Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Protecting Maddie

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 11:

BPOV

I woke up with one thing on my mind. My baby. I remember her being by my side while I was in pain. I remember her whispering to me that it would be okay. And then she was gone. I heard other voices, Peter, Garrett, Jasper. But I wanted to know where my angel was. I felt my heart beat stop and the pain finally went away. I stood up and saw my Peter standing there.

I understood immediately that he was mine. There was no question. I also knew that he knew where my Maddie was and the bitch that tried to kill me and take her.

I probably shouldn’t have grabbed him by the throat. But I was a little irritated. The sounds and colors I was seeing were disorienting me. The pain in my throat was there but not my main focus. My main focus was my little girl. I wanted her and I wanted her now. And he was mine and he was going to fucking tell me where she was!

I saw Jasper and Garrett rush in and I growled. They both backed up.

“Bella? Why don’t you let go of my throat darlin. Nobody is here to hurt you.” I looked at Peter. He had pretty eyes.

“I’m not worrying about people hurting me. I want to know where my child is.”

“Bella she is with Alice.” I heard Jasper say slowly.

“And where is Alice, Jasper?”

“She took her someplace safe. It’s not safe for you to be around her right now. You remember we talked before about how newborns were? You don’t want to be around her now and maybe hurt her, now do you?”

I threw Peter to the side and walked up to Jasper.

“You think I would hurt my baby? Have you lost your fucking mind?” I may have yelled. I pushed him against the door. I was a little freaked out okay? But seriously?

“Jasper, calm her down.” I heard Garrett say from behind Jasper.

“I can’t. You know it doesn’t work. If I try to she will…”

“I will what Jasper?” This was interesting. If he couldn’t use his power, he couldn’t stop me from getting Maddie.

“Bella, you have a gift. You have powers. Maybe not now, but you will have many. If you don’t learn to control yourself they will drive you mad. You have to trust us.”

“Trust you? Tell me where my daughter is.”

I felt Peter walk up behind me. He slid his arms around me and I felt calmer. His touch was what I needed to calm down. He whispered in my ear.

“Bella, Alice and Charlotte took Maddie to Pennsylvania to be safe until you can control yourself. As soon as you are okay then we will go get her.”

I could sort of understand where he was coming from. But…

“She won’t do well without me.”

“She will be fine.”

“No, she won’t.” Why did no one get this? We weren’t good without each other.

“Then you need to work really hard on trying to control your thirst and your powers. We will explain it all to you when you feed and feel better.”

I suddenly felt very horny. I mean very horny.

I turned and grabbed Peter and brought his lips to mine. His lips no longer felt cold. They felt warm. Soft not hard. I could get used to this. Then I remembered…

I threw him against a wall again and Jasper and Garrett jumped back.

“Where is she?”

“We told you Maddie…”

“No Jasper. Where is the bitch that did this? Where is Saffron?”

Jasper looked me in the eyes. He knew I wasn’t fucking around. I had to take care of this whore before something else distracted me. I was currently hungry and horny and I wasn’t going to take care of either of these problems until I dealt with her.

“She is in the workshop.” Jasper told me.

I ran to the shop. I found myself in front of it in less than a second. Holy shit! That was fast. I reached for the door handle and accidentally crushed it in my hand. Shit! How would I be able to hold Maddie? Dammit!

I saw what was left of her hanging by her neck from a chain attached to the roof. She lifted her head and her eyes got very wide. Mine saw red.

I walked closer to her and felt a jolt in my body. Something happened.

“Felt good didn’t it?”

“What was that?” I smelt Jasper walking in behind me with Peter. Damn I smelt both of them! Peter smelled really good. Focus Bella.

“Bella you have the ability to block other vampires powers and to copy their powers. You just copied her power. Right now, you will be able to copy anyone’s power that is being used around you. She can’t turn hers off so you copied it. As long as I don’t use mine, you won’t be able to do that with me. Soon when you learn to turn your powers on and off you will be able to take any vampires powers that are near you whether they are using them or not. That is why it is so important for you to learn control. Having all those powers thrown at you quickly can make you go insane. And once you have the power it will stay with you. That is why she wanted Maddie. Maddie will be able to do the same thing. You need to trust us Bella.”

