The Seed Of Good & Evil Chapter 19

(Scene 1: Buffy's asleep when a loud noise from downstairs wakes her up. She gets out of her bed and grabs her stake. She slowly walks down the stairs and looks around. She peeps in the living room and the dinning room and sees they're empty. Then she walks into the kitchen.)

Buffy: Dawn? (Buffy puts her stake down.) You're up early.

Dawn: I forgot to do my homework last night. My biology teacher's a little obsessed with mitosis, or maybe it's seeing her student's cringe that gives her kicks.

Buffy: Oh, Homework, the necessary evil.

Dawn: Not really.

Buffy: Not evil?

Dawn: No it's evil and so are their distributors it's just not necessary.

Buffy: When I was in high school it wasn't, now that you are, it definitely is.

Dawn: Boy, can we say double standards?

Buffy: Can you say Double Meat Palace, and would you like fries with that? Dawn you have a future never forget that or give up on it.

Dawn: I won't, if you won't stop looking for Jade.

Buffy: I don't get it?

Dawn: You stopped looking for her, you barely even mentioned her this week, if ever. Willow told me you thought she was a live.

Buffy: I was wrong Dawn. I mean I think I was, Giles says I am.

Dawn: So what, what does Giles know? Ok so maybe he knows a lot but still that doesn't mean your wrong. One day maybe you'll prove that you're right.

Buffy: Maybe, but for now I remain Buffy the delusional slayer. (The doorbell rings.) I got it. (Buffy opens the front door.)

Deliveryman: Hi, we have a delivery to a Miss Buffy Summers.

Buffy: That's me.

Deliveryman: Sign right here. (Buffy signs the paper and hands it back to the man.) Oh, and congratulations. (Buffy has a confused look on her face.)

Buffy: Congratulations? (Dawn walks over to Buffy. Several men start bringing boxes into the house.)

Dawn: Wow, did we hit the jackpot?

Buffy: I'm not exactly sure. Um, guys. Hi. What exactly is all of this?

Deliveryman: This is the stuff you ordered from marry me dot com. We're here to set up your home wedding.

Buffy: Home, What?

(Scene 2: An hour or so later. Anya is at the house with Buffy. They're sitting in the living room. The deliverymen are still setting things up. )

Anya: I was going to tell you, but you seemed like you had a lot on your mind.

Buffy: You picked today of all days to be concerned about my thoughts?

Anya: Xander and I want to get married and there was no decent place. I'm begging you Buffy if you let Xander and I have this outdoor wedding, you won't even notice we're here. (One of the deliverymen breaks something. Anya stops talking.) I'm sure whatever that was, wasn't real. (Buffy rolls her eyes and gets up. Anya gets up also.) One day Buffy, that's all I'm asking for. One day where Xander and I can validate our love in a place that's like home to us. Please, we need you, Xander needs you. Good old, reliable Xander who's been there for you time and time again.

Buffy: Using Xander as a guilt trip, that's new.

Anya: Buffy.

Buffy: You can do it. You guys can get married here.

Anya: Really. Oh, Buffy. If I weren't so horribly stressed out about putting this wedding together I would hug you right now.

Buffy: Well, thank God for the little things, that's what I always say. (Anya smiles.)

Anya: I'm just going to act like I didn't hear you.

Buffy: You do that. (Anya looks pass Buffy at one of the deliverymen.)

Anya: Hey you, that doesn't belong there. (Anya leaves Buffy. Willow walks down the stairs. She's surprised by everything in the house.)

Willow: Buffy. What, how, why?

Buffy: Anya, guilt trip, and Xander's happiness. In a few hours this place will be wedding palooza. (Buffy walks over to the door.)

Willow: Where are you going?

Buffy: I'm going to take a stroll.

Willow: Do you want any company on this stroll or is this like an autonomic stroll?

Buffy: I wouldn't want just any company, but you can come. (Willow smiles and they leave.)

(Scene 3: Buffy and Willow are walking down the street talking.)

Willow: How's everything going?

