She's a vamp now, woot! How was that for a first hunting trip? More to come, stay tuned...
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Bella
The ability to run through the woods at that speed was nothing short of fuckawesome. We got back to the 'cabin' (fucking ridiculous name for that big ass house) in no time, and found Peter and Emmett playing 360 as Rose and Char watched while looking rather bored. Heads turned in our direction and I felt their curiosity spike, along with a heaving helping of ornery coming from Peter's direction. This picking-up-on-emotions thing was going to take some getting used to. I attained a whole new level of respect for Jasper right then and there. "Thanks, darlin'," he whispered. I smiled at him.
I caught Peter's eye and the shit-eating grin on his face. "I don't even fucking want to hear it, Petey."
He chuckled and raised his hands in surrender. "Hey, I'm just sayin'."
Rose, Emmett, and Char watched our interaction as their confusion grew. "Someone want to let us in on what that was all about?" Rose asked.
Jasper answered her. "Bella's gifts are makin' themselves known."
"Gifts? As in plural?" Rose's eyes were wide as she looked at me.
I felt a little embarrassed. "Uh yeah… apparently I've got the empath thing going on and…" I wasn't sure what to refer to the other thing as.
"She knows shit," Peter finished for me with a grin.
The other three gasped. "Like you?" Emmett asked, amazed.
"Yeah, we got another Yoda in the house," Jasper said dryly, giving me a nudge in the side.
"Sweet!" cried Emmett. "Seriously Bells, that's awesome. Not much is gonna get past you now."
"I guess that's a benefit," I said. I wasn't quite sure what this meant for me yet. I'd been around the vampire world long enough to know the downside to having a gift was that they were often a curse as well.
"So how did the hunt go?" Rose gave me the once-over, noting my makeshift halter top. "I see you had some technical difficulties with the clothes, but something tells me that's not related to the actual hunt." She smirked. "What I want to know is why you aren't covered in blood?"
"Am I supposed to be?" I asked while glancing at Jasper.
"Typically for a first hunt, yes, but you darlin' are far from typical." He addressed the others, "She's a natural. I've never seen anything like it in a newborn." He radiated pride as he said this.
"So what was your first kill, Bells? Elk? Caribou?" Emmett asked eagerly.
"Bear."
"What? Your first kill was a bear and you aren't wearing it?" Emmett was incredulous. "How is that even possible?"
Rose rolled her eyes. "Don't mind him, Emmett still gets blood and fur all over him when he gets a bear, but that's because he likes to play with it first. But yeah, even I'm a little shocked you're so clean after a bear. Your clothes aren't even ripped. Well except for…" She gestured at my top.
I smirked and glanced down at my poor shirt. "Yeah, that happened later."
"I don't think I could find the words to describe it with any justice," Jasper began. "That bear barely knew what hit 'em. He took a swipe at her and she ducked it with this fuckin' sweet move; I wish I could take credit for teachin' it to her. Then she flipped over his head and onto his back, snapped his neck and drained him." Jasper squeezed my hand and planted a kiss on my cheek.
"That's my sis!" Emmett boomed as he approached me with his hand raised for a high-five.
I laughed as I slapped my palm against his. "Thanks Em, you'll have to be there for the next one."
"It's too bad we weren't there for this one, we might've been treated to a great after-dinner show. Was that a tree I heard come crashing down?" Peter looked at Jazz and I with a smirk.
"Fuck off Petey, I'm grabbing a shower." I needed to clean up and get some decent clothes on. Oh shit, I might need help with the clothes.
"I'll come with you ,darlin'."
"Thanks, Jazz." We started to head to our room.
"Oh hey, Jasper? Bells?" Rose called. We stopped and turned. "Probably should call Carlisle when you guys are done. He called during her change and while you were out hunting. The suspense is killing him." She smiled and winked.
"Yeah, that sounds like Carlisle. I'll call him after we've cleaned up," he said.
I wondered what Carlisle and Esme would think about how I turned out? Well I had a feeling as to what Carlisle would think, I thought to myself with a snort. Jasper was emitting a feeling of chagrin; I wondered if he was thinking the same thing I was. His eyes met mine and I could tell that's exactly what he was thinking. My poor jealous vampire.
"Come on baby. I need you to wash my back," I said as I pulled him from the room.
