Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Destiny, Whether You Like It Or Not

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 19:

BPOV

Boring… , I mean for real. Char is off with Peter somewhere, scouting locations for monkey sex. Something about the trees being really tall around here. Garrett is off fishing with Dad. I am here with my puppy and… Kat. We are watching Extreme Roadtrips on the Travel Channel. It was awkward. I swear people either planned for us to be alone or slipped up and haven’t realized I got the bitch alone. Not that I would do anything to harm her. Scare her, yes. But harm her? Not much.

The awkward silence has lasted through three commercial breaks. It was Friday. I guess I should start the conversation.

“Don’t you have to be at work or something?”

“Uhm, I actually work from home most of the time. Port Angeles doesn’t have much office space and my current assignment is to keep up with the local murders and missing persons, so no I guess I don’t have to be at work. What about you?”

What about me?

“What about me?”

“Do you like have a job or something? I mean you have to pay for that enormous house you have right?”

‘Garrett is a billionnaire. I’m a kept woman. It’s a good job if you can get it. But you know how much Garrett is worth. You tracked his accounts to find us. And I keep busy eating criminals. I kind of consider myself an evolutionary advance in law enforcement.” That paled her already pale skin. I guess Forks has wreaked havoc on her tan. Fucking bleached blondes.

“I only tracked one account. It looked like he had hundreds of accounts. It was quite… impressive.”

“Yep. I guess it is.” That was a good conversation. Awkward silence descended once again.

“You know I wish we had taken a road trip in college.” Kat said out of nowhere.

“What are you talking about Kat? We went on several trips.”

“Yeah, but never a road trip. We never really just got into a car and drove across country.”

“Yeah it would have been cool. I guess” I conceded.

“So can I ask you a personal question? She mumbled.

“Sure, I guess. Why not?”

“So Garrett is your mate right?”

“Yep. That’s obvious, not personal.”

“So you two are going to like live forever and fuck each other’s brains out and it never gets old right?”

“That’s the theory.” I had no idea where this conversation was going.

“So what’s with you and Charlotte?”

“Huh?” That came out of nowhere.

“Well, I am just wondering how you can have sex with her if you are mated to Garrett.”

“That’s what you really want to ask me about? Char?”

“I’m sorry. It’s none of my business.”

“No its fine. Char is my best friend and we have sex sometimes. It doesn’t affect my relationship with Garrett because he knows she is not a threat.”

“Oh. Well it’s good that you have a… husband, who understands your needs.”

“Yes it is. Why do you want to know about that?”

“Charlie just mentioned that you two seemed very close and…”

“And you mentioned my bi sexual proclivities in college right?”

“God no Bella! I would never talk about stuff like that!”

“Yeah well, there is a lot of stuff I never thought would have happened.”

“I’m not going to apologize for falling in love with Charlie, Bella. No matter how much you growl.”

I raised an eyebrow at her. “Really?”

“Well I would appreciate it if you wouldn’t growl. It kind of freaks me out. Bella, you dying killed me. And then when I thought you were alive and Charlie did I guess we kind of leaned on each other for support and…”

I sighed. I got it. I did. I just didn’t like it. But I guess it really wasn’t my choice.

“Kat you have to understand where I am coming from and why this is a little freaky too me. I mean…”

“Bella, I get it. I do. I knew when we found you it was going to be awkward. We hoped to tell you in a better manner than you found out. I can imagine what a shock that was.”

“You love him? For real? Not a fling of a 24 year old woman?” I had to ask.

“I love him Bella. I don’t care about the age thing. Neither does he. We worked through that.”

“Okay, Kat. I will do my best to be okay with this.”

“Bella?”

“What Kat?”

“Do you think we may ever be friends again?”

“How the hell can we be friends if you are, are,”

“Having sex with your father?”

“Yes. Thank you.”

“If I was twenty years older and you didn’t know me would you try to be friends?”

Dammit. I should have majored in debate.

