Author's Note: I hope you all enjoy this chapter. Reviews are welcome, as always. I loved writing in Sirius's perspective. He's a very fun character, and I just love how cheeky he is, but he can also have a very caring and serious side, as well.

Chapter 11: Boardwalk Antics

Sirius Black

A week had passed since the start of the vacation. It wasn't long until everyone knew their way around town, and were soon traversing the streets as if they had lived her for ages. Sirius came to appreciate the town's beauty. There was a lot of stuff to do here. He had especially grown to love the boardwalk and the different games. Sirius won a few prizes with the help of his wand, even though Mr. Jones had specifically asked them not to use magic unless it was an emergency. Still, he couldn't be expected to follow the rules all the time. After all, what the Jones's didn't know, wouldn't hurt them. One of the prizes had been for one of the girls he'd met on the beach. He had started hanging out with her, her name was Giselle, and she was around sixteen.

Today, he was walking around the carnival with the strawberry blonde beauty beside him. Sirius was whispering to her and flirting, causing her to giggle. Giselle seemed to hang onto his every word. The shorts and bikini top she wore hugged her every curve, and Sirius couldn't help but stare. He was a guy, after all.

"Can we go ride that?" Giselle asked, pointing to the Ferris Wheel.

Sirius looked up. It would be the first time he had ridden. Personally, he didn't think it looked very special. It just seemed to go around in a slow circle. What was the fun in that? Still, he shrugged. "Er...sure." He was about to follow her when he saw James running towards him.

"Hey, Giselle," James said greeting Sirius's date before turning to his best friend. "You won't believe what I just saw!"

Sirius scratched his head in bewilderment. "I give up."

"Evans is here with that Pantilla prat! They're on a date!"

"Are you talking about Cody Pantilla?" Giselle asked. "He's very good-looking. Your friend is really lucky."

James's only response was to glare at her. Sirius decided to rescue Giselle from his friend's wrath. "Look, maybe you should just step back. It's not like you and Lily are an item. I'd say that if she wants to go out on a few dates while on vacation, let her."

"You don't understand!" James snapped. "He's not good for her! He only wants her for one thing!"

Giselle narrowed her eyes. "How do you know that? I know Cody, and he's really very nice."

"You don't know shit then," James spouted nastily. "Evans doesn't know what she's getting herself into."

"You know what? I really don't need this." Giselle turned to Sirius. "You have my number. Give me a call whenever you're not hanging around with this ass." She turned and walked off, and yes, Sirius was watching her leave.

"No offense, Padfoot, but your new girlfriend is a bitch," James said with a disapproving expression.

"She's not my girlfriend, but I'm inclined to agree with her. Neither of us knows this Cody fellow. He could be a nice guy."

James, however, refused to change his opinion. Sirius ran his fingers through his long black hair and sighed. "Would you feel better if we spied on them?"

James nodded. "Maybe a little bit. I do kind of want to see what's going on."

Sirius himself was curious, not because he liked Lily, but because he wanted to see what this guy was like. The two seventeen-year-olds began walking around the boardwalk, trying to find Lily and her date. It was crowded with Muggles, so Apparating around definitely wasn't an option.

"How did you find out that Lily was on a date?" Sirius asked curiously.

"Sophia told me," James replied. "You know her, she couldn't keep it a secret. She kept gushing on and on about Evans and that git would make the cutest couple. I'd be surprised if she wasn't planning their wedding right now."

Sirius's lips twitched in amusement. "Hey, don't worry, mate. You know how Sophia is. Next week she'll be all for Jily."

James raised an eyebrow at Sirius. "Did you just mesh Evans and my first names?"

"Yes, yes I did," said the grey eyed wizard smugly.

James playfully shoved him. "If Evans heard you say that, you'd most likely be coughing up little green frogs." He suddenly stopped and pulled Sirius behind a food vendor, which sold fish and chips. "There they are," he whispered.

Sirius peered around and saw Lily sitting at a tall round table in a small pub across from Cody. They appeared to be laughing and enjoying the fish and chips. Rock music played inside, so it was hard to hear what they were saying.

