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Summary: It's Halloween night and the Cullen's have return to Forks to celebrate the holiday at home. But when the rare blood moon illuminates the night, things may not be as they appear...
A/N: According to folklore, October's full moon is called the "Hunter's Moon" or sometimes the "Blood Moon." It gets its name from hunters who tracked and killed their prey by autumn moonlight, stockpiling food for the winter ahead. You can picture them: silent figures padding through the forest, the moon overhead, pale as a corpse, its cold light betraying the creatures of the wood.
Edward's POV
I had always been aware of the dangers that the wolves could present. None of us ever thought that anything like this would ever happen...
Oct.31, 2007
Bella and Jacob had talked all of us into coming back to Forks for Halloween this year. Bella's reason for wanting to visit Forks for Halloween was simple. She wanted Nessie to have a memory of a Halloween with Charlie.
There was no hiding my smile as I watched my daughter sing and dance around our living room while Bella, Jacob and the rest of my family laughed at her antics. It would seem that Bella's cousin Phoebe had come to visit her old home town. I soon learned that Phoebe knew about the legend behind the Quileute tribe. From her studies as a historian, she had come to Forks for an interview.
The moon was full tonight and its silver light banished most of the shadows of the night. Just as we were about to head in the direction of the treaty lines on our way to Charlie's, a blood curdling scream pierced through night.
'It came from the rez.' came Jacob's thought.
Seconds later, the scent of fresh human blood filled the air. My eyes darted over to my wife. It had only been a year since her transformation. Bella's eyes were gold just like the rest of us, but she had never been around spilled human blood either.
"Bella, take Nessie home and tell Carlisle his help is needed at the reservation."
Words weren't needed between the two of us. Placing a kiss to my lips, Bella picked up Renesmee and helped her climb onto her back.
'I love you, Edward.'
"I love you too, love."
With Bella and Renesmee safely on their way home; Jacob and I made our way to the reservation.
'Something is up with Paul; I've never seen such chaos in his head before. This isn't going to end well. All have to say to him, is that he better not have hurt Rebecca.'
As I ran beside him, I couldn't help but answer his thoughts.
"It's not Rebecca, Jacob."
This blood smelled nothing like Jacob's sister, her scent was earthy. The blood that had been spilled was sweet and flowery, like honey and freesias. Something from earlier dawned on me. What if something had happened to Charlie?
The closer we got to the reservation the stronger the smell of the blood and the more frantic the thoughts inside my head became. What would Bella do if something had happen to Charlie? Inches away from what we both knew, was going to be a bloody scene, Carlisle caught up to us. From the chaotic that swirled in my head something definitely had happened to Paul.
'No it can't be.' Sam's thoughts were of disbelief.
'He was fine until the full moon came out from behind the clouds.' Was Quil's thought.
'What the fuck does it mean for the rest of us?' Jared was scared and pissed off. Then again, so were half of the thoughts in the village.
I then caught a thought that was calm in all the chaos. Seth's thoughts were scared but some how he had managed to get control over it.
'Look at his face, Edward, it's not really him. No one else can see it, but it's not Paul!'
After taking in Seth's thoughts, I turn my attention to everyone around me. Snapping and snarls could be heard. But no one else in the pack had phased like Jacob. I took in the carnage all around me. I focus in on Paul for the first time and saw that Seth was right. Paul was altered, trapped in between a phase as if a switch was turned off inside of him. His tall frame was void of clothing. He was straddling something on the ground his hips moving in a rocking motion. As if the sight and scent weren't disturbing enough, I fell head on into the darkness of his mind.
'She was just begging for it. So I fucked her, I fucked her so hard. So hard that I think I broke her. She was so sweet, delicious, and exotic even. It's been so long, so long since I tasted anything so sweet.'
At first I thought I was looking into the mind of a madman. Then I realized the truth. I was looking into the mind of one of us, a vampire. Lightening struck suddenly across the empty sky. Just as Paul turned his head to look behind him, I took in the changes I saw there. Though his face was still human, his K9 teeth were elongated and more pronounced as he snarled at me; they were also cover in blood. His brown eyes now had a strange red glow to them. The thoughts that entered my head were filled with hate and contempt.
'They should just left us be and then none of this would have happened. One more will fall this night.'
His thoughts made me wonder.
What the hell did he mean when he said one more would fall tonight?
Carlisle's thoughts entered my head next as he came up beside me.
'Edward, she's still alive. There may be time for me to save her if…' Carlisle's thoughts trailed off as we both heard Bella scream. I knew that Emmett and Jasper would arrive soon because of it. Her scream only informed us of what we already knew. The young women that lay dying was Phoebe, Bella's cousin.
Just as I was moving to get to Bella's side, she hissed and sprang at the now possessed Paul.
"I don't know who you are but you stay away from her." Bella hissed at the being that was now controlling Paul's body.
Bella dodged my out stretched arms and rammed her marble body against the monster who had ravaged and bled her cousin.
