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| Future Imperfect by Lilachigh |
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| Robyn | Chp 6 Instincts | 07/31/2006 05:41 am |
| Wow so many interesting things in this update. Billy's ability to mind read is a scary talent. I feel sorry for Shanny, she really has her mother's gift of hiding her true feelings, wanting normal even if she is not sure what that is, and most importantly non- or miscommunication and keeping secrets even if they might be harmful and it looks like Joyce has inherited the keeping secrets and non-communication gifts as well. I really hope that not only will Spike and Buffy be able to help the kids they will be able to reach Shanny also and help her let go of her anger, maybe the first step is getting the truth about the twins parentage. Thank you for such an interesting update, I really enjoyed it. |
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| vladt | Chp 6 Instincts | 07/23/2006 09:26 pm |
| very good update. seems their "normal" daughter has been keeping secrets. rhanks for the fun read. |
| Oh yes! It’s going to get nasty! |
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| Verda | Chp 6 Instincts | 07/23/2006 09:24 pm |
| All caught up now. Wow that was a lot of information.Feeling really bad for Xander, trying to love his life but can't quite do it because of Anya. Yes Buffy is very lucky that she got to spend her life with her soulmate. So I'm guessing that Shanney got pregnant on her fifteenth birthday? or sometime shorty after that. No wonder Billy doesn't what to tell anyone about his abilities since his sister gets into trouble because of hers. He's a very intelligent boy. Love all the backgroud that you're giving us. It's a vrey complicated story you've got here. Very interesting. Another wonderful chapter. Hope you can update soon. |
| thanks for reviewing story. Hope you continue to enjoy it. I feel desperately sorry for Shanny, although some readers find her annoying! |
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| BerMH | Chp 6 Instincts | 07/23/2006 12:24 am |
| I love this story! It's so original and detailed. I honestly don't know what's going to happen, but I can't wait to find out! |
| Thanks for your comments. So pleased you like the story. |
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| Mr_Chaos | Chp 6 Instincts | 07/22/2006 11:16 pm |
| Good story,but I still hate Shanny with a passion. The way,so far, that it makes it seems like she treats her own children...yes, she had a rough childhood. But don't go f-ing up your own children's childhood. Right now, unless you have some good twists coming, I'm rooting for a vamp to have a nummy Shanny Snack and the twins to stay with the grandparents. |
| Don’t you feel even a little sympathy for Shanny? The twins seem to be dealing with the situation better than their mother! And perhaps that’s scary in itself. |
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| slaymesoftly | Chp 6 Instincts | 07/22/2006 09:56 pm |
| Whoa! Go Spike with the intuition...interesting twist - Can't wait to hear what the answer is. |
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| Spikes Slayer2 | Chp 6 Instincts | 07/22/2006 08:12 pm |
| they dont know?!? oh my.. |
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| letitia | Chp 6 Instincts | 07/22/2006 07:16 pm |
| I just hope that Buffy really listens to Spike about Billy. I am just so glad that the kids did have somewhere to go. I think Spike had a really good point when he stated that Shanny always wanted normal and her kids are anything but. Love the chapter. |
| thank you for reviewing. Your points are quite right. Funny how Buffy can’t see that Shanny only wanted what she did before Spike. |
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| Verda | Chp 5 Explanations | 07/23/2006 08:50 pm |
| I can understand that she wants a normal family but she can't and when her parents try to give it to her...she thinks they don't want her. Sometimes parents can't win. can't wait to see what's going on with Billy, he's keeping some secret maybe even from his sister. Great chapter. Thanks. |
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| fallen_angel | Chp 5 Explanations | 06/22/2006 07:21 am |
| Billy dangerous! How? Tell us please! Update soon, real soon. |
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| vladt | Chp 5 Explanations | 06/04/2006 01:25 pm |
| easier to understand shanny's relationship with her parents now. thanks for the fine update. "billy is far more dangerous...."that should be an interesting explanation. |
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| Robyn | Chp 5 Explanations | 06/03/2006 07:49 pm |
| I really like the additional background that you gave on Shanny. Her parents trying to do their best by her and give her what they think she wants by sending her away to a normal life instead makes her think that they don’t want her, that because she doesn’t want to fight demons she’s not good enough for them. This helps explain a great deal of why she might feel that her parent’s, in particular her mother, doesn’t love her. Between Joyce’s thought that she didn’t think she could go anywhere without him and Spike’s intuition that he is far more dangerous then Joyce, Billy has me very curious. Thank you for the update, I really look forward to them. |
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| Harry 4Eyes | Chp 5 Explanations | 06/03/2006 12:29 pm |
Yup have to agree with Spike, there is something creepy about Billy. As they say it's always the quite ones.
