Chapter 7

||Late October||

As weeks passed the couple became more and more oblivious to his presence to the point where he practically relied on the grandfather to survive. They never did go clothes shopping. Is had left grandfather to go buy him a small amount of clothes from him since the duffle bag carried so little already. Though it seemed that Kyoko had subconsciously remembered him since she kept cooking for all four of them. But that didn't change the fact that he was still ignored.

'I've been nice and helpful so what am I doing wrong?'

A hand suddenly ruffled his hair.

"Your face is so serious Kei. Come, watch a show with me."

'Well at least all of my work isn't pointless. I still have grandfather.'The man was a blessing on the mornings after his dream/memories came to him. When he would come down the stairs the man would already have tea on the table and a juice for him ready.

"Okay."

And just like that no questions were asked as they watched the tv, simply enjoying each others company. it was one of the few ways he relaxed besides sitting under the tree.

They would have continued in silence Kyoko had decided to come in and relax earlier than usual. Destroying the peace and quiet with her loud personality as she started a conversation with grandfather about the baby. Needless to say it was something he ignored. Personally he couldn't understand them while at the same time he could. Before everything turned for the worse in his previous life he was excited for the news of of his precious godson. It meant that his family was growing bigger but what from he had remembered so far was that after seven years in battle to only go into another war straight after had skewed his thoughts on many things.

Even then he was still curious about the baby. It was probably the closest thing he would ever come to having an actual sister.

'Though I don't get why I'm being ignored, it's as if the whole world suddenly shifted towards the baby while everything else became white noise. It affected Kyoko and Katsuya but not grandfather...but why? What is it about this baby that's so special?'

Annoyed at not knowing the answer he decided to sneak back up to his room to practice his floating abilities (which seemed to be the only thing he could do). And as always Kyoko barely registered him leaving while grandfather patted his shoulder as he walked by.

In a way he was also grateful that the baby distracted them from noticing how intelligent he was. He didn't think he could handle them questioning his uncanny intelligence.

'It's not as if I know how to act like a normal child anyways.'

Raised with the abusive Dursley's denied him a normal childhood and his current one was proving to be far from normal as well. Instead of abuse from his aunt and uncle he had neglectful adoptive parents. 'But I guess this life is still better. There's no one out to kill me and the only war I'll hear about is a muggle one.'

Which brought him back to thinking about his beloved godson Teddy. While many things were still vague he remembered writing in a journal. Thinking back to the couple he had noticed that Katsuya was to busy and Kyoko was to pregnant to even consider making a journal.

Once he climbed the stairs and entered his bedroom he pulled out one of the blank journals. 'Even if I make a journal whose to say Kyoko and Katsuya won't make one later?' Biting his lip he decided to go against his better judgment.' I'll write just one journal and if they don't start one themselves I'll continue.' It was the least he could do as the future older brother. Not only that it would give him something to do with all the spare time he had. Feeling slightly better he grabbed a pen and climbed the troublesome bed, spending the rest of the day writing in the journal.

He decided that if they wouldn't acknowledge him anymore then he wouldn't try to bother with putting a mask on around them. Why bother if they won't notice either way. All he would have to do is wait for Hedwig to come around and he was sure this empty feeling would go away.


||Mid December||

Thankfully nothing had happened on halloween and he was able to write in the journal of how Kyoko dressed up as a witch and Katsuya a doctor (he may have added that Kyoko commented on his lack of imagination). Annoyingly enough grandfather had managed to get him to wear little panda ears (which he may have excluded from the journal).

Also his hatred for muggles had started to diminish slightly since he couldn't really compare them to the ones back home. But sometimes, sometimes after he dreamed the hate would overcome him just for a moment. To imagine that he could grab everyone and talk some sense into them.

The weather had also started to become cold to the point where grandfather had started offering him hot chocolate and would ocassionally watch a Christmas special with him. Kyoko herself had even started to stay in her room longer since it had a heater. That left him nearly all alone, shivering in cold while doing the chores with an ocassional help from grandfather.

Thinking of which the couple still haven't done anything like his journal to remember the special moment. 'You'd think they would want to since they were told otherwise. If things continued this way I might have to ask Kyoko and Katsuya to write in it one day.' This thought had disgruntled him because it meant he was risking them reading everything he wrote when he only intended for his future sibling to read. 'It'd be weird for them to read about how I described them.'

When he first entered Hogwarts he always had to hear how he looked just like his father, or even behaved. While nice, it got repetitive as well. Hell, Snape had shown him more about them and the man was a git! It was why he had done it for Teddy, describing Tonks and Remus for him. He had done it so that Teddy would know more than what people had commented on...

But it wasn't going to be enough, of that much he was sure. So he had also taken pictures. Pictures of when Kyoko got in an argument. Katsuya when he gave an exasperated smile to her. Even of grandfather when he was smiling at the young couple before him.

He planned to take more on Christmas Day.


||Christmas Day||

His first Christmas with the couple turned out to be very annoying for him. Every room he entered the couple would be there. Sometimes they held each other (which didn't bother him to much since he took many photos) and sometimes...sometimes they would sit in the living room. Talking so loud that he could hear them from the kitchen. Grandfather would of course be there smiling along.

Which reminded that Grandfather, Chiasa, and Yoshi had given him small gifts. A dog hat with a little flap things on the side a bit to big for him, more journals, and a book on levitation to help him. It warmed him that people still remembered him but...he still felt a stranger. Lack of proper sleep and no sign of his beloved owl didn't help either.

After Christmas had passed his mood had lighten somewhat so he had sent thank you letters to Chiasa and Yoshi. Commenting on how big Kyoko was getting with the baby.


||Late January||

Later on he knew why grandfather had gotten him a dog hat. The man wanted him to celebrate the Chinese New Years together. They had tea while watching the sunset, it was nice. Quiet and peaceful...

Until Kyoko started calling for Katsuya to get her some food again.

Something to do with rice, chocolate, and pickles.

He shivered.

'Poor man'


||Early March||

Kyoko's stomach was enormous now and she started resting more. Only coming down to make food when she can. If it didn't make him stand out more he would have helped cooked things as well.

Lying on the sofa he overheard that Kyoko's birthday was on the 16th. Katsuya was talking with grandfather, telling him how they were just going to spend some alone time together before he made dinner for her.

He sighed, 'It seems it's just me and grandfather again.' Not that it bothered him much since he didn't plan on doing anything different.


||May 5th||

With his sixth sense going off he took the camera with him as he and grandfather had their morning drink. And when they saw Katsuya practically rush Kyoko down stairs shouting that the baby was here he smiled and started taking pictures. Especially of the panic on Katsuya's face.

Once everyone was in the car and speeded of to the hospital they patiently waited for the baby to be born.

It was perhaps one of the few moments in life that he felt he had been had. Because as he took the picture of the happy family gathering around Kyoko and his now younger sister (he had to grab a stool) did they pronounce her name.

Tohru Honda.

He was sure his friends and family were rolling in their graves.

His eyes widen, 'what was it that Hermione had told me? 15-18 years? And Tohru Honda was just born now?'

Yes, he was sure his friends were laughing at him now.

'Bollocks'


After adoption: 9-7-2016