Author's Note: I had planned to have this chapter done before that weekend was done, but I ended up getting asked to stay an extra shift both days. Then things led to another then finals happened. Then my Incredibly old phone finally decided to crap out and die and I used my phone to write my stories. So, I apologize for taking a long ass time to update, but I'm a broke bitch.
ThirdPov
Bella looked in the mirror and decided that she didn't like the top she was wearing. She took it off and flung it over her shoulder. Bella went to her closet and looked through her shirts. She decided to wear a white button down with a navy blue princess vest over the top over it. She walked over to her mirror and decided that it went well with her dark blue jeans and a pair of dark leather docksides. Bella gathered her hair up and used a hair tie to put her hair up into a ponytail.
"Not half bad Swan."
Bella whipped her head towards her window and Lee was sitting with her legs facing outside.
"Thanks, Lee. How are you?"
Lee sighed, "I'd be lying if I said I was well. However, I'll be okay. I heard you're taking Rosalie on that date."
Bella blushed and smiled, "Yes, I'll be leaving soon to pick her up."
Lee smiled, "You'll be a little early, but that will probably be a good thing. I stopped by to be a good wingman and garner you some favor with Rosalie."
Bella was a little confused, "What do you-"
Lee jumped off the window sill and came back up a couple of seconds later with a bouquet of flowers.
"Do you mind if I step inside?" Lee asked.
"No, come on in." Bella said.
Lee came in and handed the bouquet to Bella.
"These are Stargazer Lilies, they are Rosalie's favorite flowers. The meaning behind these ones since they are pink is romance, wealth, and prosperity."
Bella took them and examined their beauty
"Thank you, for getting these Lee."
"You're welcome. You nervous?"
"Yeah, I'm a bit nervous. This is my first real date and I don't want to mess it up."
"Mhmm. Try not to think about being nervous and enjoy the moment for what it is. Everything will be just fine Bella."
"I guess."
"Trust me, Swan you have some natural charm. It really will be just fine."
"Okay, I believe you."
"Good, as you should. Anyhow, I should probably skadaddle and let you go."
"Thanks again for the flowers and stopping by Lee."
Lee was half way out the window when she threw over her shoulder, "Anytime."
Lee dropped down and Bella checked the time. She deceided now was a good time to leave, so she headed down to her car.
Bella got in and drove to the Cullen house. When she arrived she parked her car and got out. Her nerves hit her slightly again so, she took a deep breath then let it out slowly.
When she felt like she had a better grip on her nerves, she walked up to the front door and knocked griping the bouquet of flowers in one hand.
She only had to wait a couple of moments before the door opened and Esme greeted her. She welcomed Bella in and called for Rosalie letting her know Bella was here.
Rosalie came down the stairs and Bella was a little transfixed. Rosalie was wearing a red blouse with flowing sleeves, black skinny jeans and black heels.
"You look beautiful Rosalie." Bella said.
Rosalie gave her a smile that made her heart stutter, 'Thank you, Bella. You're looking pretty good yourself."
When Rosalie reached the bottom of the stairs Bella held out the bouquet of flowers towards her. "These are for you."
Rosalie's smile turned gentle for just the briefest of moments then returned back to normal.
"Star Gazer Lillies. You even knew which were my favorites." Rosalie took them and smelled them.
"I had a bit of help of course." Bella said pleased that Rosalie liked them.
"Give me just a moment to put these in a vase and then we can head out."
"Alright, take your time."
LeePOV
After I left Bella's house I headed towards the Reservation. When I reached my destination above the woods I touched down and left my wings fold in and disappear. I started heading towards Sam's house. When I reached his house I knocked on his door and a woman I never actually met, but recognized opened the door.
"Hello, my name is Lee. Is Sam around?" I asked.
"Hello, I'm Emily, Sam's girlfriend. Come in, he was taking a nap. I'll just go wake him and let him know you're here." Emily said going farther into the house.
I didn't know what Sam has or has not told her yet so I had to be cautious. It only took a couple of minutes, but Sam greeted me while yawning.
"Hey, Lee. What brings you around?"
"I wanted to talk if that's alright?" I looked to Emily and cocked my head and he understood my meaning.
"Emily already knows about the shifters and by proxy you and the rest of the Cullens." He said scratching the side of his head sheepishly.
"Well, alright that makes this super easy then." I walked over to the kitchen table and sat in a chair. Sam and Emily followed suit.
"I'm going to get the super awkward thing out of the way first. Sam, if you don't mind me asking what happened with the Leah situation?"
