Tonks felt excitement bubbling up inside her as a beaming grin was set on her face. Today was the day she was going to married! Her hair was her usual bubblegum pink color (Remus had commented that he liked her better like that) and her brown eyes positively glowed with happiness. The only difference was in her appearance was the full length, white wedding dress she was wearing. As she sat in front of the mirror, she contemplated her relationship with Remus and how long it had taken them to get to this stage.
She could remember way back when she was little. Sirius, her favorite cousin, would often come visit them with his three friends in tow. Sirius and James would often shout a quick greeting to her and immediately run off to go discuss pranks or whatever it was that they did, and Peter would hesitantly stand around before slowly ambling after them. Remus, she recalled with a smile, would come sit next to her on the carpet and ask her how she was doing and would play with her for a bit before going to stop his friends from getting into trouble. Soon, she began to eagerly look forward to their visits, and would tackle hug Remus as soon as he stepped through the doorway.
They graduated from Hogwarts as she was starting it. The visits came to a complete stop, although she heard from her mother that they were all happy and content. And then, that happened. Tonks didn't know what it was until she was older, but all discussion of the four friends was banned. Every time she asked about Sirius, Andromeda's lips would tighten and she would be quickly ushered from the room. Tonks quickly learned to not bring up them in any conversation.
As time passed by, she also graduated from school and began her career as an Auror. She didn't tell anyone, but it was so she could travel to Azkaban and ask Sirius for the truth about what happened that night. But then Sirius escaped and she was inducted into the order, and she realized that she wanted to continue being an Auror because she wanted to help people. Tonks remembered the shock and happiness she was feeling as she glimpsed Remus again for the first time in years. He had smiled at her (That lovely gentle smile he always gave her as a child) and commented about how she had grown up.
It was about then she realized that she couldn't live her life without him.
At first, she kept her emotions under check. They were in a war, she told herself, and they had other things they had to prioritize. But she couldn't help herself. Every time she tripped, he would help her up with a chuckle, and her heart start beating painfully fast. And he would sometimes call her Nymphadora and suddenly, she didn't hate her name as much anymore.
But then she had confessed her feelings to him. His face had suddenly gone stiff, and he told her that he couldn't reciprocate those feelings. Her heart felt like it stopped that day. From then on, he avoided her slightly and she could tell that Sirius was suspicious. So she told him of everything that had happened between her and Remus. Sirius had just listened intently throughout her miserable explanation (he had matured a lot ever since Azkaban) and gave her a short pat on the head at the end. Am I too ugly? She had wondered, feeling insecure about herself. Not smart or graceful enough?
It was during this time of self-doubting that she eventually came to accept herself as she was. She was beautiful in her own way, and she'd be damned if she let anyone tell her otherwise! And with this thought, she comprehended that Remus thought of himself as lower than the others, just like she had for a while. Except for him, it had been going on for a lot longer than it did for her. But in her opinion, Remus was everything. He was a gentleman, caring, beautiful, and all around perfect. She didn't know who had told him otherwise, but when she found out… well, they would be getting a very good beating from her. She thought Remus would probably laugh if he heard that.
And once again, another event shook the very foundations of her world. Hogwarts, the safest place on Earth, had been attacked and Dumbledore was dead. Dead. Forever gone from the world. But then Remus confessed, he was too old and poor, and she was so frustrated that she grabbed his robes and she was nearly in tears.
Things had been a bit awkward after that. When a chance came for them to be along together she took it eagerly. They had talked about it, and he admitted that he did like her but,
She didn't hear the last part because she was so happy that she cradled his face and kissed him right there and then.
And now, here she was, about to get married to him. Their relationship had a lot of bumps, she conceded, and probably would have even more on the road, but the moment was perfect and she would cherish it in her heart forever.
"We come here today to join these two forever in marriage. Remus Lupin, do you take this woman as your bride?"
"I do."
"Nymphadora Tonks, do you take this man as your husband?"
"Yes! I do."