Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

The Major And His Demon

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 03:

Finding Bella Swan

Jasper and Alice drove into Sonora at night time. There was nothing to look at. Dusty plains as far as they eye could see. They had driven all day and night, stopping only for fuel. They stopped at the lone motel in the town and saw Peter standing in front of the office waiting for them. Jasper walked up and embraced his brother.

“Don’t worry bro. If she is alive we will find her. You know she may not even be around here though right? Most people just stop to use a phone and carry on.”

“She is alive, we will find her and if she is not here we will get some idea of where to look next.” Jasper responded, determination in his voice.

Peter nodded at Alice. He wasn’t particularly fond of her but he and Charlotte did have a history with her and Jasper that extended beyond friendship in the past. You know someone over a hundred years and things happen.

“Where is Char?” Alice asked.

“At home. Searching the DPS databanks for any information she can obtain on the whereabouts of your girl. Apparently her truck dropped off the face of the earth as well.”

Jasper was not happy with this development but would not give up hope. For some reason he felt closer to Bella than he had since he found out she was gone. She was near here. Jasper knew it.

“Why the hell didn’t you just change her in Forks, Jasper?”

Jasper spun around, a look of fury on his face.

“Do NOT question me. I did what I thought was best. That is all you need to know!”

Peter threw his hands up.

“Whoa Major. I mean t no offense.”

“The last thing I need is to be second guessed. You don’t think this is killing me?”

“Sorry sir. Your uh, your room is ready.”

“No time. We start the search now. Alice, get the photos of Bella.”

“Sir, nothing is open now. We can’t very well go knocking door to door. This town closes at sunset. What little of the town there is.”

Jasper felt frustration and anger. And he was projecting it to Alice who was pacing.

“Nothing is open Peter?”

“Well there is a little bar about 10 miles outside of town. Kind of a bar and dance hall. But people will be getting plastered there. They won’t be in the mood to look at photos, unless they are of the naked variety.” Peter chuckled.

“Well it’s a good damn thing I can change people’s moods isn’t it soldier?” Jasper said with a steely look into Peter’s eyes.

Peter had never seen the Major like this. At least not since the wars. He was a little frightened of Jasper right now. And he didn’t know how to calm him.

“Yes sir. I suppose it is. You two want to freshen up first though? Maybe get dressed in a manner that don’t attract a lot of attention?”

Alice saw the wisdom in his words. If anyone was going to talk to them they would need to fit in somewhat, not stand out.

“He’s right Jasper. It won’t take us ten minutes. Let’s get this done.”

Without a word Jasper grabbed the key from Peter and quickly opened the door to their room. Five minutes later they were out. Jasper looked more like Jasper to Peter. Cowboy boots, faded jeans and a plain white t shirt. Alice looked… like a rich girl trying to dress down.

The drive out to the bar was silent. Alice could get no visions and it was frustrating her. It was frustrating Jasper as well. They turned into the parking lot of an old wooden building, fairly decent sized for a bar and dance hall. Jasper was astounded by the number of cars in the parking lot.

“Where are these people coming from? No way Sonora has a large enough population to account for this many people.” Jasper commented more to himself. Peter however heard him.

“This bar is the only nightlife for 50 miles. People come from all around. From what I heard around town today, it seems to be quite popular. But it is not talked about much. The locals were very tight lipped about it.”

It was almost as if they were afraid to speak of it. But Peter dismissed that notion out of hand and attributed it to being near him.

The three walked in and as suspected the place was crowded. A band was playing on the stage. Singing was a thin man with longish sandy blonde hair. He was singing country songs. He had a nice soothing but strong voice. Sounded sort of like Jon Bon Jovi.

“Jasper there is a table over there. Why don’t we sit down and scope the place out?” Alice suggested. Something about this place didn’t sit right in her. She couldn’t put a finger on it. But it was different.

The three walked in and had a seat at the lone table. It was near the stage. The singer looked down and locked eyes with Jasper. Jasper could tell from the expression of forced casualness that the man knew what they were. Or at least that they were different. He tried to get a read on the man’s emotions and stopped. He felt nothing but a chill. A pervasive feeling of coolness in the man’s emotions. A black hole.

Abe did indeed know exactly what they were. And he was thankful that Lilly had stayed at the ranch tonight with Cindi. She had a particularly rough session today and Abe was afraid the lust of the crowd tonight would throw her over the edge. And he really didn’t need his customers murdered by a feisty brunette looking for a fight and a fuck, probably in that order. Bad for business. The business that kept the Ranch running anyhow. He allowed himself a slip. A moment of hesitation at seeing three unexpected vampires walking in. And the blonde one caught it. He nodded at Michael and ended the song.

