Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Winner Takes All

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 11:

Garrett POV

“So have you talked to her?”

“No. Not really. I asked if she was okay and all that but… I really didn’t know what to say.” Peter responded.

“Yes. Same here. She is probably pretty pissed at us right now.”

“I would bet she is more concerned about the 8 foot tall ancient monster she is about to meet than you two idiots.” Rose added.

“Good point.”

“At least Jasper is with her.” Peter said.

“Yeah. Edward too.” I said before I could swallow it down. Peter looked at me like I had just grown a second penis.

“What? You know he would die for her if it came down to it. Can you think of anyone besides the two of us you would rather have with her?” I hated to say it, but it was the truth. Currently, Peter, Rose and Emmett were in the alley behind the corner. Carlisle, Esme and Alice were around the block waiting for Edward’s text that the hostages were free. Then we destroyed the pack.

It was a simple plan. Edward and Jasper snuck in after Bella, figured out where the girls were being held, rescued them and then helped Bella. Jasper felt that the key would be the explosives and who had the detonator. If Andrie had the detonator they would have issues. Jasper felt he couldn’t though. Not if he would be turning as soon as the sun went down. Which was scheduled in five minutes. The club hadn’t come close to being open yet. I didn’t smell werewolves.

“They aren’t here.”

“Damn. People think they can’t get anything past me. You are the real genius Garrett.” Emmett replied.

“No. Garrett is right. They would have been here by now.” Peter said.

“They must be waiting for dark to turn.” Rose whispered.

“Listen. There is nothing. No sounds, no smell. The sun is nearly down. This isn’t right. Rose text Carlisle, Alice and Esme to go to the building. We can handle a pack if it shows.”

Rose did as I said. Another five minutes went by. The moon was full. Nothing.

“He lied. No Pack.” Peter whispered.

“That means…” Oh shit.

“Jasper, Edward and Bella are about to be facing a pack alpha and his entire pack changed and strengthened by the full moon.” Rose said. I turned and took off running. Peter was at my side. I heard Rose and Emmett behind me. I can’t believe we fell for this. But we had no choice. He knew we would have no choice. I hope Jasper and Edward can handle this.

I knew the woman who was my life was in a bad situation and I couldn’t help her. It was time to rectify that.

BPOV

Thankfully the elevators were working. I really didn’t feel like climbing twenty flights of stairs.

The elevator door opened up with a bing that shattered the silence of the floor. I walked out and looked both ways. No lights were on. I saw him immediately. The walls were not built. Just a large floor with beams in the occasional spots and a solid glass wall looking out into the skyline.

He was better looking than I remembered. A real handsome guy.

“Andrie.” I nodded.

“Agent Swan.”

“Special Agent Swan if we are going to be formal.”

“I think I will just call you Bella then.”

“Whatever.” I shrugged my shoulders.

“A little warm to be wearing an overcoat, isn’t it?”

“I needed the overcoat so I wouldn’t freak people out in public. A girl, even one as cute as I am, carrying a twelve gauge shotgun on the sidewalk, is bound to cause a little panic.”

“A wise decision.” He nodded.

“Where are the girls? You have me. We made a deal. Let them go.”

“How do I know your friends won’t interfere?”

“Your pack is watching them.” I told him.

“No. They aren’t. My children are keeping those girls company. They are in a cage on the floor below this one. In five minutes when we all turn they will have to hope the bars can keep out a hungry pack of wolves. I think it will take my children at least ten minutes to break through. I’m glad your vampires kept their end of the bargain.”

“You are going to blow up your own pack?” I didn’t like where this was going.

“No. I lied about the explosives. I do that. Lie, I mean. In case you haven’t noticed. I lie quite a bit.”

“Yeah. That’s starting to become apparent.”

“Now, let’s talk about us.”

“Us?” What the fuck.

