AN: This story is rated M for a reason. Trigger warnings to many things are present in this story.
I don't own Twilight.
I just like to play around in different worlds with them :)
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He blurred to his feet and his eyes widen as the smell of her blood filled the air, "Bella!"
She shook her head and pushed herself up to her feet. She staggered slightly but caught herself on the wall. She stumbled over the debris and Jasper caught her before she fell. She smirked up at him, "I guess you and I have a lot to discuss."
He chuckled, "After Carlisle examines you."
She laughed as they frowned at the mess they had made, "On a scale of ten how pissed will Esme be?"
He grinned, "You and I can fix it together. It'll be just like new."
She nodded, "I feel like they weren't home, and we just threw a house party."
He laughed as they made their way quietly up the stairs into the kitchen. Her back was killing her, and her chest was on fire again. This fire was different. It reached up to her throat, like coiling wispy fingers trying to close around her throat. She coughed but nothing changed, swallowing didn't change it.
Jasper frowned at her, "Do you need some water?"
She nodded as he blurred to the refrigerator and back with a bottle of water. She downed it as fast as she could but it didn't help. Jasper suddenly disappeared from in front of her. Tanya had her hand around his throat as she slammed his back into the wall.
"Enough!" she shouted.
Tanya snarled angrily at him before she blurred to Bella.
Bella battered her hands away as she shook her head, "Stop it. I'm fine."
"What just happened?" Kate asked with wide eyes.
Emmett grinned, "Bella Bear just took out Jasper." Rosalie elbowed him and shook her head.
Tanya pulled the back of Bella's shirt up and frowned at the bruise on her back. Bella jerked away from her and pulled her shirt back down. Carlisle frowned at her, "What were you doing before that?"
Tanya growled warningly at Jasper as he took a step towards Bella. He held his hands up, "I couldn't feel anything from her. It was like she was turning her emotions off. I was so focused on her that I guess I went into instinctual defensive mode when Tanya touched me." He nodded at her once, "I apologize for that."
Tanya continued to glare at him, and Bella sighed, "It was my fault Tanya. Don't be mad at him."
Jasper smiled at her, "Don't worry Bella. I'll keep my distance for a while, and she'll calm down." He wrapped his arms around Alice.
She grinned at him and Alice, "Why don't you go hunt for a while?" They disappeared out the window.
She turned back to Tanya, "Let me talk to Carlisle for a minute."
Tanya shook her head, "I'm not going anywhere."
She grimaced, "Then wait here for me please." Tanya crossed her arms over her chest angrily but didn't move when she limped back into the living room and frowned at the floor before looking up guiltily at Esme, "I promise Jasper and I will fix it."
She shook her head, "Are you alright Bella?"
She nodded as she followed Carlisle into his office closing the door behind her, "I have a theory as to where my strength came from." His office was the only hearing proof room in the house, and she felt better knowing no one could hear them.
He nodded as he felt her back, looking for anything broken.
"I was with Emily and Kim the other night and they wonder if James' bite has something to do with it."
He frowned at her as he sat in front of her, "The venom? Edward was able to get it all. Your blood smelled fine."
"What if it was two venoms? Would they try to attack the other?" she asked.
He stared down at the floor for a moment, "If Edward had injected any venom it would have been the smallest amount. I have," he stood suddenly and walked to the built-in bookcase across the room, "Read about it happening before. I took some notes on the matter." He pulled a book of the shelf and flipped through a few pages, "Here. It acted like the bodies natural defense. It fought off disease and infections but when it was mixed with another the person fell gravely ill."
He looked up at her horrified.
She frowned, "So in other words…"
"The person in question died a painful death Bella but it took a while." He said sadly.
She nodded, "What if Jacob's attack is the infection?"
He cocked his head at her, "Go on."
She stood and walked to the floor length window, "If Jacob's attack is what the two different venoms are fighting…"
She stared out across the woods behind the house. Was she ready to turn? Was she prepared to let Charlie go now instead of graduation?
Carlisle sat on the edge of his desk, "If that is the case then you are turning now." He watched her nod, but she didn't speak. He could see the emotions running across her face and frowned down at the floor.
