Know you're still wicked busy, but I miss this story!!! Don't know if you remember it's still incomplete, but please come back this year?

Hi,:-D please do not  stop writing.I am really curious to how it will end.
I like your story very much ,mostly because it is something different than the other storys. Thank you and hopefully the Muse will kiss you-helping you finish your story.

Great to see this update.  Things are looking pleasingly gruesome - how will our hero fix it?

harris being as bright as ever. very good read, thank you.

I'm glad you're still working on this story. I like what you've been doing and I really want to see how it ends.

oh i hope he's not getting himself in over his head...love your characterization of spike in this, pet...lovely job you're doing with this unique and fascinating tale :)

well spike has found ammut, and an melancholy magic user. not what he expected. very good chapter, thank you.

AHA Ammut!  Hum....who is this magic user who has domesticated a demi-god???  Intriguing.  And having pulled off that neat trick, why?  And why is this person so worn and sad?  Have to say I was grinning like a loon at the image of the game of fetch!  Never saw THAT coming.

Wonder if the scent will linger long enough for Spike to trail it if he has to shelter from the sun.

Loved the bits of Spikes musings as he hunted his prey.  So ADHD it was cute and in characters. 

Love the update to this wonderful story.

Kathleen

Love this story; can't wait to see what happens next; I love how every night, Spike thinks of another way to save Buffy.  Please update soon?

Interesting new twist - I wonder where the trail will lead.

too cool!  can't wait for MORE MORE MORE!!!!!!

oh man...that left *me* feeling all nervous...wonder what willow's going to get up to? :( scariness....excellent chapter, though, love :) looking forward to the next :)

very good addition to the tale, thank you.

Yay! An update. Glad you haven't decided to stop writing. I like the story and want to see where it goes.

Oh I wonder what Spike will do about what he heard.

YAY groove is back (and this story).  Wonderful for all of us.

Willow is a royal bitca (and much as she really was after her "success"...very arrogant indeed and DANGEROUS).  Why she is so terribly hateful toward Spike is beyond me but that is true of all the Scoobies on the show too so it fits.

YAY Dawn for standing up for Spike.  Poor Spike with that terrible dream.  SO glad he never had to make that choice!

Oh oh....hymns to Osiris....methinks Willow is planning a resurrection just as on the show.

So happy to see this one back.

Kathleen

Seems as though your groove is just as groovy as ever!

well I liked this chapter!    What the heck is wrong with Willow anyway!  Sheesh!

Brilliant visuals. Really well done. Willow is getting scary.

Oh dear...just catching up on all the lovely updates to this story!

Willow is clearly going the way of canon with resurrection plans afoot and power of the dark kind making her sparkle girl...ooooooo

I wish Spike had been able to confide ALL to Giles because between the two of them they would figure it out (even though I don't want Spike to dust obviously...it would be nice if Giles at least knew what Spike is up to and the consequences he knows will follow.).

Excellent. I really do love this story.

Kathleen

OH I wonder where the portal was taking them and what will happen when he wakes up.

oh man....poor spike :( well at least they managed to get rid of the vamps...anxious for the next update to see what's coming next...excellent writing, love :)

another great chapter. loved how the other vamps could see out .

Ah - glad to see that exams (or whatever) are over and you have gotten back to this fic. I had missed a chapter, too, so that was cool. I had two to read at one time. :)

Ouch, poor Spikey!! And whose gonna kiss it better, I'd like to know??? Awesome updates; can't wait for more; really love this story!!

This gets better and better with each successive chapter.

possibly helpful information and he he enjoyed himself. good night for spike, good read for me. thank you.

Detective Spike is fun.

Oh it seems that Spike is getting on with living since he knows she has crossed over, wonder what he would have said if he knew it was Buffy Willow was talking about.

awwww...that's a good thing...poor spike, just starting to deal with his grief...and forming a friendship with clem, though he may not know it yet...awesome chapter, love, can't wait for more...oh, and willow's starting to feel a bit scary...good job with that :)

Love your description of how Clem & Spike meet; and where the hell does Willow get off stealing Spike's book??? *Indignant bookworm stomps over to Willow and kicks her in the shin* Awesome chapter; *sob* only one more left to read!

very good chapter, thank you. you have us trying to make spike's choice before he does. bet any guesses will wrong.

