Hey y'all! Here's chapter six! Note: I'm changing Jesse's age to six since I think I'll do a better job writing him that way. So Hermione found him when she was ten.

Finally Talking

Early morning rays shone through the windows, shining on the peaceful sleeping figure. She groaned as the sun hit her closed eyes and yawned as she stretched. She opened her eyes and glared at the bright light.

"Thanks sun. I thought we were friends." Hermione mumbled as she sat up. For a moment she forgot where she was, but looking around the room she remembered the events of yesterday and smiled.

Standing, she went into the bathroom to get ready for the day. After using the bathroom, doing her hair, and getting dressed she exited the room to go to breakfast. As she was walking down the hallway she stopped as a beautiful sound reached her ears. She walked past the stair and followed the sound all the way to the door at the end of the hall.

There, in the last room, sat Edward at a grand piano playing a lovely melody. She watched in amazement as his fingers glided across the keys. She watched, the notes flowing through her head. As he ended the song he turned around and smiled at her. She wasn't surprised that he knew she was here.

"Your scent is very strong." He said.

Hermione laughed. "Your music is very beautiful." She said.

"Thank you." He smiled and motioned for her to come in. She went over and sat next to him on the bench.

"You remind me of my father. He loved to play the piano and he was excellent at it." Hermione said with a sad smile.

"Was?" Edward asked.

"He died in the war when I was five. He was a soldier in the army." She said, looking far off.

"I'm sorry." Edward said.

"It's not your fault. There's no need to be sorry." She smiled at him.

"So, do you play?" Edward asked, changing the subject.

"Yeah, but nowhere as good as you."

"Show me."

Hermione hesitated for a moment before setting her fingers in position. She started to play the notes to the song 'Songbird', which was one of her favorites.

Edward watched her closely as she flowed through the melody. He watched how focused she became on the song. He watched her fingers skim across the keys. He watched.

As she finished the song she heard the sound of clapping coming from the doorway. Turning she saw Bella standing there with a smile. "You still play." She said. It was more of a statement than a question.

"Once in a blue moon." Hermione smiled.

Bella laughed and went to stand next to her husband. "Looks like you've got some competition, Edward." She smiled.

"Looks so." He smiled at the young girl who blushed lightly.

"Esme has breakfast ready for you. She heard you get up." Bella said.

"Okay. See you guys later." Hermione said as she left the room.

"She sure is something." Edward said after she left.

"That's Hermione for you." Bella smiled.

Hermione entered the kitchen to see Neville, Jacob, and Esme.

"Good morning dear." Esme said.

"Mornin'." Hermione said sleepily and smiled her thanks as a plate of pancakes and eggs was set in front of her.

"I'm surprised you're up this early." Neville said, looking at his sister in surprise.

"The sun decided that it was time for me to wake up." She grumbled and Neville snickered as Jacob grinned. "Shut up, prat." She said and he just smiled.

"Finally, something that can wake you up without being destroyed." Neville smirked and Hermione scowled.

"Wait, what?" Jacob asked, highly amused.

"Whenever someone or something tries to wake Hermione up when she's sleeping she beats the crap out of it. She's not a morning person." He laughed and Hermione grumbled as she ate her food. "I remember when I first joined the family, her mom asked someone to go wake her up so I volunteered. Halfway to her room I was suddenly knocked to the ground by Dean and Seamus who just seemed to notice what I had volunteered to do. Dean had this panicked look in his eyes as he said, 'If you value your life you will not enter that room'. Then Seamus volunteered to go in and wake her and a minute later there was a yell and he came out with a red hand print on his face." By the end Hermione was glaring at the two boys who were uncontrollably laughing.

"Oh, shut up you two." She snapped and they both grinned broadly.

"Are you teasing my sister?" Dean asked as he, Seamus, and Emmett entered the kitchen.

"I was just telling Jacob about the first time I tried to wake up Hermione." Neville said and both Dean and Seamus' eyes widened.

