"Buffy, I wanted to talk to you." Riley smiled as he came running up to her after class.

"And why's that; to ask me and my boyfriend to come back to your lab for more experiments." Buffy glared at him.

"Look we did some research on the Slayer. Pretty interesting stuff considering most of the guys thought you were a grunge band. Anyway we're sorry about what happened and we were hoping with the Slayer's track record that you could help us."

"Gee I'd love to, but I have a lot of make up work to you know make up. It happens when you're not in school for two weeks."

"Still we'd love to bring you up to speed on several of our operations when you're ready."

"Look, you guys may think you're doing a good thing and all by capturing vampires and demons, but I fight them on a regular basis and I know from personal experience that when you bring in inexperienced people someone is going to get hurt and I'd like my family to stay in tact thanks." Buffy started to walk away, "Riley, be careful. You're messing with some pretty dangerous fire here. I don't want some rookies getting hurt."

"So is she on-board?" Professor Walsh asked walking up to Riley.

"No, she seems unconvinced that our program works." Riley told her.

"Well that will change when she sees it in action then she'll work with us. I'm sure of it." Walsh smiled as she walked out of the classroom.

"So how did the board take your explanation for your two week absence?" Buffy asked Spike when she got home.

"They weren't happy about it, but it'll be okay. I just hope those idiot soldiers don't try anything else." Spike sighed as Buffy came to sit with him on the couch.

"I don't think they will. They asked me for help today. I think we've been put in the friends column." Buffy smiled as she started playing with Spike's ear.

"So where's Faith?" Spike asked nervously so that they wouldn't get interrupted.

"Oh, she went home this morning when you were at your meeting." Buffy assured him.

"Well in that case." Spike growled. Buffy laughed as Spike flipped her over on the couch and headed straight for her neck. And just when he was about to start to begin a vampire's version of foreplay Spike let out a painful scream and held his hands to his head.

"Spike, what's wrong?" Buffy asked sitting up and looking concerned. "Are you okay?"