A/N: Hey, everyone! Thank you all so much for reading the first chapter Complicated Love! I have a feeling this one is going to be a really good one. I have already planned out everything for this story and am super committed to it! Quick shoutout to LisaLisa3232 for favoriting the fanfiction. Thank you so much, lovely! It really means a lot to me! Please favorite and follow this fanfiction if you like it, and in order for the next chapter to come, I would like at least one review. Thank you all, my lovelies!

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Knock, knock. I got up from the couch and grabbed my keys, my purse, my phone and my printed monologue, stuffing them all in my handbag. When I opened the door, I was facing a tall, slender man. His shaggy black hair constantly fell in front of his warm chocolate brown eyes. His complexion was pale and his body was bony. He looked like the typical creepy, bad guy in a movie, but nonetheless, the man smiled at me happily and greeted me with a soft kiss on the cheek.

"Hey, Bella!" he said in his husky voice.

"Hi, Ethan. How are you?" I said, smiling contentedly.

"I'm great. You got everything?" asked Ethan. I nodded and held up my pink handbag.

"Mhm. Let's go."

"I picked up some coffee on the way. You usually have a chai latte, right?"

"How did you know?"

"We've been friends for, what... two years now?"

"Something like that."

And with that, Ethan Green took me back to his silver Mercedes-Benz and we drove down the busy streets of L.A. together. It took us about twenty minutes to get to the studio where Ethan and I were both auditioning for an action movie. When we arrived, I had finished my coffee and dumped the cup in the bin. Ethan and I were chatting excitedly about the movie and the roles we were auditioning for. I was auditioning for Catherine, a scientist with an attitude and a gun, and Ethan was auditioning for Russell, a hero who goes down in battle.

We pushed the doors to the studio open and asked the kind reception lady, Rita, where the auditions were being held.

"In Mr. Cullen's office. Fifth door on your left. You can't miss it." explained Rita. We thanked her and went to find Mr. Cullen's office. I slapped Ethan playfully on the shoulder as he snooped through the offices of some of the other directors.

"Miss O'Moore... Mrs Jenkins... Mr Hudson... Miss Dena-" Ethan abruptly stopped listing the names of the directors. I watched him, confused, as all the color in his face drained away. His eyes glazed over and his expression looked horrified.

"E-Ethan?" I stammered nervously. I shook his shoulder and he snapped out of his strange trance.

"Ethan, are you okay?" I asked, concerned. He exhaled a shaky sigh and shook his head, grabbing my wrist and dragging me into the fifth office on the left. I caught a glimpse of the nameplate nailed to the door and wondered who Miss Denali was and what Ethan had seen.

Ethan closed the door behind us and released me from his tight grip. I rubbed my wrist gently, ignoring the pain for now and turning to face three men sitting behind a table with clipboards and pens in their hands. I was immediately taken aback by the man sitting in the middle's appearance.

He had soft bronze hair, a ghostly pale complexion and a crooked smile that made me want to melt. His kind green eyes locked with mine and his smile widened just a little bit. I flashed a quick smile and cleared my throat.

"Um, hi. I'm Isabella Swan and this is Ethan Green." I said nervously. When the man in the middle stood up, a huge lump formed in my throat. He walked around the table and shook hands with both Ethan and I.

"Welcome, Ethan and Isabella -"

"Um, it's Bella." I clarified.

"Bella, is it? Well, Welcome Ethan and Bella. My name is Mr. Cullen. These are my colleagues; Frank Williams and Lloyd Johnston. We have Bella's audition scheduled first and then yours, Ethan, but seeing as you too are the last people auditioning, you can choose who goes first." Mr. Cullen said in a voice as soft as silk.

"Uh - do you want to go first, Ethan?" I asked. Ethan thought about for a moment before nodding.

When I looked at him, his expression was blank. Every minor detail of his face seemed lifeless... except his eyes. His eyes were fiery orbs full of anger and pain. I turned away before it became to much, forced a weak smile directed at Frank, Lloyd and Mr. Cullen and walked out of the room.

I sat on a purple pouf next to a fake pot-plant outside of the office and let my head gently fall back onto the wall, closing my eyes. Something was wrong with Ethan, and I knew it had something to do with Miss Denali's office. But what could he have possibly have seen to do this to him? It killed me to see him like this, obviously pained by whatever was behind that door.

Suddenly, I had an idea. My eyes flashed open and I stood up. I marched over to Miss Denali's office door and knocked firmly on the door three times. A very smug looking woman answered the door about thirty seconds later.

She had long, curly bleach-blond hair covering her yellowish, brownish eyes. Her skin was pale and her cold smile was filled with amusement. She gave me the elevator eyes and her cruel smile dropped. She let go of the door frame and walked into the hallway. I started to back up.

"Who... are... you?" she asked accusingly. I swallowed the lump in my throat.

"I-I'm Bella Swan. You must be Miss D-Denali?" I stammered nervously. Miss Denali took a step back and looked me all over again

"Don't call me 'Miss Denali'." she spat bitterly. "My name is Tanya. What do you want?" she asked suspiciously. Tanya placed her hands on her hips and narrowed her eyes. My eyes widened in panic. I hadn't really thought about what I was going to say. I couldn't exactly say; 'My friend saw something in your office and it made him go insane. Do you think you could help me?'

She shifted her weight impatiently and pursed her lips.

"Well?"

"Um... can-can I, uh, have a look in your office for a second, p-please?"

"Why?"

"Um... well, you see, I-"

Ethan walked out of Mr. Cullen's office quietly and walked pass Tanya and I obliviously. Mr. Cullen stood in the doorway, looking at Miss Denali and I. I smiled weakly.

"Well, um," I said, looking Tanya in the eye. "Nice to meet you, Mi- Tanya. I got to go to my audition now. Uh, see you later!" I shook her hand nervously and raced inside the office, desperate to get away. When Mr. Cullen closed the door, I was so relieved to not have to deal with her.

Mr. Cullen sat back down in his seat and I rocked back on forth on the balls of my feet. An awkward silence filled the air. Frank cleared his throat.

"Alright, Miss... uh, Swan, was it? Who are you auditioning for?" he asked.

"Oh, right." I laughed nervously at myself. "Um, I'm auditioning for Catherine. And, but the way, just call me Bella."

I fished my printed monologue out of my handbag and cleared my throat, ready to begin my audition.

A/N: Thank you guys so much for reading this next chapter! And just a heads up for the people who haven't read the Twilight Saga, Ethan Green is an OC. See if you can guess what he saw!

Thanks again for reading!

SkellyBelly X