A/N: A few things: 1.) This is for the Symbolism Competition on HPFC. 2.) Tonks survived the Final Battle. 3.) I set my own timeline for Tonks and Remus' relationship since I don't have to time to do my normal double check type research… 4.) I didn't bother to proofread.
The first flower he gave me was blue in color and star shaped. It was simple and beautiful and I tucked it behind my ear, striking as it was against my pink hair. He had finally accepted that I wasn't going to take no for an answer, that I loved him, werewolf and all.
We were taking a casual stroll through the forest behind the Burrow and he bent over and plucked a small bunch from the ground. Most of the flowers were pink and white in color with the exception of the one blue.
"Forget-Me-Nots…" He murmured in my ear. "Remember me during all the chaos of our missions…"
I had responded by kissing him passionately and we made love on the forest floor for the first time. I believe that was when Teddy was conceived, but I'll never truly know.
Not long after, Remus had to go back underground and spy on the werewolves' movements. I had Auror and Order business to attend to and then I discovered I was pregnant. I didn't tell anyone, but I did go through the few photos of us together along with the preserved flower from that day.
Two weeks later, Remus returned with another bouquet of Forget-Me-Nots and I told him he was going to be a father… He asked me to marry him. I accepted with joy I fear he didn't also feel. I chose one of the white flowers to represent our unborn child's innocence.
We had a small wedding with a few family and friends and my mother met Remus. They instantly disliked each other and I remember thinking, 'All they need is time…'
Time… how little time we had as a family. Remus was in and out of our small house, most of the time without notice. Each time he left, he placed a pink Forget-Me-Not on his pillow.
I once asked about the reason behind the pink flowers and all he would say was they reminded him of me. From then on, I slightly changed the color of my hair to a lighter shade.
When I finally had Teddy, I had Molly take a picture of the three of us. I gave it to Remus as my version of a Forget-Me-Not. I was told he had the picture clutched in his hand when he died.
I'll never forgive him for dying and I'll never stop thanking and hating him for placing Teddy and I under a sleep spell when we got the call for the Final Battle. Teddy gets to grow up with his mother, but his mother gets to raise him without his father.
Every year, on the day of his death, I place a bouquet of Forget-Me-Nots on his grave to remind myself of our love and to show him I still care.