Very good story!    I really like the idea of Buffy re-meeting Spike away from the rest of the Scoobies, to give them a chance to "get to know" each other.     You seem to have both characters down perfectly, so I do hope you will be able to finish this story sometime soon.   I have read a lot of fan fiction, and usually find it just so-so.    I really enjoyed this story, and hope to read more written by you.

Thank you for sharing your talents with the rest of us!

so sorry this was never completed; i always enjoyed the complicated relationship of buffy and spike ... this was quite good ...

I absolutely love your writing, but what's bad about it is that it is so bloody addictive. All of your WIPs are so awesome... so please update... this one, any one... especially Making Waves... That is an awesome Fantasy!!!

I really liked your story. Pity it's not complete. Are you planning  on continuing it? I surely hope so :)

So great to see an update on this piece - when I saw the title I thought it seemed familiar but had to read the entire story again to recall it. I'm really glad I did. It was a 'quiet moment' of a chapter with regards to the Spuffy interaction but still very satisfying. I particularly enjoyed the fact that Spike's attempt to wake and/or calm the Slayer was more effective when done with quiet & considered intention. Indicative of something deeper than a physical connection via the bitey-claimy thing? I hope so. And the Faith/Giles meeting was good too. It reminded me of how much hope Faith initially gave for Buffy to find some solace in having a 'sister-in-arms' when she entered the series. Shame how things panned out but perhaps you'll rectify that? I look forward to finding out either way. Waiting for your next update.

very nice chapter...like how you brought faith into it...poor buffy, she's going to find a friend in spike soon i'm sure :) thanx so much for an incredible chapter, love, can't wait for more ;)

I love the gradual rapprochement they are forming, completely unaware. Good Faith voice too.

So Giles has Faith now, wonder what will happen to Spike when Buffy awakes, is she going to be going back anytime soon.

Giles getting to train Faith earlier in her career, focus on her without Buffy there as a distraction, will hopefully do some good for Faith.

Not being able to move much has really got to be drving him nuts. Spike's just too energetic.

I wonder if Faith'll go bad in your story. And awww at Spike caring about Buffy's nightmares, I wonder when he'll remember the claim

I am loving this fic! Love the humour you manange to wind into your writing. Spike's reaction to Brian..lol.. classic. Keep coming with the updates can't wait to see where this is heading!

Spike already knows how to push Buffy's buttons. That was fun!!

Mmmm, I want a tied up Spike in my tub too

Possessive, isn't he? And still stuck in the bathtub. At least now there's some hope of getting out.
I like the way you've been writing defeated, Scoobie-free Buffy.

unique code of honor they share. fun read, thank you.

SQUEE!!! Loved it!! Oh mama, and Spike's jealousy over Brian: priceless!! Fantab chapter and can't wait for more fun interactions between them.

Smile worthy chapter. Love the jealousy over Brian (and how neith of them seemed to notice it). Leave it to Spike to focus in on her bringing him in from the sunlight and let the head thumping go *G*....ever the one to see the silver lining.

Kathleen

Decided to read this today, and I'm so glad that I did. Wow, do you know how to write Buffy and Spike! Spot on with Buffy's sarcastic remarks and Spikes snarky comments. You give really good visual details and along with the stellar writing I felt like I was watching a Joss written episode. The line that was so convincing and had me rolling...

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“Kitten, get your gorgeous behind back to bed so we can finish what we started.” *

That is something I could see Spike saying just to make her squirm. Brilliant job. Look for to the next chapter.

OH that was great, I wonder if she would have gone for coffee with him or not, can't wait for more.

lol....poor spikey :P ... loved the chapter, very sweet and funny and great job of capturing the spuffy dynamic :) ...
o btw this is DreamsofSpike, just still signed in under my joint name with TC :P
*hugs*
DoS

Love Spike and Buffy banter.

LOLOLOLOL.....I love it!!!

oh that was good.

Very nice. Really liking this story so far. The character voices are excellent, very impressive. Gotta love a drunk Spike, too. Have no idea why.

Can't wait to see more ;)

Glad to see you're back. Poor Spike and bathtubs. Let's see if he's more coherent and Buffy's more inclined to listen to him after they've both slept. Knowing how stubborn they both can be, I doubt it.

what is with buffy and the tied up vampire? very good read, thank you.

