A/N: I love everyone's feedback:) So my version of Edward isn't gonna be the crying all the time type. I just don't see Edward as that type. And with Emmett, when I read some people's stories, sometimes the whole acting like a kid thing is over done and I can't imagine him with the deep voice Kellan Lutz has. I don't know, I'm weird. And I like to imagine Rob as somewhat of a hardass because I mean, well, it's Rob.
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or Vampire Diaries. They belong to their rightful owners
Full Summary: Edward leaves Bella and she becomes depressed like in the book. It's only been a month. For almost a year Charlie has been mourning his little sister, Miranda Gilbert. He gets a call from Liz Forbes, saying she needs his help at Mystic Falls and wants to know if he's willing to take the offer. He talks to Bella about it and tells her she'll have her family again. Hearing the new, Bella becomes her old self and agrees with Charlie about moving. She meets everyone and her and Charlie find out their secret and Charlie is willing to protect Isabella's friends and his baby sister.
Previously On My New Life, In Mystic Falls
I turned to Jasper and launched myself at him. I squealed as he caught me, and his deep rumble of a laugh filled the air. "Hey, darlin',"
He put me down and walked I back to Damon. Damon and Jasper were looking at each other, smirking. "Introductions later. You wanted to talk to my daughter Edward. So talk."
"Chief Swan, I think this would be better in private", Carlisle said to my father.
"Oh, whatever you need to say can be said in front of everyone here. We're a family, so start talking", Stefan told them. He was next to Elena, holding her hand and Jeremy was doing the same with Bonnie. Damon stood behind me, arms crossed and Tyler was next to him, hand my shoulder. Caroline was standing next to me holding my hand.
"They aren't human Carlisle", I said to him. "The only humans here are my father, Jeremy, Elena, and I. And everyone here knows what your family is as well."
"They all look and sound human", Esme said softly.
"Well we're not", Tyler told them. He was pissed, I could tell because he was being short.
"Would anyone care to show them", my dad said.
Caroline, Damon, and Stefan changed. Their fangs and the dark veins around their darkened eyes, visible. Tyler's eyes flashed yellow and he let loose a growl and Bonnie snapped her fingers, starting a fire in her palm. Edward, Carlisle, and Esme gasped. The other four not as surprised.
"Alright. Now start talking", I said, my voice low, threatening and my eyes narrowed.
Edward breathed in unnecessary air and started to talk.
Chapter Nine
(BPOV)
"Bella", his voice seemed harsh but still had his velvet tone. "I'm just wanted to say that I'm sorry, and that I do still love you." His hand raked through his hair, something that used to make me swoon.
"But I realize that I fucked up." My mouth dropped. So did his whole family's. Did Edward Cullen just cuss? I think hell just froze over...
"Yeah, fucked up is a way of saying it, Cullen", a voice said, coming from our left. The voice was a deep rumble, similar to Emmett's but still had a childish tone to it. Edward just looked, his dark eyes somewhat narrowed at the intruder. All the vampires, and Tyler could see him but it was still too dark for the rest of us. The voice was familiar but I still had yet to make it out.
"You broke her. You made her fight, her fire, her soul disappear that night. All when you said she wasn't good enough." Edward's eyes widened a little. "Oh yeah, I saw everything in Sam's head. How you turned away, knowing she would follow you, knowing she was calling for you." Once he came into view and I saw who it was, I was grinning like a madman.
"I didn't know she would follow, dog", he snarled. His teeth, bared, at Jake. "I did what I thought was best for her. She was forgetting everyone around her, not acknowledging the danger. It became real the night of her birthday. All it took was a paper cut. A small paper cut. And everything would've been ripped away in mere seconds." Jasper's head was hug low as my birthday was mentioned. His face pained, and Alice grabbed his hand, smiling.
"And she is right here, dammit", I hissed. "Don't speak about me as if I wasn't standing right fucking here." Tyler's grip got stronger on my shoulder, as did Caroline's hand. Edward and Jacob's heads whipped in my direction.
"Isabella", Damon whispered to me.
"What", I snapped. It wasn't intentional, but I was on edge.
"Are you sure you're ready?"
