| ACT FOUR FADE IN INT. XANDER'S APARTMENT - NIGHT Xander approaches the KNOCKING door. He opens it to find Buffy. BUFFY Is Willow here? XANDER Nope. BUFFY Kennedy? XANDER Nope. BUFFY Dino? XANDER Nope. BUFFY Are you feeling okay? XANDER Nope. BUFFY Anya? XANDER Yep. BUFFY Maybe it wasn't meant to be Xan. I can find someone for you. XANDER Sorry--necrophilia ain't my bag. Buffy kicks Xander in the shin. Xander HOWLS and hops around in AGONY. Buffy pulls out a cell phone and dials. Xander settles down as best he can. CUT TO: EXT. HIGHLAND CEMETERY - CONTINUOUS Deserted except for the cell phone RINGING on the ground. CUT BACK TO: INT. XANDER'S APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS XANDER There a major situation of the evil kind brewing? BUFFY Kennedy's missing--Spike's up to something... Buffy angrily shuts off her cell. BUFFY ...and Willow won't answer her phone. CUT TO: INT. SECRET CRYPT - NIGHT On Willow's twitching face as she wakes up. She swirls her head, trying to focus. She GROANS, but can't seem to move much besides her head. She looks from side to side, eyes flashing defeat...and then she peers down her front, her eyes bulging out of their sockets. Pull back to reveal Willow, each limb tied to a corner of a bed, wearing a life-sized replica of the outfit belonging to Dru's new doll. WILLOW This is so wrong on so many levels. Willow spots the doll sitting on a nearby couch. She stares at the doll, then herself, then back and forth several more times. WILLOW No comment. Willow drops her head back. CUT TO: INT. THE UNDERGROUND - NIGHT UPPER LEVEL Elle circles the area with a stake in hand as Dawn battles two vamps. Dawn beats up on one, then lands a couple of quick shots on the other. Dawn handles herself expertly, leveling both vamps with powerful fury. As the vamps charge at her from opposite sides, Dawn leaps in the air, kicks one hard enough to send him staggering near Elle...then Dawn lands on one foot and immediately spin-kicks the other. Dawn chases that vamp while Elle steps up to the one near her. The vamp is seemingly oblivious as Elle prepares to jam the stake in his back. The vamp jumps up and swings at Elle, but she ducks and fires her stake-hand up and uppercuts the vamp with the stake. The vamp SCREAMS, blood squirting from the wound. Elle winces. ELLE Whoops. Sorry. Elle shrugs innocuously. This time, she sticks the stake in the right place and dusts the vamp. Elle's proud of herself and looks for Dawn to celebrate...but Dawn's disappeared. ELLE (searching; shouting) Dawn? Dawn? There's a GROWL behind her. Elle gulps and slowly turns. A BEAST eyes her like a peace of meat waiting for the hungry slaughter. Elle goes deathly white. CUT TO: INT. DRUSILLA'S LITTLE HOUSE - NIGHT Faith and Spike look around the girlishly decadent place. FAITH You really been hidin' here? Take your pants off. SPIKE All you slayers really are alike. FAITH I just wanna see if you still got your dick. SPIKE I might have to look myself. On the bright side, those blasted dolls are gone. She's gonna get mondo S and M treatment--lashings, slashings, drink from her like a broken fountain. FAITH Don't jump the gun dead girl--when we find the bitch, I'm gonna kill her right after turning you over to B so she can tenderize that chilled body of yours. SPIKE Dru's mine--I'll defend her to hell if I have to. FAITH That's right--keep addin' to the list of reasons to kill ya. I hope to God B enjoys it. SPIKE She should with her extracirriculars of late. Amazing how the deity of decency could explore her own version of the Spanish Inquisition. FAITH So many words--zero meaning. SPIKE Torturing lowly dwellers because I tried to kill you. Faith looks thoughtful for a moment--until: SPIKE Fucking hypocrite--she'll get hers. FAITH (dangerously; up close to Spike) Watch it. Spike punches Faith. Faith doesn't retaliate surprising Spike. FAITH I'll let that one go... Faith