AN – Now I know that I have been an absentee poster and I truly apologize for that. Things have been going on in RL that kept me from writing and then the muses just clammed up on me. Drove me nuts. But I'm back and working to update everything for you guys so that you aren't left wanting. Enough of that…enjoy this way too delayed update.
As always, I do not own any part of Twilight, I'm just playing with the characters.
Chapter 4 -
"So as you can see, I took Edward's words to heart as I knew there was no way that someone like me could deserve a perfect creature like him." Bella snorted. "I eventually learned what a load of crap that was, but nevertheless, I was broken when he left. As Charlie described it, I was a zombie for the next few months. It took a werewolf to pull me out of my funk. Apparently I drew the supernatural to me like shit draws flies."
Peter snickered in the background, but winced as he blinked and saw his sister staring blindly out of her bedroom window. He had been subjected to this before so he knew what he was seeing, but it still hurt to see her like that. Shaking his head, he reminded himself that she was safe now so he had nothing to worry about, well once this fucked up situation cleared itself that was.
Edward whimpered as he was forced to watch how badly he had affected Bella after he left her. Squirming, he tried to get out of her invisible hold, but found that no matter what he did, he couldn't escape and that made him fight harder for his freedom.
"Bella, apparently Edward here isn't too keen on what you are sharing with him." Jasper whispered in her ear. "Suddenly he seems to be scared of what he is going to see."
"The truth, Edward, that is what you are going to see." Bella responded as she focused on her memories. It was not easy to relive the hell that she went through thanks to two of the three idiots frozen in front of her. The scene progressed quickly through the months of being a zombie and only slowed as it showed her trying to make an effort by hanging out with Jacob. She grimaced as they relived everything from her point of view. They witnessed her daredevil actions with Jake on the bikes as well as her asinine attempt at cliff diving. Gasps were heard from everyone as they all recognized the red flaming hair framing the porcelain face staring at her in the depths of the ocean before she was pulled to safety by Jacob.
The scenery froze on that one image as Edward growled deeply.
"I think Eddie boy here has something he wants to say." Jasper whispered in her ear.
With a sigh, Bella allowed Edward to speak. "You have something you want to share?"
"Lies!" Edward snarled and glared at her once he could open his eyes. "These are all lies. She told us to leave, she told me she didn't want to see us anymore. I told you all what she said when I got back to the house."
Jasper snorted. "Should I share how you are feeling right now with the class? It would only serve to prove that you are the one spouting the lies."
"I think that's a great idea, Major. Please share?" Peter begged as he barely kept himself from jumping up and down in his excitement.
At Bella's nod, Jasper focused on Edward and then sent out what he was feeling. "There, now everyone knows. Edward is full of shit and he's just trying to save face now that the truth's out."
Bella looked at the three before her and waited, one of them was surely going to complain about something, they always did. "I am going to keep this up until either you tell me the real reason that you have hunted us down or you run away in shame."
"That's the way, sugar." Peter howled as he moved over to stand behind Bella. "Make them squirm."
"Peter?"
"Yes?"
"Shut up!"
"Sheesh, I'm only trying to help and I get shot down. Again." Peter whined. "Char?"
"Shut up, Peter!"
Shaking her head, Bella forced the three's eyes and mouths closed again. She started back up with her memories, showing her grief over being the cause of a family friend's death. If she wouldn't have gotten involved with Edward, then Victoria would not have been hunting her and she wouldn't have caused Harry's heart attack. She skipped through the time of the funeral and all that came with it. She did focus on how she was treated by some of the pack during that time. She couldn't hide the flinch as Paul yelled at her for still being alive, saying if she wouldn't have been a damn leech lover then Harry would still be alive.
Bella knew that he was right, all of the deaths were her fault all because she fell for the lies that Edward fed her. She never really believed that the others were lying to her other than Alice. There was just no way that Alice was ever being truthful. She continued on with the scenes showing how depressed she became every time she dealt with Paul and Leah's thoughts about her choices. She didn't hide the times where she had thought that everyone would be better off if she was dead.
Hearing the growls of her mates, she reached out her hands and placed them on their shoulders, lightly squeezing to remind them she was fine and there with them.
Every so often in the memories a flash of red could be scene. The wolves were never able to take care of her until about ten years ago. She had called Jacob to check in on Charlie and he let it slip that Victoria was finally no more and it was safe for her to come home. It was the hardest thing to make those plans and then for her death to be reported. That was something she would never regret, the choice to spend eternity with her mates. Granted, she had already changed well before her 'death' but with her distance from Forks before it didn't seem all that imperative that she disappear. With Victoria's death there was no reason she couldn't go home so she stopped delaying the inevitable.
"Stop, Isabella." Carlisle begged from her side. "They have seen enough."
Bella opened her eyes and turned to Carlisle. "I'm sorry that you had to see that again."
"I'm just glad you are standing here." He groaned as he pulled her into his arms and buried his face in her neck so he could breathe in her scent. "It hurts to see that you went through all of that and I wasn't there for you."
