A/N: Wow, I can't believe all the reviews that were waiting for me in my inbox! Thank you soo much you guys! I really appreciate it. And thank you lonna-senapi,I luv you too!And I agree, I would totally take Remus' undying love and devotion also.To DelightfullyEccentric22, you rock. Thanks you for reviewing my story and being a rockin' GD fan. I'm glad you liked the songs my story is based on. And HorseLover003, I would totally be fan fic. buddies with you, rock on fellow Tre Cool Lover, lol. And MarlaSinger47, I don't know if I would continue this after HBP because I want it to be accurate to the events surrounding Lupin and Tonks but then again, maybe I will. Thanx for the suggestion. And thank you to everyone else who reiewed, I'm sorry I didn't have time to thank each one of you individually but I will on my final chapter, promise. Oh and to darkfire783, Tonks is Sirius' second cousin, excuse me for not pointing that out but I just figured Sirius saying cousin sounded better than him saying second cousin. Anyway, on with the chapter!

The next few days, Remus kept himself busy by helping Molly and the others clean Headquarters. It wasn't much, but he had to keep his mind preoccupied. He couldn't really explain it, but whenever Tonks wasn't around, his mind seemed to focus entirely upon her; her smile, her voice, her light, girly laughter and her very sweet personality. He found himself smiling one morning as a picture of Tonks floated easily into his mind.

"Oy, Remus!" Sirius voice broke through.

Remus shook his head. "Huh? Wha-"

"I said, do you mind handing me that bag?" He replied impatiently.

"Oh, yea." Remus handed Sirius the very large bag.

The two Marauders were in the drawing room and Sirius was ridding the place of all his families' possessions. He hated being related to the Blacks and he didn't want any reminders lying around. Remus felt somewhat embarrassed. He had let his mind wonder off again and think about her. Remus sighed quietly under his breath. Her, Tonks. He just couldn't keep his mind off her, no matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't. She had infected his mind like some sort of laughing gas or something. Why? Why did she have this unusual control over him?

Then it hit Remus, as Sirius kicked Kreacher hard because he was trying to steal a silver plate with the Black crest on it, he had a crush on her! No, he couldn't! He could never allow himself to be close to anyone, especially a girl, especially Tonks. True, he had some small crushes while at school, but they were merely little schoolboy crushes, they were nothing like this. Could he possibly be falling in love with the young Auror? No, how could he, they were only friends; you couldn't fall in love with someone by just being friends. Could you? Remus was very confused. He had never experienced love so he didn't know what it felt like. I mean, sure he had love, but that was for Sirius, James and (Remus clenched his jaw) Peter. But that was a completely different kind of love, like a brotherly love.

As Remus was confused in his thoughts, watching Sirius shift through some drawers and dressers, Dumbledore came in.

"Hello Sirius, Remus." He said pleasantly.

Both guys, who were both busy doing something else, jumped. They hadn't seen the Headmaster come in.

"Dumbledore, what are you doing here?" Sirius blurted out.

Remus gave Sirius a look and then said. "Is there something wrong Headmaster?" He asked.

Dumbledore smiled. "How many times must I ask you two to call me Albus? And no, there's nothing wrong. I just came to ask you, Remus, if you were up for a bit of a mission."

Remus was a little surprised. He hadn't really gone on missions that much. "Sure." He found himself saying.

Dumbledore smiled, the twinkle sparkling in his eyes. "I knew you would. I'll have Tonks come by later tonight to fill you in on the details."

"Tonks?" Both Sirius and Remus asked.

"Yes, Tonks." Dumbledore replied simply, he still had the smile on his kind, old face but there was something different about it. "Is that going to be a problem?" He asked, raising an eyebrow carelessly.

"N-No, of-of course not. It's just-"

"Good, no problems then." Dumbledore interrupted Remus' babbling, a very wide smile stretching across his face. "I'll see you two later." He turned to exit the room. "Oh and Sirius," he turned back around to face the two again. "Do try and be somewhat kind to Kreacher."

