Thanks to everyone that read, alerted, favorited, and reviewed the last chapter. So everyone liked the date at the drive-in. Hope you enjoyed the fluff because here comes THE TALK. Shit gets a little deep here. This chapter really kicked my ass and was probably the hardest to write so far. It is the longest so far but I didn't want to break Bella's story into two parts. Kudos to anyone that can find the lyrics to a song in this chapter.
Disclaimer: I own nothing and that fact has me so depressed I need Jasper magic touch to make feel happy again. *quivers as Jasper's magic touch is felt* Thanks, Jas.
BPOV
I walked into the bathroom to change after Peter got my duffel bag out of the truck. I had such a good time at the movies. I loved spending time with him and those kisses. WOW. I was slowly falling for Peter and knew we had to get everything out in the open. It was the only way to be with Peter. Edward hid so many things from because he thought he knew better than me. That wasn't going to happen this time around. I pulled my clothes off and looked at my body in the mirror. Most of me is pretty, but then I get to my arms. They are the reason I wear long-sleeves all the time. I looked down at the scars on my arms and I know once Peter sees them our relationship will change. I just want one more night were he still looks at me like I'm not broken. I finished getting dressed for bed.
I walked out of the bathroom and looked at Peter. He gave me a curious look and then asked the question I was dreading.
'Why do you only wear long sleeve tops?'
I froze. There was no way I was going to answer that question tonight. I just wanted one more perfect night with Peter. One more perfect end to the day before it could all go to hell.
'Um, can I tell you tomorrow? There are some more things I want to talk to you about and I'm really tired.'
I could tell he wasn't happy with my answer but he agreed and I got into bed. Then I asked him to hold me while I slept so I could remember the feel of his arms around me and inhale his delicious scent of leather and whiskey with a hint of gunpowder. It was such a manly scent that it makes me feel safe and secure in his arms.
I was asleep in no time.
PPOV
As I held my Angel in my arms and watched her sleep, I just thought about what was so wrong that she had to cover her arms with clothing. Were they deformed or scarred? I would love her no matter what happened to her. My past was no easy walk in the park and I can only imagine what she will think when I tell about it and the fact that Jasper is my brother and he will here in less than two weeks time.
I sighed. Why was life so hard and difficult at times?
I found my true Mate and yes it was a little bumpy at first but the last couple of days have been pure bliss. We should able to just live, love, and fuck and when she is ready I bite down and turn her. Keeping her by my side for all of eternity.
I held her as she settled into my arms and fell asleep. I heard her heartbeat slow and her breathing even out as she slipped deeper into her sleep state. She looked like an Angel and I know she is mine. I caressed her cheek and inhaled her wonderful scent. It was intoxicating. Strawberries and chocolate the ultimate dessert that I wanted to savor. And there was a hint of rose petals that made me relish that she was all woman. And all MINE.
I kept watch over her as she slept promising that I would always keep her safe and never let anyone or anything harm her. I looked out the window and watched the sun rise over the mountain in the distance. I knew, just knew, that today was going to be difficult day but we would come out stronger in the end. I felt Bella start to stir and begin to wake up.
It was the start to a very long day.
I looked down and watched Bella's eyes flutter and open wide as she looked around the room. When she looked over and settled on my face, I smiled. Her smile matched mine and it made me grip her tighter in my arms and pull her closer.
'Mornin', Bella.'
'Mornin', Peter. You stayed the whole night?'
'Of course, Bella. You asked and I listened and obliged. I would do anything you ask.' Just don't ask me to leave. I could never do that. I thought to myself.
'You want somethin' to eat?'
'Yeah. I'll go change and then come down to eat. I guess we can talk after that.' As she spoke, her voice got smaller almost to a whisper.
'Okay, Angel. Breakfast it is.' I kissed her forehead and walked over to my closet and grabbed some clothes. I walked out of the closet and saw Bella curious look.
'What? If you're goin' to change then so am I. I like wearing clean clothes, too.'
