Women

"Uh Hy Molly, Arthur… we.. Um ..we." I got up as quick as possible "A little help here Lupin" I hissed at Remus

"We where talking." I'm sure pure unadulterated shock is written on my face, so many things are on my mind now, but I try my best to get some of the most nice sounding to him through telepathy "Are you mad? They caught us in action! In-fragganti! Weren't you a Marauder?"

"Oh Remus!" just as I was expecting a scolding, Molly came and hugged him, and just so I wouldn't be left behind she then hugged me

"Finally Remus, I thought it would never happen."

"Molly."

"Oh hush Arthur. Now Remus I hope you treat her like a Lady, Merlin knows how much this girl has gone through this past year." if I could morph I'm sure even my eyes would be tomato red in envarasment, seeing Remus being scolded is fun. Makes me remember how Sirius told him off after he found us bickering.

"Don't worry Molly, I plan to try and get all that time back." he took my hand in his and kissed it lovingly

"No sense in dwelling in the past Remus, I'm sure you and Tonks would be happier moving forward, specially after what we've just seen." Arthur had a strange gleam in his eye, too much like the twins. Remus was blushing furiously, he looked so cute. Molly gave us another hug and went up the stairs to her room.

"Molly is right Remus, you better treat her right. Or you'll have to answer to the Weasley and Tonks men, along with Moody."

"Yes Arthur. You know why I don't want to…"

"I know, better than you could imagine. But she loves you and accepts you. Cherish and protect her." I was crimson red by now. Arthur came and gave me a hug and patted Remus on the shoulder after walking up after his wife.

"Well that was interesting." he said

"There is a way to put it."

"By the way why didn't the Weasly and Tonks men attack me?"

"I told them not to, that I'll break you on my own. Never got Mad Eye to promise me though."

"I know, he met me to record the progress I was making and told me very nicely that he'll turn me into a ferret if I kept playing with your feelings."

"When was that?"

"After Christmas."

"Ohh, yeah he told me. Came to see me to tell me not to give up."

"Good Ol' Mad Eye is too susceptible to your charms."

"He said you are a worth a while guy." I moved and came close to the stairs to my room.

He just stood there wanting to say something else but didn't seem to find the courage to do so, I was about to leave it at that, but my cousins advices kept coming up in my head.

Okay he needs a push I'll give him a push.

"Just out of curiosity, what where we talking about?" I said and smiled at him, he moved to where I was and grabbed my hand and kissed it.

"I was just saying what an incredible fool I have been this past year." he suddenly kneeled down in front of me. "And now I am asking your forgiveness, because I still don't know what I did to deserve such a wonderful woman." tears where in my eyes and down my cheeks, I pulled him up and hugged him.

"Does that mean I'm forgiven?"

"Yes, just don't ever try to pull off a stunt like that again, or you might find some bits of yourself hexed." he chuckled

"I love you Nymphadora Tonks."

"I love you Remus Lupin." and after a moment of silence added. "But if you call me Nymphadora again…" I didn't get to finish the thought because he kissed me. It was full with longing, love and desire.

We slept together that night. And when I say slept I mean that we went up to my room and got a bath (separately) and then went to sleep in each others arms. Nothing more than a few kisses happened, but even with that I couldn't have been happier knowing that there is a little more love in the world. That night as I drifted off to peaceful sleep I could only feel sad that Dumbledore would not be here with us physically anymore, but still something told me that he would be there watching us, with that twinkle in his eyes and smiling down at us while eating a lemon drop.


Fleur

Day came very fast, when I woke up the sunrays where in my eyes, I tried to move so I could have a good look at Bill. He was awake and looking at the distance, I moved closer to him and hugged him softly. He turned his head my way, all I saw in his eyes was sadness and pain. I touched his cheek softly and traced a scar he had there, he closed his eyes and tried to get out of my reach, difficult since we where on the same bed.

"Did I hurt you?" I asked, knowing full well why he was moving away.

"No. It's not that."'

"Then what is it?" he looked me in the eyes for a long moment searching for something, all I could do was stare back and hope he found what he was looking for.

"I just wanted to ask you something."

"Tell me, what is it?"

"Would you marry me?" I thought we had this conversation already. He seemed to notice that he had lost me and started again. "Fleur you are young, barely 19. I don't want you to think that you are still stuck to me by what you said the first time I asked you to marry me."

"Bill, the first time I said yes. Then I met your family, and I won't lie to you Bebe, but they where pretty hard on me. And last night when they told me that you had been attacked I felt cold, like my heart just stopped beating. When I saw you lying on this bed alive, I felt warm again and all I wanted to do was kiss you in front of everybody. I know things are different now, but I am going to give you the same answer. Yes I'll marry you Bill Weasley. In any case you should be the one worrying, we Veela women tend to be a little bit aggressive once a month." he started to laugh

"I love you Fleur."'

"I love you William."

The nurse appeared by the end of the bed. She looked really tired and her eyes were puffy red. She looked at us and smiled.

