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| Blood Bound by jl1980 |
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| HPfan | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 09:42 pm |
Whew! What a powerful, emotionally wrenching chapter. Fantastic. Man, has Spike got a dilemna on his hands. He's really walking a fine line here. Caught between not only the need to do physical damage to the demon in order to weaken her, but also his own demon's desire for revenge and all the while not wanting to hurt Buffy's body. And now he's also got to deal with the pressure of finding a way to keep Dawn safe. You are a wicked author, and I can't wait to see how you pull this off!  |
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| Deb | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 09:38 pm |
| Great job of getting Spike and Buffy able to defeat/subdue the deamon. Go Spike! |
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| Verda | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 09:34 pm |
| Evil jl! Making us think that it was holy water! So relieved that it wasn't, I can handle only so much angst. Looking forward to their revenge against her. Better chapter, less angst. Thanks. |
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| Bridget | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 09:30 pm |
| I hope this works. Good chapters |
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| Lynda | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 07:38 pm |
| Yes. It is time for Spike to take command. It's time to bad Buffy entity to say bye,bye. |
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| Robyn | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 06:52 pm |
| You really are evil with the cliff hangers. I was so worried about Spike drinking from the bottle because the Slayer is cruel enough to force him to drink holy water, and yet what happened makes perfect sense, it would take him far to long to heal from such an injury and she wants Dawn dead now. Thanks for the update, I really enjoyed it. |
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| Nikkole | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 05:41 pm |
| NICE! I love you, but your cliffies are killing me here! I hope that him biting over the other mark works. I think it will, but hopefully it will be enought to allow Dawn to get to and weaken her. Really good chapter, and getting better and better! Keep it up! |
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| Kimberly Adams | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 03:59 pm |
This seems a bit more hopeful and I can handle it more and it is still a great story. I look forward to the next installment and will look in the next couple of days.
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| Emily | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 02:31 pm |
Great job! Although last chapter i did not feel this way, I find that this update it would be a near impossibility to mistake Buffy's objective as anything else other than win this battle with as little damage to *anyone* as possible. It was great to read another one of your chapters, and I'll be biting my nails until next time |
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| vladt | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 02:27 pm |
| great update, thank you. as i've mention before you are evil. what a wonderfully evil place to stop. |
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| kim | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 01:07 pm |
Finally getting to the draining.
I've always thought that if a vampire wanted to, they could drain you in seconds, at least enough to where you'd be ineffectual. |
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| spikes mrs | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 11:58 am |
i can't read it if he drinks the holy water i'm going to cry
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| Catrine | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 11:36 am |
| I so hope this is going to work.Awesome sequels,I really love this story! |
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| gotkona | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 11:12 am |
| Wow that was great. |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 10:12 am |
| Ooh! oh! oh! ::bounces in place:: I can't wait to see them get back at that rabid rancid bitch. |
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| BT | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 09:15 am |
GAH! Tap water? You are really, really evil. You do know that, right?
And stopping like this? Now I KNOW you're trying to drive us all crazy.
Seriously, this is a great story. Thank you. |
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| pfeifferpack | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 08:51 am |
A tasty plan indeed! Excellent.
You finally had Buffy realize and admit the major issue of this entire story....yeah you!
he would not be going through this, any of this, right now, if not for her terrible agreement, in the beginning, to Giles’ plan to bring Spike “under her control” – to take a creature already helpless and further violate his dignity and free will.
And the whole thing had been so utterly, completely unnecessary and destructive.
*…I’m so sorry…*
Giles and his needless plan just because he was tired of chaining Spike in the bathtub! Willow and her "improvements". Buffy and her insistance on seeing Spike as the evil vampire all for no real purpose and all leading to great pain and suffering especially for Spike. She needed to see and admit this. So glad you had her do so!!
Keep it coming. Looking forward to all getting their just reward.
Kathleen
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| rowanfairy | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 08:36 am |
| please don't take this the wrong way but i read your stories like i watch horror movies...with my hand over my eyes, peeking thru my fingers to avoid the icky parts...your stories captivate me yet wig me out...i need to know what's going on and how it ends but the journey is somewhat disturbing...kind like life though, i guess...keep writing you go a unique voice and i'll keep reading with my hands over my eyes |
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| Athenewolfe | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 08:10 am |
OHHHHHHHHH but but you cant stop there - that is evil and cruel and just plain mean! You wicked woman, now I am going to have bitey fantasies all afternoon! I loved this chapter and how you are wrapping it up, I was terrified for Spike with the water and am so glad it is plain tap water now. Thank goodness, I can't wait to see what will happen next and how you are going to wrap this up. Thanks for the good read!
P.S but that was still an evil evil cliffhanger *Giggles* |
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| Mr_Chaos | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 07:35 am |
| Better chapter. Much better. I wonder if that part ofBuffy Angst was just for little ol' me? |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Necessary Evils | 08/07/2006 07:33 am |
| Rip her throat out!! I'm sure there's some magical way to give Buffy a new body... yeah... |
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| Robyn | Secret Rendezvous | 08/07/2006 12:28 am |
| This chapter was just painful and it's really sad that the only way for Spike to keep those he loves safe is to go through the horror and torture from the Slayer. I am really hoping that his torment will all be over soon. It’s nice to be caught up again and I am really looking forward to the next updates. |
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| Athenewolfe | Secret Rendezvous | 08/06/2006 07:44 pm |
| ouch how evil - can't wait to see how they bind the demon |
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| Spikez_tart | Secret Rendezvous | 08/06/2006 11:42 am |
| Way creepy. You really know how to pile on total badness. |
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| Nikkole | Secret Rendezvous | 08/06/2006 09:31 am |
| You have a very interesting mind to come up with all of this stuff! OMG, HOLY WATER?! I hope that Dawn stays back for a while. I don't want her to get hurt. It seems that the dominance ritual didn't work, so that is good, I hope. Looking forward to more! |
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| Deb | Secret Rendezvous | 08/06/2006 05:15 am |
| Ouch...this hurts. Hope you have some soothing coming quickly. She's a real meanie. |
i do, i promise  |
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| MarzBar | Secret Rendezvous | 08/06/2006 12:34 am |
| Aaaarrrrgh! WTF is wrong with this slayer demon? Is she really Angelus in disguise? |
unh-uh...she's just evil but she's wanting to make him do something he wouldn't do ever unless he had no choice, to prove it worked ..sigh...looking up soon though  |
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| HPfan | Secret Rendezvous | 08/06/2006 12:15 am |
Oh, no! Not another evil cliffie! How can you be so cruel to your devoted readers? Guess the slayer demon took lessons from you, huh? lol Hope you hurry and update soon. The suspense is killing me.  |
| lol...thanx |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Secret Rendezvous | 08/05/2006 09:05 pm |
| Grrr argh! |
| lol |
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| FetchingMadScientist | Secret Rendezvous | 08/05/2006 05:50 pm |
I love angst, don't get me wrong. I even write a good bit of it. But, *seventy* chapters, and not even a little break? I'm still with ya, not quittin' now. Just gotta say...I'm holding out for a BIG payoff- in a good way, if you know what I mean. Pretty please...? |
all my fics are heavy on the angst though, but the darkest part of this one is about through... thanx for the review |
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| Verda | Secret Rendezvous | 08/05/2006 05:06 pm |
| OMG jl! that's so twisted! Relieved that Buffy was there for him. That is one sick bitch. Making him drink holy water, just sick! Make me nauseous just to think about it. It'll destroy his vocal cords and voice box. You are evil jl! Hee! Hee! Trying to get over the angst of it and find some humor here. Angst filled but great. Thanks. |
yep, she's scary...um...trying to find humor in it though, that's scary in itself! lol ... no, i'm going for sheer angst ..but it's almost over...thanx  |
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| vladt | Secret Rendezvous | 08/05/2006 04:00 pm |
| very evil, very fine read. thank you |
thanx  |
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| kim | Secret Rendezvous | 08/05/2006 03:56 pm |
Drinking holy water?????
Can I say how much I really hate this plan??!!! |
yep....not so much with the plan like-age here, either  |
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| Shanna | Secret Rendezvous | 08/05/2006 03:11 pm |
| I've been following this story since you started and I can only hope that the Spike torture stops. I think he has more than proven himself and his love as well as his loyalty. Please no more torture. I am ready for some healing and Spuffy love...maybe 10 chapters worth!! |
thanx  |
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| Shanna | Secret Rendezvous | 08/05/2006 03:09 pm |
| I've been following this story since you started and I can only hope that the Spike torture stops. I think he has more than proven himself and his love as well as his loyalty. Please no more torture. I am ready for some healing and Spuffy love...maybe 10 chapters worth!! |
it's about to stop, i promise thanx |
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| Emily | Secret Rendezvous | 08/05/2006 02:46 pm |
::eep::
uhhh, what can i say that won't have already been said? I guess all I can do is reinforce the YOU MUST UPDATE LIKE YOU NORMALLY DO!!!!!!
...please? |
more soon  |
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| ilpopi | Secret Rendezvous | 08/05/2006 02:28 pm |
I like the story but the endless torture is getting a bit boring by now.
I don't really get why Mr_Chaos is thinking Buffy doesn't care and she is so horrible. I find her quite the opposite. Very compassionate, loving and understanding in the later part of this story.
The ongoing ritual seems to be the ONLY way to defeat the demon and it is something they absolutely don't want to do but they just don't have any options left at this time. They both agreed to it and Buffy is trying to make it as easy as possible for Spike.
No. I don't get the idea at all that Buffy somehow wants Spike to be raped and humiliated. |
dont worry, the torture is almost over...next chappie things start looking up....i agree with you, buffy is trying to make a painful, horrible situation as bearable as possible...thanx for the kind review  |
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| gotkona | Secret Rendezvous | 08/05/2006 01:51 pm |
| yes that would be awful if he has to drink but I guess we must wait for the next chapter before we find out. |
yep  |
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| Emilee | Secret Rendezvous | 08/05/2006 01:30 pm |
| Oh bummer. Poor Spike. I hope that something good happens soon. Excellent update, can't wait for more. |
it will, next chappie things start loooking up  |
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| slaymesoftly | Secret Rendezvous | 08/05/2006 01:04 pm |
ROFL at your warning. You really think if anyone was easily squicked, they would still be here? LOL - I know you needed to add the extra warning, it just struck me funny considering the whole fic. *is bad*
About time for that bitch to get sent back to hell where she belongs, isn't it? *looks around anxiously for the next chapter* |
lol..good point very soon , veyr soon  |
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| Morrigan | Secret Rendezvous | 08/05/2006 01:04 pm |
| Ugh!  That sadistic bitch makes me wanna toss my cookies.  Can we kill her now? |
very soon  |
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| Bookchick of the Novel Clan | Secret Rendezvous | 08/05/2006 11:34 am |
| ACK! God she is sadistic. |
yep  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Secret Rendezvous | 08/05/2006 11:28 am |
| ::whimper:: You write so well, I can't help feeling like I'm there. |
which might not be such a good thing  |
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| Mr_Chaos | Secret Rendezvous | 08/05/2006 07:53 am |
Ok, so for once I am not going to complain aobut Spike being stripped of his manhood.
I am going to say something else: I hate Buffy.
And I don't mean, "I hate the being in Buffy"
No, I mean I hate Buffy Summers.
Except for part ofa paragraph in this chapter, she has never felt sorry for what she is currently doing to Spike. I don't sense any remorse, any saddness, any regret. When she tells him to let himself be raped by the Slayer, she isn't sorry, she isn't going, "I feel so bad about this."
She's mad that HER MATE is sleeping with the demon. She's mad...yea, and I'm mad that her ass hole little friends that she still defends did this to Spike. Does that mean we can all force her to f--- Clem? (...well, that's an interesting image)
Hell, I sense more of her desire for the demon to rape and beat him then I feel sorrow from her. I don't know,maybe the comments about what she will do to Spike later, in her mind (look, i'm acting like she's a real person!) are a form of apology.
They ain't.
They are more empty promises: YOu face horrific torture, be raped by our enemy, dothings you don'twant to do and loss your dignity, and when this is over we can boink in the woods! Yea!
Notice the sarcasm.
Maybe I am spoiled in Trusting You, where Buffy has to pay the Piper. In that story, she has to fight to prove herself to Spike, fight to gain his acceptance. Here,she is hurting him, expects him to befine with it, shows no emotion other then anger and demand. I can only hope that when Spike beats the Slayer, and buffy comes out, she does not find a happy Spike.
I really hope that, as a writer, youwill not take the cheap way out. Buffy has to pay the emotional piper here, and there is alot more story to be told: Willow, Giles...they both need to be dealt with. Dawn's story needs to be wrapped up...and Spike...
After everything done to Spike, you owe him a chance to glare at Buffy,tell her that he loves her but needs time, and then have HER work her hardest to make it up to him.
Please, don't do a, "We beat the dmeon, Spike is super happy, story ends." You are better then that. |
i completely agree with you in some ways...but you must understand that at this point they're kind of out of options...there's nothing else they could really do, so she's just trying to make it as easy on him as possible, to make him forget what's happening so that they can *both* survive....thanx for the review, hope you like the rest  |
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| Robyn | Victory in Defeat | 08/06/2006 03:52 pm |
| These past few chapters have been hard to read yet knowing that there is a plan and a purpose to what Spike is going through, as well as Buffy’s support and encouragement, have helped. |
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| Spikez_tart | Victory in Defeat | 08/06/2006 11:32 am |
| Intense, but why can't Dawn be with the demon now? I know, evil writer will reveal all in six or seven chapters. |
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| HPfan | Victory in Defeat | 08/06/2006 12:03 am |
| Had computer problems and missed this chapter when it was first posted. This is just... intense. Gotta go read the next chapter - NOW. |
more soon  |
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| gotkona | Victory in Defeat | 08/04/2006 03:19 pm |
| wow is all I can say |
thanx  |
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| Nikkole | Victory in Defeat | 08/04/2006 08:44 am |
| WOW, what a chapter! I am really worried about what happens now. Where is Dawn? I know she was on her way, wasn't she? Can't wait for the next chapter! |
yep...she was on her way...more soon  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 08:29 pm |
| Now get to the better times *pouts* |
yes, ma'am!!  |
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| Joyce | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 08:11 pm |
| So looking forward to an explanation of this hopefully effective strategy. I'm gripping my seat. |
coming right up, pet  |
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| Verda | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 07:43 pm |
| jl, Love the story, just can't read some of it . I'll just skim over the hard parts, kinda like watching a horror flick through your fingers. Just wanted you to know. Wouldn't miss the end for the world. *hugs* |
that's fine, hope it's not too hard for you thanx |
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| spikes mrs | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 04:31 pm |
| oh that all im saying that was not what i excepted! |
| good ;) |
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| Emily | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 04:04 pm |
| ::Bitting my nails:: too .. stressed .. to .. type.... AHH!! |
lol...thanx  |
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| Bridget | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 02:23 pm |
| Good chapter. I can't wait until you explain why Spike had to accept her claim. |
very soon  |
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| Bookchick of the Novel Clan | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 01:54 pm |
| Gah!!!! No!!! I am gonna have a heart attack, I love this! |
thanx so much  |
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| vladt | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 01:53 pm |
| tough and excellent read, thank you. still questioning if buffy really knows what she is asking of spike. |
thanx  |
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| kim | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 12:48 pm |
| Buffy's awfully sure of herself, so having no true establishment that this will really work. Let's see how she'd do with all this torture in reverse. Geeze, Spike has to do all the freakin' work....just reminds me whose stupid idea got them in this mess in the first place. |
you're too right...poor spike...but it will all work out in the end  |
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| Athenewolfe | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 12:48 pm |
NOOOOOOOOOO even faking NOOOOOOO okay I have to see what is going to happen next
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lol..coming up soon  |
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| Mr_Chaos | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 12:46 pm |
Heck,how can I be for sure any of this is happening!?!? You have pulled so many surprises, it'spossible to truely tell what is going on.
I guess that's why I have a hard time believing that this is all a plot by Buffy and Spike to beat the Slayer and have a happy ending: with so many "Who is talking now?" scenes, it's too the point that I can't trust anything face value. That's not an insult in the slightest to your writing abilities:The chapter makes it clear that this is a trick by buffy and spike. But, with this type of story, expect people toquestion what is going on. If this were to have happened in another story (Like Trusting You), then yea, i would take it at face value. But here...oh no, dear author, not falling for any of your tricks *wags finger* |
lol...oh no...you're on to me!!!  |
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| Mr_Chaos | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 12:37 pm |
Ok, rereading it, I can see where this COULD be a trick on Spike's part. Do I still like the idea that Buffy's only idea was to have Spike reduced to a puddle of goo while she watches on calmly in his head? Nope. Maybe the next chapter we will actually see how hard this is for Buffy, but right now,it seems like she is throwing him to the wolves so she get's her body back.
Also, do I trust you as the author? Hell no. You've yanks us around so many times that at this point, i don't even trust that it's Buffy we are hearing in Spike's head. Don't know if that is a good or bad this, though  |
lol...it is hard for buffy too, though spike definitely got the worse end of the bargain...and her plan may be the only way they could defeat the slayer...
as to trusting me...you shouldn't, love... ;) lol...i'll take that as a compliment  |
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| Kimberly Adams | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 11:30 am |
Just finished the very painful new chapters in this story and see a ray of hope I have been looking for. I still like "Trust.." better but I am determined to finish this one as well. Are you getting my reviews?
You are such a superb writer, the very best so far and my favorite.
I so very much appreciate the fast updates. Gives me something to look forward to.
Kim  |
yes, hon, i'm getting your reviews, and responding to every one that's posted at this site...i only respond at this site, since it's my favorite..hope you read this lol...again, thanx for your kind words  |
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| pfeifferpack | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 09:49 am |
Well I for one have found this story completely brilliant and unique. You have done a fabulous job of taking the reader from hating Buffy to slow understanding then rooting for her to triumph. Your Spike is as devoted and protective as we know him to be...willing to put himself on the line for his women. Can't wait for them to beat the devil and then whomp a bit on Giles and Willow for the lame ideas and doings that caused this mess to start with! Maybe they will feel guilty enough to lay off of Spike from then on. Well done....you have written this beautifully.
Kathleen
sorry I haven't been commenting....still iffy with the net access, but I've been reading religiously. |
thanx so much for your support, hon...glad you're enjoying it...i personally dont think my spike is so out of character as some seem to think...he ended up on the "victim" end of the stick over and over throughout the show, yet everyone seems to think its strange...*sigh* oh well glad you're enjoying it  |
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| BT | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 08:59 am |
OK, I'm really hoping now that you're a "happy ending" kind of fic writer, not a "everybody dies in misery" kind...
Then again, maybe you just like to torture your dear, devoted readers?
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my fics usually stay really dark throughout, but end well, just so you know thanx for the review |
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| Shanna | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 08:03 am |
| Please tell me that this is the end of the 'Spike beating'. I don't think I can take anymore!! I couldn't take this chapter. Poor Spike....what he has to go through to prove his love and devotion. I am looking forward to the next chapter to see how the Demon Slayer gets her ass kicked!! |
thanx  |
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| Shanna | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 08:01 am |
| Please tell me that this is the end of the 'Spike beating'. I don't think I can take anymore!! I couldn't take this chapter. Poor Spike....what he has to go through to prove his love and devotion. I am looking forward to the next chapter to see how the Demon Slayer gets her ass kicked!! |
it's coming to an end...but he's still got to go through the end of the ritual, unfortunately...and after that...not telling yet thanx |
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| Verda | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 07:57 am |
| I hope this is over soon I can't take him in pain much more, I understand that it's important to the story but it's too hard. Guess I'll just skip over the next chapters, can't see him in pain. The chapters are great, just not for me. |
| well, at this point it's all deliberate...he and buffy know what they're doing and there's a reason for it...resolution will be occurring within the next couple chapters, so....sorry you're not enjoying the story, i know it's intense...hope you dont miss the ultimate victory :\ |
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| Mr_Chaos | Victory in Defeat | 08/03/2006 07:55 am |
| In Saving Grace, atleast you gave Spike dignity. Here, he is worse then Xander. |
um...i hope it's clear, it's supposed to be, that his submission in this chapter is deliberate, a deception...if that's not clear then i guess i didn't write this chapter too well... oh well....thanx for the review |
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| Robyn | Not Alone | 08/06/2006 02:12 pm |
| I feel so bad for Spike and I really hope that Dawn's doesn't get hurt, but I love that Buffy has found a way to Spike that the Slayer demon doesn't know about. I also love how he pointed out the truth of Joyce’s and Dawn’s strength and that they would fight back. |
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| Spikez_tart | Not Alone | 08/06/2006 11:25 am |
| More JL greatness. |
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| Joyce | Not Alone | 08/03/2006 08:04 pm |
| Ok, I'm confused. You are so good with the tangents which make me think! |
| lol...i hope it's not too confusing... let me know.. ;) |
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| BT | Not Alone | 08/02/2006 11:30 pm |
I can't seem to help myself - another rediculously late night up reading this story. I have to admit, I skimmed the torture scenes, though. Sorry!
You've built the tension up beautifully, can't wait to see what you do with it! |
lol...so glad you're enjoying it  |
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| Bookchick of the Novel Clan | Not Alone | 08/02/2006 03:22 pm |
| Ohhh, somethings up! Lovin' it! |
| thanx |
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| HPfan | Not Alone | 08/01/2006 10:07 pm |
Guess I'm a little slow cos I'm not exactly sure what's going on here. However, I have faith that all will soon be made clear. Whatever's going on, I'm sure it's gonna lead to some interesting developments. Now I just hope that if Dawn bursts in on this ugle little scene, that she's armed and takes the psycho demon by complete surprise. You're really building the suspense here. Are you absolutely certain that you want to be responsible for the nervous breakdown I'm sure to have while waiting for your next update? lol  |
| it's supposed to be a bit unclear, but not complettely....but dawn might want to stay away..with buffy in spike's head and not her own...the whole "double power" thing that happens when she and dawn get together kind of couldn't happen, ya know? :\ thanx for the review |
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| Spikez_tart | Not Alone | 08/01/2006 08:28 pm |
| Hello Kitty pajamas. - Yummy sushi pj's are so much more effective. |
lol...yes, but that's why the slayer wears them, not her little sister lol |
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| vladt | Not Alone | 08/01/2006 07:22 pm |
| very good read, thank you. buffy, somehow, joined with her mate. dawn is on the way. the odds look much better. thanks again. |
thanx  |
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| Morrigan | Not Alone | 08/01/2006 06:45 pm |
| Hmm... Okay what's the deal.  She's not there?  Did she somehow manage to merge with Spike?  Waiting anxiously for the next chapter. |
more revealed soon  |
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| Verda | Not Alone | 08/01/2006 05:09 pm |
| Guess at a time like this being tortured by Angelus made this easier to endure and with Buffy's love and support it helped him to win this fight and maybe Dawn will step in at just the right moment and help bring out Buffy. Great chapter. Update soon! |
you're very right...except for the part about dawn...she may actually not be needed at this point  |
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| Lou | Not Alone | 08/01/2006 04:38 pm |
| They can do it!! |
yep  |
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| Emily | Not Alone | 08/01/2006 01:18 pm |
I am really feeling hopeful about this story from this chapter, and it is so nice to be able to be happy about Blood Bound. It has been close to constant angst or anxiousness, and this little ray of hope has developped nicely. I am just a bit concerned with what will happen when Dawn comes a-rising. Good job, it is quite a feat to make me enjoy a chapter in which Spike is being torture ( ) but you have somehow managed to do it. Bravo! |
lol...thanx for the back-handed compliment ;) glad you're sort of enjoying it  |
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| kim | Not Alone | 08/01/2006 11:46 am |
Had a feeling...so Buffy traveled across the bond to Spike's head...
He seems to be forgetting that he has the power in his words not to become the Slayer's slave. He has to accept her dominance out loud, he knows that, and that's something Spike won't ever do...so he needs to focus and remember that the Slayer can't truly win. And can he at least get some pants on before starting to fight?
Dawn's finally on her way...quite a scene she's going to barge in to. |
well, it wont be much of a fight, the shape he's in, unless something changes soon...dawn's showing up might not be for the best...thanx  |
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| gotkona | Not Alone | 08/01/2006 10:41 am |
| sounds interesting. can't wait for more to see the big confrontation. |
coming up soon  |
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| Nikkole | Not Alone | 08/01/2006 08:25 am |
| This is all coming to a head now! WOW, I can't beleive that I wasn't really into this story at first, but I am glad I stuck it out with you! I can't wait to see the next chapter, and I hope Dawn gets her little butt over there soon! |
lol...i'm glad you did, too  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Not Alone | 08/01/2006 08:24 am |
Interesting. Very interesting.
But how will SpikeBuffy react to the sudden appearance of Dawn? |
we shall see  |
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| Shadow | Not Alone | 08/01/2006 08:14 am |
so lemme get this straight...
BUFFY jumped into Spike... *grin*
and Dawn is on her way...
OOO this is gonna be good! |
pretty much...  |
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| Athenewolfe | Not Alone | 08/01/2006 07:24 am |
| wonder what is going on - can;t wait to find out |
i dropped some hints...but things will become clearer as the chapters progress  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Not Alone | 08/01/2006 06:57 am |
| oooOOOOoooo |
great chapter  |
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| Dee Bradfield | Not Alone | 08/01/2006 06:55 am |
Oooh! Cool twist. And now Dawn's finally decided to make a move, too. It's the beginning of the end for that Slayer Demon bitch. Can't wait for the next chapter, though I suppose I'll have to.  |
you could be right thanx, glad you're enjoying it  |
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| Robyn | Fighting for Love | 08/06/2006 02:03 pm |
| I am so glad that with everything else Buffy made sure that she told Spike how she felt during her few moments of consciousness. |
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| Spikez_tart | Fighting for Love | 08/06/2006 11:20 am |
| She had inadvertently managed to awaken something in Buffy’s repressed spirit - Well yeah - when the Demon threatened to cut off the Spike manly shagging bits. Isn't there a rule on BSV about this sort of thing? Really love the pyscho Buffy switches. |
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| Spikez_tart | Fighting for Love | 08/01/2006 08:23 pm |
| Psycho Buffy, yeah. Could someone call Dawn now? |
as you will see soon...that may not actually be the best idea  |
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| spikesmrs | Fighting for Love | 07/31/2006 02:38 am |
| go buffy fighting back against the demon . spike can always depend on her to fight to the best of her abilites. even though she tired shes getting the best against the demon. another brilliant chapter and not to squicky |
thanx, glad you like it...i think the squickiness is mostly over after the next chapter...  |
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| Morrigan | Fighting for Love | 07/31/2006 01:32 am |
| The anticipation is killing me! |
good lol |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Fighting for Love | 07/31/2006 12:49 am |
| Finally! So beat her!! *grips desk tightly* |
soon  |
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| SciFi_GK | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 09:54 pm |
Hope! Oh, thank god! LOL. More, more, more!
This story is tearing me up inside...in a **good** way. **wry look** Can't wait for more. |
lol...thanx...i think  |
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| Joyce | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 08:40 pm |
| Again with the growing suspensefull cliffhanger! Anxiously waiting to see what Spike will do now! I hope it's a doozy. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Lou | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 08:24 pm |
| Thanks for the heads up. It wasn't as gruesome as I was fearing. And the tiny glimmer is appreciated. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| vladt | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 08:13 pm |
| fascinating read, thank you. another plan. ok. (see, i didn't go: yeah, right. thanks for the fine read. |
thanx  |
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| Bridget | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 06:40 pm |
Interesting. I can't imagine what will happen next. Also, where is Dawn? Didn't her curiosity get the best of her yet?
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not quite yet...more clues as to the plan next chappie  |
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| kim | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 06:38 pm |
Hmmmm.....
Yeah, Slayer demon's pretty evil, but also pretty dumb. |
lol...well it's not like their plan is obvious...is it? lol |
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| Verda | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 02:53 pm |
| Not as bad as I thought it would be but anytime Spike's in pain it's bad enough. Good to know that they have a plan. Very curious to know what that is? Glad you update often. Dark but still a great read. Thanks. |
thanx, glad you're enjoying it...yes, is a bit dark, but looking up  |
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| gotkona | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 02:13 pm |
| Ok dark but necessary. Can't wait for more. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Mr_Chaos | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 02:13 pm |
Of course Buffy would come up with the plan. Can't have Spike think of it, now can we? Just have Spike do the grunt work and Buffy be the master mind.
Ok chapter, just sad that more and more, Spike's chance to get his vengence will not come, and he will be left following Buffy's lead...again |
well, considering that the plan has to do with stuff that's all in the demon's head, and buffy's the one with the front row seat...she'd kinda *have* to be the one to know what to do...and spike will get the chance to fight back, but it'd be kind of hard to really take a lot of pleasure in it since it's buffy's body he's gonna be beating on...
sorry you didn't care for it...can't say that i'm surprised, though
thanx for the review |
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| Emily | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 01:11 pm |
I wish that I could be as confident as Buffy and Spike, because without knowing the plan, it looks like there is a grand possibility that this 'perfect plan' will be like all the other 'perfect plan's that they have had earlier. Oh, and if the next chapter is only about what is happening in Dawn and Joyce's room, there is a good chance that I (and most likely many others) will go absolutely freaking mad Just to let you know, and great chapter, nice to have a little happiness in there for Spikey-poo. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| HPfan | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 12:40 pm |
| Wow! Scary chapter. But it's nice to know that the evil, egomaniacal bitch demon isn't quite as smart and all-knowing as she obviously thinks she is. Haven't a clue as to what Buffy's plan could be, but I can't wait to find out what she and Spike are gonna do next. Waiting on pins and needles for your next update. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Bookchick of the Novel Clan | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 12:28 pm |
| Oh, this is getting so good, I was cringing from the visuals. Loving it! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Athenewolfe | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 11:43 am |
| I wonder what the plan is - *looks curious* nice chappie |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| MarzBar | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 11:30 am |
| ACK!! Evil cliffie! What's the plan? How will Spike and Buffy defeat the demon bitch? More soon please. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| MARGARET | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 10:59 am |
| AGAIN ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT..NEARLY FALLING OFF. CAN'T WAIT TO SE WHAT THE PLAN IS! GREAT UPDATE |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Emilee | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 09:26 am |
Excellent update. Definately interesting developments. I can't wait to see what Buffy's plan was. Looking forward to the next update.
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thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Dar | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 09:14 am |
| Man talk about channeling your inner demon...what a place to leave off...excellent chapter can't wait for more |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Nikkole | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 08:14 am |
| You had to leave us right there, didn't you? Oh well, at least it won't be long before the next update! Can't wait! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| rayan | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 08:14 am |
| what....what?....how......damn it.......tell meee hoooooooooooooooooooow?...hehe anyway once again great chappie |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| slaymesoftly | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 08:13 am |
| Okay - not as bad as I was expecting. A bit of hope there at the end, yes? Although, it might have been helpful if Buffy had used those few seconds to reach for the phone! At least let Dawn know, even it it wasn't safe for her to come in just then. Poor Spike and Buffy. They are in mess, aren't they? But it sounds like they may find their way out of it on their own. |
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| slaymesoftly | Fighting for Love | 07/30/2006 08:13 am |
| Okay - not as bad as I was expecting. A bit of hope there at the end, yes? Although, it might have been helpful if Buffy had used those few seconds to reach for the phone! At least let Dawn know, even it it wasn't safe for her to come in just then. Poor Spike and Buffy. They are in mess, aren't they? But it sounds like they may find their way out of it on their own. |
well, i was trying to convey, all she told him passed in like, an instant...she wouldn't have even had time to press the numbers...and what she did, though it's not totally revealed yet, will prove to be much more helpful  |
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| Robyn | Strong Enough | 08/06/2006 01:54 pm |
| It really is startling to consider that the Slayer’s powers derive from such a malevolent demon. Her final comment and the implications of it are really scary. |
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| Spikez_tart | Strong Enough | 08/01/2006 08:15 pm |
| Not the exacto knife! Does Walmart really sell all that good stuff? |
yes...only most people aren't psychotic enough to use it in this sort of way  |
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| Spikez_tart | Strong Enough | 08/01/2006 06:30 am |
| OKay JL that was just plain mean. |
sorry hehe |
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| vladt | Strong Enough | 07/30/2006 08:01 pm |
| looks like the slayer is not going tomake the mistakes spike and buffy made. hopefully spike will come up with something. or dawn. thanks for the interesting chapter. good read. |
yeah, she's pretty bad...thanx  |
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| Athenewolfe | Strong Enough | 07/30/2006 11:34 am |
| poor spike - the demon is just an evil creature isn;t she - i hope dawn rescues them quickely |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| rayan | Strong Enough | 07/30/2006 08:03 am |
| THAT BITCH.....arrggghhh.....i want to strangle her.....ok ok breath....breath....ok im back...where was i?...ah yes...she needsto get a taste of her own medicine...and SOOOOOOON....anyway great chapter....*tihi* |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Tonia | Strong Enough | 07/29/2006 08:13 am |
| Great chapter! I'll just cover my tender eyes for the disturbing parts. ;) |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Catrine | Strong Enough | 07/29/2006 06:08 am |
| Psyko demon!!!I hope Dawn follows her gut instinct and that very soon. What a psyke bitch the Buffy demon is.Loved the last three chapter,they are really starting to freak me out. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| HPfan | Strong Enough | 07/29/2006 12:49 am |
| Oh, my gosh - you've already got my skin crawling here. The psycho demon is just too creepy - beyond scary. Just hope that Dawn follows her intuition and is both smart and resourceful. You've got me biting my fingernails down to the quick. Update soon, p-l-e-a-s-e! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Emily | Strong Enough | 07/28/2006 09:20 pm |
| I have been away on vacation for a week and apparently I missed a lot (as well as very little). Although i was lucky enough to be able to read 4 or 5 new chappies in a row, somehow it was not able to apease my appetite for this fic. I am waiting on the edge of my seat for the next update. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| MarzBar | Strong Enough | 07/28/2006 08:15 pm |
| You're correct; this is squicky again. I'm reading it because the sheer malevolence of the demon in Buffy is fascinating. I hope to see Spike slap her down eventually. |
oh he will in time not much time, actually  |
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| RJ | Strong Enough | 07/28/2006 06:51 pm |
| Further proof that walmart is evil? |
| lol |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Strong Enough | 07/28/2006 06:30 pm |
| But he doesn't have to win, right? He just needs to resist accepting her claim. |
well...that's true...but she wouldn't stop until she's won or he's dust  |
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| spikes mrs | Strong Enough | 07/28/2006 04:34 pm |
| i drove halfway across london so i could read this update because my homer pc and lap top are in crashes all i can say it was well worth the drive brill up date jl hope i can keep up with it while i'm waiting for engineer spikes mrs |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Verda | Strong Enough | 07/28/2006 03:38 pm |
| Yup, you're right, I know it's important to the story, just very hard to read. Love it, but not these particular chapters. Disturbingly good. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| gotkona | Strong Enough | 07/28/2006 03:15 pm |
| Wow. she really is pyscho bitch slayer isn't she? |
pretty much  |
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| Joyce | Strong Enough | 07/28/2006 11:45 am |
| As always, I remain impressed by the logical scenarios. Good job! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Shanna | Strong Enough | 07/28/2006 10:10 am |
| Your warning at the top of this chapter made my stomach do flip flops at what to expect. Eeep. I want Dawn to show up but, most of all, I want Spike to reach out through the claim and call to Buffy and then have Buffy's love be strong enough to protect her mate. Hope that made sense. **bites fingernails until the next chapter** |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Bookchick of the Novel Clan | Strong Enough | 07/28/2006 10:04 am |
| Oh NO! Poor Spike,I feel like I should help him...lol. Great writing, I am on the edge of my seat! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Bridget | Strong Enough | 07/28/2006 09:49 am |
| Good chapter. I am really tired of psycho Buffy. Please end this soon. I can't take anymore. |
soon  |
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| Nikkole | Strong Enough | 07/28/2006 08:58 am |
| I had a feeling this is what she had planned. I hope that Dawn listens to her intuition and goes to check. Maybe she can surprise them and catch the demon off guard. This story just gets better and better ever chapter! |
thanx so much  |
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| kim | Strong Enough | 07/28/2006 08:37 am |
| But he still has to yield to her out loud. That's why Buffy's never worked in the first place. He never said the right words. Spike - if you have to, bite her and drain her again once you're free. Dawn and Joyce's lives, as innocents, are more important than Buffy's, and she'd feel exactly that way. She'd rather die than allow them to be hurt or killed. If you have to drain her to the point of needing the ICU, then do it. |
| yeah, you're so right, if he gets the opportunity...but he's kinda tied up at the moment, so... |
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| Mr_Chaos | Strong Enough | 07/28/2006 08:30 am |
| Got to go with Lou. |
what a surprise lol |
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| Lou | Strong Enough | 07/28/2006 07:54 am |
| Buffy the Vampire Torturer is becoming a little tired. Spike should have known he'd be in for more of the same old same old. I'm hoping they get their heads sorted soon. |
yeah, he was kind of lulled by their success with the claim... |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Strong Enough | 07/28/2006 07:50 am |
| You are EEEEVIL!! Bad bad woman!! |
| lol |
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| Robyn | A Battle of Wits | 08/06/2006 07:52 am |
| This is not good, this is so not good. I can understand his fear at being told that he is going to be made to kill one of the people he loves the most. |
nope, not good at all poor spike |
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| Athenewolfe | A Battle of Wits | 07/30/2006 11:30 am |
| Why doesn't she just shoot her? Would make it much easier to kill her? You know Spike will not do it - that is for sure! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| gotkona | A Battle of Wits | 07/28/2006 03:10 pm |
| again i say oh no. |
| lol |
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| Joyce | A Battle of Wits | 07/28/2006 11:36 am |
| This is one of the best chapters of all! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| vladt | A Battle of Wits | 07/27/2006 04:47 pm |
| yeah, that'll work. good read, thanks. |
lol...right...thanx  |
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| LadyYashka | A Battle of Wits | 07/27/2006 02:46 am |
I bet you leave us hanging on purpose. =Þ
Update soon please! I want to see how they are going to fix this whole mess. =) |
| lol...me? *innocence* no!! thanx ;P |
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| Morrigan | A Battle of Wits | 07/27/2006 01:02 am |
| Rotten, evil slayer demon.  What makes her so certain she can get Spike to hurt Dawn?  Can't wait to see what happens next! |
more soon thanx |
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| HPfan | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 07:14 pm |
Oh, noooo! This is so not good, but I figure Spike will come up with some way to get around the demon. You don't get to be a 120 plus year old master vamp unless you've got a few smarts! And on top of all that he's more motivated than he's ever been in all of his unlife. Looking forward to seeing how you get them out of this.  |
he may already have come up with his way out ;) you never know...yeah, he's got a few tricks up his sleeve... hope you like the rest of the story  |
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| Bookchick of the Novel Clan | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 05:36 pm |
| GAH! Cliffhanger! I need more, you are evil! |
lol..more soon, i promise  |
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| Nikkole | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 04:43 pm |
| Oh HELL NO!! How the heck is she gonna pull THAT off? I can think of a few ways, but you are the writer, and there fore 10 times smarter than myself! Can't wait for the update! |
you'll see what she's thinking in the next chappie...thanx for the review  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 04:39 pm |
Okay, kill Dawn *giggles* And shoot Joyce too! LoL
But geez, get to a happy spuffy ending soon or my head is gonna bust!! |
lol...i dont know who's eviler, you or evil buffy lol |
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| MarzBar | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 03:55 pm |
| GRRRR AAAARRRGH. WTF is wrong with the mating claim and will Dawn figure something out? |
nothing is wrong with the claim, no word yet on what dawnie will do...glad you like it  |
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| spikes mrs | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 03:29 pm |
no she can't make spike kill dawn can she i thought the mating claim stop him having to take orders from the demon or buffy even as always great update
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it did...you'll see what she's thinking next chap...thanx  |
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| Verda | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 01:31 pm |
| At least she's not beating him at the moment, so hard to read it. Just wondering how she thinks she can get him to do it. We know he'd rather dust then hurt any of his girls. Feeling sorry for Dawn, she feels something's wrong but knows that they're suppose to have an intimate evening, very hard for a young girl. Great update, looking forward to your next one. Thanks for the read. |
yeah, it's a hard sitch for all of them thanx for the review |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 01:09 pm |
| {growls} |
| lol |
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| Bridget | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 12:16 pm |
| Another cliffhanger. How will they get out of this. Please update soon. |
thanx  |
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| DizzyB | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 09:10 am |
| The only thing that's bothering me about this story - the one thing that I find not that plausible - is the fact that Spike & Dawn keep being stupid enough to trust that it's Buffy talking. They've seen how suddenly the slayer can overtake her and they've seen how sneaky she can be about it, not to mention what a vicious bitch she is. The smart thing to do would be to chain her up and keep her tranked for the duration. They're smart people, so why aren't they being smarter about this? Still enjoying thih story thoroughly, but getting tired of the split slayer bit - ready for the truth to come out about Willow's spell. Can't wait for that to happen! Great job as always. |
well, spike is kind of feeling safe just because of having the mating claim done -- and spike very convincingly told dawn -- twice -- that he and buffy were just going to -- er -- consummate their union all night.. lol...so....i get what you're saying though...hope you like the rest of the story  |
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| Emilee | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 08:23 am |
| Wow, and the utter baddness continues. (Plot badness, not writing quality badness, b/c I think you're stories are awesome.) Darn cliffhangers! Can't wait for the next update. |
lol..thanx  |
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| kim | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 08:23 am |
| Yeah, right, bitch!! There's no way that's happening. No way you can make him do that. |
we'll see  |
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| rayan | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 08:14 am |
| WHAT!!!!!!!!.......shes joking right....right??????.....she cant be serious....*nervous*....hehe anyway great chapter as always |
oh she's serious.... thanx for the review |
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| Mr_Chaos | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 07:14 am |
| Sigh. Just...sigh. Nothing else I can say about it. |
sorry if you don't like it...hope you like the rest  |
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| just forfun | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 07:07 am |
That was evil!  |
than x |
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| Lou | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 07:01 am |
| I think the claiming's pushed psychobuffy over the edge into megalomania! |
could be  |
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| Shanna | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 06:59 am |
| I'm exhausted!! Poor Spike with all the beatings!! Buffy's demon needs to go down, so here's hoping Spikey comes up with a plan and Sawn figures it out. |
than x |
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| Shanna | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 06:59 am |
| I'm exhausted!! Poor Spike with all the beatings!! Buffy's demon needs to go down, so here's hoping Spikey comes up with a plan and Sawn figures it out. |
tahnx  |
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| Shanna | A Battle of Wits | 07/26/2006 06:53 am |
| I'm exhausted!! Poor Spike with all the beatings!! Buffy's demon needs to go down, so here's hoping Spikey comes up with a plan and Sawn figures it out. |
thanx, glad you like it, more to come  |
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| Robyn | Dangerous Bond | 08/06/2006 07:41 am |
| What a frightening ending particularly knowing that the demon possessing Buffy’s body has every intention of killing Dawn. I hope Willow will have to answer for the problems she has caused. |
yeah, that could be bad... willow may not be able to help so much, but it should all work out in the end  |
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| Spikez_tart | Dangerous Bond | 08/01/2006 08:11 pm |
| Totally unfair, JL. |
lol  |
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| Athenewolfe | Dangerous Bond | 07/30/2006 11:26 am |
| poor dawn - she has no idea what they have planned for her to they - love the explanation - hope everything works out |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| gotkona | Dangerous Bond | 07/28/2006 03:06 pm |
| more please.did i miss 64 and 65? |
umm...maybe...i don't know  |
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| Joyce | Dangerous Bond | 07/28/2006 11:22 am |
| More theories that make since. You are brilliant! |
thanx so much  |
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| Morrigan | Dangerous Bond | 07/27/2006 12:53 am |
| Ahh!  Hurry up!  Dawn to the rescue...  Er..  Spike to the rescue...  Oh, where's Joyce with a shovel when you need her? |
lol...yeah that would be good  |
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| kim | Dangerous Bond | 07/25/2006 12:50 pm |
| Eeeep!! |
| lol |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Dangerous Bond | 07/25/2006 02:51 am |
| Go save them Dawn! Then finally find some way to get rid of the bitchy thing!! |
thanx  |
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| margaret | Dangerous Bond | 07/24/2006 11:30 pm |
| ok can't wait to see how you get them out of this! every time i get my hopes up , they're dashed. love the story |
lol...glad you like it  |
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| HPfan | Dangerous Bond | 07/24/2006 06:34 pm |
| Okay, this is just... cruel. Every time we think our heroes might be just about home free, you hit 'em with another whammy. You do know how to write a roller coaster of a plot! Love the way you're revealing the secret of Dawn's being the key. Hope you update soon. I don't deal well with suspense. It takes a real toll on my fingernails. lol |
come on....did you really think the slayer was gonna lay down without a fight? thanx for the review  |
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| spike's mrs | Dangerous Bond | 07/24/2006 04:49 pm |
| ps why is chapter coming up as 66 i counted them thinking i'd miss two i only counted 64 |
i accidentally posted this one three times but i fixed it already hehe  |
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| spike's mrs | Dangerous Bond | 07/24/2006 04:47 pm |
| it doesn;t seem to looking that great for spike at the moment but i know your going to fix it so i'm not worry about spike i just hope dawn doesn't get hurt first as alway great update jl gave yourself another A+ plus i think a gold star this time LOL sorry that just my inner teacher coming out well done though |
thanx, glad you enjoy it so much  |
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| Nikkole | Dangerous Bond | 07/24/2006 04:44 pm |
| Crap. was it Buffy or the Demon that gave the command not to listen to any other command. This is SO not of the good! |
well, it was buffy...but it doesnt really matter now because now he's not bound to obey *anyone* .. the claim is equal, so the whole mind control thing is out, either way.... thanx for the review  |
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| Verda | Dangerous Bond | 07/24/2006 04:43 pm |
| That's why Dawn can calm her, makes sense. Very scared for Spike right now, she can do so much damage and not kill him. Very angsty chapter. She's so evil. Great job! |
thanx, glad you're enjoying it  |
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| vladt | Dangerous Bond | 07/24/2006 01:38 pm |
| well, she's back. come on spike do something. great update, thank you. |
he cant do much...but he'll manage to outsmart her yet  |
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| MarzBar | Dangerous Bond | 07/24/2006 11:10 am |
| I hope I didn't miss anything by not thoroughly reading the three chapters that seem to be the same, just re-posted. Anyway, that was a cliffie ending. When is Spike going to give Buffy a good hiding? More story please. |
you're right, i fixed it already though thanx for the review  |
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| Mr_Chaos | Dangerous Bond | 07/24/2006 08:32 am |
Good chapter, but more and more something is bothering me.
Spike has not done a single thing to show how strong he is, how powerful he is...other then stand in the way and let Buffy beat the shit out of him.
I guss my problem is, he is a master vamp, trained by 3 of the most deadly vamps that ever lived. Yet every turn, you've made him helpless. When he should be taunting the demon into becoming rash and stupid, he sits there and takes it.
Yes, I get that the bond is powerful. And I get that Spike loves Buffy. But he isn't, pardon the expression, Xander.
I have a horrible feeling that in the end, Buffy and Dawn will beat back the demon, and Spike will be reduced to, as he has said in the story itself, a ponce, a wanker, a sniveling mama's boy.
It's a great story, well written and with twists and turns. I enjoy reading it. But there is no much of Spike being a victim, too much of him being passive. Give the vamp his manhood back soon and maybe, jsut maybe, you can bring his charecter back the way it should be. Otherwise, I think, while being a great story, it will end up lacking. |
i understand your point...thus far though he hasnt had much of an opportunity to stand up for himself, due to the power of the claim...and you will be surprised as to how spike comes through in the end...hope you enjoy the rest  |
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| Nikkole | Dangerous Bond | 07/24/2006 07:56 am |
| I left the review on the first of the triple chapter. |
thanx  |
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| Emilee | Dangerous Bond | 07/24/2006 07:26 am |
| First off, excellent chapter. She had a bit of a James Bond moment didn't she? You can tell she's an ancient primordial demon, or she'd know that you never soliloquey about your evil plans b/c then you get beat. ;) Can't wait for the next update. |
lol..so right... glad you're enjoying it  |
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| Lou | Dangerous Bond | 07/24/2006 07:08 am |
| Triple dose of more nasty - I hope Dawn is smart today. |
we'll see  |
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| Robyn | The Morning After | 08/06/2006 06:25 am |
| I knew it was too good to last and the demon has really become good at the sneak attacks. |
yep...they should have thought of that, but they were too...um..distracted  |
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| Cherie | The Morning After | 07/31/2006 12:29 am |
| Cant wait to see this one through to the end, really had me, every chance i have had since last night i have been at the comp reading it ;) keep up the good work, cant wait to see more!!!!! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Spikez_tart | The Morning After | 07/30/2006 10:48 am |
| Wicked JL hasn't lost her touch. |
lol..thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Athenewolfe | The Morning After | 07/29/2006 06:15 pm |
| oh nooooooO! Wails - she can't win - nooooooooo - runs to the next chappie! |
| lol |
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| gotkona | The Morning After | 07/28/2006 03:05 pm |
| oh no |
| hehehe |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Morning After | 07/25/2006 02:23 am |
| GAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! I hate YOUUU!!!! That is EEEEEVIIILLLL!!! I am gonna find out where you live and come after you and make you actually come to a happy ending!!! *flails and screams immaturely* |
um...should i be scared? lol |
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| vladt | The Morning After | 07/23/2006 08:03 pm |
| very good update to a very good tale. and a very evil place to stop. thanks for all of the previous |
thnax, glad you're liking it  |
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| Bridget | The Morning After | 07/22/2006 05:36 pm |
| I can't believe how reckless Spike and Buffy are. Why would they be so foolish? I certainly hope they will get out of this mess without Spike getting killed. Please update soon. |
well, the demon's getting better at deception...they both thought they were safe for a little while thanx for the review |
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| kim | The Morning After | 07/22/2006 05:23 pm |
Knew it was the demon, as soon as she said wait until morning.
Crap, crap, crap!
