Alternative Eclipse

~Chapter XXXVII~

"Are you happy to see that he's alright now, my love?" Edward asked me as we left the hospital, heading towards his Volvo.

The sun was setting, marking the end of another day. We had spent the whole in the hospital with my mom and dad, catching up on the time away from Forks. I told my parents all about the wonderful honeymoon – except about all of the sex we had – and told them how splendid it was to be in Rio de Janeiro, and on the private island. Renee thought it was so sweet and romantic of Edward to take me there, as well as saying that was nice of his parents to let us use the island.

I nodded my head, and smiled. "I'm so happy to see that he's functioning well now, and that he seems healthy. I hope he recovers soon after this."

"I'm sure he will, sweetheart."

After getting in the Volvo, we left the hospital, heading on home. But, on the way there, I smelt the familiar scent of my werewolf best friend. "Edward, why do I smell Jacob?" I asked him, looking up to find him glancing over to his right to where the trees were. "Jacob is running alongside the car, dear. He's with Sam and Paul." he murmured.

Hey Bells. My best friend's thoughts cut in. "Jacob, why are you following us?" I asked him out loud, knowing he could hear me while I was inside the car. We need to talk to you and the other Cullens. We've got some news that we need to share with you guys. Jacob thought towards us, and I looked at Edward, confused.

Don't worry, Bells. We'll explain when we get there with you guys. Jacob explained, and I nodded my head.

We soon reached the Cullen home, where Edward parked the car and helped me out. We waited, looking towards the forest. Soon, three werewolves emerged, only dressed in cut off shorts. Sam was leading, with Paul on his right and Jacob on his left. Jacob looked antsy, with his brown eyes somewhere else. His black hair had grown to shaggy lengths, messy and wild.

"Hey mutts." I teased, and watched as smirks appeared on their faces. "Bloodsuckers." Paul joked back, and I laughed.

"Are the other Cullens here?" Sam asked Edward, and he nodded. "They are. But, we have a visitor staying with us. She is an old friend of one of our own, but she is a human blood drinker. We've been keeping an eye on her though. She may not take your presence too kindly." Edward muttered, and soon we heard a hiss and a growl from inside the house.

"Just as we won't take her too kindly." Paul grumbled.

"Let's go inside." Edward murmured, and began leading us inside; however, he let me walk beside Jacob, having a feeling that I wanted to catch up with him. Even though separation killed us, he wanted to give me this time.

Jacob and I stood outside a little longer, smiling and hugging one another. "So, how are you and Nalani?" I asked him. His cheeks reddened ever so slightly, and he chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck. "Well… I err… proposed to her." Jacob murmured, and I gasped. "Oh my god! You did?" I asked him incredulously, covering my mouth with my hands in surprise. He blushed even darker, and nodded his head.

I smacked his shoulder, smirking that he flinched from the pain. "Ow, what was that for?" he grumbled, glowering at me. "That was for not telling me any sooner, mister! I can't believe you kept that from me." I snapped at him, shaking my head at him. He pouted, and hung his head in shame. "I didn't want to disturb the vampire love fest you had going on with your husband, Bells. I apologize for not doing so." he joked sarcastically, and I laughed.

"Okay, I understand. Still, you should've called me once I got back." I told him, and he shrugged. "I just found out today that you got back." he mumbled, and I rolled my eyes, chuckling.

"So, did she say yes?" I asked him, and he blushed all over again. "Yeah, she did. We'll be getting married next year. She's a year younger than me, and we had to get her parents' permission, as well as mine – since we're not legal yet. Hell, it took a lot of pleading on my part when asking them. They weren't so sure about letting her move out here and go to school here, so I could tell they weren't too thrilled about the engagement. But, they reluctantly agreed and said they'll come out here soon to meet everyone on the rez." Jacob explained.

"Well, I'm very happy for you, Jake." I commented, smiling up at him. He nodded, smiling back at me.

"So, how are you, Ed and the twins doing?" he asked, and placed a gentle hand on my pregnant belly. One the babies kicked at his hand, and he chuckled. "We're doing absolutely wonderful. Though, there have been a few differences with me." I told him truthfully. "Really? Like what?"

