Summary - "Bella is an average girl, struggling with her homosexuality and her life at home. Can the love of not one, but three vampires help show her that she shouldn't be afraid? A/B/R/V".
Author's Notes – Inspired by my dear friend Hollowgo..
Rating - Older Teen to Mature
By: WDG and Lash_Larue
The Garden of Four - Chapter Twenty – Teacher and Student...
Bella let the warm water wash over her shoulders as she stood under the shower head. Alice watched her from where she stood just outside on the cool tile and dried her body off with a white fluffy towel. She wrapped the towel around her body and leaned in briefly to place a kiss on Bella's bare shoulder. Trailing a finger down Bella's spine, she smirked when she felt a shiver, "You go ahead and finish your shower while the girls and I go on a hunt, we will have that talk when things, ummm… settle down and you are comfortable, okay?"
Bella nodded, she knew what 'talk' Alice was talking about. Hearing the door to the bathroom shut, she let her thoughts wander...
'When Bella had calmed down after taking Alice in the hall, she blushed when she heard Victoria talking to them through the wall. Looking down at Alice in shame, she pulled herself away from the girl and placed her gently back on the floor. Pulling up her pants she mumbled out an apology as she felt tears well up behind her eyes.
She heard the sound of a door opening, followed by Rose and Victoria's scent filling her nose. Lifting her eyes she was met by three golden sets of eyes. Alice reached up and gently pulled Bella's face close, and wiping away the tears that had spilled down her face, she smiled.
"Its okay Bella, really it is." stepping forward she kissed Bella before moving back and gently pulling Bella closer to Rose and Victoria. Both of whom stood nude in front of the bedroom door.
Alice gently pushed Bella into Victoria's arms and wrapped her own arms around Bella from behind. Victoria grinned and leaned in for a small kiss before nodding and going to get dressed. Rose moved in after Victoria had gone to get some clothes on, and leaning in she kissed Bella as well. Victoria kissed her softly on her lips before patting her cheek tenderly and closing the door behind her as she went to get dressed as well.
Alice grinned and kissed Bella's shoulder through her shirt.
"See? No one is mad or hurt." Turning the Bella around in her arms she kissed her once more, this time with a passionate kiss. "But I can understand your feelings on this, it's something new and it probably makes you feel so ashamed because you feel like you are cheating on me, along with a big dose of confusion, I am sure." Bella nodded and sniffled a little.
"Well, how about this...let's go get in the shower and take a few minutes to relax. When I am done... us three vampires need to hunt. So I want you to think on things and when we get back we will all sit down and have a talk, okay?" Bella took a deep breath and nodded before following after Alice down the hall to Alice's bedroom so they could take a shower.'
Bella took another deep breath before turning the now cool water off.
Getting out of the shower, she began to dry off and get dressed, all the time thinking about what had just happened in the hallway and the things Alice had told her. Heading downstairs she didn't spot Emmett anywhere, which she was glad for because no doubt the giant tease would start in on her about what had just happened. Farther into the living room she finally saw Edward and Jasper sitting at a table in the corner playing a game of chess.
Smiling, she walked over to her other brothers from another mother and grabbed Edward in a headlock and began to give him a wicked noogie while Jasper took advantage and moved his knight piece to take Edwards king. Edward wiggled his way out of Bella's headlock, smiled, and picked the girl up and twirled her around.
"Bells, it's good to see you," said the mind reading vampire, and before passing her over to Jasper he hugged her and held her in his arms for a moment or two.
Giggling, she pulled both boys into her arms once she was back on her feet. "It's good to see you guys too; I see you are finally back from your hunting trip. How did it go?"
After talking about their hunting trip, Edward and Jasper offered to play some Xbox with Bella. Pulling out the controllers, they all got set up to play some Bioshock 2 online. A few hours into the game Bella paused to call and check in on Charlie to make sure he was alright. After she got off the phone with him she went back into the living room and joined the boys once more. Not too long after that Esme brought in some sandwiches for Bella to munch on. Esme loved to feed Bella, and always made sure that she had plenty of fuel for the lycan's fire that burned within her. The sound of a car pulling up brought Bella's attention to the front door.
