The Rose, Part 55 (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

[coalitiongirl]

Story: The Rose 
Author: coalitiongirl  
Chapter: 55
Series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer 
Completed? Updated most Tuesdays and Thursdays, and sometimes other times, too.
Pairings: Go here for the pairings list beyond Spike/Buffy. Consider them all spoilers, though.
Disclaimer: Characters and concepts belong to Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy. The plot is

Comments

[norwie2010]

"See? That's sappy."

"I kind of like it."

You do all the praise for Your lovely story by Yourself. ;-)

Oh, and this made me giggle:

"...this isn't some deep, tortured romance."

You're the best!

[coalitiongirl]

Hee, I do like to poke fun at (ahem) certain ships whenever I can... ;)

And Faith and Xander are secretly uber-sappy. They'll just never admit it. :D

[debbartram]

Ahhh, you can't leave it there! :) Need more now! :)

So, I'm so excited that there is more to come and that it will come soon (congrats on your wedding by the way, and don't you have more important things to do these days?!). I have another week before a 2 week vacation with limited Internet access and I was so hoping I'd see this story through before we left!

Anyway, great updates (54 and 55)...the excitement is really ramped up now due to everything coming to the forefront! Go Buffy!

[coalitiongirl]

Oh, I'm really going to try to be finished before next week- If it is, and I haven't posted it all yet, (I do like to give it a day or two between updates to get feedback on individual chapters) let me know before you leave and I'll try to email the rest to you.

I'm an insomniac, so I generally write when I'm trying to sleep, and do edits when I'm a bit more verbose, hence all the writing days before my wedding (and yes, I've also been subjecting my poor fiancé to far too much talk about this fic already ;) ), and since I KNOW I won't be able to do much serious writing for at least a month afterwards, I've made finishing the fic a top priority. :)

[coalitiongirl]

I may not be rewriting it- right now, I think it won't be a problem to keep this fic up, but if I do have to take it down/rewrite it, I'll be sure to send you a copy. I'm glad you're enjoying! Thank you for letting me know! :)

[kudagirl]

*sigh* Xander and Faith are just so so...wonderful. Nasty ole Angelus. At least, he sees he is the loser now. Bet that bugs him.

Once again Buffy follows her heart and Spike is happy she does. I bet Giles chose that room for Spike knowing Buffy would find him. A locked room with a bed? Oh yeah.

"I'm sorry, I forgot that you prefer your men a decade older," Faith was snarking. Umm...wouldn't that be a century and not a decade?

[coalitiongirl]

Yup, as sick as it is that he was watching, a part of me is glad that he was there to see what he's missing. ;D

Hee- I initially created that room for a oneshot I haven't written yet- and may not be able to, since it wasn't PG13 material- for Lydia Chalmers to interview Spike for her thesis. But hey, if we could find a way for Spike and Buffy to get some privacy and a bed, who am I to stop that? ;)

Whoops- century is right. Thanks for the heads up!

[kathleenelaine5]

Im just going to say it, YAYYYY!! and Yays all around! Ooh this chapter makes me happy!! I so glad Faith and Xander are fixing up their relationship real nice now. And Buffy's going into Spike's room!!! :D! Hehe i can not wait for the next chapter :)

[coalitiongirl]

Yep, we're near the end, so happy resolution is coming! After the next chapter, I mean. That one's pretty much plotless. ;)