Decisions, decisions.

Ok now I am confused, if I read on I hope to be fine

hmmm...interesting deal there...too bad it cant be buffy, but this should play out well...very intrigued by this particular twist and excited to see where it goes from here...great chapter :)

I hope he resurrects Joyce; if Spike will dust when the Ammut situation is resolved, then Dawn will be alone, unless he resurrects Joyce; since he can't resurrect Buffy, and I doubt he'd choose himself over Joyce (or his own mother)...Awesome chapter; can't wait for more. OH look, more chapters!!! LOL!

love spike telling the scoobies what they should have heard long ago and then defying annubis. very good read, thank you.

Great job with pissed Giles.

Oh that was good, Giles coming to Spike and then Spike pointing out that they are having a ghost problem because they can't cross over.

poor guys, so grievy and drunk and all..wonderful chapter, love, very much enjoyed it...moving on to the next :)

Awesome chapter; only Spike would dare defy the gods. And I love the way you're prefacing every chapter with a way that Spike saves both Buffy & Dawn.

I have never had more than a passing interest in the Buffy series, but now I'm hooked. All I can say is more! Weyr is as skilled in her writeing as she is in any other thing she sets her mind to!

Loving the little bit I have read of this story. Hope to see more soon.

can't stop smiling because of "carrying him around in a customized purse and feeding him beef flavored heart worm treats soon." fun chapter, thank you.

i'm kind of glad he wrecked the bot, though i'm not sure how it will turn out for them...great chapter, love the dynamic between spike and dawn...can't wait for more, love :)

"His heart had been dragging him against the grain of what was ‘natural’ for a vampire for so long that he was starting to feel a certain empathy for the first wolves drawn in by human fires and companionship. If he didn’t keep a sharp eye out, Dawn would be carrying him around in a customized purse and feeding him beef flavored heart worm treats soon."

This was priceless and a PERFECT description of the hold Dawn had on him apart from Buffy (even in canon IMHO). Wonderfully written as is the entire chapter.

Love the solution to Doc he imagines at the start too.

You can feel his pain at the Bot being visable while Buffy is not. Poor Spike was surely punished for having her made during that summer. That made so much sense as to why he had babysitting duty rather than patrolling all the time. I imagine he did opt for Dawn Duty whenever it got to be too much.

Poor Spike, he knows that if he completes his quest he'll dust (just his luck Buffy will come back before he does and he'll look forward to losing her all over again, this time with his death).

Excellent.
Kathleen

Oh this is hurting Spike so much. I love it.

red sounds as if her ego has taken control. even spike is taking a few steps away from sane. very good read, thank you.

Excellent chapter..especially the dialogue. I like your reference to burial clothes. I crochet baby burial gowns and hospitals want volunteer knitters/crocheters to leave the back open for the reason you cited.

"Hotel California" program! It's a good thing I wasn't drinking anything when I read that! OMG, I laughed so hard, I snorted! That was priceless, and I thought the "Caesar..." comment was a hoot! I do feel bad for poor Tara. The scoobies have had a lot of years to get used to the violence of slaying. You are writing Giles to perfection, he still would be as devastated as Spike and Dawn. Very well done, a pleasure to read, thanks.

OH I feel so sorry for him, he still has a long way to go and doesn't even know that she is coming back.

"next time I'll be perfect"? all about willow, is it? *rolls eyes* willow's got some issues that are going to get them all badly hurt...excellent chapter, love, i love it :) you've captured all the characters so perfectly :)

You've got a very good point about the fledgeling's clothes .

Great update.

I was just thinking about this story this morning and hoping for an update soon.....it is compelling (and YES I do think of the good fic I am reading beyond the time when I am actively reading it!).