Spike's in a hell of a world of trouble. |
he sure is thanx for the review |
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| Verda | The Morning After | 07/22/2006 02:59 pm |
| Oh crap! that sucks! He won't be getting any help either. Hope you update soon, the suspense is killlliiinnnggg meeeeeeee! Thanks for the read. |
i'll be updating soon as always thanx, glad you liked the chapter...yes, things not looking too good for our boy  |
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| HPfan | The Morning After | 07/22/2006 02:34 pm |
Knew that little lull was just the calm before the storm and way too good to be true. Can't understand why Buffy didn't sense the slayer demon stirring and resist the way she has in the past. Were both she and Spike just a little too happy and complacent - not on their guard? Hope either Joyce and/or Dawn will question the whole waiting til morning decision or this could be really bad. Speaking of bad, there you go being all evil and leaving us with another cliffie. lol Please update soon. Not sure I can handle the suspense. |
well, the last time it kind of crept on her gradually anyway, and the others all saw it because she was in such a mood...this time, it was all sneaky about it and she didn't sense it, and neither did spike because she was faking so well...more soon i promise..we'll see what happens  |
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| Emilee | The Morning After | 07/22/2006 01:27 pm |
| Oh that is remarkably not good. I can understand his reluctance to wave their sex life in Joyce's face, but really, in times like these you have to cast aside those squicky feelings and just do what needs to be done. Can't wait for the next update. |
| you're so right...but she had told him that she felt all right, so he thought they had a little bit of time to work with :-\ |
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| MarzBar | The Morning After | 07/22/2006 01:07 pm |
| Oh dear. How will Spike get out of this one without major injuries? More story please |
very carefully  |
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| Lou | The Morning After | 07/22/2006 12:54 pm |
| Yikes! Deftly done. At last Spike has a chance to dominate! He'd better wake up quick though! |
| yeah...he *would* have a chance...if he wasn't sleeping the sleep of the knocked unconscious... *sigh* |
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| spike'smrs | The Morning After | 07/22/2006 12:07 pm |
| Poor Spike!Just when he thought he was safe, nothing seems to be go as it should, but has the slayer demon been really playing with him all the time. Or just after she joined Spike in the shower! I sit here wondering!!! As always another brillant update!! |
not the *whole* time...but longer than you might think...oh, we'll see...thanx for the review  |
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| Catrine | The Morning After | 07/22/2006 11:57 am |
Sneaky demon!!I don`t like the way this story has turned. Make Spike the hero he is Loving the story! |
hope you continue to like it  |
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| Nikkole | The Morning After | 07/22/2006 08:38 am |
| OH SHITE!! I knew something wasn't quite right. But he is as strong as her now, so "hopefully" he will be able to fight her off. |
yeah...except for the whole unconsciousness thing  |
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| Joyce | The Morning After | 07/22/2006 07:37 am |
| Aargh! The bitch is back! Another cliffhanger beautifully timed. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Robyn | Saving the World | 08/06/2006 06:14 am |
| There was a real beauty to their claiming and how much they both wanted it. I am now extra worried because if Spike is really feeling safe then something has to go wrong. |
thanx, glad you liked it ... you may be right about the danger factor  |
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| Spikez_tart | Saving the World | 07/30/2006 10:41 am |
| Finally. I admit it was worth the wait, but suppose you're going to do something else wicked. |
now what would ever make you think that? *innocent wide eyes*  |
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| Athenewolfe | Saving the World | 07/29/2006 06:10 pm |
| ohhh that was great! I love this - great chapter |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| gotkona | Saving the World | 07/28/2006 03:01 pm |
| Very beautifully done. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Saving the World | 07/25/2006 01:34 am |
| Ooooooo yay, happy yummy hot smut |
lol glad you like  |
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| MarzBar | Saving the World | 07/21/2006 01:13 pm |
| Took long enough after they decided to do the claim. Lots of chit chat. What will happen now and where will they go? The Wankers want to kill them. |
well they still have to finish before they go anywhere...  |
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| Joyce | Saving the World | 07/21/2006 10:12 am |
| Whew! (Fanning self.) |
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| Nikkole | Saving the World | 07/21/2006 08:47 am |
| I liked this chapter. I am glad that they are finally equals, maybe they have a good chance of fighting the demon now! Great job, and I can't wait for more!! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Morrigan | Saving the World | 07/21/2006 03:00 am |
Wow...  What a way to save the world.  Tsk, tsk, tsk...  Tough break.  Hehehe  |
| lol thanx |
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| BT | Saving the World | 07/21/2006 02:58 am |
no!!! no no no no!!! I just stayed up till 3am reading this GREAT story, and I don't get to read the rest??? AGH!!! Help me jl1980 - update soon!!
Ok, that was a bit over the top, but it's a really good story, and I'd like more - please? |
lol..coming up soon...hope you like the rest  |
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| Verda | Saving the World | 07/21/2006 01:33 am |
| Yes! that was great! They're equals now, and now maybe He can help her with the slayer's demon as well. I'd be careful though, she can still kick his ass. Great build up to the claiming. Hope Dawn and Joyce are doing ok as well. Great chapter, thanks for updating so soon. |
thanx, glad you like it...but they could be looking at trouble if they dont get the ritual finished soon  |
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| vladt | Saving the World | 07/21/2006 12:28 am |
| wonderful update, thank you. did they both go brain dead? they are only half way there. love the tale . thanks, again. |
well, they're kind of out of it with passion... lol...so i guess that counts... |
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| HPfan | Saving the World | 07/20/2006 11:12 pm |
| Whew! That was just...hot! Kinda afraid that Spike's being a little too complacent here. Sorta waiting for the other shoe to drop now. Things went just a little too smoothly - gotta be too good to be true. Hurry and update, please! |
you may be right ;) they still have the dominance ritual to complete, and the slayer demon wont be pleased..  |
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| letitia | Saving the World | 07/20/2006 10:00 pm |
| well they are on equal footing now. And I am just glad that Buffy and Spike were finally able to go to sleep with each other without this threat over their heads.. Wonder how long she "slayer" is going to wait until she tries to make a move. |
| yeah, but going to sleep like that might not have been the wisest thing to do... ;) |
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| Tonia | Saving the World | 07/20/2006 05:46 pm |
Finally something actually goes right for Spike!(for now)
Can't wait to find out what happens next. |
thanx  |
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| kim | Saving the World | 07/20/2006 02:45 pm |
| I'm imagining a rested Slayer demon starting a naked fight with Spike once she wakes up. She's going to be raring to go... |
lol..interesting mental picture  |
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| Lou | Saving the World | 07/20/2006 12:11 pm |
You've got me so used to Buffy turning on Spike that I'm still waiting for something bad to happen! It can't be that simple, can it?
Dare I hope for some grovelling from the knowalls? |
| you might be right to be suspicious...we'll see ;) |
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| Emily | Saving the World | 07/20/2006 10:41 am |
Awh! Great chapter! I'm in an incredible rush, but greatness and i LOVE you |
thanx  |
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| KImberly Adams | Saving the World | 07/20/2006 10:27 am |
Fantastic chapter and thank the heavens the claim was completed! Now, is all hell going to break loose? Guess I will just have to wait and see! I am eagerly awaiting updates of both this and Trusting you..hint hint  |
lol...thanx for the great review, more very soon  |
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| Bridget | Saving the World | 07/20/2006 09:57 am |
| I am surprised that the claiming was accomplished. Of course something must be wrong with their theory. I only hope it will not be too bad. |
well the claiming was done, but the slayer can still take over buffy's body...she just cant make spike obey her and control him like she could before  |
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| Emilee | Saving the World | 07/20/2006 09:15 am |
| Sleeping next to schizo-Buffy unchained? Seems dangerous. Excellent update. Can't wait for more. |
maybe it seems that way because it *is* dangerous |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Saving the World | 07/20/2006 07:55 am |
| :;sigh:: Lovely. Absolutely lovely. Though something tells me that the Slayer will be the first to wake. |
you might be surprised  |
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| spike'smrs | Saving the World | 07/20/2006 07:51 am |
| NOOO! Don't fall asleep the demon in side Buffy will surely come and try and ruin things. Once again another brillant chapter jl, if only we could all write as well as you .Well done please update soon. |
we shall see thanx so much for your very kind words  |
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| Robyn | Possession | 08/06/2006 06:05 am |
| I do like the care that they are taking, and I hope that if things do go wrong that the reasoning that any command coming from Buffy should over-ride one coming from her body is correct. |
thanx  |
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| Athenewolfe | Possession | 07/29/2006 06:07 pm |
| lovely update! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| gotkona | Possession | 07/28/2006 02:59 pm |
| Can't wait to read the next. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Morrigan | Possession | 07/19/2006 02:22 am |
| Gah!  UST!  You have left us with UST!... again!  *points finger*  Evil!  *L*  Wonderful chapter. |
lol...claim chappie is up now, torture is over  |
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| kim adams | Possession | 07/19/2006 12:28 am |
| great chapter and such a fantastic story! I don't have words. Send more! Thanks! |
thanx, so glad you like it  |
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| vladt | Possession | 07/18/2006 10:55 pm |
| loved the read. thanks. am worried that buffy's explanation of why the other back off is way to easy. thanks,again. |
| you might be right to worry...thanx for the review |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Possession | 07/18/2006 10:29 pm |
| heehee, kinky spuffy bondage, yay! |
| lol yep |
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| HPfan | Possession | 07/18/2006 08:16 pm |
| Fantastic. Smart thinking on the part of Buffy and Spike - sort of a preemptive strike. Love it. And please tell me that we're finally getting to the smutty goodness. lol |
thanx, glad you like that idea...claim next chatper  |
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| Verda | Possession | 07/18/2006 02:31 pm |
| Sooo evil, jl! Must have Spuffy lovin NOW! We've waited for this the whole story!!! Pleeease update soon! you know I love it! |
it's up now thanx |
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| Emily | Possession | 07/18/2006 02:05 pm |
| Oh, you are *evil*!! For how long must you drag this out?!? Please, please, sympathize with us and give us some damn satisfaction!! |
i'm done dragging...here ya go  |
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| sirc | Possession | 07/18/2006 01:45 pm |
well done  |
thanx  |
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| Bridget | Possession | 07/18/2006 01:17 pm |
| I understand the need for foreplay, but this is ridiculous. I think Spike is playing with fire. He should just do the ritutal. You would think he wouldn't want to be beat up anymore. Good chapter. |
yeah, but he's thinking he's pretty much safe because he's bound to obey buffy's command to claim her, and she's chained to the bed so she cant hurt him..thanx for the review  |
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| Nikkole | Possession | 07/18/2006 10:41 am |
| Something doesn't seem right here. How could that order make him immune to the slayer demon? I guess I am being blonde here, but if it is in her voice and such, then how can he say no? |
it didn't make him immune...it's that *buffy* is his actual claimant, not the demon...so naturally an order buffy gives him has more power than an order that the demon gives him in her body...so she just ordered him to perform the claim and not let her go until he had, no matter what the demon ordered...does that make sense?  |
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| kim | Possession | 07/18/2006 08:02 am |
Tease!
Interesting idea, though. They're finally learning to take the advantages in the situation. |
yep thanx  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Possession | 07/18/2006 07:54 am |
| AHH! This is becoming cruel, stringing us along like this. |
lol...claim next chappie, promise  |
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| Lou | Possession | 07/18/2006 07:41 am |
| Blimey - he's chancing his luck a bit with the delay tactics isn't he? |
somewhat..but they're thinking they're pretty safe now since the demon backed off...she cant effectively command him now with buffy's command in place...so they *should* be okay, theoretically speaking lol |
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| spike'smrs | Possession | 07/18/2006 07:38 am |
| stop torturing us claim and sex now pleaseeeeeee! |
yes ma'am! next chappie |
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| Robyn | Choice and Sacrifice | 08/06/2006 05:55 am |
| I really liked what Buffy said to Spike after he asked her if she wanted to do this. Her wanting him stronger is smart. |
thanx  |
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| Spikez_tart | Choice and Sacrifice | 07/30/2006 10:31 am |
| AAAARRRRGGGGHHH. Tease tease tease |
| lol |
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| Athenewolfe | Choice and Sacrifice | 07/29/2006 05:55 pm |
| i till say what a hardship lol -- drools at the thought of naked spike |
| lol |
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| gotkona | Choice and Sacrifice | 07/28/2006 02:58 pm |
| Beautiful |
thanx  |
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| pramen | Choice and Sacrifice | 07/18/2006 07:27 am |
| I started to read your story just a couple of days ago and it is really amazing! You're such a good writer! Please update soon. |
thanx, so glad you like it  |
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| Lou | Choice and Sacrifice | 07/17/2006 02:52 pm |
| Yikes - the tension! Really good - I keep waiting for Buffy to snap. |
we'll see thanx |
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| sirc | Choice and Sacrifice | 07/17/2006 07:50 am |
well done  |
thanx  |
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| Morrigan | Choice and Sacrifice | 07/17/2006 03:10 am |
| Oh, jl, you are bad!  Stringing us along, like this!  GRR!  ARG!  Want next chappie!  Hehehehe |
coming up soon  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Choice and Sacrifice | 07/17/2006 02:19 am |
| gaaaah, stop drawing it ouuuuuut |
lol  |
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| spike'smrs | Choice and Sacrifice | 07/17/2006 02:08 am |
| Time to save the world again goody,but this time with sex and a claim. This is just getting better with every chapter can't wait for next update. |
yep thanx |
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| vladt | Choice and Sacrifice | 07/16/2006 09:27 pm |
| sweet and tender read, thank you. but that is not what we are all waiting to read. rant, rant, rant. ok, better now. thanks for the sweet update, but get to it. |
lol...seems to be the general consensus...update coming up soon  |
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| HPfan | Choice and Sacrifice | 07/16/2006 05:54 pm |
| Awwww, this is so sweet. Love it. But still looking forward to the smutty goodness. |
thanx  |
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| Spikez_tart | Choice and Sacrifice | 07/16/2006 02:49 pm |
| Hot hot hot, JL. |
thanx  |
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| Verda | Choice and Sacrifice | 07/16/2006 01:27 pm |
| Warm and tender chappie. So glad they have the chains though, just in case. Thanks for the read. |
yeah, they'll definitely come in handy  |
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| Emily | Choice and Sacrifice | 07/16/2006 01:18 pm |
| You're just delaying now, aren't you?? Well, I suppose that you do update often enough that i'll let that one go, but I want the good stuff! |
lol...not really, but we'll have an update soon thanx |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Choice and Sacrifice | 07/16/2006 12:24 pm |
| yay! :;grin:; |
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| Catrine | Choice and Sacrifice | 07/16/2006 09:19 am |
Lovely chapter.Really sweet explanation by Buffy Can`t wait to see what happens during/after the claim |
coming up soon  |
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| Robyn | Out of Time | 08/06/2006 05:45 am |
| I loved Joyce’s reaction to things her reluctance more because of the step it is for her little girl then any other reason. |
thanx, glad you liked that... |
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| Spikez_tart | Out of Time | 07/30/2006 10:26 am |
| Ok JL you've teased us just about long enough. |
ok, ok!  |
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| Athenewolfe | Out of Time | 07/29/2006 01:30 pm |
| Oh yeah --- great sacrafice --- isn't it time for me to save the world *bats eyelashes at spike* |
| lol |
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| gotkona | Out of Time | 07/28/2006 02:56 pm |
Can it be my sacred duty to have sex with Spike too? Great chapter.
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lol..sounds like a plan  |
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| sirc | Out of Time | 07/17/2006 07:32 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| HPfan | Out of Time | 07/16/2006 05:53 pm |
| Sneaky, evil slayer demon. Glad that Spike and Dawn outsmarted her. What a way to save the world! But I guess these sacrifices just have to be made. Evil leer. Moving on to the next chapter. Can't wait! Hoping for lots of smutty goodness. |
lol...coming up soon  |
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| Morrigan | Out of Time | 07/15/2006 03:40 pm |
| *snort*  "You're all with the big sacrifices, arencha?"  *snort* I love that!  I could think of much worse ways to save the world.  Yum. |
thanx, glad you liked that part  |
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| Nikkole | Out of Time | 07/15/2006 09:49 am |
| Ooo, now on to the really good part! I hope they get the ritual complete befroe the demon comes back....although, we all know it isnt that easy in any of your stories! |
nope, never easy thanx |
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| Tonia | Out of Time | 07/15/2006 03:03 am |
| Hell of a way to save the world! Now if they did not have to worry about the demon it would be a lot of fun. ;) |
thanx for the review, glad you liked it  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Out of Time | 07/15/2006 12:04 am |
"Well, you know…sacred duty and all that,” she shrugged with a cheeky smirk.
::snicker:: |
lol  |
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| Verda | Out of Time | 07/14/2006 08:12 pm |
| Oh yeah, such a sacrifice! Hopefully the Council still thinks that they're dead and isn't still looking for them. Still going to be a nervous until she's totally back in control, hate seeing Spike in so much pain, just want him to have his reward. Great chapter, update soon. |
thanx for the review, glad you liked it  |
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| letitia | Out of Time | 07/14/2006 06:56 pm |
| loved how they tricked Buffy and the demon. And what is Joyce thinking knowing what Buffy and Spike are about to do. Can't wait for the ritual. |
thanx for the review, glad you liked it  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Out of Time | 07/14/2006 06:43 pm |
| So gettin tired of Joyce delayin them when time is of the essence and all that... gonna have to start making "shut up joyce" icons like the "shut up kennedy" ones i've seen, lol |
lol  |
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| vladt | Out of Time | 07/14/2006 06:26 pm |
| great update. love the "…sacred duty and all that,” exchange between dawn and buffy. thanks for the fun read. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Catrine | Out of Time | 07/14/2006 04:31 pm |
Gotta say,what a way to save the world!!!! Wouldn`t have minded at all |
thanx for the review, glad you liked it  |
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| Lou | Out of Time | 07/14/2006 03:22 pm |
| That's it, Buffy, lie back and think of the world! |
lol  |
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| kim | Out of Time | 07/14/2006 12:23 pm |
Time to make this a quickie. No time to go all night - too much on the line. Just bite her and have her say the words, already.
I had a feeling that was the plan...it was a good way to go. They couldn't attempt the claim with the demon just sitting in wait.
Poor Joyce is really having to fight off the gray hairs. |
thanx for the review, glad you liked it  |
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| Emily | Out of Time | 07/14/2006 11:54 am |
| Oh, i cannot wait to see what happens next. Although this was kinda a filler/explanation chapter, it was clearlt written, and definitely makes me wanna read the next one. Good Job! |
thanx for the review, glad you liked it  |
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| Joyce | Out of Time | 07/14/2006 11:48 am |
| Whee! Your last line was perferct! |
thanx for the review, glad you liked it  |
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| slaymesoftly | Out of Time | 07/14/2006 09:45 am |
| Sigh, the things Buffy has to do for the world...ROFL. Nice chapter - I hope it works! |
thanx for the review, glad you liked it  |
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| spike'smrs | Out of Time | 07/14/2006 09:14 am |
| at last thing seem to be going right but will they that the unanswered question i like that dawn hasn't got to be in room while they do claim hooray |
thanx for the review, glad you liked it  |
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| Sharon | Out of Time | 07/14/2006 07:53 am |
| Very nervous here. While their plan may just work, we all know that it won't be easy. So love this story, can't wait for the next chapter! |
thanx for the review, glad you liked it  |
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| Athenewolfe | Secrets and Schemes | 07/29/2006 01:26 pm |
| ohhhh poor spike - buffy going pyscho - hope this gets resolved soon |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| gotkona | Secrets and Schemes | 07/28/2006 02:50 pm |
| I'm back and I see you have been busy. Loved this chap. off to read more. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| vladt | Secrets and Schemes | 07/13/2006 02:42 pm |
| very good read, thanks. everything moving along according to plan. spike's plan, now, that is scary. |
thanx  |
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| MarzBar | Secrets and Schemes | 07/13/2006 01:18 am |
| OMG!! What's the plan?? Evil cliffie writer. |
more soon  |
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| Robyn | Secrets and Schemes | 07/12/2006 11:01 pm |
| Spike really is taking a chance, I hope the plan works. I got a real kick out of Buffy and her behavior, I realize that the demon is influencing it and making her over-react, but it still struck me as quite funny. |
yes, he is, but it just might work  |
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| HPfan | Secrets and Schemes | 07/12/2006 08:40 pm |
Okay, what's up? I've gotta admit that I'm absolutely clueless about whatever it is that Spike's planning to do now. Loved Dawn's comment about preferring that the demon just kill her rather than be scarred for life except for wanting to save Spike. In a way, Buffy kinda deserved that little dig. Please hurry and update soon. Not sure that I can stand the suspense.  |
lol...thanx, i'm so glad you liked it  |
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| Verda | Secrets and Schemes | 07/12/2006 03:57 pm |
| Anxious to find out what's the what. Looks like a very dangerous situation. Sitting on pins and needles here 'til the next time. Great chapter. |
yep, very scary sitch... thanx |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Secrets and Schemes | 07/12/2006 02:29 pm |
| *glares at joyce and throws rabid hyenas at her* |
what did joyce do *now*? *exasperated sigh*...lol....the woman just cant do right by you, can she?  |
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| Emily | Secrets and Schemes | 07/12/2006 01:25 pm |
Ahh! I wanna know! It's *my* turn to be the grouchy hormonal teen, and I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON!!!!!! Other than that tho, great chapter, and superd suspense. |
lol...thanx, glad to keep the suspence up  |
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| kim | Secrets and Schemes | 07/12/2006 12:19 pm |
God, could she act like more of a spoiled brat?
Buffy knows that her emotions give the demon a way out, and yet she's still indulging in a childish little tantrum, with the potential to kill all she holds dear, and rack up one hell of a motel bill in damages! You're 18, bitch. Start acting like an adult, for a freaking change.
Why is Spike even bothering? She's just gonna sulk as long as she feels like it. Why not have Joyce call her on her actions, hmm? As a mother should properly chastise a sulking child? |
| um...maybe i didn't make it clear enough, but her sulking insecure behavior in this chapter is supposed to be a sort of melding of her feelings, played upon the demon...basically, she's taking it harder than she would normally because of the demon's influence, it's trying to take over again... |
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| Nikkole | Secrets and Schemes | 07/12/2006 09:29 am |
| Wow, I hope this works. If not, she WILL kill Spike and probably Joyce and Dawn. I don't know what they are planning, but I hope they do it soon, so they can beat back the demon. MAybe they are TRYING to get the demont o come out so Dawn can burst back in and sap it's strength; that's what I would do at least! |
we'll see...you may be right ;) you usually are  |
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| spike'smrs | Secrets and Schemes | 07/12/2006 07:38 am |
| oh! my god has spike lost his mind tell dawn and joyce to leave when buffy near to freaking out again or is he just try to wear down the demon within her story just getting better by the chapter completely addicted now more soon please |
thanx, glad you're liking it..  |
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| Lou | Secrets and Schemes | 07/12/2006 07:38 am |
| Playing with fire, kiddies! |
yep  |
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| Athenewolfe | Wake Up Call | 07/29/2006 11:45 am |
| I knew the Council was up to no good - I can't believe they were just going to kill her - not even give her a chance! Of all the **** lol now i have to read the next chapter and find out what happens next ! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Spikez_tart | Wake Up Call | 07/14/2006 05:55 pm |
| Giles is a doofus. What does it take for him to figure out that the Council works on its own agenda and doesn't give a hot damn about Slayers. Good chapter. |
he'll figure it out soon enough  |
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| Robyn | Wake Up Call | 07/12/2006 01:00 am |
| What a shock, Buffy really did the right thing getting everyone moving so quickly. I feel sorry for Giles he had questions before, but what a way to have the last of his blinders removed. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| vladt | Wake Up Call | 07/11/2006 10:03 pm |
| very good update, thanks for the read. |
thanx  |
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| Emily | Wake Up Call | 07/11/2006 12:59 am |
Go Buffy! It really looks like she understands Spike a little better now. Great chappie, keep it up |
yeah, she's getting there  |
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| HPfan | Wake Up Call | 07/10/2006 08:43 pm |
| Fantastic chapter! Gotta love it when Spike gets all growly and protective. It's kinda sweet. Poor Buffy. The council really does consider her disposable. And, dare I say it? Poor Giles. Finally got the wake up call in a big, bad way. And lastly, go Buffy! Great to see her fighting the demon on her own and beating it back. Please update soon. This is just too good! |
yeah, giles kinda had to learn the hard way  |
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| letitia | Wake Up Call | 07/10/2006 07:34 pm |
| I just hope that Buffy can beat her back.. And Spike was really just trying to protect his family. Now Giles finally got to see what the Council was all about. |
thanx for the review  |
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| Catrine | Wake Up Call | 07/10/2006 04:56 pm |
| Another excellent update. I can`t wait to see how they will perform the claiming ritual. And,why is Giles always so naiv about the Council,shame on him! |
| as always, though.. *sigh* thanx |
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| Lou | Wake Up Call | 07/10/2006 03:26 pm |
| A fearsome wake-up call for Giles! |
yep  |
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| spike'smrs | Wake Up Call | 07/10/2006 01:59 pm |
| hate council of wankers whoops watchers trying to kill spike and buffy let spike have revenge kill them all even giles i think he's bluffing and trying to locate them to finish job well done to buffy for controlling demon but why is spike waking dawn up after threat is over??? has joyce been walking round with eyes shut not to see that spike worshipps the ground buffy walks on |
yeah, giles isnt too bright sometimes..  |
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| pfeifferpack | Wake Up Call | 07/10/2006 01:28 pm |
Hum....wonder what effect it would have for the Council of Wankers to try to redo the original ritual??? Wonder how the nasty moving in on Buffy would react to that? Excellent update (and woopee I can comment at the moment!!!)
Kathleen |
interesting thought...we'll see  |
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| Verda | Wake Up Call | 07/10/2006 01:01 pm |
| Damn the Council, they where there all along. This will definately put a crimp in Buffy and Giles' relationship. To quote M.L.King "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance or conscientious stupidity". Great chapter. |
you're so right...thanx  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Wake Up Call | 07/10/2006 12:38 pm |
| No sympathy for the G-man.... |
| thanx |
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| hotlipedjen | Wake Up Call | 07/10/2006 09:11 am |
| OHHHH! Good update! |
thanx  |
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| Emilee | Wake Up Call | 07/10/2006 08:24 am |
| Poor Giles. Poor Buffy. Stupid Council wankers. Can't wait for the next update. Keep up the excellent storytelling. |
thanx  |
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| LadyYashka | Wake Up Call | 07/10/2006 08:18 am |
| Just what I needed. Great chapter. =) |
| thanx ;) |
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| Bridget | Wake Up Call | 07/10/2006 08:04 am |
| Good chapter. stupid Giles. Will he ever learn. |
apparently not  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Wake Up Call | 07/10/2006 07:38 am |
| Well, wakign Dawn will either help them fight the Slayer back or enrage her enough to keep fighting to come forward. Hmm. |
we'll see i guess  |
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| Spikez_tart | Power Play | 07/30/2006 10:11 am |
| Ewww sex in front of your mother! |
too right!  |
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| Athenewolfe | Power Play | 07/29/2006 11:26 am |
| I can't wait to see what Giles will have to say for himself. This should be good! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| sirc | Power Play | 07/17/2006 07:07 am |
well done  |
thanx  |
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| vladt | Power Play | 07/11/2006 09:55 pm |
| very good update. can't wait to hear what giles has to say. thanks for the fine rread. |
thanx  |
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| HPfan | Power Play | 07/10/2006 08:27 pm |
| Cute, slightly smutty fun. I love it. Enjoyed hearing Spike and Buffy explain to Joyce how they're gonna beat this thing, and I particularly loved Joyce's comment about Dawn not being in the room with them when they complete the claim! I really hope Buffy turns the phone over to Joyce so she can tear a strip off Giles! Moving on to the next chapter now. Can hardly wait. |
glad you liked it  |
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| hotlipedjen | Power Play | 07/10/2006 09:02 am |
| I was wondering how they were gonna do the claim too without Dawn being there! |
that would have been too weird... lol  |
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| Robyn | Power Play | 07/10/2006 02:45 am |
Some kinks to be worked out but at least they now have a game plan, poor Joyce she really does have a whole lot to take in. I am looking forward to the conversation with Giles. Thanks for the very entertaining update.  |
yeah, it would be very hare on poor joyce...glad you like it so far  |
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| Emily | Power Play | 07/09/2006 02:11 pm |
| Its soo nice to see Spike happy! Let's keep it up, shall we (...you)? |
thanx...we'll see  |
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| Morrigan | Power Play | 07/09/2006 05:37 am |
| Arg!  Suspense!  Wonderful chapter, but now I gotta wait for the next one.  Ahh!  *L* |
thanx so much,so glad you liked it  |
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| Verda | Power Play | 07/08/2006 04:52 pm |
| Another great chapter! Kept waiting for the demon to come out with their "playing". Very interested in how you're going to do the claim without Dawn. Thanks again for the great read. |
thanx for the review  |
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| gotkona | Power Play | 07/08/2006 02:20 pm |
| Great chapter. I liked that it was a more lighthearted in their conversations since they have been so intense. Great job. |
glad you liked it, thanx  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Power Play | 07/08/2006 01:18 pm |
| OH, that's a conversation I can't wait to hear. ::evil grin:: |
comin right up  |
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| Nikkole | Power Play | 07/08/2006 01:02 pm |
| That's what I was thinking! EWWWW!! I can't wait for the convo between Buffy and Giles! He is going to be so pissed at her!! I like the way that you worded everything with the claims. How one could not overide the other one. I think that it was EXTREMELY smart how you worked it out that way. Can't wait for the next chapter! |
thanx so much, so glad you like what i'm doing with this  |
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| MarzBar | Power Play | 07/08/2006 12:36 pm |
| What will Giles have to impart? Useful and helpful information? I do worry about Spike trying to claim Buffy properly. Her demon is so cruel and violent. More story please. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Power Play | 07/08/2006 11:36 am |
| Toss the cell out the bloody window!!! gah! |
| lol |
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| Lou | Power Play | 07/08/2006 11:28 am |
The claiming is going to be real battle! Can't wait!
Oh and don't answer the phone! |
should be interesting  |
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| Bridget | Power Play | 07/08/2006 10:53 am |
| Good chapter. I am glad that Joyce asked the question. I can't wait to read how you fix that problem. |
thanx  |
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| spike'smrs | Power Play | 07/08/2006 09:41 am |
| so glad i wasn't the only one confused but it's all clear now hope that they get to do the claim soon before the demon has another temper tantrum more soon please |
thanx, glad you're enjoying it  |
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| Emilee | Power Play | 07/08/2006 09:17 am |
| Nice fluffy Spuffy stuff. It lightened things up nicely. I am interested to see how they go about completing the mating claim, because... Dawn in the room? Speaking as both a mother and a sister, eewwww, icky and wrong. I can't wait to see Giles reaction to The Summers' doing a runner. Excellent update. Looking forward to more. |
i was in the mood for a bit of fluff, thanx, glad you enjoyed it  |
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| Athenewolfe | The Answer | 07/29/2006 10:34 am |
| i am glad that they think they have the anser - can't find out what happens next! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| sirc | The Answer | 07/17/2006 04:00 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Morrigan | The Answer | 07/09/2006 05:23 am |
| Yay!  And the best part about this chapter is that there is already another one for me to read!  Whoo-hoo! |
lol thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Emily | The Answer | 07/07/2006 02:40 pm |
Hallelujah! All we need to do now, is to fix the millions of things that will most assuredly go wrong from now on, and then will be scot-free There seems like an awful too much hope in this chapter, but i will appreciate it for as long as i can. Thank you! |
lol...too right  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | The Answer | 07/07/2006 10:48 am |
About time! Yay! (I'm not impatient with you, just them.) Now, of course, I have no idea how they'll complete the claim without the Slayer rising up to dispute. After all, it's not like they can do it with Dawn in the room. Ew.
I can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve. |
it will be complicated..thanx  |
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| spike's mrs | The Answer | 07/07/2006 01:25 am |
| yeah it's clearer now i've read again without any whinning kids in my ear just should of just read when they were in bed but couldn't wait for the update thanks for explining it spike's mrs |
good thanx |
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| Robyn | The Answer | 07/06/2006 10:32 pm |
Dawn's a whole lot smarter then Buffy's demon gives her credit for. I like that Buffy didn't choose her friends and that she realized the problems they represented for her, I also like that she did consider Anya and wants her there to help. Glad that they are on the right track for stopping the demon, looking forward to how they figure out how to make it happen. |
yep...i think they'll do better without xander and willow around...  |
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| Spikez_tart | The Answer | 07/06/2006 08:34 pm |
| Great chap, JL, but I don't think Buffy would know a good bottle of wine if Spike cracked her over her skull. |
lol...maybe she asked the gas station clerk.. lol thanx |
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| MarzBar | The Answer | 07/06/2006 08:15 pm |
| I hope Spike's plan works. |
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| HPfan | The Answer | 07/06/2006 08:12 pm |
| Awesome chapter. Dawn is one sharp little key. No wonder the demon hates her so much. Soooo, is Spike gonna get a chance to return the claim or something gonna happen to stop them from carrying out their plan? Are they gonna let Angel know everything when they call him? Can't wait to see what happens next. |
we'll see...they're gonna have to think of something to keep the demon from attacking...more answers next chappie  |
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| letitia | The Answer | 07/06/2006 06:51 pm |
| Well that was on way to find out a way to get the better of Buffy's demon. Glad that Dawn still stuck near the door. Love the nice family unit they have. Love how they wanted to include Anya as well. |
| lol...yep thanx |
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| vladt | The Answer | 07/06/2006 05:47 pm |
| very, very good read, thank you. is going to be difficult to accomplish, even though spike and buffy are all smiles right now. |
yeah, sure is thanx |
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| gotkona | The Answer | 07/06/2006 03:31 pm |
| Wonderful idea. I love it. |
thanx  |
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| Catrine | The Answer | 07/06/2006 02:35 pm |
How??? Need to know |
lol..reread the chappie, hon  |
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| Lou | The Answer | 07/06/2006 02:11 pm |
| Phew - thank god that wasn't prolonged! Spike was so brave there. |
| lol...thanx, no, he's been trhough enough for a while...but when they actually go through with this plan, things could get touchy.... :-/ |
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| Neart | The Answer | 07/06/2006 01:34 pm |
| Liked Buffy putting herself and family before her well meaning friends for once, looking forward to the next chapter. Great stuff. |
thanx  |
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| Verda | The Answer | 07/06/2006 12:49 pm |
| So glad you brought up how self the Scoobies are. Now that has told her that he needs to claim her back, can't wait to see how they're going to accomplish that without Dawn being there? Another great chapter. |
yeah, it will be difficult tahnx |
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| spike'smrs | The Answer | 07/06/2006 12:02 pm |
| what explain it in small words please my brains gone into retirment i thought the demon had claim him or have i read it wrong tell you what i'll read back a few chaps maybe i'll get then it still great though glad the council haven't shown up with giles yet i still hope buffy gonna give gile a smack though |
the demon didn't claim him, just buffy...the demon wasn't strong enough to act on its own then...but it wants to finish the dominance ritual that buffy started since it feels like they're the same person, but it cant since spike is powerless to resist b/c of the one-sided claim....so spike's thinking, even the odds up by making the claim even, so he can actually fight back, and then finish the dominance ritual like the demon wants...except he plans on winning hehe ... that clearer? |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Answer | 07/06/2006 11:11 am |
| *bounces* yummy claimy goodness! yay yay! |
yep, coming up soon  |
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| Emilee | The Answer | 07/06/2006 10:57 am |
| So Buffy's willing, but now the question is how to get her to submit, because I don't forsee the demon just holding still for this. And if Dawn has to be in physical contact for Buffy to stay in control...can you say awkward? Can't wait for more. |
yeah, that would be a bit...awkward, to say the least  |
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| Nikkole | The Answer | 07/06/2006 09:35 am |
| GREAT! I keep wondering though, how are they going to get far enough for Spike to return the claim before the demon comes out to stop them? Update soon! |
should be tricky  |
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| Bridget | The Answer | 07/06/2006 09:07 am |
| I am glad that Dawn was close by. How will they do the claim without Dawn's assistance. Good update. |
it's gonna be hard... thanx  |
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| kim | The Answer | 07/06/2006 08:38 am |
Ah...AtS hooked me before BTVS did, even though I started watching both at the same time.
It's going to be hard to let Buffy give the right answer to the claim, with the Demon fighting against it so much. If the claim will have enough weight without sex, then Dawn can be there at the same time to hold Buffy's hand. Otherwise, this isn't going to be easy.
Also, finishing the dominance ritual - Spike's going to have the fight of his life, if the claim doesn't keep Buffy in control. The Demon is going to be fighting for its very survival, and she's not going to put out anything but her best. He's going to have to be in perfect shape.
Will Buffy say the submissive words for the ritual just to get rid of the Demon's hold, right after they do the claim? Thei isn't going to be easy on *her*, even for this particular cause. |
yeah, it's going to be tricky, to say the least...we'll see what happens  |
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| Athenewolfe | Trust Me | 07/28/2006 08:41 pm |
| i love how devious she was with the not trusting the watcher and the council. great twist of the story! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Spikez_tart | Trust Me | 07/06/2006 08:26 pm |
| Perfidious Albion a/k/a Giles. Betrays her every time. |
seems that way, doens't it?  |
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| Morrigan | Trust Me | 07/06/2006 03:19 am |
| Good plan, Buffy.  Bravo! |
thanx  |
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| Badia | Trust Me | 07/05/2006 05:17 pm |
| Yes finally a Buffy who realizes her watcher is not one to trust completely. |
she should have all along  |
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| vladt | Trust Me | 07/05/2006 02:41 pm |
| very good update. red is still lying, giles is still an ass, and the slayer seems to know what not to do. thanks for the great read. |
thanx  |
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| Nikkole | Trust Me | 07/05/2006 01:35 pm |
| I know that it is probably a good idea to get away from Giles also, but I think they should have waited and done the spell first. It might have helped a bit in figuring out some other things. I can't wait for more of this story. It is definately one of my favorites! |
| they may still do it... thanx for a great review ;) |
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| Bridget | Trust Me | 07/05/2006 10:15 am |
| Buffy is smarter than she appears in this fic. I hope nothing bad happens in the mean time. Good chapter. Why won't Willow fess up? |
| thanx, glad you like it...will's always too concerned about everyone liking her to do the right thing for once *sigh* |
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| Robyn | Trust Me | 07/04/2006 11:07 pm |
| Very unexpected and hopefully very smart move on Buffy's part. I'm glad that she realized that she can't trust Giles in this. Thanks for the update. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| MarzBar | Trust Me | 07/04/2006 08:41 pm |
| Buffy's getting real foxy. Nice snow job on Giles. More story please. |
thanx  |
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| Emily | Trust Me | 07/04/2006 07:28 pm |
| I hate to see Giles going bad, but it really does seem almost likely... just because of Spike though. Normally he can fairly clear headed when it comes to Council matters, but you have handled this in-good-faith-yet-still-a-betrayal situation very well. Kudos! |
| yeah, he's not meaning it to be harmful...he thinks he's helping...but they always all thought they knew better than buffy did what was good for her, and usually they were wrong |
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| Verda | Trust Me | 07/04/2006 06:29 pm |
| Thanks for showing that side of Buffy. We know that she loves him but also is sure that he thinks he knows what's best. Hate that they're going to Angel's though. I think you'll find most of us do. Honestly don't know what he can do, but maybe Wes can. Great chapter. |
glad you liked it...but in case you missed it, buffy and her family aren't going to angel's .. just willow, xander and anya... just so ya know  |
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| letitia | Trust Me | 07/04/2006 05:24 pm |
| go Buffy. I am just glad that she was able to see through Giles. I can't believe he would put her in the Council's hands. Glad she is getting out of town. |
he thinks he knows what he's doing...but he's wrong...glad you liked it  |
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| kim | Trust Me | 07/04/2006 03:45 pm |
Angel didn't have the hotel yet in Season 4(1). That wasn't until Season 5(2). They're still using his basement apartment and the office upstairs.
Hmmm, she's not trusting Giles at all...well, he earned it...
The binding is so simple! Complete their bond as mates, make them equal...why isn't anyone thinking of that, yet. It's got to occur to Spike, even though he'll be sure she'll never go for it, in all his insecurity. |
oh...well, i was never big on angel the show...or the character...lol...oh well ... yeah, it's not that complex, but the scoobies sure wouldn't think of it, and spike's been too insecure to mention it so far...which is understandable what with the way buffy's been treating him...thanx for the review  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Trust Me | 07/04/2006 02:58 pm |
| Yay Buffy!!! Smart Buffy! But I still wanna know whats up with Willow... |
lol...thanx soon enough  |
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| HPfan | Trust Me | 07/04/2006 02:54 pm |
Thought at first that Giles was starting to show a little common sense, but I guess that was too much to hope for at this point. Even Xander is acting more intelligently, and boy, is that weird or what? Hope going to Angel gives them the break they need to deal with this thing. I'm really impressed with Buffy now. She's using her head and taking control in a big way. Great chapter - looking forward to the next.  |
thanx, glad you're enjoying it...buffy is a more complete slayer at this moment than any slayer in history, and she's starting to act like it  |
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| Lou | Trust Me | 07/04/2006 01:56 pm |
| Good move. Giles is a liability at the moment - the spell is a must though. Very exciting! |
you're so right thanx  |
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| spike'smrs | Trust Me | 07/04/2006 12:42 pm |
| bad giles i hope buffy gonna give him a smack great chap more please |
he deserves it dont he?  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Trust Me | 07/04/2006 12:13 pm |
Splitting them all up, huh? I wasn't expecting that. I can't wait to see how they solve it on their own. Should be fun.
Oh, and I can't believe (well, sadly, yes, I can) Willow's childishness is trying to stop them from doing something that she knows they think could save Buffy's life, just because she's scared of people knowing she's done something wrong. |
yeah, should be interesting...but that was typical willow, wasn't it? thanx |
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| Cas | Trust Me | 07/04/2006 12:13 pm |
| Oooh, sneaky Buffy! But I would like to see Angel's reaction to the situation... and how Spike and Slayer Buffy would deal with it... |
we may see it yet  |
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| slaymesoftly | Trust Me | 07/04/2006 12:11 pm |
| Hah! Take that, Giles! |
| lol |
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| Dar | Trust Me | 07/04/2006 11:36 am |
| Sounds like Buffy's Demon helps her see the truth and trust herself. Can't wait for next chapter |
| seems like, doesnt it? ;) thanx |
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| Emilee | Trust Me | 07/04/2006 10:46 am |
| Excellent chapter. Giles perfidy is revealed. But it's unfortunate that they're seperating themselves from the researchers. And Willow is a nasty little liar. I'm surprised that someone hasn't called her on her uber suspicious behavior. Can't wait for more. |
thanx, glad you're liking it  |
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| Pin1 | Trust Me | 07/04/2006 10:27 am |
| Very good chapter. Looking forward to the revealing spel and what we will find out. Interested in seeing where they go. Glad Buffy doesn't trust Giles - she shouldn't! Looking forward to more. |
yeah, it should be informative to say the least thanx |
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| sirc | Becoming Me | 07/17/2006 03:37 am |
well done  |
thanx  |
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| Spikez_tart | Becoming Me | 07/06/2006 08:17 pm |
| I knew what I wanted And, it's about time. She's going to become a pretty demon isn't she? |
lol...something like that...  |
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| Morrigan | Becoming Me | 07/05/2006 03:15 am |
Oh no!  Spike, bite her!  Claim her!  All Grr like and leash that demon back up!  *L*  Oops... I got a little carried away.  Love this story.   |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| HPfan | Becoming Me | 07/03/2006 06:28 pm |
| Another scary revelation right at the end of a chapter. You REALLY know how to draw out the suspense, don't you? Kinda evil, that. You gotta hand it to Willow - when she screws up, she doesn't fool around. Can't wait to see how they handle this situation. Fantastic chapter - can't wait to read the next. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Robyn | Becoming Me | 07/03/2006 04:04 pm |
| I love that Buffy admitted that she was the one that wanted to claim Spike and that she realized and was able to let Spike know that he was only claimed by her and not by the demon. Thanks for such and engrossing story. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| letitia | Becoming Me | 07/03/2006 09:37 am |
| finally some real open dialogue. I just hope that they can figure out a way to "contain" the demon from her "essence". Spike and Dawn have worked so hard with not triggering her. Hope Giles can figure something out and can someone SHUT XANDER UP!!!! |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Becoming Me | 07/02/2006 03:40 am |
| Oh nooooooooooo!! *runs in circles with arms flailing* |
hmm...you might wanna see someone about that problem  |
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| Nikkole | Becoming Me | 07/02/2006 01:35 am |
| OMG! THAT is definately not good! You are writing this in such a way, that it is almost impossible not jump up and down when I see that you have updated! I can't wait to see another chapter, and I can't wait to see how they plan on separating Buffy and the Demon. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Verda | Becoming Me | 07/01/2006 10:58 pm |
| If I didn't feel so sorry for Buffy, her family and Spike, I'd say good enough for Giles and Willow, let the demon take over. That's what they get for playing with magics. I'm gonna put Xander in it as well, since he's got this thing about demons. Heh Heh Heh, evil me! Another one in the plus column. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| MarzBar | Becoming Me | 07/01/2006 10:57 pm |
| Yow! Angst galore! I look forward to the solution of the demon becoming Buffy problem (or is it Buffy becoming the demon?) More story please. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| vladt | Becoming Me | 07/01/2006 10:37 pm |
| wonderful roller coaster ride. thanks for the fantastic read. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Lou | Becoming Me | 07/01/2006 06:16 pm |
| Brilliant chapter! And just when things were looking a little better! Maybe Giles has got it wrong - again. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Bridget | Becoming Me | 07/01/2006 06:13 pm |
| Great chapter. I can't imagine how this will be resolved. Will Willow ever tell the truth? |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Deb | Becoming Me | 07/01/2006 04:49 pm |
| Angsty..it hurts. Make it better please. Great update. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| spike'smrs | Becoming Me | 07/01/2006 01:59 pm |
| oh! everyone give xander around of appluse for using his brain for once brill chap more please |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| gotkona | Becoming Me | 07/01/2006 01:29 pm |
| Very intense chapter. I loved it and can't wait for more. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Emilee | Becoming Me | 07/01/2006 11:48 am |
| Oooh that sounds bad. Excellent. Lots of good plot going around. I liked that Xander at least finally seemed to pull his head out of his butt to be able to apply himself effectively to the problem. Also Buffy admitting that SHE wanted to claim him, not copping out and blaming the "demonic influence". Excellent chapter. As always, am anxious for more. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Becoming Me | 07/01/2006 10:36 am |
please, please, pretty please -- could somebody *PLEASE* hit xander?!!
preferably bad-slayer-buffy, but anya or joyce would be good too!
(bonus points for smacking down giles and/or willow too ) |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| 2zen2 | Becoming Me | 07/01/2006 09:53 am |
| Great update! Interesting line of thought about the essense of the slayer - nice job! |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Athenewolfe | Becoming Me | 07/01/2006 08:37 am |
| Oh no! Poor Buffy and Spike - that would be tragic! *hugs* good update! |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| sirc | Origins | 07/17/2006 03:25 am |
More and more excitement every new chapter. Well done |
thanx  |
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| Spikez_tart | Origins | 07/06/2006 08:03 pm |
| Excellent development. For an educated person, why is Giles always wrong? He really should have learned to listen to the Buffster by now, let alone, Spike and Anya. Love it. |
lol...good point thanx |
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| Robyn | Origins | 07/03/2006 03:54 pm |
| Wow, the origin of the slayers explains so much and your characterization of everyone's reactions is perfect. |
thanx  |
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| letitia | Origins | 06/30/2006 09:38 pm |
| what a story for Spike to tell the group. Just glad that Dawn was there to help stabilize Buffy since the "demon" didn't want the rest to know. I just hope that they can figure a way around this whole thing. I would hate for Dawn to have to stay in complete contact with Buffy to keep everyone safe. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| gotkona | Origins | 06/30/2006 06:19 pm |
| I can't believe I missed this yesterday. I loved it. What a great explanation for all of what has been happening. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Joyce | Origins | 06/30/2006 04:31 pm |
| Very well put together chappie. Extremely logical! |
thanx  |
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| Gillypod | Origins | 06/30/2006 04:18 pm |
| just getting better and better - hope she treats him nice soon |
soon  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Origins | 06/30/2006 02:25 pm |
well, then, gee, maybe they should have her submit to the dominance of another, like, oh, how SPike did? Grrr..
I do love this story. I can tell by how I keep arguing with the computer screen like this. |
lol...thanx  |
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| vladt | Origins | 06/30/2006 01:39 pm |
| very good update, to a very good tale. thanks |
thanx  |
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| Verda | Origins | 06/30/2006 09:54 am |
| Finally! the truth is revealed. Of course Xander has to be an ass!Thanks for the great read. |
of course thanx |
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| spike'smrs | Origins | 06/30/2006 07:09 am |
| another great chapter when willow screws up she screws up well she should be working for the first wiping out the slayer line ? what type of demon was used to make the slayer possiably a pure vampire |
thanx  |
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| Athenewolfe | Origins | 06/30/2006 03:34 am |
| Wow - no wonder the council wants there hands on Buffy - this could be catstrophic for them - excellant update! |
yep thanx |
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| Lou | Origins | 06/30/2006 03:21 am |
| Well the Scoobies are sticking true to form. Giles bigotted, Willow - know all, and as for Xander!!!!! don't get me started! Brilliant stuff. |
yes, of course...thanx so much  |
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| Tamara | Origins | 06/30/2006 02:02 am |
| Wow. When Willow screws up a spell , she really does it big! |
sure does  |
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| Emily | Origins | 06/30/2006 01:38 am |
| Holy crap. After a long line of your amazing characterizations and heartfelt chapters, this one really makes your plot strong. And scary, despite what premonitions we had before hand. Delt with supremely well, this development looks super. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Emily | Origins | 06/30/2006 01:38 am |
| Holy crap. After a long line of your amazing characterizations and heartfelt chapters, this one really makes your plot strong. And scary, despite what premonitions we had before hand. Delt with supremely well, this development looks super. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Emilee | Origins | 06/30/2006 12:56 am |
| Nasty ramifications to the noble sacrifice idea. But we still don't know about how Willow did her "tweaking". Poor Buffy, poor Spike. Can't wait for more. |
thanx  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Origins | 06/30/2006 12:10 am |
| Bad Willow! *beats her with a stick* |
| lol |
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| HPfan | Origins | 06/29/2006 11:21 pm |
| Cool! What a fantastic revelation and well worth the wait. So Glad to see that some of the scoobies are starting to use a little common sense and are actually listening to Spike. Even Giles is finally starting to get a clue. Willow still not taking responsibility for her actions. How typical. Can't wait to see how they finally figure out how to put the genie back in the bottle. Update soon. Please! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Spikez_tart | Laying Down the Law | 07/06/2006 07:54 pm |
| JL that was beautiful. And, our Buffy coming to her senses as an added bonus. Mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm. |
thanx so much  |
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| Robyn | Laying Down the Law | 07/03/2006 03:39 pm |
| I love that Buffy finally took a stand for both herself and Spike and that she has realized how much he means to her. |
thanx  |
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| Gillypod | Laying Down the Law | 06/29/2006 11:57 am |
| No, No, No, you cruel cruel woman - don't leave us like this. I think I speak for all that the next chapter needs to be there soon - pretty please |
more soon promise  |
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| letitia | Laying Down the Law | 06/28/2006 07:07 pm |
| Go Buffy... Way to put ppl in their place. I just hope that everyone is willing to be open to what Spike is going to tell you and them. |
thanx  |
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| spike 'smrs | Laying Down the Law | 06/28/2006 06:08 pm |
| another great chapter buffy should bloody well cry the way she beat the crap out of spike though i hope with dawn there now he's not going to get too many more beating from her jealous other side perhaps they should lock her up in the nut house again |
yeah, you're right...thanx  |
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| mts tyra | Laying Down the Law | 06/28/2006 03:24 pm |
This fic really has kept me on the edge of my seat... Thank you.
Finally we come into the "good stuff" even though I guessed early on that "the Slayer" was a part of the problem. But will Giles believe Spike?
And will the others accept him like Joyce and Dawn have?
Good questions, I guess I have to wait for the next chappies to find out...
Keep up the good work!
-mts.tyra- |
thanx, glad you're liking it  |
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| vladt | Laying Down the Law | 06/28/2006 02:32 pm |
| good update. spike's explanation is not going to make anyone happy. thanks for the fine read. |
nope thanx |
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| Nikkole | Laying Down the Law | 06/28/2006 01:03 pm |
I knew it had to do with the origins or original slayer. She is part demon after all! I was very happy that Buffy stood up to everyone about Spike, GOOD FOR HER!! I hope the other side of her doesn't try to come out and play.
