Here is the next chapter. Once again in Bella's POV. Do you think I should do one in Toby's POV? Anyway, sorry I took so long! I've been really busy with school and I had a Youth Camp on the weekend so I was really busy. Sorry guys!
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or it's characters. I do own Olivia (who I am incredibly proud of and adore), Melanie, and Toby, however.
Chapter Eight-Troubled Thoughts
Bella's POV
We decided on a movie marathon. We would pay for a whole string of movies and just stay in the theatre. We bought a huge bucket of popcorn, all for Olivia. I sat her on my lap in the movie, as she pulled out another fistful of popcorn. "She has funny hair", she pouted, deep in thought obviously. A round of shhhh's and shoosh's ran through the theatre. Everyone else just groaned. I was seriously debating whether or not to take Olivia out of the theatre. This was probably the hundredth time she had commented on the movie. Out loud.
"Maybe you should-"
"-I am", I said in a hushed voice to Edward. He smiled and shook his head at Olivia. Her cheeks were bloated from the popcorn. We watched the movie for a bit longer. It was our third so far. I could hardly blame Libby for getting restless. This movie was okay, but the previous had been a bit…dull. Finally, the movie ended, and the next one began a bit later. My breath caught in my throat as the title faded onto the screen. My Vampire Boyfriend.
I groaned. "Maybe we should go home", I whispered as a dark, misty forest appeared on the screen. A blonde girl with pale skin was running through the mist, panting and gasping and sweating. I stiffened as her scream ripped through the theatre. The next thing that appeared on the screen was the shape of a dark figure, gliding through the forest. I almost laughed. If that was supposedly the vampire he would have been able to catch that girl easily. Edward obviously had the same thoughts.
He laughed. I turned my head to glare at him when I saw someone tap him on the shoulder. My head snapped to face the person behind him. Edward turned too. "Excuse me, this movie isn't a comedy, okay? They may be a few punch lines, but that wasn't one of them. So if you and your family could please be a little quieter…", she trailed off. Edward rolled his eyes. "Please, vampires can run faster than that", he muttered. I feared the girl might have heard him, but she seemed too entranced by his face to notice.
Then her eyes went to the movie screen. Her jaw dropped. She must have been fifteen at the most. Her eyes were filled with adoration. I glanced at the screen too. An actor I didn't recognise was standing before the screaming girl. The look on the 'vampire's' face was anger, but also worry. His jaw was clenched. I suppose he was good looking as far as the girl was concerned.
He scooped the girl into his arms, bridal style and carried her away into the forest. The last thing you saw was a wolf with flashing red eyes. We did end up watching the rest of the movie, though. All of us laughed in parts that were supposed to be tragic. For example, the werewolves were out to get the girl, Kylie. In one part the werewolf that had fallen in love with her turned to human, and they stared kissing, and then the vampire saw them and he and the werewolf got into a fight and he went back to a wolf and he killed the vampire.
Everyone laughed in our family except me and Olivia, who had fallen asleep. I didn't laugh because I was too scared. I couldn't help but think that it could still be me. I was a vampire and the girl in the movie was a human, sure, but I was like her once. Werewolves after not so much me but more my boyfriend. And chances were Jacob Black had a major crush on me. I could push out the thoughts that, what if I kissed him accidentally, that maybe Edward would see, and maybe they would fight and Edward would…
I tried desperately to push the thoughts away. It was difficult because the movie was still running, in its final minutes, but still running. The thoughts plagued my mind. I was glad Edward couldn't read them, because if he could he would kill Jacob for making me so worried. Or Jacob would kill him…
I shuddered. My eyes were glued to the screen. I watched in fear and awe. Kylie was beautiful, and her pale skin seemed to glow in contrast to her black dress. She knelt on the soggy ground and put flowers at a grave. Then she cried and cried. I felt myself shaking with invisible tears. The words 'one week later' faded up, and the girl was at college. A boy who looked almost exactly like the vampire sat next to her in her class. The movie ended with him asking her out after class, and her realising that he was the human version of her vampire lover boy.
"That movie was so sad", Toby commented when we left the theatre. I nodded weakly. Toby looked up at me with surprisingly worried eyes. "Is something wrong"? He asked. I shook my head and smiled encouragingly. "I'm fine. So, are we going home or what"? I changed the subject. Everyone started talking as we walked to the car. I saw Jasper looking at me seriously. "I don't know what's wrong, but you don't need to be afraid", he said so only I could hear. I climbed into the car beside Edward.
He studied me for a moment and I smiled. "Can we please go home"? I pleaded. He smiled and started up the Volvo. "I guess you didn't like that movie, huh"? His face softened and the smile faded. "Not really", I admitted. The look on his face told me he wasn't satisfied with just that. "I'll tell you later", I whispered so the others wouldn't hear. The car trip home was silent. There was only the sound of Olivia breathing heavily in her sleep and occasionally grunting. Only her grunts were more like squeaks.
At home Edward practically dragged me to the bedroom. He sat me down on the end of the bed and stood over me. "You said you would tell me", he pointed out. I smiled weakly. "I said I would tell you later. Later is any point of time past that second. Any point of time. I can tell you in my final breath if I want to", I pointed out also. Edward glared. "You're a vampire. You are immortal, and so chances are you won't have a final breath. You'll be alive forever"! He exclaimed. I grinned. "Well then, you'll have to learn some patience, won't you"? I winked. Edward looked at me with something I distinguished with pity or sadness. Maybe somewhere in between.
"Bell, please don't be like this. Why won't you talk to me"? He asked. I looked at him with my eyes wide. "Edward, just leave it! I didn't like the movie, that's the end of it"! I said with a small smile. He pulled a face. "Someday I'll get it out of you. But for now…", he sat beside me and kissed me. I pulled back slowly. "Edward", I sighed. He stopped. "Yeah"? I chuckled. "No, I'm not going to tell you about the movie", I said as his face fell.
"It's…Toby", I trailed off. Edward immediately straightened. "Does he not like it here? Have we done something? Did he say something to you"? He frowned. I shook my head. I honestly hadn't given much thought to it. "Um, well, I actually thought about this on the way home…", I lied. It had just popped into my head. Just then. I was to upset and not in the mood for kissing, so I needed a good reason to stop. "I was wondering, will Toby go to school"? I asked slowly. Edward rolled his eyes.
"You stopped me for that"? He leaned in to kiss me again, but I pushed him away. Maybe a bit too forcefully, because when I looked into his eyes he seemed hurt. "Sorry, Edward, but I'm just not in the mood tonight, I guess", I admitted. I tried to keep my voice level but it wavered. I was hoping it didn't sound like too much of a big deal. But Edward still seemed confused. He had good reason. I was becoming as bad as him with my mood swings. But hey, what can I say? I'm only female.
