Was I That Gullible

Out With The Old, In With The New!

A/N: It's not all plain sailing for the Whitlock's, in this case, ignorance is not bliss, some people should know better! xx Alexis

As life on the island of Los, settled into a routine, Felix approached the Major with a request. Training or retraining of the guard, previously gifts were leant on heavily and he didn't want that at all. He wanted them to be able to fight and win against heavy odds, unlike Aro's way of hiding behind those with powers.

So as dawn approached Jasper, Peter and Garrett followed Felix to the fields below the Villa, all were shirtless and the guard was uneasy in the face of all those scars. This was lesson one for them. Jasper asked what they saw when looking at the four of them, how they felt and why it might change the way they fought.

Fear, he told them it all came down to fear! Then he explained,

"I have more scars than everyone else because I'm a thrawn bastard! I never yield or get out of the way. Peter has them because he riles up his opponents, pissin' them off as much as he can! Garrett has less for one good reason, the son of a bitch is fast! Felix, his strength is what stops it happenin', remember this, scars tell you nothin' if you don't know your opponent!",

Then they all explained, that it's attitude, control and knowledge that make them the best of the best. Seeing your adversary's game plan and being ready for anything. Size means nothing, it's skill and understanding that wins the day. Picking the largest and tallest member of the guard, Jasper called him forward.

"I want you to give this your all! No holdin' back for any misperceived reason", he said then called Charlotte over,

The guard was more than a foot in height taller than her and at least one hundred pounds heavier, he looked uncomfortable about the idea of fighting her and that there, was Charlotte's strength. She took him down like a sack of potatoes, in mere seconds,

"Why'd he lose? I'll tell you, he saw a little female and underestimated her! The clues were all there, but all he saw was a woman!

First mistake, I'm her sire, did you think I wouldn't train her?

Second mistake, she's mated to Peter, so has to be able to hold her own!

Third and worst mistake, you saw smaller and thought weaker!" he said laughingly before continuing,

"This here is one of the only two people who've ever kicked my butt! When the dust settled, body parts were scattered all around us, but she had her teeth in my throat! Charlotte was quite capable of killin' me that day. Never, ever underestimate your opponent!"

There was the sudden sound of fierce growling coming from behind them all and Charlotte looked scared, this was indeed a rare thing,

"Oh, Shit! I told her I kicked your butt, but left out some of the gruesome details! Like the dismemberin' and bite marks. Help me, Major, please!" Charlotte was backing away pleading with Jasper,

"You lied to me Charlotte! Why would you lie to me? What else have you lied about? Because if you'd hide that, what else did you feel it unnecessary to tell me?" Bella voiced sounded eerily, breaking through the early morning silence,

"You didn't think it was relevant to tell me, to warn me while I was still human, that you once tore my mate apart! That some of those bite marks on him, the ones I've desperately wanted to soothe for him! Wished with all my heart, that I could take away from him! Were yours!" Bella appeared with the light illuminating her from behind, her tone like death, icy in its demeanour,

"I thought you were my friend, obviously, I was wrong! You're no better than Alice!" Bella spat angrily, Charlotte was clutching onto Peter horrified by being compared to that sick bitch, but knowing she'd really screwed up big time.