Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight and I never will.
A/N: So my next for chapters are going to be longer than usual. I know from some of y'all's comments that a lot of y'all are more than okay with that.
Also this chapter is dedicated to ShadowCub, I was looking back through some of my older comments and stories, and I noticed that you have literally been with me since pretty much since the first story I posted, and now over 4 years later you're still here commenting. I really appreciate you ever since your very first comment and I hope you continue to stick with me through this crazy ride.
WARNING: The story Carmen tells during breakfast is completely made up and it's not supposed to make sense or in any way be historically accurate! Tis the points because I'm using that to cause confrontation between the two families cause it's funny! Also because I enjoy making shit up so roll with it!
"You are very important angel especially to me." I whisper as I gently kiss her forehead.
"You're...important to...me too." Bella whispers as she finally passes out after a long and pretty stressful day.
I spend the rest of the night thinking about what Edward and Carlisle might be planned to get Bella back. I'm glad I warned about me getting possessive because I believe these next few days are really going to be trying, but at least Bella and I are going on our date tomorrow. I have the perfect idea, but I'm going to need Carmen and Alice's help. I smile as I imagine how excited Bella is going to be with what I have planned as I spend the rest of the night listening to Bella's gently breathing and her random mumbles.
Bella's P.O.V.
I groan as I slowly start to wake up. Without having vampire hearing I know the Cullen's are downstairs if Tanya's stiffness and growling isn't a dead giveaway. I grab the comforter and move it high enough to cover Tanya and me completely.
"Angel what are you doing?" Tanya asks as she stops growling and looks at me confused.
"Fortress of Solitude," is all I mumble as I snuggle into her more trying to go back to sleep.
"What does that mean exactly?" She asks me still confused.
"It means that while we are underneath this comforter everybody else is this house is being ignored." I say simple enough.
"You know they can still hear us right?" What part of Fortress of Solitude does she not understand?
"I'm well aware but that doesn't mean I care right now. Are you okay?" I ask as I look up and notice her eyes are pitch black.
"I'm fine it's just that Edward's here demanding he be allowed upstairs to make sure you're okay. He thinks I'm up here corrupting you or something equally as bad." I am perfectly okay with being corrupted if Tanya's the one doing the corrupting.
"I don't see anything wrong with a little corruption. Besides if you're the one doing the corrupting you won't be hearing any protest from me." I say with a wink as I quickly slide out of bed before she has time to recover from what I just said.
I wake into the bathroom to take care of some human stuff before I go back into the bedroom and see Tanya shaking with anger. I sigh as I approach her slowly and straddle her lap and wrap my arms around her neck. She quickly wraps her arms around my waist and buries her face in my neck and takes a deep breath. "What's wrong?"
"Edward..." That's all she has to say for me to understand.
"Just ignore him that's what I plan to do. Would you like to return to our Fortress?" I whisper in her ear as I run my fingers through her beautiful strawberry blonde hair.
"You know that doesn't actually work right?" I can hear the faint smile in her voice.
"You are just a bubble burster ya know that? Now come on before Carmen comes to drag us out of here also special breakfast time!" I quickly remove myself from Tanya's arms and hold out my hand for her. I know that with Edward being here Tanya needs to be in constant contact with me which is perfectly okay with me since it's her.
"Do we have to go downstairs?" Tanya whines as I practically drag her out of the bedroom.
"Yes because I want my story and food, but mostly the story." We start heading downstairs and it takes everything in me not to roll my eyes when I see Edward standing at the bottom waiting for me.
"Bella love I was wondering if we could talk before you had breakfast." Edwards gives me a hopeful smile that does nothing for me.
"Nope," I say as I walk past him pulling Tanya behind me.
"Bella you should at least hear what he has to say. He is your mate after all." I hear Tanya growl at what Carlisle says and I don't blame her.
"He is nothing to me but a pain in my ass just like you. Why are you here anyway? I don't want to see you, I don't want to talk to you, I don't even want to acknowledge your presence in the universe." Didn't I make it clear last night that I didn't want to see them?
