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 12

Healer

I made the purchases on the list and brought them back to Bella's truck in time to watch her coming out of a greenhouse with a load of plants. I rushed over there and helped her bring them to the truck.

"This is an interesting purchase Bella" I told her while we were packing everything on the bed of the truck. She smiled at me.

"I'm going to put them on the greenhouse in the backyard" she stated softly once every set of plants and some seeds too were loaded. I looked at her curiously.

"I didn't realize there was a greenhouse at your place"

"Tobias and I spent part of last night making sure it was ready" she said nonchalantly

I stiffened. Just listening to her mention her FIRST, was making me mad. "Is that what you did last night?" I asked her trying to give some sense to the conversation I overheard at her home, maybe she was sweaty that morning because of the work she did to said greenhouse, right?

"Among other things, yeah" she said casually, still neglecting to let me in and not realizing that she was making me madly jealous of the time she spent with that man. "Ok, so one more stop and we are set for lunch, I'm beginning to feel hungry" She said walking to the odd looking drugstore across the street.

A weird smell invaded me as soon as we set foot inside. This was no normal drugstore, that was a given, but I couldn't make sense of the scent I was smelling. I followed Bella to the counter where only two people were found.

"I need to buy this" said Bella providing a list to the clerk, whom nodded and asked the other one to get the supplies on the list. A brief glance to the piece of paper let me know that it was standard first aids supplies along with a few additional medication. As soon as the boy was looking for the items on the list, Bella provided the clerk another piece of paper to him. "I need this too"

This piece of paper was facing the desk, so I was not able to read what was there, however, I could tell that as soon as the clerk lifted and read it, he paled a little and closely studied Bella and then myself.

"Whatever you have here, I'll take. If you don't have everything on the list you can… mail it to my home" said Bella proving another piece of paper to the clerk, presumably this time with her address.

The clerk read the new piece of paper and looked up to us, then he motioned for Bella to follow him.

"Wait here. I won't be long" Bella told me.

I watched as Bella and the clerk walked through a door to an office. I could watch them through the window and I used my senses to hear what that was about.

"Muggle born?" he asked Bella.

"Muggle and Squib" said Bella tilting her head slightly toward me when she said the first word. I did not know what either meant, but I knew she was lying about the squib part, whatever that was. I guess the clerk knew that too once he looked at me again.

"You don't mind proving that, right?" He asked offering Bella a glass of water. Bella drank the glass in one swift motion and looked back defiantly to the clerk. "Care to repeat that?" he asked, with a glint in his eyes.

"I told you" started Bella "Muggle" she said tilting her head toward me "and Squib"

The clerk nodded. "Pure-blood parents?" he asked then to Bella.

Bella shook her head. "Half-blood father" she said, once again I didn't know what she was talking about, but she was lying. "Muggle mother" she said then and that was truth. Whatever muggle meant, her mother was one.

"You understand the precautions, right?" asked the man "The Ministry would close my store if I did this kind of business with muggles" Bella nodded.

"I understand"

"Well then, why don't you wait with your girlfriend out there while I gather the supplies I do have in stock. I'll bring them to you. I'll request the other ones and owl them to you once they arrive, for an additional galleon that is."

Owl them? What the hell did he mean by that?

Bella turned her back to the window while taking out the pouch that Tobias had given her. "Just make sure it arrives home and not where ever I am at the moment of delivery" I guess she handed whatever was on the pouch to the clerk and then put it back, shortly after that the clerk walked through another door and Bella walked back to where I was, just in time for the boy who had gathered the first supplies she had asked for.

"How much will it be?" Bella asked smiling to the boy.

"It will be $37" said the boy putting everything into a small bag.

"Are we ready?" I asked her

"Not quite yet" she said "We are waiting for my additional purchase" she said smiling to me.

"What's with the secrecy?" I asked her taking the bag from the counter

I could tell that her mind was working on a way to get out of this line of questioning, luckily for her the clerk came back with another bag which he provided to Bella.

