(Summer's house. Buffy enters the front door, talking to Spike over her shoulder)

BUFFY: The weapons are in the chest by the TV. I'll grab the stuff upstairs --

SPIKE: Uh, Buffy ...

(He can't enter because Willow uninvited him.)

SPIKE: If you wanna just hand them over the threshold --

BUFFY: Come in, Spike.

(moved, he steps gingerly in)

SPIKE: Hmm. Presto. No barrier... (back to business) Um, won't bother with the small stuff. Couple of good axes should hold off Glory's mates while you take on the lady herself.

BUFFY: We're not all gonna make it. You know that.

SPIKE: Yeah. Hey, I always knew I'd go down fighting.

BUFFY: I'm counting on you. To protect her.

SPIKE: 'Til the end of the world -- even if that happens to be tonight.

BUFFY: I'll be a minute.

(she starts to climb the stairs)

SPIKE: I know you'll never love me. I know that I'm a monster. But you treat me like a man, and that's... Get your stuff. I'll be here.

• Buffy & Spike
• Dawn & Spike
• philosphies on monsters, animals, killers, etc

written by: Joss Whedon; I modified text from Rayne's shooting script to match televised version & my formatting.. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/100thegift.html