Immortal Legacy
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or the Highlander franchise. The only thing that's mine is this story.
AN: I jacked with the timelines to fit the story, forgive me.
Ch. 1: Date with Destiny
BPOV
*Forks, Washington – September 18, 2009*
Edward had been acting cold and distant since my fucked up 18th birthday party. I hadn't seen any of the Cullen's since then. Alice wasn't in school; even Carlisle had taken time off from the hospital for "Family Reasons." I knew something was wrong, I thought time would've given my vampire boyfriend some perspective that what happened was nothing in the grand scheme of things and we could move forward with our lives together. Apparently, I'd thought wrong because Edward hadn't snapped out of whatever funk he was in. He even went as far as to avoid answering any questions I asked.
This morning I awoke with a sense of pending doom and I couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was going to happen. I went through my usual morning routine then headed to the school. At least Edward still put up the pretense of being the good boyfriend and was at my door as soon as I parked my rusty Chevy truck. He helped me out of the cab then escorted me to our first class.
"Edward," I started but the bronze haired Adonis cut me off.
"Now is not the time or place for this conversation. I need to leave for a quick hunt, I'll meet you at your house after school," Edward told me in an eerily monotone voice then turned around and left.
The rest of the school day passed with nerve-wracking slowness as I endured the countless whispers and gossip from my so-called friends about what was going on with me and Cullen. My mind was already going through various worst case scenarios so I really didn't need their bullshit on top of that. Lauren and Jessica made a no attempt to be subtle with their malicious comments. Everything those bitches said played on my deepest fears. I was more than happy when the final bell rang, Edward would be waiting for me at home. The sooner we talked, the faster things were going to get back to normal.
Edward's precious silver Volvo was nowhere to be seen when I pulled up at my house. That sense of doom flared even stronger as I made my way inside. Something was off in the atmosphere of the house and I made my way cautiously upstairs. The first thing I noticed when I turned into my bedroom was the fact that my ancient computer was turned on and the web browser was opened. I dropped my school bag then went over to my desk and saw that I had several e-mails.
My body fell into the desk chair and I logged on to my Yahoo account. All but one of the messages was from Renee but the last one made my stomach twist; it was from Edward but there was nothing on the subject line. Without willing my body to do so, my hand clicked open the ominous e-mail.
Miss Swan,
I have grown tired of the constant charade. My family and I have left Forks. You were nothing but a pet that provided a source of amusement in the monotonous lives we lead. The fact that you were so easily tricked into believing that someone such as I could ever love an ugly, pathetic, wretch such as yourself is comical. Thank you for the diversion but I must be on to bigger and better things.
Edward Cullen
There was a terrible pain in my chest as my heart shattered into a million pieces. I lost all track of time as I stared at those awful words on the computer monitor. A part of me had always known that my relationship with Edward was too good to be true and that one day he'd wake up and leave. Today was that day. I blinked when I heard Charlie's cruiser pull into the driveway and I realized it was dark out. Mentally and emotionally numb, I made my way down to the kitchen to get started on dinner. I was rummaging through the pantry when shouting from outside pulled my attention to the front door. My father hadn't come in yet and I decided to see what was keeping him. I opened the door and there was a loud bang then I was knocked back.
"Bella," Charlie screamed then there was a second bang but it was more muffled than the first and everything went black.
RPOV
*Denali, Alaska – September 19th, 2009*
I and the majority of my family had been staying with the Denali Coven for the past four day when Edward finally joined us last night. We were all in pain and trying to deal with the decision to leave Bella, my brother's human girlfriend. He spent just enough time with us to explain that the she had taken our departure well and that she understood that we were trying to protect. The bronze haired fucker claimed to be distraught and went up to his room to mourn. A few minutes later, Tanya Denali snuck upstairs and the selfish prick "lamented the loss of his True Love" by fucking the succubus whore. The rest of us, including the Denali's, were disgusted with them.
I was sitting on the couch and flipping through the channels on the television in search of something to take my mind of the constant moaning coming from the two assholes. Alice was next to me and Esme was talking to Carmen at the kitchen table. Everybody else was out hunting. The pixie vampire stopped me from going on to the next channel because of a graphic on CNN: Tragedy in Forks. I turned up the volume and we listened to the story.
"The citizens of the peaceful town of Forks, Washington, had their world turned upside down last night with the senseless murder of Isabella Swan; the teenage daughter of the town's Police Chief, Charles Swan. Chief Swan arrived at his home last night and was verbally accosted by a local teen. Isabella, or Bella as she liked to be called, heard the commotion and went outside to investigate. As soon as she stepped out onto the porch, the girl was shot in the chest. Neighbors who had first heard the shouting had already called 911. Miss Swan was rushed to the hospital where she died on the operating table. The shooter, Mike Newton had been at a party nearby and witnesses said he had taken several hits of LSD. It is believed he was suffering from hallucinations when he fled the party and the incident occurred. Newton was shot by Chief Swan when the teen tried to fire again.
"Bella Swan is survived by her father, Charles, and her mother, Renee Dwyer, wife Phil Dwyer. Mr. Dwyer had been a pitcher in the minor leagues and had just signed with the Seattle Mariners. He and his wife were on a flight to surprise Bella when the shooting took place. The magnitude of the tragedy was magnified when investigators found out that Miss Swan's boyfriend had dumped only a few hours before. Memorial Services are scheduled for this weekend. In other news…"
After the announcer finished his first sentence, all noise stopped upstairs and there was a rush of air. I stared at the screen in shock while my sister and mother sobbed. Carmen quietly called her mate on her cell phone and told him to bring the others home. My mind reeled from the thought that Bella was gone. Everyone thought I hated the human but the truth was I thought she was too good for my dickhead of a brother. Deep down, I knew he'd hurt her like Royce had hurt me all those years ago and I hoped if I was enough of a bitch that she'd run for hills.
