Hermione's POV:
"It's time for a new beginning. I need to leave England and put the past behind me." I told Harry and the Weasley family.
"Where will you go?" Harry wondered.
"Forks Washington in America, I haven't spent time with my uncle and cousin since the summer before fifth year. I miss them." I answered.
"Do you have to leave?" Ron asked.
"I do, I can't stay here. The war, everything from the past haunts me." I replied.
"We understand, we're really going to miss you." Ginny murmured.
"I know and I will miss all of you as well." I sniffed.
"When are you leaving?" Molly questioned.
"Tomorrow, my flight is booked, and I just need to finish packing." I stated.
"So soon?" Harry wondered.
"I made up my mind a few days ago, everything is set and please don't try to talk me out of it." I responded.
"If it's what you need we wouldn't try to talk you out of it." Arthur said.
"What time to do you leave?" Ginny wondered.
"I have to be at the airport by 5 to board at 6." I told them.
"Well, that gives us a full day to say goodbye." Ron announced.
"Um... I mean 5AM not PM. I won't be here when you wake up, that's why I'm telling you all now." I mumbled.
Everyone sat in complete silence that could be broken by a knife.
"I know this is a shock that I'm leaving so suddenly, but every time I have tried to tell you someone else has shared such happy news that I couldn't bear to make you sad by the news of my departure. I couldn't do that." I whispered.
"We understand, but you didn't have to do that." George commented.
"I know, but we have all been getting better and I didn't want to take away the happy moments." I argued.
"So, your leaving before sunrise, which means we have to have an amazing goodbye dinner tonight." Ginny stated.
"Whatever makes you happy Gin." I conceded.
Ginny dressed me up in one of my fancier dresses and did my hair and makeup even though I protested strongly and tried to run away from her. Dinner was outside under the stars and consisted of all my favourite food, desserts and drinks. We all went to bed around 11 o'clock and I quickly finished packing before having a shower and going to bed.
I woke up at 4:45, got changed, grabbed my stuff and headed out to the boundary line so I could apparate to the airport. Security and customs took forty-five minutes and by the time I arrived at the gate, I could board my plane heading to my new home.
When I landed in Seattle after a long flight spent reading, I got my luggage and went to find uncle Charlie and Cousin Bella. It's been so long since I've seen them, and we haven't been able to write in a while. They both knew I'm a witch, but they don't know about any of the horror I have faced, especially the war.
"Hermione!" I heard a voice shout before someone crashed into me.
"It's nice to see you too Bella." I laughed.
"It's been forever." She stated.
"Yeah it has." I agreed.
"Hey Hermione." Charlie greeted.
"Charlie." I said. I extracted myself from Bella and gave my uncle a hug.
"How have you been?" He asked.
"I've been okay." I answered.
"We have so much to talk about." Bella declared me.
"Indeed we do." I said. I looked slightly past Bella and saw a man staring at her and starting to walk our way.
"I don't want to alarm you, but someone is staring at you and walking over here." I whispered in her ear. She looked in the direction I was and smiled.
"That's Edward, my boyfriend." She told me.
"Oh, than you have to introduce us." I told her. After I finished speaking Edward reached us.
"Okay. Edward this is my favourite cousin..." Bella started.
"Only cousin." I interrupted.
"Same thing. This is my FAVORITE cousin Hermione Granger. Hermione this is my boyfriend Edward Cullen." She introduced.
"Lovely to meet you Hermione." Edward Said, holding his hand out for me to shake.
"It's lovely to meet you as well. You must be special if my cousin to dating you since she doesn't really like people." I replied, reaching to shake his hand.
"I must be." He laughed.
When our hands touched the smile slid of my face. His hand was cold and hard. I looked into his eyes and saw they were a golden colour. I discreetly checked for a pulse and didn't find one. Only one conclusion came to mind. Edward Cullen is a vampire. My cousin is dating a vampire. Does she know what he is? She would have to. But then why would she be dating him if she knows what he is?
"Are you alright?" Edward asked. I couldn't do anything but nod.
"Let's get home than, we all came in Edwards car because we didn't want to take the cruiser." Bella informed me.
"Can I just talk to your boyfriend for a minute before we leave?" I wondered.
"If it's alright with him." She answered.
"Is that alright with you?" I questioned him.
"Of course. Let's walk outside and find somewhere private." He replied. We walked outside as a group before Edward, and I broke away to talk.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" I asked angrily.
"What do you mean?" He questioned alarmed.
"I mean, what are you doing dating a human when you are a vampire." I spat.
"I'm not a vampire." He denied.
"Oh please, pale skin tone, cold and hard hands, no pulse and golden eyes. You can't deny it." I vented.
"How do you know?" He wondered.
"I've met your kind before, but they had red eyes. I know you feed on animals because otherwise your eyes would be red as well.
"How do you know?" He asked again.
"I'm a witch." I stated.
"Oh." He mumbled.
"You still need to answer my question, what the hell do you think you're doing dating a human?" I snarled.
"I love her, that is why I am dating her." He responded calmly.
"You have heard of the Volturi haven't you?" I questioned.
"Yes and we have already had a run in with them." Edward told me.
"What do you mean you've had a run in with them?" I wondered.
"I mean that they know that Bella knows and have said that if she doesn't get changed they are going to kill her. I don't want to change her, but I also don't what her to die." He remarked.
"All I wanted was a break from magical crap." I mumbled to myself. "I assume there are more of you?" I inquired.
"Yes, my family." He answered.
"How many others are there?" I queried.
