Thoughts

Japanese

Parseltongue

When I woke up the next morning, my head was hurting. I stayed up way too long. Micah was ordering food, by the sounds of things. Fuku was licking my cheek, making me groan. Micah snorted as he sat down next to me. I sat up with a yawn.

"So, do we get a guard?" I snorted, shrugging. "I'll take that as a yes. Who?"

"Probably Hagrid, Remus, Mad-eye, and Mr. Weasley." The yōkai nodded, handing me a plate. MY stomach rolled at the sight of food, so I pushed it away. "I'm sorry, if I eat, I'll hurl." He frowned.

"You can't go around not eating." I bit my lip as I looked away.

"I can and I have." I mentally swore when I admitted to not eating recently.

"When was the last time you ate, Hari?" I closed my eyes, shaking my head.

"I don't really know for sure. Even though Inuyasha was in the room with me, I claimed that I tanked up on veggies and sauce when I made Shepherd's Pie, but I didn't." I flinched when a hand came in contact with my hair. It quickly moved away. "I'm sorry..."

"Those bastards really upset you, didn't they?" I swallowed thickly as there was a knock at the door. I stood to answer it, wand at the read. I saw only Mad-eye, Remus, and Hagrid.

"What was the paper you gave to me?" Remus chuckled.

"The Marauders Map." I relaxed before launching myself at the werewolf with a strangled sob. "Oh cub..."

"They said I was pretending to be a Higurashi!" I hissed as he kissed my hair.

"Shh, it's okay. You're home now. You're home." I pulled back with a tiny smile, "so who is your friend?"

"Micah Weasley. My side is where they got the red hair from. I'm a freak of the family." I winced, glaring.

"You're not a freak, Micah!" He said nothing, but grabbed our bags. I sighed, latching onto his arm as Remus motioned for us to take the port-key he held. I did, and we arrived in the Headmaster's office. I gave the man a tired smile. "Hello sir."

"Mr. Potter-"

"Sir, can I go by Higurashi?" I fiddled with my emerald green streaked hair. It was pulled into a braid. My scar was under a parseltongue glamour, the strongest form of magic I knew. The man hesitated before nodding. "This is Micah Weasley, he demanded that he be allowed to come with me."

"Ah yes, the fox demon Miss Granger mentioned, correct?" I nodded, "are you wanting to be resorted?"

"H-yes." I rubbed the back of my neck as the door slammed open. I was in a hug by Hermione herself. "Hello Mione."

"Oh Harry! I've missed you so much! Ron's down in the Great Hall, no one else you're here but the Weasleys. I made him and Ginny swear that they wouldn't call you out. I figured you would be resorted."

"The downside to this, is Mr. Higurashi will have his own rooms." I gave the man a surprised look and he winked at me. "I believe they are behind the picture of the nine tailed fox we have on the fifth floor." I felt heat raise to my face.

"Sir-" He just ushered us to the Great Hall. It was still fairly early, and I got the feeling that he had called an emergency assembly. I moved closer to Micah as we came to the doors. We let Hermione go in first, waiting a few minutes before entering ourselves. I was shaking as I stood beside the headmaster. Hat in hand, he started to speak.

"Albeit late, a student received an invitation from his school to be a transfer student this year. Please help me in welcoming Mr. Hari Higurashi." Shyly I waved, hiding a bit behind Micah. "The young man- excuse me, yōkai beside him is Micah Weasley. He is Mr. Higurashi's body-guard." Albeit loudly, Draco Malfoy whispered what was so special about me. I smirked. "Mr. Higurashi is a demon tamer." My smirk faded as I faced the man with a blank look. Micah looked sick as well.

"Excuse me?" He snarled, pulling me behind him. "Hari is no such thing. He is a potential mate. That is why I'm here, Headmaster Dumbledork."

"Dore." I hissed, but he ignored me. That is, until his words hit and I staggered against him. "Mate?" I asked weakly. He nodded, not moving his glaring eyes from the headmaster, but a hand circled my waist.

"As the prince of the Northern Fox tribe, I was sent to Japan to find a suitable mate. Imagine my surprise when I met a boy who look weak to be the only one to hold my attention longer then two days." I felt myself blush lightly.

"Y-you can't like me." I whispered, still in shock, "I'm just boring Hari Higurashi. No one special. Why would you want me?" He sent me a smirk.

"Because you don't need a babysitter." I felt my face flush, and I looked down at where my hands were around his wrist. "While you are clingy, you remind me of a submissive who is afraid that I'll leave and not return. Not afraid you can't protect yourself." I swallowed thickly.

"You're not joking." I managed before smiling up at him. "I thought the attraction was only one sided."

"Silly wizard." I giggled before I was asked to sit down by the headmaster.

Back again, Mr. Potter? Or should I say Mr. Higurashi?

Higurashi...where are you going to place me? The hat didn't cover my eyes, so I could see Ron frowning, while the girls were grinning.

Where I should have put you in the first place. "RAVENCLAW!" I nearly fell backwards, but Micah caught me. Hermione was laughing loudly with Ginny while Ron was snickering.

"A bookworm, Higurashi?" Hermione called out, laughing harder when I stuck out my tongue and sat next to Terry Boot. He looked at me questioningly.

"You don't look Japanese."

"I'm not full blooded Japanese. My father's mother was. I got the black hair and pale skin from that side."

"You look a lot like Potter."

"We're related." I half lied. It was true in a sense. Other then the fact we are the same person. I was going by Higurashi, making me a cousin to the Potter family.

"Really? Do you know what happened to him?"

"Bella bitch sent him back in time." Again, a truth, but not really true anymore. "My sister has seen him. She can transcend time through a connection she has with the past. He's doing fine, in fact, he's happy that he has nothing to worry about there."

"I know for a fact he knows the spell to come back. I taught him that."

Thank you for that, Terry, you are a true friend. I thought with a smile. "He's happy there. That's all he ever wanted. Kagome says that he might be in love with a yōkai there." Micah looked discretely at me. A smile, to soft to notice if you weren't looking for it, crossed my face. "Who are you, exactly?"

"Terry Boot. Ravenclaw Prefect." I shook his hand.

"Nice to meet you Terry. I hope we can be friends."

"So, Micah, you don't look like a Weasley." Su Li started.

"Because I'm only distantly related. My family doesn't have last names. In fact, my real, full name is Tal Creek. By blood, I can claim the Weasley name, though. Micah is a name I chose for myself when I left home. It's hard to fit in with mortals with a name that means rain little river." I smiled.

"I think it's a nice name." He rolled his eyes, and for the rest of the night we got to 'know' the Ravenclaw. I was exhausted by the time I reached our rooms. I nearly fell asleep before I felt Tal lay beside me. I was going to start calling him by his given name. Even if he didn't want me to.