AN: I know I said once a week, but between homework and Destiny time just seems to disappear. Yeah I know, real shitty excuse. Alas, without further ado, I present Chapter 5.
Chapter 5: Of Peanut Butter and Sloppy Kisses
I just barely have time to put my hands up in a defensive posture before he punches my gut sending me through the wall. I got back up as soon as I hit the ground, only for Edward to slap me across the face. I went to kick him in the knees, hoping to knock him down, but he sidestepped and grabbed my throat in a choke hold. He slammed me up on the wall, snarling at me. "Bella is mine, you sinful heathen. Stay away from her." He said through clenched teeth. "Fuck you, she's not property." I said, kicking off the wall and tackling him to the ground. I started to pummel him as hard as I could, letting my animalistic side take over. He kept kicking and scratching at me trying to get out of my hold, but I had the upper hand thanks to my strength.
"Ahh, poor Eddie getting beaten by a girl?" I said, pummeling him. He snarled, before slipping out of my grasp. He leapt back up, only to be put in a headlock by Emmet. "Let me GO", he yelled. "Not before you calm down. I will not have you attacking family in this household" Carlisle spoke as he entered through the hole in the wall. "She's not family, she's a fucking home wrecking bitch". "Language Edward, I thought I raised you better" Esme said, following Carlisle in. I looked around us, as realized we had ended up in the kitchen. Everyone else followed shortly after, though they came in through the doorway. Bella was the last one through the doorway, her eyes were lowered in what seemed like shame. I immediately bounded over to her.
"What's wrong?" I asked, concerned. "I didn't expect him to hit you. It's my fault, I shouldn't have let this happen" She said softly, her head down. "It's not your fault he's a jealous asshat" I say, trying to get her to stop feeling bad about it. "I'm still here, you know." Edward said, his voice strained from the choke hold. "Be quiet" Bella and I say at the same time. "Come on, lets get away from this." I whisper to her, taking her hand. I gently try to pull her away, but she's not moving.
"No, I've got to end things. Now." She says as she turns to Edward. "I'm sorry, I really am. I tried to love you. But it just wasn't working out. So I'm leaving you Edward. I want to stay friends with the family, and I can't let you get between that." He looked like he couldn't quite believe what had just happened. "I still love you, just not as I did. I'm sorry" She finished. She took her wedding ring off, putting it on the table. Then we left out the back, into the woods.
Before we get to the tree line, I realized we were leaving Phaedra behind. "Can we take your car, please, for Phaedra?" I ask her. She nodded, and I whistled for her to come. She bounded in from the edge of the forest, with stick in her mouth. She came running up to me, dropping the stick at my feet. "Not this time, sorry fay-fay", I say, leaning down to pet her, keeping her close to me. We head around the house, to the garage. Rosalie is waiting for us, keys in hand. "Its ok, we know you need your space. We'll take care of Edward." She said as she hugged me, and then Bella. I gave her a smile, before getting in the car with Bella and Phaedra.
We traveled for a few hours. It took me awhile to realize where we had gone, but then I saw the 'Welcome to Skye' sign on the edge of town. I tugged on Bella's hand, getting her attention. "I can't go back in there, what if I hurt someone again?" She pulled over to the side of the road, and grabbed both my hands, kissing me. "It'll be ok, I have faith in you. Besides you'll eventually get used to it." She said, flashing a smile. It didn't last long though. Still, I didn't quite feel comfortable going back into town. "Ok, but first tell me why we came back here. I get that you're pissed at Him" I say, venom in my voice, "I am too. But why back here?" I ask, emphasizing the here. We stared into each other's eyes for a while. She bit her lip, taking one of her hands back to run it through her hair. She looked so fucking cute when she did that.
"Because, I wanted to get away. And this is the only place I could think of." She said, still running her hands through her hair. I couldn't stand it, she was being so adorable. I leaned over the console, and took her mouth with mine. I started to crawl onto her lap, when I heard a small bark. 'Damn' I thought, remembering we had Phaedra in the back seat. "Come on, we gotta find a place to stay tonight" I mutter, getting back in my seat.
She didn't say anything, only got back on the road. We found a nice little hotel that allowed pets, and booked it for a week. I held her hand the entire time she was getting our room, burying my nose in her neck. I didn't want to lose control here, and I didn't give a damn about the looks we got. Then we went shopping for little things, like food for Phaedra. Again, I was at her side the entire time, just in case. Not like I was complaining, Bella smelled like fucking heaven for god's sake. After we got back to the room, Bella got up and started pacing. "Are you thirsty?" she asked. Now that she mentioned it, I really was. I hadn't had much time to think about it today, because of the whole Edward situation.
