Chapter 11
Authoress's Note: It seems like I keep leaving off on cliffhanger's..it's not really that I want to keep my reader's in suspense it's just though that I'd like my reader's to know that this story is actually going somewhere and it's not just banter.. ^^; Well Enjoy the new chapter ;)
Magical History Class
The Slytherin's and the Hufflepuff's took their seats as the lesson began, Ino glanced at Gaara before whispering, "Psst.." as she motioned for him to grab the note near her hand as Gaara manuevered his sand before taking it and drawing it back to himself as the Teacher lectured, "..but the great Wizard Diculed's greatest flaw was his ego and that is why I believe what was behind the uprising of 1654 and how his castle was stormed and magic stolen. Now if you turn to page 13.." the Teacher drawled on as Gaara moved to open the note feigning reading his book.
The note read: Hey, So far the HufflePuff's common room is showing nothing dangerous a bit weird how the staircase turned into a slide when Neji tried to follow us to search the girl's dormitories. This castle seems to have a life of it's own so be carefull when exploring..I heard there's some kind of monster somewhere in the castle, something called a Basilisk only Slytherin's can find. Would you mind checking it out with me as you're a Slytherin?
Gaara blinked in surprise glancing at Ino then Hinata and Neji, noting both Hyuuga's looked dead tired from most likely using their byakugan for a majority of the night. Gaara glanced up when the Teacher smiled at Axel, "I heard your castle has a similar contraption as the one in our lesson..is it true it has a cavern surrounding the entire castle for defense?" "Yeah.." Axel akwardly answered before murmering, "It's also haunted by a witch named 'Maleficent'..she's been known to turn into a dragon that breathes green fire." "Really? How astounding!" The Teacher smiled as Sasuke raised a disbelieving eyebrow, Axel scoffed, "Don't give me that look Sasuke..she really does exist."
Gaara wrote in the letter before handing it back to Ino who immediatly opened it reading, Why not ask Sasuke? He's a Slytherin too and I thought you had a crush on him or something? Ino scowled before embaressdly writing back heatedly and nearly throwing the letter at Gaara who raised a brow at the woman's sudden rage before opening it.
No! I do NOT have a crush on Sasuke anymore..and did Naruto tell you that? I'm going to beat him within an inch of his life if keeps gossiping about me, and I'm asking you because I can't ask Sasuke, Axel, or Melanie because they can't be trusted and you're the only Slytherin friend I have. Gaara blinked in surprise before Axel abruptly stood yelling, "I mean it Sasuke she's real! Hell, ask my best friend and he'll tell you the same!" "So..I just have to ask Namine?" Sasuke asked with feigned innocence as he smirked darkly when Axel scowled, "You know I was talking about Roxas dammit!" Axel banging his fists on the table once.
"Axel, Fire.." Melanie pointed out as Axel yelped immediatly moving to put out the flames from his class notes, "Ah..dammit!" "Well then.." the Teacher immediatly interrupted before glancing up in surprise at the time, "I guess class is over..Everyone remember homework on pages 1-25 read up and study up on your history of the reign of Diculed!"
Hinata yawned as she stood while Neji glanced over at Cain who'd been unusually silent for most of the class, "Cain..are you coming?" "Huh? Uh yeah..sorry I guess I was spacing out.." Cain chuckled as he moved to gather his things as well before heading over to Melanie. "Hey Mel, got a second?" "Yeah.." Melanie quickly followed Cain outside as Sasuke frowned at the two Galerian's moving to follow them to the courtyard outside while the students went back to their dormitories.
"So what's up?" Melanie raising an eyebrow as Cain sighed grimly, "We have to talk to Pat soon..I'm running low on pills and the boyscout believes Pat'll come through for us.." Cain leaned against a tree as Sasuke raised an eyebrow, Pills? Why are the Galerian's taking pills?
"I don't know Cain..I doubt Pat would risk us short circuting and tearing this place apart from the inside out.." Melanie turning to Cain, "Also, Proffessor Snape's a nosy bastard..He kept asking me questions about Rion and our 'race'." "Hmph..Figures that bastard would be nosy.." Cain chuckled darkly before sighing heavilly, "Mel..we don't belong here, we should just kill Rion and get back to Michaelangelo City..I mean who the hell cares that we have keyblades?"
"The heartless..and Cain what the hell's waiting for us in Michaelangelo city that you're so desperate to get back to?" Melanie sitting down as Cain snarled, "We were practically gods there! The humans obeyed us without question or we'd pop their heads like grapes..Even that 'resistance' was finally starting to fall apart because Lillia was dying."
"Right..Lillia.." Melanie scowled heavilly to himself putting a hand to his heart, "I hate making friends..I just want to tear them apart and never see another human again." "Me too.." Cain scowled as he sat down beside Melanie, "So..what's stopping us?"
"Rion.." Melanie answered simply as he turned to Cain, "Rion could kill us easily yet he keeps us alive because we possess keyblades.." Melanie summoning the dark keyblade to his hand as Cain automatically summoned his golden one. "Still no idea why these things chose us..we're monsters who enjoy slaughtering humans..even the damn sorting hat recognized the darkness within us."
