Chapter 5

It was only three hours later that the movie was completely over. Everyone in the room had fallen in love with the sixth and almost final epic story of Harry Potter. The special effects and the acting of all of the characters had only gotten better with time. Not to mention how wonderful the story was, riveting and capturing.

Anya and Rupert had decided to sit together even though the seats had been previously reserved. Terren sat next to them, not taking her eyes off of Adrienne and Daniel, who had taken their own seats on the other side of the room. They were still staring at each other and talking.

Teri tried not to feel the large knife of jealousy stab repeatedly at her heart, but she couldn�t help it. She knew she was being obvious and that her entire body was probably emerald green. All she could remember was how many times she had said to her two best friends that the only person she wanted to impress that night was Daniel Radcliffe. Yet whom had Adrienne fallen for?

Anya couldn�t help but notice the way Teri made the obvious glances over toward Daniel and Adrienne. Her heart went out to her friend. She had known all along that Terren was head over heels for Daniel but once Daniel had once again laid eyes on Adrienne (and vice versa) she knew that there was no hope for poor Terren. The two were so unbelievably head over heels for each other that Teri had had no chance of intercepting what complete and total attraction Adrienne and Daniel harbored for each other.

Rupert had noticed this also, but in his own way of course. He had glanced at Teri so much through the entire show that he had memorized every corner of her face. He thought she was very beautiful, but was starting to feel neglected at the fact that all she cared to do was stare at Daniel.

The movie was finally over and everyone could get up and leave, except for those who still had to stand outside for an hour and comment on the movie.

Rupert, Anya, and Terren stood up, stretched a little and then walked out. Teri was now walking with her head down, slowly, wringing her hands together. Rupert and Anya were joking together about various things, but neither of them could help but notice the toil Teri seemed to be in. Anya had full intentions of pulling her away to talk to her before she faced the madness of the press outside.

However, Rupert beat her to it.

Stepping away from Anya as they rounded the corner toward the door, he gently grabbed Terren�s arm and led her away from the massive herd.

She looked up at Rupert with tearstained eyes, not caring what he saw all of a sudden. It was as if she had known him forever in the one gesture of faith he was giving. She suddenly started crying again, much to Rupert�s surprise.

�I�ve been such a huge fan for so long,� she bawled. �I�ve been hoping all night to get the chance to talk to him, to impress him even, I don�t know why. It�s not like I ever truly had a chance with him, or any star of this movie for that matter,� she sobbed, wiping her tears away. �It�s just that ever since we were in high school, Adrienne�s gotten everything I�ve wanted. I don�t know what is wrong with me! Why can�t I just realize that Adrienne�s better than me in every way and give up?�

Rupert stared at this girl in front of him, sobbing and letting him see all of her emotional turmoil. He was sure that he would be in for a fight when all he had to do was show he cared. He sighed, stepping closer to her, closer than he could have even imagined getting. �Teri, I don�t know what to tell you and I only just met you tonight, so I don�t know much about you. All I can say is that Adrienne�s not better than you because she and Daniel happen to have something between them. That doesn�t mean anything, only that she might be meant for him and you�re not.�

The words of comfort Rupert thought he was saying turned out to be the wrong words. Teri began to bawl again and Rupert was even more confuse than before. He stepped closer again, relishing in all of it. �Terren,� he whispered softly, taking her shaking hands. She found the comfort that he had been trying to give almost immediately in his simple gesture. �Would you like to get out of here?�

The last thing he had said had caused nothing for her at all, but this regular phrase led her to believe that there was a hope for her somewhere that someone truly did care. She picked up her head as Rupert�s heart beat a million times over and over inside of his chest. �Yes. Would you come with me so I�m not alone?�

If Terren�s heart had been done justice with what he had said, the wonderful question had done everything in the world for Rupert. He smiled soothingly, taking her hand, and leading her out.

They passed by Anya, whose jaw dropped when she saw them holding hands, fled the many reporters, and hopped into an open limo.

�Miss Bisbee, what did you think of the movie?�

The question from a random reporter standing next to her jolted her back into her senses. She turned toward the young man and began to do her required interviews. She had on the outside, plastered a huge fake smile but on the inside, her mind was reeling.

Not two minutes ago, she was crying because of Daniel. Now she leaves with Rupert? And where are Adrienne and Daniel anyway?

The two walked out at that moment, holding hands and laughing. They had spent the entire movie watching intently. Adrienne had nearly had a heart attack when she saw whom Daniel played in the movie� none other than the star himself. Harry Potter. It was no wonder Terren had been staring at him as if he were a God and that everyone had laughed at her when she asked why he was there. It all clicked now, and as she watched the movie with one of the most famous men in the world next to her, she finally started to realize what the fuss about this movie was.

Not only had she been intrigued by the mere charisma of the actor on the screen, but the story and the plot made complete sense as well. She had become so easily entranced that she wanted to suddenly learn more about the series. She still stood by what she said about it being for children, yet what was the harm if an adult woman liked it as well?

Daniel had asked her what she thought of the movie when the lights came up. Her response had not been audible and he had known right away that she had become a fan. They walked out of the room together, holding hands and before they had gotten to the carpet, Daniel had taken her aside.

