Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Spy Games

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 28:

This was such bullshit. I can’t believe nobody told me.

“He called you a whore?”

“Yes, but he apologized this morning. He even asked me to come visit Mom and my brothers. He seemed really upset. He could hardly talk and he was shaking.”

“I’m going to beat the shit out of him.” I told her. No question about it.

“No, you aren’t Bella.” Sasha told me walking in without knocking, making me wish I was naked. I wish she was naked. She is my celebrity fuck. Everyone in a relationship has one.

“And why the hell shouldn’t I?” Sasha needed to understand that she wasn’t my mother or my older sister and I could make my own decisions. She didn’t control me.

“Because I said so. He apologized, let it go. Understand?”

“Yes ma’am.”

I didn’t want to upset her because she was so hot, that’s all. Plus I remembered how she moved in the Cullen House. She was crazy fast and I simply wasn’t in her league. Angela seemed to find this funny. When Sasha walked out, I addressed this.

“What are you laughing at? This isn’t funny.”

“Yes, it is. Relax. You need me to help you relax?”

“No. Yes. Not now. Yeah now, I guess. If you wouldn’t mind it would be great.”

“Besides I heard my father’s church was vandalized this morning.”

“Yeah the cops are really lax in this little town. I’ll have a talk with Charlie about it.” Congratulate him on blowing up Edward’s new Volvo anyway. He and Connolly have all the fun.

“Don’t lie to me Bella.” Angela told me in her cutest little stern voice.

“I didn’t lie to you. The cops are really bad around here. We painted that fucker in broad daylight and not one person said a word. One car even honked at us and the driver waved.”

“Wow. But seriously, you painted the whole thing?”

“No! Only about 90, 95% of it. He was going to show you support whether he liked it or not.”

“Whatever. You know I love when you break the law. So are you ready for family time with the Cullens?”

“Yeah… about that. I think you should stay here.” I offered. I’m sure she had homework or something.

“No.”

I can be assertive. Sasha isn’t the only one.

“Yes.”

“Why?”

How would Sasha handle this?

“Because I said… uh… you see… I have a good reason. I just don’t think it would be a good idea. I worry about you being around them. They are monsters and I don’t trust Carlisle and Edward is fucking psychotic. Even Jake seems, not psychotic, but incredibly stupid. These are dangerous people… I mean things, I guess the wolf pack are human half the time but you saw Emily’s face and you are sort of tan and who knows if they mistake you for a Quileute and try to imprint on you like Sam did to Emily. You are mine…” uh oh. I recognize that look… “I mean we belong to each other and I just don’t want you around them because I love you.”

That should show her how assertive I am.

Damn it. She pushed me against the wall.

Now she was whispering in my ear.

“Emily is the one you had sex with in the diner bathroom, right?”

“Ye… yeah, oh God that feels good.”

“Maybe I don’t want you to go near her.”

“It doesn’t matter. She is straight now and she has nothing on you, baby. I love you.” Damn it her hand was under my shirt. Not my nipple, don’t squeeze please don’t… Oh damn she did.

“Who do you belong to my little warrior woman?”

“You.”

“Are you really mine?”

Oh damn, now she had her leg between mine. Don’t start rubbing… oh God she is. I moved to kiss her and she moved her head back and pinched my nipple harder. I squealed.

“Say it. You don’t get to kiss me until you say it. Who do you belong to Bella?”

“You. I belong to you. Can I rip your fucking clothes off yet? Please?”

When the fuck did I start begging her?

“No, you can’t because we both have somewhere to be. I’m wearing that suede skirt you like. The brown one. I have your clothes picked out. Those vampires are going to enjoy our scents. Maybe not enjoy but they are going to know you belong to me. Let me get your clothes out and we are going… together. Understand?”

“But you aren’t fast enough.”

“Hawk will be there. I will be fine. Arial is going to stay here right?”

“Uh… she was going to come.”

“If you want to cum tonight you are going to leave her here. You need to trust me to handle myself. If you can do that, I am going to treat you. If you don’t, I am handcuffing you tonight. I’m still going to have fun but I know how you hate to feel helpless, don’t you?”

“That’s true.” I really did.

“Then you should get ready, shouldn’t you?”

“I’m the… I’m the one who makes the decisions in our… Oh God, please don’t stop doing that.”

She had unbuttoned my jeans and had a finger inside me. She knew exactly where to touch me. Of course she does, I taught her.

