Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Protecting Maddie

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 32:

“We split up. Bella, you and Maddie with me. We get Garrett. Jasper can you and Alice get Char?”

“I can’t believe you just asked me that.” Jasper replied.

“Meet back here.”

My girls followed me to the door holding Garrett behind it.

“Bella when we go in there paralyze as many as you can. We don’t have time for a prolonged fight…

CRACK!

Fuck Maddie just kicked in the door and ran in.

Dammit why does she have to be…

“Maddie!” Bella went in after her. How the hell did I wind up last in?

I ran in and saw Maddie was biting one vampire on the neck. Bella had two paralyzed and was fighting a third trying to touch him. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a dog jumping towards Maddie. She wasn’t paying attention of course. I tackled the dog in the air and we rolled. He tried to bite my neck and I broke his. I turned towards the vampire Bella was still fucking around with. He hit her! That son of a bitch! She… just disappeared. I was grabbed from behind and then released.

I turned around and saw Garrett standing there with a vampires head.

“About time you showed the fuck up! You know how damn bored I have been? I haven’t had sex since we left your island!”

“Next time don’t trust the Cullens you dumbass.”

The vampire Bella was fighting was currently feeling around for her. He found her and instantly froze. A rip to his arm and he was up in flames. That’s my girl.

Maddie just went flying in front of me into a wall.

“Goddamit!”

Bella reappeared and went after her. I held her back.

“Peter!”

“She has got to learn Bella. She has this.”

Maddie picked herself up and charged. Straight for the middle dammit. Again, no wait. She twisted at the last minute and swept his legs. She is on top. Arms back, pull, that’s my girl. She lit him on fire for good measure. Garrett and I finished off the vampires who were frozen and Bella lit them up.

“Mommy! Did you see? I killed a vampire! I killed a vampire!” She was a little too gleeful.

“I hope Jasper is getting Charlotte, Peter? She was quite surrounded.” Garrett commented.

“Yeah. Let’s go.”

“Peter this won’t be easy. There are numerous vampires in this castle. Come to think of it I’m not sure why they aren’t here. You haven’t been exactly quiet. I heard the door being kicked in.”

“Told you so.”

“Not the time Bella.”

“Don’t worry about it Gar. My apparent future son in law is distracting the horde of bad guys in the throne room.”

We ran into the hallway and Jasper, Alice and Char met us where we split up.

“Aunt Alice! I killed a vampire!”

“Congratulations Maddie! I’m so proud of you!” They hugged each other and were jumping up and down. This was wrong on so many levels. Still I was kinda proud of her. She hasn’t been this excited since she won her first barrel racing event.

“C’mon. We have to go. Alexander needs to get out!” Maddie said, suddenly sobering up.

“Who is Alexander?”

“A blond asshole. We will fill you in when we get to where we are going.”

“And where are we going?”

“Egypt!” Maddie screamed. Bella shushed her.

“Mom we passed the point of being quiet a long time ago.”

We all heard it at once. A large boom. Sounded like a body being thrown into a wall.

“You think he is okay?” Maddie whispered, looking at me.

“Yeah, I’m sure he is great.”

“Peter please go check on him.”

“Hey, he is the one who wanted to walk into a room full of vampires and werewolves without any back up!”

“Check on him or I will!”

I glanced at Bella. She shrugged her shoulders.

“If I go will you leave?”

“Yes. I will get Maddie out. If you aren’t outside in five minutes I am coming in after you.”

I nodded my head and Maddie hugged me.

“Thank you Peter. I love you so much!”

I’m such a fucking idiot.

We ran up the stairwell. They continued up. I split off. I think this was the way to the front of the castle. Damn this place was big. I smelt them. Fuck there were a lot of them judging by the smell.

I turned the last corner of the winding stairwell and nearly ran into the room. I stopped on the edge. No one was looking at me. They had their eyes trained on…

Alexander POV

“You are not in a position to be making threats. We are descendants of Vlad the Impaler, You are not the only supposed warrior who has never been defeated.”

“Actually I believe I am. Vlad was a blood thirsty psychotic mad man. I’m pretty sure his impalement fetish was due to insecurities in other areas. He was assassinated and his enemies carried his head on a pike. I know. I was there. You are not descendants of him. Fucking posers. He never even dressed like you do. You have read too much Bram Stoker for your own good.”

