A/N: Nearly 200 reviews! Sorry for the delayed update...I shouldn't have done any Science studying yesterday, I mean, what was I thinking?
I'm not going to say who exactly has won the Remus's Sister's Name Competition (so many entries!), but the winner will know who they are when they read the name. I just don't like to openly disappoint people. Thanks for all the entries, it was very hard to choose. I've been thinking about it all week. Special props go to GreenTea&Honey for three reviews suggesting names, such effort!
hero.without.a.name- Well, here's an update for ya. I know what you mean about there only being one more book...it's almost OVER! And as for the seventh book...well, I'll be happy if all Remus and Tonks get is a line, as long as it's there, I'll squee my head off. Hoorah. Thanks for being a first-time reviewer!
Nimthiriel- Fleur? Snicker. No, because I might put a sentence with Fleur in and all the readers will just be like 'What the...why is Remus cuddling Fleur?' and so on. Thanks for reviewing again!
the14potter- I'm keeping it up, oh yes! Thanks for reviewing.
GreenTea&Honey- I think you deserve special recognition for your effort, as you probably spotted! I'm also glad you liked Remus's mother saying thingy...it's wonderful to know I'm being realistic with the foreign language thing. I always imagined people would want to speak their own language when they're particularly tired or emotional, just because it's easier...oh well, I don't know. I'm incredibly British, no one in my family knows of any other nationality in our bloodstream. How boring. Well, once again thanks for reviewing more than once, and for your extensive participation in the comp!
LilyDragon- Brazilian and German? Wow, cool. I have English and English, rock on. I love your suggestions, and the way you included the meanings too. And I'm updating, woo-hoo! Thanks for reviewing!
Blackness Angel- I wuv the names, thank you! And I'm updating, hooray!
Deb-lil- First of all, I would like to apologise on behalf of my relatives, whom I had never given a thought to until you went and brought them up, for colonizing your ancestors. They were probably slightly insane...their great-great-great-and some more great-grandaughter is too. I'm glad you found the scenario with Remus's mother sad, if that was what you were talking about. You have a strange knack of noticing the things I want my reviewers to notice! I also love the idea of CPAMPO. And I like your comments about Remus, too. Thanks for your wonderful long reviews!
FetishFemale- Yeah, my sister put a butterfly in her pocket. She is weird. She laughed when our car broke down. A lot. And you'll see what Nymphadora's favourite thingy is, honest! Thanks for reviewing!
I am a Banana- Well, I hope you haven't buggered off completely...thanks again for the mallow and the review, I'm very pleased to have them!
Noc and NC- Yes, in this story I am GOD. Nah, I'm kidding. And hooray for Remus! Hooray for the sweetheart! See you this update, thanks for reviewing!
Regina- Glad you like Tonks...that's where this story started, really. I thought to myself that Tonks would make an interesting teenager...and it developed, I guess. Hooray! Thanks for reviewing!
Ash-the-great- Yeah, Remus's mum came up with it. Poor, daft Remus, having to rely on his mother of all people to think of idea for him. But maybe that's just boys. You know what her favourite thing is, huh? Well, let's see if you're right! And I can't wait to see your chart, if there is one! Thanks for doing all this!
Sivaroobini Lupin-Black- Thanks for complimenting Remus's mother, I was quite proud of the way I did her. And yes, Tonks loves chocolate. I shall say no more! Thank you for reviewing again!
LunaCatt- Yes...it's kind of a random chapter, isn't it? Aw, well. As for Remus's mother's plan...wait and see! Ha ha! Thanks for your loyalty!
Jousting Elf with a Sabre- NOOO! Not the Cheese Puff of Doom! No! Please don't go dying on me, because I'd have to tell my parents why I'm suddenly being put in jail and they'd think I was an oddball for writing stories about Lupin and Tonks and killing people with them. And maybe I ought to have done a translation? I'm sorry. Oh, well, here's an update for you, just to keep you alive...thanks for your motivating reviews!
Oceanpoweress- Thank you, your review was very nice! Next chapter is here!
lupinsmoon12391- Yes, Remus deserves love. So much love. Thanks for reviewing!
some1- Interesting name...and knowing me, this chapter will be enormous. Worry not. I'm glad you're laughing so much, thanks for reviewing!
gatermage- I'm glad you like the change of heart...cute, isn't it? And you'll have to see about the plan! Thanks for reviewing!
KendraPendragon- German, huh? I wish I studied German, but I don't. Please read more! Thank you!
Emmanuelle Lisselle Grey- You'll find out in good time...thanks for reviewing!
