Bad Moon Rising...Again

By

WL Chastain

***I noticed AFTER I posted the first part of this story that I unintentionally left out some words such as "not" when Jasper said they WEREN'T dating their sisters...lol. But since I'm not George Lucas, I'm not going to go back and fix the story. It stays, imperfections and all.

***Also, I know a few places in the movie weren't filmed in Forks but in various locations around Oregon and Washington but for the sake of THIS story, everything CAN be found in Forks!

A Grand Entrance

Megan stood still and stared at the tall man at the front of the crowd that just entered the tent. She couldn't believe that the guy she had bumped into earlier that evening was also here as an honored guest at the Twilight Madness Celebration.

"YOU!?!" , she yelled in surprise.

"Oh, it's YOU!", Embry walked over, grinning as all get out. The black t-shirt he wore stretched across his broad shoulders and chest as he moved. "Well, I wasn't expecting to see you here."

"Do you two know each other?", Jacob stood next to them with a slight frown.

"Sort of," Megan smiled. "I bumped into him today at the hotel."

"Dude!", Quil punched Embry on the shoulder. "That is just so freakin awesome! A hotel!"

"Hey!" , Embry turned and glared at his friend. "It wasn't like that! You know I always park in the hotel parking lot when I go to town!"

"Yeah, that has always bothered me, Embry, "Jared sidled up next to Jacob and Megan. "How come you do that? I think you have a hotel fetish."

"I do not!", Embry turned to look at Megan's reaction to Jared's comment and visibly relaxed when he saw her laughing into a hand, as if to keep it inside. "I am not a perv! I have a very old truck that doesn't make sharp turns and I need space to maneuver!"

"Uh huh, "Paul wiggled his eyebrows. "We ALL need space to maneuver, buddy! Sheesh, what a pick up artist!"

"Great pun, Paul", Megan commented, giving him a two fingered fly boy salute. "I didn't know you had it in you."

Embry could only stare at Megan and everyone around him as they laughed again. At his expense. This always happens when there's a girl around! Why do they do this to me?

Megan quickly stopped laughing when she saw how it affected Embry. She didn't like being made fun of either so she knew the signs of discomfort. She quickly walked over to Embry and grabbed his hand and looked up into his downcast eyes.

"I'm glad you're here!" , Megan smiled. "I was afraid I'd have no one to talk to or hang out with and here you are!"

"Yeah, here I am," Embry mumbled and slowly smiled down at the woman standing before him. "So, YOU are the contest winner, huh? I should have known...lol."

"Wait, does everyone know who I am?" , Megan looked at the assembled group.

"Yep, " the pale gorilla grinned at her. "YOU are the guest of honor tonight. The special dish to be served to the masses."

Megan stared at the tall pale man with short dark brown curly hair. His eyes were a darker brown than Jasper's and Edwards, but his skin was pale and looked translucent in the tent lighting.

"And you're Emmett?" , Megan held out a hand to shake and was surprised to learn it wasn't cold, but not quite warm, either. "Geez, did Stephenie Meyers write anything herself or did she just write what she saw, exactly?"

"Ohhh she took liberties, definitely," one of the pale skinned women retorted with a glare at the oversized Twilight cast poster. "I couldn't believe she used us to base her character's on! Talk about art imitating life!"

"Hey now!", the blond haired pale woman exclaimed. "A lot of this publicity is good for our town and has increased our property values by twenty five percent! So yeah, we have to deal with crazed teeny boppers hounding us to bite them, but otherwise it's been fun."

I chuckled over Rosalie's niceness. I couldn't believe I was in a tent full of Twilight characters! I mean, how bizarre is this?

"So, are the actors who portrayed us gonna show up or are we the fodder for the crowds?", the short black haired pale woman griped. "What possessed us to do this? I DO have a life, you know!"

"Money, isn't it always?", Edward grinned and gave a one arm hug to his angry little sister.

"I'm here to see the sites," Megan stated. "The movie made everything so beautiful. I love to travel and I've never been to this part of the USA."

"So, you're not hoping we're the real deal and have a wild passionate affair with one us?", Embry grinned down at her.

"Well, if it happens, great", Megan playfully retorted. "But I'd prefer to see the beaches, the forests and the homes. Way stimulating than bantering with a supposed wolf or vampire."

Jacob Black laughed and punched Embry on the arm and walked away. Everyone else just laughed and went to grab food at the buffet or talk amongst themselves. Embry could only stare at the woman before him. She was taller than most women he knew and he liked that he didn't have to bend over in half to see her face as they spoke.

"So, you're serious?" Embry asked. "You just want to look around, take a few photos of waves on sand and moss on trees and then leave? Would a guide be a lot more fun to have around?"

"Are you offering Embry?", Megan replied softly, not daring to hope.

"To show you around La Push, sure," Embry smiled. "But you're going to be touring with the contest group, aren't you?"

Megan immediately closed down and tried not to hide her disappointment. "Uh yeah, that's true."

The rest of the night went by quickly. The "Twilight Madness Celebration" basically consisted of the director of the movie, Robert Pattison and Kristen Stewart and then everyone who I met in the tent. It was basically a question and answer type thing and I got to sit backstage and watch it all.

I got home a little after midnight to my hotel room. The contest travel coordinator reminded me that I had to be ready at eight in the morning to be picked up and given a tour of Forks and then I'd be dropped off at the house Bella lived in the movie. As I undressed and got ready for bed, I noticed that I didn't get my program signed. I couldn't believe I forgot to get autographs! At least I got to talk to Taylor Lautner. He was nice enough to answer my questions about his martial arts interest. I guess he was happy I wasn't obsessing over his role in the Twilight series.

Tomorrow has to be a better day! I haven't met all the characters from the books yet! I wonder if I will and how close to reality Mrs. Meyers fiction really is?

****Stay tuned for another exciting episode of "Bad Moon Rising". There will only be two more parts to this short story folks. So brace yourselves for the pain of separation! :)