"Yeah, so where are we hunting?" I ask, switching into boots I had bought earlier. "I was wondering if you wanted to hunt here… in the city..." I gave her a questioning look, wondering why she would say that. She look nervous, and continued "you know, for humans. I hunt them all the time, but only the bad guys. It's not that bad. It helps." She stared down at her feet. "Hunt… humans…?" I say, my voice barely above a whisper. She walks over to me, wrapping her arms around my body.
"It'll make you feel better, I promise." She said matter of factly, nibbling my ear. I swear, she could be such a horny teenager. Maybe hunting got her in the mood. Hmm, I have to keep that in mind for the future. But I couldn't kill humans, could I? I mean, I felt so powerful when I killed the first two, but I felt so sick afterward. Every part of my body said to kill them, but my mind said no. but the more I thought about it, the more I realized it was the better way. Who would care if a drug dealer or a rapist went 'missing?' No one. It was like a tug of war battle between what felt good, and what I thought was right. Eventually, what felt good won over.
"Lets do it." I say, getting to my feet. She beams at me, kissing my cheek. "Stay close", she winks as she grabs my hand and leads me out the room. It's a nice October night, the moon illuminating our way. We walk around a bit, before spotting a homeless guy in an alley. Bella looks around, making sure no one else is watching, before leading me down the alley. He is asleep, passed out against the wall, beer bottle in one hand. He smells like he hasn't had a bath in months.
She leans down, and snaps his neck killing him instantly. She looks back up to me, "Are you sure you wanna do this? Its ok if you wanna go get a deer or something". I shake my head, already having decided I was gonna do this. For her, I told myself, leaning down for his neck. I bit into him, lapping up his blood greedily. Bella was doing the same, on the other side of his neck. His blood didn't last long, as I was soon licking my lips clean. I stood back up, to see Bella throwing him in a nearby dumpster. She sauntered back over, smiling. She still had a little bit of blood on her lips, so I kissed her, cleaning up the blood. She purred, and pushed me up against the wall. So she was turned on by killing humans. I grinned, reaching down and teasing her with my hand. She nipped my earlobe, purring contentedly. We started kissing again, crashing our lips against each other. I would never get use to this, it felt so perfect and right and I was so hooked. Bella was my own personal drug, and I was so addicted.
She started kissing my neck when some people pass the alleyway, looking at us. The guys mouth is open in astonishment, and I can smell his sudden arousal. Disgusting. "What the fuck are you looking at?" I yell at him. The girl at his side, presumably his sister, is staring too. She seems curious, and jumps when I yell at her brother. "Come on" he mutters, and takes her hand leading them away. My Bella is still kissing my neck, but I wasn't in the mood anymore. "Bellllaaaaaaa" I draw her name out to get her attention. "I'm gonna kill those fuckers for ruining the mood" she mutters, before straightening up. "I'm still thirsty, one more?" I ask. I figured it wasn't worth berating myself over killing humans. They died all the time anyways, right? "I thought you'd never ask", she slips her hand into mine, leading me back down the street.
"So, what do you wanna do when we get done here? The night is young" I say trying to imitate Dracula. She laughs, clutching her stomach. "That's priceless, he isn't even a real vampire. Living in coffins my ass." She managed to say, between the laughter. It was nice, hearing her laugh. We just ambled around like that, exploring the town. Only the fast food joints and bars were open this late though, which kinda sucked. I made a mental note to visit a bookstore soon to get something to read. I never got out much when I was human, so I don't know much about anything here sadly.
We were walking past the bars when we found our next victim. He was some drunk asshole who was hitting on the girls going to the bar. "Hey hot stuff, want a piece of this?" Bella said, moving her hands over her body. What the hell was she thinking, showing herself off to some guy? I bared my teeth, letting out a snarl. The guy obviously didn't even notice, as he stumbled toward my Bella. I was mad at this point, beyond mad, and took him by the scruff of his shirt, and threw him back down a nearby alley. He scrambled to get back up, but I pushed him up against a wall. Bella wrapped her hands around my waist, purring in my ear. "You're so hot when you're pissed." She whispered into my ear. Well then you're gonna love this, I thought to myself. I glanced back to make sure no one was watching, before I started choking him. "Who do you think you are?! You don't deserve my Bella. No one does" I yell at him, crushing his throat. "Mmmmm, so possessive, I'm so turned on by you right now." Bella said, nipping my neck. I couldn't take it anymore, between the pleasure Bella was giving me and the blood so tantalizingly close so I latched my fangs onto his throat, drinking him dry. Bella didn't join in this time, perfectly contempt with nibbling my neck.