'But you don't get dirty. You have no bodily functions that make you dirty. You would only get dirty if you were rolling in the mud.'
'Good point. But I'm changing anyway. I'll remember to roll in the mud the next time so I'm dirty enough for you to warrant a clothing change.' I laughed at her giggles. She was so cute.
'Funny, Peter. Fine go change. I'll wait for you to finish in the bathroom.'
'Nah, Bella. I'll go downstairs and change. See ya in the kitchen in a few.' I winked at her as I walked towards the door.
'OK.'
I walked out of the room and downstairs into the kitchen. I turned on the coffee pot and got that going. I walked into the bathroom off the movie room and changed my clothes. Bella was right I wasn't dirty but putting on clean clothes is ingrained into you that it is something you do. The only time we got dirty was hunting and feeding or when we leak venom. I shuddered at the memory how the bites on my body came about and the burn of the bites and the foreign venom that enter my body and my own venom leak out.
I shook my head to release myself of the memories. I finished getting dressed and went to the kitchen and pulled out a bagel and yogurt for Bella to eat. I set them down on the table and got out a spoon for the yogurt. I could hear Bella upstairs changing and then walking towards the door. As I heard her walk down the stairs, her coffee was done. I poured it into the mug and set it down next to the food. I smiled as she walked into the room and sat down.
I watched her eat her breakfast and drink her coffee. When she was finished I took the plate and mug and put them in the sink. There would be time later to clean them. I turned and looked at Bella.
'So, who should go first, you or me?'
'I will Peter.'
'Okay. Let's move to the couch and get comfortable.'
We walked into the TV room and sat down on the couch facing each other. I watched Bella take a deep breath and begin her story.
'I know you had to leave when you found out about the vamps that left me because you were so mad but please Peter let me get through all this before you have to leave. I can't do this more than once and if you leave before I finish everything I might just breakdown and lose myself.'
I felt my heart break as my Angel looked so broken and plead with me to listen to her. I reached over to her and pulled her onto my lap. I held her tight and breathed in her scent as she trembled with fear of my reaction.
'I will listen to everything you have to say. Nothing will make me run from you. I will be your strong and steady. You are my sunny day and I'll be your shade tree. I will protect you always.'
'Okay.' She sounded so doubtful of my words.
'Do you want to stay on my lap or do you want to sit on the couch?'
'Here's fine.'
'I told you that I met the Cullens and I dated Edward for awhile. And that Jasper attacked me after I had an accident. There is more to the story and so much that happened after they left. What I didn't tell you was that Edward told me I was his singer and that my blood smelled better than anyone's he had ever smelled before. I figured it was dangerous to be around him but I loved him so much and I thought he loved me the same. I was so wrong about that.'
I had to keep calm this was just the beginning and I was already on edge.
'Bella, I want to tell you something before you go on with your story. I am not trying to negate any love you felt for Edward but if you were his singer than he did not love you just your blood. Vampires cannot love their singers. It's against their nature. I'm glad he was able to resist draining you because I would have never found you. You mean so much to me now.' I hugged her tight.
'I wasn't only his singer. You know he is a mind reader, right?' I nodded into her hair so she could feel my answer. 'I was silent to his ability. He could not read my mind.'
I was amazed at the fact that Bella was silent to the mind fucker's ability and that meant she was probably a shield. Oh yeah, my Mate was awesome and when she gets turned eternity is going to be fuckawesome. Okay back to Bella.
'He introduced me to the family and then we went to a clearing and they played baseball. The couple of nomads-two males and one female-came upon us and took a liking to me and my great smelling blood. I ran to Phoenix with Jasper and Alice. The tracker called my phone and told me he had my mom at an old ballet studio. I got away from Jasper and Alice and went to the studio. My mom wasn't there but the tracker, James, was there. He taunted me and threw me around. I was really injured but then he bit my wrist and started to feed. The venom burned so much. Edward showed up and the two of them fought. Then the rest of the family came and Jasper, Emmett, and Alice killed James. Carlisle was tending to my injuries and Edward sucked the venom out of my body. I always wondered why he did that. I mean if I was meant to be a vampire why not just let me turn then. I just think he wanted to keep me human because of my blood.'
