Chap 8
- Hermione POV -
"Blaise, what should I wear?" I asked as I looked in my wardrobe.
"Well, think about it braniac. Its gunna be cold so put some jeans on. We will be on the beach so maybe your slip on gold flats. As for the top, grab the black tank and your grey cardigan. I think you should get your scarf as well. There you go," Blaise said.
"What would I do without you B?" I asked.
"Look totally unfashionable I guess," Blaise said.
"You do know that sounded very gay. Are you sure you are into Leah?" I teased. I dodged the pillow that was aimed at my head and smiled.
"I'll meet you downstairs in 20 minutes," B said. He left my room and I heard him enter his own. I threw my clothes on and grabbed my hairbrush.
As I brushed my hair I thought about the bonfire tonight and about the secret the boys and Leah had. It was on the same level as mine and Blaise's and I understood the secrecy.
"Come on Mione. We are going to be late," Blaise said as he walked into my bedroom.
"Coming," I said. I grabbed my cardigan, handbag and the deserts I had made and raced out to my car. Blaise and I drove towards La Push in a comfortable silence.
I pulled up beside Sam's truck and Blaise and I got out. We grabbed the deserts and walked towards the glowing fire.
"Mione!" The twins chorused as they ran towards me. I handed Blaise the pie quickly as the twins bounded up to me and hugged me.
"We missed you," Brady said.
"You guys do remember that I picked you up from school yesterday and I stayed with you guys last night right?" I said with a smile. I wrapped my arms around them and hugged them.
"We know. We still missed you though. You made pie!" Colin said.
"Yep. Go put them on the tables for me," I said. The boys took the pies from Blaise and me and raced down to the fire. Blaise and I followed slowly and I found myself smiling softly at the twins.
Blaise walked over to Leah and the pair began talking. I was glad he had found someone. His last girl and I never got along because she was a Pureblood supremacist. Suddenly the hair on the back of my neck stood up and I knew without looking that Sam was standing there.
"They are like children," Sam said.
"Yea. It's nice that they are innocent though," I said. "Hey."
He smiled and gave me a quick hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"Hey. Come on," Sam said. He wrapped an arm around my shoulder and led me towards the bonfire. I smiled at Uncle Charlie from across the fire and waved.
"Ok. Foods ready," Sue said about half an hour later. The boys jumped to their feet but Sue stood firm.
"Nope, girls, elders, Charlie and Blaise first because you pigs will eat all the food before anyone else has a chance to get any," Sue said firmly.
We walked up and grabbed our food. Once we had sat back down, the boys raced over to the table and started piling their plates high.
"Hey Blaise, remind you of the Burrow much?" I said as the boys returned with the plates stacked high.
"Reminds me of a Fred, George and Bill eating competition," Blaise said with a grin.
I ate the small amount of food on my plate and was about to get up and put it in the bin when I felt the weight of the plate increase. I looked down at it and noticed small piles of noodle salad, potato salad, chicken and half a bread roll. I looked over at Blaise, thinking he had cast some silent magic but he was locked in a deep conversation with Leah's father. I looked to my right and noticed Sam slowly moving his fork back over to his plate.
"Sam, I'm full," I said.
"Bullshit Mione. No-one can be full from that little amount of food. Even Bella had more than you. Just eat that," he said. I noticed Blaise shoot us a look along with Uncle Charlie.
"Sam, I'm not hungry," I protested.
"Hermione, we can do this the easy way or the hard way," Sam replied. By now, everyone had turned to look at us.
"Let's not do it at all how about that?" I said stubbornly. Sam sighed and placed his plate on the ground beside his drink. Before I could register what had happened, Sam had me sitting in his lap and a forkful of food was shoved in my mouth.
"Hard way it is then," Sam said. I glared at him as I chewed the food. As I opened my mouth to yell at him, he shoved another forkful in my mouth. This continued for about ten minutes until the plate was once again empty.
"There. I am happy now," Sam said as he picked up his own plate but didn't make me move.
"That wasn't nice," I said. I leant back into his chest gently.
