Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

The Bodyguard

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 19:

Bella’s POV

No sooner than Garrett was gone to pick up his package from the sky, Esme was at my door.

“Hey Esme. What’s up?”

“I need to talk to you.”

“Okay… well, here we are. Go ahead.”

“You’re not too tired are you?”

From life? Yep. But she did kill Edward Cullen.

“Esme don’t be ridiculous. You burnt Edward to ashes. I always have time for you. Come in.”

I sat at the foot of the bed and she sat on the side of the mattress and stared at me.

Okay.

“You can start talking now.” I suggested before this got weird.

“Bella… Garrett asked me to join him.”

“Yeah I figured. He has been trying to recruit all four of you, hasn’t he?”

“Yes.” She admitted.

“Don’t let him put anything near your head.” I suggested.

“What? Why?”

“No reason.” Besides the one where I could have you lying at my feet in extreme pain if I got a stomach cramp.

“I’m going to do it. I’m going to join him.” Esme told me. “Fighting other vampires and demons and werewolves… it all sounds so exciting.”

“Great. So what’s the problem?”

“Carlisle.”

Oh yeah. Him.

“Yeah I forgot you were married.”

“We have so many identities that marriage certificates aren’t really a big deal. I don’t want his money. Garrett handles all of that. At least that’s what Garrett told me.”

“You are going to want to be careful with that.” I warned her.

“What do you mean?”

“Don’t let him put anything on your head. Great guy though. I’m just saying if you see him have any weird sticky things in his hand attached to a machine run. That’s all.”

“Okay. I will remember that. Anyway I need advice. I’m not sure how to break this to Carlisle.” She told me, surprising the hell out of me.

“You already killed his kid. This should be easy.” I pointed out.

“Yeah, I’m hoping to pin that on Victoria or Maria. I was thinking something less confrontational. Like thanks for 80 years of good marriage, hope we can still be friends?”

“Oh… I see. Send him a text.” I suggested. Always worked for me.

“A text?”

“Yeah a text.”

“Doesn’t that seem sort of… impersonal?” I could see her point. It has been two years since I had to dump a guy.

“You’re thinking an email? I mean it takes a bit longer but I suppose that could work. I would say take him out in the woods but he could probably actually follow you out.” I pondered.

“Either way a clean break is best. Just tell him why you are leaving and you hope he can understand but if he doesn’t he can go fuck himself. Why are you leaving anyway? Because you want to fuck Jasper? Or Garrett? Or both?”

That could be interesting.

“Both?! Bella I would never!”

“Li…” I started before I could clap my hand over my mouth.

“Were you going to say Lie?”

“Nope. So why?”

“Because I need excitement in my life.” She explained.

“Sex sucks doesn’t it?” I asked her, already knowing the answer.

“Yeah.” She sighed.

“How big is he?” I asked her. She showed me with her fingers. Oh dear.

“Oh hell no! He’s a damn vampire! I thought they were all supposed to be physically perfect?!”

“No… sadly just anatomically correct.”

“You need more than that Esme.”

“Size doesn’t matter Bell…”

“Yeah I told myself that before I met Ty.” I admitted. Kissed a lot of small frogs is all I’m saying.

“Well how big is Ty?”

I showed her with my hands.

“Holy shit!”

“Right? Now you understand why I’m marrying him. Where am I going to find that?”

“Is that even… I mean that must… you’re so small.”

“I get that a lot, but surprisingly yes I can handle it. I found that out the first night we made love when he lifted me off my couch and deposited my ass on my bed. He didn’t even close the door. My screams are still legendary on campus. We use vigorous foreplay now. I mean a lot. Although I have gotten a bit used to him when he catches me by surprise. Are you going to join Garrett if Jasper says no?”

“What? Jasper has nothing to do with…”

“Lie.” I didn’t bother to stop myself this time.

“Why are you doing that? Saying Lie?”

“Why are you lying? You want advice and then you lie to me.” I pointed out. To her credit she didn’t deny it.

“Jasper wants you.” She told me, a bit sad.

“That’s not going to happen. I don’t think he really wants me.”

