Chapter 1: Arrival

Throughout the entirety of Great Britain, strange yet wonderful things were happening. Although the Muggle world innocently slept during the commotion, the magical community of Great Britain rejoiced. All of their hardships and pain ended this night. Although it took hundreds of lives and several years of terror and fear of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, the Great War had finally ended with the Dark Lord's defeat at the hands of the Boy Who Lived, Harry Potter.

Ironically, the very boy whose very existence was being celebrated throughout Britain that night slept peacefully in the arms of a giant man who landed on a quiet suburban street on a giant motorbike. As the giant of a man dismounted his equally large motorcycle, two smaller, but no less strange, people greeted him. One was an old man, with very long silver hair and an equally long beard, who was wearing deep velvet robes. He also wore high-heeled, buckled boots as well as half-moon spectacles, which rested on the bridge of his crooked nose, right below his brilliant blue and twinkling eyes. By his side was a stern woman, with strict features and hair done up in a tight bun, dressed in brilliant emerald robes. The man was Albus Percival Wolfric Brian Dumbledore, leader of the Order of the Phoenix, the most infamous group of wizards organized to combat the Dark Lord during his reign of terror, and the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. On his left was one of his most trusted subordinates, Minerva McGonagall, one of the most experienced witches and teachers at Hogwarts.

As the giant of a man, named Hagrid, walked towards them, one could see the visible anxiousness on McGonagall's face and Dumbledore's as they waited for Hagrid to approach them. As the two greeted Hagrid, they took notice of the small child in his arms. This child was Harry Potter, currently the most beloved person throughout all of magical Britain. He was the reason the both of them had come to this quiet suburban road that night. Everyone in the group hid their sadness as they watched the son of two of their closest friends and the savior of their race sleep peacefully on the doorstep of his only living relatives, unaware of what was going on around him. As the group was about to leave their destination, Dumbledore suddenly turned his wizened gaze southwards, were his eyes widened slightly and his eyebrows rose in surprise.

"Professor Dumbledore? What is 't sir?" Hagrid's gruff voice sounded through the night as he watched his boss curiously. McGonagall herself was also looking at her headmaster in confusion.

"There was just a large increase in magical energy somewhere north of here. I've never felt something quite like it." Dumbledore stated somewhat distractedly as his eyes crinkled in thought.

"What? You mean you don't know what it is?" McGonagall questioned loudly as she stared at Dumbledore with widened eyes. While it was impossible for someone to know everything, it was highly unlikely that Dumbledore had never even heard of something before. He wasn't known as one of the most powerful and knowledgeable wizards to ever live for no reason.

"We learn something new every day, do we not, my dear Professor? Why, just last week, I happened upon a-"whatever Dumbledore was going to say was cut off by a stern glare from McGonagall. Coughing slightly into his hand, Dumbledore continued, "Anyway, we should investigate this little phenomenon. It would be unwise to let it be." With that statement and two nods from his companions, Dumbledore vanished in a swirl, heading towards something that would change the Wizarding world forever.

Bourne Woods, South of Little Whinging, Surrey

Today was not Uzumaki Naruto's day. While that wasn't unusual for the blond man of 19, it was especially unfortunate that today fate decided to screw with his life yet again. Today was supposed to be the day that he and his family finally escaped the living hell that his world has become. However, fate would never be kind enough to let him escape without something bad happening to him. Although he didn't care for Neji's philosophy, he did put some stock into the theory that Kami hated him.

Just as he, Hinata, and their 1 month old daughter, Uzumaki Shiori, were ready to finally escape the Elemental Nations, the wayward Juubi and its master, Tobi, had finally caught up to them. During their escape using a modified version of his dad's Hiraishin seal, a massive blast from the beast's Bijuudama had erupted right beside them, and he wasn't fast enough to save Hinata from all of the blast. So here he was, desperately trying to stop the bleeding coming from the gaping wound on the side of his wife's stomach.

"Just hold on Hinata-chan. I can get you help. You'll be fine." Naruto repeated frantically as he attempted to bandage his wife's wound. She grimaced in pain from his actions, but smiled wistfully nonetheless, happy about his concern for her, but sad about his stubbornness. Before she could speak, both of the shinobi quickly turned their heads towards the three energy signatures that suddenly appeared besides them. Naruto swiftly stood and brought out one of his father's kunai, holding it towards the newcomers while running chakra through his blade, prepared to fight.

"Who are you? What are you doing here? Talk or I'll kill you." All of this came out very quickly from a stone-faced Naruto, which startled two of the newcomers considerably. The woman looked shocked, and her face paled at the sight of his weapon and the feel of his energy, while the giant of a man looked nervous at his threatening posture. However, the elderly man still held a kind, grandfatherly smile, as if he thought nothing of his threat. He narrowed his eyes and channeled lightening chakra into his blade, trying to appear more threatening, to scare off these people before he killed them. He did not want blood on his hands as he was trying to make a new, better life here, compared to the lives of pain he and Hinata had to go through before.

