Just another take on a Tonks is a werewolf story. And I can not deny, I love the idea of mates among werewolves and have seen it often in fics with these two.
It'll hopefully span from OoTP-DH.
Also, I'll be using scenes from the books.
Obviously, if you recognise it, I don't own it.
I did not realise it would be so difficult to write out OoTP, my GOD
Which will be very different from canon.
Remus hated when his own symptoms began to bother him, because he felt like he should be focused on helping Tonks. However, he found that distracting himself by helping her was helping him ignore the most minor parts of his condition.
The day of the full moon, her mood shifted entirely, and he knew why immediately.
Unfortunately, without Wolfsbane, she was very much being controlled by the wolf and he began to think she viewed him as a threat. After all, males generally ranked higher than females in packs, and if he was the only other werewolf around, it didn't matter that they were mates.
He was a threat to her dominance.
However, Remus liked to imagine he was a very docile werewolf, and if he had to, he'd simply submit to her if it meant she wouldn't be so threatened by him. He had never voluntarily submitted to another werewolf before, but there was always a first time for everything.
She was in the sitting room, and he debated on simply going to find Sirius, but realised that it seemed stupid to slink out like a proverbial- almost literal- dog with his tail between his legs. She had just returned from visiting her parents, and had said she'd ask about her grandparents, and he was very interested to what she had learned.
"Did you get it, then?" Remus asked, and she looked up from the book she was reading.
"Oh, yes, Dad had this book. Said he had never read it." Tonks said. "I didn't think Muggles did that- kept books about their family lines, I mean- but apparently, his family aren't all Muggles. Here." She held out the book. "You can compare it to that one you have."
He walked forward, taking the book. It was thin, as he imagined most books about family lineage might be. He sat next to her, opening both books. Every date and named matched up.
"You were born one hundred years, to the day, after Tatiana was." Remus said.
"Mum shares a birthday with her mother too, I suppose it can't be too strange."
"Did your mother notice you were-?"
"Looking like shite?" Tonks asked. "Yes. She's not happy."
"So she knows?" Remus asked, and Tonks nodded. "Are you feeling better? You seem to be-"
"In a better mood than before?"
Remus laughed slightly. "Well, yes."
"I think I am." She said. "I feel terrible, but it's not as bad as earlier or yesterday. Which is strange, shouldn't I feel worse? Considering the moon is so close?"
Remus shrugged. "It depends. Some months may be harder than others, some might be easy. Once you're back, you can take Wolfsbane again and never have to worry about really terrible moons."
"What is a pack like?" She asked. "You seemed so against the idea, but you never told me what it was like."
"It's not pleasant." Remus said. "Usually, the beta is the one most of the members see. You might be beaten or injured in some manner before being allowed to be a member, it's a dominance thing. You can submit, or they'll beat you into submission."
"Which were you?"
"I didn't submit voluntarily. That's a big mistake." Remus said. "You'll want to get onto the beta's good side, or you'll never meet the alpha. Of course, I had already met the alpha, so it was different for me. However..." He held up the book. "You have leverage, which could be insanely dangerous."
"Dangerous for...?"
"You." Remus said. "You're a descendant of Tatiana, someone claimed to be a myth. If you take this book as proof, and show you're a Metamorphmagus, that might help you climb rank extremely quickly. However, you're unmarked."
"Unmarked? By... you?"
"By me, yes." Remus said. "I don't want to sound rude, or offend you, Tonks-"
"When someone says that, they generally say something offensive, Remus."
"I'll apologise in advance, then." Remus said patiently. ''Unmarked females are desired by packs, especially when they have attractive traits that the alpha may want in future generations. And you have exactly that. The alpha may be interested in that."
"Well, no need to sugarcoat it, Remus." She grumbled.
"I'm just saying, Tonks, you're an unmarked- young- female werewolf going into a pack without her mate."
"So mark me."
"I can't."
She sighed loudly, rolling her eyes. "Why not?"
"You'd be marked by a member of Greyback's pack, they'd never accept you." Remus explained. "Head down, no arguing, and they might leave you alone. If the alpha has a lifemate, he won't be looking for anyone with desirable traits. If he's lost his, or hasn't met her yet, he may be on the search. I don't know what you can do in that situation, but-"
"I'm not a complete idiot, you know." Tonks said.
"I never said you were!"
"You implied it." She responded.
"When?" Remus demanded.
"You really think I'd go into a werewolf pack, unprepared in any way?" She asked. "I take a potion, Remus. It lasts a year, I don't have to deal with menstruating on top of this damned condition- and obviously, I wouldn't get pregn-"
"Got it."
"Besides, do you honestly think I'd have some random werewolf's baby- or, I guess, cubs?" She demanded. "Honestly, you think so low of me."
"It's not that I think low of you, I just know how werewolves are without Wolfsbane." Remus explained, although his patience was growing precariously thin. "Especially alpha males-"
"Oh, have experience with that, then?"
Remus sighed again, handing her book back to her. "I'll see you tonight."
Remus felt bad. It should have been easier than this.
Maybe the two of them staying with her was the problem. He should have transformed in his room, Sirius should have stayed with him, they should have left her alone.
She was angry, and Remus knew her anger was only because of Sirius' presence. Without any control, a female werewolf unfortunately only had two goals on full moon- mate or kill.
And Sirius was definitely preventing her from doing both. Remus supposed it was good he had taken Wolfsbane, because he could easily continue to resist her advances.
He knew she could also smell that there were humans nearby, because he could smell them too. That wasn't helping her mood, and again, it was all down to Sirius' presence.
He was blocking her from both Remus and the door leading to the stairs, and Remus would be very surprised the next day when he realised a wolf smaller than Sirius' dog form managed to actually overpower Sirius. He heard the snarl, and saw her lunge, her jaws snapping incredibly close to Sirius' throat.
