Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

The Rabbit Meets The Magic Stick

By Mama4Dukes

Chapter 28:

On Sunday morning, Paul knocked on Bella’s door, but much to his annoyance, Charlie told him that Quil had picked her up to take her rafting down the Elwha River with his friends, Jared and Seth. Of course, as soon as he learned that she was rafting, he freaked out and phased with the intention of going after her. Unfortunately for him, Ephraim Black caught him and told him in no uncertain terms was he to interfere with Bella’s friendship with her cousin. After that, he was ordered to run to the reservation, grab Jacob under the pretense that they were going to First Beach because his parents still didn’t know he had phased, and meet at Levi Uley’s house because it was time for pack training to begin in earnest. He had no choice but to obey so he put his clothes back on and ran to the Black house.

That’s when the worst thing, which could possibly occur, happened. Mr. and Mrs. Black insisted that Paul have breakfast with them because it was very rare that any of Jake’s friends ever visited. So, he sat down with the family and was served breakfast burritos made from scrambled tofu, onions, peppers, spinach, quinoa, and black beans. When he lied and said it was delicious, Mrs. Black made him another one to eat. After that, Billy Black gave him an extra tall glass of pressed juice made from turmeric, kale, parsley, romaine lettuce, and collard greens. “It’ll help with the inflammation,” he said, and patted him on the back.

“I have inflammation?” Paul asked, terrified about what could possibly be inflamed in his body.

Billy nodded and gravely informed him, “We all have inflammation, son.”

“So, how did Jacob and you meet?” Sarah asked.

“Oh, um, we met at the Swan’s party last night, and made plans to go to the beach together.”

“I’m so happy that you’re getting to know each other. I knew your parents before they moved away from La Push, of course.”

“Oh, Mom, I forgot to tell you that Paul invited me to have dinner at his house later.”

“Oh, honey, I don’t know. I don’t think the Lahotes are vegan.” Sarah turned to Paul and asked, “Are you at least vegetarian?”

“No, we’re not, but… but we always eat salad. Lots of salad.” Paul hoped he wasn’t lying. When he looked in the fridge this morning, he saw a whole bunch of those pre-packaged salads.

“Sarah, you have to let Jacob grow up. You can’t keep hovering over him like a mother hen,” Billy warned. “You must trust our son to make the correct nutritional choices. Besides, he’s been eating healthy since the day he was born.”

“You’re right. It’s just so hard to see you so independent.” She sighed and turned to Paul. “I’ll have to call your mother, and explain certain things. We are vegan, which means no meat, fish, dairy, or eggs of any kind.”

It was worse than Paul thought. Poor Jake was being subjugated by his fanatic parents. “Uh, yes, maybe Jake can sleep over, too,” he blurted out. Someone had to save him. He needed to eat real food and there was real food available at his house. This was an emergency!

“I don’t see any harm in that.”

“I’ll tell you what? I’ll make a dish for you to bring to the Lahotes. That way, you won’t compromise your diet,” Sarah offered with a smile.

“And I’ll even press some juice for the whole family to enjoy,” Billy added.

Paul hoped that his parents weren’t going to chew him out later for this. Oh, well. He needed to feed his buddy some meat. His parents knew he was a wolf and he could explain that Jake had also just phased and that wolves were natural carnivores.

When Jacob and Paul finally arrived at Levi Uley’s house, the elders were all waiting.

“Where were you two? You should have been here over an hour ago.”

“Jake’s parents forced me to have breakfast with them.”

The elders all started cackling and Quil the Wolf said, “I told you it would be a good idea to send the boy over to get Jake.”

“You did that on purpose?” Paul asked, appalled.

“You didn’t expect me to choke down their food, did you?” Ephraim questioned. “It’s bad enough that I have to eat dinner there once a week.”

The elders spent all day Sunday training Jacob and Paul. The boys were alpha ordered by Ephraim Black not to think about their trip back to the 80’s around any new wolves, when they began phasing, or around the Cullens, who they would inevitably run into at school. Bella had warned them about Edward’s mind reading and about other gifts possessed by the coven. Both boys were taught how to control their thoughts the way the older wolves could.

Around six pm, after an intensive driving lesson for Paul by Jacob, the elders joined the boys at the Lahotes. Ephraim Black had called and explained that Jacob had phased, and was in need of protein in the form of meat or fish because the vegan Blacks had no idea that their son was a wolf. Paul’s parents were very understanding about the situation and jumped on board immediately with the rescue Jacob Black mission and had grilled filet mignons ready to go for dinner. Unknown to the elders and the parents was the fact that it was the first time that either of the two boys had ever had filet mignons.

