Disclaimer : I "borrowed" the plot from the movie While you were sleeping. But most of the things are from J.K. (lucky woman...)
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Sleepless night
She couldn't sleep. She just couldn't. Too much excitement for one single day. She smiled at the thought. "At least I'm dating the boy of my dreams, even though he doesn't know."
When she left Dumbledore's office later that evening, her heart and mind were at a huge conflict. Her heart telling her that was the best thing that had happened to her in the past few months and was directly connected to her lover boy, that finally after a long time of waiting she was his girlfriend and his family liked her! But her mind told her otherwise. She was being naïve and selfish. There was a guy in a coma that has never spoken to her, with a life of his own, and was currently her boyfriend.
She was sitting lonely in a dark corner of the library with her gray cat, where no one could find her but her friends and wasn't surprised to be spotted there when they came back from Hogsmead.
"I knew you would be here!" said Moira softly pushing Tonks up by her hair.
"Ouch, ouch! Don't do that!"
"Why didn't you come Nym" Asked Anya taking a sit next to her friend
"My life got a little bit complicated over here" Answered Tonks passing both of her hands through her cat's fur.
"Care to enlighten us!" complained Moira stressed.
"Um, well... I am dating someone...."
"Oh! Okay That's a reasonable reason." Moira changed her humor instantly.
"...but he doesn't know."
"WHAT!" All four girls exclaimed as Tonks started telling them her tale.
She observed as their face changed at each part of the story. Of Course she was much better than them at face changing but her friends were doing a great job, even though they weren't metamorphous like she was. At the end they were biting their nails, avid for more.
"And..." asked Bonnie
"And nothing... I think it was too much for one day..." Tonks responded getting up.
"You mean that for all that matters you're with William Weasley?"
"That's it!" Nymphadora said trying to sound cheerful.
"Oh boy... These kind of things only happen to you. You attract trouble!" Said Celeste getting up as well while the others smiled.
"It wouldn't be funny if it wasn't with me."
"What are you going to do?"
"Don't know Bo, don't know."
And here she was, wearing only her pajamas, socks and a mustard cloak, walking to the Hospital Wing in the middle of the night praying to Merlin not to be caught. She managed to sneak all right, always paying attention to the sound of Filch´s steps and Miss Norris´ meow.
She stood outside of the Hospital wing's door for along time deciding weather she should come in or not. Well, technically She shouldn't but she never was really an adept of rules. She had to made her mind quickly because standing there would only make her get caught, so she took a deep breath, her hand on the door handle and stepped in.
Inch by inch she made her way to Bill's bed trying to make out his face in the twilight.
"Hi. Um...bet you're wondering what I'm doing here in the middle of the night, huh?" She asked him, more like asking herself too. "Well, I, I thought I should introduce myself. My name is Tonks. Not just Tonks, it's Nymphadora, but I don't like my name so just call me Tonks... Well when you wake up that is, um... I'm babbling." She got a little bit closer to the bed.
"I think you should know your family thinks we're dating. This is all very sudden for me." She communicated closing her eyes shut. "Um...what, but what I really came here, uh, to tell you was that, um...I didn't mean for this to happen. I don't know what to do. I mean if you were awake, I wouldn't be in this mess. Oh god, not that I'm blaming you." She completed taping softly on his feet, not really realizing though. "Sorry!" Sitting next to him.
"Do...do you believe in love at first sight? Nah, I bet you don't. Have you ever fallen in love with somebody you haven't even talked to? Have you ever been so alone that you could spend the night confusing a guy in a coma?" She realized she started to babbling again and decided to shut up, getting a little more comfortable in the chair and staring at Bill all the time, giving in to her sleep... Only she never saw Professor Dumbledore standing quietly at the opened door, overhearing her confession.
There was a bright light at the garden making her blink her eyes. No it wasn't a garden, certainly green but not garden. Slowly Tonks woke up to see the whole Weasley Klan at the other side of Bill's bed while she was asleep on a tiny piece of his pillow. Suddenly she stood up pushing the chair back making everything, including herself fall. With massy hair and crumpled clothes she was helped up by Arthur and couldn't help but return his brilliant smile as he asked.
"Miss Tonks, are you okay?"
"Yes, sir, I am. Um..."
"We didn't know you were here. Were you here all night?" asked Molly
"Yeah. Yeah... I"
"You're like me. I could always sleep anywhere." She said sitting near her son's caressing his face "So, how's Bill?"
"Oh, well, he's got more color." Tonks replied as the Weasleys leaned to analyze Bill. "Yeah. Well, I-I have to go." She started to walk away but not turning to see where exactly she was going. That made her drop a few things along the way. "So, it was great to see you guys again."
Molly made a sign to Arthur but he didn't seem to understand she then nudged him whispering some things that was followed by a 'Oh yes, yeah...' from her husband.
"We didn't get to, uh, celebrate Christmas." Mister Weasley started "So, uh, it would be nice if you could join us." that really caught Tonks unprepared.
