AN: So I know I haven't updated in a long time but please don't hate me. I'm trying very hard and thank you all for being patient with me. Okay so I don't own a thing but the plot and the things you don't recognize.

Chapter 10—Late Nights

Singing, that I never meant to cause you trouble,

I never meant to do you wrong,

And I, well if I ever caused you trouble,

Although I never meant to do you harm.

They spun a web for me,

They spun a web for me,

They spun a web for me.

(One Month Later)

Jessica and Fin walked silently around the hectic city of New York, listening to the ambiance that surrounded them. Fin kept shooting furtive, shy glances toward Jessica making her smile softly at him.

Fin smiled slightly at Jessica, before taking her hand firmly in his, and placing a soft kiss on the back of it. Jessica felt her heart melt at the small gesture, and found herself falling more and more for him. She knew that he cared a great deal for her and that made her want to give her heart to him.

"Jessica," Fin began slowly while continuing to hold onto her hand tightly and bringing them to a stop, "I need to tell you something. It's important that you know this."

He seemed so nervous that Jessica couldn't help but find him adorably cute, but the way his light green eyes seemed to burn into hers made her uneasy. She smiled at him, hoping to ease a bit of his butterflies.

"Jessica," he whispered moving closer to her, "Jessica I feel that…I think that…I know that I'm starting to fall in love with you," he said almost inaudible above the busy streets of New York.

She knew she should tell him she felt the same way, because she felt that he was the man she had been searching for. But try as she might, she couldn't bring herself to do it. In the back of her mind was an image of a raven haired, dark eyed man, who made her feel sensual, sexy, and desirable. And even though she knew he wasn't real and only a figment of her imagination, she couldn't bring herself to betray him by giving her love to another.

"Fin…I," she sighed, "I care very deeply for you…but love…love scares me," she breathed. This statement wasn't a complete lie, but she knew that she had left out significant parts. She was afraid to fall in love with him, but not with the mysterious man from her dream, because she had already fallen for him.

"I think that maybe we shouldn't see each other for awhile," she said sadly, lowering her head away from his penetrating gaze.

Jessica snapped her head back to look at Fin, when she felt his grip tighten to an alarming and painful rate.

"Fin, Fin let go of my hand," she said forcibly with a frown on her face.

He looked at her with murder in his eyes, about to refuse to let go, when a voiced hissed in his head.

'Let her hand go…if you show our true colors then we won't be able to seduce her later.'

He nodded his head slightly, before plastering an apologetic look on his features, "I'm sorry Jessica, I don't know what got into me. Let me take you home," he said stepping away from her.

"No that's fine, I can manage to get home on my own," she said looking around for a cab.

"Look Jessica I'm really sorry…all I can say is I hope we can still be friends," he said with a small pleading tone in his voice.

"We'll see Fin," Jessica said waving down a cab and stepping in it, but before she closed the door she said one more thing, "Goodbye Fin," and with that Jessica slammed the door to the taxi closed and felt the jolt of the cab taking off.

Jessica stood in her apartment listening to her friend Cassi rant about her problems with their boss. "I mean she's just so v-vicious," she hiccupped slightly.

"I know, Cassi, I know, but you can't let her get to you," she said while rubbing her back softly.

"I think I'm just going to quit," she said with a tear stained face.

"No Cassi, you can't quit," Jessica said in a firmer tone, "I thought you needed this job, Lord knows that I do, what about all those student loans you have to pay off. We were gonna do it together and then go out partying," she said smiling softly at the blond.

"I know Jessica, but I guess you just have thicker skin than I do. How can you just let her talk to you that way, without any retaliation or anything?" she asked sniffling faintly.

"Well, I've been with Malian for almost a year now, so I'm used to it now. But I didn't use to be so closed to it. I used to come home and cry everyday and I was so close to quitting about my second month, but I told myself that if I did that I'd have just proved to them that I was weak, and I'm anything but.

I just let all her negativity go in one ear and out the other, you have to or they'll eat you alive. And then I had to prove my parents wrong." She said with a small smile. Cassi gave Jessica a questioning look, which made Jessica's smile widen.

