose it later on in the show, albeit for good reason. LOL! Yes, Buffy was certainly stuck there. :) lovely chappie. loved giles and joyce's visit. buffy's either in serious deep waters of da Nile river there, or is actually convincing herself that spike stil cant father children even when he has all his bodily functions!!!!! anyways, loved it! Thank you. Choice number two is more like it. Being in hospital certainly isn't helping Buffy's thought processes. No it hasn't. : ) Meds and surgery will do that to a girl. sam 08/05/2008 10:55 pm 18. Nurseries & Biology if buffy or anyone else talks about spike's plan to kill her one more time, i'm gonna have to go into your story and beat them all senseless. what part of he doesn't wanna kill her do they not get? it's wrong of giles to have buffy toy with his feelings just to get the gem back, i hope she doesn't go through with it. i really don't like your buffy, she annoys the hell out of me. i wish that just for once she could give into her feelings and not care about what her friends think. i'm really hoping that things get better before i pull my hair out. Well, keep in mind that this is season 4. Before Harmony's love spell, he's pretty much been all about killing the Slayer with the exception of helping her so that he could get Dru back. Even then, he shrugged and left her to fight Angel alone, because he'd gotten what he wanted, even though he thought that Angel was going to kill her. His whole reason for getting the Gem was to kill her. So, of course they're not going to jump on the Spike band wagon, even if he did help them and save them from Adam. It would take more than that, I think. I'm sorry you don't like my Buffy :) , but I don't write pure fluff. I like a meaty story with conflict and emotion. But, if you stick with me, I promise a satisfying ending. Oh, and please don't pull your hair out. LOL! It's only fan fiction. *hugs* fine read, thank you. lol at the "I need to buy some grapes." :) Thank you. Fantastic chapter! But what's up with the grapes? Thank you. The answer to your question will be address in the very first paragraphs of the next chapter, but it has to do with Spike being English. :) akarinacj 07/30/2008 12:02 am 17. Gift Giving I have just read this story on one go and I really love it. Every chapter has been delightful, and your potrait of Spike is just perfect. Exactely the way I like him. I really hope you update soon this story because it´s really great. :-)) You´re a wonderful writer. *jumps up and down* I'm so thrilled you found my story and that I was able to keep you entertained with each chapter. Here's hoping I can continue with that. I'm so glad you like my unsoulled Spike. I have been doing fairly well with the regular updates, but only doing about one chapter a week. I'll try to keep that up and leave you or the other readers hanging for too long. :) Thank you so much for reading and letting me know that you enjoyed it. *hugs* Heh. I had wondered why he didn't bring grapes from the start. Worth it for the punchline. I'm very excited to see where this is going to go. Spike is obviously and understandably enjoying the ability to wreak violence, and to no longer have to take the abuse being served to him. Buffy can't physically stop him, either. Will he be able to stop himself, without the years of practice he got in canon? Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the punchline. As for his restraint with the violence. In Canon, he let loose on the demons to get his violence in. And, being love's bitch as he is, I think the way he feels about Buffy will be motivation enough to play nice. Maybe. LOL! fangfaceandrea 07/29/2008 08:19 pm 17. Gift Giving HEEEE Spike rocks!!!! LOL! Yes he does. *hugs* ya_lublyu_tebya 07/29/2008 07:27 pm 17. Gift Giving HAHAHA. Awesome! I'm thinking Riley was close to wetting himself.... and then that last line. Brilliant chaptr. Thank you. I love to leave a good last impression. LOl! Okay, that part made me laugh. Not something I expected him to say. Their conversation didn't go too bad, but I have a feeling Buffy's not about to tell him she's pregnant anytime soon. I don't think she trusts him enough for that yet, even though I know the baby is his. Since he was wearing the gem when they were together, and he's now able to have some human abilities like going to the bathroom, then maybe it was the gem that made it possible for Buffy to get pregnant. That's the only explanation I can come up with. I do hope she wouldn't resist him for much longer, I hate how she's always worrying about what her friends think, like they have any real say in her life. He could have let all of them die. Anyway, I was glad to see a chapter so soon after the last one. More please! Thank you. I'm glad I could get you to laugh. :) More coming soon. More more more!! Love it. Lots of catching up to do - and it was brill. I love how sweet Spike is being - he bought her a bear!! Awww. Can't wait for more. Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it. More to come soon. :) very good read, thank you. sorry to hear of the real world being cruel. quality writing, such as yours, is how i escape the real world until i put things in perspective. I'm just floored that you would call my writing quality. Thank you very much for saying so. It really lifted my spirits. *hugs* Cas 07/27/2008 03:27 am 16. Visiting Hours Thanks for the great chapter! Sorry about your house fire, but glad it was little. We had one of those too a few years back. Scary stuff. I'm so please that you liked the chapter. We were lucky that my husband was in the right place at the right time so the fire could not spread. Another great chapter. One thing I really like about this tale is that Spike retains the in-your-face facet of his character. Thank you so much. I personally loved the bad-ass Spike and I love to write him that way, so I'm glad I'm coming across with that. *hug* ohhhhh... left us hangin here!!! great chappie. oh my gosh, is everyone alright? hope no extremely extreme damage was done either... but mostly that no one was hurt. my, my... look at you! posting still when such things happen! you're amazing. and, story wise again, this was a fabulous chappie!! can't wait for their talk! and til buffy finds out the baby's spike's.... c'mon, the baby is spikey's right? =P I hope so! :) I'm not saying anything spoiler like. LOL. But thank you for the kind words about the chapter. I'm so glad you liked it. All is well at our house and no one was hurt. My husband was in the right place at the right time and put the fire out. Just some electrical damage that needed to be fixed before we could move back in. We're home now. kamla 08/26/2008 10:05 pm 15. Not Possible? "What?” Buffy gasped, keeping her mouth open in shock. Kamla was just as surprised, for she was not expecting this to be a baby story, hummmm. LOL! I can promise you, this story is NOT a baby!fic. While she is now pregnant, you will find as you read the story that it's just one small aspect of it. It's a huge surprise that I didn't want to announce in a warning, and I couldn't say baby!fic in a warning because it just isn't. But, I'll totally understand if you decide not to read further. We all have things that we just hate to read. I have a list of those myself. Thanks for taking the time to read up to this point. love it. spike;s reaction should be very entertaining. thanks for the fun read. Thank you. I'm glad you are enjoying the story. :) Shiko 07/17/2008 04:54 pm 15. Not Possible? ups sorry, that review just now was me. Thanks. *hugs* 07/17/2008 04:52 pm 15. Not Possible? ha! I knew it! I knew she would be pregnant! And there is no way that idiot parker is the father. You're sharp. Most people didn't see it coming. Well, at least those that I've talked to. Thanks for reading. Cas 07/16/2008 04:09 am 15. Not Possible? Nice addition - literally. :) Thanks! kim 07/16/2008 02:34 am 15. Not Possible? Wellllll, that's a surprise! LOL! I'm glad you didn't see it coming. Thanks for reading. fangfaceandrea 07/16/2008 12:32 am 15. Not Possible? god poor Buff, such a shock. But hey at least I 'mpretty sure you're gona make this interesting XD great chapter I'll be my best to make it interesting. Thanks for reading. Well that's certainly adds another interesting element to the story! As always, looking forward to more! Thank you. Yes, and anyone who knows me and the type of stories I like to read, would be very surprised by this twist. LOL! oh, love the new twist!!!! woohoo! cant wait til spike finds out! its sooooooooooooo his! oh, i love baby fics! : ) Thank you. I'm very glad you like it! Deb 07/25/2008 01:08 am 14. Surgery Very entertaining story. Love where you are going with it. Please keep up with your updates! Thank you : ) I'm going to try to post one chapter a week. ladyenchanted 07/11/2008 03:19 am 14. Surgery awwwe. That was good. I love how he realized he loved her : ) I always like the interactions between spike and joyce ... very sweet. Well done! Thank you. I'm so glad you liked it! always enjoy the way spike relates to joyce. very good chapter, thank you. Thank you. I'm so please that you liked it. :) hey, cool. but with the ring, wont spike just heal right up if they cut through him? i suppose he could take the ring off for the surgery, put it right back on afterwards, and heal right up. i thought it was very sweet how spike thought of having buffy wear the ring to get better... wonder if the same rules apply to a human and