Twilight Fan fiction
Transitionals
Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever own Twilight. I do use some sentences directly from the book, I don't own them. They were originally and forever owned by Stephenie Meyer.
Hey everyone, I've finally figured out how to work this chapter. After all this time struggling to get it how I want it, it's finally done.
There is some information in this chapter that is hidden in plain sight that actually helps with the big issue in the second book. Hint it will be easier for the people to find the information if they read this chapter first and then go read the 13th chapter of Transitionals: New Moon. We shall see if any of you catch it.
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Chapter 12
Carlisle's POV
Life was never going to go back to the way it used to be with my family. While the change was drastic, I wouldn't have it any other way. Our family which was once just the seven of us was now complete at ten. Bella, and her cousins Anna and Cissy, fit just fine in our family. The three of them, whether they knew it or not had given our family a piece of what we were missing.
Children who needed to be cared for, for Rose and Esme. A little sister who needed to be protected, for Emmett. A best friend for Alice. A student for Jasper to train. Someone I can pass my wisdom to. And Edward's true love.
After talking with Bella, getting to learn about her life and the other world, a weight had been lifted off of all of us. Our family was able to become complete.
I knew for a fact that Edward was more than a little relieved thanks to our talk with Bella. Knowing that Bella was destined to be one of us, had taken away any and all reasons for Edward to stay away from her. The two of them were free to let their love grow. Bella's tale though had also given him and the rest of us plenty to worry about.
It didn't surprise any of us that Edward was refusing to let Bella out of his sight now that he knew what type of people were after her.
Bella did not agree though with Edward's idea of having one of us with her at all times. Despite having a body guard with her family, she had also had plenty of time to herself. She didn't want to give up her independence just to keep Edward from worrying. Sadly her argument that she could take care of herself hadn't gone too well.
The argument had started during breakfast on Sunday; the day after our talk.
As Alice had said the night before, Esme had pancakes ready for Anna and Bella when they arrived for breakfast.
When Alice had announced that Esme would make pancakes for the girls and that they'd be good, Esme had rushed for the kitchen. She hadn't left all night. She had spent the entire evening reading recipes online and watching cooking videos. She didn't even leave to go take care of the girls.
In the morning we had all gathered in the kitchen when we heard Bella's car pull up to the driveway. We listened as they pulled into the garage, letting us know that Edward was driving.
Rosalie disappeared out of the back door as soon as the car engine had been shut off. She led the way back into the kitchen carrying both of the little girls. Bella and Edward were a step behind them.
Esme wasted no time getting food for Bella and Anna, and Rose had Cissy's bottle warming.
It wasn't until Esme had started playing around with the shapes of the pancakes that the argument started.
Alice had brought it up, after she had seen Bella's decision to talk about how she felt Edward was over reacting, by constantly being by her side. Alice had felt that the argument that would have ensued would have been far worse than the one she started.
Bella believed that she could rely on her powers to take care of her in case of an emergency. She had even amended that to her powers could take care of herself until one of us could arrive.
Edward wasn't thrilled with that. Honestly, I doubt any of the others agreed with Bella. I could understand how her ring could help her, but none of us wanted Bella to rely on her ring to help her with her powers all day long. And we were all against Anna acting as Bella's security system, despite Anna declaring the job was hers. Anna's powers would be useful but we wouldn't rely solely on them either.
So to appease both sides of the argument it was decided that Bella wouldn't wear her ring unless it became necessary. We would then know that something was wrong and should Bella not be with us she'd be somewhat protected until we got there.
Edward wasn't thrilled with the compromise; and it was made perfectly clear that he wasn't happy that I had taken Bella's side. But it gave Bella the freedom she wanted, and it also would allow Alice to be able to watch her future.
So far though we haven't had to deal with any of that. Bella's never been out of any of our sight, simply because she's been spending time with us. The only time she wasn't with one of us was during classes.
Of course Edward monitors her through the thoughts of the students and teachers during the times she wasn't with them at school. At the end of each lesson someone was there to walk with her and the girls to class.
So as far as I could see, there wasn't a real point to the argument, at least yet. I couldn't help feeling that when the time did come where Bella wanted some time to herself, Edward and her would be secure in their trust between each other, that it wouldn't be a problem.
This past week since Bella had come to us to talk we had all spent time with her. The three of them had fit into our family effortlessly.
Esme and Rose were getting a chance at motherhood, by taking care of Anna and Cissy. It was a wish the two of them had shared but had always figured they wouldn't get a chance to have. Esme was quite content letting Rose take care of the little girls, while she stepped in as a mother figure for Bella.
I was also enjoying the bit of parenthood we were getting. Bella was eager to learn and I was more than happy to teach her what I could.
