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A/N: Important – Do Not Skip Over – I am planning on changing the rating on this story from T to M. It WON'T be the next chapter, but it will be week 52 most likely. The rating change as a precaution.
Week 46
Remus and I
I spent last weekend with Remus. PS, he was a gentleman sleeping on the couch and leaving me the bed.
This week the full moon was on Friday, so Remus was going to stay with me at my apartment which is going to be really fun. All week I couldn't wait for Friday night to come to see Remus again. Apparently Remus had convinced Sirius that we were no longer a couple, so now only Dumbledore knows that Remus and I are okay again.
By Friday night, I was bouncing off the walls; Remus came over at about 5:00pm so we both could get ready for the transformation. I had made his potion earlier today so he wouldn't have to worry about.
Here's how it went:
Knock -
I opened up the door and Remus met me with a long kiss.
"Well hello to you too" I said
"Hi" he said as he came in
Remus went straight to my kitchen and drank his potion.
"So, when's sunset?" I asked
"In an hour" Remus answered
"So you're mine for an hour." I replied
"No...No, I am yours forever." He corrected
"Oh Really?" I asked
"Yes, I am." Remus growled with a grin and with that he kissed me on the forehead
I went into the living room and waited for Remus to follow me. Remus eventually came into the living room and sat beside me.
"Your apartment has changed since I was here last. It smells different too.' Remus Remarked.
"A lot has changed since you've been gone" I replied
"I said I was sorry." Remus retorted
"I know you did, I'm just making the comment that a lot of things have changed." I answered.
With that comment Remus got up and walked into the other room to transform. When he came back he was a perfectly tame werewolf. He walked around my apartment smelling everything and making sure that he missed nothing. Remus did that for a good hour and a half, and then he joined me on the couch to watch some well deserved television. We watched several American shows called Three's Company and Mindy and Mork. Then Remus and I watched a couple movies called Freaky Friday and Carrie. After that I went into my bedroom to get changed for bed. When I was done I opened the door and Remus ran into my room and jumped on my bed. He laid there on his back waiting for me to rub his tummy. Eventually gave in and started rubbing his tummy and he started growling as a thank you. Eventually I fell asleep and Remus fell asleep beside me.
The next morning, before I opened my eyes, I could feel Remus' arm around my waist. It felt good to be in his arms again. When I opened my eyes I turn to face Remus, so I could see him when he woke up. He looked so peaceful when he was sleeping. Remus finally woke up and he and I were just staring at each other.
"I've missed you more than you'll ever know, my Nymphadora." Remus told me as he moved a piece of my hair that was falling into my face.
"I've missed you too; I never gave up hope when you went missing." I replied.
"Oh I love you my Nymph." Remus followed.
"I love you too, my knight in shining armour." I told him as he turned beat red.
Remus and I laid there where we silently in each other's arms for a while, then a thought passed through my mind.
"Do you ant to go to Diagon Ally?" I asked.
"No." Remus answered. "I want to stay right here with you for the whole day, and not have to go anywhere, or even move."
"I think that sounds like a better idea. " I replied and that's what Remus and I did all day; just laying in bed and talking about recent events. The day flew by, and it truly was the best magic ever.
Week 47
A Week with Remus
On Monday I woke up to the smell of pancakes. Apparently, Remus thought it was a good idea to cook me something before I ran to work, and I have to admit it was a pretty good idea. When I got home from work later that day, Remus had left a note on my desk. It read:
Went to Grimmauld Place. Come with?
After reading the letter, I quickly got a shower and changed my cloths; then I went over to Grimmauld Place. When I got there Remus and Sirius were talking about something, so I sat at the far end of the room listening; finally when they were done talking the noticed me in the corner.
"Well Remus, Tonks has finally graced us with her presence. To what do we owe the pleasure?" Sirius asked.
"Oh, I just wanted to see how the order was holding up." I replied.
"You've missed a lot of meetings Tonks." Sirius stated
"I know, I had some issues I had to attend to before I was allowed back." I answered Sirius.
"And did you attend to everything Nymphadora." Came a voice behind her.
"Almost everything Professor." I replied as I stood up and turned around to see Dumbledore standing there with a sly smile on his face.
"Don't forget to attend to everything Nymphadora; and that goes for you to Remus." Dumbledore told us before he left the room mumbling, "Those children grew up far to fast for my liking."
