Hii, this is a repost due to ff not sending out an email alert when i first posted this on friday. New chapter will be a few days. Sorry for the confusion x

This one gave me a bit of trouble but thanks to my girlfriend I think we managed to work out all the kinks. Hope you think so too! But, as always comments are appreciated and help me keep the right feel for the story.

Lil'D

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Kate and Tanya were getting a little concerned. They had felt Irina's pleasure but then there had been nothing.

"Maybe it's Bella's shield?" Tanya reasoned, speaking aloud to try and allay both their worries.

"Maybe. Should we go check?" Kate asked, not being able to settle in the house knowing her sister may be in trouble.

"No, she is strong. If she really needed us we would know," Tanya reasoned, always the more level headed of the two. It wasn't until they heard a set of footsteps approach that they stirred to action. It was impossible to tell who it was because the steps were heavier than both Bella, Rose or Irina's and it spiked their concern. What they saw when they left the house caused even greater worry. It was Bella but she was carrying Irina, cradled in her arms, naked.

Neither Kate nor Tanya could help themselves and ran to the newborn, their anger very apparent as they hissed a warning at the young vampire who hissed back as she was circled by the two ancient's.

"What did you do?" Kate growled as Tanya tried to take her sister from Bella. It wasn't until Irina mumbled a protest and sent a reassuring wave of her chi to her sisters and simultaneously snuggled closer to Bella that they backed off. Irina was obviously alright but to see her like this, so vulnerable, was a concern for them both.

Bella ignored both sisters as she continued towards the house, forsaking the interior to circle to the back, leaping effortlessly to the balcony that led to Irina's room.

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It was over. Bella pulled out and rolled off the blonde who was lying face down, limbs sprawled ungraciously on the soft ground.

When she saw no sign of movement Bella had become a little concerned and sniffed to make sure she hadn't injured Irina. The blonde whimpered and curled up on her side, Bella nuzzled Irina, rubbing her cheek against the blonde's who then began purring. Reassured, the newborn looked around for Irina's clothes bur saw only scraps so gave up on that idea and simply picked up the still incapacitated blonde in her arms and began the journey home.

Bella was still in tune with her beast when she approached the house and the presence of the the sisters caused an unhappy growl.

"Shh," Irina whispered as she felt her sisters. "It's Ok. Take me inside," Bella did as she was asked and after the sisters allowed her to pass she carried the blonde inside and to the bathroom. There, she rested the exhausted vampire in the bath and warmed up the shower before taking her time to clean the worst of the dirt of her still limp body. Irina appreciated the help, she was actually touched that Bella would do this for her but the newborn was an intriguing creature at the best of times.

"I'm sorry," Bella murmured as she took in the dirt and scratches that covered the ancient's body.

"I'm fine," was the languid response, almost a purr of satisfaction as Irina relaxed under the newborn's tender ministrations and warm water. The brunette felt the sincerity of the words and carefully finished washing her lover before helping her out of the tub and wrapping her in a thick towel.

Tanya and Kate waited impatiently in the bedroom for Irina, until Bella entered the room with their sister once again in her arms, but now clean and dry. The newborn gently laid the blonde on the bed and stepped back, flicking a glance at the two sisters and issuing a low growl.

"Leave us," Irina instructed to her sister's dismay.

" 'rina?" Kate whimpered, needing to be close to her sister. Tanya was silent but felt a similar need.

"Later," the youngest sister mumbled. "Bella?" The newborn cautiously approached the bed, an arm reached out and pulled her down effectively dismissing Tanya and Kate who left, unhappy with the situation but unwilling to challenge their sisters wishes.

When they were alone Irina curled up against the newborn, basking in the protection she knew was on offer. She was still very vulnerable from the experience and the thought of facing her sisters, however loving they were, was a little daunting knowing the questions they would have about her weakened state.

Bella had been very surprised by Irina's actions but also pleased to be needed. Post sex snuggling was a luxury she had not yet experienced and she was enjoying the blonde's affections as she sporadically nuzzled against the newborn.

