I would like to find the best stories, where the Scoobies faced the music of what they've done to Buffy, over the years. As in manipulating her emotionally and mentally, second guessing her, undermining her confidence type of stories.

Where she finds how the Scoobies, how they used and abused Spike, between Buffy dying and being resurrected like how it was in Niamh's Origins story.

Also like where the group dynamics changed from Xander, Willow and Giles are replaced, by Tara, Anya, Dawn, and even Oz. I don't like fan fics when Buffy kicks them out and then a chapter or two later. All is forgiven and forgotten and things mostly go back the way it used to be.

If it's possible it can be pre-Resurrection, too.

BuffyMeetsSpike has a few of those where Buffy lets the Scoobies have it. Specifically, The Ghost in You, Destroying Entropy, and Misplaced. You can find these at BSV, and I love them.

Addie Logan's "Tempt Me Not" has Buffy tossing Willow out, and giving Xander a piece of her mind; however, it comes towards the end, so you have to wait for slow realization and payoff.

BuffyMeetsSpike http://bloodshedverse.com/authors.php?go=view&who=1753
You forgot Fallen Angels, Willow winds up getting the crap beaten out of her

Awakenings by dreamweaver http://spikeluver.com/SpuffyRealm/viewstory.php?sid=31208&ageconsent=ok&warning=5

I don't remember what fic it was, but I remember Giles was supportive and defensive of Spuffy. He may have even hit or pushed Xander cuz Xander hit a defensless Spike. I think it was in Season 5 or 6.

Thanks for the awesome suggestions Nina1074 & Ashara. I booked marked them for reading later.

I did read Awakenings, a long time ago, but had forgotten it, until now.

valerie21601
What about With All My Heart by spikeslovebite?

123Sonja

I forgot that one! That has bonus Angel bashing, too!

When a slayer cries...by jackofspikes it has everything your looking for !!

Shouldn't this be in the 'Fic Recs' forum? 'Cos it's not a specific request, more a general thing?

Origins series by Naimh always worth a read and willow and xander get their comeuppance