Very nice and real, Buffy thinks of this Spike as a stranger. She fell in love with the unsoulled version. Now all he has to do is convince her that he's still the same person only with a conscience. Nice work.

Author's Response: Thank you! Yes, that is exactly what I was going for. Posting a little epilogue now to makes things more clear. Thanks for reviewing!

huh? why would it not be Spike if he got a soul? it doesn't make really anysense why she would say that? i hope you clear that up.

Author's Response: Well, we know what Spike's like with a soul, but for all Buffy knows that's some stranger named William on her couch. Keep in mind that for her souled/unsouled has proven to be quite different. I'm going to try to mend things between them a bit in the epilogue.

not that i ever thought spike needed a soul to be good but why is buffy so upset about him having one???? i mean, this should be a good thing to her considering that she always felt like she couldn't love him without one. oh, well. loved it lots. please post soon. great job.

Author's Response: Ah, but this Buffy did love Spike without one, and she's thrown by the fact that someone else might be walking around in his body. I'll clear things up quite a bit in the epilogue, which is coming soon.