Home | New/Updated | Completed | Authors | Titles | Search | Sweet Temptation | TopTen | Betas | Challenges | Tools | Chat | Help | Login Belonging by jl1980   spuffy4everandever Epilogue: Starting Over 07/08/2006 08:33 pm It was one of my favorite fanfic of all time!!! I loved it!!!!!!! Sequel please!!!!!! thanx, so glad you liked it   Vickie Epilogue: Starting Over 06/25/2006 02:03 am LOVED THIS STORY!!! SEQUEL PLEASE!!! thanx, glad you enjoyed it   Lou Epilogue: Starting Over 06/07/2006 06:27 pm Superb piece of work. Heartiest thanks. thanx so much, so glad you enjoyed it   Typerbabe57 Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 08:48 pm Thanks for a truly wonderful story--enjoyed every bit of it! thanx   Irishrose Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 08:41 pm Awwww....I loved it. The wrap up was very nice. You explained well without exposition, andcame full circle with Dawn coming in at the end. I couldn't think of a better ending to a wonderful fic! thanx, so glad you enjoyed it   Bookchick of the Novel Clan Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 05:50 pm Awww, wow! I am in awe, great fic, start to finish. thanx so much, your feedback is veyr much appreciated   2zen2 Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 05:15 pm Ok - that was just great. You had me going there for a minute, but wow - wonderfully realized story, great ending. lol...thanx so much   effulgent_girl Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 05:02 pm What a wonderful and moving tale. I was glued to the edge of my seat through the entire thing and it's hard to keep me interested in a story. Love how you ended it two months later with everyone together and happy. Although now I need to watch some good Riley on Buffy just to get the bad one out of my system. But I love how they are together and forever. A sequel would be good. Thanks for a wonderful story thanx so much, i'm so flattered by your kind words...glad you enjoyed it   Bridget Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 04:00 pm Great story. I am sorry to see it end. There is nothing like a happy ending. thanx, so glad you liked it   JJ Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 03:42 pm Great Story! Was checking the site like every day for a new chapter...very addictive JJ thanx, so glad you liked it   Verda Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 12:08 pm Loved how you unfolded the last chapter with Dawn's ignorance to the past few months. I've loved this story from beginning to end and would love to see a sequel. Thank you for your wonderful words. thanx, glad you enjoyed it thanx for all your kind reviews   Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 10:26 am Wow finshed. What an epic. Create work my dear thanx   FetchingMadScientist Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 10:15 am Good job! Looking foreward to what you have for us all next. thanx so much   Nikkole Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 09:50 am That was one of the beststories I have read! I would love to see a sequal that has to do with the reintegration of the vampires. You know that there is know way they would all take it smoothly. I am so sad to see this end, but at the same time, it was a good ending, at the right place. Can't wait to see if you continue or not! yes, that would be fun to write i'm sure...i may try it but it will be a while   Bernardette Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 08:29 am Fantastic Story. Loved every word of it. Thankyou for writing it. I am looking forward to a sequel. There are so many questions un answered with sevearl things. Please start the sequeals soon. Can't wait thanx so much, so glad you liked it...yes there is room for a sequel we'll see   Catrine Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 08:19 am I have really enjoyed this story. It was really fun reading about the insecure Buffy and see how she blossomed with Spike`s love. Brilliant story you have here thanx so much   Spikes Slayer2 Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 08:01 am awww i completely forgot that dawn hadnt been around Great way to end it!! would LOVE a sequel!! yep...she was in the first chappie, and then not again til the last thanx so much, so glad you enjoyed it   pretty_in_fangs Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 07:52 am ::hug;: Thank you for this sotry. It's been wonderful to watch it unfold. You did a marvelous job, both with the characters and the world, and I thank you. So, what're you starting next? ::grin:: thanx, i'm so glad you enjoyed it...you'll have to check out my new fic, "Trusting You"...   Shanna Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 07:37 am Thanks for a good story. I just realized that there are 86 chapters.....Wow!! I really need to say thank you for your devotion to the story and for the constant updates. Hugs. again, thanx   Shanna Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 07:37 am Thanks for a good story. I just realized that there are 86 chapters.....Wow!! I really need to say thank you for your devotion to the story and for the constant updates. Hugs. lol..thanx so much, so glad you enjoyed it   Spikez_tart Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 06:16 am Thanks for a great story, JL. you're very welcome and thanx for your reviews   spike'smrs Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 04:19 am well i don't know what to say it was wonderful thanks it been great to read i like the fact that riley died i really don't like him and well spike got his girl forever please write a sequel soon perhaps we could find where angel was lol...i liked killing riley too lol thanx for the review   Morrigan Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 02:59 am Wonderful ending!  I thought it was so cool, the way you used Dawn's Christmas break as a way to pan over the characters and where they are in life now, through another's eyes.  I have really enjoyed reading this fic, from start to finish.  Thanks for putting it out there, for us. thanx, glad you liked it...coming full circle, sort of   Athenewolfe Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 01:27 am Sniff sniff. wahhhhhhhhh - that was so good but I can't believe it is over. Whimpers - great update! lol...thanx so much   pfeifferpack Epilogue: Starting Over 06/06/2006 12:35 am Ah dear Jessi this was a work of wonder all tied up nicely in the end! You did a superb job in answering the challenge and gifting us with a lovely story of growth, love and change while giving us a few things to think about along the way. So beautifully done. You are a gifted storyteller and rise to the challenge of making entertaining and new plots all while keeping true to the characters. Bravo! ...:::throws roses at your feet:::... Thanks for the lovely ride. Kathleen thank you so much...every girl needs roses so glad you enjoyed the story so much   vladt Epilogue: Starting Over 06/05/2006 11:52 pm sweet, tender epilogue. fantastic tale. thank you for a wonderful read. (please work on your projects. as i tell stephanie: write, stop reading and reviewing) lol...i'm writing, i'm writing! thanx for reading and reviewing the whole way through, glad you enjoyed it   Lou The Debt 06/07/2006 06:22 pm He's really back! yep   vladt The Debt 06/05/2006 11:29 pm lovely read. flows nicely from the mating, in the previous chapter. very enjoyable read, thanks thanx, glad you thought so   spike'smrs The Debt 06/05/2006 06:02 pm that was great more soon please!!!!!!IS THAT JUST TO MUCH BEGGING IT MUST BE CAUSE IT AFTER MIDNIGHT IN LONDON AN I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE UP DATE so more soon please!!!! lol...soon, soon...but the next one is the last one   Bookchick of the Novel Clan The Debt 06/05/2006 04:53 pm This was great, I like it that Spike has a bit of his playful side back, thanks for another great chappie! lol..i like them like this best, i think   Verda The Debt 06/04/2006 10:59 pm Yes! he is "beautiful" and she's one lucky girl. Thank you for updating so quickly. lol...i agree   Nikkole The Debt 06/04/2006 08:35 am That was a very good chapter (Iknow, not very original). I know this story is coming to an end, and it is so sad!! thanx, so glad you enjoyed it   Morrigan The Debt 06/04/2006 06:36 am Wonderful chapter.  The game they were playing against each other was so very *them* and yet, you still managed to make it a romantic moment.  Loved it. thanx, glad you liked it..funny but romantic was kind of my goal there   Athenewolfe The Debt 06/04/2006 06:02 am ahhhh how nice! Liked the update! thanx   Spikez_tart The Debt 06/03/2006 11:56 pm almost angelic face You may be going to far here, JL. Loved the chapter. lol...his *face* is angelic, come on!! as for the rest of him...lol   kim The Debt 06/03/2006 11:51 pm Yeah, that mark is more than just a badge...and she's going to learn all about it. Hee hee heee lol..and she'll enjoy it, too   Spikes Slayer2 The Debt 06/03/2006 11:49 pm lol awww   Lou Eternal Embrace 06/07/2006 06:17 pm Wow - that was powerful! thanx   vladt Eternal Embrace 06/05/2006 11:16 pm very nicely done. that has to be the most tender mating scene i have ever read. thanks for the great read. thanx, glad you thought so...spike needed some healing from his emotional and psychological wounds   Bookchick of the Novel Clan Eternal Embrace 06/05/2006 04:49 pm Ahhh, sweet! I am so glad for them! thanx for the review   Nikole Eternal Embrace 06/04/2006 08:28 am I am glad they finally got to claim each other! thanx, glad you like it   Morrigan Eternal Embrace 06/03/2006 05:14 am Powerful stuff.  Wonderful. thanx so much   Verda Eternal Embrace 06/03/2006 12:55 am Beautiful, heartfelt chapter. Update soon so that we can see Riley get his!!! thanx   mystasmom Eternal Embrace 06/02/2006 11:17 pm Absolutely beautiful chapter... have loved EVERY word of your story and am really sorry to see it end. thanx so much, so glad you enjoyed it   Spikes Slayer2 Eternal Embrace 06/02/2006 09:00 pm aww thats so sweet.. i was nearly crying when she was proclaiming her love for him thanx, so glad you enjoyed it   Bridget Eternal Embrace 06/02/2006 02:39 pm Great chapters. I am glad that they are now mated. Soon to be happy endings for all. except riley thanx   pfeifferpack Eternal Embrace 06/02/2006 11:25 am WHEW! Hottest bite award goes to........! This was really a wonderful loving chapter with healing wounds as well as committment. LOVE THIS! Kathleen lol...that would be nice...thanx for the great review   spike'smrs Eternal Embrace 06/02/2006 09:40 am god it was lovely but now its gonna end soon i might just cry forever lol..thanx so much   pretty_in_fangs Eternal Embrace 06/02/2006 07:44 am ::happy sigh:: That was a beautiful, warm chapter. Nice catharsis for the pain of the events in the Initiative labs. as was intended...thanx   FetchingMadScientist Eternal Embrace 06/02/2006 06:50 am Are you kidding? With all that build up, do you think we'd stop reading *now?* LOL. Great chapter! lol...i hope not thanx   Athenewolfe Eternal Embrace 06/02/2006 06:06 am lovely - but only one more - please please let me see the aftrmath of the revelations - I want to know what happens with society and the laws *hugs* do you actually think i can stick to one? lol..prolly not   Neart Eternal Embrace 06/02/2006 02:59 am Lovely chapter, sad this fic is coming to and end but it has been a good journey. thanx for coming along for it   vladt Yours 06/05/2006 10:48 pm damn it spike quit being so dense. great read, great updatr. thanks. lol...show a little compassion, whydontcha?   Nikkole Yours 06/01/2006 02:25 pm Well its about friekin' time!! Great chapter! lol..thanx   Bookchick of the Novel Clan Yours 06/01/2006 12:38 pm Wonderful, thanks for the great chappie! thanx, glad you liked it   Verda Yours 06/01/2006 12:56 am YES!YES!YES! Ooooh Spuffy goodness. Love it when there's a claim. More soon Please!!! lol....more goodness to come   Athenewolfe Yours 05/31/2006 06:03 pm wow jut wonderful - i need more - more please! more coming up   Spikes Slayer2 Yours 05/31/2006 06:24 am awww... so cute thanx   Morrigan Yours 05/30/2006 10:43 pm Aww, touchingly sweet.  Loved the playful antics. thanx, glad you liked it   FetchingMadScientist Yours 05/30/2006 09:01 pm Awww that's sweet. I'll be waiting for the next chapter! (Now...if you could get the Buffy from this tale to talk to the one from "BB," we'd be in busines!;-)) thanx, glad you liked it...yeah, that's an idea, isn't it   pretty_in_fangs Yours 05/30/2006 08:50 pm Yay! :: mating claims always make me happy. Or is that, give me a happy? ::confused:: lol...either works   Spikez_tart Yours 05/30/2006 07:45 pm Bite her! You're such a tease, JL. This girl needs to be bit really bad. Loved it. lol...oh she will be   vladt Blurred Edges 06/05/2006 08:51 pm excellent update. i always thought riley was evil, but what he caused to happen, is way beyond evil. thanks for the great read thanx, glad you enjoyed it   Verda Blurred Edges 06/01/2006 12:32 am Wow! another great chapter. How sad to think of the life that Savannha has in front of her and what they could have possibly done to her, very distrubing but glad to hear that Riley will get wants coming to him. thanx so much, glad you enjoyed the chapter   Athenewolfe Blurred Edges 05/31/2006 06:01 pm Wow absolutly wonderful update - I love this story. I am so glad the governor is on thier side. What a great alley - wish he could get some punches into Finn! thanx, glad you like it...he just might yet   Spikez_tart Blurred Edges 05/30/2006 06:17 am This is a gruesome twist with the little girl. We need a magic cure, JL. we'll see   Nikkole Blurred Edges 05/29/2006 10:05 pm Very good chapter. A lot of good information, and a lot of emotion. I hope Riley gets his ass nailed to the wall!! thanx, glad you liked it   pfeifferpack Blurred Edges 05/29/2006 06:02 pm Such a sad story (and sadder still that less the vampire element such things happen). Touching update. Can't wait to find out Buffy's plan. I have completely enjoyed each chapter of this story and am so hoping it wins many awards. Kathleen how sadly true thank you so much, so glad you are enjoying it   vladt Family Secret 06/05/2006 08:36 pm riley was even more evil, than we all thought. excellent. thanks for the very fine read. thanx, glad you enjoyed it   Athenewolfe Family Secret 05/31/2006 05:56 pm Wow a reminder that not all vampires all docile. they still have their demons and some are scum, just like some can be nice! great job exactly...just like humans..   Nikkole Family Secret 05/29/2006 09:29 pm WOW! I was not expecting that! How horrifying! isn't it? thanx   Spikez_tart Family Secret 05/28/2006 10:31 am JL - what a creepy twist. You're evil and I like it. Buffy's being awfully nice, too. How long can that last? lol..thanx, glad you like my evilness thanx for the review...and in this story, buffy is all goodness and light gotta make up for BB somehow, right?   Verda Family Secret 05/28/2006 01:44 am No wonder the Gov. was willing to listen to them. How very sad that a small child would be turned. Is she chipped as well? Can't wait to see what's happening in the next chapter. Nice twist. yeah, he has personal insight into the situation..thanx for the review   Kendra Family Secret 05/28/2006 01:29 am Just discovered this gem. How did I not know this story existed? This beautiful and haunting story has completly captured me and I've been devouring every chapter for the past couple of days to catch up. I finally got to the latest update and I'm still wanting more. Please update soon so I can know if Buffy and Spike will get a happily ever after. thanx, so glad you are enjoying it so much...your flattering words are so kind, the feedback means so much   Spikes Slayer2 Family Secret 05/28/2006 12:03 am oh.. thats so sad.. i cant believe that.. tragic, isn't it? thanx, glad you liked the chapter   Lou Family Secret 05/27/2006 06:09 pm An evil act. i agree   pretty_in_fangs Family Secret 05/27/2006 11:33 am oh dear yep   pfeifferpack Family Secret 05/27/2006 10:12 am Poor baby girl! Trapped in a babies body yet growing older over eternity!!!! Yes it's no wonder the governor has it in for Riley (now that he knows why it likely happened)....just hope he doesn't hate all vamps because of it....like Spike! Interesting twist I sure didn't see coming. Excellent update. Kathleen thanx, glad you liked it...yes, a very sad fate for a child...   Cas Family Secret 05/27/2006 08:11 am I was expecting it...but still...great job writing... aw...i was predictable?? dang it! thanx for the great review   Athenewolfe Hope Renewed 05/31/2006 05:55 pm I liked this chapter - very uplifing and postive - no matter what happens they won! thanx, glad you enjoyed it   Verda Hope Renewed 05/28/2006 01:25 am Julian is such a sweet character, he's a nice addition to the Scoobies, as are the other two vamps. Julian and Tara, best of this chapter. thanx, glad you like him..ocs are tricky   Bookchick of the Novel Clan Hope Renewed 05/25/2006 03:34 pm So sweet, I am glad hes ok! Wonderful update. thanx, glad you like it   vladt Hope Renewed 05/25/2006 03:14 pm great scene with tara and julian. loved the tale. hate to see it wind down. thanks for the read. thanx, glad you liked it...yes, we are nearing the end...but has been said of me, that only means no more than another 20 chapters or so ;P lol   pfeifferpack Hope Renewed 05/25/2006 10:15 am Lovely! I do love Julian . Would love to see not just him but Mara and Aaron feature in soe sort of post Riley sequel. I really have taken to these three vamps. Nice interlude after all the trauma. Kathleen thanx, glad you like him...i was just in the mood to write them a break   Nikkole Hope Renewed 05/25/2006 08:04 am That was a very interesting chapter. Seeing how everyone was dealing with not having to be in hiding anymore, and getting some much needed relaxation. I can't help but have this little niggling feeling that things are not all that they appear to be. I keep waiting to find out that things are going to blow up again, you know? Like maybe the governor and Riley were in on the whole thing together, and he is just trying to get all the info he can and then try to hurt Buffy and Spike. If this is not the case, then think about how well you wrote this story, to have people questioning the happiness in the story! don't be so suspicious ;) lol...glad my story can be so engaging...thanx for the review   Spikes Slayer2 Hope Renewed 05/25/2006 01:24 am awww... thats a nice little scene there.. thanx, glad you liked it   Athenewolfe A Moral Dilemma 05/31/2006 05:55 pm I like this story so far - the governor seems to be an okay guy so far - can't wait to find out what happens next@ thanx, glad you like it   Verda A Moral Dilemma 05/28/2006 12:41 am Nice to know the Gov. is at least listening to them. Wondering what he has to show them? Fine writing. yeah, he is totally on their side ;)   Morrigan A Moral Dilemma 05/25/2006 03:32 am Uh oh...  Is it a trick?  Or is he gonna show them something that doesn't equal badness for them?  Eek! you shall see ;)   Bookchick of the Novel Clan A Moral Dilemma 05/23/2006 03:18 pm Great update! thanx ;)   Nikkole A Moral Dilemma 05/23/2006 06:40 am Very good chapter. I was suprised at the compassion that he had shown. I hope it continues! it will thanx for the review   Lou A Moral Dilemma 05/23/2006 04:35 am A nice governor - who'da thunk it! Time for Spike to start to believe. yeah, he's getting there thanx for the review   Spikes Slayer2 A Moral Dilemma 05/23/2006 02:08 am OMG what what what!! tell me!! i wanna see *jumps up and down* lol...satisfied now?   vladt A Moral Dilemma 05/22/2006 08:19 pm great update. you are very convincingly making the chained and beaten riley acceptable to the authority that matters. thanks for the very good read. thanx, i was trying   Spikez_tart A Moral Dilemma 05/22/2006 07:18 pm Mrs. Buffy Finn. I don't like that name. Makes my skin crawl. Ewww. Hope your going to get Spike back to his old obnoxious self soon. i hate that name too they're getting there, it just takes time   pretty_in_fangs A Moral Dilemma 05/22/2006 06:47 pm Oooo... what's behind Door Number One? we shall see   pfeifferpack A Moral Dilemma 05/22/2006 06:34 pm Yay Arnie (oops......generic governor *G*). Lovely update. YES!!!! Any decent human would understand the NEED for a bit of revenge. After all courts allow punative damages (even if it is usually financial or more jail time the title itself means to punish!). Kathleen still having problems replying to mails and to reviews.....thank you for your kind words though! It always means more when the person giving a thumbs up on your story is an author you admire and respect. not *completely* generic..did you catch the little clues here and there? ;) yes, this man understands the need for vengeance better than some   Verda Distractions 05/28/2006 12:18 am Love the way Buffy distracted Spike. Good chapter. thanx, glad you liked that   Lou Distractions 05/21/2006 04:46 pm Buffy has come a long way, hasn't she? Nice job. she sure has thanx   vladt Distractions 05/21/2006 03:59 pm very good read. glad to see spike have is priorities back where they should be. fun read, thanks lol...thanx   Bookchick of the Novel Clan Distractions 05/21/2006 01:43 pm Ahhhhh,I feel some of my stress leaving, thanks for the update. you're very welcome, love : )   pfeifferpack Distractions 05/21/2006 12:39 pm Nervous as Spike here! Looking forward to the next update. The population sure need to be reconditioned to understand vampires DO count and need proper treatment. Being invisible, not just in a mirror, is hell. Kathleen yes, they definitely do...buffy's gonna work on that ;)   Spikez_tart Distractions 05/21/2006 08:27 am slightly careless shrug - That was ice cold, JL. What are you up to? I want a vampire of my own! ice cold? meaning? i'm confused by this lol   Nikkole Distractions 05/21/2006 08:01 am Crossing my fingners here!! lol   Athenewolfe Distractions 05/21/2006 07:17 am wow - cant wait to see the reactions to the chip and to everything else that will happen - intriguing and very intersting story! coming right up   Spikes Slayer2 Distractions 05/21/2006 06:41 am hmm.. great update!! hmm...thanx   Morrigan Distractions 05/21/2006 04:23 am Good for Tara, asking about Spike, instead of just following the soldiers, first.  Also, loved Giles in defense mode.  Good chapter. thanx, glad you liked it ... i had fun writing giles like that   kim Distractions 05/21/2006 01:10 am Crafty littls devil the Slayer's become... And size 6? I'd put her at no more than 4. Which would make you hate her even more, huh? LOL lol...i don't know..she's tiny but she has a girlish figure...   Verda Self-Defense 05/28/2006 12:03 am yes! way to go Buffy. Maybe now the healing can really begin for everyone! except Riley. of course. of course thanx   Athenewolfe Self-Defense 05/20/2006 07:41 pm I really enjoyed the calvary and Buffy wouldn't let them blame Spike! nope...nobody messes with her vamp!!   Nikkole Self-Defense 05/19/2006 11:52 am I hope he can be trusted. I think Spike has every reason to be wary about everyone they come into contact with. you're right, he does...but we'll see ;)   Spikez_tart Self-Defense 05/18/2006 08:32 pm What happened to Mr. Finn - He fell down the stairs, of course (Chicago Police Dept. style). Size Six! I hate her. What next? Doesn't Buffster need to get to chasing down those lose demons? lol...i hate her size six little self too...lol...thanx for the review ...oh and ps...the demons aren't really so very loose if they dont *know* that theyre loose   vladt Self-Defense 05/18/2006 05:43 pm excellent update. she might get away with it. but "There is one more thing...." that is evil. thanks for the fun read. lol...glad you think so   pfeifferpack Self-Defense 05/18/2006 12:33 pm Do tell...wonder what last thing she has in mind? I don't blame Spike one bit for being on guard. Speaking of guards, nice this soldier is of the decent sort. Excellent update (hope Arnie isn't the governor or there might be a male pissing contest with Spike *G*) Kathleen it's really not that complex...when you see you won't be surprised..lol...you're right, spike should be cautious...no word on whether or not arnie will make an appearance   Lou Self-Defense 05/18/2006 03:38 am Excellent development - may we hope there's a light at the end of the tunnel at last? you may story nearing an end now ;)   pretty_in_fangs Self-Defense 05/18/2006 01:23 am Say somethign confidently enough and most people will believe you... that's pretty much the case   Spikes Slayer2 Self-Defense 05/17/2006 11:31 pm ack!! evil cliffies... tell me tell me i wanna know!!!! soon enough ;)   Verda Issues 05/27/2006 12:46 pm Oh no! how are they going to explain chained, unconscious and beaten Riley? but then again Buffy has gotten out of tighter situations before, hasn't she? Poor Spike, thank you for Buffy's kind and gentle way with him. He's still so broken. you might be surprised...but buffy's handling the situation right for once, and working their way toward healing...thanx for the review   vladt Issues 05/16/2006 08:25 pm very good update. loved it, thanks. looking forward to how they justify the chained, bloody riley. you'll see ;)   Spikez_tart Issues 05/16/2006 07:43 pm That feels so much better. I like Riley as the Bloody Pulp Guy. lol..me too..i think it's his calling   Bookchick of the Novel Clan Issues 05/16/2006 04:32 pm Wonderful chappie! Thank you for the update! thanx, glad you like ;)   pfeifferpack Issues 05/16/2006 11:21 am Oops, wish they had unchained the Finn first....makes him look too much the victim this way! I trust you'll make it all work out right though. Loved Buffy accepting all of Spike. She really should have on the show too. After all the demon had to have agreed at least to the soul getting (and that was like suicide) just to protect her! Lovely stuff here. Kathleen yeah, he needed that...not to feel inferior because of what he is...yeah, it would have been better if they'd had more time   Nikkole Issues 05/16/2006 06:43 am Oh, I hope they understand what Spike did to Riley. I don't think they will. Great chapter! we'll see ;)   pretty_in_fangs Issues 05/16/2006 06:30 am Something tells me it would have been good to have Riley out of the chains before the governor's men arrived. Maybe they can claim that the fight was in self-defense and they after he was unconscious they chained him up to make their escape? yeah, that would have been better...but they'll come up with something   Athenewolfe Issues 05/16/2006 05:01 am yippee - the cavalary has arrived! Does happy dance - can't wait to see how this gets wrappde up! *does happy dance* thanx   Lou Issues 05/16/2006 04:50 am Isn't it great when the cavalry arrive like that!! Here's hoping the politicians do their job properly! for once, maybe   Spikes Slayer2 Issues 05/16/2006 04:29 am oh no.. what if they see that they are not bound and gagged and beaten??? well...they kinda cant help but see that...lol...but it might work out okay   Verda Retribution 05/27/2006 12:07 pm Ooooh, thank you for making him beg. This is another raw, gut wrenching chapter. I almost lost it myself when I realized what that instrument was for, and what it had taken away from someone like Spike. Very gripping chapter. Thank you. thanx, glad it was as effective as i'd hoped...riley deserves everything he gets   Nikkole Retribution 05/14/2006 11:20 pm All I can say, is POWERFUL! Very good. thanx, so glad you enjoyed it   Athenewolfe Retribution 05/14/2006 04:34 am awesome chapter - - love huting riley - he so deserves it! thanx, i love hurting riley too hehe   Lou Retribution 05/13/2006 07:05 pm Hope he cries like a baby. he will hehe   vladt Retribution 05/13/2006 01:34 pm excellent update. shame spike can only play with riley for such a short time. thaks for the wonderful read. thanx, glad you liked it   Spikes Slayer2 Retribution 05/13/2006 09:50 am hehe.. yay spike for biting him but.. eww with the torture thing.. :S dont worry, spike's making him pay   Morrigan Retribution 05/13/2006 05:26 am Aww, poor Riley...  NOT!  Lovin' me some Riley beggage, here!  Yay!  *Happy dance of joy* lol..no one feels sorry for riley...wonder why? ;)   Bookchick of the Novel Clan Retribution 05/12/2006 09:18 pm Yippy.....a begging Riley! I couldn't be happier. I am glad Spike is getting to at least make him feel some of the pain he was put though. Kudos on a great chappie as always. yep, spike needs to get his revenge   wolf116 Retribution 05/12/2006 08:28 pm And finally Riley gets his just desserts. I know it wasn't supposed to be a funny chapter, but damn Riley begging Spike for anything makes me wanna laugh. He needs to grovel mercilessly at Spikes' feet for hours on end. Spike getting his stones back, and I'm loving every second of it. Great stuff. I love this story. More please. in some ways it is funny...lol...thanx for the review   pfeifferpack Retribution 05/12/2006 06:38 pm Oh yes.....catharsis for the reader *G* AND Spike! The horrifying picture you give (delicately BTW....deftly done!) of Spike's tortured past was chilling. Riley deserves whatever he gets but the bigger picture is the best....an end to this system. You know the saddest part of this story is the plausibility of it all. If the world DID have vampires that could be chipped there would be exploitation like this and a total disregard of them as sentient beings. Scary monsters we humans! Kathleen yeah, i agree, it could happen, if vamps existed...glad you thought the handling of that part was tasteful...i was trying not to be too explicit about it thanx for the review   Verda Turnabout 05/27/2006 11:36 am Yes! Spike, arrange that very soon. Pleeease. Need to see Riley gets "some" of what he deserves. Another great chappie. coming right up, hon thanx for another great review   Spikez_tart Turnabout 05/16/2006 07:36 pm “Mine! You’re all mine," BITE HER! BITE HER RIGHT NOW!!!!. Sorry, got a little excited. Interesting that you consider Spike's "natural" face his vampire face and not his human face. Hmm.. lol...the bite is coming up, i promise   Athenewolfe Turnabout 05/11/2006 06:07 pm nice update! I can't wait to see what happens! thanx...glad you liked it   Morrigan Turnabout 05/11/2006 04:53 am Oh, it's just *too* cruel!  Hehehe Oh, I love it!  Great chapter! perfectly cruel, eh?   Lou Turnabout 05/11/2006 04:11 am Bring on the punishment - Riley needs to suffer. he sure does...and he will   fallen_angel Turnabout 05/11/2006 03:15 am Riley torture, torture of Riley*dreamy look* coming up   Spikes Slayer2 Turnabout 05/11/2006 01:37 am excellent LOL thanx   vladt Turnabout 05/10/2006 09:47 pm very dood update. i am always screaming for riley ass kicking, but this was delicious. physical pain will still be well received. thanks for the fun read. riley physical pain will still be had...lol..coming up   Bookchick of the Novel Clan Turnabout 05/10/2006 08:48 pm Get'um Spike! ***Happy Dance*** I want Riley to cry some more that was soooo amusing. Great chappie, as always! he most likely will....hehe...thanx so much   Spikez_tart Turnabout 05/10/2006 07:54 pm Oh Hell, drop Riley in the nearest landfill. You're too cruel JL, depriving this bum of the ass kicking he deserves. oh he'll get it, i promise...i just couldn't resist the psychological trauma...and i had to make him cry...hehe...   pfeifferpack Turnabout 05/10/2006 07:50 pm Oh yeah...payback of the yummy kind. Take that RIley Finn. Can't wait to see what plan Buffy has come up with. Should be a gem. Excellent update as always. Kathleen thanx so much, so glad you like it   Verda The Show Begins 05/27/2006 11:15 am Oh yeah! Finally some payback. Goody! goody!! Another great chapter. riley deserves some, doesnt he? thanx   Spikez_tart The Show Begins 05/09/2006 07:16 pm Riley begging Spike - that is Evil! and Giles, you big hypocrite saying you don't mind if Buffy offs Riley. Not exactly clinging desparately to the moral stance here are we? On the other hand, if you don't kill Riley, how to make sure he doesn't start up again? lol..but perfectly deserved, isn't it? see that's the thing though...it's an issue with two sides...moral ambiguity... hehe   Athenewolfe The Show Begins 05/09/2006 08:48 am goof update sweetie I can;t wait to see how they get up and to know riley is going to be punished oh he sure is... coming right up   Bookchick of the Novel Clan The Show Begins 05/09/2006 08:33 am I hope Riley looses his dangly bits at some point, that make me happy....LOL hehe...it's a possibility   FetchingMadScientist The Show Begins 05/09/2006 08:07 am Ohhhh...Buffy's tapping into her inner Spike. Pass the popcorn. I don't wanna miss a moment. lol   Nikkole The Show Begins 05/09/2006 07:13 am Very good chapter! I really liked how Buffy agreed that the only reason Riley wasn't dead was because of the "evil, souless vampire". That was the highlight of the story for me! thanx, glad you liked that part   fallen_angel The Show Begins 05/09/2006 07:04 am Start begging Riley. It won't do any good but it'll add to the fun. lol...exactly   Spikes Slayer2 The Show Begins 05/09/2006 04:51 am hehe *rubs hands together evily* cant wait to read about the show.. let the show begin..   Lou The Show Begins 05/09/2006 03:25 am Pain and humiliation please. coming right up   Sweetpea The Show Begins 05/09/2006 03:25 am Retribution is a beautiful thing! I am very excited to see how this all plays out... I anxiously await your next update. Also, thank you for the response. thanx so much glad you are liking it   pretty_in_fangs The Show Begins 05/09/2006 02:08 am ::throws back her head and laughs:: Perhaps I should be concerned at the depth of my vindictive streak I'm discovering. ::grin:: Nah. lol...nah...it's just riley...lol   kim The Show Begins 05/09/2006 01:25 am And now we have the real fun.... yep   vladt The Show Begins 05/09/2006 01:23 am love the update. possibly riley is starting to realize how deep in it he is. great read, thanks yep...hehe...   Verda Reaching a Verdict 05/27/2006 10:48 am Love...Love...Love...this story. So emotionally raw and yet so tender and beautiful. thanx so much, glad it could touch you   Morrigan Reaching a Verdict 05/07/2006 04:00 pm Hehehehe!  I'm so looking forward to seeing what happens next.  *sing-songs* Riley's gonna geeet it! yep thanx   Lou Reaching a Verdict 05/07/2006 02:36 pm Of course Spike would think it through - nicely done. of course   pretty_in_fangs Reaching a Verdict 05/07/2006 12:55 pm ::evil laugh::   Spikez_tart Reaching a Verdict 05/07/2006 11:06 am He wouldn’t get away with having the senator killed – or attempting to kill me, or the others - Sure he would! This is America - guilty as hell and free as a bird. Tough up Buffy and squash this worm. Please. they *do* have actual evidence though...so...i dont know...   Nikkole Reaching a Verdict 05/07/2006 07:42 am Good for Spike! Having the insight to know that she would feel guilty in the end if she let him kill Riley. I for one still want to see him die, but I will settle for some major suffering instead. Do I sense that this story may be starting to wind down? you may be right about the winding down..finally..lol ...and yes, buffy could not deal with being responsible for riley's death, even if she thinks she could right now...thanx for another insightful review   Athenewolfe Reaching a Verdict 05/07/2006 06:12 am giggles - chatting is so nicwe yep   akarinacj Reaching a Verdict 05/07/2006 04:14 am He, he. Yes they´re going to have a nice little chat... Great chapter. Please update soon. lol...yep...this should be fun   fallen_angel Reaching a Verdict 05/07/2006 12:50 am *evil laugh* All the best Riley! right...   