Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight, but that's okay because I own all the awesome ideas in my story.
A/N: I'm having so much fun torturing myself with updating what? 4 active stories! (2 are mini stories) I'm working on. On top of those 4 I have other stories in the works or that I'm editing. Also for all my Unexpected Love fans I haven't given up on that story I just have to figure how I want to continue and eventually end it.
Emmett's P.O.V.
I walk into the bedroom that I share with Edward to quickly change shirts before I head to Rosalie's room to grab Bella a change of clothes. I also grab her a hoodie just in case.
As I head back downstairs I see Edward waiting for me with blackened eyes and a deep frown on his face. I guess it's clearly time for round two to begin.
"Where do you think you're going? You and I are nowhere near finished with our discussion, and why do you have Rosalie's clothes?" Edward asks as he crosses his arms over his chest.
"You and I both know I don't have to answer you, but seeing as the rest of the family is curious I will. Rosalie forgot to bring Bella a spare set of clothes because she tore up the last set while shifting. I'm going to bring Bella Bear some." I say as simple enough as I can as I start walking towards the door.
"No, I forbid you from leaving this house until we are finished talking. If Bella really needs clothes Rosalie can come get them herself." Edward growls as he moves in the way of my path.
"I'm confused as to how you think you're actually going to stop me. I'm sure you don't actually believe that you can overpower me, do you?" I chuckle darkly as I imagine Edward trying to physically stop me.
"You know Jasper could stop you." I can't help but smile as I turn to look at Jasper. I watch as he shrugs his shoulders not really knowing how he got thrown into this.
"I'm sure he could since he's trained way more than I have, but from the looks of it he's not planning on moving to help you anytime soon. So now that we have that cleared up I'm leaving now. Edward please don't feel the need to follow me because I won't help you when Rosalie tries to rip you a new asshole." I laugh as I take off out the door ignoring Edward's anger filled growl.
As I'm running I take a few deep breaths to clear my mind. I don't want to seem negative while I'm around Bella. That's the last thing she needs on her plate right now. In a few minutes I'm standing in the middle of the clearing I left Rosalie and Bella in.
I make sure I'm quiet as I watch Rosalie gently pet Bella while she finishes eating. Wow Bella's huge, but she's so beautiful. I didn't realize I had said it outloud until I see Rosalie staring me down with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah she is," Rosalie says as she continues to pet Bella who seems to be unbothered by my being here. "Did you bring the clothes I asked for?" Rosalie asks as she turns to look at Bella.
"Yes, and you missed all of the fireworks." I chuckle softly as I begin to walk closer. "Edward is pissed off because I'm trying to help Bella and honestly I think he's just jealous I never fell over him like you're falling over Bella. At this point I don't even care what his problem is. I swear he acts more like my father than my mate, and at this point I'm just done." I sigh in frustration as I rub the back of my neck with my free hand.
"Are you saying you don't think you and Edward are mates anymore? How is that even possible? What changed?" Rosalie asks me as she keeps checking on Bella to make sure she's okay while we talk around her.
"To be honest I've been feeling this way ever since my newborn phase ended. My feelings for him started to dwindle and at first I thought it was because I wasn't a newborn anymore, but over time I felt like spending time with him was more of a chore than everything else. I never said anything because I felt like this happened to everybody. But I see how you act with Bella, and I see I've just been lying to myself this whole time." I groan as I walk closer to hand Rosalie Bella's clothes.
"I'm sorry Emmett. Would you like to stay here and spend time with Bella and I?" She asks clearly sensing that I have no desire to go back home right now.
"That would be awesome, but I think I'm going to wait back over there. She is a really big kitty with sharp claws that I would very much like to avoid her using them on me." I say with a cheeky smile as I gently pass Rosalie the clothes and start heading back to the middle of the clearing.
"Actually Emmett I'm sure Bella wouldn't mind if you stayed close by. She likes you." I smile with joy as I take a few steps back from the girls and sit down. I watch as Rosalie talks to Bella about seemingly nothing while she finishes eating and I can't help but feel jealous of the bond they have. I can honestly say that Edward and I never truly had that.
Now that I think about it Edward and I have never been like the other mated couples in our family. We spend more time away from each other than we do together. We share a room, but really it's just a place for us to keep our clothes and maybe have sex once a year if that. The more I think about it the more I realize that Edward and I can't be mates. This makes me happy, but at the same time I'm sad because I really thought I had found my forever with him.
I look up as I hear my name being called. "I'm sorry what? I was a little lost in thought." I look up to see Bella back in her human form wearing the clothes I brought for her.
"Bella's been trying to get your attention. She was trying to say thank you for the bear and asked if you were okay?" I chuckle softly as I see Bella nodding her head from her spot next to Rosalie.
"You can come closer Emmett. Rosalie told me what happened between you and Edward. Are you okay? You look really sad." I nod as I slowly move closer. I'm not really sure how to answer her question since I have such mixed feelings about it.
