TITLE: "Reprise"

AUTHOR: Doctor Strangelove (strangelove317@hotmail.com)
RATING: PG-13
PAIRINGS: Buffy/Spike, Hints of Giles/Anya
SPOILERS: Up to the end of Season 6 for Buffy and Season 3 for Angel. Takes place about a month after that.
FEEDBACK: I'd love it.
DISCLAIMER: Joss owns all the Buffy and Angel characters. I own the songs they sing. Again, Disney owns the song Angel spoofs.
A/N: I've been spending so much time writing I haven't read any new fics since August. Anybody got a suggestion for a good, long fic?

"Reprise"

Written by: Doctor Strangelove

EXT. - THE PACIFIC OCEAN, BEACH IN LOS ANGELES - NIGHT (ESTABLISHING SHOT)

EXT. - DEEP IN THE OCEAN, A BOX IS RESTING ON THE BOTTOM - NIGHT (ESTABLISHING SHOT)

INT. - INSIDE THE BOX - NIGHT

[A familiar tune plays as we catch Angel mid-song.]

ANGEL

And I know why,
I am dyin' to try,
I'm gonna kill the girl.

Oh she deserves it,
Look at her, you know she does.
She deserves it all because,
Someone needs to thrash her.

It won't take a word,
Not a single word,
To go on and kill the girl.
Sing with me now.

[Some fish swim by the top of the box and sing along with Angel.]

FISH

Sha la la la la la la,
My oh my,
Girl's gonna die,
He's kill the girl!

Sha la la la la la la,
Ain't that a shame, too bad,
Really made him mad,
He's gonna kill the girl.

ANGEL

Soon, the moment,
The moment's real soon.
I'm gonna do it soon,
No time will be better.

It won't take a word,
Not a single word,
Gonna kill the girl.

FISH

Sha la la la la la la,
She better be scared,
Gonna lose her head,
When he kills the girl!

[A shark passes by and eats the fish]

SHARK

Whoa whoa!

[Crabs crawl on the box.]

CRABS, SHARK, & ANGEL

Sha la la la la la la,
Won't stop the threats,
Until she's dead,
He/I wanna kill the-

[A bright white fills the screen and we cut to:]

EXT. - THE PACIFIC OCEAN, BEACH IN LOS ANGELES - NIGHT

[A bright light is shining down from the sky, a shiny indistinguishable figure (It's Cordelia) floats down and reaches out to the ocean, the water spreads apart and we cut to:]

EXT. - DEEP IN THE OCEAN, A BOX IS RESTING ON THE BOTTOM - NIGHT

[The box, surrounded by light, floats up.]

CUT TO:

EXT. - HIGHWAY - NIGHT (ESTABLISHING SHOT)

[We see a bus drive down the highway.]

INT. - BUS - NIGHT

[We start at the front of the bus and slowly pan to the back, passing the bus drive, a homeless man, two football players and a cheerleader, and stop on two old women. The camera turns and we see Buffy sitting next to Giles, Dawn sitting next to Spike, Willow with Xander, Willow's asleep on the window. They all look very bored.]

DAWN

Tell me again why we couldn't have taken a car.

BUFFY

Because, Dawn, we don't have a car with a enough room for all six of us, plus Anya.

DAWN

We could've taken separate cars.

[From the looks on the rest of the Scoobies faces we can tell they never thought of that.]

BUFFY

Yes, well, that would've made sense.

[Dawn sighs and sits back, resting her head on Spike's shoulder. He doesn't seem to mind to much, but Xander, whose sitting behind the two, seems ticked by it. We pan over to Buffy who is quietly singing along with some music.]

BUFFY

My life's a musical,
But I don't want it all.
I don't wanna sing,
So there's just one thing,
I need to come clean.

[She stands up and starts singing louder much to the surprise of everyone on the bus.]

BUFFY [cont'd]

The jig is up,
The secret's out,
I'm coming clean,
There's no doubt.

I'm tired of lying,
Tired of trying,
To hide who I am.
Wanna get up and stand,
And say this is my man.

[She steps across the aisle to reach out and touch Spike's shoulder. Giles smiles, Dawn's head shoots up, Spike's eyes go wide, and Xander is REALLY ticked off.]

BUFFY [cont'd]

He was evil once before,
But that's all gone out the door.
Now he's complete, he is whole,
Went out and got himself a soul.

Now let me pause to clarify,
I am sure you're asking why,
You might think I've gone insane,
To say this all as a proud claim.

Because deep down he's real sweet.
Sensitive and really neat.

[She looks Spike straight in the eye.]

BUFFY [cont'd]

You've proved your love to be true,
And now I come to you,
To say I love you too.

[Dawn, Giles, and Spike have big smiles on their faces. Xander does not.]

BUFFY [cont'd]

I'm coming clean,
I'm coming out.
Get up and scream,
Get up and shout.

That I am finished,
The search is done.
No more looking for Mr. Right.

[Giles stands up too.]

BUFFY & GILES

Because I have found someone.

[We pan over to the old women.]

OLD WOMAN 1

Knew we should've taken the train,
Why they're obviously insane.

OLD WOMEN

They're singing and dancing,
Whole lot of romancing.

OLD WOMAN 2

It's serious. You think they'll stay?

OLD WOMAN 1

Ignore them and maybe they'll go away.

[Back to the Scooby Gang.]

GILES

I will say it,
I am shameless.
I love a demon,
Who'll remain nameless.

We have grown,
And I love her,
I know a lot,
Except her real hair color.

At first I didn't understand it,
Why I could barely stand it.
It was all strange and new,
Now I know she loves me too.

So I'm coming clean,
Now here's the truth,
She loves me,
I love her too.

Even through the problems,
Her ex might get enraged,
If he ever found out,
'Cause they were once engaged.

OLD WOMAN 1

Oh my, he's so crass.

HOMELESS MAN

I am drunk off my ass.

OLD WOMAN 2

I had sex with Rich.

OLD WOMAN 1

My God, you bitch!

BUS DRIVER

They've been doing this all day.

CHEERLEADER
[To Football Player 1]

I love you.

FOOTBALL PLAYER 1

I think I'm gay.

[Cheerleader looks horrified while Football Player 2 smiles.]

XANDER

You're all in love, ain't it great?
Come to think of it, no it ain't.
I'm left alone and feeling dissed,
To be quite honest, I am pissed.

I'm coming clean,
I'm being honest,
Of all the Scooby Gang,
Spike is not the fondest.

Some much anger I wanna bust,
I hate that vampire's guts.
Secrets outs, I'm being real,
But if he makes you happy I can deal.

BUFFY, GILES, XANDER

We're coming clean,
Lifting off the hood.

BUFFY

Spike? Dawn?

SPIKE & DAWN

Nah, we're good.

SPIKE, DAWN, BUFFY, XANDER, GILES

We're coming clean,
That was the deal.
We've got no more secrets.

CHEERLEADER
[Gestures to her chest.]

These aren't real!

[The song ends and for a minute everyone stands still. Then the two old women get in a fight, the football players start making out, the homeless man is throwing up, and the cheerleader is crying.]

XANDER

Ooh, catfight.

[Willow starts to stir and yawns.]

WILLOW

Hey guys, what'd I miss?