~okay so hi everyone let me give you a small note here, normally I'm the type of fan who can't stand my OTP without their other half but I thought since my first attempt of only Remus or Dora living failed (see Darkest Moon) that I'd try once more and I'm begging for reviews on this story because I'm thinking it may just be a one shot or two chapters we shall see so please leave your thoughts good or bad but please don't hate for the sake of hating or just being mean thank you!~
The Auror and the Werewolf.
Dora's body was numb as she waited in the hall of number 12 Grimmuald Place pacing back and forth in front of the door outside the room where her husband, Remus, was talking, more like arguing, with Molly and Mad-eye about how dangerous it would be to bring Harry out of his aunt and uncle's home by the date Tonks had given the auror office in her report and that they should wait until his birthday to move him so the ministry wouldn't have the trace on him, and as normal Mad-eye reminded him that Dora had a form of trace on her as long as she remained with the ministry, which no one knew her she wouldn't be going back after tonight, and as normal the argument settled down without any change in plans as the door was opened by a flick of Molly's wand.
"Tonks dear what are you doing out there? Is something the matter?"
Dora felt her throat become tight as she shook her head putting on a smile and making her way to her husband who was leaning on his arms on the table his eyes closed, the full moon had only just passed and it had taken it's tole on him, she placed her hands on his shoulders and leaned close to his ear whispering softly.
"Why don't you go up stairs love, try to get some sleep. He looked at her out of the corner of his eye as she glanced at Mad-eye who was watching her with his magical eye causing her to shudder slightly, Remus didn't miss the action as he rose from his chair taking one of her hands in both his looking at her surprised.
"Your hands are freezing Dora."
She looked back up to him a small smile on her lips.
"I was outside before I came in here it's a bit chilled tonight."
She relaxed as he seemed to buy her story placing a kiss to her hand.
"Are you going to come up?"
She shook her head looking apologetic her free hand slipping into the pocket of her jeans.
"No love sorry I need to talk to Molly and Mad-eye alone then I'll be up as soon as I'm through I promise."
He kissed her head seeming satisfied with her answer before saying good night to Molly and Mad-eye and leaving the room and shutting the door behind him, Dora sighed and took the envelope from her pocket and set it on the table in front of Mad-eye as she took her husband's place she looked at her hands folded on the table as Mad-eye looked at her quizzically with both eyes before opening the letter and reading over it.
"So all this work and your going to just drop it at the door? Lost your spark to fight is it?"
Dora flinched at his tone and shook her head gathering what courage she could as Molly left the room for a moment.
"No I'm leaving the office because a pregnant auror may as well be a sitting duck."
She looked at the man beside her and seen he wore no expression before he set the papers down on the table and looked at her before getting to his feet.
"Lupin's?"
She nodded returning her eyes to the table as the auror grumbled something she couldn't understand before he stood behind her.
"Do you have one last task in you?"
She looked over her shoulder at him with a nod.
"I'm pregnant not dying."
She rolled her eyes but then sighed looking at the floor.
"I'm not going to stand down from my place as a guard for Harry's move later in the week I can handle myself well enough to get through unharmed but Remus doesn't know yet I would have told him if he weren't still recovering so I'll just wait."
Mad-eye nodded once before he left the room as Molly came back in looking rather worried.
"Tonks...are you sure there's nothing the matter?"
Dora took a breath and looked at the motherly women before her and was suddenly awareness the warm tears rolling down her cheeks, she wiped them away quickly.
"It's nothing Molly don't worry, I'm just resigning from my auror post for now, with me being tracked by the ministry we can't risk them catching on it's just a bit hard after I've worked so hard to get here."
Molly looked over the young women's as if seeing through her to the lie.
"Nymphadora Tonks as a mother of 7 you think me a fool enough to not know your lying?"
Dora was taken aback by the remark from Molly and feeling her throat tighten again she looked at the floor.
"There is a different reason I'm quitting but no one know but me and the office and if like to keep it that way until we have Harry at the burrow safe and sound please Molly don't push me to say it I'm still trying to believe it myself."
She looked Molly in the eyes and after a moment Molly nodded and sighed.
"Very well now you should go to bed and make sure Remus is alright you know his he is when you're not there anymore."
She nodded and gave her a smile and a quick good night before tip toeing up the stairs to the second floor where she crept down the hall and did a quick check in on Ginny and Hermione and smiled seeing them sound asleep in the two beds, she soft closed the door and continued down the hall pausing outside the slightly cracked door through which she could see Bill sleeping in the chair by the window and Fleur on the bed her pale blond hair laying across her pillow, she sighed shaking her head ever since Bill had been attacked he'd been restless until godly hours of the night some night making Fleur worry so much she would sleep either.
She shook her head and went back to the stairs and went up to the theirs floor and opening the door to the room she and Remus used when they were here, as she stepped in she slipped off her boots setting them aside before going to the bed side seeing her husband already asleep on his side of the bed his greying fringe had fallen in his face making her smile slightly as she gently brushed it aside before changing in to the pair of pajamas she kept in the room and getting into bed but she didn't sleep she laid awake for a long time her mind racing fast enough her stomach turned over until she jumped out of bed and into the bathroom slamming the door without meaning to before she got sick.
