Chapter 3
I don't own Twilight.
After dinner we took Angela home and began to plan on the way back. She would have to fake her death and the only way to do that is if she were to do it outside of Forks. We didn't want a missing person's report on her because they were going nation wide nowadays. Once we agreed on the way for her to die we informed Alec and he set it up with her. "Will the wolves be any trouble?" Aro asked me looking at Angela's home.
"No, Jake will side with me as will Sam." I assure him with as smile. "Neither will go against me because Sam's imprint will always side with me and she is the real leader." I say with a chuckle at the thought of an angry Emily.
"What is that laugh about?" Marcus asked me. "Emily getting mad and yelling at the wolves." I answer with a grin. His look turned to one of amusement when he took my words into account. "Indeed. She would be a truly fearsome thing to witness angry." He said chuckling as well. Both of his brothers were staring at him in shock as he laughed with me.
"Brother that is the first time I have heard you laugh since you found out Didyme wasn't your true mate." Aro said naming his twin sister.
"She wasn't anymore than Sulpica was yours or Anthadora was Caius's." Marcus answered honestly. "Both of my brothers are waiting for their mates to show up." He explained to me.
"Some one who would match Aro's personality?" I asked looking at them with a look of horror.
"What is that look for?" Aro asked me looking upset. "Sadly the only person I know that would match you is my mother." I said thinking about my easily scatterbrained mother and her childish ways.
"Really?" He asked looking thrilled at the idea. "What of Caius?" He asked for his snowy haired brother.
"Would he like a vicious or tame mate?" I asked looking at the king in question.
"Both. She would have to be vicious in battle but tame outside of it. A temper and a calm." Caius answered thinking deeply about himself. "Maybe Leah?" I asked looking at him in question. "She is the only female wolf." I explained to them causing them to grimace in shock. "Do you want me to call her to see?" I asked him knowing that if she was his mate things would go better with the Pack.
"Might as well." Caius answered with a sigh. I pick up my phone and call the Clearwater house. Seth picks up.
~Hello?~
~Hey Seth, is Leah back from patrol yet?~ I ask the youngest wolf.
~She just walked in hold up. LEAH PHONE!~ He calls to his sister.
~Hello?~ Leah askes when she answers the phone.
~Leah this is Bella, I have a request for you, can you meet me at my place?~ I asked her not wanting her to say no before meeting Caius.
~Sure, be there soon.~ She says before hanging up the phone.
"She is on her way to my place." I tell them. We arrive at the same time as she walks into the yard in human form. "Who's the vamps?" She asks having been left out of the meeting previously. "Kings of the Vampire world. Marcus, my mate, Aro his brother, and Caius also a brother." I introduce allowing her to meet each of them and meet them eye to eye.
She gasped when she met Caius's eyes and then began growling happily as she moved towards him. I looked at Marcus for verification and he nodded with a smile. Aro looked at me in amazement and looked hopeful to meet my mother. "When will your mother be in Forks?" Aro asked me looking forlorn at the idea of not having his mate for much longer.
"When I graduate she will show up." I answered honestly. He looked downcast and his eyes sad. "She lives in Jacksonville Florida and just got remarried." I informed him knowing that he would need all the information about her.
"Oh." He looked at me registering my words. "Does she love him?" He asked me knowing he would have to wait until she was either in danger of death or split with her new husband.
"She loves the idea of being in love." I answered him honestly. "She may be my mother, but I acted more like the parent in our relationship." I informed him with a small smile. "If you can make her happy I don't care what you are or how you eat. Not that I cared before, but you get my gist." I answered bluntly.
He grinned at me and moved to embrace me happily. "I think you just made his day, Cara." Marcus stated with a smile of his own. Just as he finished speaking my father entered the room and raised an eyebrow at me.
"I think I just found the mates to both Aro and Caius." I answer his unasked question.
"Really? Who?" Charlie asked me aloud.
"Mom and Leah." I responded with a grin.
"Renee? With who, Aro?" He asked looking just as sick as I did when I thought of it myself.
"Yep. I had the same look when I thought about it myself." I say with a laugh. He joins me before I go to take a shower. "I'm showering then going to bed." I inform him as I head up the stairs towards both my room and the bathroom.
