A/N: It took me a while to write this up. Hopefully, after this chapter well be at the present. Yes, the Cullen's will make an appearance within the next chapters. It will be soon. I promise.
'TIME and Victoria'
Our new house had fourteen bedrooms, fifteen bathrooms, two studies/offices, an indoor pool, a big kitchen, living room, dinning room, a library, a four car garage, a garden and a green house.
It was remote and tucked in the woods.
It was tricky to find.
It was perfect.
Charlie shook his head and laughed when he saw it. He grabbed a couple of bags and boxes and made his way inside.
The kids were excited when they saw it. They were bouncing in their seats. It brought a smile to my face watching how excited they were. The car came to a stop and they unbuckled themselves from their car seats. I opened the door and helped them down.
They scrambled to their feet and each grabbed their backpacks.
They each had their own room, I designed a room for each of them. At such a young age they were already developing their own styles and mannerisms. They were bright, exceptionally so. We taught them about everything. They read all types of books. They loved music. Before we moved they asked if they could learn how to play.
They remind me a lot of their father.
Everyday is a struggle not to remember him.
Everyday I loose that struggle.
It hurts to be remember.
The pain in my chest was still there.
My heart hurt as I watched my beautiful children run inside their new home. They were wonderful, smart and caring kids. They were my family. They were my life. The pain he left me with hurt more and more every day. But I numbed it. It didn't matter anymore but it still hurt. My kids deserved a father. My kids deserved better. So I numb the pain in my heart and focus on the love I had for my children and family.
I had the love of my family and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
I just feared the day they will ask about their father.
Resign that it will happen soon I sighed, grabbed the bags from the car, closed the car door and made my way inside.
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Over the next few days we got settled into our new lives.
Charlie spent most of his time working on contracts, paperwork and plans for his company.
Ben spent his time in his office. Managing his design firm and working on web designs.
Angela went to school. Again. She was studying architecture and mechanics.
Leah, Jacob and Seth decided to get jobs. Leah worked at the hospital, Seth and Jacob work in a luxury car garage in town.
When my babies were younger I taught myself different things and took different courses. While they slept I read teaching materials, books, and taught myself music and different languages. It came in handy now that they decided they didn't want to go to a normal school. I gave them lessons every weekday.
We kept to a schedule. I made sure my babies woke up every weekday at seven-thirty. I made them breakfast. Then they went upstairs and got ready for our day while I clean up. When they were dressed for the day they meet me in the library, where we spend most of the day.
I taught them Math, English Literature, Art, and History. Then, they had lunch everyday at noon. Ben and Charlie join us most of the time. Then we go outside and I taught them about nature and plants. We spend some time in the garden, then we washed up and headed back inside. I teach them Science, Spanish, and French.(Their choice) We finished up at around three thirty everyday.
Once were done they watch TV while I make dinner.
Once Jacob, Seth, Leah and Angela get home and we all sit down for dinner. While they eat we talk about our days and the kids tell them what they learn.
When their finished they take their plates to the sink then go do whatever they want.
Carlie and Charlie like to watch TV. When theirs nothing on that they want to watch they play video games or watch movies. We have movie night every Saturday night. We play a board game then vote on a movie.
Tony usually joins them in the living room with a set of blocks. He spends his time making them move and watching TV. Sometimes he grabs a puzzle and he and Leah spend their time putting it together.
Nessa, Sam, Lizzie and Jacob like to go outside and play in the playground we built. When its raining or too cold for them to go outside they go swimming in the inside pool.
Mason, Josh and Seth spend their free time reading books, comics, listening to music or playing video games with Carlie and Charlie.
Ben and Angela go 'hunting'. Sometimes they do work but mostly they go 'hunting'. They still keep it out of the house. Which I m grateful for.
While they're busy I clean up. I dust and vacuum. I do laundry and iron. It doesn't take long. When I'm done I check up on everyone and usually end up joining Mason, Josh, Seth and Seth reading.
At nine we all gather in the living room and watch cartoons before they go to sleep. I tuck my babies in and give them a kiss. Their rooms are all in the second floor and are connected to each others and mine. When it rains hard they all join me in my bed and I lay with them until morning.
Leah's room is in the third floor. As well as Seth's, Jacob's, Charlies, and Ben/Angela's room.
During the weekends they wake up at nine have breakfast then get dressed. We spend the day having fun. On Sundays we spend the day outside. We hike and explore until it gets dark.
I was doing some work on the computer when the door opened.
"Mom?"
I turned and look at my children.
I smiled at them and patted the bed.
"Whats up?" I asked closing my computer and turning to them as they join me on the bed.
They all shared a look.
"Mom, we wanted to ask you if we could learn how to play instruments." Mason spoke.
They had asked when we were still living in Canada and a few weeks ago but I always changed the subject. I was reluctant to let them learn.
