Mask of the sea Chapter two
Summary-Harry after a particularly bad beating from his so called family, and after finding out some rather horrifying news, wishes with all his heart to be somewhere else; to be anywhere else but where he is. His magic sensing his desperation grants his wish. Now how will Luffy react to a new brother; one who fell out of the sky? And how will Harry deal with the one piece world?
This story is for all those One piece/ Harry Potter crossover writers out there who have gotten me addicted to one piece/Harry potter crossovers.
Chapter two
Wincing slightly from the pain that he could still feel pulsing though out his body, Harry slowly felt himself being pulled back into the realm of consciousness. Much to his displeasure seeing as he was once again able to fully feel the constant ache of his injuries he had; something he would much rather do without. Because up until then had only been a really dull ache that he could ignore if he felt like it, but now they were letting him know that they were there and that they were bad. Feeling all of this pain, and knowing from experience that he would be feeling it for a while yet, Harry groaned aloud to himself.
A groan which seemed to alert someone to the fact that he was now awake; if the hand that was placed just gently placed on his head meant anything. Feeling this hand Harry was unable to stop himself reflexively flinched back, expecting a blow of some sort; not used to any type of friendly contact after all.
After all every single touch he had gotten from his so called family was anything but friendly. In fact, the last time he had even dared made a sound to voice his discomfort, or made a sound of some sort that even remotely sounded like it, he had gotten punished even worse; for supposedly speaking out of turn.
The hand feeling Harry flinch backwards from its touch jerked back, as if burned, and a soft caring voice began to speak; in an almost heartbroken tone. Seemingly unaware that Harry was actually already awake and could hear everything that was being said as she did so.
"Poor little guy. I mean what has him flitching at the littlest touch; not matter how kind? And for that matter how the hell did he get all those injures to begin with? It looked like he had been attacked by some bandits or something like that….but who would do that to a child? Especially, one as small and as cute looking as this one? I mean he looks so harmless." Harry didn't know if she expected him to respond to her, so he decided to just stay silent. Which turned out to be a good thing because apparently she didn't expect him to answer her and was actually speaking to someone else; if the rougher, most defiantly male, voice that answered her meant anything.
"It's not actually that hard to believe, I sure that that's actually what happened to him, or at least something very similar to it; there are some pretty sick people in this world after all. I mean I have seen similar cases like this, except in those cases the kids didn't always make it. Though we should be glade this kid did make it out, and do our best to ensure that it doesn't happen again." After this was said Harry heard a sigh before the female began to speak again; all the while running her fingers through Harry's hair; which was something Harry wasn't sure how to feel about. But at the same time was fighting not to pull back so he wouldn't alert her to the fact he was actually awake right now.
"I suppose you right but we really can't do anything about any of that now. I mean we wouldn't be able to until we find more information out, which we don't have. At least not until the kid wakes up…" here the woman trailed off; as if not sure what to say after that. Harry hearing this and get a feeling in his gut that he wouldn't be getting any more information, at least none that could really help him at the moment, Harry groaned and began to stretch; acting as if he was just waking up.
This got a reaction from the two talking above Harry, an immediately reaction at that, as the both instantly stood up and began talking at once to Harry; both asking Harry if he was alright in their own words.
Harry hearing this, and hearing the unspoken question about what happened to him, bit his lip in indecision; wondering if he should tell them anything or act like he didn't' remember at all what had happened to.
Harry was going to go with the idea of pretending not to know what had happened to him, that is before he looked up at the two people in front of him and past them to the area around all of them; doing this caused him to loose thoughts one what he was going to say and instead focus on what he saw.
What he saw once he did this was a tall but, beautiful woman with kind brown eyes and what looked to be dark green hair. Who was standing next to an old looking man with white hair that was both on his head and under his chin; along with a similar colored pair of glasses perched on his nose.
But as interesting as these people looked it wasn't them that caught his attention. No, it was their surroundings that did that. Surrounding that happened to look like a beach with large, though very nice looking, bar on it.
