Sight Unseen 42

“Was it just me or was that pure chaos?”Bella asked as she kicked her shoes off and flopped down on her bed. Rosalie chuckled at the sight of her mate. Bella looked like she had been through a war and barely made it out alive. Rosalie blamed the sisters, Garrett, Alice and Emmet for Bella’s condition. Rosalie and Victoria didn’t help the situation either but they were Bella’s mates they were supposed to go overboard. What they and everyone went overboard on was buying things for Bella. Every store they entered in the mall someone bought Bella something. Even when the girl asked them not to and argued about each purchase or claimed she didn’t want or need the item things were still bought. After seeing the large deposit in each of their bank accounts Alice and Emmet were just as enthusiastic about buying stuff for Bella. They said it was a way to thank Bella for the extra money. Bella claimed she knew nothing about it and even though it was obvious she was the one who stole the money she refused to admit it. Tanya and Irina actually supported this criminal act and didn’t lecture Bella about it. Rosalie didn’t get a chance to speak to them about judging Bella but was planning on doing it soon.

“They were trying to show you how much they all love you. Even Kate, Garrett, Alice and Emmet.”Rosalie told her.

Victoria walked into the room carrying the last of Bella’s loot. It covered the entire floor that Bella had cleared the day before and was stacked on the boxes and trunks as well. Victoria had no clue what Bella was going to do with everything.”That’s the last of it.”

“How can they love someone they don’t actually know?”Bella didn’t love any of them. She liked Tanya and Irina. Victoria and Rosalie she felt affection and a kind of fondness for but using the word love was out of the question.

“It’s a vampire thing. When we meet someone we really like we claim them. As soon as we claim them that’s when the feeling of love comes in. Alice has loved you like a sister since the first vision she had of you. Emmet was interested in you before he met you but began to actually love you like a sister when he walked with you that day we got the dog. Kate loves you because not only are you her niece but she thinks you are amazing and has hero worship going on when it comes to you. Even Garret loves you and sees you as his niece because you gave him a chance to have closure with his brother. Vampires’ emotions are very intense like that.”Rosalie explained.

“I’m glad they love me but all them with Irina and Tanya plus then you two was to much. I don’t ever want to go shopping with the entire group all at the same time again.”Bella couldn’t handle a repeat.

“We will try to prevent it from happening in the future.”Victoria preferred not going with the whole group again either.

“When does your dad get home?”Rosalie hadn’t seen any sign of the man coming and going from the house.

“I think he has a girlfriend and he is staying with her because I’m supposed to still be on my trip. I’m not going to worry until it’s the day I’m scheduled to come home.”Bella wasn’t worried about her father. He could take care of himself.

“I like that he isn’t home. We don’t have to pretend to be human when he isn’t here.”Victoria didn’t have any practice playing the role of human and had been corrected a couple times throughout the day for acting unnatural.

“Can I tell you both how happy I am that I didn’t have to go to school today? I don’t even have to set an alarm to get up in the morning anymore.”Bella couldn’t be happier that she was done with school.

“You slept good last night.”Rosalie found that she didn’t mind having Victoria on the other side of Bella both of them holding Bella while she slept. They hadn’t talked for fear of waking Bella up but the silence was comfortable.

“Nothing bothered me while I was sleeping. Maybe you two keep the ghosts away because no one bothered me when Rosalie slept with me on the trip.”Bella at least hoped that was the case.

“It would be nice if that were true.”Victoria would love it if her very presence helped Bella.

“Did you two have fun today? We really didn’t get a chance to speak to each other.”Bella had been unhappy with the fact that she didn’t get to spend any time with her mates.

“I like shopping. I love shopping for you.”Rosalie smiled when Bella groaned.”However like you I would prefer if it was just the three of us. It was beyond chaotic trying to keep up with everyone.”

“I agree with it being just the three of us. I wanted both of your help picking out clothes but I got stuck with Alice instead. I never thought I would hate no longer not feeling bad about killing someone but then she started picking out clothes for me. Clothes that were not my style at all. It was extremely hard reigning in my tempter when arguing with her about what looks best on me.”Victoria had wanted to rip Alice’s arms off and beat her with them.

