Old friends who just met

[tt_remus]

Date: 16 March 2002
Characters: Remus Lupin
Setting: Marketplace
Content: G
Status: Public : Open



Remus Lupin was one of those people who could not sleep past a certain time in the morning, despite only getting to bed a short time before. Today was no exception. He had gotten off work at 6:30AM and was up by 8:30. He wasn't too pleased by this but it was how he worked. He had done fixing up around his home and figured it was time he bought food.

He headed into town and was lingering at the fruit stand.

Comments

[tt_tonks]

At least he didn't think she was too crass. Or if he did, he didn't mind. That was something. "I can be very convincing when I want to be. And it's possible the baby came first," she added with a shrug. "I don't think I'd be hell-bent on getting married then, but you never know."

[tt_remus]

"According to what the Weasleys say, we were married first. But it may have been a close call. I don't know. I wasn't there," he said with a chuckle.

"But that aside, I do think you'll enjoy it here."

[tt_tonks]

"Damn, I've always wanted a shotgun wedding," she said wryly. Her eyes were still rimmed with red, and she still felt as if something were caught in her throat, but at least the worst of it had passed.

"I hope so," she said. "It seems like a...er, it seems like one of those places that once you get used to it, you love it. It's the getting used to it part that I'm having trouble with."

[tt_remus]

Remus nodded, "It is hard to adjust, especially when it was so sudden. But think of it like this, if your parents are here - will you have really missed them?"

[tt_tonks]

She smiled slightly. "I miss them now," she admitted. "I'll miss them until I see them again, even if they are here. We'll start looking for my mum and the baby, yeah? Here--let me give you my address."

[tt_remus]

"You may have better luck than I did." Remus pulled out his datapad and sent Tonks his address as well. "If you find something out, just send me a message. I'm sure I'll see you around though."

[tt_tonks]

"I will," she promised, pulling out her datapad and fiddling with it for a few seconds before huffing and slipping it back into her bag. She was never going to figure that bloody thing out.

"We should get lunch sometime," she said. "When I'm not a blubbering mess."

[tt_remus]

"That would be very nice, just let me know when. Towards the end of the month I will be unavailable. But any time other than that should be okay." Remus said. She was a nice girl.

[tt_tonks]

"How about you let me know when then?" she said. She wanted time to look everything up and find out exactly what had happened, and to see if she could find out more about the baby and her parents, but that was all stuff that could be dealt with over time. He was the one with a definitive schedule.

"This was really brilliant of you, by the way," she added. "Thanks for putting up with me and all. And being honest."