Sirius gave Dumbledore a very dark look but Dumbledore merely chuckled.

"Please and at least try. Good day." He turned back around and left.

As soon as Dumbledore was gone, Sirius gave out a hearty bark. "Ha! He wants me to be nice to that little maggot? Fat chance. I hate that elf." He said as he turned back around to collecting more Black heirlooms to throw away.

But Remus wasn't paying attention to Sirius' muttering about Kreacher; he was too caught up in his own thoughts. Him go on a mission with…Tonks? He gulped. What was he going to do? What was he going to say? Stop it! He forced himself to calm down and he took a deep breath. Everything was going to be just fine. Tonks was a dear friend, nothing more. Even if he had a somewhat little crush on her, they could still be friends. I mean, it's not like she would ever like him back, he was much too old and poor. And besides, she probably already had someone, a young, good-looking wizard. Remus felt his heart sink a little as this last thought steered its way into his mind. Well, it would be better if she did. He couldn't let himself get close to anyone, he was much too dangerous.

The rest of the afternoon passed without much incident, unless you counted when Sirius had to run around, frantically trying to get rid of a Bundimun, a fungus that eats away the foundations of any structure it's in. Sirius had to run around the room about five times before the spindly-legged fungus was brought down with a simple Scouring Charm. Remus had been too busy laughing at Sirius play cat and mouse with the creature to help which resulted in him getting hit in the head with a very large, leather-bound book.

That evening, after everyone had eaten dinner and the children had wondered off somewhere upstairs, Tonks came. She had shoulder-length blonde hair with black streaks in it, accompanied with dark green eyes.

"Wotcher everyone." She said cheerfully as she entered the kitchen.

Everyone said hi and as she made her way towards the empty seat that was across from Remus, she tripped and nearly collided with the corner of the table but Remus, who had seen her about to trip, ran so quickly from his seat to the falling witch that no one had time to see what happened.

"Whew! Thank you Remus." She said as Remus (reluctantly) released her from his arms.

"No problem." He said, smiling at her, which she returned.

"Bloody hell Remus, I've never seen you run so fast." Sirius said in amusement.

"Well, I…she was…I mean-"

Molly interjected. "Alright everyone, I think we ought to get to bed. We have a lot of cleaning to do tomorrow." She said and Arthur followed his wife out of the kitchen, but Sirius wasn't going anywhere.

He smirked at Remus and Tonks.

"What?" Tonks asked, annoyance in her tone.

He laughed and shook his head. "Nothing, nothing."

Remus gave his friend a raised eyebrow. "If there's nothing, then why are you still here?" He asked.

Sirius laughed more at this. "Oh, sorry, didn't know you wanted to be alone with my dear cousin."

Remus blushed very heavily at this and he saw, so had Tonks.

"Sirius! Bed!" Molly poked her head into the kitchen.

Sirius slowly got up, never tearing his gaze away from the pair. He didn't speak again until he had gotten to the door. "You know Tonks, I never did like your taste in men but…I definitely wouldn't mind having Remus in the family." And before any of them could retort, he had walked through the door, leaving the two in their first awkward silence.

Tonks sighed heavily and shook her head. "I swear, sometimes that cousin of mine drives me a bit mad."

Remus laughed lightly and offered Tonks a chair. "So, what's this mission Dumbledore's got for us?" Remus asked casually as he pulled a chair out from under the table for Tonks.

Tonks smiled sweetly at this gesture and sat down without falling or tripping, although Remus half-hoped she would. "Well, there have been reports of an old shack several miles from here being a Death Eaters hideout."

Remus walked around the table and sat down across from her. "Really? Then why doesn't Dumbledore just get Severus to go? I mean, he is an undercover Death Eater."

Tonks shrugged. "I dunno. I think I heard Dumbledore say something about Snape having too much to do at the moment or something." She brushed a stray hair across from her face.

