The Consequences of Messing With A Whitlock
by: Wizardtho
Chapter 16:
Unfortunately, though I tried to relax after I hung up from my phone call to Carlisle, something felt off. I couldn’t place my finger on what, but I couldn’t really concentrate on my conversation with Ali at the bar.
After a few minutes, she finally cupped my face in her hands, asking, “Bella… are you okay?”
I shook my head, patted her hand, then said, “Yeah. Just need a drink, I think.”
I got up and walked around the bar to the fridge, then pulled a Pepsi from it.
Suddenly, though there was no way I could be smelling it here, baby powder overwhelmed my senses. A metallic taste invaded my mouth just as my vision went blurry.
AW POV
Bella’s heart rate hadn’t gone back down since she hung up her phone, so I was trying to calm her by distracting her. I was telling her about some more comfortable things the house could use, but she didn’t seem to be paying attention.
After calling her name twice with no response, I finally took her face in my hands and made her focus on me. “Bella… are you okay?”
She seemed to shake herself free from her thoughts, then said, “Yeah. Just need a drink, I think.”
She stood up and walked around the bar, pulling a Pepsi from the fridge, but then it all went south. Her eyes lost focus as she popped the tab, then they rolled while her muscles gave out.
I cried out as I rushed to stop her from hitting her head on the bar, “Fuck! Major, Captain! Plan B!”
I rushed to look into Bella’s immediate future, but was terrified when I saw nothing. No matter what I tried, I couldn’t see her coming out of this unless she was changed right now.
I held my best friend on the floor, and she continued to seize in my arms. I knew the horror was clear on my face as Captain slid to a stop in front of me. “What the fuck happened?!”
I shook my head and ran through the last several minutes quickly, then explained as I cradled my best friend in my arms, “You need to hurry. I know it puts a bit more work on everyone else, but I don’t see Bella coming out of this unless you turn her… now. Anything else is a black void.”
He quickly took his mate in his arms, then rushed toward their bedroom as he said, “Major, take charge of the crew.”
Major let out an ear piercing whistle, then said in his no-bullshit tone, “Plan B is now activated. Isabella had a seizure, and will be undergoin’ emergency transition. Captain is concentratin’ solely on her. Rose and Emmett, see me for your duty schedule. The rest of you knew what your Plan B schedule was when Isabella went to bed last night. Get to it. You know what to do if there’s a single sign of trouble.”
As half the crew quickly dispersed, I grabbed Major’s hand. He brought it up to kiss it, then said to both Rose and Emmett, “As we still have Edward to deal with, Carlisle on the run, and now a vulnerable pair of mates, everyone is on duty, either in the house or on perimeter until further notice. For that reason, the crew is split in half. Team 1 is patrollin’ the perimeter for the next 6 hours. I’ll be puttin' the two'a ya in team 2, which is keepin' the house secure incase of a breach. You’re here until just before the 6-hour mark, then you’ll go with the rest to relieve team 1 from perimeter duty. This property is on complete lockdown until Isabella awakens. No one enters or exits this land until her eyes open.”
Emmett hummed in thought, “Of course. Do you want us in a certain part of the house, or just keeping our ears and eyes on the swivel?”
Major nodded then assured him, “As long as ya keep rotatin’ checks goin’ with the others, ya can wander freely. Always on the swivel, Emmett. I’ll let ya know if that changes. If there’s trouble at any point, just text me your location… what part of the perimeter or house the 2 of ya are at.”
Major dismissed them, then looked down at me. His eyes softened, then he asked, “Ya doin’ alright, Darlin’?”
I shake my head, “Is it too soon to check on them? I was so scared, Major. I searched for anything. Anything beyond her seizure. The only way I could see any future for Bella was if Captain changed her now.”
He wrapped me in his arms, kissed the top of my head, then said into my hair, “Let’s go peek in on ‘em.”
Just as he went to take my hand again, his phone went off. He pulled it out, then called, “Fuckin’ Christ. Emmett! The covered patio connectin’ your room and theirs. Station your asses on it, and keep your eyes peeled. The fucker’s already on the property! He DOES NOT make it to them. Understood?”