“Okay everybody, we are taking a break but we will have the music keep right on rolling.” He announced with a smile to the crowd. Michael turned on the CD system and walked over to the far back. Bo, Devin, Matthew and John stepped down from the stage and joined the two at their table in the back. Abe nodded to Shelli who also walked over, leaving Eva and Amber at the bar, Sarah and Selena were working the floor.

“What is it Abe?” Shelli asked, sitting down on Michael’s lap.

Abe whispered at the table, hoping the noise would drown out the vampires’ hearing on the other side of the bar.

“We have guests tonight. Warn the girls but do it quietly. We play it straight tonight. No inducing the crowd. We will have to take care of ourselves back home, among us.”

“Lilly will appreciate it after the day she had. I didn’t think we were ever going to get that girl settled down.” Bo commented smiling at the memory of the afternoon.

Abe smiled. She needed to control the beast. And she would. But he would admit she was a lot of fun when the beast controlled her.

“We have three vampires near the stage. Two have yellow eyes. The third is red. I will commune tonight and determine if they are a threat. If they are ready for deliverance. Be careful. Give away nothing. One already suspects that I know. I don’t want him following us to the Ranch. If Lilly sees them she will attack. I don’t mind killing them. But if we can get them to leave it would be better if there times have not come. We have our missions from our Master. I was not told of their coming. I want no chances taken. Everyone understand?”

They all nodded. Eva brought them each a Shiner. Abe downed his on three swallows. He was wired. His demon wanted destruction. But the man knew to be safe. Getting them to leave would be a different story.

“Eva, I want Amber to approach them and ask them for an order. See what they say. I will be on the stage listening.”

Eva nodded and walked off. She whispered to Amber at the bar to check on the newcomers. Her eyes told her not to attack. Amber nodded understanding.

Jasper watched the exchange. They were whispering. He couldn’t make out what they were saying. But something was wrong. Why would they whisper in a loud bar over music? Why did the waitress come to the table at a nod from the singer? Was the singer the owner? Is this where Bella came? What happened to her here? Too many fucking questions. And he would get his answers. He hoped this wasn’t a false lead though. He had no time for false leads. He didn’t know why but as sure as he felt Bella was alive he felt that she was running out of time. It was important to find her quickly.

Alice sat calmly. She still had a sense of uneasiness on her heart. And it didn’t make things better seeing Jasper obviously on edge. Peter noticed the change in Jasper as well. He was about to mention it to him when he the waitress came up.

“Can I get ya’ll anything?” The attractive young lady asked. She was wearing a rebel flag bikini top and a pair of blue jean shorts that looked like they would split in the middle if she bent over. She was definitely not shy about what she had. Peter was staring at her ass with appreciation. Jasper looked her in the eyes trying to get a read on her emotions. He felt… nothing.

“Yes ma’am.” Alice answered with a smile. We could use three beers, whatever is on tap.”

“Sure thing darlin. You are a cute one. I will get that right up for you.” She smiled and walked to the bar. The bartender handed her the beers the second she got there. Almost as if she heard the order. But that was impossible.

She walked over and placed the beers on the table.

“I haven’t seen ya’ll here before. Ya’ll new in the area or just passin through?”

Alice, being the least intimidating of the group, answered.

“We are actually driving through trying to find an old friend who has gone missing. We thought she might have been in Sonora for a time. Would you mind looking at the picture and telling me if you recognize her?”

“Sure sweetie. But I don’t know how much help I can be. I see people in here all the time.”

“She would have stood out. Here is a picture of the two of us.”

Jasper noticed it again. She froze for just a second.

“Nope. Can’t say I have ever seen her. But you are right. She is a pretty little thing. I bet I would have noticed if she showed her face around here. She has a nice smile.” The waitress smiled.

Jasper tried to detect her emotions but again felt nothing. No deception, no annoyance, no happiness or sadness. Nothing.

The feeling of uneasiness he had, just got worse. He caught the waitress glance at the singer who Jasper noticed was watching the exchange.

“These boys bothering you Eva?” a burly man walked up and asked. He was the one running the sound board.

“Nah. They are just lookin for a friend who they think for some reason passed through here Mikey.”

“This ain’t no detective agency boy. Why don’t you stop wasting the ladies time and move on?”

“Actually I was just about to drink my beer. I think I may stay a while.” Jasper responded coldly.

