Hermione woke up the next morning, sleepily rubbing her hands across her face as she stretched and yawned, jostling Luna who was stretched across her like a human blanket, the blonde mewled and stretched upwards, adorably scrubbing her fists over her eyes like a little kid.
"Morning Angel," Hermione whispered, pecking the blonde's lips lightly and hugging her closer, smoothing the hair away from the blonde's face.
"We're moving today," Luna whispered, leaning into the brunettes soft stroking.
"I know. It will be good for us, to many memories here," Hermione grimaced, her hand moving up to caress the ugly scar that decorated her upper arm, the crudely carved 'mudblood' standing out against the skin even though it had faded greatly.
Luna caught her hand before it could touch the word and held the hand to the side, leaning down to press a soft kiss against the skin, kissing up the older girls arm and neck, planting a light kiss on the very edge of her mouth. "That may be so but we will not let them hold us back. I love you Princess, scars and all," Luna said, staring into Hermione's eyes, her hands roaming as she skimmed her fingers over the many scars, some large, some small.
"I know Angel it's just, they remind me of all the bad, it's so hard to focus on the good," Hermione spoke softly, her hand caressing up and down Luna's back.
"Well if your ever having a bad moment you know I'll be there to help you out of it. And if that hand doesn't stop soon I don't think I'll be able to hold back," Luna threatened and Hermione smirked, her hand moving lower and running over the blonde's butt, squeezing gently as her other hand ran up the pale skin of her side, cupping a soft breast in her hand.
"Now Angel, why would I want you to hold back," she whispered huskily, leaning up to attach her lips to the blonde's.
"Is that a challenge?" Luna smirked down at the brunette beneath her, hands tangling in the older girls hair, combing long pale fingers through the silky locks. She leant down to place a soft kiss on the brunettes lips, Hermione running her fingers up Luna's back to clasp them on her shoulders, gently sucking the blonde's lip into her mouth and nibbling on it with her teeth, a whimper escaping the younger girls mouth.
Hermione pulled back, a cheeky smirk on her face as Luna smoothed several stray hairs away from her face, sighing happily as the action revealed the ring she had given her the night before. "Come on. If we don't go now then there's every chance that we never will," Hermione sighed, jumping out of bed and pulling on a royal blue sports bra and matching underwear as well as a pair of old black sweat pants and one of Luna's Ravenclaw jumpers from their Hogwarts days, not bothering with a shirt. Luna smiled fondly up at Hermione who even when nearly completely covered up with old clothes and her long curls pulled up into a sloppy bun still managed to look effortlessly sexy and mature.
"Love you so much Princess," she sighed, slowly climbing out of bed and dressing in a pair of grey yoga pants a matching blue sports bra and underwear set underneath, tugging Hermione's old Gryffindor jumper over her head and letting the brunette plait her long hair down her back, the thick rope resting comfortably between her shoulder blades as Hermione kissed down the her neck, stopping at her lips as she teased the blonde, inching slowly closer before surging forward, claiming the blonde's lips in her own in a passionate embrace.
She leapt to her feet and sauntered off, ignoring Luna's commands to get back there and finish what she had started, she turned and spread her hands out innocently, widening her eyes, "But I am Angel, I'm finishing packing all of these boxes into my bag." She cooed, turning and pointing her fingers at each box in turn, calling up her magic from the well within her and shrinking them one by one, stuffing them into the purple beaded bag she had taken on their adventures. Luna watched with a small pout on her lips before smirking and walking to stand behind Hermione, wrapping her arms around the taller girls waist.
"You look so very sexy when you're doing magic. Eyes light up, bottom lip trapped between your teeth and entire body crackling with energy," Luna whispered huskily, nibbling lightly on Hermione's ear as the brunette shuddered, clutching the bag tightly between her fingers as the boxes crashed together quietly from inside. She turned sharply, taking the blonde's lips with her own in a bruising kiss as she poured all of her emotion into the kiss, ending it with a light nip on the blonde's bottom lip.