She wondered if things would be different for her, turning so soon. Would she be able to finish high school? Would Tanya be angry? Did Tanya even want her to change? There were so many things they needed to talk about but hadn't yet. Time was running out and she hadn't even discussed a lot of things with her mate. Her mate. She smiled liking the sound of that. Tanya was her mate. Someone she would spend forever with.
"My throat burns." She glanced back at him before staring out the window again, "I can see perfectly with my right eye. I can see Laurent and Irina in the woods, walking back here. Alice and Jasper are sitting in a tree down by the river."
He stood beside her, "It could be moving at a slower rate. When did you get your sight back?"
"A few weeks after."
He nodded, "I'll have to run a blood test but I may be able to give you a rough estimate."
"What if every time I get hurt, it speeds up the process?"
He looked at her, "That's intriguing."
She laughed as he sat at his desk, "Only you would find that intriguing."
He smiled at her, "I am a scientist."
She shook her head as she plopped down in a chair in front of his desk, "Alright Doc, let's do some tests."
He chuckled, "Blood first."
She smirked at him, "Always is with vampires."
An hour later she was done with being poked and prodded. She rubbed her arm where he had taken her blood and slid the band aide on it. She stood and shook her head, "I'm exhausted."
He grinned at her, "I know. I'll run the tests tonight when I go on duty at the hospital. I'll take more from you in a few days."
"Great," she grimaced.
She left as he poured over more textbooks and she shook her head at him. Alice and Jasper were on the sofa in the living room when she reentered. Tanya blurred to her from her seat in the armchair, "Are you alright?"
She nodded, "Tired."
Tanya nodded, "Why don't you head home."
She nodded, "Tell Laurent I'll see him tomorrow. He needs to spend time with his mate." She kissed the blonde on the lips lightly and dragged herself out the door.
She spent the day cleaning and doing Charlie's laundry while trying to keep her mind off her impending death. Charlie was going to be working nights for a while, so she cooked him dinner and they ate peacefully. He was happy that she was spending time with her friends again, but he wasn't so happy that the Cullen's were back in the picture. She assured him that Edward wasn't, and everything would be fine.
After he left, she climbed the stairs to her room and shoved her window open. She smiled as the cool air brushed against her face and the smell of fresh rain circled all around her. She spotted movement out of her right eye and she scanned the tree line below the house. Strawberry blonde hair blew sideways in the breeze as Tanya stared up at her and she couldn't help the grin that pulled at the corner of her mouth.
She walked back to her bed and flipped the light off, "You gonna stand out there all night?"
A quick breeze made her smile as she laid back on the bed. She watched Tanya slip her jacket off and drape it over the back of her desk chair before she stretched out beside her on the bed.
"Where's Laurent?" she asked as she felt Tanya's hand run through her hair.
"Spending time with his mate."
"And Carmen and Eleazar?" she asked quietly.
Tanya smiled, "Making a grocery list so you have food when you stay the night."
She frowned, "When am I staying the night?"
"When Alice asks you on Monday." She chuckled.
Bella rolled her eyes, "Of course I am."
Tanya chuckled, "You don't have to if you don't want to."
She quickly shook her head, "I want to."
Tanya grinned at her, "So Irina and Laurent are making it a point to mysteriously lose Edward's things." There was a pause and then, "Your smell is all over his room."
She nodded, "I spent a lot of time there."
"I don't like it." Her voice was dangerous.
She couldn't stop the shiver that ran down her spine, but it had nothing to do with being cold.
"Are you cold?" Tanya asked and then she was gone.
Bella frowned, "I'm not cold."
"But I felt you shiver." Tanya said from near the window.
"Not for that reason and don't ask either. I won't tell you." She hesitated for a moment before asking, "Will you stay?"
The bed shifted and Tanya quickly wrapped her arms around her. She grinned as she rested her head against the cool smooth shoulder and slowly drifted off to sleep.
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When she awoke, she was alone and the now familiar pull at her heart was back. Last night had felt so right, Tanya being there with her. She felt safe and in a weird way warm. She didn't feel the usual coldness that she expected to feel from the vampire as her arms had wrapped around her so tight yet protectively. And that was another thought. Why hadn't Tanya been afraid to hurt her with her strength? She had eagerly climbed onto her bed to hold her. Like Tanya was just as desperate as she had been.
