Running from the Inevitable by The Enemy of Reality
Chapter: Chapter seventeen

babyblues
03/08/2011 06:50 am

Awwwwww! Moree pleeeeeeeaaasssseeeeeeee

I take it you liked the mushiness then. ;) And what do you know, I was just thinking of updating. Hmm... Perhaps I will. Thank you for the delightful review!!! :D

Yingxs
03/06/2011 06:25 pm
Hi,I dont know whats keeping you from writing again,but whatever it is I hope it will stop soon.
:-) Thank you ,for what you have written so far ,I really enjoyed it.I read all of it almost without a break.
I didnt want to read it in the first place,because it is unfinished,but I couldent resist after the first Chapter pulled me in.Thanks a lot and I so hope you will continue...
Haha, I don't expect it. Nothing I can do about uni work, but it's not keeping me from writing, just cuts down on my free time. I actually wrote another chapter this weekend. :) It's always awesomt o know you're enjoying!! And I absolutely love the fact you read it all almost in one go. Kudos!! Not ususally reading unfinished works myself, I understand completely. And believe me, I'm really happy you decided to give it a go anyway. There's update every week, guaranteed, usually even two! :) And I always finish my fics, so that's good news. Thank you for the sweet review!!! :D Appreciate it a lot.

Sarah
03/05/2011 02:55 am

This chapter absolutely melted my heart! It had so many beautiful moments it’s hard to pick my favourite!! :)
 
I loved the opening scene of Spike washing clothes by hand! Is there nothing that vamp can’t do? I had to giggle at the thought of Buffy refusing to let him put his hands on her “unmentionables” (by the way, love the use of that old-fashioned word! Brings to mind the days of gallantry and manners!). Spike’s internal monologue about stealing Buffy’s knickers was priceless!! The indignant protestations followed by rueful honesty was gorgeous!
 
And then naked Spike! Ohh, yummy!! He can sneak into my bed any day!! ") I adored the little tender gesture of Spike’s in brushing away the strand of hair and then having “his fingertips tracing the soft curve of her cheek”. My heart was all squishy and glowing with warmth! And then having him fall asleep to the sound of Buffy’s heartbeat – my inner romantic self positively wept at this picture!
 
The moment when Buffy woke up was hilarious, especially her reaction of finding herself “draped over Spike like some slutty Slayer blanket”. (Wonderful description!) :) And her little acknowledgement of Spike behaving himself by “respectfully keeping to his side” was lovely! Finally, she’s admitting that he isn’t all bad!! Her attempts of extracting herself without waking him up was hilarious, especially when Spike eventually reacted to her moving about by “turning on his side to hug her to his chest”. Buffy’s admittance to liking it and revealing that Spike’s “yummy” scent was “enough for her to postpone the escape plan” was a great moment as it appears that she is getting to the point where she can actually admit the truth to herself (even though she may not be able to admit it openly to others yet).
 
I loved the description of having Buffy watch Spike as he slept. I couldn’t help but think of the scene in the S7 episode Touched where we have that beautiful moment of Buffy being cradled in Spike’s arms and she gazes at his sleeping face. One of the best Spuffy moments ever!! :)
 
I have to totally agree with Buffy: a curly-haired Spike = major cuteness!! And, oh NOT FAIR! How come she gets to run her fingers through his hair? *pout* I’ll only forgive you for teasing me because Spike started purring! :)
 
And then came the most brilliant, the most beautiful moment! Spike whispering Buffy’s name and then saying “love you”. My squealing would have put any teenage girl to shame!! :) Poor Buffy, so confused and shocked! Although I loved her asking why she had to “catch a glimpse of the man crouching behind the protective front of the Big Bad” and then admitting that she “never meant to see his human heart. Never meant for it to touch hers”. It certainly looks as though Buffy knew all along that there was a man hidden behind the evil vamp persona Spike likes to portray to the world, and then having her admit that his heart had touched hers was a shining moment to all spuffy fans! :)
 
Buffy's questioning of why Spike would love her was a realistic response given the situation, but I absolutely adored her last question of “did she want him to love her?” I believe underneath all her defensiveness the answer would have come back a resounding YES!
 
By the way, having Spike bury his face in Buffy’s pillow = completely adorable!  
 
The scene in the diner was totally brilliant! Though can I ask, Buffy imagining Spike saying “I love you” whilst holding a “crumpled box of Belgian chocolates”, was this by any chance inspired by that scene in the S5 episode Blood Ties where Spike shows up with the box of chocolates for Buffy which he had just used to smash the dummy’s head?
 