I finished him quickly, the fire in my throat subdued for now. "Bellllaaaaaaa" I said, for the second time that night. "I love that you love me and my body, but I have to get rid of this body real quick" I say, grabbing hold of one of his arms. She sighs, before giving my neck a kiss and taking a step back. She's pouting, but its making her look super adorable. I giggle, and drag the body over to a corner and hide it under a pile of trash.
"Come on, let's go back to our hotel room for some privacy" I say, with her giving me an even bigger pout. "You know you love me" I whisper, kissing her. I avoid the looks we got from the people on the street. She smiles, intertwining our hands together. In no time, we make it back to the hotel. Phaedra is laying on our bed, and jumps up when she hears us come in. Bella heads off to our bedroom, so I lay on my back on the floor, letting Phaedra give me big sloppy kisses. I spot a jar of peanut butter in the pantry, most likely left by the last people here. I get a mischievous idea, and hop up to grab it.
"Bella, I need you for something." I say, hiding the peanut butter behind my back. She comes back into the room, and I pounce on her. "What the hell?" is all I hear, as I cover her face in peanut butter. I hold her still, thankful for my strength. "Phaedra, sick her." I let out a laugh, watching Phaedra running her tongue all over Bella's face. "Ewwwwww, I'm gonna smell like dog for weeks" Bella lets out, struggling in my grasp. I hold her still, chuckling at her demise, letting Phaedra get all of the peanut butter.
At that moment, we here a knock on the door. I immediately get up, Bella right after me. She wipes the last of the peanut butter off her face, walking toward the door. "Who's there" She calls out. I'm right behind her, holding onto her arm. "It's me, you know, that one guy." Says the voice behind the door. Bella's posture immediately changes, she becomes more relaxed and opens the door. He walks in and the first thing I notice is his eyes. Instead of the normal red or golden I've seen, they're blue. And not just regular blue, like Electric blue and neon blue had a baby blue. He was taller than the both of us, but not overly muscular. He had on cargo shorts and a black hoodie. He was wearing vans, and had on multiple bracelets adorning both wrists. His shaggy hair was all over the place, like he had slept on it. "Holy Shit, you have one of their hoodies?" I blurt out, noticing the Of Mice & Men logo. "Yeah, I got it back when they were big. I'm only l8 you know" he chuckles. "I was turned a little after Bella here, about 18 years ago. It's my second favorite possession." "What's your first" I ask, really curious about this guy. "I have the actual Sonic Screwdriver used by Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor. Took me ten years to get it" he smiled.
Bella cleared her throat, "This is Marijane, and she so happens to be my mate." He twitched ever so slightly when she said my name, I almost missed it. "Nice to meet you Marijane, Bella's a nice girl. As long as you don't take the fuses to her precious Shelby out" he laughed, taking a hit to the ribs from Bella. "That was so not funny, I had to run all the way back to Roanoke from Chicago. It was such a pain in the ass." She grumbled, hitting him again. "Why do you let her hit you, I know you can dodge it" I blurt out again. What was with me, I never do this. He grinned, "I used to be everyone's punching bag when I was a human. Didn't bother me then, doesn't bother me now" he said, messing up Bella's hair. "Ugh you're such a pain, why do I keep you around?" Bella sighed, biting her lip. "Because I'm like the brother you never had but always wanted," he said sticking his tongue out. I then realized I didn't even know his name yet. "So you never told me who you were…" I say, looking at him. "Oh yeah, guess I didn't introduce myself." He said, sitting down in one of the chairs. Phaedra walked over to him, and leapt onto his lap, curling up on him. He chuckled, petting her head. "My name is Cole, and I just so happen to be your brother."
AN: DUNDUNDUUUNNN *Dramatic noises* was that worth the wait? I hope so. It only took a few monster infused nights with a little caffeine in the morning as well. Anyway, hoped you all enjoyed. As always, please review. You guys are the best.