Jasper
After a round of some soapy lovin' in the shower, I gave Carlisle a call to let him know that Bella's transformation went well, as well as those things can go, and that she was taking very well to being a vampire. He assumed that much of that was attributed to her going into it fully aware of what she was becoming and what it entailed. He asked about gifts, but I glossed over that for the time being; I revealed she was showing empathic capabilities, but left her "Jedi" skills unmentioned for now. Carlisle had a tendency to treat the things that interested him like laboratory subjects, something that would surely piss off Bella at this stage, and he would be in the car headed in this direction within the hour if I told him now. As it was, I asked him to give it a few days before they come, so Bella wouldn't be overwhelmed. He was very eager to see her, of fucking course, but agreed to wait.
Before we hung up, he reminded me that Sam needed to be notified of Bella's change, and that it would be best if we call because Sam would likely want to speak to Bella to ensure that she did indeed 'survive' her change.
She and I decided to take care of that call now, no better time than the present. I spoke first to Sam, who asked almost right away to speak to Bella. She rolled her eyes as she reached for the phone.
"Hello Sam," she said.
"Hello Bella. So you are doing well then in your new life?"
"Yeah, I'm good. It hurt like a son of a bitch, but I'm good now. I even got a bear on my first hunt today; that was pretty cool."
"Do you plan to continue the Cullen's vegetarian way of life?"
"Well fucking duh, Sam, of course I'm going to be a vegetarian. Why the fuck would I do otherwise?"
He sighed and chuckled. "Why indeed. It seems you have retained much of your charming personality, Bella. I'm sorry, but I had to ask. You do realize you are now incorporated into the treaty and that the guidelines set within apply to you as well?"
She sighed. "Yes Sam, I've got it. No pillaging villages in a blood-thirsty haze, and only bite creatures with four legs. Anything else?"
I heard Sam chuckle again. "No, that about covers it. Take care of yourself Bella."
"You too, Sam, bye." She gave me the phone to end the call, looking at me as she blew a lock of hair out of her eyes. "Did he honestly think that I was going to go all blood-crazed and go on a human-killing spree or something?"
I wrapped my arms around her. "That, too, is typical newborn behavior Bella, so yeah, he did."
She sighed. "Right, not typical, got it. Whatever." She seemed almost bored by this fact, taking for granted the struggle that many a civilized vampire, myself included, had to overcome. It pissed me off a little.
"I want to call Lexi and Jake," she blurted. "Wait, what's with you? You're annoyed."
I shook my head. It can wait. "Call Lexi, we can talk about it later."
She looked at me for a second and then nodded. "If you say so. Could you dial it for me? I don't trust myself with pushing those little buttons just yet."
I picked up her phone, found Lexi's number on her contacts list, and dialed it for her, leaving the room to give her a little privacy.
"Jazz?" She questioned as I left.
"It's fine Bella. We'll talk when you're done."
Bella
I wasn't sure what the fuck Jazz's deal was. He was coming off as jealous, but it was directed toward me, which was a first. Just then Lexi answered. "Bella?"
"Yeah it's me. Hey Lexi."
"Wow, you sound so different! How are you feeling?"
"Oh. You know already. Um, I'm good I guess."
"Bella, you know how word flies on the rez," she giggled. "Sam just called Jake; they're still on the phone."
"Oh." I wasn't sure what to make of that.
"So really, how are you? Did it hurt? Do you look all different now?"
It was awesome how accepting Lexi was about all this. I filled her in with a summary of what had gone on with my change and my first hunt. I told her about my empath gift but, taking Jazz's lead, decided to kept the 'knowing shit' thing to myself for now, because I really didn't fucking understand it anyway.
"Wow, a bear huh? That sounds intense; I think I would've crapped myself."
I laughed. "Not exactly a possibility for me anymore, Lexi."
"Oh, right. Ha. Hey, Leah just walked in; do you want to say hi to her?"
I hadn't talked to Leah in quite a while. "Uh, sure, if she wants to talk to me."
"Oh knock it off Bella. Leah feels the same way I do about this, don't you Leah?"
"Huh?" I heard Leah in the background.
"It's Bella. She's a blood-, a vamp now." Nice save Lexi. "Wanna talk to her?"
"Yeah!" I heard the rustling of the phone being handed over. "What's up Leech?"
I laughed. "Fuck you Leah. How've you been?"
"Wow, you sound different. I'm good. Me and Daniel are getting married in October."
"Oh Leah! Congratulations, I'm so happy for you!"
"Thanks Bells. So how about you? Adjusting to the vamp life okay?"
"Yeah I am. So far so good, anyway. I'm sure you mutts will be having a meeting about it soon anyway. Jasper and I talked to Sam a little while ago; I guess Jake is talking to him now."
