Chapter 16: Gone Anyway.
"NOOOOO!!!!!!!!" Remus yelled sitting up, shaking and sweating.
"Lumos" He heard a familiar voice say from his side.
He looked over to find Tonks by his side, her hand on his shoulder, looking at him worriedly. Remus surveyed the room realising that this was his bedroom.
"Remus...are you Ok?" Tonks voice brought him back to reality.
Before he knew, he had Tonks in a bone-crushing hug, with Tonks struggling and gasping for breath.
"Remus...can't...breathe...Remus..." Tonks uttered.
Remus released her from the hug and looked at her thoroughly.
"Dora...you're Ok...you're fine..." He whispered.
"Yes, Remus I am fine..."
"And the baby....the baby is fine too..." Remus interrupted looking at her belly.
"Remus, everything is Ok." Tonks said hugging Remus gently. "It was a nightmare...it ok, its fine...I am here, I am fine...the baby is fine too." She finished gently, leading his hand to her mildly swollen belly.
"Dora...it was so horrible," Remus said his nose buried in Tonks hair.
"It's ok...it over...I am here and I am fine..." Tonks said consolingly.
She released Remus from the hug and moved over to the side table, filled a glass of water and handed it to Remus, putting it back when Remus finished.
"Want to talk about it?" She asked gently, rubbing his back, as he stared at the sheets.
Remus shook his head in negative.
"It's ok. Its all over, it was a nightmare... Its 3:30 in the morning Remus lets go back to bed." Tonks said, hugging him and cradling him like a child, as Remus nodded and obeyed.
'Whatever it was, must've been really bad if it got him so shook up.' Tonks thought as Remus draped his arm around her, holding her close and a bit tight as if she would run away.
She looked over to his face his eyes closed, but brow furrowed, his face not at all peaceful.
'Whatever it was,' she thought, turning over and closing her eyes, 'I don't wanna know.'
And within moments, both of them were dead to the world.
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For the next week, Tonks and Remus hardly got any chance to talk to each other. Remus would come home late every night after Tonks had gone to bed, and leave early every morning before she woke up, and this unnerved Tonks by a great deal.
In fact, as Tonks recalled, the only time he interacted with her this whole week was Tuesday. He did not leave as early as he normally did but when she came down for breakfast, he was ready to leave. Before she could even greet him, he spoke up.
"Yes Hello Dora, I am in a hurry so we will make it quick. Sit down, and don't move." He said offhandedly, motioning her towards a chair.
As soon as Tonks sat, Remus took out his wand and pointed it at her, said an incantation under his breath, that sent chills down her spine, said Goodbye and left.
Tonks was upset at this.
'He didn't even kiss me goodbye.' She thought pouting, but left it at that, as she had to leave.
Tonks thought it was definitely because of the letter she received, but she did not get anymore of them, so Remus' behaviour really confused her. Yes it was dangerous, but Remus never worked like a maniac in the most dangerous cases.
Unbeknownst to her, she had received more of the letters, each one fouler than the one before, containing death threats, and foul stuff, but all were intercepted by Remus, making him even more determined to solve the mystery before Tonks was hurt. He was depressed that he didn't spend time with Tonks anymore but was glad that he had a way to make sure Tonks was ok, because he had someone spying on her...always.
So here she was, Nymphadora Lupin, wife of Mr. Remus Lupin, almost four months pregnant with his child, sitting in the dining hall, early in the morning when the sun had just started to show its face, a cup of coffee in her hands, trying to keep her eyes open while waiting for her dear husband to make his appearance.
She was determined to talk to him today, even a few words. Waiting for him, she closed her tired eyes for a few seconds, when someone entering the room, suddenly woke her up. Looking up, she saw her husband sitting sown opposite to her, frowning at her.
"What are you doing up so soon?" He asked, as Dobby brought forth his breakfast, "You're supposed to be in bed, now more than ever."
"I was waiting for you; I wanted to talk to you. We haven't talked in a week." Tonks replied, casually, sipping her coffee.
"What do you want to talk about?" He asked in an irritated tone.
Tonks remained silent for so long that Remus looked up from breakfast, and then she said suddenly,
"What wrong with you Remus?"
"What's wrong with me?" He repeated her question.
"Why are you acting so cut off, so strange?" She asked, quite angry, slamming her cup on the table.
"Nothing is wrong with me. I am not acting strange." Remus replied casually.
"You haven't spoken to me in a week."
"I was busy." His reply was short and true, but infuriating.
"What do you mean you were busy...Is your work more important to you than me?" Tonks yelled.