“How dare you!”

“How dare you sir. I have let you wage your war for my amusement. But you have tried to set a trap for my Mate. I do not take kindly to that action.”

“We know nothing of your Mate! We have no proof you are even who you say you are.”

“So you haven’t been trying to capture Madison Weber or her mother Bella Whitlock? Because I have heard you are holding two vampires as bait to do exactly that.”

I heard footsteps down below. I heard Maddie squealing that she killed a vampire. She is so adorable. I have so many things I want to teach her. So many things.

“You’re Mate is the stealer of gifts?”

“If that’s what you want to call her. I call her Maddie. This is your one and only warning. Leave her alone or I kill you all. Neither you or the Volturi will have her or her family. They are mine.”

“I have no time for games. Kill him.”

Four vampires moved behind me. Quite the insult. I shall have to show them to respect me more.

I ripped their arms off before they could take a second step.

“So what else do you have? Honestly I am trying to be nice here. I have a coven of fighters that your numbers cannot match in skill. Truthfully I don’t need them. I am walking out of here. I came simply to deliver a warning. I am enjoying your war immensely. You are doing well. Much better than the last time. Don’t fuck this up. I am going to walk out of here without killing any of your fighters. You send anymore though and I burn them. Nothing personal. I think I will start with your precious mind reader hiding behind your thrones.”

The little bastard just jumped back. What a coward.

“Wolves.”

“Okay now you’re just pissing me off.”

Six dogs jumped me. Six dogs had their necks snapped in less than a second. I seem to be getting faster with old age.

“When will you understand? I am stronger and faster than anything you have, no matter the numbers. You cannot defeat me. No one can. Stop trying. You are embarrassing yourself and shaking the confidence of your troops.”

The two Dracula posers sat in their thrones staring at me.

“You wouldn’t want to perhaps join us? You would be a powerful asset.”

“Of course I would. The problem is I don’t like you. You dress horribly. It would be embarrassing to be seen with you.”

I turned to walk out vampires and wolves parting for me. Then I remembered.

“Oh, where are the Cullens?”

“What was that?”

“You heard me vampire. The Cullens. Where are they? I know they are here. Is the bronzed haired fairy behind you a Cullen? Is he that Cullen? Of course he is. Come here boy.”

Unsurprisingly the little fucker did not move.

“Please don’t make me walk back to you.”

“Leave my son alone.”

I turned my head to see a fair haired vampire. Well dressed. Behind him was a large man and two tiny women.

“And who might you be?”

“I am Carlisle Cullen. Please leave my son alone.”

“YOU orchestrated this trap to capture two women to save a man. Well, a boy at least. One of you must die as a lesson. You pick the member of your coven. I personally don’t care. You have thirty seconds or I pick the member myself.”

“Please don’t…”

“I am afraid you can’t have Edward. He is too valuable to us.”

I turned around. Did he just say…

“Stefan right? I didn’t ask who I could or could not take. Say another word and it will be your head on a pike much like your supposed asshole ancestor.”

“Please don’t. I had to care for my family. My Coven. Would you have done differently?”

“Yes. I would have fought to the death. So would Peter and Jasper. Bella and Maddie as well. We are warriors. We do not surrender or give up others to save our own skins.”

“We are not warriors.” he replied.

“Obviously.” I lifted him and threw his body into the far wall.

“Please don’t hurt him!” The tiny woman threw herself over his body.

Damn it to hell. I’m not going to kill a man in front of his Mate. At least not one that I don’t have to.

I saw Peter in the stairwell. What the hell was he doing here? He tapped his wrist where a watch shold be. I rolled my eyes at him. Still though, I suppose it was time to go.

“Fine Stefan. I will leave your precious Cullens with you. But I must have my trophy.”

I didn’t move as fast as I could. I wanted him to see this coming. Edward screamed. I ripped his right arm off.

“There. You have your mind reader, I have my trophy. Happy Stefan?”

The little shit nodded… I walked to doorway where Peter was standing and tossed him the arm.

“A little something to hang over the mantle, Father in law.”

“Son. I believe I may have judged you too quickly.” He smiled. Wow. Maybe he will let me have my way with his daughter.

“Now just keep your hands off my daughter and we may get along.”

Maybe not.

