AN 12/14/18: Not much change here. Just a few edits and a song list. Enjoy

Song List: Uma Thurman by Fall Out Boy

Bang Bang by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj

Havana by Camila Cabello

Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man

The Devil King's Desires Ch. 4: Shopping

*Bella POV*

The next morning began with an unusual cloudy dawn

Looks like I brought the weather from Forks with me.

It began to softly rain as I got out of bed and went to the bathroom. At least the rain and clouds would make shopping with Heidi easier. I quickly stripped off my pajamas and jumped into the shower to freshen up before going shopping.

After washing up and shaving what needed to be shaved, I stepped out, dried off, wrapped a towel around my hair and slipped a robe on as I walked back into my room. Making my way to the stack of boxes, I unpacked each one until I found the clothes I wanted to wear. I picked out a pair of black boy shorts, a black strapless bra, a black racerback tank top, black hip hugger jeans and my high lace black Converse. I was putting my hair in a tight braid when there was sharp knock on the door. Hoping that whoever was on the other side was friendly, I said, "Come in."

The door opened and in walked Demetri and Heidi. She was carrying a covered tray that I assumed was breakfast. Heidi sat the tray down, looked me over and said, "Good, at least you have some sense of style." Snorting, I said, "I'm a girl, I'm just not one that wants to look like a fashion model all the time." Heidi laughed and said, "Don't worry, I have my instructions from Caius, but I won't make you buy anything you hate. Now, eat some breakfast and then we'll head out." She took the tray cover off to reveal French toast, sausage, eggs and orange juice. I sat down and tucked in.

As I ate, I noticed Demetri reading my shirt. He asked, "Do you have any tattoos Miss Bella?" Shaking my head, I said, "Not yet. I lived with a cop, which made getting one impossible. I would like to get a few if they won't disappear when I Turn." Demetri chuckled and said, "They don't, trust me." He rolled up his sleeves, revealing a series of tattoos on his arms. He said, "I've had these since before I was Turned and they've never faded. So, you could get one or two and they would remain after you are Turned." I nodded and finished off my breakfast before saying, "Great, maybe we can do that today too."

Heidi, who had been snooping through my meager wardrobe, said, "Not without Master Caius' permission you won't." I turned and said, "Are you fucking serious? It's my body." Heidi sighed and said, "Yes, it is your body, but as you are Master Caius' Mate, we have to take into account how he'd like you to appear. I'm not sure he would approve of you having tattoos."

Great, another 'Edward' to tell me what I can and can't do with my own body…

Cursing Caius in my head, I said, "Whatever, let's get this shopping trip over and done with." Grabbing my bad with my wallet and cell phone, I followed Demetri and Heidi to the garage.

As we drove out in a heavily tinted SUV, I asked Heidi, "So, how is this going to go? You pick everything and I have no say?" Heidi shook her head and said, "No, we pick things out together. I do have a list of things we have to get, but we'll deal with those as they come." "Fair enough. I do have two requests as far as colors go." Demetri asked, "What might those be Little One?" Smiling at the nickname, I said, "Nothing white or blue." At the confused looks, I said, "White makes me look like a corpse and blue was Edward Cullen's favorite color on me. If he saw me in it, it might give the wrong impression and make him do something stupid." Heidi nodded and said, "Okay, no white or blue."

A few minutes later, we reached Volterra's shopping district. Looking at all the store fronts, I could easily see that this area catered to the vampire world. Windows were tinted as much as possible and the walkways were covered by as much awning as legally possible. We parked in front of the first store, which I happily noticed was a jeans store. Demetri and Heidi got out first, Heidi immediately heading inside while Demetri helped me out and walked inside with me. We found Heidi talking with a store associate, pointing out things on a piece of paper. When she spotted us, she said, "Start picking out things to try on. I already put a shirt in the dressing room for you to wear." Nodding, and with Demetri trailing behind, I started browsing.

