Bella McLeod

Healer

This is my first Twilight fic, and it is a femlash, featuring Bella and Rosalie as a couple. So, if you don't like, please head somewhere else.

As an introduction, you may want to read "Snape McLeod" since the Bella that trained Tobias there is the same one here, only a decade later. It's not a requirement for you to read it, especially since I will try and untangle things as the story progresses. I altered the timeline to fit my needs, so… she met Snape in 1997, they parted ways in 2000 and it is now 2011, when she moves to Forks with Charlie.

Bare in mind that I do not own Twilight, nor its characters, so if you recognize any of them, THEY'RE NOT MINE. I only own the idea of making Bella Swan part of Clan McLeod.

I also not own the Highlander series, characters and concepts.

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Bella McLeod

Chapter 05

Healer

She's more stubborn than me. I obviously couldn't let her know the truth about our kind, the Volturi would kill us and her, and her being dead certainly was something I did not want, proof of that was the fact that I had jumped in front of that van and saved her. Which is the reason we were having that awkward conversation, she knows I wasn't near her at all. I sighed "In that case… I hope you enjoy disappointment." I finally told her.

After those words left my mouth, she started to look around as if she was scared. I looked intently at her.

"I have to leave. Now" She said, and I knew she was not lying, which made me frown. Why would she suddenly have to leave? She started walking away, so I followed her at human pace.

"What is it Bella?" I asked concerned then.

She seemed dubious as to what to tell me when I heard someone call her name.

"BELLA!" We turned around and Bella was faced with a strange girl, around 25 years old.

"Clara!" Bella smiled widely at her. "You scared me. Was that you at school?" She asked.

The girl, Clara, nodded while giving Bella a tight hug. "Sorry about that. I was eager to see you. Renee was helpful enough and said you would be at school, though Duncan still wanted me to refrain from coming. He still doesn't like me, as you well know" she said smirking.

When they broke apart I was jealous by the fact that Bella was giving this stranger a wide smile, brighter than the one I had received on the cafeteria her first day of school. A low growl was starting to build in my chest when I heard my brother's voice and felt his hand on my shoulder.

"Rose" warned Emmett. I painfully nodded and returned my attention to Bella as I swallowed the venom that had already pooled in my mouth.

"Oh right. Sometimes I just don't have manners. Duncan complains about that a lot." She said turning to me. "Rosalie, this is Clara. Clara, Rosalie"

I shook Clara's hand a little stronger than necessary and this pathetic human just smirked. "Nice to meet you" I said. "This is my brother, Emmett" I said gesturing to him

Emmett nodded to both of them. "Uh, we have to head back to school sis" he said apologetically.

"Yeah. And I have to head home anyway. I bet Charlie is making a fuss right now." Said Bella smiling to me now. "However we still need to talk"

She then turned away and Clara followed her. I could still hear their conversation while Emmett and I headed the other way.

"So, what are you doing here?" Bella asked her.

"Oh, I missed you. It's already been a month without you" I could almost picture her pouting which made me growl again.

"Yeah? And Whose fault is that?" Bella asked her.

Then I heard Emmett chuckling beside me. "You better stop that right away or you will not have a reason to be with Alice tonight" I threatened, which made him shut up at once. "Good boy" I said still growling

"Gee Rose, calm down. I know you are into this girl but you have to control yourself" He said when we reached his jeep in the parking lot. As soon as he opened the passenger door for me I remembered something, I'd picked Bella's keys from the icy ground.

"Don't get started Em" I warned him. "I'll have to ask Jasper to come with me to bring Bella's truck to her home after classes are over."

"Hey! Why not me?" he asked faking to be hurt

"Because with that …. Girl, around Bella, it might be harder for me to control myself" I admitted through greeted teeth. We arrived to school again and the first thing that greeted me was Alice.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't see that coming" She said truly sorry

"I know. Accidents happen, no one decides on them" I tried to reassure her.

"However, it was pretty cool what you did" she said grinning. "Edward was furious you know, for you almost exposing us. But I saw that conversation you had with her, oh and I don't like that girl either, don't worry though. Anyway, I do still think you should let everything aside and take a chance with her"

"Sorry to break your bubble, not…" Edward came in "but, by your thoughts and Jasper's regarding your emotions, I think this is merely just lust. So you should stay away from her. She is a danger to the family, today was proof enough"

"Uhgg! It's easy for you to say that, you are already mated" I said and then headed to my lessons.

In part, Edward was right, this was definitely lust I felt for Bella, but I was also quite attracted to her. I wanted to mark her as mine and somehow let her mark me as hers, and that is what scared me the most. Last time I gave my heart out, it was broken in pieces when Alice became part of the family. Not that I blame them, because a Vampire can't really choose their true mate, but it still hurt to know that Emmett and I were not really mated as I had thought. After a couple of decades I realized that it was good, because I actually felt more attracted to women, but still.

