26 -- awww...buffy's being so sweet to him...did his chip go off though, or not? probably not, eh? wonder when someones gonna think of that...great chapter, pet :)

25 -- oh poor spike...he's probably not gonna be too thrilled with himself when he realizes what he did...and i hope xander doesn't find out...poor thing...but at least buffy's taking it well :)

24 -- wow those dogs are nasty...hope spike can get rescued in time...and i love how xander acknowledged that spike saved his life, and in spite of his fear went back to help him...great chapter :)

23 -- they shouldn't have woke her and then just let her loose like that..willow's path is getting more and more dangerous...like how spike and buffy are progressing though...good chapter :)

22 -- at least buffy and spike are making progress :)

Yup, the writer's always glossed over Willows selfish nature. Just giving us a glimpes but not a gawk. Writing Xander perfectly as well, the little snot. I'm throughly enjoying this story. Thank you.

Chapter 25 - Hmmm... Buffy didn't set off the chip - wonder if they will notice. Good chapter!

Chapter 26 -AHHH i like the Spike and Dawn dialouge - good chapter!

Chapter 22 - I love how Buffy is thinking of giving Spike his crumbs!

Chapter 23 - Willow has quiet a controlling and sometimes cruel streak doesn't she. Destroying that woman's shop - she probably felt completly justified about it to *shakes head* and the mind reading - geesh! Oz should run far far away from Willow

Chapter 24 - Shakes head at Xander - he just doesn't get it. but has he really ever? *sigh*

ok, here i have to stop to submit a review.....
i read 1000s of fanfic about our blonde couple (believe me i do not exaggerate) over the years, but noone - i repeat NOONE - i spell it, just to be sure N-O-O-N-E - had ever written ANYTHING similar to my thoughts than this goddam crazy brilliant hell of an author.
in this story there is no petting of willow - yes, willow being a bith goes way back and had nothing to do with addiction.
yes, there is still our not so bright xander and his paranoia of vampires, and though you did not write that much about him, at least there was no petting of xander either - no xander bullying spike away from the girls, because it seems like all stood up against his annoying habit. (would have liked to read that though ;-) )
oh yes, THIS giles - unlike our onscreen giles - actually switched on brains and talked with spike about demons. i hope this giles will also tap on the knowlegde of anya. and this anya seems not to be the sex slave of xander. no, she is able to shoot xander down if necessary.

what really surprised me and never thought about it this way was your mentioning of spike, tortured by a hell god, facing said one again without hesitation.
WOW - you even got the finest points of the show... even those the bloody awful authors *hint* missed to mention :-)

there'S one thing missing though - but i think it would not fit within this story: spike-buffy banter, ending in the big bang where she is forced to wake up out of her denial and face the truth about her feelings 1 second before it'S too late and having to make up for it :-)))))


may i dare and approach you with a story idea myself ? neither is english my native language nor i'm i good at bringing my thoughts that colorful to paper.

my mailaddress: derchefkoch_75@gmx.de

first....your writing is amazing....better then alot of the published fiction l have read lately....second....l very much agree with your view of the actual shows plot lines after buffy came back..... and even before with reqards to spike especially....it to often seemed hypocritical the way the show treated spike....anyway....thanks for a wonderful story so far....