GREAT chapter! I can't wait for your next update. |
thanx  |
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| Bridget | Laying Down the Law | 06/28/2006 11:17 am |
| Good chapter. I am glad the Spike and Buffy had a moment to themselves. Hopefully, when Spike tells them about Buffy they will believe him. Although, I think Giles should know this. |
thanx  |
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| slaymesoftly | Laying Down the Law | 06/28/2006 06:56 am |
| Ah ha! Now it comes out! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Lou | Laying Down the Law | 06/28/2006 05:43 am |
| God - Xander makes me want to slice and dice!! Great job with all the vile Scoobies! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Athenewolfe | Laying Down the Law | 06/28/2006 05:06 am |
| evil evil leaving it there... I must know what is going to happen! *begs for more* |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Emily | Laying Down the Law | 06/28/2006 03:02 am |
| This is one of the few times I have been compelled to say this: You GO Buffy!!! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Verda | Laying Down the Law | 06/28/2006 01:47 am |
| Glad that Buffy's finally getting it right for a change.At least Spike knows how much she cares for him. Great update. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Laying Down the Law | 06/28/2006 01:25 am |
| *pets Spike* poor little willy... |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Emilee | Laying Down the Law | 06/27/2006 08:56 pm |
Oooh yeah getting to the good stuff. I wonder how loud Giles will scream in denial Can't wait for more. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| HPfan | Laying Down the Law | 06/27/2006 08:49 pm |
| At last we get to the nitty gritty. And once again, you leave your faithful readers just hanging. You are cruel and merciless! lol Love this chapter (go, Buffy!), and can't wait to read the next one. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| golddrake | Laying Down the Law | 06/27/2006 08:30 pm |
| great chapter, but what a place to stop. |
thanx  |
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| kim | Laying Down the Law | 06/27/2006 07:50 pm |
I don't think it will make Buffy angry, but she's going to be shocked that a demon was originally used as the source of the Slayer's power. The SlayerDemon sees Dawn as a binding agent, and because of Willow's spell, it will be able to take over Buffy if Dawn is out of the way. So, SlayerDemon probably won't be happy with all the knowledge Spike is going to pass on.
Buffy really has to keep a lid on her insecurities, her negative emotions...they allow the Slayer to take hold of her.
About time she cares enough to set the others straight. I hope Dawn watches her closely to see if she starts to struggle. This is still going to be messy just because Giles, Xander, and Willow are not going to take the news well - for many different reasons, of course. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Laying Down the Law | 06/27/2006 07:35 pm |
| Oh this should be fun. |
yep thanx |
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| Shadow | Laying Down the Law | 06/27/2006 07:12 pm |
sooo bitchy!buffy is really slayer!buffy... hmmm but why would slayer!buffy wanna kill dawn...
*scratches head in confusion*
btw... I think Xander needs a slap upside the head with a tireiron....
Great chapter!
MORE! |
answers soon...i agree, xander needs slapping  |
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| sirc | Healing | 07/04/2006 08:23 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Athenewolfe | Healing | 06/28/2006 05:03 am |
| ohhhhh I can't wait to find out Spike's news! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Robyn | Healing | 06/27/2006 04:52 am |
I loved the sweetness and caring of this chapter and how well you mixed it with the pain and sorrow over what had happened.
I am really enjoying this story and it feels really good to finally be all caught up.  |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| margaret | Healing | 06/25/2006 11:58 pm |
| great update, hope spike can make bad buffy go away for good! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Emilee | Healing | 06/25/2006 11:40 pm |
| Excellent chapters. Just cought up after being out of town, and I am on the edge of my seat. So many unanswered questions. And please tell me when the Scoobies start acting like human beings? |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Spikez_tart | Healing | 06/25/2006 08:40 pm |
| Wow, JL that was awesome. Nobody spins it out like you. I loved the whole blood sharing thing. Great! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Verda | Healing | 06/25/2006 08:08 pm |
| Such an emotionally powerful chapter. Both of them so afraid of the other, yet they need each other just as much. Thank you for the great chapter, please update again soon. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| vladt | Healing | 06/25/2006 07:15 pm |
| wonderful read, thanks. this buffy is crushed by what "she" has done to spike. anya is so much fun. i hope she explains more, in great detail for joyce and, especially giles and xander. thanks, again, for the great read. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| letitia | Healing | 06/25/2006 03:46 pm |
| That was something for Joyce and Dawn to watch... Love Anya being so blunt in this story. And I just hope that Giles and Xander will LISTEN.. And that they have time to come up with some type of plan. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Lou | Healing | 06/25/2006 03:17 pm |
| Terrific chapter - full of tension waiting for Buffy to snap. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Bridget | Healing | 06/25/2006 12:53 pm |
Great chapter. Spike is so good.
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thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Gillypod | Healing | 06/25/2006 05:17 am |
| You are an evil mean person keeping us all on tenterhooks for the next chapter, but I just know it will be worth it. Please keep this one going as I am sure I am not alone in needing my daily fix. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Emily | Healing | 06/25/2006 01:47 am |
| Great, powerful chapter. Cant wait to see how Spike is gonna explain everything. Keep up the awesomeness! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Healing | 06/25/2006 12:26 am |
| That was very sweet. Thank you. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| HPfan | Healing | 06/24/2006 11:32 pm |
Painfully, emotionally wrenching and somehow sweet and touching at the same time. You are an awesome writer! Can't wait to find out what terrible, scary secrets Spike's gonna reveal. The terrible suspense may well do away with me before you post the next chapter.  |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| golddrake | Healing | 06/24/2006 11:12 pm |
| great chapter. It's nice to see some lighter things between Spike and Buffy. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| kim | Healing | 06/24/2006 09:51 pm |
Truth time comin'....
Good ol' Anya's like a walking demonic encyclopedia, in plain English, of course. She really is good at putting this stuff in simple terms for people to grasp. I have a feeling she'll be able to confirm at least part of what Spike is about to say. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| slaymesoftly | Healing | 06/24/2006 09:04 pm |
| Lovely scene - and we're learning more about Dawn, aren't we? |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Healing | 06/24/2006 08:29 pm |
| hehe... just happen to send Xander on an errand to the magick box where 'oh no' the watcher wankers find him, lol |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Shadow | Healing | 06/24/2006 08:20 pm |
oooo nice chappie...
*has a feeling its a glory inside buffy*
MORE! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Mr_Chaos | Blood Sacrifice | 07/30/2006 10:09 pm |
| Another great chapter, this one really let us see again how bad Buffy is feeling. In the beginign, I feared that Buffy would become to much of a monster to see just how bad things had gotten. But, she didn't, and this chapter is proof enough. Her own ability to realize that she can't cry for herself ntil she's cried for Spike is wonderful, and her "little girl lost' attitude when seeing everything that goes on...it goes a long way to hellping us see that she is not a monster |
yeah, at the start i had a lot of people who like *hated* buffy and i was like...whoa!!....gotta make it more clear that she's *totally* out of control here... glad it's clear by this point that she really does care about him and is not in control of her actions.... thanx for the review  |
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| sirc | Blood Sacrifice | 07/04/2006 08:16 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Athenewolfe | Blood Sacrifice | 06/28/2006 04:55 am |
| Go buffy and joyce - I can;t believe that Xander is so calllous, can't wait to find out what is going on in Willow's head! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Robyn | Blood Sacrifice | 06/27/2006 04:47 am |
| I loved how Joyce put Xander and Giles in their place after their comments on Spike. I like how Joyce included Anya in staying to help. I am looking forward to finding out what is up with Willow and her reaction to doing a healing spell. And I like that Buffy is willing to truly give of herself to help Spike heal, it shows how much she really has changed in her attitude towards him. I am also really glad that Xander, Giles, and Willow are not there to see her actions. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Joyce | Blood Sacrifice | 06/25/2006 08:20 am |
I like seeing Joyce take control of the situation to make everything clear to the rest of them and keeping all parties in control.
Still wondering why Willow is so secretive about the spell. Does Anya know what she did? Hmm, this mystery deepens. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| HPfan | Blood Sacrifice | 06/24/2006 11:21 pm |
| Poor Spike! But at least now Buffy seems to be not only in control, but more considerate of Spike than she's ever been. I sincerely hope that Joyce rips into Giles and the rest of the scoobies. Giles and Xander in particular would benefit from a good smack upside the head. Just to help focus their attention and maybe knock a little sense into both of them. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Deb | Blood Sacrifice | 06/24/2006 02:42 am |
| Engrossing story. Just ran across it and have read straight through. Must admit I am hating Buffy at this point because of her abuse. Am very concerned for Spike and everyone else as Buffy is so volatile. When will true help arrive for Buffy? Can she let Spike claim her and would it allow some measure of Spike helping to her to control herself? Wonderful writing...just feeling despair at all the angst. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Deb | Blood Sacrifice | 06/24/2006 02:42 am |
| Engrossing story. Just ran across it and have read straight through. Must admit I am hating Buffy at this point because of her abuse. Am very concerned for Spike and everyone else as Buffy is so volatile. When will true help arrive for Buffy? Can she let Spike claim her and would it allow some measure of Spike helping to her to control herself? Wonderful writing...just feeling despair at all the angst. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Gilllypod | Blood Sacrifice | 06/23/2006 08:50 pm |
| Started this story on VK but could not wait any longer for an update so I came here. This story is just getting better and better and I can't wait for the next installment - it should be a doozy |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Bookchick of the Novel Clan | Blood Sacrifice | 06/23/2006 08:00 pm |
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| Emily | Blood Sacrifice | 06/23/2006 07:40 pm |
| I am kinda worried about how this will turn out, but the meaning of the act of blood sharing *can't* be lost on her, so i cant wait to see how it will end up. And I must say, I am really impressed and happy about how consistent your updating is, it really brightens my day to see someone that loves writing so much, and the dedication. We all really appreciate it! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Emily | Blood Sacrifice | 06/23/2006 07:40 pm |
| I am kinda worried about how this will turn out, but the meaning of the act of blood sharing *can't* be lost on her, so i cant wait to see how it will end up. And I must say, I am really impressed and happy about how consistent your updating is, it really brightens my day to see someone that loves writing so much, and the dedication. We all really appreciate it! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Bridget | Blood Sacrifice | 06/23/2006 12:11 pm |
| Great chapter. I hope that Willow's dastardly deed is discovered soon. |
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| Athenewolfe | Blood Sacrifice | 06/23/2006 08:35 am |
| lovely story |
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| Pin1 | Blood Sacrifice | 06/23/2006 07:47 am |
| Excellent chapter. I adore your Joyce and love her moral righteousness. Perhaps she cn finally teach Giles, Xander and Willow some essential truths about ethics. Looking forward to the revelation of Willow's arrogant magic. Thanks! |
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| slaymesoftly | Blood Sacrifice | 06/23/2006 07:28 am |
| Wow - It's been years since I sat up late trying to finish (or, in this case, catch up) a story. I'm finally here! So, you can go on with the next chapter now. LOL. Great story - |
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| Lou | Blood Sacrifice | 06/23/2006 07:04 am |
| Joyce is the only voice of reason amongst the whole crew! |
you may be right thanx |
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| Morrigan | Blood Sacrifice | 06/23/2006 04:28 am |
'bout time she offered somethin' up!  Looking forward to the next chapter.  |
thanx  |
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| spike'smrs | Blood Sacrifice | 06/23/2006 04:10 am |
| wonderful chapter more please |
thanx  |
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| Dreylin | Blood Sacrifice | 06/22/2006 11:33 pm |
| This story just keeps on getting better. |
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| golddrake | Blood Sacrifice | 06/22/2006 10:27 pm |
| great chapter. |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Blood Sacrifice | 06/22/2006 10:21 pm |
| I say we let the council wankers have Giles and Xander... *nods* |
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| vladt | Blood Sacrifice | 06/22/2006 09:48 pm |
| ecxcellent update. thanks for the wonderful read. |
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| Verda | Blood Sacrifice | 06/22/2006 08:59 pm |
| Another awesome chapter. Xander and Giles, are they ever going to learn? Thank god for Joyce. So glad that she wanted Anya to stay and help. Thanks for the quick update. |
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| Spikez_tart | Blood Sacrifice | 06/22/2006 08:45 pm |
OH NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! IT'S THE MOM VOICE!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH.Runs away in terror!
Should she even be trusting this man at all? Not. |
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| gotkona | Blood Sacrifice | 06/22/2006 07:17 pm |
| Okay that was perfect. I was thinking she was gonna have him drink from her to get his strength back. Great chapter. |
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| Mr_Chaos | Discovery | 07/30/2006 10:04 pm |
Decided that I have been a bit mean, as of late, so I wanted to go back and review a few chapters that I nevert got around to reviewing, and tell you how much I loved them. A bit of an apology for getting a bit snippy about some of the more recent chapter (ok, ALL of the recent chapters)
This chapter began an arc of chapters that I really, really enjoyed reading. This one starts off great: Dawn goes to Spike, and as Buffy approached, you can almost hear the Jaws theme begin to play. Even though we all know that Dawn will not die, there is that moment where you go..."oh my god, is Buffy really going to do it?"
Xander and Giles reactions, followed by Dawn, are perfect. You are almost screaming with Dawn as they roughly drag this poor, poor vamp into the room (Hey, just noticed that even when Buffy ISN'T around, Spike is being hurt. I pity your version of Spike...I'd stake myself after all fo this mess...but I guess that makes Spike stronger then me)
The end with Joyce thinking what we all are thinking: That it's very hard not to see Buffy as the villian (I still havealot of trouble with it, which maybe explains why I get so made when she breaks down and Spike conforts her) but she is a victim. |
lol...i am glad there are some parts of the story that you actually enjoyed *grin*...yes, i actually get a lot of comments from people who dont like how i write spike...i'm sorry, but i actually see a lot of vulnerability, a lot of emotional hurt in the character (probably that darn psychology training ) and it tends to come out in my writing...thanx for your kind words....hope you like the rest  |
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| sirc | Discovery | 07/04/2006 08:03 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Athenewolfe | Discovery | 06/28/2006 04:52 am |
| Xander is such a jerk in this! He just can't see why anyone should care about Spike... heck I would even treat a dog the way they were treating this vamp... they are the evil people! |
well, they always treated him so badly in the show, i only think this is a *slight* exagerration  |
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| Robyn | Discovery | 06/27/2006 04:34 am |
| I second Dawn, huh? I am really looking forward to the explanation for his comment. I loved how Dawn was able to help Buffy fight back from the possession and that she was able to see what is affecting Buffy. I also loved Joyce’s comment to Xander and Dawn’s comment to Xander and Giles over their treatment of Spike. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| HPfan | Discovery | 06/24/2006 11:09 pm |
| Had some computer problems and missed reading this fic for a few days. Wonderful chapter. Go, Dawn! Gotta go read the next chapter now. Can't wait. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Verda | Discovery | 06/22/2006 08:36 pm |
| Very exciting chapter. Could kick Xander myself, so glad that Spike has Joyce and Dawn. Great read. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Catrine | Discovery | 06/22/2006 03:16 am |
| I feel so sorry for Spike,and can`t sympathi with Buffy quite yet. It`s such a great story!!!! |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Joyce | Discovery | 06/21/2006 08:26 pm |
| A real honest to goodness light show? Oh, goodie, goodie! I really appreciate your quick updates. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| vladt | Discovery | 06/21/2006 05:26 pm |
| excellent read. love the tale, thanks. to heighten enjoyment of this fine tale, you could kill xander and giles, or let them exist in physical pain and mental suffering for a few decades. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Discovery | 06/21/2006 12:16 pm |
| God! Can neither of those idiot males get the fact that all of Spike's injuries are a result of him trying to keep Buffy away from Dawn? GRRRRR! |
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| Bridget | Discovery | 06/21/2006 10:54 am |
| Another great chapter. It appears that the demon inside Buffy is no match for Dawn and Buffy together. Will Xander ever grow up? The writing was unbelievable. I was on the edge of my seat. Can't wait to read more. |
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| Nikkole | Discovery | 06/21/2006 10:42 am |
HMMMMM....I wonder what exactly is going on here. I guess we will find out soon enough. I wish Anya would just smack Xander upside his stupid little head, he just pisses me off sometimes. I look forward ato the next chapter.
P.S.- I am glad that you are putting in more of what Buffy is feeling and trying to struggle against. It helps to know that this is NOT how she wants to treat him, although she will have a lot of trust to build up once they kick this thing out of her, or make it go dormant again. |
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| letitia | Discovery | 06/21/2006 07:47 am |
| I was really afraid for Dawn but she just might be the key to keeping "Buffy" here. And I hope Buffy realizes what Spike did to try and help her and Dawn as well. Glad Xander is being put in his place. Great chapter. |
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| Lou | Discovery | 06/21/2006 05:49 am |
| oops - and if the Scoobies don't get a earful after this, there's no justice! Especially Xander and Giles!! Grrr! |
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| Lou | Discovery | 06/21/2006 05:15 am |
| Spike for sure does not deserve any more badness! Please! |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Discovery | 06/21/2006 12:19 am |
| dammit... lol |
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| golddrake | Discovery | 06/20/2006 08:13 pm |
| Sometimes I really hate Xander. Great chapter. |
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| Spikez_tart | Discovery | 06/20/2006 08:01 pm |
whatever happens to him has a profound effect on Buffy - as usual nobody cares what happens to Spike. Sighs.
Excellent chapter JL |
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| Discovery | 06/20/2006 07:46 pm |
forgot to add, could joyce or dawn *please* tell the self-righteous xander and giles that spike is getting hurt trying to protect dawn and joyce from *buffy*??!!!
seems the least they could do as a thank-you is make clear he's acting selflessly and heroically! |
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| gotkona | Discovery | 06/20/2006 07:42 pm |
| Oh you can't leave us like that, it's too mean. Please update soon. |
thanx  |
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| Emily | Discovery | 06/20/2006 07:38 pm |
| Damn. Impressive, can't see what comes up next. |
thanx, glad you like  |
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| Tonia | Discovery | 06/20/2006 07:31 pm |
Kick their asses! Down with the Scoobies! Go Joyce! Go Dawn!
Let Anya have a go at Xander. =)
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| Pin1 | Discovery | 06/20/2006 07:28 pm |
| Excellent chapter, although Xander and Giles continue to be particularly irritating with their stupidity. Looks like we are getting closer to a revelation. Can't wait to see how Willow screwed this up. |
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| Discovery | 06/20/2006 06:39 pm |
xander *so* needs a dose of being on the receiving end of evil-buffy!
please please pretty please?
(and giles too!) |
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| sirc | Out of Control | 07/04/2006 07:53 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Robyn | Out of Control | 06/27/2006 04:24 am |
| Whatever is controlling Buffy is so frightening and unfeeling in any good way. And wonderful, poor, brave Spike, it is really too bad that the Scoobies can't see what Joyce and Dawn see, his true character. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Lou | Out of Control | 06/21/2006 05:14 am |
| Please god that's the end of the gruesome torture! |
mostly ... i think  |
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| Morrigan | Out of Control | 06/20/2006 12:47 am |
| Ugh!  Never get out of the car! Eeek! |
right  |
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| Morrigan | Out of Control | 06/20/2006 12:47 am |
| Ugh!  Never get out of the car! Eeek! |
too right  |
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| Bookchick of the Novel Clan | Out of Control | 06/19/2006 08:50 pm |
| Edge of my seat here!!!! Thanks! |
no, thanx *you*  |
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| gotkona | Out of Control | 06/19/2006 05:09 pm |
| oh no. Please let Dawn be safe. |
thanx  |
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| letitia | Out of Control | 06/19/2006 11:45 am |
| I just hope Dawn can pull Buffy back. And I am hoping that Spike was able to get through to her on some level. What is it that Buffy's slayer nature knows that she was not really sharing about Dawn. Come on back Buffy. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Out of Control | 06/19/2006 08:01 am |
| ahhhhh......... |
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| Pin1 | Out of Control | 06/19/2006 06:50 am |
| Intensely creepy and scary - Great Chapter! Fascinated to see what happens next. |
thanx, glad you think so  |
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| Emilee | Out of Control | 06/18/2006 10:49 pm |
| Oh not good. So when is the cavalry gonna get there? And GOD she's being nasty in this. Well written. Can't wait for the next update. |
thanx for the review, glad you liked it  |
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| Verda | Out of Control | 06/18/2006 09:32 pm |
| That got me in the pit of my stomach and to end it right there, you are *evil*! but I love it. Update soon! |
thanx for the review, glad you liked it  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Out of Control | 06/18/2006 09:20 pm |
| Muahahahahahaha, bye bye dawnie!! |
lol nope, sorry  |
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| Typerbabe57 | Out of Control | 06/18/2006 09:03 pm |
| OMG!!Unless Buffy gets back in control, I can't imagine how anyone can stop her. This chapter gave me goosebumps! |
thanx for the review, glad you liked it  |
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| vladt | Out of Control | 06/18/2006 07:48 pm |
| frightening read, thanks |
thanx  |
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| Lou | Out of Control | 06/18/2006 05:54 pm |
| God she's scary! |
thanx  |
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| FetchingMadScientist | Out of Control | 06/18/2006 04:34 pm |
| Okay...much as I HATE this idea, in fact I can't believe I'm even posing it- maybe the way to get through to "good" Buffy is to lay it all on the line for Dawn. "Bad" Buffy thinks Spike is hers, but doesn't really want to see him hurt. So it follows that- if Spike were to put himself in, pardon the pun, "mortal" danger- perhaps "bad" Buffy would be gone for good? Here's hopin'! *crosses fingers* |
thanx for the review, glad you liked it  |
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| HPfan | Out of Control | 06/18/2006 04:32 pm |
| Wow! It doesn't get any creepier than this. Hope the part of Dawn that is the key can find a way to come to the rescue. Think it's all up to Dawn. Even if the scoobies show up, at this point I don't think there's much they can do. Might make the situation that much worse. Of course, it wouldn't hurt for them to actually witness psycho, possessed Buffy in action. Another cliffhanger. I think you're just cruel even if I am loving this. Looking forward to the next installment. |
thanx for the review, glad you liked it  |
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| Emily | Out of Control | 06/18/2006 04:31 pm |
| Scary. Very very scary. (so of course, very effective writing, and clear portrayal... so very very scary.) |
thanx  |
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| Joyce | Out of Control | 06/18/2006 02:45 pm |
| Yep,I agree it's good and scary all right. |
good  |
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| Athenewolfe | Out of Control | 06/18/2006 02:22 pm |
| i wonder what is going to happen next |
you'll see  |
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| Nikkole | Out of Control | 06/18/2006 01:59 pm |
| Youa re so EVIL! I can't believe you left it there!! You know, I can just picture you sitting there, writing these chapters, and giggling like a maniac when you know that ending with the cliffies you do , is going to throw all of us readers into a tizzy!! But thats ok, I still love reading your stories!! |
lol...kinda yeah thanx |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Out of Control | 06/18/2006 01:26 pm |
| Oh dear. Oh dear oh dear oh dear. |
| lol |
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| Bridget | Out of Control | 06/18/2006 01:01 pm |
| I can't imagine what will happen next. I am really tired of cruel Buffy. When will she get her comeuppance. Great chapter. |
thanx  |
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| Spikez_tart | Out of Control | 06/18/2006 12:48 pm |
| Oooo, that's a creepy chapter, JL. |
thanx, glad you think so  |
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| golddrake | Out of Control | 06/18/2006 12:31 pm |
| great chapter. |
thanx  |
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| Robyn | The Key | 06/27/2006 04:06 am |
| What a fantastic and scary development, I hope that Spike will be able to help or that Buffy will somehow be able to fight back this entity. |
we'll see thanx |
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| vladt | The Key | 06/17/2006 08:45 pm |
| wonderful read, even if it destroys my thoughts of what was going on. great read, thanks |
lol thanx  |
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| Joyce | The Key | 06/17/2006 06:00 pm |
| Nice interweaving of S5 with an S4 setting. I'm once again sitting on the edge of my seat. Bravo! |
thanx glad you like |
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| pretty_in_fangs | The Key | 06/17/2006 04:55 pm |
| Oh dear. This does not look good. |
| nope |
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| sirc | The Key | 06/17/2006 01:27 pm |
ooh! Interesting development Looks like The Entity is something similar to Glory, but at the same time it doesn't have enough of the same feeling to actually *be* Glory or some other god.
Great chapter |
could be...or ... not at all  |
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| Lou | The Key | 06/17/2006 11:15 am |
| Every cloud has a silver lining! |
yep  |
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| Lou | The Key | 06/17/2006 11:14 am |
| qEvery cloud has a silver lining! |
yep  |
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| Nikkole | The Key | 06/17/2006 08:49 am |
| Ok, that was just...creepy! I wonder why the entity in Buffy knows about Dawn while Buffy does not. Maybe the thing is crazy enough that it can see that Dawn isn't real. Great update, you have me waiting on edge for more! |
we shall see so glad you are liking it |
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| Morrigan | The Key | 06/17/2006 03:57 am |
| Ooh, creepy! |
thanx  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Key | 06/17/2006 12:38 am |
| for once, i agree with evil buffy... kill the annoying brat... lol |
i knew you would say that! *slaps up side the head* bad! and free the evil thingy? as bad as it is now, that couldnt possibly be good! *Think*, woman!!! lol |
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| HPfan | The Key | 06/16/2006 10:12 pm |
This is just downright scary! I've got a really bad feeling. Hope Spike can help Buffy regain control or that Joyce can do something to bring her back to herself. And you're a wicked, evil author to leave with your faithful readers with a cliffhanger like this!!! Please hurry and update soon. I don't think my ppor heart can stand the stress of waiting to see what's gonna happen next. |
lol...sorry bout the cliffie...i love 'em, though thanx for a great review |
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| Verda | The Key | 06/16/2006 09:32 pm |
| Wow! that was so powerful. Buffy and Spike each trying to fight the battles they both have inside. Your writing was so vivid. Great job! Looking forward to the next chapter. |
thanx, glad you enjoyed it  |
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| Emily | The Key | 06/16/2006 09:14 pm |
Holy shit. ahh.
good chappie. but damn scary. |
lol...glad it's scary, thanx  |
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| Spikez_tart | The Key | 06/16/2006 07:29 pm |
| Wow, JL. Very exciting. Maybe sex would help her get a grip. It's been at least two chapters. |
lol...some of that coming up  |
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| Athenewolfe | The Key | 06/16/2006 07:16 pm |
| very intriguing - i wonder where you are going with this - look forward to figuring it out! |
more explainy coming up  |
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| sirc | Finding Refuge | 06/17/2006 01:19 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Spikez_tart | Finding Refuge | 06/16/2006 07:23 pm |
Buffy seemed too caught up in her own worries to notice his pain - as usual. I'd like to take a hammer to her head. And, does this girl ever use a phone?
Nice scene about them coming to mutually trust each other. Personally, I wouldn't trust Giles as far as I could throw him. |
no overnight changes...lol...not usually in the series, as to the phone -- but in this fic surprisingly yes  |
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| vladt | Finding Refuge | 06/15/2006 11:37 pm |
| great update. giles is still an ass. thanks for the entertaining read. |
thanx lol  |
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| letitia | Finding Refuge | 06/15/2006 05:47 pm |
| at least "regular" Buffy is still in charge and can tell when Spike is trying not to anger her. I just hope that he can get Joyce and Dawn to the mansion before anyone can figure out that the gang has moved. And I am so sorry that Giles seemed to be on the Councils side for even a minute. Hope all works out for them and Joyce is so pissed off.. |
| yeah, they're learning how to manage it :-\ |
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| Nikkole | Finding Refuge | 06/15/2006 12:50 pm |
| Hmmmmmmm, interesting! I can't wait to see how this conversation goes. We already know that Xander will be an a$$ about it. Giles is not so trusting either. I hope that the beast in Buffy will not come out to play, update soon please! |
should be interesting thanx |
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| Bridget | Finding Refuge | 06/15/2006 11:29 am |
| Good chapter. |
thanx  |
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| Athenewolfe | Finding Refuge | 06/15/2006 05:38 am |
| Oh i want more, more I say! How lovely suspensful this story is - I can't wait to see what the explanation is! |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Finding Refuge | 06/15/2006 05:34 am |
| don't forget the duck tape, spike... for dawn's mouth *nods* especially if you're going to be stuck with her for who knows how long... maybe you should get some rope too *nods* |
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| Lou | Finding Refuge | 06/15/2006 03:50 am |
| Poor baby needs a big boost of confidence! |
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| Verda | Finding Refuge | 06/15/2006 01:09 am |
| Another great chapter!Love the way they all are starting to trust one another. That's a big step especially for Buffy. Now all we have to do is worry about Nancy and Angel because he knows about the mansion. The excitement is really building now. Update soon PLEEEASE! |
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| Tonia | Finding Refuge | 06/14/2006 10:42 pm |
Oooh! Please let Joyce rip Giles and the Scoobies to pieces! (and let Dawn get a few hits in too!)
Update soon please!!! |
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| Kat | Finding Refuge | 06/14/2006 10:17 pm |
| I amsorry that i havent reviewed in a while but my computer crashed during a lightning storm. actually it is still crashed i am on my sisters computer. I loved the last few chapters. Buffy being a bit more in control and now some info that is most needed. I am excited to read the next chapter |
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| Emilee | Finding Refuge | 06/14/2006 09:43 pm |
| Getting them in one place will certainly open their eyes to Buffy's little psycho problem. I'm anxious to find out what Spike knows. Hmmm. Has there been other Slayer/Vamp claims before? And will Willow finally come clean with her "tweaking"? Excellent chapter. The urgency really came thru. Can't wait for more. |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Finding Refuge | 06/14/2006 09:36 pm |
| At lesat most of the Summers women know to trust Spike implicitly when it comes to their safety. |
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| Joyce | Finding Refuge | 06/14/2006 08:17 pm |
| Love this buildup to a possible showdown. |
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| HPfan | Finding Refuge | 06/14/2006 07:20 pm |
Oblivious Buffy. Of course, she wouldn't think about how Spike would feel about going back to the mansion. *Sigh* Well, at least she's getting a little better about trusting him. Giles! What is his problem? For an intelligent man, he sure can be stupid when it comes to dealing with the council of wankers. "Angry Mom" has got to be even scarier than brassed off Slayer. Gotta love how Joyce and Dawn don't ask questions. They just trust Spike and get on with what needs to be done. Wonderful chapter. Can hardly wait for the next one.  |
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| sirc | A Small Victory | 06/17/2006 01:13 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| vladt | A Small Victory | 06/15/2006 11:27 pm |
| wonderful chapter. red unleashed the first slayer. thanks for the read. |
thanx  |
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| Nikkole | A Small Victory | 06/15/2006 12:08 pm |
| I guess she will be finding out about the source of the slayer's power. I am still very much into this story,a dn can't wait to see more! |
thanx, so glad you're enjoying it  |
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| Verda | A Small Victory | 06/14/2006 09:28 pm |
| Yay, Spike figured it out. For a watcher, Giles is a heavy sleeper!This is getting really exciting. Love it! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| bearfacedcheek | A Small Victory | 06/14/2006 07:07 am |
| ooooh how exciting |
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| letitia | A Small Victory | 06/13/2006 08:35 pm |
| well well Buffy is really trying to fight her way back and not letting things get Too far. And I just love that Spike is really taking the initiative to get them out of town. I just hope Buffy can hold it together long enough to get out of town or away enough to outrun the council. HOpe Buffy is open to what Spike might have to tell her. |
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| Coquine | A Small Victory | 06/13/2006 05:27 pm |
| For some now completely unknown reason to me, I was never really interested in reading this story. Nothing personal, I'd just glanced at it, and it didn't really 'call' to me, so I moved past it. But a few days ago I had some time on my hands and picked this fic to start reading. And oh. my. god. I am a moron. After every chapter, I kept asking myself "and you haven't been following this story the whole time...WHY??" I gotta say, though, it's tearing up my insides reading some of this all-out anguish! When, oh, when will it end? Or at least ease up a bloody bit?! Stupid unleashing of Buffy's stupid Slayer self, getting all extra violent and demonic! Stupid Council! Stupid Scoobies! And stupid freakin' Buffy! Man it's hard to sympathise with her in this fic. It's all so frustrating! But still so good! I feel like Spike does; even though I know it's all stressing me out, I can't help but want more! I NEED it! |
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| Bridget | A Small Victory | 06/13/2006 11:23 am |
| Good chapter. I bet Spike knows that the claim must be returned and that it is her demon that is coming out. |
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| Athenewolfe | A Small Victory | 06/13/2006 04:00 am |
| Oh no - what is happening - can't wait to gind out! |
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| Lou | A Small Victory | 06/13/2006 03:58 am |
| I think we are turning the corner - and I'm so glad Spike's the one with the knowledge. Please tell me the Scoobies will pay for their careless actions!! |
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| Taylormaid | A Small Victory | 06/13/2006 12:42 am |
| This just keeps getting better and better! Looking forward to more! |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | A Small Victory | 06/13/2006 12:22 am |
| Just toss her over your shoulder and run, you dufus... |
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| HPfan | A Small Victory | 06/12/2006 10:55 pm |
| Way to go, Buffy! And Spike coming to her rescue in spite of everything as usual. She ought to know better than to trust the council by now. For that matter, what was Giles thinking when he told all to them? Looking for help is one thing - being stupid about it is something else altogether. Wonderful, suspenseful chapter. Want more, please! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Emilee | A Small Victory | 06/12/2006 10:36 pm |
| Ooh what does Spike know?? Loved it. Looking forward to more. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Nova | A Small Victory | 06/12/2006 10:28 pm |
Nice,
Keep up the good work, I was starting to get afraid of reading this story in case something Really bad happened, but now I think I understand more, espically about this bit about the council and the Slayer.
Looking foward to the next update,
Nova |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| kim | A Small Victory | 06/12/2006 08:58 pm |
Ah, thank you for having him not be completely clueless. If anyone should be an expert on Slayers and all that goes with them, it's him.
Ooooo, she's going to freak when she finds out where the Slayer power first came from! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| golddrake | A Small Victory | 06/12/2006 08:34 pm |
| great chapter. I knew things couldn't be fixed that easily. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Spikez_tart | A Small Victory | 06/12/2006 08:16 pm |
| Run Buffy. Don't let those Watcher Wankers get you. Can she let Spike have a little bite next chapter. Please please please? |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| MARGARET | A Small Victory | 06/12/2006 07:35 pm |
| YEAH FOR BUFFY! GREAT IDEA- OF COURSE THE COUNCIL WON'T HELP- GOTTA HATE THOSE GUYS! HOPE BUFFY ACCEPTS THE IDEA OF HER SLAYER DEMON BEING THE CAUSE OF ALL THIS(I'M GUESSING THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE HEADED!). COULDN'T SPIKE CLAIM HER BACK AND EVEN THINGS OUT CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT INSTALLMENT |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Emily | A Small Victory | 06/12/2006 07:33 pm |
I'm worried that all this forcing the 'slayer demon' back will make it extra strong. This is just my thinking, but i have always thought that Angelus was a sadistic bastard, but the soul made it worse (you know, ending the world and all). Maybe the thousands of years the demon has been forced back will make even more strong than Angelus. Just a vague little guess tho.
Anywayz, great chappie, and thx for all the consistant updating |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Joyce | A Small Victory | 06/12/2006 07:21 pm |
| Great chapter. Should have seen it coming but you fooled me into thinking a piggy backed thingie very convincingly...to your credit as a writer. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| sirc | Silver Lining | 06/17/2006 01:06 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| vladt | Silver Lining | 06/15/2006 11:08 pm |
| excellent read. thanks. but i fear buffy has won a battle, not the entire campaign. |
you are so right  |
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| Nikkole | Silver Lining | 06/15/2006 11:49 am |
Hmmmm....I am not sure I believe her. Maybe she was able to fight it because she KNEW what it was doing. But I am worried that she is going to end up having a mental break if she has to keep fighting it.
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sort of...more answers soon  |
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| Spikez_tart | Silver Lining | 06/11/2006 05:31 pm |
| Don't even think about pulling an amnesia stunt, JL. And no one believes Buffy has really won over the demon. Not yet anyway. Another excellent Chap |
lol..not completely...can't see how amnesia would really work, anyway... thanx for the review |
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| letitia | Silver Lining | 06/10/2006 06:38 pm |
| I just hope that they are able to talk before the "next" time. I hope Buffy now really sees what her violent side does to Spike with the way he was acting with her when she woke up. I am just hoping also that Buffy doesn't think she ahs truly and finally won. Just hope they can get some things cleared up at least for a while. |
oh they will i think buffy is starting to get it now, and she has definitely made some progress  |
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| HPfan | Silver Lining | 06/10/2006 06:04 pm |
| Lovely, moving chapter. Buffy in control is a wonderul thing. Hope it lasts, but somehow I don't think it will. Just hiope that when this thing is all over at last, she will have learned something from the experience. |
oh she will and though the victory may not be total, she is making progress in learning how to fight this  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Silver Lining | 06/10/2006 05:29 pm |
| I really really REALLY hope that Giles woke up when Spike was trying to wake Buffy, so that he could have a chance to truly *understand* the sheer terror that Buffy has managed to induce in Spike. |
thanx  |
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| Verda | Silver Lining | 06/10/2006 03:49 pm |
| What an emotional chapter! Does this mean no more, abused Spike? Hate seeing him treated like that. Good read and update soon! What some Spuffy lovin'!!! |
thanx  |
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| Emily | Silver Lining | 06/10/2006 03:47 pm |
A superb, interesting, awesome and *intense* chapter you have there. Great writing and as for the plot, quite simply: YYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY 
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thanx  |
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| Bridget | Silver Lining | 06/10/2006 01:28 pm |
| Nicely done. There is a silver lining. |
thanx  |
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| Lou | Silver Lining | 06/10/2006 12:20 pm |
| Excellent suspense. She really has won....right? |
we'll see  |
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| Athenewolfe | Silver Lining | 06/10/2006 04:12 am |
| yippee - maybe she can heal! Does happy dance at thought of better buffy |
thanx  |
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| Kat | Silver Lining | 06/10/2006 02:35 am |
| awwwwwwwwwwwwww *sniff* that was an amazing chapter |
thanx  |
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| Lynda | Silver Lining | 06/10/2006 02:14 am |
| I just love your story and look forward to the updates. I think it is time for Buffy to take control. I hope Spike claims Buffy and becomes her equal -- mate. It is time for Spike to be the master vampire that he is (even if he is love's bitch). |
we'll see what happens thanx |
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| Cewcew | Silver Lining | 06/09/2006 11:53 pm |
| Go girl! fight that inner baddy. Show em who's the boss! |
| lol |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Silver Lining | 06/09/2006 11:14 pm |
| But for how long... |
we'll see  |
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| gotkona | Silver Lining | 06/09/2006 10:17 pm |
| Oh I want to know more. Please update soon. |
more soon, promise  |
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| sirc | A Crowded Mind | 06/17/2006 01:01 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| vladt | A Crowded Mind | 06/15/2006 10:55 pm |
| very good read, thanks. still curious what it is that dawn, joyce and even sometimes spike,do that moderates buffy's behaviour. |
answers soon  |
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| Verda | A Crowded Mind | 06/10/2006 03:24 pm |
| Poor Spike, when are they going to figure out that the demon part of Buffy is who they're dealing with? Another good chapter. |
thanx  |
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| akarinacj | A Crowded Mind | 06/09/2006 05:47 am |
| With Spike´s luck, for sure Giles is going to come in and blame Spike for Buffys unconsciousness... Poor him. I realy hope this turns more positive for them both. Can´t wait to read the next chapter. Great as usual. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| HPfan | A Crowded Mind | 06/08/2006 09:44 pm |
| All I can say is wow! Now if only Giles would come in to witness this scary little scene.Where is a watcher when you really need him? Sleeping on the job? He really does need a wake-up call. Of course, if he were to come in at this point, I'm sure he would assume that Spike had attacked Buffy and was to blame for everything that's happened. Waiting with bated breath for the next update. |
thanx for the review  |
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| letitia | A Crowded Mind | 06/08/2006 09:03 pm |
| well I am glad that Spike was the one who helped Buffy get control. Only by him standing up for her... |
thanx  |
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| Spikez_tart | A Crowded Mind | 06/08/2006 07:41 pm |
| Demon Buffy is really mean. Maybe she needs an exorcist. Great chappie, JL. |
lol thanx  |
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| Joyce | A Crowded Mind | 06/08/2006 04:55 pm |
| Another sterling chapter! I was concerned thought about Giles not waking up but then I remembered the extent of soundproofing on the walls. |
thanx, so glad you enjoyed it...yeah, that's why she had him close the door  |
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| Morrigan | A Crowded Mind | 06/08/2006 12:40 pm |
| Good for Spike for telling Buffy's demon he wasn't hers. That was great! |
thanx...glad you liked that...whether he's actually right or not  |
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| Bridget | A Crowded Mind | 06/08/2006 10:46 am |
I am thankful that you did not have them engage in violent sex.
I hope the solution is discovered soon. |
unh-uh...solution is slowly being pieced together...and the story's about to take a bit of a more positive turn  |
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| Lou | A Crowded Mind | 06/08/2006 08:38 am |
| Good - can you keep her that way for a bit as I don't think I could take much more of the torture! |
lol...no more planned right away, i don't think...a positive turn coming next chapter  |
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| gotkona | A Crowded Mind | 06/08/2006 08:28 am |
| Oh now that was interesting. Can't wait for more. |
thanx  |
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| Nikkole | A Crowded Mind | 06/08/2006 08:02 am |
Well, Buffy must be having one hell of an internal struggle right now, you know?
I can't wait to see more! |
she is but it's going better than you might think  |
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| Athenewolfe | A Crowded Mind | 06/08/2006 06:35 am |
| Oh i wonder what the heck happened here - good update! |
more revealed next chapter  |
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| A Crowded Mind | 06/08/2006 04:32 am |
| You're possesssed Buffy is so evil. I hope they have and Evil Buffy month on good_evil (although I doubt they would) just to see this story on it. |
thanx, i mean her to be...that would be great  |
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| kim | A Crowded Mind | 06/08/2006 02:30 am |
Effectively, Buffy is dealing with multiple personality disorder. The Slayer essence is enough a part of her that it has all the memories, etc., but since it was created from a standard demon at the time, it isn't exactly nice and wholesome. But everything is Buffy.
Yeah, I know he doesn't know until S7, but it's still crappy Watchership. He should have found out when Buffy was asking about where her power comes from, etc., after facing Dracula. Hell, if anyone had asked Anya, she probably could have told them. Dracula knew her power was rooted in darkness, long before he came to Sunnydale. The demon world is well aware of the Slayer history, in the right circles. I'm sure Spike knows more about Slayers, too - they were his passion. His specialty. Anyway, Giles just never tried hard enough.
Meanwhile, I'm sure the Council's answer is going to be taking out Buffy and her mate, when they figure out why Giles is asking about the origin of the Slayer. They're not going to give him that info without wanting to know why he needs it all of a sudden. There's no reason for Quentin to save Buffy. The line goes through Faith, so they can get rid of both Slayers, since they are such 'disgraceful examples', and start with a fresh potential. This whole fiasco gives them the perfect excuse to start the Slayer line over. |
pretty much... thanx for the review  |
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| Kat | A Crowded Mind | 06/08/2006 12:21 am |
| Well she managed to fight back but yikes. super emotional chapter here |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Cewcew | A Crowded Mind | 06/07/2006 11:37 pm |
| intence chappie, more soon please. |
thanx  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | A Crowded Mind | 06/07/2006 11:26 pm |
| These chapters are always so emotionally exhausting. You write so vividly. |
lol..thanx i think |
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| FetchingMadScientist | A Crowded Mind | 06/07/2006 10:56 pm |
| Still not sold on this whole "posession" thing. Sorry JL, I think this is just Buffy getting off on the power she has over Spike now. She's still a...well-the word rhymes with "witch." |
well, that's not quite the case with buffy...but you may be right as far as the whole "possession" thing  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | A Crowded Mind | 06/07/2006 10:34 pm |
| Please say there will be goodness soon... |
oh yes, very soon  |
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| sirc | Struggle | 06/17/2006 12:52 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Lou | Struggle | 06/08/2006 08:32 am |
| Lamb to the slaughter? |
pretty much  |
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| Nikkole | Struggle | 06/08/2006 07:53 am |
| This can not be good! |
it's not  |
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| vladt | Struggle | 06/07/2006 07:48 pm |
| very good chapter. maybe giles will try to get between buffy and spike? we can hope. thanks for the excellent update. |
we'll see thanx |
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| letitia | Struggle | 06/07/2006 06:47 pm |
| I am glad that at least Spike had some peace for the day becuase it seems as if Buffy is on the war path now... I just feel so bad for everyone but I just love all of the interactions. What are they going to do if someone comes between Spike and Buffy now that he is on his way. |
| yeah, could get scary...thanx for the review |
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| Kat | Struggle | 06/07/2006 10:10 am |
| oh no oh no oh no. yikes. |
yep  |
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| gotkona | Struggle | 06/07/2006 08:17 am |
| Wow want turmoil they are going through. Let's hope they can survive this. |
thanx  |
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| Athenewolfe | Struggle | 06/07/2006 06:01 am |
| poor spike - he can't resist her commands yet this could end very badly for him. shakes head - good update! |
yep, poor spikey |
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| Morrigan | Struggle | 06/07/2006 02:40 am |
| Ack!  Don't do it!  Evil spot to stop! Can't wait to see what happens next. |
thanx |
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| Emilee | Struggle | 06/06/2006 11:53 pm |
| Not good. Maybe Giles will get a ring-side seat to the monster that is Buffy? Great addition. |
thanx  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Struggle | 06/06/2006 09:37 pm |
| Well, the promise of maybe smut... but still very bad... bad bad bad... |
yep  |
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| Bridget | Struggle | 06/06/2006 09:01 pm |
Why can't anything ever be easy.
I hope that Spike won't be hurt too much this time. Abusive smut is not interesting to me. Well written chapter. |
no abusive smut, i promise  |
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| HPfan | Struggle | 06/06/2006 08:36 pm |
| Wonderful, scary, edgey chapter. Seems like neither Buffy nor Spike can resist the bond even when both seem to be fully aware of just how dangerous it is. I would guess that the fact that Dawn is the Key and that the monks used Buffy to make the key human has something to do with the fact that she can keep Spike somewhat calm. Guess all will be revealed in due time or just as soon as you drive us poor readers crazy as we try to follow your wicked plot twists. lol |
thanx, so glad you're enjoying it  |
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| Spikez_tart | Struggle | 06/06/2006 07:44 pm |
| the keys left carelessly lying on the table had been an accident, That was no accident - that was the wicked demon writer JL tormenting our darling Buffy who only wants to beat the daylights out of her own vampire. And, Spike, duh, wake up Dawn. Great angst, JL. |
you caught me lol |
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| 2zen2 | Struggle | 06/06/2006 07:23 pm |
| Damnit Dawn - WAKE UP! Wow - another great chapter. |
lol...thanx  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Struggle | 06/06/2006 06:25 pm |
| OH dear. Oh dear oh dear. On the upside, something tells me Giles might wake up to a *real* wak-up call about how Buffy treats Spike. Maybe that'll shake him out of his complacency where Spike is involved. |
could be...thanx  |
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| spike'smrs | Bits and Pieces | 06/21/2006 06:39 pm |
| slightly upset that buffy and spike are being kept apart at the moment has everyone been listening to xanders mad ravings |
they're just trying to keep her from hurting him...thanx  |
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| sirc | Bits and Pieces | 06/17/2006 12:42 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Lou | Bits and Pieces | 06/08/2006 08:26 am |
| Excellent stuff - it's enough to give me apoplexy! |
thanx...i think  |
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| Nikkole | Bits and Pieces | 06/07/2006 04:57 pm |
| The sorce of her power is the demon......but they wouldn't know this until S7...so..OOPS!! |
lol...right thanx |
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| vladt | Bits and Pieces | 06/06/2006 03:04 pm |
| wonderful read, thanks. it is a miracle buffy's egocentric watcher and "friends" didn't kill her more often. great update. thanks again |
you're so right thanx |
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| Athenewolfe | Bits and Pieces | 06/06/2006 02:11 am |
| lovely update! |
thanx  |
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| HPfan | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 09:39 pm |
| Wonderful chapter. At last, it looks like some progress is being made - in spite of Willow's attempts to downplay her screw up. I really can't believe that Giles didn't lay into her good for her usual hurried, ill- researched use of magic! Maybe Joyce will get a chance to give the girl a good talking to - hope she puts the fear of God (or at least the fear of a slayer's brassed off mother) into her! Looking forward to the next update. In other words, I can hardly wait to see where this goes next. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| letitia | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 08:28 pm |
| all I can say is that Willow never learns. I just hope they can figure this all out before Slayer Buffy has enough of being chained up... |
we'll see  |
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| Spikez_tart | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 07:56 pm |
| Oooo, someone needs to take away Willow's learner's permit. What would a spell be without Willow screwing it up? Can't Buffy have Spike? She is chained up, after all. We need Spike. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Joyce | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 07:17 pm |
| Ah, a pre canon inkling of the First Slayer. Makes sense. Great chappie. |
thanx  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 06:49 pm |
| Things are definitely starting to move along here. |
thanx  |
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| Bookchick of the Novel Clan | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 05:21 pm |
| Oh, dang, I have to say I do feel bad for Willow, I know she was just trying to help. Geeze though, that went really wrong huh? Poor Buffy and Spike. |
yeah, but her problem is she always thinks she knows what's best for everybody else without asking... thanx for the review  |
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| akarinacj | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 12:58 pm |
| Great chapter, but I want to see Spike and Buffy together soon, please. |
spuffiness next chapter, promise  |
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| pfeifferpack | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 12:37 pm |
Someone needs to point out to Giles (the total pillock) that HE is the one responsible for it all! Fine thing to blame WIllow, the apprentice witch! HE wanted the d@mned spell (sooooo unnecessary and only really wanted because Spike annoyed him as a house guest) HE should have used his years of sorcery and knowledge to pick the d@mned spell!!!!! Even with Willow tweaking it you can't really blame her, unless you're Giles of course.
Please let Joyce, Buffy, Willow and Spike all gang slap him before this is done *G*.
Why do I think Giles' solution will be to stake the now chip free Spike?
Excellent update...really explains so much.
Kathleen |
i think willow definitely messed up, big time...but giles is much at fault too, i agree... thanx so much for the review  |
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| kim | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 12:31 pm |
Tell Joyce and Dawn exactly what's going on, and I'm sure one of them will come up with the easy solution - Buffy has to accept Spike's claim. Spike will recognize the situation, too.
How can Giles not know the origin of the Slayer? He's a really crappy Watcher.
Send Willow to Althanea and be done with it. Stupid girl. |
thanx for the review...as for giles, though, remember, even in the show he didn't know that...they didn't find out about the origin of the slayer until the shadow box in season seven .. thanx for the review  |
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| Kawaki | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 12:12 pm |
| I can't believe Willow wouldn't come completely clean given the circumstances. Buffy's in chains and Willow still wasn't going to tell the truth. |
i know, she's pretty self-centered  |
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| Bridget | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 12:07 pm |
Great chapter. So it appears that Willow's spell unleashed Buffy's demon which I believe was the original source of her power.
I hope that Willow will come clean soon about what she added in. |
that would be of the good  |
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| btvsfreak@yahoo.com | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 12:00 pm |
| 'Splainy goodness all the way around! Wonderful chappie! (Even though it was lacking in smut....wow, color me surprised) |
smut coming up, promise  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 11:43 am |
| *throttles willow with a big stick... with pointy thorns on it... and acid dripping from the thorns... yes yes* |
| wow....psycho much? ;) |
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| Pam S | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 10:12 am |
Well, at least Spike is not around for the physical abuse.. Glad Buffy is trying to come to grip with her violence and need to dominate and control our poor boy.
Waiting to see what Giles and Willow come up with. Not of the good. What will "equal up" the playing field for Spike?