Spikes Slayer2 Reaching a Verdict 05/07/2006 12:11 am awww.. great chapters!!!! thanx   vladt Reaching a Verdict 05/06/2006 09:48 pm fine update. well thought out, spike. please don't cut this hour short. thanks for the fun read. oh he's gonna make it last   Verda Reprieve 05/27/2006 10:27 am Yes!!! Spike is amazing as is this story. So happy for Julian thanx   Athenewolfe Reprieve 05/05/2006 04:44 pm die riley die - die riley did - sorry head hurts and that is the mose I can come up with - lovedf it though! lol...that's okay riley pain coming up soon   vladt Reprieve 05/05/2006 03:22 pm "crack" lovely sound. very good update. may we have more, please. thanks for the fine read. lol..i agree, thanx ;)   bridget Reprieve 05/05/2006 12:48 pm Finally. Great chapter. A wonderful turn of events. thanx   bearfacedcheek Reprieve 05/05/2006 11:38 am *Cheers* been left behind n this one and now I'm all caught up and thongs are looking up, and Spikes got his rocks back. *cheers more* thanx so much   pretty_in_fangs Reprieve 05/05/2006 07:17 am Hee hee hee.   fallen_angel Reprieve 05/05/2006 07:12 am awww poor Riley*rolls eyes*. A toast to Riley's upcomming brutal death*cheers* lol...cheers   Nikkole Reprieve 05/05/2006 06:59 am Rileys gonna get it! Rileys gonna get it!! yep   Lou Reprieve 05/05/2006 04:51 am Yeeehaw -- time for a serious reckoning at last! oh yeah   Stacy Reprieve 05/04/2006 09:38 pm This is the best story to come down the line in a long time. I love everything about it. I'll admit I've been a little lax about reviewing during the intense depressing chapters. I enjoyed them but they totally stressed me out. I couldn't let this chapter go without giving you major kudos and a big "YAY!" I can't wait for Spike to kick Riley's ass. I wouldn't mind a little killage either. Great job and I can't wait for more. Thanks for writing. thanx for the review..yes, most of my stories include quite a few "intense depressing chapters"...lol...thanx for sticking with it   pfeifferpack Reprieve 05/04/2006 09:37 pm Actually....if Spike were to turn Riley and make HIM a non citizen available for torture/abuse/slavery/stakage....hum.......sounds fitting since it's what Riley wanted done to Buffy. K justice is sweet   pfeifferpack Reprieve 05/04/2006 09:35 pm Woo hoo.....yeah for payback. Of course a part of me hopes that Spike won't kill Riley because here are idiots that would never see that as justified. I also hope that the camera feed has been playing on PCs and TVs everywhere even if Willow and Co. missed the show. Yeah...Julian will make it!!!! Wonder what Mara will do when she figures out her chip isn't working now. I know she won't hurt the group but my guess is she has a list (don't blame her a bit either). This is a great addition to a wonderful story. Well done indeed. Kathleen i am with you on that one...we'll see what happens   PyroChilde Reprieve 05/04/2006 09:29 pm Oh please oh please oh please make him pay dearly!!! Great chapter and SOOOO glad Julian is getting better. he will, i promise   scrab Reprieve 05/04/2006 08:21 pm Excellent!! I love forceful Spike. Can't wait to see more. Hope Riley doesn't cry the whole time. perhaps spike should rip out his tongue? ;) lol   FetchingMadScientist Reprieve 05/04/2006 08:02 pm *Turns head after winking at Spike, grinning* Spike, If they ask me, I didn't see a thing. "What lifless husk, Officer? I don't see anyhing." I'll just let you have some alone time with Captain Cardboard. Buffy and I'll be over here...gotta get a good view! lol....good to know   Spikez_tart Reprieve 05/04/2006 07:57 pm Yes! bone crushing, savage, wrenching pain and pitiful moans of agony. Just what we've been waiting for. More more more :lash riley's had it coming more to come soon   Shadow Reprieve 05/04/2006 07:35 pm oooooo Beat him up Spike... kick Riley's whitebread arse... *GRIN* then turn him over to the vamps in the holding cells for a lil... *SNICKER* anal abuse yes riley deserves that< doesnt he? thanx for the review   kim Reprieve 05/04/2006 07:04 pm Riley's gonna die....Riley's gonna die..... Oh! Or will Spike leave him alive, but in such wretched shape, that's he's in agony for the rest of his existence. I'm thinking of the threat to Humperdink of punishment in "The Princess Bride"... And now Julian needs lots of blood and rest. lol...my favorite scene from my favorite movie... you are awesome! thanx for the review   Verda Shift of Power 05/27/2006 10:12 am This is a great story and the visual's that you create are awesome. Love how Spike's true strengh is in the love that he has for Buffy. Really great chapter. thanx so much for all your lovely reviews...so glad you are enjoying the story   Robyn Shift of Power 05/12/2006 03:57 am I just love how Spike found the strength to stand up against Riley even with all the pain he’s in. The fear he was able to put into Riley just by being his wonderfully obstinate self. And then the end thanx so much, so glad you enjoyed that...i felt like it was a triumph for spike, and loved writing it   fallen_angel Shift of Power 05/04/2006 06:34 am Go Spike! Go jl1980! thanx   vladt Shift of Power 05/03/2006 03:03 pm excellent chapter. spike's determination was powerfully shown. and the next chapter should be even more enjoyable. thanks for the great read. thanx so much, so glad you liked it   Nikkole Shift of Power 05/03/2006 02:30 pm WHOOOHOOOO! OMG! If I didn't need to be sitting to read the computer screen, I would have been on my feet screaming for Spike! GREAT chapter! I loved Spike's words to Riley, they were perfect! thanx! so glad you liked spike's comeback, so to speak   Bridget Shift of Power 05/03/2006 01:18 pm Finally a great turn of events. I am glad that you showed Spike's strength of character while he was still chipped. I think it is good for Buffy to see how Spike truly is. Great chapter. yep, it gave her a new respect for him, sets stage for the next phase of their lives once he's really free   Athenewolfe Shift of Power 05/03/2006 05:23 am Does happy dance - die riley die - die riley die! *giggles with pleasure* lol...thanx   Celest Shift of Power 05/03/2006 04:17 am wow, that was amazing... thanx   Lou Shift of Power 05/03/2006 03:28 am Ha! Not a minute too soon! thanx   Spikes Slayer2 Shift of Power 05/02/2006 10:46 pm im confused.. is the chip not working or is spike just being really brave or whatever.. ?? no comment   Irishrose Shift of Power 05/02/2006 09:57 pm SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! Woo Hoo! Yay Spike! Now does he get to eat him? eww...bet he tastes nasty   pretty_in_fangs Shift of Power 05/02/2006 09:24 pm Hell yeah! I can't wait for this!   Typerbabe57 Shift of Power 05/02/2006 09:17 pm WOO HOO! Hot damn, Riley's fixin' to get his!!! that's for sure   Dar Shift of Power 05/02/2006 09:03 pm What a powerful scene to play out and you did it so well thanx so much   Spikez_tart Shift of Power 05/02/2006 08:39 pm Buffy - buy a watch! Great chap JL thanx   pfeifferpack Shift of Power 05/02/2006 08:36 pm Throughout this (excellent) update I kept hoping that Buffy's camera was capturing it all and that it was going out on the airwaves as it was happening. Yeah Spike! Yeah chips being down! Yeah Riley whompage. Kathleen yes, the camera is still running, but it's not going anywhere at the moment 'cept willows computer thanx for the review   2zen2 Shift of Power 05/02/2006 08:29 pm cruel you are, so very cruel... I've had a hard time reading these past few chapters, very intense. But so very good. To say I can't wait for the next chapter... ;) thanx, so glad you like it...   Robyn Second Best 05/12/2006 12:57 am Riley's 'request' made my stomach turn, but I love how Spike already decided what his course of action would be. yep, riley's a sicko, but there's no way spike would do that to his girl   Always_jbj Second Best 05/02/2006 05:52 am I did it... I FINALLY caught up!!! Hmmm... I'm sure Riley must be running out of time by now... I can't wait for the chips to go down!! *rubs hands in gleeful anticipation* yep...won't be long now   Bridget Second Best 05/01/2006 08:29 pm Riley really must die. He is so demented. Isn't the two hours up yet? getting close ;)   Spikez_tart Second Best 05/01/2006 07:16 pm JL - ARE YOU EVIL! lol...thanx   vladt Second Best 05/01/2006 02:10 pm great update. chances are riley has just made his own fate much more painful. fantastic read, thanks he certainly has thanx   Lou Second Best 05/01/2006 01:25 pm I see he's finally lost his marbles then! yep   Bookchick of the Novel Clan Second Best 05/01/2006 11:53 am I am so on the edge of my seat, I could just scream! Fantastic...more please! thanx, glad you're so into it   FetchingMadScientist Second Best 05/01/2006 07:37 am Didn't he say he'd *dust* before he'd hurt her? Even though I don't like the idea, I agree with Spike. "There's no bloody way!" yep...exactly...spike's so above that!   Athenewolfe Second Best 05/01/2006 06:45 am ahhhh please kill riley soon - or tell me they all have this on tape! lol...possibly both   fallen_angel Second Best 05/01/2006 06:38 am Riley's lost it. Spike is never gonna do that and the moment the remote's out of his hand he's dead! yep thanx for the review   Nikkole Second Best 05/01/2006 06:35 am OMG! That is one disturbed individual! yep   Athenewolfe Running Out of Time 05/31/2006 05:53 pm I can't wait to see riley go down - he deseves so much pain and torture... Great sory so far and he will get it, too thanx   Robyn Running Out of Time 05/11/2006 09:03 pm I am in awe of both Buffy and Spike and the different types of strength they both showed. Spike in deciding to not allow Riley to steal from him the dignity that Buffy helped him require, and Buffy in trying to control her reaction to Riley to keep him from hurting Spike. I’m not going to mention how sick I think Riley is or how much I want him to pay, because I’ve gone on it enough and you have already said that he would pay. thanx, so glad you enjoyed it... they find their strength in their love for each other...which is kind of the point of the whole story thanx so much for the thoughtful review   vladt Running Out of Time 04/30/2006 05:53 pm excellent update. if i was an objective reader,by this point i would have found riley to be a contempuous figure. sadly, i am biased. i never could stand him. mostly for the reasons that you wonderful writing is making obvious. thanks for the fine read i could never stand him either ... thanx for another great review   Sweetpea Running Out of Time 04/30/2006 02:52 pm I have just finished reading what you have written so far (up to chapter 68) and I have to say that I have been completely engrossed in this story from the beginning. The premise of the story was enough to intrigue me, but the execution of the work itself is awe inspiring. The dialog, the inner struggle of the characters along with the conflicting & complex emotions that you manage to capture has made this story impossible to put down. Dealing with very real historical and current themes of what is essentially a story of enslavement based on race/species, is a very difficult thing to do, yet you manage to capture what I can only imagine are the very real feelings that allowed such atrocities to persist in our own various histories no matter where we live in the world. I think you have done a splendid job of trying to capture the many different sides of the issue and I am most impressed by the very real internalized self deprication that haunts the mentalities of the enslaved vampires in the story. You are a wonderful writer! I found it difficult to read at times and that to me demonstrated how well you are able to invoke the feelings of myself as a reader.This story is magnificent! Thank you so much for sharing. I look forward to reading more soon... If you ever need a beta, I am listed in the beta section & I would be happy to help. thanx....so glad i could write it realistically...of course this is fantasy, but similar situations have played out in various places throughout history, and i try to make my stories somewhat relevant to society...no PWP for me.... ...thanx for a thoughtful review   Shanna Running Out of Time 04/30/2006 08:33 am Good chapter...you build the suspense very nicely. Here's hoping that the computer did its work and Spike's chip won't fire the next time Riley presses the button. I want to thank you so much for updating as often as you do. It's obvious that you care about the characters, the story and your readers. Thank you again. it will be going down soon, i promise thanx so much for your kind words   Nikkole Running Out of Time 04/30/2006 08:05 am He is definatlely one sick bastard! The chips should be going down soon, unless, Riley figured out what they had done and shut off the stop command. Great chapter, and I can't wait for more! oh yeah, they'll be going down soon   fallen_angel Running Out of Time 04/30/2006 12:41 am I hpoe the chips stop working soon and Spike KILLS Riley! No scratch that I hope he TORTURES Riley and then BRUTALLY kills him. But since he is Spike and not Riley he'll probably not do anything sadastic. oh riley will definitely pay   U2Fan Running Out of Time 04/29/2006 10:48 pm I was really into this story at first, but now it seems like you are just getting into gratuitous cruelty and it's lost a bit of its attraction. The whole B/S get caught get away get caught get away get caught circle and the repeated use of the remote control of the chips is getting stale. i'm sorry but i disagree...obviously... ... and the cruelty is not gratuitous, it's riley's character as i've written him i think would behave this way...and this is only the second use of the remote (the first being with julian) ... we're building up to the conclusion here, dramatic final conflict, not just a gratuitous act of violence...sorry if you're no longer enjoying it   Spikez_tart Running Out of Time 04/29/2006 09:02 pm Poor Spike. Yuck, Riley. Are you sure Buffy can't kick his head in? no....not yet anyway   Bridget Running Out of Time 04/29/2006 07:17 pm Hasn't two hours gone by yet. Riley must be destroyed. I do think that death is to good for him. he will be destroyed   pfeifferpack Running Out of Time 04/29/2006 05:51 pm Oh let those chips be turned off soon! Spike at least knows that's in the works. I find myself as concerned for Julian as for Spike. Riley MUST be killed slowly. I vote Spike drain him when the chips go down. He needs the healing blood and it's not all too quick. Excellent as always. Kathleen oh he will pay i promise...and it wont be long now...   Lou Running Out of Time 04/29/2006 05:23 pm What a monster! You've done a great job with him. thanx   kim Running Out of Time 04/29/2006 03:38 pm Oh, goodness.... :O   2zen2 Running Out of Time 04/29/2006 03:33 pm Oh, I so can't wait for Buffy to kick Riley's ass. She *is* going to, right? I'm still on the edge of my seat for this one. Cannot wait to find out what happens. it will be kicked...no promises as to who ;)   Robyn Trapped 05/11/2006 05:24 am No, no, no! I can't believe that Riley got them, Buffy was right it was stupid of them to loose track of things while still in danger. I liked Anya’s reaction to finding out that her husband was asleep, it was quite cute. but didn't they always do impulsive things like that when it came to each other? lol thanx for the review   tasha Trapped 04/28/2006 09:16 am i love this!! its excellent!! i cant wait to see how it all ends. thanx, so glad you like it   Spikez_tart Trapped 04/27/2006 08:45 pm Spike you're really gonna have to bite that little slut. She's begging for it! Great chap JL isnt she? lol thanx   Spikez_tart Trapped 04/27/2006 08:45 pm Spike you're really gonna have to bite that little slut. She's begging for it! Great chap JL and repeat   vladt Trapped 04/27/2006 03:30 pm knew you wouldn't give them two hours. very good read, thank you. nope   Bridget Trapped 04/27/2006 11:31 am You are unbelievably cruel. How can you leave the story like that. Great chapter and I am looking forward to the next update and I hope they will get out of this mess. oh they will...eventually   fallen_angel Trapped 04/27/2006 09:15 am GR8 CHAP.reaally love Anya. Hope Riley dies soon. when will the chips stop working? both Julian and Spike really need it. thanx, i love anya too   Lou Trapped 04/27/2006 04:45 am That vile Riley needs a serious sorting out! And it can't come too soon!! coming up, coming up   Morrigan Trapped 04/27/2006 04:26 am Arg! You can't end it like that! NOOOOOOOO! Need more, now! Please, please please! *G* more comin up   Nikkole Trapped 04/26/2006 10:58 pm DAMN IT! I friekin' knew they shouldn't have gotten all hot and bothered! DAMN DAMN DAMN!!! not usually a good idea under that kind of circumstance.. lol   pretty_in_fangs Trapped 04/26/2006 10:39 pm Oh no. oh no oh no oh no. An hour and a half, an hour and a half... seems like a long time, dont it ?   Spikes Slayer2 Trapped 04/26/2006 08:03 pm ohnoohnoohnoohnoohno!! please no.. Riley is an asshole-th.. *grrrrrr's at riley* lol..i agree   Athenewolfe Trapped 04/26/2006 07:04 pm Wow! Oh No! Poor Buffy and poor spike... I can't believe he has been captured by riley of all people... oh that chip needs to stop working and quick. i love the way you write riley - very realisticly for me. *smile* thanx, so glad you like it   pfeifferpack Trapped 04/26/2006 06:56 pm Oh oh.....not good for Spike. However....with the knowledge that the chip will be inactive soon it may be even worse for Riley quite soon. excellent update. Kathleen This SO deserved the award at FF!! yeah, this could work out to their advantage   Athenewolfe Interlude 05/31/2006 05:44 pm Nice update - like the natural born killrs line! thanx, glad you liked that   Robyn Interlude 05/11/2006 05:15 am A tracking program in the chip, can they ever catch a break? I really hope that the chips stop working fast enough to save them. we'll see   Ophelia Interlude 04/26/2006 12:40 am Damn! I mean, wow! I just read this, from the beginning to the current chapter and I need more! This is a great story and your original characters are very endearing. Please update soon! I want some unchipped Spike! coming right up   Bridget Interlude 04/25/2006 09:17 am Good chapter. I know that Spike and Buffy are in love but could they refrain from the smoochies until they are safe. When they get this way they are not paying attention to their surroundings. Please get them out of there I am begging you. You are driving me crazy. i know, it would be smarter wouldn't it?   Lou Interlude 04/25/2006 06:51 am I hope the underling is telling the truth! he is   fallen_angel Interlude 04/25/2006 06:13 am Hope the chips are off before Riley gets there. no such luck   Spikes Slayer2 Interlude 04/25/2006 04:57 am hehehe sneaky..   Morrigan_Blacknblue2 Interlude 04/25/2006 02:58 am How very *Natural Born Killers* of us! Tee-hee!  I really enjoyed this chapter.  Spike and Buffy's intimidation techniques were cool.  Also, again, poor Julian.  You are so good at putting the reader through several emotions in one chapter.  Looking forward to the next update. glad you liked it i enjoyed writing it   Jackofspikes Interlude 04/25/2006 12:05 am really well written, you kept me on the edge of my seat thanx   vladt Interlude 04/24/2006 08:32 pm very good update, thanks. what a fine way to kill two hours, but i doubt that you will give them that much time. (i have heard that you are evil.) thanks for the read probably not   Nikkole Interlude 04/24/2006 08:14 pm I am glad that they want to get all lovey dovey here, but really? Is this the best time for sex?? I can see Riley finding them in the middle of it, and completely unprepared for his attack! Great chapter, and I really hope Julian had 2 more hours. unfortunately you are so right :-\   Spikez_tart Interlude 04/24/2006 07:44 pm Ah, JL let Buffy kill somebody. She needs to bad. she already did, remember? with not so great results for her state of mind...and i think maybe she needs something else right now ;)   Robyn A Matter of Time 05/11/2006 04:58 am I am so nervous, I really hope that Buffy's actions in the control room will work in time to save Julian. Riley, everything about him just makes me sick. yep, riley's evil...but he will pay   Spikes Slayer2 A Matter of Time 04/22/2006 09:04 pm omg!! please dont be a couple of hours!? and omg poor julian.. he must feel so alone.. Great update! yeah, poor thing..but he'll be okay, as you know now   Spikez_tart A Matter of Time 04/22/2006 08:57 pm Maybe Spike can test his chip on Riley's neck. Heh heh heh. good idea ;)   Nikkole A Matter of Time 04/22/2006 08:12 pm Nice! For some reason I got a flash of Jurrasic Park, when they are climbing out if the T-Rex pen, and the lights and buzzers are flashing cause it about to be turned back on. How far down on the list is Julian, you know? How much suffering will he endure? Will Riley figure it out before they are all off, and will he finally get what's coming to him?? all will be -- or -- has been -- revealed thanx   vladt A Matter of Time 04/22/2006 04:05 pm very good read. very evil chapter ending. are you taking torture lessons? thanks for the read. and thanks for the torture, because that means there will be more! thanx so much   Pretty_in_fangs A Matter of Time 04/22/2006 03:54 pm ::bites fingernails as she waits to see whether or not it's fast enough for Julian:: we'll see   fallen_angel A Matter of Time 04/22/2006 08:22 am hurray for Buffy! and hurray for Jl1980! Spike's gonna be free! free! free! lol... thanx so much   Lou A Matter of Time 04/22/2006 08:10 am You're tightening the screws!!!!   Athenewolfe A Matter of Time 04/22/2006 05:45 am excellant chapter! I love the story and really am enjoying the interplay between Julian and the rest of the gang. can;t wait for the next chappie! thanx, so glad you like it   pfeifferpack A Matter of Time 04/22/2006 05:12 am Hope the weasel is either lying (and in the world of IT he would be) or that Julian is top of the list! Excellent story, I really love Giles' kids. Kathleen thanx, glad you like them   akarinacj A Matter of Time 04/22/2006 04:54 am Ahhh,, now I remember why I usually want to wait a couple of chapters between I read your stories... It´s not because I don´t like them because I do, very much, but your cliffhangers usually give me stomachache, like now.!!!!I don´t want Julian to die a slow and terrible death!!!! and if they have to wait two hours for the chip to stop functioning then... he will suffer a lot. Not fair. I want to know what happens NOW!!!!! Arhg you must be laughing and evil laugh right now hmm. ;-)) lol...feel better now?   Morrigan A Matter of Time 04/22/2006 03:35 am Arg!  Suspense!!!!! lol   Jackofspikes A Matter of Time 04/22/2006 03:19 am Love it...this story just keeps getting better and better ;) thanx   VWalk Desperation 06/16/2006 02:38 pm Wow - I'm worried about Giles and everyone at the house, but this is GREAT for Spike and Buffy. I hope they can get the chip turned off and out safely. Great story. you'll see   Robyn Desperation 05/11/2006 04:50 am What a fabulous idea turning off all the chips, if they can do that not only could Spike then fight, but it could also save Julian. thanx, glad you like it   Athenewolfe Desperation 04/21/2006 05:39 am Ohhhh kill em kill em kill all the evil people *cackles* lol... okay...   Desperation 04/20/2006 11:03 pm Yeah, Riley needs a chip. i agree   Spikez_tart Desperation 04/20/2006 10:44 pm Maybe the doc could give Riley a chip of his own. good idea   Nikkole Desperation 04/20/2006 03:11 pm OH YEAH BABY!! Shut tha chip off for good, and then plant one in Rileys head! I completely loved this chapter! You wrote it very well. I am very worried about Julian, and I hope that they get the chip shut off before he dusts! thanx so much, glad to get you so into it   vladt Desperation 04/20/2006 01:26 pm great update. so many possibilities, some very blood. wonderful. love it, thanks thanx ;)   Bridget Desperation 04/20/2006 12:55 pm Well this is an interesting turn of events. It is hard to believe that Riley would be so careless as to leave such an important area unguarded. Good chapter. it was only accessible to him and this one other person with a key...he had no idea they'd be able to get in at all...   Oracleholly Desperation 04/20/2006 12:32 pm Oh JL - just catching up and what a wonderful chapter and story you've got going. BRAVA! thanx so much   fallen_angel Desperation 04/20/2006 08:42 am No don't stop there! tell us more.Spike chip can be turned off but we'll have to wait for god knows how many chapter 4 that!gah... you're evil! hehe   pretty_in_fangs Desperation 04/20/2006 06:35 am Oh, ust barerly in time. Hurry, Buffy! thanx   Dar Desperation 04/20/2006 06:25 am Havoc awaits. To be set free among your abusers..stuff dreams are made of...Wonderful chapter awesome, huh? thanx   Spikes Slayer2 Desperation 04/20/2006 02:37 am UPDATE.. hehe LOVE this story!! thanx   Jackofspikes Desperation 04/20/2006 12:45 am Still loving this...the team of Buffy and Spike are amazing. I hope that Giles and the witches are able to come up with something that helps Julian. thanx, glad you like it   Robyn The Cost of Courage 05/11/2006 04:43 am Riley is truly far more sadistic then I even imagined. I knew he was evil but deliberately torturing someone to such a painful death, making it last for hours, is sickening. I really hope he gets even a portion of the pain he's caused other back. yep, riley's pretty sadistic...he's gonna pay for his crimes, i promise   Athenewolfe The Cost of Courage 04/21/2006 05:36 am Oh my goddess! Poor Poor Julian. I am so mad at riley I could throw him to starving vampires. *growls* great update sweetie! that would work   Spikez_tart The Cost of Courage 04/20/2006 10:40 pm JL - You've raised a lot of interesting questions about the whole chip thing. What was the Initiative chipping vampires for in the first place and why was Spike the only one we ever see. And, of course, the whole remote control issue. And who says Aaron can be trusted???? thanx so much...yeah, i really think the initiative could have been made out to be much more sinister even than it was in the show thanx for the review   Nemo The Cost of Courage 04/19/2006 05:12 pm Cliffie again... Can't I just wish for it to be Buffy calling from that control room she found? please? Another amazing Giles Julian talk, impressing! Loved Giles' joke too *lol* very Giles-y Great chap, looking forward to more thanx for the great review glad you liked the joke   Morrigan The Cost of Courage 04/18/2006 04:54 pm Oh, how awful!  *kick, kick, kicks Riley*  Ooooh, I hope somebody turns and chips him!  Sadistic creep!  I hate him!  Which, of course, means that you are doing an excellent job!  Can't wait until your next update! he would deserve it, wouldn't he? thanx for the review   vladt The Cost of Courage 04/18/2006 03:31 pm very good update. evil place to stop! thanks for the read. i have a tendency to do that, dont i?   pfeifferpack The Cost of Courage 04/18/2006 02:52 pm Yay logic Willow (and pets poor worried Mara). I feel so very bad for Julian. What courage! Just had the thought though that Spike's chip might be triggered by remote as well...gaaaahhhh. This is such an excellent story and each chapter delivers on story...no slack time. I am a genuine fan of your writing (having read all you've posted finally)...you have a rare gift that puts you in the category of excellence for storytelling, originality and character voice. Just keep it coming. Kathleen yep..pretty scary...at least i hoped it was .. thanx for a thoughtful review i appreciate your kind words, warms my heart   Bridget The Cost of Courage 04/18/2006 08:35 am Another good chapter. What is so magical about tonight? It is quite clear that Riley can kill Spike anytime he wants. Very interesting. riley's got an evil plan of course lol thanx   fallen_angel The Cost of Courage 04/18/2006 05:30 am OMG poor Julian! Loved Giles joke and Willow's reaction. Hope Buff and Spike will get out in the next chap. and ofcurse wanna know what they are doing with the Doctor chap thanx, glad you liked it   Spikes Slayer2 The Cost of Courage 04/18/2006 04:41 am arrghh.. lie tell him they're dead.. GREAT UPDATE!! thanx   Nikkole The Cost of Courage 04/17/2006 08:06 pm I just wanted to say that Shadow's review was funny as hell! And I totally agree! Hey Shadow...you get the electricity and I'll start the water! sounds like a good idea to me   Nikkole The Cost of Courage 04/17/2006 08:04 pm I knew RIley had to have some way to kill him if he didn't do it Maybe he can say he did just to spare some time, and Willow can do a major glamour that shows them all dead....but then again, what about Buffy and Spike?? they'll figure out something   Dar The Cost of Courage 04/17/2006 07:39 pm Wow! Such pain right now I wish Giles could get his hands on Riley. So looking forward to Riley getting his due. Great Chapter coming right up   Karyn The Cost of Courage 04/17/2006 07:23 pm oh, poor Julian! *whimpers* just tell him you did it! that wont work unfortunately   dragontiff The Cost of Courage 04/17/2006 07:20 pm poor julian.. brought tears to my eyes. good chap thanx so glad you enjoyed it   Shadow The Cost of Courage 04/17/2006 06:49 pm Riley needs to have HIS head smacked with a hammer and electric current applied to his balls... while he's standing in water. Kill the SOB already! Great Chapter btw. MORE! lol...go right ahead, be my guest, he deserves it   akarinacj The Cost of Courage 04/17/2006 06:48 pm I really, really hope, they´re so intelligent that they lie to Rilley telling him that Gile´s dead or something...so they have more time to find a way to deactivate the chip...!!!! Great chapter. Very informative. that might work...except for a little detail to be revealed next chappie thanx for the review   Robyn A Positive Development 05/11/2006 04:32 am I really loved how Spike is his old self with Buffy, that she has given him back his confidence. The interaction between Giles and Julian was so tender and powerful. I could feel the love that they have for each other, and the pain they were both feeling over what was happening. I’m really glad that Julian couldn’t go through with it, if Giles had been saved any other way the impact wouldn’t have been nearly as powerful. i agree, julian had to come to the decision for himself, out of his love for giles...i cried writing this chapter...lol..glad you enjoyed it   Athenewolfe A Positive Development 04/21/2006 05:32 am Poor Julien! yeah   Nemo A Positive Development 04/19/2006 05:05 pm And I'm behind again... damn you and your fast updates! Just kidding, I love it! What can I say about this chap then... Love how Buffy *really* is the Slayer again, kicking some ass. Can't get enough of that after everything she's been through. Beautiful scene with Giles and Julian, father-son indeed. You made me cry for like the zillionth time... And that's a good thing Thanks for sharing this wonderful story /Nina thanx so much, so glad i could make you cry...and i mean that much more nicely than it came out...lol.. thanx   Bridget A Positive Development 04/17/2006 10:58 am Good chapter. You are killing me, please get them out of that place. they're gonna be in there a while yet   Karyn A Positive Development 04/16/2006 09:58 am wonderfully emotional chapter!! thanx so much   fallen_angel A Positive Development 04/16/2006 04:49 am love it! thanx   Lou A Positive Development 04/16/2006 02:47 am Nice that Giles used his intincts to talk Julian down. thanx   Spikez_tart A Positive Development 04/15/2006 09:00 pm Good to see annoying Spike back, but could these two goofs talk just a little bit less when they are in mortal danger? And could Buffy kidnap the doctor and remove Spike's chip? Please please please? Love the story, as always. yeah, they need to get their priorities straight! lol   Jackofspikes A Positive Development 04/15/2006 01:46 am I'm really glad you didn't kill this Giles. thanx, glad you like him   Spikes Slayer2 A Positive Development 04/15/2006 01:38 am aww.. poor julian.. he's really gonna feel the guilt now.. Great update!! at least he didn't do it   pretty_in_fangs A Positive Development 04/15/2006 12:28 am That was a beautiful scene. Very touching and sincere. thanx so much   Morrigan A Positive Development 04/14/2006 10:34 pm Wow.  Great chapter.  So glad the Julian didn't go through with his actions.  Not only for Giles, but for himself.  I was also really glad to see Spike find a missing piece of himself, when he stood up to Aaron down in the complex...  Even if staying down there, wasn't neccesarilly the most reasonable thing to do!  Besides, when has Spike ever been *reasonable?*  *L* yes, our vampires are showing their strength, aren't they? thanx for the review   Athenewolfe A Positive Development 04/14/2006 09:48 pm lovely update sweetie thanx   Nikkole A Positive Development 04/14/2006 09:21 pm WOW! What a chapter! I am so glad you didn't cliffie us to bad this time! A little one with Buffy and the control room, but I really liked the way you ended this chapter. The way you wrote Giles was SO good! just a little cliffie *hehe*   vladt A Positive Development 04/14/2006 09:08 pm very good read. waiting for news of anya and what is in the main control room. more, soon please. thanks for the fine read. coming up soon thnax   pfeifferpack A Positive Development 04/14/2006 07:45 pm Oh so good! Love the father/son relationship between Giles and Julian. Somehow it is very believable in this world of your. Nor surprised at Spike refusing to leave Buffy or at how it actually worked to her advantage. He's regaining his sense of self and it's lovely. Interested in what this doctor might be about to reveal and hope Buffy has it all on camera. Also interested in where Mara has been through all of this drama (not to mention if Aaron and Anya are okie dokie)...lovely update. Kathleen thanx, i could see giles filling that role...and spike is coming back to himself through this ordeal...thanx for the review   akarinacj A Positive Development 04/14/2006 07:03 pm Great chapter. as usual. More please.!!!! soon   kim A Positive Development 04/14/2006 06:52 pm Powerful chapter. Beautiful scene between Giles and Julian. The poor kid. yeah thanx   Robyn Freedom 05/11/2006 03:51 am I love that Spike insisted staying by Buffy's side, even knowing that he will not be much help, he refuses to just leave her. Poor Julian to have been so tortured, so harmed that even now he can’t be free. I really hope that Riley will truly suffer for all the pain he has caused. he will, i promise   rayan Freedom 04/14/2006 12:18 pm noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo lol   Spikes Slayer2 Freedom 04/13/2006 09:50 pm lol.. just thought i'd say.. i love the banner.. haha *runs away 'squee-ing'* oh and the chapter as well!! that is awesome!! it's wonderful, i agree!! thanx so much!   Athenewolfe Freedom 04/13/2006 08:02 pm NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... I find it aggravating that spike keeps staying. I know that he loves Buffy but doesn't he ever learn his lesson- that is just frustrating. however I can't wait to see how you bring about the next scene and what happens -plus I am dying to know what happens with Giles! but would spike do anything else? would he even be spike if he actually left with aaron? probably not   Nikkole Freedom 04/12/2006 01:52 pm I had a thought after I posted my review....what did Julian mean by what they are "still" doing to him? If they can remotely activate and deactivate the chip, then that would mean that they can probably set it off by remote also, wouldn't it? Maybe he knows that if he doesn't do what he is supposed to do, that they can still hurt him. you will see next chappie thanx   Nikkole Freedom 04/12/2006 01:49 pm HOLY CRAP!! That was a good chapter! Where is Mara? I hope she, or someone, rescues Giles. I didn't see a character death warning, so I am hoping that there will not be one. observant of you   Bridget Freedom 04/12/2006 08:50 am Oh No. This can't be the end of Giles. You are awful for always leaving these cliffhangers. Great chapter. thanx   Spikez_tart Freedom 04/12/2006 08:39 am Interesting - the Initiative is more afraid of Giles than of Buffy, as seen by their sending their spy to take out Giles while they decoy Buffy away. She always falls for the decoy thing. And, what does Riley still want Buffy for? She's pretty much lost the devoted wife thrall at this point. Hmmm. Is Giles about to become a vampire, too, or just deader than a doornail? Evil JL hangs us on a cliff by our fingernails again. yeah, giles has become a very influential person...and buffy does always fall for that trick, doesn't she?   Stacy Freedom 04/12/2006 07:34 am This story is so great! Everytime I see it on the update page I get a happy. And you update frequently enough that I get my happy quite regularly. Thanks for that and Thanks for writing. thanx so much, i'm so glad you like it   Spikes Slayer2 Freedom 04/12/2006 07:15 am ack!!! oh no!!! lol   Morrigan Freedom 04/12/2006 06:14 am Ahhhh!  Oh no!  I don't know who to feel worse for... Giles or Julian!  Man!  I hope something stops him!  And, is poor Spike gonna get his ass kicked again?  Arg!  Please update soon!  