BEL: In Which There is Much Double-Crossing

What would a good mystery story be without the old double-double-cross? There are so many people playing for different sides here, but there are two looking out specifically for themselves. One, with the deluded intent of keeping the girl he believes he loves safe; the other, taking advantage of any and all situations, with purely selfish reasons.

The two combined could be deadly.

However, regardless of their faith in their own abilities, the other team has a few tricks up their sleeves, including a so far unmentioned covert branch. That's right folks, another player is being brought in.

Can you guess who it is yet? ;)


Ch26 Spoiler:


Peter's been instrumental in all this so far. But what's his end game? What is he really up to? Let's catch up with Peter, Charlie and Carlisle as they arrive in the new Whitlock-Cullen residence at Red Feather Lake, Colorado.

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I Won! *happy dance*

Thank you SO much to everyone who voted for 'Behind Enemy Lines' in the Sparkleteers Awards. I won my Category - Diamond in the Rough: Most Original Storyline.

I am so inspired right now. I intend to continue posting once a week (every Tuesday) over Christmas. My poor beta's need a rest and time to drink some eggnog. I've been working them like slaves the last month!

My story was also part of #NaNoWriMo and I forgot to mention I 'won' that too. I finished on Nov 23rd, a full week ahead of schedule.
At this point I think we're about 1/4-1/3 through the story. Depends how much more I jig around with it before the end. I keep adding new story threads as I go, so might be a while before we're done!

'Fire & Ice' - Darksper O/S

Fire & Ice

This is my submission for the 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Contest on TwiWrite.net .

Summary: Five years after the Cullens left, 23 year old Bella has finished College and is back home with her father. It's Christmas Eve, but it's not Santa who's paying Bella a visit this year.

Disclaimer: Rated MA for just about everything. This is a DARK fic and contains dark themes, violence and Darksper. SM owns all; I just like to mess with her creations.

A/N: It is debatable whether part of this story could be seen as rape. I did not write it with that intent, but feel it wise to caution readers.

Beta'd by: Cowgirl_Amber & Dangerkitty (from FFn)

Behind Enemy Lines Ch4 Teaser

This is a Jasper/Bella 'Twilight:New Moon' Fanfic for NaNoWriMo.
Currently being cross-posted to FF.net and TwiWrite.

Rated M for strong language, dark themes and naughty thoughts while staring at Jasper's butt.
Nominated in the Sparkleteer Rare Gem Awards - Most Original Storyline
Main Chars: Jasper, Bella, Darkward, Esme
Pairings: Edward/Bella, later Jasper/Bella
Genre: Angst/Mystery/Romance
Beta'd by: Cowgirl_Amber & Dangerkitty

Teaser: From Chapter 4 - Black Ops & Intrigue (Unedited)

APOV

I had just dropped Rosalie off at the pick up gate with our bags and driven the Porsche over to long term parking, when my cell phone rang.

“Hi Jazzy! We’ve just arrived at Sea-Tac and Emmett rang Rose to say he’ll be here in twenty minutes. We’ll be in Denali by nightfall and Carlisle, Esme and Edward should be there around midnight.”

There was a chuckle on the other end of the line. “Is there ever any point in me callin’ to tell you anything?”

“Not really. Though you do manage to surprise me sometimes,” I laughed.

“Well, just so I don’t feel like I wasted my credit, I’m going to tell you anyway. Edward is coming with you because Eleazar wants him to check out Laurent’s intentions toward Irina. I’ll be staying here with Bella, which I’m sure he won’t be happy about.”

“Actually, the whole Irina-Laurent thing is entirely Esme and Carmen’s idea in order to get Bella some space from Edward whose overprotective hounding is giving her cabin fever. Laurent is just using Irina, which is fine because she’s using him. Edward is going to be livid about you staying but don’t say anything, it’ll work out. You’ll need to remind Bella to eat around lunchtime or she’ll forget and take the scenic route on the 19/20 towards Anderson Lakes on the way back. You can hunt, Bella can nap and you’ll avoid a two hour tailback on the 104.”

There was silence from the other end of the phone as my corrections sank in then a familiar sigh. ”Anythin’ else I need to know”’

“I’ll miss you?” I replied sweetly as I pulled my lipstick from my bag and began to put on a fresh coat.

“I’ll miss you too sweetheart. I have to admit though…” he trailed off a little, searching for words that wouldn’t offend me.

“You’re looking forward to getting to know Bella because you find her interesting, and you’re ecstatic that you’ll finally have someone around to share your tedious taste in hobbies?”

Jasper chuckled again. “Yeah. Somethin’ like that.”

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Behind Enemy Lines

This is a Jasper/Bella 'Twilight:New Moon' Fanfic for NaNoWriMo.
Currently being cross-posted to FF.net and TwiWrite.

Rated M for strong language, dark themes and naughty thoughts while staring at Jasper's butt.
Nominated in the Sparkleteer Rare Gem Awards - Most Original Storyline
Main Chars: Jasper, Bella, Darkward, Esme
Pairings: Edward/Bella, later Jasper/Bella
Genre: Angst/Mystery/Romance
Beta'd by: Cowgirl_Amber & Dangerkitty

Teaser: From Chapter 1 - A Fledgling Alliance

JPOV

“Thanks for loaning me this book Jasper. You were right, it was a really interesting read.” She continued to smile, pushing more sincerity at me.

“You're welcome Bella. By all means, borrow any others from my study that interest you.” I returned her smile, tucking the book under my arm.

She hesitated momentarily then continued. “Oh, feel free to recommend something else. I've seen how many books you have. I wouldn't know where to start. Besides, I'm sure you'd rather I read something with as few historical inaccuracies as possible.”

Edward threw her an sharp look but she had already turned her attention towards Emmett, flopping down onto the floor beside him as she swiped the spare controller and proceeded to lose the first round squarely to her second favourite Cullen. Edward momentarily cocked his head in my direction, no doubt listening in to my thoughts, but I was already feigning boredom by then, translating the sonnets of Shakespeare into Mandarin. He frowned, huffed slightly, then returned his attention to Bella, leaving me to slip away to my study unhindered.

I was keen to work out why Bella had returned a book to me that wasn't mine.

BPOV

I tried to concentrate on the game so as not to give myself away and it paid off when I actually won the third round against Emmett. He immediately swooped me up and began spinning me around the room as I cheered for myself and Edward shook his head at us, trying to contain the crooked smile that was creeping across his face. I was glad I had managed to finally beat Emmett at something, no matter how small, but even more so I was hugely relieved that his antics diverted the attention of the others away from the exchange between Jasper and myself just a short while before.

I was fairly certain that no one would think it was anything out of the ordinary but had been cautious just in case. We were both bookworms, so I hoped my borrowing a book from the silent Hale twin would not be seen as unusual and I had known Jasper would own books about the civil war from a heated discussion that followed a recent movie night. I had insisted we watch 'Gone With the Wind' and had been made aware of Jasper's interest in the period when Emmett began making fun of him for muttering under his breath about various historical inaccuracies. I had been unsure how to give the book to him until right before I walked in the door, when it had occurred to me that sending my emotions into over drive would probably get his attention. If he hadn't played along and pretended the book was his, I would have had to play it off as being a forgetful human moment, but he had taken the hint and followed my lead.

All I had to do now was wait patiently to see whether the answer was yes or no.