A/N I'm almost done *sigh* but this is one of my favourite chapters no i i my favourite *claps hands*

Disclaimer: its the same as the rest!

Remus and Sirius had been talking to Tonks for 2 days now and she still hadn't woken up, she was improving but Tonks was still asleep. Remus was back on solid food, not sleeping as much through the day and was allowed to get out of bed for a few hours a day although he never left the library

It was a Saturday afternoon and the noise of the order around the house filled the library. Remus was sat on the bed next to Dora and Sirius was on a chair the other side of the bed holding her hand. The men were chatting to Dora talking about anything at all. They spend the day before talking and remembering stories about what the four marauders had gotten up to at school and today Sirius decided it was time to fill Remus in on more stories of when Tonks was a little girl.

"Ya know, she used to be so afraid of the dark, when she was little." Sirius said as he stared off into space.

"Really? I honestly never know that, Why?" Remus asked, he was intrigued, this was one of the very few little things he didn't know about her.

"I don't know. I remember once when i was babysitting and i had tucked her into bed, and i went to walk out the door but she sat up and grabbed hold of my arm for dear life." Sirius was staring off into space again remembering the memory. "I asked her what was wrong when i saw tears run down her cheek. She wouldn't tell me at first but i managed to bribe her with chocolate and she said that she was scared the shadow monster would get her and take her away. I had never seen her so scared in her life and i no for a fact that she had met Bellatrix by this point." Remus looked at his friend and sniggered, the thought of his wife being scared of anyone or anything was silly, that was until a few weeks ago anyway.

"I asked her if she trusted me and she nodded. That was when i enchanted all the teddies in her room to march round and protect her. i lined them all up in a row in front of her on her bed and said to them 'your mission if you choose to except it is to protect this little girl from the shadows, do you except? they all nodded." a big grin crossed Sirius' face and his eyes teared up at the memory. "I picked up one of the bears and gave it a special mission i told it, that it had to stay with Dora forever and let no harm come to her. Them all the ones started silently marching round the room. i tucked Dora back into bed with the single teddy under her arm, i kissed her forehand and walked out closing the door." a Single tear escaped from Sirius eye "i want back up 10 minutes later. The bears were still marching and Dora was fast asleep." Sirius looked up at Remus and whipped his eye "what is it?" Remus had a look in his face, Sirius wasn't quite sure what kind of look it was.
"This bear, it wasn't brown, with black eyes and a brown nose was it?" Remus said smiling.

"Yeah i think it was, Why?"
"Dora still has it, It sits on the bedside table in our room" He grinned at the proud look that was spreading across Sirius' face "i asked her once what it was there for, she said that she had had it since before she could remember and that she didn't know why but it always felt special too her" Sirius eyes lit up with pride as both men looked down at the women in front of them. Neither of them expected what happened next.

Sirius jumped up from his chair.
"Padfoot what is it?" Remus said as Sirius made him jump.
"she squeezed my hand, Dora squeezed my hand." Sirius sat on the edge of the bed and took her hand again while Remus eyes widened in shock and he sat up a little bit wincing in pain so he could get a full view of her face and took her other hand in one of his.

"Dora baby can you hear me. It's Remus open your eyes for me please c'mon." Dora squeezed his hand not very tight but there was movement there.
"Common Tonksie talk to us, tell us were complete morons for sitting here worrying about you." Sirius said then yelled "MOLLY! MINERVA!"
Both women as well as most of the Order ran into the room.
"What's wrong dear?" Molly asked running over to the bed.
"Dora waking up, she squeezed our hands." Sirius exclaimed not taking his eyes of the still very pail woman on the bed.
"Someone go and get Poppy from the school now!" Molly yelled as Ginny ran to the fire place.

Remus lent down to his wife's ear. "Please wake up for me Dora, i need you. i have something i want to tell but i need you to wake up. please baby we have been fighting so hard for us to get here please don't give up on me now." Remus stopped whispering sat back up and in his stern professor voice "Nymphadora Tonks open your eyes and talk to me now!" The room was slightly shocked at Remus' Outburst.
"R..Re..Remus?" His slight yelling seemed to work as Tonks started to wake up.
"Its me Dora, i'm right here" Tears of relief now slipped down Remus' and Sirius' cheeks.
"Is h..he s..st..still" Tonks started to ask a question, she was very shaky and weak.
"Shhhh it ok, were safe, they came for us like i said, they saved us, were back home now"

Poppy and Ginny came storming through the fire place. Poppy looked round an was shocked to see the room so full.

"The only people i want in this room are both my patient, Molly and Minerva." Sirius scowled at her "fine and Mr. Black but everyone else out for now" All the other order members walked out and closed the door. none of them went very far though, they all waited out on the stairs for news.

"Tonks is going to be ok isn't she? Now she s awake" Ginny said sitting on the bottom step relieved but the relief turned to fear when no one answered her, "Dad is Tonks going to be ok?"

