Chapter 57

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Note: According to ancient vampire lore vampires were believed to cast no reflection because they had no souls. I'm well alware that Joss Whedon did not follow this literally, if he had Angel, and later Spike, would cast reflections. In this chapter, this becomes a convenient plot device.

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Willow was ready to cast her spell. Strange how it had never occurred to any of her group before. All this time with Spike as a sort of ally, you think they would have done this a while ago. Giles was here too. He wanted to verify that it worked, was here to give assistance if neccessary. His beloved Jenny had given her life to find this spell, he wanted to see it work. Spike was here, ready to have his soul back. There was a mirror in the room, only Giles and Willow cast reflections at the moment. Willow did the spell, Spike's eyes glowed. They saw his reflection return in the mirror, and for a minute, he seemed to have no idea where he was.

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Spike: Where am I?

Giles: Do you know, what year it is?

Spike: 1880. My name is William.

Giles: I think something might have gone wrong.

Willow: Maybe not. Angel said it takes a few minutes for memories to come back.

Spike: I'd like to leave.

Willow: You can't, the sun is still out.

Spike: So?

Giles: Just stay here for a few minutes, and everything will become clear.

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Within a few minutes Spike's memories did return, and he remembered who he was, what he had done, for love. Hopefully, it would all be worth it.