Flash

By

Snuffles4Eva

A/N: I know this is out of character for me, updating so quickly. My reason is that I'm going to finish this story quickly before writing for one of my other fanfics. So this will (hopefully) take me to the end of the holidays… If it takes longer than that the chapters will come slower, as I might have school work to finish, and whatever else those pesky teachers give me.

Disclaimer: I have to write these on every single chapter I do… That's only 19 times… Got it yet? NOT MINE!

'Psst, Lils, this is your bit'

Sirius, still stuck between the broom closet and a furious James Potter, had decided it was time to leave the nest (i.e. the closet, in which he was currently situated with one Lily Evans).

'What do I do?' she whispered back

'Distract!'

'Er, ok… James!'

James turned his head to Lily, examining her.

'Yes Lily?'

'Can you catch?'

'Can I catch?-oof'

Lily had taken a running jump at James, bowling him over so that they were both lying on the floor, she on top of him, pinning him to the ground. She leaned closer. 'I'll take that as a no' were her only words, brushing her lips against his. Then she got up, and walked off, swinging her hips as she went. As she reached the corner, she turned around. 'See you around, James' she purred, before sauntering around the corner.

James breathed out, heavily. Looking around, he realised Sirius was gone, but at that precise moment he didn't care. He needed a cold shower, and fast.

….

Sirius entered the common room, and collapsed, exhausted, into the armchair by the fire. Looking at the phones upon his lap, he fished his wand out of his pocket, and muttered 'Omnem duplicata'. Immediately four exactly the same mobile phones lay in his lap. 'Great' he muttered.

Just as he pocketed the four phones, Lily slunk into the common room, and proceeded to fall onto the sofa opposite him.

'Great show back there Evans' he said, a cheeky grin gracing his features 'Never knew you had it in ya'

Lily sat up, and pretended to glare at him before his contagious smile split onto her face as well.

'Neither did I… but I thought you had run off by then?'

'No, I waited to get another of the two of you'

'Oh- Another what?'

'Oh, nothing'

'Sirius Black, you tell me what you got right now!' Lily pulled out her wand threateningly, but her features morphed into confusion and worry as she felt her pocket again. 'Where's it gone?' she began to panic, her pitching rising ever so slightly.

'Looking for this, Lily-flower?' Sirius asked lazily. He pulled out Lily's mobile phone (he had transfigured it light-purple, as so not to mix it up with any others).

'Sirius, why is it purple?' she asked, raising an eyebrow.

'I thought it might cheer you up'

'I'm unhappy?'

'Er, yes?'

'That's news to me'

'Do you want me to transfigure it back?'

'No, it's ok, I kinda like it'

'Oh good, 'cos I went for a girlish colour, but I wasn't that sure'

'Well I do, thanks Sirius' and she went to hug him.

'Oh no you don't!'

'Why, aren't my hugs nice enough?'

'I don't mind your hugs Lils, but I don't like what happens afterwards'

'Sirius, that sounds wrong'

'Eww, no… I just meant I'm not really up to be chased all around the castle by Pr- James again. At least not today'

'I know, I was just clarifying'

'Really? You have to point out my blunders?'

'Yes. It's my favourite pastime.'

'Well that's alright for you then… anyway Lily, I'm gonna retire, what with the eventful day we've had.'

'Sirius, it's barely 8:30. Curfew hasn't even begun yet'

'Well, I like to sleep occasionally, you know. Not all of us can power nap.'

He turned to go, but didn't get very far before he heard her voice again.

'You need to speak to James'

He turned to face her again.

'I know'

'Then why don't you?'

'Because he could still skin me alive'

'I'll talk to him then'

'Thanks Evans'

He turned to go again, but then turned around, smirking.

'Oh, and Evans?'

'Yes?'

'Make sure it's just talking, if you catch my drift' He smirked at her, and walked to the Boys staircase, leaving her standing there, red cheeked in the Common Room.

….

Later that night Sirius lay in bed, looking at three mobile phones. One was a dark pink, one a dark blue, and the other just the bog-standard black. He was rather pleased with himself, to say the least. This was one of the few times that he had concocted a plan with no involvement from Moony, or Prongs. The only thing left to do was make sure they worked. He turned on the black one as well as the pink one. Grabbing the black one, he quickly typed 'Hey Evans' and sent it. Seconds later the pink one buzzed, and the message lit up the screen: 'Hey Evans'. He smiled. Then, as if by magic, an invisible hand was typing another message on the pink phone. It seemed to send itself, and the black one buzzed with the message: 'SIRIUS BLACK. I'M SLEEPING. GO AWAY'. Silently he let out a cheer. His plan had worked. He grabbed the phones and proceeded to dump them unceremoniously in his school bag, where he could be sure that he would smash or mutilate one of them during the night, or in his sleep, foiling his brilliant plan (Because it's almost a crime to foil your own plan, not to mention stupid).

All he needed now was for James not to hate him. That was going to be easier said than done. Sirius swore that boy had the memory of an elephant, and the world record for keeping a grudge - He still wasn't keen on McKinnon, because apparently when they were two, she stole his action figure. Now he's 17, you would've thought that he would've forgiven her by now… But nope, not yet. And that was just an action figure. Heaven knows what he might do when because he thought Sirius had stolen the love of his life. Sirius cringed. He wasn't looking forward to the morning.

'I wonder if James will let me choose how I want to die?' was his last coherent thought, before he drifted off into a fairly peaceful slumber, considering that it was very possible that this was the last sleep of his short, sad life.

…

Sirius woke to a roar.

'Ah, crap'

…

A/N: Please accept my humblest apologies that this is painfully short… I'm ashamed :(… But all of the stuff just fits so I'll leave it there, and hope you will at least see the story out before you massacre me… At least it's over 1,000 words, right?

Hoping that you don't hate me (as the longest thing seems to be the Disclaimer),

Snuffles4Eva