Title: Raspberry Candy Cane

Series: Winter Tidings

Rating: PG-13

Author: Jmaria

Disclaimers: Five words: Joss and JK own 'em

Pairing: FfA #437 Graham/Tonks (is it bad that I put that pairing up and then took it away?)

A/N: I like flavored candy canes and my brother-in-law always hangs candy canes on the Christmas tree, and this year he can't because of back surgery. And I know raspberry candy canes are normally blue raspberry. But I've had pink ones before. I think I really like Graham, btw. Third fic with him.

Raspberry Candy Cane

The girl was not trying to get noticed. It just happened that she attracted a lot of attention. Graham Miller snorted as he shook his head at her. That was the understatement of the year.

Today her hair was bright fuchsia pink-y sort of color, and her sweater was a pale version of her hair. It ended just above her navel, which glittered with a pink gem stone stud, showing off a generous amount of pale skin before the low-riding fuchsia mini skirt picked up.

Her long legs were encased in striped fuchsia and pink tights that leveled out at her bright fuchsia combat boots. Her violet blue eyes sparkled as she raised her white gloved hands to catch the snow that fell around her heart shaped face. She grinned at him, a grin he was all too familiar with, before bouncing over to him.

"Wotcher, solider boy?" She giggled, her voice bright and cheerful as her gloved fingers went to work on undoing his red scarf. She unwrapped it from his throat and quickly but it around her own. Graham stared at her for a second.

"Huh."

"Huh? Huh what?" Tonks teased, her arms wrapping around his shoulders.

"That scarf should look terrible with your outfit - but it doesn't." He said softly, his warm hands on the small of her back. She shivered.

"That so? What does it look like, then?" She snuggled in closer to him.

"It looks like a big red bow on a raspberry candy cane." He said huskily, one hand rubbed at the bare flesh on her back while the other brushed a fuchsia strand from her face.

"That's not a bad thing, is it?"

"Nope, I love raspberry candy canes." His lips hovered over hers.

"Really. Now I didn't know that." She giggled excitedly.

"Yup. They taste so good."