Chapter Ninety Three

Bella

I continued to work on extending my shield, we would need it if, as Peter feared, the Volturi came after us again. Peter had given up as guinea pig after a few sessions, I think it was seeing Rose's triumphant face each time, that did it. Emmett offered his services after that and I began to do better. By the third attempt I stopped Peter from reaching him although both were out of sight in a woodland clearing.

"Hey Bells this is cheating. I think you just liked seeing me get my butt kicked by Blondie"

Rose snorted as she went inside,

"Peter we all like seeing you get your butt kicked, it makes us feel all warm and fuzzy."

Peter stomped off when we all started laughing and sulked for the next week. Even Char lost patience with him in the end

"Peter get here and stop acting the Dick head you are".

My shield was getting consistently stronger and we decided I could probably manage to protect two separate groups in different places so Char and Jasper went in one direction and Peter, Rose and Emmett the opposite. I gave them a good ten minutes as planned and then sent my shield out in the two directions. I visualised the two groups and tried to put it between the aggressors and their target. When the groups came back and Peter wasn't griping I knew I'd done it. He came over and whirled me round, kissing me on both cheeks before being thrown backwards, away from us, by Jasper.

"Jeez, I was only celebrating!"

"So celebrate with your own woman"

"Some people"

Peter went over to char mumbling but with a grin on his face,

"So I guess were about ready for the Volturi if they decide to cause trouble."

Jasper

It was almost as if they had been listening because a couple of days later an invitation arrived from Aro for all of us to visit Volterra for "talks". Of course it wasn't an invitation but a command so we arranged a flight, no one wanted to use the Volturi jet which was offered. The flight would have been peaceful if not for Peter noticing one of the flight attendants apparently paying a little more attention to Char than he thought right. She was totally oblivious to the looks he shot her way but Peter wasn't. At first we all found it hilarious but I knew how quickly Peter could become volatile where she was concerned. He started glaring at the guy every time he went past or spoke. When this had no affect on the guy Peter started to fidget so I cast around for something to take his attention away but Rose it seemed was ahead of me. She looked at the guy with a sweet smile and crossed her legs, she was wearing a very tight skirt. You could see his eyeballs revolve as he took in the view, Charlotte forgotten. Peter cooled off but now we had Emmett's jealousy to contend with. With his intimidating size it wasn't long before the guy cast about for another female and his eyes settled on Bella. Peter looked at me and smirked.

"Lets see how you handle it Major"

I ignored him for a while, Bella was reading a magazine and didn't seem to notice she was being ogled then she got up and asked him if she could have a pillow. He smiled, dazzled slightly and leant across her to open the overhead locker and get her one out. While doing this he brushed against her left breast and that was it.

Peter

As soon as I saw his move I reacted, grabbing Jasper by the arm and pushing him over to Emmett who seeing the situation more or less sat on him, aided by a startled Rose. Bella meanwhile was totally out of it, miles away, and the plane dropped in an air pocket so she grabbed the guy to stop herself falling and he ended up on top of her in the seat. Now we had a really dangerous situation with Charlotte adding her muscle to the Jasper restraint while I helped the guy up and whispered in his ear. He looked over at Jasper and nodded, scurrying away as fast as his legs would take him. Bella suddenly realizing she'd missed something looked over and gasped. Jasper was livid, struggling under the combined weight of Char, Em and Rose. We never saw the guy again during the flight, a rather pretty female replaced him but us guys deliberately ignored her and as Jasper came back to his seat I leaned across and grinned,

"Right. Now I know how to react to that kind of situation If it happens again. Thanks Major."

He didn't answer verbally but the look was enough.

Before we disembarked from the plane the air hostess came over and touched my arm,

"Excuse me but is that friend of yours spoken for?"

"Which one?"

"The guy with the blond hair"

"Nah, he's travelling with his sister, the blonde in the other seat"

"Oh thanks."

I watched with glee as she touched Jaspers shoulder and as he looked at her she slipped a piece of paper in his hand. Bella hadn't noticed but Emmett had and I knew he wouldn't keep his mouth shut so I waited for the fireworks.

AS we waited for the baggage to come through Emmett walked up to Jasper.

"So bro' what did she pass you?"

Bella turned and looked at them,

"Who?"

"The flight attendant handed Jasper something as we landed."

She looked at him and I had to smile to myself, sparks were about to fly.

"What did she give you?" She asked him

He shrugged and took the paper out of his pocket handing it over.

Bella read it and looked shocked but she didn't say anything and I was really disappointed, then she turned to Charlotte and handed it to her. She read it and smiling gave it to Rose who glanced and looked at me,

"What?"

I was getting nervous,

Charlotte came over,

"Have you been stirring it Peter?"

"Me no why?"

"Are you sure? Did you tell the flight attendant that Jasper was travelling alone?"

"No. Why would I do that?"

At this point the flight attendant herself passed us with a grin, she winked at me as she went.

"What does that say?" I asked snatching the paper.

"Watch your travelling companion he's trying to stitch you up, but my friend fancies him"

The bitch, she stitched me up instead!

I had no idea why until I saw her as we walked out of the airport, arm in arm with the flight attendant who raised his eyebrow and blew me a kiss!