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Brave New World by JamesMFan Suze 06/02/2014 05:54 pm Better Just in case it makes a difference, there's at least one person checking back for this one, which makes me think more. It's such a good story!
Ever hopeful, delighted anyway. Thank you Suze 02/02/2013 06:38 am Better Just wanted to let you know that I'm still popping in to see if you've updated (finished?) this story. I might have lost all hope but other writers recently have come back after a few years away.
I don't leave you messages nearly as often as I check but I figure you at least get a chance to know there's still people around and hopeful.
Still one of my favourite stories.
Thanks :-) Ashley Mc 06/15/2012 11:38 pm Better As I am coming back to see if this story was updated, I'm watching 'Get It Done'!! I hope you update this story, it is such an original, well written story. It was a joy rereading it!! Suze 01/21/2012 10:55 am Better Just in case you were wondering, you've still got at least one interested fan (and I suspect more). I know life gets in the way, I just hope that if you come back to writing this one will be finished. It's really good. Meanwhile, I'll just keep checking in on it :-).
I hope life is being good to you. Well, even if you never finish it, it's a great story... however, I do hope you come back to it. Thank you, Blue http://www.tthfanfic.org/authors.php?no=12717&list=profile GreatOuse 06/26/2011 12:19 am Better It’s a really good, interesting story with original, surprising plot but also easy to read and understand for someone who just like me isn’t an English native speaker. All characters are well written, the changes in their characters that were made in past 30 years are possible. And if you'' ll finish this story someday and you decide to make Buffy and Spike happy in this reality that’s fine. But, yeah, I’m wearing a ‘but’ face now. All the time I was waiting for some Buffy’s breakdown. She was lost and confused etc. but still was doing quite well. If I were her I would like to destroy something, cry and scream and shut down myself in room for a while. But that’s me; your Buffy can be different. Unless I can’t believe that she’s completely OK with this Spike. C’mon! He’s not her Spike, not our Spike: in black duster, bleach hair, Desoto, all cocky ‘evil’ and living in the crypt. He found a new life, has a daughter, had a wife (!) who wasn’t Buffy, nice house and full time job. Perfect suburban dad, but is that Spike? Spike who loved the Slayer well but not wisely? Who fight with her arm by arm? Is it Spike, that she began to fall in love? Who was her best friend, a faithful defender? Maybe sill is that Spike somewhere but I can’t see the passion. Between them is missing spark, killed by 30 years being apart, Spike’s past and Buffy’s having no past. After the last scene (Buffy didn’t follow Spike out) I think that Buffy also sees that something isn’t right (but I can be wrong with understanding this part, I know that). I don’t how you’d like to develop the plot (if you will) but I wouldn’t mind if this ‘future’ world would appear as a dream or some Shadow men’s mojo. At least Buffy could find the way back to the ‘past’ or make a choice when she get the chance to go back (some portal opens and the ‘past’ friend call her to get back). And where actually are the Powers That Be? Angel was their champion and got the reward from them, but why they not helped him? Why the Powers do not anything to deal with this world? Do they like it? Finally, thanks for the great story and I hope that you’ll finish it someday. I know that the ending would be great as well. Good luck and sorry for all mistakes, English isn’t my first language and I still have to improve my level. xanfan23@yahoo.com 05/02/2011 07:20 am Better Greetings! just finished my second read of Brave New World. even if you never complete it the last chapter is a good hopeful one. I'll pass along unasked for advice it you are stuck in the storyline. I attended a lecture by Charlaine Harris, the lady who wrote the True Blood novels. She told us she would go back to the first chapter and rework it to recapture the flavor and mood. And would often redo the last chapter written to catch the mood again. Or perhaps you no longer write- in that case, thanks for a creative, enjoyable read. regards, s. FWIW still at least one keen reader waiting :-) 01/19/2011 01:07 pm Better 11/30/2010 05:10 pm Better This is soooo good. The "Not loving me until I deserved it" line is beautiful. I love future Spike and I love the way you've kept the essence of the key characters so... truthful?... real?.... but enlivened everything with a really unusual and interesting storyline. Looking forward to the next bit :o) Loved the taped nostalgia! As they just get where they want to be, I hope that rewatching the past doesn't put a barrier between Spike and Buffy. More soon please? Too good to wait ;-) 09/19/2010 02:18 am Better kim 09/15/2010 05:13 am Better Some funny moments on the tape. Nichol 09/15/2010 03:04 am Better What a lovely chapter!! It was great to have a glance back at how Buffy was to Spike.Looking forward to the next update! Lovely chapter. Still struggling, aren't they? *sigh* 09/15/2010 12:10 am Better Fine chapter! Poor pair they are....Buffy is catching up nicely to the man Spike has grown into, the man he always could have been. It doesn't hurt to look back to how they last saw one another before her return. Now that they are in a better place it helps to see from whence they came. Kathleen Excellent Chapter - but what a drastic surprise twist you made - Nice they way you bring in the character traits for Xander and Spike from the show. I have enjoyed this story from the first - thanks for bringing such an outstanding new addition for all the Spuffy fans to enjoy. Another close call for Buffy, hopefully one day they'll be able to enjoy a little peace! Woooo I thought it was the wife of the dead vampire or something and Buffy was the target! Big surprise (YAY you...you completely surprised me). Will be interesting to see how Buffy handles protecting her new family against her old friends. Glad Mya put Xander into a place where he had to look at what he was saying and finally understand it was just not right even to him. Good for her to pull him up to the man he can and should be and out of his reflexive nastiness. Excellent! Kathleen nojiri23 09/01/2010 09:44 pm Being Buffy great update! love future Spike: you've developed a rich and interesting character. I especially love his relationship with Mya. So funny, smart and REAL! kim 09/01/2010 12:32 pm Being Buffy Probably helps that Buffy hasn't tried to be motherly at all even by accident. And when your parent is alone a long time, you want them to be happy. Especially when you're growing up and moving on to your own adult life pretty soon. Wood bullet, eh? Bummer. Immortal Beloved 09/01/2010 05:20 am Being Buffy Love the banter. It provides some comic relief after the "Buffy died again" scare, but doesn't detract from the seriousness of the situation. Also, I've been reading this story, but haven't commented in...well, literal years. :-P But I have been enjoying it. Immortal Beloved 09/01/2010 05:18 am Being Buffy Love the banter. It provides some comic relief after the "Buffy died again" scare, but doesn't detract from the seriousness of the situation. Also, I've been reading this story, but haven't commented in...well, literal years. :-P But I have been enjoying it. So glad to see this. Thanks for updating. I love that Buffy is able to recognize Spike's need to take the blame for everything - and the part she may have played in that attitude. Oh that is just too cruel :-) 08/07/2010 03:46 pm Free So great to get back to this story - What I really love about this work is how realistic it is and how mature your characters are. It's like all those horrible things that Buffy had done in her persona of the series, and how she had cut herself off from very important parts of her life, finally had a good purpose - to change her life and her mind and heart. nojiri23 08/01/2010 11:14 pm Free wha ... wha... what!!!!!!!! (great if scary update! can't wait to see where it goes ... update soon i hope?) kim 07/31/2010 06:55 am Free Holy crap!! Man, her thoughts really were depressing......and a level of happiness does not have to mean complacency or......geesh, Buffy. Guess someone was REALLY unhappy with the verdict leveled. At least she saved Mya. Jamie 07/31/2010 05:19 am Free Wow what a way to come back! I am hoping this cliffhanger doesn't last too long. This story has been fascinating, well written, and so very original. Thank you. My guess is the disgruntled widow has made an appearance. Poor Buffy, proven right (only my guess is that it is a human having that good day). I think she should reconsider the whole vampire thing personally. Would save a world of hurt and problems and society is cool with it now. Hey she could even get Willow to shove a soul in her if that's the problem. Love this still.....very interesting and well done story. Little details like the door lock help make those passing years clear too. Kathleen Sorry, did not mean to hit submit yet. Anyway, did not see this coming! I really thought we'd have a happy ending this time. More soon? Got to love the unexpected twist! Kudos. Mel 07/23/2010 08:06 pm The Verdict As per usual, I absolutely love it. I'm so far removed from the Buffy-verse, but you pull me back in immediately. Your writing keeps the characters so real and alive. Thank God you're still continuing this. Excellent. Bustin for next chpt. :-) 06/03/2010 04:33 pm The Verdict lulu 06/01/2010 06:36 am The Verdict Great story! I love seeing the characters all grown up! kim 05/31/2010 10:39 pm The Verdict Wow, I didn't expect him to rule that way. Buffy was lucky. And wha-huh? Spike alluding to..... Fangfaceandrea 05/31/2010 04:18 pm The Verdict yay for Buffy, Nice speech from the judge and a funny revelation at the end, this chapter was really good!! An excellent speech by the judge, really well done. Hee! *breathes sigh of relief* I wasn't sure what Heaton was going to do either. Well done. So glad u r still writing. Bugger I now have to wa 05/23/2010 09:18 am Ghosts Sunshine 05/19/2010 07:16 pm Ghosts There are still so many unansweared questions in this universe.. I have a feeling this can be a very long and interesting story.. Such a sad ending - but a wonderful chapter - one of the best in the story for me because having lost my sister couple years ago, having Buffy visit her loved ones was very moving. Sunshine 05/18/2010 04:26 pm Ghosts Hi I just read all of this fic, and it is amazing. Can`t really decide whether I want her to loose so they can go on a run together, or win so they can start a real Spuffy life together. So I`ll just hope you update soon:) Anyway, I love it:) kim 05/15/2010 10:25 pm Ghosts Nice bit of closure. Interesting to see how the years have affected Angel as much as everyone else. OMG. Amazing. Beautiful. Lovely. Fantastic. :-) 05/23/2010 09:11 am Legally Boned Long time coming but at least we are close to the end of her trial - loved the update and the simple but hard facts defense Buffy gave - legen 05/08/2010 02:50 pm Legally Boned i am so happy to see this story being updated. it's been an eternity. but the writing is still fabulous and the story still magnificent. i don't know the vertict but i'm just happy that buffy finally fessed up to her self and every one else. awesome, awesome, awesome story. i'll be sad to see it end. kim 05/08/2010 09:44 am Legally Boned LOL. No, Buffy, I think he's good on that. Nice thing about vampires.....no aging. “Oh, Buffy,” he said sadly, shaking his head. “You really shouldn’t have said that.” Hee! Will Buffy's curse strike again? Nah. Very interesting chapter. I do hope she's said enough. If the judge is looking for remorse, I'm not sure he got it. More of a "I promise to be more careful in future." It could still go many ways. Still, it's always good when Buffy sees her feelings clearly. That's what I call a victory! Hee! Somehow I doubt it... Wonderful chapter. Loved Buffy's public declaration. Sigh. Good one. :-) 05/23/2010 09:03 am Nympho Summers and William Pratt It's been a while since I had a chance to catch with your outstanding story - in the middle of all the Season Eight I appreciate having the Spuffy ff writers more than ever. I have enjoyed reading your story very much, I loved the different treatment of time travel - well done. Also wonderful how you used all the characters from the series only as minor characters yet so crucial to your story. I hope that you will be bring us another chapter very very soon. kim 04/13/2010 09:52 am Nympho Summers and William Pratt Nice bit of brevity before the end of the trial. Ooooh - can't wait to see how Buffy handles the pressure. Fangfaceandrea 04/12/2010 07:42 pm Nympho Summers and William Pratt Oooh That's so cool!!! Nice that's she's the one who will be saying why she shouldn't go to prison. :( not fair that there wasn't much sexyness, Spike needs to remember his wild days a bit ;) Great chapter, looking forward for more. It's an excellent idea for Buffy to do her own closing speech, she'll be speaking from the heart. Sweet. (and no bombs). :-) 05/23/2010 08:51 am Faith Gone Bad Fangfaceandrea 04/12/2010 11:00 am Faith Gone Bad I like Zen-Faith she is very wise and a great advisor XD And I could read about Spuffy kissing all day long. Two really nice moments here, great chapter. kim 04/10/2010 07:58 pm Faith Gone Bad Live for today, 'cause tomorrow, we die. ;) In for a penny, in for a pound! Go Buffy. I was so happy to see another update of this fic! Excellent chapter, love that Buffy isn't trying to hide her relationship with Spike. I'm anxious to find out how the trial will go. Yay. (waiting for the bombshell now) :-) 05/23/2010 08:40 am Logic & Reason = Dead I hadn't realized you'd added more to the story until I saw it mentioned in the bsv forum. Great! It looked fascinating when I first saw it, but I'd been afraid to read it in case it was never finished (abandoned works are so frustrating!), but now that I see you're still writing and probably getting towards the end, I'll go back and start reading it now. I just wanted to write this to encourage you and let you know you have new readers as well as old ones for this story! :-) 02/19/2010 08:34 am Logic & Reason = Dead 02/17/2010 01:12 am Logic & Reason = Dead You have me hooked! I am fascinated by the concept and I think you are doing a wonderful job exploring the world that you have created. Will there be much more? Please say yes. Let me know if you want any editorial help, even if it is just another set of eyes to catch typos. Ah. At last! This is such an outstanding Spuffy and Buffyverse story - what a treat to have waited to read the latest chapters at once. Thank you so much for bringing all the Spuffy and Buffy fans such a great new adventure and making Buffy and Spike still alive for us. Especially with how the comic have taken all the characters now, reading your work has filled that "empty place" that not having Buffy and Spike and all the Sunnydale characters on my TV screen every Tuesday night. Congratulations on your work - I have so many projects that I have to fill for this month, but if you need or want a banner, I would love to make one for you - kim 02/11/2010 10:53 pm Logic & Reason = Dead About time she made a move!!!! toffeegrrl 02/11/2010 10:07 pm Logic & Reason = Dead Great update. This is a wonderful original story with great charaterisation and genuine suspense. When I saw you were updating again, I had to go back and read the story from the start and it has been a joy! I love the Spike and Mya relationship. Spike as an overprotective Dad - always fun! And I love the role reversal with Buffy the outlaw and Spike the respected member of society. It raises lots of interesting questions about the morals of slaying. Looking forward to seeing how the trial ends... Dear Spike....he'll take that crumb and make a meal of it. Really nice interactions between them all. I adore Maya and enjoy the idea of Spike having a daughter to love and cherish. Excellent update. Kathleen Aww, I loved that whole last scene, with them washing up. Great chapter, and the trial continues to be nail-bitingly tense. Awwww. It's sweet, though I do think that Spike will find it hard to guard his heart, and she might be damning him to loving a woman he can only see through prison bars. (But that won't happen. Right? No! Don't tell me.) All the naked Faith jokes were lots of fun. Banter: it's what all the cool kids are doing. Goldm00n 02/11/2010 05:44 pm Logic & Reason = Dead YEA!!!!!! great chapter!!! can't wait for more!! :-) 05/23/2010 08:25 am Elephant & Castle Nice sensible Xander, I hope Buffy listens to him. Great chapter, filled with exciting plot AND lovely relationship stuff. Xander describing his wife, Mya and Spike reassuring each other. Buffy getting a clue...from Xander! All very satisfying. Really hope that Willow can get the portal opened during the trial. And that Buffy takes that chance at happiness. Well it took middle age and a happy marriage to do it but Xander finally wised up LOL. Hope she listens to him. I especially liked this line: “If even I know,” he smiled softly. “Then you must know ’cos I’m pretty dumb.” It was in character an clever as well. I am so delighted to see this story picking up steam again, it is a favorite of mine and ever so original. These updates have been well worth the wait. Kathleen I remember reading the first couple of chapters quite a few years ago when you started posting it. I was so intrigued by your premise of vampires as part of society, and Buffy viewed as a murderess. Then there didn't seem to be any more chapters and I wandered off to other stories. I just wandered back and found you had written so much more. I haven't read them yet, but I just wanted you to know I an so excited and glad to see that you didn't leave the story as a WIP. Hurray! Now I'm off to start reading! 