Chapter 3: Hearing It From Your Family
"What do you mean you're going away?" Lily asked her parents, as they packed their suitcases.
"Yourmother and I need a break, so we're going to Hawaii!" said Mr. Evans happily.
"So me and Petunia all week?" Lily asked outraged.
"You'll be fine!" said Mrs. Evans as she came out of the bathroom. They finished packing their suitcases, and locked them, and headed down stairs with them in their hands.
"You can't leave me with her!" Lily shouted.
"Hey! It won't be long," said Mr. Evans.
"But!" Lily tried but couldn't think of anything else to say, so kept it at that.
"Why don't you go to Britney's or Alice's for the week?" asked Mrs. Evans. Lily pouted. Mr. and Mrs. Evans smiled.
"Petunia we're leaving now!" shouted Mr. Evans up the stairs. You could here the bedroom door open and close up stairs, and Petunia walked down the stairs.
"Bye, Mom! Bye, Dad!" Petunia said hugging her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Evans said their good-byes to their two daughters, and they left the house. As soon as the sound of their car pulled out of the driveway, Petunia started at her. "Don't bother me and my friends tonight!" she snapped.
"I wouldn't dream of it! I'm leaving! See you next week Petunia darling!" Lily said nicely. Lily walked up to her room and packed her stuff for a week.
"Where are you going?" Petunia asked.
"My friend's house," Lily said, as she got herself together.
"Which friend?" Petunia asked.
"Merlin your nosy," Lily muttered. "Britney's I suppose. Good-bye!" Lily said, she got her floo-powder that she bought from Diagon Alley the previous year, and threw it into the fireplace. "Turner Mansion!" Lily hated travelling by floo-powder, and immediately felt herself getting pulled, and feeling the awful sensation of flooing.
When she landed, she found herself in the Turners Study.
"BRITNEY!" Lily shouted through the house. Just as she called out Britney's name, another voice called the name out the same time.
"WHAT? WHY CAN'T PEOPLE JUST COME UP TO MY ROOM?" Lily heard Britney's shouts. Lily smiled and headed out of the study. She went down one of the many corridors, into the Entrance Hall. Lily headed up the large staircase and turned right, down another corridor, till the end, to a door, Lily opened it.
The wedding was a month and a half ago, and last Lily saw of Britney, she was decontaminating her room of anything that Sirius' naked body might have touched.
"Britney," Lily said again. Britney was lying on her bed staring up at the ceiling.
"Lillian! What you doing here?" Britney said smiling.
"My parents have gone away for a week, and it was just me and Petunia, so I left." Lily sighed.
"You didn't pick the best night," Britney said biting her lip.
"I didn't?" Lily asked apprehensively.
"But it's ok!" Britney said. "You'll just have to keep it low!"
"What?" Lily asked, she put down her bags and jumped on Britney's bed.
"Well tonight, there's this big family gathering thing. Haylie just came back from her honeymoon, so my grandma wanted to celebrate," Britney said rolling her eyes. "So just try to blend in."
"With my hair?" Lily asked, pulling at her hair.
"Try," Britney emphasized.
Lily smiled. "When does it start?" Britney looked at her watch.
"Ten minutes," Britney muttered, there was a knock on the door, and the door opened. "What's the point of knocking?" Britney snapped.
Britney's mom came in and scowled. "Did you hear me call you?" her mother snapped. "Lily! What are you doing here?" Mrs. Turner asked surprised.
"Well, I'm staying here for a week," Lily said sheepishly.
"A perfect night too!" said Mrs. Turner happily. "Maybe she'llteach yousome manners!" she snapped. "Now when grandmother comes, you better be good! Don't chew gum, don't slouch, don't talk back, don't answer with one word, don't kiss Dom, don't roll your eyes – just don't do anything offending!" Mrs. Turner said quickly, as if she had said this millions of times.
"I know," Britney said rolling her eyes.
"Don't!" said her mother, and she turned on her heel and left the room.
