Hello, readers! Here we go, the sequel!

I don't own HP, blahblah

So, I have five years of ideas here. However, some months will be skipped lmao

Also, big thanks to the Padfoot to my Moony- Kem'Ajiana- for the cover photo!

This chapter is short, but whoopsie too bad

Tonks found it easiest to stay with Kingsley and Alastor, and had written to Remus saying he could stay at their house if he wanted to. He responded to say that he was alright at Hogwarts, and that he loved her.

She never doubted that. She loved him too, but she believed he needed some time alone to really reflect on everything. She let him see Teddy, she let him come to appointments with her, and she watched him closely whenever he was around.

Ginny told Tonks they had altered the plan for the aisle. She wasn't going to force Tonks to walk the aisle and stand there through the entire ceremony, so the bridesmaids would have seats in the front row. She also told Tonks that she wasn't going to force the women to all have matching shoes- as long as the dresses matched, Tonks could be barefoot and Ginny wouldn't care.

As for the walk itself, Ginny and Harry had agreed to having the men go up alone, followed by the bridesmaids alone, and then Ginny and Arthur.

Tonks avoided Sirius until February's full moon, when he visited her shortly before dawn and woke her up, insisting they had to talk. She was angry for being woken up, of course, but gave in and followed him to the kitchen to have tea and talk.

"I think you're making a mistake." Sirius said, and she rolled her eyes. "I know you don't want to hear this, but really, you're making a huge mistake by doing this."

"I don't feel it's your business."

"You're doing exactly what he feared you would do one day." Sirius said. "That you'd leave him."

"I'm not leaving him." Tonks said. "I don't think you know the full story."

"Listen, Dora, I've known him for so long. I know his fears, he's terrified of people leaving him because he's a werewolf-"

"That is not at all what I'm doing!" Tonks snapped, standing. "I'm not listening to this. You clearly don't know what you're talking about, so maybe you need to mind your own business."

"Dora, I'm just-"

"Sirius, I appreciate everything you've done, I really do." Tonks said. "However, sod off."

Tonks left the kitchen, heading back to bed. She avoided Sirius successfully until Teddy's birthday, when she made sure everyone would still be there and be civil with each other.

A week after the full moon came Harry and Ginny's wedding. Tonks, Fleur, Hermione and Ginny all stayed at the Burrow the night before, while Harry stayed at Sirius' with Neville and Remus joining them.

Molly was the one to alter Tonks' dress, which they left aside until the last possible minute, because Molly insisted that would be easiest. It took them a while to decide on dresses, because Ginny wanted the three of them to agree on one so she didn't have to stress herself out by choosing, and Hermione ended up having to be the tie-breaker- Fleur kept boasting that she'd be more than happy with a short dress, but Tonks preferred a longer dress. Hermione eventually sided with Tonks and Fleur gave in. In order to get her to agree, Hermione asked Ginny if they could get Fleur's help to choose dresses for Victoire and Anna's flower girl duties. Ginny agreed, happy to hand over some of the planning.

Tonks hated that Molly insisted they wait until the last moment, because Molly had gotten her up before the others so they could do it, because they hadn't had time in the fews leading up the wedding. She was tired, a little cranky, and one of the twins- she couldn't figure out which it was because of their positioning- was currently kicking right above her belly button. She thought it was the girl, because she was higher, but it could have been the boy, she had no idea. It could have also been a fist, she wasn't entirely sure. All she knew was that the twins were a tangle of eight very active limbs.

Molly let her return to bed while she altered the dress, showing her a new position to sleep in that actually calmed the active baby. She nearly cried, and Molly laughed it off, which caused Tonks to actually cry because she felt stupid. Molly simply patted her hand saying that of all people, she fully understood hormones.

They spent a few hours helping Ginny get ready, Molly switching between helping them and making sure everything was going smoothly. It actually didn't take them long to get Ginny ready, because she chose a very simple dress and wasn't do much in terms of hair and makeup, but they spent most of the day chatting away and wasting time. Tonks and Fleur were enjoying the child free day, as Teddy was with the men and Angelina was taking care of getting Anna and Victoire ready.

Tonks was exhausted and had a back ache within seconds of beginning the walk down the aisle- with one baby sitting high up and making her short of breath sometimes, and the second baby having the perfect angle to kick her in what she assumed was her kidney, she wasn't surprised in the least.

The wedding was beautiful and simple, officiated by Minerva, taking place just as the sun was setting.

Finally, after the ceremony and the photos that Harry and Ginny wanted, the dinner and Harry and Ginny's first dance, she was able to sit by herself and relax. She chose a chair near the outer area of the party so she could hopefully be left alone while Teddy was with everyone who would pay him some attention and slid her feet out of her shoes gratefully, relishing in the soft grass under her sore and swollen feet.

The evening was mildly chilly, but there were a series of spells that helped keep most of the garden warmer, and Harry and Ginny opted not to use a white tent as Bill and Fleur had, wanting to have a clear view of the stars.

