Riley began to stir, as did Buffy, as his alarm beeped away, telling him it was time for his "vitamins." Sinking back under the blankets with his girlfriend he slid his arm across her abdomen, lightly rubbing it back and forth. Whispering, "Good morning." Where upon he kisses her on the forehead.

Buffy moans a little from the thought of how early it was and closed her eyes saying, "Not yet." She kissed his lips lightly and rested her head back against the pillow. Riley giggled at her as she tried to go back to sleep, still rubbing her stomach with his hand. Buffy's eyes opened suddenly and flew to the rest room. Lurching for the toilet, she lost everything that was EVER in her before that morning, even dry heaved after loosing all of her food.

Riley came in and set a tall glass of water on the tile floor next to her knees and took her hair tie from the sink's counter and tied her hair back for her. "Are you ok, Buffy?"

Buffy shook her head slowly and let out a deep breath as she tried to calm herself. Riley waited til her stomach had apparently relaxed itself and scooped her up like a small child and placed her back on the bed, kissing her cheek before covering her with the blankets.

"Do you want me to get you something at the drug store? Pepto-Bismol?" She nodded and waited for him to leave before she called Willow.

Willow had just returned from brushing her teeth in the restroom when she heard her dorm room phone ring. She promptly plucked it off it's cradle, "Hello?"

"Will?"

"Buffy, hey. What's up?" She sat down on her bed and started to brush her hair.

"I'm not feeling so hot today, I threw up a few minutes ago...I think we should talk to Giles. But can you come over with him? I don't want to be at Riley's place the whole time I'm sick, If that's what I am..." Buffy shook her head, she knew she was babbling. "I want to go home."

Willow was nodding all the while her best friend was asking her to do something for her, her hand, still holding the hairbrush, had lowered to rest in her lap. "Of course. I'll ask if Giles can take you and I to your mom's place. You said she would be out of town til the end of winter break right?"

"Yeah." Buffy was nodding along with her answer, even though no one could see her. "She went to visit my Aunt for the break, but she'll be back for Christmas, so that gives us a couple weeks, at least, to have the place to ourselves." She and Willow had discussed doing something like this for a few days now, just never sure of when to do it, and without the factor of Buffy being sick.

Willow smiled. "Yeah, Giles and I will head over to Riley's, pick you up, and have him take us to your place while we do some research as to what's wrong with ya." She continued to brush her hair.

"What do you mean? I'm sick. Nothing big and evil with that." Buffy leaned her head against the headboard.

"Buffy, remember the last time and ONLY time you got sick?" Willow had a sarcastic look on her face as well as in her voice.

"What?" Buffy was a little lost.

"Violent fever. Hospital. Demon. Killer. Ring a bell?" Willow pursed her lips on the other end of the line.

"Oh." Was all her friend had to respond with, making it obvious that Willow had a very good point.

"So, I will see you with some of your stuff packed in about thirty minutes?" She stood up and began to dig out one of Buffy's soft suitcases from under her bed.

"Yeah. See ya then."

"Bye."

"Bye."

Part Two

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