(some sexual situations)

Remus could feel his mouth go dry... perhaps something had happened? Were death eaters there?

But then Suddenly, the Weasley twins just about fell into the kitchen. Laughing and jabbering away.

Their presence was obviously shocking for the two Marauders, who lowered their wands at the sight of them. Sirius and Remus looked at each other completely stunned, and then back to the two young men staring at them.

The two Weasley twins were drenched and windswept, and were jabbering on about their latest and greatest conquest.

Neither Sirius or Remus had a single clue as to what Fred or George were doing there. They were supposed to be at school.

"Okay, okay. Calm down!" Remus tried to settle them.

But, the twins blabbed on in unison, hardly audible.

"Okay, why are you not at school, gentlemen." Remus asked loudly, holding his hands up to try and calm them.

Once again the twins carried on in unison, completely inaudible.

Sirius and Remus just stared at each other, knowing they were in for a story.

20 minutes later, the twins had told them everything. The swamp, the fireworks, how they planned to not go back to school.

Remus and Sirius looked at the pair with raised brows.

"So, you thought it would be a good idea to come here because?" Remus asked.

the twins smiled and just looked at each other.

"Well." Fred started, "you see, it's not like we could go home." they laughed at the idea.

"do you know our mother." George asked incredulously.

Remus and Sirius sighed loudly.

"oh for fucks sake." grumbled Sirius, Before continuing.

"Well, if your goal is to hide from your mother you're not going to be able to do that here for very long, there's an Order meeting happening here in about three hours, gentlemen." Sirius told them.

"Look, we're gonna come clean with mom, we just need to prepare for our outing." George said, seriously.

Fred nodded solemnly, in agreement.

"we just need you guys to cover for us temporarily. Until the meeting starts." Fred explained.

"uh-hun." Sirius said grumpily. "so we should be expecting you at the meeting then"? Sirius asked gruffly.

" don't worry all will be revealed, we'll come clean soon enough." the twins said in unison.

Sirius just stared at them, he always thought it was weird when they talked at the same time.

"okay." Remus answered concerned. Knowing it must of been about their "joke business" that Molly was not found of in the slightest. they probably wanted witnesses so she wouldn't try to do them in.

'well, this is going to be interesting.' he thought to himself before retreating from the kitchen, leaving Sirius and the twins behind. Both Remus and Sirius knew that Mrs. Weasley would not take kindly to the news that the twins had abandoned their education to run a joke shop.

An hour or so later, Remus found himself sitting sprawled out on his bed, writing in his journal.

'I'm torn, the twins expect us to keep their confidences, yet at the same time I feel badly about not being upfront with Molly about what is going on with her children, despite them being of age. If I had any sense id send her an owl right now, but I still remember what it was like to be young and reckless, and I surly didn't want anyone to rat me out to my parents then.'

Remus was pulled from his writing by a small noise coming from the hall. he looked up to see Tonks standing in the doorway. leaning on the frame. she gave him a small wave.

"hello." he greeted her in surprise, raising his eyebrows at her. he was surprised to see her, she hadn't spoken to him in several days, since he had declined her invitation to stay the night at her flat.

"hey, can I sit." she said gesturing to the empty spot next to him on his bed.

"mhhm, of course." Remus told her, putting his journal away.

Tonks snuggled up to Remus, putting her head on his shoulder.

" I thought that perhaps, you may have been upset with me." Remus admitted.

Tonks sighed. "look, I may have judged you too harshly during our last conversation, I should respect your boundaries." Tonks told him softly.

'Oh' he thought. She was apologizing to him?

"Dora, you don't need to apologize, you judged me justly last time we spoke." he admitted.

Tonks just looked at him not knowing what to say in response... Was he apologizing?

"I just want what's best for you, Dora." he told her, touching her cheek.

"And, I appreciate that you care so much, but I have got to ask. what about you staying over at my apartment wouldn't be good for me? it sounds pretty good to me?" Tonks teased him, whispering to him. "we could do that thing your super good at." she suggested, flirting with him.

He chuckled at her happily. "you make some fair points there." he explained, "but, what I said still stands, werewolves are not good house guests Dora , for many different reasons.

Tonks straddled him to his surprise. " but, we've talked about that before." she said loosening his collar. "you need to relax, your lycanthropy isn't an issue for me, you must know that now?

Remus sighed.

"I know what you've said, but it's still an issue for me. I don't want it to effect you." Remus explained to her, rubbing circles into her back. he cared for Tonks far too much to allow his illness to effect Tonks the way it effected him. In all actuality, he was pretty sure he was in love with her, but he'd never tell her that.

