New Moon Unofficial Film Script - Close to Home (Part 3).docx

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New Moon Unofficial Film Script — Close to Home (Part 3)

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SEQ . EXT. Forest. Bella pauses at the edge of the forest. She turns to head back to her truck when she hears pitiful sounds. Concerned, Bella ventures further into the forest. She halts when she sees a dark figure. Then she recognizes him.

BELLA
Laurent!

LAURENT
Forgive me, Bella. When I saw you pass by, I couldn’t resist trying to get your attention.

Although Bella feels a certain unease with his method, she tries to hide it.

BELLA
So what are you doing here? I thought you were in Alaska.

LAURENT
The Denalis are very gracious hosts. (slyly) Will you satisfy my curiosity? I’ve checked the Cullen house a couple of months ago. It’s empty. Did Edward tire of his little pet?

EDWARD
(snarls) Keep away from her!

Edward crouches in front of Bella protectively.

EDWARD
Lie, Bella.

BELLA
The Cullens have moved on but they drop by often. I don’t think I should mention your visit to– to Edward though. He’s still very touchy about James.

LAURENT
I don’t think you’ll be having the opportunity to tell him anything. You see, I’m very thirsty… Since you’re conveniently here and obviously unattached, I might as well kill two birds with one stone.

A slight wind lifts Bella’s hair off her nape. Laurent sniffs the air appreciatively.

LAURENT
Uhmm… You do smell mouthwatering. I have to make my excuses to Victoria for not giving her the pleasure of killing you herself.

Bella instinctively takes a step back from her predator.

BELLA
Victoria?

EDWARD
Don’t move, Bella.

LAURENT
As a favor to Victoria, I’ve been coming to hunt in this area because she wants the authorities diverted from her real activities. Can you guess why? Or should I say who? She’s put out with your Edward for killing James. She wants her revenge. An eye for an eye. A mate for a mate. But her plans may be all for nothing. You must not mean much to Edward if he left you here unprotected.

Bella tries to hide her pain. Laurent stalks Bella until she’s trapped against a tree.

EDWARD
Remind him of the Denalis.

Bella is too petrified with fear.

EDWARD
(urgently) Bella!

BELLA
D– don’t you drink just animal blood now too?

LAURENT
I do.

Laurent caresses the side of her face then trails it down her neck.

LAURENT
But after feasting on human blood for hundreds of years, how can I be satisfied with plain fare?

Laurent lifts the hair off her nape gently.

LAURENT
So there are times when I simply have to cheat. Like now.

Laurent gets distracted by a movement in the forest.

LAURENT
No, I don’t believe it.

Wolf Jacob is immediately in front of Bella and growls at Laurent, who backs away from Bella. The wolves surround Laurent.

LAURENT
Werewolves are supposed to be extinct.

He attempts to fight but the pack overwhelms him. Terrified, Bella watches as the pack attacks and tears Laurent to pieces. She forces herself to move by backing up slowly, and then she begins to run back to her truck.

SEQ . EXT Road. As the truck speeds away from the scene, a plume of smoke is seen rising from the tops of the trees.

SEQ . EXT Police station. Charlie is addressing a small group of men.

CHARLIE
It’s not a bear. An eyewitness has reported that we’re looking for wolves. And not just any ordinary wolves either. These are as big as horses.

Men murmur in reaction to this info.

CHARLIE
Rangers will be going into the forest armed. As volunteers, you will also be armed. Hunters are going in for the reward.

Charlie holds up a flyer offering a reward for wolf carcasses.

CHARLIE
That’s going to mean a lot of firepower. When people get too excited, accidents happen. So look before you shoot.

SEQ. INT. School stage. Rehearsal for Romeo and Juliet. In the audience area, Bella is beside Mr. Berty taking some notes.

MARK / ROMEO
O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do;
They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair.

JESSICA / JULIET
Saints do not move, though…

Jessica forgets her lines.

BELLA
(under her breath) …grant for prayers’ sake.

JESSICA
Sorry, Mr. Berty. I forgot again.

Mr. Berty sighs in exasperation.

MR. BERTY
(to Bella) Are you sure you don’t want to play Juliet?

BELLA
I get serious stage fright, Mr. Berty. I’m sorry. I’ll just let everybody down. It’s better that I’m just one of the assistant stage managers.

