(Outfit above is Anna's and Willow's)

Chapter Eighteen, Touch and Go

Bella's P.O.V:

I smirked as I grabbed some paper, an envelope, a stamp and a pen. 'This will teach that bitch a lesson, for stealing everyone from me.' I thought quickly putting a stamp on the envelope and penning the address, setting them aside I started writing the letter.

Dear Jackson,

I thought you should know as no one seems to have told you; Anna had your daughter. But she has claimed her new boyfriend the father of your child but also his name is on the birth certificate not yours.

Not only has she ruined your life and the lives of your friends but also my life. My whore of a little sister is ruining all the plans I had in place and I wish she was dead. I don't doubt you do too. And I hope it happens. I really do.

Anyway, thought you should know what's she's done.

Bella Swan

Smirking and letting out a laugh I put the letter in the envelope and sealed it. Now Anna will wish she never took everyone from me. Slipping on my coat and my rucksack I picked up the letter, ignoring Anna's calls to stay in the house and not to go in the Forest. Like I'm going to listen to her! Posting the letter, the plan falling into place as I watched it fall into the letterbox. Getting back into the truck heading towards the clearing I went to with Edward. Feeling happy for the first time since Edward left.

Annalyssa's P.O.V:

I was the only one at home at the moment so I decided to spend it relaxing in the garden with my daughter. A blanket spread out beneath us as she played with her toys, a happy smile on my face as I played with her and watching her play, lovingly. She was in a cute navy blue dress that had a tutu and a unicorn on the front with a matching headband, white tights and navy blue shoes.

Whereas, I was dressed in a black skirt with a belt, black ankle boots, a red cold shoulder shirt. Willow's coat and my red coat were sat to the side of us just in case it turned cold. Bella was off in the woods even though I told her not to go but she never listens and Dad was off fishing with Harry.
"You've got to keep your shoes on, my love." I laughed slipping her little shoes back on her feet.

"Mama. Dada." Willow asked cutely playing with her wolf stuffy that is grey with some black much like Embry's wolf form.
"Dada will be back later my love." I said kissing her cheeks softly, seemingly satisfied Willow cuddled into me as we play together for the rest of the day. Around lunchtime, we head back inside, popping Willow into her high chair so I can make both of us some lunch. Consisting of some ham sandwich squares on plain brown bread for Willow with some banana pieces and a few raisins and a bottle of follow on milk. While I had some orange juice, a ham sandwich on brown seeded bread and an apple, though I only ate mine after I helped Willow. Before we moved into the living room as it was starting to get chilly.

Willow and I startled awake. Willow waking up crying on my chest where we had fallen asleep on the sofa, the reason for us startling awake; was Bella. Who came charging into the house shouting for Dad who was in the kitchen with Harry sorting out their fishing gear. When did they get back? They must have come back when we were asleep.
"Shhh it's okay my love." I soothed picking up Willow holding her close as we followed Bella into the kitchen.
"Dad! I saw them." Bella cried.
"What's the matter?" Dad asked concerned.

"In the woods. They're not bears." Bella started but Dad cut her off.
"What do you mean 'in the woods'? Bell, what the hell were you doing out in the woods? And I bet you ignored your sister when she told you not to go!" Dad exclaimed looking as if he wanted to pinch the bridge of his nose.
"Thanks Harry." I said gratefully when he took the dummy out of the steriliser and rinsed it off thoroughly before handing it to me. Popping it into Willow's mouth, which seemed to calm her down as she drifted back off to sleep in my arms.

"They're wolves. I mean, they're like huge wolves." Bella exclaimed loudly making Willow whine in her sleep.
"Bella!" I warned before soothing my daughter back off to sleep.
"Are you sure about that, Bella?" Harry asked sharing a look with Dad and I which she thankfully missed. If she carried on Dad would have no choice but to set up a hunting party. But he and Harry would lead them away from the pack.