Rosalie winced thinking about buying clothes with Alice.”Alice’s dream is to be a fashion designer. She is obsessed with dressing people. Unfortunately for Alice she doesn’t see who she is dressing as a real person who has a personalty and lives a different life than the Cullens. That usually ends with Alice disregarding the person’s opinion and putting them in clothes that make no sense for them.”

“I can see what you are saying about dressing me like I was a Cullen. All the clothing she picked out for me would make me blend in perfectly with your coven. High priced designer clothing isn’t my style though. Well not for every day wear. When the occasion calls for it I don’t mind spending the money to make myself look good.”Victoria said.

“It wouldn’t take much money because you always look good.”Bella mumbled.

Victoria grinned. She wasn’t totally sure based on the way Bella acted if her mate was attracted to Victoria sexually. It was nice to hear that Bella did notice her.”Does that mean you have been looking at me?”

“Of course I have been looking at you. You are fucking hot. I’m human not stupid.”Bella didn’t even bother denying it.”It’s the same with Rosalie. The second I saw her in the lunch room I made a point to try and see her around school. I wasn’t stalking her or anything but I did walk the long way to class knowing I would catch sight of her along the way.”

“You noticed me at school?”Rosalie had thought Bella avoided her.

“It’s kind of hard not to notice you.”Bella told her.

“Then why did you fight me on driving you to school when I found you in the woods digging up that backyard in the middle of the night?”Rosalie asked.

“Wait why were digging up a backyard in the middle of the night?”Victoria wanted to hear that story.

Bella waved her hand in the air before dropping it back down on the bed.”It was no big deal. A ghost wanted me to dig up a time capsule she made with her mother and father when she was a small child forty years ago and deliver it to the woman. The father buried it but never thought to tell the mother. Both he and the daughter died in a car crash so it was left behind when the mother moved. Since I couldn’t knock on the door and say a ghost left a time capsule here can I dig it up? I waited until early morning and walked through the woods to the house and dug up the time capsule. At that time Rosalie, Emmet and Alice were stalking me so they were there as well but only Rosalie made her presence known. She scared me half to death when she walked out of the woods like a maniac.”

“I wasn’t stalking you and if anyone was a maniac it was you. You were the one digging up a stranger’s yard in the middle of the night.”Rosalie was the sane one in her relationship with Bella.

“Why were you there Rosalie?”Victoria would have been stalking Bella if she was Rosalie. Bella was human. Victoria already planned on never letting her mate be to far away from her to keep her safe.

“We overheard Bella talking to the ghost at lunch and she mentioned that she was going to do something that night for it. Not knowing what Bella was going to be doing I got worried and staked out her house and followed her when she left. The reason I made myself known was that I got scared that Bella was digging up a body based on her history and the size of the hole.”Rosalie was very relieved that it wasn’t a body.

“That’s kind of fair that you thought that.”Victoria thought based on what she knew that it was very likely that Bella would have been digging up a body.

“Anyway if you noticed me why didn’t you accept the ride?”Everything would have been a lot easier if Rosalie had been able to drive Bella to school.

“I may think you are hot but you were a stranger. A stranger who caught me doing some very sketchy things. I couldn’t risk you catching me doing more sketching things or talking to ghosts and then you reporting me to an authority figure. I have been threatened to be put in a mental hospital by my mother numerous times because of people reporting me for those very reasons. I wasn’t going to take the chance no matter how much I wanted to especially because I now live with a cop. Hot or not you weren’t worth being locked up and drugged out of my mind for.”No one was worth that to Bella.

“Knowing that now your reactions to the following meetings make perfect sense. Of course you would take off when we outed your gift.”Rosalie could see why Bella had been so hostile to them in the beginning of their relationship. The girl was more afraid of getting locked up than Rosalie had initially thought.

“I’m still not completely comfortable with all of you but at least I know you aren’t trying to kill me.”Bella took comfort in that.”Well Edward might want to kill me. He doesn’t seem to like me very much.”

