A/N: Extremely AU and a product of my imagination. Considering this is a triad pairing there will be mention of slash, but nothing graphic. Also, I am not aware of the education system in USA, but for the sake of my story, please believe that though Bella has graduated she has a few months to go before she leaves for university. Also, in my story, vampire mating is like imprinting. It is at first sight and both the persons involved feel a sort of pull towards the other. Thank you for reading and I hope you like it.
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They were cold, pale and drank blood.
They were vampires.
I looked up, my eyes wide in fear.
It was surely a long shot….. but shit, was I in the presence of five vampires?
No… it could not be true. I was being ridiculous here. Vampires didn't exist. They were strictly a part of fiction, created to entertain the masses. They were not real. Calling Vampires and Werewolves real would be like saying that Faeries and Goblins exist, or like saying that Santa Claus really does leave gifts for those children who behave well, or like believing in the Tooth Fairy. They were just not real.
My overactive over imaginative brain was playing tricks on me; yeah it had to be that! It was probably the after effect of watching or reading something that was somehow linked to the supernatural world, like seeing a movie on zombies and imagining how you would get through something like that, placing yourself as the protagonist of that world and trying to correlate it to the real world. Yeah, it had to be that. It was extremely unlikely, I could not even remember reading or seeing anything such, but what other possibility was there?
Vampires were not real, Period.
These people were just normal humans, a little weird definitely, but still normal humans. They probably shared a skin condition, one that they refused to share with the world, because of which they were all pale and had golden eyes, however impossible that sounds.
They all also had an eating disorder, or were on a special diet that did not involve eating normal food. I shuddered thinking of what could consist of their this special diet, but refused to ponder over it any more than the necessary two seconds which involved getting the thought in my head and immediately pushing it out of there.
Nobody drank blood. Even the thought of drinking blood was disgusting. It was probably something else that was a part of their special diet. Something edible…. anything edible…
And the coldness…. there had to be some explanation for that…. Maybe something to do with blood circulation….. yeah, it had to be that.
Because Vampires did not exist, right?
The Quileute stories were just that, stories. They should probably have come with the disclaimer- whatever you are hearing is a part of fiction and has no resemblance to the real world whatsoever.
I chuckled at my own internal joke. Nervous situations did that to me- brought out my deep buried sense of humor that was probably buried deep deep down because of its pathetic attempt to resemble something like humor.
Yeah, nervousness made me crack terrible jokes, which ninety percent of the time was only for my own entertainment, thank God for small mercies.
"Darlin," Jasper whispered in my ear, his warm breath turning my insides to mush "Are you okay? I can feel that there is a lot going on in your head, and don't try lying to me. I will feel it if you lie."
I shook my head slowly, gulping a bit, trying to bring out a smile on my face which came out more like a grimace. I was certainly not open to sharing my ridiculous personal thoughts with anybody else, and certainly not with Jasper…. or Edward, for that matter.
Wait. Hold your horses' right there.
What did he mean by 'I can feel that there is a lot going on in your head' and also 'I will feel it if you lie', emphasizing on the 'feel'.
Sure, I would be the first to admit, I was a terrible liar, and could not lie to save my life, but I was not completely transparent in my emotions. Okay, I was not exactly poker face, but I was not also extremely easy to read, and what did he mean by 'I will feel it if you lie,'
How can anybody feel something like that? Did he have an internal built lie detector that told him when someone was lying to him?
"Bella… love," whispered Edward in my other ear, taking my hand in his and softly rubbing his hand over mine, in what I sure was a comforting gesture.
I turned to look at him in shock, with my eyes wide at his term of endearment.
'Love'
I was not his 'love', but then why did it feel so good to hear those four letters from his mouth, just like hearing Jasper say 'darlin' skyrocketed my heartbeat.
It was strange and completely unnatural of how I craved to hear him call me 'love' again. It was just a term of endearment, probably not even meant in the way I was imagining it to mean, but still it felt so…..natural so…..good.
I roughly pushed back my chair, hesitantly and unwillingly removing my hand from underneath Edward's cold one.
"Umm, I need to use to washroom," I muttered to nobody in particular, standing up from my seat hastily. I had to get out of here. It was an absolute necessity for the sake of my sanity.
"I will show you the way dear," said Esme, getting up from her chair, and smiling at me telling me to follow her lead.
I braved a smile back, excusing myself from the table as she led me to the closest bathroom on the same floor, our short journey spent in complete silence.
I mumbled a thank you, before entering the massive sized- almost as big as big as my bedroom- bathroom and shutting the door tightly. I breathe a sigh of relief as I splashed cold water on my face, not giving a damn of the little amount of make-up that I had on. In a crisis like situation, that was currently going on in my head, trivial things like the mascara and lip gloss applied on my face were destined to take a backseat.
Why was I feeling like this? Why were they having such an effect on me? And how one earth was it possible that not one but two people could have such an effect on me?
It was almost like I would combust from all the nervous tension in the air. I had never felt like this before. Why was I feeling like this now?
"Breathe Bella," I mumbled aloud to myself "Nearly two more weeks more, and then I will be back to the world of normal, far far away from all this craziness."
I took a few more deep calming breaths, splashing cold water on my face once again, before finger combing my hair to at least look the least amount of presentable. I then gathered all the courage that lay within me and slowly opened the bathroom door….. only to cry out in surprise to see Alice standing there.
"Gosh Alice," I put a hand to my chest, breathing heavily "You scared me. You could have given me a warning."
She shrugged innocently, taking my hand in hers as she led me up the staircase of their house, leaving no choice with me but to follow.
"Where are you taking me?" I frowned in curiosity.
"You want answers, don't you?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.
All I could do in this situation was nod. Of course I wanted answers to all the weirdness that was surrounding us.
We passed room after room as she led me to God knows where. What was so important that it had to be said so far away from anyone with the ability to hear our conversation was beyond my understanding? If this secret that she was about to share was so important and concerned all the other members of her family too, wouldn't they already be privy to it? And Charlie, he was smart and courageous, I would give the man that, but more often than not completely oblivious to the obvious. He would never pay attention to a private conversation for the fear of him hearing something not meant for his ears.
"I told them both," Alice muttered out of the blue, at a volume so low that it almost felt like she was talking to herself "that you are not one of us and will not be able to bear the pull of mating, and that also, not of one but of two of them, but do they listen to me- No. They felt like you needed the time. Now look at you, and then they tell me that I have the habit of meddling in another's business… Like really!"
"Umm, Alice" I took my hand out of her cold one, hearing but quite not understanding her words "Are you okay? You are mumbling to yourself."
