Another chapter comes and gone. Here you go!!
I got my first Flame from Obiki Doragon several days ago and it felt good! I feel like he/she has given me many things to ponder about! Sure I misspelled some place wrong and said about a song in the first chapter but I felt it was a good mix to add in the song. I thought it was nice when I was reading through it my Itunes turned on 'Changes' I thought it was kinda cool. Sure it was kinda lame and stupid and immature of me to do but cut me some slack will ya…Kidding over here. It's cool.
Again thanks to the review and especially one from Kurus Wuzurg. YES WE ARE BREEDING LIKE RABBITS….not really I just had this story stuck in my head since February. =^.^= . Again I know you're a Mahou Sensei Negima fan so I will ones in a while PM to asks some question…sure I'm a fan myself but there will be things that I will not know and someone will, that's you.
Also Naruto fan 99, Negi and his band of sexy girls will appear no later than chapter five!!! Yeah I said it!!! Negi and his band of sexy girls!!!! You want me to say it again don't cha? Negi and his band of sexy girls!!!! Negi and his band of sexy girls!!!! Negi and his band of sexy girls!!!! Negi and his band of sexy girls!!!! Negi and his band of sexy girls!!!! Negi and his band of sexy girls!!!! Yeah I went there!
Here's a fun thing to look at, if anyone can tell me who is our mysterious guest is? The reward will be…to know what that other AU story will be!!! I have said in the first chapter, before Harry goes to Hogwarts. This story will split into two different stories. The one you all know will have him go to Hogwarts and the other…yeah…
Ones again I'm looking for a beta and I have to agree with Obiki Doragon about my grammar and how its shot to hell and some informational problem!!!1eleven!111!! So if you're interest and or have someone in mind please PM me so I can get this story rolling to its Epicness!!
On another note Happy New Years!
Meanings
The morning sun crawl over the horizon and the partial cloudy sky lit up in scarlet reds. In the home of Harry who has come to known the place as Ryozanpaku. From that night of the storm Harry had been calling Shigure, Mother or Kaa-san. The rest of the household took the news with strides. While Harry called Shigure mother while he called everyone else father! At first it was kind of a shock, even for Hayato who was oldest out of all four older men. Then again they accepted it when an artic glare courtesy from yours truly, Shigure. While Miu and Kenichi became sister's and brother's to Harry.
When the first year passed on by Harry got to have a little glimpsed at what the resident of Ryozanpaku does. He has spotted Sakaki, the burly man punching a steal beam all afternoon. There was Akisame who was in his stone room where he swung the monk statue around like a rag doll. Ba on the other hand did some type of dance in the yard. He was told that it was Tai Chi and it was some form of exercise the majority of Chinese populace does. There was Miu and Kenichi who were in sync while punching and kicking the air. The most amusing of them all was Apachai who was fighting a statue and every time he broke one he would end up crying. Harry did not know why since he thought that this was normal.
At the same time his Mother, Shigure, introduced Harry to a game. The game was simple, he has couple dozen needles and there was a ball the size of a tennis ball. The objective was to hit the ball with the needles while it bounce around the room. At first Harry couldn't get the motion of throwing the four-inch needles but over the period of a month he got the hang of it. Though Ba didn't really like the game that much because he was the one being hit accidentally when Harry started out.
The game was…fun. Shigure and Harry would have competitions. Harry would have a red ribbon tied to the end of the needle and his mother would have the blue ribbon. Most of the time Harry would lose to his mother but in the end he was always praised for his accomplishments. He had started with one ball and after that it double and then multiply. The final number of balls he could hit was eight and with sixteen needles. On some weird note Touchumaru, the brown mouse, would enter the game ones in a while and always end up winning. From needles he was then introduced to shurikens and other projectiles.
At times his friend, Akane, would come over and drag him out to play in the park where he learned how to play hide and seek, swing on the swing set and other games. Akane, the blue hair girl was such a spitfire. One minute they were doing something the next he was being dragged somewhere to do something else.
Akane, he found out, was the daughter of a very successful businessman. Though his success wasn't at all full-blown front page but he was a success man in the neighborhood. Her father run's the expensive restaurant in town and this restaurant was a five stars restaurant but the big surprised was that it was a small restaurant. The place could fit up to fifteen people and at the same time it has the quality of a high-end restaurant. He had eaten there at one time for her birthday. The food was delicious.
It has been one year since he came to his new home. Today was the summer festival and he was going to help out so they could get some money for they're house. Harry was dressed in a blue yukata (summer kimono, similar to a robe but worn for events) with a grey hatch pattern. Around his waist was a brown obi, a sash built. His job was to invite people to the stands so they would play the games or buy the items that his fathers would be stationed at.
