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A/N: Please R&R.

05

Tonks was sat in the kitchen of the burrow having breakfast with Molly and Ginny when Remus apparated in. He spotted her looking reasonably ok and he sighed with relief.

"Tonks! Are you ok? I didn't hurt you?" He said walking up to her looking her over for any sign of injury.

"No Remus I'm fine," Tonks said not looking at him, there was a hint of bitterness in her voice that made Remus frown with concern. Molly stood up taking the empty plates to the sink where she left them and signalled to Ginny.

"Come on Ginny dear we have jobs to do," she said, Ginny started to complain but then saw her mother's expression and followed quietly out of the room.

"Tonks, I'm sorry I tried to warn you," he said as Tonks stood up and turned to face him, he could see the fear in her eyes. That worried him; he'd seen that expression before.

"But you took the potion…" she started to say but her voice failed her and she broke off.

"I went to see Slughorn before I came here," Remus said, "he doesn't know what went wrong but he's looking into it. But listen Tonks until he does you'll…"

"I'll have to leave on a full moon" Tonks interrupted her voice harsh, Remus visibly recoiled away from her, "Damn you Remus, your so caught up in protecting me you don't care how I feel!"

"Tonks…" Remus started to say but he was cut off again.

"Don't you 'Tonks' me Lupin!" she said her voice getting louder every time she spoke.

"You know what Tonks?" Remus said his voice showing his impatience, "this is why I didn't take you out before! You don't understand! I'm dangerous and you're acting as if this is all a game! Which it isn't!"

"Isn't it? I never knew," The sarcasm in her voice cut deep, Remus was surprised and hurt but he didn't back down.

"Oh will you grow up for one minute Tonks!" he replied his voice sharp, now it was Tonks' turn to be surprised, Remus had never accused her of being too young, him too old yes but not her being young.

"Me grow up? What about you? Shouting over this one little thing!" she shouted trying to place the blame on Remus.

"Don't even try to blame me Tonks! You're the one that started all this! You're acting like a spoilt brat who's been denied its favourite toy! Just because the people who love you are trying to protect you!" Remus shouted back, it didn't look good for their relationship.

"At least I'm not a good for nothing werewolf who has so little money he can't afford to feed himself so has to rely on people who'll take pity on him!" she shouted back, Remus looked like he was going to hit her for a second but he stopped himself. Tonks shot him a scornful look and disapparated. Remus gritted his teeth in anger and the table flew up magically and crashed into the wall splitting in two and putting a huge crack in the wall. Vibrations echoed through the house.

"What on earth was that?!" Molly's voice came floating down the stairs. Remus looked guiltily and drew his wand repairing both wall and table as Molly came thundering down the stairs wand at the ready. Whatever she expected to see it wasn't Remus sat at the table looking extremely depressed.

"What was that noise?" she asked walking over to him, he looked up and blushed embarrassed that he had let his emotions run away from him.

"That would be the table hitting the wall at a very high speed and breaking in two, but I fixed it," he said looking away, he expected Molly to shout at him but she just sighed and sat down next to him.

"Are you ok? Wait that's a stupid question, we could hear the shouts from the attic," Molly said glancing worriedly at him.

"I'll survive, I guess, but I don't think I'll need this any more," he said pulling a velvet box from his pocket and opening it to reveal a beautiful silver ring set with a single sapphire. Molly gasped, "I've been carrying it around all week, I was so sure I'd ask her, but now…" he looked sadly at the ring and closed the box putting it back in his robes.

"Just give her time, she was so scared, let her calm down, she told us that she wouldn't let last night ruin your relationship, although from what we heard…" Molly sighed wondering what to do, she'd spent most of last year trying to get them together now she had to watch them fall apart.

"I guess I'll just have to wait and see," Remus sighed as well then looked to Molly, "Any chance of breakfast for a poor heartbroken werewolf…" he broke off remembering what Tonks had said about him.

"I like to cook Remus, and we have more than enough food in at the moment with only me and Ginny in the house most of the time, I don't mind cooking for you," she said kindly and Remus smiled at her gratefully not mentioning that he had spent the last of his savings on the ring and if he didn't get a job soon he'd be in serious trouble.