Holy shit that was a lot to take in. How the hell could I control that? How… Focus Bella.

“I trust you Jasper. I need a little alone time with Saffron here. Please excuse me and wait outside. You too, Peter.”

I felt them both back towards the door. I was forgetting something. It was there but I couldn’t focus on anything for long… Oh wait.

“Peter?”

“Yes baby?”

“I need that torch you were using to cut metal the other night. And I need it now.”

Peter was in front of me. I saw him run. The background blurred but I could see him moving clearly. It was strange. The light glittering off the metal above was distracting me. It was pretty. Seeing the shine on Saffron’s skin pissed me off again.

“Bella you have to touch this very lightly. If you squeeze it to hard it will just blow up in your hand.”

“Give me the fucking torch, Peter.”

He reached out and I took it very lightly. My fingers left small indentions in the metal cylinder but other than that, I think I had it.

“Leave me.”

I heard Garrett outside mention to Peter that I curse a lot when I’m not around Maddie. I think I am entitled to a little cursing.

“So Bella, you can thank me now. You know you love being a vampire.”

That bitch actually smiled at me.

I walked up to her slowly.

“What happened to your arms and legs?”

“Your friends tore them off and burned them. Now if you could just kill me I would appreciate it.”

“Oh I plan to. But we are going to have a little fun together first.”

“Fun? What the hell do you think you can do to me that already hasn’t been done?” she laughed.

She fucking laughed. If my mind hadn’t been made up before it was now.

“Saffron right? Saffron you have lovely breasts. I bet you used to have a great body. Got the guys to do what you wanted right?’

“Maybe. Why are you talking about my breasts? Are you gay? I thought the cowboy was your mate?”

She was starting to look worried. I smiled.

“Oh I promise I have no interest in you sexually. But I am going to burn parts of you off. Starting with your nipples. I am going to tear you into very tiny pieces and burn them with this torch. And I am leaving your head for last. You see, nobody fucks with my little girl. Nobody.”

I lit the torch and was rewarded with seeing fear in her eyes. This could take a while.

Peter POV

“How the hell has she not fed yet?” Jasper asked worried.

“I don’t know, I…” I stopped talking when I heard another scream pierce the air around us. Bella had been in the shop with Saffron for 6 hours. It was getting dark. I put my head in the door an hour ago and without turning she told me to get out. She was tearing small pieces off of Saffron and burning them slowly. Purple smoke was causing a haze in the shop.

“Jasper, I have never seen or even heard of anybody doing this to another vampire. Do you think she is insane now?” This could be bad.

“No. She is too calm for a newborn but she isn’t insane. She is just really fucking pissed. Has she always been this sadistic?” Garrett asked.

“I don’t know. I mean I know she loves that little girl…”

She walked out quickly. We all jumped back a little making her smile.

“Peter, her head, at least parts of it are all that’s left. Leave her there for an hour and then burn her head please. I need to eat.”

“Bella, somebody needs to go with you…”

“Fine, you and Jasper can come. Garrett would you mind finishing up for me?”

Garrett nodded, looking at her in fear.

Bella took off and I looked at Jasper. He shrugged his shoulder’s saying all that need to be said. We took off after her. We hadn’t gone very far. He was on the ground with a ten point buck in her teeth. She went straight for the neck snapping it and draining the beast in seconds. She looked up at me, blood staining her mouth and cheeks. She was kind of a messy eater. I guess we all were when we first start out.

“I need more.”

“I know darlin just pace you…” And she was gone again.

“Shit, she’s fast.” Jasper commented. Like I hadn’t figured that out yet.

“Shut up and run.” I told him irritated.

We caught up to her on a cliff. There was a wild hog under her. I never saw Bella as a girl that was a pig drinkin kind of woman but I guess when you are hungry, you are hungry.

She finished the hog and I snapped its neck for good measure. I’m glad we lived outside the city with no close neighbors. I would hate to see what she would do to a herd of cattle. Oh shit, she was heading to San Antonio. We ran with everything we had and still couldn’t catch her. She was getting within miles of city limits and we all smelt it. Campers.

