A/n: So I had an awesome birthday, I went to the HP midnight premiere on my actual birthday, and my birthday weekend celebration was full of fun in the sun with my friends and family. After the last chapter I thought of different scenarios of what I would write in this one, I hope you like it and I will probably end this story at ten or twelve chapters, cause I've got the ending in my head already, enjoy the new chapt.

-Pessi Rom

Thanks to:

MSC- Thanks for the review, your comment actually inspired the title for this chapter, glad you're enjoying the story, enjoy the new chapter.

YMH- Glad you liked that line, thanks for the review, Lol at the 21 facts,very interesting, and for the birthday wishes, enjoy the new chapter.

Chapter Seven : Infected

Scottsburg Virgina, Warehouse District

"Peter..." Olivia said starting to walk closer to him.

"Don't, Liv...I don't want you to get infected either. All of you get away from me." Peter said.

"Move back, get a hazmat med team in here!" Olivia shouted to the retreated agent, while she stood a couple of feet from Peter.

"Liv..." Peter said seeing she wasn't retreating like the others.

"I'm not leaving you." Olivia said before he could say anything else. They both stared stubbornly, and intensely at each other.

"Fine...but keep your distance." Peter said, halfway worried and halfway relieved she was there, she was keeping him from freaking out, for now at least.

"You feeling ok?" Olivia asked as they waited for the hazmat team to come in.

"Uh, yeah I guess, it doesn't hurt,it's like James said, it feels like I've got a weight on my hand." Peter said nonchalantly.

"We'll figure out a way to fix this." Olivia said confidently, she had to be confident, the case had just gotten even more personal, with Peter now infected.

"What about you, are you ok, you can still get infected standing here with me." Peter said, still worried about her.

"I got just as close as you did, I think if I was going to be infected , it would have happened already." Olivia said.

"Yeah, that makes sense." Peter said relieved about her still being there,but still a little worried about her.

Just then the hazmat med team came in , they escorted Peter out of the warehouse, Olivia following right behind him.A second hazmat team, FBI forensics, came in and collected evidence from the room, took finger prints, and searched for anything else that could help them fine a cure for James and now Peter.

Once outside , the team had to place Peter on a stretcher in order to get him into an ambulance. Because by the time they'd exited the warehouse the radiation had spread from his left hand up his arm and down his left leg, leaving it too heavy for him to walk . Olivia joined them in the ambulance, holding Peters right hand, in her gloved one . Because they would only let her ride with him ,in the ambulance, wearing a hazmat suit.

Scottsburg General Hospital

"Peter seems to have the same type of radiation as James, but its spreading much faster,probably because hes an adult." The doctor said.

" Can we slow it down, freeze him, like we did with James?" Olivia asked as they stood outside of Peter's hospital room.

"At the rate its spreading, I doubt it, I give him four hours before it completely covers him, I'm really sorry." The doctor said then walked away.

Olivia wasn't going to give up, they'd find a way to save him, they'd have to. She pulled out her cell and called Walter. After Walter had frozen James, he had gone back to the lab to await word of whatever happened at the warehouse. and so that he would be ready to receive whatever they found at the warehouse and work on it in the lab. She had confidence that Walter would figure out the cure, and now that Peter was infected he would be even more focused.

"Walter, its Liv, somethings happened." Olivia said.

She then proceeded to tell Walter all about their search of the warehouse, that they assumed to be Steven Fullers new job location. And about how Peter had spotted the room, resulting in his being infected with the unknown pathogen and radiation like burns on his hand.

"Um, have the FBI send me what they found in the room, also I'd like to examine you, there must be a reason why Peter was infected ,but you weren't, I think that may be one of the keys to solving this and helping Peter and James." Walter said his voice full of worry and nervousness as he spoke.

"Ok, I'll be right over, after I see Peter." Olivia said then hung up with Walter. She then entered Peters room.

"Hey..." She said as she walked over to his hospital bed.

"Hey." He said flashing her a weak smile.

"We're gonna figure this out." Olivia said squeezing his uninfected hand, she no longer needed the hazmat suit, because he was no longer emitting what was considered dangerous amounts of radiation.

"I know." Peter said confidently.

"Walter thinks, the fact that I didn't get infected may be a key to figuring this thing out." Olivia said.

"Well if anyone can figure this out, Walter can, hes solved stranger things." Peter said.

"Yeah." Olivia said flashing him a small smile.

"I'll be right back." Olivia said.

"And I'll be right here, not going anywhere, anytime soon." Peter said attempting to make a joke.

"You better not." Olivia said giving him a joking slash serious smile. He just smiled back, finding strength from her confidence.

She then gave him one last glance before leaving the hospital room, she really hoped Walter was right, if she was a key to solving this, to helping James Sterling and to saving Peter, then she would do anything to solve this. She was determined to stop whoever created the radiation, and to save Peter, before he ended up like Steven Fuller and Carter Lewis.

A/n: Thanks for reading, I know its kinda short, but I wanted to get out a chapter and that seemed like a good spot to stop and with me ending the story in a couple of chapters, there's only so much left in the plot and I'm saving all the really juicy stuff for the later chapter,lol. As always construct criticism/suggestions/reviews are greatly appreciated, thanks again for reading, I'll update again later in the week if I get inspired , if not then expect a chapter this weekend or early next week.

-Pessi .Rom