“Edward won’t try to kill you. He would abuse you physically to in his mind show you your place but he thinks you are to valuable to the coven to die. It was quite obvious with the way he didn’t attack you when you insulted Carlisle. Instead he used words to attack you. A man with Edward’s temper wouldn’t have hesitated to try and kill you unless he wanted something from you.”Victoria knew exactly what type of person Edward was. He was just like James. He saw every person he met as either useful to him or not. The ones that weren’t he usually tried to kill.

“He wants you to join the coven. So does Carlisle and Esme. Esme because she wants to be your mother. Carlisle wants you not only because of your gifts but because he thinks that Victoria will join with you. Even if he doesn’t know about the mate bond everyone can see Victoria is closest to you. That means if he could get you to be a Cullen he would get Victoria and her fighting abilities as well. Fighting abilities he needs because Jasper left and probably won’t be coming back full time. That leaves the Cullens vulnerable because Carlisle doesn’t let us train. Meaning that Carlisle wants you because of the shields you can create and Victoria so she can protect the coven.”Rosalie told them.

“Sometimes I want to know what they are thinking so I can figure out how they came to the conclusion that they had a chance of me being a Cullen but then I realize that I don’t want to expose myself to that fuck up maze of craziness that is their minds.”Bella imagined headaches being the results of hearing the trio’s thoughts.

“I’m still trying to figure out Esme. The woman is in another reality. Even when outright told by Bella she didn’t want to spend time with her Esme disregarded any objections only focused on her goal of being Bella’s mother. I’m glad we are here with you because I would worry about Esme kidnapping you and keeping you in a secluded location to fulfill her fantasy.”Victoria wouldn’t be surprised if the woman still tried.

“She has always tried to be the perfect mother to each of us. She even does all our laundry and cleans our rooms. I have asked her not to hundreds of times but she doesn’t listen and does it anyway. It’s actually because of her that I haven’t taken the chance to explore lesbian culture. I would love to watch movies with lesbian characters or read books about lesbians but Esme goes through my stuff and if she doesn’t approve of something she will take it. That happened with a lesbian magazine I bought a few years ago. I left it on my nightstand. When I found it missing I asked her about it and she told me that it wasn’t appropriate reading material for a member of our family. I never bothered buying anything else.”Rosalie was looking forward to having a chance to finally be able to explore her culture with Bella.

“Well I have a couple lesbian movies downloaded on my computer we can watch if you want and I can always download others. Plus my tablet has my kindle account on it and I have hundred of lesbian themed books of all different genres if you want to borrow it.”Bella offered.

Rosalie leaned down over Bella and gave her a kiss.”Thank you sweetheart. I’m going to take you up on both those offers.”

“My tablet is on my desk and my pin is 3636.”Bella told her.

“I am also interested in both things. When I was with James I didn’t even acknowledge my lesbian identity. I would like to see what the world have to offer after so many years since I was human where if you were found out to be a lesbian you were killed in the village square.”Victoria was just as excited as Rosalie about being able to explore her lesbian lifestyle with Bella.

“Well if either of you have a specific type of books or movies you want I will have no problem finding it for you so let me know. I am giving you my full support in exploring your sexuality. I just ask that you don’t cheat on me.”Bella wouldn’t stay in relationship with someone who cheated on her.

“Bella we physically and mentally can’t cheat on you. Not that we would want to but our bodies and minds rebel against the idea and would punish us if we tried. Once again we wouldn’t even be tempted but to ease your worries it will never happen.”Rosalie was disgusted by the very thought of cheating on Bella.

“I’m looking forward to exploring my sexuality with you not some random stranger who means nothing to me. I want it to be you who I love with my entire heart and soul that I share these new experiences with.”Victoria only desired Bella.

“I know I’m not a vampire but I want you both to know that I would never cheat on either of you. I might not feel like I’m in love with you but I do feel deep affection and the idea of even hugging someone that isn’t both of you or my mothers disgusts me. Even Kate’s hugs make me uncomfortable. What I’m trying to say is that I would be honored to explore your sexuality with both of you. It will be a new experience for all of us because I’m never had a friend before let alone a girlfriend.”Bella wasn’t embarrassed to admit that because it was the truth.