Much to my surprise, -though I feel bad admitting it- Emmett gladly jumped in to help take care of the girls. He'd become serious in an instant, whenever Cissy or Anna needed something. It was shockingly obvious that he would have made an amazing father. I was glad that he and Rose were taking this chance, we were given.
Emmett though now had the little sister he had been missing since his change. He really took the part of big brother seriously. He enjoyed tormenting Bella. Laughing whenever she stumbled or blushed. Doing whatever he could to cause the latter of the two to occur.
Thankfully Bella didn't seem to mind Emmett's teasing and playful nature.
Bella had become the best friend that Alice has always wanted.
A brief discussion I overheard between Bella and Jasper on history, showed how easily the two of them got along. I could see that the two of them would have the same sibling connection that Alice and Edward shared.
Jasper's interactions with the girls though was by far the most surprising. With him being able to feel the effects of Anna's powers, she tended to gravitate towards him. Anna always seemed so happy, giving Jasper a positive emotion to relax in. It didn't take long for the two of them to become friends. And the closeness with her and Cissy was already helping him with his control.
I knew that Jasper and Edward wouldn't have any trouble overcoming their bloodlust, thanks to Bella and the little girls.
Ah, Edward, the youngest yet also the oldest of my three sons. Bella had brought life back to his life. He no longer had to be alone. The sheer happiness from him spread throughout our family.
Once the fight had cleared up, and breakfast had been cleaned up, Bella handed out the information boxes her family had used.
I could see the struggle within her as she tried to ignore her feelings as she explained how to use the circular devices. They were easy enough to understand. For how small the device was, it sure stored quite a bit of information.
Having the information boxes made it easier on us to take care of Bella. She showed us how she checks her energy levels, which led to an interesting conversation about Anna's power and how she gives off her extra energy.
Eventually Esme pulled Bella and away from Edward's and my questions and started the tour of the house.
Esme and Alice talked with Bella about the house and each room, while Rosalie kept with the energized Anna.
Anna ran ahead of the group eagerly wanting to look at everything.
While I hadn't joined them for the tour I could easily tell which room the women were in thanks to Anna's curiosity.
Out of the entire rooms in the house, it hadn't taken the longest to get Anna leave Alice and Jasper's room, and Jasper's study.
The tour ended with a loud squeal from Anna when she saw Edward sitting at his piano. She raced over to him and climbed onto the bench before ducking under his arms and sitting on his lap.
I didn't doubt the fact she would have sat there all day long listening to him play if given the choice.
Eventually we got to hear the whole story of what happened in La Push, thankfully it hadn't been as bad as I had feared. I knew the entire family had worried about that. It was good to know that the three of them weren't hurt, and that we wouldn't have to worry about them being somewhere where we wouldn't be able to get to them.
Personally I thought it was an alright beginning to the rest of our lives.
Friday came and the ten of us headed to Chicago for Bella's meeting. Thankfully Alice had seen that it would be overcast, while we were there.
The company jet was waiting for us at the small airport in Port Angeles. Bella and Anna recognized the pilot instantly.
The young man slid down the rail of the stairs and ran towards us. I smiled to myself when half of my family tensed slightly. The protection of the three new members of our family was firmly set in all of our minds.
Anna squirmed in Rosalie's arms until she let the little girl pull away. Anna jumped into the man's arm and hugged him excitedly. She obviously trusted him.
"Since Anna is hugging him can we assume that he's one of the good guys?" Alice whispered in Bella's ear.
Bella nodded, her shoulders shook as if she was trying not to laugh. "Duke would never hurt my family, his loyalty is firm."
That was good to hear. It was one less person we had to worry about.
We were introduced to Duke and then we quickly helped him pack our stuff aboard the plane.
The flight was relaxing for the most part. Esme and I sat beside each other and watched our family.
The private jet didn't have the same seating as commercial flights. The seats lined the sides of the aircraft, like couches, leaving the floor open.
I personally preferred this type of seating. It allowed us all to converse amongst each other.
Emmett was sitting on the floor, playing with Anna; while Rosalie was sitting beside them with Cissy. Jasper and Alice were sitting together across from Emmett and Rosalie. Bella and Edward were sitting across from Esme and I. They were sitting holding each other's hand.
Bella seemed to be in deep thought.
I knew my son wouldn't be able to resist for long before he would ask her about her thoughts.
"What are you thinking about?"
I bit back a smile at his question.
"You know Bella, you should really charge him every time he asks you that?" Emmett teased before Bella could answer.
"How much should I charge?" She teased back.
"I believe the phrase is 'a penny for your thoughts.'" Jasper supplied.
Edward surprisingly pulled a penny from his pocket. I had a feeling he was going to be carrying a handful of pennies from now on.
Bella laughed and took the penny. "I was just thinking about how grateful I am for all of you."
We all smiled at that.