"That was playing dirty," Hermione mumbled, resting their foreheads together as they just held each other.
"Time to go," Luna sighed, taking Hermione's hand and leading her out of the house, the two turning to look up at the small two story cottage that had been their home since the end of the war, their very own sanctuary.
"I'm going to miss this place," Luna whispered, remembering all of the good times they had in the cottage, scenes of late nights, days spent playing games, watching the boys play quidditch or just relaxing in each other's presence played across her mind like a movie reel.
"I know, but we have to get away Angel, we need to begin again," Hermione agreed, placing a soft kiss against the blonde's temple as she turned on her heel, still clutching tightly onto Luna so that she didn't lose her in the crosspatch. With a loud crack, a sensation of being squeezed through a tight tube and a sudden heart wrenching stop they arrived in an alley of their new town. Hermione slowly exited, keeping Luna warily behind her before grinning and tugging Luna through the streets.
Having visited several times before while picking out their house Hermione knew the way around her average route, including the way to the car dealership. A few months before she had ordered a car to be delivered to the local dealership where she could just pick it up at a later date. The dealership was only a few blocks away from where they had appeared and Hermione tugged a laughing Luna through the streets, ignoring the curious looks from the townspeople who weren't used to seeing new people. They arrived in front of the dealership and Hermione went into the office for a few minutes before emerging with the keys to their brand new car, she had already moved her bike and Luna's car to the garage at their house.
Grabbing Luna's hand she showed her car proudly to the blonde, nearly bouncing with her pent up excitement. "I love it!" Luna exclaimed, hopping into the passenger seat as Hermione slid smoothly into the drivers. The car was expensive, totalling over a quarter of a million dollars but barely making a dent in Hermione's bank. It had inbuilt Bluetooth, coffee dispenser and a special expansion charm on the boot that made it easier to hold items. The car was painted in a dark red with silver flames painted along the sides. Hermione had asked for a special number plate that titled the word 'Witch,' she thought it fitting.
Glancing excitedly at Luna she eased the key into the hole and revved the engine, enjoying the way it purred once second then roared the next. One hand on the wheel and another around Luna's shoulders she sped out of the dealership, cruising skilfully through the streets of Lima, making note of the coffee shop and supermarket as they drove past.
About fifteen minutes before they arrived at the property Hermione saw a large building with absolutely no cars parked in it, seeing the sign out front marked 'Lima High School' she guessed that was where she and Luna would be attending for the next couple of years. Taking note of the quickest way from the school to the property she went to the edge of town, turning off down a huge street with a few properties along the road, most nowhere near as big as the one she bought. Turning down a paved road she began to slowly pull up to their new house, telling Luna to close her eyes before she saw the house.
She stopped out front of the stairs to the porch and climbed out of her door, jogging over to the other side and helping Luna out since the blonde still had her eyes squeezed shut. Hermione led her so she was directly in front of the house and told her to open her eyes, watching as the blonde gasped, bringing her hands up to her mouth and turning to Hermione with watery eyes. "This is ours?" she asked hesitantly, bursting into sobs as Hermione nodded and flinging herself into the brunettes arms, peppering her face with kisses as she gasped out thank you's between breaths.
Hermione had bought it specially for them to live in together, having scoured properties in Lima for hours on end until she had found the perfect one, she had contracted a few wizarding renovators to fit it to her liking since when she bought it the house had looked more like a haunted mansion than anything else. Now it was three stories high with an attic added on but still held a homey vibe. It had four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a music/dance studio, library, living room, dining room and a huge kitchen for Hermione, the brunette loved to cook. The house had a large wrap around balcony with a porch swing in the front and a veranda that spanned off in the back, stopping just short of a large pool complete with several slides, a joined spa and a button that could turn it heated for the colder months,
The property itself was huge with the house right in the middle, there was a large car garage up front of the property, the winding driveway making itself past the garage and straight to the house. A large fresh water lake was down the very back of the property with a small natural waterfall. There was a paddock and barn in the other corner and Hermione planned on getting a horse for Luna, the blonde loved riding like she loved dancing. It was why she was such a good rider when they flew on the thestrals, having ridden them with ease while Hermione had clung on for dear life, despite how many times she had been forced into the air she had never quite gotten over her fear of heights. She had also had a secret magic area set up, it was about the size of an average barn with an area of inbuilt dummies that fired "spells", an obstacle course, target practise and a potions lab with added storage.