MR. BERTY
Pity. You know all the lines so well. (to Jessica) From the top, Jessica.

Bella gets up to go backstage.

SEQ. INT. Backstage. Bella notices that the swords are on the wrong side of the stage. She sighs and picks up the swords to bring them to its proper place. Bella trips. The swords fly into the air. Instead of the wooden sound of fake props, the zing of metal is heard as the swords clash into each other. They fall upright, within inches of Bella’s supine form. Edward shields her with his body.

Bella stares at the quivering swords embedded in the floor that could have impaled her to her death.

EDWARD
Bella, are you alright?

Bella stands up gingerly and begins to pry the swords out. Eric and Tyler enter backstage. They see Bella with the armful of swords.

ERIC
I was wondering where the swords are.

TYLER
Hey, great! These swords look real.

Eric and Tyler do a mock fight.

TYLER
Ow! You sliced me, man!

ERIC
I didn’t!

TYLER
Yes, you did! Look!

Tyler shows a bleeding cut on his arm. Bella turns green from the blood and the near-death experience.

ERIC
Get out of here! Or Bella’s gonna hurl!

Tyler runs out.

ERIC
Bella, sit down and put your head between your knees. I’ll get some water.

SEQ a. EXT. Forest. Shots ring out as men shoot at the pack. Seth gets shot. The pack keeps running.

SEQ b. EXT. Sam’s house. The pack morphs into “humans.” Leah immediately goes to Seth.

SAM
Jacob, check on Seth.

Jacob looks at the wound that has already healed into a pink scar.

JACOB
Completely healed. It was just a grazing shot.

PAUL
(laughs) Even if they had fired a hundred shots into the young pup, he would still be alive.

SAM
True.

The pack laughs.

SAM
It is fortunate that the wolf gene allows us to heal very quickly. However, it is unfortunate that the authorities think that we are the ones committing the murders.

LEAH
But we were created to protect human life.

PAUL
And kill bloodsuckers!

SAM
Jake, who is doing the murders now?

JACOB
The female has returned.

LEAH
She will not stop until her mate is avenged.

PAUL
One bloodsucker against a whole pack. Not much challenge in that!

JACOB
Except that this murderous parasite has the talent for escaping. Always.

Jacob growls in frustration.

SEQ . EXT Forest Dream Sequence. Evening. It starts with Edward fighting Laurent, Edward turns into Jacob, Jacob turns into a wolf, wolves run after Laurent, who turns into a vampire with long hair.

VICTORIA
Hello, Bella.

Bella wakes up with a scream. Charlie, who’s used to it by now, doesn’t bother to knock.

SEQ . INT. Bella’s truck. Afternoon. Bella and Jacob are talking animatedly.

JACOB
Hey, I got a B+ on my English essay.

BELLA
That’s great!

JACOB
Yeah, thanks to you. But I thought we could alternate the studying with another project. Secret though.

BELLA
Is the secret project the reason why we needed to bring the truck?

JACOB
Yup. Have you ever had a secret that you couldn’t tell anyone?

BELLA
Sure.

JACOB
But you already know my secret.

BELLA
I do? What is it?

JACOB
Forget I mentioned it.

Jacob refers to the empty space for the stereo.

JACOB
What happened to this? There’s a lot of damage.

BELLA
I took it out.

JACOB
That decides it. You’re going to be my assistant. You need to improve your mechanical skills. (teases) That should age you up a bit.

BELLA
I don’t know how you became 30, while I’m still a teenager.

JACOB
Trust me. Skills count. Turn right here.

Bella stops the truck and realizes that Jacob has brought her to a junkyard. Jacob sees Bella’s hesitation and cajoles her.

JACOB
C’mon, you’ll like this.

SEQ . EXT. Junkyard. Early to late afternoon. Montage of shots showing Jacob and Bella having a lot of fun:
- Tromping through the yard
- Sorting through the junk
- Going through motorcycle parts
- Jacob greasing up Bella’s face and her retaliation
- Loading the two beat up motorcycles at the back of Bella’s truck

SEQ . EXT. Garage. Sunny afternoon. While working on the motorcycles right outside the garage, the sun makes Jacob’s shirtless skin gleam and highlights his musculature. Bella, who’s all bundled up against the cold, can’t help staring.