02/06/2010 08:25 am Elephant & Castle awesome chapter! I can't wait i can't want for MORE!!!! Nobodys Girl 02/06/2010 04:20 am Elephant & Castle I'm thinking I'd really like Sarah. Unexpected pro-Spike talk from Xander but guess the guy had to grow up some day. anon 02/06/2010 01:32 am Elephant & Castle Hot damn. I love this story. kim 02/06/2010 01:13 am Elephant & Castle Long time no see! Wow, power backlash is right. See Willow still isn't great about control... Nice Xander/Buffy talk. She really needed to hear that. Excellent. :-) 05/23/2010 07:20 am Useful Things to Know I was so excited to see this updated! I decided to go back and re-read the whole thing. Love it. :) Nobodys Girl 02/06/2010 04:05 am Useful Things to Know Loved Buffy's musings on Claire and her interaction with Faith. time of change 02/05/2010 03:27 pm Useful Things to Know Update! Yay! So glad to see this update!!!! Love this story and Buffy realigning her thinking with the new ways of looking at the old ideas. Left quite a cliffy there! Look forward to seeing what black-eyed Willow is up to! Kathleen Thanks for updating, I need to go and check how come Spike has a daughter. I like Willow and her exploding portal. Hey! Great to see this again! I love your Faith, still skittish, but warm in her cold, dead heart. I am eager to find out what happens next! Glad to see you're still working on this. I was beginning to worry. :) Goldm00n 02/04/2010 02:07 am Useful Things to Know So glad you didn't forget this story! Great update! Laura 02/04/2010 01:34 am Useful Things to Know I thought this story was abandoned and am so glad it wasn't. Slyn11 08/13/2009 06:59 am Run, Spike, Run! OMG.I get to the last chapter that you have written and it seems to have disappeared. From the comments something good happens. I wish I could see it. This story has been an amazing read. I hope you will come back to it. Hey, sorry about the late reply - and incredibly long wait. If you're still interested I've fixed the chapter now. And poster a new one. :) This was one of the absolute best portrayals of both Buffy & Spike I've ever read. Not to mention a riveting story line. Very impressive. Great balance of angst & humor. Just generally a well balanced story--/except/ we need closure! Please please finish this one! Jelly 02/26/2009 09:54 pm Run, Spike, Run! Wow. Such an awesome story! Thanks for posting it! Will there be more?? Amy 01/29/2009 02:13 am Run, Spike, Run! Just read this all the way through (sorry for not commenting on individual chapters, but I wanted to keep reading ^_^). Anyway, I love this fic so much, the premise is fantastic and the way you write Spike and Buffy is great. Thanks for the great read and I'm looking forward to more :) very pleased to see an update to your fine tale. even though buufy is discouraged and depending on red, i'm waiting for you to fix it. thanks for the excellent read. I am so happy to see this updated. Yay that they are finally talking about emotions....back then and now. Buffy really does guard her heart...she needs to realize that is the last thing she needs to worry about with Spike. He loved her for the 30 years she was gone, he's not going any where. Willow best step up her game. Xander has become even more of an ass over the years! Damn...he needs to get over his Spike hatred (jealousy) PDQ. Kathleen Jav 01/05/2009 10:45 pm Run, Spike, Run! Just found this story, and I adore the heck out of it. Keep writing! :) sirc 01/05/2009 09:43 pm Run, Spike, Run! Great chapter! :) Glad to see you back. verito 12/29/2008 10:09 pm Run, Spike, Run! is a very good story, i coudn´t review each chapter i was busy reading the hole thing up lol it took me two days and here am i..lol i love it, very original characters, i felt bad for giles and dawn, i always liked her (when she wasn´t bitching around..) So great that you have continued with this story - it would have been a pity had this followed in the PWIP road. This is such an excellent story - I love the theme that you are working from and your treatment of the characters. A very effective blending of the old characters history and their new world. Plus, they way that you bring in Claire is also handled well - just enough to let us know that Spike found a new love to share his life without going into a lot of their story. I hope that you will be able to bring us another update soon - timeofchange 12/27/2008 04:16 pm Run, Spike, Run! Lovely to see a new chapter of this story. I'm so glad you are continuing. “There’s always a choice,” Spike turned back to her. “And I always choose you.” I love this line. Pin 12/27/2008 03:41 pm Run, Spike, Run! Delighted to see this update; you do great cliffhangers - chapter - after chapter - after chapter! Great story, thanks! So pleased to see this update. The title is perfectly apt, maybe one day poor Buffy will get things right. Until then, it's one step forward, two steps back! Mel 12/27/2008 08:38 am Run, Spike, Run! Absolutely, bloody brilliant! As per usual. Thanks so much for an update. This story just continues to amaze me. I don't want to wait another month for another chapter - but I'll wait forever if I have to. You have captured Buffy so nicely, but you've also made her your own. She seems more mature contemplative - granted she has a wicked lot to think about. I love the way she and Spike are relating to each other - so tentatively and cautious, yet so completely dependent on each other. kim 12/27/2008 02:14 am Run, Spike, Run! Lovely Christmas present, thank you! Oooo, big chapter. And uh-oh.....portal now, or nothing. No pressure, haha. Nice to see another update to this fic. Poor Buffy! Great chapter! I loved it! Cant wait for more! ya_lublyu_tebya 12/26/2008 08:31 pm Run, Spike, Run! Oh dear! :-s Great update. Looking forward to the next. amazing story so far! i'm absolutely in love with it! i really hope you update this soon! =] 09/02/2008 05:45 am The Prosecution I am totally hooked to this story - Love it! I can't wait for more :-) I hope you haven't abandoned it completely. Not fair to leave us hanging :-( not bad first day on the stand. was sure buffy would have responded in a way to help the prosecution. very good read, thank you. sirc 07/01/2008 11:10 am The Prosecution Great chapter! Great chapter! I can't wait for MORE MORE MORE!!!!!! Thank you for another exciting chapter. I hope Buffy doesn't really plan to wait to talk until the end of the trial. How about RIGHT NOW? A suitably tense examination by the charming Miss Porter, hamming it up big time in her starring role as the Prosecution. I'm so pleased Spike made his declaration! so funny! Buffy in her bra at the window! And the suspense is killing me... :-) 05/23/2010 04:52 am Spike & Bette Midler sirc 07/01/2008 10:58 am Spike & Bette Midler Well done! It's nice to see them talking to people in a fairly open way, but when, oh when, will they talk to each other? It's so odd to see this reasonable, rational version of Angel. The parent/child teasing was well done, too. They had a vacuum that did the work on autopilot but ever since it had gone berserk one time and chased Mya around the room she hadn’t trusted it. Definite laugh out loud moment :D Great chapter. I love that Angel and Buffy talked about Spike. And I so love Mya. She's a cool kid. mya has done what she can. unfortunately it is up to the two of them to communicate. very good read, thank you. kim 06/09/2008 03:20 pm Spike & Bette Midler These two are hopeless and silly and thank goodness for the intervention! Great update- times two! :-) Love that they're both so scared to talk to each other. I really like Angel in this - feel kinda bad for him. It's nice they can talk to him though. Look forward to the next update. :-) 05/23/2010 04:47 am The Accused That was a really good Q&A. Buffy handled the questions well, but I wonder how she'll fare with the prosecution. I look forward to it. the defence did well. waiting for the cross. spike should have a time deciding exactly what "i still do" means. very good read, thanks isabel 05/11/2008 07:58 pm The Accused Excellent chapter as usual. I think Norman did a great job. I can't wait to see what's gonna happen when the other lawyer cross examines her. Deb 05/08/2008 11:22 am The Accused Another great chapter. Amazing how Lawyers can take the same scentence and twist it to how they want it presented. Ugh! But good this time around! Yeah updates! Cas 05/08/2008 03:15 am The Accused Thanks for the update. An honest Buffy - what a rare occurance! Guess it must be the under oath part. Quite a bombshell she dropped there. Maybe not to anyone else, but for Spike it would be. And yet, he goes right to her when he senses that she needs some support. *sigh* 05/06/2008 11:11 pm The Accused Go, Norman! Seriously, he's doing just great :) Lea 05/06/2008 10:04 pm The Accused L-O-V-I-N-G this :D It's original, and true to character and simply wondeful. A delight to read. I just want them to kiss again, damnit. :D OH you meanie! making us wait for the cross-examination!! 05/06/2008 02:23 am The Accused As always, waiting for the next chapter. :D Em 05/06/2008 02:14 am The Accused Hey! mini cliff-hanger ending - so not fair! I love it so far, please update soon. Oh Buffy PLEASE tell him you meant the words! God he deserves that and she NEEDS it. I always get so excited when this updates. You've created a fantastic and wonderful world here and I am enjoying every single word. The Spuffy lover in me can't wait for them to finally get together but the good plot part of me is delighted with each piece you put together in this lovely puzzle. Kathleen kim 05/05/2008 11:04 pm The Accused She did very well, and so did Norman. ya_lublyu_tebya 05/05/2008 09:56 pm The Accused Wow, admitting your love in the middle of a courtroom... brave. I'm starting to think maybe Buffy might get through this... I hope I'm right :-s Can't wait til the next update. Wow. That was... quite the fight. what's the chance you're gonna finish this sometime? I'm reading, but I know it's not done and I'm scared I"m gonna get left high and dry... Blue http://www.tthfanfic.org/authors.php?no=12717&list=profile Amazing fight scenes! Great strategy! Sweet. :-) 05/23/2010 04:25 am Fighting Him just gotta say... excellent fight scene. been a long while since i've read one that good. oh, good story too. im just in a hurry and not reviewing every chappie in faovr of reading more! Deb 05/08/2008 11:15 am Fighting Him Loved this chapter. Filled with great action and a semblance of a peace offering as well. Balm to wounded souls. Excellent. Isabel 05/08/2008 08:33 am Fighting Him That was amazing! Best fight scene I've read. It was hot, sexy, powerful and playful all at once. I think I stopped breathing for a minute lol. And I loved the ending of the chapter too. Just the fact Buffy finally cares about what he wants. Very intense and fun chapter. ya_lublyu_tebya 03/29/2008 12:40 pm Fighting Him Great update!! Some hot fighting. Worried about the trial though. :-s More soon, please! very, very good fight sequence. great chapter ending. thank you! I just read this whole story and it's excellent, such a fabulous concept in so many ways. I totally bounced when Spike changed his hair back and he totally needs to go back to it permanently. That would excellent. For me, mostly. Nikkoleq 03/26/2008 04:15 am Fighting Him Amazing! kim 03/24/2008 08:38 am Fighting Him Wow, she offered an olive branch, a chance....very fun fight. I'm going to go ahead vote this Best Fight Scene of 2008. Aside from the glorious action sequence, the ending was incredibly tender. Loved it. Can't wait to see where these two go next. he he he he he he Great chapter! Oh this was a lovely development! I was reminded of the Smashed fight without the genuine anger of course. Well written fight scene. Kudos! Not an easy task. This may be the first time Buffy and Spike have felt "normal" around one another since her return (maybe even from HIS return from Africa for that matter owing to when she disappeared in this story). “Show me, Spike.” ........... “Show me.” .......... She hit him again. “Show me”....... When again he disobeyed she made a move to strike him again. This time he stopped her fist before it connected, holding on to her wrist. Spike looked her in the eyes.......... “You can show me,” Buffy said quietly...... He blinked. Regarded her for a long moment. Then he obliged." NICE sequence. First the demand, one that he did not obey. Finally her tone changes and it is no longer a demand or a request but nearly a plea, a welcome and he does as asked. The part of him that he KNOWS she said was "beneath her" has been called out in WELCOME and he responds. I don't think even they know fully the implications of that or of his demon not going for the kill even when in the drivers seat. I think it's very interesting how she desired him to vamp out during the fight. He rarey did when they fought before (except that first time I think although I could be wrong). It is as if a part of her that she isn't even aware of is saying that she accepts ALL of him...man and vampire. Even she says it to herself without understanding fully what this means, "Spike as he was meant to be seen. Without the suit, the tie, the responsibilities and the heartaches. Just a man. Just a vampire. " I note she mentions the MAN first and that is after "stripping him " of the human trappings of the suit and tie self he has presented thus far. She WANTS all of him not just a part...she's MISSED the wholeness of Spike, the vampire as well as the man. I hope she thinks a bit about this because I believe he will be as he strives to come to an answer to her quesion. EXCELLENT update. So many layers going on here! Yes she is fighting him but she is also fighting herself and losing handily. Kathleen Terrific fight, I could really see it - just what they needed too. Oh, well worth the wait! Wonderful Spike and Buffy re-learning what they do best. And she's laid it out there for him now, hasn't she? DAAAAMMNNN! Bravo! Lucy Porter is a major bitch! It was slimy for Buffy to have been followed, yeah, but that is something the group should have foreseen and not let Buffy be alone with all the attention on her. I like how she is becoming more aware of her surroundings and the lay of the culture. And last, I agree with Buffy, that men can be stupid. Grin. :-) 05/23/2010 04:01 am Buffy's type isabel 03/11/2008 05:22 am Buffy's type lol men are stupid. Or is it just Spike? Clueless. I hope the portal works this time. I hate that lawyer woman. Everything she read from Giles' diary was taken out of context. Evil lawyer chick :( April 03/08/2008 09:56 pm Buffy's type You NEED to write more on this story ASAP!!! I'm DYING to find out what happens next!!! I've been reading this all week & it's the only story I can think abt! I can;t even work on my own! Please update soon!!! lol...clueless spikey *pats him on the head* hehe...wonderful chapter, love :) love how they're all banding together to help her...that lawyer lady was good, though, knew her stuff...hope they can get buffy out of this one...thanx for another wonderful chapter, love :) I just love this story - great update - saved my reading until I could enjoy a few new chapters at once - completely enjoyed them. Really like how you have changed the world Buffy is in now - and I really liked the part where she menitoned how she had killed a child father- made us feel even more sorry for her, but also brings in the feelings of how people are living in this timeline - One of the things that I disliked with the series was the auto mode on Vampires are evil, disgusting animals - deborahc 02/28/2008 11:58 pm Buffy's type I think I started reading this story nearly a year ago, then stopped for some reason I can't recall, and just stumbled upon it again the other day. I was happy to find it again and quickly read through about twenty or so chapters to catch up. That said, I have to say that the premise was and continues to be a real stumbling block to my enjoyment, albeit one I've made a conscious effort to overcome in order to enjoy the good story and writing. First, even if I accept the change in law to recognize vampires as people endowed with all the rights and privileges accorded to humans, I can't credit the overwhelming acceptance of vampires by humans in a mere thirty year period. The slaves were emancipated in 1865 but 143 years later racism persists in our society. The legalization of abortion did not lead to wide spread acceptance; on the contrary, opposition has never wavered and has successfully fought to erode the legal protection of choice. I can't believe that there wouldn't be significant mainstream opposition to and fear of the vampires among the human population (apart from organizations like Riley's) . Thirty years on, there would still be countless people who had lost loved ones to vampires, and would be unlikely be so forgiving and disposed to let bygones be bygones. Beyond that, it doesn't make sense that Buffy would be prosecuted for murder given her circumstances. Her disappearance thirty years before would be recorded in Giles' Diaries and in the CoW's records. Her birth certificate would be on file in LA and/or Sacramento. LA would also have school, medical and dental records from before her move to Sunnydale. Proving her identity and physical age would seem to be a simple solution that, once established, would preclude the prosecution from pursuing their case against her. Therefore, believing in the threat to Buffy is a challenge to my suspension of disbelief. That said, I want to assure you that on the whole, I'm enjoying this fic and am very pleased to find that it was updated so recently. I'm really glad you're still writing this story and am definitely looking forward to seeing what happens next. Deb 02/28/2008 12:52 pm Buffy's type Excellent banter even in the midst of the trial! Tee hee...he didn't catch that she's jealous! How funny, the "good boyfriends" (soul Angel/hero Angel and Riley the wonder soldier) are black marks in this time.....quite the turn around. Good thing for her she had her bad boy too! Really am enjoying this world. It reminds me so much of how we P.C. the past when you have to take things in context. Excellent Kathleen "'Instead she chooses to align herself with a vampire! A dangerous and unpredictable one at that. I don’t know how it has come to this.’” Well, doesn't that kind of vouch for the fact she doesn't hate vampires? I'm not sure how that helps the prosecution--that entire last bit she read could be construed for the defense, really. Buffy totally needs Alan Shore for her closing. Norman's bloody stupid--he totally should have redirected! A lawyer has to be prepared for those curve balls. LOL - Spike's being a bit dense, isn't he? very good read, thank you. poor spike "I was just asking!" kim 02/26/2008 01:53 am Buffy's type *whack!