Episode 4- Birthday Madness by C&S
notes of ages for this ep and future references, Xander.1980, Willow.1981, Faith&Andrew1983,
Kennedy.1985, Dawn.1987, Robin.1973.
Willow awoke in a cold sweat and hands shaking. She'd had yet another pull to the
dark magic in her sleep, remembering the high she once felt when using it, like a
drug. Her door opened slightly.
Faith: "Red, you all have to do this birthday thing, you need to get up, slayer lover
is waiting for you."
Willow: "I'm coming." Faith notices the beads of sweat on Willow's face.
Faith: "Fun dreams Red?" Willow's face drops and she looks away from Faith.
Willow: "I wish."
(cut to the kitchen, still morning)
Andrew: "Here comes Dawn, hide the," he drops the cookie batter into the sink which
Kennedy had just filled with soapy water.
Kennedy: "Smart move," Willow and Faith enter as well. "Andrew has to go, um, grocery
shopping." Kennedy motions to the mess in the water.
Willow: "Ok, just let me get a shower Kennedy and I'll be ready. We'll do the shopping."
Everyone but Faith and Andrew have left the kitchen.
Faith: "Don't worry, you'll do it well. I'll have Xan come help you out with the
decorations."
(cut to Dawn's bedroom)
Dawn's laying on her bed, looking up at the ceiling. "17 years old today, Do u feel
any different?" She is looking down at herself. "nope," she hears laughter and talking
coming from downstairs as she talks to herself. she's hesitant on getting out of
bed, but Gets dressed and heads
downstairs.
Xander at the top of his lungs yells: "Hey Birthday Girl, Did u sleep well?" They
here a bowl fall to the floor from the kitchen, Faith bursts out with laughter. Dawn
throws her a dirty look.
Faith " geez looks like u been hit by a mac truck this morning." Dawn runs back upstairs
as Xander looks at Faith. "We had to get rid of the brat somehow," a smile forms
on her face as they go back to decorating
Dawn Runs upstairs running into Willow who just got her presents wrapped.
Willow: "woo what's wrong?"
Dawn: "nothing," Willow takes Dawn into her room. "Why is she here, we don't need
her"
Willow: "Dawn yes we do, U two just got to get along"
Dawn: "I cant, I want Buffy back"
Willow: " we all do, but Faith is here to help, we got to deal with it, Come on Dawn,
it's your birthday, be happy, celebrate. Set things aside for one day
Lets go downstairs and enjoy it. U only turn 17 once, ya know.. They walk downstairs
where everyone but Andrew are..
(Cut to the kitchen)
Andrew is putting the finishing touches on the cookies while talking to himself.
Andrew: "wow 'I'm a genius, these cookies look just like them, oops Xander doesn't
have that big of a nose." He takes his finger wiping some icing off the cookie and
licks his finger. "Much better," the gang walk in slowly watching him, Andrew not
hearing the door open. Andrew has two cookies in his hands, Dawns and Faiths. He
starts talking again. "You're not Buffy, U never will be. I don't have to listen
to you," he is making the cookie bounce around with the other cookie, speaking in
a high pitch voice. " No I'm not Buffy, I never want to be Buffy, She's gone and
I'm here to stay." Andrew hearing a noise, notices the gang is watching.. He gets
nervous and drops the cookies, Breaking Faiths into Two pieces.
Silence fell as Dawn Turns and runs out of the room, Tears running down her face.
Willow: "Now look what you did you stupid idiot!"
Faith: "Chill out guys, I'll go and you all let her have a happy birthday."
Willow: "No, we're all staying. Kennedy can you go get Dawn?"
Kennedy: "Sure, no problem," she goes up the stairs knocking on Dawn's door. "Look
Dawnie, I know this is hard, it's ok not to want Faith around but the others put
a lot of work into your party, so won't you come down and have, um, well birthday
cookies?"
Dawn: "Fine but I can't stand Faith, she's a slut and far from slayer material."
Kennedy: "I couldn't agree more but do this for Willow." They join the party in which
Xander gave Dawn $30, Willow and Kennedy got her an outfit, Andrew got her a cookbook,
Robin got her earrings and Faith had yet to produce a gift.
(Cut to late night at the Summers home.)
Faith had just finished patroling, walked in and snuck a box containing something
Buffy had given her in it, into Dawn's room. She then goes out on the front porch
opening a bottle of beer, eyes scanning the skies for something that apparently isn't there.
(fade to black)