During Becoming Part 2, instead of the band lie Joyce comes up with an interesting alternative that Buffy and Spike go along with. Originally written in drabble form for kallysten's writing fest, October 2009, now expanded to full story form.
Poor Xander...guess Angelus will consider that message sent. Great chapter, by the way. Love the bond growing between Oz & Amy...what's up with him and witches? LOL And I liked that Willow finally wondered where Xander was (even if it was only to get his help with winning Oz back). And I totally love Cordelia moving on with her life and suggesting Willow do the same. Glad Faith & Diana know that Kakistos is after Faith (& killing most things in his path until he reaches her). And I liked that Buffy brought Spike to meet the new Slayer...wouldn't do for him to get his third Slayer because Faith didn't know he was off-limits. Fantastic updates! Loving that we're getting more. :)
Great chapter! Loved seeing the minions come to Spike & let him know Kakistos & Trick are in town. & I really liked Oz bringing the werewolves to meet Spuffy & Giles. I'm glad Buffy wants to make up with her mom, but I hope to see some good Hank/Buffy stuff as well. And I liked Willow calling Xander to try and make sense of things & get things back to normal....but methinks that won't be so easy! Hopefully she'll contact Giles about Angelus still having access to her house, that would be "of the good" as Buffy would say! :)
Loved the ending...okay, loved the whole thing, but loved the "as a heartbeat", as opposed to a heart attack. Hee! & I'd feel badly for Xander, but he was a major jerk! Screw him! Though I guess Willow feels obligated to save him, and maybe when he deals with his trauma, he'll apologize and mean it. I did like the Spuffy talk about school..especially that Buffy wouldn't let him convince her to play hooky. I did like the little bit letting us know the Harris' are aware (on some level) that Sunnydale isn't exactly the safest town to live in. Great update! :D
Aww...the "I love you"s! So cute! And I really liked how they took out Kakistos, though nosy Diane needs to mind her own beeswax about Buffy's pet vamps! LOL Looking forward to seeing Buffy, Giles, & Spike take out Angelus...it's definitely time. Oh & I liked seeing the werewolves & find out things are working out nicely for them.
Yay!! Bye-bye, Angelus! Won't miss you! LOL Anyhoodle...LOVED seeing this updated. I really like that Spike & Giles did the dusting so that Buffy didn't have to deal with the extra guilt. Perhaps Lawson can come strolling along and fill Buffy in a little bit on Angel? And I can't help hoping we see at least a little of Giles' date with Anyanka. ;) Great chapter!
Aww...not a lot of Spuffy in this chappie, but understandable! We needed to know what's up with the rest of the crew. Oh Willow, always thinking cookies are better than real apologies. Though I think she is truly remorseful, I think it will take some time for the rest of the group to trust her again. Poor Serina! I wondered if Cordelia would get visions like in canon, but I like this way MUCH better! :D & I cracked up when the nudist colony idea came forth. Oh yeah, Hank & Joyce are hilarious & I love seeing Giles flustered by Anyanka. Great chapter! :)
Oh Willow! Will she ever learn? D'Hoffryn got her good. I wonder if Anyanka will warn the gang about Willow joining the vengeance demon ranks. Yay for Tara!!! So good to see her, & love seeing the werewolves already protective. Great chapter! :)
Mmm! I love chocolate & honey! LOL Great chapter! I like the idea of Faith & Anyanka trading orgasm stories...poor Giles! & yay! Perfect sandwich guy! :D & it was sweet that Buffy (& the rest of the gang) still hope for Xander & Willow to find their way.
Wow...Xander really turned things around...too bad the car crashed. Hmm...did Willow have something to do w/ it? Wouldn't that be messed up? LOL It will be interesting to see if the remaining gang can get Willow off the vengeance track. I really liked Buffy calling Cordelia & the Spuffy talk about the wedding. LOVE the idea of Anya going a bit crazy-pants over things. Can't wait to see the wedding! Great chapter. :D
Ha! Great ending to a wonderful story! Nice work. Is it bad that I want a sequel one-shot or ficlet so we see Buffy's version of the Scoobies vs. Angelus? I bet it's hilarious. & yay! Spuffy have their family!! So cute! Especially William wanting a brother or sister for Christmas. So Dawn & Connor, eh? I can see that. Kinda sad we didn't get a final update on saving Willow, but I'm guessing without Xander, that just wasn't in the cards. I can't wait to see which WIP you work on next! *coughDeathMeetsWickedcough* (Okay, I'll seriously be happy w/ any of them, I just had to have a little fun. lol)
Brenna meets her future mate Ali Hassib and his wife RoseSeri.
This was really great! I loved seeing the bullies get scared away & I loved how gentle the Hassib's were in their interaction w/ Brenna. & the ancestor was a nice touch--tee-hee! Bullies got what they deserved & Brenna got her happiness. Win-win situation! :D
Twenty years post NFA and Buffy's final death, Spike takes one last mission for the Council to discover if an elusive woman is a Slayer. Written for Spuffy Wonder's 2010 Spring Art to Fic.
