My Mate Saga (Twilight Fan Fiction)

Chapter Four

  About an hour passed of just Edward and Bella talking. They told each other about their family, Edward in particular had many stories to share while Bella just smiled and listened. It was when the burning sensation forming in their throat sprouted, that they really felt awake and ready for a hunt.

"So how do they feed us? Surely they don't just throw in a random dear or anything right?"

Edward whistled, "If only." He pressed a gentle hand against his mate's cheek, rubbing the soft flesh with his thumb as he stared into her dark eyes. "If I could, I would feed you right now. But the humans have me on a schedule."

Just then, the common knock from the door alerted Edward that it was breakfast time.

Edward watched in amusement as Bella jumped from the bed, appearing behind Edward, scared out of her wits. "What is that?!"

"That noise means Jackie is coming," Edward explained, purring to her.

"Jackie? Who is Jackie?" She asked concerned.

"Jackie is the human that takes cares of me; she feeds me and lets me out into the habitat. She was the elder female earlier. Don't hurt her; she's only doing her job."

"And how would you know? We can't talk to humans. And they can't understand us," she remarked, glowering.

"She kind of signs it to me, like moving her hands around. She also spelled out her name and that the humans mean no harm, in the dirt."

"You can read human writing?" Bella asked amazed.

"Yes, my father taught me, he also taught me how to write in human too. It's quite hard, but I managed."

Bella nodded, and give a small smile. Edward returned the smile but frowned when the door slid open, only Jackie wasn't the one standing there, but Conner, one of the employees. He held up a gun and before Edward or Bella could react, he shot it off. The tranquilizer hit Bella's left arm, causing her instincts to react and she immediately pulled the dart out with a hiss. But the drug was already making its way through her body, slowing everything down. In a second she fell to the floor.

Once Edward saw Bella fall he immediately dove for her, swiftly catching her in his arms. Edward held her body closes to his, hugging Bella tightly. Conner slowly proceeded to come toward the dangerous vampire, pointing his gun at Edward. But once Conner took a step forward, Edward bared his razor sharp teeth, and growled low and dangerous then pulled Bella more away from him. Like a dog protecting his bone from another.

Conner took a step back and held up one hand the other still pointed the gun at him. "Hey, now buddy, I'm only going to take her to the lab, we're not going to hurt her," Conner told Edward even though he knew he couldn't understand.

Edward—his teeth still showing—stood up and looked at Bella then at the human male; judging whether or not to put her down. Coming to a conclusion, Edward placed Bella gently on the floor behind him, lowing into a crouch ready to spring on the one who had hurt his mate. But once Conner saw him go into an aggressive stance he shot the gun and the dart hit Edward's chest. Like Bella he immediately pulled it out then leaped for Conner. But he shot another dart and hit Edward's right arm. This one knocked Edward out and he fell to the floor with a big thump.

Conner looked at the two motionless vampires, muttered a "damn," and then walked toward Bella's body. He threw the unconscious female over his shoulder before proceeding towards the door that led to the lab; leaving the vampire on the floor to sleep off the drug that was going through his body.

Edward woke up on the dirt floor of his habitat. His head spun as he stood up and looked around. Memories of what happen earlier flooded his mind and before he knew it, the glass dome was filled with the angry roars of an enraged vampire. The desperate male rushed around, his speed on maximum as he searches for his mate.

His rage brought him to the laboratory's door; the scent of his mate was strong in the area. "Bella!" He called out. When no one answered, his anger intensified, leading him to picked up a tree and throws it at the wall. When that did nothing, he began to bang against the door, his fist hitting the metal with such force that it actually started to bend.

Suddenly, the door flew open, revealing a bunch of armed guys. They pinned Edward against one of the big trees; a clamper around his neck, which was connected to a long poll. At the end, five men struggled to keep Edward still. But Edward wouldn't have that. He grabbed the clamper that was around his neck and almost pried it off.

But the humans were prepared; another poll was brought in. It took ten humans males to hold one vampire, and they were still struggling.

Soon Conner came out, holding a motionless Bella. Once Edward saw his Bella in Conner's arms, he started to fight harder, causing one of the men to lose his grip on the poll.

Jackie suddenly appeared and Edward stopped his thrashing and stared at her; begging with his eyes for her to help him.

All the men sighed in relief, but never took their guard down. They still kept a tight hold onto the poll. "Tell me why we can't just tranquilizer him again?" One of the guys, Tyler, asked.

"Because if you overdose him, he would never wake up!" Jackie retorted, walking over to Edward to pet his head. "Besides, he's my friend. And he wants his mate, so give her to me!" She snapped. Conner pushed Bella to Jackie rudely, earning a growl from the seething vampire. Conner glared at him, stalking back to the lab.

Jackie shook her head, holding Bella closer to her frame. Bella looked so small, like a little fourteen year old girl snuggling into her mom.

Edward started to stretch out his arms, reaching for his mate. He was still pinned against the tree, and couldn't get very close. Still, he tried his hardest.

Jackie glanced down at Bella thoughtfully, walking towards Edward. She saw the love in Edward's eyes as he looked at Bella. It was so powerful, so heartwarming; Jackie could only feel admiration of the couple. Once Jackie got to Edward, she motions the scientist to let Edward go.

Once he was freed, he grabbed Bella out of the care taker's arms and pulled her close. He began a slow purr as he rubbed his face against hers. Jackie laughed at the two vampires and picked up a stick and started to write in the dirt.

"She will wake up soon," She wrote. Edward looked at the writing and nodded, understanding. The large male cradled the tiny girl to his chest as he quickly sped off to his den. He laid her down on the new bed he made her, crawling on top of her.

The male vampire would normally sleep on their mates to insure their safety. At this moment, Edward had never felt more protective over someone in his entire life. He was going to make sure nothing else will happen to her ever again.