A/N Guess what ladies and germs? I got me some motivation! This is the Epilogue, well, kind of an Epilogue. Maybe not an Epilogue so much as an opening in an ending, if that makes any sense XD
I, Sharingan-Youkai do not own Harry Potter or Final Fantasy VII! I do however own the plot for this fic and OC's that MIGHT flit on through...
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Summary: It was the random kind of crazy that only ever happened to him. But, he couldn't help but wonder if this was where he should have been from the start. Even if he still had to fight, it was a small price to pay to help the ones he'd come to love...
Warnings! This fic will contain the following: Violence, swearing, possibly blood/gore, OOC'ness, some cliche'ness, SLASHand random humor. Oh, and quite possibly smut, depending on how creative I'm feeling! Let's not forget Dark but not evil, smart, powerful, Animagus Harry!
If you do not like Slash, then I suggest you find something else to read...
Main pairing: SephirothxCloudxHarry
Before we go any further I'd like to give a big thank you to Whispers-Of-Silence! Who helped me a lot with this fic while it was in the making! I couldn't have done it without her! So THANK YOU!
"Murphy laughs at your so called perfect plans!" -Random
"Thinking/Other..."
"Talking..."
Final Chapter:
It was a rather dreary afternoon in Harry's opinion.
The sun was hidden behind fat, ominous looking clouds and the air was dead still. There was no strong breeze or crackle of thunder in the distance like one would expect before a storm, and that, above everything, was what had Harry on edge for the two days the weather remained the same.
The weather man was spouting off crap about it clearing up in the next 24 hours, but Harry didn't think it would. No one else seemed to be put off by the not-storm, not Sirius with his own magic, not Rufus with his satellites, not Tifa and her woman's intuition, not even his life partners, Cloud and Sephiroth felt anything amiss. It was just Harry. Well, Nanaki had dropped around a few hours ago to drop off a completely random and in Harry's personal opinion unnerving message. He had said, with out any expression on his red furred face;
"The essence of Gaia has been asked. So shall the mighty Minerva answer. Fear not the calm before the storm, for everything will fall into place. Have faith."
He had left shortly after spouting off what sounded too much like a Prophecy for Harry's liking. Cloud had tried to reassure him by saying that the old fur-ball said stuff like that all the time. Something about getting his mourning entertainment in harassing the humans. Sephiroth had simply confiscated his person from Cloud's calming arms for a relaxing shower. Well, it started out as a shower, it ended with Sirius apparating to Seventh Heaven bemoaning about useless Silencing Charms and being scarred for life. Again.
Currently perched on the roof of his home with his legs drawn up to his chest, Harry eyed the ever present clouds in the sky, almost completely black in colour, and completely still and silent. At this point, he'd kill for just a single flash of lighting or a single rain drop, because the perfect stillness was terrifying him, and nothing either of his mates said or did could change that, which was, admittedly a first. One, if not both of his lovers could always, always erase his worries. He hadn't touched his sketch pad since the clouds first rolled across the sun, and his paints remained unused in their little drawer.
Nanaki's words echoed in his head like a bells toll, and a shudder of dread ran up the Wizards spine. His magic sparked across his skin as his worry escalated.
What was coming? What was going to happen? Would it separate him from everything he loved here? Would it take away his reasons to live? What was it with Fate and using him as its whipping boy? Was there a god out there that enjoyed playing with his life? Why couldn't it all just-
A slight breeze ruffled his long hair, and his magic suddenly withdrew to his core with a resigned hum, and Harry's eyes widened in panic. Moving with all the grace of his Animagus form, Harry sprang up from his huddled position on the rooftop and hurtled for the door. He thundered down the stairs, nearly falling down them in his bid for the living room and rocketed past an oblivious Denzel, who yelped as he flew by.
He skidded to a halt in the doorway to the living room and cursed upon finding it empty. He turned and bolted down the hall towards the master bedroom even as Denzel called out to him, asking what was wrong. The bedroom was empty as well, as was the connected bathroom so he turned and trued Sirius's rooms. Empty again. Sweat beaded on his forehead as panic started to take over. His magic had stopped humming and was silent in the deepest reaches of his core, impossible to draw upon, it was almost as if it was preparing for something. He almost ran smack in Denzel in the hall, the twelve year old's face contorting into confusion and worry at Harry's pale face.
"Harry, what's wrong! Why are you running around?" He asked gently. Harry swallowed thickly, sniffing the air for a fresh trail. Everything was a few hours old. He cursed and knelt down so he was eye level with Denzel, his baby brother in all but blood.
"Denzel, have you seen Cloud or Sephiroth?" He asked quickly. The boy frowned i thought before saking his head.
"No...I think they said something about helping Tifa with the bar..." He said. Harry cursed.
"Alright Denzel, I'm going to go check, will you be alright here on your own?" he asked. Denzel looked slightly insulted, so he amended. "Of course you will, you know your welcome to anything in the kitchen, just stay out of Padfoots room, Gaia only knows whats in there waiting to be set off." With that he stood and tried to apparate. Nothing. He tried again. His magic wasn't responding at all. Cursing again he flew past Denzel, who watched him go with wide eyes and yanked open the front door. He climbed onto his beloved bike, forgoing his helmet as he fired up the engine and roared onto the road, making his way to the Seventh Heaven at breakneck speeds.