* Spike! DUH! It's that you inferred that you've seen more than the legs? Dumb ass. LOLOL Ah, yes, the subjectivity of personal scribing......Taking words out of context means they have no context, and are therefore invalid. They mean nothing. Well, setting the shadow puppets going will either do something, or it won't....I have a feeling they won't activate without a Slayer in the room, though. Funny Spike - 'I was just asking'. Duh! he he he he great chapter! can't wait for MORE MORE MORE!!!! :-) 05/23/2010 03:42 am Compromise awwww....so glad she was finally open with him, shared with him, talked to him like an equal and admitted that she counts on him to support her, even if she couldn't quite admit that she needed him to... excellent update, love, can't wait for more ;) Isabel 02/12/2008 03:06 am Compromise This is the only WIP I still follow and you didn't disappoint. Each chapter is better than the one before. Good job. 02/07/2008 02:36 am Compromise "... moody, selfish, sarcastic, self-righteous –” that partially covers it. very good read, thank you. Mel 02/03/2008 06:23 am Compromise Thanks so much for the update! I swear, I can't get enough of this story. I love these character chapters. I love the emotion and subtext that is running through everything they do or say. You do such a great job with the awkward/sexual tension between them. Can't wait for the next update. Ah lovely! This is really in keeping with the S7 Spike who didn't say the I Love You anymore until the last few days. What a perfect chapter, so worth the wait. They needed this talk and need to deal with the emotions and mixed signals too. Spike's talk to her reminded me of EOD and his "Hell of a woman" speach. If she hasn't snapped that he does love her she needs to think about why he'd say those things otherwise. His comment about no innocent PEOPLE or vampires was dead on. Past a certain age if one is mentally functional we make choices...vampires in this society as well as people in RL as well as the story. The REASONS for those choices vary but the choices are our own and we are responsible for the outcome. It is wonderful however that she IS starting to get with the program about this new society, that it was likely that vampire was a loving father...that a vampire is CAPABLE of being a loving father and that Spike IS a loving father. Lots of progress there, lots of maturing. Really wonderful update. Kathleen Wow - that was quite the conversation. I loved : 'Buffy shrugged slowly, looking down at nothing. “The one I count on.”' Argh! Will they stop tiptoeing around the issue and kiss already :P This story is just all kinds of awesome :) IT 02/01/2008 09:29 am Compromise Just stayed up way too late reading the whole thing. Wow, the relationships are really complicated! Looking forward to more, thanks. Nice chapter. Buffy needed to open up. kim 01/31/2008 10:38 pm Compromise Yup, had to get Buffy past the fatalistic attitude. :-) 05/23/2010 03:33 am Cake well done, faith! very good chapter, thank you. wonderful to have an update I really have enjoyed reading this work - go faith!!! so glad she thought to do that...they were inches from a breakthrough when she interrupted before, so i suppose it's only right she fix it :) excellent chapter, love, can't wait to see what happens next :) Mel 01/13/2008 06:51 am Cake Oh, Christ! I love this. I love that you're still writing this. This is beyond brilliant. It's about time. They really need to lay it all out on the table, every last confused bit of it. Love how you show that all the S7 things happened in some way even without Buffy being there. Yes, Giles would still have helped Robin IMHO his distrust was that high. Always love updates on this. Kathleen kim 01/13/2008 12:15 am Cake Time to grow up and stop avoiding, Buff. Faith is a hoot!! Can't wait to see how this goes! Loved the Spike/Mia banter. I can't wait to see them "talk", so update... Please? he he he he he he he I can't help but giggle I am so happy you updated! MADE MY DAY! I love this story! I can't wait for the next! :-) 05/23/2010 03:27 am Monsters Great job by Spike. Good to see he hasn't lost his touch. awwwww....i love how he did that...may have made all the difference in the world for her case, we'll see...excellent writing, love, i'm just adoring this story :P spike should have changed some opinions. love the last four lines. very good read, thank you. LOL Glad to see another chapter of this fic. Just the right touch of flirty Spike. :) Cas 12/05/2007 03:42 am Monsters "will you be cooking? Okay then." Great line. Loved the chapter. Yes! She's admitted to herself that Spike is not a monster in her eyes. That is an important first step Love his use of shock treatment on the witness stand. Everyone has forgotten how things were in all the Kumbaya's of how it is now....he set that right. Kathleen 12/04/2007 02:39 am Monsters thank you. please help contribute to my addiction by writing more... :P kim 12/04/2007 12:53 am Monsters Very good....Spike rocked the courtroom, and the pick-up lines were hilarious. He's right, though...gotta live while you're able. Thank you so much for the update. I love the way you have Spike turn the tables an dopen up their thinking. Very nice interaction between Spike & Buffy - a possible glimpse of the future?? fangfaceandrea 12/03/2007 09:10 pm Monsters Ah finally more Spike XD Also, loved her thoughts on Spike not being a monster to her. When I saw on my mail box information about BNW update, I was all *squeeee!* You have no idea, how happy it made me. Every chapter of BNW is like a christmas present :) Keep giving us them! Pam S 12/03/2007 05:33 pm Monsters Spike.. reminded the people what a vampire was/is like. Good shock value to prove a point. Great lawyering. And who is going to cook? Enjoying. he he he he GREAT CHAPTER!!!!! I just loved it ! can't wait for MORE MORE MORE!!!!!! Always got to love Spike turning up. :-) 05/23/2010 03:21 am Character oh this should be sooo good...and i can't believe you cut that chapter off there :P it was excellent, loved willows and xander's testimonys, but can't wait to read spike's!!! :) nmcil 11/05/2007 01:47 am Character great to have the update - looking forward to Spike's, I am sure will be, interesting and exciting testimony - A good way to show what Buffy's time perspective would have been - Oh, come on! You can't stop there!! What's he gonna say? Yay! Spike is back. Not that he was gone, but you know what I mean lol. Great chapter. Glad you updated. Cooool!!! I hope he's going to give them a demonstration. myrabeth 10/29/2007 09:35 pm Character fabulous! and better every chapter! Keep Writing! carryline 10/29/2007 12:29 pm Character Wow, just read all this in one go. It's great!! Can't wait to see what Spike does. Update soon, please! Mel 10/29/2007 06:00 am Character I was so worried that I had lost this story and then so thrilled when I found it again on this website. This continues to be one of the best Buffy stories I've ever read. You've built the story and these characters so well. And oh, God - Buffy's Spike is back. I didn't see that coming at all. But I'm thrilled nonetheless. Thanks for continuing this. "Her Spike." Aaaa! I love it! It's going to be so much fun, having the Big Bad back! Oh, he's going to give Lucy Prter and others living in a denial about vampires' nature a hard time! Oh, I wish you updated soon! kim 10/28/2007 08:02 am Character Whoa....Big Bad's back. Yes! that is what she needs "Her Spike," whether he helps the case for the defense or not. very good read, thank you. Diesa 10/28/2007 03:28 am Character Great been following this story from the start and I Love It oh no! nonono! You can't just leave it THERE! COme on - have pity on us poor readers. Cas 10/28/2007 02:36 am Character Of course he is. But why did you have to end it there? I want, the, uh, cross examine. Oh, awesome twist - and brilliant of Spike. Scare the shit out of them - that'll do it! Ooooo cool idea on Spike's part (and I have a hunch he might have hunted down that bag too). Good for Willow bringing up Buffy's boys, that has to make her look a bit better to this world. LOVE THIS STORY and even love this future you paint. Kathleen clarityfades 10/28/2007 12:51 am Character aww, "her spike!" glad to see this updated, loved the chapter Veronica 10/28/2007 12:13 am Character I've been following this story for a while now and I just want to say that it's very very interesting to see characters 30 years in the future. A wonderful chapter, as always! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! I can't stand it!!!!!! you HAD to end it there!!!! I'm dyin over here!!!!! Please update soon!!!!! Pin 10/27/2007 06:39 pm Character Hmmmm, no wonder he was late! Great update, thanks! I love this story and am really looking forward to seeing what rabbit they are going to pull out of their hats next. What a coincidence: I logged on this morning thinking, "When's the last time there was a BNW updat?" And voila! Now, I'm gonna wish for a million dollars... "...black duster unfurling around him...pleased little smirk on his face...He was dressed all in black and his hair was dyed white in stark contrast. And he was Spike. Her Spike." Awww! He dons his coat to save Buffy just like he did when she went through the portal 30 years ago. :-) Pam S 10/27/2007 05:48 pm Character Things are looking better for our heroine. And Spike is back. Enjoying. Way good. :-) 05/23/2010 03:16 am Faith the Genius Awwww. Spike has definitely lost his moxie! Pin 09/19/2007 01:18 pm Faith the Genius Great update; thank you! Love the Buffy & Faith conversations, and you write a great older, but not altogether wiser Xander. Thanks! Very good chapter. I was so sorry that it had so little Spike in it, but his characterization at the end was so good, with such a great point that I don't regret his part was short. Good to know there's someone he can't deceive, despite anything. Write more soon! spike admits to himself mya is right and still does not listen. very good read, thank you. GREAT CHAPTER!!!!!!!!!! more more more more please!! THANK YOu! kim 09/19/2007 04:02 am Faith the Genius Dawn saw same as Mya. Poor Spike...hurt too many time to want to be vulnerable anymore. Shadowmen! Yes! Faith is still being pretty cool. just wanted to say "thanks" always great to get a new chapter - Very much like this piece and the questions it brings up about the nature of guilt and context of warriors and the realities that surround war - especially timely in today's tragic Middle East conflict - poor spike has been hurt so much, it's not easy for him to trust, is it? :( great chapter, love, i hope they can get what they need and get the portal to open ... excellent chapter, love, this was awesome...can't wait to read more :) Spike and Buffy really need a long talk. Great of Faith to bring up the needed key. Leave it to Willow to think she could just do it her way. Excellent. Kathleen dicecanntcry 09/19/2007 12:39 am Faith the Genius Love chapter It was very enjoyable! However, I feel I must do this... *thumps Spike upside the head* Sun 09/09/2007 08:31 pm Not Ready I rarely read WIPs, but yours sucked me in from the very few paragraphs. Awesome [alternate] future universe, great interaction between characters :) I love your 'almost there' Spuffy :) Can't wait to read new chapters. do you believe the defense is not going as smoothly as it was in the previous chapter? now, i could understand this, in the tales by some of the most evil writers in the fandom. my mistake, (lord, i really have a problem saying that) you are one of THEM. very good read, thank you. 09/03/2007 09:34 pm Not Ready oh oh oh, don't leave it there! you mean cliffhanger author, you! :( also translated as; I loved this update, written as brilliantly as usual - the flow of the characters and dialogue, and want more! Maybe Spike could let out whatever it was he wanted to say and we could have a portal opening? open sesame, perhaps? Oh. My. God. I knew it. I just knew that you're not going to make things easy for them. That's why I love this story so much - it's different from the others, the plot is much harder to foresee. I'm absolutely happy that you updated so soon, but I also wish the chapter was longer... I hope that you'll give us more sooon! oops. didn't expect that... I liked the banter, Spikes thoughts. oh man...no!! this could be so bad!! why won't it open??? i hope they manage to fix this right away, they have to save her!!! you handled spike's emotions in this beautifully :) loved the chapter and can't wait for more :) wait what??? NOOOooooooooo no fair no fair no fair!!!!!! It HASsssss to open cuz otherwise she might lose! Then Spike might not tell her how hes feeling and they can't you know living happily every after..... But but but PLEASE fix it! Oh oh....not good! They really need that portal to open to prove her case to the court. Love this story. Love the world you have written into existance. Poor Spike oddly matured and not so impulsive. Not sure what to say or feel. Poor Bufy caught between two worlds, two sets of rules. Kathleen kim 09/03/2007 03:17 am Not Ready What happened? Who blocked it? Poor Spike.....time to be young again. Thought things were looking a little too optimistic -- nice chapter. Spike's self-confidence still wilts before his Buffy! Oops! That's an interesting development. Looking forward to more of this - I love that Spike is fighting so hard not to give in to what is already there. isabel 09/02/2007 11:41 pm Not Ready Oh no. What the heck? They were so counting on that portal to prove their point. What went wrong? Can't wait for more. Go Norman! :-) 05/23/2010 02:56 am Trial Great, great chapter. Buffy's inner voice is so well-written. This part has only one fault - it's too short! Please, update soon! Devon 08/24/2007 05:25 am Trial Amazingly well thought out. Can't wait for more. devon_kmiller@hotmail.com I missed this story so much! Loving the trial. Go Norm! lol Can't wait for more. I want to know what's going to happen when they open the portal. wow....so glad the judge is going for it...things seem to be going all right so far...just hope nothing goes wrong with the portal opening business...but then, what are the chances of it actually going right? :P lol...great chapter, love, can't wait to read more :) veronica 08/06/2007 05:12 am Trial i was afraid that you had forgotten about this fic. great update, thanks! :) hopefully with the opening of the portal, they will get Heaton and Lucy to shut up. clarityfades 08/06/2007 12:38 am Trial excellent chapter. i really like that norman is doing well as a trial lawyer. can't wait to see what happens when they open the portal! keep up the terrific work! nmcil 08/05/2007 07:30 pm Trial Wonderful story - I have enjoyed reading it very much - great chapter - and while this is the perfect "leave them begging for more" - please don't make us wait to long - NICE WORK Aeryn 08/05/2007 09:13 am Trial Great update I'm impressed. You succeeded in making the trial both interesting and believable. things are going well for the defense. maybe too well? very good read, thank you. Woo hoo...perfect defense. Go NORMAN!!!! Things are looking up a bit anyway. So happy this is being updated, it is always worth the wait. Kathleen ha ha ha ha THATS GREAT I can't wait for the next update!!!! Awesome! Can't wait to see what happens next. (And for the continuation of Spike and Buffy's convo. lol) *claps* Yes, Go Norman! Thanks for updating, this must be killing Spike. Having to listen to them talk about her that way. Hope you update again soon. Love it! LindsayH 08/04/2007 11:18 pm Trial Dun-dun-dun!! A cliffhanger-curses! Keep up the good work, and please update soon if you can! kim 08/04/2007 11:03 pm Trial Oooo, here we go.... Norman's doing a good job so far. I love that Spike exhibits a lot of control when before he was so impulsive. Thirty years of cumulative changes will do that. But it really sinks in as seen through Buffy's eyes. He's his own man now which is extremely attractive in a man! :-) 05/23/2010 02:46 am Small Talk I hope that you fought that nasty writer's block and that you'll give us more of BNW soon! well at least they're finally beginning to talk about it, the dopes!! i hope the rest of buffy's trial goes better than the first part!! :( great chapter, love :) Good job with the preliminaries - dry and matter of fact. And a glimmer of Spikeness -- love it! That was