“Let’s get dressed tough girl. I have those tight black skinny jeans picked out for you and a white crop top. It’s going to drive Cullen crazy seeing you like that and knowing that you are mine. I will have my little iPod with me and Sasha showed me how to strap a gun on the inside of my thigh while wearing a skirt. Let’s move baby. We have work to do.”

“Yes… okay, whatever you want.”

I was being assertive. I would give her anything she wanted. That was certain.

An hour later she sat with Hawk in that fucked up second floor not living room while I was in the kitchen once again. Once again the vampires had left the house except the one I had to have therapy with. I figured I would start with Eddie like last time but I was surprised to see Mrs. Cullen.

“Esme? I figured I would have to deal with Edster again.”

“I wanted some alone time with you if you don’t mind.”

“Of course not. It’s your family’s hour. However you want to break it up is up to the clan.”

“Are we in private?”

I looked around and didn’t see anyone. I knew Hawk and Angela were in the next room.

“I suppose so.”

“So they aren’t listening?”

“Who?”

“The people at the other end of that thing buried in your ear. Doesn’t that hurt?”

“No it doesn’t. I hardly even notice it. It’s easy to forget when people shut the fuck up. As far as listening in, nobody is listening. They only listen when I am in a situation where I might be in danger.”

“Yeah right.” Jack whispered. “Like being in a house of idiotic vampires isn’t dangerous.”

‘Yeah defintely nobody listening.” I confirmed.

“Great. I guess I just wanted a chance to get to know the real you.”

‘No problem. I’m an open book.” I had nothing to hide from these assholes.

“So what happened to you to make you such a heartless, cold liar at the age of seventeen that you could infiltrate a family that loved you and betray them so thoroughly?”

Wow. Okay…

“I suppose that is a valid question. To start with, my uncle asked me to and I wanted the challenge. Also my mother fucked my booty call and didn’t exactly put up a fight when I offered to leave, thinking I was angry at her, even though I had no idea that she had fucked Tanya. Uh, as far as being cold, I wasn’t hugged enough as a kid, I guess. Or maybe I watched to many violent shows on TV. I never had a pet so maybe I never learned to empathize… have you ever had a pet… no I guess you would, you know, suck the blood out of its body. Maybe a gold fish. You guys can’t feed on fish, right?”

“Bella, I think it would be in your best interest to try and get along with all of us.”

‘My best interest?”

“Alice has seen you as a vampire. None of us have decided to turn you. Not one of us has made that decision. I realize you think Alice’s gift is a joke and she can’t actually see you very well but she has vague visions occasionally that just come to her. Why do you think Aro let you leave Italy? You are going to be one of us and it won’t be our fault. Do you know what it is like to be a newborn vampire? Of course you don’t. You have been told about them but you have no idea what it feels like to wake up to this life. You are going to need us. The bloodlust is so strong it will take all of us to prevent you from going wild and slaughtering humans. How would you feel about that? Harming humans? You are going to need us whether you like it or not.”

Wow.

She’s a bitch.

“Number one, I don’t give a fuck what the twerp sees, I’m not going to be a vampire. Number two in the unlikely event that the worst happens and I do turn into one of you sparkly fuckers I don’t plan to feed from animals. I am going to be draining humans like I destroy Sushi rolls. I will run very far away from anyone I love and have a free for all on the rest of humanity. Number two…”

“You said number two already.”

“I did? Number one was… the twerp, number two… Oh yeah, Sushi. I’m hungry just thinking about it. So number three if you think I would ever rely on your coven to help me you are out of your mind. By the way, if I turn into a vampire, I’m turning Arial and Angela and we are having our own fucking coven. We would have a bitchin name too. So still think I need your help?”

“Yes you will. When you are turned you are going to anger the Volturi somehow. They will be here. You three are going to need us.”

“No we won’t.”

“Yes you will.”

“The fact that my family can kill your family tells me very clearly that I don’t need you. I could take you out now.”

I had my finger on the button if she even so much as blinked.

“I’m sorry. Perhaps I shouldn’t have been so rude when we started speaking. I didn’t mean to but you have to understand I love you and this has all been quite a shock.”

“I can understand that but you will find that trying to intimidate me or being rude only pisses me off and makes me want to blow your head into fairy dust. The Volturi are going to go down because as dangerous as they are, we are just better. We have more resources…”

I hoped,

“more people…”

We have to, right? Just because I have only seen our little gang doesn’t mean there aren’t other alien hunters out there. Right?

