AN: I will try to upload as much as possible. I know what its like to start reading a story that someone decides to randomly stop. I'm trying to post longer chapters so instead of four or five short ones it will be more like two or three long ones. I will try to upload at least one chapter every day but I do go to my cabin once a month and there's no internet up there. Like I said I'll try to upload as much as possible.

I gripped myself closer to Sirius to keep myself from falling off of his back. His arms automatically tightened around my legs to keep me from falling. Tonks blinked in surprise at the sight of me on Sirius but after a moment shook her head.

"Hermione," her hair changed lengthening, curling, and turning a chestnut brown to match mine. She now resembled what I always imagined an older sister would have looked like.

"Tonks, Remus how are you?" I asked trying to diffuse the tension that was rolling off of Remus, he was glaring at Sirius like he had the other night.

"Shouldn't we be asking you that?" Tonks asked blowing a strand of hair out of her eyes.

"I feel great but my legs don't really want to work right now. Its like trying to walk through mud with lead pants. I trip almost every time and unless someone can catch me I'll go down hard."

"Why didn't Ron or Harry help you?" Remus asked shifting around awkwardly. Sirius glared at him but I ran my fingers through his hair making him shiver.

"They are rather into a game of chess actually." Sirius said shifting from one leg to the other. Remus nodded but looked away from us.

"Fred and George?" Remus asked sounding hopeful.

"They were going over some papers and I thought it would be rude to bother them. Now if you'll excuse us Hermione would like to take a shower." Sirius said darting around Remus who had just noticed my scantily-clad legs and arms. I had never gotten to changing out of my pajamas it was just too much work.

I stiffened in shock and tapped Sirius to get his attention. "I wont be able to change by myself."

"I could always help you." I froze and blushed as a growl came from behind us. Remus didn't like that idea anymore than I did.

"Hey Tonks?" I called away from Sirius' ear.

"Yeah?"

"Would you help me change?" I was blushing again, no one had ever seen my body before.

"Yeah sure." She skipped up next to Sirius and I chatting about the Auror office and passed Sirius a magazine.

"Kingsley thought you would like this." He read it as he carried me up the stairs and barked out a loud laugh. I squeaked in surprise and tightened my hold.

"What does it say?" I asked surprised, he was still laughing.

"Well apparently the Quibbler is saying I'm the musician Stubby Boardman and that Sirius is a false name." He shook his head and barked another laugh. "Where in the world do they get half of the crazy ideas they come up with in this thing?" He asked shaking his head.

"Like what?" I asked breathing deeply of his heady cologne.

"Nargles, wrackspurts, the Crumple-Horned Snorkack-"

"What's that?" I asked confused.

"Exactly. They don't exist there are other things they talk about in there too but some of the ideas are a little out there."

I took a closer look at the cover. "You mean like the fact that it says the minister is having goblins cooked into pies." Tonks and Sirius looked at the cover and started to laugh, I couldn't help but join in.

Sirius opened the door to my room and placed me on the bed. "Just call me when your ready to go back downstairs Pet." He kissed my forehead and was out the door before I could blink slamming the door shut behind him.

"So you and Sirius?" Tonks asked smiling at me mischievously her hair going back to its usual bubblegum pink.

"So you and Remus?" I asked in the same tone. We looked at each other for a moment then started laughing.

"You first Tonks." I said once we finally got control of our laughter.

"He's very sweet and we've been spending time together because we've had some guard duty together. I think he likes the fact that I'm more outspoken and rambunctious than he is. But its so hard to tell what he thinks sometimes, you know? Its like he says one thing while he does another and then his wolf senses get so heightened around the full moon. I'm afraid he'll be able to smell my attraction before he figures out how he feels about me." I nodded.

"What about you and my dear cousin?" She asked nudging my shoulder playfully. I pulled my shirt off as I started to tell how things had been. She nodded and listen as she helped me prepare for a bath since I wouldn't be able to stand in a shower unless someone held me up. I sat in a tub filled with heavily scented bubbles and scrubbed my body.

