Chapter 1, A walk in the Moon light.

The cool summer air swept over the London streets bellow and blew softly into the open window of a bedroom where Nymphadora Tonks lay curled up in her bed alone unaware for the moment that her husband, Remus Lupin, had quitly got out of bed.

Tonks gave a whimper as the chilled wind blew over her body as she tryed to curl into Remus but only found an empty bed causing her to open her eyes sleepily her long lilac hair draping across her face as she sat up looking around.

"Remus love?"

She listeaned for a moment but there was no answer, she gave a sigh moving to the eadge of the bed and sliped on her boots going to the window peeking through the blinds at the nearly full moon then picked up a jacket pulling it losely around herself as she desended the steps to the kitchen her wand in one hand the other brushing her hair away from her face.

"Remus?"

Her voice was laced with sleep as she steped into the kitchen stubbing her toe on the chair infront of her causing a rather long and loud string of cursing as she bent down to hold her foot.

A figure jumped up from the chair turning to face her wand aimed at her head but quickly lowerd.

"Dora? What in the world are you doing awake?"

Remus' voice was soft as he knelt down by where she had sat on the floor to examin her hurt toe then was taken aback when she looked up at him her pouty face pale in the moon light, the light dancing in the grey eyes he loved so much and held so much love for him as well.

"I could ask you the same, I woke up when you weren't in bed and got worryed so I came to see if I could find you but ended up killing my toe I think."

She glanced down at her now bare foot as she rubed her toe causing Remus to give a small smile as he kissed her cheek sweetly before helping her up.

"I'm sorry Dora I just couldn't sleep so I came down here to think so I wouldn't wake you but ended up falling asleep down here."

He sighed lightly holding her close as she nuzzled his shoulder she shruged.

"There's nothing to be sorry about love you just worried me, Come back to bed?"

She asked her voice a soft whispery coo as she looked up at him sleep tugging at her eye lids making him chuckle as he kissed her lightly before picking her up and walking back to the bedroom laying her sleeping form on the bed before getting in next to her holding her close as sleep claimed him.

He awoke the next morning to his wife curled up agenst him mummbling in her sleep.

He kissed her head wearily feeling as if he'd not slept at all, a commen feeling of the day of a full moon.

Carefully he sliped out of her hold covering her with the blanket walking to the door but her voice made him frezze where he stood.

"Remus?"

Her voice was hourse with sleep as she sat up her hair falling limply across her right eye as she streached.

"Morning love."

He walked back to her kissing her temple fondly.

She layed her head on his shoulder still barely awake but her stomach grumbled making them both chuckle Tonks blushing faintly morphing it away before he could see it though he already had.

He kissed her lovingly expecting to get up and begin making breakfist for her but his wife had other plans as she smirked agenst his lips pulling him down ontop of her as she lie back on the bed her hair fanning out in a pale pink crown behind her head.

He smirked as she kissed his neck her hands tangled in his hair holding his body to hers as he kissed her jaw his hand resting on her hip under her over sized shirt.

Her hands detangled from his hair long enough to unbutton his shirt and push it off of him before her arms wrapped around his neck looking into his eyes.

"Have I told you lately just how much I love you Remus Lupin?"

Her voice was heavy as her breath ghosting over his ear causing him to shudder as she kissed him again.

"Hmm yes every morning when I wake up next to you and every night when your the last thing I see."

He looked into her eyes smirking as she blushed not bothering to morph it away as she smiled and kissed his neck giving herself to him whole heartidly.

As the day continued Tonks found herself purched in Remus' lap messing with her hair while he read a book his attention drifting now and again to her as he would catch her changing her hairs color and legth and braid small strands of it when it was long, other times he'd hear her humming to herself as she doodled on a peice of paper or look out the window at the street bellow.

Around the mid afternoon her humming cut off sudenly pulling his attention from the book worridly only to find her asleep in the middle of brading her now long blonde hair that slowly shortened and darkend to mousy brown as she slept making him smile.

Now that he looked her over he couldn't help but lightly run his finger tips over her cheek causing her to shift and her close fitting tank top to inch up over her hips making him sigh fondly gentaly pulling it back down letting her sleep as he went back to his book.

The day lagged on but the closer it came to sun set the more ridged Remus became worring Tonks as she poked about the mitchen for something to munch on.

"It's nearly sunset love maybe we should go.."

Tonks' voice trailed off though it was hardly a whisper to begin with as she looked over him worridly as he nodded standing from the couch.

Tonks quickly, and clumsily, pulled her boots on as well as her Auror robe grabing her wand going back to him taking his hand gentaly.

