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Date Posted: 16:51:44 07/31/02 Wed
Author: BB
Subject: Act I
In reply to: BB 's message, "Buffy #05: Ashes to Ashes (very much UNedited) - Teaser & PreviouslyScenes" on 16:50:05 07/31/02 Wed

ACT I

Scene: Cemetery [Ext.], Early Morning
It is still dark and the rain continues to pour, although the thunder and lightning is further away now. The camera focuses on a small patch of grass. A foot comes into view.

The camera pans up to reveal BUFFY.

BUFFY continues to walk at a relatively slow pace through the grounds. In her hand is a daisy. She looks at the flower intently.

We follow BUFFY as she moves towards a large willow tree just outside the cemetery walls. She stops for a moment. The rain has left her hair and clothes saturated and her vision is slightly blurred from the intensity of the rain in front of her.

BUFFY takes a deep breath before parting back a branch of the willow tree and moving under. BUFFY freezes.

It's BUFFY's own grave.

BUFFY just stares.

The camera focuses on her hand as she squeezes the daisy's stalk tightly.

We see her finger nails dig in, splitting the stalk in two.

The daisy head falls to the ground.

SPIKE
[Off-Screen]
Frightening. Isn't it?

BUFFY raises her head but does not turn around.

SPIKE
[Continued]
It's one of those nightmares that always
haunts people; seeing your own grave.
[Pause]
It never frightened me though.

BUFFY continues to gaze at the inscription on her grave.

BUFFY
[Without emotion]
What do you want Spike?

The camera moves to in front of BUFFY. SPIKE steps forward; desperately trying to get closer to BUFFY. While the clouds continue to cover the morning sun, SPIKE instinctively avoids the patches of ground not shaded by the tree's canopy.

SPIKE
[Honestly]
I was worried… about you.

For a moment BUFFY's expression changes to one of relief and comfort but the cold exterior soon reappears.

BUFFY
And why is that Spike? Hoping that by showing
some affection you might get me into bed?

BUFFY turns to face SPIKE. SPIKE is blatantly hurt but BUFFY isn't really in the perceptive mood; wow, that’s new.

BUFFY
[Continued]
Not gonna happen.

SPIKE looks up.

SPIKE
I…

BUFFY has had enough. She starts walking away.

BUFFY
I don't need this Spike.

SPIKE moves after BUFFY.

SPIKE
Please…

That one word - it's meaningful. BUFFY freezes.

SPIKE
[Pleading]
I just wanna help.

BUFFY stops.

BUFFY
How Spike?
[Pause]
Every time you come near me I end up getting
hurt.
[Pause]
I can't deal with that.

SPIKE
I'm sorry.

BUFFY turns and looks at SPIKE.

SPIKE
I… I never wanted to hurt you.

BUFFY
[Pissed Off]
So you tried to rape me?

SPIKE
I wanted you to love me… as much as I loved
you.

BUFFY freezes. She looks at SPIKE. She knows it is true. Whether he really loved her was always something to question, but in this one moment it is perfectly obvious that he did… and still does.

BUFFY
And I'm sorry too Spike.

SPIKE looks up.

BUFFY
[Continued]
Because I never can.

SPIKE is visibly hurt.

BUFFY turns and starts to walk away.

SPIKE
[Shouting]
And forgiving me?

The camera moves to in front of BUFFY. SPIKE is over her shoulder. BUFFY stops. The camera focuses on SPIKE leaving the image of BUFFY blurred.

SPIKE
[Softly]
Can you ever do that?

The camera now focuses on BUFFY leaving SPIKE's image blurred. She turns her head.

BUFFY
[Quietly]
I want to.

BUFFY turns around and walks away leaving SPIKE alone under the bow of the willow tree.

As the camera pulls up into the cloud covered sky, the distance between the two figures becomes increasingly larger.


Scene: 'Magic Box' [Ext.], Late Morning
As the rain continues to hammer down onto the road, a taxi pulls up outside the shop. From this vantage point it is visible that the shop's windows have been boarded up while the outside wall has been blackened by fire.

The taxi's door opens and we see only legs as a man steps out of the vehicle. The man turns back into the vehicle to talk to the driver. The highly distinguishable accent lets us know it is GILES.

GILES
I'll just be a minute.

GILES closes the taxi door.

GILES stands in the middle of the street in the pouring rain.

GILES
[Sarcastic]
And they said California was sunny at
this time of year.

He looks at the shop with a disgruntled expression.

Stepping forward, GILES gets out his keys and attempts to unlock the door to the shop. The door creaks open with ease, it's hinges obviously broken. GILES steps inside.


Scene: 'Magic Box' [Int.], Late Morning
A few shafts of light from gaps in the boarded up windows allows us and GILES to see the destruction to the shop's interior.

The walls are black from soot while the charred remnants of bookshelves, tables and broken beams are strewn across the room. Magical items and books are scattered across the floor most of them completely destroyed.

GILES moves further into the shop.

He steps away and removes his glasses to clean them with a handkerchief.

Behind him the counter collapses without any provocation.

GILES
Good god.

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