Chap 7
- Sam POV -
I watched as Hermione raced around the house tidying it up. The reason - Draco, Harry, Ginny and Luna were arriving in a few hours.
"Is she always like this?" Paul asked as Hermione raced around the living room putting DVDs and CDs away.
"Yep. She has always been a neat freak. You should see her room. It is insane how clean it is. She can always tell when something is out of place even by a centimetre," Blaise said. Hermione spun around and glared at him and we all shivered.
"Blaise, unless you want my foot up your ass, get upstairs and tidy your room. NOW!" Mione snapped dangerously. He jumped up and kissed her cheek as he walked past.
As Mione walked past me, I grabbed her around the waist and pulled her down onto my lap.
"Sam, let me go," She said desperately.
"Mione sweetie, calm down. The house is perfect and clean. Just relax," I said. I felt her stop struggling and she relaxed against my chest. Blaise came down the stairs and sat on the lounge with a smile.
About three hours later, the doorbell rang and Blaise stood up to get it. He walked into the room smiling followed by four people. Mione squealed and jumped off my lap. She threw herself into the open arms of the blonde guy who swung her around in a circle. He passed her off to the guy with black her who lifted her up and pressed a quick kiss to her lips. I growled softly and the blonde looked at me curiously.
Just as the black haired guy had put her on the ground, she was attacked by the two women who hugged her tightly.
"How was your trip?" Mione asked.
"Yea it was good. The plane ride was quite boring," the black haired guy said. He gave a pointed look to us and Hermione jumped slightly.
"Oh right. Guys, these are Harry, Ginny, Draco and Luna. Guys, these are Sam, Paul, Jared, Kim, Jake, Quil, Embry, Seth and Leah. You will have to meet Brady and Colin later," Mione said. We all waved as our names were called out.
"It's great to finally meet you. Mione has told us all about you," Kim said. Mione's friends smiled at her kindly.
"Mione, not to be rude but where can we dump our stuff?" Harry asked.
"Oh right. Go get it and follow me," Mione said. She waited until her friends returned with their bags before leading them upstairs.
- Hermione POV -
"I am so glad you guys are finally here. I have missed you so much," I said as we walked up the stairs. I told the boys to dump their stuff in Blaise's room and the girls dumped their stuff in mine.
"We've missed you too honey," Ginny said with a smile as she leant over and gave me a hug.
"How are things at home? How's your mum?" I asked as we all got comfortable in my room. I felt bad about leaving everyone downstairs but this place was like a third home to them.
"Mum's good. She misses you heaps though. She keeps forgetting that you aren't there and places a plate at your usual seat at dinner," Ginny said.
"Oh that's cute. How are your brothers and dad?" I asked.
"They're all good. Charlie and Maryse have finally moved in together, Bill and Fleur are getting used to having a baby around and Fred and George are opening a new store in Hogsmeade," Ginny explained. I mentally thanked her as she left Ron out.
"So, how have things been here in the States?" Draco asked.
"Great. I'm having a great time," I said. Blaise coughed and I threw a pillow at his head.
"We're missing something aren't we?" Ginny said. Blaise grinned and nodded whilst I growled.
"I'll explain later," Blaise said.
"Hey, do you guys want to go up to Port Angeles for dinner? We could spend some time catching up," I said.
"Sure Mione. Sounds great," Harry said. I smiled at him and laid stomach down on my bed as we continued talking.
- Sam POV -
I felt happy when I heard Hermione laughing.
"So Sam, we heard Mione kissed you the other night at my place," Jake said with a grin.
"Shut up. She probably didn't know what she was doing considering she was half asleep," I said sullenly.
"Oh Sam, when are you going to man up and say something to her?" Leah said to me.
"When you man up and say something to Blaise," I countered and laughed when she blushed.
"Shut up!" She said. The boys all laughed at her and we flicked a movie on.
Bella arrived home from work half an hour later. She still looked a little sick having only gotten out of hospital two days ago but she seemed to be coping ok.
"Hey guys," She said as she walked into the room. She situated herself on Jake's lap and kissed his cheek.
"Hey Bells. How was work?" Kim asked.
