Soul Mates: Part 3
by Goat of Death
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Part Three

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FADE IN:

EXT. CALENDAR HOUSE, OUTSIDE LIVING ROOM WINDOW - NIGHT

ANGLE: ON WINDOW

Glass SHATTERS outward as a suitcase comes flying through it.

INT. CALENDER HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

GILES
Damn!

Giles kicks another suitcase which CRASHES into the other room O.S.

GILES
Damn! Damn!

Willow just watches in mute surprise. Giles stops, removes his glasses, and squeezes the bridge of his nose. Then he put the glasses back on and turns to Willow, more collected.

GILES
Whatever they plan we know they must need Angel for it. If he's stalking he'll likely be at The Bronze. Otherwise I may discover him in the cemetery. In any case we should split up. And maybe either on patrol or in recreation one of us will find Buffy. Do you need a ride?

Willow just stares blankly making no response.

GILES
Willow!

She starts and looks at him eyes wide.

WILLOW
(meekly)
Uh, no thanks. I'll walk.

GILES
Very well.

Giles goes out the front door. Willow doesn't move and just looks around the trashed room for a moment

INT. THE BRONZE - NIGHT

The club is a flurry of activity. Xander and Cordelia move through the crowd, her in the lead with him holding her hand and coming from behind.

From a side booth Girl #1 from earlier sees Cordelia with him. She gets up and heads for them. They both continue scanning the crowd not noticing her until she is right in front of them.

GIRL #1
Cordelia. (looks down at their clasped hands) I thought you didn't remember his name.

CORDELIA

I don't.

She pushes past the girl pulling him behind her. He looks back at the girl a bit confused and then at Cordelia.

XANDER
Hey Cordy. Lighten up on the vulcan grip a little.

She stops and looks at him, then at their hands, and let's go. He kneads the hand she was holding with his other one.

XANDER
Nothing like good old circulation.

Cordelia taps her foot impatiently. He looks from his hand to her.

CORDELIA
So what should we do master plan boy?

XANDER
Well, sanity says stick together. But we probably should split up.

CORDELIA
You take the dance floor. I'll check around the bar.

XANDER
Sounds awful. Let's do it.

They break off in separate directions.

INT. SEWERS - NIGHT

Buffy makes her way down a tunnel. She keeps out of the water to avoid getting dirty and making noise splashing. She stops at an intersection for a moment and listens. She hears nothing so she continues on.

Continuing down she stops at the next intersection to listen. This time she does hear something:

SOUND OF A "SQUEAK"

Cautiously she makes her way toward the noise. The sewer tunnel opens into a larger area that connects many different branches. She sees a BODYGUARD VAMP picking up Spike, chair and all, to get him out of one of the tunnels to the slightly lower lever of the area. The bodyguard brings him down non-too gently.

SPIKE
Be careful you moron.

Buffy drops down out of the tunnel, stake in one hand, vial in the other.

BUFFY
He's right. You don't want to damage the prince.

The Bodyguard moves forward. Buffy splashes holy water at his feet and he backs off. She twitches a scolding finger at him. Then she turns toward Spike.

BUFFY
I've come for Angel.

SPIKE
Well I'm afraid he's not here. I'll have to take a message.

BUFFY
(angry)
Where?

SPIKE
He's gone after your friends deary. You really should keep a better eye on them.

She looks a combination of confused and dreadful fear.

SPIKE
Now are you going to stake a poor helpless vampire in a wheel chair? We can maybe make it sporting and have you take on my bodyguard first?

He looks and reaches down to pull something out of his wheel chair.

SPIKE
Or we could just..

He looks up again bringing a shotgun to bear. Buffy is already gone.

SPIKE
Damn! I just got this thing too.

INT. THE BRONZE - NIGHT

Xander makes his way slowly through the undulating crowd. The music has a heavy industrial groove [NOTE: "Dead Souls" by NIN would be good here].

ANGLE: ON DRUSILLA

She is dancing alone or with someone, it can't be seen. Her eyes roll with the music and her movements. A LARGE MAN passes through the frame behind her temporarily blocking the view of the crowd near her. When the large man leaves the shot Xander can be seen. But he walked by her without noticing. She stops and turns to see Xander through the crowd. His back is now to her.

DRUSILLA
(to herself)
I hear you calling.

CORDELIA

approaches the bar located somewhat near the door. She looks at the backs of the people there and at some of the nearby tables but she can't see if anyone is Angel for sure.

She steps into a CAMERA SHOT with the main entrance behind her. She's still looking. A figure comes in the main entrance. FOCUS PAST HER to show it is Angel. Then FOCUS BACK. She shakes her head and steps out of frame.