I looked at my babies, they weren't babies anymore.
I smiled and nodded my head, "Okay. What do you want me to order?" I asked.
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My kids were twelve and we were returning from a hike through the forest. It was just me, my kids and my dad Charlie.
We had stepped through some trees when I caught a familiar sent. I followed it and it lead me to a face that had haunted me for the last twelve years.
Victoria
The red headed vampire stood there looking at me and my family with a evil smirk on her face. Two young looking vampires were with her. They stood in front of our house.
I quickly stepped in front of the kids and Charlie stood next to them.
Victoria smiled and said in her high pitched voice, "I've been looking for you Bella. I expected you to run to the Cullen's and Edward after my last visit." Pain shot trough my body when she said his name. Of course she noticed and smirked before continuing, "Then again they did leave once they got tired with their pet." she taunted.
I heard a car fast approaching the house. I knew Jacob, Leah and Seth were coming back from going grocery shopping in town.
I stayed quiet as Victoria continued, "It took me twelve years to find you. I thought for sure you would have come looking for me after I attacked your friends and father. Shame it didn't turn out like I planned." She looked behind me to my father then my children and smiled. "This time you wont be so lucky. I'm going to enjoy this." She smirked as her two vampires attacked and she fell into a fighting crouch.
The two vampires didn't get far though. They got tackled by Leah and Seth.
Taking advantage of Victoria's distraction I ran at her. She wasn't expecting my attack and I quickly gained the upper hand.
I grabbed her by her neck and lifted her a couple of inches off the ground before I pinned her to the ground. I tore off her arms and threw them at Jacob who had already started a fire.
Leah and Seth had finished the other vampires and were throwing parts in the fire.
I looked at the woman who had haunted my existence for twelve years and I felt pity. She was after revenge that was obvious and understandable. What I didn't understand was why she came after me and my family. He was the one who had killed her James. I had been human the whole time. It made no sense to me at all.
Leah, Seth and Jacob were already finished and had started a fire.
I looked into Victoria's crazy, red eyes and said, "I don't understand why you came after me or my family. I never did anything to you nor James." When I said his name she hissed and once again I felt sadness for the red head vampire, "It ends today though. Say hi to James." I said before I tore her head from her shoulders.
Making quick work of the rest of her body I threw her in the fire.
As I watched Victoria's body burn I felt a weight lift from my shoulders.
Thankfully, Charlie had taken the kids inside once I had Victoria incapacitated.
I put out the fire and held the door open for Leah, Jacob and Seth. They ran up to their rooms and quickly returned dressed.
I joined my kids in the living room and made sure they were okay. Charlie was holding Carlie, Lizie and Tony. I didn't want them to have to see that. They were still young.
I sat down next to Charlie and pulled Mason and Sam into my lap. Jacob grabbed Nessa, Leah grabbed Jack and Seth grabbed Joshua.
Once they had calmed down Mason started in with the questions. I knew it was going to happen. My kids were too bright and curious not to ask questions.
"Who was that mom? Why was she trying to hurt you? Who are the Cullen's and Edward?" Mason asked.
I knew it was bound to happen. I knew a time would come where they will ask about their father.
I sighed and took a deep breath. I prepared myself to tell them my story. I have always been truthful with my kids. I loved them too much to lie to them, especially about this.
"It all started when my mom Renee married Phil… "
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We spend ten years in Ireland.
After Victoria's attach we all learn to fight.
Charlie took it upon himself to teach my kids strategy and under my insistence we all learn every fighting technique and style that ever existed. We would not get caught unprepared again.
During our stay in Ireland a lot of things changed.
My kids grew up. They were now fluent in English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese and Greek. They had finished college courses and held several degrees and some doctorates.
They started playing various instruments and were very talented. I'm still not sure how it happened, but they had me agree to learn how to play an instrument. They ganged up on me that's how it happened. I remember them wanting me to learn so I could join in when they played. They even resorted to pouts. I couldn't turn them down after that. It was hard and even with my new vampire abilities it took me some time to learn.
Once I started playing I fell in love. I learned and mastered the guitar, bass, piano, drums, violin, saxophone … basically I ended up learning how to play every instrument in an orchestra and then some.
Five years ago Angela and Ben got married. We held a small ceremony in the garden. Seth and Jacob stood up with Ben. Charlie walked Angela down the aisle. Leah, me and the kids were the wedding party and guests, Sue took pictures and Billy officiated the ceremony. It was a beautiful and small wedding. Then they went on a five year honeymoon around the world. They were joining us in our new house.
Sue and Billy visited six times a year. A couple of years ago we started traveling every summer. Billy and Sue joined us some time. They still lived in La Push and whenever they visited brought news about the pack.
My babies stopped aging when they turned twenty. They started hunting but other than that they still slept, ate and their hearts still beat.
Throughout the years the rest of my children developed gifts.