It wasn't until several hours had passed that Bella stiffened.

"Go," Irina mumbled as she felt Rose's presence almost as soon as the newborn had sensed the return of her bond-mate. Bella placed a kiss on the blonde's forehead before slipping off the bed and out of the room.

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Rose was angry. Angry at Irina, angry at Bella and angry at herself for letting her emotions get in the way of what was best for Bella and therefore best for her.

The run home back to Denali was quick, the fury adding to her speed and it wasn't until she drew close that she forced herself to stop and calm down. Her rational mind knew that there was nothing to be achieved by taking this out on her coven-mates but she also knew it wasn't going to be easy.

Bella was hers god dammit!

Rose wouldn't allow herself to be affected by her insecurities, shutting her emotions down behind the thick walls she had spent years perfecting.

Bella was standing on the balcony of her room, trying to make sense of -, of everything. Of Irina, and Rose, and of herself as she waited for her bond-mate. She felt Rose return and the unmistakable pull of her chi as it cried out for it's mate. Bella was over the balcony in a flash and running towards the tree line and the exact spot where Rose appeared.

Rose was stunned, she had felt Bella but had not expected to see the newborn waiting for her. She needed more time to get herself under control, not -.

Bella saw Rose stop but she continued forward until she was only a pace or two away. She wasn't expecting the look of utter disgust on the blonde's face or the low, rumbling growl that slowly built into a fierce roar.

"How dare you!" Rose snarled at the brunette. "How fucking dare you?" Bella took a step back in the face of the pure ferocity emanating from the blonde. "It's bad enough knowing, standing back while you -. But this?" The blonde hissed and Bella whimpered, not knowing why Rose was so upset. Rose dropped her head and stopped speaking, stopped breathing. All she could smell was sex, the combined scent of Irina and Bella and when Bella had approached it had hit her like a punch in the face, completely de-railing all attempts she had made to control her emotions.

"Rose?" The blonde slowly raised obsidian black eyes to the newborn's concerned gaze. "Rose?" She queried again, needing to know why the blonde was so upset, so angry. "I'm yours Rose," Bella pledged, hoping to allay some of the blonde's aggression.

"Don't talk to me right now!" Rose snarled. "Come find me when you've figured out what the hell you've just done."

Rose shifted past the newborn and ran to her room. Slamming the door with such force that the frame of the house shook. She ran the shower and stripped off at vampire speed, desperate to get the lingering scent off her body. At least she'd had the decency to shower after being with Kate, and that had been before the bond had properly formed. The fact that Bella had literally rubbed her face in the act had really angered her. And hurt, it hurt like hell.

Bella was left alone and confused. She'd missed Rose and she understood that her bond-mate knew what had happened but what -?. She sighed and took a deep breath. What -? She took an experimental sniff. Fuck! Rose's reaction suddenly made a lot more sense.

"Shit!" The newborn cursed, berating herself on her own stupidity, not able to imagine her own reaction if she'd come across another vampire scent on her bond-mate. It was bad enough Rose had fucking stunk of Emmett when she'd returned even though she knew that he was no threat. Her beast didn't like that another had obviously been so close to the blonde but even the thought of another touching Rose -. Bella let rip a growl at the very thought.

"Oh you stupid, stupid vampire!" Bella scolded herself and raced back to the house and over the balcony to her room, and straight into the shower hoping against hope that Rose would be able to forgive her.

Bella stripped off and stepped under the warm water, lost in her thoughts. She remembered everything clearly but it also seemed as though she had been an observer of events, not the instigator. It had been the beast in control, she reasoned, but confused by Irina's total submission to her. She had no idea why that had occurred. She'd had a need for the blonde and her beast had wanted to claim her, it was the mechanics of how that had transpired that confused her. All she had felt was an overwhelming need to dominate and it had seemed her lover had capitulated with very little resistance and it did not fit with what she knew of the older vampire.

