The Twilight Twenty-Five

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Prompt: #12

Pen Name: luluvee

Pairing/Character(s): Edward, Rose

Rating: T

Word Count: 382

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"Quiet," Edward commented as his girlfriend tugged him through the empty dorm hallway.

"Yeah." The soft pad of Rose's footsteps on the linoleum echoed against the stone walls.

"Too quiet?" he asked, biting back a smirk. If all was going according to plan, everyone would be in the third floor common room ready to surprise Rose for her birthday.

"Don't be stupid, Mase," she chided. If he had been anyone else, he would have missed the near-imperceptible shiver that shook her shoulders.

Rosalie Hale wasn't afraid of much but horror movies were her downfall.

"Everyone's probably just studying for midterms or something," she reasoned. Edward knew she wasn't trying to convince him.

The pair made it to the far staircase and, with a shitty grin decorating his face, Edward grabbed his girlfriend with a jerk.

"Did you hear that?" He, in fact, heard nothing but decided to have some fun with her.

"Edward," Rose said in a low warning, her wide violet eyes betraying the fear beneath her threatening tone. "Don't be an asshole."

"I'm not…"

"It's probably just Glen's parrot." She pointed over her shoulder to a suite door to their right. "He's technically not supposed to have the stupid thing, but he convinced the RA that it's part of some sort of therapy…"

Climbing the staircase, Edward hoped Tanya and Kate had managed to finish all the party preparations in time. H had stressed to them that his only job was to keep Rose busy and to bankroll the event.

"Shhh!" he heard and he hoped that Rose didn't—

"What was that?" Her eyes darted up ahead then back down from where they had come.

Crap, he thought as she tugged him faster up the stairs. "What are you talking about, babe? Are you freaking yourself out again?"

As they approached the third floor landing, Edward saw the lights flicker off and he bit back a groan, knowing Rose had seen it, too. In his head he began mentally cataloguing what first aid supplies he was going to need.

When they reached the darkened landing, Rose had already charged ahead. And when the lights flipped on and Tanya jumped out and yelled, "Surprise!" Edward knew he was the only one not surprised when Rose's fist came crashing into Tanya's face.