North Star Rising by spaniard

[Reviews - 225]

1. 1: Communication by spaniard [Reviews - 11] (2499 words)

Life can be so well ordered…so controlled that it carries the illusion of indestructibility.  That illusion had been his gift to me as we’d toyed with tempting fate and planning for immortality. 

 

The best laid plans…

2. 2: Final Decision by spaniard [Reviews - 6] (1981 words)

I have a beta!!!!  And she's cracking the whip already!  Thank you so much to RowanMoon for the patience to take this on!

And thank you to all of you who are reading right now!  You are all wonderful!

"When you’re newly turned, you will be a slave to instinct.  The only thing that you will understand when you come upon a human is the pain that they are causing you.  You won’t even stop to formulate a plan on how you can cause them to stop hurting you. You will simply react, and before you even understand what has happened, you’ll kill them and drink their blood and quench the thirst that will take away the pain for that one moment.” 

3. 3: Bridesmaids by spaniard [Reviews - 8] (1261 words)

"Don’t worry, Bella.  You’re going to live happily ever after.  That’s almost always what happens with Prince Charmings!”  And she slipped out the door. 

I smiled and silently hoped that it was also what happened with Count Draculas.

4. 4: Sisters by spaniard [Reviews - 5] (1243 words)

“You didn’t see Edward before he met you, so you can’t understand the ways that you’ve changed him, but I can assure you that it is an amazing transformation.  It’s like he’s finally found the one thing in all time and space that he’s meant for.   It’s a little frightening actually, the strength of it,”

5. 5: Eternity by spaniard [Reviews - 10] (2686 words)

A special thanks to Kelsey-Cullen and wickedlovely who gave me my first beautiful reviews on this one.

 “When two souls, which have sought each other for however long in the throng have finally found each other, a union, fiery and pure as they themselves are begins on earth and continues forever in heaven.  This union is love, true love--a religion, which deifies the loved one, whose life comes from devotion and passion, and for which the greatest sacrifices are the sweetest delights.”

6. 6: Blessing by spaniard [Reviews - 7] (2677 words)
“I would die for someone I love,” he pushed on.  “I would die for you, so I guess I can’t blame you for wanting to do what you are going to do, but everything inside me…my heart…my whole mind…all of the instincts that come with the werewolf package…they hate what you’re going to be Bella!  I can’t be here to watch that blush fade from your cheeks and watch you turn cold and…die.  I can’t see you like that!” 

7. 7: In-laws by spaniard [Reviews - 8] (2684 words)
"She is the only child I have ever seen who is more comfortable surrounded by werewolves and vampires than others of her kind… the only human to ever leave Volterra alive with full knowledge of its occupants, and the only person in existence to resist Aro, Jane, and Edward…I’d say “mystery” is a bit of an understatement.” 

8. 8: Inevitable by spaniard [Reviews - 6] (2403 words)

I pushed in front of the furious russet-furred creature just as he leapt at Tanya…and Edward.  The force behind his leap knocked me to the ground, and I was lost for a moment in a random chaos of fur and razor sharp teeth as the full weight of a werewolf came down on me. 

9. 9: Goodbyes by spaniard [Reviews - 4] (2266 words)

“Bella, I’ve tried to explain this to you before.  You have a very distorted view of yourself.  You don’t seem to understand how important you are in the lives of everyone around you.  Jacob left because he couldn’t watch you die.”  His jaw stiffened in reaction to his final sentence.  “And because of me—because I took you to the clearing—he almost killed you himself.” 

10. 10: El Huerto de la Niebla by spaniard [Reviews - 12] (2460 words)

I stared into his eyes, reflected almost as silver as his skin in the moonlight, and contemplated the infinite expanse of ocean laid out behind him.  I couldn’t think of anything that could create a greater happiness than I felt at this moment.  Edward had chosen well, and I too had made my choice.  It would not be tonight, but this would be the place…the last view I saw with my human eyes.

11. 11: Revelation by spaniard [Reviews - 8] (1767 words)

"I could hear a nervous smile in his voice as he told me that he loved me once again.  I could hear the waves against the shore below.  I could hear his racing breath, and nothing more…At one point, it occurred to me that if he made one wrong move—if he let me go for only a fraction of a second, I would fall backwards and be washed out to sea before Edward could get to me.

He didn’t let go."

12. 12: Deadline by spaniard [Reviews - 6] (2251 words)

“It was the most beautiful thing that I’ve ever felt at first,” he said. A small smile appeared on his face, but the words at first had not escaped my notice.  “I saw how you feel for me.  I’ve never doubted your feelings before, of course, but…the strength behind them…they rival my feelings for you in every way.”

13. 13: Home by spaniard [Reviews - 9] (2410 words)

“Charlie…knows?!”

“It seems as if a lot happened in Forks in our absence.” His smile was still very reserved.  There was something that he wasn’t telling me.

“Wait.  Does he know about you?” Panic began at the base of my spine.

14. 14: Partial Truths by spaniard [Reviews - 11] (3086 words)

"Me and Sam were on grill duty and we were just putting the first burgers on when this woman steps out of the tree line, and all of the sudden, I’m surrounded by wolves the size of horses.”  He stopped, turning back towards the four boys and examining them again as if expecting them to phase at any moment."

15. 15: Untraceable by spaniard [Reviews - 9] (3106 words)

“The lines of the treaty have been blurred due to recent events, but the rules are still in place.” He glared from Edward to me.  I watch Edward look in my direction and flinch and I had no doubt which rule was on Sam’s mind at the moment.  “We’ll be watching them.  If they cross the line, we will kill them.” 

His gaze shifted ominously to me.  “We’ll be watching you too, Bella.”

