I can't deny the disappointed look on Molly's face when I told her I had to leave tomorrow made my insides squirm with guilt. "Oh dear…I was hoping to have a little get together and celebrate you all graduating. But," she sighed, suppressing the saddened tone of voice, "I suppose you're cousins would love to see you." I could tell it was false cheer. I tried my best the remainder of the night to ignore it.

Remus and Tonks came by with Teddy. Just like his mom, Teddy was sporting a bubble gum pink head of hair and his eyes were a bright blue today, reminding me of cotton candy.

"It's a shame Sirius had to leave so early," Author commented over dinner. Remus shot a twisted look at me, somewhere between anger and disapproval. Sirius had left a day earlier then planned. It might look a little fishy if we both left at the exact same time, right?

"Bye everyone!" I called, my bags all packed and laying at my feet. Ginny was looking rather gloomy to see me leave, but everyone else happily waved and hugged good bye.

All except Molly. She was still freaking. "Hunny, please…can someone just go with to make sure you get there alright?" Earlier, she had suggested everyone coming to say their good bye's right there at the airport.

I resisted the urge to roll my eyes and tell her that, first of all, I'm seventeen now: an adult that can take care of herself. Also, I'm not even meeting my cousins. I'm going on a two month vacation with Sirius Black so we can fuck across the entire fucking globe. But, being the good little girl I am… I kept my mouth shut tight. Remus took the opportunity to speak up, though. And may I just say thank God he did!

"Molly, if it really means that much to you, I can see that Courtney reaches her destination properly." Woot! Woot! I knew I loved that guy…

Molly nodded, happily, and with one last wave, I was out. "Now, where exactly are we headed?" Remus asked, as we walked down the street, turning into a secluded alley where no muggles could possibly see us.

I smirked, a little. "First, we have to meet Sirius at Hogsmeade. Then, it's off to the airport."

With a quick pop we reappeared outside the Hogs Head. Once inside, Sirius was clearly the only customer at the bar at eight in the morning. He raised an eyebrow as a greeting. "Tagging along, are we Moony?"

He seemed rather stiff as he explained, "No. Molly wanted to be sure Courtney stayed safe."

I noticed Sirius roll his eyes, muttering, "Molly." He quickly regained his beaming face and declared, "Well, we best be off!" His voice was cheery and his eyes gleamed bright in the sunlight. I knew he couldn't wait to leave. And I had to admit I felt the same way. Remus was looking rather nervous as he watched us walk out of the bar, and into the street, ready to apparate. To Sirius, he whispered just loud enough so I could barely hear, "Take care of her mate."

"No need to worry, Monny my man." He winked at me. "I'll make sure this little hell raiser doesn't cause too much trouble." Remus shook his head and left with a pop. With that, we were off...

Sirius Black had never been to an airport before, let alone, on an airplane. So when it took us two and a half hours to get our tickets and get through security, he was incredibly put off. "What the bloody hell do they expect a person to be hiding in their shoe?!" He retorted, rather loudly. A nearby security guard looked at him, suspiciously.

"Come off it, will you?" He threw a dangerously angry look towards the security station. I stroked his arm, tenderly and gave him my famous, pouty, puppy dog eyes. "You're not going to be like this on the plane, will you?"

His face softened and he nuzzled into my hair. "Of course not, love." With a smirk he added, "As long as you promise to make it fun." Rolling my eyes, we went off to get breakfast. Luckily, this was a direct flight, but seven hours in the air is not my idea of a good time. Sirius didn't think so either…

SIRIUS

How the bloody hell they expect me to believe no magic was used in making these planes is ridiculous. How else did these muggles get a huge, heavy, motor based machine up in the air? Courtney, as she promised, made it worth my while. Although airplane bathrooms are about the size of a leprechauns closet and no way in hell would you expect to fully grown people to fit in their; the challenge made it all the better.

After the first few hours of bathroom sex and mindless chitter chatter, I finally got her to open up about where we were headed. "Well…" She started out nervous, although afraid of going back into her past, but once she started, she looked like an excited little girl listing off her Christmas list addressed to Santa. "And then we HAVE to go to Vegas, at least for a day. I lived there for almost two years with Jess and my cousins back when I was four. We had the nicest baby sitter! She made chocolate chip cookies like you wouldn't imagine!"

So the plan was: New York and then we'd work our way west to Kansas, then Vegas, and finally California. I have to say, I was feeling a mix of nervousness and excitement about seeing where exactly Courtney was from.

COURTNEY

"New York," I sighed, looking around the dirty, bustling city. "I don't think you'll learn much about me here, to be honest. The only memory I have of this place is peeing my pants on the subway."

That made his bark like laughter drift through the hectic street. "Oh what I would give to see you piss yourself!"

"Yeah, well," I rolled my eyes. "Good luck with that. Now where do you want to go?"

"Anywhere." We ended up at the subway.

Sirius seemed mildly interested in the subways, but mostly disgusted by their filthy components. We managed to get lost in Manhattan, get kicked out of the Zoo for making out in front of little field trippers, sneak into an old school disco club, and sing karaoke to "my Heart Will Go On." Needless to say, our summer together was off to the perfect start.