Edward POV
I was in a heap of trouble.
I could see Bella, in her beautiful Lust form, staring me down, mouth open, panting hard. Her claws dug into the dirt as she stood on all fours, back arched, tail up. Her eyes portrayed that of a madwoman, crazed beyond sense. I tensed, hoping that she would gain sense back. My family stood or remained still, Jasper testing the waters and relaying to me Bella's emotions; they blew us both away with the sheer amount of lust and want, more so than even Rosalie and Emmett had when Emmett was still a newborn.
Bella stood up slowly. Rising to her full height, one and a half times as tall as the tallest human, with muscles on her body twice as impressive as Emmett's, the massive werecat that stood before me was what Santo had described: a madwoman, consumed by her instincts, with the power to disintegrate a vampire in seconds.
I feared for myself, and all of the men in my family. Any one of us could be her victim, and their mate would go after Bella – unless it was me, then I was either on my own, or would be avenged by the whole of the Cullens.
"Stand back, vampiro!" Santo rushed out, his pelt cloth swinging as he stood in front of me. Bella reacted suddenly, hissing and opening her mouth wide, lips past her gums. She sniffed and refocused on Santo, and that's when I noticed a peculiar scent wafting from Santo.
"What is that scent?" I asked him; the scent got worse as I asked, and I held my breath, but something also made me want to fight him and tear him limb from limb. Jasper came to my side and held my shoulder.
"I am distracting her from attacking. She will smell me and find me more appealing than anyone else. That scent is what I give to tell her I am the strongest and the best choice for a mate."
That made me angry. "So she'd have no choice but to choose you!"
Santo turned to me, and even though he was so much younger than me, he had the look of an elder as he said, "You do not understand; she has no choice but to follow her instincts. She is a slave to her body and its wants and needs. You cannot handle her in this state; she will tear you apart. I must be in your place for now, since I can heal even if she were to beat me within an inch of my life, as you might say."
"Son," Carlisle turned to me, "I think it best that Santo take the lead here. He knows more than we do, and I will not lose you or any of my sons to Bella. She may be your mate, but she is uncontrollable, even to herself. She is like the wolves, right now. Would you let her kill one of your brothers, or me, just to allow her release?"
I snarled, smacking Jasper's hand off of me and taking a threatening step toward Carlisle. "No one but I will be her key to that! No one will touch her!" I pushed Santo out of the way and marched toward Bella. Before I could get close, Santo bowled me over, and I rolled a few yards before regaining my posture. Santo stood, stoic and strong, opposing me. I snarled and hissed, my anger rising. How could everyone think this was ok? To take advantage of her while she had no control herself?
"I will fight you, if you do not back down, vampiro. I will not risk you dying for the sake of her wellbeing. She will be distraught if she finds that you died for her."
"I won't die! She and I have made love, and I only left with a bite to the neck!"
"You have not been with her in this state! She will tear you apart, vampiro!"
"Then I shall put myself together again! You will not lure her away from me! She's mine!"
I heard a low gurgle, and turned to see that Bella had settled back on all fours, turning her head toward Santo and I in turns, intrigued. Another scent hit me hard. It was Bella, but much sweeter and alluring. Bella simultaneously turned to lay on her side, and lifted her leg a bit. Santo shook his head, snorting. I geared up to fight, determined to keep Bella to myself.
"Then you leave me no choice, vampiro. Your family shall have to reassemble you when I am done." He crouched, and rushed me. His speed would have been too much, but tapping into his head gave me my advantage. I rushed around him and went to Bella's side, grabbing her attention by stroking her neck and nose. Jasper, honing in on me, pushed Bella's lust further and made mine increase as well. Santo, having turned to see us, ran at me, wanting to push me out of the way.
But Bella wasn't having it. She got up, snarled, and swiped a paw at Santo, knocking him down hard. Then she grabbed me with both large hands, and ran with me. Santo charged after, with Carlisle close behind. Bella sensed the danger, and swung around to barrel into Santo. He was knocked off of his feet and into Carlisle, and then Bella took off again. We ran so fast even my vampire vision had a tough time keeping up with everything that we flew by. For a few minutes Bella ran, never slowing down. But Santo and Carlisle must have given up, because she eventually slowed down and stopped. We were more than likely in northern Canada, because we were surrounded by forests of snow covered trees, untouched even by animals. There was a cave nearby, and Bella marched into it. She sat me down in the back of the cave, and then proceeded to block it up with enormous boulders she grabbed from who knows where.
When it was completely dark, I couldn't see much at all – there was barely any light existing in the cave for me to see with. But I could certainly hear and smell and even somewhat sense Bella's presence. Hearing her mind wasn't too much help when she let me in; it was a tangle of emotions and bodily desires. But I heard her approach me in the dark, and feel her take me in her arms. Her large, velvet furred breasts came up to my face, warm and supple. She roughly forced me onto the floor, her large paws spreading me out until I was completely flat.