"Sounds to me like he likes you." She commented as she flipped through the Quibbler trying to give me as much privacy as she could.

"I think he does too but I've never actually uh... done anything with a guy before." I tried to hide my blush in the bubbles.

"Really?" Tonks asked looking up surprised.

"Really, I mean I went with Viktor Krum to the Yule Ball but he was just a friend and I'm pretty sure he understood that I didn't have feelings for him like that. I think he liked being around me because I didn't faun all over him because he was a quidditch star or because he was a triwizard champion. With me he could just be plain old Viktor."

"That's one of the things I love about you Mione. Your treat everyone the same you don't give special preference if they are famous or a bumbling bunch of baboons." I snickered. Fred and George must have told her what Professor McGonagall had said last year. Tonks helped me out of the tub and slipped a robe around my shoulders. I tried to hide some of my scars and she told me they weren't ugly it just meant I was fighter. That made me smile brighter.

Tonks set me on the bed and started going through my closet looking for something for me to wear. She smiled brightly and pulled out a dress and set it next to me. It was dark blue, had cap sleeves and stopped at the knees. I looked up at her a small frown on my face and jumped in shock when she pointed her wand in my face as she muttered a spell.

"There your hair is dry and now you have the perfect dress to wear to show of your fantastic legs." I frowned at her.

"I really don't think think showing off my 'war wounds' is fantastic but whatever." I shrugged and pulled the dress over my head. She helped me stand and pointed at the mirror across the room. She was right the dress really did look good on me. My scars were faded and you couldn't see them very well and you could see the fact that I had curves.

Tonks smiled at me and asked, "Should I go grab my dear cousin?"

"Most definitely." She helped me back to the edge of the bed and went to grab Sirius. Remus and Sirius came in laughing about something but Sirius stopped when he saw me. His eyes darkened and he licked his lips unconsciously. Remus nudged him in the ribs and he came forward slowly.

"What do you think?" I asked flipping my hair over my shoulder. Sirius' eyes closed and he took in a deep appreciative breath and smiled.

"You look absolutely fantastic Pet." I looked up at Remus. He smiled at me it seemed like whatever reserves he had about Sirius and I were gone.

"Sirius I'm not sure if I'll be able to climb on your back in a dress." I said trying to pull my skirt down.

"Oh I know," Tonks said pointing her wand at me. A small flash of yellow light hit my skirt and I looked up at her my eyebrow raised in question. "Its to keep your skirt from riding up. Trust me it works it was one of the first spells I learned." I laughed and crawled onto Sirius' back. He wrapped his arms around my bare legs and I shivered.

"Be careful Padfoot you don't want it to look like your copping a feel." My mouth dropped open and I stared at Remus shocked. I had never heard him say anything like that before.

"Oh be nice Remus or I'll tell Harry what happened between you and Lily in third year."

"Hey I still say she kissed me! I did not kiss her and it was before they were even dating." Remus growled glaring at Sirius.

"Are they always like this?" I whispered loudly to Tonks.

"Only in front of people they trust with all their dirty laundry, if you catch my drift." She said winking at me. I hid my face behind Sirius' shoulder and laughed.

"Now Pet you have to be able to keep secrets." Sirius said walking forward to open the door.

"I think we all know that out of the 'golden trio' that I'm the best at keeping a secret. I have also proven my loyalty repeatedly. I knew Remus was a werewolf and didn't say anything, I hid my time-turner for a year, didn't tell anyone about Sirius last year and other things."

"She has a point you know." Remus said smiling at me.

"Yeah she does now lets go celebrate my godson returning to Hogwarts and Hermione waking up from that damn doxy bite." Remus and Tonks smiled at each other as we all walked down the stairs together. Maybe there was something between them.

AN: Please review... gives me motivation to get the next chapter up. I'm thinking about doing a chapter from Sirius' pov tell me what you think of that idea or if it should all be from Hermione's perspective,