"It got you to eat more than a child's portion of food so it worked out well," Sam whispered into my ear as everyone returned to their conversations.
"Sam, if I'm sick later I'm gunna throw up on you," I said seriously.
Sam finished his meal and placed his plate on the ground beside mine. He wrapped his arms around my waist and I smiled.
"Ok guys," Billy said. Everyone stopped talking and turned to the chief.
He launched into the stories of the Quileute tribe and I was enthralled. The legend of the Cold Ones made me think about vampires and when Billy explained that the tribe were mortal enemies of the Cold Ones, I knew I was right.
"Now, there is actually a special reason for this bonfire," Billy said. He turned to Blaise and me and smiled.
"The boys have a few things to tell you but I am going to start. The legend about us being descendents of wolves is true. Hermione, Blaise, the boys and Leah are werewolves," Billy said. I felt Sam tense underneath me and I noticed Leah tense beside Blaise. Blaise and I exchanged a glance and I let him into my mind.
I'm glad they told us, I told him.
Yea me too. I wanna know why Leah and Sam just tensed up though, Blaise said. I was glad he had noticed.
Me too, I replied.
"Mione, say something please," Sam's voice whispered from next to my ear. I jumped and blushed.
"Sorry. I was just thinking. That's cool. Can you show us?" I asked Sam.
"You're not creeped out?" Sam asked.
"Should I be? I reckon it's pretty cool. Blaise, what do you think?" I asked.
"Same. It is pretty awesome," Blaise said. The pack, as I realised that's what they were, sighed and smiled.
"Told you she was good with the weird. It runs in the family - mostly associated with the female gene," Uncle Charlie said with a wink.
"So, you guys wanna see?" Paul asked.
Blaise and I nodded and Paul, Brady, Colin and Jared walked into the woods. A few minutes later, four wolves emerged. The two smaller ones, who I assumed were Brady and Colin loped over to me and sat in front of me. I patted their heads and smiled.
"I remember seeing you in the woods," I said as I pointed to the silver wolf. I looked into his eyes and knew it was Paul.
"This is cool," I said. The boys walked back into the forest and emerged as humans.
"There is more," Harry said from beside Billy. I felt Sam tense up again as Blaise and I turned to him.
"Wolves have this thing called imprinting. Imprinting is fate's way of finding or you your perfect match. The one person that is perfectly compatible with you in every way. The one person you would do anything for, be anything for. They are more than the other half of your soul; they are the essence of your soul. They make you a better person. They give you strength and comfort and provide you with a sense of peace. When they are away from you, your heart aches. They are your everything. A wolf will do anything to keep their imprint happy, safe and protected," Billy explained. Blaise and I knew a little bit about imprinting. It was what had happened between Remus and Tonks.
"Ok," I said. I couldn't really follow where the conversation was going.
"Hermione, I imprinted on you," Sam said at the same time as Leah said "Blaise, I imprinted on you."
Blaise and I looked over at each other and I saw the internal conflict he was having.
"Blaise, si calma. Portare alcuni respiri profondi," I said in Italian so the others wouldn't understand. (Blaise, calm down. Take some deep breaths.)
Blaise stood up sharply and looked over at me.
"Non posso calmarsi Mione. Che se questi sentimenti che ho avuto per Leah sono giusti a causa di questo vincolo di imprenta?" Blaise hissed at me desperately. (I can't calm down Mione. What if these feelings I've been having for Leah are just because of this imprint bond?)
I stood up off Sam's lap and walked over to Blaise. I grabbed his arm and led him slightly away from the fire even though I knew the boys could still hear.
"Blaise, la so. Lei è persona che non mostra i loro sentimenti a molte persone. Sopra l'ultimo paio di settimane, lei ha aperto a Leah. Ciò mi dice che anche se il vincolo ha giocato probabilmente una parte nella porzione lei due di andare d'accordo così bene, i sentimenti che lei ha sarebbero esistiti ed avrebbero manifestato senza l'aiuto," I said. (Blaise, I know you. You are a person who doesn't show their feelings to many people. Over the last couple of weeks, you have opened up to Leah. That tells me that even though the bond probably played a part in helping you two to get along so well, the feelings you have would have existed and manifested without the help.)