"Oh Bella please stop being so dramatic. You're going to get over this eventually and we're going to be just as happy as we used to be as soon as we are married." Woah wait a minute. Where in the hell did he get the impression that I want to marry him?
"Like hell you will!" Tanya shouts as she moves me behind her and crouches down ready to attack.
"You can't stop us!" Edward yells also crouching down readying for an attack.
"That may be true but I can." I say. He hasn't even been back a full 24-hours and he's here thinking talking as if I've taken him back and even worse agreed to marry him.
"What do you mean love?" Edward asks me looking confused.
"There were so many things wrong with what you said and I'm going to happily address every single one of them. First off, I will be as dramatic as I please because who the hell is going to stop me? Second, don't have to get over anything want to know why? Because you have lied to me on so many different occasions that basically the only thing I will ever feel towards you from now on is hatred. Finally, if I was actually willing to get married it sure wouldn't be to you of all people in the world." I want him to understand every single word I'm saying and I want him to read in-between the lines.
"I see Badass Bella is out to play again this fine morning." Kate says as she comes walking in through the front door.
"Is that my new nickname?" I ask as I follow Kate into the kitchen with Tanya following behind. I guess what I said wasn't what Edward wanted to hear because he finally shut up.
"Hell yes! Only you could tell off a room full of vampires and then make a dramatic ass exit and still keep talking shit while upstairs!" Irina says as she finishes helping Carmen pull stuff out of the fridge for breakfast. I slide into my spot at the counter in front of the stove and watch as Tanya pulls up a chair and sits next to me.
"I didn't tell them off I simply gave them the harsh true of my opinion. I felt like it was long overdue since they never wanted to hear what I had to say when I was part of their family." Not that I was every really part of the family anyway.
"That's not true Bella we always wanted to hear what you had to say. Also I made you some breakfast." Esme says as she places a wrapped plate of food in front of me.
"Yeah, no thank you." I say as I hand the plate of food to Irina to trash.
"I'm about to make Bella's special breakfast so your food was unnecessary Esme." I can't help but smile as I watch Carmen and Esme glare at each other.
"What makes the breakfast so special?" Carlisle asks as she stands behind his wife also glaring at Carmen.
"If you all would stop talking you would find out! Now where are Laurent and Eleazar? We can't start without them."
"We're right here your highness calm down." Laurent says as he and Eleazar walk into the kitchen. Laurent takes a seat on the other side of me, and Eleazar goes to stand behind Carmen.
"Everybody ready?" Carmen asks as she looks at every member of the family saving me for last. We all quickly nod our heads. "My mother used to also make me a very special breakfast that would take about two hours to make..." Carmen is interrupted by Emmett's booming voice.
"You can't start the story without out all of us! That's so not cool!" He and Alice quickly run into the kitchen to give me a hug before he takes a spot by the fridge and Alice pull up a chair next to Tanya.
"Where are Rosalie and Jasper?" I ask trying not to sound irritated that they interrupted the story.
"Back at the house you said you didn't want to see any Cullen's except me and Alice and they have decided to abide by your wishes." Alice says as she looks to Edward, Carlisle, and Esme.
"Let's get back to the story please!" Kate says as she hops up on the counter by the sink.
"Right now where was I...right my mom used to make this for me when I was human. This story and recipe has been pasted down for generations from mother to daughter, and now I'm passing it on to you." I smile as she says that. That's a new edit to the story, but I enjoy the fact that Carmen considers me her daughter.
"And what are Irina, Tanya, and I? Chopped liver?" She says with a teasing smile.
"Are you mad because Carmen likes me more than you?" I say with a smile to match hers.
"Bitch I might be!" Kate yells as she throws her hands up in the air.
"Bitch that sounds like a personal problem!" I say mimicking her actions.
"Okay dumb and dumber stop talking!" Irina says laughing at out antics.