She chuckled as she made her way through her morning routine before pulling Tanya's jacket on over her own clothes. She grabbed her keys from the table and headed out to her truck. She tried turning the key, but nothing happened. She frowned as she tried a few more times and still nothing happened. She walked back inside and frowned as she looked around the living room. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, but everything felt off. She walked to the picture frame of her and Charlie on the wall and closed her left eye. There was a fingerprint on the glass, right over her face.
She stepped back and pulled her phone out. He answered on the second ring, "Hey Bella."
"Paul, I need you at my house now."
She waited five minutes before the front door opened and Paul and Sam entered the house, "Bella?"
"The picture frame."
Sam grimaced, "Vampire."
Paul pulled her into a friendly hug, "It's going to be okay Bella."
Sam frowned at her, "So what did Carlisle say?"
"He's looking into it, but it has happened before." She avoided looking at Paul, "It didn't end well for the human."
Paul's body began to shake, and she quickly stepped away from him. Sam gripped his shoulder, "Go get Leah."
Paul nodded and ran from the house, barely making it outside before he shifted and a howl split the air.
She frowned at Sam, "There are other possibilities, but we are checking into all of them."
He nodded, "If there isn't what is your choice?"
She stared at him, "Tanya."
He nodded, "I'll let the others know. Get to school and I'll call you later."
She nodded as she followed him out of the house, "My truck won't start either."
Sam frowned at her in confusion.
She shook her head, "It was fine last night and Rosalie would have bought me a new car before breaking it."
"Jacob." He shook his head, "They're making their move so watch yourself."
She nodded as she began the walk to school. She knew she would be fine as long as she stayed on the street. She stopped at the police station and found Charlie sitting behind his desk, "My truck wouldn't start so can I have a note for school." She grinned widely at him.
He laughed as he wrote a quick excuse, "Stay out of the woods. The animal attacks are getting closer to town." She nodded as she frowned at a missing person's photo. Charlie frowned at it, "Riley Beers. He's been missing for six weeks. He's from Forks."
She kissed his cheek and patted his shoulder, "I'll see you later dad. Please be safe."
"Always am." He smiled at her.
She headed for the school and only tripped over her own feet once. Of course she was thinking about Tanya and she may have gone into a little too much detail in her day dream when she went down on her hands and knees and could feel the burn of the scrapes, but shrugged it off as she pushed onward.
She crossed the empty parking lot and delivered her note to the front office before heading to class. When lunch arrived she walked to the cafeteria with Angela. She found the Cullen's sitting with the Denali's, except Tanya was no where to be seen. She frowned as she sat next to Kate.
"Where's Tanya?"
Kate frowned and bent down to her ear, "Tanya has been looking all over for you. She tried texting you this morning. She said you were in pain."
Bella frowned at her, "How would she know that?"
Kate smacked the back of her head in front of everyone but said quietly, "Mate bond genius."
Bella blinked rapidly for a moment, "Did you just smack me?"
Kate stood and grinned, "Shockingly." She wiggled her sparking fingers.
Bella glared up at her before she stood and left the cafeteria with Alice, hearing Irina say, "You are a dead woman."
She could hear voices inside as she walked up the porch and entered the house. A hush fell on the house and she was sure her scent had hit them all. She headed to the living room and found Tanya with Eleazar.
Carmen and Eleazar blurred to her and began checking her scrapped hands as Tanya stared at her. Bella jerked her hands away from the two fretting vampires, time to test the truth behind the mate bond.
She walked towards the vampire and Tanya instantly opened her arms, pulling Bella against her.
"Tanya, I didn't know you could feel my pain that way." She said as she inhaled the vampire's scent deeply, a calm entering her.
"I can feel everything you can Bella. When you are changed you will feel mine as well as your own." She rested her cheek on the girl's head, relieved she was safe.
"Quick question, what happens if someone smacks me, oh say on the back of the head?" She looked up at the blonde.
Her usually sparkling golden eyes were black as she looked back at her, "I'd kill them. Why?"
Bella nodded with a grin, "Good to know."
Kate blurred into the room with a smirk, "Bella cut through the woods this morning."
Bella's jaw dropped as every vampire in the room growled angrily. "I did not but Kate smacked me on the back of the head." She blurted as she pressed tighter against Tanya's body, turning her face into her mate's chest.
A low growl rumbled Tanya's chest as Kate's eyes widened, "It's not what you think Tanya."
