Only Lovers Left Alive Page #4

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(AVA CHUCKLES)

F***. Well, you can't stay here.

- Adam.

- No f***ing way.

- Not after last time.

- Oh, Adam, it's been 87 years.

What? When?

Are you still upset

about that Paris thing?

Well, are you okay?

Yeah, but I'm...

I'm really, really, really hungry.

Do you maybe have something?

(SIGHS)

Could you smell it all

the way from L.A.?

Come on.

Ava.

I just wanna see where you keep it.

ADAM:
No.

(SIGHS)

It is so amazing to see you.

We're gonna have so

much fun together.

She drank a hell of a

lot of our O-negative.

I know.

But she's been traveling,

and that fries you, you know?

It'll be all right.

It's always a bit

weird with family.

Where's she sleeping, though?

I put her in that little

bedroom downstairs.

Which little bedroom?

You know, the little

one down the corridor.

I'll have to put my tapes

in the bloody safe now.

Don't worry. Go to sleep now.

She's out cold, and

it's getting light out.

You can do all that

when we get up tonight.

Just think of that

magical musical diamond

in the sky. It's above us now.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

(DOOR OPENS)

AVA:
Eve? Adam?

- EVE:
What is it, Ava?

- Can I come in?

ADAM:
No.

AVA:
Isn't it time to get up?

Darling, can't we sleep

a little longer?

But it's dark out already.

I'm starving.

Go away. We're still sleeping.

In a little while, we'll all get up and

have breakfast together, all right?

Some more of that good stuff?

- Sure.

- Where do you keep it?

You go and get dressed and

we'll bring you some, all right?

Okay.

- Peekaboo.

- Ugh.

I see you.

(POP MUSIC PLAYING ON TELEVISION)

DRACULA (ON TV):

Come in, little girl.

(CHUCKLING)

Let me do it.

Soul Dracula.

(DRACULA LAUGHING)

- ADAM:
What the hell is this?

- Heh, heh.

EVE:
Oh, this is from

French television, 1975.

(AVA & EVE CHUCKLING)

(TV TURNS OFF)

- Hey.

- You're pressing your luck, Ava.

Why did you turn it off? I love

that. I found it on YouTube.

Of course, you did.

Unh. I don't feel well.

What is it, sweetheart?

You think it's all the traveling?

- Maybe.

- It's probably blood poisoning.

- Don't joke, Adam.

- I'm not.

Are you taking care of your

nutrition? You have to be careful.

- There's a lot of contamination around.

- I try.

Hey, you guys fed without me.

ADAM:
Take it easy. Sh*t.

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- My God, that is good. I want more.

- No, you've had more than enough.

This is pure sh*t.

You're gonna drain our whole

f***ing supply, so take it easy.

Fine.

I wanna hear some of your music.

No. I told you, it's private.

Oh, yeah? Well, how come

I heard it in L.A. then?

What? Where'd you hear it?

In, like, an underground

music club.

I don't believe you.

So don't.

- How did you know it was mine, then?

- Oh, come on, I could tell immediately.

I might have been born at night,

but I wasn't born last night.

(AVA STRUMMING GUITAR)

Fine. Then I'm gonna go out.

I wanna hear some music.

- ADAM:
Good idea. Go out.

- Oh, but I wanna go with you two.

No.

You're so f***ing boring.

Bet he never takes you

out, ever, right?

Well, no, we do go for a drive,

- from time to time.

- AVA:
Oh, a drive.

Well, that's exciting.

I mean, go somewhere

where there's music.

Don't you wanna go, Eve?

Well, I wouldn't mind.

We are in Detroit.

- Yeah!

- No.

Adam's gonna take us out.

No, Adam is not going

to take you out.

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

All I need

We're all the same

(CROWD CHEERING)

IAN:
Yeah.

- They're awesome. They're so good.

- They were great.

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

IAN:
You all have such

awesome gloves, man.