"On with the story it begins in Spain back in the 300 B.C. keep in mind I was born around 900 B.C...make one joke about my age Kate and I'll throw you out of this kitchen." This time she beat her to the punch.
"I wasn't even going to say anything this time!" Kate says defending herself.
"Sure you weren't honey. Anyway! Once upon a time in ancient Spain there was a powerful family that ruled all the lands. The Delgado's were known all across the lands for how ruthless they were towards outsiders. Now one day while my great great about 4 or 5 more greats grandma, Marina, was making breakfast she heard a loud banging on her kitchen window." As Carmen was saying this Kate, Tanya, Laurent, Irina, and I all banged on the table like we imagine it would sound from her story. "Now Marina was never one to be rude so she cautious answered the door, and to her surprise she saw a Hungarian standing outside." Carmen is interrupted by the whinny voice of Edward.
"This doesn't even sound historically accurate!" He says with a smirk as though he just said the best thing ever to embarrass Carmen.
"Were you around in 300 B.C. Edward and we didn't know it?" Tanya asks him also irritated that he interrupted my story.
"Of course I wasn't, but there as so many things wrong with the story already and it doesn't sound right." I wasn't aware that any of us asked his opinion.
"Last I checked I said this was MY breakfast story. Not MY historically accurate breakfast story. Now stop talking before you completely ruin the magic!" I shout the end as I nod for Carmen to continue the story.
"Picking up where I left off Marina was shocking to see a Hungarian standing in front of her door, but being the kind person that she is she allowed him to come inside for breakfast. Marina decided she was going to make Dominik her special breakfast. Over time it became an omelet and since that was how I was taught I'm sticking to it. Marina didn't want Dominik to see the ingredients so she made him wait outside. He had nothing to do besides smell how delicious his breakfast was going to be. Now I trust most of you in the room I'm not going to make you all stand outside." She says as she looks at Esme, Carlisle, and Edward. "Marina gathered all of her ingredients: eggs, bacon, cheese, and leafy greens." And Edward interrupts her again.
"I've had enough of this ridiculous story! You should all be ashamed of yourselves for wasting Bella's time with all of these lies!" And now the magic is ruined!
"Seriously Edward? All I wanted was to hear the story before I ate breakfast! Carmen made up the story special just for me to make me feel better after all of you left me, and now that you're back you're trying to take something else from me! Why?!" I shout getting frustrated with this whole situation.
"Love I'm sorry but I don't want you wasting your time on such a preposterous story that offers you no value." It makes me happy so I think it has a lot of value!
"It offers a lot of value since it makes her happy something that you clearly failed to do!" Tanya says as she starts to growl at him.
"Oh and you think you actually have a chance of making her happy?" He growls back at her.
"Well considering she was here when you left me in the woods without a second thought. Since the moment I met her family not a single one of them treated me like an outsider unlike yours. Tanya and the rest of the Denali's actually make an effort to be more human around me so I don't feel out of place. All of them respect my privacy, and my favorite part is she and I are going on a date tonight. So yeah I would day she's already doing a damn good job of making me happier than you ever did." Okay so I kind of took shots at all the Cullen's that time, but hey I can't let Emmett and Alice off that easily.
"Now Bella I understand that you are upset with us, but all of this is completely unnecessary if you're simply trying to prove a point. We understand that you aren't ready to forgive us but that doesn't make it okay for you to lie to us and torment Edward by saying you're actually going on a date with Tanya." Carlisle says as he looks between Tanya and me with what I believe to be disgust.
"Watch how you choose to look at Tanya and my daughter Carlisle. I would hate to have tense between our families simply because you don't know how to let go." Eleazar says stepping forward with his shoulders squared. Wait! Did he just refer to me as his daughter?
"Don't you dare call her that she was my daughter first and she will be again the second she gets past us leaving her. She will be apart our family again!" I don't think I've ever heard Esme yell.
"She's clearly not a part of your family anymore! You made that very clear when you left her without so much as a goodbye!" Carmen yells also getting upset. I don't think I've ever heard her yell either.
