I in fact, as always do not own these characters, even though I wish I did. Then I could make 'em do really stupid things instead of just normal stupid. But since that's not the case, I'll just have to settle with this. Episode 12 - he-here it goes.
From the moment we touched/ 'Till the time it ran out
Enter: The basement of the Summers' house. Vic lays on her bed zoning out. Suddenly there is a loud muffled scream. She turns her head to Faith who is tied up at the other side of the basement.
VIC: Jeeze, could you just shut up for a second?
Faith tries to talk, but she is gagged.
VIC: Why can't I get any peace in this house?!
Vic gets off of her bed and goes into the kitchen. She makes herself a cup of coffee, and sits at the island sipping it. The Sun is brightly going down. Vic takes a sip and starts to REALLY taste it - she makes a disgusted face.
VIC: Decaf.
She goes to the sink and dumps out the coffee, then she fills a glass with tap water and slowly sips it. She stares off into space towards the door. She is just about zoned out. Dawn walks into the room.
DAWN: You going out tonight?
VIC: (blankly still staring) Hmm?
DAWN: Are you going out tonight.
VIC: Not to my knowledge.
DAWN: Not patrolling?
VIC: don't feel like it.
DAWN: I didn't know it was something you can choose to or not to do.
VIC: (scowls at Dawn) Can't I get a day off? I was dead last week and you want me to go patrolling. How considerate.
DAWN: Are you still mad at me or something?
VIC: (sarcastically) Dawn, why would I be mad at you. You only lost your virginity to my boyfriend last week.
Vic stands up and storms out of the room.
VIC: I can't get any peace in this house!
She walks into the living room. It's empty, she lets out a sigh of relief, and falls limply onto the sofa; she's laying across it. She stares at the TV's blank screen, and doesn't seem to have the strength to turn it on. Spike walks into the room and lifts her legs off of the cushion, sits down, and then drops her feet on his lap. He grabs the remote.
SPIKE: How you holding up, Vixen?
VIC: Can I kill your sister in law?
SPIKE: Are you able to? Yes. But it doesn't sound like such a good idea. I thought you were over this? (He begins to flip through the channels)
VIC: I lied. You can't just forget about how fast they forgot about me, and moved on to the next. It's disgusting.
SPIKE: Now don't go rushing onto things now, because you may be shoving your foot in your mouth later.
VIC: Rush onto things?
SPIKE: What you have a problem with the way I talk? So does Xander - no wonder you two shagged. What I meant was that you're saying something that you've never experien-
XANDER: (opening the front door) Hello, anybody home?
SPIKE: Speak of the devil. (calling to Xander) Yeah, we're in here, ya stupid git.
**Vic laughs.**
XANDER: (walking in) what did you call me?
SPIKE: I asked Vic why she didn't get it - the door I mean. You did knock, didn't you?
XANDER: Well, no.
SPIKE: Why, that's rather impolite, don't you think?
XANDER: This place, it's like a dorm - nobody needs to knock - unless it's a *vampire* who needs permission.
SPIKE: Why do you always bring up the vampire thing, huh? I'm Buffy's husband now, I've got the ring and all. And what do you have? Jack squat - so don't tell me who or what I am, I'm the one who lives here now!
VIC: (standing up) And so do I, and all I want is some frigging peace and quiet, is that so much to ask? Is it?
Vic storms off, and goes upstairs.
SPIKE: Now look what you've done.
Cut to: The Bronze. Buffy sits at the bar with Willow.
BUFFY: Why, exactly - in great detail did I let you drag me to this place. I could be at home - with my husband. These are the honeymoon days - why couldn't you come here with *your* boyfriend?
WILLOW: Because (Willow nods towards the stage where Zeke's band is playing) you have to talk to that boy. It's only right, Buffy.
BUFFY: So the goal wasn't fun. It's handling the mess my sister got herself into.
WILLOW: Yeah.
BUFFY: Well, I guess since you dragged me all the way over here, I'll play nice and rip the boy's guts out. (sighs) Why is it always work - I still have to decide what to do with Faith. She can't stay in that basement forever. Vic has been nagging me ever since we threw her down there to get rid "the trash" as Vic puts it so eloquently.
WILLOW: Well, I may have a solution for you.
BUFFY: Kill her?
WILLOW: Vic?
BUFFY: No, Faith.
WILLOW: Buffy, you know you can't kill her.
BUFFY: I know, but a girl can dream, can't she.
WILLOW: I suppose, but I have a better solution.
BUFFY: And what's that.
WILLOW: Well, you see. You've got the house full, I mean - it's getting pretty full here, Buff. It's one step away from people *living* in the *living* room.
BUFFY: I know, Will.
WILLOW: And, well, Oz was thinking about moving off campus. And he said there would be enough room for me, so if I wanted to come live with him...
BUFFY: You're leaving me?
WILLOW: You see, Giles is going back - back to England, and he is thinking about giving his apartment to me and Oz, or at least sub-letting it. And it's not like I'm gonna be mil-
BUFFY: Giles is leaving?
WILLOW: Oh no, I've said too much.
BUFFY: I can't believe he didn't tell me.
WILLOW: He was gonna, he was just waiting for the right time, and I wasn't supposed to say anything. But, Buffy, it'll be okay, he's left before, we can handle it. It's not a big issue. I mean, it is a big issue, but it's not. And then you'll have enough room to give Vic her own room or a nursery, or-or both, you know, Xander can put a wall down the middle, and poof - two rooms.
BUFFY: I can't believe you're all leaving me.
WILLOW: We're not leaving, I mean, Giles is, but I'm not leaving. I'll be right by you. And you have Vic, and Dawn, and let's not forget the hubby. Plus Xander and Anya. I mean, honey not everyone's leaving you. It's just that Giles is going back to England.
BUFFY: But while would he want to go back to England.
WILLOW: Uh, let's see, because it's his homeland.
BUFFY: But it's so drab and tiresome - Oh my God, I'm starting to talk like him. He does need to leave.
WILLOW: (putting her arm around Buffy) It'll all be okay. I promise.
Zeke's band stops playing, and he steps off of the stage.
BUFFY: Uh oh, there's my cue.
Cut to: The Summers' house. A heated argument takes place between Xander and Spike. Dawn sneaks out the front door without drawing any attention. Vic sits on the sofa plugging her ears and singing. Spike and Xander are standing facing each other yelling.
VIC: (to herself...singing) I should have just stayed upstairs. I was just worried they would kill each other.
XANDER: So who took who's last name last week, huh Spike? Is it Buffy the Bloody. No, I think it's Spike Summers.
SPIKE: Well at least I'm not a Vengeance Demon's bitch like someone I'm looking at right now. You know, you're lucky she even took you back after what you did to her.
XANDER: And you're lucky that I didn't kill you after what you two did together. But, no *Buffy* stepped in the way.
SPIKE: You're just some attention starved little boy you know that? You're just saying "love me, love me," and she's got you wrapped so tight around her finger, it's sad man. Really sad.
XANDER: Well, you-you're a vampire.
SPIKE: And you're a pretty little flower.
XANDER: Flower? Flower? I'll have you know that-
Downstairs in the basement, Faith hops around on the chair trying to break it and loosen the ropes. After enough hopping up and down, the chair breaks underneath her. They can hear the loud crash upstairs.
Vic jumps up from the couch and pushes between the arguing men who finally take notice that she was in the room. Vic runs down the stairs just as Faith is running up them, Vic pushes Faith down the stairs. Faith stumbles and falls back smashing her head on the ground.
XANDER: I think you killed her.
Cut to: The Bronze. Buffy and Zeke sit at a table back away from the noise.
BUFFY: Bottom line- stay away from my sister.
ZEKE: Listen, Buffy - I- I didn't force anything on that girl - in fact I didn't do or say anything to suggest it.
BUFFY: You're telling me that my little sister came on to you?
ZEKE: Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
BUFFY: And why is it that I don't believe you?
ZEKE: (sincerely) Buffy, I wouldn't lie to you. Now, I'm not saying that I didn't let it happen, but I am saying that I didn't initiate it.
BUFFY: I don't know why I believe you, but I do.
ZEKE: Thank you.
BUFFY: But stay away from my sister.
ZEKE: That seems kind of hard doesn't it, my girlfriend living in your house and all.
BUFFY: (standing up) Honey, I don't care if you guys can't meet at my house - stay away from my little sister. (grabs her coat off of the chair) If you know what's good for you. Goodnight.
ZEKE: Buffy-
BUFFY: (walking away) Goodnight Zeke!
Cut to: The basement of the Summers' house. Faith's body is still laying on the floor with a huge pool of blood around her head. Xander, Vic, and Spike stand around her.
VIC: We should call an ambulance.
SPIKE: She's dead, there's no use.
VIC: Then call the morgue.
SPIKE: We can't. They'll want to investigate - and we don't want you getting into any trouble.
XANDER: Well, we can't just her sit here.
SPIKE: We'll just dump the body.
VIC: You guys! You're talking about a human being here.
XANDER: Vic, come on, now, it's just Faith - not many people are gonna miss her.
VIC: Xander! You don't just do that to a person!
XANDER: Don't get me wrong here, I mean I lost my virginity to this girl-
VIC: Well, that explains a lot of your bedroom manners.
XANDER: (scowls) But, we're talking about you being arrested here.
VIC: (heading for the stairs) I'm calling the paramedics.
SPIKE: Vixen, don't you dare take another step.
VIC: (starting to cry) No, Spike, Faith is dead, I'm calling an ambulance. (She starts going up the stairs)
SPIKE: Vic, you little bit - you'll go to jail for this.
Vic is at the top of the stairs.
VIC: Faith was walking up the stairs, I opened the door, and she was surprised, she lost her footing and fell.
Vic walks over to the phone and dials 911. An operator picks up.
OP: 911 emergency, can I help you.
VIC: Y-yes, my friend she fell down the stairs - I'm pretty sure she's dead.
OP: An emergency crew will be right over - just tell me what happened.
VIC: Well, I opened the basement door to go down, and I startled her - she lost her footing and fell.
OP: How far down?
VIC: I'm not sure- pretty far. T-there's a lot of blood.
OP: Where's the blood coming from?
VIC: Her head - she's dead, I know she's dead.
OP: Well just wait for the paramedics to get there.
VIC: Ok.
Vic turns off the phone.
VIC: (to the guys) they should be here any minute.
Spike is at the top of the stairs now, Xander is still staring at Faith's body.
