-Wounded hearts-(part 1)



Author: Babywillow
Disclaimer: All the characters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, and the WB.
Summery: The story is taking place after the episode "Epiphany." Dru is back in L.A seeking her revenge on Angel.
Feedback: any time...
E-mail: babywillow@caramail.com
Authors note: My story is written as a script. Enjoy...



-Teaser-

Night. There's a huge fire coming from an old building. We can hear screams and cries. People are running from all directions. A mother is holding her daughter's hand but a vampire grabs her and bites her. The little girl holds her doll close to her heart as a woman comes and steals it away from her. The child falls to the ground. The camera focuses on the woman's face. It's Drusilla.
She smiles and walks slowly toward Angel who's lying on the floor, half conscious. He breathes deeply and tries to get up but he can't. He looks around him in horror. Dru glances at the doll.
Drusilla: "Do you hear the screams, missy?"
She takes the doll and put it beside Angel's arm.
Drusilla: "Daddy is having a nap...he doesn't want to play."
She sulks and steps back slowly.
Drusilla: "Don't worry...I'll come back for him soon."
She walks away and disappears behind the smoke. We can hear sirens in the background. There's an explosion and Angel covers his face with his hands. The doll is lying next to him. It looks just like Drusilla.


-Opening credits-

-Scene 1-

Angel in voiceover: "I never brought a child into the light of day, but I brought one to darkness..."
Night. We see Angelus walking down a street filled with people in regency clothing. A carriage passes before him.
He is staring at Drusilla. She is still human.
Angel voiceover: "She was pure and innocent...a saint."
Camera focuses on her eyes.
Angel voiceover: "There was something in her eyes that made me shiver... she knew what's to come."
Dru sees Angelus and she runs away. She breathes deeply and turns around. Angelus is standing right behind her.
Angel voiceover: "I never gave her a choice. She was a white sheep in our murderous existence."
Dru looks at him, terrified. He comes closer and whispers in her ear.
Angel voiceover: "I made her mine. And she became strong, evil and one of the darkest of our kind."
Angel leans over Dru as tears rolls down her face.
Angel voiceover: "She's my sin, my child..."
Angel opens his eyes suddenly. He's lying in his bed. Cordelia is sitting on a chair next to him. She fell asleep.
Angel straightens up in pain and moans. Cordy wakes up and looks at him.
Cordy: "Hi there, sleepy head."
Angel: "How did I get here?"
Cordy: "We found you left for dead two nights ago."
Angel stares at the window. It's night.
Angel: "I slept for two days!?"
Cordy: "Yeah. We started making jokes about you. You were lying on the floor, holding this doll..." she shows him the doll.
Angel: "Drusilla!" angel gets up in a hurry.
Angel: "She is back."



-Scene 2-

Cut to a very nice apartment. Darla is sitting on a sofa looking bored as Dru is talking to her.
Drusilla: "So he grabbed a stake and told her he loved her."
She puts her hands on her ears and groans.
She watches Darla who's lost in her thoughts. Then she comes to sit next to her.
Drusilla: "I know what naughty wicked Angel did to you."
Darla stares at her, intrigued.
Drusilla: "Someone whispered it into my ear."
She starts to stroke her hair.
Drusilla: "We can hurt him too. I know a game he would really like. He taught me how to play."
Darla: "I'm ready for revenge."
Dru smiles widely.
Drusilla: "First...we need new players."
She gets up excited.
Darla: "New players?" she looks at her and nods.
Drusilla: "We'll need someone special."
Dru exits and Darla follows her.


Cut to:
Wolfram&Hart parking lot.
Lilah is walking to the elevator. She hears steps and turns slightly to see who it is. She finds Lindsey standing next to her. He stops her.
Lindsey: "What's going on, Lilah?"
She looks at him and smiles.
Lilah: "What did you think would happen, Lindsey? That you'd play with the cat without getting caught?"
Lindsey stares.
Lilah: "They know that you hid Darla. And let me tell you that they are really pissed off about it."
Lilah grins.
Lindsey: "I'm being followed. I have no access to the building anymore. That's crazy..."
Lilah starts to laugh.
Lilah: "Game's over. I would leave town real fast if I were you."
Lindsey: "You're really enjoying this, aren't you?"
They look at each other for a few seconds, and then Lilah walks away.
Lindsey watches her leave in despair and anger.
Lilah turns again.
Lilah: "Oh, and Lindsey...I'm the one who got the job."
She enters the building and disappears behind the doors.