JACOB
(self-consciously) What? Does my being half-naked bother you? I could put a shirt on.

BELLA
No, no. I just hadn’t realized before. Did you know, you’re sort of beautiful?

JACOB
Did you just trip and hit your head pretty hard?

BELLA
I’m serious.

Almost in a trance, Bella comes closer and curiously traces his chest with a finger.

BELLA
Are you always this hot?

JACOB
(huskily) Uh-huh.

Bella blushes and removes her finger guiltily.

BELLA
I meant your skin is hot. Like you’re running a fever.

Jacob grabs her hand and places her palm over his heart. Bella can feel his accelerated heartbeat, which makes her breathless.

JACOB
I can stand outside in a snowstorm like this and the snow would just melt on me.

Bella and Jacob stare into each other’s eyes until a sound breaks the spell. Bella removes her hand from underneath his.

BELLA
I hear people coming.

JACOB
Quick, let’s hide the bikes.

Bella and Jacob start rolling the motorcycles into the garage.

BELLA
Why do we have to keep it a secret anyway?

JACOB
You do want to ride one of these babies, right?

BELLA
Charlie will have a heart attack.

Bella starts laughing. Jacob joins in.

SEQ. INT Black house. Jacob and Bella enter while still laughing about their secret. Billy is pleasantly surprised to see Bella laughing again. He and Billy exchange significant glances.

BELLA / JACOB
Hey, Dad!

Bella and Jacob laugh again.

CHARLIE
(aside) Go, Team Jacob.

BILLY
C’mon, kids! I’ve prepared my super secret recipe for spaghetti. Handed down through generations.

HARRY
I don’t think bottled spaghetti sauce has been around that long.

CHARLIE
Harry, this is my daughter, Bella.

HARRY
Hello, Bella.

BELLA
Good evening, sir.

JACOB
Hey, Bella, these are Harry’s kids — Leah and Seth.

BELLA
Hi. Nice to meet you.

SETH
It’s great to finally meet you.

Jacob elbows Seth for his teasing.

JACOB
Will you stow it?

LEAH
Nice to meet you too.

A montage of shots of people laughing and eating, Jacob and Bella exchanging smiling glances, etc.

SEQ. INT. School stage. Rehearsal for Romeo and Juliet.

JESSICA / JULIET
Good night, good night! parting is such
sweet sorrow,
That I shall say good night till it be morrow.

Jessica exits.

MARK / ROMEO
Hence will I to my ghostly father’s cell,
His help to crave, and my dear hap to tell.

Mark exits.

MR. BERTY
That’s good. Take ten everybody. Then let’s do the balcony scene again.

Bella goes to check the balcony set-up. As she leans forward over the balustrade, it breaks. She manages to catch the edge. Girls scream as she dangles in the air. Edward grabs her forearms.

EDWARD
Hang on, Bella!

Bella manages to pull herself up and scrambles to a safer part of the set. Angela arrives.

ANGELA
Are you okay?

Bella nods mutely. Angela notices her scraped hands.

ANGELA
C’mon, I’ll bring you to the clinic.

SEQ. EXT. La Push Beach. Afternoon. Jacob and Bella walk along the beach. Bella notices the figures on top of the cliff. She stares, horrified, when one of them decides to leap.

BELLA
NO! Don’t jump!

JACOB
Bella, it’s okay. They’re just cliff diving.

BELLA
Oh. Wow. It’s so high. Have you ever tried it?

JACOB
Yeah, it’s fun. A little scary, kind of a rush.

BELLA
Jake, I want to try cliff diving.

Bella goes towards the base of the cliffs. Jacob catches her by the arm and stops her.

JACOB
Bella, wait. Not today, all right?

BELLA
(stubbornly) Fine. But I want to go soon.

JACOB
(warily) Soon. Sometimes you’re a little strange, Bella. Do you know that?

BELLA
Sure, sure.

JACOB
Bella, can you do something for me?

BELLA
If I can.

JACOB
Remember that first time we were here?

BELLA
Yes.

JACOB
Can you try and remember everything I’ve said?

BELLA
I don’t think that’s a good idea, Jake.

JACOB
Please try. It’s really important. (changing the subject) Come to the garage right after school tomorrow. I have a surprise for you.

BELLA
I hope it’s a reckless surprise.

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