i feel bad for her friends, sort of...she's been shutting them out when she needs them most, but that's not their fault...great chapter :)

nice update! am enjoying!

God dammit Buffy, your friends care about you! I like that Xander tried. And so did Joyce. But Buffy wouldn’t have a bar of it. I wonder if and when the gang will find out about Spike, and if they’ll still have their meeting even without the slayer.

Look forward to seeing where you go with this next.

Interesting twist on Buffyverse. Am impressed with the excellent characterization of unchipped Spike. Buffy really is in a dark space within the fic. Hope seems a very fragile for her. I'm rooting for her to overcome her pain. Great heat generated between the two when they get together. Impressive fic...also appreciate the warnings at the sections that are particularly tough (I'm skipping a little through those). Looking forward to additional updates.

I hope it hasn't been Spike being a naughty boy, but it will be and poor Buffy, whatever will she do??? :) bummer about your computer, I hope it all works out soon! :)

I'm really enjoying this - I like how Buffy is starting to question herself. I look forward to more.

Fascinating look inside Buffy's head. I'm enjoy her conversations with Spike, so I can't wait for next chapter.

Very good filler if you ask me. Its going to be so hard waiting for the next chap because I love this fic so much but completely understand the computer problems. I hope it gets fixed soon.

for filler, that was a good chappie...hope the computer gets fixed soon, so we can read more of this awesome fic...thanks!

Hope u get your comp working soon, cause I really like this story so far. It's a nice twist to the Buffyverse without being totally AU.