A year had done wonders on the previously skinny tiny boy. He was more filled and his hair had grown a little bit more. His height was a little taller than the rest of his classmates since he was a European decent. His scars on his body have almost disappeared all except for the one on his forehead. Though not a lot of people had seen it because of his long bangs that hid the hideous scar. Harry wasn't at all shy about the scars on his body. No he would straight up tell people where he got it from. Though he still didn't know why people would hug him or in Akane's case, cry.
Now was the time for him to leave and go to the shrine. As he made his way through the streets and up several stairs he met up with his friend Akane. She was dressed in variations of pink color and a pattern of Sakura petals Yukata. Her blue hair doesn't really match her yukata that much but the look on her face told everyone that she didn't care if it does or not. There was a hair clip on her head and he knew that was the hair clip he gave her for her birthday. It was a hair clip of a dragon. The hair clip was put on her right side pulling her bangs aside so all could see her serene blue eyes.
"Hey Harry kun!" Akane said waving her right hand in the air and in her other hand was a cute purse. "What took you and you need to do better to take care of your hair!"
"Sorry," Harry said as they made their way to the shrine. On the way Akane, the chatterbox that she is, fuss over Harry's hair and how he should take better care of it and use a lot of conditioner to make it smooth. Then she jumps to another topic of dancing. She told him that he has to dance with her when the bonfire was lit. This festival was Bon Festival, a festival where everyone dance to the beat of the Taiko drums and welcome their ancestors home to respect their sacrifices that they made so we, the living descendant can appreciate our lives. From what he read and understands this was the festival to respect the soul of their ancestors.
"I will dance with you and please teach me how to dance," Harry answer her and there they were standing at the top of the stairs staring at the numerous paper lamps hung by ropes. There were several lights crisscrossing each other so it will give more lights to the visitors and they've spot a two story wood tower and a huge drum on top, "Taiko Drum?"
"Yes, Harry," Akane cheerfully said, "It's your first Bon Festival, lets have some fun for your first!" She laughs and like always she snatch Harry's hand and tow him around the festival. As he made his way through stands where people will sell food and the toys to the people. Harry then notice one stands that has a shooting range.
It was his Mother's stands.
"Konbanwa, Kousaka-san," Akane said and bow her head to Shigure who replies with a bow. "I didn't know you'd be doing a stand!"
"We do," Harry, answer for his mother, "Everyone at Ryozanpaku will be here beside Kenichi, he's got exams to study."
"Oh fun!" She squeals and instantly disappears to find the others.
"How can I help you Ka-san?" Harry said bowing to his mother.
"Go play for now Harry," Shigure said waving her hand towards the receding figure that was Akane, "when people arrive you can help."
Can and will were too different things for Harry. He had to distinguish, which is which. Can was something he could do but doesn't have too and 'will' was something he has to do no matter what but in the end he does it anyway.
"That was a nice thing you did there, Shigure-san," Miu said from behind her. Shigure turns around and nod at the compliment, "I have to say he's coming a long fine."
"OH!" Ba shot up from behind the stand. "Kenichi would have a heart attack seeing you in that, Miu-chan!" The little Chinese man said all the while taking pictures of Miu in a cute yukata. "And like I said that little girl will be a looker and watch out Harry she's got her claw sink into you!"
Shigure ignore the ridicules antics from Ba and watches her son go.
Later that night Harry was directing people to stands. Somehow someway he convinced majority of the people he greet. It was strange, the moment Harry introduced himself and look at everyone's eyes they all seems to follow Harry's every suggestions. His suggestions were from the food that was selling to the wonderful candy sculptors Akisame carved for the kids. Even the all failure stand, Sakaki, was having more costumers than he remembered. The lines for Apachai's Apayaki, a Teriyaki stand, were twice as long and three times as popular than last years.
When everyone was settling in the festival Harry made his way towards his mother's stands. He went into the tent and pull on his mother's short robe.
"Ka-san," Harry said and Shigure put all her attention on him, "Something is wrong with me."
"Are you hurt?" Shigure knelt down and her dark green hair dance at her quick movement.
"No, but I don't know how to say it," Harry said feeling stupid, "But when I suggest people to buy something they did it."
Shigure smiles in relief.
"Oh ho ho," Ba said laughing from next door, "Its because you're a kid Harry. People take a quick look at your cuteness and melts."
"Mother?" Harry said tilting his head to the side and his green eyes met hers.
"Its okay, nothing is wrong with you," Shigure smile ruffling his black mane. "Go, the dance is about to start and if you don't make it Akane would be mad."