He sighed and Emily put a hand on his shoulder.
"Uh, well, things with Leah as it stands aren't the best right now. I partially listened to your advice. It was a week after I called you to tell you I imprinted that the pull was already too strong. I told her that we needed to talk and told her that we needed to break up. She asked why of course and I told her the truth that I developed feelings for someone else and that I couldn't in good conscious keep going on with our relationship. She was upset and yelled who, so I told her. I owed her that much. She yelled for a bit and cried but she hasn't talked to me at all since."
Emily spoke up next, "We got together the next day, and have been together ever since. Leah has seen us together once and I got a phone call from her that night and we yelled at each other. We are really close as cousins and this fight is putting a strain on our relationship, but I love Sam."
"I'm almost sorry I asked, but not quite. I am happy for you both though. Now, that my curiosity is sated the other thing I wanted to talk about my family wants to invite you all over to train in combat against fighting vampires. I proposed the idea to them and with some persuading they finally agreed. You don't have to give me your answer right away of course, but I just want to gently remind you of the looming threat at hand. While yes I've helped trained you guys in your human forms and therefore made you stronger you still haven't fought against vampires yet."
Sam nodded his head once, "I don't really need time to think about that one Lee. I'll take you up on that offer. I'd rather all of us be prepared than be caught off guard."
"Alright, I'll let Carlisle know and he'll get in touch with you to hash out the details."
Before anymore could be said a long howl was heard and Sam looked at me and headed outside. I followed as he headed towards the woods and phased. I used magic to listen into their pack link.
"Paul, what's wrong?"
"Jacob Black shifted we are heading east!""
"Sam too? What's going on? Why are you guys in my head?"
Sam started running east and I ran after him.
"Sam I'm going to use magic to make us run faster, okay?"
After a bark of agreement a sigil appeared under Sam and I for a brief moment and then they disappeared. Sam and I became blurs. It took Sam a moment to adjust, having almost crashed into a tree.
"You could have warned me Lee."
"Now where would be the fun in that?"
It took us about eight minutes to catch up to to about where Paul and Jacob were at the speed we were going. Sam used his Alpha voice to get Jacob to stop running in his blind panic.
"Jacob stop running and calm down!"
Jacob immediately stopped moving and whined.
"Why can't I move?"
"It's because I used the Alpha voice to tell you to do something. Focus on your human form and shift back."
It took a couple of minutes before Jacob was able to succesfully shift back into his human form. I really didn't need to see all of that. With the use of magic I made him some clothes. Jacob stared at me in amazement and accepted the clothes from me with a blush getting dressed.
Paul and Sam shifted back and I am still happy I taught them how to shift and keep their clothes. I've seen enough dick to make me want to bleach my brain.
When Jacob finished getting dressed he started bombarding Sam with so many questions.
"Are we wolf shifters like from the tribal legends? Why was I able to hear you guys in my head? What's with the alpha voice? How come you guys kept your clothes when you turned back to human? Who is she? Is she a witch?"
"Woah, Jacob slow down. Yes, the tribal legends are true and we are wolf shifters though it is only through certain blood lines and triggered when Cold Ones are near."
"The Cold Ones... so vampires are real too?" Jacob asked a little uneasy.
"Let's start heading back towards the reservation. I can fill you in on the way back." Sam said starting a light run back.
I was keeping pace with Sam and Paul was a few steps and to the left of him. Jacob brought up the rear of our group.
"As for you hearing us in your head as a wolf, that is the pack mind link. It lets us speak to each other in our wolf forms though we've never tested how far the reach extends. However, at first there is no real filter or privacy in the pack link. All your thoughts are heard by all who are in their wolf forms while you are shifted. Thanks to Lee we learned how not to let all our thoughts filter into the pack link."
"That sounds like it sucks a bit." Jacob said off handedly.
I laughed at that because I listened in on the pack link numerous times and so many unfiltered thoughts came through causing much embarassment for some people when the teasing ensued.
Paul muttered though we all heard it, "You have no idea."
"As for the Alpha voice, I am simply Alpha because I was the first to shift. Technically, Jacob, by birthright you can claim right as alpha."
I heard Jacob stumble for a moment, and there was an awkward silence.
"Uh, no thank you. Not interested. You seem to be doing a good job at it." Jacob got out rather awkwardly.
"Thanks. Now as for your other questions, I'm going to let Lee answer those." Sam said gesturing towards me.
I looked briefly over my shoulder at Jacob, and gave him a fangy grin.
