Uh-huh... big trouble for Dawn. So Buffy didn't get the calls from school. Sadly clever.
The idea with the boxing was good - Buffy needed it. Taking Dawn away? Oh my...

This is seriously my favourite ongoing fic right now (okay, second favourite. My favourite is from one of your betas), and once it's finished, it'll probably be among top fics I've read. Simply because I love the interactions and writing. (Although I admit I'm kind of a Dawn hater, haha.) So. Please update. At least every two weeks.

Author's Response: Thank you for the kind words! I hope I can convince you to not hate Dawn. Or at least, not MY Dawn. I will certainly try to pick up the pace. I appreciate the encouragement!

Of course he's in love with her, and I just want him to be able to save the day for everyone. And it really sucks, but it's the inevitable next step after all of her actions. And I think the chapter played so well, from Buffy's change of day to just how she related to Dawn and then Spike. Whether she knows it yet or not, he's the one that's there for her, and boy, does he have patience. :) Seems like the punching bag was a genius idea on his part, and I just love how it became a character and foil for her emotions. So elegant in sharing her pain, and that drop right at the end. A truly amazing chapter, it's not often that Buffy and Spike interact together about something so important, and real life, and not at all romantical, and it was pretty brilliant. I am completely caught up in their despair and can't wait to see which of the seventeen ways this could maybe go that you're going to take, and likely surprise me with. Update soon!

Author's Response: Wow, thanks for the great review! I wish Spike could save the day, too, but that would probably be too easy. I hope you enjoy what happens next. Thanks for reading!

Yay- an update!!! Really great chapter! I loved the whole basement scene :)


Author's Response: Thank you! The basement scene is the one I've been waiting (and wanting) to write. Glad you liked it!