"You know if you hadn't have been so stubborn, we could have been friends sooner," Alice complained. It was easy to see that she wasn't really angry with Bella.
Bella easily kept up with the others' teasing. "I was just trying to do the right thing, and keep you all safe. I'm dangerous."
Esme and I shared a look as the others hid their snickers from Bella.
Edward carefully set Bella on his lap. "We should have gotten a say, it is our lives after all."
His comment made me hopeful. If he recognized the truth in his words now, it would hopefully keep him from making unilateral decisions in the future.
Alice snorted delicately. "Don't you even dare try that. You and I both know that if the situation were reversed you wouldn't have given Bella a choice. In fact you would have left her to keep her safe if you thought it would have been for the best. At least that won't happen now, now that you know she's turning into one of us."
It was sad statement, but one we all knew was most likely true. It sounded like something Edward would do. His embarrassment was evidence enough that Alice's words were true.
"Whoa,"
The conversation was put to an end by Emmett's sudden cry of surprise. He was holding onto his head, looking a bit dizzy.
Jasper shook his own head, making us realize Anna had felt something. "What was that?" He turned from Anna to Bella.
Bella couldn't answer without knowing what they had felt. Anna though, jumped up and hurried to her seat. She buckled up as fast as she could.
Alice jumped up from her spot on the floor. "I'd suggest buckling up, we're about to deal with turbulence." She took her seat and buckled up.
We all hurried and buckled up before the plane started shaking slightly.
The intercom buzzed and Duke's voice rang through the cabin. "Sorry guys, we have some minor turbulence. I'm turning the seatbelt sign on. I advise staying in your seats. Oh, and we'll be landing in less than thirty minutes."
Anna had to have known about the turbulence. Why else would she get up from playing and buckle up.
I glanced away from Anna and turned to Bella. "Bella?"
She met my gaze. "Yes?"
I glanced back at Anna briefly, ordering my thoughts, before I turned back to Bella. "Did Anna know about the turbulence?"
We all glanced over at Anna. She grinned at Bella.
"It would appear so." Bella replied with a smile.
Remarkable. The conversations so far about Anna's powers had been exciting. Getting to really see the depth of her powers though was insightful and outstanding. We knew her powers had similarities to an Empath. But how she knew about the Turbulence showed sign of precognition. It was as if her powers were a combination of the two.
"It does appear to be that way," Edward agreed.
"What are you talking about?" Bella asked; impatience and curiosity filled her voice. Edward nodded towards Anna. "Carlisle was thinking about Anna's powers. From what we've seen and heard they appear to be a mixture of an empath and a psychic."
Bella thought that over. "It does seem like that. I never thought about it that way before. I guess I've never had a reason though. Psychics are rare, and Anna's powers aren't exactly like an empath so I wouldn't have made that connection."
"But Anna's powers can predict stuff?" I could see Alice's excitement.
After a second of thought, Bella nodded. "Anna is a protector, that's what her powers are for. As long as it pertains to her or people she wants to protect her powers will feel what it needs to protect them, including predicting things."
Alice grinned as she tried to remain calm, but she was struggling with her joy. "And sense turbulence could have hurt her if she wasn't buckled up she felt it?"
Anna nodded, just as thrilled as Alice. "You got it."
Alice clapped her hands letting off all her pent up excitement. "So Jazz and I can help Anna with her powers." She turned to Jasper quickly. "We could help her with her training."
The look on Jasper's face changed from thoughtful to thrill. Jasper had spent many years of his vampire life training newborns. Being able to help train Anna's powers would be a perfect use of his old talent.
He turned and smiled at Anna. "Yeah, and maybe I'll be able to help her sort through everything she felt that night."
Anna clearly didn't want to think about that night. Her inter body shook with fear and she pressed herself into Rosalie's side.
No one brought that up again during the flight.
Jasper's POV
I pushed Anna's fear away, sorry that I had brought it up. I tried to lighten the mood during the rest of the flight. It wasn't too difficult.
Despite the turbulence, the rest of the flight went well. It was calm at least.
Not long afterwards, the plane touched down, and we were able to get off.
Carlisle and Edward had made all the arrangements for us. Cars waiting for us thanks to Carlisle, and Edward had called to make sure that the Masen Estate had been aired out and cleaned, so we could stay there.
When Carlisle had suggested dinner, it was clear that we wouldn't have to sit in a restaurant. Bella and the girls were too tired.
It didn't take Bella long to convince Edward just to drive through somewhere for them.
When our three cars had come to a stop in front of the Masen estate, I could feel the astonishment from Bella and the excitement from Anna.
Edward helped Bella out of the car, and none of us were able to stop ourselves from laugh at her look of shook. Her eyes were wide and her mouth was hanging slightly open.
"Do you like it?" It was surprising how nervous Edward was.