"Yeah! I just saw them. They were after...something." Bella cried hesitating slightly, I knew then she saw something else in the woods and I wasn't going to like the answer. Dad continued to ask Bella about what she saw, like Harry and I wishing she didn't insist about seeing the pack.
"Alright then." Dad sighed resigned. "Harry, up for some hunting? Get some of your guys together?"
"Sure," Harry said just as resigned as Dad. "I'll just go make the call." He said leaving into the other room patting my shoulder briefly as he past.

"Right Bella, I want you to listen to your sister and stay in the house." Dad said sternly as he followed in Harry's direction. Bella turned to face me and waited until she heard the door close before she said something that I dreaded.
"Laurent was there." Bella said. "He came as a favour to Victoria to see if I and most likely you and Willow were still under the Cullens protection.

He knew I wasn't anymore but you and....your daughter were or are...whatever. She, as in Victoria. Most likely wants to kill you two as well." She said smirking as she left. As soon as left it felt like my whole world was crashing down around me, and I couldn't breathe. Sliding into a chair, holding Willow in my arms I fumbled for my phone that was on the table, barely seeing it and dialling Jasper's number.

"Hello darlin'! Darlin'! What's wrong? Please answer me!" Jasper's voice asked worriedly when I didn't answer. 
"She knows! Victoria! Laurent was here as a favour to Victoria! She wants to kills us Jasper! She wants to kill Bella, she wants to kill me and she wants to kill our baby!" I cried almost hysterical but trying not to wake up Willow.

"Did he hurt you or Willow, darlin'?" Jasper growled.
"No, he didn't come here. Bella went into the forest and came across him. Apparently he went to your house whilst you're all out hunting. He was about to kill her when the pack arrived. Most likely killing him." I said still crying not scared for my life but more for my daughter's life.

"I'm on my way darlin' don't worry. Carlisle is going to phone the Denali's. I'll be right there. I made you a promise sweetheart and I intend to keep that promise. I love you so much." Jasper said his voice becoming more gruff and I knew the Major was trying to come out.
"I love you so much too Jazz. Please hurry." I pleaded feeling an overwhelming sense of fear at the thought of a blood thirsty vampire coming after me and my sister but more importantly my daughter, my sweet innocent daughter. All because Edward and Bella couldn't admit there was nothing between them but a blood singer bond and a toxic relationship.

"Anna? What's wrong?" Harry's concerned voice asked making me jump out of my skin as he and Dad came back into the kitchen after no doubt finishing their own calls.
"Princess?" Dad asked as he and Harry crouched in front of me.
"The vampires that escaped last year are back. And are coming to kill Bella, Willow and I. They're coming to kill my baby all because Bella got involved with someone who had no mate bond with her." I cried.
"It's okay sweetheart, I'll let Sam know and they'll hunt for the one they didn't kill today. They'll protect you three and Charlie. I have no doubt Jasper is on his way back?" Harry asked resting a comforting hand on my knee.

I nodded my head taking slow deep breaths trying to match mine to Dad's and Harry's so I didn't wake Willow.
"Good. Don't worry we'll catch her." Harry said kissing my forehead.
"I've got to head to the station but I can stay until Jasper gets here if you want? You know I will do my all to keep my three girls safe." Dad told me brushing my hair behind my ear.
"No, it's okay Dad. I'm calm now. It was a shock and the way Bella said it is all." I refuted.
"Are you sure?" Dad asked worried. I nodded my head.

"Alright, I'll lock the door behind me. I know it won't really do anything but, it's mainly to keep Bella in." Dad said making me laugh. "Harry and I will make sure the pack aren't caught. Try and relax." Dad said kissing my head as he and Harry bid me goodbye leaving to get the hunting party ready that would be setting out tomorrow at dawn.

Not ten minutes after Dad and Harry left Jasper arrived obviously he had ran faster than the others to get back to us quicker. It was lucky my bedroom faces the back garden and the woods so he wasn't seen. Neither of us had to say anything he just sat on the bed next to me taking both of us into his arms as we snuggled and that was how we stayed for what was left of the day.

