Chap 2
- Bella POV -
I flipped the pancakes in the pan and looked out to the dining room. Dad was sitting at the dining room table looking as concerned as I was. He kept shooting glances at the staircase looking worried.
- Flashback -
I was asleep in my room when I heard someone yelling. I sat up in my bed and slowly got out of it. I rubbed my eyes and walked towards my door. I ran into Hermione's room when I heard her let out a gut wrenching scream. Dad and I raced into Hermione's room and found her thrashing around on the bed screaming.
"Mione! MIONE!" Dad yelled as he grabbed her shoulders. She woke with a start and threw herself at dad crying. He smoothed her hair down and hugged her tightly. I sat on the bed beside her and rubbed my hand up and down her back.
"I'm sorry," She said after she had calmed down.
"Sweetie, it's ok. Do you want to talk about it?" Dad asked. Hermione shook her head and hugged him again.
"Want me to stay with you tonight?" I asked her. When we were little if one of us had a nightmare we would sleep in the same bed.
"Yes please Bells. I feel stupid but I would feel safer," Hermione said softly. I hugged her and kissed her temple. Dad kissed both our cheeks before he left the room. We slid into the bed and I felt Hermione hug me. I hugged her back and let her fall asleep before I closed my eyes.
- End Flashback -
This morning when I woke up, Hermione had already gotten up. I walked past the bathroom and heard the shower running. I walked into the kitchen and started making breakfast when dad joined me which brings us to now.
The phone started to ring and I leant over and grabbed it. I cradled it between my shoulder and ear as I made breakfast.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Hello Bella," Billy said.
"Hey Billy. How's it going?" I asked. I put the pancakes that were ready on a plate and started on the next few.
"Pretty good. Are you ok? You seem a bit out of it," Billy said.
"What? Oh yea I'm ok. Just had a rough night," I said honestly.
"Is everything ok?" Billy asked. I heard movement in the background and realised that all the boys were probably crowded around the phone.
"Yea we're ok. Hermione just had some nightmares. She woke up screaming," I explained. I heard someone growl and I assumed it was Sam.
"Poor thing. I hope she's ok. Is Charlie there?" Billy asked.
I handed the phone to dad and smiled at Mione as she walked into the room. She looked dishevelled even though she'd had a shower. I hugged her as she walked over to me and told her to sit at the table.
Dad hung up the phone after a few minutes and we all dug into the food.
"So dad, what did Billy want?" I asked.
"He asked if I wanted to go fishing with him and the guys. I said it would depend on you girls," Dad said.
"I've got a date with Jake today so I'll be out what about you Hermione? What are you gunna do?" I asked Mione.
"I was just gunna hang around here. Maybe look for a job," Mione said softly. She looked exhausted.
"Hey, do you want me to ask Sam if he can come up for a while. He can show you around La Push and Forks if you want. Just so you can get a feel of the place again," I said.
"I don't want to impose," Hermione said.
"He won't mind. I'll ask Jake to ask him," I said. I pulled out my phone and sent Jake a text.
Can u ask Sam if he'll take Mione out to show her around town 2day please? Love you xx
I got a quick reply back.
Sure beautiful. He said he'd love 2. He'll be there at the same time as me. Love you xx
"Sam will pick you up at the same time as Jake comes and gets me," I said. Hermione smiled at me grabbed my hand.
We finished breakfast and I ran upstairs to get changed whilst Hermione watched some TV.
- Hermione POV -
I sat on the couch beside Uncle Charlie as he watched another baseball game.
"Were your dreams about the war?" He asked me softly. Beside my parents, Uncle Charlie was the only other family member who knew about me being a witch. We never told Bella because we didn't want her to worry like she always does. He knew all about the war and what had happened to me.
"Yep. It felt so real," I whispered. He hugged me tightly and kissed my head.
"It's ok Mione. It wasn't real. You're safe now," He whispered in reply. We heard a knock on the door and I stood up. I smiled gratefully and opened the door. Sam and Jake were standing there smiling at me.
"Morning boys," I said. I moved aside and let them into the house. I felt a small shock of electricity as Sam's hand brushed against mine but I ignored it. I closed the door behind them and followed them into the living room.
"Hey boys," Uncle Charlie said. The boys said hello before sitting down on the lounge. I walked over to the stairs and called out to Bella that Jake was here. Once that was done I walked over to the lounge and sat beside Sam and Uncle Charlie.
Bella walked down the stairs and smiled widely when she saw Jake. She walked over to him (only tripping once) before sitting sideways on his lap and giving him a kiss. Sam and I turned to look at Uncle Charlie and I giggled a little when I saw his jaw was set and his eyes were locked firmly on the TV.
"Well come on Bells. See ya Sam, Hermione, Charlie," Jake said. He and Bella walked hand in hand outside and we heard a car drive away.