Bella's curiosity spike. "It's amazing,"
Thrilled at hearing those words, Edward smiled. "It's the Masen family estate."
I never would have thought it was possible, but Bella's eyes widened even more.
Edward gave us a quick tour of the estate so Bella and Anna could get to bed. Cissy was already sound asleep, cradled in Esme's arms.
We all headed for separate areas of the house. Edward, following Bella to the room he had set up for her. Rose and Esme were taking care of the girls. Anna was finally falling asleep. I doubt she noticed she wasn't sleeping in the same room as Bella.
I would check on her regular throughout the night just to make sure she slept through the night without waking up. We didn't know exactly what would happen if she woke up and realized Bella wasn't there with her.
Carlisle headed for the library, and Emmett joined Alice and me at the counter in the kitchen. He no doubt was just waiting for Rose to come downstairs, after getting the little girls in bed.
Alice was writing up notes for Bella's meeting tomorrow, while I kept her company.
Bella was going to be shocked tomorrow, where she would find out that Alice was going to the meeting with her.
Two nights ago Anna had been thinking about a conversation between her dad, and someone she called Uncle Carlos. We assumed it was the same Carlos, we had overheard Bella talking to.
Edward saw the conversation in Anna's thoughts and learned that her dad had wanted Bella to have someone with her at the companies, just in case someone tried to attack her there.
Anna had explained what her dad had wanted, and we, well, I had hacked into the companies computers to hire Alice as Bella's assistant.
Bella most likely wouldn't be happy but, Anna had assured us that it was what her dad wanted.
Besides, it would be a good idea to have one of us with her at the meeting for protection. I'm certain someone would have suggested it eventually.
Morning, finally found us, sitting together in the family room.
It was almost time for the girls to get up.
Esme started making breakfast for Anna and Bella.
Rose went upstairs to be ready to calm Anna, should she be upset that Bella isn't with her. Cissy woke up first, something I had been told was normal. The baby was usually the first one up out of the sisters.
We all made our way to the kitchen. Alice rechecked that she and Bella would have everything they would need.
Anna raced into the kitchen climbing onto the chair beside mine. "Hi."
"Hello. Did you sleep well?"
She nodded her head swiftly. "Do you want to work while we wait?" She flashed a bright smile at me, while her emotions were joy and excitement.
Anna and Bella had started teaching me, Anna's powers. It was easier to pick it up, when Bella helped, since it wasn't always easy for Anna to explain what was happening.
I nodded, not wanting to disappoint her. "Sure, we can work on it for a little while."
She closed her eyes and started running through the different sensations she had felt in the short amount of time she had already lived. I filed each sensation away in my mind.
Esme set a plate of pancakes in front of Anna. She giggled when she saw that the small pieces spelled her name.
Now that my powers weren't distracted by Anna's I was able to focus on the rest of the family. For the most part everyone was alright. Bella was nervous, in fact the level of nervousness she felt was alarming. She'd never make it to the meeting at this rate.
I eased her fears, calming her enough that she was able to eat. Eventually she realized that I was helping her and she gave me an embarrassed yet thankful smile.
Anna finished before Bella. Rose took her upstairs to brush her teeth.
When breakfast came to an end we gathered in the family room.
Edward was playing the piano while Anna listened with rapt attention. She was practically mesmerized by his playing.
"Are we ready to go?" Bella asked once she had joined us in the room.
Anna leapt off of the piano bench, running towards Bella. She lifted Anna into her arms. "Are you going to be okay staying with Esme today?"
I quickly removed the fear that started taking root in Anna. She glanced over at Esme and sent the love that Esme had for her, towards her. Adding just a little bit of excitement caused her to squirm out of Bella's arms. She hurried over to Esme.
We got in to our three rental cars and headed for the headquarters for the second of Toby's companies.
We were all shocked to see the area the building was in.
Alice scanned the future to make sure it was safe, while Edward and I absorbed the thoughts and feelings of the people in the immediate area.
This side of Chicago was borderline dangerous, and Anna was being alerted to all of it.
"Your cousin could have chosen a better place for a company." Rosalie hissed fearfully. She held Cissy gently but firmly to herself. She wasn't going to let anything bad happen to her.
When Bella told us about how Toby tried to rehabilitate the areas where he set up his buildings, I could respect his decision. It didn't change the fact that I didn't want Bella or the little girls anywhere near the area though, and I knew the rest of the family felt the same way.
We hurried through the front doors, to get them out of the streets as soon as possible.
We had to stop at the front desk so Bella could hand in her company card.
The woman at the front desk was shocked to see our large group. The shock didn't last long though before she started lusting over us. We were all used to this.
"The Cullens are watching Annabelle and Cissiley for me." Bella explained, not realizing the reason why the receptionist was really staring.
