Excellent choreography on the fight.  Spike's actions and reactions were vivid and entertaining, and I enjoyed the brawl immensely.  Spike mentally vowing to get these slayers home to have the opportunity to learn their names was lovely.  Daniel and Juliette were formal and polite, so gutting Spike came out of nowhere.  The image of Spike skewered through with that sword was striking.

Molly's meet and greet with Angel was also entertaining.  She's going to be an effective ally.

Buffy's musing over birthday cake was  moving her back toward Spike, so her reaction on seeing him battered and bloody was believable.  There's no way she's letting him run off again without a fight.

This is all making for a fun read.

excellent read, thank you. molly sorta grows on one. hope she sticks around. at the very least buffy sees what she nearly lost. hope she makes the right moves.

I love this story and your Original characters (at least I think they are original, I don't read the comics hee) are awesome, too! Thank you for sharing.

Wow this just gets better and better. Bloody brilliant fight scene that was so easy to visualize.  Love Giles and xander in this BTW.  That taser helped so much.

Love Spike's bravado against the older family....typical and could picture everyone stopping to watch the showdown.  GAAAAAHHHHH with the sword injury but thought immediately that Buffy would have a chance to show TLC for a change and make up for being a right bitch.  Glad she realized he could have died with her "leave" ringing in his head.

Sense a possible pair up with Molly and Angel and heartily approve.  I rather liked her from the start and while I don't want Angel with Buffy he does need someone.  Nice move!  She'll have some info and bring them into play with the good guys no doubt. (typo alert....I'd bet she was carrying holy water not holly water)

I am going to my LJ and CDS to rec this story as it is excellent and a perfect balm to Spuffy lovers who are hating the comic (and just Buffyverse fans in general).

Kathleen

I've just raced through all the chapters from Hero of the People, Enemy of the State (brilliant title).  It's a stupendously good read, spot on characters, mulitple storylines - plus globetrotting   locations!  I love it.  Hopefully Spike's injury will make them both realise a few things!  More soon please.

I've never read one of your fics before, but I'm going to track down a couple more.  I'm really enjoying the humour and the pacy plot - the lack of the latter being my bete noir with a lot of fanfiction.  The characterisation is great, rooted in the series but developing and deepening the characters with warmth, realism and wit.  Are you going to bring Lazarus back into this soon?  The character has inspired real affection in me.     

Great to see you updating again! I'm not fan of Angel getting mixed in the story...... but I'm liking everyithing else so far.!

Cant wait for an other update! 

YAY they are finally working back to being together. well spike not so much considering his unconcious. Update soon please!!!!

A very exciting chapter! I really liked the fight, though I would like some plausible explanation for why they didn't stake the unconscious vamps at the end. A fresh wave coming or a struggle to hold Spike together, perhaps?

As always, Molly is the greatest. I particularly liked this thought:

". . . she had made very large men cry before."

Thanks for an exciting chapter, can't wait to see what Buffy has planned!

Sorry I haven't reviewed every chapter, I started this fic somewhere else so long ago I couldn't remember the beginning, so when I discovered it had been updated I went back and started all over again and I got so excited I couldn't stop to review!
I love the way you didn't have B&S falling straight into each others' arms, they really do need to sort out their issues first, but of course to do that they have to stop being so stubborn and insecure and actually listen to each other!
Hopefully now that Spike is injured and will actually have to stay in one place for a few minutes and Buffy wants to nurse him herself they'll get a chance to talk.
I like how complex you've made the plot, bringing in the military, Amy and Ethan as in the beginning of the comics.  Can't wait to see where you're going.

Excellent new chapter -  exciting and wonderful plot change to get Buffy, both of them, in a lot more "loving frame of mind."  That line of seeing him so badly injured is so right - All the world and your made up troubles fall away when you are faced with the possible death of someone you love and is a huge part of your life -

Hope that you can bring us a new chapter again very very very soon.