Twilight Laurent AU

By: FunahoMisaki

(A/N: I own nothing and read last chapter)

The Denali's and Clearwaters watched in mute shock and horror as they saw James torture Bella who didn't scream out or beg for mercy even once. She didn't threaten him that the Cullens would get revenge, she just took it all in stride… and they could only stare in horror as they saw the one thing that Bella kept hidden from the Cullens about what James did.

"I… I'll go talk to her. I understand more than anyone else how she would feel after going through that." Tanya said softly, her eyes glazed over with tears that couldn't fall as the video ended with the Cullens saving Bella from being changed.

"I…I suspected she experienced something similar to that given how she subconsciously acts around all guys except her dad and Seth but… dear god how did those bastards not know that happened?" Leah said running a hand through her hair as the tears fell down her cheeks. She and Seth both had transformed during the video, thankfully not hurting anyone, and had only been able to shift back a few seconds ago, just as Tanya was leaving the room. Seth quickly ran to a bag in the corner and tossed Leah some cloths as he slipped some on himself.

"He had her redressed almost twenty full minutes before the Cullens got there and given how much he tortured her beforehand, they wouldn't have thought anything of his scent being all over her and of her bleeding. That bastard is lucky he died when they got to him, cause if he was still alive…" Irina trailed off, her eyes filled with venom tears that couldn't fall as she began dry sobbing. Her poor grandbaby…

"That explains it though." Carmen said her head buried in Eleazer's shoulder, her eyes filled with tears as well.

"Explains what?" Seth asked with a slight growl still present in his voice and tears running down his face.

"The extra heartbeat I kept hearing from Bella. I thought I was imagining it but…" Carmen said quickly causing the entire room to freeze, as did Tanya who was upstairs holding Bella close. They all listened close for a moment, hearing the extra tiny and too slow to be normal heartbeat that they didn't notice earlier.

"She's going to have a baby." Laurent whispered so quietly the shifters almost couldn't hear him as he stared at the stairway where Bella had gone along with everyone else.

"I…I need to go see her. I need to talk to her." Kate said softly as she blurred up the stairs and into Bellas room where Bella was sitting blank faced in Tanya's arms, headphones over her ears.

"Bella?" Kate asked gently, wondering if the girl could hear her at all, as she stepped forward. Bella's eyes immediately met Kate's before lowering to her lap as she trembled slightly, cutting off her music.

"Now you know I'm worthless. I can't even bring myself to get rid of the baby, despite knowing that I'll probably die when he or she is born…despite knowing just who put the baby in me… and why…I just…I can't take an innocent life…it's not the baby's fault." Bella trailed off shuddering as she took in a ragged breath, looking up slightly when she felt a hand on her stomach. Her brown/blue eyes met Kate's golden ones as the middle Denali sister rubbed gentle circles on the flat stomach.

"You're not worthless. You were beaten, yes. You were broken, yes. But you're not worthless and I don't think any of us can fault you for not getting rid of the baby. Like you said it's not the baby's fault and you don't have to worry, my star. I promise…I'll take care of you and the baby both. I won't let anything happen to either of you." Kate said softly, kneeling beside Bella's bed as she kept one hand pressed against Bella's stomach.

"All of us will take care of you. You're one of us Bella, and we don't abandon our own no matter what. I, especially, know what you're going through…and I can promise you that no matter what you'll at least have me on your side." Tanya murmured into Bella's hair as she hugged the girl close and began to hum a small tune motherly. In an instant Irina was in the room as well, sitting on the bed beside her eldest sister and her great grandchild.

"And me. You're one of my last remaining babies…so of course I'll always be here to help and support you and your baby, sweetheart." Irina murmured as she hugged Bella as well, nuzzling the girl's cheek and purring to comfort her descendant.

"And there's not a god damn thing in the universe that can keep me from being there for you. I'll support and help you with anything and everything. I'll help you raise the baby, and I'll treat them like they were my own child. I swear it." Kate said purring as well as she leaned down and nuzzled Bella's stomach.

"There's no way you're getting rid of me and Seth sis. We'll help you and our niece no matter what." Leah said smiling softly as she entered the room, the tear tracks still evident on her face as she joined the pile on Bella's bed.

"Dog Pile on Bellsy!" Seth yelled childishly as he darted into the room and nearly jumped onto the brunette, only to be caught and pinned to the ground by a black eyed and growling Kate while Irina and Tanya were holding Bella protectively between them.

"Are you nuts? You could have hurt Bella's arm worse or hurt the baby!" Tanya nearly snarled at the poor boy who went pale at that, in all the hype he had forgotten that Bella's arm had been broken by Jacob earlier.

"We still need to put a cast on your arm sweetheart." Irina said turning to Bella worriedly before every supernatural with super senses in the room snapped their heads to the window.

"I…I didn't know that James had done that to you…I'm sorry…I'll help with the baby as well." A woman said as she appeared beside the window inside of the room, staring at Bella with sad eyes having obviously heard the video or seen it while the other super naturals were distracted. Bella's whispering of the womans' name had the last three Denali's up in the room in front of her protectively as they stared down the devastated and mournful red head.

"Victoria."