To Bewitch the Mind
by ShipperGirlky
Chapter Three
AN: SM owns everything but my mistakes and the dirty nasty Demetri/Bella sex that you know will eventually happen in this story. Ahem
There was a knock on the door.
There was another knock on the door and that was when Charlie Swan's day went down the crapper. Standing in front of his door was Dr. Cullen, his son Edward and a lady that Chief Swan dealt with on a number of occasions- Myra Lough. Charlie could guess that Edward was there to harass him about Bella (again) and this time brought his father with him. What Charlie could not understand was why the supervisor of child services was with them today. He sighed and did not bother to extend a greeting to either Cullen.
"Ms. Lough. Is there a problem at the hospital? You could have called the station. I believe that Rick Snyder is on duty right now until I relieve him in the morning." Charlie made no move to allow anyone inside the house. He was acutely aware of the three empty beer cans on the table behind him. Even though he was off duty, he still had an image to keep for his job.
"Mr Swan-" Edward pushed himself toward the door. Charlie did not budge an inch. "Charlie, if we could take this inside..."
"Edward. I am Chief Swan to you. I am not your equal nor are you my superior. You are a teenage boy. For the last time, Bella is not here. You need to respect her wishes and stay away."
Carlisle pulled Edward back by his shoulders. "We mean no disrespect." His hands squeezed a warning on the younger vampire's body. "Edward would like to talk to Bella."
"The answer is no Dr Cullen. My daughter has been very clear that she no longer wants to speak to your son. He is the one with the problem." Charlie took a more aggressive stance. "If he does not stop trying to bother her or if he harasses me anymore, I will file a report. He is old enough to be tried as an adult in Washington."
Ms. Lough politely cleared her throat. "I'm afraid Charlie-" Edward gave the older Swan a dark glare. "-that Dr Cullen has filed a missing person's report on your daughter."
"What the hell!" Charlie yelled as he stepped off of the porch. Edward tried to get around him but Carlisle held him still.
"We...my family and I were worried that Bella is in some danger and I feel that once I can look her over for myself, we will drop the report immediately." The blonde doctor smile in a reassuring manner.
Charlie was not reassured. His face turned red from his shoulders to the top of his head before darkening to a deep, almost purple color. Ms. Lough touched his arm. He looked at her small hand on his plaid shirt and forcibly blew out the air between clenched teeth. He took his time in marshaling his thoughts. When he turned his gaze toward the Cullen men, the man that stood before them was not some country bumpkin.
"Ms. Lough," He kept his eyes directly on Carlisle's face even as he addressed others. "I drove my daughter to the airport to use the plane tickets that the Cullens purchased for her birthday last year. She asked me to take her phone because Edward Cullen would not stop calling and texting her..."
"She never got on that plane!" Edward yelled at Charlie. "And you call yourself a good father!"
Charlie stared him down. "I spoke with Bella after the plane left and her mother told me she did not land. She met some friends and she is taking the year off to 'find herself' as the kids call it." He looked at the older woman. "Myra...Hell even Angela Weber's parents are letting her go out of the country before she goes to college. Some ministry thing."
He paused before continuing, "Now I think everyone here knows that when the Cullens left, Bella had a very rough time. She deserves whatever time she needs to find herself or be a hippie or join a woman's circle or get her palms read in France." He looked at Edward. "I no longer want you on my property Edward. I will file the paperwork and have it sent to you. And I will also remind you that Bella is an adult. So bringing Myra here into this only makes your family look bad. I know my daughter."
Then Charlie went inside and shut the door.
…
Demetri and Felix were only having a slightly better day.
Bella was on her third day of burning. Her screams tore through the abandoned building. After her initial day, Santiago had landed them in the center of Africa. The Volturi used some of the grassplains to house extra jets or for refueling purposes in the concrete buildings they had erected decades ago. Currently Santiago was hunting for their meals since Bella was due to finish her change at any moment. Even Felix might be over-powered by a tricky newborn working on base instinct. Demetri paced back and forth while his friend stared glumly at the floor.
"They are going to burn us, you know."
"She WILL have a gift Felix and she is already magnificent." Demetri stopped in his tracks and praised his mate (again) with a shit eating grin on his face.
"Yes, yes. The love of all ages." Felix sighed and looked pityingly at his friend. "You sound like Marcus." He clasped his hands together and mockingly called out into the empty sky. "Oh! For none have so loved this woman," He motioned to an imaginary lover. " as I have loved this woman. Bah! I liked you better when we could enjoy the secretaries together." He kicked at the ground.
Demetri laughed and grabbed Felix by the arm. "We are still friends. Just no...secretaries. And uh...do not mention such things to mia Bella. I'll tell her...later…."
Felix's reply was cut off. Bella's heart beat sped up for the final time. Her voice was scratched from overuse. The two vampires made their way to stand near her body. Close enough to keep her inside but not enough to get damaged if or when she started fighting. Her skin was an opalescent ideal. Her hair showed more of the red and black tints liberally scattered in her chocolate strands. Her figure showed some weight gain to a healthy proportion. Demetri purred loudly in satisfaction. He bounced on the heels of his feet up and down as the sound of her heat beat for the final time.
"Ah….Isabella..."
"Demetri?"