"Six others." He stated.
"So Bella know?" I asked.
"Yes." He sighed.
"Okay, once we get to Charlie's I'm going to put my stuff away and then Bella, you and I are going to your house and talking about all of this." I said with no room for objection.
"Alright." He conceded.
"Good, now let's go." I told him.
The drive to Charlies house took about two hours and I had a lot of time to think about what I was going to say to Bella about her boyfriend. When we arrived Bella and I took my stuff up to my room that I always had when I stayed here.
"We are going to your boyfriends house because I need to have a serious talk with that family." I told Bella.
"What about?" She wondered.
"The fact that their vampires and letting my very human cousin date one." I answered.
"Fine." She conceded. "But Edward is coming right?" She added.
"Yes, because he has to be there." I stated.
"Let's go." She said.
We walked down stairs and I told Charlie that Bella and Edward were taking me to meet his family because I wanted too. We got in the car and once Edward had driven out of sight of the house he changed his speed to extremely fast. Because of the fast speed we were driving at, we arrived at the Cullen household in under twenty minutes. When I got out of the car my legs were so shaky I fell.
"You okay?" Edward inquired.
"I'm fine, nothing I can't manage." I replied.
I shakily stood back up and took a few steps. When it looked like I wouldn't fall again, we headed over to the entrance of the house.
"Carlisle, Esme, Alice, Jasper, Emmett, Rose, can you meet Bella and I in the living room we have a guest." Edward said in a normal level voice.
When the three of us reached the living room, the people Edward had called were already seated.
"Edward, Bella." A male one with dark hair greeted.
"Emmett." Bella responded.
"Who's this? Why have you bought another human here?" A blonde female asked with venom.
"Technically, I'm not fully human." I answered.
"What's your name?" The one with the pixie haircut wondered.
"This is Hermione Granger, my cousin. Hermione, these people are Esme, Carlisle, Alice, Jasper, Rosalie and Emmett, Edwards parents and siblings for all intents and purposes." Bella introduced from left to right.
"Lovely to meet you all, you have a lovely house from what I've seen." I greeted.
"Thank you." Esme responded.
"I only arrived today and when I met Edward, I knew I needed to meet you all as well." I said.
"That's very sweet." Alice replied.
"Is it all right if I ask you guys something?" I questioned.
"It's quite alright." Carlisle answered.
"What the hell do you think you're doing letting my human cousin date a vampire?" I inquired.
They all looked at me with concern evident in their expressions.
"She knows." Bella whispered.
"How do you know?" Jasper asked.
"When I met Edward I shook his hand, it was cold and hard. I checked for a pulse and found non and looking around the room all of your eyes are gold. I have met your kind before, but they had red eyes and I had to fight them, so I can tell your different to them. Also I'm a witch." I told them.
"Prove it." Rosalie hissed.
I pulled my wand out, pointing it at Edward and said, "Tarantallegra." Making him dance. I murmured the counter spell and he stopped.
"We believe you." Emmett grunted.
"Good, now answer my question." I snarled.
"Edward has been alone for years and when he met Bella, he found his mate. Yes she is human, but due to the Volturi they are forcing us to change her into a vampire." Esme informed me.
"Okay, I'll accept it, but I'm not entirely thrilled with the fact that my cousin will be a vampire. Even if she adopts you lifestyle." I announced.
"What do you mean when you've had to fight our kind?" Jasper wondered.
"It means there was a war, and I was directly on the front line. I had to fight dark people who would dance for joy if they killed me and my best friends. I had to fight giants, werewolves, bad vampires and so many other dark creatures. Some of my friends and family died because a sick son of a bitch wanted to control the world and kill every person without magic and one's that have magic but came from a family with no magical background, like me." I whispered.
"Hermione, why didn't you tell me or my dad about this?" Bella questioned.
"Because I couldn't have them know about you too. Those dark people murdered my mum and dad, and I took every precaution I could. I wiped their memory of me, changed their names and sent them half way across the world and they were still killed. I couldn't lose you or Charlie either." I murmured through tears.
"I understand, if it was me in that situation I would have done the same." She whispered in my ear while she was hugging me.
"Sorry." I appoligised wiping my tears away.
"It's alright." Esme breathed.
"You experienced war as well." Jasper stated.
"What do you mean as well?" I inquired.
"I was involved in the Civil War and the Newborn War." Jasper answered.
"We learnt about the Newborn War in History of Magic in forth year." I told him. "How about we get back on track?" I added.
"Sure." Everyone responded.
"I need you to tell me what has happened since the time Bella has known you and found out about vampires up till now and I want the full truth not lie." I told them.
"Bella has been hunted by a vampire, but we killed him before he could kill her. After an incident, we left to try and protect her. But she happens to be a danger magnet." Emmett started.
"She wouldn't be my cousin if she didn't attract danger." I stated.
"Probable right." Bella agreed.
"One day she went cliff jumping by herself and almost died. Alice had a vision that she did die and raced to Forks. When Bella got home she found Alice in the house and was hoping we were all back, but she only came to see if she was really dead. Rosalie told Edward that she was dead and when he called Jacob said that Charlie was planning a funeral. Edward took that the wrong way and went to the Volturi so he could die to. Bella and Alice raced to Italy to save him, and they did. But they demanded Bella was killed or turned because she knew too much. Now we are here." Carlisle said.
"For fucks sake Bella. I don't see you for almost two years and you get into this shit!" I exclaimed.
"Yeah." Bella muttered.
"You really are my cousin." I laughed.