We discovered Sam can control and manipulate plant life, which explains her love of all thing nature. She was thirteen and we were out hiking. She saw a dying tree. She simply held her arms on both sides of it for a while and scrunched up her brow in concentration. The tree regenerated in front of our eyes. It was an amazing to watch.
We discovered Liz had the power to control the weather. We were visiting Egypt. Liz got sad when Jack accidentally broke her new computer. The sunny sky suddenly darkened and it started raining. It had been a really sunny day. She was fifteen.
When he was seventeen Mason discovered his power. It was similar to their fathers gift only he had more control over it.
The most shocking power was Carlie's. She was sixteen at the time. Tony was practicing his power on bigger and heavier things. Carlie was about to beat 'Grandpa Charlie' on the game of chess they were playing when she was thrown back from her chair and through a window. She was fine, just pissed. When she got cleaned up and I had looked her over she went into the living room where everything went down. Carlie was staring at a scared looking Tony and the next thing we knew his chair caught on fire! Yes, Carlie can control FIRE. So far no ones gotten hurt expect a chair, a rug, and the coffee table, but I insisted we (Carlie and me) started doing yoga and breathing exercises to help her control her gift.
We had an interesting ten years in Ireland and made many memories but our time their had come to a close. At least for now.
We were moving back to the states next month. Our new house was in the outskirts of New York.
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Our ten years in New York were amazing.
Angela and I opened a very successful pharmaceutical company. We made great breakthroughs in medicine that treated cancer and the flu.
Charlies company is now known nation wide. Its a highly respected security firm worldwide. He sends in representatives when he had to but always works from home. He even goes under assignment a couple of times under a disguise.
Ben sold his design firm a few years back and started concentrating on his work. He had successful comic book series on the market. Two of which had been made into movies. He also helps with Charlies company now that its gotten so big.
Angela wasn't going to school anymore. She had learned everything she wanted and had also opened her own company. Over the last couple of years her little company grew into a highly respected book manufacturing firm. Where they find, edit and publish a wide variety of books and authors.
When we moved to New York Seth and Jacob opened a small garage. Over the years (with Ben and Charlies help/encouragement) it snowballed and grew into a luxury car manufacturing company.
My children now did their own thing.
Nessa and Leah started a fashion line. They were into fashion and designs. They were constantly making and designing clothes for the whole family that Carlie suggested that they 'start their own line and stopped bugging the rest of us with their fashion nonsense' and that's what they did. They enjoyed it so much that they eventually added a shoe line.
Liz worked on developing her power. When she wasn't working on that she like to paint, draw, read, play her favorite instrument (the harp and violin) or just spent time messing around with Carlie and Sam.
Sam enjoyed spending her time outside. She made an amazing garden in the backyard. She also worked on developing her power more. She also enjoyed spending time with Liz and Carlie.
Carlie loved playing video games, messing around with her computers (yes, as in more than one), playing her instruments, or developing a new game. She was incredibly creative and talented. She made several video games when she got bored and had nothing to play. They were incredibly violent but highly sold and they were on the top of the gaming market. They 'revolutionized gaming.' I'm not sure what they meant by that.
Josh, Mason, Tony and I started our own music production company. We wrote music, managed talented musicians and found new and represented new talent in all types of genres. We loved it. Once the company took off we pulled back from representing and finding new talent and worked from home. We mostly worked on music and lyrics. We were well know and highly respected in the music world.
Then there's Jack. He's been working to develop his power more and loved to cause trouble. Or as he likes to put it 'like to make things interesting.' Whenever he wasn't getting into trouble or working on his power he was playing music, playing a instrument or working on cars with Seth and Jacob.
We spend ten incredible years in New York.
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[60 years later]
A LOT of things have happened in the last sixty years.
We were getting ready to go on stage and I thought about what led us to be here. I knew the risk involved, we all did but it was the only thing we could do.
Zafrina was suffering. My babies Mason and Carlie were suffering.
After five years I just couldn't sit back and watch them suffer anymore.
It all started five years ago.
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… Flashback five years ago…
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Carlie, Mason, Zafrina and I were passing through Texas when we ran into part of the Volturi guard.
Jane, Alec, Felix and Demetri caught our sent and approached us.
"Felix, Demetri, Alec, Jane" Zafrina said stepping forward.
"Look who we have here." Felix spoke first looking at Zafrina.
The two younger vampires looked extremely shocked to see her.
"Aro would like to know we ran into you Didyme" Demetri said staring straight at Zafrina.
Zafrina didn't bother with him and was staring straight at the Alec and Jane.
They both nodded and Demetri and Felix froze and their eyes glazed over.
Alec and Jane stepped forward.
"mama" Jane whispered as Zafrina gave both of them a hug.
"It's nice to see you two again dears." Zafrina said then turned to us and said, "I would like you to meet Jane and Alec."
