Bella, The Vanderbilt Vampire:
Recap: Bella's POV: "Let's get planning." Edward said.
Chapter 10: Baseball & Epic Plans
Bella's POV:
After we talked about our plans concerning James and his schemes we decided to actually relax. It apparently was to the perfect time to do so because Alice informed us that there was a storm coming our way. I was of course confused about why that had anything to do with relaxation. I actually thought they were going to go out and dance in the rain! But that's ridiculous. All of the Cullens and Denalis started running around like chickens when their heads were chopped off. They were frantic with excitement to get everything ready. I am so confused right now. I decided to wait on everyone to come back into the living room so I don't step on anyone's toes. It didn't take long for them to get back with personalized baseball gear. I cocked my head to the side due to my confusion.
"Why did every one of you go and retrieve baseball gear?" I asked once everyone was accounted for. Everyone chuckled at an inside joke I must have reminded them of.
"It is so we can play baseball without holding back!" Emmett said swinging his bat around.
"Emmett McCarthy Cullen, you stop swinging that bat around this instant. You are going to break something," scolded Esme.
"I don't understand." I stated confused. Edward came over and hugged me to him, then he kissed my forehead before saying,
"Love, we need the storm to mask the sounds we make. The sound of our bats hitting the ball makes it sound like thunder to the humans."
"Oh, okay."
"Let's go play ball!" Shouted Emmett, then he ran outside. Everyone laughed and Rose rolled her eyes at her husband's childishness. Then we headed out. It was planned to take the cars but we decided to run instead. We arrived at the ball field in no time.
"Okay before we split into teams, who wants to be the umpire? We have an uneven number." Carlisle said.
"I will Carlisle," Irina volunteered.
"Alright. Who is going to be the two team captains?" He asked again.
"Carlisle, if I may. Why don't both coven leaders just be the captains?" I asked.
"Because we're biased Bells," Eleazar said grinning at me.
"Alright." I said grinning back at him.
"I call captain!" Emmett exclaimed.
"I do too!" Kate said.
"You're going down cousin!" Emmett teased.
"I don't think so boy. I think you will be eating my dust!" she teased back.
"Okay you two. It is time to pick team players. Here's a quarter, Kate call it," Carlisle said as he flipped the coin into the air. Both vampires had to look at the ground in order to not cheat. With our enhanced senses it would be very easy to tell which side it would land on.
"Tails," she said.
"Okay you two can look now." Carlisle said. His hand covering the coin on the back of his hand. Both captains looked at him. Carlisle peeked under. "Sorry Kate it's heads." he said showing everyone the coin.
"Oh yeah! Take that sucker!" Emmett said.
"Emmett, mind your manners." Esme scolded.
"Sorry mom." he apologized.
"Alright son, you won. You get first pick." Carlisle said.
"I pick Edward." Emmett said.
"I pick Jasper." Kate said.
"I pick Tanya."
"I pick Rosalie."
"How dare you pick my wife!" He said, Kate stuck her tongue out and gave Rose a high five. "I pick Carmen."
"I pick Eleazar."
"I pick Alice."
"I pick Bella," Kate said and we high-fived.
"I pick Esme."
"I pick Irina."
"I pick Carlisle. Let the games begin!" He roared and the game began. We were up to bat first. It was so much fun! I can't believe I actually hit the ball. I only made it to first base though. On my way t second Edward tagged me with the ball. This game just flies by! I was intimidated when the others were up to bat but I managed to get Emmett and Edward out! Our team was up to bat again. Eleazar had just hit to ball so far off.
"WAIT," Alice yelled right after she went into a vision. Everyone rushed towards Alice. She had a horror stricken expression. I can't believe we missed her going into a vision.
"What did you see Alice?" Carlisle asked as Jasper rubbed her back. Edward was growling low and had his jaw clenched. I made my way towards him and hugged him. The tension was still thick, but he relaxed and hugged me back tight.
"I saw James and three others. One male and two females. They are heading this way. I saw one female incapacitate us all and take Bells." Alice whimpered.
"How can this be?" Esme gasped. Everyone was trying to voice all of their thoughts as well.
"They won't take her." Edward said and held me tighter. What kind of gift does this vampire have?
"If they are on their way, what are we going to do to stop them?" Irina asked.
"Let's not panic everyone," Carlisle said and took charge. "Jasper, what's the best plan of action?" he asked.
"They will now we were here if we run. They will overtake us if all of us stay here. The is only one option that I can see that does not end in total failure, and tell me Alice if I'm mistaken. What if some of us, including Bella, continue to play ball while the rest set up a perimeter around the baseball field and wait for them to come. Then as they are distracted by Bella and the others, the ones lying in wait can dispatch them."
"Use Bella as bait for this maniac? That is your big idea?" Edward shouted at his venom brother.
"Edward, honey, calm down. Alice if we do Jasper's plan will it work?" I asked her. I watched her eyes glaze over then refocus.
"Yes, there will be a bit of difficulty but we won't loose anyone." She said and breathed easier.
"See Edward, no one will be hurt. I am not leaving you. This is as Jasper said our only option." I reasoned. He stared deep into my eyes then sighed.