“Yes Bella. I really wasn’t sure if I wanted to kill you in a gruesome manner and leave your body outside the FBI office or turn you. But after yesterday’s performance I have to say, I will be turning you. I hope. I mean I am going to try. But when I bite you, if you taste too delicious I hope you understand I may not be able to stop. Either way I can’t wait to sink my teeth in you.”

The sun went down while he was talking. He was shaking now. I threw off my overcoat and fired. Silver 12 gauge pellets. Not that easy to find in New York. I hit him from twenty feet away. I ran closer and fired again, this time from 6 feet away. He stumbled back and landed on his ass. But he kept shaking. Oh shit his legs just cracked and got longer. His face was… shit. This was bad. I pulled my gun and fired point blank into his chest 6 times. As I pulled the 7th time aiming for his head he slapped my hand and my gun went flying.

Then he stood up.

Ahh fuck.

He was at least 8 foot tall and his legs were slightly bent. He was broad and covered in black hair. His hands and feet had huge claws. He was snarling and looking at me. His head looked like a wolf’s head. I saw smoke rising from his wounds. A little blood. But it seemed to have only pissed him off.

This was bad.

“Let’s calm down. Down boy. Be a good doggy and sit.” He took a step forward. I took a step back. I finally turned and ran for my gun. He landed on top of my gun. I guess he jumped over me. Now he was shaking a clawed finger back and forth. He did know what he was doing. I backed away slowly, keeping my eyes on him. I looked over my shoulder and feinted a run for the shotgun. He did what I expected. He jumped over me. While he was in the air though, I turned and ducked, running back to my hand gun. I grabbed it and pointed it at him when he turned around.

“Yeah. Faked you out didn’t I? A friend of mine has a dog. Once they get used to chasing a ball you can fake a throw and they will take off without thinking about it. All your symbols and pack and big claws and really you are just a dog at heart, aren’t you Andrie?”

He took a step towards me and I fired into his eye.

He howled loud enough that the glass around us shattered. He was pawing at his eye. But he wasn’t down. This was not good. I needed help. I knew when I was out of my league. I took off running for the stairs. I needed to get down to the next level to… the wolf pack. At the moment though it seemed like a plan. Jasper and Edward should be there by now. Maybe the dogs would all be dead.

Edward POV

“There are a lot of thoughts up there Jasper. I hear the two girls clearly though. Next to last floor. But they are not alone.”

“Let’s go introduce ourselves then.” Jasper replied with a smile.

We took the stairs. I could hear Bella talking to the Pack master on the floor above us. We reached the floor and I saw them. Two very pretty, very scared girls in a small cage in the middle of the floor. At least twelve wolves were circling around them snapping. Looks like the Pack was here. I wonder how long the others will stay behind the club before they figure it out. As we walked closer to the pack they all stopped and looked at us. They didn’t seem happy.

“Edward, can you tell what they are thinking?” Jasper asked smiling.

“Yes. They are thinking they want to eat us.” I whispered, grinning a little. Only Jasper finds humor in being surrounded by a pack of werewolves. “Can you tell me what they are feeling Jasper?”

“They are feeling like eating us, Edward.” Jasper replied still smiling.

“Perhaps before the entertainment starts you might want to let the two girls get a little sleep.”

Jasper nodded and with a look the two frightened girls were asleep.

We heard gunfire upstairs. Bella had started. There must be no detonator. No explosives. I heard him say something about lying. He must have lied about the explosives.

“Ready to play Edward? It sounds like we need to hurry. Bella is going to run out of ammunition eventually.”

“By all means, Jasper. Let’s play.” I ran toward the first dog I saw and pretended he was Paul LaHote. The rest of the dogs attacked. I heard Jasper laugh and then I was lost in the battle.

BPOV

I took off running. He may have had one eye but he wasn’t slowing down. I headed for the stairs and he jumped in front of me swiping his claw at my face. I ducked back and his claws missed my face by an inch. I scooted back on my ass. I was pumped with adrenalin but if I was going to die tonight I may as well have a little fun.