As she worked to catch her breath waiting for the dizziness to pass the door opened behind her and she moved enough to see Remus in the door way looking at her with worry filled eyes but she didn't look long before another wave of nausea his her and she got sick again.
Remus went to her side rubbing her back as she caught her breath again.
"Again Dora, are you sure you're alright? You were sick like this the other night too."
She closed her eyes trying to make the room stop spinning as she shook her head not only in answer to his question but to the thought in her head about wondering if it was morning sickness or just a reaction to keeping something from Remus.
Remus carefully helped her up guiding her to the bed where she laid down looking up at him but he was going through a bag she had his under her clothes in her pack taking out the nausea reliever and helping her sit up to take it.
As she laid back down her eyes became heavy and before long she was asleep, in the morning she opened her eyes and found she was alone in the bed making her sit up entirely to fast causing her to jump out of the bed and run to the bathroom again slamming the door by mistake again setting off Mrs. Black's preterit down stairs this time though she didn't hear Molly's drowned out yelling of her name over the blood rushing in her ears, she wasn't sure how long she sat there on the floor but every time she moved her head spun and the nausea made it hard to move without being sick, she stayed on the floor her back to the tub her eyes closed until she heard foot steps coming into the room as the door opened she opened them looking at Ginny standing into the door way and it seemed to take the red head a moment to process what she was seeing but once she had she hurried to her side.
"Tonks-"
But Dora didn't give her the chance to finish as she shook her head.
"No Gin I'm not okay I can't move without getting sick to get Remus please."
Ginny looked worried as she bit her lip.
"I can't Tonks he's gone on patrols with dad he was waiting for you but if he waited much longer Mad-eye would have lost his head so he went with dad and they aren't due back until sun set."
Dora groaned leaning her head back against the tub before with some effort she forced herself to her feet making Ginny stand at once her hands close by to steady her, she ignored the girl and the churning in her stomach as she made her way to the bed where she curled around herself hiding under the blanket.
"Maybe you've caught the stomach flu or a cold."
Dora peeked out from under the blanket at the girl and with a sigh sat up looking her in the eye.
"No Gin it's not a stomach flu it has nothing really to do with that, I'm begging to think it's morning sickness."
She watched as the words sunk in slowly then Ginny smiled brightly.
"You and Professor Lupin are having a baby! That's great Tonks!"
Dora smiled soft but it faded with a sigh making Ginny look worried.
"But listen to me Gin, Remus still has no idea and you can not breath a word of this to anyone not even your mum I don't want anyone fussing over me while we have Harry to worry about in just two days alright?"
Ginny looked beside herself but she nodded then turned to the door seeing Bill in the door way.
"Tonks mum wants you down stairs when you have a moment."
Dora looked at the oldest Weasley boy and a prickle along her hair line told her that her hair had changed color and if she guessed it should be either acid green or brown.
"Tell her I'm not going to be able to come down I can't move from the bed or I'll be on the bathroom floor all night I've got a bit of a stomach bug."
Bill looked at her hair and nodded going back down the stairs making Ginny look at her.
"You shouldn't tell mum your not well if you don't want to be fussed over."
Dora shook her head feeling her hair shift again.
"No it should be fine your brother has known me long enough to know that certain hair colors mean things and if it turned green then it means I'm sick and want to be left alone."
Ginny blinked surprised but it soon turned into a soft smile.
"Try to sleep it off I'll send Professor Lupin up as soon as he comes back if you need anything we're just down stairs."
Dora nodded and watched as Ginny left before she slipped under the covers putting her palm to her stomach closing her eyes.
"You've got trimming little one, making mummy sick like this."
She trailed her fingers over her torso as she whispered the words and before long she had fallen asleep, it had to be around sun set when she woke because as soon as she opened her eyes someone gently pulled the covers away from her head and as she looked up she seen Remus.
"Why are you hiding under the cover Dora?"
She smiled sitting up enough to kiss his cheek.
"Because I wanted to it makes a good place to sleep when you aren't here."
Remus smiled and placed a hand to her cheek before kissing her fire head.
"Molly told me you aren't well are you sure you're okay?"
She nodded and opened her mouth to say something but her husband's attention was pulled away by the presents of someone in the door way , she looked over the covers and seen Mad-eye in the door way wearing his travel robe and her' was in his hand the maroon leather looking new next to his old robe.
"We are going on with moving Potter tonight you'll need your broom Nymphadora."
She sat up and was please to see the room didn't spin and her stomach didn't do flips as she pulled on her boots to Remus' protests, she crossed the room and took her robe pulling it on looking back at her husband.
"I'm fine Remus I feel good as new I must have slept it off now we have a job to do we should go."
She didn't miss the flicker of fear that crossed his eyes as he looked her over so to give a little encouragement she smiled and turned her hair a bright bubble gum pink and she seen him smile and relax slightly as he fallowed by her side after Mad-eye down the stairs and out of the house where she summoned her broom and mounted it smiling at Remus as he got on his watching her as she took off just after Mad-eye disapparited Remus fallowed her closely on his broom as they made their way to get Harry.
All the way Dora was thinking over how to tell Remus she was pregnant and nearly flew right over number four privet drive, she shook her head clear and doubled back and landed in the front yard just as the others arrived.