Mysterious Hearts

Conflicts

Tonks walked into her office after her lunch break and slammed the door startling her partner. She cast a silencing spell and screamed."

Bad day?" asked Caley amused.

"Yes," sighed Tonks as she slumped into her chair.

"What happened?"

"Last night Severus and I had a fight."

"That's nothing new," commented Caley. Tonks and Severus didn't fight often but their fights were usually volatile when they happened. Many mornings had Tonks bitching about Severus.

"I was teasing Severus a bit and he was overly sensitive about it," Tonks moaned. It amazed her just how a man that was called every name in the book by students and adults alike could be so sensitive about a little teasing in good fun.

"What were you teasing him about?"

"That boggart thing," Tonks smiled sheepishly.

"TONKS!" Caley snapped astounded.

"I don't see what got his knickers in a twist, I didn't mean it. Its not my fault that he is so bloody sensitive."

"I don't think he was expecting it from you," Caley added, "then what?"

"He said some pretty rude things to me, I slapped him and shouted back at him," Tonks told her, "then he stormed away, as only he can looking like an overgrown vampire the whole time, and flooed back to Hogwarts, so then I shut the fireplace doors. We both said things that we didn't mean, but too much had already been said."

"Don't worry you'll get home, kiss and make up and be back her tomorrow gushing about him."

"I don't gush," protested Tonks, but Caley just smirked at her.

"Then what happened?"

"Today was merely the icing on the cake," Tonks said resting her head on her arms, "while you were downstairs filing paper work…"

"Two and a half hours of my life I'll never get back," groaned Caley.

"I got hauled in for questioning about Sirius Black, as if he would really seek me out of all his living relatives,. It was great, Fudge was there, as was Umbridge, honestly that woman is creepy," Caley nodded her agreement, "Bones was there, as was Kingsley another auror and our boss. Frankly I'm surprised that Mad-eye wasn't."

"I think they forced vacation on him, again or something like that."

"Oh, but really how likely is it that Sirius Black would contact me, his second or first once removed or what ever type of cousin I am. Really since he was a supporter of You-know-who I would assume that he would seek out the Malfoys. Speaking of death eaters, you cannot honestly tell me that there is no way that my uncle Lucius was not one. But that was peachy, veritaserum, is my favorite thing and Kingsley decided to use it to his full advantage after the meeting when it hadn't yet worn off."

"Oh Tonks."

"Then I had lunch with Chloe and apparently she is moving to France at the end of the week. And just when was she going to tell me? Her best and possibly oldest friend? But it was my fault since I was too wrapped up with my auror training and work and Severus and trying to start a bloody family. I think I'll just get a dog, it's easier."

Tonks tossed her cloak on a chair as she entered her apartment. She dropped her mail and keys on the table and collapsed on the couch. She lay there for a while and then decided to take a nice hot shower.

Fifteen minutes later she pulled on some baggy jeans and a sweater and headed into the other room.

"Shit, Severus," she gasped startled, "scare me to death will you. When did you get here?"

"While you were in the shower."

"You could have joined me," she leered.

"I was under the impression that you would have hexed me and then asked questions."

"I would never hex you, Severus," she laughed.

"I believe that you nearly did last night," he said walking around their living room, "I noticed that you closed the fireplace gate."

"Sorry," she said, "I wasn't in the mood to see anyone especially you."

"I regret saying what I said to you last night, it was uncalled for," said Severus as he opened the fireplace's iron gate. Tonks smiled.

"I'm sorry that I was teasing you, Severus, I should have respected you wishes," she told him.

"Very well."

"That is when you apologize as well, Severus."

"I already did."

"That was not an apology."

"Forgive me," he sneered, "sorry for what I said last night."

"Close, but try again."

"I am not very good at this," Severus muttered, "I am sorry that I said such things to you last night, Nymph."

"Okay," she grinned, "can I suggest kinky make-up sex?"

"That's it?"

"What, you apologized as did I," Tonks shrugged, "now we make up and get over what was said."

"Really I was not aware that it could be that simple."

"We've been over this before, right after the jealousy thing," she smiled, "it's that Slytherin thing again?"

"Yes."

"I see," Tonks said wrapping her arms around his waist, "now about making up."

"I cannot at this moment I am needed back at the school."

"Curses foiled again," Tonks muttered before giving him a quick kiss, "love ya."

"I love you as well," Severus told her before he climbed into the fireplace and flooed back to Hogwarts. Tonks sighed, smiled, and walked to the kitchen to find something to eat.

Tonks woke up snuggled up in Severus' arms one morning a few weeks later. Something had woken her. She glanced at Severus and sighed, he could sleep through anything. She heard the loud pounding noise at the door. She detangled herself from Snape and pulled on a robe over her pajamas. Yawning and stretching she opened the door. She was rather surprised to see Hagrid standing there.

"Good morning, Hagrid," she said blinking rapidly at the light in the hall.

"Morning Nymphadora," Hagrid said, "is Professor Snape here."

"Yes, but he is still asleep," she smiled and ushered him in, "can I do anything for you?"

"I was going to invite Severus for breakfast."

"He didn't come to bed until four this morning, Hagrid, and he plans on meeting Mundungus in Hogsmeade later."

"Oh," Hagrid said looking utterly miserable, "I wanted to tell him about Buckbeak."

"Hagrid," Tonks said rubbing his arm, "do you want to talk with me?"

"Sure," Hagrid told her, "I'll just make breakfast."

"If you give me a minute to get dressed I'll be right down," she grinned, "I don't think Severus wants me running around the grounds half naked."

"Alright," Hagrid said before leaving. Tonks dressed quickly and left a note for Severus telling him where she was.

"Good morning Nymphadora." Tonks ran into Dumbledore as she walked the stone path to Hagrid's hut.

"Good morning Headmaster," she said politely, "out for an early morning stroll?"

"Of course, my dear," he told her, "what brings you out this fine morning?"

"Severus is out like a log and I am meeting Hagrid for breakfast. "

"How are you and Severus?"

"Things are usually wonderful, but a few weeks ago we had a huge fight, I forgot how sensitive he could be, especially about the boggart."

"Yes, he can be," he told her, "enjoy your breakfast."

Tonks sat with Hagrid for a while and he told her what was happening with Buckbeak. She tried her best to comfort him. She tried to keep his mind from it, by asking questions about his friendship with Severus. He was in the middle of a particular cute story about Severus reading in the pumpkin patch on Halloween night when Severus knocked on the door.

"Severus," Tonks smiled, "Hagrid was just telling me a story about you."

"I'm sure that it could wait until later Hagrid," Severus said trying to glare at the half-giant.

"Oh be a sport, professor," Hagrid said with a smile.

"I just came down to see what was happening," he said, "is everything alright?"

"No," came the sad reply. "Lucius Malfoy asked for death."

"Surely not." Severus was shocked; the hippogriff was hardly at fault and there were more pressing matters at hand than one hippogriff. Severus sat down at the large table as Hagrid launched into the tale again.

To be continued…