A/N: Thanks for all of your reviews! Yes, the first chapter was a little short so hopefully this one will be longer.

Disclaimer: Don't own them. Sigh.

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Tonks felt butterflies in her stomach. Her heart fluttered. His honey eyes were tired looking, yet they held some sort of charm. His light brown hair had flecks of grey in it and he had a few laugh lines. But all of that was what Tonks loved about him.

"Um, Nymphadora? Are you alright?" He looked at her questionly. Tonks snapped out of it.

"Oh, yes. Thank you, Remus. And please call me Tonks." She scowled at him, trying to act like her old self. Remus Lupin smiled.

"I'll try to remember that."

He set the eggs on the table and sat down. Tonks sat down next to him, feeling her girly sensations coming again.

There's no reason to be acting like that, she scolded herself. You've sat by Remus before. And those were the most wonderful times of her life.

Breakfast began and Tonks noticed who all were missing.

Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny were gone because of school. Snape never ate with them, which was a blessing, Tonks thought. Other than that, everyone else was there. Well, except one person.

Tonks hated thinking about it and spent most of her time trying to throw it out of her mind. But the death of her cousin, Sirius Black, still came to her.

It had only happened three months ago, but it seemed so much longer than that. Tonks pushed the thought of Sirius out of the way.

After breakfast there was an Order meeting. Dumbledore came by to fill them all in on what was happening and what needed to be done. Tonks found herself next to Remus again. She sighed happily. Then someone whispered in her ear, making her jump a little.

"Are you alright?"

Tonks turned and saw that it was Remus. He was leaning in a little too closely, Tonks thought, but she couldn't deny that she liked it.

"I'm fine, Remus," she said, trying to control herself from kissing him right then and there. "What makes you think I'm not?"

"You've just been acting strangely since breakfast," he said, leaning back in his chair.

"Oh, so you've been watching me?" Tonks said sarcastically. But before Remus could reply, Dumbledore cleared his throat. Everyone quieted down.

"As we begin the meeting," he said, "I must tell you all the recent news. Since the Dementors have left Azkaban, there was a breakout not too long ago. Among one of the leaders was Lucius Malfoy. For the past several hours, I've had Severus (he gestured toward Snape) keep a close watch on them and get as much information as possible."

Tonks always thought these meetings were boring. She tried to pay attention, but it was hard.

Dumbledore told them where the Deatheaters were last seen and where they might be found again. Tonks didn't pay much attention until she heard her own name mentioned.

"I have decided to have Tonks, Kingsley, Mad-Eye, and Remus go investigate this evening. It will only be for a few hours. I don't expect you'll find much, but just in case. Meeting adjourned."

Tonks felt like jumping up and down, as she always did when she was grouped with Remus. She couldn't wait until this evening. But until then, she would have to make it through the afternoon.

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During the hours leading up to that night's Order duty, Tonks was bored. Since Ginny and Hermione weren't there, she didn't have anyone to talk to.

She wandered down stairs and into the sitting room. No one was in there except for Remus.

Tonks smiled and watched him for a while. He was sitting at one end of the couch reading a thick book. His face was very tired looking, but his eyes were alive as they moved across the pages, taking in all the words.

Just by looking at him she could tell he was stressed. His brow was furrowed and he looked as if he would collapse if he stood up.

Tonks crossed the room quietly to where Remus was. He didn't look up. She sat down next to him.

"Good afternoon, Nymphadora," Remus said, his eyes still on the book.

"I'm not going to talk to you if you're going to act like that," said Tonks.

Remus looked up. She couldn't help but notice through all the tiredness just how warm his eyes were. Remus' lips curved into a small smile.

"Good afternoon, Tonks," he said. Tonks smiled back.

"Wotcher, Remus. What are you reading?"

Remus looked down at the book in his hands.

"It's about Medieval wizards and their early discoveries of magic. It's quiete interesting."

"Interesting?" Tonks laughed a little. "I'm sorry but I don't find the early discoveries of magic interesting."

"Well that just shows how different we really are," said Remus turning back to his book.

Tonks didn't really like the sound of that. She always thought when two people fall in love, they should at least have some of the same interests so they would get along easier. She thought his statement made it seem like there was no chance for them at all.

"Is that a bad thing?" Tonks asked, looking over at him. Remus looked up at her and she saw him smile slightly.

"No," he said. "It's a good thing. If everyone in the world was the same then it would be boring. Everyone is different from one another. You can't get two people in a room who's exactly the same. It's just impossible."

Tonks smiled and turned her gaze to the window. She thought about how right Remus was.

"It's kind of the same in relationships," Remus continued.

Tonks quickly looked back at him. She could feel her face growing hot.

"Relationships?" she said.

"Yeah. I mean, it's nice if two people who are in a relationship, dating or marriage wise, share the same interests. But I believe if the two people are different, they end up balancing their relationship and get along just fine. Though, it's not the case all the time."

He turned back to his book as Tonks smiled.

There's hope! she thought

A/N: You know what to do! Sorry, but it seems like this was the same length as the first chapter. I promise that there will definately be longer chapters in the future.