When she was finished showering and washing her hair she took an experimental sniff and found just her own scent and that of the bath products she'd used. So, she wrapped her damp body in a towel and went in search of clean clothes, quickly dressing in a soft t-shirt and pair of sweatpants.

Rose had also showered and changed. A few minutes later there was a tentative knock on her door. She knew it was Bella but she didn't really want to talk to her bond-mate, she was still very hurt so took the easy way out and left over the balcony. She knew it was the coward's way and against her nature but it was better than staying and probably saying things she would regret later.

Bella felt Rose leave and sighed. She knew better than to chase her but she also knew how she would have felt had she been faced with the same situation. So, the newborn returned to her room, staring out over the forest, hoping her bond-mate would return soon.

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The last thing Rose thought she would be doing was raising her fist to knock on the door to Bella's room. The blonde had spent the last few hours feeding heavily, trying to cleanse her scent memory. It had helped, a bit, but she was still upset with her bond-mate and believed she had every reason to be. Still, she also appreciated that Bella was still very human at times and things such as scent sometimes slipped her mind. It had taken several hours but she felt the pull towards the newborn, she missed her and could only stay away so long.

Rose's knock received no answer but the blonde felt a welcome surge from Bella's chi so let herself in where she found the newborn standing with her back to the door, staring out over the forest. She had showered and changed, a tentative sniff indicated no lingering scents that she found offensive.

"I am so very sorry." Bella apologised as she turned pleading eyes on the blonde. "I just missed you and then I felt you coming and I -. I just missed you." Rose raised her brows, not willing to forgive so easily even though the sight of the newborn sheepishly toeing the carpet had already charmed her.

"So you show up stinking of that -," she really wanted to say bitch but knew that would solve nothing. Irina had done for Bella what she herself could not. She should not be punished but that did not mean Bella's thoughtlessness could be so easily forgiven.

As they locked eyes Rose felt their chi's also reach out to one another. But, when she felt Bella's she gasped and took both a spiritual and physical step back form the newborn.

"You're different," Rose accused with a frown as her bond-mate turned to face her.

"I feel different," Bella confirmed softly. "Is it bad?" She asked worriedly.

"I don't -." Rose reached out again, the faintest brush but she felt herself welcomed. "I don't think so," she confirmed with a frown. "Come here," she beckoned and Bella stepped forward, allowing the taller vampire to catch her chin and hold it firmly between her fingers as she studied her bond-mate, the newborn just thankful that Rose was no longer so furious with her. Rose sighed and pulled back.

"I feel much, much stronger." Bella couldn't quantify it, she just felt different. "It's as though everything is possible," she tried to explain to her bond-mate. Rose took a moment to look the newborn over, she looked the same as she had earlier that day but there was an almost palpable energy around her that was new.

To be honest, Rose was both wary and drawn to the be brunette. She was also still unable to completely tamp down the jealousy caused by the memory of Bella and Irina's mixed scents. It still made her want to really, really hurt something. Rip it to tiny, bloody pieces.

"I'm yours Rose," Bella reassured the blonde softly and stepped forward, the confession cutting through Rose's anger. "What's wrong with me?" The blonde's heart broke at the pain she heard in Bella's voice.

"Come." Rose beckoned her over to the bed where she made herself comfortable and Bella joined her, coming to rest with her head on the blonde's chest. Rose chanced another experimental sniff but could only smell Bella and herself and that enabled her to relax, the blonde made the most of it and buried her nose in Bella's hair, the unpolluted scent relaxing her in ways only being with the newborn could.

"I think you have finally found a balance with your beast," Rose finally spoke and Bella looked up into golden eyes.

"What do you mean?" The young vampire queried.