The receptionist recovered quickly. She handing Bella her card back. "Of course. I'll show you to Anna's play room." After one finally quick peek at us, she led us to the room.
I noticed Alice's distaste of the room immediately. I wasn't very large. About the size of a child's bedroom, maybe slightly larger.
"The meeting is in an hour Miss Swan. Do you need me to show you to the conference room?" The receptionist asked politely.
Curiosity and concern spiked in Bella.
"No thank you," Alice replied quickly.
Bella walked cautiously over to Anna who had happily ran over to a toy box. She took Anna's hand in hers. Anna gave her a curious look but she willingly showed her aunt what was around to feel. As of right now there wasn't anything dangerous.
I couldn't help chuckling when Edward reached for Anna's other hand.
"It's nothing," Bella let the others know as she and Edward released Anna's hands.
I meet Bella's gaze, trying to figure out what she had thought was wrong. "But something's got you worried."
Bella shook her head. "It's nothing, I thought something was off about the woman. Just call me paranoid."
There was something off about the woman, but it wasn't anything to worry about. She just needed to get over the shock and overwhelming feelings of lust she had been suddenly hit with.
Emmett laughed loudly at Bella's words. He sat beside Anna on the floor.
I took a seat on the floor beside Emmett and Anna. I tried to regulate the different emotions in the room. I knew the plan was to keep Anna distracted while Bella was at the meeting. If that didn't work though, I was going to have to keep her calm until Bella could get back.
"Are Toby's companies part of the Rebellion?" Edward, asked, trying to give Bella something else to think about instead of the meeting. I welcomed the help. Bella's nerves were shot.
"No, these companies have nothing to do with the Rebellion or the other world. The three are strictly human world."
"So what do the three companies do?"
"The first one builds equipment that help people with all sort of things." Bella laughed. She paused and the swift amusement from her made me realize she was remembering something. "One of the things they made were a pair of shoes that help with clumsiness. Sadly he was never able to figure out how to make them water resistant. When they get wet they're just normal shoes."
"To bad, you need those." Emmett's booming laugh seemed to echo in the room. I sent a wave of calm towards him, before he hurt Anna's ear drums.
Bella ignored his jab. "This one is about more advanced technology. While the third one is my favorite."
"And what does that one do?" Carlisle took a seat on the couch opposite the one Edward and Bella I were sitting on.
Another wave of happiness filled Bella. "The third company is the one Toby was the most happy with. Toby had to be really carefully with the laws, he was always checking loop holes and changes in all the laws so he could start it. The company is all about first jobs. They hire kids right out of high school and college. It gives them the work experience that they need to get better jobs. He worked with colleges to hire students, he even managed to get some classes to give credit to high school students who work there.
"Basically any type of entry level job, you can find in the company."
Bella's cousin sure sounded like an amazing man. He truly cared, if his work was any proof.
Esme sat down beside Carlisle. She smile sympathetically, not wanting to upset Bella. "Toby sounds like someone who really tried to give back to the community."
"To the world." Bella whispered under her breath. Her emotions started to waver and I feared I was going to have to step in to help.
Alice got up and skipped over to Bella. "Come on Bella, we don't want to be late for the meeting."
I tried not to laugh at Bella's confusion. "What do you mean 'we'? I'm the only one who has a meeting."
Alice laughed I doubt Bella was able to hear the slight waver in it. Alice was trying to hide the fact she was worried about how Bella would react when she found out what we did. "I'm coming with you to the meeting of course. I'm your new assistant."
"Alice I never hired you, and the board here would know that." We all waited for Bella to figure it out, and we knew she would.
Emmett snickered softly, but not soft enough.
"What did you do?" Bella wasn't certain who she should blame, so she turned her glare on Edward.
He raised his arms slowly. "It wasn't me Bella, I promise."
She then turned to Alice who grinned back at her. "You don't want to be late do you, Miss CEO? Don't worry, the board knows I'm coming with you."
The amount of fury, Bella felt was alarming. "You hacked into the company's computers and hired yourself, just to get into this meeting?!"
Alice rolled her eyes, unperturbed by Bella's anger. "Not just this meeting all of them. We had to hack all three of the companies. I didn't do any of the hacking though, that was all Jasper."
Before Alice had finished her sentence, Anna climbed into my lap. She knew her aunt wasn't happy.
Bella turned to me then, and Anna let her knew she was the one to come up with the plan. She smiled innocently, before pressing her cheek against mine. At one point, I would have worried about that, but I had no desire to hurt the little girl in my arms. The small incentive worked wonders for my control.
"This was your idea?" Bella snapped.
The angelic smile turned into a smirk.
Alice tugged on Bella's arm, dragging her out of the room. "Come on Bella, we're going to be late if we don't, leave, now."
