Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Destiny, Whether You Like It Or Not

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 27:

BPOV

Going through the airport in Seattle was one of life’s most horrible experiences. I shouldn’t have been embarrassed. I wasn’t the freak. But I was. I kept looking around hoping no one thought I was with him. But everybody knew. Everybody saw the multiple beautiful people walking through the airport and the freak.

Before we left, Garrett looked at Peter and told him it was time. Peter had a look of fear on his face. Time to what? Time to get ready for battle? Time to get serious? Time to focus?

Nope.

Time to pay up on a bet. A bet between my husband and Char’s husband concerning who could kill the biggest animal the quickest. I was shocked by the immaturity of a bet that cost two animals their lives. I was frightened to realize this could have been Garrett.

Peter however was taking it in stride. He looked truly frightening. 6 inch stiletto heels. A long blonde wig. A tight white t-shirt with what looks like cantaloupes stuck under his black lacy bra that could be seen through his t-shirt. A short, very short, nightmare-inducing skirt. And more makeup than a Las Vegas streetwalker.

And he had to stay like this for 24 hours. Char wouldn’t leave my side. I think she was as frightened as I was.

“Why Garrett?”

“Because I won a bet.” Garrett said grinning.

“Garrett we all lost this bet. There are no winners here.”

We walked to security. We all went through the metal detector. Charlie and Carlisle looked especially frightened and stayed far away from us. Peter walked through the detector and walked up to a security agent.

“Hey big boy. You want to strip search me?” He asked. The security agent turned paler than we were. Char buried her head in my shoulder. Emmett couldn’t keep a smile off his face.

“That’s alright sir, ma’am uh… I don’t imagine you are hiding anything.”

“Oh baby you would be amazed at what I am hiding under here.” Peter said with a smile.

Why God? Why me? We boarded the plane. Alice of course got us all first class tickets so we got to board before anyone else. Thank God we didn’t have to stand here any longer than necessary. For once the Cullen’s insistence on everything being the best was paying off in our favor.

I was so mortified that I didn’t even mind Davey being stuck in the doggy hold as I usually would be. I was glad Davey didn’t have to see this. He hadn’t stopped growling at Peter on the way up here. He was frightened as the rest of us were.

While we had been waiting in the lobby, Bell had started talking to a cute young man. She is growing up too . When the time to board came, Peter walked up to her and told her to follow mommy to the plane. She may never speak to a boy again. Poor thing looks like she still hasn’t recovered.

Char, Garrett and I had window seats. This left Peter with an aisle seat. Oh no. A lady and her son who couldn’t have been more than 10 years old went to sit down next to him. The mother paused and grabbed her son’s collar. She checked her seat ticket again and a look of horror came over her face. Peter smiled and said good afternoon in the gruffest voice he could manage.

I stood up and grabbed Peter by the shoulder. Now everybody would know that we knew each other.

“Take my seat. I will sit here.”

“But Bella, this is my ticket number.”

“Peter. Go. NOW!”

Peter rolled his eyes and stood up. He adjusted his fake tits and huffed. He nearly sat on Garrett’s lap.

The mother looked at me with a mixture of relief and appreciation.

She mouthed a thank you to me. What could I say? No kid deserved that. She was so relieved I don’t even think she even sensed the otherness that vampires sometimes emit to humans. That sense of uneasiness. I think she used her sense of preservation up on Peter. Didn’t even mention my red “Contacts”.

So I settled in for a long flight to San Antonio. At least we didn’t have to change planes or have any layovers. Garrett was not happy. He was having to sit by Peter since Char refused to. I looked at him and shrugged my shoulders. He brought this on himself.

I leaned back and started thumbing through a magazine. Apparently Stars are just like us according to US magazine because they sometimes get their own fucking groceries dressed like bums. I bet they aren’t like me. Maybe the guy who plays Dexter. He is a little too good at playing his character.

A couple of the longest hours of my life later and we were landing in San Antonio. Apparently there had been a rodeo in town. Dozens of rough looking cowboys were boarding as we were departing. They didn’t seem too happy to see Peter. Airport security practically followed us out of the airport. The drive home was interesting. Of course Alice had limos take us to the Ranch.

We arrived and everybody spilt up to grab rooms. I made sure Charlie and Kat were staying at Char and Peter’s house. I begged Peter to change before we met at our house to discuss plans. He refused, saying the bet was for 24 hours. I begged Garrett to let him out of the bet. He refused. I threatened to withhold sex. I threatened not to suck his dick for ten years. Nothing could sway him.

Emmett wouldn’t stop taking pictures. Apparently he was posting them on Facebook. Benjamin had already responded that he thought Peter was lovely. Looks like I was off base about his crush on me. Or maybe he was just kidding. I hoped he was just kidding.

Peter was now posing by the pool for Emmett’s photos. Edward to his credit didn’t say anything. The one time in my life I wanted him to open his prudish mouth and he kept quiet. He was probably afraid Esme would throw a Volvo at him. Neither she nor Carlisle had spoken much to him.

