Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Venom

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 15:

Jasper was not sure what had just happened. He came to Bella Swan’s house hoping to intimidate the girl into giving him answers to the mysteries surrounding her reappearance. The change in appearance. The change in personality, her negative attitude towards Alice. The damn bracelet on her wrist that set every one of his senses on edge. The measured politeness she showed at times. The look of disgust she thought no one noticed when the family wasn’t looking.

Jasper did not like mysteries. Especially mysteries that affected his wife. He had slipped out with an excuse of hunting. He told the family he would be feeding daily in order to ensure that there was no danger to Bella.

Bella was a quiet girl. People do not change who they are, no matter what experiences they went through. She would tell him what he needed to know and she would stay quiet. It was who she was. But there was a problem.

At this moment, Jasper had no idea who Bella Swan was. Perhaps a better sentiment was that Jasper had no idea what she was. But she was not human.

He watched the bracelet on her wrist turn onto a huge claw like appendage that covered her to her elbow. Silver grooved armor covered her body. Her right hand… exploded in a blinding light, the force of it sending him flying into a tree and burning his shirt. He felt as if his body were broken.

Jasper watched Bella’s clothes burn off of her body to reveal the armor had wrapped itself nearly over her whole body. Even her cheeks and nose were covered. Despite what must have been incredible weight she did not move as if hampered. Instead she moved as if she were nude. It almost appeared as if her skin had become armor rather than being covered in it. He asked what she was.

Bella Swan just told him only one of them would be coming out of the forest alive.

She raised her hands and his eyes widened as he saw a four foot sword seemingly grow from her glove. Now she was stalking towards him like a wolf on the prowl. Slow measured steps. She was cautious, but she was not afraid.

Jasper had never lost a fight in his existence. Unfortunately, he had no idea what it was he was fighting this time. He prepared to defend himself the closer Bella came, noting the absolute lack of fear in her eyes.

Bella felt fear. She was afraid. Vitoria had been planned. She had gotten herself in the right mind frame for that battle. This was unexpected. This caught her off guard. She thought she could talk her way out of this right up until he touched her bracelet.

Fear was something Bella could live with. A great emotion consumed her right now. Determination. She would not fall to Jasper Hale. She could not. Too much was at stake.

Jasper saw determination in her eyes. Bella’s mind was in a few different places. A part of her wondered what the Cullen’s knew about Jasper’s whereabouts. Would the battle happen now? How could she conceal his death? What if the wolves came and their scent was all around? It was too soon. Irkalla would never come in unprepared to Forks if she knew the Cullen’s were dead or even suspected it.

She needed to talk to Jake.

With that thought her mind reached out and connected with her mate. She opened her mind and allowed him to see what was going in.

/I’m here Bella. Hang on. We are almost there./ Jake’s thoughts came rushing into her mind.

/No! Stay in La Push. Stay. Do not come here. The Cullen’s cannot pick up your scent. Please Jacob./

/Bella… /

/Jake I need you to trust me baby./

Jake was at war with himself. He wanted to run to her, to crush the leech threatening her. But he had to trust her…

/If it looks like you are in trouble I will be there./ he finally said.

/Okay. I love you./

Bella left her mind open. When Jake had phased and howled Sam was not the only one present. All the pack phased. All saw what Jake was seeing. They heard the conversation, wondering how the hell Bella was inside the Pack mind. Embry and Quil’s thoughts slipped to the warehouse and the sight of Bella and Jake cutting newborn vampires to pieces.

That thought alone shocked the Pack. But now they all understood. Bella Swan, whatever the hell she was, was about it fight a Cullen.

Jake knew after tonight, one way or another, Bella’s loyalties would not be questioned by the Pack again.

/Jake, have Sam call Chris and Quil. I will need them both when I am done. Tell them to hurry./

Chris? Quil?

Seth ran back to La Push to pass the information on.

In the forest behind Bella’s house, she and Jasper were only feet away from each other.

