Definitely Different-Chapter 2
Disclaimer: I Don't own Harry Potter, Cardcaptors, or Legend of Zelda. All I own is the keyboard and my ideas.
No one in the red portal could see anything else, or anyone. They could feel themselves being pulled forward; they just didn't know where they were headed. The pulling force got stronger, and once they felt as if they could take it no longer, it all stopped. A street came into view, along with houses and stores. It was very dark outside, the buildings being seen with street lamps. Sakura, Syaoran, Eriol, Tomoyo, Yukito, Nakuru, and Kero with Spinnel in their master's bags, looked around.
"We're in England!" Eriol exclaimed. "Now to find The Leaky Cauldron, ne?" Tomoyo asked quietly. They looked along the street, and soon they spotted a tiny building, that seemed to have an essence of being unnoticeable. The group walked towards it and saw that it was closed. Eriol banged his fist on the door, and a loud clanking came from inside. There was a noise of a lock being unlatched, and the door swung open. A man stepped out to see who was at the door at such a time in the night. "Hiiragizawa I presume." Eriol nodded his head. "My name's Tom. I'm the innkeeper here. Follow me inside." Tom said. The group followed the man into the grubby-looking tavern, while he turned on some lights. "You're lucky," Tom said. "That I have more rooms. I was only expecting 3 of you." Everyone followed Tom up old, creaky stairs, into a hallway at the top with many doors along it. "Here we are. Take as many rooms as you need, as long as you pay for each one in the morning. There's no one else on this floor. There are 2 beds to a room. I'll be upstairs in room 27. Have a nice rest." Tom said before walking over to the stairs. Sakura and Tomoyo were sharing room 11, Nakuru and Yukito in 13, and Eriol with a reluctant and complaining Syaoran in room 15. Everyone said their goodnights, while Eriol went outside for 'a breath of air.'
He walked down and back outside, leaning against the building. Suddenly a purple flash appeared, and a swirling purple portal came into view. From out the portal stepped the shapes of 2 figures, draped in black cloaks which covered their entire bodies. Once the portal disappeared, the figures stepped toward Eriol as Eriol stood up. One of the figures lifted their hands to their hood, lifting it off. She was a beautiful lady with long blonde hair, pointed ears, and violet, almost blue eyes. This was Princess Zelda. The other figure remained hidden within their cloak. "Professor Hiiragizawa, I believe." Zelda said. Eriol looked startled. 'Dumbledore never mentioned anything about the Princess knowing who I was.' Eriol thought to himself. "There are many things I know, Professor." Zelda said with a smile. Eriol gasped. He had never known anyone else besides himself that could read minds. This Princess was more powerful than he imagined. "You are telepathic?" Eriol asked. "Yes, I am. My companion is also." Zelda responded looking over to Link. "Why does your companion remain hidden? I have nothing to hide, besides these." Eriol said, while producing a bouquet of flowers from his sleeve, handing them to Zelda. Zelda's 'companion' emitted a very low growl, and his hand reached behind his back slowly. 'Zelda turned swiftly around, and yelled to them with her mind. 'Don't! I trust him. Leave him be.' Eriol heard her speak through her mind. The figure slowly placed his hand back down at his side, standing deathly still. "Well, I should show you to your rooms. Just walk this way." Eriol said while walking into the pub.
He led the 2 up the stairs, out into the hallway. "I'm sorry it's not what you are used to, Princess, but we will only be here for a while." "Oh don't worry, Professor, I've lived in much less." Zelda responded with a smile. "Your friend, they do not speak much, do they? And please, call me Eriol." Eriol asked. Zelda shook her head. "What your companion's name, if I may ask?" "My companion goes by many names. It would not be right to call him only one." Zelda said. She took off her cloak, and walked over to door 17 as the still cloaked figure walked into, closed and locked the door to room 19. As Link walked into his room, he took off his cloak, sat on his bed, and sighed. He knew that he had to trust the people he will meet, but there was something about Eriol that he didn't like. He knew that Eriol was hiding something, and he wanted to know what it was. Maybe it was nothing, though. Maybe it was his imagination getting the better of him. 'I'll sleep on it, I think.' Link thought to himself. 'Sleep on what?' Zelda thought to him. 'Oh nothing. It just seems that this Eriol character is hiding something. I will have to meet our other companions in the morning. Do you think I should reveal myself?' 'Link, if it is bothering you that much, then do whatever you feel is necessary, as long as you don't kill anyone!' Zelda joked. "I won't, don't worry about it. I think we should go to sleep now. We will have much walking to do tomorrow. Goodnight, Zelda.' Link said. 'Goodnight Link.' They both turned off their lights, and slept.
The next morning, Eriol held a meeting for the Cardcaptor group in Sakura and Tomoyo's room. Syaoran walked out of his room, and looked farther down the hall, to the unoccupied rooms. He suddenly saw a bright white flash come from underneath the door to room 19. 'Hadn't Tom said that there was no one else here?' He thought to himself. He walked over to room 19, and was about to nock on the door, when Sakura's head popped out of her room. "Syaoran, aren't you coming in?" Sakura shouted down the hall to him. Syaoran looked back, then to the door, and finally back to Sakura. "Hai, I'm coming." Syaoran said as he put down his hand. He walked down and entered the room.
Everyone was there, including Kero and Spinnel sitting on a table. Once Syaoran sat down, Eriol started off the meeting. "Alright, we are in London, as you well know. Now, I know that most of you do not know English. So I would like you all to stand in a line facing me." They did as they were told, only Nakuru, Spinnel, and Kero not in the line. Yue would be out too, but Yukito did not know English. Eriol closed his eyes, and chanted a spell under his breath. Suddenly, 4 green glowing orbs flew out of Eriol's palms, each hitting one of the 4 in front of them. The orbs seemed to absorb into the person they hit, making each person in turn step back. When the green orbs were gone, Sakura, Tomoyo, Syaoran, and Yukito blinked. They now each understood how to speak, understand, read, and write English. "Thank you." Sakura, Tomoyo, and Yukito said. Syaoran mumbled something along the lines of "Yeah yeah, whatever." Now, our second order of business is that we have 2 new guests with us, who will be studying with us at Hogwarts. They got here last night after you all went to sleep, and they are now in their rooms." Eriol said. "So that's the light I saw under room 19's door!" Syaoran exclaimed. "Yes, that was most likely them. Well, I'll bring them down over." Eriol stated getting up while Kero and Suppi hid.
