A/N : Okay, so I took some time... Don't worry- I have an excuse- I was shifting. Not. Pleasant. Anyway,Big Chappie here! Thanks to mspstar97 and einseveight for reviewing and LindsayC173 for favouriting AND mockingjay01 for following this story! Here's the chapter then.

Wireless Love

Natasha

Percy had just started walking towards the studio, from the wood, when he felt a light tap on his shoulder.

He turned around to find Audrey smiling at him.

"Hey," she said, "How are you doing?"

Percy smiled back warily. Ever since the fiasco on Wednesday, he had been extra cautious around her.

And Audrey had noticed, much to his embarrassment.

"As usual," he replied to her question, a bit late.

She locked her silver eyes to his blue ones, and Percy suddenly felt himself going red.

Those eyes were too silver.

"Come on, let's not be late," he said, gesturing for the door in front of them, and hoping to Merlin she didn't notice his sweaty palms..

They walked in the studio together to find Mike standing there, waiting for them.

He looked very excited about something.

Audrey raised her eyebrows at Percy.

Mike grinned at them and said, without preamble, "I've got a surprise for you both."

Percy paled. Based on some recent encounters with surprises, Percy was apprehensive.

Audrey, on the other hand, looked as excited as Mike.

He went on.

"Well, it was actually a fan's idea... you'll be receiving asks today! From real fans. Isn't that great? I announced it yesterday on the Breakfast Show and I think the fans really embraced the idea, know what I mean? Isn't it great?"

Audrey's eyes gleamed and she grinned at Percy, who forced a grin back.

Him, conversing with muggle strangers? Oh great.

Mike said that the calls would come only after they finished 15 minutes into the show, so Percy went ahead with his notes for the day anyway.

It went pretty well, until Mike mouthed, 'it's time' at him.

Mike announced that the lines were now open, and Percy groaned inwardly.

Their first caller was a woman named Stephanie and her husband, Derek.

"We absolutely love the show," Stephanie had crooned, "It enables all the family, kids and all to participate! Family gatherings are much more fun now."

Derek had seconded that with occasional grunts, but at the end, he admitted, "Yeah, those are some pretty rad stories you come up with."

They asked some questions about where Percy got his ideas, and how they were so unique and wonderful and yada yada yada. And asked some questions to Audrey about where she was from. Stephanie shrieked when she heard they were from the same town.

"You must visit next time," she said happily and Audrey assured her that she would.

They left with a goodbye and a request to play some muggle love song which was apparently their song.

"Weren't they sweet?" Audrey commented when they had (finally) gone.

Percy didn't trust himself to speak. He nodded instead.

This was going to be a long day.

The second call was by a very shy eight-year-old and his mother.

The mother kept pushing him to speak to them and he mumbled something about liking dragons.

Audrey laughed.

She did have a great laugh. Tinkling and Sweet. It made Percy happy.

"Yeah, I'm sure Percy will," she told the boy on her microphone and Percy's head snapped up.

Interrupted in his admiring-Audrey's-laugh mental monologue, Percy looked at her.

"What?"

"I was just telling Joshua here that you'd do a feature on dragons next time," said Audrey, eyes wide in mock-innocence.

Damn those eyes.

"Why me?" he asked indignantly.

"Cuz you're better with weird creatures and stuff," replied Audrey, not missing a beat.

"Weird creatures? Excuse me?"

Joshua giggled and so did Audrey.

He smiled at her.

"Fine, I'll do the dragon-stuff."

Two more calls passed in quick succession.

They weren't going as bad as Percy had guessed. They were even, Merlin forbid, slightly interesting...

He learned that Jamie had newly shifted here from America and their show helped her to bond with the other people here and make friends.

He learned that Jack loved the show because of Percy's Beast of the Week segment and that he had always had a fascination with mythical creatures, that some people found a bit weird.

But the fifth call was something neither of them expected.

"Hello," began a woman whose voice was oddly familiar, "Um, Percy? Percy Weasley?"

That's when he recognised her.

"Hermione? Hermione Granger?"

"Well, it's Weasley now, but yeah..."

"What?! Ron proposed?"

"Yeah. Though I know for a fact that he bought the ring two months ago, so.."

An indignant "Oi!" was heard in the background and Hermione giggled.

Percy unstuck his throat. It certainly wasn't something he could have foreseen.

"Well, I dunno what to say, it's overwhelming, I mean, Ron's getting hitched.. wow, Congratulations!"

"Thank you!" Hermione beamed.

"Um, Percy? Who's, um-" Audrey interrupted.

"Oh, damn, I forgot! Listeners - and Audrey - this is Hermione, Hermione Granger - she's my brother's girlfr- well fiancé now actually," Percy introduced.

"Oh, hello Hermione, Congratulations on your engagement!" Audrey beamed.