"Maybe whatever Rion see's in us is what the keyblade's see..?" Melanie shrugged before standing as he unsummoned the keyblade, "Let's head back before Roxas deciedes to teach us how spar again." "Yeah..because this book kicking my ass is all I can handle.." Cain chuckled as they left Sasuke frowned to himself, Proffessor Snape is curious about the Galerian's but he's not asked Axel or me into his office..what's he up to?
Sasuke stopped at seeing Malfoy in the distance talking to Zabini who rubbed his already healed hand with a small scowl, "Damn foreigner..I'll make him wish he was never born." "Zabini don't worry we have potions tommorow and I'm sure Proffessor Snape won't hold it against you if you 'accidently' dropped a potion on the foreigner.." Malfoy chuckled darkly. Hmph..if I was actually their friend I would help them with that plan.. Sasuke's eyes widening in realization, Friend..hm..maybe if I be-friend Malfoy he can arrange for me to see Itachi..after all friends help friends. Sasuke smirked darkly at his plan before heading over, "Hey Malfoy..Zabini, you both really want to get back at Melanie? Because I know a couple things he hates."
Transfiguration Class
Sakura and Naruto gasped in shock at seeing Mcgonagall shift into a cat then a human before the woman cleared her throat, "Transfiguration is a VERY difficult thing to learn as well as control but that's why I'm here to teach you all..now then before you all are cups you'll be turning into rats-" "EW!" Namine and Sakura abruptly yelled before Rion chuckled lightly, "Relax..that's only if you get the spell right."
"Well..Mr. Steiner appears to be right..although..If you don't get the spell right you will fail this lesson..now wands out.." Mcgonnagal began writing on the blackboard as Roxas glanced at Namine before whispering, "How've you been?" "Roxas..it's only been a day..don't be such a mother hen.." Namine lightly whispered back with a fond chuckle at the boy having a faint blush on his cheeks.
Sakura grimaced at the cup before gazing at her wand, "Alright..this can't be too hard..dammit Shikimaru!" Sakura glared at the boy already fast asleep beside her with a rat on his shoulder indicating his cup had already been changed. "No shouting in class Ms. Sakura.." Mcgonagall scolded before gasping in surprise, "My word..I've never seen a student learn a transfiguration spell so quickly.." Mcgonagall picking up the rat that squeaked before she waved her wand to undo the magic smiling fondly at seeing the practice cup and that Shikimaru had indeed performed the spell.
"Normally I don't allow sleeping in my class but seeing as Mr. Shikimaru here has completed the lesson I'll let it slide for now.." Mcgonagall turning to the other students, "Alright everyone continue to practice..Ah Neville Longbottom you're flicking your wand to hard.." Mcgonagall heading over to the boy to help him.
Harry glanced at Naruto before asking, "How on earth did Shikimaru do that spell so easily?" "I dunno..supposedly Shikimaru's the smartest person in the village but unfortunately he's also the laziest..so not very smart I guess.." Naruto chuckled with Harry as Sakura blinked in surprise at Naruto already making friends with Harry Potter so quickly, Wow..that was fast.
Roxas turned to Namine before asking, "Do you have any classes with Axel?" "No..not yet..though I heard Slytherin's and Gryffindor's have potions together tommorow.." Namine chided as she waved her wand before crying out in shock at her cup having whiskers and squeaking but not quiet a transformed rat yet, "Ugh.." Namine shuddered in revulsion trying to calm herself.
Rion sighed heavilly as he rubbed his head with a scowl at being able to hear the thoughts around him, Dammit..I need to control my power.. Rion took a deep breathe to relax before grimacing when he heard a Ravenclaw girl's thought, Oh wow..he's foreign and he looks so sweet, Maybe I should try a love potion in Snape class later today.. Rion scowling at the girl's thought about him before hearing another think, He might be a Gryffindor but he's got a nice body, I bet he likes girls like me that actually have breasts you can tell are real. As well as a boy behind him scowled at his cup, Dammit why can't I get this spell right? I swear Mcgonagall's got a wand up her-
"Mr. Steiner.." Mcgonagall headed over to the boy, "You seem to have trouble concentrating..is everything alright?" "Um..Yeah.." Rion weakly answered before giving a pain yelp when suddenly a spark of electricity sparked off the right temple of his head, "Ow!" "Rion.." Sakura worriedly heading over to the boy as Rion quickly backed away yelling, "I..I need to get out of here!"
"Mr. Steiner stop! Mr. Steiner!" Mcgonagall tried to stop the boy who bolted from the classroom as Sakura quickly yelled, "I'll go after him and bring him back Ms. Mcgonagall..he's probably just feeling sick!" Sakura immediatly using her ninja speed to catch up with the boy easily. Sakura blinking in surprise at Rion being near the Forbidden Forest, "Rion!" Sakura worriedly called after her new friend, "Rion come back you heard Dumbledore it's dangerous in there-" "STAY AWAY SAKURA!" Rion immediatly yelled as Sakura tensed at this being the first time the boy had yelled at her as Rion's temple sparked blue electricity he panted breathlessly against a tree.
