My Mate Saga (Twilight Fan Fiction)

Chapter Twenty-Four

  The Volturi quickly retreated once they saw their coven mate defeated and burned into ashes. Demetri had to be held back by Alec as they pushed through the trees, the vampire swore up and down that he would get his revenge.

"Enough, we are done here," Caius ordered, pushing passed his son to take in his mate's weeping form. "Let this be a lesson to you, never mate with a female you have no chance with."

Demetri growled and shrugged Alec's hold off him. Without another word, the brother-less vampire took off into the trees, ignoring his mother's pleads.

"Should I go after him?" Alec asked, staring at his father with auburn eyes.

Aro shook his head, "No son, he will deal with his pain on his own. He'll be back."

The young warrior nodded, wrapping a long arm around his mate. "Come along Corin," he purred in her ear, a smug smile dancing on his lips.

"What about your daughter? Have you forgotten her?" Caius pressed.

Aro hissed in response, "of course not! But since your idiot son has ruined our chance with the Cullen's, we must find a different way to retrieve her."

"Or just have another child," the blond vampire sneered.

Aro growled but didn't say anything; instead he turned on his heels and took off towards the mountains, hoping to never return to the Cullen's territory.

.,.,.,.One Month Later.,.,.,.

"You're so fucking beautiful..." he pressed a kiss onto her unusually round belly. Bella was due any day and she looked every bit as pregnant as a full term human. Vampire females just didn't get this big and needless to say, she wasn't at all pleased.

He heard her scoff, her tiny feet did some type of disgruntled kick into the mattress. He'd begged her to stay in their bed and rest up till the baby came but she hadn't surrendered her attempts at waddling around the territory until a few days ago, when Emmett could no longer stop himself from very loudly comparing her to a penguin. Edward and Jasper had to painstakingly pry the pregnant female off of their brother before she was able to do any permanent damage but the incident did finally get her to submit to a lenient form of bed rest.

"I look absolutely ridiculous," she bristled, using the full strength of her small arms the push herself up the headboard into a position that would allow her to glare at Edward as he happily rested his head on the curve of his child.

"You look gorgeous, my love," he told her with all the honesty he could muster.

In truth, Edward was a little concerned. Bella really did look gorgeous but he was worried she'd have a hard time birthing a child so large. Her feminine frame was truly tiny, even by vampire standards, and he knew that this wasn't going to be a pleasant experience for her.

He hoped that the surprise Emmett was helping him with would work out. It would really brighten her mood and distract her from the inevitable trauma. He did want a large family and Bella's Cananate traits will make it a hell of a lot easier.

The stunning brunette lolled her head lazily to the side and gave the massive dog sprawled out on Edward's side of the bed a wicked little smirk. "Seek him, Jake. Bite his face!" she snickered to herself, knowing the super-sized puppy wouldn't actually hurt a fly. Alice yes. But a fly? Never.

Edward grinned and gave her plum hip a gentle slap, "When are you going to realize that Jake's on my team now. Huh, buddy?" he held up his hand and the intelligent animal recognized the 'high five' trick Jasper had taught him a few weeks prior. The dog batted at the vampire's palm, looking extremely proud of himself.

Bella snorted, "He won't have time for either of us once Leah gets a little older."

Edward laughed and nodded in agreement. Peter had fulfilled his promise and found Charlotte a beautiful little wolf cub. The tiny grey animal was just like her new master, a bundle of energy, and Jake was avoiding the dainty pup at all costs. She seemed quite taken with him and although he didn't currently return her affections, she was going to be one impressive looking animal when she grew into her paws. Edward hoped the blue eyed 'Leah' would finally put an end to Jake's obvious and shameful crush on his mate. He was also relieved that he had the male dog and any resulting puppies would be Peter's problem.

Edward was murmuring softly to his unborn son when Bella sighed happily. He followed her gaze and was unsurprised to see the source of her excitement stroll into the den.

The statuesque blonde smiled brightly, sitting on the bed right beside her sister. Edward had never really seen the beauty acclaimed to Rosalie but ever since she found out she was finally with child. She visibly glowed with motherly pride. He finally got it. He caught a glimpse of what Emmett saw in her now that her bitterness and hard edges had melted away.

Edward had never seen his brother cry before and he could say for certain that not one of the Cullen's released a breath as they watched Rose cling to her mate with such happy news. Her scent had visibly changed a few days after the battle with Felix, and before any of the males knew it, the females were squealing and jumping up and down.

Bella had been noticeably happy, telling Edward she was glad Rosalie had finally had her fantasy of becoming a mother come true. She was also glad she wasn't going to be the only one with a baby in the coven.