She shrugged once again as we continued on our Alice approved journey. If I didn't want answers this desperately, I would never have agreed for this unnecessary tour of her house.
"Why are your hands so cold?" I tried to get some answers out of her.
She did not say anything till we entered a room, thrice the size of my living room. I looked around, observing and admiring the beauty of the room. Everything from the curtains to the pillows lying on the queen sized bed was in the shade of light purple and was ornately designed.
"Is this your room?" I asked, turning to look at her.
She gave me a grin as she nodded her head "This is my sanctuary. Come, I will show you my closet."
She once again started pulling my hand in her excitement, making me roll my eyes and roughly pull it out of hers.
"I would rather prefer some answers, which by the way, you brought me here on the temptation of."
It was not like I didn't want to see her closet, but if it could be ignored, I would gladly choose that option.
She sighed "Do you really want to know, Bella?"
I raised an eyebrow in suspicion but nodded my head. I was sure of this. I needed some answers. Maybe, they would help in calming me down.
She looked at the floor for a few seconds before looking up again "Ask away. I promise I will answer every question you have, though technically this is really not my job. They were supposed to be doing this."
They who? I was tempted to ask, but stopped myself. I was afraid that the answer I would hear would be the one I didn't want to hear. Did that make sense?
"Why are your hands so cold?" I tried again.
She sighed "You already know the answer to that. You made the decision in your head before you negated it as ridiculous. You were correct though. We are all pale, cold and have golden eyes that no human can have."
My mouth opened and shut on its accord for what felt like eternity but was probably only a few minutes.
'No human can have'
The meaning of that sentence was clear. They were not humans!
"You mean….. vam….vampires," I shuddered, unable to get it out of my mouth in my shock induced haze.
She lightly nodded her head, making me jump back two steps in shock.
"No," I cried out "That can't be true. Vampires don't exist."
'Please agree with me, Alice' I pleaded in my head 'Laugh out, telling me that you were just joking', or even better let this all be one weird dream.
I pinched myself in my attempt to get me out of this nightmare, but the only thing I succeeded in doing was yelping in pain.
"It is not a dream, Bella." She said sympathetically. "We do exist. Most of our kind stay away from humans, but we… we are different. We like to keep our humanity."
"I have seen you out in the day." I protested loudly "And there are no coffins here."
Did they have a special room for their coffins?
I shivered. Even if they did, I really did not want to know.
She giggled loudly "Silly Bella, those are all myths. We don't burn in the sun. Actually we..." she stopped suddenly, laughing even harder "You know what, I will let the boys explain this to you. I can already imagine the embarrassment on their faces, and we don't sleep in coffins. Actually we don't sleep at all."
"Like never?" I questioned in surprise.
She shook her head "Nope,"
I took a few deep breaths in. The next question lay on the tip of my tongue.
"And…. What do you eat, or should I rather say drink?"
I tried to push myself as far away from her as possible. It was foolish, a part of me cried out. If she wanted to kill me, she could have easily done so before. I was alone with her…. and two other vampires before, at my house when they had come to give Charlie Esme's cookies.
"We will never harm you," she said softly, her eyes begging me to trust them.
Could I trust her? Could I trust them?
"Are you always this nice to your food?" I raised an eyebrow in question. I didn't know where this sudden bravery was coming from, but nonetheless I was glad for it. Their being friendly with humans was like us trying to make a hamburger or a pizza as comfortable as possible before it met its end. Okay, so I agree, maybe my example wasn't completely on point, but shouldn't being dealt with life changing news like this, hold for some consideration.
She gave me a sad smile "We don't feed on humans. We drink animal blood."
"Oh," was my brilliant reply.
She took two steps ahead, taking advantage of my monumental stun.
"You can trust us." she said softly.
"Can I?" I asked confused. My heart was begging me to believe them, but my mind was worried of what all of this meant. I had never before this moment even considered that a world completely different from ours- a world where supernatural came to life, could exist.
"Jasper and Edward care a lot about you, to put it lightly. Esme and Carlisle already see you as a daughter. You are my sister and even Emmett and Rose are excited to meet you, and trust me, Rose is never excited for anything." She said with a laugh. "You were a part of our family ever since that day in the grocery store when Jasper and your eyes met for the first time. It was only solidified with you meeting Edward."
"Why? How," was all I could manage to speak out.
She shook her head smiling "That is a lot to know. You are not ready for it yet. Think about all that I have told you today and come and see me when you are ready to hear ahead."
"Tell me," I urged. I was not a child. I could decide what I wanted to know, and when.
She shook her head once again "You will freak out if I tell you right now. You will be out of here in the first flight to Phoenix, and my brothers will not see you again for another twelve years, and by that time you will be unhappily married, on the verge of taking a divorce."
"How could you know that?" I said in shock "Nobody could know that."
She sighed "I am a seer, Bella," "Sometimes after our change from human to vampire, we develop special abilities. I developed the ability to see the future, based on the decisions a person takes. I saw a vision of what would happen if I told you everything today. You are not ready for it, yet."
"But," I weakly protested. Somewhere deep down I knew that she was correct. I was not prepared for any more shocks for the day. I needed time to digest all of this information thrown on me.
"Trust me," was all she said.
"You say that a lot." I bitterly mumbled.
She laughed, her laugh sounding like the ringing of bells "You should listen to me. I am rarely ever wrong."
The accompanied smirk with her words was more prideful than evil, and I reluctantly agreed.
"Come on, everybody will be waiting for us." she said, leading me outside. I felt lighter knowing the truth about them, but still I needed to know what she had left unsaid. A big part of me knew that it was very very important.
As soon as we had taken two steps out of the room, we came face to face with Edward and Jasper.
Their hands were clasped together tightly as they leaned against the door frame. They eyes pleading to me to understand…. and maybe… probably to accept.
Accept what though?
I looked at their intertwined hands before looking at their faces. Edward looked… sad. I had the sudden urge to wipe away that sadness from his face. His look was one of a man who had lost all hope, and I hated to see him look so desolate. Jasper, on the other hand, wore an expression of sheer pure love on his face, which reflected in his eyes. There was trust and hope there too, involved in his mix.
"Boys," said Alice with a pout on her face "I told you that she needs time to accept all of this. Hounding her is not going to do it."
"Alice, leave" said Jasper in a dismissive tone, his eyes not straying from mine. I could not look away even if I wanted to, not that I wanted to. I faintly heard Alice huff before she left us three alone. I could feel an invisible current pass between me and Jasper as he continued to stare in my soul. I gulped from the sheer intensity in his stare, as Edward took my hands in his, rubbing soothing circles on them. His hands were magical as they caressed my skin; like I was a precious diamond he had just had the pleasure of finding. It made me feel special, even though it was nothing more than a simple touch.
