Chapter twenty-eight
So our rag tag group of vamps, shifters and a human was on its way to the airport to charter a flight back to Forks. The trip to the clinic to patch up Arianna was quite interesting, it took a bit of fear from the Major, then a shit ton of calm to get the doctor to take a look at her right off the bat. In the end I had to use a bit of my mojo to get him to fix her up. The Major was not pleased that the doctor spent more time eyeing me than setting her wrist. Plus we had to deal with one growling native standing outside the door because the nurse said only family could go in and wouldn't allow more than two with her. Jasper told them she was his sister and that I was his wife. Thankfully he set the wrist quickly and gave us some pain meds for our trip back home. When we got out of the building it took both Peter and Emmett to restrain the Major, he wanted to kill the doctor for looking at me. What a possessive ass he can be sometimes!
"Baby did you stop to realize that I had to use my little talent to get him to do the work no questions asked? You freaked him out then dosed him with calm, he nearly went comatose from that shit." I barked.
"Oh so you wanted him touching you and and…"
"Ah fuck me sideways, are you serious right now?" I screamed.
"Well answer me Isabella, did you want him to touch you, to kiss you, to fuck you?"
"First of all don't you dare call me Isabella unless we are both naked. Second, I think I've proved to you from my very first feed that no one in this world is capable of handling me except you. Third, just because you own me doesn't mean you can act like a possessive ass all the time. Fourth, you and I are mates not the damn doctor and me. Fifth, you're the goddamn empath you tell me was there even an ounce of lust or love coming off of me when I used my powers on him?"
Silence and a fish out of water look from the almighty Major. That's what I get after my outburst. But of course Peter wasn't going to sit quietly though.
"Damn Major, she sure told you. Bean you are my new hero!" Peter chuckled.
The Major huffed. I snorted and then Embry cleared his throat.
"Um if you don't mind my imprint has passed out from the meds and I would like to get her home. Can we please leave?"
And with that we all shook off the remnants of stress from killing newborns and made our way to the airport in silence.
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So here we are on the runway strip taxing for takeoff. Thankfully the Major used his empathic ability to get them to allow Peter to fly the plane. God knows I probably caused more vamps to follow the supernatural trail of my succubus talents. Can't wait to see the shit storm we're going back to!
So it's now about halfway through our flight and I'm relaxing watching Embry tend to Arianna inside my shield. The two newborns haven't even batted an eyelash at her. The Major can be such a worrier sometimes. I have noticed though that Trevor's mate whose name is Tacey has not spoken a word to anyone but Trevor. Fitting considering her name means silence. On the other hand the other newborn, named Gabrielle is very curious about the pack and wants desperately to talk to them but they are guarding Embry and Arianna even with my shield in place. I finally had to talk Paul into going over to them to chat with her. She is a curious little thing, and when I say little I mean it she is barely 5 foot 2 and I highly doubt she weighs more than 95 lbs soaking wet. She actually enjoyed being in close proximity to Paul and said that he didn't smell of wet dog only wilderness. In the middle of their conversation Dominic joined in curious to know about the rest of the pack. Paul of course is not a verbose person and only mentioned that the genes runs through most of the tribe and that out of all of them Leah was the only female.
That struck a chord with Dominic and he wanted to know more. Paul told them that her younger brother Seth was the youngest to phase and Gabrielle, who prefers to be called Elle sat forward to listen a bit more closely. Interesting, I wonder…
I didn't get a chance to ponder on that when my phone started ringing again. Irina, again.
"Hello Irina."
"Bella my baby sister, tell me you have landed?"
"Who is this?"
"Oh sweetie I do apologize, this is Tanya. Irina and Laurent are in the process of questioning another nomad who is looking for the source of the call. AKA, you and your fine ass! Please tell me you are close?!" Tanya rambled.
Major of course growled and Christian suddenly appeared at my side.
"Hush it Major! I don't need to see her to know she's gorgeous, she's my sister. Don't get your panties in a bunch I can't and won't steal her from you but you will need to get used to us going on shopping trips and stuff together. If you're good I'll even buy out an entire Victoria's Secret store as a gift to you for loaning her out to us." Tanya cooed.
"Who is that delectable sounding creature?" Christian asked.
"Oh Tanya he sounds yummy I wonder if he's into sharing?!" I assume that was Kate.
Tanya hissed and now I have Garrett standing in front of me as well.
"Are those the same cuckoo northerners that called earlier?" Garrett asked.
"Who you calling cuckoo cowboy?" Tanya hissed.
"Shut it Tanya, he's southern and I bet tall and rugged looking. I call dibs." Kate swooned.
"Damn, they don't sound crazy anymore just horny! Please tell me one of them is blond?!" Garrett pleaded.
"We're all blond and of course we're horny, we're all succubus like Bella!" Tanya giggled.
"Well fuck me sideways!" Both Christian and Garrett guffawed.
"Okay well moving on, Tanya we'll be landing shortly but I need you and Kate to do us a favor. There is a tan bag in the desk drawer in Jasper's study. Get it and meet us 10 miles Northwest of the airport. Trust me Tanya when I say that you and only you should touch the bag. Got it?"
"Got it."
"Okay, we'll see you shortly. Tell the others to expect three wolves and eight vamps. The rest will be with us when you two meet us."
"Okay, can't wait sweetie." Tanya giggled.
"Love you already Bella Bean." Kate called from the background.
After I hung up the phone I sniffed both Garrett and Christian and just shook my head. Jasper sensing my stress rubbed soothing circles on my back.
