Sirius was sat between Kingsley Shacklebolt and Remus Lupin, feeling as though it was the first intellectual conversation he had had in a very long time. He had been spending an awfully lot of time plastered and, of course, with Nymphadora. As the two men discussed Order matters, Sirius' mind wandered to his cousin and their little bet. Oh she was bound to lose of, course. Remus and women went together like chalk and cheese…and then there was the obvious fact that Tonks couldn't flirt to save her life! Wondering where she had gotten to, he heard a noise overhead and looked up to see her. There she was, his exuberant younger cousin, stood at the top of the stairs wearing nothing but a ridiculously short denim skirt, 4-inch stilettos and a black lace bra.

"Oh Merlin!" Sirius groaned into his hands as she wobbled down the steps.

"What?" Remus asked and then spotted her. His light eyes widened out of shock, for a brief moment, before looking quickly to the table. Kingsley looked up too, and then back to Remus, as if nothing was out of the ordinary…as if she did this at work all the time.

"Oh hi Remus, I'm glad you're here. I could use some help," Tonks said cheerfully as she went to stand by Remus' shoulder. Sirius spoke up.

"Is it a double clasp? I can manage them single-handedly. Hell, I can manage them with my teeth!" The two wizards and witch looked to him. His grin faded and a light blush appeared.

"Right…that's precious," Tonks told him. "No I mean, I need a hand picking out what I'm going to wear." She held up two identical plain tops; one red one blue. "Ok, this," she waved the blue, "with blonde hair?" Her auburn bob turned to tight blonde ringlets to her shoulders. "Or this," the red this time, "with dark hair?" The hair changed to a very deep brown, and the ringlets loosened to waves. She blinked at them expectantly.

"Red and blonde," Sirius and Kingsley said together and then beamed at each other. Tonks frowned.

"That wasn't an option…anyway I was asking Remus." Their eyes met, and Tonks wasn't blinking. She nodded slightly in encouragement.

"I think you look fine as you are," he announced and then looked back to his papers to avoid grinning at Sirius' dropped jaw.

"Oh, Remus you're so funny," Tonks giggled, batting a hand in his direction.

"Seriously, if I were to pick one it would be the red with the black," he told her and Tonks let out a girly squeal.

"No way, that's the one I was going for!"

"Shut up! Get out!" Sirius copied her tone and she glared at him.

"Put your pompoms away Sirius," she said with a clenched jaw.

"I didn't realise they were showing." Sirius looked to his lap and Kingsley gave a deep chuckle. Tonks wrinkled her nose at him in disgust.

"Are you going anywhere nice?" Remus asked her, breaking her stare from her cousin.

"Oh you know, just out…why, you jealous?" she teased, leaning into him so that her breasts were almost in his face. He blinked up at her.

"Well?" she mouthed, while Sirius wasn't looking. Remus looked baffled. "Yes!" she prompted silently. Remus finally twigged.

"Maybe a little," he whispered onto her bare shoulder, though loud enough for Sirius to hear and snap his head towards them. "Do you want me to be?"

"You know I do," Tonks whispered in return.

"What the hell?" Sirius mumbled to himself, shaking his head in a vain attempt to remove the conversation from his mind.

"Problem, Sirius?" Tonks asked and he forced a smile.

"Not at all," he said merrily. "Now put a top on before any of the Weasley lads come in," he insisted.

"And some trousers to go with that belt," Kingsley added, continuing to read the parchment in his hands. Tonks glared at him indignantly, and was about to retaliate when a voice from the stairs caused them all to look up.

"Well, well…Miss Tonks. If I recall correctly you were in a similar attire the last time I saw you." Severus Snape gave a sneer as he joined them in the kitchen.

"On my last day at Hogwarts we had a wet tee-shirt competition and I won," Tonks announced, beaming.

"That's my girl," Sirius sniffed with pride. Snape looked appalled however.

"Yes well, if it hadn't been your final day you would have indeed been expelled."

"Sure sure, Snapey. I believe you," she said with a wink. "Then again, I'm sure you like a naughty girl." She pouted seductively and Snape's usual pallid face pinked ever so slightly. Sirius barked a laugh that snapped Snape from his embarrassment. He thrust a pile of parchment at Kingsley (the most responsible in the room, in Snape's opinion.)

"These are for Moody. See that he gets them," he said curtly and turned on his heels.

"Goodbye Professor Snape…Sir," Tonks purred as he left and then let out a laugh. "Aw that was fun, we should invite him over more often."

Sirius, Remus and Kingsley highly disagreed but kept quiet.

"Right, I'm off. See ya later Sirius, Kings…goodbye Remus," she added, brushing her hand against his arm as she walked away. As she mounted the stairs, Ron appeared with Fred and George. All three boys went a bright shade of red. Their freckles seemed to vanish under the colour. Ron began to babble unintelligibly.

"Ahh, there's more of them," Tonks let out a playful shriek. "Oh Merlin, I'm seeing double again. Am I still drunk?" she asked Ron, crinkling her nose up in confusion. Ron found his voice.

"Err no, Tonks. These are my brothers, Fred and George," he explained. Tonks blinked at him. "Identical twins," he added and Tonks gave a sigh of relief.

"Phew, I thought it was happening again…I'm sane then? I'm alright?"

Ron nodded in perplexity. "Sure," he squeaked.

"Great. Well, nice to meet you lads," she said as she squeezed her half-naked self past them on the staircase. Once she was gone, Ron looked to Sirius who was creasing up in a silent fit of laughter.

"Mental," Ron croaked.

Sirius rolled his eyes as Tonks came downstairs half an hour later, fully clothed in the outfit that Remus had chosen.

"Oh yeah, put it away now he's gone," he muttered. Tonks hid her grin by turning her back on her cousin to retrieve a glass of water.

"Who's gone, love?" she asked with feigned ignorance. Sirius scowled at her back. Tonks joined him at the table and flashed a sweet smile.

"You're unbelievable," he laughed.

"Why thank you," she replied, taking a small sip of her water. "Just doing my bit for the order. When I first joined, I was so surprised at the amount of sexually frustrated men in the group," she smirked. "I mean, come on, did you see the look on Snapey's face?" she barked a laugh and Sirius joined in, having to admit that it had been the highlight of his week.

"He didn't know where to look," the man agreed with a grin. "But with Remus…you're gonna have to try harder than that T. I think breasts scare him a little."

Tonks gave a little scoff. "Yeah? Do they scare you?" she asked huskily, leaning towards him to reveal more than a hint of cleavage.

"Yours do!" Sirius admitted with a quick nod. Tonks leant back in a sulk.

"Fine. I'll have to think of something a little more … manageable."

"More discreet," Sirius suggested under his breath.

"But I'll get him, Cuz. Mark my words. Your money's mine." She drained her glass, dripping water off her chin as she did so. Wiping it with the back of her hand, she rose. Sirius was looking both sceptical and apprehensive. His grin faded and his voice became wary as she climbed the stairs.

"Dora." She turned to look down at him. "Just be careful ok? Don't…don't hurt him."

Tonks nodded and then grinned impishly.

"Don't worry Sirius…I'll be gentle with him." She continued to climb the stairs so as not to see him shake his head in mild disbelief.