Ah the joys of family.

love your anya.  do not know what to expect with buffy, hank's talk. very good update, thank you.

Hello!  Very good chappie!  I love the Spuffy fluffiness.  I sooo wish their relationship would have played out like this on the show.

I really liked Xander and Anya in this chapter.  They're another couple that I really wish had made it on the show!  Good work!

p.s. About claims...I'm not exactly an expert on vampiric claiming.  I only know what I've read in other fics.  Most of the time there's some kind of shared telepathy between the mated pair and a sharing of emotions.  There's also a " 'til death do you part" kind of clause meaning if one mate dies, the other follows.  That's about all I know! :-)