Alive: Chapter 1. (Sorry for the delay. Here is the second part of my 6th season premier.)
At Giles apartment someone knocks at his door. Giles thinks it is Dawn because he doesn't see her in her room.
"Dawn," says Giles as he opens the door.
"Are you Rupert Giles?" ask the man at the door.
"Yes," replies Giles.
"I'm Hank Summers," he says.
"Yes I know," says Giles. "Come in." The man enters with a blonde haired woman behind him.
"This is my wife, Ann." says Hank introducing her to Giles. The two greet.
"Please sit down," says Giles. The two guests sit on the couch.
"Buffy called about a while back," says Hank. "She sounded worried."
"You don't know," say Giles.
"Know what?" ask Hank.
"Mr. Summers, I'm sorry I have to say this to you but Buffy is... " The front door opening interrupts Giles. Through the door enters Angel and Damon carrying Buffy in his arms.
"She is alive," says Angel.
"Angel," says Giles. "Damon put her on the couch."
"Buffy," says Hank as he touches his daughter face ever so slightly.
Giles gets a wet towel and puts it on her forehead. He leaves Hank with Buffy and goes to question Angel and Damon.
"How did this happen?" ask Giles.
"He's the one that found her," says Angel indicating Damon. Giles looks at Damon.
"I stop at a tombstone then, when I turn around I see this bright light," says Damon.
"Ha, this guy is a comedian," says Angel.
"I'm serious," says Damon. "Then she came out of the light. She seemed to be in shock and felt kind of weak. She fainted and I caught her."
"But she's dead," says Giles trying to make sense out of this. "No offense Angel."
"None taken," says Angel.
"It's not that I don't like it," says Giles. "It's just that..." Giles gets interrupted again. Willow, Dawn and Tara enter the apartment. Everyone looks at them.
"Giles Dawn's with us..." says Willow as Hank moves aside and they all see Buffy on the couch. "Buffy."
"Dad," says Dawn in awe. "Buffy."
"Dawn," says Hank. He goes up to her and hugs her. Dawn looks at Buffy as she is hugging her dad. She sees her open her eyes. Dawn lets go of her dad and goes to her sisters' side. She looks straight into her eyes.
"Buffy is it...Is it really you," says Dawn almost about to burst into tears.
"I'm really here Dawn," says Buffy hugging Dawn tightly.
"We're all here," says Hank holding his two daughters hands. "Now where is your mother? I called and knocked at the house and no one answered."
"Dad, mom's dead." says Buffy.
"What?" says Hank in shock. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I did, " says Buffy. "I tried to call you, but you weren't home."
"I can't believe that she's dead," says Hank.
"Hank, take it easy," says Ann. She helps him to the couch.
"Buffy," says Giles. Buffy gets off from the couch and hugs Giles. He hugs her back. "Do you know what this is all about?"
"Yes Giles," says Buffy with a smile. "I'm unbreakable."
"Buffy," says Giles in a serious tone. He sees Buffy smile at him then she gets serious.
"I don't know why they sent me back," says Buffy. "It was pretty up there. I saw mom and some of the other slayers. Oh, Kendra too. She told me to say Hi to Xander. Where's Xander?"
"Buffy a lot has changed since you left us," says Giles.
"Like what?" ask Buffy. "Do we have flying cars?"
"No, not that much," says Giles.
"Well, like what," ask Buffy.
"Well, Xander and Anya left town," says Giles.
"How come?" ask Buffy.
"Well, Xander couldn't deal with you being..." says Giles. "It drove him a little crazy and so he decided..."
"To leave," says Buffy. "I see." Buffy turns around and sees Willow. Willow and Tara walk up to Buffy. Willow becomes speechless and Buffy smiles. The two best friends hug each other. Tara smiles and Buffy hugs her too.
"Excuse me," says Ann. They all turn around and look at Ann. "I think he needs to rest." She is indicating Hank.
(Buffy and Angel Love Theme Song-Close Your Eyes by Christophe Beck.)
