| ACT ONE FADE IN EXT. CEMETERY, WEST AREA - CONTINUOUS A stunned Spike backs away from Drusilla. DRUSILLA Do I scare you? SPIKE Seeing as you're actually HERE...I'd venture a YES. DRUSILLA There's something wrong. SPIKE Welcome to the 21st century--era of the understatement. You don't know the end of it dollface. (beat; worriedly) You didn't bring any dolls along, did you Dru? DRUSILLA No. SPIKE (looking skyward) Thank you. DRUSILLA They're back at my little house having tea and relaxing after the long trip. SPIKE Oh, what puny-ass demon you shack up with this time? What kind of FUN did you have? Blood-play--a little cut-the-cunt, slit-the-clit action? OUR favorites. DRUSILLA Spike didn't want me the last time I was here. At least, the NEW Spike didn't want me. I don't care for THAT Spike. SPIKE You don't say? And here I am thinkin' being as popular as a piece of broccoli in a candy store was just a bad dream. This is the wrong place at the wrong time for you Dru. Double the slayer--double the death--quadruple the frustration for the forces of evil and whackjobs like you. DRUSILLA Do you want me to leave darling? Is it that you still prefer the slayer over me? SPIKE Simplicity from a simpleton--a raging ball this is. It's more complicated than that. DRUSILLA Spike is conflicted. MY Spike wants to come out and play--be true to himself. I wish so much to be with MY Spike. Unlike the turgid excuse for a woman. How dare she reject you? Spike smiles. He struts over to Drusilla who's delighted. DRUSILLA We could do so much again my love. Bestow upon such unsuspecting souls the delicious wrath of two demented lovers reunited. SPIKE Music to my cold ears. Spike leans down as if to kiss Drusilla. He strokes her hair with one hand, then brings up the other. He takes hold of her head and snaps her neck. She collapses. SPIKE I may be stupid, but I'm no idiot. CUT TO: EXT. SUNLIGHT HOTEL - MORNING Buffy nears the staircase with two cups of coffee in hand. There's a rattling off to the side. Buffy spots a BUM rummaging through some trash cans. He looks up at Buffy and CACKLES at her. BUM I see you. The Bum CACKLES and scurries away. BUFFY (to herself) Buffy's mind--take note: get Faith away from this part of town. Also, add Diet Coke to the shopping list. No, check that--buy the Classic. Buffy nods and makes her way up the stairs to the second floor. A door opens a few feet away and a FLOOSIE comes out causing Buffy to stop dead in her tracks. The Floosie adjusts her dress and closes the door. She walks by Buffy and down the stairs. Buffy eyeballs her the whole time, then turns her attention to the infamous door. Buffy stares for a few moments, bothered. She takes one step forward before spinning around. She throws the coffee into a garbage can and leaves. CUT TO: INT. DEAN HOUSE - DAY Xander and Dino sit in the living room watching "Die Hard". XANDER Oh oh, Hans Gruber and-- XANDER DINO (bad German accent) (bad German accent) Shoot the glass. Shoot the glass. They LAUGH. It happens in the film and they LAUGH harder. The front door can be HEARD opening and closing. The guys settle down as Elle walks in with her backpack. Dino looks over at her. DINO School's over already? ELLE It's almost three o'clock. DINO You're lying. Such a dirty rotten liar. Nobody likes a liar. Dino looks at his watch. He stares for a moment and then taps it with his finger. He keeps tapping. ELLE Hoping your super-touch will-- (uses air quotes) --Accidentally-- (hands down) --Break it to cover up your lazy wrongness and make you just plain wrong? DINO I love my honest, clever sister. XANDER Not as clever as John McClean. DINO No one's got it on John baby! ELLE God you're pathetic. Celebrating the virtues of someone who doesn't even exist except in the macho fantasy world of violence and improbable heroism. There's a real world with real problems. Elle exasperatedly SIGHS and walks into the kitchen. Dino and Xander share a look. Dino gets up and enters the kitchen where Elle stands silently sad. DINO I love having you around--that's never been in dispute, but I figured new town, new direction in life...new obscenely loose, open- ended schedule of WHEN you come home after school. Like, calling to say you'll be late for dinner 'cause you're with friends. ELLE Change is not beneficial to ALL people. DINO Don't get haughtily intellectual with me. I know that when I was your age, I didn't practice what I'm preaching now, but there's a lotta shit I'm not proud of from those days. I had loads of sex in high school with girls whose names never mattered and whose faces just had to be pretty. Of course, more often than not, I imagined I was doin' Jodie Foster...or Gina, my lesbian friend from L.A. You know, the one I talk to through email. I should visit her. ELLE You go do that and I'll hit the net for my own gay friend. DINO You should have living, breathing friends. You are the best sister anyone could have and those qualities that make that true should translate into one helluva friend. What's going on with Dawn? ELLE Nothing. DINO Is that a dodge ball or for real? ELLE We were trying to be friends and ended up being very UN-friendly. DINO Just because you were unfriendly doesn't mean you can't be friends. Doesn't