Chapter six:
It had been more than two weeks that Nymphadora Tonks rested peacefully. Molly Weasley and the army of children she had raised, never left her side not even once. Kingsley and Moody were now and then rounding St.Mungo's hospital for Maladies and Injuries, hoping that all of the sudden the auror would respond. Molly had tried with all her effort, which was admirable, to make Lupin have some deserved rest, but he kept refusing to leave. He couldn't leave her, he was useless he had to admit that, but leaving her was not something on his mind at the moment.
" Oh please darling.. if you would just listen.." Molly insisted, Arthur and Bill served as back ups.
" I don't care. I know I'm tired, I know I can't help her, but there's no way I'm leaving her not for a second." Remus Lupin said in a dark kind of way. Both Molly and Arthur recognized a little of madness inside of him.
" We'll take her of her.. there's no question in there.." Bill tried to comfort the werewolf but all he did was alarm him more.
" She doesn't need to be taken care of because I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE!" Remus snapped. It had been the first time he had shown himself so annoyed and angry. All of the Weasleys decided not to push any further and left the room bitterly. Seconds after, Lupin realized just how rude he had been.
" Personally I never thought a girl could get to you that much.." A dark voice said in a mocking tone. Remus turned around and saw a shadowy figure emerging from the curtains of Tonks room.
" It took you more than two weeks to appear. What the hell were you doing? Killing somebody else?" Remus said without thinking that Severus Snape was his last chance of recovering Tonks.
" There's definitely some rage in your tone.. may I ask why? Oh.. forget about it.. I see why. But it wouldn't hurt you to be a little nicer.. Especially with the one carrying the antidote to your woman.." Snape said in the same mocking tone he had used before.
" I'm sorry Severus." Remus said bitterly. He looked at Tonks while he let his hair cover his brown eyes.
" Oh please don't make this a soup opera.. Sadly for me and a couple of friends, Nymphadora's time is not now." Snape said as he handed the werewolf two bottles with a purple content. " One today, the other one tomorrow night." He said as he prepared himself to dissapparate but was interrupted by a very confused Remus Lupin.
" Wait your watch.." He said as he put his hand in his pocket but was terribly shocked when he felt nothing in it.
" Too slow.. of both thinking and acting. I got it myself, I've learned not to expect anything nice from anybody.. you should follow my line.. now I've got to go.. Don't want to be surrounded and brutally attacked by your pals." Snape said.
" But.. why would you help me if you already got what you wanted?" Remus asked confused.
" Don't push your luck.. or do you want me to take those antidotes back? I could do that.." Snape said threateningly.
" I.. thank you." Remus said only to cause Snape's sudden smirking.
" No.. you own me now. You better remember this.." Snape said as he finally dissapparated from the room leaving only Remus, Tonks and two bottles of antidote in his hands. He rushed towards Tonks side and kept one bottle on his pocket, the other one he opened very quickly. He emptied the purple liquid inside of the woman's throat and waited expectantly.
" Well.. Please wake up.. please, please.." Lupin murmured while he waited. After a couple of minutes her eyes were indeed opened. She looked rather confused, as if she was looking for something familiar to hold on to. And she found it.
" Remus..? What.. My head is spinning.." Tonks said softly without noticing the sudden glow in Lupin's eyes.
" Oh thanks god! I thought you were going to.. and.. then… you didn't and.." Remus tried to put the words in order but apparently didn't succeed. Without thinking it twice, he rushed to her side and hugged her tightly but watching not to hurt her. Her eyes suddenly widened when she felt his grip, his strong arms holding her.
" Please.. don't do this.." Tonks said as she escaped his grasp. Her eyes revealed days of several crying and suffering for something she could never have. His eyes, never stopped shinning.
" Tonks.. I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I made you suffer like this.. that I made you linger all this time without giving you any signs of returning what you gave me. What you currently give me. You may not remember this, but you've been asleep, sick, for nearly two weeks and a half.. and.. mainly because of me." Remus began talking but was interrupted.
" I see.. why you say it's your fault again?" Tonks asked still confused and kind of dizzy.
" Because.. I made you suffer like hell and because of that you were vulnerable to get Creptius.. I.. I feel so responsible I can't believe how I got that far.. I've spoke without my heart.. I.. I lied to you, mentally saying to myself that it was for your own sake but it wasn't because I hurt you so much that I almost kill you.. and I don't know what I would have done if I had lost you in here.. Probably I'd have to join you.." He said nearly as a confession. Tonks was slowly starting to understand.
" You kissed me.." Tonks said avoiding his look.
" I did.." Remus supported the truth.
" I've been dreaming all this time… Wish you hadn't woken me.." Tonks said honestly, which broke Lupin's heart.
" Tonks.. I… I need you." Remus said staring at the floor. He couldn't bare to see her eyes when he said that. " I.. I need you with me.. here. I'm sorry it took me a while to finally say it but.. my fear of losing you.. of hurting you.. I've realized I can't control all that. I've realized that it's better to be close to you, to try to keep you safe with me, teach you how to handle me in those days.. I just can't leave you.. It's too painful both for me and you.. I thought I'd hurt you physically but I didn't count that I could also do it emotionally… Please say something.." Lupin was beginning to get desperate since he wasn't receiving any sort of response out of the woman he loved the most.
" You already know what I think." Tonks said seriously. " Now it's up to you to keep that promise." She added as she blushed.
" What promise? Oh.. that one." He said as he slowly approached to her again. He took her chin in his hand and brought it closer to his lips. They looked at each other for seconds before joining in a soft kiss. Seconds after there was no longer a soft kiss, they were both desperately grasping for air.
" Okay.. Guess I'll be back later.." Ron Weasley said as he closed the door immediately. His face was so red that it took only seconds for everybody to figure something was going on inside of Tonks room.
" Come on, move." Hermione said as she practically dragged the redhead out of the way. Everybody entered the room and saw Lupin and Tonks kissing passionately.
" They're so sweet.." Hermione said in a sweet little tone.
" Oh come on.." Ron said still blushing.
" Okay.. Let's discuss the future nicknames.. No Nymphy, no Dorah, no Phador.." Tonks began saying causing everybody to roar with laughter.
" Fine I'll remember that.. And you remember not to call me Wolfie, doggy, boy.." Remus said grinning.
" Not Wolfie? I liked Wolfie…" Tonks said putting up her best puppy eyes.
" Fine you can call me Wolfie.. not in public please.." Lupin said as he kissed her again and smiled. For the first time, something felt right in his life and he intended to keep it that way.
The end
A/N:
This fic has reached its ending. But don't panic Tonks/Remus fans, even if it's up to me to continue with this pairing and even if the world is threatened with the Armageddon while I'm writing, I will have a sequel soon! Thanks to everybody for reviewing and correcting and encouraging me.. there'll be more.
Pairs BYK