knees Spike in the gut. He keels over in pain. Faith walks around and over to a corner. The wall has a lengthy, vertical crack in it. Faith eyes it suspiciously and rams her shoulder against the wall causing it to open up. After another push, a female body falls into Faith's arms. She's got red hair, all cut up. Spike takes curious notice. FAITH Dead. (seeing the hair) What's with the hair? SPIKE Huh...maybe Dru's got a new doll. The only other time she used human hair... Spike drifts off. FAITH No cliffhangers! SPIKE Dru developed a crush on a-- (grudgingly) --HUMAN FEMALE. FAITH (laughingly) Oh you are such a fuckin' loser. SPIKE Laugh it up. I bet you'll also find it hilarious just who Dru's new lass is. She knows only one redhead in this town. Faith stops laughing. Spike smirks. CUT TO: INT. SECRET CRYPT - NIGHT Drusilla freshens up with Miss Edith. DRUSILLA She's lovely Miss Edith. I can't wait to dig into that precious skin...surely a delicacy suitable for royalty. Wish me luck. Drusilla traces her fingernail over Miss Edith's cheek, then makes her way into the next room where Willow remains imprisoned on the bed. Willow struggles against the straps. WILLOW Let me go. I might convince my friends to take the death penalty off the table, but it's a foregone conclusion if they find me dead--or UNDEAD if you want a slave or toy. DRUSILLA My desire is for a worthy companion and such a beautiful, strong- willed, magical specimen as yourself is utterly sensational. WILLOW Companion? You want me to be your girlfriend? What about Spike? DRUSILLA He must rediscover his talents...they seem to have drained faster than a poor human's blood into my mouth. WILLOW This officially sets a record for how many levels something can be so wrong on. Drusilla crawls onto the bed. Willow futilely tries to squirm away. WILLOW (desperately) Please don't. DRUSILLA (soothing) It will be glorious--I promise. The pleasure will strike you in volumes while the pain will barely register. Willow WHIMPERS as Drusilla runs her hands up Willow's sock- covered legs, onto her bare thighs. Willow's movements flip her skirt up and down--she's got nothing to cover what's underneath. Drusilla brings her face down in between Willow's legs, pushing the skirt up over Willow's waist, exposing Willow's pussy. Drusilla licks Willow's thighs and then the outer lips. She blows what most be freezing air onto Willow's wet flesh because Willow shivers and bucks. DRUSILLA (looking up at Willow) Relax and revel in the sensations my dear. Drusilla scares the shit out of Willow by vamping out and proceeding to bite and feed into Willow's inner thigh. Willow GASPS brutally. Her eyes and head roll back. CUT TO: EXT. RESTFIELD - NIGHT Buffy and Xander walk. XANDER Kennedy disappeared? And then you drop Willow off at Kennedy's place even though the word vacancy comes to mind. BUFFY You think she got the hell outta dodge? XANDER Her emotions are volcanic. I had a nightmare once where she got so pissed, lava erupted from her mouth directly onto my body and burned me to a crisp. BUFFY Are you afraid of all the women in your life? XANDER That's a loaded question. BUFFY Loaded with what? Relevance? XANDER Mars is closer to Earth than the women are to normal. BUFFY Kennedy wouldn't have left town-- Willow's too important to her. XANDER We need a starting point. BUFFY Spike was looking for someone...Drusilla might want revenge and they've decided to hit a softer target than me and Faith. There's a BOOMING SHOT in the distance. Buffy and Xander race through the bevy of tombstones and trees and discovers the source: Dino and his shotgun. There's a body on the ground. BUFFY (to Dino) What are you doing? DINO Demon hunting. You know, this place is much more gun-friendly than Manhattan. At least, in a legal, law-abiding citizen kind of way. XANDER I am totally taking that up as a hobby. DINO You need anything? BUFFY Kennedy come