Hey you guys, so we got this up pretty fast ~ We've actually finished answering questions number two and three (yes, we got a third from another source), but we're still waiting for more, and I'd like to speak for both of us when I say these were incredibly fun to answer. Tonks definitely milked this one for all she's got...though Remus turned it on her for a bit.

Anyway, I've heard we make convincing characters, so I hope this fulfills your expectations. :) Enjoy!

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"When did Remus realize he was in love with Tonks?"

Remus picked up the sheet of paper curiously, reading the question quietly to the pair. For a moment, he seemed fine, but that was before the reality of the question set in, and he visibly paled. "Oh dear Merlin…" he muttered to himself.

Beside him, Tonks elbowed him in the ribs and grinned brightly. "I may have had to clobber him over the head... literally... before he got the message that I didn't bloody care!" she exclaimed.

Remus raised an eyebrow and smirked slightly, rubbing the back of his neck. "Oi, love...I don't think that's fair, do you?" he asked, his amber eyes twinkling with a tired air of mischievousness. "As I recall, the question asked when did I realise I was in love with you...not when I accepted it."

"Well it never said we couldn't give extra details dear," reasoned Tonks, beaming at him in a way that made Remus feel like he would soon regret agreeing to answering questions about their personal life. "And the sight of you cringing from me is something I shall treasure forever. As to the question... I know when you accepted it... And I know when I fell in love with you..."

"Oh?" he asked, his eyebrows crinkling in slight curiosity. He realized belatedly that he'd never known how long she'd loved him before he'd accepted her advances. "Now that I'm curious on. When did you fall in love with me, Dora?" He hoped somewhat that it would distract her from the real question, which was his answer, not hers.

Tonks's face as well as her hair turned a bright red colour. "I'm not telling you that."

"Well, if I've got to tell you mine..." said Remus, hoping it was a viable excuse. He could feel his face burning, and knew he must be the same colour his wife had turned. Was it wrong that he knew so little about the woman he loved so much?

"Um...," she mumbled under her breath, her face still coloured as she looked down at her lap.

Remus looked slightly amused and chuckled a bit. "What was that, Nymphadora?" he teased, poking her in the ribs. He could feel his face cooling down, and he would've sighed in relief if he wasn't getting too much fun out of this. Maybe it hadn't been such a bad idea. And…wow, it must've been something. He'd used her entire name, and she hadn't so much as threatened him.

Either it had grown on her, which he knew was rather unlikely, or her admission had affected her more than he'd thought it would.

"You heard me," she grumbled, her cheeks still flaming, though her hair was now returning to its customary pink.

Remus grinned cheekily. So far, so good. She hadn't drawn her wand. Hell, maybe she hadn't even recognised the form of her name that he'd used. "Well, I certainly didn't know that…" he said with a slight frown. Had she truly loved him from the moment they'd met? Now he felt rather guilty…but the question had specifically asked for his response. "But I suppose...I realised that I loved Dora here when Sirius had captured us under the mistletoe, that Christmas at Grimmauld Place...back in '95." He laughed a little at the memory and looked over at Tonks. "Remember that, love?"

The Metamorphmagus's face further reddened, but she turned her ice-blue orbs up towards her husband with a mischievous glint. "How could I forget? Sirius teased us for weeks..."

Remus ran a hand through his honey-brown hair and chuckled, nodding. "Oh...yes. I'd forgotten about that." After a moment of chewing on his lip in relative silence – there was a mysterious clunking noise from up the stairs, and he thought he would prefer to not know what it was – the werewolf sighed in thought. He slightly turned his head to look at the woman he loved, frowning a little. "I'd tell you it was your fault for crashing into me, but..." Remus smirked slightly, as she scowled at him. "Truth is, I'd been trying to gather up the courage to tell you the truth for weeks. And I'm grateful to you. Some Gryffindor I am, huh?"

Tonks's returning smile was soft and fond as she reached over and pressed a kiss to his temple. "You're still a noble prat with a Gryffindor complex," she said with a cheeky twinkle in her eyes. "But you're not just 'some Gryffindor'…" Her smile widened, turning into a full-on grin. "You're mine."

"Well, that much I can attest to," said Remus, beaming at her. He shrugged. "Besides, love...you know it took me just as long to admit to you how I felt." He suddenly felt very old…but as awkward as he was when he was a teenager. The werewolf looked at his wife warily. "I mean...you can understand that, can't you? Sirius was about ready to strangleme when I told him I loved you..."

Tonks chuckled, still grinning brightly. "I can imagine that, love...I'm fairly sure we both frustrated poor Siri no end..." She trailed off with a certain look in her eye, and for a moment Remus was concerned that a tear would soon fall from that beautiful, pale face. "Reckon he's having a right old laugh about it with James..." She turned to him, her grin minimizing into another soft smile.

"I imagine he is," agreed Remus, laughing a little, if only to himself. He looked down at his calloused hands briefly before looking back up at her. "Those two would have a time with it. After every time I'd said I would end up alone..." A sudden thought hit him.

Well, now isn't that ironic…

"Dora...do you...remember...that Christmas that you and your mum came to the Potters' place?" he asked hesitantly.

Tonks bit her lip for a moment, thinking. "Uh...I think so," she said in slight confusion. "I was what...five?"

Remus nodded in affirmation after his slight frown vanished. "Yeah, you must've been...it was our first holiday out of Hogwarts. James's first Christmas with Lily." He was silent for another moment, recalling the feeling of the night. Of course he'd felt sick to his stomach. The full moon hadn't been far off, he recalled, as if seeing James dote over the woman he loved wasn't enough.

"I was, typically..." He laughed dryly, but there was an air to his voice that helped Tonks to know that her husband thought the situation anything but funny. "I was brooding. Padfoot had tried to talk me 'round, but...you came out, into the snow, to talk to me. I don't know how in Merlin's name you knew what I was thinking about...but..." He smiled a little at the memory, and looked over at her, his eyes lighting up even if only a small amount. "You told me that I was a 'bloody prat,' and that I would find someone to love one day. I never believed you," he admitted. "Now I see what you meant."

She threw her head back and laughed freely, and once again Remus was stricken with amazement at what a wonderful sound her laughter was. "You are a bloody prat, love," she admitted, still chuckling as she raised her hand up to cup his cheek. "But I love you anyway."

"I love you too," said Remus, a cheeky grin on his prematurely lined and scarred face. "I always knew you were a smart one."

Tonks kissed him back softly, smiling just as gently once she pulled away. "Why thank-you Mr. Lupin," she said playfully, poking him in the chest lightly. "You're rather intelligent yourself...in some matters..." At her last comment, he scowled, causing her to grin teasingly at him, the glint in her blue eyes rather wicked.

"Yes, so I've been informed, Mrs. Lupin," he teased back, easily falling back into their casual banter that always lit up his face. "Either way." Remus watched her silently for a minute, smiling softly as he reached over to grasp her hand. As she responded to his touch, he ran his fingers lightly over her knuckles, looking down. And he finally admitted, his voice so quiet it was nearly a whisper, "Coming in late to that one meeting was the best decision I've ever made."

Her smile grew and she threw her arms around him, hugging him tightly as he planted a warm kiss on her forehead. Remus slid his arms around her waist and beamed at her, his amber eyes alight with true happiness – something that was so rare for him – as he sighed contentedly, resting his forehead against hers.

He saw a sudden movement, and frowned as he slid slightly out of her grasp. He laughed, rolling his eyes as he noticed a second sheet of paper that had appeared out of thin air.

"It looks like we've got our next question, love…" he murmured, reaching for it…

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Teddy R. Lupin and Nymphadora Andromeda Lupin