Poor Buffy it must be awful for her to have woken up and not know where Angel went to. Unfortunately it will only get worse once she realizes who he is now. I'm feeling really bad for Spike. Not only has he been captured by the Initative, but his family doesn't even care. I'm wondering how Buffy will find him since Dru said he would be lost to the sun soon.

poor buffy, her awakening is going to be as painful as spike's. very good read, thank you.

ewwww Dru and Angelus touching... *gag gag*

This changes everything. Can't wait to see how this twist is going to effect everything. Thanks, very interesting.

Something tells me that Spike practically being the only real HST will make them more than over zealous on performing their little "tests." I wait for an update with eager apprehension ;)

Two chapters in, and already so much has happened to change the lives of the characters. Buffy slept with Angel, his soul took a leave of absence, Spike's been rejected by Drusilla and been caught by the commandos, and from the sound of Drusilla's sunshine talk, has already been put on the Buffy path. You so rock!

She's BAAAaaack!
(At least, I think you're a she. Please don't be offended if I'm wrong.)
And in your usual good form, too. I'm interested to see where you take this. I'm really hoping it isn't a "sadistic buffybitch vs. Spike" sorta story, but by your beginning, it doesn't look like it...yay!

And looks like this story's going to be painful for both of them.

Hold on, folks, here it comes...

If Angelus is coming back, Buffy is in for a nasty surprise.
Great chapter.

Oh - there's the AngstMeister. I love evil Angelus. Yum.

*sigh* poor Buffy, so young and innocent, getting her heart disintegrated, waiting for someone who was never there to begin with... awwww. it makes me sad... And the initiative has decided to poke it's ugly head in already! oooo, prof walsh grosses me out, but i'm still super excited to see where this one's going!! :) great update!
PS i'm glad Spike didn't see Dru being all over Angel... poor spikey... him and buffy have so much in common atm

He left without saying a word, and Buffy's just going to wait there? I know she's young...but that's pretty pathetic. Put the blame on the asshole where it belongs!

Uh-oh! Spike....captured by the Initiative as their first guinea pig.....oh, hell....

Wow...so many possibilities here! Spike in the hands of the Initiative...and Dru's already told us he's going to get "his fangs ripped out" and "won't want 'em back", so I'm guessing there's a chip in his future. Will he and Buffy become allies? And WHAT does Angelus have planned? Thank God you write so quickly and so well!

Good to see Commander Finn in such ass-kissing form. Poor Spike's in for a world of pain -- Buffy to. Everything fits together very slickly.

Damn you're just throwing everything in here. Poor Buffy won't know what to do.

Poor old Spike just doesn't have a chance. Dru leaving him for "Daddy" and the Initiative taking him hostage. At least he can still move, but still.

Good story so far, can't wait to see what happens next.

i hope spike dosen't get a chip, but knowing you he could get much worse, lol. angelus has plans, can't wait to see then wonder what plans he has for buffy.

OH yes! I have often thought that the Initiative HAD to have been there long before S4. For the size of the faciity and so on it had to have been established for some time. POOR Spike on every level. It's going to be bad.

Poor Buffy too, she doesn't know what she has loosed yet let alone that souled Angel wasn't all she thought either.

Really excellent, hon. I am soooooo glad you are as fast a writer as you are an excellent teller of tales.

PS: Spellcheck has messed up one for you:
as she willingly through her head back to allow it. should be threw.

Kathleen
really eating up this one with a spoon too!