"So, vampire" I managed to speak out, still staring into Jasper's beautiful golden eyes, tightening my grip over Edward's hand. I was holding onto him like a drowning person would hold at a raft. His touch was comforting and soothing, like something familiar in a land of strangeness, and I grabbed at it, craving his touch like a man lost in a desert would crave for water.
"Yes," was his simple reply "But we are still the same people, Bella."
"Yes love," said Edward in a whisper "I am the same person who you wanted to learn to play the piano from, and Jasper's the same person who had shared his love for historical books with you. We are like you. We would…. could never hurt you."
I nodded my head. I could see the sincerity in his eyes… in both of their eyes.
"I don't understand this." I mumbled, pointing a finger between the three of us, letting the energy that passed between us remain in all its glory.
"Soon, my Bella" said Jasper, taking one of my hands in his, leaving the other in Edward's.
I blushed, looking at the ground. It just felt so natural to hear him call me 'his'. I don't know why and how I was his, but I was terrified at the realization that in my heart it felt like the truth.
"Yes Love," added Edward, kissing my forehead lightly.
I had been kissed before in my life, actually had been a consenter in several experimental kisses before, some okayish, some which screamed of inexperience and some whose mere memory had the power to make me puke, but never before in my life had I witnessed a forehead kiss that had the power to make my sigh out in happiness.
And it was only a forehead kiss! What would happen when our lips would meet? It would be nothing short of magical. It would be like experiencing those sparks that writers generally wrote off to depict the intensity between the lead characters.
I blushed once again, just at the line of thoughts in my head. What was wrong with me? I had never been this attracted to anybody before, and certainly not to two people at the same time. I looked from Edward's plump soft lips to Jasper's. They looked to be pulling me to them, and I almost bit my bottom lip in anticipation.
"Darlin," Jasper smirked, lifting my chin up, so that our eyes could meet "Soon,"
It was only one word that he had said, but I did not need to ask anything more than that. His shining with happiness, golden eyes were clearly telling me that he knew what exactly was on my mind, and the smirk on both his and Edward's face was no help at all.
They both somehow knew what I had been thinking of. I turned red with embarrassment at being caught. This was so embarrassing….. how did they both know of this?
'Why doesn't the ground open up and swallow you whole when you wish for it to?' That is just so freaking unfair.
"Hey, now none of that," said Jasper, a beautiful smile on his face.
I slowly smiled back, my eyes once again involuntarily looking at the floor in an act of reflex.
Edward sighed audibly, a minute or two later "Carlisle has called us back downstairs. Chief Swan is getting suspicious of the excuse that Bella is admiring the clothes in Alice's closet and is making plans with her of going shopping. He also has an early morning tomorrow and wants to leave."
Both of them suddenly tightened their hold on me, as if afraid of the possibility that I would disappear if I left their sight, and surprisingly, I felt the same about them both.
"I will see you again," I promised. I needed to. I could not bear to not see them again.
"Will you?" asked Edward, the hope clear in his eyes.
I nodded my head "Alice is correct though. I need some time to come to terms to all of this. I need some time to accept and understand all of this." I needed some time to think clearly, which I could never do in their presence "I had never known that a world other than the one I was used to exists. I need some time to get comfortable with all of this."
I was afraid that even though I was comfortable in Edward and Jasper's presence and somewhat even in Alice's, I would freak out and scream in sheer terror, if they were to behave like vampires in front of me. They were behaving like humans right now. They even blinked as much as a human would, but then showing their supernatural abilities would indeed be a shock for me. I needed time to wrap my head around this newness of theirs, to put it lightly.
"You have all the time in the world, Bella" said Jasper.
I nodded my head as the both of them led me down the stairs towards their living room. Charlie was waiting for me when I arrived and I smiled and told him that I had lost track of time talking to Alice, which was the cover story apparently. Carlisle and Esme smiled at me outwardly but their eyes asked me if I was okay, and I subtly nodded my head in reply. I was okay, or I would be very soon.
A few more minutes of pleasantries later, Charlie announced that it was getting late and he had an early morning tomorrow, after which we thanked the Cullens for the evening, and made our way once again towards Charlie's cruiser.
My last sight of Edward and Jasper as Charlie's cruiser was leaving their driveway was of Edward leaning his head on Jasper's chest with Jasper running a hand through his hair softly, even though they both were almost of the same height.
I frowned in confusion the entire short journey back home. Were they together or not… and how was I linked to the both of them?
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The next morning my peaceful sleep was interrupted by the annoying incessant ringing of the doorbell.
I mumbled a few cuss words in air, hiding my face deeper in the blanket that lay over me, but it was of no use as the ringing just did not stop.
"For God's sake Charlie, just open the freaking door," I shouted loudly, ignoring all my manners and the fact that Charlie did not like being referred to with his name, my sleep was much more important. I had been dreaming of being in Hawaii with Edward and Jasper for fuck's sake! I could not bear for this dream to end just right here. I needed to know what happened ahead, after they had been alternating in giving me a sexy moan worthy back massage.
I sighed when even after my outburst there was no reaction from Charlie, and keeping in mind that whoever was standing out of the door, stubbornly I would say, kept ringing the freaking door bell.
"Fine," I said in my annoyance, as I got out of bed and running a hand over my face and tangled mess of a hair, walked out of my room and down the stairs.
I risked a glance at the clock in the living room. It was only 8:30 in the morning. Who would be here at this time of the day?
My eyes fell on the note left on the counter in the kitchen on my way to the door. So apparently, Charlie had had an early morning at the station today, which I had known of but had conveniently forgotten, and so he had left me a note and a little cash, telling me that he would be back by night.
Okay, so that was the reason why Charlie had not responded to my shouts and hurls. I nodded my head with a sigh; at least he had not witnessed my mindless outburst. I would not have preferred to be embarrassed in front of him like that.
With half a mind to shout at the person standing outside the door, I opened the door….. only to see nothing but air in front of me.
I rolled my eyes with a huff. There was nobody standing outside my front door. What kind of a childish prank was this- Ring the bell and run before you are caught.
Wait, did anyone even plan of playing a prank on the chief of police of Forks?
Hmm, something to think about, I would have to ask Charlie the answer of this.
I was just about to shut the door when my eyes landed on the two red carnations lying just outside the door, next to a box of homemade chocolates.
