Well I have returned, with this stimulation. This is a challenge, merely because I was bored. Thanks to Amanda for the idea.
Disclaimer: The purpose of a disclaimer is? Those who know are smart, those who don't... well better luck next time.
One-shot, Lupin/Tonks pairing, involve yogurt.
It was morning in the Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix; a certain number twelve Grimmauld Place, London.
A loud noise was heard from the upper part of the house. Within minutes it was apparent that someone was rushing down the stairs.
"What did you do, Nymphadora, trip over a book? Your bed? Maybe for goodness sakes your own foot?" A slightly sunken man with pale skin and dark hair asked sarcastically.
"No. And its Tonks," the answer came, followed by a haughty sniff, "Do you really think that lowly of me, Sirius?" A young woman with vivacious short pink hair, looked away from the fridge she was rummaging through to look at the person she was talking to.
"Kinda hard not to when you trip over something at least once a day," Another voice joined the conversation.
"Oh Remus, I didn't realise you were here!"
"Am I really that invisible?" Remus muttered to Sirius. He was also very pale, and his hair was greying. He looked the oldest of the lot.
"Oh no, I didn't mean it like that. I just meant to say I didn't see you! Let's start this over again. Good morning!" Tonks chirped cheerfully.
"Good morning," the two answered dully.
"I wouldn't call that a good morning but I suppose for it being seven in the morning I will forgive you. Is there anything edible in this house to eat?"
"Yogurt," Remus said, lifting up his own bowl full of the milk product.
"I don't like yogurt," Tonks curled up her delicate nose, before switching it to a pig's snout and then back.
"Well I shall be going to feed Buckbeak, he longs for my presence. Hopefully I can leave you two alone in the kitchen and return to find it unharmed? Adieu," Sirius said dramatically before leaving the kitchen.
"He's always like that," Remus said before Tonks could even ask. "Now tell me, why don't you like yogurt, it's perfectly fine."
"Sirius's fault, probably why he got out of here so fast. He put a spider in my strawberry yogurt. Ever since that day I haven't eaten yogurt, silly I know," Tonks sat down as she told of that fateful day when her cruel older cousin had decided to put a spider in her yogurt.
"Not at all. However I can assure you that this yogurt is perfectly safe," Remus took a bite to further demonstrate his point.
"What kind is it?"
"Ah now to the most important question!" Remus took on a professional tone; "It is Vanilla. Perhaps a bit bland but I find it tastes okay."
"I love Vanilla!" Tonks exclaimed a little bit too loudly.
"Really? I took you for a Strawberry or a Raspberry type girl," Remus said, lifting another spoonful of yogurt upwards and examining it as if to make sure it had not suddenly change flavours.
"No, Vanilla always was my favourite. Though Strawberry came a close second. This is an odd conversation we're having isn't it?"
"Not really," Remus was quick to disagree, "I've had stranger. None that immediately come to mind but attending school with Sirius I'm sure there's a least one."
Tonks grabbed an unused spoon from the counter behind her. "May I?" she asked, twirling the spoon in her hand.
"Certainly," Remus pushed the bowl so that it was shared between them.
Tonks dug her spoon and lifted it fatefully to her mouth, "This is really good," she said, her mouth full. "I forgot how much I loved yogurt."
Within minutes the large bowl was empty. The two looked at the bowl and sighed. "I now name you my official Yogurt Tampering Checker," Tonks said suddenly.
Remus looked at her for a moment and then burst out laughing, "You win, I'll go get some more."