“Tell me what you are Bella. If not I will have to hurt you.” Jasper told her soothingly.

“You’re the one that looks like you got hit with a bomb Jasper.” Bella smiled twirling the sword in her hand in a circle casually.

Jasper took advantage of her perceived relaxation to hit her. He struck her in the face with his fist. Bella hit the ground. Jake roared in Bella’s head.

/Stay back!/

Jasper slowly walked over to Bella, wondering if she was dead. The blow he had given her should have crushed her head to nothing.

He stood over her prone form. She wasn’t moving.

Bella lifted her body off the ground with her arms and planted both feet into Jasper’s jaw. The kick sent him falling backward where he tripped over a tree root. He looked up and saw she was on both feet and smiling.

“I want to thank you for that. Jacob believed that Edward trying to drain the venom from my wrist was a sufficient breach of the treaty. I wasn’t so sure. My people and my man’s honor are very important to me. You just attacked a human. You broke the treaty. Looks like hunting season is open on the Cullen’s, Jasper.”

Jasper attempted to stand. Before he could get to his feet a silver blade arced less than an inch from his neck. Jasper did not know for sure but he would bet that blade could slice his head clean off his shoulders. He didn’t plan to test the theory.

“Actually you attacked me first Bella.” He told her, hoping to make her see reason.

“The Treaty says you cannot attack humans. It says nothing about humans attacking you.” Bella grinned.

“You’re not human.”

“Yeah, I am.” Bella swung her sword overhead and Jasper jumped back. The blade hit the ground between his legs. Flipping backward he landed on his feet and swung again, aiming for Bella’s head once again. This time she raised her right arm.

Jasper’s fist felt like it hit a brick wall. A smaller but still armor clad left fist struck him in the jaw and turned him around.

He ran. Faced with a human girl who could brush off a vampire strike and then block another was too big of an unknown. He had to retreat. He needed to get his family. He needed more information. Time.

He was certain he could outrun her. Even by vampire standards Jasper was fast. He made it ten steps before a metal rope wrapped around his waist and pulled him to an abrupt stop. Turning back he saw the metal band had protruded from the strange glove on Bella’s right hand. He moved to grab the metal and perhaps break it when he found himself falling back into her. He did not have time to react when the rope withdrew back into her glove and she hit him once again. On his back, she landed on top of him with a scream. He blocked her left fist but the claw that was attached to her right arm covered his face and would not let go. It began glowing.

Jasper screamed. His skin was burning. He raised his knee and saw Bella flinch. Two more knee strikes and she rolled off. Jasper rolled on the ground to rub dirt on the burn marks on his face. He could feel they were made where her fingers touched his skin. He could smell his flesh smoldering.

Jasper’s vision cleared just in time to see a reappearance by the sword. He ducked under the blade and rose up, striking Bella in her ribs. Still not used to hitting something that did not give he failed to follow up. Bella kicked him in the face with a side kick.

He jumped back and saw her favoring her ribs. So she could be hurt.

Jasper feinted to the right and attacked her left side. Four hits in a row and he thought he heard a snap. Then he saw the armor thicken at the point where his fists touched her ribs. A shot to her head and one to her abdomen and Bella fell back.

Bella’s head exploded again.

/I’m coming./ Jake’s thoughts filled her head. His rage almost blinded her.

/No! I got this./

/Then do it!/ Jake replied. The pack remained phased. Seth phased in after telling Chris and Quil what they needed to know. All the wolves felt Jake’s anxiety. But what tempered the anxiety was the simple disbelief that little Bella Swan was going toe to toe with Jasper Hale.

Jasper felt his monster rising. He had hurt his opponent. In the back of his mind he wondered how he would cover up his involvement in her death. But the enemy in front of him consumed his thoughts.

Bella stood and growled. It should have been cute, maybe funny, coming from a girl her size. Nothing was funny to Jasper about the sound. Jasper noticed the blue gem that had been on the bracelet and was now attached to the top of her right hand was glowing brightly. A blue light seemed to emit from it. Soon her hand was engulfed in a blue flame. Her armor became darker. Deeper grooves appeared.