“and we are more vicious than vampires. I have a mother who is also one of my best friends. I don’t need another. Do you go clubbing?”

“No, why would I?”

“I don’t know, maybe because when you were turned you were like what? 26? 28? Instead of having fun you decided to become a surrogate mother to very old vampires who don’t really need to be mothered, do they? I think Edward had enough mothering in his human life to last him the rest of eternity. But Emmett and Rose are apparently married and so are Jasper and the tater tot so they don’t exactly need a mother. Alice does need a jailer for kidnapping me but still. My Mom was 18 when she had the happy accident that led to my awesome self and she parties her ass off with me. What the hell are you doing with your eternity, Esme?”

“I love my family and take care of them.”

“Jasper was some warlord and you take care of him? Really? How much care do they need? They don’t shit so they don’t need diapers changed. They don’t eat food so they don’t need anyone to cook. What the hell do you take care of? Do you do their laundry? Because that is just sad if they can’t do their own damn laundry.”

“You wouldn’t understand. You couldn’t. You have never known real pain Bella.”

“And you have?” Sure.

“When I was human, I was married to a man who beat the hell out of me. He also gave me a child. I hated my husband but I thought if I loved my child enough, I would always have him and no one could take him away from me. Then he died. He was just a baby. I wanted to die. I was at the lowest point in my life and I tried to end it. I jumped off a cliff and was nearly dead until Carlisle found me. I should have died but I was given a second chance at life. A second chance at love with a man who didn’t beat me and while I admit these vampires, I call my children do not need me to mother them, they allow me too because they know what I lost and it makes me feel good to be needed. Have you ever known true loss Bella? The kind of loss that makes you not only wish you were dead but smile as you are falling to your death? Have you?”

Holy fuck. This is why I never wanted kids or a spouse for that matter. They could make you do some fucked up things. I am so glad I am gay and have very questionable morals and little to none empathetic skills. Nothing good can come from heterosexuality.

“No, I guess I haven’t. I can see why that would be important to you but it doesn’t change the fact that I don’t need a mother.”

“What do you plan to do with your life Bella? Assuming we survive this nightmare.”

“I plan to survive. No I plan to thrive. I am being hunted by a vampire who is probably forming an army and in the sights of a very old coven of blood thirsty bitches led by a happy psycho and I have never had so much fun in my life. As far as the rest of my life, I’m going to go to college, party, keep having sex, get drunk, commit a few felonies and then me and my girl Arial are going to keep doing what we are doing now.”

“You want to be a spy? This is really the life you want. Pretending to be someone else just to learn their secrets and betray them?”

“Yes exactly. That’s pretty much the definition of a spy. You seem pretty judgmental Esme. Tell me, when you were human and there was some blood sucking creature that was after your son what would you do? Would you do whatever it took to protect him?”

“Of course I would!”

Holy shit she just hissed. She was a half second away from having an ear ache followed by a Tylenol bullet.

“You and your coven, family, team, whatever, are not the only ones out there. I sat in Volterra and listened to someone’s grandparents, parents, someone’s child be fed on by those fucking monsters. What am I supposed to do? Sit back and hope it doesn’t happen to me? Bullshit. I’m a fucking warrior. I protect my own. Humans are my own and I will do what it takes, even if it means me getting killed in the process. I would rather die at 18 making a difference than die at 80 after living some safe, perfect life where I never mattered. So if you expect me to apologize for betraying your family, you can kiss my beautiful hot ass. You want to blame someone, blame your husband. His insistence on being a doctor is what led to your discovery. You want to be a mommy? Convince Edward that I will never be with him, ever. He is only hurting himself going after me.”

“You would have been so good for him. But you knew that didn’t you? That woman Sasha, she can read minds and I bet she never could read yours. How did you know? Hundreds of girls have wanted Edward. How did you know you would be the one who attracted him. The one he had to fall in love with?”

“Easy. He is a male from a time when women were seen as property, so I became the weakest, most pathetic person I could think of and drew him like a moth to a flame. He also really liked my blood and couldn’t read my mind. I was the first girl to make him work for it. It was so easy I almost felt bad about getting paid. At least until I got the hell beat out of me by James.”

“He is a good person.”

“James?”

“Edward.”

“He is a lunatic who thinks a lesbian is his soulmate. At least James wasn’t crazy. Deadly and sadistic yes, but not a lunatic.”

