chapter 8 :) hopefully the story is starting to pick up! and i keep forgetting to say this: i dont own anything! please read and review, usually when I upload a chapter I'm already halfway done with the next one, so I could be evil and not upload till I get reviews mwahahaha...nah ill probably upload it anyway but please review! it really makes my day :)
8. Care of "Magical Creatures?" Let's hit the books!
"Hey Hiei! Shuiichi! Wake up, we're going to be late!" Harry shouted at the two concealed beds. He got no response. "Seriously guys, we have to be at Care of Magical Creatures soon!" and he walked over to Shuiichi's vine covered, flowery bed. He reached his hand forward to draw back the curtains and instantly the vines shot out and caught his arm. "What the…" Is all he could say as more vines shot out, recognizing him as a potential danger.
Kurama took this time to slip out of Hiei's bed, and stealthily run across the room. "Harry!" He exclaimed in a very realistic, fake surprised voice, appearing as though he was coming from the bathroom. He then told the plants to let him go. Death of the kid they were trying to protect: avoided. Ron looked terrified.
"Bloody hell! I guess those weren't just to be pretty…" he trailed off.
"No, they're not. They're for protection. I don't suggest trying to touch Hiei's things either" He warned.
"Yes please don't, I would hate to wake up to a barbecued young wizard" Hiei smirked, emerging from his bed. This caused Harry to back away from both of their beds even further.
"Er…you know what? I'll wait for you in the common room and we'll go to class together, c'mon Ron" Harry said nervously, looking at his friend who was getting dressed at practically lightening speed and the two hurried out of the room.
"I guess…you don't want them to know?" Hiei asked his new found love.
"They don't need to. I don't think either of us want any more unneeded attention" Kurama smiled, giving his partner a small kiss, then proceeding to get dressed and ready. "We over slept today, we didn't get our morning exercise" He commented as he was undressing.
"I didn't want to wake you, you looked so…at peace." Hiei said, also in the middle of getting dressed.
"It's been a long time since I had the privilege of sleeping in the arms of a loved one" he smiled back. Hiei looked down shyly, cheeks turning a bit pink. "Hiei, you needn't be shy. You now know how I feel about you and that won't change." Kurama smiled, taking the fire demons hands in his own, again, causing Hiei to shyly look towards the ground.
"I'm sorry Kurama…I've never had this before…I've never felt like this before, and no one has ever expressed care for me, let alone love" He said timidly.
"I understand love, don't worry, we can take this at what ever pace you feel comfortable" Kurama said sweetly, tightening the grip on his lover's hands. "To me, right now the most important thing is that you love me back, and I couldn't be happier." Hiei gazed up into his beautiful emerald eyes. Just from looking at his eyes, hearing the tone of his voice, he could tell he was completely sincere.
"The ningens were right, we should get going to class. They are waiting for us." Hiei said, pulling away as he went to finish dressing. Kurama nodded in agreement, and the two headed out of the room and down to meet Harry and Ron. To no surprise, Hermione was waiting with them.
"Harry, Ron, I apologize for how I've acted. I didn't mean to scare you, only to give you a friendly warning" Kurama said, approaching the group.
"It's alright, I understand I suppose" Harry answered.
"Let's go! We're going to be late!" Hermione said, and proceeded to practically drag her friends out the door and down towards Hagrid's hut.
When they arrived at care of magical creatures, the half giant was waiting eagerly to show them what he had this time. The trio sighed, and hoped there would be no injuries this time. When all the students had arrived, Hagrid was quick to take the cloth off a mysterious cube, revealing a cage. Kurama accidentally let out a rather loud gasp.
"What we got here today is a parasite creature" Hagrid explained (don't know if I mentioned this, but I'm not going to try to type in his accent…it would be a horrible failure I'm sure I would get hated on for) Inside the cage was none other than a demon parasite, Kurama was sure it was the same one that had commandeered his brother, and later served him.
"Master! Please get me out of this cage, I've served you well in the past, I can again…" The parasite begged, looking straight at Kurama, but was cut off by a dangerous glare. His big emerald eyes had a glint of gold in them for a moment. The demon got the message, and stopped talking.
"Err…he says a lot of random things sometimes. Because he's a parasite, he jumps from host to host, taking over their bodies. This fellow here is one to be careful of…" and Hagrid went on explaining his very limited knowledge of the parasite. Meanwhile, Hiei and Kurama were mumbling softly. Hiei knew the past situation with the parasite when Kurama was working for Yomi, how he ended up here, they weren't sure.
"This could be a sign of that dark wizard using demons to aid him. A parasite demon would be the perfect way to stealthily infiltrate the school" Kurama said to Hiei.