SPIKE: Xander, what are you doing?
XANDER: She may still be alive, and when she jumps up, I'm gonna be ready for her.
Cut to: Willow and Buffy walking home. They are almost to the house.
WILLOW: So he said Dawn came on to him?
BUFFY: Yupp.
WILLOW: You don't believe him, do you?
BUFFY: Actually, I kinda do.
WILLOW: No...Buffy, he's just trying to take the load off of himself.
BUFFY: I know but he was so sincere, and I know how much hew loves Vic.
WILLOW: How many problems have those to had in the past month? Buffy-
Suddenly an ambulances whizzes by and stops in front of the house.
BUFFY: Oh God.
They run towards the house as fast as they can. Buffy beats Willow and gets to the door just as the paramedics are.
BUFFY: What happened here.
PM1: Sorry Miss, I'm gonna have to ask you to step aside.
The Paramedic rings the doorbell. Buffy pulls out her key and unlocks the door.
BUFFY: I kinda own this house.
PM1: sorry.
The paramedics rush in.
PM2: Could you tell us where the girl is?
BUFFY: Girl?
Willow finally gets to the door. They stand in the foyer.
WILLOW: What happened?
BUFFY: I'm curious to know myself.
PM1: Yeah, the girl that fell down the stairs?
BUFFY: Well, there are only two sets of stairs in this house, and it doesn't seem to be this one. Follow me.
They walk toward the basement. Vic and Spike stand in the kitchen.
VIC: Buffy.
BUFFY: What happened?
VIC: She's down there.
The paramedics rush down the stairs. One of them takes a pulse.
PM1: She's dead.
The second paramedic walks back up the stairs.
PM2: Do you wanna run by me what happened?
VIC: Uh, y-yeah. The two guys were having an argument, and I just wanted some peace and quiet, so I went to go down into the basement. When I opened the door, I saw Faith - she had a startled look on her face - I don't know if she didn't hear me walk to the door or what, but she lost her footing, and she fell.
Buffy's mouth is gaped open.
VIC: I-Is she dead?
PM2: I'm sorry to say, but she is. Who's the next of kin?
BUFFY: She had no family. We kind of took her in for the past week or so.
PM1: Well, we're gonna take her to the morgue. They'll contact you from here.
BUFFY: I'm sorry, I haven't had this happen before - can- can we clean up the floor - is that ok?
PM1: Yes, of course.
BUFFY: Thank you.
The paramedics load Faith onto a gurney and carry out of the house. Buffy shuts the door behind them.
BUFFY: Ok, I wanna know exactly what happened from start to finish. And why don't you start with where Dawn is.
SPIKE: She's in her room.
Willow comes downstairs.
WILLOW: No she isn't.
VIC: She must have snuck out during Laurel and Hardy's little spat.
XANDER: Hey! Who are you calling Laurel and who's Hardy?
VIC: Anyway, Sigfreid and Roy we arguing and I was down here making sure they weren't about to kill each other. Faith probably took it as the opportune time to escape seeing as there was so much noise - you couldn't hear anything else. Anyway, Suddenly, I hear a loud crash. I push through the Curly and Mo over here and go to the basement - they follow. I open the basement door and Faith is coming up the stairs. And, well, I kind of - accidentally...pushed her. I was just trying to stop her, but she fell and she fell hard.
BUFFY: You killed her!?!
SPIKE: A little louder, sweetie, the people down the block couldn't quite make that out.
BUFFY: Spike, she killed someone.
XANDER: Listen, it was an accident. We all know that it was an accident.
BUFFY: Vic, get a mop and a bucket - clean this up.
Vic goes to the kitchen.
SPIKE: (whispering) Listen, don't be so hard on her - she did the right thing - she called the paramedics - we didn't even want to do that.
BUFFY: What did you want to do with her? Dump her in the river?
SPIKE: That's besides the point. The point is that she already feels guilty for it, so cut the poor girl some slack.
Vic goes down the stairs with a bucket of soapy water and a mop.
BUFFY: Spike - I guess it's because you've killed hundreds-
SPIKE: More like thousands.
BUFFY: Anyway - for a slayer to kill someone isn't such a casual thing. It's serious, and Vic needs to know that.
SPIKE: Don't you think she already knows that.
XANDER: It was an accident, Buffy, and she feels bad enough as it is - don't make her feel worse.
Dawn sneaks back in the house through the kitchen door. She hears crying coming from the basement. Dawn looks down the stairs. Vic is mopping as she sobs. Dawn steps slowly down the stairs.
DAWN: Vic? Are you okay? What happened?
VIC: (holding back her sobs) Where have you been? Everyone is worried sick about you.
DAWN: Why are you crying? Where's Faith.
VIC: Faith is dead. I killed her.
DAWN: Why? How?
VIC: It was an accident- she fell down the stairs - I pushed her. It was just an immediate reaction I didn't mean to- I just did. This is her blood. Now go upstairs and get yelled at. You might as well face them - or the punishment will be twice as severe.
DAWN: Okay.
Dawn goes back up the stairs and into the living room.
XANDER: Buffy- we have to move her out of that basement. How would you feel if you had to be down there where *you* killed someone.
DAWN: Yeah, she feels pretty crappy about it- she's down there crying.
Everyone turns around and stares at Dawn.
BUFFY: And where have you been, young lady. You thought you could just sneak out of the house and get away with it?
DAWN: Why not? You used to do it all the time.
BUFFY: That's right and I know all the tricks of the trade. So where were you?
DAWN: The Bronze.
BUFFY: No, *I* was at the Bronze. Try again.
DAWN: Out.
BUFFY: Oh, that's descriptive. I'll give you one more chance. Where were you?
DAWN: Okay, Jana and I went to this frat party at UC Sunnydale.
BUFFY: Did you have fun?
XANDER: Didn't get sacrificed to any giant scaly thing I see.
DAWN: It-it was okay, kind of boring.
BUFFY: Well, I hope you enjoy it because you're grounded for the next month. You'll come straight home with me after school. You won't leave this house without adult supervision. Do you understand?
DAWN: Yes.
BUFFY: Good - Go to your room, and don't sneak out or so help me I'll have Xander screw that window shut.
Vic walks into the living room. Her cheeks and nose are red and her eyes are swollen.
BUFFY: You can sleep up here tonight if you want to, Vic.
VIC: Thanks.
SPIKE: (playing the father) Come here.
Vic walks quietly over to him, and he wraps his arms around her and gives her a hug. She buries her face into his chest and starts weeping. Buffy has a soft look of jealousy on her face.
BUFFY: Vic. Can I talk to you in the kitchen for a minute...alone please.
VIC: (letting go of Spike) Sure.
Vic and Buffy walk into the kitchen. They sit across from each other at the island.
BUFFY: Vic, I have to talk to you about Zeke.
VIC: Okay.
BUFFY: Tonight I told him to stay away from Dawn. Which probably means he won't be coming to the house anymore.
VIC: Yeah, I completely understand. I'll probably break up with him pretty soon. This can't go on.
BUFFY: Alright. I just wanted you to know what was going on.
VIC: Yeah, fine it works for me. It's all good. He is bad for me anyway.
BUFFY: Yeah, he is.
VIC: I-I think I'm gonna go out and patrol - kill something non-human.
BUFFY: Do you want any help?
VIC: Buffy, you're in no condition to slay.
BUFFY: I know, but I'm getting so tired of not being able to kill vampires or seeing my feet. Do my shoes match?
Vic looks down at Buffy's feet. She is wearing a pair of white tennis shoes- they match, but she is wearing one white sock and one blue sock.
VIC: Yeah, your shoes match. But you might wanna check your socks.
BUFFY: SPIKE!
VIC: See you later.
Vic grabs her coat and leaves through the kitchen door. Spike walks into the kitchen.
SPIKE: Yeah, love?
BUFFY: Do my shoes match?
Spike looks down.
SPIKE: Yes, love.
BUFFY: What about my socks?
Spike looks down again.
SPIKE: (smiling) No, love.
BUFFY: So you let me walk around all day with mismatched socks?
SPIKE: Yeah, I guess I did.
BUFFY: Come here.
Spike moves in closer. Buffy smacks him on the head.
SPIKE: Ow!
BUFFY: Next time, look carefully.
SPIKE: Of course, love. I have to head to work now.
BUFFY: Have fun! But not too much fun!
SPIKE: See you in the morning.
BUFFY: Bye.
Spike leaves through the kitchen door.
Cut to: A Sunnydale cemetery. A big ugly demon comes charging at Vic. She ducks down and he rolls right over her. She pulls out a sword and cuts off his head.
VIC: That was too easy- there has to be another one out here somewhere.
Another demon comes charging at her. It is green and scaly- a dragon looking thing. It charges at Vic, and she tries the same tactic. No, this one is smarter- it stops right in front of her and kicks her in the stomach. She flips over and bounces back up.
VIC: It takes more than that to bring me down.
She kicks the demon in the head and he stumbles back a few steps, then regains his balance and comes charging at her again. Vic stands still not even flinching the demon charges, and Vic whips out the sword at the last minute charging right through its stomach. The demon falls to the ground and Vic pulls the sword out of its stomach, the demon's limbs still shake even though he is dead. Vic pulls a Polaroid out of her pocket and snaps a picture of the demon.
VIC: This might actually mean something. Maybe an apocalypse - we haven't had one of those in a while - I'm missing it.
Vic continues patrolling. She stops by the bronze to see if any vampires are up for a midnight snack. She walks in and goes up to the cat walk. She looks around. All seems normal, not a blood sucker in the place- no one dressed in retro clothes that aren't back in style. She sees Spike come in and go to work at the bar.
VIC: No luck.
Vic walks back down the stairs. She starts walking toward the bar when she bumps into Zeke.
ZEKE: Whoa, Vic, I didn't see you there.
VIC: Yeah, apparently not. Do you have a minute?
ZEKE: Yeah, sure what's up?
VIC: Nothing, I just need to talk to you.
ZEKE: Okay.
Cut to: The Summers' house. Buffy and Dawn sit on Dawn's bed.
BUFFY: Well, I just wanted to talk to you about what happened last week.
DAWN: You're referring to what happened with Zeke?
BUFFY: Yeah.
DAWN: So what? You're gonna tell me that what I did is wrong and sex is bad.
BUFFY: No! Well, yeah, you what you did *was* wrong, and you shouldn't be having sex at your age, but I came to talk to you about something else pertaining to that.
