Willow woke up the next morning to the sun shining in her face. She looked at her phone to see it was 8. Then she noticed she had a few missed calls. She listened to a few of the voice mails and called Buffy back to find out they needed her so she had to meet them at the compound. Willow walked over to the bedroom Spike was in and opened the door carefully. She walked over and made sure the curtains were closed tight enough to keep the sun that had been shining through it out. As Willow turned to leave she felt a hand on her wrist.
"It's just me Spike."
"Sorry. Heard someone and don't like being caught off guard."
He let go of her wrist and sat up.
" I have to go to the compound for a few hours, will you be alright on your own here?"
"It was my house once, can't have changed that much besides, I didn't plan on doing much anyway. Just don't tell anyone about me, yeah?"
"I won't. And while I'm there I might be able to grab a few books I need."
Spike nodded.
"You know you have to tell them eventually."
"I will, just not yet."
"Alright, is there any new symptoms I need to know about?
"Nope, same as I was last night."
"You're not just pull the tough guy act are you?"
If Spike could have rolled his eyes he would have. But it didn't take her more than a few seconds to realize he was unintentionally lying. Willow noticed his face fell after she asked that question.
"What is it?"
"It's nothing."
"Spike, if you don't tell me things may only get worse."
Spike sighed.
"My head hurts a bit."
"How much is a bit? Is it bad enough to keep you awake?"
"Sometimes."
"Should have told me last night, I could have gotten you something that could've helped."
"It wasn't that bad last night."
"My point still stands Spike. Not getting any sleep isn't going to help you heal."
"I know, just didn't want to bother you since you already helped me enough."
"It's not bothering me if you really need the help. I'll be right back; I'm going to grab the pain meds out of my bag downstairs."
"Alright."
Willow left the room and headed downstairs she grabbed her bag and a mug of blood before heading back upstairs. She reentered the room and placed the mug into Spike's hand.
"Thanks."
Willow took the medicine bottle out of her bag and shook out a few pill after opening it.
"I don't know if these will help but it's worth a shot."
Willow picked up his hand that wasn't holding the cup and put the pills in them. Spike brought his hand to his mouth and downed them with a gulp of the blood.
