Twilight Laurent AU
By: FunahoMisaki
(A/N: I own nothing and read last chapter)
Bella woke up a few hours later in her room, wearing a pair of comfortable pajamas and to the sound of several French curses as someone laughed loudly and hard from downstairs. Rolling out of bed Bella frowned in confusion as she exited her room and walked down stairs, pausing in the kitchen doorway at the sight in front of her.
An obviously frazzled Laurent was at the stove trying to cook something but the pan seemed to have caught on fire and he was currently freaking out and cursing in French while Irina was sitting at the table laughing her ass off alongside who Bella realized was Leah while Seth was freaking out next to Laurent.
"You know there's a fire extinguisher for a reason and that you can just put it in the sink right?" Bella asked in French as she looked at Laurent amused, causing the whole kitchen to freeze as they all turned to look at Bella. Bella for her part merely stared back at them before shaking her head and walking over to the stove.
"Bella that's hot." Seth said earning an amused look from Bella and a snort from Leah.
"It's alright Seth." Bella said rolling her eyes slightly at the boy as she grabbed the flaming pan with one hand and put it in the sink to run water over it to put out the fire.
"Are you hurt Bella Bug? That pan was on fire and could have burnt you!" Laurent asked grabbing Bella's hand and examining it worriedly and causing Bella to blink up at him for a second.
"I'm fine Lar. I've done worse than that before and came out unharmed…besides Renee got into one of her kicks involving flaming foods and all before so it's not the first time I've had to grab a pan that was on fire." Bella said smiling slightly at the French vampire who relaxed a bit at seeing her unharmed while Leah was cracking up.
"Big scary vampire my finely toned ass! You're a complete softie for little sis." Leah said snickering and causing Laurent to give her a glare while Bella snickered as well at her 'big sister'.
"Whoever you paid to say you had a finely toned ass should give you your money back Lee-lee." Bella said making Leah yelp indignantly while Seth busted out laughing and Irina giggled slightly.
"How are you two related if you do not mind me asking…and Bella how do you know French?" Laurent asked looking amused as he looked between the two girls who smirked.
"Learned French when Renée took me with her to France when I was nine. Leah and Seth are my siblings in a sense. Their mom is dating my dad even though we act like we don't know it yet. They're trying to be sneaky about it. After Jake proved what an ass he was Lee-Lee and Sethy helped me a good bit…that and saved my life." Bella said shrugging a bit and causing the two vampires to tense.
"Save your life? How? Who am I killing Bella Bug?" Laurent asked fretting rather protectively over Bella who blinked up at him confused.
"They pulled me out of the water…" Bella said looking confused at his frantic fretting while Leah and Seth scowled in unison at the reminder.
"See there's a sort of adrenaline sport at La Push, it's called Cliff Diving and well…the name is self-explanatory. One day Jacob took Bella Cliff Diving but obviously didn't take into account how frail her body has become thanks to being pretty much catatonic for five months and only eating when someone forced food into her mouth. The currents had swept her away and he didn't realize what was happening but Seth and I were nearby and we figured out what was going on. She's my little sis and Seth's other big sis so naturally we'd go in after her." Leah began to explain but paused for a second as she looked at Bella confused.
"I don't know where she got it from or how she managed to get a hold of it, but when Seth and I got to her…Bella was holding a sword in one hand and she wouldn't let it go for nothing in the world. She was barely conscious and had passed out soon after she saw us but she still wouldn't let go of that sword…finally we managed to get her above the water and to the shore. Jacob had apparently figured out what had happened by that time and was yelling at us saying he could have handled it and that he was going to save her." Leah said rolling her eyes and then giving Bella a proud grin while she gave a sheepish smile and blushed a bit.
"By this time Bellsy here had regained consciousness and heard what he said about how after he had 'rescued' her she would have fallen for him…" Seth was grinning as well while Irina and Laurent both snarled at the thought of a mutt make Bella fall for him.
"Bella gave him a hard right straight that knocked him on his ass but she sprained her wrist pretty badly doing so. The look on his face was priceless!" Leah said snickering again as she recalled the look on Jacob's face.
"Good job." Irina said beaming proudly at Bella who was blushing under the praise and recalling the story as she moved about the kitchen fixing some food.
"Thanks…but what time is it and what happened? Last thing I remember was falling asleep after you picked me up? Sorry about that by the way." Bella asked looking over her shoulder at Irina with an apologetic smile even as she cracked some eggs into a clean pan and began frying them.
"Well after you fell asleep, which I didn't mind at all since it seemed like you could use a good long nap, Laurent and I began tracking your scent to your house where we found these two-" Here Irina paused as she motioned to the two natives who gave matching cheeky grins and waves.
