Summer came upon England and everybody was outside enjoying the summer heat. Ron, Harry, and Hermione, who were all staying at Number 12 Grimmlaud Place again, were outside at the beach trying to beat the heat. Remus walked them over and left to go to a beach bungalow saying that he had some business to do. Harry couldn't remember being at a beach a lot in his life with out being buried in the sand head first; so he was particularly enjoying himself. Harry saw a blond haired boy stroll causally across the beach. Harry felt someone push him aside brusquely, take a few steps and stop.

"Malfoy!" She called as the boy turned around.

"What do you want Black?"

"You have ten seconds!" She yelled as he gave her a quizzical look. "The warden's not around." She explained as the pale boy turned white. She began to count slowly as he turned and ran for his life.

"Good job Nikki," Ron smiled as he went up to the girl and clapped her on the shoulder.

"Thanks, Ron," she said. "But he's a push over. He's a scrawny chicken." She shrugged off.

"What just happened there?" Hermione asked, obviously as confused as Harry.

"She's been fighting with Malfoy all her life." Ron explained. "He's been scared of her every since she bit his arm when she was five. I think that there are still some teeth marks."

"It was nothing," she shrugged as she pushed her hair behind her ears. "He was asking for it, as always."

"Sure, so what are you doing here?" Harry asked as she cracked her fingers.

"My Mom's visiting Lé Anna. You?"

"Remus walked us over." Hermione said as she scanned the area, "But I don't see him anymore."

"He probably went home. And it's about time too. Lé Anna was getting worried. She didn't hear from him in a while."

"Who's Lé Anna?" Hermione asked as Nikki and Ron exchanged glances.

"Well, I'm going back to my castle. I need to add a few more turrets and a moat. Maybe a drawbridge.. Want to help?" She asked as they nodded. She led them about twenty feet away from where they were to a sand castle that reached her nose. They all stepped away from each other and tried to make their own, although they didn't turn out very well.

"Why does yours look so nice?" Harry asked her.

"Well, whenever I'm not at home or at the park," she added as Harry smiled, "I'd be here making sculptures. You know, castle, turtles, cars, houses, what ever I'm in the mood for." She said as she smoothed out the sand.

"Nikki!" The four turned and saw her mom walking over. "I need you to go into town and pick up some stuff alright."

"Sure Mom!" She said brightly as she took the list and money her mom handed to her. She walked over to her towel that wasn't to far from the castle and picked up her bag. "Do you three want to come?" She asked as she pulled out a wrap from the bag and wrapped it around her waist. They nodded and followed Nikki on to the boardwalk and to a small silver Bug. They climbed in and Nikki searched through her bag, pulled out the keys, and they were off.

*

"We're back!" Nikki called as she came out of the car while carrying a few large bags. "And we got everything."

They walked up the steps to where Remus, Lé Anna and Daemon were currently sitting.

"Miss Vector what are you doing here?" Hermione asked as she spotted her Arithmancy teacher.

"Well it is my house Hermione." She informed as Remus glared at her. "And it's Mrs."

"That's more like it." Remus said as he wrapped his arm around her. "You're not embarrassed are you?"

"Of course not sweetie!" She said as she turned towards him. "If I was embarrassed I would have you locked in the basement."

"You two are married?" Harry asked as Ron and Nikki brought their bags inside.

"Yeah, for what? Three years now?" Remus asked no one unparticular.

"I'm so glad that you remembered.. Considering that our anniversary is today!"

They saw a worried come across Remus' face as he slowly turned and faced Lé Anna who was glaring at him. Her face relaxed in to a smile as she gently shook his shoulder.

"Don't worry, it's not until Thursday." She told him gently as he relaxed.

"That's what I thought," He told her as she rolled her eyes. Harry and Hermione walked into the house with the bags they were carrying and laid them on the table where the other bags that Ron and Nikki brought in were. But they weren't in the room. They looked around the open are consisting of a kitchen, rec room and a large oak desk but didn't see neither hair nor hide of either.

"Ron!" Nikki shrieked happily as she appeared from the hall. "Don't."

"Sorry," He apologized, "I forgot."

"Don't forget again. You seemed to have forgotten twenty five times now. That's for either at night or when I have a compact on me. You know that, did it mark?" She asked as she moved her hair back and showed him her neck.

"No," He said as he looked at the side of her neck. "You're good; oh, hi." He said as he noticed the two other people in the room.

"What are you doing?" Harry asked as Nikki dropped her hair.

"Seeing if I got sunburned." Nikki said simply.

"You're dating aren't you?" Hermione asked as Ron's ears went pink.

"Yeah," He said as he placed his arm around her, "For a few years now."

"Since we were what? Thirteen?" She asked as he looked up at him."

"Yeah, about that." He said as he nodded. "Not long before your Dad broke out."

"Come on you four, supper's ready." Lé Anna said as she poked her head through the door.

*

"So we really get to spend the night away from the house?" Hermione asked as the piled back in the car with Nikki in the driver's seat. "Are you sure it's wise?"

"Don't worry," Ron assured her. "Daemon works for the Order, her house is perfectly safe."

"Yeah," Nikki agreed as she pulled out on to the road. "Besides, aren't you tired of Kreature?"

"I know I am." Harry said. "And constantly having to keep quiet; it's not how I really wanted to spend my vacation."

They pulled up the drive a few minutes later, and Nikki lead them in to the house. They followed her downstairs and into a room with seven beds, each with a picture above it.

"Is that my Dad?" Harry asked as he walked over to one of the picture to get a better look at it.