BPOV

“Holy shit, Maddie. We are a long way from Wyoming.”

We sailed the boat onto the pier in front of what Alexander calls him home. A fucking palace. A huge damn palace.

“Wow.”

“Yes. It’s a bit modest from what I grew up in but I do live alone. Can’t exactly have servants can I? So I like to keep it small.”

“How many square feet is it?” Jasper whispered.

“About 225,000 give or take a thousand.”

Maddie ran up to Alexander’s side and together they ran into the house. We walked behind them. I held Peter’s hand so he wouldn’t be right behind them. The sun was making us sparkle but there was no one around. Nobody. This was desert. Alexander told me the place was completely powered by the sun. Impressive. He’s environmentally friendly.

“Peter, listen, if we don’t want to lose her we are going to have to give her a little space. You remember what it was like. Remember when you used that phony excuse of killing vampires to defend your mate to make love to me the first time?”

“That wasn’t an excuse.”

“Alice told me.”

“Bitch.”

“I heard that.”

“It’s okay. I didn’t mind.” I leaned into his body and breathed in his scent. It always made me feel warm and tingly.

“She is so young Bella.”

“I had a baby when I was her age.”

Peter was about to retort until we both heard it. A scream from the depths of Hell. My baby. My baby was screaming.

I took off and entered the front parlor looking around for the threat to my daughter. She was still screaming. Alexander looked panicked. He stared at me and opened his mouth. Nothing came out. Maddie was staring at a dry aquarium.

I walked slowly up to the large aquarium and saw a very large snake. I looked around the walls and saw snakes carved into the marble walls. The floor had snake designs on them. Holy shit is that an asp roaming free in the sitting room?

“Maddie baby. Stop screaming.” I began running my fingers through her hair. The rest of the gang was behind me. Garrett and Char came with us. It was either this or head back to the swamps.

Maddie finally stopped screaming. She was mumbling now.

“What have I done Maddie? What is wrong?” Alexander asked, panicked.

“S.…”

“Yes. This is a king cobra. I have had her since she hatched. Beautiful isn’t she?” Alexander was smiling now. Not to bright. Maddie and I have the same taste in men apparently.

“Why are there… Oh my God! Is that snake loose over there?”

“Yes, I let him roam around. Why is this a problem?”

Maddie jumped into my arms and placed her legs around my waist. Awkward seeing as we were the same height. She was shaking.

“Alexander, Maddie is very afraid of snakes. Very, very afraid.”

“But that’s…”

I shook my head quickly. Don’t say it Alexander. It will only piss her off.

“Alexander why are there snakes in this house….everywhere?”

“It is a tribute to my mother. She belonged to a snake worshipping cult. She actually slept with them in her bed at times.”

“Oh this is great…”

“Shut up Jasper.” I whispered. Not needed right now.

“I can’t stay here Alexander. I’m sorry I can’t. I will wait outside. Carry me outside Mom.”

“You sure that’s a good idea Maddie? I mean this one is in a cage. The ones out there have no cages.”

“I can burn those up from a distance, Aunt Alice.”

“Maddie. please don’t leave.”

“Sorry Alexander. I can’t be in a place with snakes. It’s just… wrong.”

I heard Peter slap Alexander on the back as I walked out with my teenage daughgter wrapped in my arms.

“See Alex. This is why it pays to get to know a girl before you go into a relationship.”

I walked outside and she headed to the river bank as soon as I put her feet on the ground. A crocodile was inching towards her. They really are beautiful creatures. Seeing them in their natural habitat…

Yep, Maddie just picked him up and tossed him to the other bank. Big crocodile? No problem. Little snake and she becomes the first vampire in history to pee her pants.

“Baby?”

“Mommy, his mother worshipped snakes! That is so not cool Mom.”

“Baby I know you are scared of snakes. I’m sure if the two of you talk about this…”

“No, nothing to talk about. We can’t be Mates. I don’t care how gorgeous he is and how much I want to lick Ketchup and Mustard off his abs. We can’t be… no. This is why we should stick to just the two of us Mom. You break up with Peter and the two of us will go to the North Pole or something. No snakes there.”

“Baby he didn’t know. I’m sure he will get rid of all the snakes.”

