My first Remus/Tonks fic. There will be more, and each is a defining moment in their relationship. This is when they meet. Next will be when Tonks admits she likes likes Lupin. Please read and review!

"Remus, this is my second cousin, Nymphadora Tonks." Sirius motioned towards the woman standing next to Moody in the kitchen of Grimmauld Place. The Aurors were being introduced, and there was much hand-shaking and greetings.

Lupin smiled at the young woman. She was a sight to behold, practically radiating wonder and good-cheer, with a ponytail that was lollipop green and brightly colored robes. She turned at the sound of her name and grinned at him.

"Wotcher!" She chirped as they shook hands. "I'm Tonks. Don't call me Nymphadora, unless you want trouble." Her tone was a strange cross of cheer and seriousness.

"Well, I'm Remus Lupin, and I have no preference to which you use," he said. Tonks laughed.

They began to chat, and Lupin, out of the corner of his eye, saw Sirius grin in a decidedly dangerous way, eyeing them both.

"You know, Tonks, I don't think green is really your color." Sirius said suddenly. Lupin frowned disapprovingly at him, but Tonks didn't look at all offended.

"Really? You know, I thought so to," she said, peering into a cracked mirror. She turned to Lupin questioningly. "What do you think?" Lupin was very confused. "Pink, maybe?"

"Um, sure?" He said slowly. Tonks nodded and then had a look of profound concentration. A moment later, her hair was bright pink.

Lupin stared in shock as Sirius's laughter filled the room.

"Oh, Remus!" He snickered. "You should see your face right now!" Now the others were looking over at them, wondering what was happening. Lupin struggled at amazement and embarrassment.

"You're a Metamorphmagus!" He said as he smacked Sirius upside his stupid, giggling head. Tonks grinned.

"Yup. Comes in dead handy too! I didn't even have to study for the Espionage portion of the Auror tests! Instant perfect!" She beamed in remembrance, then her face fell slightly. "Kind of made up for the Stealth fiasco…" Before Lupin could ask about any type of fiasco, stealth-based or otherwise, Tonks gasped. "Oh! I was supposed to get-!" She winced as Moody looked over sharply, then whispered. "I was supposed to get these papers from work! Crap, I forgot. I have to go!" She said good-bye to the room in general.

"Here. I'll walk you to the door." Lupin said politely, and Tonks beamed.

"Thank you," she said.

"Such a gentleman." Sirius said teasingly so only Lupin could hear. Lupin turned and smiled.

"I may be polite, but I can still beat you up." He said, leaving Sirius in stitches as he followed Tonks to the stairs. They walked in somewhat awkward silence before Lupin said, "Well, it was very nice meeting you."

"And you," Tonks said as they walked down the hall. Suddenly, she stumbled, nearly falling over.

"Are you alright?" Lupin asked, surprised.

"You want to know what happened with the Stealth fiasco?" She asked, straightening, her hair going from pink to slow, blushing red. "That. That pretty much summed it up." Lupin grinned, then both of them started laughing. They finally reached the door, and he opened it for her. She blushed, thanked him, and left, leaving a faint, nice smell behind.

Lupin smelled it, and blushed. Coconuts. Shaking his head, and thinking to himself, You must be going insane… he turned, and nearly ran into a grinning Sirius Black.

"You know," the dark haired one said as Lupin clutched his chest, looking a bit wild. "If you decided to ask her out, I wouldn't say no." Lupin turned, practically snarling at his friend.

"First of all," he gasped. "Never do that again." Sirius snickered. "Second of all, I'm not going to ask her out." He stomped past his gaping friend.

"Why? She not cute enough for you?" Sirius asked, catching up to him.

"No…"

"Not funny enough? Smart enough?"

"No, that has nothing to do with it!"

"Then why won't you get a damn life?" Sirius snapped. The werewolf turned to glare at Black, who glared back defiantly.

"Because I'm a werewolf." Lupin said, as though it was blindingly obvious. "Besides," he smiled. "I have you, don't I?"

"NO!" Sirius wailed. "I am NOT a replacement woman! And neither of us are gay; I know this for a fact!" Lupin turned, staring at Sirius blankly. "I know I'm not gay, and I've seen you stare at women." Lupin held his head in his hands. "No, no. Don't be embarrassed. It actually makes me feel better when you do. I've come to the conclusion that you're merely a metrosexual."

"Stop it!" Lupin snapped. "I'm not asking her out, and that's final!"

"Well, what if she asked you out?" Sirius asked. "What would you say?" Lupin stopped, then thought about it.

"She won't. Why would she?" He asked.

"Well… As guys go, I suppose you're fairly good looking, if kinda old." Sirius said sagely. "You're nice, funny, polite. You a woman's dream come true!" Lupin frowned. "Any lady would be lucky to have you."

"I'm not asking anyone out. Period, Sirius." Lupin with finality. Sirius sighed.

"Wow, Remus. You're one of a kind." He said sadly, and walked past him and back into the kitchen. Lupin watched him, then sighed.

"Good thing too," he muttered. "Otherwise the human race would die out."

Them meeting with Tonks tumbling down the stairs seemed a bit overdone to me, but Tonks is so clumsy that I had to put SOMETHING in.

The last line is from The Big Bang Theory. I love that show...