Seeing this and having never even been remotely close to a beach before in his entire life Harry couldn't help but cry out in shock. Temporarily forgetting what he had wanted to do in the first place when he had first opened his eyes as he did so, and forgetting his plan as he blurted out.
"Who are you two and just where am I? How did I even get here to begin with?!" Hearing these questions, which were said in a rather panicked tone, the two adults in front of Harry blinked. Before the female, who was still running her fingers through his hair, decided to answer him; in the calmest tone she could muster.
"Shh calm down it's alright. My name is Makino and the man beside me is called Woop Slap. We are all currently in Foosha Village. It's a village on Dawn Island; which in itself is part of Goa Kingdom. We are right outside my bar. It's called Party's bar. As for how you got here we were actually hoping that you would know. Because all we know is that you appeared in front of us broken, bruised and bloody in a flash of bright neon green light…" Here Makino trailed off and looked at Harry, hoping that he would be able to fill in the blanks.
Unfortunately, this didn't seem to happen. Mainly, because Harry unable to answering as he was staring off in to space; a look of slight horror on his face as he did so. Something he had been doing since he heard Makino say just where they were. Because as far as he knew, and Harry had pretty much memorized the globe in the classroom, there was no place called Foosha village or even Dawn Island on the globe. Not to mention Harry had never heard of something called the Goa kingdom and Harry knew he would remember a name like that if he had ever heard it. After all because of his so called family Harry had pretty much lived in the Library looking up on Geography daydreaming of the day he could explore it all and be free of those he was forced to call his Aunt and Uncle.
As he was thinking this a random thought popped in his head and that was: If he hadn't heard of it or didn't know about it than his so called family most likely wouldn't have either. So that meant that there was a good chance that they would never find him; if they ever wanted to that is. If this was true then that would mean he was finally safe from them for once and for all. Thinking on this for a bit this Harry smiled slightly and looked up at both Makino and Woop before decided to speak; his tone showing just how delighted he was as he did so.
"It doesn't matter where I came from; I'm not going back anyway….I can't go back! I'm here now…" this time it was Harry who trailed off and looked at Makino; as if asking that was okay with her. Makino seeing this, and feeling sad yet strangely happy for some reason when she heard how content the boy in front of her was about never having to go back to where ever his home had been, she quickly gathered the small boy up into a hug; giving Harry the first gentle touch he had had since he was one year old. Then in the most loving and mothering tone that Harry could ever remember hearing directed at him told Harry.
"That's right you don't have to go back. You can stay right here with me and I'll take care of you. I'll make sure you're never hurt like that again... Now why don't you tell me you name, while I get you some clothes and clean up your remaining injuries. Then I can introduce you to a kid your age; his name is Luffy. He comes in here all the time and given how friendly he is, and how nice you seem, I'm sure you two will get along just fine." As she said this Harry felt a shiver of excitement go down his spine and noticed that the man, Woop, seemed to have felt a shiver go down his spine as well; though his didn't really seem to be of excitement if his suddenly pale face meant anything.
Seeing this look on the old man's face Harry got the sudden urge to grin madly, for reasons unknown to him, but that's when he remember everything Makino just said; or to be more precise he remembered her asking for his name. Blushing at this, and the fact that he didn't answer her immediately even though he could tell she was waiting for his reply, Harry spoke in a soft voice. Not sure if he was actually allowed to speak louder than that; seeing as he hadn't been allowed to speak at all at his so called family's house.
"My names Harry, just Harry, I don't have a last name that I really want to use, and I'd really like to meet this Luffy guy…. I wasn't allowed to have friends before." Makino hearing this clenched her hands in to tight fists, wishing she could meet Harry's guardians for just a minute or so, so that she could give them a piece, a rather painful piece, of her mind.
But then before she completely lost her temper, or lost herself in her thoughts of making Harry's so called guardians pay, Makino looked at Harry's slightly fearful face and immediately calmed down. Knowing that it was most likely her anger, or the expression on her face, that was making Harry look so fearful. Not wanting him to be afraid of her, or think that she was mad at him for any reason, Makino reached down for Harry and hugged him to her once again; while soothingly telling him.
