Chapter 4
Remus took her hand, shocked at the current that seemed to run through his hand at the contact, and pulled her free of the step. "How long have you been stuck there?" he asked, they avoided the offending step and continued downstairs.
"I'm not really sure, I've been caught in that step so many times that I just let my mind wander until someone comes along and helps me get out. One time I was stuck in there for hours until Nearly Headless Nick saw me and went to get Minerva. I really owe him for that, but what do you give a ghost to say thank you?" she said quickly, watching him out of the corner of her eye.
"I'm not sure, did you try saying 'thank you'?" he asked walking toward the large front doors.
"Yes, but I don't feel that it was enough. I don't know how long I would have been stuck if he hadn't come along. Peeves would have just thrown things at me. I don't really like him, he threw balloons full of ink at me once," she told him.
Remus opened the doors, "I was going to take a walk around the lake, would you care to join me?" he asked, not expecting her to want to join him.
She gave him one of her dazzling smiles, "I would love to," she answered, quickly darting out the door.
"I never said thank you for all of the work you put into my new quarters. They are wonderful," he said, they walked across the ground's and over to the lake.
After dinner, Remus headed up to his rooms. He intended to pull out a few books and start working on his lesson plans. He sat down at his desk, but couldn't concentrate on his lesson plans his head was filled with Tonks, from her small mouth to her ever-changing hair. "What is wrong with me?" he asked himself, throwing the book that he was holding onto a nearby chair. He jumped out of his chair and paced the room.
Tonks went to her quarters and lit a fire in the fireplace. She took a small dish from the table next to her chair and threw a pinch of the powder into the flames. "Ginny Potter," she shouted, then stuck her head into the flames.
"Tonks, what's wrong?" Ginny asked her, walking over to the fireplace and sitting down.
"Well, for one, he found me stuck in one of the fake steps. Then we took a walk around the lake together, and then we had dinner. But as soon as dinner was over, he ran up to his rooms." She whined at her friend.
"Tonks, he's only been in the room for a few hours. Give the Fred and George creations time to drive him crazy," she paused, "I mean, how many lesson plans can he actually work on when he can only think about you," she giggled. "If he holds out for more than two days, I will be really surprised," she told her.
"I don't want to wait. I've been waiting forever," Tonks cried. "I'll give it more time, Ginny. And I will try to be patient, but it is so hard,"
"I know. Do you know how long I waited for Harry?" Ginny asked her, "I had been in love with him since I was ten. He took a long time to notice me."
"I just hope that it doesn't take Remus that long to realize," Tonks told her, "I'll owl you later."
Remus walked through the darkened halls, on his way to the kitchens. "If I could get her off of my mind long enough, I would get some sleep," he told himself. He reached over and tickled the pear, then opened the door to the kitchens. When he walked in, he saw someone seated at one of the tables, "Couldn't sleep?" he asked.
Tonks turned around when she heard the voice, "eeek," she squealed, ducking her head under the table and quickly changing her hair color to her normal shocking pink and the rest of her face to the one she used every day. "Sorry, I wasn't expecting to see anyone."
Remus looked at her shocked, he had never seen her the way that she looked without changing anything. "Why did you change?" he asked her, "You looked beautiful." He swore under his breath, wondering what had possessed him to say that to her.
"Do you really think so?" she asked, patting the seat next to her. "I don't let anyone see me that way. That's my normal face and hair. I don't really like it."
Remus sat down in the chair next to her, "Nymph- I mean Tonks, you are beautiful. I have been sitting in my rooms, and I can't get you out of my mind," he covered his face. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have these feelings, but you are such a wonderful, beautiful person."
She sat there staring at him. "Remus, what do you mean?" she asked, crossing her fingers.
"I don't know, Tonks. All I have been able to think about today is you. And right now, all I want to do is kiss you," he told her, turning his head and looking at her.
"Well, then don't just think about it. Kiss me."