"Peter am I right in what I'm thinking?" I called out to the cockpit.
"Well Bean, Char was distracting me a bit and I missed some of the conversations but I believe that there are four that you need to keep an eye out for. One of which might get a bit scary." Peter cryptically confirmed.
"Yes but I believe that one which may start rocky will probably be the strongest in the long run."
"I think you may be right lil sis." Peter agreed.
"What are you talking about and why are you having Tanya bring Christian's hand to the airport?" Jasper asked.
"You'll see." I replied.
"Dammit woman, now you sound like Yoda up there in the cockpit."
"I would take that as a compliment if I were you Bean." Peter called.
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So we're standing in the forest outside of the airport and now Christian and Garrett are getting antsy for some reason. I swear to all that is holy it was bad enough that Bella and Peter started acting and talking weird but now I gotta deal with the "hopped up on caffeine twins". Fuck my life this is insane.
"Major, do you sense them? I think I feel my sisters." Bella said while rubbing my arm.
"Yes baby, they're close and totally stressed out. They are anxious to see you and nervous and happy and sad and Christ I can't keep up with the changes in their emotions." I replied rubbing my temples.
"I'd shield you but you may need to help me out in just a moment." She giggled.
"And cut out the mischievous crap, I swear I thought vampires couldn't get headaches."
Just then I saw Tanya and Kate break through the treeline and instantly crouched down. Their emotions were still going haywire and I wanted to start dismembering everyone around me.
"Bella? Is that you?" Tanya whispered.
"Yes Tanya it's me." She replied.
"How did you know it was me?"
"Because you're the one holding the bag like I said on the phone. Speaking of which, toss it over here please."
She did and Bella quickly handed it to Christian. She whispered to Garrett to take him hunting and then to come back here immediately. After they sped off Bella turned back around and slowly made her way to the Denali sisters. They hugged her as soon as she was close enough and then spent a good 10 minutes smelling her. If it wasn't for the fact that I knew Bella already thought of them as sisters I would have been jealous. I was already holding back a growl from their loving touches and looks of endearment. At one point I thought they turned lustful but all I could read was familial love from all three of them.
"Jasper it's good to see you again. I assume this is Peter and Charlotte your Captain and Lieutenant? And by the smell of that one I assume he is also a shifter? Why is he carrying an unconscious human? Are you planning on feeding from her?" Tanya asked and Embry growled.
"She is my niece and his imprint Tanya. Choose your next words carefully." I snarled.
"Oh my apologies for my rudeness, I shouldn't have presumed. She looks a lot like you. Congratulations Wolf on your match you have made a strong ally in Jasper. Oh and if he hasn't already warned you treat her right or I'll give you a lasting reminder or crossing a blood relative of the God of War."
"He has been warned several times sister, be nice or I won't introduce you to your HEA." Bella interrupted.
"My HEA? Whatever are you talking about?"
"Well – Give it another 5 minutes and you will soon find out." Bella cryptically announced.
"Major if you don't mind I would prefer to get Arianna into a car and away from all the vampires. I need to get her to the reservation for her protection as well as my state of mind." Embry quietly asked.
"Of course, I called ahead and if you run in that direction for about five miles you will find an Enterprise Rental car dealership. There is a car reserved and paid for. Get her home as quickly and safely as possible." I ordered.
"I promise." Embry said before running off into the night.
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"Major is it safe to join you?" Garrett called from a distance.
"Bella? You tell me is it safe? Everyone's emotions barring the Denali's seem quite stable. Although I'd say since meeting you they have calmed a bit."
"Yes baby it's fine but we need to do one thing first."
"What's that darlin'?"
"Stand back. Peter and Char, flank Jasper but look submissive. Tanya could you please stand about 30 feet over there? And Kate can you please stand about 30 feet over that way?" Bella instructed. After everyone was in place to Bella's liking she finally gave me the okay to let Garrett and Christian join us.
The moment they were in the clearing they both took in our submissive posture and confusion was evident across both their faces. But the interesting thing happened when both vampires slowly turned their attention to the Denali sister's positioned to the far left and right of us. Both men snarled at us in warning and Bella brought up her physical shield to show we weren't a threat. Garrett turned his attention to Kate and whispered mine before charging her so fast that I had trouble seeing it. She had sparks coming off of her hands but the moment he was within arm's reach she dropped the electricity and launched herself at him. Christian on the other hand slowly sauntered towards Tanya whispering 'mine' and 'my mate' the whole time. I believe it is the only time I have ever seen Tanya so scared and flustered. He towered over her and stood toe to toe looking down at her. Slowly he eased a hand up to cup the back of her neck before pulling her in for a passionate kiss. We collectively breathed a sigh of relief that neither of them tried to attack us but unfortunately we were partially witness to some personal things that I definitely didn't need to see. I need brain bleach to get rid of the vision of knowing that Garrett is uncut and that Christian is a talker. Gross. Not to mention that the Denali sisters tend to favor the same sexual maneuvers SIMULTANEOUSLY.
"Just so you know we're heading back to Forks and the reservation. Once you are uh done getting acquainted feel free to join us but please for our sake call and let us know whether you are decent." Bella called out as we backed away.
We got a couple of hand waves and two grunts in responses. Again I say gross!
"Hell Major I don't know about you but I'm sending Char off for a few days with the Denalis so she can learn a few things." Peter chuckled.
Leave it to Peter to find something humorous in this situation. I just want some brain bleach.