"LILITH"
Screenplay by ERIC HIERS
First Draft: 1/20/05- 4/14/05

For my Katie, the woman who brings happiness and excitement into my life.
I love you

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Darkness.  Wind blows in the void.  A voice sounds from the blackness.

VOICE
In the beginning, God created the Heavens and eventually the Earth and its inhabitants.  On the Earth was the Garden of Eden and for a time, there was peace.  But soon evil entered the Garden of Eden, and vampires were created.  Over the centuries, vampires have terrorized God's children.  Soon, however a vampire and a mortal woman fell in love and brought about the first dhampir, a human child with a few of the vampiric abilities.  Every dhampir has used their gifts to hunt down and destroy the vampires.  As long as there is a vampire, there will be a dhampir.  The secret war was fought in silence for thousands of years, until in 1983, Doctor Stephen Stronge, a world renowned psychic and master of the supernatural, decided to destroy all vampires once and for all and casted the Montesi, a magick spell that killed every vampire on the planet.  And up until now, it was believed to have worked...

FADE IN.
EXT: OAK HILL CEMETARY- NIGHTTIME
The night is extremely dark and silent.  Even too dark and quiet for a cemetary.  The moon slowly peaks out from behind the clouds in the sky and shines down onto a mausoleum.  The moon begins changing colors.  It turns red.  Blood red.

INT: MAUSOLEUM
In the darkness of a coffin, two eyes open.

EXT: MAUSOLEUM
The door opens and a figure slowly walks out.  It is unclear exactly what this figure is.  All that is shown of this figure is its pale feet as it exits into the cemetary.

EXT: COMIC BOOK HEAVEN- LATER THAT NIGHT
A man, in his early twenties, ADAM TRISTAN, walks out of the comic book store.  In his hands, he holds several comic books in a bag.  He walks to his car.

Up in the air, something watches him as he searchs his pockets for his car keys.  Whatever the thing is that is watching him, zips off noisily.

Adam looks up at the sky.  Nothing is there.  He looks all around in the sky.  There is nothing there.  Whatever it was, it is gone now.

Adam finds his keys and looks ahead of him.  Walking towards him is a beautiful girl in a black dress.  She seems to glide toward him.  Adam is mesmerized by her.
ADAM
Hey?  Do you need help or something?
The girl does not say anything for a moment.  She is completely emotionless.  Then she smiles slightly.
GIRL
I'm sorry.  I need to get home.
ADAM
Are you alright?
GIRL
I'm fine.  I need to get home.
ADAM
Well I can take you home.  Where do you live?
GIRL
Nearby.
ADAM
Okay, cool.  I'll take you home.  Get in the car.
The girl looks at the car strangely and then at Adam.  Adam puts the comic books on the top of the car and then walks to the other side of the car and the girl looks at him, very strangely.  He opens the door for her.
ADAM
My name is Adam Tristan.  What's your name?
GIRL
Lily.
Lily slowly gets in the car and Adam shuts the door.  Adam looks around.
ADAM (to himself)
Why do you always attract the basket cases, Adam?  (walks back to the other side of the car)  I don't know, man.  I don't know.
Adam grabs the comics and gets in the car.  Lily looks at him and he looks at her.  He throws the comics in the backseat.
ADAM
You know what?  I was about to go down to Ju-C Burger and get something to eat.  Are you hungry?  My treat.
LILY
I'm starving.
ADAM
Okay.  We'll get something to eat.
Adam starts up the car and backs out of the parking place and drives off.  In the darkness, a figure in black watches as Adam's car exits the parking lot.
EXT: JU-C BURGER- MINUTES LATER
Adam's car pulls up to the drive-thru.  Ju-C Burger is similar to your average fast food restauraunt.  They are all the same.  Poor pathedic little bastard teenagers working for shitty wages under a tyrannical dictator masquerading as a manager.

ADAM
You like hamburgers, right?

LILY (spaced out voice)
Yeah.

JU-C BURGER SLAVE (v.o)
Welcome to Ju-C Burger.  May I take your order?

ADAM
Yeah, I'd like a number two with cheese.  (to Lily) The same?

LILY
That'd be fine.

ADAM
Okay, two number twos.
JU-C BURGER SLAVE (v.o.)
Okay, that's two number twos, with cheese.  What would you like to drink?
ADAM
Root Beer?  (to Lily) What would you like?
LILY
Same.
ADAM
(softly) Jeez.  (to the slaveboy) Two Root Beers.
JU-C BURGER SLAVE (v.o.)
Okay, that's two number twos, with cheese and two Root Beers.  Anything else?
ADAM
Do you want anything else?
LILY (lightly shaking her head)
No.
ADAM (to the slave boy)
No, that'll be it.
JU-C BURGER SLAVE (v.o.)
Your total is twelve eighty-two.  Drive up.
Adam drives the car up to the drive-thru window.  Adam pulls out the money and hands it to the slave boy.  Adam looks over at Lily.  She is looking out the window.  She seems to be looking for something.  Adam sits there, looking at her, trying to figure her out.  She eventually looks at him and just sits there.
ADAM
Hey, where do you live, Lily?
LILY (after sitting there for a few seconds in an seemingly catatonic state)
How about we go to the park to eat?
Adam looks at her, annoyed that she will not answer his question.  She looks at him in a very beautiful and spellbinding way.
ADAM
Sure.  We can do that.
The slaveboy hands Adam the food and Adam drives out of the parking lot.
EXT: CARFAX PARK- MINUTES LATER
Adam and Lily drive up to the park.  They get out of the car and walk through the park.  They sit in swings.  Adam puts the bag of food on the ground and hands Lily her drink.
ADAM
So, what do you do, Lily?

LILY
What do I do?

ADAM
Do you go to school?  Are you working?

LILY
Surviving, I guess.

ADAM (confused)
Okay.