With a confused frown on my face I picked up the flowers and chocolates lying outside the door and brought them in with me, placing them on the kitchen counter for closer observation. There was a note attached to them, and I quickly picked it up and read through it.
'To our beautiful belle,
There are no words to tell you of how much we miss you. Even though it has hardly been a few hours since we last saw you, it feels like much much more. This is just a small token to make you think of us as much as we think of you.
Love,
Edward and Jasper
P.S. The continuous ringing of the bell was completely on Alice. She saw that you would not mind much…. Sorry if we disturbed your sleep, but when you spend your eternity not sleeping, time is hard to pass and with this planned for you, waiting for the sun to come out today was exhausting, even though we cannot really go out in the sun.
A long string of 'aww' left my mouth, as a huge smile made its way on my face. This was so sweet of them. I had never been gifted with flowers and chocolates before in life, and it made me feel so special.
I quickly took one of the chocolates out of the box and munched on it without a second thought. It was delicious; there were no other words that could possibly describe it. It was undoubtedly one of the finest chocolates I had eaten in my life.
Of course all my initial anger and irritation had been long forgotten. How could I be annoyed any longer at them, or at Alice? This surprise pretty much made up for it. It was simple, but it was me. I had never been one for extravagant gifts and over the top gestures. This was much more special to me than anything else that they could have thought of.
This thought left a huge smile on my face, one I didn't think would be disappearing any time soon.
Now that I was up, I decided to get on with my day. I had a lot of research to do today. After taking a quick shower and eating a few more chocolates, I made my way to Charlie's room to use the internet on his old disgrace on the name of a computer, computer. Charlie generally used the computer at the station, but he had placed one at home too, in case of emergency, and I quickly switched it on, starting my research work.
I needed to know more about vampires, if I ever wanted to be completely comfortable in their presence.
After opening the search tab, I quickly typed out 'vampires', not surprised to see several options turn up. After opening and reading through the first few, I quickly deduced that most of what was available on the internet was random bullshit. They were nothing more than just myths that had already been proved wrong by Alice.
"This is useless," I sighed out loud. "I don't want to know the fictional ways of killing a vampire or apparently that somehow some vampires can shape shift into bats, like really?"
What a load of bullshit!
"Do all vampires have golden eyes?" I tried my luck once again as I typed my question in the search box….. only to be disappointed when nothing substantial came up.
I sighed, shaking my head. This was going to be harder than I had imagined it to.
Just then, my phone pinged signaling that I had received a message. That was strange. Nobody really had my number, and even out of those few who had it, nobody generally spoke to me in the form of passing messages.
I quickly picked it up and checked my messages, opening the unknown number sent message.
"No," said the message "Only we have golden eyes, due to our diet. The ones who follow the more traditional diet share the red eyes characteristic."- Ed.
Edward? I asked aloud in surprise.
"Yes," came back the reply immediately.
"How did you get this number?" I quickly asked "And how did you know what I had been thinking?"
"Alice, for both," was his simple reply.
Of course, who else but Alice!
She had said that she was a seer. She must have seen me asking this question and would have told Edward about it.
I smiled to myself. At least now I had a way to get real answers to all the questions I had in mind.
"Do any others of your kind have eyes like yours and your family's?"
The reply was instant, almost as if he had been sitting ready with the message typed out.
"Apart from a coven in Alaska, who we refer to as our cousins, no, not many follow our diet."
"Oh," was my smart reply "Are you in contact with any of the traditional ones of your kind."
"Bella," was his reply, and I could almost hear the sternness that accompanied it "They are not like us. They are dangerous and we tend to stay away from them till possible. Jas is close to two, he sired them both before he joined our family, and Carlisle has a few friends that he made over the years."
I nodded my head in reply "Who sired you, and what about Jas?"
Calling Jasper- Jas felt like a different level of intimacy for someone I hardly knew, but being brave I decided to go on with it. If Edward would think it inappropriate, he would tell me so.
"Carlisle sired me. I was the first to join his coven. Jas was sired by a vampire named Maria. I will let him tell you his story."
I nodded my head in reply "How old are you and Jas?"
"I am stuck at seventeen, changed in 1918, and Jas is technically nineteen, changed in 1863."
Okay, so they were immortal. I had guessed as much.
"Who is the oldest in your family?"
"Carlisle," was his simple reply "He just celebrated his three hundred and fiftieth birthday."
"Wow!" I wrote with my eyes wide in surprise.
"Okay, tell me five things about vampires, or about your family, that you would like to share with me."
"Hmm," "Okay, first- we are very fast. We can outrun even a Cheetah, by miles, and I am the fastest in my family. Second- We can't drown and can easily swim oceans if we wish to. Third- Esme is like a mother to us and Carlisle is our father. I don't have much memory of my human parents and same with Jas and Alice. Emmett remembers a bit of his parents and siblings, and so does Rose, but in this second life of ours Carlisle and Esme are our parents for all intents and purposes. Fourth- We have better eyesight, better hearing abilities and can scent a smell from miles away, and we never forget scents, and fifth- We spend our eternity moving from place to place and going to school/ college while Carlisle works at a hospital."
"About that," I asked "How come Carlisle manages to work at the hospital, and why would you keep repeating high school if you had the choice not to. Once was more than enough for me. I would never wish to go back to that." I said with a slight laugh.
"Carlisle has never killed a human before, Bella," said his reply "He has the best control out of all of us. He refuses to see it as a power, but he has little to no bloodlust, and starting at a younger age lets us stay at a place longer. Attending high school is a compromise we have to agree to."
"Have you killed before," I asked before I could stop myself.
"Yes."
I decided against pursuing this topic further, understanding the unspoken reluctance in his words, and quickly diverted the conversation in another direction.
"Do all vampires have powers? Alice is seer, she told me….."
"No, not all," "In our family only three of us hold special abilities. Alice is a seer, Jas is an empath and can feel and manipulate other's emotions and I am a mind reader, and before you ask, no, I can't read your mind. You are the only one whose mind I cannot read and Jas has never and would never try to manipulate your emotions."
Okay, well that is a relief.
I was about to ask my next question when my stomach growled loudly, reminding me that I had skipped breakfast and even probably lunch today. I would probably have to eat something soon.
"I won't keep you from your food," his message pinged all of a sudden "You can ask me anything you want later on, and tomorrow will be my day to ask questions."
"My life is very boring," I replied instantly.
"Far from it," "Even if you tell me the most monotonous daily routine in the history of daily routines, I will still listen to it with rapt concentration, because it is a part of your life and who you are."
I blushed reading his words. He was a charmer, no two ways about that.