"So Hermione, you wanna head off?" Sam asked me after a while. I nodded and smiled as we both stood up.
"See ya Uncle Charlie," I said. I bent down and kissed his cheek and followed Sam out to his truck. I looked up at the monster and turned to Sam.
"Have you got a ladder?" I asked. Sam laughed and took a step forward and put his hands on my waist.
"Ready?" He whispered into my ear. I shivered and nodded. Sam lifted me up and put me in the front seat. He shut the door and I buckled up my seatbelt. Sam got in the car and started it before we began talking. He asked me about school, my friends and whatever else he could think of. I asked him the same questions and learnt that he was 22 years old, he had been friends with the boys for about 3 years and that he was doing a lot of odd jobs around town to get money.
"So, where to first?" I asked.
"Well, I can show you around Forks first then we can head down to La Push if you want," Sam said hesitantly.
"Sounds awesome," I replied. I settled back into the seat and watched as the Forks landscape flew by.
"So how long have Bella and Jake been dating?" I asked eventually.
"About a year now. Pretty much just after Bella moved back here," Sam explained. I smiled at him and nodded.
"I always knew Bella would fall for someone younger. He is younger right?" I checked.
"Yep. Jake is 17," Sam replied.
"She always was the mother. Aunt Renee was always quite hair brained and Bella was usually the mother. When I would come visit she would finally get to act like a kid. She needs to be with someone younger if only to make her act like a teenager," I explained. Sam nodded in agreement.
We were soon done with the tour of Forks and we headed towards La Push. I looked into the woods and shivered. I could feel something sinister in them and it frightened me.
"Oh, are you cold? Here I can turn the heat on," Sam said. He leant for the heater but I put my hand on his to stop him.
"No thanks. I'm ok. Just got a shiver. You were sweet to offer though," I said. I looked down and noticed our hands were still joined. I brought my hand back to my lap and felt a blush rise on my cheeks.
Sweet Merlin! Get a hold of yourself Hermione! You just met this guy and you just broke up with Ron.
I looked over and noticed Sam was smiling softly but I didn't say anything. We were soon crossing into La Push and I felt a lot calmer.
"Do you want to get something to eat?" Sam asked.
"Sure. I'm getting pretty hungry," I said. Sam nodded and pulled into a diner. He opened my door for me and helped me out of the truck. He put a hand on my lower back as some kids pushed past me and opened the door as we walked inside the diner. He slid into the other side of the booth and handed me the menu.
- Sam POV -
I felt the electricity spike through me as Hermione held my hand. I wanted to keep a hold of it and felt a sense of loss when Hermione dropped it. I shook my head slightly and looked over at her. She looked deep in thought so I kept my mouth shut.
Wow. She is even more beautiful than yesterday. Her hair smells fantastic and so does she. She looks really tired though. Her nightmares must have been terrible. I need to make her day a happy one so that she doesn't think about the nightmares.
I smiled softly when I noticed her looking at me.
"Do you want to get something to eat?" I asked her as we drove into La Push.
"Sure. I'm getting pretty hungry," She said. I nodded and pulled into Big Al's Diner. I jumped out of my seat and walked around to hers. I smiled as she put her hand in mine and helped lift her down from the truck. I shut the door and we started to walk towards the doors. I put my hand on her lower back and pulled her slightly towards me when Mrs. Benson's three kids came running past her. I opened the door for her and followed her into the diner. I led her over to my favourite booth at the back of the diner and handed her the menu.
The waitress soon came over to us and I groaned softly when I noticed it was Josie. Josie had the biggest crush on me for years and never seemed to understand that I didn't want her – especially now that I had imprinted on Hermione. Hermione looked over at me and I felt her tiny hand rest on mine. I looked up at her and noticed her worried look.
You ok? She mouthed to me. I nodded and squeezed her hand just as Josie made it to our table. I growled lightly as Josie glared at Hermione but stopped when I felt Hermione's thumb run across the back of my hand.
"What can I get you?" Josie asked as she turned to me. She fluttered her eyelashes and I looked up at her face. It was caked in makeup unlike Hermione who was wearing very little makeup if any.
"Hermione, you first," I said. I watched as Josie frowned and turned reluctantly to Hermione.
"Can I get a chicken caesar sandwich with chips on the side and I'll get a chocolate malted milkshake to drink," Hermione said. I could sense the ice in her tone and felt proud when Josie stumbled a bit at the iciness. Josie turned to me and fluttered her eyelashes again.
"So what can I get you Sam?" She asked in what she must have thought a seductive way. I felt Hermione start to pull her hand from mine but I tightened my grip and kept a hold of it.