When he approached the strange energy signature, Dumbledore did not expect to see a young man, not yet 20 years of age, along with an equally young woman, whose beautiful features twisted in pain due to a rather gruesome wound. Neither did he expect the small baby the woman held tightly, adorned with hair that starkly resembled the woman's indigo locks. Still, even with the man threatening him with a dangerous – and strange – looking weapon that practically hummed with power, he could see the sadness in the young man's eyes, and the silent plea for someone to help.

"We mean no harm, young man. We only sensed your energy and came to investigate." Dumbledore's kind voice stated softly as he walked slowly towards the supposed family. However, this action caused the man to tense even more, which prompted a sigh from Dumbledore. He then held up his hands in a gesture of surrender and smiled at the man, showing he had no ill intentions. The man narrowed his eyes, but he did put away his weapon with shaking hands.

"If that is the case, then I would appreciate if you leave right now." The man spoke gruffly, most likely eager to tend to the woman who lay beside him. Dumbledore frowned slightly, and regarded the woman, whose side was still bleeding heavily. He then looked back towards the golden-haired man, and slowly walked forwards with his hands still raised, speaking softly.

"But it looks like you are in need of some help. Although I am not a master in medical spells, I would be able to help your companion, at least until she can be taken to a hospital for proper treatment." As Dumbledore said this, the man's eyes widened considerably, before his visage turned pensive. Dumbledore slowly approached the group, and he saw the man look back towards the woman, who smiled slightly, and nodded towards him.

"My name is Uzumaki Naruto, and this is my wife and daughter, Uzumaki Hinata and Uzumaki Shiori. I don't know what you mean by medical spells, but if are able to help heal her, then I would be forever in your debt." The man, Naruto, talked calmly, but Dumbledore could see the desperation in his eyes, and he then watched as the man bowed low, asking for his help. Dumbledore's eyes sparkled in sympathy, seeing the sadness in the man's eyes at the pain his wife was going through.

"You needn't worry. It would be my pleasure to help someone in need." Dumbledore smiled as he stopped close to the group. Naruto stood back up and looked towards him gratefully, thanking him for his aid. However, his eyes narrowed when he saw Dumbledore reach into his cloak and pull out his wand while his body tensed.

"What do you plan on doing to her with that thing?" Naruto hissed with his body tensed. Dumbledore looked startled for a second, before he smiled again and held up his wand to show Naruto.

"Don't worry. This is what we wizards use to perform various spells, with many different functions. But I will not harm your wife." Dumbledore said softly as he made some motions with his wand, and a warm, pink glow emanated from its tip. As the glow reached towards the woman, Hinata, it began to target her wound, where the couple watched in fascination as Hinata's wound stopped bleeding, and slowly began closing, although it did not close fully by the time the light faded from Dumbledore's wand. After his use of the healing spell on Hinata, Naruto quickly kneeled next to his wife, holding her up in a sitting position and carefully wrapping her smaller wound, being careful not to aggravate it more.

"Are you alright, Hinata?" Naruto asked.

"It's going to be fine, Naruto. The wound isn't fatal anymore, and our little girl is fine. Aren't you, my precious little star?" Hinata's voice was far less strained now, and her gentle ministrations to Shiori stopped the baby's crying, allowing the rest of the group to see her brilliant, sky blue eyes for a bit, before they closed as the baby fell asleep to her mother's cooing.

"Well that's good. I wouldn't be able to teach anyone my awesome ninja skills if Shiori got hurt, now would I?" Naruto's joke seemed to lighten the situation, before Hinata glared at him while he sweated nervously.

"We went over this before, didn't we Naruto? No training until she's ready. Do you understand, dear?" A quick series of nods was her answer.

As Dumbledore smiled at the touching scene, his previously frozen companions walked beside him, both McGonagall and Hagrid staring warily yet sympathetically at the young couple.

"What should we do now, Albus?" Professor McGonagall questioned as she watched the man, Naruto, rejoice at his supposed wife's recovery. While she was shocked at first at the ferocity the man showed, as she watched him embrace the woman, Hinata, she felt that she could understand what caused him to react that way. After all, people will do almost anything to protect those precious to them.

"I think that our aid should be given to them. Lord knows how many families the war tore apart. It would be a disgrace to let yet another family has to suffer through tragedy." Dumbledore responded to McGonagall's inquiry in a soft voice. After he spoke, Naruto stood up slowly as he helped Hinata stand as well, where they then turned towards the strangers who had helped them. Naruto looked hesitant for a second, before he bowed slightly.