"I'm not mad at you Harry, I am mad at your so called guardians. You should have been allowed to have friends; everyone needs a good friend by their side. You shouldn't feel the instinctual need to filch back at the simplest touch of another human; no matter how kind said touch is. And you shouldn't feel like you have to keep your voice down, or not voice you questions at all. In fact, I want you to be as loud as you want. I want you to make as many friends as you want. I want you to ask me or anyone any questions you want…as long as there not too invasive or personal. And most importantly I want you to be a kid. To be happy being yourself and to not let anyone else tell you to be different, that is what I want!" Harry hearing this felt tears well up in his eyes, and had to swallow heavily to stop himself from crying. Before burying himself deeper in to Makino's hug; enjoying the love and warmth from something he never remembered receiving before. Makino both see and feeling this simply hugged Harry tighter to herself; humming slightly to him as she did so.
Harry let himself be hugged like this for around ten minutes; just soaking in the warmed and love the Makino was freely giving him. Before slowly pulling himself out of her hold. Once he did this Harry looked up at Makino and bit his lip slightly before asking her; with an embarrassed blush clear on his face as he did so.
"Umm can I get some of those clothes you were talking about a little earlier? I would really like to meet this Luffy you told me about…your right maybe we can be friends." Makino and Woop hearing this both laughed slightly, though not in a malicious way, before Makino went to go get the clothes she had been talking about; having some spare cloths that had been for Luffy that he hadn't wanted.
It didn't take Makino long to go get the extra cloths she had, in fact it took her less than a minute or two to get back, and once she did get back she placed the clothes she had gotten Harry into his hands before directing him to the currently unoccupied bathroom; telling him to go change in there. Giving Makino a thousand watt smile Harry quickly went to go do as she said and all but ran into the bathroom; eager to actual have some cloths that fit for once and didn't have rips or blood stains in them.
Once he was in the bathroom Harry quickly undid the buddle around the clothes so that he could see just what type of clothes Makino had brought him. Once he got a good look at the clothing all Harry could think was that he really liked the colors and that all of the clothing was a lot smaller than the clothes he was used to. But given the fact he was always given his really large cousins, Dudley's, clothes Harry figured that the last bit was a given. Grinning at this and wanting to see just what these new clothes would look like on him Harry quickly ran over to the full body length mirror that was off on the side; clutching the buddle of clothes to his chest tightly the whole time.
As soon as he got to the mirror and got a good look at himself in said mirror Harry had to bite his tongue to stop himself from screaming. Because what he saw in the mirror now, wasn't what he was used to see in the mirror; when he actually got the rare chance to look at mirror at the Duresly's house that is. But as he took a closer look at the mirror Harry could help but feel that the way he looked now was so much better than the way he used to. Mainly because this new look, reminded him of something he loved but couldn't quiet remember.
(Basically Harry's magic felt the pure loathing and hatred Harry felt for his father along with the unvoiced wish to be nothing like him and changed Harry so he looks more like his mother with dark black hair(from a grandparent) and more masculine features. Sadly, because it used so much energy transporting Harry, and changing him, his magic couldn't heal him all the way. Though because of all the chores and heavy lifting he was forced to do Harry was already a bit fit.)
Harry after he was done taking in his new look, looked away from the mirror, and reached down for the clothes that he had unconsciously dropped when he had been first startled by his new appearance. The moment he had them back in his hands Harry eagerly started taking off the overly large shirt Makino had put on him when she had first taken his baggy, muddy, ripped and blood soaked old rags off of him so that she could patch up his injuries. As he did this Harry noticed that, Makino must have cleaned up both his body and hair as she had patched up his injuries; because he was no longer covered in his own blood or the other filth that he had previously been covered in due to the lack of baths he had recently been unable to take.