"Oh, um.... Oh, I-I-I would love to, but I-I can't...."
"Charlie's gonna be there." The little girl said excited
"So, you'll come tonight?" Asked Molly
"I-I-I really shouldn't because I have to work. I have detention and Dumbledore wouldn't allow..."
"Well, leave Albus to us dear" Arthur offered. From behind him Tonks could see many pairs of eyes looking expectantly to her.
"Okay." She gave in.
"Okay! That's settled than!" Molly clapped her hands twice.
"I-I really have to go, so...bye" Tonks said exiting the place.
She was lazily walking away from the hospital, yawning and rubbing her eyes, not really caring she was still in her pajamas. She was in deep concentration, thinking about her dream.
It looked like Hogwarts garden, but she wasn't sure about it. Yellow leaves on the very green grass, dancing from side to side with the wind while she was walking straight to a bridge and there was someone there. Definitely a man. A boy at the beginning. Bill! Yes it was him handing her flowers, not a bouquet. He was handing her a rose at each time. Suddenly she looked up and it wasn't Bill's face anymore, but she couldn't figure it out because it was foggy. Turning her head to the water she saw where the fog was coming from. The lake was totally covered with mist and she couldn't see a thing anymore, it became cold and dark, lightning and thunder coming from the sky as she reach to the person in front of her. But where was he? Far away from her she heard cries and screams and her name being shouted desperately. When she found the person everything faded and the sun was shining again... she tripped and fell. That's when she saw everything green and woke up to see Molly's green cloak in front of her.
"Miss, Excuse me, Miss Tonks!" Poppy came holding up a bag.
"What, what is this?" Tonks answered bored
"I'm sorry, these are your boyfriend's things."
"He's not my boyfriend!" She complained kicking the wall beside her and leaning on it
"Whatever. Here is your 'whatever you call it nowadays' things" She insisted on giving Tonks the bag. She took it and resumed her walking only to hit into someone else.
"Uh, you're Bill's girlfriend?" The young boy asked with a big smile on his face.
"Okay." she gave in and leaned o the wall again
"David Clarke. Bill's Colleague." He explained shaking her hand vigorously.
"Mm, I have to...go now, so..."
"Oh, he's a great guy." The boy continued, "He's had a tough year. You know, well, with the accident back in September and all."
"Mm. Accident?" She questioned not really interested at the moment.
"Well, of course it was an accident. I mean, it wasn't my...Did he tell you it was my fault?" He couldn't believe in something, Tonks was sure, but very tired to care. "We're playing Quidditch, all right? People fall, it happens!
When she left Dumbledore's office later that evening, her heart and mind were at a huge conflict. Her heart telling her that was the best thing that had happened to her in the past few months and was directly connected to her lover boy, that finally after a long time of waiting she was his girlfriend and his family liked her! But her mind told her otherwise. She was being naïve and selfish. There was a guy in a coma that has never spoken to her, with a life of his own, and was currently her boyfriend.
She was sitting lonely in a dark corner of the library with her gray cat, where no one could find her but her friends and wasn't surprised to be spotted there when they came back from Hogsmead.
"I knew you would be here!" said Moira softly pushing Tonks up by her hair.
"Ouch, ouch! Don't do that!"
"Why didn't you come Nym" Asked Anya taking a sit next to her friend
"My life got a little bit complicated over here" Answered Tonks passing both of her hands through her cat's fur.
"Care to enlighten us!" complained Moira stressed.
"Um, well... I am dating someone...."
"Oh! Okay That's a reasonable reason." Moira changed her humor instantly.
"...but he doesn't know."
"WHAT!" All four girls exclaimed as Tonks started telling them her tale.
She observed as their face changed at each part of the story. Of Course she was much better than them at face changing but her friends were doing a great job, even though they weren't metamorphous like she was. At the end they were biting their nails, avid for more.
"And..." asked Bonnie
"And nothing... I think it was too much for one day..." Tonks responded getting up.
"You mean that for all that matters you're with William Weasley?"
"That's it!" Nymphadora said trying to sound cheerful.
"Oh boy... These kind of things only happen to you. You attract trouble!" Said Celeste getting up as well while the others smiled.
"It wouldn't be funny if it wasn't with me."
"What are you going to do?"
"Don't know Bo, don't know."
And here she was, wearing only her pajamas, socks and a mustard cloak, walking to the Hospital Wing in the middle of the night praying to Merlin not to be caught. She managed to sneak all right, always paying attention to the sound of Filch´s steps and Miss Norris´ meow.
She stood outside of the Hospital wing's door for along time deciding weather she should come in or not. Well, technically She shouldn't but she never was really an adept of rules. She had to made her mind quickly because standing there would only make her get caught, so she took a deep breath, her hand on the door handle and stepped in.
Inch by inch she made her way to Bill's bed trying to make out his face in the twilight.
