DISCLAIMER: All things Twilight belong to Stephanie Meyer, I'm just borrowing her characters :)~
Okay it's been a little while since the last chapter and this one's being written on a brand new laptop considering my other one stopped charging and the screen continued to freeze, hoping this chapter is up to scratch c:
Enjoy!
Caitling~
The Love Bites Chronicles: The Alpha Bite
Previously...
BPOV
"My dear boy, we're speaking freely here. I'm not interested in interrogating the family, it's simply that you know my brother, he's run by his emotions which makes him impulsive and far more irrational than myself or Marcus, I'm simply gathering all my sources so I'm well informed if it comes to fighting against my brother over such matters as your own. Surely you can understand he would not be impressed if I were to release the reins on one of our strongest and most fierce fighters so he could join his blood sibling. He would also see bringing two of the most unknown into the world as possibly the biggest threat of his life time. You said so yourself Bella, you've heard all the stories of the Children of the Moon."
"Right so basically you're gonna be judge and jury?" Leah's biting tone was the first to surface after Aro had finished his little speech and Jasper was quick to pull her in tight, silencing her as he went.
To our complete astonishment Aro's only response was to chuckle.
"I suppose you could word it like that, yes. I truly have no issue with the Cullen's or their choice to coexist so...bizarrely. The only thing myself and no doubt my brothers want reassured is that there is no risk of any of your people attacking our people."
"As long as your people refrain from feeding on our land and that of the Forks land, you are no concern of ours." Sam had used his alpha tone, much more firm than the everyday Sam tone.
"Well if that is all there is to discuss, as soon as everyone has returned we will take our leave." Aro rose, and so did we.
"Bella, I need to go for a quick hunt; I won't be long or far from here." Jasper dismissed himself leaving Leah perched on the arm next to where Sam had sat just before.
I moved to the kitchen, searching the fridge for something that would feed the growing bump that was my stomach. There wasn't much of anything in the fridge, which was unusual but none the less I settled for a glass of B neg. Leaning against the cupboard is sipped on the cup running the past hours events through my mind, I'd watched my babies flip and spin on the ultrasound before having to deal with the king of vampires and his petty brother. Raising the glass to my lip once more barely getting the slightest dribble across my lips before one, or both of my babies kicked fiercely. It was a strength I had never felt coming from the inside before, it sent pain to the surrounding body parts, dropping the glass sent blood flying everywhere covering me and the floor before the glass shattered. I slid to the ground, clutching my belly as legs came into my already blurring vision, Sam was the first to my side calling my name but I couldn't muster the energy to respond. The came Demetri and Aro, Demetri's mouth was moving but I couldn't hear anything; my hearing was fading too. I was lifted and carried up the stairs just as Leah disappeared out the front door.
When I was settled down again, I felt my shirt being removed, probably so they could make sure none of that blood was mine, but I couldn't focus on them as they doted on me and continued to call out to me; all I could feel was pain.
SPOV
The Cullen household was chaos, there was no other way to describe it. Demetri was still by Bella's side, calling her name repetitively, the leader of the other coven had raced off to locate the rest of his group and with them, he'd be bringing the Cullen's back too. Bella was occasionally switching it up, she'd cry out for help, her screams would turn to moans of agony and then she would fall silent, every time she fell quiet I felt my heart fall to my stomach. The front door remained wide open, the cold night air floating through; I returned upstairs, watching the love of my life scream and moan begging to be rescued from the agony.
I took her face in my hands, her eyes were still glazed over but there was a spark in them and something told me that she understood everything that was happening around her, her hands wrapped around my wrists her nails clawed at my skin leaving bright red scratch marks.
"Bella, sweet Bell, look at me baby, I'm right here. Focus on my face Bell, just breathe with me." I'd barely finished talking before another scream ripped from her.
"It hurts so much, make it stop Sam." Her eyes had lightened again, only they were overflowing with tears now.
"I'm sorry baby, if I could I would. Focus on me Bella." Demetri was pacing at vampire speed behind me, pausing every few minutes to run his ice cold hands across Bella's burning forehead.
After what felt like hours, each of the Cullen's burst through the doorway, Carlisle, Rose and then everyone else. Carlisle went the work straight away, examining every inch of her body.
"We're going to have to cut the stomach open, there's going to be a lot of blood. Jasper, Esme, Emmett, perhaps it best that you take the Volturi away from the house until we've everything under control." Emmett wanted to protest, he looked as if he would stomp his feet and throw a tantrum but one look at Bella and he was pulling Jasper out the door. Esme pressed a feather light kiss to Bella's forehead and she too was gone.
"She'll be alright, won't she Carlisle?"
"Rose, she's going to be fine. I'm going to need towels, Demetri this will get messy, are you prepared for that?"
"I'm not leaving her, she needs us all."
"Understood, I'll need you to wash your hands in the bathroom, all of you." Rose returned with a stack of towels that was almost as tall as she was. "Sam, I think it best that you stay up there until the babies are out, she needs to be kept as calm, as still as possible."
