I shook my head. "Now, but then you weren't. Oh, baby girl, I'm so sorry."
Stan hugged me to him. "You didn't know, its not your fault."
Peaches licked my face. "We need to put an anti-apparation spell on this place. No one can get in or out," I said firmly.
Stan pulled his wand out and mumbled a few words. The house seemed to still and I smiled in thanks to Stan.
After an eventful trip to the grocery story, I packed everything into the kitchen just as Emmett came down.
"You got good food, sis?"
"You will wait until dinner," I told him firmly. "Where's Rose?"
"Upstairs. Something about a pregnancy test?"
I laughed, "Rose! You have to wait until next month!"
I heard her throw something and then stomp down the stairs. "Being human sucks. You have to wait."
I giggled, "You wanted this, Rose. Now, food. We have steak, chicken, pork, ham, and hamburger meat. What do you want?"
All of the Cullen's, including Stan and Edward, were standing around the island. I opened the freezer and Emmett was practically salivating. "I want steak!" He shouted.
I turned to the rest of the humans, "The rest of you?"
"Steak sounds great!" they said, nodding.
I pulled out about ten steaks to thaw before turning towards Emmett and Rose. "If you get hungry before dinner, there are snacks in the cupboard over there," I said, pointing to the snack cupboard, "otherwise, I'm not making anything and you better not burn this place down."
Rose and Emmett nodded, gulping. We walked into the living room and I took Hare, snuggling her to my chest.
"Hare, are you sure that man didn't hurt you?"
"I'm fine!" she grumbled stubbornly. "Aunt Cissy and Aunt Bella took care of me fine!"
I nodded, sighing, "I just worry, dear."
Peaches chose that moment to jump on me and Hare and started to attack my face in slobbery licks.
"Gross!" I squealed, pulling Peaches down by her collar. "Peaches! Off!"
Peaches decided I was a lost cause and jumped on Hare. I rolled my eyes as Hare squealed and laughed.
"So, how do you guys feel?" I asked.
"This is fantastic! I can feel things!" Alice squealed. "I don't remember my human life at all! So, this is awesome! I am slow, which sucks, but I still have my visions and I can eat human food! Smells are easier to handle, which is great. Food actually smells appetizing! It's awesome!"
I giggled, "You all are weird."
Rosalie sighed, "It's the best thing even, even if its only temperary."
I nodded, smiling. Edward was glaring daggers at Harriet and Stan. I've almost had enough with him.
"We should go shopping!" Alice squealed.
"We can't leave the house unless we need to, for instance, food. We have enough clothes to last us a while."
Alice frowned, "But we have to go shopping!"
"Alice, we're in a war. Your family, my family, and everyone else that you saw fighting the Death Eaters at your house are wanted and you-know-who will go through anything to get them and you. He wants you, Alice, because of your visions. He knows all about you, somehow. We're not going anywhere unless the Order says, or the final battle ensues."
Alice nodded, "Right. War."
"How long has this war been going on?" Carlisle asked.
I looked at him and then the rest of the family. "Since the fifties."
"That's since Jazz and I joined the family! That's a long time!" Alice said.
I nodded, "All because he was refused the Defense Against the Dark Arts position. He took it out on everyone. Dumbledore could sense the evil in him. He started to create followers and they started to try to take over the school. Death Eaters only gained control this summer."
I shook my head. "There is going to be a major battle soon, with many lives lost. I can feel it. Since Harry and his two minions are back, they finished what Dumbledore started. We just need the word from Harry and we can attack, kill Voldemort once and for all."
"What has he done that's so bad?" Emmett asked.
"Em, picture Call of Duty for me, okay?" He closed his eyes and nodded. "Now picture you, the person shooting, as Voldemort." He nodded again. "Now picture the people you're shooting Muggles, Muggleborns, and anyone that denies to join him." He opened his eyes.
"I see."
"Exactly. You're fighting for territory, which is exactly what he's doing. He's going to keep killing until he gets what he wants. Control."
"Do you know exactly when the final battle will be?" Edward asked.
"Only time will tell. It's the middle of May, so probably not until school gets out. I heard the Carrows are in charge of punishment." I shivered. "Poor children."
"The Carrows?" Esme asked.
"Death Eaters. A brother and a sister, but absolutely lethal and, like all Death Eaters, enjoy to watch others suffer, even if they are on the same side. They are the best ones with the Cruciatus Curse."
"The Cruci-" Emmett started, but stopped, thinking about it.
I rolled my eyes, "The Cruciatus Curse causes emense pain. It's unforgivable. No one deserves it, except for my dear Aunt Bella and the Dark Lord."
"Does it hurt?" Emmett asked.
"That's the point of emense pain," Rose sighed.
"Do it on me!" Emmett demanded.
I giggled, "Even you will scream. You saw me being tortured with it when the Order left and it was just me and you-know-who. It's terrible, Em."
"Do it," Emmett challenged. I looked to Carlisle for permission, who nodded - smiling slightly - and then to Rosalie.
"He deserves it," she muttered. "Thinks he can leave me hanging in bed."
I faked gagged, "Too much imformation, Rose. TMI!"
