Bella, The Vanderbilt Vampire:
Recap: Bella's POV: "One of the best." I said and laid my head on his shoulder, getting ready for the explanations that will sure come from everyone.
Chapter 9: Family Bonding & An Interruption
Bella's POV:
Wow, everyone had just told me their story. Rose and I left so she could tell me hers in private though. At first I hadn't a clue why we had to leave. Then before I knew it she told me everything and we both sobbed for an hour. I blame myself for what happened. I told her I did too. She proceeded to yell at me when I did. She said if things hadn't of happened the way they did that she wouldn't have met Emmett. I couldn't argue with her there. Emmett is the perfect guy for her. We went back after we had calmed down and I listened to the rest of the stories. I can not get over the fact that Edward had been right under my nose all of those times!
"So Esme, when we had met Edward was with you and Carlisle?" I asked her. I had only had heard of him being with them with the other stories but not with hers.
"Yes, but for a short time he had gone off on his own." She said hesitantly.
"Really? What did you do?" I asked Edward curiously while turning around in his lap. I wonder when I ended up here.
"That was when I lost it Bella. I'm not very proud of that decade I spent alone. I killed people and drank human blood. I was never truly a monster than I was in those years."
"You could never be a monster." I said astonished and cupped his face in my hands.
"I let my instincts take over and I roamed the streets and killed."
"What kind of people did you kill?" I asked as an idea popped into my head.
"The lowest scum, but I still took their life before it was meant to end. I sought them out and I killed them."
"The lowest scum should be out of this world Edward. What if someone else's Bella was out there and you had left the scum to roam around. What if they killed her or him Edward? Those types of people destroy lives sweetheart. Don't beat yourself up about that." Then I kissed him chastely and I turned back around to many pairs of eyes on us. "What?" I asked and shrugged my shoulders.
"Bells, you're amazing!" Emmett yelled and punched the air.
"Oh, shut up! I am not I have many faults!" I am no Saint. Emmett's crazy.
"Yeah, when we were human she snored, was too stubborn, understated things, and stole things." Edward laughed.
"I was no thief Edward Anthony Mason."
"You were too! You were one of the most undetectable ones that roamed the whole state of Georgia."
"Oh, then what exactly did I steal mister?" I smugly said.
"My heart," he kissed me again. We just can't get enough of each other can we?
"Quit it you two! I haven't got to talk to Bella yet!" Alice exclaimed.
"But I don't want to share!" Edward said.
"Edward, I'm right here. I can decide on my own." I huffed.
"That's right; you tell her that you want to spend more time with me." Edward said then stuck his tongue out at Alice. Wow, I have never seen him this happy before. I have seen him extremely happy, but this has been multiplied by five. Watching him goof around like this brings a smile on my face so big that if I were still human my face would be hurting. His countenance is simply amazing. His joy is my joy.
"You are wonderfully insane. Now that we have found each other again we have eternity. I think your sister can have some quality time silly." I told him, and then giggled at his pout.
"Bella! You can't be serious! We have just been reunited. I don't want to spend a moment apart."
"And we won't, we will simply be with other people as well." I stated.
"Sounds kinky," said Emmett. I would have blushed crimson at that.
"Emmett, don't be immature." I said and Rosalie slapped him upside the back of his head. I giggled at the sight of their bickering. This is what I have been missing. They are all a part of me.
"I just can't believe this! All this time, I have thought I was cursed to be a vampire because I had lost all of you at one point, but now were all together. I am so blessed to have all of you back and a whole new family that I love." I said.
"As are we love, as are we." Edward said and kissed me yet again.
? POV:
Reunited huh? I have finally found her again and she is with her lover from the early 1900's. I never wanted to loose her. Her blood tasted so fine. I could have saved her blood for a couple more years. It would have been tedious to continuously suck out the venom over and over, but her blood was worth it. I can still taste the savory sweetness that ran down my throat way back then. But that stupid fool got in the way! But, I showed him. I shifted in my tree, restless. Watching them is sickening. All I want to do is jump down and rip every single one of them to shreds but we are way outnumbered. All in due time, I suppose. I am getting sick watching them. I jumped down from the tree I was in. I was hoping they were too busy to hear the little thud I made when I jumped. But of course my target was the one to spot me. She turned and looked me in the eyes. I smirked at her and took off.
Bella's POV:
We were laughing when I heard something. I heard a small thud coming from outside. I turned to look out the window and met his eyes. It was the eyes of a monster. How did he find me yet again? I think I might've screamed because everyone was looking at me worriedly and Jasper was trying to send me calming waves.
"Bella, baby girl, what's wrong?" Mom asked me. I looked up at her frightened. She was now standing beside me and running her fingers through my hair, trying to calm me as well.
"He's back," I whispered.
"You don't mean-" she started and I nodded.
"Dm^ it! Why can't he just leave you alone? Where was he?" Tanya asked.