"Thank you" she said to him "when am I to expect the rest?"

"Later this week" he answered. Bella nodded and then walked to the exit of the store.

"Come on Rose. Let's put this in the truck and head for lunch"

I followed her closely once again, quite disturbed about this days strange events.

"Could you open the cabin for me?" she asked me, obviously not wanting to put her most recent purchase at the back. I complied and she put the supplies in there. While she was closing the door I peeked into the bag but could only see a few flasks and what may be some kind of plants and seeds. "Let's get going" she said offering her hand to me.

I took it and I couldn't help lacing our fingers in the process. She smiled softly at me and as always, I was unable to stop myself from returning her the smile. "Do you have a place in mind for lunch?" I asked her while we were still walking.

"Mmmh, no, not really." She said. I chuckled slightly at this.

"Ok. So what are you in the mood to eat?" I asked hoping this could help us to our destination.

"Don't know..." she said, then she smirked looking at me. "What would YOU like for lunch?"

How was I to tell her that I did not eat, that I was not actually in the mood for lunch, and that even if I was, I was pretty sure I would not find a does or mountain lions in the city.

"That's a tricky question Bella" I told her pausing briefly. Just as she was about to answer I pressed on "Besides, I asked first."

"You did, but I really don't know what I would like to eat right now" she said truthfully "what if you don't like what I choose?" she asked amused.

"You should not worry about it" I told her, sure that it actually would happen. "How about this" I offered coming to a halt. "You choose what to eat today, and on Saturday it's my choice where we go"

Bella seemed to think about it while looking at our clasped hands. After a few seconds she nodded looking back to my eyes. "Only if you do not pay for anything today and let me woo you instead" she said. I smiled at her and nodded in agreement. "Then let's get a huge salad" she said smiling taking me aback. I looked curiously at her silently asking what had made her choose on that. "I noticed that you and your siblings don't eat much, or at all, during lunch at school" she said heading toward the only salad buffet in Port Angels. "And I really like my veggies, so I believe it's the perfect choice for today"

"Salad it is then" I said smiling.

While we were eating, well, Bella was eating, I was just playing with a few lettuce leaves on my plate; I couldn't help to stare at her. She was mesmerizing, breathtaking, a sight directly from heavens. I know, corny, but that's what I felt, and I really wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. I was just really nervous about what she would say about this whole mess of a life I have, to how she would react to everything.

"Duncan was scared out of his life" she said telling me a tale of when she was thirteen years old. "When he found out I was only hiding at the corner of the chapel and making fun of him… well, let's just say that I was really grounded until my next birthday" she said laughing out loud.

"What did your mother said about it?" I asked softly chuckling too. However my question apparently killed her good mood.

"Nothing. She said nothing" she told me sharply and continued to eat her salad. It took me by surprise because she told me the truth. Actually, all through our meal, she had said nothing but truths, every story she told was actually truth and I had not noticed up until this moment.

"Why are you upset?" I asked her voicing my concerns "Would you have wanted her to step in and challenge Duncan's decision?" I pressed.

"I would have loved her to be there" Bella said too low that if I had not been a vampire, I would not have caught it. She looked up at me, unshed tears in her eyes. "Let's just talk about something else. Please" she pleaded. I nodded and then she concentrated on her salad again.

It took me a minute but I broke the silence by telling her the story of how chaos was set free in our home the day Emmett received his first Nintendo, the edited version of course. Which made Bella laugh out again.

"Boy, I will never see Emmett or Mario Bros the same way!" she said still laughing.

"I'm glad to make you smile" I said. "I would commit my life to make sure you were happy and smiling all the time, if you allowed me"

She stopped laughing abruptly once again, and I berated myself for what I had just said. It was truth though, however this was not the confession I had in mind.

"What do you mean?" she asked confused.

This is it, I thought to myself. I smiled at her and reached for her hands across the table. I brought them to my lips and placed a kiss on her knuckles.

