Sanguini was right. Esme simply wanted to decorate a room. Just after my arrival, I was literally forced by Esme to go to an interior shop and talk about wall papers, furniture, favorite colors, curtains, and even clocks. Esme asked, "What is your favorite color, dear?"
I wanted to avoid the colors that represented the four houses. "White and purple."
"Wonderful. Don't worry dear. Your room would be decorated in two days. I think it will take some time talking with the shop owner. Why don't you walk around the town for a bit?"
"Okay, I will."
I walked out of the shop and walked. Forks had its' own charm. The fresh air and moody atmosphere made me smile.
"Hermione!"
I recognized the high voice right away. It was Alice.
"Let's go shopping!"
"What do you want to buy?"
"I don't know."
I rolled my eyes. "Then what's your purpose?"
"I want to spend time with my new younger sister and buy things for her. Are you going or not?"
"I'm going, I'm goi..." I couldn't even finish my word. Alice grabbed my wrist and pulled me to her car.
I bought my own car, a few outfits selected by Alice, bags, a laptop, a phone, and piles of books.
"Seriously, Hermione? Books?"
"Yep, books."
"I never knew you were one of them."
"What do you mean by them?"
"The ones that are strangely obsessed with literature and academic studies."
I laughed. "You just sound like my old friends!"
"How were your old friends like?"
Alice suddenly asked in a smooth tone. She knew that I have lived a short life as a vampire. A decade was not enough to forget all the people that I loved.
"They were… annoying, but reliable and trustworthy. The two weren't interested in studies at all. They were the ones obsessed with justice. Especially, Harry. Harry had the things with saving people."
"What is he doing right now?"
"He's an au….. He's a police officer."
"I guess it suits him well. What about the other one? You said there were two of them."
"Ron. He was just a guy with many brothers and a sister. He had only one specialty, chess."
"I guess you liked them. A lot."
"I did…."
I had spoken too much. The flooding memories just swept me away. I had to stop this conversation.
"I spoke too much, didn't I?"
"It's fine. I envy you, young sis. At least you have some memories. I don't. I still don't know why. So I can't understand you and other vampires suffering because of their memories as a human. But Hermione, it must be painful, but you should live with it. The memories might sometimes make you drown into an endless pit, but they are worth keeping. And one day, you'll be happy enough to look back at the memories without feeling the pain. That's what I did while I experienced the death of the people that I knew as I lived as a vampire."
"Thanks… Really." We talked along the way till we reached the Cullen's house.
"We're home! I guess you didn't have the chance to take a look at your new home. I will be your guide, please follow me." Alice jumped around enthusiastically.
I entered the house. The house was big and was a mixture of modern and antique furniture.
"We like the modern style but Esme, Carlisle, and Edward just love old wooden furniture. This is the kitchen and when you go upstairs you would be able to see Edward's room right in front. As you keep going to the right, there is mine which I use with Jasper, and your room. Oh! And on the first floor Carlisle and Jasper both has a study. Esme and Carlisle has another room together and so do Rosalie and Emmet."
"I like the house."
Alice grinned widely. "You will get to love it. By the way, school starts tomorrow. Why don't we go hunting this night?"
Hermione looked at her reflection on the window, her eyes were getting darker. She realized she hasn't hunted for a while.
"Yes, I think I need to. So, tonight in the forest?"
"Sure. Do you prefer hunting alone or will you go with me?"
I didn't like being seen the way I hunted. Hunting made me follow my instincts as a vampire, as a predator with no mercy. "It's okay. I'll go by myself."
"Okay. I'll see you tomorrow morning. I have an important meeting with a designer."
Alice left the house and I was alone the house. I went inside my empty room and pulled out my wand and my beaded bag. Usually, wands were tracked by the Ministry, but Sanguini got me an illegal wand that avoided being caught by pulling some strings. I put a privacy charm and silencing charm around my room. I felt safe and peaceful.
Alice got on her car and went straight to Carlisle's hospital. Carlisle was surprised by her sudden visit. "Is something wrong, Alice?"
"We need to talk. It's about Hermione."
"Let's go to my office then."
Alice sat on a chair facing Carlisle.
"Hermione is different."
"What do you mean Alice?" Carlisle's beautiful face frowned a bit.
"I might be a bit oversensitive. She has only lived as a vampire for a decade. But when I walked around with her she showed absolutely no discomfort being around with people. When I try to see her future, I only see flashes. Jasper and Edward both told me that their gifts don't work around her. Jasper said he can't feel her and Edward is unable to hear her."
"Maybe it is her natural talent. Also I guess it might be because she has not experienced the blood of humans for a long time which might give her some extra patience."
"I guess you're right. But my instincts kind of tell me something. Something about her difference."
Carlisle nodded. Hermione was quite a special case. A full trained vegetarian in a decade wasn't something east. Almost impossible. Also, her actions were just too cautious for a new born.
"I guess being aware will do no harm. Just keep an eye on her. Even if she is different, I have no doubt that she is a good person."
