Alice POV
Seth came back inside shirtless and went upstairs to Bella. I heard him opened the door and close it behind him. I heard Bella get up from the bed then hug Seth. How she could stand to be near him with hi smell I didn't know. They were whispering to each other. To low for any of us to hear what they were saying, but then Bella let out a sob. It broke my heart into pieces to see her like this. I heard the door close and Seth came back downstairs.
"I ran all the way to the school; another vampires sent was all over it. I followed the scent closer into the school and it went inside the girl's locker room…Remy when you guys left to class after P.E did Remy go back and get anything?" he asked. Remy shook her head, but Lukas looked up and nodded.
"Mom left with you to go to class across campus. Cassie and I were walking, but then she remembered she forgot her sweater. She said she'd see me during lunch. I just nodded, I didn't think she'd be in any danger," Lukas got up and went to his room. We all heard something fall and break on the floor. Bella's bedroom door opened and closed then Lukas's door opened and closed.
"Hey, look at me," Bella said just as something else hit the wall. "Lukas look at me…" we heard a struggle, but then it stopped. They both sat on the bed then Lukas cried. "It's not your fault, okay it's not your fault… you try so hard baby, but you can't be everywhere at once. You can't save us from everything."
"I should have been able to protect her though or notice something was wrong," Lukas cried out.
"Shh, the only person to blame is Victoria for being so adamant on getting revenge. This wasn't supposed to happen to any of you, but to me. She's hurting you all to hurt me," Bella said.
"Still I should have…"
"Stop, please stop… you couldn't have done anything. You probably would have gotten hurt trying. Lukas, you can't be a hero all the time," Bella said to her crying son.
It was quiet; Remy had gone to the music room. The only noise coming from there was the sound of a brush touching a canvas. Lukas's crying from the room stopped a while ago. Bella still hadn't come out. The sound of glass crashing to the floor took us out of our stupor. Seth was the first one up and in the music room before anyone else. We walked in to see Remy ducked on the floor next to the piano. Remy touched Seth's hand making him growl, jump up from the ground and phase in the room. He jumped out the window and ran.
"Where did Seth go?"Bella asked as she bent down next to Remy
"A boy looked through the window, had red eyes. I saw him lift something. I just ran and ducked," Remy said as she shakily stood up. I looked onto the floor and saw a rock with a letter tied to it. I picked it up and gave the letter to Bella.
She opened the envelope and took out a letter. She gasped and shakily handed it to Edward. She then read the paper that came with it. She put it onto the piano, then carried Remy over her shoulder and left the room. We looked at the letter Edward had, and then the one Bella had placed on the piano. In bold letters it said, I'M COMING, A MATE FOR A MATE.
"This is the letter Bella left for me at the house explaining everything," Edward said.
"Oww…No, that sting's mom! Oww," We heard Remy say. We all went upstairs into Bella's room. Remy was sitting on Bella's bed as Bella cleaned a wound. "Are you done?" Remy said, her breathing slowing down. Bella grabbed an ointment, immediately Remy pulled her hand a way and jumped off the bed.
"Remy stop being a baby… this doesn't sting; it's not rubbing Alcohol," Bella said as she stepped closer to Remy.
"You always say that," Remy said. In the next second Bella had Remy's arm and put the ointment on it. "Sthhhh," Remy made a noise, her face looked like she was in pain.
"Would you like me to lick it closed with Venom instead?"Remy looked horrified.
"Please don't," she quickly said, holding her left wrist to her chest.
"I'm not going to," Bella replied as she wrapped gauze around her wrist.
Bella walked out of the room and nodded to Carlisle. Carlisle went to his bag and started to draw blood from Cassie. Edward then came up from downstairs with the IV stand. Carlisle then set up the IV drip and then insert a bit of Cortisol. Just then we heard a low bark from outside. It sounded like Seth was dragging something too.
"Emmett, Jasper, Edward could you come down? Seth brought information." Bella said with a hand on Remy's shoulder. Emmett, Jasper and Edward nodded. The both went downstairs. "Stay here," Bella said to Remy. We saw Bella close the door behind her then open Lukas's. We heard wake up. When Bella's bedroom door opened and a groggy looking Lukas came in with her. He sat down on the floor back against the bed. Bella walked toward one of her four wooden walls. She removed a painting, and then unlocked something. The next thing we knew she pulled down part of the wall and there was a Bed. She took five steps to the left and did the same thing.