"Oh." Remus said. "So, are we supposed to go and confirm these reports?" He asked.

Tonks nodded. "Bingo. It's not all that dangerous or exciting." She sounded a bit disappointed.

"Were you expecting a dangerous and exciting mission?" He asked her with a smile.

"Well, yea. That's the whole reason I became an Auror." She said excitedly, a sparkle in her green eyes. "I mean, that's what we're supposed to do after all."

Remus had never seen so much excitement in young Tonks before. She seemed to want to be in danger, want to go on crazed, exciting missions and get by with just the scruff of her neck. For one millisecond, Remus considered telling Tonks his feelings. If she craved danger and excitement, being with a werewolf would satisfy all her adventure. But he could never do that. She was just young, she didn't really know all about the risks involved with going on hazardous missions all the time.

"What about you Remus?" Tonks' voice came floating through his thoughts.

"Huh?" He had to stop letting himself get into these dazes.

Tonks laughed a little. "What about you? Don't you ever want to go on exciting, crazed missions for the Order?"

"Not really. I have enough danger and excitement becoming a werewolf once a month." He laughed a little.

"Oh, I forgot about that." Tonks said, the sparkle never leaving her eyes.

She forgot? How could she have forgotten?

"You forgot?" Remus voiced his thoughts to her.

She nodded, sparkle still twinkling. "I don't see you as just a werewolf you know. You're a human being and the wolf is just something you change into once a month, it's not who you are." She smiled.

Remus felt like a giant balloon was swelling inside him. She didn't see him as a monster or even a thing. She saw him as a human being and a person; he wished everyone had seen him that way. But somehow, he wouldn't have cared if everyone else did see him like that, as long as Tonks did, that's all that he cared about.

"Thank you Tonks. That means a lot to me." He looked into her dark green eyes and wished he could grab her and kiss her. He knew he never could.

She smiled again. "No problem Remus. Just remember that there are other people who see you as I do." She spoke very softly and it gave Remus soft goose bumps.

They stared at one another for a moment. Remus didn't want to have to ever look away. What was wrong with him? Why did she have to affect him so?

"Well," she finally spoke slowly, "I best be getting off. We have to set off tomorrow." She got up, unusually graciously, as did Remus.

"What time then?" He asked.

"Uh…let's say…six o'clock? I hate getting up early but it would probably be best if we did." She said, looking very sad at having to get up so early.

Remus chuckled. "Yes, I imagine it would be."

She smiled and walked towards the door but tripped over her feet and once again, Remus demonstrated his speed and agility as he caught the poor girl before she hit the floor.

"Damn, I'm so bloody clumsy!" She exclaimed. She had fallen right into Remus' arms so that they were facing each other.

"It's alright." He said breathlessly.

She laughed and released herself from Remus' grip. "Thanks again Remus. I'll see you tomorrow morning." She did something that would make it impossible for Remus to sleep; she kissed him lightly on the cheek. "Night." She said friendly and, leaving Remus standing there, she left.

Remus stood in utter disbelief and shock for about a good five or six minutes. He unconsciously touched the spot where she had kissed him. She had kissed him. It sounded unbelievable but it had happened. Why would she do that? Was it just a friendly gesture or…something more? But wait, even if it was something more, which it probably wasn't, he could never allow it to progress further. He wouldn't be responsible for ruining Tonks' life. He would just have to keep his emotions in check and control himself. Even if he did like Tonks and she liked him in return, they could never be. Remus could never be with anyone, ever.

He snapped himself out of his daydream and walked slowly up to bed, his mind swirling around the kiss he had received. He felt more depressed than he had ever felt, knowing that he would never be able to feel her lips on his, ever. He slowly got ready for bed and the last thing he saw before he drifted into an uneasy sleep was Tonks' face, with those sparkling eyes.

A/N: It's not that long and I apologize. But I hope you all enjoyed it nonetheless. I hope to post another chapter later tonight or tomorrow after I get home from work. But please review, I read each and every one and love them (good or bad).