(Buffy slides the lid back onto the coffin so that it slams into Spike's chest, pinning him against the opposite side of the coffin. )

BUFFY: How could you let her find out like that? From books and papers? You hate me that much?

SPIKE: I was just along for the ride. Not like I knew she was mystical glowy key thing. Nobody keeps me in the bloody loop, do they?

BUFFY: You could have stopped her.

SPIKE: Oh, yeah, here it comes. Something goes wrong in your life, blame Spike. News flash, blondie...

(he heaves the lid up off of him, tossing it aside)

SPIKE: If kid sis wants to grab a midnight stroll, she'll find a way sooner or later. I just thought she'd be safer with big bad looking over her shoulder.

(she glares at him silently for a moment)

BUFFY: She shouldn't have found out like that.

SPIKE: You didn't think you could keep the truth from her forever, did you? Maybe if *you* had been more honest with her in the first place, you wouldn't be trying to make yourself feel better with a round of Kick The Spike.

(Buffy turns and storms out, slamming the door. Spike sighs and shakes his head regretfully.)

• Angsty Traumatic Confrontations
• Buffy & Spike
• Spike's uneasy truce with the gang

written by: Steven S. DeKnight; Transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com).. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/91bloodties.html