I looked over my shoulder and gave him my best smirk. "You can bet your ass that I'm ready." I pulled away from Caroline and Tyler. Tyler shadowed my movements as I progressed forward. Damon leaned against my car when I looked back to him. One look into his eyes and I knew that I could do this. I looked at my father and saw him smirking. He knew exactly what was coming.
"Do you think that sorry is going to make everything better, and that saying I love you makes your actions perfectly fine," I asked, keeping my tone level and my eyes narrowed.
"No, but I wanted you to know. And that I want another chance with you, but I guess that I'm too late for that", he growled the last words. He looked to Damon and glared. I stepped into his line of sight and gave him a glare of my own.
"You're right, you are too late. And tough, luck buddy, you wouldn't get another chance either way. The girl you fell in love with was weak, a pushover, and did what she was told. I'm not that girl. I will never be that girl, ever again. You want someone that will listen to you, and do what you need. I'm not her. I need to be with someone that can handle who I am, that can give me a challenge and not just lie down and take what I bash out. And I'll be damned, I found him and he's standing right there", I said, pointing at Damon. I heard my dad chuckle, and Elena's 'I knew it!' Stefan was smiling, along with Tyler and Caroline. Jeremy gave Elena some money. Bonnie was just sitting there, laughing at their antics.
"This, Edward, is my family. My life. And I'm happy now. I suggest you, go to find the same", I said turning away. Edward grabbed my wrist, and Tyler grabbed him by the throat. "Keep your hands off my sister, or I'll do it for you."
As he let Edward go, Damon came and checked my wrist for damage. "There's nothing to worry about Damon. No damage, it was a light grasp", I told him.
"Instinct, sorry", he smiled down at me.
"I wasn't going to hurt her. I just wasn't done talking", Edward said lowly to him.
"Well, finish it up asshole. I have shit to get to", I said, rounding on him.
"I don't want to leave this like this, Bella. I can't." I cut him off.
"Well, what do you want me to do about it, huh? Tell you that it's okay? Tell you that I forgive you, or that things can go back to the way they were? Over my dead body", I said.
He growled in frustration, pinching the bridge of his nose, breathing out, heavily. "For God's sake, Bella just shut the hell up and let me finish!" His golden eyes changed to a darker color. I crossed my arms and raised an eyebrow. Was someone finally growing a pair?
"I can't leave it like this because if I need to move on, I need you to tell me that we're okay, to a degree, after this. I'm not asking for your forgiveness, at least not until the future, but that we're over this. That everything is out in the air."
I was taken by surprise, but not letting it show on my face. I expected him to do anything he could to get me back. I looked at Rose, and saw she was surprised as well. She made eye contact with me, and shrugged her shoulders. It would mean that I can still see the Cullen's with nothing to worry about, without having to worry about Edward ruining it all. I could see them and not have to deal with the awkwardness. Everything would mend and possibly I could overcome the hatred that I felt. I could let go and be free. I would be Edward free, in a sense.
I raised my eyebrow at him, "We'd be over all of this? Nothing to worry about? Let things be put aside, slowly?"
"Yes", he said. He was calm and his voice was steady, no strain. Back to the dark velvet that used to make me lose all thought. I took him in. He looked more rugged but how that was possible in his never changing body. His hair was messier, he had bags under his dark eyes, and he had this air of darkness that he hadn't had before.
"Fine." I turned around and walked into the house. "Alice", said turning at the door, "you said that you had something to tell me about your visions? You can all come in and catch up and talk as well."
Everyone followed me and I trudged up to my room, leaving everyone except Rosalie and Alice downstairs. I had a kink in my neck and really just wanted to relax. I was too tensed. Once I reached my room I collapsed on the bed. The two vampires came into my room, shutting the door, giving me the sense of privacy. My bed sunk on both sides, taking their weight.
"There's something blocking my visions, Bella." I sat up and looking at her.
"What do you mean? How's that possible?"
"We don't know. It's not all things, but it's things that have to do with few decisions. Like when Esme and I were wrapping your gifts. I didn't see anything, at all. But I also get random visions. Like you talking to Liz before you guys even made a decision to move, or when I saw you just sitting here. At first, we thought it was because I was so in tune with you. But I think there's something that's causing it. I'm just not sure what", she said. I was concerned because what could be blocking them.
