"Fair question Ben." Edward said. "I never wanted to turn Bella in all the years that I have known about her. See I have known her all her life from the time that she was conceived to right now. I don't remember everything that we ever did to her but I will tell you everything I remember.
It was 1986 Alice had just had a vision of Bella as a person that we could control. It was not long before we found out everything about her. Alice and Jasper divorced not long before all this happened. Jasper nearly found out a few times what was going on with us through the years but he never found solid proof that we were actually doing everything. Carlisle and Esme are absolutely clueless as to what we got up to when we went off on little hunting trips. As long as she came home with bags of clothes then we got away with anything. They never looked at bank statements because Alice handled anything financial. We controlled everything in Bella's life up until a couple of weeks ago about a week before my death.
As I was saying it was 1986 when she had the vision. In 1989 when Bella was just over a year old Alice and I went and directed Renee to leave Forks and Charlie with Bella in tow. It took us a few weeks to convince Renee to just pack up and ran. The only time we really ever interfered with Bella's life was when they had to move around. I never wanted anything bad to happen to her but Alice said it would make her more vulnerable for me to pick up any pieces that ended up being hurt by everyone else in her life. I wanted her to end up with one of the nice guys but Alice said that if that happened then we would never found out if Bella would really like me. What Alice doesn't know is that Bella I saw all the relationships that you had with guys. Any sleazy guys that you knew that hooked up with you I got rid of because Alice had more plans for them. She wanted every guy that was ever mean to Bella to be in an army to help her control Bella further. I wouldn't let that happen. She paid off all the nice guys that Renee dated when you were younger just so you never saw them again. I hated seeing you so sad. I wished more than anything that you never felt that kind of pain. Every guy that ever touched you inappropriately I killed. A lot of them had painful deaths. Alice is truly sick nothing could help her anymore. I can't wait to see her face when I walk into Maria's camp in all those years from now. Not that I will remember who she is at that point. I can't wait to take kicks at her even if I don't know the reason that I will be doing it. She will have scars all over her body so she won't be prefect in her eyes anymore. I love that she has now lost her power.
I got side-tracked again. Sorry still getting use to my non vampire brain here. Now where was I? Oh yes. Controlling Bella. Bella is not clumsy or a klutz. It was all about mind control. We made her believe that she was all the things we wanted her. We controlled everything about her. Her scent, her habits, her friends, her family except the Blacks. We had no control over them because they were under the treaty that we had. Jacob was easy to control with enough encouragement though. He didn't really like Bella to begin with. He absolutely hated when we went out so Alice and I constructed a way for him to be able to be in your life without you knowing about it. Jacob wasn't supposed to fall in love with you that only happened after spending time with you. He truly loved spending time with you.
Alice was trying to control Bella so that she had something to hold over Maria and Jasper. She knows exactly how Maria is related to Bella. Bella your great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was Maria's brother. Higginbotham is her original surname but she changed it to suit her needs that is why she calls you that and not Swan. Although she had some relatives that are distantly related to Charlie, cousins or something I think. It's hard to remember your family tree now without the vampire memory. Your family tree can't be found anymore it's been wiped out of the history books. You are the last human in your line as well. But do you want to know something funny you will be related to the Volturi when you are turned. Caius made Maria for himself when she was around twenty I think it was. I really don't ask people how old they are.
One day a long time ago Caius came to America to check on vampires that draw attention to themselves. He found Maria while she was being escorted around she was nearly married when she was turned. Her wedding was about a week after she was turned. She really was a nice person when she was alive even if she came from a privileged family. Oh yeah you are a rich young lady Bella the only thing that Alice wanted as bad as you was your money. You think we have money but in your trust is a lot of money I won't tell you how much because even I don't know the whole amount. I just know that Maria controls it all for you.
I think I will leave it there for now we might be able to come back to this conversation one day in the near future.
I was just thinking about what I would like my new name to be. I would love my parents to call me Masen as a tribute to my life as I was as a human."
"Edward do you think that I could use that when I get pregnant?" Angela asked.
"Of course you can Angela." Edward said with a secretive smile on his face.
I wonder if Edward gets reborn as Angela and Ben's child? Weirder things have happened. But aren't they going to be turned?
"I have a name that I think would suit a boy perfectly Masen Ryan Cheney what do you think?" Angela said.
"I think that's a prefect name for your son with Ben. You're not pregnant are you?" I asked.
"No not yet but we want at least one child before we are turned even if that child can't be brought up by us than he might be able to be part of our lives in the future of that I am sure." Angela said with a dreamy expression on her face.
"I'll call Peter and tell him that they can all come back now. I wonder what Randall has planned for dinner tonight?" I said picking up my phone.
