•His English Rose• {Harry Potter X Twilight crossover}

•Three•

Chapter Three - The Chief

CHARLIE SWAN was a godsend to Nova. He was her first friend and neighbour when it came to the small town, she had only been in her home for two days when he came knocking. Making sure she was alright and he knew she wasn't even from America, He helped her on that first trash day making sure all her trash was in the right bins and knew when to take them out. He also showed her where the crucial places of the town were, starting with the small but lovable bar just past the La Push, Forks border, which is where she was currently giggling at Charlie's attempt at playing darts with her. 

"Come 'on English" he grumbled, using her nickname, only he seemed to use it and he didn't mind, hanging out with Nova made him feel young again. it didn't help she just looked lost and scared and Charlie being who he was couldn't watch it any longer, but now seeing the smile as she kicked his ass at the game, made it all worthwhile. 

"Sorry" She replied her cheeks were red slightly, her grey eyes round and dancing in excitement as the liquid courage made her more open. "it's just I've been playing this since I was like 12" She commented  "Not like that" She commented as Charlie gave her a look, they had paused the game so they could sip their drinks. "I was at a boarding school and we had the upperclassmen teach us" Charlie nodded at the way she dressed, and the way she acted...of course, she was a boarding school kid, and her accent was a bit of a giveaway. 

"Boarding school huh?" Charlie asked, "How long ago was that?" Nova snorted softly in her drink, a glass of beer, she wasn't sure what it was called, but it was cheap and watered down, Charlie had brought her it and she didn't like much of the taste but she drank it anyway.

"Trying to ask a lady her age?" She asked him with a perfect eyebrow raised Charlie blushed and coughed his hand going to the back of his neck. "Don't sweat it" She replied quickly using a saying she heard on the television "I was there from Eleven to seventeen and now I am thirty...you do the maths" She commented sliding off the stool and heading back to the dart board. Charlie rolled his eyes and grumbled but felt slightly more relieved at the statement. He didn't want to ask her age, or even pry in her records, he didn't know why but there was just a glow about her. Like he was drawn to her. A moth to a flame. Not like in a relationship type of way, he just felt like he needed to protect her, he needed to be a father to her.

The games and laughter and teasing continued well in truly into the night, The beers had stopped flowing at the buzz around eleven PM and Nova not one for drinking large amounts slowed down, she knew her limits and even with American Draft beer she had stuck with the one brand. Charlie wasn't even remotely drunk, he was buzzed but the protective instinct never left Charlie all night. 

"You don't want his number kid" Charlie replied on the way home. They were in the back of the taxi Charlie insisted they take, Nova was still grumbling about the number Charlie had blocked her from getting. Talk about being Cocked blocked by the Chief of Police. "He some tool from the Res, always sticking it in a new girl every week" 

"How'd you know?" Nova asked, huffing folding her arms across her chest it pushed her breast up further and it was noticed by the taxi driver who was noticed by Charlie. 

"Eyes front sunshine" He almost growled out, "And I'm the chief of police, I always know," He said his statement a little louder for the taxi driver who paled and kept his eyes up front and on the road. "Plus I go down every other weekend down at La Push" he added

"La push?" Nova asked, "Is that the name of First Beach?" She asked and he nodded and she gasped "I was told to go down there it's beautiful at this time of year". Charlie nodded mailing. 

"I am going down tomorrow for a fishing weekend...wanna join?" Nova nodded quickly 

"Yeah," she replied enthusiastically. Charlie laughed and Nova cleared her throat, "I mean Yes please that would be lovely"  Nova remembered her manners and inwardly cringed at the thought of her mother next to her, a faded pain came across her hands as she winced rubbing them as she felt the faded sting of the slap of a wooden stick across her hands, Charlie noticed and didn't say a word as they pulled up to Charlie's house.