We all watched Anna closely through the day. For the most part she played contentedly with Emmett and me. She was able to hide her anxiety from the others, but Edward and I knew that the separation from Bella was hard on her.
Whenever it got to be too much for her she'd climb onto Rose's lap and bury her face against Rose's shoulder.
Something about Rose was always able to get her to calm down. It wasn't the first time I had noticed a strange connection between the two. The amount of Love Anna already had for Rose, was a surprise, and as far as I could tell, she had loved her from practically the begin.
The morning moved quickly and around noon, we called in for some food for Anna.
Cissy spent most of the morning between Esme and Rose on the floor. She was starting to roll. She could almost get herself from her back to her side. It wouldn't be very long before she would get the hang of it.
We watched one of Anna's movie after lunch.
Anna settled into her seat, only slightly upset about Bella being gone, now.
Edward's POV
Alice opened the door to the play room, and we all turned to watch her and Bella enter.
Rose took over distracting Anna, so Emmett could join Jasper and I, while we escorted Alice and Bella to the warehouse that was in walking distance from the building we were in.
"You ready to head to the warehouse?" Jasper asked Bella as he grasped Alice's hands in his own, in a greeting.
Bella nodded. "Are all of you ready to go?"
I stepped up behind her, embracing her from behind. "Emmett, Jasper, and I are joining you and Alice. Carlisle, Esme, and Rosalie are going to stay here with the girls." I added the next part in a whisper so Anna wouldn't hear. "Anna's doing rather well so we're going to see how she handles not being in the same building."
We left quickly while Rose had Anna's complete attention.
I was glad that the warehouse was only a few blocks away.
The tour of the warehouse wasn't very exciting. The manager new what he was doing though. He kept the warehouse running smoothly.
It was dark out by the time we got out though.
Jasper and I instinctively put our mates between us; holding them in our tight embraces.
"Why do you two have to act like over protective fools?" Alice grouched quietly.
I rolled my eyes, because it was pointless to argue about it. We weren't going to change our minds about how we planned on keeping them safe. Jasper knew Alice could protect herself, it didn't make a difference in his world. He would still do whatever he could to make sure she'd never have to prove that fact. The same was true for me about Bella.
'Well what do we have here guys.'
'Woo, look at that signal. That is one powerful transitional.'
I stiffened instantly.
'What's wrong?' My three siblings demanded to know.
I picked up the pace needing to get Bella to safety. Looking through one of the minds I had watched as the second person pulled out a small rectangular device. It had to be the sign, Bella had told us about.
"We need to get out of here. There are Hunters around, and they picked up on Bella's signal."
"Maybe if we get to the building, they'll leave Bella alone, long enough for us to get her out a back way," Emmett suggested. His thoughts were filled with exciting ideas of getting to fight.
"No, we don't want to lead them into a building full of humans. They might go on a killing spree in their attempt to get Bella."
I growled silently. "We need to get to the cars, and try to lose them."
Jasper nodded in agreement. "That would be the best idea. We also need to get a hold of the others."
"Can you pin point where they are?" Alice asked.
I tried, but it was hard, I didn't recognize any of the streets. It had been too long since I had been in Chicago, and I didn't recall this area. "No, I don't recognize the street or any of the landmarks near them.
"We can't just run for the car, someone would be sure to see. We need another plan." Emmett was all for any plan that involved confronting the Hunters, but I wasn't going to chance that. I'd keep Bella away from them as long as I could.
Jasper glanced around scanning the emotions of the people around us. "None of the people on this street."
Sadly that wasn't saying much, there were only a few other people on this block.
We turned the corner, just a block away from the headquarters, and the safety of numbers that the rest of the family would bring.
Emmett turned fast, his thoughts in a whirl. 'I found them. We got to find another way back.'
If only that had been possibly. In our attempt to get further from the Hunters we allowed ourselves to get pushed farther and farther from the others.
The buildings that we were passing were warehouses that were already closed for the night, some of them even looked abandoned. We did not want to go this way.
We rounded another corner and Jasper froze. He growled at two men who were leaning leisurely against a wall of an empty warehouse.
Emmett growled behind us. His thoughts confirmed my own. Two more men the ones I had heard before were behind us.
"We were herded," Alice hissed. She was silently berating herself for not seeing a way out of this.
"It took you guys long enough." A dark haired man with vile thoughts yelled at the two behind us.
Honestly none of the thoughts from the Hunters were acceptable. These four young men were despicable creatures. From their thoughts I knew they didn't just prey on transitional creatures. In fact the dark haired man who seemed to be the ring leader was very much like the men I had hunted during my rebellious phase.
"Yeah, we just took a little detour." I didn't bother to see which one of the Hunters behind us had replied.
"Emmett, can you take the two behind us?" I asked as Jasper told Alice to stick with Bella.