Rosalie had spent nearly every day with Bella, asking her questions and discussing future baby play dates. It seemed that not only did she gain the child she always longed for but a sister she never knew she needed. Unfortunately, with Rose came Esme, Charlotte and Alice. Edward felt like his precious den had become the Cullen clan's female lounge. He couldn't wait till the baby came and he was able to kick them all out under the guise of spending alone time with his mate and new baby boy.

Rose sat at the top of the bed and pressed a curious hand to Bella's tummy. "I can't wait till my stomach is just as big! It will super exciting!" the blonde squealed happily. Edward let out a halfhearted growl and possessively batted the blonde's hand off his mate. She gave him and playful scowl and he chuckled and smugly reinstated his head on the gently moving skin of Bella's swell.

Bella rolled her eyes at her sister, "Please Rose, you wish that now, but when you get there..."

Rosalie giggled but shrugged, "I will love it even more."

"Where's Emmett? He hasn't been around to bug me in a few days," Bella questioned. Both Rose and Edward tensed, exchanging knowing looks. They had both hoped that Bella wouldn't notice his absence until he had returned. They didn't want to lie to her but it was now unavoidable.

"He's gone on an errand for the coven," Rose's sultry voice rang with falsehood smoothly, "He shouldn't be long. Just heading down south for a few days."

Bella frowned, "Why would he go now? I'm due soon, he's going to miss it," she sounded a little hurt. Emmett had become a trusted, if not pesky, brother to her and Edward struggled to soother his moody female, pulling her into his lap and wrapping her in a loving embrace.

"He'll be back before the baby comes, angel, please don't be upset," he pushed back her long hair and kissed her lightly, "We didn't know it was safe to travel until a few days ago and it's really a pressing matter. After what happened between me and the Denali sisters Emmett has gone to smooth things over with their father on my behalf. It's important that we address the feud as soon as possible and I wasn't about to leave your side."

It was a half-truth. He wasn't lying about the timing. A week ago Carlisle and Jasper had traveled into the small human city to steal a newspaper and keep an eye on the vampire harvesting industry. What they found had been startling.

The Volturi clan had been successful in their mission to reunite with Aro's daughter, but not without a cost. Countless humans were slaughter by the thirsty human drinkers, sending out another massive nation alert. The paper stated that there would be no more legal vampire trapping in Northern America and the vampires already in custody were being transferred to European facilities. All except the vengeful Demetri had been captured and sent off into their home country. After nearly a century, the Volturi were going back to Italy.

Emmett had immediately scheduled a journey to Arizona.

Bella looked down guiltily, "You shouldn't have killed Tanya," she whispered to her lap. She had such a kind little heart and even the death of someone as wicked as the youngest Denali sister hurt her delicate sensibilities.

Edward hissed and held her a little tighter. They'd had this conversation several times since Bella have found out about Edward's dealt justice. "I'd do it a thousand times over, darling. I'm never going to apologize for killing anyone who possess a threat to my family," he vowed sternly, "You and the baby are everything to me."

Rosalie nodded, her golden curls bouncing in agreement, "She was an earthbound demon, Bella. She'd done things that would make what she did to you look like a child's prank."

As was inevitable, Alice strutted in with a beaming Esme. The sprite shooed the large red-brown wolf out of the way to make room for herself by Bella's side. Jake growled but didn't bite as he glared and made his way to his new spot on the couch. He'd tried to bite Alice before and after hurting his teeth on her unbreakable skin, never did it again.

"Really, Edward. You shouldn't let that animal inside," she wrinkled her nose distastefully. Her brother rolled his eyes. And she wondered why Jake didn't like her.

Alice whistled long and low, rubbing her hand on Bella's stomach. "Bells, I know you're a bit of an overachiever but if you get that baby any bigger you're going to be in a world of pain."

Bella rolled her eyes and patted her bubble, "Don't worry Ali, I can handle anything."

.,.,.,.

Three days later and Edward's heart was breaking. He lay in bed next to his beloved and the poor female was exhausted. She hadn't been able to get comfortable enough to sleep well for the last few days and he prayed the child would come soon.

She tried to get him to relax but that wasn't going to happen. If she wasn't sleeping then he wasn't either. The protective male sat up against the back of the bed, spread his legs and pulled her small body into his bare chest. He wrapped his arms around her and his unborn child and was rewarded with her happy sigh.

"Don't look so agonized, sweetheart," Bella giggled, turning her body just enough to run her little fingers through his dark red hair, "I'm not in any pain. Just a little tired. It'll be worth it though." She smiled reassuringly.

"I just don't like seeing you like this," he kissed her neck and buried his nose in her hair. Her smell was different than it used to be, sweeter, but he still craved it.

"I hope it's soon," she confessed thoughtfully, "I'm so ready but I guess he's not."

Bella's glorious body pressing against his felt unbelievable and a slow smirk spread across Edward's face. "We'll," he dropped his voice to a husky whisper, "You know what they say about inducing labor."

