Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Louisiana Love

By Midnight Dreamer

Chapter 25: Mistress Arabella

August 1896, Louisiana.

(Peter’s POV)

It’s been three weeks since the Major had reassured Arabella of her place by his side. I think everyone in a ten mile radius felt his reassurance. *snickers*  Now Bella has definitely not let this shit set her back any. I think when the Major helped to heal her wounds some of his venom went straight to her brain cause that woman was an even scarier bitch now then before. She cracked the whip and i swear i could feel that shit stingin for days after. She let no one get away with anything. She had even less tolerence for the insolant man children in town.

When they found the bodies of the two boys around town of course they came out here to Arabella’s farm. To say she was pissed would be an understatement. I have never seen two grown men cower from a girl her size before but let’s just say that i don’t wanna see that shit ever again.

They asked about her attack and if she knew who done it. She told them she didn’t get a good look at them, they had come up behind her. They continued to try to push her for information. She gave what she could. Then they asked to question each of us. It was amazing to watch to see her go from victim to protector in a blink of an eye. I swear if she was a vamp those dick cheeses would be dead already.

When they laid into Miss Rose I thought i saw her eyes darken.  They then spoke with Char cause she was with Bella.  Char explained she didn’t see what happened because she had gone back to the wagon to get the blankets for them to sit on. Once she was dismissed i watched silently from the far corner of the room. I could see Bella reachin her breaking point slowly. They asked to speak with me. When i walked up i addressed Bella first.

“Mistress Arabella.” I bowed.

“Peter. These officers would like to talk to you about my attack. They also have questions about some of the local men who have gone missing but were both found dead.”

“Yes Mistress. What can i help them with?”

“They would like to know where you were?”

“The Major and I went to get snacks and Beverages for the ladies. We were to meet them by the field where we were to watch the fireworks.”

“Did you see either of the men who attacked me?”

“No Mistress  I did not.”

“Did you know that two of the local town boys went missing?”

“I had heard rumors when I went into town the other night to pick up supplies.”

“Did you know either of them?”

“The grocer’s son. But we have delt with thier family for years.”

“I see. Officer’s are there any other questions you would like to ask?” Arabella asked.

“No Ma’am but we would like to have a word with this Major if it is permittable?”

“Peter collect the Major from the back fields. I believe he is with the cattle at the moment.”

“Yes Mistress.”

I took off at a high rate of speed once i was out of sight of the coppers. Major looked up at me as soon as i entered the field.

“What’s wrong Peter?” he asked looking at me.

“There are two officers asking questions about Mistress Arabella’s attack and the missing boys.”

He understood right away when i said Mistress Arabella. It was how we keep track of her emotions and to let him or anyone else know that she was in leader mode. He nodded to me to continue.

“They request your presence, to answer questions.”

“Then i shall go see to our Mistress shall I.” he smirked. The snarky son of a bitch was lovin every minute of this. He loved it when she got like this.

He took off toward the guest quarters first to throw on a shirt. When we were by ourselves in the fields we never had shirts on. It was freeing to be here. We could continue to be ourselves. Even the good ol’ Doc was a little freer with his nature. *chuckles to self*

(Major’s POV)

When Peter said that the Mistress was askin for my presence I knew the shit was gonna hit the fan if i didn’t get control of the situation. It seems that my Bella has a inner vampire that would sometimes makes an appearance when she is pushed to her limits. I wonder what these officers have done to provoke her? I stopped at the guest house to grab a shirt. I started walking to the main house when her anger hit me full force. Oh shit they really pissed her off. What the hell are they talkin about?

I entered through the back door, lettin it slam shut to let them know i entered the house. Of course she already knew it was me. I walked to the living room where the officers were sittin on the couch and she was standin near the bookcases pacin like a caged wild cat. The look she had in her eyes was enough to sober up my giddiness.

“Mistress you wished to see me?”

“Yes Major these officers have a few questions for you.”

“Very well. How can I help you gentlemen.”

“Well Major Whitlock is it?”

“Yes sir”

“You were with Miss Arabella when she was attacked.”

“I was with her in town yes but not at the time she was attacked.”

“Were you not her escort for the evening?”

“Yes.”

“Then why would you leave two defenseless women alone?” Well this explains her anger.

“I would never refer to either of the women in this household as defenseless for one. And i was doin as asked by the Mistress. She and her companion asked for refreshments and myself and Peter went to retreive them as told. They said they would meet us at the field with the blankets.”

“They are but women. How can you say they are not defenseless?” incomptent ass number two asked.

“Mistress Arabella has run this farm for almost three years on her own. She can shot better then most men i had under my command. I also know she could whoop both you men without even breakin a sweat. Miss Charlotte is her sister through marriage I know you meet her husband Peter just before me, he has also taught her to fight. He is Mistresses older brother by blood. As you see the respect he holds for his own sister in her home.”

