Hoshi- Good to see you alls again. Hoshi-Ryuu is back with another story! This is about Lupin and Tonks, one of my favorite pairings! This is before the funeral and after Sirius' death. Read on and Reviews would be loved. If the characters seem out of character at some point, my apologizes, this is one of my firsts with the Order.
I do not own HP or anything from the HP world.
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Tonks walked into #12 Grimmauld Place, she looked around and sighed, walking up the stairs torwards the kitchen.
"It's gonna be a long day. We have to learn to keep our guards up, especially after.." her thoughts stopped, she looked down. She had been having a hard time since it was her cousin who had died that last year. She remembered when she was younger how they used to be alittle close.
"Tonks, let's play!"
"I don't want to!"
"Aw, c'mon..Nymphadora!" yelled the younger Sirius laughing and running away.
"Don't call me, Nymphadora!" yelled the younger Tonks.
Tonks smiled remembering her past. She and Sirius had always gotten along, but they didn't see eachother alot, as she was younger than him.
She continued into the kitchen and sighed, "Wotcher everyone." she said, sitting down beside Ginny who was eating breakfast.
"Morfin, Tonks" she said looking over. She was eating pancakes and had her mouth full.
"Morning, Gin." she said lookin back at her.
Mrs. Weasley walked in, "Tonks, you hungry?"
"Yes please." she said nodding. Even though at the moment, she had been staying at the L.C. Tonks felt finally at home. Her parents were allowing her to come home if needed, but she wanted to prove she could handle herself, after all, she was 23.
As she started to eat, she saw a familiar face walk in.
"Hello Nymphadora, sleep well last night?" he asked.
It was Remus Lupin. The only man who could call Tonks 'Nymphadora' without her flipping, the one man who could make her feel incredible, even if he was a werewolf.
"I-Oh, yes, I did." she said nodding and looking away blushing a slight pink.
She could almost hear Sirius' voice.
"You know you like him, why don't you try to get 'close' with him, huh Tonks?"
Tonks shook her head slightly, she sighed. Only Sirius would tell her that much. She knew that deep down, Remus didn't like her.
"Why would he like someone as clumsy and tomboyish as I am? I wouldn't ever pass as a gentle lady.." she thought as she poked her pancakes.
"Nymphadora?"
"I mean, how could anyone like me?"
"Um..Nymphadora?"
"I'm just stupid and all I can ever do is catch Death Eaters and other Dark Wizards, never guys I like.."
Mad-eye walked in and hit her over the head, "NYMPHADORA!"
She looked up, "Wha- DON'T CALL ME NYMPHADORA!" she said, her hair turning a dark red.
"Lupin was trying to talk to you." said Mad-eye glaring at her.
Tonks looked over at Remus, blushing alittle and her hair turning back to normal. "I..sorry Remus, what did you say?"
"I asked if you were okay, you were just poking your food and mumbling." he said looking at her concerned.
"I-Oh, yes. Sorry, just..thinking." she said softly.
Kreacher walked in and looked at Tonks glaring. "Stupid Mudblood in my masters house..2 mudbloods who are in the house of Black..dispicable." he grumbled.
"Kreacher! Enough!" said Mad-eye looking over at him.
"You have no right to punish Kreacher. You is not Kreacher's master." said Kreacher, staring at Mad-eye.
Mrs.Weasley looked over, "As Harry is your new master, he does have the right to punish you...but he's not here, so at the moment, Tonks would be your mistress."
Tonks looked up, "Me? W-What? Why?"
"You're related to the Blacks through your mother..and as Harry isn't around, you are his mistress." she said nodding.
Kreacher looked at Mrs. Weasley, then at Tonks. "She's not Kreacher's mistress! Kreacher is not having a MUDBLOOD mistress!"
Tonks got up, she got her wand out in an instance. "What..did you call me?" she said, glaring and ready to attack.
"You heard me, mudblood!" yelled Kreacher and he took off running.
"Nymphadora! Calm down!" yelled Moody looking at her.
Mr.Weasley and Kingsley were holding her back, her hair a dark maroon and her eyes glaring coldly torwards Kreacher's direction.
"That stupid little git.." she mumbled, being forced to sit down and she sighed, leaning on the table now, her elbows supporting her arms up. "I hate that elf..Why would I ever be his mistress?"
"Well, you technically are at the moment Tonks, as mum said. And he knows it too." said Ginny nodding.
She looked over, "I can't..ugh, I'm gonna go for-"
"You aren't leaving this kitchen, Nymphadora.." said Mad-eye looking at her.
"Don't call-"
"Shut up, we're gonna have a meeting..about the Death Eaters disguises lately.." said Mad-eye and all of the Order members sat down in the kitchen, forcing any kids in the room to leave.
"What do you mean, their 'Disguises'?" asked Tonks looking at Mad-eye.
"Nymp-Tonks, don't you pay attention?" asked Mr.Weasley. "They've been using disguises..that's why we're gonna have to identify eachother before we come into Grimmauld Place so we know if its eachother, or a Death Eater in disguise."
Mad-eye nodded, "Exactly. So, we'll have to give our full information on ourselves to make sure that its eachother."
"An example would be.." started Kingsley.
"I am Arthur Weasley, married to Molly Wealsey, member of the Order of the Phoenix, father of 7children, I work at the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts office for the Ministry of Magic and reside at the Burrow." said Mr.Weasley looking at them all.
"Do you all understand?" asked Mad-eye.
They all nodded.
"When do we start this, Mad-eye?" asked one of the newer members, by the name of Loo.
"Tomorrow morning." he said nodding. "I'm going to Diagon Alley, I don't know about you all." he said and walked out.
A few people started to leave, Tonks sat there and Mrs.Weasley came up by her, "Are you okay, Tonks?"
Tonks looked up with a fright, "Oh, yes. I'm fine, Molly."
The kids came in and Fred and George sat on either side of Tonks.
"You look pale, Tonks." said Fred.
"Yea, maybe you should eat." said George.
"No guys, I'm fi-"
"Here, drink this." said Lupin passing her a vile.
"What is it?" she asked, looking at it.
"Pepperup potion." he said and smiled alittle, passing a Chocolate Frog across as well. "Eat."
She blushed and started to eat it, Lupin left the room and the twins smirked, "You like him!" they said together.
Ginny walked in and sat across from Fred. "Is it that obvious?"
"Guys, no offense, but he doesn't like me..so I'm gonna leave him alone." she said and started to get up.
"Oh, but Tonks!" said Fred smirking. "Don't you wanna 'cuddle' with him?"
"Oh 'nuzzle' either?" asked George smirking as well.
Both boys were laughing slightly, Tonks however was not amused.
"You two.." she glared, her wand now out. "Knock it off, he doesn't like me, so drop it!"
They stared at her and she got up, grabbing her coat and walking out.
"I know they meant well, but they're still young, they don't understand! I've like Remus John Lupin for years and he doesn't like me..all because he's a werewolf, doesn't think it would work, and he thinks I'm too young, that this is just a CRUSH! He's wrong!" she thought and went into the L.C.
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Hoshi- Well, that's all for now. Hope you liked it. Tell me what you think. See you in Chap. 2.