"I'm sure Tonks is going to be ok dear, try not to worry" Her father told her as he lent on the wall by the door.

Fred and George sat down either side of Ginny and hugged her.

As the order filed out of the room Poppy pushed her way past Sirius who refused to move from Tonks side and glided her wand over the semi-conscious witch.

"it s nice to see you awake my dear, How are you feeling?" She asked while parchment filled her hand.
"I hurt...everywhere" Tonks managed to get out although it wasn't very audible.
"That's to be expected, give me a moment and i will get you a pain potion and see if that works" Poppy paused and read the scroll in her hand "right i will get you that potion now, hang on. Remus, Sirius, Molly and Minerva can i have a word with you over here for a minute please." Molly and Minerva moved without hesitation but Remus and Sirius were more reluctant to move from The side of the bed, "I would like to talk to you over now please" Poppy continued in her do not mess with me voice.

Sirius walked over to Poppy but as Remus went to let go of Dora s hand, she squeezed his tighter.
"Please don t...leave me" Tonks whispered to her husband with complete fear in her eyes.

"i will be right over there" Remus tilts his head to the others "you will be able to see me and i will only be a minute ok." Tonks slowly nodded her head as Remus walked to the other side of the room.

"what s wrong is she not getting better?" He asked looking over his shoulder to his wife.
"No she is healing very well, i just don't think now is the right time to tell her about the baby, i would prefer if it was left for another few days, just so she is a little stronger. Also i don't want you to tell her unless i am here, we don't know what effect knowledge of the baby will have on her already fragile mental state." "no, i can t keep something like that from her" Remus said slightly hurt that they would even consider it.
"Poppy has a point Moony" Sirius said trying to persuade his friend "She has only been awake a few minutes, i think its best to let her process what has happened to Her before we throw being pregnant into the mix emotions." Molly, Poppy an Minerva looked at Sirius shocked, "what i can t agree with you sometimes?" Sirius said to Poppy.

Before Remus could agree or disagree Tonks called for him as best she could.
"Re...Remus" She was visibly shaking. He walked over to her, held her hand and kissed the top of her head.
"it's ok sweet heart I'm right here" he whispered as he ran his thumb over the top of her hand.

"Wh...What were...you talking about" she asked in her raspy voice. Remus paused by the look on his face you could see the battle going on in his head. He turned to look at the small group now standing at the end of Dora s bed then back at Dora.

"Poppy was just telling us how well you doing"
"i have your pain potion here for you" poppy walked up to the bed "and i also have a dreamless sleep potion for you too." Tonks looked up at the healer slightly confused "its ok, although you are healing very well, you still need to rest" Poppy went to tip the potion into Dora s mouth but the fragile witch flinched and pushed herself into her husband s side and he wrapped his arms round her, just tight enough to tell her she was safe where she was but not too tight that it would hurt her.

It was obvious at Tonks was scared of the healer and what she was giving her. Poppy looked at the others in the room concern filled her face. Then Sirius spoke up.

"Hey little one..." With those few words Tonks started to tremble even more and pushed her self-further into Remus' body

"Don't call me...little one" She said as fast as her voice would let her.

"I m sorry...I m sorry Dora, i won t call you that again i promise." Sirius sat down on he edge of the bed and Poppy backed a way little. Everyone could see Tonks relax a little.

"how about i give you the potion? Would you be ok with that ?" Sirius reached her leg in a reassuring manner, Tonks didn't flinch like she did with Poppy but she didn't relax at his touch either "or i could ask Moly if she would give it to you."
Tonks thought for a second and nodded her head and looked at Molly.

The plump Red head took the two potions out of Poppy's hand and also sat on the bed. She tipped the Pain potion into Tonks' mouth. "Shall we get you a little comfier before you have the other one?" she asked.

"No i want Remus to stay and hold me." Tonks whispered. It broke all their hearts to see a Once strong and independent witch be so fragile and scared.

"How about i lay in bed with you, how does that sound?" Remus asked and Tonks nodded yes less than half a second later, causing Remus and Sirius to smile a small smile. After a few minutes of Remus and Tonks getting in to a comfy position. Molly tipped the last potion into Dora s mouth. Less than a minute later Dora had fallen into a deep sleep tucked tight into Remus chest.
"Remus would you like a Dreamless sleep potion as well?" Poppy asked Remus as he was fighting to stay wake. He nodded,
Remus drank the potion and again was asleep it in a minute.

Molly, Poppy and Minerva walked out the library while Sirius made himself comfy in one of the chairs next to the bed and watched his best friends sleep.

A/N I love how close Tonks, Remus and Sirius are! and the little story when Tonks was little awww. i got the idea from another story on here, if you recognise it i take no credit for that part. The next is the last on *sad face* but i had so much fun

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