“Is this true Miss Arabella. Is the man who just left here your oldest brother?”

“Yes sir he is.”

“Yet you treat him as a hired hand?”

“Yes he works for me. Just because he is my brother doesn’t mean that i will treat him any different then i do the workers i have passin through.”

“And the Major here. Does he get special treatment? We know you are havin relations with him.”

“As you saw when I entered i call her Mistress just like the others. I respect her and she returns that respect. The only difference between myself and other workers is i sleep in a room here in the house and not in the guest quarters.”

“Is the Doctor who treated your wounds still around Miss Arabella?”

“I believe that Dr. Cullen is indeed still with us. Major do you know where he is at this moment?”

“Yes Mistress. He is just out past the corn fields, there has been a problem with the deer population eating the crops.”

“I see. Will you please go fetch the Doctor so these officers can finish up here. I have a business to run and they have wasted enough of my time.”

“Yes Mistress.” I bowed to her and left out the same way i came in. 

Oh this is not gonna be good. I took off to warn the Doctor of this situation. It didn’t take long to find him suckin down a deer in the back fields. I let him finish before i called to him.

“Hey Doc. The Mistress needs to see you right away. There are a few officers from in town who are pissin her off. So i warn you now she is in a mood so answer quickly and hightail it out of there fast. I can not be held responsible for her actions.” the look on his face was priceless. He took off toward the house with me hot on his heals. Hell even Peter was outside the house with a shit eatin grin on his face. He knew this was gonna be good.

“Doc, Major.”

“Peter.” we both said.

“She is in rare form tonight. Beware i think this time around her bark might seem worse then her bite but i don’t wanna be around for the biting later.” 

“that good huh?” the Doc asked. 

“Oh yeah. You missed some good shit in there just a couple minutes ago.”

“What I miss?” i asked curiously.

“Apparently the Doc in town spilled the beans about Mistress being with child when she was attacked.”

“OH SHIT” the Doc and i said at the same time.

“Go in and get this under control Doc. I will be waitin to do damage control afterwards. Peter go get Emmett and Rose. I have a feeling it will take all of us to calm her down this time.”

(Carlisle’s POV)

We all went in our own directions after the Major gave his orders. Shit we are so screwed. The baby that the Mistress and the Major lost was a taboo subject around here. Everytime it was even whispered she would go off and the next three days or so would be like hell on Earth. I swear she was only getting worse. We sat and talked it out one night. We think that when the Major used his venom to help heal her wounds and then on top of that his semen that was inside her sunk into her blood stream, not enough to change her but enough to alter her slightly. Her temper is newborn vampire-ish. Her appetite was strange she would eat rarer steaks then usual, and her mood swings were often volitile. The Major found this hilarious. But then of course he would, she would blow up on one of us then take him off somewhere and have her wicked way with him. It would be hours before we saw either of them again. When they came back he would be carrying her and she would be asleep.

I was brought out of my thoughts by the clearing of a throat. I hadn’t even realized i had entered the house let alone the room with the officers. I looked at Arabella and saw the blackness of her eyes. Peter was right this is gonna be interesting.

“Mistress.”

“Doctor.”

“How are my services needed tonight?”

“These officers would like to speak with you. They would like to know about my attack.”

“I see. Would you like to stay or would you like to go upstairs and lay down you look exhausted Mistress?”

She knew i was saying the Major was waiting for her upstairs. It was how we kept up appearances when others were around.

“Yes i think i will. A nice rest would be wonderful. Thank you doctor. Please come see me when you are finished here. I will need my wounds looked at again.”

“Yes Mistress.”

Arabella went upstairs. I waited for her door to close and her to lay on the bed. When i heard the Major come through her window and lay next to her i turned back to the officers. Knowing he would repeat everything to her.

“Now officers how may i help you?”

“Doctor we know about the pregnancy. How is she doing really?”

“It has been a rocky recovery. Touch and go in the beginning. But she is getting better. She wears out easy but is stubborn and hard working. She don’t tolerate any hassle from any of us as you yourself has seen. She took the loss of the child hard as did the Major, but they are working through it together. She may not be able to have any more children due to the extent of the damage she sustained in the attack, as it was centralized in her adomen.”

“So you believe that the attacker knew she was with child and focused on that in the attack?”

“Yes i do.”

“So this was a crime directly against her or the Major. It wasn’t random.”

“I believe so. But i think it is more geared toward her then the Major as he stays here on the farm. He is in charge of the workers when she is in town. She deals with the business end as he deals with the work around here.”

“We Understand. Is there anyone you can think of that would have anything against Miss Arabella?”

“Not that i have seen but one of her brothers would know better then I.”

“One of? I know of only Peter.”

“I am sure you spoke to Miss Rosemarie did you not?”

“Yes we spoke with her sister Mrs. McCarty.”