Both Cloud and Sephiroth, currently in the process of manhandling a pair of rowdy drunks from the bar paused and looked at each other in confusion when they felt the turbulent emotions being broad casted over their bond on Harry's end. After tossing the drunk duo onto the sidewalk and slamming the door closed behind them, Cloud grabbed his PHS and hit speed dial for Harry while Sephiroth made his way to the bar where Sirius was currently trying to twirl a tall bottle of Sambuka around his hands and grabbed the bottle before it could whack the blue eyed Wizard in the face.
"Hey, I was playing with that." Pouted Sirius as the ex-General tossed the bottle to Tifa, who caught it absently and poured a shot for a customer.
"Somethings wrong with Harry." He said, straight to the point as ever. Sirius sobered up instantly and nodded to Tifa as he hopped over the bar and made his way with Sephiroth to Cloud, who was staring at his PHS in confusion. "What is it?" The silverette asked the blond, who glanced up at him, blue eyes alight with worry.
"Harry's not answering." He said, looking at Sirius. "Harry always answers." Anything else that would have been said was halted when the familiar roar of Harry's motorbike was heard over the noise of the full bar. All three worried males burst out of the bar to meet the ravenette as he quickly dismounted from his bike and launched himself into Cloud, who caught him easily and wrapped his arms around his waist while Sephiroth stepped up beside the pair and ran his bare fingers through Harry's wind blown hair.
The first thing Cloud noticed was the shaking, and that his usually warm skin was cold to the touch.
"Harry, love what's wrong?" he asked, glancing at Sephiroth, who was frowning deeply in concern for his smaller lovers welfare. Harry shuddered again.
"Somethings going to happen." He said hoarsely. "I don't know if its going to be good or bad, but I know I won't like it either way." He whispered shakily. Cloud and Sephiroth shared a look over his head before they all shuffled inside the bar and made their up the stairs to Cloud's old room. Once there Cloud sat with Harry on the cot while Sephiroth took point at the window, arms folded with his back to the wall, catlike green eyes focused on his two lovers. Sirius stood in front of the closed door, arms folded as he eyed all present in the room. Finally he settled his gaze on his godson and stepped forward, kneeling in front of him and resting a hand on his knee.
"What's going to happen Prongslet?" He asked gently. Harry shook his head against Cloud's shoulder.
"I don't know. But my magic isn't listening to me. Its there, but then...its not there, just like when...just like..." He trailed off as horrified understanding flashed across wide emerald green eyes. "Its going to take me back." He gasped as all colour drained from his face. Sirius's brows shot up into his hairline as he looked up to Cloud, and then to the ex-General who was standing rigid by the window.
"What do you mean 'Its going to take you back' Harry?" Asked Cloud as he rubbed soothing circles into the Animagus's back. Harry swallowed and clung to the blonds sweater. Before the raven haired man could answer however, a sudden boom of thunder had everyone jumping nearly a foot in the air. Sephiroth cursed and jumped away from the window as lightning struck the light post right outside the bar. The lights flickered and went dead, soaking the room in inky darkness. Lighting flickered outside and people cursed and hollered downstairs.
Cloud pulled a shivering Harry tight to his chest as Sephiroth climbed onto the bed behind them and wrapped his long and powerful arms around the both of them. Sirius cleared his throat at Harry's knee, hands shaking from the fright while his magic shuddered and retreated into his core, seemingly escaping the sudden charge that filled the air in the room, causing the hairs on the back of his neck to stand on end as lightning continued to flash outside.
Suddenly the door burst open behind them and Sirius yelped in true dog-like fashion while falling sideways in fright. Tifa stood in the doorway, clad in her usual outfit with a pale Marlene clinging to her duster.
"Is Denzel still at your place, Cloud?" she asked frantically. Harry nodded before the blond could answer. Tifa groaned.
"Oh, he hates storms." She said, resting a hand on Marlene's head. Sirius stood up and dusted himself off.
"He should be fine, the house is Warded against severe weather, he'll see the lightning from the windows, but he won't hear any thunder unless he opens a window or goes outside." He said, scrubbing a hand through his hair. Tifa nodded after a pause, then finally took notice of a very pale Harry Black being coddled on the bed.
"Is he alright?" She asked worriedly. Cloud and Sirius shrugged as one while Sephiroth remained silent and motionless, green eyes glowing in the poor lighting as he stared out the window with an odd look on his face. She frowned at him. "Is he alright?" she asked, nodded to the silver haired male. Cloud turned and looked at him over his shoulder, before nudging him with his elbow. He received no response.
"He can feel it too." Whispered Harry, as he reached around Cloud and gripped the front of Sephiroth's black satin button down in one hand, the other still curled into Cloud's usual sweater. Cloud frowned, feeling very much out of the loop.
"What's he feeling?" He asked, glancing at Tifa who shrugged, and then Sirius, who did the same. He looked down to Harry. "What's going on?" He asked, voice wavering as panic reared its ugly head in the back of his mind.
Then Harry shuddered violently, Sirius shouted, Tifa gasped and Sephiroth swore loudly. The room lit up as lightning flashed outside followed almost instantly by a deafening boom.
When the windows stopped vibrating in their pans and the lightning receded, Tifa and Sirius were left to stare in shock at the now empty bed.
A/N Aaand done! Sorry its so short but that REALLY concludes this story XP Sequel shall be called 'Anything Less'. It should be up sometime near April. I need to do a few chapters and get them Beta'd before I post 'em. Hope this ending/beginning satisfies those of you who were pissed about there being no 'ending'. XD