"Have fun with that." Charlie called out to me as I leave the room. I laugh back down to him and gather my cloths before going to shower. Marcus follows me up the stairs and goes to my room to wait for me. Once I finish showering I go to my room and lay down beside my mate and snuggle into his chest before passing out. The week passes quickly and soon we are escorting the Voltorri to their plane and seeing them off, Marcus looked sad that he was remaining behind but he didn't want to leave me.
"We will see them again in a few months." I assure him. "During my spring break we can go see them." I say knowing this would make him feel better. He smiles at me for the suggestion and together we get into my truck and drive back to Forks, Leah having gone with Caius, was missed by the pack, but at the same time her memories of time spent with him were not.
"Thank you Mate." Marcus said reaching out and holding my hand lovingly. "I am sure they will appreciate that." He added with a more genuine smile.
"We should tell Charlie about our trip." I tell him with a smile at his grin. "And I will call Mom and see if she wants to go on a holiday to Italy with me." I say causing him to light up at the idea of Aro meeting his mate.
"Good idea." He tells me before going to pull into the driveway at my house. I exit the truck and go to tell my Dad the idea and then call Mom. Charlie smiled at how I was going out of my way to ensure my mate's happiness and help Mom find a forever love.
"Go ahead and call your mother. She would probably love to go to Italy." He encourages me. I rush over to the main phone and dial Mom's number from memory. She answers the call on the second ring.
~Hello.~
~Mom, hey I just got a crazy idea.~ I start knowing it would help get her on board with it quickly.
~Oh, and what is that?~ She asked getting excited.
~Spring Break in Italy.~ I answer with a flourish.
~Oh, I have always wanted to go to Italy.~ She proclaims clapping her hands in excitement.
~Want to come with me and my boyfriend?~ I ask knowing that she would want to meet him ASAP.
~Of course. I would love to. I will tell Phil.~ She says before speaking in a muffled tone to her husband. "Phil I am going with Bella to Italy for spring break!" She tells her husband.
"No! You will stay here and not leave the house until your bitch of a daughter graduates or my team wins a game and you have to drive me home." Phil yells drunkenly.
~Mom hand him the phone.~ I tell her knowing that she wouldn't appreciate what I was going to say to her husband.
~Hello.~ Phil's voice came over the line.
~Phil, HOW DARE YOU CALL ME A BITCH OR DEMAND ANYTHING OF MY MOTHER! GET OUT OF MY MOTHER'S LIFE OR SO HELP ME I WILL MAKE SURE YOU REGRET CROSSING ME.~ I shout before hanging up on him and turning to my mate's guards.
"Alec, Felix, We are going to Florida. Get ready." I order them in a tone that broke no argument. "I won't stand for my mother getting hurt because of an asshole of a husband who isn't worth a hair on my head." I say moving to pack a bag and turning to my father who was standing in the doorway in shock. "Dad I won't allow her to stay with him if that is how he treats her." I say before climbing into the driver side of the truck and driving off with my mate and his guards. We take the next flight to Florida and rent a car driving from the airport to my mother's new house arriving shortly before 10 am. I rush up to the door and knock knowing that my mother would be home. She opens the door with a black eye and bruises on her arms. "Mommy?" I ask looking at her horrified at how she was being abused. "Get in my rental." I order her before turning to Alec and Felix. "Come on." I tell them causing them to smile and follow me into the house. "Where is he?" I asked knowing they would be able to pinpoint his location quickly.
"Upstairs, my Lady." Alec answered leading the way ready to protect me. Felix followed behind me as Marcus held my mother and protected her. Phil wouldn't be getting out of this easily. We entered the master bedroom and Phil sat up and began freaking out seeing me with two red-eyed men.
"Get out of my house you whore of a demon!" He shouts at me causing both of my guards to snarl angrily.
"Phil they are not demons." I stated clearly. "They are Vampires." I add before turning around and walking out. "Boys, Aro will want to see him." I say as I walk out of the house and go to the rental. "Marcus, I suggest you find out if the jet is here yet." I say to my mate knowing that he would have asked for it to meet us here just in case. "We will be taking Mom and Phil to see your brothers." I say quietly to him. He nods and wraps an arm around my shoulders. We head back to the airport and are met by Heidi and Jane.
