Buffy the vampire slayer, "Reality Bites."

SCENE SEVEN: SUNNYDALE CEMETERY, THAT NIGHT.

[Buffy, Willow and Xander are walking around the cemetery talking about things like school and clothes.]

Buffy: "At this rate Mom's never going to let me get that new red skirt. She was barely talking to me tonight and I had to sneak out of my window. I mean that's not unusual, but I've promised her on more than one occasion the same things aren't going to happen here again."

Xander: "It could be worse- at least you're not doing drugs."

Buffy [with a slight grin]: "She'd probably prefer that. You should have seen her face when she was called into school and told I'd been the one to burn down the school gymnasium! Luckily I curbed my first impulse and didn't tell her I'd never liked gym class. And then at home later, with her and Dad both there yelling at me…she was so hurt. I think she took it as a personal thing, like if she had been a better mother I wouldn't have been such a screw up?"

Willow [nodding]: "Mothers! They always take things personally-that's when they're around."

Buffy: "You're lucky, having your parents always busy and not bothering with your life."

Willow: "I don't know about lucky. I used to always wish I had a nice normal life, in fact I used to pretend Xander's Mom was really my mom."

Xander: "That was until she got smart!"

Buffy: "Smart?"

Xander: "Realised I wasn't exactly the brother type and that instead she was completely and utterly charmed by my good looks and personality."

[Willow's face goes red as they pass under a lamp, but only Buffy notices.]

Buffy [sarcastically]: "Sure Xand, but you're such a studmuffin we all love you."

[Willow gives Buffy a grateful look as they continue to walk around the cemetery.]

Buffy: "Looks like the vampires are having a night off."

Willow: "Isn't that a shame?"

Xander: "It is if you're Giles! Did he get over his tantrum this morning?"

Buffy [shaking head]: "No. He simply said good luck with the patrolling."

Willow: "I wonder what happened to that poor kid. Do you think it was vampires?"

Buffy [slowly]: "I don't know, but if it turns out to be vampires they've made a big mistake this time. I mean geez, she's only thirteen."

[They continue to walk around the cemetery slowly.]

Xander: "Don't you think we could call it a night soon Buffy?"

Buffy: "I think so."

[Willow has trailed behind and then they hear her cry of shock and whirl around, Buffy pulling out her stake as she does so. Willow is standing near a large mausoleum with a strange look on her face.]

Buffy: "What is it Wil?"

Willow: "It's that symbol."

[Xander hurries over to look, and Buffy hesitates for a moment before following them to have a look as well. The symbol is painted in white paint on the wall.]

Willow [softly]: "Do you think they're in there? Do you think Samantha's in there?"

Buffy: "There's only one way to find out."

Xander: "You mean go in there?"

Buffy [sarcastically]: "No I was thinking of knocking on the door and calling out 'yohoo is anyone there?'"

Xander: "Well that could work."

Buffy: "Right you two get out of here, I'm going in there."

Willow [worried]: "On your own? Buffy it could be dangerous."

Buffy: "I get the feeling it's not dangerous."

Xander: "But it could be, and we should go in with you."

Buffy: "No go Xander. I don't want to be worrying about you."

Xander [seeming slightly hurt]: "We've been with you before."

Buffy: "I know, but not this time okay? Maybe you could do me a favor though Wil?"

Willow: "What?"

Buffy: "Go and look on the net, see if you can find anything about that symbol. I want to know all I can about it."

Willow: "Okay, but be careful all right Buffy?"

Buffy [impatiently]: "I'll be fine- just go you two."

[Willow and Xander walk off and Buffy stares at the symbol for a few moments, a strange look on her face and then she takes a deep breath and walks into the dark mausoleum. At first it appears as if nobody is there, and then Buffy sees that there is someone there- in fact that someone is the vampire from her dream the other night and she doesn't look too impressed to see Buffy there.]

Buffy: "Tell me- how did you end up in my dream?"

Catherine: "I don't know what you're talking about."

Buffy: "Whatever. So, do you live here all alone, or are there others? And more importantly, are there others from LA?"

Catherine [pouting]: "Why would I tell you?"

Buffy: "I don't know, maybe because then I might kill you quickly instead of dragging it out?"

Catherine: "There are about ten of us from LA here."

Buffy [shocked]: "Are you telling me that ten of you survived the fire?"

Catherine [shaking her head]: "No, just myself and Damon, you killed him the other night. The others are just from LA."

Buffy: "And you came down here to join the master? Why?"

Catherine: "Why not?"

Buffy: "You were like this in my dream too, all smart and annoying. I know there's something more to you being here than just joining the master, and I think you should tell me."

Catherine: "What makes you think there's something more going on?"

Buffy: "The symbol. I know the symbol, did you think I wouldn't remember it?"

Catherine: "Did you tell your friends and watcher all about the pretty symbol?"

Buffy [angrily]: "That's none of your business."

Catherine: "My guess is that you're pretending you've never seen the symbol before, and your watcher is looking for it obsessively when you could tell him what you know and reduce his searching time."

Buffy: "Good guess. What do you know about Samantha?"

Catherine [looking worried]: "Nothing."

Buffy: "You know something, and I want to know what it is."

Catherine: "I don't know anything- just like you don't know anything about the symbol right?"

Buffy: "For god's sake……look I'm going to kill you in a moment, so I think perhaps you should reconsider telling me some things?"

Catherine: "I don't know a lot about Samantha, but I know she's still alive, and I know that our leader, Jake, is looking after her. He doesn't tell me a lot since I'm only new to the group, but I get the feeling that she's going to be given to the master or something like that."

Buffy: "Given to the master? Why?"

Catherine: "I don't know."

Buffy: "I was thinking out loud. Thanks for your help, and I'm sorry about this, but I'm going to have to kill you."

Catherine [sulkily]: "I helped you though!"

Buffy: "But you're still a vampire, and my job is to kill vampires. Sorry, no hard feelings, but that's the way it goes."

Catherine: "I think you should listen to the advice I've given you though- I told you that you should tell your friends about what happened in LA or else…..well it could end up like you don't exist."

Buffy [slowly]: "So you did come into my dream! How?"

Catherine: "Before I was made a vampire I was a witch."

Buffy: "Well I hate to slay and run, but I've got things to do, people to see….you know the usual."

[Catherine starts to back away, but Buffy rushes her. They fight, but it doesn't last long before Buffy stakes her. Buffy sighs and leaves the dark mausoleum.]

[End of scene.]