"Bella, this is…being prepared. Why?" Rosalie asked.
"Being part of the Volturi has its ups and downs especially if you're a Princess. I've gotten the occasional threat. After the first thought I made sure that every house that I lived in my room would have two wall beds and not from one of those bookcase things you see. I wanted it to be a part of the actual wall. So no one would know." Bella said.
Lukas got up and jumped onto one, not caring that there wasn't a pillow or blankets. He was fast asleep within seconds. Bella went into her closet and came out with four pillows and four blankets. Gently she lifted Lukas's head and put the pillow under it. She then grabbed a blanket and covered him in it. She then put a two pillows and two blankets one the next bed. With the extra pillow and blanket she had, she put them on the foot of Lukas's bed.
"Since we're moving our base of operation here, can I move my easel's and paint in here?" Remy asked.
"Nice try, but there is no way you're getting paint on my floor," Bella smiled. We heard a scream come from downstairs. "That's the information Seth brought." Carlisle nodded and walked out the room. We stayed in Bella's room with the kids.
"They're not by any chance torturing him in my room…are they?"Remy asked. Bella shook her head. "The basement we're not supposed to have but do?" Bella nodded her head. "He should get his arm broken and maybe a few ribs too…he ruined an important painting," Remy mumbled. It actually made me wonder if she knew the man down stairs would die, after telling us everything.
Seth POV
I'm going to have to brush my teeth for the next twenty four hours non stops to get the cold hearted taste out of my mouth. Who the hell does this leech think he is trying to run from me? I'm Seth freaking Clearwater Swan. Asshole, you don't mess with my family and expect to get away with it. I thought as I dragged the Vamp's body back to house. I ripped off an arm when chasing him. I had my teeth sunk into his shoulder. As I got closer to the house I quickly barked and grabbed hold of him again. I saw Edward, Emmett, and Jasper come out. They looked at me surprised.
"Here's some close, we've got him," Edward said. I took the close and ran into the tree's to change.
I walked back to them and saw that they weren't really struggling I mean this vamp only had one arm. I led them towards the house. We went into the garage. I moved the storage cabinet so it opened like a door. Stepped into the secret passageway and turned on the light. I nodded to Edward. Jasper looked surprised about this.
"Who would have thought Bella would have her house tricked out like this," Emmett said excitedly. I left the secret opening ajar. I walked down the stairs and saw Jasper grab a chair and sit the Vamp down.
"Why are you here?"Emmett asked in a tough angry voice. The vamp didn't answer. I went behind the stairs an undressed myself and shifted back into a wolf. I came out and snarled at the guy. "Listen if you don't answer we can let him chow off your other arm," Emmett said again. "So why are you here?" I stepped closer.
"She sent me… Vicky sent me. She said she had unfinished business. She told us that there was a coven who could wipe us all off the face of the earth… That the leader the woman killed her mate who was trying to protect her… She also said that are thoughts weren't safe. That with them in the world no one was safe," he said.
"Why did she send you?" Jasper asked. He didn't answer. I opened my mouth and falsely lunged toward him.
"Okay, okay!"He yelled, I stopped in place and smiled, "She wanted me to give the woman a message. Just throw the rock in and leave. So I did."
"Did you drug anyone?"Carlisle asked as he came in. the Vamp looked down and shook his head like things couldn't get any worse with three vampires and wolf, now you had to have another vampire come in. "Answer me! Did you or did you not?" Carlisle asked pinning the man against the wall. For a man Bella told me was always calm and never showed a hint of anger, he sure was angry.
"No…I didn't," the Vamp said. Carlisle let him go and took a step back.
"Who did?" Edward asked. "Tell us then, who did and with what? I know you know."
"How do you know?" The vamp asked.
"Because your thoughts aren't safe with me…I'm a mind reader," Edward said through gritted teeth. The man looked scared. "Now tell me what the hell you gave my daughter?" Edward yelled. The man didn't answer. I went up to him and bit him in the leg. He screamed in pain, but was brought out of his shock. "Tell me," Edward growled as he punched him in the face.
"I…I…It was Vicky, she said she knew how explosive one of them was. She said she saw the young one manipulate water, when she was angry, when she was alone by the school about a month ago. Vicky wanted to take care of her first. She said she was the one who meant the most. She wanted to break the leader first so she would be an easy kill and kidnapping the youngest would make her weak and vulnerable." I lunged at him and bit his leg again, making him scream.
"What did she use?" Carlisle asked.