"I mean that I am in love with you" I told her smiling, hoping she saw the truth in my eyes. "And I'd be honored to spend my life with you"

She took her hands out of mine and stood up. "I… I don't feel the same. I like you, yes, But that's it" she said and even when her words hurt me deeply, a glimmer of hope invaded me, when I realized that what she was saying was a lie.

"You do. You just have to give us a chance" I said standing too, reaching for her hand. She did not protest or moved away, which made me smile. "I love you Bella" I told her.

"How can you say that when none of us has been honest to the other?" she asked.

"I just know. And I know you feel it too" I said closing the distance between us.

"I do not. I mean, I really do like you, you're just, amazingly gorgeous" she said moving away again, rounding the table at which we were. "But love? You are way out of line Rosalie" she said

I shook my head. "I know you're lying" I said sitting again, this time where she had originally been seated, I motioned for her to sit down too. She shook her head and remained standing by the table, across from me. "You know I'm right. Why would you go through so much trouble to have someone in your life even if they ignored you, twice. Specially if you only like this person?" I said a little angry now.

"You are proving my point" she said heatedly. "Why would you ignore twice someone you say you love?" She retorted back.

"Is this some kind of revenge for that?" I asked incredously.

"I'm just saying you can't love me. You don't really know me yet! Not after so little time."

"Then let me in!" I retorted now. By this moment a few of the patrons in there were staring at us, but I couldn't bring myself to care about that.

"Yeah? Just like you are letting me in Rosalie?" she asked skeptically "You didn't even honor the first promise you made me" she stated heatedly "the day you saved me from Tyler's… van" the last word was utter after a brief pause and in a much lower tone. "Crap!" she said looking frantically around. "We have to go now" she said already at the cashier paying for our meal.

"Oh no. You will not get out of this like that!" I said walking right behind her recognizing the look in her eyes. The same she had before her friends showed up.

"I said we have to go. Now Rosalie!" she said firmly heading towards the exit grabbing her coat on the way out. We went out and I realized that moment that it was getting dark.

She started walking towards where the truck was parked. I rushed after her and without realizing it I was facing her.

"I will not let you walk away from me like this. You will not walk away from us Bella!" I said grabbing her arm.

"Now is not the time Rosalie!" she said firmly. "We can talk about this on the way home if you wish, but we have to leave now!"

"No. I don't know why you act like this but I will not let you walk into the arms of another of your friends!"

"What the hell are you talking about?" she said still trying to get out of my grasp.

"You acted like this on the hospital, and then you left me there walking away with your friend Clara" she stopped struggling and looked at me "Then it was the same at the parking lot at school and next thing I know, you were in his arms!" I said "His arms Bella! Not mine, but his! Do you know how that made me feel?" I looked into her eyes and I noticed that she was scared now.

"Cornered" she whispered.

"No, you broke my heart!" I said

She shook her head. "Not talking about then. Talking about now." She said and I realized that we were in fact near an ally and two people, a man and a woman, both around 30 were closing in on us from both sides of the street. "told you we should have left" she said sighing defeated.

I released the hold I had on her and she turned looking at both newcomers.

The woman was the first to speak."I am Estefania Anthropus and I am here to challenge you" she said clearly towards Bella

Bella sighed "I'm in the middle of a personal business right now. Can we schedule it for a later date this coming week?"

"No" said the man behind me "The challenge has been issued, you have to comply. These are the rules" He said and whatever he was talking about it was not a lie.

"Challenge? What kind of challenge?" I asked now worried.

"I know the rules" said Bella to the man "I do not want to forfeit, just to schedule" she said now to Estefania. Who shook her head. "Okay then" finally said Bella. "Rose, I need a favor" she said looking at me. I looked at her and could see she was clearly worried. "Go back to the truck" she stated while handing me the keys "If I'm not there in half an hour, please go to Charlie and tell him I ran into Estafania here."