"When else does it happen", I asked her.
"Only when it concerns you." Now that's definitely weird.
"Well, that's just awesome."
"Off these subjects. Now, how did you and Damon happen", Rosalie asked.
I began to tell her of everything that happened since we left.
We went downstairs about an hour later and I went into the kitchen. I began breakfast when I was scooped in the air.
"It's so nice to see you Bells", Jake told me.
"It's great to see you too, Jake."
"What are you making?, he asked, peeking over my shoulder.
"I'm making French toast. It's Tyler's favorite and he requested breakfast this morning. Did he go back to bed?"
"The werewolf? Yeah, he knocked out and no one can get him up."
I smiled evilly and called Caroline and Elena into the kitchen. "Yes Iz?"
"So, I know you want to get me and Tyler back for awhile, so why don't you get back at him now?"
The looked at each other, then at Jake, and then at me. "We're in", Caroline said.
"Alright I have a spray bottle in the bathroom. It's got this nozzle in the drawer for thicker substances than water. I want you to keep the nozzle off it for now and bring it down here, okay?"
Caroline was up and down in a flash and handing me the bottle. I put some water and honey in a cup to heat up in the microwave. Once it was warm I put it in the spray bottle with sugar. "Caroline, what is Tyler wearing right now?"
"Um, just his gym shorts."
"Good." I handed Elena the bottle and went searching in the cupboards. I took out some flour. "Damon", I called. He was in the doorway, leaning against it.
"Yes, Angel?"
"Can you go get one of my goose feathered pillows and rip it? I need the feathers out of it."
He smirked and did as I asked. I turned to Caroline and gave her the flour and went through the cupboard again. I grabbed some orange food dye as well. I grabbed the bottle from Elena and added half of it and gave it back. I held the pillow and the rest of the dye and we made our way upstairs. Before we could reach the stairs, all eyes were on us.
"Do I want to know", my dad asked, eyebrow raised.
"No, but um, do you want those sheets on your bed", I asked, my innocent smile on display.
"Not particularly."
"Okay, you'll see the outcome soon."
When we got to my dad's room, we saw Tyler sleeping on his stomach. Perfect. I walked to girls and explained what to do. Jeremy came in before we were done and had melted butter and syrup. "I want to get in on this too", he told us.
I called everyone to come eat, making extra for Jake per his request. Tyler came down, and the four of us had to do the best to keep our laughter in. My dad was drinking his coffee when Tyler walked in. He spat out his coffee and started choking on what he had down. Damon had his food hallway to his open mouth, Stefan and Bonnie were mid-conversation, and the Cullens were just standing there. Jake was howling and trying to breathe.
"Um, good morning to all you guys too", Tyler said, going to scratch his head and stopped as soon as he touched his hair. Jeremy was perfect. Tyler patted his head and pulled away, looking at his hand. "What. The. Fuck?" Tyler had the butter and syrup mixed in his hair and it was all tangled, and just a mess.
When he turned around to go look in the mirror, Jake looked like a seal. Everyone cracked up as they looked at his back. I sent a smirk to the other three and they were acting like nothing was happening, just eating their breakfast.
"What? What's so funny", Tyler asked.
"Go look in the mirror, twin", I told him. The Cullens perked up at his nickname. As he walked away I admired our handiwork. First we sprayed his back lightly, with our concoction, and then we spread flour on his back and spraying it down again. We did that for about five times before I added the feathers from my pillow. We used the concoction and syrup to keep them down. I then took the food dye and wrote on his back 'Revenge's a BITCH!' And there were our signature's wherever we could fit them. Well, mine only said twin.
We waited for a good three minutes before I heard it. "Isabella!"
It was midday in Forks and I really wanted to talk to Damon about last night but every time I had him alone, someone would interrupt before I could ask what was going on with us. I finally just grabbed his hand and my keys and took off. I needed to know where we stood. We were quiet the whole ride to the park. I parked and we got out and walked to the swings. Once we were seated, did I finally look at him.
"What is this, Damon?"
"Whatever you want it to be, Princess", he said, grabbing my hand.
"What do you want it to be?"