"Dora, can we speak?"

She sighed, realising a moment later that she sounded a little rude, and then nodded. "Yes, but I'm not getting up. We can talk here, I'm sure."

Remus pulled a nearby chair closer and sat down. "We can. You look beautiful, you know."

"You don't look too terrible yourself."

Remus smiled slightly. "Dora, I want to thank you for letting me attend appointments and still be involved."

"I was never planning otherwise." Tonks said. "This is your daughter and son, and you couldn't be away from Teddy all the time."

"I want you to know I love you, Dora, and I really don't want to be away from you."

"I don't want you to think that I don't love you, or that this is related to your condition. It's not."

"I believe you."

"It will never be about your condition, love." Tonks explained. "This is about you as a person, regardless of whether or not you're a werewolf."

"I am so sorry, Dora. I promise, this won't hap-"

"Stop." Tonks said. "Don't say this won't happen again, because you've said that before. You panic, Remus. That's who you are, and it's not necessarily a bad thing. However, it becomes a bad thing when you panic and it hurts the wrong people. Me, Teddy, one day it may hurt our twins."

"I don't want to hurt any of you."

"I know." Tonks said. "And I don't want you to hurt yourself, either. That's also something you need to focus on. I just need you to understand, Remus. You've fought in wars before, but you'll never address this personal one, and you need to win this, or it's just going to get worse."

"Dora, I-"

"One day, this is going to kill you. It's unhealthy, and that's going to effect you, me and eventually our kids. I don't want that."

"I understand, Dora, really." Remus said, and then he sighed. "I just can't do it alone."

Tonks smiled in relief, standing and stretching her back, and Remus looked confused. "That's what I need to hear, Remus. That you need me, that you need my help." She said. "In the end, it has to be you. You're your greatest enemy, but it's never weak to get help."

Remus stood and closed the gap between them, wrapping his arms around her. She wrapped her arms around his waist, accepting a kiss. "I'm so sorry for what happened." Remus whispered. "For everything. I'm not a smart man, Dora."

"No one ever said you were." Tonks said. "Now, come for a walk with me, your children are hurting my back, I think stretching it with a walk might help."

"Has it been bad? You haven't told me much when we've seen each other." Remus said after she had slipped her feet into her flat shoes. They slowly wandered away from the party. Tonks noticed Sirius had spotted them, and had even turned Alastor and Kingsley's attention to the two of them.

"It's not great, but I suppose I could feel worse." Tonks said, taking Remus' elbow.

Remus was quiet for a few moments as they walked. "Dora, can I speak truthfully?"

"Of course."

"I think I'm thankful that you did what you did." Remus said. "I know it wasn't your intent, but you made me truly face the possibility that someone could leave me for being a werewolf."

Tonks stopped walking, turning to face him. "That wasn't-"

"I know." Remus interrupted. "It made me realise that you were right, in any event. I realise that it's my own fault, anyway-"

"It is not your fault that you're a werewolf."

"No, I know, but it is my fault that I've refused to accept it." Remus explained. "I think the first step to preventing anyone from getting hurt- you, the children or myself- is to accept that I am a werewolf, and that I can lead a good life. You're the answer, Dora." He slowly massaged her bump, causing one of the babies to stir. "Our children are the answer."

"The answer to what, love?"

"The answer to what I've asked myself my entire life, that I can be happy, that I can have a normal life." Remus said. "Curing it was never the answer. Accepting it was."

She looked at him, slightly confused. "You may have to explain this one further."

"You're right, that I'm my own enemy. It's very true, I've always fought the wolf side, tried to hide it." Remus explained. "I don't have to."

"And if you're cured-"

"That's it, though." Remus said. "I think I need to accept myself, perhaps I've been infected for too long. I don't want to do treatments week after week after week just to transform once every few months. I can manage, with Wolfsbane and you. Maybe I just have to accept it."

"You mean, simply stay a werewolf?" Tonks asked. "But Remus, it takes a toll on you. I thought you wanted a cure?"

"I did." Remus said. "Or, I thought I did. Really, I've just always wanted to be happy."

"And?" Tonks asked, undoing the two buttons on his jacket, pulling it from his shoulders.

"I think I can be happy." Remus said, as she worked at getting the jacket off of his arms. "What are you doing?"

"I'm sorry, I'm a little cold, but I didn't want to interrupt our talk by asking for it." Tonks said, as he freed his wrists from the jacket and she draped it over her shoulders.

"Taking it by force was a little distracting." Remus said, chuckling and adjusting the jacket on her. "I would have given it to you, you know."

"It won't button up, don't even try." She said as he tucked her arms into the sleeves. "If it weren't for the belly, it'd be the breasts-"

"You're so beautiful."

"Well, Mister Lupin, you haven't me without layers of clothes for a while."

"Is that an invitation?"

"Perhaps."