Bella wrapped her arms around Tanya's waist as tight as she could as the growl grew. "Bella, go to Carmen."
She shook her head, "No."
"I mean it Bella." she said.
She stood her ground, "No."
Tanya looked down at her for a moment, unable to resist her mate's need for her, before she looked back up at her sister, "I'll deal with you later."
Bella smirked over at Kate before looking up at Tanya, "Why aren't you at school?"
"I was looking for you." Tanya took her hands and flipped them over, "What happened?"
"I have to ask Rosalie for help. My truck wouldn't start but I'll explain if you'll come back to school."
Tanya smiled at her, "Of course."
She drove back towards the school as she told her about calling Paul and Sam and the picture frame. Once she parked at the school she turned to look at her mate. Tanya was angry and she had a feeling she was angry at her, "Are you mad at me?"
"You called them instead of me."
She nodded, "We thought going about things as usual would keep them feeling safe. If I called you then-"
Tanya shook her head, "They would know that you had caught them. I'm sorry I went down that path."
She smiled at her, "I'm trying Tanya but Sam and I both agree that treating everything as normal is the best option unless they force our hands. They don't know about my situation yet."
Tanya blurred to her door and frowned, "You never told me what Carlisle said."
She laced her fingers with Tanya's as they walked slowly across the parking lot, "I wanted to tell you when we were alone. Can you come over tonight?"
She smiled, "Will Chief Swan be there?"
She shook her head, "Nope." She turned and stood in front of Tanya stopping her, "Will you come to my house for a dinner tonight Tanya Denali?"
Tanya laughed, "So you are finally asking me on a date?"
She shook her head, "No I'm asking you to come to my house so I can cook dinner for you. You are the one turning it into a date?" She grinned at the woman before turning back towards the school.
Tanya caught her hand and jerked her in a half circle, their bodies connecting firmly, "I would love for you to cook me dinner for a date tonight."
She grinned up at her before she kissed her deeply. Whistles and cheers echoed from behind them and she picked out Emmett's voice first. She turned to glare at the largest Cullen before shaking her head, "He'll pay for that."
Tanya chuckled, "Let's get to class. We've missed enough."
She pouted causing Tanya to laugh and kiss her again before walking her to her next class. Angela was waiting for her at their table, "So?"
Bella frowned, sitting with her back to the window, "So what?"
"Oh, come on Bella. Kate Denali slaps you on the back of the head and you're not even phased?"
She laughed, "She was trying to knock some sense into me." She shrugged.
"So, are you dating her sister then?" Angela asked with a slight blush on her face. "The one you were just trading spit with in the parking lot."
Bella couldn't help the blush that rushed up her face as she looked down at her textbook, "So were you one of the cheering ones or the whistlers."
Angela squealed and earned a frown from the teacher. They chuckled behind their books and began whispering back and forth.
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When classes ended, she rode to the grocery store with Angela. They continued their conversation about how she and Tanya met and how they felt about one another. After they parted ways, she found Charlie sitting in front of the tv, "I thought you had to work tonight."
He grinned at her, "Trying to get rid of me?"
"Kind of." She blurted then frowned, "I mean…"
He laughed, "Don't worry I'm going right after the game. Got a hot date tonight?"
She avoided looking at him and finished bringing in the groceries from the front porch. When she was done and was putting things away Charlie sat at the kitchen table, "So I think this is more important than the game."
She shook her head, "Not really."
"Who's the lucky guy?" he asked unenthused.
She sighed, "Are we really doing this?"
"As your father I have a responsibility to have this talk with you." He grimaced.
She shook her head, "It's okay because Renee gave me this talk years ago. So, it's all covered." She watched relief cross his face.
"Well I mean you are being careful right?"
She shook her head, "Dad no. And for your information it's Tanya Denali." She pulled the steak out of the refrigerator.
A grin spread across his face, "Oh. Okay."
She refused to look at him, "Yep."
"Well I'll be going." He stood and smiled at her before giving her a thumbs up, "Swan charms."
She groaned.
He laughed as he left the house.
She shook her head and began to cook dinner. A few minutes later there was a knock on the door and narrowed her eyes at the potatoes she was cutting, "I'm not getting the door if you just stood out there and let that happen."
A cool breeze alerted her to Tanya's presence behind her, "But it was so worth it."
