The UnScene Prom
© Shuvcat 1999
The missing scene from the
episode "The Prom" Written fall, 1999. My very first attempt
at
Buffyfiction, and therefore not my best, but
hey....
(Night of the prom. Faith is moping
around her luxury apartment, mulling over
what happened in "Choices". Enter Mayor
Wilkins. Faith jumps, startled.)
Mayor: Well, another prom night in
Sunnydale. Nothing like the sight of young
people dancing on their graves.
(chuckles) Hey, why the long face?
Faith: (shrugs it off)
Nothing. Just...just kind of thought you'd
be more upset about me losing my knife.
Mayor: Oh, yes, your present. Still
can't understand why you killed that critter
instead of letting him take out your old
Watcher. But then, it was probably a reflex
action, right? Purely self-preservatory?
(watches her closely)
Faith: (lying) Oh, yeah,
absolutely.
Mayor: (beams, though whether it's
because he believes her or not we can't tell.
) I thought so. Anyway, I'm not too
worried about it. I know you'll think of
some brilliant scheme to get it back. I
fully expect to see you carving up Buffy
Summers for soup on Ascension Day.
(Smiles at her, she's not convinced.)
C'mon, what's really bugging you?
(Faith suppresses a shudder at the word
"bug". The Mayor doesn't notice.)
Oh -- I bet I know what it is. Somebody
didn't get asked to the prom, did she?
Faith: (rolls her eyes in
disgust.) Are you kidding? Please. I
wouldn't be caught dead at one of those
things. Even if I was welcome there. Those
prom things are for losers.
Mayor: Aw, come on! Every young lady
ought to be able to say she danced on her
prom night. (Extends his hand.)
Faith: (incredulous) You've got
to be kidding.
(The Mayor pulls Faith to her feet and
starts leading her in a waltz. Eerie toy
piano music plays.)
Faith: No offense, boss, but you're
really starting to freak me out here.
Mayor: (laughs, spins her) Now
that's funny. That's almost exactly the last
words my Edna ever said. To me.
(giggles. Scene ends)
* If you
think this is a real
scene that was really dropped from the BTVS
shooting script... well, thanks. Sadly
that's
not the case; it's a total fabrication
by me
based on characters created by Joss Whedon.
All characters, names, ect. are property of
Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, and the WB. No
copyright infringement is
intended.
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