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  Rating:
      Explicit
  Archive Warning:
      Underage
  Category:
      F/M, Gen
  Fandom:
      Twilight_Series_-_Stephenie_Meyer
  Relationship:
      Edward_Cullen/Bella_Swan, Carlisle_Cullen/Esme_Cullen, Jasper_Hale/Alice
      Cullen, Emmett_Cullen/Rosalie_Hale
  Character:
      Edward_Cullen, Bella_Swan, Carlisle_Cullen, Esme_Cullen, Jasper_Hale,
      Alice_Cullen, Emmett_Cullen, Rosalie_Hale, Leah_Clearwater, Jacob_Black
  Stats:
      Published: 2012-06-04 Chapters: 1/? Words: 2469
****** The Vampire's Mate ******
by Constance_Tatum
Summary
     Bella Swan is just a regular human girl put into a unique world that
     she knows nothing of. Edward Cullen is a temperamental vampire who
     receives a letter from Volturi Mezzani that he must find a mate or
     burn, he has no choice but to adhere to their law. Will he make Bella
     Swan's life a living hell or will he make it better?
Notes
     Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Twilight characters nor the book
     series by Stephenie Meyer.
See the end of the work for more notes
Chapter One
Introductions: Bella Swan
My name is Bella Swan and I am 19 years old. I had a happy life or somewhat of
a happy life. At this point in my life, I would have been in my sophomore year
of college and closer to my dream of becoming a teacher. I probably would have
been dating someone seriously or at least playing the field while concentrating
on my studies. My friend Bree would be hounding me about how much I pressure
myself in school and how I never have a social life. I would’ve agreed with her
to placate her until she left it alone.
I would have accomplished many things throughout my life, but now that was all
gone. I am now in a small 8 x 8 holding cell awaiting my fate as a human being.
The ones who have kidnapped me are like no other beings that I’ve seen before.
Their eyes are a red crimson that puts pure fear in my heart and I’ve felt
their cold hands more times than I can count.
When they found me, I thought I could out-run them no problem. I was
horrifyingly wrong. I couldn’t make two steps before their hands were around me
and they had me in the van faster than my mind could process. That was the
moment that I knew they were different and that my life was over.
They guaranteed that my father would never find me, even if he were the chief
of police. Their tracks were untraceable to the human eye and they left no
paper trail. Or so they said. I didn’t believe them at first and thought that
my mind was playing tricks on me when I witnessed their abilities first hand.
When they confirmed that they were indeed different, I once again felt the hope
evaporate from my mind. I was theirs now and there was nothing I could do to
avoid what they wanted from me.
I didn’t know what they were at first. My mind conjured up so many countless
theories that I gave up after getting a massive headache. But once they
commented on my blood and how tantalizing it smelled, I had a general idea of
what they were, though I would never have voiced it at the time.
So here I sit, weeks or months, after my capture and I feel the same despair
that I felt that first day. I knew what they were now and there was no denying
what they wanted from me.
The big-shot vampire that visited my cell after that first day was Aro Volturi,
head of Volturi Mezzani. I don’t know what that means but it sounds weird to
me. Aro explained that every human had a purpose and I was just fulfilling
mine. I would be tested and examined by other vampires to find my compatible
match. I really hoped that they meant something more pleasant than I suspected
but I had a feeling that I was wrong.
Looking back on that time, I knew that they were right when they called me a
naïve little human. I truly knew nothing about their world or that it even
existed. They expertly stayed under the radar from humans and had no problems
with blending in.
From what I could gather, they were a very private race that treasured secrecy
and keeping themselves from human sight. With the exception of kidnapping, that
is. Did you notice my eyes rolling? Yeah, I rolled them.
I have only met Aro and the two others that captured me. I still have to meet
their doctor who they refer to like a human would an animal doctor. I guess we
were at the bottom of the food chain after all.
I would be blood tested and other normal human things but after that, I didn’t
understand anything else they said. They spoke it in a different language and I
would guess it was Italian but I didn’t understand it. That frustrated me to no
end and I didn’t like being in the dark, figuratively speaking.