LILY
What about you?

ADAM
I go to college.  Over there, actually.  (points to the university)  I don't know why I'm going though.  I'm an art major.  You know, what the Hell am I going to do with that?  I might as well be majoring in Latin or some other dead language.

Adam realizes he is babbling.  Lily just looks at him.

ADAM
I'm sorry.  I tend to babble on and on.  It's gotten worse since my mom and sister died.

LILY
Oh that's awful, Adam.

ADAM
Yeah, well I don't want to talk about it.  It will ruin the night.

Lily puts her drink down and leans over and hugs Adam.  Adam looks at her strangely as she hugs him.

LILY
I am so sorry.

Lily moves back and puts her hand on Adam's cheek and looks deep into his eyes.  They stare at each other for a moment and then Lily leans over to kiss him.

Thunder sounds in the background and a figure in black catches Lily's eye.  She looks over Adam's shoulder and sees the  figure in black standing in the bushes, staring at them.  She quickly pulls away from Adam and stands up.

LILY
I have to go.

ADAM (reaching for the bag of food)
Wait.  You haven't eaten---

Lily is gone.  Adam looks around.  She is nowhere to be seen.  In the distance, a motorcycle can be heard starting up and speeding away.  Adam stands up and looks around.  She is gone.  Adam looks down.

ADAM
Story of your life, Adam.

EXT: ADAM'S HOUSE- LATER
Adam drives up in his car.  It is raining hard.  Adam parks the car and sits there, staring ahead for a moment.  He has a lot on his mind.

INT: ADAM'S HOUSE- KITCHEN
Adam walks into the house and puts the keys down on the counter and walks on.

INT: ADAM'S HOUSE- BEDROOM
Adam reaches into his dresser and pulls out some clothes to change into.

INT: ADAM'S HOUSE- HALLWAY
Adam walks down his dark hall and into the bathroom.

INT: ADAM'S HOUSE- BATHROOM- MINUTES LATER
Adam stands in the shower, his head under the spraying water.  He slowly runs his head in and out of the water.  He is relaxing, or at least he is trying to.  Various voices echo through his head.

YOUNG CHILD'S VOICE (v.o.)
Mom, do you believe in guardian angels?

MOTHER'S VOICE (v.o.)
Of course, Adam.

ADAM'S VOICE (v.o.)
You mean so much to me, Evelyn.  You're my guardian angel.

GIRL'S VOICE (v.o.)
I'm sorry, Adam.  I can't go on like this.  I know it's pretty shitty timing, but I don't love you.

Adam opens his eyes and starts breathing hard.

INT: ADAM'S HOUSE- LIVING ROOM- MINUTES LATER
Adam, now dressed for bed, walks into the living room.  His stereo is on.  He slowly turns the volume down and then turns the stereo completely off.  He notices a note from his former roommate and a Black and Mild cigar.  He picks up the note and reads it.

GUY'S VOICE (v.o.)
Hey Adam, I just stopped by to see how you were doing.  You were out.  Class, I'm guessing.  Well, I know it's hard man.  I can't imagine how you feel, but I can offer this sagelike advice.  Smoke this baby and you will be relaxed, dude.  You don't need that bitch anyway.  Fuck that twat.  I'll come by after work tomorrow to check on you, bro.  Later, Brandon.

Adam smirks and puts the note down and unwraps the cigar and puts it to his lips.  He picks up a lighter and lights it.  He puts the lighter down and turns off the lamp.  He walks towards the hallway.  

Lightning lights up the room and a shadow falls on him.  He stops and looks at the glass door to his right.  There is someone standing outside the door.  Adam puts the cigar in an ashtray and slowly walks toward the door.  Outside the door is completely dark.  Whoever is there cannot be seen.  But Adam knows someone is there.  When Adam gets to the door, the sky lights up again and the figure is revealed.  It is Lily.

ADAM
Lily?

Adam quickly opens the door and sees Lily, soaked from the rain, standing outside his door.

ADAM
Oh my God, Lily.  Come in.

Lily walks in and Adam closes the door.

ADAM
What are you doing standing out in the rain?  Why didn't you knock?

Lily just stands there, shivering.

ADAM
Come on.  Let's get you dried off.

Adam puts his hand on her and they walk into his bedroom.

INT: ADAM'S HOUSE- BEDROOM
Lily stands with a towel wrapped around her, as Adam searches his dresser for some clothes for her.  He is not finding anything that would be suitable for her.  He closes the drawer and walks over to the closet.

ADAM
I don't know if I'll have anything you'd want to wear.

LILY
It's no big deal.

ADAM
It is, Lily.  I can't have you getting pneumonia.

Lily smiles at Adam.  Adam starts searching through his closet.  Lily looks over at Adam's bed and notices a framed picture of a girl on the headboard.  She walks over to it and picks the picture up.

LILY
Who's the girl?

ADAM (looking at Lily)
What?

LILY
The girl in the picture.  Who's she?

ADAM (walking over to Lily)
Oh, that's Evelyn.

LILY
Girlfriend?

ADAM (taking the picture and sitting it face down on the headboard)
Ex-girlfriend.

Adam goes back to the closet and looks through the clothes on hangers.  He finds something.

ADAM
I completely forgot about this.

LILY
What?

Adam pulls out a beautiful long red nightgown from his closet.

ADAM
I bought this for her for our anniversary and I guess I forgot about it after we broke up.

LILY
It's beautiful, Adam.

ADAM
I meant to return it, but you can have it.

LILY
Are you sure?

ADAM
Yeah.  I don't have the receipt anymore anyway.  Keep it.  You'd look pretty in it.

Lily smiles.

ADAM (nervously and quick)
Not that you're not pretty without it.  You're a very beautiful girl.  But you'd be even more beautiful in the nightgown.  But you don't need to be wearing the nightgown to be beautiful.  I mean---

Lily laughs and smiles at him.