Old fart Liam needs to wash the hair gel out of his eyes & smell the awesomeness that is Spuffy. :D He can suck it w/ that "cookie dough" crap. Not surprised he was inappropriate w/ a way too young Slayer. I just hope the Slayer in question kicked him in the nads. Restfield? A town that looks like Sunnydale w/ a Slayer to boot? Of course I'm guessing the Slayer is Buffy--especially if Clem's around. & big fat YAY to that! I love Clem! Maybe Buffy has a whole network of peaceful demons & they helped keep Liam away from her. Hope so & can't wait to find out if I'm right! & poor Giles, old age is a pain, but @ least Spike still has a chance for some happiness! Great start, hope to see more very soon! :D
Ooh, nice update! Can't wait to see what's up w/ Buffy's bod that she thinks it'll affect how Spike feels about her. But I loved that Clem didn't want to give her any heads-up b/c he felt she could use the shaking up. & I really like the idea that Buffy only goes by "Slayer" now, can't wait to hear the story behind that. I also liked that she refuses to go back to the Council to be their tool...AGAIN! Kinda sounds like the new Watcher's Council is turning out somewhat like the old one. Sheriff & Deputy? So is this the way Restfield deviates from Sunnydale--the cops actually acknowledge the supernatural? That could be very interesting for community relations. LOL I'm looking forward to what comes next! :D
Fantastic chappie!! Ooh...I love that Spike knows he knows this Slayer, but he can't even comprehend that Buffy would be back after her last death, so the synapses can't make those connections. LOL & I liked that Buffy's still hesitant to let him see her...I'm guessing Kos will help w/ that? Can't wait for the next chappie to come out...so more soon please! :D
Evil, evil cliffie!! & Clem sure is a sneak, isn't he? Love that Spuffy are right across the street from each other yet still meet in an alley. Loved it! & I totally adored Buffy talking to Kos & trying to keep the kitty quiet. & DRUSILLA helped??? I can't wait to hear more about this, kinda hoping she's somewhere in town as one of Buffy's friends. I wonder why the New Council wouldn't be able to handle seeing Buffy: is it the scars or her immortality? Whatever the explanation, I'm so enjoying the ride! Great chappie! :D
Fantastic chappie!!! You had me tearing up over here! I really loved seeing how Buffy got her scars, & exactly what her "bestest buddies" had to say about her. Glad she has no contact w/ them, I have no doubt Buffy would've been expected to do all the "suicide missions"...& she would finally become the tool the Council always wanted her to be. Don't blame her for running as far & as fast as her scarred body could happen. & I really like that she travelled a bit before posting up in Restfield, I like that she got to see other places, even if she was slaying. & yay!!!! They finally meet w/ all parties knowing what's the what...mostly. & I loved Buffy parroting Spike's words from all those years ago. Someone's got some 'splainin' to do--on both sides. ;) Wonderful job! More soon, please!
Aww...great reconnection chappie!! I really liked that Buffy went to such lengths to scare Spike away...but I loved that it didn't work. Especially loved Spike's reaction to her scars. Interesting that he claims the Scoobies & Dawn still miss her--I wonder, do they miss HER or her abilities, experience, & willingness to sacrifice herself? It'll be interesting to find out what exactly Buffy means and/or represents to the Scoobies & Dawn. But if we never find out b/c Spuffy decide to stay FAR FAR away from them, I'm good w/ that. Oh & I loved that Spike made good on all his threats/promises. & I can't wait to see Spike probe Buffy (Not like that! Geez, get your mind outta the gutter! :-P) about her insecurities & how he can help assuage them. Fantastic chappie! :D
Excellent ending!! I really loved that it was a spell that led to all the badness--not surprised @ all that Kennedy was the guilty party, she latched onto Willow pretty fast in canon. & I totally loved your inclusion of Pete (always love seeing him in your fics, along w/ his wife, Junia). So happy he was the mage to help Spuffy & that he resides in Restfield. & I liked that there was an immediate change in Buffy, everything isn't perfect, but she's doing much better. Oh & I LURRRRRRRVE the idea of Lorne traveling around w/ Zombie!Lindsay. LMAO Always thought it was uncool of Angel to ask Lorne to kill Lindsay, good to know that, while Lorne carried out his mission, he went above & beyond it to try to do what's right. Interesting touch that Dawn always suspected something w/ Kennedy, though I'm a li'l surprised Giles didn't pick up on it (despite spells or being extremely busy). & I liked where you ended the story...definitely all about Spuffy's reconnection, continuing it w/ the reunion between Buffy & Dawn, or even the rest of the Scoobies, doesn't fully mesh w/ what you'd started. This was a great read & I enjoyed the ride! Can't wait to see what's updated next now that this story is complete! :D
Drabbles of 200 words or less. I'll post them here instead of Scenes Without a Story.
Concert-going Spuffy...possibly time-traveling Spuffy as well? Liked it. :D & LOVE the idea of having drabbles the way you do your "Scenes w/o a Story". Thanks! :)
Hee! Giles & Anya! & I love that it took a couple weeks for the spell to be broken, methinks everyone's going to be happy (or @ least Spuffy & Ganya...the rest may not be thrilled.
I'd definitely love a sequel...so I hope this worked! & Vikings on the Hellmouth could be fun. & since Buffy already said she was SOO glad she avoided that, she's practically jinxed them! LOL
Love it. Bit of remembering Joyce, & a clear indication that Spuffy are doing fine on their own.
I always wondered if Anya was an emancipated minor after her pendant was destroyed! Love that the Sunnydale syndrome worked out in her favor.
Aww...I love Clem & Jack!
Is it wrong to now want a full fic where Gunn and Fred become the adoptive parents of demon triplets? :)