“He loved you. You are the only girl he has ever loved, as a human or a vampire.”

“Edward, right?” I asked, just to make sure. James popped up somewhere in this conversation.

“Yes, Edward.”

“He loved the girl he thought I was, not the woman I am. You and your family need to talk to him and make him understand he is not my soulmate.”

“You think we haven’t tried? You think I want my son obsessed with you? Have you ever considered that this is an act and who you were pretending to be is who you really are?”

“No! It has defintely never occurred to me! I have been this my whole life! How can you even be with a man after your husband beat the shit out of you?”

“Carlisle is gentle.”

“Carlisle is as big a fraud as I was.”

“He is not!”

“Bullshit. His story about how he turned into a vampire is full of holes. He could have beaten us to Italy and saved Eddie from himself! He could have sucked the venom out of my veins instead of Edward who he knew may not have been able to stop. Actually he didn’t stop, did he? Jasper had to pull him off, right? I trust Carlisle less than I trust any of you and Alice kidnapped me! Something to think about.”

“You don’t trust me?”

“Why the hell should I?”

“Because despite the way you dress, act and speak I still love you.”

“That’s your problem. I don’t trust any of you. You all want me to be a vampire so you can make the Italian fucks happy. Fuck them and fuck you. I will burn down the fucking world if I have to, if it means they die. You get in my way and I will toss you into the fire with them, Mommy.”

She was silent for a moment, not moving, not breathing, kinda freaking me out. My hand slid to my back where my holster was. I didn’t know if I was fast enough to pull it but my finger on my other hand was pretty damn fast and could push a button quickly.

“I feel like we have made some headway today Bella. Thank you for talking to me. I would like to talk more later.” she finally said.

“About what?”

“I feel the more we get things out in the open the better our relationship can be. I appreciate you being forthcoming with me today. I look forward to seeing you more often.”

If I could have said a word it wouldn’t have mattered. She disappeared faster than I could see.

“That bitch is nuts.” Jack said, sounding as disbelieving as I felt.

“No shit. I guess Eddy is next. We need to renegotiate this deal, Jack. I’m starting to get nervous about being here. This vampire talk and everything is really starting to freak me out.”

“Don’t worry kid, you aren’t alone. Connolly is nearby, and so are Arial and Sasha. Arial is not happy about you leaving her behind.”

“No I’m not, you bitch.”

Damn it I forgot Arial can cut into my Dodo channel now during active missions.

“It’s safer…” I tried.

“You took your piece of ass. She can’t shoot worth a damn and she will probably freeze in a hostile situation. What the fuck were you thinking?”

“She wanted to come alone. I mean it makes her feel stronger and more confident and…”

“Fuck her and fuck you. You leave me behind again I am beating your ass.”

“Don’t get cocky Arial.” I could beat this bitch’s ass. She only thought she was better than me.

“Try me. This shit won’t happen again and I am having a talk with Pollyanna tonight. She sticks a couple of fingers inside you and you do whatever she says. This is fucking pathetic!”

“Arial, please don’t talk like that.”

“Stay out of this dad! I’m talking to the pussy whipped bitch who left me behind.”

Holy shit.

They appeared out of nowhere. Damn these fucking vampires are fast. Wait, what the fuck are they doing here?

“Emmett, Rose, what’s going on?”

“We wanted to talk to you. Say hi.” Emmett explained.

“Uh, well you have ten minutes so…”

“Come on Bella, you can hang out with us a little longer right? We will make sure the rest leave and you and Angela can chill out. The bodybuilder can stay too if he wants.” Rose offered.

Chill out? She was stuck in the nineties.

“The deal Sasha made was one hour here and one hour with the fucking dogs who want to hump my leg. That’s it.”

“That’s cool. So what have you been doing lately? I like what you did to the church.” Rose told me while she and Emmett both sat down. What the hell?

“I’m confused. I was under the impression you didn’t like me, Rose. Has something changed?”

“Are you kidding? Everything has changed. I thought you were some pathetic excuse for a female who swooned over Edward and wanted to give up your family and life to be a vampire. Now that I know you aren’t, I am so excited. We have to be friends.”

What the fuck?

“What the fuck?” Jack agreed.

“Yeah, I mean you were cool before but damn Bells, you are hardcore now.”

“Uh, thanks Emmett.” What the fuck kind of angle are these two playing?

