Chapter 9

The Seducer

Vampire Needs

"Hello Edward, miss me?" She taunted. "I know you did, but apparently you had a little snack in my absence. At least now you can leave the slut and be with me." That did it.

I ran toward her, but she dodged it just in time. Bella, seeing my moves and Tanya she went to her side step and grabbed a hold of her. Tanya struggled in her grasp, but when I went to assist her there was no way she could get away. Then I felt Bella's body stiffen and I breathed in.

Oh no.

Human. It was a human scent, not far from here. Coming closer. It was a fresh smell.

Bella never stood a chance; I grabbed her quickly, trying to keep both in my arms. Bella struggled in my grasp and Tanya thrashed about trying to leave my arms too.

My mind kept screaming 'Why did I have to have sex so far away that no one could hear us scream?!" Well…I mean I knew why….

"Bella, the scent is far away, focus my love, focus….Bella please." I looked at her, my eyes searching hers, trying to connect with her. Trying to get her to focus on something else. Bella was starting to calm down, but the scent was getting stronger, getting closer and fast. Soon enough Bella would realized that I was lying and would take after the scent, killing whoever had the misfortune of taking a walk in the forest, and then Bella would resent me forever for changing her into this blood lusting creature….

The sent was a few feet away, I could smell it clearly now. It was charging toward at a super speed.

Ew.

It was the dogs' blood.

The mongrels scent.

He appeared at behind the tree on the left. "A little help here?" I threw him a frantic look of desperation while trying to hold two vampires.

He ran toward me, changing into a wolf and I half expected him to take Bella-which would have been a wasting effort, seeing as she wasn't going to go anywhere near him-

But he went for Tanya. He took her, and tackled her to the ground. I assumed that he was playing the hero for Bella, trying-again keyword there- to look like the better, stronger, fitter person for Bella. I couldn't disagree with that, but she had chosen me, she had already been changed, you'd think that he would have given up by now. Seriously.

But then he got off of her. And stood on his four legs, she stood next to him.

Okay, now I was confused.

I still held Bella back, though she was no longer struggling to leave.

Why would he help her get up? To win? What the hell was going on?!

I must have voiced me thought, though I really don't remembering doing so, because she answered. "Oh you silly, silly Boy. I can't have that many powers, as all of your simple minds thought, that's not possible for one vampire to have that many powers." Her voice was menacing, taunting. I hunched over in front of Bella, in a protective stance when she was talking.

"Edward, I can't get her powers!" My love cried from behind me.

"Yes your little slut here can take powers, how lovely. A very interesting power. Too bad you can't take mine. But then again, you're immune to mine as well." I willed her to think her power and finally I was granted with the answer.

Mind control.

She had given me the answer, that much I was sure. As far as I could tell, her power was that she could voice thoughts in the victims mind, sounding the same as all the others. Like seducing them, with their own thoughts…that weren't really theirs.

Well, that just made this a tad more difficult.

"Edward!" Tanya looked like she had a moment of intuition; You can't read her thoughts can you?

I fought against the pull to blurt out the big fat 'no' and the longer I resisted the louder the thoughts screamed.

Tell her the truth! Answer her! Truth! Answer her! Repeated again and again in my mind.

"No," I let out; my voice was strained against the effort of trying to keep the word in. As soon as I let the answer out, the screaming stop and I visibly relaxed. I was just glad that Bella was immune to this as well as Jane's talent.

Without the screaming in my head I pieced together everything. Everything had been a delusion somehow. Jacob was under some false pretences that he's get something –no doubt Bella- if he killed me. The people Jacob and I fought, probably all in my mind. Jacob not burning her, everything made sense!

"Well if you can't read her mind, how do you know that she doesn't think of her beloved Jacob every second of the day?

Tell her the truth! Answer her! Truth! Answer her! Screamed and echoed through my head, louder with each passing second.

"I don't." I answered simply, and the screaming went away.

"Edward! You know that I love you!"