She stepped to him and swung. He dodged. He swung. She blocked his strike and countered with a kick and a left then a right. As her right fist hit Jasper he felt his face was on fire once again. He struck her on the face. She stood her ground and returned a strike to his face.

Jasper felt his jaw crack. Another shot to his neck this time. Her left strike did not hurt near as badly as her right but he could feel it. A knee to the gut and a leg sweep and Jasper dropped to his knees. He wiped his face to try to contain the burning. Opening his eyes, Bella was no longer in front of him. He panicked but it was too late. She had both her arms wrapped around his head from behind.

“This is going to hurt a bit.” Bella whispered. He felt her armored claw wrap around the top of his head. He waited for the burn and was not disappointed. This time however he knew what she was doing. She was inside his head.

Visions of Jasper’s night passed into Bella’s mind. Jasper’s suspicions of her today. He kept them to himself. He hoped to intimidate her for answers. To make her act more kindly towards his wife. He thought to learn her secrets.

Learn them he had.

She saw Jasper tell his family that he was going hunting. As soon as he was away from the house and Edward he focused his thoughts on her. He was very good at hiding his thoughts from Edward. A split second decision, not knowing what he planned to do until he got to Bella was enough to hide his actions from Alice. Alice would not approve of her dress up doll being threatened.

They had no idea he planned this. Bella was relieved. But she still had business to take care of.

Having his thoughts drawn out of his head seemed to take the remaining fight out of Jasper.

“Please Bella. Please let me go.” He asked.

Jake, the Pack, and Jasper waited for her answer.

Bella took her glove off the top of Jasper’s head. A small dagger formed in her hand.

“Jasper you came here tonight prepared to kill me if it meant protecting your family. You should understand I am no different than you. I have a family to protect as well. I simply can’t do that as well if you are walking this Earth.”

Bella Swan sliced Jasper Hale’s head off in one deep stroke. Her right hand continued to emit blue flame. A flame that had Jasper’s head burned to ashes in seconds.

Bella reached into Jasper’s pocket and found what she was looking for. His cell phone. She stared at Jasper’s body and watched it begin to smolder. Soon a steady fire was consuming the remains of the vampire warlord.

No, the Pack would no longer have any doubts as to where Bella Swan’s loyalties lay.

Bella attempted to walk back to her house. But the armor faded from her body. As it did, she found herself very weak and collapsed onto the forest floor.

/Bella!/

/Jake stay back. We can salvage this. I can’t have your scent around. Not now. I will be there in the morning. I will keep this open all night and you can watch me dream. But baby I need you to trust me. I’m okay. I’m just… very tired./

Bella lost consciousness.

A few moments later she was woke by Chris and Quil who were kneeling over the young girl covered in only mud and leaves, her bracelet glowing on her right wrist.

/Bella?/ she heard Jake’s voice. He was closer. He had been coming closer.

/Jake stay back. I’m okay. I’m healing. My ribs are already repaired. I will be there as soon as I can./

“Hey kid. You doin alright?” Chris asked her quietly brushing a bit of dirt off her cheek.

“I’m fine.”

“Yeah?” Quil asked doubtfully. “I’d hate to see you bad.”

“Before this is over you will probably see me a lot worse. We have work to do. Either of you bring me clothes?” Bella asked.

“Yep.” Quil Handed Bella a pair of cut off shorts and a plain white tee shirt. She slipped the clothes on.

“What did he tell them?” Chris asked.

“Going hunting.” Bella murmured.

“How do you want to play this?”

Bella looked over and saw that Jasper’s body was ash. Only a small burning fire remained.

“Chris, I need rain. A lot of damn rain. More rain than this area is even used to.” Chris nodded and looked towards the sky. Normally Bella loved to hear him chant when talking to nature. Tonight she had business to take care of.