"Hello! You must be Audrey Williams. Percy told us a lot about you. Nice to, um, meet you, I guess?"

Percy was grateful that Hermione didn't make any jabs about what happened - or didn't happen on Wednesday.

"Really? Wow!"

And the two women proceeded to chat away nineteen to the dozen.

They were getting on pretty well.

But Percy, being the prat he is, intervened.

"Hermione, you shouldn't be doing this."

"Oh, don't be a git, Percy," said Audrey, who clearly loved Hermione.

"No, he's right, I am snatching the opportunity from many fans.. Sorry, and Audrey, nice meeting you."

"Nice meeting you too, Hermione."

And Percy smiled, thinking of the new addition to his eccentric family..

In retrospect, Percy would say that the eighth call of that day had been the most unexpected.

Even more than Hermione's. Totally Unexpected.

In a good way, of course.

Two calls followed Hermione's and they were blatantly similar. Both callers went on about how they loved the show and congratulated Percy about Hermione (honestly it wasn't like he was getting hitched!) and about how they should do a feature on goblins or elves or whatever.

When the aforementioned eighth call took place, Percy and surprisingly, Audrey were fed up.

"It's getting a bit weary," she had shrugged.

After a furious battle of rock-paper-scissors, Percy was forced to greet the caller.

Audrey always won.

"Hello," he said, trying not to sound too put-off, "This is Percy."

A girl squealed at the other end. Audrey smirked. Percy stuck his tongue out at her.

"Is that really you?" she asked. Percy could almost hear her eyes widen.

"The one and only," he sighed.

"Look Percy - it's a fangirl!" Audrey deadpanned, and Percy glared at her.

"Oh, hey Audrey! Wow I can't believe I'm actually.. wow.. I'm Natasha by the way.."

Percy found the girl's nervousness highly amusing. None of the callers so far had been this awed.

Then he pictured a floo encounter with Hector Dagworth-Granger and he realised that her behaviour wasn't that odd anyway.

"So," he said, trying to be as polite as possible, "Natasha, eh? How are you, er, doing today?"

"Oh I'm just wonderful!" she replied.

Percy raised his eyebrows at Audrey, who shrugged, catching the hint.

"What do you like most in the show, Natasha?" she asked.

"Oh I love everything! Enough on that now, tell me, when did you two start going out?"

The atmosphere changed considerably.

Percy could see Audrey turn slightly red.

He also saw Mike move slightly in the shadows on the other side of the room.

He decided to answer himself.

He laughed a false laugh and said, "Oh my! No, no, we're just friends! Oh, oh god, can't believe she thought that, right Aud? I mean," he broke off with a chuckle.

The silence that followed for the next few seconds was unbearable.

"So, you wouldn't date me?"

Percy frowned. That was not what he was expecting.

He stared at her, puzzled.

She looked defiant, as though waiting for an answer.

"Wh- what d'you me-mean?" he managed to stutter.

"I mean what I say."

"You would actually consider... er... dating me?"

"Er, guys.. The show?" That was Mike.

"Quiet, you." And that was Natasha.

Percy and Audrey ignored all this completely.

Audrey was frowning at Percy, like she was trying to work out what Percy had just said.

Percy, on the other hand, seemed to realise what he just said and had turned a brilliant shade of red - exactly the same as his hair.

"Why did you think I wouldn't date you?" Audrey asked, going a bit red again and looking at Percy straight in the eye.

"Um, yeah," Percy replied, not able to meet her eyes.

Goddamn those eyes.

"Why would you think that?"

"I dunno, I mean- I thought- maybe- I don't-"

"Well, you better stop thinking so much then."

Percy couldn't help meet her eyes this time. She was beaming at him in a way she had never before, face plastered in a maniac grin.

Somehow, she looked even more pretty doing that.

She squeezed his hand under the table much the same way she had before the first session.

"Audrey?" Percy gasped.

"Percy," she beamed.

And as Natasha's squeal filled the studio, Audrey threw her arms around Percy's neck, kissing him on the cheek.

Yes, the eighth call was the most unexpected.

"Hey, wanna come over to my place. I'm sure I could knock something up."

Percy looked at their linked hands and smiled.

"Are you asking me out on a date, Miss Williams?"

"Maybe I am, Weasley."

A slight ting sound interrupted their conversation.

"Oh, that's my cell," Percy said, fumbling with it as he tried to get it out of his pocket.

It was a text from Hermione's number.

Mate, you just got me 20 galleons! I told Gin she'd be the one who'd break it to you.

Mum sends her love.

- George.

P.S. These muggle things are bloody amazing!

Percy smiled, squeezing her hand.

Muggles weren't half-bad after all.

A/N : Well, they got together! Finally, I may add.. Told ya it'd be a big chapter! So, in other news, ninth grade starts for me this Monday, and honestly, I'm partly excited, partly nervous.. I'll try to update soon, promise! R&R!