Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Destiny, Whether You Like It Or Not

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 02:

GPOV

I was turned in 1775 and have been alone ever since. I didn’t mind being alone. I certainly haven’t been an angel. But recently over the past twenty years or so I have had a strong desire to find that special someone. I have seen mated vampires before. The Cullens are full of them. Except for the mind reader. Not hard to see why he’s still single. I mean that brooding crap may work on Goth girls and pre-teens but real women like a guy who is adventurous and fun. A guy who can make them happy. I can do that. I’m an adventurous guy. I have fun. Now I need someone to share my adventures and have fun with.

So I did something I really didn’t want to do. I called Allistair. That guy is so creepy. I’m a freaking vampire and he creeps me out. But the son of a bitch can find anything. And ever since I saved his raggedy ass from that Werewolf in France a hundred years ago he owed me.

When I asked him if my mate existed and if he could find her I was surprised it didn’t take very long to answer yes to both questions. He led me to a bar in Tallahassee Florida, pointed her out and left. Anti-social guy that he is didn’t even stick around to introduce me.

She was everything I could ever want. When I locked eyes I knew I had to have her. There would never be another. When I found out she knew about vampires I knew I had to change her. She denied it but I could feel the mating pull from her. She is a hot headed little thing. We are going to have so much fun. Long Auburn Brown hair, deep brown eyes, 5’6, about 120. I could tell she works out and takes care of herself. I could also tell that she couldn’t dance. I was almost embarrassed for her. When I talked to her she wasn’t scared of me. She knew what I was and had no fear. She apparently doesn’t want to be a vampire and I feel bad about that but she will catch on. I can’t leave her here. Number one I don’t want to and number two if it was ever discovered by another vampire that she had knowledge of our kind they would suck her dry in a minute.

If I needed further proof that she was my mate, she smelled delicious and I had no urge to drain her. None. Just a fierce protectiveness.

I followed her home and watched her fall out of the cab while her roommate laughed at her. She got up and walked into the apartment building. Okay she stumbled into the apartment building. But before she went in she looked up at the building top and almost saw me. Looked right in my direction. Even blind drunk she could find me.

I went in the building and watched the elevator. It stopped on the 6th floor. I gave them a minute then followed her scent to her door. Room number 665. One short of the mark of the beast. That sounds about right. I could hear her friend asking if everything is alright. She told her friend, Kat I think she said, that she wasn’t in the mood for movies tonight and was going to bed. Hmmm. Best to leave it alone tonight. I think I will bring her breakfast in the morning. Unfortunately that means I am going to have to find an umbrella. Why did she have to be in sunny Florida? Why couldn’t it be somewhere like Forks where Carlisle lives sometimes? Damn sun never shines there.

BPOV

I woke up this morning hoping last night was a bad dream. I looked at my hand and saw the familiar bar stamp on my hand. I had the familiar tequila headache. So that must mean the strange vampire saying I was the love of his existence and that he would turn me after graduation must have happened too. I felt him watching me last night as I came into the building. I thought I saw him on a rooftop but I couldn’t be sure.

I have to get out of here. But there is no way I am getting out of here before graduation. I worked too damn hard to graduate to let a vampire scare me off three days before the ceremony. Besides he really didn’t scare me much. I mean if he wanted to kill me he would have. Instead he just wants to bite me, put me through 3 days of excruciating pain so I can be his girlfriend. Yay, that’s a lot better. It doesn’t matter. This is Florida, It’s sunny. I can get away from him. He thinks I can’t but I’m smarter that he thinks. I doubt he even knows what apartment I’m in. He only could have seen me walk in the building right?

I heard a knock on the door. I looked through the peephole. Motherfucker.

I opened the door. “Yes?”

“Good morning Bella!” He walked in and gave me a kiss on the cheek that happened so fast I didn’t have time to react. He looked better than I remembered in my drunken fog. Bout 6’2, lean build but muscular. Auburn brown hair hung to just past his shoulders. Perfectly cut goatee. Oh my. Wait…

“What the hell are you doing here?”

“I brought you breakfast!” He said lifting up a greasy paper bag.

“What did you bring me?” I asked suspiciously.

“I believe it is a three cheese omelet.” He brought it out of the bag and the smell hit me. Oh God too much Tequila. Tony was right, that bastard.

I ran to the bathroom and barely made it to the toilet in time. I felt cool hands pulling my hair back from my face as I vomited the remains of dinner last night into the porcelain god. Oh God sexy vampire just saw me puke in the toilet.

“Uh sorry.”

“You don’t like Omelets?”

“Ah, I don’t usually eat breakfast after I have been drinking. I kind of get bad hangovers.”

“Then why do you drink?”

“Uh…” I really didn’t have an answer for that.

“It helps me dance.” I told him truthfully.

“It really doesn’t.” He said.

“What did you say?”

