A/N - Thanks to frol223 / Mer for your beta beauty and your contribution of the BPOV lemony goodness.
For those of you that may have thought otherwise...Alec was really in Bella's room last chapter. It was not a dream. Alec was able to block Edward from sensing him.
EPOV
Bella had been sleeping soundly when I left her so I spent time at my beloved piano while the hours without her crawled. Throwing myself into the grand swells and thunderous chords of Wagner, I almost missed the barely perceptible shift in Bella's heartbeat. It had gone from andante to allegro in a millisecond, the echoing of a small scuffle filtering through the air as I tore up the stairs to my room.
I found Bella, out of bed, flustered and looking towards the window.
"Bella? What happened? Why are you up? Was someone in here? I thought I heard a noise..." I looked towards the open window to see if there was anything there. Bella sat back down in the bed and had her head in her hands.
"No, no, it was...it was a dream. I...I had... another dream."
I slipped in behind her and rubbed my hand over her back in soothing circles. She whimpered, turned and curled into me, clinging to my neck as her hot breath melted into the hollow of my shoulder. I squeezed her, shushing sounds sifting from my lips. I felt helpless, I wish I could bottle up these dreams and nightmares she was having and take them into myself. Why couldn't it be my burden? Has she not been through enough?
"What happened in your dream to wake you from a deep sleep?"
She stiffened slightly under my arms, and I pulled her away from me so she could look me in the eye. There was fear there, and something else...it almost looked like shame.
"I dreamt the Volturi have the Scripture. I saw it in the hands of a... Guard. Edward, this means they have all of the words to the curse Aesa placed upon them."
"Bella, I would imagine the Volturi have the Scripture for reasons other than the words to the curse."
Confused, she narrowed her eyes at me while she waited for an explanation.
"Vampires have photographic memories. The words to that curse could be recalled with crystal clarity very easily, especially by a mind as strong as Aro's since it was placed upon him and his brethren. I would also assume the curse was written down immediately for their archives."
I watched as that piece of information was digested, but she became even more confused.
"Then...why would they want it enough to look for and steal it?"
"I can only assume there is some information in that Scripture the Volturi do not want someone like you to have. It makes them vulnerable. If they are concerned enough to take this Scripture, then you can bet there is something in there which could bring them down."
Bella's fingernails were being whittled away by her teeth so I gently pulled her fingertips out of her mouth. Crimson flowers bled across her face as she bit her bottom lip.
"Love, please, don't worry. We will all be ready for them when they come. I have some ideas for your training. Jasper and I will start with you tomorrow."
Her eyes shone with excitement as a smile twitched across one side of her mouth.
"Really? Tomorrow?" She pulled in closer and fingered the buttons on my shirt. "I should get my sleep then." Coyly her fingers fisted into my shirt and she pulled me towards the bed.
Dressed in a black wife beater with matching boy cut underthings scalloped with soft thick lace, Bella crawled into our bed, her ass presented before me like a female in heat taunting a starving Tom. The luminescent lure and sway of her white skin against her dark ensemble made me tremble with need to touch every inch of the porcelain fragility that was her flesh.
Bella positioned herself on her side and patted the space behind her. I pounced lightly into place, suctioning myself against her warm curves.
"Edward," she exasperated.
"What?"
"Get under the blankets. I don't care how cold you are. I'm hot enough for both of us."
Not daring to disobey, I rearranged myself and gently insinuated my thigh between her heated ones, moaning lowly into her extended neck, my hands rode up and down the roller coaster of her hips and waist. Winding my way under her shirt and across her front I cupped my hands around her round firm breasts, the nipples excited and rigid from my icy touch. I gently kissed my way across her shoulder, up around her delicate ear, accompanied by her sighs as she arched the curve of her ass more snugly against my eager sex. Parking my hard cock between the cheeks of her luscious bottom, I squeezed her nipples lightly and she moaned in return, sending my stomach into a tight spiral of desire.
Shifting, grinding and driving me to the brinks of insanity with her heated rubbing, I kneaded, roved and tasted her flesh, getting as close as I dared with my teeth. Lost in the pulsating glow of our frantic nuzzling, we had somehow shed our undergarments as I was blissfully aware of Bella's naked body against mine. My dead skin was resurrected; alive and needy, greedy for her touch. I prayed silently for the ability for just one second to hear her thoughts. What does she feel?
Wait a minute...what is she...
