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Next chapter has Harry! Yeah!

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"Apphy! Apphy! Get out here!" John carried his strangely calm (considering the situation) son into his house. "Appy! He's been bitten!"

"Oh," the beautiful with put her hands over her mouth. "No. Please. Please." She began to cry.

"Here." John sat Remus on the floor. Apphy and John sat on opposite sides of him.

"I'm so tired." The young boy yawned.

"You can't sleep, Remus, just stay up." His father urged in a serious voice, and then turned to his wife. "If it was Jacob who did this, then Bae is nearby."

"You're not going to look for her!" The tears were still pouring down Apphy's face.

"Of course I am. She can help, with this-" John waved his hands over Remus's small form. "I have to find her." He made to stand, and his wife pulled him down.

"I don't trust her, John! Something isn't right!"

"She's---"

"Please, John!"

"I have to find her." He left, and Apphy kissed Remus's nose.

"Hey, sweetie." Apphy looked down at the extremely fragile form of her son once John was out the door.


"Where's Daddy going?" Remus whispered.

"To get help. We'll help, sweetie." She wiped her nose with the back of her hand. "Are you in pain? Does it hurt? What bit you?" Remus was not sure which question to answer first, so he squinted his eyes at his troubled mother, and answered all three.

"I'm not in pain, so I don't hurt, it's just sort of numb. Some big doggy bit me."

"Oh, Remus." His mum rolled up his sleeve, and gasped.

"What Mommy?" Remus turned to look and his mum moved his head.

"No, Remus." She spoke in a whisper and an urgent tone. "Don't look."

"Is it bad?"

"No." It was painfully obvious that his Mommy was lying.

"Mum? Am I going to die?" Remus asked. Apphy never answered, and just sobbed into her son's stomach.

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August came and went, along with Kingsley's birthday. "Come on, you ought to let us do something," Tonks pleaded. Just the fact that Tonks and Remus were officially 'us' was reason enough for Kingsley to object the kind gesture.

But it's not like Remus and Tonks noticed anything when they were together. They were together. Tonks was even more oblivious to Kingsley's feelings, and Remus had even stopped second-guessing all of Bae's actions.

"I miss Kingsley." Tonks announced one morning that she awoke in Remus's bed, to his soft lips kissing her forehead.

"What a strange thing to say." Remus observed.

"I meant," Tonks kicked his leg, "that I don't see him at work anymore, and in a couple days, I'm going to be stationed outside Hogwarts with three extremely unpleasant fellows."

"Maybe you'll get to see Harry," Remus wrapped his arms around Tonks's shoulders. Her brown hair fell over his face, and he kissed her shoulder.

"That's a plus to you. I don't really know the kid. Though every time I see him, I feel obligated to mention Sirius-"

Remus's form tensed, and Tonks sighed. "I miss him, too."

"I don't miss him." Remus sat up quickly, and breathed in and out, slowly.

"You can't pretend he never existed." Tonks rubbed circles on Remus's back, and even though he insisted on sleeping in a t-shirt (a habit Tonks was sure he developed during his childhood; she didn't CARE about the damn scars!), he still mentally shivered each time the rhythm of her fingers matched the beat of his heart. "We wouldn't be together if it wasn't for him." She purred in Remus's ears. He smiled.

"It was only because I was too thick to see that someone as amazing as you, someone as--- I miss him." Tonks hated seeing Remus in a sour state for two reasons. One was because he was the one to cheer her up. She would've given up several times had it not been for him. Another one was because she had absolutely no clue how to cheer him up.

"I know you feel a little alone, but---" Tonks kissed Remus and he sighed. It had been so long after Sirius's return before he started to actually love him again. Then Sirius was murdered and Remus was reminded of the curse that everyone who loves him dies. How could he ask Tonks to suffer the same fate?

"I'm short changing you, Nymphadora." He said, but stopped as Tonks's lips began to trace his own. She massaged her hands on his chest and he pulled away, laughter forcing itself to his exterior.

"You really are a nymph, you know that?"

Tonks said nothing and just kicked him in the leg again.

Remus relished in the comfort of this for the moment, but he knew he'd have to end it eventually.