a great chapter. I loved the spike/buffy interaction at the end. I hope you update soon - suspense is killing me! :) very, very good read. thank you. wonderful conversation and he walks out the door. loved it. kim 06/19/2007 04:19 am Small Talk Go, Spike! I loved that! awesome chapter! Almost ALMOST got it all out huh.... Finally Buffy might start to get it now. Hope she finally decides that its worth fighting to stick around.. make a new start with Spike,, he deserves it,, pining away for her or greiving her however you want to look at it,, not moving on Great chapter GLAD your back!!!! LOL - about time somebody was honest with somebody. Typical oblivious Buffy not to have noticed that he still cares...a lot. Thanks for the update.:) "He was always her Spike, always and never." That's sums it up nicely. He was never hers, and she was never his. But they always belonged to each other :-) I started reading this story awhile back. I came to the part where Buffy finds out that Spike is a widower and almost stopped reading. The very thought of Spike with someone else just makes me all grrrrr. But, the story was so well written, I just couldn't help but to keep reading. Now, I'm always glad to see an update :-) AHA but he's still HER sneaky bastard LOL. Loved the interplay between the two of them. Loved stubborn and proud Buffy proclaiming who she is in the face of that era's PC situation. Now if she'll just get with the times she can get on to being happy. Glad your muse is back this is a wonderful story. Kathleen That was the most meaningful dialogue they've had in a very long time. Was he afraid of her answer to his question? They both need to lay their cards on the table. Loved Buffy's response when she stated her name. She is the slayer. Her destiny, even if society had changed.And he was dead long before she meet him. Thanks for the update, hope your muse stays around for a while longer, it has to be close to the end. Enjoying this so much. :-) 05/23/2010 02:24 am Three LindsayH 08/04/2007 11:07 pm Three I think I like this Spike that doesn't lay all his feelings and thoughts out for Buffy's perusal. He's definitely a healthier person, and I like that she's trying to get used to the world as it is. Interesting for Buffy to be seen as the evil one. Can't wait for the trial. spike has a plan, how reassuring. very good read, thank you. Can't wait to see what he's got up he's sleeve! Xander couldn't let go even after thirty years, how sad. This is a very different Spike. Her disappearence had a profound affect on him. thanks for updating, very nervous for her. Looking forward to more. Great new chapter. And with a chilling finish with that reminder of what Buffy is to many people. Can't wait to see what Spike's new plan is, though. :) you made me cry... again. I want to give Buffy a hug and whop Spike over the head. Silly people. Great chapter :) A Spike who decides for himself....okay but we all know he is still a fool for love and that love is for Buffy. He can run but he can't hide. Love this story and glad to see more of it. Looking forward to the trial and Spike's plan. Kathleen WOWZERS! Great chapter! I just love this story! I can't wait for the next update! Thank you! kim 05/06/2007 02:48 am Three Wouldn't be Buffy if there weren't self-doubt. Think I know what Spike is up to. oh man...well, now buffy is getting a taste of what it was like for spike, perhaps....great chapter, love the bonding going on beetween them...can't wait to see more, love :) Terra 05/06/2007 01:08 am Three I was just thinking about this story today, how perfect was that? Glad to see the plan slowly coming together. I have a guess at what Spike's plan may be... :-) 05/23/2010 02:13 am The Crazy 88 LindsayH 08/04/2007 10:58 pm The Crazy 88 wow, awesome action sequences! i could really see the fight in my mind's eye, great job! Nikkoleq 04/10/2007 06:16 pm The Crazy 88 I liked this chapter very much! I hope you update again very soon!! *claps* Goody for Spike, that little brat needed it, he's a Travers all right. Did Spike train with the new slayers after Buffy left? They did listen to him and being slayers they normally would want to dust him not listen to him. Now what does this mean for Buffy? Thanks for the update, excellent work. kim 04/10/2007 05:01 am The Crazy 88 Exposition again?! LOLOLOL....hm, quite. very good update, thank you. just love that twenty or so slayers did not even attempt to go to cain's aid. Ah - was worried for Buffy for a minute there - although, I did figure out who/what they were before she did, so go me! Are things looking up a bit now,then? *crosses fingers* Deb 04/09/2007 08:51 pm The Crazy 88 Excellent writing. Love this story! Love Spike in action here! Enough indeed! The Travers sniveling gene survived I see LOL. Plucky Buffy though to have a bring it on attitude in spite of it all. Kathleen Are there any 'I love Cain despite the fact he's an annoying kid' T-shirts? 'cos I want one! Great chapter :) lol....somehow i dont believe the boy...i don't know, maybe he would have stopped them, but it might have made things a bit easier from his perspective if the "original" slayer just happened to be accidentally killed... :P great chapter, great fight sequences, and so glad that spike saved her, because i'm not sure she could have handled that...looking forward to more, love :) I loved this chapter! Seems the counsel hasnt' changed any but what do ALL these girls do now I wonder? Great update thank you!~ Lou 04/11/2007 12:28 am A Rude Awakening Well that'll give Buffy's mind some focus! DoWnEr 04/09/2007 02:38 pm A Rude Awakening Ummm..... it seems your overlooking something obvious. Willow is like a goddess now right? The world knows of the good the Scoobies did so wouldn't their opinions sway the public? Also this may seem so easy you just rejected it because you wanted to make the story more dramatic but they can manipulate space and time to open up a portal to another dimension but they don't have truth spells? They don't have mind readers that could find out the truth from Buffy's mind? No advanced lie detecter test? It just seems you avoided any of the simpler means to prove her innocence and decided to make things more complicated then they have to be. very good read, thank you. very confused buffy and frustrated spike. He's comforted her in the past, why not now? Nice they're all together. Once again Buffy's got to be a bitch. Guess it's closer now, maybe she start to get some perspective on her future or lack of it soon. Thanks for the update and wonderful read. oh man...this could be bad...very interesting chapter though, i loved his reaction when she reached for his phone...lol...you write the emotions so very well, so real and believable, you can so relate with the characters the way you've written them, excellent work, love :) Glad you're back with this story. I really missed it. Now I'm worried....Thanks for the update! dicecanntcry 04/03/2007 01:24 am A Rude Awakening Poor Bufy, I feel so incredibly sorry for her. :( I'm trying desperately not to try & slap Spike upside the head. I find it very difficult to like him in the stories where Buffy comes back from the dead. But otherwise, great chapter! ;) Great Chapter! But then they have all been great chapters!!! SO glad your back and thank you for the update! Right now I'd say push Buffy back in the bloody portal until she has sense enough to look around and see reality! LOL I've missed this story and glad for the update (excellent at that) but understand RL....having that problem myself at the mo. Kathleen kim 04/02/2007 11:08 pm A Rude Awakening That's Buffy's problem, right there - she causes way more pain for herself than necessary because she won't deal, and won't share. Thing is, she *could* try. *Could* learn...and it would help. But, instead, she has to be a stubborn idiot. Poor Spike.....his life has gotten really complicated. wow....you make riley actually true to character, not overly evil as would be very tempting :) i can see his points, and how his offer would be tempting to buffy...but i'm glad she made the choice she did...can't wait to see if the plan the others are coming up with actually works :) Nikkole 02/18/2007 04:20 pm An Offer Good for her. I am glad that she is giving HU a chance to make the world a more equal place, but can she really give up slayng? Maybe she could work for the jail and carry out death sentences or something, you know? I hope you update again very soon, I really like this story! Interesting. Good for Buffy. She's learning to see shades of grey - even though you had to chuck her through a portal to make that happen. silly riley... i wonder what happened to sam?? hmm What are the HU doing about the vampires that are still killing? They all aren't safe and Buffy still didn't know that but opening a portal is a good idea. Of course Riley would still be working for an organization that kills demons. Somethings never change, huh. Another great chapter. Liked that the last of the scoobies are together again. Thanks. hope we've seen that last of finn, trust even less than xander. good chapter, thank you for the fine read. kim 02/18/2007 12:07 am An Offer Yes, open the portal and send her through! Maybe, just maybe, she's seen enough for the Shadowmen to think it's made a difference...maybe. Cas 02/17/2007 10:41 pm An Offer Oooh, you've left it a mystery. I was so sure that Finn had carried her off against her will. Sneaky author. Buffy, Buffy, Buffy!!! Still with the vampires = evil in spite of current evidence! Evil doesn't adopt and love children like the one she killed (yet she still called him evil!). Xander is an ass still. In front of Mya he's even a jerk! He learns nothing!!!! Great update. Would love those Shamans to get a load of the brave new world. Kathleen charisse 04/19/2011 10:10 pm Old Habits 1. Riley?! This can't be good 2. Buffy and Spike finally kiss and, what? They still can't get on the same page with how each feel for the other? Arggghh! (Some things never change, even after 30 years!) DoWnEr 04/09/2007 02:27 pm Old Habits Man Spikes an idiot. I know he wants to think she won't go to prison but doesn't he think it MIGHT happen and that if it does he won't ever have a chance to be with her physically again? Hope he gets staked. Although the whole Buffy screwing another guy angle that seems to have popped up with Riley showing up is something i hope doens't happen. DoWnEr 04/09/2007 02:27 pm Old Habits Man Spikes an idiot. I know he wants to think she won't go to prison but doesn't he think it MIGHT happen and that if it does he won't ever have a chance to be with her physically again? Hope he gets staked. Although the whole Buffy screwing another guy angle that seems to have popped up with Riley showing up is something i hope doens't happen. MARGARET 02/10/2007 03:17 am Old Habits THANKD FOR THE GREAT UPDATE! OF COURSE RILEY HAS TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE! Richard 02/06/2007 09:47 pm Old Habits Kinda surprised Spike didn't become offended. Buffy apparently wants a shag or two before she's locked up forever. Exploiting his feelings as she always did. That's pretty repulsive. oh man...what does riley want? and surely he's not all on the yea!vampires! bandwagon, is he? hmmm....hope buffy doesn't do anything stupid...but then she probably already has just by talking to the git...if spike sees them together, that will only further complicate matters... its very true to the characters, to the point of being emotionally painful to read, the way that fight went...each of them just not knowing how to say what it is that they mean..most of all buffy :P great update, looking forward to more :) Lou 02/06/2007 04:44 pm Old Habits OH YUKKKKK!! They're both idiots! Can't say the right thing to save their lives. What's with Riley showing up? Is he a friend or foe after all of these years? This is an interesting twist to this wonderful story. Thanks JMF, update as soon as you can. RandiGiles 02/06/2007 06:56 am Old Habits Oh just Eff it all to Heck now!!!...(I mean Riley, not the chapter) more updates please :) was a fun read, 'til finn. thanks for the very good update. Nikkole 02/06/2007 04:22 am Old Habits Uhoh...I can see Riley being a bit crazy in his old age! Very good chapter, I hope you update again VERY soon! kim 02/06/2007 03:27 am Old Habits Well, that's an interesting loop to throw in. That Riley would be in town? She still doesn't understand Spike.....still saying stupid things and assuming stupid conclusions...well, this is the girl who waited until he was dying to declare how she felt, so we can't really be surprised. How about that portal.... Cas 02/06/2007 02:54 am Old Habits Oh, just what she needed. An aging Riley Finn! Ugh what a horrible thought. Ah - just what she needed! :) Great job with the inevitable misunderstanding and fighting. dicecanntcry 02/06/2007 01:17 am Old Habits this is by FAR the best chapter you've written so far. I adored the spike/buffy angst & am so thankful you're letting them have their 'moments' without the little tike running around & getting in the way. Awesome job :) Ick......the return of the one dimensional! LOL Buffy JUST does NOT get it! A species hasn't "changed" in 30 years....she was WRONG, the Council was wrong all the time. Say, that would be one way to "prove" she had been in the other dimension....to have her return to it in the courtroom! Maybe one of the shaman's could wack her with their staff when she goes back....knock some sense into her *G*. Excellent update. Love this story. It is so very unique and well written. Kathleen Spikes Slayer2 02/05/2007 11:24 pm Old Habits *gasp* whaaaaaaat???? man that was so not expected!! akarinacj 02/05/2007 11:14 pm Old Habits Great chapter, eventhough Spike´s a little bit frustrating. But well, it´s understandable after 30 years... Let´s see what Riley Finn will bring... OH MAN! Great! Now Riley is going to screw everything up even worse! I really do love this story even if i do want to slap Buffy upside the head! charisse 04/19/2011 10:05 pm Everything Ahhhh, finally! (Nice scene) Yay. :-) 05/23/2010 01:49 am Everything yes, she is an idiot. fortunately spike isn't listening to her. very good read, thank you. OOOOOHHHH!!!! this is getting steamy!! Lou 01/14/2007 03:47 pm Everything At last!!! Phew -- for a minute there I thought they were going to blow it!! lol...just what she needed to do to convince him! :) poor guy, so uncertain, even after thirty years, because of all the badness that passed between them...that scene was so beautifully, emotionally written...loved it :) dicecanntcry 01/14/2007 08:20 am Everything Geez Spike about stinking time! honestly surprised he wasn't a complete dopehead enough to just let her wa;l out the door. $20 says he regrets it first tho - cuz he silly like that. Oh boy. For a second there I thought they'd blown it. :) Nice build up. Neither one of them ever were the "brain's of the group", That was Willow and Giles job, but I think they can come up with something! At least Spike can! You wrote that perfectly. Of course with Spike being cautious, that hesitation would spook her. He loved someone enough to marry her and was happy, raised a daughter as his own, so yeah, she would totally think that, in that moment. Thanks for not letting Spike miss it. They may not have alot of time but they have now. Something they didn't have then. Another great chapter, can't wait to see how far you take them. Thanks, JMF. Cas 01/14/2007 03:29 am Everything Thank goodness you didn't let her get out that door! kim 01/14/2007 02:46 am Everything Hello, Buffy! He's trying to be a good guy about this.... And he has a good idea about the Shadowmen. She's being stubborn and short-sighted. The Shadowmen *wanted* you to learn, Buffy! How easy she forgot what she wrote down..... oh i love this story! Thank so you so much for updating ITS ABOUT TIME THEY KISSED!!!! YEA!!!!! Hells yeah!! Now they're making out, they're gonna have this figured out in no time. Excellent update! tucker_t 01/14/2007 01:24 am Everything Haven't commented before but am really enjoying this story and the way you've let Spike evolve since Buffy and now with her. Keep it coming! Poor guilty for no reason Spike! Finally Buffy shows some sense. Good update. Smart daughter Spike raised. Kathleen Nikkole 01/14/2007 01:15 am Everything FINALLY! GEEEEZ! I liked this chapter. I hope that she doesn't freak out, or Mya walk in or the lawyer, you know? I am really into this story, and would love to see another update soon. Feed that muse! :-) 05/22/2010 06:19 pm Nostalgia and Brilliance very good update, thank you. mya is doing all she can, someoneelse will have to point the way. Know wonder Spike love's Mya so much, she has to remind him of his Dawn, the little match-maker. Got a kick out of Spike's assesment of Angle, big forhead...little brain. Wondering if this "date" will be any better then the last time they were together. Thanks for the update, JMF, great chapter. cee 01/10/2007 02:43 pm Nostalgia and Brilliance I love the bit about Angel's big forehead/brain mass...hee. (don't we all love the potshots taken at Angel's expense, tho?) I sure hope that Buffy and Spike can "brainstorm" something... Nikkole 01/10/2007 01:48 pm Nostalgia and Brilliance Mya is playing little miss match-maker, isn't she? LOL! I just got caught up with the last few chapter, they are all very good! kim 01/10/2007 03:31 am Nostalgia and Brilliance Subtle, Mya! Ah, pictures.... Angel's idea works in thory..if Wes was around, he'd know how to do it. Still say just mojo Buffy back to her own time. If she can come one way, she can go back. Ok, love Mya, wasn't sure about her at first, but yeah, she's awesome. And Angel? So over-rated. Too bad Willow can't just do a spell and zip her back to just