ANYA: You. You were talking to Xander right before he left. What did he say to you? What did you say to him?

OLD MAN: Really doesn't matter now, does it? It's done.

ANYA: What's done? Did you... If you said something to make him leave...

OLD MAN: You'll what? Haven't changed a bit. Still as vindictive as ever.

ANYA: (frowns) Do I know you?

OLD MAN: You don't recognize me, Anya? I'm not the man I used to be. I know.

ANYA: Xander. Where is he? You tell me, old man! You tell me why he left!

OLD MAN: He left because of you.

ANYA: (upset) I didn't do anything.

OLD MAN: Oh, really? What about this?

(he turns into a demon. commercial)

ANYA: Tell me what you did with Xander. What are you?

DEMON: You did this. You brought this on. I've waited a long time for this, Anyanka.

ANYA: (tearful) Who are you?

DEMON: Remember Chicago? South Side, 1914? Stewart Burns. Philanderer! You'd think you'd remember. I remember you. But then again, you ruined my life.

ANYA: You were a ... I punished you.

DEMON: That's right. Some hussy I'd been taking around summons you, next thing I know, I look like this and I'm being tortured in another dimension.

ANYA: I forgot.

DEMON: Well, I didn't. Every day I remembered ... and every day I thought how I would somehow get here, and ruin your life like you ruined mine. It didn't take much either. I scared off your fiance with a couple of phony visions.

ANYA: (tearful) Visions of what?

DEMON: Your future. Or his nightmare vision of your future.

ANYA: (crying) That's it? That's all you did?

DEMON: Yeah, it was easy. Look at that, you're crying. Oh, I like that.

ANYA: (whispers) Stop it.

DEMON: Oh, cry, Anyanka, cry. I love to see you cry. And now, I'd love to see you scream.

(Buffy to the rescue, Xander returns and finishes the job)

• Anya's Demon heritage
• Xander & Anya

written by: Rebecca Kirshner; transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com). action descriptions edited by me. . Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/116hellsbells.html