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"You two've been getting comfy."

"Probably too much." Tonks agreed to Molly's statement, and Molly lamented the miserable Tonks. She didn't need to help this one.

"Seems like your life is coming together?"

"It seems like it." Tonks continued to sipping her tea, and the two struggled for something to say.

"You know it's funny, but when you're in a good mood, you're awfully clumsy and when you're depressed you hardly ever make a mess." Molly stated in light of the fact that Tonks had broken three teacups since her arrival a half hour before.

"Yeah, I figured that out. I guess my mum did, too, probably because she made my life a living hell." Tonks frowned, and Molly raised her eyebrows.

"Does Andromeda know that you're seeing Remus?"

"Well, she knew the first time,"

"First time?"

"But no, she doesn't know we're back together."

"I feel out of the loop." Molly sighed and then an idea appeared to go off in her head. "I got it! Why don't I smooth things over with your mum?"

"Oh, I don't want you to go to any trouble."

"Oh, I don't mind." Molly gritted her teeth, almost assuring Tonks that there was no way she would surrender her plan. Tonks decided to acquiesce, out of fright.

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"This is Perdita." Bae introduced Remus to the young witch. "Jacob put you two together on the next assignment."

"What? Why! I thought I was going to be with you." Remus sighed, not sure if he could pull off the pretending-to-be-evil thing without Bae pretending alongside him.

"Excuse us," Bae nodded at the frail girl, and Bae pulled Remus away. She looked around the building at the dozens of wolves and nodded before speaking.

"Look, Perdita is new, she didn't want to be a wolf, she'll go along with you." Bae pleaded with him. "Please, Remus. She can't marry Aber."

"She's engaged to Aber?" He looked at the young girl, who he now recognized as the one Aber had attacked.

"Yes." She nodded.

"Why would she agree to marry someone like that?" Remus got lost in the thought of Aber's dirty exterior, but then thought of his muscular physique. It'd be hard to say no to someone like that.

"She was afraid, and her family abandoned her. Please."

"Fine." Remus nodded. "But how am I supposed to know what Albus wants us to do, when I can't even remember who I am as a werewolf?"

"We'll figure something." Bae assured him. "Hey! What happened between you and the kid?"

"Don't refer to her as that, please. You make me sound old and perverted."

"Maybe you are." Bae teased.

"Now tell me."

"We're…working on it."

"Yeah!" Bae slid her arm into Remus's, and the two walked back over to Perdita.

"Hey, you wanna come eat, Perdita?" Bae asked kindly and Perdita who would probably have been very outspoken otherwise now looked pale. "Come on, Perdita." Bae held out her hand, and motioned over to the far side of the building, where werewolves were gathering for a meal.

The young witch shook her head again.

"Remember how we went out together and hunted, Perdita? Remember? You were with Aber? Well, you won't be with him, you'll be with Remus here."

"Did you attend Hogwarts, Perdita?" Asked Remus, and she shook her head again. Her long blonde hair shimmered under the building's bright lights, and Remus sighed.

"My parents taught me." She whispered.

"That's nice, isn't it, Remus?"

"Very."

"Who're your parents Perdita?"

"I don't know." The girl looked away, and Bae took up air sharply. Whatever Aber did to her was too much.

Remus dreaded the full moon, and just wanted to get home to Nymphadora.

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"Happy 33rd birthday!" Tonks held out the cake to Kingsley's face as he opened his door.

"Please tell me you didn't bake that." Were his only words. Tonks laughed.

Tonight, she decided upon entering his home, it would just be about herself and her best friend.

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Molly was surprised when Tonks stated that she didn't want to be there when Molly told her mum about her and Remus.

"You are too nosey for your own damn good." Bill chuckled as he watched his mother straighten their faded table cloth along the table one last time.

"I care about Nymphadora."

"You just like to but in." Her son still found this funny, and Fleur was looking at her in pure confusion.

"I don' underrrstand what you did ther', it was straight the firs' time." She frowned at the cloth.

"No, it wasn't, deary." Molly erroneously smiled at the witch, and then sent a precautionary glance at Bill.

"Why don't we get out of here, let Mom be, hmmm?" Bill put his arm around the girl and led her out, and Molly sat at the table, head in hands in agitation.