Def. enjoyed the chapter and the confrontation between them. I like the thoughts that are going through each of their minds and how, even at their angry-est, they still can't kill each other. Can't wait for more!!

mmm...tied up spike :P
that's a girl, very good idea, take spike home and tie him up...though she's probably in denial about the rest of her ideas at this point :P lol
seriously, loved this chapter, loved their dialogue, they both know how to hurt each other when they want to :( looking forward to seeing what happens next ;)

Wow, thanks for the update. Glad she's back to caring about what happens to him, though begrudgingly. She is in so much denial most of the time but not at this moment. Wondering what tomorrow will bring since she has the day off and a hung over Spike with her. Really enjoying this Amy, can't wait for more.

Hee hee hee....not just leave him in the shade somewhere, but tied up, in her bathtub. Hee hee hee....Buffy's doomed.

Continuing to like the more mature and positive thinking Buffy.

Buffy gave him both barrels then! She'll feel better for it, and that tiny grain of compassion?

*bats her eyes* Is she going to shower with him in there? *wink wink, nudge nudge* lol

so Giles has a nice little message on his machine.

I love this story! Couldn't stop reading once I started. Please, please update.

Ooh, that was great!! Love Spike in a drunken haze, such a cutie, and then when he realized that Buffy didn't accept his claim---ooh, can't wait for that!! Poor Buffy, that ender reminds me so much of the pain she went through by leaving her mom and friends. She can't be strong all the time, so I'm hoping that she'll let Spike help---somehow? Can't wait for more!

Great chapter. I remember reading the first part of this story. I love the "new" stuff too. Can't wait to see where you are going with this. More please.

neither of our heroes is doing very well. in both cases due to their own insecurities. very good update, thank you.

I wonder how Giles will respond to that message and if he will be able to use her call to find her. interesting that Spike was upset with himself for claiming her, and then upset with her for not accepting it. I think he has a little denial regarding his feelings for her. Especially when he's turning down willing bed mates.

that phone call at the end was heart-wrenching, poor buffy...and if spike wasn't so drunk, maybe he'd remember that a. buffy probably doesn't have the first clue about claims, and b. if she did she wouldn't accept anyway, they're still mortal enemies!!!

lol...great chapter, love, looking forward to more :)

Feeding your Muse here. Love the story thus far and hoping for an update soon. Well written and I am adoring the feisty, befuddled, hotheaded Spike. Can't wait until Spike finds Buffy again!

awwww

Enjoyed.

Now to see the effect of the
Claim...

Well, nobody's happy with the situation and I fear Buffy is a long way from accepting Spike in any shape or form!

Poor Spike, kicked to the curb again. Guess when Angel comes back he's going to be pissed. Since she didn't complete the claim, does that mean vamps can still bite her if they get close enough? Don't suppose Giles has caller ID? Now he knows she's OK. Thanks for the update and reminding me of this fic.

I don't think that particular answering machine message is going to be very reassuring. Can't wait to see what Spike does next.

I like this Giles, searching everywhere for Buffy. Ooo, what if he finds Faith and brings her here early?

And Buffy left a message....too bad he won't get it for days. Really immature to just run and stay away like this. Still a child...

Poor Spike....well, you're the master of your destiny, man, claim how you want it. :)

Stupid stupid stupid Spike........

yep love it

Seems Buffy got a lot more from that bite than she was expecting. I understand why Spike lashed out at her, given what she had just said to him, but could he have left the Angel button alone. It's clear that's the one thing that can really hurt her, and it isn't going to make her open to spending more time with him in the future.

A generous dose of confusion all round -- poor Buffy, convinced Angel was the only one!

I can see how she'd feel like she betrayed Angel by having the best orgasim of her life by a member of his family, with only his bite. Wondering how this claim is going to affect her and Spike. Great chapter, thanks.

I'm really coming to like post-Becoming/Early season 3 fics. There's so much room to play with the characters of Buffy and Spike since there was no interaction between them until Lover's Walk. This fic of yours is one of the most interesting in this category that I've come across thus far and, while it's still early in the piece, if it continues on as it has progressed then I know it's going to be a favourite. Eagerly waiting for more!

it is easy to forget how young and immature buffy is, at this age. she still is lock in on her first love. very good read, thank you.

Everything in his past, his turning, his love affair with Drusilla, his obsession with slayers, it had all been building up to this one point. The pre-show entertainment before the real deal started.
I always thought this the case. Buffy was the effulgent one he always looked for and was destined to love. All the rest were the path to her. So well put!

So typical Spike to say the very worst thing *G* but at least Buffy isn't just wallowing in misery anymore. Just give her time.

So glad to see this updated. Loving it!

A minor oops (hope you don't mind me pointing it out) "knocked off its access" The term should be "knocked off its axis".

Kathleen

its really good. i like it. keep up the great work.