"We've already apologized for that, and we would make up for it if all of you would stop interfering and let us take Bella home!" Why did Carlisle just make me sound like a dog? Also why does everybody assume I'm only upset with them because they left me? Since they've been gone I've had a lot of time to think about everything that they used to do that now that I think about it irritates the hell out of me.
"You realize you just made a human sound like a dog right? I mean Bella is as cute as a puppy, and she does snuggle like one too but I'm pretty sure she's not." Leave it to Kate to bring up exactly what I was thinking.
"You knew what he meant! Stop being a stupid blonde bitch!" Edward yells at Kate.
There are two unspoken rules of the family. Rule number 1: Don't insult Kate. Since she's the youngest out of her, Irina, and Tanya insulting Kate causes the other two to get protective. Rule number 2: Don't call Tanya, Irina, or Kate stupid simply because they're blondie. I have heard stories of both of these incidents occurring, but I've never had the chance to see it in action. Now that I have I'm not quite sure I want too because it's going to get really ugly really fast.
I decide in that moment to add my two cents before all hell breaks loose. "Edward...God has not prepared you for the ass whooping you are probably about to receive. All I can say is take it outside!" And that's when the gates of hell opened and unleashed all of its fury on Edward.
I don't even see the movement, but I hear a loud crack of what sounds like lightning and I look around and see that both of the seats that used to be occupied by Tanya and Laurent are empty, Irina isn't standing next to Laurent anymore, and finally Kate is no longer sitting on the counter by the sink. I start hearing a lot my lightning and then I hear Edward start yelling. "Carlisle please help me! They're trying to kill me!" It takes everything in me not to burst into laughter.
I really did try but I couldn't resist, "Is it really trying if they succeed?" I say in-between stifled laughter.
"Bella how can you say that? Tanya is about to kill your mate can you honestly say you don't care?!" Carlisle says as he stands next to Esme by the backdoor waiting Edward get passed around like a cheap whore. I look and see that Carmen has started working on making me breakfast with Eleazar standing behind her watching me. Emmett and Alice haven't moved from there spots either. I decide to quickly join Esme and Carlisle by the backdoor even though I know the movements are too fast for me to see.
I watch as Tanya lands what looks to be a very satisfying punch. "Yes I can honestly say I don't care because from my perspective my mate is one of the people kicking his ass." I say without even thinking about it.
It literally didn't dawn on me until everybody stopped moving and turned to look at me like I had grown a second head. I looked at Tanya and she looked like she was ready to burst out of her skin with excitement. Well it's too later I can't take it back not that I have any desire too so I might as well embrace it.
"What...what are you talking about Bella?" Carlisle asks me since he is the first one to recover.
"Tanya, she is my mate not Edward." I say as I look at Carlisle confused. Did I not make that clearly?
"That's impossible! I won't allow this!" Edward yells as he turns on Tanya ready to attack. At that moment Emmett swiftly but gently pushes past Carlisle and I as he helps Laurent and Kate restrain Edward before he has a chance to attack Tanya. Although I have a feeling all of that was unnecessary I'm pretty sure Tanya could kick his ass without even trying.
"I don't believe she ever asked for your approval." Tanya says as she slowly walks towards me with a bright smile plastered across her face.
"Bella surely you are mistaken. You're Edward's mate Alice has even seen you two getting married and having a child before you were changed!" Esme says as though her whole world is about to fall apart.
"You're right Esme I did see that, but none of you know the second half of the vision. A couple of months after Bella is turned the Denali's stop by to officially meet her and then we discover that Bella and Edward aren't actually mates. So when we left I decided to speed things up a bit because I didn't want Bella to be alone, and Tanya has been waiting for over a thousand years for her mate and I didn't see a point in waiting. In the end it would have just cause all of us and Bella pain, and I'm not going to sit here and call myself her best friend and then not have her best interest at heart. Did you honestly think Tanya and the Denali's impeccable timing was simply coincidence?" Alice asks not even bothering to get up from her spot at the counter.