***

The next day as it was still sunny Jasper and the others went back on the hunting trip as I went to the Rez spending it with Leah and Seth while the guys rested and had a lie in after chasing Victoria to the Canadian border. Later in the afternoon I went around to Emily's to spend some time with her.
"Hi Emily." I greeted smiling happily at her as I pulled the buggy up the few steps of her porch.
"Hi Anna." Emily greeted with a wide smile. "Here let me help you." Emily said lifting the bottom of the buggy helping me carry it up the few steps.

"Thank you. I've missed you." I said pulling her into a hug which she happily returned.
"Oh honey. I've missed the two of you too. Come, I've set up a travel cot for her in mine and Sam's room and I brought some baby monitors." Emily said pulling back slightly to look at me a wide smile still on her face.
"Em, you didn't have to do that." I said shocked.
"I know. But I wanted to and besides, it'll come in handy one day." Emily said with a shrug of her shoulders holding open her front door for me.

"Thank you. Are you and Sam trying then?" I asked excited for her.
"Not yet. We want to wait until after we get married and Sam hasn't forgiven himself for the accident. Said he wants more control first, even though he has the most control out of all of them. But I can also understand where he's coming from." Emily sighed as we walked upstairs to her bedroom gently taking off Willow's coat, shoes, hat, scarf and cardigan and covering her in the blanket. Before we left we popped the dummy back in her mouth and made sure the monitor was working before gently pulling the door closed, leaving her clothes, coat and shoes on the bed.

"I understand where you're both coming from Em. I'm sure he wants children with you just as much as you do, but he also doesn't want to hurt you or your children. I know the shift is trigged by emotion as well as vampires and believe me having a baby will set your emotions everywhere. Slapping Sam wasn't my finest hour but he also deserved it. I wasn't angry at you for being with your imprint or the other way round. I was just angry for how he left things with Leah, she doesn't understand yet." I sighed hoping she wasn't mad at me for hitting Sam.

"Oh no, Anna don't worry I hit Sam as well when I found out what he did to my cousin, and threw things at him, and refused to speak to him. I was so happy when I heard you hit him especially when I saw the red hand print. I was surprised at that actually, especially when you didn't break your hand." Emily laughed.
"Yeah I have no clue." I shrugged causing us both to laugh.
"I knew how you felt being in the middle as we're all your friends, your like our family and I was in between my cousin and my imprint. It's how this happened. Wait, what do you mean Leah doesn't understand yet?" Emily asked confused.

"Sue and Harry think Leah will be the first woman to shift. She's stronger than what she should be and as displayed some behaviour like the boys have. A few weeks ago Leah, Seth and I were having a tickle fight. Seth started it, and Leah accidentally knocked me into the coffee table and I hit my head. I had a massive bruise for weeks. But she didn't even push me that hard, it would be like me and you shoving each other." I explained.

"Oh my poor cousin." Emily sighed no doubt thinking of the pack bond. "Do you want to help me make muffins for the boys? I swear they're going to eat me out of house and home one of these days." Emily laughed as we started baking. Laughing and sharing stories with each other but also keeping an ear on the baby monitor as we lowly played some music as we danced around the kitchen.

Just as we had placed some muffins on the table along with a long tray of sandwiches we heard some whooping from outside. Rolling my eyes I opened the door to Embry and Jared telling Bella not to stare at Emily.
"Can you boneheads keep it down!" I hissed my hands on my hips. "Willow is asleep!"
"Sorry Anna."
"Sorry Lyssa."

The idiots apologised as Bella got out of her truck.
"Are you everywhere!? Why are you everywhere!? Why can't I ever get away from you!?" Bella shouted. Embry and Jared span around glaring and growling at my idiotic sister.
"I'm taking by the absence of Sam, Paul and Jake you did something to upset one of them. Most likely Paul. Meaning Jake and Sam had to save your sorry ass." I scoffed raising an eyebrow at my sister. "So, I would suggest, not aggravating anymore werewolves dear sister, as you will not like the consequences."