“Human! It’s time for more tests to make sure we’re able to find a suitor that
will be pleased by you. Follow me, now!” He said, opening my cell and grabbing
me by the arm roughly.
I had never seen this one before and his size scared me. He was much bigger
than the other creatures I saw. He stood at least 6’5” and probably weighed
more than 200 pounds of solid rock. My musings were pointless and I knew I
would never escape with my body intact.
They had told me early on, when they had kidnapped me, that if I were to be
matched with a compatible vampire, he would either leave me human or change me
into one of their kind, to avoid damage to my physical being.
That didn’t surprise me in the least, considering that the giant who held me
now, could probably crush me like dust between his fingertips.
We abruptly came to a halt outside of a room that looked like any other exam
room you would see in a doctor’s office. It had bright white walls and a small
picture in the center of the ceiling probably put there for humans to look at
in order to distract them from the horrors of this room.
“Get undressed, put the gown on and sit on the table. I will be just outside
that door. Dr. Hunter will be with you shortly.” And without another word, he
was gone. I was left alone in the room to change.
I made quick work of it in hopes that it would be fast enough so the doctor
wouldn’t see more than I wanted him to.
As soon as I pulled the gown around my small frame, I heard the door unlatch
and saw a doctor with bright red eyes and long blonde hair, pulled into a
ponytail. What surprised me, however, was the kind look on his face. Like he
wouldn’t hurt a fly. I didn’t let my hopes get up and kept a firm, fearful
glance when I looked at him. He was looking through a folder and when he was
satisfied with whatever he read, he put it down and proceeded to smile at me
like we weren’t here to have him violate me.
“Ms. Swan, it’s very nice to meet you. I’ve looked over your records obtained
from previous offices and hospitals. It seems that you’ve had your fair share
of accidents, wouldn’t you say?” I nodded in agreement and couldn’t help the
blush that crept onto my cheeks at his insinuation of me being a klutz.
“Other than that, there seems to be no problems with your health. Maybe a
little problem with your equilibrium but that’s really nothing that our kind
can’t handle. We’re just going to do a normal exam today, draw some blood and
I’ll have the female doctor do a pelvic exam, if that’s alright?”
He seemed to sense that I was shocked by his last statement and patted my knee
reassuringly. I had thought that he would be the one to perform the exam,
considering that so far, most of them seemed cold hearted. But maybe I was
wrong…
“After that, we’ll have you go to another room and you’ll have a tutor to teach
you about our kind and what we require of our mates.”
And that was the end of the discussion, as far as I could tell, because he soon
began bending and flexing my joints. He then checked my ears, nose, mouth and,
anything else that he could look at with the shiny light. He hmmm’d and oooh’d
at different things but I didn’t ask, out of fear that his good demeanor would
vanish at my words.
After that, he walked out and came back in with a human girl. I was shocked
until I realized that this was probably his mate and assistant. She had bright
red hair, green eyes and skin almost as pale as his. The only thing that I saw
different about her was a mouth shaped scar on her right wrist that seemed to
have been there a long time. I didn’t dare ask about it.
“This is Dr. Reed and she’ll be doing your pelvic exam, if that’s alright?” I
nodded, “When she’s finished, she’ll lead you to the other room that we talked
about.”
When he hesitated to leave the room, I knew that he sensed my hesitance to ask
something. When he smiled at me once again, I felt encouraged to ask.
“Are you mates?” Was the only thing I asked and they both smiled warmly at me
in response.
“Yes, Victoria and I are mates. We were matched almost five years ago. We have
been happy ever since.” At that, he smiled lovingly at Dr. Reed and she smiled
back.
“But….what I mean…. Why isn’t she changed?” I blurted out sooner than I had
meant to.
At my question, they both laughed and gave me both a look of adoration. As if I
were a child.
“When Victoria and I were matched, she was only 18. I was changed at 27 years
old. I wanted to wait until she was close to my human age before I change her.