She looked at me doubtfully.

“Okay he wants me. But look who he has had in his life. Maria and then Alice. The fact that he wants me should tell him I’m all wrong for him. He is horrible at picking women to have relationships with. You should give it a shot. He just wants some excitement in his life. That’s all I am. A challenge.”

“He will always see me as Carlisle’s wife. The mother of the coven. I was 26 when I died! 26!”

“Chill sista! Nobody callin you old.” I told her quickly. She killed Edward. I didn’t want to have to take her down.

“Sorry. Still though he would never give me a shot.”

“True, so you should take your own.” I told her.

“Take my own?”

“Yeah. When he gets here, ask to speak to him privately. When you are alone, grab his cock and go to town. I promise you he won’t see you as a mother figure then. Unless he has serious issues. But even those could work in your favor.”

Esme laughed.

“If it was that easy Bella.”

“It is.”

“That only works in adult films.”

“Sex is the most direct way to a man’s heart. You can be consoling, supportive, encouraging, even a confidant and best friend and let love grow naturally. That could work after a while. You fuck his brains out and he is yours in an hour or less.”

She looked doubtful but I saw a bit of hope crawling over her face.

“You think I really could?”

“If you want him you better. Let’s get to work on that text. Or are you going to insist on a personal email?”

“I suppose I better. Do you think you might share some of your… tricks?”

“Tricks?” I asked. I swear if a vampire could blush Esme would be at this moment.

“It’s just I heard Garrett’s team talking about the… video, and they all seem to be of the opinion that you are very talented. I guess they forget sometimes that vampires have supernatural hearing.”

Those motherfuckers.

“They really watched my tape?! Those fucking bastards!”

I can’t believe this shit. I was going to kill Ty. Then I would kill that whole damn special forces unit! What a bunch of assholes! That shit was private! So private I didn’t even know about it until…

“I can try to get their copy back Bella. It shouldn’t be too hard. For a secretive organization they talk a lot.”

“Well… yeah. I mean, of course. But… what did they say? Exactly? I mean what you heard? Did they say anything… I mean, never mind. It’s an invasion of privacy. They should be ashamed. I’m furious… They said I was talented? How did they mean that? I mean what exactly did they say?”

“One said you had a fabulous ass.” Esme told me.

“Did they say anything about the back of my thighs?” I asked, just wondering.

Before she could answer me thunder boomed, shaking the windows. Only it wasn’t thunder from the sky. I jumped on her back before she had a chance to leave without me and we were gone.

Connolly’s POV

“Listen Leah we need to get a few things straight. I think I’ve got this imprinting thing down but you need to understand I’m not… I mean I’m… look I’m not staying on any reservation. I get that we are linked but I have a job to do. A job I should be doing right now. A job I like very much. I travel a lot. I’m gone most of the time. I don’t own a house or even rent an apartment. I don’t have a pet or a house plant. I think you are great. I mean really. But you should probably talk to somebody and see if you can get this imprint lifted or something.”

“You’re rejecting me?” she asked, staring out the passenger window. She tried to hide it but I saw her brush a tear from her eye. Damn it.

“No! I’m just saying I can’t stay here. I mean, I think you’re great. I really want to get to know you. I mean you’re beautiful and you got fire and… what I’m saying is I’m not like these other imprints. I can ‘t just stay here and do whatever it is people do here.”

“You think I’m great?”

“Of course I do.”

“I don’t have to stay. I can come with you. A wolf is whatever an imprint needs. If you need me with you I will be there. No one can make me stay here.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. Believe me after what I just found out about my mother I have no desire to stay here.”

I didn’t say anything. Just kept driving so I could get to the Cullen mansion and make sure everything was going well, secure, basically do my job.

“I can’t have children. At least while I’m phasing. I can’t age either. But if I was with you, I could give you a home. I could stop phasing. I may be able to have children. I don’t know. I always wanted…”

Hold up.

“Hold up. You are telling me as long as you are phasing you can’t have kids and you will never age?”

“Yes.”

“And because of this imprint you will always be attracted to me no matter how old I get?”

“Yes, why?”