I felt her straddle me, forcing her entire weight on me as she growled next to my ear. It wasn't threatening at all, but seductive in a primal, ancient way. Shivers racked me, and Bella began to rip my clothes to shreds, scratching me a bit in the process. Little tracks of venom welled up from my skin, which Bella proceeded to lick up with her rough tongue, groans of pleasure emanating from her. She liked the taste of me – the very thought turned me on. I became rock hard, and Bella could sense it. She wrenched the tatters of what were my clothes off, and lowered her giant head toward my throbbing member. The heat that I could feel as she opened her mouth and just breathed on me was like fire. But it felt so good, my member seemed to get even harder. Then, Bella licked it.
My back arched, but she slammed her paw down on me, keeping me pinned as she continued to pleasure me. I writhed underneath her, and she lifted her head to growl. A warning. I kept still, but it was so difficult to do so. Just as the pleasure was about to peak, she stopped, making me whine. Her head hovered above mine, her mouth open in a menacing snarl. She positioned her boiling hot core above me, and slid over me in a single thrust. I gasped, but she covered my mouth with a paw, her claws digging into my cheeks.
Then she started to ride me. It was slow at first, either her getting used to me or her adjusting the angle, I wasn't sure, but before I knew it, she sped up until I could no longer handle the vibration. My climax was coming, reaching the peak... I blew my load all inside her, and she came to a stop, every inch of her shuddering. There was a few moments of peace, where both of us were panting, taking a moment to compose ourselves. Bella relinquished her hold on me, taking a moment to lap up the venom pooling from the cracks in my face, healing them as she went. I was able to realize some pain by then, but before it really hit, it was gone.
I thought it best, amongst the swimming feelings of primal lust, that my lover may have cooled off enough to be able to make sense. "Bella? Love? Do you hear me?"
In the dark, Bella shifted, still on top of me, still around me. A finger brushed my lips, a claw gently gliding across. Her nose touched mine, cold and wet and velvety. I leaned up and kissed her, softly, with all the love I could muster while still being cautions. She kissed me back just as gently. She mewed, a low, grumbling sound that ran through me. I trembled, still riding the high of ecstasy down from the climax. I believed her to be returning to some sane phase, but then we heard the crashing of foliage. Bella quickly got off and growled, picking me up in her huge paws. I had no way of knowing what was going on, but before I could make a guess, my werecat lover crashed through the blockade she created, and took off.
The bright light startled me, and I curled to her chest. She covered my head and supported my back, and I felt like a newborn baby. I could faintly hear my creator yelling my name, some distance away, and I felt that maybe it was time to try and break Bella out of her instinct-driven desire. I clutched a patch of fur and hauled myself up to her face. I placed a hand upon her cheek, and she looked down, slowing a bit as she concentrated on what I was doing.
"My love, please come back to me. I know you're in there, somewhere. You must stop this before it consumes you."
Reason began to trickle into her eyes, I thought, when she slowed even further and removed the possessive look on her face. I purred, and she came to a halt, softening her gaze and her clutch on me - I was getting through! Her tail brushed my back in a caring manner, and she used a claw to gently fix my hair.
I was going to speak again when we were alerted to the sound of my family rushing toward us. I wriggled out of her grasp, and she snarled, wanting to scoop me up again. I covered myself as I tried to avoid her swipes, as she had her claws out.
Edward, don't you dare let her get away! Jasper yelled in my head. I winced, and then ducked under another swipe.
Edward, we'll be able to bring her back, but it won't be easy, and you might hate yourself, my pixie sister warned, showing me her vision. My frozen heart cracked a little at what I had to do, but I knew it was the only way to get my Bella back. Screw Santo and his knowledge, I knew my lover better than anyone!
All of my family arrived, including Santo, and Alice nodded to me – it was time to act. I snorted at Bella and waved her off, composing an air of distaste. Bella stopped swiping at me and looked confused. I thought back to disgusting smells and images, pushing them outward, and hoped it would work. Bella snorted and rubbed her nose on the ground, and I knew that it was working. Then Alice began to sensually dance around Bella. She stared, even more confused, as my sister swayed her body like a snake and lustfully touch Bella in different places. Rosalie must have gotten the idea, because she joined Alice, and together they distracted Bella – as well as their mates, from what I heard in their heads, the poor bastards – long enough for the thoughts in her head to begin shifting away from lustful thoughts.
We began to see the fruits of the act when Bella groaned, swaying a little, and shifting back. I ran to her and grabbed her just as she finished and nearly collapsed. She opened her eyes, now with intelligence and reason, and started to pull herself up, covering her nakedness.
"Edward? I… What happened? I saw you, I smelled you, and then… oh," she mumbled, and I watched as the recent events unfolded in her head, as she let me see. "Oh, god… Edward, I'm so sorry!" She hugged me tight, and I enveloped her in my arms as she wept. Our family, and Santo, moved out of sight and back to the house, to discuss things while I calmed Bella down.
Hey, bro, let her know we COMPLETELY understand. His laugh, echoed in his thoughts, made me smile a little. Oh, I knew we all understood the desire, but only I had seen it in third person view up until mine and Bella's first encounter. To be able to experience it for myself, the rush of desire and pleasure and lust… it was amazing.