He stood and pulled me behind him and we walked around the park. He suddenly, stopped and turned to look at me. "I wasn't kidding when I said I needed you, Isabella. I meant it." His hands cupped my neck and he looked me in the eyes.
"I do need you. You're feisty, sarcastic, beautiful, and you don't care that I'm selfish or that I'm an arrogant asshole. You can make everything better by just being you, and you're everything that I need. I don't just want you, Isabella, I need you." I didn't know what to say. I hadn't seen this side of Damon since I've met him, and it made me swoon. Damon had a sweet, romantic side. People just didn't care to look beneath the sarcastic, snarky attitude to find it. "Isabella, say something", he was starting to panic.
I didn't know what to say, so I did the next best thing. I reached on my tiptoes and kissed him. He didn't respond right away but when he did, he deepened the kiss. He licked my bottom lip lightly, and I opened my mouth and kissed him back just as hard. His hands wrapped in my hair, massaging my scalp. I ran my hands up his chest, and put one on his face, the other on around his neck. I pulled away, and smiled at him.
"Is that answer enough for you?"
"Who the hell said you could pull away", he asked. He went to kiss me again when my name was called.
"Bella? Bella is that you?"
"Angela", I asked, looking at the girl calling my name.
"Yeah, Bella it's me." I embraced her and took her in. She got her hair layered and short, to her shoulders. Her bangs were cut at an angle, still long, and she had blonde streaks in her brown hair. She wasn't wearing glasses and looked really good. "Holy, hell! Look at you", I said.
"You were the inspiration."
"Really? Awe that mean a lot to me", I said to her.
"Ugh, the Ugly duckling is back."
"Hello, Lauren." She still looked the same. Fake blonde hair, fake tan, fake boobs, fake nose, fake everything.
"Looks like you haven't changed", I sneered.
"I didn't need to. I'm happy with myself."
"Don't see how, since nothing's natural."
"Mhmm. Angela I want you to meet Damon", I said beginning introductions.
"Her boyfriend", he finished for me. Giving me a wink.
"Hello, Damon. This is Eric, Lauren, Jessica, Mike, and Tyler."
"Well hello Mr. Sexy. Why don't you come over and have a good time with a real woman", Lauren said.
"If you're referring to yourself, I think the only thing real is your pea sized brain", I spat at her.
"Oh shut up and let the adults talk Swan", she tried to shoo.
"Oh please, you an adult, now you're just talking out of your ass."
The insults went back and forth until she finally took a swing at me. I dodged it, grabbed her wrist and twisted it behind her back.
"Next time, you try that I won't be so nice, and I'll break your arm." I let her go, said my goodbyes and headed back home to find Jake and the pack at the house. The Cullens were nowhere to be seen.
We walked in to see Stefan and one of them talking.
"So, you guys hunt animals, and you don't kill humans", he asked.
"No we don't. And my brother actually hunts humans", Stefan told him. "Which here he is. Damon meet Sam, Sam this is my brother Damon."
"Hello, I hope we weren't interrupting anything", Damon said.
"Other than the fact that we were discussing the treaty during your stay", Sam told us.
"And those are?"
"You are to hunt animals during your stay."
Damon sent a glare towards Stefan then looked to Sam, "And if I don't?"
Sam's gaze hardened before he replied, "We'll be forced to kill you." I gapped and looked to Jake and saw the same expression as mine.
"Well, then I guess-"
"What if he fed from me", I asked. Sam looked surprised.
"You're still human, Bella", he said.
"Human or not. I'm voluntarily doing it."
He struggled to find words but before he could find another reason my father cut him off. "Sam, I'm perfectly okay with it, and I'm also best friends with the chief. And Jacob could become alpha right this second if you choose to kill Damon."
"Alright, fine. But only Bella."
"I wouldn't think of anyone else", Damon said looking at me, surprised.
"Well it's time to take our leave, including you Jacob." They left, Jake giving me a hug before he headed out.
"Alright, we came here for a reason, let's get packing."
It was time for everyone to get to bed. I set out air mattresses, changed my dad's sheets, and started a fire to keep everyone warm. I made my way upstairs to see Damon looking out my window. I walked to him and hugged him from behind, "What's so interesting?"