Alright my brother is forgiven a little bit since he killed the one vampire that hurt Bella. But I am still kicking his ass when he comes to visit. 'Keep going if you want darlin'. I want to hear it all.'
I heard her take a deep breath and settle into my lap.
'I recovered over the summer and then on my birthday Alice threw me a party that I didn't even want. I got to their house and all of them were there. I started opening my presents and got a paper cut on one of them. That was when it all fell apart. Jasper tried to attack me and as he charged towards me Edward pushed me back and I fell into a glass table cutting my arm. All of them had to leave the house except for Carlisle who stitched my arm. A few days later Edward walked me into the forest and broke my heart. They all left me when I was supposed to be a part of their family. I was devastated. I was a zombie for months after that barely functioning.'
'The following spring was when I started to live again. It was because of Jacob. He was my personal sun at a very dark time in my life.'
Fuck. Who the hell is this Jacob? She is MINE and no one can have her. I gripped her tighter to my body.
'Jacob helped me move on and live again. He made me see that life was still going on without me so I better get back in the game. It turns out being friends with Jacob was the best thing in my life at the time. He saved me on more than one occasion. And don't worry Peter; I love Jacob like a brother. And besides he has his own soul mate to love and care for.'
I breathed a sigh of relief at hearing that. Wait, how did she know I was feeling jealous? 'How did you know, Bella? What I was feeling?'
'It's not hard to understand and feel the death grip you have on me. But I love it right now. It makes this story so much easier to tell because I can feel your closeness. Okay, back to the story.'
'I finished out the school year and graduated in early June. Jacob and his friends were having a bonfire to celebrate and I went down to the beach with my Dad. It was a great time at first. Everyone was having a good time, eating, drinking, and dancing. Then, Victoria showed up with a newborn vamp. They were standing on the edge of the beach. The newborn was so feral and out of control. Everyone started to run away except for Jacob and his friends. They're wolves or at least they shift into wolves. The presence of vampires causes them to shift. This time it was Collin, who showed signs of shifting soon, that shifted into the horse-sized wolf for the first time. Unfortunately, my Dad was standing right next to him and was thrown into a tree as Collin shifted. My Dad was killed instantly. I miss him so much, Peter.'
I hugged Bella as she sobbed for the loss of her father. I couldn't believe it that vampires leave Bella and she is friends with wolves. I know from Jasper that these ones are different from the Children of the Moon. But still how much supernatural does this fragile and strong woman have to deal with before she found me?
'Thanks, Peter. I think I am going to stand for this part. It gets a little hard and I just want to get it all out and move on. Okay?'
'Sure Bella. Whatever you want. I am here for you.'
I felt Bella stand and walk over towards the glass doors and look out to the mountains. I knew this part would be the hardest. Maybe it was best she not be in my lap. I could maintain more control over my emotions then.
'After the commotion over Collin shifting and my Dad dying, the other guys shifted and chased Victoria and the newborn. They got the newborn but Victoria got away. We had the funeral for my Dad and then I moved in with Jacob and his Dad. By then, Jacob had met his soul mate, Laura. You know how you said you looked in my eyes that first night and knew I was your soul mate.'
She glanced over her shoulder to me on the couch. I looked up at her and nodded yes. She looked back out the glass doors.
'The wolves have the same thing. They call it imprinting. Jacob came to pick me up from work one day and Laura was working the counter at the store. One look into her eyes and he knew. It was nice having her around and I was able to tell her everything that had happened to me. All the details.'
