Twilight Breaking Dawn: Explore of the Vampires

5. Training

When the Irish Coven return from hunting, they are stronger. They run past ALISTAIR, deep in the woods sat in a tree, reading. He pretends to ignore them. Nearer the house, they see EMMETT and GARRETT moving towards them. SIOBHAN and LIAM run on, nodding at the males. MAGGIE takes ORLA's face in two hands, turning her. She is breathless.

Maggie: Let's run to the ocean.

Orla: Maggie –

Maggie: I'll race you. We can throw each other off the edge. Make a game of it.

ORLA looks at the floor.

You don't want to?

ORLA looks at GARRETT and EMMETT who are waiting a way off for the conversation to stop.

Orla: I said I'd – I said I'd train when I got back –

MAGGIE stands protectively, hands still on ORLA's face.

Maggie: You trained all day today.

Orla: Developing my gift but not my –

Maggie: Fine.

Orla: Maggie.

Maggie: It's fine. I understand.

Orla: Afterwards?

MAGGIE goes to leave, ORLA grabs her hand.

Margaret?

Maggie: Afterwards, maybe.

She runs off. ALISTAIR has jumped out of the tree and landed behind ORLA. He scoffs on his way past.

Alistair: Poor thing. Blowing her off. You're breaking her heart.

Orla: Mind your business.

Alistair: Why? You don't seem to mind yours. Or keep it either. You seem to like a public display.

Orla: I'd hardly count the middle of the woods, public.

Alistair: Siobhan recruited you for nothing.

Orla: Siobhan didn't recruit me. Maggie heard me changing and came to find me.

Alistair: And this is how you repay her? Tut. Tut.

EMMETT and GARRETT have resumed walking. ALISTAIR sees them coming and disappears.

Emmett: Ready?

ORLA nods.

Let's do it.

AFTERWARDS, ORLA is muddy, her clothes destroyed. They laugh as they walk back to the house.

Orla: I'm going to have to run into town if this is what training is like. I've only got so many outfits packed.

Emmett: I'm sure you could raid Bella's closet. I'd offer Rosalie's but...

Orla: Let's not give her any more ammunition. Besides, I would look ridiculous in Rosalie's clothes. She's like the most beautiful woman my eyes have ever seen.

She offers EMMETT a fist-bump.

Emmett: YEAH she is.

They laugh. ORLA acquiesces a bathroom, locking the door and stepping into the shower. When she emerges, she wraps herself in a worn towel robe, with a toothpaste pattern. In the corridor.

Alistair: What on earth is that?

Orla: My robe.

Alistair: Why is it so disgusting?