that was great. wonderful angst. i hope there's more to come.

This was a very nice and plausible ending for this point in Buffy's young life.  It allows her to grow up a bit and find out what is true. 

That was really good. You topped the last one...he can't stay gone and you have to finish. please? pretty please?

yay! there's more of this...i'm really enjoying myself reading you fics! :)

I enjoyed this story very much.Buffy explaining everything to her mother was well writtian ,i loved the idea of the hot chocolate as the sort of currancy of chat between them.The image of the Slayers mother washing the Slayer of Slayers clothes is both funny and touching.
Can't wait for the next one.

*sniffle sob*

Man, just need to cut up a vein now. LOL. On to more angst...

The trillionth time I've read it, and the trillionth time this story has made me cry. I'm rereading the series in its entirity, your writing is impeccable. I would write more, but I want to start up the next chapter asap!

Joyce doesn't get it that her daughter will never have a normal life, she may be trying to move on but he's still in her heart. Thank you again for writing this wonderful story. Guess I'm staying up and reading more. Like the chip's, I can't read just one.

Completely enjoyed reading these two stories - don't know if there is a third, I sure hope so and I hope that you will continue to work on making this a series. The length for each seems just right, enough to keep your interest and time to develop your story and also to keep your readers totally engaged. Very nice work indeed.

You do realise I'm not reviewing every individual chapter because I can't wait to find out what's going to happen next, don't you? Anyway.... this tale is getting better and better and I just love the S/B tenderness developing. The fact that he's leaving 'for her own good' is very reminiscent of Angel in BtVS S3... so I'm hoping for many more visits with lots of Spuffy lovin'... Now I'm off to see if there are any more sequels waiting for me...

this is a review for the whole story. and it is a wonderful story. you are a wonderful author. i enjoy your stories so very much. and can i just encourage you to continue on with this for the rest of the seasons? i would love to see this keep goin on. This is really good, angsty too, but i'm hoping for more non-angst if you continue on with this series. and if not - thank you for writing this story. i'm watching for part 3 in this series to be done.

Beautiful second part of the series. While sniffling and snorting here I try to remind myself that it really is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

Very nice bit of closure there, with enough hope for more. Love this part of the series.

Beautiful story. Thank goodness you told us this isn't the end, or I'd be devestated. Someone noted previously that they'd have liked to see Buffy bitchier. Not me! That's what I love about your fan fic, she is the way I want her to be. I almost quit watching the show several times because of her bitchiness, only Spike kept me there. I can't wait for more. :D

Wonderful I can't wait for the next episode or season as the case may be, I love this series and can;t wait for it to be continued. Poir Buffy *sigh*

So....is the sequel ready to be posted????? ROTF. Yep, I'm impatient for the next part of this story.

So....is the sequel ready to be posted????? ROTF. Yep, I'm impatient for the next part of this story.

Great ending and good to see it turn into a whole series. That’s something to look forward to.

I love that story. A bit dissapointed when Spike left but hope this is not the end!!!
Buffy is a bit too sweet for my liking and not enough bitch-y and Spike's could be a bit more "big bad" persona but otherwise I really love it.

EXcellent. I can't wait for more, well I can but I'm impatient.

Spike was wonderfully careful with her innocence - I wonder how long he'll be able to stay away. Nice idea.

Great story. Would love to see a sequeal. Spike just has to come back and be with Buffy. Maybe be back for her 18th birthday and save the day for her.

He was thinking about the Cruciamentum, so I'm sure he would want to look in on her then, or warn her why she's lost her powers.

I hope Buffy redecorated the rest of her room, too, since the red and black wouldn't exactly fit.

And the sooner Joyce realizes that Buffy's life will always be different, the better. She can hang on to normal aspects, but she's never going to have the average adult life. Her world won't let her if she tries.

Oh- how sad. But what a beautiful way to end it- using her mother's perspective. Poor Buffy- she must be so heart-broken. At least we know that he'll be back someday :] Amazing fic

So the idiot left. Stupid men. Poor girl can deal with the physical pain, but the heartache, well, she's just like the rest of us. I loved it, I understand he had to leave, and I will still love you and your muse, but I do hope that that future date is some time in the nearish future. Looking forward to more, whenever that is. Thanks for sharing.

I cried. I knew it was coming, that he would leave but I still cried. Buffy's life just sucks. But I can understand - Spike at this point couldn't be the white hat she needs.

This is an excellent fic. I loved every moment and cannot wait until the next part.

You warned us that this was going to be a series and so I knew that Spike would leave, but I still wasn't prepared for it. I love how even though Joyce believes that Spike leaving is the best thing for Buffy she is still completely there for her and empathizes with her. I like how you had Joyce’s thoughts about Buffy’s normal life, her realization that it won’t be anything like she envisioned, and her hope that it will. Thank you for this great fic, I am really looking forward to the next part of the series.

okay, I really can't believe that Spike just left like that. I hope they do meet up sometime in the future. I am just glad that Joyce is there for her.

this fic was beautiful from start to finish, though heart-breaking in the end...i absolutely cannot wait for the next installment! :)

That was very sweet and very sad. Please hurry with more. They deserve something happy after all that pain and angst.

::hug:: thank you for this story, even if I can feel my heart breaking for Buffy. Luckily, I'm an optimist, and even if you never write a sequel, I'll stay certain that he comes back one day.

Gaaahhhhh.....this MUST be continued! Excellent, excellent story and so believably constructed. I'm heartbroken for Spike and Buffy at this point. Spike is too much led by his heart to stay gone for long......hum....sounded like he had a clue about the Cruciamentum fest to come, maybe he'll be back to protect his property, er, friend and decide to stay after all.

Lovely job sweetie!
Kathleen

wonderful read. sweet, hot and sad. hope you revisit the tale soon. thanks for the enjoyable read.

Good that was so sad and so good, but so sad. What a story. Very nice work! :)

Wahhhhhhh! My poor fluffy Spuffy heart's broken now.