Carlisle walked in and smiled at her and the rest of his family. Looking around for his wife and other children he hung up his jacket and placed his bag on the ground. Bella got up and gave the man a hug while saying, "Everyone else but Edward, Jasper, and Esme is out hunting. Esme, of course, is in the kitchen." Carlisle nodded and gave his newest daughter a kiss on the forehead before moving swiftly to go find his wife.
Later on, after all their opponents had given up, Jasper and Edward disappeared somewhere upstairs with each other while Esme began to make a large supper for Bella. Carlisle was up in his office, which left Bella by herself playing some Assassin's Creed. Sighing, she got up and turned off the Xbox and lay out across the couch before looking up at the ceiling and nodding her head to herself.
She walked up the stairs, and when she passed by Jasper's room she could have sworn she heard a moan. She keep walking, and once she was in front of Carlisle's door she moved to knock on it and was surprised when a warm voice told her to enter before she could even put her knuckles against the door. Opening the door she walked in and smiled at her other father figure, closed the door behind her and sat down in the chair facing his desk.
"What can I do for you, my child?" asked Carlisle as he locked eyes with the teenager sitting in front of his desk.
Bella fiddled with her thumbs for a moment, and then said, "Well, about meeting this friend of yours...have we decided when it's going to happen? I mean, I know it's going to take place here and all that but, what day exactly? Also, should my dad be here?"
Carlisle moved his files aside and folded his hands on top of the desk. "Well, I would suggest meeting with Shelia first before we bring the subject of your dad into this, because I can guess you are still wanting to change him, correct?" When Bella blushed and nodded he continued. "Then I would think it would be best to meet her first, and learn from her and ask her your questions, let her help you understand more about your new self. Then sometime afterwards we can all sit down and have a chat with your dad and see what he thinks about being changed"
Bella nodded "So...ummm when should we meet, then?"
Carlisle smiled "If you want I can give her a call now and see if she is agreeable to coming over today. Sometimes it's best to just get things over with when you're nervous about them."
Bella nodded. "Yeah, that sounds like a good idea."
Carlisle reached for his phone and dialed in the number that was on the card Shelia had given him, and after two rings someone picked up. Bella watched Carlisle for a moment as he was talking on the phone. Then tuned out most of the conversation and stared hard at the picture on the wall behind Carlisle.
Carlisle hung up the phone and said, "She will be over here in an hour, she said she can't wait to meet you."
Bella sighed and locked eyes her other father figure, "Will you be there?" Carlisle smiled and got up, moving to Bella's side.
Placing a comforting hand on her shoulder, he smiled at her. "Of course dear, I will be there if that's what you want."
Bella nodded and stood up. "Yeah, both you and Esme, please." Carlisle nodded in return.
"Then we should be getting ready, dear." Carlisle wrapped an arm around Bella's shoulders and escorted her down the stairs and into the kitchen where Esme was stirring something around in a pot on the stove. Smiling at the sight of her husband and new daughter she walked over to them and gave Carlisle a hug with a kiss to the cheek, and Bella got the same.
Bella blushed, and Carlisle chuckled. "Hello dear, it seems we will be having company. I was wondering if you would mind cooking a little more than for just Bella? We are about to have some guests over, if you don't mind... also, Bella has asked for us to join her when the time comes for talk." Esme nodded and began to pull more stuff out of the fridge. "They are lycans too, Esme," Carlisle informed her, and Esme returned to the fridge for another load.
"That is wonderful; I would love to be there." With that she got started cooking.
Bella smiled, snuggled into Carlisle's side and said, "Thanks, Mom."