DAWN: And what's that?
BUFFY: Zeke's not welcome in this house anymore. And I don't want you to see him ever again.
DAWN: Buffy, You can't just-
BUFFY: I can and I did. The boy isn't good for you and he doesn't even love you. Plus I heard that it wasn't all him.
DAWN: What!?
BUFFY: I heard that you instigated the whole thing.
DAWN: Buffy- I would never-
BUFFY: Dawn! Don't lie to me, I can tell when you lie.
DAWN: You can't tell.
BUFFY: Well, I can. Now I'm not, well yeah I'm kinda mad. No-no, I'm upset, but death makes us do crazy things. So... make sure it doesn't happen again, and if it does: you'd better pray that I don't find out. Understood?
DAWN: Understood.
BUFFY: Now go to bed, you've gotta go to school tomorrow, and so do I. Goodnight.
DAWN: G'night.
Buffy leaves Dawn's room and goes to hers.
Cut to: The Bronze. A shot of customers screaming orders at Spike. The club is CRAZY for a Tuesday night. A camera pans around the whole club filled with people, and stops at a table where Vic and Zeke sit.
ZEKE: What's wrong? You look pretty...out of it.
VIC: I killed someone tonight.
ZEKE: Well, good. That's your job, right?
VIC: No, not something. I mean, I killed something - yeah, but I'm talking about someone- a person.
ZEKE: Oh my God. Who?
VIC: Faith.
ZEKE: Well it's okay, I mean she was bad, she was evil.
VIC: No! Zeke, don't you understand that I killed a person. Murder?
ZEKE: What happened?
VIC: Well, she was trying to escape, and she was running up the basement stairs, and I pushed her back down. It was a reflex.
ZEKE: And she died.
VIC: YEAH!
ZEKE: Well, how can you be sure?
VIC: Uh, lemme see- the paramedics said she was!
ZEKE: You called the paramedics!?! Vic! Are you crazy - they'll find out!
VIC: It's okay, I told them she lost her footing coming up the stairs. No investigation. No jail time. I just feel like crap.
ZEKE: Oh, I'm sorry.
There is a long period of silence. They are at a table right next to the dance floor. A crazy teenaged boy is jumping around to the music and falls, he lands on Vic. She pushes him up off of her.
VIC: Whoa there!
BOY: Oh, sorry. Lemme buy you a drink- sorry. What do you want?
VIC: Bourbon straight up.
BOY: Uh...I'm not 21...
VIC: Just tell the blonde Billy Idol-looking bartender that it's for his little Vixen.
BOY: Okay?
The boy runs off to the bar and to Spike. The boy says his order, and Spike gives him a look like "yeah right." The boy points to Vic, and she waves at Spike. Spike gives the boy the drink, and the boy runs back over to the table.
BOY: Here. Sorry.
VIC: Thanks. Don't let it happen again.
BOY: Okay.
The boy goes back jumping into the crowd.
ZEKE: So...Buffy paid me a little visit tonight.
VIC: I know. Which is kinda what I have to talk to you about.
ZEKE: Oh?
VIC: Zeke, we can't see each other anymore.
ZEKE: I know I can't come to your house or any Scooby-functions, but we can meet here, or at my place.
VIC: No, Zeke I mean in general.
ZEKE: What? What are you saying?
VIC: I mean we're over.
ZEKE: No. No, Buffy put this into your head.
VIC: No. It wasn't Buffy. It was you.
ZEKE: Me? What did I do?
Vic gives him a look as if to say "you know exactly what you did."
VIC: It's me too. In the beginning, I was using you to get back at Xander, and then you were such a cool guy, I thought I owed it to you to stay with you - plus, you're really good in bed. But then, there were the accusations of me cheating, and-
ZEKE: But the love demon- she did that.
VIC: But I always take you back! NO! It couldn't have been all the love demon. And if it was - I don't care because my body wasn't even cold, and you were up in it with Dawn! DAWN! I will never be able to forgive you for that, and if we stay together, it will always be looming over our heads!
ZEKE: Vic, I love you.
VIC: No you don't. We're just convenient for each other. It's over.
ZEKE: You can't mean it.
VIC: I'll see you around Zeke.
Vic gets up from the table and grabs her coat.
ZEKE: They've brain-washed you.
VIC: Why don't you write a song about it or something.
Vic walks away. She goes over to the bar and sit down.
VIC: Hey Poppa Bear.
SPIKE: Poppa bear?
VIC: Yeah, that's what I'm gonna call you from now on.
SPIKE: I've been called Blondie Bear, but never Poppa Bear.
VIC: Well, that's your new name.
SPIKE: Whatever. What's your pleasure, my little Vixen? Another Bourbon? Brandy? Whiskey? Red Wine? Club Soda? Orange Juice? Milk?
VIC: I just wanna sit here for right now.
SPIKE: You did the right thing, Vixen. You know that, right? It could have never worked out between you two.
VIC: I know. Oh! I have something to show you.
Vic reaches into her pocket and pulls out the Polaroid she took earlier that night. She shows it to Spike.
VIC: Do you know what that is?
SPIKE: Dragon Demon. Maybe there's a nest.
VIC: Don't dragons fly?
SPIKE: Yeah, dragons do, but a Dragon-Demon, no they walk.
VIC: So, what exactly are dragon demons, anyway?
SPIKE: Generally harmless.
VIC: Generally?
SPIKE: Well, when you have a couple- one or two: Bam! You kill em, they're gone - end of story.
VIC: But?
SPIKE: But when there's a nest, well, it's chaos.
VIC: What kind of chaos are we talking about?
SPIKE: Well, they like to kill - not eat, but kill - anything living. Be it human- plant life, animal - as long as it's living they want it dead.
VIC: What do they get out of it?
SPIKE: Satisfaction.
VIC: How do we find out where they live?
SPIKE: Check all the usual spots, you know research, all that fun stuff.
VIC: Peachy! Shot a Brandy, si vous plait.
Spike pours Vic a shot of brandy and slides it across the bar.
VIC: Merci.
SPIKE: No problem. You spend time in France?
VIC: Yeah, a week or two with- with (quietly) Faith.
SPIKE: Oh, uh excuse moi.
VIC: It's okay, I guess I'll just have to deal with the fact that I killed someone.
SPIKE: We all go through it. That's the burden of a soul. Just think of how I have to deal with it- recently getting one myself. I mean, all those people I've killed- having to deal with that- it's hard.
VIC: Yeah, I feel bad for you- and Angel.
SPIKE: Oh please don't say that name.
VIC: Why? I thought you and Angel were cool.
SPIKE: Well, we may play like we're pals at social gatherings, but having that standard looming over your head 24-7- it's just hard.
VIC: I understand. I'm beginning to understand a lot of things living here in Sunnydale: Life, love, fear, pain, death.
SPIKE: Fear? I thought you weren't afraid of anything.
VIC: I'm not! But here, fear keeps people alive.
SPIKE: Yeah, well Sunnydale always teaches people a lot because life is so short around here - even for the vampires.
VIC: So what are you afraid of?
SPIKE: Me? I'm afraid of losing it.
VIC: Losing what?
SPIKE: Let's not talk about it, 'kay?
VIC: Oh, come on, Spike it's me, tell me what you're afraid of?
SPIKE: Honest? I'm afraid that *he'll* come back, and *he'll* sweep Buffy off of her feet, and *they'll* raise OUR baby- without me. I'm afraid he'll take it all away from me just like he's done may times be-
There is a loud strum of a guitar on stage. Vic turns around and Spike looks up. Zeke and his band are on stage.
ZEKE: Well, I just got dumped, and the girl who dumped me told me to write a song about it. So I went back stage and this is what I came up with.
VIC: Oh God.
Vic turns back around to the bar and plugs her ears.
VIC:(yelling because she can't hear herself) Is the song any good?
SPIKE: It's okay - I guess. Not my type of music. So soft and pop-ish.
VIC: Yeah, you like your hard core punk.
SPIKE: Yeah.
VIC: What is he saying?
SPIKE: Have a listen for yourself.
VIC: No just tell me.
SPIKE: I love you; blah, blah, blah. Don't let them brainwash you blah, blah, blah. You know you love me, I know you know you love me, blah, blah, blah.
VIC: Is it cheesy?
SPIKE: Beyond your imagination.
Vic rolls her eyes.
SPIKE: You can unplug your ears now. It's over.
Vic unplugs her ears and looks back at Zeke on stage.
ZEKE: Well, now she knows how I feel.
Vic turns back around in her seat and rolls her eyes again. The band plays an upbeat rock song now. Everybody dances. The boy who ran into Vic earlier approaches her at the bar.
BOY: So is the song about you?
Vic looks at Spike.
VIC: What gave you that idea?
BOY: Well, I saw you talking to him earlier, and you're not with him now-
VIC: No, he's on stage now. How do you know I'm not his sister or something?
BOY: Are you?
VIC: No.
BOY: So did you like your song?
VIC: What is this 20 questions?
BOY: SORRY!
SPIKE: I think you'd better leave the lady alone.
BOY: Alright, alright. I'm going.
The boy walks off.
SPIKE: I think somebody likes you.
VIC: Whatever, just wake me up when we're leaving.
Vic puts her head down to sleep on the bar.
SPIKE: Why don't you just go home?
VIC: Slaughter or demons - you have to help. If it's a nest, I can't do it on my own.
SPIKE: We'll get em first thing tomorrow night.
VIC: I don't like to procrastinate.
SPIKE: Fine.
Cut to: The Summers' House. Buffy wakes up in the middle of the night and runs down stairs. She grabs the phone, and dials.
Cut to: Giles' apartment. Giles wakes up to the phone ringing. He goes to his phone.
GILES: H-hello?
BUFFY: Why do you insist on leaving?
GILES: Buffy? What's the matter?
BUFFY: Willow told me. When are you going?
GILES: Oh blast! I have to stop telling Willow secrets.
BUFFY: So when's it gonna be?
GILES: I don't know, sometime next week. Buffy it's 1:30 in the morning can we talk at a more appropriate time?
BUFFY: This seems like the most appropriate time to me. Giles, it feel s like the world is caving in on me. Faith is dead, I don't know if you knew, but she took a nasty spill down the stairs today - or yesterday, actually.
GILES: Oh my. She is dead.
BUFFY: Yeah, Dawn was naughty - you're taking Willow and Oz away from me-
GILES: Buffy, a few weeks ago, all three of us were in England.