"Smartass," I replied and read his message of him 'laughing', before going downstairs and preparing something to eat for myself.
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The next few days were eventful to say the least. My morning would begin with the two flowers that would magically at my doorstep. Every day it was a different flower- sometimes pink camellia, sometimes Dandelion and most recently two of the forget-me-not. There were always two flowers at my doorstep, never less and never more, and I would lying if I said I didn't understand the reason behind there always being two of them.
I had once read about the language of flowers and how every flower had a meaning denoted to it, and so after the first day when I had received the red carnations, I had researched on the meaning of it, blushing as the internet site I was checking said that red carnations symbolized admiration. It had then become a routine of sorts with me rushing to check the internet as soon as I received the flowers of that day. I was always excited and impatient to know what the boys had left for me for that day. The pink camellia symbolized longing, the Dandelions were for happiness, and the forget-me-not spoke of true love. I could not wait to see what was next, but nevertheless the flowers of the past few days had managed to leave a huge smile on my face that stayed there the rest of the day.
Exchanging messages with Edward had also become a norm of sorts. He was very talkative it seemed, contrary to what I had thought about him at first. He would ask me questions about my childhood, my likes and dislikes, the movies I liked, the books I read, my dreams and fears…. anything and everything in between. At first I was not sure of how much to share, as I did not want to bore him with the mundane details of my life, but I soon realized that he did not see it like that. For him even the most boring aspect of my life was interesting. He wanted to know everything of whom I was and who I had been growing up.
The third day of our 'chatting' was again my day to ask questions and I had kept up with my steady list of questions, asking him to tell me about his past and his experiences of changing from human to vampire. He had told me of his death due to the Spanish flu in 1918, his change and the first few years, how he had adapted to his power of mind reading, and the rebellious period he had experienced when Carlisle and Esme had got married. He spoke of his loneliness and how terrible he felt for playing God in those few years, and how he would always be grateful to Esme and Carlisle for taking him back into their house and into their lives, resulting in my respect for Carlisle and Esme to increase tenfold. They were good people; I did not even have to think twice about that.
The first day of my conversation with Edward also saw another big change in my life. Talking to him had made me realize that though a part of me was satisfied and relieved by the turn of events, another part of mine still craved something else…. Something more, and when I had thought about it in detail, I had come to the conclusion that it was Jasper. While I was completely happy talking and sharing stuff with Edward, I wanted the same level of intimacy with Jasper too. It was strange. I felt like I was two timing both of them at times, but it was what it was. I had consoled myself with the thought that it was completely normal to have more friends than one who you spoke to at the same time, and so I was just being their friend, however wrong that one word felt in my heart.
No sooner had this thought of talking to Jasper crossed my mind that my phone had rang, and even without checking of who it was, a huge smile had crossed my face.
Of course, it was Jasper. The meddling pixie had once again done her job.
He had apologized for not being very good at texting, and had said how he preferred to talk instead of text. We had spoken for the next hour at stretch, him telling me about his past and how his life had become much better since he met the Cullens in the 1950's. He had then gone on to call me the next day too and the day after that also. He would tell me stories of his time as the famous major, and how most of what was taught about the civil war these days was not even accurate, something that made him livid with annoyance and made me giggle out. He too would ask me about my likes and dislikes, but unlike with Edward, our conversations would revolve around politics and third world issues more than just the basic stuff. Either way spending time with both the boys was a major part of my past few days.
And now finally, I was ready to know more. I knew about vampires and how they were changed, courtesy of Jasper, as Edward had clearly refused to tell me about it when I had asked, stating that it was an exceptionally painful process, but Jasper had had no such qualms in sharing, telling me that I had a right to know, and I also now knew about the boys and their likes and dislikes, their strengths and weaknesses. I now knew who Jasper and Edward were as people and so, I felt that it was time to know more.
"Hey," I said as I sat in the yellow Porsche that had come to pick me up "Thanks for doing this."
Alice smiled in return "No problem, we all were waiting for this day since a while now."
I ignored her cryptic self, a usual with Alice, as I stared outside the window.
"So, how did you like today's flowers?" she asked excitedly.
I blushed as I pushed the words out "You know about that?"
"Oh, Bella," she laughed "There are no secrets in our family with Edward being able to read our minds, Jasper knowing of when we are lying and me being able to see the future. I sometimes pity Carlisle, Esme, Rose and Em." She said through her laughs.
"Jasper told me they are on their honeymoon," I said hesitantly.
She nodded her head "Yeah, Rose and Emmett tend to take years long honeymoons, if not decades. Rose likes to feel all beautiful when she walks down the aisle and Emmett would do anything to make her happy. The way she smiles when she says 'I do,' is enough for him to do it all again."
"Is that normal," I asked like an idiot. I did not know jack shit about vampire relationships, or even human relationships for that matter. My parents really were not the best examples for me to grow up with.
She gave me a 'are you serious' look before shrugging "Bella, when you love someone you would do anything for that person, and vampires take mating very seriously. Our mates are the most important being in the world for us. We would do anything to keep them happy and safe."
I nodded my head "You don't…."
She shook her head lightly "I have not found him yet. He is probably a shield like you. If a shield doesn't want to be found, they will not be found."
I could clearly see the sadness and loneliness on her face and I took her free hand in mine
"You will find him soon, Alice."
She smiled an honest genuine smile "I believe so too,"
And with that she was back to her bouncing self. I shook my head, smiling. It was good in a way that she was such a bundle of energy. Nothing could really bring her down.
"Do Carlisle and Esme also get married every few years?" I asked after a few minutes of silence.
She shook her head "No, they prefer to renew their wows again once in a century instead of just a decade or two, and their century is not yet up."
I nodded my head in reply "It is just strange to think that none of you will ever grow older or look any different from what you look like right now. I had never even thought that a concept like immortality could be possible before I met you people."
She gave out an 'hmm' like sound "Would you wish to be immortal if you could, hypothetically speaking,"
I was quiet for a few minutes "I really don't know. I have never given it a thought. Leaving behind my family does not really seem that attractive, but I don't know….."
"Do you want to have children?" she whispered "That is one thing we can never have. We are stuck the way we are."
I shook my head instantly. I was sure of this answer.
"No, I have never really imagined a picture of my future which involved children. It is not like I don't like children, but I just feel that I don't want to be a mother. It is just a personal choice." I said with a shrug.
She nodded her head in reply.
"Did you want to in your human life….." I asked hesitantly. I did not want to seem rude or as if I was crossing an imaginary line here.
She shook her head "I don't remember anything of my human life, and as a vampire, I tend to stay away from such thoughts. It is better not to think about something that will never happen than to spend every moment in sadness just by thinking of it.
