When The Cat Becomes The Mouse 25

“You need to stop.” Victoria said as she grabbed Bella’s hand and moved it out from under her shirt. The pair had watched another episode of the show they had been watching but instead of watching another Bella had been using the opportunity they had being alone to make a move on her mate. It wasn’t that Victoria didn’t want to have sex with the human it was that Bella still wasn’t one hundred percent back to normal. It was obvious she was still tired and her body was still weak.

“Why do I need to stop?” Bella asked as she lifted herself up to lay on top of Victoria.

“You need to stop because you are unwell.” Victoria told her.

“And since I am unwell my body definitely needs extra attention.” Bella replied.

Victoria groaned. It was taking everything inside her to not flip her little mate on her back and have her way with her but the dark circles under Bella’s eyes were warning enough the human wasn’t up for that kind of fun. She sighed in relief when there was a knock on the door followed by Rosalie peeking her head in. “You can come in.”

“Thanks, I wanted to know if Bella was hungry yet and if she wanted to eat dinner up here or down stairs?” Rosalie had held herself back from interrupting Victoria and Bella’s alone time but it had been hard. It did however make her realize that it would be nice in the future for them to take time with Bella by themselves.

“I think she should eat it downstairs.” Victoria said.

“Why do we need to leave the bed?” Bella reached out her hand for Rosalie to join them.

Before Rosalie could be make her way over Victoria stopped her. “Don’t do it Rosalie. She is trying to trick you.”

“What do you mean she is trying to trick me?” Rosalie asked.

“That little horn dog is just trying to get us to have sex with her. She has been making passes at me the whole time we have been up here.” Victoria explained.

Rosalie smiled as she saw Bella blush so hard that her neck was turning as red as her face. “Is that right? Is our little mate needing some extra attention?”

“I wouldn’t mind some.” Bella grumbled.

“You need to eat and rest so you can regain your strength before either of us even consider getting naked with you.” Victoria wasn’t going to mention that as soon as Bella felt better that she was going to keep her in bed all day and wear her out again.

“Rose.” Bella turned pleading eyes towards Rosalie.

Rosalie chuckled. “I’m sorry sweetheart but I have to agree with Victoria. I would love nothing more than to spend hours in bed naked with you but you look like you can barely keep your eyes open.”

“Neither of you are going to give in are you?” Bella threw her hands up in defeat. “Fine I guess I’ll eat downstairs then.”

Rosalie walked over to the bed and picked Bella up bridal style. “Don’t pout my love. Just think of how much more fun we will have when you are feeling better.”

“I want to have fun now.” Bella mumbled into Rosalie’s shoulder.

“When you are better we can have all the fun you want.” Victoria promised as she opened the bedroom door.

“Hey Bella we watched two episodes of that show, how many did you guys watch?” Kate was excited Bella was coming back to hang out with everyone. She had some weird ice cream called fish food that she wanted Bella to try after dinner.

“We are are on the same episode then.” Bella told Kate.

Rosalie sat down on the couch with Bella cradled in her lap. She snuggled Bella close to her chest taking comfort in the warmth of her mate’s body. Now that they were actually allowed to be mates it was hard for Rosalie to not have some part of her body touching Bella. The fact that not only could she touch Bella when ever she wanted to but Bella liked to touch her just as much was a gift Rosalie was never going to stop thanking fate for.

“Are you hungry Bella?” Carmen asked.

“Now that my stomach has settled I am really hungry.” Bella said.

“Then I’ll make something filling.” Carmen happily made her way to the kitchen. Bella being hungry was a good sign the human was feeling better.

“So what kind of stuff do you like to do for fun Bella?” Kate asked. Even though they had been around Bella they hadn’t gotten a chance to know the human that well.

“I like to read, watch tv and movies, I got into hiking recently and I’m a big fan of MMA.” Bella told her.

“You like MMA? Do you do it or just watch it?” Kate asked excitedly.

“I don’t do it but I do like watching it. I found out about it by accident by coming across an Ultimate Fighter marathon on tv one day and I have been hooked ever since.” Bella said.

“You like to watch people fight?” Irina didn’t think the human looked like the type that would enjoy watching grown adults beat each other up.

Bella nodded. “I wish I could afford to watch the paper per view events but I only got to watch the free fights they show on cable.”