16. 16: Manipulation by spaniard [Reviews - 12] (2982 words)

Edward had purposely hidden crucial information from the wolves and from me.  He had used my own mortality against me to trick me into agreeing to a week away from him, he had manipulated my father into believing that everything had been my idea, thereby eliminating any opportunity that I had to argue my position, and he had apparently planned my entire day as I slept. 

17. 17: The Denali Sisters by spaniard [Reviews - 5] (4995 words)

“And what exactly were you expecting?”  Her bishop crowded in.

“Well,” I blushed.  Was I really going to tell her what I had expected? "Maybe a Russian accent. Edward said you were from somewhere near Russia. And…” What exactly had I expected?  Fangs? Horns?  “Someone a lot more…vampiric?” 

18. 18: Wolfhunter by spaniard [Reviews - 8] (5799 words)

“We watched helplessly as the wolves slaughtered our mortal families.  We fought with weak human hands as they robbed us of our human lives.  We watched them form organized packs led by our kind and we lost many friends to end their debauchery.  We were caught completely unaware when a wolf led my mother to make the ultimate mistake…one that she paid for with her life, and now…”

Edward’s forearms tensed under my arms as Tanya took up the thread.

“Now there’s you.”  Her eyes were intense and directed straight at me."

19. 19: Family Time by spaniard [Reviews - 8] (5135 words)

Dear dad,

 

So I decided not to go to Dartmouth this semester.  I’m forcing my vampire husband to bite me and turn me into one of the undead.  I’d love to see you over the holidays, but I’m afraid that if my in-laws don’t keep me in check, you’ll be my Christmas appetizer, and Forks will be the main course.  By the way, how are the werewolves doing?

Love, Bella

20. 20: Seattle by spaniard [Reviews - 11] (4027 words)

My betas, giselle and RowanMoon are, in my opinion, the best in the world.  They keep me motivated and on track, and they make me a better writer...thanks ladies!

Thank you guys so much for your patience...the best parts are right around the bend!

"Irina heard our conversation with Sam our first night back.  She knows that you’ve become an integral part of  holding our treaty with the Quileute tribe.  She heard the wolves threaten me one moment, and then promise to watch over you the next moment.”  I wanted to protest again, but Edward held up one finger.  I took a bite of the noodles instead.  “Tanya was there to see how a werewolf in full attack mode was able to stop of his own volition to avoid killing you.  That is not something that werewolves are capable of.”

21. 21. Violation by spaniard [Reviews - 12] (5639 words)

“What did you do?” he hissed between clenched teeth.  Irina’s eyes were wide and terrified, but the confusion that I’d seen in both Alice and Tanya’s expressions was utterly absent from hers.  She knew what was happening.  

“Bella!”  Billy called on the other line, more insistently this time.  I’d already forgotten I was still holding the phone.  “Bella is something going on there?”

22. 22: Subterfuge by spaniard [Reviews - 18] (5837 words)

“Is she in danger?”

Edward’s eyes were fixed only on me as he answered, filled with a century worth of remorse, and so he did not see the shimmer that began in Seth’s shoulders and twisted in his neck before rippling down his chest and seeming to exit through his clenched fists at Edward’s response.

“We all are.” 

As usual, my awesome and (now I can say for absolute certain) patient-as-heck betas, giselle and Rowan Moon deserve a LOT of love.  They made getting back to it a little bit easier.  Thanks guys. 

 

23. 23. Wolf Watch by spaniard [Reviews - 10] (7301 words)

OK, it's been a year in coming barring broken limbs, graduations, job changes, and massive moves.  I apologize profusely to anyone who may still be reading, and I do solomnly swear that I am at LEAST three chapters ahead, and will not be making you wait more than two week for the remaining chapters.

Sorry!  Sorry!  But please enjoy!

24. 24. Battlefield by spaniard [Reviews - 14] (7475 words)

"The battle took on a flowing chaos that I could only watch from a distance.  The wolves moved just as fluently as the vampires, and though most of them had fanned out and gone after different strategic targets, there was the impression that they were all moving as one instrument, all set on defending their home.  It was perfectly choreographed, terrifying."

25. 25. Death and Undeath by spaniard [Reviews - 5] (7150 words)

I have been holding this back for some time now with the hopes that I would be able to finish it all and send one chapter after the next out.  As I keep getting called away to countries that don't facilitate fan fiction writing, I have failed miserably at that, so I'm afraid I'll have to say that the chapters will come when they come.  Hopefully, since I've got the SFD's of a good number of chapters, that won't be in a year.  With that being said...shall I kill Bella?

26. 26. Awake by spaniard [Reviews - 1] (4362 words)

It's been years...literally years.  I've been a mommy two times over, and I've given up on so many things.  This story was only one of them.  My own sense of identity was probably the biggest.

Special thank to Roonie for the perfect review at the perfect time.  I'm back...bruised, battered, and doubting my own ability, but out to make the effort.

So lets bring Bella back. 

27. 27. Rust and Salt by spaniard [Reviews - 1] (3114 words)

I've found that I am only able to write about two hours a week.  It is unfortunately impossible to finish and edit...and re-edit chapters as fast as I was able to do them before kids and major careers.  I will be adding as much and as fast as I can.  For now, please accept my apology, and another chapter.

28. 28. Talented by spaniard [Reviews - 0] (6301 words)

Well...I'm only able to write on Tuesdays for two hours, so these are slow coming,but at least they're coming!  Thanks so much for reading!

29. 29. The Best Defense... by spaniard [Reviews - 0] (7987 words)

This chapter took me foooooooorrrrrreeeeevvvvveeeeerrrr! Between dealing with a worldwide pandemic and really REALLY not being confident about writing sex scenes, this one made people wait way longer than in ever should have!

I apologize.  But I'm still trudging away...quarantined in my basement sometimes, but there!

And thank you for reading!