Chapter 20: Entertwined warnings.
A/n: hello everyone. First thank you for the follows, reviews, and favorites. Twi Nana mentioned a family tree. So for everyone to understand how everyone is related I will create that. Also, just to clarify Uncle Chester's job. He is the governor of New Mexico while Quil Junior works for the mayor! I also want to put out a disclaimer that elements and themes of the Christian faith will be in the rest of this story. if that makes you uncomfortable you are free to move on! No judgments or offenses were taken! Thank you all for being wonderful!….
Found son family tree:
Duncan Alvarez ( Bella's paternal grandfather) his kids are: Charlie Swan (son) Chester Alvarez( son /Bella's uncle) Bridgette Alvarez ( daughter / Bella's Aunt)
Quil ateara the fourth + Joy= Quil the 5th
Quil ateara the fourth + Ajana Ateara = Ayana Joy Ateara (Quil's younger sister)
Chester Alvarez + Monica Alveraz = no children( Bella's paternal Aunt and Uncle)
Monica Alvarez: parents – ( Janice and Kevin), brother –(Luke) nephew-(Ezra)
Hopefully, that helps connect you to who and how everyone is related.
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Bella was dreaming, she knew she was yet she couldn't break out of it.
"Well, I have no other way to speak to you without so much distraction." An old familiar voice said.
When she looked around her, she realized she was on a beach. The sand was salmon pink and a fire was lit.
Next to her was the old man.
"oh great now you're appearing in my dreams!" she exclaimed.
"Well, like I said before you have a lot going on. And this is the only way we can talk without interruption. So sit and listen child."
Bella shut her mouth and waited.
She knew the old man well enough that he would explain things when he was ready.
"don't do it, Isabella. You think that if you call up the Volturi and tell them of your relation to the kings they can take care of Edward. I am telling you now, that will only cause your death."
"you mean that they would change me?" she questioned.
"correction, Aro and Caius would change you. those two are greedy demons. I need you to stay away from the cold ones Isabella. Think it not strange when you get a peculiar phone call tomorrow." He told her.
"strange phone call? what do you mean?"
" Don't you find it peculiar that a woman named didyme is your therapist? When you wake up ask your mother. She can explain it to you."
Bella nodded. She then rested her head on her knees.
Being in the man's presence was comforting even if he was a little strange.
" I am not strange." he chuckled as he shoulder-bumped her.
" Will you tell me who you are?" she asked
" That is something you will learn over time young one. but I can tell you one of my names."
Bella sat up in excitement! Finally, some kind of hint of who this guy was!
" I have been given many names, none of them are official, they are just based on what people have encountered when in my presence. One of them is the name …..Yahweh."
…
Quil couldn't sleep. It was four in the morning and he was tossing and turning. Something in his spirit didn't feel right.
After an hour of not being able to rest, he sat up.
Something was wrong.
He was just about to reach for his phone when his father came running in.
"son. We need to go. It's Bella. She's in the hospital."
…..
Quil was quiet when they entered the hospital. He took very deep breaths to keep himself from freaking out.
His wife was in the hospital and of course, their pups were in danger as well. If he hadn't been away from her, this probably wouldn't have happened. But then again, Bella was just naturally clumsy so maybe it wasn't anything serious.
He followed his dad to an elevator, completely skipping the nurse's station. Two armed guards were waiting for them.
Of course, Quil thought. Can't have the governor of Mexico waltzing around the state unprotected. not to mention his niece.
One thing he knew for sure, if anyone messed with Bella, all kinds of hellfire would rain down on them. At least not when your uncle was the governor and your husband worked for the mayor. Nothing would get passed them.
He held his breath as they stepped off the elevator and onto a completely quiet and empty floor. Not a nurse in sight.
It was when they turned the corner, however, that he understood.
This was a private floor. Which meant private nurses and special care. Charlie, Renee, Chester, Monica, and Bella's grandfather. were in the waiting room. all of them looking nervous.
When Charlie saw him he opened his mouth to speak but Quil beat him to it.