through here? DINO Kennedy? At this point, it sounds like she's missing. BUFFY She's not the only one. Dino's concerned. CUT TO: INT. THE UNDERGROUND - NIGHT The Beast has Elle pinned to the ground, saliva dripping from its open mouth. Elle trembles and constantly tries to break free. BEAST I will devour you whole, then spit you out so I can enjoy you a second time. ELLE Ain't Italian, but our taste buds are far from similar. The Beast descends. Elle maneuvers her legs. ELLE Are you packin'? BEAST (stopping) Huh? ELLE Never mind. Elle rams her knee in between the Beast's legs causing him to ROAR. He rolls off Elle who jumps on the opportunity to get away fast. The Beast recovers and chases her. Elle makes an abrupt turn into a stairwell and runs down like lightning, but trips and crash-lands into a wall. Elle grasps her head and gets on her knees just as the Beast enters the stairwell. Elle catches sight of it and warily stands. The Beast hurries down the stairs to attack Elle, but Elle squats, kicks her legs up into the Beast's stomach and flips him smashing into the wall, pieces of cement shattering to the floor. Elle crawls over to the Beast, picks up one of the rocks from the wall, and repeatedly bashes the Beast's head with it. She SHRIEKS throughout. After a while, Elle finally stops, breathing heavy. She sits frozen for a moment, eyeing the sight of the mutilated Beast. She's dismayed--and elated--and relieved. CUT TO: EXT. HIGHLAND CEMETERY - NIGHT Faith and Spike stand outside the gates. SPIKE Excuse me if I doubt your tracking skills, but what in the name of tracking are we doing HERE? FAITH Cryptology 101--the place with the most is the least safe for a vamp to hide out. This land-grab is barely touched. Only a handful of mosoleums and the like. We all know how high-maintenance you grand-standin', centuries-old vamps are...this is exclusive, private grounds--me an B hardly ever patrol here 'cause idiot kids are no-shows and vamp-deaths get put everywhere else. If she's smart, she's here. SPIKE Expert reasoning. Now it's just a matter of finding her. And when we do... Spike SNARLS. Faith doesn't flinch--just looks determined. CUT TO: INT. SECRET CRYPT - NIGHT Willow is dazed and choking out SOBS. Drusilla hungrily sucks on Willow's left breast, blood clearly being drawn. Drusilla halts her actions and slides up so she's face-to- face with a deflated Willow. WILLOW (choking out) Please--kill me please. Just make it stop. DRUSILLA As you wish, my lady in red. Allow me to clean you up so you're fresh for our eternal joining. Willow shuts her eyes tight as Drusilla kisses her way down... CUT TO: EXT. NORTH SIDE - NIGHT Buffy, Dino, and Xander attempt to get info from vamps as they pound on them. BUFFY I know for a fact you've run with Spike, and by extension Drusilla-- so give it up. VAMP 1 I don't know! Really. Buffy continues her beatdown lesson. XANDER We let the rats off the hook. One little clue as to where she is and it's back to the sewer sanctuary for you. VAMP 2 Um, I saw her in a cemetery downtown, hiding in a mosoleum. XANDER Geez, you deserve to die just for being a bad liar. Xander stakes him. DINO (yelling) I want answers! Give me the bitch's location right now or I start tearing off limbs! VAMP 3 (frightened) I--don't--really--don't know. I don't. I swear on my baseball cards! DINO Defiling baseball cards--last straw. Dino jams his foot in the vamp's side, grabs his arm and pulls it off. Cue HORRIFYING SCREAM and gushing blood. Xander watches with fascination and Buffy turns to look--at the precise moment she yanks her vamp's head off. She discards the head and watches with Xander as Dino picks the vamp up and throws him all the way across the street, into a tree. The vamp gets skewered by a high-up branch. It's a feat that earns riveted admiration from Buffy and Xander. XANDER Is that a learned ability? BUFFY Anyone get anything? XANDER