"Yes." It was a simple answer, an answer understood by everyone, an innocent word, but just that one word from his lips shattered her heart to pieces. Remus felt that, felt her pain, but remained indifferent. She continued, trying to hold back her tears,
"Then I suppose you wouldn't be able to come home this afternoon."
"No. I wouldn't be...why?" He asked looking up.
"Just wanted to go baby shopping." She said not looking at him.
"Well some other day." He said returning to his breakfast.
"I am going to go today." She was not going to back down either.
Remus froze.
"What?" He asked looking at her again.
"I am going to go today." She said, pronouncing each word clearly.
Remus wracked his brain...no one could be with her today, even Harry and Ginny, and Ron and Hermione had plans.
"No you're not." He said.
"What do you mean I am not?" She asked.
"You are not going shopping." He said a bit irritated.
"And why would that be?"
"Because I am saying so." Remus replied, now getting a little angry.
"You won't stay at home even on Sunday, if I said so."
"That's different." Remus replied raising his voice.
"Why is it different?" Tonks asked in the same tone.
"I said you are not going and you are not going." Remus said angrily.
"So what...."
"YOU ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE, NYMPHADORA." Remus yelled, standing up and throwing the dishes off the table smashing them on the floor and wall, and scaring Tonks out of her wits. "YOU ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE TODAY. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?" He said holding Tonks by her arms and shaking her violently, releasing her only when she nodded in affirmative.
Tonks gulped. She had never seen Remus so angry, and it scared her.
"DOBBY!! WINKY!!" Remus called the house-elves, who came scurrying towards him, also scared of the newly demonstrated anger by their master. "I WANT YOU BOTH TO MAKE SURE SHE STAYS AT HOME. SHE SHOULD NOT LEAVE HOME. NO ONE ENTERS THE HOUSE EITHER. IS THAT CLEAR?"
"Yes sir." The house-elves said meekly.
Remus glanced at Tonks one last time before leaving storming out of the house. At that moment, Tonks released her tears and a sob escaped her lips.
"Miss Lupin, Don't cry." Winky was by her side, comforting her. "Master wants your good..." Bu nothing she said, stopped Tonks from crying her eyes out.
A few hours later, Tonks got up and went to the fireplace.
"Miss what is you doing?" Dobby suddenly asked, appearing by her side.
"I am calling my friend." Tonks said determined, grabbing the floo powder.
"But Miss, Master said, you don't call anyone." Dobby said.
"But I am saying that I will call my friend." With that, she threw some floo powder into the fireplace and shouted, "Irene Watson".
Irene was in her living room when Tonks' face appeared in her fireplace.
"Hello Tonks, are you Ok?" She asked, her face showing concern.
"Irene I want you to come over right now. Please." Tonks said before disappearing.
Within moments, Irene was at the Lupin Residence.
"What's wrong Tonks?" Irene asked, sitting sown on the sofa by Tonks.
Tonks related the whole story to Irene, her tears flowing now and then, and when she finished she said,
"Irene I am going baby shopping today..."
"But Tonks, you heard what..."
"So what, he does whatever he wants, he doesn't listen, he doesn't even care. It won't matter if I go out today." Tonks said sadly.
"Tonks he means well, do you think..."
"Irene I am going," Tonks said in a tone that emanated finality, "Are you coming?"
"Really Tonks, think about it."
"I have thought about it. If you don't want to come, just say so."
"No, No." Irene said, giving up, "I am coming."
The two girls got up and were about to leave when Dobby appeared.
"Miss where is you going?" He asked nervously.
"I am going shopping." Tonks replied casually.
"But Master said..."
"Dobby," Tonks said turning towards Dobby, "Tell your Master I went out, and that he doesn't rule me. If he can't do something simple for me, I don't have to give up my life for him." Saying that, Tonks and Irene left the house for Diagon Alley.
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The girls arrived at Diagon Ally via portkey. They headed towards Florean Fortescue's first, since Tonks suddenly felt craving for an ice cream. While she was eating, Irene excused her self, and returned a few moments later. When inquired where she was, she avoided the subject.
The two headed for the baby shop, when Irene suddenly pulled into a dark and lonely alley. Tonks looked around and during that turned her back towards Irene.
"Irene why..." Tonks started but was interrupted by a male voice.
"Finally we got you."
Tonks spun around to see Irene surrounded by three hooded figures. Before she could react, something sharp hit her head, and she fell to the ground, darkness taking over her senses...
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A/N: Another chapter. The story will be ending soon. Thank you for your reviews.
Please Review.
