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Title - Walk In The Sun
Rating - T
Chapter 1/possible 8
Pairing - OWOC

A/N - My first fic, please read and review and let me know what you think before I post the second chapter.

Chapter One - A Day In The Life Of...

"Ashlee, I want a cup of coffee!" shouted the hoarse voice of Mr McGan, "and be quick about it girl!"

The girl in question, Ashlee pushed away from her desk and made a rude hand gesture at the closed office door behind her. "Get of your fat butt and get your own coffee once in awhile" she muttered more to herself than anybody else as she left the office to get the coffee she was asked to.

Ashlee Liana Stamp, worked as a personal assistant to one of the top reporters for the Daily Prophet, in hopes that she might become a reporter herself one day.

She had left Hogwarts four years ago and had been working for the Prophet for the past two years, according to most she had done well to become a P.A in that space of time but to her she knew she could be better and be higher within the hierarchy, to show everyone she could do it but more importantly show herself she could do it.

She reached the coffee machine – which the Prophet reporters insisted on having even if it was a muggle machine, the coffee helped them concentrate or something to the sort, Ashlee, herself preferred firewhisky ­– pressing the strongest type of coffee button knowing that her boss hated it, she waited for the cup to fill up.

Merlin, she hated this job, her friend had once suggested that she should quit her job and move in with him into his overly large apartment and she didn't have to worry about where next weeks rent was coming from or how she was supposed to survive without eating. She smiled politely at him and declined saying that his apartment was meant for him and his 'women' not for his friend to lounge around eating all the ice cream and such.

She smiled to herself at the thought of her closest friend, Oliver Wood. She had known him since their fourth year at Hogwarts when he had saved her from falling forty feet to the ground as she tried to teach herself how to fly, they had been together since then. The best of buddies nothing more, nothing less, yet she thought unconsciously.

Too lost in her thoughts she didn't notice that the coffee cup had overflowed or that some one was repeatedly saying her name. Giving up on trying to get her attention verbally he tapped her on the shoulder, only to be head butted in the nose when she whirled around to face the interrupter.

"Oh Merlin, Ben I'm so sorry" Ashlee cried, placing a hand on Ben's shoulder and ducking a little so she could look into his streaming eyes.

Ben like her was a personal assistant to a top reporter and had been working here for the past six years, Fat chance for a promotion then Ash.

"Ouch that hurt" he whined as he held his nose with one hand and wiped his eyes with the other, "What have you got in that head of yours? Bricks!"

"Ben I'm really sorry," she said looking at him with pleading eyes, "I didn't mean too, I guess you caught me off guard"

"More like you were day dreaming" he said sounding strange because he had his nose pinched

"I wasn't day dreaming" she said smartly, turning back to the coffee machine and beginning the process again

"Alright, Alright" he said holding up his hands "No need to get iffy"

"Ben"

"Yes, Ashlee" he asked smiling politely

"Nothing" she said with a shake of her head, she turned back round with the coffee cup in hand, "Listen I would love to stay and chat but-"

She was cut off by the angry voice of Mr McGan down the corridor, "ASHLEE, Where is my coffee girl? I have been waiting for the past hour"

"It hasn't been an hour" she called back moving around Ben and walked down the corridor trying not to spill the coffee on her clothes, she found Mr McGan standing in the office door way.

"Where have you been girl?" he snapped, snatching the coffee out her hand causing it to spill over her and his hand, he made a disapproving noise and walked into his office, "You can go, your not needed now" and he slammed the door shut.

Ashlee stood with her hands clenched into fists as she tried to regain her temper, after several deep breaths she moved towards her desk to gather her things and left the office heading towards the lifts.

When she reached the lifts she tapped the button several times impatiently, finally she thought when the lift arrived and she stood in. As she stood into the lift the happiness in her face about leaving work early dropped from her face as she came face to face with the one person she never wanted to see again in her life.

Before her stood Kayleigh Antcas. She had dated Oliver for a couple of months last year but he broke off their relationship claiming she was too clingy for him and he needed space. Kayleigh of course being the drama queen she was known for told anyone that would listen that Ashlee and Oliver were having an affair and that started off all the rumours that they were more than just friends no matter how much they denied them.

Kayleigh gave Ashlee the dirtiest look she could manage but it only made her look more of a pig she was. Kayleigh was middle height, rounded faced and had a pig like nose. Honestly what did Oliver see in her.

Giving Kayleigh a sickly sweet smile she punched the button to the ground floor where she would be able to apparate over to Oliver's apartment and wait for him to finish training.

"How's Oliver?" she heard Kayleigh ask her in a what seemed to be a polite voice.

"He's excellent. Loving the single life I think," she taunted back at her.

"I suppose he misses me then" she said with a dreamy sigh causing Ashlee to snort.

"I doubt it Kayleigh"

"Doubt whatever you what Ashlee," she said as the lift stopped at the second floor, as she got out she turned back "he will never love you like he loves me"

"Keep believing that, because one day you'll realise your lonely and twisted and need to move on" she retorted as the doors slid shut. Gah, how she hated that woman, yes what she had just said maybe a tad bit mean but honestly she didn't care. She had put up with her taunting Oliver in front of her from at least six months, showing the world something that she did not have.

But want very much.

Shut Up! She mentally told herself, she was always mentally telling herself to be quiet. The little demon inside of her that was her voice of desire never seemed to shut up when it came to the subject of Oliver.

Because you know everything I say is true.

She just rolled her eyes at herself, maybe she was slowly going crazy and would soon be locked up in a nice white room with padded walls.

Or maybe you just need a bit of Oliver!

Once again she ignored the demon voice and stepped out of the lift as it reached the ground floor, looking around at the busy foyer she quickly made to avoid the middle aged woman that had just spotted her.

Lynette Kingly was the gossip column reporter and always looking for some scandal about the celebrity world and of course as Ashlee was best friends with one of the hottest quidditch players today, Lynette was constantly at Ashlee's heel where ever she was around work trying to get the latest about him.

"ASHLEE! ASHLEE WAIT I NEED TO TALK TO YOU!", Lynette shouted as Ashlee quickly made her way to the apparition ports.

"I can't Lynette! Busy day! See you later!" she called as she joined the shortest queue, "Come on", she mumbled under her breath as some one in the next port caused himself to be splinched.

She quickly looked behind her and saw that Lynette was trying to fight the crowd to reach her, the man in front of her moved onto the port and closed his eyes in concentration. She sighed out of relief knowing her turn was next turned back to smile at Lynette and noticed that she was a three or four people behind her.

Turning the back the man in the port still had his eyes closed in concentration, suddenly they opened and he gazed around his surroundings. "Huh?" he said in a confused tone.

"Ashlee, thank Merlin I caught you", Lynette breathed out as she placed a hand on Ashlee's arm, quick to get away Ashlee ran forward and pushed the confused man out the way followed by a haste apology before she disapparated away.