When Dawn Breaks Chapter 6

"Do you think it's weird that Charlie didn't ask me why I skipped school today?"Bella asked Rosalie as they lay together in Bella's bed after making it home in time for Bella to have dinner with Charlie,while Rosalie snuck into Bella's window and waited for her to finish.

Rosalie laughed. "After the way the principle treated you I think you could possibly burn down the school and he wouldn't call your father to report you."

"What do you mean?" Bella asked confused. "Did I get it wrong? I thought when kids skip school without their parents calling in, the school informs the parents."

"Yeah, if the student isn't Bella Shurlong." Rosalie told her."Bella that man will do anything to not get on your bad side.I guarantee if you never stepped foot in that high school again and then showed up at graduation he would give you valedictorian just so he could claim that a Shurlong graduated from his school."

"I don't think I will ever understand humans."Bella mused. "I always thought it was just my mom that was obsessed with fame and using the Shurlong name to get things but now I'm starting to realize it's almost everyone."

Rosalie smiled sadly. "I'm sorry sweetheart. I want to say all humans aren't like that but when I was human everyone around me was always after more money and better social standings. I find the only difference between then and now is people hid it better during my time. It's more in your face these days."

"My mother never hid it." Bella said. "Maybe I've misjudged her, maybe she is more normal than I thought."

"No." Rosalie scoffed."your mother is an extreme piece of work. She is a horrible human being. You both had the same upbringing and she turned out to be a monster while you are quite literally a beacon for good. Even with her influence you turned into the savior you were destined to be. I can only image what she would try to do if she knew of you being the Great White Tiger. You think she is bad now, that would put her over the edge of craziness."

Bella sighed. "I'm not sure any more. It's like the more I'm exposed to humans the more I just want you and me to go live with the mountain lion and her cubs in their cave and forget about the world."

"That actually doesn't sound so bad. At least the mountain lion wouldn't try to get you to buy some mansion in the middle of Montana."Rosalie said trying to lighten the mood."I mean did you see Tullah's expression when you said you wouldn't have time to look at another property?I thought her face was going to crack with the force she was using to keep her smile in place."

"Why in the world would I want to buy a mansion in Montana when I just bought over a 1000 acres of land?Wouldn't I just build a new mansion there?" Bella asked.

Rosalie laughed. "I don't really think Tullah cared about what you wanted to do with your land. She only cared about the commission. I had to hold myself back from going off on her when she kept trying to talk you into buying yet another perfect house for yourself. It was only because I was worried about what the wolves would do that I didn't say anything."

"I think the wolves hold you in higher regard then they do me." Bella said.

Rosalie snuggled in closer. "You know that's not true. They are so protective of me because I'm your imprint and any disrespect to me is disrespect to you."

"I don't think you give yourself enough credit. You are not just my imprint,you are your own person. The wolves have witnessed your kindness and have fought by your side. You have earned their loyalty just as much as I have."

"You're bias, but I love you." Rosalie told her.

Bella leaned down for a kiss pulling back when it became heated. "No funny business. My dad is right down the hall and we both know we got lucky the first time. I don't doubt for a second he won't catch us and then we will have so many things to explain to him the biggest being your penis."

Rosalie smirked."It is big, isn't it."

Bella rolled her eyes. "Don't go getting an ego."

"Are saying it isn't big?" Rosalie asked offended.

Bella kissed her forehead. "You know you are quite well endowed sweetheart. I have no complaints."

"That's what I thought."Rosalie said proudly.

"Anyway, enough about you and your incredibly large penis."Bella ignored Rosalie's smug smile. "That was a good idea to have the wolves act as bodyguards."

"When we were on the plane and Jared and Quil were talking about having champagne it got me thinking about how few opportunities the entire tribe has." Rosalie explained."I want us to figure out a way to help them make a better life for themselves. Them being bodyguards is the easiest way right now."

"I agree with you about them not having many opportunities. Them coming on Friday is actually a really good idea though. We don't know what kind of people are going to show up and even though we can protect ourselves we would probably have to expose our supernatural sides to do it." Bella smiled."Who would have thought it was you who would be worried about the wolves?"

Rosalie huffed. "I'm not worried about the wolves themselves. I"m worried about our allies. They could be useful in the future is all."

Bella rolled Rosalie on her back and straddled her."Nope, you are not getting away with this. You care about them. You big softy."

"I'm not a big softy. We just need to make sure they are at their best for the next fight to come, that's all."Rosalie grabbed Bella's hips. "And if you don't want start something you better move now or I won't be held responsible for any shotgun holes in your wall when your father comes in here shooting at me."

Laughing Bella laid down next to her. "I don't think my dad has a shotgun. He definitely has a service weapon though."

"Either way I don't want to explain why bullets bounce off of me."Rosalie said rolling on her side to face Bella. "How are we going to go about getting the construction going for the coyotes? I know you had Gene get the ball rolling on the trailers and getting electricity set up but how much does he know about construction?"

"I think hiring the wolves is a great idea because their tribe basically built their whole town by themselves but in the end it's up to their own pack to tell us how they want to do things." Bella said.

Rosalie sighed."I hope they get over their pride because I got the distinct impression they won't be able to afford to build much on their own."

"I think the fact that it is a gift from the White Tiger and her imprint will go a long way with them accepting the help."Bella reached for Rosalie's hand playing with the signet ring on Rosalie finger "I think it's funny that we have such a hard time giving extra help freely to supernaturals because of their pride and yet humans would only want more if you gave them exactly what they asked for."

"Living with the mountain lion is becoming more and more appealing everyday."Rosalie said. "I think I understand now why you wanted to move back to the estate when you finished high school. It would be nice to be able to forget about the outside world and live in peace."

"It's out of the question now though. Do you honestly think we could ever get away from Alice and Emmett?" Bella smiled seeing Rosalie's scowl. "No matter where we went they would eventually find us."

"They seem really happy to be able to help us do things."Rosalie said thoughtfully."Maybe we could send them on an impossible task. That could give us a nice break from them for a while."

Bella chuckled."You honestly think they wouldn't complete any task you put in front of them. Not only would they complete it they would spend years proudly telling you the story of how they did it."

Rosalie groaned. "Why do they think they are our children? Both of them are actually older than us. Alice by vampire years, Emmett by human."

"They act like that because you have always acted as their protector and their voice of reason."Bella told her. "They look to you for guidance more than even Esme and Carlisle. You can see how much they love you and respect you. Their behavior is only highlighted now because I'm involved. I'm something new to them and as we are a newly bonded pair them wanting to spend time with us makes you angry but as I've said many times, you love them. So that is why I put up with them."

"Whatever."Rosalie replied neither confirming or denying her love for them. "They are not coming to the cabin with us though. No matter what Bella, we are getting that week to ourselves."

"If I have to lay waste to the entire world to get a week alone with you then I will." Bella promised. "Nothing is coming between us and a week of absolute peace and quiet. Clothing optional of course."

Rosalie leaned in for a kiss. "I like the way you think."

"Good because I think we should get some sleep." Bella said looking at the clock. "It's late and I'm kind of tired from all the traveling today."

Rosalie pulled the blanket up over the two of them and snuggled down on Bella's pillow. "After dealing with Tullah even I'm tired."

With a smile Bella kissed her on the nose. "Good night, sweetheart."

"Good night, my darling." Rosalie said as she tightened her arms around Bella's middle and closed her eyes.