"My life flashed before my eyes that day." Seamus said faintly causing a wave of laughter to flow through the room, even Hermione laughed.

"That'll teach you not to wake me up." She said as she stood to put her plate in the sink.

"Oh, I got that dear." Esme said kindly.

"Are you sure?"

"Positive." She smiled.

"Thanks." Hermione smiled. She turned to the boys and said, "I'm going to go and stroll the woods." She said.

"Why?" Emmett asked.

"Why not?" she challenged.

"Touché." He smirked and she returned it.

"Goodbye boys." She said. As she headed for the door she smacked Neville in the back of the head. She smiled at his yelp as she left the kitchen.

"Bloody witch." He said, rubbing his head.

"And proud." She yelled as she left the house.

Seth and the rest of the pack were all on the beach that morning. Sam and Jared had brought their imprints, Emily and Kim, too and Seth wished he had his. He sat back as he watched Sam, Jared, Paul, Quil, and Embry throw the football around. His sister was sitting on one of the rocks a few feet away. The twins, Colin and Brady, were having fun in the water. Emily and Kim were resting on the blanket, tanning. Not that they needed it.

"Hey, Seth. You sure you don't want to join?" Sam asked as he came over for a drink of water.

"Nah, man, I'm good." Seth said.

"Thinking about Hermione?" Sam asked and smiled when Seth blushed lightly. "Don't worry, its normal." He said, smiling at his own imprint who smiled back. He gave Seth one more reassuring look before running back to the guys.

Seth sighed and jumped when he felt an arm go around his shoulders. He turned to see Emily sitting next to him with a smile.

"Hey bud, how's it going?" she asked.

"Good, I'm just confused. Trying to get all my thoughts and feelings together." He said, looking thoughtful.

"Imprinting is a hard thing to deal with at first, but after you really understand it, it gets simpler." She said giving him a squeeze.

"I just really want to see her." Seth said.

"Hi!" a voice said and they both turned to see Hermione walking towards them with a soccer ball in her hands.

Seth looked up to the sky and said, "Thank you, God." before standing up quickly, Emily right by his side.

"Hi." He said when she was standing in front of them.

"You're Seth, right?" Hermione smiled at him.

"Yes." He said, almost forgetting to speak at her smile. "And you're Hermione."

"The one and only." She grinned and gave her one back. She had to force herself to turn to the woman who was giving her a gentle look. She noticed that the woman had scars all along the side of her face and remembered the conversation she had with Jacob last night. He was telling her and her brothers about his pack, their girlfriends, and the elders.

"So you're Hermione. I'm Emily Young." She said.

"Oh! Jacob was telling me about you. You're like the alpha female." She said and Emily laughed.

"You could say that. It's nice to meet you."

"You too." They shook hands.

"So what brings you to the beach?" Seth asked, wanting to talk to his imprint.

"Just trying to get away from my brothers who are no doubt telling embarrassing stories about me as we speak." Hermione sighed and Seth laughed lightly.

"The perks of having brothers, huh?" he said and she nodded ruefully.

"Hey, do you know who this belongs to? I found it in the woods." She held out the soccer ball.

"Nope." Seth said. Neither noticed that Emily had left.

"Well, in that case, finders' keepers." She smiled playfully and he laughed. He was glad that this conversation was easier than his stuttering one yesterday. "So, why aren't you playing with your boys?" she asked.

"Footballs not really my thing." He said. She nodded. Then something occurred to him. "Wait, did you walk all the way here?" he asked.

She laughed. "Not really. I sort of . . . jumped here." She said, smirking. That smirk made her look devious. It was cute.

"Jumped?" he said, snapping out of his thoughts.

"Yeah, as in jumping from tree to tree." She said, that smirk still gracing her lips.

"Like a monkey?" Seth asked incredulously and she let out a breathtaking laugh.

"Yes like a monkey." She said, still laughing and he grinned. He loved making her laugh, it was a beautiful sight. She dropped the ball and started to kick it between her feet, keeping it in the air.

