A/N: Okay so I have been uber busy since my last update. I have written a one shot for the Free Writer's new contest. The theme this time is "Caught With Your Pants Down" sooo funny. I can't tell you which entry is mine, but I will tell you to go and read them. Entries will be closed but voting is until Feb. 19th I think? Go to their page and check them out.
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I won't put everything I've been working on in my Author's Note this go round, but seriously, go check out my page. Ohhh I did just put a link to my blog on there. Check that out too people, for real. You would soooo make my day.
I just want to apologize for the long wait because my kids have been sick, I got sick, it was horrible. Three weeks of coughing, running nose yuckyness then a week and half with nothing and then three days of throwing up, it was not fun. Just real life stuff was horrible and if I wrote something everyone would die haha. Just kidding, but that's why I stayed away.
Okay, this will be the next to last chapter, so seriously if you have questions that need answered, LET ME KNOW! I don't want to leave anything hanging! Lol. Plus I love messages and questions. I hope everyone is having a great start to their new year.
Previously on GBWOWL:
"Bout time ya'll got back." Peter said eyeing our clothes, "I see what you were up too."
"Sorry Daddy, he thought I wasn't real. Had to prove I was." She giggled.
"Bella don't say shit like that to him." I chastised. "Hey what happened to that telekinetic?" I looked around the room.
"Emmett took him out too. Geez Em how many did you get?" Alice giggled. We chatted for a few hours before someone brought up what happened next.
"Volturi, we're taking them out." I looked around to room for someone to fight me, "At least Aro, we know Marcus is on our side, but I don't know about Caius."
We all looked to Alice, "Oh my God! Forget the Volturi, you guys are having a REAL wedding!" she squealed and jumped around clapping.
"Um Alice, I think we should get through the Volturi first." Bella said looking around the room. It must have been something she thought of because I never even questioned out mating or marriage. It was just a given, maybe she wanted the whole big shebang.
"No way, we need to find dresses and flowers and…." She trailed off making a list out loud.
Bella turned to me and whispered, "Sounds like we're getting hitched Major."
I playfully growled, pounced and proceeded to carry her to our room. "No body better fuck with us unless it's time for the Volturi."
I closed the door and glanced at my mate laying on the bed, "So sugar, you wanna marry me huh?" I chuckled and spent the night fucking and making love to my mate.
Chapter 29:
Bella POV:
Two weeks passed before anything detrimental happened in the house. Jasper hadn't left my side since the big fight. He was always lingering close by, I was never allowed out of eye shot. The first four days we didn't leave the room or the embrace of each other, and even then it was only to hunt. I was deeply worried about the family's reaction to my throat. Jasper was always placing kisses over it or his tongue when we were making love. He still loved me and I knew that, but I also knew that the Cullen's feared Jasper and my parents because of their scars from the wars and I didn't want the same looks to be cast my way. After Jasper let us leave the bedroom to spend time with the family I tried to cover my scar up with scarves or a high necked shirt.
The day of the 'incident' as most like to call it I had forgotten my iPod downstairs and wanted it for my shower, I still had all my clothes on but had already taken off my scarf. When I walked into the living room all eyes turned to me and Emmett let out a gasp and his eyes got really wide. I whimpered and that was all it took for Jasper to have Emmett by the throat and against the side of the house. I saw Mama move to make a step towards me but I shook my head no. It wasn't that I didn't want comfort, I just didn't want the pity that came along with it.
While everyone was busy with Emmett and Jasper, I ran out the front door and took to the trees. Alice had showed me a grouping of trees she liked to bounce around in before the fight with Maria. I found a spot and hugged my knees to my chest. I sat there for what seemed like hours. The sun was bright in the sky, so I figured it was about the middle of the day. When I looked up my sun was blocked and I smelled Leila.
"How'd you find me Leila?" I asked.
"Not hard when you have the Volturi's tracker's talent." She shrugged and sat down next to me. "Wanna talk about it?"
"No, is Jazzy okay?" I tried changing the subject.