Alice huffed. "I know, I'll keep her safe, while you guys get all the fun."
"You know it Alice. You babysit while the men take care of the hard stuff." Emmett chuckled darkly, mentally preparing himself for the fight.
"You know you're a hard one to find Sugar." The leader's thoughts turned my sight red. Bella shook slightly beside me, making me hate them even more.
I growled ready to lunge, but Emmett and Jasper pulled me back. I didn't get a chance to warn them before the Hunters attacked us.
We watched in shock as the two in front of us hit an invisible wall and was thrown back.
'Nice one Bella.' Alice.
'That was too cool.' Emmett.
'Yes, her shield is definitely useful.' Jasper.
I turned to attack the ones behind us, but Jasper and Emmett beat me to it. I was starting to see why they went after human prey. They couldn't fight well at all. It was going to be far too easy to defeat them. Emmett was upset.
I pulled Bella into my arms. "Alice, can you and Jasper deal with the four of them. You can see if Duke will take them or arrange for someone to take care of them."
"Sure, you just worry about getting Bella to safety. Who knows, maybe there are others about that would be stronger." She flashed a smirk knowing that this wasn't a good time to tease me.
'I wish they were stronger.' Emmett grumbled the fight wasn't what he was hoping for.
Alice nodded towards the men who had met Bella's shield. "We'll take care of it Edward, just go. We'll meet you at the safe house."
I nodded. "Carlisle and the others have probably realized be now that something has happened. They'll most likely already be there. Be careful."
Alice rolled her eyes. "Of course. Oh and don't go straight to the house. You don't want to chance someone following you."
Jasper put a stop to the Hunters struggling against him and Emmett by putting them to sleep.
Emmett turned and gave Bella an annoyed false glare. "That was a little too easy baby sis."
Bella rolled her eyes and made no comment.
We split up. Emmett and I running back to our car with Bella. While Alice and Jasper took care of the Hunters.
I glanced to make sure Bella was alright. She was trying to glance around me, her face puzzled. She glanced over at Emmett, making me realize she was looking for Jasper and Alice.
"They're finishing off the hunters," I told her.
"I thought you couldn't read my mind," Bella grumbled.
Emmett laughed beside us, but we ignored him.
"How are they finishing them off?" Bella asked suddenly.
I smiled, needing to keep her calm, just in case she started going into shock. "They're taking them to Duke, who I'm sure can send them to the right people to be taken care of."
Bella nodded.
When we got to where we had parked the cars, we found the one Carlisle had driven already gone.
I tossed the keys to Emmett and climbed into the back seat so I could take care of Bella.
Emmett drove out of the parking lot, like a bat out of hell. He slowed down once we hit the street though, going only a little slower than I would have.
Bella relaxed against my shoulder. "Are we going back to your house?"
I kissed the top of her head. "We're not, we have another place we're staying tonight."
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." I smiled, trying to prove the point.
She glared at me. Now she knew how I felt when she said she was fine. "You're waiting for something bad to happen."
Perceptive.
I shrugged one shoulder. "I'm actually waiting for you to go into shock."
She rolled her eyes. "When you're a danger magnet like me you learn to suppress unpleasant things."
I didn't want to think about all the things that could have happened to her. I need to calm down. I wrapped my arms around her, breathing in her scent. I welcomed the burn in the back of my throat. It meant she was alive.
We drove around the city for a while, until Rose called. Somehow Anna knew that it was safe to go to the house. I didn't know how but I wouldn't question her right now.
Emmet parked in the lot where we were leaving the car for the night. The other two rental cars were already there.
"What are we doing?" Bella asked as I opened her door.
I helped her from the car. "We're running from here."
I decided it would probably be safer for me to carry her in my arms than on my back. Like Alice had said, I didn't want to chance it.
We took off into the woods, racing towards the first house I lived in as a vampire.
Carlisle was waiting for us outside. "How are the three of you?"
Emmett, delighting in teasing Bella, slumped his shoulders. "Bummed, I've fought bears stronger than those hunters."
I couldn't take any more of his complaints. I set Bella on her feet as Carlisle laughed.
"I'm a little tired," Bella surprisingly admitted. She must be tired, the Bella I knew doesn't like to appear weak.
Carlisle's thoughts were concerned. "You should get ready for bed, and rest. Your energy levels dropped." 'Bella needs to get to bed, somethings going on with her transition, but Anna couldn't explain it to me.' He added the last part silently for me. He turned his attention back to Bella. "Your percentage increased again. You should really go lay down, try to sleep."
I swept Bella into my arms, just in case.
"I can walk." She complained.
'Auntie!' Anna's mental cry came a half second before Bella passed out.
I hurried inside with Emmett and Carlisle on my tail.
"What happened?" Carlisle reached for the information box Esme was holding.
