A Twilight Kiss

According to Lainey, “[Rob] hasn’t started shooting. Makeup, screen testing, and training…but not shooting. Robert has been training every day. Cable, wires and underwater. Then he chain-smokes. And locks himself in his hotel room the rest of the time…”

Wait a minute, did she say underwater? The only appropriate scene I can think of is the La Push cliffs sequence when Bella jumps. Or, New Moon will introduce the detail of how vampires are excellent swimmers.

Well, not to worry, Rob has done scuba diving training before when he was Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. (I’m sure some of the previous training stuck with him. I hope.)

Actually, Rob enjoyed the experience.

There was a lot of underwater stuff, which I quite liked, it got therapeutic after a while. I had never scuba dived before and the tank they taught us in was a little bath tub. The real thing was massive, like 60 feet deep and they expect you to just get in and act.

So, what would the scene look like? If it’s the La Push cliff scene, Bella will probably hallucinate that Edward is the one saving her in the water, but, in reality, it’s Jacob.

The following is an excerpt from my New Moon Unofficial Film Script — Close to Home (Part 3). Warning, if you’re a Twilight purist, meaning you prefer it by the book, then I suggest you stop reading now.

SEQ . EXT. La Push Cliffs. Bella is whipped by the air and pelted by the rain from the coming storm. Edward is furiously striding after her.

EDWARD
(angrily) Stop, Bella! Do you want to kill yourself? Stop this idiotic nonsense right now! Go back to Charlie’s house!

Bella walks slowly to go near the edge to look down at the dark water.

EDWARD
(pleadingly) Bella, honey, please move away from the edge.

Bella steps closer to the edge.

EDWARD
(begging) Love, don’t do this. Please. For me.

A sudden flash of lightning makes Bella involuntarily take a step back.

TORI
I have never seen any human who seems to court death like you do.

It takes a few moments for Bella to realize that there is someone behind her. She turns slowly to see a figure standing several feet away from her.

BELLA
(confused) Tori?

Bella notices the red in her eyes.

BELLA
Your eyes!

TORI
The contacts have disintegrated with the venom. Pity. I really liked purple.

Tori takes off her hood to show her short blonde pixie hair.

TORI
And I had to hide my long curly hair too. Just so you won’t recognize me.

BELLA
Who– Who are you?

TORI
Your Edward killed my mate — James.

Victoria removes the blonde wig and carelessly throws it away. With her signature curly red hair framing her face, Bella easily recognizes her.

BELLA
Victoria!

Bella freezes from fear.

VICTORIA / TORI
When Laurent told me the Cullens were gone, I realized I could easily copy their MO. I enrolled as a transfer student in Forks High School so that I could be nearer my prey.

EDWARD
Tell her we’re going to rip her to pieces, Bella!

BELLA
If you hurt me, the Cullens will come after you.

VICTORIA / TORI
I’m not going to do anything to you. You will do it yourself. Your death will be ruled as an accident. Or a suicide.

BELLA
Alice will know the truth.

VICTORIA / TORI
No. I don’t think so. I know how Alice’s gift works. You see, Laurent and one of the Denalis have become very close. Whatever she shared with him, Laurent has kindly passed on to me. Very helpful information. I’ve been very careful not to make any decisions. Especially not about hurting or killing you. I’ve kept my distance. I’ve just been very alert for any opportunity.

BELLA
You staged those accidents.

VICTORIA / TORI
Not really. I merely added to the situation. And left it up to the fates. And your clumsiness.

A flashback of Bella’s recent stage-related “accidents” and Victoria’s hand in it: a change of the swords from wooden to real ones, a laid out cable on the floor to trip her, a weakened balustrade that led to her fall and an almost unseen push to the tomb set to crush her.

VICTORIA / TORI
I have to thank you for letting me play lion to your lamb, Bella. It’s been so entertaining. No wonder the Cullens kept you as a pet. But, this one…

Victoria gestures to the cliff and the sky.

VICTORIA / TORI
I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect setting. And, the best part is, when Edward learns of it, he’ll think it’s his fault. An eternity of tortured self-remorse and guilt.

Victoria laughs in delight, and then becomes predatory as she moves forward to force Bella to the edge.

VICTORIA / TORI
I’m just a really supportive friend trying to push you in the right direction.

Bella decides to take her chances with the water below. She takes the few running steps that will send her over the edge. Edward tries to grab her but misses.

EDWARD
Nnooooo!!!

Victoria looks down with a satisfied glow in her eyes. Then a sound distracts her and she runs off. A figure comes up from the side of the cliff, and sees the muddy tracks, realizes what happened, and jumps off the cliff to follow Bella.

SEQ a. EXT. La Push waters. Bella tries to swim but the currents are too strong. Bella loses consciousness. Edward materializes in the water, forces air into her lungs by breathing into her mouth and then grabs Bella to begin swimming strongly towards the surface.

SEQ b. EXT. La Push beach. Jacob is performing AR (Artificial Respiration) on Bella.

JACOB
Breathe, Bella! Breathe! For me!

Bella sputters and coughs.

If you wish to read the whole of Part 3, please click here.

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