Lovely update. Poor Spike having to deal with the Bot of his own "making"...I felt sorry for him on the show too for that reason. Giles is pathetic as well...shell shocked.

Kathleen

Poor Spike, it's hard enought to be around it, but it have to keep it with him while he patrols, is really asking a lot but these people still don't understand what he's been going through, only Dawn. Just a weird thought, since Spike's the only one capable of destroying the vampires, in the only way he can, has anyone even offered to replace his clothes or do his laundry for him? I know, weird, huh? Sometimes, it's the little things that make me crazy. It has to hurt him to think of any one trying to replace Buffy, even Willow. One more to go. Excellent work.

Spike certainly isn't enjoying invulnerability! Great idea for the bot though.

Your portrayal of the group either purposely or not being clueless about Spike is excellent. Spike is very dimensional and you are hitting on all cylinders.

convincing spike (and possibly dawn) should be an interesting conversation. unless spike talks himself into during his rage. good read, thank you.

well, it's a better idea than anything else they've got at the moment, isn't it? great job, love, i'm really looking forward to seeing what happens next...spike's not going to be easy to convince :P

oh man! Can't wait for the next chapter HE IS GOING TO FLIP!

thank you!

Oh I loved that seems like Spike isn't to parshal to the Buffy bot or is it what Willow did with it.
More please love it

God why do I think Willow is off and running in a bad direction?

Like the idea of a holding cell though...much better than poor Spike having to rend the others that way.

Again a great dream beginning...that might have worked well if Spike had the time to think a plan through back then.

Kathleen

Oh, nicely done. (LOL at "stand-in for Carrie". Thanks for the update!

Wonderful description of Anubis' transformation and the conversation he and Spike had. A very interesting developement. Now to read the next two chapters. Thanks for sharing this wonderful tale.

Great chapter. Your writing, already excellent, gets stronger with each sentence. Your ear for dialogue and pacing is amazing.

very good update. thank you for the fine read.

hmmm....interesting...can't wait to see as more details are revealed...very well-written, intriguing chapter :)

that was interesting.

Enjoyed the chapter but I'm a continuity nit picker. Fledgling dust? What about the non dusty problem Ammut is causing?

Great chapter yet again!

cant' wait for the next update~!

Excellent update. Love the fact that Spike recognized Anubis by the eyeliner LOL. Very visual chapter...could see the whole thing play out start to finish.

Kathleen

i dont trust either angel or giles...no one seems to understand how much spike is hurting here, except dawn, and the others wont listen to her because shes just a kid...this story continues to be fascinating, love, looking forward to more :)

*claps* Got his walking papers didn't he? angel might have been a scoobie at one time but that time had passed and another vampire had taken his place, his grandchilde of all creatures. I just hate that I'm all caught up now. The story is great and a pleasure to read. Thanks for making it so much fun.

for a change giles does something right. red probably does realize how wrong it was to invite angel into dawn(and joyce's) home. good read, thank you.

Lovely update. Wonder why Anubis is against Spike spilling the beans....hum...lots more to reveal in good time, eh?

Again another brilliant battle plan in his dream. Yup, a crossbow would have made sense.

Glad Giles sent Angel home. He may come in handy later but he has no place there now.

Kathleen

Another excellent chapter! The air feels thick with the tension between Spike and Angel.

oh that was great, Giles sure told Angel

Not sorry to see the back of Neanderthal Angel. They've enough to worry about without his charming presence. Reduced to hack and slash the foe and hair-trigger Willow to keep an eye on! Excellent

Thank GOD!!!!

I dont care if Spike DOES want to die later ,,, NOT ALLOWED,,, you can't let it happen until he dies really really really happy... i know sappy and silly but NAWNER NAWER my mood!

Great chapter!

Um, pretty sure I reviewed this chapter on LJ, but just in case (and so I can be the first one here, lol) - loved the interaction between Spike and Angel. It seemed very real and very much them. Good to see Giles stepping in and acknowledging in some way that Spike is a part of the gang. I'm looking forward to more. :)
(No pressure, mind you - but in between trips....?)