“So what do you say? We can be friends, right?” Rose asked.

“Aren’t you upset about being betrayed and all that crap?”

“Nope. I hate being a vampire. Carlisle turned me and I wished he… it was bad before I found Emmett. Jasper cut a deal so we can keep existing and I am betting you can get the wolves to lick your feet if you wanted. Between us, the wolves and you and your friends I am fairly sure that we can handle a newborn army. As far as the Volturi they can go to hell. Sorry you got caught up in that but at least you guys are going to have a chance to take out the main guys first. That has to be exciting. By the way I love your clothes. You are looking very hot. So is Angela.” Rose said. I wasn’t sure I knew her tone of voice. Yeah never mind, I did.

“So me and Rose were wondering if you two might want to hang out with us? Get away from the coven, have a little fun.”

“Fun Emmett? What sort of fun are you looking for?”

“Whoa, completely innocent intentions here!” Emmett said.

“Mine aren’t.” Rose whispered, just loud enough so I could hear.

“Rose, uh…”

“Please Bella, I saw how you looked at me when you first arrived. Don’t act like you haven’t thought about it.”

“Uh yeah, I did until I copped a feel of Esme’s tits when we arrived back from Italy. Those fuckers were hard as rocks. I don’t think humans have the strength to… you know. Plus I’m kinda in a relationship. You know, like you guys are married?”

“Of course we know Bella. I completely agree, my rock hard body would probably be a bit much for you. But the things I can do to you, you know you are curious.”

“I was curious when I first saw you. Now I have a woman I love and I’m not interested. A few months ago I would totally take you up and do a hands on study of marble pussy but that has passed. Besides something tells me Emmy wants to watch and I don’t perform for guys. Ever. Don’t you guys know some whores in Alaska? I’m sure they would be up for a three way.”

“Of course they would but they don’t look anything like you. Emmett doesn’t have to watch.”

“I don’t? I mean I don’t. I guess.”

“No Rose, I’m not fucking you.”

“Why don’t you ask Angela? This may be something she might be curious about.”

“She is a curious person and I answer all her questions, no help needed.”

These things were starting to piss me off.

“I understand Bella. Just know if you ever get, curious, and wonder what marble pussy as you call it, feels like or tastes like I promise you won’t be disappointed. I can be very soft when I want to be. Just think about it. Offer is always open.”

And with that said Rose and Emmett were gone.

“These vampires are so fucking weird.” Jack whispered.

Hard to argue, Jack.

“Angel, let’s get out of here.”

I stood up and Edward was in front of me. He surprised the fuck out of me so I hit my button and he dropped like a fucking stone that was writhing in pain.

“Please stop!”

“Please stop sir!” I yelled.

“What?”

“Say please stop sir!”

“Please stop sir!”

I let up.

“Good, glad you can learn some respect. Now will you be trying to surprise me anymore?”

“No. I was just hoping we could spend time together.”

“Hours up bitch. Me and my woman need to make up for the time we had to be here when we could be making love. Later loser.”

My baby and I walked out unmolested with Hawk behind us and drove to my house. Hawk drove off, I suppose meaning Owl was home next door. I’m surprised he hasn’t found a lumberjack lady to fuck.

I grabbed Angela’s hand and prepared to take her upstairs and lick every single inch of that bitch when Jacob Black jumped out from behind the house.

“What the fuck now?”

“You can’t go in. A vampire has been here.”

Damn, Jake looked serious.

“What are you doing here? You are not needed.”

And Edward followed.

Both dropped. I looked at Angela who was smiling while holding her special iPod.

Oh yeah, vampire in the house. Charlie wasn’t home so I had that going for me.

“Angel let up. Jake looks like he is about to turn into a big puppy and the neighbors are starting to notice.”

Once they calmed down and stopped trying to crawl up their own assholes, I pulled my nine and walked inside. A hand on Angela told her to stay back.

“I’m going…”

“Angela I am not fucking around. Please stay here!”

“Okay.”

Thank God she can listen sometimes.

“Bella, take the puppy and the psycho with you.’ Jack instructed. “I’m on my way. Why don’t you just stay outside till I get there.”

“Of course Uncle Jack.”

I looked at marble boy and fur face.

“Jack said for you two to stay out here or else.”

“That is not what I said… I don’t know why I fucking bother.”

I checked the living room and saw nothing out of place. Peering around the kitchen I couldn’t see any vampires sitting and drinking coffee.