I nodded my head in agreement "Makes sense,"
She was quiet for a few minutes before she looked at me and bounced in her seat in excitement "So, we are here,"
I frowned as I looked outside the window. I had not even realized that we had reached their house. I quickly got out of the car and walked the few steps to the porch, hugging Esme who was standing there waiting for us. Now that I knew of their heightened hearing abilities, it did not seem as weird as before to see her standing outside waiting for us to arrive.
"I missed you," she whispered, though her arms were cold I could feel the warmth that her hug contained. Edward was correct; Esme's easy acceptance of everybody around her was her best quality.
"I missed you too," I said, believing every word of it.
"Everybody is waiting inside," she said softly pulling me by the hand and leading me towards their living room where all the three boys were waiting for us.
I quickly hugged Carlisle before smiling at both Edward and Jasper. I couldn't figure out why I was so nervous in their presence. I knew both of them very well by now, and had also come to acceptance with the fact that they were vampires. It should not feel so thick with tension in their presence.
"So, what else is there for me to know?" I finally asked, taking a seat on their sofa.
Carlisle and Esme sat opposite me on another sofa, while Alice took an armchair and both Edward and Jasper preferred to stay standing, it was not like they needed to sit. As they did not get tired, it made no difference if they sat or stood for hours at go. Sitting down was more to maintain the human façade than otherwise.
"Bella," started Carlisle "Alice has assured me that you are ready and willing to learn more about our kind, but if you still think that you need more time, there is absolutely no pressure from our side. Surely both Jasper and Edward must have also told you of this."
I nodded my head smiling "Thank you for the offer, Carlisle. Yes, both Jasper and Edward have been nothing but perfect gentlemen about this, but I assure you that I am ready to hear more."
He smiled back at me "That's good to hear. Okay, so Bella, before I start telling you what you need to know, I would request that you don't interrupt me in between. I would be willing to answer all the questions you have once I finish talking."
I nodded my head in agreement "Fair enough,"
He took a deep unneeded breath before starting to speak "Bella, there is something known as vampire mating. It is basically the mating bond that occurs between us and our mates. For a vampire there is nothing more permanent and monumental than meeting their mates- their partners. It is instant and like I mentioned permanent. It just takes one look, one time for us to see in their eyes, and everything within us changes, realigns itself to accommodate that new being. We live for that person, and we would readily die for them too. The first time I saw Esme," he turned to look at Esme with a look of complete adoration on his face "she was sixteen. She had fallen of a tree and had broken her leg. I knew she was my mate as I treated her on that day, but she was just so young, so full of life…. I could not steal her away from that life of hers. As she was a human yet, I was aware that she would not feel the pull of mating as much as I would, and though she would be attracted to me- she would get over it and move on with her life. The mating pull is basically like a cord that extends between the mated pair. As two vampires it is much more intense than what it is between a human and a vampire. I left her in Ohio, deciding to let her live out her human life…"
Esme interrupted him, squeezing her husband's hand lightly "But fate had other plans for me. Almost ten years later, I met Carlisle once again. I was dying and he changed me into a vampire, and we have been together since. Bella, as a human I always used to feel flustered and breathless in Carlisle's presence, that was an effect of the mating pull. I just realized the extent of my feelings after I became a vampire."
I nodded my head. I still did not know where they were going with this.
"Bella," Carlisle spoke once again "Mostly vampire mating happens between two people, either two vampires or at times between a vampire and a human, but there is something also known as a triad pairing- a mating bond between three people. It is rare, and it would also be fair to say that it is practically unheard of. The mating bond is equal between all three of them in such a case. In my life I have only been a witness to one, or rather two such mating now, but I have heard of it being true. All three of the persons involved feel an equal pull to one another. It is just like any other vampire mating but just between three people instead of two. Nobody knows why it happens, but it is thought to be a blessing in disguise as it is believed that the third person involved only somehow adds to the existing two."He took another deep breath "Now, you must be wondering why I am telling you all of this?"
I nodded my head impatiently. Fascinating as it was, I wanted to know the reason of why I had been made privy of this.
"Bella," started Carlisle "More than a year back, Alice had seen a vision, a vision of us interacting with Chief Swan. She did not know why we needed to be friendly towards him, but all she saw was that it was needed, and so I had started talking to him when we met in the hospital or around town and Esme started cooking food for him, realizing that he could not cook and relied heavily on the Forks diner for his meals. Soon after interacting with him we realized that he was actually a good person and reliable company to have around us, and we started enjoying those visits. We still did not know why Alice had seen that vision though, but it all became clear when Esme and Jasper met you in the grocery store that day a few weeks back. As I have told you before, mating happens when our eyes meet and that day when Jasper looked into your eyes- the process of mating occurred and he was permanently bonded to you…. but you see, there was a problem here. Jasper was already a mated vampire when he met you."
"Edward," I whispered, looking at my lap. The incomplete maze was now completing itself in my mind.
He nodded his head in agreement "Yes, Jasper and Edward have been mated for close to six decades. When Jasper came home and told us of this, all of us were shocked especially Jasper and Edward. They could still feel the pull to one another, and so it was confusing and even scary of how Jasper could be mated to another being too. It was then that the suspicion of them being a triad pairing filtered through my mind and Edward read it in my thoughts. It was a possibility definitely, but they did not know how to deal with news like this. You see, they had never really given it a thought of them being a triad instead of a couple, and Bella, as vampires we never really fall out of love with our mates. We cannot imagine cheating on them or being away from them. To get more answers on this, the both of them went to Ireland, where the only other triad that I knew of lived. They stayed there for a few days, and once they were satisfied with the answers they had received they came back to Forks, but there was still one big hurdle in their way- they were not sure if Edward too would be mated to you. They did not know how they would deal with it if so were the case."
"But he was," I whispered, interrupting him.
"Yes," he replied.
"That day at my house- the subtle nod that Edward had given to Jasper, and all the instant feelings that I had experienced."
"Yes," I heard Jasper say. I did not look up. My eyes were fixed at my lap.
The words 'mate' 'permanent' 'forever' were swirling through my mind in a repetitive cycle. I wondered if I would faint from the anxiety and dread that was spreading through my pores and chilling my bones.
Carlisle's words kept repeating in my head, torturing me…
I had to get out of here. I could not deal with this. This was too much.
I roughly got up from my seat, keeping my eyes locked on the floor. I did not dare to see in their eyes. I knew I would lose all the courage that I had somehow gained.
"Bella, no," I heard Alice whisper, but I ignored her.