-Scene3-

Cut to the Hyperion.
Angel is in the garden, training. He looks tired. He stops suddenly and without turning back:
Angel: "Hi."
Kate is standing behind him.
Kate: "I came to see how you were doing. Gunn told me about the fight. Was it her...Darla?"
Angel: "No, it was another part of my past."
She hesitates before asking.
Kate: "Why don't you ever talk about that? I mean…your past."
Angel: "What's there to tell?"
Kate: "I don't know. It just seems that it always catches up with you. You are having a hard time dealing with it...why?"
Angel: "I don't know."
Kate looks at him.
Kate: "I'm sorry..."
She starts to walk away.
Angel: "Her name's Drusilla."
She turns back to face him.
Kate: "And she's dangerous?"
Angel: "I'd say so..."
Angel looks at her in shame.
Angel: "I taught her everything she knows."
Kate gazes and doesn't say a word.


Cut to flashback of Angel's past.
Angelus is walking in a park with Darla. They are smiling at each other.
They look at the other side of the road where Dru is hiding in a dark alley.
She's not alone. There's a man with her who's kissing her hands.
Dru glances at Angelus. He nods. Dru comes to kiss the man's neck and she grabs him hard by the head and bites him. There's nothing the poor man can do. Dru feeds off him and when she's done, she looks back at Angelus. He laughs and motions her to dump the body aside. She smiles, let go of the dead body
and walks away. She's coming their way and suddenly stops. She sees a woman approaching her. Angelus and Darla are watching her, amused.
Dru takes the woman's arm in hers and she takes her back to the dark alley. We hear screams for a few seconds, and then silence.
Angelus: "I knew she was the one...isn't she perfect."
Darla looks at him as he kisses her gently.
Darla: "just like you, my dear."
They walk away.


Cut to Angel facing Kate in the Hyperion garden.
Awkward silence.
Angel gets up to leave.
Angel: "I have to go."
Kate nods. She's numb.



-Scene 4-

Cut to a bar. Darla and Dru enter and everybody stares at them. There are mostly guys drinking beers.
Dru looks at a bunch of young men sitting aside. Darla recognizes some as Wolfram&Hart employees.
Dru smiles at them and walks to their table.
Dru: "I think that one of them will do."
Darla is not in the mood. She looks around her and finds Lindsey sitting by himself on the other side of the bar. She joins him and sits next to him.
Lindsey is a bit drunk. He stares at her.
Lindsey: "I thought I'd never see you again."
Darla takes the bottle away from him and takes a sip.
Lindsey: "I'm leaving town."
Darla stops drinking.
Darla: "What happened?"
Lindsey: "They know I helped you. They fired me, and now...I think they want to kill me."
They look at each other. Darla turns to see Dru walking out with one of the young men.
Darla rolls her eyes.
Darla: "Let's get out of here."
Lindsey follows her as she exits the bar.


Outside, Darla and Lindsey are walking to a car. Lindsey grabs Darla's hand all of a sudden and brings her close to him. She doesn't push him away.
Lindsey: "Come with me."
Darla doesn't respond. She glances at the street where Angel is standing, watching them from afar.
Darla is still in Lindsey's arms. She looks at Angel and so does he. Then Lindsey let go of her and they get in the car.
Angel breathes deeply, and walks away.




-Scene 5-

The camera pans over a bedroom. It's dark and silent. Darla is lying in bed next to Lindsey.
He is asleep. She she's staring at the ceiling. She hears noise coming from the hall.
Drusilla appears at the door. She enters the room and smiles when she sees Lindsey.
Drusilla: "I thought I lost you...but there you are."
She approaches slowly, and grins.
Drusilla: "You really have quite an appetite for this one."
Darla glances at him.
Darla: "I guess I do."
She turns to face Dru.
Darla: "so, did you find yourself a new companion?"
Drusilla: "Well...I took one of them outside, and I started to drink...and drink, and..."
Dru smiles sheepishly.
Drusilla: "I just couldn't stop."
Darla laughs, amused.
Drusilla: "But I have a better plan now. If we want to hurt our Angel, we will have to cut the flower in his own garden."
Darla: "You mean one of his friends."
Dru nods.
Drusilla: "He's going to lose his family, like I lost mine."
Darla looks at her, concerned. They come closer till they're face to face.
Darla: "You made it your own war, Dru... you're on your own now."
Dru caresses her face.
Darla: "Anyway, I have my own way for vengeance."
Drusilla: "You always had."
Dru kisses her forehead, and gets up to leave. Darla watches her go.



