Here's chapter 34, it was ready sooner than expected as I was very motivated by your responses to the last chapter.

Please let me know if you have any questions as a lot come to light here and if it's not clear I can address it next chapter.

Lil'D x

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"Rose?" Tanya spoke, she was wary of the young blonde but protecting her sister was her first priority. "She's sorry, you know how she is. Doesn't know when to leave things alone." Kate was too scared to react to the comment, she just wanted Rose to stop looking like she was going to tear her limbs off and feed them to her She knew she should be physically stronger than Rose but right now she wouldn't be able to fight off a human she was that debilitated by the young vampire's dominance.

Rose sniffed and with a final glare stepped back towards her mate.

"This can't continue," Tanya sighed, feeling a little frazzled. Normally this wouldn't be such a problem as mated vampires usually only objected to the sex their mate's were attracted to.. But, with all females except Eleazar and all sapphic both Rose and Bella's protective instincts were going crazy. Plus, what the hell had Rose being pulling?

Tanya rubbed her hand over her face, stepping in front of Kate so she could get up without any interference from Rose. Or Bella.

"Sit!" She firmly directed her middle sister to take a seat which she did without question, Irina blurring to sit next to her, her concern obvious in the way her eyes roved Kate, checking her over for signs of damage or stress. Seemingly satisfied she nuzzled her sister's neck, placing a soft kiss there which Kate really appreciated as she was pretty shaken up and she slung her arm over Irina's shoulder, bringing her close and burying her nose in her hair so she could take in her scent. Tanya had rarely seen her normally cheerful sister so subdued, whatever Rose had done was intense to have such a lasting reaction.

"You should know better," Tanya once again rounded on Kate. "And you two," she turned her attention to the newly mated couple. "We are a part of you! Show our bond some respect," she reprimanded them, both Rose and Bella reacting aggressively to her words. Bella particularly lashing out with her chi towards the coven leader.

Tanya growled and put up her shield, her sisters immediately backing her up, strengthening it ten fold. "We invited you into our family, do not disrespect that!" She snarled as Bella continued to push against the barrier they had erected. Her words brought Rose back to herself but Bella was too lost in her beast, disliking the fact that it had been challenged and insistent on proving herself the dominant as she continued to snarl at the elder blonde.

"Bella," Rose inhaled sharply as she regained control of herself. "Stop." She requested, her tone too gentle to be considered a demand but too firm to be ignored by her mate. The newborn turned her blackened eyes to the young blonde, scowling as she did. "She's right," the young blonde admitted, flashing her coven leader a weak smile. "They are a part of us, look how they protected us against the Cullens," she reminded the newborn who had stopped growling but who's body was still tensed. Rose sensed her mate begin to calm and reached up to grasp her chin, holding the brunette's face still so they were eye to eye. " Behave!" She growled softly and there was a battle of wills before Bella finally huffed and they all felt her beast retract, lessening the tension in the air.

It was fascinating for the sisters to observe the exchange, to witness the inner working's of the newly formed mating bond. Rose did not dominate Bella, nor did Bella submit to her, instead there was an ebb and flow of their chi, it was complex but intriguing. It seemed to work much as the sister's bond did in that they were all equals within the bond. However, what was apparent from the confrontation was that Rosalie was as dominant as Bella.

"Sit," Tanya pointed to the young one's couch and they both sat, Bella pouting like a grumpy puppy, arms crossed but her aggression gone. "I know this is new to you both," Tanya began, sighing as she spoke, "but we are a family. We love you and would never hurt you. We need to be sure that goes both ways or this is not going to work," she explained and Rose nodded, nudging Bella with her elbow, prompting her to add her own nod of agreement. "Rose, it seems you have tapped into your more dominant nature," at that Bella let out a bark of laughter. "Bella?"

"Sorry," the newborn apologised but was smirking, "it's just that when hasn't Rose been dominant? Just because she doesn't make a show of it doesn't mean she hasn't always been that way. When has she ever let anyone push her around?" The sisters exchanged looks, she had a point.

"I've never had anything worth protecting before," Rose added softly, taking her mate's hand and raising it to her lips, kissing her knuckles. Bella dipped her head, hiding behind her hair, suddenly shy. Tanya and her sisters thought through the newborn's statement, it would actually make a lot of sense. Just because Rosalie never rebelled against Carlisle didn't mean she hadn't always had the capability. The young blonde had always been dismissed by her coven, except Emmett, but now what Irina had seen on her travels made more sense, explaining why Rose's mark was so strong. It could also be used to explain why the bond had formed between the two young ones, they were very similar but because Rose was so closed off it had taken the newborn to break through the walls and expose her true nature.