"I need to leave… I can't be here." I apologetically whispered before I almost ran out of there. I could not deal with this right now. It was too much to think of.
Fortunately no one thought of stopping me as I ran out of the front door, cursing myself when I realized that Alice had picked me up and I had no way of getting back to Charlie's house.
I sighed as I started walking out of their driveway. Walking would do me some good, at least it would give me the time to think, something that I desperately needed at the moment.
I had hardly been walking for say ten minutes when all of a sudden it started raining.
"Damn it!" I cursed, looking at the angry skies. Of course, the weather of Forks never cooperated.
I held my jacket closer to me as I kept walking, ignoring my soaked jeans and the water dripping down my hair. It was good in a way; at least the tears falling down my eyes would be mistaken for rain droplets. I had never liked crying in front of another, or anywhere outside my room for that matter. My bed was the only one who got to witness my tears.
"Sit in the car," said an angry voice, catching my attention. I looked up to see a silver Volvo having stopped by my side and Edward leaning out of the window.
I stubbornly shook my head, which was stupid because I was shivering.
"Just sit in the car," he growled at me "It is pouring, if you have not realized."
I was half in mind of ignoring him and continuing with my walk but decided against it and sat in the comfort of his car. He turned up his heat as he started driving towards Charlie's house.
He let me gather my thoughts in silence as he drove me to Charlie's house. I was about to open the door of his car when I heard his voice, stopping me mid movement.
"I need to talk to you,"
"Edward," I sighed "Please," I pleaded. I did not even know what I was pleading for.
"No Bella," he stated, angrily and determined to get what he wanted "I know Jasper well. He is the kind who will not force you. He will let you go, thinking that this is what you really want, but I am not that selfless. I am not letting you go."
"Edward," I sighed once again. Why couldn't he understand that I wanted to be left alone?
"No," he shook his head "You need to change your clothes. I will be waiting outside for you. I am not leaving until after we talk."
We stared into one another's eyes for a few minutes, neither of us willing to back down, before I finally nodded my head.
"Okay," I mumbled before opening the door and running the few steps to the house door. I could see that he was not going to give up, and it just made more sense to get this conversation out of the way.
After taking a quick shower and changing out of those wet clothes I made myself a cup of coffee a couple of toast before making my way towards Edward's car that I could still see waiting outside for me.
Luckily it had stopped raining by now and I slowly walked towards the Volvo.
"Where are we going?" I asked as soon as I sat in the car "I don't want to be around any of the others yet."
He nodded his head in understanding "Okay,"
I chose to stare outside the window as he kept driving to wherever he was driving us to. I don't know what I had been thinking when I had agreed to talk to Edward, though a part of me knew that sooner or later I would have had to talk of the thoughts that were troubling me.
A short while later he finally parked the car and getting out at vampire speed, opened the door for me.
"Where are we?" I turned to look at him.
"Lake Crescent,"
I nodded my head as we slowly walked towards the clean beautiful lake. I looked at the skies, noticing that it was fortunately not a sunny day. I didn't yet know what exactly happened for them not to be able to walk out in sunlight, but just that they could not.
We finally sat down far away from the few visitors that had come to see the beauty of this lake, taking in the tranquility of our surroundings.
"Do you not like us?" he finally asked, when the silence became too much to bear "Does the idea of being around us repulse you so much that you chose to run out of there?"
"Edward," I gave him a shocked look, noticing the hurt showing on his face.
"Talk to me, Bella." He pleaded "Tell me what is on your mind."
"I am scared okay," I spoke out loud before I could stop myself "I don't want to come in between you both. You have been together for what sixty years? I couldn't bear to come in between you both. You did not want to be mated to me. It was forced upon you."
He gave out a bitter laugh "Did you even hear a word of what Carlisle said." "Did you not hear how he said that the third only makes the relationship between the first two stronger? Bella, you have not come in between of us both. Yes, maybe it was a surprise at first, but trust me both of us want you in our lives now. We love you and if you give us the chance, we will show you every day of how much we love you."
"Edward," the words froze in my throat. I couldn't speak anything more. Was I even worthy of such love?
"How," I finally asked "How have I made you both stronger?"
He sighed "Bella, Jasper and I did not have a very good start to our relationship." He continued when I did not say anything "My upbringing…. the era that I belonged to, it was different. I couldn't even imagine being with a man…. far from loving one. When that day in the 50's, Jasper and Alice arrived at our house, following Alice's visions, I was playing the piano in the living room. When my eyes met Jasper's, I was shocked into silence. I had never imagined being mated to a man. I had never even been attracted to one, though technically I had never been attracted to anyone of either sex till then. I knew what had happened from seeing it in Carlisle- Esme and Rose- Emmett's minds, but I could not deal with it. I freaked out and ran away. I could not bear to go back home. I kept running for the next two years, ignoring the mating pull that haunted me. I lived my life as a nomad, moving from one place to another. I had started to hate myself and even thought ways of ending my life, when Carlisle finally found me. He made me understand how my actions had only hurt everyone around me, including myself. I argued with him of how destiny could be so cruel, but all he said was that everything happens for a reason and we don't know that reason. He somehow convinced me that it was time for me to go home with him. Jasper and Alice had joined the family by then. After I moved back home the first few years, actually almost an entire decade, was difficult for me and Jasper. We would sit in the same room to appease the mating pull but we would not talk to one another. Bella, you need to understand that Jasper had a very different life from mine. In Maria's army sex was treated as normal. Fucking and feeding was their routine, however crude it sounds, and so he had occasionally been with a man before. He had been willing to accept the mating before I had run out on him, but he could not forgive me for leaving. He refused to talk to me as a punishment. Somehow we got over all of that and started to love one another, but Bella, we were never completely comfortable. I could never hold his hand in public or show my love to him outside our room. My upbringing and prejudices always came in the way and somehow I always felt guilty for loving him. Jasper had come to accept life as it was so… but when he and then later I mated with you, it felt like a part within us had finally settled and we were now complete. You make us complete, Bella. I have never been this close to Jas in all these years, like we are now, and it is all because of you."
"Oh," was all I could say "And this is also why you could not let me go without talking to you. You did not want me to make the same mistake as you once made by running out without talking about it."
He nodded his head "Yes,"
"Bella, give us a chance." He pleaded a few minutes later.
"How," I whispered "Edward, I have never been in a proper serious relationship. Managing a two person relationship is tough, how will we manage to be in a three person one?"
He gave out a soft laugh "I don't know, Bella. I really have no idea, but I guess we will work it out. We will talk and solve all the problems we have. Talking it out solves every problem, Bella."