after she disappeared. Anyway, keep going, wanting to read more! Cas 01/10/2007 01:56 am Nostalgia and Brilliance Oh, those photos are so sad... and funny. I love Mya, and the comparison to Dawn is apt in so many ways. I really enjoy Mya as a charater. I'm sure that you've based her on Dawn, but she does have subtle differences. She's a little bolder, but any kid raised by Spike would have to be. One thing to note, though: Sam Finn gave Xander the idea for the disposable cameras when he asked her about wedding photographers in "As You Were." Thanks for the tip! :) You have to love Mya for trying to get them together. Nice moments between the Scooby gang, especially the teasing of Xander. I also liked the relationship between Angel and Spike and that there seems to be more of a sibling rivalry than anything else. i really do wish someone would just come up with a great solution to this problem LOL at mya's brilliance... :) i love her, she's great....love the little nostalgia session, too, very sweet...very much looking forward to more :) A little matchmaker! How Dawnlike and sweet. Love this update. I don't see the problem if they can prove (testamony) that Buffy was in another dimension. She can't help that times and laws changed while she was gone. Now that she knows the rules she can vow to abide by them. I think a jury would buy that. Funny to think that Buffy disappeared before finding out that Spike killed Robin's mom (I always thought she was a slow take not to put two and two together.) Excellent update. Loving this story still. Kathleen Lou 01/09/2007 10:09 pm Nostalgia and Brilliance They'll need to get thinking, pronto. The photos could swing it. My only objection is the snoring vampire. ?! Well if his daughter can see it then it's out there for everyone else to see too. Faith's taste in sleping arrangements haven't changed that much in all the year's that we've known her. Anywhere to hang your hat, kind of girl. Buffy's just going to have to deal the best that she can, which is really hard to do. While everyone else is thirty years older, Buffy's not, she's the same old pain-in-the-ass Buffy. Excellent work, hope too, that you'll be updating soon. Thanks, JMF. very good read, thank you. my money is on mya to come up with the way to get buffy off. both ways! I'm thinking the situation with Buffy and Faith living in the same place is going to be a little difficult, but maybe they can find a way to work it out. I love Mya and her interactions with Spike. Trust his daughter to bring up his feelings about Buffy lol.. not everything is attractive :P i love mya...you write her so well, i can almost visualize her, and she really seems like spike's daughter would be..another excellent chapter, lookin forward to more :) kim 12/24/2006 12:15 am Breaking and Entering Humility would be a good thing about now, Buffy. Mya rocks. Great update - I love the caring, supportive relationship Spike is building with Buffy - and that she seems to be willing to let it develop. Okay - I'm struggling here.. Your totally gonna use faith as the 'voice of reason', arn't you. *cringes* oy. You know, it's totally your fault I have gotten such an emotional attachment to these characters & feel a need to voice my stupid opinion. all, I keep thinking is 'yeah, they had it bad, but buffy had it so much worse'. I mean, they've had years to adjust, she's had what? days? And I just know if Faith tries to tell Buffy to just 'grow up, deal with it & go to him'... it's totally gonna kill me. IT'S BUFFYS LIFE DAMNIT!! AAAHHH!! okay - sorry - just ignore me... pfeifferpack 12/23/2006 11:27 pm Breaking and Entering Still reading and enjoying this tale. Hope Buffy gets her head out of her butt where Faith and Spike are concerned. She needs to really see them as they are. Such an interesting story, very well told. Kathleen 12/23/2006 11:24 pm Breaking and Entering brilliant. Loved the last two lines from Buffy and Spike and all the banter in general! cant wait for more and for someone to come up with an ingenious plan Cas 12/23/2006 11:08 pm Breaking and Entering Glad to see an update to this story. They will both be miserable without one another. And Faith? That's unattractive. Fran 12/23/2006 10:44 pm Breaking and Entering I think I love Mya more and more each chapter. Very sweet of Faith to be so hospitable to Buffy. Feeling like forever since I last read this, so nice to get back to it. Spike was alway's about grand gesture's. Kinda hoping they'd spare for a bit and maybe fall into each other's arm's, but I hope you're saving that for another day, just call me a romantic. Faith is different from them and still is but for Buffy's sake, I hope she can pull it off. Great chapter, thanks, JMF. Lou 11/28/2006 11:31 pm Kick or Lick? 'No you don't' -- exactly what I was thinking! Good luck with the new roomie. Although Buffy is quite thick when it comes to the soul/souless thing, I think that Spike willingly getting a soul because he felt remorse after hurting Buffy would at least open her up to the possibility that Spike had a conscience both pre and post soul. However, I think Buffy's biggest grudge with Faith has nothing to do with redemption, or slaying, or vampires with/without souls. Buffy hates Faith because she messed with her boyfriends--sleeping with Riley and trying to steal Angel. I don't think Faith could ever redeem herself in Buffy's eyes for that :-) Deb 11/26/2006 11:03 am Kick or Lick? Great update! God you'd think seeing how much alike Souled and Unsouled Spike were Buffy would buy a clue! LOL Same ole Slayer (okay, she hasn''t had time to fully process, I'll give her that). Love the update, missed the story. Yes, I can see Spike with the grand gestures. Buffy need to see it's more than that. He still loves her and he won't let her go again easily. Kathleen very good read, thank you. love spike's gesture, even if buffy claims she doesn't. oh that scene was so perfectly in character for both of them...just like spike to make a gesture like that...and the dialogue was flawless, very well done, very much enjoyed it :) kim 11/26/2006 04:54 am Kick or Lick? She's such a dope...she's still believing that bull about souls? It's not about soul or no soul, Buffy...it's about choice. Free will. Talk to Faith about it. Grow up a little. Cas 11/26/2006 03:47 am Kick or Lick? Glad to see this up. And I liked the points Spike made about Faith. But I agree with Buffy - Spike shouldn't quit. Having a man on the inside can only help. :-) 05/22/2010 05:34 pm Crater of Embarrassment Stella 11/13/2006 07:26 pm Crater of Embarrassment WOW! Ingenius story! Amazing job with the characters and their emotional traumas. There were definitely a couple of times that you had me in tears just with your imagery: Buffy seeing the holograph of Giles and Buffy seeing Angel for the first time. But the most moving part to me was the way you described Angel finally getting his freedom to be imprisoned. WOW! That sentence still gets to me as I write this. Can't wait to read more. :) very good chapter, thank you. faithhaving buffy under house arrest shoul be very entertaining. Dar 10/22/2006 05:13 pm Crater of Embarrassment Buffy/Faith = TNT. Look out Brave new world. wonderful chapter sirc 10/22/2006 09:06 am Crater of Embarrassment Well done :D I can completely understand Buffy's upset over Spike quitting for her. Faith, what an interesting person to call. Thanks so much for the update, I really enjoyed it. What else could he do except refused the case but that doesn't mean that they would have let him. Now Buffy can't live with him anymore which really sucks in it's self. How are they supposed to get together now? Poor Norman, that was mean of Buffy to tease him like that. Yup Faith would be the only one left. Wondering how that's going to go. Great chapter JM thanks. 10/22/2006 01:27 am Crater of Embarrassment LOL.....wonder what Faith grabbed then *G*. Excellent update. Poor Spike between a rock and a hard place. Stupid Buffy not to reward 30 plus years of devoted love....sigh......then again it's only been a short time for her. Kathleen Awesome chapter! I love the line from buffy, that complete dead panned: "yes, we're secret lovers." hahaha. I feel so bad for Buffy and for Spike. I really wish they'd just run away together and hide out somewhere, get new identities or something. Surely there's somewhere they can hide. Maybe they could travel back in time to the past or something and escape that way. OK shutting up now, i know it's your story and I trust you with it. Lou 10/22/2006 12:34 am Crater of Embarrassment Good thinking! lol...that last bit with faith cracked me up...oh she and buffy are gonna make *great* roommates!! looking forward to your next chappie, pet :) charisse 04/19/2011 09:52 pm Stay Two generations later, and "Travers" still equals "evil jerk" :-) 05/22/2010 05:21 pm Stay vladt 10/17/2006 07:09 am Stay love the update, thank you. Lou 10/16/2006 10:02 pm Stay That's a shame - just as things were looking up too!! Lynda 10/16/2006 01:49 am Stay I am so sad. Spike has to get Buffy convicted. I know that there is only sorrow that will come from this development. Nikkole 10/15/2006 11:36 pm Stay Oh, that just.......SUCKS!! Great chapter!! Immortal Beloved 10/15/2006 08:48 pm Stay When I first started reading this story, I almost decided not to continue since the idea of Spike with anybody but Buffy--even if she was presumed dead for 30 years--usually leaves me feeling less than warm and fuzzy. But, I kept reading because I enjoyed your writing. Now, I'm hooked on this story, but one more cliffhanger like that...Are you TRYING to kill me? Cain Travers is certainly an evil little jerk. I loved the interaction between Spike and Buffy and the fact that Mya didn't seem to have a problem with them together. Thanks so much for the update, I really enjoyed it. akarinacj 10/15/2006 11:41 am Stay Great chapter. You really like to complicte things, eh? I really hope that if what you are saying happens, that Spike resigns from his job... OMFG! OH god i can't believe Spike has to argue against her. Oh god...this is really really bad. Poor Buffy. Poor Spike. (and btw the story isn't bad, in case that wasn't clear lol...i'm just being shocked lol.) RandiGiles 10/15/2006 06:15 am Stay Dang Travers is a manipulitve twerp isn't he???? :o Oh - very evil cliffhanger! What a terrible thing to do to Spike. Obviously being evil runs in the Travers family. oh.my.gosh. this is awful...except...he could do a little legal maneuvering a la "sleepers" -- did you ever see that movie, where brad pitt is a lawyer playing both sides? -- that could be cool...i can't decide whether this is a very good development or a very bad one... *sigh*...this *is* a very good chapter, though... :) love it, can't wait for the next :) kim 10/15/2006 04:06 am Stay That bastard!! He's a Travers, alright. Oh, just get Willow on the case and send Buffy home. Magic got her here, magic can send her back. Cas 10/15/2006 03:18 am Stay Oh yeah, permanent house arrest - In Spike's house! LOL Arrest me too...please? Don't know who's more cruel, Cain, who knows that Spike's the one they'll want or you for letting us think that they did more then "sleep" together. Evil JMF *grins*. Love it, thanks. SpaceLord 10/15/2006 01:28 am Stay Hmm wouldn't that go pretty much against every sort of rule when it comes to laws, trials and such? I mean he's biased and should be disqualified for this particular job. Pretty much, yeah. :P But I never said he wouldn't be disqualified, did I? :) charisse 04/19/2011 09:49 pm 2003 and Beyond! GREAT line: "I guess I could just dance on you." And Spike runs scared. (teehee) :-) 05/22/2010 05:11 pm 2003 and Beyond! loved the chapter, thank you. glad to see giles' narrowmindedness is secure in history. the “Balderdash,†paragraph is a joy. thanks, again. Fran 10/03/2006 01:06 am 2003 and Beyond! The more I think about it the more I may be inclined to side with Giles. I like to think that Spike (and Angel) are unique vampires that rose above their lot in (un)life to turn to the good side. I do, however, like the fact that Spike is being treated like a person so there is an upside. I can't wait for the next chapter for the Spuffy dance or "dance." sirc 10/02/2006 07:51 pm 2003 and Beyond! Loved it :D Nikkole 10/02/2006 06:49 pm 2003 and Beyond! I like the whole talking room concept! It was a very good way to give us a run down of the last 30 years, without taking up to much story time, you know? I still hope to get some more details, but I am really liking the layout of the story. akarinacj 10/02/2006 01:16 pm 2003 and Beyond! Great chapter, as usual. Please update soon Lou 10/02/2006 11:40 am 2003 and Beyond! A step in the right direction ! Robyn 10/02/2006 08:39 am 2003 and Beyond! The history lesson was very interesting. I loved how Buffy got Spike to dance. Thanks so much for the update, I really enjoyed it. kim 10/02/2006 04:28 am 2003 and Beyond! This whole "new world" is creeping me out, too. I like Zoe idea, if they convict her turn her, make her his for eternity. So they're back to where it all began. Him watching her dance, this time he can feel her dancing, touching him, rubbing her body up and down him. Grinding herself into him and then after they have the house all to themselves. It's ch.23. we do need some Spuffy lovin'. Great way for her to catch up on what's happened in the last 30 years. Wonderful chapter. Thanks JMF. the look at the time she missed was very interesting...and i'm with buffy...spike needs to wake up and see that his life just suddenly got a lot better....now that she's back and she's treating him right...*and* he's a legitimate member of society...what's he got to be so down about? but then...it's all gotta be kinda hard to adjust to, doesn't it? great chapter, pet, looking forward to more ;) hehehe. there is a part of me that really really wants buffy to get back to her own time. I do NOT like this whole vampires are like people and should have rights and stuff. It's not fair for Buffy. Also I hate the sanitized way slaying has come about. It's not you or your story, I just don't like the circumstances. hehehe. there is a part of me that really really wants buffy to get back to her own time. I do NOT like this whole vampires are like people and should have rights and stuff. It's not fair for Buffy. Also I hate the sanitized way slaying has come about. It's not you or your story, I just don't like the circumstances. fallen_angel 10/01/2006 08:49 pm 2003 and Beyond! "They couldn't get enough of the damn moon." Loved this line. Cas 10/01/2006 06:50 pm 2003 and Beyond! Loved the hologram museum, but the techno club rules. How wrong is it that I love the idea of Giles being seen by history as another Hitler :P :-) 05/22/2010 04:56 pm Clean Slate Deb 10/03/2006 10:56 am Clean Slate Great fun on the horizon! sirc 09/26/2006 03:46 pm Clean Slate Cranking up the UST, I see :) Great chapter vladt 09/25/2006 05:08 am Clean Slate very good read, thank you. bonus points to mya. buffy and spike still can't communicate. lol...oh this should be interesting...can't wait to see their night out...i feel bad for them, you've conveyed their feelings very well... Robyn 09/24/2006 11:17 am Clean Slate Thanks for the update, I enjoyed it. Wow, I just love this playful Buffy. Going out is a good idea, give them both a chance to let their hair down and have fun and be more comfortable together. Great chapter, thanks for the read. hehe oh come ON I need these two to boink. I NEED it like fish need water, also can you please pretty please make buffy a vampire? I mean they must have anchored faith's soul because you KNOW she's getting groiny. Then spike and buffy can be together forever. :) LOL kim 09/24/2006 12:40 am Clean Slate But sending her back in time would be the right thing, yes? She doesn't belong here. Good, some fun for Spike and Buffy. They need some time to unwind. Thanks for the update!! Catrine 09/23/2006 09:43 pm Clean Slate I hope they have fun. I really like this story,such a nice twist. Spike needs to tell Buffy his feelings!!:D Nikkole 09/23/2006 08:57 pm Clean Slate I liked this chapter....they are going to go and try to have a good time, but I think Buffy is going to have a hard time of it when she sees vamps and people together. Cas 09/23/2006 08:36 pm Clean Slate Come on, get them together already! Future Spike is so cute - hoovering? Really, quite domesticated. Wonder what his idea of going out will be like. Lou 09/23/2006 06:07 pm Clean Slate They deserve a bit of lighten up time Deb 10/03/2006 10:51 am Style, Charm and Abs Rolling..."death by Shania". You have a great talent for the snark that we just love in Spike! Mya's a hoot of a character as well. fallen_angel 09/20/2006 01:18 pm Style, Charm and Abs I like Mya. Reminds me of Dawn (when she wasn't whining or threatening Spike) Nikkole 09/17/2006 07:57 pm Style, Charm and Abs I love Mya! She is just too funny! I was very happy to see an update, and I hope you update again soon! Robyn 09/17/2006 06:41 pm Style, Charm and Abs I do like Mya. :) Thanks for the update, I really enjoyed it. I love the fact that Mya is just as snarky as Spike was in the past. Loved the chapter, great work! ChrissieLinnit 09/17/2006 01:32 pm Style, Charm and Abs ...“Well, if worst comes to worst you could always go on the lam. You and Buffy – the Bonnie and Clyde of the generation. It’d be a tale of two misfits just trying to make it in a world that wants nothing to do with them.