"This is all your fault Alice! I told you to leave Bella alone! You've ruined her chance of having a human life and you tried to ruin my chance of getting her back!" Wait what?!
"Umm Eddy I'm not sure if your this persistent or this stupid but let me help you out here. You! Do! Not! Have! A! Single! Chance! In! Hell!" Kate shouts as she accents each word with a punch to Edward's face.
I would almost feel bad for him if I wasn't enjoying this so much. "Bella love it's time for you to eat." Carmen says as she places a breakfast omelet in front of my usual seat. I'm sad because I didn't get to hear my story, but at least I still get the food!
I hold out my hand for Tanya which she wasted no time interlocking out fingers with an excited smile. I lead us over to the counter to take out recently vacant seats. As soon as I'm seated I dig into my omelet. In-between bites I decide to address what Alice just said. "I know you had something to do with all of this you nosey Pixie." I laugh at the excited smile she sends my way.
"Why would you do this to us Alice? You know how much we all love Bella why would you take her away from all of us, from me?" Esme says being a bit dramatic I mean she did leave me behind first after all.
"I didn't do anything to any of you! I love her too which is why I out her happiness above all of ours! If you all loved her as much as you say claim to you would actually listen to what Bella has been trying to tell you!" As Alice went on she decided to get louder and louder, but she has a point.
In the background I can still hear lightning. I guess Kate is still mad about the blonde comment not that I really blame her that was a low blow even for Edward.
"She doesn't know what's best for her she's only human!" Edward yells and then I hear another crack of lightning.
"Keep talking Edward and I'll let Kate keep kicking your ass!" I shout as I finish off my omelet.
"Bella please give him a break. He's just upset because you won't give him a chance to explain himself. Would you please just come over to the house so you can hear all of us out? We just want to explain ourselves without having to compete with the Denali's for your attention." Esme says trying to reason with me. As pissed off as I still am with her I know I should at least give them all a chance to give me their sides of the story.
"Fine, but I have conditions." I say as I address Esme only.
"Whatever you want," She says with a hopeful smile.
"1. Tanya and Laurent get to come with me. 2. The room will be divided: me, Tanya, Laurent Alice, and Emmett on one side, and the rest of you on the other. 3. The rest of the Denali's get to be close by just in case things get too out of hand. 4. There will be no talking over me when you don't like what I have to say especially you Edward!" I say finishing my list. I look to all everybody in the room to see if what I've asking is that unreasonable.
"We can agree to those terms Bella." Carlisle says nodding slightly.
"Esme," I want her to agree.
"I can agree with those conditions." She says looking between Tanya and I.
"Okay, I will be over tomorrow around noon. Until then I want you to leave, and take Edward with you." I'm done with them for the day. I haven't even been up for 4 hours and I'm already ready to go back to bed. I rest my head on Tanya's shoulder feeling exhausted.
"I'm not willingly going to leaving this house until Bella tells me she's not honestly going on a date with the resident slut." Edward growls as Emmett and Laurent carry him into the kitchen with Kate and Irina following close behind.
"Do not refer to Tanya as a slut. She is a better person than you will ever be. Also who in the hell said you had to leave willingly?" I say with my head still resting on Tanya's shoulder. I'm too tired to even deal with any of this anymore.
"Bella dear why don't you go upstairs and nap while we make sure the Cullen's make it home safely." Carmen says as she finishes putting away the dishes I clearly missed seeing her wash.
I felt Tanya move my head off her shoulder before I've quickly being picked up and carried upstairs. Before I completely pass out I heard Kate's smartass comment. "Try not to enjoy your hostage too much Bella." That was the last thing I heard before I became dead to the world.
A/N: Now just so y'all know Edward will be getting his ass kicked again simply because I enjoy his suffering. Also I'm thinking about changing the rating to T because I'm thinking about making a sequel that rated M. Let me know what y'all think. You can comment or PM me I like all of your opinions.
