A New Life
Chapter 4
A/N: This is the second chapter today, which has been difficult as I've been given a 70 homework booklet to complete with a 100 question test at the back. Plus I have to arrange a cooking even for my Hospitality course work, but my team mate hasn't sent me her prices so I can't finish my work- hence the second chapter to day. I hope you like it
(Elizabeth POV)
I couldn't help but laugh as Jasper asked me what a house elf was after such a fantastic kiss. "A house elf is a creature that isn't happy unless it is serving someone. I have several house elves in my estate, but only really use Dobby. Oh, that reminds me! I need to tell him that you're also his master now as well." I said happily. "Dobby!" I called, waiting for the elf to come and bow in front of me like he always does.
"What can Dobby be doing for Mistress Lizzy?" Dobby asked, bowing slightly as he beamed up at me.
"This is Jasper. He is my mate, so is now one of your master's now, ok?" I asked, poking Jasper in the face to make my point.
"Of course Mistress Lizzy! Was there anything Dobby can do for Mistress Lizzy or Master Jasper..?" Dobby asked in a way that I knew he was unsure of what to call Jasper.
I turned to the wide-eyed vampire and rolled my eyes. "What did you want him to call you? He will always call you master, but he wants to know whether to call you Jasper, Hale, Whitlock, Cullen, or a nick name. I said he could call me Elizabeth, Liz, Lil, Lizzy, or Beth. Although I don't really like being called Beth." I said, smiling at him.
"I don't mind. He can call me what he wants. I'm considered a Hale here, not a Cullen, so I'd suggest that you don't call me a Cullen." Jasper said, smiling almost experimentally at Dobby
The next day
(Hermione POV)
I rushed around trying to get everything together. I received a patronus from Elizabeth earlier this morning saying that they would like me to go up and see Elizabeth to see if she could be around us mortal folk and not try and kill us. I knew it was dangerous and any sane person would probably be running in the opposite direction, but after knowing Elizabeth for so long, I was use to running head first into danger with a smile on my face. She asked me to bring some potions so I packed 20 phials of blood suppressant up and shrunk them to fit in the bag I used when we were hunting Horkrux's a couple years ago.
I ran into the garage, jumping on the first bike I could reach, slinging my bag over my shoulder. I put on my red helmet hand sped off towards the Cullen's house. I could just apparate, but I didn't want to shock Elizabeth and cause her to attack me.
It didn't take me long to drive up to the house. I stopped the bike outside the front door and jumped off, quickly walking to the door, helmet and keys in hand.
I hadn't even nocked on the front door before I had an armful of Lizzy. I wasn't expecting this. I thought she would be shying away more, trying not to breath. She was being so gentle as well. It was shocking to say the lease.
"Hey Lizzy" I said, hugging her cold, hard body back.
"Hey. Do you want to come inside?" She asked, moving back out of my arms.
"Sure. Although I have to admit, that wasn't the reaction I was expecting, but then again, you never really do what is expected." I said, laughing lightly. "Like third year when instead of attacking the mass murderer, you disarmed Professor Snape! I know he was a git and everything, but he was trying to protect us. So what do you do? You run away to try and save someone from a werewolf!" I exclaimed, laughing more at the stunned vampires as we walked into the room.
"Hey, I was just saving my Godfather from our Defence Against the Dark Arts professor and the last Marauder who just happened to have a furry little problem once a month." She said, trying to keep a straight face, but failing, causing me to laugh harder. "Oh, come on! Like you were any better! You sent us back in time and made the werewolf come after us instead! You almost got us eaten by a professor, so I think you'll find that you were way worse than me." She said, laughing happily. I hadn't seen her this happy since our early day at Hogwarts.
"Says the one who killed a massive Basilisk in second year with a sword, getting yourself a fang to the arm in the process- a venomous fang at that!" I argued, laughing at the mock hurt face she gave me.
"I did that to save Ginny and you know it. Plus, it wasn't my fault Voldy set a big ass snake on me! At least I survived."
"Only because Fawkes saved you by blinding it and delivering the sorting hat with the sword of Gryffindor in it. If Fawkes hadn't of been there you'd be a skeleton in the chamber still." I argued back, we use to do this all the time before the war got serious. "Plus, I was the one who even figured out how the snake was moving."
"Yeah, and ended up in the infirmary. If you hadn't of risked your life like that I would have taken you into the chamber instead of Ron and Lockhart. And did you really think I'd leave Ginny down there to die at the hands of Tom Riddle?" She said, her smile getting bigger and bigger.
"So what's your excuse for first year?" I challenged, knowing that this was a losing battle.
"I couldn't let Voldy get the Philosophers stone could I?" She asked, huffing dramatically.
"You could have let someone else go instead like a professor." I said, smirking, and full out laughing when I saw the Cullen's looking at us like we were crazy.
"Oh, come on. You were with me when I told Professor McGonagall. She told us to stop being childish and go back to our dorms. She claimed that no one was after the stone! You came with me! You know I wouldn't have made it out there without you to help sort out the riddle with the potions, so don't go on about all the dangers when you were the one who basically got me there you cheeky moo." Elizabeth said, laughing hysterically. It really had been too long since we laughed like this. It was just like old times.
"Oh shut up and get me some tea. I only helped you because you'd have died otherwise. Who else was going to save your ass- most of the time from yourself." I said, moving to sit on one of the sofas. "So how are you guys?" I asked the vampires, who were all smiling softly and casting Elizabeth and I strange looks.
"Not bad. We weren't expecting Elizabeth to take this so well. It seems as if she hasn't even got a craving for blood. I don't know if that's just her magic holding it back or if it's just her, but it's strange to say the least." Carlisle said, frowning slightly as he tried to reason how Lizzy had managed to have so much control.
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