“I suppose. But you were my roommate. You were my best friend. We knew everything about each other. I don’t see how I can separate that person from the person who is with my father.”

“I’m the same person.”

She has a point. And Char told me I need to make more of an effort.

“I am willing to work on it. I can’t promise I won’t growl. I do that a lot, and not just at you…”

“Yeah I noticed. So since we are trying to be friends can I ask you some questions?”

“Isn’t that what you have been doing? Go ahead.”

“What’s it like being a vampire?” She was smiling. I guess she really wanted to know.

“It has its good parts and bad parts.”

“What are the bad parts?”

“I can’t sleep. Ever. I miss sleep. I wish I could wake up next to Garrett. I did once the first time we had sex but I was kinda rude.”

“Was that when you came home bruised?”

“Yes. I miss food sometimes. I don’t like the idea that everyone I know will grow old and die and I will still be the same. Not that vampires can’t die but it is much harder for us. We pretty much have to be killed by other vampires or wolves. But I can watch a generation of family give way to another generation of family over and over again. I can watch but it’s hard to really be a part of life, you know?”

“I never thought of it that way. So what are the good points?”

“Imagine the best sex of your life, multiply it by 100 and know that you never have to stop if you don’t want to.”

“Wow.”

“Yeah. And no gag reflex. Plus the speed and strength are amazing. Drinking a bad guy’s blood is a rush and knowing that you saved someone by doing it. Or several people.”

“It sounds pretty cool. Would you change anything if you could go back? If you knew he was going to be at that bar and you could have stayed home or somehow he never found you would you change it? Would you stay the way you were?”

I forgot the deep questions she tends to ask. Luckily I had thought about this often.

“No. I wouldn’t change it. I’m not saying it has been easy. It hasn’t. My mother still thinks I’m dead and I am glad Charlie never told her his suspicions. It’s better that she thinks I am gone. And that sucks. But still. I love him too much. I can’t imagine life without him. I guess I was meant for this. You know destiny and all. It’s strange the way life works out.”

“Yeah I know.” She told me with a look on her face I didn’t quite recognize. She was feeling the same about her and Charlie. Dammit.

“If we are going to be friends Kat, are you willing to trust me? To trust that I won’t hurt you?”

‘Yes Bella. I don’t care how mad you get. I know you would never hurt me.”

“Come with me. We need to go outside to the trees.”

She followed behind me into the trees. The same path Edward walked me years ago.

“What are we doing out here Bella?” She was smiling. She wasn’t scared. Good. That made me happy for some reason.

“Get on my back Kat. Wrap your arms around my neck and your legs around my waist and hold on tight.”

She jumped on me and giggled. I don’t know what she thought was going to happen but she trusted me. I guess that was enough to make us both happy. She did as I requested and held on tight.

“If it gets too much for you close your eyes and I will stop. But don’t puke on me. The enhanced smell I have is not conducive to vomit in my hair.”

I took off. I didn’t go as fast as I could but it was fast enough. I heard her laughing on my back. I jumped thirty feet in the air and grabbed onto a tall tree. This should give her a good view. I remember my reaction when Edward did this with me after I figured out what he was. She should have the same experience. I climbed as quickly as I could.

“Don’t look down.”

“Don’t worry.” She didn’t sound nervous. She sounded like she was having fun. I reached the top of the tree and sat her on a sturdy limb. The tree had a good view of the river. You couldn’t see the ground through the leaves.

“Hold onto this branch. I got an arm on you. I won’t let you fall.”

“Bella this is amazing.” she whispered.

“I know right?”

“You see this kind of stuff all the time don’t you?”

“Yes, and it never gets old. If you ever want to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life or the monotony of Forks life, let me know. I can get you away.”

We stood in silence while she stared out at the scenery. The mountains. The river. The trees. I held her hand. She held it back. I guess my cold skin didn’t bother her anymore. After twenty minutes she wrapped herself around my back and I climbed us down at a much slower rate than we climbed. I really didn’t want her puking on me. We reached the house and Kat had tears in her eyes.

