Just an idea I had so I started writing it.

Fighting For Desired Love

Chapter III: Does age really matter?

REMUS

"This is impossible! How can you be thirteen?"

"How can you be seventeen?"

"Oh I don't know maybe I was just born seventeen years ago."

She laughed and now it felt like the age of thirteen and seventeen didn't feel like four years apart. It felt like nothing was a barrier between this girl Tonks and myself. I pulled her close to me. Our faces now closer, inches apart.

"What are you doing?" she asked nervously.

"This," I said and I leaned down till our lips touched. Oh, how sweet, divine, and tender, those lips of hers were. She was beautiful. Our lips moved together as though we had practiced this millions of times. They were one. I felt a rush in me when I kissed her. It was not fireworks, but like molten lava flowing slowly and smoothly down a volcano. That was now our lips flowing slowly and smoothly together as one. I couldn't believe it, my first kiss had been the most pleasure I had ever felt.

Then our lips parted and when they did she looked up at my face and I looked down at hers smiling.

"By the way," I said. "I'm Remus."

TONKS

"Oh," I said. I couldn't resist and now I had to kiss him. I felt anxiety in my body to do so. I stood on the tips of my toes and kissed him. How I could love this seventeen year old named Remus? I had no idea. But all I knew was that I did indeed love him. I loved him tenderly. Amazing how much a kiss could tell you, and the first kiss you've ever had. He had wrapped his fingers in my short, now blazing red hair. My hair often showed my emotions. I now did the same and locked my fingers in his beautiful brown hair.

I let go and moved my lips to his ear. "By the way," I said "I'm Nymphadora."

Now Remus had moved my face to look up at his. "What? I thought you said your name was Tonks," he said confused.

"It is. But Nymphadora is my first name. Tonks is my last name. I really don't like my name. It's much too proper for someone like myself."

"Really? I rather like it," he said and leaned into giving a short kiss. "You can get a good nickname out of it, like Nymphie. Do you mind if I call you that?"

"Well…if it's only you…then I guess it's okay."

"Date still on for tonight, Nymphie?"

"Are you sure? You wouldn't be embarrassed dating a third year?" I said hoping and praying he would still take me out. I did not want to let go of him yet.

"I've never cared about what other people have thought of me before, so why on earth should I care now?"

REMUS

"Alright," she said. "Only if you're sure…"

"Positive, Nymphie. We don't even have to tell anyone if you want. Well I'll have to tell my mates. They're practically brothers and I could never hide anything from them."

"Okay. I hope things work out Remus. I really like you," she said timidly.

"Me too. I'll pick you up at 6:30. Sounds good?" I said, trying to remember if there was a full moon out tonight. No. I don't think there is.

"Good for you, good for me," she said. "See you then," And she turned around to tell the portrait the password and step inside.

"Bye," I said calling after her. All I was thinking was of telling my friends the good news, which may not seem too good to them. Maybe I'll leave out the age part. And then I had to find out if there was a full moon. If there would be I don't know what I'd do. I just couldn't think of a way of breaking the date without hurting her. Hopefully I wouldn't have to worry about that.

Well here I go, off to find the others and tell them all about it. I jumped down the stairs three steps at a time. I glanced down at my watch. Only five minutes left of lunch, they would have left a long time ago. They're probably torturing Severus by the courtyard. I really wish they'd stop, especially James. Couldn't he see he was tearing Lily apart by torturing Severus like he did? Obviously he didn't because he never seemed to stop.

I reached the courtyard and Sirius and Peter were sitting there without James, my mind filled with curiosity of where he could possibly be. Sirius spotted me and smiled his glistening smile. "So how'd it go?" he asked me.

"Well I kissed her and we're going out tonight," I said now realizing how odd this may sound to Sirius. I never ever had an interest in any girl and have had no experience whatsoever, yet with Nymphie it seemed as though I had all the experience in the world. I had never been on a date, nor had I ever had a kiss till her.

"Really? Wow Moony! I have to say I'm impressed. That's pretty far in a fifteen minute talk."

"Ya, well, I really like her. By the way do you have a calendar with you?"

"There's not a full moon tonight if that's what you're worried about," Sirius said smiling.

"Ya thanks…So where did James disappear to?"

"Oh, Lily slammed into him earlier. He went up to the infirmary and he has to stay there till she wakes up so he can explain to her what happened. Anyway Madam Pomfrey said that she'll probably be waking up in about an hour or so."

"Oh. Well, I won't see him till later after the date with Nymphie. Maybe he'll have good news to tell us when he gets back. Maybe Lily will finally have come around to him," I said and the three of us laughed at my joke.

"What did you say her name was Nymphie?" Peter asked amused at the nickname I had given her.

"No. I just call her that. Her name is Nymphadora Tonks, but she's called by her last name, Tonks. She just allows me to call her Nymphie."

"Hold on. I've heard that name before. What house is she in?" Sirius asked.

"Ours."

"What year is she in?"

I remained quiet. I had been hoping I would not have to tell them this till later. Well they asked so I might as well tell them. "Third," I said boldly.

Sirius was seriously trying very hard to keep in his laugh. I could read it all over his face. The way he kept on smiling and then putting on a straight face and then doing it over and over again. Then finally he just burst into laughter and I could feel my face turning red in anger.

"What?! Is there a problem with that? So what if she's four years younger than me? Since when have I ever been one to care about what other people think?" I was furious, Peter just sat there afraid that I would turn on him like this too. They both knew that when I got angry things were never good. The calm, easy-going, good guy of the group. Peter was just the shy one, he barely said anything, but I really was the good guy in our group.

"Remus, you know I didn't mean anything bad…or offensive for that matter. I was just merely shocked at what you said. It's not every day you find out that your best mate is going to be dating a thirteen year old Metamorphmagus that just so happens to be one of your best mates cousins," Sirius said trying to calm me down.

"What? What are you talking about? I didn't know she was your cousin! Please explain this to me Sirius. Hold on, if she's your cousin how come you didn't recognize her before when I asked you who she was?" I said shocked, confused, flabbergasted, any emotion of that type.

"Well, she is a Metamorphmagus , isn't she? Every time I see her she's somehow changed. It's much too hard to keep up with what she's interested in at the time. That's how she determines her look. Through her emotions and what she's into at the time. She may be my cousin, but if you were in my position you wouldn't have noticed her either."

"This is impossible! Sirius Black related to Nymphadora Tonks. But your much too different, actually you both are very funny to be with. You definitely have some of the same qualities."

"Yes, we do and we used to very close when I was younger. Used to always look up at me. She thinks I'm a nuisance, we haven't been in touch for a long time, Remus. If you want to date her it's fine with me."

"Like I need your permission Padfoot," I said, "now if you don't mind I'm going to be heading for class."

"But weren't we going to skip class today? I thought we were going to skip class," Peter said worried and very confused. He was looking from Sirius to myself and back again, several times.

"We are, Peter. It seems that goody Remus, has changed his mind though. See you 'round Remus. If you do decide to skip class we'll be in the Shrieking Shack. Oh, and in case I don't see you before your date, treat my cousin well or I'll pound you," Sirius said winking at me.

"You won't have to worry about that. I'd never hurt the girl," I said but then looking at Sirius' face I changed my answer. "Well, in human state, and she won't ever have to know about my being a werewolf."

"Good thinking," Sirius said joking a bit.

"See you," I said leaving to my History of Magic class. I got there, and as it usually was, the class was boring me to beg for death. Maybe I should have skipped class after all.

I just started writing this and I'm not sure if it's any good so please review. I need to know if I should continue writing it.