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The Rise of Ichirou:

Chapter Six:

The Next Day:

I'd woken up to two more owls, tapping at the window, I quickly got dressed, made my way over to the window, opened it, let the two owls in, took the letters, turned towards the door, saw April standing there, about to come in, and said to her, "Uh... April? Did I say your name right?"

She came in, smiled at me, and said, "Don't worry, you'd said my name right. Now, need some help?"

I looked down, trying my hardest not to let her see my smile, and said, "Yeah, sure."

After opening one of them, I sat back, and read:

Severus,

My dear faithful servant, what has now become of you? Why aren't you at the meetings? Surely you're having so much fun killing those who aren't like us? I'd be quite disappointed if I'd known that you're now living amongst those who aren't like us.

From,

Voldemort

P. S: Who is this foolish man that you've been listening to? I'm sure that the real reason why you'd fled your own life, is to kill that person, wouldn't you agree?

I threw his letter in the trash, I hands couldn't stop shaking, the Mark started to burn, I snarled, "I. Serve. No. One! I. Belong. To. No. One!"

Just then Casey rushed in, and said, "What happened? Is everyone alright?"

Miwa grasped my left arm, and she pinched it really hard, so hard that I had to gasp, once letting go, I whispered, "I belong to no one!"

Casey said, "Do you all think that we should… you know… take him—"

Miwa said, "We have to take him to see our Father. Come on, let's go."

Before we did leave however, the other letter opened itself, and began shouting at me, forcing me to take a step back from my new family, "SEVERUS TOBIAS SNAPE! HOW DARE YOU LEAVE US ALL! YOU'VE LEFT US ALL WITHOUT A WORD ON WHERE THE BLOODY HELL YOU'RE GOING! HOW COULD YOU JUST LEAVE US LIKE THIS!? YOU'RE A TEACHER, AND A TEACHER TEACHES STUDENTS! NOT LEAVES WITHOUT LETTING ANY ONE KNOW! LILY EVENS POTTER WOULDN'T HAVE WANTED THIS FROM YOU, NOW WOULD SHE?"

After the shouting was done, the letter disappeared in smoke, I just shook my head, not wanting to believe anyone that I'd left for good, I whispered, "Lily…"

Miwa said, "Ichirou, first of all, glad you'd left without them knowing, second, get rid of all of it… Father would be very disappointed if he'd found out that you're still in contact with the humans, don't you think so too?"

I had to agree, I mean, I've waited my entire life, just to leave the world that I'd never belonged to in the first place, I turned back to the two owls, and said, "I agree, Miwa."

After April wrote my replies, I'd sent them off, once done, we headed towards a tunnel that lead underground, I wrinkled my nose at the smell, this is worse than the Weasley lot, Miwa said, "Don't worry, you'll get used to it, just know that this is your new home. Come on, we're almost there."

But just then, we heard voices, they were coming from one of the many tunnels, Miwa, April, and Casey all pulled out weapons, I smirked when I saw Casey pull out a hockey stick, I was about to pull out my wand, when we all heard Father say from behind us, "Welcome home, everyone."

Me, April, Casey, and Miwa all turned around, we all were standing in what looked like my new home, there was a living room in front of us, on the left was a room that was somehow turned into a lab of some sort, on the right of that room, there was the training room, I hid my shaking hands, and then to the right of that was the kitchen. I turned back around when I saw four turtles, I pinched the Mark, now was not the time to start cursing, as the turtles stopped in front of us, one of them who I guess was named Leonardo, or Leo for short, said, "Sensei, we've also might have brought back a guest…"

Father said, "Leonardo, what have you done!? You—"

We all heard someone groaning, and they said, "Uncle Sev?"

I pushed past who I think was both Raphael and Donatello, or Ralph and Donnie for short, and stopped dead in my tracks when I saw who had come along with them.

I whispered, "Draco?"

Father said, "Bring him inside, Ichirou."

I picked up Draco, he rested his head on my shoulder, and he whispered, "Uncle Sev?"

I shot him a look, once we all had set him down on the couch, Miwa said, "Since when do you guys bring an outsider in?"

Leo said, "He was looking for someone."

Casey said, "Ichirou, is this the child…"

I said, "I need to talk to him… alone."

Draco looked up at me, I shot him a look, he groaned, Father said, "My sons and daughters, can I please speak with you all. This also includes you too, Ichirou."

I whispered to Draco, "I'll deal with you later."

Once we all were gathered in the kitchen, Father said, "What is the meaning of all this!?"

Donnie said, "Once dealing with the krang, we were going to come back home, but no… Thanks a lot Mikey!"

Mikey said, "I felt bad for him, he was looking for someone, and I thought that we could find whoever he's looking for…"

I said, "I'm the one who he's looking for… Thanks so much you guys."

Ralph said, "Thanks a lot Mikey! Now you're going to sure get him and a bunch of other humans looking for him."

I nodded, agreeing with Ralph, Father said, "Ichirou, you must go talk to him, explain to him the dangers that are in New York, and as for my other sons…"

I nodded, my turtle brothers all groaned, Miwa said, "Just don't try to be too harsh on him, will you Ichirou?"