Cordelia starts heading toward some of the back areas of the club. Angel follows.

XANDER


is still searching. He reaches the end of the dance floor and turns around. He appears to be at a loss. In a LONG SHOT he scans the crowd. He catches a glimpse of the back of a woman disappearing into a RED HALLWAY. It might be Drusilla. He pushes through people, moving quickly.

Stopping at the beaded entrance to the hallway, he gets his resolve for a moment, then steps inside. It is empty except for two doors. The first is a women's restroom, the second is men's. He stops at the door to the women's for a moment.

XANDER
Why would a vampire go to the bathroom?

Then he moves past to the men's room. CAMERA remains on the door as Xander enters. Then a moment later the door opens back up a crack and he can be seen watching the hallway.

CORDELIA

walks around the back rooms of The Bronze. Among the assorted couches and tables can be seen a couple making out, another group of three just talking, and a couple geeks (no insult intended) playing Magic.

QUICK ANGLE: ANGEL'S POV MOVING UP BEHIND HER THEN BACK TO

Cordelia crosses her arms and hrmps. She starts to walk toward the three talking then stops as if noticing something. She quickly turns around. There is no one there. She looks back toward the three and decides not to bother them. Instead she goes further into the back rooms. Angel appears from behind a pillar and follows.

WILLOW
enters The Bronze at the main entrance. She has a definite "deer caught in headlights" look to her. She stands there and looks frantically toward the bar, then around at the tables, then toward the dance floor. She doesn't see them. The entrance door opens hitting her from behind. She scurries out of the way. A TEENAGE BOY enters.

TEENAGE BOY
Sorry.

She pays him no mind as he mills into the crowd. She walks further into the club and stops next to a pillar. She stands and scans the crowd for someone, anyone who might be able to help her.

RED HALLWAY

Xander watches as the person he hopes is Drusilla appears from the women's bathroom. He steps out and follows her. She pushes through the beads with him close behind. From Xander's POV we see him reach forward to grab her arm and

INTERSPLICED CUTS: BETWEEN CORDY/ANGEL AND DRUSILLA/XANDER

Angel yanks Cordelia around so she is standing face to face with him. She went too far and there is no one in the back room with them. He holds her in an iron grip.

ANGEL
(sinister grin)
Hello.

CUT TO
Xander picked the right person. It is Drusilla. He seems almost surprised. He quickly catches himself.

XANDER
Would you like to dance?

CUT TO
CORDELIA
Let go of me you psycho!

CUT TO
DRUSILLA
I've already danced with one pretty. He couldn't quite keep up.

She licks her lips.

CUT TO
ANGEL
Temper, temper. This won't take long.

CUT TO
XANDER
I'm sure I can handle it.

CUT TO
CORDELIA
You wish!

CUT TO
DRUSILLA
You're boasting.

CUT TO
ANGEL
Just one kiss. I won't tell.

CUT TO
XANDER
I really want this dance.

CUT TO
Angel clutches Cordelia close to him. She struggles but doesn't dare scream.

CUT TO
Drusilla leads Xander to the dance floor and they begin to dance together. He looks as awkward as always but she pays him no mind, lost in her own world and insanity.

END OF INTERSPLICED CUTS.

WILLOW
is looking around. Her back is to the dance area. She notices the doorway to the rooms in back. She heads for it. As she steps out of FRAME the CAMERA FOCUSES PAST to see Xander and Drusilla on the dance floor.

XANDER
dances with Drusilla. He begins to become more at ease and starts to move closer. She stops rolling her eyes and looks directly at him. She beckons him closer. He hesitates for a moment and then obeys. She drinks in the scent of him, his blood.

DRUSILLA
You smell so absolutely tantalizing.

Xander knows it's now or never.

XANDER
We could go somewhere. Only the two of us.

He wraps his arms around her waist putting on his best act.

DRUSILLA
You play. You know what I am.

XANDER
Does it matter?

She pulls back and looks at him. Her lips part revealing her slightly elongated teeth. Xander fiddles with something in his pocket put she doesn't notice.

DRUSILLA
I guess not.

She closes her mouth, sheathing her fangs. He begins to lead her off the dance floor and toward the exit. He glances around quickly for Cordelia but there is no sign of her and he has no time to lose.

BACK ROOM

Cordelia is pulled up close against Angel. She can't move her arms and is completely at his mercy. The music can be heard muffled in the background and they look as though they may just be dancing cheek to cheek. She is trying not to show fear but a single tear manages to escape from one eye and trail down the cheek not pressed up against Angel's face.

ANGEL
(speaking softly in her ear)
It could always be like this. No more homework, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks.

Angel's teeth elongate and he brings his mouth closer to her neck. One fang pierces and then he withdraws it. A small trickle of blood rolls down her back, leaving a trail and staining her shirt.