“Maybe you need some help…”

“Mikey, why don’t you go sit down? They ain’t hurtin nobody.” The waitress commented giving a meaningful look to him. Whatever passed through that look was something Jasper couldn’t identify. But it was a look that communicated without words. They both walked away, “Mikey” staring them down as he went back to the sound board.

“That was strange.”

“That waitress knows her. She has seen her.”

“You detecting lyin Major?”

“Nope. I detected nothing. I don’t know what the hell is going on around here but it is strange. We stay until closing and then we follow the singer. He is the leader of whatever is going on. The band, and the wait staff follow his lead.”

Alice and Peter nodded.

Abe knew he had to put a stop to this. He didn’t know what these vampires wanted with his Lilly. But they would not find her. Not until he knew more. It may be that to get rid of them, she would have to tell them to go away. Or he may have to kill them. Either way they were leaving this area. There was too much work to do. And Lilly had to be ready for a mission tomorrow night. Abe didn’t believe she was ready. But his Master did.

The last call came at 1 AM. The bar patrons all booed but were too drunk to have their hearts in it. Jasper shuddered to think about all these intoxicated individuals on the road to wherever they would be going.

“How do you want to play this Major?” Peter asked.

“We wait outside. Alice will drive the car away and you and I will wait in the brush from a distance. And then we track.”

“Sounds like a plan sir.”

“Jazz I want to be…”

“Do as your told Alice. I am convinced these people have something to do with Bella’s disappearance. Do you want to find Bella?”

“Of course!”

“Then do as you are told.” Jasper said smiling at her.

“Yes Jasper.” Alice knew that smile. He wasn’t fucking around. It was best to do as she was told.

“Charlotte should be at the room by now. Check with her to see if anything has been found.” Peter suggested. Jasper was a decent guy. A good friend. A brother in many ways. But he could be a might pushy at times.

They watched Alice drive away and ran to the other side, 500 yards into the bush. They could both see the lights of the bar. Jasper figured another hour and they would be out. Within 10 minutes the lights went out. Everything went out. The bar was covered in a blackness that was darker than the night.

“What’s going on Major? That… I can’t see the fucking bar. How is that possible?”

“I don’t know Peter. We need to get closer.”

Jasper and Peter moved quietly across the flat land. It was a full moon tonight so they didn’t have much cover. It also made it difficult to understand how the bar could be so black. The closer they got the more the bar came into view. And to Jasper’s dismay, the trucks in front of it were gone.

“Son of a bitch.” Jasper spit out, kicking the dust in front of him.

“I don’t hear heartbeats. There is no one inside.”

“Yeah, no shit. How did they do that?”

“I saw a magician make an elephant disappear once. Maybe they are magicians.” Peter said shrugging his shoulders.

“Peter, shut the fuck up.”

“Shutting the fuck up Major. So what now? Break in?”

“No. Tomorrow we go into town and we find out all we can about this bar and the owners. Especially where they live.

10 miles away Bo was yelling into the wind from the back of Abe’s truck as they pulled into the Ranch. All 6 men and 5 women walked in at the same time, to find Lilly curled up under the sheets with Cindi. Cindi was smiling. Lilly was sleeping soundly. She needed it. Abe hated to wake her but he needed to. He had to get her out of town now.

“Lilly.”

Lilly smiled without opening her eyes.

“Hey guys. Did you have fun without me tonight?” she asked stretching her arms over her head.

“Looks like you had fun without us tonight Lilly.” Bo said smiling down at her.

“Yes, Cindi kept me quite entertained.” She said opening her eyes.

“How do you feel little one?” Abe asked touching her forehead to measure the heat coming off her body. Her body temperature was normal. Cindi did an excellent job.

“I feel alive. Sleepy but alive. Are we all having fun tonight?” Lilly smiled, hoping the answer was to her liking.

“No little one. You and Matthew must leave. Now.”

Lilly looked at Matthew with a confusion in her eyes. Matthew gave her a reassuring smile. He was so hot. They all were. But Matthew had such beautiful eyes. Dark long hair. Slim build like all of them. He was gorgeous. She certainly didn’t mind going with him but where…

“New York? Am I ready?”

“Yes, you are ready.” Abe smiled stroking her cheek. At least his Master thought she was ready. And Matthew had been in battle many times. He would be there if anything went south. But this would be Lilly’s first kill. His Master commanded it.

“Even after the day I had?”

