A/N: I have a week off! Woo-hoo! I should be getting round to some more updating now! Thank you, dear reviewers, I love you all! Hands out Danish pastries
Lily Dragon- My parents probably think that about me all the time…thank you!
Luck Moony- I think that the most difficult part of French is all the grammar. All those tenses are so confusing! And "the super unborn" (Love that!) will be arriving shortly. Now that I say that, it sounds like an aeroplane. Thanks for reviewing again!
Deb-lil- Magical owls eat chocolate. Because I say so. And I'm not Tonks, really! And I'm not a Leglimens or anything, which would be cool. Though if you want to carry on thinking I'm Tonks…well, I'm happy to let you. And vowels are much better than consonants…English spellings are so pointless and interesting, huzzah! And thanks for the note in your profile about me, it was so nice!
GreenTea&Honey- Thank you! I'm updating, see?
Miranda Goshawk- Tonks was fat when she was little, which is why her mum is a little concerned about her weight. Currently, she's not really fat but isn't skinny either, and as she's a teenager, she is very concerned about body image. She's kind of on a balance between chubby and curvy…Sirius thinks she's chubby, Remus thinks she's curvy! And it's not a stupid question, thanks for reviewing!
Cassie89-Yes, poor Remmy…things aren't easy for him, are they? Bless. I'm glad you love it!
FetishFemale- Vitler! LOL! I wish I'd thought of that. And…yes, it is a little out of the blue, but I'm trying to elaborate a little so it doesn't seem so. Thanks for your compliments!
Blackness Angel- No, I don't do soppy. I do FLUFFY. There's a difference….no, I'll try not to be too mushy, just for you. And yes, poor Remus, don't you just want to hug him?
Emmanuelle Lisselle Grey- Yeah, I think it was sweet, thank you!
Someonewithapencil- Tonks has a lot of Muggle relatives, so she probably watched Star Wars round their houses or something. They're also the reason she has a CD player…her family live in a Muggle estate (as Hogsmeade is the only entirely wizarding settlement, I assume witches and wizards have to live among Muggles) so they can plug it in. And Tobias/Rachel are my One True Pairing. Ilove them to pieces. And U-No-Poo was just…soo…funny. Thanks for the long review!
I am a Banana- Yum, another marshmallow! YAY! Thank you so much! And Remus really doesn't have it easy, does he?
The Female Nerd- Thank you!
Eleen- I've seen Charlie's Angels, but I don't remember that song…all I remember is "Can't Touch This! Doo doo doo…" And…yes, I did forget that Remus is sexy, I sincerely apologise. Thank you for reviewing, I do hope you can forgive me for my mistake.
LunaCatt- I'm glad you didn't find it too angsty…I don't like angst much. This is a romcom! And Hamlet humorous? Well, I 'spose it's kind of funny how everyone just seems to die all the time…thanks for reviewing again!
Lupinsmoon12391- Tonks is currently 15, she's just left her fifth year, and Remus is 17, he's just left his sixth. And I love that song too, in fact I wrote a songfic to the tune of it to go with my other Disney songfic, but I deleted it, eventually. Thanks for reviewing!
Ash-the-great- Er…yes…about progress….ahem…anyway, thanks for reviewing!
Kerichi- (cries) I've been scolded! What I meant by that comment, actually, was that I'm getting more reviews than some really great fan fictions, like I Married A Werewolf, which deserve much more. And no, that won't be happening, although it's still a really great suggestion and is similar to what I have planned, so thank you! I'll forgive you for scolding me, you give me such great tips!
Andromeda's POV (Wow!)
It was such a shame. Remus came back today, surprisingly, considering what Nymph had done to him. He's such a nice boy, what happened to him is…very sad, I have to admit. My perspective on werewolves has certainly changed since meeting him.
I was looking forward to having him back. I missed his little diplomatic acts between Sirius and Nymph, who can both be pretty feisty when they want to be. They've pretty much made up since Nymph found out about the werewolf thing, and they had a huge argument and so on. Sirius hasn't told Nymph an awful lot of the details…for some reason, she isn't interested. It's not like her.
She hasn't been acting herself much lately at all. I wondered if it was something to do with Remus, after all, it's embarrassingly obvious that the poor girl likes him…and Ted reckons he likes her, too. But she still refused to talk to him as I made dinner for us all. So, shortly beforehand, I advised her to talk to him. They're both obviously going through a lot of pain…you can see it in their faces, bless them. Reminds me of Bella and Cissa when our parents were divorcing…the atmosphere is tense, and very much deprived of its former happiness.
She did as I said, for once, and…it didn't go too well. Remus seemed to be…almost uninterested in Nymph. Needless to say, she wasn't very happy. She left the table the second she'd finished and ran noisily up to her room.
And that, of course, is where I am now. It's my duty to comfort her, though part of me almost wants to comfort Remus. He seems so…confused, and unhappy about it, too. He likes to be sure, Sirius says. Being confused sets him off guard a bit. He seemed so sad, and so reluctant to talk to her. Part of me hopes it's because he cares about her, though I almost think he just doesn't like her.