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we shall see  |
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| Kat | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 09:41 am |
| great chapter. and willow yikes not even telling the whole truth. oh dear |
yep, she's just making things worse  |
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| Emilee | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 08:46 am |
| Another great chap. Looking forward to the Council's input on this as well as the Joyce/Giles face to face confrontation. And exactly what did Willow "tweak", because I didn't catch it. All I understood was that she performed the spell without proper research or understanding, but I didn't catch her admission to any changes. Bad Willow! The only way this is gonna work is for the claim to be equalized isn't it? |
you didn't catch her admission becuase it wasn't there she's not being honest with them, and didn't tell them what she changed  |
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| gotkona | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 08:23 am |
| Oh no Willow messed up again. How are they gonna fix this? |
thanx for the review  |
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| Shadow | Bits and Pieces | 06/05/2006 08:05 am |
1. Great Chapter! Loved it.
2. Willow so needs a good swift kick in the ass.
3. Looks like Buffy and Spike need to complete the mating ritual *GRIN* |
agreed on all points  |
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| spike'smrs | Tell It Like It Is | 06/21/2006 05:12 pm |
| wow scary joyce and once again willow screws up a spell nothing seems to change there then oh by the way so glad joyce fed spike last chap seeing as no one had fed him for about three days loving it so far |
i love scary joyce .. hehe.. thanx  |
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| sirc | Tell It Like It Is | 06/17/2006 12:35 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Lou | Tell It Like It Is | 06/08/2006 08:20 am |
| Bravo Joyce - deadly and eloquent!! I hope she gives Giles loads more tomorrow! And don't get me started on Willow!! |
thanx  |
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| Nikkole | Tell It Like It Is | 06/07/2006 04:33 pm |
| WOW! Big shocker here...Willow blaming someone else for her mistake?? NO, THAT never happens (please note the dripping sarcasm)! I wonder what Willow did to make Buffy win, did she invoke something? Maybe she did truly bring out the first slayer. Off to read more! |
lol...you're so right...thanx for the review  |
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| Bridget | Tell It Like It Is | 06/04/2006 11:54 am |
| Great chapter. Could Willow really be the cause of this? How will they ever find a solution if Willow won't be honest. Good writing of Joyce. Please update soon. |
| we'll see ;) thanx, glad you liked joyce ;) |
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| Athenewolfe | Tell It Like It Is | 06/04/2006 07:09 am |
| Aha! The truth begins to emerge! *hugs* great update! I can't wait to see what will happen next! |
thanx, hope you like it  |
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| Spikez_tart | Tell It Like It Is | 06/03/2006 11:38 pm |
| You go, Joyce. Giles needs his butt kicked on a regular basis. And, you'd think Willow would give up on spells after all the times she's screwed up. Love it. |
it'd be a good idea  |
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| Joyce | Tell It Like It Is | 06/03/2006 04:48 pm |
| Aha! I figured it was something like that..and the rationalizations just keep piling up...the genesis of an addiction. Love the phone conversation between Joyce and Giles. Nothing like an angry mom to grease the wheels. |
yep, will is an addict all right thanx |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Tell It Like It Is | 06/03/2006 04:20 pm |
| God. Someone jsut needs to tie tht girl up and keep her away from everyone so she can't hurt people. And I don't mean Buffy. |
lol...good point  |
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| gotkona | Tell It Like It Is | 06/03/2006 04:03 pm |
| great chapter again. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Kat | Tell It Like It Is | 06/03/2006 10:57 am |
you know what willow needs a truth spell put on her or they are never never going to get the whole story. my goodness. Good chapter
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thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Tell It Like It Is | 06/03/2006 06:44 am |
| Oh good lord, not a scooby power trip... *grumbles* if you won't let us maim joyce or the brat, could we at least maim the scoobies? *puppy dog eyes* |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| kim | Tell It Like It Is | 06/03/2006 06:07 am |
Joyce is awesome!
And oh, god...control-freak Willow...like there isn't enough to deal with. Stupid girl...you can't tweak spells!! They were written how they were written for a reason! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Emilee | Tell It Like It Is | 06/03/2006 02:58 am |
Oh ho. Very well done, although frankly, Joyce let him off lite by just calling. And now Willow. This is just getting uglier and uglier. Frankly, the way I see it is Giles will, eventually and with much dragging of feet, come around and start acting more humane, but Willow is going to end up the ultimate bad guy here. Am I right?  |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Cewcew | Tell It Like It Is | 06/02/2006 11:50 pm |
damb Willow and her tweaking I just want to strip her of her powers most the time at least untell she grows up enough to be responsibe for her actions!
More soon please  |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| pfeifferpack | Tell It Like It Is | 06/02/2006 11:16 pm |
before someone got hurt.
Because, of course, Spike isn't a someone! Grrr Giles....I'd like a shot at reaming him. Go Joyce! About time some folks put Giles in his place.
And of course there's Willow.....sigh....
Excellent.
Kathleen |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Tamara | Tell It Like It Is | 06/02/2006 10:39 pm |
Giles so deserves to be raked over the coals by Joyce. Go , Joyce!
I hope Anya's realizing that she deserves to be treated a lot better than she is by Xander.
And Willow NEVER admits she's wrong , no matter how big the damage. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| HPfan | Tell It Like It Is | 06/02/2006 10:07 pm |
| Way to go, Joyce! Always knew she could kick butt, and Giles is seriously in need of an attitude adjustment. Speaking of which, once again, Willow "messes around" with a spell, and guess what? Something goes wrong, and she lies and denies all responsibility. Boy, have you got these characters down pat! As usual, I'm waiting on pins and needles for the next update! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| vladt | Tell It Like It Is | 06/02/2006 09:44 pm |
| great read. giles! (same as last review) good job joyce. please let her do again with a large audience. and it appears the witch has done it again. thanks for the wonderful read. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Shadow | Tell It Like It Is | 06/02/2006 09:42 pm |
| please tell me willow is gonna get her ass kicked... preferably by buffy AND joyce... |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Laura | Tell It Like It Is | 06/02/2006 09:11 pm |
| Go Joyce! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| sirc | Speculation | 06/17/2006 12:26 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| HPfan | Speculation | 06/02/2006 09:58 pm |
Nice interaction between Giles and Buffy, but I still think she's holding back. She finds it so easy to let Giles think that she couldn't possibly have any real feelings for Spike. I don't know if it's really that she cares so much for the others' various opinions or it she simply can't acknowledge her feelings even to herself. Anyway, lovely, well-written chapter. Gotta go read the next one now.  |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| vladt | Speculation | 06/02/2006 09:32 pm |
| very good update. giles is such an arrogant ass. buffy can, at least, accept the guilt. thanks for the great read. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Emilee | Speculation | 06/02/2006 02:01 pm |
| Something tells me that restraining her Slayer self is not going to make for puppies and christmas when she's finally released. Giles can be such and ass. I cannot wait for Joyce to tear him a new one. For somebody who is supposed to WATCH he really can be blind. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Nova | Speculation | 06/02/2006 10:51 am |
| Again I say that I really do like this fic, sorry it's been a while since I have been online so I haven't been able to check for updates all that recently. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Joyce | Speculation | 06/01/2006 09:30 pm |
| Really love this chapter with the throwing out of various ideas. Sounds like Willow and Giles will have their work cut out for them. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| letitia | Speculation | 06/01/2006 07:52 pm |
| well at least she told Giles the truth. I just hope she can keep it together so they can figure all of this out. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Spikez_tart | Speculation | 06/01/2006 06:34 pm |
| a feeling that he had never been able to drive back What a git Giles can be. Why would he want to stop loving Buffy. He can be such a big jerk, no wonder Buffy doesn't tell him anything. This is puzzling, JL - is Buffy being controlled (when she's being psycho Buffy) by and outside source or is this part of the unrealized mating claim? Reader waits semi-patiently for the author to reveal all. Excellent chapter. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Athenewolfe | Speculation | 06/01/2006 10:50 am |
| excellant update as always |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| gotkona | Speculation | 06/01/2006 08:23 am |
| So glad she confided in Giles. Now let's see what they do. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| akarinacj | Speculation | 06/01/2006 08:08 am |
| More, more, more, please. What else can I say? I want to know how Spike is taking the separation and if he´s going to try to get over to her. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Speculation | 06/01/2006 07:36 am |
“But Buffy – you must remember – the only one that is truly you, under your own power and with your own true feelings, is the third one."
Grrr... Stupid Giles. I know he means well, but.... Grr. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| kim | Speculation | 06/01/2006 04:21 am |
Buffy still has much to tell. Giles still isn't completely getting it.
And of course, it's not as simple as "the only real Buffy is the old Buffy". Giles is a moron. He's still not truly considering the original dominance ritual as a bad idea!! Bastard! These people are only feeling guilt because something bad happened. Their arrogance is revolting.
I'm sure Willow tweaked something about the spell. She never leaves well enough alone.
Can't wait for Joyce to talk to Giles! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Kat | Speculation | 06/01/2006 01:13 am |
| Buffy is being smarter then Giles now that is a beautiful thing to see. And buffy realizing that even though she is not in 'total control' that it is still 'her' and still her fault. I hope things dont get to much worse before they get a bit better. Great chapter. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Speculation | 06/01/2006 01:12 am |
| Awwww, thankfully Giles is nice to her |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| sirc | Revelations | 06/17/2006 12:18 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Lou | Revelations | 06/08/2006 08:09 am |
| Giles is being remarkably dim! |
| lol |
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| Nikkole | Revelations | 06/07/2006 03:39 pm |
| Its about damn time she realized she needs help! |
yep  |
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| vladt | Revelations | 06/02/2006 08:58 pm |
| wonderful chapter. love whatever makes dawn capable of calming both spike and buffy. giles really is an ass. looking forward to joyce's conversation with him. thanks for the enjoyable read. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| HPfan | Revelations | 05/30/2006 09:26 pm |
| At last, confession time! Hope Giles really tries to help instead of dismissing everything that's happened and finding a way to blame Spike for it. And I sincerely hope that Joyce gives Giles pure hell! It's about time someone opened his eyes to a few things. Can't think of anyone better than Joyce to show him the error of his ways. Great chapter! Please keep 'em coming! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Joyce | Revelations | 05/30/2006 08:20 pm |
Awesome power you've given Dawn. It would have been wonderful for her to bestow clarity on everyone...but where's the fun in that?LOL
Good to see Buffy consciously taking forceful steps to stave off her behavior finally. I really do not want to see Spike hurt more but suppose it's necessary for the plot. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| letitia | Revelations | 05/30/2006 06:52 pm |
| well well well. I am just glad that Spike has someone to stop him before he really hurt himself. And what is the deal with Dawn and her abililty to stop them?? And finally Buffy comes to a decision to ask for help.. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Revelations | 05/30/2006 06:38 pm |
yes, of course, giles -- buffy beating spike to death would be just *fine* with you! it's not like she'd maybe feel bad about it later, right?
just like it's just fine for dawn and joyce to watch buffy berating spike, beating him, biting him, and drinking his blood. nope, wouldn't traumatize dawn or joyce one bit -- and if it did, wouldn't matter to giles anyway, right?
after all, it's not like *giles* would ever interfere with buffy abusing spike, so it's not like *giles* is in any danger from getting in buffy's way.
i wanna see joyce tear into giles!! pretty please? |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Bridget | Revelations | 05/30/2006 05:59 pm |
| I am glad that Buffy is seeking help, but it appears that Giles is too stupid to figure it out. I hope the solution will be readily apparent. Good chapter. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Revelations | 05/30/2006 04:21 pm |
| Well, I'm glad to see that she's starting to acknowledge the degree to which she needs help. And that she's no longer buying the distinction of "No one - human". |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Maggie | Revelations | 05/30/2006 12:53 pm |
| Interesting chapter. Even if Buffy is thinking Spike deserving of a bit more concern than Giles wants to give him, she still somehow forgot to point out to Giles that Spike saved Joyce from her wrath at great cost to himself. So she's still protecting her ego at Spike's expense here. And that's BUFFY, not the mysterious evil force in her. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Athenewolfe | Revelations | 05/30/2006 11:13 am |
| excellant update cant wait to see what happens next |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| btvsfreak@yahoo.com | Revelations | 05/30/2006 11:11 am |
Oh boy....chains!!!!
*minds goes off to a very dirty place....heehee |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Revelations | 05/30/2006 10:00 am |
| At least Buffy's acknowledging she's crazy. What will Giles have to say when he hears the truth? ... ooh the suspense |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| gotkona | Revelations | 05/30/2006 08:20 am |
| Wow another great chapter. Hopefully they can get see what is causing all of this. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Spikez_tart | Revelations | 05/30/2006 06:24 am |
| There should be some in the back of the refrigerator Every home should have an emergency supply of blood. Giles seems to be slacking in the research dept. What is he thinking? Waiting on customers when his slayer is about to go thermonuclear? Good chapter. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| samson28 | Revelations | 05/30/2006 06:07 am |
Oh wow! Can I say how much I love the Dawn/Joyce/Spike interaction!
I really hope Joyce gives Rupert a chewing out of a lifetime!
Brilliant chapter as always.  |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Kat | Revelations | 05/30/2006 01:47 am |
| wow yay for smarter buffy. Dawn is all witht the calmness. Poor buffy poor spike. And Joyce is still seeing mostly spike is the abused one in a relationship (which he TOTALLY is) and not really understanding the claim part of it. I love this story. I truly never really know what to expect or what i will see next. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Revelations | 05/30/2006 01:42 am |
| Kinky bondage! woot woot!! |
yea  |
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| sirc | Taking Control | 06/17/2006 12:11 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Nikkole | Taking Control | 06/07/2006 03:29 pm |
| Well, Dawn is quite obviously a major player in keeping Buffy sane! I'm off to read more! |
yep thanx |
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| vladt | Taking Control | 05/29/2006 09:35 pm |
| fantastic read. dawn still has some influence. spike and joyce were magnificent. thanks for the great read. |
yep..dawn's influence has yet to be fully revealed  |
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| pfeifferpack | Taking Control | 05/29/2006 07:37 pm |
I knew Spike would protect Joyce and Dawn. Time for Buffy to actually think, think about it all not just about herself. Excellent as always.
Kathleen |
you're so right...of course he wouldn't let her hurt them  |
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| Athenewolfe | Taking Control | 05/29/2006 04:43 am |
| good update = cant wait to see what happens next very ntense |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| letitia | Taking Control | 05/28/2006 09:49 pm |
| well Joyce did stand her ground when it came to letting Buffy take Spike. I can't believe that Buffy was going to strike her mother, but I am glad that Spike stopped her. And what is going on with Dawn's affect on Buffy?? Glad that at least Spike knows that Buffy is not abandoning him, but she is doing this for his own good. OHHH, I am so in love with this story. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Bridget | Taking Control | 05/28/2006 07:26 pm |
Great chapters. It was really scary reading the confrontation between Buffy and Joyce. Of course Spike would save the day.
What is the connection between Dawn, Buffy and Spike? Did the monks create Dawn out of the essences of Buffy and Spike? Please update soon. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Lou | Taking Control | 05/28/2006 04:38 pm |
| What a confrontation! Riveting. Brilliant chapter. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Taking Control | 05/28/2006 12:03 pm |
| Good chapter. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| HPfan | Taking Control | 05/28/2006 11:39 am |
Wonderful chaper - scary and moving at the same time. How do you do THAT? Now, who's gonna finally call Giles and tell hime the WHOLE sorry story? Joyce and Dawn are good, but they obviously need reinforcements. Waiting on pins and needles for the next installment. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Spikez_tart | Taking Control | 05/28/2006 10:39 am |
| Excellent chapter, but isn't Spike going to freak being away from the Buffster? |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Joyce | Taking Control | 05/28/2006 08:55 am |
| Another table gripper chapter. I am so concerned with the thing that has taken over Buffy and I really felt for Joyce's predicament in this chapter. You will do anything possible to help a child without regard for your own safety. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Emilee | Taking Control | 05/28/2006 07:44 am |
| Another excellent chapter. |
thanx  |
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| Kat | Taking Control | 05/28/2006 12:06 am |
| *sniff* wow this chapter made me cry. From spike protecting joyce, to dawn stopping the slayer to buffy coming back into full control and the pain they ALL felt. this was an amazing chapter |
thanx so much, glad it could touch you  |
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| Cewcew | Taking Control | 05/27/2006 11:17 pm |
Intence! 
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thanx  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Taking Control | 05/27/2006 11:15 pm |
| Stop being mean to Buffy *kicks you in the shin and pouts* |
| lol...*kicks you back and laughs* |
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| gotkona | Taking Control | 05/27/2006 10:31 pm |
| Wow that was intense. Great chapter. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Taking Control | 05/27/2006 09:26 pm |
and i bet nobody (except maybe joyce and dawn) will give spike any credit for the major risk he took to stop buffy from hurting joyce -- not exactly the act of an evil monster, more like a real hero!
*please* let joyce give giles and the scoobies hell! pretty please? :-) |
| no one ever gives him much credit, do they? the scoobs'll just be all freaked that he hit her, more than likely |
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| kim | Taking Control | 05/27/2006 08:48 pm |
I hesitated to breathe through most of that chapter...so scared for Joyce. Dawn usuing a little Key influence?
Knew as soon as Buffy drew her fist back that Spike wouldn't let her touch Joyce.
Buffy never seemed to learn the old addage "What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." Lying NEVER makes it better. NEVER comes out right, and good. Her pride and secrets have been causing nothing but pain. |
glad it could be so moving to you...yes, dawnie will prove to be the "key" in this story in more ways than one...you're right, she could have made things a lot easier by being honest right up front  |
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| FetchingMadScientist | Taking Control | 05/27/2006 08:41 pm |
| Not sure if the tears in my eyes are from anger at Buffy-yet again walking out and not dealing- or from empathy for the loss that Spike is feeling now. Either way, they're there. Good job JL! |
thanx, glad it had such an effect... thanx for the thoughtful review  |
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| sirc | A Difference of Opinion | 06/17/2006 11:59 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Nikkole | A Difference of Opinion | 06/07/2006 03:19 pm |
| Uhoh! For a second I thought that Joyce was going to get throught to her. |
she almost did, but not quite  |
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| Athenewolfe | A Difference of Opinion | 05/29/2006 04:44 am |
| oh no = how will bufyf react to this - this story is so intense -vey well done |
coming right up...thanx so much  |
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| Bookchick of the Novel Clan | A Difference of Opinion | 05/27/2006 12:13 am |
| Uhh-ohhh, wow, keep it coming! |
thanx  |
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| vladt | A Difference of Opinion | 05/26/2006 06:00 pm |
| great chapter, loved joyce. thanks for the fine read. |
thanx, glad you enjoyed it  |
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| Emilee | A Difference of Opinion | 05/26/2006 03:30 pm |
| Go mama bear! Wouldn't it be nice if we could write our own mothers? This confrontation about leaving with Spike could get really ugly, I'm on pins and needles waiting for more. |
that would be nice...yeah, it certainly wont be pretty  |
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| pfeifferpack | A Difference of Opinion | 05/26/2006 10:45 am |
Whoa......danger Will Robinson! Joyce may get a whole new view of Slayer strength soon. Gaaahhhhhh. Really looking forward to a gang tongue lashing (and not the fun yummy kind) directed at Giles of the brilliant unnecessary plans! Great update.
Kathleen |
well, definitely a whole new view of the slayer...the tongue lashing will be coming up...next couple of chapters thanx |
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| gotkona | A Difference of Opinion | 05/26/2006 08:15 am |
| AGain I say Go Joyce. Let's hope she can stop Buffy this time. |
we'll see  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | A Difference of Opinion | 05/26/2006 07:15 am |
| I appreciate how you show the automatic reaction of the abused to assume that if they're being mistreated, it's because of something *they* did, even if they were nowhere near the abuser when the abuser flew into a rage. |
very very true...glad that parallel came through..  |
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| Lou | A Difference of Opinion | 05/26/2006 03:23 am |
| Yikes - very exciting!!! Joyce is one tough mamma, isn't she? And thankfully perceptive! |
oh yeah thanx for the review |
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| bearfacedcheek | A Difference of Opinion | 05/26/2006 03:21 am |
OH no all getting a bit scary in the Summer's house.
PS thatnks fo rthe review for my "Best of Freinds " story, its always great when you get reviews fro teh people you read |
thanx, glad you enjoyed it...i love "Best of Friends", would love to see more fic from you  |
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| Kat | A Difference of Opinion | 05/26/2006 12:17 am |
| oh dear. hmmmmm this could be an INTRESTING turn out. yikes. I meen yikes |
yikes is right  |
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| HPfan | A Difference of Opinion | 05/25/2006 10:50 pm |
| WOW! What an intense, grab you by the throat and not let you go chapter! And you went and left it as a cliffhanger. You are SOOO bad, but you're so good. This a a great fic. Biting my nails til you post the next chapter. |
thanx, glad you enjoyed it you can stop biting now  |
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| neo_trinityknot | A Difference of Opinion | 05/25/2006 08:29 pm |
| Sounds like someones gonna get hurt. |
probably  |
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| Spikez_tart | A Difference of Opinion | 05/25/2006 08:24 pm |
| But – she had threatened to hurt Dawn Buffy shouldn't take this as a sign, everybody wants to slap Dawn. You aren't going to let Buffy beat up her own mother are you? |
lol...good point...you'll see  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | A Difference of Opinion | 05/25/2006 08:15 pm |
| Hello, there's another door... and she can knock you on your ass, you old bag... *rolls eyes* |
oh come on!! she's trying to help spike! do you *want* buffy to take him off somewhere alone where she can...oh wait...never mind  |
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| Morrigan | A Difference of Opinion | 05/25/2006 07:58 pm |
| Awesome last line.  So very Joyce, and it made the whole chapter that much more intense.  Anxious to see what happens in the next chapter! |
thanx, glad you liked it coming right up |
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| Tamara | A Difference of Opinion | 05/25/2006 07:06 pm |
| I hope this foesn't get messy. |
oh it will  |
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| FetchingMadScientist | A Difference of Opinion | 05/25/2006 07:03 pm |
| OOOO- smackdown anyone? It's about bloody time! |
i agree  |
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| sirc | Confrontation | 06/17/2006 11:49 am |
| great chapter |
| thanx ;) |
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| Athenewolfe | Confrontation | 05/29/2006 04:45 am |
| go joyce! I hope she can knock sense into buffy |
lol..we'll see  |
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| Spikez_tart | Confrontation | 05/25/2006 08:17 pm |
| Good Buffy and Dawn scene. How much longer will it take for Buffy to figure out how to fix things? Since it's you JL, only 30-40 more chapters. |
lol...oh this story's still got lots to go...can you believe i've only written like, 2 or 3 days in this verse?? lol  |
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| vladt | Confrontation | 05/25/2006 12:05 am |
| dawn seems to have chipped away at buffy's woe is me attitude. perhaps joyce can finish the job. thanks for the fine read. |
she can certainly help thanx |
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| Bookchick of the Novel Clan | Confrontation | 05/24/2006 10:45 am |
| Thank you, its nice to know Buffy does feel guilt and pain over her actions and not just the bond, its good to see her owning up to it. Great update! |
| she does...the problem is her utter lack of control...thanx for the review ;) |
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| Nikkole | Confrontation | 05/24/2006 09:18 am |
| Well, I am glad that Joyce is going to help, but it does seem that Buffy is on the verge of a revelation, an epiphany even. I hope she sticks with that train of thought adn helps get things back on track for her and Spike. |
| yeah, she's starting to make some progress...joyce should be able to help somewhat |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Confrontation | 05/24/2006 06:14 am |
| oh boy. |
yep  |
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| Lou | Confrontation | 05/24/2006 03:35 am |
| So Buffy's copping on to herself at last! Surely Giles deserves some blame for the mess! |
definitely!!  |
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| redwulf50 | Confrontation | 05/24/2006 02:35 am |
| Ok that is a ggod thing Buffy is thinking of it from Spike's POV |
yep...progress  |
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| Kat | Confrontation | 05/24/2006 12:34 am |
great chapter. I meen totally amazing. I loved how dawn was starting to get it and buffy was getting a clue. but now she is going to have to go through it again with joyce. In my last review i said something about joyce not understanding buffy. I didnt really meen this situation particularry i ment in general. I know, and hey even buffy knows, that her thinking is wrong but it is hard to forget all that you have been taught when that is WHAT you have been taught. she was taught to see in black and white and it is really hard to see all the colours in between. She honestly has this believe that demon=bad and human=good. and it will be incredibly hard for her to be able to explain that thought patteren to her mum.
again great chapter and will be waiting for the next update |
thanx, glad you enjoyed it so much...you've gotta understand, all joyce and dawn had seen before talking to buffy is the results...shaky, scared, beaten up Spike...not exactly conducive to Buffy-sympathizing... but once they know the whole story they'll be more sympathetic  |
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| kim | Confrontation | 05/24/2006 12:32 am |
Yes...Buffy really has to let go of her pride. I don't think this is a possession by an outside force, as much as it's the Slayer acting on pure emotion. Every time the Psycho has come out, it's been brought out by the beginnings of a negative emotion in Buffy - jealousy, insecurity, defensive anger. She does only make it worse by fighting the claim all the time - it's a side effect of that which is making itself known, since she's been trying to go against everything a claim is supposed to be, supposed to mean.
And they have no idea how bereft Buffy and Spike will both feel if/when the claim is broken - the loss will be like a death. But, I think the only way to "break" the bond is to have another person come in and challenge Buffy for the right to the claim, and win, transferring Spike's ownership to the new person.
And Buffy has to at least admit she felt attraction for him a long time ago. They haven't had the time for her to develop anything else from before then, but attraction has always been there in the simplest way. 'Cause he's hot.
Can't wait to hear Joyce's take. She's the only one that can look at the big picture once she has both sides of the story. The only person loving both people involved in the claim and thinking with an adult perspective. I wonder if she's already forming a specific plan?? |
i'm trying not to comment on people's speculations, so as not to give the story away too soon ... but i will just say that your ideas are at the very least intriguing...thanx for the thoughtful review  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Confrontation | 05/23/2006 11:39 pm |
| eat them, eat them!! |
| aaauugghh!!! NO!! |
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| HPfan | Confrontation | 05/23/2006 11:33 pm |
| So glad to finally see Buffy beginning to get a grip on herself. Looks like she's gonna take that first step and not only accept responsbility for what's she's done since the bonding was initiated, but also for the way she's treated Spike in the past. Although Buffy really deserved to get a good tongue lashing from Dawn, I was afraid that if that happened she was gonna end up physically hurting Dawn. Glad you didn't go in that direction. Now that Joyce has arrived on the scene, maybe Buffy will come clean to Giles so he can help. Although, I'm guessing that the only way to make the bond equitable for both Buffy and Spike is for Buffy to reciprocate by accepting Spike's claim. In any case, this was a lovely chapter and I can't wait for the next installment! |
yep...she's getting there...but yes, she has things to answer for from before the claim was ever initiated...joyce should help make things come out a little more in the open...thanx for the review  |
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| gotkona | Confrontation | 05/23/2006 10:40 pm |
| Again I say "Go Joyce" Great update. |
thanx  |
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| Cas | Confrontation | 05/23/2006 10:20 pm |
| I really do like to see both Dawn and Joyce written as strong and compassionate characters. So often other aspects of their personality are stressed and these traits are overlooked. Good job. |
thanx, that's how i like them as well glad you enjoyed it  |
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| Emilee | Confrontation | 05/23/2006 10:00 pm |
| Ouch, first dragged over the coals by her little sister, and now for the smackdown from her mom. Good for them. |
yep...as she justly deserves  |
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| 2zen2 | Confrontation | 05/23/2006 09:46 pm |
| Ewwwwwwww, Buffy's in trouble, Buffy's in trouble... God, I can't wait to see how this one ends! |
much deserved trouble thanx |
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| Nikkole | The Painful Truth | 05/22/2006 03:35 pm |
| GOOD FOR JOYCE!! I think that if anyone can get through to Buffy, it will be her. I hope she is able to pull out whatever it is that is controlling her more possesive side, and get rid of it, or at least a handle on what, or WHO it is. Maybe then they can get Buffy some help. |
i agree, joyce has more influence over buffy than some of the others...thanx for a great review  |
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| cheryl | The Painful Truth | 05/22/2006 03:19 pm |
| I really think that this fic is dark, and normally I do not like dark ones. However, this is so well written! And, for some reason it is like a really good chocolate bar that you just can't put down - more, more, more please? Thank you for your hard work! |
thanx, glad you are enjoying it...most all of my fic is pretty dark...thanx for the luscious comparision...i like my chocolate dark, too thanx again |
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| bearfacedcheek | The Painful Truth | 05/22/2006 06:56 am |
| Wonderful understanding joyce can't wait for her talk with the slayer |
thanx, glad you liked it...slayer talk coming up too  |
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| Morrigan | The Painful Truth | 05/22/2006 01:37 am |
Go Joyce!  I love her spunk.  Mama Summers is takin' charge.  Wonder what's happening with Buffy and Dawn?
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oh yeah glad you liked it, thanx  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Painful Truth | 05/21/2006 06:41 pm |
| Oh good lord *rolls eyes* |
lol...oh quit whinin' j/k lol *hugs* |
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| letitia | The Painful Truth | 05/21/2006 05:57 pm |
| I am just glad that he was honest with Joyce and that she is willing to stand up for him. I just hope that she knows what she is getting herself into when she speaks with Buffy. And finally all of Spike's true feelings are known. Love the update. |
thanx, glad you are enjoying it the conversation with buffy is coming up ;) |
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| HPfan | The Painful Truth | 05/21/2006 05:51 pm |
| Think Spike's got himself quite a champion in Joyce. You do the relationship between these two so well. Still wondering what's going on with Dawn and Buffy upstairs and what will happen when Joyce joins them. Great Chapter. More, please! |
thanx, so glad you like it ... more on dawn and buffy next chapter thanx again  |
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| vladt | The Painful Truth | 05/21/2006 04:23 pm |
| spike and joyce conversation was wonderful. should be interesting mom-slayer conversation, after dawn - slayer conversation. thanks for the fine read. |
thanx, glad you liked it..yes, the upcoming conversations should be interesting  |
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| DeanSamWinchesterfan | The Painful Truth | 05/21/2006 04:22 pm |
| Good chapter.Poor Spike.I can't wait to see what Joyce does.I hope the Scoobies see that Buffy has broken Spike.Update soon. |
Joyce is going to make them see more than they want to thanx for the review  |
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| Tamara | The Painful Truth | 05/21/2006 02:55 pm |
| I don't think Buffy's going to wiggle out of this one. Joyce is gonna tear her a new one. |
| nope...no wiggle room here ;) |
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| Kat | The Painful Truth | 05/21/2006 02:07 pm |
| i dont know. This chapter was good but i dont quite agree with joyce. i understand why she thinks the way she does but then she doesnt really get buffy at all. lol maybe i am too emmotionally attached to buffy lol. |
no, she hasn't heard it all yet...but you have to admit buffy *does* have quite a bit to answer for  |
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| Bookchick of the Novel Clan | The Painful Truth | 05/21/2006 01:48 pm |
| I love Joyce. Thanks for the new chappie. |
you're very welcome, glad you liked  |
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| Spikez_tart | The Painful Truth | 05/21/2006 12:55 pm |
secretly in love with Buffy and trying to work up the nerve to kill her to get over it - Yeah Spike, that wouldn't exactly enhance Mom's warm and fuzzies.
What a great Mom and Spike scene. What an ass kicking our Buffy is about to get.
MORE MORE MORE |
nope...wouldnt go over well at all...glad you enjoyed that scene  |
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| pfeifferpack | The Painful Truth | 05/21/2006 12:52 pm |
Go Joyce! She might not get through to Buffy under the circumstances but she can sure give Giles an earfull. Still worried about Dawnie up there with her out of control sister too.
Excellent.
Kathleen |
giles deserves it, doesn't he? and buffy will get her share..  |
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| Thianna | The Painful Truth | 05/21/2006 12:09 pm |
| really enjoying this story.. can't wait for more. |
thanx, glad you are liking it  |
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| btvsfreak@yahoo.com | The Painful Truth | 05/21/2006 11:41 am |
| I sure hope Buffy doesn't, I don't know how much more my little heart can take! |
not anytime soon, anyway  |
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| gotkona | The Painful Truth | 05/21/2006 11:05 am |
| Go Joyce. What a mom! |
thanx  |
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| kim | The Painful Truth | 05/21/2006 10:02 am |
| Ohhhhhh, Mama Bear's full of righteous fury, now....Slayer's in for the tongue lashing of her life. Buffy has a lot to answer for, even without the whole "possession" thing. I don't know if I've loved Joyce any more than I do now. |
i agree...thanx, i'm glad you're loving her...i always did  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | The Painful Truth | 05/21/2006 09:53 am |
| Oh dear. Please update soon. I'm scared of what Buffy is going to do to her mother. Not to mention to Dawn. |
maybe you should be more worried about buffy lol |
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| Athenewolfe | The Painful Truth | 05/21/2006 09:23 am |
| Go joyce, go joyce, go go go joyce... does happy dance! |
lol |
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| Athenewolfe | Taking Comfort | 05/20/2006 07:44 pm |
| Loved how Joyce took control of the situation - go mom! |
thanx  |
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| Morrigan | Taking Comfort | 05/20/2006 04:45 pm |
| Yay, Joyce!  And, Ooh... Dawn is pissed!  Can't wait till the next chap. |
| coming right up, love ;) |
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| rayan | Taking Comfort | 05/20/2006 02:32 pm |
i went away in chapter 17....but now im back...i read all the chapters...and well ive got just one thing to say........the most involving, passionate, psycotic (in a good way) story ive read in long time.
and hurry up with the next chappie will you...buffy better get whats coming to her soon or ill just..pop! hehe |
glad you're enjoying it again gotta ask...did you leave off reading cause of the subject matter or other stuff? just curious anyways, glad to know that you're with me and enjoying the story  |
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| Shanna | Taking Comfort | 05/20/2006 08:30 am |
| Great chapter. Love Joyce and Bit and their connection to Spike. Can't wait for the next chapter!!! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| sirc | Taking Comfort | 05/20/2006 02:58 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| letitia | Taking Comfort | 05/19/2006 07:10 pm |
| I just love Joyce taking charge. Glad that Spike was able to let it out and he knows that someone is on his side. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Bookchick of the Novel Clan | Taking Comfort | 05/19/2006 05:18 pm |
| I fell horrible for Spike, but now Joyce is here, he has some one to protect him, at least a bit. Thank you for the update! |
yeah, now he's not so alone in all this  |
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| vladt | Taking Comfort | 05/19/2006 05:00 pm |
| very good chapter. joyce, at least for the moment, is in control. dawn is going into the lion's den, spike is a wreck, and the scoobies just are. thanks for the fine read. |
great accurate assessment of the situation thanx for the review  |
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| gotkona | Taking Comfort | 05/19/2006 03:13 pm |
| Mom to the rescue. yeah Joyce. |
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| MarzBar | Taking Comfort | 05/19/2006 02:45 pm |
| Yay for Joyce! Can Spike tell her the whole truth about what is happening? Will she get to see 'possessed' Buffy? Somebody other than Spike needs to see this vicious demon. More story please. |
we shall see  |
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| Nikkole | Taking Comfort | 05/19/2006 11:35 am |
| Hmmmm, interesting turn of events. Maybe Dawn and Joyce need to take turns being in the same room with him so that the "thing" inside Buffy can't come out and hurt him until they figure out what is really going on. |
that might be a good idea  |
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| Taking Comfort | 05/19/2006 10:33 am |
it's won derful to have first dawn and now joyce (yay, go, joyce!) show up.
i hope dawn gives buffy hell, i hope joyce gives buffy hell, and then i *really* hope joyce gives giles and the other scoobies hell -- giles for thinking of this stupid plan, and the other scoobies for letting the abuse of spike continue.
unlike some comments left, i do blame buffy -- whether or not "she" is the one abusing spike, or whther something is occasionally controlling her, it is definitely buffy herself who keeps making the decision that she'd rather continue taking the (very likely) chance of abusing spike rather than face the potential embarassment of telling giles and the scoobies what's happening and ask for their help in figuring out what's going on and how to control/stop it.
i'd really hate for buffy to get away with the typical scooby "but [insert demon, spell mind-control, hurt feelings, good intentions, etc] *made* me do it" so nothing is ever their own fault.
joyce is the only one who'd never fall for that line, which -- besides her obvious friendship for spike -- is why i love and miss her so much!
so, go joyce!! :-) |
don't worry, buffy's not gonna get away with the typical scoobie excuse -- which by the way i always hated too -- you will see what i mean ast he story progresses...had to bring joyce and dawnie into it, just had to thanx for the kind words  |
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| Pin | Taking Comfort | 05/19/2006 08:42 am |
| Thank God Joyce is finally in the picture and wants to protect Spike from Psycho Buffy. Great but angsty story - looking forward to more! |
thanx, so glad you are enjoying it...  |
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| Bridget | Taking Comfort | 05/19/2006 08:26 am |
| Great chapter. I am glad that at least Buffy for now listens to her mother. I hope the confrontation that will occur between Dawn and Buffy won't be violent. |
| yeah...we'lll see how long it lasts...and i'm not sure which summers sister you should be worried about ;) |
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| Lou | Taking Comfort | 05/19/2006 05:37 am |
| The two of them are in a right mess, aren't they? Bring on the exorcist? |
lol...maybe not  |
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| Shane! | Taking Comfort | 05/19/2006 04:57 am |
I totally love this story to pieces! I have long thought it to be really strange that the only problems in "getting involved" with a demon are external ones. Like questions of ethics and so forth yet I have read a number of stories where Buffy has gained a direct connection to either Spike´s demon or to her own Slayer Demon with no behavioural changes at all.
This situation on the other hand really rocks as far as describing issues with "The Demonic Connection". The problems with Buffy´s dual personality are extremly well written and thought out in a way that keeps you guessing what will happen next. The pace of the story moves effortlessly between the dramatic, the fascinating and the glowing,smoking HOT!
I damn near get abstinence problems between chapters.
Best Regards! |
so glad you are enjoying it...lol...i'll update soon, don't worry thanx for the kind words  |
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| bearfacedcheek | Taking Comfort | 05/19/2006 04:36 am |
| Every day there are updates from you. How do you do it. Not that I'm complaining, nope, no complaining here. |
lol...well not *every* day...life's getting a bit hectic...but close  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Taking Comfort | 05/19/2006 01:25 am |
| Not sure what I typed to get that pacing frowny face, but it was unintentional. |
lol...thanx for clarifying  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Taking Comfort | 05/19/2006 01:23 am |
: : I could just feel the catharsis Spike got from that mim-breakdown just flowing off the page... er.. computer screen. Nicely done. Joyce knew just what to say. |
thanx, glad you enjoyed it  |
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| neo_trinityknot | Taking Comfort | 05/19/2006 12:58 am |
| Squee! I wanna know what Dawns gonna do! |
soon  |
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| HPfan | Taking Comfort | 05/18/2006 11:17 pm |
| Always knew Joyce could be scary if she wanted to be. lol Not even the slayer wants to confront an angry mother. Nice interaction between Joyce and Spike. Dawn's gonna confront Buffy, huh? This could get really ugly. Great chapter. Can't wait for the next installment. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| FetchingMadScientist | Taking Comfort | 05/18/2006 10:22 pm |
| I was wondering when the touchy subject of spousal abuse would come up. I think it's about time Buffy took responsibility for her actions. "Cave Buffy" and "Nice Buffy" are still just Buffy. Grow up Buffy! |
i am making a very deliberate parallel in this story to spousal abuse...i dont know who all has noticed it, but i'm glad you did 
even to the point of it sometimes seeming as if the abuser is "a different person" -- which is buffy's case is *somewhat* true -- them taking no responsibility, something or someone else *made* them do it...that sort of thing thanx for the perceptive review  |
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| Kat | Taking Comfort | 05/18/2006 10:20 pm |
| I would love to hate buffy but I dont. so far I have been mad at her but i cant hate her and i am not sure if it is the way you are writing or my own internal feelings. And I feel for buffy, I really do, she made a MASIVE mistake but she IS paying for it. it is destroying her and her relationships with everyone else. |
| that is exactly how i would hope you would feel...she messed up big time, but it's not been exactly easy for her either |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Taking Comfort | 05/18/2006 10:16 pm |
| Poor Buffy... I like that lately you finally made it clear she doesn't have control over this and isn't to blame... though Joyce and Dawn think so *gags at them* Only good point is the Spike coddling with those two |
yeah, everyone was starting to genuinely hate her but be nice to my joycie and my dawnie...i love them too lol |
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| Typerbabe57 | Taking Comfort | 05/18/2006 09:43 pm |
| I loved this scene. Always liked Joyce and the fact that she was one of the few people to show Spike a little understanding. |
yes, i always loved joyce thanx for the review  |
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| Spikez_tart | Taking Comfort | 05/18/2006 09:03 pm |
| Really sweet Joyce and Spike and I liked the way you've turned on sympathy for Buffy. |
thanx, glad you noticed that  |
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| kim | Taking Comfort | 05/18/2006 08:00 pm |
I LOVE Joyce here....absolutely awesome.
Dawn's got the righteous anger going...and she really shouldn't confront Buffy now...it's too dangerous. Buffy's going to get defensive and lash out at Dawn for ratting her out to their mom.
Chaining Buffy in the basement would really be a good idea about now. She's more demon than girl lately. |
| yeah, dawnie could be putting herself in danger....chains sounding better all the time ;) |
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| Athenewolfe | Consequences | 05/20/2006 07:43 pm |
| I am glad Joyce came to the rescue - can;t wait to see what she says/does next! |
| you'll soon see ;) |
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| Joyce | Consequences | 05/20/2006 08:28 am |
| Ooh, a piggy backed entity! It makes sense even though Buffy can be a major bitch all by herself at times. |
could be we'll see  |
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| gotkona | Consequences | 05/19/2006 03:10 pm |
| oh i can't wait for the next chapter and since I have to catch up i will go read now. Yeah. |
lol...thanx  |
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| Nikkole | Consequences | 05/19/2006 11:25 am |
| Ok, so I had a thought. Maybe this isn't so much a part of the slayer side, so much as maybe just an entity or spirit that possesed PART of Buffy during the ritual. Maybe this "thing" just saw an opportunity at a moment of weakness on her part, and took the leap? It just doesn't seem to be the slayer side of her, so much as just very primal. Maybe it is the embodyment of our deepest most cave man like (primal) desires? I have no idea what I am talking about do I?? LOL! Great chapter...off to read the next one! |
no comment yet on exactly what it is... your theories are interesting though thanx for the review  |
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| pfeifferpack | Consequences | 05/19/2006 09:29 am |
Oh yeah....excellent update. Whew! Finally some folks who care about Spike have seen the truth. YES! Now Joyce can go kick Giles' pale (although shapely), ignorant, arrogant ass for the ill thought out plan to make Spike even more at their mercy than the chip made him. She can help Buffy figure things out too. Oh yes, excellent additions to the story with Dawn and Joyce (read the next chapter too....love the comfort but a bit worried for Dawn).
Kathleen
PS been trying to reply to your kind comments on my fic but having computer problems that is making it difficult at best. Able to read BSV fic through "favorite story" links but cursor acts like a Mexican jumping bean on crack when I go to the site.....hence I "select" on everthing BUT what I want....anyway, thank you so much I've read the reviews and am thrilled you enjoyed What You Wished For. I am always especially chuffed when authors I admire like my stories! |
sounds like a plan to me 
and about your awesome fic...it's okay, i totally get computer troubles... an it *was* an awesome story  |
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| sirc | Consequences | 05/18/2006 01:53 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| letitia | Consequences | 05/17/2006 08:12 pm |
| man, Spike just can't keep 2 days without things getting out of hand. But at least we now know something is really in control of Buffy. Go Joyce.. So glad she is now home. |
nope, because *buffy* is out of hand...but progress was made as far as knowledge of what's going on, anyway... thanx for the review  |
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| Emilee | Consequences | 05/17/2006 10:45 am |
| please continue. i can't wait to see how this plays out. is the force "controlling" Buffy her 'inner-slayer'? you really like to see Spike in pain don't you? I can't really blame you, he's beautiful when he's suffering. Your stories seem to bring out my sadistic side. |
you'll see what it is...hmmm...not so sure that's a good thing ;P lol thanx for the review  |
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| Bridget | Consequences | 05/17/2006 09:14 am |
| What is going on with Buffy. Who or whatis she possessed with? I certainly hope that Joyce will be able to get to the bottom of this. |
she will at least be able to help somewhat  |
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| Lou | Consequences | 05/17/2006 04:58 am |
| Is this the Last Chance Saloon for Spike? |
not quite  |
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| akarinacj | Consequences | 05/17/2006 01:43 am |
| You and your clifhangers. ARggggh!!!. Please update soon. Great as usual.:-) |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Cewcew | Consequences | 05/17/2006 01:08 am |
| Ya! Joyce to the rescue! |
thanx |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Consequences | 05/16/2006 11:32 pm |
| Smack down at the Summers home!! |
yep  |
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| HPfan | Consequences | 05/16/2006 11:31 pm |
| All I can say is wow! What a chapter. The calvary in the form of Joyce has finally arrived and just in the nick of time. Can't wait to see how bringing Joyce into this volatile situation is gonna change things. At least we know that in Joyce, as with Dawn, Spike has someone who will actually listen to him. That is, if he's allowed to say anything. Looking forward to the next update - soon, please! |
all i can say is it *will* change things thanx for the review  |
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| vladt | Consequences | 05/16/2006 11:24 pm |
| wonderful update. love the honesty between spike and dawn. and joyce can calm the monster. looking forward to more. thanks for the great read. |
thanx, glad you like spike and dawn...i love their friendship  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Consequences | 05/16/2006 10:55 pm |
| WEll, not only do Dawn and JOyce have calming affects on her, but at least now they can report how she's acting, so the Slayer can be brought back under control. |
yep, there's evidence...they'll be able to help her a little better now  |
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| Kat | Consequences | 05/16/2006 10:43 pm |
| its like the first slayer or the slayer demon or something right. I meen that is all I can think of. lol and knowing this you probally wont say. Good chapter, some nice spike/dawn bonding and the ending was great. |
you'll see in time thanx for the review  |
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| Consequences | 05/16/2006 10:23 pm |
| busted! bout time. lol |
yep  |
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| kim | Consequences | 05/16/2006 09:43 pm |
Psycho-Slayer is a full-fledged personality, now...and not even Dawn matters to it. Geez, JL...she's gotten seriously scary.
Joyce to the rescue! I hope Dawn spilled all she knew over the phone, so that Joyce steps in immediately upon seeing what Buffy is doing to Spike. And stop hitting him in the head!
Chain Buffy up! Chain Buffy up!
Loved the conversation between Dawn and Spike, though...their bond is very clear...and leave it to a young girl to cling to honesty, and absolute loyalty. |
yep, joyce will not be pleased with what she's just seen...help is coming up  |
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| Spikez_tart | Consequences | 05/16/2006 08:14 pm |
"wondering how long he would have to enjoy it this time" - Poor Spike, Buffy is back to her Linda Blair imitation. I was hoping Dawn would be able to control her, but Evil JL says no.
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not yet, anyway lol thanx for the review |
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| Bookchick of the Novel Clan | Consequences | 05/16/2006 07:22 pm |
| Uhh Ohh. Wonderful, as always! |
thanx  |
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| Nikkole | Enough | 05/19/2006 11:14 am |
| I think that was one of the best chapters yet. I was really worried that her little alter ego was going to come out at the last minute. I am glad that she was able to open up a bit more for him and admit that she did have feelings for him, even if she wasn't sure when or where they came from. Great chapter! |
glad you enjoyed it yeah, they needed a few minutes of peace...even if it was a bit sad  |
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| sirc | Enough | 05/18/2006 01:43 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| bloodshedbaby | Enough | 05/16/2006 02:11 am |
| awesome chapter! And yeah for non-bitchy buffy for once! Altho I know she is so very necessary to the story. As always, looking forward to more. |
yeah, there wouldn't really be a story without her, unfortunately  |
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| HPfan | Enough | 05/15/2006 11:52 pm |
| Gosh, this was a nice break from all the violence and chaos of the binding that went wrong. So nice to see Buffy try a little tenderness. Thanks for the timely update. Looking forward with bated breath to the next one. |
thanx, glad you enjoyed it  |
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| HPfan | Enough | 05/15/2006 11:48 pm |
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| vladt | Enough | 05/15/2006 10:21 pm |
| wonderful change of pace. but spike will be even more vulnerable. how/why does dawn presence moderate buffy's behavior? great read, thanks |
in a way, yes...you'll see about dawn in time  |
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| Morrigan | Enough | 05/15/2006 10:03 pm |
| Beautiful chapter.  Touching and sad.  Buffy needs to snap out of it, and put them on an even playing field.  It's pretty obvious that he couldn't do anything against her, no matter what.  Looking forward to the next update. |
yep...but she wont for a while, unfortunately  |
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| Joyce | Enough | 05/15/2006 09:27 pm |
Your writing so does not suck re your tag comment. This is a very loving tender scene written expertly.
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thanx, glad you like it...in my more secure moments i know it doesnt suck...was just having a bad day thanx so much for your kind words  |
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| letitia | Enough | 05/15/2006 08:16 pm |
| I am so not ready for Buffy to be open with her feelings but I am just glad that she was. Hopeing that they can work through this and what an awesome move to make herself submit to Spike in any little way. |
thanx glad you liked it...she needed to try to make some move to make it up to him, but if you'll notice even then she had to keep in control to be able to do it... :-\ thanx for the great review  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Enough | 05/15/2006 07:08 pm |
Heehee yummy yummy smut!
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lol glad you like  |
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| pfeifferpack | Enough | 05/15/2006 07:02 pm |
Finally got home and had a chance to catch up with all my favorite stories. Worth the wait.
Nice softer moment between them after all the violence.
And what sort of a message was he sending her, what was he telling her about the abusive behavior that was becoming more and more frequent, if he could give himself to her like this so easily, when less than an hour before she had been viciously beating him in an alley, bruising and breaking the flesh she was so tenderly caressing now?...interesting flash to the alley scene in canon Dead Things....what DID that say (other than he was so hopelessly in love that he accepted whatever she offered and that he had low self esteem issues??).
Dawn seems to pacify Buffy, could it be something about Dawn's existence if at the root of the primal Slayer outing?? Just keep writing, this is really compelling (as are all of your stories).
