A/N: Just a little ficlet semi based off of one of my favorite scene in Rob Zombie's version of Halloween which was just released to theatres this August.
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of the characters. nor do I own Halloween or Michael Myers.
Presents Of Horror
An eerie greenish light cast over the living room of the Cullen mansion, penetrating the impending darkness.
All was quiet except for the occasional dialogue fluttering it's way through the speakers of the television and the heavy breathing of two petite brunettes.
The one on the screen was releasing deep breaths of ecstasy while the one on the couch was breathing out in pure suspense. Wrapped contently in the arms of her guardian angel, she felt completely content and extremely safe. However, she couldn't irk the feeling that the girl trapped behind the glass, who was currently displayed sprawled out on a bed in nothing more than a crème colored shift, was in more than just grave danger.
As the small blonde boy in the clown mask trudged up the stairs and towards the door, she glanced over at her bronze haired boyfriend in sheer terror.
Noticing that she was staring at him, he let go of her tiny hand and wrapped his arm around her shoulders pulling her close.
"It's alright Bella. There's nothing to be scared of. It's just a movie." Edward soothed, his silky voice flowing over her entire being like a plush velvet.
"I know, but sometimes movies like this frighten me a little. I mean, you never know what' s going to happen." Bella replied quietly, staring deeply into his eyes.
"I know what can cure that." Edward smirked as he leaned in closer. Just as Bella's eyes fluttered shut, she felt his arm fall away from her. Opening her eyes, she glared at him, realizing that he was standing about six or seven feet away from her.
"Well, it looks like my cure just got up and is going to leave." She mumbled sulkily.
Chuckling, Edward smiled. "Silly Bella, I'm not you're cure."
"Oh? And what is?"
"Popcorn."
"Popcorn?"
"Must I say it again?" Edward sighed playfully. "Listen, I'll just be gone lone enough to make you a nice little Halloween treat, complete with caramel and gummy bats, and than I'll be right back where you want me, making sure the creepy monsters don't get you. Alright?"
Shaking her head sadly, Bella consented. With that, Edward was gone.
Turning her gaze back to the screen, she noticed that the blonde boy was now running his finger up his sister's leg. Once she noticed, she giggled a little. However, when she noticed it wasn't her boyfriend who had left her only minutes before to get her a beer, she looked on in surprise at her brother in a mask.
"Michael?" She questioned shakily.
Just as Michael revealed the knife he was hiding behind his back, Bella could feel cold breath on her neck. Smiling, she whispered, "Back so soon?"
There was no answer.
"I don't smell any popcorn," She teased. "Did you forget it in the kitchen?"
Still, she got no verbal reply. Instead, a glacial finger began running itself over her shoulder and around her neck, up the length of her throat.
Giggling, she turned around, not to find her love, but someone in a graying mask, with brown hair sticking out from the top of it at all different angles.
"Edward?"
"Guess again." A gruff voice replied as the figure raised its arm, only to reveal a glinting machete.
"Ahhh!" Bella shrieked as she fell off of the couch and began running towards the kitchen, glancing behind her only briefly to notice that the masked figure was walking slowly but steadily after her.
Just as she turned back around, she smacked into something hard and began to plummet towards the floor. Carmel corn, gummy bats and soda went flying everywhere as Edward caught her just before her face got acquainted with the ground.
"Bella? Are you alright?" Edward asked, not miffed in the slightest that he had sticky caramel in his bronze hair, the gooey substance matching its color almost perfectly.
"Edward! Michael is here! Michael is following me with a machete and is going to kill me!"
"What? Bella, no one is here, and no one is going to kill you. We're all alone, remember? Emmett, Rosalie, Alice and jasper are out at the Halloween dance at school and Esme is at the hospital with Carlisle. No one could possibly be in here."
"But Edward, there was, he is!"
"Hush, love." Edward said as he righted Bella so she was back on her feet. You're just a little spooked because of the movie, is all."
"But Edwar-" He cut her off by putting a finger to her lips.
"Now, I'm going to clean this up, and then we're going to enjoy the rest of the movie in peace."
Reluctantly, Bella agreed.
Edward, turning back to the counter to get a cloth, stared stunned at the sight before him. There, sitting on the counter, was a machete dripping in what appeared to be blood. Beside it was a small note. Picking it up, Edward read aloud:
To my dear brother and soon-to-be sister (Hopefully),
Before we departed for the dance, Jasper suggested we should go hunting for a quickie. I thought that because of the date, I should drop you and Bella off a little present. The spoils are in the fridge. Enjoy.
Fondly, Frankenstein
Dropping the card, Edward stomped over to the fridge and ripped open the door. Inside was a plate stacked high with what he recognized as bear slabs. Off to the side was a bowl filled with various types of candy.
"Emmett." Edward hissed.
"No, Michael." Swiftly turning on his heel, Edward saw Bella standing, horrorstruck, with her eyes glued to a man in a mask, the machete that was previously sitting on the counter grasped tightly in his hand.
"No," Edward noted as he walked over and ripped off the mask. "Jasper."
"Jasper?" Bella gasped.
Realizing that his brother was glaring daggers at him, with his hand moving slowly towards Esme's knife-block by the sink, Jasper cried "Emmett made me do it!"