“I don’t know, Mom. A tribute to his mother? What the hell? I mean she worshipped snakes and killed people for him. Talk about an unnatural relationship. Obsessed much? I mean who does that? Tribute to Mommy? I mean, who is that obsessed with their mother? Seriously Mom. Snakes! Fucking snakes! Come hold me. I need my Mommy.”

I didn’t comment but I was very glad Peter didn’t hear that.

“Baby, why don’t you calm down and talk to him. Look here he comes now.”

Maddie turned and saw him.

“Oh my God.”

I knew what she meant. He was walking slowly towards us. Almost in slow motion. His diamond skin was sparkling softly. Not as bright as ours. The wind across the river blew through his golden hair. Alice and Char were at a window inside staring at him. He had at some point taken off his shirt. The man was hot.

“Can I talk to you Maddie? Please?”

Maddie nodded her head. I began to walk away.

“Please stay Bella. I want you to hear this as well.”

Okay. It better not be sexy talk. I draw the line at ogling my daughter’s mate. I am definitely not listening to sexy talk.

“Maddie, Alice and Charlotte are taking the yacht into the city. They are buying new flooring. Peter, Jasper and Garrett are tearing the walls down with snake emblems and removing all the snakes from the house. I promise you that you will never be bothered by them again. I will stay with you outside until the house has been redesigned. Please my love. Please consider this your home.”

“O… okay. Just. No snakes.”

“Of course. Bella, I understand you will never be apart from your daughter. If I had the opportunity to have turned my mother I never would have left her either. Please know that after being alone for eternity I now consider you all my family. Please choose a room or several if you so choose and let Alice know what you want to design it to your liking.”

“Okay then. Uh, I will give you two time alone. You haven’t had a lot. This would probably be a good time to get to know each other better. Find out things like you know… phobias?”

“I was actually about to set up a tent in the back of the house. Would you join me Maddie? I thought perhaps we could talk?”

“I would love to, Alexander.”

I watched them walk hand in hand to the back of the house and ran inside when his ass… I mean when he was out of view.

“Enjoying the sights out there darling?” Peter asked when I walked inside.

“Yes. Beautiful.”

“Yeah Alice and Char thought so too. Meanwhile we are all on snake patrol.”

“I have a better idea. Let’s all have sex!” Garrett remarked.

We all looked at him as if he had grown a second head.

“I don’t mean with each other! Perverts. I just mean that Maddie is going to be outside until we can get this house remodeled and I counted at least 26 bedrooms. I haven’t had sex since we got taken by surprise in Louisiana. How often do we have a place to ourselves where we can cut loose with our partners without being up in each other’s business. Plus the kid isn’t here, but she isn’t so far away that Bella has to worry about the umbilical cord being cut.”

“Fuck you Garrett!” That damn joke was getting old.

“Do what you all want. Char! Lets go.”

Jasper looked at Alice.

“Sorry Garrett, Char has to go shopping with me. Jasper you are coming too.”

“But, I don’t want to.”

“Too bad. Let’s go Major.”

I looked at Peter who was smiling at Garrett.

“Tough break Bubba. Bella, you wouldn’t believe the bed in one of these rooms. It’s a double king size poster bed, with those drape things you like all around it…”

“Uh hey guys?”

“Yes Alice?”

Dammit I was about to get laid. Probably bit. I love to be bit. I needed Peters cock in me very badly right now and his teeth in my neck. I love those beds. I need…

“You should probably come here. Uh, Alexander set up the tent and he and Maddie are talking…”

“So?”

“Mostly its just Maddie talking. She is saying Oh God a lot.”

I ran to the door, not to listen but to grab Peter. Jasper grabbed him first.

“Calm down there cowboy. That horse has done left the barn. Ain’t no point in closing the gate now.”

“I’m going to fucking kill him.”

“Chill Peter. The guy did give you Edward Cullens arm to burn.” Jasper reminded him. That was so sweet of Alexander.

“I didn’t mean it as payment for doing that!”

“Peter. Baby. Listen. We couldn’t fight this much longer.” I reasoned with him.

“OH JESUS SWEET MERCY YES RIGHT THERE OH MY GOD FUCK ME HARDER!”

Wow. Okay… I guess she is okay.

“Why don’t we go inside baby?” Alice, Jasper and I started pulling Peter in.

“Garrett stop listening. Peter, let them go on and just go to the other side of the house.”