“I think you actually feel more of the bond than I thought you did. About the other things you said I think we are going to have a lot of fun exploring our sexuality together. I just wish we were settled in our permeant home to get started because there is no way we can get any privacy living here or even staying at the Cullens. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone was hanging around outside monitoring our conversation.”Rosalie expected Tanya and Irina to be out there together.

“Do you think your dad will believe Tanya’s story of needing to have custody so you can attend an art school in Sweden?”Victoria didn’t think the story was that good.

Bella shrugged.”I think even if he doesn’t believe it he will go for it because it will get me out of his house. My dad is kind to me and I think some part of him actually does love me but he isn’t father material. The fact that he let me go on an out of state camping trip with strangers he never met after talking to a teenager girl he also never met on the phone who asked him if I could go and not an adult shows that he is not a good parent. He didn’t even ask me if I wanted to go. He just left me a note on the kitchen table saying he hoped I had fun.”

“That is definitely not a good decision on his part.”Victoria would have made sure to meet the people going on the trip and secured their phone numbers then made them promise to check in. She wouldn’t have just let her child go on any kind of trip with strangers.

“It will work in our favor. That’s all that matters.”Bella said.

“Now we just have wait until Tanya talks to your dad.”Rosalie was hoping that would happen the next day so they could begin their move.

“When are you going to officially ask Tanya and tell Carlisle?”Bella asked Rosalie.

“I was thinking I may go over after you fall asleep. Victoria is more than capable of protecting you by herself. That way I don’t miss out on time with you.”Rosalie needed to speak to both coven leaders before she made set plans.

“You can just come back in the window when you are done.”Bella told her.

“It’s not like it matters if the window is locked or not. The Cullens would come in anyway.”Victoria still felt shocked about Esme’s actions that day.

“That woman is a psycho.”Bella couldn’t see it any other way.

“I will say that you have livened up our lives since the day you stepped foot in Forks a week ago. All we were focused on was being able to help you and then you moved here. Now my coven is in ruins because of you, Carlisle’s broke because of you, Edward’s gift was made useless once again because of you, the Denali after a couple centuries are no longer Carlisle’s closest allies because of you. Then there is myself, Alice and Emmet who are able to live the lives we always wanted to because of you.”Rosalie listed off.

“I still am shocked by everything that happened since you moved here happened over the course of only a week.”Victoria was mentally exhausted listening to the stories she had been told.”I don’t understand how you are even functioning Bella.”

“It hasn’t been that bad of a week. It just felt like it dragged on. If we didn’t have to travel it wouldn’t have been easier.”Bella thought the week had been peaceful compared to others.

“You didn’t think this week has been that bad?”Rosalie thought the week had been pure chaos.

“I’ve had a lot worse months. This week was just mostly annoying it wasn’t that difficult. Even rescuing Victoria wasn’t that exciting. All I had to do is yell at her and give her the block. The most trying thing I have done since I met you guys was talk to Edward’s mother and Carlisle’s father. Everything else was irritating but not difficult.”Bella just felt annoyed since she met the Cullens.

Rosalie thought everything over.”You’re right. This week wasn’t that bad it was just annoying and somewhat stressful.”

“If it had been just you and me talking care of everything for Ralph it wouldn’t have been stressful at all. It was everyone else’s presence that created the stress and chaos.”Bella would have liked if not everyone had gone on the trip.

“Next time you have to do something like that again only the three of us will go.”Victoria could see how the others being there made the trip chaotic.

“Like I said this week the only real issues have been created by the Cullens and the Denali. What I was asked to do by the ghosts was light work. I think because I’m in Forks the ghosts with the harder problems leave me alone because they thought I couldn’t travel to help them. Of course now that I traveled to help Ralph I predict that I am going to be overwhelmed with ghost requesting I travel for them.”Bella groaned thinking about it.”I am not looking forward to all the fucked up situations I’m going to get dragged into now that they know I can travel.”

