Hadrian of the Shukaku
Author: Darksider82
Beta: Winged Seer Wolf and his many minions
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"Chatting and spells"
Thoughts
Tailed beasts speaking
Jutsus
(Speaking is parsletongue)
(Tailed beast thoughts)
(Summons speaking)
Chapter VII
Gaara becomes dragon disposal unit, detentions and revelations
Fortunately for everyone Malfoy had kept his trap shut about the egg. However Gaara knew that Malfoy was trying to lure them into a false set of security. Unfortunately for Gaara, Ron had fallen for it and got a detention for punching Malfoy just outside the potions classroom because the peroxide blonde had "smirked at him".
Can't you just turn this guy into pulp? Asked Shukaku to his tenant as they headed to the greenhouses, Gaara sighed and replied No my friend...I wish we could...His death would raise far too many questions. Questions I do not need on my case.
Shukaku smirked madly at the response But you would if you could? Gaara chuckled psychotically causing the Hufflepuffs to freeze and cower away from them. However as they headed to the greenhouses now Horus one of the two owls Gaara had fluttered onto his shoulder.
Its hatching soon. Probably tonight. Gaara smirked at his half-giant friends scrawled note. Ron had instantly wanted to skip biology and go to observe the hatching. Gaara did as well, out of all his subjects biology was his worst, due to the fact that he lived in the desert and this wasn't going to help him in later life.
The weather began to take a turn for the worse and with the weather change, Gaara's temper changed as well. He was now more insane, this was due to the cold temperatures and the fact that no matter how much training he did or layers of sand he compressed around him HE COULD NOT REMAIN WARM!
McGonagall had come round with a roll of parchment for those who were going home for Christmas. Gaara was the first one on the list because he could not stand the cold. However three days before the holidays were meant to start Gaara had found a package on his bed.
Cautiously, Gaara opened the package and out spilled a silk like material and a small not.
Father left this to me before he died. Now it's yours. Merry Christmas.
Gaara quickly found out it was an invisibility cloak and after several nights of slinking through the castle at night he had found the perfect way to dispose of the dragon.
Ron, Neville, Gaara and somehow Hermione slipped under the cloak and snuck down to the Hagrid's hut. However the moment they reached the grounds Gaara slipped into the ground with his sand and glided beneath them.
They entered the cabin to witness the birth of Norbert. Gaara groaned at the infatuation Hagrid had for the little thing. Due to back ground reading Gaara learnt that Norwegian Ridgebacks, he had discovered that they grew at speeds the Desert Arachnoids could only dream of.
"Remind me...WHY I AM DOING THIS?" Gaara growled underneath the invisibility cloak as they crept towards Hagrid's hut. Hermione trembled at Gaara's frustration at the ridiculous task. "Because Hagrid is a friend of yours and this is what friends do." She explained. Gaara trembled as Shukaku whispered the desire to just Desert Gag the girl.
The pair made it onto the lawn and immediately Gaara melted into the floor and together the pair made their way to the hut. "'Ermione? You're 'ere alone?" Asked Hagrid surprised, Gaara snorted and rose from the earth "I travel faster in sand...I compress minerals into sand and travel underground...Let's do this."
Soon enough the dragon in its crate and in Gaara's arms which were reinforced with chakra and Hermione under the cloak. "Hermione...Go the astronomy tower and rendezvous with me there. I'll take the dragon up the wall of the castle." Hermione stared at Gaara "It's impossible...You cannot walk up walls." She protested as Gaara walked away. "Just go..."
Hermione huffed and made her way up to the castle. She slid through castle with a bit of ease. This was due to continuously stalking after Gaara trying to prove him wrong with books and facts but he seemed to just give her a blank cold stare and always made it feel like he was going to kill her. He is going to regret this...All the times, I've tried to stop him making a fool out of himself...Well no more. She thought as she made it to the astronomy tower.
Hermione dodged into an alcove as McGonagall walked past with her hand on Malfoy's ear and a snivelling Neville. She was half tempted to ditch the cloak and foil Gaara's plan, but the amount of people that would get involved if she told...it was disastrous.
Hermione slipped up the Astronomy tower staircase to wait for Gaara. Gaara hid in the shadows below the astronomy tower. He crouched low "Third eye no jutsu!" A third eye appeared out of the sand on his back and it floated up so far the first three floors showed no signs of activity. So Gaara placed his foot against the wall and began to walk up it.
