Cut to the Bronze, Int.:
Dawn is standing in front of the tall vampire. "The slayer?" the vamp asked.
"Yeah, the chosen one."
"Didn't she die?"
"Well, yeah but then she got better..."
"I see..."
"You better leave before something bad happens to you."
"Like what? You gonna call big sis on your cell phone and tell her a big mean vampire wants to eat you?"
"No, I'm gonna kick your ass." The vamp laughed, letting his guard down. Dawn took a swing at him, but he dodged it.
"That all you got, mini me?"
Dawn didn't say anything. She lunged toward the vampire and grabbed him around the waist. She picked him up and threw him over her head. He slammed into the door. Dawn kicked it open and dragged him out into the alley. The vamp tried to stand up, but Dawn came crashing down on him full force. She straddled his chest so he couldn't get up, but he was kicking his legs trying to hurt Dawn. She was fumbling in her pockets, looking for a stake.
"Oh my God! Dawn! Heads up!" Buffy shouted from the front of the alley as she tossed a stake over to her little sister.
"Thanks sis." Dawn said. She caught the stake and dusted the vamp. "See, I can take care of myself. Oh. Here, you can have Mister Pointy back."
"Thank you." Buffy smiled. "I'm proud of you Dawn."
"Really? You're proud? Not mad?"
"Yeah Dawnie, I'm proud."
"Mister Pointy?" Faith looked at Buffy with confusion.
"It's a long story."
"And I thought I was the crazy one."
The trio of women walked back in to the Bronze. "Let's hit that dance floor." Buffy said grabbing Dawn and Faith's hands and pulling them out on to the dance floor.
Faith really didn't feel like dancing. She couldn't stop thinking about Willow. She rolled her eyes and went along with it, dancing to the music, but not really paying attention to it. She was busy scanning the crowd for the red head.
"Looking for someone Faith?" Dawn shouted over the music and voices.
"No, I was just thinking."
"About her?" Dawn pointed to a red headed girl about ten feet away from them. It was Willow, and she was dancing with some blonde girl. "You were so deep in thought that you didn't even notice her."
"I guess my mind is on overload. She doesn't wanna talk to me anyway."
"Why not?"
"Cause I'm a jerk. Besides she looks like she's having fun. She deserves fun. I'm gonna go sit down."
Faith walked over to a table and sat down. She remembered sitting at this table before...the night Willow got way too drunk and she had to carry her home. The night she realized that she was attracted to this red headed witch. Her elbow was resting on the table and her hand was holding her head up. She sat and stared blankly at the crowd, and trying not to stare at Willow, she listened intently to the words of the song. ("bring me to life" by evanescence).
[I]How can you see into my eyes like open doors[/I]
cut to Willow and blonde chick dancing.
[I]leading you down into my core[/I] [I]where I've become so numb without a soul[/I]
cut to Dawn checking out some guys with Buffy.
[I]my spirit sleeping somewhere cold[/I] [I]until you find it there and lead it back home[/I]
cut back to Faith, sitting and staring at Willow.
[I](Wake me up)[/I] [I]Wake me up inside[/I] [I](I can't wake up)[/I]
cut to the abandoned warehouse.
[I]Wake me up inside[/I] [I](save me)[/I] [I]call my name and save me from the dark[/I]
Amanda takes a swing at a vamp, but it's blocked. She does a roundhouse and kicks him in the jaw. The vamp falls to the ground, landing on his back. She hovers over him and stakes him. His dust flies up into her face.
[I](Wake me up)[/I] [I]bid my blood to run[/I] [I](I can't wake up)[/I] [I]before I come undone[/I] [I](Save me)[/I]
Vi has another vamp cornered, but it growls at her and she back away screaming.
[I]save me from the nothing I've become[/I]
"I'll handle this." Kennedy said.
[I]now that I know what I'm without[/I] [I]you can't just leave me[/I] [I]breathe into me and make me real[/I] [I]bring me to life[/I]
She charged in stake aimed and ready, but she missed and slammed into the wall, falling back onto her ass.
[I](Wake me up)[/I] [I]Wake me up inside[/I] [I](I can't wake up)[/I] [I]Wake me up inside[/I] [I](Save me)[/I] [I]call my name and save me from the dark[/I]
The vamp tried to get away, but another one of the girls was there stake in hand, and dusted him. Kennedy looks pissed.
[I](Wake me up)[/I] [I]bid my blood to run[/I] [I](I can't wake up)[/I] [I]before I come undone[/I] [I](Save me)[/I]
cut back to the bronze.
