Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

The Human Strikes Back

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 24:

JPOV

“Its called an M-32 grenade launcher Emmett, not a boom boom gun.”

“C’mon Jas, my name is much cooler. So I just point and shoot?”

“Yes but you have to be careful…”

And that was when the explosion happened. He over shot the large rock he was aiming out and took out Esme’s gardening shed 40 yards away. I suppose I should be glad that we aimed away from the house. How the hell does a vampire with superb eyesight overshoot a target that bad?

“EMMETT CULLEN!” I heard Esme scream.

With vamp speed he handed me the launcher and took off across the river. Maybe the wolves will get him.

“I’m sorry Esme. I should have known better than to let him play with this. I honestly didn’t know how bad an aim he was.”

“It’s not your fault Jason. It’s just a garden shed. It’s the idea that he is so careless.”

“Well in my defense I did let him play with a dangerous weapon with no prior training. I can rebuild it for you.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. You just keep making my Bella happy and we will call it even.”

“Can do ma’am.” I told her tipping my hat to her.

“Oh my. I may have to look into getting Carlisle one of those cowboy hats.”

BPOV

While Esme was outside dealing with Emmett’s latest hobby turned destructive, I was catching up with the girls and Jasper and Edward. The girls and I talked about everything from wedding plans (which was awkward with Edward there) to the weather in Texas. Alice wanted to know how people dressed in Texas. They made fun of the slight accent I picked up and Jasper and I traded Texanisms.

Much had changed since he had been there but he mentioned he had two friends who still lived there, Peter and Charlotte. He told me they were human drinkers but only went after criminals. This seemed quite noble to me.

Jason walked in shortly after the explosion and proceeded to take apart the M 32 and place it in it’s case. He cuddled up to me on the couch. We had come to visit and for now other reason. Jason thought it would be nice since I hadn’t spent much time with the Cullens since I had been here. Alice of course tried to get me to go shopping and I explained to her that I buy all my clothes in Houston. Rosalie talked to me and Jason about cars. Jasper talked military history with Jason. Edward of course sat quietly until getting up and going to the piano. Please tell me he isn’t.

Yep he is playing the lullaby he composed for me. I’m not sure what the point of that is but having music softly playing in the background was nice.

“Hey Edward can you play something with a little more pep? Like Jerry Lee Lewis?” Jason asked.

“Unfortunately I only take requests from Esme and Bella.”

“Okay then.”

“Edward?” I said to get his attention.

“Yes love?”

“Don’t call me love Edward. It’s not appropriate. I was wondering do you know how to play any Jerry Lee Lewis? Great Balls of Fire?”

“Uhhmm yes I think I am familiar with it. Would you like to hear it Bella.?”

“Yes I would.”

Edward started in on the slowest version of Great Balls of Fire I could imagine. Jason was tracing letters on my hand while holding it. It was our own little way of communicating when surrounded by others.

He spelled out -This guy is pathetic, lol.

I spelled back-Be Nice.

He spelled- Can I think about sex?

Me- NO.

I swear he is incorrigible. Edward paused a little in his playing and glared at Jason.

“What? You ask me not to think about something the first thing I’m gonna think about is that. Its only natural.”

“So Jason what are your plans assuming we make it through the battle?” Rosalie asked.

“I don’t know Rose. I guess we will get married and then do whatever Bella wants to do. I’m thinking I’m going to talk to my bosses about getting her on the team or if not then I am retiring for real this time. I don’t want to spend anymore time away from my baby than I have too.”

Edward of course popped in at this point. “You are going to let her join a team of vampire hunters? Do you not have a care in the world about her safety? This battle is bad enough. You want to expose her to more of us. “

“Says the guy who was going to suck the life out of her.”

“I didn’t want that.”

“Regardless we have covered this before. If she wants to keep hunting vampires we will do it. If she wants to open up a souvenir shop on a Caribbean Beach we will do it. I have had enough excitement in life. I just want to make her happy now. She likes to write so she writes. If she wants to do something else then she will do something else. Nobody is promised tomorrow, not even vamps. Especially the ones I go after. Life is too short for all of us to waste time doing crap we don’t like.”

I love this man. Edward never got this about me. He thought I would be happy doing what he wanted me to do. He thought I wanted safety. I guess women in his time did want that since they were so dependent on a man for survival. Not me though. I can survive fine by myself. I don’t depend on Jason. I need him, want him and want to spend most of my time with him but I can survive without him. Just like he could survive without me. We would hate it but we could do it.

“You too seem so perfect together. Do you ever fight?” Esme asked.

Jason and I both laughed.

“I’ll let you take this one darlin.”

“Yes Esme we fight. Jason has a bad habit of leaving the toilet seat up and thinks he should be rewarded for putting it up in the first place. We argue over the house at times. We argue over what to watch on TV. We could go to separate rooms but we would miss each other so we have heated debates on whose turn it is to pick the shows. If he had his way I would watch the Military channel all day and night. He also farts in bed and pulls the covers over my head and won’t let me out.” I said glaring at him as I remembered that particular episode.

“That was one time and it was funny.”

“IT WAS NOT FUNNY!” Okay so maybe it was a little but it was really disgusting.

Jason spoke up. “Did ya’ll know that Clean Freak Bella Swan has a habit of leaving her shoes laying in the middle of the bedroom floor? She also drinks in the fridge until there is only backwash left and puts the carton back in the fridge. Who does that? Bella, that’s who. “

I hit him playfully in the arm. I heard a gasp and looked up at Edward. He has a broken look on his face.

“He… really expelled gas around you Bella?” He asked.

Jason started laughing and I joined in, more about the look on Edwards face than what he said. Soon everybody was laughing except Edward. Poor guy. I feel bad for him. I really do. But he should be happy. He wanted this for me and it’s almost like now that I’ve got it he is upset. I wonder if he thought I would eventually come back and want to be turned?

The rest of the visit went well. Alice made me promise to have the wedding somewhere where she could be there. I dropped a bomb on them when I asked them to be Brides maids. I had decided on 6 women who I could not turn down. Rose, Alice, Leah, Emily, Esme and Serenity. Jason hadn’t made up his mind outside of Jack, Joker, Animal and Mikey. He needed two more and I refused to let him ask Edward and Jake. We had just about decided to have the wedding here on first beach so the Cullens and Wolfpack and all the parents could attend. Jason said he would probably ask Seth and Emmett but was concerned about what Emmett would possibly break. He also had taken a fondness to Jasper but wanted Seth there since he they would probably be step brother in laws or something. We would figure it out. Meanwhile we had a battle to get through.

JPOV

Visiting with the Cullens was fun. The longer I was around them the more at ease I felt. Even Edwin didn’t bother me too much. I think I bothered him more than he ever bothered me. The boy seriously needs to get laid. I couldn’t imagine being stuck in a 17 year old’s body for over a hundred years and be a virgin. I mean I get it. He has some outdated morals and I respect that. But a hundred years? Really.

I got a phone call on my work cell at the same time Bella got a call on her phone from Alice. It was starting. The decision had been made. Satellites are tracking a caravan of black SUVs to what they believe is going to be the airport. Alice had seen the decision. They are coming. All of them. 32 in total including Aro, Marcus and Caius. Now to lead them to their own private hell. Game on bitches!