Hey there again, you guys, and thanks for the letters you've sent in so far! They've all been great (if not slightly awkward at times), and we look forward to answering more! We're all caught up with...the seven or so letters we've gotten...I know I personally have had tons of fun answering these. :)
Here's the answer to the second letter. So...yeah, I'm sorry it's shorter than the first one...I realised that as I was finishing it up. -sigh- Oh well.
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"We all know that you two are a versatile couple so what are your favourite and least favourite things about each other?"
As Remus picked up the next sheet of paper, Tonks looked over his shoulder to read the question and grinned cheekily at him. "I loathe his bloody noble prattishness," she said with a decisive nod, causing Remus to momentarily scowl at her. But his face formed into a smile with her next comment. "On the other hand, I love how careful he has always been with our son."
He frowned as she looked over at him, as if to indicate that it was now his turn to answer. What could he truly say about her? He certainly didn't have a favourite thing about her…there were too many to choose from. But…what was the reason they were together? "I love that..." Remus looked at his wife carefully, his amber eyes sparkling. "I love that she accepts me and has never once judged me, and that she's taken me back each time, no matter how much of a bloody fool I've been." And he knew exactly what to say for least favourite…it had been an essential part of their friendship, even before they'd been together. Even Sirius had teased her for it. He smirked at her before continuing. "However, I would love if she could cook something without burning it..."
As he expected, she swatted him lightly with her hand, causing him to grin, making him look very much like the Marauder he was. "Git," said Tonks, however fondly.
Remus chuckled. "I haven't forgotten about the cereal incident, love," he said with a cheeky smile, slightly raising his eyebrows at her. Oh, how he remembered.
It had been a typical day at 12 Grimmauld Place. She had spent the night in order to take advantage of the house's closeness to the Ministry of Magic, opting to sleep there instead of returning to her flat after patrolling with Remus. As he slept peacefully, she had gotten up to prepare for work, and somehow, the next thing he knew was that Sirius was shaking him awake, telling him that "she'd gone and set the bloody place on fire."
"Who?" asked Remus blearily, as he sat up, rubbing his eyes.
"Who do you think?" shot back an incredulous Sirius Black, who was staring at the man he'd just woken up. "Your bloody, clumsy girlfriend, that's who!"
Remus, of course, being the responsible bloke he'd always tried to be, rushed downstairs with his wand, effectively putting out the fire…as well as dousing the young Auror with water.
He smiled briefly at his wife as he recalled the memory, leaning over to poke her in the ribs.
Tonks blushed self-consciously, almost glaring at her husband. Remus only smirked back. "It caught on fire, I swear!" she insisted.
The werewolf laughed loudly, throwing his head back against the couch. "Of course it did, love...of course it did..." he responded, as he had every time before that. He knew that it would just provoke her…it always did, but she didn't seem to be hexing him, yet.
She shoved him lightly, but couldn't hide the smile that was playing on her lips. "Shut up," she mumbled, her face still bright red.
Remus's lips twitched as if he was trying not to smile, but of course his face broke into a grin eventually. "You love me, Dora," he said, leaning over to place a gentle kiss on her cheek.
"I do," she agreed, but Remus knew that she wasn't quite finished with her argument yet. She would never let him win so easily. "That's beside the point! Just because I somehow managed to burn cornflakes..." Tonks crossed her arms huffily and turned away from her husband.
"It's still a mystery to me," said Remus with a shrug as he relaxed next to her. "Just thank Merlin Sirius had no inhibitions and wasn't scared to wake the sleeping werewolf upstairs...I shudder to think of what would've happened had we all been out." He raised a furtive eyebrow at her. "You might've burned down headquarters, I can only imagine Albus's reaction…"
Tonks pouted, though she slightly turned back towards him. "You're so mean to me."
He beamed at her as he moved back and wrapped his arm around her waist. "Tell them about my so-called 'noble prattishness,' then," he said, defeated. If he'd humiliated her, as much as he may have enjoyed it, she should have the same chance. Remus smirked to himself. It was ironic, wasn't it? Sometimes it wasn't all that great to be fair.
"Oh where to begin..."
The wicked grin she gave him made him instantly regret his decision to allow her to speak about what was supposedly his worst quality. But it wasn't just that. Every time she mentioned it, he felt a surge of guilt in his chest. It was his 'noble prattishness' that had caused him to leave her the first time…and it was his fear as well as the afore mentioned cause that had forced him to leave the second time. He never wanted to be reminded of it. It may have been the darkest period in his life, and leaving Teddy was definitely the worst time. Did she honestly have to keep reminding him of his mistakes?
But this answer-thing they'd mutually agreed to had to have some redeeming factor, so he forced a smile onto his face. "Oh, where to begin…" mimicked Remus, grinning cheekily at her.
Tonks chuckled and grinned back, giving him the same response he'd said earlier. "You love me."
Remus poked her in the side again before leaning in and pressing his lips to hers. "Oh, I do…" he whispered as he pulled away, lightly tracing his tongue on the outline of her mouth teasingly before he grinned at her and landed his lips on hers again.
TBC...
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I hope you enjoyed this one...I'm pretty sure the next chapter is longer, so I look forward to posting that one, and hopefully I'll do it before Friday...or at least, on Friday. That's my last day of school before break, and it's just Christmas Spirit Day, and we get out at eleven...I think I'll have tons of time. :)
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Cheers,
Teddy R. Lupin and Nymphadora Andromeda Lupin