Kathleen
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thanx for the review...yeah, this story is deliberately a reflection on their abusive relationship from season six...and in the end, accepting such behavior just tells the abuser that it's okay..acceptable...no comments yet on dawn's role, but it will be important  |
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| Spikez_tart | Enough | 05/15/2006 07:01 pm |
| JL that was wonderfully sweet and sexy. Feeling a little sorry for Buffy at this moment. She's getting mentally whipped around as much as Spike. Should a vampire call on God? Seems a little oxymoronic somehow. |
thanx, so glad you enjoyed it...wanted to remind everyone that buffy's not meaning to act the way she is...i wondered the same thing too, about spike using "God" as an exclamation...he did in the show, though, so.... thanx for a great review |
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| Thursday Next | Enough | 05/15/2006 12:06 pm |
| Great chapter. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Bridget | Enough | 05/15/2006 10:59 am |
| Nice chapter. For once there was not any violence. I wonder how long that will last. |
thanx, glad you enjoyed it  |
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| gotkona | Enough | 05/15/2006 08:32 am |
| Wow what a great chapter. Finally Buffy is being kind. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Bookchick of the Novel Clan | Enough | 05/15/2006 08:10 am |
| This made me tear up ya know, Spike being so timid , Buffy being unsure. It was nice to see her try to replace some of the hurt she dished out with some caring. I still don't forgive her, and I hope Spike doesn't either, at least not for a while. Your on my list of nummy faves forever for this update! |
no, she's not deserving of forgiveness just yet, and she hasn't regained enough trust for him to forgive her yet...glad you liked this update  |
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| Lou | Enough | 05/15/2006 07:34 am |
| Some kindness at last! Thanks you. I just hope it lasts as I'm not sure he'd survive another change of mind on Buffy's part. |
buffy's not completely in control yet...but dawn's being around is going to help...not saying just how yet...and the fact that they're beginning to actually communicate...also of the good  |
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| Athenewolfe | Enough | 05/15/2006 04:34 am |
| ahhh how sweet! |
thanx  |
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| pretty-in_fangs | Enough | 05/15/2006 12:58 am |
| ::trembling sigh:: Oh, that was a happy chapter. A soft chapter. I think it'll make some of the future chapters a little easier to bear. For me and for them, as long as they rmember it. |
hopefully...i thought they both needed a bit of a respite  |
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| Kat | Enough | 05/15/2006 12:53 am |
| awwwwwwww sweet and unsure buffy was back, even if just for a bit. It was a great chapter |
| thanx, so glad you enjoyed it...she was in control, at least for a little while..hmmm...wonder why? ;) |
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| sirc | Confessions | 05/18/2006 01:30 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Confessions | 05/12/2006 04:14 pm |
| So loving this! And what a cool new turn things have taken! |
thanx, so glad you like it  |
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| Cewcew | Confessions | 05/12/2006 12:58 am |
| Oh boy! Mama Slayer is comming home. Buffys in for it now! |
oh yeah  |
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| HPfan | Confessions | 05/11/2006 09:34 pm |
| All I can say is WOW! What a chapter! Is Dawn's presence and her knowledge of what's going on gonna make the whole situation more or less complicated? Can't wait to find out. Hope you update again soon. |
probably going with the more complicated...but maybe still better than the way things are right now thanx for the review  |
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| Confessions | 05/11/2006 07:09 pm |
| lol she called in the big guns: Joyce! |
yep  |
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| Athenewolfe | Confessions | 05/11/2006 06:01 pm |
| Go Dawn! Calling for reinforcements! Does happy dance around the page! |
lol...thanx  |
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| Joyce | Confessions | 05/11/2006 04:21 pm |
| Yes! Dawn seems to know how to put her feelings into action instead of just floundering around. One reason I love fanfic! You can so change the character for the better. |
yep....i love writing dawn as insightful and smart, not shallow and spoiled brattish...lol... and she's gonna be a big help to spike in this story!  |
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| vladt | Confessions | 05/11/2006 01:04 pm |
| very good chapter, go dawn. thanks for the fine read. |
thanx so much, so glad you enjoyed it  |
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| btvsfreak@yahoo.com | Confessions | 05/11/2006 11:55 am |
| I love it! Much nicer Buffy. Wondering if I can guess the reason Buffy came back to herself. Hmmm.... |
we'll see  |
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| Bridget | Confessions | 05/11/2006 11:50 am |
Good chapter. I am glad that
Dawn knows the whole story. Maybe something good will come out of this. |
it should certainly help thanx for the review  |
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| Bridget | Confessions | 05/11/2006 11:49 am |
Good chapter. I am glad that
Dawn knows the whole story. Maybe something good will come out of this. |
ditto  |
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| Bridget | Confessions | 05/11/2006 11:49 am |
Good chapter. I am glad that
Dawn knows the whole story. Maybe something good will come out of this. |
ditto ditto  |
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| Kat | Confessions | 05/11/2006 10:45 am |
| oh wow i do have to wonder what is going to happen. |
thanx glad i've held your interest  |
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| letitia | Confessions | 05/11/2006 09:52 am |
| wow... I really thought that the last voice the last chapter was Joyce. You so got me. and it is great that Spike had someone that he could actually talk to about this. I just hope that Dawn is able to help stablize Buffy in some way until they can get this all figured out. Hope Spike does not regret going with her upstairs. Just love the chapter. |
so glad you liked it...at the very least, dawn's friendship will help spike a lot...but there's probably a bit more to it than that.. thanx |
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| gotkona | Confessions | 05/11/2006 08:27 am |
| Oh wonderful update. Joyce to the rescue? We'll have to wait and see. |
| what do you think ? ;) |
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| Spikez_tart | Confessions | 05/11/2006 06:39 am |
| Great stuff. We need more Psycho Buffy. |
wow...dont hear that often... |
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| redwulf50 | Confessions | 05/11/2006 05:16 am |
Buffy's gonna get it now  |
yep  |
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| Lou | Confessions | 05/11/2006 05:08 am |
| This is getting kinda sick, isn't it? |
| a bit, isn't it? but it's meant to be disturbing, at this point it's a very unhealthy relationship :-/ |
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| kim | Confessions | 05/11/2006 05:07 am |
Love this chapter.
Oh, in the last one, you wrote that Dawn's eyes were green. She has blue eyes, like Joyce. Very blue.
Can't wait for Joyce to come back. God, when is Buffy going to start thinking about the big picture, here, and look beyond her friends knowing about her sex life. Hello! You're going psycho, and you could kill all your friends! Isn't that worth fixing as soon as possible?! |
i didn't really remember which color her eyes were, but i assumed they were like buffy's...oh well...yeah, buffy's gonna get a wake up call real soon  |
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| fallen_angel | Confessions | 05/11/2006 03:00 am |
| Dawn's a knight in shining armour. welll sort of. Gr8 chappie. |
lol...sorta  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Confessions | 05/11/2006 02:40 am |
| Dammit, first Dawn and now Joyce too.... *sighs*... we gonna have smut though soon? *looks hopeful* |
oh yeah sorry, i love joyce and dawnie...so deal with it lol j/k ...
PS...thanx for editing for me, Marie... *hugs* |
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| Tamara | Confessions | 05/11/2006 02:39 am |
| Good idea. Call in the reinbforcements! |
yep  |
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| spike'smrs | Ancient History | 06/21/2006 01:29 pm |
| has dawn just arrived or did i miss something |
yes, she's just arrived... but of course, they remember as if she was there all the time  |
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| sirc | Ancient History | 05/18/2006 01:14 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| letitia | Ancient History | 05/10/2006 04:12 pm |
| okay. I am just glad that at least even fake, Spike has someone on his side. Wonder what Joyce is going to do when all of this comes out. So happy to see someone in the way of having Spike just about killed all of the time. |
let me just say without giving anything else away that dawn is not fake...joyce's reaction should be interesting thanx for the gret review  |
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| Kat | Ancient History | 05/10/2006 02:58 pm |
| oh wow i loved it. I love spike being big bad but still being caring towards the summers women. Oh what are they going to tell dawn |
| yeah, i love writing spike interaction with dawn and/or joyce...always have loved that friendship...thanx for the review |
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| Bookchick of the Novel Clan | Ancient History | 05/10/2006 11:13 am |
| This is so sweet, he finds comfort in Dawn. Great chappie! |
thanx  |
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| Athenewolfe | Ancient History | 05/10/2006 05:11 am |
| Actually had a long review but it got ate by computer gnomes. Sigh. I love your use of Dawn in this fic. It is excellant - I can/t wait to see how you develop this plot point. |
lol...i'm sure it was very good...glad you like my dawnie, she's going to figure very highly in the rest of the story  |
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| kim | Ancient History | 05/10/2006 04:31 am |
Nice retrospective.
I'm thinking that Dawn's here now, instead of later, because the Monks saw that her protectors have a new, unexpected, bond. If they have a seer in their midst, they should know how much Spike will want to protect her, too. His memories could have been altered to think of her as no more than a bratty kid, but instead, he holds great affection for her. The monks inserted Dawn in their lives in the exact way it would benefit the safety of the Key most. Quite an extraordinary spell. |
thanx, glad you enjoyed it no comments yet on your ideas, you'll see as we go how correct or incorrect they might be ;) thanx again  |
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| fallen_angel | Ancient History | 05/10/2006 04:19 am |
| I have a feeling I am going to like Dawn in this fic. |
thanx  |
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| Lou | Ancient History | 05/10/2006 03:04 am |
| Dawn seems pretty sensible so far - long may it last. |
it will  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Ancient History | 05/10/2006 02:48 am |
| Eat Dawn! Eat Dawn! Happy meal on legs! |
| um...psycho much? ;) lol |
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| akarinacj | Ancient History | 05/10/2006 01:55 am |
Ok,that was a twist in the history, and a good one. I like this little interlude explaining Spike past history with the Summers women. Please update soon.
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thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Cewcew | Ancient History | 05/10/2006 12:39 am |
yay dawn! I was wonreing if dawn was going to be ib this story. Perfict timing, if you ask me.
More soon please. |
thanx, glad you think so  |
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| gotkona | Ancient History | 05/09/2006 10:29 pm |
| Oh I can't wait to see how Buffy explains this. Thanks for the update and can't wait for more. |
thanx so much  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Ancient History | 05/09/2006 10:01 pm |
Oh good. If anyone can step in and try to pull this together a bit, it'll Joyce and Dawn.
And I like the demonstration of Spike's feelings pre-chip. |
| yep...they're gonna be able to help him...thanx for the review |
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| Joyce | Ancient History | 05/09/2006 09:33 pm |
| It's looking like Dawn will have a mitigating effect on them both. Eagerly awaiting the next chapter! |
thanx  |
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| vladt | Ancient History | 05/09/2006 09:29 pm |
| good chapter. maybe dawn can aid spike, considering buffy's reaction. love the story. thanks for the read. |
thanx  |
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| redwulf50 | Ancient History | 05/09/2006 09:14 pm |
| LOL I love your Spike Dawn interaction. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| pfeifferpack | Ancient History | 05/09/2006 08:47 pm |
Perfect choices (I read Joyce as an ally even if she hasn't appeared yet). Don't mind a bit if "Dawn wasn't really there yet"....perfect fit for this story. Perhaps in making Dawn (if you are still going to have her be the key), Buffy lost a part of herself and that explains her uber bitch from hell personae. Great update, really, really made me smile.
Kathleen |
you're right, she will be thanx for the review  |
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| Cas | Ancient History | 05/09/2006 08:37 pm |
| Interesting backstory. Didn't much care for it coming all at once like that - it would have been easier to read broken up - but perhaps that's the way Spike suddenly "remembered" everything that had happened? Still loving the story. |
thanx, glad you enjoyed it...and yes, i was deliberately presenting spike's *memories* of dawn as a whole... thanx again  |
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| Spikez_tart | Ancient History | 05/09/2006 08:16 pm |
I’ve never seen you do anything seriously wrong when it wasn’t about Drusilla, Spike.”
Wait a minute Ms Author - what about the time Joyce had to pop Spike on the head with an axe. How quickly we forget.
Like the way you've woven Dawn into the backstory. |
oops....hehe *sheepish grin*...nice catch...now go away....
no, just kidding! thanx for the thoughtful review... |
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| sirc | The Surprise | 05/18/2006 01:03 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Athenewolfe | The Surprise | 05/10/2006 03:38 am |
| wonderful update! I love your introduction of Dawn here - glad she stopped Spike from becoming battered again. |
thanx so glad you're enjoying it  |
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| Bookchick of the Novel Clan | The Surprise | 05/09/2006 05:14 pm |
| Gahhhhh, I am on the edge of my seat! I feel so bad for Spike, at this point I wish someone would stake Buffy......Great writing! |
thanx so much  |
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| Kat | The Surprise | 05/08/2006 09:23 pm |
| oh wow ok now that was unexpected. I have no idea what so ever where you are going with this story. I meen wow I have to keep reading just to find out where you take it. hmmmm so could dawn have something to do with it. |
| you'll just have to wait and see ;) |
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| Spikez_tart | The Surprise | 05/08/2006 07:36 pm |
| “Besides – it’s not like any of them would care to help you anyway.” - Doesn't that just sum up Spike's entire relationship with the gang. Buffy's getting really ugly - blaming Spike when she flips out. Chill. Love it |
thanx, glad you are enjoying the ride  |
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| Joyce | The Surprise | 05/08/2006 07:06 pm |
| Wow! What a very disturbing depiction of the mind of a domestic abuser. I'm hoping that this was not from some direct experience. |
| nothing as intense as this...but i will say there's a reason why most of my work centers around this sort of theme :-\...you write what you know ... |
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| Nikkole | The Surprise | 05/08/2006 03:03 pm |
| I am glad that Spike has another person to confide in. I don't think that Anya will have much time to help, since Xander is such an ass when it comes to Spike. I am glad that Dawn has the ability to placate (sp??) the beast that Buffy seems to become. Maybe that is a good thing, and a clue to how to keep her under control, cause you know Dawnie will not let anything happen to him. Great chapter, and, here comes the original part, can't wait for more! |
you may be right, anya will try, but dawn will soon be a devoted ally who will put his situation first... thanx for the review |
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| vladt | The Surprise | 05/08/2006 02:03 pm |
| love the update. very glad to have dawn appear. thanks for the fine read. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| btvsfreak@yahoo.com | The Surprise | 05/08/2006 12:01 pm |
Yay Dawn!
I was getting weary from the abuse. Whew! |
dawn will help, i promise  |
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| gotkona | The Surprise | 05/08/2006 08:22 am |
| Dawn to the rescue? Can't wait to see what happens. Great update. |
coming up soon  |
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| The Surprise | 05/08/2006 05:55 am |
ok, Buffy is going crazy  |
pretty much  |
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| bearfacedcheek | The Surprise | 05/08/2006 04:16 am |
| Ack! Dawn! Wow can't wait to see where this is going |
should be interesting to see  |
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| Maddy | The Surprise | 05/08/2006 04:07 am |
That's a twist. It's high time for something to happen!
I got kinda tired with Buffy pushing Spike around like that and Spike being so helpless.
But still I like the story very much. ;) |
yeah, she's being quite the bitca...but the story's about to take a bit of a turn  |
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| Lou | The Surprise | 05/08/2006 03:35 am |
| More cruelty and another temporary reprieve. The poor guy should get himself a sleeping spell till it's all over! |
| not a bad idea all things considered |
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| MarzBar | The Surprise | 05/08/2006 03:26 am |
| Hmmm. How will Buffy 'splain things to Dawn; like the terrible injuries on Spike; why Spike should stay in their house; why Spike is acting like a mouse instead of a master vampire? |
it won't be easy...next chapter should be interesting  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Surprise | 05/08/2006 02:41 am |
| Ew no... Dawn? *gags* |
but i love dawnie *pouts* ... lol  |
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| Tamara | The Surprise | 05/08/2006 02:25 am |
Classic abuser mindset. It's look what you made me do instead of look what I did.
And good timing for Dawn to appear. Spike needs all the help he can get. |
yep, and he's about to get it...dawn's not as scared to tell buffy off as her friends are..  |
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| fallen_angel | The Surprise | 05/08/2006 02:19 am |
whoa where did Dawn pop from! oh yah monks, right? Thought about getting Buffy that room in the mental ward yet?Update soon.
Oh and loved this part: *the prospect of the Slayer being locked up for domestic violence was somewhat entertaining.* |
thanx, glad you liked that bit |
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| kim | The Surprise | 05/08/2006 01:51 am |
As for the Scoobies not caring...I don't think that would last if they saw that Spike was showing up really damaged, and a serious reduction of his former personality. Neither Giles nor Willow are completely void of potential compassion, when faced with evidence. Willow was decent to Spike on that night he found out he couldn't bite, and Giles owes him his life from Dru and Angelus. They are not such horrid people that they wouldn't care when faced with atrocities.
You're story takes place before Giles proposed to Spike that he might look on the chip as a chance to change his ways, since that conversation took place after Spike found his crypt. Hence, Giles would still be feeling that way at this point in time...a consideration in mind. I'd rather see him as that multi-dimensional thinker, than - not. |
i agree with you mostly...i think at this point giles would probably just be beginning to consider the possibility of spike's reform...this is *early* season four, beginning just after thanksgiving, right after spike came to them, so he wouldn't be up to "looking for the good" just yet probably...but give him time
you're right, both willow and giles are compassionate people, but havent really seen a lot of evidence yet, and are still at the stage of "last time we saw this guy he tried to kill us" especially willow, who was attacked by spike very recently...
what i'm saying really is, give them a chance they'll come around |
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| kim | The Surprise | 05/08/2006 01:37 am |
Dawn?!!! A year early?!!! Whoa!!!! Why now? Did the Powers prod the Monks to do it now to get Buffy back on track? Because the timing is just too much to be coincidental. She shows up just when Buffy is losing more of herself and Joyce is out of town? And of course, Dawn will be on Spike's side...she practically worships him.
Quite a twist you've thrown in. I'm glad Spike remembered that Anya was still there for him. You know, he could make a vengeance wish...I'm sure there's a demon out there who wouldn't mind making the Slayer suffer. |
more on dawn will be revealed later...spike needed an ally badly, and you're right, the timing (just in time to save him) probably not coincidence ;) thanx for the great review  |
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| Spikez_tart | More Questions than Answers | 05/07/2006 10:49 am |
| This is excellently cold JL - I love this mean Buffy, telling Spike he could speak, while controling him mentally; Spike getting no protection from the Giles and the gang although he plainly needs it and LOL at Anya's big mouth. More more more, please. |
thanx, glad you enjoyed it ... i know its terribly cruel but i think it's what would have happened...the scoobies honestly didn't care about spike at all during that time..more coming up soon  |
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| Joyce | More Questions than Answers | 05/07/2006 07:59 am |
| Poor Spike. I hope Buffy or Spie has some sort of inner revelation to ward off some of the violence. I love the building suspense! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| DizzyB | More Questions than Answers | 05/06/2006 05:12 pm |
| I've enjoyed your stories so far, and I'm trusting you here, but have to admit that this one presents a very disturbing picture of Buffy. Really hoping you won't take the easy way out and have Spike forgive her after a "heartfelt apology" or some such nonsense. Would love to see her get a comeuppance...Ooh, maybe Angel could intervene and trounce her ass for a change. That would be interesting! Wishful thinking on my part, but will stay tuned to see where you go next. |
thank you for trusting me on this one, and buffy's behavior is meant to be disturbing...and even if it takes me 70 chapters... lol... i will make the eventual turn around believable, no easy endings here, i promise.. Angel may make an appearance yet, no promises either way...but i do promise a bit of a surprise next chapter...let's just say spike will be gaining some of the support he needs  |
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| Lou | More Questions than Answers | 05/06/2006 02:10 pm |
| I can't believe no one's going to help him out. Are they all that mean? Silly question. |
weren't they always?  |
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| pfeifferpack | More Questions than Answers | 05/06/2006 01:00 pm |
PLEASE make her at least start to care about how she is hurting him emotionally! I know Joss and co. never did, but oh please let her see it and care.
Anya should dump Xander (as she should have on the show). He wants Buffy and is emotionally abusive to Anya no matter how anyone wants to twist that to make it sound better.
Tense episode...excellent.
Kathleen |
buffy will start to open her eyes at some point, i promise...and xander is a jerk in this, i know...things will get better for anya too  |
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| Cas | More Questions than Answers | 05/06/2006 11:13 am |
| No idea what you are planning, except that Spike is probably in a lot of trouble. I think it that it may take Xander seeing what is going on to really bring it home to the scoobies. Could he walk in on them maybe? I'm sure that then he would have pity for spike, as he did after Glory. |
yeah, poor spike is probably in for a hard time over this one  |
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| Maggie | More Questions than Answers | 05/06/2006 10:22 am |
Also not thrilled with what seem to be the upcoming rounds of more abuses. You're a compelling reader (hence with the reading!) -- but I am getting worried on this one. How can Spike feel 'hurt' when she 'rejects' him? Yeah, yeah, there's the claim -- he can't really fight back. But are we supposed to think he has feelings for this raging bitch? This is a season 4 fic. They have no history beyond UST -- and that just doesn't seem like enough for him to be retaining any positive feelings for her at this point. So I'm hoping the 'hurt' is also just an aspect of the claim -- and that the 'real' Spike is totally out of there the minute he is free of the bond.
If not, this is really kind of sick, I'm afraid. Least, that's how I read it now. I just don't see a Spuffy ending here. There just is no foundation in anything positive to justify the HUGE amount of work these two would have to do to move to anything remotely resembling a decent relationship. Well, maybe you will surprise! I really have liked all your other work. And this is, at a minimum, interesting. |
thanks for the thoughtful review... let me say that their feelings are both being heavily influenced by the claim, as well as other magical forces at work which have yet to be revealed... i am coming from the viewpoint that spike had feelings for buffy already in season 4, just had not acknowledged them...and vice versa...but there will be no easy endings here, as i said before...i'm going to endeavor to makes the changes realistic, even if it takes a while... hopefully you will trust me and stick with it a bit longer, changes are on the way  |
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| Dar | More Questions than Answers | 05/06/2006 08:41 am |
| Poor Spike but Dense people talk about rage then send Spike with her. Great Story. Hope the ostrich scoobies at least feel guilty. Great Chapter |
they are dense but their main problem is they just dont care about spike, unfortunately  |
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| Nikkole | More Questions than Answers | 05/06/2006 08:02 am |
| Oh, I also wanted to say, at first, I was feeling bad for Buffy, not being able to control the rage inside her; but now, after that conversation, I am not feeling so bad for her anymore. She is very self centered (well, we all knew that), and seems more inclined to keep as much of the truth as possible hidden, than to just suck it up, and have some help figuring out what is wrong with her. Those violent tendencies came out against Xander, and almost Anya a few chapters ago. Maybe she should start thinking about what might happen if she goes off the deep end on one of her friends. Is it going to take someone dying before she finally admits that there is something REALLY worng here? |
yeah, the thing that is controlling buffy is gaining some strength at this point, but buffy herself tends to be naturally selfish...she will get a bit of a wake up call very soon though  |
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| Nikkole | More Questions than Answers | 05/06/2006 07:58 am |
| I think Spike is in BIG trouble when they get out of sight from everyone else. I am glad that SOME of it is in the open, but I am preparing for a very violent next chapter. Great job on this one. |
you're right, spike is in for trouble...but the next chappie might hold some positive developments too  |
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| missmaximus | More Questions than Answers | 05/06/2006 07:10 am |
I don't comment everytime because I'm reading your story from an archive, but I want to check in and say how much I am loving this.
Hits all my buttons. Can't wait until the next chapter. |
thanx for the review, glad you are enjoying it  |
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| sirc | More Questions than Answers | 05/06/2006 07:01 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| fallen_angel | More Questions than Answers | 05/06/2006 06:22 am |
| Buffy ans Xander need to do some self reflectin. don't ya think? |
definitely!!! i totally agree!  |
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| dragontiff | More Questions than Answers | 05/06/2006 06:05 am |
| poor spike.. |
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| Athenewolfe | More Questions than Answers | 05/06/2006 05:28 am |
| loveley chapter - poor spike I hope anya notices that Spike left with Buffy and stops it before he gets beat again |
| anya's reaction *is* still unaccounted for, isn't it? ;) |
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| Miski | More Questions than Answers | 05/05/2006 11:43 pm |
| You are good writer and have good stories...but I don't think I can take much more of this story. It makes sick to think what Buffy will do to Spike and that no one cares. It's just aweful how she is this possessive person with no feelings for another being. It doesn't feel like she's being possessed by anything...it seems like she's acting that way because she can and the claim gave her that freedom...I don't think I can read anymore... |
i am sorry that the story is disturbing you, though in a way not as it is meant to be disturbing as far as buffy's behavior is concerned... and the reason it may not seem so much like an actual possession will be revealed soon... also spike will be gaining a bit more support than he has now, i promise.. i'm sorry if you need to stop reading, but i hope you can stick with me til things start looking up  |
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| Cewcew | More Questions than Answers | 05/05/2006 11:02 pm |
Oh dear, oh dear. Poor Spike, me thinks he's guna get it.
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me thinks you're right  |
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| MarzBar | More Questions than Answers | 05/05/2006 10:53 pm |
| ARGH!! More abuse coming up! Only Anya had any idea about what Buffy was doing to Spike. Giles and Willow keep their heads firmly stuck where the sun don't shine. I hope something changes soon. |
yep, they're all blind as far as buffy is concerned...but i will be bringing a few characters in soon who were not always so blind ;) stick with me here, change is comin'  |
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| kim | More Questions than Answers | 05/05/2006 10:51 pm |
And here we go with the abuse again. Yay. I'm so thrilled...
Oh, and maybe Spike can get bashed around the head a lot so there's evidence for the Scoobies next time.
Poor Anya - she can do much better than Xander. And hey - she warned Buffy not to do this ritual. |
the problem is ... evidence wouldn't help, because aside from anya, at the moment, they simply dont care...and yes, anya could do a lot better than xander i believe maybe she will ;) |
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| vladt | More Questions than Answers | 05/05/2006 10:49 pm |
| enjoyed the update. am getting tired of abusive buffy, but i was tired of it in cannon, too. come on get someone on spike side, please. thanks for the fine read. |
| coming right up ;) |
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| gotkona | More Questions than Answers | 05/05/2006 10:40 pm |
| Oh please be nice Buffy. Great update. |
good luck with that  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | More Questions than Answers | 05/05/2006 09:55 pm |
| Run Spike RUN! Cling to Giles or Willow or Anya!! Probably Giles since Buffy will get pissy about girl clingage |
except that he can't, unfortunately thanx for the review  |
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| Kat | More Questions than Answers | 05/05/2006 09:31 pm |
| oh god. that is not good at all. |
nope  |
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| redwulf50 | More Questions than Answers | 05/05/2006 08:54 pm |
| Kill the bitch, drive a stake into her heart and dance on her corpse. |
sounds good to me at this point  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | More Questions than Answers | 05/05/2006 08:47 pm |
| I love this story and I love your writing, but I fear I may need to wait a few chapters before I read again. I have a sick little ball of pain in my stomache at the moment, and something tells me it'll take more than one chapter to get past it. |
you might not want to skip the next one, it might be a bit rough but things should take an interesting turn, possibly in Spike's favor...your words i actually take as a compliment, as its kind of the reaction i was going for...thanx for the thoughtful review  |
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| bearfacedcheek | Coming Clean | 05/05/2006 12:03 pm |
"Unless of course, Buffy -- you have something to hide."
Oh darn right she does. can't wait for more of this one. |
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| Kat | Coming Clean | 05/04/2006 11:48 pm |
| lol the problem is she DOES have something to hide. I meen really isnt that the whole point behind her not knowing. Great chapter. i loved the different diologs |
yep thanx, glad you liked it |
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| letitia | Coming Clean | 05/04/2006 04:02 pm |
| oh Buffy has something the hide alright.... Great job for Anya to step up and force the truth out there. I just feel so bad for Spike right now. To want the claim to continue but others trying to break it. Love the chapter. |
| yep, anya is good at that...and poor spike is in a bad place...but things will get better |
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| Taylormaid | Coming Clean | 05/04/2006 03:42 pm |
| I LOVED every bit of this chapter!!!! And GO Giles!! Cannot wait for the next update!!! |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Bridget | Coming Clean | 05/04/2006 03:11 pm |
Great chapter. I am glad that Buffy was forced to come clean.
I hope that Spike does not hold back. |
does he ever?  |
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| vladt | Coming Clean | 05/04/2006 02:25 pm |
| great update. really don't want spike to tell the story, theywon't believe him. make buffy tell it. thanks for the read. |
lol...you're probably right, they would naturally take her side  |
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| Nikkole | Coming Clean | 05/04/2006 10:47 am |
| This is just so reminisent (sp?) to S6 Buffy I can't even begin to say how much! She needs to just stop be afraid of what Giles and her friends think and tell them what is going on. Ahe also needs to except that she cares for Spike more than she lets on, and help him, and not so much herself all the time. Great chapter, can't wait for more!! |
yep, i agree on all counts  |
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| sirc | Coming Clean | 05/04/2006 10:43 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| MarzBar | Coming Clean | 05/04/2006 09:54 am |
| Hmmm. Will Giles be able to manipulate Buffy into telling the actual truth about her serious abuse of Spike? I don't know why she's worried about it; the Scoobies usually think he's less than a thing. More story please. |
you're too right, unfortunately  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Coming Clean | 05/04/2006 09:41 am |
| ::happy squeal:: I love this story. I can't wait to watch the rest of this conversation. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Athenewolfe | Coming Clean | 05/04/2006 09:12 am |
| Excellant - I love how this is playing out - the way that it is all coming to light and how buffy and everyone is reacting to it. Giles last line was perfect! |
their reactions might not be so good, actually  |
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| Peyton | Coming Clean | 05/04/2006 07:14 am |
| First, the praise...I am compelled to read this story as soon as you publish each chapter. You certainly know how to hook a reader. Now the concrit (which is really just my confused thoughts as I read along)...Here's the thing...this is early season 4 so Spike *is* still a bad guy. It's just that now he's a bad guy *and* a victim to Buffy's weird psychotic behavior; which I'm hoping you explain soon. Is it a strange side effect of the mating? Because it's out of character. I hope you also address Spike's bad guy status soon as well since the Scoobs really *don't* have a reason to take the side of a guy who has repeatedly tried to kill them and has yet to make even the first step towards redeeming himself. I feel bad for his situation but quite honestly, I understand completely if the Scoobs simply *don't* yet. That said; I am immensely enjoying reading this story! |
it will be explained soon, i promise...and that is actually a problem for him in this, because they don't really believe him or want to take up for him because as far as they're concerned, he's still their enemy, just harmless .. thanx for the review |
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| fallen_angel | Coming Clean | 05/04/2006 05:34 am |
| cat's out of the bag! i feel a kind of vindictive pleasure. |
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| akarinacj | Coming Clean | 05/04/2006 04:21 am |
| Wow, So good the scooby gang knows about the blood bound. It´s going to be very interresting to see if Buffy lets Spike speak and if so what he has to say about it. Can´t wait for the update!!!!! |
yeah, she sure doesn't want to! lol  |
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| Lou | Coming Clean | 05/04/2006 03:22 am |
| She still can't admit the truth, can she? And please do something nasty to Xander. |
probably will  |
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| HPfan | Coming Clean | 05/03/2006 10:26 pm |
| This is great stuff! I can't wait to see where this is all going. Please, please, please, keep the updates coming! |
thanx so much, so glad you like it  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Coming Clean | 05/03/2006 08:16 pm |
| Eeeee! Tattle on her Spike! |
lol  |
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| Tamara | Coming Clean | 05/03/2006 08:08 pm |
Looks like Anya is getting sick of Xander's obsession with Buffy. She can do such much better than the way he treats her.
Very clever way to keep her from refusing on Giles part. |
she really can thanx for the review |
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| Nova | Coming Clean | 05/03/2006 08:01 pm |
Well well well, finally.
I was wondering if the secret keeping was going to go on forever or not. Of course there is more to tell. I'm looking foward to that. |
nope, had to come out...can't guarantee good results though  |
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| Spikez_tart | Coming Clean | 05/03/2006 07:47 pm |
| Oh, yes, let's hear from Spike. Great Anya blurting out and Buffy gets outed as the bad girl she is. All around great chapter. |
thanx so much, so glad you like it  |
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| Cewcew | Coming Clean | 05/03/2006 07:39 pm |
| Hide? Please, like Buffy ever hides anything from her friends, shes the picture of honesty. NOT! Girls guna get it, so guna get it. ROFL! |
yep  |
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| btvsfreak@yahoo.com | Coming Clean | 05/03/2006 07:10 pm |
Ooooh....the plot thickens.
*evil grin* |
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| redwulf50 | Coming Clean | 05/03/2006 07:05 pm |
| Oh yes, Buffy is beginning to get hers, of course somehow they will swear this is all Spike's fault. |
probably  |
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| gotkona | Coming Clean | 05/03/2006 06:56 pm |
| Oh wow. Now I really can't wait for the next chapter. |
| thanxx ;) |
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| Athenewolfe | Revelations | 05/03/2006 08:56 am |
| thank goodness Giles knows - and I loved Spike in this chapter... good update! |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| Joyce | Revelations | 05/02/2006 07:59 pm |
| Ooh busted! |
yep  |
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| Nikkole | Revelations | 05/02/2006 02:11 pm |
| yeah, Buffy, tell them!! HEHE!! Tell them EVERYTHING!! Great chapter, you are making this story more and more interesting as the chappies goes by! I wasn't so sure about it at first, but I am completely into it now! |
thanx, so glad you are enjoying it  |
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| 3988Akasha | Revelations | 05/02/2006 12:17 pm |
| Ha! Finally, Buffy has to tell the Watcher and maybe stop being such a self-righteous bitch. Really, someone needs to kick the crap out of her. |
yeah, i'm feeling that  |
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| Revelations | 05/02/2006 05:41 am |
Oh lord now the 'cats outta the bag' what will the scoobies think?
Another great chapter love. |
thanx so much  |
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| Lou | Revelations | 05/02/2006 04:58 am |
| Yaay! Now she'll have to fess up. Maybe Spike should do a runner while she's distracted. |
might be better for him  |
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| Morrigan | Revelations | 05/02/2006 01:50 am |
| Good for Spike!  Buffy deserves to be called out on the carpet.  Yay! |
definitely  |
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| akarinacj | Revelations | 05/02/2006 01:48 am |
| Yes Buffy, how are you going to explain this???? Poor Spike that is recieveing all the kicking, but I loved the way he taunted her mentally. Please update soon. |
thanx, glad you enjoyed it... he's doing all he can at the moment, poor spike  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Revelations | 05/02/2006 01:17 am |
| Muahahahahahaha, my Spikey plays dirty! |
| hehe |
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| MarzBar | Revelations | 05/02/2006 12:56 am |
| So Spike successfully goaded Buffy into showing her psychotic self to her Scoobies and her watcher. What will she tell them? |
we'll see  |
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| fallen_angel | Revelations | 05/02/2006 12:12 am |
| Go Spike! He manages to make her lose it by just thinking! Now she is trapped. Wonder how she'll get out of this one. |
yeah, he's good at that  |
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| Kat | Revelations | 05/01/2006 11:18 pm |
| oh dear oh my. Ok I have been all suporto girl of buffy but she is even starting to piss me off. Although spike is egging her on I get it. yikes. I love this story because i really have NO idea where you are going with it |
yep, she is pretty evil at this point  |
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| Shanna | Revelations | 05/01/2006 10:46 pm |
| Great chapter!! Here's hoping Giles will tell Buffy that she must have been attracted to Spike all along and she as well as Slayer Buffy feels him as her mate. Hope Spike gets some delicious crumbs and then the WHOLE cookie soon. |
hmmm....maybe eventually, but unfortunately not yet  |
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| Shanna | Revelations | 05/01/2006 10:45 pm |
| Great chapter!! Here's hoping Giles will tell Buffy that she must have been attracted to Spike all along and she as well as Slayer Buffy feels him as her mate. Hope Spike gets some delicious crumbs and then the WHOLE cookie soon. |
thanx  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Revelations | 05/01/2006 10:15 pm |
Ha ha! I knew I could count on Xander to blame it on Spike. ::rolls eyes::
This story jsut keeps getting better and better. I love it. |
yeah, xander's a jerk  |
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| vladt | Revelations | 05/01/2006 09:28 pm |
| fantastic update. don't let her wiggle out of it. very good update to a very good tale. thanks for the read. |
thanx  |
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| btvsfreak@yahoo.com | Revelations | 05/01/2006 09:03 pm |
Tell him Buffy! Tell him!
*Twirls around the room*
Great chapter! |
thanx so much  |
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| gotkona | Revelations | 05/01/2006 08:59 pm |
| Oh No! Now the cat is out of the bag. |
yep  |
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| Bridget | Revelations | 05/01/2006 08:44 pm |
| Good chapter. Thanks for giving Spike his spine back. |
you're most welcome  |
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| Spikez_tart | Revelations | 05/01/2006 08:26 pm |
If either of you were to attack the other, I believe she would have the same reaction. - I doubt that. I think she'd let Spike give Xander the beating of his life. Which, I am looking forward to.
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yeah< the watcher"s a bit off on that one>>>lol  |
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| Cewcew | Revelations | 05/01/2006 08:10 pm |
Dun ta dun dun. Busted!
Dont think she'll be able to get out of telling now. |
no, probably not  |
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| letitia | Revelations | 05/01/2006 08:09 pm |
| Go Spike and Anya for pulling the wool over Buffy's eyes this time... I am glad that Buffy really had to come clean. ANd I am sorry for Any but maybe she will get really through with Xander now. Wonder how Buffy is oging to try and talk her way out of this one.. |
thanx for the review  |
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| kim | Revelations | 05/01/2006 07:57 pm |
About time Spike wins an argument. About time Buffy is called on her lies. About time the Scoobies learn that she isn't the pristine, golden Warrior for Good they like to think her as. Selfish little...
Can we get some Joyce in here, along with Anya? This story is so unbalanced with enemies against Spike, and he shouldn't have to live like this. I bet he'd turn down her challenge in a heartbeat with what he knows now. Never let the damn ritual take place, in the first place. |
that's a very strong possibility, kim thanx for the review  |
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| MIski | Revelations | 05/01/2006 07:49 pm |
| I am sooo glad that Spike finally outed Buffy and her behavior to her friends. I hope Giles will help her figure out what is going on. But I am afraid for Spike, I am sure Buffy is very mad at him. I hope she doesn't hurt him =( |
oh she's ticked all right...could get a bit scary  |
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| redwulf50 | Revelations | 05/01/2006 07:48 pm |
| Oh yes, make the bitch tell. |
lol  |
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| Athenewolfe | Dirty Little Secret | 05/03/2006 08:51 am |
| Wow - go Buffy! :-) To bad we didn't really hurt him that bad,,, heehe |
lol...oh xander will get his, too  |
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| Spikez_tart | Dirty Little Secret | 05/01/2006 08:17 pm |
| Love it! Can these bone heads figure it out? Where's Anya - we need some major blurting out right about now. |
probably not...lol...  |
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| Morrigan | Dirty Little Secret | 05/01/2006 02:50 pm |
Hehehe  Whoops!  Loved this chapter.  Sorry I've been review slacker, this week.  Can't wait to read more. 
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that's okay thanx for the review |
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| Dirty Little Secret | 05/01/2006 11:22 am |
I'm reading your story at the Crypt, but I had to find a way to give you a little love back.
I absolutely love this fiction. It's my favorite in a long time.
I see it as a magnification of the s/p relationship in season 6. Spike is obseessed with Buffy and is her "slave." Buffy wants Spike but can't help hurting him. She is also possesive and secretice at the same time.
So it is the same dynamic as the show, but you've given it new life by intensifying it. Now the dynamic is more of a physical forse that neither can escape.
And it's hot! I love a dominent Buffy. |
thanx, i'm so glad you are enjoying it, it's making a lot of people mad *tucks head sheepishly*... that's kind of how i see it as well, an intenser telling of what happened in season six... thanx for the review  |
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| sirc | Dirty Little Secret | 05/01/2006 04:53 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 11:42 pm |
| Oh my. But will they wait for an explanation? Or will they presume that he's somehow got *her* under control? |
they would, wouldn't they?  |
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| vladt | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 06:50 pm |
| the defense of spike would be so much better, if the personality defending wasn't so severely abusing him. still this is a very good read, thank you. |
i agree thanx |
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| gotkona | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 05:36 pm |
| Oh I can't wait for the next update to see what happens next. |
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| Nova | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 04:46 pm |
I have to tell you I've been enjoying this very much.
Espically this chapter.
Well, I've been rushed
later |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| kim | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 03:18 pm |
As if Buffy's treatment of him wasn't bad enough, now Xander wants to beat him down? And of course, he had a chip before, you morons. Vampires don't show up looking half starved if they've been able to feed!! Where's the scientific logic Giles and Willow are supposed to possess, hmm?
I don't think tripping would necessarily set off the chip, anyway, since in itself, it is not an attempt to harm. It is a prank for humiliation. Biting, hitting, pinching - those are attempts to cause pain. Tripping someone isn't, 99% of the time.
I hope Anya will intercede with that famous no-bull way with words she has. The whole Scooby group needs to be shamed into next week.
This story pretty much just makes me angry, for Spike mostly. I( don't know if I can continue reading his debasement. |
yep, the scoobies tend to be pretty dumb when it comes to spike...chip works on intent, and he *definitely* wanted to hurt xander... lol ...anya will be interceding... thanx for the review |
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| Kat | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 02:35 pm |
oh dear. poor spike. awwww great chapter.  |
thanx  |
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| neo_trinityknot | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 02:11 pm |
| oops! Xander strikes again. |
| lol |
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| pfeifferpack | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 12:08 pm |
I am really starting to hate Buffy in this. No, not because of her abuse of Spike...I can see that it is likely the primal in her and out of her control. What is pi$$ing me off royally is how she does NOT see how her WORDS are ripping him apart! She has NO regard for his emotions at all. She is only barely feeling guilty for the physical abuse and that isn''t the worst of it by far. It's all about HER as usual. I hate her for that in this story. Spike was better off in the hands of the initiative, at least THEY were open about the torture they had planned.
Excellent update....hope SOMEONE calls Buffy on her emotional abuse but it's more likely Spike will be blamed somehow.......sigh.
I love this story even if it is making me want to bitch slap Buffy for the next month.
Kathleen |
yep, but that was always typical of buffy...she will eventually wake up, though it may take a while  |
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| Lou | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 12:04 pm |
| Bloody brilliant!! |
thanx  |
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| Lou | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 12:04 pm |
| Bloody brilliant!! |
thanx  |
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| Cewcew | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 12:02 pm |
Buffy, Buffy, Buffy, how are you going to get out of this little predicament?
More soon please. |
not very easily  |
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| MarzBar | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 11:57 am |
| Good grief! I always thought Buffy should have protected Spike in many ways from Xander but that display may tell Giles something she doesn't want him to know. More story please. |
oh yeah, things are gonna come out now!  |
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| Bridget | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 11:52 am |
| Great chapter. Can't wait to read what will happen next. Although as stupid as the scoobies are I am sure that Buffy will be able to explain her reaction and they won't have a clue. |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| btvsfreak@yahoo.com | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 08:59 am |
Ooh!!!!!!!!
A little redirected anger makes Amy a happy girl! ) |
yeah, and xander has it coming !  |
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| Nikkole | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 08:14 am |
| GOOD! She needs to stop be so self centered and thinking that you can just hide things away that you don't like. That is not how the world works. |
yep, she's about to get a bit of a wake up call  |
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| fallen_angel | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 06:47 am |
| yup, secret's gonna come out. Oh and Bufyy's a ...um you know..um .. |
lol...thanx  |
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| CutieSaiyajin | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 05:23 am |
Two words: Oh snap. :O
Can't wait to read more! |
lol..thanx  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Dirty Little Secret | 04/30/2006 03:59 am |
| Now maybe someone can help them!! |
hopefully  |
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| Athenewolfe | The Secret | 05/03/2006 08:47 am |
| poor spike - Buffy does not deserve him, she shouldn't keep it a secret even if they would react badly to the news |
but she always did, didn't she?  |
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| sirc | The Secret | 05/01/2006 04:43 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Spikez_tart | The Secret | 04/30/2006 08:03 pm |
| Oh no, Buffy. Let's not tell Giles what you've done. Let him find out in some spectacularly awful way! LOL about Buffy and Spike exercising self-control. Better and better JL |
lol...not too bright is she? thanx |
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| Bridget | The Secret | 04/29/2006 06:56 pm |
| Great chapter. I really feel for Spike. I don't dislike Buffy as much but she can really be hurtful with her words although I believe it is unintentional. |
you're right, it is unintentional...she's just incredibly self-centered...but she'll learn  |
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| Joyce | The Secret | 04/28/2006 06:27 pm |
| Eagerly awaiting the meeting with the Scoobies to see how or if they can keep this a secret! |
we'll see  |
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| redwulf50 | The Secret | 04/28/2006 04:23 pm |
Buffy is a Bitch plain and simple  |
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| vladt | The Secret | 04/28/2006 12:40 pm |
| buffy seems to have a talent for making a bad situation worse. fanastic read,thanks |
always did, didn't she ?  |
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| bloodshedbaby | The Secret | 04/28/2006 10:04 am |
| fantastic chapter! Wah! I wanna know what is going to happen at the meeting... |
comin up next chappie  |
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| letitia | The Secret | 04/28/2006 09:35 am |
| MAN... they finally were getting a chance to talk but they both never really took the steps to tell the complete truth. I am so glad that at least they did open some communications...Hope they can keep this all in check before the others find out the hard way. Great chapter. |
yep, they have communication problems lol... you'll have to wait and see as to the rest  |
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| gotkona | The Secret | 04/28/2006 08:36 am |
| Poor Spike. I feel so bad for him since Buffy isn't being very considerate of his feelings, as usual. |
nope, she's all centered on her own problems  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | The Secret | 04/28/2006 08:03 am |
| :;whimper:: It hurts me when real Buffy hurts him. |
yep, she's just being very selfish about it  |
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| Lou | The Secret | 04/28/2006 07:50 am |
| Any sympathy I might have had for Buffy has gone right out the window. She's doing my head in now! Me me me me me! Nothing new there but she's so nasty! Grrrr. And wasn't it Giles's bright idea in the first place? |
| yep, she's very self-centered about it...yeah, it was giles' idea, but he knew nothing about the sex or the biting or claiming or anything like that... |
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| Nikkole | The Secret | 04/28/2006 06:38 am |
| I hope she is enjoying her swim in the Nile! Poor Spike! Very good chpater. |
| lol |
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| kim | The Secret | 04/28/2006 03:02 am |
I just can't feel sorry for Buffy here at all. If she had been trying to do something with honorable intentions, and it went wrong, leaving her this way, that would be one thing. But this whole idea was ridiculous and completely unnecessary, and therefore...she made her bed, and now must lie in it. It's her own damn fault for not approaching this kind of ritual with all seriousness, and the mature thing to do now would be to own up to the mistake and get it put right, including removing herself from harming those around her until the matter is resolved. Some warrior for good! Bah!
Where's Joyce to give Spike a good hug when he needs one? Poor thing...he's brought up some very good points, and she's too selfish to look at them logically for the good of the big picture. I want some of the truth to come out at that meeting, at least. I want Buffy to be forced to admit what's going on...and Giles can share in the guilt for bringing the idea up in the first place. Abusers get away with that crap because they can do it in secret. No longer!! |
no, she's not handling the situation right at all...but then in my opinion her morals in the show were always a bit skewed....and i agree that the others need to see what's happening here...as to whether or not they will...we'll see  |
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| MarzBar | The Secret | 04/28/2006 01:58 am |
| Would it be possible for Buffy to inadvertently absorb some of Spike's intelligence while she's doing her mind reading tricks? |
| that would be cool, wouldn't it? |
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| Kat | The Secret | 04/28/2006 01:55 am |
oh dear. I read this and I feel for them so much. Both of them. I can totally understand spike's feelings but he doesnt understand buffy's so that makes them feel hurt by eachother so much and it is sad. I see it that was even if it isnt your intention. I see it as buffy hating that she is so crule (kinda) that she doesnt want giles to know. I meen i am sure she doesnt want him to know any of it but it would be hard to talk to your father figure about the fact that you had sex with the 'evil' vamp and then claimed him and went all psyco on him. I dont think I could do it.
Amazing chapter it really made me emotional |
yeah, it's just a lot of misunderstandings...more will be revealed soon  |
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| fallen_angel | The Secret | 04/28/2006 01:51 am |
| forgot about the meeting. wonder how's it gonna go. |
we'll see  |
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| slinkypsychokit | The Secret | 04/28/2006 01:19 am |
//And Buffy was utterly unaware as once again his heart shattered in pieces at her feet.//
And ours break right along with him.
Poor Spike. Hope Anya finds a solution soon.
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yes, poor baby |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Secret | 04/28/2006 12:51 am |
| Ohhh the poor guys... someone help them!! Can I go help them? I wanna jump in there and wring their necks... |
| yeah, they always did this sort of thing, didn't they? |
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| Athenewolfe | Communication | 05/03/2006 08:43 am |
| I am so glad they are talking - Huggles Spike |
thanx |
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| sirc | Communication | 05/01/2006 04:31 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Spikez_tart | Communication | 04/28/2006 05:12 pm |
| Great chapter, you tease. Isn't it about time for Giles and the Friends to find out and have a big group tantrum? |
coming right up hon  |
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| Bridget | Communication | 04/26/2006 03:30 pm |
| Good chapter. I am glad it did not turn violent and that Buffy was able to exercise some self control. |
yeah, they're both learning  |
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| Bridget | Communication | 04/26/2006 03:30 pm |
| Good chapter. I am glad it did not turn violent and that Buffy was able to exercise some self control. |
thanx  |
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| letitia | Communication | 04/26/2006 02:29 pm |
| I just hope that they can figure out what is going on. Great job of Buffy trying to hold off on the anger. And great job of Spike to help in the end. Love the update. |
they're both figuring out how to cope with this..glad you liked it  |
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| gotkona | Communication | 04/26/2006 08:23 am |
| Usually review at TSR but caught this chap here and I love it. Great communication between Buffy and Spike. Can't wait to see what happens. |
thanx so much, glad you enjoyed it  |
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| fallen_angel | Communication | 04/26/2006 05:54 am |
| after so much of mean Buffy sweet Buffy is heaven, don't u think? |
i totally agree..  |
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| Lou | Communication | 04/26/2006 03:16 am |
| Please no more changing her mind every two minutes - it's too gruelling. |
| no, she's starting to get a bit more control, now that they're figuring out how to deal with this... |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Communication | 04/26/2006 12:35 am |
| Ohhhhhh, this was such a nicer chapter... even without the nice smut! |
thanx glad you liked it  |
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| btvsfreak@yahoo.com | Communication | 04/25/2006 11:34 pm |
| Lovely chapter, I'm getting all misty-eyed. *sniff* |
thanx so much, so glad you liked it  |
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| kim | Communication | 04/25/2006 11:24 pm |
| God, this is so messed up. My heart's bleeding for Spike now...it's so terribly unfair. This *child* went into something so *unnecessary* just because they found Spike a little too annoying. These *humans* that think themselves so righteous. Bah!! Makes me sick that they think they have to right to do such things to other sentient beings! The Initiative is bad enough. |
yep...buffy and the scoobies messed things up big time...but that seemed to be her attitude through much of the show unfortunately  |
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| Typerbabe57 | Communication | 04/25/2006 10:21 pm |
| Haven't reviewed in a while--sorry!--but I've been with you all the way. Awesome story, very powerful and compelling. I even find myself enjoying the dominance theme quite a bit (who'da thought?), but hope things get better for Spike eventually. |
thanx, glad you are enjoying it  |
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| FetchingMadScientist | Communication | 04/25/2006 10:18 pm |
| Sorry, but I've been hiding under my bed the last few chappies. *Whew* It looks like it might be safe to come out now, so I am. Looks like things might be getting better. Or will I have to hide again? I love this story! Just thought you'd want to know I'm still here. Just barely, mind LOL but here. Good chapter! |
lol...yeah, there are still gonna be scary points but they're starting to work things out thanx for the review  |
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| Cewcew | Communication | 04/25/2006 10:12 pm |
| Glad Spike figured out how to calm her down, it should help tell they figure ou how to even out the playing grond. |
yep thanx for the review  |
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| pfeifferpack | Communication | 04/25/2006 10:07 pm |
Okay she's starting to do more than just think about what this is doing to Buffy....Yea! Looking forward to Giles finding out what his idiotic suggestion has wrought. SPike got it right, what was the big need to totally dominate him when he was virtually harmless already....birk!
Excellent update.
Congratulations on your win for Belonging on the Fang Fetish Awards....very deserved.