“What’s wrong?”

“Bella, that was so beautiful. You will never know how much that meant to me.”

I don’t think she was just talking about the scenery. I hugged her gently. I missed her so much. I was going to try. I was going to get used to this. If I could stand watching Peter fuck my Charlotte I could get used to anything. My cell rang. I looked down and saw it was Hannah.

“Hello Hannah.”

“BELLA! The Cullens are gone to Seattle to scout and see if they can find Irina and the Denali’s are with them. I don’t know where Edward is!”

“Okay… calm down sweetie. What’s wrong?”

“I was playing with Bella outside and I smelt her. She is in the tree line watching. I can’t see her but I know it’s a female vampire. One I have never smelt before. Bella I don’t know how to fight! Edward won’t answer his phone.”

“Go inside Hannah. I am on my way.”

I looked at Kat and she nodded her head. “Go.” Before the o came out of her mouth I was on my way. I had never ran this fast in my vampire life. I reached the Cullen house from the back and didn’t stop to open the door. Hannah and little Bella ran to me and I hugged them and wrapped my shield around them.

“Where is she?”

“About a half mile across the river. I can’t see her but she hasn’t moved. I don’t know what is going on.”

“Hannah calm down. Your freaking little Bella out. I am going to go outside and try to speak to her. Keep trying Edward. Also call Garrett and let him know I’m about to be in a fight at the Cullens. He will come running without asking questions.”

I walked slowly outside. I smelt her immediately. I knew her. She must have recognized me too because she shot out of the trees and headed straight for me.

“Victoria?”

“Bella!” She didn’t slow down but wrapped me in a hug. I figured she was still hanging out in the Amazon.

“Vicky what are you doing here?”

“I had to talk to someone but I wasn’t sure if the Cullens would attack me. I didn’t want to approach with just your clone and the little, whatever she is, in the house. So I waited. Then I smelt you and figured you wouldn’t let the assholes attack me.”

“Hannah it’s okay. She’s a friend of mine.”

Hannah walked outside and little Bella was at her side clinging to her. Poor kid.

“Hannah this is…

“VICTORIA!” I turned and saw Edward running towards us at high speed. I threw up a shield and prepared to attack Edward to get him to calm down until Garrett arrived. But before I could Edward was tackled. Hard. He was on the ground and Hannah was standing over him. I had never seen her look like this. She looked down at him and shouted.

“MINE!”

Okay. Didn’t see that one coming. I turned and looked at Vicky. She had the same look on her face as Hannah did. Shit. This was going to be a mess.

Garrett POV

It really was a nice lake Charlie had taken me. I hadn’t caught much but I was giving it my best. Okay I hadn’t caught shit. Charlie was catching fish after fish and smirked at me every time. This was getting embarrassing.

“I gather you haven’t fished much Garrett?” Charlie noted smiling.

“Not in the past 40 years.” That shut him up. A few minutes went by and he looked at me again.

“So you fought in the American Revolution. What was that like?” He asked casting his line.

“It was hell.” I told him honestly.

He turned and looked at me. “Why do you say that? I mean you were fighting for the United States. For freedom.”

“It was freezing. We marched in clothes that were worn bare. We had boots barely held together. If you were lucky to have boots. Our feet bled. Every battle meant certain death for those on the front lines when the first volleys were fired. If you were lucky you got shot in the leg. Then you got a trip to the surgeon’s tent to have your leg sawed off without anesthetic and hoped you survived. Of course there were no helicopters waiting to take us home. So if you did live you were pretty much marching on make shift crutches until you died from exposure. Our home towns were raided by the British. Our loved ones were killed for being traitors. My parents were burned alive by the British in the farmhouse I grew up in. I had a little sister. She burned as well. You didn’t make friends. You never knew if the guy next to you was going to be dead in the morning. What was the point? We lived off whatever rations we could find or were supplied to us by citizens of villages that would have been killed if the British knew they were giving us aid.”