She chopped the potatoes harder than needed before throwing them into the cast iron frying pan with the onions and mushrooms. She felt Tanya's hands on her hips, and she moved across the room.
Tanya chuckled, "Don't be mad at me."
Bella shook her head as she added the milk to the mashed potatoes, "I can't believe you left me to fend for myself."
Tanya grinned at her, "You weren't in any danger."
"I was too. Dying of embarrassment is a real thing for humans." She argued, pointing the spoon at her.
Tanya laughed as she walked to her young mate, "I would never let that happen. You held your own in that conversation."
She shook her head, "Paybacks a bitch, remember that."
Tanya pressed her back against the wall, "Promise?" a soft growl rolled from her chest.
She felt a shiver roll down her spine but ignored it as she slipped under the blondes' arm. She focused on cooking while Tanya walked around the living room smiling at the photos on the walls and fireplace mantel.
When dinner was done Bella set the plates on the table, "What would you like to drink?"
Tanya smiled, "Water is fine." She noticed the rareness of Bella's steak and frowned for a moment.
Bella set two bottles of water on the table before taking her seat across from Tanya, "This feels so weird."
Tanya chuckled, "We are just two people eating dinner Bella."
She shrugged as she took a bite, "Maybe."
Tanya smiled as she swallowed her first bite, "This is delicious. Where did you learn to cook like this?"
"Renee isn't exactly a mothering type. I cooked all the meals while Renee dated. I'm used to it though. I took care of her until she married Phil."
Tanya frowned, "Did you ever get to be a kid?"
She thought about that for a moment.
"If you have to think about it, that's a no." Tanya shook her head.
Bella smiled, "Do you remember anything about your human life?"
Tanya smiled, "A few memories have stuck around over the years but not all of them are happy."
"Well you wanted to get to know me, so it goes both ways right."
Tanya nodded, "Okay. My biological great-aunt Sasha was the one who turned me. I remember the feeling of dying from Syphilis before I was turned though."
She froze, "You were dying?"
Tanya nodded, "It was a much different time back then Bella. I'm fine now." She frowned, "Bella I'm fine, calm down."
Bella felt her heartbeat faster and faster in her chest, the rush of blood was pounding in her ears so loudly it hurt. Tanya blurred out of her chair and pulled the girl to her feet. Bella couldn't stop the panic that was rising in her, begging for it to go away as her mind traveled to the past. Seeing Tanya lying in a bed with the open sores and rash.
"Baby look at me."
Bella looked up at her for a moment. Had she heard Tanya correctly? She prayed she had as she took Tanya's hand and led her up the stairs to her bedroom. She shut the door behind them. As Tanya opened her mouth to speak, she kissed her hard. She backed the blonde to her bed and pushed her back onto it.
Tanya stared up at her with black eyes, "What are you doing?"
She pulled her shirt over her head, "You said I didn't have to control myself with you." She climbed on top of the vampire and took her lips again.
Tanya gripped her hips forcing her harder down against her and Bella couldn't stop the moan that escaped her lips. Tanya flipped her onto her back and leaned back long enough to pull her own shirt off. She watched the blondes black eyes stare down at her with the last ounce of control she had.
"Are you sure?"
She nodded, "I need you Tanya."
A comforting growl filled the room as Tanya kissed her deeply and pressed their bodies together. With her eyes closed she took a deep breath as Tanya deepened the kiss even more. Bella's body shivered with electricity as the sweetest scent she could ever imagined filled her mind. She knew exactly what she was smelling.
Tanya's arousal.
She could feel the burn in her veins, and she flipped Tanya onto her back. She kissed the vampire's neck before nipping it lightly. She felt Tanya's hips jerk up towards her and a moan echoed in her ear. The burn in her veins gave her strength as she began to lose control. She shoved her hand into Tanya's jeans and cupped her, causing a gasp to slip from Tanya's lips. She grinned widely as she slid a single finger between Tanya's warm folds and found her hard sensitive nub. She bit down as hard as she could on Tanya's neck at the same time, she slid two fingers deep inside her mate. She felt the soft muscles grip her fingers tightly.
Tanya gripped Bella's shoulders tightly as the girl hit every single sensitive spot she had. Her hips bucked with every thrust as her young mate added another finger, filling her even more. Her eyes rolled back in her head as the pleasure tightened every muscle she had. Bella picked up speed while Tanya begged her for more. She couldn't stop, didn't want to stop. She knew she needed to. She had killed so many humans during sex and even though she knew she could never hurt Bella she was still afraid of it happening again.