Kathleen |
yep, i agree on all points...thanx for the review and thanx for your congrats!  |
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| Kat | Communication | 04/25/2006 09:56 pm |
oh wow that actually managed to work though an angry moment without loosing it. hmmm now what will happen next
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yep...yea for progress thanx |
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| Shadow | Communication | 04/25/2006 09:44 pm |
| Sounds to me like Ms. Buffy has a VERY dark side... either that or the damned slayer in her has decided that Spike is IT... and refuses to take no for an answer... poor Spike... |
could be both or either thanx for the review |
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| Athenewolfe | Mastery | 05/03/2006 08:39 am |
| poor spike |
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| DeanSamWinchesterfan | Mastery | 04/24/2006 06:20 pm |
| Good chapter.I feel bad for poor Spike.I hope that the Scoobies try to help him more than they try to help Buffy.Update soon. |
| how likely is that, really? :\ |
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| sirc | Mastery | 04/24/2006 04:40 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| bloodshedbaby | Mastery | 04/23/2006 09:43 pm |
| Another amazing chapter. I am not liking the mean Buffy, but it only makes nice Buffy that much nicer.Looking forward to the next chapter! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| letitia | Mastery | 04/23/2006 08:43 pm |
| man does Spike never learn. I am just so sorry that Buffy's alter keeps making him pay. I just hope that "his" Buffy stays around long enough now to talk this out. Love the chapter. |
| yeah, he's slowly learning how to deal with her |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Mastery | 04/23/2006 06:38 pm |
| ::whimper:: And the rollercoaster ride continues. |
| lol thanx |
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| vladt | Mastery | 04/23/2006 02:46 pm |
| good read. part of buffy is out of her control, that doesn't leave much to discuss. thanks for the fine read. |
you might be surprised  |
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| fallen_angel | Mastery | 04/23/2006 04:30 am |
| gr8 update. starting to like Buffy again. poor girl, she does seem to be trying. |
she is, just not hard enough  |
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| akarinacj | Mastery | 04/23/2006 04:14 am |
| More, more, please, and it can not go fast enough!!!! |
coming right up  |
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| MarzBar | Mastery | 04/23/2006 02:28 am |
| I'm interested to see what they could actually "talk" about. |
should be interesting  |
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| Kat | Mastery | 04/23/2006 01:08 am |
| oh dear. *tears up* poor poor spike. I dont even know what to say other then i totally feel like crying |
sorry  |
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| Phishie | Mastery | 04/22/2006 10:42 pm |
I'm just keeping my fingers crossed in hopes that Spike eventually lets the demon slip completely when Buffy goes too far and gets some of his own back.
I'm guessing that its worked this way because the ritual was flubbed, so its a bit of both dominance/mating claims, but without her supplication to his claim the forces of the bond are *way* uneven.
I can't get enough of this story, I'm all kinds of addicted. Too long without an update and I might start getting the shakes. I'm thanking my lucky stars for such awesome and speedy chapter uploads!
Now get back to writing. *Insert ominous whip-cracking sounds here*
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yep, they totally screwed it up...more will be revealed soon  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Mastery | 04/22/2006 10:08 pm |
| Ohhh.... so close... |
and yet so far  |
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| Bridget | Mastery | 04/22/2006 09:54 pm |
| I had so much hope for this chapter. Buffy started out as a loving person. But alas it was not to be. It appears that the primal part of Buffy needs to dominate and control. She needs a way to merge her two selves I think. Sort of like the way Spike can control his demon. I don't really know what good talking will do but I hold out hope for the next chapter. Good job. |
yep..that might help.. thanx for the review  |
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| Nikkole | Mastery | 04/22/2006 09:00 pm |
| OH! SO close to getting her to say it! You really know how to build up tension! I am glad that you put that although she had no control, she knew what she did and what had happened. I think that is pivotal here, I just don't know where. |
it will be thanx for the review |
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| Spikez_tart | Mastery | 04/22/2006 08:52 pm |
| Wow, JL I am in total awe of your ability to crank out this way steamy stuff. |
thanx, so glad you like it  |
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| btvsfreak@yahoo.com | Mastery | 04/22/2006 08:36 pm |
Wow.
I don't have the words.
Oh wait, yes I do.
HAWT! |
lol...thanx  |
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| kim | Mastery | 04/22/2006 08:27 pm |
ALMOST!!
Thing is, Buffy the *girl* would love to belong to a guy that would treat her right. It's the nasty Slayer demon that's the problem...
Gotta drain her some so she's too weak to resist you if you're going to pull that trick, Spike. And it's not even like he wants to trick her. He just wants to be on even ground again. He totally wouldn't mind staying with a nice Buffy.
What's talking going to do when you'll just get mad at him if he's himself, Buffy? Bitch. Chain her up and throw away the key until Giles and Anya can fix this. |
you're precisely right...buffy herself isnt the problem really... at least not her *whole* self...if that makes any sense...lol ...chains keep coming up...hmmm.... ;) |
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| Cewcew | Mastery | 04/22/2006 08:23 pm |
Man! Do they ever need to talk.
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yep  |
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| Bleck | Mastery | 04/22/2006 08:18 pm |
| Yeah, and after he just kills Buffy, he should stake himself in shame at being portrayed as such a weak-willed pansy. |
| to spike's credit in this story, it's the claim that's making him behave the way he is, mostly...not really his fault... |
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| redwulf50 | Mastery | 04/22/2006 08:06 pm |
just kill her Spike and get it over with, please  |
lol...she is pretty awful, isn't she?  |
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| slaymesoftly | Reclaimed | 06/20/2006 09:28 pm |
| Wow! Had started this, but only read the first couple of chapters and then forgot I was reading it, apparently. Now I'm playing catch-up and having a hard time tearing myself away. Amazing story - really. Scary Buffy (or first Slayer or whatever it is in there), but at the same time I see eerie similarities to their abusive relationship in season VI. Nicely done - I will finish catching up tomorrow, I hope. |
thanx, glad you are enjoying it.. glad you re-found this fic...that's kind of what i intended, reflections of season six, but to a major extreme  |
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| Athenewolfe | Reclaimed | 05/03/2006 08:37 am |
| i hope anya figures out what is wrong - this is just to cruel of buffy |
she will in time  |
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| Esther | Reclaimed | 04/22/2006 05:52 pm |
| Oooh, great update!!! Wow, glad that Buffy changed her mind at the end....can't wait to find out what happens now!! |
thanx  |
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| psycheps | Reclaimed | 04/21/2006 04:41 pm |
Great update!
I love how Anya was trying to protect Spike.
I hope things get worked out soon, I hate to see spike in such emotional pain.
can't wait fo more
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they're going to gradually get better...and worse...oh it's hard to explain so just keep reading  |
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| Lou | Reclaimed | 04/21/2006 03:23 pm |
| Poor crazy mixed-up Buffy. She's in a bit of a mess. |
oh yeah  |
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| Bridget | Reclaimed | 04/21/2006 11:48 am |
| This chapter was not as bad as I was expecting. I was expecting Buffy to be extremely violent. I am glad she was not. Good for Anya standing up to Buffy. Good chapter. |
| yeah, the reason she was not was because spike was smart enough not to challenge her...he's learning how to deal with her... |
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| Spikez_tart | Reclaimed | 04/21/2006 09:35 am |
| I love pyscho Buffy. I'm glad that "just" Buffy is going to do her duty to her pet vampire. Heh heh. |
thanx, glad someone does  |
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| fallen_angel | Reclaimed | 04/21/2006 08:01 am |
| Buffy needs a mental ward like right about now! She's possessed i tell you and poor Spike. Loved Anya for standing up for Spike. I always liked her but Xander like Buffy was way to daft to appreciate what he had. |
yeah, buffy's in a bit of trouble  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Reclaimed | 04/21/2006 12:20 am |
| And I'm intrigued to see if the rest of hte gang would believe Anya about how Buffy's acting without seeing it in person. If, that is, she decides to tell them, though as freaked out as she is now... |
we'll soon see  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Reclaimed | 04/21/2006 12:18 am |
| Oh my. I'm glad things might soon be looking up, but I think I need to go sit in a corner and shake for a bit now. |
| lol..sorry |
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| Kat | Reclaimed | 04/20/2006 11:24 pm |
| hmmm good chapter. I enjoyed the end alot. I have no idea what is going to happen next and that makes me happy since it meens that i am excited for the next chapter. |
thanx glad you liked it  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Reclaimed | 04/20/2006 11:19 pm |
| Hmm, slayer strength valium?? lol |
might be a good idea lol |
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| sirc | Reclaimed | 04/20/2006 11:11 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| kim | Reclaimed | 04/20/2006 09:55 pm |
| *big sigh* Buffy's moments of compassion are so short. It's really hard to read what she's doing to Spike. |
changes coming soon  |
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| btvsfreak@yahoo.com | Reclaimed | 04/20/2006 09:46 pm |
Making up???
SQUEE!!!!
*rips open new package of undies*
.....*and throws down a few towels on the bed before going to sleep for good measure*
(As you can probably tell by now, I REALLY liked this chapter!) |
wow...i'll take that as a compliment  |
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| bloodshedbaby | Reclaimed | 04/20/2006 09:33 pm |
| Thank god Buffy comes back to 'herself' because she'd be hard to take if she didn't! Great chapter. Poor Spike! |
| yep, evil!Buffy is scary |
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| Karyn | Reclaimed | 04/20/2006 08:36 pm |
| great update...sigh..the tightness in my chest lifted slightly with the ending...lol |
thanx  |
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| letitia | Reclaimed | 04/20/2006 08:04 pm |
| Man Anya has guts, but I am glad that Spike stepped in. I know that Buffy would hate it if she really did something to Anya and all Anya was trying to do was help. And I do hope that Buffy can stay in control long enough to help make things up to Spike. I so love this story. |
yeah, buffy would never forgive herself thanx for the review  |
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| vladt | Reclaimed | 04/20/2006 07:57 pm |
| great read. buffy is going to lose it completely soon. i'm sure you will work it out. and i will enjoy that read, too. thanks for the fine read. |
thanx  |
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| Nikkole | Reclaimed | 04/20/2006 07:41 pm |
| I am glad that she realizes that she wants him to, but I wish Anya had been allowed to see what happened so she would understand more of what is really going on. Poor Spike! So confused over his feelings. Knowing he wants her, but not the things she is doing to him, and yet knowing that he doesn't want to be rejected by her, and loathing the feelings the whole time! Poor Buffy for not being able to control whatever it is, wanting to leave so she doesn't hurt him if she changes again, and yet still feeling responsible and staying to care for him. I really enjoyed this chapter, and I hope they find some answers soon, and before it is to late. What if this "other side" of Buffy decides NOT to retreat when she gets submission? Then how will they get Buffy back? The good side of her, that is..... |
yes, they're both so confused and hurting right now...they need to find a solution...more will be revealed to anya and the other scoobies as the story progresses  |
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| MarzBar | Reclaimed | 04/20/2006 07:08 pm |
| It seems Buffy has a dissociative disorder of some sort. Spike seems to be learning how to handle her lunacy. More story please. |
| yeah, he is learning to deal with her better...of course he should be good at that sort of thing, shouldn't he? |
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| pfeifferpack | Reclaimed | 04/20/2006 07:02 pm |
Damn....don't know who I feel sorriest for (mad as hell at Giles for suggesting something so volitile but not researching well enough to get it right!!!)
Funny but we DID see a glimpse of this primal Buffy from time to time in S6. This is just amped up a bit and there's less control in her.
Excellent update.
Kathleen |
| yeah, i agree...buffy had the potential to be this way all along |
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| DeanSamWinchesterfan | Reclaimed | 04/20/2006 06:55 pm |
| Stupid mean Buffy.At least she's back to normal.Update soon. |
for the time being  |
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| Athenewolfe | Friends | 05/03/2006 08:32 am |
| nice update |
thanx  |
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| Esther | Friends | 04/22/2006 05:31 pm |
| Great chapter!! Love that Anya and Spike are becoming friends; their scene was wonderful. Ooh, seems Buffy's pissed again....gonna read the next chapter now. |
thanxx, glad you like the spike/anya friendship....  |
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| Spikez_tart | Friends | 04/21/2006 09:28 am |
| Great Anya, that is if Buffy doesn't kill her in the next chapter, o evil writer. |
| could happen ;) |
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| sirc | Friends | 04/19/2006 11:26 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| DeanSamWinchesterfan | Friends | 04/19/2006 02:00 pm |
| Good chapter.I want to see Possessive!Buffy.I wonder why Spike's chip isn't working.Update soon. |
thanx so much  |
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| Bridget | Friends | 04/19/2006 09:02 am |
| Nice interaction between Spike and Anya. I don't like Buffy in this story because her domination over Spike is abusive and that is not a healthy situation. I will be glad when Anya figures out what is wrong with her. Nothing good can come from this type of relationship. |
| so far, i dont like her much either....they've got a long way to come before they can have a good relationship here |
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| Pin | Friends | 04/19/2006 08:45 am |
| Great chapter - thanks for the info and I'm glad Spike is actually getting some support. Sounds like PsychoSlayer is on the move again, ut oh. |
thanx, glad you like it...and yeah, buffy's gonna be a bit of a problem  |
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| falen_angel | Friends | 04/19/2006 06:56 am |
| we've already seen the possessive Bitch..oops, i meant Buffy so now bring on the jealous Buffy! |
| lol...there might not be much difference between the two... |
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| akarinacj | Friends | 04/19/2006 01:44 am |
| Very nice chapter. Loved the interaction between Spike and Anya. And it´s going to be very interresting to see how Buffy reacts to all this. Please update soon!!!! |
thanx, glad you liked it ... buffy's reaction? not. good. lol thanx for the review  |
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| psycheps | Friends | 04/19/2006 12:47 am |
Aghhhhhhh....
Great update, love the spike anya interaction
evil cliffhanger |
thanx, so glad you liked it...i enjoyed writing that conversation  |
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| neo_trinityknot | Friends | 04/18/2006 11:42 pm |
| Eep! |
| yep |
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| Cewcew | Friends | 04/18/2006 10:11 pm |
| ut oh! Looks like jelous Buffy just made an aperance. |
yep  |
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| kim | Friends | 04/18/2006 09:59 pm |
I've been thinking for a while that this new version of Buffy is a danger to more than Spike, and she's about to prove it. Gee, who's really the soulless demon in the room right now? Angelus would be so proud.
Can we chain her up, please? Or send her to Siberia? Where's a vengeance demon when you need one? |
| yeah, things could get a bit dangerous here...chains would be good...could be in the future somewhere ;) lol |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Friends | 04/18/2006 09:55 pm |
| Oh no. |
exactly  |
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| bloodshedbaby | Friends | 04/18/2006 09:31 pm |
| uh oh... Spike is in trouble... |
| uh-huh...possessive buffy is back |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Friends | 04/18/2006 09:22 pm |
| Oooo Anya, you better get your hand off her man! lol |
lol...precisely the problem  |
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| pfeifferpack | Friends | 04/18/2006 08:37 pm |
oh mama! Got a feeling that Anya is about to meet EvilBuffy in person. This could be very, very bad.
Excellent update. Love that the chip isn't working on more than Buffy.
Kathleen |
thanx...that will help to even the scales out a bit..eventually  |
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| MarzBar | Friends | 04/18/2006 08:30 pm |
| EEEEEK!! Spike's in trouble again and I doubt Anya can come up with something soon enough to save him from getting beaten again. Buffy is acting like Angelus. ICK |
yeah, this could be bad...but for the record she hasn't actually beaten him...not unless you count the fight...and i don't...  |
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| slinkypsychokit | Friends | 04/18/2006 08:24 pm |
| Oh, shit. Slayer's back. This can not be a good thing. |
| definitely not a good thing |
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| fangfaceandrea | Friends | 04/18/2006 08:06 pm |
Hee Buffy is so scary right now  |
| isn't she? thanx |
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| Nikkole | Friends | 04/18/2006 07:56 pm |
| You know, I feel really bad for Spike, and I also feel bad for Buffy, even hough I think she is a raving lunatic at times right now. I hope that Anya can help. although, I think she (Anya) is about to get a taste of Buffy's posessive demony-bitch side. I have a feeling changes are a-coming, but they ae not going to be very good! |
Anya will be able to help, and yes, she is about to see a bit of buffy's evil side here... thanx for the review  |
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| Kat | Friends | 04/18/2006 07:48 pm |
| you know I read some of the reviews and the people are 'mad' at buffy and all I can feel for her is sadness. When i think about not being able to control her reactions added to the fact that every important guy in her life had majorly hurt her mentally either by leaving or crule words or mis-deeds and then add in the fact that she knows that she is hurting spike but cant seem to stop it, they are lucky that she hasnt completely lost her mind. And although i DO feel for spike it is, currently, buffy that i feel for more |
i appreciate your unique view on this...though i'm actually mad at buffy myself for the way she's treating spike, it's not completely her fault, and there also should be a measure of sympathy, because this isn't easy for her either, as you've pointed out...my choice to write mostly from spike's pov kind of makes that tough for readers to remember i think...anyways, thanx again for a thoughtful review  |
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| Kittenuno | Friends | 04/18/2006 07:31 pm |
| 'Blood Bound' - I can just imagine Spike describing this tale as a bloody roller coast. It has amazing high points, incredible twists and beautiful emotional dips. 'Blood Bound' is a great work in progress. |
thanx so much for your thoughtful review...  |
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| Karyn | Friends | 04/18/2006 06:55 pm |
| oh no!! eck! now i'm worried for anya and spike! damn she's scary!buffy |
| yep, she's pretty scary right now...and pretty pissed... |
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| redwulf50 | Friends | 04/18/2006 06:54 pm |
Can we kill Buffy's arrogany ass yet??? Damn she is turning into queen Bitch  |
| she deserves it, doesn't she? |
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| Athenewolfe | Resistance | 05/03/2006 08:29 am |
| i really dislike buffy at the moment - she is acting vile. I hope they figure out what is going on soon! |
they will in time thanx |
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| Joyce | Resistance | 04/28/2006 05:01 pm |
| Nit pick point on the "Ow" door breaking. As a karateka, I don't think the Slayer would hurt like that over wood breaking. I don't and I'm only human. We humans are able to focus up to 6 times our body weight on one point if trained. |
yeah, but she didn't go at it like deliberately trying to break it...she accidentally put her fist through a wooden door, splintering it...much like xander's hand through the wall in "The Body"...her strength wouldn't matter so much in that case....in my opinion  |
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| Nikkole | Resistance | 04/18/2006 07:42 pm |
| I am thouroughly (sp?) confused by Buffy right now. Usually I can figure a story out and what is coming....you have me COMPLETELY stumped. I know it has something to do with the wrong ritual being completed, but I have no idea what is coming. GREAT JOB!! |
you're not supposed to get it all yet...though i wouldn't be a bit surprised if you had figured it out already, as perceptive as you usually are!! thanx for a thoughtful review  |
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| DeanSamWinchesterfan | Resistance | 04/17/2006 06:31 pm |
Good story.Stupid Buffy being mean to Spike.I started reading this today because the premise sounded interesting,and I liked it.Do you watch "Bones" or "How I Met Your Mother"?I love David Boreanaz in "Bones".I can't watch anything James Marsters is in, because he sounds so weird without the British accent and he has normal hair.He freaks me out.
Alexis Denisof guest starred on "HIMYM" and I didn't even recognize him without his British accent.He didn't freak me out though.I can't wait until tomorrow.Pizza Hut lunch & then the book store.The book store has movies,but they don't have the one I want.Hopefully,you can order movies like you can order books.I want the first season of "Fraggle Rock".I can't find it anywhere,and just decided to order it.I may be a teenager,but I still love "Fraggle Rock".You can never be too old for "Fraggle Rock".I miss watching it,even though I don't remember much of it.Morning kids shows used to be good,but now they suck.I wish they'd put our old shows back on like "Dinosaurs"(The first two seasons are coming out on DVD in May,and I'm getting them),"My Little Pony(I'm too old to watch that,but still),and countless others.I miss the kids shows of the early nineties,even though I barely remember the early nineties.Update soon. |
thanx for the review  |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | Resistance | 04/17/2006 02:34 pm |
| Okay Bitchy Buffy has got to go. I swear if she doesn't get knocked down a peg or TEN, I'm going to scream. I keep hoping that this will get better with every chapter I open. Now it just seems to keep getting worse. {sighs and shakes her head} Sorry, JL. Your writing is phenomenal though to be able to evoke such high emotions in people. I just can't handle any more for now. |
sorry, tasha, my stories are just majorly angsty...but this one will be looking up, gradually...the next chapter actually begins that path, with spike getting some support and friendship in his situation from anya... thanx so much for your thoughtful reviews, and hope you can continue to enjoy the story... *hugs* |
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| Esther | Resistance | 04/17/2006 02:04 pm |
| Oooh, great chapter!! Man, at least Spike resisted this time, but I agree....wonder how long it'll take before he gives in. More please!! |
probably.not.long...  |
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| slinkypsychokit | Resistance | 04/17/2006 12:05 pm |
That's a helluva a time to answer your cell, Anya.
Poor Spike, left alone to the Slayer's mercy. Poor Buffy, left alone with Spike to the Slayer's mercy. Hope there's something Anya can do besides tell Giles. I can just imagine Buffy's embarrassment at that. No to mention, Giles' guilt. After all, wasn't this his idea to begin with? |
| yep, poor spike's in trouble here...but anya will be more help in the future, i promise ;) |
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| idk5743228 | Resistance | 04/17/2006 10:10 am |
| I'm still thinking Bitchy Buffy is channeling Angelus more than the 1st Slayer. Needlessly cruel and really enjoying it sounds like something more from Angelus' resume. The 1st Slayer was all about kill the demon and move on. Again, excellent writing. I'm really looking forward to see how you come up with explaining/justifying Buffy's current attitude. |
the first slayer's main thing -- in this story anyway -- is power...so if she's needlessly cruel, it's as a means to the end of making spike submit .. thanx for a thoughtful review  |
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| Kat | Resistance | 04/17/2006 12:09 am |
| oh god i hope something gets worked out soon cus this is tearing at my heart. |
| there will be changes coming up but the heart tearing out thing? maybe gonna keep up a bit longer... :-\ |
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| Resistance | 04/16/2006 09:56 pm |
Fantastic! I just started to read this two days ago at the crypt and I was afriad that it was one of those many wonderful WIP that were last updated in 2003. I am so glad I stopped back to check! And now I know where your fiction lives.
I love your Buffy. Often I don't read Buffy fiction because I feel that authors magnify her flaws. Which is common for all of the characters, but I'm especialy protective of Buffy.
Your Buffy is great. I have a dominant-Buffy kink a mile wide and you have made her dominent actions toward Spike entirely believable with the concept of the bond. I've gone back and read the kitchen scene several times now. So hot!
It was heart-wrenching to watch Spikes desperate attempt to salvage something out of this nightmare during this latest chapter. He is truely on the edge of loosing everything.
I love suspense!
Great story!
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i'm so glad you're enjoying it, and glad you like my buffy; everybody seems to hate her *innocent look*..actually I'm not liking her much myself at the moment...anyways, as you're protective of buffy, i'll take it as a compliment that you still like her in this story as will be revealed later, there *are* reasons for her bad behavior toward Spike...thanx for the great review  |
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| vladt | Resistance | 04/16/2006 08:01 pm |
| good read. buffy is becoming very annoying, though. thanks for the fine read. |
| i agree about the annoying thing...lol...thanx |
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| Lou | Resistance | 04/16/2006 05:04 pm |
| Anya was a real big help - she didn't even see the wounds! |
give her a second, she just walked in the door!! lol |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Resistance | 04/16/2006 03:31 pm |
| OK, this tension is really getting to me. I hope they find a way to rein in the Slayer demon sometime soon, cause I'm not sure how much more Spike (or I) can handle. |
they will, they've gotta figure out what it is they're even dealing with first though  |
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| pfeifferpack | Resistance | 04/16/2006 01:43 pm |
I've got a theory that Buffy is channeling the first slayer in her horrible treatment of Spike. I just wish the part of her that isn't a flaming bitch would feel worse about how she is treating him (and notice, really see him kinda notice, how she is tearing him apart emotionally). Anya should bitch slap her on principle.
Excellent update, interesting story.
Kathleen |
| your theory may be right...i agree about the slapping...might do her good... she will notice soon, too, what she's doing to spike, i promise |
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| btvsfreak@yahoo.com | Resistance | 04/16/2006 11:06 am |
Oooooooh......cryptic!
Please update quickly! Pretty please, with sugar on top? And a nummy cherry too? ) |
coming up  |
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| letitia | Resistance | 04/16/2006 10:22 am |
| Man, Buffy was making an effort to stop the madness and have Anya around but that just had to be the time that Spike was trying to exert some independance. Man, what a pair they are. This is going to be a long lesson for the both of them. Great update. |
| yep, their timing sucks don't it? |
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| Spikez_tart | Resistance | 04/16/2006 09:05 am |
| Hot stuff JL - Maybe Buffy needs to accept his claim before she gets the Miss Cruelty of Sunnydale crown. |
| that might help ;) |
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| sirc | Resistance | 04/16/2006 05:50 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| fallen_angel | Resistance | 04/16/2006 05:44 am |
| what's with Buffy? she gone nuts right? i like it when Spike stands up 4 himself afterall he is a master vampire. |
| oh she's definitely in need of help ... thanx |
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| samson28 | Resistance | 04/16/2006 05:27 am |
Looking forward to Anya and how she is going to assist.  |
anya was always awesome, wasn't she?  |
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| neo_trinityknot | Resistance | 04/16/2006 02:41 am |
| SqueeSquee!Aw, poor Spike. |
yeah poor baby  |
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| CutieSaiyajin | Resistance | 04/16/2006 02:25 am |
Waah, I'm totally hating mean-Buffy. Why is she so cruel to him? 
I'm dying to read more! Hope you update soon. |
she's not really herself at the moment...more soon  |
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| MarzBar | Resistance | 04/16/2006 01:47 am |
| Ugh! She's still nasty when nobody else is looking. How will Anya be able to influence Buffy's better nature (such as it is) to treat Spike as well as she would a dog. |
yep...buffy needs to get control and fast  |
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| redwulf50 | Resistance | 04/16/2006 01:36 am |
gooooo, Spike you gota do it man. For the sake of hen pecked hubbies everywhere  |
| lol..think he can hold out? |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Resistance | 04/16/2006 01:25 am |
| Oh Anya, help my Spikey! .... so they can get back to the kinky smut.... *shifty eyes* |
lol...yeah she's gonna help him...  |
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| Emily | The Discovery | 06/05/2006 07:25 pm |
Holy Crap! I realize that you very well may not be checking as you are already 15 chapters later, but this is incredible, and i need to review now! The was this is being done reminds me of season 6 buffy (obviously) but the way that you make there be a distinct line between uber-Bitchy!Buffy as opposed to normal kinda-Bitchy!buffy is incredible. It's almost as if her resurrection blurred the line between the feral side and the normal side. I am not quite sure if this is what you were getting at, or i am just taking this a couple steps further than i should; but either way this is amazing. Great work, and i cannot wait to read the next chapters.
Emily |
thanx so much for your review...yes, that was quite deliberate actually, for the most part...this is an exagerration and an exploration, to a certain extent, of some of the issues in season six glad you enjoyed the chapter  |
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| Athenewolfe | The Discovery | 05/03/2006 07:52 am |
| Oh nice - why hadn;t the chip fired - ohhh very nice update |
you'll see  |
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| Spikez_tart | The Discovery | 04/16/2006 08:58 am |
| Great twist JL - I can hardly wait for Buffy to explain this to Giles. |
| thanx ;) |
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| Karyn | The Discovery | 04/15/2006 06:31 pm |
| ohhh, wonder what that means exactly...hmmm, all kinds of things running through my mind...lol...will wait to see how close any of them are...lol |
| we'll see ;) |
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| psycheps | The Discovery | 04/14/2006 03:36 pm |
OOoh, love great updates at work, make the day slightly more tolerable for a little while.
Oh poor spike, I was aching for him this chapter. What is going on with the Buffster, I won't even begin to try to guess and I will patiently (biting my nails) wait fo rthe next update. |
| yeah, she's treating him pretty bad, huh? but there is a reason for it and it will be revealed soon |
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| rayan | The Discovery | 04/14/2006 03:24 pm |
| damn it....im gonna kill her myself...bloody evil bitch....i dont think ive ever wanted to strangle buffy before...spike yes but BUFFY noo...this is all new to me....so please if anyone is feeling like me...please tell me...cuz well i think we need to start some kind of help program for tramatized victims *lol*...kiddin there people...ok maybe not...but thats not the point..here *shifty eyes*...heh anyway gREAT job with this chappie...KEEP IT UP |
lol...yeah she's being pretty evil...are you kidding?? I wanted to strangle her all the time!! she's pretty much evil to him all the time in the show... lol...thanx for the review  |
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| vladt | The Discovery | 04/14/2006 12:44 am |
| intense, sad, frightening. wonderful read thank you. |
thanx  |
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| MarzBar | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 10:43 pm |
| OMG! That slayer demon, or whatever it is, seems to be closely related to Angelus with the cruelty. I hope Spike finds a way to level this playing field. |
yep, she's being pretty evil isn't she? thanx  |
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| btvsfreak@yahoo.com | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 08:51 pm |
| Wow, I almost cried for Spike. Poor baby. Maybe he should come over my way and I'll kiss it better. Heehee |
lol...me first  |
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| Cewcew | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 06:03 pm |
| Some one needs to get her Demon under control. Poor Spike, Hope he gets his. |
you're so right...thanx  |
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| galata | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 05:26 pm |
| Okay, now we're getting somewhere! Can't wait to see when you go with this. |
thanx  |
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| Kat | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 01:50 pm |
| oh god poor buffy. I meen i totally feel for spike but Buffy has no real idea what is going on and it is hurting her too. oh dear |
yours is a rare and refreshing opinion thanx lol |
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| vampkiss | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 12:00 pm |
| Just goes to show what an amazing writer you are that you had me cringing throughout the chapter, yet on the edge of my seat awaiting the next. More soon? Pretty please? *bats eyes* |
thanx so much, kind of the reaction i was going for  |
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| daisy | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 11:47 am |
| okay i love you, but cut spike a chance here. i can't wait to see what he does with this info(chip not working. more soon please. |
| oh he will use it to his advantage ;) |
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| Shanna | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 11:32 am |
| I'm a Spuffy because I adore Spike and I so wanted Joss to do something more positive with this relationship. IMHO, this love story could have matched or transcended all other love stories in print or on the little and big screen. I have to tell you that Buffy was my least favorite character on BTVS way before the series finale. Couldn't take her bitchiness and her denial. Maybe that's why I like Spuffy fanfic...Buffy is a better character most times as treated by fanic writers. This chapter pretty much made me cringe with her 'primal bitch' side Here's hoping Anya and Giles help her control her freaky possessive and cruel side. Hope Spike beats the crap out of her too. The Primal Slayer needs a lesson. Love the story but I just cringe at Spike's pain and Buffy's brutality. Make it better soon so I think there can be a love bond here that both characters feel. |
things will get better soon....but she was never very nice to him even in the show..even in season 7, in my opinion...she may very well have a butt-kicking coming her way...lol thanx |
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| Nikkole | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 11:30 am |
| Interesting turn of events in this chapter! I was truly cringing throught the whole thing! Now, it is obvious that Buffy has no control when whatever it is that happens, happens. BUT, she changes back to herself after the dominance is asserted. Is she going to say that it is THAT side of her that is at fault? Will it be like Angel? "oh, but he didn't have a soul then". Cause that is a big load of BS. I think this is just a hidden part of Buffy, that is able to come forward when she is trying to be dominant with Spike. I hope he bite her when he sees her next. Let him drain her a bit, take the power away and see where things go then. Maybe the chip doesn't work on her, because whatever this other side of her is, is less than human enough to not make the chip fire! I can't wait for more!! |
i agree that the whole angel/angelus thing was a load of crap...i pretty much agree with you here, but i'm not saying for sure how this story is gonna come out, but you're at least partially on the right track thanx |
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| Amarysso | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 11:11 am |
| I wanted to introduce Buffy to hot pokers or something like that for how she was treating Spike. Good to hear it was her primal side and not both sides coming one, I was scared that was happening. I feel so sorry for Spike. |
lol..again, kind of the reaction i was going for there...thanx for the review  |
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| idk5743228 | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 10:27 am |
| Let's see, for some reason I'm hearing the demon made me do it, It wasn't me! Maybe I'm wrong but for some reason I'm seeing a great simularity between Buffy telling herself it wasn't her and Angel/Angelus using that excuse. Please tell me I'm wrong. That was probably one of the most disturbing chapters I've ever read. Well written, but disturbing. |
i agree with you, i never bought that excuse either...a parallel will be drawn though...it was supposed to be disturbing, so thank you  |
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| FetchingMadScientist | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 10:17 am |
| Dramatic tension, I can take, done it myself. But this...If you meant for us to "see red," than I am sooo there! Gonna go breathe now. I hope this gets better for Spike, and soon! |
i did mean for you to "see red"... but then, i always go for the dramatic emotional reaction...lol thanx for the review  |
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| kim | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 09:05 am |
Forgot to say that at this point, I want Spike to get his power back, and then his freedom. 'Cause honestly, how is Buffy going to control the Slayer demon so she doesn't behave like this anymore? How would *this* ever turn into a healthy, equal relationship? It won't. If he happened to drain her dry right now, I wouldn't be the least bit sad. No means no.
Let's see how Buffy likes it, huh? |
| well, i have to say i disagree on one point...buffy could learn to control her demon in much the same way that spike learned to control his...he went from killing on a consistent basis to changing everything...for love...hmmm...let's see how things pan out for buffy ;) |
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| Pin | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 08:31 am |
| This cotinues to be an intriguing, but very troubling story. I'm really hopeful taht things will even out soon between the two of them. |
thanx for the review  |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 06:58 am |
| Okay how many times does Spike have to say stop before the bitch STOPS! I want to back hand her so far that I'm shaking with rage right now. Stop means stop. That word isn't a game for her to play with. Stupid bitch. She needs a serious wake up call. This is beyond domination when she takes it to cruelty of that magnitude. The bitch needs to be taken down a peg or ten. |
i agree with your anger, she is treating him very cruelly...and she will be taken down a few pegs  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 06:37 am |
I think I sense an impending change in the winds...
::grin:: |
could be  |
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| fallen_angel | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 06:33 am |
| ok ... so either Buffy is not so human anymore or chip is still deactivated. and i'm dying to know which. are u gonna make us wait real long 4 the answer like the other times? it's funny one moment Buff's all mean and i want her punished, next she's sweet and i think she should have spike. glad spike finally stood up 4 himself |
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| redwulf50 | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 05:20 am |
shit I loved it, but damn i hated it too it scares nme |
thanx, kind of the reaction i was going for  |
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| slinkypsychokit | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 05:14 am |
Now that's an interesting development. Question is: Why didn't the chip fire? Faulty spellcasting -as is business as usual when it's a Willow-cast spell. Or is there something more sinister at work here? Guess we'll find out soon enough.
And WHOA, intense barely begins to describe it. You have certainly mastered the extremely difficult task of bringing out the darkness in your characters. I'm not afraid to admit that my heart was pretty much in my throat as I read this chapter. Each new paragraph made me want to look away; look anywhere but at this picture being painted. Buffy's cruelty, Spike's tears. Chilling.
Oh yes. Intense barely describes this. |
we shall see...thanx, i'm glad you're enjoying it....that's exactly the reaction i was looking for thanx again |
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| Lou | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 04:16 am |
Hopefully Buffy has realised that she's the one who needs to be controlled. Tragic for Spike though.
You've got us all stirred up here - brilliant! |
| thanx so much, got a bit more reaction than i was hoping for actually...lol.. thanx |
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| kim | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 03:51 am |
| Whoa! Oh! Either she's too much demon now to be recognized as human, or that chip is wonky now because of the spell. Yes! Get some of your own back against that horrible bitch Slayer, Spike. If you can hurt her, you can make her pay for raping you. She needs to go down, hard. |
not telling yet about the chip...spike will use this to his advantage, i promise...he's just got to find a way around the claim first...  |
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| sirc | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 03:41 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 02:13 am |
| Oh no, he's free of the chip at least where she's concerned! |
yep  |
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| Esther | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 01:34 am |
| Oh, my poor Spike!! I've got tears running down my face after that....man, that was hard. Oooh, but you end it with the chip not firing. Whoa, please tell me there'll be more soon!!! |
yep, she was quite hard on him wasnt she? poor baby...there will be more soon, i promise  |
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| neo_trinityknot | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 12:38 am |
| Woah, psycho Buffy! |
yep  |
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| neo_trinityknot | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 12:38 am |
| Woah, psycho Buffy! |
yep  |
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| Spikes Slayer2 | The Discovery | 04/13/2006 12:31 am |
ooooh...  |
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| Athenewolfe | The Choice | 05/03/2006 07:46 am |
some spelling errors i noticed -
hint of dnager
seriously thatn that
Poor Spike, I think I hate Buffy at the moment
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yep, you're about to hate her more i think  |
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| Cordykitten | The Choice | 04/12/2006 04:57 pm |
| I'm not sure I left a review for this chapter yet. I skipped it a bit because I was so late before... so maybe I didn't. So only a short one today: Loved it! Spike noticed too that Buffy had claimed him. Awe, and when he thought he was unwanted, he wanted to leave but Buffy didn't let him. Looking forward to the next part! |
thanx so much for the review  |
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| Lilachigh | The Choice | 04/11/2006 06:30 pm |
| I’ve really tried to like this Spike, honestly. The story is beautifully written, but I can’t take him being so ‘wet’. |
sorry you dont care for it...thanx for the review ...but there *is* a reason for his behavior, and buffy's, as is revealed later in the story... |
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| sirc | The Choice | 04/11/2006 02:00 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| rayan | The Choice | 04/11/2006 01:09 pm |
| spike in a turtleneck...is anyone else drowling?....cuz i got a visual in my head!!!...*blusches*.....so umm what i meant to say was great chapter |
lol...yes i enjoyed that visual very much myself  |
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| fallen_angel | The Choice | 04/11/2006 11:39 am |
| spike has weak resolve and will power not that i mind the smut and all but would love to see him actually stand up againts Buffy just once in this fic though. gr8 chap. |
coming up soon, love  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | The Choice | 04/11/2006 10:22 am |
| I'm amused that so many people are so pissed at Buffy for cting like she is, when you make it perfectly clear in the fic and in the comments that she's basically being controlled by her own demon, and presumably the same people didn't have problems when Spike is controlled by *his* demon and acts all primal and possessive. |
i was wondering about that, if i'm not making it clear enough that she's not really in control... lol thanx for the great review  |
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| sueworld | The Choice | 04/11/2006 07:41 am |
Hmm, I'm finding it a little odd that some folks are shouting 'Bad buffy making Spike a sex toy' here. Didn't anyone watch season 6 of Buffy then? 
As far as I'm concerned she's treating him as well as she did during then, if not better, because at least she feels gulity/confused about here behavious towards him, which is more then she ever did during that point in the show!
Still loving this love, and I look forward to the next update. |
yeah, it's her typical behavior...but i agree she's treating him very badly, and i thought she did in the show then, but here she *does* actually have some room for change...thanx for the review  |
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| Spikes Slayer2 | The Choice | 04/11/2006 05:15 am |
| hmm...... |
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| Morrigan | The Choice | 04/11/2006 04:45 am |
| Poor, poor Spike.  What yucky position to be in! |
yeah, poor baby  |
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| Lou | The Choice | 04/11/2006 04:13 am |
| Are you sure this isn't Faith inhabiting Buffy's body? What a cruel bitch - it's worse than S6! |
yep...not faith...but there's definitely more here than just buffy  |
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| MarzBar | The Choice | 04/11/2006 01:46 am |
Poor Spike. He's bound to a woman who might treat him worse than Dru.
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| quite possibly...if she doesn't get things under control... |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | The Choice | 04/11/2006 01:26 am |
Dang. Buffy jsut loves to torture him? {sighs and slaps Buffy} Here is Spike being willing to dust himself because of what he heard ... is she really that stupid that she doesn't realize that was why he was leaving? He has feelings too, and she needs to start realizing them. {kicks Buffy in the ass}
Well written chapter. I'm just really wanting to kill Buffy even more. |
its gonna take her a while to get it...she's very self-centered anyway, and now there's the effects of the ritual to consider, too, that are affecting her behavior...thanx for the review  |
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| DizzyB | The Choice | 04/11/2006 12:08 am |
I love this story. The emotional roller coaster just keeps on rocking and I am so along for this ride. Great job keeping us guessing what the final score will be!  |
thanx, so glad you like it  |
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| psycheps | The Choice | 04/10/2006 11:59 pm |
great update!
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thanx  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Choice | 04/10/2006 11:16 pm |
| Oooo SMUT SMUT SMUT |
| lol |
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| bloodshedbaby | The Choice | 04/10/2006 09:58 pm |
| Poor Spike! Boy wonder what Giles is gonna say... |
he wont be pleased, obviously  |
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| kim | The Choice | 04/10/2006 09:32 pm |
Yuck. Still don't like how she's treating him, either.
Spike really should have listened to the whole convo. Even better, he needs to have a private talk with Anya, too.
It's so not fair to use the claiming mark against him. Spike used to be a powerful warrior, now he's just a sex toy. |
yeah, i agree...dont worry, he and anya *will* have a talk... i agree that buffy is being a creep at this point, and it does not completely excuse it, but she is not completely in control here... thanx for the review  |
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| Taylormaid | The Choice | 04/10/2006 09:28 pm |
| Looking forward to seeing what everyone's reaction will be! Good update! |
coming up soon....after a little smut-break lol |
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| btvsfreak@yahoo.com | The Choice | 04/10/2006 08:54 pm |
Great.
Another pair of underwear ruined.
*sigh*
(Considering investing in Victoria's Secret stock...lol)
Thanks for another lovely chapter! |
lol..wow...your reviews are always so...vivid... lol ;) *hugs* thanx, glad my story could have such an...um...effect...on you  |
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| Nikkole | The Choice | 04/10/2006 08:04 pm |
| HMMM, interesting turn of events. Does she want to undo it if she could or not? Kind of confusing, and yet still a bit of that "not quite Buffy" Buffy. Did that make sense? I am still at odds over this story, I am just not sure where it is going, but I do enjoy reading everything you write, so, of course I will stay with it and see where it goes! |
she really doesnt want to undo it...of course her immediate reaction when she finds that she has entered an eternal "marriage" sort of bond, the mating claim, completely by accident, is going to be "can we undo it"...but really, she doesn't want to...there is a definite reason for her bad behavior toward Spike too...as will be revealed later...hope you enjoy the story as it goes along  |
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| Bridget | The Choice | 04/10/2006 07:51 pm |
| Good chapter, but I don't like how Buffy is using Spike. She knows that he can't resist her but he has no inkling of how she feels about him. |
no, what she is doing is totally wrong...but there are reasons for it, as will be revealed later  |
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| Yzba | The Choice | 04/10/2006 07:50 pm |
| I really really love this fic...althought this chapter has several typos, just some inverted letters.... |
my dyslexic side coming out thanx for the review |
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| Esther | The Choice | 04/10/2006 07:39 pm |
| Wow, great chapter!! Oh, my heart breaks for Spike and his pain...feeling that she doesn't want him. I tell ya, he's one character who's pain makes me cry at the drop of a hat. You captured that soo well....and I love it!! Can't wait for more!! |
thanx so much, so glad you like it...yeah, this one almost hurt to write, poor spikey...but things will get better soon  |
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| Kat | The Choice | 04/10/2006 07:27 pm |
| This story makes me want to cry. Poor Poor spike. *sniff* |
| yeah, poor baby...things aren't too great for him right now...about to get a bit better though ;) |
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| redwulf50 | The Choice | 04/10/2006 07:02 pm |
ok, I loved it, but Spike needs more wiggle room  |
| do you mean that in a literal sense ;) ? lol |
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| Athenewolfe | Questions and Answers | 05/03/2006 07:41 am |
| I really like anya's role in this ... I don't feel sorry for Buffy she is kinda scary at the moment but can;t wait to see what happens next |
| yep, she's acting pretty messed up isn't she? |
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| letitia | Questions and Answers | 04/10/2006 10:18 am |
| so can't wait for more of this story. I am at least glad that she has Anya to talk to but so waiting for the fireworks when the rest of them find out. |
yeah, should be quite a show ;) thanx  |
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| Opal | Questions and Answers | 04/10/2006 08:21 am |
Awesome update!  |
thanx  |
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| Morrigan | Questions and Answers | 04/10/2006 05:58 am |
| Hehehe  Buffy's really done it, this time! |
oh yeah... |
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| fallen_angel | Questions and Answers | 04/10/2006 05:23 am |
| finally answers!*runs around the room doing a celebration dance*. wow the Buffy and Anya team thing is great! they are kind of good for each other. no Spike in this chapter but hope to see plenty of him in the next one. |
thanx, glad you like that...oh yes, plenty of excellent Spikey-goodness in the next chappie  |
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| Lou | Questions and Answers | 04/10/2006 04:32 am |
| It looks Spike's played this the most wisely for once! |
kind of...buffy definitely acted rashly....  |
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| Spikez_tart | Questions and Answers | 04/09/2006 06:03 pm |
| Whew, Buffy, you're up to your a** in alligators now. You'd better let Spike bite you again to relieve the pressure. |
| lol...that would actually solve a lot, wouldn't it? |
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| rayan | Questions and Answers | 04/09/2006 05:36 pm |
| hahahha serves her right!!!....buffy f***ed up!!hahaha big time....love it when that happens |
| yep...things are gonna get interesting... |
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| vladt | Questions and Answers | 04/09/2006 03:45 pm |
| love the update, love the tale. disagree with anya, but then i never understood buffy's overwhelming need for the xander, red and giles' seal of approval. thanks for the fine read. |
yeah...i agree and disagree with anya...i dont think the lying thing is wise...thanx for the review  |
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| Nikkole | Questions and Answers | 04/09/2006 03:13 pm |
| Very good chapter! I really like this story, and I am glad that Anya wants her to be truthful about everything to Giles and her friends. She (Anya) is right, it will come back and bite her in the ass if she lies, but you know Buffy, its easier to deny things than to admit them and have some moral support from her frinds! |
buffy lived in constant denial, so...no surprise here...lol...thanx for the review  |
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| neo_trinityknot | Questions and Answers | 04/09/2006 02:09 pm |
| Mmm, claimy goodness |
lol  |
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| Nova | Questions and Answers | 04/09/2006 02:09 pm |
Oh, I so love this fic.
I can't wait to see what happens in the next chapter!! |
thanx so much coming up right away  |
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| Bridget | Questions and Answers | 04/09/2006 12:52 pm |
| Good chapter. Good explanation of what happened. It will be interesting to read what happens next between Buffy and Spike. |
thanx, glad you liked it  |
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| slinkypsychokit | Questions and Answers | 04/09/2006 12:30 pm |
Anya's freaking. Buffy's freaking.
Giles is gonna freak.
It's a freakfest!
Great chappie, JL! |
lol..that's one way of putting it  |
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| MarzBar | Questions and Answers | 04/09/2006 11:11 am |
| So, Buffy's slayer demon knew what to do and the significance of what was happening the night before. How long can she stay away from Spike now? More story please. |
my guess..not long  |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | Questions and Answers | 04/09/2006 07:31 am |
| So now Buffy knows that it sounds like a mating claim. She didn't really get the effect of her rejection of Spike's claim ... what it would do to him. Look forward to the next update. Really want to see this one turn around. |
thanx for another great review yeah, anya really didn't say much about that, so she doesn't get it yet...but then where would all the angst come from if she wised up this soon?? lol |
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| Pin | Questions and Answers | 04/09/2006 07:14 am |
| Progress and knowledge - yeah! I really like your Anya; she's what Buffy needs because Buffy sure blunders a lot. Still hoping the counterclaim business gets sorted out. THanks! |
thanx so much, glad you like Anya...i find her tough to right...eventually it will get sorted but sortage means end of story, so ... not for awhile  |
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| sirc | Questions and Answers | 04/09/2006 06:30 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| hobbituk | Questions and Answers | 04/09/2006 03:47 am |
| I'm really enjoying this story, but you know what? I'm also kind of sad that Spike's claim got rejected. Yet again he's sort of second best... I guess I just like him as an equal partner. *shrugs* |
yeah, it's sad for him...but it will get better in time  |
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| Jackofspikes | Questions and Answers | 04/09/2006 01:37 am |
oooohhhh---more please  |
coming up  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Questions and Answers | 04/09/2006 01:14 am |
::snicker:: Oh, her whole house of cards is falling in around her now, isn't it?
And you'd think she'd learn the evils of tring to keep this sort of thing from the others. |
yep...she always has to learn the hard way  |
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| Cewcew | Questions and Answers | 04/09/2006 12:56 am |
All ya need is Spike tra lala la la
All ya need is Spike tra lala la la
Yes! I knew it! Buffy may be confused but the layer sure aint.  |
lol...  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Questions and Answers | 04/09/2006 12:37 am |
| Now get back to the smut! hehe |
| yes ma'am!! |
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| Esther | Questions and Answers | 04/08/2006 11:59 pm |
| Hot damn!! A mating claim!!! Woohooo!!! Great chapter and I can't wait for the next one!! |
| yep...cool huh? ;) thanx for the review |
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| Taylormaid | Questions and Answers | 04/08/2006 11:46 pm |
| Great chapter!! Can't wait to see how all of this will play out! |
thanx, further answers coming up soon  |
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| redwulf50 | Questions and Answers | 04/08/2006 11:43 pm |
oh yeah, damned good chappie  |
thanx so much  |
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| bloodshedbaby | Questions and Answers | 04/08/2006 11:37 pm |
| awesome chapter! I like this Buffy, LOL! And I like the way you did the claim thing too. Great job! |
thanx so much, glad you like it  |
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| Always_jbj | Questions and Answers | 04/08/2006 11:29 pm |
| Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive!! *shakes head* Silly, silly Buffy! |
yep...lying is gonna get her in trouble, as usual...  |
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| Athenewolfe | The Aftermath | 05/03/2006 07:36 am |
| AHHHHHH that was evil! EVIL I say... i loved it now what happened? |
you'll see  |
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| Joyce | The Aftermath | 04/28/2006 12:51 pm |
| Hmm, wonder what the downside is from Anya's expression? |
you'll see  |
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| sirc | The Aftermath | 04/09/2006 06:21 am |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Mali | The Aftermath | 04/08/2006 01:41 pm |
"She cared. It mattered to her. What they had done was not meaningless, not merely a way of enslaving him to her, as he had feared."
I worry for Spike.
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you are probably right to be worried ... thanx for the review  |
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| Mary S. | The Aftermath | 04/08/2006 06:06 am |
| That is a cruel cliffhanger! Please do update soon. I adore these bond/claim type stories, the hopeless romantic that I am. This is one of the best I've read. |
thanx so much, so glad you are enjoying it  |
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| Lou | The Aftermath | 04/08/2006 04:42 am |
| Evil incarnate!! Keeping us dangling - has she reduced Spike to Yesman or is he kidding her? |
neither really thanx for the review |
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| Wilder | The Aftermath | 04/08/2006 04:22 am |
| ARG!! that was like the worst cliff hanger ever! i have been waiting to see if they claimed each other or something and bam, i have to wait more... *pout* oh, but great story by the way, totally loving it!! |
lol..so glad you are liking it, sorry to keep you waiting *hehe* |
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| Esther | The Aftermath | 04/08/2006 12:08 am |
| Oh crap!! I wanna know what Buffy did!! Ooh, great chapter!! Love the tender Spuffy moments, especially her trying to show compassion towards Spike. Oooh, more please!!! |
thanx so much, so glad you like it |
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| btvsfreak@yahoo.com | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 09:31 pm |
ACK!!!!!!