"Thank you for your aid, sir. If you'll excuse us, we have to get to a hospital." Naruto turned to leave with Hinata in his arms, but before the family could leave, they stopped at Dumbledore's voice.

"We could aid you with that little problem as well, young man." Dumbledore's words caused the family to turn back towards him, and at the expectant and slightly hopeful look in their eyes, he smiled before continuing. "There are many things strange about yourselves, and you could find trouble if you attempted to find help from a regular hospital. If you came with us, we will be able to help you with any problems you have right now and help your wife with her injuries. After all, we are very strange people as well." Dumbledore's offer was met with looks of slight distrust from the couple, as they looked towards each other before Hinata addressed Dumbledore for the first time.

"I thank you for saving my life, Dumbledore, sir, but what would you want in return for this generous offer?" Hinata's soft yet demanding, slightly suspicious tone drew the group's attention, and Dumbledore along with McGonagall, and Hagrid could see the distrust these strangers still had of them, an unfortunate obstacle, but one they could remedy.

"The only thing I ask of you is to answer a few questions I have. No harm will come to any of you, I assure you." A grandfatherly smile accompanied Dumbledore's statement, and after a few seconds of silent communication between the couple, they nodded at Dumbledore before walking towards him.

"Lead the way then, Dumbledore." Naruto stated as he and Hinata stopped before the group, waiting for however they were going to go to this place.

"Ah, if you would just take my hands, then we can go there as quickly as possible." Dumbledore's odd statement made the family hesitant, but they still put their hands on top of Dumbledore's wrinkled hands, before waiting for Dumbledore to begin what he was going to do.

"How exactly are we going to get the-!" Naruto's statement cut off as the group of five adults and one child vanished in a swirl of air, leaving no trace of their presence behind in the now silent clearing.

Hogsmeade

In a swirl of air, the entourage appeared in the middle of the empty street in the rather quiet town. Naruto and Hinata stumbled and gasped for air, not used to the feeling of Apparating at all. Before both of them could regain their bearings and look around them, Dumbledore's voice interrupted their recovery.

"I am sorry about that. For those who are Apparating for the first time, they usually find it to be quite the unpleasant experience. However, we are nearly there. We only have a short way to go until we reach our destination." The statement from the old wizard gave the couple time to stand back up, with Hinata leaning on Naruto for support due to the stress the transportation put on her injuries. While they were recovering, Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Hagrid turned towards the road leading towards Hogwarts and began walking, allowing the family to follow behind them. Naruto glared at Dumbledore's retreating figure for a minute, before he started walking towards the group of wizards while supporting Hinata, who made sure to keep a steady hold on her daughter 'Crazy old man…'. His gaze then turned towards the town that the man brought them to.

"Where exactly is this?" Naruto's question caused the group ahead of them to turn back for a second, and Hagrid answered his question, speaking for the first time.

"We'r in Hogsmeade, kid. Yeh see, we'r headin' to Hogwarts, itsa big castle righ' up o'er 'atta way. No one can Apparate righ' into the castle, so we gotta walk tha' way fer a bit 'fore we get there." Hagrid's gruff voice seemed to confuse Naruto and Hinata for a bit, but they both understood reasonably well, and were silent the rest of the way until the castle came into sight. At this point, the entire group stopped for a minute as Naruto and Hinata's faces showed their shock and awe at the enormous structure towering before them.

"It's a breathtaking sight the first time around, isn't it?" Dumbledore said happily, as he watched the young couple's awestruck faces in amusement, enjoying the shock they were experiencing at seeing Hogwarts for the first time. The two could only nod in unison, still shocked by the sight. As Dumbledore lead them into the castle and towards the infirmary, the only thing Naruto and Hinata could do was to try and take in all of the breathtaking sights around them. From the moving pictures to the ghosts, everything was so astonishing that neither of them spoke at all until they realized that they had stopped walking in front of a massive doorway. The doors opened to reveal an older woman dressed in an old-fashioned nurse's outfit, looking quite frazzled and tired at the time.

"What could it possibly be at this time Albus? Don't you think that I deserve some honest rest at this time?" The woman reprimanded Dumbledore in a stern tone of voice, if tired. Her eyes took in the entire group before resting upon the newcomers, more specifically Hinata and her child, before she looked a little more alert, clearly recognizing the injuries still on Hinata's body.

"I am truly sorry to bother you at this time Poppy, but I only ask that you help Mrs. Uzumaki here with her injuries." Dumbledore's statement startled the nurse, who looked back to Dumbledore from her staring at Hinata before nodding in acceptance.

"Alright Albus. Come on in then, and take a seat at this bed over here, young lady." At the nurse's statement, the group began to filter into the room slowly, while Naruto and Hinata were hesitant to follow her instructions.