Nope. DINO Were you watching just now? BUFFY Well...this was productive. CUT TO: INT. THE UNDERGROUND - NIGHT Elle sways onto the ground floor where the clubbers dance with abandon. Elle surveys the crowd, and then begins a search. She CALLS OUT: ELLE Dawn! Where are you? Dawn! Elle wades about the clubbers, getting bumped and grinded and pushed and clawed at. As Elle stops, frustrated with her lack of success, a pair of arms--belonging to someone we don't see--wrap around her waist and pull her back. Elle panics for a moment. VOICE (whispering) It's okay. You're okay. I hope WE'RE okay. Dawn's glowing face comes into view as she holds Elle tight against her. Elle relaxes. ELLE (harshly) You left me. DAWN I wanna protect you from every little awful thing in the world-- but I know that's not how you want it. You got the goods babe--kicked its ass like a pro. ELLE I could've died because you wanted to simultaneously please me and bring out the bad-ass bitch in me? Demented, shiny-haired cunt! DAWN I can't get enough of this. ELLE Getting insulted? DAWN Being with you. Not to sound too obsessively stalkerish, but I never want us to be apart. ELLE If that makes you an obsessed stalker, then-- (clasping Dawn's hand in her own) --add me to the guilty list. DAWN Dance with me. Elle turns her head and locks eyes with Dawn. There's a sparkle in both of them. Off their intense gaze: CUT TO: EXT. HIGHLAND CEMETERY - NIGHT Faith and Spike continue their investigation. FAITH Quit whinin'. SPIKE Satan knows what Dru's doin' to Red. Probably playing OUR games, the icy whore. FAITH Man, I can feel the love pourin' off you in droves. They're here somewhere--close. SPIKE Horseshit! We are nowhere near their locale. Dru's gonna turn Red--they kill all of us and take over the world. Simple as that. And it'll be your fault for leading us in the wrong direction! Downtown! I said downtown is the place to be! Like in the song. There's a TUNE. Faith and Spike hear it. They walk a few yards where Faith bends down to pick up a cell phone. Faith looks at it, then at Spike. FAITH Buffy. Faith sticks her tongue out at Spike who GROWLS in return. FAITH (into the phone) B? INTERCUT: EXT. NORTH SIDE - NIGHT Buffy's on the cell with Xander and Dino hanging around. BUFFY Faith? What are you doing with Will-- (pause; with dread) --oh Faith, no...YOU kidnapped Willow? Why, why would you do that? XANDER Faith kidnapped Willow? DINO (as he pumps his shotgun) That is so wrong on so many levels. Buffy's worried about THAT. Faith rolls her eyes. Spike wanders off. FAITH No you lemon-drop. I found it in highland lookin' for Dru-bitch. BUFFY Highland? You have a lead? FAITH More of a hunch. And I discovered her other hide-out--real fucked up. Probably used a chick's red hair for a doll that may or may not be for Willow. BUFFY Willow's missing. FAITH 2 plus 2 equals score. BUFFY Why aren't you home? Not that I'm complaining. FAITH Needed to blow off some steam. Ran into Spike. BUFFY Spike's with you? Beat. FAITH Nuh uh...I beat a confession out of his boney butt, then he got away. Chances are though, he'll be here. Faith spots Spike waving at her from a blackened hill. FAITH Gotta go B. Love ya. Faith shuts off the phone before Buffy can respond. Buffy deflates for a moment, but the perks up. XANDER I take it THAT was productive. CUT TO: INT. MOSOLEUM - MOMENTS LATER Faith and Spike enter drab, dusty, moonlit place. There's a single, stone-encased coffin in the center. FAITH She ain't here. SPIKE Not in this room at this moment, but she's been here. Can you smell the fragrance? FAITH Yeah--it's called the rotting decay of a dead body. SPIKE No. Clever girl thought she could hide it. Dru's perfume is in the air. It's faint and mixed with fresh death, but that's the point. FAITH So explain to me in what way this isn't a dead end. Spike focuses his attention on the coffin. He pushes the top off revealing a skeleton