"Could that have been any longer?" Blaise asked with a smile.
I laughed and replied "Probably."
Blaise sobered up and said "Sono spaventato Mione. Non voglio essere doluto di nuovo," (I'm scared Mione. I don't want to be hurt again,). It was times like these that I got to see the Blaise who was underneath the hard, sarcastic shell. The underneath Blaise was vulnerable and like a small child.
I grabbed his hand and whispered "So. Sono anche. Sono tuttavia stanco dopo l'episodio di Ron intero. Ma, prenderemo attraverso quest'insieme," (I know. I am too. I am still weary after the whole Ron incident. But, we will get through this together,)
Blaise nodded before he looked back at Leah.
"Ho che bisogno di alcuno tempo per pensare. Possiamo dirigere a casa?" Blaise asked. (I need some time to think. Can we head home?)
"Sure B. Head up to the car," I said. Blaise walked back to the circle and grabbed his jacket before practically running up to the car.
I watched as Leah's face fell and she almost burst into tears.
"Sorry about that. Look, we want to thank you for telling us your secret but we just need some time to process this so we are going to head home," I said.
"He hates me," Leah said softly before tears slipped from her eyes.
"Lee, he doesn't hate you. Blaise has some issues to deal with first. Give him a day or two and he will come around," I said. I hugged her tightly and kissed her head. I kissed Uncle Charlie on the cheek and started walking to my car.
"Mione?" Sam's voice said. I felt him grab my arm and I turned.
"Sam, I need some time too. Tell you what. Monday night, how about we go and grab some dinner somewhere. That gives me a few days to sort out my head," I said.
Sam nodded and reluctantly let go of my arm. I grabbed my keys and unlocked the car. Blaise and I slid in and I drove back home to Forks.
- Sam POV -
I watched as Mione and Blaise drove away and my heart fell. I walked back over to the circle and pulled Leah into a hug. Her resolve crumbled and she started sobbing. I shot Billy a look and he nodded. Leah and I walked into the woods and started to strip. We both phased and started running.
At least they didn't reject us fully, I said as we ran.
They may as well have. It hurts so much Sam, Leah said. I nudged her with my nose and rubbed her neck with my head.
I know Lee-Lee. It hurts me too, I said. We started to patrol the boundaries to take our minds off our imprints. Two hours later as we ran the Fork/La Push border, Leah and I both smelt something that burned our noses.
VAMPIRE! We both called out. I let out a howl as we started to follow the scent. The boys all phased and I could tell they were running to meet us.
What happened Boss, Leah? Jared asked as the boys all caught up to us.
There is a vampire heading into Forks, I said. The boys nodded and we started following the scent again. Within no time, we found ourselves at the Swan Residence. Leah, Jake and I froze.
Bella, Blaise, Mione, we all said at the same time. We spread out around the house and smelt around. We heard a noise coming from the second floor of the house and we watched as a person slipped out of Mione's bedroom window. I snarled at the thought of someone being in there especially a leech. The vampire dropped from the tree and stood in the backyard. We were about to pounce when they disappeared with a *POP*.
What the hell? Paul said. We were all just as confused.
Jared, Seth, take over mine and Leah's patrol. Jake, Leah and I will stay here and keep watch over the house, I ordered. Everyone nodded and took off.
They will be ok, I said to the two worried wolves that stood behind me. I could see them nod and they moved - Leah to the side of the house where Blaise's room was and Jake to the front where Bella's room was. I walked over to the window where my Mione slept and lay down underneath.
The next morning, Jake ran back home and Leah and I were left alone. We took it in turns walking the perimeter to make sure the vampire was gone.
Leah and I heard the back door open and just as we were about to dive for the woods, Bella walked out with two plates of bacon, eggs, pancakes and sausages.
"Sam, Leah," she called. We smelt the food and walked over to her.
"Here. This will help you keep your strength up. Don't worry about being seen. Dad had to go to work and Mione and Blaise left a few minutes ago," Bella said. She placed the food on the ground and sat down. We ate the food and looked over at the girl.
