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Chapter 9
It was the end of school and Bella was thinking of ways to explain to Alice that she was heading up to La Push to meet with Jacob and the pack. The classes had gone extremely quickly but for the life of her she couldn't have repeated what had been taught, her thoughts had been completely consumed by Alice and their kiss. Her classmates must have thought she was high with the constant, goofy grin she had been wearing all afternoon. Stepping out of class she saw Alice heading towards her, a beautiful grin crossing her face as she took in Bella elated expression at her presence.
"Hi Alice" Bella said taking Alice's hand before making their way down the hall. Neither was planning on hiding their new relationship and they were ignoring the startled looks from their fellow classmates.
"Way to go Macleod!" Dave yelled as he bounded over to them taking in their clasped hands and close proximity. He was followed more sedately by Aaron who gave them a quiet smile. "Is this why you've been wearing that shit eating grin all day?" he laughed.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Bella smirked in feigned ignorance at the flamboyant boy.
"Yeah, yeah" he said in patent disbelief. "So…when did this happen? Are you dating? How did you pull a Cullen..."his gaze shifting between Alice and Bella like he was watching a tennis match.
"Whoa, take a breath Dave before your head explodes" Bella got out as Alice giggled beside her in amusement at the litany of questions.
"So you are dating then?" he stated.
Taking a quick glimpse at the vampire beside her to confirm it was okay she saw Alice nod her head slightly in assent."Yes I asked Alice on a date and she agreed" unable to stop the smile rising on her face.
"Ahh that so sweet" he chanted before jumping forward and giving both Bella and Alice a hug. Alice froze at the unexpected contact from the hyper human and grinned bemused at the boy once he let go. "Just to let you know I expect details once you've had your date" he stated seriously before Aaron smacked him on the back of his head.
"Rude much. They will not be giving you details of their date" Aaron rolled his eyes in exasperation at his boyfriends' antics.
Watching the two of them Bella and Alice both flashed to Emmett and Rosalie's exact same behaviour and glanced at each other in unison before breaking out into riotous laughter. Having no idea why the two girls were laughing the two boys just watched confused as Bella and Alice tried to pull themselves together gasping for breath and sniggering intermittently.
Finally gaining control Alice managed to say "Thanks for that. I haven't laughed that hard for ages. As a reward I'll let you know how the date goes but no intimate details. Agreed?" she wheedled.
Leaping up and punching his fist in the air in triumph Dave cheered "Yeah!" causing the others to laugh at his enthusiasm.
Shaking his head in surrender Aaron grabbed his hyper boyfriend and started to lead him out of the school giving an amused goodbye to the two girls who just waved.
"Come on we can meet the others and give them the news" Alice said.
"Alice that's fine but I arranged to go to La Push to speak to Jake after school, can I meet you at my place later this evening and we can sort out the details of our date" she asked aiming a set of puppy dog eyes at her girlfriend.
"Do you have to go right now" she pouted.
Wrapping her arms around Alice's waist and pulling her close, "The quicker I head out there and meet the pack the faster I can get back to you"
"That was totally cheesy you know" she grinned, quite content in Bella's warm embrace.
"It made you smile didn't it?"
"Fine I'll head over to your place this evening after you see the dogs," she harrumphed.
"Thank you. Now we just have to speak to your family and give them the good news about us," giving Alice a lingering kiss in response.
Stepping outside they saw the rest of the Cullen's waiting for them in the empty car park, most of the other students having left already.
"You took your time, what happened?" Rose asked impatiently.
"Nothing bad Rose, no need to panic" Alice replied. "Bella and I wanted to let you know that we are together now"
Alice really hoped that the rest of her family would take this okay but knowing Edward he was going to cause some problems. He didn't take not getting his own way well. As if on cue she heard a rumbling growl coming from him as his eyes darkened and he took a few threatening steps towards them.
"What the hell! Bella's not gay, what did you do to her?" he snarled, jealousy rampaging through him at the thought of Alice with his Bella. She belonged to him and no one was going to take her from him.
Bella couldn't believe the nerve of this moron "Are you out of you ever-loving mind. You don't know jack shit about me and who I find attractive."
Edward just bestowed a pitying look on her as if talking to a slow child, "Bella, you are inexperienced about these things. What you feel for her isn't real; love is between a man and a woman. I can show you real love and we can share our first time with one other."
Bella could only stare, mouth agape at the drivel Edward was spouting at her. Seriously what planet was this guy on? Alice on the other hand could feel her rage erupting like a volcano at the filth Edward was ranting and tensed ready to lunge.
Bella noticed that Alice was about to attack and wrapped her arms around the enraged vampire and started whispering soothing words into her ear to calm her down. Turning her attention back to Edward once she felt Alice relax in her embrace she could only sneer at the arrogant boy in front of her.
