The Twilight Saga is the rightful property of the Stephenie Meyer. I only take credit for my own ideas.
Chapter Twenty Eight
"An army of…vampires?" Bella asked, standing up from the couch as she raised her eyebrow at Jasper in an incredulous expression. "I—why would someone do that?"
Jasper sighed. "They've been created to fight someone."
"But…who?" Bella asked.
The rest of us remained quiet because we all knew the truth; we were the closest coven to Seattle which meant that we were the targets. Here I thought things would be easier now that Edward had stopped his advances on my girlfriend and Jacob was nowhere in sight.
Hannah placed her hand on her husband's shoulder, squeezing it tightly as she looked at him with a meaningful look. Jasper sighed into the touch and reached up to grab her hand, giving her a small smile before he turned back to Bella.
"Bella, it seems our family is being targeted," Jasper said as he hunched over his knees, resting his chin in his hands in a thoughtful position. "The only question that remains is why."
Emmett snorted and crossed his arms. "I don't need a reason why. I say if it's a fight they want, it's a fight they get."
I rolled my eyes at my brother's attempt to lighten the mood when in actuality he was right. We would have to face this vampire and their army sooner or later, and the sooner the better to prevent anymore innocents from being killed.
"Are you sure they're after us?" Esme asked. "There are other covens close to Seattle."
"The only one with a permanent residence that's close by is the Denali coven, Esme, and that's in Alaska. We are the closest coven to Seattle, which means that, sadly, we're the targets."
"Victoria?" Rosalie asked. "You don't think it's her trying to exact her revenge, do you?"
I shook my head. "I've been looking out for her future and she's in Canada, not Seattle. I'd doubt it would be her." Though it did make sense. If only I could see her in Seattle, then everything would fit together, but no, Victoria had to be in Canada planning her next move.
"She's the only one I can think of that has a reason to send an army after us," Hannah said, "given that we killed her mate and all."
Jasper nodded. "I think it would be best if we wait until Carlisle gets back before we discuss this army and the person behind it."
"Do you…do you think they took Riley Biers?" Bella asked. "I mean, I know it's a long shot, but he's been missing for a few days. Do you think he's a part of the army?"
Emmett shrugged. "It would make sense to get a Forks native to go after a coven in Forks."
"Another clue that they are after us, I'm afraid," Jasper said with a nod. "Either way, I'm surprised the Volturi hasn't caught on to this."
That piqued my interest. "You don't think…they're behind it?" Aro did seem interested in Bella; a newborn army would be just the way to get rid of us so that he could get her.
"Considering their lack of response on the matter, I say it's a possibility," Jasper said before shaking his head. "The numbers are just going to keep on rising, I'm afraid."
"How do you even know it's a vampire army?" Bella asked, raising her shoulders in a shrug. "It could just be a gang, you know."
Jasper sighed as he stood up and looked at Bella, pressing his lips together before he motioned his hand to the couch. "You might want to sit down for this, Bella."
Bella's brow furrowed in confusion before she turned to look at me. Pursing my lips together, I nodded and patted the cushion next to me. She slowly walked to the chair and sat down, and when she did, I wrapped my arms around her shoulders.
"You asked me earlier about what my experience with newborns was. Unfortunately, during the Civil War, there was a much bigger war going on behind the scenes. The Southern Vampire War." Jasper took a deep breath before he rolled up his sleeves, exposing the bite marks in his pale skin. He walked closer to Bella, knowing that she wouldn't be able to see them as clearly unless she was closer, and gave a half-smile. "I was recruited for both of them."
"You were alive during the Civil War?" Bella asked, her jaw almost dropping to the floor, causing me to let out a giggle. She should know by now that most of us were older than we looked.
Jasper nodded. "I was the youngest Major in Texas, and I hadn't even seen any real battle. I was heading out of Charleston, after escorting a column of women and children and getting a fresh horse, when I came across three beautiful women. I wasn't sure who they were, but I immediately offered them my aid. One of them asked for my name, and when I told her, her two friends smiled before she had come and…changed me."
"Maria was the one who had changed me, and she immediately started training me when I awoke in this new life. She saw promise in me and, just like I had in the Confederate Army, I climbed the ranks quickly. She put me in charge of a group of newborns; I had to make sure they didn't kill each other, and I was her greatest asset."
"I also had to get rid of the newborns that were no longer useful, ones that were losing the strength that made them an asset to the army. With my gift…I could feel what they felt…and eventually that took its toll on me."
"Two other vampires in the army were also having second thoughts, as I could feel their uncertainty, so I offered the two of them to go hunting with me. Once we were far enough away from Maria, I asked them if they'd like to leave the life we'd been living." He chuckled. "They were wary, of course. I mean, I was Maria's right-hand man, they thought that I was pulling them into a trap. Sensing their cautiousness, I told them that I could feel the emotions of others and that, especially after killing a fellow vampire, it was a burden on me."
