"Are you ok Tessa?" Randy asked noticing the shocked expression on her face.
"We need to get to class then find Sid" she mumbled.
Randy put his arm around her which comforted her slightly.
"Are you really sure you're ok?" He asked sensing she was tense.
"I'm fine" she gave him a fake smile.
Randy and Tessa arrived for film theory. The class were already there discussing the murders.
"Come on it's nothing to do with Woodsboro" exclaimed one student.
"Drop it" Cici said as she saw Randy and Tess come in the classroom.
Randy showed her to her desk and then sat down next to her.
Mickey threw her a piece of paper saying I love you babe. Talk to you after class xx hope you're ok.
Tess turned around to face Mickey and gave him a reassuring smile.
Randy reached over to Tess and grabbed her hand under the table where noone was watching and squeezed it tight for reassurance and gave her a smile.
One person had seen their interaction and that was Cici. Who smiled to herself.
The teacher then entered the classroom "Good morning class, who's ready for the sequel discussion?" He asked. He was in his early 40's and wore a blue shirt and had glasses.
"Great timing considering what happened last night" one student commented.
"Dwayne you jerk! Randy and Tess are here and don't need to hear your shit" Cici exclaimed.
"Oh come on, two students who just happened to watch the story of Randy, Tess and Sidney Prescott just randomly get murdered. It's a sequel! Someone is making a sequel. I guarantee more people will die!!" Dwayne said.
Even Randy was thinking it. Tess was trying to not.
"Are you trying to suggest that someone is trying to make a real live sequel?" Asked the teacher.
"Who'd wanna do that sequels suck?" Randy asked.
"It's bullshit generalization, many sequels have surpassed the original" Mickey expressed.
"Oh yeah name one" Cici asked.
"Aliens. Far better than the first" Mickey stated an example.
The others booed him.
"Name another" Said Cici.
"T2" Mickey stated proudly.
"You've got a hard on for Cameron" Cici smirked at her friend.
"No just Tess" he winked causing the others apart from Randy to laugh. "Ok the first Terminator was historical" he then added.
"Sarah Connor? Yes Pwftttt" Randy imitated.
"Hey I got it by the way I got it" Mickey said "The godfather part 2".
"Oh what Mickey" Cici groaned in disgust.
"That's the oscar winning exception" Randy said in a voice.
"Alright that will be a wrap, the sequel discussion to be continued" Said the teacher.
"So Mr Originality how would you make it different?" Asked Cici to Randy.
"I'd let the geek get the girl" Randy replied staring at Tess.
Cici rolled her eyes.
Sidney was outside the classroom waiting for Tess and Randy. Sidney gave them both a hug as they walked onto the campus grounds.
"Three hundred people watched and did nothing. They thought it was a publicity stunt for christ's sakes" Sidney stated.
"And it would have been a good one too" Randy remarked earning a slap off Tess.
"Rand this isn't funny!" Tess exclaimed.
"Owww!" He winced.
"It's starting again Randy" Sidney said.
"I agree with Sid" Tess replied.
"It's not" Randy said trying to reassure them even though he didn't believe it was just a random incident " A lot of shit happens at the movies, people get robbed, shot, maimed, murdered, multiplexes are just a very dangerous place to be these days".
"Yeah, and you are in extreme denial" Sidney remarked growing frustation at his naivety.
"And you should be too Sid, this has nothing to do with Tess, you or me" Randy said pulling Tess in closer to him so they were touching shoulders.
"I guess all we can do is be careful and stay together as much as possible" Tess said.
"Hallie wants me to go to that mixer tonight, you should come Tess" Sidney suggested.
"I was gonna go to the sorority house to keep Cici company. She's the sober sister" Tess said.
"Come on, Mickey's gonna be there too and Randy and Derek" Sid said.
"Uhh I guess so" Tess said reluctant but she did want to spend time with Mickey.
"Anyway you do realise it was the same mask worn by Billy and Stu who killed those two at the movie?" Sid asked. "Who were telling our life story".
In the movie Sidney was played by Tori Spelling, Tessa was played by Rose McGowan, Billy was played by Luke Wilson, Casey was played by Heather Graham, Dewey was played by David Schwimmer, Gale was played by Jennifer Jolie, Randy was played by Joey Garfield, Tatum was played by Kathryn Elizabeth and Stu was played by Austin Croshere.
"Coincidence?" Randy asked.
"You know what happened at Woodsboro Randy, you can't ignore it" Sidney said.
"I know Sid but I don't wanna go back there" he said.