"Hai, Ka-san!" Harry shot out of the stand and made his way towards the bonfire that was starting. Though he believed his mother's explanations although deep inside he knew that wasn't it. "Excuse me." Harry made his way through a crowd suddenly something caught his eyes. A teenage boy that was looked about eighteen walks passes Harry. He had pure white hair and wore some old style clothes. He had a yukata and over it he had a black jacket. On the back of his jacket was a symbol of Fear and it was in the cent of a diamond. On the tip of the large diamond were smaller diamonds.
Though that wasn't the only thing that surprised him, it was the girl who follows after. There was a girl who has black hair but on top of her head was snow-white hair color. Her skins were paled like the winter snow and Harry felt a little cold staring at her. Something was off about these two. Harry noticed that not everyone saw these two. They moved through the crowd like water through rocks. It was like the flow of the winds that can't be stop.
Shaking his head Harry found Akane. She had a gold fish tied to a string that was then tied to her wrist.
"Let's dance!"
It was fun dancing with Akane, she knew how to dance and she'd showed it by teaching Harry. The Taiko drums beat at the night. The fact that he got over his fear of thunderous noises showed. People would move around the two little kids to give them dance rooms and they would laugh at how cute the two were. In the distance Ba as usual had his camera in hand and taking pictures like there was no tomorrow. Harry and Akane stuffed themselves with cotton candy and yakisoba. He even won her a stuff animal at the dart game. Though the owner didn't know that Harry could hit any target with his eyes close.
As the night drags on and Harry was feeling the need to sleep. The festival was over and everyone was going home. He was sitting in his mother's stand and next to him was Akane. She was leaning on Harry, if anyone saw them they would awe and squeal at the cuteness the two were displaying. Several teens took their pictures with their cell phone and others would comment on how the two six year old look.
"Harry, lets go," His mother said to him.
Harry shook Akane to wake and she gave a light yawn.
"It's time to take you home Akane-san," Harry said and suddenly he was being pinch. "OWCH!"
"Akane-CHAN!" Akane said putting the emphasis on the Chan.
"Akane chan, gomen," Harry said rubbing his arm where he was pinched.
"Good Harry-kun!" Akane said and then she leans in and kisses his cheek, "I had a good time tonight, lets do it some more! We can do Toro Nagashi tomorrow night!" She dance around and stood in front of Harry and smile at him.
"OH, His first kiss!" Ba said nudging Shigure who brought her first on top of the Chinese man.
Harry was taking Akane home with Miu as the adult. They were turning a corner when all of a sudden Miu scream push both Harry and Akane aside. Harry looks around and found himself facing roughly twenty people. Miu then went into a stands that he knew all too well. It was the stands that she and Kenichi took when doing their daily exercise. Miu move with ease when one of the men attacks her with his bat. She punches the guy in the face sending him off his feet and on his back. Miu then jumps backward over another who was about to grab her.
She kicks one of the men in the knee dropping him to the ground. Miu dodge another swing and another. Harry stood stock-still, a little mesmerize by Miu's actions. The way she moves was like watching a beautiful dance. How she jumps over those people in a yukata was a mystery Harry didn't want to find out.
After she punch someone in the face Miu was suddenly surrounded and she coundn't really get out of the tight circle. In an instant Miu drops to the ground and began to shake violently. Several men looms over Miu's shaking body, in each of their hands were some sorts of weapons. Harry heard a loud crackling and he knew what it was. In their hands were taser guns that shoot out thousands of volts through wire that was attached on Miu's body.
"Get the girl!" One said and they all rush at Akane who scream behind Harry.
"RUN!" Harry shout at Akane who wasn't moving one bit. She was shaking from head to toe. Harry tries to push her towards the empty street that was ahead of them. Akane look at Harry and his emerald green eyes shout at her to run.
"Brat!" One of them kicks Harry on the side sending him head first into the concrete wall. There was an audible crack.
"Get the girl!" The leader shot at everyone.
Harry felt a huge headache. The spot on his head throb painfully. He got up painfully and he tries to look but everything was all blurry. His legs shake uncontrollably and his heart bound in his chest like a thousand drums. Shaking his head he began to focus and then he was kick into the air again and landed with another sickening snap. His breathing became rapid and his body began to shut down. This was like the time before he came to the Ryozanpaku. Maybe all of this was all just a dream.
It was too good to be true. He was going to wake up in that cupboard under the stairs and that thing will be put around his neck. The pain will be back. The long days of hunger will eat way his stomach and the constant work. This dream was so good, why does he have to wake up. Just sleeps forever, never waking up, forget the world outside and never look back.