"Master Marcus, we are here to pick you up." Jane says before looking at her brother with a smile.
"Ready the Jet for Voltaira. We must meet up with my brothers." Marcus orders the guard. They all rush to get the jet ready for take off. 3 min later we board for Italy. Upon arrival Marcus pulls off his ring and hands it to me. "Can you show this to the rental company. They will know what to do." He assured me.
"Of course, Mate." I answer with a gentle smile to my mother. The rental company sees the ring and calls up a limo service and soon we are on our way to the castle. Once we arrive at the castle Marcus leads us to the throne room and to his brothers. Entering the Throne Room this time is nothing like the first time. My mother was gasping in shock at the 'people' in the room.
"Bella, what are we doing here?" She asked me noticing that none of them looked any thing less than perfect. I shush her and move towards the thrones.
"Aro, we were planning on waiting a while but something came up. May I present my mother, Renee." I say to the black-haired king. He rises from his throne and moves to my mother's side. One look in his eyes and he knows that they are indeed mates. A second look tells him that someone needed punished for harming his mate.
"Who did this?!" He demanded glaring at the group. "I demand an answer!" He shouts getting more and more upset by the second. "Alec, bring him in." I order the guard having waited until Aro was sure of his mate before bringing Phil into the room.
"Mom come with me."I say leading up to the thrones. I point to Aro's for her before joining Marcus in his, by sitting in his lap. Once Renee was out of the line of danger Aro pounced on the offending human and once he finds out that I left it to no chance he slaughtered the scumbag where he stood. Spilling blood all over the floor and himself as he killed the human that dared to harm his mate. Once Phil stopped pouring out blood and was no more than an empty corpse Aro dropped the larger pieces and moved towards my mother his eyes gentling with every step. Mom shrunk away from the blood covered king and his eyes went hard, thinking she was rejecting him. "Aro, you are covered in blood, you might want to clean up before approaching her, she doesn't know anything and your display scared her." I assure him gently. He looked at me and nods before disappearing to get cleaned up. Not five minutes pass before he is back in fresh cloths and the floor is cleaned up as well.
"Forgive me," Aro says quietly to my mother. "I saw what he did to you and couldn't control my rage. I didn't mean to frighten you." He assured her as he tried to approach her once more. Renee looked at me slightly scared and was relieved when I stood and moved to her side.
"Mom this is Aro, he won't hurt you." I assure her with a light smile. "Aro, this is my mother." I introduce knowing that it would calm her down seeing me not afraid of him. "I know what he did scared you, but it was only because Phil hurt you." I say to her as if she were a child.
"Hello Aro." Renee says quietly with a trembling voice. Aro smiles at her gently and moves slowly to her side. "You look nice." She says as he approaches her in slow steps.
Aro stops and looks at me as I shake my head at my mother's remark. "It is nice to meet you, Renee." He says to her with a gentle smile. "I assure you I rarely harm anyone." He adds looking upset that she had to see him do that.
"Love at first sight." Renee muttered under her breath not knowing that everyone but me could hear her. Aro's eyes grow bright and he steps up to her joyfully.
"Soul mates is what we say here." Aro answered her causing her to look at him in shock.
"How did you hear me?" She asked confused knowing that no human could have heard her. "I am a vampire and so nothing you say could be missed." He answered honestly. She gets that frightened look in her eyes once more. "I won't harm you, I promise." He says interpreting her look correctly. She sighs in comfort as he reaches out and places one hand on her cheek. She turns her head towards him and nuzzles his hand. I smile and look at Marcus as he is staring at me. I move to his side and place a kiss on his mouth, gently not wanting to get him too excited but still wanting him to feel my love. He gave me a sweet smile and then turned towards his brothers.
"How are we going to handle 2 newborns at once?" He asked them knowing it could cause issues.
Aro looked at me and then at my mother. "Separate towers?" He suggested thinking to keep us apart.
"Aro you may be my mother's mate, but you aren't taking her away from me, even for the first year." I tell him slightly upset.
"As my mate she would be in my tower, and you would be in Marcus's." He answered unsure how I would take this information. I look at him and nod my understanding.
"As long as we aren't separated for a stupid reason, I don't care where we are." I answer him getting a smile from him.