I growled, "He's in for a very angry surprise."

She said, "Feel bad for him then."

I just walked back into the living room, once seated, I looked over at him, the boy had a cut on his forehead, and a few other cuts.

After a long minute, he said, "Uncle—"

I turned on him, and said, "Just because I leave without anyone knowing, doesn't mean that you could come and find me! I'd left for a reason, and one reason only, Draco, to keep you all safe!"

He said, "But the Dark—"

I sneered, "I. Serve. No. One! Including him…"

He said, "But Father—"

I chuckled, and said, "First Lucius, and now his son… Shame, Lucius doesn't even know where his own son is at… He'd be very disappointed if he knew that his son was with others who don't belong… Shell we write him a letter?"

He said, "No… Father can't—"

I snarled, "Then why did you come here, Mister!?"

He whispered, "You said that you'd never leave us, Uncle Sev. Why do this to all of us? Including Bella…"

I paced in front of him, hands rolled into fists, and after a moment or two, I took a few deep breaths, seated myself in front of Draco on the floor, sighed, and said, "Look, I know why you'd came here, but here is not safe for you, Draco… I'm sorry."

He said, "But… what about Potions? And what about House of Slytherin?"

Before I could answer, Father said, "Ichirou, you must warn him of the dangers that you alone will now face with all of us…"

I sighed, and said, "I know that you want me to return back as your Godfather and Head of House, as well as Potions Master… but you must understand something first."

Draco said, "What is it that I need to understand, Uncle Sev?"

I said, "Do you remember the dream that you'd told me, three nights ago?"

He said, "Of course, the one about the rat, four turtles, and four muggles. Why, are you going to finally get rid of them all, including the four muggles?"

I said, "Listen, do you know who the four muggles were?"

He said, "Of course, there was someone name Miwa, another named April, another named Casey, and one more named Ichirou. Uncle Sev?"

I said, "Yes, Draco?"

He said, "Ok, so I get the first three, but… who's the fourth one, this Ichirou guy?"

I looked away from him, and said, "Hamato Ichirou is still alive…"

He said, "And you know this because…?"

I said, "I know this because… I'm the fourth muggle you saw in your dream."

He said, "No… no… this can't be! You can't! You just can't! Please, Uncle Sev, please tell me that you're not one of them! Uncle Sev, you have to stay, please don't go! Don't leave me!"

I was about to get up, when he threw his arms around my waist, holding onto me, I just slowly looked down at him, he had huge tears streaming down his face, clearly he was shaken up. For the longest time ever, I sat on the floor, holding him in my lap, letting him cry, and also feeling sorry for how he had to know the truth about me, it was just after ten when Father came in, Draco had fallin' asleep just about an hour ago, and said, "The boy really doesn't want this path for you, does he Ichirou?"

I whispered, "No, Father, he doesn't want me to change paths. I know that what I had done was the right thing… but he thinks that I've done something wrong."

Father said, "I know that he thinks that this is wrong of you. But remember, my son that sometimes we, as master Ninjas, have to do the right thing for those who we love the most… That also includes, if necessary, to do things that we don't want to do in order to keep them safe."

I said, "Of course, Father, I understand."

Miwa came in, she sat down across from me, and said, "You must take him back, Ichirou, having an outsider here is dangerous. Even though we, I mean me, you, Casey, and April, are humans living down here, we have to keep the boy safe and out of Shredder's hands. You don't want to lose another member of that world again right? Or worse, you don't want to have to make them pay, right?"

The memories in the pensive came back to me, I shook my head, and said, "I know what I have to do, Miwa."

Father said, "And what is that, Ichirou?"

I looked down at Draco with sad eyes, and said, "I'm going to have to take him back home, and then erase his memories of me…"

Miwa said, "It's the right thing to do, Ichirou. And what if he wakes up in the morning?"

I said, "He'll remember nothing of me."

Father said, "You have to do what's right, Ichirou."

I said, "I know, Father."

Just then Michelangelo, or Mikey for short, came in, and said, "Dude, what's up with the black suit?"

I said, "This is my only outfit I have… for now, anyways."

Mikey said, "You know what this means, bro?"

I said, "What?"

Casey said, "Tomorrow, me and you, up to the surface, shopping."

I said, "Cool."

Just then Ralph came in, sat next to Mikey, and said, "Dude, what's up with the boy? I mean, we all heard him crying like a baby…"

I had to shot him a look, and I snapped, "Just so you know, Ralph, he'd just found out the truth about me. Is that not hard to believe? I mean, I've lived there my entire life, and now he has to know that I'm not meant for that kind of life anymore."

He said, "Of course, you weren't meant for that life. None of us were. And why should he even be here? I mean, for all we know, he could possibly be trying to lure you back into that life."

I said, "You're right about that…"

Mikey said, "So… uh... what do we… I mean… all of us… uh… call you?"

I was about to answer, when the Mark started to burn, Draco woke up, grasping his left arm, and he said, "Uncle Sev!"

I got up, carrying Draco with me, and I said, "Father, I'll be back."