AroPOV
The poor child, I'd never run faster; even as a vampire. After watching both boys fall over her pregnant frame after she'd collapsed on that kitchen floor, there was no chance either of them would run for the help of her coven and that of my own, and we could hardly have a wolf running through town. After locating the lot of them, there was no competition the Cullen's run faster than ever before had it been one of my own, I probably would have done the same.
Now, some of us stood, some sat, some even went off to find a quick meal. Jasper and Emmett were two that stood, but they weren't standing still for more than a second, they paced back and forth nonstop. Caius and Marcus had left, to hunt with the majority of the guard, leaving me with Jane, Alec, Felix, Renata, Heidi and Corin. Esme, sweet Esme stood alone, off the the side and looked like she could start shivering at any moment.
There are plenty of vampires that have nothing but words of hate for me, but I'm nothing if not a chivalrous man. I removed my cloak, extending it to her. The faintest of smiles graced her face.
"Aro, you realise that I do not feel the weather, right?"
"Ah yes, and yet you look as though you'll start violently shivering at any minute." As we spoke, her eyes never left that top floor where half her family I despised using that word but really, that's what they were.
"I'm not cold Aro, I'm concerned for my daughter, her babies and the rest of my family. But I appreciate the gesture, thank you."
RosePOV
Of course, the babies would decide that the most perfect moment to be ready to enter the world would be the moment we're all out of the house, the moment that we have some of the worst company imaginable. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited to be so close to holding my niece and nephew, to hear what Bella and Sam are naming them, they will be the closest things I will ever get to raising children of my own, and I'll be damned if I don't make the most of it.
The sun was well and truly gone now, the night sky doted with shining stars seemed to shine that much brighter tonight. Another ear splitting scream from Bella brought me back to the realisation that Carlisle still hadn't pierced her flesh.
"Carlisle, what are you doing? She needs them out now!"
"Rosalie, I need you to wet the towel with warm water then wring it out." The look of fear on his face frightened me and I was thankful that Sam had his back to us. "That's it, now hold it right beside me this is all going to happen rather fast, you must be prepared."
"Carlisle I went to medical school, I know how this is going to work, I'm prepared."
The final word left my mouth and then the scent of blood was in the air, there was no temptation, I didn't see the source as a blood bag, she was my sister; my best friend. The room was deadly silent, everyone seemed to be holding their breath waiting for that all important moment and when it came, everyone exhaled at once. The high pitched cry filled not only the one room, but it seemed to fill the whole house, perhaps even the forest surrounding. I took the screaming bundle, wiping as much of the baby clean as I could while Carlisle cut the cord. My nephew, such perfection. Bella had done well.
Wrapped in a clean towel I passed him to Demetri who stood frozen in place, in awe. Dampening the next towel for my little niece. Bella was breathing heavy when I returned, and Sam's eyes met mine stricken with fear. I moved to Carlisle's side not even acknowledging Sam's expression, we couldn't afford to have anything go wrong. My niece had her uncle's traits, for it was as if she was playing games with Carlisle as he tried to fish her out from the womb. Had we not been in the middle of a rather intense child birth, the fact that an infant was playing games with Carlisle might have actually been funny.
Three minutes later at exactly 11:11pm when my niece was brought into the world, and if we thought her brother could cry, he had nothing on this little lady with her lungs of steel.
Cleaning her off just as I had cleaned her brother, I felt a pang of jealousy, Bella had two perfect bundles and there was absolutely no chance that I would ever have that for myself. I longed for my human life once again, to be married with children, to be able to grow old and watch my children raise theirs, that was my one dream. I wasted no time handing baby number two over to Bella who's face showed that of pure joy, making sure Carlisle was okay with finishing up before racing down the stairs to find myself in Emmett's arms, in wretched sobs.
EmPOV
I barely had time to prepare for the Rosie sized cannon that fired into my chest, sending us skidding through the wet grass.
"Rosie?" Even the fearless critters high in the tree had been silenced by that of my wife's sobs. "Rosie, what is it bub? Belly's alright isn't she? And squish and princess?" Okay, princess was lame and Bella would probably kill be but they didn't have names yet and I needed to call them something!
"She's fine Em, they're fine." Her voice was the slightest of whispers and that was enough to send Esme flying through the house and to her grand babies.
"Then what is it babe? What's got you like this?" Her beautiful topaz eyes met my own and it was like I was looking straight into her head. "It's them, isn't it?" She buried her head in my chest once more and I knew the answer was yes.
My beautiful Rosie, the one thing she wanted more than anything in the world had cruelly been taken from her even though that brought her to me, it was still something we didn't talk about, for this was always the outcome. If she was given the opportunity to give up this life for that with a family and that meant giving me up, I the grizzly bear wrestler, Emmett Cullen had little to fear but that is absolutely my only fear.
