Kellan Lutz at the Trump Tower in Chicago. (Nov 11, 2009/Tribune photo by Nancy Stone)

"Twilight" probably isn't a hot topic in the boys' locker room or sports bars, but co-stars Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene, who play Emmett and Alice Cullen respectively, have noticed an increase in male fans for the vampire franchise.

Lutz spotted some male fans during his appearance with Greene at Fox Valley Mall in Aurora on Tuesday and Greene said a few have approached her with marriage proposals.

"They're out there," said Lutz, 24, on Wednesday while promoting "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," which opens Nov. 20. "They got dragged to the first one by their girlfriends and then they saw it's not just a chick flick.

"(The franchise) gets increasingly more male-friendly. In 'New Moon,' there's a lot of action. We've got guys transforming into wolves, kicking vampire butt. 'Eclipse' (the third film in the series, which comes out June 2010) has extreme stunts. We did so much preparation and training."

BEVERLY HILLS, California — Judging by the photos that leaked Tuesday night, a lot of people enjoy dreaming that Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's onscreen romance also extends offscreen. But no matter what the truth is, this much is fact: Rob and Kristen are happy to have the other at their side as they ride the "Twilight Saga" wave.

"He's thoughtful," Stewart explained recently when we asked the actress to name the quality in RPattz that means the most to her. "I don't want to be specific. It's funny to talk about your friends in [these terms], because this is now going to be the one thing that's my favorite thing about Rob. It's going to be the thing."

Way back in March 2008, when MTV visited the "Twilight" set, two things were obvious: Kristen and Rob were going to set the big screen on fire, and the duo were growing close. Onscreen, Edward and Bella are romantic, honest and protective of one another; offscreen, Rob and Kristen have a funny, self-deprecating dynamic that has helped them grapple with all the insanity of the saga's explosion.

"It's strange, because she's changed over the movies I've done with her," Rob said of his leading lady. "I think from the first one, I was so quiet [and] very determined to do something on the first movie. I wanted to look very serious, and it made her, I guess, a little bit more reticent about how to deal with me."

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I've had a request to post the links to my chapters to Everything Comes With a Price

Chapter 1: http://ff-addict-555.livejournal.com/1926.html#cutid1
Chapter 2: http://ff-addict-555.livejournal.com/2265.html#cutid1
Chapter 3: http://ff-addict-555.livejournal.com/2405.html#cutid1
Chapter 4: http://ff-addict-555.livejournal.com/2657.html#cutid1
Chapter 5: http://ff-addict-555.livejournal.com/2942.html#cutid1
Chapter 6: http://ff-addict-555.livejournal.com/7438.html#cutid1

Title: Payback
Author: celtic_flicka
Characters: Mac, Natalie Mackenzie (Mac’s mom), Veronica
Word Count: ~1,700
Rating: PG
Summary: Mac decides to dish out a little payback.
Spoilers: Takes place a few weeks after the end of season 3.
Disclaimer: If Rob Thomas lets me borrow them, they will be returned in their current pristine condition.
Notes: This was written for the vmfic_gameon Round 3, Challenge #1: Character Challenge – Mac. I didn’t have much time, but there was no way I was passing up the chance to write Mac! Also, many thanks to oz_black_cat for the beta!

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