Chapter 2

As the cab made its way to the airport, Hermione lost herself in thought, and before she knew it she was there. After paying the driver and leaving a decent tip, she climbed out. The cab was gone before the door even shut completely.

'Well I guess there is no turning back now.' Hermione thought as she watched the cab leave. She then turned to the door of the airport and waited in line for the company she booked her flight with. When it was finally her turn at the counter, the woman behind the counter looked at Hermione with the fakest smile Hermione had ever seen and asked, "May I help you?".

"Yes, my name is Hermione Granger. I have a flight booked for me to Seattle, Washington."

The lady kept smiling as she typed into her computer and finally pulled up the flight information. "I see we have you here for a first class ticket already paid for online. Now all I need is to see the conformation sheet you should have printed and your passport please."

Hermione handed over all of the requested documents and in no time she was handed her ticket and boarding pass.

"Do you have any bags you would like to check in, Ms. Granger?"

"No thank you."

"Have a wonderful flight."

Hermione then turned away and looked at her ticket. 'I can't believe Harry booked first class. I'll have to have a talk with him. But then again I am very thankful for it.'

Hermione made her way through all the security check points and soon found a waiting area to sit down at as she waited for her flight to be called. She didn't have to wait long and soon she heard the call for the boarding of all of the first class passengers for her flight. She quickly made her way to the gate and was shown to her seat. As she settled down she pulled out a book from her bag and began to read for most of the flight. She wasn't sure when but at one point she fell asleep and was awoken by a flight attendant as they would soon be landing.

After the smooth landing Hermione shouldered her bag as she was let off the plane. Looking around she was looking for the red truck that Charlie told her would be picking her up, driven by his daughter Bella. She felt a hand on her shoulder and spun around and would have had her wand drawn if not for the fact that she put it in her bag. There stood a girl with long brown hair a few shades darker than her own. She was really pale and slim. She was dressed in jeans and a long sleeve shirt with high top shoes and a shocked look on her face.

"I'm sorry if I scared you but I was wondering if you were Hermione Granger. I'm supposed to be picking her up."

Hermione visibly relaxed and stuck out her hand, "You must be Bella. Charlie told me you would be picking me up. I hope it wasn't an inconvenience."

Bella gave Hermione a smile and took her hand and gave it a shake. "Not at all. It gave me some time with my boyfriend, Edward. He drove. I figured you were looking for my truck."

Hermione nodded.

"It's not here. Since Edward drove, we are using his car. He doesn't like my truck too much." Bella said before Hermione could say anything. Bella turned and led Hermione outside to a silver Volvo. As the two young ladies drew closer to the car, two young men climbed out. Bella walked faster and was soon at the driver's side. Bella grabbed one of the young men's hand and turned to Hermione, "Hermione, this is my boyfriend, Edward and his brother Jasper."

Hermione stuck out her hand, "Nice to meet you. Thank you for coming out to pick me up. I hope I didn't ruin any plans."

Both Edward and Jasper just looked at Hermione's hand looking uncomfortable and then Edward answered without taking her hand. "No problem at all. It was a pleasant drive. Do you not have any luggage other than your backpack?"

Hermione dropped her hand and stuck it in her pocket and looked around not sure what to say or do.

"This is all I need. I had most of my belongings sent ahead."

"That does make sense."

Jasper cleared his throat. "Are we ready to get on the road?"

"Um, yeah, I think so." Said Bella as she let go of Edward's hand and went to the passenger side and Hermione followed. Edward and Jasper went around from the opposite direction and opened the doors for the ladies. Bella having just gotten used to Edward doing this for her just gave him a smile as she climbed in. Hermione blushed at Jasper and said a quiet "Thank you."

Jasper dipped his head and replied, "My pleasure Miss."

Hermione slid in and the boys closed the doors at the same time and went around the car to get in. Soon they found themselves on the interstate leading back to Forks. Hermione stared out of the window. She turned her head as she felt someone watching her, but when she turned she didn't see anyone looking.

"So Bella tells me that you went to a boarding school, what was it like?" asked Edward looking back in the rearview mirror.

"Oh. It was like most boarding schools. Class most of the time but I did make a few close friends."

"Tell me about your friends then." said Bella turning around in her seat to look at Hermione.

"Well First there is Harry Potter. He is my best friend. Well more like my brother. I met him the First year at school. And then there is Ronald Weasley. Ron is….. I'm not sure. I made friends with him when I made friends with Harry."

"How old were you when you met these two boys?" asked Edward.

"We were all 11 years old." replied Hermione.

"How close were you with this Ron?" asked Jasper speaking for the first time.

"That is very complicated. We dated for a very short time but it just did not work out."

"Why did it not work out?"

"It just didn't. Can't you drop the subject?" Hermione snapped at Jasper and she turned to stare out the window of the car again.

Jasper looked to Bella, who just shrugged her shoulders, and Edward just gave his head a slight shake. Hermione refused to speak the rest of the way to Forks. Soon they were at Bella's house and Hermione was out of the car as soon as the car stopped. As Hermione made her way up the steps the door opened and Charlie Swan stood there looking at Hermione in disbelief as if he couldn't believe she was standing there.

"Hello Mr. Swan."