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Buffy Episode 8.1 145. Just A Girl
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. They belong to Fox Studios and Joss Whedon. This work is fictional and is only for my and others entertainment. Therefore no infringement is intended. I do not intend to make a profit from this work. However I own all characters that have not previously appeared/been mentioned on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, so I can do whatever I like with them. Therefore no unauthorised usage of these characters is permitted.
Giles VO: Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
Buffy and Spike in the Summers' basement.
Buffy: I just realised something. We're gonna win.
Cut to: Buffy, Willow, Xander, Dawn and Giles in Buffy's room.
Buffy: What do you think?
Giles: I think it's bloody brilliant.
Willow: Whoa, hey. Not to poop on the party here, but I'm the guy that's gonna have to pull this thing off.
Buffy: I wouldn't ask if I didn't think you could do it.
Cut to Summers' Living Room.
Buffy: I believe we can beat this evil.
Buffy's voiceover continues as the camera cuts to everyone marching into the school.
Buffy VO: Tomorrow morning I'm opening the seal.
Cut to: Buffy, Faith and the SITs going down into the Hellmouth.
Buffy VO: I'm going down into the hellmouth, and I'm finishing this once and for all.
Cut back to Buffy in the Summers' Living Room. Close up on Buffy's face.
Buffy: So this is the part where you make a choice.
Buffy's voiceover continues as camera shows all the slayers around the world being awakened.
Buffy: From now on, every girl in the world, who might be a slayer, will be a slayer. Every girl who could have the power, will have the power?can stand up?will stand up. Slayers?every one of us. Make your choice. Are you ready to be strong?
Cut to: Principal Wood's office. Camera shows Willow, her hair is completely white.
Willow: (falls over) That was nifty.
Cut to: In the hellmouth. Camera shows Buffy swinging the scythe and killing a turok han, Faith punching a turok han, Vi leaping in the air.
Buffy is impaled by a turok han's sword. She sees Amanda fall down dead.
The First (as Buffy): You came pretty close to smacking me down. What more do you want?
Buffy: (slowly) I want you to get out of my face.
Buffy swings the scythe smashing several turok han down the cliff.
Spike: Oh bollocks-
Spike stumbles backwards and the sunlight beams out from it.
Cut to: Sunnydale high. Anya gets sliced from her shoulder to her waste by a bringer. A bringer stabs Robin and Giles runs over to him.
Cut back to the hellmouth: Buffy and Spike are standing next to each other.
Spike: (amazed) I can feel it Buffy. My soul.
Buffy: I love you.
Spike: No, you don't. But thanks for saying it. I wanna see how it ends.
His face begins to crack and soon he burns to dust.
Cut to: Sunnydale High corridor.
Xander: Anya! Anya!
He doesn't see Anya's lifeless and bloody body behind a pillar. He runs with Dawn.
Cut to outside of the school. Buffy runs to catch up with the bus. She jumps on to a building as Sunnydale falls apart behind her. She jumps on to the roof of the bus and the bus drives on, eventually skidding to a halt. Buffy jumps down from the roof.
Everyone gets out and looks at the remains of Sunnydale.
Giles: What did this?
Buffy: Spike.
Xander: (to Andrew) So did you see?
Andrew: She died saving my life.
Xander: (puts his hand on Andrew's shoulder) That's my girl.
Cut to: the bus.
Faith: (to Robin) We made it. We won.
Robin smiles and lies motionless. Faith looks sad and goes to shut his eyes. However he coughs startling her and looks at her.
Robin: Surprise.
Faith smiles.
Cut to next to the bus. Faith joins the others outside.
Xander: We saved the world
Willow: We changed the world. Slayers are awakening everywhere.
Dawn: We'll have to find them.
Willow: We will.
Giles: We have a lot of work ahead of us.
Faith: I just wanna sleep yo, for like a week.
Willow: The First is scrunched, so?what do you think we should do Buffy?
Dawn: Yeah, Buffy. What are we gonna do now?
Buffy simply stares and smiles to herself.
START OF EPISODE
ACT I
The camera shows the legs of a girl. It follows them as the girl walks up some shallow steps. The camera moves up to show the girl is carrying a box. The girl walks to a table and puts the box down. Camera moves up to show that the girl is Buffy. She walks back to the door and the camera pans out to show her standing in the porch of a fairly large cottage. A field can be seen behind the house and it is early evening. Buffy smiles to herself as she stares into the peaceful distance absently.
Dawn OS: You know that's like the fifth time today you've done that.