Poor Shanny, it's bad enough they named her that but she didn't exactly get the best upbringing did she? Wonder who she married though? Someone from the council but who I wonder, or if he it is important.
Anyway good fic
Update soon
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| Spike and Buffy’s child would not have had a normal upbringing. They did their best, but loving her was probably not enough. |
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| fanxstitch | Chp 5 Explanations | 06/03/2006 01:32 am |
| Excellent well written story with great plot and characters that I hope you will write more of soon. Except why does Shanty have brown eyes when her parents have green and blue ones? That does kind of bother me a lot. |
| Thank you for reading and apologies for long delay in responding. Have checked and double checked with the eye colour gene pages on web. To be honest, I think you can have a brown eyed child because brown is dominant. I wanted Shanny to have brown eyes for good reason which will become apparent later on! If I’ve got it all wrong, then everyone will have to pretend! |
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| Spikes Slayer2 | Chp 5 Explanations | 06/02/2006 08:17 pm |
| oh god.. he really scares me.. its always the normal ones.. |
| yes, appearances can be deceptive. They’re all in for a difficult time with Billy and Joyce. |
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| V-erda | Chp 4 Inheritance | 07/23/2006 08:07 pm |
| So Joyce is a slayer? but she's so young to be having those nightmares poor kid. Wonder what Billy is. Excellent chapter. |
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| TIme of Change | Chp 4 Inheritance | 04/16/2006 11:04 pm |
| What a haunting chapter! I love it. |
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| TIme of Change | Chp 4 Inheritance | 04/16/2006 11:04 pm |
| What a haunting chapter! I love it. |
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| Spikes Slayer2 | Chp 4 Inheritance | 04/15/2006 03:14 am |
| Joyce tell buffy about the woman now!!!!! |
| Kids never do, though, do they! |
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| letitia | Chp 4 Inheritance | 04/14/2006 10:35 pm |
| love the insight into Shanndy's life and I get to see why she feels the way she does. But the twins don't know whow they are messing with. Can't wait for them to find out about their real family heritage. |
| Sorry for delay. Got so behind in replying to reviews. Really bad. Thank you for review. yes, I think Shanny would have had a rotte life. |
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| MarzBar | Chp 4 Inheritance | 04/14/2006 08:58 pm |
| That's amazing that theoretically Joyce doesn't know that her slave-for-life grandfather is a vampire. The talk should be interesting. Who is the painted lady? More story please. |
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| DeanSamWinchesterfan | Chp 4 Inheritance | 04/14/2006 06:35 pm |
| Yay!You updated.I still hate Shanny.I think the twins will be okay with it.Update soon. |
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| Robyn | Chp 4 Inheritance | 04/14/2006 06:16 pm |
| Secrets of this magnitude are never good. Buffy has the right idea of telling the twins the truth. Thanks for the great update, it help me understand Shanny better. Something like that happening when you are six will definitely scar you. |
| Sorry for not replying sooner. Been LJing too much! Glad you see where I’m going with the Shanny story. I feel it is so important to understand her if you want to understand the twins. |
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| Verda | Chp 3 The Biggest Bad | 07/23/2006 07:40 pm |
| Poor Joyce, thinking that she's bad, feeling isolated, if it wasn't for her brother, she'd have no one. At least she has her grandparent's. This is really good, I like the possiblities. Thanks for the read. |
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| DeanSamWinchesterfan | Chp 3 The Biggest Bad | 04/10/2006 05:08 pm |
Good chapter.I think I hate Shanny.Billy is a teensy creepy.
Update soon. |
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| redwulf50 | Chp 3 The Biggest Bad | 04/01/2006 05:45 am |
Oh my god I like Billy  |
| wulfie, everyone else thinks he’s creepy! Ah, yes, it’s you! |
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| spikes slayer2 | Chp 3 The Biggest Bad | 04/01/2006 04:15 am |
| omg?! he is so creepy.. i fhe know all about it then why isnt he a 'powerful man-witch' (lol) himself? |
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| spikes slayer2 | Chp 3 The Biggest Bad | 04/01/2006 04:15 am |
| omg?! he is so creepy.. i fhe know all about it then why isnt he a 'powerful man-witch' (lol) himself? |
| thanks for review. Just been able to get back on this page to answer people! Hope to post next chp in LJ soon and then on sites. All might be revealed, but then again, might take a couple more chpts! |
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| MarzBar | Chp 3 The Biggest Bad | 03/31/2006 08:09 pm |
| These twins are too clever by half. BTW, will we find out who Shanshu married? Is she married to someone "normal" who hates all the demons and witches and vampires? More story please. |
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| slaymesoftly | Chp 3 The Biggest Bad | 03/31/2006 04:20 pm |
| Woo hoo! This off to a rousing start. Is it new? Or just new to us? |
| Yes, brand new story. Meant to be a one off - the first chp can be read alone - but like most of mine, I gave in to pressure and decided to make it a long one! |
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| Joyce | Chp 3 The Biggest Bad | 03/31/2006 04:19 pm |
Hmm, getting interesting.