"Let's go," says Buffy. She turns to go and sees Angel. They look at each other as everyone heads to the door. Angel comes out of a dark corner.
"Come on Buffy," says Dawn. Buffy turns to Dawn and holds her hand. Dawn looks at Buffy then at Angel. She lets go of Buffy's hand and leaves. Then Buffy looks at Angel.
Ann helps Hank outside with Damon helping her. Giles leads them all outside with Willow and Tara, leaving Angel and Buffy alone in Giles apartment. Buffy walks up to Angel and holds his hands. She looks at him and touches his face. Angel holds Buffy's hand on his face and closes his eyes. Then he looks into her deep green eyes and finally realizes that this moment is real. That Buffy is right in front of him and that her soft and tender hands are caressing his face. Buffy is completely speechless, but Angel knows what she's saying by her expression.
Buffy takes her hand back and looks down, then turns around to leave. Angel stops her and pulls her back not wanting to let her go. She turns to him like steel to a magnet. They hold each other closer together. Then they quickly kiss and hold each other for a while thinking the safest place in the world is in each other's arms.
"I've gotta go," says Buffy. Angel releases Buffy slowly. "I'll see you around."
"Yeah," says Angel. They walk out of Giles apartment holding hands, and then they release them to go their separate ways. Buffy catches up to the others. The house isn't far away. There isn't much town in Sunnydale. The distances are usually a walk away.
They arrive at the Summers home. The grass grew very high and all the lights are out. Dawn finds the spare key under the matt and opens the door. As they open the door an odor of emptiness escapes from the house. The house had been closed since Buffy's death. Spider webs spread through out the house, but no one pays attention to that.
"Take him upstairs," says Buffy. "The first room on the right." Ann and Damon take Hank upstairs. Dawn follows.
Buffy walks around the house looking at everything like if she had not seen it for a long time. She touches the coffee table and sits down on the couch. Buffy breathes in deeply and sighs.
Ann stays upstairs with Hank and Dawn. Damon comes down and sees Buffy on the couch. She sees him, gets up, and walks up to him. He meets up with Buffy at the door. They greet there for the first time.
"Thanks for your help," says Buffy.
"No problem," says Damon.
"All this must look pretty weird," says Buffy turning the doorknob to open the door.
"Just a little," says Damon. "But I can live with it. Your friends told me everything."
"Good things or bad things," ask Buffy.
"Good things," replies Damon. Buffy smiles then they exits the house.
"I didn't get your name," says Buffy.
"It's Damon Carter," says Damon. The two walk down the walk way toward the sidewalk.
"Damon. I had a friend name Damon," says Buffy.
"Really," says Damon.
"He was a basketball player," says Buffy.
"I'm a basketball player," says Damon.
"Turn vampire," says Buffy. "I had to behead him."
"Yikes, I sure didn't want to be him," says Damon.
"Why don't I walk you home," says Buffy.
"Well, if you insist," says Damon. "I guess I got to give you back your glory. Believe me I don't want to be the one taking on the world like you do."
"Maybe that's the reason they sent me back," says Buffy. "Cause I can handle it."
They arrive at Damon's house and walk up the steps toward the door. Damon reaches into his pocket to get his keys then turns to Buffy.
"This is it," says Damon as the two stand by the door. Buffy looks around.
"It's pretty," says Buffy.
"Thanks," Damon replies. "Hey, if you need help with anything. I'm not that far."
"No, that's okay," says Buffy. "This business is pretty dangerous and you can get into a lot of trouble. Look at me I died twice."
"Twice," says Damon.
"That's another story," says Buffy.
Driving down the streets is Casandra and she stops by Damon's to see him talking to a pretty blonde girl on his doorstep. She is not jealous, but concern about Damon as she watches them from her car.
"I'd better go," says Buffy.
"I guess I don't have to say be careful," says Damon.
"Thanks," replies Buffy and heads down the steps. Casandra quickly ducks as Buffy passes by her car. Buffy walks toward the sidewalk and heads for home.
