Twilight Saga: New Moon Page #35

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BELLA:

(realizing)

But... if I choose it, it's none of

your business.

Jacob is horrified, starting to shake with rage.

JACOB:

If you... what!? No. No way. I

won't let you --

EDWARD:

-- Bella, step back --

JACOB:

You're not gonna be one of them.

BELLA:

That's not your call --

JACOB:

(even more intense)

You know what we'll do to you - I

won't have a choice --

EDWARD:

We're done here --

Edward takes Bella's arm, starts to pull her away. Jacob

lunges, trying to extract Bella from him --

JACOB:

You don't speak for her!

Edward PUSHES Jacob away; he flies back ten feet in the air,

but mid-air he PHASES INTO A WOLF!

117.

-- The Jacob-wolf lands on all fours, spinning to face

Edward in an attack stance. Edward shifts stance, as well,

readying for a fight --

BELLA:

Stop!

Edward and Jacob circle one another, seconds from lunging --

EDWARD:

(to Bella)

Get out of here. Now!

But Bella races between them, forceful, insistent.

BELLA:

(to both of them)

You do this, you'll be going through me.

A long tense beat, none of them backing down - it could go

either way --

BELLA:

I swear to God, I'm not moving.

Both rivals see she's dead serious. Edward backs off, ever-

so-slightly... the Jacob-wolf does the same.

BELLA:

(turning to Edward)

Give me a second. Please.

Edward shakes his head. Doesn't move an inch.

BELLA:

Read his thoughts. Is he going to

hurt me?

Edward does, and finally, reluctantly backs away. But his

eyes never leave the wolf's. They glare at one another.

Bella carefully approaches the Jacob-wolf, blocking his line

of sight. Her voice is kind, pleading.

BELLA:

Jacob, I love you. You're my best

friend. But... I can't change how I

feel. Please don't make me choose.

(quietly, emotionally)

Because it'll be him. It's always

been him.

118.

Anguish sweeps through the wolf's fierce face. It's even

harder to take than when he's in human form --

BELLA:

But you know how important you are to --

Suddenly, the wolf BOLTS out of there...

ON BELLA - fighting tears as she watches him disappear...

BELLA (V.O.)

There were problems ahead. Seemingly

insurmountable...

Edward's arms wrap around her from behind.

BELLA (V.O.)

... If I didn't become a vampire, the

Volturi would kill me. If I did, my

best friend would do the job himself,

or get killed in the attempt.

She turns to face Edward, looking into his loving eyes...

BELLA (V.O.)

Victoria was still on the loose,

putting everyone I loved in danger...

He kisses her tenderly, washing away her concerns.

BELLA (V.O.)

But I'd already survived the worst --

losing Edward. So I knew I could

survive anything...

EDWARD:

I'm here. Always.

And she sees that's the truth, believes it. He takes her

hand and together they turn, heading out of the woods...

BELLA (V.O.)

And soon, I'd be like him. We'd face

our fate together. Forever.

Off them, hand in hand, inseparable... as we begin to --

FADE TO BLACK:

... HEAR the agonized HOWL of a wolf in the far distance...

THE END:

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