"What was that?" Lily asked. "You two were so cold to each other."
"My darling mother was comparing me to Haylie one night last week. I mean she was criticizing me! She never has done that before. So I snapped at her, than we had this huge fight. We said a lot of things that I don't think we meant. Dad's tried everything. It won't work, we're furious with each other," Britney said unhappily.
"What sort of things?" Lily asked.
Britney smiled. "Things," she said
"Fine!" Lily said, she grabbed one of Britney's pillow and hit her over the head.
"Dom's coming?" Lily asked.
"Grandma wants to meet him!" Britney frowned.
"Lily!" Britney pleaded. "You have to go meet her now! Grandma is drilling Dom."
"Ok, ok!" Lily said, she put down her drink and followed Britney into the dinning room. Lily saw Dom being his usual tall handsome self, talking to a small old lady with white hair, up in a bun, she looked very strict. Britney led Lily over to her grandma.
"Grandma, this is my best friend Lily!" Britney said smiling.
"It's nice to meet you Lillian," said Britney's grandmother curtly. Dom seemed extremely relieved. "What's your last name? I might no which wizarding back round you come from."
"She's muggleborn, grandma," Britney said.
"Muggleborn?" said Britney' grandma.
"Yes," Lily said smiling. Don't tell me Britney's grandmother doesn't like muggleborns Lily thought. "Is there something wrong with that?" Lily asked innocently.
"No, dear, nothing wrong," but she remained tight lipped.
"Well grandmother, you've met my friends, we'll see you later on," Britney said smiling, as she grabbed Dom and Lily by the arms, and far away from everybody. "Sorry," she said innocently.
"Does your grandmother have a problem with muggleborns?" Lily snapped.
"Er . . . I think she does. I never knew she did," Britney said looking over her shoulder. Lily frowned.
"I'm going to bed," Lily said, she turned on her heal and left the room.
Britney bit her lower lip, she turned to Dom. "So what did she ask?" Britney asked, as she played with his hands.
"Well, supposedly she knew my grandmother in school, and they were enemy's or something," Dom said frowning. Britney quickly looked at him.
"She's lying," she said.
"How would you know?" Dom asked.
"She says that to everyone, she said that to my mother when she first met her. It's her way to warn you or something," Britney said shrugging. Dom frowned. "What else?"
"Well, she asked me my grades, she asked me about my family, she asked me about where I live, past girlfriends," Dom said smiling, and looking at Britney. "Pretty much everything all pushed into twenty minutes."
"She's pure evil," Britney said. Dom smiled.
"I don't mind," he said moving his face to Britney's.
Britney backed away. "I can't!" she said in a sing-song voice. Dom pouted.
"Somewhere else?" he asked.
"No!" Britney said mischievously.
"Just for a bit?" Dom asked.
"We can talk," Britney said. Dom began to grumble, as Britney lead him to the back yard. There were quite a few people out there. Britney led Dom over to a big tree. "Sit," Britney said. Dom sat down, and Britney sat beside him. "How has your summer been?" Britney asked.
"Sucked, until now," Dom said smiling.
"That's so lame," Britney rolled her eyes. "The truth," she said eyeing him.
"Ok, hmm, it wasn't that great. Spent time with my family, went to Patrick's, went to France and that's about it," Dom said shrugging.
"How fascinating," Britney said.
"See there's nothing to talk about!" Dom whined.
"Well, I have a complaint . . . my mother," Britney said. Dom looked at her. "Stop it," Britney said.
"Stop what?" Dom asked.
"Looking at me!" Britney said.
"Where do you want me to look?" Dom asked. "Up your skirt?" Britney slapped him.
"You're perverted," she said frowning.
Dom shrugged. "I'm asking," he said defensively.
"Yeah, well don't," she said. Dom grinned, and he moved closer to Britney, and put his face right in front of his. "Don't," she warned him, but Dom didn't listen, he leaned in and kissed her lightly and pulled away.
"What do you want to do now?" he asked.