At Giles apartment someone knocks at his door. Giles thinks it is Dawn because he doesn't see her in her room.
"Dawn," says Giles as he opens the door.
"Are you Rupert Giles?" ask the man at the door.
"Yes," replies Giles.
"I'm Hank Summers," he says.
"Yes I know," says Giles. "Come in." The man enters with a blonde haired woman behind him.
"This is my wife, Ann." says Hank introducing her to Giles. The two greet.
"Please sit down," says Giles. The two guests sit on the couch.
"Buffy called about a while back," says Hank. "She sounded worried."
"You don't know," say Giles.
"Know what?" ask Hank.
"Mr. Summers, I'm sorry I have to say this to you but Buffy is... " The front door opening interrupts Giles. Through the door enters Angel and Damon carrying Buffy in his arms.
"She is alive," says Angel.
"Angel," says Giles. "Damon put her on the couch."
"Buffy," says Hank as he touches his daughter face ever so slightly.
Giles gets a wet towel and puts it on her forehead. He leaves Hank with Buffy and goes to question Angel and Damon.
"How did this happen?" ask Giles.
"He's the one that found her," says Angel indicating Damon. Giles looks at Damon.
"I stop at a tombstone then, when I turn around I see this bright light," says Damon.
"Ha, this guy is a comedian," says Angel.
"I'm serious," says Damon. "Then she came out of the light. She seemed to be in shock and felt kind of weak. She fainted and I caught her."
"But she's dead," says Giles trying to make sense out of this. "No offense Angel."
"None taken," says Angel.
"It's not that I don't like it," says Giles. "It's just that..." Giles gets interrupted again. Willow, Dawn and Tara enter the apartment. Everyone looks at them.
"Giles Dawn's with us..." says Willow as Hank moves aside and they all see Buffy on the couch. "Buffy."
"Dad," says Dawn in awe. "Buffy."
"Dawn," says Hank. He goes up to her and hugs her. Dawn looks at Buffy as she is hugging her dad. She sees her open her eyes. Dawn lets go of her dad and goes to her sisters' side. She looks straight into her eyes.
"Buffy is it...Is it really you," says Dawn almost about to burst into tears.
"I'm really here Dawn," says Buffy hugging Dawn tightly.
"We're all here," says Hank holding his two daughters hands. "Now where is your mother? I called and knocked at the house and no one answered."
"Dad, mom's dead." says Buffy.
"What?" says Hank in shock. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I did, " says Buffy. "I tried to call you, but you weren't home."
"I can't believe that she's dead," says Hank.
"Hank, take it easy," says Ann. She helps him to the couch.
"Buffy," says Giles. Buffy gets off from the couch and hugs Giles. He hugs her back. "Do you know what this is all about?"
"Yes Giles," says Buffy with a smile. "I'm unbreakable."
"Buffy," says Giles in a serious tone. He sees Buffy smile at him then she gets serious.
"I don't know why they sent me back," says Buffy. "It was pretty up there. I saw mom and some of the other slayers. Oh, Kendra too. She told me to say Hi to Xander. Where's Xander?"
"Buffy a lot has changed since you left us," says Giles.
"Like what?" ask Buffy. "Do we have flying cars?"
"No, not that much," says Giles.
"Well, like what," ask Buffy.
"Well, Xander and Anya left town," says Giles.
"How come?" ask Buffy.
"Well, Xander couldn't deal with you being..." says Giles. "It drove him a little crazy and so he decided..."
"To leave," says Buffy. "I see." Buffy turns around and sees Willow. Willow and Tara walk up to Buffy. Willow becomes speechless and Buffy smiles. The two best friends hug each other. Tara smiles and Buffy hugs her too.
"Excuse me," says Ann. They all turn around and look at Ann. "I think he needs to rest." She is indicating Hank.
(Buffy and Angel Love Theme Song-Close Your Eyes by Christophe Beck.)