ADAM
Yeah, well.  I'll leave the room so you can get dressed.

Adam lays the nightgown on the bed and leaves the room, closing the door behind him.

INT: ADAM'S HOUSE- BATHROOM
Adam walks into the bathroom and picks up his tooth brush and the tooth paste.  He puts some tooth paste on his tooth brush and brushes his teeth.  After he is done, he rinses his mouth out and exits the bathroom.

INT: ADAM'S HOUSE- BEDROOM
Adam walks into the room and Lily is sitting on the bed, very sexy like.  Adam's eyes light up.  He clears his throat and reaches for her wet clothes.

ADAM
I'll wash these and dry them.

LILY (grabbing his hand)
Don't worry about that now.

Adam and Lily stare in each other's eyes.  Lily smiles in an extremely sexy way.

ADAM (mesmerized by Lily)
Okay.

LILY
Sit down.  Talk to me.

ADAM
Okay.

Adam sits down on the bed.  There is still some distance between Lily and him.  Lily moves closer to him and he jumps up.

ADAM
I think I'll turn on the radio.

Adam turns around to the boom box on his desk and turns it on.  Linkin Park's "Figure.09" is playing on the station.  Adam changes it to another station.  The Vampire Lestat's "Slept So Long" is playing.  Adam changes it again.  Evanescence's "Everybody's Fool" is playing.  Adam changes it again.  The Platters' "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" is playing.  Adam stands there for a moment, staring off into space.  This was his and Evelyn's song.  

Adam quickly turns off the boom box.  He stands there, breathing hard.

LILY
That wasn't a bad song.

ADAM (turning around and looking slightly embarrassed)
It brings back bad memories.

LILY
Ex-girlfriend?

ADAM
Yeah.

LILY (smiling)
Come on, sit down.

Adam sits down at the edge of the bed.  Lily looks at him, frustrated.

LILY
Jesus Adam, I'm not going to bite you.  Now later, it could be a different story.

Lily and Adam both laugh.  Adam sits closer to Lily.

LILY
This ex of your's.  She really did a number on you, didn't she?

ADAM
Yeah.  We met in high school and we went out for a good two or three years.  I was happy and I thought she was too.  But apparently not.  She broke up with me at my mother and sister's funeral.

LILY
Oh Adam, that's horrible.

ADAM
Well, yeah.  What can you do?

LILY
You know, I had someone once.  A real nice guy, or so I thought.  We got into a big fight over something stupid and I left him.  Then his dad introduced him to someone else and soon, I was erased from existence.  I wanted to get back at both of them, so I went out and did something really foolish with someone I shouldn't and that's what put me in the situation I'm in now.

ADAM
Love makes you do stupid things.

LILY
Yeah.

Lily looks down.  Adam looks at her.  There is something up with this girl.  What is she hiding?  Adam looks over at his clock.  It is 12:55 am.  Lily looks at him.

LILY
Adam.  Is it alright if I stay here for tonight?

ADAM
Sure.

LILY (leaning over and hugging Adam)
It's just that it's late and I don't want to be alone.  I don't feel safe.

ADAM (putting his arms around her)
You can stay the night.  Although I don't know how safe you'd be here than anywhere else.

LILY
I'll be safe here... in your arms.

Lily looks up into Adam's eyes and he looks into her's.  She slowly kisses him and he kisses her back.  They start kissing very passionately.  She pushes him down onto his back and gets on top of him.  She continues kissing him.  She starts kissing his chin and begins making her way to his neck.  She kisses his neck and then his metal crucifix necklace falls from under his shirt and Lily kisses it.  She quickly shoots up and puts her hand over her mouth.

LILY
That's cold.

ADAM
Sorry.

Adam puts the necklace back under his shirt.  Lily kisses him again.  Adam puts his arms around her and runs his hands up her back.  Lily sits up and grabs Adam's hands.  She puts his hands on her breasts.

LILY
Do you want me, Adam?

ADAM
In the worst way.

Lily and Adam kiss passionately.  Lily sits up and begins to lift up the gown.

The nightgown drops beside the bed.  Adam's shirt drops on top of it.

FADE OUT.

FADE IN.

INT: ADAM'S HOUSE- BEDROOM- THE NEXT MORNING
Adam lays on the bed, asleep, with Lily, asleep in his arms.  They have the blanket over them.  The sun slowly creeps in and hits Adam in the face and wakes him up.  Adam moans and looks down at Lily, asleep, looking angelic, in his arms.  He smiles and kisses her on the top of her head.  He lightly pushes her off of him and gets up.  He grabs his shirt and shorts from the floor and puts them on.  He walks out of the room.

INT: ADAM'S HOUSE- KITCHEN
Adam walks into the kitchen and opens the refrigerator.  He reaches in and grabs a three liter bottle of soda and sits it on the counter.  He reaches up into the counter and grabs a glass.  He pours some soda into the glass and drinks it.  He puts the glass down.

There is a loud crashing sound that comes from his room. Adam runs out of the kitchen.

INT: ADAM'S BEDROOM
Adam runs into the room.  Lily is standing by the window.  The shade has been pulled down.  She has the blanket wrapped around her.  A pile of DVDs are on the floor at her feet.

LILY
It was too bright in here.  I jumped up out of bed to pull down the shade and I knocked over your stuff.  I'm sorry.

ADAM
It's okay.  I thought something had happened to you.

LILY
Oh.  I'm alright, Adam.

ADAM
Yeah well.  I've got to get to work.  I'm going to be late.  You can stay here and you're welcome to anything you want.

LILY (walking to Adam and wrapping the blanket around him)
Oh, can't you just call in sick?

ADAM
As much as I'd like to, I can't.

Adam walks out of the blanket.  Lily smiles and kisses Adam.