She walked with him out of the flat locking the door behind them feeling Remus tence up knowing they'd be cutting it close leaving so late but he didn't tell her as they walked to the apparition point Tonks holding his arm as they apparated careful so she wouldn't splice.

They came to a stop inside a dence foraced Tonks looking around her as the woods around her darkend.

"Remus try not to get hurt and be safe alright?"

She asked her normal request of him as she kissed him lovingly taking his wand as he handed it to her.

"I promise now go before the moon rises."

He broke the kiss short backing away from her to let her leave, Bitting her lip she took a few steps back blowing him a kiss saddly before she disapprated appiring with a soft pop outside the Burrow.

Molly had invited Tonks over for dinner with them to welcome Charlie back from Romania but Tonks knew it was to keep her mind off her husband as he was running through the forest as a werewolf.

She sighed putting the wands in her pocket going to the door and before she could knock the door was pulled open by the youngest of the Weasly children ,Ginny, her brown eyes were warm as she smiled at Tonks.

"Hello Tonks."

She greeted hugging her waist nearly knocking her off her feet whilst her mind was else where, off in the dark woods with Remus.

"Wotcher Ginny, I'm not to terribly late am I?"

Tonks hugged the red head's shoulders with a smile looking into the house behind her seeing Fred or George sneeking a pastey while Molly had her back turned.

"Nope, early really Charlie hasn't even arrived yet so your good."

Ginny let go of the Aruor and let her in and Tonks felt her body relax as the warmth of the house washed over her but her reflexes went strait through the roof when the twins sunck up behind her each wraping an arm around her shoulder scaring a yelp out of her both laughing as she tryed to give them a sturn look but guessed she faild as they both smirked at her.

"Up to no good again you two? I swear one of these times you two will do that and you'll get a well disurved smack from me."

Her threat seemed to fall of deaf ears seeing as they both shrugged.

"You wouldn't do that-"

"-You know you like some of our tricks-"

"-Mostly when they arn't on you."

The two boys high fived as she looked between them her brain running circles as she tryed to keep up with which one was talking but sighed giving up quickly.

"Oi! Leave her be you two!"

Tonks hid a laugh behind her hand as Ginny looked at her brothers sturnly and they looked at each other before walking off sneaking a pastry each again only to fail as Molly smacked their hands away.

"Don't mind them I think they are just getting tired of picking on Ron."

Tonks felt a smile creep onto her face, she didn't need to turn to face the voice to her left to know one of her favorite boys of all the brothers was standing at the base of the stairs so rather than just turn around to greet him she turned on her heel and pounced on him hugging him tightly making him stumble a bit as he laughed hugging her back.

Bill was like an older brother to Tonks dispite being the oldest of the Weasly's children.

Bill spun her around once before holding her at arms legth to look her over a smile on his lips.

"Am I looking at the same Nymphadora Tonks I left at Hogwarts when she was 16?"

Tonks crossed her arms faming a pout avoding his eyes.

"Stop it! I'm not a kid anymore."

She stuck her toung out at him and he laughed messing up her pink hair.

She looked him over surprised at how much he'd changed since their years at Hogwarts but what caught her eye and made her heart sink were the scars on his face.

She reached out and tenderly touched them making his laugh stop as he looked at her.

"Don't worry about it Tonksie their nothing bad just marks from a-"

"A werewolf..."

Tonks didn't know why she finished his words for him but she did and he gave a nod.

"Ya a werewolf named Greyback, I'll repay him for it one day."

She could hear the smile in his voice but she didn't meet his eyes till he put his hand over hers moving it from the scars.

"It's okay Tonksie Nothing to about, I don't change,"

"Nope he just has this odd craving for extrey rare meat."

Tonks lookes over her shoulder at one of the twins who was sitting on the arm of the sofa in the livingroom making Bill roll his eyes.

"Shut it Fred."

The twin laughed at his brothers words crossing his arms.

"I'm not Fred! Yesh you've been gone to long it's messing up your memorie."

George laughed and Bill just sighed shaking his head and Tonks chuckled, it had been awhile since she'd seen Bill rilled up.

She watched as Bill went to his younger sibling and roughly but playfuly nudged him off the arm of the couch onto the causins smirking.

Tonks sighed watching them but her mind drifted to Remus again now that they had left her to think for a moment until Ron came down stairs with Harry behind him.

Tonks smiled at Harry seeing him and he gave her a quick hug.

"How are you and proffesor Lupin doing? It's been awhile since I've seen you two."

Tonks chuckled at him patting his cheek.

"Well first if Remus were here he'd tell you to just call him Remus and second we are fine, trust me Harry you havn't missed much at the meetings."