Sam and Jared had phased by now. Paul had stolen the life of a human and they were prepared to end him.
"Jacob, you have to stop them. Paul didn't do this! He's being possessed by the essence of the male Cold One your ancestors killed." I said firmly.
Looking up at the full moon, I realized for the first time tonight that it was blood red.
'The Blood Moon.'
Emmett and Jasper came rushing out of the wood seconds later. I pulled Bella away from the fight that was sure to happen in the rush to get Paul contained.
Carlisle was already at Phoebe's side trying to control the bleeding. There was a large gaping wound in her throat. She was amazingly still conscious through all of this. The blood pooling from her neck wound bubbled as air escaped out through the hole in her throat. One of her blood stained hands grabbed at Carlisle's forearm. Her light brown eyes were pleading with him.
'Change me, or end it, please.'
Carlisle's voice shook for the first time in over a year.
"Edward."
Inside Carlisle's mind I caught images of a pair of emerald green eyes, pleading to Carlisle.
"Carlisle, Bella was to be the last. We made a vow."
Carlisle sighed. 'You're right, I know your right but I can't help but be pulled toward her.'
As Carlisle and I struggled with our choices, Bella burst forth, sinking her teeth into her cousin's arm. Welcoming a new member had never crossed our minds however, it looked like we were going to be doing just that.
I just stared in disbelief at my wife. "Bella?"
'I didn't swallow Edward, so just relax. I wasn't going to let her die like that. Phoebe was too gentle to die like that.'
Her thoughts were heated and cold so unlike my Bella.
Carlisle's thoughts entered my mind again. 'Let it be, Edward. Her reasoning while not sound makes sense. At least for her right now, what's done can not be undone.'
There was no way I could argue with Carlisle because I knew he was right. I couldn't dwell on Bella's choice. Phoebe was bleeding out before we arrived. Carlisle's attempt to trying to stop the blood flow would have worked if so much hadn't soaked into the ground around her.
Carlisle's golden eyes locked with my own.
'The change is happening faster then I expected it to, considering the lost of blood. We need to get her home.'
"Carlisle, you and Bella should take her home; I'll remain here for awhile. Emmett and Jasper are finishing up helping the pack restrain Paul. I will go see what else I can find out." I replied in answer to his thoughts.
I made my way over to my wife's side. Lifting her chin, I studied her face.
"My love for you runs deep Bella, nothing you ever do will disappoint me, you know that right?"
Bella nodded her head at me, but she refused to meet her eyes with mine. Her behavior was a little strange, distant in fact. I however didn't give it much thought. She had just lost her cousin and gotten her back at the same time. There was a lot for her to think about. Yet something felt off with my wife, but there was no time for me to ponder it at the moment.
Following the jumble of thoughts in my head, I walked deeper into the wood after the disappearing pack.
'You're almost there Edward.' Seth's thoughts were still soft like a child's yet there was a grown up tone to them as well.
Continuing on my path, I soon came to a stone stairway that led into the ground. The sound of snapping teeth and wild snarls shattered the night quiet. Walking through the stone doorway I was greeted by an underground stone prison. It smelled damp and musky. Emmett, Jasper, Sam and Jacob struggled to get Paul restrained in the shackles that were bolted to the wall.
"Watch out don't let him bite you." Sam ordered.
"Yeah, yeah, don't forget who you're talking too. So watch out yourself." Jacob shot back.
Paul threw back his head suddenly and let loose a bellow that was like nothing I had ever heard. His glowing red eyes zoned in one me.
'This is just the beginning mind reader. Do they really think that these chains will hold me for long?'
The laugh he gave off in my head was so piercing I felt my skin start crack. There was so much malice in his thoughts and I was buckling under the force of them. How could Jasper stand to be so close to him?
'I have bathed in blood this night mind reader. Now I shall relish it.'
My sight was ripped from me for a moment, plunging me into darkness.
'Edward! Edward can you hear me, answer me! You should get out of here.' Jasper's thoughts were demanding like an officer, yet they were laced with fear as well.
His strong accented voice broke through the shadows that blinded me.
"Emmett, get Edward out of here. The malice coming from this thing is so strong I can taste it in my mouth. I can only guess the chaos that is lurking in its thoughts."
The next thing to push itself into the darkness was the sweet smell of the woods, followed by Emmett's worried thoughts.
'I hope you don't stay in this state forever. It would suck hard. Come on, snap out of it think about Bella and Nessie.'
At the mentioning of their names, I gasped for air suddenly, as if I had been under water for an hour.
"Hey there, Eddie you're back, what did that thing that's inside of Paul do to you? Where did you go?
"No where, Emmett. I was just trapped in nothingness."
"Easy there man, you better let me carry you to your and Bella's cottage so you can recoop. Maybe I can bring you something to eat and it will help."
I didn't understand what he was talking about. What did I need to recover from?
Peering into Emmett's mind I received my answer. My marble skin had large fissures running across it as if I'd been slammed against something with a great force.
Lifting me up once more Emmett shrugged his shoulders.