Angel Investigations.
Cordy is on the phone. Wesley is no longer in a wheelchair, but he has a walking stick.
Cordy: "Yes, of course we accept credit cards...oh, cash would be even better."
Wes goes to sit at his office and reads a paper.
Cordy: "Aand if you need our assistance again...you know how demons are...they just *like* to rise up again...anyway, just... don't hesitate to call."
Wes is having a hard time trying not to laugh.
She hangs up, very pleased.
Wesley: "What did we talk about before, Cordy? Do not scare the clients away."
Cordy: "I was just being honest. Anyway, with all the phone calls we got since Angel came back, I think I can afford a new car."
Wesley: "Yes, I guess business is going quite well lately."
The phone rings.
Cordy: "The money just keep coming...What do you think about red Ferrari?"
Wesley: "Cordy...the phone...."
Cordy: "Right!"
She picks up the phone.
Cordy: "angel investigation, how may I help you?"
Voice on the phone: "I'm in danger...I know it's late but could I come to your office?"
Cordy: "Of course. You can come in whenever you want..."
The front door of the office explodes as a bunch of demons enter.
Drusilla stands at the door. She's got a cell phone in her hand.
Drusilla: "Thanks for the invitation. You are a very nice person."
She smiles widely and walks in, as the demons grabs Cordy and Wes.
Drusilla comes to the desk and take a piece of paper.
Wesley: "Don't touch me.... Drusilla, Angel is gonna stake you for good this time."
Drusilla: "Don't worry. I'll make sure he knows exactly where to find us. Wouldn't want him to miss the party."
The demons drag them outside.



-Scene 6-

Darla's apartment.
Lindsey is getting dressed in front of the mirror. Darla comes from behind to hug him.
He jerks around in surprise.
Lindsey: "It's you...I didn't see you there."
She arranges his tie.
Lindsey: "thanks for letting me spend the day with you."
Darla: "You're leaving?"
Lindsey nods.
Lindsey: "I have to. I'm gonna go home to pick up my things."
They look at each other in silence.
Lindsey: "It might sound odd to you, but…when I'm with you, I fear nothing."
Darla: "You don't have to fear death…it's painless."
She stands in front of the mirror. No reflection.
Lindsey takes her hands.
Lindsey: "*I* see you."
She looks at him in realization.
Darla: "Yes…you do." She smiles slightly. "I won't let you leave alone."
Lindsey stares at her.
Lindsey: "You're serious?"
Darla nods. He hugs her, moved.
Darla: "But there's something I have to do first."




Cut to Angel's investigation.
Gunn and Angel are standing in the devastated office.
Angel is holding Dru's message in his hand.
Gunn: "Why do you think she left you that note for?"
Angel: "She wants me there."
Darla: "She wants you to see."
Angel and Gunn look at her, startled.
Darla: "She wants her revenge, Angel. For all you did to her. And for what you are not anymore."
Gunn wants to jump on her but Angel stops him.
Angel: "Why did you come here? Why aren't you with her?"
Darla: "'Cause she made it personal."
Angel realizes what she means.
Darla: "You remember how badly you wanted her. What you were ready to do so she would be with you."
Angel runs off and Gunn follows him.
Darla looks at the office for a while and then turns to leave too.




-Scene 7-

Angel's car parks near an old factory. They get in and walk into a huge room where they find Cordy and Wes bounded.
Drusilla: "Well. The prince came and the celebration can start."
Angel: "What's going on, dru?"
She walks to her prisoners. We can see that Cordy has been bitten. She's half conscious.
Drusilla: "I want her to be the first, 'cause she reminds me of my mother."
Angel watches as the demons run to him. He punches them and Gunn rushes to rescue Cordy and Wes.
Dru approaches the fight.
Angel: "Dru, this is between you and me...let them go. I'll stay here with you."
Dru considers. She looks at Gunn who trying to free Cordy.
Drusilla: "Maybe torturing you would be just as pleasant."
She walks to Gunn, hits him hard on the face and grabs Cordy. Wesley backs of slowly.
Dru stares at Angel.
Drusilla: "You really love them, don't you?"
Angel gazes in fear.
Dru holds Cordy close for another bite. She leans towards her gently, and stops suddenly.
She looks behind Angel. Darla is standing, watching.
Drusilla: "You decided to come. I'm so glad..."
Dru falls to the ground. Gunn stands with Wesley's stick in his hands.
Gunn: "OK...now would be a good time to run."
He takes Cordy in his arms and Wesley follows. Angel hits the demons as Darla walks to Drusilla.
She helps her getting up.
Darla: "Let's go."
Drusilla: "No!"
Dru rushes to Angel and punches him. She grabs him by the throat and makes him look into her eyes.
Drusilla: "You are so lost, my Angel...don't you remember..."
He stares at her, in pain.