The suspense is gonna kill me! answers to your questions coming up   fallen_angel Freedom 04/12/2006 05:22 am OMG. Julain's really gonna do it? Evil cliffie!update soon! thanx   Lou Freedom 04/12/2006 05:03 am Yikes!! Poor Julian - mental meltdown. Thrilled that Spike seems to be on the mend! thanx   Nemo Freedom 04/12/2006 04:12 am Umm.. some help here? Can someone please come and interrupt them? Not liking this. At least Buffy's doing all right fghting the soldiers, Spike was so sweet not wanting to let her go. Great chapter, more please? ;) thanx, glad you are enjoying it   UncagedMuse Freedom 04/12/2006 02:33 am Oh! Very excellent chp! thanx   vladt Freedom 04/12/2006 01:45 am great read. that praise has nothing to do with one of my thoughts being momentarily validated. know that you will twist things rapidly. and i love it. thanks for the read lol...thanx, glad you like it   gaillee Freedom 04/12/2006 01:21 am Talk about a cliff hanger; you've left two in the same chapter. Good job! Thank you. you noticed that? thanx   Jackofspikes Freedom 04/12/2006 12:11 am oops...sorry bout that...loved it lol..thanx   Jackofspikes Freedom 04/12/2006 12:11 am   pretty_in_fangs Freedom 04/11/2006 10:50 pm ::whimper:: but I have faith in you, and in the story thanx ;)   Karyn Freedom 04/11/2006 09:26 pm omg!! *hides eyes* eck!! i'm afraid to look!!! great update! thanx   2zen2 Freedom 04/11/2006 08:30 pm Noooooooooooo! evil evil cliffhanger... This story is getting better and better. I get a little miffed when I come home and haven't found it updated yet. I need a fix. Can't WAIT to see how this ends. so glad you are enjoying it   Robyn Broken Trust 05/11/2006 03:19 am Julian is the assassin, I kind of wondered as he is the most timid. Riley must have really done a job on him for him to feel that he has no choice. I really hope Giles will be able to reach him in time. And I loved Anya's vengeance idea. thanx, so glad you enjoyed it   vladt Broken Trust 04/10/2006 07:35 pm really love the update and the tale. also take some joy in giles being wrong, again. thanks for the fine read. thanx   Athenewolfe Broken Trust 04/10/2006 07:19 pm OMG! NOOOOOO not Julian! I love Julian! I can't wait to read the next update! Does happy dance. I got the other two chapters and BB everything up to the 8th. Will get SUnday and today's updates up after dinner I hope! *hugs* - (still out of towwn but managed to hook up) *grin* great update again as always - I am so hooked on this ficcie! thanx so much hon.... glad you liked it   Nemo Broken Trust 04/10/2006 05:11 pm Poor Julian. Yes, I am feeling sorry for him. That's how amazing your writing is, I feel sorry for the man (vampire) that is about to killl one of my favorite charcters (another compliment jl ;)) Good to know that Anya was okay, (or as okay as she can be). I really liked how you immediately made her agree that not bringing Xander was the right decision. Anya is old, and if wisdom comes with the years, she should be pretty darn smart. I didn't like how they made her sound so stupid sometimes in the show. Another great chap in this excellent story. I'm looking forward to more /Nina aka Nemo thanks, glad you enjoyed it, glad i could make you feel for him, he's breaking *my* heart and i'm writing him!! thanx   Nikkole Broken Trust 04/10/2006 03:03 pm OH HELL NO!! You can't leave us there! I really don't want to believe that it is Julian, and you are very good at leading us to think one thing, when you go ahead and do something completely different. I am assuming nothing until the nexzt chapter. I am actually hoping that Julian is just gonna know Giles out and kidnap him to keep him safe from Mara. Here's to hoping! thanx for the review   pretty_in_fangs Broken Trust 04/10/2006 01:28 pm Oh dear.   rayan Broken Trust 04/10/2006 12:48 pm i kneeeeew it,i frikin kneeeeeew it.........damn im good!! *insane grin* wait a second.............whats this?? *points to screen*......did you just pull a cliffy??....but...but...why...why would you do that...*puppy eyes*......why would someone do that *looks at everyone*.........................*sighs*....cuz its fun to do right?...fine fine ill let this one slide *rolls eyes*......THIS TIME!!..hehe yeah yeah i know im full of it...anyway great chapter!! keep it up let me just call the guys in the white coats... thanx for the review   Spikez_tart Broken Trust 04/10/2006 07:50 am putting it into the waistband of her jeans - Maybe Anya should keep it in her hand. And, you're a very evil writer, if I haven't mentioned it before. Evil cliffhanger, too. yeah...i dont know though...anya with a gun....scary   Jackofspikes Broken Trust 04/10/2006 07:06 am arggggg...He was the last one I suspected...or are you fooling me? You can be sneaky...I hate cliffies...but oh do you do them well! More please lol...well now you know i suppose   Lou Broken Trust 04/10/2006 06:08 am Shades of the Manchurian Candidate? Fab!!! thanx caught that, did you?   Morrigan Broken Trust 04/10/2006 05:36 am Ooh, yikes!  I gotta tell you, you did a great job at throwing me off with Aaron being unchipped.  The twist you created with it being Julian, instead was awesome!  Can't wait till your next update. thanx, glad you liked it   fallen_angel Broken Trust 04/10/2006 04:47 am OMG it was Julian! or maybe not. u do have a tendency to surprise us at every turn.   Spikes Slayer2 Broken Trust 04/10/2006 04:10 am OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!! um...thanx   neo_trinityknot Broken Trust 04/10/2006 12:05 am Poor Julian, I knew it was him.   Robyn Suspicions 05/11/2006 01:07 am I liked how patient Aaron was with Buffy when trying to explain things to her, of course his life was in her hands, but he managed to stay call when trying to get her to listen. I like Giles's concern for the emotional welfare of 'his' vampires, hopefully his faith in them will pay off. we'll see, won't we ;)   Nemo Suspicions 04/10/2006 04:59 pm Your very twisty, arent't you? And here you'd finally conmvinced me Aaron was the bad guy. Gotta say you know how to twist your story I can really see Buffy's point here, but Giles' too. He *has* managed to get the vampires trust, a work that took years, and what? He's supposed to lock them up now? But Buffy is being worried, I can understand that, and I really don't want anythign to happen to Giles. Rambling, sorry. Got another chapter to catch up with, gonna continue reading *grins* I'm loving this! i agree with giles, too, regardless of the outcome..can't see how he could have locked them up ... thanx for the thoughtful review   Morrigan Suspicions 04/10/2006 05:25 am Oh wow...  Plot twisty.  EEK!  Gotta go see what's in the next chapter.   fallen_angel Suspicions 04/10/2006 04:40 am wow i love this Giles. why couldn't he be like this in the show? glad Aron's no traitor cos unchipped vamp on side of good, simply love the idea. thanx, i like it too ;)   Nikkole Suspicions 04/09/2006 08:05 pm HMMMMM.....I wonder what is going on here. Maybe they went and locked themselves up just to show that they can be trusted? I can't wait for the next chapter!! you'll see ;)   Dirktavian Suspicions 04/09/2006 04:18 am Nice twist! I like the way you don't go with the obvious choice, and that Aaron might not be the attacker! Looking foward to more. thanx, glad you like it   Jackofspikes Suspicions 04/09/2006 01:46 am oooohhhh...getting panicked here...more please coming up   Always_jbj Suspicions 04/09/2006 12:27 am Hee... I didn't think Aaron was actually attacking Buffy... I mean he's right... she did hit him first! I understand Giles' decision... lets just hope it is the right one! yep thanx for the review   Athenewolfe Suspicions 04/08/2006 09:55 pm Oh no... which one is the traitor? I want to know! NOOOOOO!!!!! Please update soon I am dying to know what is going and what is happening here. *hugs* great update sweetie - I probably won't get anything updated for a week, having problems connecting my laptop (which has the program for updating websites to the internet - which makes it rather impossible to do anything. But when I get home i will update it asap! *Huggles* all will soon be revealed   Spikes Slayer2 Suspicions 04/08/2006 07:23 pm arghhh!! please update!! wonderful chappy!! thanx   Cas Suspicions 04/08/2006 06:45 pm Good turn of events - still keeping us in suspense. thanx   Robyn Searching for Answers 05/11/2006 12:45 am The depth of Spike's bravery know no bounds, his willingness to go into the depths of hell, his hell, to save Anya shows this. I love his strength and how much he and Buffy each give to the other. thanx so much   Nemo Searching for Answers 04/10/2006 04:50 pm I suspected Aaron would betray them, but I didn't expect him to show up now! That was surprise. You did a good job at describing the horrors in the torture chambers just by the smell, I think 'hell' was just the right word for it. I had flashbacks to Auschwitz and the other concentration camps I've visited, when reading this and I visited those more than 60 years after the horrors occured. Even without witnessing the terrrible crimes the place can speak for itself, and gice you that *feeling*. I got that feeling again reading your chapter. In other words: you did a good job. /Nina aka Nemo thanx so much, i'm glad the writing was convincing...there's already been so much pain and violence in the story, i didn't want to go overboard descriptively here... glad i could get the feelings across... thank you   Nikkole Searching for Answers 04/09/2006 07:52 pm I bet it was just fright and misunderstanding that has him charging her....I hope... you are perceptive as always   Lou Searching for Answers 04/08/2006 04:25 am This could be Spike's chance to cure himself!!!! yep   fallen_angel Searching for Answers 04/07/2006 01:47 pm Aaron! i was thinking Julian. Hope they rescue Anya soon. Gr8 update. thanx   Athenewolfe Searching for Answers 04/07/2006 07:00 am Excellant chappie - I really enjoyed this - *giggles* snuck on to read it. I am glad it wasn't one of the chipped slaves who was the traitor. It is really sad that someone would betray Giles like that for someone like Riley - perhaps Riley is forcing him somehow? Something? *looks hopeful* I can't wait for them to take Riley down! Excellant story and update sweetie! we'll see...no assumptions yet... thanx for the review   Spikes Slayer2 Searching for Answers 04/07/2006 12:56 am arrghhhhh!!!!! omg!?!? NOOOOO.. lol lol   Jackofspikes Searching for Answers 04/07/2006 12:19 am Loved it...more please thanx   pretty_in_fangs Searching for Answers 04/06/2006 11:32 pm Oh, I love it when I guess right (even if only wagering against myself in my head)! Still, I'd be shocked if Buffy couldn't take Aaron. Of course, if she wants to drag him back for questioning, that could be a little harder to do inconspicuously, with a possibly wounded Anya to transport as well. Hmmm. you'd be right to be shocked...as you've seen now, she took him easily... lol...thanx for the review   Spikez_tart Searching for Answers 04/06/2006 09:03 pm Scary! Buffy always falls for the get chased off somewhere while the bad guy attacks her Watcher and friends scam. Duh, Buffy. yep...works every time   Bridget Searching for Answers 04/06/2006 07:16 pm This is torture. When are they ever going to get out of this place? patience, patience   Pin Searching for Answers 04/06/2006 06:51 pm Continues to be painfully effective. So Aaron is the mole - well I'm glad that's out in the open. Still very concerned about Anya. I'm really hoping that there are some Vengence Demons waiting to do their stuff! lol...that would be helpful wouldn't it??   Cas Searching for Answers 04/06/2006 06:29 pm Guess her suspicions were proved correct. Well, if Aaron is with her, then at least it should relieve her mind about leaving Giles in danger! we'll see ;) lol   Hee A Moral Dilemma 06/16/2006 01:05 pm I'm a tried and true Spuffy fan, but Buffy's thoughtlessness makes me think that she really doesn't deserve the unfailing devotion of Spike. Great story. i understand...but she was always like that...at least in this fic i kind of brought her around thanx for the review   VWalk A Moral Dilemma 06/16/2006 01:02 pm Can I just say that I am sick of Buffy making Spike feel like crap. She has spent so much time saying 'sorry' to him and he consistently puts her first. Okay - so she's worried about Giles, but dredging up Spike's abuse isn't going to help. love the story though. yes, but it's typical buffy, isn't it? at least she's acknowledging her mistakes   Robyn A Moral Dilemma 05/10/2006 11:50 pm I really like how Spike helped Buffy see that even with Riley’s placement of an assassin with Giles they might care for Giles enough to go against their training. That she couldn’t just go in and slay all of them but that she needed to give them a little trust. I also really liked the interaction between Buffy and Spike, and the growth Buffy shows with her awareness of Spike’s feelings. RL got in the way and I can’t believe how far behind I’ve fallen with this story, I’m looking forward to getting caught up. so glad to have you back *hugs*...RL troubles...know what that's like... hope all is well and thanks for the thoughtful review   Nemo A Moral Dilemma 04/10/2006 04:37 pm Hi jl, sorry for going MIA on you, I haven't abandoned your story, don't worry ;) Great chapter, but then I keep saying that, don't I? It *really* is. You have again put so much emotion into your chatchters and their words that I'm on the verge of tears. Spike... what can i say about spike? I *admire* him beyond words in your story. He is so broken but yet so *strong.* His admission to do it for Buffy left me speechless. Wonderful. I'm worried about Giles now, hope they can make it back in time to save him too. Gonna read and find out, I hope, I've got soem catching up to do /Nina aka Nemo lol...thanx, i understand...there's this little thing called *life* that sometimes gets in the way of spuffy reading lol... i'm glad you liked Spike's speech, it had the effect i wanted then...thanx again for the review   fallen_angel A Moral Dilemma 04/07/2006 01:39 pm spike is too sweet, too good to be true! i think every girl in the world must want a Spike! lucky Buffy! lol...i know I do!!!   Nikkole A Moral Dilemma 04/05/2006 12:55 pm You know, you and these cliffies are just killing me!! YOu are an awesome writer, and I can't wait to see what you come up with for this story next! I still think its Mara though......TBC!! LOL! lol...sorry, cliffies just seem to be my thing...glad you're liking it though   Athenewolfe A Moral Dilemma 04/05/2006 12:10 pm excellant chapter! EXCELLANT! hehehe Will post this online soon sweetie - just taking a break from packing! thanx so much, take your time steph...you've got a lot to do!!   Always_jbj A Moral Dilemma 04/05/2006 10:53 am LOL... it seems to be Buffy's night for having guns aimed at her, doesn't it? Lets hope they can get rid of this guy, grab Anya and get out of there before Riley shows up. yeah, and she's not happy about it   Lou A Moral Dilemma 04/05/2006 03:54 am Kick him into next week, Buffy! she will, she will   akarinacj A Moral Dilemma 04/05/2006 01:42 am Great. More please. Hope she doesn´t kill any of Giles´s vampires, but I do understand her dilema... yeah, and she's still just starting to lose her vampire=bad mentality   vladt A Moral Dilemma 04/05/2006 01:06 am good update. enjoy seeing spike help buufy to grow up, but come on, let's save anya. enjoyed the read. thanks yeah, they do need to get with it, dont they?   Jackofspikes A Moral Dilemma 04/05/2006 12:24 am as usual...brilliant, I can't wait for more. thanx so much, you're awesome   pretty_in_fangs A Moral Dilemma 04/04/2006 10:38 pm I love that Buffy's getting to the point of being annoyed that people keep shoving guns in her face. On the other hand, it bothers me that every time Buffy gets scared, she ends up thoughtlessly hurting someone. Usually Spike. You'd think over the years the girl would have learned, but she never seems to. Ah well. That's what fanfic is for. (: yeah, but that's typical buffy, isn't it? at least this time she caught it right away...   Karyn A Moral Dilemma 04/04/2006 07:51 pm great update!! was very close to smacking buffy for a minute...lol, eck! now i'm worried for Buffy, Spike, Anya and now Giles ...*whimpers* yeah, she can be quite clueless...and no one is exactly safe right now...thanx for the review   kim A Moral Dilemma 04/04/2006 06:31 pm Oh, boy....here we go again... lol..yep...these two cant stay out of trouble, can they?   Spikez_tart A Moral Dilemma 04/04/2006 06:16 pm I like Julian for the villain. He's a creepy little weasel. Maybe Buffy should start carrying a Glock with hydroshock bullets. Good for opening doors and stuff. Excellent Spuffy, more than excellent Spike. lol...no comments on who the villain will be...thanx so much for the great review   Athenewolfe Revelations 05/31/2006 05:41 pm Maybe this was the cha[ter I had not reviewed - either way loving this fic rereading it - very loveley story... I am enjoying the interaction and can;t wait for the sodiers to get thier but kicked! lol..thanks for being so thorough dont worry riley and the soldiers will pay   Dirktavian Revelations 04/05/2006 01:57 am Nice way to make the "sleeper" theory from Season 7 your own. Now I'm wondering if Aaron is involved, or if it is the newest, meekest vamp that no one would suspect to hurt Giles. Hmmm...great chapter! thanx, glad you like it...perceptive of you ;)   rayan Revelations 04/04/2006 09:37 am WHAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!.....i think i wet my pants haha....good chapter..keep it up lol thanx   fallen_angel Revelations 04/03/2006 10:41 am evil cliffhanger! so whose gonna kill Giles? can spike chip be turnded off? would love to see him bash Riley or ofcourse willow can always hex him.gr8 update answers to follow   Lou Revelations 04/03/2006 09:13 am I was hoping Spike would get some vim and vigour back but it's not working - please don't doom him to eternal whinginess! he will, give him time...i'm sure you'd be a bit freaked too under the circumstances..   Morrigan Revelations 04/03/2006 04:45 am Ooh, I've been out of the loop for a few days, and am all caught up now...  I had a funny feeling about the un-chipped vamp.  Grr! lol   Robyn Revelations 04/03/2006 01:59 am Oh my, I am in shock at this chapter, the evilness that is Riley knows no bounds. The question is which of his vampires are the sleeper agent. Please update soon, I don’t know how long I can take this tension. yep, riley's evil...but he's going down ;)   Nemo Revelations 04/03/2006 01:13 am You never cease to surprise us, do you? I liked this twist *grins evily* although I don't want them to harm Giles, so let's not, mkay? And I really think they should get Anya soon, evidence be damned! I'm getting worried, didn't like that sodlier's suggestive tone. Anyway, another great chapter! (but you should know that by now ;)) More, please? thanx, glad i could surprise you again...thanx for the review   vladt Revelations 04/03/2006 01:10 am wonderful twist. really enjoying this fic. thanks for the great read. thanx   Spikes Slayer2 Revelations 04/03/2006 12:24 am .... (makes high pitched 'eek' sound) OMG!! i bet its arron?!? he's gonna make arron kill giles!?!? we shall see ;)   Jackofspikes Revelations 04/02/2006 11:07 pm you have definatly taken over the mantle of the queen of cliffies. GAAAAH...More please...it was brilliant! lol...thanx, i'l take that compliment   Karyn Revelations 04/02/2006 08:44 pm eck!!! now i'm worried about everyone back home...sigh...great update, just hope they make it back with the info they need! yeah, nobody's really safe right now   Nikkole Revelations 04/02/2006 08:42 pm I FRIEKIN KNEW IT!!!! I now am forced to believe that it is Mara! I think she lied about being raped by Riley as a smoke screen to get Buffy to back off!! I knew something wasn't right!! OMG! YOU HAVE TO UPDATE AGAIN SOON!! PLEASE?!?! This is the best cliffie you've done yet! lol...hope the updates from this point were enlightening lol   kim Revelations 04/02/2006 06:51 pm Okay, people, stuff the file under your shirt, and hurry up!! Anya needs you, her baby needs you. Get the hell out before it's too late! lol...thanx for the review   Always_jbj Revelations 04/02/2006 06:45 pm Interesting update... they should have enough information there to bring Riley down (or at least make his life VERY uncomfortable)... if they can survive long enough to do so. oh yeah...if they can get out okay   VWalk Change of Plans 06/16/2006 12:07 pm I like Aaron. And I'm soooo glad someone finally thought about removing Spike's chip eventually. I really hope that happens. I think it will go a long way towards making him feel like Buffy's equal. yes, it will, and it will help him a lot.. thanx ;)   Robyn Change of Plans 04/03/2006 01:48 am I'm really glad that Aaron is going to help, I have a funny feeling that they just might need it. I'm really glad that Spike is there for Buffy when she finally has time to deal with the line she crossed by killing his tormentor. Thanks for the great chapter. i think you might be right...yeah, it's gonna be hard on her to deal   Always_jbj Change of Plans 03/31/2006 09:07 pm Oh, Aaron to the rescue! This should get interesting... I wonder how the bully guards will cope when confronted by a vampire that can actually behave like a vampire!? I'm hoping that Spike and Buffy aren't in NEED of rescuing but the extra help will be good. lol...that would be funny to see, wouldn't it? thanx for the review   vladt Change of Plans 03/31/2006 02:34 pm good update to an excellent read. thanks thanx   Nemo Change of Plans 03/31/2006 10:00 am Although we have different views on Buffy killing that soldier, I think you displayed the aftermath nicely. She still hasn't dealt but that can't be considered at this point, of course. I'm curious how you will describe it when all of this drama with Anya is over. Another great chapter! thanx so much, yeah she hasn't had to deal with it really yet but she will later   rayan Change of Plans 03/31/2006 08:07 am good chappies....i really hope they make it out of there without anybody dying!! thanx   Lou Change of Plans 03/31/2006 06:24 am Good old Aaron - I think they'll need him. you're probably right   Spikez_tart Change of Plans 03/31/2006 06:17 am Are all these people cowards, or what? Why doesn't Giles go, too? He can fight and Willow can do some mean spells. Jeesh. Loving the story. Waiting semi-patiently for Riley to get beat within an inch of his life. oh yeah, he will i promise!! but they're dealing with like hundreds of well-armed well-trained soldiers...i dont think it'd be wise to get *everybody* caught if something went wrong...thanx for the review   Athenewolfe Change of Plans 03/31/2006 04:37 am *hugs* excellant story sweetie! runs off to update on web - I don;t know how you keep coming up with this wonderful twists and turns but I am so glad you do - happy sigh thanx so much, glad you are enjoying it   fallen_angel Change of Plans 03/31/2006 03:23 am looks like spike got his wish huh! hoping for an action filled next chap hope not to disappoint you   Jackofspikes Change of Plans 03/31/2006 12:34 am This is sooo good JL, I am in awe of your ability to capture raw emotion and put it into words. The duality of emotions that your Spike is suffering through wrings my heart. Thank you. More please. thanx so much, your kind words mean a lot glad that even a basically plot-moving chapter like this could touch you   pretty_in_fangs Change of Plans 03/30/2006 11:17 pm And into the lion's den... I'm intrigued to see how those at home are going to react when Aaron finds the dead bodies. yeah, that should be an interesting reaction   Spikes Slayer2 Change of Plans 03/30/2006 10:57 pm EEEEEK!.. poor buffy and go aaron!! yeah they do need some help   Nikkole Change of Plans 03/30/2006 08:37 pm I just wanted to say that I have a very bad feeling about this whole situation. I think that it is a huge trap, but I can't figure out who the rat in the house is, you know? I think it is one of Giles' Vamps, but which one? I don't think it is Aaron, but I am still not sure. VERY good chapter. I can't wait for more! as usual, you are quite perceptive, though i wont say anything as to who is or isn't on their side ;) thanx for a great review   VWalk Sacred Calling 06/16/2006 10:47 am Too bad that wasn't Riley under her 'fists of fury.' But no matter, I'm sure his is coming. Loving the story... good work. and repeat   VWalk Sacred Calling 06/16/2006 10:47 am Too bad that wasn't Riley under her 'fists of fury.' But no matter, I'm sure his is coming. Loving the story... good work. ditto   VWalk Sacred Calling 06/16/2006 10:46 am Too bad that wasn't Riley under her 'fists of fury.' But no matter, I'm sure his is coming. Loving the story... good work. yeah, would have been good, huh?   Emily Sacred Calling 06/08/2006 11:33 pm What an absolutely amazing chapter. Great job! thanx so much, so glad you liked it   Robyn Sacred Calling 04/03/2006 01:39 am Spike is so wonderful, to be willing to sacrifice yourself for someone you love is true devotion, and that is Spike. This chapter was so wonderful and so painful at the same time. I love how Buffy and Spike have become such an extension of each other. And I feel for Buffy who took her first human life, and the horror a part of her feels from it, even though she knows how evil he is. It is that part of her, even though she recognizes the monster that the soldier was, that makes her such a force for good. thanx so much, so glad you liked it...i liked having them defend each other, and thought that her reaction to the soldier was realistic, though a bit shocking...hopefully thanx for the great review   Always_jbj Sacred Calling 03/31/2006 06:27 pm Phew! See I knew you'd get them out of it! lol Poor Buffy, I think it will take her a while to come to terms with what she did... not so much the killing of the soldier but more the way she did it. But I am sure Spike will breathe a little easier now that the bastard is dead. you're right, buffy's gonna have a lot to deal with...and spike will have to help her..   bearfacedcheek Sacred Calling 03/30/2006 09:25 am Wow things just keep getting more and more crazy for Buffy and Spike. and poor anya. Waiting for more with baited breath yep, more and more twistiness thanx for the review   Nemo Sacred Calling 03/29/2006 03:13 pm I'm having mixed emotions about this. On one hand I want that son of a b*tch dead for hurting Spike, and on the other I wished Buffy didn't kill him. I can't say I think he deserves to die, although he *is* a monster, and I completely understand Buffy's rage... I guess what I'm saying is I don't think she 'had to'... Just my opinion. Don't think I'm not enjoying it, though, because I really am. I love your style of writing and how you let your charcters develop. This is an excellent story. Looking forward to more. i know what you mean...though i do think the guy deserved it, even if i wish buffy wasn't the one to kill him...i agree though, she didn't really *have* to...but how is she gonna explain all that to spike, why its so awful that she just killed the man for what he did to him? thanx for yet another thoughtprovoking, deep review   Lou Sacred Calling 03/29/2006 07:41 am I think she's getting it at last! Let's hope it sticks. Get well soon, Spike. thanx   Spikes Slayer2 Sacred Calling 03/29/2006 05:24 am well.. very nice chapter!!!! thanx   Athenewolfe Sacred Calling 03/29/2006 04:45 am poor Buffy! I just want to hug her and tell her it is all okay! Excellant update as usual sweetie they'll be all right thanx for the review   Morrigan Sacred Calling 03/29/2006 02:31 am Whoo!  I'm Soo glad Spike shot him!  And, glad that Buffy didn't try to explain how she shouldn't have killed that guy just because of his "humanity."  Great chapter! yeah...there wouldnt be words to try to tell him why she felt bad about that...not at that moment... thanx for the review   fallen_angel Sacred Calling 03/29/2006 01:38 am woh what a chapter!so what about Anya? how's Riley gonna react to Buffy committing murder? and what about his reaction to Spike killing his soldier? they've still gotta help her and stop riley...more on this next chapter   Dirktavian Sacred Calling 03/29/2006 12:30 am Hooray-- Let's face it, prison-guard rapists are just *icky*. Thanks for letting Buffy truly protect Spike, and vise versa. The dynamic duo is always best when they are watching each other's backs. Great update. and repeat   Dirktavian Sacred Calling 03/29/2006 12:30 am Hooray-- Let's face it, prison-guard rapists are just *icky*. Thanks for letting Buffy truly protect Spike, and vise versa. The dynamic duo is always best when they are watching each other's backs. Great update. i agree thanx   Dirktavian Sacred Calling 03/29/2006 12:30 am Hooray-- Let's face it, prison-guard rapists are just *icky*. Thanks for letting Buffy truly protect Spike, and vise versa. The dynamic duo is always best when they are watching each other's backs. Great update. um....yeah, that's for sure...thanks for the review   Karyn Sacred Calling 03/28/2006 09:50 pm oh my! cringes, poor Buffy! not sure how well she'll deal with that! great update! probably not well   pretty_in_fangs Sacred Calling 03/28/2006 09:05 pm Oh, good chapter. Lovely interaction, and I love watching how each of them is growing through each other. thanx so much, so glad you like it   Nikkole Sacred Calling 03/28/2006 09:03 pm Wonderful chapter. Very heartbreaking for both of them. FOr Spike to have to come face to face with one of his abusers, and for Buffy to have beaten that same person to death, wow! I think that this willcreate a whole new dinamic to their relationship, and the story itself. Buffy is going to have a VERY hard time forgiving herself for this. It will be Spikes turn to be there for her emotionally and mentally while she works through this. thanx so much, glad you liked it...yeah this will change things for them somewhat...they're both gonna need some care   Spikez_tart Sacred Calling 03/28/2006 08:20 pm Great action as well as Spuffy. Love it. thanx, glad you like it   vladt Sacred Calling 03/28/2006 08:19 pm very, very fine read. thanks thanx   Tamara Sacred Calling 03/28/2006 08:16 pm She definitely had to. After all , she's supposed to stop evil , isn't she? yeah...it was self-defense...it's the manner in which she did it that bothers her   Jackofspikes Sacred Calling 03/28/2006 07:54 pm god...you are sooo good...I loved this, once again I was sitting on the edge of my seat...More please thanx, your reviews are so encouraging   VWalk Dangerous Discovery 06/16/2006 10:14 am I'm really enjoying this story. Its taken me through so many emotions... and not a few tears. Its hard reading a Spike that so timid and weak but I love the way his inner core personality is still the same. I must confess his undying love for Buffy (though of course I'm a Spuffy-aholic) makes me want to slap her for taking advantage of him at times; but I realize that she's just as much a victim as he is. I love your characterization of everyone and am eagerly awaiting Riley's downfall (may it include much much pain). thanx so much, so glad you are enjoying it...yes, buffy has a lot to learn, but she *is* learning it...and riley will fall, and hard, i promise   Always_jbj Dangerous Discovery 03/31/2006 06:03 pm Yikes!! Okay, I know you are gonna get out them of this somehow... but it doesn't look good at this point... rushing off to read more. trust me ;) thanx for the review   Spikez_tart Dangerous Discovery 03/28/2006 08:14 pm Buffy's going to have to whup him up the side of the head. I have an Initiative control box that deactivates chips. Want to borrow it? yeah...he did kind of get them in a mess didn't he? yeah, that control box would be good right about now, huh?   vladt Dangerous Discovery 03/27/2006 03:43 pm verygood update, very evil cliffhanger, thanks for both. lol thanx   Athenewolfe Dangerous Discovery 03/27/2006 01:58 pm oh excellant - I wonder what will happen now... I cannot wait to find out! thanx for the review, glad you like   fallen_angel Dangerous Discovery 03/27/2006 12:04 pm how did Buffy find him? guess i'll find out next chap. thanx 4 the update. more soon please all will be revealed   rayan Dangerous Discovery 03/27/2006 10:01 am stupid bloody wankerssssss...buffy and spike were having a MOMENT....i think they should die for interupting...im not kidding...kill them...kill them all...who is with me? i said whos with meeeee???????....get ´eeeeeeeeeemmmm....*loads shotgun* lol...they do deserve to die...but you need to lay off the crack.... lol   Spikes Slayer2 Dangerous Discovery 03/27/2006 12:51 am *eyes bulge out and flop onto keyboard* omg!! nooooooo... ( lol   Robyn Dangerous Discovery 03/27/2006 12:12 am This is so bad, so horribly bad. Evil, evil soldiers, and no prep work from Willow. I don't want Buffy or Spike hurt but I need to know, update soon please. Great chapter I am now a nervous wreck. yep, looks pretty bad... update coming up   Nemo Dangerous Discovery 03/27/2006 12:09 am Aah! Cliffie! Evil you! Great chap, but I don't like the idea of Spike there when the soldiers is coming, and where is Aaron? Or Willow with some magic? *biting nails* This is exciting, as always! Can't wait for the next upadte! yeah, they do need some help, dont they? thanx for the wonderful reviews   FetchingMadScientist Dangerous Discovery 03/26/2006 10:20 pm YIPES! You actually had me talking to my computer screen, "...This is crazy, Spike. Are you nuts? Yep, you are nuts. Don't go in there!" I don't do that often...it was kinda fun;-) Good chapter! lol...glad i could have that kind of effect on you...lol..thanx for review   Jackofspikes Dangerous Discovery 03/26/2006 09:52 pm yikes...girl you have to stop doing this to me...evil cliffies...my heart can't take it! Loved it, brilliant as usual...MORE PLEASE. lol...i'm tryin' to quit.. *sheepish grin*...lol   Karyn Dangerous Discovery 03/26/2006 09:46 pm eck! you captured spikes fear but determination great! the scene with buffy was touching! right up to where you threw me into turmoil again....lol wonderful job! thanx so much, glad you liked it...sorry...not thanx   Nikkole Dangerous Discovery 03/26/2006 09:42 pm Oh SH*T!! I knew it wasn't good for them to just stand there like that. The dynamics between Buffy and Spike are spot on for me. I like how they interact with one another, and how each sees the same situation with different eyes. I can completely understand why Spike would take off after Anya's sent, although he should have said something, you know Buffy would not have let him go at all. I can not wait for the next chapter, and I unfortunately see some torture and torment in the future for our happy couple. I really don't think Riley would want Buffy dead. He is a sick individual and would want her to be under his control. Spike he would want to keep alive and torture, probable in front of Buffy to break her spirit. I hate Riley. thanx so much, so glad you like it...glad you think they're in character here...you're right about riley, he's a very controlling personality...but i'm gonna spare them the torment for now...mostly thanx again for a thoughtful review   Always_jbj Insecurities 03/31/2006 05:42 pm I've been away from the internet for a week and am playing catch-up again! *sigh* Aaron not having a chip was interesting news... I am glad Buffy accepted it as easily as she did. Gah... worried about Spike... off to read the next chap. yeah, the girl is learning, slowly but surely...thanx for the review   Nemo Insecurities 03/27/2006 12:00 am Oh, another great chap! I'm glad Buffy still doesn't let Spike fight with her, and Aaron was a nice surprise! I liked that he said he didn't *want* to hurt humans, something that would have been impossible in the show (without a soul). You really investigate the vampire/human nature a step further. thanks so much, glad you liked it...i'm trying to explore some issues with this story, as well as keeping it interesting   Athenewolfe Insecurities 03/26/2006 12:19 pm oh no! great update! *huggles* I can't wait to see where you take this! thanx so much, so glad you like it   Nikkole Insecurities 03/26/2006 09:43 am I have a feeling that Aaron is not all that he seemsj. He has no chip and although he says that Giles had changed his veiw on hurting Humans, I can not shake the feeling that he may be the "leak". I can see where Spike would feel very helpless where he can not go and help to get Anya back. I can also see that he is kind of nervous about Aaron also. I want to believe that he is all he seems, but when you said he turned to leave with a smile, it set off some bells for me. I hope I am wrong. I REALLY hope I am wrong. You are doing a very good job with this story, and I can not wait for the next chapter! I have gotten into the routine of waking up in the morning, getting my two schoolage children their breakfast befor school, and turn on the computer just to see if you have updated. I know that you do every other day or so, and I will be very sad when this story is over! no comments on aaron, not saying anything either way yet...just know there are some surprises yet to come...and as for being sad at the end...as i can't see the end in sight, yet, you're probably good for a while *sigh*.... thanx for a wonderful review   Dirktavian Insecurities 03/26/2006 12:33 am While I had recently been reading & reviewing over at the Spuffy Realm, I decided to start reviewing on this site since you are so kind as to leave Author's Responses to feedback-- I really appreciate that! Let me start by saying that you have done an amazing job at giving Spike his stones back, and then, in true Joss fashion, playing on Spike's insecurities again. That is what makes Spike such an interesting character, and this is the most true to cannon feel of both Buffy and Spike-- Buffy, ready to head-off, "guns ablazing" to defend the weak and right the wrongs...like the bloody cavalry. And Spike, his usual bravado changing into smoldering anger because of his insecurities, and because he can't always get what he wants. He is restored to his glorious, hot-headed self-- Thank you! A really great chapter, and although I tease you about being evil, I do like the way you end the chapters on a cliffhanger so that you have our interest piqued, and we are rabid for more. Keep 'em coming! thanx so much, i'm so glad you are enjoying the story so much...i try to keep them pretty true to character; the thing that makes spike so fascinating is the contrast...proud and aggressive, and yet so insecure and tender-hearted...a very interesting character to write...and buffy frustrates me but i like to write her too... lol...thanx again so much for the review   vladt Insecurities 03/26/2006 12:10 am good chapter. could spike have done something rash? no, not spike. looking forward to next chapter. thanks for the enjoyable read. lol...yeah, rash is sort of his middle name... thanx for the review   Bridget Insecurities 03/25/2006 08:39 pm Good chapter. Why can't anyone ever listen to Buffy? I hope Spike has not done anything stupid. lol...no...because that wouldn't be anything like spike, would it? ;) lol   Karyn Insecurities 03/25/2006 08:18 pm oh no! cringes, just knew something bad was gonna happen as soon as she left the room...aghh! thanx for the review, it might not be so bad though...just read it and see   Robyn Insecurities 03/25/2006 07:40 pm Thank you for Aaron's story, I have been wondering about him. Please, please, please have Spike be okay. Poor Spike, he loves to fight, and is one of the best fighters and because of a piece of plastic in his head it does no good. Thanks for the great update. thanx so much, glad you liked it...yeah, this is a very hard spot for spike to be in, feeling like his skills are useless to buffy...thanx for review ;)   Spikes Slayer2 Insecurities 03/25/2006 07:25 pm *hyperventilate* oh my god.. no spike how can you be so silly??? um.. i cant remember if you explained this.. did dawn go to live with hank.. or what happened? was she written in this story.. ? dawn's grown up and in college in this story... and yes, silly spike, running off impulsively by himself *sigh*   Spikez_tart Insecurities 03/25/2006 07:18 pm Spike needs to lay off those stupid pills. Good chapter. lol...yeah, he's getting his pride back...and it's making him do stupid things...