Once he had the large shirt off of him and the clothes Makino had given him on Harry looked at himself in the mirror once more; eager to see himself in clothes that fit him for once. Seeing his reflection in the mirror Harry noticing immediately just how much better the clothes looked on him then his cousins ever had. Harry swore, then and there, that he would do his best to always wear fitting cloths, and if possible clothes that were black and green in color; like the shirt and pants Makino had gotten him were.
Harry after a minute or so of looking at himself in the mirror, once more caught up in the changes that had occurred, quickly realized that Makino was still waiting for him outside the bathroom. Paling slight before going bright red as he realized this Harry rushed out the bathroom door; not wanting to keep the person he was quickly beginning to consider a mother waiting any more then she already had been.
The second Harry ran out the door he literally ran someone over. Both see and feeling this fact Harry became highly uncomfortable. Mainly because of the embarrassment he was feeling, and because of how bad he felt for running someone over in the first place.
Feeling this, and really regretting what he did, Harry froze where he was before hurriedly rushing back to where the boy he had run over was laying and immediately started apologizing to him; rambling slightly as he did so.
"Oh man I am so sorry! I didn't mean to. I wasn't looking were I was going and I really should have been. I mean I could have hurt you and then… "As he was saying this Harry became aware of the sound of someone laughing. This caused Harry to freeze, and it also caused whatever he had been about to say to die on his lips as he looked up, red faced, to see who was laugh. To his great surprise, and slight ire, it was the boy he had knocked over in the first place. Who upon seeing Harry looking at him jumped up with and impossible large smile on his face and practically shouted out.
"It alright! You didn't hurt me in the least bit I should have gotten out of the way anyway. Oh names Luffy what's yours?" Hearing this, and not really believing what he was hearing, because he had long since learned to take the blame for everything rather it was his fault or not, Harry simply blinked, before raising his hand up and shaking Luffy as he automatically responded.
"That's cool but I still say I should of have looked where I was going. My name is Harry by the way. It's nice to meet you Luffy; Miss Makino was telling me about you." If possible Luffy's smile got even bigger than it already was as he lent it close to Harry's face before once again all but yelling in Harry's ear as he excitedly exclaimed.
"She's been telling me about you as well. In fact that's why she brought me here! So that we can be friends or something like that…I think that'd be really cool!" Harry hearing this let a small nervous looking smile grace his face before he responded; just as excited as Luffy sounded but not showing nearly as much.
"I think that would be cool to. I never really had a friend before and you sound really nice…" Here Harry trailed of and resumed the nervous habit of biting his lip; unsure what else to say to Luffy; never really haven been able to carry an actual conversation with anyone before. Fortunately, Luffy did seem to know what to say; even if what he said did shock Harry quite a bit after he said it.
"Yeah, well I got to make lots of friends, so they can join my crew. Cause I am going to need a real good crew if I am going to be the pirate king!" Harry hearing this felt his eyes pop out slightly as he asked; in a loud voice for once.
"YOU GOING TO BE WHAT?" Luckily this didn't seem to insult Luffy in the slightest; in fact it seemed to amuse him more than anything. If the largening of his grin he gave Harry before answering him meant anything.
"I'm going to be king of the pirates…what do you want to be?" Harry hearing this looked down unsure of what he was going to answer; he had never really been given a choice like that before. It was doing this that caused Harry to see a crumbled piece of paper on the table beside him.
Having not noticed the paper before and now suddenly curious as to just what it was, having a nagging sense of familiarity from it for some reason, Harry went over and looked at it and to his shock it was the drawing of the mask he had done earlier. Seeing this Harry looked up and Luffy with determination burning brightly in his eyes; he had found his answer.
"I want to be a master of disguise, a man of a thousand masks…I want to be the spy master for the future pirate king…if you'd let me Luffy!" Luffy hearing this laughed loudly before clapping Harry on the back.
"So you want to be a ninja or something? That be so cool I could really use one on my crew!" Harry hearing gave Luffy a huge grin and promised then and there that he would do his best to help Luffy out through thick and thin. If only because Luffy accepted him as him when everyone else hadn't, except for Makino that is.
