I Fear No Pain
C17: A Time For Sisters
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own any of the recognizable characters.
Alice's POV
A couple of days after coming back home, since that was what the Castle had become to us over the last few months, Bella and I had decided to take a day together, since Jasper's presence had been requested by Athenodora and Emmett and Rose had Guard duty today. Jane and Alec had also taken a day together to wind down from the short battle and to reaffirm their bonds.
We were currently sat in the only place we were sure we would not be disturbed, our sensory deprivation room, and as had become customary, both of us were topless. "I'll be very honest, I missed this a little." Bella said with a soft smile as she pulled me into her lap while also nuzzling my neck.
I smiled as I leaned back against her. "We've sat like this plenty of times over the last couple of weeks, Bella. What is so different about this particular time?"
Bella smiled at that. "A couple of things actually. First off we dealt with the mutts and I'm feeling an urge to cuddle with my sister, and secondly, you wore jeans today, and I vividly remember you saying something that you wanted to try the next time you wore jeans."
I laughed lightly at that. "I did say that, and I think now is as good a time as any to see if reality lives up to the vision, I said softly before turning around and laying down on top of her.
"I think I know what you saw Ali. Would it have something to do with this?" She asked as she let her hands slide down my back and under the waistband of my jeans, gripping my butt in the process."
I moaned softly and nodded as she rhythmically squeezed my butt. "This was exactly as I saw it happen, but as always the reality is far better then my visions."
Bella smiled at me. "I'll be very honest, I've been dying to get my hands on that pert ass of yours for months. The way you fill out a pair of jeans just begs for them to be squeezed."
"I am well aware of that, Bella. You are not the only one who has trouble keeping their hands off my butt, it's not just Jasper too." I said softly.
Bella smiled and kissed me. "While I would usually be opposed to hearing what you and Jasper get up to, I can't help but be a bit curious."
"Trust me when I say that the control he usually shows goes out the window the moment we are in private, which I am sure you are more than familiar with." I said with a soft smile.
Bella nodded at that. "I am. Jane is usually all over me the moment the door closes."
I smiled at her as we rolled to the side so I could return the favor, sliding my hands under the waistband of her jeans and giving her butt a firm squeeze. "I can imagine. In that regard our mates are very similar it seems, which kind of makes sense since we are very similar as well."
Bella nodded and nuzzled her nose in my neck before placing a soft kiss there. "We are, aren't we? When we first met I never thought that this would be where we would end up. I used to see myself as someone who couldn't be further from you in both personality and looks if I tried."
"That is why I persevered Bella. I knew that deep inside you was so much untapped potential and that it would only take the right person to bring it out." I said honestly.
She smiled and kissed me softly. "That could've only been you and Rose, because as close as I am to Emmett and Jasper, I just get along better with women then with men, always have."
I smiled at that. "Which given what happened is completely understandable Bella, and I for one am certainly not complaining about our particular method of getting along."
She smiled at me as she kissed me again, this time deepening it just a little and I just couldn't help but roll us over again so that she settled on top of me. "If I didn't know any better, I would say you were trying to explore the limits of our bond."
"That is exactly what I'm doing, and I can feel you want to do the same, so please sister. Touch me like I can feel you want to." I said softly.
Bella smiled as she removed her hands from my jeans and let them creep up towards my breasts. "You don't know how long I've been waiting to hear you say that. Before I was turned I had dreams of this, you know."
I smiled at her. "I wish I could say the same, but I've had a lot of fantasies about times like this and all the things you would do to me."
Bella merely smiled as she kept squeezing my breasts and teasing my nipples. "Really now? I never pegged you to be a submissive girl."
"I can be when I want to, and with you I want to because I know that you would never betray my trust in any way." I said honestly.
Bella smiled and kissed me softly as she pulled us upright and me into her lap while she nuzzled her nose in my neck and let her hands roam further across my front. "Thank you for trusting me so much Ali."
I smiled and rested my head against her shoulder. "How couldn't I when you are literally one of the two people I can't live without? You mean as much to me as Jasper does, and you always will."
She merely smiled and continued to nuzzle her nose in my neck, occasionally placing soft kisses there as we stayed exactly like this for the majority of the day, since I knew that later tonight she was going to meet Rose for something very similar to this.