*sigh*...typical   kim Insecurities 03/25/2006 03:46 pm Hmm...Mr. Impulsive acting out again? I didn't expect Aaron to not be chipped, but it makes sense. thanx for review   fallen_angel Insecurities 03/25/2006 03:18 pm so aron has no chip. that was a surprise. hope spike doesn't do anything stupid and get hurt, love him too much. yeah, the poor boy's just too impulsive thanx for review   Jackofspikes Insecurities 03/25/2006 03:13 pm NO! no more hurting spike...you know I just have to make it up to him in my fics don't you...You really do take angst to a whole new level! More please, 'cause its brilliant as usual no, no more hurting spike, i promise...that's not how this is gonna turn out...(still gonna be angst though)... thanx for review   rayan Insecurities 03/25/2006 02:53 pm omg......dont tell me he left..crap...anyway u better update soon or im bullying you into giving me the next chapter...cuz well ...you got me all riled up now...hehe...anyway good chappie...keep it up lol...i'm *so* scared...;)...thanx for review   pfeifferpack Insecurities 03/25/2006 02:16 pm Oh dear....impulsive Spike takes center stage! Love Aaron and all that the character implies. Nice surprise and fits canon (think Harmony, only less inept). I could understand both Spike and Buffy's side of the issue so well. I wouldn't want to be in either's place. The natural solution to the dilema, if they had the time and resources would be to remove Spike's chip. That would also be a wonderful testament to her trust of him as well. Excellent update. Kathleen yeah, you're right, but at the moment they have to really hurry and don't really have time to do anything to the chip...thanx for the great review   Dirktavian Going to War 03/26/2006 12:36 am Ok, little missy-- Brief bone to pick with you! You know I adore this story, and your writing style and sense of prose is very strong. But you did the dreaded "cut to fireplace" when the action was getting hot & heavy! Sorry, but in the words of Marti Noxon, "we love the porny." Seriously, though, you are restoring Spike to his fabulous sarcastic self-- Thank you. Another wonderful update. sorry bout that... ;) i had to move on with the plot though... thanx for the great review   Robyn Going to War 03/25/2006 07:38 pm Poor Xander, I can only imagine the fear and helplessness he is going through. To be so happy one minute because of a baby and the next to have his wife and the baby disappear. You did a great job of expressing this. And Buffy to go from a sweet moment with Spike to hell was very well written also. And Buffy is right in her decision not to allow him, him going in akin to suicide and as someone who really loves him they need to keep him from hurting himself like that. Thanks for another great chapter. thanx so much...   PyroChilde Going to War 03/25/2006 09:25 am Ok, KILL RILEY!! Poor Buffy and Spike and Xander. He just got his family and now they take them! GGRR!! And Spike! Buffy wants him all free abut he can't fight them soldiers! GGRRR!!! I have never hated Riley more! Awesome chapter! UPDATE!! yeah, they're just kinda stuck in an impossible situation thanx for the review   Nemo Going to War 03/25/2006 04:55 am It's war!! Go Buffy! And Spike's not coming with her, that's a relief! I think she made the right decision there. Great update, can't wait for more! i agree, thanx so much   UncagedMuse Going to War 03/25/2006 12:43 am Still all with the loving of this fic! thanx so much   Spikes Slayer2 Going to War 03/24/2006 06:42 pm great chapter.. i can really understand xanders pain.. yeah, poor thing...poor anya...thanx for review ;)   Fetching Mad Scientist Going to War 03/24/2006 04:51 pm Oh you have got to know that Spike is going after her...it's just the kind of thing he would do. Love this story! of course ;)   Nikkole Going to War 03/24/2006 03:58 pm Very good chapter, as always! I am glad you put that last part in there. It is true that she ordered him, but not in the way that would be bad. Did that make sense? I hope we finally see some Riley pain! Oh, and I have a question, I noticed when they were fighting Riley in his office that Spikes chip fired at the THOUGHT of him hurting Riley, does Riley have a special thing in the ship that makes it fire at the THOUGHT of hurting him, or am I reading to much into it? remember when spike got shocked just for pointing a gun at xander? and in fool for love...the chip works on intent...as i wrote in that chapter, the chip fired the moment that he actually decided he was *going* to shoot Riley... does that help?   Jackofspikes Going to War 03/24/2006 01:30 pm Oh wow...stop making me cry woman! I'm supposed to be evil! Brilliant as ever...More please! lol...this chapter made you cry?? thanx so much!! i'll take that as a compliment, cause i didn't expect it to!!   Athenewolfe Going to War 03/24/2006 01:18 pm Wow - excellant chapter. thank goodnes spike is not going - the soldiers could kill him with his chip what a fab story! *hugs* thanx so much, so glad you are liking it   fallen_angel Going to War 03/24/2006 12:20 pm i hope Riley gets a slow and painful death!what's Anya done to him? is Spike losing his chip anytime soon? Anya's just a pawn to riley....we'll see about de-chipping...could happen ;)   Karyn Going to War 03/24/2006 11:37 am wonderful update! Because I love you. And I won’t let you hurt yourself like that.” sigh so glad you liked that...i thought it was important to draw that line...she has to let him make his own choices, but when you love someone you don't always let them do whatever they want, even when it's dangerous thanx for the review   Bridget Going to War 03/24/2006 10:55 am Good chapter. I like this strong and resolved Buffy. I hope Riley finally gets his. i like her too glad you like this chappie and he will, i promise   Cas Going to War 03/24/2006 08:53 am I agree with Buffy completely. Either both Xander and Spike should go, or neither. I was wondering about the seeming double standard. I also wonder how Riley found the house. They thought it was so safe! all will be revealed later...i agree, buffy is right on this one   Lou Going to War 03/24/2006 08:48 am I bet he's right on her heels! why do i think you're right?? ;)   rayan Going to War 03/24/2006 08:19 am lovely...well not the anya part...just the rest...buffy is what ive always wanted her to be....just perfect....good chappie, keep it up thanx, i love writing buffy like this, too ... glad you liked it   Robyn A Turn of Events 03/25/2006 07:19 pm What a beautiful beginning with Spike and Buffy, so tender and sweet. And what a terrifying ending with Anya being taken. Can we please add these soldiers to the 'To be Destroyed' list, in particular the one who grabbed himself when saying he knew a way to shut her up. Thanks for another great chapter. thanx so much, yeah riley and his people are gonna get it, i promise   rayan A Turn of Events 03/23/2006 07:48 pm oh noooo anya......bastards...im gonna kill ´em...im gonna rip´em a new one...im gonna.....wait for the next chapter....hehe lol lol...you won't be waiting too long   Spikez_tart A Turn of Events 03/23/2006 07:23 pm Lovely Spuffy and worth the wait. Thanks JL thanx so much   Morrigan A Turn of Events 03/23/2006 04:53 pm Ahhhhh!  Evil!  Poor, poor Anya!  Her life as a human is so sucky.  Hurry up and update!  The suspense is gonna kill me! okay, okay!!! workin on it ;)   Nkkole A Turn of Events 03/23/2006 03:56 pm DAMNIT!!! I knew it was to good to be true! DAMN DAMN DAMN!!! Oh, Xander is gonna LOSE IT when he finds out that they took her! Also, maybe this will help bring Spike out of his shell even lore. Riley probably knows of Anya's ex-demon status and plans to use it against Buffy. GREAT chapter, and I can't wait for more! you're right on all counts...as usual... you are too awesome, and thanx for the great review   kim A Turn of Events 03/23/2006 02:39 pm Riley probably had Buffy followed, or maybe he put a tracking device on the van before he came in the house and confronted them. He had been trying to find them all for a while. yeah, he has had plenty of time to track them down...thanx for the review ;)   Nemo A Turn of Events 03/23/2006 09:39 am Omg! And it started so good, with sweet spuffiness, and now Anya's been taken! You sure know how to twist your story! I hope they don't hurt her or the baby... that woud be too sad. Buffy and Spike to the rescue, anyone? thanx ...yep, time for our heroes to go to battle   Lou A Turn of Events 03/23/2006 08:56 am Yikes! Come on Xander - shift your arse! thanx for review   Bridget A Turn of Events 03/23/2006 07:45 am I guess the house wasn't as protected as they thought unless their is a spy in the house. no comment   Spikes Slayer2 A Turn of Events 03/23/2006 06:26 am Lions and tigers and bears.. OH MY!!!..... this is not good.. yaya for ahya being preg but not for rileys sick twisted things.. yep, sick and twisted is riley...but he will pay   Always_jbj A Turn of Events 03/23/2006 05:09 am Hey, sorry I stopped leaving a review a chap but I've found myself with very little time to read lately and so I just wanted to get caught up! Very much enjoying the story. I am glad that Buffy and Spike were able to finally get the communication thing working properly! lol. I'm VERY worried about Anya and her baby and intrigued to see where the story goes from here. Thanks for an enjoyable read so far! lol...that's okay...i'm up to fifty chapters, can't expect a review each.. lol...so glad you are enjoying it...thanx for the review   Athenewolfe A Turn of Events 03/23/2006 03:39 am OMG that is so sad - I hope the baby is okay - please please let the baby be okay. Whimpers and curls into a ball. sorry bout the scary cliffie....thanx for the review ;)   Typerbabe57 A Turn of Events 03/22/2006 10:59 pm Oh no! Well, this can't be good. I've decided Riley should get the Warren treatment (you know--extreme skinning) and be rolled around in a bed of salt. For starters. The love scene between Buffy and Spike was great--very tender and sweet, not to mention steamy (my glasses fogged up twice). Great work! oh yeah...that would work, wouldn't it? i like that idea...glad you liked the smutty part... thanx   Karyn A Turn of Events 03/22/2006 10:57 pm omg! NO!!! ohhhh evil cliffie!!! whines, great update though! i loved the tender spuffy lovin'! thanx, glad you liked it   Jackofspikes A Turn of Events 03/22/2006 09:45 pm Oh god....JL...I'm speechless...so wasn't expecting that...as somebody once wrote of Riley: 'That dog needs to be put down' MORE! he sure does, doesn't he? and he will be eventually   Shadow A Turn of Events 03/22/2006 09:34 pm OMG *breaks out the axe* I'm sooo gonna hurt Riley. lol...yes, he deserves it, doesn't he?   vladt Beginning Again 03/25/2006 11:26 pm very good chapter. did i ever mention that really do not like riley? thanks for the fine read. yes, riley's quite hate-able isn't he? he is evil, and he will pay! muah-hah-hah-hah!! thanx for the review   Nemo Beginning Again 03/22/2006 04:52 pm What to say? What to say? Gah! I'm loving this story more and more every chap I read! Amazing! I loved Anya's reaction to the news in the beginning, 'baby?' *giggles* so fun and sweet! I'm glad Xander was happy too. I figured the whole 'spike can't have children' would come up, but I din't expect Buffy being sterile! Now I hate Riley even more! It would have been different if it was her decision, but Buffy clearly regrets it! What a... there no word for what he is... Great chapter, as always! so glad you are enjoying it...i liked the baby part...hehe... and yes, riley deserves painful death, doesn't he? thanx for the great review   Robyn Beginning Again 03/21/2006 11:36 pm You did it again, the perfect mixture of extreme happiness and extreme sadness. You could feel the shock and then the joy of Anya and Xander about the baby. And then you could feel the pain of Buffy and Spike for not being able to have a child. Another mark for Riley being destroyed, although there are not any marks against him being destroyed, is there. Thanks for the great chapter. thanx so much, so glad you liked it...i was going for the harsh contrast there... and riley will be destroyed...   Spikez_tart Beginning Again 03/21/2006 07:28 pm Now, now JL - Your duty as a writer to get out the magic potion .... Very sweet thanx   Spikez_tart Beginning Again 03/21/2006 07:28 pm Now, now JL - Your duty as a writer to get out the magic potion .... Very sweet thanx   Nikkole Beginning Again 03/21/2006 01:54 pm That BASTARD! Now I really want to see him in itty bitty little pieces! Better yet, torture the HELL out of him!! maybe both ? ;)   fallen_angel Beginning Again 03/21/2006 01:42 pm i want spike and buffy to have kids. do something. medical or magical miracle have ur pick but give them kids please!! lol...you'll have to wait and see what happens   Athenewolfe Beginning Again 03/21/2006 01:37 pm can we kill riley.,.... please?????? Pretty please... dangles chcolete covered strawberries at JL... lol...we'll see   PyroChilde Beginning Again 03/21/2006 12:33 pm Great chapter, but...those operations can be undone unless Riley made her do something really crazy. repeat   PyroChilde Beginning Again 03/21/2006 12:33 pm Great chapter, but...those operations can be undone unless Riley made her do something really crazy. repeat   PyroChilde Beginning Again 03/21/2006 12:33 pm Great chapter, but...those operations can be undone unless Riley made her do something really crazy. repeat   PyroChilde Beginning Again 03/21/2006 12:32 pm Great chapter, but...those operations can be undone unless Riley made her do something really crazy. yeah...we'll see what happens   Bridget Beginning Again 03/21/2006 11:47 am Good chapter. Happy news for Anya & Xander. However Riley's cruelty knows no bounds. What happened to Buffy that she was so dominated by him? I guess he played on her insecurities. yeah, riley's a creep...buffy fell into the typical abused woman's pattern...let herself be isolated and become dependent on him,and with consistent emotional abuse...well... thanx for the review   Karyn Beginning Again 03/21/2006 10:18 am oh my ...and the loses just keep piling up...sigh, wonderful chaper...from the happiness of Xander and Anya to the heartbreak of Spike and Buffy! thanx so much, glad you liked the roller coaster thanxx for the review   kim Beginning Again 03/21/2006 09:07 am Did she just have her tubes tied/cut? Cause that's reversible. Now, if he made her have a hysterectomy, well, that's final. But they could always adopt one day, when things settle down. There are plenty of children that need a loving home. Great scene for Anya and Xander. you're right, there's definitely still hope thanx for the review   Lou Beginning Again 03/21/2006 09:05 am It's good there's something he can't blame himself for - hopefully he can ease up on the self-flagellation now. yeah...this is something that all he can do is help her with   Jackofspikes Beginning Again 03/21/2006 08:55 am That was an incredibly beautiful way to describe a devestating situation. Thank you. MORE! thanx so much glad you like it   rayan Beginning Again 03/21/2006 08:48 am omg thats so heartbreaking....i hate you rileeeeeeeeeeeey....son of a ""##¤%...ahh sorry just needed to vent...anyway good chapter yeah, he's evil, isn't he? thanx for the review   Robyn Safe House 03/20/2006 08:53 pm This is such a sweet chapter, a nice break from the angst. I love how Spike kept having Buffy tell him that she loves him, and how willing she was to comply. The safe house idea is fabulous, and Mara and Anya were so cute at the end. Thanks for the great update. thanx so much, glad you liked those parts...thanx for review   Spikez_tart Safe House 03/20/2006 07:36 pm Can't Buffy kill Riley first? I know she wants to. he needs killing badly, doesn't he?   rayan Safe House 03/20/2006 03:35 pm awwwwww this is the firtstime anya gets pregnant...tet anya...good chapter by the way yeah, i thought it'd be sweet...thanx for review   Athenewolfe Safe House 03/20/2006 03:02 pm ahhhhhhh wonderful story so far... I am updating this as we speak so it should be up! *huggles* thanx so much, glad you like it   Nikkole Safe House 03/20/2006 02:48 pm NICE ending!! That would be so good if she was PG, but at the same time, I see this as a twist in your plot also! Can't wait for the next update....have you being feeding your muse speed? You have been flying with the updates! Not that I'm complaining or anything! thanx so much, glad you like it...and are you the only observant one like that, with the seeing the plot twist coming? ;) you always do that, actually!! thanx for the review   fallen_angel Safe House 03/20/2006 01:25 pm ooooh Anya is pregnant!!1that's gr8 i always wanted Xander and Anya to have kids!!! thanx so much, so glad you like it i think they would be funny as parents   Nemo Safe House 03/20/2006 11:24 am Omg! Anyas pregnant! I'm so excited to find out how xander takes the news... How sweet Spike is! Wanting her to repeat 'I love you' over and over! I hope he really believes her, and that things will work out for them. Another great chapter! I'm loving this story! thanx, glad you liked that part...he's needing some reassurance at the moment...glad you enjoyed the chapter   PyroChilde Safe House 03/20/2006 10:28 am Ohh, Anya's pregnant! How kewl, and what an interesting turn of events. Awesome chapter! thanx so much, so glad you enjoyed it   Karyn Safe House 03/20/2006 10:13 am awww, Xander and Anya's gonna have a baby... and ohhh i hope Riley goes down and goes down hard! great update! he will in time, i promise   ComedyofErrors Safe House 03/20/2006 08:26 am Developments a plenty. Good safe house idea. thanx, glad you like it   akarinacj Safe House 03/20/2006 08:09 am More please!!!!???SOON ok   Jackofspikes Safe House 03/20/2006 07:41 am oh wow...yay, baby goodness. Thankyou for giving me a chap that didn't make me cry, but made me smile instead! You are the best! thanx so much so glad you liked it...i think everyone needed a break from the pain... ;)   vladt More than Words 03/25/2006 11:09 pm really great chapter. thanks for the fine read. thanx   Spikez_tart More than Words 03/20/2006 07:30 pm This was wonderful. Had to have a refresher. thanx so much...i agree, they needed a little turmoil-free time   Athenewolfe More than Words 03/20/2006 02:56 pm ahhhhh so very very sweet! thanx so much   bearfacedcheek More than Words 03/20/2006 05:33 am Love it! thanx   Spikes Slayer2 More than Words 03/19/2006 10:42 pm awwww oh my goodness... i feel that exact way about this er, guy whos my best friend.. only i dont know if hes there with me... great chapter!!! lol...been there before, that's for sure...thanx for the review   Typerbabe57 More than Words 03/19/2006 10:28 pm She SAID THE WORDS! Wow. No crowbar required, either. yep...amazing isn't it? lol   ComedyofErrors More than Words 03/19/2006 04:46 pm Very sweet words. thanx ;)   Spikez_tart More than Words 03/19/2006 12:33 pm Great mushy spuffy. thanx   rayan More than Words 03/19/2006 11:24 am awwwwwwwwwwww that is the sweetest i love you ive ever heard..or uhhm read...hm...well you know what i mean....good chappie..made my day *giggles* lol...thanx, glad you liked it so much   NIkkole More than Words 03/19/2006 10:15 am That was most definately the best vhapter yet! For me at least! YOua re doing so well with this story, and Ican't wait for more. I do think that they are fighting a losing battle though, as long as Riley is still alive. thanx so much, so glad you liked it ... you're right though, they need to do something about riley   Bridget More than Words 03/19/2006 09:09 am Beautiful. Spike's explanation of what it means to to love someone was very well done. You also did a great job of Buffy's POV. thanx so much who better to understand love than spike?   Lou More than Words 03/19/2006 08:22 am I'm praying she doesn't waver! no, she's finally made up her mind   Nemo More than Words 03/19/2006 04:21 am Another amazing chapter, and you made me cry again... how do you do that? *lol* How wonderful this tenderness is, and with Buffy being so affectionate. Spike's line "I never left" about the training centre broke my heart, and his explanation of what love is, just... beautiful. Now, I only hope Spike really believes in her love. Lovely update! awww..thanx ... i dont know where that came from, but i was crying myself writing it thanx for review   Morrigan More than Words 03/19/2006 03:42 am Squeek!  That was one of the best Spuffy "I love you's" ever! thanks so much!! so glad you liked it   Robyn More than Words 03/19/2006 02:32 am This chapter was so beautiful I loved the raw honesty between Buffy and Spike. I loved how she admitted that she wasn't even sure what love was, and after her two previous loves who could blame her. And him telling her that he knew and how he explained it to her, it was so sweet. Thanks for the great update. thanx so much, glad you enjoyed it...i love writing intensely emotional scenes thanx again for the review   akarinacj More than Words 03/19/2006 01:17 am They have been so nice these last chapters. I´m happy they speak together at last, and that something good is coming out of all of this. Hope this gives him self-confidence enough to make him stronger. Please update soon!!!! thanx so much, so glad you like it   PyroChilde More than Words 03/18/2006 11:48 pm YAY!!! FINALLY!!! Ok, now...long hard road to heal all the damage thats been done to poor Spike. Can we start by giveing riley that nice slow painful death? yeah, they do still have a long path ahead...and it does include riley-suffering, promise!   Jackofspikes More than Words 03/18/2006 11:25 pm that was beautiful...I cried at the intensity...thank you. MORE! thanx so much, i'm flattered i was trying for that reaction   Karyn More than Words 03/18/2006 10:55 pm awww, just beautiful, touching and heartbreakingly awesome! thanx so much, glad you liked it   Athenewolfe Touch Me 03/20/2006 11:06 am Just uploading this to the web now that I have come back from my birthday weekend/. Such a sweet and wonderful chapter *happy sigh* thanx, so glad you like it i wanted to make it heart-wrenching   Lou Touch Me 03/18/2006 08:06 pm Spell it out to her. yep< that"s what she needs isnt it? silly girl ... lol...thanx for review   Spikez_tart Touch Me 03/18/2006 08:05 pm OOO, I love it when these two are being boneheads. And mean Tara, I like that too. Maybe she forgot the part where that knucklehead Spike insisted on going back to the Belly of the Riley Beast. glad you like it...tara's just seen so much, and she and buffy got off on the wrong foot over spike, so she's a little too heavy-handed about the whole thing, but she means well... thanx for the review   Nemo Touch Me 03/18/2006 07:35 pm Yep, I'm crying again. What an absolutely wonderful touching chapter! I want to praise your story even more but I can't seem to find the proper adjectives... Your way with words is truely amazing! I feel for your broken Spike, and I wish for Buffy to help him heal again. This talk seems like the step in the right direction. I'm anxiously waiting for more. ~Nina she will...yes the talk will be a good thing...glad you like it   Bridget Touch Me 03/18/2006 11:51 am Good chapter. I am glad that Buffy realized that they need to talk and that it is not all about the sex. yeah....psychologically speaking, the "healing through sex" that so much fanfic writes about...may be fun to read, but does not exist in reality :-\ thanx for review   Robyn Touch Me 03/18/2006 11:04 am This chapter was painful, and wonderful, all at the same time. I love that Buffy is learning, and starting to understand more of where Spike is coming from. I like that she managed to give back to him a little of what Riley just stole from him. Thanks for this great story. thanx so much for the compliment...yeah, it's a hard process for her but she's trying, they're kind of learning together how to heal...thanx again   PyroChilde Touch Me 03/18/2006 10:36 am Aww, this whole thing is just so heartbreaking. I'm glad Buffy is starting to see though. thanx so much...yeah the blinders are finally coming off..   Athenewolfe Touch Me 03/18/2006 07:44 am loved the update - will put online tonight thanx so much, so glad you like it   akarinacj Touch Me 03/18/2006 02:46 am Awww. This was a very nice and tender chapter even though it was about tending wounds. But it looks like we can have at last some comunication between Buffy and Spike, I really hope next chapter is about that. That Spike really talks to her telling her how he feels, good and bad, and viceversa. there will be good communication between them next chapter, i promise thanx for review   Karyn Touch Me 03/17/2006 08:40 pm wonderfully powerful chapter... sigh, so many misread signals and wrong conclusions thanx so much, so glad you liked it don't worry, some genuine communication next chappie   Spikes Slayer2 Touch Me 03/17/2006 08:18 pm awww poor spike.. he never even said a word..   Typerbabe57 Touch Me 03/17/2006 08:09 pm Oh man, the next chapter is going to be rough if Spike is finally going to tell Buffy about his time in the training center. Maybe it'll be healing for Spike (eventually) and open Buffy's eyes to a few more hard truths. I thinks she's really trying, though. She and Spike are having trouble understanding each other's feelings right now (or rather, are continuing to misread each other's feelings), but I love the way they continue to progress in their relationship despite the setbacks. Fantastic chapter as per usual. you're right, she is trying...it's just very hard to deal with everything they're trying to deal with..thanx for great review   Nikkole Touch Me 03/17/2006 08:09 pm That was a really good chapter! I hate that Buffy is to good of a person to kill Riley like he needs to be. ACTUALLY, I am kind of sick, and I think I would have chipped his stupid a$$ and made him serve Vamps for the rest of his life! That sounds like a great punishment to me!! well, riley will pay, i promise, one way or another...i like your idea   Jackofspikes Touch Me 03/17/2006 07:34 pm I was right...brilliant as usual...I really need to read that talk...so please update soon. thanx so much...talk coming up   pfeifferpack Touch Me 03/17/2006 07:32 pm Oh yes...a smart Buffy finally! Spike need TALK and listen now more than any amout of touch. Amazing she got her mind off of herself long enough to see that. Spike needs the same care as any triggered rape victim would and then some because of the other abuses and tortures he's endured. I really really hope Buffy ©oes about this right. Excellent update and in character as well. Kathleen you're right....he has a lot to deal with and needs someone to help him...thanx so much, so glad you liked it   Nemo Escape 03/18/2006 07:22 pm YES! *does snoopy dance* now get out of there Buff!! I'm so glad she didn't kill Riley! Thank you for having the same view on it as I did! I don't think it would have been right, although I stil want to see him pay! Another great chap! he may earn death before it's all over...lol...at least in my eyes...jury's still out on that one...thanx for great review, so glad you enjoyed the chapter!   Athenewolfe Escape 03/16/2006 01:20 pm excellant! I so love how this is unfolding! thanx so much, glad you like it   Bridget Escape 03/16/2006 11:04 am Another great chapter. My hatred for Riley knows no bounds. Hopefully Spike won't be so affected by Riley's cruelty. I am glad they are out of that house. thanx for the review...riley-hatred was my goal   PyroChilde Escape 03/16/2006 05:27 am Well, its good that they've escaped, but poor Spike. He was doing so well!!! Fucking stupid Riley!!! yeah...dont worry buffy will help him   Robyn Escape 03/16/2006 12:33 am Very intense chapter, loved what Buffy did to Riley, though I still want him dead, hated what Riley did to Spike. I loved that Spike was smart enough to keep Riley’s attention on him so that Buffy could save them both. I am just sorry that Spike seems to have had a set-back in the healing he’s done. Hope you are able to update soon. believe me, i want riley dead too...lol...thanx for the review   Karyn Escape 03/15/2006 09:18 pm wonderful chapter...yay for kicking Riley in the balls...can we all have a turn?...lol lol...i'm first in line!!   Typerbabe Escape 03/15/2006 09:05 pm Geez! Poor Spike! All that progress he's been making destroyed, and Riley STILL hasn't gotten what he deserves--or, at least, not all he deserves. Great chapter, but it's making me grind my teeth. i wouldn't say *destroyed* necessarily...it's a setback but its not total...riley will get it in time, i promise   Spikez_tart Escape 03/15/2006 07:11 pm Evil evil JL. Loved it. Especially the part where Spike mouths off. It's just so ... Spike. like i said...   Spikez_tart Escape 03/15/2006 07:11 pm Evil evil JL. Loved it. Especially the part where Spike mouths off. It's just so ... Spike. it is so spike, isn't it?? i liked writing that part!   idiotdogbrain Escape 03/15/2006 06:49 pm Great chapter. I'm just hoping Buffy remembered to grab her suitcase (with the important papers in it) before she and Spike fled. Eek! she did   Jackofspikes Escape 03/15/2006 06:46 pm sob....poor spike...you're breaking my heart here! Please give me more! Go you, brilliant as usual. thanx so much...yes poor spike he's struggling so much, but it's gonna get better i promise   pfeifferpack Escape 03/15/2006 06:31 pm Poor Spike having his psyche F&*ked with like that and setting him back again. Once Buffy figures out that she loves Spike she'll have a struggle to convince him that she does and that he deserves it. Glad you didn't kill off Riley yet....I want it sloooooow and painful and satisfying, oh yes I do. Excellent update (waited all day for this *G*) Kathleen yeah, it's a shaky place he's in right now...could go either way...but buffy's gonna help him, i promise thanx for review   Glory Escape 03/15/2006 06:25 pm Amazing. I wish she had killed Riley though. Or, maybe circumvent the chip by ordering Spike to kill Riley. That would be awesome. Fabulous chapter, darling. As always. hmm..there's a thought...thanx so much for the great review   Morrigan Escape 03/15/2006 06:21 pm Hate Riley.  I think I say this every chapter!  Poor Spike.  How awful to be knocked back two steps for every one he takes. don't worry, buffy's gonna make it better   icemink A Shocking Revelation 05/14/2006 07:08 pm Vampire guards. Never saw that coming. Glad to see it's just down to Riley, Buffy and Spike again. yeah...could get ugly, though   Laura Siri A Shocking Revelation 03/15/2006 03:26 pm Ah! How can you end it like that? I need more! ::pouts:: Excellent chapters, though. thanx so much, glad you are so into it....i love cliffies *evil grin*   Lou A Shocking Revelation 03/15/2006 07:35 am Poor Spike will need years of counselling if he survives this lot! yeah he's really going through a lot here...   Spikez_tart A Shocking Revelation 03/14/2006 09:38 am Good fighting. A spot of violence is good for the soul, hmm? oh yeah...just what he needed...except for the last bit   Karyn A Shocking Revelation 03/14/2006 09:29 am omg...that is one of the most evil cliffhangers i have ever read...lol...great update! thanx glad you are enjoying it   Bridget A Shocking Revelation 03/14/2006 09:26 am Just when you think they are going to get out okay you throw a wrench into the story. I hope that this will be the last of Riley. Good chapter. but that would almost have to mean the end of the story...wouldn't it?? thanx for review   Weaver A Shocking Revelation 03/14/2006 05:49 am Ahhh - more - save Spike! she will   Athenewolfe A Shocking Revelation 03/14/2006 04:21 am OH YOU ARE EVIL WITH THE CLIFFIES - GOOD UPDATE aren't I? ;) lol...thanx   akarinacj A Shocking Revelation 03/14/2006 01:45 am Great chapter, this one. Can´t wait for the explanation of Rileys soldiers. Please update soon. thanx so much, so glad you like it   Nemo A Shocking Revelation 03/14/2006 12:37 am You did it again, jl! This story is too exciting! It's like a drug! *lol* great chap, I wonder why Riley's soldiers are vamps... Don't let Riley hurt Spike, okay? Til next time! so glad you're addicted ;) thanx so much for reading...more will be revealed next chapter   Spikes Slayer2 A Shocking Revelation 03/13/2006 08:56 pm oh no please dont!!!! do you really think i'd let riley do tht??   PyroChilde A Shocking Revelation 03/13/2006 08:34 pm Alright, that's it! It is now official! YOU ARE EVIL!!!! you're only deciding this now??   pfeifferpack A Shocking Revelation 03/13/2006 08:25 pm Love fighting Spike! He needed that to give his psyche a boost even if Riley had to make it go pear shaped later. Excellent update. Still plenty of story to tell and I look forward to every installments. Kathleen you're so right, hr really did need that fight and it will help him later...thanx for the review   Jackofspikes A Shocking Revelation 03/13/2006 07:53 pm oh God...evil, evil, evil...you are just loving this reaction aren't you you cruel mean woman! lol...as usual, brilliant. more please soon lol...of course...was there ever any doubt?? thanx so much for the review   Robyn A Shocking Revelation 03/13/2006 07:20 pm Riley must die!!! that was the first thought when I finished this chapter. I just caught up with the last few chapters and all I can say is wow. The way everything is progressing, the twists and turns, it's amazing. I must admit that it scares me that Riley wanted Buffy "taken alive" and what he wants to do to her. Please update soon. thanx for the review so glad you're into it...yes the actions is picking up a bit isn't it??   anon A Shocking Revelation 03/13/2006 07:06 pm yes I have wondered me too...i'm contemplating a fic involving that actually   Morrigan Showtime 03/13/2006 03:56 am Aww, Damnit!  Stupid panic button balogney!  I hate Riley!  Grrrr! you're supposed to thanx for review   Spikes Slayer2 Showtime 03/13/2006 12:10 am *GASP* oh no!! please be alright!!! great chappy.. thanx so much   Bridget Showtime 03/12/2006 05:10 pm Why oh why did this have to happen. I certainly hope Spike and Buffy won't be captured or hurt. you'll just have to read and find out   rayan Showtime 03/12/2006 05:08 pm what the bleeding #¤%&....how the hell did that happen...anyway...love the chapter love the story........ keep it up thanx so much...glad you like it   neo_trinityknot Showtime 03/12/2006 03:58 pm Hey! No fair! i know...sorry ;)   Nikkole Showtime 03/12/2006 02:36 pm THAT BASTARD!! I love to hate Riley. Did he havea panic button under the desk? Or survalence cameras in the office?? panic button...thanx for review   pfeifferpack Showtime 03/12/2006 01:21 pm Oh shit@#@##! I had a feeling it wouldn't be that simple for our daring duo. Gaaaahhhh Glad you are in writing mode today, kiddo, cause this is one hellova cliffhanger here. Excellent job. Kathleen is it ever simple?? thanx for review   PyroChilde Showtime 03/12/2006 12:18 pm GGRRR!!! No, Riley does NOT get to get away with anything! Can't he just get killed off already? :-D give me time   Jackofspikes Showtime 03/12/2006 12:15 pm cruel mean evil woman... let buffy have fun then stop it! (jack pouts) Loved it! more please more fun next chapter, promise ;)   Athenewolfe Showtime 03/12/2006 12:12 pm AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH That was so unfair - curls into a ball and whimpers, whimpers hard, sniff, sniff, sniff, more please more... You can't leave me like this.. I am begging,pleading, please please write write I need an update more more more Hugs! sorry...more coming up soon i promise   Spikez_tart Showtime 03/12/2006 12:08 pm Oh, no! sorry   Karyn Showtime 03/12/2006 12:02 pm acccckkkk!! *hides eyes* sneaky bastard! yep...Riley's evil   akarinacj Showtime 03/12/2006 11:58 am Well, what can I say?. Spike was dum to go with her with all the problems and traumas that he has. And Buffy was dum to go with him not counting on Rilley doing something like he did at the end. I´m sorry for Spike. Just waiting to see what happens. yeah, but they never made the smartest decisions when it came to each other, did they?   Nemo Showtime 03/12/2006 11:49 am Arggghh! That stupid, evil *curses in swedish* Riley! What I said about don't wanting Buffy to kill Riley... can I take that back? jk, but he is an evil bastard all right! I want to wipe that smug grin off his face! Just when we thought that Buffy had things under control... Please don't let them take Spike? I'm afraid they will break him... Great chapter, and just as exciting as always. Loving it! Til next time! lol...he kind of deserves it doesn't he??? you'll have to wait and see what happens   icemink One Step Forward.... 05/14/2006 06:53 pm Must go read next chapter now.   Lou One Step Forward.... 03/15/2006 07:27 am Gos she's so thick I could shake her! she really is isn't she??   Spikes Slayer2 One Step Forward.... 03/12/2006 05:05 am ack!! oh no!! i knew they'd get caught!?! yep   Typerbabe57 One Step Forward.... 03/11/2006 08:46 pm This is a very intriguing chapter--I can't figure out what Buffy is planning and I can't wait to find out. Poor Spike! He obviously has a long way to go; I think it's much more realistic that he doesn't get over his past traumas all at once. He needs lots of understanding and TLC, and I love that Buffy is wanting to give that to him. At the same time, I love that their relationship is a "work in progress," with steps backwards sometimes. Great work! thanx so much...i agree, it's a gradual process of healing for him, can't happen overnight...but Buffy is on the right track to helping him...thanx again for the great review   Spikez_tart One Step Forward.... 03/11/2006 07:29 pm Great chapter. Are Spike and Buffy a couple of knuckleheads or what? Love it. of course they are!! thanx for review   Nemo One Step Forward.... 03/11/2006 06:36 pm Grrah! Why did Riley have to come and interrupt them! Spike has to know that she wanted to be his! That is so important! I hope Buffy doesn't kill Riley (no he doesn't deserve that IMHO - only a world of pain) not sure she can live with killing a human. I hope you update soon cos this story is getting really exciting! I'm loving it! it is very important....and as to your no-killing-for-Riley stance...surprising you may be alone on that one here, judging from other reviews i've gotten... as to *my* stance on that?? you'll have to keep reading i guess! ;) lol thanx for review   Dirktavian One Step Forward.... 03/11/2006 05:05 pm I wonder if Riley already senses that something is up.. Spike almost let the cat out of the bag by pleading with the Slayer. Can't wait for the next update! yeah, he's too freaked out to be thinking straight...you'll have to wait to see what's up with riley thanx for review ;)   pfeifferpack One Step Forward.... 03/11/2006 02:30 pm Whew...evil cliffhanger here girl! Great update. Equal amounts terror and confidence in Spike and Buffy being surprisingly understanding. Look forward to the next. Kathleen yeah, he's pretty confused at the moment...he's starting to come out of his conditioning, but it's still there...   Athenewolfe One Step Forward.... 03/11/2006 01:50 pm I can't wait to see what happens next ... how does she deal with riley - how do they stop the slave trade - o exellant excellant story! Love it love it love it! so glad you're liking it, thanx for review   sueworld2003 One Step Forward.... 03/11/2006 01:22 pm Woah! Bring it on Riley! Another wonderful chapter love. thanx so much!!   Karyn One Step Forward.... 03/11/2006 11:32 am oh very excited to see what buffy's big plan is, great update! next chappie, promise...though it's really not so complicated!!   Jackofspikes One Step Forward.... 03/11/2006 09:27 am evil...evil...evil bint...I want showtime! lol Brilliant, I have nail marks in my hands...miscommunication just sucks!....keep it up! more please oh, please, you know you don't have long to wait!! ;) lol...so glad you're enjoying it..those two always were good at miscommunication though, weren't they??   icemink The Den of the Enemy 05/14/2006 06:16 pm Oooo, I wonder what Buffy's plan is. And it's interesting that Spike's been to the training facility, alhtough I kind of suspected it when he mentioned not looking the gaurds in the eyes. It just show's how strong willed he is that he wasn't completely broken. you'll soon see...and yeah, i kind of meant that to give it away thanx for the review   Lou The Den of the Enemy 03/10/2006 01:10 pm I'd make sure I take the ownership papers first, girl! oh yeah...of course   Bridget The Den of the Enemy 03/10/2006 11:13 am Very sweet chapter. I hope they get out before Riley gets home. But I am sure nothing is this easy. He probably has cameras in the house. but buffy doesn't *want* to get out before he gets home, remember? thanx for review   Athenewolfe The Den of the Enemy 03/10/2006 09:45 am ohhhh I can't wait! thanx   Nikkole The Den of the Enemy 03/10/2006 08:14 am I figured that was what Riley was doing . Poor Spike, I would be scred to. Great update! I can't wait for more! don't worry, buffy's gonna take care of riley... thanx for review   sueworld2003 The Den of the Enemy 03/10/2006 06:31 am Oh lord, poor old Spike, what will happen now?! Great little chapter and I'm looking forward to the rest with baited breath! thanx so much, so glad you are liking it   Maddy The Den of the Enemy 03/10/2006 02:11 am Oh my.. so it's Riley who owns Spike? How unfotunate. But Buffy seems to have a plan. I hope it will work well in the area of Riley ass-kicking. Great chapter, can't wait for the next! she does, and riley is going to get it soon thanx for review   Nemo The Den of the Enemy 03/10/2006 01:35 am Lovely chapter. Although it made me sad that Spike had been in one of those training centers. His fear was absolutely heartbreaking, I hope Buffy can keep her promise. Now I'm wondering what she's up to... til next time! thanx so much, that's the emotion i was going for...so glad you are enjoying this   Jackofspikes The Den of the Enemy 03/09/2006 08:05 pm oh oh oh...mean evil woman...you can't finish it there (Jack thumps head on desk in realisation that she's been out-eviled!) Brilliant as usual...more please. lol...i could never out-evil you thanx for review   Spikes Slayer2 The Den of the Enemy 03/09/2006 07:58 pm *gasp* whats gonna happen??? read and see   Spikez_tart The Den of the Enemy 03/09/2006 07:08 pm Evil writer, just when we were enjoying some nice Spuffy dovey, you have to come along and do mean things to Spike. It's great. Except for the part where Riley didn't get his butt kicked yet, but we wait patiently. riley will get his butt kicked i promise   Karyn The Den of the Enemy 03/09/2006 06:42 pm ohhh, nice chapter! poor spike! thanx   pfeifferpack The Den of the Enemy 03/09/2006 06:02 pm Wow wonder just what sort of plan Buffy has in mind? "Spike, drain Riley please. Turn him if you'd be so kind so I, as the Slayer, can stake his ass."....that would be MY plan *G*. Excellent update. I just KNEW Spike had been in the training center. Payback will be glorious eventually. K that could work...darn chip!!! thanx for excellent review   icemink Making Mistakes 05/13/2006 05:50 pm lol Love the last line. Nice to see Spike starting to be himself again. he will, more and more, from here on out   vladt Making Mistakes 03/25/2006 09:56 pm that is just so spike. thanks for the read thanx so much, so glad you liked it   Laura Siri Making Mistakes 03/09/2006 12:39 pm Wonderful! Finally gonna get some (more) Riley-damage! But I'm worried about those papers of his... Great updates! yeah...more riley damage straight ahead...   Bridget Making Mistakes 03/08/2006 05:57 pm Great chapter. The end was the best part. The exchange between Buffy and Spike was very sweet. thanx so much, so glad you liked it   Nikkole Making Mistakes 03/08/2006 03:22 pm That is o like Spike right there! LOL! I thought that last line was the best line through out the whole chapter! NOt that the rest of it wasn't excellent! thanx so much...so glad you like it...yeah i thought that was typical spike   Athenewolfe Making Mistakes 03/08/2006 02:13 pm oops i didn't mean you coukd with me spike... lmao - great twisty love the update! lol...i'd let him go with me   Spikes Slayer2 Making Mistakes 03/08/2006 05:30 am lol good to see he is being hhis own man.. thanx so much   Lou Making Mistakes 03/08/2006 04:57 am Big foot in mouth time! At least Spike seems to be getting it together! yep...they all are, actually   bearfacedcheek Making Mistakes 03/08/2006 03:00 am He's got her back then? Great! yep   Nemo Making Mistakes 03/08/2006 12:16 am Great chap! She finally set him free! And Spike is starting to act like Spike again. Loving it. It seems like there's lots to take in for the slayer, and what happened to mara certainly was a wakeup call, but I think Buffy's handling herself fine considering the circumstaces. Looking forward to more of your story yep....he's starting to come around...and things are hard for her, but so is Buffy...   Opal Making Mistakes 03/07/2006 11:22 pm I love the end of the chappie!! Great job. thanx so much, so glad you liked it !!   UncagedMuse Making Mistakes 03/07/2006 11:17 pm So glad I had free time to catch up. Still loving this fic. thanx so much, so glad you liked it   Spikez_tart Making Mistakes 03/07/2006 07:19 pm Good, Giles redeems himself and defends his slayer. Great chapter. Nice Buffy stuff - trying and failing, but, as she always does, keeps trying. That's why we love her. lol...yep typical buffy...thanx for review   gaillee Making Mistakes 03/07/2006 06:53 pm Beautiful! And, I am still smiling! Thanks for such a fine update...Love that Spike is making a decision on his own. Now Buffy will have to let him go. Take care of them both! Absolutely love this story. thanks so much for the review so glad you liked it ... i was hoping the angst/sappiness factor wasn't too high lol   Jackofspikes Making Mistakes 03/07/2006 06:37 pm Oh I love it...but I am so afraid for him...so very afraid! Well done, scare the bejezuz out of your readers! lol lol...glad to scare you   pfeifferpack Making Mistakes 03/07/2006 06:34 pm I had this sinking feeling Spike would use his freedom to go along with her into the serpent's nest. I've got a baaaaad feeling about this Waldo! Good for Mara (clever naming...means bitter) telling it like it is. She was a rape victim, not a whore! I had some sympathy for Velvet except her cruelty towards Spike. So Buffy sees that Spike did go through the center....not a surprise here, his behavior screamed of it. Excellent update as usual. Kathleen you noticed that about Mara?? no one else has, it *was* deliberate...thanx so glad you are enjoying this   Karyn Making Mistakes 03/07/2006 06:24 pm ahhh! leave it to spike to be single-minded in his determination to go with her...and her giving him the perfect opening! yep....thanx for review   icemink Going to War 05/13/2006 05:15 pm Hmmm, curious about Mara and Aaron now. Of course we know why Spike wouldn't have been in the training center. Maybe they just were captured before the training centers were in full swing. all will be revealed in time   Jackofspikes Going to War 03/07/2006 11:57 am I still want to know what Law Riley thinks she's gonna break??? Brill as usual...MUST HAVE MORE! thanx....hope you like the update   Jackofspikes Going to War 03/07/2006 11:57 am I still want to know what Law Riley thinks she's gonna break??? Brill as usual...MUST HAVE MORE! see above ;)   pfeifferpack Going to War 03/06/2006 01:08 pm Yeah Buffy! I think Buffy is in for quite an eyefull at the training center. Poor Spike HAD to have spent some time there since he's been cowed and only just beginning to have that spark back to him. Aaron is a great contrasting character (well done JL!). Is it wicked of me to hope Spike turns Riley so Buffy can justify staking him legally????? Hum?? Have a feeling Spike is going to wind up in Riley's hands at least once more before this ride is complete and Buffy will just have to skin the Finn. Excellent update. Kathleen thanks so much, so glad you are enjoying this....i think dusting would be a good ending for riley too, you're not evil...lol...thanx for the review   fallen_angel Going to War 03/06/2006 04:26 am The scooby gang is back in action it seems. more update please. how about 4 chapters in one go? lol...one a day is as much as i can handle...sometimes not even that much!!   Athenewolfe Going to War 03/06/2006 04:22 am evil grin... I can not wait to find out what they do ... I love this story so very much - you are an exteremly talented writer... absolutly fab! Bounces with anticipation! thank you so much for the compliment! so glad you are so into this!!   Morrigan Going to War 03/06/2006 03:39 am Oooh... Aaron isn't chipped, is he? not telling ;)   bearfacedcheek Going to War 03/06/2006 03:38 am Better and better. Action Buffy!   kim Going to War 03/06/2006 01:56 am Ah, Aaron was another vamp like Spike - chipped, but claimed by a human for ownership, not sent through the training center at the beginning. He might have been one of those demons that escaped the Initiative when Buffy and crew destroyed it. It would be silly to think all the demons died down there without making it to the surface. Buffy's going to need a glamour to go into that facility. Everybody knows who she is, and Riley also put out the bulletin looking for her. Haven't forgotten that he's looking for the Scoobies. you're right, she will need some sort of disguise...riley is going to try to create problems, that's for sure...thanx for review   Nemo Going to War 03/06/2006 01:05 am I love this new determined Buffy. Finally she's taking command again and is acting like a *slayer* again. Also great how Spike seems to be getting better. Great update! :-) thanx so much, glad you are enjoying it   Spikes Slayer2 Going to War 03/05/2006 10:52 pm hehehe.. thats a great chapter!!!! thanx...glad you like it   gaillee Going to War 03/05/2006 09:00 pm Yah! Hoorah! About time there is a real turn here. Thanks for a fine update. Love how quickly these are coming now. Please, keep on keeping on. thanx so much for review...i'll try to keep up the pace   Robyn Going to War 03/05/2006 08:11 pm Slayer Buffy is back, and working on a plan. Yea. I so can’t wait for them to take out Riley and his organization. I’m feeling more then a little blood thirsty for what was done to Julian, Spike, and Buffy. I would also love to hear Aaron’s story. Can’t wait for the next update. thanx so much, so glad you are so into this...i'm feeling a bit bloodthirsty against riley myself, so there will be much riley pain to come thanx for review   PyroChilde Going to War 03/05/2006 06:04 pm Yay, action time! More more more please!! :-D thanx for review   Bridget Going to War 03/05/2006 04:58 pm Very interesting. How come Aaron has never been in the training facility. Is there more to his story. It appears that they are going to fake a video. I hope there are no spies in the mix. there is more...not yet decided how much will be revealed...um, no, they're not going to fake a video :\ as to spies...no comment yet ;)   Karyn Going to War 03/05/2006 04:47 pm wonderful update! Super Hero Action Buffy back in business! lol...thanx so much   Spikez_tart Going to War 03/05/2006 04:45 pm Is Aaron a ratfink? And, how exactly does Tara have time to bake cookies while she's saving the world? Buffy's resentment may be a little justified there. Waiting semi-patiently for more. lol...tara's that perfect girl that you want to hate but you just can't cause you'd feel so *guilty*! lol...thanx for the review   icemink Monsters and Men 05/13/2006 05:03 pm Well after the many hints I'm not surprised at what Riley's men were doing. Poor Buffy, living so long in denile. At least now she's willing to do something about it. it should have been clear from the chapter where julian was introduced...but now buffy knows and she'll be able to do something   Athenewolfe Monsters and Men 03/06/2006 04:18 am That is horrible - I can't wait for the iniatiave and riley to go down... I am so scared for riley to find them and try to take spike away from her... I just hope he dies horrible like. What a wonderful and gripping chapter! and again   Athenewolfe Monsters and Men 03/06/2006 04:18 am That is horrible - I can't wait for the iniatiave and riley to go down... I am so scared for riley to find them and try to take spike away from her... I just hope he dies horrible like. What a wonderful and gripping chapter! riley will pay i promise...thanx so much for your kind words!!   Bridget Monsters and Men 03/05/2006 03:59 pm Good updates. I hope that Riley will get what is coming to him. trust me he definitely will in time   pretty_in_fangs Monsters and Men 03/05/2006 04:10 am Oh my. I just found this story and just spent a very emotional evening ready everything you've written so far. You write so poingiantly. It's beautiful. Painful, but beautiful. thank you so much...what a compliment!! I appreciate your comments!! glad you are enjoying it   Spikez_tart Monsters and Men 03/04/2006 07:44 pm Ah - this explains the newly revealed forcefulness in Tara's character. Can't wait for more. doesn't it?? i got mad about this chapter and i wrote it!! thanx for review   Lou Monsters and Men 03/04/2006 04:24 pm About bloody time too!! It's only taken 38 chapters, love. lol...yep, about time she went into major slay-mode, isn't it? but who wouldn't after hearing that, right? thanx for great review!   ComedyofErrors Monsters and Men 03/04/2006 03:39 pm Moving along smoothly. thanx   Nikkole Monsters and Men 03/04/2006 02:03 pm Very good, although disturbing, chapter. I can see that being exactly what would happen. I can't wait for the next chapter. thanx...it was meant to be disturbing...thanx for review   PyroChilde Monsters and Men 03/04/2006 10:30 am Well its about damn time she figured it out. Poor Julian!!! Please tell me she's going to kick some soldier ass? definitely!! thanx for review   Nemo Monsters and Men 03/04/2006 05:05 am I'm so glad Bufy is realizing the truth, I think it was good for her to hear what her husband had been up to. I really hope that she can bring Riley and his buds down. I like how you compare this society to Nazi germany, it reallly shows how bad it has become. Great chapter, can't wait for more! thanx so much...yeah, the girl needed to open her eyes....thanx for review   Dirktavian Monsters and Men 03/04/2006 02:35 am Deeply disturbing, but good thing she got her mojo back. Now, if she can just give Spike his 'stones' back, they will truly be the dynamic uber-couple they can be. Thanks for the regular updates-- this is truly an interesting story. working on it ;) thanx so much for your excellent review   jeanie Monsters and Men 03/04/2006 02:23 am great update! can't wait for more. thanx   fallen_angel Monsters and Men 03/04/2006 01:00 am the slayer is back!alright!spike didn't have to go through all that did he? not saying yet ;) thanx for review   Robyn Monsters and Men 03/03/2006 10:54 pm Thank you for the update, the way you went from the horror that is Riley and his organization to the reactions of Buffy did a fantastic job of upping a chapter that was very emotional to begin with. Really looking forward to the take-down of Riley and his organization. thanx so much, so glad you liked it...this was kind of intense for me to write, too...   Spikes Slayer2 Monsters and Men 03/03/2006 10:11 pm oh... my.. thats horrible.. how could someone do that to a person? thats just, indescribable.. go slayer buffy, you go a kick some monster ass!!! she will, i promise!! thanx for review!   Jackofspikes Monsters and Men 03/03/2006 10:10 pm oh yeah...loving this...I'm getting all excited for the riley smackdown....it's not gonna be that easy, is it? There's gonna be more pain to deal with isn't there? Brilliant as usual! yes, unfortunately, you are right...but riley will definitely get whats coming to him...thanx so much!   gaillee Monsters and Men 03/03/2006 09:48 pm Wow! That was strong! Thank you for an outstanding update. I can hardly wait to see how Buffy helps bring this down. thank you so much...it was kinda tough to write, glad you liked it   Karyn Monsters and Men 03/03/2006 09:41 pm oh wow! Buffy's back in action!   pfeifferpack Monsters and Men 03/03/2006 08:06 pm OH yes...take down the whole lot of them. Poor Spike, you just KNOW he did go through training (I hope Buffy finds that out for certain to help fuel her fire). Pets Julian and Spike too. Excellent update again. K no comment yet on whether or not spike went through that... either way he's been through hell... thanx for great review   kim Monsters and Men 03/03/2006 07:57 pm About time she had the full realization. Well done with thinking up all the tortures. I'm guessing this was painful to write, from a caring human point of view. it was!! I had to take a break halfway through, it was majorly hard to get through it and i was crying by the end...thanx for the review, guess it worked, anyway   Athenewolfe Painful Past 03/03/2006 05:19 pm Excellant chapter did riley die die riley die die die die soon...soon...   bearfacedcheek Painful Past 03/03/2006 09:10 am Excellent stuff. I'm really hooked on this tale. Can't wait fo rmore so glad you are liking this...thanx so much   sueworld2003 Painful Past 03/03/2006 08:42 am Wonderful stuff! I've beome rather hooked on this series, which is odd considering that I haven't read any Spuffy for years! I do hope that you update this very soon. thanx so much, so glad you are liking it   Lou Painful Past 03/03/2006 04:54 am She's a right twit, isn't she? she certainly can be... lol   gaillee Painful Past 03/02/2006 11:42 pm Another fine update, for which I thank you. I love the tenderness Buffy has toward Spike. And, the willingness to open her eyes and know what is really going on. thanx...the girl is starting to take the blinders off   fallen_angel Painful Past 03/02/2006 11:41 pm have i ever told u how much i like it when u update?it one of those make my day things. so what's Riley up to? thanx so much, so glad you enjoy it so much   Spikes Slayer2 Painful Past 03/02/2006 11:25 pm arrghhh!!! oh no... poor buffy.. and Riley is such an asshole!!!! i agree on both counts   pfeifferpack Painful Past 03/02/2006 08:30 pm Love the abolisionist movement (go GIles and scoobies!). Poor dear Spike and sweet Julian too. After the last chapter I'm afraid Riley will turn out to be the legal owner of Spike....Buffy needs to be a wealthy widow who can dismantle her husbands business. Excellent as always...look forward to these updates. Next one can't come too soon, like Buffy, I want to know. Kathleen you may be right...i agree...widowhood would suit her ;) thanx for review   Robyn Painful Past 03/02/2006 07:53 pm Thank you for the great update, it’s nice that Spike is relaxing a bit, even though he justifies it to himself. And I like that Buffy is really working at trying to understand what is going on with the slaves and trying to make them more comfortable around her. thanx, glad you are liking it...they are making a little progress...   Spikez_tart Painful Past 03/02/2006 07:20 pm I really like the Tara development, she's still tender and sweet on the outside, but with a flaming core of righteousness. Good stuff. thanx, glad you are liking my tara...some don't... lol ;) thanx for good review   Morrigan Painful Past 03/02/2006 07:11 pm Good girl, BUffy.  Suck it up, and face the music time.  Great chapter.  Can't wait to hear what Willow and Tara tell her, and see how Buffy reacts to it. thanx for great review...yeah buffy is gonna have to face some painful truths..   Jackofspikes Painful Past 03/02/2006 07:01 pm oh.wow...its hard not to become bloodthirsty for revenge as it is...I just know its gonna get worse! Brilliant you're probably right... thanx for review   ComedyofErrors Painful Past 03/02/2006 06:59 pm I'm glad Spike was able to relax some, poor baby. yeah he needed it didn't he? thanx for review   icemink Introductions 05/13/2006 04:30 pm Uh, oh. Looks like Buffy may not be as clearly Spike's owner as she thought she was. Well, that's the good thing about being so behind, I get to find out what happens next right away. lol...so glad that you're back...looking forward to your reviews, but only if they don't keep you from updating your own wonderful story!! lol i was so thrilled to see an update for "Possession" and can't wait for more   Athenewolfe Introductions 03/03/2006 05:13 pm riley must die... die riley die i support that whole-heartedly   Spikez_tart Introductions 03/02/2006 07:14 pm I think Buffy is going to have to make an exception to her not killing humans rule. not a bad idea ;)   daisy Introductions 03/02/2006 01:01 am oh no. i hope riley gets hit by a train. more soon please. lol...nope...too easy   Nikkole Introductions 03/01/2006 01:10 pm Well, that can't be good! I hope he gets hisass beat down even worse than before! he will i promise   ComedyofErrors Introductions 03/01/2006 12:33 pm Like the friendly, domestic scenes unfolding. Julian could be good for Spike, be someone to talk to. I look forward to the future Riley bashing. thanx for great review...riley-bashage coming up   PyroChilde Introductions 03/01/2006 10:49 am Hmm...wonder whats in those papers of his. I feel so bad for poor Spike. Aaron I like and Julian is kewl too. Update soon. glad you like my oc's thanx for review   Robyn Introductions 03/01/2006 10:05 am Great chapter but very nerve racking ending. Is it bad that I want Riley dead in a very horrible and painful way? I don’t know if my nerves can take much more of this, I just want Spike, and the rest of them, safe. Can’t wait for the next chapter. no! you're *supposed* to want riley dead! lol   Bridget Introductions 03/01/2006 08:51 am Of course things can always get worse. I hope that it won't be horrible and Buffy will realize Riley's intentions in time. Very nice chapter except for the Riley stuff. and repeat   Bridget Introductions 03/01/2006 08:51 am Of course things can always get worse. I hope that it won't be horrible and Buffy will realize Riley's intentions in time. Very nice chapter except for the Riley stuff. and repeat   Bridget Introductions 03/01/2006 08:50 am Of course things can always get worse. I hope that it won't be horrible and Buffy will realize Riley's intentions in time. Very nice chapter except for the Riley stuff. and worse they will get...thanx for review   Jackofspikes Introductions 03/01/2006 06:53 am I find myself in the position of desparately wanting to know what's coming and fearing it to...well done. Thats the sign of a true work of art. thanx so much...right where i want you muah-ha-ha...lol ;)   fallen_angel Introductions 03/01/2006 04:50 am love the reference to 'something blue' i was kindda hoping for it. seems like Riley is up to something evil. will there be any more Dawn? she seems to have matured a bit. update soon please! thanx, glad you liked that...there will definitely be more dawn   Nemo Introductions 03/01/2006 04:14 am Arrgh! What is Riley up to! Can't be good! Please update soon! nope...definitely not good   Lou Introductions 03/01/2006 04:13 am I was dying to see what Riley was up to. Looking forward to the fireworks! coming up   Morrigan Introductions 03/01/2006 03:00 am Oh boy...  Spike "legally" belongs to Riley, doesn't he?  Ugh...  Sick, twisted bastard. i agree with your sentiments on riley....lol...   bloodshedbaby Introductions 03/01/2006 12:47 am great chapter!!! I like Giles' group. I look forward to seeing Riley get what he deserves. thanx, glad you are liking it   Athenewolfe Introductions 02/28/2006 10:53 pm Nooooooooooooooooooooooo Update soon please please please please begs nicely ... I love this ficcie , adore it cannot wait for more - looking forward to messey riley death somehow someway it will be done! messy riley death will be to come somewhere in this fic i promise   Karyn Introductions 02/28/2006 10:52 pm uh oh! not liking the sound of that, great update! thanx   Typerbabe57 Introductions 02/28/2006 10:23 pm Ahhhhhh! What do the papers say?! What do the papers say?!! Please don't tell me that Riley legally owns Spike! These cliffhangers are killing me! lol...won't tell you anything yet but what's coming is not of the good   Shadow Introductions 02/28/2006 09:54 pm Utoh.. Riley thinking... tends to lead to baaaaaaaad things usually, yes   Athenewolfe Changing Perceptions 03/03/2006 05:11 pm Did I mention i love this chapter? thanx...so glad that you do   Athenewolfe Changing Perceptions 02/28/2006 01:34 pm exceelant chapter sweetie - I really am enjoying this story! thanx so much, so glad you are liking it   Lou Changing Perceptions 02/28/2006 09:04 am I think the light bulb's gone on! i think you're right   Spikes Slayer2 Changing Perceptions 02/28/2006 03:41 am well.. anyone else saying "things that make you go.. hmmm?" lol...trust giles to catch on to things like that, eh?   akarinacj Changing Perceptions 02/28/2006 03:24 am ahhh!!!!Ok first. Great chapter. It´s nice to see some answers, and to have Buffy and Giles being honest to each other, but this story can not go fast enough!!! I want to know what is going to happen!!!! like now.:-)) i know, i'm pretty sure we're getting back to some action next chapter ... i think   Morrigan Changing Perceptions 02/27/2006 11:14 pm Go Giles!  I caught an insinuation in the line, where he said that Buffy's calling was to destroy evil *wherever* she finds it.  If I'm right, and I hope I'm not, I like where this is going.  Good chapter! i think you probably caught what you thought you did thanx for review   Nikkole Changing Perceptions 02/27/2006 07:42 pm Very nice! I enjoyed the converation between Buffy and Giles a lot! I think that it brings a whole new light to the story, and I can't wait to see where you take it! glad you liked it, thanx for review   Spikez_tart Changing Perceptions 02/27/2006 07:30 pm "I used to stake vampires all the time, so why should the whole slavery thing bother me?” You've put your grubby little writer finger right on the issue that Whedon dodged from the day that Angel was outed as a vampire. If Angel or Spike could be forced, one way or another, to curb some of their more vicious appetites, why not others? There were some other vampires on the show that might have fallen into that category: Spike's minion, Dalton and that psychologist buddy of Buffy's who gives her a free therapy session right after he pops out of her grave. A couple of characters that JW dispatched way too soon, IMHO. I love the way you've captured the stuffed, shirt blowhard that Giles has become by the end of the show - the same pompous ass that wants to let Principal Wood kill Spike just in case. Where does he get off busting Buffy's chops? He killed at least one human during the show. Love it! so glad you liked it...i agree, many of the buffyverse's vamps were too three-dimensional to fit the canon description of what a vampire was supposed to be... as far as Giles...in this story i'm not really going for stuffed shirt blowhard... :\ ... i think that his points are actually valid...and he hasn't killed a human yet in this world... ;) lol   Robyn Changing Perceptions 02/27/2006 07:26 pm Great update. I loved the honesty between Giles and Buffy, and Buffy admitting that she didn’t know what she was doing and Giles admitting that what he taught her about vampires may not be completely correct. Buffy and Giles working together again, fabulous, can’t wait for the next chapter. thanx, glad you liked it...now they can really start working together to take down riley's people   pfeifferpack Changing Perceptions 02/27/2006 07:26 pm Now see, Giles SHOULD have reacted that way (with curiosity at least) on the show when Spike behaved so differently than the Council line said he should. I like your intelligent Giles much better! Excellent update as always. Kathleen i agree...giles was supposedly really smart, and yet he never picked up on those things...glad you like my version   Jackofspikes Changing Perceptions 02/27/2006 06:38 pm love it...and no suggestion of a Buffy/Giles thing either! ROFLMAO lol...thanx for clearing that up...wouldn't want there to be any misunderstandings...   Karyn Changing Perceptions 02/27/2006 06:31 pm great update! poor buffy so conflicted! thanx...yeah she's a pretty confused girl at the moment...   Spikez_tart Consequences 03/02/2006 07:28 pm JL: At the risk of being a blowhard myself, I wanted to add that I think your chapters Consequences and Changing Perceptions support my interpretation that Giles is indeed a bit of a pompous ass and earns the title for the following reasons: Possibly as a result of his less than savory past as the Ripper, by the time Giles arrives in Sunnydale, he has made himself over in a rather rigidly moral way and has devoted his life to exterminating evil vampires and demons and taking care of his Slayer. It is his interaction with his teenaged slayer that saves him from becoming another Quentin Travers, heartless and calculating. Giles is forced over and over to deal with Buffy's immaturity and emotional nature which is quite unlike his own. He also has deal with two other fatherless children – Willow and Xander – although to a lesser extent. This is a good thing for him and helps him become more flexible and mature. Now, he is older. He is separated by events beyond his control from Buffy, and in any case, his charges have grown up and away from him. He has no wife or children of his own, and instead devotes his life to a new great cause – that of freeing the vampire slaves. Like many people who devote themselves to causes without the necessary rub of human relationships, he has fallen back on his rigid ways as exemplified by the reconciliation scene with Buffy. They both have planned speeches for their meeting. Buffy's planned speech and her real speech are in keeping with her own character, emotional and tender. Giles planned speech is nothing of the sort, but in keeping with his natural tendency. He plans to tell her how terrible she's been and what a number of bad things she's done with a little bit of I told you so thrown in for good measure. Instead, he is able to overcome his own hurt at her actions and surpass, to an extent, his own character by forgiving her and hugging her. Hugging her is totally against his nature. As your next chapter develops, we see that Giles hasn't forgiven Buffy wholeheartedly. He is so wrapped up in his grand cause that he automatically assumes that Spike's current mental condition is the result of something that Buffy did to Spike, in spite of what he knows about Riley’s activities. He makes this assumption in the face of whatever Tara and the others have told him about Buffy's recent past and that they've told him that Buffy beat up her own husband over Spike. He also forgets that she is a grown woman and he has no right to question her activities, despite their past. This is all pretty harsh and completely in character. Further, Buffy is in bad shape herself, although she isn't so totally beaten as Spike. She's lived for years in an abusive relationship and only been able to escape within the past few days. Giles doesn't even ask her how she's been or what's going on in her life before taking her to task about Spike. He isn't kind in his questioning either, but accusatory. Giles has been thinking about the vampire-soul-chip problem for years, as he tells Buffy. Yet, he expects her to immediately fall in with his new and more nuanced way of thinking, to know precisely what it is she intends to do with Spike and re-examine her entire history as a Slayer, a job that she certainly didn't choose for herself. He covers his expectations with a "confession" that he may have led her astray, but he still asks a great deal of Buffy, who is not known for her deep intellectual introspection, but more for her emotional way of dealing with life. These two chapters excellently, and with subtlety, show the relationship between the two characters and the very deep need they continue to have for each other. Call me She-Giles. i think you make some very good points...i'm not saying i agree with all of them ;) thanx for a thought-provoking review   Morrigan Consequences 02/27/2006 07:05 am Yeah, Buffy...  