“You really like to watch MMA?” Rosalie was thinking along the same line as Irina. She didn’t think her mate would be the type to cheer someone on as they beat up another person. Then again the Bella she thought she knew wasn’t like the one she was coming to know.

“Yeah that’s one of the things I can’t wait for when I’m changed into a vampire. I’ll be able to actually learn how to fight.” Bella said.

“I volunteer to help you learn.” Kate would love to teach Bella some moves. It would be fun to learn exactly what Bella could do with both her gifts.

“I will help you as well my love.” Victoria told Bella from her spot on the couch next to Rosalie. Bella had shifted when they sat down so she was sitting on both of her mates and each had an arm around the human. Although it wasn’t romantic Victoria felt her bond with Rosalie growing stronger. Initially she promised Rosalie that she would do anything she could to keep her safe for Bella but now Victoria would protect Rosalie because of the closeness the two of them shared. It wasn’t only about Bella. Victoria truly respected the vampire.

“I think I should train with you guys as well.” Rosalie needed to learn how to at least be able to defend herself. “Actually it might be a good idea to start my training soon.”

“That is a good idea. We don’t know what the Cullens are going to do so having each of us brush up on our skills would be smart.” Tanya hadn’t been diligent in keeping her coven up to date with training. They lived a peaceful life so it wasn’t something she thought about. Now with the various threats that could be coming their way they would need to be at their best to be able to defend their own.

“I know I’m still human but is there a way you guys can give me some training so I have some kind of skills when I’m turned?” Bella asked.

Victoria looked over to Rosalie and getting a nod from the blond vampire she spoke. “I think that would be fine. You just need to be careful not to trigger your gift. Maybe we should actually get you started with some meditation techniques. That way you can learn to get control over your emotions better.”

“With your gift being tied to extreme emotions I have to agree with Victoria. I would be happy to help you with that Bella.” Eleazar offered. After seeing the effects of what using her gift on Bella’s body was he would gladly do what he could to help the girl. “I have helped others with learning to control their gifts and think I can help you.”

“Thank you Eleazar.” Bella would take whatever help she could to make sure she didn’t have to experience the pain that came with using her gift.

“Then why don’t we start tomorrow. That way Bella has a chance to rest up.” Tanya said.

“Sounds like we have a plan then.” Kate was already planning on researching some exercises that would be good for the human body. If they could get Bella into fighting shape now then when she was a newborn it would be easier to train her to adapt to her vampire body.

“Here’s your dinner Bella.” Carmen handed Bella a plate that could easily be considered a platter with a T-bone steak, loaded baked potato, corn and fried shrimp. “I think this will help you get your strength back.”

“I’m sure it will.” Bella wasn’t sure she could eat the amount of food placed in front of her but as her stomach growled at the sight and smell of the food she figured she would at least make a huge dent in it.

“Let me cut it up for you.” Victoria quickly took the plate from Carmen and started cutting up the steak. Not only did she like taking care of her mate she didn’t like the idea of Bella handling something with such a sharp edge.

Bella decided that trying to explain that she could cut her own steak to Victoria would be a waste of time so instead she leaned forward and kissed Victoria on the cheek. “Thank you sweetheart.”

“It’s no problem.” Victoria told her smiling at the show of affection.

“Do you guys want to watch another episode of that show while Bella is eating?” Kate asked.

“That’s fine with me.” Bella said.

“Me too.” Victoria agreed.

“That sounds like fun.” Rosalie repositioned Bella so she was sitting on her lap the same way she had earlier with Victoria when she had fed her toast. She smiled as she watched Bella blush when Victoria held the fork to her lips to feed her. Rosalie wondered if Bella would get annoyed with them taking care of her.Rosalie hoped not because she enjoyed being able to clean Bella while they were showering and afterwards it made her feel centered from the craziness that had happened to dry Bella off and help her dress. Doing this for her mate made her feel more connected to Bella and watching as Victoria smiled brightly when Bella ate the food she offered she realized Victoria felt the same. With the dangers coming their way Rosalie knew that not only would she and Victoria need to rely on the connection to their mate to keep them steady but if Bella felt the bond as strongly as they did she would need it as well. Turning her attention back to Bella Rosalie let herself take comfort in the fact that for now they were safe. Tomorrow they would start training and Rosalie was going to do everything she could to turn herself into a warrior to protect Bella.