CUE ON CORDELIA'S FACE
She looks surprised. But then that look changes to anger. She grits her teeth.

CORDELIA
No thanks. I've seen who you date. One's off her rocker and the other, well come on, she slays vampires for a hobby.

Holding onto both her arms Angel pushes her back from him. His vamp face is on and he's pissed.

ANGEL
Little words for little people! I'll show you what I can do!



Angel lets go of Cordelia and she tumbles back to the floor. He backhands someone and turns toward them. She can see a stake in his back.

His attacker is Willow. She brings her hand up to her cheek where he just hit her. Then she scrambles to her backpack, which is on the floor, and digs into it with both hands.

Angel sneers at her.

ANGEL
You have to hit the heart. Otherwise it just stings.

He yanks the stake out.

ANGEL
A lot!

Angel steps forward and Willow stands up.

WILLOW
Oh yeah! Um, how bout this!

She sprays him in the face with a bottle in her right hand. He brings his hand up reflexively to protect his eyes. Willow looks perplexed as he doesn't burn. He sniffs the air.

ANGEL
Perfume?

WILLOW
Oops.

She raises the object in her other hand and this time he does react. It is a cross. She rushes forward, holding back her fear. He backs away quickly until there is nowhere left to go. Moving fast he SMASHES out a window and into an alley behind The Bronze. Willow keeps the cross in front of her and leans out into the alley. She sees Angel running away.

She sighs in relief and leans back inside. She turns to Cordelia, who is finishing dusting herself off. Cordy looks up.

CORDELIA
Way to go Willow! I take back every geek loser thing I've ever said about you.

WILLOW
Uh, thanks. I think. Is Xander with you?

CORDELIA
He's not in front?

WILLOW
(shakes her head)

CORDELIA
Then he must have found Drusilla.

WILLOW
Drusilla?

CORDELIA
That's who we came here for. Angel just cornered me. And totally ruined a brand new shirt I must add.

WILLOW
So where is he?

CORDELIA
Probably heading for the circle.

WILLOW
What circle?

CORDELIA
Duh, the gypsy spell circle.

WILLOW
(still confused)
Oh.

CORDELIA
I'll explain on the way.

EXT. CEMETERY - NIGHT

Giles peaks his head up from where he is hiding behind a tombstone. He doesn't see anyone so he surreptitiously moves from his position toward a larger monument. He steps on a twig and the SNAP brings him to a stand still. He waits a moment and then continues on.

He stops at the monument. He looks around the corner past it. Coast is clear again. He steps out into the open and begins making his way quickly through a set of low stones.

JENNY
Rupert!

He jumps at the voice, dropping his bag, where upon numerous vampire hunting implements spill out.

GILES
Ah, yes. Um, Jenny. You're here.

JENNY
(a bit confused)
Yeah, and so are you.

GILES
Well, I was just.. um.. Oh forget it. I know what is going on. You do, do you.

GILES
You can't do it Jenny.

JENNY
It's already being done.

GILES
I won't let it happen. Not to you.

JENNY
Gil-Rupert, it has to be this way. I have to make up for betraying Buffy.
(beat)
For betraying you.

GILES
So you're going to give your life for this?

JENNY
If it comes to that.

GILES
The ritual assures it.

JENNY
(smiles)
Always the book reader. I'm afraid your texts may be a little mistaken. Yes, there are risks. I won't deny that. But the price for the curse has already been paid. We only need to reinvoke it.

GILES
But how?

JENNY
Help us Rupert. Then you'll know.

She reaches her hand out to him. He thinks for a moment and then takes it.

EXT. ALLEY - NIGHT

Xander walks down holding Drusilla's hand as she goes behind him. He is trying his best to fight off his nervousness. She suddenly stops and pulls him to a halt with her.

DRUSILLA
Where are we going love?

XANDER
(twitchy)
Just a little farther.

She glances over her shoulder as if looking for someone. Xander glances at the bag he's hidden just a little further up in the alley. He hesitates for a moment and then turns back to her. There is a hungry look in her eye. He smiles nervously. He reaches into his pocket with his left hand.

XANDER
Give me your other hand.

DRUSILLA
Why dear?

XANDER
I have a present for you.

She brings her hand forward. Xander pulls his hand out of his pocket and clasps it with hers. He holds on tight as smoke begins to rise from where his left hand meets hers. She SCREAMS in agony but he holds on tight. Her vampish features appear and she yanks her hand away. He is holding a gold cross in his left hand.

DRUSILLA
But I thought we had so much.

Xander breaks off and runs as Drusilla pursues him.

FADE OUT.

END ACT THREE


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