Spike, you can be so stupid.....

Absolutely loved it! The snark, the lust, the hurt, everything. Can't wait for another!

She's not getting away, now...he could find her across the world with that claim.

And that's Spike - just as precise with his words as anything else.

poor buffy, so confused :( and poor spike, somehow always manages to say precisely the *wrong* thing...*sigh*...an excellent update, very much looking forward to your next :)

Rage can be so much fun sometimes and look where it can get you to.

haha That was delicious! On to the next chapter.

You updated when I was still in the hospital and missed the next chapter somehow. That won't be happening again. Like this fic to much. Alway's love a claim and boy, did he do that! This is going to be really good. No other vamp will dare touch her. Now to find some tweezers. Thanks Amy, great chapter.

Wow! You definitely have to complete this fic. This is one of the better stories I've read in a while. Please keep going.

thanks.

Buffy’s plan to get Spike to help stop the vampires that are attacking her certainly worked, of course not the way she expected it. I am looking forward to how things go from here. Thanks so much for the update.

okay not expecting that. Seems Spike finds the idea of other vampires ending her life infuriating. I was surprised he stayed out of the fight for as long as he did, but then he always was good at gauging her abilities and she was holding her own for quite the while. I wonder how Buffy will respond to the bite and his claim that she belongs to him.

excellent read, thank you. great to see spike's plan and buffy's improvising collide.

Yummy story!

GREAT ending!!!! I'm hooked. I look forward to the next chapter and how this story will play out. Yum.

can't wait to see how she reacts to that. more soon please

great chapter

Love this story and the dialog is great. Very good fight scenes. Looking forward to seeing what ahppens next. I love claim stories!

Yiiiiiikes! Well Buffy's plan kinda backfired, huh?

Phew! That's torn it! Such an impetuous lad -- I doubt that was on his agenda!

More in that moment than she bargained for, lol.

Oh.My.Goodness!!!!!!!!! He claimed her?!! EEEEE!!!! I'm so glad that you're back with a new chapter, and boy howdy, what a damn fine one, too!! Spike. Possessive. Claims Buffy. SQUEE!! Ok, can't wait for more!

Well. Somehow I don't think that that was what Buffy wanted to happen. Can't wait for the next chapter.

hmm, not sure how i feel about this spike. i like him when he's nicer, but how does he expect to kill her after claiming her? i would think that would make it harder.

oooh...bet she wasn't planning on *that*! great update, really looking forward to seeing what happens next :)

Oh this is good, can't wait to see how she gets out of this one.

"...she’d tear the disgusting man’s arms from his sockets and beat him senseless with the appendages so he’d never be able to belittle another waitress again."

Strangely reminiscent of Angelus and William the Bloody. Good show ;)

Well well it seems like she's in a bit of trouble. I wonder what Spike will do when he sees other vamps trying to kill 'his' slayer. Guess this answers the question of what happened to Dru, she remained nutty and almost killed them both at her grief over daddy's death. Spike really can't catch a break can he?

Good work.

Well done :)

She's going to have to snap out of it pretty pronto.

Excellent update, evil cliff-hanger. :) Thanks for filling in on what happened with Dru and I am looking forward to how Buffy survives this attack.

Hot damn, that was fantab!! Great job!

despite your A/N, this seems some what similar to your other fics. well written, intriguing and with EVIL cliffhangers. love it, thanks for the fine read.

Oh crap is right. I'm suspecting an unlikely hero to emerge?

SPIKE IS LURKING, AND NOT RUSHING IN?! WOW. GREAT UPDATE

And she can't take *that* many at once...

Find another job, Buffy. It's not like that's the only place you can work, the only option. She takes mental defeat so easily.

Bad cliffie. Bad, bad cliffie. You're evil. I love it and can't wait for more.

great chapter

Oops! I hope Spike is lurking nearby. I liked.

did spike send them? because that's just a dirty trick! lol...at this moment i hope buffy kicks his rear... :P...maybe it was that line about his eating the family that stopped to help him, i don't know, but i'm not feeling terribly sympathetic toward spike at the moment...great chapter, great story though, cant wait to read more :)

Hey! No with the evil cliffhangers! No!

Oh crap, that's Spike's plan? No way, you just said he wanted to kill herself and she's way to depressed, I think, to defend herself from a large group. This way it could easely end up that he has to 'safe' her before he can 'bag' her.

Great story.

