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Xander. Thank God you came. I really didn't think you would.
Right. I can see that you're not in the mood for small talk.
Believe it or not, that damn gypsie tribe actually found a way to make my life worse.
Doesn't seem like an easy task, does it? I mean, I already have the guilt you only get from more than a century of rejoicing in the pain of others. Throw in the memory of centuries upon centuries of torment in the Demon Dimensions. Could anyone do anything to top all that?
Yes. They could.
Remember when I lost my soul a few years back? Turned against Buffy and her friends... hurt the only people willing to see past what I was ... what I ... Damn them for not killing me when they had the chance!
Damn me.
I'm sorry. I need to tell this, so you can warn the others.
During the time that I had lost control, I killed Jenny Calendar. Turns out she also went by the name Jana, of the Calderash gypsy tribe. If you'll remember, my first curse was a result of the same action.
I should have seen it coming. I didn't.
I was in Willie's bar a couple nights ago. You remember, we were all looking for information on that demon, to try to find where he got the books of Ascension?
Anyway, I was busy roughing up Willie for info. You know, the usual. And then suddenly, I wasn't me anymore. My soul was still there, experiencing everything... but it was the demon in the driver's seat. By the time I got back in control, it was too late. Willie was... Willie was everywhere. The cieling, the walls...
I knew I needed to find out what was going on. So I went to Giles for help. We tried to figure it out for several hours. Giles figured it out, in the end. The curse was being altered.
It was revenge for Jenny's death. The gypsy Elders had decided to make my curse even worse. I could tell that dragging this back up was hurting him immensely.
He didn't have much time to hurt.
He was smart enough to put me in the cage. Unfortunately, it seems that Oz has put considerable wear and tear on it. When I lost it again, I pulled the door down without really exerting myself, and Giles didn't have time to really feel anything. That surprised me, at first. All I was doing was drinking. No torture...
I see the hatred in your eyes. Don't worry. I share it.
And then I realized what the demon was doing. After I drank of him completely, I cut my wrist and let him drink. I made Giles a vampire.
I killed him again immediately after he turned. I'd regained control again. I killed Giles twice.
I decided then and there to kill myself. The instant I started, I lost control once more. As I did every time I tried to end my life.
By the way, if you were wondering what happened to Cordelia, I killed her after my second attempt at suicide.
So, here we are. I can't kill myself. My soul is losing its tenuous grip on my body. Now, Xander, I need you to go and get Buffy, and tell her to stop m-
Or not. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. I think getting Buffy to stake me just might qualify as suicide, don't you think? Gotta love gypsies and their curses, eh Xandman?
Oh no, I don't think you'll be getting away, Xander. There's far too much potential for fun here.
Ahhh... I've wanted to see what his blood tasted like for years. It was worth the wait.
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