"If you would please listen to Madame Pomfrey, then she will be able to heal your injuries sufficiently, Mrs. Uzumaki. As well as providing the best bedside manners and food in England, if I do say so myself." At Dumbledore's words, Hinata nodded, before she handed Shiori to Naruto and lay down in the bed that Madame Pomfrey directed her to.

"Let's see here…um-hmm, this is quite deed, what did you do to yourself to get such a serious injury? Really, young people these days…so, this spell for the internal bleeding…and this one to mend the ribcage…oh, there's a broken bone in your right arm, this will get that…hmm, I'll need to get a potion to help rebuild the skin…so, stay still while I get that potion out." Hinata just nodded to Madame Pomfrey's words, a little startled by all the spells and different objects thrown her way. Any time she went to the Konoha Hospital, all that was exchanged was how she got the injury and then she was cured with the Shousen Jutsu, nothing else. At least Naruto was busy with Shiori, or he would jump every time Madame Pomfrey cast a spell. Madame Pomfrey came back with a large bottle of clear liquid, kept in a bizarrely shaped container.

"Now, you take that and rest, moving will aggravate the wound. Now, let me look at you and the baby young man." Madame Pomfrey's attention shifted to Naruto now, causing him paled and take a few steps back.

"I-I'm good, thank you. I'll just sit next to Hinata and-"

"No you don't young man; you will sit there and be examined! Really, young people…" With that, Madame Pomfrey pushed a protesting Naruto onto a cot adjacent to Hinata's while gently handing Shiori to Hinata, pulling out her wand afterwards to examine Naruto.

"Let's see…there are a few bruises here and there…your magical level is dangerously low, what were you doing? Only rest will fix that up, though…and, goodness, what is this huge scar on your chest?" Naruto flinched at the last question, choosing to respond finally.

"I'd rather not discuss that one, please. Can my family and I rest for now, and then we will answer some of your questions tomorrow?" Naruto asked.

"I think that is appropriate tonight, Mr. Uzumaki. Are they alright to be left alone, Madame Pomfrey?" Dumbledore answered Naruto's question, stepping forward for the first time since the family entered the hospital wing in.

"Well yes, but-"

"Then take the rest of the night to rest, and recuperate Mr. Uzumaki, Mrs. Uzumaki. I will come back tomorrow morning to discuss the situation some more. Come with me please, Madame Pomfrey." With that, Dumbledore and the other faculty of Hogwarts left the couple alone in the hospital ward. As they began marching towards Dumbledore's office, Pomfrey hurried up to catch Dumbledore.

"Albus, where did you find that family? Their injuries are nothing like any magical incident I've seen, yet I can clearly feel magic in them and their daughter. It's bizarre." Pomfrey's questions were valid, and the two other members of the group nodded absently as well, curious how their headmaster would answer.

"I cannot say that I know all in this situation. But what I have been able to deduce is that these people are not a part of the magical community, in Britain at least. They may not even know of the magical world at all. Alas, we will not know who they are until they have consented to tell us. Sugar Quills!" The last few words, through extremely odd, were spoken to a pair of gargoyles guarding a grand door, which opened at Dumbledore's words and revealed a grandiose staircase. It was here that the group finally stopped.

"Now, I know that the presence of this family may be a little unsettling for the faculty. But they will not harm anyone else, that much I know. Their eyes have seen too much of war already. All else will be revealed to us tomorrow. Good night, my friends." Dumbledore departed up the staircase while the other three stood silently for another minute before also departing. After all, it had been a very long day. Too long for some.

Back in the hospital wing, Naruto waited until the footsteps of those 'wizards', as they called themselves, faded. When he could no longer hear or sense their presence, he climbed out of his own bed and slid into Hinata's, wrapping his arm around her waist at the same time.

"I'm so glad that you're alright Hina." Naruto breathed out his words softly, resting his head on Hinata's shoulder while gently rubbing their young daughter's head. Hinata nodded and sighed, resting into the chest of her husband. It was with a heavy heart that she prepared to fall asleep, finally free to live a peaceful and beautiful life with her loves; at the cost of their entire world.

"We finally escaped…but everyone else didn't." Tears sprinkled the edges of Hinata's eyes, proof of her devotion to the many that died to let the three of them escape the hell that was the Elemental Nations. Naruto himself became a little teary eyed as well. He may love Hinata and Shiori with all of his heart, but he couldn't deny the pain he felt when he thought of their friends who had died.

"I know…but we're here now, all of us, especially Shiori, are safe. Granny would knock me out if both of us didn't live on for them." Naruto chuckled sadly at that last thought, but he meant those words. They were here now, in a world that was already better than anything in the Elemental Nations was. With a last soft kiss on Hinata's cheek, the trio let sleep claim their thoughts.

It was a new start for them all, and they wouldn't waste it.

So, I hope you enjoy the start to my first story on this site. Please review and favorite if you liked the story, any review at all will help a lot. Expect another chapter in the next few days.

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