A few minutes later, he walked down with 2 people. The 1st was beautiful young lady with purple, almost blue eyes and long blonde hair. She was wearing a long black dress, black shoes, and 2 necklaces. The second person was a figure dressed in a midnight black cloak, which covered them right to the floor. Syaoran looked suspiciously at the figure in black, but was in awe of the beauty the blonde had. 'She's almost as beautiful as Sakura…'Syaoran thought to himself. "May I introduce Princess Zelda of Hyrule, and her companion." Eriol stated. Everyone gasped at the word Princess. She was royalty? She smiled at them. "Just call me Zelda, please. I hate formalities." "Now then," Eriol said, "These are my friends Sakura, Tomoyo, Syaoran, Nakuru, and Yukito." "Nice to meet you!" They all said. "Hello everyone, nice to meet you too." Zelda responded. "Who is that with you?" Nakuru asked happily. "This is my companion, who had been with me for as long as I can remember." Zelda said with a smile. The others wanted to ask more questions, find out about them both, but they thought it to be rude.
"Today," Eriol said, "we are going to go to Diagon Alley to get the supplies we will need for Hogwarts. We will probably be there much of the day, so get ready; we will be leaving in 5 minutes." Just about everyone got up and left the room, while Eriol, Zelda, and 'he companion' went down to the bar. Tom had made arrangements that The Leaky Cauldron would remain closed for the 4 days the group would be there. In 3 days time, they would be going to Hogwarts.
Once everyone was in the lobby, Eriol led them out a door in the back. It led into a small alley, blocked off by a brick wall. "What kind of joke is this Hiiragizawa?" Syaoran asked with a sneer. "You will see in a moment, my cute-little-descendant." Eriol responded with an evil smile. Before Syaoran could respond, Eriol brought a long stick out of a pocket. Brought it to the wall, and looked to be counting the bricks. "Three up-two across." He mumbled under his breath. He tapped the brick he found 3 times with the stick, and suddenly the brink began to slide. It slid out of sight, and then the ones surrounding it did the same, this time moving out to the sides. The happened until all the bricks were along the sides in 2 pillars, and an archway had formed far above them. Eriol spun around with a smile, and faced the group. "Welcome," Eriol said. "To Diagon Alley!"
The sight that had been opened up to them was one none of them had seen before, The archway led out onto an alley of cobblestone, where there were many people walking around looking in shops, holding owls, and holding long sticks. Zelda and her companion knew many of the things they saw in the shops, like cauldrons, robes, and telescopes. The group walked down the street, and walked to a snowy white building that towered over the small shops. Standing next to a set of large bronze doors was a goblin dressed in a uniform of scarlet and gold. "This is Gringotts, a bank, and yes, that is a goblin." Eriol informed the group. They walked up the steps, and entered the building, to face another pair of doors. They were silver this time, and had words engraved upon them:
Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed,
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay most dearly in their turn.
So if you seek beneath our floors
A treasure that was never yours,
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more than treasure there.
Half of the group thought of what things could be hiding in a bank. They entered these doors, and came into a great marble hall, with 100 more goblins at counters along the sides. They were doing many things, from counting money to looking at strange stones with telescopes. 'Zelda,' Link thought to her. 'Look at the stones the goblin over there inspecting. They look a lot like Rupees!' Link thought. 'They do. We'll go to the Money exchange later to see if they are.' Zelda thought back. The rest of the group walked up to a free goblin, Eriol in front. "Hello, good sir. We are here to look in 2 vaults, the Clow vault and the Harkinian vault." Eriol said. "Do you have your keys, sir?" the goblin asked. Eriol handed over a silver key, while Zelda took off her necklace and handed it to him also. The goblin looked at the keys, and called for another goblin. "Niffman will take you to your vaults." The counter goblin said. Niffman bowed, and looked at the large group. "Our carts are not so big; we may need to leave some of you behind." Niffman said quietly as he started to walk to one of countless doors. Nakuru, Yukito, and Tomoyo stayed behind, while the rest walked through the door. They came into a dark tunnel lit by many torches, and stepped into an awaiting cart. They zoomed down the track at an amazing speed, following a path that no one could keep track of. Once they had stopped, Niffman got out first. "Vault 129, Clow." Niffman said. He took the key, and opened the huge metal door that was in front of them. It swung open slowly and silently, and when it was open and torches were lit from the inside, everyone save Eriol, Zelda, and 'her companion' gasped. There were mounds and mounds of gold, silver, and bronze coins that filled up the entire room. Even Syaoran was impressed at the amount. "Dig in!" Eriol said while helping himself to a couple pouches full of the coins. Sakura and Syaoran walked in and filled 2 pouches each, and walked back to the cart. Once they were all there with Niffman, the cart sped off to Zelda's vault, Eriol telling the group about the money system of Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts.
Zelda's vault was the same size as Eriol's, and had the same size treasure. She filled up 2 pouches full of all the coins, and got back in the car. 'I wonder why Zelda's friend didn't get any money.' Sakura thought to herself. Zelda overheard this, and smiled to herself. The cart sped back up, a different way they came down, and everyone got out. They met back up with Tomoyo, Nakuru and Yukito. Zelda said that she and her companion were going to be right back, and they walked off. The rest of the group looked after her, waiting for her to get back.
Zelda and the unidentifiable Link walked over to a goblin who was at a 'Rare Jewelry' counter. "Hello madam, what is it you would like?" the goblin at the counter asked. Link reached into his cloak and pulled out large black pouch, his Rupee wallet, and set it down on the counter. "We would like to know if these are worth anything." Zelda stated in a calm voice. The goblin wearily opened the pouch, and his eyes widened like never before. In the pouch were rubies, emeralds, amethysts, and other precious stones. The goblin dumped the bag on the counter, and instantly all the goblins next to him and around him became silent. The each carefully took an eyeglass, and inspected many of the stones. "Perfect" Zelda heard many of them say, while some of the others murmured things like flawless, spectacular, and magnificent. Zelda smiled. "So, are they worth anything?" Zelda asked innocently. Many of the goblins looked at each other, and walked into a room near the counter. Once they came back out, they were each carrying armfuls of scarlet pouches. They placed them onto the counter, and there must have been more than 25. "For the entire pouch of stones, this is how much you will get." The counter goblin said, gesturing to the pile. Zelda looked over at Link, and then back to the pile. She spoke for Link, "We will give you half of the whole pouch. We will take with us 3 pouches now, the rest I want to use to open a new vault. The rest of the pouches along with the last half of the stones will go into it. I want it to be under the name Triforce. Any vault will do. Keep a pouch to pay for it. Can all of this be done?" All of the goblins nodded their heads, and quickly took the pouches into the back room, leaving 3 on the counter. "Have a nice day." The goblin at the counter said happily as he gave Zelda a small golden key. Zelda and 'her companion' walked back to the group. Everyone was eager to ask the hooded friend questions, but they knew that they would never answer, so they kept it to themselves.