“We will be right by your side helping you. With your gift we don’t have to worry about the sun so nothing will stop us from coming with you.”Rosalie wasn’t going to let Bella do it all by herself.

“I keep forgetting about the sun thing. I think it’s because I haven’t seen proof of it.”Victoria’s mind couldn’t quite process a vampire not sparkling in the sun.

“It works. We tested it out with a bunch of us. The sun was shining right on everyone and no one sparkled.”Rosalie told her.

“I am happy for both of you that you can go out in the sun but another thing I’m not looking forward to is all the requests for me to travel with everyone. I don’t mind going places but I don’t want us to go as a big group. I’m not of fan of being around a lot of people and with all the Denali, the three of us plus Alice and Emmett that are definitely going to ask if the join the Denali it’s just to many people.”Bella preferred no more than herself and three other people max.

“They dropped hints about joining the Denali a lot during our shopping trip. Do you think Tanya will take them?”Victoria’s preferences were the same as Bella’s. She preferred small groups.

“I think she will. Not only to screw Carlisle over but because of Alice and Emmet’s feeling for Bella. So unless Bella outright tells Tanya she doesn’t want them to join Tanya will agree because with their feelings for her, Alice’s gift and Emmett strength it will give Bella more protection.”Rosalie was alright with the couple joining but would follow Bella’s lead.

Bella groaned again.”I can’t be the bad guy knowing if I prevent it from happening the pair will probably stay with Carlisle. I would feel horrible if I left anyone to that fate. Even if it means dealing with the them everyday.”

“I heard Irina mention a remodel to give you space. Once it’s done you can stay in there whenever you like and me and Rosalie will keep people from bothering you.”Victoria would happily keep people away from Bella.

“We will even stay away if you need space.”Rosalie promised.

“I have felt the need to be near you since I saw you in the cafeteria that first day. That need has grown since. I feel the same about you Vic. Once we make eye contact I just wanted you to hold me in your arms and never let me go. I still feel like that concerning both of you. My feeling aren’t stronger or different for each of you. I feel the same emotions and desires for you. They seem to get stronger as time passes.”Bella explained.

“I wish we could turn you so not only would you be safer but you would be able to feel the bonds too.”Victoria wanted Bella to feel what she felt.

“Even if it were safe I would want to wait until I’m older. I don’t want to be an immature teenager for the rest of entirety. Look how that turned out for Edward. He was set to have a good afterlife but after he was turned he went beyond bad to the point his soul is all fucked up. There is no guarantee that would happen to me but I don’t want to take any chances.”Bella feared how she would turn out if she was changed so young.

“You have got a point. I didn’t think that maturity effected a vampire when they were turned but based on what Edward’s mother said Carlisle turning Edward ruined him as a person. Carlisle of course will never accept blame for it but it seems that Carlisle created a monster when he turned a seventeen year old boy.”Rosalie used that as proof that Carlisle was wrong to turn the people he did.

“Carlisle will never admit anything even to himself. The idiot thinks that it wasn’t his father I talked to but a demon tricking me into thinking it was his father. Man Gerold was so pissed. I know for a fact that if Gerold was still alive he would have killed Carlisle himself even though he is a devoted priest and has dedicated his life to the following the values of his religion. He really hates Carlisle that much. I expect him to show up again to try and convince me to kill him soon.”Bella knew Gerold wouldn’t stay away long.

“It’s not safe to kill Carlisle right now if what you said is true about him being one Aro’s favorite. If we did it would ruin our chances to succeed with the other two things we are planning.”Victoria along with Bella and Rosalie decided not to speak about Didyme or Heidi unless they were somewhere there was no chance to be overheard. If the others brought up Didyme Bella was going to tell them she didn’t get anymore information. The reason the three were keeping it to themselves was that they couldn’t trust anyone not say anything even by accident. Having their plans uncovered wasn’t worth risking just to tell someone. Not even Tanya or Irina.

“I think Gerold will accept that for now but once everything is settled he will be relentless about us taking Carlisle’s head.”Bella told her.