The house was carefully constructed in a way that Hermione loved. The attic bordered the top of the house, perfect for storing stuff, the next story were the bedrooms all centred around a massive bathroom with a Jacuzzi tub, a shower big enough to fit 6 people comfortably and a heated floor with heated towels to match, several small shelves were place strategically around the room, perfect for candles.
An ornate mirror sat above a marble sink and a small cubicle boxed off the toilet from view. The rooms each held walk in closets and large bay windows that went from floor to ceiling. The master bedroom had an added feature in the style of a small balcony, it faced directly towards Lima allowing a view of the town and everything in it. A medium round table and two comfy chairs were on it, Hermione planned to have a few romantic dinners on that balcony.
The next level held the dance/music studio, which filled most of the floor. The room was split in two, the instruments and recording equipment were up on a raised platform with a series of steps leading down into a wooden floored square, bordered with floor to ceiling mirrors that reflected back against each other, showcasing every angle. The floor also contained a library with a large fireplace, carpets so soft they were like lying on a pile of feathers and bookcases that were crammed together, all waiting and ready for Hermione to fill them with books, both muggle and wizarding. The last room of the floor was a second bathroom, not as grand as the upstairs one but still better than a normal bathroom
The bottom floor was slightly larger than the other two so the house looked a bit like a top hat had with the floor being a very tall brim. The kitchen was one of the main rooms with it being one of Hermione's favourites. It held an oven, huge fringe, cupboards everywhere, an old fashion pizza oven, a microwave, stove, an actual bar stocked with liquor, a large sink, dishwasher and a big island in the middle of the kitchen with bar stools surrounding it. A rack for spices hung on one wall while a kettle, toaster and several chopping boards sat up against the wall on one of the counters, a rack of knives were placed in the middle of the island and a small assortments of baking tools sat beside it.
The dining room was quite large with a big round table, Hermione believed rectangular ones were only made to install a sense of superiority in people, the one at the head was believed to be superior, she had gotten the idea from the stories of ancient Camelot where Arthur got a round table so all those around it were equal when stationed at it. The final room on the ground floor was a large family room, it had the softest carpet Hermione had ever felt and soft caramel walls. There were two large squishy couches and 4 large chairs grouped around a large coffee table, the entire setup position in front of a giant TV screen about half the size of the wall with surround sound, inbuilt DVD player and over 300 movies. She had been waiting months to show their new home to Luna and now that it had happened she felt like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders.
"Are you ready to unpack now?" Hermione asked hesitantly and Luna nodded, jumping up and down as she tugged Hermione towards the porch, "Wait." Hermione paused the blonde in her tracks, making Luna turn back just in time for Hermione to sweep her up bridal style, "We're doing this the right way," she smiled, lifting a giggling Luna higher and crossing the threshold to their new home.
"I thought you were only meant to do that when you're married," Luna smirked, Hermione smiled.
"I know but we're engaged Angel and I really wanted you to enter out new home in style," she pressed a gentle kiss to the blonde's lips and pulled back reluctantly, taking off her beaded bag from around her shoulder and emptying all the boxes out by upending the bag, dodging the soft swipe Luna aimed at her head.
"Where should we start?" Hermione asked, looking over to Luna who shrugged and picked up a random box, reading the name on the side and looking to Hermione.
