"I'm sorry about the popcorn!"

"I'll go grab us some seats, so buy the popcorn." Bright's best friend, Shade, said as he gave him a pat on the shoulder. He waved before heading into their designated movie theater.

It was movie night, and this time Shade wanted to watch the new horror film that had come out. Bright wasn't a particular fan of horror movies, but they didn't quite bother him either. He only ever watched horror movies because it was one of Shade's favorite genres.

He stared into space as he waited in line, debating whether he should spend the extra cash on a combo or not. He was startled from his thoughts when he heard a loud whine to his right. Turning to the source, he spotted a redhead who looked near tears. They were heading towards the movie theater Shade had just entered.

"Oh my god, I don't think I can do this!" She practically shouted. She seemed to be struggling against a blunette, who was eagerly tugging her forward.

"You promised, Fine! Now come on, you're causing a scene!" The blunette whined back. Bright was dumbfounded at the duo. They didn't seem to have a problem causing a scene, despite the blunette's complaints.

"Rein!" The redhead named Fine shouted in response.

"I'll be right next to you! I'll even get us some popcorn and your favorite snack, now come on!" The blunette named Rein responded. Bright felt goosebumps seeing Rein's expression. Not because she was creepy, no, but because of how eager she seemed to watch the horror movie. In fact, her expression looked frightened, yet thrilled.

Fine seemed to pout in defeat, her tears still showing. Bright noticed that she grabbed her sister's hand. His expression softened at the sight. They must be really close.

Once Bright had paid for the food (he decided on the combo), he headed towards the designated movie theater. Just as he entered, he saw the blunette leaving, knowing she had gone to get food to comfort her sister.

He entered, surveying the theater for Shade. "Over here!" He saw Shade raise his hand to show his position. Bright immediately went up to him, and noticed that the redhead named Fine was sitting directly behind them. She still looked nervous. "Looks like you're not the biggest chicken here. That girl behind us begged her sister to return before the lights went off." Shade said, snickering. Bright rolled his eyes at Shade's rude comment before looking back at the redhead. "Hey, what kind of drink did you get?" Shade asked, interrupting his staring.

"Soda." He replied. Shade scoffed, then snatched the popcorn from Bright's hands. Bright knew Shade hated soda, which is exactly why he got it. He comfortably took his seat and the two of them waited for the movie.

When the lights dimmed and the previews started to play, Bright barely saw the blunette reenter with two bags of large popcorns in her arms as well as some kind of snack in her hand. He glanced behind his seat, suddenly reminded of the redhead's nervous state. Of course, he couldn't look at her without being obvious, but he made an attempt anyways. He didn't know why he was so curious about how she was.

It was particularly obvious when the blunette made it back to her seat because there was the sound of popcorn being shaken in the bag and a really faint whine. "Rein! You said you'd be back before it turned dark!" The redhead said. It was a whisper, but since she was sitting right behind Bright, he heard her clearly.

"Don't be such a baby, Fine." Her sister had whispered back. She handed her a bag, but the redhead didn't seem to want to let it go.

"You know the previews are genre related to the movie!" Bright knew she was referring to the fact that most of the trailers were of the upcoming horror movies. He was surprised at how much of a scaredy-cat she was. He almost found it cute. Almost.

"Would you two shut up? The movie is starting!" Shade hissed, startling Bright. He turned around to face the twins as well, now seeing the redhead clinging to the blunette's arm with one hand while the other was holding a bag of popcorn. The blunette had a scowl on her face.

"Mind your own business!" The blunette hissed right back, throwing some popcorn at him. Shade swatted some of it away before letting out an aggravated huff and slumping back in his seat. Bright, on the other hand, glanced between the two sisters.

His eyes stopped on Fine when he said, "Sorry about my friend. He's been looking forward to this movie for so long." He gave the two girls a smile before turning back towards the screen.

He heard the redhead faintly whisper, "Sorry." That was the last sound either of the twins had made at that moment.

The movie was just as Bright had expected. The jumpscares were usually easy to predict, but the suspense was always there so they still felt scary anyways. Bright could hardly focus though as he wondered what kind of reactions the redhead was having. He could hear the shuffling of popcorn every now and then, and the slight creak of the seats behind him along with an almost inaudible whimper as a jumpscare occurred.

He wasn't sure why he was so interested, but he was.

Bright was sure the movie was about halfway in when a really frightening jumpscare occurred, one that he didn't actually predict. However, he didn't flinch because of what was on screen. No, he flinched because seconds after the sudden jump, a scream followed and a bucket of popcorn fell on top of his head.

"Oh my god." He heard the voice of the blunette say behind him.

"Dude." Shade said, and Bright could tell he was on the verge of laughter. Bright let out a sigh, lifting the bucket just enough to see his surroundings. He was covered in popcorn. He looked at Shade, who had a hand over his mouth to stifle his laugh. Then he looked at the twins behind him. The blunette looked shocked as she glanced at her sister. The redhead was pale, frightened and guilty. She even had tears leaking from her eyes, which Bright was sure was from the horror movie rather than guilt. She looked like an injured rabbit.

Bright only sighed, taking the bucket off of his head and whispering, "It's okay." Then he turned back to the screen.

When the movie ended and the lights turned back on, Bright could only sigh as he stood up. A bunch of popcorn fell from his body to the floor and the popcorn crunched beneath him. "I can't believe that actually happened to you." Shade said gleefully.

"I can't either." He glanced back to see the sisters scuffling down their aisle. The redhead seemed to be leading, gripping her sister's hand in hers. Bright thought she was relieved to finally leave the theater, but he was surprised to see her immediately enter the aisle Bright was sitting in. She stopped directly in front of him.

"I'm sorry about the popcorn!" She shouted, her face flustered. Bright wondered if it was from both the movie and the incident. "I'm just... I'm really bad with horror movies." She sheepishly said, shifting her weight from one foot to the other.

"This horror movie wasn't even that good though." Shade intervened. He was immediately approached by the blunette.

"Yes it was!" The blunette replied rather aggressively. Before Bright knew it, the two of them began an argument of horror movies and what makes them good and bad. Bright just ignored them, and turned back to Fine who was still fidgeting. Some popcorn crunched under her feet, only adding to her guilt.

"It's okay, really. It's actually quite funny." Bright said, chuckling to let her know he wasn't angry. She looked up, still a little frazzled.

"I guess..." She gave him a shy smile. "My sister just likes horror movies a lot, and she doesn't usually have anyone else to go with..."

Bright couldn't help himself when he said his next line. "Would you be willing to watch a movie with me next time? I'll let your sister borrow my best friend when she wants to watch another horror movie." He looked to Shade and the blunette, who were still arguing halfway down the theater steps about horror movies.

He heard the redhead softly giggle from his joke. "I think... I think that'd be a good plan." She said, beginning to follow her sister. "But just in case, you hold the popcorn, okay?" She said with a wink. Bright felt his cheeks redden at her silly comment.

He was tempted to put the bucket over his head once again.