“No sir, Miss. Rose is married to her brother. I am sure Mr. McCarty will be here shortly.”

“Then we will wait for his arrival.”

“That would be prudent. For now i must go check on Mistress’s wounds. I will return when i have finished.”

“Yes thank you Doctor.”

I left the room i could hear the Major was growling the entire time through out my interview with the officers i have a feeling that the room is gonna be a mini battle zone. I braced for the worst as i entered the room. True to form the Major was pacing the room growling and cursing under his breath.

“Mistress is everything okay?”

“Yes Doctor. The Major is just upset.”

“I see that is there anything i can do to help?”

“No Carlisle i don’t think there is anything any of us can do at this juncture for the time being. I will take care of the Major when the officers are clear of the house.”

I caught the meaning behind her words. It would be a good night for a long run. I wonder if Peter and Charlotte would like to join me. We sat and spoke for a short amount of time until we heard Emmett’s angry tone come through the floors below us.

(Emmett’s POV)

“What the hell were you thinking?”

“Sir please calm down we meant no disrespect.”

“No disrespect? Do you have any idea what my sister has been through? First we lost our parents and moved out here to be with our brother and his wife, then after two years here they both go missing and are presumed dead. A year after that they come back, not the same of course but who would be after being kidnapped and imprisoned by some psyco for that long. Then Peter goes off on mission impossible to bring back the Major who was also imprisoned by the same psyco. Him and Arabella eventually fall in love but not without hardship because he works for her and all this bad shit keeps happening to her. Then just when things seem to be ok she gets attacked and almost killed, losing a child that neither of them thought they could have.”

“Sir I’m sorry if we upset her in anyway but we are just doin’ our jobs.”

“YOUR JOBS! WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU WHEN SHE WAS ATTACKED THE FIRST TIME BY THOSE THUGS WHO ALMOST SHOT HER. IF IT WASN’T FOR THE MAJOR I WOULD HAVE LOST HER THEN. OR THE TIME WHEN THAT BOY FROM THE STORE ATTACKED AND ALMOST RAPED HER ON HER WAY HOME FROM DELIVERING GOODS TO HIS FATHERS STORE. YOUR JOBS MY ASS. YOU ARE GOOD FOR NOTHING. WHY DON’T YOU GO BACK TO TOWN AND TRY LOOKIN FOR THE ONE’S RESPONSIBLE FOR HURTING MY SISTER IN THE FIRST PLACE.”

 I was pissed. I was sure that i had the Major on edge about ready to kill someone but i didn’t give a damn. I was sick of this shit. I knew when Rosie came home earlier in tears that something was going on. When she told me the police were at Bella’s to question her about her attack i knew it wouldn’t be long before Peter, the Doc, the Major, or any mix of the three showed up at my door. I guess Peter drew the short straw.

We got back here as fast as we could. The more he told me on the way there the more pissed off i became. The Major met us outside the house and filled us in on what the Doc was sayin before and during the time we were outside.

When the Doc asked Arabella to go upstairs i knew it wasn’t good. The Major took that as his que to go. Then Peter and i stormed around the house to the main door. We waited until Peter said the Doc was upstairs. I didn’t even give them a chance to talk. I started in on them right away.

“Sir we understand your upset but we need answers to our questions.”

“Fine but make it quick you have already wasted enough time here.”

“Sir do you think that Major Whitlock could be responsible for the deaths of the two boys in town seeing as they are the ones who could have possibly attacked your sister?”

I swear my jaw hit the floor.

“Why in the hell would you ask a stupid question like that. He is a military man. He served his country with honor and dignity do you not think he would want the truth, and justice to be served as every other law biting(pun intended) citizen would?”

“I’m sorry but we have to look down every avenue with this case.”

“Well I assure you that it is not possible that the Major would do such a thing.”

“What about yourself or your brother?”

“Are you suggesting that i would do something so stupid that it would jepordize the well being of my wife and newly born twin children?”

“Again we mean no disrespect we are only…”

I cut them off.

“Doin your jobs…yeah…yeah I know you said that already. And before you ask again i don’t believe that Peter would do it either. He has his own wife to look after plus he helps take care of Arabella and the farm here.”

“So you have no idea who could have harmed the two boys?”

“No I don’t but when you find him let me know so i can shake his hand for killin the little bastards who hurt my sister and killed my unborn niece or nephew.”

“I think that will be all sir and we shall take our leave.”

“Good. Safe travels to you both and I’m sure you can find your way out. I must go see to my sister.”

I started up the stairs and already knew it wasn’t gonna be pretty when i got there. I was almost to the room when i was hit with the Major’s mojo. He sent me waves of calm, pride, and caution. Well the calm was probably for me, the pride was from him, and the caution was because of Arabella. I bet she was pissed.

When i opened the door to her room what i saw would have broken my heart all over again if I wasn’t so scared shitless at the moment.