"The bedroom?" she shrugged, showing Hermione the curly text detailing 'Bedroom' on the side. Hermione nodded and picked up the boxes for their clothes, might as well get it all done at once. They chased each other up the stairs, Luna examining each room before the finally got to theirs, setting the boxes down. "Floor and walls first," Luna decided and Hermione nodded, letting Luna choose the colours so she could decorate.
"Can we have a soft brown wall with mint borders and maybe a dark green rug covering the floor?" Luna asked and Hermione nodded.
"Anything for you Angel," she agreed, closing her eyes and holding her hands out over the floor, a soft squishy carpet spreading out from under her feet till it covered the entire room, a deep emerald in colour. Next she laid her hands against the wall and began muttering under her breath, imagining the walls forming beneath her finger tips as her muttering grew quicker, taking her hands from the wall she wiped at a bead of sweat trickling down her neck, pushing her sleeves up to her elbows.
"Bed next?" Hermione thought aloud and Luna nodded, pulling the shrunken bed from within the box and placing it where she wanted, flicking her wand so that it enlarged and became its usual king size. The bed had a towering mahogany frame with lilac covers and indigo pillows piled across it. Hermione quickly enlarged their clothes and was about to flick her wand to send them into the cupboard when Luna stopped her, beginning to place them in muggle style.
"We might as well do some things normally," she said and Hermione nodded in agreement, helping the blonde to put the rest of the clothes in their proper places.
Hermione set up the last of the furniture in the room including two bedside tables, a medium bookcase, a flat screen TV and a large chest of drawers for anything extra. They left the guest rooms alone, the would furnish them later when they actually had someone stay with them. The music studio was soon crammed with all of their favourite instruments and the library filled floor to ceiling with all of Hermione's books. "I'm going to have to drag you out of there aren't I?" Luna giggled when she saw the glazed expression in Hermione's eyes.
"I resent that" Hermione sniffed but nodded reluctantly when Luna fixed her with a raised eyebrow, the blonde chuckled and skipped back out of the room, Hermione following the blonde down the stairs and into the living room. The two collapsed on their couch before Hermione let out a long suffering sigh and stood up, planting her hands on her hips as she surveyed their new home.
"We need food," she declared, reaching for her keys from her hoodie pocket.
"Do I have to come?" Luna whined, pleading pathetically with wide puppy eyes and a quivering lower lip.
Hermione sighed jokingly and smoothed back the hair from Luna's face, kissing her forehead gently before shaking her head. "No, you can stay, I'll make us a big lunch when I get back," she said, heading to the door as Luna turned on the TV, flicking through the channels.
Hermione slid into her car and revved the engine, flying down the driveway and onto the road, going as fast as she could without breaking the speed limit. The locals stopped to watch as the most expensive car they had ever seen sped through the town, wondering who their newest resident was. She pulled up out front of the local store with a quiet purr, exiting the car and skipping inside. She grabbed a trolley from the stack and began shopping, loading everything from toiletries to fresh fruit in her cart, remembering to grab a few tubs of icecream since Luna seemed to love mixing flavours.
She payed quickly, ignoring the shocked look the lady gave her when she handed over her card, barely even blinking at the price. "Have a nice day ma'am," the shocked lady said, handing Hermione her card back and giving the brunette a shy smile.
"Thanks, I'll try," Hermione smiled back, loading her bags back into her trolley and wheeling it out to her car, loading it in quickly, she wanted to get back to Luna as soon as possible. Hopping into the driver's seat she pulled out of the car park, driving as quickly as she dared to get home.
Just as she was pulling into her driveway she saw a teenager walking slowly down the start of her driveway, a large ceramic dish in his hands. Thinking that this was probably her new neighbour coming to greet them she slowed down, pulling to a stop beside the boy who had stopped walking. She rolled down her window and stuck her head out the side, smiling kindly at the teen.
"Hi, can I help you?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Um yeah, do you live here? My ma asked me to come bring this to the new neighbours," he held out the dish in his hands and she nodded.