Her eyebrows pressed together in a confused frown, "No, I don't 'know what they say.'"

"Oh," Edward blushed. "Well, there are a lot of things that can trigger it. Excitement, distress...orgasm."

Bella's mouth popped open comically, "Are you coming onto me, Cullen?" she questioned dryly.

His grin was far from innocent. "I'm just trying to help my female, Cullen." He traced his hand along the golden collar that should have never left her neck. He looked forward to seeing it sitting atop of those elegant collarbones every day for the rest of their lives.

She gave him a dubious look and he was about to apologize for pressuring intimacy in her condition when she clapped her hands quickly and jumped off his lap. "Well let's get to it!" she prompted, pulling the hem of her nightgown over her head.

Edward gaped, "Really?" His cock went from flaccid to throbbing in a record four seconds because she was standing in front of him naked and pregnant and so fucking beautiful he couldn't breathe. She hadn't been overly open to his sexual advances the last few weeks. He could tell she was self-conscious about showing off her new curves, so he was sure to let her know what he was thinking, "Jesus, baby. You're absolutely breathtaking. I can't believe you're mine."

Bella smiled shyly, pleased and relieved by his reaction. "Well are you going to sit there and stare at me or are you going to do something with what's 'yours'?" she cocked a brow, though a warm pink flooded her cheeks at her own boldness.

Edward had her perched on the edge of the bed, beautiful slim legs spread to make for his hips, before a surprised gasp could make it passed her lips. He purred blissfully at the sight of her laid out for him. With only days, maybe hours, until she was due to give birth her breasts were gloriously swollen, nipples a deeper shade of pink than normal, ready to nourish his son, and her waist long hair was in a pile of loose curls on the white sheets. His hands couldn't pick which of the two they wanted to touch first, so he compromised by running them up and down her rounded belly.

"Fuck baby, I've missed this so much. You have no idea how bad I need your tight fucking pussy," he groaned. He reached down to pull his straining cock from his boxer shorts, unwilling to waste the moment it would take to remove them completely. "Are you ready for me?" he wondered, rubbing the tip of his erection across her pink slit to discover that she was, in fact, already extremely wet.

Bella groaned, eyes closed tight as the head of his member grazed her engorged clit. "You need this too don't you, angel? You want my thick cock inside of you so bad you're already soaked for me," She released another strangled moan that sounded vaguely like confirmation. If Edward had been in a more patient mood he would have made her work harder than that but he was straining at her entrance so he indulged them both a sank into her with a growl.

"Bella!" he cried, his head tossed back and his hands firmly anchoring him to her soft thighs. She was warm and tight and so very his. He steadied himself, doing his very best at keeping control and not pounding into the delicate beauty. He'd die if he hurt her. "Fuck- You feel so fucking good, Bella. You were made for me, mate," he grunted, talking to her while he gained his bearings.

She looked up and him with lustful, hooded golden eyes, "I'm okay- We're okay. You don't have to worry about hurting us," she reassured him.

He gave her a thankful nod and started thrusting his hips into her core with long, slow strokes, filling the room with feminine and masculine groans. Edward lived for feeling so close to his angel. He never really lived until he found her and every time she accepted him into her body he felt like the luckiest creature on earth.

"You're everything to me, Bella," he cooed to her lovingly as he penetrated her heat. "You and our son are everything to me," he panted, eyes sparkling with emotion.

Bella was notably less coherent, whimpering with small, kittenish noises and contented purrs. Edward felt his pride swell in more ways than one.

"That's right, my baby. Make those little sounds for me. I love making you feel good. I live for it..."

He rubbed her prominent belly as he pleasured her, his spare hand abandoning her hip to finger her throbbing clit through the small patch of damp curls. Bella let out a series of moans that sounded very much like screams.

Her swollen breasts were bouncing rhythmically with Edward's efforts. His eyes followed their swaying hungrily. "Can I touch these, sweetheart?" he asked permission shakily, "Are they too sensitive?" He wanted them bad; to feel the weight of them in his palm, to pull at the darkened peeks, and suckle them in his eager mouth, his cock twitched inside of her at the very idea. But never in a million years would it be worth her discomfort.

"They're fine," she told him, breathless, "More sensitive but not in a bad way. Just be gentle."

He smiled at her adoringly, "I'm always gentle with you. I love you." And then his hands were on her, palms tentatively kneading at the fleshy orbs of her femininity because he couldn't hold himself back a moment longer. He instantly realized that 'more sensitive' was a ridiculous understatement because the second his fingers found her nipples Bella was howling her release, chanting his name like a prayer as her walls trembled around his pumping length.

"Isabella!"

The couple froze. A second of confusion, panic and humiliation because the exclamation didn't come from Edward.

The male, still very much buried in his mate's quivering body, raised his gaze to the entrance of the den to take in three figures.