Emmett and Rose raced away as Emmett called, “Understood, Major.”
As soon as Major called, “Position 2,” to the rest of the in-house crew, he looked down at me. I was quick to tell him, “Go. Find him. I’ll station myself in the room with Captain and Bella.”
I rushed to the master bedroom, knocked lightly, then entered without waiting for permission. Time was not on our side. When I saw Captain wiping Bella’s face with a clean rag, I said softly, “Sorry to disturb you. Edward’s scent was found on the property just a minute ago. Emmett and Rose are stationed right outside on the patio. I’ll station here. The rest of the house crew are in place and the perimeter crew are conducting the search with Major.”
He nodded, then said sadly, “I didn’t wanna do it this way. When I thought about not changin’ her yet, waitin’ to see if she would come outta the seizure, my whole body froze in panic. I couldn’t breathe, and my chest felt like it was cavin' in. I was gonna lose my mate if I didn’t change her. So thank you, Alice.”
I shook my head, then said, “I love her, too, Captain. If there was any other way, I swear I would have told you. Anytime I looked for a human Bella on the other side of this, all I got was a black void. I could be completely wrong... but I think… that the seizure short circuited something. Something the venom will fix.”
He let out a breath before asking, “Ya still see her? As a vampire, I mean?”
I sat next to Bella on the other side of the bed, took her hand, then closed my eyes. It didn’t take long before I was hit with an extremely vivid vision.
Bella was waking up in this bed as a vampire. She was confused for a split second, but as soon as her eyes met Captain’s, she relaxed and said, “You left the bed. I couldn’t feel you anymore.”
Captain placed a kiss on her lips before replying, “I didn’t want to crowd you or make you uneasy.”
She pulled him onto the bed, growling playfully as she spun and pinned him from above, then said she gazed down at him, “I guess it was time for Plan B?”
I smiled as I let the vision go, then looked into Captain’s black eyes. Nodding, I said simply, “She understands, and she wakes right on time. She’s beautiful, Captain.”
I could hear more than just Captain sighing in relief at my statement. Unfortunately, that sound was followed closely by the unmistakable sound of vampire bodies slamming into one another.
Edward.
Unfortunately, though I tried to relax after I hung up from my phone call to Carlisle, something felt off. I couldn’t place my finger on what, but I couldn’t really concentrate on my conversation with Ali at the bar.
After a few minutes, she finally cupped my face in her hands, asking, “Bella… are you okay?”
I shook my head, patted her hand, then said, “Yeah. Just need a drink, I think.”
I got up and walked around the bar to the fridge, then pulled a Pepsi from it.
Suddenly, though there was no way I could be smelling it here, baby powder overwhelmed my senses. A metallic taste invaded my mouth just as my vision went blurry.
AW POV
Bella’s heart rate hadn’t gone back down since she hung up her phone, so I was trying to calm her by distracting her. I was telling her about some more comfortable things the house could use, but she didn’t seem to be paying attention.
After calling her name twice with no response, I finally took her face in my hands and made her focus on me. “Bella… are you okay?”
She seemed to shake herself free from her thoughts, then said, “Yeah. Just need a drink, I think.”
She stood up and walked around the bar, pulling a Pepsi from the fridge, but then it all went south. Her eyes lost focus as she popped the tab, then they rolled while her muscles gave out.
I cried out as I rushed to stop her from hitting her head on the bar, “Fuck! Major, Captain! Plan B!”
I rushed to look into Bella’s immediate future, but was terrified when I saw nothing. No matter what I tried, I couldn’t see her coming out of this unless she was changed right now.
I held my best friend on the floor, and she continued to seize in my arms. I knew the horror was clear on my face as Captain slid to a stop in front of me. “What the fuck happened?!”
I shook my head and ran through the last several minutes quickly, then explained as I cradled my best friend in my arms, “You need to hurry. I know it puts a bit more work on everyone else, but I don’t see Bella coming out of this unless you turn her… now. Anything else is a black void.”
He quickly took his mate in his arms, then rushed toward their bedroom as he said, “Major, take charge of the crew.”