"Well," Rose placed a kiss on brunette locks and pulled Bella back against her chest. "Most newborns are controlled by their beast and only over time do they learn to control it and -, humanise it so to speak." Bella nodded, that made sense. "You, my miracle newborn," who smiled shyly at the comment, "were too human, too controlled to give the beast any reign." Rose paused to gather her words before continuing. "Instead, you have had to de-humanise to connect with your beast. It takes time to establish the balance and the aim of most newborn's is to subdue their darker urges to such a degree that they can live a relatively controlled lifestyle, however they choose to do that."

"You, my Bella," the newborn issued a contented purr at the blonde's possessive tone, extremely happy that Rose seemed to have allowed her some measure of forgiveness. "You have done everything backwards," she sighed. "You, have had to devolve to naturalise your vampirism within yourself," Rose finished with a sigh, hoping that she had made some sense.

"I think I understand," Bella eventually mumbled. "Now it feels right," she stretched out to her full length and rubbed against her bond-mates body and Rose tightened her hold, both just needing to be close to the other.

There was no need for any more words as they lay together, their chi's melding unconsciously and calming them both. Rose purposely blocked all thoughts from her mind, including the burning jealousy she still felt towards Irina, and allowed herself to focus solely on Bella and the newborn gasped as Rose's chi entered her body. They lay like that, in a limbo for what seemed like hours, knowing only the comfort and protection that was their bond-mate. Rose could sense a change in Bella, it was as though her beast were present in their bond, right now it was purring and relaxed but the latent power was obvious.

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" 'rina?" Kate questioned as they both rushed to her side, climbing onto the bed so they could embrace her. They had been listening intently and had sped upstairs as soon as they had heard Bella leave.

"Mmm?" Their youngest sister was curled up and looked like she was sleeping.

"Are you Ok? what did she -."

"Shh!" Irina muttered. "It's Ok. Let me rest." Slightly mollified by the reassurance there was silence for a while.

"She has so much power," Irina finally managed to mumble, "So much more than we imagined. I've never -." Both Tanya and Kate were frowning. They knew Bella was a powerful newborn but to have reduced their sister to this? There had to be something they weren't getting.

"God it felt good. No control," another mumbled confession that had both the older blondes confused. Bella had not fully mastered control of her chi, she was far behind Rose even, the newborn's emotional turmoil hampering her training. So, why was their sister saying she had not had control? She should have been easily able to repel any attempt from Bella to influence her via her chi.

"Hold me," the request was met by tightened embraces and they didn't leave their youngest sister even when they heard Rose return a little later.

"What happened?" Tanya queried as Irina stirred, obviously beginning to recover, she was more aware now, almost fully cognizant but her experience was still strongly affecting her.

"That's one powerful young vampire," she mused softly. "I have never, in all my encounters with vampires, ever felt one so strong." Her revelation shocked her sisters. "Our powers are strong, sisters, but nothing compared to what the young one is capable of. Possibly Rose too if they tap into the same source."

"How so? Explain?" Kate demanded and even Tanya was a little on edge with the revelation. They knew Bella well but any power was corruptible and it unsettled coven leader for that reason.

"For perspective, imagine our power but one which I couldn't block." There was a shocked silence.

"Did she hurt you?" Kate growled, knowing their capabilities when using the full extent of their power.

"No, she was rough but there was care. She bathed me," she remind her sisters. "It was just extremely intense and my chi was drained by the experience. I'm feeling better now though," she sat up and smiled, the gesture reassuring her sisters who saw her bubbly personality returning. "Intense but in a very good way. The youngling is very instinctual but it makes for a good lover." There was another long period of silence.

"Rose is back?" Tanya queried as she ran her fingers through Irina's hair.

"Mmm," Irina confirmed with a hum.

"It's quiet, maybe we should check on them?" Tanya reached out with her chi and felt only serenity.

"No, they are both calm, together. We need to talk with them though," Kate confirmed with a sigh.

"We do, but not just yet," Irina smiled and snuggled back into her sisters embrace.

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Bella and Rose eventually ventured out of their room, encountering Irina in the hallway.