“You see anyone?”

“Jesus Angela! You scared the shit out of me! I told you to stay outside.”

“Well, I sure as fuck am not staying outside and I wasn’t leaving her out there if some vampire circled around. You really think Jake and Edward would protect her?” Arial asked, gun drawn, standing behind Angela.

“Good point. The vampire must be upstairs. Let’s move. I go first, Angela stay behind us. I fire, Arial you got the dog whistle?”

“Never leave home without it.”

We ran up the stairs. If it was a vampire, he or she already knew we were here. We had to catch them confident and waiting to kill us.

Standing on the side of my door I saw Angela had her dog whistle and Arial took the other side. She nodded and I stepped in front of the door and kicked. The door flew open and Arial and I fired in every direction, her taking the right and I took the left.

We got him.

We got both of them. Holy shit that was a lot of blood.

“Jake, Edward, what the fuck are you two doing up here?”

Jake didn’t answer, instead rolling on the ground and screaming. Edward was curled up on the floor grasping where his hand used to be, trying to pat his hand out on my floor. It was blazing. Holy shit he could burn to death. Yes! If only it could have been a chest or head shot.

Jake on the other hand was shot in the leg. Looked like the bullet was still in there, considering there was no blood spurting from the back.

“Oh my God I got the mutt! You got the statue, Bella!” Arial was doing everything she could not to do backflips in celebration.

Edward grabbed his hand with his other hand now that the fire seemed to be out.

“Looks like one of his two sex partners is out of the picture. I hope he is left handed.” Angela whispered. I was so proud of her.

“My hand will be fine! We both came up here because the scent was strongest here. If the two of you would have let us handle this, this wouldn’t have happened!”

“Don’t get an attitude, Eddie. I will blow your fucking tiny dick off. What the fuck were you doing following me home?”

“I wanted to talk to you!”

“Go to hell you fucking little bitch! The only interest I have in talking to you is if you want to commit suicide again and need me to kill you!”

“Could somebody call an ambulance?” Jake whined from the floor.

“What the hell were you doing here?” Arial asked.

“I tracked a scent! It led to your house and I was worried! This is a lot of blood and I don’t feel so good.”

“Where is the rest of your pack if you tracked a scent?” Jack asked, walking in with an M4. Sasha just jumped through the window. Holy shit, she can move.

“Jake go outside! You are bleeding on my floor!”

Jake tried to stand and fell.

“Edward help him.”

“I’m not touching him!”

“Unless you want me to shoot your other hand off, I would reconsider that.”

“I think the… bullet is still there and it really hurts!” Jake practically cried.

“Stop being a pussy. You should have stayed outside and watched Angela like I told you.”

“She ran in after you had gone, then your blonde friend came running behind her!” Edward explained.

“So you bitches took the window?” I asked. Sasha stepped to the side of the window and with a look at Jack, he raised his rifle.

Jasper flew through a few seconds later to find Jack aiming at him and Sasha holding her gun to the side of his head.

“What the fuck is going on?”

“You try to make anybody relax and I will fuck you up. Jake is bleeding on my floor. Get him out of here and let him bleed outside.” I instructed. Someone needed to take charge of this situation.

“Alice saw your brother losing his hand but didn’t know why. She can’t see Jake so you decided to come and save him but once again her visions were too late Jasper. That is becoming quite a trend.” Sasha told him with a cute little evil smirk.

“I need to help Edward reattach his hand. Jake can find his own way out. He has been watching your house I’m sure. If he was tracking a scent, he would have pack members here with him. He probably smelt it outside when he arrived. Right dog?” Jasper asked Jake.

“I just want somebody to get this bullet out. It hurts. It really hurts and feels like it is on fire.”

“You used the live rounds?” I asked Arial.

“You think I would use the dead ones? Those are for target practice Bella.”

“I know, I just figured we could have some fun with the sparkly fucker. Torture him a bit.”

“Bella, Jasper recognizes a different scent here. Perhaps Jasper, if you could escort these two dumbasses outside and home, then we can find if anything is missing.” Sasha ordered.

“Fine. You are as bad with that mind reading shit as Edward.” Jasper told her.

“I only read the minds of those I do not trust. Thank your five year old for the heads up that was obviously too late.”

“I don’t see how Alice didn’t see this. I will be having a talk with her.” Edward proclaimed. It was the only thing I could think of. Every time he said something it was like a spoiled little prince proclaiming like his word is law.

