"He needs a parent."
"Remus! We are two of the best! We've fought time and time again. If we both go we'll at least know that we will have someone always watching our backs."
"Nymph. Everyone fighting is powerful. Be practical. When it comes down to it- the Dark Lord has the numbers, has the strength, has the support. Even if Harry beats the man himself, we still have all his fanatical followers to deal with before then. His powerful, bloodthirsty, ruthless followers who shall have not a qualm at ridding the world of the daughter of a Mudblood and her werewolf husband. Who the hell CARES if that leaves baby boy defenseless against the horrors of the world? It's not as if he matters. He's better off dead as well."
Gasp. "How…how can you say that?!"
"Because I know them! that's how they think! I won't let my child be parentless. I saw what it did to Harry. I love him, I do, but that boy is undeniably scarred. And he'll only get more scarred if he's saddled with another of Voldemort's orphans straight out of a war at the tender age of eighteen. He's the godfather, sure, but he is not ready to be a father."
"Then don't die!"
"I don't want to Nympha. I don't want either of us to die. But if one must, I want to ensure it is JUST one of us. We have a responsibility to Teddy."
She looked away. "Fine. Go."
"You can't follow."
Her hair flashed red. "GO!!!"
He sighed. "It's for the best…."
But as he walked through the door, he felt a tremor.
~.~ She's not going to stay~.~
Oddly, the foreign thought didn't scare him. Rather it calmed his frustration and filled him with a sort of tingling, familiar warmth.
Feeling like a teenager again, Remus slid into the shades. He would wait. And watch.
Or…not. Tonks didn't make him wait. She emerged a bare minute later. And he went back in.
~.~.~.~.~
Unseen, Sirus let out a quiet sigh of relief.
Author's Note: Hello =) I don't know what possessed you to read my story but....thanks! I hope you like it. This is my very first time publishing anything whatsoever so reviews and advice would be much much much appreciated. Any review would brighten my day and compel me to write more. And um....I kinda want this to go all "Mature" at some point cuz, you know, thats fun...but unless someone reviews or pms me to help then it most likely wont go that way . Lol I've read enough of the damn things in order to understand such stories but in the end I'd still be a girl who has no idea on the actual experience =P Write what you know, right? lol so yeah help on the dirty dirty if you will XD or of course u can review forbiding me from writing any such thing. Just review plez 3
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