“Jasper we have to move! She will never forgive herself…” Bella stopped and fell to the ground clutching her nose.

I ran up to the side of her with Jasper behind, ready to grab her if needed.

“Bella?”

“Human’s right? Nothing else should smell that good.”

“Are you okay.”

She nodded. She was holding her breath and not speaking.

“I have to get out of here.”

With that said she shot back in the direction we came. Jasper looked at her in wonder. Maybe she would be easier to train than we were afraid. She just stopped herself from going after humans. Unbelievable.

She ran back to the Ranch house to see Garrett walking out of the shop. It hadn’t been an hour. I guess Garrett had mercy on her. Hope it didn’t piss Bella off. But she didn’t seem to notice.

She stood in front of the house and then turned towards me. I recognized that look in her eyes. I had seen it several times in the past week.

I braced myself as she tackled me. That kind of hurt. She was straddling my waist and smiling blood still staining her face and teeth. It was honestly really hot. She ripped her shirt from her body and crashed her lips onto mine. Guess we were going to be taking care of her other hunger.

“Peter you okay?”

“Jasper get the fuck out of here!” I managed to say when she let me up. She was moving her head to my…

“Jasper, get the fuck out of here now!”

Alice POV

It would be strange seeing them again. I called ten minutes ago to make sure Edward wasn’t there. I had confidence that Char could kill him on her own, with or without my help. I planned to help her if he showed his face.

They were waiting for us by the door on the front porch when we pulled up.

“Maddie stay in the car with Char, okay honey? I have to talk to them real quick.”

Maddie turned her head and looked out the other window. She was still kind of angry that her escape plan didn’t work.

I got out of the car with a sigh and Esme ran up and hugged me. I wasn’t crazy about it but I played along. We needed them. For the time being anyway.

“It is so good to see you, Alice. Where is Jasper? How is Bella doing?”

“Bella is… Jasper is with Bella.”

“What’s wrong?” Carlisle asked walking up. Good to see you too Daddy C.

“She was attacked and nearly killed. We had to turn her or she would have died.”

“You turned her! Alice how could you do that!” Rose shouted. Fucking Rose.

“Stop it Rose!” Wow looks like Emmett grew some balls while I was gone.

“Shut the fuck up Emmett!” Emmett backed up. Nevermind.

“What the hell is it your business Rose? She is my friend. I did it. My decision.” I glared at her. If this bitch thought she was going to intimidate me…

“Bullshit! You always wanted her to be a vampire. I knew when you stayed that this would happen to her. You should have left with the rest of us!”

“She would have died!”

“It’s part of life, Alice!”

“What did you say?”

Oh shit. Maddie heard Rose.

“What did this bimbo just say about my mother?”

“Maddie calm down honey.”

“No, I will not calm down. Aunt Alice changed Mommy into a vampire because I told her too! Me! I wasn’t going to lose her the way I lost my Dad. So you can blame me if you have a problem with it.”

Well that shut Rose up.

“Everybody, this is Madison. Bella’s daughter. You can call her Maddie.”

“No they can’t Aunt Alice. Only friends and relatives call me Maddie. Madison will be just fine for these people. I don’t like them. Did we just drive twenty hours for them? You all are the ones who abandoned my mother without a word. Who does that? I want to leave Aunt Alice. I would rather stay with more red eyes than these people. Especially the bleach blonde over there.”

“Maddie why don’t we all calm down. Rose didn’t mean anything…”

“She meant that my mom should have just died rather than being a vampire. I know what she meant.”

Maddie was full on glaring. This could not be good.

“She looks just like Bella.” Esme whispered.

“Amazing isn’t it? She smells nearly like her too. We have to make sure Edward stays away.” Carlisle whispered back.

“Maddie why don’t we get your bags and get you settled in a room.”

“No. I don’t want to stay here. Take me back to my Mom!”