"15 milligrams of Rohypnol or Ativan in a shot… please that's all I know…I've told you everything." I went behind the stairs again and shifted back and changed into my clothes.
"Yeah you told us everything, but we have to make sure you don't tell her," I said. Carlisle and walked up the stairs. At the top we heard a loud crack.
Esme POV
Mom…that's what she called me only hours ago. She called me Mom when I came upstairs. I just knocked on the door, she answered, closed it behind me and the next thing I knew I was being hugged as she cried. Yes, cried actual tears, venomous tears. How I do not know, but it wasn't the time to ask. She just needed her mom. I had never seen anyone like this. I wonder if I had been like this during the first months after we had left Bella. There wasn't a day during the first year that I didn't tearlessly sob or get watery eyes.
"I need her Mom…I need her, I can't live with one of my children gone… I am nothing without the three of them…Mom, I can't lose her," Bella whispered as she cried, too low for anyone to hear.
"Shh, Bella she'll be fine sweetie. I know she will Darling," I said trying to subdue her. Being a mother to Bella wasn't that hard, but this was the first time I had ever seen her cry. This was the first time I actually saw the child in her that she had never shown as a human, the one that needed support and someone to care for her. Being trapped at the age of eighteen didn't help either. I know that for a fact. Rosalie may be a 105 years old, but being forever stuck at 18 she still needed to be guided and supported, but maybe not cared for. But Bella as a human never once cared for herself she was always caring for her mother or Charlie. "Bella, my baby she will be fine."
"How do you know mom? How are you so sure?" she asked. I held her tighter to me as we sat on the floor.
"I know because she's your daughter. You were attacked by James, Thrown to a wall on your birthday, survived every fall you ever had, gave birth to three half vampires, survived your change, and not once while raising your children did you try to kill yourself because they were driving you insane. That's why I know, because they are just like you, strong, caring, selfless, and instinctive." I said. I heard her let out a little laugh.
"Maybe we should leave instinctive out. Their instincts tend to get them into trouble," she said quietly. We stayed their quiet for a moment. "I missed you mom."
"I missed you too Darling," I said, "Why don't we do what your father wants you to. Better to get it over with then wait."
"Okay." She got up and helped me off the ground. I watched her slowly take off Cassie's shirt and look for any sign that she had been given a shot. After about seven minutes she carefully laid Cassie on her stomach. She checked Cassie back, but there was nothing except a light bruise on her shoulder.
"During lunch, she felt a sting so she slapped herself on the back. Nobody drugged her in front of me," Bella said.
I helped her flip her over and put Cassie's short back on. It was only then I realized when we were going to check her lower half of the body that I noticed we hadn't checked her neck. I sat down on the bed next to Cassie and put her in a sitting position. As I held her with one arm I moved her hair. Bella looked at me then at Cassie's neck. I looked on the right side of it, but there was nothing. It was only when I heard Bella hiss that I stopped looking at the back of Cassie's neck. I gently laid Cassie back down and went to the left side of the bed. I took a pen from the nightstand next to the bed, and then looked at her neck. I saw it, a small dot of recently dried blood. I drew a circle around it for Carlisle.
Bella was crying again. The fear that her daughter had actually been drugged was true. I left downstairs after giving Bella a kiss on the forehead and assuring her everything would be fine to tell Carlisle.
"Mom, are they gonna kill him?" Remy asked pulling me out of my thoughts from earlier today. Bella looked at her daughter obviously wishing she could lie, but knowing she would read right through it. "Mom, I'm not that innocent anymore. I know things."
"Like what?" Bella immediately said.
"Like everything the school teaches. You know… it's embarrassing to speak about it. I remember Grandma gave you the talk even after you had kids when we were five." Bella looked embarrassed. If she could blush I knew she would.
"You're never having Kids… or …or…doing anything or…dating. Who the hell gave the teacher Permission to teach you…that? Ho...How old were…you?" Bella hastily stuttered out. Alice and Rosalie smiled at this version of Bella, embarrassed, protective, and stuttering.
"Like when I was twelve, then again at thirteen, then how babies were…"
"Okay…Okay… no more!"Bella yelled interrupting Remy. "You're…too young…I'll…I'll lock you in your room…or something…send you to an all…girls school…no more talking on this subject… go to sleep," Bella stated.
"Mom, don't be irrational it's only eight on a Friday night…so are they going to kill him?" she asked again. Bella looked at her then huffed, she nodded apologetically at Remy who just shrugged her shoulders in a way to say whatever. Remy turned her attention to the TV, just as Bella's phone rang, just all the boys came back up here.
