Chapter 2, Beauty becomes a beast...?

When Tonks came around her shoulder was screaming in pain causing her to moan and soft voices made her force her eye lids open.

Looking ober her from beside where she layed was Molly as she getntaly brushed a strand of hair from Tonks' face.

"Tonks dear how do you feel?"

Molly's voice was soft and full of concern as she did something that made Tonks' shoulder burn even worse and with a whimper she realized she was changing a bandage wraped around her shoulder and chest.

"I-it hurts really bad, what happend? Where...where's Remus?"

Tonks looked around herself seeing Ginny asleep in one of the twins' arms whil the other stood by his side watching his sister sleep, on her other side behind Molly she heard Bill and Charlie talking in a hushed tone.

"Remus will be back he steped out for a moment, he's worryed sick about you Tonks but he's angey with himself to he thinks he did this to you."

Tonks looked at her confused and was about to ask her what she ment when Molly carefuly removed the soild bandages to revile a red and soar gash in her shoulder that resembled a bite mark of a dog times maybe 10.

"W-what happend last night?"

She winced feeling the new bandages wrap around the gash and Molly met her eyes.

"Nobody knows for sure, all we know is you left our house to go to your flat but Remus said he saw you in the forest and next thing we know your laying on the gound outside the house this gash on your arm bleeding horribly."

Tonks let a whimper slip but not from the pain in her shoulder but from the fact that Remus though he had hurt her, that he had bitten her.

"I need to talk to Remus he needs to know it's not his fault.."

Her voice trailed off as she felt the pain in her shoulder burn again making her give a small whimper as her head began to pound harshly.

Tonks didn't hear what Molly said to the boys but once she said something she left the hospital room and Bill gentaly took her hand and she looked at him tears in her eyes.

Bill didn't say anything though she was sure by now he wanted to tell her 'I told you so' but he held his toung as he continued to talk with Charlie.

After some time Tonks let her eyes close suddely heavy with sleep but before she finally fell into uncontusness she felt Bill sqwease her hand.

The sleep she fell into was not a peaceful one but rather a horrid nightmare, She was running through thick trees panting harshly as her lugs burnt as if they would burst and behind her she could hear the heavy foot fall of paws, she made the mistake of looking over her shoulder to see a huge werewolf his teeth blackend and dripping with blood as his lips pulled back in a sick smile of sorts before he jumped at her pinning her to the ground the blood and salyva mix dripping onto her face as she was over come by it's power it's huge paw crushing her chest as she let out a scream but the monster just shot it's head forward and sank it's teeth into her shoulder.

She let out another scream as the bones in her shoulder were crushed by the jaws before it released her licking it's lips before biting her ansecond time on the neck causing her screams to stop as she tryed to breath the only image in her head was of Remus and it was quickly fading as were the woods around her, black played at the rim of her vision threating to over take her but the wolf beat the blackness as it deliverd a final bite.

Tonks' eye flew open and she let out a murderus scream sweat pooring from her forehead as she looked around the dim hospital wing only realizing she was holding someone's hand when she felt hers being sqweezed and her head snaped around to see who it was.

She wanted to cry in relife seeing Remus looking at her worryed his free hand reached out to touch her cheek as he looked over her face.

"Remus!"

She lurched forward wrapping her arms around him ignoring the pain in her shoulder as she pulled back to cup his face in her hands.

"Remus listean to me, it wasn't your fault, you didn't bite me it was a wild werewolf don't blame hourself for this it was my own stupidity."

Her grey eyes were wet with tears as she looked over his face.

Remus sighed gentaly pulling her hands away from his face and making her lie back on the pillows suporting her back and sholder.

"Nymphadora, it is my fault your hurt I should have waited till I knew you apperated away, if I had that werewolf wouldn't have attacked you...no I should have known I would cause you pain, feared you'd end up paying the untimate consiquence because of me but what happend to you is worse than death, something I never ever wanted to see happen to you."

Tonks could feel her heart practicly shatter in her chest as she watched her husband sit on the eadge of the bed and put his head in his hands.

"Remus, love it wasn't your fault and it's not your fault not in any way, falling in love with you is probibly one of the greatest things to happen to me, I've never felt safer than when I'm with you and damn it every full moon I worry about you out there alone you couldn't expect me to stay away every time! You should have known sooner or later I would fallow you because I was scared I'd lose you forever..."

Tonks trailed off as sobs raked her body making her shake as tears flowed down her cheeks onto the blankets covering her chest.

Remus felt his heart twist painfuly as he hread her begin to sob and before he could stop himself he stood and went to her side hugging her to his chest rubbing her back as she sobbed clutching his shirt for dear life as if she let go he'd slip from her grasp and benlost forever.

