loved it

Enjoyed this story very much - 

That was great! I love the way Joyce told them off.

Thank you for this beautiful story. I was blown away by the depth of your insight and the wonderful prose you used to describe and bring to life two of my all-time favorite characters! You described the Buffy and Spike I cherish in my heart and soul and I'm so thankful to you for being such a great inspiration for my own writing. Thank you and all the best with your future career as a writer! :)

I love the ending.

very nice

very nice

Another great story that will get another long review.
I never understood how callous they all could be about the chip. It basically took all that Spike was, and yet he still had the same needs. Really, it's not his fault he has to drink blood; he's a vampire and blood is food to them. It's not unnatural like everyone seems to think it is, and to take away the ability to get food is starvation. If it was done to another human they would be appalled. Buffy at least should have empathized, considering she knew what it was like to be powerful and then all of the sudden weak. I mean, happy he couldn't kill things is all fine and good, but they never saw how wrong it was. Not cool.
It also bothered me that no one ever questioned the reason behind the chip. It's obvious that The Initative had no intention of letting him go considering they tried so hard to recapture him, so why put in a chip where he couldn't hurt humans? That's suspecious right there, and when you put that together with the other crap they were doing, it's downright scary. Trying to make a way to control vamps so they could form some sort of supernatural army is scarier than any other villian on the show in my opinion.
Good to know I wasn't the only one to notice that Willow's will be done spell only said they should get married, not that they fall in love. Marriage and love don't necessarily go together.
What really bothered me about that spell was that out of all the things that happened, everyone freaked about the engagement the most. Xander and Anya could have been killed by the mass of demons while Giles was left blind and defencless, and yet they were more disturbed that Buffy and Spike were kissing. The priorties were completely messed up...which just shows how much the Scoobies were in denial land.
Anyway, great story and all that jazz.

NICE - enjoying very much reading some of your works -

Excellent Work -

OK... That..? was great! Truly! A fine mix of romance, erotica & violence. I could literally "see" Buffy & Spike's internal musings, as they headed toward the inevitable. Even better, was seeing Joyce put the Scoobies in their place as only she could! (shame she didn't have the axe for that... oh well) The best of course was Spike & Angel's fight. It's a topic that never got enough attention, canon-wise; You, however got it just right!
Bravo!!

LCF

Ok feeling kinda stupid about my last review, I skipped down to review before I finished reading! my bad!  Anyhow it was perfect!  Absolutely perfect!!!

thanks for such an insightful story

I really love this story!  Such right amounts of comedy, pathos, eros, fight scenes... everything!

really great story, wish it had happened like this!

WOW! WOW! WOW! loved it! i've read all your stories and now there's no more :( ...could you write some more, please?  'coz i love how you portray spike and buffy in all your stories. you're an amazing writer!  thanks for sharing your wonderful fics with us.  love 'em all!

LOVED IT!!!!!!!

God - what a fantastic showdown!  Joyce was just perfect.  I love how Buffy never wavered - and as for the declaration of love and the claiming in front of Angel and the two gits.  Spectacular.  A real treat that I'll return to often.

that was a fun end to the tale. thank you.

Thank you for that - I loved how you gave Buffy the thoughts we all wanted her to have - but expanded them ... and let her open herself up

Yay, yay, and more yay!!
First of all love the way Joyce steped in and backed up Buffy likeing Spike. Second it was totally awesome that Xander, Giles, and Angel had to sit there and watch as Hallie removed Spikes chip AND as Buffy and Spike claimed each other. For the people that wanted to stop them being together the most it sure was fun to have them watch them pratically get married :D. I liked every thing about your story!! sorry for it to end though....

This was just really lovely.  Well-written, and great characterization.

I loved this story.  It's a unique twist on a "Something Blue" story.  This story was believeable and soooo romantic.  *le sigh*  The Spike/Joyce dynamic was so heartwarming and sweet.  I really liked the first chapter.  Buffy's thoughts on Spikes situation, and her thoughts on how he must be feeling were enjoyable to read.  This fic was fill of emotion and believability.  Quite a worth while read!

Loved the vengeance wish!  The one time it went right!

Oh, thank you for this story. I loved every syllable.
Truly breathtaking. Thank you! :)

Oh, thank you for this story. I loved every syllable.
Truly breathtaking. Thank you! :)

Pleasure to read your story - I really liked the play between Spike and Joyce and how you let Buffy think for herself -

Another great story!! YAY Spike is loved! I loved that you put Joyce in here. I always liked that she and Spike got along more than her and Angel. It's just funny somehow. Great story! Look forward to your next, if you're making a next one =D

Just when I think I have a favorite story of yours settled in my mind you give me another gem to choose!  Lovely.  Few people pack as much story and emotion in so few chapters...excellent!

Your vampire fight scene was PERFECTION...just enough detail and very, very visual.  Love how you got in Spike's head as he mad certain to come out on top.  The whole "use Angel to get rid of Spike" is just the sort of thing Giles would come up with...excellent again!

Oh what a perfect use of Hallie and a vengeance wish.  No better wish and it really did bring about revenge on the three men withou it harming Buffy's code of decency.  YAY unchipped in love Spike...aff the mutual claim and you have made the ideal situation.

Some favorite lines:
 “You just made it worthwhile. Not going to leave, pet.” So very Spike.  ANYTHING for love, and an crumb will be enough.

 “Don’t condescend to me, Rupert Giles! Naive? I may be naive about demons and magic and all this other foolishness of yours! But I’m not naive about anything else. I’ve managed to bring up my daughter all by myself these last few years, and keep a roof over our heads and food on the table. I’m a darned fine business woman and my gallery is successful. Can you say as much, Mr. Giles?” I positively adore this Joyce.  She said what I would have and then some.  Truly so many of these characters had a god complex where Buffy was concerned they needed putting in place.

Not a complaint possible for this wonderful story.  Just a request for you to write more please.

Kathleen
PS a few suggestions:

"You left one of your jeans here, Spike"...in the US the term would be "You left a pair of your jeans here, Spike"

and a couple of typos:
"We own Anya big time,”  should be owe
"Nothing could stand before the two of " should be stand between

Oh, go Buffy. And for not having a conniption when Spike said all those things to get Angel riled? Big points. And let's all hear it for "justice" demons and Buffy's newfound sense of subtlety. I vastly prefer emotionally non-stunted Buffy--freeing Spike from the chip before offering to claim him in order to actually give him a choice for a change.

Perfect ending, from the intervention up to the claiming and Hallie's part in it :)

I'm so sad it's over though :'(

Thank you so much; this was a really lovely story.  Each section was well thought-out and moved the story along at a really nice pace.  I lovethe way you used Joyce as a sane maernal voice.  She could have been so effective, but in the show that wouldn't have worked because they weren't going for closure.  Her you can and did it so well.  I like the way you let Buffy open up.  Thanks again!

good Finish, I didn't actually know the fic was complete, *off in my own world*. been a pleasure reading it! can't wait to see what you write next.

Wow, didn't see that coming! But this was absolutely brilliant. Loved every minute of this story, especially Buffy finally standing up for herself. Great job. Look forward to reading more from you.

*applauds wildly*

Love the way you always give them a  happy ending without making it too schmoopy.  Can't wait for your next piece!