Yeah for Dawn! About time someone from the scoobies tried to do damage to the wanker. Giles still doesn't get it does he. Spike loves the Summers women, all of them dead or alive. I can't wait for Xander to hear that Dawn tried to do the ponce in. So good, thanks.

nice job, dawn. fun read, thank you. love the way tara's line set spike off.

Great update! Love the interplay of characters and BTW.... GO DAWN! Nothing like a knife in the back of Angel to make my day *G*. Powerful Willow too and yet Giles hasn't snapped to the dangers there yet...hum....

Again lovely "way to save her" opening. I never thought about it but why DIDN'T Willow merely put the wammy on whoever was up there or a force field between them and Dawn???? Yes she was tired from the reversal spell but not totally tapped. Good insight.

Kathleen

wow that was intense...i loved dawnie stabbing angel in the back to defend spike, that was awesome :) the others frustrate me though with their firm determination to ignore anything good spike does and make the decisions for dawn regardless of her feelings....grrr....great chapter, though, and i'm very much looking forward to more :)

Great chapter..... I am so curious! I dont want Spike to die at the end!!!!!!!

Oh, wonderful update. Go Dawn, standing up for Spike and giving Giles and the others a reminder that there is still a Summers woman alive and that makes it her house and her life that they are being so free with.

*looks around for next chapter* Job? School? Significant other? Pish posh! Get writing!

Sometimes the scoobies , Giles included can be so dumb. Dawn sure wouldn't want Angel there and it's extremely disrespectful to Joyce's memory to even let him in the front door. There should've been a disinvite done on him every chance they got.

Not to mention the way they skirt around Angel probably didn't help Buffy get over him. It would've been better for her pschological health if Willow had just yelled at her to stop wasting her life on him.

Oh that good.

Oh great, Peaches is coming, just what he doesn't need. Hope he remembers what he was reading bdfore he pasted out. As it has irked those of us who are Spuffy fans, Giles should have been kinder to Spike. He was there to help with Dawn and would have died trying to save them both and he knows it. Giles should have done it out of human kindness, if nothing else. Two more to go, very exciting, thanks.

Good chapter -- I think there's more afoot than malnutrition.

that was kind of heartbreaking, poor spike, he's so broken and hurting still, and little dawnie...that's the most poignant part of it...she's lost so much, and she's doing her best to take care of spike...great chapter, love :) thanx so much :)

OH AWESOME! great chapter!

I can't wait for the next update...

so question.... since he has already tried to off himself before,, does that mean once things are put right he will die automaticlly???

Wonderful scene with Spike and the book! Scary and fascinating. Really, Giles should be paying a bit more attention to Spike's utterings!

I do love this story and am delighted to read the update.

Kathleen

just what spike and dawn need, the great poof. very good chapter, thank you.

oh I loved it, so Angel is on his way.

Ah, an update! And Spike may have found something? Nicely done. Looking forward to more. :)

Glad Spike snagged Giles credit card. Very interesting turn of events. That's why neither of the vamps dusted. I would imagine part of the deal is for Spike not to cross over as well? Can he bring Buffy back? That has to be the million dollar question. Loved that you used the Eqyptian gods, they've always been my favorite. Really enjoying it, thanks.

spike reward is not going to be what he thinks he wants. is it? good chapter, thank you.

Fascinating and fabulous. Love the plot now unfolding (and sure didn't see it coming). Love the gods chosen (have a soft spot for Anubis....must be the dog angle *G*). Love mythology and YOU use it beautifully. The Egyptian mythology is a particular favorite of mine so I am excited as Anubis with two tails!

Love how you begin with one of Spike's save the day dreams. All those ways he could have saved her as he Monday morning quarterbacks in his dreams. Poor dear...would that we could all act with the benefit of hindsight!

Excellent.