What ARE you going to do with him? *grins* i'm sure she'll think of something ;)   ComedyofErrors Consequences 02/26/2006 06:34 pm Good chapter all around. I like the momentary return of Spike, the Bid Bad. thanx, glad you liked it...yes our spike is still in there somewhere   Spikes Slayer2 Consequences 02/25/2006 07:01 pm great update!! i like how giles is being all "grr" about the spike ownership but at the same time he is being understanding... lol thanx...glad you are enjoying the story...   Spikez_tart Consequences 02/25/2006 06:47 pm Uh oh, Spike has a few more lessons to learn, too. Loving the story. yep...glad you like it   Robyn Consequences 02/25/2006 06:38 pm What a great update, I can't wait for the next one. thanx, glad you liked it   Nikkole Consequences 02/25/2006 05:24 pm HMMMM, interesting term of events! I hope thatGiles gets throught to her, and that she gets through to him also! thanx, glad you are enjoying it   Bridget Consequences 02/25/2006 05:07 pm Good update. Although the self righteousness of Giles is insufferable. I know that Buffy has mistreated Spike, but leaving him at the auction would not have helped. Further, it appears that everyone has forgetten Buffy's feelings of inferiority next to Riley. I hope that it will become clear to everyone that Spike and Buffy need to heal on their own and that can't happen unless her friends are actually forgiving and helpful with the process. true...but giles is just trying to figure out what's happened, and he is not really judging her so much as trying to find out exactly what she's done...i agree though, the others mostly need to let them alone...   Athenewolfe Consequences 02/25/2006 04:51 pm great update! thanx   pfeifferpack Consequences 02/25/2006 03:53 pm He's hers for sure. But he was her slave on the show too she just didn't have the papers to file! Glad Giles has the attitude he does about Spike. He would prefer the self assured sometimes annoying being Spike was to the one that slavery has reduced him into being. Yeah Giles!! Giles is right that Buffy had all sorts of family and friends there if she wanted someone. She is close to realizing what she wanted was more, she didn't just want someone, she wanted someone special that was just her own...in this case she bought him and lucky for her he wants to be hers. Excellent update. Looking forward to Lying Eyes update too. Keep them coming! Kathleen you're so right...he was always her willing slave in the show...thanx for great review   Jackofspikes Consequences 02/25/2006 02:20 pm God..I love this story! As soon as you are able...more please thanx so much glad you are liking it   Nemo Consequences 02/25/2006 02:13 pm Yeah, what's Buffy gonna do with him? That's what I'm wondering too... Giles is so smart, I'm glad he acted as he did. I'm looking forward to your next update thanx, glad you like my giles...thanx so much for good review   ZoeGrace Taking Responsibility 02/23/2006 10:44 pm I don't know...I just feel like he really WANTS buffy to be in charge. It makes him feel more secure. Whether or not that's healthy isn't really my debate...but he's going to be upset if ANYONE hurts or upsets buffy, even giles. Spike won't stand up for himself, not right now, but he might stand up for buffy. If he somehow came to Buffy's rescue, he would get some of his own back, and the dynamic between them would become more clear to the others. Yes, Buffy hurt him, but the physical part of it she thought he was "evil spike' trying to get one over on her. and the rest was just confusing as hell. You sleep with your former mortal enemy who tried to kill you multiple times...you have issues with men leaving or hurting you afterwards...how the hell does SHE know who or what he is. (I know this is verbose) but this is NOTHING compared to the way buffy behaved toward spike On the show. And I really think spike WANTS her to be in charge. Part of really being free is being allowed to make choices whether they are "correct" according to others or not. It's like buffy honoring his wish to sometimes call her "mistress" Not allowing him to call her that, to force freedom, isn't freedom, it's still controlling him. Buffy gets that. I'm not sure that Giles and the others, especially Tara do...and not you or your writing, but the characters themselves are pissing me off, because they keep trying to pull spike out, but he doesn't WANT to be drawn out right yet. They need to back off. Especially tara. I've never been so pissed at Tara, but she's just really being pushy with the evil glares and buffy's an evil abuser. And that's just not true. Both spike and buffy have a complicated history, but they have each other. Ok sorry this was so long. I just really like this story and wanted to clarify what my other review was all about. you know, zoe, i think you're absolutely right on most points... i'm glad you said that b/c it lets me know i'm portraying the characters as i intended...your interpretation of spike's behavior in the story is very accurate...whether it's right or wrong, people get comfortable in a certain situation, and it can be hard to try and move beyond that -- even if that situation is bad...and buffy is very confused, obviously, for a lot of reasons... But on the other hand, i think it's only realistic that the others would not see that right off. they have no idea of what goes on behind closed doors between these two...i know it's totally outside of reality, but if you suddenly found out someone *owned* a person like she owns spike, and had hit them before, and was currently sleeping with them...based on spike's behavior with her in front of them...i think although her friends don't really understand the situation, their reactions are understandable Thank you so much for your thoughtful review and taking such an interest in this story...long reviews are in no way bad... lol...i love em, myself! Thanks again! Jessi   Laura Siri Taking Responsibility 02/23/2006 08:31 am Delicious, as usual. Treacherous little cliff hanger there... you keep taking us on the ride with Buffy's emotions. More soon, please! lol...glad you are liking it... most likely lots more emotion next chapter   ComedyofErrors Taking Responsibility 02/23/2006 07:37 am Let's try this again. Good chapter, looking forward to that conversation with Giles. yeah, i think it will be good for our heroine thanx for review   ComedyofErrors Taking Responsibility 02/23/2006 07:37 am lol   Lou Taking Responsibility 02/23/2006 07:15 am Here's hoping it's going to be more than 'uncomfortabl' Poor Spike - he must feel like he's a piece of meat!! well that's what he's been treated like, isn't it? i think buffy deserves what she's going to get   Athenewolfe Taking Responsibility 02/23/2006 05:11 am happy sigh fabalicious chapter more more more more more more more hehe glad you're liking it so much...now please step away from the crack pipe.... ;) lol   bearfacedcheek Taking Responsibility 02/23/2006 05:06 am ooh great story. Don't think Giles is gonna be pleased to hear that Buffy's hit Spike herself once or twice. no probably not ... she's in trouble now   Jackofspikes Taking Responsibility 02/23/2006 04:31 am I can clearly see why you've been been nominated at the fang fetish awards...brilliant...as usual! thank you so much for the compliment...glad you are liking it   Morrigan Taking Responsibility 02/23/2006 03:07 am Uh oh... Buffy's gonna get scolded! lol...looks like   Nemo Taking Responsibility 02/23/2006 01:45 am Loved this chapter. A lovely Buffy/Spike talk, I just hope Spike will trust her to not hurt him again, and that buffy meant what shesaid. And Giles... I hope he's not too hard on Buffy, but I guess I have to read to find out. I'm looking forward to your next chapter. ~Nina thanx for review, glad you liked it...   Spikes Slayer2 Taking Responsibility 02/23/2006 12:31 am ok so i knwo spike is all emotionally abused and whatever.. but he needs to relax a little, he's annoying me in the way that he's so devoted to her both as a lover and a slave.. and she needs to i dno.. not be so "oh woe is me?" kinda.. i dno.. just my opinion.. i wanna see what has happened to riley! *gasp* (dodges flying tomatoes!!) lol...i know my tales get a bit on the over-angsty side... *rolls eyes at self* riley's activities of the moment will be revealed ...and i don't throw tomatoes...rocks maybe .... ;)   Robyn Taking Responsibility 02/23/2006 12:01 am Thank you for the update, I can't wait for the next chapter. you are very welcome, glad you are enjoying it   neo_trinityknot Taking Responsibility 02/22/2006 11:54 pm Ah! Mean Giles! lol   ZoeGrace Taking Responsibility 02/22/2006 11:50 pm I hope spike rescues her from Giles. I know that sounds absurd, but he has vampire senses, he'll sense her or smell her tears or SOMETHING. lol...wow...i would have thought people would have been *wanting* someone to tell her how it is!   Nikkole Taking Responsibility 02/22/2006 11:40 pm UHOH!! *Buffy's gonna get it* lol   Spikez_tart Forgiveness 02/25/2006 06:36 pm Liked the Giles hug and then push away - his true love for his adopted daughter allows him to overcome his natural repulsion at physical closeness. Also, you are a tease: But his stance, his demeanor, was absolutely different. Everything about the way this version of Spike carried himself spoke of humility and submission – and more than a little fear." How did arrogant, confident Spike get to this terrible place and how is Buffy going to cure him? glad you are enjoying it...giles can be tough to get right, but i thought that might be how he would respond...dont worry...he's going to get his spike-ness back   Spikez_tart Forgiveness 02/21/2006 07:21 pm JL - I don't like to see Spike so whipped. You are going to fix this aren't you? oh definitely, i promise   Robyn Forgiveness 02/21/2006 06:24 pm Thank you for the update. You have done a fantastic job of showing how a physically strong women like Buffy can become the victim of an abusive spouse, and that the abuse is not always of a physical nature. thanx...i don't think actual physical strength is what determines it, it's emotional health (insecurity, self-worth, etc.) glad you are liking this   Morrigan Forgiveness 02/21/2006 05:39 pm Aww!  Great reunion.  Wish Spike could find his way back to himself soon. he will i promise   Lou Forgiveness 02/21/2006 08:47 am Good old Giles - at least he can handle her re-education. yeah, i think he's up to it   ComedyofErrors Forgiveness 02/21/2006 07:41 am I like Giles's different versions of the reunion. I'm glad he wasn't immediately forgiving, even if he did forgive her. thanx, glad you're liking it...giles is too much like her father to not at least reprimand her for what she did   Nikkole Forgiveness 02/21/2006 07:09 am Very good chapter! That is pretty much how I thought the reunion would go. I like Giles' words to Spike about calling him Rupert or Watcher, very good! thanx... the dynamic between spike and the others is very much changed since before the slavery .. glad you are enjoying it   Athenewolfe Forgiveness 02/21/2006 06:51 am Excellant update sweetie - I love how this story is moving and can't wait to see Riley's downfall. *wicked grin* thanx, glad you are enjoying it...Riley's downfall will be worth it   Jackofspikes Forgiveness 02/21/2006 05:43 am yay..updatey goodness! Really loving this story. Thank you for writing it. thanx, glad you are liking it   Nemo Forgiveness 02/21/2006 01:02 am Perfect Giles! Just the way he should have acted in that situation! Great job! thanx, glad you liked it   UncagedMuse Forgiveness 02/21/2006 12:50 am Enjoyed! thanx   akarinacj Forgiveness 02/20/2006 11:33 pm Great chapter. I liked the way Giles spoke to Buffy.He reprimended her without "doing it", and that was good. I really hope Spike gets his selfconfidence back soon. I´m courous about the other vampires in the house, and their future interaction with Spike. Waiting anxiously for the next chapter. thanx, glad you liked it...things should be getting interested   Spikes Slayer2 Forgiveness 02/20/2006 11:25 pm omg, that was so not the reaction i was expecting.. that was so much more *touching*!.. it was so real and true to life.. im so glad that giles has forgiven her.. thanx that's what i was aiming for...of course he would forgive her, but not just let her think everything was okay with what she did glad you liked it   Maddy Uncertainty 02/20/2006 02:38 am Ok, that was kind of interlude to make readers even more curious, wasn't it? :-) It worked ;-) I can't wait to see what will be Giles's reaction to Spike presence and all that "Buffy owning Spike" situation. Keep writing, keep posting! lol...kinda sorta Giles-reaction coming up! glad you're enjoying it   Morrigan Uncertainty 02/20/2006 02:33 am Oh, poor girl!  I really felt for her, in this chapter.  Spike too, though.  He need a new duster!  *wink* yes he does...we might have to find a way to make that happen   Laura Siri Uncertainty 02/20/2006 12:02 am Beautiful updates... Especially Unbroken. The Tara and Willow talk was just lovely. Can't wait to see Buffy and Giles reunite! Thank you! Look forward to more... thanks, glad you liked unbroken... i was getting a lot of attacks on my tara...lol... and i wanted to make it more clear how she felt and why she felt that way   Spikes Slayer2 Uncertainty 02/19/2006 11:17 pm *GASP* giles is back!!! yea!!   ComedyofErrors Uncertainty 02/19/2006 08:09 pm Continuing strong. thanx   Lou Uncertainty 02/19/2006 03:01 pm Willow and Tara returned Buffy's strength, I hope Giles can do something about her brains. lol...have faith in Giles   Nikkole Uncertainty 02/19/2006 01:47 pm Very nice chapter. I can't wait to see how Giles and Buffy get through their first time seeing each other in so many years! I am glad she is trying to give Spike the freedom to decide what to call her. It will be his first real step in becoming the person he was before slavery. I can't wait for the next update! so glad you liked it...yeah, buffy is gradually starting to understand what she has to do to help him...thanx for the review   Nemo Uncertainty 02/19/2006 12:28 pm Wow. Great chapter, and a evil cliffie! I hope you keep updating as often as you have done because I'm really dying to find out what Giles has to say! Oh, and I loved the part about the clothes. It was really beautiful how you made a simple t-shirt and a pair of jeans mean so much for Spike. I'm looking forward to more thanks so much...glad you liked that part...i was trying to show how much the little things mean to someone who's literally lost *everything*...even their own sense of self...thanx for great review   akarinacj Uncertainty 02/19/2006 12:14 pm Clifhangers, clifhangers... sometimes I really want to not read your chapters in a week or so,so I least can go on to the next chapter without stomach ache, he, he. But the problem is I´m to curious... and the story is to good,So every time I read on of your chapters I have to suffer the conscequences...Please update soon. Great chapter by the way... lol...so glad to be able to keep you hooked...that's a good thing right? ;) glad you are enjoying it   anon Uncertainty 02/19/2006 12:02 pm is it wrong that I want Giles to tell her to go to hell before he forgives her no...lol...because that's what she deserves isn't it?   pfeifferpack Uncertainty 02/19/2006 11:46 am All right....on to the face to face with Giles. Perhaps his vampires will finally get through to Buffy the wrongness of it all and help her see what it should be with Spike. Naturally Riley's going to have to show up again until you kill him (I hope, I hope!!!!......I always called him the abomination tee hee). Excellent update....poor Spike so unsure and vulnerable. Wish we could find his coat for him! Kathleen well of course Riley must die...that's a given...lol...thanx for great review, big reunion next update!   Athenewolfe Uncertainty 02/19/2006 11:39 am excellant chapter - I can't wait to see the reunion! reunion coming up   Jackofspikes Uncertainty 02/19/2006 10:16 am oh...wow...I..have no idea what to say. You have such an amazing insight into abuse. As usual I love it. thanx...glad you are liking it   Irene A Different Life 02/18/2006 10:58 pm When I first saw this story i didn't read it then today i thought why not so i did. and i am so glad that i did, I absolutly Love this story! Riely is such (insert many bad words here) i really hope that something bad happens to him. i was also suprised at Tara's reaction to Buffy and Spike's relationship, she better come around. But whatever happens on that front i can hardly wait for the next update. glad you decided to give it a chance Riley has more pain headed his way, and Tara will soften...i think she has some valid points...glad you are enjoying my story   pfeifferpack A Different Life 02/18/2006 09:56 am Wordy me, yet I forgot to mention something! I wonder about Angel in this world of no free vampires.....did he shanshu and go into the slave trade himself? (I can just see him being the one to sell Spike into slavery if Spike had come to him for safety!) You just know Riley would have tried to find and sell Angel but if he was human he'd have been safe. I can picture poor Spike going to his sire and the birk selling him off for fun and profit. Kathleen angel's not going to really factor into the story all that much i think...but i can so see that happening too!!! Grrr... hate Angel! Okay over it   pfeifferpack A Different Life 02/18/2006 09:48 am Can't wait to see how they manage to pull down Riley Finn's enterprise. Slavery would make too many people far too rich to just go quietly in the night! Love Julian already (poor sweetie so terrified and so grateful for Giles' kindness). I also have to tell you you've made me want to just kiss Giles and I haven't felt that since he showed up all pod person in S7 on the show! I can see him taking on this cause so easily, Tara too. Excellent update as always. Buffy needs to heal her vampire with some good old fashioned Slayer blood *G*. Kathleen thanx, glad you like my OC...was a bit nervous about the method of his introduction...glad you are enjoying the story   Lou A Different Life 02/18/2006 08:32 am Rupert Giles, the Martin Luther King de nos jours! lol...i like that thought   Spikes Slayer2 A Different Life 02/18/2006 01:14 am well at least giles is being kind to them.. cant wait till he goes off at riley.. yeah, i cant see giles being any other way   Athenewolfe A Different Life 02/17/2006 10:21 pm wonderful fab story! I simply loved it! This chappie was just so fab so glad you liked it   Morrigan A Different Life 02/17/2006 08:52 pm Yay, Giles! lol...   ZoeGrace A Different Life 02/17/2006 08:41 pm This is an interesting look at Giles. I really like what you're doing with his character. thanx so much, glad you like my Giles...i seem to be getting a lot of positive feedback on him... guess i'm doing something right lol   ComedyofErrors A Different Life 02/17/2006 08:32 pm I like your depiction of Giles. This is just the sort of role I would have expected of him, very appropriate to his personality. I'm curious: in this reality, was Ethan imprisoned by the Initiative? thanx, that's how i pictured him too...obviously ;) ... and as to Ethan Rayne...the answer is yes, he was   Typerbabe57 A Different Life 02/17/2006 08:28 pm I like this Giles. It'll be interesting to see the interaction between him and Buffy, since they've been basically estranged for a while. Great chapter, as always--although at the beginning I was wondering who the heck Julian was! yeah...next chapter should be interesting...yeah i was wondering about my beginning but i hoped to make it clear a few paragraphs into the chapter glad you are enjoying it   Shanna A Different Life 02/17/2006 08:23 pm The story is great and getting better. I personally would like to thank you for updating so frequently. It keeps the story fresh/alive for me rather then continuously going back to re-read and refresh. Kudos. thanx so much   Shanna A Different Life 02/17/2006 08:22 pm The story is great and getting better. I personally would like to thank you for updating so frequently. It keeps the story fresh/alive for me rather then continuously going back to re-read and refresh. Kudos. thanx glad you are enjoying it   Jackofspikes A Different Life 02/17/2006 08:03 pm I bow at the feet of greatness! Do you ever write a sucky chapter??lol in my opinion...yes lol as far as your opinion...let me know if i do okay? ;) thanx for review   delusional_harm Unbroken 03/18/2006 04:22 pm Unbroken... What a lovely expression. Great chapter as usual =) thanx, so glad you like it the term and the chapter   Nemo Unbroken 02/17/2006 08:31 am Aww...sweet Willow/Tara, those two are just perfect together. Tara's thoughts are understandable, same as Willow's, but I can't wait until Spike has a say in the matter. Great chapter! that's kind of what i was aiming for...both sides have valid points...and Spike will have his say eventually   Lou Unbroken 02/17/2006 03:43 am Viva la Revolution! lol...i agree   Jackofspikes Unbroken 02/16/2006 08:00 pm I am in awe. Absolutley brilliant! More please thanx so much thanx for your very flattering review, glad you are enjoying it   Spikes Slayer2 Unbroken 02/16/2006 07:54 pm aww.. thanx   Spikez_tart Unbroken 02/16/2006 07:37 pm She hoped that Spike had not been subjected to the terrible breaking process that Giles had described to her. What a tease you are. Devoted readers need to know all. all in good time thanx for being a "devoted reader"...your reviews keep me writing   Morrigan Unbroken 02/16/2006 07:08 pm Great chapter.  Maybe Tara will be a little less angry over Buffy and Spike now, too. yeah, Willow is helping her to understand a little better...   Athenewolfe Unbroken 02/16/2006 06:25 pm excellant update - I am loving this fic more and more everyday! thanx so much, so glad you are enjoying it   Maddy Always Yours 02/16/2006 02:01 am Oh, I had tears in my eyes at the end of that chapter. Poor Spike, tormened and broken. But I hope you will make him to get himsel together. It's time for Spike to stop crying and go kick some asses. One of Riley's in particular ;-) he will in time...Buffy's behavior followed by Riley's torture left him very confused and a little on the needy side... but I'll make it better i promise   Laura Siri Always Yours 02/15/2006 10:57 pm Awwww.... Beautiful chappie. But what we need to see is Buffy telling him she's his just the same as he's hers. ::Looks hopeful:: Poor sexy injured Spike. Hope for more soon! i agree; but they're still a little ways away from that unfortunately   ComedyofErrors Always Yours 02/15/2006 04:36 pm Good update. Love the consideration of Buffy in coming to grips with what she's done, even unintentionally. thanx...she needs to take responsibility for her own actions, because whether she wants to be or not, she's chosen to be responsible for Spike...   Nemo Always Yours 02/15/2006 08:34 am Very sweet. I'm glad they worked some things out and that they didn't go any further than kissing, that sure would have hurt Spike badly. I love this new tenderness, probably what they both need. Lovely chapter jl1980, I'm looking forward to more. ~Nina thank you so much, glad you are enjoying it...yeah, for now, they just need to take things slow, and she needs to be sensitive to his needs... glad you are enjoying it so much   Nikkole Always Yours 02/15/2006 06:57 am VEry nice. I am glad that Tara had brought up these issues, and that Buffy realy did think about what she might have done. I enjoyed this chapter! thanx; so glad you liked it...Buffy needed to start re-evaluating her actions toward Spike...   Thianna Always Yours 02/15/2006 06:46 am loved this chapter. thanx   ilpopi Always Yours 02/15/2006 04:09 am This was a great chapter. Loving and tender and sweet. Buffy is also seeing for the first time how hard it is to really know what Spike wants and she is really making an effort for him. glad you liked it...she is trying to make things right but still has a ways to go   Lou Always Yours 02/15/2006 03:24 am It still sounds like he's a possession - if only she'd said she was his. there you go again, all Percepto-Person ...all in good time, all in good time   akarinacj Always Yours 02/15/2006 02:24 am This chapter nearly made me cry. Wonderfully written. Spikes actions were so believable... and It was so sad that he was so confused and afraid of Buffy´s reactions. Difficult for him, and difficult for her, and yet at the same time their actions were so tender... Please, please, let them have some spuffy time without the darkness, at least for a while??? thanx, glad you are enjoying it..glad it almost made you cry...lol...;) yes, the whole situation is a difficult one, and they have a lot to work out   Spikes Slayer2 Always Yours 02/14/2006 09:16 pm awww.. thats sweet but spike is still thinking that she wants him only like a mistress and not as an actual person.. generally speaking... yeah, he's a little confused...but wouldn't you be? she's smacking him one second and kissing him the next...she's gonna have to go a little ways to get through the wrong ideas she's made him believe   Morrigan Always Yours 02/14/2006 09:07 pm Powerful stuff here.  Great chapter! thanx so much   Spikez_tart Always Yours 02/14/2006 07:48 pm Great Tara in Chap 22. Too bad she wasn't that good on the show. Yeah i always thought Tara had an inner strength that they never really showed on the show...but given the right circumstances it would come out   Typerbabe57 Always Yours 02/14/2006 07:32 pm I'm glad Buffy took Tara's words to heart and started looking at Spike's situation more from his point of view. This was a very tender, sweet chapter--I loved it, and I love the direction their relationship is starting to take. thanx...glad you liked it... i know tara was a little harsh but i think it was the only way to make Buffy really understand... thanx for reviewing   Athenewolfe Always Yours 02/14/2006 06:24 pm ahhhh poor spikey and buffy so confused... I love this story ... me love story! thanx, glad you're liking it   delusional_harm Power and Choice 03/09/2006 01:48 pm Great chapter. And I LOVE Tara. I was about to stop reading before this chapter because Spike was so out of his character and I had thought you somehow *enjoyed* making him completely her property, like a furniture. But Tara saved it, I guess. “When one person has all the power, and the other one doesn’t have the option of saying ‘no’…when you can literally *kill* him if he tries to stop you…there’s another word for that, Buffy.” Wow. Just... very impressive. lol...so glad Tara could redeem me in your eyes...i'm really not an evil sadistic person...i just write like one.... ...thanx for review   Laura Siri Power and Choice 02/14/2006 12:45 pm Go Tara! Excellent update... For all the good Buffy does for Spike, she does need to change the nature of their, um, relationship if she wants a real relationship. As usual, fantastic work. yep...doesn't matter how much good you're doing for someone if all their choices are in your hands instead of theirs...thanx for good review   Spikes Slayer2 Power and Choice 02/14/2006 01:46 am goodness.. go tara.. im just, speechless... i mean, that was just so amazing in how you explained everything.. just.. amazing.. there are no words.. thank you so much glad you enjoyed it...guess my strong opinions came out a little bit in that chapter...not that i agree with *everything* she said..but a lot of it   pfeifferpack Power and Choice 02/13/2006 01:57 pm Excellent! Tara is so right in all she says. The only thing "wrong" is that Spike really does love Buffy of his own choosing. I can easily see Tara being the one to bring it up thanks to years of her family making her a sort of slave...she understands the importance of free will and being able to exercise it without being punished. Dear Spike needs Buffy now and she will do the right thing which will include giving him choice. We all know he will chose her though! Well done! Kathleen Keeping my eye pealed for the next installment of this and the other as well since in that one DarkWIllow is circling like an angry shark! Poor Spike, I think he needs a volunteer to help mend his owies and I'm willing to volunteer LOL thanx for wonderful review...i've gotten such in depth and thoughtful reviews on this particular chapter, i love it you are the only one who noticed the connection between tara's background and her feelings about what's been done to Spike... go you ;)   Nemo Power and Choice 02/13/2006 09:40 am You've got me crying now. Wow, that was touching. I agree with a lot of what Tara says, really, about what a relationship is, or should be. But at the same time I believe in Spike's love for Buffy, and that she feels or will feel the same. I don't think that Spike was ever *really* her slave, even though she treated him badly. He was more of a friend than a slave could be. Just my thoughts. Anyway, I'm loving it and really looking forward to your next chapter. ~ Nina i agree with you...Tara is right, though Buffy never intended things the way that Tara sees them...and it was his friendship that helped *Buffy* become free... thanx for great review   ComedyofErrors Power and Choice 02/13/2006 09:15 am Interesting that it's Tara that makes these declarations. She's a good choice for it, having the underlying strength and determination that the others sometimes lack. thanx...i always thought Tara was much stronger than she appeared on the surface...and she's not too close to Buffy to tell her the truth...   Lou Power and Choice 02/13/2006 07:37 am Yay - Tara rocks. She's said it all - and very eloquently! Nicely done. Buffy's been a real dumbass in this. thanx...some people got mad at tara over that little speech, but i think she was (mostly) right...   Nikkole Power and Choice 02/13/2006 07:02 am WOW, that was very good. Really makes you think. Great chapter! thanx...what i was aiming for   Athenewolfe Power and Choice 02/13/2006 05:27 am poor buffy - although tara is right - a slave doesn't have a choice, it doesn't matter what he thinks. *hugs* excellant ficcage! i agree...buffy's not as guilty as tara thinks...but tara is still right... thanx for review ;)   ilpopi Power and Choice 02/13/2006 03:55 am From Spike's POV some things may not be forced, but From Buffy's POV everything should be considered forced because there is no way for her to know the difference unless Spike is free to choose for himself. great point...i agree completely... he really loves her but she can't really know for sure the way things stand between them right now   Morrigan Power and Choice 02/13/2006 03:46 am Tara *does* have a pretty good point there.  I wonder what Buffy is going to do, now? we'll see ;) thanx for review   ilpopi Power and Choice 02/13/2006 03:34 am Tara is right on most of her points. Spike needs to be free to make his own choices. Being a slave does not mean that everything Spike does is forced. It's just very hard to find out what is forced and what is not when Spike is not allowed to say no. The only way to test it is to set him free. If Buffy would free Spike, it might do more damage than good right now since he would take it as a rejection. They need to build his strength, both physical and mental, before that happens. i agree with you on all points...as some reviewers on other sites seem to have forgotten, just b/c i write something into a character's dialogue or opinions does not mean that is *my* opinion...lol... thanx for thoughtful review   Maddy Power and Choice 02/13/2006 03:17 am I loved the chapter. I like Tara geting angry. Buffy really needed to be made to realise some things and there was nobody who can do that better than Tara. Xander or Willow just wouldn't be convincing, i just don't see them being concerned about Spike's feelings. Good move. Keep writing! i agree...xander and willow are just too attached to buffy and don't want to hurt her feelings...tara has just enough distance from her to be able to just tell her off! lol thanx for great review   bloodshedbaby Power and Choice 02/13/2006 01:54 am great chapter! Tara's being a bit of a butthead, isn't she? Poor Spike. Poor Buffy. I have faith that Buffy will do what she needs to do to make it right well...you've got to think of how it looks to tara, not having been there for everything...in a sense she's right...though not about everything... thanx so much for your review   jacquie Power and Choice 02/13/2006 01:24 am go Tara! please update soon thanx i will, i promise   Lou The Claim 02/13/2006 07:32 am At least Buffy's beginning to realise what a pig she's been. I hope the Scoobies tell her how dumb she's been. they won't *all* be able to keep quiet about it ;)   Nikkole The Claim 02/12/2006 06:43 pm Very nice! I really like that chapter. I am glad that Buffy is ashamed of the way she treated Spike like her possesion. she should be....she just needs to see how her behavior looked to someone else to understand it... thanx for review   Nemo The Claim 02/12/2006 11:57 am Beautiful update, very touching. I'm glad things are starting to work out, and that Buffy felt ashamed after Spike called her mistress, she should be! I agree with Tara, that slavery is really disusting. I hope you find a way to punish Riley the way he deserves, with a whole lot of pain and humiliation! I'm looking forward to your next update! don't worry, riley has more punishment coming to him... Buffy needed to see her behavior toward Spike through someone else's eyes to face up to it herself...thanx so much for your kind review   Dar The Claim 02/12/2006 08:04 am I liked Xander getting to see his hero Riley in a new light. the rest of the story was so tender, so sad now if their respective stubbornness doesn't pop up. yeah...that's usually a problem isn't it? ;)   Avalon'sMysteries The Claim 02/12/2006 06:23 am Awww....this chapter is awesome. Can't wait to read what happens next. I suspect that Riley will try to mess things up. you suspect right   Spikes Slayer2 The Claim 02/12/2006 06:00 am awww *tear* thats so good how you made me feel what they were feeling.. poor spike.. and i hope the scoobies realise her intentions behind buying spike - that she was friendless, unloved and alone and she *needed* him.. thanx so much, so glad the story could touch you...yeah, i'm trying to keep a balance so that Buffy's motives are understood, while still making it clear that her treatment of Spike was wrong... thanx again for review   Morrigan The Claim 02/12/2006 05:38 am Great chapter.  Loved how Buffy actually used her brain, concerning Spike and his feelings, instead of just saying or doing something foolish.  Can't wait till the next update. yeah...sometimes the less said the better thanx for review   Laura Siri The Claim 02/11/2006 10:50 pm Awwww.... this is such an amazingly sweet chapter. It may be hard for Buffy's friends to get past her earlier treatment of Spike... It'll be interesting to see where this goes. Amazing chapter! Thank you so much! yeah, but maybe that will help her in the long run...thanx so much for your review   Spikez_tart The Claim 02/11/2006 10:22 pm Mmmm good spuffy thanx ;)   Spikez_tart The Claim 02/11/2006 10:21 pm Mmmm good spuffy thanx   bloodshedbaby The Claim 02/11/2006 10:00 pm Awesome chapter. very emotionally packed. Can't wait to read what happens next!! thanx so much   ComedyofErrors The Claim 02/11/2006 08:41 pm Buffy's self-reproach is well handeled and her treatment of Spike very touching. Great work. thanx for your review she's come a long way but she's not quite there yet   Typerbabe57 The Claim 02/11/2006 08:37 pm Awesome chapter! Glad Spike is finally getting some TLC and for once some sympathy from the scoobies. Can't wait to see how Buffy and Spike's relationship progresses from here--and no doubt Riley isn't finished yet, either! Lovin' it! right on all counts!! lol..thanx so much for your kind review   pfeifferpack The Claim 02/11/2006 08:32 pm Been watching for this all day. Excellent even if Riley isn't complete toast yet. So gald the scoobies are going to be solidly behind Spike this time (Yeah the deserved glare of Tara!). This rocks. Kathleen oh but he will be!! i promise! and for once the peer pressure on Buffy will be a good thing   Kyra The Claim 02/11/2006 07:15 pm That was a really sweet chapter. I was kind of squeamish about some of the parts of this story, but I really like what its evolved into. I'm really looking forward to see how it all ends. i'm glad that i could win you over with this one ;) thanx   Athenewolfe The Claim 02/11/2006 07:11 pm Happy sigh.. This is a wonderful fic! I love it! thanx so much   Lou Ownership 02/13/2006 05:07 am At least she's saved Spike - but Buffy's got a long way to go before she'll be back in my good books!! i agree...she has a lot to make up for...   