Nymphadora Tonks watched Remus slip into the dark back hallway, giving her a quick wink before disappearing. "Sorry Moody, will you excuse me? Nature calls, you know!" She said smiling and sliding away before Mad- Eye had a chance to respond. Quickly and quietly she slid into the hallway and started walking down the long, dark corridor. Where was he?
An arm grabbed her shoulder and she was quick to react, elbowing the person in the stomach. "Oomph." He groaned. "Nymphadora, its just me." Remus said quietly, doubling over.
"Sorry Remus. Reflexes." She said grinning and he smiled back. She then socked him again in the stomach.
"Tonks! What was that for?" He groaned.
"Calling me Nymphadora." She said, laughing. He straightened himself up and shook his head before uttering "Lumos", and Tonks lit up by the light of the wand.
"You look beautiful tonight, Dora." He told her, finally wrapping his arms around her. She grinned into his collar and kissed his cheek. He wasn't exaggerating when he said she looked beautiful – to Remus, she was the epitome of beautiful, with her dark brown wavy hair falling just slightly past her shoulders, and her bright blue eyes starting out from long, curled eyelashes. She took his breath away. He was about to speak again when she placed her finger on his lips.
"Shh. We wouldn't want to give away our hiding spot now, would we?" She said quietly in his ear, before kissing him softly. He returned the kiss, soaking in the feeling of her fingers combing through his hair. When they broke apart, he grinned sheepishly down at her.
"When are we gonna tell people, Dora?" He asked her, hugging her closer to his body.
"Soon." She said. "As soon as we..." She was cut off by the sound of footsteps and hushed voices entering the hallway. Remus grabbed her arm and swung open a small closet, dragging her in and shutting the door quietly behind him. She giggled quietly as they stood smashed up to each other, both trying to breath as quietly as possible. Muffled voices were soon heard on the other side of the door. A light female giggle and a deeper yet still young boy's "Shhh."
"Why? No one comes back here anyway." An oddly familiar voice said quietly. Remus snorted but Tonks kicked his shin, trying to figure out the voice. All of a sudden Tonks covered her mouth.
"What?" Remus asked as quiet as possible.
"That's...Ginny!" Tonks whispered in his ear. Remus's eyebrows raised as they both pressed their ears to the door to see what young man was escorting the youngest Weasley to a dark hallway during a Christmas party.
"Still...you never know." The young man spoke and Remus's eyebrows raised a foot off his head as he turned and looked at Tonks.
"Harry." They both mouthed at the same time. Bewildered, they turned back to the door.
"You're just afraid one of my brothers will catch us and murder you for snogging their little sister." Ginny said, laughing.
"Ah, well yes, that is one reason. But I also don't want this to be the way people find out about...about us." Harry said nervously. Ginny laughed and kissed his cheek, and Harry placed his hand on her chin, turning her head up and kissing her. In the closet, Tonks and Remus were now staring out through a crack, and when the two started to kiss, they both turned and looked quickly at each other. Remus saw the look on Tonk's face and knew she was going to start laughing. He started shaking his head no, hoping she would contain herself, but a small giggle left her mouth. Panicking, Remus did the only thing he knew would make her stop. He kissed her.
That shut her up. For a second, both Remus and Tonks forgot they were snogging in a closet one foot away from Harry and Ginny, also both snogging. They forgot, that is, until the closet door opened.
"I knew someone was in here!" Harry proclaimed. "Lumos!" Light flooded on the pair, but only Remus was seen since Tonks was behind him. "LUPIN?" Harry exclaimed. Ginny erupted into a fit of giggles. Tonks slowly peeked over Remus' shoulder.
"Eh, wotcher, Harry." She said quietly, waving.
"TONKS!" Harry exclaimed, looking just as bewildered. "What are you...what are you two, of all people, doing in the closet?"
"Er. Snogging?" Tonks said, shrugging. Remus turned a deep shade of red.
"TONKS!" He said, mortified that she was telling them this.
"Well seriously Remus, what else would we be doing in a closet? They aren't dimwits, you know." Tonks said, smiling at Harry and Ginny. "And speaking of which, what are YOU TWO doing in a dark hallway when you very well know the rest of the party is out there?" Ginny and Harry remained speechless, exchanging quick glances with each other before turning back to the two still half-standing, half sitting in the small closet.
"That's okay. We keep your secret, you keep ours. Deal?" Remus said, holding out a hand. Harry looked at Ginny, then back to Remus.
"Deal." Harry said shaking. Remus and Tonks got out of the closet, dusting themselves off.
"Shall we return?" He said, holding his arm out to Tonks.
"We shall." She took his arm and they walked to the end of the hallway, where they unlinked themselves and tried to walk out as unobvious as possible. As the music and bright lights hit them and they were back in the party, Tonks turned to Remus and whispered-
"You know as soon as he can he's going to tell Hermione and Ron." She said, a smile playing at her lips. Remus smiled back, with a twinkle in his eye that uncannily resembled Dumbledore's.
"Of course." Tonks grinned at him and winked, before heading back over to Mad-Eye.