“I said it really doesn’t help you dance. I am no expert on modern dance but you looked like you were caught in a tornado.”

Asshole. “I’ll have you know that when I dance people stand back to watch!”

“It looked like they stood back to keep from being injured.” He said with a smile. I wish I had something to hit him with.

“Don’t spare my feelings Gary.”

“Garrett.”

“Excuse me?”

“Garrett. My name is Garrett, not Gary.”

“Oh sorry. I’m Bella.”

“Yes I figured that out last night.”

“Where did your friend go?”

“Oh he left. He just brought me here to show me where you were. He’s not one for crowds, or people in general.”

I looked in his eyes and noticed the contacts were gone. Damn he had pretty red eyes. I mean I know that means he has been feeding on humans but damn. They were pretty.

“I see you got rid of the contacts.”

“Yes well there really is no need to hide from you. Since you know and…”

“And you plan to turn me in three days, right?”

He had the decency to look a little ashamed about that.

“Yes, I am really sorry but it has to be done. You are in danger because of your knowledge. It is vampire law you know.”

“You always follow the law?”

He started to speak. Then he stopped. Then he started and stopped. “What?

“No I usually don’t give a damn about vampire laws. But others do.”

“Others won’t know if you don’t tell them. Look I have plans to go to Columbia after graduation. That’s what is going to happen. I’m sorry if there is some confusion but…”

“There is no confusion Bella. I will turn you. If you can then say you don’t feel the mating pull I will not stop you from leaving me.”

“Leaving you as a fucking vampire!”

“Yes, but is that really so bad?”

“Do you like being a vampire?”

“I absolutely love it.” Wow. He hasn’t met Edward Cullen has he?

“Why do you love it?”

“Uh strength, speed, never aging. Freedom to do whatever I want. Go anywhere I want. I mean Bella this vampire thing is a blast!”

I had to laugh a little at that. He reminded me some of Emmett. But he was much hotter than Emmett.

“You seem to have a positive outlook on life.”

“What other kind is there?” Nope he has definitely never met Edward Cullen.

I guess it wouldn’t kill me to get to know him before I escaped his clutches.

“Let me take a shower and we can go somewhere to talk.”

“Excellent!”

“If my roommate wakes up don’t eat her.”

“I will do my best Bella.” He said with a serious face.

“I’m serious.”

I went to the bathroom and brushed my teeth while the shower heated up. I took a quick shower because I really wasn’t sure he wouldn’t eat my roommate. I pulled my hair in a ponytail and dressed in a pair of blue jean shorts and a tank top. I don’t imagine he would want to go to the beach but still. It was hot out. I walked in and saw him sitting on the couch where I left him. Damn he looked good. Stop it Bella! Escape. Escape the human eating vampire.

He stood up and walked towards me.

“Bella you look lovely.”

I started to say something back about something but I forgot what it was because he lifted my chin and kissed me. He kissed me softly and then a little more urgently. The next thing I knew I had my arms around his neck and his arms were on my ass and our tongues were battling for dominance. His was winning. Despite the cold, maybe because of it, he felt so damn good. His skin was like metal silk. A throat clearing took me out of my daze. Damn what the hell does this man do to me? I better get a grip.

I turned and saw Kat smiling at me.

“Well Bella. Looks like you and Garrett found each other this morning.”

“Kat this is…”

“Oh yes I remember Garrett. How are you this morning, Garrett?”

He was smiling that killer smile. Bad word choice I suppose.

“I am excellent Kat.”

“It looks like it. So what are you two up to today?”

“Uh we are going out. Garrett needs to get breakfast and there is nothing to eat here. Nothing he can eat anyway. Isn’t that right Garrett?”

“Oh yes. Breakfast. Shall we Bella?” He offered his arm.

“I will be back in a couple hours Kat. Call my cell if you need anything.” I had to get him out of here and away from her. The more contact she had the more likely she would be dragged into this. And I may be fucked but I’ll be damned if I was going to let her be fucked with me.

We walked to the ground floor and I walked outside. It was a sunny day. Let’s see him deal with this. He picked up an umbrella and opened it. He smiled at me.

“Shall we Bella?”

“And where are we going?”

“To this car.”

I turned and saw a silver Mercedes with deep tinted windows. Wow. He opened the door for me and went to the driver’s side. We drove off squealing the tires in our wake.

“Nice car.”

“Yes it is. The windows were especially helpful.”

“This isn’t your car.”

“No of course not. I’m just borrowing it.”

“Borrowing it from whom?”

“I’m not really sure of the man’s name.”

“You stole this car didn’t you?”

“Bella in the event that we are pulled over I want you to have full deniability. So let’s not talk of it again, okay?”

Great, I’m with a human eating vampire who commits grand theft auto. At least he steals nice cars.

“So where are you taking me?”

“To my hotel room. It has an underground parking garage.”

