Chapter 6: Come Undone
Bella's Point of View
Dean left me alone at the house to go talk to Sam and all I did was sit there and think over and over that tomorrow John was going to be here. Everything was going good, granted I'm being chased by a psychotic vampire, my best friend and boyfriend are fighting for my heart, and now my brothers are joining the fight, but other than that it was smooth sailing. I just assumed I had more time to prepare, but now I didn't. I knew that if Dean had figured out about Edward John would now too and the confrontation would happen, but I didn't want my brothers to choose between me and John especially Dean. He has always tried to defend John's actions while all Sam and I saw was an absent father.
"Is everything alright?" Edward's voice asked cutting through my thoughts.
"Yeah." I said as he climbed in through my window.
"You're lying." He said and sat on the bed next to me.
"I know." I replied.
"Bella darling what's wrong?" Edward asked and forced me to look at him.
"You aren't going to like it." I said, but he wasn't backing down, "John will be here tomorrow."
Edward froze and just looked at me for what seemed like an eternity. When he finally unfroze he wrapped his arms around me and we laid down.
"Are you alright?" he murmured in my hair.
"I'm more worried about Dean." I said.
"Why?" he asked and I untangled myself from him and began pacing.
"You don't understand Edward all our lives Dean has been the one who defended John and looked up to him like he is a damn hero. Sam and I saw through all the bullshit, but Dean never stopped believing; he thought John was doing what was best. He has never been able to accept the fact that he was our father not John." I said. "I remember one Christmas John was out on a hunt and we were hoping he would be there on Christmas Day; of course that was when I still believed in Santa Clause and called John Dad. Dean kept telling us that he would be here, but as it got closer Sam and I knew he wouldn't be there, but Dean wouldn't believe it. It was Christmas Eve and we knew John wasn't coming, but Dean refused to let us think that so he snuck out and broke into someone's house and stole their presents. He brought them back to our crappy motel and he woke us up saying John had come with presents." I said.
"How did you figure out Dean did it?" Edward asked.
I walked over to the window and laughed, "When Sam and I went to open up our presents and Sam had gotten baton and I got a yoga video. When we confronted Dean he swore John had come, but Sam and I knew the truth and then we asked him where he got everything. Sam was upset and Dean swore he didn't know that Sam's were chicks' presents and we all laughed. Dean said John would have been there if he could and I said if he was alive. Sam and I had gotten something for John and we decided to give it to Dean. Dean refused to take it, but we said John had lied to us not him and today this day he still has it."
"What did you give him?" Edward asked coming to stand behind me.
"That necklace he wears." I replied.
"Dean is the loyal son." Edward said.
"Yes, he believes in John so much and when I saw the look on his face when he told me he knew it broke my heart. It was the same look Sam had on his face that Christmas." I said.
"Everything will work out." Edward said kissing my head.
Dean's Point of View
"Tomorrow?" Sam said for the hundredth time.
"Yes tomorrow are you deaf?" I asked.
"Well what's the plan?" Jake asked.
"Keep him away from you, the pack and the Cullen's and of course baby girl." I replied.
"How is that possible if they are going to be coming to the graduation?" Alice asked.
"We just work around it." I said.
"How do you plan on working around it?" Rose asked me.
"I don't know." I replied.
"He thinks better on his feet." Sam explained.
"How is Bella dealing?" Esme asked.
"I don't know; she wouldn't talk." I said.
"Is she starting to shut down?" Jo asked.
"Yeah." I said.
"What do you mean 'shut down'?" Emmett asked.
"She's starting to close up; I wouldn't be surprised if she starts to keep things from us." Sam said.
"Why would she?" Jasper asked.
Sam looked at me and I sighed, "Because I view our dad as a hero."
"HOW CAN YOU?" Rose yelled.
"This was before I knew." I snapped back.
"Look when we were kids Dean tried to explain and cover for our dad. He took it upon himself to explain why Dad wasn't around and defend the reasons." Sam explained.
Everyone was quiet at that point and I decided to leave, "I'm going to go talk to Bella." I said.
I got back to Uncle Charlie's and walked into Bella's room to see her asleep on Edward's chest.
"You out here now." I growled at him.
He met me downstairs, "I'm sorry; she asked me not to leave." He said.
"I know, but you and I need to set some ground rules; that's my little sister up there and no matter what that's what she will always be. So help me god if you hurt her I'll burn your ass." I threatened.
"Bella told me about how you idolize John." He said.
"Yeah, I did." I said grabbing a beer from the fridge, "But once he laid his hands on Bella….." I trailed.
We didn't say anymore and he returned to her room and I crashed on the couch.
When I woke up in the morning Bella had already left for school and Sam wasn't back yet. I called Jo;
"Hey you still at the Cullen's?" I asked when she picked up.
"Well good morning to you too." Jo said, "And yes we are."
"Are they there?" I asked putting on a shirt.
"Yeah, it's sunny out today so they had to stay home." She explained.
"Alright well I'll be over in a few." I said and walked to the door.
I opened it up and there was Bobby and Ellen.
"Hey Dean," Ellen said and gave me a hug, "My daughter here or have the four horsemen been causing trouble?" she teased.
"She's with Bella's boyfriend's family." I said.
"When do we meet them?" Bobby said shaking my hand.
"I don't know; where's Dad?" I asked looking for him.
"OH he headed over to the school to see Bella; you know just spend some time just them." He said.
"WHAT?" I yelled and reached for my phone.
"What's wrong Dean?" Ellen asked.
I grabbed my phone and dialed Jo;
"You miss me already?" Jo teased.
"We got a problem." I said and headed out to my car.
Bella's Point of View
I was sitting in English wishing Edward was here when I looked outside and saw John. He was standing by his car and then he spotted me and waved. I raised my hand;
"Yes, Miss Swan?" Mr. Berty said.