"Nymph? Nymphy?"
"Go away!"
"Nymphadora, can we talk?"
"No."
"Oh, please, darling."
"NO! Go AWAY!"
I ignored her, as she definitely needed a good talking to.
Sirius's POV
When is Moony going to learn?
I'm not talking about books and stuff. He does enough learning for all four of us in that department. But when Tonks talks to him, it's a good idea to talk back.
So, of course she's annoyed, and shut up in her room. And of course he's all depressed, and shut up in his room. I'm glad to have him back, but his mum is about to give birth, so he might not be here long. He isn't warming to the idea of being a big brother AT ALL. I don't see why, I was terribly excited about it when my mum got preggers. Ha! That lasted a long time…not. I loved Reggie when he was inside Mum, but once he got out and was wailing and crying and wetting himself every five minutes, I hated him. It might be the other way round for Moony, but then again, it might not.
So, he has a lot to sulk about, which is stupid, really, because…Tonks's friends are coming round tomorrow! Two of them! In this house! In their pyjamas!
I love Hufflepuff girls. James and Remus take the mick all the time…at least Wormtail understands. They're amazing. Hopefully they'll cheer Remus up lively, wink wink, nudge nudge, you know what I mean?
Andromeda came and spoke to me after she'd had a word with Tonks. Bloody hell. I'm so glad my mum doesn't do that to me. Though, Andromeda seems to have a feeling for it…though she wants me to talk to Remus. See how he's feeling…isn't it obvious? Couldn't she tell how miserable he was at dinner?
"Sirius?"
"Yeah?"
"Can you do me a favour?"
"I don't have to put out the washing again, do I? That little Muggle next door…"
"No, Sirius, it's a different favour this time. I want you to talk to Remus."
"We are speaking, Andromeda."
"Unlike him and Nymph. I want you to speak to him. About her."
"Why?"
"Sirius…she likes him. And…well, she's so upset that he's not talking to her. So if you could get him to forgive her."
"He has forgiven her."
"It didn't seem like that to me. Sirius, please. For Nymphy."
"Andromeda, there isn't anything wrong, really!"
"Sirius…"
"Oh, allright! I can't resist a female…"
"Sirius, stop that. You make me feel all gooey."
"Ugh."
I don't know. Women.
So, I went to see Remus. He was lying on his bed, curled up in a little ball. He does that when he's a wolf, and also when he's depressed. Odd parallel, that. I sat down next to him, waiting a second before talking to him. He seemed so…fragile. He's a lot small than I am, not in height, but in physique, certainly. He looks even more anorexic than he did when he first went into hospital. I think it's actually called Homecooking deprivationia nervosa.
"Moony?"
"Mmm-hmm?"
"Why aren't you talking to Tonks?"
Silence. Remus threw his head back onto the pillow and sighed deeply.
"Because I'm afraid I'll say something and…"
"And?"
"I don't want her to hate me more than she already does." Remus said, his voice wobbling somewhat. He avoided my gaze, but I continued to look at him.
"What do you mean by that?
"Sirius, I…I'm a werewolf."
"I know, Moony."
"I'm a monster, a beast! I've been shunned almost all my life, Sirius, why should Tonks be any different?"
"We didn't shun you, Remus." I converted to his real name.
"Yes, but you had been my friends for two years before you found out! Tonks and I have been friends for, what, four weeks? It seems so quick…"
"Quick?" I asked, feeling slightly confused.
"Yes. I didn't think falling in love could happen so quickly."
Moony? In LOVE? With TONKS? Well, that was…not surprising. I was surprised, because I was not surprised. Why was I not surprised? Why was I surprised about not being surprised? OK, now I was confusing myself even further, and hadn't noticed the tears leaking out of Moony's eyes. I hadn't seen him cry for years.
"Sirius…don't be angry with me. I know she's your cousin."
"Second cousin."
"Still."
"I don't care. In fact, I'm pleased. All you need to do is get off your backside and tell her you love her, and then everything'll be fine and dandy!"
"I'm not telling her."
"Why?"
"Sirius!" Remus said hotly. "I have known her for four weeks. I am a werewolf. I am poor. I am dangerous!"
"You're going to say you're too old in a minute, aren't you?" I laughed.
"You don't understand!" Remus howled, burying his face into his pillow. I smiled slightly, gazing fondly at my friend.
"What if she doesn't care?"
"Don't be so ridiculous."
"I am not being ridiculous."
"Tonks deserves someone whole." He replied, voice muffled by the fluffy pillow.
"You are whole, you plonker!"
"You know what I mean." Remus sobbed.
"Fine. I'll shut up, shall I?"
"Yes. Don't you dare tell Tonks how I feel. I don't want to upset her."
"You won't."
"Sirius! I mean it! If you tell her…"
"I won't tell her. Really."
"Good. I'm tired. Bye-bye."
I got the message. I lifted myself from the comfy bed and left the room, being sure to shut the door behind me. I promised myself not to tell Tonks. After all, Sirius Black doesn't break promises.