"That's not what I asked you stupid slut." My blood boiled at her foul language. I swear if she said it one more time I would not be able to restrain myself. How dare she call my Bella that! When really she was the one going all psycho bitch on us!

Tanya stepped a foot closer to me; my stance in front of Bella grew more intense. She leaned in and whispered, "Edward, really. You know that I could give you so much pleasure.."

Bella pounced.

Bella leapt over my stance and onto Tanya. Bella grabbed her hair, throwing her 10 feet.. Once Tanya recovered, she got up and they circled each other, waiting for the other to attack. Bella growled, and then jumped, grabbing Tanya's arm as she bit her.

"You bitch!" Tanya screeched as Bella's venom stung her.

I'd never been more proud.

But I almost laughed, it was like a vampire chick fight taken to the extremes! I thought, very quickly, about how many guys would love to be watching this.

But my thoughts, which sounded so close to the immature boys in the locker room-most of them lying- were interrupted by Jacobs's wolf form knocking into me from the side and taking me to the dirty and muddy ground.

I growled at him, and I could see his smirk even in this form.

Let the games begin.

As we fought, Team Cullen was defiantly kicking their Asses. It was thrilling, and thousand times better than hunting mountain lions. And for once, I was being my true animal with my Bella with me. I looked over to Bella when I smelled a small animal approaching. And saw that she had lost control; she had her real blood lust call to her for the first time with the taint of the foul enemy's scent. She completely stopped her attack on Tanya, and looked up. Inhaling. She sniffed and then I saw her light honey eyes, turn pitch black. I could just imagine the venom pooling in her mouth. It was fox that had walked on this trail about an hour ago. Jacob, oblivious to Bella's change, attacked at my moment of weakness. He charged at me, his wolf figure quick and primal. As if he could take me down, the idea was laughable. I easily stuck my arm to the left of me, to where he was aiming for me, and in result got the bull/red scarf ending. My arm, like marble, made him tumble to the ground. He got off the ground, now his look wasn't primal it was pure hatred. Hatred that I had stolen his Bella- wait HIS?! Yeah right! -and stolen his life. Hatred that I had felt for myself for leaving her with this mutt. I let him lunge toward me, as my eyes searched for Bella, she had gone on instinct. Leaving both Jacob and Tanya for me to fight.

If Jacob was under mind control, there surely had to be a way to break it. Maybe if he would turn back I could read his thoughts to understand. I pondered how in the world I was going to get my enemy to get back over to the good side in all of this mess, or at least get him to see that killing me would hurt Bella and that Tanya wanted to kill-I shuddered- Bella. My Bella.

Then I noticed that Tanya had run after Bella, to eager for a fight to finish until I was done. I ran past the dog and took off following my beloved's sent, and the psycho's. I had finally reached them and I was taken back. Tanya had been stupid and intervened with Bella's hunt. Bella was a newborn, she was ready to kill. Her instincts had taken over completely, her human instincts not being used at all. But I was not taken aback because of Tanya stupidity, but at how sexy Bella looked at this moment. Her hair was blowing in the wind, her eyes were smoldering, not in a sexy way, but dangerously, her posture was in the fighting stance. But lastly, she growled. The most delicious growl, at the vampire she was about to kill. I know that timing was off, and that I should be focusing on killing Tanya but I couldn't stop looking at how beautiful she was. I shook my head, and lunged toward Tanya. Bella, not really Bella at the moment, growled at me for intruding as well. My eyes locked with hers, 'dazzling' her as she put it. Amazed that it still worked in her state of mind. Still with eye contact, I inclined my head to Tanya, hoping she would understand. She did, and ran to Tanya, attacking her in such force and conviction, and strangely enough skill, I felt so proud of my silly Bella, I considered clapping. But then all of the sudden I felt paranoid. What if this was all a plan? I mean, they could have all went together to kill me. They all had things against me. Jacob's hatred was obvious, Tanya I had turned her down, Bella…Bella I had left. She had forgiven me easily and without second thought. But what if she had and had thought up this plan? How could my Bella do this to me? Didn't she love me? But it all made sense, she had skill…skill that needed to be taught. She had refused to tell me where she went on her last human day that was when they had put in all the last minute plans.