Esme willingly handed it over. "Her energy levels dropped."
Anna raced into the room. She jumped beside me trying to reach Bella. Emmett picked her up and she rested her hand on Bella's shoulder.
There was no change. Anna couldn't pass enough energy to Bella to get her to wake up, something that was frustrating the little girl.
Rose took her from Emmett. "Come on Anna, your Auntie just needs to rest, and you should go to bed.
Mutiny crossed Anna's face, and she shocked all of us by throwing a tantrum. She struggled in Rose's arms, kicking a screaming and crying.
"Sh, Anna, it's alright." Esme tried to calm her down futilely.
Emmett followed after Rose and Esme, trying to help them calm Anna down.
"She'll be alright, right?"
Carlisle glanced back at the information box. "If I'm reading this right, I think she just needs to sleep.
My phone beeped. Moving carefully so I would jostle Bella I pulled it out and tossed it Carlisle. I read the text through his thoughts and I sighed thankfully. Thank you Alice.
"I'll be back, I just need to set Bella down."
'Go ahead and stay up there with her, Edward. I'll take care of Cissy.' What had I done to deserve a father like Carlisle? He was the perfect dad.
I took Bella to the room that had been mine. Esme, bless her heart had cleaned, making it suitable to stay in.
Alice's POV
Jasper and I dropped the rental car at the parking lot, before running the Hunters to the spot where we were meeting Duke and his friends.
Duke had two people with them. "Hey, Alice, Jasper, These are some friends of mine. I think you've heard about Carlos."
So this was the person Bella had been talking to on the phone, and her family's lawyer.
Duke than nodded to the woman. "This is Ruby, she works in the information center for the Rebellion."
I reached for her hand. "It's nice to meet you."
Ruby nodded. "And you as well."
"Here, let us take those Hunters off your hand." Carlos grabbed two of them by the collars of their shirts. They'd still be out for a little while thanks to Jasper. Duke took a hold of the other two.
Jasper glanced at Duke after sparing the other two a glance. "So what is going to happen to them know?"
Duke nodded towards Ruby. "They'll go through information, then the legal system will take care of them."
"Once they go through the legal system, they won't be able to go back to their hunting ways. We'll keep them out of the human world." Carlos glared down at the unconscious men. "They won't be able to cause any more trouble as long as the Rebellion has a say in it."
Jasper nodded. "Thank you, but we need to be going."
We hurried to the safe house, the backup plan just in case something happened. All was not quiet when we got there though.
Anna was distressed. Esme and Rose were struggling to calm her down. Jasper and I shared a glance before nodding to the other. Jasper went and helped Esme and Rose with Anna, while I checked on Bella. Certain that Anna's crying had something to do with her Auntie.
"Come in Alice," Edward said before I could knock on the door.
I walked in and sat down on the end of the bed. "Duke took care of the Hunters." I thought back to what happened so he could see it.
"Thanks."
I nodded. "So how is she?"
He sighed. "Her energy dropped. Most likely because of the sudden use of her powers."
That sounded logical to me. "She'll be okay though, she just needs to rest."
"Yeah, but she really frightened Anna."
That was true, I could still hear Anna crying. She was fighting Jasper's attempts to help her.
I got up and gave him a hug. "I'll come back later."
Later ended up being the next morning after Bella woke up. Taking care of Anna was exhausting. Once she had finally gone to sleep, Jasper and I went hunting. By the time we got back and I had cleaned up, Anna was already awake, and she was not happy. It was time for round two.
To make things worse Bella's energy levels were still low, but her percentage was increasing continuously.
Rose was trying to keep Anna entertained so that Bella could get ready but a disturbing vision of a tantrum made up my mind. I snatched Anna from Rose and hurried up the stairs. "Calm down sweetie, Bella's awake and we're going right to her.
I pushed the door open and raced to set Anna on the bed. She crawled over to Bella and gave her, her extra energy. Thankfully it seemed to help.
Anna pressed her hand against Bella's cheek getting her attention. A soft sigh escaped Bella's lips. Edward quickly took Anna's hand to see what was up.
I decided to give them space and went down stairs to find Jasper. He was with the rest of the family in the sitting room.
With nothing else to do, we listened as Bella explained what was going on. Apparently it was time to train her mental shield. I wondered how hard that was going to be.
Author's Note
Wow this chapter is finally done, it took forever.
Did you guys like finally getting to hear what went down with the Hunters and what the vampires had said during that time?
What did you think about the little meeting with Duke? For the people who have already started reading Bella's POV of Transitionals: New Moon, what did you think about Ruby? I know it was brief, but I'd still like to hear your thoughts.
I'm really excited to finally get this chapter done. And I'm even more excited about the fact I finished it during the first year anniversary for starting my fanfiction series.
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