The black dog responded in similar manner, knocking the brown wolf onto her back. She was up in seconds, her claws slashing his shoulder. Remus lunged forward, knocking her away from Sirius. She snapped at him, her teeth sinking into his front leg. Sirius knocked her away from Remus, and Tonks spun on him, lunging and knocking him down, her teeth securely around the side of his throat, growling. Sirius didn't move, and Remus knew he had experienced this with Remus before. If Sirius moved, she'd bite down.
Remus lay down, rolling over so his underside was visible. Her eyes flicked to him, and he knew it was working. With a low growl, she released Sirius, and walked towards Remus instead.
Remus knew he was risking a lot by faking submission, but if it would keep her from attacking Sirius...
She was only a few steps away when he rolled over and rose again, baring his teeth as he stared into her eyes, his fur rising. It wasn't difficult to appear larger to her, she was one of the smaller wolves he had met, but she was not happy to be challenged.
Sirius still didn't move, but he watched closely, not wanting to distract either wolf. After a few seconds, Tonks' growl stopped and she pressed her nose against his nose, licking his chin with a slight hesitation.
In the morning, Remus would feel terrible about forcing her to submit.
Sirius disappeared right before the moon waned. He transformed back, slipping out of the cellar's door before Tonks even realised a human was there. It took Remus a few seconds after he transformed back to be able to move, let alone get dressed.
She didn't move the entire time he was getting dressed, and he grabbed the blanket they had left aside, intending to wrap it around her. While he would have been a little hesitant at touching her while she was so vulnerable- and very naked- he knew he didn't exactly have a choice. A dark bruise was forming on her ribcage, and he guessed she had broken the exact ribs she always did.
Unfortunately, that didn't seem to be the only injury. He wasn't sure if he had done it, or if Sirius had, or if she had even done it herself, but she had a terrible looking gash on her thigh. He grabbed his wand, healing her ribs and the wound, before wrapping the blanket around her.
"Remus?"
"I was just healing you." Remus said, as she sat up slowly.
"Who did I attack last night?" She asked.
"Both of us."
"God, I'm sorry..."
"Don't be, it wasn't your fault. Anyway, I think the only injury is to Sirius' ego." Remus said, and then pointed to a pile of clothes by the door. "Your clothes are there."
She nodded, and he turned, leaving the cellar.
Sirius was sitting at the table, looking a little unhappy. "I hate to say it, Moony, I've never had a woman actually kick my arse like that."
"I'm sure it won't be the last time." Remus commented.
"Is she alright?"
"I think just exhausted. I healed a few things, but it's not terrible." Remus said, and Sirius nodded. Remus continued through the kitchen and up towards his room. He needed a shower and a pain potion, and probably some breakfast. When he went back downstairs, Molly was awake, and Sirius looked like he was even more annoyed.
"Molly, it doesn't matter who it was." Sirius said. "For Merlin's sake, she got Remus too."
"She didn't have me pinned to the ground, that was you." Remus said, as he sat and Molly put a cup of tea in front of him. The cellar door opened and Tonks entered the kitchen, clearly in a lot more pain than the month before. Molly placed a cup of tea on the table as she sat down.
"Thanks, Molly." She said, before turning to Sirius. "Are you alright?"
"Oh yeah, fine." Sirius said, but Remus noticed his voice sounded a little tense. Bruised ego, for sure.
"Tonks, has Albus told you what day to join the pack?" Remus asked, but she shook her head.
"Just before the next moon, he said I could decide what day to actually go. I was thinking next week, because you said we have that Ministry meeting, right?"
Remus nodded. "Do you know where you're going?"
"He gave me a spot in Northern Scotland, it's apparently close to where he knows they'll be." Tonks said.
"You'll have your wand the entire time, right?"
She rolled her eyes. "Yes, I'll have my wand." She said. "That is, if they don't snap it."
"Well, your ancestor, what did she do? Showed magic to Muggles three times before they snapped it?" Sirius asked. "They won't snap yours when it's your first offense, I'm sure."
"I don't know, with Umbridge around, I'm sure any small crimes committed by werewolves are worthy of life in Azkaban at this point." Remus said. "That bloody bi-"
Molly cleared her throat loudly as they heard one of the stairs creak. A moment later, Harry entered the kitchen, and Molly gave Remus a pointed look. He merely shrugged.
"Good morning, Harry." Tonks said, but she looked like she actually wanted Remus to finish what he had been saying. "Sleep alright?"
Remus noticed that Harry definitely didn't look like he had slept well, but Harry nodded anyway. "Yeah."
"That's good." Sirius said. "We've been up all night." He looked at Tonks, who frowned at him.
''What do you want, Harry?'' Mrs. Weasley asked quickly, clearly expecting the argument that was about to break out. ''Porridge? Muffins? Kippers? Bacon and eggs? Toast?''
''Just - just toast, thanks." Harry answered.
"Was that my fault?" Tonks asked. "I wasn't stopping you from leaving-"
"Oh Merlin, if I had left, poor Moony would have never survived! Poor bloke, although your mother would be thrilled if you finally gave her grandchildren. Unfortunately, the furry type might not be ones she was hoping for-"
Tonks threw a fork towards Sirius. "You're an arse."
"Or you would have tried getting upstairs-" Sirius continued, barely bothered by the fork that hit him in the chest.
"That's what enchantments are for, you buffoon! Besides, Remus didn't have to be there either!"
"We didn't want to leave you alone-" Remus began.
"Merlin, I wish I would have left a mark on one of you two." She grumbled, standing slowly. "Bloody morons."
Sirius laughed as Tonks left the kitchen, and Remus sighed. "Padfoot, one day, someone is going to severely kick your arse. I just hope I get to witness it."