I moved the hair off the side of my neck, and showed him the crescent shaped mark on my neck, to which he gawked at. "Did… Did he…" he stutter, and then thought, did he bite you and transform you? I shook my head, and promised him that that wasn't the case. "So, what is it?" "Think of it like the vampire's version of your imprinting, only intensified."

"Oh."

"Also, I've been put on a new diet." I informed him, and he raised an eyebrow. "It's uh… red and thick…" I hinted at, and he chuckled, knowing what I was saying. "And it seems that with the progression of the pregnancy, I'm slowly becoming a vampire." I added, and he nodded. "You know, if you're waiting for me to go all werewolf rage on you, Bells, just don't. I've moved past the whole idea of it." Jacob told me honestly.

"Really? But I thought it was a big no-no for the treaty of any human here to become a vampire?" I asked him, confused. "Correction; that only implies if they bite a human. You are becoming one in your own way. You were always different, Bella, and this is just another example." Jacob teased me, and I laughed.

"But, even before I knew all of this, you hated the Cullens, and when I was in the know, you just became even more adamant against it." I pointed out, and he shrugged. "I guess that I've moved on. I'm guessing you knew that I really liked you?" "Yeah. Guessing from the way you acted earlier on, fighting for me with Edward, I could only guess you really cared about me." I informed him.

He nodded his head, and sighed. "Well, I guess you can say that since I've found Lani, I just want you to be happy. You found your happiness, and I found mine. I know for sure I would be pissed if you tried stopping me from having that – so, I gave up on trying taking that away from you." he told me truthfully. I smiled, and went over to hug him, smiling warmly up at him.

"We probably should go inside now. I think Sam and Paul want to tell everyone our news." Jacob offered after we hugged one another tightly. I nodded, and led him inside. Once we entered, I saw my family waiting on one side with Maria while Sam and Paul were on the other side of the living room. What I didn't like was that Maria was between my husband and one of my brother-in-laws, and she was hovering particularly close to my husband.

I left Jacob to walk alone, while I zipped to my love's side, growling lowly at Maria. Edward comforted me by squeezing my waist. Maria snickered and stepped away, while I snarled at her in irritation. "Shh, sweetheart. She means nothing." Edward purred, stroking my side with his thumb. I looked up at him, and his eyes spoke nothing but the truth.

After our little moment, Carlisle – who had came home early no doubt – cleared his throat and called everyone to attention. "I hope you three come bearing at least good news." Carlisle murmured, looking over at them.

Sam shook his head gravely, sighing sadly. "Unfortunately, no. We have news dealing with two nuisances." he replied, and I frowned, unhappy. "Please, tell us the news." Alice begged, lost for she had no chance to see the future which rendered her of her confidence. Sam nodded, and began. "While Edward and Bella were gone, two of us were patrolling when we came across the scent of some unfamiliar vampires. Following them, they led us to the river bank – the border line – and there were found two vampires."

"What did they look like?" Edward asked. "One was lanky, with messy sandy blond hair, a boyish face with tears in his clothes. Beside him was a smaller, thinner one with wild dark hair and a baby girl face. She stuck close to the lanky one who growled at us and yelled at us, warning if we came near him and the girl, he would kill us." Paul explained, and after my spouse and I read his mind while he recounted the night in his mind, I saw a vivid description and knew immediately who they were.

"Riley and that one girl." I stated out loud, knowing who they saw. "Who is Riley?" Maria piped up, looking confused. "He's a filthy newborn – a puppet of Victoria – and is helping her create this newborn army. He also tried violating my wife before we married." Edward snarled, gripping me closely into his side.

"Ah. Seems you want revenge?" Maria asked, leering up at Edward. I growled at the way her facial expression looked, but my husband was focused on answering her. "With every fiber in my being. She and her puppet need to die for they want my wife's death. I won't let that go unpunished." he spoke with determination. "And you'll get the chance to do so." Jasper cut in; he wanted us to get back onto the topic.

"Anyways, they were there for only a few seconds before disappearing, heading in the direction of Seattle. Unfortunately, I fear they had other plans for soon we heard word of Charlie's accident. I'm angered and believe that either one of those caused his accident." Jacob cut in next, looking over at me apologetically. I growled at the floor, enraged that either one of those two newborns tried killing my father.

