It was just a smile, but to Tonks, it was everything. It was something she was waiting for, ever since she smiled at Lupin for the first time. It probably meant nothing, nothing at all, but it wasn't the only thing that happened. After they successfully rescued Harry, it was Lupin who chose to help Tonks carry Harry's trunk. As they walked towards Grimmauld Place, she felt Lupin's hand slip down the back of the trunk, and touch hers. She smiled to herself as they entered the Headquarters. She couldn't deny it, she was in love.

After Harry was brought to Grimmauld Place, he was allowed to be a part of one of the meetings. He was told most of what he wanted to know, except the weapon which Voldemort wants.

The next few days were not very eventful, except for the fact that Harry was to go to his hearing. When he came back, Tonks was glad to hear that he was not expelled, and walked over to congratulate him.

"Harry!" she yelled, "Congratulations! That's great news!"

"Thanks," he said as he walked towards Ron and Hermione. They offered him their congratulations.

A few days later, it was the day all the kids would return to school. Tonks was chosen to help guard Harry, Hermione, Ron, Fred, George, and Ginny as they traveled to Kings Cross. Before they had to leave, however, Lupin took Tonks aside.

"Can I ask you a question?" he asked, looking at Tonks with interest.

"Um, yeah, sure," replied Tonks, utterly confused. What on earth could he ask her? She felt her heart racing, and all of sudden she felt a lot warmer. Her hands tensed up as he opened his mouth to reply.

"Molly think it is a better idea if I take Fred, George, and Ginny to Kings Cross, so you don't have to trouble yourself with all the kids." he finally said.

"Oh, yes, yes that's fine. That makes sense. I shouldn't be trusted with all of them anyway," Tonks replied and let out a weak laugh.

"Perfect. I'll go tell Molly, and then we should be off," said Lupin as he walked away.

Her smile slide away and she was slighty shaking. It was official, he wasn't interested. She decided to give up hope that he ever would be. That time he smiled was probably just a coincidence, and she thought too much into it. That time his hand touched hers was probably an accident. She stood there, frozen, and she knew she should get over him before she grew too attached. It wasn't going to be that easy, but she could try.

That night she couldn't sleep. Her thoughts went right back to Lupin. She tried to get him out of her mind, but it was too hard. She would see him almost everyday, how could she get over him so easily? It was time to face the facts: She couldn't.

She woke up the next morning attempting to go through the day acting as normal as possible. It was going fine, until she saw Lupin sitting in the kitchen. She couldn't decide whether she should sit near him or as far away as possible. She decided to compromise and sit relatively close, with only Sirius between them. It wouldn't hurt to strike up a conversation with him, but right when she opened her mouth to talk, Sirius stood up and beckoned her to the hall. Tonks slowly got up and followed him. Once they were outside of the kitchen, Sirius looked at Tonks.

"Are you developing feelings for anyone in the Order?" he said simply.

Tonks was shocked, and didn't reply right away. After a minute or two of silence, she replied, quite lamely, "No, I'm not."

Sirius shook his head and smirked, "Really? You don't have a crush on a certain werewolf?"

"Well … I … you see … how do you know?" she stammered. She was sure she never told anyone, and she tried her hardest to ensure nobody would be able to find out.

"I'm not as stupid as I look," laughed Sirius. When he saw Tonks about to speak again, he quickly continued, "I've seen you talk to him, almost every day, every chance you got. Why do you think Molly called me over to her that one day we had dinner? She saw you walk over to Lupin, and told me you two should be left alone so you could talk." Tonks stared at him, dumbfounded.

"Oh, and don't think I didn't see you smiling at him after almost every meeting." he added, "Yes, I noticed these little things. At first I thought they were nothing, but when Molly told me she noticed it too, I knew it must be true, and yesterday he took you aside -" "That was nothing," she said quickly, interrupting him. She didn't look at him directly, choosing to look at the floor instead. "He just told me he would be taking Fred, George, and Ginny. There was nothing more to be said." she finished in a defeated voice.

"I'm not one to give relationship advice, but if you ask me, just keep talking to him like usual. If he does take an interest in you, then it might take a while for him to tell you. You need patience my friend." he advised. Tonks looked up at him and smiled. She left without another word, but Sirius understood that she listened to what he said. He knew this because when he entered the kitchen, Tonks was talking to Lupin again. He smiled to himself as he sat down at the table.

It wasn't long until it was only Tonks and Lupin left. Sirius had quietly gotten up and walked out of the kitchen. Tonks looked around, just realizing that she was alone with Lupin.

"S-so," she tried to continue, "Um," she suddenly felt herself turning a deep shade of red. She was finally alone with Lupin and she didn't know what to say. She felt like running upstairs to her bed, and making up an excuse when she saw him tomorrow.

"Yes?" said Lupin, with that smile she had grown to love.

She felt a little less embarrassed as she said, "Well, we're the only two left here, and I was thinking I should go up to bed."

"Is that a bad thing? Being alone with me?" he teased.

"What? Well, no, of course not! It's just-"

"I understand, it's perfectly fine," he said, suddenly sounding a bit sad.

"What do you mean?" asked Tonks.

"It's because I'm a werewolf, isn't it? Of course it is. When I first told you, you seemed like you didn't care at all. You were the only one to not be shocked by that news. I knew it was too good to be true." he said as he got up from the table.

"No! That's not it at all! I really don't care!" she called after him. She couldn't let him go without explaining herself. He seemed to actually care for her. She had been waiting for this moment, she couldn't let him get away now. She didn't want him to think that she cared at all that he was a werewolf.

Lupin turned around to face her, "I see. Well then, I guess I'll be heading off to bed myself."

He still sounded unconvinced. Tonks hurried over to him and grabbed his arm, turning him around. She took his hand in hers and said quietly, "You have it completely wrong. I think I might love you." She didn't know how he would respond, but looked him in the eye. There was a slight pause and instead of replying, Lupin leaned forward and kissed her. Tonks was taken by surprise, and it took a few seconds for what was happening to sink in: Lupin was kissing her. He decided to kiss her, he leaned in, and now Tonks was kissing him back. The five seconds it lasted seemed likes hours, and then Lupin drew back.

"I think I feel the same way." he said with a smile, still holding her hand.