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While the boys spent the day with the pack, Bella spent her time with Quil the Fifth, Jared, and Seth rafting down the Elwha River. She had a ton of fun with them, but deduced that three of them were pretty arrogant-much like Adam, Quil the Fourth, and her father were in the past. The only difference was that none of them hit on her so she was comfortable with them. All three of them were very protective of her, too-no doubt Quil’s doing.

When some boys from Port Angeles High School hit on her, the three of them almost got into a fistfight. After one of the PA boys had the nerve to grab her ass, Bella, of course, gave him an uppercut and sent all of them scurrying away.

“Bella, you’re supposed to let us protect you!” Quil told her.

“Why?”

“Because we play hockey against those guys and if you protect yourself, it’ll look as if we weren’t tough enough to protect you,” Jared explained.

“Do you realize how stupid that sounds?”

“Stupid it may be, but that’s how it is in the hockey rink.”

“So, you want me to act all meek and helpless?”

“Yep,” Seth nodded his head. “It makes us look better. You see, we know that you can defend yourself, but they don’t have to know that. Do you get it?”

“No, I don’t get it.”

“I’ll have to have my girlfriend explain it to you. It’s like a code.”

“Well, it’s a stupid code,” Bella declared.

“Geez, Ateara, your cousin is as stubborn as you are,” Jared said.

“It runs in the family,” Quil replied.

After their rafting trip, the boys took her to a big blowout house party at the Berty house in Forks, where she was introduced to almost the entire senior class minus the nerds, according to Jared. Bella realized that Samantha Wells and Katie Marshall were both a year older than her now for some reason. Katie Marshall looked a little different because she had a different mother. Actually, she looked a bit like Quil used to look in the old future. She also met Brittany Uley, who was one of the few juniors at the party. Apparently, she was also a cheerleader, as were Katie and Samantha. The two senior girls attempted to explain ‘the code’ that Seth had spoken of to Bella.

“Um, no. I don’t care if it is a code. If some guy touches me without permission, I’m going to kick the crap out of him. I’m not going to wait for some knight in shining armor to come to my rescue.”

“I’m with you a hundred percent, girl,” Brittany said. “My daddy always told me that I should stand up for myself and beat up any guy who puts his hands on me.”

Bella thought it was ironic considering she gave Brittany’s father a serious beat down once for grabbing her. Well, at least Josh Uley learned something from it.

About a half hour into the party, a tall boy with sandy blond hair, who Bella recognized as Austin Marks approached her. “Hey, so you’re Quil’s cousin. I’m Austin. I play hockey with Quil.”

“Nice to meet you. I’m Bella.”

“I heard you’re from Arizona.”

“I am.”

“Cool. I’ve lived here all my life. I can show you around school tomorrow.”

“Oh, um, I think my cousin…”

“You’re a cheerleader, too, right?”

“I was at my old school.”

His eyes traveled from her head to her toes then back up again. “I can tell. You’ve got the goods.”

Bella rolled her eyes. “And you obviously don’t,” she replied.

The arrogant prick either didn’t hear her or completely ignored her because the next thing he said was, “So, what do you think? Do you want to watch some Netflix and chill with me?”

“Hey! What the hell do you think you’re doing, Marks?” Quil interrupted. “I told you and everyone on the team that Bella is off limits.”

“I was just talking to her, man. She’s pretty.”

“He wanted to Netflix and chill with me,” Bella informed him.

“Okay, it’s time to go. I can’t have my cousin at this party.”

“Are you coming back, Quilly?” Katie asked.

“Of course I am, babe. I just have to drop my cousin off at her house, and then we’ll chill.” He winked at his girlfriend, who flashed him a seductive smile.

“You’re a fucking hypocrite, do you know that?” Bella told her cousin.

“I can handle myself. I’m older. You can’t. You have no idea what these guys are like. This is no place for my innocent cousin.”

“I’m sorry, I couldn’t help but overhear that you’re leaving. Would you mind if I waited at your house for my dad to pick me up?” Brittany Uley asked. “I don’t feel like staying at this party.”

“Sure, come on.”

They arrived at the Swan house within minutes. Quil walked both girls to the door and knocked. “Hello, Uncle Charlie,” he greeted.

“What are you doing home so early? I thought you were going to a party at the Bertys,” Charlie said.

“Um, some of the kids wanted to chill out and watch some Netflix. Bella and Brittany didn’t feel like watching movies so I said I’d drop them off at home,” Quil lied. “I’m just going to head back before I miss too much of the movie.” He tried to turn around and leave, but Charlie grabbed him by the collar and took his car keys from him.