LILY
Okay.

ADAM
I'll be back by nighttime.

LILY
I'll be here.

Adam bends down and picks up Lily's wet clothes.

ADAM
I'll put these in the washer on my way out.  You might want to get dressed.  Not that I don't love the way you look at this moment, but my old roommates may drop by while I'm gone and I'd never get rid of them if they saw a naked girl in my house.

LILY (laughs)
Okay.

Lily kisses Adam.

ADAM
I'll call you later and I'll be home right after work.

LILY
I'll be waiting for you.

Adam smiles and walks out of the room.

EXT: ADAM'S HOUSE- MOMENTS LATER
Adam walks out of his house and gets in his car.  He starts the car and drives off.  The song on the radio ends and the DJ begins talking.

RADIO DJ (v.o.)
This is an update from WZRD News.  City police still have made no arrests in connection with the motorcycle chase that occurred last night through the downtown area that resulted in an apparent fatal crash.  One of those involved was seen leaving the scene after the explosion, while the other was believed to have died in the accident, however Sheriff Nicholas Manolis has said that no body was been found in the wreckage.

Adam changes the radio station and drives on.

EXT: ADAM'S HOUSE- THAT EVENING
Adam's car drives up to the house.  All the lights are off in the house.  He turns off the car.  He gets out of the car and walks inside the house.  The whole place is dark and cold.

ADAM
Lily?

There is no answer.  Adam reaches over to the stove and pushes the button to turn on the light.  The light does not come on.  The power must be out.

ADAM
Lily?  Are you here?

There is still no answer.  Adam reaches into his pocket and pulls out his zippo lighter.  He lights it and slowly begins walking towards the dining room.  He looks around.  There does not seem to be anyone there.  Then he hears something move.

ADAM
Lily?

Something moves in the darkness.  Adam tries to see what it is, but there does not seem to be anything there.

ADAM
Lily, is that you?

Suddenly a figure in black, the same one from the night before grabs Adam from behind and puts his arm around Adam's neck.  He puts a gun to Adam's back.

MAN
Be quiet and don't move.

ADAM
Who are you?  What do you want?

MAN
Shut up!

Adam sees his flashlight standing on his table.  He quickly grabs it and hits the man in the face with it.  The man lets go of Adam and steps back.  Adam runs into the living room and looks around.

ADAM
Lily!  Where are you?

In the darkness, a figure with red eyes watches Adam.  We can hear it breathing hard and the sound of a heartbeat.

The man pounces onto Adam.  Adam and the man fall to the ground and the flashlight rolls away.  Lily comes flying out of the darkness and into the man, knocking him off of Adam.  Lily and the man jump to their feet and stand their ground.  Adam looks up at Lily and notices her eyes are red.

MAN
Nosferatu.

LILY IS A VAMPIRE.  Adam lays there in shock.  The man reaches into his jacket and pulls out a wooden stake and tries to shove it into Lily's chest.  Lily, with almost lightning speed runs behind the man and quickly kicks him hard in the back, sending him into the wall.  The man lays there, almost unconscious for a few seconds.

Lily looks down at Adam.  Her eyes are still red.  Adam is almost scared of her.

LILY
We need to get out of here.

Adam cannot move.  The man reaches into his jacket and pulls out his gun.  Lily, using her lightning speed, quickly grabs Adam and runs out of the house, before the man can shoot them.  The man gets up and runs outside.

EXT: ADAM'S HOUSE
Lily throws Adam into the side of his car.  Adam groans and sits there bent over the car for a moment.

LILY (getting into the car)
Get in the car, Adam.  We've got to get out of here.  Now.

Adam hears the screen door shut.  He stands up and gets in the car and starts it up.  He puts the car in reverse and drives backwards as the Man steps into frame and begins shooting at them.  Adam turns the car around and drives away from the house.  The man just stands there, watching them leave.

INT: ADAM'S CAR
Adam's car speeds down a dark dirt road.  Lily sits the passenger seat.  Her eyes return to their normal color.

ADAM
Okay, Lily.  What the Hell is going on?  Who the Hell was that?  And what the Hell are you!

LILY
I am a vampire, Adam.

ADAM
A vampire?  As in Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee- vampire?

LILY
Oh please.

ADAM
Oh please, nothing.  Next thing you know, you're going to tell me that was Abraham Van Helsing back there.

LILY
That was a dhampir.

ADAM
A damn what?

LILY
A vampire slayer.

ADAM
A vampire slayer, okay.  Why not?

LILY
Last night we fought in the city and I thought he died in that explosion.

ADAM
Wait a minute, that motorcycle accident last night?  That was you two?

LILY
Yeah.

ADAM
You know I'm sick of this shit.  First I fall for a heartless bitch who breaks up with me at my mom's funeral, and now I'm in love with a savage bloodsucking killer.

LILY
I'm not a savage bloodsucking killer.  I'll have you know that I haven't fed on anyone since 1979.

ADAM
Oh but I bet before that you were freaking Elizabeth Bathory before that, weren't you?

LILY
I did a lot of things I'm not proud of, yes.  But I'm different, now.

ADAM (very asshole-like)
And what made you change your ways?

LILY
There was a plane crash one cold winter night in 1979 and I was nearby.  I figured I'd feed on any of those that were still alive.  All I found was a young woman, maybe twenty-one or so, and her four year old daughter.  They were both a wreck, so I decided I'd take them back to my place and nurse them back to health and then feed on them.  They were there for a week and by the time, they were well again, I couldn't feed on them.  See before them, I'd feed on anyone at anytime.  I saw nothing special in humans, especially women and children.  I was the first woman, but I bet you anything you haven't heard of Lilith, Adam's first wife, who was cast out of the Garden of Eden because she would not obey her husband, and was replaced by some second rate hussy.  Millions died at my hands and I was legendary.  But that woman and her daughter were both the embodiment of innocence and beauty.  I couldn't kill them.  I had fallen in love with them.