"You know, Mione and Blaise talked about you for a few hours last night," Bella said.
Leah and I looked up at her hopefully.
"I couldn't hear much but I heard them mentioning the imprint sometimes," Bella said. Leah and I perked up and yipped happily.
Bella laughed and kissed our heads before walking inside.
At least they're thinking about us, I said and Leah smiled in her mind. We felt Paul and Brady phase and we ran back to La Push.
Leah and I separated at her house and I continued onto mine. I phased back and instead if changing just walked upstairs naked to shower. After I showered, I got dressed and walked downstairs. I switched on the TV and settled in to watch some movies.
About three hours later the phone rang. I paused my movie and walked into the kitchen to get it.
"Hello?" I said.
"Hey Sam," A beautiful voice with a British accent said.
"Hey Mione. How are you?" I asked. I loved hearing her voice.
"I'm alright. You?" She asked.
"Better now," I said honestly.
"I was wondering, did you want to do dinner tonight?" Mione said.
"Yea sure. I'll pick you up at say six," I said.
"Sounds great. Also, do you have Leah's number? Blaise wants to talk to her," Mione asked.
I gave her the number and told her I'd see her later. I hung up the phone and had to resist the urge to jump and cry out for joy. I returned to my living room to watch some more movies until it was time to start getting ready to pick up Mione. I booked us a table at the Japanese restaurant in Port Angeles and I felt proud to say it was for two people.
My cell phone rang from the coffee table and I picked it up.
Blaise and I r goin out 2nite! Leah's message said.
Mione and I r 2. Have fun, I replied.
A few hours later I started getting myself ready for my date with Mione. I threw on some dark jeans and a green button down shirt. I got into my truck and headed towards Forks. As I pulled up, I sent Leah a quick message.
Good luck 2nite
She replied quickly.
You too
I took a deep breath and slipped out of the truck. I walked up to the front of the house and knocked lightly on the door.
"Hey Sam," Bella said as she opened the door.
"She's just getting ready now. She's almost done," Bella said as she led me into the living room.
"Thanks Bella. What are you and Charlie doing tonight?" I asked.
"Dad isn't home. He pulled the night shift at work," Bella said.
I started to feel worried. She was Jake's imprint so she was a part of the family. I thought of her as a sister and I didn't want her home alone, especially with a vampire.
"What about you?" I asked trying not to worry her.
"Jake's coming over to watch movies with me," Bella said.
"Well, you two have fun," I said. I heard footsteps coming down the stairs and I turned towards the door. Mione walked in and she looked gorgeous.
She had on a high waisted black skirt that ended at her thigh, a short sleeved purple blouse that showed the right amount of cleavage without looking slutty and on her feet were a pair of tall black stilettos. Her hair was in a half up half down hairstyle and she had very little makeup on.
"Hey Sam," She whispered. Bella walked into the kitchen, leaving us alone.
"Wow Mione. You look... I can't describe it," I said.
"Does it look bad?" She asked as she looked down at her outfit.
"No, you look amazing, beyond amazing!" I said. I didn't like that she was feeling self-conscious.
She smiled and blushed slightly. I watched as she picked up her black handbag and walked over to me.
"Shall we go?" She asked.
I nodded and we started walking.
"See ya Bells. Don't wait up," She called into the kitchen. I held the front door open for her and she smiled softly. She walked out to my truck and looked up after opening the door. She tried to step into it but was a bit too short. I laughed softly and put my hands on her waist. It felt so right.
"Up we go," I said. She smiled and ran a hand over my cheek before I shut her door. I walked around to my side of the car just as Jake pulled in behind me. He noticed Hermione in the car and smiled. I waved and got into the truck before backing out.
We drove up to Port Angeles just listening to the radio. The silence wasn't uncomfortable in the slightest. It was wonderful.
When we reached the restaurant, I walked around to Hermione's side and opened the door for her. She took my hand and slid out of the car. I locked the car and we walked towards the restaurant. We were halfway to the front door when I noticed we were still holding hands. I entwined our fingers and smiled when she didn't pull away. She looked down at our hands, smiled and took a step closer to me.