Her tone was bord as she explained to him some of the topics that came up in the meetings when he asked her a question she'd thought he'd know the answer to.

"Where is Remus tonight any how?"

Tonks bit her lip messing with her wedding band and glancing out the window at the moon as it began to rise higher in the sky than when she left Remus.

"It's a full moon Harry need I explain further where he is?"

She looked at him with a look that clearly said she was worried enough and Harry mentaly slapped himself nodding then both looked at Bill as he stoped wrestling around with the twins.

"Don't go and do something you'll regret Tonksie he'll be fine."

Tonks bit her lip and nodded but jumped like the others as the door opened to revile Charlie in the door way.

Her fear faded for a moment as she went to the second oldest Weasly brother and huged him.

"Welcome back Char."

Charlie smiled and spun her like Bill had and it hit To ka like a brick to the head, Charlie wasn't the same as when he'd left for Romania he was defintly stronger she could feel it as he huged her waist but she could aslo feel blscard burns and claw marks on his forearms.

"Now this is a surprise, I didn't think I'd see you so soon Tonks."

He smiled at her as her hair grew to her shoulders and turned a shocking electric blue as he set her down.

She laughed looking him over.

"What kind of welcome home would it be if your best friend wasnt here huh?"

He noded in agreement then Molly called to everyone that it was time to eat and Tonks bit her lip wringing her fingers.

"Acctuly Molly I'm feeling exosted I think I'm going to head for home."

Molly looked at her conserned putting down a plate on the table.

"Are you sure dear? I know you don't like the idea of being at your flat on nights like this?"

Tonks nodded giving the women an apologetic smile.

"I'll be fine, I'll see you at the next meeting."

She waved good bye to the family thrning to leave when Bill came up to her putting a hand on her shoulder.

"Remember what Intold you Nymphadora, he will be fine don't go do something you'll regret or get in trouble for."

Tonks knew he was right and noded before turning and landing a punch on his arm.

"DON'T CALL ME NYMPHADORA!"

She yelled at him her hair thrning crimson as it fell down her back in loose curls and Bill chuckled holding his arm for her benafit with an eye roll as she left.

Tonks thought about going back to her flat and waiting till dawn but ber heart hurt as she thought about Remus and desided to go find him.

Upon apprating to were she had left Remus in the woods she lit the tip of her wand walking causuly on the leaves and twigs under her feet whincing and mentaly cursing herself when she'd break a twig under her feet or the cew times she'd triped dalling to the ground.

After what felt like forever she came to a break in the trees that opend to a small clearing that ended on a cliff over looking the woods bellow and there sitting in the moon light was a werewolf it's grey fur silver in the moon light and she held her breath as it threw back it's head and let out a bone chilling howl that made her take a step back mentaly cursing sevril times as she snapped antwig under her foot causing the wolf to turn and growl at her stalking forward it's mouth dripping with drool.

Tonks' celt her breath hit h in her throat as she held up her wand with a shaking hand as she backed up scared.

"R-Remus?"

Her voice shook heavily and the wolf stoped ears purking at her voice looking confused.

"Remus listean to me, I know you don't want me here but I had to know hou were okay."

She offerd a small smile gasping as the wolf barked at her as if telling her to leave but she couldn't her feet felt like they were made of led and before she knew it the wolf jumped at her falling short of her but it was enough to make her run.

Tonks ran as fast as she could only stoping when she couldn't hear feet behind her any long so she leand agenst a tree to catch her breath when she heard a growl behind her and she whurld around wand raised panting.

"Remus?"

Her voice was bearly even a whisper but her eyes widend in horror as a were wolf twice the size of the one she fuligured was Remus was stalked forward tward her it's teeth and mouth dripping with fresh blood already and it's yellow eyes were wild as it closed in on her.

Tonks didn't know what to do she was pinned between the tree and the wolf as it raised a massive paw and swated her wand out of her hand and causing her to fall to the ground shaking.

She whimperd as the wolf lunged at her grabing onto her shoulder biting hard causing her to let out an ear splitting scream that echoed through the woods.

To her shock the wolf droped her to the ground and backed off running away as it heard howls in the distance leaving her there bleeding on the dryed leaves of the forest floor gritting her teeth in sheer pain.

Tonks made an attempt to get up but only managed to pull herself to her knees the blood dripping from her shoulder onto the ground making her dizzy as she reached for her wand shakily apperating her self to the first place she could think of.

Tonks found herself outside the burrow with a loud crack as she fell to her belly the pain taking over as she cryed out and the last thing she saw before darkness over took her was the door open and Bill yell something into the house.