Buffy turns to see Dawn standing nearby also holding a box.
Buffy: What?
Dawn: Stare into space for no apparent reason. Like you can't believe we're actually here, and among other things, alive. You want me to pinch you so you know this is real? Cause?that can be arranged.
Buffy rolls her eyes.
Buffy: Funnily enough, I'm good. But yeah, it is gonna take some getting used to. I mean?you know; whole new place.
Dawn: Well, Giles seems to think it's ok.
Buffy: Oh, I don't doubt that. I'm actually not worried, exactly.
Dawn: I know what you mean. But it will be ok. Just, make sure you know your English phrases and everything'll be great.
Buffy raises her eyebrows. Dawn shrugs slightly and carries the box indoors. Buffy remains staring for a second and then follows. The camera moves slowly outwards and towards the road. A sign appears stating "Welcome to the County of Lincolnshire.
Opening credits.
Starring:
Starring:
SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR - Buffy Summers
NICHOLAS BRENDAN - Xander Harris
ALYSON HANNIGAN - Willow Rosenberg
MICHELLE TRACHTENBURG - Dawn Summers
IYARI LIMON - Kennedy Elisonne
JEMIMA ROOPER - Siobhan Bligh
TOM LENK - Andrew Wells
ANTHONY STEWART HEAD - Rupert Giles
Guest Starring:
ELIZA DUSHKU - Faith
DB WOODSIDE - Robin Wood
The camera shows Buffy sitting down in the kitchen of her new home reading something. Xander walks in
Xander: Well I've looked, and looked again and I can't see anything wrong with the place.
Buffy looks up and stares at Xander smiling.
Buffy: Really? Are you sure you checked everywhere?
Xander: Well unless this house has any secret rooms Giles didn't tell us about, I'm sure.
Buffy: (smiling wider) Great!
Buffy hugs Xander.
Buffy: You know I just want ? no actually I think I need this house to be perfect. And not have any demonic features.
Xander: Well knowing our luck, there'll be some demons just waiting for us out back.
Buffy gives him a look.
Xander: Just joking! But you know, we're gonna have to visit that other Hellmouth sooner or later.
Buffy: (looking fed up) I know?but I think we should all just get settled in first.
Xander: Of course! I know that I personally won't wanna see any demons for a-
Xander shrieks as he sees what he thinks is a demon in front of him. However it is only Andrew wearing a mask and holding a box full of them. Xander sighs.
Xander: (slowly) Andrew?what did we tell you about not wearing those things.
Andrew: Sorry. But you gotta admit these are pretty cool! It's too bad we couldn't save more from the house; because there were a lot of really interesting things that I didn't get a chance to look at due to the oncoming apocalypse and all. Not to mention those quality first editions that I'm really gonna miss.
Andrew sighs and stares into space.
Xander: Well luckily, you're the only one that cares about them.
Buffy looks up and smiles.
Andrew: No way, you were staring at my Star Wars collection with awe! Plus Amanda really liked?
Andrew trails off and all three of them stare around looking awkward and sad.
Buffy: Uh, so Andrew how are you liking the place?
Andrew: It's pretty neat. Except, who chose that room for me? Cause?I only got a single bed, and everyone else got double, so I'm just wondering-
Xander: Are you expecting anyone else in your bed?
Andrew blushes.
Andrew: Uh?
Xander: Problem solved.
Buffy rolls her eyes.
Buffy: It's nothing personal Andrew. I mean Dawn's bed is only a small double. Not that she's having anyone in their either I hope?
Xander raises an eyebrow.
Buffy: ?and perhaps a little more importantly; we just didn't have enough for another double bed. We pretty much stretched our budget to the max as it is.
Xander: How's that going by the way?
Buffy: Oh, it could be better. Giles' contribution helped a hell of a lot but we still need jobs. And fast.
Xander: Well, I'm sure someone round here is in need of a handsome, strong carpenter to fix places. I mean the houses round here are like 1000 years old right?
Buffy smiles.
Buffy: I think it's a little less than that. But if we're lucky then they're also in disrepair.
Xander: That's the spirit!
Andrew: What can I do?
Buffy: Uh, I dunno Andrew. Don't worry about it right now, we'll think about it later. Right now I just wanna make sure everyone's settled.
Willow and Kennedy enter holding hands and giggling, and the others look up to see them come in.
Willow: Hey guys.
Buffy: Hey there. Been out?
Kennedy: Yeah just down to the wood. You should really go down there some time, it's really great.