Emmett, who's normally huge grin, was in the process of melting off his face. A stunning, tiny brunette female that looked so much like that Bella that for a moment Edward was concerned that he might be hallucinating. And a large, scruffy looking male that was both diverting his eyes and physically trembling with rage. All wore horrid expressions.

"Momma?" Bella's voice trembled, making its way through Edward trance.

He closed his eyes, "Oh, God."

It took him another few seconds for his mind to process anything but mortification but once it did he was hastily able to pull out of his mate, push her into the center of the bed and cover her naked body with a thick blanket. Her face was so red that he worried she'd burst into flames. Only then did he take the time to tuck himself back into his boxers.

The room was dead silent. Renee, Bella's mother looked like she was teetering between embarrassment and admiration as her eyes flitted from Edward to Bella then back to Edward's bare chest. Charlie, Edward assumed because the red faced male shared Bella's exact hair color, was glaring at the Cullen male like he was contemplating the most painful ways in which to destroy him.

The youngest Cullen son, in true Emmett fashion, looked over at Bella and chuckled nervously, "Eh...Surprise!" he waved his hands at her dumbfounded parents like they were a prized showcase.

Edward let out a vicious snarl and the huge male recoiled. "Dude! It wasn't my fault," Emmett defended, "You said to bring them straight to Bella when we got in. It took me longer to find them than I had planned and she's due so soon. When we heard her eh, moaning, we thought maybe the baby was coming." He was eyeing Bella's father warily, ready to pull him off of Edward at a moment's notice.

Edward sighed because there was really nothing that could be done about it at that point. "Renee, Charlie," he addressed them as respectably as one could while dressed only in boxers in a room that reeked of sex, "I'm Edward Cullen, Bella's mate. She's told me so much about you. We're honored you could make it for the birth of our child." The handsome male stood with impressive posture, regal and self-assured.

Charlie's eyes narrowed to slits and Edward had to fight himself to keep from dropping into a defensive stance. Bella's father was smaller than he was but had a frightening edge to him. Edward hadn't even known vampires could grow handlebar mustaches until right then.

The Swan male took a deliberate step forward, "You son of a bi-"

"Oh, Charlie knock it off!" Renee slapped his chest with her small hand, stopping him from advancing further. Although she looked very much like Bella, with shorter, darker hair, her voice was shockingly different. Not as deep. Almost sickeningly high pitched like Alice's thrill. She shot Edward an exaggerated wink, "Think of all Emmett's told us about how good poor Edward's been to our Bella. We were kids once too, remember?" she giggled.

Edward considered telling her that he was nearly half a century older then both of them but decided against it. She wouldn't have heard him anyway because she was already making her way over to her daughter, hopping onto the bed and locking Edward's beaming female in a tight hug.

"Oh, my baby girl! We've missed you so much. Your father and I were sick with grief over losing you," Renee sobbed, running her fingers through Bella's hair.

Though she was crying fearlessly as well, Bella looked happier than Edward could ever remember and he felt a sting of remorse at not making this reunion more of a priority.

"I missed you too mom, so much. The humans took me! If it wasn't for Edward..." Bella blurted, her little cheeks pink with excitement.

Renee patted her daughter lovingly, "We know, sweetie. Emmett's told us everything. It was a long run to get here but the moment he found us, told us that you were alive and happy with a mate and a baby coming. We were making our way to you without a second thought."

Bella looked over at her father with a beautiful white smile and the large male softened instantly. He suddenly looked extremely guilty and Edward was relieved to be free of his glare. "It never should have happened, Bells. I should have protected you and I couldn't," he muttered solemnly, "I'll never forgive myself."

The young female frowned, "Please don't say that, dad. You were out hunting. Besides," she reached over and took Edward's hand in her own, "I never would have found my mate any other way."

The expression on Charlie's face didn't seem to brighten any over this revelation.

Bella suddenly exclaimed loudly, "Phil! Where is he? Is he alright? Did he make it back?"

Renee and Charlie both smiled. "He's with Peter and Charlotte. We didn't want to overwhelm you," Renee blushed, probably remembering just how overwhelming their entrance had been, "He came home immediately, screaming his little head off that the food took you away."

"I want to see him," Bella demanded, embracing her mom again and looked positively thrilled.

"Don't worry baby, you'll see him soon. He's been dying to see you again, he missed you very much," her mother said, secretly wiping a tear away from her eyes.

Edward was about to excuse himself so that he could get dressed when Bella drew in a sharp, pained breath, her tiny palm flying to her swollen belly. "Oh!" she yelped.

Edward was hovering at her side on a fraction of a second. "Bella! What's wrong, sweetheart?" He demanded, his own hand going to cover the one she had pressed against their child.

She looked up and him with wide, frightened eyes. "Edward," she gritted, "Edward, I think the baby's coming."