"Running around like crazy worrying over you being gone so long without telling them first." Irina continued causing Leah to shrug while Seth at least looked sheepish.
"Sorry but you're our sister and with all that happened…well you know how protective we can get of you." Seth said shrugging slightly and causing Bella to snicker a bit.
"After you decked Mike for trying to flirt with me despite me telling him that I wasn't interested…yes I know how protective you can be." Bella said shooting Seth a look of fond amusement as she scooped the eggs onto a plate and began making waffles next.
"Wait where was I during this?" Leah asked straightening up as her eyes narrowed angrily.
"You were busy messing with Lauren's car engine so that it wouldn't start later after she called me names and tripped me up." Bella said patiently over her shoulder earning an 'oh' from the taller girl while Laurent and Irina looked amused at the interactions between the three.
"After we brought you here Leah took you upstairs and put you in your pajamas so that you'd be more comfortable while you slept then she came back down here and we began talking about taking you to Alaska with us. They insisted on coming as well." Irina continued easily.
"Of course we did! You might be good ones but there's no way I'm letting my baby sis go off with a bunch of vampires alone!" Leah said not caring that she was interrupting the blond who merely nodded at that, she couldn't fault the girl. She'd do the same thing in less than a heartbeat for both of her elder sisters if their positions were reversed.
"And then your dad called saying that he was going fishing for the weekend." Irina was frowning at this she couldn't understand why he would just leave his daughter alone for a whole weekend, especially given how danger prone and frail she seemed. She seemed even frailer when compared to her siblings who were both tall and muscular.
"Who wants to bet if he's actually fishing or if he's at a hotel with Sue?" Bella asked over her shoulder as she plated the pancakes and started making some bacon.
"No bet!" Both Clearwater siblings said instantly as they sat at the table relaxing as Bella cooked.
"He does this often?" Laurent asked frowning as well. It was obvious that it bothered him that the man could just up and leave his already damaged daughter like this as well.
"About once or twice…a month." Bella said shrugging as she fried up the bacon some more before glancing back at her 'brother' for a second.
"Seth set the table will you?" Bella asked causing the boy to bolt up and quickly place three dishes and sets of silverware on the table before looking at the vampires.
"Um…do you two eat or want anything to drink?" Seth asked confused and causing the two to shake their heads in the negative.
"We could but, we wouldn't enjoy it and would have to…make it come back up later. Thank you for offering though." Irina said smiling at the boy who blushed a bit and muttered a 'no problem' causing his sisters to snicker.
"Look Bells. Your lesson on manners did stick with him!" Leah nearly cackled causing Seth to blush darker while Bella smirked a bit.
"Now if only they would stick with you." Bella said with a snort, making Leah pout while Seth stuck his tongue out, as Bella plated the bacon and then moved and placed all three plates of food on the table. Leah and Seth eyed the food hungrily but patiently waited until Bella had put a little bit of bacon and eggs on her plate and sat down before they dove for it.
"Did they not eat in the last few days?" Irina asked staring surprised at the two Clearwaters digging into the food as if they were starved. She may not have needed human food in over a thousand years but she had seen other humans eat, and it was quite a bit different than what she was seeing now.
"They eat like this all the time since they've shot up in height. They're considerate enough to at least let me make my plate first or save some for me though. Is it alright if we eat in front of you? I don't want to be rude or make either of you uncomfortable..." Bella trailed off when Irina smiled at her and leaned over to kiss her forehead, Laurent chuckling as he patted the top of Bella's head gently as well which had Bella blushing shyly at the open signs of affection.
"We don't mind Bella Bug, but are you sure you don't want more than that?" Laurent asked pointing at Bella's plate which didn't have a lot in it. Even he knew that the amount on her plate wasn't enough for most humans.
"I'm sure. My stomach shrunk a lot while I was…out of it so I can't eat much without getting sick later." Bella said wincing slightly and causing the two vampires to give her worried looks.
"Well since neither of us like the idea of you, all three of you actually, being on your own with such dangerous enemies around…we'll just have to make sure nothing happens to you three until your parents return." Irina said smirking slightly as the Clearwaters looked up at them curiously, heads tilted to the side like puppies with half a pancake hanging out of Seth's mouth and a piece of bacon hanging out of Leah's, much to Irina's amusement.
"Chew you two." Bella said smiling fondly at her 'siblings' and causing them to chew and swallow their food and give sheepish grins as all three of the teens looked at the two vampires who grinned, their next words surprising and strangely touching to the three.
"So we'll just have to stay here with you three and protect you."