"I know you can feel it too, Rose." The elder blonde commented as she felt Rose's aggression rise when the young blonde sighted the elder. That focused the young blonde's attention and the growl still came out but it was more of an admission.

"Feel what?" Bella murmured.

"Your beast," Rose confirmed, "it's very active right now." Rose explained, "it's very noticeable with you because your beast seems extremely strong."

"Is that bad?" Bella worried her lip as they followed Irina downstairs. "Not necessarily, it just takes more control."

Rose worked extremely hard to keep her expression neutral when they entered the living room although her memory of the ancient's scent mixed with Bella's was hard to ignore as it burned away at her defences. What did make her very happy was that even though her bond-mate was exuding a new-found confidence her beast was treading cautiously around the blonde, gentle brushes against her chi as though asking for forgiveness. It was both endearing and empowering, thought the young blonde who couldn't hold back a smirk as she caught the sisters watching them settle on their usual couch, Bella against her side, where she belonged.

"Don't worry Bella," Irina spoke up to reassure the newborn who she smiled fondly at her. She returned Rose's glare with a calm expression, understanding how the young blonde felt but not able to change the past or wanting to take the newborn from her. Rose was satisfied when the elder blonde was the first to look away, deeming her claim suitably defended.

"So, it seems you are very powerful, youngling." She smiled at Bella who shrugged, not really understanding what she was hearing, a look of surprise appearing as she felt her chi reach out and caress Irina's without her conscious thought. Irina gasped in surprise and turned wide eyes to the newborn who, once she had recovered, just smirked and settled back next to Rose, unsure where that had come from but enjoying the results.

"Can you explain?" Rose asked the sisters, frowning at Bella's flirtation with Irina.

"May we?" Irina asked permission for the sisters to extend their chi and see for themselves.

Both Bella and Rose felt the intrusion but it was brief. When it was over the sisters exchanged a look. What Irina had told them was true, Bella held a lot of power in her chi, now it was fully aligned with her beast, which was a powerful creature by itself, let alone linked to Rose as it was.

"Did I hurt you?" Bella asked as she focused her attention on Irina, the mere suggestion immediately rising the hackles of Tanya and Kate.

"No!" A raised hand stopped the situation escalating. "You didn't hurt me, far from it." She smiled softly and it was Rose's turn to growl. "Shh!" Irina hushed the young blonde. "It's done, she's yours." The open admission calmed Rose slightly but she maintained her glare.

"But, it's not often I experience such pleasure that I require carrying." Irina added. At that Rose turned her glare on Bella who bit her lip, and looked anywhere but at her bond-mate. It was actually rather comical Tanya thought, if the situation hadn't required a level of brevity. "So, no. You didn't do anything against my wishes." Irina continued before anyone could interrupt. "My beast gave me no choice but to want you, your chi is very persuasive." She explained to the newborn who frowned.

"Can you show us?" Kate queried. "I mean, if you're that good maybe I can get in on the action?" She threw Bella a wink but was not prepared for the newborn's reaction. None of them were.

Bella felt her chi expand rapidly, as it had in the forest but this was different, it was more violent and she growled as she leapt to her feet, hovering over the petite blonde where she was sat on the arm of the couch, their faces only centimetres apart.

Rose shifted, uncomfortable with the proximity of her bond-mate to the elder blonde. But, it was then they all felt it, the domination spreading out from her chi and brushing against all the vampires present. It was undeniable and intoxicating as it enveloped them all, binding their beasts to her will.

Kate blinked, suddenly aroused as she felt the influence of the newborn and she could smell it on her sisters too. Rose found herself growling as she smelled their combined need for the newborn. Kate was inexplicably drawn to Bella and attempted to close the space between them only to find herself falling onto the floor as Bella pulled back as quickly as she had appeared.

"Enough!" Tanya laughed. "I can see now." She added, more than a little shaken by the encounter.

"Alfa!" Kate blurted out in the old tongue, surprising her coven-mates from where she had fallen on the floor, more than a little embarrassed by her lack of co-ordination.

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