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Lunch went as well as expected with five vampires hovering over the shifters. Bella of course didn't mind but Leah's behavior reminded her of a feral dog. Irina didn't help the situation of course, they were constantly butting heads and throwing insults at each other. When Irina was tired of their games she excused herself explaining she needed to hunt since her earlier meal was "foul" as she petulantly glared at Leah. Throughout Bella's lunch she talked gently with Kate and Tanya. They asked one another general questions and shared glances. Once Bella was finished Carmen quickly grabbed her dishes with a bright smile and suggested they go to the den to talk. Bella faintly registered Leah's astounded "You're just going to leave me here with them?" as Tanya and Kate led her away.

"You said you and Leah are from Washington?" Tanya asked Bella as she leaned into Bella's side on the couch. Bella's arm was around Tanya's shoulders while Kate was lounging on the arm of the couch with her arms wrapped around Bella's middle pulling her back into her.

"Yeah Forks, Washington. Small rainy town. It's in the Olympic Peninsula."

"Yes we're familiar with the area. We have cousins there actually."

"Cousins?"

"Not exactly. They are another large vampire coven like us. My sister's and I have known the coven leader Carlisle for quite some time."

"They've never mentioned a pack of shifters though" Kate tagged on.

"Wait, you know the Cullens?"

"And you know the Cullens?" Tanya asked with eyebrows raised. She was curious as to why Carlisle never mentioned the shifters.

"Kind of. We've only heard stories about them, never actually seen them. There's a treaty line the Cullens are forbidden to cross and the pack doesn't really leave the reservation."

"Well enough about the Cullens and the La Push pack; I want to talk about you Bella."

Kate shifted her hold and brushed her lips behind Bella's ear.

"This doesn't frighten you hmm?" Kate purred "Having imprinted on two vampires?"

"No" Bella replied in a low voice noticing the immediate change in the atmosphere.

Tanya, who was now facing the two said "I've seen many things in my life but this," now closely poised over Bella and Kate "being mated to the both of you is the most extraordinary occurrences in the existence of this world."

Bella felt Kate's lips move lower towards her neck causing Bella to let out a small purr. Gazing into Tanya's eyes she noticed they were darker than before. Bella felt too warm again and her only logical thought was to pull Tanya's cool body on top of hers to satiate her need. Of course this was an opportune time for Leah to come storming in fuming as if she was the devil herself.

"Stop whatever the fuck you're doing, Bella! These leeches know those Cullens!" she shouted. Bella had jumped up and was pushing against Leah's chest trying to back her up from her mates. She could feel Leah's form shaking underneath her hands and knew she had a real problem to deal with. "Calm down." Bella said calmly through a clenched jaw. "Back off!" Leah shouted over Bella's shoulder "I heard the other one talking on the phone when she came back. She was talking to a Rosalie and I know it's one of those bloodsuckers in Forks!"

"Stop Leah. Listen to me."

"No! You listen to me! For all we know these leeches could be the ones that attacked the tribe." Leah was struggling against Bella's strong grip now, more angry at Bella for not caring.

"They weren't the vampires that did that. They wouldn't do that. All they've been is welcoming to the both of us."

"It's a trick!"

"No it's not. You've felt my imprint." By now Bella almost had Leah out the front door. Once outside Bella's grip loosened and Leah shoved her hands away.

"Why did you have to imprint on two leeches, Bella?" Leah asked in an accusatory tone.

Realization chimed in Bella's head. Leah was jealous, hurt, upset and probably feeling a lot of other things. Bella was the only one in Leah's corner when she had first shifted knowing the girl would need it. The pack was already mad about having Bella around and the last thing they wanted was the brooding eighteen year old Leah yelling at them in their heads. Of course Sam's thoughts would hurt the still heartbroken Leah. Of course she would lash out and push away everyone around her.

Bella slowly approached the no longer shaking Leah.

"We're still a pack Leah. You're my friend and I don't want to upset you but you need to see reason here. I get that you're hurt and I'm sure this isn't easy for you but I can't let you treat my mates or their coven like this."

"So that's it then? You choose them over your own pack?"