"Good. Got a bit sick of Mike following me around but that's it," Bella said. Jake growled softly and Bella ran a hand over his cheek.
"Chill babe. He backed off pretty quickly," Bella said. Jake nodded and kissed her forehead quickly.
We spent a little while longer talking and watching movies until Charlie, Sue and the Elders walked in.
"Hey guys. Having a good day?" Charlie asked.
"Yep. Oh, Hermione's friends are here," Jake said.
"I knew they were coming. I just didn't know when," Charlie said.
A few minutes later, Blaise, Harry and Draco walked down. They had changed their clothes into a formal pair of pants or jeans and button down shirts.
"Charlie, these are Draco and Harry. Boys, this is Mione's uncle Charlie," Blaise said. Charlie shook their hands and nodded at them.
"Come on girls," Harry called out. We heard footsteps and turned to the door.
Luna and Ginny walked down first and smiled. Luna was wearing a light blue dress and some silver strappy flats. Ginny was wearing a green halter neck and some black high heels.
"Where's Mione?" Blaise asked.
"She's coming. She's just putting the last of her jewellery on," Ginny explained as she dug around in her small handbag.
"Sorry guys," Mione said and I gasped. She was wearing a gorgeous tight black dress that ended mid-thigh. The strapless bust was covered in beads and gems. She had on some purple high heels that would easily make a gifted model axe themselves. Her legs went on forever it seemed and I could see all of her gorgeous curves. Her hair was up in an elegant knot with a few bits framing her face. Her makeup was light and the diamonds she was wearing shone in the light.
"That's alright. Who's driving?" Harry asked. He seemed unfased by her beauty and I was stunned. It's not like I wanted him to comment but I don't know how he could not make mention of it.
"I'll drive my car and Blaise, you can drive Harry's if that is ok," Mione said.
Her friends nodded and Mione walked over to Charlie. She hugged him tightly and kissed his cheek.
"I'll be home around 11," Mione said. Charlie nodded and Mione then hugged Bella.
The group walked out the door and Hermione blew us all a kiss before the door closed.
Paul let out a long whistle and turned to me. He slapped me on the back and said "Dude, you are one lucky man!"
"Hells yea man. Damn! I thought she was gorgeous before but whoa!" Embry said. I growled at him and he held his hands up in submission.
"Bella, what's the matter?" Kim asked. Everyone turned to the girl in question and she was looking at the ground with a frown.
"Baby?" Jake asked. He shook Bella lightly and she came back to her senses.
"Sorry. Did anyone else see her leg?" She asked.
"Duh B! They were amazing!" Paul said. I growled and felt the wolf becoming territorial.
"Sam, chill. Everyone here knows she is yours," Sue said gently.
"Not that Paul. I mean did anyone see the scar on her left thigh? It looked like..." Bella trailed off and her eyes widened.
"It looked like what Bells?" I asked. I was growing scared, thinking about where this was leading. I let my mind wander and I hoped my thoughts were wrong.
"It looked like a bite mark," Bella whispered. I let out a snarl and jumped to my feet. I raced outside and phased pretty much as soon as my feet hit the grass. I ran. That's all I could do. I vaguely felt someone else phase but ignored them.
Sam! Come back, Leah called. My only response was a howl. I had gone wolf.
- Hermione POV -
We pulled up at an Indian restaurant just inside Port Angeles. We all walked inside and requested a table of six. Once we were seated and had ordered drinks, the questions started.
"So Mione, who were you sitting on when we came in?" Draco asked with a smirk.
"That was Sam. He's become one of my closest friends since I got here," I said. All of a sudden, my chest began to hurt.
"Mione, are you ok?" Harry asked as I rubbed my chest. I took a sip of my coke and nodded.
"My chest is hurting a bit," I said. I felt another wave of pain and winced.
"I'm fine guys. I've had worse," I said. They nodded but kept shooting me worried looks.
We ordered our meal and as everyone kept talking, I excused myself to use the bathroom. I quickly splashed some water on my face (thankful for Ginny's magic makeup) and looked in the mirror. I felt my chest start hurting again and I moaned at the pain.
"Are you ok sweetheart?" An old woman said from behind me as I clutched at my chest.