"I know." she said, snuggling into him. Tonks desperately wished Remus could just relax around her, he always had so much weighing on his shoulders.

Tonks leaned down and kissed him, they kissed slowly, their tongues softly grazing each others. Tonks sighed, enjoying herself. she wished he'd initiate this more, he was really good at it. kissing Remus made her whole body feeling alive, like sparks were shooting off under her skin.

Remus broke away, trying to remain in control of himself.

Tonks sighed. "you know, you don't always have to be so... reserved and.. self contained." She told him gently, whispering in his ear.

Remus never initiated sex, ever, and he barely initiated normal physical contact either. And, Tonks knew it had nothing to do with him not wanting her, or him not being attracted to her, because he definitely was. The huge bulge in his trousers spoke for its self.

"Oh." he said, taken off guard by her words. "I really do though." He told her pained.

Tonks stroked his face.

"why?' Tonks asked him kindly.

"because-because it makes me feel safer, being in control." he explained to her. She understood, but wished he didn't feel like he needed to be that way.

"you don't have to do that when its only you and me Remus." she told him, glancing around at his empty room. in all honestly, Tonks didn't think he should have to do that in front of anyone but understood why he did.

he rubbed her back, considering what she said. 'I-I still do." he said pained.

"why though?" she asked him.

"I just- its just one of my rules." Remus explained plainly. Remus sighed, he could smell her arousal thick in the air, it was extremely distracting from their conversation.

"what if I want to break some of the rules? she asked him.

This made Remus chuckle a little. Tonks, always the rebel.

" I guess it depends on what rules your planning on breaking." he chuckled.

"I want you." she whispered to him, waiting for his response. she knew he usually didn't like to have sex during the day time but she was hoping to persuade him.

For a few seconds Remus didn't say anything, but then with a wave of his hand he closed the door to his bedroom and the curtains, blocking out the afternoon sunshine.

Tonks smiled, kissing him. "Was that a yes? she teased.

"Remus kissed her back. "mhmm, yes." he whispered back to her

Tonks sighed, glad she had convinced him.

Tonks giggled, as Remus snuggled up to her under the covers.

Their after sex talks had become one of her most favorite things. Remus was so kind and sweet, and always told such amazing stories.

"Tell me another story" Tonks begged. "I don't know if we have time for that." Remus chuckled, holding onto her. Tonks loved when she was able to spend time with Remus, he was able to be himself the most when they were alone together.

Tonks giggled, but protested. "please."

"Later." he said, kissing her on the head, before getting up to get dressed.

"Ugh!' Tonks exclaimed before coving her face with a pillow. "do we really have to go to the meeting?" she yelled through the pillow.

"Haha" Remus laughed. "unfortunately Sirius is going to come looking for us if we don't show up soon."

"Alright." she said. "I'm getting up, I promise" she told him, not moving from the spot she was in. Causing Remus to open the windows to let in the sunshine.

"Ha, okay okay. Now I'm actually getting up." she said, sitting up to get dressed.

The pair walked hand in hand down the hallway towards the stairs. Tonks wistfully thought that it would be nice if Remus could be this relaxed with her all the time.

A voice from the bottom of the staircase startled both of them out of their comfortable silence. It was Mad Eye. He had seen them.

"Ah- Remus, Albus gave me a letter for you, said it was urgent. Mad eye said uncomfortably.

Tonks slightly blanched under his gaze.

"You go on to the kitchen. The meeting is about to start." He told Tonks pointedly.

Tonks glanced a little at Remus, hesitant to leave him alone with Mad Eye since he had clearly seen them together. She wasn't sure if he'd say something to Remus or not.

Mad eye cleared his throat before handing Remus a sealed envelope.

Remus glanced quickly at the contents, before thanking Mad Eye.

"I'll get back to him later tonight, thanks for this."

"No issue, no issue." Med eye said.

Remus breathed a little easier at this point, hoping Mad Eye wouldn't bring up the elephant in the room.

But, Mad Eye didn't leave the room, but instead shifted slightly from side to side uncomfortably. Remus knew he was going to say something.

"Look, Alastor - Remus started, before Mad Eye cut him off.

"I just want to say I don't know what's going on with you and Tonks, and I don't know if I really even wanna know. But, the two of you need to be clearheaded and focused. Ya can't be distracting each other . I've always thought you were a great guy Lupin, but you and Tonks can't be so caught up with each other, you both make mistakes."