"I'll get a works burger with chips, a chicken salad wrap with bacon and chips and a caramel milkshake to drink," I said. I turned my gaze back to Hermione and smiled at her shocked look. Josie wrote the stuff down and walked away.
"Are you gunna be able to eat all that?" Hermione asked with a shocked look.
"Probably. I'll probably still be hungry after as well," I said with a grin. "I eat a lot."
"I noticed," Hermione said with a grin. It was then I noticed our hands were still joined. Hermione noticed to and blushed as she slowly pulled her hand from mine.
"What was wrong? You groaned when that waitress walked over," Hermione said.
"That's Josie. She has had a crush on me since high school. She was a year younger than me and tried to break me and my girlfriend up," I said. I noticed Hermione's smile drop before it was quickly replaced.
"So, you have a girlfriend," She said. I heard her beautiful voice waver and I felt bad because I knew she was hurting. It also gave me a little bit of hope that she liked me.
"I did. You remember Leah?" When she nodded I continued "Well she and I dated for most of high school. She was two years younger than me and when I graduated we broke up," I explained. I smiled when Hermione's face seem to light up.
Josie soon returned with our drinks and I could see that she was restraining herself from pouring Hermione's milkshake onto her. I think Hermione noticed to because she smiled cheekily and took a large sip of the drink. Josie huffed off back to the front counter and proceeded to glare at us.
Hermione and I were silent for a few minutes until Josie bought our food out. She slammed Hermione's onto the table in front of her and then placed mine in front of me. She blew a kiss at me before shotting one more glare at Hermione and walking off. Hermione and I looked at one another before bursting into laughter.
"Wow, desperate much," Hermione said before taking a bite of her sandwich. I laughed loudly and Hermione followed. I ate all the food on both my plates and ate the rest of Hermione's when she told me she was done. I didn't know how a girl could eat so little and say she was full. She ate only half of her sandwich and only a few chips. It sort of seemed like she wasn't used to large amounts of food which made me wonder about the intriguing woman in front of me even more.
"That is insane that you can eat that much," Hermione said. We stood up and walked over to the counter to pay. Hermione started to pull out her wallet but I handed Josie a fifty to cover the bill. Hermione looked at me angrily but slipped her wallet back into her pocket. Josie handed me the change and the receipt before Hermione and I walked back to my truck.
As I lifted her into my truck she looked at me and asked "Why didn't you let me pay for some of it?"
I slipped into the driver's side and turned to her.
"What kind of gentleman would I be if I asked a lady to pay for lunch?" I asked her.
"Sam," She said. She drew my name out and I laughed. I put my hand on her mouth as she went to say more and felt her breath on my hand and shivered.
"Don't worry about it. I wanted to pay so it's ok," I said. On impulse I ran a finger down her cheek before tapping her lightly on the nose. She shook her head before laughing lightly. I drove down to First Beach and parked the car.
"Well, here is First Beach. Do you want to go for a walk?" I asked. Hermione nodded and we got out of the car. We walked down to the beach and I watched as Hermione took off her shoes and wiggled her toes in the sand.
"I haven't felt sand under my feet since I last visited France," Hermione said with a small smile.
"When was that?" I asked as we started to walk.
"About 4 years ago. My parents took me on vacation and we went all around France and other parts of Europe. It was the last family vacation we ever had before my dad died," Hermione whispered. I felt her pain and couldn't resist the urge to pull her to me in a hug. I felt her tears begin to wet my shirt and I sat us down on some rocks. I held her as she cried and smoothed down her hair to soothe her.
"I'm sorry for crying on you. I never really got to mourn my dad's death," Hermione whispered as she pulled her head away from my chest. I wiped the tears from her eyes and kissed her forehead.
"It's ok. Why didn't you get to mourn his death?" I asked carefully.
"The year he died was a pretty crap year school wise. The year before my best friend's godfather was killed and we spent the summer worrying about Harry. My headmaster at school was murdered the same year that my dad died and Harry, Ron and I had some other issues we had to deal with. With everything happening, it just sort of got put on the backburner," Hermione said. I pressed another kiss to her head and held out my hand. She took it and stood up. We started walking again but I didn't let go of her hand and she didn't seem to be complaining.
- Bella POV -
It was 7pm when Jake and I finally arrived home and everyone was at my place for dinner. Jake and I walked inside and I was surprised to notice Hermione and Sam weren't back yet.
"Hey, where're Mione and Sam?" I asked after I had kissed dad on the cheek.
"They aren't back yet. They've been gone all day," Dad explained.
"That's so cute," Kim squealed. Leah huffed and I knew she wasn't entirely over Sam just yet. She was getting better but I knew it sometimes hurt. She and I were slowly becoming closer as friends since I knew about the pack.
"And then Jake fully tackled Paul into a huge mud puddle that ended up being so deep that they both sunk to their necks," We heard Sam say and I smiled as Hermione laughed.