[I]save me from the nothing I've become[/I] [I]Bring me to life[/I] [I](I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside)[/I] [I]Bring me to life[/I]
Buffy and Dawn are both now dancing with different boys. Willow, still dancing with blonde chick.
[I]frozen inside without your touch[/I] [I]without your love darling only you[/I] [I]are the life among the dead[/I]
We see Faith stand. She walks over to Willow and starts dancing behind her.
[I]all this time I can't believe I couldn't see[/I] [I]kept in the dark but you were there in front of me[/I]
Willow, unaware that it's Faith, turns around and begins dancing with this new person. She's got her eyes closed.
[I]I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems[/I] [I]got to open my eyes to everything[/I]
Willow and Faith are dancing; Faith pulls Willow in toward her so their bodies are touching. The red head opens her eyes at this gesture.
[I]without a thought without a voice without a soul[/I] [I]don't let me die here[/I] [I]there must be something more[/I] [I]bring me to life[/I]
"Faith! Let go of me."
[I](Wake me up)[/I] [I]Wake me up inside[/I] [I](I can't wake up)[/I]
Before Faith could speak Willow pulled out of the slayer's arms, and went back to her hot little blonde chick.
[I]Wake me up inside[/I] [I](Save me)[/I] [I]call my name and save me from the dark[/I] [I](Wake me up)[/I]
Faith stood there watching, but only for a minute.
[I]bid my blood to run[/I] [I](I can't wake up)[/I] [I]before I come undone[/I]
^I can't stand here like this any longer.^ Faith thought to herself.
[I](Save me)[/I] [I]save me from the nothing I've become[/I]
Faith grabbed Willow's shoulder and forced her to spin around. She looked at the red head right in those big green eyes of hers and placed a soft and gentle, but very passionate kiss, on her lips.
[I](Bring me to life)[/I] [I]I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside[/I] [I](Bring me to life)[/I]
As the song came to an end, Willow pulled out of the kiss.
"You can't just kiss me and expect me to forget about the past two weeks."
"I don't expect that. It's just—I can't stop thinking about that first kiss. We need to talk."
"Yeah, we do. But not here. Just—go and I'll find you later." Willow said with a subdued tone in her voice.
Faith sighed and walked slowly away from Willow, her eyes fixated on the movements of one Miss Rosenburg. Willow had already turned around and went back to her dancing. Faith headed outside for a smoke.
Dawn is standing in front of the tall vampire. "The slayer?" the vamp asked.
"Yeah, the chosen one."
"Didn't she die?"
"Well, yeah but then she got better..."
"I see..."
"You better leave before something bad happens to you."
"Like what? You gonna call big sis on your cell phone and tell her a big mean vampire wants to eat you?"
"No, I'm gonna kick your ass." The vamp laughed, letting his guard down. Dawn took a swing at him, but he dodged it.
"That all you got, mini me?"
Dawn didn't say anything. She lunged toward the vampire and grabbed him around the waist. She picked him up and threw him over her head. He slammed into the door. Dawn kicked it open and dragged him out into the alley. The vamp tried to stand up, but Dawn came crashing down on him full force. She straddled his chest so he couldn't get up, but he was kicking his legs trying to hurt Dawn. She was fumbling in her pockets, looking for a stake.
"Oh my God! Dawn! Heads up!" Buffy shouted from the front of the alley as she tossed a stake over to her little sister.
"Thanks sis." Dawn said. She caught the stake and dusted the vamp. "See, I can take care of myself. Oh. Here, you can have Mister Pointy back."
"Thank you." Buffy smiled. "I'm proud of you Dawn."
"Really? You're proud? Not mad?"
"Yeah Dawnie, I'm proud."
"Mister Pointy?" Faith looked at Buffy with confusion.
"It's a long story."
"And I thought I was the crazy one."
The trio of women walked back in to the Bronze. "Let's hit that dance floor." Buffy said grabbing Dawn and Faith's hands and pulling them out on to the dance floor.
Faith really didn't feel like dancing. She couldn't stop thinking about Willow. She rolled her eyes and went along with it, dancing to the music, but not really paying attention to it. She was busy scanning the crowd for the red head.
"Looking for someone Faith?" Dawn shouted over the music and voices.
"No, I was just thinking."
"About her?" Dawn pointed to a red headed girl about ten feet away from them. It was Willow, and she was dancing with some blonde girl. "You were so deep in thought that you didn't even notice her."
"I guess my mind is on overload. She doesn't wanna talk to me anyway."
"Why not?"
"Cause I'm a jerk. Besides she looks like she's having fun. She deserves fun. I'm gonna go sit down."
