Rated M for Mature Content. 18 and older only please!
Smoothing his large hand through the mess of kinky curls atop her head, Charlie soothed Cora with soft whispers in her ear. She screamed and writhed in agony as the venom ate at her heart muscles, turning them to stone like the rest of her and he wondered if she even heard him but it didn't matter. He would always try to soothe his mate. She was nearing the last few moments of her transformation and Charlie was thankful to be holding her. He kept oddly still, only moving his hand through her hair lovingly and letting his cool breath brush against the shell of her ear.
"It'll all be over soon, my beautiful cocoa goddess." He whispered before chuckling silently, remembering the teasing that Bella had unfolded on him when he let that nickname slip.
Seth had long since left the Swan household in lieu of La Push. His sensitive canine ears just couldn't handle the decibel in which Cora was screeching and it literally hurt the young pup's heart to hear her in such pain. Charlie wished him well then moved Cora from the house deep into the woods, far from the scents of humans. He ignored the trees and bracken having seen it all before and rested on his butt on the ground, gently cradling his beautiful mate in his lap.There was no need for a cabin or other barrier to set her in when he had his prison cell gift so he erected the bars and kept his sole attention on his mate.
As she writhed and jerked in his arms, he let his eyes roam over her. The scar she had on her arm from a dog bite when she was younger had disappeared, leaving her chocolate brown skin completely flawless. Her complexion had lightened just a shade, leaving her looking darkly tanned. The dark brown curls on her head were now an inky black and shiny. Running his fingers through them again, Charlie hummed happily at the silky feel against his skin. Cora let a particularly wrenching scream loose as her body arched high in pain. Keeping one hand under her head and the other holding her hips down into his lap, Charlie cooed a little louder to her.
This was it.
Bella and Emmett snuggled together on their bed underneath the soft black comforter. The curtains were drawn to hide any light, encasing the bedroom in a pitch black that their perfect eyesight would still be able to see in if their eyes were open. He moulded his body to hers from behind with his bulky arms wrapped around her in a protective yet loving manner. It was still so unreal to him that not only was he full-venom vampire with the mate of his dreams, but the battle that Alice had promised would be fulfilled had not come to pass at all. Bella sighed contentedly as she let Emmett's massive presence calm her. She had been so nerved up knowing that she could possibly lose a part of herself when the Volturi came to town. Worried that she could lose her mate or her father or even one of her new friends. Lying in bed with him now, simply relaxing with her eyes closed, she marveled at the ease of the battle.
The biggest shock, aside from the battle being basically a complete dud, was Carlisle. Bella had not known the Cullen family long but seeing him; the kind, surgeon certified, pacifist turn into a feral, venom drooling rage of a monster had riddled her body with the utmost shock. She had felt the emotion come off of the others though not to the degree it had her, leading her to suspect that they'd seen or heard of this side of him. Even Jane hadn't been that surprised at his abrupt change in demeanor. Her father had been completely at ease, not caring that this soft spoken vampire had morphed into a dangerous animal right in front of their eyes at the threat of Jane.
She wondered how much of the story she was missing as she was sure there was much she didn't know.
For now, she decided to just enjoy the down time with her mate because soon, Cora would be awake and though Charlie could take care of her himself, she wanted to be there for them after her first hunt. She wanted to officially meet her father's true mate.
Whispers rent the house as the other couples came down from the high of the morning. Clouds had dispersed and the fog had lifted after the Quileute wolves left the backyard once Jane was ash and the purple smoke billowed away with the soft wind. Murmured thank you's and hugs to Jake and Sam were given from Bella before the wolves sauntered off, happy that they got to chomp into some stone cold flesh. Edward was preparing a trip with Felix, though Bella couldn't quite hear the details and it wasn't really her business. Carlisle and Esme were growling and mewling in the distance and Bella did her best to tune them out because...Ew. Alice and Jasper were completely silent and Bella imagined them to be staring into each other's eyes deeply as they exchanged what they felt for each other. They simply don't need words with his Empathy. It was a strange way to communicate and she couldn't see herself using it as a way to speak with her mate, but who knows. Maybe after a century together, words become meaningless and feelings tell all.
Emmett's hand curled around the bone of her hip before he let his fingers trail over the flat, soft flesh of her stomach. She pushed back against him and he tightened his embrace around her, pressing a kiss to the back of her neck through her hair.
"I love you so much." He whispered reverently.
Smiling to the wall, Bella kept her eyes closed. "I love you too, Em. More than words can say."
Twisting in his arms, she pressed her lips to his as his hands held her firmly against him. She had so much she wanted to say and do with Emmett but she knew she had to speak to Alice. She sensed things from the fae-like vampire during the fight with Jane and it bugged her. She felt glee when everyone else panicked. She felt ecstatic as she watched Alec run away and when Carlisle's eyes changed from patience to outrage. Bella only felt confused by Alice's reactions and planned to suss out the information from the tiny black haired girl as soon as she could.
Well, after she was done cuddling with her mate first.
It was a little while later when the silence was broken. "You wanna go out into the woods and play, little swan?" Emmett asked with an impish grin and wiggle to his eyebrows. The husky way those words left his lips made the flame in her lower belly burn bright and she struggled to douse the flames with reality. His expression fell when he watched the play of emotions on her face.
"Don't look at me like that, Em. We've got to talk to Alice and then I've got to go see Cora -" She started before he pushed a thick finger to the pout of her lips.
Grinning he said, "We talk to Alice then we go see Cora. Together. I can't stand the thought of being away from you, even for a little bit. Besides," He shrugged which looked odd in the way it made his upper body jump on the bed the way he was lying against her. "We can definitely have some fun before we go talk to Alice." Emmett leaned closer and let his lips ever so slightly brush against hers, the grin on his face widening as he whispered conspiratorially, letting his sweet breath fan against her mouth. "She's busy right now."
Bella let herself get lost in the heat of his kisses, loving the way his hands traversed her skin. She hummed and moaned softly as they moved together. He was right. The emotions that Alice and Jasper were emitting proved to her that they were indeed busy. Edward and Felix were learning each other as well, putting off an insane amount of lust two floors up. Carlisle and Esme were in another world themselves even though they were only a couple miles away...Close enough to be heard, unfortunately. Deciding that taking the time to worship her mate's gorgeous body before dealing with anything else, she gave herself over to Emmett.
Chuckling euphorically as he watched Bella lay onto her back with hooded eyes, he lunged at her, covering her lithe little body with his as his mouth attached to her neck. Large hands pulled her top off before wriggling her bottoms down her legs. Emmett's shirt followed suit as well as his jeans before he covered her completely, letting his hard cock nestle between those delectable creamy thighs. Licking up the length of her throat, he groaned as Bella's nails raked across the expanse of his back. His hips bucked into her and the noise she made in the back of her throat had him all but unravelling. Later they would find out what Alice was hiding. Later they would go meet Cora. Later they would enter the land of reality.
For now, all they wanted to do was get lost in each other.
I am so sorry for the delays. I know where I want this story to go but I really have no idea how to get them there so yes, this is a filler chapter...As may be the next one. Maybe. Thanks so much for the reviews and loves and faves and follows, duckies!