I make sure to keep some distance before I sit down. I don't want to push Bella before she's ready. I know she hasn't had the best past with vampires and I would hate to overstep. When I see her start to shift uncomfortable I move back a little bit.
"Bella, you know you don't have to push yourself right? I'm just glad that you're willing to talk to me. If I even get too close for your comfort please feel free to tell me and I'll back off. I'd hate to upset my new favorite sister." I say with a sarcastic grin as I see Rosalie roll her eyes.
"I'll have to keep that in mind. Thank you Emmett." Bella says as she rest her head on Rosalie's shoulder. "I'm sorry about Edward I didn't mean to cause a fight." I watch as she starts fidgeting with her fingers.
"It's not your fault Edward was born with a stick up his ass. I think he's just mad that you're talking to me and not him. Plus the fact that he can't read your mind royally pisses him off." I say as I see confusion in Bella's eyes.
"I'm sorry I forgot to tell you. Some of the people in our family have powers. Edward can read everybody's mind except for yours. Alice is a seer which means she can see the future depending on when people make decisions, and Jasper is an empath and he can also project certain emotions he wants you to feel." I watch as Bella processes this information nodding slowly.
"So not all of you have powers?" She asks with genuine curiosity. I look at Rose waiting for her answer.
"Well for those of us who don't have gifts we like to believe that our strongest traits or characteristics as human were simply enhanced after our change. For example, Carlisle has amazing control over his bloodlust. Esme's motherly instincts I am sure we're enhanced because that woman has the ability to love just about anything. Emmett was incredibly strong when he was human and now he's just freakishly strong." Rosalie says with a cheeky smile.
"Well what about you? What trait did you carry over from your human life since you don't have a gift?" Bella asks innocently as she looks over her shoulder at Rose.
"Isn't it obvious? Rosalie was probably the most beautiful human in history." I say with a grin as I watch Rose roll her eyes at me playfully.
"Well that would explain why she looks like a freakin' goddess." Bella mumbles as looks at everything but Rosalie as a faint blush creaks along her cheeks.
"Oh so you think I look like a goddess?" Rosalie says with a cheeky smile as the blush makes its way up Bella's neck.
"I….well….you're really beautiful. It's like you're Aphrodite or something!" Bella shouts starting to get fluttered.
"You know you're really cute when you're flustered. There's no need to be embarrassed over complimenting me. Besides if I'm a goddess what does that make you?" Rosalie asks her in a gentle loving tone. I really hope Bella agrees to see this wolves soon cause Rosalie's clearly her imprint only problem is she doesn't know what that means.
"Well she can't be Hephaestus since she's not ugly, lame, or boring. I vote for Athena." I say as Bella and Rosalie both give me a curious look. "Athena is the goddess of wisdom and war. Bella looks like she's been through war a few times and here she is! Plus I think she's chock full of wisdom. We just have to discover what kind!" Rosalie smiles brightly at my explanation.
"Athena….I like it. It's cute and he's right it suits you very well." Rosalie says as she gently kisses Bella on the forehead.
"Thank you." Bella mumbles softly as she sits up to look at me. "If Rosalie is Aphrodite then I think Emmett should be Hercules since he's strong and from angles I guess you could say that he's cute." I place my hand over my un-beating heart in shock. Did Bella Bear just make a joke?
"Oh my god did Bella Bear just make a joke on my expense?" I say with an excited smile as she starts to blush again.
"I think it was more of a compliment as she gave you a new nickname Hercules." Rosalie says with a wink.
"Which I think is the coolest thing ever! Hercules is one of my favorite Disney movies." I again get a confused look from Bella. "Please tell me you know what Disney is?" I groan as she slowly starts to shake her head no. That causes me to groan louder.
"Emmett are you thinking the same thing I'm thinking?" Rosalie asks me with an evil grin as I quickly figure out what she's thinking.
"Disney movie marathon!" I shout as I throw my hands in the air excited. We get to educate Bella is the beautiful art that is Disney.
"I feel like if you two are on the same page I should be worried, but you both sound excited so I'll go with it." Bella says with a shrug as she gently starts to stand up pulling Rosalie with her.
"Woo! This is going to be so awesome!" I shout as I fist pump the air. This is going to be a really great night. I stand up and start to walk in front of Rosalie and Bella back to the house. The bear seems to have worked it's magic. Bella's arm and leg seemed to have healed up rather nicely. I mean she's still kind of limping, but at least she doesn't need a temporary cast anymore.
Rosalie's P.O.V.
I knew Bella's trying to put on a brave front so it seems like she's okay, but she needs to understand that she's still recovering. Her wounds still need time to heal so when we were about half way from the house I quickly scooped her into my arms before she had time to protest.
"Rosalie you don't have to carry me you know? I'm doing better so I can walk." She says as she tries to remove herself from my arms.