inside. Faith flinches from the sight and smell, but regains composure. SPIKE (to the skeleton) My apologies sir. Spike grabs the skeleton and tosses it out. FAITH Insincere jackass. SPIKE I piss on sincerity on most occasions--the urgency of this one dictates my actions. FAITH Secret passage? SPIKE An invaluable commodity. You saw earlier--didn't even sense the dead girl. Spike jumps into the coffin and pats on the bottom. He scrapes his hands over the dirt, clearing a path for a line running from side to side a about one foot from the head. Spike stomps down a couple of times until the passage opens up. Spike looks up triumphantly. SPIKE Ladies first. FAITH I'll take safety over chivalry. Spike concedes her point and hops in. CUT TO: INT. SECRET CRYPT - MOMENTS LATER Drusilla unties a clothing-covered Willow. Willow's virtually helpless, unable to do anything but submit to Drusilla. DRUSILLA (softly) You are fine because you are MINE. Your remaining existence, for as long as it lasts, shall consist of my devotion to you, and yours in return. Drusilla bares her teeth, no game-face, and bites into Willow who stiffens and MOANS. Drusilla suckles for only a short few moments before detaching and bringing her lips to Willow's. Drusilla kisses the irresistible and unresisting wicca. DRUSILLA Exquisite. Unimaginably exquisite. Drusilla, in game-face, snaps her head to look behind her across the room. DRUSILLA You dare enter MY house? The object of her displeasure: a malcontent Angel. ANGEL Interrupting the foreplay wouldn't be necessary if THEY weren't coming. Finish the job! DRUSILLA You may be my daddy, but I take orders from no one! (possessively holding Willow) She belongs to me--find your own. As Faith and Spike enter: FAITH Gotta take issue with that. DRUSILLA Bad girl! (shocked) Spike? You've sided with the light once more. SPIKE You left me in the dust for a scoobie, and I'M the one siding with the light. Betrayal-mongering bitch. I'm gonna show you who belongs to who here. Spike positions himself behind Faith. FAITH This exhilaratin' night of twisted passion and alliances is over. In more ways than one for you. Spike, game-face on, steps towards Faith. Faith drives her boot backwards into Spike's crotch. It HURTS. Spike collapses to the ground. Faith charges Drusilla who meets her half way. They get into it. Angel eyes the fighting duo, then Spike pitifully writhing on the ground. ANGEL Evil in this town is so second-rate. And here I go... CUT TO: EXT. HIGHLAND CEMETERY - NIGHT Buffy, Xander, and Dino head through. DINO (to Buffy) Do you mind if I question your navigation ability? BUFFY Yes, I do. DINO Sucks for you then. What is compelling you to lead this way? BUFFY I'm a slayer, Faith's a slayer... XANDER Enough said. Dino shrugs in defeat. The trio continue walking and approach the hill. Buffy points to it. BUFFY Right over there. As her finger goes down, flooding into the picture from that very direction are ten BRINGERS. The trio halts. Buffy digs into her bag and pulls out a couple of swords. She gives one to Xander. Dino readies his shotgun. They engage the Bringers in combat. CUT TO: INT. SECRET CRYPT - NIGHT Faith and Drusilla one-up each other in a punishing exchange. Faith lands a solid shot, but Drusilla counters with two that are better. Faith returns fire with even more fury. Faith grabs Drusilla and wrestles her into the next room. We stay with Spike who finally manages to stand up straight. SPIKE Bright spot: still got the jewels. CRASHING and SMASHING and CRACKING and a generally wicked BATTLE rages in the other room. Willow slithers off the bed and does some more slithering towards the exit. Spike intercepts her and drags her to her feet. SPIKE Where do you fancy yourself going? WILLOW (weakly) Spike? My night just went from bad to pain-in-the-ass bad. Spike checks Willow's neck. SPIKE Cheers. Geez Red, you look awful..ly delectable. Spike