Hermione POV

I left Blaise and Chris at the treaty line. They were going back to talk to the wolves about something that they said they didn't want me around for. I was royally ticked off, and threw a hissy fit, but they stood firm. So, I decided that I wanted to go into town for a while. Alice let me borrow her bathroom and a set of clothes on the condition that she got to pick the outfit and do my hair and makeup. I'd never really worn makeup before, so I was hesitant, but pleasantly surprised with the results.

She lent me a tan pair of skinny jeans and an orange tank top with a lace covering and really cute tan, low heeled shoes. They had three silver rings connected to the strap that went between the big toe, all the way up to the one that went around my ankle. She kept my makeup simple, applying only a small amount of foundation, blush, silver cream eyeshadow, black mascara, and light pink lip gloss. She curled my hair so that it was no longer the bushy mess that I was used to. Instead, it fell in soft waves, ending in the middle of my back.

All in all, I looked good. For a vampire's play doll. And I was still going to light her closet on fire. Eventually.

Alice drove me into Forks and dropped me off at the rundown strip mall at the corner of town. Before I left, she handed me a sliver phone and told me to call if I needed anything. I shrugged and slipped it into my back pocket, planning on dumping it in the nearest trash bin.

Alice glared at me and said "Don't you dare", then screeched out of the parking lot.

Chris had given me the Gringotts card before I left, and told me to go buy something, like he though that was what girls would do in any situation. I had only rolled my eyes at him.

I decided to get some tennis shoes, as I had forgoten to grab my old ones from the house.

The only store I could find that looked like it would sell shoes was a camping store called Newton's Outfitters.

As soon as I walked in the door, a boy about my age with shaggy blonde hair, light blue eyes, and a babyish face darted up to me.

"Welcome to Newton's Outfitters. I'm Mike Newton. How can I help you?" He asked, a little too eagerly.

I looked on at him cautiously and raised an eyebrow.

"Um, sure. I was looking for some tennis shoes or something. This seems to be the only store that would sell something like that around here." I said.

He brightened considerably and turned to the side to gesture me forwards. "Right this way." He said.

I hadn't been in Mikes presence for five minutes yet, and already he was ticking me off. He wouldn't stop asking questions about me! He asked about my parents, siblings, school, once he found out that I was new around here, he asked where I moved from, how long I would be staying, then dating history ( come on, I'm fourteen. I don't have a lot of dating history. Jeez.), and really, he was just being annoying in general. I tried to answer as vaguely as possible with answers like, 'Oh you know, up north somewhere' and 'Yeah, I've dated a bit'. But really, I was sick of the questions. Seemed more like an interrogation to me. Merlin I hope I'm not that annoying when I ask questions rapid fire like he is.

"So, Hermione. Are you going to go to Forks High?" He asked another stupid, irritating question.

"I don't know, Mike. I thought you were supposed to be showing me the tennis shoes." I said in as calm a voice as I could manage.

Mike grimaced as he looked over his shoulder at me.

"Sorry. It's on the other side of the store. I got distracted."

Just as I was about to bring out my wand and hex him, something that would have gotten me into trouble, another worker came over to us.

"Is there a problem?" She asked sweetly.

She was a very pretty girl how stood at about 5' 3". She had long auburn hair, and blue eyes with flecks of green in them. Her name tag said 'Maggie'.

I had to physically stop myself from jumping into her arms in relief.

Mike was starting to answer her, but I wanted to get out, and I was sure that wasn't what he would tell her.

"N-"

"Yes! I'm looking for the tennis shoes. Do you think you could show me where they are?" I asked eagerly.

She seemed a little taken aback at my desperate tone, but then composed herself and gave me a knowing look. She glanced at Mike's forlorn expression and then back to me quickly, and I knew she understood exactly what was happening.

"Mike, I'll show her. You were supposed to be greeting today weren't you?" She added when he looked like he was going to argue.

Mike sighed then nodded and turned to go, but before he got even a few steps away, he turned back for one last say.

"See you later, Hermione?" He asked.

I only smiled at him as he walked away. Through my teeth, I growled "Not likely." low enough that only Maggie could hear me.

Maggie snorted, but quickly covered her nose in embarrassment.

"Sorry." She said as we walked towards the shoe department. "Mike's like that with every new girl in Forks. You should have seen what he did to poor Bella Swan." She said, shaking her head in exasperation.

I laughed with her and pulled out a pair of sneakers.

"Hopefully I don't go to Forks High then." I said. "I don't even know if we are sticking around long enough to enrol anyways, but if we do, we might go to La Push instead." I said.

She cocked her head to the side and handed me a pair of light purple sneakers, my favorite color, before asking, "Who are you staying with?" She asked.

I shrugged, "We might stay with Emily Young, but my brothers don't think it's a good idea. I'll convince them eventually, though. I always do." I gave her a look filled with fake innocence.

She laughed loudly, throwing her head back. "Well, if you do stay around here, text me sometime, Yeah? There are not many people around here with a level head like you and I." She said seriously.

I grinned and tugged the phone Alice gave me out of my back pocket.

She took it and gasped in surprise. "Jeez, is the new iPhone?" She gasped.

I shrugged. "I don't know. A friend gave it to me."

She shook her head a little. "Well, I want a friend like that."

She typed her number into it, and handed it back.

"Cool." I said. "I'll text you sometime if we stay in the Forks area."

She smiled widely and nodded.

Blaise POV

Chris and I had decided that we wanted to talk to the wolves about the imprint. Hermione was mad that we wouldn't let her go with us, but we weren't giving in to her on this. We were going to set this puppy straight on what he thought he was doing with our sister.

As soon as we crossed the line, Seth pounced on us. Quite literally as he was in his wolf from.

I jumped back quickly, but Chris wasn't so lucky and he was tackled to the ground. Chris growled at him and pushed him off. It was quite humorous to see a fox shove off a huge wolf given the size differences.

Seth shifted back and pulled on his shorts quickly.

"Did you find her? Is she ok? Where is she? Did she run into the vampires? Should I go get-"

"Seth! Calm down. Jeez, you sound like Hermione when you do that." I said after I switched back.

Seth was looking at me funny.

"Why are you wearing clothes?" He asked.

I raised an eyebrow at him and he blushed before hurrying to continue.

"I mean, when we phase, we have to take off our clothes, but you don't." He said.

"Wizards, remember?" Chris said.

Seth turned a darker shade of red.

"And to answer your questions, yes, we found her. Yes, she's ok. She's in Forks looking for some new shoes. Yes, but she's fine. No, you don't need to get Sam." Chris said.

Seth looked relieved, but then tensed again. "She ran into some vampires? What happened? Was it the Cullens?" He asked.

I rolled my eyes, he sounded so much like my sister, and said, "Yes, it was the Cullens. She's fine, that's not what we want to talk about."

"Well, what then?" He asked.

Chris glanced at me, and when I nodded, he turned back to Seth.

"The imprint."

I'm so sorry guys. It has been away too long since I updated. I got braces the other day, and my jaw hurts like hell. I can't eat anything, and I'm REALLY hungry.

So, did you like Maggie? She will be making another appearance, I promise. :D

Mike is annoying, hu? LOL Thanks for reading, guys.