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When the Missing Come Home

Chapter 9

Bella's POV

The morning light breaking through the window woke me to the most beautiful sight. There lying under me was Master in all his sparkling magnificence. After last night, I thought he would be mad at me, but instead all I could see was his pearly white smile beaming down at me.

"Good morning Isabella, did you sleep well?"

"Yes Master, very well," I could not help but smile into his shirt when he kissed the top of my head.

"Isabella, please remember your promise before you climb out of bed," I bit my lip nervously and peeked under the blanket to see I was indeed still naked.

"Yes Master," I scrunched up the blanket around me before climbing off of him and scurrying off to Stella's room to dress.

She was also just waking up when I opened her door. I giggled when she sat up in bed, it would appear she also still likes to sleep naked. I dropped the blanket and ran for the bed. Once I was a foot away I jumped in, together we held hands and jumped up and down as we had when she first came to the farm. We were giggling so loud that we did not hear the knock on the door, but we did hear the gasp as Tanya proceeded to shoo us off the bed. Stella just laughed and dragged me into bathroom for a bath.

Like old times, she ran it at just the right temperature and motioned for me to get in the tub. Once I was settled in she began washing my hair and then my body. I use to tease her by calling her 'magic fingers' because she could do the most marvelous things when she would scratch my scalp. I melted against her hands and sighed as I relaxed.

"So…are you going to talk to your master today about your questions?" I shook my head causing her to frown at me.

"Why not Bella? He will explain things for you so you won't be confused," I sighed before I answered her.

"I already did last night and he said I am his mate, but that I have to wait until I am ready," I beamed at her.

"Waiting is good; do you feel the same about him?"

"I just know I feel so many things for him, but I don't know what they are yet," I looked up hoping she would elaborate.

"What are you feeling, maybe I could help you figure them out?" she asked as she rinsed the strawberry scented shampoo out of my hair.

"I feel safe and comfortable just being in the same room with him, also I was angry when I thought he wanted you to do what the old master used to do…"

"What do you mean, what did you see?" she asked shocked.

"Edward said it's called kissing," I smiled proudly.

"When did you see that?" she looked worried.

"A month after you started taking the walks, I followed you to see what you did with him," she gasped.

"Bella, you could have been caught, you can never do that again, the masters don't like being interrupted, and you remember what happened the last time you got caught…"

"Yes, Ann never came back…," it was painful to remember the screams coming from the barn that night I had walked in on them in the barn.

I had inadvertently walked in on the old master feeding on her, the master was furious when he sent me back to the house. However, not before I had a chance to see she was clutching her arm as she lay on the floor shaking violently. I never made it to the back door before the screams started and stopped. Stella tried to protect me from the master when he came in shortly after; it only got her hurt along with me.

I was sure he broke my jaw when he backhanded me to the floor. I do not know what hurt more, my face or the back of my head where it hit the wood floor. Nevertheless, that paled in comparison to the pain I felt when he kicked me and broke at least one of my ribs. I felt like a rag doll as he smacked and kicked me around the kitchen. By the time, he dragged me to the mattress; I did not even feel the hair he was pulling out, because there was just too much pain everywhere else. For the next week, I could not even walk to the bathroom by myself. Thankfully, Stella was there to piece me back together and mend my wounds because I do not think I would have survived if she had not been there.

"Bella…promise me, you will never walk in on a master again," she begged.

"I promise…," I whispered.

"What else do you feel for your master?"

"Confused sometimes, like when he says I can't walk around naked. Why doesn't he want me to be me?"

"Its not that honey, I am sure it's because he wants you to have the dignity you deserve," she took my hand in hers before she continued, "Before I went to the farm, I wore clothes all the time. The better made clothes were sold to the people who had more money and the better the person was valued," it started to make sense.

"So…it was like in the books you read me, princesses wore beautiful handmade gowns while everyone else wore scraps?"

"That's right, now you have a master who wants people to look at you better because to him, you are special," she grinned at me.

"So Wal-Mart, they make good clothes?"

"Well…they make okay clothes for some, but they are not designer clothes like Tanya bought me," even though I tried to smile it was hard to feel happy that Edward only valued me slightly more the than the old master.

"Any more questions?"

"No, not right now…" I shook my head.

"Good…now, my master likes for me to eat as soon as I get up, so let's get dressed so we can go have some breakfast," it was nice to see her smiling again as she wrapped me in a large fluffy white towel.

I cringed when she grabbed my bag off the floor. I did not want her to see the clothes that I had in it, because then she would know she was worth more than me. When she looked over the clothes, I knew what she was thinking. She did not say anything, but from the way she handled the clothes, she did not like them. Quickly, I tugged them away and walked into the bathroom to dress, that was a first…usually, I could do anything in front of her, but I felt inferior. She was still waiting for me when I came out sulking. Together we walked downstairs and I immediately went to sit at Edward's feet. When he started stroking my hair, I stopped caring what she thought of my clothes. They just did not matter; he was the only thing that mattered to me.