I gasped realizing who they were and stared from Zafrina to Jane and Alec and back.
When we first meet Zafrina she told us her story. Her real name was Didyme Zafrina, but now went by her middle name. Zafrina has had a rough life. She was turned by her brother Aro three hundred years ago. He turned her hoping she would show extremely talented. Knowing her brother well she kept part of her power hidden from everyone. She fell in love with Marcus and they lived in Volterra but they weren't happy. They were planning to leave and had already spoken with Aro and Caius. She went to visit her sisters Senna, Kachiri and her new mate Aiden. It was on the third day of her visit when Aro, Renata, Afton and Santiago appeared. They told her her mate Marcus was killed by a rogue vampire while she was away. After that she was never able to return to Volterra. Before she left she was really close to Jane and Alec and had told us all about then. As well as her life in Volterra. She thought of them as her children and it saddened her to leave but she wasn't able to face returning to the place she share with Marcus.
"It nice to officially meet you Alec and Jane. My name is Bella. This is Mason and Carlie." I said.
They both said a small hello.
It was quiet for a while. They just stared at each other then Alec spoke. What he said shocked us all. "Aro said you were killed years ago. Marcus has been a mess he's barely alive. Where have you been?"
Zafrina was quiet. She was going through everything Alec had just told her and everything she knew. Or thought she knew. "That bastard." she hissed.
I had never seen Zafrina mad. But she wasn't mad, no she was pissed.
Zafrinas eyes lost all anger and filled with sorrow. "He's alive"she whispered. "He's alive?" she fell to her knees and started sobbing.
I pulled her to me and held her as she dry sobbed and repeated "hes alive."
When Zafrina was able to call down she looked to me.
I knew what she was thinking. "We'll do something. Everything will be alright. We'll fix it." I told her and helped her to her feet.
I turned to the rest and said, "First well have to get rid of those two." I turned to Alec and Jane and asked, "Where were you coming from?"
"Aro send us to get rid of a coven." Alec said.
Coming up with a plan I nodded and said, "Okay"
I looked over at Carlie. Please light a fire for me baby girl.
Carlie nodded and started taring a fallen tree apart. Realizing what she was doing Mason started to help her.
I went up to the two frozen vampires, sighed and tore their heads from their bodies. Making quick work of their bodies I quickly threw their limbs in the fire.
Once they were ash I put the fire out, then turned and spoke, "It was a powerful coven. Felix and Demetri were killed and you were barely able to finish the rest of the coven off." They looked confused.
"Aro will want to know what happened to them." I started, "They wouldn't have kept silent. They're loyalty to Aro is was too strong, so they had to be eliminated for this to work." I said looking at my children, Zafrina, Jane and Alec. "You will have to return to Volterra. Aro cannot know that you ran into Zafrina." I saw fear flash through their eyes, "I'll make sure he sees what he must. You won't have to worry about Aro seeing the truth." I smiled.
We stayed with Alec and Jane for almost two weeks. Mason and Carlie got close to them. Unfortunately, they couldn't stay with us. Aro won't stop looking for them and they had work to accomplish in Volterra. During the time we spend together Alec and Jane told us everything Aro and Caius had been up to. They told us how Aro had Chelsea use her ability on Marcus (as well as several other vampires in the guard) to have him remain loyal to the Volturi.
When time came for us to part I gave them both a kiss on their heads and gave them both a black card and a number. "In case you need anything, try to stay together. If you get separated or if something goes wrong call the number. Well come to you, no matter what." I said stepping aside for Zafrina.
"I know Marcus can't know yet, but can you please try to stay close to him?" Alec and Jane both nodded and Zafrina continued, "Stay together, stay safe and if you need us call. We WILL get to you, no matter what. It's a promise." She said then pulled them both into a hug and kissing their cheeks.
Alec pulled Carlie into a hug and whispered into her ear while Mason and Jane stared at each other. When it was time Mason gave Jane a small kiss on the lips and Carlie did the same to Alec.
I stepped up to Jane and raised my hands to her head. I worked my magic on her. Then, did the same to Alec.
After a last glance at us they left.
We returned to the island and filled the family in.
That was almost five years ago.
Carlie, Mason, Zafrina and I got closer over the last five years. I helped then deal with the pain. I knew how it felt to loose someone. It might not be the same, he didn't love me back, but it didn't matter. I did. Even after almost one hundred years, I still do. I love him and it hurts every damn day. I knew the hurt, how it feels. I also knew it wouldn't be long before it would be too much for them.
I was right.
Mason and Carlie came to me a year after we left Alec and Jane in Texas.
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After months of discussions the family agreed and we started planning. I sighed as Nessa and Leah finished my hair and makeup.
I remember why were doing this and I draw courage from it.
"Your done mom" Nessa said.
I nodded and stood up.
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A/N: so what ya' think?