"Oh God, not my Bella," Edward gasped finally and everyone finally seemed to notice him. The bastard had a sheet wrapped around his waist, Tanya plastered to his side and he had the gall to act upset.
I wasn't the only one that saw red because Alice screamed at the same time I did and we pounced on the soulless monster. Tanya tried to stop us but the two of us knocked her aside and continued to beat the crap out of the mindreader. He reeked of the whore and that added fuel to our rage. During the fight, the sheet fell off of him and I noted Edward's stunted excuse of a cock was still coated with still coated with the succubus' slime. With a feral snarl and the sound of tearing metal, I ripped the offending organ from his body. His screams of pain made the vengeful demon inside me happy. Alice must've had a vision about what I was going to do because she flashed over to the fireplace.
Edward tried desperately to stop me when I tossed what was once his manhood into the fire our sister had started. Even Tanya screamed as it was reduced to ash and purple smoke. Before I could finish what I'd started, the strawberry blonde bitch tackled me from behind and off my ex-brother. The others returned as I taught her why you should never fuck with me. Emmett's strong arms pulled me away and kept me tightly against his chest. Jasper sent out waves of calm until I relaxed into my mate's embrace.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS," Carlisle and Eleazar both demanded and Esme just pointed to the TV screen.
It was twenty minutes later when the news stories recycled and the combined families learned about Bella. Only the authority of my father and the Spanish vampire that kept Edward from being destroyed. The superslut was once more fused to his side consoling him while he whined over his emasculation. Meanwhile, the rest of us were trying to help each other come to terms with the loss of a family member.
"We should go back for the funeral," Esme whispered brokenly between sobs.
"That might not be the best idea," the golden-boy commented when Alice went to the computer to book a flight for us.
"Why, Edward, Charlie needs our support right now," the pixie demanded and Eddie fidgeted while we waited for an explanation.
The mindreader tapped danced around the issue by claiming that it wouldn't be proper for the family to be there. At one point, he slipped up by revealing that he had never spoken with Bella directly. Alice's eyes glazed over and Edward started to panic. He shoved Tanya to the side then tried to get over to the computer. Jasper and Emmett successfully blocked his path.
"YOU FUCKING MONSTER," my sister screeched, Irina and Laurent caught her when the tiny leapt at Edward and he backed away with a panicked expression.
Carlisle and Esme were the first ones to read whatever was on the screen that had prompted Alice's outburst. Jasper's power was pushed to its limit after we all saw that the coward had not only broken up with the human by e-mail but wrote her such vile lies.
Tanya was stupid enough to wonder out loud why we cared if a pathetic human died. I laughed my ass off when her own sisters kicked her ass. It was a long night while we decided what our next move was.
In the end, we ended up booking a flight back to Seattle. Alice, Carlisle and Esme were going to represent the family at the Memorial while Jasper, Emmett and I started to clear out our old house because we were never moving back to Forks. Edward was thrown out of the family; he and the slut were going to travel on their own for a while then might go back to the Denali's. The vengeful part of me hoped that some nomads would off them while they were gone. Dickward glared at me when he read that thought in my head and I flipped him off.
I spent the entire flight in deep thought and hadn't realized the plane had landed until Em nudged me. Forks, here we come, I thought as we raced back to the last place we'd all been happy for the final time.
BPOV
A loud but weird buzzing in my head forced me back to consciousness. Images flashed behind my closed eyelids; a crazy looking Mike Newton pointed a gun at Charlie as I walked out the door. Mike turned in my direction, there was a flash and a bang then pain in my chest and I fell back onto floor as Charlie screamed my name. I'd been shot, I mentally shouted and sat bolt upright. My eyes flew around the room in front of me and I tried to figure out where I was.
"You're in the prep room at the Simmons's Mortuary waiting to be cremated. The bullet nicked your heart and pierced your lung, the doctors did everything they could but you died on the operating table," a woman's voice said from behind me.
I spun around to face the speaker then stared. The unknown woman, dressed in casual yet stylish clothes, leaned a hip against a counter. She had long naturally deep red hair, a hart shaped face, hazel eyes and looked a few inches taller than me. What made me stare at her was that, except for the eyes, I could see traces of me in her features. The buzzing in my head stopped only to be replaced by a pulling sensation after I looked at the stranger. It wasn't a sexual thing but more a sense that I belonged to her. Slowly my mind caught up with what she'd told me and I noticed that I was sitting in a wooden box on a conveyor belt that led to what I could only assume was an oven.
My companion rushed to my side then helped me out of the box before putting another body inside and shutting the lid. The floor was cold on my feet, in the back of my mind I understood that I was naked but all the strangeness seemed to catch up with me. The older woman put clothes on me and started to pull me towards the door.
"Who are you? How could I be dead," I asked woodenly while she guided me out the back door of the mortuary.
"Sweetheart, I know all of this is confusing but I need you to trust me. I'll explain everything later but we need to leave before somebody sees us. For now, just accept that I'm Cassandra, your mother and you're immortal," Cassandra said in one of those tones you'd use to talk to children or crazy people.
Despite my generally numb state, I nodded my head and let her put me in the passenger seat of her car. I was physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted so I leaned my head on Cassandra's shoulder and fell asleep when she drove off.
AN2: Okay, like most of my stories this is going to be femslash. I just haven't decided if this will be a straight Bella/Rosalie or make it another threesome with Bella/Rosalie/Emmett. Which would you prefer?