(A teenage boy is running away from a vampire, but the vamp cuts him off, corners him in an alley)

VAMPIRE: Gave me a pretty good run there. Bet the blood's just pumpin'... Bet it's hot.

TEEN: Don't hurt me...

VAMPIRE: Don't hurt you? (laugh)

BUFFY: Hey. What's going on?

TEEN: Help me! Call the police!

VAMPIRE: Get out of here, girl.

BUFFY: You guys havin' a fight? 'Cause, you know, fighting's *not* cool.

TEEN: Get out of here!

VAMPIRE: No, no, she wants to stay... ... I don't mind a little appetizer...

BUFFY: You ever heard the expression, "biting off more than you can chew"? Okay, um, how about the expression, "Vampire Slayer"?

VAMPIRE: What the Hell are you talking about?

BUFFY: Wow! Never heard that one? Okay, how about, "Oh God, my leg, my leg?"

(fights him)

VAMPIRE: Oh God, my leg! Ah!

BUFFY: See -- now we're communicating.

(more fighting, he dusts)

BUFFY: Well, been a long while since I met one didn't know me. (to teen) You should get home.

TEEN: How d'you do that?

BUFFY: It's what I do.

TEEN: But... you're just a girl ...

BUFFY: That's what I keep saying.

(she walks away)

• Slayerhood

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