The group walked out of the wizard's bank, and walked back down the street. They started into one of the many shops, buying various things such as the dragon hide protective gloves, their winter cloaks, phials, scales, and telescopes. The group then headed into a shop called Flourish and Blotts. Inside there were books piled to the ceiling. On the shelves were books that ranged in size from paving stones to chapter books the size of postage stamps. There were leather bound books, and books with silk coverings. The group went their separate directions, each finding every book on their lists. Even the hooded Link found books he would read and take back to Hyrule with him, like Curses and Counter-curses, and Advanced spells for the Sorcerer and Sorceress Level 5. Syaoran and Zelda each got the books on their lists, but also got advanced books for outside spells and potions. "My favorite hobby is reading." Zelda told Tomoyo when she saw the stack of books Zelda was carrying. They left the store content, and went around to each of the other shops until they got all their materials, parchment and ink last. Sakura read over her list once more. "We still need 2 things." She said. "We need wands, and pets." The majority agreed that they were to get whatever came up first.
The group spotted a store with gold letters above the door. "Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 B.C." In the dusty window was a lone wand on a purple cushion. Eriol, Sakura, Syaoran, Zelda and Zelda's companion walked into the store, while the other waited outside. They stepped into a tiny shop that was empty besides a chair in the center of the room, and thousands of narrow boxes pilled up to the ceiling. Everyone present saw an old man with pale eyes walk out of a back room. "Welcome. Are you new students at Hogwarts?" he asked. All but Link nodded, and he took out a long silver tape measure. "You first." he said as he looked at Sakura. She stepped forward and placed out her right arm. Mr. Ollivander clicked his fingers, and the tape measurer flew over to Sakura, measuring her arm all by itself. Once done, it flew back into the pocket of Mr. Ollivander. He walked quickly over to the rows of wands, and picked out one.
He picked it up and handed it to Sakura. "Beech-wood and dragon heartstring, ten inches." He said. "What should I do with it?" Sakura asked. "Wave it around a bit." He answered. She grasped the wand, and spun it around. Almost at once Mr. Ollivander snatched it out of her hand and went back to get a different wand. This happened until just about every wand in the store was tried. Sakura was getting tired, and the others save Zelda's companion sat down on the floor waiting. Mr. Ollivander brought down another box, and picked it out of the box. "Cherry and unicorn hair, thirteen inches." Mr. Ollivander said. Once touching the wand, she knew it was hers. She waver it above her head, and small pink sparks flew around the room. The people on the floor watched in amazement as the sparks finally died out. "I knew it; I knew this was the one!" Mr. Ollivander exclaimed happily. Sakura grinned, and went to sit down with the rest of her friends. "I'll take you next, and let's just hope that is will not be a repeat performance." Mr. Ollivander joked.
Syaoran stood, and let the tape measurer measure his arm. Mr. Ollivander brought out a 1st box, and opened it up. "Here we are now, made of Ebony with a dragon heartstring and one wolves hair. This one is thirteen and a half inches long." Syaoran grasped the wand, and swished it up and down. A green puff of smoke charged out of it, and took the shape of a running wolf under a crescent moon. "Perfect! And on the 1st try too!" Mr. Ollivander rejoiced. Syaoran pocketed the wand, and went to sit back down.
Zelda stood up next, and closed her eyes. The 3 on the floor instantly saw and felt a strong, warm purple aura penetrate from Zelda. Mr. Ollivander could not see what Zelda was doing, but stood and watched her anyway. The group on the floor could also see the purple aura surround one of the thousands of wand boxes. Zelda moved her hand toward her, and the box floated right into her hand. She opened her eyes, and the auras were gone. The 4 other people in the room stared open-mouthed at Zelda. "You're telekinetic?" Mr. Ollivander asked her in wonderment. She nodded her head, and gave the wand box to the shop owner. He opened up the box to see which wand it was. "This is a Mahogany wand, with a phoenix tail feather." Zelda lifted the wand from his hands, and drew it in a small triangle. Where the tip of the wand went in the air, a golden string came out and floated in mid air. The string then split itself into 3 smaller triangles, each taking a different color and aligning themselves as so the red triangle was at the top, and the green and blue triangles' tips were at the bottom points, before disappearing. Zelda and unrecognizable Link knew that they had formed the sacred Triforce, but their friends had no idea what the triangles had formed. "Oh that is wonderful! I didn't even have to try and find the match for you, you found it for yourself! Very good thinking! You can be next." Mr. Ollivander said pointing to Link. "My companions will not be getting wands." Zelda said as she gestured to Link and Eriol. "I see." Mr. Ollivander said. "Well, that will be 7 Galleons each for the wands." He continued. Each person paid for their own wands, and everyone left the shop.
"Why didn't you get a wand, Hiiragizawa?" Syaoran asked while walking out the door. "I have my old wand. Well, I have my past form's old wand, my cure-little-descendant" Eriol said with an evil smile when they had gotten out of the shop and everyone was walking down the street. Syaoran's blood boiled when Eriol called him that, and was about to ring his neck when squeals from Tomoyo and Sakura interrupted him. He looked at them, and saw that they were running toward a large fenced in pen. Inside were many other people, along with a vast array of animals. The group walked over, and looked at a large sign that was posted at the entrance. It read:
Avail's Magical Animals
Exotic Animal opening-Exclusive for Hogwarts Students.
The pets inside choose their own masters.
They are mystical creatures, who if they choose you, will be with you for life.
You will be able to talk telepathically to your pet.
Your pet will not need to eat. They are magically inclined to not need substances.
Your pets already have names. They will tell you if they choose you.
BE WARNED: If a pet does not pick you, do not try to take the animal. They will attack!
Tomoyo and Eriol exchanged a glance, and entered the pen. There were many different kinds of animals inside. There were Falcons, Lions, Ravens, Leopards, Eagles, Panthers, Foxes, and Cougars, along with a wide variety of other animals, some they had never seen before. The group walked inside, and found a pair of wolves, both jet black about 1 year old in a corner. Their ears perked up and their eyes narrowed as the group neared them. The owner of all the animals, Avail, walked up to them. "You shouldn't waist your time with those wolves." He said. "They are brothers, and can't stand to be separated. They will only go with you if both of them like 2 different people in your group. It's been hopeless to find a match for both since they were born. It's a poor shame" Avail said, not sounding the least bit sympathetic. "Want me to show you to the better animals?" Avail asked, hoping he could make a sale. "No thank you, we're fine on our own." Eriol said calmly. "Suit yourself." Avail said as he walked away. The group decided to split up, and look for a pet on their own.