"So how old are you?" she asked randomly.

"Sixteen." He answered and she smiled.

"Me too." She said. His heart thumped in his chest. They were the same age. That'll make things a lot easier he thought, thinking of Jacob and Renesmee.

"You're from England, right?" he asked, keeping the conversation flowing.

She gave him a confused look. "No, I'm from Canada." She said.

His eyes grew wide. "Oh, sorry. I just thought with the accent . . ." he trailed off as she slowly smiled.

"I'm just pulling your tail. Yes, I'm from England." She grinned as he playfully glared.

"That wasn't very nice." He said in a disapproving way.

"Who said I was nice?" she asked and they both laughed, feeling content.

"Hey, it's the loco girl!" someone shouted and they both looked to see the boys heading their way. They both smiled, though Seth's was a little forced. He loved his pack, but right now he wanted to talk to his imprint alone.

"Who you calling loco?" Hermione asked teasingly as the boys stopped in front of them. "Jacob told me all about you Mister Jared Cameron." She said.

"How do you know my last name? Are you stalking me?" Jared asked smugly and Seth shot him a glare.
"What's there to stalk? Not much is what I see." She shot at him and the boys laughed at Jared's put out face.

"You're good, Loco." He said, nodding his head.

"I know." She said smugly, smirking.

Are you bothering her, Jared." A girl said as she and Emily walked over. She was average height with long brown hair, brown eyes, and tan skin. She turned to Hermione and said, "Hi, I'm Kim." They shook hands.

"Jared's girlfriend?" Hermione asked and Kim nodded. "Are you feeling okay because I think you've gone insane." She said, putting a hand to Kim's forehead. Everyone laughed and Jared pouted.

"Surprisingly, I am sane." Kim giggled.

"Just checking." Hermione said.

"I like her." Everyone turned to see Leah behind Seth and Hermione with her arms crossed and a smirk gracing her lips. She walked forward until she was next to them. "About time there was another girl that could stick it to the boys." She said.

Hermione beamed. "When you have five brothers, a man who's practically your father, and guy friends with only a few girlfriends, you learn a few things." She smirked.

"Five brothers?" Quil asked.

Before Hermione could answer there was a scream from the water. Heads snapped to see a female figure thrashing in the water as a huge wave hit her from behind.

"That girl's drowning!" Embry cried.

"I got it." Seth said, starting forward.

"No!" Leah yelled.

"Yes! I'm the best swimmer out of all of you. I got it!" he said forcefully and rushed towards the water.

"Emily, call Carlisle. She's going to need help." Sam said and she nodded, running to get her phone.

As soon as Seth was deep enough in the water he dived in, swimming quickly. He came up for breath and looked around. A huge wave was coming his wave and he ducked under again just as it hit, forcing him backward. He came up for air and looked around again. A few feet away he saw a body floating on top of the water and he quickly swam over. It was a tall female with short brown hair that floated around her head. She was deathly pale. He picked her up and started swimming back to the shore.

"He got her." Hermione sighed in relief. They all rushed forward and Sam and Paul helped Seth out of the water, Sam taking the girl from his arms.

Leah rushed forward and hugged her brother tightly. When she let go she smacked him on the side of his head.

"Ow!" he yelped.

"Are you stupid? You could've gotten yourself killed!" she yelled.

"I wouldn't have died, but if I didn't go get her, she would have." He said fiercely.

"Enough guys! We need to get her help." Sam demanded and they both quieted.

"Carlisle's waiting." Emily said.

"I'll follow you guys through the trees." Hermione said. She got weird looks, but they nodded. Everyone ran towards the woods and the pack transformed, Sam and Jared taking their imprints on their backs, and Hermione jumped into a tree. And off they went towards the Cullen's house.

There you go guys! Sorry I didn't update yesterday, but I was working on my website. It's almost done! In the next chapter you'll see one of the new characters!

With Excitement,

-Olivia Rose