"Tonks, please listen to me." Lupin begged, trying to catch the girl's wrist. She shook free of him, tears dripping down her cheeks.
"Let go of me, Lupin. Don't touch me again." She hissed, her voice catching as fresh tears fell.
Nymphadora Tonks was close to splitting, breaking in two. Her heart had already done, so why not the rest of her? She couldn't understand the man that stood before her, why he wouldn't tell her why. Why he wouldn't take her, wouldn't be hers, she didn't understand. Yeah, so what if she was in love with Remus Lupin, a werewolf? Who gave a crap what he was? She certainly didn't if she loved him, but he wouldn't admit it. She had confessed her feelings for him, and, well, let's just say... his response was less than satisfactory.
"Tonks, we can't be together, even if I wanted to." He'd said, and she'd looked at him as if he were an insane, a smile tugging at her lips.
"Of course we can, Remus. Why can't we?" She'd thought he was joking, sliding a hand through his hair. He relished her touch, but pushed her away before he could get too caught up in it again. He hated the look on her face.
"No, Tonks, we can't. I'm too old, too poor, too dangerous for you." He had whispered, turning away from her.
Tonks had literally felt her heart break in her chest. Surely he couldn't mean it, surely he couldn't be so certain about this. As she walked up to him, trying to hold his hand, he said what really tore her apart.
"I'm sorry, Tonks. But there will never be anything between you and me."
And that was where we were now, with Tonks and her broken heart, and Remus wishing he had never said what he did.
"Nymphadora, listen to me, please." He asked of her, and she whipped around to face him, her hair turning a bright shade of red that reminded Lupin of sunset. Her eyes were the same, wild with fury and shining clearly the hurt his words had caused her.
"Don't you DARE call me Nymphadora!" She shrieked, advancing on him and holding up a hand as if to slap him. But then she dropped her hand, suddenly all of her anger ebbing away.
"I hate you, Remus Lupin."
Remus drew in a sharp breath, clenching and unclenching his fists against his side. He wouldn't hurt her, he just wouldn't. "Please, Tonks, tell me you don't mean it."
It was hearing how hurt he sounded that made her react. She straightened up, her hands pressed against her chest. "I hate you. I hate you, hate you, hate you, hate you! Is that clear? I bloody well hope so! I HATE YOU!" She shrieked at him, holding in a fresh wave of tears.
"Take it back." His voice was dangerously close to tears, but he would not let the girl he loved see him cry.
Tonks wavered at the hurt in his voice, how bright his brown eyes were, wet with unshed tears. She backed toward the door, grabbing her wand and holding it out at arm length, pointed at him. She turned swiftly on her heel, and as she made to run, Lupin heard her say a single word clearly.
"No."

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