"He never misses a beat does he?" I asked openly.
"No he doesn't my dear." Remus let slip before he could stop himself. Remus and I looked at Sirius who had a slightly confused look on his face, and then he got up and sat on a chair closer to me.
"I want you both to just get married, have kids, and stop beating around the bush about everything. You're starting to give me a headache." Sirius said.
With that comment I left the room and went to go find Molly; however she wasn't anywhere to be found so I went back to where I had found Remus and Sirius, only to have found Remus sitting on the couch. I walked over there and sat down with him.
"I have a question."I said blatantly as I rested my head on his shoulder.
"What is it Nymphadora?" Remus replied
"What happened last weekend?" I asked him
"I transformed into a wolf." Remus told me
"I know that part, I mean, spending two days in my apartment, just the two of us. We didn't do anything, we didn't go anywhere; we just stayed there getting a chance to talk. Now don't get me wrong, I loved doing that, I'm just a little confused cuz we never did that before." I stated.
"Oh that. That was a nice weekend. As to what happened between us, I think we moved our relationship forward." Remus explained.
"Okay. That's good cuz I kind of like where this relationship is going." I replied with a smile.
"Are you like this with everyone you've dated?" Remus asked
"Only with you." I answered
"Well that's good to know." Remus responded with a smile
While Remus and I sat on the couch, I accidentally fell asleep with my head on his shoulder. When I woke up on Tuesday morning I was back in my bed in my apartment next to Remus to my surprise.
"Good morning beautiful." Remus said.
"Morning. What are you doing here?" I asked.
"Well you see, when you fell asleep at Grimmauld Place, I was expecting you to wake up, but when you didn't, I apparated here with you. And when I did get here it was quite late and I didn't think you would mind me staying with you." Remus explained.
"I don't mind at all. I kind of like it." I replied as I rolled out of bed to get ready for work. As I strolled over to my closet I said "Will you be here when I get home?"
"Ya, If you want me to. I'm visiting Sirius this afternoon, but I can be here by 4pm" Remus replied as he sat up in my bed.
"Okay." I answered as I walked down the hall to the bathroom.
Once I was finished in the bathroom, I walked back into my room to say something to Remus, but he had fallen back asleep, so I kissed him on the forehead and proceeded to go to work.
All day I couldn't stop thinking about going home to Remus; I couldn't wait to go home.
So this is what it feels like to have a family – I thought
When I apparated home into the living room of my apartment I could smell something cooking. Was Remus cooking dinner for me for me? I walked into the kitchen and watched Remus hover over several pots and pans that were on my stove.
"I hope you're hungry." Remus called over his shoulder.
"Absolutely." I replied as I walked over, wrapped my arms around his waist and kissed his shoulder.
Oh how I love this feeling of belonging. – I thought
"Why don't you set the table my dear?" Remus suggested.
"Okay." I replied as I let go of Remus and began to set the table.
I puttled around the kitchen and the dinning room table thinking about how much I could get used to this life style of just us; Remus and I.
"Nymph." Remus said lovingly as he came up behind me and kissed me on the base of my neck. "Dinner's ready."
"Okay Remus" I answered with a smile, not knowing what to say.
We ate in silence, thinking thoughts that were very dear to each of us. At the end of dinner Remus had this sad look on his face, I decided to start the conversation.
"Remus, can I ask you something?" I asked
"Sure." Remus replied and we moved into the living room
"I know we only started going back out again, but I was wondering if you would...um...like to move in with me. I know there's a lot to think about, and you don't have to answer right away. I was just wondering, cuz these past few days have been the best days of my life." I rambled as I could feel my heart racing. Remus looked astonished by the question; he sat across from me in silence for several minutes.
"Please say something Remus." I added
""I will say something, I'm just thinking." Remus replied.
"Okay." I replied
"I think I will think about your question and I will get back to you okay?" Remus said looking at me in the eyes.
"Alright; take your time." I answered.
Oh great, he is never going to move in with me! I have just scared him away. – I thought
Remus helped me clean up the kitchen and table and then he left me alone.
Shit I really enjoyed Remus living with me. I should have kept my big mouth closed. – I thought as I sat on the couch in my living room
A couple of hours had passed after I had opened my big mouth; I had fallen asleep on the couch when I heard someone in the distance rummaging through my apartment, so I grabbled my wand very slowly and went to where the noise was coming from, and found that it was only Remus putting several roses into a voice.