Quil followed Bella to her house. He managed to keep his shaking to a minimum. He had been frightened. Chris and he both had. This was not planned. It was inevitable that she would be attacked but while he and Chris had mentally prepared themselves for the event, the reality of it hit them. Quil had been frightened.

The two walked inside to the sounds thunder rolling in the sky. Chris was working. As soon as the door closed Quil grabbed Bella and brought her into a hug. He heard her sobbing and realized it was his tears making the noise.

“I’m fine Quil. I’m fine.” She whispered, rubbing his back. He nodded, letting her go while turning away and wiping his eyes.

“Hey?” Bella asked.

“Yes?” Quil answered without turning.

“I love you too.”

Quil held in a fresh round of tears and simply nodded. “Let me look at your ribs. I saw you favoring them when you walked.”

“They are fine. Already healed. I need to make a call. Then you need to answer one. You got it in you tonight?”

“Yeah.” Quil said softly.

“You heard his voice today right?”

“Yeah. I got it Swan. Let’s do this already.”

Bella dialed her cell.

“Bella?” Are you okay?”

“Edward?! I am so glad you answered! Did you know Jasper was coming here tonight?” Bella asked him in a nearly hysterical voice.

“No! He should not… Damn it! Is he there? Did he leave? Where is he?” Edward asked.

“Edward he told me… he told me to tell Alice that he was going to find out what was coming. Do you have any idea of what he was talking about? He said an army was coming. I thought he was talking about Victoria but… he said it was worse than Victoria. Something about the Volturi? What are the Volturi, Edward?”

“Bella calm down. Are you okay? He didn’t… hurt you?”

“Why would he hurt me?” Bella asked.

“He wouldn’t. Look I will be over in a…”

“No! Edward he came to me while I was in bed. I don’t want anyone else barging in and seeing me in my night clothes. It… no. He’s gone. What should I tell Alice?”

“I will tell her Bella. Go to sleep and I will be there when you wake up.”

“I have to go to La Push tomorrow Edward…”

“Bella! Just do as… I’m sorry. Of course. I will call you tomorrow if that is okay and let you know what I find out. I am so sorry. First for Alice’s behavior and now Jasper.”

“It’s okay Edward. It’s not your fault. You can’t control how other people behave. Jasper didn’t hurt me. He just freaked me out a little.”

“I promise that won’t happen again.”

‘Okay. Good night Edward.”

“Good night love.”

Bella ended the call without correcting him. There was no point in it now. She looked at Quil who had already begun chanting.

Jasper’s phone rang.

Quil said a final chant and picked up the phone.

“Hello?” It may have been Quil’s mouth that was moving but the voice was Jasper Hale’s.

“Jasper what is the meaning of this?” Edward Cullen’s outraged voice asked loudly.

Bella wrote on a piece of paper in front of Quil.

“I have to find out why the Volturi are coming. I have to find out what is killing those people. It is important Edward. It’s for Bella.”

“You care? You scared her out of her wits! After her birthday? Are you trying to drive her away?”

Quil looked at Bella who shrugged her shoulders.

Bella wrote /sarcasm/ on the pad.

“Yep. That’s what I’m doin. Tryin to drive her away.” Quil smiled and looked at Bella. Bella wrote on the pad.

/That’s the best you got? WTH?/

Quil shot the finger at Bella.

“This isn’t a game Jasper.” Edward said coldly.

“I know it isn’t a game. I’m going to find out what threat is coming. Then I will deal with it. Don’t call me back. I will call you when I find out something.” Quil barked in Jasper’s voice.

“Fine. Keep in contact though and stay the hell away from my Bella.”

“Fuck you. You aren’t my father.” Quil told him and ended the call.

“So that went pretty good. He didn’t know the difference.”

“Fuck you. You aren’t my father?”

“You said sarcasm.” Quil reminded her.

The door opened and the sound of thunder from outside crashed in. Chris took his wet cowboy hat off and hung it on a coat rack by the door.

“Okay. That should wash away any scents of Mr. Hale. The cell phone call can be tracked to the nearest tower but that just means he was still in the area… Quil do the voice thing?”