I wanted to meet my niece and nephew for real this time, it was pretty hard to get to know them through a layer of skin that had been Belly's stomach, but I feared what would come of Rosalie if she went back up there too soon.
I know how this looks, shocking right? That I doubt Rosie's love for me, but that's not it. I don't doubt that she loves me but I have more faith in her desire to raise a family.
I must have been deep in thought because when I looked down again she was staring up at me, a faint smile on her lips.
"Emmett, why are we on the ground?"
"I didn't exactly expect cannonball Rosie to come shooting at me, lost my footing. You aren't the one with a wet back though." She giggled just as she would have before her minor meltdown.
"Uh, Rose?" I'd forgotten we'd had an audience.
"Jasper, I'm alright now. Heat of the moment kind of thing, you know? Anyway, would you like to meet your niece and nephew?" Oh man! Squish in real life! It took all I had not to jump up and race up those stairs, but I kept my cool.
"Aro, would you.. well would you like to come and meet them too?" I think everyone's jaws just about hit the floor at Rosie's offer.
"It would be an honor, if Isabella will allow it of course."
"She will, I'm sure she'd love to show them off. They haven't announced names yet either."
BPOV
They were everything and more, I couldn't have possibly imagined anyone more perfect than the babies in our arms right now. Sam sat on the edge of the bed beside me cradling his son mirroring my position with our daughter. We'd previously discussed names but there hadn't been anything set in stone and now I was beginning to regret that, because the decision would be made in front of every member of our family now.
Esme had been the first to come inside, bringing an onesie for each, a plain blue for our son and purple for our daughter. Realising that neither had diapers she and Sam took one bringing them back changed and then doing the same with the second. Both babies were pure perfection and I couldn't believe how perfect the combination was. Their skin was lighter than Sam's by a few shades but no where near the pasty white I had been before my transformation. There was no surprise that our son's hair was as chocolate brown as my own and his eyes matched Sam's shade of brown, our daughter with her jet black hair, the biggest surprise was her eyes, when she blinked; opening her beautiful eyes they were chocolate with a swirl of my own, topaz colour swirling through.
"Get ready for the welcoming party, Bella." Sam whispered, placing a kiss to the side of my head.
On cue Emmett came bouncing into sight bringing behind him, Rosalie, Jasper, Leah and to everyone's surprise, Aro Volturi.
"I hope I'm not an inconvenience Isabella, I can leave you be with your family should you prefer it." I was taken aback by his words, normally there was no getting around Aro and his word and this time he was giving me the opportunity to kick him out?
"You aren't an inconvenience Aro, just a surprise. You're more than welcome to join the festivities." Emmett made a b-line for his precious "squish" while Leah and Jasper came to my side of the bed and I happily handed our daughter to Leah.
We watched, hands entwined as each guest in the room held both of them. Sam's eyes were trained on my face.
"Thinking about names aren't you?" I nodded my response.
"The ones we discussed?" I asked.
"If they're what you want, Bell."
"But are they what you want? They're as much yours as they are mine, Sam."
"I think they fit perfectly."
"OH would you just tell us Jesus Belly you're driving me crazy!" Emmett who had managed to get his hands on our son again was now glaring at us.
"Alright then, return the babies to their parents and perhaps you'll find out the names of your niece and nephew." Aro who had been nursing my daughter returned her to me as Emmett reluctantly handed our son back to Sam.
"Alrighty, without further ado, Cullen's, Demetri and Aro we'd like to introduce you to our children." Sam begun, motioning for me to reveal the names.
"We have here in our arms, Theodore Fletcher Uley and Vivien Amelia Uley."
"Uley?" I'd taken Sam by surprise just as I had expected.
"We hadn't talked about it, but I figured it'd mean a lot to you for them to have your last name Sam."
"You are incredible." He gave me the tiniest of kisses leaving my lips tingling but none of that mattered because as if on cue, our little Theodore began to cry and like a chain reaction, so did Vivien.
Done!
Okay, finally the chapter I've been dying to write! This chapter has mainly taken forever because I've been trying to decide on names! I have finally decided on Theodore Fletcher and Vivien Amelia. Thank you to those that suggested names, I wasn't really feeling the Rose and Emmett names put in there as a second or first name and I'm not particularly fond of the use of "grandparents" names but I think that's just a personal thing.
Thanks to skyla-lilly for the names Theodore and Amelia :) The reasoning behind Fletcher and Vivien is just because they are 100% my favourite names and I couldn't pass up the chance to use them :) According to Theodore means gift of god and Vivien means lively.
Hope the chapter was a good one! I also wanted to show Rosalie's point of view when it came to the delivery because of all things, her desire to raise a family is probably one of her biggest character traits. (if there are any obvious mistakes it would be because it was completed at 2am, oops)
I don't know who's still reading this, if anyone but if you are? Review and I'll get another chapter up ASAP! :)
Cheers,
Caitling~ c:
