Here we are, with another chapter! I'm on a roll here! It's like boring classes are the key to my getting these chapters done quickly. I hope you guys like this one as much as you liked the others. I'm just about ready to start chapter four!

To MissMoony16: I love that! That is a great idea! I would have used it for chapter three, but I already had it started at the time I got your review. Your idea will definitely be used for chapter four! Thanks so much!

And tres tres merci beaucoup to the other really cool people who have reviewed chapter two: midnite kitty(eep! I hope I got this chappy out fast enough for you!), LadyLupinLover, Kimberly Grace, bansheecall, and MIKA. You guys are so great, I hope you like this chapter!

Yet again, these splendid characters are not mine.

"Two cards please," Tonks nodded her thanks as Remus dealt her the required cards. She picked them up and fanned her five cards in front of her face, gazing professionally at him from across the kitchen table in her apartment.

He grinned back at her. Remus picked up his own cards and cast a glance around her very Tonks-like kitchen. Half-washed dishes littered the sink, a tea kettle was levitating over the stove, and just about everything else scattered anywhere. "Tonks? When was the last time you cleaned up this place?"

"Well, we've been spending a lot of time over a the old Order Headquarters, so I haven't really had the time," she shrugged, rearranging her cards. "All right, let's see 'em," Tonks lay her cards on the table and waited for Remus to do the same.

He sighed and laid down his weak hand. It wouldn't take much for Tonks to beat a pair of Jacks.

"Excellent! I win again!" She blew his pair out of the water with a Full House, Kings high. She raked in the pile of fake poker chips they had been playing with. Leaning over, she tapped her cheek and said, "kiss,". Kisses were just an added bonus for the winner of each hand.

Remus leaned over to meet her and went for her lips instead.

Tonks, pleasantly surprised, sat back in her chair smiling. "You know Remus, I'm beginning to think that you are losing hands on purpose."

He tried his best to look offended. "I'm just not a very good gambler. Never have been."

Tonks considered this for a moment, then grinned. "What do you say about upping the stakes a bit? Making this game a little more entertaining?"

Remus figured she was only doing this because she knew she could beat him, but decided it would be better to just go along with her. He reached for his cup of tea, asking, "What exactly do you have in mind?"

"Strip poker."

He nearly choked on his tea.

Tonks was grinning, clearly enjoying herself. "It's great Remus! The loser has to get naked, so it encourages you to try and win! Unless you want to take your clothes off..." she winked at him.

"I wasn't trying to lose before!"

"Splendid! I'll deal the next round then," she gathered up the cards and shuffled them, still grinning.

Remus shook his head, resigned to that fact that he wasn't going to get much a say in this matter, unless Tonks asked him whether he wore boxers and briefs. And if she didn't already know – which she should – she would soon enough.

She dealt them their hands. Picking up her own, she eyed Remus from across the table. She knew he had a terrible poker face, and by the end of the night, she would be the one with most of her clothes still on. Just in case though, she was silently deciding which garment she would remove first if the need arose.

After a moment of deliberating and the discarding of unwanted cards, both were ready to show their hands. Tonks laid down three fives. Remus's pitiful pair of threes was no competition.

"Off with it then Remus!" Tonks was absolutely gleeful. He rolled his eyes and pulled off his gray t-shirt, much to her delight. So he tossed it at her head.

Awhile later, both Remus and Tonks had lost significant amounts of clothing. Remus was left only in his boxers, while she was in the process of taking off her own t-shirt. He had actually won a couple games.

"Mm, snazzy Tonks," he remarked about her blue and pink polka-dotted bra. He smiled at her when she blushed, her short, spiky previously brown hair turning pink to match.

She thought it best to put him back in his place. "Remus, it seems to me that you are the one who is sitting here in naught but their knickers," Tonks reminded him. "And this is the hand which will be the decider about whether or not you get in the nude," she waggled her eyebrows at his embarrassed glance downward. He grin grew when she looked at her hand. 'Ha,' she thought, 'I've got him now.'

Strange, that at the same time, Remus was thinking the same thing. "Let's see 'em love," he laid his own down. A flush, in diamonds. 'That should be good enough to protect my modesty,' he hoped.

Such was his bad luck though, for Tonks had him beat. "Straight flush," she said, quite proud of herself. After laying down her cards one by one, she looked up into Remus's shocked face.

"But... this was a good hand!" He really didn't want to take off his boxers.

"Mine was better," Tonks replied smartly.

"No," he was steadfast. "I'm not taking them off."

"Remus..." Tonks started sweetly, "OFF WITH THOSE SHORTS!" She dived across the table, cards and poker chips flying everywhere. He scrambled backwards from her wildly flailing arms.

Remus ran into her untidy living room and jumped behind the couch. Unfortunately, Tonks was hot on his tail. He felt something tug on his shorts and looked down. There was Tonks, trying her darnedest to rip off his boxers. He grabbed a hold of his waistband and ran. Remus ended up dragging her along with him. She had a really good hold on those shorts. They were coming off one way or another.

Remus had almost made it to the bathroom when the sticked finally gave way. Tonks stumbled back with the cloth in her hands.

"Why Remus! I didn't know there was supposed to be a full moon tonight!"

And there you go! I hope you'll like it enough to leave me a review, and some more ideas for future chapters. I've already thanked MissMoony16 for her idea, and will be using it for chapter four. I'm definitely planning on having more than four chapters, so your ideas and comments will be greatly appreciated!

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