Protecting Maddie
By BetterInTexas
Chapter 25:
BPOV
The fountain of Venus had just erupted and Sophie and her guests were dancing in the water when Alice and I smelled them. I touched Peter and unfroze him. He looked like he was going to grab me and take me to the bedroom for my spanking until his sense of smell caught up to him.
“What’s going on Mom?” Maddie asked nervously.
“We are about to have some visitors sweetie. Please take the purple boa from Peter’s neck.”
“Should I wipe off the makeup?”
“No time. Get behind me.”
I don’t know if I expected them to kick the door in or come through the wall. Alice was in front of Maddie and they were both behind Peter and I. We were prepared for anything. Except a knock.
I looked at Peter shrugging my shoulders.
He looked back at me with his what the fuck look. Blue eye shadow really does bring out his eyes. Maddie was right. Focus Bella.
The knocking continued. “Uh hello? We know you are in there. We just want to talk. Please don’t burn us up or magically throw any more light poles at us. Or make us blind. Please?”
Jacob Black.
He left out paralyzing. I suppose that option was still on the table. Freezing would probably work to. There was enough moisture in the atmosphere.
Peter backed behind me and I stood to the side of the door. I left the chain on the lock just to fuck with him and stuck my head in the opening.
“Hello?”
“Hey there, Bella.”
“Jakey, how ya been?”
“Can I come in?”
“Who is with you? My daughter is here. I don’t want any pets in the house that might harm her.”
“Just me and my friend Sam. We need to talk.”
“So talk. You know we can hear you in the hallway and I am betting you can hear us.”
“That’s not very social Bella. It’s kind of rude.”
“You said you were going to burn me to ashes the last time I saw. I was going for rude. How did that whole burning to ashes plan work anyway? Your friend’s hair grow back?”
“Bella, let us in.”
“Or what?” I whispered, smiling.
“How about I tell Charlie where to find his Turkish daughter?” Jake whispered.
“How about I rip your balls off and make you watch paralyzed as they burn in my hands and then kill every one you love?” I whispered back.
“You are a fucking psycho.”
“Don’t rush to judgment on something like that until all the facts are in.”
“Alright then. I guess sweet little Bella Swan isn’t so sweet now.”
“Was your first clue when I lit your friend on fire? Or when I tried to shove a street light pole up your furry ass?”
“Please Bella. We have had vampires killing our people over the last few months. I can tell by your eyes it wasn’t you. I’m guessing by your eyes that it isn’t anyone you would hang out with.”
“What’s an imprint?”
“What?”
“When you were at my father’s, I read your mind. You kept trying to stare at Maddie to see if she was your imprint. She wasn’t. You were disappointed. I’m guessing imprint is like a mate. She is 17. What are you? 34, 35? I can’t allow potential sex offenders into my residence. You should probably go register with the authorities anyway.”
“Bella that was a total mis…”
“Lie.”
“I’m not lying…”
“Lie.”
“Bella we just want to ask you about a red headed vampire and a leech with dreadlocks. If it is that big a…”
“Why didn’t you say so? Come in. Don’t stare at me daughter.”
My senses were on fire. Everything about these two “men” made me want to kill them. They were dangerous. They smelled like shit. The Jake guy walked in first followed by an even bigger guy who was frowning.
“Nice makeup.” He said. I thought at first he was talking to Bella, then I realized…
“Fuck you asshole.
“Get to the point. Where is the redhead?” Bella was still capable of rational conversation.
“We don’t know. She shows up with her two goons once or twice a month. One guy with dreads and one average looking white dude, brown hair, about 5’10”.”
“So why are you here?”
“We want to know if you might know her. She has been stepping it up around here the last couple weeks. Feeding on hikers like it was a Luby’s Buffet.” The Jake guy said. He looked over at… I’m gonna rip his fucking…
“Alice, take Maddie to her room please.”
“No, wait.”
Damn, Maddie. Can’t you just do as you’re told for once?
I watched Maddie pick something up from the desk by the wall and walk up to Jake.
“You tried to attack my mother the last time I was here.”
“Yeah, it was a total mis… FUCK!” and he was on the ground.