Flashback. Angel's past.
Angelus and Drusilla are sitting at a table, having dinner with a couple at their mansion. Everyone's laughing and having a good time. The woman can't take her eyes out of Angelus. The husband doesn't seem to care. He's too preoccupied admiring Drusilla.
Angelus gets up and addresses the woman.
Angelus: "Would you mind accompanying me for a walk?"
The woman smirks.
Woman: "Not at all."
They start to walk away to the garden as Angelus looks back at Dru with an evil smile.
Later that night.
Dru is lying on a bed. The man is on top of her. It seems like they are kissing but after a while, Dru pushes his body aside.
She fed off him. She hears steps and the door opens. Angelus is standing there.
Angelus: "Had enough?"
She smiles as he walks to her slowly. She straightens up and throws the dead body to the floor.
Angelus comes to lie next to her. They look at the ceiling and hold hands.
Drusilla: "I wish it could last forever."
Angelus: "It's only the beginning, my love. You, Darla and I will stay together, always."
Drusilla: "I want a companion too."
Angelus looks at her.
Drusilla: "Who's going to take care of me when you're gone..."
Angelus: "I'm not going anywhere."
He leans over her and they kiss, passionately.
Camera focuses on Drusilla eyes as she whispers.
Drusilla: "But you are..."



Cut back to Dru and Angel. Present day.
Angel: "I'm not the same person, Dru."
She lets go of him and steps back.
Drusilla: "But you could be."
Angel: "No. Not anymore."
Dru looks at Darla and then back at Angel.
Drusilla: "I just want my family."
She steps out of the factory, sadness on her face.
Darla approaches Angel.
Darla: "You made her the way she is. You can't hate her. And you can't blame her. She's entirely yours."
Angel nods. Darla gets out.




-Scene 8-

We see Angel getting in his car. Darla watches him leave. There's someone following her.
Lindsey is hiding behind a wall. He looks thoughtfully at her as she walks away.
He turns to go but there's someone behind him holding a gun. Lindsey gazes at the man in horror. We hear a gunshot as Lindsey falls slowly to the ground. He catches his breath, barely.
The man has disappeared. Lindsey tries to get up. The bullet went straight to his stomach. He's seriously bleeding.
He manages to get into his car and drives off.


Cut to Cordelia's apartment.
She's lying in bed, surrounded by Wes, Gunn and Angel.
Wesley: "Feeling better?"
Cordelia: "I'll survive. I just feel like I'm out of blood. Need a refuel."
Angel: "I would offer you my services...but we don't want that now, do we?"
Gunn: "Definitely not."
Angel looks at them, in shame.
Angel: "I'm sorry, guys I let you down."
Wesley: "What are you talking about?"
Angel: "Dru and Darla. I'm having a hard time dealing with them."
Gunn: "We can get that."
Angel: "But I'm gonna do something about it."
Cordy takes his hand in hers.
Cordy: "Which doesn't involve me getting sucked dry?"
Angel nods.
Angel: "There's something I've been thinking about for a while."
Wesley: "You mean a way to fight them?"
Angel: "Yes. It is just something that I can't do alone. And I can't ask you to...but I know someone who might help."
Moment of silence as Angel smiles slightly.


-Scene 9-

Darla enters her building. She arrives at her door and finds Lindsey lying on the floor.
She sees the blood and rushes to him.
Darla: "What happened?...Lindsey?"
Lindsey is not responsive. She gets him into the apartment and lays him on the ground.
She panics as she tries to revive him in vain. She checks on his pulse and almost cries out in pain. She realizes that he's going to die.
Darla: "Lindsey...listen to me."
She brings him close to her and holds him in her arms.
Darla: "You can't die."
Tears are rolling down her face.
She looks at him as she breathes deeply and brings his neck to her mouth.
She starts to drink slowly and carefully.
Suddenly she stops and gets up, leaving him on the floor.
She tries to calm down. She gazes at his motionless body.
Her face lightens up and the tears disappear off her face. She comes to sit next to him.
She bites her wrist. The blood comes out as she brings it to
Lindsey's mouth. She watches as he is slowly drinking. She caresses his hair and smiles.
Darla: "Now, you're entirely mine..."
Fade to black...

-To be continued-