"You know there's no choice for me. It's yours to stay or go."

Leah paced back and forth in front of Bella, shaking her head a scoffing everyone once in awhile. Bella stood still watching, arms folding and a stance that meant she wasn't backing down. "Will I see you back at the cabin?" Leah asked. "Of course." Bella said, relaxing her stance. With that Leah turned and started jogging only to shift into her wolf within a few seconds. Bella felt a hand on her lower back and a soft "Everything alright?" from Kate before turning around and gently smiling at her.

"Wait so you're how old?" Bella asked laughing and looking between her two blondes. Tanya gently swatted Bella's thigh before replying with laughter of her own. "I'm not exactly sure, calendars were not popular back then. We're all around a thousand years old aside from Carmen and Eleazar."

"Awe and you're just a kitten!" Kate laughed out.

"I'm nineteen! Does this body look like a kitten to you?" Bella asked still laughing, waving her hand down to showcase herself.

"Definitely not but that's like three cat years which is still a kitten for cats like you" Kate said smugly.

"I'm sure we can all agree that Bella is quite young compared to us but nothing we can't handle. Isn't that right Kate?"

"Oh I'm sure kittens can't be that hard to han," but Kate was cut off by Bella who now had Kate pinned beneath her, arms pinned above her head and Bella straddling her thighs.
"Not hard to handle?" Bella asked with a smirk and a quirked brow.

Kate looked up at Bella with a grin. 'That's hot' she thought, 'really hot' after noticing Bella's biceps flex in her white shirt. Within a second Kate's hands were no longer pinned by Bella's and instead gripping her biceps. "I take it back. Definitely hard to handle." Kate said as she squeezed them as Bella flexed again and laughed.

"In all seriousness I feel like there's some important things we need to talk about." Bella said diplomatically as she slid off Kate and helped her into a sitting position once again. "Yes I agree" Tanya said clapping her hands together "There are many things to discuss regarding our new relationship and I'm positive we have an abundance of time to get to know each other more intimately later" she finished eyeing Kate.

"I'm going to keep staying at the cabin with Leah." Bella held up her hand to stop whatever was about to be said and continued, "I know it's customary for imprints to move in and do all that stuff and I'm sure it's the same with vampires but I can't leave Leah. Also," Bella said quickly "I'm not one for U-Hauling." Both vampires chuckled before agreeing quickly, eager to comply with anything their mate wanted. "I'd still like to see you both often like probably every day type of often." "We wouldn't have it any other way" Tanya said happily and Kate added "I don't think I'd survive if I couldn't." Bella smiled but it fell quickly, not wanting to insult her mates. "It's pretty obvious there's bad blood between Leah and Irina. Leah bitches a lot but she's like my family. If I can get her to chill with the 'leech' and 'bloodsucker' comments do you think you can get Irina to maybe not rile her up more?" "Of course Bella. Kate and I will talk to Irina tonight." Kate nodded in agreement. "Okay well I guess that's it for now" Bella shrugged before adding, "I do have a question for the both of you though."

"You can ask us anything."

"Your eyes?"

"Yup, got two of 'em right here kitten." Kate joked.

"I mean earlier, they got darker, like noticeably darker."

Tanya hummed in understanding. "Yes, I suppose that did happen."

Bella looked between her mates waiting for one of them to explain. When that didn't happen she sighed with a small smile and asked "Why do they do that?"

"They get lighter when we feed and darker when we don't." Tanya answered simply.

"So… you're saying you were hungry?"

"Well we didn't eat you in the clearing now did we? Our meal got canceled" said Kate.

Bella felt like she was missing something and from the glint in her mates' eyes she was being toyed with. Then it all clicked in her head.

"You were hungry…?"

Tanya hummed again but this time in agreement.

"For me."

Kate threw her arms up in the air and shouted like a game show host "We have a winner ladies and gentlemen!"

All three of them laughed together and Kate winked "Get used to it kitten."

