Okay, I finally got the motivation to write a second chapter to this! And to think, all it took was an empty notebook and a really boring careers class. :D Thank you SOOOO much to everyone who reviewed, and this chapter is for the reviewers who asked for a second chapter and more Remus/Tonks! I'm planning to write more, I even have a third chapter outlined in my head, and I can't wait to start it. Woohoo! I had a lot of fun writing this chapter. Lol, enough of my rambling. Hopefully the reviewers are still hanging around, and will let me know what they think of this one. :D
Once again, I am forced to admit that I don't own these wonderful characters. I'm just gonna let them play for awhile, then return 'em relatively unharmed.
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"Well, that was more than a little embarrassing," Tonks stated, her cheeks still flushed. Remus barked a laugh and laid back on his bed. They had migrated up to his room for a little more privacy.
"What should we do now?" Tonks asked, grinning. She crawled up beside him and snaked a hand down his chest.
He grabbed it and placed it safely around his neck. "Certainly not that," he smiled at the disappointed look on her face. "For all we know, the little voyeurs could be right outside with their ears against the door."
Tonks laughed. "They honestly couldn't be that perverted. You're their teacher for Merlin's sake." Remus chuckled along with her.
"Ooh, I know what we can do!" Tonks suddenly sat up straight, startling Remus. She climbed off the creaking bed and headed for the door, tripping only once on a discarded pair of shoes. "C'mon then!" She gestured for Remus to follow her. He got up and made his way after her, mindful of the shoes. She took his hand and they crept down the hallway, trying not to make too much noise just in case Ron and Harry were still downstairs. Tonks led them to her temporary room at the Black House. Locking themselves in, she turned to Remus. "Look what I've got," she pointed to the Muggle device resting on top of a small scratched up table she must have nicked form the basement.
"Tonks... is that a television? Why do you need a television?"
She seemed a little annoyed that he wasn't impressed. "I get bored. I just get in Molly's way so much that I started spending more time up here. So I bought this to keep me entertained." It was true, she did get bored. And now that the war had ended, her shifts with the as an Auror with the ministry had become more spaced out, and the Order wasn't as busy. The Black House had become more of a local meeting place for everyone. Plus, Molly Weasley could only put up with her attempts at cooking for only so long.
"So we're going to watch television?" Remus wasn't entirely sure why he had been sneaked down the hallway just to watch television. Tonks rolled her eyes and dropped down to her stomach and began rummaging under her unmade bed for something. Remus took a seat amidst the pillows and comforter.
"Ah ha!" Tonks emerged with a grunt, proudly brandishing another obviously Muggle item that was unknown to him. "It's Nintendo!" She exclaimed at the blank look on his face.
"What does it do?" Remus was intrigued now. The thing looked like a hard gray box, with all sorts of wires dangling from it. When Tonks cam and sat beside him, he picked up the smaller, thin box that was attached to one of the wires and began pressing the buttons on it.
"You play games on it, Remus. It's fun." She snatched the piece out of his hands and held it up. "This is the controller. You... control the little players with it." She picked up the whole thing and carried it over to the T.V. and started messing about with the wires.
"What little players? Who else is playing?" Now he was confused. "We're the only people in here."
Another eye roll, this time accompanied by a sigh. Tonks finished hooking up the Nintendo to her television and grabbed a game cartridge from her bedside table, popping it into a slot in the console. "Alright, Remus, how 'bout we do it this way: instead of me making a prat of myself trying to explain this thing, you stop making me think about it and just have fun." Remus began to protest, but Tonks interrupted him. "Just because you used to be a professor doesn't mean you have to know everything."
"But what about the little players?!!"
"Ha! My turn!" Remus had quit trying to fathom the mystery of Nintendo half an hour ago, and was now enjoying the simple pleasure of Donkey Kong Country.
Tonks huffed and handed over the controller. No matter how often she played, that Kremling got her every time. Remus, on the other hand, was whizzing through through the levels. For now. Just wait until he gets to Monkey Mines. That should take him down a notch.
Remus had to admit, he was having a good time. He grinned, directing Diddy Kong into a bonus level. While Diddy was collecting bananas, he decided that the Muggles definitely have it pretty good. He looked up at the sound of Tonks laughing nearly hysterically at him. "Now what?"
Tonks tried to control herself. The funny thing was the sight of Remus jumping and moving along with the player he was directing on the screen. Diddy Kong jumped a rolling barrel, he jumped on the bed. The little monkey cartwheeled, Remus did an odd little hop thing. Tonks calmed enough to speak. "The way you're playing! It's like you're in the bloody game! Ruddy hilarious."
"You're just jealous that I am a better 'gamer' than you." He sniffed, oozing fake superiority. "There is no need to mock my method of operation." He straightened his posture on her bed, lifting his chin haughtily.
This only made Tonks laugh harder. "Gimme that thing!" She reached for the controller, only to have him yank it away from him. Seizing the opportunity, she began tickling his exposed sides. "It's my turn now!" She straddled his waist and tried – albeit unsuccessfully – to rip his shirt off and get better access to his ribs. And for other reasons.
Remus's laughter joined hers, and he tried to squirm away from her madly flailing arms. Instead of evading having his clothes removed forcefully – not that he was entirely opposed to the idea – he ended up on the floor with Tonks on top of him, and the controller far from his grasp. "Ow! Now see here! You're going to make me lose! I was almost at the end!" He was about to continue, but was cut off by Tonk's lips covering his own. He stopped struggling and kissed her back, his hands coming up to tangle in her hair.
Tonks smiled against his lips and sat up, bringing Remus's shirt with her and tossing it across the room. "Now then. That's better." She leaned down and kissed her way down his chest.
Remus sighed, and was about to close his eyes when he spared a glance at the screen.
"Tonks! You just got me a 'Game Over'!"
There we go! Second chappy finished! I'm so proud. Lol. I think this one was a bit longer than the first, so it can keep you occupied for a while. Alrighty, I'm planning on having more than two chapters to this, as I mentioned above. It's gonna turn out to be a fic about the things Remus and Tonks do when they get bored. And not just that, get your minds out of the gutter! LOL. Thus the title, "Something Entertaining". Odd though, cause I had just planned it as a one-shot. Oh well. It's all just a matter of how much time I have to write. Hopefully I can get the next chapter out soon, meaning that I need another careers class with nothing to do other than write.
So, thank you sooooo much for reading, and please leave me a review telling me how you like it, and lemme know if anybody has any ideas for future chapters.
Kendal Rose