"What was the other incident?" Carlisle asked, moving right along. "We had a visit from a certain small group of wizards that have been rearing their ugly asses in our faces." Sam told us. "What? Why are those idiots trying to get to you guys?" I hissed, feeling more upset at the fact that those wizards were trying to corrupt my werewolf friends next.

"I have a feeling they were trying to get the werewolves on their side, dear. Even if they don't like werewolves as much as vampires, they trust them more than us – at least in this case of the Willowdricks since they have a personal grudge against our kind." Carlisle theorized, and I grumbled incoherently, still unhappy to hear this.

"So, what are we going to do about this situation?" Rosalie piped up then after a moment of silence.

"These situations are getting out of hand. We need to deal with them, sooner rather than later." Jasper offered, knowing his tactics and strategies in war. "It seems like it's coming to a war." Jacob noted, and we all nodded.

"How would we beat these newborns though?" Esme questioned, looking over to her husband for answered. "Jasper, what would you suggest?" Carlisle asked next, looking over to him. We all looked upon the soldier, who had his back straight and stood poised, a serious face marring now.

"We must gather as many allies as we can. We'll have strength in numbers." Jasper pointed out. "We'll help." Sam immediately cut in, and I began shaking my heads. "No, I won't have you all endangering your lives. It's not worth it." I growled, hating the idea of them fighting against these wild vampires and risking their lives.

"Bella, we're werewolves. We can handle ourselves against vampires." Jacob informed me, snickering. "But, what about your imprints? Not only will be worried about all of you, but they'll have aneurisms knowing you're going against these savage newborns who could possibly stronger against you all." "Are you calling us weak?" Paul teased me, and I could feel myself blush slightly.

"No, but –" "Young Isabella, I say let the mutts risk themselves." Maria interrupted me, smirking at my glower. "It would give us the element of surprise; the newborns wouldn't see them coming." Emmett commented then, with Alice nodded in agreement. I frowned, having a feeling that my argument won't win this evening. "If you will be fighting with us, you must learn the techniques in having the upper hand over a newborn." Jasper added, looking over at the three seriously.

They nodded, and Sam said, "We can arrange a late night meeting, where we will having a newborn fighting lesson. We'll be watching at least before participating."

"Excellent." Jasper agreed, nodding his head.

A yawn escaped from my mouth, which caused Edward hug me with a smile. "I think we should cut this meeting. My wife needs her rest." he murmured, stroking my hair. "No, I'm not tired." I whined, pouting up at him.

"Bella, remember; you're pregnant and need more rest than usual." Carlisle reminded me gently. I sighed, scowling, but willingly let my husband lead me out of the house, heading to our cottage.

The next morning, Edward woke me and led me back to the house, wanting us to spend the day with our siblings. Thank god it was the weekend, with it only being Friday yesterday.

When we reached the home, Edward stopped and sighed. "What is it?" I asked him, looking up at him. "Alice said that Carlisle would like to go on a hunt for more blood for you. I will have to leave you with Esme, Alice and… Maria." he muttered, and I grumbled. "I know, my sweetheart. But, I won't be gone for long. Once I return, I promise to pay as much attention to you and our babies as you want."

I looked up at him, knowing how sincere he was being. "Alright." I mumbled, and let him hug me to his hard body. "Please make it back soon." I whispered, already beginning to feel the heartbreak of him being separated from me. He kissed my head, and pulled back before attacking my lips ravenously. I moaned, gripping his forearms while our tongues tangled. He growled lowly and his hands slithered down to cup my newly plump ass.

After several minutes of kissing, we pulled apart breathlessly, where his eyes were a dark jaded green as he stared down at me. With a finally longing glance, he smiled and turned, running into the forest. I sighed and began walking onto the grounds of the house, entering through the kitchen door when I reached it.

Esme was there with Alice, and I could smell the scent of Maria off in the living room.

"Oh, hey there baby sister." Alice chirped once I entered. Esme came around and hugged me warmly. "Would you like some breakfast?" she asked me, and I shook my head. "No, I had a little snack back at the cottage. I'll be fine for a while." I told her honestly, and she nodded her head.