ADAM
So you're a lesbian vampire?  Are we talking, The Vampire Lovers type stuff?

LILY
No.

ADAM
I was just hoping there was some plus to all this.

LILY
Those two made see the beauty and preciousness of humanity and mortality.  They made me realize that I'm not beautiful or precious or human....or mortal.  I was a monster.  I had killed millions of innocent people throughout the ages and I had created something evil.  Being a vampire wasn't a gift.  It was a curse.  A curse that I brought into this world and onto myself.  At that moment, I swore off feeding on mortals.

ADAM
Well, obviously you were planning on feeding on me.

LILY
Yes, last night when I saw you I intended to feed on you, because I had been asleep for over twenty years.  But now that's changed.  I didn't count on what happened last night happening.

ADAM
And what happened last night, Lily?

LILY
I fell in love with you.

Adam is caught off guard.  He looks at her and then the road and then back at her and then back at the road and then back at her.  He does not know what to say.  He does not want to believe her, but he does.  He does, because he feels the same way.

ADAM
You love me?

LILY
Yes, I do.  (almost hurtful) With every beat of my black heart.

Adam stares at Lily for a moment.  He kind of smiles and is about to say something when-
BANG!  THE TRUCK DRIVES INTO A TREE.

SHOOT TO BLACK.

EXT: ADAM'S BEDROOM- 12 YEARS BEFORE (DREAM)
The entire scene is blurry and mystical.  A young Adam Tristan lays on his bed, while his mother sits on the bed beside him.  Aimee Tristan looks to be in her mid-thirties; dark hair, very beautiful.

ADAM
Mom, do you believe in guardian angels?

AIMEE
Of course, Adam.

ADAM
Today at recess, Lindsay Herring and I were swinging and she was telling me that her mommy was her guardian angel, because you know she died a few years ago.  And Brandon came up and said that there are no such things as angels.

AIMEE
I don't like that Brandon.  Angels are real, Adam.

Aimee looks off to the side and then back at her son.

AIMEE
Adam, I'm going to tell you a story that I haven't told anyone.  About fourteen years ago, when Abigail was only four; we went to visit your grandparents and on the flight home, our plane crashed.  Everyone on the plane died, but both your sister and I somehow walked out of the wreckage and waiting for us when we got out of there was this pretty young girl dressed in this beautiful black gown.  She took your sister and me to her house in the woods and took care of us until we were ready to go home.  See, there were no hospitals around and if that young girl wasn't around.  I don't think Abby and I would be here today.  See Adam, everyone has a guardian angel; someone who inspires them and guides them and takes care of them when they need to be taken care of.

ADAM
Do I have a guardian angel, mom?

AIMEE
I'm sure you do, honey.

ADAM
Who is it?

AIMEE
I don't know, baby.  You'll have to discover that for yourself one day.

Young Adam stares off into space and watches as his mother turns into Evelyn and he turns into his grown self and the scene turns into-

EXT: OAK HILL CEMETARY- A MONTH AGO
The day is dark and gloomy.  It seems like at any moment it is going to rain.  Adam stands at the graves of his mother and his sister, just staring at them with very dark and intense and morose eyes.  Evelyn walks up behind him.  She looks extremely sad as well, but not so much about the passing of the two Tristan women.  It is something else.  She puts her hand on Adam's shoulder.  Adam slowly turns around and he and Evelyn hug.

EVELYN
I am so sorry, Adam.

Adam looks down at his mother's grave at the little angel statuette by her headstone.

ADAM
My mother loved angels.  She used to collect these little statuettes and would put them all over the house.  It annoyed the piss out of me.  Cute little chubby cherubs all over the damn place.  It got really annoying.  But she loved them.  I remember one time when I was like eight or something like that, she told me this story about guardian angels and she said everyone has one.  You know, someone who inspires them; someone who guides them; someone who takes care of them when they need to be taken care of.  That stuck with me for a while, but soon I forgot about it.  I hadn't given a second thought, until just a little while ago when Reverend Hiers was talking about them and I started to cry.  I felt a hand grab mine and I looked at that hand and then the face of the person whose hand it was.  It was you, Evelyn.

Evelyn exhales hard.  She has something she wants to say and it seems what Adam is saying is making it hard for her to say it.

ADAM
My mother told me that I had a guardian angel, but I would have to find out for myself who they are and now I know who my guardian angel is.

EVELYN (softly)
Oh God.

ADAM
You mean so much to me, Evelyn.  You're my guardian angel.

Evelyn looks down and her eyes water up.  Adam looks at her, confused; completely oblivious of what she is about to say.

ADAM
Evelyn?  Is everything all right?

EVELYN (looking up)
I'm sorry, Adam.  I can't go on like this.  I know it's pretty shitty timing, but I don't love you.

Adam stands there.  He does not move.  He is in shock.
EVELYN
I'm sorry, Adam.  I know this is the worst moment for me to be telling you this.  But I've been feeling this way for a long time and I have been too much of a chickenshit to tell you.

ADAM
You're dumping me?

EVELYN
I'm sorry, Adam.

ADAM
You heartless slut.  You have no heart, do you?  You're dumping me!  My mother and sister just fucking died!

Evelyn starts to cry.

EVELYN (taking off her necklace)
You know in our two years together, you have never hurt me as you just have.

ADAM
You're dumping me at my mother and sister's funeral and I'm hurting you by calling you a slut?  Talk about a paradox.

EVELYN (putting the necklace in Adam's right hand)
Take your necklace back.  You're going to need it.

ADAM
Oh don't try to look like the good little Christian girl.

EVELYN
Goodbye Adam.