a slayer.......??? anyways, fabulous chappie! Hi there. Yes, he can get around the surgery issue and getting the chip out is important to Spike. Even if it doesn't stop him anymore. He knows that he's lost the ring before and it can happen again. Best to get that chip out asap. No comment on the ring with slayer thing. LOL! Cas 07/09/2008 05:29 am 14. Surgery Loved the idea that maybe the ring would work on non-vamps as well. Still, he never did try it on Buffy, did he, and she's not exactly human. So like Spike, great idea, bad execution. LOL! I'm glad you liked that idea. I can't say anything more about it :) zombiegirl 07/09/2008 05:02 am 14. Surgery Loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looking forward to more. Thank you :) June 07/09/2008 12:09 am 14. Surgery So happy this updated, and loved how Joyce reacted to seeing Spike, even her hesitance at first and telling him she was supposed to be careful. Great chapter, can't wait to see what happens next, with the Scoobies knowing Spike is indestructible and Buffy getting a very persistent vampire determined to show her they'd be good together. Thank you. I'm so glad you enjoyed the chapter. More to come, very soon. sammi 07/08/2008 11:34 pm 14. Surgery What's the point in getting the chip removed now? he doesn't need to since he has the gem, that worries me a bit. Well, the big reason is because he knows that the ring was taken from him in the past. If you recall, when he called the Doctor about getting it removed, because he got the ring back again, they mentioned that he could be paralyzed from the surgery. He wouldn't want to go through that again. Even if he would eventually heal. Now that he has the ring on, he knows that he will heal right away. love to see spike in his element. very good chapter, thank you. Thank you. This chapter was tough to write because of the action scenes, but like you, I love to see Spike in his bad ass mode! :) Woohoo! Go Spike! Awesome fight! Glad you didn't split it up. Wonderful chappie. Thank you! So glad you liked it. Thanks for letting me know. Your action scenes were well written...kept me on the edge of my seat. Looking forward to the next chapter. Thank you so much. I find the action scenes to be a real challenge and being the stubborn person I am, I want to learn to get them right. So very pleased that it worked for you. Thanks for letting me know. 07/03/2008 05:05 pm 13. Peas I love yout fic! I hope u update soon! Thank you so much. New chapter is up now. *grins* Eeeee, this was a fun battle! Gotta love Scoobies flying about every which way. Also liking how Spike leads the Initiative on a merry chase to distract them from the gang. The peas!!! OMG! The peas! I couldn't figure that part out in the earlier chapter ... the freakout over the peas, but now it all becomes clear! LOL. I'm glad you liked it. It was fun to write, but also very challenging. I have to admit, it was fun writing Scoobies flying about every which way. I'm glad the peas thing was a surprise. I was being really obvious with the freezer being the place that Buffy had kept the ring, but I knew some wouldn't see it. LOL! That was one hell of a fight - gruellingly brutal. Good to see Spike saving the day. Thank you. I was going for action packed and brutal. :) Great chapter; glad she finally got smart and gave him the ring. Here's hoping.... Thank you. Took her almost dying to give him the ring, but she did it. :) That fight scene was awesome. Loved Spike's joy in the fight. Everyone coming together to fight Adam, even without the joining spell was also wonderful. Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. :) Wow, what a chapter! So many questions...glad Adam is done for. Looking forward to answers Thanks. Yes, a lot was happening. I hope you like the next chapter. Exciting chapter! The fallout should be very interesting. Thank you. Yes it will be. :) Mark Evans 07/01/2008 02:56 am 13. Peas What a great chapter :D ! I loved Spike saving the day. I can't wait for the next update though, I'm sure Buffy is gonna be okay. Thank you for sharing. I'm thrilled that you liked it :) Thanks for letting me know. I've just posted chapter 14. shame buffy isn't as trusting as joyce. but that would shorten the tale. am not in favor of that. very good read. thank you. Thank you. Yes, if Buffy was more trusting, the story would be over and not very realistic, either :) I'm so glad you are enjoying the story. Thanks for reading. Comment: D= I like Spike's plan. Silly Buffy ... just take it. It's not like you can't either kick his butt or seduce it right back off his finger. Crit: x.x Parker? What? Why is that in there? Why on god's green earth would she accuse him? There's a jillion vampires in Sunnydale. It could