Lucky Moony- And we have arrived at next Friday, huzzah! And I had Winnie the Pooh on my bedroom walls for the longest time, so...yeah. I'm glad you like Remus's mother, especially since she's French and you're French and...er...anyway, thanks for reviewing again, cherie!
stuck-in-a-tree- Yeah...poor Tonks. When is she going to get a break? Fear not. I'm glad you found Remus's thoughts amusing, they're so much fun to write. Thanks for reviewing again!
Kerichi- On that email you sent me...yes, this is the end. I might find myself crying. WAH. I'm glad you liked Remus, he's very adorable, I'm got to say. And yes, feh, Mugglenet! FEH!
angeltread- Calm down, dear, it's only a fanfiction. Nah, I'm kidding. Thanks for reviewing!
WELL, that took ages. Now to get all excited again...(takes a big swig of Coke and carries on) GET YOUR SQUEE-ING megaphones out, people! This is it!
Chapter Fourteen
August 6th
Moony,
Please find enclosed everything you requested. Hope it'll be OK. Please forgive the shaky handwriting...I've been trying to stop laughing for the past few hours and I can't.
Padfoot
PS. Have you considered my suggestion?
Padfoot,
Thank you. I hope this is going to be allright. I am unspeakably nervous. I hope Tonks is feeling well. And no, I am not going to sing 'Just One Cornetto' to Tonks. I'm not sure she would like that.
Moony
Moony,
CAN I JOIN IN?
Padfoot
Padfoot,
NO.
Moony
PS. Don't forget to get Nymphadora in her room by 9.
Sirius's POV
"How about we play Exploding Snape, I mean Snap?"
"No...just leave me alone."
I almost felt like giving up. It was 9:01 and Nymphadora was still downstairs sulking in front of the wireless. She's sad, of course. Remus has disappeared, and so have half her CDs...I, er, told her she stepped on them and Andromeda cleared them up. Which kind of isn't true, but what the hell.
"Er...how about we go up to your room and stargaze?"
"Why?" she said, finally turning to look at me. She's got the whole pathetic singleton look going on, mousy brown hair and everything. Although I always thought Tonks would look a lot more mature and womanly and such with proper coloured hair, this looks a bit sad. In the miserable sense, of course.
"Because Mars is extra bright tonight, and we're supposed to write an essay on it, so I thought that since your room has the biggest window and is at the top of the house and such, it'd be easiest to see it from there."
"Oh, allright." she sighed, exasperatedly. So, I gratefully trudged up the stairs after her. Yes!
Merlin, I was so excited about Moony's plan. Part of me wanted it to work and everything to work out so we could all go off and eat marshmallows and be merry, but part of me, I'm ashamed to say, wanted it to go spectacularly wrong just for the sheer comedy value. Either way, I am going to tease Moony about this for...approximately ever. Or until I get bored.
"How I hate to see you like this, there is no way you can deny it, I can see that you're, oh, so sad, so quiet."
I couldn't stop grinning as I skipped across the landing to Tonks's room. She gave me a glare...she doesn't like cheerful people at the moment. Hormones, I'm telling you.
So, we sat. And...er...well, sat.
"Remind me why we're up here, Sirius?"
"I...er...like your room."
"Er...O...K." she mouthed at me, looking even more annoyed than she had downstairs. She was going to go downstairs in a minute! I had to do something!
Luckily, it was a piece of cake.
"You were always sure of yourself, now I see you've broken a feather..."
Tonks listened distractedly.
"How can someone sing at a time like this?" she asked, irritably. "I'm going downst..."
"How I hope we can patch it up together..."
"Hmm, they're not too bad, I suppose." Tonks remarked, looking slightly wistful. She didn't seem to have noticed how close the singing was to us. What a wally.
"Hey," I said. "Wouldn't it be funny if they were singing about you?"
She gave me a disdainful look.
"Shut up, Sirius." she told me.
"Nymphadora, you and I know..."
"Oh my God!"
"...how the heartaches come and they go and the scars, they're leaving..."
The look on her face was BLOODY PRICELESS.
"That...t-that...that's..."
"You'll be dancing once again, and the pain will end, you will have no time for grieving."
"Remus?" I said, trying to pick myself up from rolling around on the floor.
"Nymphadora, you and I cry..."
"Y-yes..."
Tonks's POV
I practically flew over to my window. I shoved the window open, and looked out, because I was rather hoping Remus was in my garden. That'd be ever so romantic...
No such luck. I sighed, desperately.
"He's on the roof, you ninny." Sirius told me, rolling his eyes. I did a little jump...jig, even, and attempted to lean out of the window. A little too far...
"Let me hear you sing once more, like you did before...Whoa! Tonks!"
