16th August 2006, Forks, Washington

Sam had been teaching Collin and Brady in the morning, while Leah and Paul had been patrolling. They were getting better in controlling their anger and their wolf.

He was now on his way to Emily's house with Brady and Collin, where they were all meeting for lunch. He greeted the others, that were already there, but it was only Paul, Leah and the other girls.

Frowning he asked: "Where are the others?"

"They are not here yet, but they should be here soon", Kim said.

They all sat down, talked, and waited for the others. Not long after Jared, Embry, Quill and Jacob came and sat down as well. A pleasant smell wafted through the room coming from the four men, most strongly from Jared. He took a deep breath and tried to find out what it was.

After a while he realized, that the four of them weren't eating as much as they usually did.

"What did you do in the morning?", he asked, wanting to know what was wrong with them and where the smell came from.

"We were at the diner, where we met Seth and his new friend. She treated us to breakfast", Quill told them with a wide grin.

"New friend? Who is she and where is she from?", ha asked, already having a suspicion.

"Seth met her at the wedding with Billy and Billy told her Seth would show her around the reservation, so don't worry, he knows about her being here. Her name is Her…Hermione, I think", Jared explained.

Hermione… Was it her? The Hermione he spent a night with? The Hermione he couldn't stop thinking about sometimes? He had to see for himself.

Not much later Seth came back. He smelled even more like her.

Under the guise of being protective of the tribe, he began to ask: "Seth, where is your new friend?"

Seth froze mid-path to the table and looked with wide eyes at him.

"How did …? Wait, the guys told you. Hermione had an appointment to look for a house near the border. She is coming back afterwards. We are meeting at the beach later. Don't worry, Billy said she could come on the reservation", Seth explained worriedly.

Sam nodded without saying anything. He would meet this Hermione later and see, if it was the Hermione he knew.

HxS

Hermione was so happy! She had found the perfect house for her and her children. She missed them a lot and now she could go get them soon. She had to wait a few more days till the paperwork was taken care of, and she had furnished the house a bit. But she had already informed Harry and Ginny already.

With a grin and a light step, she went to meet Seth at the beach.

She saw them from far away and made her way to them.

Seeing Seth, she waved at him.

He came running to her and she smiled at him.

"I got the house. I will move in in a few days. I am so happy right now", she told him happily.

Seth grinned and said: "Well, then I should congratulate you and welcome you to Forks and the reservation, neighbor."

"Thank you, Seth. So now let me meet your other friends."

"Fine, but I warned you about them. And don't let my sister intimidate you. She may seem unfriendly, but… no, actually she is rather unfriendly to people she dosen't know", he explained and went back to his friends with her.

She laughed and reassured Seth she would not take it personally.

Hermione looked to the others and froze on the spot. She had almost forgotten, why she had wanted to meet his friends. Not far away from her stood Sam, starring at her. Her breath hitched a little. He was even better looking than in her memories and his gaze was very intense. After what felt like hours, but really were only seconds, he began moving towards them. His eyes not leaving her for a moment. He halted in front of her.

"Hello Hermione, it has been a while. How have you been", he asked her.

Hemione swallowed first and answered a bit shily: "Hello Sam, i-it has. Fine and you?"

Her brain was blank, she had so many things to ask him, to tell him, but now when he was standing in front of her she didn't know what to say.

"Fine as well", he responded, and they kept staring at each other.

"Wait, wait, wait. You two know each other?! How?!", cried Seth.

"A while?!", called another one.

"How long is a while?", asked someone else.

Hermione blinked and looked at Seth's friends. Overwhelmed whit the questions, she looked to Sam for help.

"She and I met during my travels after graduation. We did not meet after that. When you said Hemione, I was not sure if it could be her", he told the others.

She was glad that he explained, she did not know how much the others knew or how much he wanted her to tell them.

"I am sorry Hermione, I have to go now, but Seth tells me, you will be living near here? We will have a lot of time to talk later. Welcome to Forks and the reservation. I hope I will see you again soon", Sam told her.

The others seemed confused, that he left, but didn't say anything.

"Yes, I just bought a house between Forks and the reservation. I will see you around soon. Goodbye Sam", she said and waved at him, as he left.

She would have to find about if he had a girlfriend to see if and when she should tell him, that he had a daughter.

HxS

Sam did not believe what just happened. How could that be? Was that why she had not left his thoughts? Why he had been so attracted to her when they met? What should he do?

When Seth had gone to her at the beach, he had followed his gaze and seen her. He had stood up and starred at her, as soon as he looked at her eyes, he felt his world shift. Now nothing was more important than her. She was everything for him. He would be anything for her. Since he knew how she was in bed he hoped, she would let him inside her bed again. But he would be happy either way.

But fist, he had to digest this news and think about how to go on from here. Last time he saw Hermione she had left. He did not know why, but he had to find out. How should he tell her? She was not from the tribe, she did not know the legends. Maybe he should talk with Billy and ask him about it. They could have a bonfire, like they had made for Bella at one point. They could tell her the legends there and after that he could later tell her about what had happened to him. Or should he first try to get to know her better? That was probably good as well.

So many thoughts circled in his mind. He transformed and went running to try and clear his head. At one point he had to tell her, that he had imprinted on her. She was now his soulmate and he would do and be anything for her.

AN: I hope you still enjoy the story! Please let me know. Your questions will be answered in the story, so be patient. If you have any ideas or wishes, please let me know. Maybe I will make them happen.

I will try to post again soon.

Thanks for reading! Happy first advent!