And with that said, I found my way back up to the surface, and I Apearated back to the Wizarding World.

London:

Once in Wizarding London, I quickly made my way to Malfoy Manor, once there, I knocked on the door of the manor, Lucius came to answer, when he saw me carrying Draco, he said, "What—"

I snarled, "Just because I leave, doesn't mean that none of you could come after me!"

Lucius said, "Sev—"

I pinched the Mark again, there was no way I wanted to return, I shoved Draco into Lucius's arms, forcing Lucius to take him, after that was done, I was about to leave, when I heard Bellatrix say, "Severus…"

I refused to look at her, I wanted out of here now, but she said, "Severus, please… You have to come—"

The Dark Lord said, "Ah… Severus Snape, are you here to join the meeting?"

I had to lie, but I knew that I would have to return back to New York, back home.

I turned around, bowed, and said, "Yes, my Lord… I have come to join the meeting."

He said, "Come on then."

As we made our way to the meeting room, I had to look down, and I heard Father's voice say, "Ichirou, you must return home! They're not to be trusted, my son! You have to return home! Now!"

I whispered in a shaky voice, "Father, I know… I know that this is dangerous for all of us, but at least I know how to deal with them. Please, Father, let me stay a while? I have to, there's no turning back now. And besides, they don't know anything about us."

After a few moments, he said, "Very well, Ichirou. But remember, you're once again walking down the wrong path."

I said, "Yes, Father, I understand."

We had reached the meeting room, I quickly slipped into a chair, Bellatrix sat down beside me, Lucius sat across from me, and the Dark Lord sat at the head of the table, which was on my other side.

I took a few deep breaths, I couldn't let anyone know, and it would do me no good if they all found out about my real identity.

The Dark Lord said, "Severus, where were you today? Why did you leave, and why didn't you reply to my letter that I had sent to you today?"

I had to look away, I couldn't answer truthfully, and so after some thinking, I finally said, "I had to go out of the country for the day, my Lord, I had a few things that needed to be taken care of. The reason why I didn't reply to your letter, was because I had to meet some people who live in the area."

The Dark Lord sneered, "I know you, Severus! I know you're lying!"

Before he had time to pull out his wand, I jumped up, and said, "You all wouldn't stand a chance against… Hamato Ichirou… You all are fools!"

The Dark Lord stood up, and said, "Severus, what has—"

I said, "I knew that this life was good to be true…"

Bellatrix gently laid her hand on my arm, and she said, "Severus, you don't mean that, now do you?"

I said, "You all don't know a single thing about me!"

Bellatrix said, "Severus, hon, please—"

I had to show them, I was about to do a back flip, but Father's voice stopped me, "Ichirou!"

I froze, and I whispered, "Father…"

He said, "I really hope that you're not planning to get yourself killed while with that group."

I said, "But, Father, I want to go home… I want to—"

The Dark Lord sneered, "Severus!"

Father said, "You have to come home, my son, there is not safe for you!"

I quickly blinked back tears, there was no way I was going to show them my 'Muggle' side, and I said, "My Lord?"

Father said, "Hamato Ichirou!"

I looked down, I couldn't figure out who should I listen to, after some time, I sighed, and said, "I must get going, my Lord."

Before I knew it, I was on the group, screaming in pain, after what seemed like forever, he stopped, and sneered, "You belong to me, Severus Snape!"

I struggled to get up, when I was on my feet, the Dark Lord was about to hit me with the curse, but instead, I did a back flip, I heard gasps from all around the room, I landed a few feet from where I was just at, looked at everyone, sighed, and said, "I'm not who you all think I am… I was put into your world for protection… I wasn't wanted here to begin with… I'm better off somewhere else."

I was hit with the curse once more, my screams echoed throughout the room, people stared, some were just looking at me, others were looking away, and most of them just looked somewhere else. After some time, the Dark Lord stopped, I heard Father shout, "Get OUT of there!"

I rolled onto my stomach, my thoughts all mixed up, once I was on my feet, the Dark Lord said, "Who do you belong to, Severus?"

Father said, "Remain calm, Ichirou."

I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, and heard someone say, "Young Ninja, your true destiny awaits."

I took a step back, this time I heard Father say, "Hamato Ichirou, you get out of there, right now!"

As I calmed down, I began slowly creeping backwards, towards the door, once I was at the door, my eyes snapped open, and I said, "Someday I shall return…"

Then I heard the voice say, "Don't come back, young Ninja, here is not where your true loyalties lie, your true loyalties lie with your family… Someday, young Ninja, all shall be revealed to you."

The Dark Lord noticed that my hand was on the knob, and he shouted, "Where are you off to now, Severus!?"

Before I said anything, Father said, "GO NOW!"

Just then the Dark Lord said, "Severus, come back! What—where are you going—"

I didn't have time to look back, I knew that Father was right, but upon arriving back here once more, I felt like something, or rather someone, was with me this entire time.

As I quickly made my way back to New York, all I could think about was whoever the person was, and what they were saying, "Young Ninja, your true destiny awaits you…"

It almost sounded like someone, who was among the Death Eaters, knew who I really am, and they also know the truth about me…

And my family.

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