Sideways by goldenusagi
Chapter: 41 Preparations

02/19/2010 04:36 am
I really liked these parts:

Of course, she was paying him to beat her up. It would have been almost funny, if it weren’t so horribly bizarre.

Buffy found herself looking at the movies in a new light, as well as in desperate need of her own montage. LOL!

And here, I liked the gradually part and then her feeling Spike behind her.  Like she was used to it now.  Like she was safe with him there.

Oh, I’m way past routine already
, Buffy thought as they walked. The weirdness had taken over every part of her life so gradually that she hadn’t even noticed it.

She looked over her shoulder into the darkness, and though there was nothing there, she could feel Spike trailing behind them.

Thank you!  I'm glad you're still liking it!

ya_lublyu_tebya
03/29/2008 02:35 pm
Good update. Love Spike and fighting! More soon please!
Thank you!  Glad you liked!

03/25/2008 05:48 am
well that training session should have  shown buffy that it  old vampires she is going to fight not a watcher. very good chapter, thank you.
Yes, Buffy's got her work cut out for her...  Thanks for reviewing!

03/24/2008 03:04 am
Good action scene with Spuffy sparring.  Liked the way Buffy got her butt kicked over and over.
Glad you liked their 'session!'  Thanks for reviewing!

03/23/2008 09:36 pm
“You’re dead,” he breathed in her ear.
Is it terrible of me that seeing this play in my head makes me hot? Grrrrrr!  I can hear his deep voice whispering...sigh...

"It was the slow walk of a hunter. Confident, stalking--smoothly shifting his weight from one foot to the other, arms swaying slightly as he approached her."
OH so visual!  Again with the hotness that is Spike.  Nicely written.

When he's through training  her she'll be the nearly invincible Buffy we remember even though she's freshly called in this story.  Good job. 

Wonderfully written action sequence (hard to do too)  JUST the right amount of detail to make it clearly visual without being too "technical".  Excellent.

Kathleen
It's never wrong to think anything Spike does it hot, LOL.  And what better way to get Buffy in shape than to have him kick her butt over and over?  Cause I don't think a newly called Slayer would stand a chance against him, really (good thing he's got a soft spot for her!)  Soon enough Buffy will be doing some butt kicking of her own.  And thank you for the compliments about the training scene!  I usually have no problem writing dialog, but I'm always a little nervous about how well an action scene is going to come off.  Glad you liked, and thanks for reviewing!

Deb
03/22/2008 08:20 am
Lovely update.  Liked the sparring and also Willow time.
Glad you enjoyed!  Thanks for reviewing!

03/22/2008 06:07 am
great to have another update - I like Spike playing the role, even if just a bit, of mentor - fighting master; nice.  Hope that you can bring us another chapter soon -
Glad you liked!  Thank you so much!

03/22/2008 05:08 am
loved the new chappie! oh, and the entire fighting scene - the repetitions of "you're dead" - oh, so awesome. wonderful job. can't wait for mroe!

~Liz
I'm glad you liked it!  Hehe, the "you're dead" parts were my favorite, too!  Thanks for reading!

IT
03/22/2008 04:40 am
Great training scene.  I love your Spike!  Looking forward to more. 
Thank you much!

Cas
03/22/2008 02:06 am
Very good then that Buffy has Spike on her side, because she is so not up to taking on Angelus, let alone all of them!
Yeah, Buffy's not ready for Angelus yet.  Glad you liked!  Thanks for reviewing!

03/22/2008 01:30 am
I like the way your Buffy is having to work herself into being a good slayer. And she definitely has the right vamp to help her get there!



Thank you!  Well, we never really saw what happened to Buffy after she was called in the series, only her first vamp staking when she misses the heart.  And then she comes to SD in the S1, and while she gets progressively better, we never saw her adjusting to Slaying.  And I figure my Buffy has only been the Slayer for a month or so, so she's still got some stuff to learn.  Glad you liked!