It wasn't easy at first, since most of the store was not my style. But soon enough, I started finding things I liked. Anything I did pick, Heidi grabbed the same in a smaller size for after my Change. After a long browse, I took the pile and went into the dressing room to try it all on. The shirt Heidi had left for me was a simple, slightly see-through, black button up.

Good thing I picked my black bra today…

I actually like the shirt and made a mental note to tell Heidi

I changed into the shirt and the first pair of jeans, a dark blue denim with corset stitching on the sides and legs. When I stepped out, Heidi and Demetri both gave an approving nod. Heidi snapped a quick picture before waving at me to change. I went back in, put the current pair in the 'buy' pile and picked up the next pair. Heidi had tossed this pair at me before I walked into the dressing room and, upon taking a closer look, saw that they were black leather motorcycle pants. Curious, I wiggled into them and asked, "Demetri, would Caius let me ride a motorcycle?" "I would assume you'd ride with him on occasion. Why do you ask?"

Stepping out, I said, "Heidi put these in my pile to try on. Wait…Caius has a motorcycle?" Demetri smirked as he said, "Quite a few actually. It's a hobby of his." Heidi snapped a quick photo before letting me change. As I tried on more stuff, I quickly learned that if a pair of pants didn't suit me, Heidi wouldn't take a picture and would practically rush me to change. About 2 hours later, every pair had been tried on and paid for.

Next up: a shirt store

As we walked in, I turned to Heidi and said, "I like the shirt you had me wear when I tried on jeans. I want more of those as long as they don't show too much." Heidi nodded as she assured me that any tops bought today would hint, not whore out my body. With that, we started grabbing stuff off the shelves and racks to try on. Once she and I each had a decent pile, I went into the dressing room and started trying things on. Like with the jeans, if Heidi took a picture, the top was put in the 'buy' pile. If she didn't, it went in the reject pile. This store took a little longer than the first store, and I probably walked out of there with 2 times more than I actually needed, but at least I had gotten to choose a lot of it. I had a feeling though that Heidi's instructions were about clothing we hadn't come to yet.

After that, we hit a shoe store. I got a few new pairs of Converse and then a few things that were on Caius' list of 'requests. The boots were fine, even the high-heeled ones were easy enough to manage. His requests for regular high heels and stilettos were a little harder to agree to. I was klutzy by nature and wearing heels didn't help. It sucked because I liked to shoe shop and loved how my legs looked in heels.

Good thing I kept my love of shoes a secret from Alice…

The little pixie had found my big box of shoes once, but the 'Video Games' label kept her from looking inside.

Heading out to lunch, we managed to also pick up a few peasant skirts in a variety of colors at a store right by the café.

After a quick lunch for me and a hunt for Heidi and Demetri, we hit the one store I'd hoped we wouldn't: Victoria's Secret. Demetri tried to get out of going inside, but I said, "Not a chance. You're my bodyguard." He sighed and said, "I don't think Caius would approve of me seeing you like that." Growling, I said, "Then he should have come himself or had Jane be my protection today. You don't have to look Demetri, just keep the creeps away and make sure your Mate doesn't drive me crazy. Please?" Demetri sighed and followed me inside. Heidi had already started a rack in the dressing room and as I gazed at what she put there, I could see that we were going to have problems.

One word: Thongs

I walked up to Heidi and said, "We have a problem Heidi. I don't wear butt-floss." At her confused look, I said, "I don't like thongs. Pick something else." She sighed and said, "I can't. Caius was most insistent on you wearing what he listed." Trying to keep my temper in check, I asked, "If I refuse?" She pulled out her cell phone and said, "I'm supposed to call." "Do it because I'm not wearing them." I felt bad for getting mad at her when she was just following orders, but I wasn't going to back down on this. Heidi pressed a button and put the phone to her ear. A few seconds later, she said, "Master Caius? Isabella and I are having a slight disagreement about your request for underwear and lingerie." He said something and Heidi handed the phone to me saying, "He wants to talk to you."