Maddie has just hit a werewolf with a hammer in his nuts. Maddie had been hanging pictures earlier in the day. I guess Maddie just hung another one.
“Nobody threatens my mother.”
Jake was clutching his man parts on the ground. I had to laugh a little at his pain. Bella was holding in a smile.
“I’m going to my room Mommy. Let me know when you put the dogs out.”
Sam was staring at Jake and then at Maddie and then back at Jake. Jake took a deep breath and tried to stand. Almost made it, nope down again. There you go.
“What do you think about my makeup now, big guy?” I asked the motherfucker standing.
“I think she overreacted a little, don’t you?” He responded, helping his friend Jake up off the ground.
“You tried to kill her mother, my Mate. You are lucky you are standing. If I didn’t need information from you the three of us could…”
“Why don’t we…”
“Boys! Not that I don’t appreciate a little male testosterone every now and again but you guys really stink and it is going to take a while to get your odors out of my apartment. Let’s get down to business.”
“Do you know her?” Jake gasped out. Damn that had to hurt.
“She is why we are here. She wants us to attack another coven or she says she will start killing Bella’s family members.”
“Oh. So are you going to attack…?” Sam asked
“Nope. We are going to find her and end her.”
“Where is she?”
“If we knew we wouldn’t be here smelling you guys would we? We would be killing them. Pay attention.” Bella pointed out
“Can’t you guys like track other vampires?”
“Can’t you?”
“She is too fast.”
“Workout. See if you can’t get faster. Get come of those parachutes that you trail behind you and do sprints. Maybe some plyometric exercises like Maddie does sometimes. Turn on some Rocky music. Chase chickens.” I helpfully offered.
“Chickens?” Sam asked.
“Ever tried to catch a chicken? Slippery little fuckers. You can catch a chicken you can probably catch most vampires.”
“What is your plan?” Sam asked looking annoyed. I guess he didn’t want to chase chickens.
“We don’t have one. We are kind of waiting and watching.”
“Waiting for her to attack you?”
“Something like that.” I told him shrugging my shoulders. It seemed like a better plan than they had.
“Would you be interested in working together?”
“NO!” Bella said immediately.
“We could help each other. We want the same things.” Sam pointed out.
“I’ve seen your pack in action first hand. You kinda suck. You will just get in the way and get hurt.”
“Bullshit!” Jake sort of shouted while still holding his nuts.
“Dang Mom. You haven’t let the dogs out yet?” Maddie asked walking back into the room.
“They were leaving now.” Bella replied. Jake dropped a card on the lampstand.
“Here’s my number. Call us if you come to your senses. Oh and make sure not to come to La Push. Vampires aren’t allowed there. We see you and…”
“Seriously?” I can’t believe this shit.
“What?”
“You just admitted you can’t take one red head and her two cronies and got your nuts knocked off by a 17 year old girl and you think you can tell us what to do. There are 6 of us. Bella kicked the crap out of your whole pack by herself. If I want to stay in La Push tonight I will be at your house and I will kick your ass off the top bunk because I like the top bunk. Luckily for you we can’t stand the smell of wet dog so we will stay away unless we are chasing someone. If we are you better stay the fuck out of our way.”
The big guy nodded and began pulling Jake to the door. He didn’t look happy.
“You may want to put some ice on those nuts, puppy.” Maddie smirked as Jake limped out. Sam turned around.
“How did you know we can heal quickly and he wouldn’t be permanently harmed?”
Maddie looked disappointed.
“You can heal quickly and he won’t be permanently harmed? That sucks.” With that she turned around and walked back to her room.
Sam shook his head and he and Jake were gone.
BPOV
“Maddie do we really have to do this?”
“I’m as embarrassed as you Mom.” Highly doubtful Maddie.
“Why couldn’t you bring Alice?”
“She would make too much of a scene. Please just do this with me. Do you want to wait outside?”
“No! Are you out of your mind? I almost got raped once in this city. I’m not letting you go in there with who knows what kind of perverts alone.”
“Haven’t you ever bought one of these? I don’t know what I’m looking for.”
“I bought one about a year after your father died but I did it through the mail. Okay, Alice ordered it for me. It came in a brown wrapped box. I didn’t open it for three weeks.”