"Sam, you were never supposed to tell anyone that story," Jake groaned. Everyone started to laugh and Hermione just shook her head. She looked so pretty when she smiled it was such a change compared to this morning.
"Well we were swapping embarrassing stories about people we know Jakey," Hermione said sweetly. Jake growled playfully at her and smiled.
Sam and Hermione sat on the lounges and joined in the conversations. All of a sudden Dad stood up and walked into the kitchen.
"Mione, this was waiting for you here," Dad said. He handed Hermione a letter that was written on a rough sort of paper. She smiled and opened it. We all watched as her smile dropped and she started to frown. Her frown soon turned to a glare and she started to growl.
"That rotten, sneaky, no good son of a bitch," Hermione hissed when she finished the letter. She crumpled it in her hands before glaring at the floor.
"Mione, are you ok?" I asked carefully. She seemed to remember where she was because her head swung up and looked around frantically. She jumped out of the seat and ran past me up to her room. We all heard the door slam shut and winced.
"I'll go up and check on her," I said. I got off Jake's lap and carefully walked up the stairs. I heard sobbing from Hermione's room so I knocked on the door before pushing it open and tip-toeing inside. Hermione was lying curled up on her bed sobbing into her pillow. I walked over to her and put my hand gently on her back.
"Mione?" I asked. She looked up at me and I hugged her. She started to cry into my shoulder and I rubbed my hand up and down her back.
"He is a rotten bastard. Why didn't I see it earlier?" She said softly. I couldn't answer her so I just hugged her tighter.
"What was in the letter?" I asked.
"According to my best friend, Ron is going around telling everyone that he broke up with me because I was cheating on him. Apparently he has moved on quickly to Lavender – the girl I caught him cheating with – and apparently, according to the newspapers, she is two months pregnant!" Hermione hissed.
"Well he's a dick isn't he?" I said. Hermione giggled and kissed my cheek.
"Thanks Bella," Hermione whispered.
"Why don't we have a girls' night tonight? We can invite Leah, Sue and Kim and you can get to know them better," I said. Hermione nodded and we stood up. She looked confused as I pulled her into dad's room.
"If we are gunna have a proper girls' night, all men need to leave. We'll pack dad an overnight bag and tell him to leave," I said. Hermione laughed and we packed up a bag before Hermione swung it onto her shoulder and we walked downstairs. We walked over to dad with our arms linked and she dumped the bag in his lap.
"What is going on?" Dad asked. The boys all looked confused but Leah, Kim and Sue caught on pretty quick. They walked over to us and smiled.
"We'll be back in an hour with our clothes, movies and some food," Sue said. I kissed her cheek and watched as they walked out to Leah's car and got in before driving away.
"Bells? What's going on?" Jake asked.
"As of right now, this house is off limits to all men. We are having a girls' night so you need to leave. Dad, this bag has all the things you will need to survive a night away from here. We suggest you leave now before we pull out the makeup," I said in my best threatening tone. The boys all shook their heads and stood up.
"We know when we aren't wanted. Charlie, you can stay at ours tonight," Billy said. Dad and Jake kissed me on the head before dad kissed Mione and all the boys left.
"Come on Mione. Let's get the sleeping bags and pillows ready," I said. Hermione followed me to the garage and I stood on a few boxes in order to grab the sleeping bags. I felt the boxes tip and I started to fall. I waited for the hard impact of the floor but it never came. I opened my eyes and noticed Hermione was holding me up.
"Thanks Mione," I said. She smiled and walked past me to grab the sleeping bags. We set them up in front of the flat screen and walked upstairs to put on our pyjamas. We both walked out of our rooms at the same time and I noticed Hermione was wearing another long sleeved shirt and long pants. I smiled and hugged her tightly as we walked downstairs. Soon Kim, Leah and Sue arrived again and we got our girls' night underway.
- Hermione POV -
I laughed along with the girls as we watched movies and made each other up. I had never had time to do this at Hogwarts simply because I was more focused on the war. I finally felt like a teenager.
"So, what happened earlier?" Kim asked me as we chowed down on popcorn and lollies.
I told them the whole story and by the end of it, everyone was fuming.
"That pig! How dare he do something so vile and then blame it all on you?" Leah hissed out. I felt a connection to this girl and knew it was because we had both broken up with men we loved.
We spent the rest of the night plotting ways to torture Ron and I couldn't help but feel at peace for the first time in years.
Hey guys. I may not get the next chapter posted for a while because I am leaving for Vanuatu on Saturday and then I have exams. I will keep writing on my phone but I hope you like this. The response to the first chapter was awesome. I have never written a crossover fan fiction before and I thought I'd give it a shot. Keep up the reviews everyone.