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Everyone should check out my Caius/Bella one shot if you haven't already.
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longer than usual.
On with it...
Bella
Fucking Alice!
I love her to death but this shit hurts like a mother-fucker.
''And...one..two...three!''
I sucked in a sharp breath and clenched my eyes shut as she ripped off yet another wax strip.
''And...one..two...three!''
Kill me now.
''So Bella, your daddy's going to be turning tomorrow. You must be happy you get to keep him?'' Victoria asked from beside me. She had been asking me questions and talking to me for the last two hours trying to distract me from the torture Alice was putting me through.
It wasn't working.
''Yeah. I cant wait,'' I replied then winced again.
''Almost done,'' Alice chirped happily.
''I'm going to burn every piece of clothing you own.'' I told her with a glare.
She rolled her eyes. ''You do that. That just means I get to buy more!''
Stupid shopping addicted pixie.
Three hours later, and they finally let me go. I was waxed, buffed, shined and pampered.
My nails were done, my skin was flawless and I hurt like I have never hurt before.
Give me the pain of the venom burning me from the inside over this any day.
I was walking funny cause of the lulu wax as I had christened it.
Where the hell was peter? I wanted to smack him with something for letting them do this to me.
''Want me to carry you?'' Victoria asked as I started down the stairs.
I sent a small glare at her and she laughed. ''Hey, I wasn't the one who waxed you,''
''No you were the one who said 'yay, girl time. Slumber party' or something like that.'' I scowled.
I finally made it down the stairs and found my dad and Emmett watching some TV.
''Hey honey.'' Charlie smiled. ''How was the slumber..thing?''
''Horrible.'' I pouted and sat down gingerly.
Emmett laughed but stopped when I raised a fireball in my hand and glared at him.
''Sorry.'' he gulped ''Don't burn me please,''
''Wow. that's... that's still... yeah. Impressive'' Charlie said with eyes on my hands.
''Thanks'' I smiled ''What do you think your power will be?''
''Cant I have fireballs like you?'' he asked ''That's pretty cool, I wouldn't mind that.''
I rolled my eyes. ''I don't think you get to pick your own, dad.''
''Oh, well, maybe its something I already have? I have good instincts. Maybe something to do with that? And I have a killer bullshit radar.. ''
''I doubt your power will be anything to do with bullshit dad.'' I laughed and pulled my legs up beneath me.
''Maybe you will shoot lightning bolts!'' Emmett said excitedly ''That would be fucking awesome!''
Charlie frowned ''Knowing my luck, I'd have to shoot them outta my ass. No thanks.''
We all laughed just as a roll of heat erupted from me ''Ooh, that's new.'' I breathed as I watched the air around me shimmer like a heatwave.
''I'll say.'' Charlie said, moving back away from the heat.
Emmett held his hand out towards me but pulled it back quickly. ''Shit, that's hot.''
''Uhh, Bella? You're smoking..'' Victoria said with wide eyes.
I looked down and sure enough I was smoking. Well, my clothes were anyway.
I jumped up off the couch. Peter loved this couch. I couldn't burn it.
''What's happening?'' I asked panicking ''Where's Peter?''
''He went to meet with someone. He said he'd only be about half an hour,'' Emmett told me.
Shit, I needed Peter.
Jace, Carlisle, Edward, Esme, Rosalie and Alice all ran down the stairs ''Bella, its ok.'' Carlisle said calmly ''Try and relax,''
''You try and relax!'' I snapped ''You're not the one with smoking clothes on.''
''Why don't we go down to the pool?'' Victoria asked nervously ''You know, cool off maybe?''
Yeah, that sounded good right now. ''Okay,'' I nodded ''Lets go.''
I walked towards the kitchen then down the hall and down to the underground pool room.
''Whoa, this place is amazing!'' Rosalie said in awe ''He made this place? You sure hit the jackpot with Peter, Bella. The man has skills.''
I chuckled weakly ''I'll tell you about his bedroom skills one day. You have no idea.''
Charlie cleared his throat. Oops. ''Sorry Daddy,''
Everyone had followed us down to the pool and were all standing round me nervously.
The heat coming from me was intensifying.
''Get in, Bella,'' Charlie said from behind me.
I wanted to but I didn't dare move. My heart was pounding and I could feel my blood boiling.
''I cant.'' I replied quietly.
''What do you mean?'' Carlisle asked. He looked slightly scared now.
''I mean, I cant.''
''Give her a push,'' Emmett told Edward and shoved him towards me. Edward looked terrified.
I wanted to laugh but the heat consumed me ''I don't like... I need Peter!''
''Someone aught to phone him,'' Jace said.
''Ya think!'' I snapped.
Suddenly fire erupted from me. It covered every inch of me and licked out about five inches away from my body. It didn't hurt though. It felt... normal.
''Holy shit!'' I heard Emmett gasp as they all moved back.
''BELLA!'' Charlie cried ''WHAT'S HAPPENING TO HER!''
