Ch 3
PPOV
I'm not one to stand on ceremony and most of the niceties of the world seem like a big heap of wasted time if you ask me, but fuck me sideways I was not happy that the Major had run off. Char is fretting like any new mama and he's got the juice to calm her down. Although I'm guessing by the emotions he was throwing off he wasn't in the mood for comforting or being comforted. Seeing her battered body had been like waving a red flag at an angry bull. The fucker ran off in the wrong direction though and we needed him here.
Maybe it was how Bella looked all marked to hell with bruises. I know Jasper isn't cool with violence towards women but he's seen a whole lot worse. Back when we were puppets in that slut bags army we saw newborns rip each other's heads off and fuck the still twitching corpses. It was damn sure upsetting seeing Bella that way but twitchy corpse fucking is twitchy corpse fucking!
Every second that passed my conviction grew that Bella is the big change I sensed coming and damn if she doesn't have some mean fuckers on her side already. Char damn near ripped my arm off for trying to help her put the girl in the damn tub, the Major looked like he wanted to skin someone alive, and I guess you could say I was fond of her myself. I keep replaying the memory of her getting free and slugging that son of a bitch before clawing his face. It brought a smile to my face everytime. She was meant for this family, hard little hellcat.
Time kept dripping slow as molasses and Char kept tending to Bella. I left her to it, just putting some clothes in there for when it was done. This change was different to any I've seen and brother I seen quite a few.
First off she wasn't screaming and the fire of the change burns like Hell itself is turning you into a BBQ. Instead of the walls ringing with sounds of torment there were only whimpers and Char's gentle shushing. It felt like a human death instead of a vampire birth. Maybe that's why we're all so on edge, cause this one's not like the others and we all really want this one to live.
I've got no idea how many hours dragged by before I heard Jasper running across the ground heading for the house. I decided to take my happy sexy ass out there to greet him and give him a helping of some attitude for fucking off like he did. My mind had come up with around a thousand snarky things to say to him when I saw him come through the trees and decided to keep my big mouth shut. The Major looked like hammered shit. His clothes were torn and hanging off of him and bits of shrub and blood were caked in his hair.
"Well this shit ain't normal. What's going on Major?"
"The Cullens are coming." He choked this out through gritted teeth.
"One, what the Hell for? And two, why does that have you running around like a granite hobo?" I can't help being bilingual and snark is my second language even when the situation don't call for it.
A pained look crossed my brother's face before he composed it, "Alice still can't see anything about us including Bella. They're a mix of confused and excited, thought maybe we could use the help. I'm sure Carlisle and Esme are thinking they can offer her another choice or some shit. You know how they are, saving the world one vampire at a time."
That pissed me right off and I know he felt it. "Look here Major. I told you before if you want us to kick rocks we will but there ain't no way the Cullens are gonna go carting Bella off to be dressed up like a Barbie doll. We got more experience with newborns then any of them. Maybe we ain't all fancy like the Cullens but we're not total sparkly white trash either!" I didn't realise till the end that my voice was raised but damn them and their cashmere covered existence. Most vamps didn't even stay in one place. We had a home and plenty of critters around if she decided to hunt them instead of humans and Jasper could help her with it.
Jasper heaved a heavy sigh, "I understand what you're saying Peter believe me. But what do we know about Bella huh? For all we know she is the Mayor's missing spoiled daughter who was out slumming it for a night. Maybe she won't want to stay with us." He said this last part in defeat, a tone I had never heard from the bad ass in front of me, and I never wanted to again. He was too good of a man and had fought his way through too much shit to sound so beaten.
I knew Jasper felt a lot of shame over shit he'd done in the past. Hell he'd be a real prick not to. I'd seen this guy torture newborns just with his power using their worst emotions against them. A vampire can't die of fear but we can sure as Hell feel it along with a whole ass load of other unpleasant ones.
"I'm saying this to you as a brother, not as your second in command, you seen as well as I have how we've all reacted to Bella. Ain't no way you're gonna convince me that she don't belong with us. Shit Jasper, even when Char and me started schooling those fucks she didn't run away like a scared little princess. She fought back and had a decent arm on her to boot. Bella ain't no one's spoiled daughter, except me and Char's.
I'll concede that if she wakes up and settles in a bit she can make her own decision but that's it."
"LIKE HELL SHE CAN!" Oh shit I forgot that Char could hear us. She was at our sides in a flash shaking in her rage.
"Char baby calm down". I tried to put my arms around her shoulders but she shook me off and sent me a glare that would melt steel. Confused the Hell out of my dick too. He didn't know whether to hide in fear or roar in lust.
"No I will not calm down. Jasper I put up with the Cullens for your sake, Hell I even like Rose and Em. But they can yap their gums about family all they want. We are just as much of a family and that girl in there changing is by all rights my daughter. I AM HER SIRE. So unless they march in here baring her mate on a silver platter, they can fuck back off to their fairy tale. End of story."
Just like that Char stalked away at angry human speed, giving me time to admire how much she swings her hips when mad. Peach of an ass on that woman I tell ya.
I chuckled a bit before saying, "Well guess that's that Major. No offense but that woman scares me almost as much as she makes me love her."
Jasper actually looked thoughtful and relieved. "No Peter I understand and agree. I didn't like the thought of them taking Bella, guess I let their bullshit get into my head again. I'll stand by you both and your claims on her. Unless.."
"Unless what?"
"Unless they do bring her mate with them." I saw him swallow thickly, like a bad taste he couldn't get rid of and I almost giggled in glee. I think the sadistic bad ass blood soaked Major of the Southern Wars, known as the God of War in many circles, had a crush on my daughter to be.
I can't wait till he has to ask our permission to take her on a date.