even mean you're not still friends. CUT TO: EXT. SUMMERS BACKYARD - DAY Faith SLAMS into the fence. She GROANS as she gets up. Buffy attacks. GILES looks on pensively from a safe distance. Buffy hits Faith again and again and knocks her a number of feet away. FAITH Damn B, somethin' go up your ass this mornin'? BUFFY I could ask you the same thing. FAITH Wuh? Buffy lands a kick to the face. She punches Faith in the midsection a couple of times then straddles her. BUFFY Guess I win. FAITH Didn't know there could be a winner. BUFFY Like it would matter. I'd still kick your ass all over my yard, his yard, her yard, the president's yard, gardener's yard, etc, etc, etc... FAITH Did I do somethin'? Buffy gazes at Faith for a long moment. She leans downward before standing. Faith lets out a breath. Buffy walks into the house. Giles helps Faith up. FAITH Thanks. I KNOW I haven't screwed you over. GILES Well, not lately. FAITH Right. I've apologized for that. GILES Actually, you haven't. Since returning, you've searched for Buffy, fought her, argued with her, argued some more, fought again, argued yet again, then mysteriously got along and are now fighting again. I'll never understand slayers...or women. You're both. FAITH I'm sorry. For...EVERYTHING. Even those last two I had no control over in the first place. GILES Considering I myself have betrayed those I've pledged allegiance to, I feel compelled to accept that. I'd also like to add that I believe you've changed. Faith smiles gratefully. CUT TO: INT. CRYPT - EVENING On Spike as he stands in the middle of the room. SPIKE Yep, I'm an idiot. Pull back to reveal Drusilla stirring on the bed. She wakes up and notices Spike. DRUSILLA What happened Spike? SPIKE Neck snapped. Freaky thing. DRUSILLA You hurt me. SPIKE No I--oh, hold up, yes I did. Why would I perform such a painful assault on a psychotic, murderous bitch? Oh, yeah, you're a psychotic, murderous bitch. DRUSILLA All I want do is play with Spike. Don't you want to play with me? Don't you love me? SPIKE No I don't. I haven't for a long time. DRUSILLA You love me. You're just afraid to admit it because of what those feelings stir inside you--the sleeping beast that yearns to be released. SPIKE Jabber all you want...I don't love you and you don't really love me. It's merely a creation of that maniacal mind of yours. (beat; realizing) Bloody hell, this must be what Buffy feels like. Collosal migraine! (to Drusilla) See that? I've achieved clarity on the one subject I never wanted any! Spike strides to the bed and kneels on it. Drusilla gets on her knees to face up to Spike. DRUSILLA Are you going to snap my fragile neck again? SPIKE Not this time. DRUSILLA I CAN'T belive you. I wish Miss Edith were here to tell me what to do. SPIKE Those blasted dolls don't come anywhere near this place! (dangerously) And if you try any filthy magic and have 'em walk their ditty wooden legs over here, I WILL snap your neck! DRUSILLA There's that fire I revere so much. Let it out my love. Spike clasps his hand roughly around Drusilla's throat. He squeezes, thrilling Drusilla. SPIKE You're testing my patience. DRUSILLA Hooray. There's nothing more lovely than Spike in pure, unabashed, homicidal rage. Your relentless crusade for the bloody persecution of humanity is awe- inspiring and makes me proud and honored to be YOURS. Spike eyes burn with deadly fury. DRUSILLA Spike...I'm hungry. Drusilla pouts. Spike gazes long at hard at her. The decision plays on his mind and is clear on his face. CUT TO: EXT. UPTOWN STREET - NIGHT A MAN and WOMAN walk arm-in-arm. They enjoy the moment. Suddenly, they both get snatched out of sight. CUT TO: EXT. DARK ALLEY - CONTINUOUS The Woman stumbles away from the Man who gets thrown against a wall by Spike. Spike steps back to size up the couple. SPIKE (sneering) Now ain't this the vision of sweet? I'd say you were lucky if I didn't know better. The Man trips over to the Woman, scared as hell. WOMAN (to Spike) What do you want with us? SPIKE Who said I wanted anything? This lurid coincidence occurred in the course of my food shopping. A vamped-out Drusilla appears and grabs the Man. The Woman SCREAMS. Spike muzzles her. Drusilla feeds on the Man eagerly as Spike and the Woman watch. He's deviously pleased and she's horrified. SPIKE (to the Woman) Exciting, isn't it? His blood rushing into her mouth--makes your own blood rush through your veins, boiling from the spark of the thrill. Or maybe that's just me. Spike leans down and kisses the Woman on her neck. Drusilla finishes with the Man, tossing him away. She approaches Spike and the Woman. SPIKE (to Dru) This one can't wait. She's shivering in anticipation. DRUSILLA Her companion was engrossing. She has good taste. SPIKE That's yet to be determined. Spike pushes the Woman's neck to the side placing her neck in open view. Drusilla stalks up to the duo and moves to bite but stops. She peers up at Spike. DRUSILLA Join me? Spike considers it. SPIKE Who do you love? Who do you belong to? DRUSILLA Spike...not William. Spike smiles. He vamps out and turns the Woman's head opening her neck to him. The vampires simultaneously descend, bite, and feast. END ACT ONE |
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