“Great. Couldn’t you call her?”
“You know if I call her she will be here in minutes.”
“I’m surprised she didn’t see this.”
“She did. I told her she couldn’t come. She didn’t argue for some reason. But if I call her she will be here. Look it can’t be that hard… I mean…”
“Oh God.” Maddie blushed.
“Hey you are the one that said you needed one of these things. I’m the one who has to hide it from Peter. You know if he finds out about this, the hell he will give us? Neither of us will ever live it down.”
Please God, don’t let Peter find out. I had visions of him sitting on the couch watching football with a dildo next to him calling the dildo his son in law. That was tame compared to what he is capable of. We walked in and the ring over the door rang of course. Dammit why do they always put one of those in the shop you really don’t want people to see you walk into?
Like clockwork every head in the shop turned towards us. I refused to read a single mind in this place. It wasn’t going to happen. Some things you can’t un see.
“I think they are in the back.” Maddie whispered.
“Of course they are.”
We were both dressed very casual and conservatively. Still I could feel the eyes on us as we walked back through the shop.
“Crap Mom. There are so many? Does that one have… why is it so shiny? It looks like it’s covered in pearls”
“I think it spins.”
“Why would it… oh hell no. That one has a handle like a chainsaw on it!”
“Yeah. I know. Can we please just get out of here?”
“I thought you didn’t want me to grab the first hot guy that walked by?”
“It doesn’t seem like such a bad idea right now.” I admitted.
“Look at the purple one. You think it’s too big?”
“I don’t know!” I whispered sharply. “What am I? The dildo expert?”
“You are an older woman who should be giving me guidance. I wonder if anyone works here. Maybe they could help?”
“Yeah, the guy behind the counter with the half bald head and horn rimmed glasses and overcoat seems to be an employee. Why don’t you go ask him?”
“Mom!”
“Look we are attracting a lot of stares. Pick one already.” I was so ready to get out of here.
“The blue one doesn’t seem too big and doesn’t appear to have any movable parts that could accidentally turn on and hurt me.” I shuddered at the image. I remembered the look on her face the first time she came out of a gynecologist’s office. I didn’t want to see that face again.
“Fine.” I grabbed the box and grabbed her hand, moving quickly to the front, keeping Maddie in front of me. These perverts could stare at my ass all they wanted. They wouldn’t be staring at my daughters. We walked up to the perv at the counter and placed the box on the counter.
“You are gonna need lube.”
“Excuse me?”
“Hey lady. Just a suggestion.”
“Keep your suggestions to yourself.” I seethed giving him the best, I’m a vampire and will kill you, look I could muster. I whispered to Maddie.
“I can’t believe the number of perverts that come into this place…” I whispered to Maddie.
I barely heard the conversation of the perverts who walked in the door.
“You would not believe what this girl can do in this movie, man. I don’t think a vampire chick could do this. I know Char doesn’t bend that way…”
Maddie and I both turned at the word vampire.
Peter and Garrett saw us at the same time.
Maddie and I stood staring at them, the pretty blue dildo box clutched in her hand. Peter stared at us with his mouth open.
“Peter, Garrett.” I said nodding. Don’t break eye contact Bella. Act natural.
“Girls.” Peter nodded then his eyes went to the box in Maddie’s hand. She whimpered and moved a little closer to me.
“What brings you here?”
“Uh, Garrett wanted to get a movie… or something.”
“Charlotte!” Garrett shouted.
“Excuse me?” Keep it casual Bella.
“Yes we were picking up something for Charlotte.”
“What are you doing here girls?” Peter asked.
“Uh, Alice wanted us to stop by and uh…”
“Hey ladies, you gonna pay for that dildo before the girl crushes it? And I’m telling you, that you are going to want to get some sort of lube gel with that. Straight up latex does not feel good. Trust me.”
Maddie whimpered again and clutched me a little tighter.
I turned around and laid cash on the counter sure not to touch him. I’m not sure how much it was. He placed change on the counter which I grabbed and Maddie and I began to walk out.
Peter followed us out.
“So uh, I guess we will be heading home. You should probably go with Garrett and help him find the video of the flexible woman.”
