Twilight Page #19

well. He kisses her forehead soothingly.

BELLA:

Is James - did you --

?

EDWARD:

We took care of him. And the

woman, Victoria, she ran off.

She closes her eyes with relief, then looks at him.

BELLA:

I'm alive because of you.

EDWARD:

(darkens)

You're in here because of me.

Her wounds cause him pain. He strokes her face.

EDWARD:

The worst of it... was thinking

I:

couldn't stop -

BELLA:

But you did.

EDWARD:

Bella, you should go to Jacksonville.

Where I can't hurt you anymore..

.

BELLA:

What? No! I want to be with you!

I:

don't want

-

EDWARD:

(sitting next to her)

Sssh. It's alright. I'm not going

anywhere. I'm right here..

.

He wraps an arm around her. As she curls up in his arms..

.

DISSOLVE TO:

135 EXT. FORKS, WASHINGTON - LATE AFTERNOON 135

An AERIAL SWEEP over the lush green forests. We're back in

the misty, damp beauty of the Pacific Northwest..

.

100.

136 EXT. CHARLIE'S HOUSE - BEAUTIFUL LATE AFTERNOON 136

At a picnic table, Charlie cleans a fish with a big knife.

Edward waits awkwardly near his Volvo, dressed in an elegant

suit. But even calm Edward is unnerved by Charlie's glare. The

front door opens and they look up to see

-

BELLA --framed in the doorway in a stunning long dress. Edward

is enchanted. Bella descends the steps with difficulty, due to

her LEG CAST. Charlie edges out Edward to help her down.

BELLA:

Alice lent me the dress. It was the

only thing that would fit over my

cast. Is it too...

?

EDWARD:

You're perfect... I'll take good

care of her, Chief.

CHARLIE:

Heard that before.

Edward moves to open the car door. Charlie holds Bella back.

CHARLIE:

(sotto)

I put new pepper spray in your bag.

BELLA:

Dad.

CHARLIE:

... and... you look beautiful.

Father and daughter share a smile..

.

137 EXT./INT. MANSION, VIEW POINT INN - TWILIGHT 137

Edward's Volvo pulls up to this lovely inn. He helps Bella

out of the car, and begins to guide her through the dining

room. Mr. Molina and other teachers are there. We may

notice the back of a Redhead, mingling with the chaperones.

BELLA:

I can't believe you're making me do

this.

He just grins. Edward guides her around a corner to..

.

138 EXT. MANSION BACKYARD (CONTINUOUS) - TWILIGHT 138

THE PROM - Monte Carlo style. Gaming tables and roulette

wheels. Guys in tuxes and girls in gowns gamble for prizes,

dance and socialize.

101.

BELLA:

You really are trying to kill me.

EDWARD:

Prom is an important rite of

passage. I don't want you to miss

anything.

She can't be mad at him, just shakes her head affectionately.

They continue into the prom. Several heads turn. Bella sees

-

THE DANCE FLOOR, where a gap has formed. In the middle, two

couples whirl gracefully. It's Alice and Jasper, Rosalie and

Emmett, looking absolutely stunning.

Rosalie glances over; indifference has replaced fury. But

Alice waves brightly. Bella returns it with a smile as we

hear a crossfade into the next track-

BELLA'S POV -- THE DJ BOOTH

-

It's Eric at the turntables, making the room bounce! Next to

him, Angela wears the headphones, flipping through a stack of

vinyl. They nod at Bella -- she shoots them a smile when -

-

A FLASHBULB gets her attention

-

BELLA'S POV - PHOTOGRAPHER'S STATION

Mike and Jessica stand in front of an Aston Martin cut-out.

Bella catches their eye -- Mike does his best James Bond

impersonation. Jessica poses like P*ssy Galore.

Edward smirks, then turns to Bella

-

EDWARD:

Shall we?

BELLA:

(laughs, then realizes)

You're serious.

He doesn't wait for an answer, more or less CARRIES her to

the DANCE FLOOR -- then places her feet atop his own... and

starts to move. She actually begins to enjoy it.

EDWARD:

See? You're dancing.

BELLA:

At prom.

As they dance, she feels his grace, his strength. Becomes

thoughtful. Finally, she looks at him.

102.

BELLA:

Edward... why did you save me?

(off his questioning look)

If you'd let the venom spread,

I could've been like you by now.

EDWARD:

(stops, horrified)

You don't know what you're saying.

You don't want this.

BELLA:

I want you. Always.

EDWARD:

(angry)

I won't end your life for you.

He keeps dancing, slowly, hoping his was the last word.

BELLA:

I'm dying anyway. Every minute,

I get closer, older

EDWARD:

That's how it's supposed to happen.

BELLA:

Not the way Alice saw it.

(off his sharp look)

I heard her. She saw me like you.

EDWARD:

Her visions change, Bella.

BELLA:

Based on what someone decides. And

I've decided.

He looks at her, angry.

EDWARD:

Is that what you dream about?

Becoming a monster?

BELLA:

I dream about being with you forever.

EDWARD:

You really want this?

BELLA:

Yes.

He lowers his lips to her neck. One bite is all it would take.

103.

EDWARD:

You're ready right now?

BELLA:

Yes.

His lips hover over her skin, a long beat... then he presses his

lips to her throat. Not a bite. A kiss. He looks at her.

EDWARD:

You're going to have a long and

happy life with me. Isn't that

enough?

She looks at him... and finally smiles.

BELLA:

For now.

They WHIRL around, gliding on his grace, never looking away from

one another, as we CRANE UP on them, in each other's arms..

.

BELLA (V.O.)

No one will surrender tonight. But

I won't give in. I know what I want.

CONTINUE UP AND BACK on the dance floor. We realize ..

... someone's watching it, looking down from the window of

a second floor hotel room in the Inn. The MUSIC wafting up in

echoes. PULL BACK to REVEAL..

VICTORIA, turning from the window. She's stylishly dressed

now, but seething -- a low, sinister SNARL in the back of her

throat. PUSH IN FAST ON HER FACE, AND INTO HER BURGUNDY EYES

filled with vengeance as we

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SMASH TO BLACK.

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