Gaara made it to the third floor, brought out a layer of sand and attached himself to it just below the third story window as his third eye detected the caretaker walking past. However cursed luck kicked in and the caretaker stayed outside that window for at least twenty minutes causing Gaara to curse in Japanese about the man's potency, hygiene and several gruesome ways to die.
Eventually Filch buggered off and Gaara took off up the wall for the Astronomy tower. Hermione had arrived under the cloak and looked over the balcony just in time to see Gaara walk up the wall with his sand carrying the dragon crate.
"How did you?" Asked Hermione speechless, Gaara smirked coldly "Chakra...Like magic but less specific. More specific the harder it is." With that he shut up and the pair of them waited. Soon enough Charlie Weasley and his friends arrived and picked up the dragon without much communication.
The dragon had gone, Gaara tentatively hugged Hermione and then the pair went downstairs. That was when our loveable law named Murphy bit the pair right where the sun does not shine. As they entered the corridor Gaara yanked Hermione back with a sand arm just as Professor McGonagall stormed past dragging Malfoy by his ear and a terrified Neville following.
"I cannot believe this cock and bull story Misters Longbottom and Malfoy..." Declared the transfiguration mistress, then all of a sudden Hermione inhaled air, Gaara turned but too late "ACHOO!" shouted Hermione. Gaara tried to vanish into thin air but McGonagall was too quick and summoned the smoke bombs before he could smash them.
Gaara, Hermione and Neville found themselves in front of McGonagall's desk looking scared, nervous and downright murderous. Though Gaara knew he deserved what he got but he was feeling murderous due to Hermione sneezing. "Never in all of my life have I had to reprimand three students of my own house...fifty points apiece will be taken and you will serve detention." Hermione burst into tears as Neville sniffled.
Wonderful...Shukaku, this is wonderful...Not that I give a damn about points anyway.
Suck it up kid...You knew the risks and it failed. Came the Tanuki's reply. Gaara smirked and disappeared. McGonagall looked like she wanted to call the redhead back but she could tell that the boy was fighting back a blood rage and left him to it.
The next morning the Gryffindor's were in uproar. They had lost one hundred and fifty points. The rumours were that three firsties had been out after hours delivering a dragon and had gotten busted. No-one knew who to blame for this. However when they noticed Hermione's red eyes and Neville's lack of confidence they began to make snide comments about them, what puzzled them was the third first year out after dark most of the Gryffindor's had suspicion that it was Gaara due to the boys insomniac attitude.
"Freak...Go home. Not wanted here." One seventh year said barging into Gaara and knocking the boys books to the floor. Gaara ignored the comments and picked up his books only to find them knocked out of his hands by another seventh year. Then four seventh years pushed Gaara into the wall and surrounded him and tried to intimidate him "You freak...Do you care about anything but yourself?" Growled one seventh year.
Gaara said nothing and stared back in boredom...another shove "As your better, I demand you answer me." Shouted the same seventh year Just send the sod to me and be done with it. Moaned Shukaku, who despite being quite sane and stable could not resist blood spilling. No deaths but sure I can break some limbs OR I can ask my professors if my siblings could come here. Gaara thought.
Shukaku grinned sadistically Oh boy...Temari would definitely get asked out a lot. Gaara grinned But how many will she cut to pieces with her fan?
"Damn you redheaded sand controlling freak. INCARC...!" Shouted the seventh year when Gaara sprang into action "Desert Kunai! Desert shuriken!" Murmured Gaara and waves of sand kunai and shuriken shot out of the gourd. "Be grateful I don't send you to mother."
Gaara entered the great hall and the voices stopped Gaara snarled at the sheep as his fragile control on his temper cracked "Quit doing that. Desert Storm!" Gaara moulded his chakra around him as his sand began circulate around the room "I will not have anyone attacking me for a stupid mistake...should you, it's your own risk."
With that Gaara dropped the jutsu and helped himself to a tasty breakfast of eggs, bacon, gizzards and tongues. The day dragged on and gradually Gaara gained a few of the points back that they had lost.
Night fell and it happened to be a full moon. Part of a deal between Shukaku and Gaara was that the demon did not try to consume his host if he was allowed out on the full moon. The four kids made their way down to Hagrid's hut. Hagrid was waiting for them with his boarhound and crossbow.