“Yeah, uh…”
“Look can we just all agree never to mention this again?” I begged Peter with my eyes.
“Yeah, I can do that. Maddie?” Peter asked.
“Oh God, I’m already wishing this had never happened and I will wake up any minute.”
“Good. See you girls at home then?”
“Yep.”
So we were sitting in the apartment watching a new game show. It was kind of stupid. It was kind of like the Price is Right but not really and people could take things but you could not let them then you lie to them at the end and if you both lie nobody wins but if only one of you lies the liar gets everything. The crap they come up with on TV nowadays. But no one was saying anything. It was for the best. Jasper and Alice were on the floor watching. Both were smiling. I hate them. I hate them both. No way she didn’t she see that coming. Jasper is the one who suggested Garrett get the movie so I could see what he was talking about.
Bella stood up suddenly.
“What?”
“I see it!” I heard Alice yell.
“Victoria and Laurent and her mate are being attacked. Three of the Romanians have found them. They are outside…”
“Seattle! Outside of Seattle. His shield is down. He is being attacked! They are going to win the fight in a few minutes. Bella stop looking and lock on.” Alice directed. She was very excited. So was I. I needed a fight and I wanted to get out of this dump.
“I got them. They may leave but I know where they are right now. I know where they have been staying. We have to hurry. Let’s go.”
We all ran to the door until we realized tiny light footsteps were following. Bella and I turned around.
“I’m going right? Who is giving me a ride?”
“Uh…”
“I got it.” Char responded running into the room.
“Mom! Peter!”
“Maddie, no time for this crap. Stay!”
We ran before she could say anything else.
Thirty minutes later and we were outside of Seattle. Bella lost the trail a few minutes ago when the shield must have gone back up. But she knew where they had been. A minute later and we saw it in the darkness. A bonfire. Looked like they did win.
We slowed when we saw them. We were up wind. They couldn’t smell us.
“They are coming out the west side in…”
“Thirty seconds Alice. I got it.” Bella replied.
We ran silently around the wharf. Sure enough here they came. Looks like all three of them survived.
“Now.” Jasper whispered. We circled him. They were a little surprised to see us.
“What the hell?”
“Afternoon Victoria. Laurent.” Bella smiled.
“Bella?”
“Who the hell… Mike? Mike Newton?”
“What are you doing here?”
“Me? What the fuck are you doing here Mike?”
“Well, I’m a vampire. Like you, it looks like. How crazy is this?”
Fucker was smiling. How did he know Bella?
“Uh, you want to introduce us darling?”
“This is Mike Newton. We went to school together. Apparently he is Victoria’s mate.”
“Yeah when Vicky told me we were using some girl named Bella and her family I had no idea it was you.”
“That’s too bad Mike.” Bella replied.
“What is Bella?”
“Your Mate killed my daughter’s date. She threatened my father. She threatened my entire family. She has to die now.”
“Bella we can talk…”
“Shut up Laurent.”
“Bella, I’m sorry but I can’t let you harm Vicky.”
“Yeah the problem is I wasn’t asking for your permission Mike.”
“Michael, they will attack you. Stay strong and do not drop your shield!”
Yep, Victoria was scared. She was going to throw her Mate at us while trying to escape. Cold blooded. It would drive her insane eventually but I don’t imagine it will make a difference to her much.
Laurent tried to rush Jasper. Bad mistake.
“Peter stay away from Victoria.”
“Bella your powers won’t work.”
“You can have Mike. I don’t need powers though. This bitch nearly got me killed once. She is mine.”
I walked slowly up to Mikey who was not looking good. I saw an arm come flying from the right side and hit him in the head. Laurent’s arm.
“Hey look man. I don’t want any trouble.” Yeah he was scared.
“That’s too bad son. Cause trouble is what you got.”
I hit him and he dropped. This was going to be too easy. Alice went to help Bella but Bella held her back with a word.
“Stay out of it, Alice.”
BPOV
I stared at her as we circled each other.
“You look great Bella. Immortality really suits you.”
“Mike? Really?”
“I saw him while I was in Forks looking for you. You had moved on by then but he was there. He caught my eye and he was mine. You understand.”
