A/N: Hi, everybody! SO SORRY I didin't update earlier. But I had so much schoolwork and my inspiration was on vacation and- etc. SORRY! But now it's summer and maybe I manage update faster... Hopefully.

Thanks for lovely rewievs and such! :D

Jokegirl: Okay, this is bit late, but I was just pondering... I sent you a private messige long time ago, but I'm not sure did you get it..? So, I just want make it sure: You can use that chameleon thing in your stories. It's not my invention, but thanks for asking! And I got that error thing too, but it went over. Okay.. sorry this is little scrappy, but I wanted to make sure you know. :)

-Rottana

Disclaimer: Last time I checked J.K. Rowling owned Harry Potter, not me. Sigh.

Chapter 4

Tap, tap, tap...

Somebody or something was tapping the window. That was a first clear thought in Tonks mind on that Saturday morning. Maybe it stops if I don't think about it, she thought sleepily. She turned over and tried to continue sleeping. But..

Tap, tap, tap...

Tonks opened her eyes and groaned. Why she just couldn't contiune her sleep? It was surely still early and she was very tired. She had been almost whole night at Minister on a duty and had gone to the bed approximately at five am. She glanced the clock: it was nine o'clock. She sighed, rised from the bed and went to the window. When she had get the window open, two very indignant owls blew in. They hooted disgruntly at her when she tried untie letters from their legs.

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry it took so long, but I was sleeping...-Okay you can have couple of tidbits if you- Ouch, don't peck me!"

Finally, when she had untied the letters and the owls had gone with piece of biscuit in their beaks, she, sucking her finger (The little nuisances had pecked her very nastily!) opened the first letter and began read.

Nymphadora,

I know that you're busy with your work and and all, but sure it wouldn't hurt you to pay a visit to your old parents once in a while! Your father and I want to see how our daughter is doing.

If you don't have anything today, it would be nice if you could come today and eat lunch with us (I know you're terrible cook, so I have make sure that you sometimes eat properly!), let's say at 2 p.m.?

Please write and tell if you are coming.

Love,

Mom

Tonks folded the letter. She stared absent-mindedly out the window where the people of London were awakening for the new hot summer day. She knew she should visit her parents. It had been way too long time since she saw them. It just had been so busy with work and the Order. Actually she had procrastinaded with the visit because she hadn't yet decided whether tell or not to tell her parents about the Order. Dumbledore had assured her that if she wanted tell Andromeda and Ted about the Order, she could. Dumbledore was sure they would keep the secret. So was she, the problem was that she was worried about how they would react. She feared they would freak out.

She remembered when she had told them she wanted to become an auror. They had tried to get her give up her dream, saying that it was too dangerous job. They didin't understand why she couldn't get some less risky job, like a healer or a bankworker at Gringotts. She understood their worry and appreciated their care, but she had made up her mind. And when she had told that to them, her mother, having a Black temperament, had been furious and did not want to even talk with her for awhile, and her dad had just looked her his expression filled with worry..Eventually they had accepted her decision and were now even proud of her career. Nevertheless what had happened then made her insecure how they would react this; joining a secret organization was little bigger thing than disagreement with her career aspirations. Furthermore she would have to tell the truth about Sirius. She wondered how her mother would react that...

Suddenly she remembered that she had still that other letter unread. She deciced that she would ponder later what she would do with her parents and instead read the other letter. She took the letter on the table and opened it. She smiled delightedly when she noticed Remus's neat handwriting.

Ny- oh I mean Tonks

I was asked inform you that tonight's meeting has postponed to start at 6 p.m. Furthermore the Weasleys are planning a little party after the meeting, celebrating that they have finally moved properly in the Snuffles's place. So prepare to be stuffed with food by Molly.

See you in the evening,

Remus

Well this sounds nice... Tonks thought, grinning. Molly's food, Fred and George's jokes, Sirius all wasted, Remus... She frozed, feeling befuddled. Lately she had noticed that her thoughts wandered often -no, very often- to Remus. She had been thinking his eyes, his smile... and- well all of him. Was this meaning that she fancied him? No it couldn't. They were friends. Just friends. But then why she always was so eager to see him, why her heart seemed to be beating so fast every time he touched her, why...-

She shaked her head. Okay, not the time to think that... Now I should decide am I going to visit my parents or not.

OOOOOOO

Little over two pm. Tonks apparated to her parents garden. She had finally decided that she would tell her parents about the Order. And when the decision had made it seemed stupid to lag with telling.

Tonks rang her father's mugglestyle doorbell. Soon her mother opened the door.

"Nymphadora! We thought that you wouldn't come since you didin't even answer my letter." Andromeda said with accusative tone.

"Hi, Mum." Tonks answered smiling and followed her mother inside the house. "Yeah, sorry about that. I couldn't write because I sent the owl back before I read the letter. And you know I don't have my own owl."

Andromeda was going to say something, but Tonks cut her off. "And yes, I'm going to get one soon. And why didin't I come right away? Well, I had to sleep couple more hours. I was exhausted."

Andromeda seemed to be satisfied with her reasons and said only:

"You shouldn't work so hard."

"Who was in the door, Dromeda?"

There was sound of steps and soon Ted Tonks appeared in the room. When he noticed Tonks his lips twitched into genuine grin and he grabbed his daughter into a crushing hug and exclaimed:

"Dora! My little girl decided finally to come and see her old parents, huh?"

"Wotcher, Dad ", Tonks said happily when Ted let her go from the bear hug. It sure was nice to see her parents. She had not even realised that she had missed them this much.

"Dinner is ready!" Andromeda called from the kitchen.

They moved to the kitchen and started eating. Talking with her parents was nice and cosy and Tonks almost forget that she should tell them something. The thought sprang to her mind only then when Andromeda returned to the table carrying a dessert pie. Tonks bit her lower lip nervously, then cleared her throat and started:

"Um.. Mom, Dad, I have something to tell you."

"And what that would be, dear?" Andromeda said putting a piece of pie on her plate.

Okay, maybe it would be the easiest way if I told the thing straightly, Tonks thought biting her lip hard.

"I joined to the Order of the Phoenix"

"WHAT!"

...Or maybe not.

OOOOOOOO

It took almost two hours explain the whole truth to her parents. And yes it had been pretty awful. They had been shocked to learn that Voldemort was back. And even more shocked from the piece of news that their only daughter had so recklessly joined the infamous Order of the Phoenix and was ready to fight in the frontline against Voldemort and his death eaters.

They were now in the living room drinking tea, which Tonks had made and which she hoped would pacify her parents.

"I can't still believe this is really happening... I thought he wouldn't never return. I thought he was dead.." Ted said blankly, staring the opposite wall.

"Many thought so, and many thinks still so", Tonks said. "But it's the truth, Dad. And I'm not just going to sit around, when the world's most evil wizard is free and planning something terrifying. I want to do my part of making this world a better place"

"I know that you want and that you will" Ted said with a smal smile"In fact, we should be very proud of you, Dora. It's just we're so worried about you."

"I know, Dad ", Tonks said, hugging him. Then she glanced her watch.

"I should really get going. The meeting is starting soon. Bye Dad, bye Mom"

Ted responded her goodbye, but Andromeda didin't say anything like she had not in a long time. She just sat there, gripping hard her teacup and staring securely outside the window, her face set. Tonks headed to the hall. She was just leaving when she heard steps behind her. She turned over. It was Andromeda.

"Would you bid my regards to Sirius? I'm so happy that old rascal is innocent"

Tonks grinned at her and Andromeda even managed smile little back.

Well, hope you liked it.