A/N: Okay… sorry I left you all so suddenly and everything but we were literally leaving in like… two minutes when I posted the last chapter so… yeah. Anyway, I'm here with the second half of the chapter and I hope you all enjoy it! So you all know… I'm trying to keep some of this according to the book… like relationships… I figured that I've already strayed so far from the path I need to keep something similar to the book. Kay… I'm done now… :D

Disclaimer: Same as last chapter only minus the Sound of Music part… not that I'm saying I own it but just to let you know that there isn't any Sound of Music in this chapter… never mind…

Harry Potter: A Hot New Musical

Part Two: Just Leave Me Be

"Remus and Tonks… you're on!" Luna called in a stage whisper. All heads turn as the odd pair made their way to the stage… looking nervous. "Don't worry… you'll be great!" Luna encouraged cheerfully and shoved the reluctant actors onto the stage… leaving them fidgeting and sending each other odd glances.

The curtain rose once again and revealed a set that looked rather like an old house that had been used for centuries of families. Yup… you guessed it… the Black home. The house looked the same as ever… bleak, gray, cold, and foreboding. It still served as the Order of the Phoenix Headquarters and currently there was only two members living there… one Remus Lupin and Nymphadora, otherwise known as Tonks. Remus originally planned on being alone here for the full moon but Tonks talked him into letting her stay for a while. She really didn't want to go home because it was overrun with rats and mice… something not even magic can really get rid of.

"So Remus," the young witch with bright pink hair asked cautiously, "Do you want any coffee? Toast, eggs, something edible?" she weakly tried to joke… the atmosphere was too tense for her liking. Remus tried to humor her by smiling but it came across as more of a grimace.

"I'm not really hungry Tonks… thank you though," Remus whispered and it looked as if a dark cloud had darkened the older man's face. His forehead was constantly creased and his face now had the signs of stubble on it. His eyes seemed to lack that old twinkle and his face had a gray pallor to it. It made him look ages older than he really was… at least that's what Tonks thought. Tonks frowned slightly and her hair immediately changed to a dark blue. Remus noticed and rolled his eyes slightly. "There's really no reason to be concerned Nymphadora… I'm fine!" he said with a slight snap. He was so tired of people worrying about him.

"Well you haven't eaten hardly anything since… well… you know… that night at the Ministry of Magic…" Tonks began hesitantly, hair still a dark, moody blue, "And the full moon is coming up soon!" Remus instantly stiffened at Tonks's comment and his expressive eyes quickly held fury in them. Tonks took a step back from the violent expression on her friend's face and stared in shock as his face grew red.

"Did you think I'd forgotten?" he spat in anger but for some reason refused to meet Tonks's gaze. Almost as if he was guilty or something. Tonks on the other hand was rather stung by Remus's words, but quickly was just as angry. Her hair rapidly changed to blood red and when Remus looked up to look at Tonks he paled considerably. He had never seen Tonks's hair look quite that dark before and it scared the "bloody hell" out of him.

"I was just trying to help you Lupin! You and you bloody martyrs don't ever seem to see a helping hand when it's offered!" she snarled a little and angrily threw a small plastic bowl across the room. Remus winced at the use of his last name, and the sound of the bowl hitting something made of glass. That still didn't stop him from being angry though.

"You are so naïve sometimes Nymphadora!" he hissed through his gritted teeth. "Do you think that I don't know how to handle myself when the full moon comes? Do you think I haven't been through this at least a hundred thousand times in my lifetime?" Remus shouted but instantly regretted using Tonks's real name.

"How many times do I have to tell you… I hate my real name!" Tonks shouted, equally angry with Remus. "And I know that you have been through this before but have you ever been through this when you were such an emotional wreck? Have you noticed that you don't even take care of yourself these days? How about how you've been moving through life like a bloody zombie? We don't have any Wolfsbane potion to help you Remus!" Tonks bellowed and Remus found himself suddenly fascinated with the floor boards. The little patterns the different wood panels made were rather intriguing.

"I know that Nym… Tonks," Remus muttered softly. "We ran out of supplies last week and can't get anymore until Slughorn can haul is miserable butt down here." Remus tried to smile up at Tonks but that didn't help anything. He noticed in dismay that her hair had now changed to a miserable, stormy gray. Far worse than the bright red that it had been a moment before. It made him feel so… guilty… guilty that he was making her so miserable all the time.

"Why do you keep pushing me away Remus? I just want to help you… you can't get through this by yourself and you know it! So just let me in for once!" Tonks pleaded, her eyes now matching her depressed looking hair. Remus stared down at her now gray eyes and felt fear building in him. He remembered what had happened the first time that his friends at Hogwarts had tried to help him… he had nearly killed Padfoot and Prongs had a severe limp for nearly a month. No… he decided he wouldn't do that to Tonks. He just couldn't bear the thought of hurting her in his wolf form.