"Look at that smirk on his face," James whispered. "You can tell he has ulterior motives."

Sirius thought that his best friend was being paranoid. Lily was smart. She'd be able to tell if a guy had ill intentions. It was too bad that James was letting his jealousy cloud his judgement.

"He touched her hand!" James hissed, pointing. "Look at that!"

Sirius couldn't help but snicker. "Oh, no! Someone touched Lily's hand! You'd better call the Muggle police!"

James punched his friend roughly on the arm. "Shut up, Pads." He slowly drew his wand from the pocket of his jeans. "I'll teach that git to get fresh with Evans." He flicked his wand towards Cody, and the ketchup bottle, which he was pouring over his food, squirted all over his white shirt.

Even though Sirius would have rather done anything else than spy on Lily, he had to admit that it was pretty funny. Even Lily seemed shocked as she used to some napkins to attempt to help Cody get the ketchup off. She was unable to use magic in front of a Muggle, as it was frowned upon, and could land her in some serious trouble if the Ministry was to find out. Cody retreated towards the lavatory.

"Okay, Prongs, you've had your fun. Now, let's go. I want to go on some rides," Sirius pleaded. He was eager to try that "Barf-O-Tron 2000".

"No way," James said stubbornly as Cody came back. He still sported a ketchup stain, but had apparently used some water to get some of it off. James flicked his wand again, and the poor bloke's pants fell down to his ankles revealing black boxer briefs underneath."

Sirius had to admit that it was pretty funny. He covered his mouth to stifle his laughter, especially because of the expression on Lily's face. It was then that Lily looked over and happened to see the two of them trying to contain their giggles. She glared in their direction and said something to Cody, who looked utterly embarrassed.

"Shit, busted," James said as he ducked back down.

"What in Merlin's name is going on?" Lily demanded with her hands on her hips as she came to stand before them. "Are you two really spying on me?"

Sirius and James cowered under Lily's fierce glare. She could be scary when she was angry. They definitely didn't want to be on the other side of one of her Stinging Hexes.

James seemed to gather his courage. "I don't like that guy. He's no good for you."

Lily scoffed. "Oh, really? That's the pot calling the kettle black."

James wouldn't let up. Sirius kept making subtle shushing sounds before his friend said something he would regret.

"You really don't know anything about how a guy's mind works," James spat.

"Oh, and you're suddenly the expert? What, did you happen to learn Legilimency?" Lily retorted.

"No, but I'm a lot smarter than you are when it comes to this sort of thing. Evans, you may be book smart, but you're ignorant when it comes to people you don't even know."

Sirius watched their argument like a back and forth ping-pong match with his grey eyes darting from one to the other.

"Really? Is that what you think?" Lily shrieked shrilly.

"Yeah, I do, Evans. You're being ignorant right now."

Lily nodded and turned to walk away. Sirius and James watched as Lily asked to borrow a cane from an elderly man who was sitting on one of the benches.

"Whoa, Evans, you're not really going to hit me, are you?" James began backing away.

Lily drew back and swung rather hard. There was a loud cracking noise as the cane connected with James's temple, knocking him to the ground. He cried out in pain, clutching the side of his head and looking up at her in shock. Sirius could already see a rather large knot forming.

"Do you want some too?" Lily asked, brandishing the cane threateningly?

Sirius put his hands up. "I'm good, thanks." He did not want to be on the other side of that. He had no idea that Lily had such a good arm on her. After Lily walked away, he knelt down and helped his friend into a sitting position.

"So, don't you think it's time to let it go?"

James struggled to stand, but wobbled on the spot. "Are you kidding? I'm not about to let that git win her." He started to fall over again, but Sirius caught him and slung his injured friend's arm around his shoulder. "Come on, let's get you back to the house." He supported James as they slowly left the boardwalk.

Author's Note: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. The next chapter will take on a rather creepy vibe, which will be in Sophia's perspective. It'll also feature some minor "Sophius" moments.