"Hi. Um...bet you're wondering what I'm doing here in the middle of the night, huh?" She asked him, more like asking herself too. "Well, I, I thought I should introduce myself. My name is Tonks. Not just Tonks, it's Nymphadora, but I don't like my name so just call me Tonks... Well when you wake up that is, um... I'm babbling." She got a little bit closer to the bed.
"I think you should know your family thinks we're dating. This is all very sudden for me." She communicated closing her eyes shut. "Um...what, but what I really came here, uh, to tell you was that, um...I didn't mean for this to happen. I don't know what to do. I mean if you were awake, I wouldn't be in this mess. Oh god, not that I'm blaming you." She completed taping softly on his feet, not really realizing though. "Sorry!" Sitting next to him.
"Do...do you believe in love at first sight? Nah, I bet you don't. Have you ever fallen in love with somebody you haven't even talked to? Have you ever been so alone that you could spend the night confusing a guy in a coma?" She realized she started to babbling again and decided to shut up, getting a little more comfortable in the chair and staring at Bill all the time, giving in to her sleep... Only she never saw Professor Dumbledore standing quietly at the opened door, overhearing her confession.
There was a bright light at the garden making her blink her eyes. No it wasn't a garden, certainly green but not garden. Slowly Tonks woke up to see the whole Weasley Klan at the other side of Bill's bed while she was asleep on a tiny piece of his pillow. Suddenly she stood up pushing the chair back making everything, including herself fall. With massy hair and crumpled clothes she was helped up by Arthur and couldn't help but return his brilliant smile as he asked.
"Miss Tonks, are you okay?"
"Yes, sir, I am. Um..."
"We didn't know you were here. Were you here all night?" asked Molly
"Yeah. Yeah... I"
"You're like me. I could always sleep anywhere." She said sitting near her son's caressing his face "So, how's Bill?"
"Oh, well, he's got more color." Tonks replied as the Weasleys leaned to analyze Bill. "Yeah. Well, I-I have to go." She started to walk away but not turning to see where exactly she was going. That made her drop a few things along the way. "So, it was great to see you guys again."
Molly made a sign to Arthur but he didn't seem to understand she then nudged him whispering some things that was followed by a 'Oh yes, yeah...' from her husband.
"We didn't get to, uh, celebrate Christmas." Mister Weasley started "So, uh, it would be nice if you could join us." that really caught Tonks unprepared.
"Oh, um.... Oh, I-I-I would love to, but I-I can't...."
"Charlie's gonna be there." The little girl said excited
"So, you'll come tonight?" Asked Molly
"I-I-I really shouldn't because I have to work. I have detention and Dumbledore wouldn't allow..."
"Well, leave Albus to us dear" Arthur offered. From behind him Tonks could see many pairs of eyes looking expectantly to her.
"Okay." She gave in.
"Okay! That's settled than!" Molly clapped her hands twice.
"I-I really have to go, so...bye" Tonks said exiting the place.
She was lazily walking away from the hospital, yawning and rubbing her eyes, not really caring she was still in her pajamas. She was in deep concentration, thinking about her dream.
It looked like Hogwarts garden, but she wasn't sure about it. Yellow leaves on the very green grass, dancing from side to side with the wind while she was walking straight to a bridge and there was someone there. Definitely a man. A boy at the beginning. Bill! Yes it was him handing her flowers, not a bouquet. He was handing her a rose at each time. Suddenly she looked up and it wasn't Bill's face anymore, but she couldn't figure it out because it was foggy. Turning her head to the water she saw where the fog was coming from. The lake was totally covered with mist and she couldn't see a thing anymore, it became cold and dark, lightning and thunder coming from the sky as she reach to the person in front of her. But where was he? Far away from her she heard cries and screams and her name being shouted desperately. When she found the person everything faded and the sun was shining again... she tripped and fell. That's when she saw everything green and woke up to see Molly's green cloak in front of her.
"Miss, Excuse me, Miss Tonks!" Poppy came holding up a bag.
"What, what is this?" Tonks answered bored
"I'm sorry, these are your boyfriend's things."
"He's not my boyfriend!" She complained kicking the wall beside her and leaning on it
"Whatever. Here is your 'whatever you call it nowadays' things" She insisted on giving Tonks the bag. She took it and resumed her walking only to hit into someone else.
"Uh, you're Bill's girlfriend?" The young boy asked with a big smile on his face.
"Okay." she gave in and leaned o the wall again
"David Clarke. Bill's Colleague." He explained shaking her hand vigorously.
"Mm, I have to...go now, so..."
"Oh, he's a great guy." The boy continued, "He's had a tough year. You know, well, with the accident back in September and all."
"Mm. Accident?" She questioned not really interested at the moment.
"Well, of course it was an accident. I mean, it wasn't my...Did he tell you it was my fault?" He couldn't believe in something, Tonks was sure, but very tired to care. "We're playing Quidditch, all right? People fall, it happens!
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