Syaoran and the disguised Link stayed where they stood, both wanting to look at the little wolves. The wolf pups gradually walked up to the crouching Syaoran and standing Link. They looked exactly the same, but close up close, you could tell them apart easily. One of the wolves had amber eyes, a little darker than Syaoran's, and the other had dark azure eyes. The amber eyed pup walked straight up to the amber eyes boy, and let Syaoran pet his back. The blue pup walked over to Link, and sat right beside him, looking up at Link. 'I like you.' The small pup said into Link's mind. 'What is your name?' it asked. 'My name is Link, but don't tell anyone. No one should know if they don't already.' Link answered. 'My brother likes your friend. Are you going to take us away from this horrible place?' the wolf asked Link. 'Ask your brother if my friend wants to take him to Hogwarts.' Link said. The little wolf looked at his brother; his brother glancing over, and then looking back at Syaoran. "I'd love to take you home." Syaoran said, not realizing he said it out loud. Both little wolves looked happy, and started running around the pen. Link walked away to look for Zelda, calling the wolf pup to his side. 'What's your name?' Link asked. 'My name is Kuro.' The wolf answered. 'And your brother's name?' 'Oh, his name is Kylo. Where are we going?' The pup said. 'To find my friends.' said Link. They walked around the large, crowded pen, until he spotted Zelda with Tomoyo and Sakura.
Tomoyo had found a 2 year old black panther who had chosen her, while a 2 year old lion had found Sakura. Zelda had an interesting animal with her. It was catlike, with long pointed ears, large slanted eyes, and a tail that branched off into 3. Its color was a dark red, much like the color of blood, and Zelda said that its name was Preena. Tomoyo's panther was named Villain, and Sakura's lion was named Nymph. When the group got back together finally, Eriol also had a pet. A large peregrine falcon had spotted Eriol, and landed on his shoulder giving Eriol a small spook. This falcon was a vast ray of colors, all different shades of blue, with 1 small white spot adorning every feather on the wings. The falcon's name was Trance, and he took pride in torturing Kylo, by swooping down at the little wolf's head but pulling up just before he hit Kylo in the head. Nakuru and Yukito didn't get any animals, seeing as Nakuru had Suppi to be her 'pet', and Yue didn't want a pet. With all of their shopping done, everyone went into a nearby shop to have dinner together. When whole group was done, they made their way back to The Leaky Cauldron. They all went into their own rooms, Sakura letting Kero out to feed him.
The next day everyone lounged around the small Inn with their new 'pets'. It was a miserable day outside, with rain pouring in a thunder storm. Link and Syaoran spent the day locked up in their rooms, hoping on gaining some information by reading the books they bought, Link reading Zelda's. Zelda Sakura and Tomoyo were all downstairs, sitting around a fire, talking about their homes, lives, and families.
That night everyone went into their rooms to sleep. Sakura was wide awake as she lay in her bed, listening to Tomoyo's slow breathing. Slowly Sakura got out of her bed, hoping she would not wake her room- mate or any of the animals. She snuck out the door and looked down the hall. There were not lights under any of the doors, except Zelda's. Sakura walked up and quietly tapped on it. Zelda opened the door with her mind, and ushered Sakura inside. Zelda looked sad, almost depressed, thought she hadn't been crying. "What's wrong?" Sakura immediately asked. "It's nothing." Zelda responded, not trying to bring Sakura down. "Oh please tell me, I may be able to help." Sakura said. "Its' just that, me and my companion share a bond, which no one else has. We can tell how each other are feeling, and right now my companion is depressed." Zelda stated. "Why are they depressed?" Sakura questioned. "Well, he knows that something is coming, but he doesn't think he can stop it alone. He can feel a dark power rising, maybe even more than 1." Zelda said sadly. "So your companion is a he?" Sakura asked. "Oh yes, I am sorry that I haven't given any of you information about him, but he would like to disguised and alone. He may show up after today without his cloak, and you may be surprised when you see him." Once Zelda said this, Sakura immediately pictured a transparent ghost, shivering at the thought, and then an ugly dark green ogre-like creature with fangs and 3 eyes. Zelda say her thoughts and laughed out loud, snapping Sakura's attention back to Zelda. "'I'll let you in on a secret." Zelda said with a small smile, her eyes glimmering. "I can read minds!" She said proudly. Sakura gasped. "Really?" she asked in wonder. 'Really.' Zelda said back through her mind. Sakura jumped, and looked right at Zelda. 'You really can!' Sakura said in her mind. "Yes," Zelda started, "and I only know 2 other people who can, too, besides Professor Hiiragizawa, and one of them is dead." "Oh, I'm sorry." Sakura said quietly. "Ha! Don't be!" Zelda laughed out. "He was an evil mad-man who took over the whole of Hyrule. My companion, the other one who can speak telepathically, is the one who stopped the maniac. So he is now trapped in the Sacred Realm." Zelda explained. "Sacred Realm?" "You'll find out soon enough. Anyway, what are you still doing up?" Zelda asked. "I couldn't sleep. Anticipation for tomorrow, I guess." Sakura said. "Well, If you need some time to relax, just lay down on the spare bed in here, be quiet, and listen the best you can." "Listen for what?" Sakura asked. "Just listen." Sakura did as she was told, lying down on the bed with her eyes closed. Zelda left the room, leaving Sakura with her thoughts.
At 1st, Sakura could hear a faint song playing in the distance. As she concentrated harder, the soft music got louder. It was a sad tune, played on an unknown instrument, but it was perfectly played, not a note out of place. 'It's the Song of Storms.' Sakura heard Zelda whisper in her mind. Sakura found that the song was true to its name, for as long as the song was played, the weather started up again. It had stopped raining a while ago, and now it was raining as hard as before. 'A reflection of his mood, I guess.' Sakura thought to herself. Lightning flashed outside her window and thunder boomed in the sky, but Sakura was oblivious to it all. All she could think about was the beautifully played song. When it ended softly, so did the rain, going from a harsh storm to a light drizzle, to not raining at all. Zelda walked back inside, and smiled down at Sakura. "I've made a request, for you." Zelda said as she got into her bed. "This song had been in my family for generations, and has always put me to sleep. I hope it will help you too. It's actually called Zelda's Lullaby. Goodnight Sakura." "Goodnight." Sakura replied. The melody was soft and sweet, and it put Zelda and Sakura right to sleep. Link finished his song, and looked at the sleeping Kuro on the spare bed in his room. He silently walked out his door, into Zelda's room, and covered the 2 sleeping forms with their blankets. He walked back over to Zelda when he was done, and very lightly kissed her on the forehead. "Goodnight, Zelda." He whispered very softly. He shut the door, and headed back to his room, ready for the day that was to come. Something was coming, and it was big. "I will need all the help I can get." Link said quietly, before drifting into a dreamless sleep.
(A.N. There is my second chapter, and I hope someone out there likes it. I'll have the next chapter up whenever I find the time to write it. It will be about the group going to Hogwarts. R&R please. I am thinking of adding in Meiling sometime in the next chapter, but I don't know. Bye for now.)