"He's worried about you, but he'll be fine. Wanna see something?" she asked and I just shrugged.
When I looked up again, I was startled. Leila was beautiful, but I never knew what her real appearance looked like without the shifting ability she had. I had always wondered how she had worked for Maria and not had the scars like Mama, Daddy and Jazzy did. She could cover anything she didn't like with it, I was jealous. "I have about as many scars as Jasper. Some of mine were punishment, others from fights, just like his. I cover them with my gift out of habit, but it's not something to be ashamed of."
"I'm not ashamed." I argued. "I just don't want them to be afraid of me, or pity me. I'm proud that I was able to help in that fight."
"It'll be okay Bella. It will probably take some time, but I think they will get used to it." she hugged me to her side. We sat together for about an hour when I decided I wanted to go home. We jumped out of the tree and ran back to the house.
Before I could reach the door I was swooped up into my mate's arms. "Don't do that Bella, I was so scared when you ran off."
"I'm sorry Jazzy, I just…." I trailed off and let him feel my emotions instead.
"I understand Bella, trust me I do, and it won't happen again." He growled and shielded me from the view of the others.
I still wore my scarf around the house, I refused to put anyone else in a situation like Emmett was. Later that day, Alice had a vision concerning the Volturi. None of us were sure why we were going after them or them after us, until Alice said, "Aro wants to keep Bella for himself." Jasper exploded and ripped the chair we had been sitting in apart. Alice also said that the Volturi would wait six months before they even tried to attack us because they wanted to strengthen their numbers. So Maria had lied again when she said that if she didn't contact Aro he would be sending the guard for us.
After that vision, Jasper decided that in less than a month we would go to Volterra and exterminate the Volturi. Alec and Jane were giving tutorials on all the guards' gifts and fighting skills. A week later, Chelsea called Jane and said that the only one out of the main guard against us was Demetri. That left her and her mate Afton, Renata and her mate Santiago, and Felix and his mate Heidi who were all on our side, but were on the inside and would be of great help when it came to the fight.
Unfortunately while everyone was training (again) Alice thought it would be fun for her to chase me around asking wedding details. She wanted a giant extravagant circus wedding, where as I just wanted us to pledge our eternal love to one another instead of it just being assumed. I may not be the girlyest girl ever, but I still wanted to be married not just mated. Jasper swore it made sense, but I could feel his amusement coming off of him.
The second week of training Grandfather (Marcus) called to warn us that Aro wanted to send a scout to see what we were up to. He also feared what was going to happen to us all mentally with the tragic stuff that has been happening around us lately. The Cullen's were known as the most peaceful vampires in existence yet they have exterminated two of their own along with the most feared Slutress of the South and her army. He wanted us to be careful not to lose who we are, well that's what he said. I was just proud to stand with these people who would fight for their family so fiercely.
Carlisle was totally against the fighting. He thought we could just strut into Volterra and gain an audience with the Kings and have a diplomatic debate about what should and shouldn't happen. I coughed bullshit and Mama gave me her stare that still scared me, even as a vampire.
Everyone else wasn't really worried about taking out the Volturi and I found that insane. They were the Kings for a reason, which Jasper reminded me was that they had the guard do all of their work for them. That night after the phone call with Grandfather when Jasper and I retired to our room, he pulled me into his lap on the bed and whispered in my ear, "You're not going to Italy with me."
I exploded and jumped out of his arms and started pacing the room, "What the hell do you mean I'm not going?"
"I mean I already have almost lost you too many times, I won't risk it." He said authoritatively.
"I need to be there with you Jazzy, it's not fair, to make me sit and wait to see who in my family is going to return." I growled at him.
"Growl all you want, you're not going. I think Emmett is trying to talk Rose into staying with you. She's still shaken up from before with the fears, and he doesn't want her there either." He held his hand out to me, "I don't want to fight with you. Please just trust me on this." Unfortunately I could feel his fear, and I wanted to know what it stemmed from.
"Why are you so afraid? I can handle myself." I fought the urge to stomp my foot.
