I turned off the TV. It was late, and I needed to get some sleep. I hadn't heard from anyone, since I broke up with Ron. Truthfully, I'm better off without him, I see that now. There was a knock on the door. Who could that be? It's nearly 11 o'clock at night. I ran to the door, opening it. Tonks stood there, looking very, very upset.

"Tonks? What are you doing here?"

She walked in, dropping her bag in the hall. She was supposed to tell Lupin that she was pregnant today.

"He left me. I told him, and he left me."

She collapsed onto the couch, crying. I sat next to her, and wrapped my arms around her. She leaned against me, and I held her until she started to calm down. She sat back, looking at me.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know where else to go."

I shook my head, I hated seeing her like this. Her hair wasn't its usual pink, it was its natural colour, brown. I kept my arms around her, and she didn't move or seem like she was uncomfortable.

"What happened, Nym?"

She hated people calling her that, but never said anything to me. If any one else called her that, they would regret it. She looked up at me.

"I told him, and he just left me. Something him being a werewolf. I don't know, I was in shock. I came straight here, it's the first place I thought of."

I was surprised that she didn't go to her parents. But, I had forgotten they had gone away for the week.

"Oh, Nym. I'm so sorry."

She didn't say anything. We had always been close. Everyone knew it, and never said anything about it. She just sat there, not saying anything.

"I'm sorry, I"

"Nym, you know better than to apologise to me. You've done nothing wrong, he's the one in the wrong. Now, where's your pink hair? I think this is the second time in the whole time I've known you that I've seen your natural hair colour."

She laughed, a little. She got a pained look on her face, which meant she was changing her appearance. Her hair was back to it's usual pink, I always thought she looked pretty with pink hair. Wait ... Did I just say she looked pretty? Focus Hermione. I like guys, not girls. Sure, things with Ron didn't work out, but that doesn't mean I like girls. But, why do I think she looks pretty with pink hair?

"Why do I get the feeling you're confused about something?"

Tonks was looking at me, while I was debating.

"I'm trying to figure out why he did that to you."

She didn't answer me.

"He always treated me like a child, it annoyed me. Sure, I'm perky but that never seems to bother you."

I shook my head, she was right. I always found her perky behaviour cute. Here we go again with thinking she's cute! I really need to think about this.

"Of course not. You're the only person who can't annoy me. Even Ron annoyed the crap out of me."

She didn't say anything, waiting for me to continue.

"He actually accused me of cheating on him! I couldn't believe it. Then he started talking about how much time I spent with you. I kind of lost it, and started shouting at him. Next thing I know, he dumps me."

She didn't say anything, but I could see her hair was going red. Oh great, now she's angry.

"Calm down, Nym. It's OK. I'm better off without him."

Her hair slowly faded back to pink, as she took a few deep breaths.

"Now, better?"

She shrugged.

"Stupid question, sorry."

I was 5 years younger than her, but it never seemed to bother her.

"It's OK. It's late we should get some rest."

I lay in bed thinking. There was more to the break up than what I told her. Ron did accuse me of cheating... With her. He kept talking about how much time I spent with her. And tonight, I thought she was cute! I was awake most of the night thinking. The more I thought about it, the more I realised that I actually liked her. But, I needed to be there for her now. I couldn't worry about that, now that she was so upset.

i got up late, the next day, and walked into the spare room, after I got changed. Tonks was still asleep and her hair was a dark shade of blue, which only happened when she was extremely upset. I walked over to her, putting my hand on her shoulder. She opened her eyes, looking at me.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you."

She shook her head, yawning.

"It's OK. What time is it?"

I check the clock by the bed, sitting down.

"11:30."

She sat up, looking at me. Her hair was still blue, but I didn't mention it. She didn't say anything, and I sat next to her. She needed me to be there for her, not confessing that I like her.

She got up, and we sat in the living room.

"How have things been since"

"Good, I'm much better off without Ron. But, when he started bad mouthing you ... I kind of lost it. I started shouting at him and it ended."

Tonks didn't say anything, but her hair was slowly going red.

"Nym, calm down."

She sighed, but her hair didn't change colour.

"First he does that to you, then Remus ups and leaves. I don't know what happened. He said something about being a werewolf, but that never bothered me. I thought he cared about me."

She started getting upset, and her hair turned blue. I wrapped my arms around her, and she started crying. I held her, rubbing her back.

"He's not worth it, Nym. You deserve better."

She really did, she deserved someone who treated her right. She eventually calmed down enough to speak, and looked up at me.

"I thought he would be happy when he found out."

I just looked at her. I remembered the battle at Hogwarts. She had been so worried about him. When she found him after the battle, she had been so relieved. I thought he would be happy when she told him. She was so excited when she found out.

"I know. But, if he can't see what he's losing, that's his loss."

She didn't say anything, she just looked at me.

"You really think so?"

I nodded. I really did mean it.

"Of course, I do."

We spent the rest of the day talking, and she seemed to be OK. Well, as well as can be expected. We got something to eat, and sat down to watch a few movies.

"So, what should we watch?"

She smiled at me. I don't like the look of that smile.

"Why does that scare me?"

She just shook her head, not saying anything. She sat next to me, still smiling.

"I don't really want to watch anything. And why would me smiling frighten you?"

"Because that generally mean I'm being subjected to some movie which will leave me unable to sleep for a week?"

She smiled at me, and her hair which been brown turned pink.

"Come on, Hermione. I don't want to watch a horror movie anymore than you do."

We spent the evening talking. We never got tired of talking to each other, and never felt like we had to force conversation.

The next morning, Tonks was up before me. I walked into the living room and she was sitting on the couch.

"How long have you been up?"

She looked up at me, and actually smiled.

"About 15 minutes. I hope I didn't wake you."

I shook my head, getting some breakfast.

"Of course not. What's with the purple hair? That generally means you're confused about something."

She shrugged, as I sat next to her.

"I was just thinking about what I'm going to do about everything."

I knew exactly what she meant. The baby.

"Yeah?"

She nodded, and her hair turned pink.

"I'm going to keep the baby."

I nodded, this didn't surprise me. She was so excited when she found out, I knew she was going to do this.

"OK."

She just looked at me.

"What?"

I shook my head.

"I knew you were going to. You're not going to let this beat you."

She smiled at me.

"Thanks for everything, Hermione. Really."

I shook my head. I wanted to be there for her. She moved a little closer, smiling at me. I was used to being close to her, so I didn't feel like I needed to move away.

"I'm her for you, Nym. You know that."

She took a deep breath, and her hair turned dark purple. She was thinking about something. She was seriously considering something.

"What is it, Nym?"

She looked at me, before leaning forward and kissing me. I was shocked, but kissed her. She pulled away, looking at me. I was shocked, but I was happy that she liked me. She didn't say anything, she just looked at me.

"I'm sorry, Hermione. I"

I cut her off with a kiss.

"Don't. I wanted to tell you, but with everything that happened, I didn't want to make things worse."

She shook her head, and her hair turned pink.

"Hermione, you're the only person, other than my parents who can read my mood by my hair colour. Remus couldn't even do that. You've been there for me through everything. When I get all perky, you just laugh and listen. It annoyed him. When I walked in, you listened to me. I've been thinking and I really like you. I really do. This isn't anything to do with him, you're right about him. It's his loss."

I smiled, and she relaxed against me, putting her head on my shoulder.