†Spike arched an eyebrow. “Or, it could just be really hot,†Mya shrugged... Sounds like a great plan to me! Soooo happy to find your Muse is called Maya, pet. ;p But, one of them is going to have to make a serious move to burn a major denial bridge first, aren't they? Spike and Buffy are being so formal around each other, and Buffy has yet to cool her indignation, adjust to the realities of living in this particular timeframe, and.... see Spike for who he is and not what she expects him to be... Hopefully, Maya is the catalyst. Dirktavian 09/17/2006 10:19 am Style, Charm and Abs I love the rapport between Spike and his daughter-- very cute interchange of snarkiness! I'm so glad to see you had posted again-- I was totally missing this story. I hope you have more soon, please! Mya is really making this story fun, with all the drama all around. Norman reminds me of Wesley, when he first came to town. Glad you got to update, I love the story. Thanks for the read, can't wait for more. vladt 09/17/2006 03:23 am Style, Charm and Abs very good read, thanks. love mya's solution. Lou 09/17/2006 12:32 am Style, Charm and Abs Cool legal chat. Buffy and Faith together again...Spike with lusty thoughts...things are looking up. lol Even if the council is being a collective prick. lol...i like mya...she rocks....this story is awesome, pet...i hope they can get buffy off on thee charges, though....and i kinda like faith, too...great chapter :) “Or, it could just be really hot,†Mya shrugged. LMAO she is sooooo Spike's kid kim 09/16/2006 09:51 pm Style, Charm and Abs Mya rocks. They're keeping big things in that Labyrinth. Eeep. Can't Willow send Buffy back in time? She's supposed to be uber powerful with the mojo, after all. They can't put Buffy in prison if she's not in this time. charisse 04/19/2011 09:38 pm The Chosen Two I'm *loving* this fic--around every corner, there's something unexpected. And yet, the people are still themselves--not completely the same as they were 3 decades ago, but still recognizably themselves. Recognizably themselves, and yet, not caricatures. It's a fine line to walk, but walk it you do . . . you *dance* along it, reveling in creating complexity so your readers can revel in their turn. :-) 05/22/2010 04:13 pm The Chosen Two Robyn 09/05/2006 01:55 am The Chosen Two Faith's driving sounds as scary as Spike's driving was. Buffy getting used to Faith, this Faith, sounds intriguing and I am looking forward to it. Thanks for the update, I really enjoyed it. sirc 08/30/2006 07:12 pm The Chosen Two well done :D Nikkole 08/21/2006 05:18 pm The Chosen Two LOL! That was a funny chapter. I was wondering what had happened to Faith. I hope you give a little back story on how she got turned, this chapter was a bit vague on that. oh i adore this chapter! Faith the Vampire with a soul - I adore it - great concept and vamping! Well Faith kinda did come on to him when she was in Buffy's body and no doubt would have in the basement if Buffy hadn't come down stairs. So I'm all caught up now, and must wait like everyone else for updates. hope you do soon. Very interested to know where this is going. Great chapter, thanks. Oh my... Why do I have the strangest feeling that this "joyride" is going to end badly? vladt 08/21/2006 04:40 am The Chosen Two fun read, thank you. Cas 08/21/2006 03:06 am The Chosen Two Dragged my feet on starting this one, because it looked like it would be long, but it really is very exciting and well done. Can't wait for more. Oh, and a contract signed by a 15 year old is definitely not binding; since this society seems very set on its rules, that should still be one of them - and even if they later changed it, it would have been in law in effect on the date the contract was made - so not legal. Which one - the car or Buffy? Great chapter and I love the way the shocks just keep coming! Can't wait to see what happens next. This should be a fun ride; it will be virtually the first time Buffy gets to talk to someone else. LOL, this was a good chapter..I loved Faith. kim 08/21/2006 12:04 am The Chosen Two Faith the Slayer Vampire...and Spike cursed her. Buffy's vampire tinglies must really be broken, not to sense it in Faith. She should have been setting off bells and whistles. I wonder if Faith visits Angel? He did a lot of good for her. :::grins::: I always loved Faith! akarinacj 08/20/2006 10:04 pm The Chosen Two So full of surprises!!!!Great chapter. Please update soon. vladt 08/20/2006 09:08 pm The Chosen Two fun read, thank you. fallen_angel 08/20/2006 08:27 pm The Chosen Two You should update often like this. Can't wait for the next chapter. Just wanted to tell you how much I'm enjoying your tale. Keep up the good work. :D oh this could get really interesting!!! great chapter, love that faith was turned....good twist...can't wait for your next update :) Cool. And u r still updating. Excellent. !! :-) 05/22/2010 04:06 pm The 4th Floor Robyn 09/05/2006 01:47 am The 4th Floor Cain is an ass just like his grandfather. I loved the last line in this chapter and who said it. :) Sirc 08/30/2006 06:59 pm The 4th Floor Ooh! Faith! I had almost forgotten about her. This is going to be interesting :D Lou 08/23/2006 11:49 pm The 4th Floor The snappy dialogue was excellent. Another Travers, guess it's in their blood to be wankers. And now Faith, all we need is Andrew and that'll be all of them. I think. What! the Council's not going to help her? she's a slayer because of them! Really like this fic, even though some is hard to take emotionally, I'm enjoying it, thanks. good to know that some things never change - the council is still run by a prick! vladt 08/19/2006 08:51 pm The 4th Floor fun read, thanks. adding faith to the mix should be entertating. lol...love the last line..can't wait to see what happens...hey..where *is* faith in this world, anyway? the council sure has changed!! excellent chapter, though :) akarinacj 08/19/2006 10:22 am The 4th Floor Interresant chapter. I hope there is some spuffiness soon. fallen_angel 08/19/2006 09:53 am The 4th Floor Whoa!Faith's here! Me aproves! Ohhhh, Faith!!! Wow, wonder what she's like now...GREAT READ!!!!!! Get out! Faith! What an awesome way to end the chapter and make us want more lol. And I also loved Cain Travers. Just like his grandfather, but rougher around the edges. Old Travers would be proud :) Great chapter. eeeeek!!! OH MY.... This is going to be all kinds of amusing, funny, serious etc etc I CANT WAIT!!! Nikkole 08/19/2006 03:22 am The 4th Floor OMG! FAITH?? I can't wait to see how this goes. I guess, technically they can try and pull the other slayer out as a weapon. I am glad she is still alive though. It means that she did ok for herself after Buffy was gone. I love this story and can't wait for the next update! kim 08/19/2006 03:19 am The 4th Floor Old Faith? And a contract? Norman brought Faith...how does this help? Cain's in charge, as a teen? And the Council has been reduced to piddling? Crazy, messed up world. “Yeah, B,†came a voice from behind them. “You can never have too much Faith. lol great chapter rayan 08/19/2006 01:54 am The 4th Floor FAITH..............WHAT THE.....................??? lol, but I'm pretty sure that any contract that Buffy signed at 15 isn't viewed as legal or binding :P Oh, don't worry. That'll come up in future chapters. Future chapters..about the future. :P Lou 08/23/2006 11:39 pm Dishes Time hasn't mellowed either of them. Xander always the bigot, at least Buffy got her say in anyway. Now the watchers. Hope it goes better for her. What if they want to keep her prisoner there since they don't need slayers anymore. Guess I'll see for myself. excellent chapter, thanks for the read. Robyn 08/19/2006 12:31 am Dishes I loved Buffy’s insight that no matter the mistakes Willow and Xander had made and been forgiven for they would never forgive Spike for her disappearance. I’m glad that she let Willow and Xander know that had considered Spike a good man even before she disappeared. Thanks for the update, I really enjoyed it. Just wanted to drop a note and let you know that I think this story is fabulous!  I wasn't sure, going by the summary, if it was the type of story that I could get into, but was excited to find that I was hooked from the first chapter.  I'm so glad I decided to check it out.  I am SO looking forward to the next update. :D vladt 08/12/2006 10:59 pm Dishes fine read, thanks. age does not, automatically, bring wisdom Nikkole 08/12/2006 02:33 pm Dishes Stupid Xander, always being so judgemental! I really hate him sometimes, you know? akarinacj 08/12/2006 09:55 am Dishes Great chapter as usual. Hate Xander by the way.:-) that should be an interesting meeting...i cant believe xander's still such a jerk...oh wait...yes i can :) lol fallen_angel 08/12/2006 07:41 am Dishes 30 yrs. and Xander is still hopeless. Update soon All that time and Xander is still being an ass? What a jerk! Poor Spike. *sigh* damn xander and his hatred to all things spike! god, cant he just get over it! and OMG the watchers council?!? please update i cant wait!@!!!! kim 08/12/2006 02:47 am Dishes How disappointing that Xander hasn't learned or grown in that way. And Willow's picking and choosing her forgiveness... I hope all of this helps Buffy see what's truly inside the people she's known and held close back in Sunnydale. I hope she'll end up back in the present just so she can do the right thing and support the right people, for once. great chapter - *shakes head at xander - can't believe after 30 years Xander still can't let things go. He will never learn. Shakes head Excellent chapter! I love this fic so much. Thank you for writing it. ace 08/12/2006 01:42 am Dishes You are doing a wonderful job with this story. It's heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. I hope it has a nicer ending than scars, though. Passions still on? Some things never change. Loved the reunions! sirc 08/30/2006 06:45 pm Visitor *giggle* At least Spike hasn't gotten over his Passions love. I wonder how it's still running. Re-runs? Great chapter So awkward for them all, glad to see Buffy wanting to have Spike with them. Maybe he'll start to see that she does care about him after all. Wonderful chapter. fallen_angel 08/12/2006 07:31 am Visitor Good to see the gang again Robyn 08/11/2006 03:14 pm Visitor The last line did make me laugh, Spike and his ‘Passions’. Xander and Willow, but both in a good place is a nice change after that morning. Thanks for the updates, I really enjoyed them. lol - I loved it ... Passions is on --- so is that reruns are a 30 year old run? LOL Enjoyed it very much - great chapter! Nikkole 08/06/2006 03:09 pm Visitor Hmmmm, interesting chapter. Not a whole lot in this one, but good still. I am happy they finally had their reunion. I wonder who else is going to pop up, there are no more original scoobies left. I hope you update again soon, I am very into this story! thirty years and passions is still on? :P lol...love the reunion..i think i'm as glad to see willow and xander as buffy is! thanx for another great update...more please :) lol of all the moments to bring up passions.. :P vladt 08/06/2006 03:15 am Visitor enjoyed the update, thanks for the read. passions is still going? kim 08/05/2006 10:45 pm Visitor Passions is still on? Nice to see Willow and Xander happy and healthy. Can't wait to get their opinions of this place. Spike's falling back into old habits...it's his house. There's no reason to leave. No reason to hide that he and Buffy are on friendly terms. Maybe super witch will be able to figure out how to send Buffy back. Wow. Thirty years and Passions is still on the air. Scary. You'd think they would have run out of story lines. They probably have aliens on the show now... and vampires lol. Wonderful! :-) love the ménage a google 05/22/2010 03:39 pm Menage a Google Menage a google? that was cute! Now Willow's here, this should be good. That's for the read. Robyn 08/11/2006 03:06 pm Menage a Google Totally understand Willow’s shock at getting a call about a friend that she thought dead. I loved Buffy’s reaction to the couple and agreed with her and her curiosity. I felt bad for Spike having to deal with Buffy’s upset and questions over why he didn’t help Angel and yet I also felt for Buffy and her not really understanding Spike’s position. TuesdayWriter 08/05/2006 04:10 am Menage a Google What an absolutely amazing story. Exciting, well executed plot. I can't wait to read more. Truly, a job well done. Nikkole 07/31/2006 04:14 pm Menage a Google WOW! I can't wait to see Buffy's reaction to how much Willow has changed. I am sure she is going to have an interesting adjustment period. I can't wait to see the next chapter! Wow a lot has happened in thirty years - I guess that is to be expected - look at the difference between 1950 and 1980 - large differcens in many things. Just seems so strange. Great ficcie so far Lou 07/31/2006 01:20 pm Menage a Google This is going to be wierd! :o.. oh my.. this is interesting!!! fallen_angel 07/31/2006 09:21 am Menage a Google Kindda agree with Buffy. Crtain things are more special wen they private. Nice chapter. Update soon please vladt 07/31/2006 03:20 am Menage a Google good read, thanks kim 07/31/2006 01:49 am Menage a Google Morality, or at least human morality, seems to have gone by the wayside with this "new wave" of thinking. And now Willow's here...what will have changed about her, that Buffy will hardly recognize? Everybody else has become so different... MARGARET 07/31/2006 01:02 am Menage a Google THANKS FOR THE UPDATE. YEA WILLOW IS COMING, LOVE THE WAY BUFFY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AROUND SPIKE. GREAT STORY Tamara 07/31/2006 12:49 am Menage a Google Spike with a soul is really the last person Buffy should try the Angel/Angelus dodge on. Why is Willow surprised? Doesn't she know Buffy is a murderer now, not the Slayer? oooh! i'm all excited now, can't wait for the other players to come onto the scene!!! i completely understand spike's reluctance to help angel...after their painful history...love this update, and cant wait for mroe :) What can you do or say with something like that. I just hope that Spike won't be to scared to help her. Great chapter, thanks. Robyn 08/11/2006 02:33 pm Angel, Imprisoned More changes for Buffy. She really is holding up well considering everything that has been thrown at her, but then she really hasn’t had time to absorb it all and she is naturally good at denial. Her meeting with Angel was really sad for all of them. I sure hope they figure out a way to help Buffy get off the charges. I couldn't bear for her to be locked up - I guess we will see Nikkole 07/24/2006 02:36 pm Angel, Imprisoned Wow, I wasn't expecting Spike to be so nice when it came to Angel and Buffy. I wish it had been Spike to Shanshu, but lets see where you take this! Hope to see more from you soon!! angel as an old man gives me the wiggins.. thats just too bizare.. vladt 07/24/2006 07:19 am Angel, Imprisoned interesting chapter. like the read, thank you Whew! This is definitely a weird AU. What will Buffy do there? Her calling seems to be illegal. More story please. that was so real and raw and painful...but beautiful..just as i would have imagined their reunion, all things considered...now she needs to go reassure her vamp, though...ps...like angel being "richard gere-like" -- also just how i would have imagined him at 50 :) Lou 07/24/2006 01:31 am Angel, Imprisoned Old human Angel - that was wierd! akarinacj 07/24/2006 01:21 am Angel, Imprisoned Loved the chapter.!!!!! More please. kim 07/23/2006 10:55 pm Angel, Imprisoned Ouch. Nice to see Angel in good spirits, though. He's realistic, but he seems to be making the best of it. Catrine 07/23/2006 09:02 pm Angel, Imprisoned So nice to see a good tone between Angel and Spike,without any grudge. Really liked this chapter,and can`t wait to see what happens next. Why didn't Spike tell her he was human? Geez, that's a hell of a thing for her to be hit with. This is a very intriguing story. Thanks for the read. Oh my what a twist. I laughed my but off when I read the part about Angel being in prison for being a seriel killer - it was to funny - but to find out that he had become a human just to end his life in prison. What a great update! Robyn 07/21/2006 09:32 am Exposition Part 2 Great update with a shocking cliff-hanger. I am really looking forward to the next update. Lou 07/17/2006 10:26 pm Exposition Part 2 Stranger and stranger! vladt 07/17/2006 07:46 pm Exposition Part 2 very good read, thanks. (even though it has nothing to do with the tale, it would be fitting if giles was angel cellmate.) Richard 07/17/2006 04:44 pm Exposition Part 2 Have to say, that I really appreciate what you had Giles say. When people start talking about "darkness" (or "light" or "purity") then you know they're psychos. Good and evil then they're fanatics, right and wrong then they're moralists, but light and darkness then they're utter psychos. Thank you for that. :o you cant leave it there!!!!!! please please please update!!! Richard 07/17/2006 03:26 am Exposition Part 2 Every page it seems more and more of the potential of this story is lost. > Buffy shook her head. “Vampire’s don’t have consciences.†Spike's reply to that little gem ought to have been "What do you know? You're just a serial killer." Spike isn't doing Buffy any favours protecting her from the crisis of conscience that will inevitably assail her. An even better reply might have been "You never had a conscience, Buffy." assuming that 'conscience' isn't synonymous with 'critical superego'. And also that it *does* have something to do with consciousness, as it should since both concepts are 'conscience' in French. Buffy simply isn't introspective enough to have ever developed a conscience. > He looked at her. “You agree. I knew you would. Its okay, Buffy, it’s not in you to trust vampires. I know that.†> “No. I’m just picky with the vampires I trust.