ACT II
INT. ST. BUFALARI'S - HALLWAY
Liv angrily slams her locker door shut. Liv is dressed in a
somewhat punked out version of her school uniform. Maya and
Jordy exchange a look as Liv angrily crams more books into her
pack.
MAYA
What's wrong with you this morning?
The odd squad starts heading toward class.
LIV
Oh, Mom and I got into it about my skirt.
MAYA
What's wrong with your skirt?
LIV
Not this one. The one I shortened and was
forbidden to wear.
MAYA
Damn. You are turning into one fashion
maven.
LIV
Yeah right. Why didn't you tell me about all
the problems Mr. Harris had this summer?
Jordy and Maya shrug.
JORDY
Well, you were busy with your training.
MAYA
And we had to play Junior watcher to Chao-
Ahn.
LIV
Junior watcher?
JORDY
Yeah, you know. Research. Patrols. More
research.
MAYA
I did most of the research. Jordy just
handled the computer stuff.
LIV
What computer stuff?
JORDY
Oh, typing up Xander's log entries.
Responding to e-mail from Tweed man. That
kind of thing.
MAYA
Kind of a drag really. But then most ancient
texts on demonology aren't written in
braille.
LIV
Oh.
MAYA
What's wrong? Usually on the first day of
school you're all a twitter with excitement.
LIV
Jet lag.
MAYA
Yeah right.
Maya and Jordy start to enter a pair of doors. Liv looks at the
doors and stops short.
MAYA
Liv? Come on, we're going to be late.
LIV
You know what? I think I'm going to skip
this one.
Maya and Jordy's eyes practically bug out. Liv barely notices
and walks away.
LIV
I'll catch up with you guys later.
JORDY
Damn. Liv skipping class? Is that a sign of
an apocalypse?
MAYA
No. I think it's something else.
Maya points to the sign above the door.
INSERT: SIGN WHICH READS "ST. BUFALARI GYMNASIUM"
EXT. ST. BUFALARI - PARKING LOT
Liv exits the building and the door shuts behind her. She
thinks for second and turns around to open the door. It won't
open.
VOICE (OS)
One way trip.
Liv turns and sees Haley, the head cheerleader. She's smoking a
cigarette. She gives Liv a smile.
HALEY
You'll have to walk around to the side to
get back in. Make sure you duck at the
second window. That's Sister Margret's.
LIV
Thanks.
HALEY
It's Liv... right?
LIV
Yeah.
HALEY
I... uh... never thanked you for the time at
Brad's house.
Liv gets a little nervous.
LIV
Um... for what?
Haley smiles and rolls her eyes.
HALEY
Hello?! You don't think I remember? I know
your Mom said Ms. Valentine had a medical
condition but... The red eyes and the teeth?
Come on! I know I made a pretty good
impression in the wall, but that's something
you don't forget. I mean... you did save my
life right?
LIV
Well... Kinda.
HALEY
Thanks. I mean it.
LIV
Your welcome, I guess.
Haley does an appraising look at Liv's hair and outfit.
HALEY
I like the new look. Kinda badass.
LIV
Thanks!
HALEY
Listen... some of the girls and I are
heading down to the new club tonight. Want
to come?
LIV
Won't your friends have an issue with me?
Haley smiles, drops the cigarette and smashes it out
HALEY
Didn't say they were my friends. Friends
save each other's lives. Girls are just
people you hang out with.
Liv smiles back.
LIV
Okay.
HALEY
We're meeting at Westside mall at nine in
front of the Orange Julius. See ya then?
Haley sprays some breath freshener in her mouth.
LIV
Sure.
Haley heads off.
HALEY
Remember. Duck at the second window.
LIV
I will. Bye.
HALEY
Later.
Haley waves and smiles brightly at Liv, who does the same in
return. As she turns her back to Liv, Haley's grin becomes...
somewhat sly.
INT. XANDER'S FIREHOUSE - MAIN ROOM
Xander and Pongo sit on the couch. Pongo is channel surfing
while Xander is on the telephone, listening to Lucy
LUCY(VO)
(filtered)
I don't know what's come over her. What she
tried to pass off as a skirt this morning
was more like a wide plaid belt.
XANDER
Maybe it's just a phase.
PONGO
Definitely not.
Xander gives Pongo an annoyed look.
LUCY(VO)
(filtered)
Sparky, for the first time in my life I had
to argue with my genius daughter about
something as silly as clothes. I need
something more substantive than it being
just a phase.
XANDER
Didn't you ever wear anything provocative
when you were her age?
PONGO
Yes. Definitely.
Xander cuffs Pongo on the head.
INT. CAPE KENNETH HOSPITAL
Liv rolls her eyes at the last comment.
LUCY
Yes... and a year later I was pregnant with
Liv. Are you on my side on this or not?
Please help me. She listens to you Sparky.
Suddenly I've become my mother and I'm
running out of cliches.
XANDER(VO)
(filtered)
Well I can give her the speech about
destiny, vampires and her responsibility to
destroy all evil and replace the word 'evil'
with 'mini-skirts'.
Lucy smiles in spite of herself.
LUCY
Xander...
XANDER(VO)
You worry too much. I'll talk to her. It'll
be fine.
LUCY
I hope so.
XANDER(VO)
(filtered)
Liv's a great kid. She's never done anything
bad in her entire life. Trust me, she's not
going to start doing anything stupid now.
EXT. ST. BUFALARI'S CAMPUS
Liv is eating lunch with a befuddled Jordy and Maya.
MAYA
Okay, first you skip class and tonight
you're blowing off patrol to go dancing?
LIV
I'm not blowing off patrol. I'm just letting
Chao-Ahn take care of it while I do
something more fun.
JORDY
Yeah, that's kind of the definition of
blowing something off.
MAYA
She's new at this. Give her time.
LIV
C'mon. You guys should come with.
MAYA
Please. I deal with Haley way too much as it
is. If this school had a gymnastics team, I
wouldn't even be on the squad.
JORDY
Yeah and I don't dance. Or club.
(to Maya)
I wonder why Haley never thanked you for
saving her life?
MAYA
Oh my battle with the A-squad takes
precedent over anything life-saving.
LIV
So you guys aren't going?
MAYA
Doesn't mean you can't. Just promise me you
won't let them suck out your brain. Have you
told your Mom?
LIV
After the argument we had this morning I
doubt she'd let me go. Will you guys and
Chao-Ahn cover for me?
JORDY
Whoooa! Looks like we're skipping the "lying
by omission" phase and heading straight into
the "big lie to the parental unit"
territory.
MAYA
You sure you don't want to start small and
spill grape juice on the carpet and blame it
on the cat?
LIV
I don't own a cat.
MAYA
Duh. I'm talking about the dangerous
lifestyle you are about to embark on. Liv.
Lying to your mom? You've never lied to your
mom. Seriously Worm, this is not like you.
LIV
Maybe this is the new me. The badass me.
MAYA
I just hope you know what you're doing.
LIV
Oh, come on. What could go wrong?
Maya and Jordy look at her like she just grew a second head.
LIV
Don't give me that 'I-just-jinxed-thesituation'
look. It's a club. Dancing. What
could happen?
INT. FACTORY
HALEY
She took the bait. I'm meeting her at the
mall and the luring her here per the plan.
So once you have her, then you give me what
I want right?
VOICE(OS)
Little dolly will bring the lamb to be
shorn.
From out of the shadows (because that's where all the bad guys
come from) steps Drusilla.
DRUSILLA
Then the blind man will be forced to give me
his sight.
Haley looks at Drusilla like she's off her rocker.
HALEY
Uh... yeah. Right. Whatever you say.
END ACT II
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