"She chose him! I can't believe she chose him!" Angel ranted as he brooded through the graveyard looking for a demon to kill to help his injured childe. As much as he hated Spike right now family was important, besides Buffy would never forgive him if something happened to Spike. "You leave for a couple of years and everything is wrong." He muttered.
"Should we attack the hostile Agent Finn?" Graham asked his friend.
"No, not yet. It seems like he's looking for something and I'd like to find out what it is." Riley smiled.
"Pet," Spike whispered so faintly only Buffy could hear him.
"I'm right here Spike," She smiled holding his hand. "Angel's out right now trying to find a demon to cure you."
"What did I miss?" Xander joking walked in, until he saw all the long faces. "Oh god, what's wrong?"
"Spike's dying. We're all very sad," Anya explained. "You should look sad now or Buffy will glare at you like she is glaring at me right now."
"Look everybody," Buffy stood up. "Maybe you should all get home and get some rest. I'll look after Spike until Angel comes back. You're all tired and tomorrow maybe not be any better than today."
"Sure Buffy," Willow hugged her friend. "Call us if you need anything," and with that everybody left Buffy and Spike alone in the crypt.
"Should have known you wanted me all to yourself." Spike joked.
"You're going to get better." Buffy assured him. "We'll cure you and poof no more voices."
"It's not the voices that are bothering me. " Spike explained. "I can tune most of them out."
"Then what is it?" Buffy cried.
"It's his chip," Riley explained coming in the door.
"Riley?" Buffy gasped before she fainted from shock.