"Yeah you handled yourself so well that you got your head ripped off!" he roared in anger, "And you said yourself that you couldn't control what was happening to you with your shield what if it happens again and you can't come back. You're not a God damn cat Isabella, you don't have nine lives. I've waited too fucking long to be happy with my life and I'll be dammed if I lose you now." He kept ranting, "We're gonna have that real wedding after this and then we start our forever. I wanna see you in the pretty white dress with your daddy walking you down that aisle to me. Please sugar, just trust me."
"Fine, I'll stay with Rose, but we aren't staying in the states. I want to be far enough away not to be a hindrance but close enough that I could get to you faster than being an ocean away." I relented.
"Alright, we'll set up in Rome and then head out." He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. It seemed like he was hiding something and I wanted to know what it was. I was also trying to make plans for Rose and me to actually be there during the fight. Lucky for me my vampire brain gave me the chance to do both at the same time.
Daddy must have gotten one of his 'feelings' the next day when I was trying to make my plans because then he blew up at me, screaming about losing his only daughter and how the last fight had been too close for his comfort and he'd never let me near another one if he had any say. It was really the same thing Jazzy and I had spoken about and he let my dad know that it was handled but Daddy decided to rat me out.
"It's not handled Major, your mate is trying to make plans to be in Volterra during the fight." Daddy yelled in anger.
Jasper's face turned murderous when he glared at me, "You would really do that to me? After I begged you not to come."
"I'm sorry Jasper. I promise I won't try anything." I sighed and looked at my mom, "What's wrong Mama?"
"I'm just confused baby girl. I want to stay with you and make sure you are safe, but I feel like I'm needed to go with everyone else." She looked at Jasper for help and he just shrugged because he was still glaring at me.
Faster than my liking the day to leave the states came. We arrived in Rome and settled into the hotel. Jasper kept talking about all the places he wanted to show me in the world, but all I could think off was 'if your dead how can we do that?' he told me I was ridiculous and I gave him the silent treatment for an hour. We spent two days locked in the hotel room in Rome reaffirming our love for one another. Then the knock at the door came from my dad letting Jasper know it was time to go.
He dressed me in his shirt and held me close in his arms, "I won't let anything or anyone take you from me."
I let out a sob, "I'm worried about them taking you from me."
"I'd never let that happen either sweetheart. I'll be back, I swear it." he gave me a kiss that made my toes curl before walking towards the door. Before he walked out he turned and said, "How about when I get back, we have a pre-honeymoon and see the sights around here?"
I tried to cry and found myself wishing tears would fall. I just nodded and sent him all the love I could muster. Less than five minutes after Jasper left, Rose came in looking as bad as I felt, so I could only assume how I looked. We laid in the bed for a few hours before Rose sobered up and said, "Bella, we're in Rome, we could find you the perfect wedding dress here. And a positive, no Alice to make you try on fifty different ones you'd hate."
She was trying to make me smile and I admired her for that so I nodded and got up to get dressed. I threw on a pair of jeans and kept Jazzy's t-shirt on. We ventured out into the city when I felt a nasty feeling crawl up my neck that reminded me of my fight with Julio.
Julio had caught me in the side and knocked me over before I could wrap my physical shield around myself. I had done what Jasper said and let the "Majorrette" persona take over. I didn't care about anything other than my family and my mate surviving and I would take out anyone in my way. I could feel the walls of my shield trying to expand to cover everyone else, and then it would constrict and try to smash whatever was locked inside. I had to keep a tight grip on it to keep it leveled.
While I was trying to gain control of my shield Jasper and Julio had been screaming at one another, then Julio started to circle me and then he lunged. When he grabbed a hold of me, he kept running his hands all over me and I felt his erection rubbing against my back. I felt sick. He was whispering to me in Spanish, but I was trying to block him out.
I knew Jasper had gone with Leila to get Maria and I needed to finish this fight before he got back, because he would freak out if I didn't let him into my shield.