Derek and Mickey appeared and hugged and kissed both their girlfriends leaving Randy standing there alone and disheartened watching Mickey kiss the girl he loved.
"Hey Derek, hey Mick" Randy said.
"We're gonna go ok" Tess said to Randy, Sid and Derek.
"We'll catch up with you guys in a bit" Sid smiled giving Tess a hug.
"Bye Derek, bye Randy, bye Sid" Tess said.
Tess and Mickey left holding hands. Randy could only stand and watch them leave together.
"Randy?" Derek asked holding Sidney's hand.
Distracted Randy didn't acknowledge him.
"RANDY" Sid said loudly.
"OH shit sorry, I was in another world" he chuckled briefly.
"You still pining for her?" Derek asked observing Randy's behaviour.
"Uhh no" He said in denial.
"You are Randy" Sidney said.
"Ok fine!! I still am in love with her ok! God what does she see in that guy?" Randy said in frustration.
"She loves him. He loves her. You need to deal with it and move on Randy" Sidney said putting her hand on his arm.
"I can't" Randy said.
Derek then grabbed Sidney and passionately kissed her "Let's go" He said as Randy looked on at another girl he had loved and lost in the arms of another man.
"Man I'm gonna die alone" he whispered under his breath.
On campus grounds a familiar face was speaking on her cellphone. Gale Weathers who had cut her hair to her chin and dyed it dark brown with red streaks. She was wearing a black dress which showed off her legs.
"They're threatening to what? They'd be stupid to pull this movie. With all this free press, they're gonna have huge numbers this weekend. It'll break box office records. Consider it done" Gale said down the phone then she hung up.
A young African American man came up to Gale holding a camera "Uhh Ms Weathers, I'm Joel, your new cameraman. The affilate sent me".
"Yeah, you got experience?" Gale asked not convinced.
"Yeah , I mean I'm local. I shot the bingo finals. I almost got an award for that" he explained to her as he followed her.
"Alright Joel listen, this is how it works. I point, you shoot. You stay focussed and fast on your feet we'll get along just fine. You're playing with the big boys now" she said.
"Got it! Got you covered. How hard can it be? You point, I shoot. How hard can it be?" he said excited.
A woman in a suit aged in her late 40's approached Gale. She had short red hair.
"Excuse me Ms Weathers can I have a minute?" She asked Gale. She was a reporter named Debbie Salt.
"No" Gale said short.
"Just one second" Debbie said. "I know you probably get this all the time but I'm such a big fan of work. I just finished your book and I could not put it down. Insightful, probing. I just really, really loved your book".
"Thankyou" Gale said.
"Sure, I'm a writer myself. I write for the local paper, for the post telegram. I'm Debbie Salt. I took your seminar in Chicago last year. I was the one in the front row asking all the questions" Debbie said.
"I thought you looked familiar" Gale said.
"Oh thankyou" Debbie smiled.
"I can't wait to see the movie. You know, you must be getting quite a lot of flak on that, right?" She asked "I mean with all the violence in cinema issues. What is your position going to be?".
"NO comment" Gale said walking away from her.
"Miss Weathers, it would be such an honour if I could get a quote from you for my story" Debbie asked.
Gale giving her a fake smile " Ok, begin quote. Your flattering remarks are both desperate and obvious. End quote".
Another reporter came up to Gale and started shouting " Gale what are you doing here? Do you think these murders are connected to Sidney Prescott? Miss Weathers what are your theories on these murders? What are your feelings on this?".
Gale did not answer she was more interested in what Chief Louis Hartley had to say who was about to give a press conference.
"May I have your attention. My name is Chief Louis Hartley" He was an elderly man approaching retirement age.
Gale butted in "Chief Hartley, Hi, Gale Weathers, author of the Woodsboro murders. Do you think the killer will strike again?" She asked rudely.
"We have no evidence that this is a serial killer. I'd like to read from a prepared statement.." he said before she cut him off again.
"Can you tell us of any precautions you are taking?" She asked him.
"Well first of all we think it was just an isolated incident" he said.
The press conference continued. Derek, Sidney, Mickey, Tess, Hallie and Randy were watching from a safe difference away from the press.
"OMG this is huge" Randy observed.
"Do you have any suspects?" Gale asked.
"Sid, Tess look it's Gale Weathers" Randy said.
"What?" Tess said looking.
"Star of the Gale Weathers press conference, based on the book by Gale Weathers, soon to be a major motion picture starring Gale Weathers" Randy smirked.