As soon as classes were over, Jasper was by my side.

"Emmett told me of your plan. Though I think we should go hunting first" I nodded my acceptance and headed straight to the forest. I made my hunt quick.

Jasper was waiting with Edward's Volvo parked beside Bella's truck. "So, which would you rather drive?" he asked me. I headed straight for Bella's truck.

As soon as I entered the cabin, her scent invaded my nostrils and I couldn't help the smile that formed on my lips and the warmth that spread through my body. This was going to be a difficult ride.

"Don't get too excited" Jasper cockily told me while trying to contain a grin when closing the door for me.

I entered the key and the truck came to life. This truck needed an adjustment, and if Bella allowed me, I would work on this beauty.

We arrived to chief Swan's house after a few minutes. When I knocked on the door, Jasper was by my side, Charlie had not come back yet or had left again, and the girl, Clara, opened the door.

"Oh, hi… Rosalie, right?" She greeted, not opening the door completely

"Yes. I'm here to see Bella, we brought back her truck" I said gesturing to the red truck.

"Well, she is taking a nap right now. But if you leave me the keys I'll give them to her and let her know you were here"

I was about to argue that. I knew she lied and Bella was not really sleeping. But Jasper gripped my arm. "Fine" I finally said throwing her the keys, which she managed to catch. Then she closed the door without saying anything else.

A could not contain the growl that formed in my chest while Jasper lead me to the Volvo. At the same time I could hear Bella addressing Clara.

"Who was that?"

"Ah, some kid from your school. Came to see how you were doing and brought your truck back" I heard a jingle then.

"Some kid? How dare she!?" I said pissed while Jasper put more force on the grip he had on me. I took a few breaths trying to calm down and refocused my attention on the conversation inside the house.

"Good. I left my coat in the cab of the truck. That was why I was trying to keep away from you at the hospital" said Bella. What does her coat has to do with anything? I asked myself

"So Bella, are you up for a Quicky now? I found a couple in Seattle, should be easy" How dare she ask my Bella that?! I wondered trying to lose Jasper who was actually trying to contain my rage.

"I'm not in the mood for games Clara. Besides, I have to go to school tomorrow" Bella answered her.

"When did school become a priority?" she asked Bella clearly annoyed "Fine then." She continued after a beat "I'll go alone to Seattle. Lend me your truck?" Clara asked.

"Nope! Give me the keys!" Bella demanded.

"Come on Bella!" Clara begged her

"No. I don't want to lose the truck… Anyway, how long are you staying in Forks? Charlie wasn't happy about you being here either" Bella asked her

"Only a couple of days, a week at most, for now. Don't worry. And Charlie should be thanking me, because of me you are living with him and he has a job right now" said Clara smugly.

"Yes, it is your fault that I'm stuck in this place" Bella said bitterly

"I'm sorry okay?" started Clara, which was a lie, whatever she was talking about, she was being dishonest to Bella "I didn't mean for that to happen. I just wanted us to be together a little bit longer. You know I love you, and our time together"

Bella sighed. "I know, it's just all this is a lot to take in. I miss Gab. And what you did to Tobias, was not right either"

"Well, I didn't know who he was. You never mentioned your First's name before. Though, now that I think about it, it may be the reason you both feel strongly about each other" Her first again! If I ever get to know that piece of meat, I will break my diet!

"Yeah, Duncan said that too. Listen, I'm a little tired now. I'll go up and take a shower, then maybe a nap before dinner. Please don't burn anything and do not cause any kind of accidents while you're here" Finished Bella

"I'll go to Seattle for a few hours. I might come back tomorrow morning to see you off to school, since you are all about that now" Said Clara. I could hear she was approaching the door

"Come on" said Jasper "You don't want them to see us here, right?" I shook my head no and climbed the car. Then we headed home. I had a lot of questions in my mind, just as always happened after any conversation I overheard Bella having. They were really hard to decipher and being able to tell when others were lying, either to her or to me was making things more confusing than they already were.

As she had said, Bella's friend, Clara, left Forks by the weekend and even when she had promised Bella to come back soon for an extended period of time, I could see Bella having a hard time over that. I wanted more than anything to approach her and make sure she smiled again, I wanted her to smile to me like she had smiled to Clara on the hospital that day. However, I was avoiding her. Why? Simple. Alice would let me know via messages whenever Bella had decided to approach me again with the issue of me saving her life, so I had to stay clear of her and ignore her at all cost during classes or whenever I was caught off guard by her.