"Hello," Bella said quietly.
"Isabella Marie Volturi Swan," We heard on the other side of the phone. Bella looked at us and gulped.
"Y…Yes Mom?" Bella said nervously into the phone. Emmett snickered earning a slap to the head from Emmett.
"What is this I hear that you won't let Remy date a boy," we heard Bella's Mother obviously Sulpulcia say.
"Mom what do you mean heard… Remy Elizabeth Swan," Bella said sternly. Remy looked up from the TV at her mom confused.
"What did I do?" she said looking at everyone. She saw the phone, and then got up. She took the phone from Bella and put it on Speaker.
"Hey Grandma," Remy said.
"Remy sweetie is it true your Mother won't let you date?" Sulpulcia asked.
"Well as of like two minutes ago I'm not allowed to date, but no worries it's not like I have anyone in my mind anyways," Remy said happily.
"What happened two minutes ago sweetie?" Remy blushed at Sulpulcia's question. Bella took the phone from Remy to save her from Embarrassment.
"Nothing Mom, she was watching a TV show and saw how much of a jerk a guy was," Bella said forgetting the phone was on speaker.
"Bella you are good at many things, but a liar you are not. So tell me what happened? Or will I have to go over there and get it out of you?"
"Mom! I'm not five or a newborn. I have kids of my own…I'm eighteen you can't threaten me," Bella whined into the phone, making Remy laugh. Bella shot her a glare and Remy put her hands on her mouth to try and hide her giggles.
"Isabella, I will not be talked to that way!" Sulpulcia yelled. Bella jumped a little at this.
"Sorry mom, but…"
"No buts, now tell me." Bella walked into her closet locking it behind her. Remy dropped her hands and laughed falling onto her bed in the room.
"It's nothing big mom…Remy just… she said she wasn't so innocent anymore and knew things…and… I freaked and told her she couldn't okay," Bella said making Alice, Emmett, Jasper, and Rosalie snicker.
"Isabella have you had the talk with them yet?" Sulpulcia asked. Edward stiffened at this.
"What!Mom!No! I have not… it's just as embarrassing to them as it is to me… I'll give it to them when the times right."
"Bella with you the time is never right…I gave you the talk remember. I pulled you aside sat down and we talked about everything," Sulpulcia said calmly. Emmett laughed out loud at this. "Bella who is that?"
"Mom! There other vampires in the house and I can't get this stupid phone of the ! Remy Elizabeth Swan you are grounded for a week," Bella yelled.
"Bella stop blaming Remy. Now back to the talk. Just sit her down or all of them if you want to get all done at once and tell them how to be ..."
"Mother! Stop! This is embarrassing I don't want to remember the talk you gave me, may I add after I already had kids. It was embarrassing enough to have it, I don't want to remember." Emmett and jasper were now on the floor laughing.
"Isabella, who is there?"
"Other vampires Mom…I have to go rip one of their heads off" Bella muttered, she opened the closet door and saw Emmett and Jasper on the floor.
"Other…Oh your father told me the Cullen's are in your life again…please tell me you are at least being civil with Edward. Speaking of Edward are you too together again?' Sulpulcia asked as Bella frantically tried to find the unspeaker button.
"Mom!" Bella whined.
"Bella at least tell me you're being safe" Sulpulcia said. Bella dropped the phone onto the floor.
"Bye Mother!" Bella yelled then stepped on the phone and jumped on it until it turned to little specks on the floor.
"So Bella …are you being safe?" Emmett asked. Bella lunged for Emmett in less than a second. The fight between them only lasted a minute before Remy stopped the air in-between them so when they both ran towards each other they both fell back. Bella folded her arms and sat down on the bed next to Cassie. When the tension in the room died down Carlisle spoke.
"From the information we got I know what to look for in the blood I withdrew. The vampire Seth got was just a pawn in Victoria's chess game. He told us it was Victoria who drugged Cassie. In fact Cassie was supposed to be kidnapped today on her way across the campus form fifth period to sixth, but the 15 milligrams of Rohypnol or Ativan took effect to early because Cassie had already been sick. With the IV she should wake up in by tomorrow or the next day." Carlisle said.