Running my hands down along her arms, the desirous path ended with her hands on herself, fingers desperately rubbing and rolling over her clitoris. I groaned lasciviously as my finger slid over hers feeling the tremors in her body through her skin. I could smell her arousal and my lustful groans turned to a growl as it filled my nostrils. Her fingers kept moving with mine over her skin, moisture making our hands slide effortlessly over her stiffened nub.
Bella started moving her hips, each shift running up my shaft setting my icy skin aflame. I rubbed my erection against her, my mind swirling in the heady mixture of her scents and her sounds. Our hands furiously working together at a frantic pace. We both wanted to feel the connection and it wasn't going to take me long at all. Spooned together, we pulled and pushed each other closer to the edge. Rose colored light surrounded us softly as I heard Bella's breathing grow shallow and quick.
"Please love...I am not going to be able to" I gasped into her ear
"Edward. So close" she was shuddering now and I could feel her body tense in anticipation of her orgasm.
Her hips started to buck and swivel. My cock strained against her, searching, pulsing, skin slick with venomous pre-cum and her moisture, giving little resistance as I glided easily between her cheeks. I struggled for control.
"Yes! Edward I'm going to" Bella's breath caught and I felt her body tighten and release as her orgasm swept over her. Feeling her rush of heat and wetness destroyed my control and I came, releasing all over her back. I cleaned my venom off of her immediately and buried us under the blankets again, pulling her tightly to my body as she slipped into a peaceful slumber.
As dawn's light crept over our bed, I eased myself out of it and wrote her a note to meet me at the meadow. I loaded some music into my ipod while Bella snored softly under the covers and took my leave to find Jasper so we could get organized for Bella's first training session.
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It was about 9:30 am when Bella arrived on her bike at our meadow. Dressed from head to toe in navy blue leather riding gear Alice had bought for her, she took off her helmet and shook out her chestnut locks of hair, then kicked her long lean leather-clad leg back to round off the bike as I squirmed visibly under Jasper's knowing smirk. Walking over to us with a purposeful stride, the slight swish in her hips stirred a delicious twinge in my gut flashing a recall of her heated gyrations against my skin the night before. Jasper let out a low whistle.
"Dayum brother, I don't care what you think about the bike. She makes that shit look good."
Bella closed in on Jasper greeting him with a quick hug.
"Thank you so much Jasper for helping Edward and I today, and thanks again for the bike. I can't tell you how awesome it is to ride again!"
"The pleasure is all mine darlin'. It's good to see you with color in your cheeks and a spring in your step...although I doubt the bike is the only reason." My brother's southern charm was rewarded with a wink and a giggle from Bella.
"Alright now sweet cheeks, what say we get started?" Jasper clapped his hands and rubbed them together, "I thought I could help out with explaining what seems to be going on with you when you feel your ability take over."
"I thought your ability is blocked where I'm concerned."
"Not exactly. It tends to be hit and miss. I may not be able to successfully manipulate your emotions each attempt, but I can see what you are feeling...and as we already know, stronger feelings seem to amplify your powers."
"But those times only happen when I'm...upset, and I'm worried I'm just going to lose control."
"Well, it's very easy for a run of the mill human to get upset and lose control over their actions when heightened emotions are involved. You are no different. We just have to help you learn to control your emotions in conjunction with drawing and throwing your power."
"How do you plan on doing that when you can't keep me in line emotionally?"
I reached into my pocket and pulled out an ipod with ear buds and placed them in her ears.
"With this my love. Music is one of the most popular ways to manipulate emotions. I've selected some pieces that could help you...get in the mood."
Bella smiled at me devilishly and Jasper rolled his eyes.
We had picked a perfect day to do this type of experiment. It was cloudy and grey, as per usual in Forks, but there was not a breath of wind. No weather anomalies expected, so if anything did happen, we could rest assure it was Bella. The meadow was deathly quiet, I would imagine mine and Jasper's presence scared away any of the smart wildlife.
"Hey Dudes!"
Except for Emmett.
"I thought we pawned him off to Rose and Alice?" I hissed at Jasper.
Jasper shrugged and smiled, "Oh let him hang out Edward. It's no big deal."
My overgrown bear of a brother waved from the edge of the meadow and appeared instantly by our side, vibrating like an excited puppy.
"I couldn't pass up seeing Belly go all "oooh, oooh witchy woman"...have I missed anything?"
"No, you haven't missed anything Emmett. I was just about to explain to Bella how music is one of the best ways to stir up our emotions."