I finally dropped and kicked his feet out from under him, after that we went blow for blow, back and forth. I felt a spike of dread coming from Jasper and lost my concentration for one second when I felt Julio's teeth at my neck. That was the last thing I remembered until I felt the blood entering my mouth with Mama and Daddy hovering over me.
I looked at Rose who seemed oblivious to something being wrong and shrugged it off until I felt hands wrap around my waist and my mouth and a whispered, "Don't scream," with an Italian accent. I saw Rose being put in the same position and just gave in, I knew it was pointless to fight in the streets of Rome. Jasper was going to kill me for this.
Jasper POV:
Leaving Bella in Rome was harder than I thought it would be. Leaving Bella in Rome was harder than I thought it would be. I didn't want to leave here there, I wanted her in my sights all the time. After her fight with Julio, I just had to see her all the time and make sure she was really there with me. I even caught myself wanting to ask the family if they could see her too to make sure she wasn't just a figment of my imagination. If I could see her and touch her, it meant that she hadn't been taken from me.
The day that Bella had her neck uncovered for the family I literally almost killed Emmett. It was close, too close for comfort. If Archer, Alec and Peter hadn't pulled me off of him I would have ripped him apart. When I turned around to see my mate was gone, I tried once again to go after him but Alice calmed my fears when she told me Leila had followed her.
"If any of you ever look at her or feel the things I was feeling from you again, I will end you. I don't care who you are." I growled to the group.
"What did you feel Major?" Peter asked crossing his arms over his broad chest.
"Disgust, pity, and extreme sadness," growls permeated the air and I continued, "She doesn't want your pity or your sadness. She just wants to be Bella. It's hard living this life with scars like that because she will forever be judged by them by our kind. She shouldn't get it from her family too."
No one said anything and I didn't want to talk. I sat on the front porch steps waiting for Bella to come back. I debated with myself whether or not to chase after her but decided against it. I felt Alice sit next to me, and she laid her head on my shoulder. "I need to talk to you about Bella."
"Is she okay Alice?" I asked jumping up.
"She's fine Jasper, I meant with the Volturi thing." She stood and shuffled her feet, "If you take her with us, she'll be killed. She doesn't come out of the castle with us. You can't let her go Jasper."
I sat down and ran my hands through my hair, how many times was it possible for someone to almost lose their mate before they went insane? I just wanted us to have our time together, but I couldn't do that yet, we had to fight all these battles to be together and quite honestly I was tired of it. After this was over, we were having that wedding and I swear I'm going into hiding for a decade or so. I gave Alice a nod and my thanks and started to make plans to leave Bella behind. I approached Emmett and he apologized for what happened with Bella and suggested Rose stay with her.
I looked up to see the brick walls of the castle. Archer knew many secret passages to get inside and out of the castle from his days as a secret Volturi assassin. We followed one of his paths and found our way outside the throne room. I kicked the door open and was flanked by my family.
"Oh Cullen's, Whitlock's, former Volturi's, what do I owe the pleasure," he sneered. I saw Marcus smirk in his chair and felt the panic coming off of Caius.
"You know why I'm here Aro. Why did you send Maria after me?" I growled.
"Maria was nothing. Just a means to an end, I wanted her gone anyway, she wreaked havoc for way too long. Plus she was double crossing me anyway. She wasn't going to go through with my plan and was going to use you to overthrow me." He clapped his hands together, "Where is your mate Major?" he chuckled, "Oh that's right, that's why you are here, to defend her honor. I assume young Alice has informed you of my plans to keep Isabella for myself hm? Well I won't have to wait to long, see I already have her. I will take a great joy in making her watch as I burn her mate." He clapped his hands together once again and I took a step towards him.
Did that mother fucker say he had my mate?
"Demetri please bring in our guests." He yelled and in came that damn tracker with my mate and Rose. His hands were around her throat and I wanted to slowly rip him apart. Bella mouthed "I'm sorry" to me and I just shook my head.
Something happened and clicked inside me. Normally I would have gone straight from my laid back self to my murderous Major self, but in this time, we merged, finally becoming one. There was no contesting it. We were working together, never again would I allow someone to walk all over me or to gain the upper hand. This was the end of the Volturi and I couldn't wait for it to be at my hand.