Willow: Yeah! There's this little path with lots of flowers around it and it looks so cute! Oh and there's also a little pool at the bottom of the waterfall, which is really pretty!
Kennedy: Great for swimming in.
Willow gives her an embarrassed look, as Xander and Buffy smile.
Andrew: Sounds like fun! Can I come with you swimming next time?
Willow and Kennedy look at each other. Xander walks over to Andrew.
Xander: Andrew is there any more stuff you need to go and get from the bus?
Andrew: (looking a little flattened) I guess.
Xander: I'll come and help you with them.
Xander pulls Andrew's arm and Andrew reluctantly comes with Xander.
Dawn walks past them and looks back. She looks forwards again and shrugs.
Dawn: Ok so that's me done with the unpacking.
Buffy: Great, I think everyone else has finished too.
Willow and Kennedy have started to kiss. Dawn smiles to herself as Buffy raises an eyebrow.
Buffy: Guys?
Willow and Kennedy suddenly break apart and look at Buffy.
Willow: Um yes, I believe we are done. Though, later maybe I could talk to you about some of those spells I told you about on the way here? They could be pretty useful.
Buffy: Well, ok, but don't go overboard too much with the magics Will. You know that spell was like the most powerful ever. And I'm sure you got at least a bit of what I got.
Willow: Yeah well, I think the rush is fading now; after four weeks.
Kennedy: Those have been four very good weeks.
She giggles and so does Willow.
Buffy: Well, I'm glad some of us have made good use of our time.
She raises one eyebrow at Willow and Kennedy and smiles. Willow looks at the floor embarrassed.
Buffy: Seriously though, if you need to take it slow, don't worry about it. You should take all the time you need.
Willow: I know. But I think I have. I know you got a taste of the spell, but?I don't think I can describe to you how phenomenal I felt with that power flowing through me, even if it was just for a second.
Dawn: You haven't talked much about it.
Willow: Hence the inexplicableness. What I can tell you, is that I think I get it now. What magics really about, how I can really use it. Not just for us, but for everyone. I don't think anyone else could understand what that really means.
Buffy: Well I think I understand enough to know it's a good thing, right?
Willow: Definitely.
They smile at one another.
Kennedy: So, uh, are Faith and Robin back from Lincoln?
Buffy: Yeah, they got back just after you two left. They said it was pretty nice.
Though I think they were pretty eager to get back here, try and settle.
Faith appears from around the corner.
Dawn: Speak of the devil.
Faith: Hey, I must be psychic or something. How's it going?
Buffy: Good, thanks. I think we're pretty much done with the packing. How about you?
Faith: Oh, you know, I prefer taking it slow.
Buffy: Well-
Faith: Yeah, yeah, I know you're Miss Organisation an' all, but we just had a 13 hour flight, I just wanna crash, you know? Oh and uh, in case anyone wondered, the beds are sturdy.
Buffy raises an eyebrow. Dawn screws up her face a little.
Buffy: That's, uh, good.
Robin walks in from the hallway.
Robin: Hey.
Buffy: Hey.
Faith smiles.
Faith: Hey!
They kiss quickly. Robin looks at the others.
Robin: How's everything going?
Buffy: Oh, pretty good.
Kennedy: Faith was just filling us in on the highlights of your morning.
Robin raises his eyebrows and smiles questioningly at Faith. Faith rolls her eyes at Kennedy and then looks at Robin.
Faith: There was very little description.
The phone begins to ring. Buffy goes over to it.
Buffy: (on phone) Hello? Giles, hey! How did-?oh?right?now? (Short pause). Well I guess we could?what? Oh great? (She sighs) I'll tell the others?yeah ok?bye (she hangs up).
Willow: (concerned) What is it?
Buffy: A body's been found.
Dawn: Already?
Buffy: Yeah looks like they're not waiting till we're ready.
Robin: How'd they die?
Buffy: Was kinda mutilated. And with the full moon last night, I'm thinking werewolf.
Kennedy: So we've got tonight to find the killer?
Buffy: Or try. Giles wants me to come into town now, check it out, make sure it's a werewolf and not something possibly more deadly.
Faith: Want us to come with?
Buffy: Anyone who wants to.
Faith: Think I'll stay in that case. Like I said before, not doing much right now would be good.
Buffy: Ok, no problem.
Kennedy: We'll go, right Will?
Willow: Uh, sure. Be good to check out the village.
Buffy: Yeah, I guess. Better get some more of this stuff done before we go though.
The others nod.
Cut to Dawn's bedroom. About an hour has passed. Dawn is lying on her bed looking at something. There is a knock on the door.