I nodded my head, a sigh escaping my lips "Will this ever change?" I asked, worried if the bond that had tied us together would ever change.
He shook his head "No, it is forever. Till we exist it exists."
I nodded, leaning my head on his shoulder. I felt Jasper sit next to me and spread his sheet of calmness over us.
I could feel the completeness in the air that Edward had spoken of. I had never been this happy… this satisfied in life before…. sitting next to my mates.
Jasper slowly kissed my cheek, feeling the acceptance pour out of me. Edward softly ran a hand through my hair, making me sigh out in relief.
"Boys," I asked curiously, remembering something that I had forgotten previously "What was Alice talking about that day? Why can't you go out in the sunlight?"
Jasper laughed looking at Edward, giving me the idea that Edward found it far more embarrassing than Jasper. With an evil look in my eyes I demanded the answer from Edward, who muttered it bitterly, as if it had left a bad taste in his mouth, and then I laughed, leaning my head this time on Jasper's shoulder.
I was truly complete for the first time in my life.
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Saying yes to my boys was by far the best decision of my life.
I wish I could say that it was all roses and no thorns, but that was really not the truth. We had our own ups and downs, the first being that Charlie could never know of our relationship. It was impossible for a human to understand why I 'needed' to be in a relationship with not either one but two of them at the same time, and so it was an unsaid necessity that Charlie would never know about a few aspects of my life. After having a long talk with the both of them, we had decided that they would be accompanying me to Alaska. I would go to school but would live with them instead of living in the dorms. Luckily the Alaskan weather was suitable for them. Our second hurdle and probably the most difficult period of our life came in the form of Renee and my life back in Phoenix. It was painful to leave them and go back home at the end of my time in Forks, but I knew that this too was inevitable. We would talk on the phone the entire day and they would run to Phoenix to meet me on the weekends. There were days when I would cry and beg them to take me back with them. I missed them so much, but we all knew that this was probably my last few months with Renee. We had never officially spoken about my change. We never had to. We all knew that it was coming. I had just hoped that I would get to complete school before it came.
Finally those few torturous months had ended and I had bid Renee goodbye before I left for Alaska, to begin my life ahead.
The next few months had flown by happily, almost as if they were directly out of a dream. I had spent time getting to know by boys- together as well as individually. We had gone on dates, seen movies and had even flown to Paris on Christmas that year. I was also close to the rest of the Cullens, who visited once in a month or so, but chose to stay in Forks for the time being. I had also finally met Emmett and Rosalie and had even developed a good friendship with both of them.
Everything was going good till my twentieth birthday when everything as I knew it changed once again. The Cullens had come to visit us, and Alice had insisted on throwing me a birthday party, though I had relentlessly opposed that I did not even want one. Their Denali cousins who I had met once before had also joined in this party, and everything was going great till I had received a paper cut opening one of the gifts. Tanya Denali had lost all control and had attacked me, biting me in the process. Having no other choice my boys had had to change me.
The first few days after my change were a rollercoaster ride, to say the least. There were so many things to adapt to; so many basic things to relearn according to my new strength, and the boys had become my strength during this time. They had offered me the choice of choosing my diet but naturally, following my family, I had taken the decision to feed on animals. It was rancid at first, and Jasper had laughed looking at the disgusting expression on my face, before he had pulled me towards him and kissed me senseless. Apparently my mates got turned on when they saw me hunting and now that I was unbreakable like them and did not need the rest or the ability to breathe, the woods had become our home for the next forty eight hours or so. Luckily Alice had seen that we would need the spare clothes and had left them for us by the door.
The first time I had taken the life of an innocent by accident had been another difficult time for us. The poor girl had been my singer and I had stood no chance at saving her life. I had been so upset and disappointed by myself, but my boys had made me understand that I could not have stopped myself even if I wanted to. It was sad, but the truth. Our singer's blood was made to sing for us.
"What are you thinking about, love?" asked Edward, kissing me on the neck making me giggle.
He still hated it that he could not read my mind, but I refused to open it to him. We had found out from Eleazar Denali whose power was to recognize other vampire's powers that I was indeed a mental shield, and I had also started the training required to lift and move my mental shield in order to protect another, but still I refused to let Edward read my mind. My privacy was my own and I was glad to keep it. I had also attempted to keep Jasper in my shield at times, when we were thinking of surprising Edward, but other than that Jasper was habituated with Edward reading his mind while I was not. Also, it really helped when I did not want Edward to know of my naughty fantasies involving my boys.
"Nothing," I giggled from my place, sitting on the branch of the tallest tree, a new normal for me. Jasper sat on my other side, his eyes light golden from recently feeding.
"I can sense that there is something on your mind, darlin," he said, in that sexy voice of his that always made me purr out, and simultaneously jump him.
"Keep thinking like that and we are never letting you go," he growled out, noticing the change in my emotions.
"Nope," I said, putting a gap between us "We have to leave for Forks in a few hours."
Oh, did I mention, Charlie and Renee got back together. That was possibly the only good thing that came from me 'dying' in their eyes. Somehow in their grief they had reconnected and now were going strong. Well actually, today they were getting remarried.
This was also going to be the first time I would be going back to Forks after leaving all those years back. I had not been back in the past two years that I had been changed, and Jasper had been the one to get all my information for me, but now it was time.
I would not be able to attend their wedding, but I was happy to observe from a distance.
"A few hours is a lot of time, love," said Edward "Isn't it Jas?"
Jasper nodded his head instantly, leaning to kiss Edward, making me smile.
I loved it when they showed affection to one another. Of course, it was hot, no doubt in that, but also after listening to Jasper tell me of how he had craved to feel such love and no guilt coming from Edward for all these years, it always made me happy to see them finally so happy.
"Why was that?" asked Edward, pointing towards his lips.
Jasper shrugged "I can't show love to my mate?"
"Of course you can," Edward stated before turning to look at me, a cocky smirk on his face "What was that fantasy you had told me of?"
So, I had several erotic fantasies consisting of my boys, some of which I shared with my boys. Have you looked at them, can you blame me?
"Yeah, I remember." Jasper added.
"What say Jas, should we try it out?" Edward teased.
Before Jasper could answer though, I jumped down the tree branch, landing on the uneven forest ground.
"You will have to catch me for that," I teased, before starting to run in the deep forest, far away from any human eyes.
It was another game of ours, one that we often enjoyed, and I already knew the result of it. They would catch me and have their wicked way with me, one that I would gladly agree to.
I smiled as the wind ripped through my open hair. Life was good and I would never have wanted it any other way.