As it's been said, "it's a thin line between love and hate" but Spike want's retribution, for it to be anything other then that, would not be true to this story. He wants it to be dirty and ugly and not an act of love and beauty. Will he get want he's wanted or will it turn into more? Very well done.

Author's Response: Thin line, yes. Also: "you always hurt the one you love."

Spike is just Priceless and Buffy So wants him! Yay!

Author's Response: Heh heh heh... yes indeed. Spike is awesome here. :)

Spike being friends with the Principal was very unexpected and a funny twist. lol Buffy being in Calculus I definetely didn't see that coming either much like Spike. lol



Author's Response: Hehehe... that's exactly why I put Wilkins in. They go golfing every Sunday. ;) Buffy in Calculus... definitely a twist. :)

LFAO! I'm loving this and there isn't even any Spuffy yet! That doesn't happen very often.

Author's Response: :D I'm pretty good at writing silly classroom antics. Probably because that's semi-autobiographical, LOL. :)

I'm just starting this fic and the first chapter already has me hooked. lol Go Spike! The Riley and Teacher interaction was hilarious. LMAO



Author's Response: Hehehe, thank you. ;) Yeah, Mr. Davis is pretty inept... I'm glad you're rooting for Spike, though. :D

They both have a lot of baggage to sort through. Relationships are rarely that easy. It did give them a chance to explore the unknown world, apparently they both are wanting too. Really enjoying this, hope I can finish it tonight.

Author's Response: Yes, and this will play a major role in the madness to come. The only problem I had with this story is, like you said, they both wanted. I wish I could have fleshed out more why Buffy wanted, but I just dropped the ball on that one.

Spike has to be as big as a house, lifting like that. Hard to imagine spike that bulked up. You don't need steriods, not when you've got rage and the adrenaline going for ya. Loving this fic in Spike's POV, from a guys POV. Thanks for posting this, it's a fantastic read.

Author's Response: Hahaha... this is as guyish as it gets. Yeah, I'm overly ambitious with him lifting so much. Either I exaggerate the hell out of it or it gets lost... I wanted this to be a quality of Spike, that he works out because he has so much rage. Rage Against The Machine is a rap rock group with political lyrics much akin to Spike's thoughts, which I why it makes a good title (aside from him raging in this chapter... heh). Thanks for reading. :)

Faith and Spike? *shutters*, totally a Spuffy shipper here, glad to see you're on board. I was wondering where and with whom, he got all this new sexual knowledge. Buffy, the green eyed monster? Spike is really making his presence known, now for the last class, guess he's going to show them a few things besides a punch to Riley's face. Well done, this is great!

Author's Response: Faith and Spike will never be anything, trust me. I will reuse Faith often, though, and she is a big part of this story, although we rarely see her. And I needed someone for Spike to bang, so yeah. Thanks for teh complimentario! :)

I was wondering how Wilkins knew his name was Spike now. Great slip with Spike, knowing where she lived. He really is trying to pull this off. I am a bit surprised to know that Angel's actually his friend here, that's going to take time getting used to. Never liked his character and only watched ATS because of the rest of the cast. Loved Wesley's transformation over the series. Glad I've got so much more to read.


Author's Response: Wilkins will come back into this little play muuuuuuuuuuch later. That's something I purposely left open to become a plot point later, since Wilkins and Faith are connected. Yeah, Angel's his friend here; that might seem a little risky, but that's the way I wanted it. I'm not really a fan of him anymore, either. Hope you have fun reading, I love these reviews. :)

That was a great chapter. I love this Spike and "valley girl Buffy"? Wonderful POV, I'm really enjoying this, fantastic writing.

Author's Response: :D Makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. Not everything is at it seems with Buffy, you should know. And compliments on my writing = ecstasy.

been waiting for this chapter forever. I didn't really like reading about what spike was going through but i understand it. Please update soon, i look forward to all your updates.

Author's Response: Thank you, anon. I also don't like what Spike is going through right now, it's all very sad. :(

i'm SOO glad you're writing again, i love this fic. i love the way you write, the things you include in it, the details are fantastic. i wouln't usually say i'd beta, cos i don't always have time for people that update often, but if it's just someone to readthrough that you want, and give an opinion that it's ok before you post, i can do that no probs. great writer like you doesn't need someone telling you about grammar, and you've probably already found someoneby the time you check this review, but if not, my email address is jadangel2001@yahoo.co.uk, and that's my msn address too if you wanted to chat about anything. keep writing if you can, it's a joy to read this again.

jade.
xxx

Author's Response: Thank you so much for the review, you're amazing. :) I'm glad I still have people that are reading; it's great, after all this time I was off I thought everyone would have forgotten about this story. As for a beta, I don't think I really need one anymore... I know, I'm a change-my-mind-all-the-time weirdo, but I think I'm comfortable now with writing this, knowing that people are still reading and enjoying.

I don't want him dead. And maybe I shouldn't have wrote that. You probably don't know this. But I'm ooooooooo. I don't leave reviews much anymore. I just try to stay away from stories like this. Especially this story because I was so disappointed to see Spike yet again the one who needs redemption and not Buffy..
But it didn't work that way. So, i let it be.
I saw it now. I'm trying to read it again the parts that I didn't. As huge as a Spuffy fan that I'm. I hope that Buffy doesn't take Spike back. I think you made him to terrible to her for me to want them back together. It doesn't matter if Spike changes into a better person. Sometimes, you have to learn your lesson by losing everything. And i think that this is what this Spike needs. Although, this will hurt my Spuffy heart. When writers to this and make Spike so terrible and awful then i usually don't want them to end up together. So, again it is hard right there to read a story where I don't want a Spuffy ending. Some stories I can see Spike changing into a better person and Buffy taking him back. And some I really can't picture Buffy taking spike back. And those of the stories that I try to figure it out and don't read. I think some authors do a great job and some do a poor job with that.

I am wirting an AU story where Buffy is the one who needs to change and be a better person. This Buffy is going be mean and awful. And it will be lots of angst. And people who love the character Buffy probably wouldn't like it. . But I don't think I will ever put it up. Maybe one day. Not anytime soon. But i like to think it is a different type of story.

good luck with the rest of the story.

I



Author's Response: I had an inkling that you were oooooo. As for the story and the malice towards Spike, not everything is at it seems. This story definitely has an Iago or two, people who are being deceitful right now. I don't want to spoonfeed the ending, but I do hope that Spike will be redeemable after the situation has progressed and we see how things really are. I'm *not* going to have Buffy just drop everything and take him back; that has never been my style. I do hope you post your AU fic; it seems interesting. I must say, though, that for me, at least in season six and seven, it was Buffy who changed for Spike, not the other way around, and she was wholly the bad person. That's just my opinion, though. Thanks for reviewing, ooooo.