Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Winner Takes All

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 06:

BPOV

I was stretched out in my recliner looking at the two cute idiots, who had to be the most obvious vampires in history. I had a cup of coffee in one hand and a cigarette in the other. They were sitting on my couch looking like two children who just got caught doing something bad.

I suppose they were.

“So when I said you two could talk to me, I didn’t mean you could follow me. It is important you do not follow me. I need a werewolf to follow me. Two vampires protecting my back could tip him off that something might be wrong. It could scream ‘This Is a Trap’. That would defeat the whole point of the werewolf following me into a trap. You boys keeping up with my logic so far or do you need me to draw pictures? I make a mean werewolf stick figure.”

Neither said anything for a few seconds. Finally Garrett spoke.

“Bella, would you please tell me… us… how you know about us and what you know about this werewolf? Please?”

I took a deep breath and another drag.

“Fine, but you have to keep this to yourself. I can’t have my friends getting injured because they let me live with knowledge that could get them killed if it was known that they let me live.”

They both nodded. So I told them. Everything. From coming to Forks, to meeting Edward, to James, to meeting the Pack who changed because the Cullens returned after Edward decided he couldn’t live without me. I told them about Laurent and Victoria and newborns who were destroyed. After that I left Forks for New York and never returned.

“So that’s how I know. I still keep in contact with the Cullens. Mostly Rose. She is probably the only real female friend I have. So why don’t you two tell me about yourselves. The truth this time.”

“I would be glad to darlin, but there is something I need to make clear. You were in love with Edward Cullen?” Peter asked.

“Yeah, so?”

Peter and Garrett began shaking. They were holding in laughter.

“Something funny boys?”

“Bella, It’s just… Edward?” Garrett asked chuckling.

“What about it?” Okay, now I was getting pissed.

“Well… I mean… he is kind of a whiny, brooding, pussy.” Peter said, now laughing out loud.

“Get the fuck out. Both of you now.”

That stopped the laughing.

“Bella…” Garrett started.

“Get the fuck out. Now.”

“He dumped you. What do you care?” Peter asked, not believing I guess, that I just kicked him out of my apartment.

“Edward Cullen saved me from a van in the High School parking lot that would have crushed me to death. He saved me from being gang raped and murdered in La Push. He fought James for me and he and Seth fought Victoria and another vampire trying to kill me. He nearly got destroyed. Over me. I may not love him anymore but he is my bitch. Nobody else fucks with him except me and his family. You don’t know him. Besides, talking about pussies, all you two have managed to do is get in my way during this investigation. At least the Cullens are giving me information about werewolves. Edward is helping. Not getting caught by FBI agents every time he turns around. So if you think you are going to talk about Edward or any of the other Cullens in my place then get the fuck out and don’t come back.”

“Wait. We are sorry Bella. You are right. We had no right.” Garrett responded. I’m beginning to figure out who the smarter one is of these two.

“Yeah. I’m sorry too, Bella. Don’t you want to hear about us?”

“No. Not at the moment. Get out. From now on call me. Do not follow me. If either of you really hope to be in my life, and to be honest, I’m not really sure that’s a great idea at the moment, you will respect me. If you don’t have information that you can call and give me on this case, don’t bother me. Don’t follow me. You two aren’t really good at it. When this is over, if the two of you are still interested and not off competing over some other girl you both find interesting, we can talk. Until then you can both leave.”

“Bella this is not a competition. My interest in you has nothing to do with Peter’s interest in you.” Garrett said quietly looking in my eyes. He had such pretty eyes. Be strong Bella.

“Glad to hear it.” I sat my coffee down and walked towards the door, opening it. They finally stood and walked out, not looking at me. I closed the door behind them and locked it. I knew they could get in if they wanted. It wasn’t the two of them I was worried about. I set my alarm and drew a bath.

My phone buzzed.

“Hello Rose. Calling from your cell hmmm? Finally leave the homestead and strike out on your own?”

“We need to talk.”

“Okay.” She sounded serious. This couldn’t be good.

“The symbol. It’s a type used by werewolf packs over a thousand years ago to mark a hunting territory. Whoever is doing this is a pack master. He is most likely over one thousand years old. He can stand on two legs and most likely has some conscious thought. He will be huge. Probably 8 feet tall when changed. Fast. Monstrous. A silver bullet to the head won’t kill him. It won’t be that simple.”

Great.

Wonderful.

It never can be easy, can it?

“So what will kill him?”

“I don’t know Bella. Cutting his head off would work but getting him in a position to do this would be damn near impossible. He is most likely as nearly indestructible as a vampire.”

“What about fire?”

“What about it Bella? Did you not hear what I just told you?”

“He is killing girls Rosalie. Young women who had their whole lives ahead of them. What would you have me do?”

“Let me come help you Bella.”

Damn it.

I should say that I don’t need help. I should say this is my job. I can handle this. Stay away Rosalie. This isn’t your business.

The problem was, this was not about me.

Visions of those girl’s dead bodies hit me.