Thanks, take care,
Bye.-
"NOOOOO!!!!!!!!" Remus yelled sitting up, shaking and sweating.
"Lumos" He heard a familiar voice say from his side.
He looked over to find Tonks by his side, her hand on his shoulder, looking at him worriedly. Remus surveyed the room realising that this was his bedroom.
"Remus...are you Ok?" Tonks voice brought him back to reality.
Before he knew, he had Tonks in a bone-crushing hug, with Tonks struggling and gasping for breath.
"Remus...can't...breathe...Remus..." Tonks uttered.
Remus released her from the hug and looked at her thoroughly.
"Dora...you're Ok...you're fine..." He whispered.
"Yes, Remus I am fine..."
"And the baby....the baby is fine too..." Remus interrupted looking at her belly.
"Remus, everything is Ok." Tonks said hugging Remus gently. "It was a nightmare...it ok, its fine...I am here, I am fine...the baby is fine too." She finished gently, leading his hand to her mildly swollen belly.
"Dora...it was so horrible," Remus said his nose buried in Tonks hair.
"It's ok...it over...I am here and I am fine..." Tonks said consolingly.
She released Remus from the hug and moved over to the side table, filled a glass of water and handed it to Remus, putting it back when Remus finished.
"Want to talk about it?" She asked gently, rubbing his back, as he stared at the sheets.
Remus shook his head in negative.
"It's ok. Its all over, it was a nightmare... Its 3:30 in the morning Remus lets go back to bed." Tonks said, hugging him and cradling him like a child, as Remus nodded and obeyed.
'Whatever it was, must've been really bad if it got him so shook up.' Tonks thought as Remus draped his arm around her, holding her close and a bit tight as if she would run away.
She looked over to his face his eyes closed, but brow furrowed, his face not at all peaceful.
'Whatever it was,' she thought, turning over and closing her eyes, 'I don't wanna know.'
And within moments, both of them were dead to the world.
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For the next week, Tonks and Remus hardly got any chance to talk to each other. Remus would come home late every night after Tonks had gone to bed, and leave early every morning before she woke up, and this unnerved Tonks by a great deal.
In fact, as Tonks recalled, the only time he interacted with her this whole week was Tuesday. He did not leave as early as he normally did but when she came down for breakfast, he was ready to leave. Before she could even greet him, he spoke up.
"Yes Hello Dora, I am in a hurry so we will make it quick. Sit down, and don't move." He said offhandedly, motioning her towards a chair.
As soon as Tonks sat, Remus took out his wand and pointed it at her, said an incantation under his breath, that sent chills down her spine, said Goodbye and left.
Tonks was upset at this.
'He didn't even kiss me goodbye.' She thought pouting, but left it at that, as she had to leave.
Tonks thought it was definitely because of the letter she received, but she did not get anymore of them, so Remus' behaviour really confused her. Yes it was dangerous, but Remus never worked like a maniac in the most dangerous cases.
Unbeknownst to her, she had received more of the letters, each one fouler than the one before, containing death threats, and foul stuff, but all were intercepted by Remus, making him even more determined to solve the mystery before Tonks was hurt. He was depressed that he didn't spend time with Tonks anymore but was glad that he had a way to make sure Tonks was ok, because he had someone spying on her...always.
So here she was, Nymphadora Lupin, wife of Mr. Remus Lupin, almost four months pregnant with his child, sitting in the dining hall, early in the morning when the sun had just started to show its face, a cup of coffee in her hands, trying to keep her eyes open while waiting for her dear husband to make his appearance.
She was determined to talk to him today, even a few words. Waiting for him, she closed her tired eyes for a few seconds, when someone entering the room, suddenly woke her up. Looking up, she saw her husband sitting sown opposite to her, frowning at her.
"What are you doing up so soon?" He asked, as Dobby brought forth his breakfast, "You're supposed to be in bed, now more than ever."
"I was waiting for you; I wanted to talk to you. We haven't talked in a week." Tonks replied, casually, sipping her coffee.
"What do you want to talk about?" He asked in an irritated tone.
Tonks remained silent for so long that Remus looked up from breakfast, and then she said suddenly,
"What wrong with you Remus?"
"What's wrong with me?" He repeated her question.
"Why are you acting so cut off, so strange?" She asked, quite angry, slamming her cup on the table.
"Nothing is wrong with me. I am not acting strange." Remus replied casually.
"You haven't spoken to me in a week."
"I was busy." His reply was short and true, but infuriating.
"What do you mean you were busy...Is your work more important to you than me?" Tonks yelled.