Disclaimer: I Don't own Harry Potter, Cardcaptors, or Legend of Zelda. All I own is the keyboard and my ideas.
No one in the red portal could see anything else, or anyone. They could feel themselves being pulled forward; they just didn't know where they were headed. The pulling force got stronger, and once they felt as if they could take it no longer, it all stopped. A street came into view, along with houses and stores. It was very dark outside, the buildings being seen with street lamps. Sakura, Syaoran, Eriol, Tomoyo, Yukito, Nakuru, and Kero with Spinnel in their master's bags, looked around.
"We're in England!" Eriol exclaimed. "Now to find The Leaky Cauldron, ne?" Tomoyo asked quietly. They looked along the street, and soon they spotted a tiny building, that seemed to have an essence of being unnoticeable. The group walked towards it and saw that it was closed. Eriol banged his fist on the door, and a loud clanking came from inside. There was a noise of a lock being unlatched, and the door swung open. A man stepped out to see who was at the door at such a time in the night. "Hiiragizawa I presume." Eriol nodded his head. "My name's Tom. I'm the innkeeper here. Follow me inside." Tom said. The group followed the man into the grubby-looking tavern, while he turned on some lights. "You're lucky," Tom said. "That I have more rooms. I was only expecting 3 of you." Everyone followed Tom up old, creaky stairs, into a hallway at the top with many doors along it. "Here we are. Take as many rooms as you need, as long as you pay for each one in the morning. There's no one else on this floor. There are 2 beds to a room. I'll be upstairs in room 27. Have a nice rest." Tom said before walking over to the stairs. Sakura and Tomoyo were sharing room 11, Nakuru and Yukito in 13, and Eriol with a reluctant and complaining Syaoran in room 15. Everyone said their goodnights, while Eriol went outside for 'a breath of air.'
He walked down and back outside, leaning against the building. Suddenly a purple flash appeared, and a swirling purple portal came into view. From out the portal stepped the shapes of 2 figures, draped in black cloaks which covered their entire bodies. Once the portal disappeared, the figures stepped toward Eriol as Eriol stood up. One of the figures lifted their hands to their hood, lifting it off. She was a beautiful lady with long blonde hair, pointed ears, and violet, almost blue eyes. This was Princess Zelda. The other figure remained hidden within their cloak. "Professor Hiiragizawa, I believe." Zelda said. Eriol looked startled. 'Dumbledore never mentioned anything about the Princess knowing who I was.' Eriol thought to himself. "There are many things I know, Professor." Zelda said with a smile. Eriol gasped. He had never known anyone else besides himself that could read minds. This Princess was more powerful than he imagined. "You are telepathic?" Eriol asked. "Yes, I am. My companion is also." Zelda responded looking over to Link. "Why does your companion remain hidden? I have nothing to hide, besides these." Eriol said, while producing a bouquet of flowers from his sleeve, handing them to Zelda. Zelda's 'companion' emitted a very low growl, and his hand reached behind his back slowly. 'Zelda turned swiftly around, and yelled to them with her mind. 'Don't! I trust him. Leave him be.' Eriol heard her speak through her mind. The figure slowly placed his hand back down at his side, standing deathly still. "Well, I should show you to your rooms. Just walk this way." Eriol said while walking into the pub.
He led the 2 up the stairs, out into the hallway. "I'm sorry it's not what you are used to, Princess, but we will only be here for a while." "Oh don't worry, Professor, I've lived in much less." Zelda responded with a smile. "Your friend, they do not speak much, do they? And please, call me Eriol." Eriol asked. Zelda shook her head. "What your companion's name, if I may ask?" "My companion goes by many names. It would not be right to call him only one." Zelda said. She took off her cloak, and walked over to door 17 as the still cloaked figure walked into, closed and locked the door to room 19. As Link walked into his room, he took off his cloak, sat on his bed, and sighed. He knew that he had to trust the people he will meet, but there was something about Eriol that he didn't like. He knew that Eriol was hiding something, and he wanted to know what it was. Maybe it was nothing, though. Maybe it was his imagination getting the better of him. 'I'll sleep on it, I think.' Link thought to himself. 'Sleep on what?' Zelda thought to him. 'Oh nothing. It just seems that this Eriol character is hiding something. I will have to meet our other companions in the morning. Do you think I should reveal myself?' 'Link, if it is bothering you that much, then do whatever you feel is necessary, as long as you don't kill anyone!' Zelda joked. "I won't, don't worry about it. I think we should go to sleep now. We will have much walking to do tomorrow. Goodnight, Zelda.' Link said. 'Goodnight Link.' They both turned off their lights, and slept.
The next morning, Eriol held a meeting for the Cardcaptor group in Sakura and Tomoyo's room. Syaoran walked out of his room, and looked farther down the hall, to the unoccupied rooms. He suddenly saw a bright white flash come from underneath the door to room 19. 'Hadn't Tom said that there was no one else here?' He thought to himself. He walked over to room 19, and was about to nock on the door, when Sakura's head popped out of her room. "Syaoran, aren't you coming in?" Sakura shouted down the hall to him. Syaoran looked back, then to the door, and finally back to Sakura. "Hai, I'm coming." Syaoran said as he put down his hand. He walked down and entered the room.
Everyone was there, including Kero and Spinnel sitting on a table. Once Syaoran sat down, Eriol started off the meeting. "Alright, we are in London, as you well know. Now, I know that most of you do not know English. So I would like you all to stand in a line facing me." They did as they were told, only Nakuru, Spinnel, and Kero not in the line. Yue would be out too, but Yukito did not know English. Eriol closed his eyes, and chanted a spell under his breath. Suddenly, 4 green glowing orbs flew out of Eriol's palms, each hitting one of the 4 in front of them. The orbs seemed to absorb into the person they hit, making each person in turn step back. When the green orbs were gone, Sakura, Tomoyo, Syaoran, and Yukito blinked. They now each understood how to speak, understand, read, and write English. "Thank you." Sakura, Tomoyo, and Yukito said. Syaoran mumbled something along the lines of "Yeah yeah, whatever." Now, our second order of business is that we have 2 new guests with us, who will be studying with us at Hogwarts. They got here last night after you all went to sleep, and they are now in their rooms." Eriol said. "So that's the light I saw under room 19's door!" Syaoran exclaimed. "Yes, that was most likely them. Well, I'll bring them down over." Eriol stated getting up while Kero and Suppi hid.