"I do too. She is a nice girl." Alice stood up.
"I'll go now. You have to take care of your patients. I'll tell you if anything is wrong. Bye."
"Okay."
I was reading the daily prophet. Sanguini promised me to send me one every week. Ginny and Harry seemed to have given birth to their second child. The ministry of magic was getting better since Kingsley became the minister. After the war, the daily prophet made a column where they posted pictures of individuals who were sacrificed during the war day by day. Today, it was Collin Creevy. He was too young. He dreamed to help Harry and the war, but he left the world too early. I looked up the window and noticed the darkness, it was time to hunt. I put the stuff of the wizarding world inside my beaded bag and took off the charms and headed outside.
I ran across the wide forest. The forest was beautiful under the night sky. I liked the way how the light breeze felt on my face. As I moved without a sound, I heard the footsteps of a deer. I stopped and spotted the deer behind a bush. I waited and shortened the distance between me and the deer. From behind, I pounced on the deer easily and drank the deer's blood. After that, I got one more dear and three more rabbits.
My hunting has ended and I climbed up the highest tree. Even as a vampire I was afraid of heights. The reason why I came up here was because it helped me only focus on my fear of heights; I don't have to think about other things. A few minutes passed, and I felt somebody reaching me and the footsteps told me that he or she is a vampire. It was Edward Cullen. He quickly climbed over the tree right beside mine and the moonlight shone behind him.
"Hi."
"Hi." We were not close and our greetings were very awkward.
It was Edward who spoke first.
"Why did you come up here?"
"Because it is high."
"So you like high places?"
"No, I am actually afraid of heights. If I come up here, I just get to think about my fear. There isn't a place for other thoughts to come in."
Edward paused for a bit but spoke looking directly at my eyes.
"I'm a bit different. I come up here to clear my thoughts. And the stars up there are beautiful enough to take them away."
At his words, I looked up towards the night sky. He was right, the stars were enough to take my thoughts away.
"Thanks. I never noticed it."
It has been long since she stared at a beautiful sky. The years as a witch reminded me of the war, so I didn't have the time to look at the sky. The ten years as a vampire took away her hope for a better future. But tonight, with him, I was amazed at the stars I never noticed before. I looked back at Edward and suddenly saw someone she should not see. More correctly, she couldn't see. He was not a face easy to forget, I wondered why I feel like I saw him before. As I studied his features, he showed me his crooked smile.
He looked exactly the same as Cedric Diggory!
Sanguini was right. Esme simply wanted to decorate a room. Just after my arrival, I was literally forced by Esme to go to an interior shop and talk about wall papers, furniture, favorite colors, curtains, and even clocks. Esme asked, "What is your favorite color, dear?"
I wanted to avoid the colors that represented the four houses. "White and purple."
"Wonderful. Don't worry dear. Your room would be decorated in two days. I think it will take some time talking with the shop owner. Why don't you walk around the town for a bit?"
"Okay, I will."
I walked out of the shop and walked. Forks had its' own charm. The fresh air and moody atmosphere made me smile.
"Hermione!"
I recognized the high voice right away. It was Alice.
"Let's go shopping!"
"What do you want to buy?"
"I don't know."
I rolled my eyes. "Then what's your purpose?"
"I want to spend time with my new younger sister and buy things for her. Are you going or not?"
"I'm going, I'm goi..." I couldn't even finish my word. Alice grabbed my wrist and pulled me to her car.
I bought my own car, a few outfits selected by Alice, bags, a laptop, a phone, and piles of books.
"Seriously, Hermione? Books?"
"Yep, books."
"I never knew you were one of them."
"What do you mean by them?"
"The ones that are strangely obsessed with literature and academic studies."
I laughed. "You just sound like my old friends!"
"How were your old friends like?"
Alice suddenly asked in a smooth tone. She knew that I have lived a short life as a vampire. A decade was not enough to forget all the people that I loved.
"They were… annoying, but reliable and trustworthy. The two weren't interested in studies at all. They were the ones obsessed with justice. Especially, Harry. Harry had the things with saving people."
"What is he doing right now?"
"He's an au….. He's a police officer."
"I guess it suits him well. What about the other one? You said there were two of them."
"Ron. He was just a guy with many brothers and a sister. He had only one specialty, chess."
"I guess you liked them. A lot."
"I did…."
I had spoken too much. The flooding memories just swept me away. I had to stop this conversation.
"I spoke too much, didn't I?"
"It's fine. I envy you, young sis. At least you have some memories. I don't. I still don't know why. So I can't understand you and other vampires suffering because of their memories as a human. But Hermione, it must be painful, but you should live with it. The memories might sometimes make you drown into an endless pit, but they are worth keeping. And one day, you'll be happy enough to look back at the memories without feeling the pain. That's what I did while I experienced the death of the people that I knew as I lived as a vampire."
"Thanks… Really." We talked along the way till we reached the Cullen's house.