†Just like racists are picky which niggers they trust. You know, there are KKK members who have black friends. Buffy is certainly unthinking enough to maintain that level of hypocrisy. And Spike shouldn't be encouraging Buffy in her racism when she's going to be prosecuted for a hate crime. There's more. Like when Buffy claims that the concept of vampire rights is strange to her. Well of course it would be since she has no concept even of human rights. She's an apolitical American of the late 20th century. The concept of human rights, as opposed to civil rights, only became widespread in Europe and then only lately. Buffy wouldn't have any clue. Spike, being European, would be much more familiar with human rights. And it's as unlikely for Spike to consider vampire rights "strange" as for him to whine about "those damned kids" playing rock music. Spike doesn't live in the past. At least he didn't used to, but hey maybe that soul fucked him over? Well, that's a twist!!!! Richard 07/17/2006 02:29 am Exposition Part 2 Wow, even though Buffy is totally dependent on Spike and her fate is literally in his hands, Buffy is still a bossy, whacko, uber-bitch. You've certainly got her character nailed. What bothers me is that even after 30 years' time in which to acquire some perspective and distance, Spike is still a lame, whipped, weak-minded little sub. What's his problem? Because when Buffy interrogates Spike about his resurrection, I would have said "Back the hell off, Bitch!" SHE thinks she should determine what's important for her to know about Spike's private life? I don't think so. And when Buffy gives that pathetic whining excuse about how she "told Dawn it wasn't his fault", the obvious reply to that little bit of self-deceit is "you obviously didn't do it convincingly". Come on people, since when does Dawn take Xander's word for anything Spike-related. Or Buffy's for that matter. But Xander's over Buffy's? Yeah right. Buffy obviously meant for Dawn to blame him. "Read my lips; No New Taxes!" And the thing is, Buffy's actions are spot on, because she is a self-righteous bitch in canon. And Spike's actions make sense for Spike *of 2004*. But 30 years have passed. Spike had to learn to live without Buffy or Dawn as well as raise a daughter. You'd think he would have gone through SOME amount of personal development. Spike *could* have been giddy with relief / guilt when Buffy showed up. But it is pretty much impossible for him to still be blaming himself for Buffy's penchant for unsafe, insane, and non-consensual BDSM. Because let's face it, victims of abuse *do* eventually recognize the situation they were in once they're out of it. And Spike has had 30 years to do that. What does it all mean? It means that this fic ignores its own premise. The premise is that 30 years have passed, but either all of the consequences haven't been worked through (or really, any consequences at all) or the premise is being ignored when the consequences become inconvenient to the story. wow...did he get his shanshu in spite of everything? excellent update, explains a lot...wonder if she's going to get back in touch with giles and the others...fascinating! more soon please! :) Oh yeah you paint a picture of a very screwed up Giles and Angel, but it is sooooo in character for the two of them. Both know better than anyone else and would refuse to change even if it was illegal to carry on. It's funny how you actualy give rights to the Vamps, is it just them or other demons too?? Please continue I love the way you think. AH hah! Continue to love this story. Very intriguing chapter; looking forward to more. Woah, that's a hell of a cliff hanger. It brings up a lot more questions. Angel is human? Yet another shock for poor Buffy. That was a great update. Really amazing story. SpaceLord 07/16/2006 11:20 pm Exposition Part 2 So Angel is locked up and he got the shanshu thing but keept on killing. I guess that makes sense since he could only judge vampires from himself and he was a cold one. I'm enjoying how croggled Buffy is and how calmly Spike keeps speaking on the matter. Turnaround is fair play. Very different. Good read. :-) 05/22/2010 02:59 pm Exposition Part 1 lmao @ spike's last line there. hahaha. Awwwww he missed her, he loves her still. Of course, Spikes scared, but with his love for his wife we don't know yet what will happen as far as Buffy's concerned. Thanks for the great read. Nice explanation! I am enjoying the story very much so far and look forward to catching up on some chapters i missed while on vacation Robyn 07/09/2006 08:32 pm Exposition Part 1 I liked finding out what HU stands for and Spike's comment about the name. I am enjoying the talk with Buffy and Spike and the back-story that is coming with it. 07/08/2006 01:03 pm Exposition Part 1 I loved the explanations and interactions between the two. can't wait for the next chapter! Very good all the things I was wondering about... spikes slayer2 07/08/2006 03:03 am Exposition Part 1 oooohh.. cant wait for the next chapter! Nikkole 07/08/2006 02:14 am Exposition Part 1 Very interesting! I can't wait to hear how all of this came to be, in more detail at least! Loving this story so much. Can’t wait for the next episode. i love spike's way of telling things... lol...an excellent chapter, very believable explanation for the changes...poor buffy, it'd be a lot to take in...can't wait for more :) This gotta be hard for Spike... Buffy being back after so many years. So much has happened in his life since she disappeared. But you're dealing with the emotions so well. Very well written. I loved the part where Spike was thinking about all this at the beginning of the chapter. And the Spuffy lover in me doesn't even rebell when Claire is mentioned anymore lol Proof that you're doing a great job. Excellent chapter. finally answers! First degree murder? wow! they're serious about vamps having rights. What do they do to Sire's of fledglings, they committed to created them by killing humans, how do they feed? So many questions? Great chapter, thanks for the read. Leslie 07/04/2006 04:54 am Spike the Cryptic Guy Very interesting. I'd love to read more. Robyn 07/04/2006 01:15 am Spike the Cryptic Guy Thanks for the explanation of why Spike blames himself for Buffy being gone for so long. I completely understand her confusion on their relationship, he has lived so much while she was gone for a few hours. Loved her last line. Thanks for the update. :) very good read, thanks . love buff's exit line. wow..that just broke my heart for spike...poor baby...going through all that and blaming himself...i can just imagine how the scoobies must have acted...another great update, can't wait to read more :) Spikes Slayer2 07/03/2006 03:26 am Spike the Cryptic Guy hmmm... cant wait to see what he says.. Mel 07/02/2006 11:16 pm Spike the Cryptic Guy Hee. Take clothes off:) fallen_angel 07/02/2006 08:14 pm Spike the Cryptic Guy so we finally get to find out the whole vampire-not-so-evil-anymore- mystery. Update soon Nikkole 07/02/2006 07:41 pm Spike the Cryptic Guy I liked the ending remark, it was funny. I can't wait to hear the explaination of how the world got to be the way it is now. Update soon please!! Lou 07/02/2006 07:01 pm Spike the Cryptic Guy I like the back story idea. ROFL - way to leave him confused and, dare I say? aroused. Would love to have seen his face as she walked out. akarinacj 07/02/2006 06:39 pm Spike the Cryptic Guy What can I say I love this fic. Please update soon. Lovely chapter! I enjoyed it! Dar 07/02/2006 04:40 pm Spike the Cryptic Guy Very good chapter There he goes again, blaming himself like he always did. so Dawn got to know his new family,guess she liked them too, she wanted Spike to be happy, so it makes sense. Wonderful chapter, fine read. Robyn 06/28/2006 11:12 am Silver Bodysuits This fic has been very interesting and enjoyable and I have found the changes that have happened to the world during the time Buffy was gone fascinating. I am looking forward to finding out how some of them happened, like vampires being accepted as part of regular society. I really enjoyed this chapter and love the ‘sun cream’ for vampires and Spike’s comments about the cream. :D I love Mya’s acceptance of Buffy and the teasing fun that she adds. I am really looking forward for Spike’s reason for saying that he is at fault that Buffy has been gone. This is great. I'm so enjoying this story. After every chapter, I just want to know more. You make me crave updates. Good job. vladt 06/26/2006 08:29 pm Silver Bodysuits very good read, thanks dare2differ 06/26/2006 04:11 pm Silver Bodysuits how's it his fault? kim 06/26/2006 11:34 am Silver Bodysuits His fault?? Did he not get the demon back for the exchange, and he blames himself for it? She still has to talk to him about what happened with the Shadowmen. They wanted her to see this, after all. She asked for something she didn't already know. poor spike always blames himself...but it's *so* not his fault..is it? excellent update, loved it :) ariadne 06/26/2006 02:34 am Silver Bodysuits this is a great story. loved it and can't wait for the next chapter!!! excellant update! I enjoyed it very much! Lou 06/25/2006 11:31 pm Silver Bodysuits Oh no! The demon exchange! Aw, it is so Spike, that ending part with him feeling guilty for not saving her. Uh oh, there's that guilt thing again. Poor Spike. Always thinks it's his fault. Randie 06/25/2006 08:20 pm Silver Bodysuits I love it!! Continue, ASAP! fallen_angel 06/25/2006 05:29 pm Silver Bodysuits How's it his fault? Update soon I really love this story and this chapter is great. I like the realtionships that you are building and the way the story moves a long a little bit at a time. Looking forward to seeing how things work out. Nikkole 06/25/2006 04:35 pm Silver Bodysuits He blames himself? That isn't right. Spike always did take things with Buffy to heart. I really enjoyed this chapter, I wonder if Buffy has any nieces or nephews from Dawn. That would be a good lifeline for her I think. Can't wait for more!! charisse 04/19/2011 05:25 pm Bongo Drums Wow! This is a powerful, powerful story. I am so overcome, I'm wordless! Somehow I just cannot picture Spike singing "Born in the USA" with his taste for punk. Maybe he toned it down due to Mya? Loving this fic! I love Neruda! And I love u 2. So happy they're together again, makes it a little easier for them both I think. Happy that he had Mya in his life. Can't wait hear about the First and the Hellmouth, everything. Great chapter, thanks. fallen_angel 06/23/2006 10:46 pm Bongo Drums just wanted to add, there's another fantastic fic of yours that i've read that i wish you would continue:Bewitched, Bothered and Blundered more! more! more! me want more! fun update I enjoyed it very much! vladt 06/19/2006 07:45 pm Bongo Drums very good read. spike has everything buffy thought she wanted, and he is not happy. thanks for the fun read. I really like the way you are having them relate to each other. Mya is a lovely character and I'm looking forward to seeing how they work through all of this. I think that Buffy's going to have to grow up a lot and really fast. Nikkole 06/19/2006 08:12 am Bongo Drums Very nice interaction with the 3. I liked how Mya admitted that Spike really wasn't happy. I am happy that Mya was not cruel to Buffy, I thought she might have been. I can't wait for the next chapter. Isabel 06/19/2006 07:24 am Bongo Drums That was so sweet. Maybe there's hope that she will get used to this. Mya might help. I really like her. It's ironic that Spike had this simple, normal life. The kind of life Buffy wanted. You know... married, kid, house, job. While she always thought she had no future with him. Proves her wrong. That's what she could have had with him. Exactly what she wanted. Yep, ironic. Update soon, I'm loving this. Love the update. Thank you for sharing your fics. lmao, poor Spike beset on all sides Okay, now I'm all caught up and waiting eagerly for the next chapter. Lou 06/19/2006 12:57 am Bongo Drums Sweet chapter. the ending to this chapter was perfect..this story is so poignant and touching...i am very much enjoying it... :) That's a whole lot to digest. Hard for both of them. Wonderful chapter, fine read. fallen_angel 06/23/2006 10:52 pm Daughter i am completely in love with this fic. It's just the type of spuffy i've always wanted to read. love Mya! Isabel 06/19/2006 07:12 am Daughter I like his daughter. She's sassy. I liked this chapter a lot. You're doing such a great job dealing with the angst. Lou 06/08/2006 12:30 am Daughter Deftly done - very sad though. vladt 06/06/2006 07:40 am Daughter love the tale. love mya. have no clue where you are going, and i love that too. thanks for the fun read. This story is way fun. I love Mya so far. I'm hoping Buffy can become part of the family. Nikkole 06/05/2006 04:14 am Daughter I feel so bad for her! I hope they are able to get this all straightened out, or find a way to send her back or reverse time or something, lol! yeah, right, I know...not happening! Harry 4Eyes 06/04/2006 10:18 pm Daughter Hmmm...wonder how they managed to adopt someone who from the description looks like a teenage female version of Spike. I have to admit I originally thought you'd be planning on sending Buffy back to her time and things can be put right, but the future looks bright, and if Buffy goes back to her time, then Mya might not be adopted. So i'm thinking Buffy stay in the future...but dude you killed off Dawn and Giles that sucks. Well update soon Harry Maggie 06/04/2006 09:52 pm Daughter I am just loving this. "Your What-er?" Thanks!! this story is so unbelievably moving...i love spike's daughter...their reactions are veyr true to the characters and very well done...can't wait for another update :) SpaceLord 06/04/2006 04:46 pm Daughter Nice with Spike having a daughter, that is something special I would say. Are we gonna get more info on Spikes life with his wife and all that? so is she, mya.. adopted or not? great update i really really REALLY cant wait to read more!! Okay I love Spike's daughter! She is great! awwwwwwww i'm glad he's not married anymore...but he's got a kid...ugh...baggage...hope buffy can get back to her own time by the end of all this. What a daughter too? Now vampire's can procreate? this is a new world. and how could he possibly love someone more than he loved her? This is so weird. Very interesing chapter, thanks. fallen_angel 06/23/2006 10:51 pm Flying Cars either Buffy loses all or Spike does (and i have a softer spot for spike). This was a touching chapter He has a daughter! Isabel 06/19/2006 07:03 am Flying Cars Wow, and the surprises keep on coming. I would really, really hate to be Buffy right now. Wow! I had a lot of catching up to do with this one. This chapter brought tears to my eyes more than once. I ache for Buffy - finding out he loved someone else in what for her is a very short period of time, ache for Spike who has lost someone else he loved...just a lovely, angsty chapter. Lou 06/08/2006 12:25 am Flying Cars God -- can it get any worse for Buffy? Dany 06/04/2006 08:33 pm Flying Cars I kept wondering if Dawn was the mother . I'm curious to know how this Claire got to make Spike fall for her . How does Spike have a grown up daughter - wait how does he have a daughter at all? Looks confused and intrigued! mystasmom 06/02/2006 03:25 am Flying Cars Creative idea & so well written but I'm haunted by its sadness and hopelessness. If Buffy gets back to her timeline she'll be knowingly taking away Spike's chance at reciprocated love and a family. If she stays in the future she's completely alone - no family, friends 30 years her senior, and no Spike (he's obviously still in love with his wife - wearing his ring even after 5 years - and we know he only gives his heart completely.) Thinking this through made me even sadder. Hmmm... Got a rabbit in your hat? (spoken with a glimmer of hope) dAR 06/01/2006 01:24 am Flying Cars OH MORE , MORE oh god! i wouldnt be surprized if buffy completely broke down! Great Chapter! cant wait to hear about everything else that has happened! vladt 05/31/2006 06:39 am Flying Cars and the curves keep on coming. wonderful update, thanks. Neart 05/30/2006 08:53 am Flying Cars great fic, but feeling creeped out by Spikes wife/child, its only been 30 years... Kendra 05/30/2006 07:27 am Flying Cars What!? How the heck did that happen? And I was thinking that his wife might be someone we know like Dawn or Willow, I don't know. Wonder if Mya is still alive? I so new that he was going to have a kid! I so hate that I have to wait for an update, but I shall because this story is so worth it. Nikkole 05/30/2006 05:18 am Flying Cars Holy sh*t! I was wondering about that possibility....but I wonder how old she is now. I wonder how long it took him to get over Buffy...oh, so many questions!!! kim 05/30/2006 01:25 am Flying Cars A daughter?????? What the hell kind of crazy future is this place? You keep bringing surprises around every corner!!!! Ooooo Spike's a daddy! What an interesting world Buffy's joined. Look forward to further excellent updates to this one. Kathleen DizzyB 05/30/2006 12:14 am Flying Cars I almost didn't read this chapter because I was convinced that Spike was married to Faith, but I totally love your take on it. Can't wait to meet Mya! :) Harry 4Eyes 05/29/2006 11:35 pm Flying Cars Whoa this story is full of surprises. first the whole jump in the futures part, though i'll admit I though alternate universe first. Then the whole Vamps are people too way of thinking. Looks like they won but how no idea...also sounds like the first is still around. What else, Dawn and Giles dead...which gotta be depressing and the bieggest shocker of all Spike no in all black...lol That and the fact that not only was he married to a human he has a daughter as well....What's all that about? probably a teenager too so whole bunch of teenage anst going on there. Wonder why Spike didn't turn his