Emmett had gone into the city after we had all gotten situated with Rose. He came back wearing a Davy Crockett Coon Skin cap and an Alamo T Shirt. And they say I’m not taking this seriously.

We were making training plans. I would work with Jasper who had some ideas to help me control my shield better as a weapon. Charlie, Bell, Kat and Hannah would work with the rest on their fighting skills. Edward asked what he could do and nobody really gave a fuck. I just told him to make sure he stays out of my hot tub. We all agreed to take turns patrolling the ranch. Garrett wanted to patrol with me but I needed some Char time.

“Bella you know if you patrol with Char you two are going to wind up having sex and not concentrating on what you are doing.” Garrett commented.

“I resent that remark Garrett. I know how serious this situation is.” Char came in at that moment wearing camo short shorts and a tiny camo tank top curving around her body. Her face was covered in camo paint as were her arms and legs. She tossed me a matching set of clothes.

“Hurry up and change Bella and I will help you put the body paint on.” She said with a look in her eyes that we all knew. I turned to look at Garrett who had an eyebrow raised in my direction. I sighed. Bad timing Char.

“I’ll go with them Garrett.” Alice spoke up out of nowhere.

“Uhh…”

“You don’t mind do you Char? I mean we all need to stick together right?” Alice asked.

Char to her credit didn’t say anything sarcastic.

“Fine, but you don’t get a matching outfit. I only bought two. One for me and one for Bella.”

“No problem. I already have an outfit in mind that will be perfect.” She responded happily and was gone.

“Of course you do.” Char whispered.

“Come on Char.” I told her wrapping my arm around her shoulder. “You can help me put the body paint on.” That got a smile out of my girl.

The night was quiet and we came back to my house at daylight, relieved to see Peter was back in normal clothes. Jasper and I were headed to the outskirts of the ranch to begin work. Before we had even started my phone rang. It was Emmett.

“Yep?”

“Get out to the north side now. Carlisle is already on his way.”

I looked at Jasper to make sure he heard and we took off running. We had been in Texas less than 24 hours. There is no way Joham could know exactly where we were this soon.

I arrived to see Carlisle kneeling over a body. It was a young man with tan skin and shaggy black hair. He was muscular. He was cut to hell. He was bleeding. But his blood smelled wrong. He smelled like a vampire sort of. He smelled like… Bell. And he wasn’t sparkling in the sun.

“Son, do you know your name?” Carlisle asked him while placing bandages on his wounds. His cuts looked like they were slowly healing. I didn’t know how long ago he had been injured. Jasper and I began looking at the perimeter. Garrett was at my side and then in front of me. I couldn’t see over his shoulder. This could be a distraction.

“Yes, my name is Nahuel. I have to find a vampire called Bella. Zafrina told me she could help me. I followed your scents here from the airport.”

“How were you injured?”

“My father.” That got me even tenser. Where the fuck was that bastard? Where the fuck was Bell? Carlisle must have been reading my mind.

“She’s at the house with Alice, Hannah, Vicki, Edward, and Esme and Rose. She is safe.”

“Where is your father?” I asked him.

“Zafrina saved me and he chased her. She led him away. She… I don’t know where she is. She flew into this area with me. I had never been on a plane before. Zafrina told me I had to get here. He followed us. We didn’t know. He attacked us outside of the airport. He hurt me. I couldn’t fight him. I’ve never been able to fight him.” He whispered in a raspy voice. This stunk. I mean, something is rotten in Denmark stunk. “Zafrina saved me. She fought him off long enough for me to run. I caught your scents outside the airport. I don’t know what happened to Zafrina.”

“I don’t trust him. This is a set up.” Garrett looked at me and nodded then turned and continued scanning the perimeter.

“Bella, he is injured.” Carlisle commented.

“So? All we know is that he led his father to us. Or his father has sent him in as a decoy. Zafrina never called us.”

“Zafrina has never owned a phone. So what do you want to do Bella? Kill him?” Carlisle asked looking at me and knowing the answer.

“Yes.” Jasper spoke up. “I’ll do it.”

“No.” Dammit, why do I have to have a conscience?

Jasper looked at me. “Bella this is Joham’s son. His story doesn’t make sense. Why would he even look for us? Joham obviously followed us and sent his son in to infiltrate us.”

“Most likely Jasper. But he is injured. And I won’t have an injured person killed on my property. We will take him back and patrol in groups of threes. If he turns out to be a spy… I will kill him myself.” I doubted I could. Vampires were one thing. This kid was flesh and blood. Really strong flesh and blood. But I would do what I had to, when it came to protecting my family. Jasper nodded.

“Can you stand Nahuel?” Carlisle asked. He nodded his head. We surrounded him and walked him to the house at human speed.

By the time we got to the house he was still bloody but his most serious cuts had healed. This scared me. Nobody had ever laid a finger on little Bella. But this showed me what could happen to her. And I didn’t like it. Nahuel sat on the couch and we all stood around him. Except for Emmett, Rose and Edward who continued to patrol.