The three mates continued to talk late into the night but the conversation slowed when Bella started yawning. "It's late and I should start heading back home." "If you're too tired you can always stay in our nice big comfy warm bed?" "Ha ha Kate. Tempting but I think it's a little soon for rule breaking, no?" "Rules you set kitten. I think you're allowed to break them." Tanya started to stand up and offered Bella her hand, "We'll walk you out, Bella" she said in a warmly. Tanya wasn't pleased with her mate leaving but she would respect Bella's wishes and was happy to have her company at all. 'Plus I have my other mate to keep me company while Bella was away so it's not too bad' she mused.

Once at the front door Kate pulled Bella into a tight hug, burrowing her nose in her hair before whispering "Sleep tight kitten. I'll see you tomorrow." Once Kate let go of Bella she quickly turned to Tanya and pulled her into a hug, one hand gently holding Tanya's head against her collarbone. "This is the best day of my life" Bella said while resting her chin on Tanya's head and looking at Kate. Tanya lifted her head up and wrapped her arms around Bella's neck, "There will be so many more my Bella." Tanya quickly pecked Bella's cheek, not wanting to linger. Once out of Tanya's arms Bella bent down and unlaced her boots before slipping out of them. She then tied the laces together before hanging them around her neck. Her mates looked at her quizzically before she explained with a shy smile "They're my favorite pair." Kate ran into the house but was back in the blink of an eye holding Bella's button down. "Hang on to it for me. I don't want to ruin it." and then Bella was running towards the trees. Mid-way she jumped in the air and swiftly shifted into her panther disappearing into the dark forest.

"Hot damn I need a cold shower." Kate said looking at the tree line.

"And to feed. Let's go."

Bella was on cloud nine. She was running wild and fast through the trees trying to burn off the sudden burst of energy she had. Her mind kept replaying the day's events over and over again.

'Could you maybe cool it with the spastic slideshow?'

'Leah?! Shit I'm sorry I didn't know you were shifted.'

'Figures.' Bella could hear the eye roll in Leah's response.

'Where are you?'

'Not far out from the cabin.'

'I'll be there in a few minutes. Meet me?'

All Bella could hear was a grunt but took that as Leah complying.

"Took you long enough." Leah sounded annoyed as Bella approached the cabin. They had found the old hunting cabin while running through Alaska a month prior. They never planned to settle in Alaska but the abandoned cabin was perfect for them. The cabin itself was far from nice but it was isolated enough that they'd never have to worry about hiding who they were. The shifters never had to worry about keeping warm thanks to their high body temperatures and food was never an issue with their inner animals. Surviving out there had come easy to the girls.

Bella brushed past Leah, bumping the door open. She was still shifted and would rather be dressed to have this conversation. After a moment Bella walked back out the door and sat down next to Leah on the front steps. They were quiet for a while, both tired from the eventful day they had and content to feel at 'home' again. But Bella knew this couldn't be her home forever, not when she found it in two wonderful women.

"Leah…"

"I don't get it. I didn't even know it was possible to imprint on vampires."

"I mean, they're technically people. Like us you know? We're technically people too."

"We don't eat people."

"They don't eat people Leah."

Leah scoffed, "how do you know that's really true? They could have fed from humans a month ago for all we know."

"They haven't drank human blood in a long time."

"And drinking from animals is any better? You're an animal too Bella!"

"Why are you trying to pick a fight? Why can't you understand they aren't like other vampires? Is it so hard to believe that people aren't their stereotypes? Look at us, are we like other shifters Leah?"

Leah stayed silent, looking away from Bella.

"I get you're mad but you just… just let it go okay? We're not in Forks anymore so why are you still listening to what the Elder's said?"

"Jesus have you asked enough questions yet?" Leah snapped.

Bella shook her head and stood up. "We can talk about why you freaked the hell out today when you're ready. I'm going to get some sleep."

Bella had slipped into bed when Leah came in. She sat on her bed and rested her head in her hands before quietly speaking, "I'm happy for you. For finding your imprint, imprints." Bella looked over at Leah before rolling on her back "Thanks. Night, Leah." Bella was still excited but she wanted to get some sleep. Sleeping made time go by quicker and the faster time passed the sooner she'd get to see her mates.