Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Holiday Road

By Mama4Dukes

Chapter 17:

It was around the time she was talking about how James decided Bella was his next prey that Sam detected the stench of more vampires. He soon found himself staring at eight new arrivals, seven of them familiar.

“Hello, Vicky,” a sweet bell-like voice sounded from a beautiful blonde vampire. “I missed you.”

Victoria turned towards the voice and stared in wonder. She darted out of the truck, taking the driver’s side door with her. “Anne? Is that you? Anne?”

“Yes, it’s me. I’ve been searching for you for over a century now.”

“But… but… your eyes, they’re golden.”

“I know. My mate Edward and his family helped me to change my lifestyle.”

“Oh, Anne. I’m so happy to see you,” Vicky cried.

“And I, you.”

“Hello, Bella,” Edward Cullen greeted with his smooth, velvety voice, which now had zero effect on her.

“Hello, Fucker. How are you?”

“I am well, thank you.” He seemed taken aback by her new moniker for him.

“Carlisle received your text message. We ran down to rescue you immediately. How did you know where to find us?”

“I work for your lawyer. I stumbled upon your files so I took down your number, just in case. You never know when a girl will come across the undead or other supernatural creatures. Luckily, it came in handy.”

“Ah, I see.” He turned to Alice. “You didn’t see this?”

“I may or may not have. You’ll never know, really,” the pixie replied with a smug expression on her face. “I’m not allowed to think about her in front of you, remember?”

“I can see your primary concern was not my safety, but rather the fact that I was able to find you; and no Edward, I’m not going to quit my job just because I know where to locate you. Your secret is safe with me,” Bella informed him.

“I wasn’t going to ask you to. I’m just a bit disappointed. I thought you’d go to college and make something of yourself instead of…”

“Instead of what, Edward? Things didn’t work out that way. How could they? The way your family abruptly left; the way you destroyed my confidence when you broke up with me. I had to find myself; learn to be strong; learn to move on. I’m happy now, in case you’re wondering. Anyhow, I’ve got a few colleges classes under my belt. I’ll be able to finish one day.”

Victoria abruptly head-butted Edward and kneed him in the nuts. “You bastard! How dare you treat my best friend like dirt? I don’t care if you are my sister’s mate. Shit for brains!”

“God, that was better than sex,” Bella gushed.

“Vicky, you can’t be best friends with a human.”

Out of nowhere, Victoria backhanded Edward. “Don’t tell me what I can and can’t do, you ass! Oh, and only friends can call me Vicky!” She turned her nose up to him. “You may call me Miss Sutherland.”

“I’m really going to enjoy having her around,” Rosalie chirped. “Hello, Bella. You’ve certainly grown up. I like what you’ve become. You’re not as depressed anymore.”

“No, I’m not. I want to thank you, Rosalie. I want to thank you, Emmett, and Jasper for being genuine with me. You three were honest with me from beginning to end.” She turned to Emmett. “The letter you left in my drawer really helped in my understanding things. I didn’t find it until a few months after you left, but it really did help.”

“I would do anything for you, Bella. You’re my little bear. You always will be. I never wanted to leave you.”

“Wait a minute! What letter? I told you that you couldn’t have any contact with her!”

“Quiet, Edward!” Anne yelled. “Stop being an immature, selfish boy! I told you how I felt about that!”

“Yes, dear,” he replied obediently and promptly shut his mouth.

“I’m really happy he met you,” Bella told Anne. “You really crack the whip, don’t you?”

“Yes, well, Edward needs to be dealt with a firm hand. Despite his shortcomings, I’m happy that I met him as well. In the next hundred or so years, I hope to have him to the point of almost being normal.”

Okay, that was weird.

“Um… good luck with that,” Bella told her, and then turned to Alice’s husband. “Jasper, did Edward tell you that I never blamed you for trying to take a bite out of me?”

“No, he never did!” he snapped, sending an immense amount of pain to Edward, who was writhing in agony. Sam was enjoying the scene unfolding before him. Jasper obviously sensed this because he winked at him before increasing the level of pain he was channeling to the copper top creep.

“Of course he didn’t.” Bella shook her head completely unsurprised. “Always trying to make yourself look good, huh, golden boy?” She looked directly into Jasper’s eyes. “I never blamed you. It was stupid of me to become involved with a vampire. Edward should never have introduced me to your family. He basically dangled a Happy Meal in front of you.”

“Thank you, Bella. I truly admire your honesty.”

“Well, it was very nice to see you again, Bella. Please, if there’s ever anything you need. Don’t hesitate to contact us,” Carlisle stated. “I daresay, though, Mr. Uley will keep you well protected.”

“Oh, I know he will.”

“I’ll protect you forever, too, Bella,” Victoria promised. “Thank you. Thank you both for being the only ones to listen to what I had to say in over a century.”

“Not a problem. Good luck.” Victoria abruptly pulled her out of the truck and hugged her. Everyone except Edward took turns hugging her.