"Yes thank you ma'am. Just some indigestion I think," I replied with a smile. She nodded and walked into the toilet cubicle. I hit my chest lightly and stood up straight. I walked back out to the table and sat down beside Blaise again. He rested an arm around my shoulder and smiled.
The boys kept on grilling me about Sam but I soon turned it around onto Blaise.
"So Blaise, you and Leah looked pretty close today," I said as I chewed a mouthful of Naan bread.
Just as Blaise was about to say something, our food was placed in front of us. We started to chow in and Draco took up my line of teasing.
"Blaise, who is this Leah girl? Do mama and Nona know?" Draco asked. Blaise blushed and poked me in the side. I found myself doubling over slightly in my chair.
"Shit Mione, I didn't think it was that hard," Blaise said. He helped me to sit back and Ginny handed me a glass of water.
"It's not that... My chest..." I panted in pain.
"We should get you home," Harry commented.
I shook my head "it's fine. I'm ok. I think I just need to get some indigestion tablets. I'm ok."
"Miss, I couldn't help but overhear. The chemist next door is open until midnight. They should have indigestion tablets," The waitress said as she delivered some more rice.
"Thank you," I said. I grabbed my bag and turned to the guys "I'll be back in a few minutes."
I walked next door and purchased the tablets. I walked back to the restaurant and took two of them once I had sat back down. The pain soon subsided and I felt better.
"Better?" Luna asked.
"Much. Now, where were we?" I said as we continued eating. We soon finished our meal and walked up to the register to pay. After we paid, we headed back to the cars and headed back to Forks.
One hour later we were pulling into Uncle Charlie's driveway. My chest pains had minimised but at one point I had to pull my car over because the pain got so bad.
We walked inside and I frowned when I noticed Sam wasn't there.
"Hey kids. How was dinner?" Billy asked.
"It was great. Oh shoot. I left my bag in the car. Be right back," I said. I walked outside to my car and unlocked it. I leant in and grabbed my bag. Just as I locked the door, I heard a whimper from somewhere behind me. I turned sharply and saw a pair of dark eyes staring at me from the tree line.
The shrubs moved and a gut-wrenching howl emerged. The front door flung open and everyone raced outside. I watched, on high alert as my wolf emerged from the bushes. He was limping slightly and his head was bleeding. I felt my heart hurt as I slipped my heels off. I walked barefoot towards him slowly.
"Mione, what are you doing? Stop!" Harry called. My wolf growled and snapped at Harry who had started to walk down the stairs. I noticed Jake and Paul following Harry out of the corner of my eye and my wolf growled, bared his teeth, snarled some more and snapped his jaws at the air.
"It's ok Harry. Everyone, go back inside. I don't think he wants people near him," I said. I started to move back slowly but he grabbed my wrist with his jaw carefully. I felt his strong teeth and knew that he could take my hand off with one bite. He pulled my slightly and I understood that he wanted me to walk with him.
"Can I grab my jacket from the car?" I asked. I felt stupid but it seemed to work. He let go of my wrist and gently nudged my leg. I walked over to my car with him following closely. I watched as he growled at the boys standing on the porch and snapped slightly when Harry took a small step forward.
"Harry, stop moving!" I commanded. Harry stopped but looked disgruntled about it. I opened the car door and grabbed my jacket from the backseat along with a pair of tracksuit pants and the small first aid kit I kept with me. I closed the car door and my wolf grabbed my wrist again. He started pulling gently and I followed.
"Mione, you shouldn't go into the woods," Harry commented. I felt my wolf growl and turned.
"I'll be fine Harry. I can take care of myself. I'll be back later," I said with a comforting smile. Harry nodded and I continued walking with my wolf.
We ended up in our clearing and he sat. He tried to pull me down but I shook my head.
"Let me put my pants on first so I don't get scratched up by the twigs," I said. He released my wrist for the time it took me to put my track pants on before he grabbed my wrist again and pulled me down. I sat beside him as he gently licked my wrist.
"Hey. What happened to you?" I said. I looked over at his head and noticed the blood was starting to coagulate, forming a hard shell over the wound. He whimpered at me and touched his nose to my hand.