"Let's go," says Buffy. She turns to go and sees Angel. They look at each other as everyone heads to the door. Angel comes out of a dark corner.
"Come on Buffy," says Dawn. Buffy turns to Dawn and holds her hand. Dawn looks at Buffy then at Angel. She lets go of Buffy's hand and leaves. Then Buffy looks at Angel.
Ann helps Hank outside with Damon helping her. Giles leads them all outside with Willow and Tara, leaving Angel and Buffy alone in Giles apartment. Buffy walks up to Angel and holds his hands. She looks at him and touches his face. Angel holds Buffy's hand on his face and closes his eyes. Then he looks into her deep green eyes and finally realizes that this moment is real. That Buffy is right in front of him and that her soft and tender hands are caressing his face. Buffy is completely speechless, but Angel knows what she's saying by her expression.
Buffy takes her hand back and looks down, then turns around to leave. Angel stops her and pulls her back not wanting to let her go. She turns to him like steel to a magnet. They hold each other closer together. Then they quickly kiss and hold each other for a while thinking the safest place in the world is in each other's arms.
"I've gotta go," says Buffy. Angel releases Buffy slowly. "I'll see you around."
"Yeah," says Angel. They walk out of Giles apartment holding hands, and then they release them to go their separate ways. Buffy catches up to the others. The house isn't far away. There isn't much town in Sunnydale. The distances are usually a walk away.
They arrive at the Summers home. The grass grew very high and all the lights are out. Dawn finds the spare key under the matt and opens the door. As they open the door an odor of emptiness escapes from the house. The house had been closed since Buffy's death. Spider webs spread through out the house, but no one pays attention to that.
"Take him upstairs," says Buffy. "The first room on the right." Ann and Damon take Hank upstairs. Dawn follows.
Buffy walks around the house looking at everything like if she had not seen it for a long time. She touches the coffee table and sits down on the couch. Buffy breathes in deeply and sighs.
Ann stays upstairs with Hank and Dawn. Damon comes down and sees Buffy on the couch. She sees him, gets up, and walks up to him. He meets up with Buffy at the door. They greet there for the first time.
"Thanks for your help," says Buffy.
"No problem," says Damon.
"All this must look pretty weird," says Buffy turning the doorknob to open the door.
"Just a little," says Damon. "But I can live with it. Your friends told me everything."
"Good things or bad things," ask Buffy.
"Good things," replies Damon. Buffy smiles then they exits the house.
"I didn't get your name," says Buffy.
"It's Damon Carter," says Damon. The two walk down the walk way toward the sidewalk.
"Damon. I had a friend name Damon," says Buffy.
"Really," says Damon.
"He was a basketball player," says Buffy.
"I'm a basketball player," says Damon.
"Turn vampire," says Buffy. "I had to behead him."
"Yikes, I sure didn't want to be him," says Damon.
"Why don't I walk you home," says Buffy.
"Well, if you insist," says Damon. "I guess I got to give you back your glory. Believe me I don't want to be the one taking on the world like you do."
"Maybe that's the reason they sent me back," says Buffy. "Cause I can handle it."
They arrive at Damon's house and walk up the steps toward the door. Damon reaches into his pocket to get his keys then turns to Buffy.
"This is it," says Damon as the two stand by the door. Buffy looks around.
"It's pretty," says Buffy.
"Thanks," Damon replies. "Hey, if you need help with anything. I'm not that far."
"No, that's okay," says Buffy. "This business is pretty dangerous and you can get into a lot of trouble. Look at me I died twice."
"Twice," says Damon.
"That's another story," says Buffy.
Driving down the streets is Casandra and she stops by Damon's to see him talking to a pretty blonde girl on his doorstep. She is not jealous, but concern about Damon as she watches them from her car.
"I'd better go," says Buffy.
"I guess I don't have to say be careful," says Damon.
"Thanks," replies Buffy and heads down the steps. Casandra quickly ducks as Buffy passes by her car. Buffy walks toward the sidewalk and heads for home.