Werewolves

She was crying softly, she looked so vulnerable. Looked, but I know that she isn't, she's a strong woman and I only like to think of her as defenseless because I am a man. She's crying and I know it's not for herself: it's for Sirius, for Bill, for all the people who she's known and are now death, and a little part of me says that she also cries for me.

"We need to talk Nymphadora." she turns around and looks at the fire again

"About what Lupin?" this is going to be a long night

"The Hospital Wing."

"Ohh that. Well I'm sorry for the scene I made, it will never happen again. You were right, don't know how I could ever doubt that. Good night."

"Don't be like that Nymphadora." she was half way to the stairs, but now she is facing me. The same look of dediance on heer face as last year.

"I can bloody well be how ever I want Lupin. My best friend was almost killed in front of me, while I watched helplessly from the side lines. A great wizard, and mentor, has been murdered right here and I couldn't stop it. My heart got smashed to pieces again by you. So I can bloody well be how ever I want."

"Nymphadora why can't you see: I am 13 years older than you, I am poor and I could hurt you any full moon."

"Remus, listen carefully: first, stop calling me by that hideous name; second I know you are 13 years my senior, I know you are poor and I know the risks of living with a werewolf, and third I know all of this and I still want to be with you."

"I am protecting you, why can't you see that?"

"You want to know what I see. Have you looked at me closely? I see myself dying slowly. Look at me I am a female you: my hair the same colour, my eyes are just like yours, I look like a bloody ghost, I was never this pale. "

"Nymphadora I -"

"No, you are killing me, with your so called protection. You might as well cast the killing charm against me. You know my morphing abilities are disappearing, even making my nails grow gives me a headache. My patronus changed, to a werewolf, to your werewolf form none the less. And all because you are a coward and won't tell me that you don't love me. That's the reason for you not being with me, not anything else. And I would pretty much love it if you told me."

"Nymphadora that is not it, you deserve someone better than me. What do I have to offer you?"

"What do you have to offer? How about: time with me, comfort, covering my arse when I mess up, helping me get through this war with some sanity, making me laugh… How about your heart." she said the last in a soft whisper, as she came close to me.

"Nymphadora, please don't ever think that I don't love you. That is the problem -"

"How is that a problem?"

"The problem is that I let you get to close to me. If I had kept my distance this wouldn't have happened."

"Sirius would have never let you be away from me after what happened the first month."

She said a sad smile playing on her lips

"No he didn't, he said part of the reason for you being alive after your little mission was me." He also said he would love to have me in the family, but I am not about to go and tell her that.

"He was right, if you hadn't help me and then told him to go and watch over me that week, I might be dead. You know that he agreed on us, right?"

"Yes he told me: That if he should accept his young cousin being shagged by someone, he might as well know that someone was me, because I had morals."

"The night before he died he sort of gave me his blessing. But that is not the problem, the problem is that he read the signs the wrong way, you don't love me and that is it."

"That is not true Nymphadora, I… care for you." she looked at me, the glowing fire made her eyes come to life.

"You care. You care? That is good to know. But if what you are doing is caring for me, I rather you didn't." she turned to walk away, I grab her wrist

"Nymphadora wait." How this woman can love me still? Itseems like a dream, but I love her, more than I ever thought, and if she is willing to give this a try I'm going to do it,. even when I know it is destined to fail.

"What?"

"I do."

"You do what?"

"I love you. I know that I have been a fool, everyone seems to think the same way. But you have to understand that I have nothing to offer you. I can't keep a steady job, socially I'm an outcast."

"I'm not exactly normal either Remus. And by now you should know that money isn't the most important thing on my list." she came to me and kissed me, out of the blue. Soon I had her against the wall.

"I love you Nymphadora Tonks, forgive me for the fool I was.?

"I love you too Remus Lupin, and you might be a fool, but you are my fool." after a few minutes of kissing she said softly. "Stop, Remus we can't do this here."

"Why not?"

"Do you really want Molly or Arthur to find us like this?"

"I think it's a little late for that dear." I let go of her and she fell, I hadn't notice she had her legs around me. Neither had I noticed that Molly and Arthur were both standing on the doorway, with a clear view of what we where doing.


