Chapter Two; Tokyo Here We Come!
The next morning Aaron got up and showered before he began packing the rest of his suitcases. Meanwhile Brittany fed Danny and changed his diaper before placing him down inside his playpen and sticking a pacifier inside his mouth. Luckily for Aaron he was still awake by the time he was already to go. "Alright Danny, Daddy's got to go bye-bye's now so I need to give you a big hug and a kiss." He told him sliding his arms underneath him and scooping him up inside of them.
"I love you so much." He told him as he kissed his cheek and then placed a tender kiss in the middle of his forehead. "Be good for Mummy." He said before he handed him back over to his mother and then kissed her goodbye. "Love you both. Miss you." He told them.
"Oh believe me we're going to miss you too but I know that we'll be alright. We'll send you an owl as soon as we find out the gender of Bill and Fleur's new baby." Brittany told him.
"Thanks, I appreciate that. Still betting on a girl though." He said before he wheeled his luggage towards the fireplace.
"Wave goodbye to Daddy Danny." Brittany told him as she took ahold of his tiny little hand and waved it at him. A tiny little smile stretched a crossed his face while Aaron turned around and grinned as he waved back at him before he disappeared within a flash of green light through the fireplace. A few moments later he reappeared inside the Snape living room.
"Hey Aaron." Harry said while he walked over to greet him with a brotherly hug.
"Hey Harry." Aaron said while he hugged him back and patted his shoulders. A few moments later they broke apart.
"The rest of The Dragons are already here except for Derek. He and Ginny are the only ones who haven't gotten here yet." Harry told him.
"Alright cool, where are they?" he wondered.
"They're outside." Harry replied as Aaron grinned at him.
"Good. Because I want to talk to them about something. Thanks Harry." He said while he wheeled his luggage out through the front door. That's when Harry turned around and saw Hermione standing there behind him.
"Are you all packed?" she asked him.
"Yeah, everything of mine is already inside the trunk of the car." He told her.
"Good." She began before she wrapped her arms around him inside a tight embrace. "You be careful Harry Snape." She told him.
"I will, I promise. Besides I've got the Lord and my parents looking out for me as well as Ginny and Ron and all of The Dragons." He told her before she let go of him a few moments later.
"You better go. I wouldn't want you to miss your flight. Send me an owl as soon as you get there." She told him.
"I will." He agreed before he turned around and giving her a slight wave walked out the door.
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The next few weeks flew by rather quickly for the rest of the Snape family. The night before they were scheduled to leave for Japan Snape invited Jasmine and Jenna over for dinner. "You know Jasmine, since we've been going out for quite a while now, I think it would be a great idea if you and Jenna came to Tokyo with us." He told her.
"Can we please Mum? I don't have to go to school anymore now that it's summertime." Jenna pointed out.
"No but you still have your gymnastics and ballet lessons. Besides that you were really looking forward to going to summer camp next week and riding horses with your friends remember?" her mother questioned her.
"I know, but that isn't nearly as exciting as going to Japan with a bunch of wizards and witches." She said as her mother laughed.
"I've got to admit, you have a point there. Alright Jenny, we can go." She told her as she extended her fist up into the air.
"Yes!" she cried as everyone else around the table laughed. The next morning everyone got up bright and early before they went out to meet Jasmine and Jenna at Denny's for breakfast. Then they headed back towards the parking lot together.
"Alright, I'll go ahead and drop Zip and Precious off at the kennel and meet you at the airport." Snape told them.
"But they've never been inside a kennel before. What if they get lonely?" Eve asked him.
"Don't worry sweetheart, I'm sure that they'll be fine. Zip will have plenty of other dogs to keep her company and Precious is pretty much a solitary animal anyway." He told her.
"Yeah, but you know how much she hates being left inside a cage for too long!" she protested.
"Don't worry Eve, there will be people there to take her out and play with her and cuddle her for you." Hermione reassured her.
"Well, alright, but I still wish that she could come with us. After all it just doesn't seem fair that Angel gets to go and the other animals can't." she said.
"That's because Angel is a working dog, you know that." Her father told her before she took a deep breath and sighed heavily.
"I know. I'm still going to miss them though." She said as she headed back towards Hermione's car while Tobey, Angel, and the twins followed her.
"Now remember to look both ways!" Snape shouted to the youngest ones while they continued to walk together side by side and hand in hand.
"We know Dad! We're almost eight years old now you don't have to keep reminding us!" Teddy called back to him.
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Harry, Ron, Ginny, and all of The Dragon members waited inside the gate for their friends and family to arrive. While Harry's family and friends were on one plane, (except for Neville and Luna as they were on another) Derek's girlfriend and adopted daughters were on another. Then there were also Justin's daughters and grandchildren, and Rickie's brothers and sisters coming down to see them.
Aaron heaved a heavy sigh since he knew that he was the only one who didn't have family coming to see him. Since his little sister's death over two decades prior to this event, he was an only child and like Rickie both of his parents had now passed away. "Are you alright buddy?" Derek asked him.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just miss Brittany and Danny that's all." He told him.
"I know how you feel. I've been missing the girls like crazy." Derek said.
"Yeah well no offense or anything but at least you get to see them soon." Aaron told him. That's when suddenly the moment that Harry, Ron, and Ginny had been waiting for the last few weeks finally arrived. For that's when the plane that Hermione was on along with his father and brothers and sisters. Hermione hurried over to Ron and the two of them wrapped their arms around one another before giving each other a welcoming passionate kiss.
At the same time Eve hurried over to Harry and flung her arms around him inside a tight embrace while a bright and excited grin stretched a crossed her face. "It's so good to see you. I missed you so much." She told him while he hugged her back.
"I know, I missed you too." He told her.
"So, I hate to break up this touching moment but where the heck are you hiding the bathrooms in this place?" Heather wondered. "Everything's written in Japanese." She said as Teddy rolled his eyes at her.
"That's because we're in Japan stupid!" he shouted at her while she pointed a finger at him.
"Daddy! Teddy's calling me names!" she cried as it was their father's turn to roll his eyes.
"Alright you two, please don't start. Harry, could you please take your sister down to use the restroom?" he wondered.
"Sure." Harry told him as he took ahold of her hand.
"Good. We'll meet you back in baggage." His father said while Harry and Heather turned around and started walking away.