"Yeah I live her, my name's Hermione, Hermione Hunter," she introduced and the boy nodded, combing his fingers through a shaved Mohawk.
"Nice name, I'm Noah Puckerman but everyone calls me Puck," he returned, looking about nervously.
"Would you like a ride to the house?" Hermione asked brightly, sensing that he felt a bit awkward about what to do next.
"Yeah that'd be nice," he nodded relieved, jogging round to the side of the car and sliding into the passenger seat, the dish balanced on his thighs. Hermione started up the car and sped off down the driveway, pulling to a stop in front of the house.
She jumped out and smirked as she saw Puck climbing out of the car, an amazed look on his face as he took it in. "What happened to the house? Last I saw the place it looked like something out of a horror movie," Puck gaped, his mouth hanging open a bit.
"I got some people to fix it up, I wanted it to be home," she said simply, grabbing the bags out of the boot and shepherding him into the house.
"Honey I'm home!" she called jokingly, placing the bags on the kitchen table and turning just in time to catch Luna in her arms, the blonde kissing her passionately.
"What a welcome," Hermione teased, placing the blonde back on her feet and looking over to Noah who was staring at them in shock.
"What's up?" she asked the mohawked guy, Luna turning to see their guest for the first time and smiling dreamily at him.
"Umm nothing it's just… that was hot," he said hesitantly and Hermione laughed, hugging Luna around the waist and resting her head on the shorter girls shoulder. "Sooo you guys are girlfriends?" Noah asked and Luna giggled.
"Actually I'm her fiancé, we want to wait till we're out of school to get married," she corrected, smiling as Hermione nuzzled her neck affectionately.
"I hope you're ready for the backlash," Noah warned, placing his dish on the counter.
"Backlash?" Hermione asked curiously, looking up from where she had been placing small bites along the blonde's collarbone.
"Most people in this town aren't really tolerant of… different. You two being together will garner some problems," Noah contributed and Hermione scowled, a steely light entering her eyes as she hugged Luna closer to her chest.
"Those bitches touch a hair on my girls head and I'll shove my foot so far up their arses they'll need to have it surgically removed," Hermione hissed and Luna turned in her arms, placing a hand either side of the brunette's face and forcing her to look into her eyes, silvery blue meeting amethyst.
"I'm right here Princess, they didn't get me, I'm safe," Luna whispered, Noah tried to tune them out but secretly wondered what she meant by someone 'getting her.'
"You're right Angel but I still worry," Hermione mumbled back, kissing the blonde sweetly and turning back to Noah. "Would you like to stay for lunch?" Hermione asked politely, already putting the food away.
"Sure if it's no problem," Noah agreed, watching as Hermione pulled out a bunch of food, turning to look at Noah quickly.
"Do you eat only kosher?" she asked quietly, not wanting to be rude and Noah started.
"How did you know I was Jewish?" he had not been expecting her to ask that.
"The last name, Puckerman, sort of a giveaway," Hermione grinned, tilting her head to the side to signify she was still awaiting an answer.
"Oh right! No I only eat kosher on special holidays," Noah reassured and Hermione grinned.
"That's good, I was worried for a second," she said, turning back to shove a bunch of bacon on one pan, eggs in another and a few slices of toast in the toaster. She pulled out another pan and put on a few sausages, setting about skilfully flipping the bacon.
The toast was first to be done and she laid it out on the table, pulling strawberry jam, butter and vegemite from the fridge. The eggs and sausages finished at about the same time and she quickly added the bacon to the feast, shoving the pans into the sink to be washed later.
"So do you live with an adult or what's up?" Noah asked curiously, shoving a hunk of bacon in his mouth once he finished talking.
"Nah we live by ourselves, Luna's mum's dead, her dad's too busy with his paper and both my parents have no idea I exist," Hermione explained not bothering to try and elaborate how they actually didn't know she existed she wasn't just being cynical.