Rosalie's POV
When Bella walked into the side room of my garage, it was well into the evening, and while it didn't really matter, I could smell that her time with Alice had gotten a little steamy. "Look what the Pixie sent my way. Unless my nose is deceiving me you and Alice had a lot of fun today." I said with a smirk.
Bella smiled at that as she gave me a hug and a kiss to the cheek. "We did, and I have a feeling that whatever you have planned will be just as fun."
I smirked at that. "While I doubt that it will be as exciting as the day you've spent with our Pixie of a sister, I have something great planned. We've talked a lot about a road trip and I think that it is exactly what we need after dealing with the mutts. I've made sure to talk to your mate so she knows we'll be gone for a few days, and she was okay with it as long as I made you promise to call her."
Bella smiled at that. "I don't think that'll be the issue. It will be more an issue whether or not she has her phone with her. She still hates smartphones."
I laughed lightly at that. "She said that for once she'll have it with her, and since she won't be on guard duty for the foreseeable future I'm sure she'll pick up when you call."
"I'll trust in that then, so where are we going?" Bella asked with a bright smile.
"We'll be going wherever our hearts take us Bella, we don't have to have a specific destination in mind to have fun, especially given the car I've chosen for us today." I said with a smile.
"And what car from your enormous selection have you chosen, oh Mistress of Cars?" Bella asked with a smile.
I smiled at her as I led her to what had become my pride and joy. "For the next couple of days this will be ours, in my humble opinion the pinnacle of comfort and speed." I said as I brought up the Rolls Royce I had purchased recently but hadn't had a chance to drive just yet.
Bella's eyes widened in excitement. "Isn't this the car you bought for my mother and aunts? Will it be okay for us to take it?"
"I haven't been able to drive it just yet, so this will be also a test of the car, and who better to test it then the Princess?" I asked with a grin.
Bella smiled at that. "Fair point. Will I be needing anything else before we can set off?"
"Everything you might need has already been provided by your mate, Bella. She brought over a couple of outfits while you were still being freaky with Alice." I said with a wink.
Bella laughed lightly at that. "I wouldn't exactly call it being freaky, but I will admit that it went further then just cuddling, all of which I will tell you once we're on the road."
I nodded and smiled at her as I opened up the door for her. "Then may I suggest we get going? I'm honestly kind of excited to get going and see what you think of the car."
Bella nodded as she got in and I just couldn't help but smile as I almost literally saw her sink into the seat. "I don't think I'm ever getting out of this seat again."
I just smiled at her as I flashed around to the other side. "I can only agree with you there, sister." I said as I sat down and then drove out of the garage, which for Bella would the first time she would get to see the new exit I had been able to realize.
Soon enough we left Volterra in our rearview mirror and being curious, I figured it would be a good time to ask Bella what exactly had happened during her time with Alice. "So Bella, spill. What exactly did you and Alice do that got you so excited. I could smell your arousal very clearly."
She smiled at me. "Alice and I did a lot that would be considered shocking in any other situation, but given the bond we share is quite normal. We both felt this growing attraction to each other prior to our trip to Forks and it was getting harder to ignore by the day. She discovered that until we marked each other it would continue to grow until that point of no return which we both desperately wanted avoid. Hence the reason we marked each other. It brought our emotions to an equilibrium and while we will always be closer than any other not mated vampires, we now know exactly how far we can go. Our default dress code when alone is topless and intimate kisses are also not out of the ordinary. The Soul Sister bond we share is on par with the mating bond, but without the need to actually sleep together."
I will admit that surprised me a bit. "And Jane and Jasper are okay with this?"
"Surprisingly yes. From what we've been able to gather the mating bond recognizes the differences between the two bonds and therefor don't see what Alice and I share as a threat to our mating bonds. I'll admit that I don't get it either, because the things we do together I would never contemplate doing with anyone else." Bella said honestly.
I nodded at that. "While I can't say I understand, as long as you two don't hurt your mates with this, I am not in the position to judge. I am however insanely curious."
"That I can fully understand, Jane and Jasper have been too, and we have been completely honest with them, so I will do the same with you. It wouldn't do our council any good if there are any things hanging between us, that would only make it fail." Bella said softly.
"How about we talk about that when we make our first stop. I think a little relaxation will do us both good." I said with a soft smile.
She nodded at that as she relaxed against the seat, only now discovering that they had a massage function.
Bella's POV
By the time we made our first stop, it was well into the next morning and we had stopped at a bluff where we could talk in peace. "So Rosie, what do you want to know?"