"Yeah, Bell, I am just as sorry that we left you like that." Jasper whispered as he came up behind her and wrapped his arms around both of them. Burying his nose in the other side of her neck, he nuzzled his mark on her skin and sighed. "If something would have happened, I would have…"
"Nothing happened. I'm right here, in your arms and safe. Nothing is going to happen to me now. You two won't let anything happen." She focused on all of the love she held for both of them so Jasper could share it with Carlisle. Enjoying the moment with her mates, she completely forgot about the trio of idiocy being held in her shield until Peter tapped her on her head.
"Umm, sugar, y'all are sweet and everything, but can we do something about the horrible lawn decorations? Send them back to be destroyed or something? Please?" Peter begged.
All three lifted their heads and looked at the 'lawn decorations' with annoyance.
"Yes, Edward, I need you to understand that there is no hold that you have over me or Esme over Carlisle or Alice over Jasper. You three need to get back in your cars and leave as soon as I let you move. If you do not, then I will make you." Bella growled as she released their heads.
"I don't think you understand, Bella. They aren't yours and we have every right to come and claim our mates. There is nothing you can about it either." Alice snapped as soon as she could.
"Alright Alice, I'll bite. You believe Jasper is your mate, yes?" She waited for Alice to nod before continuing. "So tell me, Alice, since Jasper is your mate, did you ever want him to bite you?"
"Bite? Why would I want him to put an ugly scar on my body? It's bad enough that he's covered, I didn't need my own. No thank you." Alice huffed in disgust.
"Esme?"
"Yes, dear?"
"The same question applies to you. You claim Carlisle is your mate. Did he ever bite you?"
"Why, no dear. Carlisle isn't like that. He doesn't let his baser nature come out. He is the utmost gentleman and wouldn't consider marring my perfect skin." Esme smiled at them.
"That right there answers everything for me. The first thing one is compelled to do once they find their mate is to bite them. It's a sign of belonging to someone, yes, scars the skin, yes, but it's a more permanent way of giving yourself to someone. More permanent than the wedding vows you all still insist on performing. Marriage is a human tradition due to their short life spans." Bella smiled as she looked to her boys. "To bear the mark of one's mate is a privilege, not a burden or a way to deform another's body. It is to be cherished."
"Are you saying…" Esme started but could get out the rest of the question as both Jasper and Carlisle took off their shirts. "Carlisle, she bit you. Twice!"
"You are wrong, Esme. Bella bit me once, right here." He placed his hand over the juncture of his neck and shoulder on his left side. Pointing to the other mark he smirked. "That one's Jasper's."
"Jazzy, you marked another male? How could you lower yourself like that?" Alice screeched.
"Easily, Alice. I mark and keep what's mine. Bella wears my mark as well." Jasper reached over and tugged on Bella's shirt, showing the left side of her neck. "Both Carlisle and I bit her at the same time, marking her as ours as well as changing her into what she is now."
"Interesting that you aren't worried about any more marks on his body, Alice. You were more worried about him biting Carlisle. Guess that says something about you." Bella snarled. "Unlike you two witches, I was glad they wanted to bite me. I only delayed it until I was ready to leave my human life behind. Although I believe I have a few more somewhere thanks to wrestling with Peter and Char."
"Really, Bella. I thought we taught you better than that. A lady doesn't allow herself to be marred like that and we certainly don't lower ourselves to wrestling with the likes of them." Alice tried to look down her nose, but wasn't successful due to being the shortest of the bunch. "As for Jazz and being scarred again. Again. He is covered in scars, what's another few? The don't stand out any more than the others."
"That's not true, Alice. If you were to truly look at him, you would see that the scar from where that bitch of a sire bit him is now covered by my mark. He is my mate and I refused to allow that mark to remain prominently on his body. Carlisle got the other side of his neck. Both marks are easily seen if one were to only stop being so damn self-centered to actually look." Bella huffed as she ran her fingers over her mark on Jasper's neck causing him to purr. "So, now that I have thoroughly proven that they are not nor have they ever been your mates, I think its way passed time that you three left."
Edward stumbled as he was released from her shield. He shot a glance at the witch twins before moving closer to Bella. "Alright, you've made your point. Since we can't lie our way out of here with Carlisle, I'll tell you the true reason why we came."
"Thus ought to be good. Eddie boy telling the truth." Peter snickered. "I guess you can teach an old virgin new tricks."
Bella couldn't hide her laughter while Jasper and Carlisle managed to hide behind their smiles.
"I don't think my experience in the bedroom is something we need to discuss." Edward growled. "But the reason for being here is."
"Alright, Edward, I'll bite." He grimaced and Bella laughed before continuing. "I wouldn't ever think of biting you like that. Maybe if I was going to take your head off, but no, I digress. Please enlighten us as to the real reason that you are here bothering us."
"You should have known this day would come." Edward baited us, hoping for a reaction.
"Just spit it out, mind raper." Peter snarled, losing his patience with the dramatics. "Some of us actually do have lives to get back to."
"It's the Volturi." Edward snapped.
To be continued….
AN – So, you all wanted to know why the trio of idiocy showed up again. It took a bit of torture or just a little sharing of truth. Now we just need to find out what the twits did to anger royalty enough to claim to need to take Carlisle back. Sorry for the cliffy, but it was the only way to do this. As always, you guys know what to do. Leave a review and tell me what you think of the update, what you think might happen or what you want to see happen. I always love hearing from you, even if you yell that I'm taking too long to update ;-)
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