"Are you positive of this plan Alice? What difficulty did you see? Could you replay it for me? " He asked her. She closed her eyes and did as he asked. "Alright, I don't like it but if it is the only way to keep you safe from this sadist then I am up for it."
"Thank you sweetie. I hope you know that even though I don't like this plan either I know it is what is best for our family." I told him and stroked his cheek.
"I just don't want to see you get hurt," he said.
"I know." I told him.
"I love you," he said and kissed my lips passionately.
"I love you too," I said once our kiss ended. Then I remembered that we were not alone. I would've blushed. I looked at everyone. All of our family. No one is getting hurt today. They are not who he is after. He is only after me. If anything goes wrong I will give myself up. He knows that I care about all of these people surrounding me. He knows now that I won't abandon them now that I have found them again. This is it. I will run no more. With that in mind I turned to Jasper. "What is your plan Jazz?" I asked him. He then explained what he thinks the best tactic for this will be. Alice backed up her mate after checking the future. We made a lot of decisions that effected the outcome. Some decisions had to be rearranged because some ended in massive losses on our end. So after some discussion we decided that Emmett, Irina, Kate, Jasper, Alice, and Esme would be the hidden party while Carlisle, Eleazar, Rosalie, Carmen, Tanya, Edward, and myself would be he ones to wait for them to show up.
Jasper's team went on into the woods behind us and across from where Alice said they would come from. The rest of us mock-played. We were way too nervous to really play like we had been moments before. It was my turn to bat again and I hit it deep into the woods where we knew they were coming from. A second later the four of them walked confidently onto the field cross from where we had gathered.
"My coven and I were passing through and noticed you playing. Could we perhaps join?" the ebony skinned one with the dreadlocks asked. This is the one that was posing as the foreign figure-head. I believe his name is Laurent.
"Actually, my family and I had just finished playing." Carlisle said.
"What a shame then. We were hoping to loosen up the tension before we had to take action." Laurent said.
"What kind of action?" Eleazar asked.
"This," the newer girl said before we lost control of our bodies and fell. We were paralyzed.
"Why?" I asked the group. They are acting pretty confident. If they get to talking, it will be enough of a distraction for Jasper's team to come in and dispatch them.
"You got away. No one gets away from me. It took us a hundred years to finally catch you, but now I get to finish what I started," James said, speaking for the first time. He had this arrogant smirk allover his face. He sauntered over to where I was lying in a crumpled heap next to Edward. "Aw, how sweet. You two finally found each other. It's a shame that you will never see each other again, isn't it?" He asked rhetorically and put me over his shoulder. Edward was growling and spouting off curses towards him. James just laughed. I was facing away from the group and saw Jasper's group closing in. I watched as Kate electrocuted the new girl and Emmett take out Laurent. James was alerted to their distress when the new girl's hold over us ended and I started struggling. I got myself off of his shoulder but he got his hands wrapped around my throat. "Stop struggling or I'll rip your head off right now." He whispered. Needless to say, I stopped. Then I looked around and noticed Laurent was torn to pieces as well as the new girl. Victoria was nowhere to be seen. Coward. I can't believe she left her mate. There was also a fire going. Most of Laurent and the new girl's body parts were burning.
"You're done James. There are twelve of us and one of you. Let Bella go now and we will spare you." Carlisle said. I felt James start to tremble and I looked to Jasper. He must be shooting fear towards him right now. James was fighting it off hard though. His hands squeezed around my throat harder and I let out an involuntary sound of pain. Edward started growling louder at that.
"I'm not done while I have Bella in my arms. Now you all will let us leave or I will kill her right now." He threatened. Everyone started to slowly put both hands up as a sign of surrender. James let one hand off my throat and put it in my hair. Then he started walking us backwards. He was viciously pulling my hair because I wasn't fast enough for him. I couldn't help but let out a few exclamations due to the pain he was putting me in. We were almost to where they had made their entrance when I tripped over the baseball. It wasn't my fault. I am being pulled backwards by my hair for crying out loud! James wasn't happy to stop though. "Pick up your feet b!tch!" He yelled as we stopped so he could say that and pull my hair harder. My eyes filled with venom tears that won't ever fall due to the pain. But the pain was worth it. James was distracted enough for Kate to come behind us and electrocute him. As he fell over he took me with him. I was shocked as well. I started struggling again and finally got loose. Edward rushed over then and immediately separated James' head from his body then took me in his arms as the others finished burning the bodies.
"I was so scared. I thought Alice's vision was going to be wrong and then I'd never be able to see you again," I said in a low whisper so only he could hear.
"I was too, but now it's over." He paused, then continued, "I love you."
"I love you too," I said.
(AN: Hey people! I am so so so sorry that I have not updated in forever! I have been so busy! I graduated! I went and registered for classes at college! I have also been so focused on my book. I feel like I am so close! I hope though when I do finish that you readers will buy it and hopefully like it. I am worried that people won't like it. I mean it would suck for me to work for a whole year + on it and then people totally hate on it. Well, anyway I hope you all liked the chapter! Lots of action! :) I don't own Twilight. Stephanie Meyer does. I love all of you readers! I hope to open my email and see good reviews! They make me so happy! See ya! )
○Forever and For Always,○
~LHNT~
A.K.A.
*Heather* :D