Twilight Saga: New Moon Page #5

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INT. CULLEN HOUSE - SECOND FLOOR LANDING - NIGHT

Alice tugs Bella and Edward to the top of the landing, then

skips down the stairs. They look down into --

THE LIVING ROOM - Hundreds of pink candles and rose-filled

crystal bowls. ROSALIE, ESME, EMMETT, Carlisle, Jasper and

Alice look up at her, all of them stunningly beautiful.

Bella would love to disappear, but Edward leads her down to --

THE LIVING ROOM -- where Esme and Carlisle hug Bella warmly.

CARLISLE:

Sorry about all this. We tried to

rein Alice in.

ESME:

Like that's even possible. Happy

birthday, Bella.

FLASH! Alice has snapped a picture of Bella with them.

ALICE:

(re:
camera)

Found it in your bag. Mind?

Emmett moves to Edward's side. Nudges him.

15.

EMMETT:

Dating an older woman. Hot.

Bella caught that. Edward elbows him sharply to shut up.

EMMETT:

What?

Rosalie steps up. Shoves a silver package at Bella.

ROSALIE:

It's a necklace. Alice picked it out.

She walks away, bored. Bella has to smile. She sees Jasper

across the room. They wave to each other.

ALICE:

(aims the camera)

Show me the love!

Edward pulls Bella into an embrace, they look deeply into

one another's eyes. FLASH!

ALICE:

For your scrapbook. Now open your

presents!

Alice drags Bella over to a table piled with elaborately

wrapped gifts, a huge cake and a tall stack of china plates.

BELLA:

Alice, I'm the only one who even eats

cake. That thing could feed fifty.

ALICE:

Hope you're hungry. Here, this one's

from Emmett.

The others crowd around... Jasper somewhat away. Bella, no

fan of being the center of attention, opens the gift to find

an empty car-radio box.

BELLA:

Um... thanks?

EMMETT:

Already installed it in your truck.

EDWARD:

Finally, a decent sound system in that

piece of --

16.

BELLA:

No hating on the truck. Thank you,

Emmett.

ALICE:

Open mine.

Alice hands her a box. Bella starts to open it, but --

BELLA:

Ouch - paper cut.

CLOSE ON BELLA'S FINGER - A single drop of deep red blood

appears.

Bella thinks little of it, but then HEARS a disturbing,

grisly SNARL -- she looks up just as --

BELLA'S POV - JASPER lunges toward her! Teeth bared, eyes

beyond reason --

-- Edward FLINGS Bella behind his own body, causing her to

CRASH into the table, plates shattering as --

-- Jasper SLAMS into Edward; sounds like boulders colliding.

-- Edward pushes him, hard; Jasper SAILS backward, hitting

the wall. But he RICOCHETS off it and comes back at Bella.

-- Emmett and Carlisle TACKLE Jasper from the side, dragging

him to the ground -- Alice helps hold him down --

ALICE:

(soothingly)

Jaz... shhh --

... But she stops, her head suddenly jerking toward Bella.

Then everybody's eyes snap toward Bella as they catch the

overwhelming scent --

ON BELLA - lying amid the shards of broken china. She looks

at her arm, seeing now - it's been slashed by plate shards;

bright red blood pulses out of her, pooling. She looks up --

BELLA'S POV - THE CULLENS (SLOW MOTION)

All of them now, including Edward (but not Carlisle) stare

down at her, at her blood, with fevered eyes. Six suddenly

ravenous vampires...

SLOW MOTION ABRUPTLY ENDS as -- Carlisle jumps to Bella's

side. Edward, though white as a bone, snaps out of it and

stands between her and the others.

17.

CARLISLE:

Emmett, get Jasper out of here.

(no response)

Emmett.

Emmett reins himself in, elbows Rosalie. They drag the

snarling Jasper out. Esme holds her nose, politely exits

with the others. Alice looks at Bella, apologetic --

ALICE:

I'm sorry, I... can't...

She slips out the door. Edward's still on guard as Carlisle

examines Bella's arm.

CARLISLE:

I'll have to stitch this up.

EDWARD:

I'll carry her to the kitchen.

He moves to pick her up, but his eyes dart to the blood.

CARLISLE:

I'll take care of her, Edward.

(Edward doesn't move)

Check on Jasper. Go.

Edward looks from him to Bella. Then steps back, allowing

Carlisle to lift Bella and carry her to the kitchen. But

just before the kitchen door closes, Bella sees Edward's

agonized face. He turns away, unable to meet her eyes...

INT. CULLEN HOUSE - KITCHEN - NIGHT

Bella sits in a chair opposite Carlisle who mops up her

blood as he removes glass shards from her arm. He drops one

into a bowl; PLINK. She tries not to look at the blood.

BELLA:

I sure can kill a party.

CARLISLE:

It's not your fault. Jasper hasn't

been away from human blood as long as

the rest of us.

BELLA:

Seems like you're the only one it

doesn't effect.

CARLISLE:

Centuries of practice.

18.

BELLA:

Did you ever think of... living

differently?

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