Now, for Chappie 3… oh, and when an ANBU is wearing his mask, I'll use his codename, but when he isn't, I'll just call him by his real name, K?
It was actually behind the wacky ballet troll on the seventh floor that the door was concealed behind. After a big fuss, and what will be a whole lot of paperwork, Fox and Tiger decided to call a meeting between the guards; all nineteen of them. Their main common room was circular, and the shinobi sat around on the floor, chair or on the wall while the meeting was adjourned. To not break the contract, Fox created as many shadow clones as there were ANBU, and most transformed into their respected persons.
Fox was sitting next to Tiger on a table in front of the fire, and cleared his throat. All chatter in the room died down spontaneously, and all the eyes were on Fox.
Fox started his speech, "I called you guys over (yes, he was very professional) to talk about what happened earlier today. Sparrow?" he looked next to him, and on the floor, wrapped up in a blanket, was an unmasked Sakura. She was still shaking slightly. "Can you please tell everyone what you saw?"
Sakura took a deep breath "I was patrolling in section C of area 9 (code names were used in case of wandering ears). I sat down on a bench, when a cauldron came flying at me."
"Where was it coming from?" asked Jaguar.
"The entrance. I deflected it using my hand, then a … monster … appeared in front of me, but it looked like it was spinning similar to a tornado. Then, it split in two, and then … then …" she trailed off, looking away.
"She saw us battling each other, and we died" finished Tiger offhandedly. The room seemed to heighten and tighten. Everyone had eyes on Tiger, and all assumed what he meant by "we".
"How?" asked Dragon. She looked angry for some reason.
"I don't know, that why I went to the trouble of this meeting." Fox whined. "Now, we'll go around a circle, and like good like school children, we each voice our opinion one at a time, ok?" Fox was really starting to get on the older generation's nerves, as well as some of the younger ones. What in the world had possessed Tsunade to make him ANBU captain for this mission? No one had a clue, except those who were on his original Cell, and Racoon. "Ok Sparrow, you wan'na say anything?"
She shook her head. Ram spoke up, and Fox could practically see his fake smile as he said it, "The guards around Sparrow must have been pretty dick-less not to have stopped the dick-less you and fake Tiger when it happened, no?"
Tiger was now wrestling and strangling Fox at the same time to try to calm him down. Fox was yelling behind the hand Tiger had put around his mouth, and trying his best to kill Ram. That jerk.
"Cut it out, or this meeting will go on forever…" Rat dragged on "forever" "and that is too troublesome." He sighed and rested his head in his hands while sitting on top of the cabinet. "It is obvious that it wasn't the real them. The monster stopped being Fox and Tiger when Monkey and I grabbed it. That makes me believe that it changes shape to whoever is closest to it. It is also too similar to last week, when-" he was interrupted by snickers from Horse, Monkey and Ant. They remembered last week too, and were more than happy to reminisce it. "-when another monster attacked me. It changed into my mother-" almost everyone laughed outright, and Rat had to start speaking louder, "and into Chouji, and then a giant leech." He thought about the leech part while Ant whispered into Cat's ears about Chouji being called "fat"
Ram suddenly got hit with inspiration. He leapt down from his perch and came face to face with Sakura. "Is there anything scarier to you than that situation?" he asked seriously. Sakura thought for a couple of seconds before shaking her head.
"Of course not, because it takes the form of what you fear most." concluded Rat. He straightened up and sat back on top of the cabinet.
Everyone in the meeting just disregarded Fox's rule of "one at a time, around the circle".
"What? A monster that can-" Horse started.
"-change into our worst fears?" Dog concluded. They looked a t each other and shrugged.
"How do you know?" Boar spoke out, but was ignored. No one even noticed he spoke, and he felt miserable.
"How do you know?" asked Scorpion, louder than Boar.
"There is nothing I fear more than an angry and violent mum, an angry and violent Chouji ("Hey!"), and leeches. Ugh, they just freak me out. Since it changes between Humans and animal, it is obviously a shape-shifter. Sparrow just confirmed it, that's all" Rat didn't feel like talking anymore, so he just leant back and watched the nervous exchange of words.
"No way …" Horse breathed.
"I know, right?" Rooster agreed.
"H-how c-can that b-be?" Hare stuttered.
"What happened to the cauldron?" Jaguar pondered seriously.
"My worst fear would be, I don't know anymore" Cat thought about it.
"I'd probably cry …" Wolf admitted, and that made everyone all the more curious to see his fear reincarnate.
One voice was distinguishable above all others, and the room went silent as he said it "If my fear came true, the school would defiantly be in danger of the greatest degree. And, I'm sure the same goes for you too, ey Fox?" Racoon tilted his head and faced it towards Fox.
Who was unnaturally silent. His worst fear? Heaven help them all, Fox doubted even ten squads of ANBU could stop the monster if it ever chose him.
"Huh? Oh, yeah, whatever …" he kept pondering, unconscious of his surroundings. Jaguar was bewildered; he had never seen Fox think so hard before!
The meeting continued until the clock struck twelve.
( … )
A couple of nights later, the ANBU began to relax, and the search for the shape-shifter was turned into a second priority. It was evening on Wednesday in the Gryffindor Tower, and Jaguar was peering through the window from the outside he had deemed the Tower safe, and climbed up to the top of the tower. He gazed across the grounds as he sat on the shingles.
Then, inside the tower, a girl screamed long and loud. Jaguar immediately stood up, activated his Byakugon, swung down and twisted his body, so he crashed through the window and landed in a crouch, ready to defend the threat.
Before a tall, red-headed girl was cowering before a tall, black robed, hooded figure, which raised a hand with a wand in it. The person had a mask on it shaped like a skull.
Death Eater.
Jaguar ran and picked up the red-head, and placed her in the corner, out of harm's way. The Death Eater turned and faced Jaguar. It hovered a little, and began spinning like a tornado. Jaguar tensed, preparing himself; this was the monster Rat had described.
The Boggart split itself into thousand miniature Boggarts, and they swarmed together. Jaguar froze as they all turned into thousands of tiny rodents.
Rats, ferrets, weasels, mice and even rabbits were surrounding him, and they all growled at Jaguar. The rabbits made chitter-y noises, but the intent was the same.
They were going to eat him!
With alien speed, the rodents crawled up his leg, into his pants, and began swarming his entire body. The students watched in fascination as Jaguar writhed around on the floor, trying to get the feral beasts off. He was so covered; you couldn't actually see Jaguar in the pile. But you could hear him; oh yes, you could hear him.
Jaguar seemed to have enough, and a giant blue blowing sphere materialized around Jaguar. He spun inside the sphere, and his mask flew off, revealing Neji, and a mask of shock covered his face.
He stooped over panting, and the rodents circled him again, and lunged once more. Again, Neji jumped up and spun in a sphere, but he used more force. The rodents were blasted against the wall with many small cracks and thuds, and swarmed together once more. But, it whirled back into its never-ending shifting form, and it slunk back into a desk draw. It rattled very quietly.
Neji stood up proud and tall, Byakugon pulsing. He was glaring the Hyuuga Glare™ fiercely, and the student were cowering a little. Neji saw near the staircase, the girl he had rescued earlier was smacking the arm of a black-haired boy wearing glasses, and she whispered fiercely into his ear "I told you so!"
Personally, Neji had no idea what was going on, so he decided to stay on the safe side; be intimidating.
After another fierce look, he muttered fiercely "I'll deal with in the morning" and jumped feircely, and when he landed, he popped. Literally; he vanished with a big puff of smoke.
The students were dreading the morning.
R&R, plz!