A few minutes later, he walked down with 2 people. The 1st was beautiful young lady with purple, almost blue eyes and long blonde hair. She was wearing a long black dress, black shoes, and 2 necklaces. The second person was a figure dressed in a midnight black cloak, which covered them right to the floor. Syaoran looked suspiciously at the figure in black, but was in awe of the beauty the blonde had. 'She's almost as beautiful as Sakura…'Syaoran thought to himself. "May I introduce Princess Zelda of Hyrule, and her companion." Eriol stated. Everyone gasped at the word Princess. She was royalty? She smiled at them. "Just call me Zelda, please. I hate formalities." "Now then," Eriol said, "These are my friends Sakura, Tomoyo, Syaoran, Nakuru, and Yukito." "Nice to meet you!" They all said. "Hello everyone, nice to meet you too." Zelda responded. "Who is that with you?" Nakuru asked happily. "This is my companion, who had been with me for as long as I can remember." Zelda said with a smile. The others wanted to ask more questions, find out about them both, but they thought it to be rude.
"Today," Eriol said, "we are going to go to Diagon Alley to get the supplies we will need for Hogwarts. We will probably be there much of the day, so get ready; we will be leaving in 5 minutes." Just about everyone got up and left the room, while Eriol, Zelda, and 'he companion' went down to the bar. Tom had made arrangements that The Leaky Cauldron would remain closed for the 4 days the group would be there. In 3 days time, they would be going to Hogwarts.
Once everyone was in the lobby, Eriol led them out a door in the back. It led into a small alley, blocked off by a brick wall. "What kind of joke is this Hiiragizawa?" Syaoran asked with a sneer. "You will see in a moment, my cute-little-descendant." Eriol responded with an evil smile. Before Syaoran could respond, Eriol brought a long stick out of a pocket. Brought it to the wall, and looked to be counting the bricks. "Three up-two across." He mumbled under his breath. He tapped the brick he found 3 times with the stick, and suddenly the brink began to slide. It slid out of sight, and then the ones surrounding it did the same, this time moving out to the sides. The happened until all the bricks were along the sides in 2 pillars, and an archway had formed far above them. Eriol spun around with a smile, and faced the group. "Welcome," Eriol said. "To Diagon Alley!"
The sight that had been opened up to them was one none of them had seen before, The archway led out onto an alley of cobblestone, where there were many people walking around looking in shops, holding owls, and holding long sticks. Zelda and her companion knew many of the things they saw in the shops, like cauldrons, robes, and telescopes. The group walked down the street, and walked to a snowy white building that towered over the small shops. Standing next to a set of large bronze doors was a goblin dressed in a uniform of scarlet and gold. "This is Gringotts, a bank, and yes, that is a goblin." Eriol informed the group. They walked up the steps, and entered the building, to face another pair of doors. They were silver this time, and had words engraved upon them:
Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed,
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay most dearly in their turn.
So if you seek beneath our floors
A treasure that was never yours,
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more than treasure there.
Half of the group thought of what things could be hiding in a bank. They entered these doors, and came into a great marble hall, with 100 more goblins at counters along the sides. They were doing many things, from counting money to looking at strange stones with telescopes. 'Zelda,' Link thought to her. 'Look at the stones the goblin over there inspecting. They look a lot like Rupees!' Link thought. 'They do. We'll go to the Money exchange later to see if they are.' Zelda thought back. The rest of the group walked up to a free goblin, Eriol in front. "Hello, good sir. We are here to look in 2 vaults, the Clow vault and the Harkinian vault." Eriol said. "Do you have your keys, sir?" the goblin asked. Eriol handed over a silver key, while Zelda took off her necklace and handed it to him also. The goblin looked at the keys, and called for another goblin. "Niffman will take you to your vaults." The counter goblin said. Niffman bowed, and looked at the large group. "Our carts are not so big; we may need to leave some of you behind." Niffman said quietly as he started to walk to one of countless doors. Nakuru, Yukito, and Tomoyo stayed behind, while the rest walked through the door. They came into a dark tunnel lit by many torches, and stepped into an awaiting cart. They zoomed down the track at an amazing speed, following a path that no one could keep track of. Once they had stopped, Niffman got out first. "Vault 129, Clow." Niffman said. He took the key, and opened the huge metal door that was in front of them. It swung open slowly and silently, and when it was open and torches were lit from the inside, everyone save Eriol, Zelda, and 'her companion' gasped. There were mounds and mounds of gold, silver, and bronze coins that filled up the entire room. Even Syaoran was impressed at the amount. "Dig in!" Eriol said while helping himself to a couple pouches full of the coins. Sakura and Syaoran walked in and filled 2 pouches each, and walked back to the cart. Once they were all there with Niffman, the cart sped off to Zelda's vault, Eriol telling the group about the money system of Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts.
Zelda's vault was the same size as Eriol's, and had the same size treasure. She filled up 2 pouches full of all the coins, and got back in the car. 'I wonder why Zelda's friend didn't get any money.' Sakura thought to herself. Zelda overheard this, and smiled to herself. The cart sped back up, a different way they came down, and everyone got out. They met back up with Tomoyo, Nakuru and Yukito. Zelda said that she and her companion were going to be right back, and they walked off. The rest of the group looked after her, waiting for her to get back.
Zelda and the unidentifiable Link walked over to a goblin who was at a 'Rare Jewelry' counter. "Hello madam, what is it you would like?" the goblin at the counter asked. Link reached into his cloak and pulled out large black pouch, his Rupee wallet, and set it down on the counter. "We would like to know if these are worth anything." Zelda stated in a calm voice. The goblin wearily opened the pouch, and his eyes widened like never before. In the pouch were rubies, emeralds, amethysts, and other precious stones. The goblin dumped the bag on the counter, and instantly all the goblins next to him and around him became silent. The each carefully took an eyeglass, and inspected many of the stones. "Perfect" Zelda heard many of them say, while some of the others murmured things like flawless, spectacular, and magnificent. Zelda smiled. "So, are they worth anything?" Zelda asked innocently. Many of the goblins looked at each other, and walked into a room near the counter. Once they came back out, they were each carrying armfuls of scarlet pouches. They placed them onto the counter, and there must have been more than 25. "For the entire pouch of stones, this is how much you will get." The counter goblin said, gesturing to the pile. Zelda looked over at Link, and then back to the pile. She spoke for Link, "We will give you half of the whole pouch. We will take with us 3 pouches now, the rest I want to use to open a new vault. The rest of the pouches along with the last half of the stones will go into it. I want it to be under the name Triforce. Any vault will do. Keep a pouch to pay for it. Can all of this be done?" All of the goblins nodded their heads, and quickly took the pouches into the back room, leaving 3 on the counter. "Have a nice day." The goblin at the counter said happily as he gave Zelda a small golden key. Zelda and 'her companion' walked back to the group. Everyone was eager to ask the hooded friend questions, but they knew that they would never answer, so they kept it to themselves.