BUFFY: Yeah but that was on business, not pleasure.
GILES: Buffy, you know I'll always be there when you need me, and so will Willow and Oz.
BUFFY: Well, I'm still upset about it.
GILES: I know you are.
BUFFY: Well, as long as I've made that clear.
GILES: Crystal. Goodnight.
BUFFY: Goodnight.
They both hang up the phone.
Cut to: The Bronze. Zeke walks up behind Vic, SPike looks up at her.
SPIKE: Leave her alone, she's sleeping.
ZEKE: She like the song?
SPIKE: She didn't hear it. Just leave her alone, mate.
ZEKE: Will do.
Zeke walks away. Spike nudges Vic until she wakes up.
SPIKE: I get off in about 15 minutes.
Vic rubs her eyes and wipes her mouth.
VIC: (sleepily)'Kay.
Vic looks up and around the club. A few stragglers hang around, but the place is basically empty.
VIC: I dunno, it's pretty dead in here.
SPIKE: Most of the little ones have curfews, and the older ones only come in on weekends.
VIC: Well, hurry up, Poppa Bear - last call was a half an hour ago. I wanna go slaughter demon!
A man passes by and gives Vic a strange look.
SPIKE: (to the man) She's a little drunk.
The man nods and continues walking away.
SPIKE: Lemme get my jacket and we're outa here.
VIC: 'Kay, Poppa Bear.
Spike rolls his eyes, then disappears for a minute, and returns with his leather jacket.
SPIKE: Okay, let's go.
Vic and Spike get up and leave the Bronze.
Cut to: Xander's flat. Xander and Anya lay in bed awake.
ANYA: So she just pushed her. Simple as that? ***Xander nods*** No clever phrase, no anecdote? Just pushed?
XANDER: Yupp.
ANYA: And Faith, she just fell and dies. No last words, not threats of revenge, no curses? Just died?
XANDER: That's right.
ANYA: How uneventful!
XANDER: Vic seemed pretty torn up about it.
ANYA: Well, Faith was her mentor. I felt the same way when my mentor, this vengeance demon named Devonia, got eaten by a sloth demon- very painful stuff. Especially because sloth demons regurgitate their prey and eat them again.
XANDER: Ewe, Anya! That was an over-share, Hun.
ANYA: Sorry. Isn't it funny how death makes you have sex. That's why I can understand what Zeke and Dawn did - they just reached for the nearest person.
XANDER: Yeah, I guess.
ANYA: But Vic, she seemed pretty torn up?
XANDER: Yeah, I told Buffy not to be so hard on her. It was the only thing Spike and I have ever agreed on.
ANYA: Hmm. I'd give her tomorrow off, but between her passing out, and dying and all, she's missed way too many days as it is.
XANDER: Well, it's the thought that counts, I suppose.
ANYA: I guess. I have to go.
XANDER: What? Why?
ANYA: I have to get up in the morning.
XANDER: It's already morning.
ANYA: Well, Good Morning- I'll see you later.
Anya rolls out of the bed and gets dressed.
Cut to: A Sunnydale Cemetery. Spike and Vic investigate. They stumble upon a crypt with a few vampires in it.
VIC: Chute! (She stands in the doorway with Spike close behind her. ***sweetly***) Um, you guys wouldn't happen to have seen a nest of Dragon-Demons have you? They're supposed to cause chaos. Do you guys even know what chaos is?
A few vampires stand up ready to charge.
VIC: Sorry, I obviously got the wrong address. But while I'm here: (pulls out a stake) I might as well join the party.
The vampires charge. Spike and Vic fight them off and stake them as they come. Finally the last vamp is dead.
VIC: Well, that wasn't too difficult. Now, how about we check this place out - they might have been harboring this nest of demons - trying to cause chaos themselves.
SPIKE: Yeah, I remember those days.
VIC: Yeah...
They search the crypt - there is nothing of use - no signs of Demons - nothing.
SPIKE: Hey! I remember this dump - I lived here for a while. There's a secret cavern right about ( Spike counts out the floor boards until he finds the right one) here.
He kneels down and pulls up the board. Then he pulls up another board, and another until there is a deep pit with stairs leading down to it.
SPIKE: (standing on the first step to the cavern) Ladies first.
Vic walks over and grabs a torch off of a wall.
VIC: Don't mind if I do.
She walks down into the cavern and Spike follows. Vic shines the light in front of her.
SPIKE: We should be getting to the bottom any minute.
VIC: Why aren't you leading again?
SPIKE: Well, you're the slayer - or one of them.
VIC: Houston we have a problem
SPIKE: What is it?
Vic shines the light down towards the floor. There are eggs everywhere, and a Dragon-Demon in the middle of them all.
VIC: What do I do?
The Dragon-demon looks up at her.
VIC: Spike, what do I do.
SPIKE: Run!
VIC: We can't run!
SPIKE: Run!
Vic throws the torch at the demon. The torch lands just in front of the demon setting all of the eggs on fire.
SPIKE: Run!
They run up the stairs. There is the loud roar of the demon. Spike runs out the door.
VIC: Wait!
There is a can of gas in the corner. Vic throws the gas can into the pit. There is a loud clinking noise, and then an explosion from when the can hits the flames. Vic throws down all of the torches in the crypt.
SPIKE: Let's go! Run.
Vic runs out of the crypt.
VIC: Let's get the hell outa here.
Spike and Vic run out of the cemetery.
Cut to: The Summers' house. Buffy sits awake in bed. A shot on the alarm clock shows that it is 3:30am. Spike should have been home and hour and 15 minutes ago, and Vic has gone AWOL. Buffy goes downstairs and sits on the couch. She hears the slam of the kitchen door.
VIC: It's only 3:30 in the morning and the day has already been eventful.
SPIKE: Really.
They walk over into the foyer. Spike looks over into the living room to see a figure on the couch.
SPIKE: Buffy?
Vic turns to look. Spike turns on a light. ***Buffy's tone is sustained jealousy masked with anger***
SPIKE: Buffy, you shouldn't be up - you have to work in the morning.
BUFFY: So does Vic.
VIC: Yeah, we were just killing a nest of Vamps and demons... I broke up with Zeke!
SPIKE: Yeah, and then he wrote this corny song about it - it was pretty funny.
VIC: Yeah, I actually got some sleep at the bar of the Bronze.
BUFFY: Sounds like you tow had fun. While was here worried sick. Vic will you please go to your room.
Vic stands still - fearful. Buffy looks up at her.
VIC: You're kinda sitting on my bed.
BUFFY: Oh...sorry. Spike, can we go upstairs, please. I need to talk to you.
SPIKE: Sure, love.
Spike and Buffy go upstairs. Vic goes down to the basement to get her blankets and pillow. She comes back upstairs and lays out her bed for the next few days. Upstairs an argument can be heard. The words cannot be made out, but we can tell it's heated. The argument moves to the foot of the stairs. Everything can be made out now.
SPIKE: Should I stay or should I go?
BUFFY: Spare me.
SPIKE: If I go, there will be trouble. If I stay, there will be double.
BUFFY: Don't do that.
SPIKE: So you gotta let me know-
BUFFY: Stop!
SPIKE: Should I commit or should I blow.
BUFFY: Stop singing that and get out of my house
SPIKE: Fine then!
BUFFY: Fine.
Footsteps are heard coming down the stairs, and then Spike appears in the foyer.
SPIKE: It looks like I'm gonna be sleeping in a hotel for a few days.
VIC: What happened?
SPIKE: She's just jealous - it happens.
VIC: Of what?
SPIKE: Me spending more time with you - the fact that she can't slay and you and I can.
VIC: Well, then I'm going with you!
SPIKE: I appreciate it, Vixen, but it's not necessary.
Buffy comes down the stairs.
BUFFY: Are you gone yet?
SPIKE: Yeah.
VIC: If he's gone , I'm gone too.
BUFFY: Just as I suspected.
SPIKE: Oh, don't do that. This is absurd!
BUFFY: Absurd?
SPIKE: It's bull! And Vic knows it too.
VIC: Why are you kicking him out?
BUFFY: That's between him and I.
VIC: Do I have something to do with it?
BUFFY: Actually...
VIC: That's what I thought. If it has something to do with me - I deserve to know about it.
BUFFY: I know what's going on between you two.
VIC: She's never gonna believe it. Come on, Daddy-o.
Vic opens the door and begins to leave. Spike raises his eyebrow to Buffy who stands as cold as stone, and Spike leaves.
Cut to: one of Sunnydale's better hotels. Spike and Vic settle down in their own rooms which are connected. Vic opens her door into Spikes room. Spike sits on the bed semi-catatonic.
VIC: Don't worry, Dad, mom will get over it. She just needs to cool off. Just get some sleep. We'd better shut the curtains.
Vic goes up to the curtains, and shuts them. She tries to manuver them so that no light will shine in.
VIC: That okay?
Spike looks up at the curtains.
SPIKE: I guess.
VIC: Get some sleep, it will all work out in the morning, Poppa Bear. Goodnight.
Vic walks through the doorway and shuts Spike's door, then the sound of her own door can be heard shutting. Spike is still sitting on the bed. He looks at his hands.
Cut to: The next morning. Buffy goes from hotel to motel and back to hotel trying to find Spike and Vic. She stops at the hotel Spike and Vic have checked in to. She goes to the front door.
CONCIERGE: Hello m'am, can I help you?
BUFFY: Yes, I was looking for someone. The name could be under Spike, or William, or Victoria. Or any combination. It's a Blonde - kinda Billy-Idol looking guy, and a tall thin brunette - really pretty, wavy hair.
C: M'am, we make it a rule not to interfere with our customers' personal lives.
BUFFY: Of course, and I wouldn't ask you to - I-I just wanna know if they checked in here. It can't hurt to just tell me that.
C: Yes, they checked in under the names Victoria and William Summers.
BUFFY: Well, I'm Buffy Summers (she takes out her ID) See, here's my ID. William is my husband. Can I know what room they are in?
C: William is in room 257 and Victoria is in room 259.
BUFFY: They're in separate rooms?
C: Why, yes m'am.
BUFFY: Where are these rooms?
C: The third floor.
BUFFY: Thank you!
Buffy runs to the elevator. It takes too long to come down. She runs to the stairs and goes all the way up them to the third floor. She knocks on Spikes door. There is a do not enter sign on the door.