*rubs ass around on the carpet like a bitch in heat*
Double ACK!!!!! |
um...thanx...i think...lol  |
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| Nikkole | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 09:03 pm |
| Ok, that chapter was no help what so ever!! Darn you and your evil cliffhangers! grrrrrr!! LOL! Anyway, I am very glad that you let them have a caring, sensual moment. I was really worried there for a bit that we were going to start seeing some of that evil S6 Buffy. Thank you for that! |
lol...sorry not to have helped you out there much...buffy's not gonna be all sunshine from this point on, but she's not gonna be all evil either...more explanation of what's going on next chappie  |
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| Spikez_tart | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 05:59 pm |
| This is great. Now Buffy has him, what is she going to do with him. Besides the obvious. |
i was bout to say.... ;) ... i've got a few ideas...  |
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| margaret | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 02:04 pm |
| wow... what has she done great story |
| we will all soon see ;) |
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| fallen_angel | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 01:58 pm |
| AHHH EVIL CLIFFIE! dying to know what they've done. tell us please. |
next chappie more -- but not all -- will be revealed  |
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| psycheps | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 12:40 pm |
Aghhh, evil place for a cliffhanger.
I am really enjoying this fic and looking forward to more as soon as it is convenient for you ;)
And if that's the next time I check in an hour, than I won't mind.
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it will be this weekend at some point, i know that...next hour...probably not.. ;) thanx for the review though  |
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| neo_trinityknot | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 12:39 pm |
| What! What did she do? Tell me!! |
patience, patience  |
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| rayan | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 12:01 pm |
| hahaha serves her right.....hahahahahaha i cant be happier....buffys gonna get it!buffys gonna get it! *singsongs*....anyway good chapter AS always |
she so does deserve it doesnt it? and the truth is gonna come as a shock to her... thanx for the review  |
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| Cewcew | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 10:59 am |
No!!! I've been left hanging....
If that chapter wasent a big tease I dont know what is. It's your falt, you, you chapter teasing type person, you.
I gess I'll just have to dangle here untell the next chapter is up. I hope you dont leave me like this long, My finger tips arnt that strong. |
lol...but it wouldnt be *my* story if there wasnt a cliffie...would it?? ;) thanx for the review, wont keep you waiting too long  |
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| letitia | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 10:30 am |
| Love the morning between them. I just hope things stay calm. But what in the world will Anya say to Buffy now. She has really peaked my interests. |
calm? not likely...but things should even out a bit...though we havent seen the last of dom-Buffy...though things will get a bit more complex from here on out  |
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| gaillee | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 10:19 am |
| Alright, enough! You are writing this so well; my emotions have been jerked around so much. So, I'll be eagerly waiting to find out if this is a mating claim. I did like the tenderness from Buffy. But I do hate it when Spike is weak and fearful...he should not be weak with Buffy. Thanks for another update. |
| jerking around of emotions...check...my work here is done ;) thanx for the great review...as to our poor boy...you'd be a bit apprehensive too after the night he's just had and the way she treated him, wouldn't you? |
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| Pin | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 09:31 am |
| What! What did she do??? Can't wait to see what all of this means. Great story. Thanks! |
coming right up thanx for the review  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 09:13 am |
| What did she do? What did she do? Tell me tell me tell me!! |
| okay okay okay!!! |
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| Karyn | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 09:09 am |
| omg, can't believe you left it there..rofl..evil!!! great update! and i loved the little bit of tenderness after the roughness of the night! |
yeah, he kinda needed that didn't he? maybe we all did... lol... thanx for the review  |
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| Fangfaceandrea | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 08:23 am |
What did she do??!!!
hee, excelent chapter, I'll be waiting for more  |
coming soon i promise, thanx  |
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| FetchingMadScientist | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 08:16 am |
| I wanna know...What Did Buffy Do?! Don't leave me haging here! |
i wont...not for long anyway  |
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| Bridget | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 07:54 am |
| Good update. It was terrible that you left it hanging like that. I can't wait to read Anya's explanation to Buffy. |
| lol..everybody hates this particular cliffie for some reason...hmmm... *innocence* ;) |
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| pretty_in_fangs | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 07:13 am |
| Eep! Evil cliff! grr.. |
lol thanx  |
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| redwulf50 | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 05:20 am |
LOL, damn great chappie and excellent cliffie  |
thanx so much; as always, your approval encourages me  |
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| Jackofspikes | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 04:20 am |
Damn...neither do I...What? What has she done...please don't leave me hanging???? More please  |
| lol...i will reveal more soon....how soon? you'll have to wait and see ;) |
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| samson28 | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 04:02 am |
This story is just killing me ded!
So very good.  |
thanx so much  |
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| kim | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 03:21 am |
Is it totally sick of me to want Joyce to find out how her baby girl is acting towards Spike? Whether Buffy was in control of her actions or not, she still has quite the attitude that needs to be humbled, and there's nothing like a mother to set a girl straight.
Underestimating Anya's perception and knowledge again....I can't wait for Anya to lay out the truth for bitchy Buffy. Stupid immature little brat...where was I? Ah, yes, the full truth coming into play...please let it be shared to all, 'cause Buffy cannot be allowed to continue this behavior without consequence. |
| yeah, she definitely has an attitude...and anya's revelation will make her change the way she sees things a bit...but we havent seen the end of dominant buffy yet...there are gonna be consequences of what she's done.. |
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| just sue | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 03:12 am |
Oooh! Bet we all know! LOL
Super chappie, hun. Am so looking forward to the fall out from this. *grins* Thanks ever so and looking forward to more. |
bet you've at least got more idea than buffy does thanx for the review  |
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| MarzBar | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 02:14 am |
| Hmmm. When she finds out what kind of claim it is, how will she feel about her arrogant and careless attitude towards Spike; treating him like chattel? |
| definitely a bit different...but she's not gonna come around instantly.... thanx for the review ;) |
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| slinkypsychokit | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 02:12 am |
oh god
it's one of those...things!
The thing all readers dread, though are helpless under its thrall...
The EVIL CLIFFHANGER!
Nooooooo!!
Awesome chappie, JL! But, dammit! **points to cliffie** Did I mention those things are evil? You're killing me with the anticipation, here! |
lol...sorry...hehehe...killing with anticipation was kind of a goal though  |
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| bloodshedbaby | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 01:58 am |
| uh oh.... |
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| Kat | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 01:56 am |
| oh ok now that was just a totally unfair place to leave off. oh dear. what is going to happen now. |
| you'll see soon ... thanx for the review ;) |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | The Aftermath | 04/07/2006 01:55 am |
| Now we are getting somewhere with Buffy ... at least it looks like it. Anya is going to set her straight. YES! {Grins} Loved the tenderness shared between Buffy and Spike in this chapter. Warmed my heart. I look forward to the next chapter. |
yes, she's starting to see some of the other effects of the claim(s) that they have made...glad you liked this chappie  |
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| Athenewolfe | The Lesson | 05/03/2006 07:33 am |
| oh I can;t wait to see what happens next. I love Anya in this and have this strange feeling of anticipation and dreadin my stomach ... great chapter! |
glad i could get that reaction, kind of the one i was aiming for...thanx  |
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| Nikkole | The Lesson | 04/07/2006 08:51 pm |
| I am still not getting this story I guess. I like it very much, and I am sure that you are MEANING to write Buffy and Spike a bit out of character, but it is hard for me to grasp. I can't wait to read about the talk that Buffy is going to have with Anya. I am sure it will clear alot of stuff up for us readers! |
yes, the OOC stuff is deliberate...there are reasons for the way they are acting...the talk will reveal some of them  |
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| Esther | The Lesson | 04/06/2006 11:26 pm |
| *eyes popping out* Boy howdy, that was.....whoa!! Man, wonder what kinda of claim Buffy did on Spike and whether it's her inner Slayer that's come out to play. Dang, that was great!! More!! |
thanx so much, glad you liked it  |
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| letitia | The Lesson | 04/06/2006 02:14 pm |
| Well what a way for Spike to learn this lesson. And what is there for Anya to tell Buffy?? Love this chapter. |
you'll see  |
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| Lilachigh | The Lesson | 04/06/2006 12:22 pm |
| I’m trying to like this Spike, but not succeeding too well. |
sorry hope you like the rest better |
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| galatea | The Lesson | 04/06/2006 11:55 am |
I like the idea that Buffy is perhaps not totally in control of her actions. Spike's evil behavior is often attributed to the demon that lives inside him, and it looks like maybe Buffy has someone else residing in her as well.
I too hope that the blatant Spike torture doesn't go on too long, though. I tend to like it more when the chapters flip flop the upper had in the struggle. |
| thanx, glad you're enjoying this...spike's gonna have a time trying to get the upper hand here...but things will start toward evening out soon |
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| rayan | The Lesson | 04/06/2006 10:57 am |
| *gulps*....so uhmm...uhh...i think...i think i need a drink.....uhh..ill be...i..ill be right back!!...hehe this chappter literally blew my socks of..heheh i love it when that happens hehe |
lol... thanx so much  |
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| MarzBar | The Lesson | 04/06/2006 10:19 am |
| Is it amazing that the Valley Girl thought she could initiate a claim that would have no repurcussions on herself? I hope Anya sets her straight. More story please. |
lol...not really...don't worry, anya will help  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | The Lesson | 04/06/2006 08:55 am |
| Oh my oh my. I shouldnt' be allowed to read such things first thing in the morning. That was wonderful. I've gotta admit that I love dominated Spike, but at the same time I can't wait until they realize that she's his, too. Should be just as fun. |
lol...thanx, glad you're enjoying this...  |
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| FetchingMadScientist | The Lesson | 04/06/2006 08:47 am |
Um...can I say, kinda creeped out by Buffy just now. Shades of Faith, complete with the "popping cork" speech.
And can I say...if Buffy doesn't want to give Spike what he needs, *blushes shyly* may I give it a go? |
yep, you're supposed to be a bit freake out by her actually  |
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| Jackofspikes | The Lesson | 04/06/2006 08:46 am |
'But, boy, was it *good*!'....oh, boy, was it! Incredible...what the hell were you worried about! Hell Yessssss...More please |
thanx so much, so glad you are enjoying it  |
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| Lou | The Lesson | 04/06/2006 07:03 am |
| Poor Spike - it's very sad to see him completely emasculated and reduced to saying nothing but 'Please ' to PsychoBuffy. He'd be better off going sunbathing! |
yeah, he's in a bad way at the moment...just why will be revealed later  |
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| slinkypsychokit | The Lesson | 04/06/2006 01:29 am |
| Um...wow. Very dark, but really good. Can't wait to see what happens now in the light of day. Wonder what Anya'll have to savy about it. |
thanx so much, glad you're liking it despite the darkness  |
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| vampkiss | The Lesson | 04/06/2006 12:21 am |
Whoa! Buffy is quite the little dominatrix, eh? I can't help feeling for Spike throughout the whole thing. As always, eagerly looking forward to the next update.  |
yep, she can be a bit on the scary side...and feeling for spike, quite what i was hoping for...he's kind of the wronged party in this little situation  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Lesson | 04/05/2006 11:31 pm |
| *giggles at all the yummy smut then passes out* |
| lol...interesting reaction..thanx for the review and the beeeyootiful banner!!!! you're the bestest!!! |
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| Karyn | The Lesson | 04/05/2006 10:50 pm |
| wow! giggles at the sudden shyness...wonderful update! |
thanx so much, so glad you like it  |
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| Spikes Slayer2 | The Lesson | 04/05/2006 10:44 pm |
| LOL haha!@!!!! |
| hmmm....funny?? wasn't quite the reaction i was going for...lol... |
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| Kat | The Lesson | 04/05/2006 10:07 pm |
I so feel for spike but i feel for buffy too but spikes perdiciment is going to make me cry
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| yeah, they're both kind of in a tricky place right now...but buffy definitely has the upper hand at the moment... |
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| neo_trinityknot | The Lesson | 04/05/2006 09:07 pm |
| Squee! Cant wait for more! |
thanx, glad you liked  |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | The Lesson | 04/05/2006 08:52 pm |
Holy moly. That was pretty strong and involved. She has definitely found her inner Mistress Bitch Buffy.
I hope that Anya sets Buffy straight on just what kind of claim she did. Cause I'd love to see Spike get back some of his own here. That kind of play is all fun if it is truly what both want, but Spike wants Buffy to understand what its like on his side too. She isn't just the first under his feet.
Hope the next update comes pretty soon. |
Anya will definitely help her understand a little better what she has done...and Spike will get back some of his own...but things are gonna stay a bit uncomfortable an on or over the edge for a bit  |
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| Bridget | The Lesson | 04/05/2006 08:48 pm |
| I sort of understand why these chapters were necessary but I hope that Spike comes back to being his own person or that Buffy realizes that this is not a dominance claim. I don't think I like Buffy being a mean dominatrix and Spike not having a spine. |
he will; she will...they will figure everything out in time  |
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| btvsfreak@yahoo.com | The Lesson | 04/05/2006 08:38 pm |
Holy canoli!
Are you trying to kill me?
Cuz I'm dyin' here.
*THUD!* |
lol...i'll take that as a compliment  |
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| btvsfreak@yahoo.com | The Lesson | 04/05/2006 08:38 pm |
Holy canoli!
Are you trying to kill me?
Cuz I'm dyin' here.
*THUD!* |
and repeat  |
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| Cewcew | The Lesson | 04/05/2006 08:24 pm |
LOl, OMG! Is she so ever going to freak when Anya tells she what she did! roflmao!
more please.  |
well...anya wont know everything...they're gonna hafta figure some things out as they go...but it's gonna be an interesting conversation that's for sure!  |
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| pfeifferpack | The Lesson | 04/05/2006 08:14 pm |
WOW you out bitca'd the canon LOL. Buffy deserves some serious payback for torturing our boy. Much as I love the image of him in chains and love H/C fic I can't imagine having him in my power and wasting the time hurting him *G*, at least not REAL pain.
Love the story. Interested to see the effect on Buffy and wish she'd just be his too. sigh........ungrateful Slayer.
Kathleen |
oh she will get payback...yeah, i wouldnt have done what she did either...but it's kind of not just her at work here...as will be revealed thanx for the review  |
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| Mugworth | The Lesson | 04/05/2006 08:03 pm |
| I'm with Kim. |
i'm with you both  |
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| Spikez_tart | The Lesson | 04/05/2006 07:54 pm |
| Careful, Buffy. Spike might go into spontaneous combustion. Buffy is going to have to be punished. Love the Banner EAS. |
lol...she will be i promise...in time thanx |
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| Robyn | The Lesson | 04/05/2006 06:59 pm |
I really loved this chapter and I thought that Buffy’s fear of herself when she realized some of what she had done the night before was great. I really hope that Anya can help her understand better what is really going on. I found Spike’s thought of how this claim of Buffy’s most resembled the type of claim his sire has over him and not a dominance claim interesting. I am really looking forward the exploration of the questions that some of the thoughts in this chapter raised and the also finding more out about the primal part of herself that Buffy has unwittingly tapped into and that something in Spike recognized with ‘a sense of dread and terror’. I am really looking forward to the next update.  |
yeah, i'm hoping to go pretty in depth here with some of these concepts...hope you continue to enjoy  |
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| kim | The Lesson | 04/05/2006 06:58 pm |
That was...revolting. Wait - I'm not meaning it as a flame, but how she was acting...okay, Spike's smarter than this. Spike's the kind of guy who would have read anything, talked to anyone, to learn his vampire heritage. Especially knowing how Angelus operated, and what a lying controlling bastard he was. Spike's the kind of guy to seek out the truth on his own. He doesn't go for bullcrap.
Yes, you had him figuring out some things here, but...I'm just really tired of seeing his power taken away all the time. He deserves better. He is better.
I hope Anya will straighten the BOTH of them out on this claim, because I'm this close to wanting some major pain to happen to Buffy. She's disgusting, and she only starts to think about it in the light of morning? Ugh. |
i agree about Buffy's behavior... though some of the reason for it will be revealed in time... Anya will help them understand quite a bit of it, and in time things will change...but buffy's behavior was intended to be a bit on the disturbing side  |
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| redwulf50 | The Lesson | 04/05/2006 06:48 pm |
oh shit this is scarily good, but Spike still has some wiggle room  |
yep...and he's gonna use it, that's for sure!  |
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| disappointed_reader | The Consequences | 06/03/2006 01:36 am |
| FUCK YOU |
all right, that's quite out of line...if you don't care for the story then don't read it...but the personal comments are unnecessary ... i'm sorry you feel you have to sink so low to express yourself  |
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| Athenewolfe | The Consequences | 05/03/2006 07:25 am |
| YOu know Buffy just seems to be a little bit insane.... nice update! |
yep...something is definitely up with her...  |
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| Lou | The Consequences | 04/06/2006 06:56 am |
| What a bitch! |
at this point...yeah  |
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| treadingthedark | The Consequences | 04/06/2006 03:38 am |
I absolutely love this story. It is so incredibly hot. Yikes. Seriously one of the sexiest stories I have ever read.
I've been reading it on the Crypt but I don't know how to feedback over there. So I was glad to see a link to it on Darker Spike.
Awesome! |
thanx so much, so glad you like it appreciate the positive feedback  |
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| fallen_angel | The Consequences | 04/06/2006 01:42 am |
| awww he got caught! i don't know if that's a good thing or bad |
| um...both maybe? ;) |
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| Temptation | The Consequences | 04/04/2006 11:32 pm |
| Ok, you’ve got me addicted! Great smut wrapped up in an intriguing story. I can’t wait to see what happens next. |
thanx so much, glad you are enjoying it  |
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| sueworld | The Consequences | 04/04/2006 12:36 pm |
When it comes to my Spike 'kinks' we must have been seperated at birth love! 'Helpless Spike' hits me 'right there' I'm afraid. *g*
I don't care if your Buffy isn't 'cannon' (a misused phrashe if ever I heard one, as by it's very nature fanfic isn't cannon) But I'm more then happy to stick around for the ride and see what Buffy has in store for our wee vamp next.
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lol...thanx, glad to know someone else likes slave!spike lol... and canon--forget canon!! i laugh in the face of canon!!! hahahaha!!
okay...over it now... *sheepish*
thanx for the supportive review  |
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| Bridget | The Consequences | 04/04/2006 11:16 am |
| This was a really good chapter. It is interesting how Buffy is acting. So dominating. It is funny that she does not realize how she is also tied to Spike. It will be really interesting when she finds out what type of claim she has. |
she will realize soon enough...what will be more interesting will be when *spike* realizes it!! thanx for the review  |
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| rayan | The Consequences | 04/04/2006 11:03 am |
| holy moly....*big eyes*....uhhm...i know you warned us...i just didnt see the belt and the chains coming heheh.... |
| lol...good, i kinda figured *evil grin* hehe...hoped to pull out a surprise or two |
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| letitia | The Consequences | 04/04/2006 08:54 am |
| OH MY!!!!!!!! Spike is really in for it now. And I wonder what Buffy is going to think once she really does get a few minutes away from him. And oh yeah HOT!!!!!! |
| yeah...getting a few minutes away to think might be good for our girl right about now...lol...thanx for the review |
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| pretty_in_fangs | The Consequences | 04/04/2006 06:32 am |
| OOohh... Good chapter. Will be waiting breathlesly for the next. |
thanx so much, glad you liked it  |
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| Jackofspikes | The Consequences | 04/04/2006 05:39 am |
oh wow...powerful stuff there...didn't know Buffy had it in her! LOL
Loved it...More Please.  |
neither did she... thanx for the review  |
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| Robyn | The Consequences | 04/04/2006 05:06 am |
Thank you for this very "hot" update. I love that Spike doesn't realize that his claim, even though it was denied, is still valid. I am really looking forward to the next chapter.  |
thanx so much, so glad you enjoyed it  |
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| just sue | The Consequences | 04/04/2006 03:57 am |
Guh! Off for shower - and it's all your fault! LOL
If Spikey wasn't enjoying this so much I'd be worried, but as it is am probably more concerned with the effects on Buffy. Hope she doesn't bite off more than she can chew - in a manner of speaking! Loved it and am so looking forward to more, sweetie. |
| lol, yeah so far he's having fun...but if this goes too far they could both end up in trouble...and that's all i'm saying for the moment ;) |
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| Morrigan | The Consequences | 04/04/2006 03:56 am |
| Hmm... Buffy's got some twisted mojo workin! Intersting! *L* |
doesn't she? lol...things are gonna get interestin'  |
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| Always_jbj | The Consequences | 04/04/2006 03:52 am |
Ok, not sure that I like the idea of Buffy giving Spike a belting... and it certainly doesn't seem very Buffy-like behaviour... so maybe an effect of the claim?
I'm intrigued to see where you take this from here... I do hope you give Spike back his balls though. |
no it's not very like her is it? yes, the claim is effecting them both...just how will be revealed later...dont worry, spike will get back a bit of his own  |
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| slinkypsychokit | The Consequences | 04/04/2006 03:02 am |
Looks like there's gonna be a whoopin'!
Sorry, big guy. But like she said, you shouldn't have left.
Naughty boy.
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lol...dont say sorry...he might not mind too much  |
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| psycheps | The Consequences | 04/04/2006 01:58 am |
Wow just wow. I'm addicted and I need more. If I lay here and stare at this page will the next chapter appear?
I wonder if, "I was up late reading Blood Bound" is an acceptable reason to be late to work.
Hope there is more soon.
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lol...something's telling me...no... lol |
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| galatea | The Consequences | 04/04/2006 12:37 am |
| Spike has been a baaaaad boy! He's gonna get it now - and somehow I think he's going to like it. :-D Feel free to continue with the kink-a-roni, 'cause this reader is loving it. |
lol...thanx for the permission, don't mind if i do!!  |
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| MarzBar | The Consequences | 04/04/2006 12:07 am |
| YUCK! I hope Spike figures something out soon. She will go as black as Willow with her lust for power if somebody doesn't figure out how to shorten her leash. |
| yeah, she's a bit power mad at the moment, isn't she? |
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| Spikes Slayer2 | The Consequences | 04/04/2006 12:07 am |
dum dum dummmmmmmmmmmm!!! lol thats excellent chappy do u still want a banner? |
yes yes yes!!!! still want pretty banner, thank you!! thanx for the great review *hugs* |
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| Cewcew | The Consequences | 04/03/2006 10:36 pm |
Posesive much there Buff? Now if we can just get her to except his clame and make it oficial. Good luck with that. lol  |
| yeah exactly...lol...good luck with that...it's gonna be a while on that one i'm afraid |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Consequences | 04/03/2006 09:50 pm |
I saw you didn't have a banner and I made you one ^.^
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/Elizabeth_Anne_Summers/bloodboundbanner.jpg
And I like seeing a dom Buffy for once since Spike is usually the one written as the badass dominant, hehe |
ooooh!!!! YEA!!!!! *jumps up and down*....beautiful banner, thank you so much!!! now if only i could figure out how to get it up on this site, can't seem to get any of my banners to come up here 
thanx for your kind comments, personally i think there's enough fic out here that my little -- okay, not so little -- slave!Spike fetish only is a drop in the bucket next to, as you said, all the many stories that portray spike dominating buffy...both are quite delicious, depending on your mood...hehe... *evil grin*...i just tend to write mostly -- okay, all -- one of the two ;) thanx again  |
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| Nikkole | The Consequences | 04/03/2006 09:13 pm |
| Very interesting. And what the hell is wrong with Buffy? Obviously she is going a bit off the deep end here, is it a consequence of the mating/dominance ritual that happened? Maybe since she claimed him, but he didn't submit to her for the original ritual, something in her brain went a little haywire? Or maybe she is channelling some of his demon? Very good chapter, and I can't wait for more!! |
yes, something is definitely wrong with her...as will be revealed later...thanx for an insightful review as always  |
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| SpaceLord | The Consequences | 04/03/2006 08:25 pm |
Hmm the thing that bugs me about this story/claiming is that to me it feels like this Spike is someone who would submit to anyone. I mean for all I can read into his actions he would submit to Angelus if that were the case. I mean he hates Buffy in this period of the show maybe not as much as Angelus but still, the way she is dominating him is similar and I just can't picture the Spike I've seen on the show bending to anybody like that. Sure after he falls in love with her he would do it no questions asked but I don't really see him falling in love with Buffy in this story yet.
If you had just put something in the earlier part where he was falling for her for some reason or another I don't think I would have so much trouble with it.
As the man said himself "he's loves bitch" but I doubt he would be anybody elses bitch no matter how much of an inner slayer Buffy pulls out of her ass. She might have an inner slayer that is some watered down demon from a long time ago but Spikes got an actual live demon in him.
I know that it's not canon but to me the story is just changing from the time point of the start of this story and uses all that has happened on the show before that as it's background and thus making Spike the same as he was on the show. If that is not the case feel free to point that out, real soon. Based on all this to me Spike is just doing the total opposite of what I would expect him to do and to be honest I can't see a real good reason in the story yet as to why he would do it. If you had created original characters they would come with backgrounds that hopefully would explain why they do what they do but since using BtVS characters and fairly canon too, all my knowledge comes from the show and how they acted on that.
I really like your writings in general and some of your other stories are some favs of mine so it's definetly not your writing I'm complaining about, although I seem to recall you forgetting to put a "c" in black in this chapter ;). I just wish that if you make such changes to the characters from the show that you give a background to the changes and why they would do certain things.
Actually if the claim had been because they were having an intimate moment and not fighting for dominance I would probably have bought it.
To me I think she should just break him and then toss him aside cause this is a really weak Spike and not much use to her as I see it. He would undoubtedly give up Dawn if tortured by Glory and give in to the first without much effort. He's obviously very weak and therefor more of a liability than anything.
Thats probably what it comes down to for me in this story. Spike is weak I mean really weak compared to the Spike I saw on the show. Except for the fact that I don't much care for this Buffy (not that the show Buffy was much better) I can't really say that this Spike is filling me with the same compassion I had for the vampire on the show. In this story you have stripped him of one of the key things that made him Spike, the way he never breaks and that he never gives up or in to some one in authority or in a dominating position. To me I think that Spike is really closely related to the Marlon Brando in "the wild one" when asked what he's rebelling against "what have you got" paraphrasing here . To me Spike can be divided into 2 parts the fighter, rebel and general trouble maker that don't give in to anybody but a person he loves. He might not win every fight but he will never surrender or give in. The second part being his big heart and how he loves so completly and utterly once his love is given.
So to me it comes down to the simple thing of cause and affect. I see no cause in this story for Spike to accept Buffys claim. He does not believe that she is having sex with him cause she cares about him and he don't really care about her so why would he break and accept it? When dealing with Spike and making him do as she wants there are only 1 way to go, love first then pushing him around. Once he's in love he will do whatever Buffy tells him but to get him to surender to her domination without love to me is about as believable as Tom Cruises son running through a wall of fire and coming out alive on the other side unharmed in "war of the worlds" or that the same aliens who planned that invasion for what appears to be at least a couple of hundred years can't be arsed to read up on biology and germs. That has to be the dumbest movie I've seen in a long time and it takes it self seriously too.
So in Spikes case I would say that the saying of "you catch more flies with honey than with vinegear (sp?)" is really true.
Hopefully the coming chapters will give me something that will change my mind or maybe you could point out in the story something I missed that would make it make sense to me. I have no doubt that this will be (is) an excellent story and will have a nice happy ending but still until I read the end I don't know how much this will bug me. Hopefully I can see the logic behind it soon or else I'll probably just stop reviewing since I don't think me beating a dead horse is very constructive.
I prefer character driven stories and as such I need to know why a character does certain thing and if they are acting "out of character" it really bugs me so I hope you forgive me for giving you such a hard time with it. I hope you understand my concern, it's not that Buffy beats up on Spike or that she dominates him. Even though Buffy is out of character the "inner slayer" (no matter how lame I think that is) explains what she is doing. But there is no "inner weakling" that would explain Spikes behaviour, maybe they should have put that in the challenge. Spike gets cursed and becomes a nancy boy who give in at once, just an idea I'm tossing around here.
Well enough ranting now, I'll keep reading this story but I'll probably keep my reviews down to a few words from now on. The reason I felt the need to write this one is that "the inner nancy boy" seems to have completly taken over Spike, are we ever going to see the Spike we all know and love from the show? |
Here's the thing though...as i mentioned earlier...perhaps i haven't made it clear enough, but at this point in "canon"...Spike already *did* love Buffy, just didn't know it yet...so when the claim came about, it would follow that he would at least subconsciously *want* to be her, because he *is* in love with her...
and from the moment that he accepts her claim in this story, much of his submission is a result of that claim...as will be revealed later in the story...
i hope that you continue to read the story, but only if you're enjoying it....
thanx for the thoughtful review  |
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| idk5743228 | The Consequences | 04/03/2006 08:20 pm |
| Well, I can't say I wasn't warned. I went ahead and read it anyway. So, I guess even if Buffy ever has the chance to deny that she's in anyway like Faith, she won't take the time to deny it. |
no, she's a lot like faith in some ways...more on that topic later ;) thanx for the review  |
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| Karyn | The Consequences | 04/03/2006 08:14 pm |
| *big eyes* wow! great chapter! loved it! poor spike, i feel so bad that he feels his claim was 'meaningless' |
he'll learn different in time  |
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| Esther | The Consequences | 04/03/2006 08:13 pm |
| Whoa, mama, Buffy's getting a little agressive, huh? I love it!! Oooh, can't wait to find out Spike's punishment! More please!! |
she's gonna get more aggressive...  |
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| neo_trinityknot | The Consequences | 04/03/2006 07:42 pm |
| Squee! Squee!! SQUEE! I love the chap, so hot, can't wait to find out what punishment she has in store. Hope for another update soon! Love the primal slayer! |
thanx so much for the great review  |
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| neo_trinityknot | The Consequences | 04/03/2006 07:41 pm |
| Squee! Squee!! SQUEE! I love the chap, so hot, can't wait to find out what punishment she has in store. Hope for another update soon! Love the primal slayer! |
thanx  |
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| redwulf50 | The Consequences | 04/03/2006 07:33 pm |
| LMAO, I lovves it, purrrrfect chappie |
thanx so much, as always, glad you approve  |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | The Consequences | 04/03/2006 07:25 pm |
| Oh my gosh. Wow. Glad that you put in there that his claim is still a valid one, even if they don't realize it ... etc. I hope to see more go into it and be reciprocated to put them on a more even ground. Buffy needs to realize that she is just as much Spike's as he is hers. Good writing. |
yeah, they will definitely start to see more effects of both claims as things progress...  |
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| Spikez_tart | The Consequences | 04/03/2006 07:02 pm |
| Whoa, Buffy, you slut. Reader fans herself. |
| but slutty buffy is fun, isnt she? ;) |
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| Athenewolfe | Reflection | 05/03/2006 07:02 am |
| wow I wonder what happened - I have my own thoeries - that seemed to be more like a mating then a ownership thing but we will have to see - great chapter! |
could be  |
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| Joyce | Reflection | 04/28/2006 12:27 pm |
| Loving primal Buffy and the fact that Anya is so important in this story. I've always thought that Anya should have more comaderie with Buffy because of their shared demonic/human situations. |
yeah, i always loved anya...  |
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| Lou | Reflection | 04/03/2006 07:07 am |
| If you've got any sense, Spike, you'll keep on running, before she emasculates you completely! |
| psychic much? ;) |
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| rayan | Reflection | 04/02/2006 07:33 am |
| buffy goes predator...haha im likinit..im liking it alot |
thanx  |
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| pfeifferpack | Reflection | 04/02/2006 07:20 am |
I have a sneaking suspicion that neither of them have a clue of what they have done. My guess is they've mated (or something like it). Exellent update. I am enjoying this one very much.
Kathleen |
no they really dont...but they're going to find out really soon  |
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| Nikkole | Reflection | 04/01/2006 10:10 pm |
Interesting. I think he left because he still couldn't believe that he had submitted to her. I can't wait for an update!!
Boy, Anya is going to be full of questions once she gets Buffy alone, isn't she? hehe |
i think you may be right update coming up soon...and you're right about anya too... lol... that's gonna be an interesting conversation!!! |
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| pretty_in_fangs | Reflection | 04/01/2006 09:12 pm |
And the hunt is on again.
Have I mentioned I love this story? |
thanx |
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| Spikez_tart | Reflection | 04/01/2006 07:22 pm |
| LOL Slutty Buffy grows in office. |
lol  |
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| Bridget | Reflection | 04/01/2006 02:12 pm |
| Good chapter. Good Buffy POV. I wonder where Spike has wandered off to? It appears that Buffy's bite was a mating bite and not necessarily a bite of dominance. |
maybe a bit of both ;) we'll see  |
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| spikes slayer2 | Reflection | 04/01/2006 03:48 am |
| oooohh... cant wait for more chapters!!!! |
coming up  |
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| SpaceLord | Reflection | 04/01/2006 02:06 am |
So Spike pulled an Angelus did he ;)
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| yeah...buffy's not gonna like that is she? ;) |
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| Jackofspikes | Reflection | 04/01/2006 01:19 am |
| OK...little twist...nice to see that spike is still in there and fighting back...thanks for a great read. More please |
thanx so much...yeah he may be down but he's not out yet... thanx for the review |
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| Esther | Reflection | 04/01/2006 12:17 am |
| WOW!! That was fantab!! Oooh, seems Buffy's feelings have changed....and now Spike's left? Oh man, don't know whether to feel sorry for him or be happy that Buffy's gonna claim him again. Hmmm..... Can't wait to find out!!! |
thanx so much for the great review  |
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| Robyn | Reflection | 03/31/2006 10:49 pm |
Thanks for the great update. I love that Buffy is not quite sure what's up with her new feelings towards Spike, and that it's Anya who she plans on going to. And what an ending to this chapter, I am really looking forward to how this goes.  |
thanx so much...yeah buffy doesn't really understand exactly what she's done thanx for the review |
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| Karyn | Reflection | 03/31/2006 10:15 pm |
ohhhhh, great update!!
hmmmm, feeling the ritual didn't go quite as planned...lol |
feeling you're right lol |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Reflection | 03/31/2006 09:47 pm |
| Bad Spike! Bad bad Spike! |
| needs punishing, doesn't he ;) lol |
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| Always_jbj | Reflection | 03/31/2006 09:33 pm |
I love the affection Buffy is feeling for him. LOL And that he has taken the bolt. Go Spike!
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thanx so much for the review  |
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| MarzBar | Reflection | 03/31/2006 08:51 pm |
| This claiming business is so silly. I acknowledge that the Wankers were probably not forthcoming with a lot of information about claimings but to not know there has to be sex involved? Amazingly clueless. I think it's great that Spike took a walk. |
gee...thanx... ;P lol...no really, it's buffy that's really clueless about it all...the ritual as she was *supposed* to perform it would not have been a claiming, it was an ancient ritual performed among *vampires* and the council wouldn't have a lot of detail on it...but buffy pretty much messed the whole thing up...lol...thanx for the review  |
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| Pin | Reflection | 03/31/2006 08:40 pm |
| This is very interesting! I really want to see how this claim business sorts itself out. |
it might not for a while lol |
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| Typerbabe57 | Reflection | 03/31/2006 08:29 pm |
| Wow, this is sooo interesting! I never know what to expect--which is a big part of the fun! Lovin' it! |
thanx so much, so glad you like it  |
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| lilmamaday | Reflection | 03/31/2006 08:28 pm |
| Uh oh, Spike is on the run! I can't wait to see what Buffy has in store for him when she finds him! |
should be fun ;) thanx  |
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| vladt | Reflection | 03/31/2006 08:20 pm |
| good chapter, cast some confusion on who "won". very good read. thanks |
thanx  |
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| sueworld | Reflection | 03/31/2006 08:17 pm |
Oh bad, wicked Spike giving her the slip like that.
So the 'hunt' is on again. Lets hope she takes the chains with her! |
lol...hmmm...that could be interesting  |
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| redwulf50 | Reflection | 03/31/2006 07:30 pm |
Oh yeah I loved it, was beautiful, guess Buffy has a few things yet to learn  |
she sure does...clueless girl thanx for the review |
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| Cewcew | Reflection | 03/31/2006 07:05 pm |
Rofl! So not the right ritual!
Cant wait for the next update hope its soon. |
lol...yeah, she's not exactly clear on what she did more soon i promise  |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | Reflection | 03/31/2006 06:57 pm |
| I wonder where Spike went. I wonder what really happened with the claims. {sighs} She still thinks she won. We'll see what happens next. yeah, couldn't resist checking out the chapter still. I could kick myself, but I'm addicted to it JL. Had to see what happened next. |
lol...thanx for stickin with me, tasha... *hugs*...glad you're still into it, even though you're disappointed...but there will be goodness to come of this eventually i promise  |
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| Kat | Reflection | 03/31/2006 06:56 pm |
| oh dear. but still she does not have luck with guys does she lol. |
| lol...not so much...but then she's a bit pushy isn't she? ;) lol |
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| neo_trinityknot | Reflection | 03/31/2006 06:52 pm |
| Bad Spike! Running away from the Slayer like that. |
| i think he needs "punishing"... don't you? ;) lol j/k |
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| disappointed_reader | The Struggle | 06/03/2006 01:23 am |
wonderful writing until i read this chapter :-(
the way you wrote it, the only reasonable outcome would have been a mating....
you realize, that men are more than simple characters ? why whould women be more in control while being on the edge of an orgasm as men ??????
and THIS spike we are talking about is not the willing slave of buffy because he's in love with her, so the outcome is irrational. at this point i'm close to say f... off, but the other reviews show me, that you still are a spuffy writer and perhaps there's still hope. |
| i'm sorry that you are disappointed..but yes, spike was already in love with buffy at this point, according to Joss (see FFL, scene with Dru and the chaos demon)...sorry if you're not enjoying it |
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| Athenewolfe | The Struggle | 05/03/2006 06:49 am |
| OH my god that was the hottest thing I think I have read in quite a while... fanning self - my oh my was that bite HOT! |
| thanx, so glad you thought so..but which one? hers or his? ;) lol.. |
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| Nikkole | The Struggle | 04/01/2006 10:03 pm |
| NICE!! That was a VERY good chapter! You switched the power so many times, I wasn't sure who was going to win, to be honest with you. |
thanx, so glad you enjoyed it...i was trying to keep everybody guessing  |
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| Always_jbj | The Struggle | 03/31/2006 05:13 pm |
| Waaah! I wanted Spike to win *pouts* lol... Oh well, I guess I'll juat have to have fairth and wait to see where you take it. |
hope you like where i take it ;) lol thanx |
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| Lou | The Struggle | 03/30/2006 08:42 am |
| God I hope she's not going to be Mistress of Cruelty after that! |
| dont worry, she won't...not too badly anyway ;) |
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| bearfacedcheek | The Struggle | 03/30/2006 08:09 am |
Boy! *fans self* got left behind on this one, but wasn't catching up fun.
Can't wait for the next installlment. What will buffy do with him now she has him |
lol...so glad you enjoyed it hmmm...that is the question, isn't it? |
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| sueworld | The Struggle | 03/30/2006 05:44 am |
Oh bugger cannon, I just love what you're doing here.
Let's dominate that vamp! |
lol...thanx... domination coming up  |
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| Spikes Slayer2 | The Struggle | 03/30/2006 05:33 am |
| my god.. well.. i dno about stones..? |
| lol...an undecided voter? ;) |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | The Struggle | 03/30/2006 03:15 am |
You know I love your fics, JL. You have a way of things twisting around to come back to things. That's why I made sure to say that I still think the writing is great. You know me ... I just can't handle all the up and down emotions sometimes.
Oh and as for the non-canon poke at you in a review that was left by one of your readers ... You're a Misfit, JL. {chuckles} Hmmm ... that must be why you're my sister Misfit. Besides just about every story that is out there can not be considered canon no matter how much you make the characters similar. Face it folks ... if you change the storyline at all ... you aren't canon. You may call it fannon, but that is as close as you can get. |
yeah...i guess i dont have a lot of respect for canon...bad me... lol...you're totally right though...95% of fanfic is not canon... and the whole claiming concept was never once touched on in joss's world that i recall...we just kind of somehow adopted it lol
thanx for your support and a great, thoughtful review  |
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| SpaceLord | The Struggle | 03/30/2006 01:11 am |
Hmm if I remember the Angel bite correctly he bit her more on the shoulder. The way I say that he bit her artery in the neck is because he wants to weaken her fast and that's what he would do if he did the neck artery.
I've been thinking about it and what really bugs me I guess is that I think Spike is so far out of character it's not even funny.
I mean here is the guy who never breaks for anything. He didn't break for Angelus during the initial 20 years of his unlife, Glory didn't manage to break him and the first didn't either. So now you tell me how it is that Buffy by squezing some nice muscles manage to break him in 5 minutes? That is what is truly bothering me. He is the ultimate rebel never does what anybody wants just on pure need to go against authorothy.
So signing up to be the slayers bitch is something that I can't ever see him doing unless it was his own will. He could loose the fight and even his life but I can't ever see him surendering willingly. To me this is just not in him, never saw him doing that in the show. He would choose death over that.
Hope that this makes sense and that I'm not just coming off as being upset about Spike loosing (which I am of course ;)) but that I feel it's not something he would do if you are doing this in canon. |
you're right for the most part...but the one thing, if we're going to be strictly canon (which by the way, my writing is usually NOT) you're forgetting is this:
The one thing in the whole of the series that *was* ever able to break Spike....
was Buffy....
He fell for her and he fell hard and never, ever recovered...
Nuff said  |
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| SpaceLord | The Struggle | 03/30/2006 01:07 am |
Hmm if I remember the Angel bite correctly he bit her more on the shoulder. The way I say that he bit her artery in the neck is because he wants to weaken her fast and that's what he would do if he did the neck artery.
I've been thinking about it and what really bugs me I guess is that I think Spike is so far out of character it's not even funny.
I mean here is the guy who never breaks for anything. He didn't break for Angelus during the initial 20 years of his unlife, Glory didn't manage to break him and the first didn't either. So now you tell me how it is that Buffy by squezing some nice muscles manage to break him in 5 minutes? That is what is truly bothering me. He is the ultimate rebel never does what anybody wants just on pure need to go against authorothy.
So signing up to be the slayers bitch is something that I can't ever see him doing unless it was his own will. He could loose the fight and even his life but I can't ever see him surendering willingly. To me this is just not in him, never saw him doing that in the show. He would choose death over that.
Hope that this makes sense and that I'm not just coming off as being upset about Spike loosing (which I am of course ;)) but that I feel it's not something he would do if you are doing this in canon. |
see previous response  |
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| Esther | The Struggle | 03/30/2006 12:27 am |
| Whoa, you won't be getting stones from me. That was fantastic! Now I'm curious to see what's gonna happen next. More, please!!! |
thanx for the no-stoneage... more coming up soon  |
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| Dirktavian | The Struggle | 03/30/2006 12:14 am |
| How could anyone want to stone you after that chapter? Heck, I just need a cigarrette! Great chapter, and I especially love Buffy's line about wanting him unlike anyone else. Ummm...How can he resist her? |
lol...maybe i should have waited to say anything about stoning til my current chapter...lol thanx for the review  |
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| kim | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 10:11 pm |
His claim is there no matter what she says - it's just more on the possession level, than the mate level.
Since he returned hers, though, that's on a mate level.
She's his, period, whether she likes it or not. And this claiming has nothing to do with the ritual. That moment is already past. Buffy's in for a surprise. |
you may be right...they are both in for a bit of a surprise...not saying exactly how this is gonna turn out, but they basically screwed the ritual up big time thanx for the review |
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| MarzBar | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 09:31 pm |
| Whew! A claim doesn't make the claimee a slave does it? If it does, please send poor Spike here; I'll treat him better than a slayer would. WEG More story please. |
no, not exactly.... thanx for the review  |
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| Karyn | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 09:28 pm |
| damn woman!! that was intense!!! great update!!! |
thanx, so glad you liked  |
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| vladt | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 08:52 pm |
| excellent! very intrigued by your A/N. looking forward to next several chapters. thanks for the fine read |
thanx for the review  |
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| Spikez_tart | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 07:58 pm |
| I don't think this is what Giles had in mind. Loved the wild bitieness. What next evil writer? |
no, giles will be a bit...put out... thanx for the review |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 07:22 pm |
| Yay, GO BUFFY!! woot! |
lol |
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| lilmamaday | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 06:44 pm |
| Wow! You have me hooked! I can't wait to see what happens here next! |
thanx, neither can i!!  |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 06:42 pm |
| Course that isn't to say that there won't still be a mutual claim or something ... I'm just worried and bummed. |
| i'm sorry that you're bummed...and you may just have something there ;) |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 06:40 pm |
| I'm just going to hope that things really aren't how they look. I know you have your A/N saying it doesn't, but I'm going to wait for a better review until I read more chapters. I'm kind of bummed right now. Not that you haven't writte well, but I'm just bummed at the outcome because I really think that Spike won. Her rejecting his claim like that would have killed Spike inside William and all. She'd be on a list of all those others who rejected him. I have faith in your Spuffy though, and I'll review again after I read a few more chapters. I think I'll wait for a few more chapters to post before I read again. {huggles JL} |
i'm sorry you don't like the way things are going...as for the rejection, not so much considering that she immediately claimed him herself after rejecting his claim...buffy's not ready to willingly give herself to spike yet...but all will be explained in time, hope you like it again as the story goes along  |
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| Cewcew | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 05:42 pm |
| YES! |
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| redwulf50 | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 05:28 pm |
LOL, I think it is getting verry good  |
thanx ;), glad you think so  |
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| SpaceLord | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 05:15 pm |
This sucks, do you have any idea how fast a human loses life if the artery in the neck is punctured. I think it's five breaths or five seconds. Now that would make Spike the winner by default no way would she be able to fight it, the blood loss would be too fast and too much for her to put up a fight. Somehow I don't think that Spike is a sloppy eater and would allow himself not to hit the artery. Once in it's game over really. So in any case she would just bleed to death really fast if she yanked his fangs out. No other way around it really.
So you really shouldn't have let Spike bite Buffy cause that just makes it non believable really 
Unless he bit her somewhere other than her neck but that's not the impression I got.
No Spike is the clear winner you need to go back and do this chapter over again  |
okay here's the thing though....he wasnt trying to kill her, he was trying to subdue her and claim her, so he wouldnt have hit the artery, deliberately...also...angel drank from buffy's throat for longer than a few seconds and she lived...she's the slayer, not a normal mortal...
that's my defense...
so there
thanx for the thoughtful, in depth review by the way ;) lol |
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| Pin | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 04:15 pm |
| Gahhh....looking forward to seeing what happens next. |
coming up  |
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| rayan | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 03:56 pm |
| aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah......i think im having a heart attack...... |
lol...no! don't! you have to read the rest!!  |
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| fangfaceandrea | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 03:52 pm |
whoa!!
that was hAWTT, can't wait for more.
I know you said things weren't as clear as they seem but I'll be doing my happy dance cause it was Buffy who did it anyway!  |
lol...thanx, glad you thought so...yeah, she did win...kind of...but there's gonna be more to this than she realizes...  |
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| deedo | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 03:38 pm |
wow... lovely update and lots of bitey goodness 
he really really tried to resist 
and with your a/n you got me all kinds of curious now, I wouldn't be surprised if I get all nervous and twitchy tomorrow during endless hours of dull work 
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hope i have satisfied a bit of curiosity, though probably not much by this point  |
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| Yzba | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 03:31 pm |
| That was good!!!! I really like this story, and the more I read, the more I like it. But there is a mistake when Spike takes control, you used through instead of threw. She threw her head. At least in my opinion;) |
thanx for the tip and the review, glad you are enjoying it  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 01:43 pm |
OH my. My oh my. ::fans self::
This should be interesting. How does he turn the tables from here? |
we'll see  |
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| Robyn | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 01:26 pm |
I forgot to add, when I said owned I meant less in the dominant way and more in the heart and soul way.  |
i agree  |
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| vampkiss | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 01:24 pm |
*gasps* Ahhh!
God, I look for updates on this constantly. And you never disappoint! Another amazing chapter. Can't wait to see where your going with this. (you would think it's clear cut and Buffy's the winner, but after your author's note....) |
thanx so much, glad you like it  |
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| Robyn | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 01:22 pm |
There is only one word to describe this chapter, HOT. I loved the shifts between the two of them and how Buffy unwittingly drew on and became more in tune with her slayer powers. And with your little note at the beginning I am really looking forward to where you take it from here. And as for her winning this round, she might have been a bitch to him, but in the end all she did was formalize the fact that she already owned him. Please update soon.  |
thanx, so glad you enjoyed this  |
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| sueworld | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 01:14 pm |
Yayyyyy!
Another great chapter love! Brilliant! |
thanx  |
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| slinkypsychokit | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 01:07 pm |
I know I haven't reviewed the last couple of chapters, but I was reserving judgement to see what happened.
DAAAAAAMMMN! Excellent! |
thanx, glad you are enjoying it  |
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| fallen_angel | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 01:00 pm |
| Buffy claimed Spike so it seems he lost. too bad slave Buffy would have been something new. |
the struggle's not really over yet  |
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| neo_trinityknot | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 12:28 pm |
| Woah, hot stuff. Can't wait to see what comes with the claiming package, and how they'll deal with it and Buffy's slayer side. |
| should be interesting ;) |
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| Kat | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 12:24 pm |
| ok then. He accepted her claim BUT it didn't really seem like a dominance thing now did it. HMMM I wonder what will happen next |
nope...not quite...  |
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| just sue | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 12:17 pm |
Hot damn! I mean...hot damn!
OK. Taking into consideration your A/N I will be keeping the most open of minds about what seemed to be a pretty convincing win. Really am so looking forward to what happens next. Thanks ever so, sweetie. |
thanx so much for your great review...she did win...but there's a bit more to it than she thinks  |
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| Bridget | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 11:29 am |
| I sort of expected that you would make Buffy the victor. I hope however, the claim is not going to work as she expects it to. Good chapter. |
it wont quite...she doesn't really know exactly what she's done...  |
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| Jackofspikes | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 11:28 am |
OH wow...beautiful...I loved it
MORE PLEASE |
thanx so much, glad you are enjoying it  |
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| Shadow | The Struggle | 03/29/2006 11:06 am |
| mmm bitey goodness |
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| spike'smrs | The Purpose | 06/20/2006 03:15 pm |
| spike being a little devious i like carry on |
isn't he great that way? thanx |
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| Athenewolfe | The Purpose | 05/03/2006 06:45 am |
| ohh I love the twists and turns that are happening here - great challenge match! |
about to come to an end  |
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| Spikez_tart | The Purpose | 03/29/2006 07:53 pm |
| What do you mean he doesn't want the chains. He loves the chains! Great great great. |
| there may be more chains later ;) lol |
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| lilmamaday | The Purpose | 03/29/2006 06:40 pm |
| This chapter was hot! I am surprised at how both of them are acting with each other and can't wait to see the outcome! Off to the next chapter! |
thanx so much, glad you like it  |
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| Dirktavian | The Purpose | 03/29/2006 01:19 am |
| Great update-- this game only gets more and more interesting! Can't wait to see if Spike can think with the right head and try to turn the tables. It will be interesting to see whichever way you go with this-- whether it is Buffy or Spike who emerge victorious. 'Course, a draw would be truly fitting, since they are really equally matched. Keep these updates coming! |
thanx so much, glad you are enjoying it  |
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| galatea | The Purpose | 03/28/2006 11:08 pm |
| Steamy! I like, I like! But you are the evil mistress of cliffhangers, you know. Looking forward to the next chapter. |
thanx  |
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| letitia | The Purpose | 03/28/2006 07:27 am |
| I just hope that Buffy still comes out on top so to speak, but I can't wait to see what you put them both through. Great chapter. |
she will...happy now?  |
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| lOU | The Purpose | 03/28/2006 06:22 am |
| Looks like this contest could have two winners! |
or two losers...  |
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| sueworld | The Purpose | 03/28/2006 06:08 am |
Oh good lord, more, more!