"Isabella, go eat breakfast then Jacob, Stella, you and I are going out to enjoy the day," I scurried behind Stella and together we started eating the leftovers from yesterdays car ride.

Once we were done, we joined them in the living room as they discussed what was on TV. Their rug was very comfortable compared to the floor at the farm, but I think Edward's living room rug was a prettier shade. I do not think Edward likes me sitting near his feet because every time I do, he picks me up and puts me on the couch next to him. I could not help but notice Stella did not sit on the floor anymore, when we entered the room, she sat in a chair by herself. Her master did not seem to mind it at all. I wonder if Edward would like it if I did that one day?

Sam's POV

"Paul…talk to me, what's going on?"

"They're back and have brought a friend," he sneered.

"Have they made any attempts to visit the Cullen's?"

"No, their nowhere near their house. They seem to be looking for something or someone."

"Paul, don't do anything stupid, back up is on the way!"

"Damn…Sam, you better hurry, it looks like they caught my scent, and the blond male

seems to be tracking me…"

"Run Paul towards the east, we're coming!"

There are as many good points to sharing a pack mind, as there are bad points too. Hearing everyone scramble to try to intersect the bloodsuckers spurred you on and broke your heart at the same time. 3:1 odds against Paul were not odds I liked to think about. Together we could decimate them, but we were scattered when they arrived as well as down by one with Jacob being in Alaska. Embry was the first to intersect with them; Paul was scrambling to keep the three of them off him. Thankfully, Seth was right behind Embry, but with so many of them scattered around someone was bound to get hurt. The blond male had a chance to sink his teeth in to Seth's shoulder when he got too close. Seth fell as if someone dropped a house on him, hearing him withering in pain as the rest of us finally caught up to them was agonizing.

With so many of us coming at them from all sides you could see the blond was looking for an getaway route, but we were not about to let that happen. Unfortunately for them, we corralled them into a circle of death that they were not going to be able to escape. Slowly, we inched forward when the male with the dreadlocks gave a valiant effort to crash through our lines, only he lost his head to Paul as he growled out his revenge for Seth's attack. One down, two to go, the blond showed his true colors when he literally threw the redheaded female into the jaws of Embry and Jared in his attempt to save his own life. Together they tore her in half before they ripped her limb from limb saving her head for last. They wanted her to see and feel everything they had done to her. In the end, the blond did end up escaping when we were distracted by his sacrifice. Charging at full speed we pursued him all the way to the Canadian border. We were fast, but he seemed faster as he sprang from tree to tree. He out maneuvered us at every turn as if he had a sense of where he needed to be in order to flee. While we chased after him, Leah carried her brother to the Cullen household in the hopes that Carlisle could do something to save her brother. I was less convinced that anything could be done since the legends said their venom was poisonous to us.

Carlisle's POV

When Alice said our futures just went black, I had a good idea what was coming our way, but I did not expect to see Leah carrying her brother to my doorstep. We were treading on thin ice when it came to the pack. I knew Charlie was on our side by allowing us to care for Bella, but Leah had a great deal of animosity towards us.

"Leah, what happened?" I rushed out as I greeted her in the yard.

"We were attacked by three bloodsuckers. I hope they weren't friends of yours," she sneered.

After a quick sniff I knew it was not anyone I had come in contact directly, but I did recognize it from the farm, "We don't know them, but they have been to the farm. They must have been friends of Alistair," I motioned for her to bring her brother into the house.

Emmett practically had to wrestle him away from her, "Come on girlie, just let go, you must want us to help or you wouldn't be here," she finally relented and released him to Emmett.

"Put him in my office, let's see what the damage is," I motioned for her to join me there.

I could see the bite on his shoulder, but their chemistry was something I was unfamiliar with, however, I was sure with a few tests I could see what was going on inside his body. I felt bad for her brother, but at the same time, I was secretly thrilled for a chance to see his physiology up close. After he was placed on the couch, I had Jasper strip him down so I could get a better look. Apart from the bite on his shoulder, he was relatively unharmed. The bite was already healing, but he was still screaming in pain. Once I drew the blood I needed, I let Leah hold his hand while I started running the necessary tests. Their vital fluid that kept them alive was fascinating to say the least. The one thing that stuck out the most was what the venom was doing to his system. It was rewriting his genetic codes, he was indeed changing, but what would that mean for his other half. Vampires are frozen in time and werewolves are ever phasing and when they stop they start aging, so where would that leave him?