This is too good to be true.

“Why would you ever stop phasing?”

“Because I want a family.”

“After what you just saw today? I was never so glad I was an orphan in my life.” I told her honestly.

“You are an orphan?”

“Yeah. I guess. Never knew my parents. Got dumped off at a fire station and grew up in the system. It wasn’t bad. Taught me how to fight. How to survive.”

“So you never thought about kids? A family?”

“Darlin it seems I’ve been fighting something my entire life. All I ever been good at. I would imagine you have to be good at other things to be a father. I never had one so I guess I never gave much thought to bein one. I’ve always had something to fight though.”

“I’ll go with you.” She said.

“I know. You are with me now.”

“No, I mean I’ll go with you wherever you go if you will have me. I know we imprinted for a reason. I just want a shot to find out what that reason is. I’ll work with your vampires, I’ll fight by your side. Just give us a chance. That’s all I’m asking.”

Lookin over at her it wasn’t a hard choice. I never had much of a shot at love but the draw to her was damn near distracting. With her near, fighting by my side, maybe I could get back to focusing on what mattered. I mean we both wanted the same things. To kill murderers.

“Welcome to the team then Clearwater.”

She gave me that radiant smile I was quickly beginning to love. Course I only seen it once after sex. Speakin of it would be great if we could get back to doin that. I gotta get this Maria chick dead so I can get my team and her away from this crazy ass situation.

My phone buzzed. I placed my ear piece in.

“Go ahead.”

“Hello sir. This is Jack. Not sure if you remember me. I’m your second in command. If you aren’t too busy with your new girlfriend I have a question about the operation we are currently conducting.”

Asshole.

“Go ahead Jack.”

“It appears Jasper, the blonde emo guy, is about to kill Ty Gavin and possibly his father. We have six guns trained on his head now and are wondering if we should shoot him. I know Garrett was hoping he would join us but we also know how badly you want Gavin to play for the Rockets so we are sort of at a crossroads here and could really use our commanding officers input.”

Fuck.

“Where the fuck is Garrett?”

“Picking up an airdrop from R&D. All we know sir. Orders? It looks like the hostile is ready to make his move.”

Fuck.

“Kill him. Head shot.”

“Roger… Oh shit!”

“What? What happened?”

Peter POV

I can’t believe that idiot Gavin wouldn’t even run. What did he think he was going to do? Pimp slap Jasper?

Jasper swung at Gavin and I collided with him a split second before his fist crushed Gavin’s pretty face. The two of us hit a tree knocking it down.

We both stood up at the same time.

“What the fuck are you doing now Jasper?” I asked.

“Just following orders soldier.” He grinned. Something was wrong with his eyes.

“That Maria chick got some vampire who hypnotized him. It’s easy to do to simple minded dumbasses like him.” Gavin yelled.

“Back off Peter. You wanted to know our play before. I’m telling you now. I’m killin Gavin and takin Bella.”

“No you aren’t Jasper.”

“Peter back away. You know you ain’t in my league.”

“Jasper, I don’t want to fight you but if you don’t get your head out of your ass I’m gonna pull it out for you.”

“You follow my orders soldier. Seems Garrett may have made you forget that.”

“I follow Charlotte’s orders asshole. Right now I’m covering for you again.”

“What the hell are you talking about?” he asked.

“You gave your word to protect that man. I’m seein it through. Is it true? Are you Maria’s flying monkey again? One gifted vampire is all it takes to make you go back on your word?”

I could see his eyes darting around. Whatever was in his head, he was trying to fight it.

I could also see he wasn’t going to win.

“Jasper you know as well as I do that there are a lot of guns pointed at you right now. You are fast but you aren’t faster than a bullet. Not one fired by these guys. Calm down and we can get your head fixed. You gotta fight it though.”

He was standin still not movin. His eyes darted to the trees around us. Probably tryin to figure out where the soldiers were. Figurin an angle. He wasn’t fightin. He was planning.

Fuck it. I rushed him.

