Hello Everyone! I am so sorry it has taken a while to get this chapter up. I have had so many ideas running through my head and I have had a difficult time transferring those ideas onto proverbial "paper." Enjoy this chapter and please be sure to R&R!

Lily paced back and forth in her room. Petunia had spent the past week being atrocious. After the incident with the train station her sister hadn't even muttered an apology about leaving Lily stranded. Instead she was given a list of things she was not "allowed" to do. Petunia told her that she was just a guest in her home and that out of the goodness of her heart, she would allow her to stay the rest of the summer. She wasn't allowed to eat any of the food, her belongings from school could not leave her trunk, and she was not allowed downstairs when company was over. Lily felt trapped and alone. The warm home that she had grown up in became cold and unfamiliar. She had tried sneaking out of her room to visit her parents' graves once, but she had been caught. Surely this wasn't the life her parents would have left for her. She reckoned they would have been appalled to find out that their youngest daughter had been living off of left over Honeydukes candy for a week. Her stomach grumbled for some real sustenance.

An idea popped into her head. She remembered her parents writing a will when she was about thirteen. The real question was whether that said Will existed and if Petunia had hidden it from her. She silently opened the door and peeked out into the hall. Vernon had the television blaring downstairs and she could hear Petunia bustling around in the kitchen. Lily crept her way into her parents' old room. Her sister had already taken the liberty of ditching the soft cream bedding for a horrid peach colored one. Lily mad a sound of disgust and opened the chest at the end of the bed. She could feel tears forming in her eyes as she rummaged through her parents' belongings. It still broke her heart thinking about the car accident that had stolen them away from the world on their anniversary. Her mother's clothes still had the lingering smell of her perfume on them. She pocketed a scarf and tucked a beautiful blue sweater under her arm. Lily finally made contact with a large thick envelope. "This has to be it." She thought. He hands trembled as she opened the packet. It contained a set of keys that she added to the stash in her pocket and a document labeled, "The Last Will and Testament of Christopher and Rose Evans." She carefully flipped through it and found multiple pages with her name on it. The rage that flowed through her burned from her fingertips down to her toes. "How dare Petunia deny her access to this!" Lily didn't even notice the lights starting to flicker.

"What the HELL do you think you're doing?!" her sister screeched. "Hand that back over now you FREAK!"

Lily could feel her blood pounding in her ears. "Who gave YOU the right to hide this from me?!" Lily retorted. "Mum and dad would have been ashamed of you and this person you have become!"

Petunia narrowed her eyes and took a step towards her. "No, they only thing they were ashamed of was the fact that they had an abnormal daughter who was never present in their lives."

With all the strength she had, Lily shoved her sister into the dresser. She ran with the items she had taken and locked her door. A million thoughts were racing through her head. She had to get out of there and far away from Petunia. Her husband would surely rip the Will out of her hands and padlock her into her room considering that he'd deliver that threat two days prior.

"Vernon, she's stolen the Will!" screamed Petunia. Lily could hear his heavy footsteps banging up the stairs. At that point, Lily decided the consequences didn't matter. She threw the rest of her belongings into her trunk, locked it tight, and used her wand to shrink it down to fit in her rucksack. "Open the bloody door you thief!" bellowed Vernon. She had to think quickly. The charm she had cast would surely land her a warning from the Ministry, but she wasn't about to Stupefy him and get herself expelled. Lily yanked open the window and hung her legs over the edge. "The drop isn't that high right?" she thought to herself. The notion quickly left her head as the walrus of her brother-in-law smashed the door open. Lily jumped off the ledge careful to roll as her feet touched the ground. "Petunia! She's getting away!" Vernon yelled.

Shaking off the nerves from her jump, Lily's adrenaline kicked back in. She took off running down the street with her bag secured over both shoulders. She saw Vernon's black car racing down the road after. She ran in between the two houses and jumped fence into the stranger's backyard. Luckily they weren't home. She took a second to catch her breath. Climbing over the back wall of the fence she made her way up the side of another house and stole a glance at the road before her. If she kept running she figured she could probably make it to the Leaky Cauldron before it became dark.