Faith walked over to a table and sat down. She remembered sitting at this table before...the night Willow got way too drunk and she had to carry her home. The night she realized that she was attracted to this red headed witch. Her elbow was resting on the table and her hand was holding her head up. She sat and stared blankly at the crowd, and trying not to stare at Willow, she listened intently to the words of the song. ("bring me to life" by evanescence).
[I]How can you see into my eyes like open doors[/I]
cut to Willow and blonde chick dancing.
[I]leading you down into my core[/I] [I]where I've become so numb without a soul[/I]
cut to Dawn checking out some guys with Buffy.
[I]my spirit sleeping somewhere cold[/I] [I]until you find it there and lead it back home[/I]
cut back to Faith, sitting and staring at Willow.
[I](Wake me up)[/I] [I]Wake me up inside[/I] [I](I can't wake up)[/I]
cut to the abandoned warehouse.
[I]Wake me up inside[/I] [I](save me)[/I] [I]call my name and save me from the dark[/I]
Amanda takes a swing at a vamp, but it's blocked. She does a roundhouse and kicks him in the jaw. The vamp falls to the ground, landing on his back. She hovers over him and stakes him. His dust flies up into her face.
[I](Wake me up)[/I] [I]bid my blood to run[/I] [I](I can't wake up)[/I] [I]before I come undone[/I] [I](Save me)[/I]
Vi has another vamp cornered, but it growls at her and she back away screaming.
[I]save me from the nothing I've become[/I]
"I'll handle this." Kennedy said.
[I]now that I know what I'm without[/I] [I]you can't just leave me[/I] [I]breathe into me and make me real[/I] [I]bring me to life[/I]
She charged in stake aimed and ready, but she missed and slammed into the wall, falling back onto her ass.
[I](Wake me up)[/I] [I]Wake me up inside[/I] [I](I can't wake up)[/I] [I]Wake me up inside[/I] [I](Save me)[/I] [I]call my name and save me from the dark[/I]
The vamp tried to get away, but another one of the girls was there stake in hand, and dusted him. Kennedy looks pissed.
[I](Wake me up)[/I] [I]bid my blood to run[/I] [I](I can't wake up)[/I] [I]before I come undone[/I] [I](Save me)[/I]
cut back to the bronze.
[I]save me from the nothing I've become[/I] [I]Bring me to life[/I] [I](I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside)[/I] [I]Bring me to life[/I]
Buffy and Dawn are both now dancing with different boys. Willow, still dancing with blonde chick.
[I]frozen inside without your touch[/I] [I]without your love darling only you[/I] [I]are the life among the dead[/I]
We see Faith stand. She walks over to Willow and starts dancing behind her.
[I]all this time I can't believe I couldn't see[/I] [I]kept in the dark but you were there in front of me[/I]
Willow, unaware that it's Faith, turns around and begins dancing with this new person. She's got her eyes closed.
[I]I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems[/I] [I]got to open my eyes to everything[/I]
Willow and Faith are dancing; Faith pulls Willow in toward her so their bodies are touching. The red head opens her eyes at this gesture.
[I]without a thought without a voice without a soul[/I] [I]don't let me die here[/I] [I]there must be something more[/I] [I]bring me to life[/I]
"Faith! Let go of me."
[I](Wake me up)[/I] [I]Wake me up inside[/I] [I](I can't wake up)[/I]
Before Faith could speak Willow pulled out of the slayer's arms, and went back to her hot little blonde chick.
[I]Wake me up inside[/I] [I](Save me)[/I] [I]call my name and save me from the dark[/I] [I](Wake me up)[/I]
Faith stood there watching, but only for a minute.
[I]bid my blood to run[/I] [I](I can't wake up)[/I] [I]before I come undone[/I]
^I can't stand here like this any longer.^ Faith thought to herself.
[I](Save me)[/I] [I]save me from the nothing I've become[/I]
Faith grabbed Willow's shoulder and forced her to spin around. She looked at the red head right in those big green eyes of hers and placed a soft and gentle, but very passionate kiss, on her lips.
[I](Bring me to life)[/I] [I]I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside[/I] [I](Bring me to life)[/I]
As the song came to an end, Willow pulled out of the kiss.
"You can't just kiss me and expect me to forget about the past two weeks."
"I don't expect that. It's just—I can't stop thinking about that first kiss. We need to talk."
"Yeah, we do. But not here. Just—go and I'll find you later." Willow said with a subdued tone in her voice.
Faith sighed and walked slowly away from Willow, her eyes fixated on the movements of one Miss Rosenburg. Willow had already turned around and went back to her dancing. Faith headed outside for a smoke.