SPIKE: GO AWAY! The room is clean!
BUFFY: (through the door) Spike, it's me. Let me in!
From the moment we touched/ 'Till the time it ran out
Enter: The basement of the Summers' house. Vic lays on her bed zoning out. Suddenly there is a loud muffled scream. She turns her head to Faith who is tied up at the other side of the basement.
VIC: Jeeze, could you just shut up for a second?
Faith tries to talk, but she is gagged.
VIC: Why can't I get any peace in this house?!
Vic gets off of her bed and goes into the kitchen. She makes herself a cup of coffee, and sits at the island sipping it. The Sun is brightly going down. Vic takes a sip and starts to REALLY taste it - she makes a disgusted face.
VIC: Decaf.
She goes to the sink and dumps out the coffee, then she fills a glass with tap water and slowly sips it. She stares off into space towards the door. She is just about zoned out. Dawn walks into the room.
DAWN: You going out tonight?
VIC: (blankly still staring) Hmm?
DAWN: Are you going out tonight.
VIC: Not to my knowledge.
DAWN: Not patrolling?
VIC: don't feel like it.
DAWN: I didn't know it was something you can choose to or not to do.
VIC: (scowls at Dawn) Can't I get a day off? I was dead last week and you want me to go patrolling. How considerate.
DAWN: Are you still mad at me or something?
VIC: (sarcastically) Dawn, why would I be mad at you. You only lost your virginity to my boyfriend last week.
Vic stands up and storms out of the room.
VIC: I can't get any peace in this house!
She walks into the living room. It's empty, she lets out a sigh of relief, and falls limply onto the sofa; she's laying across it. She stares at the TV's blank screen, and doesn't seem to have the strength to turn it on. Spike walks into the room and lifts her legs off of the cushion, sits down, and then drops her feet on his lap. He grabs the remote.
SPIKE: How you holding up, Vixen?
VIC: Can I kill your sister in law?
SPIKE: Are you able to? Yes. But it doesn't sound like such a good idea. I thought you were over this? (He begins to flip through the channels)
VIC: I lied. You can't just forget about how fast they forgot about me, and moved on to the next. It's disgusting.
SPIKE: Now don't go rushing onto things now, because you may be shoving your foot in your mouth later.
VIC: Rush onto things?
SPIKE: What you have a problem with the way I talk? So does Xander - no wonder you two shagged. What I meant was that you're saying something that you've never experien-
XANDER: (opening the front door) Hello, anybody home?
SPIKE: Speak of the devil. (calling to Xander) Yeah, we're in here, ya stupid git.
**Vic laughs.**
XANDER: (walking in) what did you call me?
SPIKE: I asked Vic why she didn't get it - the door I mean. You did knock, didn't you?
XANDER: Well, no.
SPIKE: Why, that's rather impolite, don't you think?
XANDER: This place, it's like a dorm - nobody needs to knock - unless it's a *vampire* who needs permission.
SPIKE: Why do you always bring up the vampire thing, huh? I'm Buffy's husband now, I've got the ring and all. And what do you have? Jack squat - so don't tell me who or what I am, I'm the one who lives here now!
VIC: (standing up) And so do I, and all I want is some frigging peace and quiet, is that so much to ask? Is it?
Vic storms off, and goes upstairs.
SPIKE: Now look what you've done.
Cut to: The Bronze. Buffy sits at the bar with Willow.
BUFFY: Why, exactly - in great detail did I let you drag me to this place. I could be at home - with my husband. These are the honeymoon days - why couldn't you come here with *your* boyfriend?
WILLOW: Because (Willow nods towards the stage where Zeke's band is playing) you have to talk to that boy. It's only right, Buffy.
BUFFY: So the goal wasn't fun. It's handling the mess my sister got herself into.
WILLOW: Yeah.
BUFFY: Well, I guess since you dragged me all the way over here, I'll play nice and rip the boy's guts out. (sighs) Why is it always work - I still have to decide what to do with Faith. She can't stay in that basement forever. Vic has been nagging me ever since we threw her down there to get rid "the trash" as Vic puts it so eloquently.
WILLOW: Well, I may have a solution for you.
BUFFY: Kill her?
WILLOW: Vic?
BUFFY: No, Faith.
WILLOW: Buffy, you know you can't kill her.
BUFFY: I know, but a girl can dream, can't she.
WILLOW: I suppose, but I have a better solution.
BUFFY: And what's that.
WILLOW: Well, you see. You've got the house full, I mean - it's getting pretty full here, Buff. It's one step away from people *living* in the *living* room.
BUFFY: I know, Will.
WILLOW: And, well, Oz was thinking about moving off campus. And he said there would be enough room for me, so if I wanted to come live with him...
BUFFY: You're leaving me?
WILLOW: You see, Giles is going back - back to England, and he is thinking about giving his apartment to me and Oz, or at least sub-letting it. And it's not like I'm gonna be mil-
BUFFY: Giles is leaving?
WILLOW: Oh no, I've said too much.
BUFFY: I can't believe he didn't tell me.
WILLOW: He was gonna, he was just waiting for the right time, and I wasn't supposed to say anything. But, Buffy, it'll be okay, he's left before, we can handle it. It's not a big issue. I mean, it is a big issue, but it's not. And then you'll have enough room to give Vic her own room or a nursery, or-or both, you know, Xander can put a wall down the middle, and poof - two rooms.
BUFFY: I can't believe you're all leaving me.
WILLOW: We're not leaving, I mean, Giles is, but I'm not leaving. I'll be right by you. And you have Vic, and Dawn, and let's not forget the hubby. Plus Xander and Anya. I mean, honey not everyone's leaving you. It's just that Giles is going back to England.
BUFFY: But while would he want to go back to England.
WILLOW: Uh, let's see, because it's his homeland.
BUFFY: But it's so drab and tiresome - Oh my God, I'm starting to talk like him. He does need to leave.
WILLOW: (putting her arm around Buffy) It'll all be okay. I promise.
Zeke's band stops playing, and he steps off of the stage.
BUFFY: Uh oh, there's my cue.
Cut to: The Summers' house. A heated argument takes place between Xander and Spike. Dawn sneaks out the front door without drawing any attention. Vic sits on the sofa plugging her ears and singing. Spike and Xander are standing facing each other yelling.
VIC: (to herself...singing) I should have just stayed upstairs. I was just worried they would kill each other.
XANDER: So who took who's last name last week, huh Spike? Is it Buffy the Bloody. No, I think it's Spike Summers.
SPIKE: Well at least I'm not a Vengeance Demon's bitch like someone I'm looking at right now. You know, you're lucky she even took you back after what you did to her.
XANDER: And you're lucky that I didn't kill you after what you two did together. But, no *Buffy* stepped in the way.
SPIKE: You're just some attention starved little boy you know that? You're just saying "love me, love me," and she's got you wrapped so tight around her finger, it's sad man. Really sad.
XANDER: Well, you-you're a vampire.
SPIKE: And you're a pretty little flower.
XANDER: Flower? Flower? I'll have you know that-
Downstairs in the basement, Faith hops around on the chair trying to break it and loosen the ropes. After enough hopping up and down, the chair breaks underneath her. They can hear the loud crash upstairs.
Vic jumps up from the couch and pushes between the arguing men who finally take notice that she was in the room. Vic runs down the stairs just as Faith is running up them, Vic pushes Faith down the stairs. Faith stumbles and falls back smashing her head on the ground.
XANDER: I think you killed her.
Cut to: The Bronze. Buffy and Zeke sit at a table back away from the noise.
BUFFY: Bottom line- stay away from my sister.
ZEKE: Listen, Buffy - I- I didn't force anything on that girl - in fact I didn't do or say anything to suggest it.
BUFFY: You're telling me that my little sister came on to you?
ZEKE: Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
BUFFY: And why is it that I don't believe you?
ZEKE: (sincerely) Buffy, I wouldn't lie to you. Now, I'm not saying that I didn't let it happen, but I am saying that I didn't initiate it.
BUFFY: I don't know why I believe you, but I do.
ZEKE: Thank you.
BUFFY: But stay away from my sister.
ZEKE: That seems kind of hard doesn't it, my girlfriend living in your house and all.
BUFFY: (standing up) Honey, I don't care if you guys can't meet at my house - stay away from my little sister. (grabs her coat off of the chair) If you know what's good for you. Goodnight.
ZEKE: Buffy-
BUFFY: (walking away) Goodnight Zeke!
Cut to: The basement of the Summers' house. Faith's body is still laying on the floor with a huge pool of blood around her head. Xander, Vic, and Spike stand around her.
VIC: We should call an ambulance.
SPIKE: She's dead, there's no use.
VIC: Then call the morgue.
SPIKE: We can't. They'll want to investigate - and we don't want you getting into any trouble.
XANDER: Well, we can't just her sit here.
SPIKE: We'll just dump the body.
VIC: You guys! You're talking about a human being here.
XANDER: Vic, come on, now, it's just Faith - not many people are gonna miss her.
VIC: Xander! You don't just do that to a person!
XANDER: Don't get me wrong here, I mean I lost my virginity to this girl-
VIC: Well, that explains a lot of your bedroom manners.
XANDER: (scowls) But, we're talking about you being arrested here.
VIC: (heading for the stairs) I'm calling the paramedics.
SPIKE: Vixen, don't you dare take another step.
VIC: (starting to cry) No, Spike, Faith is dead, I'm calling an ambulance. (She starts going up the stairs)
SPIKE: Vic, you little bit - you'll go to jail for this.
Vic is at the top of the stairs.
VIC: Faith was walking up the stairs, I opened the door, and she was surprised, she lost her footing and fell.
Vic walks over to the phone and dials 911. An operator picks up.
OP: 911 emergency, can I help you.
VIC: Y-yes, my friend she fell down the stairs - I'm pretty sure she's dead.
OP: An emergency crew will be right over - just tell me what happened.
VIC: Well, I opened the basement door to go down, and I startled her - she lost her footing and fell.
OP: How far down?
VIC: I'm not sure- pretty far. T-there's a lot of blood.
OP: Where's the blood coming from?
VIC: Her head - she's dead, I know she's dead.
OP: Well just wait for the paramedics to get there.
VIC: Ok.
Vic turns off the phone.
VIC: (to the guys) they should be here any minute.
Spike is at the top of the stairs now, Xander is still staring at Faith's body.
SPIKE: Xander, what are you doing?