The group walked out of the wizard's bank, and walked back down the street. They started into one of the many shops, buying various things such as the dragon hide protective gloves, their winter cloaks, phials, scales, and telescopes. The group then headed into a shop called Flourish and Blotts. Inside there were books piled to the ceiling. On the shelves were books that ranged in size from paving stones to chapter books the size of postage stamps. There were leather bound books, and books with silk coverings. The group went their separate directions, each finding every book on their lists. Even the hooded Link found books he would read and take back to Hyrule with him, like Curses and Counter-curses, and Advanced spells for the Sorcerer and Sorceress Level 5. Syaoran and Zelda each got the books on their lists, but also got advanced books for outside spells and potions. "My favorite hobby is reading." Zelda told Tomoyo when she saw the stack of books Zelda was carrying. They left the store content, and went around to each of the other shops until they got all their materials, parchment and ink last. Sakura read over her list once more. "We still need 2 things." She said. "We need wands, and pets." The majority agreed that they were to get whatever came up first.
The group spotted a store with gold letters above the door. "Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 B.C." In the dusty window was a lone wand on a purple cushion. Eriol, Sakura, Syaoran, Zelda and Zelda's companion walked into the store, while the other waited outside. They stepped into a tiny shop that was empty besides a chair in the center of the room, and thousands of narrow boxes pilled up to the ceiling. Everyone present saw an old man with pale eyes walk out of a back room. "Welcome. Are you new students at Hogwarts?" he asked. All but Link nodded, and he took out a long silver tape measure. "You first." he said as he looked at Sakura. She stepped forward and placed out her right arm. Mr. Ollivander clicked his fingers, and the tape measurer flew over to Sakura, measuring her arm all by itself. Once done, it flew back into the pocket of Mr. Ollivander. He walked quickly over to the rows of wands, and picked out one.
He picked it up and handed it to Sakura. "Beech-wood and dragon heartstring, ten inches." He said. "What should I do with it?" Sakura asked. "Wave it around a bit." He answered. She grasped the wand, and spun it around. Almost at once Mr. Ollivander snatched it out of her hand and went back to get a different wand. This happened until just about every wand in the store was tried. Sakura was getting tired, and the others save Zelda's companion sat down on the floor waiting. Mr. Ollivander brought down another box, and picked it out of the box. "Cherry and unicorn hair, thirteen inches." Mr. Ollivander said. Once touching the wand, she knew it was hers. She waver it above her head, and small pink sparks flew around the room. The people on the floor watched in amazement as the sparks finally died out. "I knew it; I knew this was the one!" Mr. Ollivander exclaimed happily. Sakura grinned, and went to sit down with the rest of her friends. "I'll take you next, and let's just hope that is will not be a repeat performance." Mr. Ollivander joked.
Syaoran stood, and let the tape measurer measure his arm. Mr. Ollivander brought out a 1st box, and opened it up. "Here we are now, made of Ebony with a dragon heartstring and one wolves hair. This one is thirteen and a half inches long." Syaoran grasped the wand, and swished it up and down. A green puff of smoke charged out of it, and took the shape of a running wolf under a crescent moon. "Perfect! And on the 1st try too!" Mr. Ollivander rejoiced. Syaoran pocketed the wand, and went to sit back down.
Zelda stood up next, and closed her eyes. The 3 on the floor instantly saw and felt a strong, warm purple aura penetrate from Zelda. Mr. Ollivander could not see what Zelda was doing, but stood and watched her anyway. The group on the floor could also see the purple aura surround one of the thousands of wand boxes. Zelda moved her hand toward her, and the box floated right into her hand. She opened her eyes, and the auras were gone. The 4 other people in the room stared open-mouthed at Zelda. "You're telekinetic?" Mr. Ollivander asked her in wonderment. She nodded her head, and gave the wand box to the shop owner. He opened up the box to see which wand it was. "This is a Mahogany wand, with a phoenix tail feather." Zelda lifted the wand from his hands, and drew it in a small triangle. Where the tip of the wand went in the air, a golden string came out and floated in mid air. The string then split itself into 3 smaller triangles, each taking a different color and aligning themselves as so the red triangle was at the top, and the green and blue triangles' tips were at the bottom points, before disappearing. Zelda and unrecognizable Link knew that they had formed the sacred Triforce, but their friends had no idea what the triangles had formed. "Oh that is wonderful! I didn't even have to try and find the match for you, you found it for yourself! Very good thinking! You can be next." Mr. Ollivander said pointing to Link. "My companions will not be getting wands." Zelda said as she gestured to Link and Eriol. "I see." Mr. Ollivander said. "Well, that will be 7 Galleons each for the wands." He continued. Each person paid for their own wands, and everyone left the shop.
"Why didn't you get a wand, Hiiragizawa?" Syaoran asked while walking out the door. "I have my old wand. Well, I have my past form's old wand, my cure-little-descendant" Eriol said with an evil smile when they had gotten out of the shop and everyone was walking down the street. Syaoran's blood boiled when Eriol called him that, and was about to ring his neck when squeals from Tomoyo and Sakura interrupted him. He looked at them, and saw that they were running toward a large fenced in pen. Inside were many other people, along with a vast array of animals. The group walked over, and looked at a large sign that was posted at the entrance. It read:
Avail's Magical Animals
Exotic Animal opening-Exclusive for Hogwarts Students.
The pets inside choose their own masters.
They are mystical creatures, who if they choose you, will be with you for life.
You will be able to talk telepathically to your pet.
Your pet will not need to eat. They are magically inclined to not need substances.
Your pets already have names. They will tell you if they choose you.
BE WARNED: If a pet does not pick you, do not try to take the animal. They will attack!
Tomoyo and Eriol exchanged a glance, and entered the pen. There were many different kinds of animals inside. There were Falcons, Lions, Ravens, Leopards, Eagles, Panthers, Foxes, and Cougars, along with a wide variety of other animals, some they had never seen before. The group walked inside, and found a pair of wolves, both jet black about 1 year old in a corner. Their ears perked up and their eyes narrowed as the group neared them. The owner of all the animals, Avail, walked up to them. "You shouldn't waist your time with those wolves." He said. "They are brothers, and can't stand to be separated. They will only go with you if both of them like 2 different people in your group. It's been hopeless to find a match for both since they were born. It's a poor shame" Avail said, not sounding the least bit sympathetic. "Want me to show you to the better animals?" Avail asked, hoping he could make a sale. "No thank you, we're fine on our own." Eriol said calmly. "Suit yourself." Avail said as he walked away. The group decided to split up, and look for a pet on their own.