You totally had me in stitches with that bit with Spike wondering if Buffy – “the naughty minx” – had snuck a peek at his “manly bits”. I bet he enjoyed picturing that in his mind! ")
 
The by-play between Buffy and Spike in this scene was positively delicious! And poor Buffy kept putting her foot in it didn’t she? I loved Spike’s questioning whether Buffy’s dream involved her “getting frisky” with him, and I completely howled with laughter when Buffy realised that Spike had been naked in the bed and his giving her an open invitation to let her “hot little hands wander around under the sheets”. I will gladly accept that invite since Buffy didn’t! ")
 
Buffy wore a mini-skirt whilst dining with Spike? That’s like waving a red flag at a bull! No wonder he let his fingers wander up her leg and under her skirt! Mind you, if Buffy was so adverse to him touching her, why let his fingers get so high that they were able to touch her knickers and consequently that moist little area that they cover? Being the Slayer she could’ve stopped him before he got that high if she really wanted to! :)
 
Buffy’s Freudian slip of “not here” was too a delicious chance for Spike to pass up! I think he was right on the mark when he suggested that if they were in the motel room she’d let him do it.
 
Oh, I think my brain and a certain part of my anatomy just exploded! That description of Spike dipping “his finger in the hot sauce” and then sucking his finger “into his mouth with a moan” brought so many naughty images into my mind of his finger dipping into somewhere else hot and then sucking the taste off that I’ll need at least ten cold showers before I’ll cool down! ")
 
And Spike hyped up on caffeine and sugar? Talk about energised and probably right to last for a couple of days straight! If Buffy won’t take advantage of all that stamina and energy I sure will! ") And I’ll enjoy every second of it!! :)
 
Many thanks for such a wonderful chapter and congratulations on being nominated in so many categories!! You deserve each and every one of them!! :)
 
I eagerly look forward to more heated moments and naughty actions in the next chapter!! ")
 

Yaaay, it did? How awesome is that?! I just love making your heart melty. ;)
 
Oh, Spike can multitask like you wouldn’t believe. He can wash clothe and he’ll come to your home to iron all your laundry and then cook with just an apron and nothing else on. *grin* Buffy might have been right in not wanting him handle her underwear- we all know Spike could find it too irresistible and swipe them for real. ;)
 
Haha, I’m with you on that one. And he better not be wearing anything when he does! Btw, I LOVE word ‘squishy’. I don’t know why but I just love that word, so thank you for using it. :D Glad you enjoyed the romanticism of it, I couldn’t resist a bit of mushy stuff.
 
Oh, Buffy, she can’t keep her hand off him even when she’s asleep. Now who’s the pervert? :D Spike being the perfect gentleman and Buffy turning out to be sexual fiend. *g* But we all know Spike doesn’t mind that at all. The more she moved, the more he was subconsciously determined to keep her close. *sigh* Even Buffy succumbed to his sleepy cute wiles.
 
Oh, I love Touched!!! We finally got to see Spike and Buffy being really close, not just in the carnal sense, but in the emotional support kind of way. Makes me melt every time I see those cuddling scenes. Sarah and James just had such a great chemistry.
 
Haha, I don’t know why but I’ve got a thing for purring Spike. *shrugs* It’s just super cute. He’s like a big cat- one of those lethal ones that could bite your hand off any second but you can’t help but wish to cuddle them. Or is it just me that’s always wanted to have tiger as a pet?? :D
 
Haha, well, aren’t we all teenagers at heart? ;) Little bit of squealing is always good for the heart. Now that Buffy really got a chance to see Spike as he really is, not the just the front he presents to the world, it’s that harder for her to not fall in love. Spike deserves to be loved, damn it. And if Joss Whedon is too mean to keep that from Spike, I’ll do it!
 
Indeed! She does want him to love her because being loved by Spike is unlike anything else. The man is loyal and sweet and sexy as hell. She’s just afraid, which is natural after the fiasco with Angel.
 
Haha, you got me there with the chocolates. I loved when he brought those around, but she never got to see them. :( Though, to be fair, I don’t think that Buffy would have been very glad. She would have accused him of poisoning the chocolate or something similar and then she would have thrown them in the thrash in front of his eyes. But not this Buffy! She’d be pleased. :)
 
Teasing Spike is always fun to write. ;)
 
Poor naïve Buffy, not realizing Spike had nothing on under the sheets. ;) She should have realised he wasn’t wearing the robe anymore and that he didn’t wear underwear. *g* Naughty Spike.
 
LOL!! Mini skirt and Spike? Not so good at keeping his hands away. And Buffy subconsciously dressed that way to tease him. She should have known public place wouldn’t keep Spike’s questing fingers from going naughty places. Hence the Freudian slip. Spike definitely couldn’t let that one go unnoticed. ;) She practically handed that to him on silver platter, and we’ll see what he decides to do about that in the next chapter.
 
Hahaha, it was supposed to make you think of some funner naked activities. It was definitely a visual double entendre. ;) Hope you’ll like the actual visual demonstration even more.
 
You can bet Buffy will have her hands full with hyped up Spike! All that sugar and caffeine… we’ll see what happens next soon.
 
Thank you!! I got so excited when I got notified I’ve been nominated I could barely contain myself! I’ll be honest and say that no money could ever make me feel as good as reviews or nominations. :) Writing fan fic is an amazing experience every time.
 
There shall be more soon. Thank you for being so wonderful!!! :D