"Oh I'm sorry, my Ma's a good sort but my dad's a deadbeat. Ran out on us when Ma was pregnant with my little sister, haven't seen the fucker yet and I'm hoping I never will," Puck growled and Luna placed a gentle hand on his shoulder.
"You have to calm down the higgypiffins in your head are making you angry," she said calmly, going back to her toast as soon as she had spoken. Puck cast a confused look at Hermione who shook her head and signed for him not to ask.
"So what's Lima High School like?" Hermione questioned, looking up at Puck.
"Pretty good in some bits, bad in others. There's this thing called a slushy facial where you get a slushy thrown in your face. Hurts like fuck," Puck cursed and Hermione stiffened.
"What you do to get one?" she asked.
"I joined glee club then went out with the schools resident diva, Rachel Berry. I got one right up close for that," he sighed and Luna patted him on the arm soothingly. "You guys should join glee, come in to the choir room at school tomorrow" he said brightly and the girls exchanged looks.
"What exactly is glee?" Hermione raised an eyebrow and Puck smiled.
"Well we get together, most days actually and we sing and choreograph dances. Um we're actually coming up to our first competition, Sectionals, in a few weeks," Puck nodded and the girls grinned.
"What do you think Princess?" Luna asked, wanting to know what the brunette thought before she made her decision.
"Whatever you want to do Angel, you know I'll follow you anywhere," Hermione smiled softly, brushing a stray strand of hair away from Luna's face.
"So you're in?" Puck asked hesitantly and Luna nodded, Hermione turned to him and smiled.
"Looks like it," she said and he grinned happily.
"Awesome we need some more good voices," Puck cheered and the girls exchanged and look.
"So how do we audition?" Luna questioned, cocking her head to the side.
"Um just come in tomorrow and say you want to audition, Schuester's always looking for new talent," Puck explained and he girls smiled.
"So you got anyone special?" Hermione asked curiously, quickly washing the dishes and placing the remaining food in the fridge.
"Nah, well it's complicated," Puck dropped his head into his hands and groaned.
"So tell me. It always feels better to tell someone," Hermione said softly, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"I knocked up my best friend's girl. Her name's Quinn Fabray and now she's telling everyone that its Finn's even though they haven't even had sex," he growled, dragging a hand down his face. "I bet you think I'm an asshole now," he admitted and Hermione shook her head.
"Nah it takes two to tango. But what I want to know is how Finn can believe it's his if they haven't even had sex." Hermione cocked and eyebrow.
"He's kind of an idiot and she fed him a story about a hot tub and how it made sperm swim faster. Then he went and got her kicked out of her house and now she's living with him," he said and Hermione laughed, a deep throaty chuckle that made Puck look at her with heated eyes.
"He believed that?" she choked out and he chuckled along with her.
"Yeah I never really thought he could be so stupid," he laughed along with her and she grinned.
"So I'll see you at school tomorrow?" she asked sweetly and he nodded.
"Yes you will babe," he nodded and she scowled before smiling cheekily.
"Fine if you're calling me babe I'm calling you bro," they exchanged smirks and Luna giggled, both turning to look at her in surprise.
"What? It's just I think Princess just found the male version of her," Luna smiled at their annoyed faces, both shrugged in unison then turned to look at the other in shock.
"Crap, I think she might be right," Hermione said, he smiled, holding out his knuckles and she grinned back, bumping her knuckles against his.
"Have fun walking home," Hermione yelled as he slowly walked down the driveway. He turned to look over his shoulder and shot her the bird, she did it back then closed the door.
"What do you want to do for the rest of the day?" Luna asked, walking slowly to the lounge room where she spread out on the couch.
"Movie marathon?" Hermione suggested and the blonde nodded, watching as Hermione put the closest movie into the player.
"Twilight… really?" Luna deadpanned and Hermione nodded, sitting back to watch as Hollywood made even bigger fools of vampires than they normally did. She would be ready tomorrow and if anyone hurt a single hair on Luna's head, she would make sure they regret it.