"Remus... What are you doing here at 2:30 in the morning?" I asked in wonder.
"I thought about what you asked me earlier tonight, and after I came to the conclusion that I do want to spend more time with you, and that it is getting harder to leave you after the end of the date and after the private meeting I had, I concluded that maybe I could live with you. It might be easier on both of us. When I decided that I wanted to live with you, it was 2 am, so I needed flowers for you and I was hoping to be slightly quieter." Remus explained.
"Oh, Remus," I replied as I walked over and kissed him, "I'm glad you decided to live with me it means a lot."
"Maybe this weekend we can move some of my stuff here and then move the rest of it to my parents' house in Scotland." Remus said.
"Sounds like a really good idea, but we can talk about this later; I'm kinda sleepy." I told him
"Ya, sure. Goodnight. I'll be in later. Love ya." Remus told me as he kissed my forehead, and I turned and went to my room to sleep some more.
Wednesday morning was full of sunshine and happiness. When I woke up Remus wasn't there, but he did leave me a note by the flowers.
Went back to my place; will be back tonight. Love Remus
I can't wait; Remus living with me all the time. It's so exciting. Living with Remus will be the best. So I went to work with a smile on my face.
All day I couldn't wait to get home to see Remus; to see how his day was. When I did manage to get away from work to go my apartment, I quickly noticed 2 things: number one Remus was not home yet and 2, there were two letters waiting for me via owl. I let both owls in, the first owl I recognized as my mother's owl; the other I suspect was from Grimmauld Place. Both owls stayed so I went for my mother's letter first.
Nymphadora my dear; (It read)
How are you? I haven't heard from you in a while, so your father and I have decided that we would like you and Remus to join us for dinner on Saturday evening, if it's alright with the both of you.
Love
Your Parents
After reading this, I answered the letter by informing that Remus and I would be coming on Saturday night. Then I made a mental note to remember to tell Remus that we are going to parents' house on Saturday. After I sent my reply back to my mother I looked at the other owl. It hopped over to me and I took the letter from it.
Dearest Nymphadora
Dumbledore has asked me to do something for him and it includes having your help. It involves me being away from you for one week and one week only. We are to meet Dumbledore at our usual spot at 7pm Friday night.
My love always
Remus
By now, I started panicking. I can't go on a mission now. I can't do a mission where Remus goes one way and I go another. I quickly agreed to meet Remus and Dumbledore on Friday night and mentioned that I would be going to Grimmauld place tonight to see what was happening there. I also felt compelled to tell him about dinner with my parents on Saturday, just so he wouldn't be surprised.
When I sent off the letter I went to get something to eat and then went to Grimmauld place, but nothing was happening there; although it was fun to talk to Sirius for a little while. After the discussion with Sirius I noticed that Remus wasn't coming so I decided to go home to my apartment; I had bid everyone at Grimmauld Place a goodnight, and then went home.
As I was about to open my apartment door, Remus apparated beside me.
"Great timing." I told him as I walked inside.
"Thanks my dear Nymph." He replied as he kissed the back of my head. I turned around to face him and before I knew it his arms were around my waist and I was kissing him again.
"I have a proposition for you." Remus started.
"Oh?" I asked
"Yes. When I was at my apartment, I noticed that I have a lot of stuff to bring over and I'm not totally sure that everything will fit in here with your stuff as well. So I was thinking, why not move into my parents house in Ayr. I know it's far away from here, but it's big and has a lot of room for us." Remus explained still holding on to me. "And I mean, if we decide to have kids, we'll have tons of room" he continued.
To be totally honest, this comment makes me thrilled. To live with Remus, at his parents' place where he can run free during the full moon AND he mentioned the possibility of having kids.
"That sounds wonderful Remus. I would love to move into your parents old house." I replied.
"Great, we can start packing tomorrow." Remus suggested
"Okay, but we're going to busy this weekend." I reminded him.
"Right. Well you had better go to bed; tomorrow is going to be a good day." Remus replied.
"Oh?" I asked.
"Yes it is." Remus assured me as he kissed my head.
That night I once again fell asleep next to Remus. When I woke up, Remus was beside me, watching me sleep.
