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Remus awoke early the next morning. He had had a restless night's sleep and had been lying awake in bed for about an hour, trying to get back to sleep. He finally got up, got dressed, walked quietly into the kitchen to find Tonks already there, looking half-asleep. She had platinum blonde hair today with sky blue streaks and bright purple eyes.

"Wotcher Remus." She yawned.

"Morning Tonks." Remus replied, more awake.

"Shall we get going then?" She asked, stretching.

"I suppose." He said and together the two walked silently out of Grimmauld Place and into the early morning. The sun was barely getting up.

"So, where is this place exactly?" Remus asked casually. He had to try and keep things friendly and not give Tonks any hints that would lead her into finding out that he had feelings for her.

"Oh, it's right over the hills, in the other village. We should be able to apparate there once we get into the alley up ahead." Tonks replied, pointing her French tipped fingernails towards an alleyway.

But Remus had hardly been paying attention to Tonks' words. He was much too busy concentrating on her scent. She smelt like flowers and vanilla, it was heavenly. And her hair fell so carelessly and loosely in front of her beautiful face; she brushed it away with ease. Remus wished she would trip again so he could feel her soft, flowing hair.

"Remus! I'm talking to you." Tonks said loudly.

Remus shook his head and realized that Tonks was standing in front of him, her hands on her hips and she was tapping her foot impatiently looking extremely annoyed.

"Sorry, what?" He asked apologetically.

She sighed but she had a smile. "I said, do you think this is a good place to apparate?"

Remus looked around and only just realized that they were in the darkened alleyway with nothing but a couple of garbage cans for company. "Oh, yes. This'll do." He said.

"Ok. Now we're going to have to apparate where there are no Muggles. There's another alleyway just on the outskirts of the town, a lot like this one. We'll apparate there, ok?" She said matter-of-factly.

"Sure. That sounds perfect." He said breathlessly, wanting nothing more than to grab the witch right then and there and kiss her. He needed to stop this!

"Alright. See you there." And with a faint "pop" Remus was left alone in the alleyway.

He sighed. Why couldn't he control himself when it came to her? Why? He wished he could stop this daydreaming and obsession of her. Why was he doing this to himself? He could never have her as his own. They could never be together; they could never be anything more than friends. He drooped his head sadly and apparated to the next village beyond the mountains.

When he arrived, Tonks was leaning against the wall, twirling her wand carelessly in between her fingers.

"Finally." She said playfully when Remus had arrived.

He smiled. "Sorry. But when you're as old as I am, you tend to be a bit slow."

Tonks laughed. "Old? You, Remus, are not old. Why, you're not that much older than me." She laughed again.

Remus'spirits rose slightly. She didn't care how old he was and he already knew she didn't care about him being a werewolf; she had even said it herself. Maybe they could…no they couldn't, not ever. He wouldn't do that to Tonks, she had so much to live for, so much to look forward to and he wasn't about to spoil it for her. He had to get over her.

"So, ready then?" She asked.

Remus nodded. Tonks pushed away from the wall and within seconds had gone tumbling; she had stepped on the hem of her robes and had tripped herself. Remus dived and, once again, caught the clumsy Auror before she hit the ground. Her wand had gone flying several feet in another direction and when it landed, emitted several tiny doves that went flying off towards the sky, which was steadily turning blue.

"A-Are you alright?" Remus asked softly. She had landed in his arms so that they were facing each other again and her face was mere inches from his own.

"Yes, I'm fine." She replied just as breathlessly.

For a moment, the two stared into each other's eyes. Her eyes; they were so beautiful, so twinkling and sparkling with life. They bore into his own and for a brief second, Remus actually thought about kissing her, but he stopped himself, knowing full well that that would be a mistake.

Remus gently cleared his throat and spoke. "M-Maybe we sh-should get going then."

Tonks, who seemed to have been a sort of trance, shook her head slightly. "Huh? Oh, yes, right, the mission. Of course." She babbled as she and Remus rose up simultaneously and broke apart.

Remus walked over and picked up the fallen wand and handed it to Tonks.

