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The Way To His Heart

Sirius quietly peered out of his bedroom and looked out into the long hallway. The first few rays of sunlight were beginning to shine in through the windows, and the only noises were the chirping of birds. Making sure no one was coming, Sirius left his room and tiptoed down the hallway to where Tonks slept.

Pausing outside her door, he looked first to his left, then to his right, and then, grinning, placed a single pink rose at the foot of her door. He took a step back to admire his work and smiled. Of course she would think it was Moony who left it for her, and what does a woman like more then flowers?

He shoved his hands in his pockets and walked away nonchalantly and as innocently as he could, before he came across a superb hiding spot behind a huge statue and quickly ducked behind it. Taking a seat and making himself comfortable, Sirius was glad to see that he had a perfect view of Tonks' door and the rose. He knew she would be waking soon, she had to be at work in an hour, and he planned on seeing her face when she saw the rose 'Moony' left for her.

It was all working out so wonderfully! He pictured her opening the door, looking down and gently picking up the rose, sighing as she pictured Moony-

He suddenly frowned. It was Tonks he was talking about. It was much more likely that she would stumble out of her room, step on and crush the rose, curse the hell out of it, and then walk away. He scratched his chin before quietly levitating the rose so it hovered right outside her door. Not even Tonks could miss it. He hoped.

As soon as he positioned himself back behind the statue, he heard a crash coming from her room and knew she was awake and getting ready. A few minutes later, the door creaked open, and a very tired Nymphadora Tonks walked out, dressed in her Auror robes. She yawned and stretched her arms out above her head before pausing, looking curiously at the rose.

"What the..." She trailed off and looked both ways down the hallway. Sirius held his breath as her gaze passed him but relaxed noticeably after she looked away from his direction and back to the rose. She gently plucked it out of the air and stood quiet, fingering the stem delicately. Finally, a small smile appeared on her face.

Sirius wanted to get up and dance, but knew he had to stay put. Tonks turned and went back into her room, and Sirius just knew she was placing the rose somewhere safe. She soon reemerged and shut the door quietly behind her, before heading down the stairs. Sirius waited for her to be completely out of view before standing and brushing himself off.

Walking down the stairs, Sirius paused at the kitchen door, before quietly opening and entering. Tonks was sitting on the counter, eating a piece of toast. She smiled at his entrance. "You're up early."

He nodded and sat at the table. "Yeah, couldn't sleep." Her expression quickly became concerned, and Sirius gave her a reassuring smile. "Have any more toast?" She nodded and jumped off the counter, placing some toast on a plate and handing it to him.

"I'm off to work. I'll be staying at my own flat tonight, but I'll be back here tomorrow to pick up some things." Sirius nodded and waved, his mouth full of toast.

"Be careful." He told her, crumbs flying out of his mouth. She rolled the eyes at his mess and grinned before turning to leave and slamming directly into Moony, who was entering, yawning.

Sirius had to hide his smirk in his toast at the look on both of their faces. They both seemed horrified.

"Er. Sorry. Didn't see you..." Tonks muttered, her face flustered. Remus muttered something and quickly averted his eyes to somewhere that wasn't her.

It was taking all of Sirius' willpower not to laugh. Tonks rushed quickly out of the kitchen. Moony stood rooted to the spot, his eyes going back and forth from where Tonks had just been, to the door she had rushed out of, to Sirius. Sirius shrugged as Remus caught his eye.

"She's a bit shy, you know." Sirius told him, finished his last bite of toast. Remus still didn't answer him as he made his way to the table and sat. "Especially around you."

Remus looked up. "Are you sure she wants to go out to dinner with me, Sirius?"

Sirius feigned a look of surprise. "Of course! Didn't you see how flustered she just got when you came into the kitchen?" Remus tapped his fingers on the table. "You're not backing out, are you?"

"No!" He answered too quickly. Sirius grinned. Remus blushed. "I mean, no, of course I'm not."

"Great." Sirius stood and crossed the kitchen, placing his plate into the sink. "If you'll excuse me." Remus just nodded and Sirius left, thinking of what he was going to do next.

If I were Tonks, what would I leave Remus? He wondered as he made his way to his room. Flowers, too? No, too femine. Cologne? No, they weren't even dating yet, and that was a serious present. Suddenly he slapped his head as the obvious answer came to him.

If there was thing in the whole world that his friend Moony had a weakness for, it was chocolate. Any kind of chocolate, it didn't matter. Chocolate, he knew for a fact, was the way to Remus Lupin's heart. And that's exactly what "Tonks" was going to leave in front of his door tomorrow morning, the day before the big date. Now, all he had to do was figure out how to get his hands on some chocolate.

He grinned as two red headed twins popped into his head. Sure, they were at school, but that never stopped them. Sirius chuckled at the twins. He liked them. They kind of reminded him of, well, himself. And that was most definitely a great thing.

"My, you are even more arrogant then I thought." The same mirror chirped from the wall. Sirius waved it off before heading up the stairs to get to work on a letter to the infamous Weasleys.