"If anyone should get away, it's Lyssa and Willow from you." Jared growled. "You are toxic Bella Swan. Lyssa has grown up with all of us unlike you, she's our friend and will not be leaving if you don't like it get in your truck and go."
"What's going on?" Emily asked popping her head out the door looking from my angry form to Embry and Jared who were almost shaking with anger. "Who's this?"
"Bella Swan, she's being a toxic bitch to her sister." Jared growled.

"Are you guys hungry? Like I have to asked." Emily laughed trying to diffuse the tension in the two wolves. Which seemed to work as she led the way back into her house not saying anything to Embry and Jared about their language, everyone on the Rez knew it was true. No doubt from Dad, or Billy, or Harry and Jacob who had often seen it for themselves.
"Err ladies first, and save some for your brothers." Emily said slapping Embry and Jared around the back of their heads. "Muffin." Emily asked Bella as Emily I both took a blueberry one knowing if we didn't take one now we wouldn't get one.

I stood in the kitchen talking to Emily as Embry told Bella all of their secrets.
"That boy never knows when to keep his mouth shut." Emily sighed shaking his head.
"Would you shut up? These are trade secrets. Damn it! This chick runs with vampires!" Jared snapped. 
"So does my sister and none of you seem to mind that she knows everything." Bella snapped.
"Well she's our friend, and she's actually a mate to Jasper which she can't help." Jared shrugged his shoulders.

"Some vampires can hear each other's thoughts too." I said as Sam came in heading straight for Emily planting kisses all over her face. Shortly followed by Jacob and Paul who were roughhousing. Paul was sporting a new scar meaning Embry had won some money back after losing to me. Multiple times. Paul looked briefly at Bella apologising before he took a seat next to me so I was in between him and Jared while Sam hugged and kissed Emily.

"So can all vampires hear each other's thoughts?" Paul asked.
"No that's just Edward. They normally carry over something they had when they were human and it's enhanced." I explained.

"Jasper for example has the ability to feel and change emotions as he was very emphatic when he was human in the Civil War, Alice has visions but they're subjective and only show of what people decide, the path they're on basically. Dean can tell when someone's fake, Carlisle has enhanced control hence him being a doctor, Esme has the enhanced ability to love, Emmett has super strength, and he is stronger than what a normal vampire is. Rosalie has enhanced beauty and my friend Reggie from Arizona has telekinesis."

"So he can move things with his mind like Scarlet Witch?" Embry asked excited.
"Yeah basically." I laughed. 
"Awesome." Jake and Embry said together making us all laugh and shake our heads at the two minus Bella.
"Why the hell would you tell them their secret?!" Bella screeched. "They trusted us with their secret and you just blabbed it!"

"First; they didn't trust you. You went snooping. And second; Carlisle said I could as it would help catch Victoria. He thinks she has the ability to escape no matter the situation she's in as she hasn't been able to be caught."
"That actually makes sense, as she's harder to catch than others we've dealt with." Sam agreed nodding his head.

***

It was a few days later, it had started off as a nice day sunny but partly cloudy, but the weather was drastically changing turning stormy as the rain started to come down. I was curled up with Jasper on the sofa watching Willow spin the toys on her walker, while the others were helping the pack trying to catch Victoria. I had no idea where Bella was she left hours ago and wasn't returning anyone's calls. When my phone suddenly ran.
"Dad, are you okay? Wait! What?! Is he okay? Please tell me he's not?" I asked tears falling down my cheeks dreading the answer.

"Oh thank Merlin!" I cried sinking bonelessly to the floor crying with relief and fear. I barely noticed Jasper slipping down besides me taking me into his arms. I felt bad for overloading him but I couldn't help it, Harry had a heart attack because of Victoria. "Are you sure he's going to be okay Dad? They what? Do I need to come over? Okay please keep me posted Dad and give them my love. I love you." I cried leaning into Jasper as he rubbed soothing motions on my back but didn't use his gift on me.