The whole room grew quiet before a loud squeal was heard and Esme captured Bella in a bear hug. Carlisle smiled and watched Bella turn red, before gently trying to pry his wife off of Bella. "Dear, she needs some air." Esme looked at Bella and saw her turning purple.
"Oh, I'm sorry," letting her daughter go she helped to steady her, and smiled at Bella. "Did you really mean that, Bella?"
After getting her breath back while leaning against the counter top, she sat down on the stool. "Yes...yes I did, my real mother...she doesn't deserve to be called that...but you, you do. So yeah, if you'd like it and don't mind, I am going to start calling you Mom, because that's what you are to me."
Esme seemed to brighten on the spot, and she hugged Bella once more and then dragged the girl with her to start cooking for the guests. Carlisle smiled and watched the two of them happily for a minute before moving to get ready himself.
It wasn't long after Carlisle came back down the stairs dressed in some more casual clothes that there was a knock sounding on the door. Smiling, he moved to answer it, and upon opening the door he saw Shelia's young-looking face staring right back at him. She looked about as nervous as a man that had just found out his daughter was pregnant. Chuckling to himself he moved out of the way and beckoned her in. "Come in, my friend! Come in. We're meeting in the kitchen, it's just through there." Carlisle pointed to the proper doorway.
Shelia walked towards the room, followed by Alicia, the smell of food calming her jumpy nerves about meeting this child, her child, in a way. Alicia's soothing touch also helped to calm her down some as she walked into the kitchen with her mate. She could see two figures, one smelled of a mixture of Carlisle's scent and flowers, while the other was slightly minty with a hint of pine trees. But what stuck out most was that the younger of the two's scent screamed alpha to Shelia's nose. It made her twitch a little as she seated herself and Alicia.
Carlisle walked in behind the two and then moved to stand near his wife. Coughing a little to get everyone's attention, he started to introduce them to each other. "Shelia, this is my wife, Emse." He pointed to Emse, who smiled and went over to shake Shelia's hand. "And this is Bella..." Shelia locked eyes with Bella for but a moment before she felt the need to turn her eyes elsewhere.
Shelia wrapped her arm around Alicia's waist and said "Its very nice to meet you, this is my wife and mate Alicia." Shelia shivered a little, she could still feel Bella's eyes on her, the girl didn't know it but her eyes had shown Shelia what a great alpha Bella could become.
Bella felt something inside her nod in satisfaction when the other wolf looked away. For some reason it felt as if she was pleased when the other wolf couldn't look her in the eyes for long. Why, she didn't know, but she could still feel pleasure from seeing it.
Clearing his throat Carlisle spoke, "So, why don't we get started then?"
Shelia moved her eyes back up and looked at Carlisle before nodding, "Yes, you're right."
Emse smiled and moved to quickly set the table for the three lycans. "Here you go dearies, eat to your hearts' content, and don't be afraid to tell me what could be changed. I enjoy cooking for lycans, Shelia and Alicia, so don't be shy."
Bella sat down, reached for her fork and began to dig in to the food in front of her, but she still kept her manners as she ate. She found that she was even hungrier than usual.
Shelia and Alicia, after seeing that the other girl was eating, started to eat as well. Both of them somehow still keeping their heads lower then Bella's out of respect for the new alpha. The lycans ate with single-minded concentration, Emmett would have been impressed.
"Now that we are all settled in comfortably, why don't we start with your questions, Bella?" said Carlisle as he sat at the head of the table near his wife.
Bella sucked the last of her noodles down and took a drink of her water, and wiping her mouth with a napkin she blushed and nodded. "Uh...well, how about why? I mean why bite me?" Bella looked towards Shelia who had already put her fork down as well.
"Well, you see, I don't clearly know that myself. But from what I have gathered so far, it would seem that the wolf inside of you cried out to my wolf, it basically said I am alpha, do as I command, and free me from my human shell! " Shelia paused and briefly raised her eyes to Bella's, "Because I can clearly smell the alpha on you from here." Shelia finished and bowed her head.