"Rohypnol, as in Roofies?" Bella asked, Carlisle nodded. In the next second there was an earthquake. Immediately Remy got up and hugged Bella. Soon the earthquake was over, it probably never got above a 2, but being at the epicenter we felt it. "Sorry… don't worry geologist won't be looking at the house for the earthquake they'll be looking at the lake. I can control where I want the epicenter to be. The first thought in my head for the epicenter was the lake." Bella said. We all nodded.
Remy fell asleep an hour later. Lukas never got up; he had tired himself from crying. Bella never left her room to afraid to not be there if Cassie woke up. Everyone else and I were downstairs. Reading a book from Bella's collection or watching the family movie Bella let Edward watch.
"Come on… you can do it. Just let go of Aunt Heidi and walk towards me baby" Bella cooed to an 18 month old Cassie .Cassie put one foot in front of her. "That's it, now the next" Bella excitedly said. Cassie soon started to slowly make her way to Bella. When Cassie was right in front of Bella, Bella picked her up and whirled around, Making Cassie laugh.
"Mama," Cassie said laughing. Bella froze in place and so did an ecstatic Heidi. "Mama," Cassie said again. Bella smiled and hugged Cassie closer to her.
"Her first steps and word. Hell yeah!" Heidi said.
"Heidi, I think we should refrain from words like Hell and other like such. We don't want her to repeat them do we?" Jane said smiling at Bella and Cassie.
"It's not like she could say it or know what it means. Right Cass you can't say hell can you?" Heidi said to her niece. Cassie laugh then pointed at Heidi.
"Hewwl…ha-ha" Cassie said. Heidi froze in her spot. Bella looked sternly and Heidi. Jane hit Heidi's head. Making Cassie laugh.
The video ended then started again.
"Garrett. Lukas just doesn't like the rattle anymore I'm sorry. There's nothing I can do about it," Bella said as Garrett followed her into Lukas's Bedroom.
A 20 month old Lukas was in his crib standing up already patiently waiting. Garrett grabbed the Rattle and shook it in front of Lukas who reached for it.
"See I told you he liked the Rattle," Garrett said as he handed it to Lukas. Bella moved to the side of the crib and Looked at Lukas. Lukas shook the rattle then threw it making it hit the wall and fall to the floor. Lukas laughed and clapped his hands. "What was that?" Garrett asked astonished.
"He doesn't like it it's boring to him know. He's in his throwing stage," Bella smiled as she Picked Lukas up from the crib and laid him on the changing table.
"Noooo," Lukas whined moving around. Bella grabbed a teething toy and gave it to Lukas who took it and put it in his mouth to cool his hurting gums. Bella expertly changed his diaper and into clothes.
"You want to go with your Uncle Garrett," Bella sweetly said. Garrett waved and made a funny face. Lukas took his toy out of his mouth and threw it at Garrett. Garrett ducked as it came towards him. Lukas laughed."Never mind. You don't like him do you. No you don't." Bella said making Lukas laugh more.
The video ended and the third one started
"Remy, can you say Alec?"Alec Volturi asked as the kids were being given breakfast. Remy shook her head.
"You can say Demitri and Felix though huh, beautiful?" Felix said as he entered the families' kitchen/dining room. Two year old Remy laughed.
"Uh huh. Uncuw Felic and Uncuw Demeri," Remy smiled nodding.
"Come on don't be mean. You can say Uncle all you have do is say Alec…AaaLllEeeCcc,"Alec said again.
"Jane!" Remy squealed as Jane came into the dining room behind Alec.
"What? No...Alec,"Alec whined. Jane laughed from behind him holding a two year old Lukas in her arms as Bella entered with a One year old Cassie in hers.
"Alec,"Lukas said happily.
"Yeah see Remy Lukas can say it. In fact he said it before you,"Alec smiled as he took Lukas from Jane's arms. Bella shook her head and smiled, knowing Alec had just made Remy jealous about the fact that Lukas had said his name first. Remy glared at Alec.
"Alec...Alec, Alec, Alec, Cass, Demeri, Felic, Heiwi, Jane, Luka, Momma," Remy said saying everyone's name that was in the room in Alphabetical order. "Ha-ha." Remy then stuck her tongue out at a surprised Alec.
"Yes! Did you hear that buddy she said my name...ha-ha. Not only had that she said everyone else's in alphabetical order." Alec said happily with a smiling Lukas in his arms.
The video ended and it was the last on the DVD. We then stayed and watched the news, Read, wrote or in Carlisle's case look at the blood he had taken from Cassie to see exactly which drug Victoria had used on Cassie.