"Hell yah...Rosie gets really horny whenever I play "Firestarter" by Prodigy!" Lewd snapshots of my sister leaped into Emmett's brain.
Bella guffawed when she saw the look of disgust creep across my face.
"Emmett, please, if you insist on staying, is it too much for me to ask you to keep your thoughts PG-13?"
"Gheeez Edward...touchy much?"
Bella cleared her throat to bring our attention back to her.
"So...what's on the playlist today, Maestro?" she quipped.
"I thought we would start with some Antonio Vivaldi. Les Quatres Saisons."
"Ahhh yes. I've heard of him. Baroque? Interesting choice. So...what do I do first?"
"Well darlin'," Jasper drawled as he stepped forward, "one thing I noticed about when you have one of your episodes...is that you seem to draw energy from the things around you."
"There is definitely something to that. I find the first place I feel the energy surge is from the ground up." Bella admitted.
"Yes, some of the reading I've done on Magics has indicated one must ground themselves...consider the Earth your anchor, and you are but a conduit to everything she can offer you energy wise."
Jasper walked behind Bella.
"Let's get a good stable stance for you to receive the energy. Stand with your feet firmly planted about a foot apart so you have a strong foundation. Keep your arms to your side with your palms facing upwards...the energy will travel from your feet to your extremities so you can "throw" it."
Bella followed Jasper's instruction, closing her eyes in concentration.
"Good, good Bella, now I can feel you starting to pull energy into you...would you agree?"
With her eyes still closed she nodded her head.
"Great, now once you fill yourself with enough energy, I want you to try and stir up a little bit of a breeze for us. You can move your hand if you need to conduct the energy to where you need it to go.."
I reached over and pressed play on Bella's ipod while she was concentrating, she opened one eye and smiled at me.
L'Hiver began with the plaintive strains of the strings, the driving winds of Vivaldi's symphony. As the violins began building in speed and severity, Bella's fingertips buzzed like Tesla's coil and she raised her palms as a low light breeze rippled across the lifeless grass in the meadow. She opened her eyes as she felt it across her calves, raising her hands higher, the wind snaked around her waist, whipping at the bottom tendrils of her mane, travelling up and up in a hurricane of hair and riotous laughter erupting from my beloved. The music swelled as she pushed the winds against the trees, making them bend and sway loosing the remnants of leaves from their branches.
This deciduous choreography continued, perfectly paralleling the modulation of the music. I had never been more awed and proud of another being in all of my existence. The music was but a paltry crutch...this woman had power.
I trembled internally with fear for her.
She caught my stone mask. Her eyebrow arched and she clapped her hands forcibly above her head as thunder boomed and the gunshot of lightening split and cracked a great red cedar at the far end of the field. Emmett jumped up and down like a child watching fireworks. Jasper whooped, slapping his knee, then broke into laughter as he held out his hands to catch the fat sploshes of rain Bella had pulled out of the air. She held the shower over us, then sent it across the field to the tree as it had caught on fire. The wind died down immediately as Jasper shouted,
"That's right Bella, just let that large surge of power you have left drain back into mother earth if you don't need it.
The fire extinguished and Bella lit up with smiles and shrieks of joy at her accomplishment for the first session.
"Oh Edward! Thank you! Thank you so much! I did it! I think I can learn to do this!"
She ran at me and we fell to the ground as her lips crushed my own in a pyretic, inflamed kiss.
"Come on Em, let's get out of here before they set the meadow on fire."
"Did you see that shit, Jasper? She's like Zeus!"
~//~
BPOV
I was only vaguely aware of Jasper and Emmett's retreat from the meadow as my lips nipped and tugged at Edward's mouth. I was elated. I felt powerful and hopeful. I could actually do this! I could learn control! I could protect my family!
Control, however, was not at the forefront of my mind as Edward's scent swirled about me like an intoxicating fog. His hands were at the back of my neck, holding me close to him as our tongues stroked and slid over each other. I would never tire of his taste; sunlight, warmth and home. He rolled us gently in the grass so I was on top of him. His rigid body a magnificent platform on which I felt worshipped and adored. I wanted to surround him, claim this moment ours to remember forever.
As we kissed, I tugged at the buttons on the front of his shirt. He chuckled at me, "anxious are we love?", adding his hands to mine until the shirt was removed, abandoned in the grass. Bees buzzed lazily around us, adding to the chorus of our panting and gasping. An afternoon love song. The elusive sun split the clouds above us, the warm light morphing Edward's skin from white marble to iridescent diamond. How could this beautiful, perfect creature ever believe himself to be a monster? He was a god!