“Maddie please…”

“Hey kid. I will bunk with you, okay?” Charlotte said coming out of the car. She rubbed Maddie’s hair. Her and Bella are the only ones who she let’s get away with that.

“I don’t like her.” Maddie pointed at Rose.

Rose stepped forward. “I didn’t mean…”

“Talk to the hand lady. Mom told me what you are. She told me about all of you. You are mean. And I don’t like you. Stay away from me.”

Rose still looked shell shocked. She knew we were bringing a child. I guess she wasn’t expecting a pint sized Anti-Christ.

Emmett stepped forward and knelt in front of her.

“Hey kid. She didn’t mean anything, why don’t you come in and play some video games with me?”

“You’re Emmett right?”

“Yeah.”

“Mom really liked you. She said you were like a big brother to her.”

That caused Emmett to smile.

“And then you abandoned her. So you understand if I don’t want to become best friends okay. I’m an only child and I like it that way. No brothers needed.”

And the smile was gone. Charlotte had Maddie’s bag.

“Esme would you show us to our room?”

Esme shook her head as if coming out of a daze. “Of… of course. Follow me.”

Maddie took Charlotte’s hand and walked her in.

“Why don’t you come in and explain to us what is going on Alice?” Carlisle suggested.

I followed him in to the enormous living room. Esme came back down and looked like she could cry.

“She is beautiful.”

“Yes she is. She is my Goddaughter.” I told her proudly. “And she has been through a lot in the past couple weeks so she may be a little rough around the edges right now.”

“Tell us what has been going on Alice. Why she needs protection.” Carlisle asked.

“Okay. It’s kind of a long story. It started about two months after you left Forks…”

I explained everything they needed to know. AJ dying, Bella and I staying in San Antonio, my vision, Peter being her Mate, the attack by Saffron and her lackeys. Everything important leading up to now.

“So as you can see, Carlisle she isn’t in any immediate danger, but we need to keep her hidden.”

“Alice it sounds like you and Jasper need to bring Bella and Peter here and stay around. You know we are your family.”

Okay that pissed me off.

“I’m not family. Jasper and I were your family. I prefer now to think of us as friends. Bella and Maddie and Jasper are my family. I guess Peter is included with that. And Garrett and Char are a part of Team Maddie as well. I just need a place where we can keep her hidden until Bella is finished adjusting.”

Rose was the first to speak. “And if the Volturi find her Alice? What then? You will need all the help you can get. What is this power she is supposed to have that makes her so deadly?”

“It doesn’t matter. What matters is hiding her. As far as the Volturi once Bella is ready, once Jasper has her trained, if Bella ever gets near the Volturi she will become the Volturi. She just needs to get everything together.”

“What about this Saffron? I know you said your family captured her but what if she escapes? Does she know where you have come?”

“It doesn’t matter. Peter and Jasper tore off her limbs and Bella tortured her to death with a torch and her teeth. Then Garrett threw her head into a fire pit. We are good on that end.”

That brought silence.

“Did you say Bella tortured her to death with a torch?” Emmett asked.

“Yes, and her teeth. I saw it on the drive here right after Bella woke up. It was quite fitting. Bella is very protective of her daughter. That seems to have heightened with her change. So, uh, yeah don’t piss Maddie off. Bella is… look you just don’t want to be on her bad side. When she comes to collect Maddie you should probably seriously kiss her ass Rose.”

“What is her gift Alice?”

“You don’t need to know Carlisle. If Aro were to ever call you to Italy it would be bad enough that he learn we are hiding her. He really doesn’t need to know what Bella can do.”

Carlisle nodded.

“Aunt Alice!”

“Excuse me.” I stood to go to Maddie but she was already at the top of the stairs.

“Yes baby?”

“I want to speak to Mom.”

“Baby.” I sighed, “We had this talk, you can’t see her…”

“Can’t I talk to her? On the phone?”

“Yes I can call Peter and try darling. But don’t be surprised if she sounds…”

“I don’t care how she sounds Aunt Alice. She needs to know we haven’t abandoned her. Unlike the rest of the people down there.”

And silence descended in the living room once more.

I smiled. “I guess I will head upstairs and make a phone call.”