Chapter 2 arriving
Waiting at the baggage claim for my trunk I held Hermione's locket safely in my hand.
I was relieved when I saw my trunk pop out of the tunnel and I fought my way to the front to grab it when I knocked into another person, turning my head to apologize I was caught unbalanced by the complete natural beauty of the girl.
Normally, as a rule, I did not like girls sexually but she was the definition of naturally pretty.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to run into you." I said once I found my voice.
"Oh, it's fine. I wasn't paying attention I thought I had run into you." She said with a sheepishly shy smile through her American accent that sounded so odd to me.
"Harry." I said placing Hermione's locket in my jacket pocket and extending my hand to her.
"Bella." She replied in kind as she shifted her jacket to take my hand. "Is that your trunk?" she asked pointing to my trunk the last piece of luggage on the claim belt.
"Yeah, hang on." I said walking over to the baggage claim and lifting my trunk with one arm before walking back over to her.
"Do you need a ride? To… where ever it is you are staying…" she ended with a small laugh before adding. "Here I am offering a ride to a complete stranger…"
"A ride would be nice if I didn't have a rental waiting on me. But I do have to ask… I bought a house in a small town not too far north of here, in Forks. Would you happen to know the easiest way there?" I asked sheepishly as I pulled out a road map as she laughed at me.
"I can do better then that. You can follow me. My dad should be here I can have him wait if you want."
"Really?" I asked thinking that luck was finally on my side.
"Sure. We'll be out front. Here… is… my… number…" she said writing it on a piece of the map with a smile.
"Okay. I'll be out front in a few minutes." I said smiling before running to the car rental desk.
After showing my id and passport then signing papers they handed over two sets of keys and I thanked the overly rude woman before rushing to go to the car that was parked just outside of the office waiting on me.
Tossing my trunk and carry-on bag in the back seat I adjusted everything before driving to the front of the building where I saw Bella leaning against a cop car.
Slightly confused I got out of the car and walked over to her.
"Hey Bella." I said startling her away from her phone.
"Sorry just texting my mom that I landed. Dad went to grab something from inside." She said, and then she noticed the look on my face and laughed. "Yeah. My dad is the chief of police in Forks. Looks like I'll know atleast one person at the school." She added with a smile.
As I was about to reply a tall skinny man came walking over to us in his police uniform.
"You must be Harry Potter. I think that you are just about as popular as Bella with the gossipmongers. Follow us, the house you bought is just down the street from us." He said with a kind smile as he opened the door for Bella. He sounded like he had grown up in a small town.
I followed Bella and Chief Swan for an hour on the interstate before they pulled off on exit 1…0… something… I didn't catch the last number.
As we continued driving it was like falling into a hole. A very green hole.
Everything was green, like a whole different planet. The tree trunks were covered in green squishy moss and the limbs were linked about twenty feet about the ground making it look like a very green tunnel.
About half an hour of driving though the green tunnel with the occasional hidden driveway popping out of nowhere before we reached a clearing of simply country homes.
Everything looked like a small town should.
A few minutes more and Chief Swan pulled into a double driveway in front a small house.
I loved it; it was everyone's ideal dream home.
The house was two stories with a white painted wrap around porch.
There were at least fifty to a hundred yards of plush squishy green grass on all four sides of the house.
A worn stone path led its way off from the double driveway to the front steps.
I cut the engine and sighed as I stepped out of the car to be met by Chief Swan.
"Well here are the keys. Everything was freshly painted and cleaned last week; the last person to live there left most of their furniture behind… Well I guess we'll be seeing you around then. Welcome to Forks Mr. Potter." He said with a tip of his hat and a firm handshake before strutting back to his cruiser and heading back the direction he had led me from.
Smiling to my self I shook my head as I got my trunk and my carryon bag out of the back seat and made my way to the house.
Once I was in the house I sat my trunk in the master bedroom that was on the second floor at the front of the house.
Sighing I resigned to calling Hermione before she sent one of the twins after me.
The phone rang twice before I heard her answer.
"Hello?"
"Hey Mione."
"Harry!"
"I'm at my house."
"I'm so glad the flight went well I kept the TV on expecting to see a crash or something."
"Why would it crash?"
"That just seems to be the luck we have."
"True."
"So how's the new town?"
"Good I met the head cop's daughter at the airport and she's real nice."
"Daughter?!"
"No not that way Mione. Guys remember… what time is it there?"
"About eight why?"
"It's like noon here."
"Eight hours difference. I don't want to be you."
"I know well hey I need to get a few things food wise so I'll talk to you sometime later."
"okay."
"I love you mione. Tell everyone I'm alright."
"love you too Harry. And I will."
"okay bye."
"bye."
It hurt to be away from my friends but it was something I needed to do, speaking of needing stuff…
I needed food for the fridge and the cabinets so sighing I grabbed the muggle wallet I had in my carry on and grabbed some cash out of my beg before grabbing the keys and heading to the car before realizing I had no idea where the store was.
Sighing in defeat I slumped on the hood of my car when I got an idea.
Bella.