"What?" I asked "No!" I said firmly. "I will not leave you this strangers and certainly will not leave before we finish our conversation"

"More like a lover's quarrel" muttered the guy behind me

"Rosalie! I told you we could continue on the way home but you refused to leave at once. Now these are the consequences" I could not believe the tone in which Bella said that. She was harsh and uncaring. I had never heard her speak like that to anyone. "Now leave. Remember, if I'm not there in 30 minutes go to Charlie"

"You might as well head there now, no need to wait" snickered Estefania "Don't forget to tell her watcher that my name is Estefania Anthropus."

"Don't be so sure of yourself. Let's get down to business" said Bella heading into the alley. I could see her reaching for something in her coat. "I'm Isabella McLeod, of clan McLeod" I could hear Estefania gasp at the mention of that. "Leave Rose!" The way she made that request had me heading off into the next street, where the truck was parked.

I regretted my decision the moment I reached the truck, it was already dark and late. Whatever Bella was facing that moment, I should be with her, protecting her. She is my mate and I am deeply in love with her. What had made me leave her side? I was pondering that when a lighting storm began. I looked up and realized that the lightings were hitting pretty close to where I had left Bella and the strangers. I ran at vampire speed there, and noticed that the lightings were actually hitting at the alley.

Bella was kneeling beside the dead and beheaded body of Estefania, I was too stunned to react. Shockingly blood and sweat was not the only thing I could smell, it was also arousal, and Bella's arousal for that matter. The smell was intoxicating and I was actually trying to contain the beast in me, trying to stop it from taking control while I was that out of myself, not able to react to the scene in front of me.

"Now I will have you" said the man approaching directly Bella who was still kneeling next to the death body. He crouched down and picked up a long sword from the floor, he was about the take the plunge on Bella's head.

"Bella!" I shouted. I was still unable to move from where I was, however Bella managed to stand up and look back at me. I desperately wanted to run there, take her out of harms way, make sure she was alright, but I still could not move. As soon as Bella was completely facing me I watch in horror how that sword came across her stomach.

Bella's face contorted in pain, she looked down at the sword sticking out of her and I could see the realization hitting on her. That was what it took me to react. I lounged against her attacker and I knew he was instantly unconscious at the end of the alley.

"Bella!" I reached for her.

"Take it out" she asked me, pain evident on her face

"No, I could hurt you badly" I said not knowing what to do.

"Take it out!" she demanded again "I'll be fine, just take it out" she said.

The truth in her words made me nod and comply with her request. I took it out fast and I knew I had hurt her when she whimpered. "I'm sorry" I said

"Not your fault" she said smiling softly

"I have to get you medical attention" I said noticing how enthralling the scent of her blood was. Was I actually thinking about feeding right now? No, it wasn't that, but I knew if there were any other vampires around, they would definitely try to feed of her alluring blood. At the end, my need to protect my mate won and I carried her bridal style ready to head to the nearest hospital.

"Take me to Charlie" she asked me

"Bella, you are bleeding badly. You need a doctor" I said running out the alley.

"Please Rose" she said looking into my eyes "If you take me to a doctor, even if it is your father, I will have to leave" then she cupped my cheek and smiled softly. I was still walking toward Bella's truck "I don't want to leave" she chuckled softly but she also coughed a few times, and in that process she coughed up blood. "You are right" she said softly, a few tears on her eyes. "Please Rose, take me to Charlie" She lost conscious then, and her heart rate was slowing down dramatically. I knew she had said the truth, so I made the decision then. I ran at vampire speed to Bella's home, hoping against hope that Charlie would be back from his fishing trip and know what to do without calling Carslile.

REVISED A/N(December 2021): Hi! It's been interesting to edit each chapter. This one in particular was hard to do so because I wanted to change many things, but also to keep a lot of it, so it was a battle against myself to decide what to keep and what to take out.

By the way, I little in between but Happy Holidays!

Original A/N: Heys! I know it's not Thursday, but this took a little longer than what I expected.

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