“Sit the hell down, now! I’m not playing, boy!”

“Is something the matter, Uncle Charlie?”

“First of all, you smell like beer. Second, you got behind the wheel of a car after drinking alcohol and endangered the lives of two girls and countless more people who encountered you on the road on your way here. Third, you’re not even supposed to be drinking-you’re still a minor. And fourth, I know what ‘Netflix and Chill’ means and you absolutely do not have my permission to go back and do that.”

“You’re not my father!”

“No, I’m not, but you’re my nephew, and I care about you just as much as I care about Bella, so you don’t have my permission to run wild and drunk around Forks!”

“But Uncle Charlie, I’m Jared and Seth’s ride home. Plus my girl is waiting for me.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll handle all of that with one phone call.”

Quil groaned as his uncle called Police Chief Ken Marshall and suggested that he swing by the Berty house and perhaps bring the paddy wagon and some extra officers with zip ties with him. Chief Marshall thanked him and promised that he would tell the kids that he received an anonymous noise complaint.

“There. Now all of your friends have a ride,” Charlie quipped.

“I think I’m going to throw up.” Quil suddenly stood up and turned green.

“Uh-huh. Alright, boy. Let’s get you to the bathroom.”

“Well, that was exciting,” Renee chortled to the girls. “Let me just call your Aunt Jasmine and tell her what’s going on. I’ll be right back.”

By the time Charlie came back out to the living room, Josh Uley had arrived to pick up Brittany. “Thanks for having Britt over at your house, Charlie. I thought I’d be picking her up at the Berty’s house so I was surprised when she called to tell me that she was at your place.”

“It really wasn’t a problem to have Brittany over, Josh. She’s always welcome here. Besides, I have a feeling that this party was a bit on the wild side.” Charlie turned to his daughter. “Alright, I got Quil tucked into bed. Now, why don’t you tell me what happened, kiddo?”

Bella explained about Austin Marks hitting on her and how Quil defended her, then decided that she needed to go home because she didn’t need to be exposed to everyone at the party.”

“What about you, Brittany?” Josh asked.

“Oh, I wasn’t comfortable either. Riley Biers wanted to ‘Netflix and Chill’ with me.”

“Who is Riley Biers?” Bella asked.

“He’s the fire chief’s son. He’s also on the hockey team.”

“I’m not so sure I like the hockey team guys,” Bella said.

“But Brittany, you like watching movies,” Josh said.

Charlie explained that ‘Netflix and Chill’ meant to make out or have sex with Netflix on in the background in teenspeak.

“Oh!” Josh cried in shock. “That’s uh… that’s… well, I’m glad you girls left the party promptly. I’ll be putting a call into the Bertys as soon as I get home.”

“I suspect the Bertys aren’t home.”

“Did you know that this was an unsupervised party, young lady?” Josh asked his daughter. Bella couldn’t get over how responsible he was.

“No, Daddy. Katie and Samantha told their moms it was supervised so I assumed it was, too.”

“Clearly, they lied to their parents. Well, what should we do about informing the parents? I’m assuming that there was drinking going on at the party?”

“I already put a call into Ken Marshall. He’s going to investigate a noise complaint.”

“Those kids are in for a rude awakening, but it’s better that they learn this lesson sooner rather than later.” Josh shook Charlie’s hand. “Thank you for keeping my little girl here.”

“It really wasn’t a problem. I’d rather she be safe here than waiting at the party where there’s drinking going on.”

“Absolutely. I’ll take Brittany home now.” He turned to Bella. “I teach a kickboxing class over at the tribal gym. Why don’t you stop in? Brittany takes the class. She just got her black belt. It would help for you to learn some basic self defense moves.”

“Kickboxing? Cool. I love kicking things,” Bella gushed excitedly.

“Our Bella has a black belt in karate, Josh,” Renee proudly informed him.

“Oh, so you already know martial arts. You can still come to the class, though. If you like kicking things, my class is certainly the place to do it.”

“Do you remember when that exchange student from Arizona gave you that phenomenal roundhouse kick, Josh?” Charlie asked.

“Oh, yeah. I tell all of my students that it was the most important kick I ever received in my life. That young lady kicked me straight into recovery. If I could thank her personally, I would-over and over again.”

Bella was touched by that particular bit of information. Even if Josh didn’t know it was she who had kicked him, he appreciated her actions. It made her happy to know that she had made a difference in someone’s life.

“And that was the start of my obsession with karate,” Charlie said. “Why don’t you send your class schedule to me? I’ll bring Bella over and we’ll check out your class.”