Evelyn turns around and walks off, crying.  Adam stands there, watching her leave.  It starts to rain.  Adam continues to stand there, as it starts pour.  He stands there, almost like a statue.  He looks down at his mother and sister's graves and then at the necklace.  It is the crucifix necklace he wears in the present.  He squeezes his hand shut and then he looks up at the sky.

THE FRAME SLOWLY MATERIALIZES FROM THAT RAINY MOMENT TO ADAM WAKING UP IN THE PRESENT.

INT: LILY'S APARTMENT
Adam wakes up on Lily's bed and Lily sits beside him.  Adam quickly sits up and looks around.  There are candles on the walls and the lighting is very sensual.

ADAM
Where am I?

LILY
It's okay.  You're safe.  You're in my house.  Lay back down.

ADAM (laying back down)
How long have I been out?

LILY
About two days.

ADAM
Two days?  What happened?

LILY
We crashed into a tree and you were knocked unconscious.  You've got a bad gash on your head.  I tried to nurse it, but it got infected.

ADAM
It hurts like Hell.

LILY
I was afraid that you weren't going to wake up.

ADAM
I'm going to die, aren't I?

Lily looks at him and then looks down.  She does not know how to tell him the answer. But Adam knows the answer once he looks into her eyes.

ADAM
Does it hurt when you die?

LILY
I don't know.  I've never died.

Adam nods and then closes his eyes.  Lily sits there and watches him lay there.  Sadness shows in her face.  She knows what she could do, but she does not want to force it on him.  She does not even know how he feels about her.  She told him, but he never got to tell her.  She touches his face and runs her fingers down his cheek.  He moans a little and her eyes begin to water.

LILY
Adam.

Adam slowly opens his eyes and looks at her.

ADAM
What?

LILY (after taking a sigh of relief)
Nothing.  Just making sure.

ADAM
I'm still here, Lily.  Come here.

Adam holds out his arms and Lily lays in his arms.  They lay there, embracing each other.

ADAM
You're still safe in my arms.

LILY (smiles and a tear runs down her cheek)
Yes, I am.

Adam kisses the top of Lily's head.

ADAM
Do you believe in fate, Lily?

LILY
Yeah.  Why do you ask?

ADAM
Well, six years before I was born, my mom and sister were in a plane crash, but they didn't die.  They were taken in by a woman in the woods and she nursed them back to health.  About a month ago, they both died in a plane crash.

LILY
Aimee and Abby, right?

ADAM
Yeah.  When they died, I nearly died too.  But not because of a plane crash, but because when they died the whole world changed for me in an instant.  I thought I was happy with Evelyn and I thought she was happy with me.  Both I sooned found out that she wasn't happy with me.  I wanted to die.  I became obsessed with death.  You saw my drawings on my wall.  I was dead, but I was still breathing.  But now that all seems worthless, because I feel more for you now than I ever felt for Evie.

LILY (looks up at Adam)
You love me more than you do Eve?

ADAM
Yes, I do and I don't want to leave you.

LILY (sitting up)
Well you don't have to die.  You can live forever.

ADAM (sitting up)
I don't want to die, Lily.  I want to be with you forever.

Lily kisses Adam and he kisses her back.

LILY
Are you sure?

ADAM (nodding)
Do what you've got to do.

Lily quickly kisses Adam.

LILY
Lay back.  Close your eyes.

Adam lays back.  Lily lays over him and kisses him.  She makes her way down to his neck, kissing him along the way.  Her eyes turn red and her fangs grow longer.  She bites his neck and Adam cries out, but then he moans and accepts the pain and strange pleasure of the moment.

Lily sits up and cuts the top of her right breast with her fingernail.  Blood starts come out of the wound.

LILY
Drink from me.

Adam sits up and begins sucking the blood from the wound.  Lily looks up at the ceiling, taking in the ecstatic emotions flowing through her body.  Lily moans in pleasure.  Adam's eyes widen and they turn red for a second and he shoots back in pain.  He cries out in pain.  Lily gets off of the bed and stands, watching him.  Her eyes turn back to normal.

ADAM
My insides feel like they are going to explode!

Adam shoots up and falls off of the bed.  Lily squats beside him and takes his hands.

ADAM
What is happening to me?

LILY
Your body is dying.  Within the hour, you will die.  But you'll come back, perfect.

Lily helps Adam to his feet.  They stand there looking into each other's eyes and then the door shoots open and stands the dhampir.  He shoots a stake into Lily's right hand, which impales it to the wall.  Adam falls onto the bed.

The dhampir walks into the room, reloading his gun.  Lily hisses at him and tries to claw at him.  He shoots another stake into her other hand, impaling it into the wall.  He puts the gun in his coat and then he grabs Adam and drags him off of the bed and to the door.  Lily is helpless, crucified to the wall.

DHAMPIR
You want to save your boyfriend, fiend.  You know where to find me.

Lily tries to pull herself from the stakes, but she cannot.  The dhampir drags Adam out of the room and into the darkness.  Adam slowly passes out.

FADE OUT.

FADE IN.

INT: THE DHAMPIR'S LAIR- LATER
Adam slowly awakens, tied to a chair in what seems to be an old abandoned warehouse.  He looks around.  He seems to be alone.

ADAM
Hello!  Hello?  Help!

DHAMPIR (offscreen)
Oh, so you're awake now.

The dhampir steps into the room, pushing a cart of vampire slaying tools.  He stops in front of Adam.  

DHAMPIR
I thought you were already dead.

ADAM
Who are you?

DHAMPIR
My name is Kirk Langstrom II.

ADAM
Why are you after Lily?  Why not go after another vampire?

KIRK
Because your Lily is in fact the last vampire.

ADAM
Well she doesn't feed on anybody anymore, so why can't you just leave her alone?

KIRK
She is Lilith, the first vampire.  She is the most dangerous of all of them.  The Montesi couldn't kill her, it just put her to sleep for a little while.