And Remus grabbed my hand, and as he leaned forward, a bar of chocolate slipped out of his pocket and straight into my mouth. He grinned at me, and I attempted to grin back, and I knew, then, that my dad and Sirius had not lied to to me. Yes, it was a bit uncomfortable, hanging out the window with a wrapped bar of Honeydukes' Best in my gob, hanging on to Remus's hand even though my palms and probably his were starting to sweat...but I'd never felt so happy in all my life.
"Fancy coming up too?" He asked me.
"Yeah, OK..." I said.
And so, I climbed onto the roof. Up there was a guitar which I assumed had been charmed, and a sheet of lyrics. So that was what had happened to my CDs...I beamed at Remus, and he beamed back.
"Stupid Marauder, kidnapping my CDs."
"Well...I knew how much you like music..."
"I do." I told him.
It was a beautiful night. The sun had only just gone down and the stars were starting to twinkle, and their shine was reflected in Remus's eyes, and for a while I just stared into them. And he stared into mine. We didn't really need words, I think we had had enough for the moment. He loved me, and I hope he knew I loved him, too.
But there was only one way to make sure. I leaned forward a little, and then so did he. And then I leaned forward a little more...and then hesitated when I suddenly realised that it was my first ever kiss.
"What's wrong?" Remus asked. I could feel his breath on my lips now, it was warm and fresh...I could almost taste him. The temptation was too incredible. I replied with a short, sweet kiss on his lovely thin lips.
And I'm proud to say that, despite being a witch since the day I was born, a uniquely talented one at that, it was the most beautiful moment of my life. And the look in Remus's eyes told me exactly what I had wanted to hear for so long.
"I love you, Nymphadora." he told me.
"I love you." I told him. If I wasn't up here, on the roof, I probably would have been vomiting by now.
And that was all we needed to say. He put his arm around my waist, and I snuggled up to him and let my head rest on his shoulder. We just sat, and looked at the stars twinkling, and listened to the cars and the dogs and the children in the distance, and smelt the evening air, and the chocolate in Remus's pocket...
"I'm bored, can we snog?" I asked. Remus just laughed, and happily obliged.
Now that, kissing the boy I loved so much...that was more wonderful than any star in any galaxy. Love was more important than any material thing, or any spiritual thing, or any morals.
I think it was about eleven when we finally went to bed. We sat on the roof the whole time, just snogging and eating chocolate, and telling each other how much we loved each other. Soppy, I know. Remus attempted to teach me some Astronomy, which I dearly pointed out that he was not the only one who studied Astronomy, that half my family were named after astronomical bodies, and that Astronomy was boring and I'd much rather kiss, cuddle and just generally love him in any way I possibly could before my dad realised we were sitting on one of the weak parts of the roof and could possibly end up crashing into the attic if we got too frisky.
Not wanting to sound cliché, or anything, but parting was...sorrowful. I didn't want to go to bed, I didn't want to spend another moment, let alone about 12 hours, without Remus. I wrapped my arms around him as he tried to get into his room.
"Nymphadora..."
"Just one more. Please..."
"Are you hyper?"
"Er...probably."
"Well,before we...erm, snog again, just promise me...promise me that...that you won't leave me. That you won't...oh, I'm bad at this...that you'll stay. With me."
"I don't care that you're a werewolf any more, if that's what you're worried about. You're worth getting bitten, and I'm not going to let anything else happen." I assured him, nodding a bit erratically.
Remus seemed to have barely acknowledged my promise, but carried on fretting. "Promise me that you'll...oh, I don't want to pressure you, I just want to know...oh, for goodness' sake. I love you."
I giggled, he was so sweet when he was flustered. "I promise you me. How's that?"
"What do you mean, you promise me you...I mean, I you, I mean you me...?"
"Are you hyper?"
"Probably." he said.
"Remus..." I took his hands in mine. "I promise that I will never let any prejudices, or any ethics, or any morals or standards or rules of any sort get in between us. Because...we are beyond all that."
"We are."
"And if anyone's in any doubt..." I assured him, and he gave my hands a squeeze. "...then we have the rest of this summer to prove it. And then we have...the rest of...forever together."
"To forever, then." Remus said, giving me a final, beautiful, wonderful goodnight kiss.
It's awful, isn't it? Not what you were hoping for at all? Too soppy? Not soppy enough? I'm sorry...
Anyway, though this is the last chapter of the main story, there will be an epilogue. But it might not come out until near Christmas, because I have exams and such.
I'm sorry if this chapter has disappointed you, my dearest, darling reviewers, but please review anyway.
Oh, and I don't own the song lyrics. They belong to ABBA,not me. I do own the 'Nymphadora' version, though, I 'spose.