"Yes." It was a simple answer, an answer understood by everyone, an innocent word, but just that one word from his lips shattered her heart to pieces. Remus felt that, felt her pain, but remained indifferent. She continued, trying to hold back her tears,
"Then I suppose you wouldn't be able to come home this afternoon."
"No. I wouldn't be...why?" He asked looking up.
"Just wanted to go baby shopping." She said not looking at him.
"Well some other day." He said returning to his breakfast.
"I am going to go today." She was not going to back down either.
Remus froze.
"What?" He asked looking at her again.
"I am going to go today." She said, pronouncing each word clearly.
Remus wracked his brain...no one could be with her today, even Harry and Ginny, and Ron and Hermione had plans.
"No you're not." He said.
"What do you mean I am not?" She asked.
"You are not going shopping." He said a bit irritated.
"And why would that be?"
"Because I am saying so." Remus replied, now getting a little angry.
"You won't stay at home even on Sunday, if I said so."
"That's different." Remus replied raising his voice.
"Why is it different?" Tonks asked in the same tone.
"I said you are not going and you are not going." Remus said angrily.
"So what...."
"YOU ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE, NYMPHADORA." Remus yelled, standing up and throwing the dishes off the table smashing them on the floor and wall, and scaring Tonks out of her wits. "YOU ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE TODAY. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?" He said holding Tonks by her arms and shaking her violently, releasing her only when she nodded in affirmative.
Tonks gulped. She had never seen Remus so angry, and it scared her.
"DOBBY!! WINKY!!" Remus called the house-elves, who came scurrying towards him, also scared of the newly demonstrated anger by their master. "I WANT YOU BOTH TO MAKE SURE SHE STAYS AT HOME. SHE SHOULD NOT LEAVE HOME. NO ONE ENTERS THE HOUSE EITHER. IS THAT CLEAR?"
"Yes sir." The house-elves said meekly.
Remus glanced at Tonks one last time before leaving storming out of the house. At that moment, Tonks released her tears and a sob escaped her lips.
"Miss Lupin, Don't cry." Winky was by her side, comforting her. "Master wants your good..." Bu nothing she said, stopped Tonks from crying her eyes out.
A few hours later, Tonks got up and went to the fireplace.
"Miss what is you doing?" Dobby suddenly asked, appearing by her side.
"I am calling my friend." Tonks said determined, grabbing the floo powder.
"But Miss, Master said, you don't call anyone." Dobby said.
"But I am saying that I will call my friend." With that, she threw some floo powder into the fireplace and shouted, "Irene Watson".
Irene was in her living room when Tonks' face appeared in her fireplace.
"Hello Tonks, are you Ok?" She asked, her face showing concern.
"Irene I want you to come over right now. Please." Tonks said before disappearing.
Within moments, Irene was at the Lupin Residence.
"What's wrong Tonks?" Irene asked, sitting sown on the sofa by Tonks.
Tonks related the whole story to Irene, her tears flowing now and then, and when she finished she said,
"Irene I am going baby shopping today..."
"But Tonks, you heard what..."
"So what, he does whatever he wants, he doesn't listen, he doesn't even care. It won't matter if I go out today." Tonks said sadly.
"Tonks he means well, do you think..."
"Irene I am going," Tonks said in a tone that emanated finality, "Are you coming?"
"Really Tonks, think about it."
"I have thought about it. If you don't want to come, just say so."
"No, No." Irene said, giving up, "I am coming."
The two girls got up and were about to leave when Dobby appeared.
"Miss where is you going?" He asked nervously.
"I am going shopping." Tonks replied casually.
"But Master said..."
"Dobby," Tonks said turning towards Dobby, "Tell your Master I went out, and that he doesn't rule me. If he can't do something simple for me, I don't have to give up my life for him." Saying that, Tonks and Irene left the house for Diagon Alley.
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The girls arrived at Diagon Ally via portkey. They headed towards Florean Fortescue's first, since Tonks suddenly felt craving for an ice cream. While she was eating, Irene excused her self, and returned a few moments later. When inquired where she was, she avoided the subject.
The two headed for the baby shop, when Irene suddenly pulled into a dark and lonely alley. Tonks looked around and during that turned her back towards Irene.
"Irene why..." Tonks started but was interrupted by a male voice.
"Finally we got you."
Tonks spun around to see Irene surrounded by three hooded figures. Before she could react, something sharp hit her head, and she fell to the ground, darkness taking over her senses...
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A/N: Another chapter. The story will be ending soon. Thank you for your reviews.
Please Review.
Thanks, take care,
Bye.-