Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Besotted

By Mama4Dukes

Chapter 08:

“Oh my God. It’s like a warzone here,” Bella said as she looked onto her father’s street. She and Esme had abandoned the truck and made a run for it as soon as they hit a wooded area. It only took them about ten minutes to arrive in Forks while running at vampire speed. The girls had one gun and one rifle each along with their backpacks. They each had long, yellow rubber kitchen gloves on as well.

“Let’s try to make it to the tree in front of your father’s house,” Esme suggested.

“Alright, let’s do this.”

Bella had her rifle cocked and ready to go. Esme had hers hanging out of her backpack. The two girls sifted their way through the crowd of zombies, Bella firing round after round and Esme simply decapitating heads with her bare hands leaving dead zombies in their wake.

Bella and Esme were about to jump up onto the tree when a deadly voice scowled, “Get in the house, young lady. You too, Mrs. Cullen.”

Wide eyed, Bella turned towards the voice. “Daddy?”

“Yes, it’s Daddy, now get in the goddamned house. I want fucking explanations now!”

“Daddy, you’re swearing!”

“At least I didn’t do it on live TV-now get in the house before I blow my top!”

“Bella, I think we should listen to him.”

“Of course we’re going to listen to him, he’s my father.”

“Will you two stop talking about me like I’m not here. I have ears, you know.”

“Sorry.” The girls rushed into the house along with Charlie. “Oh, God! What’s that stink?” Bella cried as she walked into the house.

“Speak for yourself!” Jacob snapped.

Bella sniffed her armpits. “I do not stink! I shower twice a day, I’ll have you know.”

Jake flashed his trademark grin and opened his arms to his best friend. “I missed you, Bells. I was so worried about you. The doc told us you were dead, but we didn’t believe him-especially after my imprint saw Edward with that scrawny vamp Bree.”

“Ah, so Edward’s mate has a name,” Bella said. “Yeah, I was changed because Edward sent his mate to kill me. Esme saved me; so did Emmett, Rose, Jasper, and Alice.” She paused for a second taking in what Jacob had said. “Wait! You have an imprint? Who?”

“It’s me,” Leah stated.

“Oh, boy. Good luck with that,” Bella commented.

“Just so you know, we’ve been together for over five years now and you aren’t getting your claws into him, Swan.”

“Trust me, Jacob is like a brother to me. I am soooo not interested in him.”

“Ahem!” Charlie cleared his throat to get his daughter’s attention. She turned to him. “How come you hug Jake and not your old man?”

“I’m sorry, Dad. This is all so overwhelming. You’re not supposed to know of our existence… and… hang on, you’re not supposed to know what Jake, Leah, and Seth are neither, but I’m assuming you do.”

“Just found out yesterday. I don’t care if you’re a vampire, Bells. You’re still my little girl. Nothing will ever change that; now get over here and hug me.”

Bella gently snuggled up to her father. “I missed you, Daddy. It’s been really hard these last few years. Esme and I have been trying, but it’s not easy to make it in the world.”

“No, it’s not easy, but I’m here for you now. We’re going to figure this shit out.”

“What did I tell you about swearing in front of the children, Charlie!” Sue chastised.

“Sorry, Susie.” He turned to his daughter. “Bella, you remember Sue Clearwater, don’t you? She said you met her at a bonfire once.

“I do. Nice to see you again.”

“It’s nice to see you again, too, dear.”

“Well, Susie and I got married about four years ago.”

“Aww… that’s nice. I’m happy for you. Hey, that means Seth is my stepbrother now. Cool!”

“Isn’t it? I’m the only wolf who can say that he has a vampire for a stepsister… and she’s the cooler sister, too. I can’t believe you popped off zombies on live TV.”

“I know, right? I had to shoot them in order to save human lives. Besides, I didn’t want to touch them, they smell a hundred times worse than wolves.”

“You’ve got that right, Swan,” Leah agreed. “The stench has been awful.”

“They even smell bad to us,” Billy said. He chuckled at Bella. “You know, I think you’re a lot happier now that you’re away from Cullen.”

“Oh, she is,” Esme agreed. “He was a pompous prick if you ask me; just like Carlisle.” She told everyone the true story of Bella’s change and the girls together told them how they had been surviving the past five years.

“We’re going to figure out a new housing situation together.”

“Oh, but we can’t live here, Dad. We don’t want to be responsible for any of the wolves changing. It would be unjust. We can visit from time to time, but not for extended periods.”

Her words stunned Billy, Sue, and Leah. Her consideration for the wolves was unexpected. They thought vampires were unable to care.

“We’ll figure something out. I’m not going to lose you again, Bella.”

“Okay, Dad.”

Jake pulled back the curtain a skosh and looked out the window. “Crap, there are more out there now. Shit! I think that’s the Newton guy.”

“Really?”

Bella peeked out of the window. “It is and that’s Jessica Stanley with him.” She sat down. “I’m sad that Mike’s a zombie-he was nice, but there’s a certain vindication that comes with knowing that one of the queen bitches from high school is a zombie.”

Charlie snorted. “Don’t hold back, Bella.”

“Oh, I won’t… um… they’re coming up our front steps.”

“Damn it, alright, we’re going to take out the ones surrounding our house. Billy, you take the spot by the window and I’ll just walk out onto the front steps.”

“I can help, too, Dad. You know that I have good aim.”

“Alright, you come out with me. Start in the middle; work your way outward to the right. I’ll go left. Susie, you open and close the front door as soon as we’re outside. If I get bitten, you shoot me, is that understood? And you make sure that Bella is taken care of, too.”

“I will, Dad,” Leah answered for her petrified mother. Bella realized just how much Sue and her kids had come to mean to her father.

She bravely nodded her head when her father asked if she was ready, stepped outside, and started shooting.