Where, uh...? Where'd you...?

Where'd you get them?

- Hey, Ian.

- Scott.

- SCOTT:
How's it going?

- How are you?

- It was the Danny & the Darleans gig.

- I think so, yeah.

- I got something for you. I'll be right back.

- Okay.

Yeah.

- That was great. Awesome.

- So good, yeah.

- So you remember about that 12-inch?

- Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Let me... Let me go grab it.

- Okay, cool.

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- Check it out, man. Triple black, man.

- Whoa.

- That's great.

- Yeah.

- 180 gram vinyl?

- 180 gram, man.

- Amazing.

- Yeah. No printing anywhere.

Yeah, that's awesome, man.

So mysterious.

Thanks, man.

IAN:
Nice meeting you.

Wow, man, this is... This

is so great, you know?

I couldn't get this guy to just come

out and see some live music, you know?

- Did you like it, Adam?

- Yes.

- Adam, you wanna meet White Hills?

- No.

Cool, man. I read you.

(BAND PLAYING ROCK MUSIC)

(CHUCKLING)

Oh, I'm so sorry.

That's so rude of me.

Could I get you a beer or anything,

Eve? You know, something to drink?

I'm Ava. She's Eve.

I'm so sorry. Eve, can

I get you something?

- A beer?

- No, thank you, nothing.

Ava? Oh, very nice.

You brought your own.

What is that? Jagermeister?

- Where did you get that?

- At home.

- "At home"? You mean at my house?

- Yeah. Want some?

- No.

- I'll have some.

(BAND CONTINUES PLAYING ROCK MUSIC)

Do you think I could

get in on that? Just...

- Sure, Ian.

- Cool.

Whoa, man. Heh.

That was like some

martial-arts-type sh*t.

Man, this guy is just...

He's amazing, man, you know?

- He's brilliant.

- He is brilliant.

Do you know I can't tell anyone

about him? How weird is that?

Like, I had to sign a confidentiality

agreement and everything.

(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS)

That's your music.

(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

CONTINUES PLAYING)

Are you gonna dance

with me, rock star?

- What? Now?

- Yeah.

Eve, we gotta go. Right now.

All right. Just cool it.

Okay? Don't draw attention

to yourself. Just go easy.

- Ava.

- Hm?

(DRUMMING UPBEAT MELODY)

(IAN CHUCKLING)

Ava.

Adam, think we could

hear your new stuff?

ADAM:
Now is not a good time.

Seems like a great time.

We're all here, you know?

Yeah, I got you. I'm sorry,

I'm sorry. I'm just getting excited.

Me too.

Adam?

Adam, could I have that

flask back, please?

No, Ava. No more tonight.

- I'm just really thirsty.

- We should all just go to bed.

I mean, it's getting light out,

and I think it's time to retire.

- Well, do you wanna share some of this?

- Hm.

Ian.

I think, um... I think

it's time for you to go.

- Yeah.

- He's gonna go

- as soon as he's finished his little beer.

- Yeah, I should... I should get going.

Yeah, he's gonna go

in just a second.

An excellent idea. Good night, baby.

Good night, Ian. Very nice to meet you.

- I hope to see you again.

- Yeah, I sure hope so.

You're leaving soon, right?

Yeah. No, I'm... I'm going, man.

(IAN CHUCKLES)

(AVA BLOWS AND BOTH CHUCKLING)

Yeah, it's...

- I'm gonna...

- Heh, heh.

I'm gonna get out of here.

Really? Heh.

IAN:
Uh...

(COYOTES HOWLING)

Peekaboo. I see you.

Peeka... Peekaboo.

Don't even dare say it.

Hm.

- Is it dark outside?

- Yeah.

(ADAM SIGHS)

What are you doing with this?

I've filled a little

something for Ava.

- Oh, f***.

- I'm gonna go and check on her.

But you're right, darling.

She's got to go.

- I need you all to myself again.

- Hm.

Good idea.

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