"You are doing better and I would like to keep it that way if you don't mind." I say as I start walking back to the house with Emmett still in front of us.
"Rosalie, how is my leg supposed to get better if you won't let me use it?" Bella sighs as she wraps her arms around my neck begrudgingly.
"When we make it back to the house I'll put you back down. Does that sound fair enough?" I ask as I look down and see her nod softly.
"I feel like a burden by you carrying me all over the place. I don't want you to feel like I can't do anything on my own." Bella says as she rests her head against my shoulder and snuggles into my chest more.
"I know you're perfectly capable of taking care of yourself, but I'm feeling a bit overprotective of you right now." I say as I gently kiss her forehead. I look up and see Emmett giving me a knowing smile.
"Does carrying me around help you feel better?" She asks softly into my neck as she rests her head on my shoulder heavily.
"Yes because I know having you in my arms means that you're safe from harm, and that's giving me peace of mind right now especially on this uneven terrain." I say just as softly as she does.
"Well I guess I can't argue with that. If you want to carry me around I won't object." I can hear sleep starting to become thick in her voice.
"You're mostly just agreeing because you're tired and don't want to walk now aren't you?" I ask with a smile as she starts to blush. She tends to do that a lot and I think it's the most adorable thing ever.
"It's not my fault you're comfy. I was fine before you picked me up so really me not wanting to walk is your fault." I hear Emmett trying to resist laughing in front of us.
"I love her reasoning. You've got yourself a smart one Rosie watch out." I shake my head silently as I look between my beautiful mate and Emmett.
"Lucky for Bella I enjoy carrying her around." I look up and see the house just past the trees. As we get closer I have a bad feeling we're not going to be able to just go to my room and watch movies.
"Are you getting the same feeling I am Rose?" Emmett asks as he stood just along the edge of the clearing to our home.
I nod silently as I look down and see Bella resting peacefully against my chest. "I feel like there are about to be fireworks. You ready?" I asks as I gently start to rub my thumb along Bella's side. I really hope she doesn't wake up until we can get her upstairs.
"As ready as I'll ever be I guess. I just want to make sure Bella is okay." He says as we continue our walk to the front door. As we're about to walk up the steps we are met by a furious looking Edward.
"Oh how nice of you to finally return and you brought Rosalie's pet back with you." He growls causing both Emmett and I to growl back.
"Her name is Bella and if you address her as anything else I will kill you Edward. I'm sorry you and Emmett aren't working out, but that's neither my fault nor my problem. Now move," I growl as I check to make sure that Bella is still sleeping.
"You should have left her where you found her. She hasn't been here for 2 days and she's already causing problems!" He growls taking a step closer to me but is quickly blocked by Emmett.
"The only person causing problems right now is you Edward. You seriously need to back off before you and I really have issues." Emmett growls as he pushes Edward back into the living room. I make sure I stay close to Emmett as we walk into the living room.
"Edward sweetheart, why do you have such animosity towards Bella?" Esme asks in her usual sweet motherly voice.
"I can't read her mind therefore she must be hiding something from us." Is he serious? I mean honestly I can't tell if he's being serious or not. I look to Emmett and he seems to be having the same thoughts.
"Edward I don't quite think that's how this works. Just because you can't read her mind doesn't mean she's up to something. From what I can tell she doesn't seem to be hiding anything. She doesn't have any ill intent for anybody." Jasper says coming to our aid.
"That doesn't make her innocent Jasper. She could just be really good at hiding her feeling." Edward growls being unnecessarily hostile towards all of us if he keeps it up I'm going to hurt him.
"I can also feel the love she has for Rosalie and I can also feel that it confuses her. She's scared of what it could mean and of potential rejection, but at the same time she feels safe for the moment even though you're growling. Being in Rosalie's arms right now is probably the safest she's felt in years if her fear is anything to go off of." Jasper says as he sends me a sad smile.
"Again that doesn't mean she isn't here to kill all of us!" Edward growls as he turns to look at Carlisle. "Help me out here." He growls at Carlisle.
"Edward I'm sorry, but I can't agree with you this time. Whether you like it or not Bella is Rosalie's mate, and I believe what Jasper said. You appear to be the only person against Bella so I think it's best if you stay away from her." Carlisle says as he stares Edward down.
"Carlisle you can't be serious right now! So we're just going to take in any shifting bitch that Rosalie finds in the woods!" Edward growls louder as he turns towards us and crouches down getting ready to attack.
At this moment I feel Bella starting to wake up in my arms. I hold my breath as I watch her eyes open and take in her surroundings. Unfortunately her eyes lock on Edward's crouches and ready position. I feel her body tense up violently in my arms. "Oh shit….."
A/N: So by a show of hands who can guess what's about to happen next? Oh and for anybody who reads my other stories y'all know I love going for shock value. Let me know what you think.