“That would be great, Charlie. I’ll be looking forward to seeing you both. Renee, you’re welcome, too.”

“Oh, no. Karate is not my forte. I’m more a yoga kind of girl.”

“Well, Billy teaches yoga at the tribal gym. He’s an excellent yogi.”

“Ooh! I’ll have to try his class out.”

The Uleys left soon after with Bella and Brittany making plans to meet up at school on Tuesday.

Bella was about to go up to her room when her parents stopped her.

“Oh, no. You’re not going to bed yet, missy. You got into a car with your cousin who was clearly too drunk to drive. Why didn’t you call Dad or me for a ride?” Renee asked.

“I… oh… I wasn’t thinking,” she replied honestly.

“You’re damn right you weren’t thinking. It only takes a split second to get into an accident. You’re lucky you made it home alive. For not thinking, you get extra chores for the rest of week. Is that understood?”

“Yes, Mom,” she replied. “I’m sorry. I really am.” And she meant it. She hadn’t considered the fact that Quil had been drunk.

Charlie and Renee looked at each other with perplexed expressions. “What’s going on, Bells? No protest? No whining? Are you okay, honey?” Charlie put his hand on her forehead. “It’s not like you to accept your consequences without throwing a fit.”

“I was wrong. Why should I argue? You guys are weird. I’m going to bed,” she declared, exhausted from an adventure filled day.

“I believe our baby is growing up,” she heard Renee saying to Charlie as she climbed the stairs. Bella soon tuckered out. She missed Paul and Jake and wondered what they had done all day.

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Paul and Jake were at the Swan house bright and early in the morning on Labor Day Monday. Yesterday had been the first full day in a week that they had spent apart from her and they wanted to make sure she was okay, especially since she had gone rafting down the Elwha with Jared, Quil, and Seth.

“What in hell are you two boys doing here this early?” Charlie asked as he opened the door clad in a pair of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle pajama pants.

“Oh, we’re here to see Bella, Dr. Swan,” Paul greeted excitedly.

“She’s sleeping! Why aren’t the two of you in bed like most normal teenagers? It’s only six in the morning! Jesus Christ!”

Jake and Paul both gulped. They hadn’t realized how early it was.

“Hey, guys,” Bella greeted, walking down the stairs in her Hello Kitty pajamas. “What are you doing here so early?”

“What on earth is going on?” Renee asked, walking to the door in her Wonder Woman pajamas. “Did something happen? Is there an emergency?”

Paul noted that he fit right in with this family, especially considering that he discovered that he had a dresser drawer filled with Spiderman pajama pants in his dresser last night.

“Uh, no, we mentioned to Bella that we were going to the beach today and she said that she wanted to tag along.”

“At six in the morning?”

“We’re going to Port Townsend. It’ll be nine when we get there.” Paul was proud of himself for coming up with that on the fly. He remembered that Port Townsend was three hours away while eavesdropping on a conversation between Sam and Emily in his old life.

“Why would you be going to Port Townsend when you have several perfectly good beaches in La Push?” Charlie asked.

“Because we want to go sightseeing,” Bella said quickly. “I wanted to see all the cute Victorian homes.”

“It’s a great idea, but no way. First of all, it’s Labor Day and you have school tomorrow. Second, you don’t have permission to drive for three hours one way, making it a total of six hours roundtrip, without parental supervision. It’s simply too far. Do either of you boys have permission to go?” When Jake and Paul both looked down at their toes, Charlie continued with, “I thought not. Third, we have a cookout to go to at the Lahotes at two. I know for a fact that the Blacks are also invited so it should go without saying that you kids are expected to attend. So, no, you do not have permission to drive to Port Townsend. You may, however, go to First Beach or any of the other beaches in La Push, but only after you have breakfast. Now, have you boys eaten yet?”

Bella glared at her father with a scowl on her face. She wasn’t sure how she liked this new strict, parent-like version of him. She used to have way more freedom in her previous life-perhaps a bit too much, she conceded.

“Uh, no, we were going to eat at the coffee shop,” Paul informed them.

“Great. We’ll all go,” Renee announced. “We’ll treat you. I don’t want to poison you with my cooking. Why don’t you go and wake up our nephew, Charlie?”

Charlie grabbed a frying pan and a metal spatula from the kitchen. “It’ll be my pleasure,” he replied with a grin and headed off to wake up Quil.

Bella and Renee also went upstairs to change out of their pajamas. In the meantime, Jake and Paul sat on the sofa wondering how their plans to hang out with Bella for the day had gone so haywire. Would they ever get a moment alone with her?