"Right then... we are looking for an injured unicorn." Hagrid explained and Gaara tuned to the rest out "Right any questions?" Growled Hagrid, Gaara raised his hand "Hagrid-san, I request to go on my own due to some problems of the full moon, I find it bad for people's health to be near me."
Hagrid nodded and they headed into the forest. Gaara immediately separated from the group "Ninja art: Fake sleep no jutsu!" Gaara fell asleep and Shukaku knowing the need for stealth immediately took over and Gaara's body shifted into one of a humanoid tanuki.
Shukaku slipped through the trees and kept an ear out for his housemates screams of terror. A rustling was detected just off his position and Shukaku crept towards it when a bizarre shape emerged. It had the torso of a man and the body of a horse and from what Shukaku learnt from his father was that they were called Centaurs.
"Come out jinchuriki or power of a human sacrifice." Growling slightly Shukaku emerged from his hiding place in bush.
"Evening Centaur...Seen a dead Unicorn?" Shukaku growled towards the centaur who hung his head "Tis a great crime and shame to slay one so pure...I have not seen it. Mars is bright tonight."
Shukaku nodded and disappeared into the forest. Kid...I smell the half giant straight ahead. I leave you in command, it has been fun. Shukaku faded back into Gaara's subconscious letting Gaara take control and just in time as Hagrid charged up the path to find him.
"GAARA! THEIR YA ARE! THOUGHT YOU'D GOTTEN LOST!" He bellowed before slapping Gaara on the back and sending the boy into the floor. "YE CAN'T JUS' RUN OFF LIKE THA'!" Gaara nodded and rejoined the group, apparently Neville had been jumped by Malfoy and panicked.
He would be dead. If he tries it again. Gaara thought savagely. "So, Subaku...scared?" Mocked Malfoy as the two boys paired off and proceeded to walk deeper into the forest with Fang the boarhound leading them.
Malfoy snarled at Gaara's lack of responses and tried a new tactic "What's with the rags. Our servants dress better than that oh and they're paid as well." Gaara bristled at the jab but said nothing.
"Oh, I get it your an unfortunate penniless brat with a no-good whore of a sister and your brother is a closet gay." Malfoy spat, this caused Gaara to lose his cool. Gaara spun around "Sand style: Sand Coffin no jutsu!" The sand billowed out of the gourd and encased Malfoy like a snake about to devour a mouse.
"Sand Style: Sand gag no jutsu! Sand style: Leg splinter no jutsu!" Malfoy had no chance to scream as the sand crammed itself into his mouth as the pressure of the sand broke the boys legs. "Never say a fucking thing about my family again otherwise it is your life."
With that Gaara dropped the boy and stalked off into the darkness, his senses were going haywire and the scar on his forehead was beginning to itch and burn much similar to the time he came down with Arachanoid flu when he was nine. For all his immense powers Shukaku really lacked in regeneration not that the massive overgrown raccoon didn't have a good regeneration factor, Shukaku was more of a "I'MMA GONNA WHACK YOU GOOD AN PROPER FROM MY MASSIVE AIR BULLETS!"
Gaara found himself in a misty clearing and their down in the centre of the clearing amongst fallen trees was the dead Unicorn. The pain of the scar forced Gaara to his knees and in the gloom he noticed a cloaked being, it's face hidden by a cloak and it knelt and began to drink.
Gaara gasped and the figure looked up as Gaara got to his feet the thing rushed towards him at impossibly fast speeds. "Sand style: Sand bullet no jutsu!" The sand bullets shot towards the figure who dodged them. As the figure descended upon Gaara, a centaur jumped into the clearing kicked the thing in the chest and it took flight.
On the way back to edge of the forest Firenze the centaur that had saved Gaara's life explained that Unicorn blood could extend a man's life but cursing them in the process. Gaara remembered the package that had been moved to Hogwarts.
"The Philosophers Stone...Immortality, Pure gold...Voldemort." Gaara whispered to himself as he walked up to the school with Neville and Hermione whilst Hagrid carried Malfoy.
Well done pup...Very good deduction and very creative punishments...Now as the civilians say "Your move." What are we going to do about that immortality obsessed meatbag? Asked Shukaku as Gaara climbed through the portrait hole.