the_debt_of_time

"Sirius, are you sure you know where you're going?" Mia frowned, blowing a curl
out of her face, wishing that she had not followed Lily's advice to let her hair—that had a
mind of its own—run wild for the night.
"Please, Mia," Sirius scoffed. "I could sniff my way through London with my eyes
closed. It's just up here."
"Oh my God!" Lily screamed and jumped to the side, accidentally landing in James's
arms. He grinned at her, but she scowled and pulled away just as quickly before pointing
down at the side of the street behind a large bin. "There's a dead rat beside that bin."
James chuckled. "Don't eat anything off the ground, Pete."
"Shut up, Prongs."
"I can't believe I agreed to this," Lily hissed, running to catch up with Mia and
Remus who were on Sirius's heels. "Then again, it is better than going to Petunia's hen
party. Not that I was invited."
"You weren't invited to her hen party?" Mia rolled her eyes, making a mental note
to deal with Petunia Evans—soon to be Dursley—the next chance she got. "Are you even
going to the wedding?"
"Forcibly. She's has me dressed in the most hideous magenta dress." She tugged at
her hair and groaned. "Mia, me in magenta! Can you imagine?"
Mia laughed. "Unfortunately for you, yes. Please take photographs."
"Hey look, there's a tattoo shop across the alley!" Sirius said excitedly. "Want to go
and get another one, Prongs?"
"You have a tattoo?" Lily's eyes widened. A mixture of shock and... intrigue flashed
across her features as she turned to stare into the face of a suddenly awkward-looking
James, who stopped mid-step, letting Peter stumble into his back in the process.
"Uh yeah, Sirius, Mia, and I got them for our birthdays," James mumbled.
Lily hesitated, but her curiosity got the better of her. "Can I see it?"
"NO!" Remus, Mia, and James shouted all at once, leaving Lily looking even more
curious and Sirius laughing at the front of the group.
"He's just shy, Evans. If you want, you can see mine." Sirius winked at her and
watched with amusement as James's face turned briefly red.
"Shouldn't we be focused on getting to the venue?" James growled.