wife? Well this story is certainly interesting Update soon Harry Maggie 05/29/2006 11:20 pm Flying Cars Another great chapter in my current favorite fic. Thanks so much!! Oh yeah, I'm loving this so far :P time of change 05/29/2006 10:46 pm Flying Cars Lots of interesting twists and turns. Great update. I like how you slowly reveal this new world through Buffy's eyes. oh my gosh..so...how does he have a daughter? i'm falling more in love with this story all the time...excellent update...hope buffy can help spike heal now :) Catrine 05/29/2006 10:31 pm Flying Cars WHAT!!???Didn`t see that one coming.I don`t like the fact that Spike was married in this story(always a love`s bitch:) ),but it gives Buffy the little push in finding out her feelings and I like it. Can`t wait to see what Buffy`s reaction is,and getting to know how Spike could have a child. His wife's not going to like it, especailly if she knows about her. Or is he a widower? Anyway It's just heartbreaking for her. Another emotionally packed chapter. Thanks for the read. Who is xander married to? and Willow? And Spike? Dawn's dead. So sad. Who is spike married to? Isabel 06/19/2006 06:52 am Blue So sad. vladt 05/31/2006 06:29 am Blue good chapter. would have bet on dawn as his bride, until he couldn't remember the color of her eyes. thanks for the great read. Nikkole 05/30/2006 05:11 am Blue Who is he married too? This is drving me crazy...maybe its Anya? I hope not. SpaceLord 05/29/2006 05:55 pm Blue Very interesting, I can't wait to see how the world has changed and all that. Who is Spike married to? Is it someone we know and love/hate? I'm sure this will be a fun ride. poor buffy that is so sad= am enjoying the story perhaps an agnst warning is needed though, but really good story! Kendra 05/28/2006 09:11 am Blue Just found. Need more now. I can't imagine being in a world thirty years after you left it. Buffy's gonna have a hard time adjusting to everything and all these weird new rules. Oh, and when Spike told her it had been thirty years and she saw the wedding band, I totally flashed back to season 2 Alias:) And what is he doing being married?! She's supposed to be his forever. aww... that is so not fair for her... i was like nearly sobbing.. kim 05/28/2006 04:06 am Blue Magic sent you there, dear. Magic can send you back. The Shadowmen want her to learn from this time, though. Pin 05/28/2006 03:08 am Blue Excellent chapter. I'm thinking from the discussion of Dawn's eyes that Spike might have been a might closer to her than Buffy realizes at this point. Looking forward to see where you go next. Thanks! Your story depresses me so much (which means you're doing a wonderful job) but I can't seem to stop reading it! this chapter was heartbreakingly sad and sweet...the discussion about dawn's eyes nearly had me in tears...as did the end of the chapter...and well, pretty much the whole chapter :) excellent update, can't wait for more :) Lou 05/28/2006 02:09 am Blue Poor Buffy - it just gets worse. 06/05/2008 04:44 am Thirty Years Harsh, the ending. Spike is strangely in character while being totally out of character as far as the show extends. I'm glad the two of them finally figured out the situation. It's also nice to see how you've left room to include the junior-laywer, as a student myself. Spike married Willow? Ick! oh god spike is MARRIED. NO NO NO NO NO ...FIX it FIX it. *screams* Ok...I'm ok now...carry on with your story. *cries* Spike married? Giles and Dawn died, now what's she going to do. Poor Buff, she's so lost! Gosh! I feel so bad for her. Very emotional chapter. Thanks for the read. Dawn's dead? I wanna cry. Gone=dead? Isabel 06/19/2006 06:46 am Thirty Years This is so horrible, you made me cry during the entire chapter. It's so well written that I can almost feel what she must feel. She's all alone is a weird future. And even the one person who loved her more than anything, is now completely different. And married?! That almost broke my heart. And Dawn? And Giles? All this because she wanted to find a way to save the world by going into this stupid dimension with the Shadowmen. So incredibly unfair! I want her to find a way to go back in time. I don't like that future with a Spike who is married to someone else damn it! (deep breath, calm down) Such an amazing chapter. I absolutely adore this story. So glad I started reading it. vladt 05/31/2006 06:21 am Thirty Years very good read. buffy adapting to all the changes will be challenging. hell, it will be a miracle if she doesn't come unglued in the next update. thanks for the entertaining read. Emilee 05/23/2006 11:31 pm Thirty Years OMG! HAHAHAHAH! I probably shouldn't find this story as funny as I do, but i truly love the irony of Buffy coming back her holier-than-thou self and checking chucked in jail. Great story. Please give us more. Like who Spike married and how the heck is that gonna turn Spuffy? *gasp* oh no!!!! WHY!?!?! Oh no *wails* not Giles (well 30 years that is to be expected) but Dawn as well! Why! Why! *Wails and thows fists around* Poor Buffy! thanks for the update. I'm glad that at least Spike is still the 'same' spike! dAR 05/20/2006 11:52 pm Thirty Years Mind Blowing! So many questions that need to be answered can't wait for next chapter, Great Job Lou 05/20/2006 10:07 pm Thirty Years Poor Buffy - how's she going to get out of this?? Great story. oh whoa...way to break it to her gently, spike...*rolling eyes*...that's rough, giles and dawnie *both* gone... :( *tear*... can't wait for the next update, this story is fascinating ;) Nikkole 05/20/2006 08:57 pm Thirty Years Wow! That was a really good chapter! It is just so sad that all of that time has passed and yet only a matter of hours for her! And who the hell is Spike married to?? I hope it isn't a friend that Buffy knows, cause I don't see that marraige lasting all that long now that she is back. Can't wait for more!! Ya know I actualy feel sorry for Buffy :( No fair :P Neart 05/20/2006 01:33 pm Thirty Years Great fic, cant wait for more, dying to know who Spike is married to and what happened to everyone. more soon pls I'm stunned about Dawn but pretty well accepted Giles would be since he never did well losing his Slayer. Dying to know who Spike married, naturally. I remember the vampire she killed had a child....wonder what other differences there are in this time period! Keep it coming. Kathleen Oh, no...that's just going to break her...her own sister... Spike married??? To who??? This reminds me of Alias. Spike is married? I just can't imagine him married to anyone but Buffy. Unless he married Dawn and now she is dead, but he still keeps the ring on. I might be able to believe that. And Giles is dead too. So sad. Pin 05/20/2006 03:37 am Thirty Years Buffy's still not getting it, is she? I like the time traveler idea, nice way of putting the situation. Good Chapter. equisetum 06/05/2008 04:38 am Misunderstandings I will apologize up front for reviewing almost every chapter in succesion. So...their first meeting is much as I'd expect. The enmity, fueled by events already past. Though I wonder what cultural revolution made Spike revert to his natural color... LOL at Spike with loafers. This is REALLY good. I really like this. :) Although Spike in a suit and with dark hair is kindof wiggy. Damn! thirty years? Wow, Giles is very old, middle aged Willow and Xander, what about Dawn? Got tokeep reading? Fantasic chapter. I like this story whoa! 30 years! Isabel 06/19/2006 06:31 am Misunderstandings Holy shit! That was so intense. Love, love, love it. I can only imagine what it must be like to think you've been gone a few hours and find out it was thirty years. OMG _ 30 years! Well that actually is not to bad after all I thought it might be more. Can;t wait to find out more! vladt 05/19/2006 11:35 pm Misunderstandings very good read and a great setup for the last line. thanks for the fine read. Lou 05/19/2006 10:42 am Misunderstandings Holy moly!! V. exciting. So it's not a parallel universe! O come on! Its getten good here. But it, it stoped! Wheres the next page? I, I need more. PLEASE! Need, need more, I need..... Please update soon and stop my emotional melt down. *again with the eyes bulging out* this just gets better and better!!! does he believe her now?? kim 05/19/2006 02:54 am Misunderstandings 30 years...thanks for the clarification. Knew this was some time in the future. Yay, Spike believes that it's her...now, there's a lot of talking to do. Very believable reunion between the two. Buffy's going to be very upset at missing 30 years...Dawn would be a middle-aged woman now. And Giles would be ancient, if he's still alive. But hey, there's nothing she and Spike can't solve when they're working together as a team. The Shadow Men wanted her to see all this for a reason. Pin 05/19/2006 01:55 am Misunderstandings Very neat concept, and I'm glad to get at least some of the explanation for what is happening. Looking forward to seeing what happens next! Tamara 05/19/2006 01:03 am Misunderstandings This is an unexpected development. I was thinking it was an alternate universe. Randi Giles 05/19/2006 01:01 am Misunderstandings OH HOLY SHITE!! I thought it was just gonna be an alternate universe. U surprized me there...gracias! oh my God....that's kind of what i suspected...your dialogue between these two is awesome...flawless...i loved this chapter...especially these couple of bits... --In fact he had probably thought she was the First at…first.-- simple but priceless --“Am too!†She riposted. “I think I know better that I am her than you know that I am not her, her being me with me being Buffy is her…she…I? What?â€Â--classic Buffy-speak....love it!! can't wait for the next chapter, this is so my current addiction-fic :) I just want to scream MORE! so bad. LOL I can't though cause you have been so great about updating really fast, but I absolutely love this fic so far. spikes_heart 05/18/2006 11:43 pm Misunderstandings Okay - now you've gone and shocked a comment out of me. And a demand for more fic. Now, please? **holds out bowl** wonderful chapter. Wheeeee I was RIGHT (that doesn't happen often so forgive the shouting). What a great twist. Love this story and actually love this new world so far. Can't wait to see how Spike pullys Buffy's fat from the fire. Kathleen This chapter was priceless. Priceless, i tell you!! Good stuff. 06/05/2008 04:34 am Quicksand A great teaser end to this chapter! I'm intrigued... Now THAT I didn't see coming. Moving to the next chapter with haste! Spike! I was wondering when he was going to show and in what capacity. This is going to be very interesting. Great chapter, thanks. What is HU? Is Giles dead? Howcome willow moved What's H.U.? Good to see Spike though. Love this fic. Isabel 06/19/2006 06:23 am Quicksand Oh my God. Things are getting weirder and weirder. Great chapter. I'd leave a longer review, but I need to go read some more. Yippee spike - someone needs to clue Buffy into the fact that something is seriously wrong with the world that she is living in! Lou 05/18/2006 11:21 pm Quicksand Eeeeepppp!! This is going to be good! Giggling like crazy!!!!! SPIKEE!!! Wonderful twist! Now to see if this is another dimension and this Spike doesn't know her or if it is the future and he has to save her stake happy arse. Excellent. Kathleen Ooh, exciting! Will Spike know her in this timeline? Dear god, I may combust if you don't update soon. *eyes gape out of head* OMG.. vladt 05/18/2006 06:04 am Quicksand excellent update. she is starting to realize how bad it is. and spike will probably confuse her more. love the tale, thanks Richard 05/18/2006 04:51 am Quicksand Oh this is good. Very good. missus_grace 05/18/2006 04:19 am Quicksand I just started reading this....most excellent premise! And evil cliffhanger! When's the next chappie coming out? Spike? Is that good or bad? Can't wait for more. kim 05/18/2006 03:34 am Quicksand Oh, of course it's Spike. Who better to argue for humanoid rights? That's the word she was missing, there. Not "human", but "humanoid". Definitely in the future...well, if Spike is still a vamp, he's got to recognize she's a Slayer. Which means the mystical explanations could also be believed. Need to know what he says! whoa...now this is getting *really* good...i gotta like norman...he seems like he's pretty cool if buffy can make herself trust him...and the HU rep is Spike?? wow!! can't wait for your next update, love :) OMG! Evil cliffe! Aweseome chapter. I will be biting my nails waiting for more. Nikkole 05/17/2006 11:16 pm Quicksand Very interesting, and yet very strange! I wonder if she was with the Shadow Men for a lot longer than she thought. I can wait to see more! Apparently she's got something to worry about, geez! When I've got a story like this, I'm very glad that I'm behind with the updates. **doin' the "Happy Dance"** Great read, thanks. dare2differ 06/23/2006 08:43 am Complaints I totally love this! Lovely chapter - I enjoyed it and can't wait to see what happens next! need this case to prove myself - Worse and worse, a baby lawyer. vladt 05/17/2006 05:14 am Complaints fun read. buffy still doesn't realize she is not where she should be. thanks for the read. hmmm...very weird...things looking bleak for buffy...maybe it's all a big trick by the first.... or not....lol...wanna read more like, *NOW*... !! :) I'm thinking that Buffy might be better off talking to Norman than sitting there silently hoping it will just get better by itself. Thank you. I'm definitely looking forward to the next chapter. I think Buffy better lose that attitude or she'll be in one big heap of trouble on top of the trouble she's already in! *G*. I am looking forward to seeing where this delight is going. Kathleen Is she in a different dimension? This is wild. What if they don't know her, then what's she to do? Great fic. Can't wait to read more. Excellent read. Isabel 06/19/2006 06:11 am Invalid That's a scary situation. I wonder why they laughed when she asked for Giles. Great chapter Poor Buffy - I wonder when she is going to figure it out! Rather enjoyable second chapter! Oh no, Buffy is on Planet Vampiro. You'd better call Spike and forget about those other goofs. Wouldn't pin my hopes on that lawyer either. He might be Wesley's doppelganger. OHHH I wonder what you have in mind ... can't wait to see! Ok, who is Holman Winters? I'm guessing Giles is famous or something now, or dead. Hmm. . . I'm interested. Fabulous beginning... this is an interesting dimension she's found herself in. Looking forward to reading more about it! ok so the scoobies not exist in this world? or are they bad guys? spikes slayer2 05/11/2006 08:28 am Invalid aww.. are they like not real or something? This is still weird. Who is Rupert Giles in this dimension? vladt 05/11/2006 05:43 am Invalid very good update. buffy alway did need someone to research. and miss the obvious, much. love the read, thanks Richard 05/11/2006 05:35 am Invalid My, my. She is quite dim, isn't she? neo_trinityknot 05/11/2006 04:58 am Invalid Woah, what the hell did you do Buffy? wow..i am absolutely hooked..i'm guessing in whatever universe she's somehow ended up in, her friends...at least giles...are like, incredibly famous for some reason or something?? i can't wait to see where you take this, and where spike fits in...it'd be cool if he was in some very high position of power....can't wait for your next update!! :) Wow - what a start! Amazing! So completely original. Excited to find out what this is all about. Excellent beginning, can't wait to catch up. Thanks for the exciting read. Isabel 06/19/2006 06:03 am Brave New World I love it when I first chapter makes me eager to read the rest of the story. Great start. I don't know why I haven't started reading this story before. The summary sounded interesting. I'm glad I gave it a try tonight. I am enjoying the premise of this first chapter - I can't wait to see what happens and why the police are arresting Buffy, No, listen, see – he was a vampire - That explanation always works. Poor Buffy, just when you thought it couldn't get any worse an Evil Writer comes along. Interesting start. Nikkole 05/17/2006 11:06 pm Brave New World Hmmmmmm, interesting. I wonder what the heck happened in transit. Nikkole 05/17/2006 11:06 pm Brave New World Hmmmmmm, interesting. I wonder what the heck happened in transit. Very intriguing - I like this first chapter and can't wait to see where you take this! Very intriguing - I like this first chapter and can't wait to see where you take this! Whoa, you have me completely confused and engrossed. whoa what happened? Totally fantastic first chapter. i'm hooked already. Lilachigh 05/09/2006 06:14 pm Brave New World So pleased the writer’s block has been dissolved. Love the beginning of this one. I am hooked already. OMG?!?! please update!!!! N 05/09/2006 11:35 am Brave New World very interesting start, hope to see more of it soon. Weird! She's not in Sunnydale any more. More story please. vladt 05/09/2006 06:43 am Brave New World great opening chapter. your past tales tell me this will be a wonderful read. thanks awesome start...cant wait to see where you take it from here :) Richard 05/09/2006 04:22 am Brave New World OMG, this is AWESOME. And a hearty thank you for pointing out that large numbers of people really do win over individuals. kim 05/09/2006 03:43 am Brave New World Whoa...she ended up somewhere that vampires have become good guys... Typical Buffy, though, act first and ask questions when everyone's dead. Jess Marie 05/09/2006 03:20 am Brave New World This is one of the most original ideas I've read in forever. Really excited to see where it goes. OMG what the hell is going on! I love the beginning and cant wait to see where you go from here. | |||
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