"Come on, let's go watch some TV." my sister suggested, where she came over to me, took my hand and led me to the living room. Maria was looking through the magazines, uninterested. We both ignored her and I let Alice turn on the TV. She switched it over to some show that had people designing outfits to be showcased in front of a man. She seemed happy about it while I had to sit there, acting like I was intrigued by it.

I heard a heavy sigh after a few seconds, and knew that Maria was done looking at the magazines.

"Who's lovely grand piano is this?" I heard her ask, and I turned my head to see her staring at the grand piano over in the corner. "It belongs to Edward. He and Rosalie play on it, though Edward plays it more than she does." Esme explained softly while she was flipping through a home and garden magazine.

"Really?" she asked, an eyebrow rising. "Yes." Alice chirped, proud of her brother and sister. "He's right now composing a song for his children." she added, and Maria snickered. "How… sweet." she commented, and I glared at her sarcastic remark.

Suddenly, I was pulled into her thoughts. It looked like it was from her point of view, where she was standing by the windows that looked out into the backyard of the house. She was watching a couple that was standing out there, embraced romantically and lips locked. It turns out that it was Edward and I. But, slowly, the image of us kissing distorted, changing to where she was replacing me from the position I was in. Now, in her thoughts, I was watching her kiss my husband…

I snarled, glaring murderously at Maria. "You bitch!" I screamed, and grabbing the nearest item – a lamp -, I threw it at her head. It shattered upon impact, and she jolted back in shock from my action. "What is it?" Alice asked, looking up at me worriedly when I stood, crouching. Maria stood up, her skin that was cracked from the lamp connecting with her face was repairing itself. She sneered at me while her thoughts continued.

She was thinking to last night, how she saw how determined my husband was in destroying the threats that were threatening out family. And then, she moved onto the piano; she imagined Edward sitting on the bench while his fingers danced on the keys. He was bare for the world to see, but he was too focused on his music. Then, Maria walked in, naked as well. She strutted over to where he sat, her eyes predatory while a smirk was plastered on her face. Once she reached my husband, she set her hands on his shoulders, rubbing them sensually. My husband continued playing but he turned his head and leered up at her. Then, she bent down with her naked breasts grazing his back, and rested her chin on his broad shoulder. She purred, and then attacked his lips ferociously, hisses of lust escaping her. My husband growled against her lips and instead of pulling back in disgust, he continued kissing her. His fingers drifted away from the keys, and he turned around where his fingers went into her wild hair and he gripped her head. The kiss went on with snarls and hisses mixed in, and when he whipped her around, bringing her body onto the piano, I couldn't let her sick, twisted day-dream go on any longer.

I released my sonic screech, too enraged to worry about the damage that it would cause. The sound of glass shattering, of other fragile items breaking, and the howls of pain from the vampires in the room were heard. Alice collapsed onto the couch, holding her head with her hands. Esme was in a similar position, only she laid her head on her knees. Maria collapsed to her knees, screeching in pain.

I zipped over to her side, and grabbed her neck, ceasing the sound that was escaping from her mouth. She looked up at me, her eyes wide with fright.

I screamed again and threw her body effortlessly, through the now broken back windows. She went flying out into the backyard, while I zipped to the window. I watched her body land carelessly on the ground, where she ricocheted off the ground and kicked up the earth. Dirt flew everywhere while she bounced and rolled, finally landing to a stop on her stomach.

Tears of furiousness rolled from my eyes while I ran at vampire speed, hopping down from the back porch and crouched just a few feet from her.

She slowly pushed herself up, staring at me in surprise.

"Never – and I mean never – even begin to dream of that ever AGAIN!" I snarled murderously, growling heavily. She pushed herself up to her feet, brushing off the dirt on her body and outfit. "He is mine. My husband, my lover, my best friend, and the father of our children. If so much as begin deluding yourself into thinking that would even happen, then I'll be sure to rip that skanky head off of your whore body! You understand?" I snarled again, feeling the rage build up heavily within my chest.

The shock must've worn off of her because she chuckled. "Oh, silly little human hybrid." she sneered, shaking her head.