Dawn: Come in.
Buffy enters, as Dawn turns round.
Buffy: Hey.
Dawn: Hi, who was that on the phone?
Buffy: Giles ? he wants us to come to the town to look at a body.
Dawn: Great, just how I wanted to spend my afternoon.
Buffy: Well you don't have to come if you don't want to.
Dawn: No, it's ok, I'll go. My only alternative at the moment is to stare at the walls since the TV cable's still not installed and nor is the phone line or the compu-
Buffy: Dawn? What's that?
Dawn gets up. Buffy has seen something on Dawn's dresser.
Buffy is looking at a lighter.
Dawn: Oh?I just found it; I thought it looked pretty cool.
Buffy: No, that's Spike's isn't it?
Dawn looks at the floor silently. Buffy walks over to the lighter and picks it up and holds it in her hand as she looks at Dawn.
Buffy: Dawn I thought you'd put your stealing days behind you.
Dawn: I didn't steal it! It was on the floor of the bus! Besides, Spike's not gonna use it anymore is he?
Dawn stops as she realises what she has said. Buffy looks grave and walks over to Dawn.
Buffy: I understand. You miss him. I do too.
Dawn: I know, it's just?I don't see why he didn't follow you. He had the chance, why didn't he take it?
Buffy: He had to stay. There was no other choice. He knew that.
Dawn: I just wish that there had been more time. That I had had a chance to say goodbye, or, or something.
Buffy puts her hands on Dawn's shoulders.
Buffy: We don't always get the chance to say goodbye. Believe me, I know. I've seen ? we've seen enough people to die to know that. But, I know Spike died for a reason. He saved not just us, but the world. I think he was happy when he died.
Dawn: I hope so.
Buffy and Dawn hug. Buffy opens the door wide and she and Dawn walk through. The camera stays stationary and watches them walk away.
Buffy: I hope you weren't using that lighter to light any cigarettes.
Dawn: Yeah right?you think I stole them off Faith?
Buffy: You better not have young lady.
Cut to outside the house. A delivery van drives off to show Xander waving it off. He walks back to Andrew who is leaning on a red Volvo.
Andrew: I really like it here. It's nice and quiet, and you know I could probably make some quality videos. If I can get another video camera that is. It's too bad I left it in the living room at the old house?
He sighs and Xander roles his eyes.
Xander: I think we need to be concentrating more on the house at the moment rather than going all Michael Moore.
Andrew: Well I can't really help with that. Buffy would probably shout at me or something-
Buffy: Andrew! Xander!
Buffy and Dawn have appeared at the front doorway and are walking down the path.
Andrew: See! Like that!
Buffy and Dawn are now next to Xander and Andrew.
Buffy: What?
Andrew is about to explain but Xander stops him.
Xander: Never mind, what is it Buff?
Buffy: Giles wants us to investigate something in the town. Willow and Kennedy are just coming.
Andrew: Oh that's cool! Can I drive?
Buffy: Andrew the last time you tried to drive, there were life flashing before eyes issues involved.
Andrew: Well it's not like that'll ever happen again.
Buffy: Look I need someone to get the rest of this stuff unpacked ok, so just stay here.
Andrew: How come Dawn gets to come?
Dawn: Because I finished unpacking unlike you.
Andrew: Fine, whatever. You better take me with you next time!
Andrew walks off. Buffy sighs.
Xander: So what's the investigating about?
Buffy: Just a death. The non-plural kind hopefully.
Xander: A death? Already? God and I thought the English were proper and all.
Buffy: Don't keep your hopes up Xand. We're five minutes drive from a hellmouth remember.
Xander: How many hellmouths are there?
Buffy: Oh God I do not want to think about the number of places I haven't been protecting for seven years.
Dawn: But it's ok now. Everywhere will probably have at least one slayer, right? I mean Giles took Rona and Vi to Europe, and Chao Ahn's back in Vietnam. And there are so many more?
Buffy: I hope so?but I also hope they know what they're doing. `
Cut to a town (apparently the one near Buffy and co.) A male vampire growls and rushes down a small alley, chasing something. The camera shows the vampire stop and smile as it approaches its prey. It is about to bite when the victim suddenly punches the vamp in the face and it goes flying into the left wall. The vamp looks astonished.
Vampire: What?what the hell? Is that you Slayer?
The camera moves up the girl to show her face. She is looking anxious and scared but at the same time determined.
Girl: No?I'm, I'm just a girl.
Camera cut.