"Let me take a look," I said. I grabbed the first aid kit and rested it on my lap. I looked over at his head and got to work on breaking the hardened blood up. As carefully as I could, I pulled the blood chunks away. Whenever he would whimper in pain, I pressed a kiss to his muzzle. I had finally gotten rid of all the blood and noticed the cut was quite large. I pulled the antiseptic liquid from the kit and poured some of it onto a gauze patch.
"This is gunna hurt," I said. He looked up at me with what seemed like understanding in his eyes. I dabbed his face gently and felt like crying when he whimpered loudly in pain. Once I was done, I put the kit away and kissed his muzzle.
"All better," I whispered. He licked my face softly and lay down. I ran a hand over his head but groaned when I felt a pin stick into my head. My wolf's head shot up in alarm as he looked me over.
"I'm ok. My head just hurts from the hairpins in it," I said. I reached up and started pulling the wretched pins from my hair. Soon my hair was left in only a high ponytail and I smiled.
"That's better," I yawned and stretched. My wolf grabbed my wrist and pulled me down until I was lying with my head on him. I felt twigs stabbing into my arm so I sat up. I heard him whimper softly and I laughed. I rubbed my nose against his and slipped my jacket on. I lay back down curled into his side. I felt his tail curl around my legs and his head rested next to mine, successfully wrapping me in a warm, protective cocoon.
- Sam POV -
I slowly felt my senses returning to me. I opened my eyes and took in my surroundings. I was in the forest - mine and Mione's clearing to be exact. I looked around slightly and tried to move when I heard a moan. I looked and noticed Mione curled into my side. I smiled in my mind but was brought out of my thoughts by Seth's desperate voice.
Sam! Have you seen Mione? No one has seen her since last night!
Chill pup. She is asleep here with me. Has been all night. I'll phase and bring her out of the woods in a few minutes, I said. I could see Seth nodding through our link before he phased back and I was alone with my imprint again.
I nuzzled her gently before carefully moving away. I walked to a few bushes and phased back. I grabbed the shorts I had tied to my leg and threw them on before walking back over to my sleeping girl. I bent down and lifted her gently into my arms. She moved into my chest more and I smiled.
"Where am I?" She whispered softly. Her accent was more defined when she was half asleep and I loved it.
"You fell asleep in the woods Princess. I'm taking you home now," I replied. She just nodded and her eyes closed again. I walked out of the forest and towards Charlie's place. I knocked on the door with my foot and waited.
"Sam, oh thank god. We thought she had gotten lost," Bella said.
"I'd never let her get lost," I whispered. Bella nodded in understanding as she shut the door and followed me into the living room.
"Is she ok?" Ginny asked as she and Luna raced towards me.
"She's fine. Just asleep. I'll take her upstairs," I said. Everyone nodded but Harry, Draco and Blaise looked at me suspiciously.
I walked up to Mione's room and placed her gently on the bed. I kissed her forehead before walking back downstairs.
- Hermione POV -
Two weeks passed and I found myself looking forward to the bonfire that was being held in La Push. I had farewelled Harry, Drake, Luna and Ginny yesterday and I was glad I had the day off work.
I was about to flop down onto my bed after my shower when I noticed a gorgeous wrapped present. I opened it and noticed a book titled Dangerous Beasts and Where to Find Them: America.
I flipped open the front cover and smiled at the writing.
Thought you could use this. Just in case. Love H, G, L and D xxx
I opened the book and started reading. Two hours later I was done and I closed the book with a heavy hand. I grabbed my diary out from my desk drawer and opened it to a certain page. I opened the book as well and began to compare the notes.
"So, the boys and Leah are shape shifters. Here I was thinking I could escape all things magical," I said with a sigh.
"Hey hey darling. What's the matter?" Blaise asked as he walked into my room. I pointed at both books and he sat next to me. He picked up the books and started reading.
"Only you Mione. Only you would come to the most non magical place on Earth and find something to do with magic," Blaise said. "What do we do?"
"We let them tell us in their own time. This is a big thing and there are probably reasons for them not telling us. Same as how we don't tell people our secret," I explained.