Charlie's POV

It had been a long depressing week, especially after spending yesterday on the farm, so I decided to take a break from the daily drudgery and ride over to visit Bree Tanner in Seattle. I had tried to reach her by phone just after she left, but I got the distinct impression the father would rather I never called again. Right…like I would not check up on her. He definitely did not know me. That might be how the Seattle P.D. works, but I would not allow that to happen, plus…I was hoping to ask her some more about Bella.

When I arrived at her last known address, I was completely at a loss for words. There were three police cruisers and a coroner's van parked out front. After showing my credentials I was allowed to pass, the lead detective greeted me cautiously.

"Chief Swan, how can I help you?"

"I came to check on a victim from a recent abduction, her name was Bree Tanner," he nodded before he answered me.

"I can tell you this she's not here, and from what I can tell, she maybe gone again. Do you have the name of the suspects in the abduction?"

"No, we never got his name, all we did get from the victims was he had them call him

Master. The FBI has his description and they currently think he might be in Canada. May I ask who is the victim?"

"Tommy Tanner, Bree's father, it wasn't pretty from the looks of it, he was brutally beaten to a pulp. I don't think I have ever seen someone with so many broken bones in my life. I mean damn, the killer snapped his neck with their bare hands," he shook his head before continuing, "There is blood in the girls room so it might be possible that 'the Master' came back looking for her. The neighbors said that when Bree was here he beat her on a regular basis, maybe he came to retrieve her and found him beating her," he looked at me expectantly.

"I haven't heard he was in the area, but I doubt he would comeback knowing we are after him. I am sure your CSI's will be able to ascertain if he was in the house. However, I think it is highly unlikely. Here's the card for the FBI agent in charge of the case," he seemed to be analyzing what I had just said.

"Right, well…if that's all, I need to get back to work. Thanks for the card," after a quick handshake; I was walking away with more questions than answers.

There was a nagging thought rattling around in my mind and only one person who could answer it, "Sam, its Charlie, what's going on?"

"It's not good Charlie, Seth's been bitten by a nomad leech. Carlisle is looking after him as we speak, so I hope you're right about trusting them," he sighed heavily.

"I trust you, don't I? I wouldn't leave my only child to their care if I didn't trust them?"

"Right…I guess you wouldn't. So, how's everything in Seattle?"

"Not great, Bree's father has been murdered and she is nowhere to be found, from the sounds of it, I think we might have another problem on our hands," I hinted.

"Okay, well…right now we need to be here, so once the cops are done there, we'll make a trip there to check it out. I need to check on Seth, so I'll see you when you're back for the address," he hung up with that.

Edward's POV

Together Jacob and I escorted Stella and Bella out for a walk around the local town near the Denali's home. Bella was slightly off, but I could not put my finger on the exact cause. When we stopped at a café for lunch Bella became extremely anxious, she could not stop fidgeting in her seat.

"Isabella, what wrong?" She would not speak to me; instead she just shook her head.

I leaned in so no one but those at our table without extra hearing could hear me, "Isabella, tell me what is wrong now," I demanded.

"I'm scared Master, what if I…," I knew what she was thinking.

"Isabella, the only way you could disappoint me would be if you didn't enjoy yourself. This trip is about you enjoying your visit with Stella," she looked so cute biting her lip and nodding.

To help ease her stress when the waitress came I ordered a vegetarian sandwich for myself and a basic salad for Bella along with bottled waters for us both. I was going to have to ask Alice if the clothes she ordered for her the other night had arrived, since these did not seem comfortable, because she kept tugging at them. As predicted she ate the salad dry, but not the sandwich, so I had it wrapped to go incase she changed her mind later. Our next stop was an unbelievable empty clearing hidden deep within the woods a few miles from the house. I wanted a place where Bella could run free with Stella, but I also wanted to talk to Stella alone. Jake was going to help me do it, but I was not positive I liked his plan, it sounded scary to me. Once we arrived in the clearing, I laid out a blanket and sat down giving Jake his chance to see if his plan would work.

"So…ladies, do you want to see a friendly werewolf up close? I promise no growling," he smirked as Stella eagerly nodded her head; Bella on the other hand was standoffish.

"Isabella, he won't hurt you, he just wants to show you he's safe to be around. Not to mention I would have to kill him if he ever drooled on you," It was my turn to smirk.

"Ohhh…who's afraid of the sparkly vampire in the field, I didn't think so. Okay, stay here ladies and I'll be right back, you can't miss me, I'll be the big reddish colored fur ball," he called out as he headed for the trees.

