ok guys, sorry bout this, but last time i forgot to put tonks age on the flashback. she was 15 then. R&R, its much appreciated.

Chapter 2!!!!

Tonks stormed upstairs and kicked her cousin's door open.

"Who the hell invited that bastard here!?" She yelled. Sirius looked at her, as if he was not surprised by her outburst.

"I was wondering when you would come up here." He said. Tonks glared at him, her eyes turning red, uncontrolled. He gulped.

"Well you see…DumbledorethoughtthatitwouldbebestforyouandCharlietoworktogetherforacoupleofweeks." He said before taking a deep breath.

"What the hell was that? Because if there was an answer in there I definitely didn't decipher it." She said angrily, storming over to her cousin and holding her hand up, threatening to slap him. Sirius cowered under her fury.

"Dumbledore wants you and Charlie to work together." He explained at bit more slowly. Tonks' hand moved slightly and Sirius flinched, diving under his desk faster then you could say 'slap'.

"Please don't hurt me!" He cried. Tonks swept her hand along the desk, throwing everything to the ground. She then kicked the side of the desk, causing Sirius to squeak.

"Oh grow up." She snapped before walking out of the room. She walked down the stairs and crashed into the girl's room.

"I officially hate your brother." She said moodily to Ginny. Ginny looked shocked at this, Tonks normally got along with all the Weasley boys.

"Which one?" She asked, Hermione put down her book and listened with interest.

"The stuck up, pompous, arrogant ass of a seeker." Tonks replied, flopping onto the bed.

"You know Charlie?" Hermione asked.

"Unfortunately." Tonks said grumpily. "You guys got any chocolate?" She asked. Ginny threw her a snack size block of honeydukes best.

"You know Tonks, you claim to hate my brother, but you are showing the classic signs of someone with a crush." Ginny teased, ducking as Tonks threw a pillow at her head.

"Say that again and I'll make sure I don't miss." Tonks threatened. Hermione and Ginny looked shocked at that.

"Jeez, you really do hate him." Hermione said, throwing Tonks more chocolate.

"Why?" Ginny asked suddenly. Tonks looked at her, and suddenly went quiet.

"It's nothing." She said not meeting their eyes.

16 year old Tonks walked silently up the empty stairs leading to the astronomy tower. Carefully watching her feet and concentrating on each step to ensure she didn't fall and make noise that would attract a teacher. She reached the final step and promptly fell over.

"Just great." She muttered to her self as she stood up. She heard laughter in the corner and looked up to see Charlie Weasley trying to hold in his laughter.

"Oh here, let me help you." Tonks said sarcastically as she glared at him.

"But it's so much cuter when you get angry." Charlie said cockily. She scowled and hit his arm.

"So what are you doing here?" She asked as she walked over to a seat near the window. She looked at him, waiting for his answer.

"Just to think, it's a bit hard to get some alone time." He said. Tonks nodded.

"I know what you mean."

"You're not a Weasley." Charlie said with a grin as he sat down next to her. Tonks gave him a small smile and looked back out the window.

"So what are you doing here?" Charlie asked, not looking at her, but out the window.

"Couldn't sleep." She explained, also looking out the window.

"Anything wrong?" He asked. Tonks looked at Charlie slightly shocked. He sounded genuinely worried about her.

"Dad sent me an owl. My mother is really sick." She said, fighting back the tears. Charlie didn't know what to do, but he placed and arm around her shoulder.

"You need to talk about it?" He asked quietly. Tonks shrugged, then shook her head, then nodded her head, then shrugged again.

"The healers don't think they'll be able to fix it." She said with yet another shrug. "It's hopeless, I'm gonna lose my mum." She said this almost so softly that Charlie didn't hear her. Charlie put two fingers under her chin and lifted her face so that she looked at him.

"There's always a way." He said quietly. Tonks nodded, tears silently flowing down her face. Slowly she reached up and held his face in her hands. She leaned in and brushed her lips against his. Charlie took a moment to react, but was soon kissing her softly, lovingly, His hands moved to her waist and held her closer. Tonks suddenly realised what she was doing and pulled away, her eyes wide. She quickly stood up and broke the embrace.

"This never happened." Was all she said before fleeing the room.

Ginny looked at Hermione before looking back at Tonks.

"Tonks, what is going on?" She asked tentatively. Tonks snapped her gaze to meet Ginny's. She opened her mouth to tell them when from the doorway they heard.

"Hey Gin." Tonks looked up and saw Charlie leaning against the door, giving the girls a wide smile. Tonks purposely avoided his gaze.

"I'll tell you later." Tonks said quickly getting up and trying to get past Charlie. But Charlie had other ideas, he grabbed her arm and spun her around to face him.

"We need to talk." He said so that Ginny and Hermione couldn't hear.

"No we don't." She said trying to pull away.

"We do." He insisted, not letting go, but pulling her even closer. "And you are going to hear me out." He said, almost roughly. Tonks glared at him and without a second thought slapped him. Charlie reacted in the one way she wouldn't have expected. Not a second after she slapped him did she feel his lips on hers. She quickly pulled away and slapped him again.

"Just had to remind you." He said before turning and walking away. Tonks stared at his back, wide eyed.

"Nothing, huh?" Ginny asked.