“You have her watching for Victoria, watching Aro, trying to watch everyone connected to Bella! She is going to miss things you asshole! She is not all powerful!” Jasper yelled.

“Hell she isn’t even close.” I commented, earning a glare from Major asshole and raising of Jack’s rifle. Sasha was running out of patience.

“Whitlock, I am only going to say this one more time. Get these two fuckers out of here so Bella can look around and decide if anything is missing. There is only one reason for a vampire to come here while she isn’t home. Victoria obviously sent a vampire to steal an article of Bella’s clothing so the newborns would be able to find her easily.”

“Yeah, I thought the same thing.” Jack said. Sure you did Jack. If it wasn’t for Sasha, he would still be looking for whoever killed Arial’s mom and grandparents. He was better at killing than thinking.

“We don’t know if it is Victoria. It could be…”

“It’s Victoria, Jasper. You aren’t stupid. If you keep pretending to be, I am going to trust you even less. For the last time, collect your brother and this wolf and get them out of here before I put one in you. I’m sure your daddy can dig a bullet out. It probably is burning the dog quite a bit. Luckily for him muscle isn’t as flammable as venom. Now leave. My husband and team need to decide if we go to Seattle and attack or we allow them to come here.”

“Sounds to me like you make the decisions.” Jasper wisely observed.

“We all do. We will let you know. Jake this counts as your time with Bella this week. Let your dogs know. I see either of you around her again in the next week and you are both dead.” Jack told him. Fuck yeah Jack. Show these bitches whose boss.

“Let’s go Edward. I’ll handle the dog, just bring your hand. You are lucky it didn’t burn up.”

“I don’t need to be carried!” Jake screamed and then he was gone in Jasper’s arms.

“That had to be a shot to the nuts. Gettin carried by a vampire.” Connolly mentioned walking in. Then it hit me.

A vampire could have stolen my clothes? What the fuck? And there was blood on my floor. Wolf blood. Thank God these are hardwood floors. I did not need stains on my shit. Fucker was so rude bleeding on my floor! I don’t go to his house and bleed on his floor.

“Could someone clean up this blood puddle while I find out what the vampire thief took?”

“I’ll get it Bella. The blood samples will be very helpful.”

I’m not ashamed to admit we all jumped. Even Sasha looked a little surprised before she smiled. Dante was a sneaky motherfucker.

“Have the scientists figured out how the wolves change forms yet Dante?” Jack asked.

“No, but I am coming to a closer understanding of imprinting. There is a possible cure.”

Holy shit.

“You mean…”

“You mean you can turn Emily gay again?” Angela finished. Uh oh.

“Get over it “ Angel” . She loves you; she does what you say, she would probably lick dogshit off of your feet if you asked. I think you got her. Jealousy is unattractive.” Arial said a bit rudely.

“Arial, I would not lick dog shit at any point in my life off of anything. Let’s just get that straight right now.” I told her. “Besides can we concentrate on what is important here. Some undead bitch rifled through my clothes.”

“As many clothes as you have how can you tell what is missing?” Ty asked, finally joining the party late. Where were you when my clothes were being stolen?

I took a look around and really reached out to my wardrobe with my mind the same way Jedi can find other Jedi in the Force. I just had to open my mind and become one with my stuff. I had a very close connection with my wardrobe and could feel its presence.

There.

“Oh no…”

“What? What is wrong Bella?” Sasha asked. She must have heard the despair in my voice. She had no idea.

“My Hard Rock Cafe Las Vegas tee is gone! That fucker took one of my favorite shirts! We are going to Seattle right the fuck now and getting it back! Load up boys, time to go to war!”

“Bella we are not going to war to save a tee shirt.” Sasha told me.

“Sasha, they stole an article of my clothing. A line has been crossed that cannot be uncrossed.”

“No, we wait. We can’t risk the fallout in a city the size of Seattle. We are going to wait for them here. I have an idea.” Jack said.

“You have an idea, Jack?” I asked, disbelieving. That was usually Sasha’s line.

“Sasha and I have an idea. We know there are really only a few places they can come at us through the water which would make the most sense. We can attack them in a large area by using your scent. These fuckers needed your shirt, probably so the rest can find you, like you would give a scent to a bloodhound. You are going to go to possible entry points and walk to the kill zone. They will follow you.”