The blonde smiled at me as we took a seat and she wrapped an arm around my shoulder, to which I couldn't do anything else but lean into her. "I'm very curious about the things you and Alice do together when you two are alone, so that would be a good start."
I smiled at that. "It usually starts out innocently enough. She usually starts out cuddled up to me in my lap because you know that she is very cuddly with me. We're always topless, it's something we always do to have as much contact as possible. It rarely stays to just cuddling though, because we often find ourselves on top of one another sharing soft kisses and words of love."
"This bond you share with Alice really goes as deep as a mating bond, doesn't it? Do you feel like this with others besides Jane and Alice?" She asked softly.
"Not to the same degree, but you know I'm very cuddly when I want to be, and the things we shared when I just woke up in this life is not something I'd share with just anyone in the Castle. You also told me that you and Alice have done something similar plenty of times when Emmett and Jasper went hunting when you all were still living in Forks." I said with a soft smile.
Rosalie nodded at that. "That's true, but never to that degree. Alice and I have no issues with being naked together, and I know you have no issue with that either, given how much more open you've become over the last few months. To hear it goes this far is actually a bit of a surprise."
"Only with you and Alice though, because I could never see myself doing something like that with Esme, Heidi or Chelsea." I said softly.
Rosalie smiled and pressed a kiss to my cheek. "That is understandable, but that might just be because of the times they were changed in. We're the only ones along with Emmett who are under a century old. We haven't had the time to settle into the era we were turned in, which has led us to be a lot more open to a lot of things."
I nodded and rested my head on her shoulder. "I'll admit that ever since that morning the three of us spent in the deprivation room when I couldn't focus on training, I've fantasized about having a similar bond with you as I have with Alice."
Rosalie smiled at that. "I can admit that I've also had a strange attraction to you too Bella, strange as it may sound. You've been far more than a sister to me for a very long time, and while I know that we can't be as close as you and Alice are, I would like to try for us and build some of that intimacy."
I smiled at her. "I would love to, although this is something we should very much talk about with Jane and Emmett. I don't think either of us would want to cause strife in the Castle."
She nodded at that. 'Since I have no inclination to be subjected to your mate's gift, that would be wise to do, but that doesn't mean we can't at the very least indulge a little bit, and I know just how to do that."
"And how would that be Rose?" I asked softly.
She grinned and pulled me up with her as we walked back to the car. "Trust me that you will love it, given how much you seem to enjoy the lack of clothes these days."
I smiled at her as we got back into the car, where the first thing she did was take off her top, revealing that she hadn't worn a bra the entire day, and not for the first time I was in awe of her bountiful breasts, and of course I couldn't be left behind so I took off my top as well. "I'll be very honest and say that your breasts have always caught my eye. I could very much get used to this."
The blonde smiled at that. "I can easily say the same Bella. Yours are the perfect size, which I am very confident in knowing that I'm far from the first one to say that."
I smiled at that. "You would be right in that. Jane especially is very fond of them."
"I will gladly believe that, because they are gorgeous. Very perky." Rosalie said with a wink.
I grinned at her. "Yours seem to defy gravity, because seriously, how can a pair of breasts be so perfect."
She smirked at that. "I've been told that before, mostly by boys trying to get into my pants. It is a game Emmett and I used to play where he would just sit and watch me think of ways to turn men down. Only when we both grew bored of it he would step in and take me away. It made for amazing nights too."
I smiled at that. "I can totally see you two do that, you're far more of a tease then you are willing to admit Rosie."
"I never denied that I wasn't a tease Bella. Perhaps my method of teasing was just a bit too blunt for you when we first met you." She said with a wink.
I grinned at her. "Perhaps, but I will admit that I thought there was something unapproachable about you when we first met. It was only after Edward was gone that I allowed myself to become closer to you."
She smiled at that. "Edward was always more afraid of me stealing you away from him then he was of Alice. He was so convinced that I was going to steal you away from him that he blatantly accused me of it too, never mind the fact that I am mated to Emmett."
I just shook my head as I gave her hand a squeeze. "Alice told me about that, and I wish I could've been there to see you kick him down a few pegs."
Rosalie just grinned and flashed me a wink as we continued our impromptu road trip well into the next day, testing out all of the features the car had to offer in the meantime.