Uh oh... This doesn't look good for our slayer! Please Spike help her or something. You know you want to! LOL! I'm still loving this. The part where he grinned like a cheshire freaked me out... Because the cheshire in Alice in Wonderland freaks me out big time! *embarrassed*

Great update! Could see Spike bouncing on his feet waiting for her. Hoped this was going to be a
spuffy chapter with his intensions changing from kill to capture, maybe once they get rid of the vampire's it will, as least maybe he'll get to go back to her place? Almost all he'd need, the velvet tongued vamp. Enjoying the story, can't wait for more. Thanks

OH that was good,

how much am I loving Spike and his petulance at not being treated with the right amount of fear and respect. I would have paid good money if he had actually stamped his foot. At least he got her to have a reaction besides just apathy, although trust him to ruin the moment with an ill-timed phrase.

Good work.

well done :)

I loved Buffy and Spike’s meeting and how dismissive she was towards him. It was really funny seeing him get so ticked off because she wasn’t afraid of him. I found the whole chapter humorous but as much as I hate to admit it, I really found Buffy kneeing Spike well deserved and funny.

delicious! update soon! loving the Buffy-Spike banter!

Oh, this is going to be fun! It seems no matter how down Buffy feels, Spike brings out her feisty side. Their entire conversation was a riot!!

Love the snark! This is one cool Buffy, and she's running rings round Spike.

Awww dammit Buffy, you know you want it!

But that chapter was hilarious... Spike is always so amusing ^.^

Love it so far. Looking forward to more.

yes enjoyed it very much

Oh wow, this is fantastic!! Can't wait to see what's gonna happen next!

great chapter

well spike, that could have gone better! great read, thank you.

Great chapter! Love the banter between them. Here he is a master vamire and she's treating him worse than a fledgling, almost completely dismissing him, she really got his goat. So excited to see what you have in mind for us. Whatever you've written in the past has been soo great, can't hardly wait. Excellent read.

*that* was awesome...loved that confrontation, very well done indeed...i thoroughly enjoyed it....buffy's barbs had *my* eyes widening and my jaw dropping in a "did she just *say* that?" kind of way...lol...very hilarious and edgy and sexy and perfect...okay...you've got me addicted now so bring on the updates :)

LMAO, Spike, dude? You are an idiot.

Oh my god *gasps for air* This was a hilarious chapter! I must say, I just love the way Spike is written. And Buffy too of course! For some reason I just giggled my way through this chapter. The whole insulted Spike thing is really funny. I feel a little sorry for him though.

LOL, Love it. All nice and snarky, but all the UST.

Love It!!! Keep feeding your muse whatever you are youv'e got me wanting to read more that's for sure!! Good Work

Cherie

oooh i like i like... i cant wait to see more!!

Wow, she really has gone beyond caring.

Poor Spike...didn't even respect him as a worthy opponent. And then, to slam him in the family jewels? That's just mean!

I like it so far. Keep going! Love the banter.

HEE! Awesome! Loved it, can just see the stunned expression on his face! rofl

Hee! Enjoying this very much; you really captured the feeling of their season 2- 3 interactions. Looking forward to more!

Oh I still love it, I think I read it seems familar but don't see any reveiws that I did so I am re reading it.

hmm I wonder what Spike has planned and why he is so pleased to have run into Buffy in LA. Poor Buffy seems completely disenchanted with her life and everything in it. Not surprising considering all she's been through and the lack of gratitude from those she helps

I really liked that Buffy even surprised herself at her lack of compassion toward the girl, it shows that she is not as empty inside as she might think. This looks like it is going to be interesting and I am looking forward to following it.

great chapter, looking forward to more.

Eepeth!

oh this should be *soooo* good...he's just what she needs to pull her out of this funk....great opening, cant wait for more :)

very good beginning. woeful buffy and a bored spike. should be very interesting. thanks for the fine read.

i tried reviewing this morning but kept getting errors, so i thought i'd come back now...lol

Great beginning, can't wait to see what you have in store for our favorite duo!

The beginning certainly is promising! I so feel for Buffy here. She sort of feels like me when she is in that state... Anyway, I loved the first chapter so I'll hang around for more.

Hee hee hee...Spike's gonna have some fun.

I like the start, Spike in LA. Good to read something of yours again. It's LA what did she except! not like SunnyD where the residance were born on the Hellmouth. Hope you can update soon. Very good beginning, Thanks for the read.

Oh yes -- I like it! Good fight.

Like the start, can't wait to see where it goes.

oh very nice! I love Post Becoming fics!!! Can't wait to read more of this

Interesting beginning - (very small voice, whispers, you might want to catch that "can" that ran out of the alley.lol) I'll be watching for the next chapter.