Disclaimer: I do not own any thing that J.K has created (damn her) the only thing in this story that is mine is the plot

woohoo finally chapter two took me a long time to get round to writing this :D

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Twisted

Lily began to run, Alex was the last person she wanted to see today or tomorrow or ever in fact but she had no choice if she wanted to keep her father happy. The road was straight with no other roads on either side of it for her to escape down, she finally saw an alleyway and decided that it would be the best place for her to go considering people might be down there and she had no idea where she was. Before she even told herself to stop she collided with something or rather someone and sent them both to the floor.

"Oh shit I'm sorry," she said getting up off the ground, then helping the stranger.

"No problem I'm used to being run down by people," a male voice joked.

"I don't suppose you know the way back to the beach? I'm kinda lost."

"Yea but I have to finish my shift at the club before I can leave," he replied.

"Oh," Lily said disappointed, "I'll just ask one of the bouncers."

"Yea they should be able to sort you out a taxi back, not safe for a pretty girl like you to be walking around alone at this time of night," he said, "Just tell them to charge Potter for the taxi."

"Thanks," Lily said before she began to walk away. She glanced back at the man and before she knew it she was sitting on the floor nursing her ankle. "Ow."

"Can you walk?" said the man coming up to her and picking her up off the floor.

"Erm," Lily said trying to take a step forward but her foot panged with pain, "No."

"Alright come with me, you'll just have to sit in the office until I can give you a lift home."

"No really there is no need, argh, ok. I can wait."

He lifted her up and walked a few steps and went in the back doors of the club. "So what were you running from?" he asked, running his hand through his hair as he searched for something in the cupboard. "A-Ha"

"I was running from erm some friends of mine. What are you doing?"

"Tying up your foot – it'll hurt a lot less and you should be able to walk on it tomorrow," he looked at the stunned look on her face, "My mum was a nurse and I was going to be a doctor before I decided against it and came here. Stay in here and well make your self at home – my office is well at your disposal. Oh and if you need anything that you cant find buzz on that phone the number 18 and ask for James Potter," he smiled and left.

Lily was left alone in the office, it wasn't large but it was cosy and tidy. She looked up at the shelf and saw some books, while observing them she found one she hadn't read so took it down before parking herself on the couch and settling herself to read.

"Abi," James said "There's a muggle girl in my office with a sprained ankle will you lock up today?"

"Yea sure. Why can't she get a cab?"

"She can't walk more than five steps."

"Ah ok. Yes sir how may I help you?" Abigail said turning to serve customers.

"Man I can't wait till my night off next week," James said as he poured a beer, "Then I will be the punter. Four fifty please."

"You just want to get drunk and laid," Abigail laughed.

"Damn right, it's what men do best. OI, thank you," James said disturbing a brawl and putting the change in the till.

As two o'clock in the twilight hours drew nearer the club slowly emptied. James clocked off and went to his office where he found the girl reading. "You know I never asked your name," he said from the door way.

"Jesus Christ. Sorry you startled me. I'm Lily Evans."

"Pretty name," he said grabbing his coat, "Come on lets get you home now shall we," he said going over to help her up.

"Ow, ow, ow, ow, argh stupid foot," Lily said trying to walk.

"It'll be quicker if I carried you," James laughed picking Lily up into his arms. He only put her down once they got to his jeep. "So where am I taking you to?"

"Hotel de Rose," lily replied.

"Oh classy, how long you staying round here?"

"Till the end of summer then I'm back to work. I teach. Oh and I live in the hotel, my father owns it," Lily said in a matter-of-fact tone getting in the pickup truck and closing the door.

As James drove them through the town, they were still quite some distance when his phone rang.

"What idiot is calling," James said looking at his phone, "oh that idiot, excuse us will I pull over he probably has the best most exciting news in the world or it could be his usual bollox," James said stopping the car and getting out

"Yes, Sirius," James said leaning against the car.

"Hey James. Listen don't talk, the guy that you have been trying to find on that island well he's still a mystery but he is planning to do something at the summer ball at Hotel de Rose that is if something else doesn't go to plan we aren't quite sure yet. They say he has a girlfriend a muggle born that Voldemort wants for some reason or another and he is planning to make her his and give that girl to him the only problem is that the files say that this girl, his girlfriend is dead so we don't know what to believe."

"Ok and what does this have to do with me?"

"Well you just have to be there and keep an eye on things."

"Yea well what else am I supposed to do? Hey Sirius call me later I'm taking this really hot muggle girl home cause she nearly killed herself by spraining her ankle."

"Yea, WHAT! There is a decent girl at The Island?"

"Yea, I'll see you later. Come down next week on Friday it's my day off and I'm going to see if Moony can get us into this club."

"Cool, I'll see what I can do cya mate," Sirius said before the line went dead.

James got back into the jeep, "Sorry about that, my friend is having trouble at work and stuff so he's just calling me to ask if he can come down next weekend cause we, well I want to go to this new club, erm near the pub White Dragon."

"You're going to try to get in on opening night?"

"Yea friend sorta works there. So shall we go?" James said starting the car and drove her to the hotel.

Once they were inside the hotel James escorted Lily to the penthouse that was her home, she wouldn't have been able to get up there anyway without his help. As she turned her key in the door, James heard someone walk to it and as she opened it a large beefy man greeted him.

"What is this?" he said looking at James.

"Home help?" Lily smiled nervously.

"Really what kind of home help?" he asked.

"Can you hold that thought," Lily said to her father, closing the door. "Run out of this place before he gets a gun and shoots you," she said to James urging him to take the stairs. "Go, thank you though," Lily said to him.

James was annoyed to say the least he forgot to ask her if she had a number he could call her at.

"Yes dad," Lily said opening the door again, "Must you be so insensitive I actually kinda liked him as well." Lily hopped into the house, "Good night."

"Lily come on talk to me I'm only trying to protect you."

"Protect me is that what your trying to do?" Lily spun round, "Have you no idea what you are doing to my life. I'm twenty three for crying out loud and I have a curfew, and in this moment of honestly I am not as innocent as you think I am!" she yelled before baring the pain and walking to her room slamming the door. As she slumped against the door her mind screamed at her telling her she needed to get some before she went insane.