Disclaimer- All recognizable characters belong to Mrs. Stephenie Meyer, whereas all new characters belong to me. And don't fear the reaper belongs to blue oyster cult.

Chapter 9- My house, my rules

I held my hands up in front of me and studied them in the light of the kitchen. How had I done it? How had I saved Travis? It seemed impossible, like maybe I'd just imagined it. . . But I knew I didn't. I closed my eyes and listed to the radio. Yuzria turned it on so he could listen to music while making his little potions. Don't fear the reaper was currently playing; I hated to admit it, but Yuzria had good taste in music. I tapped my fingers to the beat and sang along softly. A couple moments later Yuzria joined in, his voice soft also. I smiled and opened my eyes. He was mixing something in a big copper pot. I stood up and walked over to him. " Watcha making?" I asked. He looked up and smiled softly.

" You don't really want to know." He replied. I leaned on the counter and arched an eyebrow.

" What? Think it'll scare me? Come on, try me." He sighed and put the spoon down.

" It melts flesh." I winced, looking at my arm. I could picture the flesh melting off and shuddered.

" Off of anything? Any creature?" I questioned. Better to be safe than sorry with no skin.

" Yup."

" Remind me never to piss you off." I murmured. " Because I like my skin." He chuckled and waved his hand in a 'don't worry' fashion.

" You have nothing to fear Bella." He told me. I sat on the stool beside the island counter and just watched him make his potions. He looked so serious; I had to bite back my laughter as he muttered to himself and made a stern face. I couldn't help it. A small chuckle escaped from my lips. A tiny smirk played on his lips, but he didn't look up from his concoction. " What are you laughing at?" He asked me.

" You just look mad. It's kinda funny." I said to him. His smirk grew and he shrugged his shoulders.

" Doing spells by memory is very frustrating."

" I can imagine." All of a sudden Edward and Lynn walked in. I frowned and stepped away from the island. " What's she still doing here?" I sneered. He sighed and walked over to me, pulling me to the side with him.

" Me and my family don't think she should be by herself. What if Mitchell goes after her? That puts not only her, but her entire family at stake." He whispered. I rolled my eyes and took his hand off my shoulder.

" Edward. . . Honey. . . I don't care. I really don't." I replied. His topaz eyes stared into mine, burning a hole through me.

" You don't mean that."

" Umm, yes I do." He groaned and threw his hands in the air.

" I don't get you Bella! I really don't! You let someone who was your enemy stay but you won't let an innocent, young girl stay?" I put my hands on my hips and pursed my lips in thought.

" Yeah, that sounds about right." I responded after a couple minutes. " Besides, this is my house. Lanina and me decide who stays and who goes. Lisa stays, Lynn goes."

" Why?" He exclaimed.

" Well, Lisa doesn't have a big, fat crush on you to start with!" I yelled, starting to get angry. How could he not see my point of view?

" Lynn doesn't have a cru-"

" Oh please Edward! How dense are you? The bitch hangs around you all the damn time! I know she's undressing you with her eyes every chance she gets and I am so-o-o close to ripping them out!" I snapped.

" She's scared."

" Oh yeah, and what comforts her? Your big arms wrapped around her. Well guess what mister, your arms belong to me!" I cried. He stared at me for a couple seconds and then busted out in laughter. My mouth dropped open in shock; he was laughing at me? I growled and pushed his shoulder. He fell back a couple steps but was still laughing. " What's so fucking funny?" I asked him.

" I just cannot believe you're jealous!" He cried, still laughing.

" Yeah? So I am. Why are you laughing at me?" I answered, a little pout on my face. I hate pouting; but if there every was a time to, this was that time. He walked back in front of me and put his hand on my cheek, stroking it slightly. I fought the urge to push it away only because it felt really good.

" I'm not laughing at you. I'm laughing at the absurd notion you seem to have. Bella, my love, Lynn is a friend to me and nothing more. How many times must I tell you? I love only you." He pressed his lips to mine in a deep kiss. I pulled back and sighed. He looked so good. . . I wanted to just grab him and drag him upstairs. But I couldn't do that, I was still angry. . .Kinda.

" Fine. Your little human can stay. But she does one thing wrong, I'm drinking her." I looked at Lynn and smiled sweetly. Her heart began to beat faster, which made me smile even more.

" Thank you." He told me and kissed me again. He pushed me against the wall and nipped my lip with his teeth. I smiled and threw my hands over his neck.

" Sure." I said once the kiss was broken and we were just staring at each other. " But remember, one wrong move and she's mine." He smirked and pecked my nose with his lips then walked over to Lynn to tell her the "good" news. " Sleep with one eye open Lynn!" I yelled to her. Her eyes widened and she let out a tiny whimper. Edward scowled and took her out of the kitchen before she gave herself a heart attack. I snickered and walked back over to Yuzria. He was laughing while stirring another potion.

" You're horrible." He told me as he stirred. I grinned and shook my head in agreement.

" What can I say? I wanna keep her on her toes. Besides, it's so-o-o much fun to see her wince." I replied with a laugh. He shook his head and looked at me.

" I agree with that. Now, do you need anything made while I'm cooking it up?" I showed him which potions I could use some more of and then kicked back to relax; watching him make potions was oddly calming. The radio still played in the background, a new song was on now. Something about the lips of an angel. . .

A couple hours later I was sitting at the table with Yuzria. We were putting labels on the potions. I'd hate to melt someone's flesh off on accident while throwing what I thought was a memory bending curse. Tristine ran through my mind at that moment. I put the label on and placed the vial in my hand to the side. I peeked at Yuzria, his curly hair was falling over his eyes slightly. I had too, I had to ask. . . " You think you'll be okay? If you see her?" I spoke up. I didn't need to say her name, he'd know who I was talking about. He glanced up at me, his green eyes full of sorrow.

" I don't know." He replied quietly. " I'm sure I will be." I nodded my head, I thought he would be too. I mean, if he could willingly sit there and melt someone's flesh off he could take seeing Tristine.

" So. . . Are your parents still alive? Or, like how does that work?" There was so much about him I wanted to know, I figured I'd start with that.

" No. They were both human." My eyebrows furrowed in confusion. He saw that and put the vial in his hand down, getting ready to explain. " A gene was passed down in my mother's family."

" Like. . . A gene that allowed you to be a witch?" He chuckled and nodded his head.

" That is the easiest way to say it yes. Some people in my mother's line received the gene, some didn't."

" You were one of the lucky ones." I teased. " So. . . How long will you live?" He folded his hands on the table and shrugged his shoulders.

" Until someone happens to kill me. I don't catch diseases or get sick, but if someone were to. . . Say shoot me-"

" If it were fatal you'd die." I finished for him.

" Yes."

" Well, do you age?" I questioned him, hoping I wasn't sounding like a inquisitive five year old.

" Not unless I choose to. I've been in this state for a century so far."

" Wow. . . So, you and me are pretty similar. Except you can age and you can have children. You can have children can't you?"

" Yes I can." A knock on the door tore me from our conversation. I stood up and walked over to the door, swinging it open. Upon seeing who it was, I drew my knife out and held it up to the throat of the person standing in front of me.

" What are you doing here?" I growled.

Well, it's a bit longer lol. Hope you enjoyed it! Now, to clear up some questions. Lisa is not Lynn, no. Lisa is the person sent to distract Bella while Travis and Lanina were being attacked. Lynn is the human. Hope that helped Elven :) Also, never fear. Bella & Edward WILL be together at the end of this story. But, a lot is going to happen in between. So, stay tuned for all that drama haha. Hope you enjoyed that cliffie ;). Thanks for reading and reviewing! Keep it up haha.

Until next time,