| It was only three hours later that the movie was completely finished. 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 had only gotten better with time. Not to mention how captivating the story was. Anya and Rupert had decided to sit together. 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 great stab of jealousy in 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 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. Rupert had noticed this also. He glanced at Teri so much through the entire show that he memorized every curve of her face. He thought she was very beautiful and was beginning to feel neglected at the fact that all she cared to do was stare at Daniel. The movie was finally over and everyone was getting up to leave. Rupert, Anya, and Terren stood up to leave. 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 turmoil 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, he gently grabbed Terren�s arm and led her away from the massive herd. She looked up at Rupert with misty eyes, not caring what he saw. It was as if she had known him forever in that one gesture of faith. She started crying again, much to Rupert�s surprise. �I�ve been 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. �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 the girl in front of him, allowing him to see all of her emotional turmoil. He didn�t know that all he really had to do was show he cared. He sighed, stepping closer to her. It was closer than he could have ever imagined getting. �Teri, I don�t know what to tell you, and I only just met you tonight. I don�t know much about you. All I can say is that Adrienne�s not better than you just because she and Daniel happen to have something. That doesn�t mean anything.� The words of comfort turned out to be the wrong thing to say. Teri began to bawl and Rupert was even more confused than before. He stepped closer again. �Terren,� he whispered softly, holding her shaking hands. She found the comfort that he had been trying to give almost immediately in his gesture. �Would you like to get out of here?� The offer led her to believe that there was a hope for her that someone truly did care. She picked up her head as Rupert�s heart beat a mile a minute. �Yes. Will you come with me so I�m not alone?� The wonderful question did everything in the world for Rupert. He smiled soothingly, took her hand, and led her out. They passed by Anya, whose jaw dropped when she saw them holding hands, fled the reporters, and hopped into an open limo. �Miss Bisbee, what did you think of the movie?� The question from a random reporter jolted Anya back into her senses. She turned toward the young man and did her interviews. 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�d both enjoyed the movie immensely. Adrienne nearly had a heart attack when she saw whom Dan played. None other than the star himself. It was no wonder Terren had been staring at him as if he were a God. 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 was all about. Not only had she been intrigued by the mere charisma of this actor onscreen, 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? Dan asked her what she thought of the movie when the lights came up. Her response was not audible and he knew right away that she was hooked. They walked out of the room together, holding hands. Before they had gotten to the carpet, Dan talked to Adrienne privately. �I want to spend more time with you tonight, but my job requires me to talk to the press about 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.� Dan 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 passion. She muttered, �Of course not.� And as she waited for Dan�s interviews to proceed quickly, she saw Anya doing her usual post-movie interrogations as well. She was standing alone, which was odd. Where had Terren gone? She moved away from Daniel quickly to catch up with Anya. She had finished making her last statement. Adrienne asked, �Have you seen 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 clicked 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! 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. �Hello 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. She turned back toward 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 rudely. His gaze once again landed on Anya. �Well, Miss Bisbee. Tell us, what did you think of the movie?� but again, Anya ignored him. �Do you know where Terren went?� Adrienne repeated. Anya shook her head. �Hey!� Daniel said, as if coming to a sudden realization. �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 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 fought back the tears as she realized that no limo was coming. She looked behind her and saw that Tom was hot on her tail. She ran away, looking for anything to get her out of there. He wasn�t going to stop. �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 hail a taxi. His tone became softer and he began to realize just what he was doing. 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. �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 now completely regretted everything. �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 not bowing to your every need, but talking to you is the last thing I want to do right now.� And as she turned away, a light flickered 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 the cab drive away, but he knew he had to have the last word if it killed him. He threw his hand up and jumped into the next cab that pulled up. �Will you please follow that taxi? I need to know where it�s going. Thanks.� And in an instant, the chase had begun. |
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