Harry opens his eyes to see the streetlight hanging over him. The eerie silence was only his welcome. There was this auditable screaming in the distance. It has to be his Aunt. She was probably mad about his cooking. The screams came and went. Wait, lights in the cupboard? Harry paid close attention to that screams. It silently came from his right and he look over to see a girl in a strange dress crouching on the ground. There were men circling around her.
Akane? No this is a dream, just wake up Harry. Just wake up. He then notices that there was a fur ball on his chest. It was a little mouse staring at him, daring him to do something. Harry stare back at the mouse with his green eyes. The mouse then glares at him. It moved closed to his chin and pushes his head to the right to see the little girl and the group of men.
NO!
This is REAL! He has…no needs to help her…needs to help Akane. Harry roll over to his side and push up to get to his feet. He digs both his hands into his yukata sleeves and he grabs the needles he was told to carry at all times. On instinct Harry shot one needle into one of the men's leg.
"Teme!" The guy yell feeling the pain in his knee, "Kill him!"
I have to help Akane and I will!
Harry made his final resolves and sent two needles at one man who Harry figures that two to the knee will hurt enough to the point where he will stop. His assumptions were true when that man fell over and screaming all the while clutching his knee. Harry hurls one needle at another man's feet where the four-inch needle stuck through the shoes and into the concrete ground.
They were getting to close and Harry dodge a bat. The man was swinging it wildly like a crazed maniac. Harry was dodging with all his might but those earlier kicks were taking its toll on Harry. His ribs were throbbing and the enormous pounding that was attacking his head. He knew this was nothing compared to what he endured when he was at his uncles house.
Harry took a step back without warning his sandal string's snap and he sees two men coming towards him. Suddenly his couldn't breath anymore. One of the men had his hand around Harry's neck. He was squeezing the boy's neck slowly.
"YOU think that was fun!" the man said and then he lifts Harry up so the boy was eye level with his. "Fucking kid!" the man suddenly sent his fist into Harry. The blow Harry received knocks all the air out of him. Several more punches came his way and some was aim at his face. Harry was frantically kicking with his feet and clawing at the man's arm. The man let him go and Harry lands in his knees. Harry swallows the air like life itself, "DIE!"
"TOMARE!" Harry shouts inwardly.
There was a huge flash of light that blinds Harry for a moment. Then he looks over at Akane who was about to be grab by one of the men. The little boy got to his feet, ignoring the unimaginable pain all over his body. With his final strength Harry dive over Akane and hover over her. He was holding Akane for dear live.
"Get away, get away, get away…" Harry repeatedly said.
Five seconds ago:
The large antic house of Ryozanpaku felt a little empty without Harry and Miu. Shigure, the weapons master's, was waiting outside by the large gate. In her hand was her father's sword, which held the secrets to her father's legendary sword making. She wore a simple short pink robe that came down to her mid thighs. On her legs were black high leg stockings.
They are taking too long, she thought.
Suddenly she couldn't breathe. It felt like the air around her had somehow been blown away. Then there was a pressure against her chest like a sign. She stumbles backward and leans against the stonewalls. As fast as the pressure came, it disappears like lightning. Looking up Shigure spots a flash of light and noticed that it was in Harry's direction.
"Harry!" Shigure instantly shot forward towards the brilliant flash of light. She knew that everyone from the house was right behind her. Sure enough everyone was following closely behind her. Without any words all six master fighters and one disciple sprint towards Harry and Miu.
In a matter of seconds they land themselves near a horde of people. With their eyes, they swiftly caught a glimpse of a black hair boy in a blue yukata. Without a word all six went into action.
Harry was huddling over Akane who was shivering like crazy. He began to hear yelling and sounds of punches. He slowly looks up to see everyone from Ryozanpaku fighting with those men. The way everyone moved, hits and block were so mesmerizing. His mother was moving like the wind, cutting down, figuratively speaking of course, those who were in her way. Harry caught the motion of her sword and how quickly she let loose her needles and shurikens.
Ba was walking towards five people with a heavy foot. Harry notice Ba took a huge breath and when those five men attack with there clubs. In an instant Harry lost sight of the little Chinese man and all five men fell to the pavement. Harry look over at Akisame who twist and turn two people and made one person attack one of the men. The ever-Gentle Giant, Apachai, gave several heavy punches and knees to his opponent that sent them to the world of unconsciousness.
Very slowly Harry began to fall asleep but those images of everyone fighting burns in his head. The way they move, the way they fight! He wants to know how, he wants to learn why and many more. Then he fell over and pass out.