"Mutts? Eat shit Bella," she laughed. "But yeah, you're probably right. In fact…" She trailed off.
"Hey Leah." I heard Jake's voice in the background. He must be done talking with Sam. "Sam's calling a meeting, we need to get going." Go figure.
"Wow, good call Bella. Guess I gotta go."
"That's Bella?" I heard Jake ask. "'Sup Bloodsucker!" he called out.
I laughed. "Tell him I said hi."
"I will," Leah said. I could hear the smile in her voice. "I gotta go now, so I'm gonna hand you back over to Lexi. It's good to hear from you Bella. Take care, okay?"
"You too. Bye, Leah."
"Bella?" Lexi had the phone back.
"I'm here Lexi."
"Got time to say hi to one more person before you go?"
"Sure, I guess." I wasn't sure who else I would need to speak to.
"Say 'Hi Bella'", Lexi whispered.
"Hi Bella," said a raspy little voice that sounded like Jake on helium. I was the epitome of the warm-fuzzies in that very moment.
"Hey Tyler-buddy, how are you?"
"I just woke up. I had a nap. Momma said I was cranky."
I laughed. "Well I hope it was a nice nap. Did you have good dreams?"
"Uh-huh, I dreamed about Lightning McQueen!"
I had no fucking clue what that was. "Aw, cool buddy! That's my favorite!"
"Are you gonna come see me again?"
As soon as fucking possible, little buddy. "I sure hope to, Pal. Someday, okay?"
"Okay. I'm gonna go play now. Bye Bella!" I heard the phone clatter to the floor.
"Sorry, he threw the phone at me," Lexi said.
"That's okay. Thanks for putting him on Lexi. It's so amazing he's big enough to talk on the phone now."
"I know right? And I know it's going to be a while before you can see him, so you may as well get to know each other better this way."
I had a bizarre moment of realizing that, were I still human, tears would be welling in my eyes. I had a lot of shit to get used to. "Thanks Lexi, that really means a lot."
"Feel free to call anytime Bella. I mean it."
"I'll hold you to that. Look, I need to get going now." My throat was starting to itch again.
"Okay Bella. Thanks for calling. Keep in touch, okay?"
"Of course. You've got my number too, right?"
She said she did and we said our goodbyes soon after that. My happiness over the acceptance of my new way of life by my old friends and now, technically, my mortal enemies, as well as getting to talk to my little man, was short lived when I remembered I had a sulky husband waiting to talk to me about whatever bug flew up his ass.
"Jasper?"
"In here, darlin'." I found him lying on the bed in our room.
"What's going on with you Jazz? Why were you all annoyed with me earlier?"
He patted the mattress beside him, inviting me to join him. I lay down next to him and curled into his side. It was weird that he was warm and soft to me now. "Did I do something?"
He sighed. "Not intentionally. I guess I'm havin' a hard time with how blasé you've been about things most other vampires have a hell of a time with while coming to grips with their new life. You should be the blood-crazed fiend that Sam was anticipatin'. You should have come back from huntin' covered head to toe in fur and blood, and maybe even some flesh stuck between your teeth. The fact that you're just so fuckin' chill about everything, taking for granted that you seem to have skipped several stages in the newborn process, well I'm sorry; it chapped me a little. It took me decades to get to the level of confidence you're at right now."
"So am I supposed to apologize, Jazz? Sorry for being good at this vampire stuff?"
"Well, no…"
"I mean, shit, I haven't been around any humans yet. For all you know, all my 'crazy' might kick in once I get my first whiff of human blood. And seriously, don't even think that this is easy for me right now, I've got a lot of shit to process!"
He chuckled, but now that he'd ticked me off, that only ticked me off that much more. "I guess you've got a point, but everything does seem to be easy for you right now, compared to what I've known to be true. I'm afraid that you, or any of us, will get too comfortable with how well you've adjusted to this life and thrust you too soon into a situation you're not ready for."
"Wow, for starters: angst much, Jasper? Jesus! Second, we're in the fucking middle of nowhere! Just what the fuck kind of situation are you worried about right now Jazz? I could see if we were in the immediate vicinity of humans, but that's not the case now is it? I mean, my God, I just woke up to this world, and am trying to figure out where I fit in it without needing to worry about whether or not I'm fucking doing it right. Give me a fucking break!" I was getting, no I was pissed, and I felt him try to push some calm on to me. Oh no you don't, fucker. Without consideration of what I was doing, I concentrated on deflecting that shit right back at him, because goddamn it he knows I hate having my emotions manipulated without permission!