have been anyone! (Like a chick he tried to pick up!) I can't remember who's pov this chapter was in, but if I am remembering correctly wasn't it in Spike's? Buffy had a feeling it was Spike who got Parker and she just threw that out at him to see if she was right. His reaction told her she was. All4Spike 06/30/2008 11:45 pm 12. No Deal I can understand Buffy's reasoning in not giving Spike the ring, but just how beat up are they going to get without it? You said it. :) spuffy chick 06/30/2008 04:44 am 12. No Deal oh no, oh no! please, let there be more...soon? i really, really enjoy reading it.... :) I'm so glad you are enjoying it! I'm hoping to have an update soon. I've been trying to get one chapter up every week. Thanks for reading and for letting me know you like it. It means a lot to me. Loved the anticipatory build up! Looking forward to the fight. Wondering how they will get out out alive. Thank you. I'm glad you like how I'm writing this. More to come soon. I love how realistic this is. I mean, as if Buffy could trust him THAT fast. Also, I love every part of this. :D Thank you so much. You don't know how much your comment about it being realistic means to me. My betas help me keep it that way, but thank you. I'm so glad you are enjoying it. Oh Yeah well and truly buggered doesn't even cover it!! Loving this, truth serum was genius. And hiding the ring in the freezer.... lol... well she never thoguht he'd be in her freezer.... I'm so glad you are enjoying it. :) Thank you! LadyEnchanted 06/24/2008 09:48 pm 12. No Deal yay update! I have a feeling she might be showing him her secret in the freezer soon if Adam's coming ... ; ) good work! I'm glad you liked the update. Thanks for reading. Stay tuned for the next chapter. I think you will like it :) Cas 06/24/2008 05:10 am 12. No Deal Really liked Spike's solution of fighting fire with fire. Why can't Buffy be reasobable! Oh, yeah, she's Buffy. LOL! Yep, she's Buffy. I so want to break her out of character and have her do what I want her to, but I'm trying to keep things believable. : ) Thanks for reading. Mark Evans 06/24/2008 12:29 am 12. No Deal I completely understand why she wouldn't give him the ring, but I still wish she had, lol. I think she'll give in (at least I think so). Thanks for reading and for the review. I don't want to give away what happens next, but stay tuned to find out. :) She's definitely a stubborn one! I can't wait to see how this plays out! Isn't she though? Stubborn and in denial. Thanks for the review. aw, dang. that was a brilliant plan of spike's... why didn't buffy just go for it?!!? ok... so i know why. but still, she doesnt know that spike wouldnt hurt her. loved it. cant wait to see what happens next! ~dl :) I'm so glad you like the story. More coming very soon. Thanks for reading and leaving reviews. Means a lot to me. sara 06/23/2008 08:31 pm 12. No Deal man, she's really getting on my nerves, he even goes in there to help get her out, and they still treat him like he can't be trusted. she'll be singing a different tune when she's dead. LOL! I don't think she'll be singing if she's dead, but I get your point. I've tried to keep the characters in character as I saw them in canon. Buffy gets on my nerves often as well. :) Thanks for reading. even if joyce sprung for cable buffy would find more entertainment on her computer. very good read, thank you. Hi. Yes, now there is much more fun on the computer than on TV. I don't think Buffy even had a personal computer in her home? I only saw Willow there with her on laptop. :) 06/18/2008 05:15 pm 11. Staying In I really like this fic! The shower scne was very sexy ;) and I cant wait for Buffy to give in! I hope u upate soon! Thank you. I'm so glad you like my story. *hugs* Ooh, I'm loving the steamy feeling building within Buffy! Thank you. :) Ladyenchanted 06/18/2008 07:18 am 11. Staying In Brilliant! i love that Spike put on her hair products : ) the banter between Buffy and Spike was really cute : ) Thank you. : ) I'm so glad you liked it. All4Spike 06/18/2008 04:13 am 11. Staying In Typical, when Buffy relaxes around Spike they get on really well, but as soon as she realises what she's doing and starts with her usual cutting remarks it all goes wrong. Oooooh naked wet Spike! How could she resist? I know I couldn't resist LOL! Thanks for another great update--looking forward to more soon! You are very welcome. Thanks for reading. Okay. What's in the freezer that's got Buffy so worried? I'm enjoying this story quite a bit. Naughty Spike. Silly Buffy. I'm not telling, but if you think real hard, you might guess it. It will be revealed in the next chapter, so not much of a wait on finding out. : ) I'm very glad you like the story. Thank you. must say this is a great chapter...and give you mad props for referencing Johanna Lindsey and Warrior Women...great book and author....keep up the good work... :) Thank you! I'm so glad you liked this chapter. Johanna Lindsey is responsible for my love of romance novels and my fascination with Scotland. Warrior Women is a little different from what she had written before, but I really, really liked it. Figured Joyce wouldn't have anything real deep lying around. Poor Buffy's practically chewing the furniture and Spike had a happy daydream - I love it! LOL! That about sums up the chapter. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. very good chapter, thank you. Thank you! I'm please that you liked it :) ladyenchanted 06/16/2008 02:55 am 10: House Mates oooo!!..this is great! : ) Glad you are enjoying it! ladyenchanted 06/16/2008 02:51 am 10: House Mates oooo!!..this is great! : ) Glad you are enjoying it! oh, goodie!!! i love it when spike's a guest in the summers home! cant wait for more! ~liz :) Glad you like it. All4Spike 06/14/2008 01:47 am 10: House Mates Oops! Everyone has to gang up to defeat Adam a bit earlier than in canon... oh, and what about Ethan, he hasn't turned up yet! Yes. A bit earlier and things will be just a little different. Here is where I veer off out of canon and into really AU. Not saying anything about Ethan. :) That's a very grumpy Buffy! It's going to take more than sweet talk to improve her disposition! Yes. I think more than anything, she's being grumpy with herself. She liked that kiss a little too much and it's wigging her out. who better to "beat up" on than our Spike? Cas 06/13/2008 12:07 am 10: House Mates Good twist about Adam. Liked the description of Buffy's phone call too - would drive Spike out of his mind. : ) Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. Spike won't think of leaving now. No one kills his Slayer but him (*cough*). Love that you had him point out to her that those terrible spells were as intrusive on him as her! It ISN'T all about Buffy (hope Joyce sets her straight about that and about how Spike has never tried to hurt her without the chip. In fact when Buffy trusted Spike to leave town after they cleared things up with Angelus and headed to LA she left her mom open to attack by him if he so chose because of the open invitation! He had all that time to harm Joyce and never did it ... never!) Oh dear, I do rant! She is really rattled by the kisses and her reactions (not to mention the truth serum reply). He's really rattled by his protective urges where Buffy is concerned. He is actually having to CONSCIOUSLY make up other reasons because he knows well the real ones. LOL Excellent. Adam and his last orders are a perfect scary threat towards Buffy. The threat toward Spike being his value as escaped "property" of th US government and their official plans for their lab rat. These two are both at serious risk. Kathleen Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. I like my Spike to have some balls, so I had to have him getting in Buffy's face. That's one thing about my story that will be different than canon. No making a clown out of our hero. ) Glad to see the update...can't wait to see what's coming next! Thank you. Glad you liked it. Great action! Can I say I hate Xander?! Thank you. And yes you can. Xander's not my favorite of the characters either. Can't remember if I commented cause I read this rushing to get ready to work but even if it's a second comment it's worth it! Great action sequence with just the right amount of action. You can feel the urgency. Nice well executed rescue and just in time. Buffy would not have survived Adam. Glad she's not only met him but had him "explained". Always love Dr. Walsh getting her just rewards. Interesting answer under the truth serum (kinda wish Giles had been there to hear it LOL). Hope Buffy thinks a bit about what Spike might well have endured at their hands. Glad she went to his "defense" as not some animal too. Love Spike answering truthfully about why he helped even if he didn't really realize it was the truth as the words left his lips. The kiss drove it home to them both I think even if they deny it later. Typical Xander....accept Spike's help then turn on him...sigh. Jerk! Excellent chapter. Kathleen Thank you. I'm so glad you liked it. nice rescue. shame xander couldn't have been a casualty. thanks for the update. Thank you! I could have easily written his death, yeah? LOL! What fool runs away from demons with his gun waving in the air? Xander, that's who. I've promised myself not to let my Xander dislike show too strongly in my fics, but every now and then, I slip in something silly. : ) lol. nice xan. HA! buffy and spike are so goners! now, they just gotta give in......... loved it! ~liz : ) Giving in? Our heroes? They've got to torture themselves a little first LOL!. Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. Great action-packed chapter. It's aA pity Xander had to be so crass at the end! Thank you. I know. Xander has a big mouth. : ) Ohhh, great chapter dawn!! Some great action (and I don't just mean the fighting ;-) ) Can't wait for more. : ) Thank you so much. I'm thrilled that you liked it! Comment: Always love new chapters. I also thought that your idea of bringing in Adam was original. So was the glamour on Riley. Not to mention Xander and Spike sowing confusion ... really, the whole of the internment and rescue was excellent. On a purely fangirl note: looking forward to seeing the afterwards on this rescue! Critique: The writing seem rushed rather than the action fast paced. =/ Thank you for such a nice review. : ) I very much appreciate your critique. I'm going back and having one of my betas go back (because she was kind enough to do it) and see what seemed rushed and I'll try to watch that in the future. Your critique is very valuable to me because I have hopes of getting original work published in the future. *hugs* What an exciting update--love how you're steering this! Can't wait for more! Thank you. I'm so glad you liked it! does riley want to help? even he should have been bright enough to know what would happen. very good read, thank you. I don't think Riley would think that they would take Buffy. He had no clue when Prof. Walsh tried to get her killed. He thought they'd capture Hostile 17 and be done with it. layenchanted 06/07/2008 05:11 am 8. Thay Had Guns! tee hee! how cool was this? thanks for the great update! : ) Thank you much! I'm so glad you liked it. OK. I admit I'm confused by the ending but I'm sure you will clear it up in the next chapter. Why did Riley ask the question when he got what he was looking for? Really excellent writing again. It will be cleared up in the next chapter, but I'll say that Riley was not there looking for Spike. : ) oh, nice twist! love it! and yay spike-y! cant wait for more! ~liz Thank you : ) More coming soon! Cas 06/06/2008 06:43 am 8. Thay Had Guns! With TWO love sick swains rushing to her rescue (along with Willow and Xander) what could possibly go wrong? LOL! What could possibly go wrong, indeed! Wow, what great chapter...looking forward to your next! Can't wait to see where you take it! Thank you. I'm thrilled that you like it that much. : ) WOOOO Didn't see that coming. Yes he is in denial but very much hers already. Certainly surprised to see Riley there at the end. Did he not expect them to take Buffy captive? Grrr...idiot (I never did like him though). Knew Spike had to help, can't let Buffy get hurt on his watch even if he can't admit why yet. She' as bad....can't admit the feelings are real but she's closer than he is I think. Not going with Riley will be better on her heart issues too as that only made things much worse IMHO. Looking forward to the next installment but savored this one. Kathleen Woooo! I'm thrilled that you didn't see that little twist coming! I've said it before in another reply, but it's tough to write something that readers don't see coming. Especially avid readers who know all the tricks that writers use. Hopefully, I pull a few more "Oh, my!" type twists out of my bag of tricks. : ) Nice twist. And I loved Spike's 'plan'. It lasted all of two minutes. LOL! Yep. Poor Spike. Things never do go the way he plans. I'm glad you liked the twist :) Ohhh, drama. Loved this update. Obviously, some spell-induced kissy-face would have been nice but I love how you're dealing with their reactions. They're both really not happy with the fact that they care for each other. Look forward to more! Hi. Yeah, I thought about writing out "Something Blue", but I loved the way that episode went in Canon, so I didn't want to mess with it at all. I'm so glad you are liking this so far. June 06/05/2008 06:46 pm 8. Thay Had Guns! Ha ha! Riley being around certainly seems to be drawing out jealous, possesive Spike and that's one of my favorite versions! I hadn't considered that the Initiative would take Buffy, forcing Spike into action without time to think about image or what he should be feeling. Great job and I can't wait to read the daring rescue! Thank you, June. I'm thrilled that so many people didn't see this twist coming. It's so hard to write surprises for people how read a lot and usually know what's coming up next. I love Jealous Spike and frustrated Riley, too. : ) Thanks for letting me know that you are reading. *hugs* Really enjoying it. Thanks. 04/19/2010 05:06 am 7. Tied Up Thank you! Really enjoying it. Thanks. 04/19/2010 05:06 am 7. Tied Up |