Jane's POV
When Isabella and Rosalie had returned a few days later, she had wasted little time in basically kidnapping me to our room, stating that she had missed me and needed some alone time, which I of course wasn't going to so no to, and of course I was immensely curious what she had done over the last four days.
Any conversation would have to wait however, since she was almost desperately clinging to me as she nuzzled her nose into the mark she had left on me. "You're being awfully cuddly love. Is there any particular reason for that?" I asked softly.
"Not really, I just missed having you in my arms the past couple of days, even though my sisters were very pleasant company. Nothing will ever beat having you in my arms." She said softly.
I couldn't help but smile at that. "I surely hope not, otherwise I would have learned how to properly cuddle for nothing."
She smiled and kissed me. "You will always be first in my heart Jane, you know that, no matter how the bond between me and Alice develops."
"I know love, I was only teasing. You know I don't fully understand it, but I know it is not a threat to what we have, no matter how intimate it becomes." I said softly.
Bella smiled at that. "Honestly, we also don't fully understand it, we just know how we feel about each other. She has an equal place in my heart next to you and mother."
I smiled and rolled on top of her before kissing her. "That I know, and I can't blame you. Alice and I had a long talk while you and Rosalie were gone and we came to an understanding. I will try and not be jealous of the relationship you have with both Alice and Rosalie, and Alice will try and be more mindfull of her affections to you when I am present."
"Will you also have this talk with Rosalie?" She asked softly as she wrapped her arms around my waist.
"In time, yes. Unless there is something you wanted to tell me?" I said with a soft smile.
She smiled and kissed me. "I do actually, and I want to preface this by saying that I was planning on talking to you about this today, but you beat me to it. We talked a lot during our three day trip and we came to the conclusion that what we feel for each other is very similar to what I feel for Alice, just without the bond involved, and while we will be exploring this, we agreed to first talk to our mates about it before any final decisions would be made. I promise you here and now on our mating bond that we would never hurt either you or Emmett by betraying our mating bond."
I smiled and kissed her. "I believe you love. I'm not blind after all and I have seen the sometimes longing looks you two give each other. I am not offended or jealous, so you don't need to be afraid of me putting your sister under my gift anytime soon, because I know that would hurt you. Your promise is more than enough to trust you on this, and I'm sure Emmett will feel the same way."
Bella smiled at that. "Thank you baby, that means a lot to me. I don't ever want to give you a reason to distrust me on anything."
"And I won't love, that is my promise to you. I know you would never do anything unacceptable with your sisters, because you know that would not just anger and hurt me but also your mothers and aunts." I said softly.
She nodded and kissed me before once again nuzzling her nose in my neck. "I know, which is why I needed to tell you about what I talked about with Rose."
I merely smiled at her as I once again laid down beside her, content to feel just have her close for now. "Now that we have gotten the heavy stuff out of the way, what else do you want to do today. Not that I mind spending our day in bed, but I can feel that you're a bit restless."
"Honestly, I just want to spend the day relaxing with you. The last couple of days have been exciting enough and I just want to spend some time with my mate. Having said that, I wouldn't mind going for a swim with you. Mother told me that we have an amazing pool available in the Castle and I've been wanting to take a dip for a while now." She said with a soft smile.
I grinned at that. "I'll admit that I don't really have swimwear, but I am sure your sister wouldn't mind lending me something, so I would love to go swimming with you."
Just as I finished my sentence there was a soft knock at the door. "Clothing delivery service." Alice said from the other side of the door.
I smiled and gave Bella a kiss before rolling off the bed to open the door. "Were your ears burning, Pixie?" I asked kindly.
Alice smiled and shook her head. "Being a Seer sometimes is a boon, dear Jane. I have a few options for you to choose from, depending on your desire to tease my sister." She said with a wink before handing me a few items and then flitting off again.
I just shook my head and smiled as I turned to my mate, who by now was watching with vested interest at the articles of clothing in my hand. "Judging by your reaction you are eager to see what your sister has picked out for me?"
She nodded and smiled at me. "Of course I am, I get to see my mate in either a very form flattering swimsuit or a drop dead sexy bikini. Either way I would call that a win-win for me." She said with a wink.
I merely quirked an eyebrow as I purposely went into the bathroom to change, much to the chagrin of my mate, who in protest made her way to the closet to do the same, and I just knew she would pick out the most provocative swimsuit she could find.