Wonder what's Billy's mettle? Don't you think Buffy's a tad young to have grandchildren that age? Was Shanny a teen when she had the twins? I'm jealous...56 3/4 and not a grandchild in the near future although my older son is finally engaged. |
| I worked out Buffy’s age very carefully. She’s about 47/48 during this story and yes, Shanny had the twins when she was very young, as you will see as the story progresses. |
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| Robyn | Chp 3 The Biggest Bad | 03/31/2006 04:08 pm |
Thanks for the fabulous update. It is so interesting learning about Buffy's and Spike's past, and the things that have brought them to where they are at. I am looking forward to learning more about Billy, particularly with that ending.  |
| Thank you for reviewing and for following the story so closely. Perhaps their relationship with Shanny isn’t everything people would want, but I feel it is realistic. |
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| vladt | Chp 3 The Biggest Bad | 03/31/2006 03:21 pm |
| shivers instead of concealed smiles from spike, not good. very informative update. thanks for the read. |
| Yes, I get worried too about Spike and Billy. |
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| Verda | Chp 2 Growing Pains | 07/23/2006 04:22 pm |
| Sorry, couldn't finish yesterday, couldn't get back to the website the rest of the night, stupid fatal error. Thanks for the backstory on their daughter. Where did she get brown eyes from? Is she not Spike's? Too bad her life convinced her that her children where better off away from them, more likely to have a "normal" life. Really liking this story. Thanks for the read. |
Thanks for reading. Lots of people have commented about the brown eyes. I’ve decided to go in and change them because, although my genetic research tells me it is possible - although unlikely - it is worrying readers and has no bearing on the story.
Glad you’re enjoying it. |
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| Lou | Chp 2 Growing Pains | 03/15/2006 07:15 am |
| Intriguing - such a cool idea. |
| Thanks for review. Trying to update soon. |
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| zanthinegirl | Chp 2 Growing Pains | 03/14/2006 10:47 am |
| Interesting backstory! Really intrigued by this one. |
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| Weaver | Chp 2 Growing Pains | 03/14/2006 06:00 am |
| I love this and you write beautifully. Good flashbacks as well - keeps the flow of the story going. More please. |
| Hopefully very soon. Thank’s for your comments. Much appreciated. |
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| Spikes Slayer2 | Chp 2 Growing Pains | 03/14/2006 04:44 am |
| lol i love little joyce.. she's so cute... granny buffy and um.. Shanny, is her name cause like that cause of the shanshu..? |
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| Robyn | Chp 2 Growing Pains | 03/13/2006 06:53 pm |
| Great chapter, I loved how the back story was told, and to have little Joyce walk in at that particular moment was very realistic. And having her floating two feet off the ground was very fun. Please update soon. |
| Thanks for review. Will do my best to update soon. I have too many stories on the go at once! |
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| vladt | Chp 2 Growing Pains | 03/13/2006 03:46 pm |
| this is going to be a fun read. so glad it is continuing. thanks |
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| Delicia | Chp 2 Growing Pains | 03/13/2006 02:01 pm |
| I really enjoyed this chapter. It's sad how Shanny was scared when she was little. Probably why she didn't want her kids around Spike and Buffy. Poor thing. Hopefully now they will make up for lost time. |
| I’ve always thought being Buffy and Spike’s child would not be that good a thing. |
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| Isabel | Chp 2 Growing Pains | 03/13/2006 12:57 pm |
| Very, very interesting. Can't wait for more. |
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| MarzBar | Chp 2 Growing Pains | 03/13/2006 11:20 am |
| So the Joyce brat is floating into other people's conversations. Interesting powers she seems to have. Is she a slayer/witch? |
| Should find out in next episode. |
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| letitia | Chp 2 Growing Pains | 03/13/2006 09:35 am |
| Well Joyce is going to put them all through some major changes. Love the back story with Shanny. Great update. |
| I reckon they’ll certainly know she’s there - and watch out for Billy, too! |
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| maryperk | Chp 2 Growing Pains | 03/13/2006 09:18 am |
| I like it, Lilac. great chappy |
| thanks, Mary. Glad you liked it. |
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| Verda | Chp 1 | 07/22/2006 07:20 pm |