"May I please be excused I'm not feeling well." I said.
He excused me and I went to the office and checked out. I walked across the parking lot to him and for the first time in three years we were face to face.
"You let your hair go back to blonde and took out the contacts." He mumbled.
"Yeah." I said.
"Bella can we talk?" he asked.
"I don't know." I said, "I don't think it would be a good idea."
"What so now you can't talk to your own father?" he asked getting angry.
"You have no right to say you're my father." I hissed getting angry as well. "How dare you show up here and expect anything from me?"
He glared at me, "I expect it because no matter what I'm your father damn it." He said and slammed his fist down on the car.
We stood there for a moment glaring until finally he calmed down.
"Baby bell." He said and my heart broke; he hadn't called me that in over ten years, "Please let's talk."
I simply nodded, got into his car, and we drove to Port Angles in silence. He finally stopped at a park and we got out and started walking.
"How's school?" he finally asked.
"Good another couple weeks and graduation is here." I said.
"What are you going to do then?" he asked.
"Don't know." I replied.
"How about you start hunting with Sam, Dean, and me again." He suggested and I stopped walking.
"You're kidding right?" I asked.
"No." he said.
"No," I said, "You expect me to just start hunting like nothing ever happened."
"Nothing happened." He whispered.
I looked at him shocked, "Nothing happened, that's bullshit and you know it." I said "How dare you say that to me."
"I'm your father and you will respect me." He said grabbing my arm.
"You lost the right to be my father a long time ago." I said and yanked my arm free, "And if you ever put your hands on me again I swear to God you will regret it." I said and stormed off.
Dean's Point of View
"What kind of problem?" Jo asked as I got into my impala.
"Put Sammy on the phone." I said and I started toward the Cullen place.
"Dean what's up?" Sam asked.
"Dad went to see Bella at school." I said taking a corner fast.
"Edward is calling the school to find out if she's still there; How did you find out?" he asked me.
I was about to answer when I heard vamp boy say, "She left school about two hours ago and her friend Angela said she got into a car with a man."
"That's Dad." I said, "Look I'm pulling up the drive now." And hung up.
I parked the car and got out as Sam came over, "Hey how did you find out?" he asked.
"Bobby and Ellen showed up…" I started and then it hit me, I was so wrapped up in Dad seeing Bella I forgot about them and ten to one they followed me here.
Sure enough a beat up old car pulled up behind mine and they got out guns raised;
"Let my daughter go you bloodsucking bitches." Ellen screamed.
"MOM!" Jo yelled standing between them and the Cullen's, "This is Bella's boyfriends' family; they are cool."
"What the hell?" Bobby asked, "Bella's dating a vamp?"
"And she's friends with a werewolf; it's a very long complicated story, but 1. They aren't like the vampires and werewolves we have faced and 2. Just chill out and lower the guns." Jo said and they did so.
"Which one of you knew about this?" Bobby asked Sam and me.
"I've known for a few months." Sam admitted.
"I found out in the airport." Jo chirped up.
"Yesterday." I answered.
"I think I need a drink." Bobby said.
"Make that two." Ellen chimed in. "Now we will get to this whole mess in a minute, but what made you run out of the house like a bat out of hell when you heard John went to go see Bella?"
I cringed and Sammy spoke up, "That's a very complicated story one that I've known about for a while; Jo and Dean just recently found out."
"Bella always would tell you first since you got a cooler head." Bobby mumbled.
Carlisle came over to us, "Allow me to introduce myself; I'm Carlisle Cullen, this is my wife Esme, our daughters Rosalie and Alice and our sons Jasper, Emmett and Edward. Bella has spoken very highly of you both."
"You'll excuse us if we don't just warm right up to ya." Bobby said stiffening.
"Completely understandable, but I believe we have more pressing matters to attend to." Carlisle answered.
Just then the wolves came out of the woods;
"I swear to God he lays a hand on her I'll rip him apart." Jake seethed.
"Who are they?" Ellen asked.
"The werewolves mom." Jo said coming to stand by us, "Don't worry that guy that just spoke well him and Edward are fighting each other for Bella's heart."
"She sure can pick them." Ellen said.
Just then my phone rang;
"Hello?" I answered.
"Is Bella with you?" Charlie asked.
"No she's with John." I answered.
"No John's with me. According to him they got into a fight and she stormed off somewhere in Port Angles." Charlie said.
"He let her go on her own." I said.
"Yeah don't worry we have gone a few rounds already." Charlie said. "Where are you?"
"The Cullen's; Bobby and Ellen just met them." I said.
"So they know; I have half a mind to hand your father over to them." Charlie said.
"Might as well bring him over here and let's get this over with." I said and hung up than looked everyone. "Bella and Dad went to Port Angles and got into an argument and then she left."
"Did he hit her?" Jo asked.
"Jo, John would never do that to his own daughter." Ellen said and we all became quiet.
Bobby was the one to connect the dots; "That's why she hasn't talked to him in three years." He said and I nodded.
Ellen started a string of curses while Bobby loaded his gun saying he was going to shoot Dad. I watched as Charlie's cruiser pulled up the drive and then my phone ring and the caller id read Bella.
"Baby girl where are you?" I answered.
"Sorry, Dean-o baby girl is tied up at the moment." A female voice said laughing, "Don't worry though she's still intact…..for now."
"Who is this?" I growled.
"Dean I'm hurt did our time together mean so little to you?" the female voice said and then I recognized it.
"Meg." I growled and she laughed again.
A/N: Okay I know this chapter is kind of all over the place, but since right now I'm kind of all over the place it's reflecting in my writing and I'm sorry. I hope you like it and please review.