"Somebody tell me what happened, and that all of them will be ok." was his only request.
Chester was the one to speak.
"We are waiting for the doctor to tell us son. She was talking with Charlie and Renee when she passed out."
"but why? Why did she pass out? When I left her she was fine." Quil interrogated.
His father cuffed his neck and hummed lowly.
"hush now, son. It will be ok. the best thing you can do for your kids is to stay calm. Let's sit down."
Quil took a deep breath, trying to find Bella's heartbeat amongst the others. It only took him two minutes to hear it.
The thrum that aligned with his own.
They were in sync.
Ba bump.
Ba bump.
Ba bump.
Ba bump.
The sound of Bella's heartbeat aligned with his own, on top of their pups, had Quil in a calm and meditative state.
His body had relaxed so much that, a vision swam before him.
….
Quil's vision:
"hello young Quil."
Quil was standing on a mountaintop. And when he turned to look around, there was the old man. He was sitting under a giant gold and bronze tree.
"I need a name for this dude." He mumbled.
" I can hear you!" the old man shouted unnecessarily.
Quil chuckled and made his way towards the old man.
As he sat down the old man smiled at him.
"What are you smiling about?"
"It's just wonderful to see how bright you and Bella's future is. You both are so...wonderfully made. You both love your families and are willing to do almost anything for them. You both hold tight to the community around you. and your laughter. I love it when you two laugh and don't get me started on how much Ayana adores the two of you. It pleases me to see you two so happy."
Quil became silent as he thought about the man's words. Despite the challenges and drama. He was happy. Happier than he had been for a long time even the wolf was settled.
A warm and strong hand on his shoulder had him look up, blinking back tears.
The old man was smiling softly at him. A look of intense love and pride in his eyes.
"I am immensely proud of you Quil ateara. You have a long way to go but you're on a good path. Keep your head up and your eyes open wide. A word of caution, for you child. Tell Chester to erase Bella's medical record and discharge her from the hospital as soon as possible. She must be seen by a private nurse from now on and have a home birth."
"wait ..why? And where do we find a private nurse!? That will cost money!"
" I will send her. don't you worry about that and concerning why, think about who the cold ones are. What do they do for a living."
Quill felt his vision start to tunnel. It was going to end soon.
"wait! What's your name!? Have you been visiting Bella too?" he called out
"Many people have given me many names. Though they are based on others experience with me. if you like, you can call me Yahweh. I'll see you soon Quil."
…..
As soon as Quil opened his eyes, he stood. Swallowing hard, he turned to Chester.
" Chester, we have to erase Bella's medical file. Make It look like she was never here!" he told him urgently.
Chester stared at him in confusion.
"what? why?"
Quil didn't have an answer but it seemed as if Charlie did.
"Quil! You're a genius!" Charlie said. He then turned to everyone else "Carlisle Cullen is a doctor. A rich, vampire doctor. They've been alive for centuries, who is to say they don't know how to access government databases."
"and if they have access to government databases, that means they track down anybody they want." Chester finished for him.
"Exactly. Can you erase all of Bella's medical files here?" Charlie asked.
"And at the clinic she goes to. She has records there as well." Quil explained.
Chester scratched his chin and said " I know a few people who can get some things done. excuse me while I make a few calls."
Just as Chester stepped out, a doctor came in.
"Hello everyone. My name is Doctor Shoe. I just want to assure everyone that Bella is fine and so are her babies. She might be sore from the fall but there was no serious damage."
The whole room took a collective sigh of relief.
"When can we see her?" was his first question.
"Now actually, I just ask that two to three people go at a time."
Quil sat back and didn't move. He didn't want to be the first one to see her.
That meant that he would have to leave the room and not stay by her side.
Instead, he convinced her parents to see her first.
Quil reigned in his wolf as everyone else got to see his wife.
And when the time finally came for him to see her, he sped down the hall not caring about the rules. Blood was rushing to his ears, by the time he came to her door.
She was sitting up rubbing her belly in deep thought.
" Baby?" he questioned as he turned towards her.
She looked up bleary-eyed and tear-stained face.