"I'm Lee Trang, and I'm part of the Cullen family. I'm an interdimentional travelling magic using Dragon, that was once human. I am part of an order called the Hunters, that keeps the balance of both the natural and supernatural worlds. The rest of the famous Cullen Family as everybody in forks no doubt has heard are actually a vegetarian vampire coven that drinks animal blood. Hence why they have golden eyes instead of red eyes that indicate human blood drinkers."
He snorted at my introduction, "What do you mean interdimentional? "
"As in I was born human on a different Earth in the year 2016, was summoned to a different world of a supernatural fantasy dark age like out of something from a book. Da,id a ritual and became a dragon and after saving that world was brought to your version of Earth."
"Ohhh, that sounds..."
"Yeah, beggars can't be choosers. I'm not complaining though, I can use magic, fly, and I have a family now."
"That's good then. So, what am I supposed to do now?" Jacob asked the group in general.
"When not at school, you'll be patrolling the lands to keep watch from any cold ones, or threats really. Weekends is mandatory training with Lee. Training starts in about an hour. I was just discussing this with Lee, but soon we will set up a time to meet with the Cullens to spar against Vampires. There is currently a situation involving a human, Bella Swan, Chief Swan's daughter, and some human drinking vampires."
"Wait- d-did you just say Bella Swan?"
"Yes, Bella Swan. Do you know her?" Sam looked back at Jacob questiongly.
"We practically grew up together before she moved away to Arizona. We kept in contact up until she went to study abroad in Italy."
I looked back to see Jacob with a deep frown on his face.
"Charlie wouldn't stop talking about how Bella was moving back to Forks with him when he would come over. I thought since she stopped writting me back maybe she was mad. It's been a couple months now, and I was actually going to go visit Charlie with my dad and hopefully talk to Bella to see if we were still friends."
Poor dude, I'd hate to be cut off like that, but I can understand why Bella did stop writing. I doubtd if Jacob had shifted into a wolf he would of believed vampires were real.
"Knowing Bella, she didn't want you to worry or put you in any danger. Plus, would you have believed her even if she did tell you creepy vampires were out to get her?"
I fell back placing a hand on his shoulder giving it a squeeze.
"No, I guess not."
"If I may make a suggestion, when a time is set up for the spars. Maybe, in between the spars you can talk to Bella? Now that your a shifter she can worry less."
"Yeah, that sounds good. Thanks Lee."
"No, problem Jacob."
ThirdPov
Meanwhile, Rosalie and Bella just left the movie theaters having finished watching The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
"That was a pretty funny movie." Rosalie said.
Bella smiled holding her hand as they walked down the street.
"I've been wanting to see it since I saw a trailer of it. Though Batman Begins was my other option."
"Well, we can see Batman next time Bella."
Bella's grin got wider at the fact Rosalie was hinting at the prospect of another date. She squeezed Rosalie's hand that was in hers in happiness. Rosalie squeezed back and in that moment they had their own sweet little bubble that nothing could pop.
Bella led Rosalie down a couple of streets.
"Where are we heading Bella?"
"You'll see."
Bella hummed a tune as they kept on walking and Rosalie would be lying if she said her curiosity wasn't peaked.
Another two streets and Rosalie was able to make out a Ferris Wheel at the end of a pier.
Bella started leading them towards the pier and Rosalie was able to make out the different stalls with games and food among all the people.
"I didn't know this was here." Rosalie said.
"My dad used to take me here sometimes when I was younger whenever we were in town. So what do you say Hale ready to throw down and have your butt kicked at some of these games?"
Rosalie gave her an eyebrow raise and smirked at her.
"You're on Swan, but don't cry later when you've lost at every single one."
Bella just grinned at her and walked up to the first stall, it was a ring toss game. Bella gave the vendor a couple of ones and gestured for Rosalie to come on over.
"Best out of three Hale."
Bella concentrated then tossed her first ring. It bounced high into the air off of a bottle and landed around another bottle. Bella did a fist pump with her first score.
"That was pure luck." Rosalie stated.
"It still counts though." Bella said sticking her tongue out at her.
Rosalie brought a ring up to about chest level and flicked her wrist almost as if letting go of a frisbee. It hit the lip of the bottle and fell down. Rosalie scowled at the ring on the floor.
Bella's next shot was aimed for a bottle that was on a shelf one level higher than the ground. She may have put a little too much force behind it because it bounced off the wall behind the bottle, pinging off of the stall support beam and twirling around the neck of a different bottle on the shelf she was aiming for.