We were directed to our table by a guy who stared at my Mione's legs far too long. I pulled out her chair for her and she smiled gratefully. I took my seat across from her and just took in her beauty.
We ordered our drinks and turned to each other.
"Do you have any questions?" I asked.
"Yea, quite a few actually," Mione said with a blush. She ducked her head slightly. I lifted her head with my knuckle and smiled.
"Questions are good. I think it is sweet that you are a curious person," I said honestly.
"Ok first up, when did you change?" She asked, cautious of the other people in the restaurant.
"When I was 19. I was the first which is why I am considered the alpha. Jared was next about 3 months later followed by Paul 4 months after that. It was just us three for about two years. Embry was the next one then Jake. After Jake was Quil then Seth and Leah at the same time. Brady and Colin only changed 8 months ago," I said.
"What causes the change?" Mione asked. I was about to answer when our drinks were put in front of us. We ordered our food and I answered her question.
"Remember what Billy said about the Cold Ones?" When she nodded I continued. "Cold Ones are what we call vampires. Vampires are wolves' greatest enemies. Whenever a vampire comes into our territory, it triggers the wolf gene and we phase in order to protect our tribe."
"Wow. That's incredible," Mione said in awe.
"So imprinting, I'm assuming Jake imprinted on Bella and Jared on Kim. Has anyone else imprinted?" Mione asked.
"Besides us no one yet. Technically, it's a miracle that four of us have. It is supposed to be extremely rare," I explained.
Our entrees came out and we started eating. We spent the time talking about the pack and whatnot. It felt wonderful to be able to talk to her without restraint. We spent the rest of the dinner doing this. After dinner we went up to pay. As Hermione was pulling her wallet out, I grabbed mine and paid the bill.
"Sam!" Mione said with an indignant look. I smirked at her and took my change before wrapping an arm around her shoulder and pulling her into my side.
"What?" I asked as I subtly inhaled her scent.
"You should have at least let me pay half," Mione protested weakly. I felt her relax into me and wrap an arm around my waist.
"Nah, it's more fun to see you mad," I said. She slapped my side as we walked out to the car. I lifted her up and kissed her hand before jumping into my own side. I rested my hand on the console and smiled when I felt Mione's small hand on top of mine. I flipped our hands and held hers tightly.
It was too early to head home so instead I drove straight though Forks and down to La Push. I pulled up at First Beach and turned to Mione.
"Wanna take a walk?" I asked.
"Sounds great," She replied. I got out and walked around to her side of the car.
"Sam, can you help me unbuckle these heels?" She asked.
I grabbed her ankle softly and lifted it up. I took the tiny buckle and undid it before slipping the shoe off her foot. I did the same with the other one before lifting her into my arms. I shut the truck door and didn't put her down until we reached the sand. I slipped my arm around her again and smiled when hers went around my waist.
We came to a stop somewhere near the caves and looked out at the ocean. I sat down and spread my jacket out so Mione wouldn't get dirty. She smiled gratefully and sat down. I saw her shiver and pulled her to my chest. She was sitting half in my lap and half off so to make it more comfortable for both of us I pulled her fully onto my lap.
I wrapped my arms tightly around her waist and I sighed when she nuzzled her nose into my neck.
"Tonight has been great Sam," Mione whispered.
"Yep. I totally agree," I whispered. I kissed her head and smiled down at her.
I watched as her eyes flicked down to my lips then back up to my eyes. She noticed me staring and ducked her head back down. I faintly saw her blush and chuckled. I lifted her chin up with my hand and gently ran my thumb over her bottom lip. I heard her heartbeat speed up and I smiled.
I brought my head down slowly and pressed my lips to hers.
Fireworks exploded around me as I massaged my lips against hers. I heard her moan and one of her hands moved to my hair and the other rested on my cheek. I let my tongue swipe across her bottom lip and deepened the kiss.
A few minutes later, oxygen became necessary and we broke apart smiling. I pressed a light kiss to her lips and hugged her tightly to my chest. Mione kissed my neck lightly and we both looked out at the waves crashing against the shore.