Sirius stared in amazement as the door unlocked.
"How did you do that?" He asked suddenly suspicious that she was a witch and he hadn't noticed.
"I picked the lock" Evelyn tried to say cooly but instead she sounded just as amazed as Sirius.
She was staring at the mangled hair clip in her hand and at the door and wondered if she truly just committed a felony. She looked up at Sirius and he was looking at her like he had never seen anything like her, which he hadn't. When Evelyn looked up at Sirius, she couldn't help herself and let out a laugh. He laughed too and opened the door.
"Shall we?" He asked holding the door open for Evelyn.
Evelyn didn't know what to do. On the one hand, going into an empty garage with someone who was practically a stranger wasn't the best idea. On the other, wasn't she the one who broke in? Why run now? Evelyn didn't look at Sirius but went through the door into the dark garage.
Sirius wasn't sure what he was doing either. He wanted to use magic but he couldn't do so now. He wasn't the type to let a pretty girl slip by but he was also the type to impress girls with his magic skills. He had the causing mischief thing down but so did she.
Evelyn walked into the building and tried to ignore the neon sign flashing in her head saying: BAD IDEA. Evelyn didn't do things like this. Making stupid decisions for a boy was not her thing but it was summer and she was changing and maybe a little recklessness would do her good.
Sirius followed her in and blinked as she flipped on the light switch. Evelyn's eyes roamed around the various car parts and hunks of metal.
"Want to see my baby?" Sirius asked.
Evelyn raised her eyebrows but said: "Sure."
Sirius led her to the corner and was excited for her to see his motorcycle. Surely that would make him look cool. He pointed to a rusted piece of metal, at least thats how it looked through Evelyn's eyes.
"That's all?" She asked before she could stop herself. She really couldn't help it though, it only had one wheel. She glanced at Sirius who stood there with his brow furrowed.
"Well, I only just started" He said shortly. "It's loads better then it was."
"Sure," Evelyn said walking away feeling a bit awkward and trying to hold back a laugh. She ran her hand lightly over a car and wondered about what she should say next. Sirius had taken a blow to his ego and was feeling significantly less sure of himself.
"I'm still new at all this," Sirius said gesturing around him. "I've never even...been..." He was going to say he had never been in a car but a noise had distracted him. Evelyn looked towards the door and heard voices too.
"Looks like a break in" Said a male voice.
Evelyn felt her stomach fall to her feet. Sirius felt like he had just been doused in cold water. Both looked towards the door and then at each other before running. Sirius pulled Evelyn into a small supply closet. They were uncomfortably close and both thinking hard. Sirius wondered how they knew, if only he had just used a spell. Evelyn was silently cursing herself for thinking that Sirius actually had permission to be here, which was the only reason she followed through because in the back of her mind she believed it. Both were thinking of how they could get out of this. Sirius was at a loss but Evelyn had a crazy idea as the men's voices were right outside the door.
Evelyn grabbed Sirius's head with one hand and pulled his head towards her. It wasn't kissing, not at all. More like mashing their faces against each other so it looked like a kiss. Evelyn was somewhat repulsed by the idea and kept her other arm between them, lightly pushing his chest away while still keeping a tight hold on the back of his head so he couldn't get away. Sirius was confused at first but then he understood. He wasn't repulsed, in fact he was lightly inhaling her scent which was a mix of coffee, smoke, and a touch of something floral. He reached his hand up towards the one that was on his chest and began to actually kiss her for about a second before the door opened.
"And what do we have here?" One of the men asked.
Evelyn thought her heart would beat out of her chest, she was so scared. She almost felt like screaming from the adrenaline of it all. Sirius turned towards the men, one was a police officer and the other was the owner of the shop.
"Sirius? Is that you?" The owner asked.
Sirius turned on the charming act and gave a smile his hand still cupped around Evelyn's. Evelyn thought of how it was now or never. She pulled her hand away from his and hit him in the chest.
"Sirius!" She exclaimed, her voice higher then usually, not exactly on purpose but it worked.
Sirius was surprised at the hit, so he didn't even have to play act. He was grateful that she didn't hit him hard, after all he knew what she was capable of.
"You lied to me!" She screeched again before turning to the men. Evelyn wondered if she was giving off the doe-eyed look because she felt it was more like crazy eyes. "He said we could be in here. I wouldn't have been here at all if I didn't think it was okay. We just..." Evelyn trailed off, unsure of what to say
"...want somewhere to be together." Sirius continued moving his glance from the men to Evelyn. She gave the tiniest nod to him to indicate he should continue.
"We...just wanted a place to snog," Sirius said with a chuckle. He threw another look at Evelyn then turned to the men. "You see, our parents don't approve."
"Wonder why." The police officer said grumpily.
Evelyn turned towards Sirius and tried to make herself look as lovesick as possible.
"It's just like Romeo and Juliet," She said in a breathless voice.
Sirius gave her a slightly alarmed look but then nodded furiously.
"Yeah. Yeah, just like that," He said, obviously having no idea what it meant. Sirius and Evelyn stared at each other and at looking at the other's expressions, they both got the inexplicable urge to laugh. Evelyn's face broke for a second before she turned away and Sirius did the same, trying to hide a smirk.
"We didn't touch or do anything, I swear." Evelyn said.