| Very, very interesting. Going to try and get caught up tonight. Thanks for the read. |
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| wall_flower | Chp 1 | 04/01/2006 09:32 am |
| Cute and subtly awesome :]:] loved it |
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| romero | Chp 1 | 03/14/2006 09:09 pm |
| This is a great one shot. It gave a nice glimpse into Buffy and Spike's future and what could be. |
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| Delicia | Chp 1 | 03/13/2006 01:45 pm |
| I'm intrigued! What's going on? reading on...(dashes off) |
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| lilmamaday | Chp 1 | 02/24/2006 09:18 am |
| Cute story! It would be interesting to see what would happen next! Could Granny and Grandad control the lil hellions? |
| Well, Granny and Grandad won’t be as old as people keep thinking they will be, so I’m expecting all sorts of trouble! |
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| Thianna | Chp 1 | 02/24/2006 07:36 am |
| That was really good. |
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| Suzanne | Chp 1 | 02/23/2006 05:09 pm |
| I totally agree with you! this must be a really long fic!!! |
| Glad you liked it. Am thinking about continuing. |
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| letitia | Chp 1 | 02/23/2006 08:05 am |
| Now that was just a great story. And leave it to Spike and Buffy to have a family that just continued to grow in "their" old world. Loved the story. |
| Glad you enjoyed it. Will be writing continuation soon. |
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| Lou | Chp 1 | 02/23/2006 07:07 am |
| Aaaah - sweet. |
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| Isabel | Chp 1 | 02/23/2006 05:28 am |
| This is great. I'm already loving Joyce. I like that she's more like Buffy and Billy is more like Spike. And they named their daughter Shanshu? How cool is that? lol Love it. |
| Thanks for review. Yes, I reckon I will write the rest of this very soon. Shanshu had a very difficult childhood! |
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| Weaver | Chp 1 | 02/23/2006 04:11 am |
| This is lovely, and I didn't have and trouble understanding it. Subtle and charming. |
| Thanks for review. So pleased you understood it. I keep rereading first chp and can’t see what people find hard, except for lack of first names, perhaps. Next chp will be easier. Promise. |
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| Morrigan | Chp 1 | 02/23/2006 03:14 am |
| Hmm... So, Spike got the Shansu, and now they have grandkids. Interesting. I wonder if they stay old? Or maybe this is going to be like a story, they tell their grandkids about. This is different, and now, I'm curious. |
| Well, I’ll hopefully get to next chp soon and asuage your curiosity. |
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| Spikes Slayer2 | Chp 1 | 02/22/2006 11:16 pm |
| huh? great story.. i think it would make a good longer story so that we can see how all this happened.. little bt confusing at the end but otherwise quite good.. |
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| pfeifferpack | Chp 1 | 02/22/2006 09:55 pm |
Tee hee...well no wonder their daughter's pissed with a name like that! LOL! Oh yes, this deserves continuation and then some. Nicely done.
Kathleen |
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| vladt | Chp 1 | 02/22/2006 09:14 pm |
| excellent standalone or excellent first chapter.thanks for the fine read. |
| Thanks for reviewing. Think I will write on. The plot suddenly exploded in my head. Messy! |
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| ct114 | Chp 1 | 02/22/2006 08:33 pm |
| OK???? intersting. i would like to see this go further yet it could say like this. |
| Thanks for review. This started as a one off, but now the plot is begging to be written. |
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| Time of Change | Chp 1 | 02/22/2006 08:12 pm |
| Very interesting. I'm thinking Shashu broke her parents' hearts with her dream of being normal. |
| Glad you liked it. You’re quite right. There is a lot of explaining to do but in Buffy’s case, I think it’s a case of deja vu! |
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| MarzBar | Chp 1 | 02/22/2006 07:09 pm |
| Huh? The narrative from the little witch was interesting but there certainly could be more. How would you get Spike and Buffy into this fic? |
| Don’t worry. It will be very Spuffy but with a certain amount of angst as well. |
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| Robyn | Chp 1 | 02/22/2006 06:46 pm |
| I like. More please. |
| Glad you liked it. Will write new chp soon. |
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| maryperk | Chp 1 | 02/22/2006 06:38 pm |
| Cool |
| Thanks for review |
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