A/N: Here's another one-shot! Hopefully it's not too crappy since I'm not used to writing short stories...

Disclaimer: I don't own HP, it belongs to JKR

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Remus Lupin was not an angry man by nature. Rather, he was a quiet and modest fellow who preferred to blend in with the background lest attention be drawn towards his furry little problem. Remus could count on one hand the number of times that he had harboured any sort of negative feelings towards another being.

The first time had been when Greyback bit him as a child. He could not understand why he, out of all the children in the world, had to have the bad luck of being bitten by one of the most sadistic, notorious werewolves out there. He thought it unfair and cruel that the world deal him such a horrible hand but eventually the anger subsided and he was left with a belief that he would never attain true happiness in his life because of his lycanthropy.

The second time was when Sirius had pranked Snape into approaching the Shrieking Shack during one full moon. Thankfully James had enough sense to stop Severus before any true harm had happened. Remus had been furious with Sirius which ended up in him punching the lights out of the other boy as soon as he was well enough to move again. It was after that incident that the youngest Black family member had learned that his recklessness and stupidity could've actually cost Remus his ability to attend Hogwarts and that said werewolf could actually pack quite the punch.

The third time was when James and Lily had gotten married. He knew it was horrible to be jealous of his friend and that only made him angry at himself. Remus had resigned to his fate long ago yet as he watched one of his best friends walk down the aisle with a new bride in tow, his jealousy bubbled over and he had to remove himself from the ceremony for a few minutes to regain control over his emotions. After all was said and done however, he was genuinely happy for his two friends and truly did wish them happiness from the bottom of his heart.

The fourth time was when Sirius had meddled too much into his relationship with Tonks for his own good. His constant jabs at him and unsubtle hints at Order meetings piled up until one day he simply crossed the line that should not have been crossed. It was almost cruel, Remus thought, that Sirius keep trying to prod him along in his relationship with Nymphadora even though he knew fully well why Remus did not want to go too far. His lycanthropy was a good enough reason for anyone to run away from him screaming but that merely brought Nymphadora closer to him. The age gap between them was large enough that he could've been her father, but that only made her laugh and tell him that she thought older men were more attractive. Last but not least, he had his poverty to take into consideration. He was so poor that he often found himself skipping out on meals simply because he could not afford it. Not to mention the house in which his parents had left for him in their will was in desperate need of repairs and was holding together through magic alone. But Nymphadora merely scoffed at this and said that her job at the ministry paid well enough that they could both get by without having many difficulties. In the end though, his iron will had cracked and he succumbed to the temptation of happiness and married her because he decided that after all that he had gone through, he deserved a slice of light in his life and he'd be damned if anyone would dare try and take his saving grace away from him.

Thus brought him back to the present; the fifth and final time he had truly felt anger. He could not fathom how someone could be so utterly stupid as to sign their own death warrant. Yet as he watched Dolohov fire another unforgiveable at his wife he felt what little self control in himself snap. Raging with fury, Remus quickly dealt with his current opponent with a quick stun to the chest and turned to fire a flurry of spells at the last remaining death eater who was attacking his 4 month pregnant wife. Although Remus knew that his Dora was quite capable of protecting herself from danger, he had created a rather protective streak within himself after Harry had knocked some sense into him around 2 months ago. Now that they were in battle – fighting in the area close to their small cottage no less – Remus let all his anger out and duelled with a ferocity rivalled by none. Snarling with fury, he cast another deadly spell and quickly shouted 'Protego!' to block the rapid fire from his opponent. Though the hail of spells was getting heavier and heavier, Remus refused to move from his position in front of his wife who was now trying to heal the long gash along her right leg that she had attained when she dove to the side to avoid a killing spell and ended up cutting open her leg against a sharp rock. The duel continued for several more minutes before both duelists jabbed their wands at each other and shouted 'Stupefy!' at the same time. Red streaks burst forth from their wands and collided into each other with a loud crack. For a while it seemed like the spells were merely going to cancel each other out but because of the intensity of his anger, Remus' stunning spell overpowered the other and a powerful blast knocked Dolohov off his feet.

Panting for breath, Remus turned to his wife with worry written all over his face. The adrenaline was still pumping through his veins and all of his senses were on overdrive and he couldn't help but notice the large amounts of blood that pooled beneath Tonks' bright green robes.

"Dora? Love? Are you alright? Is the wound deep? Did you fall on you side? Is the baby hurt? Oh god the baby, the baby…" Remus gasped and started doing a quick inventory on his wife, gently roving his hands over her body to check for any other injuries.

"I'm fine Remus, and the baby is fine too. I managed to cushion the fall with my hands enough that it didn't hurt the baby. A bump or two but nothing too serious…" Tonks reassured him gently and winced as she tried to get up.

Immediately throwing her arm around his neck and placing his arm around her waist, he hoisted her up and apparated straight to their home.

Setting her gently on the old worn out blue couch, Remus started to examine the leg wound that had thankfully stopped bleeding due to the quick first aid spells that Tonks had cast while Remus was duelling Dolohov.

Pointing his wand at the top of the long gash, Remus furrowed his brow in concentration as he slowly knit the skin back together. After the many full moons that he was forced to endure alone, Lupin had gotten quite good at healing spells. By the time he had finished, Tonks was leaning her head back and breathing deeply with what he knew was relief that both of them had gotten out of the battle safely.

Noticing that he had finished mending her leg, Tonks met his eyes with weary ones of her own, "we should probably notify the other Order members about the attack… and I should probably tell Kingsley that there are two unconscious death eaters lying in the field close to our house," she chuckled dryly and grabbed her wand with sluggish movements.

Raising both their wands, they muttered "Expecto Patronum" and watched as two large silvery wolves bounded out from the tip.

Their patronuses were nearly identical except that if one looked closely, they would be able to tell that Remus' was slightly bigger and held a more regal quality to it while Tonks' patronus was essentially Remus in his werewolf form. Quickly muttering their respective messages, they sighed and sank into each other's arms as their patronuses bounded away.

"You scared me you know," Tonks mumbled against his chest after a while, "I've never seen you so angry before."

"He had it coming," Remus replied as he ran his fingers idly through her short pink locks, "he was a fool to expect to get out of the battle unharmed if he dared to attack my wife and child."

Tonks laughed, "If this is what you're like when I'm only 4 months pregnant, I'd hate to think what you'd be like when I'm around the 8 month mark."

Remus chuckled quietly and nuzzled her temple, "Well, first of all I cannot think of anyone stupid enough to want to mess with a hormonal pregnant Auror in the first place," he laughed as he dodged a pillow to the head, "and trust me when I say this, I'd take them down before they could even get within a 10 meter radius of you."

"I can take care of myself Remus," Tonks huffed good naturally as she pulled him closer with a sigh while he began running his hands underneath her robes.

"I know you can sweetheart, but you must understand that Gryffindors usually tend to harbour endless amounts of chivalry and that impulse alone refuses to let you get into any sort of danger," he mumbled quietly, his thumb rubbing small circles on her now exposed hip.

Nymphadora laughed heartily, "just what I need, my knight in shining armor."

Remus closed his eyes and breathed in her scent, "Only for you Dora. Only for you."

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