TITLE: "Reprise"
AUTHOR: Doctor Strangelove (strangelove317@hotmail.com)
RATING: PG-13.
PAIRINGS: Very Spuffy-centric.
SPOILERS: Up to the end of Season 6. Takes place about a month after that.
FEEDBACK: I'd love it.
DISCLAIMER: Joss owns all the Buffy characters. I own the songs they sing.
A/N: This by far, is my favorite song so far. Just thought I'd say that. It's
very Spuffy-centric, my favorite pairing. Next song will be Ganya, my second fav
pairing.
"Reprise"
Written by: Doctor Strangelove
INT. SUMMERS HOUSEHOLD - NIGHT
[Right where we left them, we see Buffy and Spike standing in the doorway.]
SPIKE
Hello, love.
BUFFY
Oh, my God. Spike. You're, you're-
SPIKE
I'm back.
BUFFY
Where were you? Where did you go?
SPIKE
[Ignoring her.]
And now that I'm back, Slayer-
[Buffy winces at that, not used to be being called it by Spike for so long.]
-things are gonna change. I've come for just one little thing.
[Spike steps inside the house as a slow tango music begins to play.]
BUFFY
What's that?
SPIKE
Payback.
[The beat grows stronger and louder everything but Buffy and Spike slowly blacks out and the blonde-haired vamp begins to sing.]
SPIKE [cont'd]
It's not your fault you were so irresistible,
But all the pain that you've caused is unfixable.
I've come to do what I have to do.
Payback's a bitch, love, but, then, so were you.
You hurt me so bad, couldn't stand to be around,
I had no alternative, forced to leave this town.
But now I'm back, and you'll get what's yours.
Now that Spike is back, you'll get what you deserve.
[The beat changes to a much faster one as Spike grabs a surprised and hurt Buffy and they begin to dance.]
And it hurt so good, made me wanna scream,
It was amazing, a Spuffy shipper's wet dream.
But then I wondered, where did all that pain go?
And I got so dizzy, dancing this screwed up tango.
[Buffy, now angry, pushes Spike away and begins to sing also.]
BUFFY
You can't come back like this, after all you did.
And you can't come back and expect it,
To be the same, as it once was.
It's over now. It's been said and done.
[Spike, getting equally angry, pushes her back and advances on her as he continues his bitter serenade.]
SPIKE
I did not come back, to proclaim my love,
I'm not an angel, sent down from above.
I don't want it, full of heartache and pain,
And all of it, nearly drove me insane.
[The beat speeds up to an insanely quick tempo as Spike pushes Buffy against the wall and sings so fast we can hardly make out what he says.]
SPIKE [cont'd]
It was psychotic and neurotic,
It was sadistic, animalistic.
Pure and simple lust,
Welling up in us,
Until you felt you would bust.
Making us do what we must.
[Buffy pushes Spike off of her, the sexual tension between the two blatant, and the beat slows down to what it was before.]
SPIKE [cont'd]
And it hurt so good, made me wanna scream,
It was amazing, a Spuffy shipper's wet dream.
But then I wondered, where did all that pain go?
And I got so dizzy, dancing this screwed up tango.
[The music begins to reflect the sexual tension of the two and they grab each other, dancing fast and with their hips thrusting against each other as they sing together.]
TOGETHER
And I'm sorry, for what I did to you,
And I tried, to make it up to you.
But you wouldn't listen, let me make amends,
I tried to apologize, and I tried to repent.
And it hurt so good, made me wanna scream,
It was amazing, a Spuffy shipper's wet dream.
But then I wondered, where did all that pain go?
And I got so dizzy, dancing this screwed up tango.
[The two brake apart, sweat glistening off of both of them and Spike now sings alone.]
SPIKE
So I traveled to a far off land,
Found a beast, made my demand.
I worked so hard, deep in that hole,
But I finally succeeded, and he restored my soul.
[The beat slows down to a mournful tone for a moment and they two pant lightly as it sinks in what Spike just said. Buffy opens her mouth to respond, but the music quickens again as Spike cuts her off.]
SPIKE [cont'd]
I may have a soul now, but I'm the same old Spike you know,
And I don't need to seek redemption, I found that long ago.
And now I'll make you realize, a soul's not what I need,
Even without it, I'd still hurt and I'd still bleed.
After what I did, I knew I needed to repent,
And what is that, if not a conscience?
But instead I left, seeking answers in the dark,
'Cause I don't need a soul to be good at heart.
And now I hurt so good, feel like I'm gonna scream,
I'm no different, just the same old thing.
But then I wondered, where did all that pain go?
And I got so dizzy, dancing this screwed up tango.
[The tempo speeds up and the two again begin to dance together for about a minute. The dance is very sexual with some more hip grinding and hands moving along each other's body. The music then returns to the mournful tone it had become earlier as the two break apart. Buffy looks at Spike, with a deep regretful look, very similar to the one Anya gave Xander at the end of "Forgive and Forget".]
BUFFY
I realize I care for you, finally,
But it can never happen, don't you see?
And it's not you, and it's not me,
It was simply never, meant to be.
[The music ends and the lights come back on. Buffy brushes past a stunned and speechless Spike and goes up the stairs. A very confused Spike, his mouth hanging open a little from the shock of learning that Buffy really does care about him, leans back against the wall and slowly slides down it.]