I swung and missed and found myself underneath him on the ground. I was suddenly very afraid. I knew it was Jasper. Typical move but it doesn’t make it any easier to deal with. I moved my head out of the path of his fist at the last second and rolled him. Unfortunately he knew this move. He taught it to me. A kick from beneath sent me flying to the top of a tree and fallin back down. I knew he would grab my neck before I hit the ground.

Closer…

Then Jasper was gone.

Charlotte and Esme hit him from both sides, spinning him around and tossing him down. Esme tried to wrap her arms around him because she doesn’t know shit about fighting as I hit the ground. She did save my head from being torn off. Unfortunately He flipped her over and had both arms around her neck now. Char swung and he performed a perfect spin kick while still gripping Esme’s head cracking Char’s jaws and nearly causing Esme’s neck to crack. I grabbed him from behind and tried to peel his jaws apart to keep him from bitin Esme. Char tackled his legs and we all hit the ground in a pile.

Then I didn’t feel like moving. I saw Char and Esme relax. I wanted to warn them but couldn’t make myself.

Jasper stood up and brushed himself off.

He reached for my head as I lay on the ground.

Then he hit the ground, curled up and started screaming.

“Bella get your ass back!” Gavin yelled. I rolled and saw Char and Esme do the same. Jasper was on the ground grabbing his head. I started scanning the area for Jane. What the fuck was the Volturi doing here?

I looked towards Gavin and saw he was surrounded by three of the soldiers and his father. Bella stood in front of them all.

“Get away from him.” She told us.

“Girl you need to run.” I pointed out.

“Get away from him now.” She said calmly. I caught her eyes. They never left Jasper. I could see tiny sparks of electricity flashing across her pupils. She was doin this. What the fuck?

I grabbed Char and backed up in front of Gavin but Esme refused to leave his side.

“Bella are you doing this?” Esme asked her. I already knew the answer. Somehow this little girl got Jane’s gift and she was usin the hell out of it on Jasper.

Bella POV

I kept walking towards him. I hated to do this to him. I heard what Ty told Peter. Maria had gotten a hold of him. She did something to him. But he was seconds away from taking apart three vampires. Two vampires who wanted to protect Ty and my favorite vampire ever.

“Bella please come here girl. We can go back to the car, get my gun, we can shoot him together. It will be fun shortie. Come here.”

“Calm down Ty.”

He tried to run towards me.

“Hold him back!”

I assume a few of the guys grabbed him. I didn’t turn around. I couldn’t have him around Jasper. If he ran towards me I could hold him back without touching him. I knew I could but I didn’t want to take my focus off of Jasper. I really hated hurting Jasper like this but I had no idea what else to do.

“Let me go you motherfuckas!”

Yep. Some of the guys grabbed Ty.

“Bella can you please stop hurting him? I know you are somehow doing this.” Esme begged.

“If I stop he will go after Ty, Esme, and anyone who tries to stop him. The team will kill him” I explained.

My head was really starting to hurt. My vision was blurring. I was going to pass out soon.

Maybe.

I released Jasper. His eyes met mine. I felt his anger and confusion wash over me. I pushed back.

I tried to relax as much as possible. I could feel my emotions. I focused on relaxing and forcing him to do the same. Touching his cool cheek I closed my eyes and stretched my mind as much as possible.

“Bella?”

I opened my eyes, feeling the calmness around the two of us.

“Yeah Jasper. It’s me.”

“How are you… did you? I feel… what are you doing?”

“Relax Jasper. Lay back and relax. Rest.”

He did as I asked. I knew there were soldiers behind me. Somewhere Ty was there. I could feel his agitation and anger. He wanted to kill. I couldn’t let that affect me.

Jason Connolly walked up and placed a rifle barrel to Jasper’s head.

“Don’t you do it Jason.” I hissed.

“Just in case Bella. Just in case. Your nose is bleeding. You are going to pass out soon.”

“Just in case what?” I asked trying not to panic, focusing on relaxation. God where is Renee and her crystals when I need them?

“In case this doesn’t work.” Garrett said, kneeling beside me. He placed a bracelet of some sort on Jasper and pushed a button on it. A red light turned green and Jasper’s eyes popped open. The waves of relaxation I was sending him hit me like a slap in the face and I dropped back, finding myself in Ty’s arms.