Bella licked her lips nervously, "I see."
Shelia nodded. "Yeah, I know it doesn't really sound like a good enough reason, but honestly that is the only logical reason for such a reaction as mine. I have had control of my urges for the longest time, and to just have smelled your scent and bitten you like that...it's the only reason I can see that happening, because I do have excellent control. I have had for centuries." Shelia paused and fingered her fork for a bit. "Bella, I am truly sorry for all the pain that this has caused you."
Bella looked down and nodded "It's okay...you didn't have control of yourself, and really, it's not all bad. I like being strong, and it's great to be able to run without falling. "
Carlisle and Emse watched as the talk went on, and smiled at how well things were going with all of the lycans at the table. Alicia watched as some of the shadows left Shelia's eyes when she began to talk about all of the abilities of lycans with Bella. She even sat a little straighter and seemed as if a weight had been lifted off of her shoulders.
Bella was feeling a little better about meeting this Shelia person, when a question came out of her mouth that made everyone at the table freeze. "So, how do I change my father to be like me?"
Shelia squeezed her fork so hard it bent backwards, a flash of a man's and woman's face coming to her mind's eye. Alicia laid her hand on Shelia's thigh and gently gave it a squeeze to help her lover. Shelia took a deep breath and sighed, "Why...why would you want to do that?"
Bella watched the older lycan's face for a moment before answering, "Well, I...I don't want him to die, I want him to be with me forever. I Love my Dad, I don't want to be without him, and something inside me says that he is going to make a great second in command, a great person to trust and someone that will be loyal to me no matter what."
Shelia nodded and laid the fork on the table. "I see... if...if you promise to let me teach you more about your wolf half, and to talk to your dad with me, and some of the others too, if you like, about becoming a lycan, then...then yes, I will teach you."
Bella thought about it, and the girl did seem kind of nervous about the subject, so why push?
"Sure, okay then."
"How about some dessert, girls?" Esme asked them. Full lycans were contented lycans, Esme firmly believed.
"Hold still Renee, I know this hurts, but I want to make it look as good as I can," Ruby told her.
"I'm trying, but are you sure this is necessary?" Renee replied.
"Look, we've been over this more than once. I know you don't like having sex with women, but after you got your ass kicked by that dyke out in the yard if I don't claim you then you're going to be passed around like a joint at a frat party. You can't fight worth shit, Renee, but you are pretty. I don't know how you keep your hair so nice in this place," Ruby explained. Renee was oddly pleased by the compliment.
"I know I can't fight, besides, I got another 3 months for getting the shit kicked out of me. If I start winning fights I'll never get out of here. I'll be still," Renee promised.
Ruby returned to her work.
"It's not so bad," Renee said after several minutes. "I mean, it's not so bad with you, Ruby…"
"There," Ruby said as she wiped Renee's neck with a rag and rubbed some ointment on it, "go and take a look."
Renee went over to the steel mirror secured to the wall over their sink and turned her head to one side. She thought that Ruby had really done a pretty good job, and she had to admit that she felt a little safer as she looked at her new tattoo.
Ruby's Bitch, the ink spelled on her skin.
Bella patted her stomach in satisfaction before leaning back in her chair a bit. Turning to Emse she said, "the pie was wonderful, Mom." Esme still seemed to light up whenever Bella called her that. It made the older woman want to squeal and hug the girl, but she knew that now was not the time and place. Shelia watched the whole affair with a smile, it seemed as if Bella was very happy and content with her new family.
But still, why would the girl want to bring the pain of changing on her own father upon her shoulders? Did the girl not know what could happen if things went wrong? Shelia paused in her thoughts – of course Bella didn't know anything about what could happen, alpha or not, the girl still had a lot to learn.
Alicia watched her mate from the corner of her eye, smiling, she guessed it was about time to play teacher and student once more. Only this time it would be more interesting than usual to see what would happen.
End Chapter 20
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