"Eddie, first of all that spiel was the biggest load of BS I have ever heard. Two, I have dated both men and women over the last 50 years and love is love no matter the gender. I am certainly not a virgin and even if I was I definitely wouldn't be giving it up to a loser like you. I am not interested in you, I will never be interested in you. Have I cleared everything up for you or do you want me to get Alice to kick you in the balls to make sure it sinks in?"
Rosalie watched the tongue lashing that Bella was giving Edward with increasing respect. She had always found Bella to be a bit of a push over back when she had been dating Edward and she was glad to see that Bella had finally grown a backbone. Rosalie had always known that Alice had had more than friendly feelings for her human best friend even when she had been with Jasper. It had showed in every action and smile Alice had bestowed on Bella when they were together and when Bella had been killed it had been as if a part of Alice had been destroyed. She had hated seeing that dull listless look in Alice's eyes over the years. Alice had managed to hide it to a certain extent but she hadn't been the same exuberant vampire they all knew and loved. Rosalie was happy to see that since Bella had come back into their lives that missing spark had returned, even Jasper had stated that Alice's emotions were much more vibrant and had returned to their original perky state. All Rosalie knew was that if dating Bella Swan was going to make her sister happy then she was all for it and no one was going to sabotage their relationship especially not Edward and his prudey ways.
Taking both Bella and Alice into a quick hug Rosalie declared "Congratulations you two, it's about time you two got together." This was quickly followed by shouts of agreement and congratulations from Jasper, Tara and Emmett while Edward just steamed in his own juices as he watched sullenly in disgust.
Thankful for the acceptance from the normally bitchy vampire Bella flashed a grateful smile and returned the hug.
"Just remember you hurt her and I will kill you" Rosalie threatened with a mild glare, she couldn't let Bella think she was going soft. Taking the threat the way it was intended Bella smiled softly in response and nodded in understanding.
Hugging Alice in a loose embrace Bella said "Alice I'll let you explain the situation to your family but I need to get going. Remember you have an engagement with me later this evening."
Bella didn't want to leave her new girlfriend so soon but kissed Alice goodbye under the watchful amused eyes of the Cullen's and she laughed slightly as she heard Emmett 'Aww' at them.
It didn't take her long to drive to La Push and it didn't seem like that much had changed in regards to the reservation as she took in the surrounding landscape.
As she drove up to Jacob's house the front door opened and he stepped out followed by Seth to greet her. Pulling her into a hug as she exited her truck she introduced herself to the other shape shifter.
"Hello Seth, it's good to finally meet another of Jacobs pack." Holding her hand out to shake, her hand was engulfed in a warm but gentle grip.
"It's nice to finally meet the woman all the legends are about. Jacob talked about you a lot… "he joked.
Her blush was mirrored by a slight tinge to Jacobs's cheeks as he glared at the younger wolf in embarrassment "Zip it!"
"Yes Sir" Seth smirked as he saluting Jacob haphazardly his eyes twinkling in laughter as he got to rib his alpha for a change.
Laughing at the two friends as they ragged on each other Bella followed them into the backyard where a barbeque was cooking a plethora of burgers, steaks and meats.
"Hope you like food, if it's one thing we wolves like to do it is eat." Seth grinned as he patted his stomach.
"Whoa, how many people are you going to be feeding, that's a lot of food?" She asked in awe at the amount of food she could see cooking.
"Not a lot, just the pack and some others who know that the legends are based on fact." Jacob explained.
"Alright Jacob, how much have you explained to your pack about me. I trust you which is why I explained everything but I don't want a lot of people to know about the existence of immortals or how to kill us if they don't need to."
"I was just going to tell the immediate pack just so they know you aren't a danger to us. Is that acceptable?"
"That's fine. Where are the other two?" she asked as she inspected the area.
"Paul is on patrol and should be here soon and Leah is picking up her boyfriend"
Over the next half hour people started arriving for the meet and greet and Bella introduced herself as an old friend of Jacobs. She had been spending most of her time fluctuating between Jacob and Seth as they introduced her to the elders and friends of the pack. Meeting Paul hadn't exactly gone smoothly and all she could think of was that he could definitely prosper with some anger management classes, talk about cranky. The rest of the introductions had gone pleasantly enough though and the only person she hadn't met yet was the female wolf Leah.
Bella was currently talking with Seth about the various places she had lived over the years when she again felt the buzz of a nearby immortal. Turning her gaze to where she felt the buzz coming from she saw a young couple making their way over. The woman was a tall, attractive Native American which Bella assumed to be Leah but it was the shaggy haired blond man at her side which pulled her attention. She had finally located the immortal she had felt earlier and by his expression he had sensed her as well.
She felt Seth tug on her hand as pulled her over to introduce her to his sister.
"Bella, I'd like you to meet my sister Leah and her boyfriend Lucas Hennessey."
"It's nice to meet you Leah" Bella greeted and turned her attention to the immortal at her side. "Hello Lucas, it's been a long time."she said.
End of chapter 9