.Buffy Episode 8.1 145. Just A Girl
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. They belong to Fox Studios and Joss Whedon. This work is fictional and is only for my and others entertainment. Therefore no infringement is intended. I do not intend to make a profit from this work. However I own all characters that have not previously appeared/been mentioned on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, so I can do whatever I like with them. Therefore no unauthorised usage of these characters is permitted.
Giles VO: Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
Buffy and Spike in the Summers' basement.
Buffy: I just realised something. We're gonna win.
Cut to: Buffy, Willow, Xander, Dawn and Giles in Buffy's room.
Buffy: What do you think?
Giles: I think it's bloody brilliant.
Willow: Whoa, hey. Not to poop on the party here, but I'm the guy that's gonna have to pull this thing off.
Buffy: I wouldn't ask if I didn't think you could do it.
Cut to Summers' Living Room.
Buffy: I believe we can beat this evil.
Buffy's voiceover continues as the camera cuts to everyone marching into the school.
Buffy VO: Tomorrow morning I'm opening the seal.
Cut to: Buffy, Faith and the SITs going down into the Hellmouth.
Buffy VO: I'm going down into the hellmouth, and I'm finishing this once and for all.
Cut back to Buffy in the Summers' Living Room. Close up on Buffy's face.
Buffy: So this is the part where you make a choice.
Buffy's voiceover continues as camera shows all the slayers around the world being awakened.
Buffy: From now on, every girl in the world, who might be a slayer, will be a slayer. Every girl who could have the power, will have the power?can stand up?will stand up. Slayers?every one of us. Make your choice. Are you ready to be strong?
Cut to: Principal Wood's office. Camera shows Willow, her hair is completely white.
Willow: (falls over) That was nifty.
Cut to: In the hellmouth. Camera shows Buffy swinging the scythe and killing a turok han, Faith punching a turok han, Vi leaping in the air.
Buffy is impaled by a turok han's sword. She sees Amanda fall down dead.
The First (as Buffy): You came pretty close to smacking me down. What more do you want?
Buffy: (slowly) I want you to get out of my face.
Buffy swings the scythe smashing several turok han down the cliff.
Spike: Oh bollocks-
Spike stumbles backwards and the sunlight beams out from it.
Cut to: Sunnydale high. Anya gets sliced from her shoulder to her waste by a bringer. A bringer stabs Robin and Giles runs over to him.
Cut back to the hellmouth: Buffy and Spike are standing next to each other.
Spike: (amazed) I can feel it Buffy. My soul.
Buffy: I love you.
Spike: No, you don't. But thanks for saying it. I wanna see how it ends.
His face begins to crack and soon he burns to dust.
Cut to: Sunnydale High corridor.
Xander: Anya! Anya!
He doesn't see Anya's lifeless and bloody body behind a pillar. He runs with Dawn.
Cut to outside of the school. Buffy runs to catch up with the bus. She jumps on to a building as Sunnydale falls apart behind her. She jumps on to the roof of the bus and the bus drives on, eventually skidding to a halt. Buffy jumps down from the roof.
Everyone gets out and looks at the remains of Sunnydale.
Giles: What did this?
Buffy: Spike.
Xander: (to Andrew) So did you see?
Andrew: She died saving my life.
Xander: (puts his hand on Andrew's shoulder) That's my girl.
Cut to: the bus.
Faith: (to Robin) We made it. We won.
Robin smiles and lies motionless. Faith looks sad and goes to shut his eyes. However he coughs startling her and looks at her.
Robin: Surprise.
Faith smiles.
Cut to next to the bus. Faith joins the others outside.
Xander: We saved the world
Willow: We changed the world. Slayers are awakening everywhere.
Dawn: We'll have to find them.
Willow: We will.
Giles: We have a lot of work ahead of us.
Faith: I just wanna sleep yo, for like a week.
Willow: The First is scrunched, so?what do you think we should do Buffy?
Dawn: Yeah, Buffy. What are we gonna do now?
Buffy simply stares and smiles to herself.
START OF EPISODE
ACT I
The camera shows the legs of a girl. It follows them as the girl walks up some shallow steps. The camera moves up to show the girl is carrying a box. The girl walks to a table and puts the box down. Camera moves up to show that the girl is Buffy. She walks back to the door and the camera pans out to show her standing in the porch of a fairly large cottage. A field can be seen behind the house and it is early evening. Buffy smiles to herself as she stares into the peaceful distance absently.
Dawn OS: You know that's like the fifth time today you've done that.
