Drabbles of Tonks.

Disclaimer: Hey, guess what? I don't own HP! Wow. Would have never guessed that would you have?

So... I never said that this is from Mystii's 30 Drabbles in 30 Days challenge, did I? I said it was a challenge, but now who's. Thanks again for all the great reviews from Chloe 'Remuslupin' Black. This prompt called for something himerous, so of course, I wanted to do something different. I'm always trying to not go with the obvious for these. Enjoy!

Snippets of Tonks

CossetteLune

"Why in the world would you do that?"

Today was going to be the day she told him. All she could think about through the entire Order meeting was that she had to let him know. She was sure that he would feel the same way. They had always had a kind of special connection and ever since Sirius fell through the veil they had been spending more and more time together. There was something between them, no doubt about it. But now that the moment was here her words were falling apart and she couldn't think straight. Okay Tonks, it isn't that hard. Just a few words. What's the worse that could happen? She walked up to Remus for the third time within the hour, "Remus! Er... Hi!"

"Hi... Again." He had a puzzled look on his face. He couldn't understand why she kept coming up to him then leaving.

"I just needed to tell you something," She hesitated. Why was this proving to be so difficult?

"What did you need to say?"

"I... I think... I think that you shouldn't drink coffee this late in the evening." She had done it, again.

"Okay... This is tea." He gestured to his cup.

She let out a nervous laugh, "Yeah, but caffeine is caffeine!"

"It's decaf."

"Oh, of course it is. Well, bye." And she walked away. Again. She slapped herself mentally and hid in the stairwell. What is wrong with you? It's not that big of a deal! What am I, twelve? She took some deep breathes and went in for the fourth time.

"Remus," She was talking a lot louder than she meant to and everyone looked her way. She didn't notice them though. All she could think about was how she couldn't screw this up again. "I really like you, a lot. I kind of love you actually. And I think that we should go out sometime, together. On a date." There, she said it. And he heard it. Unfortunately so did everyone else in the Order. The entire house was silent. Everyone looked at Remus who could only gape at her.

"Er... Tonks. I don't really know... Can we maybe talk upstairs?"
"Yeah. That's a good idea."

They made their way up the stairs in silence.

Once they were inside Sirius old room, Remus shut the door and turned to look at Tonks. "Are you drunk?"

"No!" She defended. "Why would you think that?"

"Well, if you're not drunk then why in the world would you do that?"

"Because what I said is true! I want to go on a date with you."

"But why?"

Her voice came out very quietly, "I love you."

"Tonks, you're way too young to have any interest in me." He was beginning to yell at her, "Not to mention that I'm a werewolf! Are you forgetting about those two things?"

Her voice dropped even lower and she looked to the ground. She wasn't expecting him to get so angry with her. "No. I'm not forgetting anything."

"Then why? Why do you think that we should date?"

"I just told you. I lov-"

"You do not love me! You're young, right now you're acting even younger than you are. Just because we're friends and we enjoy each others company does not mean that we love each other!"

"Can you please stop shouting at me?" Her voice cracked, "Please."

"Are you going to cry now? You don't love me!"

Tonks buried her face in her hands and began to sob. Remus didn't know what to do, he went over to her and lifted her face with his hands. "I'm sorry, Tonks. It's just that... I don't know what you're thinking right now."

"I love you. That's what I'm thinking right now, Remus. I haven't stopped thinking about you for days and I think that you care about me too!"

"I care about you, yes. But I don't love you."

"Then you should give me a chance! Feelings change. Caring can grow into loving."

"No. Absolutely not, Tonks. I'm a werewolf almost twice your age. I went to school with your parents!"

"I don't care!" She was now looking him directly in the eyes. They could both see that this was going to be a long argument. He had his thoughts and excuses, but she knew that they would be right together.

What did you think? I write these, not really for myself. Well, kind of... But I also want feedback from people who read them! Review and I'll give you a virtual hug!

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CossetteLune