“Yeah.” Bella answered.

“They buy it?” Chris asked.

Bella and Quil both shrugged their shoulders. “I think so. Edward was pissed. He must have thought he was talking to Jasper.

“Good. Burn that damn phone.”

Bella took the memory card from the device. Her bracelet formed a glove around her had and the memory card turned into a puff of dust. Chris grabbed Bella and pulled her into him.

“Damn kid you had me scared. Why don’t you head down to La Push with us? If they say anything you can tell them Jasper freaked you out and you called your Daddy to come get you.”

Bella nodded. Getting home sounded pretty good right now.

“Let me pack a bag.”

Jake POV

I ran around the forest for an hour after the fight. I couldn’t calm down. It took everything I had in me not to rush to her side. True to her word as always she kept the link in our minds open. I saw her ask Chris to bring forth a flood which he did with seemingly no problem. I saw Old Quil do an eerie imitation of Jasper Hale’s voice. And to my great relief I saw Bella agree to come to La Push tonight. I ran back to the house and phased so I could clean up the room for her. Make sure there were fresh sheets.

I nearly died when she collapsed after the fight. I felt her injuries. The blows to her head. The broken ribs. I felt her body mending itself back together.

I also felt savage joy when she cut that fuckers head off. Savage joy magnified by the Pack who saw the whole thing. The overwhelming blood lust when Bella told Hale that the treaty was broken.

The Pack did not know what to make of Bella but they knew now without a doubt that she was with us. After seeing her in the warehouse through Quil and Embry’s thoughts no one would dare call her leech lover again.

Still though, there would be questions. My Pack was waiting for me in front of the house.

A chorus of voices erupted as I walked out of the woods. I raised my hands to stop them.

“I know. Tomorrow. Please.”

They all nodded and walked off, probably to go to Sam’s to throw around theories. Sam looked at me before walking off. I shook my head. Don’t say a word. I will… we will explain everything tomorrow.

“Sam?”

“Yeah?”

“Go ahead and plan a bonfire for tomorrow night. Elders, Pack and imprints. Charlie also. It’s time. No more keeping the secret in the bottle. We will just have to hope for the best and hope the Pack can stay away from the Cullen’s and hide their thoughts.”

Sam smiled.

“Even after what they have seen do you think they will believe it?”

“I’m not sure I do. But it is what it is. See you in the morning.”

I walked inside and assured my father that Bella was okay. Seth had apparently ran in like a mad man to grab Chris and Old Quil who had been visiting Dad.

Dad went to be ten minutes later. Twenty minutes later I was waiting on my porch when Old Quil dropped her off.

She ran to me and I lifted her in my arms. Her legs wrapped around my waist and I walked her to my room. I had to check and make sure she was okay. I hoped she understood.

“Jake I’m fine.” She whispered, kissing my ear lobe. I found her lips and kissed her slowly, never opening my mouth, just enjoying the feeling of her soft warm lips on mine.

“Do you mind if I check for myself? I need to do this. Will you let me?”

Bella grinned.

“You are going to go all dominant wolf tonight aren’t you?” she teased.

“I need to know you are okay. It’s this or throw you in a cave and stand guard in front of it.” I told her honestly.

“Okay. Do what you need to do.” She told me softly.

I raised her arms and pulled her shirt up and off of her. I unbuttoned her shorts and pulled them down. She stepped out of them and was naked before me. Ready for inspection.

“Lay down on your face first.” She did as I asked. I sat down next to her and began at her feet. I could smell the dirt on her. She had wiped it off but had not taken a shower. I would clean her I was done.

I traed her skin starting with the soles of her feet. She giggled at my touch. Look who is ticklish. I traced up her thighs slowly coming to the slope of her perfect ass. Massaging her ass I ran my finger between her cheeks and touched the small of her back. Leaning over I ran my toungue up her spine. She stretched her arms over her head and I ran my tongue over her ribs on both side, paying attention to the side where her ribs were cracked. She moaned but it wasn’t from pain. There was slight bruising but it was already fading. I traced each of her ribs making sure there were no cracks.