"My parents told me that when I came here I'd be back home in Kansas City in two months time, because I wouldn't be able to cope with 'the big city life,' and I refused to see their looks of 'I told you so,' and 'you should have listened to us,' I wasn't going to give them the satisfaction of being right," she said with a scowl on her face.

"Don't get me wrong, I love my parents, but I know that I would have gone crazy listening to them tell all their friends about how I came running back home after two months in the big bad city of New York."

The two sat in a small silence, each sipping from their cup of tea and lost in thought. Jessica stifled a yawn and looked to the clock.

"Wow, look at the time, it's getting so late," Jessica said picking up the glasses of tea and moving them to the kitchen counter.

"I'm so sorry to show up unannounced tonight," Cassi said drying her eyes slowly, "It's just I didn't know who else to talk too."

"Oh don't worry I wasn't going to get much done anyway, not with the night I had today," she said grimacing.

"Why? What happened?" Cassi asked with concern.

"Oh nothing I just broke up with my boyfriend tonight," she said smiling sadly.

Sirius, who had remained quiet and annoyed throughout the entire conversation, perked his head up at this piece of information. He felt like going back to his human form, grabbing Jessica and having his raunchy way with her.

"Why, I thought you two were doing so good," Cassi said concerned. Jessica felt touched as she heard how worried Cassi was for her, but she had no idea about where Cassi's alarm actually lay.

'Damn, the Dark Lord is not going to be happy about this at all. I have to try and fix it.'

"We were, but then I just…I don't think we're on the same page, he's talking love and I'm having dreams of another man, who's nothing like Fin, but this man…he's just…I don't know how to describe him, but he is," she finished with a faraway look in her eyes.

Sirius smirked and nodded his head smugly, happy that he was the reason that Jessica had given Fin his walking papers.

"Jessica, have you thought this through," Cassi said seriously.

'Yes, she has thought this through you evil bitch,' Sirius thought peeved. 'Stop trying to take her away from me.'

"You and Fin were so cute together…and he's such a nice man, he's perfect," Cassi finished.

"No, actually he's not perfect…he has a bit of a temper. I never saw it until tonight, but when I told him we should part ways, he squeezed my hand so tight, I thought he was going to break it," she said while flexing her hand.

Sirius growled tremendously, making both girls jump in shock. Jessica walked over to Sirius with a smile on her face, knelt and began rubbing his fur slowly.

"You're just a big teddy bear aren't you?" she asked while running her nails through his fur vigorously.

Cassi looked at the dog with contempt. She grasped her wand for added protection and to ease her mind. Cassi noticed that Jessica had begun to ignore her, but she still opened her mouth once again to try and change her mind, but unfortunately for her Jessica had other plans.

"I'm not going to change my mind Cassi, and besides it's almost two in the morning and I'm tired," she said with finality.

Cassi took the hint and moved to the door, "I just don't want you to ruin a good thing over a dream," she then walked out and shut the door quietly behind her.

Jessica locked the door and immediately went to bed, tired from the break-up and the arguments; she only wanted to dream of the handsome man who had stolen her heart.

Again Jessica wasn't disappointed. She felt the warm lips moving from her lips to her neck to her collarbone, and she moaned appreciatively.

His entire body covered hers and she felt his desire, and she wanted him to cure her of the desire she held for him, but he always refused. His refusal frustrated her, but strangely it aroused her even more. And this time was definitely no different.

"Please," she breathed in his ear, smiling as she felt him grow larger.

Sirius stifled his groan and tried to keep his bearings about him. But the way she pleadingly breathed in his ear and the way she arched her chest to his, made it increasingly difficult to refuse her.

He kissed her lips softly, trying to slow her down. He knew she was a virgin, he'd know that even if her file hadn't told him. The way the tiny things would set her off so easily and the way she shied away from him the first time he had become aroused told him she was inexperienced.