ADAM
What are you talking about?

KIRK
My father was a vampire and when he found out my mother was pregnant, he tracked down a Dr. Stephen Stronge, the world renouned master of the supernatural, to conger up a spell that would destroy the vampire seed in him and his children.  Stronge came up with the Montesi, a magick spell that would not only destroy the vampire seed in him, but every single vampire in the world.  Stronge cast the spell and every vampire died instantly, including my father and the vampire seed in me.  However, it didn't work on Lilith.  She fell into a deep sleep and was locked away.  My father left me all his journals on vampirism and Stronge trained me until the day he died, preparing me for Lilith's return.  She cannot be killed by magick spells and any other supernatural trickery like that.

ADAM
Do you honestly think you can take on the mother of all vampires, Kirk?  Maybe you didn't notice, but she literally kicked your ass the other night at my house.

KIRK
She has her skills, but like every other woman, she also has her flaws.

ADAM
Kirk, you are not going to stop her.  You might as well accept that.

KIRK
I accept nothing.  I am going to kill both of you.  You might as well accept that.  I am going to put her dead body on display in my bedroom so I can show everyone that I killed the last vampire.

Adam groans in pain.  His body is starting to die.  Kirk stares ahead.  He senses something.  He quickly grabs two silver stakes and throws them behind him.  The two stakes fly right at Lily, who is standing in the doorway in a black get-up.  Lily knocks both stakes out of the air and then runs with lightning speed at Kirk.

Kirk grabs two wooden stakes and advances towards Lily.  The two punch and kick at each other, the other always blocking or dodging the other's attack.  Lily jumps up and kicks off of the wall and into Kirk's face.  Kirk falls down to the ground.  Lily pounces at him, but he rolls backwards to his feet and the two continue their fight.

Adam sits in the chair, trying to break free.  The ropes are coming loose.  He rocks back and forth and then a great pain hits him and cries out.

Lily looks at him, making sure he is alright, and Kirk kicks her in the face.  She falls down, but quickly jumps up before he can stake her.  The two continue their fight.

Adam continues to try to break loose as Kirk stabs at Lily with a stake.  She catches his arm and then his other arm when he tries to stake her with the other stake.

KIRK
Face it, Grandma.  I'm better than you.  You're done.  

Lily knees him in between his legs and he goes down.

LILY
You're right.  (kicks him in the face, sending him across the room)  I'm done.

She turns to Adam and runs to him.  She kisses him.

LILY
Are you alright?

ADAM
I'll be alright.  Untie me.

Lily begins untying the ropes.

ADAM (noticing Kirk getting up)
Lily, look out.

Lily looks ahead of her and moves out of the way as one of the wooden stakes comes flying inches away from her face.  Lily runs at Kirk and the two continue their fight.  Lily knocks the other stake out of his hands.  Kirk turns brutal and begins punching her in the chest and roundhousing her in the face.  She scratches his cheek.

Adam takes the ropes off of him and he tries to get out of the chair, but ends up falling to the ground and yelling out in agony as his body starts to give out more.

Lily turns to look at him and just as she turns back to Kirk, he shoves the stake deep into her chest.  She cries out in pain.  Adam watches as she falls to the ground, dead.  His mouth opens to yell something, but he cannot.  His body just gives out completely and he closes his eyes and dies.

KIRK
(recites last rites in Latin)

Kirk walks over to Adam and checks his pulse.  There is none.

KIRK
Stupid kid.

Kirk kicks Adam's body and then walks back over to Lily.  He squats down beside her and touches her face.  He looks her over.

KIRK
You know, baby.  You were very pretty.  You deserve to be in something more elegant when I put you on display.

Kirk grabs Lily's arms and drags her into the other room.

THE CAMERA PANS BACK TO ADAM'S BODY.

Lily's black costume drops onto the floor.

CUT BACK TO ADAM.

Lily lays on a table in a beautiful white dress.  Kirk walks back into the room and up to the cart he pushed into the room earlier.  He picks up an unusual necklace and looks at it.  It has a ruby in it.

CUT BACK TO ADAM.  HIS EYES OPEN!

Adam's eyes are now blood red.  He looks up at Kirk, who does not notice he's awaken yet.  Adam silently and slowly rises up, similar to Count Orlock in Nosferatu.  Kirk starts to walk back to the other room, when he senses something.  He slowly turns and looks at Adam.

KIRK
I don't f----

Adam flies into Kirk, knocking him down.  Adam kicks Kirk up to his feet and the two fight, very furiously.  Adam is extremely feral.  He jumps up onto the wall and flies off of it and into Kirk, pinning into the parallel wall.  Kirk falls to the ground and pulls out a huge knife.  He jumps up and swings at Adam with it.  Adam moves out of the way.  Kirk swings at him again.  Adam moves out of the way again.

KIRK (swings for the third time)
Come on you motherf---

With lightning speed, Adam takes the knife from Kirk's hand, cuts off Kirk's left hand with it, slashes Kirk's throat, and then pins Kirk's right hand to his right leg.  Kirk yells out in pain as he falls to the ground.  Kirk lays there in utter pain, as Adam watches him.  Kirk is finished.

Adam walks into the other room and looks at Lily.  He stands there, looking at her for a few seconds, before he pulls the stake out of her chest.  He grabs her and carries her into the room where Kirk lays in utter agony.  He lays her on the ground.  He bends down beside her and touches her face.  He kisses her.  It is no use.  She is gone.

He looks over to Kirk.  Kirk continues to gag and bleed to death.  It gives him an idea.  He bites his hand and then puts the wound to her mouth.  The blood drips into her mouth and soon, her mouth starts to move and she starts to suck Adam's blood.  Her eyes open and she slowly gets up and hugs Adam.  She is still weak.

LILY (faintly)
I knew I'd be safe in your arms.