XANDER: She may still be alive, and when she jumps up, I'm gonna be ready for her.
Cut to: Willow and Buffy walking home. They are almost to the house.
WILLOW: So he said Dawn came on to him?
BUFFY: Yupp.
WILLOW: You don't believe him, do you?
BUFFY: Actually, I kinda do.
WILLOW: No...Buffy, he's just trying to take the load off of himself.
BUFFY: I know but he was so sincere, and I know how much hew loves Vic.
WILLOW: How many problems have those to had in the past month? Buffy-
Suddenly an ambulances whizzes by and stops in front of the house.
BUFFY: Oh God.
They run towards the house as fast as they can. Buffy beats Willow and gets to the door just as the paramedics are.
BUFFY: What happened here.
PM1: Sorry Miss, I'm gonna have to ask you to step aside.
The Paramedic rings the doorbell. Buffy pulls out her key and unlocks the door.
BUFFY: I kinda own this house.
PM1: sorry.
The paramedics rush in.
PM2: Could you tell us where the girl is?
BUFFY: Girl?
Willow finally gets to the door. They stand in the foyer.
WILLOW: What happened?
BUFFY: I'm curious to know myself.
PM1: Yeah, the girl that fell down the stairs?
BUFFY: Well, there are only two sets of stairs in this house, and it doesn't seem to be this one. Follow me.
They walk toward the basement. Vic and Spike stand in the kitchen.
VIC: Buffy.
BUFFY: What happened?
VIC: She's down there.
The paramedics rush down the stairs. One of them takes a pulse.
PM1: She's dead.
The second paramedic walks back up the stairs.
PM2: Do you wanna run by me what happened?
VIC: Uh, y-yeah. The two guys were having an argument, and I just wanted some peace and quiet, so I went to go down into the basement. When I opened the door, I saw Faith - she had a startled look on her face - I don't know if she didn't hear me walk to the door or what, but she lost her footing, and she fell.
Buffy's mouth is gaped open.
VIC: I-Is she dead?
PM2: I'm sorry to say, but she is. Who's the next of kin?
BUFFY: She had no family. We kind of took her in for the past week or so.
PM1: Well, we're gonna take her to the morgue. They'll contact you from here.
BUFFY: I'm sorry, I haven't had this happen before - can- can we clean up the floor - is that ok?
PM1: Yes, of course.
BUFFY: Thank you.
The paramedics load Faith onto a gurney and carry out of the house. Buffy shuts the door behind them.
BUFFY: Ok, I wanna know exactly what happened from start to finish. And why don't you start with where Dawn is.
SPIKE: She's in her room.
Willow comes downstairs.
WILLOW: No she isn't.
VIC: She must have snuck out during Laurel and Hardy's little spat.
XANDER: Hey! Who are you calling Laurel and who's Hardy?
VIC: Anyway, Sigfreid and Roy we arguing and I was down here making sure they weren't about to kill each other. Faith probably took it as the opportune time to escape seeing as there was so much noise - you couldn't hear anything else. Anyway, Suddenly, I hear a loud crash. I push through the Curly and Mo over here and go to the basement - they follow. I open the basement door and Faith is coming up the stairs. And, well, I kind of - accidentally...pushed her. I was just trying to stop her, but she fell and she fell hard.
BUFFY: You killed her!?!
SPIKE: A little louder, sweetie, the people down the block couldn't quite make that out.
BUFFY: Spike, she killed someone.
XANDER: Listen, it was an accident. We all know that it was an accident.
BUFFY: Vic, get a mop and a bucket - clean this up.
Vic goes to the kitchen.
SPIKE: (whispering) Listen, don't be so hard on her - she did the right thing - she called the paramedics - we didn't even want to do that.
BUFFY: What did you want to do with her? Dump her in the river?
SPIKE: That's besides the point. The point is that she already feels guilty for it, so cut the poor girl some slack.
Vic goes down the stairs with a bucket of soapy water and a mop.
BUFFY: Spike - I guess it's because you've killed hundreds-
SPIKE: More like thousands.
BUFFY: Anyway - for a slayer to kill someone isn't such a casual thing. It's serious, and Vic needs to know that.
SPIKE: Don't you think she already knows that.
XANDER: It was an accident, Buffy, and she feels bad enough as it is - don't make her feel worse.
Dawn sneaks back in the house through the kitchen door. She hears crying coming from the basement. Dawn looks down the stairs. Vic is mopping as she sobs. Dawn steps slowly down the stairs.
DAWN: Vic? Are you okay? What happened?
VIC: (holding back her sobs) Where have you been? Everyone is worried sick about you.
DAWN: Why are you crying? Where's Faith.
VIC: Faith is dead. I killed her.
DAWN: Why? How?
VIC: It was an accident- she fell down the stairs - I pushed her. It was just an immediate reaction I didn't mean to- I just did. This is her blood. Now go upstairs and get yelled at. You might as well face them - or the punishment will be twice as severe.
DAWN: Okay.
Dawn goes back up the stairs and into the living room.
XANDER: Buffy- we have to move her out of that basement. How would you feel if you had to be down there where *you* killed someone.
DAWN: Yeah, she feels pretty crappy about it- she's down there crying.
Everyone turns around and stares at Dawn.
BUFFY: And where have you been, young lady. You thought you could just sneak out of the house and get away with it?
DAWN: Why not? You used to do it all the time.
BUFFY: That's right and I know all the tricks of the trade. So where were you?
DAWN: The Bronze.
BUFFY: No, *I* was at the Bronze. Try again.
DAWN: Out.
BUFFY: Oh, that's descriptive. I'll give you one more chance. Where were you?
DAWN: Okay, Jana and I went to this frat party at UC Sunnydale.
BUFFY: Did you have fun?
XANDER: Didn't get sacrificed to any giant scaly thing I see.
DAWN: It-it was okay, kind of boring.
BUFFY: Well, I hope you enjoy it because you're grounded for the next month. You'll come straight home with me after school. You won't leave this house without adult supervision. Do you understand?
DAWN: Yes.
BUFFY: Good - Go to your room, and don't sneak out or so help me I'll have Xander screw that window shut.
Vic walks into the living room. Her cheeks and nose are red and her eyes are swollen.
BUFFY: You can sleep up here tonight if you want to, Vic.
VIC: Thanks.
SPIKE: (playing the father) Come here.
Vic walks quietly over to him, and he wraps his arms around her and gives her a hug. She buries her face into his chest and starts weeping. Buffy has a soft look of jealousy on her face.
BUFFY: Vic. Can I talk to you in the kitchen for a minute...alone please.
VIC: (letting go of Spike) Sure.
Vic and Buffy walk into the kitchen. They sit across from each other at the island.
BUFFY: Vic, I have to talk to you about Zeke.
VIC: Okay.
BUFFY: Tonight I told him to stay away from Dawn. Which probably means he won't be coming to the house anymore.
VIC: Yeah, I completely understand. I'll probably break up with him pretty soon. This can't go on.
BUFFY: Alright. I just wanted you to know what was going on.
VIC: Yeah, fine it works for me. It's all good. He is bad for me anyway.
BUFFY: Yeah, he is.
VIC: I-I think I'm gonna go out and patrol - kill something non-human.
BUFFY: Do you want any help?
VIC: Buffy, you're in no condition to slay.
BUFFY: I know, but I'm getting so tired of not being able to kill vampires or seeing my feet. Do my shoes match?
Vic looks down at Buffy's feet. She is wearing a pair of white tennis shoes- they match, but she is wearing one white sock and one blue sock.
VIC: Yeah, your shoes match. But you might wanna check your socks.
BUFFY: SPIKE!
VIC: See you later.
Vic grabs her coat and leaves through the kitchen door. Spike walks into the kitchen.
SPIKE: Yeah, love?
BUFFY: Do my shoes match?
Spike looks down.
SPIKE: Yes, love.
BUFFY: What about my socks?
Spike looks down again.
SPIKE: (smiling) No, love.
BUFFY: So you let me walk around all day with mismatched socks?
SPIKE: Yeah, I guess I did.
BUFFY: Come here.
Spike moves in closer. Buffy smacks him on the head.
SPIKE: Ow!
BUFFY: Next time, look carefully.
SPIKE: Of course, love. I have to head to work now.
BUFFY: Have fun! But not too much fun!
SPIKE: See you in the morning.
BUFFY: Bye.
Spike leaves through the kitchen door.
Cut to: A Sunnydale cemetery. A big ugly demon comes charging at Vic. She ducks down and he rolls right over her. She pulls out a sword and cuts off his head.
VIC: That was too easy- there has to be another one out here somewhere.
Another demon comes charging at her. It is green and scaly- a dragon looking thing. It charges at Vic, and she tries the same tactic. No, this one is smarter- it stops right in front of her and kicks her in the stomach. She flips over and bounces back up.
VIC: It takes more than that to bring me down.
She kicks the demon in the head and he stumbles back a few steps, then regains his balance and comes charging at her again. Vic stands still not even flinching the demon charges, and Vic whips out the sword at the last minute charging right through its stomach. The demon falls to the ground and Vic pulls the sword out of its stomach, the demon's limbs still shake even though he is dead. Vic pulls a Polaroid out of her pocket and snaps a picture of the demon.
VIC: This might actually mean something. Maybe an apocalypse - we haven't had one of those in a while - I'm missing it.
Vic continues patrolling. She stops by the bronze to see if any vampires are up for a midnight snack. She walks in and goes up to the cat walk. She looks around. All seems normal, not a blood sucker in the place- no one dressed in retro clothes that aren't back in style. She sees Spike come in and go to work at the bar.
VIC: No luck.
Vic walks back down the stairs. She starts walking toward the bar when she bumps into Zeke.
ZEKE: Whoa, Vic, I didn't see you there.
VIC: Yeah, apparently not. Do you have a minute?
ZEKE: Yeah, sure what's up?
VIC: Nothing, I just need to talk to you.
ZEKE: Okay.
Cut to: The Summers' house. Buffy and Dawn sit on Dawn's bed.
BUFFY: Well, I just wanted to talk to you about what happened last week.
DAWN: You're referring to what happened with Zeke?
BUFFY: Yeah.
DAWN: So what? You're gonna tell me that what I did is wrong and sex is bad.
BUFFY: No! Well, yeah, you what you did *was* wrong, and you shouldn't be having sex at your age, but I came to talk to you about something else pertaining to that.
DAWN: And what's that?