This was not about me. Could I kill the wolf?

Maybe. But doubtful.

And more girls would die if I failed.

“Okay.”

“Bella don’t be stupid. This is… wait, did you say okay?”

“Rose, I don’t want any more girls to die. If we can work together to at least find who is doing this and determine if more help is needed…”

“Bella… really?”

I had to smile.

“Get your ass over here, bitch.”

“I actually am on the street outside your building. I hope you aren’t to mad.” She whispered.

“Of course you are. Hurry up. I need to talk to you anyway. I won’t be mad at you if you won’t be mad at me. I haven’t been entirely truthful with you about my potential boyfriends.”

“What do you mean?”

“Do you know a vampire named Garrett and a vampire named Peter Whitlock?”

“I’ll be right up.”

One minute later I walked to the door and saw a pissed off blonde standing there.

“Peter and Garrett? Where are they?” Yeah she was a little pissed.

“Don’t worry about it.”

I walked in and lit up.

“So… I guess you are determined to be a vampire.” She finally said, calming down somewhat.

“Rose don’t fucking start. I didn’t go looking for them. They came to me. I haven’t asked a damn one of them to turn me. If I did, what is it to you? You asked Carlisle to change Emmett. Are you the only one who gets to decide? Are you the human resource manager for the vampire world?”

That shut her up… for a few seconds.

“Bella… you know what? Fuck it. Do what or who you want. I’m glad you didn’t fuck them both now. Your poor little human snatch would have been destroyed.”

At least she wasn’t pissed.

“Do you really like either of them?” she asked.

“Yeah.” I whispered taking another drag.

“Which one?”

I looked at her and she understood.

“Both, huh?”

“Yep.”

“Where are they? Do you know?”

“I kicked them out twenty minutes ago. They got caught by my partner following me tonight.”

“They got caught?” She asked.

“Yeah. For vampires they aren’t very stealthy.” I smiled.

“Stealth isn’t really a strength for those two. Brute strength and jumping into a fight without looking? Definite strength of theirs. Subtlety. Not so much. So why did you kick them out? Because they were following you? That is kind of a trait for vampires, Bella.”

“They pissed me off about something else.”

“What?”

“I don’t want to talk about it.”

“Tell me.” Pushy bitch says.

“I told them how I knew about vampires. How I knew all of you. Everything that happened.”

“Okay, that’s only natural that they would want to know.” Rose said.

“They made fun of Edward.” I said looking at her. That pissed her off.

“Only we get to make fun of Edward.” She hissed.

“I know. That’s what I told them. Then I kicked them out. Following me is one thing. Acting like they were humans and didn’t know each other was kind of cute and a little charming. But acting like they are so much better than someone else they really don’t even know is just rude. I’m not saying Edward isn’t a mopey little bitch sometimes but he did fight for me and they had no right to call him a pussy.”

“You know Bella, I almost hate to say this but if you are so determined to be a vampire maybe…”

“Don’t go there Rose. I am not determined to be a vampire. I didn’t ask for this and besides I have only gone on a couple dates with these guys. One a piece actually. But even if I was going to be a vampire I wouldn’t go back to Edward. He lost that. You know this. Besides I have grown up. I’m not that teenage girl anymore. He is still hanging on to the seventeen year old shy virgin girl he met.”

“Bella, I am pretty certain he knows by now that you are not a virgin.” She smiled.

“Yeah. I guess he is. Hey I forgot to tell you. I know where the wolf is picking up his victims. The club he is hanging out at. I was there tonight. I am hoping if I go enough I can see some regulars and pick him out.”

“You are hoping he comes after you.” She grinned.

“That was the plan until I found out he was super wolf.” I admitted.

“So what is the plan now?”

“You watch from a distance so he doesn’t smell you and when he comes after me you fight him and I will shoot him full of silver bullets and then we cut his head off. The case goes unsolved but no more girls get killed.”

“How about I go to the club, find him and kill him?”

“A thousand year old werewolf? And you think I am cocky?” I asked her, raising an eyebrow and laughing.

“You want me to call the others in?”

Oh God. Please no.

But I didn’t want Rose hurt.

“You really don’t think we can handle this together?” I asked, pleading with my eyes.

“Maybe. I know you don’t want everyone here. They can be a bit much. What about your two lover boys?”

Shit.

“I suppose. They are going to get involved anyway. I suppose we could all work together. Better than wasting time doing our own thing. Plus with you here maybe you could keep them from doing anything stupid.”

Fuck, I hate being reasonable.

“Give me their address. I will go talk to them while you get some sleep.”

I wrote out the address and gave her an extra key to the apartment.

“Oh by the way. You may want to check the roof of the building across from mine. They hang out there sometimes and listen to me talk on the phone.”

“How do you know that?”

I shrugged my shoulders.

“They are vampires. Where else would they be? Plus I saw them one night. I mean they don’t even duck when I look their way. Do they think they are invisible? Is that the problem?”

“No. The problem is they are idiots. Show me how to work the alarm and I will find them.”