She’s been learning from me since then about my practice. She’s very smart and
helpful with my female patients.” Victoria nodded in agreement and then the
conversation was over.
After the pelvic exam, I found that it wasn't nearly as bad as a normal visit
to the gynecologist. Yes, it was awkward but Dr. Reed relaxed me and talked
while she examined me. Once we were finished, Dr. Hunter came back into the
room and looked over the notes that she had made. When they were done, he
nodded.
They walked outside to allow me time to change back to normal clothes and
waited for me outside. Once outside, I followed Dr. Reed to the room I was told
about. There I met someone named Alec that proceeded to teach me the basics on
vampires and what was expected of their mates.
From what he told me, vampires came from one ultimate vampire many years ago.
It wasn’t documented at the time so there was little that was known about the
maker of the race. But the basics of the creatures were very simple.
1. They are very secretive about their own existence.
2. Most of them kept with the regular diet of human blood but there were a few
who abstained and drank from animals.
3. When in the sunlight, they sparkled very brightly thus the ‘keep the secret’
law.
4. No one vampire is an exception to any rule. If a vampire makes a spectacle
of him or herself, they will be punished by having their limbs torn and burned.
5. Any human mate of a vampire cannot be bitten or drained by a vampire that is
not his/her mate. If it is found that an occurrence has happened, the
punishment will be the same as 4.
When it came to the humans of the vampire world, the rules were the same but
worded differently. Like vampires, the humans have to keep the secret and not
make spectacles of themselves or their vampire mates. Humans are allowed to go
out during the daytime on sunny days, but if we are with our mates, we have to
follow their requests on whether we could remain outside alone. Whereas humans
cheat on each other, vampire/human mates were strictly forbidden to commit
adultery with others. If the pair is bonded, it is physically impossible for
the other to cheat and their mate will know about it. When presented with the
evidence, the Volturi will allow the scorned mate to do as they wish as
punishment. Whether it is death or physical punishment.
Another topic that was explored by my tutor was abuse. If you or your mate is
suffering abuse, be it mental or physical, the abuser will be punished as the
Volturi sees fit.
So far, I was really pleased with the rules and guidelines of the vampire race.
Most of the rules were common sense and they were for the benefit of both the
vampire and human in the relationship.
After the short course was over, Alec escorted me back to my small room and
informed me that dinner would be ready shortly. Then as quick as he escorted me
to my room, he was gone and I was left alone.
I really had nothing to do in this place and I was actually looking forward to
moving towards the end of my ‘mating’ program. From what I knew of vampires so
far, most of the ones I encountered were nice and gentle with me. So why
wouldn’t my mate be the same?
When I thought more about it, I soon became convinced that there was really
nothing important that I was leaving behind in my other life. No husband, no
children. Yes, I had my mom and dad, but after their divorce; things seemed so
bleak on both sides. I had sometimes wished I had divorced them from myself. My
dad is a great guy, loves me dearly, but his life consisted of his job as the
chief of police, fishing and sports. He really could have cared less if I were
there to distract him or not.
My mom had just gotten remarried to a minor league baseball player in Arizona
and they were moving to Florida. Not wanting to hold her back from being with
her husband, I decided that I wanted to move up to Washington with my dad.
Shortly after that, before I could even start school, I had driven to Port
Angeles to pick up some books and that’s how I find myself in my current
situation.
During my musings about my old life, I didn’t even notice anyone bringing
dinner into my room. I looked at the side table beside my bed and spotted a
place filled with pot roast, veggies and bread. My mouth watered almost
immediately and I dug in without thinking twice about it. I had begun eating so
fast that I started to choke so I grabbed the cup full of water and gulped it
down quickly, trying to rid my windpipe of the offending blockage.
Finally finishing my dinner and getting dressed for the night, I tucked myself
in and dreamed of the man (or creature) that I would spend the rest of my life
with. I could honestly say that I was excited and a little scared.
Tomorrow will be the beginning of forever and the rest of my life depended on
it.
End Notes
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