buries his face in Willow's neck, sucking every ounce of blood he can. It doesn't last though when Drusilla comes flying into the room and hits Spike, sending him and Willow sprawling to the floor while Drusilla crashes into the wall. Spike moves to get back to his feet, but gets hit in the head with an object. Faith re-enters. Spike picks up the object: a doll's head--Miss Edith's head. Faith punts Spike's head sending him shooting into the wall, the doll- head rolling away and settling in front of Drusilla. She sees it and SCREAMS--one that's cut off by Faith stomping on her head. Faith picks Willow up off the floor and carries her into the center of the room. Spike breaks one of the bedposts and gears towards Faith. FAITH (to Willow) No problem Wills--I got ya. Spike swings the bedpost into Faith's back. She YELLS and drops to her knees, Willow plopping out Faith's arms and colliding with the floor. She ends up in a corner next to a familiar crack in the wall. CUT TO: EXT. HIGHLAND CEMETERY - NIGHT Buffy, Xander, and Dino handle the Bringers. Xander dispatches one, then goes to work on another. Buffy and Dino are ganged up on, but do an excellent job of fighting the Bringers off, slashing and pounding on the punks. Buffy stabs one with her sword, swings around slicing off the head of another, then jams the butt-end of the handle into the face of yet another. Dino shoots one Bringer and then baseballs another. He punches and kicks one more, then blows his head off. Dino surveys the scene: Xander kills a Bringer, so does Buffy. Three more to go. DINO (shouting; to Buffy) You got this? Buffy chops off a Bringer's leg. BUFFY We'll be okay. Buffy guts the legless Bringer as Dino runs for the mosoleum. CUT TO: INT. SECRET CRYPT - MOMENTS LATER Faith and Spike savagely beat on each other. Willow climbs the wall, making it to her feet. She breaths heavily on the wall before turning and finding herself up-close and personal with a grinning, yet concerned, Drusilla. DRUSILLA Are you injured darling? WILLOW Cut the patronizingly caring bullshit. I hate you. I really really really really hate you. Jettison the density, halfwit! DRUSILLA Your cruelty does not register as logical. WILLOW God you suck. No, that's not a request. Drusilla roughly grabs Willow's face. DRUSILLA My patience is wearing thin with these ridiculous games you choose to play. WILLOW (incoherently) WHATEVER! Drusilla vamps out and exposes Willow's damaged neck. There's a SHOT and Drusilla sails into the wall, shattering it. In the doorway is Dino, gun-barrel smoking. Spike and Faith trade shots for a while before Spike elbows Faith in the back of the head and flings her into THE corner. Faith GRUNTS and massages her head. Above her, black hair spills from the opening crack in the wall. Dino jumps Spike and gets in a few good blows, but Spike retaliates with a boot to the knee followed by a backhand. Dino gets nailed onto the bed. Spike tends to Dru. Close on the doorway. A period of time passes before Buffy and Xander appear. Buffy rushes over to Faith, Xander to Willow. BUFFY Sweetness, are you hurt? FAITH Head's a little pained. My ego's bruised like a bastard. BUFFY Gotta be the big girl on campus. Willow's alive--that's enough. FAITH They're gone? How 'bout the next room? Buffy gets up and checks. Spike and Drusilla are gone and so is Miss Edith. Buffy shakes her head and goes to Willow. FAITH Damn passages. BUFFY (to Faith) Was Spike here? FAITH Unfortunately. BUFFY Oh poo. Revenge is rescheduled-- again. (to Willow) How are ya Wills? WILLOW I'd say I've been better, but I can't seem to remember any of those times at the moment. XANDER Worst is over. We'll get you all fixed up and back to Willowness faster than you can say school girl. Would it be out of line to ask you to wear this outfit more often? Willow pats Xander on the cheek a few times before SLAPPING him. Dino peels himself off the bed and