XANDER: What are you doing? What kind of gratitude is that?

ANYA: I know, I know. It's just ... he keeps saying he's going, and then he doesn't. And I keep almost being in charge, but then I'm not. And maybe he shouldn't be going at all, but we can't talk about that. (agitated) And it all just leaves me with this stress and bossiness stored up, and it just ... leaks out.

XANDER: Just give it time, Ahn. This is hard for all of us. Just ... be patient.

ANYA: I *was* being patient, but it took too long. I mean, I-I miss Buffy. I do. But life shouldn't just stop because she's gone. I'm sick of waiting to take over here, and I'm sick of waiting to tell everyone about us.

XANDER: We've talked about this. We can't announce our engagement while things are so up in the air.

ANYA: Why not? It's happy news. Happy news in hard times is a good thing.

XANDER: It is, but ... if things go as planned, everything could be different. Let's just hold on.

ANYA: You've been saying that all summer.

XANDER: Please, Anya. We'll know more after we talk to Willow and Tara tonight.

ANYA: Fine, whatever. Just remember that this whole marriage thing was your stupid idea. I didn't ask to be all crazy.

• Buffy's Death & Revivification
• Xander & Anya

written by: Marti Noxon & David Fury; Transcribed by joan the english chick (pisces@englishchick.com). Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/101bargaining.html