Laura Siri Ownership 02/10/2006 01:08 pm Ah! So good! Poor Spike... are we going to see his chip removed anytime soon so he return some of the damage to Riley? Sweet vengance!!! ::rubs her hands in evil glee:: And the final line, "You were never mine at all," that so sums up the abuse Buffy's been suffering, because that's what it comes down to. Spike is hers, even as a slave. Fantasticly beautiful! Thank you! thanx...glad you are enjoying it.. Riley definitely will be getting more damage done...de-chippage not any time soon...but we'll see ;)   Avalon'sMysteries Ownership 02/10/2006 10:03 am Wonderful chapter! I hope there will be some more Riley kicking, he really deserves it. I love this story even though the previous chapters made me nervous and almost sick. oh yeah, Riley deserves a lot worse than one little butt-kicking for all the damage he did to Spike   Athenewolfe Ownership 02/10/2006 04:15 am Wow fab chapter *does happy dance that Velvet is dust! That was wonderful *grin* I LOVE this story! hehehe runs off to update it to website! *hugs* hehe thanx so much ;)   akarinacj Ownership 02/10/2006 04:09 am I love this story. The chapter was great. although Velvet "died" too easily. She should have suffered more, he,he. The only thing I´m sad about is that under all this, Spike was unconsious and didn´t see Buffy saving him. Well, but at least he´s in for a surprise when he wakes up again. Well you know the drill...: Please update soon!!!! everyone seems to be of that opinion about Velvet lol hmmm... yeah Spike's gonna get a surprise for sure thanx for review   Jenna Ownership 02/10/2006 12:39 am Absolutely wonderful chapter. This is what I've been waiting for. Go, Buffy, go! Now she needs to take poor Spike out of there and take care of him. tlc for Spike, coming up ;)   Nemo Ownership 02/09/2006 11:44 pm YES! *does snoopy dance* She's out of there! Yay! No more Mrs Riley Finn! That was so powerful, I loved it! Finally Buffy shows her true self, and doesn't let that jerk put her down! And I loved hur you portraied Xander, it's so typical of him to go up agaist soemone bigger just to protect Buffy. Gotta love himfor that! Thanks for the updaet jl! I can't wait to see wat happens next! ~Nina thanx, glad you like it Xander is actually one of my favorite characters, until season six when they turned him into a jealous bigot...i like to write xander like he originally was...loyal and brave and a genuinely good friend   Nikkole Ownership 02/09/2006 10:29 pm VERY GOOD! Riley kickage, YAY!!! I can't wait to see how this ends, and the reunion with Buffy and Giles! oh not the end...not yet   Spikes Slayer2 Ownership 02/09/2006 08:20 pm YAY she beat his ass all the way to the moon and back!!! WHOO HOO!! poor spike... yeah, poor spikey needs some tlc, dontcha think? ;)   AthenaHahn Ownership 02/09/2006 08:06 pm YES!!! RILEY BASHING!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!! WRITE MORE, SOON!!!! VERY SOON!!! *coughs* Ahem... umm... sorry about the caps... I get a little emotional when I'm tired. *sheepish grin* lol...thanx...glad you liked the update...there will be more riley bashage...promise   bloodshedbaby Ownership 02/09/2006 08:02 pm wow. powerful stuff! fantastic chapter. I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens when they get spike out of there. thanx so much...i got a little misty writing this chap lol   Irishrose Ownership 02/09/2006 07:23 pm awwww....what a wonderful chapter. And yay! Velvet is dust. Too bad Riley couldn't join her. Thanks for the update! no, riley deserves worse than she got... ;) thanx for review   Morrigan Ownership 02/09/2006 07:20 pm Oh yeah!  Riley SO deserved to be beat down.  And that nasty Velvet is dust.  Whoo-hoo!...  I might have prefered a beating for her too, but at least she's dead, and that's a good thing!  Can't wait for the next update. yeah...in my opinion riley's the real evil one here...in a way, velvet was a victim too... thanx for review   pfeifferpack Ownership 02/09/2006 07:14 pm OH yeah......Velvet dusting (although it was a bit quick considering all the ways I would have done her in *G*). Poor Spike will be in for a surprise at the change in his situation methinks. I am also certain that Riley isn't done yet with either of them and GIles and his organization might just come in handy! Excellent update (I've been waiting all day hoping for this). Kathleen you're very perceptive...my villains almost always come back lol...thanx so much for your review   Typerbabe57 Ownership 02/09/2006 06:43 pm EXCELLENT! Not exactly the holy water enema I envisioned for Velvet, but very satisfying. Loved the Riley bashing (does that make me a bad person?)-- he got what he deserved. Good to see Buffy get her fire back (and friends) back. Just hope poor Spike will recover okay. wow,everybody really hated velvet, huh? and she started off to be a victim!! LOL...i love the riley bashing too, doesn't make you bad person...or does it make *me* a bad person...hmmm... ;) thanx so much for review   ComedyofErrors Ownership 02/09/2006 06:17 pm Ha! Great chapter. I can't wait to see poor Spike when he wakes. yeah, he's in for a bit of a surprise   Jacquie Ownership 02/09/2006 05:43 pm I have just discovered that I really hate reading unfinished works! I feel like a junkie who has to beg for their next fix! Truely loving your story, but getting frustrated at the (very short) wait between chapters. This story is a definate 'page turner', but some really EVIL person ripped out the rest of the pages!" Please feed my addiction soon. lol...thanx so much, glad to know i've got you hooked ;) hope you enjoy the rest just as much and i'll try to keep the updates coming quick   vladt Edge of Darkness 03/24/2006 08:57 pm finally had the opportunity to devote to your fic. good read. last couple of chapter, exceptionly good. thanks for the read. thanx so much, so glad you like it now that you're having the chance to read it   Athenewolfe Edge of Darkness 02/09/2006 08:28 am By the way I love the last line in this fic. “Didn’t anyone ever teach you not to touch other people’s things without asking?” OMG that was so funny! thanx...glad you liked it.... Spike probably didn't like it much though ;)   Laura Siri Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 11:06 pm Oh, it can't end there! I want to see Riley-torture. I can't wait for another update! Feed my addiction, please... Don't worry Riley will pay soon!   Spikez_tart Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 07:05 pm Oh no! More evil cliffhangers! sorry...a little...maybe ;)   AthenaHahn Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 06:45 pm Wow... ummm... can I just say that you are EVIL for leaving it right there? I can? Okay great; YOU ARE EVIL!!!! GAH!!! Please please please update soon; I want to see Buffy kick Riley's ass!! lol...one Riley a**-kicking coming up!!   pfeifferpack Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 04:23 pm Creative torture sequence....lots left to the mental images without writing it all out. Tricky to pull off....kudos. Not sure who I hate more, Riley or Velvet LOL. Felt bad that Buffy called Spike a thing, but glad she's there and cares. I'd say she should feed Velvet to Spike but he deserves something not likely to poison him! Excellent update to an excellent story. Kathleen Thanks...I didn't want to be too graphic with that scene for once...glad you noticed the "thing" line at the end...coming at a bad time for Spike, right after Riley's verbal abuse to reinforce it... glad you're enjoying the story   Nikkole Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 12:46 pm You just had to end it there didn't you? You are a cruel, cruel person! I LOVE IT!! LOL! VERY good chapter. Can't wait for the next one. yep, i know, i'm as sadistic as Riley... lol... thanx ;)   MAGGIE Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 11:16 am AMAZING WONDERFUL STORY STARTED READING COULD NT STOP WAS GREATLY DISSAPPOINTED WHEN THERE WAS NT ANYMORE TO READ I HOPE SOON VERY SOON YOU LL ADD SOME MORE NICE LONG CHAPTERS PLEASE IT WOULD MAKE THIS OLD LADY IN THE MOUNTAINS VERY HAPPY THANK YOU MAGGIE so glad you're enjoying it...don't worry i'll update very soon   bloodshedbaby Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 09:49 am noooooooooo..... not the end of the chapter.... sorry...okay not really ;)   Dar Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 09:29 am Just tell me he's not just a thing to Buffy. Though Velvet is a thing, Riley is a thing both evil soulless things. Great update. i'm glad so many people caught on to the importance of that line... good Buffy quip, but bad for Spike... thanx for review   anon Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 08:57 am its nice that Buffy called him her THING before he passed out yep...poor baby, so *not* what he needed to hear   ComedyofErrors Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 08:36 am Excellent last two chapters. Riley makes a good sadist with his holy water and whips. Must say I didn't anticipate the spell he'd placed on Buffy, but it makes sense. Great behavior from Velvet. I like Buffy's awakening sense of self and her friends' support. thanx, so glad you're enjoying it   ComedyofErrors Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 08:36 am Excellent last two chapters. Riley makes a good sadist with his holy water and whips. Must say I didn't anticipate the spell he'd placed on Buffy, but it makes sense. Great behavior from Velvet. I like Buffy's awakening sense of self and her friends' support. thanx   Stacy Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 07:12 am Oh my! That was a horrible place to stop. Now I have to nag... HURRY, Hurry. Post, Post! We really need an update ASAP! Thanks for writing(quickly). okay okay!!!! LOL thanx for kind review, motivates fast writing   jacquie Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 05:25 am My sanity may never forgive you...You CAN*T stop there!!!!! That's just cruel! MORE MORE MORE! thanx so much promise update soon   Athenewolfe Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 03:55 am starts up a chant for Velvet dustage. never knew I could hate a vampire character so much - excellant update sweetie! I loved this story! *Huggles* i'm so glad you hate her...means I'm doing my job thanx for review   Lou Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 03:02 am Yaaay! Buffy's back - and she's mad! Please update asap!! yep...someone's going down   Spikes Slayer2 Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 02:29 am SQUEE!!!! arghhh!!! she's there!!!! *does happy dance* hehe thanx   Morrigan Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 01:49 am Oh, I hope this is it...the end of that nasty Velvet tramp!  You have done a wonderful job of creating a character that I really love to hate! thanx...that was my goal   Nemo Edge of Darkness 02/08/2006 01:49 am Yes! Here comes Buffy to the rescue! Finally! All that torture made me sick, I can't tell you how mad I am at Riley, and Velvet! F*cking bitch! Sorry, now I'm cursing again... but your story reallly has catched me. Thank you for being so fast with the updates! Great story jl! yeah, they're gonna pay now though thanx for review   Athenewolfe Revelation 05/31/2006 05:39 pm Just realized i never reviewed this chapter - it was excellant reading and I almost feel sprry for what riley will feel (wrath of slayer) but still... almost ... he deserves much pain! lol...thanx for the thoughtful review   Cewcew Revelation 02/07/2006 11:40 pm Take that power away, give it back to Buffy. then let Xander beat his ASS! yes, ma'am!!! ;)   Typerbabe57 Revelation 02/07/2006 08:24 pm You do know you're killing us, right? Good thing you update so often, or we might not survive the suspense! lol...glad you're enjoying it so much   MARGARET Revelation 02/07/2006 02:52 pm THANK GOD BUFFY IS FINALLY WAKING UP AND GETTING SOME HELP...CAN THE VERY PAINFUL RILEY PAY BACK COME NEXT ? PLEASE? I'M ON TH EEDGE OF MY SEAT. GREAT STORY yep...Riley pain coming up i promise...thanx   Nikkole Revelation 02/07/2006 01:29 pm HEHE! Riley kicking ahead!! This was a very good chapter. I enjoyed it. I hope that she makes it in time, and I can't wait for Giles to show up, because you know he will always come back! Can't wait for the next chapter! thanx so much, glad you are enjoying it   pfeifferpack Revelation 02/07/2006 11:39 am Really surprised by the power stealing twist...good job! Also surprised that the entire gang (sans Giles) are rushing to the rescue. This is smile worthy in and of itself. Continues to be one good chapter after another.....good job again. Kathleen thanx..i was hoping that twist wasn't too obvious   Laura Siri Revelation 02/07/2006 11:34 am Oh, Riley is so gonna get it... And excellent plot twist! He's stealing her power. It makes sense. As always, loving this. thanx glad you're liking this, and much Riley suffering ahead !   Morrigan Revelation 02/07/2006 06:13 am Sings *There she goes to save the day!* ...  Eghem...  Sorry.  I need to not do that.  *L* Great chapter!   LOL...so glad you like it ;)   Lou Revelation 02/07/2006 05:27 am Yay - the cavalry's saddling up and moving out! This'll be a great fight, I hope! oh, yeah thanx for review   Irishrose Revelation 02/07/2006 03:18 am Woo Hoo!!! Go Buffy! and yay for the scooby team! Lovely chapter. thanx so much   Nemo Revelation 02/07/2006 02:45 am Wow. He stole her slayer strentgh?! That son of a b*tch! Sorry, but that just makes me real angry! I'm just hoping that they can make it in time, before Spike is dust, go Willow and aura-reading Tara! (By the way, it's so nice to see what would have happened if Tara hadn't died. I love her this way.) The scoobies really showed how good friends they can be, I loved that. xander getting angry for Riley hitting her, just as it should be! Great updaet jl, this just keeps getting better! ~Nina thanx so much, I'm so glad you like it...i'm glad you like the way i'm writing the secondary characters, that can be tricky thanx so much   Athenewolfe Revelation 02/07/2006 02:25 am lovely twist my dear - I didn't see that coming at all! I so hope Velvet ends up dust and riley broken and bloody. This is truly an egaging story! thanx so much, so glad you are enjoying it...Velvet-dustage and Riley-pain coming up!   jacquie Revelation 02/07/2006 02:18 am This is so exiciting. You are really fast at updating, but its got to a point in the story where I want to scream and pull my hair out, saying...'You CAN'T STOP NOW!!!' ....so for the sake of my sanity...please update soon! lol...ok ok, I'll hurry!   Spikes Slayer2 Revelation 02/07/2006 01:32 am *eyes bulging* OMG!! riley REALLY needs his ass kicked!! go xander lol and omg, poor spike.. i really hope buffy gets there in time i agree completely don't worry, she will   bloodshedbaby Revelation 02/07/2006 01:28 am Oh! It's the calvary!! *jumps up and down* yep   Tamara Revelation 02/07/2006 01:24 am To the rescue! yep   Morrigan Surviving 02/06/2006 11:21 pm Ewww...  I want Velvet to die.  I think that Riley should accidentally kill her, himself.  Grrr! There's an idea...that could be funny... but I think Buffy would feel a little cheated... ;) lol   Typerbabe57 Surviving 02/06/2006 08:06 pm Ohmigod!!! I hope Velvet gets a holy water enema, and as for Riley...I haven't been able to think of anything terrible enough for him, so I'll have to see how you work it out. holy water enema? lol... interesting idea... oh Riley will have a terrible fate in the end... not sure how far off the end is though :-\...not right away, anyway...   Emma Surviving 02/06/2006 05:28 pm This is a very intense fic. I really hope Buffy starts her training again and gets Spike out of there soon, before it's too late! Please update soon, I can't bear to wait much longer for the rest of this one! Glad you're into it I'll try to update soon   neo_trinityknot Surviving 02/06/2006 12:59 pm ::Cries:: Poor Spike! I know poor baby   pfeifferpack Surviving 02/06/2006 11:43 am The more I read of this the more I like it. One nice thing is that the Scoobies SHOULD like Spike better if ony because he's the one that talked Buffy into reconnecting with them. Love the actions of your offscreen Giles (and expect him to turn up in more than ancedote fashion in good time.). Poor Spike! Sure hope Buffy begins to have real feelings for him as well as cleaning house with Riley for this cruelty. Velvet can dust in time too (although I'd love Buffy to be the one to do it!). Excellent. Longing for more. Kathlen Thanks...yes, Giles will show up in person, I promise... and Riley's actions now might be just the wake up call Buffy needs... we'll see ;)   Lou Surviving 02/06/2006 07:01 am Methinks she'll not get back in time. What on earth can Spike come up with? Help him out!! You'll have to wait and see ;)   Athenewolfe Surviving 02/06/2006 06:35 am no.... buffy rescue spike...ahhh poor spikey.... love this chapter - this story keeps getting me all worked up! glad you're liking it, thanx for review   Spikes Slayer2 Surviving 02/06/2006 01:48 am *hyperventilate!!* oh no.. riley's gonna kill him!?! this cant happen!!! argghhhh!!! who says Riley gets what he wants? ;)   Nemo Surviving 02/06/2006 12:23 am I'm so glad her friends all treated Buffy nicely, and had missed her. And Tara was just lovely, I love the thought that she can sense that somethings wrong because of her aura. I'm just hoping Buffy gets home in time to save spike...That stupid *swears loudly in swedish* Riley! I won't feel sorry if you kill his ass *lol* I have to say, Tara is one of my favorites...and nice to know I have your permission to kill Riley hehe   bloodshedbaby Surviving 02/05/2006 10:43 pm wahh! I want more with this chapter! You have me so spoiled. Great job with Buffy and her friends and I sure hope Velvet gets dusted before too long. thanks, glad you're liking it... i promise you don't have too long to wait   ZoeGrace Surviving 02/05/2006 10:33 pm I can't wait for velvet to get staked. honestly...neither can I   icemink Surviving 02/05/2006 10:18 pm Yay! Another update and so soon. I loved the reunion, especially Anya's way of making it all allright. It's also nice to know what happened to Giles. Now I just have to wait again to see how Spike makes it out of Riley's torture chamber. I was hoping someone would mention Anya I'm never sure if I'm writing her right, but she's so much fun!!   Laura Siri Surviving 02/05/2006 10:13 pm Oh, a whip soaked in holy water? Damn, that's creative! And Velvet is the vamp you love to hate. Dear gods, when will Buffy come save the day?? Thanks for the update! thanx don't know if it's good to be creative about things like that, but oh well... works for my story   Dark Eyed Seer Surviving 02/05/2006 10:00 pm Velvet has to die. I'll kill her for you. Please let me kill her. Dear God, I *need* to know what happens next! Oh she will die...in good time... but someone else has first dibs on her, sorry   Leilani Consequences 07/13/2006 06:14 pm Yeah - I hate how you write Spike - he would never ever in a bazillion years act the way you have him act. I realize that you have the right to personalize your characters and "own" your story. But I think if you are going to write fanfic - you should at least be true to the canon. As least a little bit. You're still finishing up that Blood Bound story - try giving Spike his rocks back. thanks. im sorry you hate the way i write spike...i just tend to focus more on spike's vulnerabilities...and personally, you probably already know this, but besides the personalities of the characters, i pretty much throw canon out the window in most of my fics... which i feel is my right..*my* story, my way of telling it... if you don't like it, that's fine..no one's forcing you to read it thanx for the review   ComedyofErrors Consequences 02/05/2006 07:56 pm Once again, let me complement you on the characterization of Velvette. Wonderful, vindictive, and unfortunate. Touching emotion on Spike's part over his rejection. Thanks...I'm trying to make her hate-able, but understandable too... and I was aiming for tears with poor Spike in this chappie glad you're liking it   Lou Consequences 02/05/2006 04:49 pm Oooh no!! This isn't going to be pretty. Help him! Don't worry, I will Just be patient   icemink Consequences 02/05/2006 12:07 pm Arg. Cruel cliffhanger. What is Riley going to do? I must know. Loved this chapter. Can't wait for your next update. Thanks! Glad you liked it! I won't keep you waiting too long!   Nemo Consequences 02/05/2006 11:28 am Wow. Just read through your story and I'm dying to read more! Everything you've written feels so real, so vivid: the reactions, their feelings... I'm in awe. This is an amazing story, keep up the excellent work, I'll be waiting for more. ~Nina Thank you so much for your review! Hope you keep enjoying it as the story progresses...we're about to take an interesting turn...least I hope it's interesting ;) lol   Spikez_tart Consequences 02/05/2006 11:01 am Evil evil cliffhanger. Evil JL for not writing more. This gets better and better. Lookinig forward to major torture of Riley and Velvet and Buffy starting to work on those push ups again. Riley-torture coming up!! Dont worry, Buffy's gonna get herself straightened out before long...   neo_trinityknot Consequences 02/05/2006 09:09 am NO! Update soon please! Coming up! ;)   Athenewolfe Consequences 02/05/2006 07:21 am OMG please update soon. I have to know what is going to happen - will buffy rescue spike... riley said he will kill him... oh no... more please jl more! Thanks for the review...update coming up!   Avalon'sMysteries Consequences 02/05/2006 06:31 am Pretty harsh! Riley and Velvet need some major ass kicking! I agree, and they will get it, I promise!   Spikes Slayer2 Consequences 02/05/2006 02:41 am *gawk* i thought buffy wasnt going to be a major biatch to spike anymore.. hmm, who's voting that riley gets his ass kicked!?! Me, me!!! LOL Why did you think she wasn't going to be that way again? ;) I mean...this is *Buffy*..LOL...she's gotta have a wake up call before she can accept his love for her   Laura Siri Consequences 02/05/2006 12:55 am Noooooo! It cannot end like that! What a cliff-hanger! I am in love with this piece... Please update soon and save my sanity. Thank you so much for your kind review!! I'm glad you're enjoying it...I'll try to update today or tomorrow   bloodshedbaby Consequences 02/04/2006 09:58 pm Very good chapter. I hate that Buffy acted like that but I guess she can't just be happily ever. Looking forward to the next part! Yeah...she wouldn't exactly be Buffy if she could just accept happiness when she sees it, would she? But don't worry, she'll see the light before long!   Lou Surrender 02/04/2006 04:32 pm Queen of the mixed signals or what! That's our Buffy, isn't it?   Typerbabe57 Surrender 02/03/2006 08:05 pm That was SO incredible. More, more, more! Thanks...glad you liked it...I think maybe I'm getting better at the sexy stuff... lol...   Idril Surrender 02/03/2006 09:14 am This was hot and beautiful ! Wonderful chapter ! But , please , let the relationship in your story between Buffy and Spike not go the same way like in season six ! The last line sounds as if Buffy will regret what she has done - and all was she has done was to make love whit a gentle , caring man who loves her moore than anything in the world . I hope that she will soon realize this . Don't worry, I am not going that way at all! Buffy is confused and not sure what she wants right now, but I'm not gonna let her treat him like she did in the show...at least not for long!   ComedyofErrors Surrender 02/03/2006 09:12 am I love how Buffy plays the tease. An important question there at the end. Yep...the answer to that question is crucial :\   neo_trinityknot Surrender 02/03/2006 06:26 am What have you done? Had sex with a caring, gentle, hottie, now kick Riley out, and take all his stuff! my thoughts exactly...but when did Buffy ever do the smart thing right off? lol   Nikkole Surrender 02/03/2006 06:06 am OMG! That was a great chapter! I felt my heart break for Spike right there at the end. I hope we are not looking at another S6 in the works here. I hated that season! Keep up the good work! no, no season six Buffy here...at least not for long, i hated that too...glad you are enjoying the story   Spikes Slayer2 Surrender 02/03/2006 03:33 am *gasp* please dont let buffy reject him cause i bet she hasnt heard "i love you" for ages.. please update she hasn't...so long in fact that it will be hard to accept glad you're enjoying it   Maddy Surrender 02/03/2006 01:21 am Yes, finally! Great chapter. But looks like it won't be all "hugs and puppies" between them, will it? nope, not yet, Percepto-Girl but i promise i'll fix it   bloodshedbaby Surrender 02/03/2006 12:27 am that was amazing jl!! i liked how spike gave her control and her teasing. Can't wait to find out how buffy deals here! thanx, so glad you liked it   ComedyofErrors Possession 02/02/2006 07:04 pm I just caught up on the last few chapters. Wonderful description of the meeting with WIllow and the confrontation with Riley. thanx so much   neo_trinityknot Possession 02/02/2006 06:42 pm You meanie! Ending it there! sorry...not   Morrigan Possession 02/02/2006 10:49 am Whoo...  That was hot!  Didn't you say you were unsure of your sexual based scenes?  Because I gotta say, from what I'm reading so far, I don't understand why! thanx so much i must say from all the kind reviews i'm getting my confidence is improving   Lou Possession 02/02/2006 05:58 am I expect she'll regret it in the morning, won't she? She needs to get her head straight before she messes Spike up completely! you're right...she's too confused at this point to do any good for him...thanx for review   Athenewolfe Possession 02/02/2006 05:17 am Yippee! I was hoping Buffy would be dusting a slave :-) heheh I cannot wait to find out what happens next - i love this story! too bad it wasn't the slave everyone most wants to see dusted ;) lol   daisy Possession 02/02/2006 01:08 am is riley doing something to buffy to curb her slayer strength? cant wait for more. and i promise to be patient for riley beatings if you promise it will be worth the wait. mroe soon please well in hindsight...aren't you the perceptive one?? oh there will be riley beatings, promise!   bloodshedbaby Possession 02/01/2006 11:56 pm very nice chappie indeed, little missy!! Love this story. I have faith in you that Riley will get what he deserves and I'll just enjoy the tale as it unfolds. Kudos! thanx for your support ;) and thanx for good review   icemink Possession 02/01/2006 11:41 pm Tell me it wasn't Velvet she dusted. Not that Velvet doesn't derserve it, but I'd miss her. As for Riley, he really is the king of twisted jerk logic isn't he? And of course I'm glad to see that Buffy is finally doing what she's been wanting to do for a while. Yay Spuffy! Nope, not Velvet. I have a specific fate in mind for Velvet *evil grin*...and yeah, Riley's scum...also with a particularly nasty fate ahead... thanks for review   Stacy Coming to Terms 02/01/2006 10:21 pm Wow. (Deep Breath) That was stressful. I love it. Thanks for writing. thanx...glad you're into it   Spikes Slayer2 Coming to Terms 02/01/2006 03:29 pm ARGHH!! kick his ass buffy!!! great chapter.. glas to know that willow and buffy reunited so well! thanx so much for review glad you like it   icemink Coming to Terms 02/01/2006 10:58 am Uh oh. Riley's gonna get it. Riley's gonna get it. He'll have an even harder time explaining all this if she catches him *with* one of his slaves. I can't wait for the next update. There was one little thing I noticed that kind of stopped me though, (and you know I love your story, so it's only a minor detail) but Spike was standing in front of the window. Okay so maybe it's evening out, although I thought Buffy was supposed to be home before then, but it seems like this place has an awful lot of open windows for a home with all these vampire slaves. Just an observation. Still love your story. eh...late afternoon...*shrugs*... no direct sunlight...lol...OKAY OKAY YOU GOT ME!!!! LOL oh well...maybe next time no one will catch my stupid little mistakes   Jenna Coming to Terms 02/01/2006 09:58 am Go, Buffy, Go!   UncagedMuse Coming to Terms 02/01/2006 08:27 am I really like the way Willow let Buffy know her beliefs! Great chp. thanx, i thought that would be a good way to tell where Buffy's friends are at as far as the whole controversy thing   Nikkole Coming to Terms 02/01/2006 06:48 am YEAH!!! I hope we are looking at a good Riley azz kickin'!! we are...soon   Lou Coming to Terms 02/01/2006 05:57 am Yaaaay - is Buffy about to lose the wuss attitude? She's a real mug if she lets Riley browbeat her again or sweet talk her. Ugh what a thought. Maybe Willow's words will sink in. yeah...eventually...she's just been too beat down for too long to get over it TOO soon...   Athenewolfe Coming to Terms 02/01/2006 05:25 am Oh my freaking god - that was excellant. I can't wait to see this confrontation that comes now. Go Buffy - Please kick Riley's butt! glad you liked it...she will i promise   Morrigan Coming to Terms 02/01/2006 02:19 am Yeah, Buffy!  Kick that bastard's ass! i agree   daisy Coming to Terms 02/01/2006 02:04 am ohhh can she PLEASE kick riley's a&& now. cant wait to see if she finds him with a slave. mroe soon please glad you are liking it, riley-kickage coming up   Bernardette Coming to Terms 02/01/2006 01:46 am Oh Wow. Glad to see willow and buffy are getting to gether. I hope Buffy makes her point across to Riley. Personally I hope she slays hem. Can't wait to see his reaction when she catches him. Update soon and often just love this story. lol...riley-slayage would be good too...so glad you're enjoying it   akarinacj Coming to Terms 02/01/2006 01:11 am YOU ARE JUST SO GREAT!!!! I know that when I wrote my previous review, wishing for some things to happen in your story that you logically already had written the chapter because my review was sent just som hours ago. But... reading this chapter and seeing that everything had gone as I wished it would... Yay :-)) Keep the nice work. Waiting eagerly for the next chapter. lol...so glad i could meet most of your demands glad you are enjoying the story   Irishrose Coming to Terms 02/01/2006 01:04 am Totally awesome chapter. Loved the Willow scenes and how protective she's become of Spike. More please! thanx, so glad you are enjoying it   neo_trinityknot Coming to Terms 02/01/2006 12:44 am *someones getting a beat down* lol...yep   bloodshedbaby Coming to Terms 02/01/2006 12:32 am oooh.. Riley is gonna get it... Great chapter! lol..thanx   Morrigan Reaching an Understanding 02/01/2006 02:03 am Eeewww...  Have I mentioned before now, that Riely makes me sick? he has that effect on a lot of people i think ;)   Spikes Slayer2 Reaching an Understanding 01/31/2006 09:34 pm gah!! riley is such an asshole!!! buffy should start training again and take his slimey ass out..!!! poor spike.. she will soon, i promise   Nikkole Reaching an Understanding 01/31/2006 05:49 pm That right bastard! I can't wait until Buffy comes to her senses and beats the everloving s**t out of Riley! Bastard! Ok, rant over. I can't wait for the next update!! lol...wow...i'm sensing a lot of anger here.... good since that's what i was aiming for ;) lol   akarinacj Reaching an Understanding 01/31/2006 04:57 pm Please, please. Let Buffy find out what Rilley did to Spike... and even better... Let her go down to confront him while he´s together with Velvet. That would be so cool!!! Well I know you will do what you think is best for the story, but one can always wish... Can´t wait for the next chapter...!!! i think i met most of those requests, didn't I? hope you liked it either way   Avalon'sMysteries Reaching an Understanding 01/31/2006 11:16 am Good chapter. Poor Spike! I hope that Buffy finds out what Riley did without Spike telling her. she will   icemink Reaching an Understanding 01/31/2006 09:33 am Cruel evil tease. Okay so we know that the meeting with Willow will go well, beause we knew that anyway because it's Willow. But we still don't know how much Buffy will actually tell her, or what Willow's reaction/advice will be. And lets hope Buffy wises up and has Spike start working shirtless so she'll see the bruises sorry to be a tease...okay i'm not...hmmm...shirtless would be good   ComedyofErrors Reaching an Understanding 01/31/2006 07:30 am Riley, when written this well, makes the most wonderful villain. Your characterization of him is excellent. I like the nervousness of Buffy in going to meet Willow and Spike's efforts to calm and comfort her. thanx...i like using Riley as a villain...Spike is being a friend to Buffy when she needs one most...   Lou Reaching an Understanding 01/31/2006 07:02 am Bullies are always scared of something - I'm hoping one day Buffy gives Riley a dose of his own medecine. lol...an angry slayer might work for this bully   Lou Reaching an Understanding 01/31/2006 07:02 am Bullies are always scared of something - I'm hoping one day Buffy gives Riley a dose of his own medecine. an angry slayer might work for this bully   neo_trinityknot Reaching an Understanding 01/31/2006 05:23 am Bad Riley, BAD! bad dog!! lol   Athenewolfe Reaching an Understanding 01/31/2006 03:39 am must kill riley......good update sweetie i agree that riley must die thanx   bloodshedbaby Reaching an Understanding 01/31/2006 12:02 am Gah! I wanna know what happens when Buffy gets home!!! *whines* Great chapter. I love the reunion with Willow. lol...glad you are enjoying it   ComedyofErrors Civil Disobedience 01/30/2006 08:22 am Good for Spike. Buffy needed that nudge. I imagine that Willow has some understanding of just what pressure Riley has put on Buffy. At least I hope so, as that would make the awkwardness of the meeting somewhat less. Great Chapter. yeah will was always the most understandin of the group...until she turned dark-willow in season six, but still...   Lou Civil Disobedience 01/30/2006 04:46 am Riley must have given Buffy a dose of the old Stockholm syndrome, she's such a wet Nelly! yep, she's gotten used to puttin up with it, typical battered wife's syndrome...   Spikes Slayer2 Civil Disobedience 01/30/2006 02:53 am yay!! she's gonna go see willow!! *does happy dance*.. lol lol   bloodshedbaby Civil Disobedience 01/30/2006 01:54 am Ok, that was a sweet chapter. Still loving this story! thanx, glad you are liking it   Bernardette Civil Disobedience 01/30/2006 01:17 am Oh I am so happy for Buffy she is going to see willow. Hope Spike does not get into trouble while Buffy meets Willow. Wonder what Riley is up to. most likely no good. Please continue to update soon and often. Love this story. you psychic or something? ;) thanx for good review, glad you like it   akarinacj Civil Disobedience 01/30/2006 01:13 am Awww, this is so nice. I liked this chapter A LOT. In fact, the story would be perfect if you didn´t have Rilley or Velvet in it...LOL. Yes, yes...we also need villains in the story... I know, but anyway.Please update soon...and thank you for updating so often. lol...yes we must have villains...someone has to die a torturous death at the end, don't they? ;)   icemink Civil Disobedience 01/30/2006 01:01 am Aw. Can't wait for Willow and Buffy to get together. I wonder if Buffy will really have the courage to tell Willow what is really going on her life. some of it ... thanx for review   Athenewolfe Love Slave 01/29/2006 10:41 am great updated btw lol thanx   Athenewolfe Love Slave 01/29/2006 10:41 am Can we dust Velvet? Please just a bit of dust sprinking in the wind... I *HATE* her so much. She needs to be beat black and blue! *grrr* happy now that she's dust?   ComedyofErrors Love Slave 01/29/2006 09:06 am Velvet strikes again. She's a good villain. I like the way Buffy and Spike currently dance around the issue of mutual affection. I do hope Buffy calls Willow soon. thanx, glad you like her as a villain...thanx for update   Lou Love Slave 01/29/2006 07:09 am I see that Buffy has succumbed to the role of abused wife all too quickly! Maybe it'll take more than a punch in the kisser to snap her out of it! lol...yeah probably so, she's been putting up with the emotional stuff for years....thanx for review   Spikes Slayer2 Love Slave 01/29/2006 04:37 am she really needs willow.. riley is such an ass to think that he can just get back in the good after years of emotional abuse and then the physical kind.. *tsk tsk, shakes head*... i know for real...well riley's gonna get it that's for sure   icemink Love Slave 01/29/2006 02:00 am Yay Buffy for finally getting around to calling Willow. As for Velvet. I love to hate her. yes i hate her as well...glad she's dusty now   Morrigan Love Slave 01/29/2006 12:53 am I hate Velvet!  