Syaoran and the disguised Link stayed where they stood, both wanting to look at the little wolves. The wolf pups gradually walked up to the crouching Syaoran and standing Link. They looked exactly the same, but close up close, you could tell them apart easily. One of the wolves had amber eyes, a little darker than Syaoran's, and the other had dark azure eyes. The amber eyed pup walked straight up to the amber eyes boy, and let Syaoran pet his back. The blue pup walked over to Link, and sat right beside him, looking up at Link. 'I like you.' The small pup said into Link's mind. 'What is your name?' it asked. 'My name is Link, but don't tell anyone. No one should know if they don't already.' Link answered. 'My brother likes your friend. Are you going to take us away from this horrible place?' the wolf asked Link. 'Ask your brother if my friend wants to take him to Hogwarts.' Link said. The little wolf looked at his brother; his brother glancing over, and then looking back at Syaoran. "I'd love to take you home." Syaoran said, not realizing he said it out loud. Both little wolves looked happy, and started running around the pen. Link walked away to look for Zelda, calling the wolf pup to his side. 'What's your name?' Link asked. 'My name is Kuro.' The wolf answered. 'And your brother's name?' 'Oh, his name is Kylo. Where are we going?' The pup said. 'To find my friends.' said Link. They walked around the large, crowded pen, until he spotted Zelda with Tomoyo and Sakura.
Tomoyo had found a 2 year old black panther who had chosen her, while a 2 year old lion had found Sakura. Zelda had an interesting animal with her. It was catlike, with long pointed ears, large slanted eyes, and a tail that branched off into 3. Its color was a dark red, much like the color of blood, and Zelda said that its name was Preena. Tomoyo's panther was named Villain, and Sakura's lion was named Nymph. When the group got back together finally, Eriol also had a pet. A large peregrine falcon had spotted Eriol, and landed on his shoulder giving Eriol a small spook. This falcon was a vast ray of colors, all different shades of blue, with 1 small white spot adorning every feather on the wings. The falcon's name was Trance, and he took pride in torturing Kylo, by swooping down at the little wolf's head but pulling up just before he hit Kylo in the head. Nakuru and Yukito didn't get any animals, seeing as Nakuru had Suppi to be her 'pet', and Yue didn't want a pet. With all of their shopping done, everyone went into a nearby shop to have dinner together. When whole group was done, they made their way back to The Leaky Cauldron. They all went into their own rooms, Sakura letting Kero out to feed him.
The next day everyone lounged around the small Inn with their new 'pets'. It was a miserable day outside, with rain pouring in a thunder storm. Link and Syaoran spent the day locked up in their rooms, hoping on gaining some information by reading the books they bought, Link reading Zelda's. Zelda Sakura and Tomoyo were all downstairs, sitting around a fire, talking about their homes, lives, and families.
That night everyone went into their rooms to sleep. Sakura was wide awake as she lay in her bed, listening to Tomoyo's slow breathing. Slowly Sakura got out of her bed, hoping she would not wake her room- mate or any of the animals. She snuck out the door and looked down the hall. There were not lights under any of the doors, except Zelda's. Sakura walked up and quietly tapped on it. Zelda opened the door with her mind, and ushered Sakura inside. Zelda looked sad, almost depressed, thought she hadn't been crying. "What's wrong?" Sakura immediately asked. "It's nothing." Zelda responded, not trying to bring Sakura down. "Oh please tell me, I may be able to help." Sakura said. "Its' just that, me and my companion share a bond, which no one else has. We can tell how each other are feeling, and right now my companion is depressed." Zelda stated. "Why are they depressed?" Sakura questioned. "Well, he knows that something is coming, but he doesn't think he can stop it alone. He can feel a dark power rising, maybe even more than 1." Zelda said sadly. "So your companion is a he?" Sakura asked. "Oh yes, I am sorry that I haven't given any of you information about him, but he would like to disguised and alone. He may show up after today without his cloak, and you may be surprised when you see him." Once Zelda said this, Sakura immediately pictured a transparent ghost, shivering at the thought, and then an ugly dark green ogre-like creature with fangs and 3 eyes. Zelda say her thoughts and laughed out loud, snapping Sakura's attention back to Zelda. "'I'll let you in on a secret." Zelda said with a small smile, her eyes glimmering. "I can read minds!" She said proudly. Sakura gasped. "Really?" she asked in wonder. 'Really.' Zelda said back through her mind. Sakura jumped, and looked right at Zelda. 'You really can!' Sakura said in her mind. "Yes," Zelda started, "and I only know 2 other people who can, too, besides Professor Hiiragizawa, and one of them is dead." "Oh, I'm sorry." Sakura said quietly. "Ha! Don't be!" Zelda laughed out. "He was an evil mad-man who took over the whole of Hyrule. My companion, the other one who can speak telepathically, is the one who stopped the maniac. So he is now trapped in the Sacred Realm." Zelda explained. "Sacred Realm?" "You'll find out soon enough. Anyway, what are you still doing up?" Zelda asked. "I couldn't sleep. Anticipation for tomorrow, I guess." Sakura said. "Well, If you need some time to relax, just lay down on the spare bed in here, be quiet, and listen the best you can." "Listen for what?" Sakura asked. "Just listen." Sakura did as she was told, lying down on the bed with her eyes closed. Zelda left the room, leaving Sakura with her thoughts.
At 1st, Sakura could hear a faint song playing in the distance. As she concentrated harder, the soft music got louder. It was a sad tune, played on an unknown instrument, but it was perfectly played, not a note out of place. 'It's the Song of Storms.' Sakura heard Zelda whisper in her mind. Sakura found that the song was true to its name, for as long as the song was played, the weather started up again. It had stopped raining a while ago, and now it was raining as hard as before. 'A reflection of his mood, I guess.' Sakura thought to herself. Lightning flashed outside her window and thunder boomed in the sky, but Sakura was oblivious to it all. All she could think about was the beautifully played song. When it ended softly, so did the rain, going from a harsh storm to a light drizzle, to not raining at all. Zelda walked back inside, and smiled down at Sakura. "I've made a request, for you." Zelda said as she got into her bed. "This song had been in my family for generations, and has always put me to sleep. I hope it will help you too. It's actually called Zelda's Lullaby. Goodnight Sakura." "Goodnight." Sakura replied. The melody was soft and sweet, and it put Zelda and Sakura right to sleep. Link finished his song, and looked at the sleeping Kuro on the spare bed in his room. He silently walked out his door, into Zelda's room, and covered the 2 sleeping forms with their blankets. He walked back over to Zelda when he was done, and very lightly kissed her on the forehead. "Goodnight, Zelda." He whispered very softly. He shut the door, and headed back to his room, ready for the day that was to come. Something was coming, and it was big. "I will need all the help I can get." Link said quietly, before drifting into a dreamless sleep.
(A.N. There is my second chapter, and I hope someone out there likes it. I'll have the next chapter up whenever I find the time to write it. It will be about the group going to Hogwarts. R&R please. I am thinking of adding in Meiling sometime in the next chapter, but I don't know. Bye for now.)