Rosalie was honestly a little amazed at how Bella was scoring. She got another ring ready and this time tossed the ring up into the air. It landed on a bottle that was ground level and she smiled with her first score. Bella gave her a thumbs up. If Bella made this next score she would lose. An idea came to her head as Bella got ready for her next toss.
Before Bella could toss her ring Rosalie sidled up next to her and ran her hand up and down Bella's back underneath her shirt. When Bella tossed her ring is hit the side of a bottle and fell on the floor rolling away. Bella had a blush on her face because it felt like electricity where Rosalie's hand rubbed against her skin.
Bella stuttered out, "N-not fair Hale. That's totally cheating."
"All is fair in love and war." Rosalie let her fingers drag across the small of Bella's back catching her shudder.
Rosalie smirked and tossed her ring on another bottle. They ended up tying and they moved onto another stall.
Again Bella would be in the lead and Rosalie would cheat and use her charms to catch Bella off guard and make her blush and stutter. Bella not one to be out done by said tactics repaid in kind when Rosalie would seem to be winning at some of the stalls.
All in all they ended up being tied after all their games. Rosalie noticed that during the last two stalls they were at Bella would look at her watch. They were at another stall that Bella insisted she wanted to play. This one wasn't part of their competition. It was one of those shooting the moving rubber ducks one.
"Alright miss shoot as many of these ducks down as you can in a minute."
Bella picked up the fake rifle and brought the stock to her shoulder. When the buzzer when off she started taking down rubber ducks with an ease that Rosalie was impressed with. The buzzer rang again. When the minute was up.
The guy running the stall gave a whistle, "That was some impressive shooting miss. You shot a total of twenty-two ducks. You can choose any prize you want."
Bella put the fake rifle down and held her hand out to Rosalie. Rosalie held her hand.
"Choose something to remember this night by Rosalie."
"I don't think I'll ever forget this night, but if you insist."
Rosalie looked at all the hanging prizes and felt a sense of amusement course through her when she spotted one. She pointed at the one that caused her amusement and the guy running the stall untied it and gave it to her.
"Have a good rest of your night ladies."
"Thank you, you too."
Bella still holding Rosalie's hand checked her watch again and then smiled.
"Alright, it's about time."
Bella tugged on their joined hands and started making her way towards the Ferris Wheel. Rosalie was confused as to why the Ferris wheel said closed yet they were still stepping up to it and the young man running it.
"Sorry, ma'am the ferris wheel is closed right now it'll open back up in about 30 mimutes."
"Hey, I'm Bella. I called about making the reservation for 8:00 for the Ferris wheel."
"Oh, okay sorry. I should have asked if that was you. Step right on."
He held the door open for us and we both got in and we sat down right next to each other. He closed the door and a couple of seconds later the ferris wheel started and they were slowly rotating upwards.
"You reserved the whole ferris wheel for us?" Rosalie asked quietly not wanting to really break the comfortable silence.
"Yes, I know you don't generally like people and especially boys and their leering. So, I wanted something just for us."
"That's really sweet Bella, but you didn't have to go that far."
Rosalie gave Bella another one of her gentle smiles and then laid her head down on Bella's shoulder.
"Well, I have one more surprise for you and I had some help with this one."
As if on cue the ferris wheel stopped right as their box reached the top. They were overlooking the water a couple of seconds passed and Rosalie's enhanced hearing picked up the sound of whizzing.
The sky lit up in a show of fire works.
They watched as the next ten minutes passed in an array of colors and patterns of bursts. Rosalie would dare say this moment was magical with her head on Bella's shoulder. Their clasped hands were on Bella's lap and Bella was running her thumb over her hand lulling her into a relaxed state.
When the fire works were done Rosalie could have sworn she could see a dark blur fly across the sky. She made a mental note of that and smiled a small smile. She squeezed the green and white panda that she held in her lap with her other hand. The ferris wheel started moving again and Rosalie broke the silence.
"That was a wonderful surprise Bella."
"I'm glad you liked it."
When their box made it back down they left the pier and made their way through the streets back to where Bella had parked her car. The drive back to Forks was filled with small talk about Bella's past. Rosalie was rather curious after Bella had mentioned going to the pier in her past with her father whenever she was in town.
Bella told her about when she used to live in Forks she had friends on the reservation Leah, Quill, Embry, and her best friend Jacob. They used to go hiking on the trails all the time and get into all sorts of shennanigans.
By the time they got back to the Cullen residence Rosalie was laughing and shaking her head at some of the antics a younger Bella and her friends would get up to.
"Man, I miss those dorks." Bella said sobering up.
"Why don't you reach out to them?" Rosalie asked.