heads to the group. DINO Despite the lack of inquiring minds and hearts, I--AM--FINE. WILLOW Nice shooting. My John Wayne. DINO (extremely grateful) Oh thank you. Thank you so much...seven years I've been hoping to hear that from someone. BUFFY (to Dino) Do you own a lot of guns? DINO Hey, I'm not Ted Nugent. Wish I was, but don't be gettin' all accusatory on me. WILLOW Counseling. I'm gonna need counseling to deal with the horror. Which creates the worst part: money. Expensive as hell psychiatrists. BUFFY I'm sorry--not a gun fan here. An ex-pseudo friend was ready to gun down the school 4 years ago--as long as you don't hunt people or deer, then fire away. DINO Deer? In a California suburb...the word nonsense comes to mind. Unless it's mutant deer... XANDER Seriously Will, did you actually leave the house dressed like that? The spirited conversations continue. Faith recovers fully. Her face darkens when she sees the hair. Faith pushes against the wall--once, twice...Buffy notices. BUFFY Faith, what are you-- Third time's a charm. Passage opens and Kennedy's dead body falls into Faith's arms. FAITH Aw shit. Faith adjusts her hold so Kennedy's pale, peaceful face is in clear view for everyone. Eyes widen in disbelief--even sorrow. Willow's devastated. Her eyes water and she stumbles over to where Faith crouches and lays Kennedy in Willow's arms. Tears flow quietly from Willow's eyes as she cradles Kennedy. WILLOW (breathlessly) Oh God...oh God, I'm so sorry K. I'm so sorry. You're so beautiful-- I--God baby I hope you found the peace and love you deserve. You deserve them so much. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Willow repeats that mantra. Cut to close shots of Dino-- respectfully mournful...Xander--enormously regretful and contemplative...Buffy--simply sad for her friend, worried about...Faith, who eyes the scene with lament and anger. She softens as she locks eyes with Buffy. They have a deep, simmering conversation without words. After a few long moments, their attention returns to their grieving friend. Willow caresses Kennedy's cheeks and lips--outlining every inch of her lover she can reach. Off that sight: CUT TO: INT. THE UNDERGROUND - NIGHT Wild, electric, fast-paced music blaring on the speakers. The clubbers match the sound beat for beat with unbridled enthusiasm. Dawn and Elle take a decidedly different approach. They slow dance with complete disregard for anyone and anything around them. Elle's arms wrapped around the taller Dawn's neck. Dawn's arms encircling Elle's lower back. Air between them doesn't exist. Their cheeks rest comfortably and contentedly on each other. Among the madness, it's sweet. CUT TO: EXT. HIGHLAND CEMETERY - NIGHT Xander escorts a bereaved Willow out of the mosoleum. Behind them, Dino gently carries Kennedy. Buffy and Faith closely follow. Buffy stops and stops Faith with her. Faith visually questions her. Buffy turns to the others. BUFFY Uh, guys, we're gonna hang back, see if there's any cleaning up to do. Xander and Dino nod. Willow stares straight ahead. They go off. When they're out of earshot: BUFFY That's not us. That won't be us--I won't let it. You are here--with me--I'm with you--I'm not letting you go. Physically, you can distance yourself from me, but I'll track you down and drag you home. Spiritually, my soul has a death- grip on yours and-- Faith places her hand over Buffy's lips, quieting her. Faith slides her hand across onto Buffy's cheek, her thumb remaining on Buffy's lips. Buffy's eyes flutter, leaning into Faith's hand, butterfly-kissing her thumb. FAITH I'll walk ya home. Gonna be a long few days. Buffy's eyes open. Faith smiles softly, letting Buffy understand. Buffy smiles back, moreso when Faith's hand drops down and takes hold of hers. They begin their trek as the sun begins to rise. On Buffy and Faith's serene walk: FADE OUT |
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