“And then I kick their fucking asses for stealing my shirt, right?” This was a good plan. The Phoenix was going to kick some serious ass.

“No, because you won’t be there. I doubt this Victoria chick is going to fight with her army. She is probably going to use them as a distraction to keep the wolves and vampires busy and try to find her way to you. She will assume you are either alone or with Eddie.” Connolly explained.

“How do you know?”

“It’s what I would do. Use your pawns to take out as many as you can and sneak the queen around the back for the kill.” Connolly explained.

“So I am someplace else to set a trap, right?”

“Exactly, and we will all be there.” Sasha said with a sexy evil grin.

“All of you? Aren’t any of you staying to fight those newborns?” I asked.

“Fuck em. Maybe the wolves and Cullens and newborns can kill each other off.” Ty said. It was a great point.

“Great, we have a plan.”

“No we don’t. This is contingent on Bella being bait. Am I the only one who has a problem with this?” Angela asked.

No one said a word. Apparently, she was. Still she was so cute.

“Sweetie they are coming after me regardless. I won’t be alone. Arial will be there and everyone will be around. The bitch is going to be torn to shreds before she realizes what is going on.”

“Fine, if it’s that easy I want to be there.” Angela told me.

“No!” Arial yelled. “Why the fuck do you insist on getting involved with everything? It isn’t easy for you, it’s easy for us. You don’t know what you are doing and are going to get her killed because she is looking out for you instead of concentrating on what she needs to do. You aren’t us! Get it through your fucking head!”

“Look I get that you are jealous of the time Bella spends with me but you really need to rein it in.” Angela responded.

Oh fuck.

“Fine. Beat me in a fight right now and you can come along and play. You’re such a badass let’s see what you got!”

“Bring it bitch.”

I grabbed Angela as Dan walked in and locked his arms around Arial lifting her off the floor. She kept kicking but it didn’t matter. Once Dan had you locked that was it. I needed to get some order to this impromptu meeting.

“Can we all calm down and focus on what is important here?! Some fucker took my favorite shirt! At least one of them! Now we have a chance to take out the redhead, possibly get the Cullens and wolves killed and get back my shirt. Everybody calm down!”

Arial sagged in Dan’s arms and Angela took a deep breath.

“Okay then, everybody good now?” Sasha asked. “Do we really need to fight amongst ourselves?”

“No.” Arial mumbled.

“I guess not.” Angela mumbled. “I just don’t like being kept out of things. I love her. I don’t want to see her hurt.”

“Then stay with Charlie and let us concentrate on what we need to do.” Arial told her quietly.

“I think we can come to a compromise. Angela you can be there but you will be by my side the entire time. Understand?” Sasha offered.

“Yes.”

“Good. Arial do we try to fight people who are untrained?”

“No.” Arial pouted. She was so cute when Sasha talked to her like this. Like a little kid getting sent to the corner.

“Okay. We are family. Everyone in this room, look around. We are the only ones we can trust in this fucked up situation. I have been giving a lot of thought to the Volturi problem. They won’t be as easy as taking out this stupid bitch. Bella, you need to start growing your hair out and go to your natural color. No more fake tans either.”

I froze.

“Sasha?”

I think I just whimpered.

“You are going to have to trust me Bella. I haven’t worked out all the details. Jack has a few ideas and we still need some tech and the help of a guy… sort of… who owes us a favor. We also have some strategic points to figure out, like how to stop fifty or so vampires from attacking at once, if the sonic dete… dog whistles don’t work as well over a large open space. We will figure it out though. We all need to have a talk with Jasper tomorrow.”

“Okay. Any special reason why?” I asked, not really wanting to know but defintely needing to know.

“The Volturi keep the so called law in the vampire world. Obviously, exposure isn’t a death sentence or we would have had to attack them in their castle when you were there. So there must be other laws. I need to find out the worst law a vampire can break. Then we are going to make sure the Cullens break it and the Italian fucks find out. I want them all to come.”

“And then?”

“Then we destroy the fuckers at a time and place of our choosing. I…”

Jack cleared his throat.

“We haven’t exactly gotten the details nailed down but we will.”

My hair? no tan? Why did I have a bad feeling about this? It didn’t matter. We were family and we would win no matter what. I had something else to take care of that was more important than Victoria or the Volturi.

“If you could all give us some privacy, I think it is time, Arial, Angela and I have a talk. We have a few things to get straightened out.”