“Not really my concern. But why would you want to curse anyone to be your mate you fucking bitch? That’s just not right.”
“Of course it’s right. He is a shield and I can’t be caught. We make a perfect team.” She turned to run but Garrett close lined her.
He picked her up and tossed her at my feet.
“Thank you Garrett.”
“Of course Bella.”
“Get up Vicky. Time we had this out. No powers. Just me and you. Only one of us is coming out of this in one piece.”
“Your friends will never allow me to live after I kill you.”
“My family will let you walk away if you can take me. I promise. Unlike you, my promises are genuine. So get up. Let’s do this. Because the only way out of this is through me.”
The bitch screamed and charged me. She was quick. I felt myself pushed back in her arms and rolled on the ground. Her fist came down and I barely moved my head out of the way in time. That would have hurt. I bucked my head I wrapped my legs around her head and twisted. She flipped to the ground and I rolled on top of her. Bitch grabbed my hair and I head butted her. A knee in the crotch. She felt that. Oww.
Bitch elbowed my chin. I jumped back to regroup. Ground and pound wasn’t my preferred style anyway.
She hopped to her feet and charged, not wasting anytime. I charged her as well. As we were about to collide she went low and I went high grabbing her red mane as we crossed. I didn’t let go and heard her neck snap. The sudden stop dropped us both. Her head was turned around and I grabbed it to continue its progress. Bitch tried to bite my finger and I let her go. She was not getting her teeth on me. We both stood up and hit each other in the face. I got her eye and she got my jaw. I landed and checked on Peter and Jasper. Alice was lighting body parts and the boys were watching me.
C’mon Bella. Jasper will make you train for hours and hours if you don’t do better than this.
Victoria was twenty yards away straightening her hair. I looked at my hand and saw a long red lock clenched in my fist.
She looked pissed. She charged again. Instead of charging I waited. I wanted to look and see what she would do. But I said no powers. We were doing this the old fashioned way.
She got within inches and I jumped up and came straight back down with my knee into her back halting her progress and planting her in the ground face first. I punched her in the back of the head as her face rose from the dirt.
“End it Bella.” I heard Peter say from the side. He was right. It was time to go home. Eww I hate this part. Twisting her head to the side I bit into her neck. Gross. But I kept biting. Until I heard the snap. Ripping back on her hair I was staring at her decapitated head. She was blinking. Ewww… gross!
I threw her head at Peter who caught it and tossed it into the fire that was currently burning the remains of Laurent and poor stupid Mike Newton. Jasper threw Vicky’s body in as well. Poor Mike. Of all the rotten luck to be mated to that bitch. He really was a sweet, dull guy. Even if he did go around telling people my senior year that my baby was his and AJ didn’t know. Asshole. Come to think of it, I am kind of glad he is dead. No that’s wrong. He didn’t deserve to die for starting rumors. I mean, okay maybe I was a little happy that he was dead, but this was sad, we shouldn’t… I remember AJ hitting him in the cafeteria and getting suspended for three days. He broke Mike’s jaw though. Mike baited him. That was a long three days in school without AJ. You know what? Fuck Mike. I’m glad the fucker is dead.
“Bella? You okay?”
“What?” I snapped out of my internal monologue to remember where we were. “Yeah I’m great. Let’s head home okay?”
Peter gave me a strange look but nodded. Jasper and Alice took off and we followed. Danger averted. We hadn’t even gotten settled in and we could move already. Because there was no way we were living in those crappy apartments this close to Alaska. I could tell the Volturi were in Alaska right now. At least they were entering it. They would be at the Denali’s soon. It was time to relocate. There were no Romanians around that I could tell. The three that attacked Victoria’s crew must have been a search team who found more than they could handle. Whatever they were doing, it wasn’t my problem. I just had to hide my daughter. Their little war was their business.
We arrived back in the apartment. Char was sitting watching TV. She motioned to Maddie’s room. I walked in to see her lying on the bed with her headphones on. She was listening to rap. My gangsta daughter.
“You kill the bitch?”
“Yep.”
“Can we talk about me becoming a vampire now?”
Dammit.
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