"Yeah, that was his bed." Nikki nodded. "We just took the cuffs off it a few weeks ago."

"Cuffs?" Harry asked worriedly.

"Handcuffs. My Grandpa put them on for when Lily was over too, didn't want anyone to wake up pregnant." She laughed. "We should probably put them on your bed Ron."

"What would the fun be in that?" He asked her as she shrugged.

"I'm sure we could find a way. So what do you want to do?"

"I don't know. I never really went anywhere for fun. I was usually left locked in my room or with Mrs. Figg. I'm opened for anything."

"Doesn't matter to me," Hermione said as she heard a rather amusing tune. Nikki cursed as she picked up her bag as the tune continued to play. She pulled out a small cell phone and held it up to her ear.

"Hello.." She said cheerfully. "What? But I'm not supposed to tonight. I have plans. Oh you got to be kidding me. Alright; but just for an hour." She said as she closed the phone and slipped in back into her bag. She turned towards the three with a half hearted smile.

"I got called in to work, just for an hour though. You can come if you want."

"What kind of work?"

"I'm a waitress at the Juice Bar." She said as she strode across the room and opened a small closet. "There's Karaoke tonight. Damn it; I forgot my uniform at work."

*

The four walked down the road, Nikki claimed that it wasn't far away and that it would be just as easy to walk. They entered a brick building with a cheerful atmosphere. There were several circular tables, and it was fairly crowded. There was someone on a small stage singing rather well as everyone casually listened to him. There were applauds when he was done as someone else took his spot.

"Nikki, where's your uniform?" Asked a man who looked like he was in his mid twenties.

"It's upstairs Rob, and don't give me that guff, I'm not even supposed to be here." She strode past him and up a wooden staircase as they took their seats. Nikki appeared by them a minute later wearing a short black skirt and a low cut bright blue shirt with her hair in a low ponytail.

"You want the chocolate again?" Nikki asked as she handed them menus. Ron nodded as he handed back the menu placed in front of him.

"I think that I'll try the Vanilla banana strawberry shake." Hermione said as she handed back her menu.

"Let's see," Harry said as he read over the list once again. "I'm not sure, what do you suggest?"

"The chocolate banana marshmallow one is pretty good; especially with whipped cream on top." She suggested. Harry agreed to that and the snacks as she walked off with the order. She came back a few minutes later as someone who couldn't sing was on stage. She placed down the three drinks and plate of assorted treats as she walked over two tables.

"Usual Fred," She asked, "Same thing George?"

They heard two murmurs of agreement and her foot steps. Harry looked up and saw that Fred and George were now on the stage beaming. Harry heard Ron curse under his breath as they began to sing "Can't Hurry Love."

Harry, and almost everyone else in the building, thanked God when Nikki came hurrying back with their order, causing them to leave the stage. Nikki and Ron were on stage an hour later singing "Baby its cold outside" together. Harry had to admit, they were exceptionally good singers. Fred and George obviously didn't get the same genes as Ron. They left the building afterwards and walked back up the road towards the house. Ron had Nikki wrapped in his arm, pulled close to him, obviously glad his friends now knew about them.

*

"Where do I get changed at?" Hermione asked while they were in the basement. Nikki was lying on her back in her pajamas as she read her book on her bed. Ron was in his too, trying to undo the knot that his shoelaces were entangled in.

"Down the hall to your right; if you want to get changed Harry, it's down the hall to your left." She said as she continued to read. The two left the room with their bundles of clothes and parted down the hallway. Harry quickly changed into his and made his way back towards the room and noticed the door was slightly ajar. He peeked inside and saw Nikki, still on her bed with Ron on top of her, kissing her passionately. His hands were on either side of her shoulders with hers wrapped around his neck. He saw Ron leave her lips and move to her neck as she giggled. Harry turned back up the Hall and went to tell Hermione to take her time. They waited about two minutes before heading back down to the room, by the time they came back in, Nikki was reading her book once more and Ron was getting the last of the knot out of the laces; acting as if that's what they were doing the whole time. Harry and Hermione sat down on their beds as Nikki got up and turned on the VCR to start watching the movie they picked up beforehand.

Harry ended up falling asleep somewhere in the middle of the movie and was the first to wake up. Hermione was under her covers, still asleep, and Ron and Nikki were curled up together on Nikki's bed with Nikki using Ron's chest as a pillow. He stole a glance at the clock and saw that it saw three in the morning. Harry closed his eyes, still feeling drowsy; he figured that he should try to get back to sleep. He could hear someone whispering in the bed beside him. He opened his eye slightly and saw Ron and Nikki talking to each other, still in the same position they were earlier. With one swift movement, Ron rolled over so he was on too of her again. Ron dove for her neck making her squeal.

"Ron what if they wake up?" She asked. "This isn't going to look right."

"You're right," He said before kissing her lips again. "But I missed you."

"I missed you too," she said as she became engrossed by him kissing her again. "But at least wait until we're alone."

"Alright," he said as he rolled off of her. "Good Night."

"Night love," She said as she nestled back on to his chest before she, Ron, and Harry all fell asleep.

*

A/N: Another chapter! HUZZAH! *applauds herself* Anyways, we see the truth about Ron and Nikki . they're in love. How sweet. If you want another Nikki story, feel free to read 'Harry Potter and the Rise of Evil' written by me (Krissy4).

Super Poet Gurl - Hello my old friend. How I missed Thee.. And your updates. I do agree about me being talented, and I love the last chapter too. As for Ron and Nikki, I'm not sure about them being in a tree, but they surely are K-I-S-S-I-N-G..