"Then let us help you protect each other," Tanya replied and with that the young vampires finally relaxed, their chi's mixing freely with the elder vampires, neither realising how loved and safe that made them feel until they had cut themselves off from it.

"But proposition my mate again and I will make you hurt!" Rose growled at Kate, not wanting the elder blonde to assume their re-acceptance of the bond meant Bella was anything but hers. Her Bella.

"I'm sorry, both of you," Kate murmured, her tone truly repentant. "I had no right, it was out of line." Tanya and Irina nodded at their sister's apology, they loved her but she could also be an ass.

"I think this all bears some further discussion, but not now," Irina spoke up. "Your bond is fascinating, the same but it also has different dimensions, more than the normal mating bond," Rose frowned, a little concerned. "Don't worry," Irina smiled, "I think it's a good thing, it is unique, as are you both." She smiled at them and this time Rose felt only affection for her, the previous aggression tempered now that their bond had been re-affirmed.

"I think we must bear this in mind, we are here if you need us. And for guidance," Tanya added, Kate still uncharacteristically quiet and they could all feel her chi, slightly apprehensive as it skirted their collective consciousness. "Now, how are we going to fix up the mess you made with your rutting?" She teased, relieved to see her words were only met with slightly sheepish smiles.

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Rose was waiting in her car in the parking lot of the movie theatre, Emmett had driven it over the day before as she had not wanted to leave Bella or go anywhere near the Cullen ranch. The young blonde had taken some time away from her coven to do a bit of shopping, alone. She hadn't been away from the mansion for over a month and having had to live for days with the Cullens she was starting to feel claustrophobic. She'd visited her favourite stores and picked up a few outfits. Rose had also updated her laptop, it had not been the same since Bella's foray into porn. She topped the visit off with a trip to the local sex store and had made a couple of purchases, the girl behind the counter practically on her knees, begging to be fucked by the end of her visit but Rose had better things to do, or rather better vampires.

Finally she had used her remaining time, before she was due to meet Kate and Bella, to pick up a couple of gifts for her friends. It wasn't long before she saw Kate's silver Porsche approach, much less ostentatious than Alice's yellow one. Much classier, Rose mused but she preferred her BMW or the British sports cars but each to their own. As she climbed out of the car and locked it behind her Bella was jogging towards her, wearing her eye glasses, then practically leapt into the blonde's arms.

"I missed you, Rose," Bella purred. Rose couldn't really get it together enough to form a sentence, she hadn't realised how much she had missed the newborn, even for a few hours.

"Hi, come one Bella. Put her down or we'll miss the movie!" Kate teased as she saw how the newborn was clinging to her mate, Rose looked a little shell-shocked. Things had settled down over the past few days, well Rose smirked to herself, she and Bella were still fucking like bunnies but she couldn't see that changing. But, their relationship with the sisters had mellowed back to what it had been prior to heir mating, even with Kate who had agreed to chaperone this trip, wanting to prove to the young ones that she truly regretted her role in previous events.

Today was Bella's last test before she could go see Charlie and she was both excited and nervous.

"Come on," Rose urged, keeping hold of the brunette's hand, to keep Bella calm she told herself. The newborn held tight, squeezing when a human brushed against her or they encountered a strong scent. Both blonde's kept an eye on her reactions, Kate obtained the tickets as Rose and Bella stood in a corner, away from the worst of the crowd.

"Ok?" Rose questioned softly and Bella nodded.

"It's not too bad, that guy over there needs to bathe more than once a month but I can handle it," Rose nodded as Bella pointed out an overweight man with sweat stained armpits

"I see what you mean," the blonde grimaced, he gave the entire human race a bad name.

"Ready?" Kate appeared next to the young vampires and they followed her into the theatre. "Bella?" The elder questioned as the room began to fill up and the stench of humanity grew.

"I'm fine," she flashed her mentor a small smile and squeezed Rose's hand which she was still holding as the newborn sat sandwiched between the two blondes. The film began and it was surprisingly enjoyable, even Kate chuckling at a few moments where the hapless male lead failed over and over in his attempts to win the girl that was far too smart for him.

It wasn't until the film was almost over that Bella began to fidget.

"Bella?" Rose was first to pick up on the newborn's agitation.

"I'm fine, I'm not hungry," she reassured her mate who frowned, Bella's eyes were still their normal colour but something was troubling the youngster. Several more minutes passed and she just couldn't settle, red eyes searched the theatre from behind her glasses, something was bothering her but she didn't know what.

"What's wrong?" This time it had been Kate who asked, Bella's body was practically humming with tension.

"I don't know. I'll be fine." After a concentrated effort to focus on the film the feeling of unease began to subside. They let the majority of the theatre's occupants leave and it was then that Bella let out a low growl, her attention focused on a smartly dressed man about to exit the room.

