One-shots about Nymphadora Tonks-Lupin.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of it's characters.

Charlie/Tonks and Remus/Tonks I was really depressed and based the beginning on something that just happened to me last night. Also, I didn't really sleep last night, so the quality may be a bit... . Yeah. Anyway. It's kind of sweet and please enjoy!! And one more time, this is still me (TemariNara) but my anime phase passed a long time ago so I changed me penname to CossetteLune.

Tonksy Tale's

CossetteLune

A Smile

All I could think about was that first time where our eyes met. Our eyes lingered on each other, and we both knew. Just like that. I know it sounds pretty cliché and kind of cheesy, but that's what happened. Of course it's not like we got together immediately. But every time we passed one another in the hall way we'd smile. Not like other people do, it was kind of a knowing smile, one that said, 'one day'. It was so sweet. We became very close friends, even when I was still dating Stan. But Stan, he was just Stan, not much to say there. But then Charlie. Charlie.

"What's going on up here?" Mrs Weasley came up worried. "I heard a bunch of screaming then sudden silence and wanted to make sure everything's all right."

"Everything's fine, Mum," Charlie confirmed, his eyes still staring into mine. Mrs Weasley saw that it was not the time or place to get in between us, and returned downstairs. The two of us still just stared at each other, just the way we had that first time. And I knew that he was thinking about that time to. Unfortunately, then and now were quite a bit different. Back then we were still young, carefree. Now... Well, we were out of school, we had tried, so hard, to stay together even when our work pulled us apart. But this was the last time.

A good five minutes past and neither of us had moved. It wasn't awkward at all. It was just that neither of us wanted to move. When our eyes finally moved away from each other, that would be the end. After all that we had been through together. And the crazy thing was that we weren't breaking up because of him choosing to spend time with dragons over spending time with me. Or because we didn't see each other as often as we used to. It wasn't even because I had slept with his brother. (Terrible I know. But I was right pissed with him that night.) It was because we were both tired of being hurt. It was evident that we were over, whether or not we wanted it to happen, here we stood. Another few minutes past. Suddenly there was a small clanking on the ground. It caught both of our attention and we both looked at what it was that made the sound. It was my engagement ring, Charlie had had it in his hand, and it must have slipped. But that was it. Our eye contact broke.

I had nothing else to say or to do. I turned and walked away. It seemed like it took hours for me to walk those few feet to get out of the room where my, ex-fiancé, was. It hurt. That moment, I had never felt anything more painful in my life. Tears were rolling down my cheeks, I didn't bother wiping them away. They would only re-appear in a few seconds. And it's not like it was a secret that I was upset. Charlie and I had been so close. We loved each other dearly. And we always would. No one ever expected us to break up. I had already grew very fond of his family, and them of me. Even my mother was accepting of him.

I got to the front door of the Burrow. I stood, looking at the door for a moment. After taking a deep breath, I walked out. I believed that that would be the last time I was ever in that house. Once outside I apparated back to my place. The second I made into my flat I collapsed on the floor and broke out into uncontrollable sobbing. For hours I lay on the ground of my living room. Even though there was a couch right next to me, I didn't care. I couldn't care. The pain from everything that had happened with Charlie in the last few months hurt too much. Eventually I just fell asleep on the ground.

When I woke up I had no energy or emotions left. I got up and made myself some breakfast some toast. Seeing it made me feel sick though, so once it was made I left it and went into the bathroom to tidy myself up. I looked terrible. My eyes were red and I have giant bags under them. My cheeks were tear-stained. My hair was a mousy brown colour shoulder length, and it was sticking to my face, wet from all the tears. I took a shower and tried to cover up my eyes a little. There was nothing I could do about my hair though. A dead give away that something was wrong. I hated that about being a metamorphagus. I looked in the mirror one last time, hating what I saw, then left for work. I had a long day of training ahead of me, and I was not up for it. At least it could play as a distraction though.

Unfortunately it did no such thing. Moody took one look at me and sent me home. I didn't though. Instead I walked aimlessly around. I didn't even know where I was anymore, all I knew is that I wasn't with Charlie. It started to rain, I don't know how far into my walk, but I suddenly realized I was drenched in water. I ended up in a park where I sat on a nearby bench. What was I going to do with myself now? I had to get inside somewhere, I wasn't dressed for cold weather. I couldn't go home. I had pictures of Charlie and me scattered all around my flat, and a million memories. Almost everything would remind me of him. I couldn't go to the Weasley's, which had been my second home for years now. And I definitely couldn't let my parents see me like this. Luckily before I had to make a decision, Moody appeared.

"Nymphadora!" I didn't bother correcting him. "I know you're not looking very up to it today, but there's a meeting today, for something that I think you should join."

"What is it?" I asked emotionlessly.

"It's the Order of the Phoenix. Dumbledore's secret organization against him. You're just the kind of person who is needed there."

"Really You want me to join?" For a second I was in complete disbelief, I had always heard rumours about it, never knew if it was real or not though. "I'd love to join! Anything to help!"

"Okay. So, how's now? I know that you'd a little down today... I don't know what it is, but get over it."

I smiled half-heartedly to him. He knew nothing about my personal life. It was too awkward to bring that kind of stuff up with him. He knew when I was engaged, and that was about it.

"Come on then," I followed him and we made our way to a small cluster of houses. I wasn't paying attention to what we were doing. I was so confused of what to feel. I was still devastated about Charlie, but overjoyed about the Order of the Phoenix. "Tonks!" I snapped back into reality and was in a long narrow hallway.

"Where are we?"

"Headquarters. You have to remember something, okay? Anything and everything that happens in here, stays in here. Got it? Don't get all worked up if you see certain people here. There are two sides to every story," I had no idea what he was talking about, but agreed that I would keep all of this stuff secret.

"Everyone, this is my protégé, she's quite talented and perfect for the Order," Moody introduced me and I tripped over an umbrella stand on my way into the room that apparently was where they held their meetings. I tried to smile at everyone, but my entire face dropped immediately when I saw who was there. "As I said Nymphadora, don't over-react. He's family to you after all. And he's actually quite innocent. It's a rather long story, one I'll let him explain to you himself sometime."

I had no idea who Moody was talking about, my eyes were stuck on an individual with short red hair, freckles and he wore a look identical to mine. The room went silent. The one's who understood were lost for words and the one's who didn't know were in utter confusion.

"Nymphadora, huh? Well Andromeda was always one of a kind," I heard a voice finally break the silence but I had no idea who is belonged to. Even though I though it was impossible to cry anymore I could feel tears welling up. I snapped my eyes away from Charlie and to the voice that said my name.

"Er... Yeah. I don't know where she got that name from. Just call me Tonks, please," I was mumbling and talking too fast.

"Everything okay there?" A different voice, next to the other unfamiliar voice asked.

"Fine."

I realized that I was talking to Sirius Black, and I wasn't sure who the second person was, but he was sitting on the right of Black. He smiled gently as me. Just what I needed in a time like this. I smiled back. And it started all over again. Charlie was right there. He saw this. It killed him. It all makes me feel like a bit of a bitch, but I can't help it. I can tell when I'm going to get along with some one. And at that moment what I needed more than anything was a smile, and he offered one. Charlie never moved on, and we still loved each other. Never got back together though. In time I learnt the name of the man who smiled at me when I needed it most. His name was Remus Lupin.

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CossetteLune