“We will take his head. It just isn’t the right time to do it.”Rosalie wasn’t against taking Carlisle’s head. He deserved to die for robbing her of a peaceful death and subjecting her to lifetime of pain and suffering.

“When we move do you think they will try visiting?”Bella asked.

“I think they will. Esme is obsessed with you. She won’t accept that you are a member of Denali. Especially while you’re still human. Carlisle will likely try to convince us that his coven is better and offer us anything we want to join him. Edward it will depend on his mate. If Jasper takes him back he will be in a better head space to understand mine and your value if not then he will just cause fights. They will come though.”Victoria expected them to visit within a month of them getting to Alaska.

“Carlisle doesn’t have any other options either. He has some allies but they are few and all drink human blood. That being something he would never allow in his coven. That also eliminates most of the vampire population because they wouldn’t change diets. So unless he starts turning more people his only hope to gain powerful coven members is to steal you two away from the Denali. No one else would even consider taking orders from him.”Rosalie herself was not taking anymore orders from him.

“With Edward’s ambitions I wouldn’t be surprised if he turned people.”Bella thought that was exactly something Carlisle will do.

“It would take a lot of time though because Carlisle has more than once said that he wouldn’t be able to handle more than one newborn at a time after Edward and I clashed so much.”Rosalie told them.

“You know I never asked. How does Carlisle and Esme handle Edward and Jasper’s relationship?”Bella knew both were anti homosexual.

“It’s easy for them to ignore it because Edward and Jasper make no physical contact in front of people nor do they show any affection. They don’t hold hands or even touch each other on the arm. That and it’s never been discussed. Just one day Jasper showed up and he moved into Edward’s room. The only thing said about it is Esme and Carlisle make comments about how great friends they are.”Rosalie smiled when Bella and Victoria laughed.

“We couldn’t be in that coven because I am not going to hide my relationship with Bella after being forced into a false mate bond for centuries. I’m going flaunt it every chance I get.”Victoria was going show Bella off to everyone.

“I’m not going hide that I’m with both of you. I don’t care what people think or say I’m proud to be with each of you and I don’t care who knows it.”Bella wouldn’t hide the fact she had two mates. She was in no way ashamed of it.

“I’m not going to hide either. I finally have a girlfriend after yearning for one since I was 13 years old and realized I liked girls. Now that I have one I’m going to flaunt it as much as Victoria.”Rosalie wanted to experience the world with Bella by her side in the role of her girlfriend not her gal pal.

“Another relationship issue dealt with then.”Bella sat up and and leaned against the wall with her legs stretched out in front of her.”I have got a couple hours before I need to go to bed. Do you two what watch your first lesbian movie with me?”

Victoria smiled at the idea.”I would love to.”

“Me too.”Rosalie agreed.

“Can one of you grab my computer and I’ll hold it on lap so we can all see.”Bella said.

“I got it.”Rosalie grabbed the computer, handed it to Bella and took a spot next to Bella on the bed with Victoria taking the spot on the other side of their mate. Rosalie was very excited to be watching her first lesbian movie with her mate. Although Rosalie hated that she had to wait so long she was happy that she was watching her first movie with Bella. It was nice that Victoria had the same level of experience as Rosalie when it came to lesbian culture. Rosalie would have hated if she was the only naive one when it came to such things. Rosalie also felt relieved that all three of them were at the same level when it came to being in a relationship with a woman. It didn’t put any pressure on anyone to catch up to the other two. If she really thought about it Rosalie couldn’t be upset that Bella had two mates. The human had been right Rosalie probably couldn’t have handled being with Bella by herself. Just like Rosalie knew Victoria couldn’t handle Bella by herself either. Rosalie even felt grateful that Victoria was Bella’s second mate because she had suffered through trauma just like Rosalie and Bella. The three of them together could help each other cope and heal. Something they all needed. Rosalie knew she did and based on her recent talks with Victoria and Bella she knew they needed it just as badly. Rosalie hoped that they would be moving to Alaska soon so they could begin that journey.