AN: I was bored one day and thought about what kinds of arguments Lupin and Tonks would have throughout HBP. So here is the first of hopefully many more. This is my first fanfic and I would greatly appreciate R&R's. Thanks.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters and places. Just my mind playing with them. Thanks to J.K.R. for this amazing material to work with.
"Thank you Ginny," Molly Weasly said as she dried the last plate from a dinner of chicken that night. Remus Lupin, herself, and Nymphadora Tonks were the only ones left at the table. Arthur had to stay late at the Ministry and wasn't back yet.
"Excellent dinner Molly," Remus said as he wiped his scruffy mouth with a napkin that had been used more than once.
"Fantastic," Tonks said as she suspiciously moved closer to Remus unnoticed. Faint shouts of "thanks mom" could be heard from upstairs over the sound of rumbling feet.
"So Remus how's the hunt for new recruits coming along," Tonks said with a sly smile.
"Just great", he said sarcastically, "all the werewolves I've found so far are afraid of Greyback and won't join our cause."
Simultaneously, both women said "I'm sorry."
"It's ok, I just Dumbledore will get somewhere with Harry this year."
Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Molly Weasly opened the top half to find Arthur Weasly finally back from work. "Come in dear."
"Ah, ah, ah, you have to ask me the question."
"Why do we have to do this nonsense? I know you're you and you know that I'm me," she said with slight annoyance.
"Because I have to follow the rules we use at work."
"Alright, what is your dearest ambition?"
"Obviously", he said, "to find out how airplanes stay up. Now dear, what do I call you late at night when we're alone?"
Molly Weasly shifted uncomfortably as she gave her answer. "Mollywobbles," she said in the slightest whisper.
Remus and Tonks smirked as her answer came out. "Now let me in," Arthur said encouragingly to his wife.
He said "hi" to both guests at the table as he took of f his shoes and hat. Molly and Arthur started discussing personal matters as Tonks suddenly said with urgency, "I have to go."
"Me too, "said Remus as he jolted up from his place at the table. Skirtishly, Remus and Tonks left and went outside.
Then, left with the privacy of the front yard Tonks started running her mouth a mile a minute at Lupin.
"Why won't you just accept it Remus? Why?"
"I've told you already, I'm too old for you and just as much of a threat."
"But, I don't care about any of that. How many times have I told you?" Her hair turned a flaming red as she became further frustrated.
"Well, I do care," Remus said as he tried to walk away. He then found a hand yanking him backwards by the scruff of his neck. He felt comfort with it there, but would never admit it. "Just like Harry and his patronus," he thought, "you're not going to give up.
Remus started to talk. "I don't want you or anyone to get hurt Dora. How would you like it if Greyback just showed up to your door one day and decided he wanted some lunch? How do you think that would make me feel? Knowing it was my fault; I would die of the pain if I hadn't been killed already.
"Well," she said as her hair became even redder, "I wouldn't have to worry about that because I would be with you. She stuttered, "Wait, you just admitted you have feelings for me, didn't you?" There was a long pause of silence. It was if the whole world was waiting for an answer. She looked at him quizzically when he finally spoke.
"No comment," he said with a smirk. Tonks' hair changed to a bubblegum pink and she started to laugh uncontrollably. Both of them fell onto the grass laughing. They gazed at the thousands of stairs as a cool summer breeze gently passed through.
"What would it take to get a comment from you," Tonks said as she moved closer.
"I don't know," he said moving ever so slightly to match Tonks'. They sat up and Remus started to think about the night's events.
"Now look at what you've gotten yourself into," he thought. "Why do my emotions have to run my entire life? How is it that I spend my whole life looking for that certain someone and it's the one you could hurt the most. Sigh! What am I going to do?"
Suddenly Tonks broke the silence by saying, "I'm sorry."
"For what," asked Remus slowly, as he was quite startled by the comment?
"For causing you all this grief because of the way I feel. I guess I'll just leave you to your business for Dumbledore, I'm sure you need to get back to it." Remus was stunned. He sat there in complete shock for at least a minute.
When he finally came to his senses something terrifyingly beautiful happened that would change the both of them. They tenderly kissed under the watchful stars. It was a "Midsummer's Night Dream" for them both.
Afterwards, they stared at each other and uttered complete nonsense a baby couldn't even understand. Tonks was just as shocked by the fact that Remus hadn't started throwing a tantrum. She was in for a surprise.
"Look what we've gotten into," he said angrily as he wiped the dirt off his jeans that had too many holes to count and his faded red t-shirt in the light of the stars. "How many times do I have to tell you Dora? I'm too old, too poor, and too dangerous. Is there some way I can get that through to you?"
Tonks stared at the ground cursing herself for thinking everything was going to be fine. She finally uttered out a single word.
"No." She stared at him as he did the same.
"I can't get involved with you Dora. I've explained this a thousand times. You won't be safe!"
"And I've also told you a thousand times Mr. R. J. Lupin that I don't care. What do I have to do to get that through to you," she said mimicking Remus. Her hair started to turn red again.
Both stood in silence waiting for the other to make the next move. An explosion and yells from Fred and George cam from the Burrow. Angrily the both said "good night," and went their separate ways. They both knew that there would be more arguments to come.