“You’re so beautiful, Bella,” Alice told her. “I wish I can say I’m going to see you again, but I know I won’t…” Her face suddenly took on an expression of great concentration. “Oops, I didn’t see that. I spoke too soon. You’ll be very happy and immensely successful. It’s just going to take a bit of gumption on your part.” She turned to Sam. “Take care of her.”

“I love you, Bellsy,” Emmett stated.

“Love you, too, you big lug,” she sobbed.

By now, Sam had stepped out of the truck. He was awestruck by his mate’s bravery, but at the same time, terrified that she’d get hurt.

“Um, Carlisle, they aren’t going to be able to go anywhere with the door like that,” Rose was surveying the mangled driver’s side door to Sam’s truck. She peered inside. “And the dashboard is destroyed and so is the passenger side door.”

Carlisle inspected damage himself. “You’re right. Mr. Uley, I’m sure you can find a way to transport Bella out of here. If you would allow us to repair your truck, we’ll have it back to you as good as new.”

“You can trust him, Sam. His word is good, and even if he doesn’t make good on his promise, I know his lawyer.”

“Uh, right. Good. Thank you,” Sam replied, pulling Bella close. “We’ll be going now.”

Bella grabbed her purse.

“Excuse me, Bella?”

“Yes, Esme?”

She was waving a small, lacy piece of cloth in front of her. “You forgot your undies, dear.”

“I’ll take those.” Sam slipped them into his pocket. “Thank you, ma’am.”

“Oh, you’re very welcome, young man.” Esme smiled and gently patted Sam’s cheek.

“Thanks, Esme,” Bella replied.

“Sweetheart, a girl shouldn’t lose her panties so easily, you never know when you’ll be in an accident. Can you imagine if you were in the emergency room and you weren’t wearing underwear? What would the doctor think? He’ll think you’re a floozy.”

“I’ll keep that in mind, Esme.” Of course, Bella kept thinking about how she was, in fact, a floozy at times.

With that, they parted ways. Sam picked Bella up and ran with her at superhuman speed. He stopped in the middle of the woods and put her down. “I need to tell you something.”

Bella gazed up at him while tapping two fingers under her chin. “Let’s see. You have a gene, which activates when there are vampires nearby. To your rotten luck, the Cullens moved to town roughly six years ago and activated that gene. You’re a wolf, built to destroy vampires, but you can’t destroy Edward due to a treaty made by Ephraim Black with the Cullens almost a hundred years ago.”

“Right.”

“Those Blacks aren’t too intelligent, are they?”

“No, not at all. Well, maybe Rachel, but she has to be to be married to Paul.”

Bella nodded her head. “And you have an ancestor named Taha Aki who had a wife-a third wife-who sacrificed herself so he could phase and keep La Push safe from two psycho vampires.”

“Excellent. You know about us. Who told you? The Cullens?”

“No, I made a few friends during the last couple of days with hearts of gold. For some reason, they all felt it was their duty to tell me so I wouldn’t get hurt since wolves imprinted on my two best friends. Mind you, I was told during four separate occasions over two days, two instances involving abduction, but still they told me.”

“ You have one more best friend now, Bella!” a voice called from the distance.

“Yes, thank you for reminding me, Vicky.”

“ Oh, and even if Sam can’t destroy Edward, I can make his life miserable for you.”

“I appreciate your thoughtfulness.”

“ Anytime! That’s what best friends are for.”

“Weird,” Bella mouthed to Sam who nodded in agreement.

“I’ve got one more thing to tell you, Bella.”

“What is it?”

“I… I sort of imprinted on you.”

“ Sort of or did? Gee whiz! At least be straight up with her instead of pussy footing around, boy!” Jasper’s southern drawl sounded from the distance.

“I did.”

“ That’s more like it! Bella, I can sense in his emotions that he’s a good man. He genuinely cares about you. You can trust him.”

“Thanks, Jasper!”

“ Don’t mention it, darlin’.”

“So, no more underwear models?” Bella slipped, she didn’t mean to ask that out loud.

“You didn’t sleep with him, did you?”

“Of course not. I drank beer with him and did a few body shots off of him, but I didn’t sleep with him.”

“Do you do body shots off of strange men often?”

She thought about Paul, Quil, and Jared last night. Even she had to admit that two nights in a row was a bit much. “At times I indulge, but now that I’m your imprint; I promise to reform.” Besides, Paul, Quil, and Jared were no longer strange men-not after a bonding night like last night.

“That’s good.” Sam picked her up again. “Let’s get back to the hotel. It’s still early yet, you can do body shots off of me in my hotel room.”

“It would be my pleasure.”

As he was about to leave, he heard rustling in the tree above him. The small pixie named Alice hung upside down from a tree limb and smiled, “Um, Bella. If he bites, don’t be scared. That’s all. Live your life. I know it’s going to be wonderful! I love you oodles.” She jumped down and took off at an inhuman speed with a satisfied smile on her face.

“You’re going to explain what Alice meant by that, right?”

“Eventually.” He nodded his head and grinned.

He ran through the woods back to the hotel with his imprint in his arms, content and confident that his life finally had a purpose.