Buffy: OK, Dawn asked me if I was still looking for Jade?

Willow: Oh. (Willow looks down.)

Buffy: Will, I know you think I'm crazy. Half of the time I think I'm crazy too, but the truth is the only sane thought I've had in my head since the accident was that I love Jade and I still feel her. I know this sounds major wiggins worthy, but at the hospital I thought I saw her. I mean I don't know what she looks like but I could. Is any of this making sense?

Willow: Yes, feeling the presence of someone who has past on, happens a lot.

Buffy: No, no she hasn't past on Will. She's still real to me she's still alive. (Buffy gets quiet when a woman rolling a stroller goes by. Buffy looks at the baby. She sees the woman turn into the woman from the hospital when she walks by. Willow looks back a the woman and then at Buffy, who is still staring at the woman.)

Willow: Buffy, Buffy? (Buffy looks at Willow.) Where did you just go?

Buffy: I don't know. (She looks back at the woman, but she looks normal now.) I don't know.

(Scene 4: Giles is in the Magic Box, when Willow walks in.)

Giles: Willow, where has everyone gone?

Willow: You didn't hear? Anya is turning Buffy's house into Wedding Central. It's a mess, but a blissful, happily ever after type of mess.

Giles: Yes, well I've been here since early this mourning.

Willow: A little demon research?

Giles: A lot of demon research.

Willow: So what do we have? (Willow walks over to Giles. Giles passes Willow a book that has a picture of the Boxer demon.)

Giles: They're called Bolinear Xaviers, but they were nicknamed Boxer demons sometime during the nineteenth century. Harmony warned us about them and we killed a good dozen that night at the warehouse.

Willow: It's weird; I've seen myriads of demons, but never this type.

Giles: That's because they aren't of US or hell mouth origin. They came from Eurasia and are usually rather peaceful demon.

Willow: Peaceful, so that means they wouldn't just wake up one day and say I want to kill the slayer?

Giles: No, if my intuitions aren't erroneous these demons were sent to Sunnydale. The only questions are for what reason and by whom?

(Scene 5: Harmony is in the sewer holding Jade.)

Harmony: Majesty, Majesty, Majesty. Who is Majesty, do you know? (Harmony looks at Jade who looks half asleep.) Were going to see your mommy tomorrow. She's really brave and strong, and kind of scary. I bet she misses you too, but she can't live. As long as she does creatures like Uncle Hippy and me are in danger. You understand that right? (Harmony looks down at Jade.) Ok, one spit bubble for yes and two spit bubbles for no. (Harmony looks at Jade.) OK, that's just too many.

(Scene 6: Spike is relaxing in his crypt watching TV when he hears the door open.)

Spike: Who's there? (Spike looks around. He gets up and sees a dark shadow. He runs over and pins it against the wall when he realizes its Buffy.) Buffy.

Buffy: Is that a remote in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? (Spike reaches in his pocket.)

Spike: It's a remote. (Buffy arches her brow.) What my shows are on? (Spike walks back over and sits down. Buffy follows him.)

Buffy: Oh, sorry to interrupt. I know how attached you are to, what is it Passions?

Spike: Actually Passions doesn't come on until. (Buffy lets out a small grin.) So why are you here again?

Buffy: Would you buy that I wanted to see you?

Spike: No.

Buffy: Anya has invaded my house. It's like she's attacking with lilies and garlands. It's way creepy. I just needed to get away from the noise and the eyes, the people that make the noise and have the eyes. I saw something today. This woman changed into another woman. It was weird, maybe it was my imagination but I'm thinking there's a connection. You ever get that feeling something bad is coming?

Spike: Don't know, for a long time I was that something bad, but for the sake of conversation I'll humor the idea.

Buffy: All right. I just think the demons; your chip being deactivated and Harmony's sudden plea to help are all a part of a plan. Most likely the Hiploid's plan, but what if it's something bigger than that?

Spike: Something bigger?

Buffy: Something world ending, or worst what if it's something to do with Jade?

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