“Did you steal the room too?”

“Borrowed Bella, borrowed. And no I didn’t steal a room. How would you steal a room?”

“I’m not going to see any dead people am I? Because if I do I swear I am vomiting again.”

“Of course not. I am not a messy eater. Just because I kill humans doesn’t mean I’m not civilized.”

“So why are we going to your hotel room?”

“I didn’t figure you would want to talk with your roommate around and my skin would blind you on the beach so this was the only place I could think of. What’s wrong? Don’t trust yourself around me Mate?”

“Shut up and drive.” I told him rolling my eyes. He thinks he is so hot. Asshole.

We pulled into the garage and took the elevator to the top. Penthouse.

“I feel like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. I’m just missing the strawberries and the dress held together with clothespins.”

“Yes that was a good movie.”

“You’ve seen it?”

“Yes I watch TV. Why are you so surprised?”

“I don’t know. It just seems a very unvampiry thing to do.”

“Is unvampiry a word?”

“Yes it is. I’m an English teacher. I know these things.”

“The Columbians should thank me for saving their youth from your poor linguistics.”

I sat down on the very comfortable couch. He sat down right next to me dammit.

“So still not feeling the mating pull hmmm?”

“Nope.” I whispered. He leaned towards me. No!

I jumped up and walked to the window. “Wow great view huh? You should see this.”

“I have. It’s my room.”

“Oh right… so what do you want to talk about?”

“A great many things. Your favorite color, childhood memories, old boyfriends I may have to eat, how you know about vampires, why you have a vampire bite mark on your arm, how we plan to fake your death. You know, the usual stuff new couples go through.”

“Yeah, the usual huh?”

He sat there smiling and patted the spot next to him. Fuck it. I went over and sat by him.

“You think you’re hot don’t you?”

“Do you?”

“No.”

“Then why did you ask?” He smirked. His smirk is cute. Not condescending. Dammit.

” I don’t like facial hair.”

“I agree. I don’t think you should grow any. You look beautiful the way you are.”

“You’re very arrogant. What gives you the right to come in and claim me like I’m your property?”

“We are each other’s property. Haven’t you figured that out yet? We are tied to one another whether we like it or not. And I have to say, from my point of view, I like it a lot.”

“Brown is my favorite color.”

“Seriously? Have you seen a therapist about this?”

“Fuck you.” He laughed at me.

“Listen if you are going to turn me we can’t fake my death right away.”

“Why put off the inevitable?”

“It would kill my parents.”

“They will grieve but survive.”

“Yes but I’m going to Columbia next week. They won’t see me for two years. I can just disappear while I’m in Columbia.”

“That does seem like the simplest way to do things. Fine we will hold off on the death. But not the turning. ” Oh goody. Now I still have to figure a way out of this.

“What if I just flat out refuse to change?”

“I think we discussed this already.”

“I will kill you when I wake up.”

“No you won’t. You can barely keep your hands off me as a human. As a vampire the mating bond will be even stronger.”

“I can barely keep my hands off you!? You kissed me asshole!” I was about to argue some more with very logical points but I found myself on my back on the couch with him on top. His lips found mine again. I am going to put a stop to this… in a minute.

When he let me up for air my freaking body was on fire. Damn you traitorous body!

“So what were we talking about?”

“How you were going to kill me when you woke up.”

“Yeah right…”

“How do you know about vampires Bella?”

“I used to date one. The one I told you about. I figured out what he was by myself. I was living in Forks at the time.”

“The Cullens?” he asked me.

“You know them?”

“Yes, but Jasper is with Alice and Emmett is with Rosalie and that means you dated… Oh please say it isn’t so.”

“Hey fuck you okay. We all make mistakes.”

“Bella really? Edward Cullen? Oh this is too good!” He said laughing loudly at my expense.

“Are you trying to piss me off?”

He stopped laughing and was down to giggles. “I’m sorry Bella, but this is too good. You see, Edward and I don’t really like each other. Hell we hate each other! You are the human he left because he wanted to save your soul and then to find out you’re my mate! Oh my God this is great!”

“Wait a minute he left me because of what?”

“Carlisle told me he left you because he didn’t want you to become a vampire. He said it was to protect your soul.”

“That asshole! He told me I wasn’t good enough and he didn’t love me and a whole bunch of other mean shit! Gave me a complex for a year. And he thinks he was doing what was best for me?!”

“Still don’t want to be a vampire Bella?” He asked me still smiling widely. He really did have a pretty smile.

“Garrett, enough talk. Just shut up and kiss me for a while. And no going past first base!”

“What about a ground rule double if I’m very good?”

I’m sure that is a baseball term but I have no idea what it means. Screw it. I nodded to him and felt myself lay back. I was still going to escape this but I may as well make the best of a bad situation right? Right? Keep telling yourself that Bella.