No matter how bad he wanted to, he couldn't take advantage of her vulnerability that way and he wanted their first time together to be something she would remember as a reality and not a dream.

"Not yet love, not yet," he'd always say and this time was definitely no different.

Voldemort stood in the middle of his faithful Death Eaters, watching them avidly.

"It's time…I'm done waiting. I want her now," he said fiercely. "Avery, Nott, Malfoy, and Bella go get her for me. And don't mess this up."

The four members nodded and gave a mute "Yes Master," before Apparating to Jessica's apartment.

Voldemort sent the rest of the Death Eaters on their way and then Apparated to a grand Victorian home. He walked through extravagant halls lined with heirlooms from his ancestors, lined with his pureblood past while ignoring his lesser half, his Muggle half.

He walked into his bedroom decked with his heritage; silver and green showing that he was Slytherin through and through.

"Yes," he hissed quietly looking around the room and finally resting his cold eyes on the king sized bed, "You will soon join me Jessica."

He slithered in the bed, awaiting his killer queen.

Jessica and Sirius lay asleep, wrapped in each others arms, both oblivious to the threat that moved towards them.

Sirius' eyes snapped open at the sounds of four tiny pops inside the living room. He grabbed his wand and leapt from the bed to shut and lock the door.

He moved back to Jessica and shook her awake, "Jessica, love, wake up," he said in an urgent whisper.

Jessica rolled over to face him, her eyes sleepily open and her lips still alluringly plump from Sirius' kisses, he couldn't help but smile. But his smile soon faded as he heard the Death Eaters begin moving through the small apartment.

"Hi," she said smiling as she looked at Sirius, she moved to kiss him, but he moved from her reach making her pout prettily.

"Not now love. We have to get you out of here, you're in great danger, baby," he said flicking his wand effortlessly making underwear, clothing, and other necessities, including her journal, instantly move into an overnight bag.

Jessica' eyes flashed to her bedroom door as she heard footsteps moving towards it. She rushed from the bed and slipped her flip flops on, moving to the window, intent on climbing down the fire escape.

"No, darling, you'll never make it that way. Just give me your hand and I'll get us out of here," he whispered harshly.

Jessica gave him a strange look, not convinced in the slightest that his hand would remove her from danger.

"Baby we don't have time, give me your hand," he said in a dramatic stage whisper shaking his hand aggressively at her.

Jessica's head snapped in the direction of the door when it began to shake violently and she instantly took his hand. Sirius wrapped his arms around her protectively, the bag securely placed on his shoulder.

The door flew open and there stood Voldemort's four ruthless Death Eaters looking livid.

Four hooded figures around with a small pop into Jessica's apartment. They looked around, sneering at the Muggle items.

"You two, search for Black, no doubt that blood traitor is here," Lucious Malfoy said pointing to Nott and Avery, "we'll look around for the Mudblood," he finished in a bored tone.

The two groups split, each thinking that they would come back to their Master victorious. They moved around the apartment for about five minutes, moving back to the middle of the living room, each empty handed.

Bellatrix moved her cold, black eyes over the apartment once again, before resting on the door to Jessica's bedroom.

"There," she said pointing to the wooden piece, "they're both in there, probably hiding and shaking in fear," she said with a satisfied and chilling voice, a wicked smirk present on her dark features,

They walked seamlessly and with purpose. All stopped at the sight of the door, turning their heads to smirk one last time at the simplicity of this assignment and the rewards they would receive from their Dark Lord.

Bellatrix reached her hand out and turned the doorknob softly, pushing the door with minimum strength, but to her annoyance the door didn't budge. She began to shake the door and turn the knob aggressively.

Finally fed up with the accursed door, she pointed her wand at the door, cast the Blasting Curse, making the door shoot from its hinges and making tiny wood splinters fly everywhere.

She stepped inside of the room, the other Death Eaters close behind her, her wand raised ready to kill whoever stood in her way. But she was sorely disappointed when she saw the figure of her cousin, his arm wrapped tightly around her Master's property. She moved to rip the girl from his clutches only to watch as they disappeared with a significant pop.