"Good morning Nymph." Remus said
"Good morning Remus." I replied.
"You look so pretty when you sleep my dear." Remus commented.
"Why thank you my knight in shinning armour." I responded; and with that comment Remus pulled me closer and kissed my nose. I didn't want to move, but today was only Thursday and that meant that I had only one more day until Remus was all mine. .. Well kind of.
"I'm going to start packing the things at my apartment today while your at work and move them to my parents house, then well start on your apartment later." Remus suggested.
"Okay. That sounds great. After work I'll see you back here and I'll help you with what you didn't get done." I replied.
"Sounds wonderful my love." Remus told me, and with that I got up and started getting ready for work. When I looked back at Remus before I left, he had already fallen back to sleep. He looked so happy and peaceful sleeping there.
When I got to work, everything had already gotten really busy; and it left me no time to think about Remus, the impending move to his parents house, the meeting with Dumbledore, or Saturday dinner with my parents. However, the busyness of Thursday made work move along nicely, and I was back home in no time.
When I got back to my apartment, I found that Remus had already packed up some of my stuff that I didn't or wouldn't use over the course of 2 days.
"I hope you don't mind. I was all done at my apartment and I have only just started here." Remus explained, as he packed another box.
"No I don't mind at all." I replied and grabbed a box and began packing. We both decided that we would begin moving things from my apartment on Saturday before dinner with my parents.
Remus and I spent the whole night packing things that we wouldn't use; once we were done that it had gotten quite late and we both went to bed.
On Friday morning when I woke up, I noticed that Remus was not there and that there was a note on his pillow. It read:
I have a surprise for you. It's for after our meeting with Dumbledore.
Love Remus
With reading this letter, I hurried around and left the apartment; worked passed quickly and I found it hard to concentrate on the mountain of paper work at my elbow. When 4:30 pm came around I apparated to my apartment so fast that Shacklebolt barely had anytime to say goodbye. I walked around my apartment to see if Remus was there; he wasn't so I got changed and went to Grimmauld Place to wait to wait for my appointment with Dumbledore and Remus to start. Molly was in the kitchen making supper so I stayed there and helped as much as she wanted me too. To be totally honest, I didn't help at all, apparently she has heard about my cooking too. She is a really sweet person and I love her dearly. We talked for a while after dinner, eventually Remus showed up at Grimmauld Place, and he looked strangely happy. Shortly after Remus came in, Dumbledore came in behind him, and walked into the kitchen to meet Molly, Remus and myself.
"Molly, will you give us a moment please?" Dumbledore asked
"Sure." Molly answered as she looked at us.
"I have to ask something of the both of you. It is important that you both answer truthfully, for how you answer will affect the outcome of the mission." Dumbledore began.
"Okay." Remus and I said together. With this reply, Dumbledore took out a small, round orb and placed it on the table between Remus and I. The orb started glowing pink and then it turned blood red.
"Now, here is the question: do you trust each other exclusively?"
"Yes we trust each other with our lives." I replied
"I would not want anyone else with me if I am to face any danger than my Nymphadora." Remus replied.
The orb between us turned white, then the white vapour mixed with red; eventually, the vapour in the orb turns to black. Dumbledore made a gasping noise and proceeded to mumble something as he picked up the orb.
"The mission that I would like to send you both on is very dangerous; it involves trusting each other, and being dependant on each other. I would like to send you both in search for werewolves that have not joined sides as of yet. During the next full moon the both of you need to go out in search of those who have not chosen a side for this battle. We need all the people we can get. I trust that you both know when the next moon is." Dumbledore explained.
"Yes, it's in 2 and half weeks." Remus replied. I look at him and then at Dumbledore. That was a week before Christmas.
"Good... I would like you to explore the Highlands of Scotland that night, so try to find the biggest gathering." Dumbledore explained.
"Professor, why does Nymphadora need to come along? I'd rather not get her into danger if I could help it." Remus asked
"She needs to go, to make sure that the both of you get out safely, and that nothing happens to you when you turn into a werewolf. Nymphadora needs to be there to keep you safe and you, Remus, need to be there to keep her safe. You both need to appear like you belong to each other. This mission is one that you can be openly together...and be happy, and to be able to show that you are happy together." Dumbledore lectured, he isn't looking at us anymore; he's looking out the window in a daze, thinking about something that had happened years ago.