After the fight and talking with the police. Everyone went back to Ryozanpaku and they wait for Harry to wake up. The injuries they saw on Harry were minor to the ones they encounter when they first met him but all the same he was healing pretty well. Kenichi would be found sitting beside the beautiful blonde girl and wait for her to wake like a prince to his princesses.
It has been a couple of days and the rest of the masters were in the living room drinking their tea. All six masters were having an intense staring contest. Each of the masters was looking at one another, trying to see who will talk first and who will be the one to cave. The carefree Muay Thai fighter had a stern look on his face. Ba, even though he goofs around a lot, had a look that would fit an ancient Chinese Kung Fu master. Akisame on the other hand had a looks that he always show, the one with calculating. Even the loud Karate master, Sakaki, was silent. Above all the one who had emotions on their face was Shigure. Even though her face didn't show it, her eyes blazed with fire.
"So we all agreed?" Hayato said even though no one spoke.
"Yes," Shigure agreed.
"What's the plan then?" The Karate Brawler asks.
"I will train him," Shigure states.
"With weapons?" Akisame asks.
"Yes," Shigure answers.
"Apa can't teach?" Apachai asks pointing to himself.
"What are you planning Shigure chan?" Ba asks even though his words were of tease his voice was stern.
"I'm going to take Harry and travel to train him in all conditions," Shigure answers. Everyone in the room stare gob smack at her decisions, "Along the way I will contact one of you and you can teach him some of your masteries."
"We can't force this on Harry," Akisame shot in even though he approves whole heartily.
"I will ask," Shigure said knowing her father figure was right. She can't force a life style on Harry just because was fearful of him. Was this the feeling of a mother? These feelings inside her were still new even though a year had passed by. The warm feeling in her chest when she sees Harry smile and the twist in her stomach when Harry was sad.
"Mother?" A small child said and everyone turns to the door not believing that they have missed little Harry sneaking up on them.
"Ah, I haven't felt this in a long time," Akisame said brushing his mustache.
"What?" Sakaki asks.
"Fear," Akisame answer and his eyes flash dangerously. He had never been snuck on for so long. He knew that everyone in the room was shock at Harry's stealth. As if he wasn't there at all and they just ignore him. This has happen several times in the past year but not like this. Sure Akisame felt Harry passing his door when he was working on his statues. Then there was that one time when he was meditating and saw Harry walking past his door but he didn't felt Harry's presence.
"Indeed," Hayato said feeling that his sensory was lagging.
"Mother," Harry said walking in the room and got down on his knees, he place both his hands to the side and took a deep bow. "Fathers, I wish for everyone to teach me their Masteries!"
This was new. Harry has never asks for anything before…well besides cleaning the house but not something so selfish.
"Why?" Shigure asks hoping for one answer that will please her.
"I..I want to.." Harry knew why he wants to be taught but the words in his mouth were all jumble up. This was the first time he has ever asks something from them and he feared that he will be rejected and cast aside for being rude. Taking a deep breath Harry thought of how helpless he was and how Akane was almost kidnapped. "I want to protect Akane!"
Shigure gave a gentle smile and said, "It will not be easy."
"It doesn't matter!" Harry said firmly and lifts his head and stare at his mother, "I don't want to be a burden to you anymore and I want to learn how to protect Akane."
"Is Akane precious to you?" Shigure asks.
"Precious?" Harry asks not knowing what his mother was talking about. Then it hit him, "Yes she is and so are you Mother and so is everybody else. Everyone in Ryozanpaku is important to me and I can't see myself living without you all. That's why I want to learn how to defend myself so I can protect you."
"Good," Shigure said and turn to look at everyone in the room, "Pack up tonight we will be leaving in the morning."
"Yes mother!" Harry said and did was he was told.
"Where will you go first?" Hayato asks.
"To the mountains," Shigure answers, "Then I will make my way to the mainland and go from there. I will send word to one of you to meet us somewhere. In the mean time please look after my father's weapons."
"Apa wants to teach Harry Muay Thai!" Apachai said in a dejected tone.
"You will," Shigure answer.
"Shigure how long will you and Harry be gone for?" Akisame asks.
"Depends on Harry," Shigure answer truthfully.
The next day Harry was all packed and ready to go. He was a little scared but it was all crushed by his excitement. He was going to be taught by his mother and everyone else and he couldn't wait to learn.
Okay ones again I need a Beta, where can I get one and who will be one for me?
And if you know who our mysterious guest is do tell. Other than the fact that there will be in this story and I will have other guest on and off for some comedy relief or part of the stories.
So ones again I need a beta reader so I don't feel like I'm tossing this story out there for no apparent reason and hope to god that it was all good and all.
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