"Be kind she saved our lives" Tess said.
"She had calf implants" Randy then said looking her up and down.
"Trust you Rand" Hallie smirked at her friend "You never look at my legs" she flirted. It was no secret Hallie had a serious crush on Randy.
"Give me something to look at" Randy said poking his tongue out at her. Maybe Sidney and Derek were right and he should just move on. After all Hallie wasn't bad looking and they did get on well.
"Oh I'll give you something to look at" she said.
Randy got all flustered and said "I'm gonna get closer" meaning to get closer to Gale and the press.
Randy left leaving Hallie frustated.
"So that's her?" Derek said to Sidney and Tess pointing at Gale.
"Yep, that's her" Sid replied.
Two girls then approached the group. They were sorority sisters Murphy who had long blonde hair tied up in a ponytail and sister Lois who had long curly brown hair.
"Hello girls" Murphy said with a massive smile. "Enjoying yourselves?" she then asked.
"Hello Sister Lois, hello Sister Murphy" Hallie smiled at them.
"Hello pledge, hello Sidney, hello Tess" Murphy said.
"Hey" Sid said quietly.
Hi" Tess also said.
"This must be hell for you both. How are you holding up?" Lois asked.
"We manage" Sidney said speaking for both herself and Tess.
Tess was sat in Mickey's lap as he fed her sweets.
"It's really weird isn't it? To think all this fuss is about you. I mean not directly but in some six degrees of Kevin Bacon way" Murphy said.
"Hallie, are you going to bring your friends to our little martini mixer tonight?" Lois asked.
"I have a lot of work" Sidney said unimpressed.
"I'll be there" Tess smiled turning to face Mickey.
"We'll all be there" Hallie said speaking for the three of them.
"Oh good because Sid, Tess, we have our eyes on you, you hang in there and if there is anything we can do. The Delta Lambdas are very sensitive to your plight. Bye" Murphy smiled as they left.
"You both gonna start dressing like that when you get in?" Derek remarked smirking at their dress sense.
"That's not gonna happen" Sid stated.
"The delta Lambdas are the the biggest bunch of fucking..." Mickey said before being cut off by Hallie.
"Hey!! I'm pledging delta lambda thankyou!!" Hallie exclaimed.
"And I may do too!" Tess said.
Tess then looked around "OMG!" she exclaimed seeing her big brother standing around looking about.
"What?" Sid asked.
"Its Dewey!" Tess exclaimed as she got off Mickey's lap and ran to him. Sidney ran after her.
"DEWEY!!!" Tess exclaimed running into Dewey's arms.
"Tess, wow look at you. You look so well" Dewey said
"So do you Dew. I've missed you so much" Tess said.
Tess let go of Dewey so Sidney could get a hug.
"What are you doing here?" Asked Tess.
"I heard about the murders and I caught the first flight out here. Can we talk girls?" Dewey asked.
"Of course" Sid said as they walked over to a table and sat down.
"Are you both okay?"Dewey asked.
"We're fine Dew" Tess smiled.
"Well I was" Sid said. "Things were ok until now, But uh theatre's going great, I got my first starring role,we open in two days and I'm still with Derek".
"That's great Sid. How are things with Mickey Tess? Can I meet him?" Dewey asked.
"Things are great with us. Me and Cici still hang out with Randy" Tess smiled.
"Has he finally moved on?" Dewey laughed.
"What do you think?" Sid asked.
"That's a no then" Dewey smirked. "Look girls, I was worried. If there is a psycho killer out there trying to follow in Billy Loomis's footsteps, you probably know him or her. They're already in your lives. And they get off on that. I just want you two to be safe. I'm gonna hang around for a while to keep an eye on things. I'm going to talk to Hartley and the local police. If that's alright with you both".
"We'd be honoured Dew" Tess said giving him another hug.
Tess and Sid left Dewey and went back to Mickey,Derek who embraced both their girlfriends. And also Hallie. Randy and Cici had also joined them.
"Who was that guy?" Derek asked.
"Dewey" Sid replied.
"He's gorgeous. Is he single?" Cici asked.
"Cici!! That's my brother!!" Tess exclaimed.
"So???" Cici asked.
"It's gross. He's way too old for you" Tess said.
Mickey changing the subject "Chief Hartley said the girl was stabbed seven times".
"Come with me Mick. Time to meet Dewey" Tess said grabbing his arm and dragging him away.
"Dewey" Tess shouted.
"Oh hey Tess are you ok?"He asked her.