“So why do it?” Charlie asked in almost a whisper. I think he was looking at me with something akin to respect.

“Because like you said Charlie. We were fighting for freedom. For a nation and things haven’t changed from back them till today. Freedom doesn’t come free. Too fight tyranny it is an unfortunate fact that blood will be spilled. Nothing ever worth having came without a price. Take your daughter for example.”

“What are you talking about? What about Bella?”

“You don’t think every day I don’t wish Bella and I could have had a regular life? That I could have met her naturally and we could have fallen in love naturally? That I could give her children and wake up every morning with her next to me? But to have her I had to hurt her. I had to take her away from her family and friends. From her life. I had to put her through excruciating pain you will never want to know. It kills me that I did that. But I wouldn’t change it. And I don’t think she would either. We belonged together. It wasn’t easy but like I said. Everything worth having comes with a price.

You love Katlyn. You knew when you fell in love with her that if you found Bella you would have to deal with the fallout. But you were willing to do that because Katlyn was worth it.”

Charlie was quiet for a few minutes, casting his line back and forth into the water. He turned to me finally.

“You’re right. I understand where you are coming from. I admit I hate what you did to Bella and I have been holding it against you, but I guess I can understand. When you love something or someone and it is really worth it, then it shouldn’t be easy.”

I nodded at him. I don’t know if we will be best friends but at least we got some things out in the open.

“I want us to be friends Charlie. Because Bella is blessed to have you in her life. And she is my life. And I want her happy. Plus Bella came from you and her mother. And I could never not like something that had a hand in creating Bella.”

“I can agree with that Garrett. It may take some time to be good friends but I want you to know that I respect you.” He reached out his hand and I took it. It was a start. My phone rang. It was Hannah. This can’t be good. “Yes Hannah?”

“THERES A VAMPIRE IN THE YARD AND BELLA TOLD ME TO TELL YOU SHE WILL BE IN A FIGHT!” And the call was ended.

I looked at Charlie. “What’s wrong?”

“I have to go. Bella needs me now.”

“I’ll drive us in.”

“No time.” I jumped off the boat and went underwater. A few strokes and a few seconds later and I was out and running towards the Cullens. I knew her shield would protect her but Bella has been known to be reckless before.

I arrived at the front of the Cullens. Bella was trying to break up a fight. It looked like Bella was protecting Edward? What the hell? Is that Victoria? Why is she here? And is Hannah and Vicky attacking Edward? Bella was screaming at the girls to calm down. Edward was growling and Bella was screaming at him to shut up. Little Bella was on the side of the battle watching with a confused look on her face.

I looked up and saw the other Cullens coming in along with the Denali’s. Where the fuck is Peter when you need him. Carlisle went to Edward and he and Emmett pulled Edward away from Bella who had been holding him back and keeping Hannah and Victoria from attacking him. Once Edward was pulled back I ran to Bella. She did not look happy but she didn’t look angry. Maybe she really didn’t start this fight.

“What the fuck is going on?”

“Hi honey. Look its Victoria. You’ll never guess what happened. It appears Hannah and Victoria are mates. Isn’t that great?” Everyone in the clearing became very quiet.

Carlisle stepped forward. “Why don’t we all calm down and take it a step back and figure out what is going on here?”

Bella looked Hannah in the eyes. “Hannah, sweetie. You little girl needs her mommy.” Hannah ripped her eyes from Edward and ran to her daughter. Victoria followed but kept her eyes on the assembled vampires. Hannah picked little Bella up who still had a look of shock on her face. Everyone was quiet. All looking at each other. Suddenly Peter and Char ran up. Char had sex hair.

Peter looked at the vampires and smiled.

“Hi Vicky. Good to see you. So what did we miss?”

That motherfucker knew this was coming. I glared at him and he winked at me. I’m going to kick his ass.