Another fanastic chapter. You're doing a great job with his torture. The poor guy, he doesn't deserve this. Damn Giles! If it wasn't for the connection he feels for her, one might think it's psychological, desire what you can't have. It's enough to drive him bonkers!

Put my email address here again but will send you one to you at yours. Can't wait for your next update. Glad your first semester is going to be lighter, so much better then the a heavier load.

Author's Response: I could have sworn I already responded to this... yeah, blast Giles! He's just wrong to keep the two of them apart.

U doo? *dies* thatz so kewl!! =P

*shudders* On with the actual review, lol! God, you actually made me choke when you said my lack of reviews made you stop Black, sheesh!! Shame on you. But I can understand getting away from it for awhile, it’s an intense story for sure. Just, don’t abandon it, cause, I might cry or something equally dramatic, and then my eyeliner will run and that’s never pretty. So for the sake of my eyeliner, you can’t let that story go. Favoritist? Sweet, I’ll take that. But you’re like the coolestest author. I mean, you can pull of making Spike a freakin’ dragon! How cool is that? And the weird thing, the dragon you described is nearly identical to a dragon I painted a year or so ago. And have no fear! I’ll get my friend to read this, I’ll just keep nagging her about it. It shouldn’t be too hard, I mean, she did like Black…

As for this chapter, man oh man! Delving into the mind of Spike, not an easy feat. I saw the title of the story and started a litany of oh no’s immediately. I just want to smack Giles. And then there’s the connection and the dominos and the Xander and Willow and Oz thing with jealous and drama and teenage angst and Chris Isaak (it was Chris Isaak right?) in the background…. I just can’t see how it could get better than this. Give your muse (and yourself if you’re hungry) some cookies.

Kudos. =)

Good gawd, this is a long review.... phew!

Author's Response: Hehehe, you're my favoritist because you ramble on just as much as me. :D The thing with Black is I know _exactly_ where I'm heading, I've known it for months, I just don't have the motivation or the strength to put in on the page. And it's so intense sometimes, and I have to write such a terribly realistic Spike all the time, it just gets *shudders* tough. But this Spike is like the opposite; a good, wise, complete human being who knows (for lack of a better term) what a girl wants. We are certainly in a bit of an intense moment, here, though, with Spike probably at his weakest. I thought of the title from the Genesis song, just an FYI. It was Dingo At My Babies covering it in the story, but the original was by Chris Isaak of course, who I believe sang the star-spangled banner for this year's baseball all-star game, go figure. As always, thanks for your review, the lifeblood of my muse. :)

Loved this chapter! You chose a good song for the dance :)
He should have danced with her.... I know he promised Giles, but anyway...
Poor Xander, now he surely believes something and poor Willow. I thought she liked Oz...
Please, please, please update soon!

Author's Response: I was thinking about the song for a loooooooooong time. I wanted it to be rock and I wanted it to be sensual, and for the life of me I couldn't think of anything that stood out. Then I listening to the Wicked Game cover by Giant Drag and remember the original... and it just fit. Yeah, he probably should have danced with her; they dance later in the story, it may even become a funny topic someday. Definitely poor everyone; they're all in love with the wrong people. :( And in my eyes Willow didn't really get over Xander until Cordy was shish-kabobed in season three.

Spike is so much with the honor. But life is short. You shouldn't give up on the one thing that can make you happy.

Buffy is so wrong on using Xander like that. She was wrong on the show and she is wrong now. She must know how he feels for her. Xander deserves so much more. I hope he gets a girlfriend soon. cough, cough, Anya, cough Anya is one of my favorite Buffy characters. Always speaks the truth whether you want to hear it or not.

Author's Response: Coincidentally, one of Spike's mantras is life is short, and that could possibly be one of his rationalizations in breaking the promise later. Still, though, you shouldn't make promises you know you can't keep. And, yes, Buffy is entirely wrong for what she did. We all make mistakes, though. Thanks for reviewing. :D