“Andrie, that would have hurt. I thought you wanted me to be one of your children. I’m not starting to piss you off, am I?”

He snarled. I take that as a yes. I took off running again, this time to the glass wall that had been shattered. I reached the edge and looked down. Whoa…

He was running towards me. I saw the hole where his eye was had been was smoking. He was rushing me. Why did I run here again?

Oh yeah.

He got within four steps of me and I fell to the ground. He kept going. He may have known what he was doing in this form but that didn’t mean he was necessarily smart. Rage makes you do stupid things. Plus missing an eye probably screws up your depth perception.

Unfortunately his foot caught me and dragged me over the edge. I grabbed the ledge, cutting my hands on the glass.

Suddenly I found myself hanging by bleeding hands very far off the ground.

I was slipping. The glass was crumbling in my hand and the blood was making my grip very slick.

I couldn’t hold this. I closed my eyes and felt my grip go.

Then I felt a cool hand grabbing my wrist and pulling me up. I opened my eyes and saw the smiling face of Edward Cullen.

“Thanks.” I smiled.

“I would say I won’t always be here to save your ass but I probably well be.” He winked.

“Where is Jasper?”

“Carlisle, Esme and Alice showed up. They are helping him clean up the pack. I thought I would see how you were doing.”

I looked at my hands. Oh shit…

“It’s okay Bella. No worries. I am used to…”

He never finished the sentence because he threw me across the room. I looked up from the ground and saw Andrie had climbed back up. He and Edward were currently in a death lock. Edward had his jaws and he had his claws around Edward’s throat.

I aimed my gun and shot the monster in the mouth Edward was currently exposing with his hands. He threw Edward against the far wall and turned towards me. He was smoking from his mouth. I grinned.

“You want some more Andrie? Come and get me.” I winked.

He charged. He never got to me. Peter and Garrett burst from the stairwell and grabbed his arms. They were both pulling, trying to tear his arms off. Rose and Emmett were right behind them. Edward jumped on Andrie’s back. Emmett went around to the front. Rose came to stand by me for some damn reason. I survived this long. She was getting in the way of my aim.

Garrett and Peter just got slammed into each other. Edward got flipped over and Emmett got kicked. All four flew off. I grabbed my last resort. A silver 6 inch blade I had strapped to my lower leg. Rose attacked. He hit her and she flew back. Peter and Garrett growled and attacked again. Garrett was trying to bite. Peter bit his shoulder. Edward rose from the ground and moved to get in front of me. Brute force wasn’t going to stop this though.

I ran towards Andrie and jumped on his waist. He looked at me and I saw the hole where his eye had been. I stuck the blade to its hilt and felt it burn into his brain. He howled and dropped his head, damn near breaking through my shoulder. I felt the crunch but didn’t let go. He lifted Peter and Garrett up and threw them at Emmett and Edward. Rose was screaming. I was screaming.

But I wouldn’t let go of the blade. It was burning him. I barely felt the blow when he swung at me but I felt it when my head hit the far wall. I nearly blacked out. But I had to see this through. He was clawing, trying to bring the dagger out of his skull. A dead wolf exploded through the floor and Jasper followed him up. I give the man credit. He knows how to make an entrance. Carlisle, Alice and Esme followed him up. They were covered in blood. Esme looked particularly feral. Jasper grabbed the blade and held it in. Peter, Garrett and Rose attacked. I knew Edward was in front of me. Emmett was grabbing an arm along with Peter. Jasper twisted Andre’s head and I heard a loud snap. He pulled his head off. Garrett just pulled an arm off. Peter did the same. Emmett was digging into the creature’s chest. I think he got his heart. Andrie was in pieces. Bloody, hairy pieces. I tried to get up but realized I couldn’t move.

“Don’t move Bella. It’s over. He is dead. They are all dead.” Edward said.

“The girls?” I whispered.

“Safe. Jasper left them resting. They missed the fight.”

Within seconds I was surrounded by vampires. All my vampires were there. I found this funny for some reason.

