Contemplation
Disclaimer: I neither own nor profit from J.K.Rowling's Harry Potter series. All characters belong to her.
Author's Note: These are just short vignettes displaying interactions between Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks during OotP, written because I had an idea. Well, several, actually. My tribute to the genius of salt-rose, whose tiny glimpses into said characters' lives were absolutely amazing. And to LRES readers, I will have another chapter up soon, I promise.
"You don't spend very much time at your flat."
She shrugs and holds out her hand. It's starting to rain. Neon lights turn her face a brilliant mix of orange and pink, and she glances at him with a quirked mouth. "So what's your point?"
"Just an observation." He smiles, looks at her for a second, and says, "Can't stand not being around me, eh?"
"Bugger off, Remus," she laughs, shaking her head. She starts to walk a little faster, as the rain begins to fall in large drops. A few minutes later, "I detest you, actually."
"Oh really?"
"Mm, yes. I'd run away from you now, but you're fast for such an old blighter." She hooks her arm through his, as they duck beneath a row of awnings. Cars roll by, splashing water up onto the sidewalk, and he tugs her over before she's sprayed as well. She laughs a bit, and then kisses him in front of a fruit stand while people scramble about with umbrellas and newspapers to beat the downpour. He kisses back.