I heard my snarl and took a step towards my mate but Demetri shook his head no and ran his hands down Bella's face, "She's quite beautiful Major, think Aro will let me borrow her before he takes her?"
I sent him a heavy dose of fear and saw his eyes go wide. Alice and Leila were moving into position to get Marcus out of harms way and I heard Jane giggle. Archer was whispering in her ear and she dropped Demetri with her gift. Rose looked like she was bracing herself for the pain but Bella smirked and winked at her letting her know she was covered with her shield. I didn't want her using that physical one, she had explained how it spread and constricted on its own and she couldn't control it. I didn't want her out of control right now.
"Stay there Bella." I ordered and turned my eyes back to the two remaining Volturi Kings.
"You will never get passed my guard Major." Aro said arrogantly.
"You think so?" I quirked.
He clapped his hands again, I guess this was his signal for them to move into position. They did, though, and flanked me and prepared to take out their masters. I saw the two ladies of the guard move behind the Kings so they couldn't escape. We had them surrounded and heavily out numbered.
"Carlisle, can't you control your son? Please old friend?" Aro started to beg.
"I'm sorry Aro, but your tyrant reign is over." Carlisle bowed his head and chose not to watch this execution.
"No body move. They are mine. Just make sure no one escapes." I ordered my family. Bella made a move to come towards me but I stopped her with a glare. She knew then what had happened and I felt the pride rolling off of her.
"Major, I have done nothing to grievance you, what makes you want to end me as well?" Caius asked.
"You are a part of this too and it ends now." I replied moving to end him quickly.
"But Marcus…" he started but by then I had ripped his arm out of its socket.
"Marcus is family, something you two know nothing about." Aro was shaking for fear because he knew he was next in my attack. I finished tearing Caius apart and threw the pieces down to my family. Archer started the fire and placed the pieces inside.
I turned my attentions to Aro and stalked him like I had done my human hunts long ago. "Aro, would you like to apologize to my mate?" I cooed at him.
"W-w-w-ill that help me?" he stuttered, "I'm s-s-s-sorry Isabella."
"Apology not accepted Aro." My mate said smugly, "End him Major."
I turned toward her and gave her a saucy wink. "Anything for you sweetheart."
I ripped out Aro's leg first and watched him fall, "Now maybe in hell you will realize not to mess with things that don't belong to you." Then I ripped out his one arm, "I hope someone make's you their bitch down there," then went for the other leg, "or even worse, I hope Maria tries to climb on your dick and harasses you for all of eternity."
Finally he was in pieces and I threw all of then in the fire, except his head. I made him watch his brother finished burning along with his own pieces. "Rot in hell you bastard." I said kicking his head down the throne room steps and into the fire.
I heard the applause ring out throughout the throne room but I only had eyes for one person in the room. I made my way to my mate and scooped her up in my arms and laid a kiss worthy of a porno on her only it was very loving.
"It's time for our forever now sugar, no more drama." I assured her pushing a piece of hair behind her ear.
"That was sexy the way you took them out Major, wanna get outta here and," she trailed off wiggling her eyebrows.
"Oh you my mate, are naughty, naughty." She giggled and raced off. I heard Alice telling the family we would be regroup at the home back in Arizona in two weeks but that the mated couples were separating for a while and then we would finish preparing for the wedding.
A/N: Happy Valentine's Day! So that's pretty much it for this story. The last chapter is a wedding that must be attended by all readers. Lol. It's also the epilogue.
I'm hoping since I finally got my writing mojo back and some time, that I will work on My Love is Yours soon. But I have an idea stuck in my head that just won't go away. So in light of this story ending, I am starting yet another new story.
I think I'll be able to handle it. Wish me luck.
Be on the look out for "Surrounded By Your Embrace"-a Jazz/Bella story, where Bella is the hybrid daughter of Marcus and Didyme. Tons of other stuff to go along with it, but I promise it will be awesome!