Remus took her hand, shocked at the current that seemed to run through his hand at the contact, and pulled her free of the step. "How long have you been stuck there?" he asked, they avoided the offending step and continued downstairs.
"I'm not really sure, I've been caught in that step so many times that I just let my mind wander until someone comes along and helps me get out. One time I was stuck in there for hours until Nearly Headless Nick saw me and went to get Minerva. I really owe him for that, but what do you give a ghost to say thank you?" she said quickly, watching him out of the corner of her eye.
"I'm not sure, did you try saying 'thank you'?" he asked walking toward the large front doors.
"Yes, but I don't feel that it was enough. I don't know how long I would have been stuck if he hadn't come along. Peeves would have just thrown things at me. I don't really like him, he threw balloons full of ink at me once," she told him.
Remus opened the doors, "I was going to take a walk around the lake, would you care to join me?" he asked, not expecting her to want to join him.
She gave him one of her dazzling smiles, "I would love to," she answered, quickly darting out the door.
"I never said thank you for all of the work you put into my new quarters. They are wonderful," he said, they walked across the ground's and over to the lake.
After dinner, Remus headed up to his rooms. He intended to pull out a few books and start working on his lesson plans. He sat down at his desk, but couldn't concentrate on his lesson plans his head was filled with Tonks, from her small mouth to her ever-changing hair. "What is wrong with me?" he asked himself, throwing the book that he was holding onto a nearby chair. He jumped out of his chair and paced the room.
Tonks went to her quarters and lit a fire in the fireplace. She took a small dish from the table next to her chair and threw a pinch of the powder into the flames. "Ginny Potter," she shouted, then stuck her head into the flames.
"Tonks, what's wrong?" Ginny asked her, walking over to the fireplace and sitting down.
"Well, for one, he found me stuck in one of the fake steps. Then we took a walk around the lake together, and then we had dinner. But as soon as dinner was over, he ran up to his rooms." She whined at her friend.
"Tonks, he's only been in the room for a few hours. Give the Fred and George creations time to drive him crazy," she paused, "I mean, how many lesson plans can he actually work on when he can only think about you," she giggled. "If he holds out for more than two days, I will be really surprised," she told her.
"I don't want to wait. I've been waiting forever," Tonks cried. "I'll give it more time, Ginny. And I will try to be patient, but it is so hard,"
"I know. Do you know how long I waited for Harry?" Ginny asked her, "I had been in love with him since I was ten. He took a long time to notice me."
"I just hope that it doesn't take Remus that long to realize," Tonks told her, "I'll owl you later."
Remus walked through the darkened halls, on his way to the kitchens. "If I could get her off of my mind long enough, I would get some sleep," he told himself. He reached over and tickled the pear, then opened the door to the kitchens. When he walked in, he saw someone seated at one of the tables, "Couldn't sleep?" he asked.
Tonks turned around when she heard the voice, "eeek," she squealed, ducking her head under the table and quickly changing her hair color to her normal shocking pink and the rest of her face to the one she used every day. "Sorry, I wasn't expecting to see anyone."
Remus looked at her shocked, he had never seen her the way that she looked without changing anything. "Why did you change?" he asked her, "You looked beautiful." He swore under his breath, wondering what had possessed him to say that to her.
"Do you really think so?" she asked, patting the seat next to her. "I don't let anyone see me that way. That's my normal face and hair. I don't really like it."
Remus sat down in the chair next to her, "Nymph- I mean Tonks, you are beautiful. I have been sitting in my rooms, and I can't get you out of my mind," he covered his face. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have these feelings, but you are such a wonderful, beautiful person."
She sat there staring at him. "Remus, what do you mean?" she asked, crossing her fingers.
"I don't know, Tonks. All I have been able to think about today is you. And right now, all I want to do is kiss you," he told her, turning his head and looking at her.
"Well, then don't just think about it. Kiss me."