" Q. I'm sorry. I'm a bad mom." She cried
Quil rushed to her side, gently picking her up. Carefully avoiding pulling any cords.
" no. No baby. You didn't know you would pass out. You couldn't control that. I will say your stress has been out of the roof. Maybe we should move into the house sooner than later?" he questioned
Bella shook her head.
" no. Then we would be away from the family and we need all the protection we can get right now."
Quil sighed.
"That's true. I'm gonna crash on your uncle's couch then. Just so I can be near the three of you."
Bella smiled and wiggled her eyebrows.
" any late-night visits I should be expecting?" she joked.
"you better believe it beautiful."
He then leaned down to kiss her, capturing her lips with his. Quill felt his wolf stir as his wife moaned.
The heartmonitors began to beep and Quil couldn't help but laugh internally.
Just as they pulled apart, a cough echoed in the room.
Quil looked up to see the doctor standing behind them. A smile on her face.
"I am assuming you're the partner?" she asked.
"husband." Quil corrected.
Her eyebrows went up as she looked between them.
"interesting. Well, it is good to see she is not doing this alone. While her physical body is fine, I am concerned for her stress levels."
Quil Frowned.
"let's not talk about my wife as if she's not here." He gestured towards Bella.
The doctor blushed looking embarrassed.
"oh, I am so sorry Mrs. Swan.."
"it's Ateara. Mrs. Ateara.." Bella corrected. " now will you please continue what it is my husband and I need to do, to prevent any more stress on my body."
The doctor cleared her throat once again.
"once again my apologies. Anyway, I see you already have a good support network. I suggest you talk to your family about sharing the load of some things. Things like housework and cooking. Not that you can't do it but maybe let others do some of the work as well. Taking a child education class is best as well. And maybe some prenatal yoga? I have a printout for you, along with a list of some prenatal vitamins."
Quil looked at Bella as she took the paper.
"any questions?" the doctor asked.
"not for you." Bella snapped.
The doctor looked irritated and walked out.
As soon as she was gone Bella sighed and squeezed his hand.
"Can we please get out of here?"
"not yet baby. They still have to discharge you but when they do, I'll take you out of here so fast you won't be able to blink."
Bella laughed. A yawn escaped her.
"your tired beautiful you should sleep."
Bella shook her head.
"not yet. We need to talk. How are you? is your mom ok?"
Quil rolled his eyes and shook his head.
"leave it to you to be worried about the very women who called you names. Im ok. I just worried about you and Yeah, she's fine. Just sleeping off her headache. That was some freaky stuff your mom pulled, did she give you any details behind it?"
"yeah, apparently her side of the family has some powers and she and I are the only ones left. Except for a very distant relative. The sad thing is he's a vampire and a very evil one at that. I've met him once. His red eyes continue to haunt me. when my mother told me who he was, I passed out. I just couldn't believe it. And if he finds out who I am to him, hell hunt me down and no one would be able to stop him. It's crazy because I had this insane idea that if I could at least convince him to help me, he'd stop Edward..but...I was cautioned against that. You know the old man showed up in my dreams and warned me. he even told me his name. It Y-
"Yahweh!" Quil finished for her. " he came to me as well! He warned about some stuff too!"
"no way! so do you think he's the real deal?"
"I have no clue who or what he is but…I trust him. he appeared to us when we needed him most every single time. and his warnings have been on the spot. He told me today that we should get you a private nurse and have a home birth."
Bella's eyes widened.
"Q! That's amazing. As soon as that doctor started treating me I said to myself, I'd be better with a private nurse or a doula! We are gonna have to find out who this guy is. It is obvious he's some an ancient being."
"that's true but let's take this one step at a time honey. Your health is more important than anything. Yahweh said he would send the nurse, so we don't have to worry about that. Let's just take all of this slowly. And if your mom has powers, then maybe you do too but we don't want to get ahead of ourselves."
"You're right. Let's just take this one day at a time. we need to just live our lives and stay away from the vampires. Shouldn't be a problem right?"
Quil wasn't so sure about that.