"Bella?" Kate saw Bella's target but knew she was still in control of herself. A singer perhaps?

"Bella, let's get you out of here," the younger blonde now anxious to leave and take her mate far away from temptation.

"Yeah, sure," Bella acquiesced but seemed distracted as they followed the remaining crowd out of the building. Before they turned towards the parking lot Bella froze, she couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. She scanned the area but saw no threat, nothing untoward.

"Bella?" Rose was extremely in tune with her mate and even Kate was picking up the vibe that something was seriously wrong.

"I don't know! Something's not right," the newborn mewled, her distress obvious. When she began to walk away from the parking lot Rose made to stop her.

"No, let her be, she's in control," Kate held Rose back from interfering. "She's in control, let's go with it. For now." Rose nodded her agreement and they trailed the newborn as she continued to cast her eyes around. Then she caught it, that scent. It was then that she growled and broke into a jog. Kate keeping pace, the elder knowing she could stop Bella if necessarily. A quick glance showed the newborn's eyes had darkened and fangs had dropped but she still seemed in control, this didn't look like blood lust. That was until Bella put on a burst of speed, taking her around the corner of the movie theatre and onto one of the main streets surrounding the mall where the movie theatre was located.

It was then Kate saw Bella's lips curl back as she locked her eyes on her prey. It was dark and no-one would see her fangs but Kate was more concerned about the shift in the newborn's demeanour.

Bella had her eyes trained on the man from the theatre as he wove in and out of the other pedestrians, she kept up but didn't get any closer. It was then she realised he was following an attractive brunette who had also been at the same movie, sitting in the row in front of the man. He was obviously following her because whenever she stopped to look in a store window he would loiter, watching her surreptitiously before continuing his journey when she set off walking again.

Kate exchanged a look with Rose, whatever Bella had picked up on it wasn't good so they hunted the hunter, their superior eyes and noses allowing them to keep far enough back not to be noticed.

"Bella!" Kate cautioned as the woman entered a side street leading to a parking garage, unsurprisingly her stalker followed and the trio of vampires were only a few meters behind. They were just in time to see the man attack the woman from behind and drag her into an alley. Bella was the first to run and before the other two could react she had pulled the man away from the woman, who he had been pinning to the ground, and had leapt with him onto the roof of the building.

Kate and Rose quickly followed, the woman was too dazed to see what was going on. When they reached Bella both blondes were surprised to see the man still alive, the newborn was holding him against the wall of the roof access by his throat. Kate approached the brunette who was staring into the man's eyes, he was beyond terrified and had wet himself, unable to speak or move due to the iron grip he was being held in.

"I want to kill him," Bella growled as her friends approached. "He's a bad man." She stated calmly.

"Like the man in the forest?" Kate questioned to softly fort he human to hear and refering to the man Bella and Alice had killed.

"Yes." Bella issued a curt response but waited, as though asking permission.

"He's seen us Kate, he knows Bella at least can't be human." Rose fired off rapidly, speaking too low and fast for the human to hear.

"I know." The elder was torn but the safety of her coven came first. Before she could speak to the newborn Bella had sunk her fangs into the man, purring as he struggled against her and the hot blood poured down her throat. God that felt so good, the scent of his fear was intoxicating.

Both blonde's groaned as Bella projected her pleasure and it affected them strongly. Kate was able to block it to some extent but Rose was hit hard with the emotions and arousal Bella was feeling whilst feeding. The younger blonde felt her fangs drop, even though the scent of human blood did not usually provoke much of a reaction from her. This was all Bella, Bella's enjoyment as she drained the man, the throb in her sex as the blood activated her pleasure centres. Both vampires could also feel her beast, pulsing out it's domination, reminding them that this was her kill.

"Bella?" Rose gasped as she fell to her knees. Her call distracting the newborn who turned her blood smeared face her bond-mate, casually letting the now dead man dangle by his throat, head lolling gruesomely on broken neck. Bella cocked her head, studying Rose before holding out her arm, offering the man's body to the young blonde.

"No, Bella. No," Rose shook her head then let out a bark of hysterical laughter at the gesture. It was so wrong and yet so Bella. The newborn shrugged and returned to drain the last drops of blood from the corpse before walking over to the edge of the building and dropping him off. Normally such a casual disregard for human life would have sickened Rose but the man's intentions had been clear so she felt no remorse, only curiosity over Bella's actions.

"Wait." The young blonde leaped the wall and dropped to the ground and she quickly located his wallet and photographed his ID with her phone before removing his cash and cards. "We can't leave him here, it's too close." Kate nodded, it would look suspicious if a dead body was found so close to an attempted rape, especially if the victim was able to ID the dead man.

"I'll take him to the docks and meet you by the car." The elder took charge of the situation, she was also the fastest and wouldn't be picked up on any CCTV that may be around.