"Love, there is nothing to be sorry for. To be perfectly honest, I rather enjoyed the time we had. But, in the future, I'd love it if we picked a better location." I ran my fingers through her hair and pulled her chin up so I could wipe away her tears. She smiled a little and started to fix her hair.
"Yeah? Well, I'd prefer to be conscious and sane while enjoying you." She laughed, and pulled away from me so she could transform into her more wild form. "Come on, smexy," she joked in her bass voice as she lowered herself to the ground so I could swing up onto her back. "Let's get some clothes for me, and continue on with life. And straighten out my frekin hormones!"
"Let's."
She took off, and we ran at a leisurely pace. She, now having her emotions more under control, sprang to and fro from tree to tree, swinging on some like an Olympian gymnast, from others like a monkey in the jungle. I laughed and joined her, leaping around her and catching her when she drifted down, slinging her back up, and she did the same for me, allowing for us to seem to fly among the forest. We were able to get back to the main road, where Jasper waited with his motorcycle and another one similar to his. His smile was mischievous.
"What is this?" I asked as he tossed me a helmet.
"Let's see how fast Bella can go, Brother. Bella, run in the treeline, just so that humans won't notice you. I bet you won't be able to run as fast as my Ducati!"
She nodded, narrowing her eyes. "You're so on. If I win the race, you're gonna owe me a grizzly. Intact, mind you. No bleeding, and alive."
"Fair enough. If I win, you admit you can't run faster than what a human can build."
"Fair!" With that, she took off. Jasper and I quickly revved the Ducatis, and rode off. We got even with Bella, but it didn't seem as if she was straining. So Jasper sped up, and I followed. Bella pushed herself, keeping up with us with some difficulty. Now Jasper goaded the Ducati as fast as it would go, and Bella wasn't giving in, either, meeting his speed. I trailed behind a little, and gasped as Bella pulled ahead, giving Jasper a feline smirk. She disappeared around the bend, and from then on, we couldn't hear her as she melted into the distance.
"Your girl is fucking fast, Edward. I never want to race her again!"
I threw my head back and whooped. "MY GIRL IS BETTER THAN EVERYONE!"
There was a far off yowl, possibly of agreement, from Bella. Jasper whooped along with me. We raced back home, which took us the rest of the night. By the time the sun was rising, we came to a halt in front of the big house. Bella was being groomed with brushes by Rosalie and Alice, while Esme sat in between Bella's massive paws, gently playing with the kittens. Carlisle was speaking to Santo quietly up in his study, writing down everything Santo could divulge. It seemed Santo had mastered speaking quickly – not vampire speed, but close – so as to get as much info to him as possible. Jasper and I parked the bikes in the gargantuan garage, and while Jasper joined Emmett in scheming further tests for my werecat girlfriend, I clambered up on to her back and began to scratch her behind the ears and under the chin.
Something brushed against my mind, and I had the sudden urge to curl up next to Bella's enormous underside. I looked at her, and she turned her head to me, smiling.
"What was that?" I asked.
"Oh, just a theory." Her tail flicked up to defile my hair, and I had to fix it by quickly running my fingers through. She chuckled, a deep throaty sound. At that moment, Carlisle and Santo came out the front door. Carlisle shook the foreign werecat's hand, and then Santo cautiously came up to Bella. I growled, but Alice gave me a look.
"I… apologize to you, vampiro, for my actions. It seems Bella is more in control of herself than I realized. For this, and for thinking you were not strong enough to handle your mate. In light of this, I give you something to call me, should you need my help." Santo quickly took his garments off, and shifted into his Jaguar form. He reached into his mouth and yanked a tooth out, handing it to Bella. She took it gingerly in her paw, and that's when I noticed how big she was compared to Santo. It looked as though Santo was 3/4ths her size, her paw bigger than his, her head possibly able to swallow his. It was impressive and slightly bone chilling. It was even more hair raising to see a fully grown beast yank its own tooth out.
"Um… thanks, but how does this…?" she asked, trailing off.
"If you hold it, think of me, and speak, I will hear you. I will also be able to speak to you, so if you need anything of me and my family, you may call upon me, and I will come. I need not fight you to know you are much stronger than I, so I will not challenge your authority. I am your ally." He crossed a closed fist over his chest, then bowed while gently swinging the arm back out, opening his hand.
Bella stood up – I lurching forward and scrambling to hold on as she rose to her full height – and repeated the move. She landed with a thud back on all fours, keeping the tooth in a closed paw, which allowed me to climb back down. "Thank you," she said. "I will keep this close. So long Santo. Take care."
With a nod, Santo took off south, disappearing into the dawn. A few moments later, the area was blasted with light as the sun peaked through the clouds, and sunlight hit us all. Bella's radiance was a more graceful than our brilliant diamond shine, and the sunlight seemed to ripple across her fur with the gentle breeze. There was a lull in the moment, and I hugged Bella's neck close, hoping the days ahead would prove more and more peaceful, and that I could enjoy my time with Bella – however long, or short, that may be.