Bella had already started inching backwards towards me when he came out very slowly. Stella showed no fear, walked right up to him and started scratching the fur behind his ear. He was purring up a storm, problem, I was forced to endure the mental pictures of his desire to mate with Stella, that just isn't right! When he started nudging her legs, she took the hint and straddled him like a horse. Grabbing onto the scruff of his neck, she steadied herself before he made a few laps around the clearing. The clearing filled with the high-pitched shrieks of pleasure.

"Isabella, he would like to give you a ride too, if you're up to it…," She bit her lip, but otherwise looked like she might like to try it.

I sauntered up to her and led her over to where Stella was disembarking. When she saw me run my hand over his fur, she followed suit. She let out a sharp yelp when I quickly picked her up and placed her on his back where his human hips would be. Jake was smart and started off very slowly, even with her head still cast down; I could see she was smiling. Now was my chance to be alone with Stella.

"Stella, I need to talk to you about Isabella," like Bella, she would not look at me.

"I would do anything for Bella," I smiled, hopeful.

"What does Isabella need from me?"

"I don't understand the question, she needs whatever you deem necessary," I sighed in frustration.

"Stella, I want to be the best master for her, but I don't know what she wants or likes. Please tell me what I can do to make her happy," if her smile was any indication of how she felt, I would say she was pleased that I cared so much.

"Read to her sir, she always liked when I did that before he took the all the books away," from the way she called me 'sir' I would say she still was not ready to call me by my name.

"That's a great place to start, what about food?"

"She never strays from vegetables and fruits or the occasional treat, not since she got sick after we ate pasta and bread for a week straight because it was all the master brought us," she shrugged.

"I see…I will have Carlisle look into that further, so far to sum it up, she likes bath not showers, she gets sick when she eats grains and she likes books, is there anything else I

can do to make her happy?"

"Better clothes, I didn't realize when she asked about them. I told her Wal-Mart's clothes were only okay, but not as good as what I got from Tanya," you could see the guilt written all over her face, she didn't mean to hurt Bella's feelings, but she had accidentally.

"We have already ordered her new clothes; Wal-Mart was just a way to see what fit and see what she liked. We never meant for her to feel inferior either. Thank you Stella, I will make sure to rectify that when we get home," when I patted her hand I heard the one sound I never wanted to hear, Bella's gut wrenching scream.

I shot up to see she had fallen off Jake's back. I was furious as I raced to her side. Jake was just as confused as I was until he replayed what happened in his head. Bella had just let go when she looked over at me, only to see me touching Stella's hand. Seeing her lying there unmoving broke my heart, I did this to her. She had already warned me that she was worried that I would want Stella as a mate and I had promised not to touch her. A promise I unintentionally broke, but nonetheless broke. Relief washed over me when her eyelashes started to flutter open.

"Isabella, are you alright?" When she locked her eyes on me I saw something I never wanted to see there hate. She hated me for breaking my promise.

As fast I saw it, it was gone and replaced by nothing, absolutely nothing. I had never witnessed anyone show no emotion, but there it was looking me in the face. It was as if she was in comatose state, she would not look at any of us. She was just staring off across the grass and refused to even as much as blink. She did not even respond when I picked her up to carry her back to the car. I crawled into the back seat cradling her as Jake took the keys and drove us back to the house. Everyone was staring when we pulled up and I walked through the house with her in my arms. I left the explanation for Jake; I needed to solve this problem with Bella. Only I had no clue what I was going to do to fix it.

"Isabella, please look at me," I begged, but got no response.

"Isabella, I know what you're thinking and it wasn't like that, I am not interested in Stella in that way. I was wrong to touch her after I said I wouldn't and I did, for that I am sorry, ever so sorry. I should never have touched her even if I was only saying thank you to her," still nothing from her.

I kneeled on the floor next to her side of the bed and stroked her hair, "I love you Isabella, and I do not desire anyone but you. Please come back to me, I need you," I cupped her face in my hands and gently kissed her as she closed her eyes.

I stopped kissing her unresponsive lips when my phone vibrated in my pocket, "Yes Alice," I snapped.

"What did you do to her?"

"I promised, I…," she cut me off.

"I know what you promised her, but what I can't see is how you broke it," she snarled into the phone.

"I patted Stella's hand as I thanked her for answering some questions about Bella," I cringed when she screamed into the phone.

"YOU IDIOT!"

"I am, but is there anything I can do to make this right?"

"I don't know, I can't see anything, especially with Jake there, I'll call you if I see anything," then she hung up on me.

I did the only thing I could do; I crawled into bed and pulled her on top of me. I needed to feel her close since I had no idea how much longer I would be able to after she came out of her state. I spent the rest of the night under her, feeling warmth and letting her dominate my every move completely. For the first time in my life I was the submissive, her submissive.

A/N Okay folks its that time again to tell me how you liked it, YES I really want to know!