"Quill and Embry were more just Jacob's other best friends so when I moved we fell out of contact. Then Leah started dating this guy Sam. She wrote to me less and less until one day she stopped responding to my texts, so I just stopped texting her. I was in contact with Jacob up until I went to Italy. I didn't want him getting involved in what was going on so I stopped contacting him altogether for his safety."
"I'm sorry that happened Bella, maybe when this situation with James is settled you can talk to Jacob and rekindle your friendship."
"Maybe, he might think I'm a terrible friend for just cutting him off like that."
"You aren't terrible. You are a wonderful caring person Isabella Swan. If he still doesn't want to be your friend when you talk to him that's his loss."
Bella didn't really agree with that statement so stayed quiet. She got out of the car and Rosalie was worried she may have over stepped her bounds. Her door had opened and Bella's hand was stretched out for Rosalie to take. Rosalie placed her hand in Bella's and let Bella help her out of the car.
Bella saw the look on Rosalie's face and sighed.
"Rosalie, listen you didn't say anything that was wrong. I just think that it still makes me a bad friend for still leaving Jacob without a word on anything for two whole years. No doubt my dad had already told the Black's about my moving in. He's best friends with Jacob's dad, Billy. I've been here for months already and I haven't reached out yet. From his perspective it probably looks like I don't want to be friends with him anymore."
"If you say so, let's not talk about this anymore you're clearly upset. I don't want such a wonderful night to end on a bad note."
"Consider it dropped Miss Hale."
Bella led the way up the few step of the porch to the front door.
"Thank you, again for such a wonderful night, Bella. I had a lot of fun."
Bella was running her thumb across Rosalie's knuckles as they stood in front of one another gazing into each other's eyes.
"It was only wonderful because you were there with me."
"You are such a charmer, Swan."
"Enough to sweep you off your feet Hale?"
"I think so."
"Oh, you wound me so my lady."
"If that is all it tak-"
They were interrupted by Alice opening the front door.
"Would you two just kiss already? You're giving me a headache with the indecisiveness!" She yelled.
Lee popped up a second later grabbing Alice by the shoulders and closing the door, "Excuse us."
Rosalie and Bella stood there caught like deer in headlights as they could still clearly hear Lee chiding Alice.
"Alice you don't just go around interrupting people dates. Especially at a pivotal moment like that where it's their first kiss. It's the cliche front porch good night kiss. I am absolutely flabbergasted, astounded even that you would do that to them."
"But Lee you don't understand, if I didn't interrupt they weren't ever going to kiss!"
"Pixie, don't be so dramatic. It may have not been tonight, but I'm sure if things progressed naturally, they would have been sticking their tongues down each other's throats in no time."
Bella was definitely blushing and if Rosalie could blush she probably would have too.
"I'm going to wring their necks. Those two are so insufferable at times." RRosalie growled out scowling that their moment was ruined.
Bella coughed into her fist to clear her throat. She felt hot under the collar.
"They just meant well."
Bella gave Rosalie a look that had her looking at her questioningly. Bella brought a hand up to chase away the furrow in Rosalie's brow.
"You look better with a smile on your face Rosalie."
Bella's fingers trailed over Rosalie's brow, down her temple, and followed her jaw line. Bella stopped her caressing by lightly grasping Rosalie's chin. Rosalie felt herself shiver at the feather light touch. Bella was looking at Rosalie with hooded eyes that just made her want to close the distance between them and kiss Bella already.
"May I kiss you Rosalie?"
Rosalie let out a breathy, "Yes."
Their eyes closed as their lips touched for the first time. They thought all their touches before were electrifying, but it had nothing on this kiss. Bella's hand had moved from Rosalie's chin to cup the back of her head. Their lips moved and melded together. Bella intended it to just be a short peck, but she really just couldn't get enough of Rosalie's petal soft lips.
Rosalie was losing a battle of control within herself. The longer she kissed Bella the more her beast thought it should claim what was hers right then and there. Rosalie brought her hand up that wasn't holding onto the stuffed panda and placed it on Bella's shoulder begrudgingly pulling her lips away from Bella's.
Rosalie smirked proudly with seeing that Bella's lips were swollen from being kissed so thoroughly.
"Goodnight, Bella."
"Goodnight, Rosalie."
Rosalie opened the front door and went inside and Bella sighed happily making her way back to her car smiling like a goofball.
Author's After Note:
So, I had happened to re-read my other previous chapters and I noticed a few mistakes I made. I'll be going back and doing some work on my previous chapters.