I put the phone to my ear and said, "Hello Caius." "Good afternoon Isabella. Now, what seems to be the problem with what I've requested you buy and wear for me?" Sighing, I calmly said, "I don't like thongs. I don't enjoy the feeling of cloth in my ass. It's not sexy to me and I don't feel sexy when I've got a wedgie." He was silent, too silent to be honest. Slightly losing my patience, I said, "Caius, I will wear whatever you want me to in private if you let me veto thongs entirely." A few more minutes of silence passed before Caius said, "We have a deal Isabella. Enjoy the rest of your shopping trip." Before I could thank him, A dial tone indicated that he had hung up.

Tossing the phone back at Heidi, I said, "No thongs, he let me veto them. Let's find something else shall we?" She nodded and we browsed the racks together. We picked out several underwear sets for everyday wear. The panties in each set were boyshorts that hugged my ass and fit perfectly. I also got some sets in cotton for days when I didn't feel like lace. As I browsed the racks with babydolls on them, I saw Heidi go to the shelves with the 'granny' panties on them. I said, "Heidi, those won't be needed." She turned to me and asked, "But what about..?" I hissed, "I said no Heidi!" She nodded and joined Demetri on the couch in front of the dressing room.

I felt bad for snapping at her, but I didn't want to be reminded that I couldn't have children and didn't need to wear those kinds of panties anymore.

As I stripped, I ran my finger across the surgery scar. It had been there since about 2 months after Edward and the Cullens left Forks…

*FLASHBACK*

I had just started hanging out with the Pack after figuring out Jake and the boys were shifters. Most of the Pack didn't mind that I hung out with them, but one did: Leah.

She hated being in the Pack due to her issues with Sam and blamed me for it. It also didn't help that she wanted Jake, who was infatuated with me. So, I tried to keep the peace and keep my distance when she was around.

So when I went over to Emily's to help her cook for the weekly bonfire, I braced myself for a possible confrontation if she came by. Sure enough, just as I was preparing the potato salad, Leah stormed in. I put down the knife I was using, ready to leave if I had to. Unfortunately, she wouldn't let me. We got into another argument about how I was stringing Jake along and how if I hadn't dated Edward, none of them would have shifted.

I tried to reason with her and even the Pack tried to get her to calm down, but none of it worked. She grabbed the knife I had been using and stabbed me. I fell to the ground, the last thing I saw was the Pack tackling her to the ground while Emily called 911.

*END FLASHBACK*

Leah got 7 years for assault with a deadly weapon and I lost my ability to have kids. Leah was also stripped of her ability to shift and was thrown off the tribal council, her spot going to her younger brother, Seth.

All in all, trips to the Rez became awkward.

I tried on everything Heidi and I had picked out and ended up getting it all. My favorite piece was a purple and black corset/garter set. Gathering my purchases, the three of us got into the car and headed back to the castle. As Demetri drove, Heidi said, "I didn't mean to upset you earlier with the underwear." "It's okay. I just don't like being reminded that I can't have kids. I mean, I wasn't planning on kids anyway, but it still hurts that it's not a choice anymore but an actual fact. But hey, at least I won't have to isolate myself every month right?" Heidi laughed and said, "That's very true. Are you going to tell Master Caius?"

I sighed and said, "I might as well. I can't really hide it, plus I don't want him to waste time planning for how to protect me during that time." She nodded and we talked about random stuff until we reached the castle.

With Demetri's help, we managed to get all of the shopping bags out of the car and to my rooms. Demetri sat on the bed and watched as Heidi and I unpacked and took the tags off. Heidi took care of putting all of my lingerie and underwear in the dresser specifically for underwear while I took care of the rest. I was putting a pile of yoga pants into another dresser when there was a knock on my door. I turned to find Caius leaning against my bedroom door.

He said, "Heidi, Demetri leave us. Isabella and I have to talk."

Crap