“Good job team Vamp. We kicked his ass.” I mumbled and then started giggling.

“She is going into shock.” Carlisle said, kneeling over me. Garrett and Peter were holding my hands. Rose, Esme and Alice had tears pooling in their eyes.

“Why so sad guys? We won.” Oh shit. I was beginning to realize I really hurt. I looked down my front and realized I was soaked in blood. To their credit not one looked bothered by it. I was starting to get very cold. My right arm wouldn’t move. I glanced down and saw it was hanging at a strange angle. I had claw marks down my front starting at my chest.

“Well that’s not good.” I laughed.

“Can she be saved Carlisle?” Garrett asked. Peter was stroking my cheek. It felt nice.

“No.”

“Who is going to do it?” Edward asked.

“We are.” Garrett replied.

“Then do it already. She doesn’t have much time.” Edward seemed worried. My poor Eddie.

Garrett and Peter bent down over me.

“I love you Bella.” Garrett whispered in my ear.

“I love you Bella.” Peter whispered in my other ear.

“Are you going to change me?” I asked.

“Yes. Peter and I are.”

“I’m not calling either of you Daddy.” I giggled.

“Well see about that darlin.” Peter said chuckling. Then I felt teeth.

It didn’t hurt like I thought it would. Carlisle was packing a shirt on my chest. It was red. That was my blood. How did I have any left?

I was suddenly not feeling cold anymore. I was feeling pretty hot. Very hot. Oh shit. I remember this. James. Oh damn. Edward wasn’t going to suck the venom out this time. Rose just kissed my forehead.

“We need to get her out of here. We can take her to our house. It’s isolated so no one will hear her screams.” Carlisle said.

That’s not good. I was handling this. It felt like acid in my veins but it couldn’t get much worse.

Oh shit it just got worse. I screamed. That was the last conscience thought I had in my human life.

Peter POV

I carried her down in my arms. The venom was working. She was screaming. The blood flow had stopped though. Her heart was racing. Garrett was by my side. Edward Cullen pulled a SUV around. We loaded her in the back. Rose got in the front seat and Garrett and I held her across us in the back.

The screams were horrible. It broke my heart what she was having to go through.

“Damn, she fought like a God in there.” I whispered.

“Yeah. She did. I can’t believe she jumped on his waist and shoved a dagger in his brain.” Garrett said.

“Yeah. I can’t believe she shot his eye out.” I added. Amazing.

“That was one tough son of a bitch.” Rose said, then winced as Bella let loose another scream.

“Edward, I know you saved her from falling. I have…”

“Don’t thank me Peter. It isn’t your place. I sure as hell didn’t do it for you. When she wakes up if you all feel pulled to each other the two of you are going to have to make her happy. She can’t just leave you now. It doesn’t work like that. She had a chance to leave when she was human. Once she sees you that will be it. It is difficult for vampires to live without their mates. I imagine doubly so if Bella really does have two mates. But if you two make her unhappy I will kill you both and do my best to see that she gets over it.”

The chances of him pulling that off…

“Are pretty damn good considering I would have my family, including Jasper going after you at the same time. I’m not lying to you Peter. You and Garrett have to figure this out. She will have enough problems as a newborn without dealing with petty jealousy.”

Fucking mind reader.

I looked at Garrett who was stroking her hair. He met my eyes and nodded. If she was ours we would work this out. I had been friends with the guy too long. We were almost like brothers. He was my best friend after Jasper met Alice.

We finally arrived at the Cullens two hours later. Bella had shook and gritted her teeth. She tried to claw at her face. I checked her wounds and was relieved to see they were nearly closed. Soon it would be as if she was never nearly ripped in two.

I never felt as scared in my existence as I did at that time. Not once in any war was I scared. I didn’t know fear until I saw his claws rip her nearly apart with one swipe while she hung on to a blade stuck in his brain.

Garrett carried her inside and we followed Edward to his room. Great. His room.

