Cullen Rule

Warning: Very adult material. "NC-17" for supernatural or mature subject matter, may not be appropriate for those under 18 years of age.

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Summary: Sequel to Edward's Addiction: The Cullen Family have become the rulers of the Vampire World. Follow them in their struggle to maintain that leadership along with the trials that face each member of the Cullen Family to retain who they are individually within the family group. A/U Canon paring but attitudes differ somewhat from canon.

Author's Note: I wish to apologize to my readers for not having caught all the errors before hand. My only excuse is I was still very new to the world of Fan Fiction in September 2012, and to writing.

I am blessed that today I have a great team of pre-readers and a wonderful Beta who make me look good today.

I wish to express special thanks to my very good friend , who is one of my pre-readers, for taking the time to go back through and finding all the many errors that were missed in the very beginning.

If you should run across something, please let me know. I hope and pray that we've got them all now and when you contact me it'll be to say "Hi!".

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Chapter 14

Previously:

Jasper, along with his crew are installing the web cameras in the trees, when a commotion is heard coming through the trees.

Moments later, a throng of what can only be Face Dancers, breaks into the clearing surround the temporary camp grounds, wielding axes and various other cutting tools.

Several of the Quileute have already gone down.

Jasper hits the switch that will allow real time display of the camp grounds, then leaps from the tree he was working in, down onto the backs of three Face Dancers. The three face Jasper and what he sees almost prevents him from defending himself.

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Circling around Jasper is one of himself and two of Alice.

Out of the corner of his eye Jasper can see Alice battling herself and Jasper is torn between defending himself and going to Alice's aid. The biggest battle is his logic with his emotional need to protect his mate.

Logic wins however.

Jasper easily destroys the three Face Dancers surrounding him allowing him to immediately run to Alice's side to help her. He stops, staring because he's not certain which is his love and mate.

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It's become very apparent that the entire Vampire population in the clearing are fighting with themselves or their mates...except for Bella. She alone is not being copied and there are six tall Native American's circling Bella.

Edward has finally destroyed the three Face Dancers that were threatening him and rushes to Bella's side. Together they make short work of the six going after Bella.

"Bella Love, you have to concentrate and put your shield over the entire clearing so we can tell who's real and who's not." Edward yells to her. "I'll keep them off you so you can do this."

Edward stands guard to keep Bella safe while she extends her Shield.

Soon, it becomes apparent who the Face Dancers are.

Within minutes, forty Native American strangers are laying dead in the clearing, with only five Quileute injured but not seriously.

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Sometime later after all the bodies have been cleared away, there's time for going over what happened in the battle.

Edward shares what he'd heard in the Face Dancers minds that this had been their all out attack with hopes of destroying all the vampires and Quileute tribe members. The moving of all the villagers into the clearing with the Cullen vampires is what saved the tribe.

There is a very sad note however. The only adult face dancers living are those left with the children, and there were only a handful of children at that. The exact location of the Face Dancer's home land is known now to Edward and he'll only give that information to Carlisle and Chief Ateara.

It is decided amongst the Quileute population that a journey to the Face Dancer's homeland is necessary and the surviving children be adopted into their tribe and taught how to shift into Wolves, if they wish to learn that form of Shifting.

For now, however, the Quileute need to mourn and honor their dead, afterward there will be plenty of time to bring the Face Dancer children back with them to their reservation.

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Jasper in his capacity of Security chief has decided to leave the cameras he'd placed in the trees around the clearing where the impromptu campgrounds had been during the Face Dancer threat. He and Carlisle, Edward and Alice have agreed that there is a need for more video coverage around the Cullen property, so very quietly, cameras are placed in the trees in the surrounding five miles of the property.

Chief Ateara seeks Carlisle out. "This is very difficult for me to admit, Carlisle, but we would not have survived without your help." He extends his right hand toward Carlisle, which is met with Carlisle's own hand. They shake. And a general murmur of ascent passes through the Quileute population.

"There are only two things left to do now, Chief," Leah Clearwater offers.

"Yes. We must return home and honor our dead." Chief Ateara nods. "Carlisle, if you'll forgive us?"

"Of course Chief." Carlisle smiles.

"Do you require any help with say, heavy lifting?" Emmett bounds up to the Chief giving him a moment of panic.

Carlisle places his palm on Emmett's chest shaking his head.

Turning back to the Chief, "We'll see you all again soon, and do not hesitate to ask for our help, any time.

Edward let out a shrill whistle and all of the vampires in the clearing took that as their signal to return to the Cullen house.

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Sometime later that night, Bella and Edward are walking through the forest looking for a meal. They are holding hands and bumping into each other every so often.

Bella suddenly stops, pulling Edward around sharply back into her.

"What's up Love?" Edward asks raising his eyebrows.

Bella catching Edward off balance, pushes him backwards onto the ground where she falls on top of him and immediately begins to cover him with kisses.

The forest around the couple hears nothing but the sounds of lips brushing on lips and ripping clothing.

For now, all is quiet on the Cullen front. That is until the next crisis happens under Cullen Rule.

The End

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