Spike looked at Buffy in disbelief, he had ran some water over the hankerchiff and had whiped away all of the blood from his nose and threw it into the trash can.

" No.... No way I don't believe it!" Spike said smiling and shaking his head.

" Spike, Vampires don't get nosebleeds unless they were hit in the nose! This is symptom of the virus." Buffy said still shocked by this.

" Buffy is everything alright in here?" Willow asked quietly from the door, Riley and Sam stood behind her, Riley glaring at Spike.

" Riley Spike was infected with the virus." Buffy said shortly looking back at Spike.

" What?!" Riley nearly shouted.

" No I'm not! I can't be!" Spike said still shaking his head.

" Spike listen to us there's no other explanation!" Buffy said lowering her arms a bit.

" No no no." Spike kept tuning them out. " This can't be right, how the hell could I have been infected with this?"

" What's that on your hand?" Sam asked nodding to the bandage around his free hand.

" Wha? Just a bite from a.... SON OF A BITCH!" Spike yelled growling. " That bastard bit me! He must 'av been the one who had the virus in the first place that grimly little bugg'n son of a bitch!" Spike continued rambleing and cursing the vampire.

" Spike where is it now?" Riley asked impationantly.

" I killed the bugger thank the higher powers but I swear to god if I haven't I would have beaten him to a fuc-" Spike was cut off by Buffy.

" Spike calm down, there's like an antidote to this right?" Buffy asked rubbing his arm a bit and looked over to Riley and Sam.

" Uhh...." Sam looked at Riley for an answer.

" Don't look at me!" Riley said shaking his head, " We didn't bother to make an antidote for a vampire."

" So there's one for humans then?" Willow asked after being quiet.

" Not that I know of, The Intiative isn't really our best friends right now remember." Riley said crossing his arms.

" Oh great." Buffy said sarcastically.

" Stupid vampire." Spike cursed again.

" The bot calling the kettle black." Riley mumbled, Sam glared at him and elbowed him in the stomach.

" What's gonna happen to me?" Spike asked concerned.

" I don't know, we weren't the ones studying the vampire, we were just sent after him and breifed on his condition." Sam said shaking her head.

" You didn't happen to eat any humans while you were out did you?" Riley asked.

" No!" Buffy and Spike replied at the same time.

" Only checking." Riley replied.

" I don't feel so good." Spike said shaking his head and rubbed his forehead. " Damn chip."

" You gotta headace?" Buffy asked sighing a bit.

" Yeah why?" Spike asked concerned again.

" That's another sympton." Buffy said wincing a bit.

" Bloody Hell...." Spike said sighing, " This is all another nightmare, good night." Spike said going back down into the basement leaving Buffy, Willow, Riley, and Sam there.

" We have to do something." Buffy said leaning against the counter.

" Like what? Buffy this is kind of a good thing." Riley said stepping foward.

" What the hell are you talking about?" Buffy asked angerly.

" Look I know you and Spike have.... 'relations'-" Riley was cut off.

" For the last time Riley Spike and I ARE NOT sleeping together or dating!" Buffy snapped.

" Whatever but you still obviously care for him as a friend, but he's a vampire none the less Buffy." Riley continued. " Since Spike killed the last infector and no one else seems to have it except him once Spike dies then the virus will as well."

" I'm not letting him die. He's our strongest warrior." Buffy said closing her eyes.

" He has to Buffy, if not the virus might still spread somehow." Riley said shaking his head.

" Willow are there any spells that can help him?" Buffy asked Willow ignoring Riley.

" I-I don't know, I could look it up but I doubt it." Willow studdered a bit.

" Can you go look it up?" Buffy asked her, Willow nodded and disapeared into the next room.

" Buffy your not listening to me, we have to let Spike die!" Riley said sternly.

" No, your not listening, I'm not going to let Spike die. Spike is our strongest warrior and he's my friend, I'm not letting him die. No matter what." Buffy said glaring at Riley and following after Willow into the living room.