Edward's hands slid under the hem of my t-shirt and the coolness of his flesh added to my excitement as I burned for him. A single tug, using his speed, added my shirt and bra to the landscape around us. Forgotten fabric amongst the wildflowers. I returned to his mouth with vigor. Always diligent with his teeth, Edward slipped his tongue into my mouth, coaxing and teasing my flames higher. He kissed my jaw and my neck, leaving shivery trails on my skin that wound down my spine, stirring the ache between my thighs. I could hear his deep inhale as the scent of my arousal hit him. His hand went to the waistband of my pants and pushed them down my hips. I struggled briefly with his zipper and in short order we were bare. My eyes raked over his sublime form. My world. My love.
I smirked at him as I kissed and nipped his neck, working my way down the smooth plane of his chest. His unneeded breathing picked up, his body stiffened as I continued my way down to my objective.
"Bella," he gasped, as he realized what I was intending to do. His hands went to my head and though I knew he could easily over power me, he tried only once, very gently, to bring me up back to his face. I shook my head and met his gorgeous caramel eyes.
"Let me do this Edward. I want to. So much."
He gave the slightest of nods. I knew his very traditional way of thinking was whispering in his mind that this was wrong. I had to show him nothing between us could be wrong. Ever.
I placed open-mouthed kisses across his stomach. The light tawny hairs tickling my lips as I made my way down his abdomen. His skin refracting a million different colors and filling my eyes with the wonder of him.
His shaft rose out of a patch of coarse auburn hair. A column of glimmering cut crystal. Golden, gilded veins ran down its length and begged for my touch and tongue. I circled the tip, tracing the tiny opening. The drop of venom that gathered there made my mouth tingle and my ministrations caused Edward's cock to twitch against my lips. His hands pawed at the ground, digging handfuls of grass in order to stop from bruising my flesh with his anxiousness. I grinned to myself and slid down over its length with my mouth, taking as much of him in as I could. I groaned at the taste of his skin and the warmth of the sun heating my back against his cool flesh. I moved slowly up and down him, one hand stroking his length and the other cupping and gently kneading his sac. Growling and purring beneath me, the vibrations in Edward's chest sent chills down my body. I felt my own sounds resounding through him. His head shifted back and forth on the blanket of the meadow, his breathing shallow and desperate.
"God Bella, your mouth feels amazing" he sighed, his smooth voice raspy with desire. He relented his grip on the turf and moved one of his hands down to circle my clit with his cool fingers. My wet heat reacted to his cold touch making me cry out as an orgasm washed over me, pulling me away from him for a moment as my body clenched and shook. Tears stung the corners of my eyes as I looked down on him. He met my eyes with his steady gaze, his own aureate eyes glistening with tears he couldn't shed.
"I want to be inside you Bella when I come."
I nodded and moved my body over him. As I pulled him inside me and slid down, the sky opened up in a sunshower. Raindrops plucked at my heated skin, running in rivulets down my breasts, splashing and sparkling as they hit Edward's flesh beneath me. I tossed my head back to the sunny blue sky as I rose up and down on him. Edward groaned, then growled forcibly enough, it shook the ground beneath us. I moved slowly on him, bracing my hands on his thighs behind me as I rose and fell, the coil in my stomach tightening as I sped up, the warm rain falling, stoking the intensity of the smell of flowers, earth and Edward.
"Oh Edward!" I cried out, the tears flowing freely now, running down my skin mingling with the rain. Soaked in warmth, wet and sunlight, we rocked, stroked and loved, shimmering together in a bath of rose colored light that reflected and split through the drops of water falling around us. We were a single entity as we came together and shattered. Edward called out incoherently shaking and scrambling his fingers in the dirt beneath us. My body was a live wire exploding and breaking. "I love you, I love you, I love you" I called out to him.
As aftershocks rippled through my body, I draped myself over Edward's form. He brought his arms around me and we lay there in the grass. Quiet and sated in this perfect moment.
"I love you so much Bella." Edward exhaled, his breath cooling the skin on my neck. "We are going to be OK. I have you with me, where you should have always been, and nothing will take you away from me now."
I nodded into the crook of his neck, tears still spilling over. I closed my eyes and surrendered to the warm blanket of bliss in the sounds and smells around me.
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E/N - Thanks again to frol223 for an amazing BPOV and meadow lemon! Thanks also to Gasaway Alley for fixing my "that" drama. You rock hard Ape.