"It's up to you though, bro."
I felt ridiculous lying in bed. It however, had been where Emmett had stuck me. He then left to go retrieve Carlisle and Bella.
Seconds later, Carlisle came through the door, looking over me quickly with his eyes.
'I just can't believe that Paul managed to do this to you.'
"It wasn't Paul, Carlisle. He's being possessed by something much darker."
"Do you really believe it's one of the old ones - the ones who killed members of the Quileute tribe before our arrival?"
I wanted to tell Carlisle, yes. I was sure but I couldn't say it due to the very true fact that I wasn't completely sure.
"I can't honestly tell you that it was one of them. I can tell you that Paul isn't in control of his actions. Something else is at the reins, and Paul is just the puppet."
Carlisle nodded in a response to my words. He then offered me a large glass. I stared at the red liquid inside. The scent of cougar wafted up to my nose.
"Carlisle, I don't need to be fed like a child." I responded
"You can stand up now without feeling light-headed then?" Carlisle rebuffed at me.
I didn't answer him, nor did I look him in the eye.
'It's just like Emmett described. The color is gone from your eyes as well; almost as if you were bled dry from your last feeding.'
Sighing I took the blood filled glass from my father. Tipping the glass back, I reveled in its warmth as the thick sweet liquid passed through my lips and down my throat. Draining the glass and setting down on the bed stand, I looked up at Carlisle as he sighed.
"Thank goodness, you look much better now. The gold is returning to your eyes and the cracks in your skin are starting to heal. It took everything in me to keep your mother from coming with me. So instead she helped bag up this for you. "
Carlisle sat two more bags of cougar blood down on the bed stand.
"These are from Esme and Emmett, drink them if you feel like you need to."
"How are Renesmee and Bella?"
"Renesmee is with Rose and Esme she is still taking everything in. Bella is another story."
'She's been acting rather strange since we've brought her cousin Phoebe home to complete the change."
"Strange how, Carlisle?"
"She's been rather possessive of Phoebe. I suppose it could be from Phoebe being family. However I don't remember Bella ever being so aggressive before. I will just be relieved when this Halloween is over."
Carlisle stood up from his seat on the bed.
"Well, since the blood seemed to help and you're on the mend, I will excuse myself now. Bella should be here soon. Esme and I will look after Nessie tonight. She seems rather excited over the thought of it. Feel better, son."
Carlisle then let himself out the way he had come.
A few minutes later, Bella came into the room. I smiled as she entered. She was dressed in a laced chemise and matching lace bikini bottoms. Bella then climbed on to the bed a straddled me. I felt myself grow hard at her action.
"Bella." I managed to whisper.
"Shhh, just let me do this. I could have lost you." She whispered back to me.
Her nimble fingers made quick work of my shirt, my pants were soon to follow. She caught my erection gently in her hand, stroking it slowly. The rhythm she was moving in caused me to tighten more. I arched my back as she blew on it softly.
"Oh gods, Bella, fuck me already." I all but screamed.
"Not until you drink more."
She popped open the end of one of the blood bags and poured it into a glass. I drank one and then the other.
"See you feel better now, right?" She questioned softly
"Yes, love I feel wonderful. Now where were we?" I asked with a slight huskiness to my velvet voice.
Bella's tongue slipped out between her lips as she caught a stray drop of blood on it.
"Delicious, my love."
Bella started to stroke me again, and I hardened even more. Our bodies weren't even joined yet and then Bella shifted her hips just so and I slipped inside of her. The second I was in I started to move my hips as I continued my hard thrusts inside of her tight warm core. A moan soon turned into a growl escaped my lips as Bella scraped her teeth slowly down my chest. The action caused my shaft grow tighter inside of her. Bella tipped her head back and moaned my name as we continued to ride one another, until I reached the peak of my orgasm and had my release inside of her.
We continued one with a second round, in the light of the blood moon, only this time it was me who did the teasing. I teased each one of her nipples until they both were taut with wanting of me. My tongue then danced at the opening of her valley begging entrance. As it darted into her folds, my love rolled her head from side to side, as she arched her back for me, crying out my name.
Blood red moon beams bathed us in light.
"Oh yes, yes my Anthony!" She cried as she reached her own climax.
Her breaths were coming out in pants as she spoke. "Oh how I've missed you, my love."
Licking my lips after tasting her sweetness, I lifted her right hand and brought it up to my lips to kiss.
"And I you, my sweet, sweet Lilith, never have the centuries passed so slow has they have when we're apart."
The glow of the blood moon reflected from my eyes to hers as I took in her raw beauty.
"You are as beautiful as the first day I saw you," I replied in awe of her beauty.
"I thought I would never get free from that human body. The soul of this one yearned to check on her lover," she whispered.
"Oh, Anthony, I wish we could stay here forever."
"As do I, my sweet, as do I. It's not easy to find bodies that both of us can use
Rolling over I captured the lips of my sweet Lilith once more.
We both knew that with the end of the blood moon so would our time together.