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"So who gets to sacrifice their cloths for Jake?" Bella asked with a grin. Aro looked at her with a confused expression. "When he shifts the cloths he is wearing shred." She informed him with a twinkle in her eyes.
"MOMMY." Selene called from Bella's lap. "Jake." The toddler pointed to her mate with a smile. "Puppy Jake." Bella laughed.
"Get him." She instructed putting her daughter down on the floor in front of her. Jake put his ears back and barked lightly. "Run Jake, or she will get you." Jake 'bolted' up and 'ran'- walked 'quickly'- away from them, allowing the toddler to give chase to him with giggles ringing throughout the Throne Room. Soon Selene was crying because she couldn't catch Jake and Bella swooped down on her lifting her up and put her on Jake's back. "Careful Jake. Hold tight dear." She told her daughter and nodded apprehensively when Selene gripped Jake's fur tightly. Jake walked slowly around the room with Selene bouncing around on his back playfully. He gave a little huff and Selene giggled louder as he started to 'prance' around. Their games were halted when a cell phone rang from the pile of shredded cloths. Bella ran over and dug through it and saw it was her dad calling. "Jake, it's Charlie." Jake looked at her with sympathy and she nodded. "Aro, can you please take Selene. Someone please get him some clothes." She called to the Vampires in the room. Soon Jake was dressed in a pair of pants and reaching for the phone.
"Hey Charlie."
"Jake, where is my Granddaughter?"
"Right her, Selene, sweety, say hi to Grandpa Charlie."
"Wampa, hi." Selene answered with a giggle. "Jake's a puppy."
"Really? Does he bark?" Charlie asked her.
"Yes." She answered happily. "Bark Jake." Jake laughed and gave a humanistic bark.
"I guess he really is a dog then." Charlie said his smile showing in his tone. "Jake did you find Bella?" Jake looked at Bella as she was looking at Aro. Aro nodded his permission for Bella to be known about.
"I don't know. Did I find you Bella?" Jake asked smiling at Bella who grinned back at him.
"ISABELLA MARIE SWAN! You are to come home and then you are Grounded." Charlie shouted at her.
"I didn't know her middle name was Marie." Aro stated with a chuckle.
"Sorry dad," Bella said taking the phone from Jake. "But I can't afford to return home." She said looking pointedly at Aro.
"Where are you, I will drive to you." Charlie stated with determination in his voice.
"Dad, you can't drive to Italy." Bella informed him. "There is an ocean in the way."
"Then I will buy you a plane ticket, where are you coming from?" He demanded.
"Not happening Dad."
"Bella, you are coming home and that is final."
"No I'm not. I came here for a reason and I will stay until that reason is no more."
"And what is that reason."
Bella looked at Aro and sighed, muting the phone. "What do I tell him?" Aro looked at the phone in her hand and reached for it. Bella unmuted it and handed it to him.
"Mr. Swan, my name is Aro. I am going to tell you something that most people would die if they learned." Aro began, looking at his brothers, both whom were nodding at his unofficial ruling. "Your daughter has been caught up with Vampires and she is to stay here, for the remainder of her life."
"Aro! Can't you break it to him more gently" Bella asked astonished.
"Nice try, but there is no such thing as Vampires." Charlie snarled. Bella smirked and took the phone from her mate.
"Dad, you remember those cases of animal attacks leading towards Forks last year? The ones where all the blood was drained out?"
"Yes, what about it?"
"That was done by a trio of Vampires. My accident in Phoenix, was the same Vampires. The Cullens are Vampires Dad." Bella informed him. She then counted down on her fingers.
Three
Two
One
"YOU WERE DATING A VAMPIRE? Do you have a death wish or something?" He shouted right on cue.
"Yes, I was dating a Vampire Dad. Oh and guess what?" She giggled at him.
"What could be worse than you dating a Vampire."
"Jake is a wolf shape-shifter. He turns into a big dog with stinky fur." Everyone on her side of the phone started laughing. Charlie could also hear Jake yelling about how he didn't smell that bad.
"Your not joking are you kid?" Charlie asked knowing the answer.
"No, I am not. Also Aro is one of the Three Vampire kings." Bella informed her father.
"I was just talking to a Vampire Royal? How cool is that?" Aro laughed and took the phone from Bella again.
"Mr. Swan-"
"Charlie."
"Charles," Bella snorted at Aro's answer. "Your daughter is my mate. She will be my Queen, and I will care for her everyday for the rest of eternity." Bella was still laughing at his insistence to call her father Charles. She took the phone back and spoke once more.
"So dad now you know why I can't come home."
"Did he really just call me Charles?"
"He calls me Isabella."
"Wow, old fashioned."
"Early Greek, actually."
"Okay make that ancient."
"You realize every Vampire in the room, and I am in the Throne Room meaning there is at least 15, can hear you right?" Bella said bringing him back to what was going on.
"Right, umm, what is going to happen to you?"
"Aro will probably change me sometime in the next year or so..." Bella trailed off looking at Aro for confirmation. He shrugged in non commitment. "It is up to him on what my future has in store for me. Especially on how long I am human." She smiled at Aro lovingly.
"Am I welcome to see you?" Charlie asked, hoping that he could get permission and tell Renee that he had seen Bella well. "Also you need to call your mother, she is going insane with worry." He informed his daughter.
"Do we tell her or let her find out after?" Bella asked Aro. "She will not make a big fuss about it." Aro thought about it for a second and spoke.
"Tell her about us after you are changed." He told his mate.
"Dad, I will tell Mom about Vampires after I become one, but for now I will call and let her know that I am okay. I will talk to you again soon." She smiled and hung up the phone handing it back to Jake.