"Yeah," Sirius agreed. "We only touched ourselves, I mean each other"
The little bubble of laughter that was floating around in Evelyn's mouth burst out. Sirius laughed at Evelyn's laugh. The owner of the shop gave a slight half-smile and the officer remained tense.
"We're really sorry," Evelyn said and meaning it. "We won't do it again."
"I didn't mean to cause any trouble, sir" Sirius said, he too meaning it. Maybe for the first time in his life.
"Didn't want to cause trouble, eh?" Said the police officer. "Maybe you shouldn't have broken into a place of business then!"
"Relax, Officer Hunt. I can remember being that age. My girlfriend's parents hated me." The owner said with a smile towards Sirius and Evelyn who both gave small smiles in return.
"Didn't you go sneaking off trying to find places to snog?" The owner asked the officer. The officer held himself up straight and said pompously.
"I never broke the law to do so."
"Probably because nobody wanted to snog with you." Sirius muttered. Evelyn bit her lip in order not to laugh. Luckily, the officer didn't hear him due to the fact that the owner of the shop was informing him that he didn't want to press charges.
The officer left in a huff and Sirius and Evelyn extracted themselves from the cramped closet. The officer turned to Sirius and said sternly:
"I can't allow this sort of thing to happen again."
"Yes sir," Sirius said feeling ashamed of himself. He wasn't sure he never usually felt remorse.
"You seem like a good kid so I'll give you another shot. But if you do something like this again, I'll have no choice but to tell you to take your bike and leave."
Sirius nodded, unable to look the man in the eye.
"Now get home you two, it's late."
Evelyn felt like she just got punched. It was late. Really late. How was she going to explain this to her parents? At least, she wouldn't have to explain an arrest but she was still panicking. She left the auto shop at a borderline run and turned a corner. She leaned against a wall and let out a deep breath. With her eyes closed, Evelyn felt herself shaking. She broke in to a business, she was almost arrested, and she kind of kissed a stranger.
That stranger was just turning the corner and said:
"Well, that was fun wasn't it?"
Evelyn's eyes flew open as she stared at Sirius in disbelief.
"Fun? FUN? You almost got me arrested! You made me trespass! That is-"
"I made you trespass? Funny because I seem to remember you being the one who picked the lock." Sirius said the expression in a strange way considering he was still unfamiliar with it.
"You made it seem like you had permission to be there!"
"It's not my fault you weren't listening properly."
Evelyn opened her mouth to yell at him again but before she could he interrupted her.
"None of this matters now, does it? We didn't get arrested. I didn't get kicked out. And we had a bit of fun."
"I didn't have fun," Evelyn lied. Although she was worried, she had to admit she enjoyed herself.
"Not even that little bit in the closet? You know your passion may have led to a patch of my hair being ripped out." He said gently petting the back of his own head. He thought fleetingly of the last time she had her hands in his hair and the difference between human and dog was dramatic.
"Oh please. I was just trying to save us."
"Ah yes. The old snogging excuse. Very clever. Should of come up with that one myself, used it a few times at school.
Evelyn looked down at her watch. She really had to get home. Sirius was trying to think of something to say that would make her stay longer. Summer at home wouldn't be so bad if he had someone to act mischievous with, all the better if it was someone who would kiss him.
"Do you think...Could you maybe walk me home?" Evelyn asked nervously. The prospect of walking home alone after her other late night experience was more then she could handle right then.
"Why? Don't want to say goodbye to me just yet?"
Evelyn rolled her eyes and began to walk, not caring at that very moment if he followed or not. Evelyn may have been annoyed at what he said or perhaps she was annoyed by the fact that it was true. Sirius caught up with her in two strides. He had a feeling he already knew why she wanted him to walk her home but he was curious to hear it from her perspective.
"Really though," He persisted. "Why do you want me? You seem perfectly capable of handling yourself."
"Because I don't want to be alone." That wasn't what Evelyn meant at all and when Sirius raised an eyebrow at her, she quickly said:
"Okay, the other night I was out kind of late and this man tried to mug me."
"What happened?" Sirius asked curiously wondering if she would mention him.
Evelyn shrugged. "I hit him. He fell. Then this gigantic dog attacked him and probably saved me."
Sirius smiled. "I dunno. Sounds like you had it covered before the dog came along."
"I guess. That was a weird dog though."
"How so?" Sirius asked his head cocked to the side, not unlike a confused dog.
"It almost seemed...human. That's stupid though." Evelyn mumbled, feeling embarrassed.
"I don't think it's stupid. Maybe he liked you."
"Animals usually do. Anyway, here we are." Evelyn said as she stared at the gate that was in front of her house.
"Thanks," Evelyn said not quite looking at Sirius.
"For what? Almost getting you arrested? The trespassing? Or was it the snogging?" He said with a smirk.
"For walking me home," Evelyn said while she walked towards her house, hiding her smile.
"Wait," Sirius called.
"What?"
"You never told me your name," He said with a small laugh.
"Evelyn."
"Evelyn," He said slowly. He looked up at her: "Can I call you Eve?"
"No," She said with a laugh as she began walking up the stoop.
"Alright then, Goodnight Eve."
Evelyn shook her head as she walked in her house but couldn't help but to smile. Sirius was smiling too as he walked back to his house, which really wasn't far at all.
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