My tongue dropped to her should blades traveling to her the back of her neck. I pushed aside her hair and kissed the back of her slender neck. Y hand traveled back to her ass and I squeezed her gently. She bucked her ass into my hand. We weren’t done though.

“Roll over baby.”

She did so. Keeping her arms above her head. I started back at her feet. Her knee. She had been injured there. It was still mending and almost healed. If it took this long I could imagine how bad it hurt her. She fought on it. I avoided her pussy. I knew she was not injured there but I would save it for last. I did lick the inside of her though. I gently traced her abs with my fingers. Licking up her sternum I was relieved she had not been struck there. I licked the underside of her breasts. My tongue traced her nipples. I traced her ribs with my fingers and saw the bruising had gone away. Her collar bone. Her throat. My bite mark where I claimed her. I placed my teeth gently on the mark and sucked. She came. I could smell her reaction.

Moving back to her hips I spread her legs and licked her pussy. She opened for me and I found her clit. She tasted so sweet. I could stay here forever. No. I had to be inside her. Her thighs squeezed my face and I buried my tongue inside her. She arched her back and moaned, coming once again.

“Jake… please.”

I sniffed her body making sure my scent covered her. Satisfied, I stood up and pulled off my shorts. My cock stood straight up. She reached for it and wrapped her hand around it, gently stroking me. I was already so hard it hurt. I kneeled between her legs and using my hand gently entered her an inch at a time. When I was buried completely inside her I closed my eyes and didn’t move, enjoying the oneness I felt inside her. She biked her hips against me.

“Please Jacob.”

I started moving slowly. No matter what I would not move quickly. She wrapped her legs around mine and I laid on top of her, feeling her breasts heaving against my chest. Placing my arms under her back, she arched into me and I continued making love to her slowly.

I felt her shiver.

“Cum for me Jake. I need you.”

I was torn. I wanted to cum all over her to scent her further. But it wasn’t to be. No way I could pull myself out of her. My cock grew further and I exploded filling her with my seed. She was crying.

“Did I hurt you?”

“No… I just love you so damn much. Don’t stop.”

I continued pumping, faster this time. She lay still beneath me, letting me move the both of us. My wolf was rising.

“Let go. I know what you want. You can. Just…”

“What?”

“Not in my eyes.” She laughed softly.

I pulled out of her reluctantly rising to my knees and covered her stomach and breast in my cum. Leaning back over her I kissed her and this time did drive my tongue as deeply as I could inside her sweet mouth.

She pulled me to her and I lay on top of her, exhausted.

“That was the last time. We fight together. I don’t care what the Cullen’s find out. If one attacks you again the Pack will be there.”

I expected an argument. Instead she surprised me.

“I’ll never fight without you there again.” She murmured in my ear. “No matter what. If either of us see a vampire attack we are there, together.”

Satisfied I fell asleep on top of her. When I woke at sun up she was laid on top of me. I fell asleep before I could wash her. Lifting her in my arms I took her to the bathroom while she woke. A bath and then we would be back in bed.

I stayed on the outside of the tub and washed every inch of her body. She didn’t move her head leaned back over the tub with her eyes closed. I washed her hair and enjoyed listening to her moan while my hands worked her scalp.

I dried her off and planned to take her back to bed. Before I could we heard them. They were waiting outside for us. Bella nodded.

“We need to talk to them. No point in secrecy. We will trust them to stay quiet and control their thoughts.”

“There will be a bonfire tonight. You are staying in my arms all day.”

“Can we go to our spot on the beach?” she grinned.

“Of course.” I watched her dress in the clothes I took from Old Quil’s place.

We walked hand in hand outside to see the Pack waiting for us. Paul was smiling. They all were smiling.

Bella was the one who spoke.

“I’ve heard the history of your tribe. Tonight at the bonfire you will all here the history of mine.”