Bellatrix let out a howl of rage, pissed that her traitorous cousin had foiled her Master's plans.

Jessica closed her eyes tightly as she felt a tugging sensation in the pit of her stomach. She clutched to the dark haired man, fearing that he might let go and she'd be lost forever. And just as soon as the feeling came it ended, and she felt the solid ground beneath her feet.

Although she was sure she was back on land she continued to hold onto the gray-eyed man tightly, afraid that if she did she would fall.

Sirius held onto her tightly, feeling her fear. He began to make soothing sounds, hoping to ease her troubles. Sirius smiled in satisfaction as he felt her grip loosen and her breathing begin to return to normal.

He swung her effortlessly into his strong and muscular arms, knowing the effects that Apparition had on a person. He walked her slowly to the entrance of Number Twelve Grimmauld Place.

Just as he was about to open the door, Dumbledore opened it fully clad in a set of midnight blue robes with tiny twinkling white stars revolving around. Sirius bit back the smile that threatened to spill forward at his mentor's apparel, but he couldn't help but chuckle when he noticed the pair of matching slippers.

"Wow, that's an outfit," Sirius heard Jessica breath out wondrously making both wizards chuckle soundly.

Dumbledore's eyes twinkled gloriously as he whispered the location of the Order of the Phoenix's Headquarters to Jessica, making sure she remembered, before the three adults moved into dingy hall of Sirius' childhood home.

The foursome Apparated back to the graveyard awaiting the arrival of their Master, they looked around apprehensively dreading his return.

They moved to their respective spots within the Circlet of Death, heads hung low. The crack that resounded through the desolate and quiet graveyard signaled the arrival of the Dark Lord.

Sirius carried Jessica into the kitchen, followed closely by Dumbledore. The two sat around the wooden table, facing each other.

Sirius looked down to Jessica locking eyes with her. She smiled nervously at him while snuggling closer to him.

Sirius closed his eyes in bliss, momentarily forgetting that they weren't alone. It wasn't until he heard a small cough that he opened his eyes to meet the amused and sparkling eyes of Albus Dumbledore.

Dumbledore held Sirius' eyes giving him an 'I told you so' look. Sirius tried to ignore the look but he felt his face begin to heat. So he opened his mouth instead to tell the tale that brought the two to Twelve Grimmauld Place at such an early hour.

"Albus, we were attacked by four Death Eaters. I caught a glimpse of all of there faces, before I Apparated us here. Voldemort sent Avery, Nott, Malfoy, and that she-bitch cousin of mine Bellatrix," he said with pure malice in his voice.

Jessica sat in a completely stunned silence as the strange words floated around and flew straight over her head. She blinked her eyes a few times, trying to make sense of the words he spoke, but nothing but confusion came to mind.

"Well it's a good thing you got her out when you did," Dumbledore said sighing gratefully, "Who knows what would have happened had she been taken to Voldemort," he said his eyes dulling a bit at the thought.

"But tonight, or rather this morning, is not the time to discuss this. You should get her to bed Sirius. I daresay there is room for her in your bed," he said his eyes twinkling merrily again.

Sirius faced turned slightly pink from embarrassment, while his mind wondered if Dumbledore was aware of the extra activities he carried out with Jessica every night.

"Yeah, don't worry I'll make room for her," Sirius said bidding Dumbledore farewell.

Sirius walked slowly and soundlessly up the creaky stairs of Twelve Grimmauld Place to the room he had called his for a number of years. He walked through the door, glad that Mrs. Weasley had forced him to tidy the room a few days ago. He laid Jessica on the bed, trying not to disturb or startle her in any way.

He climbed into the bed gradually and pulled her into his arms, placing a few gentle kisses on her face and neck.

Jessica looked at him through confused eyes before asking the one question that had burned through her mind for the last few months.

"Who are you?"

Okay so tell me how bad the grammar was or if it was alright. I beta-read it myself this time, because I wanted to get it out. So tell me what you think, if I should wait for my actual beta-reader next time and if I should repost this.