"Professor?" I asked
"Sorry, what was that?" Dumbledore asked.
"Nothing it doesn't matter." I replied.
"Now that you both have your mission; good luck and if you have any questions please feel free to come visit me, do not send an owl, I do not want it intercepted." Dumbledore explained, as he turned around and left the kitchen without another word.
Remus and I looked at each other in awe. How was it that Remus and I were to go on a mission and protect each other? What was the orb telling Dumbledore that it was not telling us? Molly Walked into the room and broke our stare and diverted our attention with gossip about some of the order members. Eventually Remus took my hand and we walked out of Grimmauld place and turned the corner. We walked hand in hand for a while down a London street.
"Nymph, I told you I had something for you this morning. I wanted to give this to you." Remus said this he pulled out a small box out of his pocket along with his wand. We went into a square near were we had our first date.
"When I was cleaning out my apartment, I came across this and since I have no one to give this to, I thought that maybe you should have it."Remus told me as he gave the box to me.
I opened the box and it was a small broach. It was gold, silver and purple; it was gorgeous.
"Thank you so much Remus. You didn't have to." I told him, as I wrapped my arms around him, and looked up and pulled Remus down and kissed him like I have never kissed him before.
"Let's go home, Nymph." Remus said
When Remus said home like that I almost melted. Our home. I think I could get used to hearing this more often. When Remus and I finally got home it was quite late and we were both tired so we both went to bed; for tomorrow Remus and I had to spend the evening with my parents which seemed like so much fun.
On Saturday morning, Remus was once again watching me sleep. When I woke up I was wrapped safely in Remus' arms. His arms felt so strong and protective. Remus convinced me that we should stay in bed until noon. We were talking about nothing all morning; then when we forced ourselves to move we went in slow motion. By the time we got to my parents house, it was 3 pm, and my mom had this very sly smile on her face.
"My dear, how are you?" My mother asked.
"Fine" I replied as I walked into the house giving my mom a hug and looking for my dad. "Mom, this is Remus. He's my Boyfriend"
"HI Remus, I'm Andromeda." My mother said.
"Hi I'm Ted. It's nice to meet you Remus." My dad said as he came into the room.
"It's nice to meet you both." Remus replied.
I decided to give Remus to a tour of my parents' house and we returned to see the table set and dinner warming up. We sat in the living room and my parents got to know Remus better. I began drifting in and out of the conversation; I wasn't even paying attention to be totally honest. When my parents were done asking Remus at least 100 questions, it was time for dinner, and the questions still came Remus' way. The whole night went really well, with the exception of one moment when Remus told my parents that he was a werewolf and promised that he would never intentionally put their daughter in danger. I had only heard the first part of that conversation, because my mother asked me to get something for her. When I had come back my parents were both smiling and very cheerful. For the record, my family has always been a little crazy; but this reaction is strange, even for them.
When Remus and I decided to leave it was getting close to midnight and it was far too late to visit Sirius; so Remus and I decided to go home. When we got to the door Remus opens the door, picks me up and carries me across the threshold.
"What was that for?" I ask
"No reason; I just felt like it." Remus said as he kissed me sweetly.
Yum...chocolate.—I thought
I went into my room and found some pajamas to wear; as I was changing I could hear Remus sit down and let out a very long sigh. I walked out silently and stood in the doorway, watching him.
"I think they liked you." I stated.
"Who?" Remus asked as his hands covered his face.
"My parents. I think they liked you." I repeated, as I walked over to him and took his hands away from his face. My hand made it back to his face and began to trace some of the scars on his face. My hand stopped on his cheek and I leaned in to kiss him. I did not realise how good it felt to be in his arms, when he held me tight, protecting me from the rest of the world, until now. When I pulled away, he had this sad look on his face.
"Can I ask you something?" He inquired.
"Sure." I replied, still looking into his eyes.
"Never mind, it doesn't matter." He said looking at me
"But it does matter." I pushed back.
"I will ask, but not now." Remus said as he got up and went into the bedroom to get changed.
"Do you promise to tell me before the year is up?" I said a little louder so he could hear me in the next room.
"Yes, I will ask you before the year is up." Remus told me as he kissed my head, and grabbed onto my hand and pulled me into the bedroom to go to sleep.
That is the end of one of the best weeks of my life.