BUFFY: Zeke's not welcome in this house anymore. And I don't want you to see him ever again.
DAWN: Buffy, You can't just-
BUFFY: I can and I did. The boy isn't good for you and he doesn't even love you. Plus I heard that it wasn't all him.
DAWN: What!?
BUFFY: I heard that you instigated the whole thing.
DAWN: Buffy- I would never-
BUFFY: Dawn! Don't lie to me, I can tell when you lie.
DAWN: You can't tell.
BUFFY: Well, I can. Now I'm not, well yeah I'm kinda mad. No-no, I'm upset, but death makes us do crazy things. So... make sure it doesn't happen again, and if it does: you'd better pray that I don't find out. Understood?
DAWN: Understood.
BUFFY: Now go to bed, you've gotta go to school tomorrow, and so do I. Goodnight.
DAWN: G'night.
Buffy leaves Dawn's room and goes to hers.
Cut to: The Bronze. A shot of customers screaming orders at Spike. The club is CRAZY for a Tuesday night. A camera pans around the whole club filled with people, and stops at a table where Vic and Zeke sit.
ZEKE: What's wrong? You look pretty...out of it.
VIC: I killed someone tonight.
ZEKE: Well, good. That's your job, right?
VIC: No, not something. I mean, I killed something - yeah, but I'm talking about someone- a person.
ZEKE: Oh my God. Who?
VIC: Faith.
ZEKE: Well it's okay, I mean she was bad, she was evil.
VIC: No! Zeke, don't you understand that I killed a person. Murder?
ZEKE: What happened?
VIC: Well, she was trying to escape, and she was running up the basement stairs, and I pushed her back down. It was a reflex.
ZEKE: And she died.
VIC: YEAH!
ZEKE: Well, how can you be sure?
VIC: Uh, lemme see- the paramedics said she was!
ZEKE: You called the paramedics!?! Vic! Are you crazy - they'll find out!
VIC: It's okay, I told them she lost her footing coming up the stairs. No investigation. No jail time. I just feel like crap.
ZEKE: Oh, I'm sorry.
There is a long period of silence. They are at a table right next to the dance floor. A crazy teenaged boy is jumping around to the music and falls, he lands on Vic. She pushes him up off of her.
VIC: Whoa there!
BOY: Oh, sorry. Lemme buy you a drink- sorry. What do you want?
VIC: Bourbon straight up.
BOY: Uh...I'm not 21...
VIC: Just tell the blonde Billy Idol-looking bartender that it's for his little Vixen.
BOY: Okay?
The boy runs off to the bar and to Spike. The boy says his order, and Spike gives him a look like "yeah right." The boy points to Vic, and she waves at Spike. Spike gives the boy the drink, and the boy runs back over to the table.
BOY: Here. Sorry.
VIC: Thanks. Don't let it happen again.
BOY: Okay.
The boy goes back jumping into the crowd.
ZEKE: So...Buffy paid me a little visit tonight.
VIC: I know. Which is kinda what I have to talk to you about.
ZEKE: Oh?
VIC: Zeke, we can't see each other anymore.
ZEKE: I know I can't come to your house or any Scooby-functions, but we can meet here, or at my place.
VIC: No, Zeke I mean in general.
ZEKE: What? What are you saying?
VIC: I mean we're over.
ZEKE: No. No, Buffy put this into your head.
VIC: No. It wasn't Buffy. It was you.
ZEKE: Me? What did I do?
Vic gives him a look as if to say "you know exactly what you did."
VIC: It's me too. In the beginning, I was using you to get back at Xander, and then you were such a cool guy, I thought I owed it to you to stay with you - plus, you're really good in bed. But then, there were the accusations of me cheating, and-
ZEKE: But the love demon- she did that.
VIC: But I always take you back! NO! It couldn't have been all the love demon. And if it was - I don't care because my body wasn't even cold, and you were up in it with Dawn! DAWN! I will never be able to forgive you for that, and if we stay together, it will always be looming over our heads!
ZEKE: Vic, I love you.
VIC: No you don't. We're just convenient for each other. It's over.
ZEKE: You can't mean it.
VIC: I'll see you around Zeke.
Vic gets up from the table and grabs her coat.
ZEKE: They've brain-washed you.
VIC: Why don't you write a song about it or something.
Vic walks away. She goes over to the bar and sit down.
VIC: Hey Poppa Bear.
SPIKE: Poppa bear?
VIC: Yeah, that's what I'm gonna call you from now on.
SPIKE: I've been called Blondie Bear, but never Poppa Bear.
VIC: Well, that's your new name.
SPIKE: Whatever. What's your pleasure, my little Vixen? Another Bourbon? Brandy? Whiskey? Red Wine? Club Soda? Orange Juice? Milk?
VIC: I just wanna sit here for right now.
SPIKE: You did the right thing, Vixen. You know that, right? It could have never worked out between you two.
VIC: I know. Oh! I have something to show you.
Vic reaches into her pocket and pulls out the Polaroid she took earlier that night. She shows it to Spike.
VIC: Do you know what that is?
SPIKE: Dragon Demon. Maybe there's a nest.
VIC: Don't dragons fly?
SPIKE: Yeah, dragons do, but a Dragon-Demon, no they walk.
VIC: So, what exactly are dragon demons, anyway?
SPIKE: Generally harmless.
VIC: Generally?
SPIKE: Well, when you have a couple- one or two: Bam! You kill em, they're gone - end of story.
VIC: But?
SPIKE: But when there's a nest, well, it's chaos.
VIC: What kind of chaos are we talking about?
SPIKE: Well, they like to kill - not eat, but kill - anything living. Be it human- plant life, animal - as long as it's living they want it dead.
VIC: What do they get out of it?
SPIKE: Satisfaction.
VIC: How do we find out where they live?
SPIKE: Check all the usual spots, you know research, all that fun stuff.
VIC: Peachy! Shot a Brandy, si vous plait.
Spike pours Vic a shot of brandy and slides it across the bar.
VIC: Merci.
SPIKE: No problem. You spend time in France?
VIC: Yeah, a week or two with- with (quietly) Faith.
SPIKE: Oh, uh excuse moi.
VIC: It's okay, I guess I'll just have to deal with the fact that I killed someone.
SPIKE: We all go through it. That's the burden of a soul. Just think of how I have to deal with it- recently getting one myself. I mean, all those people I've killed- having to deal with that- it's hard.
VIC: Yeah, I feel bad for you- and Angel.
SPIKE: Oh please don't say that name.
VIC: Why? I thought you and Angel were cool.
SPIKE: Well, we may play like we're pals at social gatherings, but having that standard looming over your head 24-7- it's just hard.
VIC: I understand. I'm beginning to understand a lot of things living here in Sunnydale: Life, love, fear, pain, death.
SPIKE: Fear? I thought you weren't afraid of anything.
VIC: I'm not! But here, fear keeps people alive.
SPIKE: Yeah, well Sunnydale always teaches people a lot because life is so short around here - even for the vampires.
VIC: So what are you afraid of?
SPIKE: Me? I'm afraid of losing it.
VIC: Losing what?
SPIKE: Let's not talk about it, 'kay?
VIC: Oh, come on, Spike it's me, tell me what you're afraid of?
SPIKE: Honest? I'm afraid that *he'll* come back, and *he'll* sweep Buffy off of her feet, and *they'll* raise OUR baby- without me. I'm afraid he'll take it all away from me just like he's done may times be-
There is a loud strum of a guitar on stage. Vic turns around and Spike looks up. Zeke and his band are on stage.
ZEKE: Well, I just got dumped, and the girl who dumped me told me to write a song about it. So I went back stage and this is what I came up with.
VIC: Oh God.
Vic turns back around to the bar and plugs her ears.
VIC:(yelling because she can't hear herself) Is the song any good?
SPIKE: It's okay - I guess. Not my type of music. So soft and pop-ish.
VIC: Yeah, you like your hard core punk.
SPIKE: Yeah.
VIC: What is he saying?
SPIKE: Have a listen for yourself.
VIC: No just tell me.
SPIKE: I love you; blah, blah, blah. Don't let them brainwash you blah, blah, blah. You know you love me, I know you know you love me, blah, blah, blah.
VIC: Is it cheesy?
SPIKE: Beyond your imagination.
Vic rolls her eyes.
SPIKE: You can unplug your ears now. It's over.
Vic unplugs her ears and looks back at Zeke on stage.
ZEKE: Well, now she knows how I feel.
Vic turns back around in her seat and rolls her eyes again. The band plays an upbeat rock song now. Everybody dances. The boy who ran into Vic earlier approaches her at the bar.
BOY: So is the song about you?
Vic looks at Spike.
VIC: What gave you that idea?
BOY: Well, I saw you talking to him earlier, and you're not with him now-
VIC: No, he's on stage now. How do you know I'm not his sister or something?
BOY: Are you?
VIC: No.
BOY: So did you like your song?
VIC: What is this 20 questions?
BOY: SORRY!
SPIKE: I think you'd better leave the lady alone.
BOY: Alright, alright. I'm going.
The boy walks off.
SPIKE: I think somebody likes you.
VIC: Whatever, just wake me up when we're leaving.
Vic puts her head down to sleep on the bar.
SPIKE: Why don't you just go home?
VIC: Slaughter or demons - you have to help. If it's a nest, I can't do it on my own.
SPIKE: We'll get em first thing tomorrow night.
VIC: I don't like to procrastinate.
SPIKE: Fine.
Cut to: The Summers' House. Buffy wakes up in the middle of the night and runs down stairs. She grabs the phone, and dials.
Cut to: Giles' apartment. Giles wakes up to the phone ringing. He goes to his phone.
GILES: H-hello?
BUFFY: Why do you insist on leaving?
GILES: Buffy? What's the matter?
BUFFY: Willow told me. When are you going?
GILES: Oh blast! I have to stop telling Willow secrets.
BUFFY: So when's it gonna be?
GILES: I don't know, sometime next week. Buffy it's 1:30 in the morning can we talk at a more appropriate time?
BUFFY: This seems like the most appropriate time to me. Giles, it feel s like the world is caving in on me. Faith is dead, I don't know if you knew, but she took a nasty spill down the stairs today - or yesterday, actually.
GILES: Oh my. She is dead.
BUFFY: Yeah, Dawn was naughty - you're taking Willow and Oz away from me-
GILES: Buffy, a few weeks ago, all three of us were in England.
BUFFY: Yeah but that was on business, not pleasure.