'Then the newspapers were reporting missing people from Seattle and the towns surrounding it. The wolves investigated the areas where the people went missing and they could scent out vampires. Of course, some of the missing people turned up days later. They had been tortured and drained. I knew it was Victoria at work. That went on for about few months. Then there were fewer reports and finally there were none by the end of the year. I thought she had moved on and forgotten about me. That she decided that I wasn't worth the trouble with the wolves. I should have known she was just lying in wait. It was in June and on the fucking anniversary of my Father's death that she was able to get to me. She got me on my way back from visiting his grave. I had insisted that I go alone. She kidnapped me and took me to some abandoned building. There were a couple of other vampires there. I didn't understand where all those missing people went but I guess they didn't make it. Either as a human or a vampire. She would just taunt me and hit me. She was careful not to break my skin and let me bleed. Guess she didn't want any of the others to attack me. For the most part, she didn't let any of them near me. They brought her humans to feed off in front of me. They were usually girls that looked like me. I cried every time I watched the life drain from their eyes as they died. One night, she left and one of the male vampires came over to me. He told me it was time he had some fun.'
I cringed at this. I could hear her voice breaking, trying to be strong to tell me everything. I knew what was coming. I witnessed it happening during the wars. And it was not pleasant then and this time was no different. It was going to be worse because this was my Mate and nothing bad should ever happen to her. Ever.
'He grabbed me and threw me down on the cot I was never allowed to sleep in. He ripped my shirt off and grabbed at my pants. I tried so hard to fight back but how could I. He lay on top of me and got my pants off. I was laying there in my underwear and he said he was going to taste me first and the fuck the life out of me. He bit down on arm and started to drink from me. I thought it was going to be over but then just as he started to rip my underwear off. Victoria came back and ripped him off of me. I didn't think I would ever be glad to see her. But it was short lived. She ripped his arms off and then noticed that I had venom running through my body. She, of course, didn't want me to change into a vampire so she walked over to me and sucked the venom out. But then she found a new way to torture me. She would bite me and feed a little and then after an hour or so she would suck the venom out. It went on for so long I thought I would never see the outside world again. But then on Christmas, I only know it was that day because Victoria told me, Jacob and the other wolves found the building and saved me. The wolves were able to kill the other vampires but Victoria escaped as always. The wolves brought me back home and that's when Jacob told me they found me in northern British Columbia, in Canada. I could not believe how far away I was. It took me a couple of months to recover and that's why I wear long sleeve shirts to hide the scars from all the bites. Most people can't see them but there have been a few to concentrate hard and see them and ask what happened. How could I tell anyone about what happened to me. No one would believe it. I left in April continued to settle down in small towns and some bigger cities but I constantly on the move. Then last September right after my 21st birthday, I moved to Jackpot and Jenna knocked on my door and invited herself into my life. At first, I avoided her and tried to keep her out of my life but she barreled through all my defenses and now I will sad when I have to leave her. I have been here ever since and now you found me.'
OMG. I think I am going to have a heart attack and my heart has been dead for over a hundred years.
'Bella, thank you for telling me. I know it was hard but I am glad you told me. Do you feel better now that you told me?'
I watched her turn around to face me and saw the tears stream down her face.
'Yeah I do, Peter.
I walked over to Bella and hugged her so tight I that I would crush her body. I would never hurt her but the emotions pouring out of me was overwhelming. I wiped the tears from her face and kissed her softly on the lips. I pressed my forehead against hers and breathed in her scent. Relishing in the fact that she was here with me and safe. That for now on nothing bad would happen to her.
'I love you so much. I wish my brother was here to show you how much I love you, Bella.'
'Huh?'
'My brother, Jasper. He's an empath. He can project emotions to others.' I said without thinking. Big mistake.
"What the FUCK are you talking about? Your BROTHER. I knew it. You're just one of them and you will leave too. It was just a trap. I want to leave.' I felt her squirm out of my arms and I instantly felt her warmth leave me.
I watched her run out of the room and out the front door.
Oh fuck it all to hell.
So there it is her story. Hope everyone liked it. Up next Peter's story.
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