Kathleen

oh man...that would mean spike would die...that can't happen!!!! buffy has to come back at some point, and how will that effect the whole thing? very fascinating chapter, love :)

I can't believe this got away from me. I hadn't lost interest, just my mind. Spike must be scratching his head over it but what's got me, was why in the world the vamps needed the blood anyway. Why aren't they enjoying the hunt? Now to see what Giles is going to do for this unlikely scoobie.

cats and dogs living together - LOL at that Bill Murray moment.

"These were the fights he lived for, real danger and uncertainty adding that extra spice that made the whole dance worthwhile."

Yes! This is Spike in a nutshell IMHO.

"was starting to smack of higher powers, a disturbance in the Force, cats and dogs living together, and all of the other fun things that made unlife in Sunnydale so unpredictable."

This made me snort out loud! Sounds like the way Spike would phrase it.

Interesting plot turn. Vampires not dusting is not a good thing in general although in this particular case where Spike is concerned it was. Interesting trio of vamps too. Wonder if they'll be a force to reckon with (Spike with his own trio of baddies to deal with)....at any rate expect to see them again.

Lovely update.

Kathleen

wow, this is mysterious...wonder what's causing the vampires do be so indestructable? and i'm wondering if those three vamps are going to show up again, since they were developed so very well... :) i like the characters you gave them, and that could be interesting...great chapter, love, i'm looking forward to more no matter where you take this :)

stakes and ingested holy water no longer kill vampires. spike does need to talk to someone. very good read, thank you.

interesting interesting!!!!

Can't wait for the next chapter! YOu have me hooked! thank you!

You've perfectly captured the jerkiness that is Xander.

Hate Harris. Spike should bite him. So hard to see him broken like that but glad Dawn finally got through to him. Hope he stays with her at the house and really burn Harris. Like where you're going with this. Looking forward to more, thanks.

have to love dawn. didn't think i could dislike xander more than i already did. wrong. very good read, thank you

Well, I'm hooked. Powerful beginning.

Great start.... I am still so curious to what is goin on... why why why !!!! I know I have to wait!

wow, that was heart-rending, love :*( seriously, brought a lump to my throat and tears to my eyes, beautifully done, love :) very much looking forward to more :)

God this is a heart wrenching chapter (and excellent for that). How Xander could possibly deny the reality of Spike's emotions after this would be beyond me to understand. I think Giles gets it already even if he can't articulate it yet.

I know you'll explain how they stopped his burning up from the Holy Water but I admit being curious as all get out.

Hope there WILL be a Spuffy outcome in fact at the end of this one but love the look at that in between time that you've begun to paint with this story.

I love your stories, your imagery and use ancient touchstones like this current use of the Book of the Dead (and HOW appropriate is THAT given that not only if Buffy dead but so is Spike, yet not either truly are...)

Ready for more!
Kathleen

Everything is still in the beginning stages -- and it's still completely gripping. You capture the intensity of the emotions well. So far we have no more than intriguing hints of Spikes' changes -- I can't wait to see how this all unfolds.

Nice clean writing W and bitterly angsty. How is Spike going to survive that guzzle of holy water, I wonder?

You definitely know how to write angst. Holy water? Holy crap! Figured he'd lay on her grave and wait for the sun. Fantastic work, thanks.

terribly sad opening and a shock of a chaptering ending. very good read, thank you.

Gaaaaahhhhhh....What an opener! Love every word of this one. Can't wait to find out where you take it.

Kathleen

oh WOW great start! I love all your stories and can't wait to see where you go with this one!

Great Chapter!

Whoa. And can I say again. Whoa....huh?
Talk about your cliff-hanger!!

wow what a way to end a chapter

Whoa! I didn't expect that! I really like the way this chapter is written--very gripping, and I'm already hooked and looking forward to the next chapter!

oh man...that's gotta hurt...but judging from the summary, probably won't kill him...wonder what the scoobs will think when they realize what he was really doing...great opening chapter, love, very much looking forward to more :)

Gripping start! Thanks.

yikes! Such a suspensful ending and great description of grief. I love the way you write and look forward to reading the rest.