the lion and the badger | n. tonks

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"Do you need help?"

"I don't need help."

Tonks leaned against the doorframe, watching Lyra put a cat tree together.

Lyra looked over the instructions before putting them down and rolling up the sleeves of her shirt all the way to her shoulders.

"Fuck."

Lyra chuckled as she heard Tonks swear. She continued putting the cat tree together and once she was finished, she pushed the cat tree against the wall.

She cleaned everything up before going to the bedroom. Tonks entered the bedroom, staring at her as Lyra took off her shirt.

"You're hot." said Tonks, walking up to Lyra and placing her hands on Lyra her hips.

"You're also hot."

Tonks spun Lyra around and quickly kissed her. Lyra grabbed Tonks her hands, holding them while they continued kissing.

Tonks pulled away slightly and Lyra stared at her.

"I wanna take a nap." whispered Tonks.

"Then take a nap." whispered Lyra.

"First I need a bath."

Tonks went to take a bath while Lyra sat down on the bed, leaning against the pillows as she grabbed her new book.

She began reading, only looking up when Tonks entered the room and laid down on the bed and Tonks put her head in Lyra her lap.

Lyra made sure Tonks was comfortable before going to reading, one hand holding the book while her other hand ran through Tonks her hair.

Tonks changed her hair to blonde as Lyra briefly looked down at her before looking back at her book.

"Do you like it?"

"I don't care what hairstyle you have, as long as you have the same face."

Tonks eventually fell asleep as Lyra continued reading but eventually put her book down and looked down at Tonks.

"Cute."

-

Lyra held Olivia on her hip while Kai held into her hand as they walked through London.

Delilah and Lorenzo were in Edinburgh for the weekend, so Lyra and Tonks had to babysit Kai and Olivia.

Lyra had decided to take the two kids to London so Tonks could rest.

"Auntie Ly." said Kai.

"Yeah?"

He pointed at a toy store. Lyra sighed but they entered the store anyway and began looking around.

Kai ended up getting a dinosaur toy while Olivia got a Spider-man action figure.

They left the store and made their way towards a restaurant where they quickly ate some lunch before walking around London.

Lyra showed the two kids a bunch of stuff, which they both seemed fascinated by.

"Why is Ben big?" asked Kai and Lyra chuckled.

"It's the Big Ben, not Ben big. It's a clock tower." said Lyra as they continued walking.

They eventually made their way back to the station and got on the train. Lyra sat down across from Kai and Olivia as the two of them played with their new toys.

Lyra looked out of the window as the train pulled out of the station. She turned back to look at Kai and Olivia, who continued playing.

When the train came to a stop, they got out and left the station. They got on a bus, and when they got to the final stop of that route, they got off and started walking towards the house.

Lyra opened the door and they entered. Lyra closed the door and they took off their shoes as Kai and Olivia ran towards the living room.

"The Big Ben is a clock tower!" said Kai, climbing on the couch and sitting next to Tonks.

"Really? I didn't know that." said Tonks.

Lyra sat down on an armchair and Olivia climbed on her lap, playing with the action figure while Kai talked about what they had seen in London.

A few minutes later, Lyra got up and held Olivia in her arms and carried her towards the kitchen. Tonks and Kai stayed in the living room as Kai talked about a bunch of stuff while Tonks listened.

"Banana." said Olivia, as Lyra placed her down on the kitchen counter.

Lyra grabbed a banana and opened it, tearing it in half and giving Olivia one half while Kai got the other half. She threw the banana peel in the trash.

Olivia pointed at the ground and Lyra picked her up, placing her down on the ground.

There was a knock on the door.

"It's unlocked!" yelled Tonks.

Lorenzo opened the door and entered with Delilah, closing the door behind them.

"Hey." said Lorenzo, picking Kai up.

"Dada, we saw the Ben big!" said Kai, as Delilah picked Olivia up.

"You mean the Big Ben?" asked Lorenzo.

"Same thing, dada." said Kai, and Tonks chuckled.

Delilah and Lorenzo stayed for dinner before going home with the kids as Lyra closed and locked the door.

Lyra went upstairs and quickly took a shower before changing into an oversized shirt. She went to the bedroom and sat down on the bed as Tonks leaned against her.

Lyra ran a hand through Tonks her hair. Tonks eventually fell asleep, as Lyra quietly left the room and went downstairs.

She looked at one of her favourite pictures hanging up on the wall, a picture of her hanging upside down from a tree while Tonks kissed her.

"I lost those black boots the next day." whispered Lyra.

She walked towards the kitchen and began washing the dishes. Trixie jumped into the kitchen counter and tried to lick the water off one of the plates but Lyra placed her back down on the ground.

She went back to washing the dishes before putting everything away and grabbing a small treat and giving it to Trixie.

"Good night, Trixie." said Lyra.

Lyra went upstairs and went to the bathroom. She brushed her teeth and braided her hair before going to the bedroom.

She laid down on the bed, staring at the ceiling before falling askeep.