My rational side tried to reason, that if they wanted my dead and withering in pain for all eternity in hell, why would they let it get as far as Bella being changed? Wouldn't they try to do that without changing her so that Jacob could be with her with barfing at the smell everyday? I assumed that they would be married after this, since Tanya had promised that Bella and Jacob would be together after this. But doesn't Bella know that an existence without her is worse than killing me and damning me to hell because I was already damned to an eternity of night. And keeping me alive would make me see her happy with Jacob, that is the worst torture, didn't she know that?

All of these thoughts swam in my head in record time. My mind was buzzing, but instead of with everyone else's it was with my thoughts. Then, Jacob came hurtling toward me, and I made no move to stop him, or dodge him, to fight back. If this is what Bella wished, I would give it to her. She was my life and I hope she knew that. I would miss her so much. But at least I would have memories of her. As I thought these final thoughts, Jacob tackled me, slamming me to the cold Earth. His left hand went for my right arm, about the rip it off from my body. I braced myself for the pain, and closed my eyes. My heart breaking as I pictured my Bella in my mind.

The pain never came. God was truly merciful. For when I awoke, I expected to see some demand coming, and flames licking my body. But instead I was privileged with the sight of my reason for existence. Her eyes were angry, but she was here. Maybe there was a God, like I had dared to hope last year when I thought my dear, dear, Bella was dead.

Then my angel slapped me.

"What the hell Edward Anthony Cullen!?" I sighed. Maybe this was hell.

"Bella." I reached out and touched her face she just shook my hand away. This was hell. But she was here, so I could manage it. Then she was gone and I looked up. I was in the same place. How strange. Then I saw that my arm was still intact. Again, how odd. Then I heard the sound of two marble figures ramming into each other. I looked up and my jaw dropped. Jacob was tied to a tree on the side, trying his best to escape from some ropes, how and when she got those I had no idea. And my mind vaguely searched through memories of Bella to see if she went to Girl Scouts or Brownies to know how to tie a knot to withstand a werewolf.

Then Tanya hit my Bella, right on the face in a powerful slap and called her a slut again. In a millisecond I bounced to life on my feet and threw her 15 feet at least. I turned to Bella for a second.

"Took you long enough," she huffed.

"Bella…" I muted and just looked at her, amazed at her beauty.

"Why did you give up Edward?" She asked me, her black eyes masked in pain. "Am I too much trouble for you?" Her voice quiet. What?!

Tanya laughed from behind us. "Your boyfriend-"

"Husband," We both corrected, furthering Tanya's rage, she cleared her throat and went one. "Whatever, he has a simple mind, slut. His great fear, his biggest torture is you. It is so simple, I barely had to look into his mind for it."

Now it all made sense, all of that paranoia was planted in my head.

Oh.

Duh, Edward!

Like my angel could ever be so cruel! How idiotic for me to even think of!

Then I attacked Tanya, forcing her to the ground. My insane thoughts tried to control me again, and I think Bella could see my grip on Tanya loosened because Bella sounded in my mind against the insane thoughts of Tanya that threaten to overtake me.

Edward I love you, you know I do. I choose forever to be with you.

Don't listen to her Edward, she loves Jacob, she's even told you so.

I love you Edward, fight against her!

Remember how much she cried, how long she cried. How much pain she was in?!

I choose you Edward, you and only you.

She even turned down sex that she had been begging you for. Her heartbreak was so intense.

How the hell did she know that?!

Edward, you know that I love you.

Edward, she loves Jacob, gives her what she wants. You dead.

My insides were battling, my mind tearing into two. I was so confused, and turned. I didn't know which voice to listen to. They were talking to me in my own voice, but I could easily tell who's my precious Bella's was.

Edward listen to me!

No, Edward listen to me! She doesn't love you!

Edward!

Edward!

Whose voice do I choose? They both made sense! I struggled to remember things about Bella that would support her words, but I could only seem to think of things that sported Tanya's theory! Was that her control? Or just the truth? What was I to do?