Rose POV

Stupid ignorant, cocky motherfuckers!

There they were. Just like Bella said.

I walked up behind them, not bothering to hide my presence.

“So Bella figured out our little hiding spot did she?” Whitlock asked, turning around.

“Figured it out? She saw you. I swear if there was a training academy for being a vampire you two would have never passed.”

Neither said anything. Just looked at the roof top, heads down.

“What game are you two playing?”

“We aren’t Rose.”

“You are really going to both try to get her to fall in love with you?” These inconsiderate idiots.

“Yes.” Garrett whispered.

“Do you either of you feel a real pull towards her?”

“Yes.” They both answered. Shit. Edward is going to love this. If we thought he was hell to live with before.

“Peter didn’t you feel a pull towards Charlotte? Look how that turned out. Are you sure you aren’t just hoping something is there that really isn’t?”

“I never felt drawn to Charlotte like I am drawn to her, Rose.”

Garrett looked shocked. I guess he didn’t know this.

“What about you Garrett?”

“Everything in my soul tells me I have to have her.”

Damn it.

“Somebody is going to get hurt.” I told them.

Neither said anything.

“You better make damn sure it isn’t her.”

“We wouldn’t hurt her.” Peter said looking me in the eyes.

“Good. Because I may not be able to take you but I know both of you are very aware of what Jasper is capable of. Also, while I realize you both think Edward is a pussy, you should remember that he is a mind reading pussy who would die and kill for her. My husband is particularly fond of her as well. Our whole family is actually. So if you two are both feeling a pull towards her that’s fine. You hurt her or turn her without her permission and I will reign hell down on you both.”

“We understand Rose. Right Peter?” Garrett asked.

“Yep.”

I nodded.

“Good. We need to talk about how we are going to take out a giant wolfman, before he kills again.”

“Wolfman?”

“Yes. Not a werewolf. Most likely a roughly 8 foot tall, super strong, super dangerous werewolf who stands on two legs and can think. A man who is vicious enough to kill when he is human. Once that is done you can both decide what you are going to do about your problem. Until then, we work together. Understand?”

“What would you like to do first Rose?” Garrett asked.

“Take me to the club you three were at tonight. We can at least walk around the outside and see if we can pick up any strange scents around the club. Maybe an old trail. Try to see if Bella is even on the right path.”

“How are we going to keep her from going after this wolf?” Peter asked.

“We aren’t.” I replied.

“She could get killed!” Garrett said, surprised at my answer.

“See this is what I am talking about. You two are making the same mistake my brother did. Bella won’t back away. She never backs down. She doesn’t want someone to make her safe. She doesn’t eat, she smokes like a damn freight train and she chases serial killers for a living. She went out on dates with you two idiots knowing you ere human feeding vampires! Does any of that scream out to you that she is worried about living forever or staying safe? If you want her to love you, then you better treat her like an equal. We help keep her alive by working with her, not around her. Besides we may be able to sniff out werewolves but if it isn’t that easy, there is no one better at getting into the mind of a killer, human, wolf or vampire, than Bella. Show her some respect. It will go a long ways. If one of you doesn’t respect her then the decision will be easy for her as to which of you ass hats to give the time of day to.”

They nodded and jumped off the building. I followed. This was our back up.

God help Bella and I.

BPOV

I woke up at 8 and decided I needed to get into the office. See if anyone found any leads to possible overseas killings. I threw on a pair of jeans and a t shirt. I didn’t bother with a vest. Not much point. This killer wouldn’t be using bullets. Rose wasn’t here so I suppose she was with Garrett and Peter. I checked my phone and had a text from Rose saying they were scouting the club to see if they could pick up any trails. Guess it was time to do my job.

I opened my door and there was… Garrett.

I didn’t say anything. I wasn’t sure what to say. He was right in front of me.

“I’m sorry about last night.” He whispered. Before I knew what happened his hands were on my cheeks and his lips were pressed gently on mine. It wasn’t quick. It felt like forever. I opened my mouth slightly and his tongue was there. I felt his lips move away and opened my eyes. He was gone.

Damn.

I had goose bumps. It wasn’t from the cold. I walked out in a daze to my car. Peter was waiting leaned up against my car.

“Peter?” I asked.

He walked slowly up to me and placed his hands on my waist. Pulling me up to him, pressing my body into his, he wrapped a hand in my hair and another on my lower back and kissed me. He was rougher. Not as smooth as Garrett. But I still reacted the same. I felt my body reacting to him in the exact same way as it did to Garrett. He finally brought his tongue out of my mouth and let go of me.

“It’s too late. I will never let it go.” He whispered in my ear. I closed my eyes listening to him. When I opened them he was gone.

I stood there for a minute while my heartbeat slowed. I finally unlocked my door with shaking hands and sat behind the steering wheel.

My phone buzzed. I looked down and saw it was a text from Rosalie.

‘Have you seen Peter or Garrett? I seem to have lost them.’

Yeah. Well I found them.