Okay, I'm BACK! And yes, I was right, I died at school today... though I did catch some sleep going down a zipline. :) Anyway, enjoy!
Disclaimer: Muffins taste like fish. I own YYH. Those sentences are equally true.
They had lodgings for the night at the Leaky Cauldron, which was supposed to be at the end of Diagon Alley. Tragically, they couldn't find it, though they did look at both ends. Eventually, Hana flagged down Draco Malfoy again, who was passing with a blonde woman who could only be his mother. Draco looked slightly scared when he saw them approach, but did nothing to move away. His mother gave him a mildly strange look as Hana bounced over, greeting him with a hug.
"Hello near-identical-twin-of-Sarnius-'cept-he's-dead Draco!" Kurama smiled at the boy, looking a little exasperated.
"Sorry again, she's just a little friendly." Hana bounced away cheerfully, and for the first time Draco got to see her modified uniform. His eyes widened slightly, and Hana giggled, doing a little twirl. She lost focus part way through, and began spinning around like a top, until Shishi caught her hands and pulled her to a stop. Narcissa Malfoy looked down her nose at her son.
"Are these some of your school friends, Draco?" Kurama cleared his throat, smiling at both the woman and her son.
"Actually, we just met your son today, and we were wondering if we could ask for some help." Touya snickered, Jin's arms around his waist.
"Yeah, Mister Perfect here actually managed to forget something!" Kurama shot him a pained look, and Draco sighed, unsure whether he wanted to be rid of them or make Shishi and Kurama happy, but willing to talk either way.
"What do you need?" Hiei and Kurama exchanged a look, then Kurama smiled, looking pleasantly at the very unpleasant woman and her more bearable child.
"Directions to the Leaky Cauldron. It's supposed to be on the end of the Alley, but we've been up and down four times now, and we couldn't find it." Narcissa's face became even more unpleasant as she looked from Kurama to her son.
"Draco, are these new friends of yours Mudbloods?" Draco looked a little tense, but Yusuke interrupted before he could speak.
"What does 'Mudblood' mean, Lady, 'cause it sounds kinda offensive." Yusuke's tone of voice was offensive, and Kurama half turned, frowning at the boy.
"Yusuke! Don't cause trouble!" Narcissa scowled at the boys in a disdainful manner, and Draco shook his head, tugging at his mother's arm.
"They're from another country, mother. Apparently the blue-haired girl knew one of our ancestors." Draco himself was slightly surprised he said this, but he was rewarded by smiles from both Hana and Kurama, so it really didn't matter. Narcissa looked unbelieving, but Hana grinned at her cheerfully, ignoring her expression.
"Yep! Oh! I just remembered her name. It was Miranda." Narcissa looked from the girl down to her son, who shuffled a little uncomfortably.
"Honestly, Draco, you didn't buy that, did you? You should know better than that by now, some mudbloods will do anything to seem special." Draco thought about protesting, then didn't know why he did. If they were mudbloods, they were beneath his notice. Just then, however, Shishi flicked a strand of hair off his pretty face (hey, you know he's pretty).
"Don't think too much on it, Yusuke, I don't think your brain can handle it. Just let the humans have their high-and-mighty beliefs." Yusuke had been trying to guess what 'mudblood' meant, since no one was telling him. Kuwabara glared at Shishi, looking a little surprised.
"Hey, in case you don't remember, I'm human too!" Shishi smirked at him.
"Precisely, botch face." Narcissa gave Shishi an appraising look, trying to decide if he was a pureblood, or just really mean. However, Suzuka had decided they didn't need her advice, or her approval, and was ignoring her, instead talking to Draco.
"Hey, kid, are you going to help out or not?" Draco glanced at his mom, unsure whether he wanted to or not, but Suzuka had noticed the motion, and was already walking away, shrugging.
"Fine, be a little mommy's boy." Kurama smiled apologetically at the boy as the rest of the group began to follow Suzuka, who was looking around randomly.
"I'm sorry about that... and for taking up your time. I hope you have a nice day." Hana snorted, having agreed with Suzuka.
"Oh, don't be sorry we have a habit of telling the truth. Come on, Kurama, some people are too stuck up to be polite to." Kurama shrugged, and ran to catch up, where Yusuke threw an arm around his shoulders, laughing cheerfully. Draco watched them go, a little upset, but mostly jealous of how relaxed they were, not giving a damn about what people thought. The memory of Kurama's smile danced through his head as his mother snorted haughtily and led him away.
Phew. This is fun!