"Mrs. Weasley?"

Molly looked up to the wide eyes of Hermione Granger. Hermione was dressed in large pajamas and a t-shirt and it was obvious that she'd been sleeping. In proof the point she yawned. "Why're you still up? It's not Order business, is it?" Hermione looked at Molly in shock, probably more surprised that something would be going on without the three of them knowing about it.

"No. Just going to have a dinner with Tonks's mother. She was very busy, so I was forced to schedule this in the evening. Where are the boys?" Molly looked at the girl.

"Ginny and they are asleep. I just wanted a glass of water." Hermione looked at the ground sheepishly, but Molly just smiled and handed the cup to the young girl.

"Goodnight, Hermione."

"Goodnight, Mrs. Weasley." Hermione chugged the water quickly and handed the glass back to its owner.

Hermione ran back to her room, and Molly had only a few moments to collect herself before a she heard a knock on the door.

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Remus looked down at his plate in disgust. He jumped upon feeling Bae's leg nudge his own. "Pretend to eat." She mouthed and Remus looked at the human flesh lying before him. Only he and Perdita were flat out refusing to eat the tissue. Even Bae ate it.

"How can you do that?" He shrieked in a whisper at Bae.

"I've eaten this since before you were born, Remus. Don't judge me." She continued eating, while Perdita looked across the table in a sort of stupor.

"What's wrong with her?" Remus changed the subject.

"I don't know. Still in shock, I think. She barely even knew Aber when he bit her; just his name, I think, if that. It was also only a few days before the full moon. Though it is weird that she didn't attend Hogwarts."

"I didn't recognize her." Remus said, staring down at the peach colored skin in front of him. "This is awful, Bae. I can't eat this."

"You need to."

"I can't."

"Remus- you have to."

"I'm leaving." Remus shook his head, and made to stand but stopped when he felt Bae grab his wrist.

"If you leave then everything Albus worked for will be destroyed. Do you want that?" She hissed.

"No." Remus shook his head.

"Good." Bae smiled. Remus sat back down, closed his eyes, and began to eat the substance in front of him.

He knew that didn't deserve to kiss Tonks with these lips ever again.

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"Thanks, Tonks." Kingsley hiccupped. "This has been the best birthday ever."

"No problem." Tonks giggled, while pouring Kingsley another glass of Firewhiskey.

"You're intoxicated." Kingsley grabbed the bottle from her. "This is what you do," he grabbed his glass, poured out what she'd poured in, and then filled it up again. "See?" He asked.

"Yes. Now I do."

"Good."

"I'm nervous." Tonks closed her eyes.

"About what?" Asked Kinglsey.

"Molly's telling my mom about my mister. He he. It's like a tongue twister."

"Remus?" Kingsley looked forlorn.

"Yeah, but I dunno. This morning I mentioned Sirius and he flipped out."

"Were they together?" Asked Kingsley.

"No!" Laughed Tonks. "They were just like brothers, but still---"

"What?"

"I'm the reason they're no longer together. It's my fault. I'll never forget that."

Kingsley swooped in and kissed Tonks, not even knowing what came over him.

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"Molly!" Remus pounded on the Weasley door.

"Remus?" Molly opened the door, and Remus bounded in. Molly remembered the last time he did this, and it was because he wanted to end things with Tonks. "Remus before you say anything you should know---"

"I have to end things! I was stupid to start them! I---do you know where she is? Is Nymphadora here, because I can't do this! I can't do this, anymore! She wasn't at my place or hers and I have to know---" Remus stopped speaking when he felt a hand slap him in the face.

"I was just talking to Andromeda, Remus," Molly literally cringed as she assessed the situation, "I just explained to her that you would never hurt her daughter, after she implied that werewolves were incapable of being in a real relationship."

"Hello, Andi." Remus smiled. The witch left in a huff, but not before looking back at Remus and practically hissing.

"Stay away from my daughter, or you won't live to regret it."

When she was gone, Molly sighed.

"Irony sucks." A voice called from the other side of the house.

Molly and Remus turned to Ginny, who'd just witnessed the whole event.

TBC