Remus shook his head. He understood where Mad Eye was coming from. But, still resented the sentiment. He didn't like the idea that he and Tonks distracted each other. But, wasn't sure disagreeing with Mad Eye was the best idea.

'surely, we don't distract each other' Remus thought, as he and Mad Eye made their way down to the kitchen. Remus had been so preoccupied with the other issues with his and Tonks relationship he had never even considered this before.

Just then, yelling and shouting could be heard from the kitchen.

It was Molly Weasley. And she was pissed.

"Where are they?!" Molly shouted as Remus and Mad eye entered the kitchen.

"Oh when we find them..." Molly trailed off as more order members filled in to the kitchen.

"They could be anywhere! We have to send people out to look for them." Molly continued.

Remus and Sirius glanced at each other at this comment. It wasn't like they could waste Order members and resources looking for the twins when they were perfectly safe.

" Uh, Molly." Sirius started. "the twins are here, they showed up a few hours ago, we weren't sure what to do." He admitted to her.

Molly looked aghast.

"you should of sent me an owl straight away, what is wrong with you?!" she asked Sirius in a rage.

But, before Sirius or Remus could say anything, the twins walked into the kitchen.

"Now, mom." Fred said, trying to placate her.

"Don't get upset, we want to explain everything to you." George told her, carefully.

Molly Weasley looked like a bomb about to go off.

" Oh, you certainly do have some explaining to do, that's for sure! They aren't going to let you come back after this, you went to far." she yelled at them, close to tears.

"That's okay, we have a plan. Would you like to do the honors George?" Fred asked him.

"Id love to, Fred." he said, going back out into the hallway.

"Now, as you all know, Gambol and Japes has been closed for awhile now." Fred told everyone. "And, we bought the property." everyone gasped at this.

"And, we are going to be opening our very own Joke shop, George and I are very proud to present Weasleys Wizarding Wheezes." Fred announced, gesturing towards the door, when George walked in carrying a huge basket full of products donned with the letters WWW.

Mrs. Weasley sighed loudly in annoyance, just bursting to express her deep disapproval.

Just then, sparks come out of the basket, and all the products flew across the room. Everyone was quite impressed by this, everyone, that is, except Mrs. Weasley. She appeared quite unimpressed.

"What is this?' Tonks said grabbing a small bubbling little cauldron.

"Ah, That Tonks is what we call the caldron of confusion. Great if you need somebody to be confused for at least ten minutes straight. Quite handy in a sticky situation. feel free to keep that one" George said cheerfully.

Tonks nodded in appreciation, their products weren't all just jokes and laughs, some of their stuff was dead useful. Sirius and Arthur simply loved the muggle magic trick boxes, they laughed and laughed. And Remus and Mad Eye were inspecting small bottles what appeared to have dark colored powder inside.

"Boys, what are these?" Mad eye asked interested. "Mad Eye, that is one of our newer products, we call it Peruvian instant darkness powder, dead handy if you need to create a diversion, or make a quick get away. Fred boomed across the table. Mad Eye looked carefully at the bottle, then asked, "how many of these do you have?" "Ah, bout 200 or so right now." Fred told him.

"ill take the lot." Mad Eye said.

"HA, sir are you serious?" George asked.

"absolutely, you've got a good product here, son."

"George, go get an order form." Fred said quickly.

20 minutes later, after everyone had raved about the twins products, Molly couldn't help but ask the question that had been plaguing her.

"how'd you two afford to make all of this? how can you afford to buy prime location in Diagon Ally? " she asked severely.

"We have a benefactor." Said Fred.

"Who, would like to remain anonymous." George added.

Molly looked even more angry at this statement. turning towards Sirius, molly was fuming.

"did you do this for them?" she asked angrily.

"HA." Sirius barked. "Are you serious Molly? Of course I didn't give them any money." he continued.

Molly looked taken aback. "Well, I want to know who gave you all this damn money." Molly demanded.

"We cant tell you that, and, we have to go now, we have a lot of pre orders to fulfil for our customers." George said.

Molly looked even more irritated than before.

With that, the meeting was concluded. Soon, leaving only Sirius, Remus, and Tonks in the kitchen.

Remus walked out into the hall to find a quill to reply to Dumbledore. Remus turned when he heard a small noise behind him.

"Hey." It was Tonks. "You still want to stay over with me?" She asked him.

Remus hesitated for a second before replying. "Ah-sure. Just let me respond to Dumbledore quickly." He told her gesturing towards the letter in his hand.

Remus smiled at her as she retreated into the kitchen with Sirius. He sighed, already knowing what his response to Dumbledore would be.

There was no way he could leave the pair of them behind.