"Sleep," Britney said. Dom raised his eyebrows. "I should really check on Lily," she said quickly.
"Anything else?" he asked.
"Stop it," she said. "My mom told me not to," Britney said.
"Fair enough," Dom said smiling. They stayed silent for a few moments. "Aren't you going to check up on Lily?"
"Eventually."
"When's eventually?" he asked. Britney quickly stood up, and looked around. Dom looked up at her strangely. She turned to him and dragged him up on his feet, and she pulled him away from the tree, and farther away from the people, she pulled him down a small hill, where she pushed him down on the grass.
Dom lay down on the hill, as Britney leaned over him. "Eventually is after this," she said, she then kissed him. Dom put his hands on her neck and pulled her on top of him. Their kisses soon turned to passion.
Britney slipped her tongue into his mouth and their kissing turned fiercer. Dom rolled them over so he was now on top. Dom put his hand on her leg and slowly moved it under her skirt when –
"BRITNEY!" shouted Britney's mother from over the hill and across the lawn from the house. Britney sighed into the kiss, she got up andstraightened her hair.
"Come on," she said. Dom stood up and followed Britney up to the house. When they reached there, her mother stood looking strict. "Yes?" she asked.
"Where were you?" she asked.
"On the other side of the hill," Britney said innocently.
"Doing what?" asked her mother.
"Dancing with elephants," Britney shrugged.
"What did I tell you?" said Mrs. Turner.
"Well, I don't think you ever told me not to dance with elephants," Britney snapped.
"Don't be smart," said Mrs. Turner.
"Fine, I'll be dumb!" said Britney. Mrs. Turner glared.
"We'll talk later Britney."
"I look forward to it!" Britney shouted. Dom looked uneasily at Britney. "Let's go inside!"
"I love you," Dom whispered in her ear.
"Yes," Britney said turning to him. "I love you too," she said smiling.
"But, I have to go home now, my mom wants me home by 11 so she can make sure I'm alive," Dom said.
"Alive?" Britney asked curiously.
Dom rolled his eyes. "I told her I'm meeting you grandmother, and she's heard about her, so she wanted me home to make sure I'm alive." They walked through all the people and to the front doors.
"Fine," Britney went on her tip-toes and kissed Dom on the cheek. "Bye," she said.
Dom smiled, "Bye!" he kissed Britney on the lips, and walked out the door. Britney quickly headed up to Lily's guest room, when she entered Lily was sleeping on her bed.
"Are you asleep?" Britney asked.
"No," Lily mumbled.
"Are you ok?" Britney asked.
"Not really," Lily said.
"I'm sorry, I don't like being related to the witch!" Britney said.
Lily laughed slightly. "I think it hurt because it was said from your family," Lily said. "I love your family, and hearing one of your family members say it, hurt me a bit."
"If it helps, I don't want her to be my family."
"That's awful," Lily said turning to Britney. Britney just shrugged.
"She's been criticizing and comparing me to Haylie since I was like 3, so when my mom did it, I snapped," Britney said. "Don't worry about the cranky old lady downstairs. Her opinion means nothing . . . like James'!" Britney said.
"Ok," Lily said smiling. "You're right!" Lily said.
A/N: I wasn't going to update, but I thought, why not! I'm now writing chapter ten, which I'm trying to think of what to write.
If anybody has any suggestions for my story then by all means tell them to me...lol...i've been stuck for a while and I need something to fill up till Christmas. Lately I've been writing whatever comes out of the top of my head, and that's been working but I'm not sure for how long. I'll give a little preview of what I just wrote in chapter nine...
"You almost kissed her!"
"I'm aware of that, thanks," Sirius snapped at James.
"Kissed who?" Peter asked curiously as he came out of the bathroom dressed in his pyjama's.
"Britney! I'm surprised Dom didn't beat you up right then and there," James said.
Sirius sighed. "I'm lucky, very lucky," Sirius grinned.
Well, I hope you liked this chapter...Thanks you for the reviews...But I need more:D lol, R/R!