"I know why your calling Bella we are on our way back now we have the Major still out but I think once he sees that you are fine than Jasper might come back out." Peter said then he hung up.
"Huh?" Angela and Ben said together.
"Like I said he just knows shit. He was probably waiting for the call to come in for a while now. Why didn't you just open up and tell Charlotte, Bella?" Edward said.
"They went out of her range they stayed just in my range. I have a wider range than her. Hers can only go two thousand miles whereas mine can go as far as I want it to go." I said. "Come on guys let's look and see what the options are for dinner."
At that exact moment my phone got a message:
B
Chinese for dinner tonight
Stir-fry Chicken with rice and vegies.
Hope your friends are hungry.
If not we can feed Emmett again.
R
"Randall just sent me a message how do you guys feel about stir-fry chicken with rice and vegies?" I asked them.
"We love it." They said together.
"Good that's dinner sorted." I said. "Wonder if I can get Emmett to eat some?"
"I told you the other day he would do anything for you including something that makes him sick." Edward said.
"What do the vampire's eat?" Ben asked.
"Scum of the world this family does. They will all have red eyes when they come in. They won't hurt you because Bella has you under her shields. When we were in Forks we all had gold eyes that means that we drunk animal blood. I know your next question Ben. What happens to the food we eat? Will we can eat it but it doesn't feel good sitting in our stomachs and we have to threw it back up. Most of it can be broken up and missed with venom and we can still have some foods. Yes we can get drunk. It just takes a couple of bottles to do so. Jasper can never control himself when he gets drunk because he can't control his power and incites a mass orgy. I was never there when they had those I stayed just out of his range when that happened because I never wanted anyone. Let me just say that I did die a virgin in a sense but not a full virgin. Let me tell you Jasper took me hunting a few times and well one thing lead to another and he ended up well you know. He supplied the alcohol when we hunting. I can tell you know I have never been in any body. Jasper is a hard bastard as well. He doesn't take no for an answer. He never actually raped me because I was willing after a few drinks."
"You never brought that up Edward when you were talking the other day." I said.
"I knew that you were there but Jasper didn't. Plus now you have something on him." Edward said.
The others came in then.
"Isabella I will not tell you again lower your shield." The Major snarled out.
"Major I only have my shield up so that nobody gets killed around here. If you want to throw a fit go kill a few trees." I snarled back.
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We just kept going back and forth I think Angela and Ben might get whiplash soon.
"Alright we know your names now can you two please behave or do I need to Maria onto both of you?" Peter said his hand hovering over the computer.
I sat down next to Rose and Charlotte and started calling him names in my head. He couldn't hear anything that he had to say because I blocked him off from me. He was blocking me anyway.
"Good you two will stay in those spots until I say so. Randall you have dinner to cook. Emmett hope you have space because you are getting a share as well. Alistair stop looking at Bella's guests like they are food because they are not. Mary and Charlotte I want you two to go up and make up two rooms next to Bella's. In the meantime Rose and I will keep these three company and you Major are going to sit there and not make a peep. Everybody get going to your jobs." Peter said.
Three seconds later it was just six of us left in the lounge. Me and Rose on one seat. Angela and Ben on the other one. Peter near the window between us and the Major who was standing on the other side near the door to the kitchen.
"Alright now I know that you two have more questions for us but they will have to wait for another day. I can tell you that you are correct Bella. Only it won't be that last name." Peter said. "Bella is not going to lower her shield until I tell her to how many times are we going to have this conversation Major. Angela, Ben once you are all settled into we will start going over everything you know so that you aren't behind. Unless you want to start now. I will tell you the rest of our histories. Edward has told you about Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper and himself. I will tell you a little about the rest of us.
My name is actually Peter Whitlock I am related to that shit head over there. He's my older brother believe it or not. Had to guess when he turned me so much later in my life. I was four when he disappeared during the war. Twenty two years later when I was twenty six he found me searching for him one night and changed me.
Charlotte was born Charlotte Winters she was my girlfriend at the time I went missing if you could actually believe it. We were planning on getting married the year after the bastard turned us. Now I know that he told you that Charlotte was a newborn when he let us go well that's not true just what everyone thinks. See we kept her away from Maria for about forty years before we had her join us. That was a bitch being away from her that long.
Randall Jones was turned by Carlos actually but he made his way over to our side not long before we all took off. He was born not long after the end of the Civil War so he's not much younger than us. He was thirty when he was turned.
Mary and Alistair are actually mates. For those of us who don't know mates is another word for soul mate. They were turned well before us in the Revolutionary War. Alistair in battle and Mary not long after she got word he was killed. Alistair is twenty nine, Mary is twenty eight.
Please hold off on questions for everyone till comes to you if you have a question for an individual otherwise ask away."