Then I saw my savors eyes. She was in front of me, and I instantly looked up to see her beautiful face.

My mind was clear.

My Bella loved me. And choose me. And didn't think I was a monster.

And did not want me dead.

Ah, everything made so much more sense now!

I refocused; I had eternity to think about how strong my love was for my merciful angel. I looked down at a disgrace of, well a vampire. Which, truly, was saying something.

I grabbed her arm, easily. She didn't fight back, at first, because I suppose she was in too much shock that her mind control had lost to someone. So I stole that moment and yanked her toward me. My lips grazed her neck, like I had done with Victoria, and beheaded her. Again. Her head rolled from her body, and the really nasty thing was that her eyes were still blinking and everything.

Will this chick ever give up? I mean, seriously, I just turned her down. In a nice manner, even. I didn't roll my eyes, huff, seemed insensitive. Not once! Which is not something I do. Maybe that her controlling my mind….

And as I wondered how in the world someone could really be this psycho I started shredding her. Tearing in into little pieces, making sure no stray hand could walk off to go control some poor unsuspecting hand phobic human. Or any human for that matter really.

I looked up and saw that Bella was gone. And that Jacob looked like he had been having a very, very long nap. He tried to rub his eyes, but then he realized that he was tied up, and looked very confused. I laughed and he looked up at me, looking disappointed. I searched his mind for why.

Damn. I could have sworn Bella had tied me up….

Ugh. Pervert..

I grinned, knowing that I had won the bet. So she wouldn't be tying me up for some time now. Maybe in 500 years we could switch. But for now, I was defiantly going to be doing the tying. And teasing.

I jumped up to my feet and went over to Jacob and untied him, halfway unwillingly.

Damn! That knot was like freaking Fort Nox! How the hell did Bella tie this thing?!

After a good five minutes I had FINALLY untied the super knot and he was released.

"Where's Bella?" I asked.

"She looked all weird then ran that way." He pointed to the left. He was getting off the tree, looking very confused and discombobulated, I ran the way he had shown and after a few minutes saw her with the fox she had almost gotten earlier.

She was too sexy. It should have been illegal. I wanted to grab her and ravage her into the morning light…. scratch that: forever. And luckily, I was able to. And, now, she was too.

I caught her eye, and her instincts were still at large, and she still about half way of blood to drink of the animal so I ran back to where Jacob was. I saw him about to walk away, AGAIN, without burning her. So I gathered all of her…erm, body parts and started a fire with some dire wood (which is very easy with vampire speed.) I heard my Bella coming up behind me, so I turned around.

So now that I had taken care of Tanya, the real way -stupid mutt- I took my Bella in my arms and ran towards the house.

"Edward?" She asked, a drop of blood running down her chin. I bent my head and licked up the warm red liquid.

"Yes my love." My voice was muffled from her skin that I was kissing hungrily. She grabbed my head, forcing me to look at her light gold eyes.

"This is forever, I will love you forever. No matter what Jake thinks or Tanya says and thinks. Its forever."

"I know love, I know."

Oh life was good.

And for the first time I thanked God I was a vampire, because now I could spend eternity like this.

A forever with my Bella.

So? So? Worth the wait?? I hope so!

Today's story (actually she happened a while ago….)

I had cut my hair and was waiting for Bri to get home from a business trip he went on. When I say cut my hair, I mean like I cut 7 inches off. It was to my bra strap, but now it's barely on my shoulders. So I was waiting in the living room and when I heard the door opened I walked over to it. He was putting down his luggage so he didn't look up right away. He took of his coat and shoes and walked forward and finally set his eyes on me.

He stopped dead.

He's eyes like popped out of his head, it was hilarious. But it wasn't at the time, because I was terrified. I had wanted to dye my hair red and he had threatened to never talk to me again, though we both knew he was joking (haha while I'm typing this Bri said "no it wasn't." ha ha Bri, funny.) But anyways, I was very nervous.

This is word for word, it was funny I made sure I memorized everything.