"What happened darlin'?" Jasper asked even though I knew he heard the conversation.
"Victoria went to attack Dad but when Harry went to shoot her she picked him up and probably went to attack him if Jacob hadn't gotten her off him. But he had a heart attack. Luckily Dad was there and helped until Carlisle got to him. It wasn't a fatal one thankfully but it was touch and go for awhile but Carlisle said he'll be okay with rest. Dad's over at the Rez helping Sue while Carlisle tends to Harry, as Leah and Seth shifted when they heard about Harry. They couldn't catch Victoria she dived into the ocean." I explained still feeling heart broken about my uncle.

"He's going to fine my love. Harry is a fighter especially if he tried to take on a vampire with a shot gun to save his friend." Jasper soothed kissing the top of my head. "And Carlisle will look after him and won't let anything happen to him. As for Leah and Seth they're going to be just fine, they have an amazing support network including you." Jasper said kissing me softly. "Now how about we get this little lady some dinner, a bath and then bed?"

The night seemed to get worse as Bella with all her idiotic decisions decided to go cliff diving during a storm just see something, apparently. So Alice had freaked out seeing two worst possible outcomes. One; where Edward went on a rampage and killed Willow and I. Second; where he reveals himself to the Volturi and they kill him. So she had rushed round to mine to find out if we knew or heard anything from Bella. But not too long after Alice had arrived Bella turned up with Jacob who had pulled her out of the sea.

"What the hell were you thinking Bella?" I demanded as soon as she walked through the door. "Are Dad and I not under enough stress worrying for Harry, that you decide you want to add more by cliff diving in a storm?"
"It's was fun." Bella said carelessly.

"Pull the other one Bella because I'm not buying it!" I scoffed.
"Bella! What have you done?" Jake asked agitated. He thought he had seen her true colours before. But now, it seemed like there was a load more to it. "What the hell is wrong with you Bella? You are seriously not right in the head!" Jacob exclaimed.

"What have you done? Edward is going to the Volturi to die. He checked in to see if you were okay even though, we've told him countless times that we don't speak to you but you're alive. Dean told him I was with Anna and Jasper. Then, he suddenly got this idea into his head that you were dead!" Alice demanded storming back into the living room after talking to Jasper in the kitchen about Victoria while Jacob and I had words with Bella.

"I have never known two people, who were so toxic towards each other, that they're prone to dramatics and life threatening idiocy. Not only for themselves but also for those around them." Alice ranted.
"You planned this didn't you?" Jasper asked glaring at her no doubt sensing something in her emotions.

"I wanted Edward back. It's not fair that she has you. That she has all of you and I have no one!" Bella screamed pointing at me.
"Well now we have to go to Italy to stop him as he won't believe me unless he sees you. So well done Bella you've just given us all a death sentence. Now get in the car." Alice demanded infuriated.

"Aren't you gonna try and stop me Jake?" Bella asked fluttering her eyelashes at him. 
"No I'm not." Jacob scoffed. "I told you I don't feel anything for you. Not even friendship with how you treat my friends, but I'll follow you upstairs to make sure you don't do anything to Willow. No one trusts you near her and we won't let you hurt her."
"Don't worry I've got it." Alice said racing upstairs packing things for Bella for the three day flight there and back and extras in case they get delayed and her passport in matter of minutes and then they were off to the airport.

"Send Harry and Sue my love, and Leah and Seth too. Tell them it doesn't change anything for me." I asked Jake just before he left.
"Don't worry Anna I will. Go get some rest your exhausted, I'll let Charlie know about Bella too." Jacob said before taking off into the forest.
"Come on love." Jasper said kissing my temple lovingly as he led be upstairs to bed where I collapsed falling asleep before my head even hit the pillow after checking on Willow kissing her goodnight and changing into pyjamas. Can we just get one day with out drama? Without Bella's drama?