Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

An Imperfect Life

By Midnight Dreamer

Chapter 33: Long lost Family

(MPOV)

I was running. I didn’t know the time or day. I remember ringing noise several times. I gave it very little thought.  Slowing down I came to a complete stop, and took in my surroundings. It looked similar to the Canadian wilderness. Letting my senses fan out I can smell a small herd of caribou to the north, some deer to the south, some smaller game to the west and can it be? Bear to the east! Oh the game is so fuckin on. East it is. Taking off from my position I close in on the bear in minutes. Just my luck, polar bear! Angry polar bear from where I’m standing. Good that makes it more sporting.

I crouch down in the few bushes surround the bears location. I close my eyes letting instinct take over. I can feel him. His heart pounding, his breathing rugged, adrenaline pulsing through his veins. A twig snapped in the woods causing the bear to look in that direction. I took that as my cue. He never saw it coming I was on him in a heart beat. With sudden realization of what was happening he swung his big claws,  ripping at my clothes but never damaging the skin. His growling was in competition with my own. I got my hands around his large throat and leaned in to sink my teeth in to the meaty flesh around his jugular. I could feel the fur, skin, and muscle peel back as my teeth entered. Like a hot knife through butter. He continued to thrash and try to throw me off but with no success. I could feel the warm life sustaining liquid flowing over my lips, through my teeth, swirling around inside my mouth before sliding down my throat quenching the insatiable thirst. The bear started to stagger and fall over as I drained more and more of his blood. Finally he hit the ground with a thud as the last remaining drops drained from his body.

I stood surveying the situation. Always in military mode. I placed the carcass close to the nearby water source and let the local scavengers have at it. Walking away from the lifeless body of the bear I got the familiar feeling of being watched. I stopped and closed my eyes once again scanning my surroundings with all my senses. Taking in deep breathes and using my other senses to listen, taste and feel out around me. Then just when I thought I was just imagining it. I caught it. The sickly sweet sent of a vampire. My head snapping in the direction the smell was coming from. I took off at a fast pace, needing to get closer to the scent to determine who it was and if they were a threat. The vampire in question did not attempt to leave the place he had hidden himself. Once I got closer to the sent trail my mouth turned into a grin. I recognized the smell immediately. Peter. I wonder what he is doing this far north. Him and Charlotte rarely come up here. I slowed my pace to a jog and called for him.

“Peter. Come out come out peter.”

“Major?”

Peter slowly stepped out from behind some larger trees. His stance was that of one ready to attack if the need arises, but the smile on his face was knowing. Fucker he always knew shit. He probably knew I was going to end up here before I even knew where I was.

“You can stand down now.”

“I don’t think so just yet Major.”

 My anger must still be radiating off me or Peter wouldn’t be in defense mode. He knows better then anyone what could happen if I was provoked at this precise moment.

“I understand your uneasy at the moment Peter. Sit and let us see if we can get me back to normal.”

“Normal?” Peter chuckled slightly.

Ggggggrrrrrrrr. I guess Jasper isn’t as close as I had hoped. I now understand what Bella means when she said about her inner voice. I wonder if that’s somewhat like what I got going on right now. Peter stepped toward me slowly and sat down on the forest floor. My eyes must have softened enough for him to feel comfortable enough to sit down with me this close. Bella can calm me without even being with me. Interesting. File that away for later thought.

“Are you going to join me Major?”

Realizing I was still standing I sat down right where I stood.

” Well are you going to explain what you are doing this far north alone without your mate?” Peter smirked.

That cheeky bastard already knew I wasn’t with Alice.

“I’m not exactly sure what I am doing here. Some things went down and got so angry but  knew if I didn’t get out of there I was going to regret something I said or did later so I ran.”

“Ah yes the human.”

I raised an eyebrow at him to signal he should continue.

“I know about Alice and the human. Davey is it.”

A low growl started in my chest.

“I’ll take that as a yes.”

“I don’t know, I didn’t stick around for introductions or pleasantries. Like I said I got pissed and took off.”

” I see.”

“What are you doing up here? And where is Charlotte?”

“She is at our home up here. We came for a change of scenery.”

” You own a home up here? Since when?”

“Since Maria started taking her destruction craving ass into Arizona.”

This started the growling again. Just the mention of her name pissed me off. But why would she be going into Arizona? Isn’t Texas enough!

“Calm down Major. No blood no foul. We left before anything could happen. Now I’m glad we did.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes now I get to see my favorite brother.”

That caught me off guard. Brother? I was his creator not his brother but I guess him calling me dad would just be weird. I guess we could pass as brothers. Our features were very similar. Peter has blond hair. A shade or two darker then mine. We are built similar muscular wise. But I have him in height by about 3 or 4 inches. Either way I guess it could be assumed we were related, more so then me and the Cullen’s.