Jasper sighed. "We traveled together for a while; Maria never made plans to chase after us, but after years of being together, we made our separate ways. I still keep in touch with Peter and Charlotte, of course, so I could ask them about their take of the situation in Seattle, but I'm sure that they would come up with the same conclusion I have; a newborn army."
"Maybe you should call Peter?" Hannah asked as she looked at Jasper. "If it really is a newborn army in Seattle, we might need all of the help we can get."
Jasper nodded before he stood up. "I'll see what he has to say on the matter."
Hannah watched Jasper leave the room before she gave us an apologetic smile. "I'm going to join him…he doesn't really like to relive his past…it was hard on him and he just wishes to forget about it."
"I could understand," Bella said. "Tell him I'm sorry I made him relive his past."
Hannah chuckled. "He knew what he was getting into when Alice asked him if he could talk to you, I'd just like to be there for him. Excuse me," she said before she followed after Jasper.
"My vote is still on going to Seattle and fighting, just so you know," Emmett said, crossing his arms.
Rosalie rolled her eyes. "Yes, Emmett, we know that."
Bella looked at me, then, with a worried expression. I nodded my head in the direction of the front door and started to walk outside when I felt Bella grab my hand. "Do you think it's a newborn army?"
"I've never felt that Jasper was dishonest with me at any point, and I have no reason to not believe him now. Sadly, I do think there is a newborn army." I sighed before I gave her a small smile. "Come on, I'll drive you home."
"I don't want to leave you, Alice," she said. "Especially now that I know someone is out to get your family, I…I just can't."
"I never said I was going to leave you, Bella," I giggled, lifting up my free hand to caress her cheek slightly. "I'm going to be at your house with you."
Her brow furrowed in confusion. "I thought that your family was going to wait until Carlisle got home before you talked about the newborn army more…aren't you going to have to be there when they do talk about it?"
I shook my head. "I can easily look into the future and find out the outcome of the conversation, or Hannah could easily fill me in on what I missed. I'm not going to leave your side, Bella, now more than ever. We have no idea who is behind this and whether or not they're going after my whole family or just one of us, but you are definitely something they might want to get their hands on. I'm not going to let that happen."
Bella nodded. "I guess we can go to my house, then."
I gave her a small smile and squeezed her hand slightly before we walked to my car. Once we got in, I gunned the engine to life and peeled out of the long driveway, causing Bella's eyes to grow wide.
"Daughter of a cop, here," she said, turning to me with a scared expression.
I giggled as I slowed the car down to a human pace, much too slow for a Lamborghini, and turned to her. "Better?"
"Much," she said with a nod.
We reached her house in five minutes, and when I pulled into her driveway, I saw that her father's cruiser wasn't in the driveway and I could hear that there were no heartbeats in the house. Bella's heartbeat quickened in pace as I heard her take a deep breath next to me. What in the world was going through her head?
She remained quiet as we got out of the car and walked to her front door, and even as she opened the door. Normally she'd "invite me in" as a joke, but instead she swallowed a lump in her throat as she stepped over the threshold.
"Bella?" I asked as she headed for her room, unsure of what she was planning. Sure, I could look into her future, but I felt that if she had something she wanted to tell me, she would; I wasn't one who pried into people's privacy…except for that one time when I peeked on her in the shower. That was the only time, I swear.
Once I had followed her to her room, she sighed and closed her door before she sat on her bed, patting the bedding with her right hand as she gave me a small smile. "Sit next to me?"
Warily, I sat down next to her, raising an eyebrow. "What's this ab—"
I was interrupted by a pair of lips as Bella's arms wrapped around my neck, her tongue sliding across my bottom lip in a hurry. As soon as I allowed her entrance, her hands came undone from my neck, her left one lingering at the base of my neck and her right hand slowly heading for the hem of my shirt.
Even without using my visions, I could tell where this was going. Quickly, I pushed Bella away, though my inner instincts were telling me to let her have her way with me.
Bella pouted next to me, looking like a kid who had been caught with her hand in the cookie jar, and sighed, averting her gaze. "Right, of course. Jake didn't want me like that so why wouldn't you want me like that?"
I chuckled as I brought my hand to her chin, making her look at me. "Of course I want you that way, Bella. I just don't think now is the time to make love for the first time."
"Why not? My dad is out of the house, I love you and you love me, isn't it the perfect time?"
"Not when we have a threat of a newborn army looming over our heads."
"That's exactly why now is the perfect time, though," she said before shaking her head with a sigh. "This is going to sound silly, I know, but…what if one of us gets killed by the newborn army, before we were able to make love? I'll be damned if I die a virgin."