“Bella? Ty? Garrett? What the fuck happened?” Jasper asked. Ty stepped in front of me with a gun and placed it in Jasper’s face.

“You got mindfucked bitch. I oughta kill you right now! What the fuck were you doin goin after her by yourself? Look around fool! All these damn people and you stick around to find her and get yourself turned that fuckin easy!”

“Ty put the gun down.” Ty gave me an annoyed glance, but did lower the gun.

“Jasper this is a bracelet we developed using Bella’s brain waves. It emits an electrical impulse that should protect us from any gifts. But I am not sure if whatever this vampire did to you will hold once it’s taken off. Please lie still. These cannot be worn indefinitely.”

“Why not? It’s in my woman’s head. Why can’t he wear one?” Ty asked.

“Because I’m not sure what will happen.” Garrett explained. He pressed the same button on the bracelet and the green light turned red. The bracelet popped open and Garrett slid it off Jasper’s wrist.

“Jasper, do you still feel a need to kill Ty?” Garrett asked. Jasper looked at the ground. I guess he was embarrassed.

“No.”

Garrett glanced at me and I nodded. He was telling the truth.

“Bella let’s go back to the house. I need to get you cleaned up. You got blood on your face.” Ty said quietly behind me.

“Would you like a doctor to look at her Ty…”

“Go fuck yourself Garrett. I don’t know know what the hell you did but I’m five seconds away from takin as many guns as I can find and hidin her out while I go huntin. I appreciate what you guys have done but this is getting to be bullshit. I’m cleaning my woman up and I’m takin her to a doctor that ain’t got shit to do with ya’ll”

Ty pulled me by my hand and when I turned I saw Leah to my surprise. I suppose she came with Jason.

Halfway to the house I nearly fell. Ty and his Dad caught me.

Before I could tell Ty I was okay, my eyes closed and wouldn’t open.

I woke up in a hospital room. I recognized it. Forks hospital. I really hoped Carlisle wasn’t going to come out from behind that curtain.

“How you doin boo?”

There was my man.

TY POV

After she passed out I didn’t wait for the damn military to come back me up. I took her in my arms and sprinted for the first car I found. I didn’t wait for Dad or Mom who was runnin out the house.

“Ty!” Dad yelled after I placed Bella in the passenger seat. I turned and he reached out, giving me a gun.”

“Go. We will be right behind you.”

I arrived at the hospital ER entrance ten minutes later. She still hadn’t woke up. A nurse caught sight of the blood on her face and tried to take her from me.

“Tell me what room to put her in. I’ll take her.”

I followed her to a curtained off area and laid her in the bed.

“I need a doctor and a wet towel to get this blood off her face.

“What happened?” a doctor asked rushing in.

“She is pregnant about three months along. She had a pretty bad nose bleed and passed out. I caught her before she hit the ground.”

That was all I could tell her and all I really knew. I knew whatever happened in that underground base gave my baby some weird powers. I didn’t know anything else.

She laid there quietly. The doctor told me her vital signs were all right. They ran an ultrasound and then I got to hear my baby’s heart. It was beatin strong. So was Bella’s. Her breathin was steady. She just wouldn’t wake up.

Mom and Dad showed up. Charlie showed up. We all sat around her while she slept. Jeff showed up but stayed out in the waiting room. He walked in long enough to let me know the hospital was filled with guys in scrubs who definitely did not look like orderlies.

“I don’t know who to trust anymore Momma.” I whispered. She placed a hand on the back of my neck and started rubbing.

“It’s gonna be okay. I promise you son. The Lord will see us through.”

“The Lord? The Lord… I was so fuckin stupid. I let her go to alien fuckin central taking the word of a vampire that it would be okay. I trusted him Momma.”

“I did too. I do. I trust him Ty. Don’t give up.”

“I ain’t given up. But I’m thinkin it’s time I took her and protected her on my own.”

“You think that crazy bitch ain’t gonna come after your brother to get to you? Me? Your daddy? Her Daddy?”