"Dora...I'm sorry I shouldn't be so hard on you with this."

He glanced down at her feeling her sobs subside slightly as she looked up ar him her eyes red and puffy now.

"Would you think I was crazy if I said I was scared and slightly hungry."

She looked down shyly blushing at how stupid she sounded but to her surprise she heard him chuckle and kiss the top of her bead lovingly.

"Not one little bit here lay back."

She slowly released her hold on his shirt as if she was worryed he's run as soon as she did but she kept watch on him as she layed back gritting her teeth at her shoulder as it was jostled, beside her Remus got to his feet and left the little privicy curtin around her bed making her heart twist in worry and pain for a moment before he came back holding a tray of food along with a bottle of potion.

He set the tray on the table and helped her sit up careful oc her shoulder, once she was sitting he moved the table so she could eat as he sat back in the chair by the bed unable to keep a smile off his face as he watched her scarf the food happily.

"Slow down you'll make yourself sick."

He warned her and swallowing a mouth full of food watching him for a second before looking at the potion bottle wrinkling her nose.

"What is that?"

She asked sounding a bit like a child who is unwilling to take medicen.

"A numbing potion it will help with your shoulder."

He gave her a soft smile touching her cheek with his finger tips.

Tonks wrinkled her nose again her hair turning a deep blue color as she stuck out her toung.

"I'd rather deal with the pain than drink that gunck."

She shook her head looking at him.

"You'll think diffently when the spell on your shoulder wears off here soon."

He sighed looking at her bandages releived it had stoped bleeding.

"A spell?"

She cocked her head to one side confused.

"Yes a spell, once you landed outside the burrow Bill heard the appriton sound and rushed out to see what happend and upon seeing you on the ground he yelled for Molly before running out to you...all but rioed your robe open to stop the beeding best he could until Molly as able to cast a simple healing spell to subdue the bleeding until they could bring you here where they stiched the gash and bandaged you."

He carefuly removed the bandages reveling a row of stiches going along the gash that was an angry red now that the blood was gone from it.

without a word Remus re-wrapped the bandages around her before picking up the bottle unstopping it as a burning and stabbing pain shot through her shoulder making her give a small cry.

He offerd her the vial to her but she turned away stubornly regreting it as she jostled her shoulder again, with a sigh he gentaly pressed the bottle to her lips.

"Come on please Dora the pain will go away if you take this."

Tonks looked into his eyes before swallowing her pride and taking the medicen swallowing it as quickly as she could manage setting back agenst the pillows with a sigh and wrinkle of her nose at the bile tasting liquid.

"Urg it tastes like someone took a sweaty sock and soaked it in pollyjuice potion then stuffed it into a blender and liquified it."

Remus had to admit that did sound extrey gross as he set the bottle back on the tray watching her.

"I'm sorry love but it was the only way to help your shoulder."

He gentaly stroked her cheek.

"Now try and sleep love it's late."

Tonks wanted to argue but her comment came out as a yawn as her eye lids drooped and before she knew it she was out like a light.

When she awoke the next morning she heard voices around her and as she opend her eyes she seen Remus talking with Molly apprently thanking her but she waved it off easily with a smile as she patted his shoulder before leaving.

Tonks sat up ivnoring the twing in her shoulder as she did so looking after Molly as she left the. Her eyes looked to Remus who was now pinching the bridge of his nose his eyes shut.

"Remus?"

He looked up at his name and his eyes turned gental as he looked at her with a kind smile.

"Good morning sleepy head, how's your shoulder?"

She looked at her hands in her lap unable to meet his gaze ignoring his question.

"What's going to happen to me now? I'm scared and my stomach feels like it's in a huge knot."

She looked at him finally tears sprinning into her eyes as she swallowed a lump in her throat.

Remus hesatated for a moment before he met her gase again.

"On the next full moon you'll have to go through shifting into a werewolf, but the other days after your body copes with the new change things should seem a bit more normal..."

He paused looking at her seeing her look down ar her hands again her hair turning black and he gentaly took her hand.

"What's on your mind love?"

Tonks mangaed to look him in the eye sqweezing his hand bitting her lip.

"I'm scared what if my mum finds out, Indon't think she'll take her daughter becoming anwerewolf lightly and I don't want her to lash out at you for it happening.."

He could tell there was more she wanted to say but she didn't continue till she gave him a small smile looking at their hands.

"What about our future Remus? I love you and I'm not going to leave you just because of something like this."

Her eyes were sad as Remus looked into them he sighed kissing her forhead.

"We'll get through this Dora I promise you that."

She gave a small smile and pulling his hand pulled him onto the bed with her kissing her causing him to chuckle cupping her cheek in his other hand.

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