“Yes. You can control the demon. If you really want to. And when it comes time to let him loose you can do that as well. Very well as we both know. But you have to leave now. He will be in New York tomorrow night. You are to meet him in the casino in the hotel basement. Just as we discussed yesterday when I brought this possibility up. Matthew will be with you as back up. But the Master wants you to do it Lilly.”

The gleam in her eyes was impossible to ignore. She was excited and frightened at the same time.

“Don’t be scared little one. You are immortal. No vampire can harm you.”

“I wish I could peel the skin off their faces. Like that bitch did to my father.” Lilly said quietly.

Abe was concerned. Everyone in the room tensed. Cindi began stroking Lilly’s breasts and like clockwork she began purring softly in Cindi’s arms. They had all learned when Lilly became bitter the demon was never far from the surface. And her demon liked to play rough. Sometimes he believed her demon played rougher than his.

“Pack you a bag darlin. You are only going to be there one night, and then back home. Get your makeup and Cindi’s blue dress. Call me every couple hours and let me know how you are doing. Matthew will call me as well. If you start to feel restless let him take care of you. Except on the plane. No Mile High Club for you yet.” Abe said winking at her and causing her to giggle.

“Remember Lillith. He likes to desecrate children and then drink there blood after he has kept them for days. His name is Felix. And his time has come.”

“I remember. I won’t let you down.”

Abe kissed her on the forehead. “You could never let me down Lilly.”

Matthew took her arm and walked her to the room where the girls clothes were kept. The others all looked at each other. It was time for bed. For all of them. Clothes fell. It wasn’t the same without Lilly and Matthew. Especially Lilly. Cindi wasn’t her normal animalistic self. Everyone had become so attached to her in a short time. Even Abe. But demons needed feeding. And because of the vampires there was no feeding from the combined lust and hoped for violence of the crowd. So they would make do with each other. They always had.

Upstate New York. Cullen Mansion

Edward Cullen was angry. He had specifically told Carlisle to keep an eye on Jasper. He had left Bella rather than have Jasper take her and make her his. He should have known Jasper would go back. But he believed Jasper would honor his family obligations and respect Edward’s claim.

He should have known better. Jasper Whitlock respected nothing except taking what he considered his by any means necessary. He took Alice who followed him around like a well trained puppy dog. And he wanted Bella because he believed he loved her. He believed she was his equal! As if sweet Bella could ever be his equal. The mate to a monster? No. Bella was better. Better than all of them.

Carlisle had let him down. He and Esme went hunting with Rose and Emmett and when they returned Jasper and Alice were gone. A phone call later and Edward was in New York State wondering what went wrong.

“I don’t know what to tell you Edward. They may have taken a last minute vacation. You know how Alice is.” Carlisle said in a soothing voice, trying to calm an agitated Edward.

“You know exactly where they went Carlisle as well as I do. They went after her. They went after Bella. They have gone to Forks!”

“Likely Edward.” Carlisle admitted. “But they have had a week’s head start. If they have gone to Forks, Jasper has probably changed her already. You should accept it. She is his mate.”

“Why? Because Alice said so? Do you know the thoughts going around in Alice’s head about Bella? Indecent!”

“Edward,” Esme said reaching for him, “I know you love her, but you left her. And you know she was as drawn to Alice and Jasper as you. No matter how many times you warned her of Jasper she wouldn’t stay away from him. Let it be. She belongs to Jasper and everyone knows it. Including you.”

“No Esme! I won’t let it be. I am going to find her. And if Jasper Whitlock has changed her then I will kill him.”

“You can’t Edward.” Rose said in a bored tone speaking up for the first time in this tirade.

“Why not? Because you love him? He is like a brother to you? He is special?”

“No, Eddie, you can’t kill him because he would wipe the floor with your ass.” Emmett pointed out. Esme laughed. Edward turned to look at her and she removed the grin from her face. She certainly didn’t want to get him more agitated.

“I am leaving. I am going to protect Bella.”

“Why don’t you turn her Edward?” Carlisle asked.

“You know why.” Edward whispered in reply.

“Because you know if she is turned she would know that she is Jasper’s mate, correct?”

“That is not true Carlisle!”

“Of course not. Go and find her. Good luck.”

“You aren’t coming with me Carlisle?” Edward asked, surprised.

“No. This is your problem. You deal with it. I am not getting involved in a family spat.”

“Family? You still consider him family?”

“I consider them all family Edward. Jasper, Alice and Bella.”

“You are about to have one less son.” Edward seethed running out the door.

“That’s what I am afraid of Edward. But I have a feeling it won’t be the son you think it will be.” Carlisle said with a sigh.