''I don't know... Bella? Can you hear me sweetheart?'' Carlisle asked.
Would the fire get in my mouth in I opened it?
I hummed a response hoping he could understand me.
''What was that? What's wrong with her?'' Charlie was freaking out. He took a step towards me and held up his hands. ''Bella?''
I heard a click and saw a flash.
''You're taking pictures of me while I fucking burn like a damn human bonfire!'' I snarled at Emmett, moving towards him.
The nerve of this man!
''You can talk!'' Charlie cried ''Are you alright?''
''I'm fine'' I told him ''Unlike Emmett will be when I burn his balls off!''
''Sorry belly-bean. But how many times do you get to see your little sister go all human torch? I had to capture this moment''
''Can you stop it?'' Esme asked tearfully.
''I don't know,'' I shrugged, looking down at myself ''Have you called Peter?''
''Oh yeah, I'll do that now.'' Jace said pulling out his mobile.
''Idiot.'' Victoria said rolling her eyes.
''Why don't you try getting in the water?'' Edward asked ''It might put the fire out.''
Oh yeah.
I took a small step to the right to try it. When nothing changed, I moved over to the side of the and jumped in.
I felt the water bubbling around me as I swam to the surface. Steam and hisses filled the air.
I couldn't see anything but steam but at least the fire was gone. Pity the heat wasn't.
''Bella? What's happening?'' Charlie called out. ''Are you ok?''
''I'm fine,'' I replied ''The fires gone.''
''The heat hasn't.'' Alice said.
''Thank you, captain obvious!'' I replied sarcastically.
''Sorry,''
The hissing continued all around me. I noticed that I was getting lower and lower.
The water was evaporating!
Holy fuck!
Soon my feet touched the bottom of the pool. The once very deep pool.
I watched as the water turned into steam all around me. In minutes the water was up to my hips, then my knees, then my ankles and finally the pool was empty.
I was left standing there in the steam, naked as the day I was born, just looking round in awe.
''I cant see anything, Bella, you have to talk to me.'' Carlisle called ''Tell me what's happening.''
''Uh... the waters gone..'' I supplied.
''Gone? How can it be?'' Someone asked.
''It must have evaporated,''
''Amazing.''
''What the fuck is going on? Where's Bella?''
''Peter?''
''Bella!''
I heard a thud of boots and suddenly he was there, appearing through the steam like a super-hero.
''There you are.'' He smiled ''Causing trouble as usual?''
''You know me,'' I laughed weakly.
Immediately he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into a tight hug ''I shouldn't have left you. I promise to stay by your side for the rest of eternity.''
''I can deal with that,'' I smiled ''Thank you for being perfect.''
''I love you.'' He replied and tilted my face up, kissing my lips softly.
I kissed him back, getting lost in the sensation of his lips on mine.
''Mmm, I love you too.'' I replied once he pulled back.
The steam was clearing now and the heat had vanished too. Looking round, I laughed at the empty pool and all the worried vampires, plus my dad by the pool.
''Never a dull moment since we met you, Bella.'' Emmett laughed.
''You know it'' I grinned up at him.
''Lets get you checked out, Bella.'' Carlisle said holding his hand out for me.
''You might want to..uh... cover up first?'' Charlie said sending Carlisle a glare.
I looked down. Oh yeah, I was naked.
Peter stepped in front of me and took off his t-shirt, handing it back to me.
''Edward! Control yourself!'' Esme snapped.
''Sorry,'' Edward groaned sounding embarrassed.
I sniggered as I put Peter's t-shirt on. It smelt just like him.
I breathed him in and sighed.
''You ok?'' Peter asked me, looking me over. ''Damn you look good in that. Reminds me of our first few days together.''
''Ahh, yes. When I smelt like a crispy chicken?'' I grinned up at him.
''My bubbly crispy chicken,'' He smiled and kissed me. I laughed against his lips ''Dick,''
''You love me.''
''God knows why, but I do.'' I replied.
He wrapped his arms around my waist and jumped us out of the pool.
''Thank god!'' Charlie said, pulling me into a hug as soon as peter released me.
''I'm ok dad,'' I told him.
''You sure gave us a scare, darlin.'' Jasper sighed and pulled me into yet another hug ''You trying to give us poor vamps a heart-attack?''
''Sorry Jasper,'' I smiled and hugged him back.
''You look paler,'' he told me, holding me at arms length ''And your hair is longer.''
I looked down at my arms. They did look paler. Cool.
''Lets go upstairs.'' Carlisle said, holding out his hand for me. I smiled and took his hand. This might be the last time he ever gets to doctor to me. I felt saddened by that. Me getting banged up and Carlisle fixing me up had become normal to me. I would miss it.
Obviously thinking along the same lines, he smiled slightly. ''My favourite patient wont be my patient soon. She'll be invincible and less clumsy.''
''Hopefully. But knowing me, I'll be the first clumsy vampire,'' I smiled and linked out arms together as he led me up stairs.