Bella plunged deeper as she bit her neck even harder and Tanya exploded in pleasure. A kaleidoscope of colors spinning wildly behind her closed eyes. She couldn't stop her hips from moving as Bella continued to stroke her, in long hard smooth motions.
"Open your eyes Tanya." Bella whispered in her ear.
When she did, she stared up at her beautiful mate and the golden eyes that looked back at her. She frowned and opened her mouth, but Bella kissed her and plunged deeper and harder again, refusing to let her come down from the first before sending her deeper and deeper into three more mind numbing powerful orgasms.
Bella smiled down at Tanya as the vampire controlled her breathing, before getting up. She grinned as she walked to the bathroom and flipped on the light. She froze as she looked in the mirror. Her eyes were the honey gold that Tanya's were, but they were slowly fading back into her usual brown.
Another thing to add to Carlisle's list. She shrugged as she focused on her chest. A few of the staples had popped right in the middle but she had been too preoccupied to care. There was no blood and she assumed that her skin was finally healed enough that the staples could come out. She shook her head and flipped the light off before returning to her room.
She stretched out on her back next to Tanya and smiled as the blonde finally opened her eyes, "Look at me."
She grinned at her, "Yes?"
Tanya was on top of her in a blink, "Your eyes were gold."
She frowned, "I wanted to talk to you about that over dinner but…" she trailed off with a grin.
"Talk." Tanya glared at her.
"A little hard to do at the moment." She said as she glanced down at Tanya's bare chest.
Tanya growled and disappeared, "Talk or I put my shirt back on."
She frowned, "Fine." She sat on the edge of the bed and stared down at her hands, "When I was talking to Carlisle about James' and Edwards venom possibly fighting each other inside me…," she hesitated.
Tanya knelt in front of her, "Tell me."
She stared into the honey golden eyes and nodded, "Carlisle has seen it before."
"Good."
She shook her head, "The human didn't survive."
Tanya froze.
"It doesn't mean that I'm the same." She said quickly, "We are wondering if instead of fight each other the venom has refocused on my wounds from Jacob." She pointed to her chest. "Maybe the venom is changing me instead of killing me."
Tanya shoved her back on to the bed and straddled her, "I need to claim you Bella."
She smiled, "I know but not until graduation. I want that time for Charlie."
Tanya shook her head, "Do you have that long? I am not going to risk your life on a maybe."
She shrugged, "I don't know but Carlisle is still working on it and he'll take another sample of my blood tomorrow morning to compare the two." She ran her fingers down Tanya's chest, between her breasts, "Shall we continue?"
Tanya chuckled, "You can think of that right now?"
She nodded, "I want you Tanya. In every way possible." She cupped the cool smooth beautiful breasts in her hands, "I want to know you inside and out."
Tanya arched her back as Bella gently rolled her hard nipples between her fingers, "You were working on the inside part."
She chuckled, "I would like to continue my work." A knock sounded on her window and she growled this time, "Go away."
The window opened and Paul slipped into the room, "We have a problem."
She glared at him as she pulled Tanya tighter against her, "Yeah, you in my room."
Tanya growled angrily as she pulled a t-shirt on without turning around, "If you think you are going to see MY mate naked, think again mutt."
Paul shook his head at her, "Just hurry up. I'll be downstairs."
Paul closed the door behind him as Tanya slid off Bella's lap, "That mongrel is pushing my last button."
Bella chuckled as she pulled on a button up shirt, leaving the top four buttons open, "He wouldn't have interrupted if it wasn't important. He knows how much I've wanted this."
Tanya grinned, "Oh you have, have you."
She narrowed her eyes at her, "Remember what I said in the kitchen earlier about payback."
Tanya pouted, "You wouldn't."
She laughed as she opened the door, "I will when you least expect it."
Tanya growled as she followed her mate out of the room.
Bella frowned at Paul as she walked down the stairs, "This better be good."
He nodded, "We caught the bloodsucker's scent with Jacob's near the border. No offence." He glanced at Tanya.
She froze at the bottom of the stairs. Edward was here and he was with Jacob.
Tanya wrapped her arms around her, "How far from here?"