*drums fingers whilst waiting* |
coming up  |
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| Pulchra Nex | The Purpose | 03/28/2006 05:52 am |
| That's not fair! please update soon! I want to know how it ends! and if you don't update soon I'm going to use the 'Harmony-whine'! ;-D lolz... really love this story! please update soon? |
| please no! not that! ;p |
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| Spikes Slayer2 | The Purpose | 03/28/2006 03:50 am |
lol.. thats funny!!
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thanx |
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| Morrigan | The Purpose | 03/28/2006 02:49 am |
| Ooh, this is wickedly suspenseful!  I'm absolutely loving this.  Can't wait until your next update! |
thanx, so glad you're enjoying it  |
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| Robyn | The Purpose | 03/28/2006 02:33 am |
So hot, so steamy, so not ready for the chapter to be over. I love how Spike has to keep reminding himself of what he is suppose to be doing, because his desire for her keeps short-circuiting his brain. Thanks for the great update. I am really looking forward to the next one, and another seeming shift in their game.  |
lol...more soon  |
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| fallen_angel | The Purpose | 03/28/2006 02:18 am |
| now what's he up to? |
we'll see  |
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| MarzBar | The Purpose | 03/27/2006 11:58 pm |
| Good grief! How can Spike lose a sex game? Apparently by being totally besotted with Buffy. I hope he does better now. |
wasn't he always though? P |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Purpose | 03/27/2006 11:09 pm |
| Don't do anything stupid spike!!!! |
too late  |
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| Cewcew | The Purpose | 03/27/2006 11:08 pm |
| I must be at the Grand canion, with all the cliffs Ive been seeing, and upclose at that. Seeing as how I keep finding my self hang on them. Sometime I think your crule, or that you just love to be a tease. I feel like Spike. "Please...jl1980...please!" |
lol...wow....thanx  |
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| vladt | The Purpose | 03/27/2006 09:43 pm |
| can there be a loser in this contest? good chapter. thanks for the fun read. |
not really, huh? thanx for the review  |
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| Karyn | The Purpose | 03/27/2006 09:23 pm |
| squeal!!! you are a naughty naughty missy!!! dont' know how much more my poor heart can take...lol...great update! |
| lol..let's find out ;) |
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| pretty_in_fangs | The Purpose | 03/27/2006 08:29 pm |
Guh.
Maybe I'll reply later when I've recovered. |
lol...i'll take that as a compliment  |
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| Tamara | The Purpose | 03/27/2006 07:59 pm |
| I love how there's no real way to tell who's going to win. |
not yet... thanx |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | The Purpose | 03/27/2006 07:54 pm |
| Go SPIKE! Show her how it is played, and make her realize that she did not WIN. She thinks she is just so clever. She really should learn to get every bit of information on any ritual before she does it. Stupid Slayer. I look forward to more. I want to see Spike win. |
lol...he's still got some tricks up his sleeve..no promises though  |
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| Esther | The Purpose | 03/27/2006 07:50 pm |
| Holy cow!!! Don't wanna seem like a blabbering idiot but.....GAH!!! More!!! Please!!! |
lol...more coming up  |
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| Bridget | The Purpose | 03/27/2006 07:47 pm |
| Great chapter. I can't wait to read who is the victor. |
not long to wait now  |
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| Yzba | The Purpose | 03/27/2006 07:07 pm |
| grrrrrrrr I hate clifhangers....... |
| lol...then you might not wanna read my stuff ;) lol |
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| Kat | The Purpose | 03/27/2006 07:07 pm |
I think i might just cry. An amazing chapter
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lol...thanx  |
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| redwulf50 | The Purpose | 03/27/2006 07:03 pm |
LOL, poor Spike, poor Buffy neither and both are gonna win I think  |
i think you're right, in a way  |
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| Jackofspikes | The Purpose | 03/27/2006 07:03 pm |
| oooh this is so good...but I really think I need the next chapter...like NOW! Brilliant as usual...More please |
comin right up, ma'am! |
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| rayan | The Purpose | 03/27/2006 06:57 pm |
| hahahaha who´s fooling who........bloody brilijant...im still luvin iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit |
no way to tell yet ;) thanx  |
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| Athenewolfe | The Victor? | 05/03/2006 06:33 am |
| oh uh "right" was not the magic words were they.... looks intrigued before running to the next chappie! |
nope...sure werent lol |
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| Spikez_tart | The Victor? | 03/29/2006 07:47 pm |
| BOy, does Buffy fight dirty. |
she sure does but it tends to work |
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| lilmamaday | The Victor? | 03/29/2006 06:35 pm |
| Uh oh, doesn't she know, you never take your eye off the prize! I can't wait to see what Spike has planned! Off to read the next chapter! |
lol...yep...not over yet  |
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| Lou | The Victor? | 03/27/2006 05:10 am |
| Ooh! What's our boy up to now! This is a battle and a half! |
you said it!  |
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| vampkiss | The Victor? | 03/26/2006 11:50 pm |
| Ah! Your evil! Loving, loving, loving this story and on the edge of my seat awaiting the next chapter! |
thanx so much  |
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| Taylormaid | The Victor? | 03/26/2006 10:45 pm |
| Ooooo, watch out Buffy! Great stuff in this chapter! Can't wait to see how this will turn out! |
got a little while to go yet thanx for review  |
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| just sue | The Victor? | 03/26/2006 03:49 pm |
| What a treat to come back home to! Just caught up and am on tenterhooks to find out which way this goes! Very yummy stuff, hun. Wnats more! *hugs* |
thanx so much, so gld you are liking it....more soon  |
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| Spikez_tart | The Victor? | 03/26/2006 10:58 am |
| Evil writer! Get back to writing. |
lol...i'm on it already  |
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| rayan | The Victor? | 03/26/2006 10:09 am |
| hahahahaha....shes in for it noow....i frikin love this chapter....keep it up |
lol..thanx, so glad you like it  |
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| Pulchra Nex | The Victor? | 03/26/2006 08:16 am |
| Oh come on! doesn't she know he still hasn't said it? ;-D he only said she was right... that could mean anything... lol! Love this story! |
yep... thanx for the review  |
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| sueworld | The Victor? | 03/26/2006 06:23 am |
| Woo Hoo, more, more! |
coming up  |
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| fallen_angel | The Victor? | 03/26/2006 05:15 am |
| i don't think this fight is over yet. wonder what's up spike's sleeve. update soon |
nope, not over yet...just taking a different turn  |
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| kim | The Victor? | 03/26/2006 04:39 am |
Sneaky bastard...he's got a plan up his sleeve.
She's still underestimating him. Frankly, always will, since he's well over 100 years older than her. Her arrogance still needs to be wiped off the planet.
Please let Spike winn, if anybody does. I don't want to see him be a victim again. |
| oh yeah, he's definitely got a plan...not saying if it will work...but i will say this, whether or not he wins...he won't be a victim...;) |
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| GoldenBuffy | The Victor? | 03/26/2006 03:28 am |
| Yay, I'm so happy I finally got to your fic. I was on my "to read list", this is a really great story, can't wait for your next update! |
glad you did get around to it, thanx for the great review  |
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| Lilachigh | The Victor? | 03/26/2006 02:58 am |
| He’s got a plan - but then will it work. This is Spike! |
| his plans never went as planned, did they? |
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| Dirktavian | The Victor? | 03/26/2006 01:56 am |
| Heh, heh, heh-- I can see that evil laugh just brewing in his brain! Great job on showing not only the struggle between the two of them, but within themselves. Looking forward to the next fabulous installment! |
| thanx so much, so glad you are enjoying it...these two are really very well matched...that's why they never really beat each other... |
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| Cewcew | The Victor? | 03/26/2006 12:23 am |
Ut oh! Shes guna get it, or he is, or..... they both are?
Lol, wondering and awaiting the next chapter. |
| well they're both gonna get *something* that's for sure!! lol |
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| Esther | The Victor? | 03/25/2006 10:23 pm |
| Whoa, mama.....more, please!!! This was great!! |
more coming up soon !!  |
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| Max | The Victor? | 03/25/2006 10:14 pm |
"Pride comes before the fall" 
This is great, can't wait for the next update. |
lol...usually thanx for the review |
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| MarzBar | The Victor? | 03/25/2006 09:22 pm |
| Teeheehee! Please, come back soon and tell us Spike's take on his supposed concession of defeat. I think little Miss Superior just managed to forget he's still the Big Bad and he's evil. |
i will, very next chapter yeah, she's always underestimating him...thanx for the review  |
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| vladt | The Victor? | 03/25/2006 09:14 pm |
| challenging match, momentum swinging to and fro. the winner will be ...? hopefully you let the contest go forward for several chapters. really fine read. thanks |
not sure about that, should be decided in the next couple chapters...but the fight is only the beginning  |
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| Kat | The Victor? | 03/25/2006 09:06 pm |
Oh no he didn't say she won he just said 'right' oh buffy you arn't the smartest one are you hunny. lol Amazing and I am still not sure 'who'if anyone is actually going to win
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lol...not telling yet, either way will be fun though  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Victor? | 03/25/2006 09:03 pm |
| Why's he smirking? Why's he smirking???!! |
| you'll see ;) |
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| Spikes Slayer2 | The Victor? | 03/25/2006 09:02 pm |
oh no.. he's gonna do something wicked.. *smiles* quick buffy change spots with me.. lol  |
lol...wicked is his middle name  |
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| Karyn | The Victor? | 03/25/2006 09:02 pm |
| uh oh! sensing something off here..lol..great update! |
lol..very perceptive of you...yeah, something is definitely off..  |
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| Robyn | The Victor? | 03/25/2006 09:01 pm |
Their fight is getting very interesting. I love how it keeps switching as to who has the advantage, just like their fights always have. Silly Buffy didn't she remember that she has to take it all the way. Great chapter, update soon please.  |
| yep, that's typical spike and buffy...yeah, she's planning on taking it all the way...but i dont think she wants to do it on the floor... ;) |
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| galatea | The Victor? | 03/25/2006 08:47 pm |
I just came across this story - I love it! Great spuffy characterization.
You are evil to leave it there, but since it looks like you update often, I think I can make it. |
oh i do update often...thanx for the great review  |
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| Jackofspikes | The Victor? | 03/25/2006 08:45 pm |
| oh oh....did she for get something? Brilliant as always, more please! |
maybe so thanx for the review  |
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| neo_trinityknot | The Victor? | 03/25/2006 08:43 pm |
| Sucker! He didn't say the actual words! |
| :} |
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| neo_trinityknot | The Victor? | 03/25/2006 08:42 pm |
| Sucker! He didn't say the actual words! |
| lol ;) |
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| redwulf50 | The Victor? | 03/25/2006 08:35 pm |
LOL, poor Dumb Buffy 
Why do I think the fight has just started  |
| lol..you may be right ;) |
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| deedo | The Victor? | 03/25/2006 08:30 pm |
you are soo evil!! stopping at the most important part...
i really liked the fight, and that both of them had the chance to land a few good blows
and we all know by now, that fighting seems to be their kind of foreplay, and i'll say so far it was a rather 'intense' fight  |
lol...oh yes, this fighting is definitely a form of foreplay...next chapter will prove thanx for review  |
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| Athenewolfe | The Conflict | 05/03/2006 06:28 am |
| Ouch - What dirty and underhanded tricks they are playing ... how lovely and nice. *evil wicked grin* on to the battle! |
but isn't it so like them though  |
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| Nikkole | The Conflict | 04/01/2006 09:38 pm |
OMG!! That made me laugh so hard! YOu are so good at adding humor into a serious story! That was so much in character, good job!
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thanx so much, glad you liked that little light bit in the middle of this kinda dark story  |
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| Lou | The Conflict | 03/27/2006 05:05 am |
| Buffy's playing him nicely..but I bet it doesn't last! |
lol..we'll see  |
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| Spikez_tart | The Conflict | 03/26/2006 10:51 am |
| Buffy cheated! |
you sound surprised... lol
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| SpaceLord | The Conflict | 03/25/2006 07:19 pm |
LOL found this on UGO, it's a profile on our fav vamp slayer. Too bad there isn't one for Spike so we could compare 
http://www.ugo.com/versus/profile.aspx?character=buffy |
lol...yeah, that would be fun thanx |
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| sirc | The Conflict | 03/25/2006 02:24 pm |
| great chapter |
thanx  |
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| Pulchra Nex | The Conflict | 03/25/2006 01:44 pm |
| *That bloody bitch!* that's not fair! *pouts* get her spike! get her! (love this story!!! :-D please update soon!) |
lol...neither one of them is really playing fair here  |
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| SpaceLord | The Conflict | 03/25/2006 12:33 pm |
Hmm I think I put it in a bad way with my former review. What I really mean is that I have a hard time with him being distracted by Buffy actions. Something that is purely Spike is his very singlemindendness, very goal oriented approach to the things that he does and at this point in time he might have feelings for her but he's just as good as Buffy in the art of doing breast strokes in the Nile ;)
There is also the the whole thing with him being distracted and not going for the win when he's got the chance. This comes from my own experience when playing sports, you don't let up until the fat lady sings and with his experience I don't think that he would even give her a chance to do that if he had the opportunity to end it. It's something very basic and primal that you get when you start to focus solely on the task at hand, everything else kind of zones out. I've probably seen it done best in a Kevin Costner movie where he was a pitcher for a baseball team and how everything just faded away but him and the guy trying to hit the ball. Then there is the whole muscle memory thing, it's what you do on automatic without thinking cause you have done it so many times before and sinking his fangs into someones throat would to me be the best known one of all. I mean he's been doing it probably every night for the last 100 years or so. That is a lot of practice.
Of course my thoughts on the subject might be right on a technical level but that probably wouldn't make the story better 
Just thought I'd give you something to think about for future stories. |
lol...i see your point on a technical level...thanx for the feedback |
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| lilmamaday | The Conflict | 03/25/2006 08:23 am |
| Buffy was working her feminine charms, I am proud of her. You use what you got! I can't wait to see what happens next~ |
lol....you know it girl thanx for the review |
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| SpaceLord | The Conflict | 03/25/2006 06:11 am |
| Hmm don't know if Spike would care at this point in time to be honest. I mean he's been humiliated for a few weeks or something like that. I don't recall him not wanting to kill her up until he had that dream in season 5. If I recall correctly just a few hours before that he tried to kill her. Although I guess he would be chocked I guess that's what he's feeling when Buffy pulls that stunt. |
well i'm going off the canon premise that he *did* love buffy even back then even though he didn't know it...that's why dru left him, remember? and if she did something like that,initiating contact without a spell or anything like that, what might his reaction be? thanx for the review |
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| Esther | The Conflict | 03/25/2006 02:06 am |
| Oooh, that's about the cruelest thing Buffy's ever done. Man, can't wait to see Spike's reaction and what happens next!! Great chapter!!!!! |
repeat  |
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| Esther | The Conflict | 03/25/2006 02:06 am |
| Oooh, that's about the cruelest thing Buffy's ever done. Man, can't wait to see Spike's reaction and what happens next!! Great chapter!!!!! |
lol...i agree thanx for the review  |
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| Robyn | The Conflict | 03/25/2006 01:32 am |
I've got to admit after what he pulled with the putting away their weapons the kiss and punch that Buffy pulled felt good. I was all for him kicking her ass, but now I'll be happy either way, or if they both come out ahead. His comments about her sexual prowess evened up a whole lot of her bitchieness toward him. Though that might just be because that is a sore spot with me. Looking forward to what's to come. |
| i agree...everyone's gotta remember, they *are* mortal enemies, and he *has* tried to kill her more times than not...her thinking is a little screwed up on what she's trying to do, but she *is* trying in her own way to actually not have to kill him... |
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| MarzBar | The Conflict | 03/25/2006 01:15 am |
| OMG! She's not supposed to be evil like that! Now what?? I think a mutual claim is in order. More story please. |
lol...we'll see  |
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| Spikes Slayer2 | The Conflict | 03/25/2006 01:02 am |
| lol go buffy!!!! |
lol |
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| vladt | The Conflict | 03/24/2006 11:53 pm |
| great chapter, loved it. thanks |
thanx  |
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| Taylormaid | The Conflict | 03/24/2006 11:44 pm |
| FANTASTIC update! The way you wrote Spike was perfect...just perfect! Can hardly wait for more! |
thanx so much, so glad you like it  |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | The Conflict | 03/24/2006 11:02 pm |
JL ... I love your writing, but I really want Spike to kick Buffy's arse into next year. Yeah he did his whole fake on the drop thing, but did she really think he was that stupid? She was being foolish and naive. Plus she's taunted him incessantly. I'd want to kill her myself at this point.
She is pretty stupid to do that when Spike is just looking like he's having second thoughts. That is only going to infuriate Spike more, and I hope he pounds her into the ground at his mercy at this point. Stupid bitch. |
| true, true....but as i said in a different response, she really didn't know he was having second thoughts...he was going for her throat when she did it ... I think i've built up an excessive amount of Buffy-hostility here.. lol ;) |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Conflict | 03/24/2006 10:34 pm |
ROFLMAO!!!!!! *falls over laughing*
Omg, at this rate it'll be a tie. |
lol...you may be right  |
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| Max | The Conflict | 03/24/2006 10:12 pm |
| Oh yeah, smart one Buffy - just when he's having second thoughts about biting you after he won, you have to go and encourage him to do just that. She really thought that one out huh? |
yeah...gotta remember though, *she* didn't know he was having second thoughts...she just saw him heading for her throat... thanx for the review |
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| pretty_in_fangs | The Conflict | 03/24/2006 09:58 pm |
Gah! Bitch! Gah!
(not you, of course0 |
| lol...thanx for clearing that up |
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| Karyn | The Conflict | 03/24/2006 09:34 pm |
| devious! wonderful update! biting nails!!!! |
thanx so much, glad you enjoyed it  |
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| pfeifferpack | The Conflict | 03/24/2006 09:34 pm |
Yeah, like she thought THAT out ...:::snicker:::... I think they are both going to lose AND win here very soon.
I am enjoying this one very much.
Kathleen |
lol...yeah...i think you're right here...so glad you are liking it so much  |
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| Typerbabe57 | The Conflict | 03/24/2006 08:55 pm |
| Whew! What a great fight! It is a fight, right? Whichever, love the action and interaction. More soon please. |
lol...more fight and other stuff to come soon ;) lol..thanx for review  |
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| Always_jbj | The Conflict | 03/24/2006 08:42 pm |
| Just found this... what a fun fic!!! Is it wrong that I am hoping Spike wins?? |
lol...no most people seem to be hoping that...no comments yet though  |
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| Cewcew | The Conflict | 03/24/2006 08:04 pm |
| lol You go girl! That was a grate chapter. Even if you did leave me hanging on a cliff. |
lol...sorry bout that...as sorry as i ever am  |
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| deedo | The Conflict | 03/24/2006 08:01 pm |
that was just mean, although I guess after his little "I’ll drop mine, if you’ll drop yours." lie they're pretty much even now
for a moment I thought Buffy'd truly lost, but then where would be the fun for her inner slayer to "tame" her vampire 
so I'm patiently waiting for you to update soon ^_^ |
uh...yeah...he kinda deserved it...good point though as far as her losing though...she can't *completely* lose or, in my opinion, it kind of goes against the challenge... maybe it's just the way i'm reading the challenge...i don't know...anyway, thanx for review  |
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| rayan | The Conflict | 03/24/2006 07:44 pm |
| hahahahahaahahahahahah bloody marvelous....i didnt see THAT one coming...u pretty much made my day withthis chapter really....keep it uppppppppp |
lol...glad it could bring you so much...um...joy.... thanx for the great review  |
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| Jackofspikes | The Conflict | 03/24/2006 07:36 pm |
I think I hate buffy!
Brilliant...more please |
| she is cruel, isn't she? *evil grin* thanx so much |
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| redwulf50 | The Conflict | 03/24/2006 07:08 pm |
LMAO, "Spank her Spike!!" Buffy's being a bad girl  |
lol...  |
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| Athenewolfe | The Challenge | 05/03/2006 06:24 am |
| i like how you wove the challenege and the mansion was a great place for it. Can't wait to see who wins! |
thanx, glad you enjoyed  |
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| lilmamaday | The Challenge | 03/25/2006 08:19 am |
| And the fight begins....this really looks like it will be a killer fight! Off to read next chapter! |
lol, it's gonna be quite the challenge for both of them  |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | The Challenge | 03/24/2006 11:09 pm |
| Oh kick her arse, Spike. Please. She is over confident, cocky, and way too bitchy. She thinks she has this all wrapped up. I want to see Spike put Buffy in her plcae ... at his feet. |
| i agree, she is all of the above...lol...no promises as to what's gonna happen though :\ thanx for the review |
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| redwulf50 | The Challenge | 03/24/2006 05:45 pm |
| Oh shit Buffy you screwed up and it be so funny, can Spike spank her??? |
lol...you and spankings...probably not any spanking this story, sorry  |
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| Pulchra Nex | The Challenge | 03/24/2006 09:43 am |
| goody! Fight! *crossing fingers for Spike* oh I hope he wins! ;-) |
lol...we'll see  |
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| pretty_in_fangs | The Challenge | 03/24/2006 08:28 am |
| Oooooo..... evil cliff! Evil cliff! I can't wait to see this fight! |
lol..fight coming up  |
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| Lilachigh | The Challenge | 03/24/2006 05:34 am |
| Love this story. Can’t wait for me. Whines. Did you hear - can’t wait! |
lol...okay, okay...more coming up, right away!!!  |
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| MarzBar | The Challenge | 03/24/2006 03:54 am |
| Yay! A real fair fight! Will somebody end up as a love slave? WEG More story please. |
lol...more likely than not lol thanx for the review  |
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| Lou | The Challenge | 03/24/2006 03:06 am |
| What a bitch - I hope he drains her! |
| well that is one option i can tell you will not happen...but i agree, buffy's attitude sucks... thanx for the review |
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| Morrigan | The Challenge | 03/24/2006 03:05 am |
| Whoo!  I'm liking this!  I hope Spike kiss her ass, though!  *L* |
i'm thinking you meant "kicks"?? lol though the other could be appropriate so i'm not sure... thanx for the review lol |
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| Spikes Slayer2 | The Challenge | 03/24/2006 12:29 am |
| HEHEHEHEHEHE... lol cant wait!!! |
you have to!!!! muah-hah-hah-hah!!!! lol |
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| Karyn | The Challenge | 03/23/2006 11:29 pm |
| ohhhhh!!!! squeals!!!! *hides eyes and peeks through fingers* i love a wicked spike smirk! i'm all nervous now!!! |
lol...very promising, yeah? thanx for review  |
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| Typerbabe57 | The Challenge | 03/23/2006 11:16 pm |
| More! Quickly!! What happens next?!! |
lol...coming up  |
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| Richard | The Challenge | 03/23/2006 10:47 pm |
Ahh, yes. That backwards, primitive throwback attitude so common in troglodytes and petty fascists. This would be Xander's egregious violation of common human decency in "protecting" his "tribe" against attacks by an "outsider". Beating on the helpless in defense of a Slayer!
And that doesn't even go into Xander's quite disgusting lack of empathy and sympathy for Anya, his nominal girlfriend but in reality cheap whore.
I salute your sharp acumen and insight. Most fans of the show prefer the head in sand option. They don't want to think S6 wasn't an anomaly but that every season is ugly in its own inimitable way. BTVS is about pretty ugliness, like those beautiful photos of stark poverty. |
i agree, xander's bigotry always bothered me very much, especially in the way it affected his treatment of his girlfriend/fiance...and throughout the whole show there was a gradual opening of buffy's eyes...never really completed...to the idea that her black and white (bigoted) views were maybe not quite accurate... here, her treatment of spike is disturbing...but make no mistake that it is *intended* to be...thanx for a thoughtful review  |
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| slinkypsychokit | The Challenge | 03/23/2006 09:47 pm |
“Yes, Slayer,” he said softly with a cold smirk. “I accept.”
Noooooooooo! Evil cliffie!! Arrg!
Awesome chapter, JL! Must have more!
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lol...me and cliffies, yeah? ;) lol...so glad you're liking it...i'm writing already, i'm writing!!!  |
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| Robyn | The Challenge | 03/23/2006 07:42 pm |
| Great chapter love that Spike is getting back his own. Can't wait for the next update. |
thanx so much  |
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| rayan | The Challenge | 03/23/2006 07:29 pm |
| oooooooh....im sooooo looking forward to the next chapter.....im practically fallin of my chair as we speak hehe lol keep IT UP |
so glad you're so excited about it thanx for the review |
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| Tamara | The Challenge | 03/23/2006 07:26 pm |
| Y'now this could be a lot more interesting if it doesn't go the way Buffy plans. |
oh it wont...maybe not how either of them plan  |
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| Max | The Challenge | 03/23/2006 07:12 pm |
I can't wait for Spike to get his own back - I hated how the Scoobies humiliated him once they realized that he couldn't fight back. Grrr.
**Please let Spike win**  |
lol...no promises...thanx for the review  |
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| pfeifferpack | The Challenge | 03/23/2006 06:02 pm |
ooo lovely! You know, remembering how nasty a tease Buffy was in S4 to Spike (and how cruel she was after Something Blue) I rather like Spike getting in some damage.
Looking forward to the next installment of this gem of a story.
Kathleen |
| oh yeah, she was always evil to him...her evilness here may turn out to bite her in the rear, though ;) |
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| SpaceLord | The Challenge | 03/23/2006 06:00 pm |
| Ohhh fight is on now biatch ;) |
lol...you got that right  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Challenge | 03/23/2006 05:58 pm |
| Ouchies!!! |
| yep...somehow i dont feel sorry for her though ;) |
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| vladt | The Challenge | 03/23/2006 05:51 pm |
| this will really be fun. thanks for the read. |
thanx  |
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| deedo | The Challenge | 03/23/2006 05:43 pm |
poor spike, you had him pretty spooked for a moment there
but it promises to be fun 
i'm still unsure whom i want to win 
can't wait for a new chapter  |
yep...building up the tension ;)...so glad you're enjoying it  |
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| Jackofspikes | The Challenge | 03/23/2006 05:37 pm |
ooooh...very exciting...really, seriously need more of this! NOW!
Well done sweetie, you got me all excited! LOL |
more just as soon as possible, so glad you are liking it so much  |
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| Athenewolfe | Preparations | 05/03/2006 06:17 am |
| Oh I wonder who is going to win this fight and it will be so interesting to watch spike's reaction once he ralizes what is happening. Does happy dance! |
yeah the fight should be interesting  |
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| Joyce | Preparations | 04/28/2006 10:41 am |
| Again with the really nice build up which keeps me reading. |
thanx  |
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| lilmamaday | Preparations | 03/25/2006 08:13 am |
| I can't believe that she is really going to go thru with it! Yay to Spike for really getting her going! Off to read next chapter! |
yeah, he kinda got her that much more determined to do it  |
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| vampkiss | Preparations | 03/23/2006 12:42 pm |
Really enjoying the story so far! Though I'm sure all kinds of bad things will be happening once the ritual takes place. Hee! Can't wait for the next update.  |
lol...maybe bad...maybe not so bad...glad you are liking it  |
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| fallen_angel | Preparations | 03/22/2006 01:31 pm |
| make buffy loose please!that would be real fun |
we'll see  |
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| fallen_angel | Preparations | 03/22/2006 01:31 pm |
| make buffy loose please!that would be real fun |
we'll see  |
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| vladt | Preparations | 03/22/2006 12:46 pm |
| excellent update, setting the stage for what,i expect, will not be the outcome the scoobies anticipate. thanks for the great read. |
different from what anyone suspects  |
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| Preparations | 03/22/2006 08:54 am |
Bring it on sister! No matter who "wins" they both will in the end. Oh yeah.
Excellent update.
Kathleen |
| i have a feeling you're right ;) |
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| sueworld | Preparations | 03/22/2006 06:05 am |
Oooooh lets dominate that vampire!
Great stuff! Can't wait for an update. |
lol...coming up  |
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| redwulf50 | Preparations | 03/22/2006 05:05 am |
excellent I love itso far  |
thanx  |
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| Lou | Preparations | 03/22/2006 03:49 am |
| This is going to be a fight to remember! |
oh yeah  |
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| MarzBar | Preparations | 03/22/2006 01:54 am |
| Difficult to see this bit of insanity going well for Buffy or Spike. Can she actually dominate a male to the point of rape? She would need lots of experience and cold bloodedness to do that. Spike has surely experienced this sort of humiliation from Angelus already. More story please. |
you've got to remember also that according to the challenge , buffy has a bit more on her side than that; she is the Slayer, with a primal force behind her that she really doesn't understand yet at this point, but that would certainly not take well to being dominated by a vamp...when it gets right down to it, her primal Slayer will come out  |
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| SpaceLord | Preparations | 03/22/2006 01:39 am |
| Hmm I'm hoping for a draw sort of thing. I mean Buffys inner slayer and Spikes demon recognising their equal and match in each other and just deciding to mate ;) |
that could be a good solution... you'll just have to wait and see what happens  |
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| Spikes Slayer2 | Preparations | 03/22/2006 12:52 am |
| ooooh this is getting interesting!!!!1 |
thanx  |
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| Esther | Preparations | 03/22/2006 12:51 am |
| I absolutely LOVE this fic!! Now I'm waiting, biting my nails, for the action. More, please!! |
thanx so much, so glad you like it...hopefully you won't have long to wait  |
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| Robyn | Preparations | 03/22/2006 12:12 am |
| Thanks for the update, it seems that Spike is going to get his wish, alone with Buffy and no chip. I am looking forward to what's coming up. |
yep...we'll just see how it turns out  |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | Preparations | 03/21/2006 11:07 pm |
| Good update. Look forward to more. Curious to see where this goes in the next chapter. |
thanx, glad you are liking it  |
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| Max | Preparations | 03/21/2006 10:37 pm |
I can't wait for the fight
Someone should remind Buffy of the saying "pride cometh before the fall" - Spike isn't "The Slayer of Slayers" for nothing.
Yeah neither of them have really beaten each other before, but one of them has always gotten distracted by something or one of them ran off before the battle was over. Quite frankly, Buffy's mainly survived by luck so far, Spike was about two seconds from biting Buffy before Joyce whacked him upside the head with that axe and Spike would have bitten Buffy in Out of My Mind if it hadn't been for the chip  |
i will just say this...its not gonna be what she expects...but its not gonna be exactly what he would hope for either... i agree, luck has saved buffy more than once  |
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| Richard | Preparations | 03/21/2006 10:29 pm |
Tried to kill them? That's a laugh. If Spike held grudges against Buffy, he'd have her tortured to death.
Buffy is responsible for Angelus (thus Dru) and Spike's broken back. The "it was an accident" excuse doesn't wash. Come on, it's a curse! Can you say desecrated?
When you look at everything that happened, Spike is a downright forgiving type. Makes Buffy look like a nasty bitch that she can't forgive his (mutual) attempts to kill her, which were just par for the course anyways.
Sorry I had to rant. You write Buffy very well and it turns out she isn't a very nice person. |
yeah, IMHO, they are about even in the fighting realm, but buffy has done a lot more damage to spike than he has to her...of course that's not for lack of him trying...mostly...it's because its her show lol... i agree though, for much of the show, buffy was not a very nice person at all |
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| neo_trinityknot | Preparations | 03/21/2006 09:36 pm |
| EEP! I can't wait to see who wins! |
thanx  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | Preparations | 03/21/2006 08:25 pm |
GET TO THE SMUTTY GOODNESS!! EEEEE!!  |
okay, okay!!!  |
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| Jackofspikes | Preparations | 03/21/2006 08:13 pm |
oh god...you are soooooo good, the excitement levels that you build are amazing. Please tell me that the next chapter is the one!
More more more! |
| thanx so much, you build my confidence in your reviews so much *hugs*...thanx |
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| Maggie | Preparations | 03/21/2006 07:57 pm |
| Fun premise! It'll be interesting either way, but I'm so-o-o hoping Spike will win. It would be fun to see him in control for a change. |
| yeah...i dont do that a lot, do i? ;) lol |
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| Karyn | Preparations | 03/21/2006 07:51 pm |
| *cue dramatic music...now* lol...great update! can't wait to see what happens in the big fight! |
lol..thanx, coming up soon  |
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| Athenewolfe | The Plan | 05/03/2006 06:09 am |
| i love your use of anya - Buffy kinda scary there - she likes the thought of Spike as slave a bit to much! |
buffy will get scarier, unfortunately and i love anya, i love writing her...thanx for the review  |
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| Lou | The Plan | 04/28/2006 05:38 am |
| This Buffy is doing my head in. She was always self-involved but she's gone too far now. Poor Spike can't win. And wasn't the whole mess Giles' idea in the first place? |
yep, she's pretty selfish here...it was sort of his idea, but he was not expecting it to go anywhere near where it did  |
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| Nikkole | The Plan | 04/01/2006 09:05 pm |
| Boy, just READING this story is making me feel all giggly and evil! |
lol...how do you think writing it makes me feel? ;) thanx for the review  |
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| rayan | The Plan | 03/21/2006 08:25 am |
| im begging on my knees for an update...like this minute would be fine.....pwetty pwetty pweaasee...with a cherry on top....quickly...no waiting ok? ok? promise...ok..good...ill hold you to that..*lol*... |
lol...so glad you're so into it...hope you like the update  |
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| Spikes Slayer2 | The Plan | 03/21/2006 05:42 am |
hehehehehe... lol thats funny!!!
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thanx  |
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| Lou | The Plan | 03/21/2006 03:37 am |
| This'll be interesting - methinks he will not quite be a pushover. |
methinks you're right  |
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| just_sue | The Plan | 03/21/2006 03:10 am |
Wow! I bet I'm not the only one screaming 'Let the fight begin!'. And I'm having a little bet to myself which chapter it will appear in (or chapters it will take place over). *grins*
Thanks ever so and you just know I'm gonna be gagging for more. |
lol...it's coming, it's coming glad you are enjoying it so much  |
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| Robyn | The Plan | 03/21/2006 01:06 am |
| There is a definite nastiness to Buffy’s thoughts and actions, her self involvement and lack of concern for others is taken to a new level with this idea from Giles. And poor Anya, Buffy doesn’t even hear her comment about Xander. Hope you’re able to update soon. |
| i agree...she's not even really thinking about spike in all this...just the effect it will all have on *her*...and poor anya, so ignored and insecure..thanx for review |
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| bloodshedbaby | The Plan | 03/21/2006 12:40 am |
| heh. awesome! I like the way you had Anya change Buffy's mind, it really worked in this case!!! |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Esther | The Plan | 03/20/2006 10:14 pm |
| Oh my, I actually fear for Spike's safety. Man, when Buffy is resolved to do something, she does it....and boy howdy, I can't wait till this ritual begins!! More, please!!! |
you're right...he's in for quite a fight...glad you're into it thanx for review  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Plan | 03/20/2006 09:03 pm |
| hehe, make him eat his words! muahahahaha |
lol...she plans to...as to what *I* plan...we'll see  |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | The Plan | 03/20/2006 08:21 pm |
| I am rooting for Spike to win the dominance thing. I honestly would like to see what Spike would do with it. I'm glad that you at least had Buffy stop to think for a couple about how much it sounds like rape. Excellent chapter. I look forward to more and seeing where you take it. |
i agree, he should win it...not necessarily that he will...not saying yet thanx for review  |
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| neo_trinityknot | The Plan | 03/20/2006 08:16 pm |
| Hee! |
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| lilmamaday | The Plan | 03/20/2006 08:15 pm |
Poor Anya! I can't believe that Buffy missed what she had said about Xander letting her sleep with Spike before Buffy. I really wish that Xander would have treated her better than he did in the show!
I can't wait to see what pointers Anya gives Buffy to "dominate" Spike! Then again, I have a few ideas myself, lol! |
i know, poor anya...xander was never really very good to her... thanx for review  |
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| SpaceLord | The Plan | 03/20/2006 08:08 pm |
Hmm I don't know if my meomory of the fights between Buffy and Spike on the show are fucked but to me it seems that up to this point in the Canon there would be a tie in fights between them.
Hell I might even be inclined to say that Spike is ahead on points. He had a clear kill during their first fight but was interupted by Joyce. The church fight wasn't really a 1 on 1 fight but to me it was a draw with Buffy getting a "cheap shot" in on Spike as he was getting Dru out of there. Buffy won the fight with the gem of amara ofcourse, maybe Spike was just a little too cocky with it but he got away on his own so not really a clear victory for her.
I would say that it would be a 50/50 chance of Spike winning at least. It is the problem of judging a characters skill against another when all we have to go are their fights on show of which are made to fit the drama and not their skills really. The most obvious example of that is the discussion of skill of the jedi/sith in Star Wars Ep III, where Obi-Wan beats Anakin/Vader but gets thrashed by Count Dooku who in turn gets offed easily by Anakin. The same kind of argument can be made here and no real good answear can be found but I hate it when Buffy comes across as a sure thing over Spike cause that is not how I would interpret the things I see on the show. You also have the fight in season 5 when Spike thinks he's got the chip out, he's got a clear kill there too but the chip stops him.
All this is ofcourse made to make it dramatic and move the story forward but still to me Spike is just as good as Buffy. I mean the guy killed 2 slayers and I'm not sure about the whole 1 good day crap either. Once could be fluke but 2 then you are just good. |
don't get me wrong...i agree...spike won at least as often as he lost to buffy...most of their fights came out fairly even, actually...no clear winner...but buffy sees them as wins, and anya has heard the stories from buffy, hasn't she?? thanx for the thoughtful review...again, i don't agree with every thing the characters i write say or do thanx again
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| letitia | The Plan | 03/20/2006 07:52 pm |
| I just hope that Buffy really does understand what she is getting into. I don't know if Spike is really going to go through with this. Love Anya... She is such hoot!! |
lol...we'll see...as for buffy...no, she doesn't have a clue  |
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| Richard | The Plan | 03/20/2006 07:28 pm |
Well, I was thinking that it would be great fun for Buffy to fail and have to go back to Anya for pointers. Repeatedly. But the whole thing is squicking me out more and more.
See, no matter what platitudes Anya says, it IS rape. It's mind rape. Buffy is planning to completely rape Spike's mind and personality.
The only thing that can ever make me okay with this story is if the little bitch has the tables turned on her and she gets the violation she would inflict on another. Then it would be self-defense and also just desserts.
Either way, I think I should be pissed that this story doesn't have a rape / torture warning. Because it should. |
to be honest...at this point it's kind of supposed to...
just because i'm writing a character's actions does not mean i agree with them, and i don't agree with buffy's actions here... but i do think they are typical of her and the scoobies at this point in the show, seeing spike not as a person but as a thing to be "dealt with" rather than a person to be helped toward the right path...
But that does NOT mean that i support that attitude!
and if and when a rape or torture warning is needed, i will apply it, thank you |
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| vladt | The Plan | 03/20/2006 07:24 pm |
| buffy rationalizing has hit an all time low, even by the standards of the morally bankrupt scoobies. thanks for the read,enjoyed it. |
| i agree, her rationalization sucks, really...but i think it's typical for her character at this point |
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| k | The Plan | 03/20/2006 07:19 pm |
| count me in as one who wants spike to win...but its your story and i love it. |
| lol...spike probably deserves to win...but not saying either way yet... |
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| pfeifferpack | The Plan | 03/20/2006 07:11 pm |
Bwahahahaha LOVE this. Funny, the whole dominance ritual /vampire lore part is ours (fans) made up but it FITS canon so well. I think of Smashed and it is pretty much what you had Anya describe. Spike and Buffy fighting for the upper hand and sex being the victors spoil. Spike, of course had already submitted to Buffy emotionally onscreen but after he SOOOO fit the "results" you give for it here. Spike's onscreen responses to Angel/us fit the imagined dominance that must have taken place when Spike was a fledge.
Again....excellent!!! Just keep the stories coming. I love having good stories to read while I play hooky from my own story (or as my muse is off getting some nookie and ignoring my orders he get to work!).
Kathleen |
| thanx so much, i agree with you completely...it really does fit with the world joss created...so glad you enjoy it... |
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| Karyn | The Plan | 03/20/2006 07:02 pm |
*eyes wide* alrighty then...lol
kinda scared of Buffy....backing away slowly *grin*
great update! things like this have a way of blowing up in their faces...can't wait to see how! |
| lol...you're so right...the only thing certain is this *won't* go exactly as they plan!! |
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| Jackofspikes | The Plan | 03/20/2006 06:36 pm |
brilliant as usual...I love the little bit where Anya showed her unhappiness at Xander's concerns over Buffy...Its a bit sad that Buffy didn't notice it...can you say self-involved! lol
More Please |
wasn't she always?? at this point in my story i want it to be noticed that buffy's self-involved...more concerned about how this whole thing effects *her* than anyone else...but that will change as the story progresses  |
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| redwulf50 | The Plan | 03/20/2006 06:36 pm |
She would make his first “go” with her one to remember!
LOL yeah Buffy but I'm thinking you will seriously want a second go as well. |
| lol...i'm thinking you're right ;) lol |
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| Dani | The Plan | 03/20/2006 06:32 pm |
Personally, I wanna see Spike beat Buffy and have her being the one who has to do whatever Spike says - I know, I'm evil, but that would be soo great  |
| lol...can't say exactly what will happen...but it will be different than buffy expects... |
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| Athenewolfe | The Solution? | 05/03/2006 05:45 am |
| oh sexual dominance - I like that *grin* how fun would that be with SPike *evil wicked grin* |
oh yeah *hehe* |
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| Nikkole | The Solution? | 04/01/2006 08:58 pm |
| hehehe.....like we didn't see that coming! Good chapter! |
of course you did...it's in the challenge! ;) lol  |
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| Spikez_tart | The Solution? | 03/26/2006 10:25 am |
| LOL - Poor Giles - I'd drink to if I had to put up with this gang of morons. Great story. Are we getting some dominatrix Buffy? |
oh yes, there will definitely be dominatrix buffy... lol...most likely in the next update  |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | The Solution? | 03/20/2006 08:15 pm |
| Love Anya with the insight. I have to chuckle that Giles is so naive that he wouldn't realize that sex and violence go hand in hand for vampires. Dominance means dominance in all ways. Loved the update. |
lol...you're so right, but isn't that kind of typical for him? glad you liked it  |
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| Robyn | The Solution? | 03/20/2006 02:33 am |
Great chapter I loved how Buffy finally realized that Anya might know something about demon rituals. How like Giles to know about the ritual but not necessarily know all the pertinent facts, or at least realize what they mean.  |
yeah, they should have all realized that a long time ago, that anya knew a lot more than they gave her credit for thanx for the review  |
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| Typerbabe57 | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 10:25 pm |
| Whoa. |
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| lilmamaday | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 10:12 pm |
| I can see why Anya wanted to tell Buffy privately! The guys would have had a cow and if Spike overheard he would have had a field day taunting Buffy! I can't wait to see if Buffy tells the others and if she actually goes thru with it! |
oh yeah...giles and xander would have absolutely freaked out, and poor anya gets yelled at enough for her mouth...thanx for the review  |
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| Esther | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 05:02 pm |
| Bwahahhaaaa, why the heck didn't this happen on the show! Dang, now that would've been one eppy I would've love for the rest of my life!! Love this!! Can't wait for the next chapter to find out Buffy's reaction to Anya's blunt response. Heheee!!!! |
| lol...yeah it would have been awesome!! thanx for the review, so glad you like it so far! |
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| MarzBar | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 03:27 pm |
| Hmmmm. If I was capable, I would be willing to do the dominance for her and keep him with me. Teeheehee. Giles is pretty ignorant isn't he? |
lol...so would i... yeah, giles is a little dense about things of this nature sometimes  |
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| vladt | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 12:34 pm |
| good chapter. great set up for the next update. more, soon, please. thanks for the read. |
| thanx ;) |
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| rayan | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 12:09 pm |
| *wideeyed*...ooooh.....i soo totally didnt see that one coming...coool...keep it up! |
| lol...hope you like where this goes ;) |
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| Bridget | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 12:01 pm |
| Well that is not surprising. It is amazing how dumb the scoobies really are. I don't know why they could not just treat Spike like a person then dominance would not be necessary. |
there's a novel thought ... but you must remember that at this point he had given them no reason to think that he would do anything but try to kill them all the first chance he got ... thanx for review ;) |
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| bloodshedbaby | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 11:41 am |
| Ha! I bet buffy is going to be soo surprised... Love this story so far! |
lol...thanx so much  |
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| Karyn | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 11:37 am |
| uh oh! *shudders* no, no that's wrong *shudders again* no really it's wrong *whimpers* bad bad thoughts! lol |
keep trying to convince yourself  |
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| neo_trinityknot | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 11:15 am |
| I'm all for sexual dominance |
| lol...me too |
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| gaillee | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 10:07 am |
| Oh, yeah? What an interesting beginning to your story. Thank you...I will be watching. |
so glad to have caught your attention thanx for review  |
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| just sue | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 08:55 am |
| Oh my! Oh yum! Oh more! Loving this and so loking forward to the next bit. Thanks ever so. |
| lol...so glad you like it...it is a rather yummy thought isn't it? ;) |
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| redwulf50 | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 06:13 am |
lmao, I love the way you do this poooooor Buffy  |
glad you liked it since it *was* your idea  |
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| Lilachigh | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 06:10 am |
| I love this. Write more at once! Please!! |
LOL >>> workin on it 
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| Spikes Slayer2 | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 03:15 am |
ARGGGHHHH lol thats funny.. trust anya to say that... this is an excellent chapter!!!  |
lol..yep...she's the perfect one to help buffy out on this  |
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| Richard | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 02:17 am |
| Good point about Buffy being a sexual neophyte. Will Anya be coaching her in the basics of BDSM? :p :p |
lol...could happen...  |
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| Richard | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 02:15 am |
Now why would Anyanka be reticent to talk about sex? Though obviously there's a lot more to it than that. I am eager to learn.  |
yes, there is a lot more to it than that more explanation next chapter  |
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| Jackofspikes | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 01:36 am |
oh wow...sooo can't wait for the dominance! lol
Another winner JL...love it |
lol...thanx glad you're enjoying this one  |
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| SpaceLord | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 01:30 am |
Hmmm....I can't see how Buffy would be able to dominate Spike sexually. Not with her limited experience in the subject, to me she's just too insecure about that stuff at this point in the timeline. In season 6 sure because then she was in a completly different place but in early season 4 after Parker, I just don't see that side of her to be honest. I'm actually more seeing that it would turn the other way, Spike having been around for a hundred years and not in love with the slayer yet would probably have an easier time dominating her. Or maybe it could be a tie 
That would sure make things interesting. |
you'll have to wait and see how it turns out...you're totally right about buffy's personality at that time...of course there's always her primal "inner Slayer" to consider, according to the challenge ;) thanx for the review |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Solution? | 03/19/2006 01:25 am |
| Uh oh, Anya spilled the beans... is Buffy still going to want to do it?? |
| we'll see ;) |
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| Athenewolfe | The Problem | 05/03/2006 05:38 am |
| Ohhh intriguing - I wonder what the soultion will be... nice beginning of a story |
thanx, glad you like it  |
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| Joyce | The Problem | 04/28/2006 10:05 am |
| Great pacing with a good sequeway to the next chappie. |
thanx so much  |
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| Robyn | The Problem | 03/20/2006 02:22 am |
| I love Anya pointing out the obvious. This is a good chapter and a great start for a fic. |
lol....isn't that so like her? thanx so much  |
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| Richard | The Problem | 03/19/2006 01:19 am |
| FLW, Giles, Famous Last Words. |
lol...exactly  |
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| Dirktavian | The Problem | 03/19/2006 12:35 am |
| Oh, evil mistress of fanfic-- You are a naughty, naughty girl for keeping me in suspense like this. Excellent beggining to what I am sure will be a fabulous story. You leave me wanting more! |
lol...glad you like the start...hope you like the rest  |
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| kim | The Problem | 03/18/2006 08:03 pm |
| Uh oh...Giles? What did you find....and doing magical experiments on Spike is not nice, either. |
| lol...no its not very nice...but the scoobies were never very concerned about that, were they?? thanx for review |
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| The Problem | 03/18/2006 04:56 pm |
“What *is* that heavenly fragrance you’re wearing, Slayer? Let me guess…essence of – ‘I-deperately-need-a-shag’?” That is one of the best freaking lines, ever!!!! Bwahahaahaa, I can totally see Spike snarking this line to Buffy on the show, too. Man, great intro!! Can't wait for more!!
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lol...thanx...i could just picture it, thought it would work... thanx for the great review, more soon!  |
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| ~*~Tasha~*~ | The Problem | 03/18/2006 02:56 pm |
| Excellent new story, JL. I couldn't resist taking a peak at this one during a quick break I was taking from catch up work. I look forward to reading the rest of Lying Eyes too. {Grins} Can't wait to see where you go with this new story (Blood Bound) too! |
lol...get back to work!!! ;) thanx for the review, hope you like where i take this story... and this will be much lighter fare, though still angsty... (I'm surprised you even read lying eyes, as dark and scary as it got in places...) again, thanx  |
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| Typerbabe57 | The Problem | 03/18/2006 02:46 pm |
| Yeeeaaa! A new story! I'm intrigued already! |
thanx, glad you are interested...hope to keep you that way  |
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| Elizabeth Anne Summers | The Problem | 03/18/2006 02:35 pm |
| The scoobies right? Blasphemy! |
lol...it's a miracle, isn't it?  |
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| Yzba | The Problem | 03/18/2006 02:16 pm |
| Gimme more!!!!!! I want an update, I need an update, write faster dammit. I'm going crazy trying to find the solution;) |
lol...i could just point you toward the challenge this is responding to...or you could wait and read it if that's more fun thanx for review |
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| pfeifferpack | The Problem | 03/18/2006 01:23 pm |
I'm very excited about a new story from you. This is getting off to a rousing start. I think I suspect what Gliles has found and boy is he going to make things "worse" if I'm right (But worse in the best of ways *G*).
Great job.
Kathleen |
you may be right... ;) lol... thanx for the great review, hope you like it  |
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| redwulf50 | The Problem | 03/18/2006 11:25 am |
Oh yeah JL is doing one of my challenges *G* great so far  |
glad you approve ;) hope you like it as it unfolds  |
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| Karyn | The Problem | 03/18/2006 10:54 am |
| ohhhh, have a feeling things won't turn out to be quite the solution he thinks it is...rofl |
i have a feeling you're right  |
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| bloodshedbaby | The Problem | 03/18/2006 10:21 am |
| Ha! This is going to be priceless, I can tell! Awesome stuff! |
lol...hope you like it as it unfolds...it wont all be a barrel of laughs, but it won't be too dark, i promise  |
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| SpaceLord | The Problem | 03/18/2006 09:58 am |
| Interesting start. I can only say that the title just reminded me of a song by the same name by Hammerfall. |
lol...that's cool...thanx  |
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| k | The Problem | 03/18/2006 08:23 am |
| great start..wanna read more! |
thanx  |
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| Jackofspikes | The Problem | 03/18/2006 08:03 am |
Yay, I wanted to see this challenge done! And I'm already loving it |
thanx, glad you're looking forward to it  |
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| maryperk | The Problem | 03/18/2006 08:01 am |
| Good start. |
thanx  |
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