"Hn. Should we kill it?" Hiei smirked.
"No, however we should talk to this…man about how to keep him better contained. I may have a use for him at some point. As you know Hiei, I can be very…persuasive" Kurama said with a sly smile.
After class, Kurama and Hiei stayed behind, waiting for the students to leave to have a word with the half giant. Harry, Ron, and Hermione bid them goodbye as the girl dragged her unwilling friends to the library to do research.
"Professor…"Kurama started, once everyone else was gone.
"You can just call me Hagrid" he said with a smile.
"Yes, well Hagrid, would you allow Hiei and myself to better contain this parasite you've caught? And may I inquire as to how you caught him exactly?" Kurama asked as politely as he could.
"Sure I suppose, but I don't think he's getting out of that cage anytime soon" Hagrid answered, obviously very proud of his catch.
"You'd be surprised. Parasites are tricky." Hiei answered shortly, as he proceeded to place wards on the cage, to further ensure the demon would not be able to escape.
"But master! I have served you well why do you let this human oaf contain me in a cage!" the parasite demon exclaimed. Kurama went up close to it, and talked softly so Hagrid would not hear him.
"I'm sorry, but I know better than to trust a parasite demon. You have seen Hiei and myself, I cannot risk you working for Voldemort and reporting back to him. I also cannot risk you inhabiting any of these innocent students. You will stay here, confined, until I have a use for you." He answered in his cold, threatening voice, eyes glittering with gold once again. The demon just sighed, frustrated with his predicament, and said nothing more.
"How did you catch this creature?" Hiei asked Hagrid.
"well… I was in the forest attending to some…business when he tried to take over my dog, Fang. It was a struggle, but I managed to get him before he hurt Fang and thought it would be a good introduction for the first class of the year" Hagrid admitted.
"Hn" Hiei replied 'What an ignorant fool' he added in his head.
"Hagrid, I suggest you not try to do something like this again. I'm sure Dumbledore has informed you there are more dangers out there, they could easily be hiding out, waiting for someone like you to stumble upon them in the forbidden forest" Kurama warned. Hagrid looked a bit offended by two new students thinking he couldn't take care of himself. "This creature is weak, untrustworthy, possibly the lowest scum on the scale. There could easily be much worse new creatures out there. If he was a struggle, I don't suggest trying your luck with something else."
"What makes you say that! I've been in that forest plenty of times, I know what's in there" Hagrid said, obviously beginning to be quite offended.
"My apologies, I did not mean to offend you" Kurama said, hearing it in his voice. "I have no doubt in your abilities, I trust Dumbledore and he trusts you, but these new dangers…they're worse than either of you could imagine. I apologize again if I have offended you, I meant no harm" He said kindly. Hagrids face softened, he could tell this new student meant it, and for some reason, he could tell he knew what he was talking about.
"Alright, Shuiichi, Hiei. What should I do with this bloke for now then?" he asked.
"Keep him. Don't touch him. Don't get too close. He's confined to that cage for now, make sure it stays like that." Hiei answered, and motioned to his partner that it was about time to go. He was tired of talking to the half human, half giant.
"Goodbye Hagrid, We'll see you next class, if not sooner." Kurama said politely, and the two turned and started walking back towards the castle.
"Wait! Shuiichi! One more thing" Hagrid shouted after them, causing them to stop. "He was talking to you before wasn't he? He called you master"
"You'll have to talk to Dumbledore about your suspicions Hagrid, I know nothing of that, I simply know how his kind works" Kurama lied, as the two continued walking back towards the castle.
Meanwhile, Hermione was looking through books, forcing Harry and Ron to help.
"Erm, Hermione? What are we looking for exactly?" Harry asked.
"Oh, I don't know, anything that seems strange about them!" Hermione answered, determined to find out more about the mysterious transfers. They searched for anything they could think of, but to no avail. They had no idea where to start. Hermione sighed, giving up.
"Everything is kind of strange about them…" Ron muttered.
"We're going to have to watch them more closely…we need to get a better idea of what we can look for. I say tomorrow morning, we wake up early and try to watch them 'train'" She suggested. Harry and Ron nodded, eager to get out of the library. Hermione couldn't be more disappointed. 'Pointless trip to the library' was simply not in her vocabulary. Next time, it wont be, she promised herself.
I think that was a bit short, but the demons are finally being introduced. the trip to the library wasn't going to be so pointless, other then for them to realize they know nothing, but i decided to save the interesting research for later, even though i already wrote it out T.T again, pleaseeee review! next chapter will be up soon!