GILES: Buffy, you know I'll always be there when you need me, and so will Willow and Oz.
BUFFY: Well, I'm still upset about it.
GILES: I know you are.
BUFFY: Well, as long as I've made that clear.
GILES: Crystal. Goodnight.
BUFFY: Goodnight.
They both hang up the phone.
Cut to: The Bronze. Zeke walks up behind Vic, SPike looks up at her.
SPIKE: Leave her alone, she's sleeping.
ZEKE: She like the song?
SPIKE: She didn't hear it. Just leave her alone, mate.
ZEKE: Will do.
Zeke walks away. Spike nudges Vic until she wakes up.
SPIKE: I get off in about 15 minutes.
Vic rubs her eyes and wipes her mouth.
VIC: (sleepily)'Kay.
Vic looks up and around the club. A few stragglers hang around, but the place is basically empty.
VIC: I dunno, it's pretty dead in here.
SPIKE: Most of the little ones have curfews, and the older ones only come in on weekends.
VIC: Well, hurry up, Poppa Bear - last call was a half an hour ago. I wanna go slaughter demon!
A man passes by and gives Vic a strange look.
SPIKE: (to the man) She's a little drunk.
The man nods and continues walking away.
SPIKE: Lemme get my jacket and we're outa here.
VIC: 'Kay, Poppa Bear.
Spike rolls his eyes, then disappears for a minute, and returns with his leather jacket.
SPIKE: Okay, let's go.
Vic and Spike get up and leave the Bronze.
Cut to: Xander's flat. Xander and Anya lay in bed awake.
ANYA: So she just pushed her. Simple as that? ***Xander nods*** No clever phrase, no anecdote? Just pushed?
XANDER: Yupp.
ANYA: And Faith, she just fell and dies. No last words, not threats of revenge, no curses? Just died?
XANDER: That's right.
ANYA: How uneventful!
XANDER: Vic seemed pretty torn up about it.
ANYA: Well, Faith was her mentor. I felt the same way when my mentor, this vengeance demon named Devonia, got eaten by a sloth demon- very painful stuff. Especially because sloth demons regurgitate their prey and eat them again.
XANDER: Ewe, Anya! That was an over-share, Hun.
ANYA: Sorry. Isn't it funny how death makes you have sex. That's why I can understand what Zeke and Dawn did - they just reached for the nearest person.
XANDER: Yeah, I guess.
ANYA: But Vic, she seemed pretty torn up?
XANDER: Yeah, I told Buffy not to be so hard on her. It was the only thing Spike and I have ever agreed on.
ANYA: Hmm. I'd give her tomorrow off, but between her passing out, and dying and all, she's missed way too many days as it is.
XANDER: Well, it's the thought that counts, I suppose.
ANYA: I guess. I have to go.
XANDER: What? Why?
ANYA: I have to get up in the morning.
XANDER: It's already morning.
ANYA: Well, Good Morning- I'll see you later.
Anya rolls out of the bed and gets dressed.
Cut to: A Sunnydale Cemetery. Spike and Vic investigate. They stumble upon a crypt with a few vampires in it.
VIC: Chute! (She stands in the doorway with Spike close behind her. ***sweetly***) Um, you guys wouldn't happen to have seen a nest of Dragon-Demons have you? They're supposed to cause chaos. Do you guys even know what chaos is?
A few vampires stand up ready to charge.
VIC: Sorry, I obviously got the wrong address. But while I'm here: (pulls out a stake) I might as well join the party.
The vampires charge. Spike and Vic fight them off and stake them as they come. Finally the last vamp is dead.
VIC: Well, that wasn't too difficult. Now, how about we check this place out - they might have been harboring this nest of demons - trying to cause chaos themselves.
SPIKE: Yeah, I remember those days.
VIC: Yeah...
They search the crypt - there is nothing of use - no signs of Demons - nothing.
SPIKE: Hey! I remember this dump - I lived here for a while. There's a secret cavern right about ( Spike counts out the floor boards until he finds the right one) here.
He kneels down and pulls up the board. Then he pulls up another board, and another until there is a deep pit with stairs leading down to it.
SPIKE: (standing on the first step to the cavern) Ladies first.
Vic walks over and grabs a torch off of a wall.
VIC: Don't mind if I do.
She walks down into the cavern and Spike follows. Vic shines the light in front of her.
SPIKE: We should be getting to the bottom any minute.
VIC: Why aren't you leading again?
SPIKE: Well, you're the slayer - or one of them.
VIC: Houston we have a problem
SPIKE: What is it?
Vic shines the light down towards the floor. There are eggs everywhere, and a Dragon-Demon in the middle of them all.
VIC: What do I do?
The Dragon-demon looks up at her.
VIC: Spike, what do I do.
SPIKE: Run!
VIC: We can't run!
SPIKE: Run!
Vic throws the torch at the demon. The torch lands just in front of the demon setting all of the eggs on fire.
SPIKE: Run!
They run up the stairs. There is the loud roar of the demon. Spike runs out the door.
VIC: Wait!
There is a can of gas in the corner. Vic throws the gas can into the pit. There is a loud clinking noise, and then an explosion from when the can hits the flames. Vic throws down all of the torches in the crypt.
SPIKE: Let's go! Run.
Vic runs out of the crypt.
VIC: Let's get the hell outa here.
Spike and Vic run out of the cemetery.
Cut to: The Summers' house. Buffy sits awake in bed. A shot on the alarm clock shows that it is 3:30am. Spike should have been home and hour and 15 minutes ago, and Vic has gone AWOL. Buffy goes downstairs and sits on the couch. She hears the slam of the kitchen door.
VIC: It's only 3:30 in the morning and the day has already been eventful.
SPIKE: Really.
They walk over into the foyer. Spike looks over into the living room to see a figure on the couch.
SPIKE: Buffy?
Vic turns to look. Spike turns on a light. ***Buffy's tone is sustained jealousy masked with anger***
SPIKE: Buffy, you shouldn't be up - you have to work in the morning.
BUFFY: So does Vic.
VIC: Yeah, we were just killing a nest of Vamps and demons... I broke up with Zeke!
SPIKE: Yeah, and then he wrote this corny song about it - it was pretty funny.
VIC: Yeah, I actually got some sleep at the bar of the Bronze.
BUFFY: Sounds like you tow had fun. While was here worried sick. Vic will you please go to your room.
Vic stands still - fearful. Buffy looks up at her.
VIC: You're kinda sitting on my bed.
BUFFY: Oh...sorry. Spike, can we go upstairs, please. I need to talk to you.
SPIKE: Sure, love.
Spike and Buffy go upstairs. Vic goes down to the basement to get her blankets and pillow. She comes back upstairs and lays out her bed for the next few days. Upstairs an argument can be heard. The words cannot be made out, but we can tell it's heated. The argument moves to the foot of the stairs. Everything can be made out now.
SPIKE: Should I stay or should I go?
BUFFY: Spare me.
SPIKE: If I go, there will be trouble. If I stay, there will be double.
BUFFY: Don't do that.
SPIKE: So you gotta let me know-
BUFFY: Stop!
SPIKE: Should I commit or should I blow.
BUFFY: Stop singing that and get out of my house
SPIKE: Fine then!
BUFFY: Fine.
Footsteps are heard coming down the stairs, and then Spike appears in the foyer.
SPIKE: It looks like I'm gonna be sleeping in a hotel for a few days.
VIC: What happened?
SPIKE: She's just jealous - it happens.
VIC: Of what?
SPIKE: Me spending more time with you - the fact that she can't slay and you and I can.
VIC: Well, then I'm going with you!
SPIKE: I appreciate it, Vixen, but it's not necessary.
Buffy comes down the stairs.
BUFFY: Are you gone yet?
SPIKE: Yeah.
VIC: If he's gone , I'm gone too.
BUFFY: Just as I suspected.
SPIKE: Oh, don't do that. This is absurd!
BUFFY: Absurd?
SPIKE: It's bull! And Vic knows it too.
VIC: Why are you kicking him out?
BUFFY: That's between him and I.
VIC: Do I have something to do with it?
BUFFY: Actually...
VIC: That's what I thought. If it has something to do with me - I deserve to know about it.
BUFFY: I know what's going on between you two.
VIC: She's never gonna believe it. Come on, Daddy-o.
Vic opens the door and begins to leave. Spike raises his eyebrow to Buffy who stands as cold as stone, and Spike leaves.
Cut to: one of Sunnydale's better hotels. Spike and Vic settle down in their own rooms which are connected. Vic opens her door into Spikes room. Spike sits on the bed semi-catatonic.
VIC: Don't worry, Dad, mom will get over it. She just needs to cool off. Just get some sleep. We'd better shut the curtains.
Vic goes up to the curtains, and shuts them. She tries to manuver them so that no light will shine in.
VIC: That okay?
Spike looks up at the curtains.
SPIKE: I guess.
VIC: Get some sleep, it will all work out in the morning, Poppa Bear. Goodnight.
Vic walks through the doorway and shuts Spike's door, then the sound of her own door can be heard shutting. Spike is still sitting on the bed. He looks at his hands.
Cut to: The next morning. Buffy goes from hotel to motel and back to hotel trying to find Spike and Vic. She stops at the hotel Spike and Vic have checked in to. She goes to the front door.
CONCIERGE: Hello m'am, can I help you?
BUFFY: Yes, I was looking for someone. The name could be under Spike, or William, or Victoria. Or any combination. It's a Blonde - kinda Billy-Idol looking guy, and a tall thin brunette - really pretty, wavy hair.
C: M'am, we make it a rule not to interfere with our customers' personal lives.
BUFFY: Of course, and I wouldn't ask you to - I-I just wanna know if they checked in here. It can't hurt to just tell me that.
C: Yes, they checked in under the names Victoria and William Summers.
BUFFY: Well, I'm Buffy Summers (she takes out her ID) See, here's my ID. William is my husband. Can I know what room they are in?
C: William is in room 257 and Victoria is in room 259.
BUFFY: They're in separate rooms?
C: Why, yes m'am.
BUFFY: Where are these rooms?
C: The third floor.
BUFFY: Thank you!
Buffy runs to the elevator. It takes too long to come down. She runs to the stairs and goes all the way up them to the third floor. She knocks on Spikes door. There is a do not enter sign on the door.
SPIKE: GO AWAY! The room is clean!
BUFFY: (through the door) Spike, it's me. Let me in!