Major let out an ear piercing whistle, then said in his no-bullshit tone, “Plan B is now activated. Isabella had a seizure, and will be undergoin’ emergency transition. Captain is concentratin’ solely on her. Rose and Emmett, see me for your duty schedule. The rest of you knew what your Plan B schedule was when Isabella went to bed last night. Get to it. You know what to do if there’s a single sign of trouble.”
As half the crew quickly dispersed, I grabbed Major’s hand. He brought it up to kiss it, then said to both Rose and Emmett, “As we still have Edward to deal with, Carlisle on the run, and now a vulnerable pair of mates, everyone is on duty, either in the house or on perimeter until further notice. For that reason, the crew is split in half. Team 1 is patrollin’ the perimeter for the next 6 hours. I’ll be puttin' the two'a ya in team 2, which is keepin' the house secure incase of a breach. You’re here until just before the 6-hour mark, then you’ll go with the rest to relieve team 1 from perimeter duty. This property is on complete lockdown until Isabella awakens. No one enters or exits this land until her eyes open.”
Emmett hummed in thought, “Of course. Do you want us in a certain part of the house, or just keeping our ears and eyes on the swivel?”
Major nodded then assured him, “As long as ya keep rotatin’ checks goin’ with the others, ya can wander freely. Always on the swivel, Emmett. I’ll let ya know if that changes. If there’s trouble at any point, just text me your location… what part of the perimeter or house the 2 of ya are at.”
Major dismissed them, then looked down at me. His eyes softened, then he asked, “Ya doin’ alright, Darlin’?”
I shake my head, “Is it too soon to check on them? I was so scared, Major. I searched for anything. Anything beyond her seizure. The only way I could see any future for Bella was if Captain changed her now.”
He wrapped me in his arms, kissed the top of my head, then said into my hair, “Let’s go peek in on ‘em.”
Just as he went to take my hand again, his phone went off. He pulled it out, then called, “Fuckin’ Christ. Emmett! The covered patio connectin’ your room and theirs. Station your asses on it, and keep your eyes peeled. The fucker’s already on the property! He DOES NOT make it to them. Understood?”
Emmett and Rose raced away as Emmett called, “Understood, Major.”
As soon as Major called, “Position 2,” to the rest of the in-house crew, he looked down at me. I was quick to tell him, “Go. Find him. I’ll station myself in the room with Captain and Bella.”
I rushed to the master bedroom, knocked lightly, then entered without waiting for permission. Time was not on our side. When I saw Captain wiping Bella’s face with a clean rag, I said softly, “Sorry to disturb you. Edward’s scent was found on the property just a minute ago. Emmett and Rose are stationed right outside on the patio. I’ll station here. The rest of the house crew are in place and the perimeter crew are conducting the search with Major.”
He nodded, then said sadly, “I didn’t wanna do it this way. When I thought about not changin’ her yet, waitin’ to see if she would come outta the seizure, my whole body froze in panic. I couldn’t breathe, and my chest felt like it was cavin' in. I was gonna lose my mate if I didn’t change her. So thank you, Alice.”
I shook my head, then said, “I love her, too, Captain. If there was any other way, I swear I would have told you. Anytime I looked for a human Bella on the other side of this, all I got was a black void. I could be completely wrong... but I think… that the seizure short circuited something. Something the venom will fix.”
He let out a breath before asking, “Ya still see her? As a vampire, I mean?”
I sat next to Bella on the other side of the bed, took her hand, then closed my eyes. It didn’t take long before I was hit with an extremely vivid vision.
Bella was waking up in this bed as a vampire. She was confused for a split second, but as soon as her eyes met Captain’s, she relaxed and said, “You left the bed. I couldn’t feel you anymore.”
Captain placed a kiss on her lips before replying, “I didn’t want to crowd you or make you uneasy.”
She pulled him onto the bed, growling playfully as she spun and pinned him from above, then said she gazed down at him, “I guess it was time for Plan B?”
I smiled as I let the vision go, then looked into Captain’s black eyes. Nodding, I said simply, “She understands, and she wakes right on time. She’s beautiful, Captain.”
I could hear more than just Captain sighing in relief at my statement. Unfortunately, that sound was followed closely by the unmistakable sound of vampire bodies slamming into one another.
Edward.