Buffy turns to see Dawn standing nearby also holding a box.
Buffy: What?
Dawn: Stare into space for no apparent reason. Like you can't believe we're actually here, and among other things, alive. You want me to pinch you so you know this is real? Cause?that can be arranged.
Buffy rolls her eyes.
Buffy: Funnily enough, I'm good. But yeah, it is gonna take some getting used to. I mean?you know; whole new place.
Dawn: Well, Giles seems to think it's ok.
Buffy: Oh, I don't doubt that. I'm actually not worried, exactly.
Dawn: I know what you mean. But it will be ok. Just, make sure you know your English phrases and everything'll be great.
Buffy raises her eyebrows. Dawn shrugs slightly and carries the box indoors. Buffy remains staring for a second and then follows. The camera moves slowly outwards and towards the road. A sign appears stating "Welcome to the County of Lincolnshire.
Opening credits.
Starring:
Starring:
SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR - Buffy Summers
NICHOLAS BRENDAN - Xander Harris
ALYSON HANNIGAN - Willow Rosenberg
MICHELLE TRACHTENBURG - Dawn Summers
IYARI LIMON - Kennedy Elisonne
JEMIMA ROOPER - Siobhan Bligh
TOM LENK - Andrew Wells
ANTHONY STEWART HEAD - Rupert Giles
Guest Starring:
ELIZA DUSHKU - Faith
DB WOODSIDE - Robin Wood
The camera shows Buffy sitting down in the kitchen of her new home reading something. Xander walks in
Xander: Well I've looked, and looked again and I can't see anything wrong with the place.
Buffy looks up and stares at Xander smiling.
Buffy: Really? Are you sure you checked everywhere?
Xander: Well unless this house has any secret rooms Giles didn't tell us about, I'm sure.
Buffy: (smiling wider) Great!
Buffy hugs Xander.
Buffy: You know I just want ? no actually I think I need this house to be perfect. And not have any demonic features.
Xander: Well knowing our luck, there'll be some demons just waiting for us out back.
Buffy gives him a look.
Xander: Just joking! But you know, we're gonna have to visit that other Hellmouth sooner or later.
Buffy: (looking fed up) I know?but I think we should all just get settled in first.
Xander: Of course! I know that I personally won't wanna see any demons for a-
Xander shrieks as he sees what he thinks is a demon in front of him. However it is only Andrew wearing a mask and holding a box full of them. Xander sighs.
Xander: (slowly) Andrew?what did we tell you about not wearing those things.
Andrew: Sorry. But you gotta admit these are pretty cool! It's too bad we couldn't save more from the house; because there were a lot of really interesting things that I didn't get a chance to look at due to the oncoming apocalypse and all. Not to mention those quality first editions that I'm really gonna miss.
Andrew sighs and stares into space.
Xander: Well luckily, you're the only one that cares about them.
Buffy looks up and smiles.
Andrew: No way, you were staring at my Star Wars collection with awe! Plus Amanda really liked?
Andrew trails off and all three of them stare around looking awkward and sad.
Buffy: Uh, so Andrew how are you liking the place?
Andrew: It's pretty neat. Except, who chose that room for me? Cause?I only got a single bed, and everyone else got double, so I'm just wondering-
Xander: Are you expecting anyone else in your bed?
Andrew blushes.
Andrew: Uh?
Xander: Problem solved.
Buffy rolls her eyes.
Buffy: It's nothing personal Andrew. I mean Dawn's bed is only a small double. Not that she's having anyone in their either I hope?
Xander raises an eyebrow.
Buffy: ?and perhaps a little more importantly; we just didn't have enough for another double bed. We pretty much stretched our budget to the max as it is.
Xander: How's that going by the way?
Buffy: Oh, it could be better. Giles' contribution helped a hell of a lot but we still need jobs. And fast.
Xander: Well, I'm sure someone round here is in need of a handsome, strong carpenter to fix places. I mean the houses round here are like 1000 years old right?
Buffy smiles.
Buffy: I think it's a little less than that. But if we're lucky then they're also in disrepair.
Xander: That's the spirit!
Andrew: What can I do?
Buffy: Uh, I dunno Andrew. Don't worry about it right now, we'll think about it later. Right now I just wanna make sure everyone's settled.
Willow and Kennedy enter holding hands and giggling, and the others look up to see them come in.
Willow: Hey guys.
Buffy: Hey there. Been out?
Kennedy: Yeah just down to the wood. You should really go down there some time, it's really great.