ADAM
I love you, Lily.

LILY (still weak)
I love you, Adam.

ADAM
You need to eat something.

Adam looks at Kirk and Lily slowly looks over at Kirk.  Kirk realizes what they are going to do and his eyes widen.  Adam jumps to Kirk and drags him to Lily.  Her eyes turn red and bites Kirk.  He tries to yell out, but he can't.  All he can do is lay there as Lily devours him.

SHOOT TO BLACK.

EXT: COMIC BOOK HEAVEN- WEEKS LATER
It is nighttime.  The scene looks similar to earlier.  Evelyn walks out of the store with a bag.  She walks up to her car.
Up in the air, something watches her as she searchs his pockets for her car keys.  Whatever the thing is that is watching her, zips off noisily.

Evelyn looks up at the sky.  Nothing is there.  She looks all around in the sky.  There is nothing there.  Whatever it was, it is gone now.

Evelyn finds her keys and looks ahead of her.  Walking towards her is Adam, dressed in a black suit.

EVELYN
Adam?

Adam walks up to her.

EVELYN
Where have you been?  I haven't seen you in a while.  Did you drop out or something?

ADAM
I go to night classes now.

Evelyn is kind of weirded out by Adam.

EVELYN
Look, Adam.  I'm sorry about--- you know, breaking up with you when I did.

ADAM
It's okay.  I honestly haven't given it much thought since it happened.

EVELYN
So, what have you been up to?

Something zips across the sky really fast and Evelyn looks up at the sky.

EVELYN
Something is up there.

Lily walks up behind Adam and stands beside him.  Evelyn looks at her, weirdly.

ADAM
Evie, this is Lily.

EVELYN
Um- hey.

Lily just looks at her.  Evelyn is weirded out.

EVELYN
So you two are together?

ADAM
Yes.

EVELYN 
That's good.  That's great.

It is obvious she still has feelings for Adam and regrets breaking up with him.  She stares at them for a moment and looks down at the bag.

EVELYN
Oh yeah, I almost forgot.  I know your birthday's coming up and I got you something.  I was going to get that Daredevil comic you wanted, number 181.  But they didn't have it anymore.

ADAM
I bought it a few weeks ago.

EVELYN
Really?  Well I know you like Frank Miller, so I bought you this.

Evelyn hands him the bag.  He pulls the comic book out of the bag and looks at the cover.  It is The Dark Knight Returns.

EVELYN
I figured you like it.  I know you like Batman.

ADAM
It's alright.

EVELYN (almost hurt at Adam's tone)
Yeah, well um---  I need to get going.  Finals and all.  (pauses a moment and looks at Adam)  It was really nice to see you, Adam.

ADAM
Yeah.

EVELYN
And it was really nice to meet you, Lily.

LILY
It was nice to meet you too, Evie.

EVELYN
You two make you a cute couple.

Lily puts her arms around Adam's waist from behind and Adam puts his hands on hers.

EVELYN (jokingly)
Just so you know, Lily.  Hurt Adam and I'll kill you.  Okay.

Lily's eyes start to turn red, but Adam squeezes her hands.  Her eyes turn normal.

LILY
I'll keep that in mind.

ADAM
Goodbye Evie.

EVELYN
See ya, Adam.

Evelyn gets in the car and drives off.  Adam turns his head back as far back as he can and Lily kisses him.

ADAM (narrating)
Fate is a funny thing.  Love is an even funnier thing.  If you were to ask me a few weeks earlier would I find someone better than Evelyn, I would have said no way.

FADE INTO: Various clips of Adam and Lily together through the on going years.  The dark, beautiful nights they spend together.

ADAM
Now, I don't even remember her.  Lily brings so much happiness and excitement into my life.  True, she is a vampire.  But now, so I am.  She loves me and I love her.  And call me schmultzy, but there is something romantic about actually being together forever.

The last image shows Adam and Lily standing together some place exotic on a dark and romantic night.

FADE OUT.

* * *
Alternate Ending- 4/17/05

Adam walks into the other room and looks at Lily.  He stands there, looking at her for a few seconds, before he pulls the stake out of her chest.  He grabs her and carries her into the room where Kirk lays in utter agony.  He lays her on the ground.  He bends down beside her and touches her face.  He kisses her.  It is no use.  She is gone.

He looks over to Kirk.  Kirk continues to gag and bleed to death.  It gives him an idea.  He bites his hand and then puts the wound to her mouth.  The blood drips into her mouth and soon, her mouth starts to move and she starts to suck Adam's blood.  Her eyes open and she slowly gets up and hugs Adam.  She is still weak.

LILY (faintly)
Adam?

ADAM
I'm here, Lily.

LILY (very weak)
Hold me closer.

ADAM (holding her closer)
I love you, Lily.

LILY (weak)
I love you, Adam.

Lily quickly grabs Kirk's other stake and shoves it into Adam's chest.  Adam gasps, shocked.

ADAM (weakly)
Why?

LILY
I'm sorry, Adam.  But I have to think about my survival.

ADAM
You heartless bitch!  I loved you.

LILY
Love doesn't help you survive, my dear.  I guess you never learned that.

Adam quickly pulls the stake out of his chest and shoves it into Lily's neck.  Lily gasps and gags.  Adam, using his last bit of energy hits the stake from the side, causing it to tear through Lily's neck, decapitating her.  Adam falls back, nearing death and looks at Lily's dead body and Kirk on his last breath or two.  Adam looks up at the ceiling and then goes limp.

ADAM (narrating)
Fate is a funny thing.  Love is an even funnier thing.  I never thought Lily would have turned on me like that.  But then again, she was a woman and they do have a tendency to screw me over.  At least this time, I screwed her over as well.  Oh well, here I am, finally dead.  Finally happy.

The last image shows the three dead.  Perfect ending.

SHOOT TO BLACK