"The forest here is so different here than the one in Virginia. There's more life here."
"Hmm... Well I'm tired, so let's go to bed."
He turned in my arms, and wrapped his arms around my body. I leaned my head against his chest, when he started talking, "Were you being serious?"
"Serious about what?"
"Letting me feed from you." I leaned my head back to look him in the eyes.
"Yes I was."
He leaned down, cupping my face and kissed me gently. "You always surprise me."
"What's the fun in life without surprises?"
"Hmm. I see your point."
"Will it hurt?"
"Will what hurt?"
"When you bite me?"
"Only if you struggle, or if I want it to, or it could be pleasurable."
"Hmm.. mmkay. Do you need to feed tonight?"
"Yes, I do."
Damon leaned down to kiss me once more, stroking my bottom lip with his tongue. I opened and he met my tongue with his. He led us back to the bed, laying us down, never breaking the kiss. He soon was kissing down my jawline to my throat. then began sucking and nipping at my neck, preparing the skin to be pricked by his teeth.
When he finally bit into the skin, I winced. It felt like a needle when you got a shot, until he pulled at my blood. Pleasure shot through my body from the bitemark. It spread down to my stomach, settling there then proceeding down. He growled deep in his throat which was an instant turn on. I was getting wet, and I breathed out his name. He groaned into my neck, and his growls were now in his chest, sending out vibrations. His chest was pushed violently against mine and I could feel them, making my nipples harden.
I gasped as he moved his hand from the bed, up to my breast cupping it. He continued to pull at my blood, making me forget all sense of time, thought, of anything. His growling picked up, making me arch into him and his hold. He rubbed my nipple through my bra, making it hard to keep quiet. He soon pulled away from my neck and bit his wrist.
"It'll heal your neck and give back some of the blood", Damon whispered.
I hesitated before grabbing his arm and bringing it closer to my mouth. He lapped at my wound, trying to stop my blood. I eventually placed my teeth where his marks were and pulled. He dropped his head from my neck and moaned. His blood was surprisingly on the sweet side. Not bitter or salt like. It was indescribable but I could feel it working. My neck soon began to itch and I felt energy rush through my body. Damon was still moaning, and I could feel his erection against my thigh. Deciding I could tease a little, I bucked into him, making him moan and latch back onto my sucking it so he didn't pierce the just healed skin. I let go of his wrist and licked my lips before I turned and caught his lips with mine. He kissed my back, passionately. He pulled away, rolled over and wrapped his arms around me, tangling his legs with mine and turning his body into mine.
His hair was mused, his eyes bright. His lips were parted, and he was panting. He was gorgeous to me.
"God, you're beautiful Angel."
There was a knock on the door and Damon stiffened. Stefan opened the door and glanced at us. "Isabella, the house is being watched."
"By who", I asked.
"By Edward, and by one of the pack members", Damon said. There went the romance. I sat up, looking at Stefan. "Can you get me Bonnie?"
Bonnie soon came up and stood next to me at the window. "Can you make it to where they can't hear anything, or any minds, and to where they have to be invited in?"
"Yeah, I just need some candles and some quiet", she told me, looking out the window.
"Princess", Damon called to me. I turned to look at him. "Edward said that Alice saw all our futures disappear and wanted him to check it out. When he got here one of the pack members was waiting, goes by the name Jared. He was ordered by Sam to make sure we kept to our side of the deal." Oh now I was pissed.
"Bonnie, make it to where only the pack aren't allowed in, to hear, or see anything in my house except for Jake. And when he's here they can't see anything that happened while he was here, even after he's left. Can you do that?"
"I-I can try. No promises, but I can try.
It took her about thirty minuets to get the process done, and when we realized that Edward wasn't leaving until Jared did, we relaxed. At least he was good for something, right? I laid down with Damon, and soon began drifting off with Damon playing with my hair, and by listening to his heartbeat.
A/N: So I know some people may have expected her to freak the fuck out on Edward but I don't know I just went with the flow. So I saved at the spot right before she got home to see Sam and continued to write and I had it all done when I went to save it again and my internet turned off so it didn't save. I was so sad so I had to write the whole Same meet and greet and then on over again. It took me two hours, ugh. well here it is. I know, quick;)