"We're home! I guess you didn't have the chance to take a look at your new home. I will be your guide, please follow me." Alice jumped around enthusiastically.
I entered the house. The house was big and was a mixture of modern and antique furniture.
"We like the modern style but Esme, Carlisle, and Edward just love old wooden furniture. This is the kitchen and when you go upstairs you would be able to see Edward's room right in front. As you keep going to the right, there is mine which I use with Jasper, and your room. Oh! And on the first floor Carlisle and Jasper both has a study. Esme and Carlisle has another room together and so do Rosalie and Emmet."
"I like the house."
Alice grinned widely. "You will get to love it. By the way, school starts tomorrow. Why don't we go hunting this night?"
Hermione looked at her reflection on the window, her eyes were getting darker. She realized she hasn't hunted for a while.
"Yes, I think I need to. So, tonight in the forest?"
"Sure. Do you prefer hunting alone or will you go with me?"
I didn't like being seen the way I hunted. Hunting made me follow my instincts as a vampire, as a predator with no mercy. "It's okay. I'll go by myself."
"Okay. I'll see you tomorrow morning. I have an important meeting with a designer."
Alice left the house and I was alone the house. I went inside my empty room and pulled out my wand and my beaded bag. Usually, wands were tracked by the Ministry, but Sanguini got me an illegal wand that avoided being caught by pulling some strings. I put a privacy charm and silencing charm around my room. I felt safe and peaceful.
Alice got on her car and went straight to Carlisle's hospital. Carlisle was surprised by her sudden visit. "Is something wrong, Alice?"
"We need to talk. It's about Hermione."
"Let's go to my office then."
Alice sat on a chair facing Carlisle.
"Hermione is different."
"What do you mean Alice?" Carlisle's beautiful face frowned a bit.
"I might be a bit oversensitive. She has only lived as a vampire for a decade. But when I walked around with her she showed absolutely no discomfort being around with people. When I try to see her future, I only see flashes. Jasper and Edward both told me that their gifts don't work around her. Jasper said he can't feel her and Edward is unable to hear her."
"Maybe it is her natural talent. Also I guess it might be because she has not experienced the blood of humans for a long time which might give her some extra patience."
"I guess you're right. But my instincts kind of tell me something. Something about her difference."
Carlisle nodded. Hermione was quite a special case. A full trained vegetarian in a decade wasn't something east. Almost impossible. Also, her actions were just too cautious for a new born.
"I guess being aware will do no harm. Just keep an eye on her. Even if she is different, I have no doubt that she is a good person."
"I do too. She is a nice girl." Alice stood up.
"I'll go now. You have to take care of your patients. I'll tell you if anything is wrong. Bye."
"Okay."
I was reading the daily prophet. Sanguini promised me to send me one every week. Ginny and Harry seemed to have given birth to their second child. The ministry of magic was getting better since Kingsley became the minister. After the war, the daily prophet made a column where they posted pictures of individuals who were sacrificed during the war day by day. Today, it was Collin Creevy. He was too young. He dreamed to help Harry and the war, but he left the world too early. I looked up the window and noticed the darkness, it was time to hunt. I put the stuff of the wizarding world inside my beaded bag and took off the charms and headed outside.
I ran across the wide forest. The forest was beautiful under the night sky. I liked the way how the light breeze felt on my face. As I moved without a sound, I heard the footsteps of a deer. I stopped and spotted the deer behind a bush. I waited and shortened the distance between me and the deer. From behind, I pounced on the deer easily and drank the deer's blood. After that, I got one more dear and three more rabbits.
My hunting has ended and I climbed up the highest tree. Even as a vampire I was afraid of heights. The reason why I came up here was because it helped me only focus on my fear of heights; I don't have to think about other things. A few minutes passed, and I felt somebody reaching me and the footsteps told me that he or she is a vampire. It was Edward Cullen. He quickly climbed over the tree right beside mine and the moonlight shone behind him.
"Hi."
"Hi." We were not close and our greetings were very awkward.
It was Edward who spoke first.
"Why did you come up here?"
"Because it is high."
"So you like high places?"
"No, I am actually afraid of heights. If I come up here, I just get to think about my fear. There isn't a place for other thoughts to come in."
Edward paused for a bit but spoke looking directly at my eyes.
"I'm a bit different. I come up here to clear my thoughts. And the stars up there are beautiful enough to take them away."
At his words, I looked up towards the night sky. He was right, the stars were enough to take my thoughts away.
"Thanks. I never noticed it."
It has been long since she stared at a beautiful sky. The years as a witch reminded me of the war, so I didn't have the time to look at the sky. The ten years as a vampire took away her hope for a better future. But tonight, with him, I was amazed at the stars I never noticed before. I looked back at Edward and suddenly saw someone she should not see. More correctly, she couldn't see. He was not a face easy to forget, I wondered why I felt like I saw him before. As I studied his features, he showed me his crooked smile.
He looked exactly the same as Cedric Diggory!