"Yes I'm fine. This is someone I want you to meet. This is my boyfriend Mickey Alteri"
Dewey offered his hand out which Mickey shook "It's good to meet you at long last Mickey".
"You too Mr Riley" Mickey said.
"I'm her brother, not her father so there is no need to call me Mr Riley. Call me Dewey" Dewey smiled goofily.
"It's good to meet you Dewey. Your sister is an amazing woman" Mickey beamed with pride as he wrapped his arms around Tess. Dewey looked on with pride at his remaining sister and how much she had grown in the last two years.
Dewey and Mickey chatted for a while before Mickey and Tess walked back to the others who were sat chatting.
"Hello Sidney, hello Tess, hello Randy. How are you all doing?" Said a smiling Gale who had appeared infront of them.
"Hi, what do you want Gale?" Sidney asked.
"I was hoping to just get a few words with you" Gale smiled and moved to the side to reveal Cotton Weary had been standing behind her.
"Cotton" Sidney said shocked that he was there. The man she wrongly identified.
"Hi Sidney" Cotton smiled. He was dressed smartly in a suit.
Gale had the microphone in her hand and Joel had the camera facing her "Here we are at Windsor College where Sidney Prescott has just been reunited with Cotton weary for the first time since she wrongly accused him of murdering her mother".
"What the hell are you doing?" Sid asked her furious.
"We want to know how you feel. Tell us everything that has happened.. looking back at the last two years" Gale said.
"Sidney, I'd just like to say, I forgive and forget like you, I just want to get back on with my life" Cotton stated.
"Do you have any comments?" Gale asked.
"YOU BITCH!" Sidney said loudly to her.
"Deep breaths Sid, deep breaths" Derek said trying to calm her down.
"Sidney, share with us please" Gale then said.
"I'll share with you!" Sidney said before slapping Gale around the face making her fall backwards into Cotton.
"Nice one Sid!" Tess remarked.
"Did you get that on film?" Hallie said flirting with Joel.
The group then left Gale.
He flirted back "Yes I got that on film!".
"Wait, Sidney!! where she going? Gale, where is she going? Gale I thought we had an official interview. She didn't know?" Cotton said in disbelief.
"Man that was cold" Joel remarked.
"Hey you outta check your conscience at the door sweetie, I'm not here to be loved" Gale said rubbing her cheek "This is gonna fucking bruise again like last time!".
"Gale you promised me 10 minutes of national coverage" Cotton said frustrated.
"You'll get your 10 minutes when i get my goddamn interview!" she exclaimed.
"Don't walk away from me Gale, Gale I did my part" Cotton said clenching his fists annoyed.
"Joel!!" Gale said "Hurry up!".
Gale then saw to her surprise Dewey.
"Dewey" she smiled. "What are you doing here?" She then asked him.
"Why don't you just leave them alone? Haven't they suffered enough? And my name is Dwight." Dewey asked cross.
"Well I'm just doing my job, Dwight" Gale said.
"No matter who gets hurt in the process?" Dewey asked.
"Hey look who got punched here again!" Gale exclaimed.
"Well I don't condone violence, but maybe you deserved it. Page 32: Deputy Dewey filled the room with his Barney Fife-ish presence" Dewey said.
"You read my book" She said surprised.
"Oh I do read Miss Weathers" Dewey remarked.
"Oh Dewey don't take it so seriously, it's a character in a book" She then said.
"Page 41: Deputy Dewey oozed with inexperience" He quoted again knowing he had been a fool to like her in the first place. She had just used him.
"Don't you think you're over-reacting just a little bit?" She asked.
"No, what I think is, you are a money-hungry, fame-seeking and forgive me for saying mediocre writer who's got a cold storage shed where her heart should be. No offense intended" Dewey finished.
"Dewey, I never meant to imply..." She said before he cut off.
"But you do have lovely streaks" He said angrily and walking off.
In the dorm Cici had gone to the sorority house leaving Tess to get ready to meet Hallie and Sidney. The guys were coming a little later. She was hoping for a nice fun evening with friends, food and alcohol. It had been a trying day.
Sidney and Hallie knocked on Tess's door.
Tess was wearing her hair down and wearing a short red dress and had a denim jacket over the top. She was hoping to get in Mickey's pants tonight. Sidney was wearing a black top which was see through at the top, black trousers and a blue denim jacket. And Hallie was wearing a yellow skirt and top and had her hair up.
Tess felt guilty for ditching Cici. The plan was to go over there and watch tv and give anyone a ride if they needed it.
Sod it she thought. Cici would be alright without her.