It helped that the week that followed the accident, Bella became the center of attention, well, stayed the center of attention. Tyler Crowley was impossible, following her around, obsessed with making amends somehow. He followed her between classes and sat at their lunch table.

For whatever the reason, Bella kept telling her friends that I had pulled her out of the way and had nearly been crushed, too. Luckily, no once seemed to mind me at all.

"Well, for someone who doesn't like you, she sure put herself on the line" said Jessica once to Bella.

"Uh?" Bella asked confused.

"Rosalie Hale. You said she didn't like you, and yet, she still risked her life for you" said Jessica. Who would have thought that girl would put on a nice word for me with her friends after Edward turned her down.

"I think she likes you too Bella" said Angela

Bella turned her gaze up and met mine. She slightly smiled to me and I couldn't help to smile back.

"She still isn't talking to me though" Said Bella when the bell rang.

"You should ask her out" said Alice in a low whisper to me.

"Ask her out?"

Alice nodded "To the girls' choice spring dance in two weeks" Then she skipped to Emmett's side heading off to class.

I headed off to class too. Biology with Bella, and the Newton boy. He approached Bella and perched on our desk while addressing her.

"So," Newton said, looking at the floor, "Jessica asked me to the spring dance."

"That's great." Said Bella. "You'll have a lot of fun with Jessica."

"Well…" He floundered as he examined my Bella, clearly not all too happy with the response he got from her. "I told her I had to think about it."

"Why would you do that?" She let disapproval color her tone, which made me smile

"I was wondering if… well, if you might be planning to ask me." He asked Bella, a growl almost emanating from within me while I tilted my head on their direction. Boy at this pace, I would forget everything but how to growl. I can barely contain the emotions when I'm near her as it is, add jealousy to the mix and I might end up dead.

"Mike, I think you should tell her yes," She finally said.

"Did you already ask someone?" Asked Newton, and I too was interested to know the answer.

"No," She assured him. "I'm not going to the dance at all."

"Why not?" Newton demanded.

"I'm going to Seattle that Saturday," She explained. I instantly knew she was lying. The question was, did she want to go, but not with Newton? Or she actually didn't want to go to the dance?

"Can't you go some other weekend?" Newton pressed

"Sorry, no," She said. "So you shouldn't make Jess wait any longer, it's rude."

"Yeah, you're right," he mumbled, and turned, dejected, to walk back to his seat. Bella closed her eyes and pressed her fingers to her temples.

"I guess he still doesn't understand about me not liking Tulips" she murmured so low that no human ear could hear her.

I chuckled lightly and she turned to look at me. At the moment our eyes met, Mr. Banner began talking. But apparently she never noticed, because she didn't break eye contact with me.

"Which chemical reactions on the cell produce carbon dioxide and a compound rich in energy provides cells with the energy required for the synthesis of proteins from amino acids?" Asked Mr. Banner after a few minutes of the lecture. "Ms. Hale?" the teacher called, seeking the answer to the question.

"The Krebs Cycle," I answered, turning reluctantly to look at Mr. Banner. He nodded and continued with the lecture on the specifics of said Cycle. When I turned back to look at Bella, she was looking intently down at her book.

When the bell rang at last, she turned her back to me to gather her things, I smiled softly at her antics.

"Bella?"

She turned slowly, unwillingly. Her expression was wary when she finally looked at me. "What? Are you speaking to me now?" She finally asked

My lips twitched, broadening my smile at her jab. "Maybe" I admitted.

She closed her eyes and inhaled slowly through her nose "Then what do you want, Rosalie?" She asked keeping her eyes closed

"I'm sorry. I'm being very rude, I know. But I wanted to know something" I asked her smirking. Trying to contain the odd glee I felt at the prospect

She opened her eyes, her face was very serious then. "What?" she asked, her voice guarded.

"I was wondering if you might be planning to ask me to the spring dance?"

"Are you making fun of me?" She asked clearly pissed then.

"Would you rather that I ask you to the dance?" Approaching her "Because it's girls' choice remember? And I'd really like to go out with you, get to know you better. What better way to accomplish that than a date?"

"It's too bad you didn't figure that out earlier," She hissed through her teeth. "You could have saved yourself all this regret."

"Regret?" She caught me off guard. She was not telling a lie. "Regret for what?" I asked.

REVISED A/N (May 2021): First time around I did not know if I was gonna do this whole POV thing by chapter, but it grew on me. Got used to it between this and TW. So here we will still have Rosalie's and Bella's POV throughout the story. Giving us a little more insight into Rose's turmoil, which is the original reason I did write this chapter from her perspective...

A/N: Okay. Hope you liked it so far.

I've discovered that even when I really like Rosalie, she's tough to write. Leave your reviews… and if you have a twitter account and are interested, follow me at OriginalHealer