Bill

I have to let her go, what could I give her now? Nothing. Once the word spreads I will probably lose my job, I would be an outcast in society. I can't put her trough that, she is a beautiful woman, with all her life before her. Now I know how Remus feels, like shite.

Mum had been fretting over me like a little kid and, as much as I love her, it's starting to get a little bit annoying. She was outside while Dad helped me change clothes, as I was slipping under the covers I heard a hushed conversation on the other side.

"He has to sleep dear, can't this wait until tomorrow?" it was probably Tonks, my blood pact- sister could be annoying sometimes

"No 'eet ca not wait. I want to talk to him now." that is not Tonks, that is Fleur! I thought she would be at the Burrow preparing to leave.

"Please dear he's exhausted it's been a long night."

"No Molly. I will talk to him now." as I was slipping into bed I heard the sound of curtains being opened and there she was, my angel. The woman who everyone saw as a pretty face, but who taught me to look farther than that, the woman who was going to marry me.

"Arthur, Molly, could you leave us alone for a few minutes?"

"No I-" thank Mum for getting so worried, I don't want to face the Veela wrath right know

"Yes Fleur, we'll leave you two to talk." my father was putting his foot down, and dragging my Mother of the room too.

"What do you want Fleur?" she pulls a chair and sits next to me

"We need to talk Bill."

"No, you need to listen. Things have changed, we don't know what will happened to me the next full moon, I don't want to put you in danger."

"Bill, what if nothing happens? What will you do if I go and you only have few food problems?" she is right about that, but no what if something really happens?

"And what if something happens? What if I transform and hurt you?"

"Bill I am not weak, I was a Triwizard champion. I didn't win, but I was still chosen as a champion. Why don't you trust me?"
"It's not you I don't trust… Fleur.." I see the mirror on the nurses' desk and called it to me. "Fleur take it and look at yourself. What do you see?" she did as I told her

"Nothing, I see me. Why do you ask?"

"You know what I see? I see a beautiful part Veela woman, who is more than beautiful she's compassionate and kind and brave." she has tears in her eyes. "But do you know what I see when I look at myself now?" before she can even move her head I continue. "I see a broken man, I see a horrible and scarred face. I see the insults people are going to throw at me and at you, if they see us together." granted this is not my speech entirely, part of it is what I've heard Remus say and but all of it is what I feel. She takes the mirror from me and puts it down on the bedside table.

"Do you want to know what I see? I see an honorable man, a man who fought to protectthose he loves. I can see your scars Bill, but all they tell me is that I'm going to marry a brave man, someone who I know will protect me, from anything that could happen to me." she has tears rolling down her beautiful eyes.

She slowly moved the chair away and sat on the end of my bed. I turn my head away, she no longer belongs to me. She touches my cheek right where one of the scars is. Her hands feel warm against my skin, I feel her breath against my skin before she gives me a chaste kiss and moves my head so I am facing her. Her eyes glow with some unshed tears.

"I love you William Weasley. And that is not going to change." she kisses me again. "I don't care about the scars." she opens my shirt and starts kissing them. "I love you and I will stay here with you, even if I have to be pollyjuiced." a smile makes it's way to my lips as she kisses me again.

"I'm sorry for interrupting, but my patient needs his rest." Madam Pomfrey was standing on the side of the curtains, her eyes shining and her hand in her heart, she looked reluctant to let Fleur go.

"Can I stay here tonight?" she asked me

"Only if you don't disturb him."

"Oui." as Poppy left she made herself comfortable against me on the bed.

"How come you were speaking perfect English with me, but not with the others?" she gave me a slight smile

"I went out of the Gryffindor extra rooms the wrong way and found Hermione and asked for her help with the Language charm."

"She is a nice girl and an excellent witch."

"Ron was kissing her." you go my little brother

"Finally."

I slipped my hand over her waist and hugged her close to me. My mind wandered to a question Tonks had once asked me

"Bill, who wears the pants in your relationship?"

"Me, of course." she gave me an amused look and said

"Dream baby." she was right, Fleur wears the pants in this relationship. And that's the way I like it.


A/N:

Thanks to all of you who read and reviewed. I hope you like this chapter, it isn't long but I hope you don't mind.