"Don't you see it? Your precious husband could do so much better than you. There are many beautiful vampire women out in this world that would satisfy him more than you ever could. Why, they'll have more stamina for the fucking, strength to handle themselves instead of needing him and his whole coven to protect her against a newborn army, and they have the looks to make him look better. But, with you? Ha, you're human! Weak, ugly, and growing old with age as each second passes by. You have no strength, stamina, beauty, or anything that would hold interest with any male vampires. Sure, you smell delicious – but then you would be gone once that vampire would suck you dry.

"Face it, Isabella. You're a disappointment to this coven. You're their pet, where you're only alive thanks to those disgusting abominations growing and living inside of you. God, those two will be murdered once the Volturi finds out about them. And, who will you have to blame? Only yourself! I feel so sorry for poor Edward, having to deal with you. But, hell, if those two will be born, then you might die before you could even begin to spend time with them. The vampire world has heard of only a few cases of like this, where it always resulted in death of the mother and her children. So, soon, the Cullens will be rid of you.

"And, once you're gone, I can finally have Edward all to myself." she ended there where she picked up where she left off in her daydream – my husband throwing her onto his piano. He climbed over her, kissing her with a ferocity that reminded me of our time on the island. Suddenly, he thrusts his beautiful dick into her cursed pussy, where they both moan upon the contact. He repeatedly thrusts into her, having no abandon as he fucks her mercilessly on top of the piano.

I let out another screech, rendering her powerless to move. I sprinted over to her, knocking her into the ground where the sound of our impact sounded like two rocks colliding together thunderously. We kicked up the earth once more once we landed on the ground while I held her by the throat. She gasped, and looked up at me in surprise once more.

"YOU FUCKING SKANK!" I screamed, and began beating her relentlessly, punching her in the face as many times as I could. With each blow, she howled in pain.

"That dick is mine, that ass is mine, that body is mine, that soul is mine, that heart is mine – everything about Edward Anthony Cullen is MINE!" I screeched, beginning to rip her apart. She was screaming now as I tore her apart viciously. When it was only down to her torso and head, where her arms and legs were ripped and thrown carelessly across the yard, I lifted her head ever so slightly from the ground.

"Just so you know, Maria; today is the day you die." I growled, and suddenly, flames shot out of my hands, where I literally burned Maria to a crisp just from my hands. A metallic screeching noise that was all too familiar to my human ears was ripped from her mouth, just before the once known torso and head of Maria bursts into ashes while small plumes of purple smoke begin rising from her ashes. I quickly gathered her limbs and set fire to them as well with my hands.

Finally, the rage subsided as I stood in front of the smoking ash pile of Maria. I felt no remorse or sickness from committing murder here in the backyard of my home. When I looked up, I found Esme and Alice standing on the porch, shocked beyond belief with their mouths gaping wide open.

"Bella?" I whipped my head to the sound of his voice, and found him bursting from the tree lines, with Carlisle, Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie following after him. They balked when they saw the burning ashes, and looked between Esme and Alice, and me. "What happened?" Carlisle asked, flabbergasted. Edward rushed over to my side and gripped my face between his hands, and I realized that our twins were kicking me in the stomach repeatedly; I hadn't even noticed their panic until now. They must've disappeared while I was fighting with Maria.

"Where's Maria?" Jasper asked me, and when I looked over to the ash pile, everyone followed my gaze.

"I… I killed her." I mumbled.

"Sweet." Emmett commented, releasing his booming laugh.

A/N: And end of the chappie! :)

Well, I wanted to add this you know, just to add a bit more drama. Plus, I think it was fun to have Bella kill Maria. XD

So, now what should I do from here? Add one or two more chapters of stuff, or just skip off to graduation?

I'm thinking of doing the graduation already but I would like to know your opinion, readers. :)

Also, I'm thinking of taking down the poll for You've Got Babies because I think I have enough votes to decide on what to do. But, I think I let it go on for one or two more days before doing so, just to let any last minute voters get in their say.

Reviews and votes would be greatly appreciated; they might help me get better from this terrible cold I have at the moment. :,(

Thanks for reading; bye for now,

~*Lady Lily of Darkness*~

(PS – If the chapter was terrible in the beginning, please forgive me on that. I was writing it like minutes after posting the previous chapter, and plus I was a bit brain dead on how to start it.)