“She wants Jasper. Why does she want Bella? She had Jasper. She didn’t have to follow us. Send him here. It makes no sense.”

“Are you kidding son?” Charlie asked.

“I look like I’m playin?”

“No you looked like a man whose woman is threatened and you are on the verge of overreacting and making some bad decisions that could get you both killed or worse.”

“I’m tryin to protect what’s mine. The Mexican chick wants the blonde guy. Fuck Jasper. She can have him.”

“She sent him after you because Jasper probably told her everything. She knows about Garrett. She knows he took Bella somewhere. She knows there are soldiers who can kill her kind. With their weapons she would be unstoppable. She wants your protective detail dead and she wants to know why nothing works on Bella. Why Garret took her somewhere not even Jasper could go.” Charlie explained.

Damn. Charlie had thought that through.

“How do you know Charlie?”

“I’m a cop. It helps to put yourself in the head of the criminal you are after. If I was her, it’s what I would do. Especially if she has the numbers. She is feeling overconfident right now. She knows humans can hurt her. She knows a few strong vampire fighters are with them. But she has numbers and despite their weapons she has speed and strength. That team out there? They have killed vampires for the most part because nobody knew they existed. She knows they exist. One of their advantages is gone. She is coming to destroy us all. You take Bella and run you are going to break up a united front. Make it easier for her to pick everybody off one by one. And whatever cave you think you are going to hide my daughter in? Imagine how many bullets you can fire before one of those fast fuckers grabs that damn gun from you. If she has a vampire who can control minds she will send them in waves, not caring if they are shot to death. You may survive the first wave but the second? No way.”

“So what the fuck am I supposed to do Charlie? What would you do?” I asked.

“Garrett will you please come in here?” Charlie asked.

I looked towards the hall and in walked Garrett.

“How did you know I was there Charlie?”

“You are her bodyguard. Where else would you be?”

“Some fuckin bodyguard.” I said loud enough for Garrett to hear.

“This is what we are going to do. We are going to put our differences aside. You are going to gather your guys and the vampires and we are going to meet with the Pack. They kill vampires. You kill vampires. We need numbers. We are going to come up with a plan to work together and we are going to burn this bitch to ash, right Garrett?” Charlie told him, not really askin.

“It does seem to be the prudent course of action.”

“Then make it happen. We need a place to meet. A neutral place where we can see anybody comin who isn’t supposed to be there. Any ideas?”

Nobody answered because at that moment Bella started to stir. Her eyes fluttered open.

“How you doin boo?”

She gave me that smile I loved so much.

“I feel fine. How is…”

“Heartbeat is strong. Our kid is okay Bella. But you can’t be doing that shit no more.”

“He would have killed you Ty. He would have killed everyone and taken me. I had to.”

“Could I have the room please?” I asked. Everybody filed out.

“How you feel? Really? No foolin around.”

“I feel great. Amazing.”

“You passed smooth out girl. How you sayin you feel great?” I asked, thinking she just tryin to be hardcore.

“I don’t know. I just know I feel great. How long was I out?”

“Bout four hours. Scared the fuck out of me baby.”

“I’m sorry. I had no choice.”

“How are you doin it doll?”

“I don’t know Ty. I just can. I think it and I can do it. It’s weird. It’s like my mind lights up and I feel invincible. So strong I can’t explain it. But this last time the stress, the emotions, they overtook me.”

“It’s all right. I got ya now. We gonna fix this.” I told her brushing her face with my fingers.

“Ty… I don’t think I want it fixed.” She told me, meetin my eyes.

I had nothing to say to that. She was tellin the truth. Whatever she was doin, she was getting addicted to it. I seen that look before when I was growin up. Same look on my friends the first time they tried coke or heroin. She wanted more.

“Would you get me some water?”

“Yeah doll. I’ll be right back.”

When I stepped in the hall I saw my family had some strange faces. I soon found out why.

Jasper was at the end of the hall.

“Ty I want to apolo…”

I pulled my nine and pressed the barrel to his forehead.

“You got three seconds to give me a reason why I shouldn’t blow your fucking head off.”