Jasper walked up to him. “Talk.” Peter and Garrett were at each other’s sides.

“C’mon guys. We know he can get his ass kicked. What are you afraid of? Give him some room. Nahuel start at the beginning and tell us what you know.”

He took a deep breath and began.

“As you have already figured out I am a half breed. My father Joham impregnated my mother one hundred years ago. She obviously died when I was born. I stopped aging at the age of 20. I have been with him ever since that time. I hate my father but I could never get away from him. When I tried he would always find me. He impregnated three other human women. I have three sisters. When the first was born he threatened to torture her if I ran again. The four of us have roamed South America with him. He taught us Spanish and English. Mathematics, science. But we were never allowed to enter civilization. We ate wanderers who journeyed the rain forests. After my sisters were born he stopped making more of us. He said it was too risky. That other vampires might notice. He mentioned the Volturi. We stayed hidden for the most part. We knew Zafrina was around but we avoided her. Father said it was important and if any other vampires knew of our existence before the time was right we would all be in danger. I couldn’t let my sisters be hurt. Not long ago he came back from a trip to America. He told me our time had come. The Volturi threat was over and he had made new allies that would help him accomplish his goals. He told me there was another half breed. A female. He said she and I would mate and we would have children. He left again. Not long after that he came back very upset. He said his allies had failed him. One month later a family visited us. 4 females and a male. Apparently these were the allies he had been speaking of. He had invited them in promising he could help one of them. They came into our camp and we killed them. We killed them all.”

“The Denali’s.” I whispered.

“I don’t know. I never got their names. My sisters and I attacked to distract them and father killed them all. They did not stand a chance against him. He burned them all. Afterward he told me his plan. He would go to America himself and retrieve the half breed and another female he said would be his queen. When he left I spoke to my sisters. There was nothing I wouldn’t do to keep them safe. But now another’s life was in danger because of us. We all decided that we could not let this happen. Against his commands we sought out Zafrina and her coven while he was away. She took us in. I told her what I am telling you. She promised that her coven would protect and hide my sisters. She also told me that there was a coven in America that would help us. She told me of this place. She said there were four vampire warriors who would stand a chance against my father. She gave me clothing to blend in and we went to the airport. I had never flown before. I suppose my father returned and was looking for my sisters and I. He must have followed us. We stole a car at the airport and Zafrina began driving. She had an idea of where you might be. Apparently she told me she had spoken to you all when you fought the Volturi. She had a general idea of where to go. But we never got that far. As soon as we got out of the city, father attacked us. Zafrina started to fight him but she had lost her power. I don’t know why. I attempted to run while she was standing there. Apparently she couldn’t see us. I tried to get away hoping to draw him off. He caught me. We fought but as I said I had never been able to defeat my father and this was no different. He told me I was to lead him to my sisters and the plan would continue. I guess he was distracted with me because Zafrina came too and attacked him. She told me to run and I did. I eventually smelt vampires and followed the scent here. I didn’t realize how injured I was until I got to your property. I fell and you found me. And now I am here.”

“And you have led him right to us.” Jasper said, stating what we were all thinking.

Nahuel looked ashamed. “I wanted to get here to get you to help me. I wasn’t expecting so many vampires. Only four. We must find the half breed female. She is not safe.”

“How do we know he is telling the truth?” I asked mostly to myself.

“He is telling the truth.” Edward walked into the living room.

“You! I thought father had killed you.”

“No Nahuel. I escaped thanks to Zafrina as well. I pray that she is okay. While I was being held by Nahuel and he wasn’t soaking my power I could read his children’s minds. They hated him.”

“And you just now thought to tell us this?” I asked.

“It wasn’t important at the time. Joham is who we are after. His children followed his lead because he they had no choice. I didn’t know about the Denalis.”

“Okay, say we believe you. What this means is he knows we are here. He may have Zafrina or she may be dead. He is out there somewhere. I don’t care how strong he is, he is not going to take us all at once. He must have a plan for getting us or he is coming up with one. Either way we keep an eye on Nahuel and continue with training. Carlisle can you please continue to question Nahuel? We need to know everything we can about Joham. Everything. Edward can you stick around and root around his head? Make sure he is telling the truth or maybe dig up some memories he didn’t know he had?”

“Of course Bella.”

“Wait! We have to warn the half breed.” Nahuel shouted.

“That would be me.” Bell said walking in.

They were staring at each other. I dind’t like the look on her face.

“Your father wants us to… breed?”

“Yes…”

Bell looked at Hanna and then at me.

“Maybe we could work this out peacefully?” Bell asked with a slight smile on her face.

Seven voices yelled No at the same time. Bell threw up her hands.

“Just a suggestion. Chill guys.” She said smiling.

“Esme? Can you play chaperone? And Hannah? It may be time for you to have a talk with Bell about certain things.”

They both nodded. I grabbed Garrett’s hand and walked outside. I needed some air.