"As much as I love romance Mr. Weasly. I need to check your wounds."

"Can I stay here?" I asked her.

"Only if you go to your room after. You need rest..." answered Bill.

"Very well. But I'll be back before noon."

I stayed and Madam Pomfrey told me what each tonic does and how to use them. He had he's eyes closed the hole time and went the nurse left he opened them again, I now his male ego needs a little push now, not something hard to do for a Veela.

"I love you, and I can't wait to marry you." I said as I kissed a scar on his face and followed to his lips.

"Even when you saw that?" he said looking directly at me

"All those scars show me is that you are a brave man. A brave man that I'm going to marry, even if I have to wait until you are an old man and cant object to it."

"You know, then it will not make a good wedding night..." he said, a trace of humour in his voice.

"I'm sure that you'll find the strength to make it memorable, you'll come up with a couple of tricks out of your sleeves." I said as I leaned down and we started kissing

"WILLIAM WEASLEY!" Molly's voice sounded, as I moved my head I saw her standing on the end of the bed.

"Mom, don't yell please. And don't worry, Fleur just helped Poppy clean my wounds so you can take it easy." I moved and kissed Bill on the cheek

"Adieu, amor. Bonsoir Molly." and I made to leave.

"Oh Fleur…" said Molly when I passed her and hugged me so hard I almost couldn't breathe. "I'm sorry I've mean to you this year, but you know that you are so young and I didn't think that you new if.."

"I know Molly. It's okay, you are just worried about Bill."

"Oh dear I'm so glad you really love him, you choose well William."

"Yes Mum." he said and winked at me. "I know."

"Now Mr. You should be sleeping."

"She's right. I'll see you later Bill." and I blew him a kiss before leaving the Hospital.

The days went by faster than I could imagine. Bill was making a great recovery, or as well as could be expected. I slept with him every night, until Madam Pomfrey decided to send us to a larger room close to the Hospital Wing where I wouldn't wake up with a stiff neck. Remus and Tonks came to visit every day, her hair finally able to change, but she kept it very neutral colours.

"Hey Tonks, why don't you put on some wild coloured hair?" Asked Bill, she and Remus blushed and looked at anywhere but each other.

"I can't get it to be to colourful just yet. But we are working on it." she said and turned a deeper shade of red. Bill looked from her to Remus, to me (silently laughing on a corner)

"I hope she means that you two been talking Lupin, I want you to make an honest woman of her."

"You filthy hypocrite!" cried Tonks, Remus just chuckled. "You should exercise what you preach. And not that is any of your business but I unlike you know how to control myself."

"Hey, everything we have done has been very well thought out, we spoke and decided. No games or tricks, like the one's I know you'll use on him." he said defensively

"Now Bill, don't lie when I'm around. You know that I was the one who seduced you not the other way around. And the least thing we did was talk." his face and his hair where the same colour

"Really?" said Tonks laughing

"Well Bill, I think that you should refrain from making those comments in present company."

"Don't you make me talk, Lupin." he turned a deep shade of red too.

"Yes Dear."

"Ha get that Remus!" said Bill

"Bill behave yourself."

"Yes Dear."

"I'm starting to see a pattern here." said Bill covering his face with his hands

"Doesn't seem good." answered Remus. Tonks and I simply laughed.

More time went by and we where at Dumbledore's funeral, by that time Bill was able to walk only using a cane to support himself and Tonks hair was finally as colourful as before. After the funeral we went next to the lake and sat under a tree.

"It is unbelievable isn't it?" asked Tonks, resting against Lupin

"Yes, but I guess in a war anything is posible." I answered

"Things are going to get ugly from now on." said Lupin

"We'll, I trust Dumbledore. And you know he trusts love to explicitly save us on this war. I say we love a little and when the time comes, if we go, we take a few Death Eaters with us."

"I'm game." answered Tonks, looking at Lupin and kissing him

"Me too." he said after they broke apart

"Oui." I answered.

"Come on Nymph we have to go."

"And where do you plan to take her Lupin, I'm warning you, hands off you know w-h-e-r-e."

"Don't worry Bill, they wont go there." he said and dragged Tonks to her feet, just when they where a small distance I heard her say

"But other things better be." Bill tried to get up, only to make Remus and Tonks run away from us laughing. Bill fell to the ground again holding his chest

"That sister of mine will give me a heart attack before I'm 30."

"Did you hurt anything?" I asked trying to keep a straight face

"No, but I'll hurt Lupin if he hurts her."

"Mon amour. He loves her, just let them be."

"And in what should I use my time then?" he said, an evil smile on his lips

"You know we could play a little game of hide and seek. You can be the Big Bad Wolf and I your very own Red Ridding Hood."

"When do we start?" he said as he pinned me to the ground and kissed me.


A/N:

There is one more chapter after this one. I hope you have enjoyed the story so far.

I am posting another story, it's set before this one and ceners in Remus and Tonks. Read and review it if you can.

Phoenix