But, I guess that's the point, huh?  Spike should just dust her, and sweep her under the rug.  Or, maybe Buffy could accidently trip and stake her, while playing around with a long neglected mister pointy?   lol...that would be a fitting ending for her...honestly i just got sick of her and wanted her dusted quickly... lol   icemink If Just for a Moment 01/29/2006 01:52 am Wonderful job with the complex emotions of this chapter. I like how brought them together and kept them apart. thanx so much...that's what i'm aiming for at this point   Typerbabe57 If Just for a Moment 01/28/2006 08:26 pm *Gasping for breath* Good (almost)sex scene! Anyway, it left ME short of breath. lol...thanx, glad you liked it   bluebird If Just for a Moment 01/28/2006 08:21 pm Love this story please write more soon thanx so much   Spikes Slayer2 If Just for a Moment 01/28/2006 07:59 pm awww.. poor buffy she's so lost and alone, i like how you pull her between the wanting to be there for riley but then wanting to be free from him as well.. the emotions in this story are written very well thanx so much...our poor Buffy has become an abused woman   ComedyofErrors If Just for a Moment 01/28/2006 09:53 am Poor Buffy needs that reasurance and love that she doesn't get from Riley. I hope Spike reminds her to call Willow and Xander. don't worry he will   Bernardette If Just for a Moment 01/28/2006 07:50 am Wow. Hopefully Buffy will go up and beat the crap out of riley. I feel so bad for Spike. I hope Buffy comes to her senses and realizes that Spike is not an animal and truly does love her. Please update soon and often. I definately recommend this story . she will...eventually...on all counts thanx for good review   bloodshedbaby If Just for a Moment 01/27/2006 10:25 pm I have no idea why you are worried about your sex scenes, you write them fantastically. Your words flow to give the reader a vivid mental image and that is rare to find. I absolutely adore this fic! lol...thanx so much...you guys' reviews are making me more confident about them glad you are enjoying it   Dee If Just for a Moment 01/27/2006 09:38 pm Even though Spike is the slave, Buffy is the one being oppressed. Hopefully she kicks Riley's a## soon. soon, i promise   pfeifferpack If Just for a Moment 01/27/2006 08:35 pm Oh Buffy, Buffy, Buffy!!!! Lovely update. Good build up of the elements needed for a great series of climaxes (in more ways than one actually). Bravo. Kathleen lol...thanx...trying to build this up gradually here ;)   icemink Breakdown 01/29/2006 01:38 am Wow! Great chapter. For a moment there I thought she was really going to leave Riley, and I love how her own behavoir towards Spike is what made her be more forgiving towards Riley than she should be. yeah...ironic that... thanx for great review   ComedyofErrors Breakdown 01/26/2006 04:07 pm Excellent depiction of Riley's abuse and Buffy's response. I hope Buffy kicks the snot out of him before the end of the fic. oh don't worry she will...at least once   Idril Breakdown 01/26/2006 01:15 pm Oh Please don´t let Buffy sleep whit Riley ! Thats just EWWWW ! I so hate Riley and I hope Spike will talk some sense in Buffy . And please update soon ! thanx for great review   bloodshedbaby Breakdown 01/26/2006 11:14 am eww, don't let her sleep with Riley!!! Great insight to her confusion and seeing that Spike was more human than Riley. Can't wait to read more! lol...i left that part up to the opinion of the reader...decide for yourself what you think she did or didn't do with riley that night thanx for review   Jenna Breakdown 01/26/2006 10:07 am Arg! It wouldn't make sense for Buffy to suddenly leave after years of verbal abuse, but god I wish she had. I never liked Riley and you've really pumped up his negative features here. Good chapter! yeah, i always hated riley...lol... he has not-negative features?? ;)   Bernardette Breakdown 01/26/2006 08:16 am oh my god. What a @#$# riley is. He needs a lesson taught to him. Hopefully when Buffy goes to see Spike he will help her sort out her thoughts. and help her take Riley for every thing he has. Buffy needs to start training too. She will need her physical strength to protect herself and Spike. She needs a lawyer NOW> Love this story. Please continue to update soon and often, wow...great plans you have for these two ...glad you are enjoying the story   Lou Breakdown 01/26/2006 06:56 am Riley must have done some job on Buffy if she's in the victim syndrome. Surely our boy will help her see the light!! of course   Chanel 5 Breakdown 01/26/2006 03:56 am Fantastic updates. I'm saddened by buffy's reaction in this - I hope Spike gives her the support she needs in the next few chapters. yeah, it is sad...Buffy's been so broken by the emotional abuse that it's just the next step for her to accept the physical abuse as well... don't worry though Spike will fix it   Morrigan Breakdown 01/26/2006 03:05 am Buffy done F&#)@! up!  I can't wait to see if Riley get's his!  Oh, I really hope he does.  What a pig. he does .... i promise   Spikes Slayer2 Breakdown 01/26/2006 02:09 am oh my god?! he actually hit her? what a bastard!! spike deffinately needs to rip his balls off and feed them to him!! god, i hate riley.. great chapter tho, love the chapter! lol...thanx for the clarification there...thanx for kind review   icemink Explosion 01/29/2006 01:31 am Somehow I don't think Riley's going to let things go so easily. On to the next chapter. somehow I think you're right   Spikes Slayer2 Explosion 01/25/2006 10:49 pm *gasp* please let everything be alright!! don't worry... thanx for review   UncagedMuse Explosion 01/25/2006 12:57 pm Excellent chap! thanx   ZoeGrace Explosion 01/25/2006 11:51 am God I want that chip out of his head. I want him to rip Riley's dick off. Can we have that a bit later? pretty please? wow...um...we'll see ;) lol   Idril Explosion 01/25/2006 09:51 am I think Spike is in serious trouble but I love it that he want defend Buffy and how she trys to protect him . What he said to Riley this is so typical Spike and so brave!I hope some day Riley got what he desrves ! thanx so much...so glad you are enjoying the story   Jenna Explosion 01/25/2006 09:20 am Grrr...stupid Riley. It's nice to see Buffy starting to show some backbone again. i agree...stupid riley... thanx for review   Bernardette Explosion 01/25/2006 09:06 am OH boy. I hope Buffy lets Riley have it. I hope she gives him some of his own medicne. Hopefully Buffy and Spike will be the victor. Maybe Velvets chip will mal function and she kills Riley and Buffy dusts Velvet. Hate the two of them. Please continue to update soon and often. Love reading this story. don't worry they will both pay thanx for review   ComedyofErrors Explosion 01/25/2006 08:52 am @#%* Riley. Good tense chapter. I like the easy conversation Buffy and Spike managed to have when alone. I hope Buffy can come up with a plausible excuse for Riley, or at least can bluster past him. I suspect that if Riley harms her, Spike will make him regret it, chip or no chip. we'll see...Buffy's kind of broken down at this point...thanx for review   idk5743228 Explosion 01/25/2006 08:17 am Powerful chapter. I just keep hating Riley more and more. i don't think it's possible to hate Riley any more lol   icemink Communication 01/29/2006 01:24 am How touching. It's nice to see them finally finding a way to get along. thanx   Idril Communication 01/24/2006 03:58 pm This was sweet . I like it that Spike starts to get through to Buffy and I wonder what happens next when she calls the scoobies . thanx, glad you are enjoying it   Bernardette Communication 01/24/2006 03:54 pm Great Chapter. Glad to see Spike got through some to Buffy. Can't wait to see what happens when she speaks to the scoobies. Wonder if she will tell them about Spike. Wonder what will happen when Riley finds out. and someone should kick Velvets butt too. Looking forward to the next update. Please soon. Velvet-kickage...check.... thanx for review   ComedyofErrors Communication 01/24/2006 03:34 pm Sod Riley. Spike can never quite keep some things in. Very good chapter, with a gentle approach toward possible romantic feelings. I like the pacing here. thanx...yeah Spike is very expressive...it's what gets him in so much trouble...lol.. thanx for review   Athenewolfe Communication 01/24/2006 01:49 pm great update - i can';t wait until she talks to the gang. I hate riley so much! My poor spikey has the right idea - sod riley! i agree... thanx for review   akarinacj Communication 01/24/2006 09:38 am LOL I was just about to write exactly the same thing as the other reviewer, when I so what she had wrote.: "Awww, that was sweet"... Yes. What else can I say? that I also loved this chapter and the fact that Spike, just doesn´t know how to hold his mouth shut... I´m happy it was less "angst" this time. yep...his mouth was always his biggest problem...lol...   bloodshedbaby Communication 01/24/2006 05:26 am aww, that was sweet. "Sod Riley." Love it!!! Can't beat classic Spike thanx for review   icemink Reunion 01/29/2006 01:13 am Great chapter. Ran almost the full emotional gammut. Plus watching Buffy and Spike misunderstand each other is always fun. oh yeah...it's what they do best... thanx   ComedyofErrors Reunion 01/23/2006 11:45 pm Impressive speech by Buffy and interpretation by Spike. I liked this chapter very much. thanx so much, glad you enjoyed it   Idril Reunion 01/23/2006 04:53 pm Wow this was a pretty good chapter ! Like a rollercoaster and I want moore ... Please ! lol...me too, they're fun to write thanx so much   idk5743228 Reunion 01/23/2006 01:29 pm Just Spike being Spike. More real soon, please? okay thanx   Lou Reunion 01/23/2006 10:25 am Phew! I thought he'd blown it there. The poor girl's a mess! yep...almost like dealing with Dru all over again   Bernardette Reunion 01/23/2006 05:27 am Wow that was an intense chapter. Hopefully Buffy understands Spike does not want to hurt her. Hopefully Spike does not screw up things now. Hopefully Buffy will open up and start to heal. Can't wait to see if buffy lets Riley have it one day. Riley needs to be put in his place. Hope Velvet gets screwed over some how. Looking forward to the next chapters. Please continue to update soon and often. Great Job . lol...did i meet all your requirements so far? lol   ZoeGrace Reunion 01/23/2006 02:42 am heh. sweet. thanx   bloodshedbaby Reunion 01/23/2006 02:41 am Heh. Liked this part! I like how buffy worked her anger out on him, because she can't just fall into his arms, now can she? Looking forward to more! well why not? that's what *I* would do!!! ;) lol (falling into his arms part)   Kyra Reunion 01/23/2006 01:49 am WOW!! I'm almost dizzy from that emotional roller coaster. Waiting on the edge of my seat for what comes next. LOL>>>yep love roller coasters thanx for review   Morrigan Reunion 01/23/2006 01:35 am Oh!  Love it...  You nearly got me misty.  Can't wait to read the next chapter!  Yay, you! awww...thanx glad you're enjoying it   icemink The First Step 01/29/2006 01:03 am "Well, except for that bit where she hit him with the lamp. But that was understandable." That line had me laughing, and laughing, and laughing. As for the last line. It's good to see that Spike found some of his backbone. lol..so glad you liked it thanx for review   Spikez_tart The First Step 01/22/2006 10:52 pm How did Spike arrive at being a slave for years? Would have thought he'd have dusted himself first. he's not completely lost hope yet...most likely still hoping to eventually be free again   Morrigan The First Step 01/22/2006 03:24 am Oh, good closing line!  I'll be waiting on pins and needles to see what happens next! thanx ;)   ComedyofErrors The First Step 01/21/2006 11:58 pm Perfect question from Spike. I like his assessment of his own feelings for Buffy, and his simultaneous acceptance and rejection of them. and i like perceptive reviewers like you lol thanx for review   pfeifferpack The First Step 01/21/2006 11:03 pm Yeah brave Spike and lucky Buffy. Of course I do expect Riley to figure a few things out and cause some damage but then I live in hope one of his vamp Ho's turns him and he gets sold too. Tee hee. Excellent story. Kathleen what a novel idea...that could be fun ;) we'll see what happens   Lou The First Step 01/21/2006 08:16 pm Good lad! Brave enough to ask! Buffy's been so ground down by Riley - she really needs to get her moxie back. yes she does...don't worry she will   Idril The First Step 01/21/2006 01:52 pm Great story ! I like Spike thougts about his feelings for Buffy and how he trys to help her . Buffy is so sad and I think she really need it to talk over her problems whit Spike . I hope I read moore soon . you're right, she does...thanx for review, glad you're enjoying it   bloodshedbaby The First Step 01/21/2006 06:12 am Another awesome chapter. I'm really enjoying this one! Buffy is so sad! Looking forward to more thanx, so glad you're enjoying it   Jenna The First Step 01/21/2006 04:46 am Lovely chapter. Like the insight into what Spike was up to in the intervening years and his thoughts. Great last line. thanx, glad you are enjoying it   Bernardette The First Step 01/21/2006 04:46 am I just love this story. as reading this chapter it brought tears to my eyes. So glad Spike was able to ask an important question. Hope he does not get into trouble for it. Buffy truly needs to talk to someone. Looking forward to the next chapter. Please update soon and often . I will look forward to the next chapter thanx so much, i'm glad the story moved you hope you keep enjoying it   Carol The First Step 01/21/2006 04:45 am "What if that is what you need"? Excellent. That says it all. Thanx... glad you are enjoying the story   Always_jbj An Awkward Start 03/15/2006 08:34 pm I am really disliking the review forms at the moment... or they are disliking me.. Trying again! I can't quite decide if Riley couldn't care less if Buffy were to be shagging Spike six ways to Sunday... or if he just couldn't give a shit. yeah...buffy can't tell either...with riley its more about "possessing" buffy than really caring about her   icemink An Awkward Start 01/29/2006 12:44 am You know, I wonder if Riley will ever realize that he's the one who's getting Buffy and Spike together. It's kind of deliciously ironic. It is, isn't it? But right now it just kind of hurts for Buffy, because right now Riley just doesn't care...   ComedyofErrors An Awkward Start 01/19/2006 02:45 pm Buffy's perseverance in situations both awkward and demeaning has always been a defining character trait, one you play well against her confusion. I like the mirror of Spike's thoughts versus Buffy's. They accent each other well. thanx...i'm trying to keep her in character here...thanx for kind words   Lou An Awkward Start 01/19/2006 02:21 pm Poor Buffy has definitely lost the plot if she can't think of how Spike can serve her. yeah, i agree   stephanie An Awkward Start 01/19/2006 11:38 am oh spike ... be my personal attendent... i have a list and it starts with massage oil, cholcolete covered strawberries, followed by... oh wait darn not mine I keep forgetting... fab story sweetie... loved it as always I know...me tooo lol...thanx, glad you're enjoying it   Bernardette An Awkward Start 01/19/2006 10:33 am Well this should be interesting to see what Buffy's daily routine is and just what Spike has to do. I am looking forward to the next chapter. Hopefully Buffy and Spike will be able to talk to each other and understand what they both need to do. Please update soon and often. Looking forward to the next chapter. MY next question. is if Buffy goes outside during the day. What and how will Spike be able to accompany her,. This story is very interesting, Looking forward to reading more. no, he can't go with her in the day...which will be an important factor later... glad you're enjoying my story, thanx for review   Morrigan An Awkward Start 01/19/2006 10:07 am Suspense, suspense...I hate Riley. What a pig Don't we all hate Riley? ;) thanx for review   akarinacj An Awkward Start 01/19/2006 08:47 am More please....Soon, please. This story has so much potential...Great. Thanx so much!   Jenna An Awkward Start 01/19/2006 08:18 am Interesting story concept. I'm not sure if I'll be able to stick this one out, cause the whole slave concept and Riley as evil-cheating-husband-yucky guy may be a bit much for me, but so far it's been pretty interesting. I just hope Spike will somehow help Buffy get her spine back and they destroy this nasty new world order. Look forward to seeing how this will proceed. don't worry, Spike's gonna help her...hope you can stay with me to see it happen ;)   Cewcew An Awkward Start 01/19/2006 08:14 am I want Spike as my personal attendant! Please, pretty please. A Spike tending, yum! Liked it, loved it, cant wait for more. lol...thanx   bloodshedbaby An Awkward Start 01/19/2006 07:09 am Fantastic chappie! I like how Buffy is being nice to Spike. Stupid Riley. Hope they can help each other. Can't wait for the next chap! thanx, glad you're liking it   Always_jbj The Burden of Power 03/15/2006 07:44 pm Oh, poor Buffy! And Spike wants to make her feel better but doesn't know how or even understand why he feels that way... *sniff yeah, it's not too easy on either of them....thanx for the review   Nikkole The Burden of Power 01/31/2006 03:17 pm I feel so bad for both of them. I think that this is a very good story, and very original. thanx; glad you're liking it, yeah neither one of them is really in a good place right now   icemink The Burden of Power 01/29/2006 12:37 am You know, it occured to me reading this chapter, that for all Spike's wondering about how Buffy could have changed so much, he's changed just as much. Of course the reasons are obvious. I'm curious to see what happenes not that Buffy has failed to punish him. I'm glad you noticed that! It's funny how people notice the changed in other people but are often unaware when it's them that have changed!   margaret The Burden of Power 01/18/2006 08:26 pm great update...can we kill riley now? can't wait to see where this all goes trhanks sooner or later we'll get to Riley pain...could be a bit though   Cewcew The Burden of Power 01/18/2006 07:14 am OMG! Now Im crying. Gods I hate Riley!! Poor Buffy, Poor Spike. More Please. thanx for kind review...your emotions are just what I was aiming for glad you're into it   Lou The Burden of Power 01/17/2006 03:40 pm It would have been a lot worse if she'd been more like her old self! you're definitely right...she's more broken than he is at this point   bloodshedbaby The Burden of Power 01/17/2006 01:52 pm another great chapter. I'm really enjoying this fic! I'm surprised spike didn't get turned on with the riding crop, the kinky bastard *snerk* yeah, the emotions of that particular scene weren't really running that way...of course plenty more story to come ;) lol   Morrigan The Burden of Power 01/17/2006 09:56 am Oh, for a minute there, I thought I was going to have to hate her.  Good show. Come on, did you really think she could do it? lol...okay, well maybe... j/k anyways thanx for review   Always_jbj Power Games 03/15/2006 07:27 pm Ok.. for some reason it just ate my review...so trying again. Velvet REALLY needs to be taught a little respect for both the Slayer and Spike... either of whom could rip her head off in an instant!! I am liking her about as much as I like her Master at the moment! I don't know who I feel more sorry for with the upcoming punishment, Spike or Buffy.... my heart goes out to them both in this no win situation. it keeps eating my responses too>>>> too weird>>> anyways yeah velvet is evil nearly as bad as riley and our poor buffy and spike stuck playing roles that are very uncomfortable for them thanx for great review   icemink Power Games 01/29/2006 12:30 am Not sure I understood the relavance of her calling it a living room. But I did love the awkwardness of the situation they were both in. It's good to see that they both have realistic views of their situation even if they do keep doing stupid things. I can't wait to see what Buffy does to Spike. no real relevance, Spike's utterly random thought in a moment of crisis, cause he was wondering about it earlier ....maybe to sort of indicate how Buffy's very out of place in this setting...a down to earth girl in these wealthy surroundings that she doesn't know how to handle really... thanx for review   ComedyofErrors Power Games 01/16/2006 05:45 pm Excellent work. Buffy's conflicted feelings about confronting Spike and his own nervousness make a nice match. Velvet is an impressive original character. I love her final line. yeah, she really knows how to aim for the throat! glad you like her, OC's are tricky thanx for review   Morrigan Power Games 01/16/2006 10:03 am I wonder what Buffy plans on doing to him? Looking forward to the next update. wait and see ;)   bloodshedbaby Power Games 01/16/2006 02:50 am Yeah! Glad Buffy didn't go all damage bound!! You're doing a great job here. Can't wait to read the next part! thanx so much!!   Always_jbj Making Friends 03/15/2006 07:00 pm Oh dear... what a BIG mouth he has... and he so likes shoving both feet firmly in it doesn't he!? *shakes head* Stupid, stupid vampire!! As a silver lining at least he seems to have brought a bit of the 'slayer' out in her. yep....that's typical spike, isn't it?   icemink Making Friends 01/29/2006 12:23 am You know, I almost didn't review the last chapter, and the I rememeber the GI Git thing and had to go back. Anyway, I like Velvet. Hope to see more of her, and I like how the two vampires were both trying to cover up how weak their positions are. you are very perceptive thanx for kind review   ZoeGrace Making Friends 01/15/2006 09:46 pm poor spike. yeah, poor baby...can't keep his mouth shut   TAMMY Making Friends 01/15/2006 06:49 pm I just love your stories!. "Saving Grace" was wonderful, and now I'm fully caught up in "Belonging," which is great because I was sorry for "Saving Grace" to end--even though all stories have to at some point. Anyhow, so like Spike, shooting off his mouth at the worst possible time--heee! Can't wait to see want happens next! More soon please! thanx so much! Yeah, i was sad to end that one, too *sniff*... glad you're enjoying this one...   Chanel 5 Making Friends 01/15/2006 11:08 am I think this is the story I need to read when it's all finished. I get too angsty myself reading this sort of story and then when the plot's not resolved I get irritable. I'll wait till this one's complete ... Keep writing!!! lol...okay, i'll wait to hear what you think til it's done... thanx for review   MarzBar Making Friends 01/15/2006 08:39 am YUCK! Yuck? Yuck to story or yuck to spike's situation he just got himself into? :- lol ;)...a bit of clarification here lol   ComedyofErrors Making Friends 01/15/2006 04:16 am Open mouth, insert foot. I missed three chapters, and must say all were quite excellent. thanx so much   Kyra Making Friends 01/15/2006 01:42 am I am thoroughly enjoying this story and I am really looking forward to reading it as it unfolds. Thank you so much for writing it. awww...thanks, I'm so glad you're liking it!   Morrigan Making Friends 01/14/2006 11:57 pm Oh, he stuck his foot in it! *L* Can't wait to see what happens next. doesn't he always   neo_trinityknot Making Friends 01/14/2006 11:18 pm is Spike going to be punished now? I hope so! um...maybe *hehe*...you're quite the twisted one, aren't you? ;)   bloodshedbaby Making Friends 01/14/2006 11:08 pm Ut oh... I liked how you used Velvet to describe the state of the marraige, it worked very well. Can't wait to read more! Thanks, I was hoping that would work   Lou Making Friends 01/14/2006 10:42 pm Oh-oh - big mouth! yep...always his downfall   idk5743228 Making Friends 01/14/2006 10:25 pm It's always nice to see that Spike never changes. He always manages to open mouth before inserting foot. Great chapter. Next please. Of course...Spike is still Spike..   Always_jbj Boundaries 03/15/2006 06:43 pm I love Spike's empathy here... beautifully written! And Buffy's reaction was perfect, craving the gentle sympathetic touch and wanting to lose herself in it... and then realising what she had done and getting angry at herself and him because of it. Oh... meant to nag you... if you DO decide to ressurect your LJ (which you soooo should) check out the community I run with my incredibly talented partner in crime Selene2. It is a LOT of fun and there is NO pressure to write for the monthly characters, if, however, you do decide to write you can win wonderful personalised story banners by Selene as well as very lovely award plaques... and every entry for our "Challenges" recieves a personalised story banner. http://www.livejournal.com/community/good__evil/ thanx so much, so glad you are enjoying it...i'm trying to make the emotions realistic in a very unrealistic setting...i might just have to check that out...a bit busy at the moment..but i'll check it out later   icemink Boundaries 01/29/2006 12:17 am Okay I love G.I. Git. Nice job at creating a perfect Spike nick name that wasn't from the show. Thanks...I kind of like it myself ;) lol....did I mention how much i love the fact that you review every chapter??   Lou Boundaries 01/13/2006 02:24 pm On reflection, I can see how Buffy could have ended up over the years - hope she starts to snap out of it soon! If enyone can show the way it's her new slave! Yeah, I wanted to show how she'd slowly been broken down over time, not just an all at once dramatic change. Thanx for review   Morrigan Boundaries 01/13/2006 12:07 pm So still liking this story. Poor Spike. Update soon! thanx   spike_spetslayer Boundaries 01/13/2006 07:42 am Jessi, you are a freaking genius! This is awesome...first chance I've had to read it, but wow...can't wait to see where you go with it... thank you so much for your kind words!! just the ego boost i need!! *hugs*   bloodshedbaby Boundaries 01/13/2006 07:06 am Beautiful chapter. Both Buffy and Spike's reactions were so.. perfect. Very much looking forward to seeing how this one plays out thanks so much...it's a weird situation to write, so your comments are encouraging   Always_jbj Trouble in Paradise 03/15/2006 06:32 pm I loved Buffy's war with herself before bidding... and then the competetive 'slayer' streak coming out in her until there was no way she was going to lose! The little touch of jealousy was nice too! Riley is an arse... and you do a very good job of writing him as such! Poor Spike... I do hope he manages to stay out of Riley's way as much as possible. It should be very interesting to see Buffy dealing with the 'reality' of owning Spike. glad you liked that...it was fun to write...and did i mention i love people who review every chapter??? ;) *hugs*   icemink Trouble in Paradise 01/29/2006 12:02 am Poor Buffy. Poor Spike. I have to say, as much as I hate Riley (and I really do) I hate it when writers make him too one dimensional when they bash him. You've done a nice job of keeping him as a full character. On to the next chapter. Yeah, I hate that too... sacrificing the quality of the story and character development just to bash a character... though I agree, Riley needs bashing... thanx for review   Lou Trouble in Paradise 01/12/2006 08:55 pm Five years with nasty Riley? It'd turn anyone into a drone. Spike can be her wake-up call. This is going to be great fun. Exactly...Buffy's change has been gradual...we just haven't seen it happen so it seems strange,but I think it's what could have happened   UncagedMuse Trouble in Paradise 01/12/2006 06:57 pm Love what you have done with this so far. More as soon as you can please. Thanks; hope you keep enjoying it   Morrigan Trouble in Paradise 01/12/2006 05:56 pm Great chapter. Your wording made me feel the emotions in the characters. Can't wait for the next update. Well that was my goal! Thanks, glad I could touch you with my story!   stephanie Trouble in Paradise 01/12/2006 12:38 pm OMG fab story! It rocks! I really cant wait to see what happens I hate riley so much! Thanks!! So glad you're enjoying it!   SpaceLord Trouble in Paradise 01/12/2006 12:31 pm Well like the story. But I must say I don't really buy the whole open slave market thing, not because humans wouldn't do it more because if they went public like this it would pretty much mean open war with the demon world and I don't see that as something that humans would win. It's not the story in itself more on the challenge, I mean if demons and vampires were threatende in this way I have no doubt that they would more towards open conflict and they are much better eqpuiped to do that than humans and if they pulled their resources together I have no doubt that they could probably enslave the human race quickly or maybe just bring about an apocalypse if they thought earth was useless to them anymore. The only advantage I see humans having would be numbers but with vampires they could easily increase their numbers fast. I'm thinking that if they infiltrated an army base and turned everybody there they would have an instant army of vampires who are equipped with weapons to kill humans. I will keep reading this story to see how it all plays out and I like your characters and how you usually write stuff but as I said I have a problem with the whole enslavement thing. I agree that the concept is a little unrealistic (hence "alternative universe" ;) lol) but I thought the idea was intriguing...I'm not so sure I agree on what the outcome would be though...what with the technology that people could develop... i don't know... anyway, glad you're enjoying the fic   bloodshedbaby Trouble in Paradise 01/12/2006 06:37 am Wow, this was a powerful chapter. Loved it! Spike's reaction was perfect and you set up the emotions so well for future chapters. I am truly addicted to this fic!! Thanks for the review!   bloodshedbaby Trouble in Paradise 01/12/2006 06:36 am Wow, this was a powerful chapter. Loved it! Spike's reaction was perfect and you set up the emotions so well for future chapters. I am truly addicted to this fic!! Thanks...I was hoping it came across like I wanted to...glad to have you hooked! ;)   Always_jbj Remember 03/15/2006 06:18 pm Spike was still laughing at the expression on the spoiled little rich girl’s face – yeah, that would teach her to mess around with a master vampire! LOL... love Spike's behaviour.. he may be a slave... but he is still Spike! Oh... THIS should be interesting... I wonder how Riley will react when she starts bidding on Spike!? lol..glad you liked that bit...yes he has managed to keep a bit of his spirit throughout it all...as to riley...yes...it WILL be interesting....   fallen_angel Remember 02/28/2006 04:49 am spike buffy and riley all in the same house, wonder how that'll work out. guess i better find out. has 'something blue' happened? oh it's gonna be interesting i promise...lol...yes, everything from season four happened...this picks up right after season four   icemink Remember 01/28/2006 11:53 pm Great chapter. I love how much Buffy longs to be her old self again, and just to have a reminder of who she is. I can't wait to see what happens when Riley sees that she's buying Spike. Yeah, he's not gonna be thrilled... lol... Spike will help her find herself again   ComedyofErrors Remember 01/11/2006 04:15 pm Very good chapter. Good to see that Spike is still himself, even after all the mistreatent. I like the exchange between him and Buffy an dbetween Buffy and her annoying twat of a husband. Yeah...I'm trying to make him be submissive from the years of slavery, but not have lost his spirit...glad you're enjoying it   Stephanie Remember 01/11/2006 04:12 pm Fab beginning ... I love it - cant; wait to see riley's reaction to her buying spike. I just have to have more! Please! Thanks for your review -- so glad you like it!   Morrigan Remember 01/11/2006 10:33 am Whoo hoo! Buffy's gonna bid on Spike! (sing-song voice) Wouldn't you? ;)   bloodshedbaby Remember 01/11/2006 09:03 am very intriguing! Poor spike... Don't worry...I'll make it better eventually ;)   neo_trinityknot Remember 01/11/2006 03:47 am ooo! It's getting exciting! I'll try to keep it that way! ;)   Always_jbj Duty Bound 03/13/2006 06:39 am Hey sweet, have just started reading this. LOL... I must say the chapter title made me do a double take. Poor Buffy, I feel for her but at the same time I would love to just shake her and knock some sense back into her. How can she allow herself to be treated like that!? But then that is often the case in an abusive realtionship, isn't it. Off to bed now as it is getting quite late over here but I will be back tomorrow to read more. Oh... have been meaning to ask you if you have a Live Journal... if not you sooo should!! i dont actually...at least i dont anymore i think...i started one but never did anything with it...glad you are enjoying the story all ready...let me know what you think along the way   Nikkole Duty Bound 01/31/2006 02:28 pm Nice begining. I just decided to read this today, and you bet your booty I will read all that you have by this evening! LOL...hope you're still liking it   icemink Duty Bound 01/28/2006 11:44 pm Kind of funny. While I started reading your story, I saw your review pop up for my story from this challenge. Anyway I love how you've started. You've done a great job of using Dawn to explain what has happened in this universe. I also like how Buffy has thrown her self into normal, the fact that Riley seems to have gotten his biting fetish in the reality as well. The fact that Buffy already sees vampires as more than just animals should also smooth the way for the vampire I'm betting will be at the auction. Okay, off to the next chapter. Thanx! I'm glad you're enjoying it!   akarinacj Duty Bound 01/21/2006 02:37 pm Great chapter, but not nearly enough....update soon. I can´t wait to see how their relation develops... Thanks...glad you're liking it   akarinacj Duty Bound 01/17/2006 05:04 pm I just love your stories, and this one is at least as good and interresant as the others. I can´t wait to see how you develope the story. Hope you update soon. Thanks so much; appreciate your kind review; hope you like the turns this particular story takes   pfeifferpack Duty Bound 01/15/2006 12:49 am Poor Spike with his bravado causing him even more trouble. Really enjoying his one and can't wait for Riley to get his (nice three dimensional vampire woman too....hope Buffy gets to see them that way, not just SPike). Kathleen Doesn't it always? lol... Spike and his mouth, poor baby   idk5743228 Duty Bound 01/13/2006 05:41 pm I just read all of the chapters in one sitting. I'm an idiot for not starting this one sooner. The idea of Spike being a slave in Riley's household sort of turned my stomach. But the writing is very powerful and emotional. I'm just hoping that by the end of the story Riley will know what it feels like to be in chains and beaten down. I'M REALLY HOPING FOR THAT! Oh don't worry Riley will pay, I promise! And I hate the idea of Spike as Riley's slave too...so it won't last too long ;)   pfeifferpack Duty Bound 01/11/2006 10:16 pm D@mn! I love, love, love this! I am really loving all your WIPs as much as I did Saving Grace. You are really talented! Kathleen Thanks so much! You are so sweet! Hope you keep enjoying the story as it progresses   ComedyofErrors Duty Bound 01/10/2006 03:27 pm Fascinating. It's as though the complacent Buffy of Season 6 has showed up in the marriage to Riley. I like how Dawn is written, both concerned and aware. I look forward to more. Thanks...I tried to use Dawn as a somewhat objective viewpoint, because she would see better than Buffy just how far she has fallen   Lou Duty Bound 01/10/2006 01:49 pm Jeez - has she had a brain transplant or what? Great fun. All will be explained ;)   pfeifferpack Duty Bound 01/10/2006 12:00 pm Ooo I see where you are heading and will happily follow! Boo to Riley and bring on the not so tamed Spike! I love your stories...eat them up with a spoon. Kathleen Thanks so much! Glad you like my stories! Riley suffering will be soon-coming, promise!   bloodshedbaby Duty Bound 01/10/2006 09:14 am oh fantastic start JL!!! LOVE IT!!! Glad you like it   Disclaimer If you are under the age of 17, please use your head and do not read fics that are labeled "NC-17". Parents, I cannot control what your children are reading, so please be advised that the majority of the fics archived here are NOT suitable for those under the age of 17. I do not own Buffy the Vampire Slayer and I am in no way making any profit from this site. This is for pure entertainment purposes only. 2004 copyright-bringonthebloodshed.com