Chapter 5 : Green moon.



The car's running- 7 :00 p.m. Connor and Lorne have travelled during two hours when they see the town.



CONNOR:

It's not too soon! I will die if I don't eat something!



LORNE:

Yeah, we can still hope.



CONNOR:

Stop to attack me! It's crazy! I killed your puppy in an other life or what?



LORNE:

No, you just got rid of your father in the ocean....



CONNOR: (sitting in the bottom of his seat)

Damn, I will hear this one to the end of my life.



LORNE:

What did you expected? And plus, it's you who have started; It's always YOU who starts.



CONNOR: (looking the road annoyed)

Hurry grandma! 'Cause if you keep up this speed we will die before arrives in the town.



LORNE:

There are some moments in the life like that one where it is more intelligent to say nothing.



They arrive, finally, in the town. There is a little restaurant that makes motel too. Lorne parks the car. Connor goes down to the car, happy to can stretch one's legs. They enter in the restaurant.



CONNOR: (softly to Lorne's ear)

I hope that you found some little story for explain the green stuff.



LORNE: (looking around)

I think that won't be necessary.



Connor looks around. He sees demons are eating in a table and two demons, a couple, are sat in front of the counter.



LORNE:

Apparently, the intruder here it's YOU.



Lorne goes sit down at one table. Connor follows close Lorne's heels.



CONNOR:

I don't want to stay here.



LORNE:

Oh, dammit, for a kid who grew up in a hell dimension, you are really delicate.



Connor stares badly to Lorne who takes his arm and makes him sit down front of him.



LORNE: (softly)

You shut up and you calm down, except if you want to be in the "menu du jour".



Connor sits down in the bottom of his seat and starts sulking like usually, at that Lorne sighs. After eat the waitress comes for clean up the table.



LORNE:

Do you know, the place, "Wollcraft"?



WAITRESS:

It's..humm.. 26 miles to here, humm.... to the north/west. But it's totally empty; there is nobody there, why do you want to go?



LORNE:

See the mountains.



WAITRESS:

There are no mountains up there.



LORNE:

Yeah, exactly what I'm saying.



The waitress looks at him a moment.



CONNOR:

Okay, thanks, you can go now. - arrogantly.



The waitress leaves them upset.



LORNE:

You could to be more polite.



CONNOR:

I was, I said THANKS. - articulating.



LORNE:

Yeah, if you say -looks his watch- well, it's too late for go in the sect place now, we gotta take a room for the night.



CONNOR:

Here, I prefer stay outside.



LORNE:

Okay, you stay outside and I gotta take a room for the night.



He takes up of the table.



LORNE:

You stay here, I go call your father, for say to him I didn't kill you.



CONNOR:

Like if you can - disdainfully.

Lorne smirks and directs him outside the restaurant. He takes the cell phone and calls Angel.



LORNE:

Angel cakes it's Lorne pick up! You were asleep... and where is Cordelia?...... hum... he is good, actually he's sulking, in fact, he has sulked a lot... no, true, but if he continues like that that will come soon... no, not yet we go tomorrow - hearing Connor in the restaurant.



CONNOR: (distant voice)

Don't look at me like that, filthy demon!



LORNE:

I leave you before your nipper releases a war here.



He switches off the phone and runs into the restaurant. He directs him to Connor and grips his arm.



LORNE:

Excuse him, gentleman, he has a brain problem.



He pulls Connor toward the counter.



LORNE: (to the counter clerk)

We take a room - still grabbing Connor.



COUNTER CLERK: (holding up the key to Lorne)

Room 12, 50 dollars.



Lorne gives him the money and pulls Connor toward the stairs.



CONNOR:

I don't want to be in the same room to you.



LORNE:

Shut up, you do what I tell.



CONNOR:

Why?



LORNE:

Because I tell you to do.



CUT TO: room 12- 10:00 p.m Connor is sat on the bed's leg, watching TV, Lorne is looking the map. Connor takes up and goes to the door. Lorne takes up and blocks the door.



CONNOR:

What?



LORNE:

Where do you think you go?



CONNOR:

Out!



LORNE:

No way!



CONNOR:

Why?



LORNE:

If something happens to you your father never will forgive me, and I don't want to be Wes number two. So you stay here.



Connor looks at him confused. Lorne goes toward the bathroom.



LORNE:

I go take a shower if when I come back you are not here I kick your ass, Okay?



CONNOR:

Boo! I'm scared! - disdainfully.



Lorne enters to the bathroom.



CUT TO: focus on the bathroom door- 11:00 p.m (yes Lorne is the kind of people who takes long shower) Lorne goes out the bathroom. He looks around for see if Connor is still here. Connor is asleep on his bed. Lorne approaches and pulls the blanket on him.



LORNE:

Little brat. -smiling.



Lorne lengthens on his bed. He looks the moon by his window. His arms are cross behind his head. Focus on Lorne's face.



LORNE:

Dammit! I forgot my scotch.





PS: Lorne & Connor will finally find the site but it won't be so empty. Chapter 6: Cordelia wants her apartment back.



Sorry if you find some faults (conjugation ....) (it's a translation).