Willow: Yeah! There's this little path with lots of flowers around it and it looks so cute! Oh and there's also a little pool at the bottom of the waterfall, which is really pretty!
Kennedy: Great for swimming in.
Willow gives her an embarrassed look, as Xander and Buffy smile.
Andrew: Sounds like fun! Can I come with you swimming next time?
Willow and Kennedy look at each other. Xander walks over to Andrew.
Xander: Andrew is there any more stuff you need to go and get from the bus?
Andrew: (looking a little flattened) I guess.
Xander: I'll come and help you with them.
Xander pulls Andrew's arm and Andrew reluctantly comes with Xander.
Dawn walks past them and looks back. She looks forwards again and shrugs.
Dawn: Ok so that's me done with the unpacking.
Buffy: Great, I think everyone else has finished too.
Willow and Kennedy have started to kiss. Dawn smiles to herself as Buffy raises an eyebrow.
Buffy: Guys?
Willow and Kennedy suddenly break apart and look at Buffy.
Willow: Um yes, I believe we are done. Though, later maybe I could talk to you about some of those spells I told you about on the way here? They could be pretty useful.
Buffy: Well, ok, but don't go overboard too much with the magics Will. You know that spell was like the most powerful ever. And I'm sure you got at least a bit of what I got.
Willow: Yeah well, I think the rush is fading now; after four weeks.
Kennedy: Those have been four very good weeks.
She giggles and so does Willow.
Buffy: Well, I'm glad some of us have made good use of our time.
She raises one eyebrow at Willow and Kennedy and smiles. Willow looks at the floor embarrassed.
Buffy: Seriously though, if you need to take it slow, don't worry about it. You should take all the time you need.
Willow: I know. But I think I have. I know you got a taste of the spell, but?I don't think I can describe to you how phenomenal I felt with that power flowing through me, even if it was just for a second.
Dawn: You haven't talked much about it.
Willow: Hence the inexplicableness. What I can tell you, is that I think I get it now. What magics really about, how I can really use it. Not just for us, but for everyone. I don't think anyone else could understand what that really means.
Buffy: Well I think I understand enough to know it's a good thing, right?
Willow: Definitely.
They smile at one another.
Kennedy: So, uh, are Faith and Robin back from Lincoln?
Buffy: Yeah, they got back just after you two left. They said it was pretty nice.
Though I think they were pretty eager to get back here, try and settle.
Faith appears from around the corner.
Dawn: Speak of the devil.
Faith: Hey, I must be psychic or something. How's it going?
Buffy: Good, thanks. I think we're pretty much done with the packing. How about you?
Faith: Oh, you know, I prefer taking it slow.
Buffy: Well-
Faith: Yeah, yeah, I know you're Miss Organisation an' all, but we just had a 13 hour flight, I just wanna crash, you know? Oh and uh, in case anyone wondered, the beds are sturdy.
Buffy raises an eyebrow. Dawn screws up her face a little.
Buffy: That's, uh, good.
Robin walks in from the hallway.
Robin: Hey.
Buffy: Hey.
Faith smiles.
Faith: Hey!
They kiss quickly. Robin looks at the others.
Robin: How's everything going?
Buffy: Oh, pretty good.
Kennedy: Faith was just filling us in on the highlights of your morning.
Robin raises his eyebrows and smiles questioningly at Faith. Faith rolls her eyes at Kennedy and then looks at Robin.
Faith: There was very little description.
The phone begins to ring. Buffy goes over to it.
Buffy: (on phone) Hello? Giles, hey! How did-?oh?right?now? (Short pause). Well I guess we could?what? Oh great? (She sighs) I'll tell the others?yeah ok?bye (she hangs up).
Willow: (concerned) What is it?
Buffy: A body's been found.
Dawn: Already?
Buffy: Yeah looks like they're not waiting till we're ready.
Robin: How'd they die?
Buffy: Was kinda mutilated. And with the full moon last night, I'm thinking werewolf.
Kennedy: So we've got tonight to find the killer?
Buffy: Or try. Giles wants me to come into town now, check it out, make sure it's a werewolf and not something possibly more deadly.
Faith: Want us to come with?
Buffy: Anyone who wants to.
Faith: Think I'll stay in that case. Like I said before, not doing much right now would be good.
Buffy: Ok, no problem.
Kennedy: We'll go, right Will?
Willow: Uh, sure. Be good to check out the village.
Buffy: Yeah, I guess. Better get some more of this stuff done before we go though.
The others nod.
Cut to Dawn's bedroom. About an hour has passed. Dawn is lying on her bed looking at something. There is a knock on the door.