�I want to spend more time with you tonight, but my job requires me to talk to the press after the movie. Are you interested in going somewhere after?�

Adrienne�s heart fluttered inside of her chest. Of course she was interested! It was a question however, of how she was going to meet up with the girls at the hotel and how she would let them know where she was going.

�Well, a quick bite to eat would be okay, but I need to get back to my hotel so my friends don�t worry about me.�

Daniel nodded his head as Adrienne bit her lip in anticipation. �Then we just go straight back to your hotel. I mean, there�s a dining room, right?�

Adrienne�s eyes lit up. �Best food in England they say.�

�Good,� he said, and before going back out, he whispered, �It�s not presumptuous of me to go to your hotel with you, is it?�

She stared into his wonderful blue eyes that burned into her with such passion that she couldn�t help but mutter, �Of course not.�

And as she waited for Daniel�s interviews to proceed quickly, she noticed Anya doing her usual post-movie interrogations as well. She was standing alone, which was odd. Where had Terren gone?

Moving away from Daniel quickly to catch up with Anya, who had finished her last statement, she asked, �Where is Teri?�

Anya frowned suddenly, looking back to the end of the carpet. �I have no clue! I completely lost her! One minute she was crying and the next��

�Crying?� Adrienne cut her off. �Why was she crying?�

Anya sighed and it suddenly liked to her friend. She put her hands up to her mouth. Anya nodded in agreement. �Oh I can�t believe this��Adrienne sighed. �I didn�t even realize� I didn�t know��

�How could you?� Anya burst. �You met the man on the plane, you had no clue who he was, and you aren�t a fan of Harry Potter. It wasn�t possible for you to know.�

�Still, she talked about him so much, she wanted to impress him,� she whispered. �She�s going to be so angry with me.�

Daniel stepped up to the two girls and sighed in relief. �Well, I�m done,� he said, smiling at Adrienne and then lifting his eyes to Anya. �Hey there, how did you like the movie?�

Anya finally smiled. �It was wonderful. I thought it was the best I�ve seen so far.�

�Is that what you say every time?� came a nasty voice behind Daniel. They all turned to see Tom, looking smug as usual.

Anya felt her temperature rise and ignored his comment to face Daniel. �You did a wonderful job. I was very impressed.�

�Is that so?� Tom rang, stepping closer.

�Please, Tom, now is not the time for this,� Daniel begged.

�I think right now is the perfect time for this,� he shot back at his friend, not meaning to be as rude. His gaze once again landed on Anya. �Well, Miss Bisbee. Tell us, what did you think of the movie?�

Again, Anya ignored him. �Do you know where Terren went?� Adrienne repeated. Anya shook her head.

�Hey,� Daniel said, as if coming to life. �Where�s Rupert?�

Daniel and Adrienne looked at each other, and without thinking they fled down the red carpet, leaving Anya alone with Tom.

�Well, well, well, Miss Bisbee, looks like we�re all alone,� he said, stepping toward her forebodingly.

�Please, Mr. Felton,� Anya said in a tone she never would have imagined using when talking to Tom. �Give it a rest and grow up.�

He glared at her. �You my dear, just go along with the fight.� Anya said nothing and turned away from him, stalking toward an empty limo at the end of the carpet. He didn�t give up, and followed her.

Anya gulped back the tears as she realized that no limo was coming. She looked behind her and saw that Tom was hot on her tail, and she ran away, looking for anything to get her out of there. Tom didn�t stop however.

�Just give me the chance to yell at you for a second, Miss Bisbee,� he cried to her.

�Why should I?� she asked, rounding on him. �Why should I stand here and get verbally abused by someone who is not worth two seconds of my time? Why should I allow you to sit here and cut down every single thing that�s important to me just for your gain? I�m sorry, Mr. Felton, but that�s not happening.� She turned around again, throwing up her hand to find a taxi.

His tone had become softer and he had begun to realize just what he was doing, but he still wanted to make his point known. �Why should you? Because you made me angry!�

�Tom,� she said, turning to him. �Get over it. That was a year ago.�

His ears burned at the comment, but he also didn�t miss the way she had used his first name this time. �Listen to me, I want you to know��

�Please,� she begged him, a ring of desperation in her voice and tears misting in her eyes. �Leave me alone.�

Tom faltered. He had never seen her so upset and he now completely regretted it.

�No, listen to me,� he said, stepping forward.

She backed away. �No. You listen to me. You have the gall to stand there and make my work, the most important thing in the world to me, my talent, sound like nothing more than a cheap stay in a motel. Well, forgive me for now bowing to your every need, but talking to you is the last thing I want to do right now.�

And as she turned away, another light clicked on in Tom�s head. �Wait a second!� he called, going after her. �You�re sitting here, yelling at me for putting down your writing, but yet, I can�t get two seconds into a conversation before you tell me I�m a horrible actor? How fair is that, Anya?�

Anya�s heart skipped a beat unexpectedly. He used my first name. She turned around again to face him. �It�s my mechanism. You shoot me down until I can barely breathe. What else can I attack? I know nothing about you.�

A cab finally pulled up to the corner and she got inside of it before Tom had a chance to say anything else. He watched her get in and the cab drove away, but he knew he had to have the last word if it killed him.

He threw his hand up and jumped into the first cab that got in. �Will you please follow that taxi? I need to know where it�s going. Thank you.�

And in an instant, the chase had begun.