Chapter 7: Remus' Surprise
Tonks blinked awake to see the sky outside her window painted with the beautiful shades of red, orange, and pink that announced the glory of the sunset. Tonks sat a minute, savoring the moment of utter peace. Then she began to wonder where Remus was. Wouldn't he be here? She looked around the room, wondering if something happened to her. Then her gaze fell upon the bottle of wolfsbane potion. Oh, yeah. Tonight was the full moon…Full moon! And it was sunset! Again she looked at the bottle of potion waiting for her. She smiled. That was her Remus, always looking out for her. Tonks drank the potion with a grimace. Disgusting, as always. She put the silencing charm on the room, locked the door, and vanished the furniture with a wave of her wand, leaving only a few blankets in the center of the room for her to sleep on. She removed her clothes, hanging them on the back of the door. She crossed the room just as the first rays of moonlight seeped through the window. As Tonks felt the fur sprout all over her body she curled up on the blankets to sleep.
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As morning's first rays of golden light hit the back of Tonks' eyelids, she sat up, awake. The first move she made was to put her robes back on. Didn't they heat this hospital? She magically replaced the furniture, removed the silencing charm, and was about to unlock the door when she was hit with a sudden, violent wave of nausea. She made it to the bathroom just in time…
After everything in her stomach, which was very little, was emptied, Tonks sat back rubbing her temples.
"Why?" she muttered. "Every morning for two weeks has been like this and I don't…know…why…"
Her voice trailed off as the most likely "why" hit her. She shakily stood, pointing her wand at her abdomen. A silver ribbon shot out of the tip to settle at her waist. Within seconds, it was bright gold.
Tonks' mouth dropped. Pregnant…. Her?
But then she grinned, her hair flashing every color of the spectrum before settling on her favorite pink.
Boy, would Remus have a surprise when he got here!
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"Damn…" Thought Remus as he pulled on his robes. "I should have been at St. Mungo's just after sunup!" It was nine o' clock, and he was late to see Tonks.
He apparated to St. Mungo's and saw Tonks' room door open. She was sitting cross-legged on her bed finishing a piece of toast.
"Good morning." She said with a smile.
"Morning, love." Her answered, sitting on the bed next to her. "I would have been here sooner, but I slept longer than I intended."
"Do you think I want you to miss sleep for my sake, my worry wolf" she chuckled.
"Well, no, I suppose not." He laughed. "Now, my little nymph, what has you so happy this morning?"
Tonks' grin widened and tears of happiness pricked her eyes, causing Remus to raise a brow.
"Remus, you're…you're going to be a father!"
Remus' eyes widened and his mouth dropped just as Tonks' had. Then he gathered Tonks into a tight embrace.
"Oh, Merlin, Dora…Really?" he whispered, feeling her tears on his shoulder as his fell into her hair, now a mousy brown.
"Really, Remus."