"Where's you hair?" He voice was horrified.

"I cut it." I was trying soooo hard not to laugh.

"But…But why?!" He croaked.

"Because I wanted to." I spoke slowly, half for trying not to bust out laughing, and partly because I truly was scared of his reaction.

"But…but where is it?!" He was whispering, and slowly approaching me.

"In a trash can, I imagine." I was loosing the battle to not laugh, a couple of giggles escaped me.

"But…But…why?" He had come closer to me and reached his hand out to touch my hair, slowly, like it was about to grow back.

"Um…" Giggles, "That's where they put old hair, love."

"No, I mean yeah, but why? Why on earth did you- just- where is it?!" He looked so perplexed and shocked, I just lost it and busted out in laughter.

He looked at me and then held my face and, carefully, touched my hair. I had sobered up by then and asked him if he liked it.

"Yeah…" he studied my face. "its really cute Jenna, but I'm not going to lie, I'm going to miss your long hair, but this is a nice change if you like it."

So we kissed and said our hellos, I asked him about the flight home, yadda yadda, but I still had some more shocks for him.

"Um, Bri?"

"Yeah?" He was lying on the couch with my on top of him, while he played with my new hair.

"I kinda had another little shock for you." He perked up, and looked at me, a little worried but very intrigued.

"What is it?" he asked cautiously.

"Okay, are you ready, it's a big one."

He nodded, so I drew a breath and stood up. He got up, but still sat on the couch, holding my hips, and looking up at me.

"I'm pregnant."

I looked down at him, I was too scared to while I told him, and his face was angelic. I've only seen him that happy, and in total bliss (outside of the bedroom ;)) when I agreed to marry him.

He stared at me, looking at me like I was some angel or something, I swear the look in his eyes almost made me not able to stand. Then he leaned in and lifted up my shirt. He eyes were on me until my stomach was revealed. Then he kissed my stomach so softly, and gently. Then he stood and kissed me.

"Really?" He said so elated and happy, my relieved smile broke across my face and I nodded.

He laughed, joyously and twirled me around.

"Jenna!" He yelled softly, so happily.

"What?" I said, trying to fight off the nausea of being twirled around.

"I'm going to be a daddy!" We both smiled and he kissed me, then carried me to the kitchen.

"I wonder if it's going to be a girl or a boy?" I asked.

"I dunno, but I'd be happy with either."

"Yeah and I'm really happy that we've already decided on names, or we'd being having a war right now," I laughed, and so did he.

So that's why I haven't been updating very much!

But, I'm afraid that I have to shock you further with some other announcements:

First: I do not own Twilight…or Harry Potter…but I do own A Promised Lie (my book)

Second: I am quitting my job, because Kuper is a jerk, and by next week my two weeks well be up and I don't have to step another foot in his office again.

And Third (this one isn't going to make everyone too happy.)

This story will be going on hold for a while. I'm going to call it complete yet, because I might just get an impulse to write a chapter, but I won't be updating for a long time. I would be updating like holy god, since I'm quitting my job but I want to write in my book because it has been neglected for quite some time, and I need to get back to it.

I have a poll on my profile that asked you fine people what story I should focus on, and that is because I am picking one of my stories and will try to update that one regularly. So, if you would like to change the fact that this story is on hold, I suggest going and voting for this one, or the one you like. I'm sorry, I really am, but I have written more in here than my book! So really I have no choice, because my book could make a profit one day if I get it published and I want to finish it before the baby comes, cause I know that there is no way I can write a book with a newborn baby…or just a baby period.

(And yes I know that SM wrote hers with three or four children, can't remember exactly at this moment, but I am not that skilled haha)

So thank you thank you thank you everyone!

Like my amazing beta Grace! And my great friend Buffy! And all my loyal, or not so loyal, reader and reviewers!! I am so blessed that you all have like my work enough to stick around and read all this babbling!

So thank you again, and hopefully I'll be updating Love Notes (the story that is likely going to receive updates, and not be on hold.)

Lots of Love,

DreamingLillies

Jenna