"Leave his Id on him," Bella spoke as she joined them on the ground. Kate surveyed the newborn, normally that would have been something she avoided doing but this time she went with it, Bella's reasoning had been sound up to this point, instinctual even so she was prepared to see it through.

Bella and Rose waked back to the parking lot where their cars were parked. It was a quiet walk, but when the brunette sought out our Rose's hand the blonde didn't refuse the contact even though her mind was busy rationalising what had just occurred. They reached their cars and rested against Roes's BMW, waiting for their mentor to return.

"Oh, Bella!" Rose sighed as her enhanced sight spotted a few stray drops of blood on the newborn's face. She reached out and was about to wipe it off before she realised what she was doing and recoiled, vividly recalling where it had come from.

"Sorry," Bella muttered as she stepped back, sensing her bond-mate's discomfort. The newborn swiped her mouth with the back of her hand and then licked it clean before repeating the action. Rose blinked, trying not to get too overcome by the sight of her friend acting like an over grown kitten. She turned away and didn't look back until she heard Bella finish cleaning herself. It was safe to say rose was feeling a little rattled by the turn of events. Despite her insistence to never consume human blood feeling her mate's pleasure as Bella had was confusing, it had felt disturbingly good, not how it felt when she herself hunted and drained an animal.

Kate paused as she approached, she was only a few minutes behind them but hung back watching their interaction, waiting until Rose had regained her composure before making her presence known.

"Let's go, Bella," Kate walked towards her Porsche, expecting the newborn to follow but Bella hesitated, she wanted to stay with Rose. "I need you with me Bella, you can spend as long as you want with her when we get home." Bella sighed but followed her mentor, both the young vampires feeling the pain of separation.

"I'm sorry," Kate apologised when they were both in her car. "I'm not being a bitch, I just need to keep and eye on you until we're safe, at home." Bella nodded but didn't speak. "I also need to know why you followed him. Is that what was bothering you in the theatre?"

"I think so, he jut set my instincts off. Something was wrong with him." The brunette shrugged, she couldn't offer a better explanation.

"Ok, but I want you to talk to Eleazar about it."

"Ok." Bella huffed but knew there was no avoiding a direct request, it was important for the safety of the coven and she would not let her pride jeopardise that.

"What happened?" Tanya could tell something was of when the trio returned but waited until she had Kate alone to question her sister.

"It's complicated but we need to have a coven meeting, this concerns us all." Kate sighed but smiled reassuringly at her sister. "It's dealt with but our trip was, eventful."

So, several minutes later all the Denalis' were sitting in their usual spots around the living room. Kate had given them a run down of the evening's events which had stunned all those that hadn't been there at the time. Rose was the first to speak.

"I ran his ID. But there were no hits, unlike the last time." That caused instant uproar and an explanation from both Tanya and Kate, who filled in the details of Bella's first hunt.

"Last time the human was drained because they lost control, this time Bella showed no sign of bloodlust, the kill was made but she was in full control." Kate spoke. "But she was tracking him but without knowing why."

"Remarkable," Carmen commented as she surveyed the newborn.

"She truly is," Eleazar agreed, he had not been able to sense any new power from Bella but he reasoned that it could be connected to her shield power.

"Bella," Tanya spoke quietly, "Do you have anything to add?"

No," the newborn shrugged. "I just had a feeling that he was a bad man. Like the man in the forest. It was Ok to kill him." Rose looked shocked at her confession but the older coven members looked thoughtful.

"And you disposed of the body?" Irina questioned her sister.

"Yes, but Bella requested that I left his ID on him, so I did. I'm curious to see how this will all play out." Kate replied and the other coven members agreed.

"I'll try not to do it again," Bella added softly and Rose's heart went out to her friend. As a human Bella was extremely compassionate and even as a vampire had unheard of control over her bloodlust but she still seemed to attract drama.

"Don't promise anything Bella, you'll be living a long life." Kate admonished and Rose scowled, unhappy that the situation was being taken so lightly.

"She just can't go around killing random humans all her life!" Rose scoffed, only realising how ridiculous her words were given the fact that she was surrounded by vampires.

"I have a feeling they are not random Rose, let's see how this plays out," Kate sent a calming pulse through her chi towards both the young vampires as she sensed that Bella was unnerved by the fact she had upset Rose, this was quickly backed up by both Tanya and Irina.

"It's been a long day, you should rest," Kate encouraged her charges and they nodded their agreement.

Rose stood and Bella followed, holding onto the the blonde's hand as they left the room.

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Next on Crimson Bonds

Bella needed time to think, that was why she was in the forest, alone. Something was wrong, she followed the sound, jumping from tree to tree until she came to a stop, amazed by what she saw.