"About two miles but his scent was the one in here last night."
Tanya snarled angrily, "Why was he in here?"
Bella shook her head as she frowned at the frame that he had touched. She pulled away from Tanya and walked to the frame. Her hands shook as she picked it up and turned it over. The back wasn't secured. She slowly opened it and found a photo behind the one of her and Charlie.
It was the photo from her birthday, the one of Edward and her. On the back, in his handwriting, was written:
We'll be this happy again Bella. I am coming for you- Edward
She dropped the frame, but it never hit the ground. Tanya snatched the photo from her and growled, "We have to go."
Paul nodded, "I'll follow you."
Tanya turned to her mate, "Baby you have to come with me."
She nodded as she felt the fear form a lump in her throat. She let Tanya guide her to the black Mercedes and sat quietly while the angry vampire sped back to the Cullen house. She felt Tanya's fingers on her cheek gently. She unbuckled and exited the car as Tanya blurred to her again. She spotted Paul in the tree line as they entered the house. His howl echoed around the house as everyone blurred into the living room.
"Why are the wolves here?" Carlisle frowned.
Tanya shook her head, "They aren't here for us. They are here to protect Bella."
Esme frowned, "From us?"
Tanya shook her head, "No. Edward and Jacob have been spotted two miles from Bella's and Edward was in her home."
As Tanya filled the other's in on everything, she walked to the floor length window. She could see the wolves circling the house far enough out not to be heard or for them to hear anything. She stepped out onto the back porch while everyone was distracted, and she leaned on the railing.
"Tanya is going to be upset to find you out here alone." Rosalie said from beside her.
"Is it painful? To turn." She asked as she spotted Paul sitting in the shadows, watching her.
Rosalie frowned, "They won't get to you Bella."
She shook her head, "It doesn't matter. I'm already turning."
Rosalie shook her head, "What are you talking about?"
"James and Edward. That was the plan all along. A slow and painful death." She glanced over at Rosalie, "Edward has read everything that Carlisle has in his office. He knew that when he sucked the venom out, he would be adding some in." She looked back out at Paul, "It was the plan all along."
Rosalie stared at her, "I'm so sorry Bella."
She smiled at her, "I'm not. I have Tanya. Even if my time is up I have her for the end."
"I warned them all."
"You even tried to warn me." She smiled at the Ice Queen, "Thank you for that."
"It's not fair." Rosalie growled.
She laughed, "My life has never been fair Rosalie."
"Everything okay out here?" Tanya asked as she stood in the doorway with black eyes.
Bella nodded, "Everything is perfect." She touched Rosalie's arm.
The blonde nodded before disappearing inside.
She sighed as she looked back over at Paul, "Nothing has changed. Even if they know it doesn't change anything."
A howl echoed around the trees and she turned to Tanya, "I'm exhausted."
Tanya took her mate by the hand and led her upstairs, "You are stuck with me now."
She laughed as she kicked her shoes off, "Did I have a choice?"
Tanya pulled her between her legs as she sat on the bed, "Never."
Bella grinned as she kissed her for a moment. The door opened and both women growled, "What now?"
Laurent laughed, "Touchy."
She turned to him with a glare, "I've had enough of people interrupting us tonight."
"I'd like to talk to you for a moment Bella." He leaned against the door.
Tanya rolled her eyes, "I'll go get some water for you." She glared at him as she walked towards the door, "Do not touch her."
He scoffed, "With her stench." He waited until she was downstairs before he closed the door, "So how's it going?" he grinned at her as he sat on the hope chest at the foot of the bed.
She took a deep breath before shaking her head, "I was this close to getting some." She held up her fingers.
He laughed, "Can't relate."
She glared at him, "When did you find time? Between annoying the shit out of me and running around in the woods."
He growled at her, "At least I made time and didn't avoid my mate for weeks."
Tanya glanced up at the ceiling with a smile as the loud yelling began, "I've missed that."
Irian nodded, "He's not himself when she's not around."
Carmen smiled as Eleazar chuckled, "Feels like home."
Carlisle frowned at the ceiling as he entered the room, "How long have they been like that?"
Irina chuckled, "Since Bella saved his life from what Charlie said."
Glass shattered and Tanya sighed, "I really don't want to kill your mate."
Irian glared at the ceiling, "You won't have to. I'll do it myself."