“Deal with it. Are we really going to argue about whose room we are using? Besides mine is the only bed in this house that doesn’t get used.” Edward said.

It was a good point.

Garrett laid her down and placed her head on his lap. I sat at her feet.

“Where are the others?” Garrett asked.

Rose answered. “Jasper and Alice took the two girls to the police station. He plans to fill them full of confusion and leave them outside by the doors. Hopefully they won’t say anything that would cause their parents to put them in a psychiatric hospital. Esme, Emmett and Carlisle are burning down the building, starting with Andrie’s body and followed by his pack. Unfortunately the questions raised by the DNA… well… not worth a building staying up. Then they had to take Bella’s blood from the scene and plant it in her car. Wipe the seats down with the shirt Carlisle used on her.”

“Why?” I asked.

“We have to make it look like Bella was taken. Killed and taken. It’s the easiest way. Her car is outside the building. They won’t find a body in the building but the blood and the fire may give them enough reason to know she is dead.”

“Poor Charlie and Renee.” Edward whispered.

“Who?” I asked.

“Bella’s parents.” Rose said without looking at us.

“Oh yeah. She mentioned them.” I mumbled. I wasn’t really focused on that when I was with her but I remember their names.

“We can handle this if you two want to…”

“We aren’t going a damn place Peter. She is family.” Rose replied. I nodded my head and started rubbing her feet. Her eyes were closed and her voice was hoarse. She was making a scratchy noise now. Garrett was whispering in her ear. That seemed to calm her down.

“Talk to her Peter. Talk to her with me.” He said.

I lay down on the other side of her and began talking softly in her ear. I didn’t say anything important. I just wanted her to know we were both here.

Three days later the yelling had stopped. Everything stopped. Her heart beat slowed. Her breathing slowed. She took a deep breath and then stopped. Her heart stopped. Garrett and I stood up and moved to the end of the bed. The Cullens were behind us.

Bella opened her eyes.

She sat up slowly with a confused look on her face. Now she was staring at her hands. Now the dust in the air. She was wearing a blue dress Alice had put on her. She looked at the fabric.

“Bella?” Garrett said her name softly. Her eyes shot up and she saw the two of us.

She looked back and forth.

“Peter? Garrett?”

“Yes. Do you know what happened?” Garrett asked.

She stared at us. If Garrett was feeling what I was, then the hold was complete. I belonged to her. I looked at him and recognized the same look. Fuck. Looks like it was going to be the three of us.

“It’s the three of you.” Edward whispered in the back. “I can see the connection you both have to her in your heads. I still can’t read her mind but I am betting she is feeling the same from the look on her face.”

“Darlin? You okay? You know what happened?”

“Is he dead?”

“Who Bella?” Garrett asked.

“Andrie. Is he dead?”

I had to laugh. She was definitely a warrior. She was ours. Garrett chuckled.

“Yes Bella. He is dead as hell.”

Bella nodded her head and then stood up, at vampire speed.

“Whoa. That’s gonna take some getting used to.” She said smiling. “So I’m a vampire now?”

“Yep.” I said wanting to pull her into my arms but not wanting to spook her.

“Okay then.”

“Bella you need to feed.” Jasper said from the back. He was even smiling.

“Cool. Can I have a cigarette first?”

That caused laughter in the room. Even Edward laughed.

“Of course Bella. Let me go get you one. I don’t think the nicotine will have any effect on you but you can decide if you like the taste.” Edward said walking out.

Bella slowly walked up to Garrett and pulled him to her. She kissed him. She kissed the hell out of him. She was wrapping a leg around him.

I guess that answers that question. I turned to give them alone time when I was suddenly in her grip and her tongue was down my throat. She finally let me go. We both looked at her and she had an intense look coloring her face.

“You are both mine. You fuck around on me and I will end you both. Got it?” She said, not a trace of humor in her voice.

I looked at Garrett and he nodded.

“You’re damn right we are yours darlin.”