"Thanks." She said, not meeting his eyes. Remus saw that her face was a bright shade of red, as was her hair. It was slowly turning from platinum blonde and sky-blue streaks to bright, flamboyant neon red. It was so bright, it was almost orange. Remus couldn't help but laugh a little. Tonks looked up with a shocked expression on her face.

"And what are you laughing at?" She asked.

"N-Nothing." Remus said through his laughter.

She looked at him sternly but her face slowly broke into a wide smile and she laughed along with Remus.

"What?" She laughed.

Remus just shook his head, still laughing.

"Well, I can't help it if I change when I feel embarrassed." She laughed.

Remus looked at her. Why had she been embarrassed? He was the one who felt embarrassed. Before Remus could inquire any further, Tonks spoke.

"Well, shall we set off then?" She asked hurriedly, not meeting his eyes.

"Y-Yes." Was all he said.

Before they got out of the alleyway however, Tonks had changed her hair again.

"I rather like this color but it needs a little…something." She screwed up her face as if in concentration and within seconds, black tips formed at the ends of her bright neon red hair. "There. That's better." She said happily.

"Looks good." Remus commented, half-amused.

She smiled at him and with that, the two set off into the village. No one was yet up, which was a good thing, as Tonks' extreme hair would most likely attract attention that they didn't need. They walked through the little town square, which was littered with shops ranging from food to books. There was a large fountain in the middle of the square of a women surrounded by little children. Remus supposed this was the founder of the village or something. Once outside the main part of the village, they found themselves walking on a road with several cute houses on either side. Remus noticed that all the houses were exactly alike, each one had a small brick chimney on its roof, a neat little garden in front with several colorful flowers and each houses' yard was surrounded by a white picket fence. He wondered why Death Eaters would choose to hide out in such a place; it was most unlike their taste.

They walked for several minutes, Remus wondering if there was even an old run-down shack in this whole area, everywhere he looked was picture-perfect houses.

"Are you sure this is the place?" Remus asked Tonks.

"Oh yes. Don't worry, we're nearly there." She reassured him.

Remus looked at her curiously.

She noticed this and laughed. "Don't worry Remus. I've been here before."

"You've been here before?"

She nodded. "Oh yes. I came here once Dumbledore told me what we were supposed to do."

Remus was slightly impressed. The way Tonks carried on, what with her hair, her clumsiness and her outgoing personality, most people would probably think she was just some young punk who didn't take her job seriously but the truth was, she did. She had actually researched her mission's surroundings. Remus couldn't help but be slightly in awe at her. Finally, after about ten minutes or so, the scenery changed from neat, picture-perfect houses to older houses whose paint was chipped and windows broken. This must be what Muggles considered the 'bad part of town' and Remus could certainly see why. Everywhere you looked, the buildings and houses had graffiti on them and the fences were all broken down and rotting.

They reached a road where there was nothing but tall, looming trees whose branches looked like they could reach out and grab you with a single swoosh. The farther they walked on, the darker it got, despite it being day. Finally, after about a half a mile or so, they saw a tall, two-story broken down mansion; it wasn't really a shack. The shingles were hanging half hazardly off the windows, which were all broken. The houses itself looked like it could collapse at any time. The two Order members saw a large gathering of bushes several feet from the entrance to the yard and ducked down behind it, they were well shielded from view.

"Now all we do is wait." Remus whispered simply as he took a seat on the soft ground.

"I guess so." Tonks replied simply, taking a seat next to him. "So, you think this really is a Death Eater meeting place?" She asked.

Remus shrugged. "Don't know. I'm sure they have gatherings all over Britain, not in just one place. If this is one, you can bet that there are plenty more scattered about."

Tonks looked like she was thinking and nodded. After a moment she spoke. "I feel kind of bad for Sirius, you know, not being able to go on missions and help out with the Order. I bet he feels so useless." She looked a bit sad.

Remus was surprised by this sudden topic. "Yes, I'm sure he does. But I'm sure he understands that with him still being a wanted man, we can't afford for him to go running around and risk being seen."

"I suppose." Tonks replied, she was looking at the ground.

"Don't worry about Sirius." Remus reassured her when he saw that she still looked a bit sad. "He's a lot happier now that Harry's there." He smiled.