I laughed at that. "Well, it seems to have done well for Edward," I teased, earning a smile from Bella. "Bella, I don't want you to do this because you feel rushed, alright? This is something that needs to be thought about and—"
"But I have thought about it. Ever since I told you that I loved you I thought about it. I'm a hormonal teenage girl, Alice. I have needs."
"I'm a vampire stuck in a hormonal teenage girl's body; that makes my need worse."
Bella raised an eyebrow. "Does that mean you want me?"
I sighed and grabbed her hands. "Of course I do, Bella. Don't ever deny that. I just want to make sure this is what you want, not what you need."
"This is what I want, Alice," she whispered as she leaned in closer. "I want you, all of you, and I want you to have all of me. Please?"
Looks like she's really thought about it…
With a nod, I pressed my lips to Bella's hungrily. I could feel her smile against my lips as her hands headed for the hem of my shirt, faster than earlier, and quickly she was tugging at it while our tongues danced together. We had to break apart when she tugged my shirt upwards, revealing my bra covered chest as she threw my shirt onto the ground.
Her eyes were focused in on my chest, so, as a joke, I stuck my breasts out further and put on a smile. "Like what you see?"
She swallowed a lump in her throat and nodded. "Very much so."
"Now, let me see you," I whispered before I grabbed her shirt and tore it off of her. It was one of her older ones, not one I had bought her, so I felt it was due time that I retired it. Her breasts were covered by a white bra, one that wasn't special, but it held her breasts perfectly.
Leaning closer to her, I pressed my lips on the side of her neck, giving her a light kiss as I felt her hands reaching for my pants. With a chuckle, I moved from the side of her neck to her ear and whispered, "anxious, are we?" before I took her earlobe in my mouth and bit down slightly, not enough to make the skin break but enough for her to feel it.
A groan escaped her lips as she finally undid the button of my jeans. "Please, take these off."
"As long as you take yours off, too," I whispered when I pulled back and hopped off of the bed, quickly taking off my jeans. "Would you like to see more?"
Bella paused what she was doing, her hand frozen at the zipper of her jeans, and looked at me up and down. Of course I was wearing Victoria's Secret, their lingerie suited me perfectly, and now I could see that my decision to buy this pair was definitely a good one. Bella was pleasantly happy with the way it accentuated my assets.
"D-Do I have to take mine off too?" she asked hesitantly.
"We can do it together," I said, looking at her. "Unless you don't want to do this?"
Her pants came off quickly, and soon she was standing in front of me in nothing but her under garments. Slowly she reached behind her back and unsnapped her bra, so I held up with my end of the bargain and did the same. Second by second our bras edged farther and farther away from their original position, and soon enough they were both on the ground. Bella looked me in the eyes as she started to shimmy out of her underwear, trying not to look at my breasts or my lower half while I shimmied out of my underwear too.
Once we were completely naked, we looked at each other, taking in the other's naked body. Bella had nothing to be ashamed of; she was absolutely gorgeous. Her breasts weren't too large, nor were they too small, and she had a perfect ratio of hair to skin.
"Y-You're beautiful," Bella managed to get out, still looking at my assets before her eyes drifted back up to meet mine. "Like a goddess."
I smiled as I took a step closer. "Thank you, but you, my dear, are so much more beautiful than me."
She scoffed. "I doubt that."
"It's the truth," I said as I walked closer, inching my way towards the bed. "You're kind, wonderful, smart, caring, not judgmental, and you're extremely beautiful. That makes you a much more beautiful person than me, Bella, and I mean it." Taking a seat on the bed, I reached for her hand and pulled her closer to me. "I love you," I whispered when she sat down next to me.
"I love you, too," she whispered back before she pressed her lips to mine, pressing her hands to my shoulders and pushing on them slightly, telling me to lie down. Obliging, I slowly leaned back until my body was against her comforter. Bella crawled on top of me, our center's touching as she leaned down and pressed her lips to mine.
For five minutes we stayed like that; her on top of me as we both kissed each other slowly, just enjoying the feel of each other's bare body, before I could hear her breath hitch as her hand slowly crept down my body.
Suddenly, the bedroom door crashed open. "What the HELL is going on here?" someone's loud voice rang throughout the room, obviously angry at our current position.
Bella and I quickly sat up, and once I recognized the intruder who interrupted my time with my mate, a growl escaped my lips.
Jacob Black.
That mutt needed to know when to quit.
A/N: So I know I'm a day late and I apologized, but I thought that the lemon would make up for it.
'Course, now you're probably like "whaaaaaaaaatt!" I told you there was a cliffhanger. You just weren't expecting this kind of one.
Raise your hand if you want to neuter the mutt!