She giggled and I raised my wand. "Sorry, Em, but you did ask, just keep that in mind. Stand up."
He stood up as I did and I flicked my wand, "Crucio!"
He fell to the ground in pain and screamed in pain, causing Rose to laugh. I stopped the curse after five seconds and smirked at a horrified Emmett, "See?"
"I didn't think it hurt that much," he mumbled.
"It's like Jane, but thousands of time worse," Emmett told his family. Carlisle gasped.
"I can't believe it!" Rosalie laughed. "Someone to make even Jane cower."
"I didn't even mean that one," I told them. "When you mean it, its worse. Bellatrix always means it and its intense. The Dark Lord, he is much, much worse than even Bellatrix. Which is why I'm concerned for Hare. She went under that curse far too young. When I was put under it when I was young, I developed lethal powers. She could have, but she was only under it once, and- I'm babbling," I realized. "Sorry."
I pet Peaches as I sat back down. "We really need to get rid of Voldemort, though."
"So, this war. Who's all fighting?" Carlisle asked. "Everyone except for you guys."
"Why not?" Emmett asked, cracking his knuckles.
"Because you are normal humans and you can't weild magic, except for Carlisle, but he can't anymore. His vampire self destroyed all magic in him. There's nothing any of you can do anymore."
"Aw, come on!" Emmett pleaded.
"No," I said firmly. "And if you ask any of the other Order members, they'll all say the same."
Stan nodded, "They won't let humans fight, and you can't change back into vampires until next week. You are stuck."
The Cullen's seemed put off, but its not my fault. They only came to have children and I was fine with that.
My head snapped to the window in an instant. I felt a sickening jolt in my stomach. "Someone's crossing the wards. All of you don't look out the windows or show yourselves."
There was a knock on the door and I was amazed they made it through the wards. I reset them! No one should be allowed through!
I changed into a Muggle self, thankful that I was wearing Muggle clothes, and opened the door, remembering that I left my wand in the living room.
"Hi, my name's Savanah. Can I help you?" I asked the man. He looked familiar, but I couldn't place it.
"Yes, does a Delphinus Tonks or Shunpike live here?"
"Such a strange name, but no, I'm sorry, that person doesn't live here. Can I get your name, perhaps, to know who is asking for this person?"
"My name is Avery," he said flatly, and that's when I recognized him. Avery. "Are you sure that there isn't a Delphinus here?"
"I'm absolutely sure. If you'll excuse me, I have to cook some dinner for my grandparents in the retirement home. Shall I get your phone number, and if I hear of a person named that, I'll give you a call?"
"Um," he seemed lost. Looks like Avery didn't pay attention in Muggle Studies! "No, that's all right. Sorry to disturb you."
I nodded, "Have a good day, Avery."
"You as well," he muttered. He walked away and I shut the door, locking it with all the bolts.
I peeked out the window and made sure that he was long gone before turning into my real self.
"How the hell did Avery get past the wards?" I asked my family as I walked into the living room.
"Maybe he doesn't have a mark?" Rosalie offered.
I shook my head, "He does. I've seen it. It's something else."
"What if, when I placed the anti-apparation ward, it cut off the others?"
My eyes widened. "We need to replace the wards immediately then."
Stan nodded. I grabbed my wand from the floor next to Harriet and waved it around, muttering spells, completely zoned out. When I finished, Stan nodded. "It looks protected. You can see that right?" he asked.
I looked out the window and saw the yellow, red, and green rings around the house. I nodded, "They are stronger than I've ever made them. No one will be able to get in without an invitation from me or Stan," I told the Cullen's. They nodded and I saw Alice was slightly mad that we couldn't shopping.
"Look, Alice, when the wars over, you can drag me all over the world for shopping, alright? As soon as its safe to travel."
She immediately brightened.
"Oh, Bella, you just killed yourself, darlin'," Jasper laughed. I groaned and sank down on the floor next to Harriet and Peaches.
"I'm going regret this as soon as it happens, I can tell. Alice, we have a limit of a week, though. I'm not going to shop all year or month."
Alice pouted, "But you can get all the seasons!"
"No," I said firmly, smiling slightly. She sighed.
"Bellsy, is it dinner time? I'm starved!" Emmett shouted.
I flinched slightly from how loud it was and check the grandfather clock in the corner. "Yeah. I need complete silence to cook for an army in that kitchen. So if you couples want to have some fun, not in my living room, please. Definately not in my bedroom either."
Stan laughed, "Yes, not in our bedroom, or Hare's."
The Cullen couples left and soon it was just Stan, Harriet, Edward, and I.
"The forest in the back yard has plenty of game for hunting," I told Edward, who nodded.
"Love, why did you marry him?"
I rolled my eyes, "Because I love Stan with everything in my being."
"What about me?"
"Nothing compared to him."
"Compared to someone else?"
"I'm married to Stan, I love him, and I will never leave him, ever. Just stop, Edward. Stop."
I got up and walked into the kitchen, placing the steaks on a pan. After I finished the green beans, potatoes, salad, and a chocolate cake. This was going to be the first meal to remember.
Review! The first ever Stan/Bella story! Suck that bitches! I feel honored and I hope you like it!