She looked up and smiled also. "Yea, he sure loves Harry. Like he's his own son. And I know Harry must love him like a father also."

Remus chuckled and nodded. "I would think so, seeing as Sirius is the closest thing Harry's ever had to a father."

"That's not true." Tonks protested. "He's had you too you know."

Remus was a little taken aback by this statement. He hadn't really been like a father to Harry, heck, he hadn't even seen him for almost three years before he had went with the Guard to go and retrieve him. Still, he couldn't help but be flattered at Tonks' point of view.

"I bet you'd make a wonderful father." She went on warmly.

Remus felt his face grow hot. He wasn't sure if he liked where this was going.

"I mean, you're kind, gentle and you have a lot of patience and you're pleasant to be around. I'm sure one day you'll have a child of your very own and you'll make a fine father." She was still looking at him her eyes (which were still light purple) sparkling even though there was no light to reflect them.

"Well, I don't know about that." Remus said, a little embarrassed. "I mean, I think I'm too old to be having kids. Plus, I don't think I'm really allowed to." He looked away from her eyes.

"What do you mean?" She asked curiously. Remus saw out of the corner of her eye that she wore a frown.

He forced himself to look back into her eyes. "I mean, you know, me being…a werewolf and all." He said the last part very quietly.

Tonks gave him a sympathetic look. "Oh, right. I keep forgetting about that. It's so wrong that the Ministry sets all these extra rules and boundaries for people with your…condition. It's not fair. People can be so cruel and heartless, especially that Umbridge woman."

Remus smiled faintly, grateful for Tonks' compassion. "Thank you Tonks. You don't know what it means to me to have, even one, person think that. I appreciate it."

She smiled. "No problem Remus. Like I said, it's not your fault and who knows? Maybe one day, things will change." Before Remus knew what was going on, Tonks' had embraced him in a warm, tight embrace, her bright head resting on his shoulder.

Remus hesitated before hugging her back just as tightly. There was nothing wrong with hugging her; I mean she was the one who had hugged him after all. Friends hug, don't they? Of course they do. They broke apart suddenly as the sounds of somebody apparating invaded the area.

"What was that?" Tonks whispered, her arms still wrapped around Remus' neck.

"I think it was someone apparating." Remus whispered a reply.

Tonks pulled away from him completely and the two looked through a small gap in the bushes, towards the house. Someone had indeed apparated, they were wearing a black cloak and a mask, no doubt, it was a Death Eater. The Death Eater walked slowly and silently up the rotting stairs and disappeared into the house. Not a minute after the first Death Eater had entered the house, another two apparated and also entered. Within ten minutes, at least half a dozen Death Eaters were all congregated inside the run down house.

"Should we go report to Dumbledore?" Tonks whispered in Remus' ear.

Remus gave a soft shudder at the sound of Tonks' voice floating through his ear. "I think we better." He replied and the two silently crept out from their hiding place and back into town.

Once inside the alleyway Tonks suggested they apparate to Hogsmeade, seeing as how you couldn't apparate directly into Hogwarts.

"You should go and report. I'll go back to Headquarters." Remus said at this suggestion.

"Why?" Tonks asked, sounding a little hurt.

"It'd be weird seeing us two being seen together. I mean, you're an Auror, I'm a werewolf. It'd be too suspicious." He said.

She looked as if she was trying to argue with this point that he had made but could find none so she nodded. "Alright. I'll see you later Remus." And with that, she apparated to go and report to Dumbledore.

Remus checked to make sure that no Muggles were around before apparating back to the alleyway he and Tonks had first been in and walked alone back to Headquarters, all the while thinking about what Tonks said about him being a good father. He thought she would make a fine mother herself. She was so cheery and likeable and even the Weasley children liked having her around. He really needed to stop thinking about her. The more he thought about having her, the more it depressed him because he knew he could never have her. Even if she didn't care about the age difference him being a werewolf, he was still very poor. He barely had enough to get by on his own. He sighed and put on a false cheerful expression before opening the door to Headquarters and being greeted by the smell of Molly cooking breakfast.

A/N: Well, did it suck? I hope it didn't, I'm sorry if it did. But please let me know! Thanks!