So this is were some drama kicks in. Not the super intense part yet!! (It may only be intense in my mind though… haha) Enjoy the chapter R&R please!!!

Chapter Seven

I spent the rest of the afternoon on the beach tucked under Jacob's arm. Jared and Paul did end up coming to the movies in Port Angelis with us. We saw a harmless cartoon comedy, no relationships involved. I didn't really see most of the movie though; I kept noticing Jared staring at me out of the corner of his eye. Jacob noticed too, he put his arm securely around me.

The movie ended after a long two and a half hours, and we found ourselves loitering in the lobby. "Hey, what's that movie about?" Paul said nudging Jared in the ribs.

"What, the horror film?"

"Yea, with the blood on the poster. Let's see that!" Paul smirked down at me. "Or is it too scary for Bella?"

How insulting. "No way! If you want to see it let's go!" I said aggravated.

"Bella come on, it's probably too scary for me even." Jared laughed. "It's about crazy zombies that eat people's brains and just won't die." He grinned towards the poster.

"That doesn't sound so bad, I want to see it." In truth, it didn't seem nearly as bad as what I'd already seen for real. That movie should be nothing.

Jacob took my hand and turned to look at me. "Bella, I don't know, that movie is supposed to be one of the scariest ones yet."

"Scarier than the big bad wolf?" I gasped. He just rolled his eyes in response.

"Then let's go!" Paul said excited.

Jacob sighed and pulled me along back to the ticket booth. He leaned down to whisper in my ear almost inaudibly, "You know we don't have to do this, we can skip out now if you want to." He looked concerned.

"No, I want to see it Jake." I whispered back trying to sound reassuring. He wasn't convinced. The movie had already started when we entered the theater. Blood and guts were already flying around on the screen.

"Yea!" Paul screamed as he took his seat in the back row. Jacob pulled me up and sat me beside him.

The screams of horror and fast moving colours from the movie kept my attention drawn. Suddenly Jake laughed from beside me.

"What? People dying and heads being ripped off is funny now?" I glared at him through the darkness.

"Nah, but look. Seriously Bella, how many times have you seen blood squirt ten feet out of someone's arm?" He laughed again. I laughed with him.

When we were introduced to the hero, I froze in place. I felt the lingering hole tugging open in my chest. The hero was beautiful, tall, strong, his hair was messy, and he had eyes such a dark brown they looked black. It was too similar. I cringed into Jakes chest squeezing my chest to keep myself whole. I couldn't breath.

"Are you ok?" Jake whispered frantically.

"Mhm," I mumbled into his shirt.

"Is this too scary? We can leave if you want."

"No, I'm fine." I lied suppressing tears.

His arms wrapped around me tightly, shielding me from sight of the movie, I didn't have to see the hero any more. I focused on his heavy breathing instead of the sounds of voices on the screen. About twenty minutes later I pulled myself out of his arms. I leaned my head back against the seat and closed my eyes.

"They shouldn't exist, it's against nature." I heard above the screaming. "We have to destroy them; they can't hurt another human being." It was the hero. Thankfully his voice was rough and deep. That made it more bearable.

I don't know what the reply was, whether it was a boy, a girl, a zombie even. But the voice terrified me. I shiver ran up my spine I felt all the colour leave my face and I gasped jumping. I cowered into Jared, shaking.

Someone – I guess it was Jared, − lifted me from my seat and carried me out of the theater. He sat me down on the floor against the wall and crouched in front of me.

"Bella? Are you ok? I told you it would be scary, you should have told us you weren't enjoying it. We would have left." He lifted my chin forcing me to look at him.

"No it was just that one line."I shook my head. He put his arms around me and hugged me to his chest. I should have been embarrassed -one line in a movie wouldn't have scared any normal people- but I felt comfortable here, I enjoyed being in his arms.

Someone behind him cleared their throat. Jared gritted his teeth before composing his face into a friendly mask. He turned to look at Jacob who had the same fake mask on. I saw his fists were trembling slightly. Great.

Jake moved around Jared and helped me to my feet. He put one arm around my waist to help balance me as he walked me back through the theater to the parking lot.

"Are you mad at me?" I asked peering up at him.

"Of course not Bella, I'm just worried about you that's all." He hugged me closer to his side. I sat in the back seat with Jacob and refuse to loosen my grip on his arm. It was dark outside, and the voice was floating around in my head. Suddenly I remembered what it reminded me of and felt my stomach turn. "Are you ok?" Jacob was of course watching me. I pursed my lips trying to breathe through my nose and calm my stomach, I nodded my head. A minute passed, "Bella what's wrong?" Jacob sounded freaked out.

"Nothing, I just realized why the voice freaked me out." I shuddered closer to him.

"What does it remind you of?" Paul asked from the front seat sounding slightly irritated.

"Later." I was scared my voice would shake, and they'd realize I was such a wreck.

"Bella, if it's bothering you still, maybe we can help. Please tell us." Jared looked at me in the rear view mirror.

"Don't freak out ok?"

"It's that bad?" Jacob whispered into my hair.

"Yes." I took a deep breath. "Remember last march when I was in the hospital in Phoenix?" I looked at each of them who nodded, we'd slowed down on the high way, I had their full attention. Another deep breath, "I didn't fall out a window." I lifted my wrist up to show Jacob my scar.

"That's your funny scar, it's always colder than the rest of your skin." He caressed it for a minute before it all sunk it. "They attacked you?" He half shouted shuttering. He started shaking so bad his frame blurred and shifted.

"Jake, calm down." I put my hand on his chest and inched closer to him, despite the warning glances from Paul who was about to rip Jacob out of the car before he exploded.