Author: Jennifer
Disclaimer: The characters of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer do not belong to me, but to Joss Whedon and UPN.
Spoilers: Post-Lessons (Season 7 opener)
Summary: Xander stumbles across Spike.
Feedback: I'd love some : )
Author's Notes: It's in a script format, but I've kind of forgotten exactly how it works, so it may be some wrong. Can be a stand-alone fic. And the beginning of scene three takes place where that big hole is in the girl's bathroom (just in case).

BLOODY THINGS

Someone is humming as we FADE IN to

2          INT.      SCHOOL BASEMENT - EVENING

Camera moves slowly around the corner. The humming increases volume. SPIKE comes into view, looking exactly the same as before. He is huddled into the corner, causing the humming.  His head is resting against the wall. His eyes are closed.

SPIKE (singing)
Who's my savior now?

CLOSE-UP of: SPIKE, who stops singing and opens his eyes.

                        SPIKE

            Hello, Love.

CUT TO: LONG-SHOT of BUFFY standing in front of SPIKE holding a PLASTIC BAG and a BLACK COAT. She looks pensive.

BUFFY (quietly)
Hey.

CUT TO: SPIKE. His mutters are muffled as his arm is pushed up to his mouth. He doesn't look at BUFFY, although he nervously glances up a couple of times – muttering all the while.

CUT TO SIDE-SHOT: CLOSE-UP of BUFFY, who bends down so she is eyelevel with the vampire. She stumbles over her words a bit.

BUFFY
How…How are you?

CUT TO: SPIKE, who is still talking into his arm.

CUT TO: LONG-SHOT of BUFFY and SPIKE. She places the PLASTIC BAG and BLACK COAT on the ground.

BUFFY
I brought you some blood.

SPIKE looks at the items in front of him. He removes his arm, but does not say anything. Staring hard at his duster, he starts to rock back and forth slightly. BUFFY notices this.

BUFFY
And your coat. (Pause) Just in case…

CLOSE-UP of SPIKE, his eye are closed again. He looks as if he is trying too hard to relax. BUFFY's hand slowly comes into view in front of him.

BUFFY
Spike?

BUFFY's hand rests on his. His eyes snap open, he looks frightened and angry, he jerks back his hand

SPIKE (yells)
No! Stay away! Go away!

LONG SHOT: Buffy jumps back, surprised

BUFFY
Spike? Wh-What's wrong?

SPIKE rocks faster, his arms rest on his knees, which are drawn up tightly to his chest. His voice is hoarse and his eyes are closed again, as if shutting them will keep him from thinking

                        SPIKE
Oh…(giggles) if only you knew. (Pause) If only…if only. Shh…shh…everything will be okay. (Chuckles loudly) Is that a good lie!? Everything will be okay…

CUT TO: BUFFY, having enough, turns around, eyes big, face sad, and runs off, leaving SPIKE alone.

CUT TO: SPIKE, his eyes are open again. He realizes he is alone and his mouth is tight. He looks toward the black leather folded neatly.

SPIKE (muttering)
Bloody coat.

He stopped his rocking and looks at the PLASTIC BAG, undoubtedly containing some blood packs.
CLOSE-UP: SPIKE, he looks at the bags.

FADE OUT

3          INT.      SUNNYDALE HIGH'S GIRL'S RESTROOM/SCHOOL BASEMENT – NOON

EVEN SHOT: BRIAN, a construction worker, is standing on a ladder. He looks down behind him

BRIAN
Lunchtime, boss man!

CUT TO: XANDER, putting some debris of brick and wood into a wheel-barrel. He looks up at BRIAN

XANDER
You guys go on ahead. I'll be right behind you.

He takes off his gloves and puts them in along with the bricks. We hear BRIAN'S footsteps go up the latter in the background. XANDER lets out a heavy sigh and turns toward the latter.

XANDER (quietly to himself)
You know, normal schools usually don't acquire gigantic holes in the middle of the girl's bathroom on the first day of school. (Chuckles) That's Sunnyhell High for yah.

The camera follows him as he starts to climb up. He stops when he hears a SLAM behind him. XANDER turns around.

CUT TO: XANDER'S POV of the dark basement ahead.

CUT TO: EVEN SHOT of XANDER. He looks back up into the restroom, then back towards the depths of the basement. He warily walks into the darkness. He calls out nervously and looks around

XANDER
Uhh… Any Evil Manifestations Spirits Controlled By A Talisman down here?

We follow him as he studies his surroundings. XANDER catches red splotches on the far wall. He squints as he walks closer. His steps are slow, as we reach close and closer, we see that the splotches create letters and words. He walks closer, expecting it to be a warning of doom or something. XANDER is surprised as it reads:

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned

XANDER stares in shock for a moment. This wasn't even graffiti. He reaches his hand up and rubs the read letters. Dried blood. He quickly pulls his hand back. He looks to his left slowly, sure enough there's a series of blood splotches down the corridor on the wall.

CUT TO: XANDER's POV as we move forward and stop in front of the message:

A century of death and blood shed
Of torture, of rape
Their screams echo over mine
But above them all is beneath me.
Can I be forgiven?

CUT TO: EVEN SHOT of XANDER, his jaw is open. He is confused and a little bit of fear is painted onto his face. What is this? He moves his head to the left, and walks towards where his gaze is. Another one:

TELL ME
CAN I BE FORGIVEN
CAN I CAN I CAN I CAN I CAN

The last "n" is smeared and the wall has cracks and dents in it as if it has been punched over and over. XANDER can't believe his eyes. He walks slowly into one of the storage rooms.

CUT TO: XANDER'S FEET as he passes by a messily folded BLACK COAT.

CUT TO: XANDER, looking around.

CUT TO: LONG SHOT of XANDER and the room. He sees SPIKE crouched in the corner. At first, XANDER is startled

XANDER
Spike?

XANDER'S eyes darken as realization settles in

XANDER (hard)
Spike.

XANDER takes a step forward to get a better look of SPIKE, who is in the shadows.

CUT TO: SPIKE is kneeling on the ground. Two empty packets of blood are strewn in front of him. An empty PLASTIC BAG is in the further left. His hands -- covered in the thick red liquid, half dry – are at his sides. He is not looking at XANDER. His voice is small, as if he were talking to a teacher.

SPIKE (stumbling and quick)
Someone said…who said?

CUT TO: XANDER, staring at SPIKE coldly

OS – SPIKE (cont'd)
Who said it? Someone said once:

CUT TO: EVEN SHOT of SPIKE and XANDER

SPIKE (cont'd)
"All that lives is holy" Am I holy?

XANDER starts to make a comment, but SPIKE continues

SPIKE (cont'd)
Am I living? No. Hardly. Not at all. Dead. Dead. Undead.

A beat.

CUT TO: SPIKE, he laughs

SPIKE
Vampire.

CUT TO: XANDER, confused.

CUT TO: EVEN SHOT of them both. SPIKE is shaking his head; he raises his hands to rub his forehead, but gasps when his hands touch his skin. He looks at his red hands as if he just noticed the liquid on them. His brows furrow and he opens his mouth in slight horror.

XANDER'S anger and confusion battle and in the end the latter wins.

XANDER
What –

CUT TO: CLOSE-UP of SPIKE. He finally looks up at XANDER. His voice is surprised

SPIKE
There so much blood on my hands.

CUT TO: BLACK