Dawn: Come in.
Buffy enters, as Dawn turns round.
Buffy: Hey.
Dawn: Hi, who was that on the phone?
Buffy: Giles ? he wants us to come to the town to look at a body.
Dawn: Great, just how I wanted to spend my afternoon.
Buffy: Well you don't have to come if you don't want to.
Dawn: No, it's ok, I'll go. My only alternative at the moment is to stare at the walls since the TV cable's still not installed and nor is the phone line or the compu-
Buffy: Dawn? What's that?
Dawn gets up. Buffy has seen something on Dawn's dresser.
Buffy is looking at a lighter.
Dawn: Oh?I just found it; I thought it looked pretty cool.
Buffy: No, that's Spike's isn't it?
Dawn looks at the floor silently. Buffy walks over to the lighter and picks it up and holds it in her hand as she looks at Dawn.
Buffy: Dawn I thought you'd put your stealing days behind you.
Dawn: I didn't steal it! It was on the floor of the bus! Besides, Spike's not gonna use it anymore is he?
Dawn stops as she realises what she has said. Buffy looks grave and walks over to Dawn.
Buffy: I understand. You miss him. I do too.
Dawn: I know, it's just?I don't see why he didn't follow you. He had the chance, why didn't he take it?
Buffy: He had to stay. There was no other choice. He knew that.
Dawn: I just wish that there had been more time. That I had had a chance to say goodbye, or, or something.
Buffy puts her hands on Dawn's shoulders.
Buffy: We don't always get the chance to say goodbye. Believe me, I know. I've seen ? we've seen enough people to die to know that. But, I know Spike died for a reason. He saved not just us, but the world. I think he was happy when he died.
Dawn: I hope so.
Buffy and Dawn hug. Buffy opens the door wide and she and Dawn walk through. The camera stays stationary and watches them walk away.
Buffy: I hope you weren't using that lighter to light any cigarettes.
Dawn: Yeah right?you think I stole them off Faith?
Buffy: You better not have young lady.
Cut to outside the house. A delivery van drives off to show Xander waving it off. He walks back to Andrew who is leaning on a red Volvo.
Andrew: I really like it here. It's nice and quiet, and you know I could probably make some quality videos. If I can get another video camera that is. It's too bad I left it in the living room at the old house?
He sighs and Xander roles his eyes.
Xander: I think we need to be concentrating more on the house at the moment rather than going all Michael Moore.
Andrew: Well I can't really help with that. Buffy would probably shout at me or something-
Buffy: Andrew! Xander!
Buffy and Dawn have appeared at the front doorway and are walking down the path.
Andrew: See! Like that!
Buffy and Dawn are now next to Xander and Andrew.
Buffy: What?
Andrew is about to explain but Xander stops him.
Xander: Never mind, what is it Buff?
Buffy: Giles wants us to investigate something in the town. Willow and Kennedy are just coming.
Andrew: Oh that's cool! Can I drive?
Buffy: Andrew the last time you tried to drive, there were life flashing before eyes issues involved.
Andrew: Well it's not like that'll ever happen again.
Buffy: Look I need someone to get the rest of this stuff unpacked ok, so just stay here.
Andrew: How come Dawn gets to come?
Dawn: Because I finished unpacking unlike you.
Andrew: Fine, whatever. You better take me with you next time!
Andrew walks off. Buffy sighs.
Xander: So what's the investigating about?
Buffy: Just a death. The non-plural kind hopefully.
Xander: A death? Already? God and I thought the English were proper and all.
Buffy: Don't keep your hopes up Xand. We're five minutes drive from a hellmouth remember.
Xander: How many hellmouths are there?
Buffy: Oh God I do not want to think about the number of places I haven't been protecting for seven years.
Dawn: But it's ok now. Everywhere will probably have at least one slayer, right? I mean Giles took Rona and Vi to Europe, and Chao Ahn's back in Vietnam. And there are so many more?
Buffy: I hope so?but I also hope they know what they're doing. `
Cut to a town (apparently the one near Buffy and co.) A male vampire growls and rushes down a small alley, chasing something. The camera shows the vampire stop and smile as it approaches its prey. It is about to bite when the victim suddenly punches the vamp in the face and it goes flying into the left wall. The vamp looks astonished.
Vampire: What?what the hell? Is that you Slayer?
The camera moves up the girl to show her face. She is looking anxious and scared but at the same time determined.
Girl: No?I'm, I'm just a girl.
Camera cut.
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