“Brother huh?”

“Yeah calling you pops would just be weird”

(JPOV)

I chuckled at that. The red in my vision was long gone. I was starting to feel slightly more at ease. My muscles were still very tense and my senses were still on high alert. My eyes are probably starting to turn back into their normal golden color.

“I guess your right.”

“Well Major would you like to come see Miss Charlotte? She will be pissed if she knew I had you with me and she did not get to say hello. Last time I was missing a body part for weeks. She hid it and would not tell me where. I felt so inadequate.”

I burst into uncontrollable laughter. Charlotte was a force to be reckoned with to start with but piss her off and your loosing limbs. I can guess which appendage she hid this time.

“it’s not funny Major.”

“Actually Peter it’s down right fuckin hilarious.”

I created Charlotte also. Maria new she would be a great asset to our army. What Maria didn’t know was the special gift she would carry. Peter too has as gift. He has the gift of foresight. He just knows shit. I created him first. He was the only newborn in that batch that showed any potential at all. So I kept him with me as my second. Maria wasn’t happy but hey what the hell did I care. She wasn’t out there fighting with us. I needed someone to watch my ass. Not really, but hey an extra set of eyes was a good thing. Some years later I created Char. It didn’t take a rocket scientist to realize she was gifted. Not to mention she kicked some serious ass. It wasn’t long before I could feel the bond forming between my two comrades and I knew I had to get them out of that mess. So one night during a particularly gruesome battle I told them to take off. I’d later tell Maria they perished in the fight. It was about five years later that they both returned to me and told me there was a freer way to live without all the fighting and violence. At this point I had been with Maria for around a hundred years and was seriously tired of being her puppet. So I took off with them during one rather large battle, leaving the armies to fend for themselves.

“Hey Major, where’d you go?”

“Just remembering.”

“OH!”

“Yeah. Well I guess we should go see Char before she comes looking for you and you lose that appendage once more.”

I stood chuckling and reached to help Peter up. He took my offered hand and we started walking back in the direction Peter’s scent had come from. It didn’t take us long to get back to his house. Okay house is an extreme exaggeration. More like his shack. As we approached closer to the shack I could hear a growl emanate from inside. Awe Char. I taught her well.

“Char honey, it’s just me. I brought you something. A surprise. Come out here and see.” Peter called to the shack.

The growling stopped and the door opened slowly. The second I locked eyes with Char she stopped dead in her movements. The only thing that moved was her eyes. They flickered between me and Peter. The look of confusion evident on her features. Then just as it sunk in that I was actually standing here with Peter she flew into my arms and wrapped her arms around my waist.

“You think she missed you at all?” Peter asked.

“Nope wouldn’t think so.” I said chuckling.

I could feel Char’s body racking with sobs. But the love and devotion that was pouring out of her told me they were happy sobs.

“I missed you so much Major.” Char cried into my chest.

Char is smaller then Bella but taller then Alice. She has waist length raven black hair that seems to shine with hints of red in. she could pass as a teenager easily.

“I missed you too Char.” I said as I wrapped her in my arms as she continued to sob.

Then just as sudden as she was there in my arms she was gone and standing in front of Peter. She was pissed. You could feel it in the air.

“Peter David Whitlock! How dare you take off into the woods and not tell me you were going to meet Jasper.”

” I’m sorry Darlin’. I didn’t know I was going to run into Jasper. I just sort of stumbled upon him.”

” You best not be lying to me Peter or you will be missing your favorite appendage for more then just a few weeks. And don’t think I’m joking.”

“Yes ma’am.”

She spun on her heal and looked at me.

“Major. Would you be of so kind as to join me in the living room we have a lot to catch up on.”

I couldn’t help the laughter that escaped my lips at Char’s sudden mood swings. She was a spit fire that was for sure.

” I would be honored to join you little lady.”

She started walking toward the shack with me following. She stopped at the door and turned to Peter.

“Peter dear, would you be so kind as to go fetch our guest something to drink.”

Peter just nodded and took off,

“Char. You know that is not necessary. I just fed before Peter found me.”

“I know but he pissed me off so now he will be punished.”

Chuckling I looked back to where Peter took off and then back at Char.

“Got him trained huh?”

“You taught me well Major.”

“I guess I did”

We entered the house then. I spent the next several hours telling Char everything that has gone on since I last saw them. Believe me there was a lot. I didn’t mention much about Bella. Just that I feel this connection with her that I never had with Alice. Char smiled at this. She never really liked Alice. She thought she was stuck up and controlling. Who was I to argue with her. It was the truth. Peter returned with several jugs of what looked like blood. I raised an eyebrow at him in question and he just shrugged and set them in the kitchen and joined us for the rest of my stories about my travels with the Cullen family.