"Hold on. What exactly is the problem Bella? Who is the he you are referring to?" Carlisle asked me. I leaned back into Edward's chest and closed my eyes.
"Remember the man I told you had turned me? Well, he has been chasing me ever since. I can't stay in one place too long. He didn't approach when I was with a large coven. When I became a Denali, I wasn't thinking about him, but when I thought about the problem. I told them and they surprisingly didn't kick me out."
"We would never kick you out Bella, you're our family," Eleazar said and I felt him squeeze my shoulder affectionately.
"I know that now, but during that time I was positive that I was a burden. So, after that I lived a comfortable existence with my family. That is until he got a little brave. He would approach me when I was alone or when I went hunting. I wasn't alone for a large amount of time, but just enough for him to tell me what he wanted. He wants the only one that got away. He will stop at nothing!" I explained.
"He will never get to you." Edward said determined.
"But, what if he hurts any of you to get to me?" I asked.
"He won't even come close," Emmett said and started flexing his muscles.
"We outnumber him, Bell. Can't you see that he can't get to any of us now that we have doubled in size? The odds are not in his favor and he knows that." Jasper reasoned.
"Don't sweat it Bella," Kate said. "Nothing bad is going to happen. Can you see anything bad happening Pixie?"
"It's Alice. Hold on," she said and blanked out for a few minutes, trying to get a vision. The rest of us waited in a painful silence. When Alice came out of it she gasped in fright and Edward growled behind me. I turned my head to look at him. He had a look of pure unadulterated fury etched onto his face. I turned myself completely around and cupped his face in my hands.
"What is it Edward?" I asked.
"Alice, could you explain?" he asked her while touching his forehead to mine and taking deep calming breaths. I didn't turn around to face her when she started; I was too focused on Edward to turn around.
"In my first vision, James and Victoria were coming through a lake with a lot of newborn vampires. In the second one, Bella was in the middle of an empty meadow and Laurent, James, and Victoria circled her. They taunted as they tore off limbs. They didn't burn her though. They would put her back together so they could do it all again. Lastly, in my third vision we are all on a battlefield of sorts when they get the upper hand. They didn't have newborns this time, just a few nasty looking vampires. As they are about to rip off Edward's head, everything goes black." To say I was stunned would be quite the understatement. To say I was furious would be only a fraction of what I am currently feeling. If they think I will let them touch Edward, they are sorely mistaken.
"Then what are our options Jasper?" I asked the soldier.
"Well, we have a few different options Bella. The first was unconventional and your first option, knowing you, so that is out since it ends in failure. And even if it didn't we wouldn't let you sacrifice yourself Bella." He paused and gave me a long stare, letting me know with emotions that it was true and everyone in the room loved me. "Our other options are promising though. We could call up a few acquaintances we've made over the years to help us in battle. Another option is the Volturi, they could have Demitri track them."
"But, if the Volturi get involved they could see our family size as a threat to them and help James instead." Rose pointed out.
"Yes, that is a very likely possibility. We could also recruit the wolves. Our last option though is running." Jasper finished.
"James would chase us for eternity." I sighed.
"Then what can we do?" Esme fretted. I looked around at my family. Denalis and Cullens both. I can't let those cretins harm my family.
"Bella, why are you feeling resignation?" Jasper questioned rhetorically.
"Don't even think about it Bella! That fate is too horrible for you! I just got you back. You can't destroy me again can you?" Edward asked me.
"But, I love you all so much I can't let them hurt any of you." I said with conviction.
"Bella, you are being selfish, snap out of your Mary Sue self sacrificing bull $h!t. We all love you and we all want to fight for you. Wouldn't you want to fight for Esme, Edward, or Carmen? Don't bail on us. This is the first time any of us has seen you in a long while. Let's not let those $$hole$ tear our family apart, alright?" Rose asked and stood in front of me.
"I'm sorry." I told her. "You're right. You're all right. I shouldn't have even considered it." I got up and hugged her then sat back down and into Edward's arms. "I love you," I told Edward then addressed the room, "I just didn't want any of you hurt because of me."
"They are the only ones going to be hurtin'," Emmett said.
"H#ll yeah they are!" Kate said and bumped fists with him. Everyone chuckled at that.
"Let's get planning." Edward said.
(AN: Hello there! I haven't updated in a while, have I? I am so sorry. I've been extremely busy though. I've been working solely on my book! It's almost halfway finished! How cool would it be for me to have a book published before I graduate? AH! :D I am getting excited! But I am also disappointed that I haven't been paying much attention to you guys. A lot of people like my story and I let them down by not getting this chapter out sooner. So I apologize for that. Oh and I have entered a contest. I entered a short story and a poem. I hope I win! Oh, I want to so bad. I was going to enter the write a dystopia contest to win tickets for the Hunger Games but my mamaw had a stroke and it was much too stressful to do so. But I have told you enough about myself. So, I don't own Twilight. I hope you all liked this chapter and will review. I love you all, in a not so creepy way. :P)
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