'I'll go set up in the office.'' Carlisle said and headed upstairs.
I reached the kitchen and I immediately went and poured myself a big glass of alcohol. I needed it after the last hour.
Turning, I came face to face with a male vampire with dark red eyes grinning at me. ''Hi!''
The glass in my hand turned to glassy goo as I yelped and jumped back in shock. Flames once again shot from me but vanished a second later.
He looked more than a little shocked but smiled.
''Sorry,'' the vampire grinned, looking me over. ''Nice rack. You must be Bella?''
''Who the fuck are you?'' I asked angrily. I liked that t-shirt, dammit!
''My name is Santiago. Caius sent us.'' He replied still grinning.
''Us?''
''Hello again Bella''
I knew that voice...
''Demetri.'' I turned to see the man in question leaning against the table.
''You remembered me!'' He smiled walking forward and removing his long black cloak. He wrapped it round me and picked up my hand, placing a kiss on my knuckles. ''Looking beautiful as ever, my dear.''
The others had all reached the kitchen now. About bloody time.
Peter spotted me in Demerit's cloak with the man holding my hand and growled ''Who the fuck are you?''
We are so alike.
''Demetri.'' Edward said with a sneer ''The Tracker.''
''Well get your hands off my mate before I track my foot up your fucking ass!'' Peter said menacingly.
''I mean Isabella no harm. Just saying hello, is all'' Demetri smiled and sent me a wink.
''Play nice boys,'' Jane said as she walked through from the living-room. Her brother, Felix and another woman who I remember seeing in Volterra walked in behind her. ''Hello again Bella,'' Jane smiled.
''Hi,'' I replied, wrapping the cloak around me tighter.
''Caius sent all of you?'' Jasper asked sounding surprised.
''Yes. He will be arriving himself along with his wife tomorrow.'' Felix told him before turning to me ''Hello Bella,''
''Hello Felix,'' I smiled.
Two more vampires walked in but both gave the Volturi a wide berth, or as wide as the kitchen could give them.
''From what I saw outside, I am really going to like your girl, Peter.'' one of them grinned in my direction ''Bursts into flames, looses all her clothes then shouts at Volturi guards while naked... my kind of girl.''
''Just as long as you remember who'd girl she is, Garrett'' Peter nodded, walking over to me and wrapping his arms around me from behind ''You ok?'' He whispered in my ear.
I nodded and placed my hands over his ''I'm fine. Just a little startled''
''One more day baby. Just one more day.'' He kissed my neck.
''So you burst into flames... that's cool.'' Jane said while her brother nodded with a grin. ''You'll be pretty awesome when you turn.''
I just nodded, not knowing what to say.
There were an awful lot of vampires in this house right now. Doing a quick head count, I found that there were eighteen vamps and me and my dad.
Shit.
That's a lot of vamp under one roof.
''When are you turning her?'' Felix asked Peter.
''Uh.. she's already in transition,'' Peter replied, giving me a small squeeze ''Has been for over a day.''
''She's...'' Felix's eyes were wide ''But she's awake? And fine.. I don't see how that is possible.''
''Well seeing is believing.'' I grinned ''I guess I just like being different.''
''Who is he?'' The other woman asked, staring at Charlie.
Oh hell no.
I pulled out of Peters arms and moved over to my dad. I moved faster than I normally would. That was pretty cool.
I stood in front of Charlie and glared at the woman ''He's my father.''
''He is human.'' she replied.
''Well spotted,'' I rolled my eyes ''He will be changed later tonight.''
She nodded but still continued to stare at Charlie.
''Do you mind?'' I asked with a glare.
She didn't say anything but looked away.
''Charlie Swan, pleasure to meet you..''
Daddy say what?
I looked to my right and saw my dads arm sticking out towards the vamp woman.
So not the time to be charming, dad.
''Heidi. Heidi Holmes.'' She replied, holding out her hand with a small smile.
''Go Daddy Swan,'' Emmett muttered behind us.
I turned and shot him a glare.
He smiled and shrugged at me ''Sorry Bella,''
My mobile began ringing in the other room. Thank god for interruptions!
''Excuse me,'' I said and walked out.
I missed alone time with peter.
''Hello?'' I said on answer.
''Hey Bells. Hows it going? Did everyone get there ok?''
''Jacob, hey.'' I sighed ''Yeah everyone's here. You would not believe the week I have had! Its good to hear your voice.''
He chuckled ''I can imagine. Having all the Cullen's plus your dad turning up to ruin yours and peters happy time, put a damper on your sex lives huh?''
''You don't know the half of it!'' I went on to tell him everything that had happened since we left.
Taking the phone, I headed upstairs and threw myself onto my bed. A long gossip with my best friend was in order. A little bit of normalcy before the crazy newborn phase started.
God help me cause it cant get any crazier than it is right now.
Coming up next, Charlie's change. Any ideas on what his power will be?
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