"Don't you fucking try to calm me, Jasper Whitlock! You started this shit with your moping and pouting, so you can just deal with me pissed off!"
"What the- what did you just do?" Jasper asked incredulously.
"I blocked that shit, that's what I just did. I suggest you don't do it again." I glared at him.
His temper flared then. "Bella, if I feel you are gettin' out of control, I most certainly fuckin' will do it again. Don't you ever fuckin' block me!" he hissed, staring at me steely-eyed.
I growled at him. "I'm not one of your fucking newborn recruit trainees, Major!" I spat, and then I stood up and went to leave the room. My throat was becoming drier and I was afraid I might kick my husband's ass in a second.
He flitted around me and blocked my exit. "Damn it, Bella!" he growled.
"Get out of my way," I hissed.
"Bella-"
"MOVE!" I snarled and gestured with my hand for him to get out of the way. I felt a current pass through my hand and Jasper's body suddenly moved aside as though I'd pushed him, colliding with the door jamb and causing it to crack. We stopped and stared at each other with wide eyes.
"What the fuck just happened?" I gasped.
"You just moved me without touching me, that's what the fuck just happened." Jasper was awestruck.
"For real?"
He nodded looking at me warily. I turned around, walked back to the bed and sat down. I realized for the first time that I was actually capable of causing injury to Jasper, and it gave me pause.
"This shit just gets weirder and weirder, Jazz. I don't know what I'm supposed to do." A sob caught in my throat.
He knelt down in front of me and took my hands into his. "We'll figure it out Bella," he said quietly. "It don't have to be today, and you're right. I'm worryin' about things that don't particularly matter right now. But you gotta let me help you when I think the help is warranted. Okay, darlin'?" He tipped up my chin and looked into my eyes.
"Okay," I whispered; all the ire in me faded with my most recent parlor trick.
He touched his lips to mine. "I'm with you every step of the way, every day of forever," he murmured against my lips. He traced his tongue along my lower lip, and I opened granting him entrance. He held my head in his hands, threading his fingers through my hair and kissing me deeply.
I moaned and leaned back onto the bed, pulling him with me. "I'm sorry Jasper," I whispered. "I need you."
He gathered the hem of my top in his hands and pulled it up, breaking our kiss long enough to pull it over my head. I had skipped the bra and was grateful to be lacking the barrier as his mouth found one of my already eager peaks. He teased it with his tongue and then bit on the end gently, which ignited my lust even further. He took my other mound into his hand, kneading the flesh and rolling my nipple between his thumb and forefinger.
I gathered the bottom of his shirt into my hands, gently this time and carefully pulled up. "This needs to come off." He whipped off the shirt and I kissed all his scars as I felt the muscles in back working while he continued to lavish his attention upon my breasts.
"Not that there was anythin' wrong with 'em before, darlin', but these are definitely nice," he commented as he pulled the other peak into his mouth.
"I love you Jasper," I said, tracing my lips down his neck. "Forever, baby."
He tugged at the waistband of my yoga pants and I lifted my hips to allow him to slide them down. "I need to be inside of you Bella." He tossed my pants aside and made quick work of getting rid of his jeans. His erection sprang free as he shed his boxer briefs.
He climbed over me and nudged my legs apart with his knee. He rose up on his knees and reached down to my folds to find me wet and ready for him. "That's my girl," he said, stroking his fingers in and out of me a few times.
"Please Jasper," I moaned.
He removed his fingers, and I grabbed his hand and brought them to my mouth to clean them off. His eyes went black and with a growl he lifted my legs, brought them up over his shoulders, and thrust in deeply. "You. Are. Fucking. Magnificent," he said punctuating his words with his long hard strokes.
He slipped his hands under my ass and gripped the cheeks for better leverage as he continued to drive into me. I began to quiver almost immediately, but I wanted more. "Harder, Jasper." He moved his grip to my hips and began to slam me against him to meet his thrusts. I reached above my head to grip the headboard, but a piece of it broke off in my hand. Fuck. I reached underneath me to grip on to the sides of his knees instead and as he continued to move forcefully in and out of me, the bed frame began to rock against the wall. It was making the most obscene noise, but I could give a shit because I was about to come and come hard.
"Fuck, yes! Ah, yes Jasper!" I cried as my insides gripped him; he gave one final powerful thrust and joined me in my bliss. It then occurred to me I could hear four other voices in the house crying out in the throes of their passion. I closed my eyes.
"Was I…?"
"Projecting? Yep."
Fuck. I gotta learn how to rein that shit in.