"Do you think that I want this?" he whispered and Tonks had to strain to hear her dear Remus. "Do you think that I want to push everything away? Do you think that I have a choice? I stand alone and I face this alone. That's how it's supposed to be… that's how it should have been before!" Remus said, anger rising with his voice. He quickly began to sing and Tonks was rather taken aback with his sudden attitude.

"I know the sound of each rock and stone and I embrace what others fear! You are not meant to roam in this forgotten place. Just the likes of me are welcome here," Remus seemed expressionless… except for his eyes. They showed so much hurt and sadness, but they also showed grim determination.

"Everything breaths and I know each breath. For me it means life. For others, it means death!" Tonks realized that he was talking about what it was like to be a werewolf. You were out of control and more often than not you killed something. He was trying to tell her that he didn't want to hurt her on accident. She desperately wanted to touch Remus… to know that he had a friend but he shrank away from her hand and moved to a different spot in the kitchen. He knew that if she laid a comforting hand on his shoulder all of his resolve would crack.

"It's perfectly in balance, perfectly planned. More than enough for this man!" Remus knew he was lying through his teeth… but he firmly moved away when Tonks tried to come near him. He tried to ignore the vibes that she was sending him and kept telling himself to hold out… for her sake.

"Like every tree stands on it's own reaching for the sky, I stand alone. I share my world with no one else," Tonks looked rather stung at these last words but Remus determinedly shifted his eyes from hers. He didn't want to see that hurt look in her eyes. "All by myself I stand alone!"

"I've seen your world through these very eyes," it was true… Remus could just remember a time when he wasn't a werewolf. He had been about five when it happened. "Don't come any closer, don't even try!" Remus snapped as he saw Tonks try to move towards him again. The tone of his voice caused her to freeze, it sounded so cold, dangerous, and unlike anything she had ever heard come from his mouth before. It sounded… wolf like.

"I've felt all the pain and heard all the lies. But in my world there's no compromise!" Tonks was now on the verge of tears… she had never understood until now. The man standing before her was different than she thought. He was so determined and yet so frail and ready to fall. This new revelation left her trembling and weak… it was if she hadn't really been seeing anything until now. Remus wore a mask that constantly smiled in company and she had never even seen it.

"Like every tree stands on it's own reaching for the sky, I stand alone! All by myself I stand alone!" Remus finished and for a moment the two stared at each other. Tonks looked desperate and Remus looked cold and unfeeling. He had learned long ago to detach from things that really meant something to him… he remembered when he first told the Marauders not to follow him to the Shrieking Shack in their Seventh Year. That was when the loneliness began to really settle into Remus's heart.

"Remus… Remus I had no idea," Tonks began, voice low and trembling, and when Remus made no move to interrupt her she continued. "I know how hard this is for you now… but I still want to…" This time Remus did cut her off angrily.

"Nymphadora… I suggest you wake up and look around you. You're young and insolent and I know that but if you want to even stand a chance in this war or even this world you need to stop caring about what you want and think about what's best for everyone around you," Remus stated coolly and promptly exited the kitchen with an angry stalk. This left Tonks all alone on stage, heartbroken, confused, and upset.

"Oh Remus… what has the world done to you?" she moaned softly and looked out towards the audience. "Do I leave him alone? Do I let him deal with this by himself and hope that he's okay? Or do I intervene… do I force him to see my side of things? Do I tell him how I feel?" Tonks asked herself out loud… almost as though pleading with the audience to help her decide. When no answer came she buried her face in her hands to hide her tears.

"Why does my heart cry? Feelings I can't fight!" Tonks whispered… just loud enough for the audience to hear her. She then quickly turned and fled off stage in a different direction than Remus… sobbing the entire way.

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Meanwhile backstage, Harry saw an angry Remus storming towards him and he knew that something was wrong.

"Moony… what's wrong?" Harry asked in genuine concern but Remus just blew past him with a grunt.

"Don't call me Moony!" Remus shouted back at Harry, leaving Harry very confused and worried.

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"Tonks, what's wrong?" Ginny cried when Tonks flew past her in tears. Tonks stopped, looked at Ginny for a moment and shook her head.

"You wouldn't understand!" she moaned. "I don't even understand!" she cried and rushed away. Ginny was left feeling helpless… watching one of her good friends dissolve into watery tears. Her hair was ink black in despair.

A/N: I know that was kind of short compared to other chapters but… that's how it turned out. It was kind of hard writing this chapter because 1) The last time I heard this song I was about… nine. 2) This was one of the more emotional chapters I had to write and hopefully it was a learning experience. Please review and tell me if it was good… bad… if I need to work on something! Anything! Thank you!