“Other side of the house? Did you here that shit? Are you listening to her? She’s louder than you Bella! I’m going to have to go to another country!”

“Peter let them get it out of there system. They can have their fun and then it will be over and they can maybe start to have a normal budding relationship okay?”

“YOU are okay with this Bella?!”

“No! I mean I can see why she is… I mean… nevermind. Look. They are Mates. You are going to have to deal with it. As soon as they are done we can all talk.”

“Bella she has never…”

‘She sure as hell has now.”

“Garrett you are not fucking helping. Shut up or I swear I will call Carlisle to take you back to the Romanians!”

“He could hurt her Bella!”

“OH YES RIGHT THERE! PUT IT BACK,YES,YES….”

“I think she is okay Peter. Look, show me where that bed is.”

“I don’t want to now.” Shit. He was pouting.

“Look lets go for a run. We can see what there is to hunt around here.”

“I’m not leaving her here!”

“Baby, lets go for a run. They will be done shortly. It’s her first time. I mean this can’t go on forever. We will go hunt and when we come back it will be over.”

“Fine. I sure as fuck ain’t standing around listening to that.”

“Come on lover. It will be over before you know it.”

3 weeks later

“Do you hear that?”

“What Peter?”

“I think they have stopped.”

Maddie had lost the ability to speak coherent sentences about 8 days ago. Now she was down to moaning. Alexander whispered a lot. I couldn’t tell what he was saying. Jasper says it sounded like Latin.

“Mom?”

I suppose I shouldn’t pretend like I couldn’t hear her. Like we all couldn’t hear her while we have been remodeling a damn palace for the past three weeks making it a love palace for her and her Macedonian God.

I walked slowly out to the back patio.

“Yes baby?”

“Could you bring me some clothes? Mine kinda got torn… off…”

I ran to the room I had set up with her things. I grabbed a pair of blue jeans, her boots and a t shirt. I ran to the tent as fast as I could.

“Here you go Maddie.”

“Thanks Mom. You can come in, Alexander has a sheet around him. I will have to get him some pants as well.”

I walked in and was hit with the scent. Oh my God.

“Here you go. Why don’t you get dressed and come inside? Peter I’m sure, wants to make sure you are… okay.”

“Oh my God Mom I am so great. You have no idea how great I am. I’m extremely hungry now though. I feel like I haven’t eaten in weeks. Did you find any food? I’m not going to have to eat camels am I?”

“Just get dressed baby.”

I walked in and saw Peter watching TV with Jasper and Garrett. Neither were looking at me or Peter but both were holding in laughter. Garrett was silently shaking.

“Oh my God! This place looks great! I can’t believe you guys did this in one night!”

Peter turned to his little girl for the first time since she had been… broke in.

“One night? One fucking night Maddie? We have been working for three weeks making this a snake free environment while listening to you say things that could make a vampire blush!”

“Three weeks? We were in there three weeks?” Maddie looked at me. I nodded my head.

“Yes Maddie. You and Alex were…”

“In the throes of passion, my love. I lost track of time but we could certainly go back for another three weeks if you like. Hello lovely Bella. Jasper. Garrett, Alice, Char. Nice to see you. I love what you have done with the place. Very stylish yet homey. Peter.”

“Alex.” Please don’t attack. Please don’t attack Peter. He has been doing so well not attacking. Or maybe he was waiting for him to be done with Maddie. I’m not sure.

“I hope you aren’t terribly upset with us. We couldn’t help ourselves any longer.”

Peter glared at him. He glared at Maddie. He glared back at Alice. Then he took a deep breath.

“What’s her favorite color?”

“Excuse me?”

“What is her favorite color?”

“I am afraid I don’t know.”

“You have one week to find out. That and a lot of other things. I will be giving you a test at the end of the week. You pass, you get to keep doing… yeah. You don’t pass and I will attack you. You of course will kill me which means Bella will attack you, meaning Maddie will attack you as well because if you don’t think she would choose Bella over you then you really don’t know her. And since you can’t attack either of them you would be pretty much fucked. One week Alex. I would suggest you two keep you’re fucking clothes on and start talking.”

“Are you serious?”

“Deadly. I told you I would figure out a way to kill you. Even if it means I die. Now get to know her, not just her body. Now.”