Twilight Page #11

54.

EDWARD:

I wanted to kill you. I've never

wanted a human's blood so much in

my life. I'm dangerous to you.

BELLA:

I trust you.

EDWARD:

Don't.

BELLA:

I trust you, Edward. I'm here.

She takes his hand. He reels at the warmth of her touch.

She leans in, drawn to him, unaware that her THROAT is

nearing his lips... then suddenly he's gone.

BELLA:

Edward?

She looks over to FIND he's on the other side of the meadow,

catching his breath.

EDWARD:

You... took me by surprise.

(collecting himself)

I don't know how to... do this.

He moves back toward her. Slowly.

EDWARD:

Me, and my family, we're different

from others of our kind. We're not

nomadic, we have a permanent home.

We only hunt animals. We've

learned to control our thirst..

.

(shaking his head)

But you - your scent, it's like

a

drug to me... my own personal brand

of heroin.

BELLA:

(realizing)

Oh... I thought you hated me when we met.

EDWARD:

I did. For making me want you so badly.

I'm still not sure I can control myself.

He reaches her again.

BELLA:

I know you can.

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He's utterly vulnerable as he looks at her, searching her

face for clues.

EDWARD:

I wish I could understand this

thing you see in me. You look at

me with those eyes..

.

(frustrated)

I can't read your mind. Tell me

what you're thinking.

BELLA:

I'm afraid.

Stricken, he sinks gracefully to his knees in the grass.

EDWARD:

(devastated)

Good.

She sinks down in front of him.

BELLA:

Not of that. I'm afraid... you'll

disappear. That I'll lose you.

EDWARD:

(amazed, elated)

You don't know how long I've looked

for you.

They share a smile. Then he reaches toward her neck,

pausing..

.

EDWARD:

Be very still.

She does so. Exercising great control, he places his hand on

her throat... it's so exposed, so vulnerable. The rush

between them is overwhelming. But Bella doesn't move.

He brushes his hand up her cheek. Then lowers it to her

heart... Clouds float past the sun..

.

They're both overwhelmed, taking each other in.

EDWARD:

And so the lion fell for the lamb.

BELLA:

Stupid lamb.

EDWARD:

Sick masochistic lion.

56.

CRANE UP on the two of them, laying together, as close as

they dare... his hand to her heart..

.

DISSOLVE TO:

71 INT. BELLA'S ROOM - MORNING 71

CLOSE ON BELLA'S FACE. Still in bed. Thinking.

BELLA (V.O.

)

About three things I was absolutely

positive. One, Edward was

a

vampire.

She rises, goes to the mirror. Looks at herself, worry

knitting her brow.

BELLA (V.O.

)

Two, there was a part of him that

thirsted for my blood. And three..

.

As she moves past her window, something catches her eye, causing

her to BANG into her desk. She looks back out..

.

BELLA'S POV - THE DRIVEWAY

Edward leans against his car, looking up at her with a small

smile. She beams at the sight of him.

BELLA (V.O.

)

... I was falling, unconditionally

and irrevocably, in love with him.

72 OMITTED 72

73 EXT. OLYMPIC RAINFOREST - DAY (ANOTHER DAY) 73

Edward helps Bella balance-walk across an enormous fallen pine

tree in the moss-covered forest.

BELLA:

How long have you been like this?

EDWARD:

Since nineteen-eighteen. That's

when Carlisle found me.

She takes that in, it's a lot. But it stokes her curiosity.

BELLA:

Where'd he find you?

EDWARD:

In a hospital, dying of Spanish

influenza. My parents had already died.

57.

FLASHBACK to CHICAGO HOSPITAL, 1918 - NIGHT

BELLA (V.O.

)

What was it like?

EDWARD (V.O.

)

The word excruciating comes to

mind. But what Carlisle did was

much harder... not many of us have

the restraint to do that.

BELLA (V.O.

)

Didn't he just... bite?

EDWARD:

Not just. Our bite contains venom.

And once we taste blood, a sort of..

.

frenzy begins. It's almost

impossible to stop.

BELLA (V.O.

)

But Carlisle did.

EDWARD:

First with me, then with his wife,

Esme. He found her in a hospital,

as well. The others followed.

BACK to PRESENT DAY

BELLA:

Does someone have to be dying to

become like you?..

.

Their CONVERSATION CONTINUES as we go to

-

74 EXT. RIVER'S EDGE - DAY (ANOTHER DAY) 74

They walk along a stunning coastline -- rugged black rocks,

covered in bright green moss.

EDWARD:

... No, that's just Carlisle. He

would never do... this, to someone

who had another choice.

BELLA:

So Carlisle's the reason why you

hunt animals, instead of people.

EDWARD:

Not the only reason.

He stops, looks down at her, serious, with emotion..

.

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EDWARD:

I don't want to be a monster.

She nods. Understands. He smiles.

EDWARD:

We call ourselves vegetarians, by

the way... For our kind, hunting

animals is like living on tofu. It

keeps you strong but isn't very

satisfying.

Then abruptly, he whips past Bella. She turns to see him standing

on a large rock in the river.

BELLA:

Show off.

EDWARD:

It's not that impressive, really.

Anyone in my family can do this.

BELLA:

Can they all read minds, too?

EDWARD:

No, that's unique to me. But Alice can

see the future.

BELLA:

(fishing)

Really? Bet she saw me coming

a

mile away.

She notes his change of mood as he slows, darkening.

EDWARD:

Her visions are very subjective.

The future can change.

He cuts off her questions by returning to shore, and

continuing their walk..

.

75 EXT. CHARLIE'S HOUSE - TWILIGHT (ANOTHER DAY) 75

Water sprays from a hose as Bella and Edward wash her truck.

A boom box PLAYS. He perches on top of the roof.

EDWARD:

Come to my house tomorrow.

Bella looks up, aiming the hose badly - water ricochets off

the cab and sprays in her face. He jumps down from the roof.

BELLA:

Your house? With your family?

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He wipes down the dented front fender, then reaches under it

and, with his bare hands, easily pops a large DENT out of the

truck's body. She's too flustered to register it.

BELLA:

But... what if they don't like me?

EDWARD:

(laughing heartily)

You're worried, not because you'll

be in a houseful of vampires, but

because you think they won't

approve of you?

BELLA:

I'm glad I amuse you.

But then his laughter dies, as he hears something.

BELLA:

What is it?

EDWARD:

A complication.

... as a BLACK CAR comes into view, and pulls up.

EDWARD:

I'll pick you up tomorrow.

He heads to his car, eying the passengers in

-

EDWARD'S POV - INT. BLACK CAR

Jacob, with his father, Billy, who's expression is intense.

Anxious. SLOW MOTION as Edward locks eyes with Billy. Jacob

looks questioningly at his father.

Bella watches Edward drive away, perturbed by the exchange. She

forces a smile and goes to greet the visitors. Jacob sets up

Billy's wheelchair and Billy climbs into it as

-

BELLA:

Come to visit your truck?

JACOB:

Looks good. You got that dent out.

BILLY:

Actually, we came to visit your

flat screen. First Mariners game

of the season. Plus Jacob here

kept bugging me to see you again.

60.

JACOB:

(mortified)

Great, Dad. Thanks.

Jacob shoots his father an irritated look, just as the POLICE

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