Out of breath and worn out, Lily sat down on a sidewalk at the corner of Southwark and Borough High Street. It was very hot that day and the humidity of the approaching storm hadn't made her trek into London any easier. She would give anything right then for something to drink. Unfortunately, any money that she had was not of the Muggle variety. Lily figured she had about a thirty minute travel if she walked. Giving in to her exhaustion, she picked herself up and kept moving. It had been about ten minutes when a police car pulled up beside her. "Excuse me miss!" a blonde officer called out the window of his vehicle. Lily froze; "had Petunia called the police on her?" she used to think her sister wasn't capable of such things, but now she wasn't so sure. The officer gracefully exited his car and made his way over to her. All Lily had to do was remain calm.

"Where are you headed?"

"London," she replied flatly.

"Very funny…where exactly are you headed?"

"An old building?" she wasn't lying so that couldn't hurt? Right?

"By foot? You look like you've been walking for hours, probably from Surrey I'd imagine."

"I like to walk."

"What is your business in London?" the officer was starting to become annoyed with her sarcasm.

"It's personal!" Lily huffed.

"Miss, what is your name? I need to see some identification."

"Why?" Lily was starting to panic; this officer knew exactly who she was.

"Lily Evans I presume? You're going to need to come with me." She slowly started backing away from the man.

"Miss Evans, don't do anything hasty. Your sister said she wouldn't press charges as long as you return what you have stolen."

She didn't even blink an eye and took off running through the crowds of people. Lily finally stopped when she couldn't hear the officer's siren anymore. Taking refuge by a small park she tried to catch her breath yet again. "Merlin I'm out of shape!" she mused. "Can this day get any worse?" A clap thunder startled her as rain came pouring down in heavy sheets. "Perfect, just bloody perfect!" She scowled. Lily wasn't really equipped for a thunder storm right now. Although she was wearing a light hooded jacket and trainers, the thin t-shirt and shorts really didn't help her cause.

The sky began to darken into murky grey mixed with thick clouds. Lily reckoned that if she didn't get to the Leaky Cauldron by nightfall, there wouldn't be any rooms left. She zipped up her jacket and pulled the hood low over her face hoping that it would not only provide her cover from the rain, but the police as well. After what seemed like ages she finally made it. Lily was thoroughly soaked, exhausted, and emotionally drained. Her shoes squeaked and left muddy puddles as she made her way to the reception desk.

"Good evening miss, what can I help you with?" The yellow teethed inn keeper asked.

"One room please, probably for a day or two."

"Ah, well you see, I just rented out the last room a few minutes ago."

Lily felt ready to burst into tears realizing she now had nowhere to sleep and no way of contacting her friends at the moment.

"Oh, I suppose I'll just have a bite to eat then."

She sadly moved her way through the tables hoping to find one by the fire, yet finding all of them full. Her heart sank. "Couldn't I get a small break today?" she thought.

"Evans, is that you?"

She turned around only to see the face of Sirius Black at a table; only that face was swollen and covered in cuts and bruises. He kept himself shielded from view by facing the fire and having his hood pulled up similar to Lily's.

"Black? What are you doing here?"

"Ssh! Keep your voice down. Want to have a seat? You look about as drowned as I do." Sirius took a quick glance over his shoulder.

Even though Sirius Black and she weren't exactly friends, it was nice to see a familiar face. She slid into the seat across from him and placed her soaked bag on the floor. "Thank you," she kindly replied. "Why are you so nervous? Are you hiding from someone?" He leaned across the table and said in a hushed tone, "Evans, while you're here, call me Padfoot ok? I'm trying to remain inconspicuous."

"Got it…Padfoot."

"You're very quiet tonight; aren't you going to ask me what I'm doing in here by myself at this hour?" He pushed the hair out of his eyes and rested his chin on hand.

Lily actually smiled, it was the first time she had all week. "It would seem like you want to bent a bit, so yeah, you tell me what happened to you, and I'll divulge my story of how I just became a criminal."

His eyes became large with delight. "Wait…you what?!"

"Oh go on Padfoot, tell me what Slytherin bloodied up that smarmy face of yours. Was it some scorned lover instead?" Lily laughed.

"Never knew you were so cheeky Evans," he smirked. "Oi! Could we get some food and drinks over here?" He shouted at a nearby waiter.

"Bloody hell, thank you! I'm so thirsty!" Lily sighed.

They were both brought glasses of pumpkin juice with a hearty soup and some bread. Lily took a long sip of her drink, relishing in the coolness that coated her parched throat.

"Well? What happened?"

Sirius took a deep breath. "So earlier this evening…"

What happened to Sirius and who exactly banged up that handsome face of his? Stay tuned to find out his tale. Will the two of him become unlikely friends?