"Rion please, I'm a trained medic..let me help you.." Sakura moving to get closer as Rion yelled, "I'm gonna short circuit! Y..You need to get away..I'm going to short..I'm going to-AH!" Rion shrieked in agony as Sakura gasped feeling as though the gravity around them suddenly was out of focus, her vision blurring in front of her eyes as the world seemed to shake back and forth until it returned to normal, "..ah.".
"Ugh..!" Rion clutched his head weakly his nose dripping blood as his head sparked blue eletricity continously the tree's around him instantly shredding to pieces and falling as Sakura quickly dodged the tree's before worriedly gazing at her friend, "Rion.." Shit..he's destroying everything around him..how can I get close enough to help him? Sakura threw a kunai testingly at the boy before gasping when the metal stopped a foot away from the boy and instantly broke into pieces and shattered into the tree's. I..I can't get near him.. Sakura trembled to herself, I..I'd be torn apart before I even had the chance to help him.
Rion coughed raggedly as he began sweating blood down his forhead before reaching into his medicine pouch and swallowing a purple and white pill quickly. "S..Sakura.." Rion panted before the violent sparking around him settled down as the gravity around Rion returned to normal, "Rion..a..are you alright now..?" Sakura hesitantly took a step toward the boy at seeing nothing around him was being ripped to shreds anymore.
"Yeah..just..tired.." Rion weakly headed toward Sakura before groaning as he fell Sakura quickly caught him, "Rion! Rion don't pass out! Stay awake.." Sakura gently patted the boy's cheek knowing that shaking him would be a bad idea medically as Rion gazed up deliouresly seeing Sakura then her form shift to a young woman with long red hair and violet eyes, Rion.. "L..Lillia..?" Rion tenderly placed a hand to Sakura's cheek, "Lillia I tried..s-so hard..to protect you.." Rion groaned before passing out against Sakura. "Rion.." Sakura gazed down worriedly at her friend before gently placing a hand over his own, "Who's..Lillia?"
Disney Castle
"RION.." a female voice called out from the computer as Pat instantly sat up from the computer he'd been working on yelling, "Whoa!" Pat heading over to the console and asking into the microphone, "Lillia! Dr. Pascalle is that really you? Please if it is say something.." Pat waiting for a response before pouting at hearing nothing, "Damn..and I thought we'd found her this time.." Pat threw the wrench back into his toolbox as Chip and Dale headed over.
"Hiya Pat!" Dale greeted as he jumped onto the console with Chip who asked, "Why so glum? Something happen?" "Well kinda..ya see Rion and I have this old friend..her name was Lillia Pascalle she helped out the human resistance alot..to me she was like a big sister..but to Rion she was like his best friend.." Pat answered before sighing, "We're both kind of hoping Lillia's still alive in the system somewhere..kind of like Sora and Riku."
"Well then we just gotta keep looking!" Dale smiled as he began another search through the files as Chip smiled, "Yeah Pat! We gotta keep moving forward with what life gives us and do our best..It's what Dale and I do everyday."
"Yeah..I guess you dudes are right.." Pat smiled at the two friends before sighing as he went to the lab absently putting on a gas mask before crushing some white powder and placing it into a purple and white capsule, Hopefully those guys are alright at Hogwarts..not using your ability as a Galerian can kill you..from what Rion told me he hasn't been using any of his abilities for a month straight..I hope he hasn't accidentally shorted yet.. Pat finished the pills as he wrapped them in 3 seperate boxes before heading over to Chip and Dale, "Hey guys..I need to ship these to Rion? But how do I get it to him if he's in a seperate world?"
"Leave it to us!" Chip and Dale immediatly took the packages as they placed them on a small hover cart before driving it through the castle, "Coming through!" "Special delivery!" "Hey what's the big idea?" Donald scowled at Chip and Dale before heading over to Pat as Goofy did the same, "Hyuck! Any luck finding Sora yet?"
"No..sorry guys..I still have nothing yet..I mean there's so much data to go through.." Pat sighed heavilly, "When Melanie uploaded this information into the computer it's like it took a life of it's own and stored it somewhere we can't find unless we manually look for it."
"Oh..hyuck! Maybe Tron can help us?" Goofy turned to Donald who scowled, "What? We can't go see Tron without Sora though.." Donald sighed heavilly before turning to Pat, "Just please keep looking? Sora's our friend."
"Don't worry..I won't stop looking.." Pat smiled not noticing a stranger in the lab as he, Goofy and Donald searched the database.
Disney Castle Labratory
The cloaked figured circled the various chemicals before heading over to Pat's formula book reading over the young scientist's work, "Intriguing.." the figure removed his hood revealing white hair, tanned skin, and orange eyes. Xemnas put down the formula book before murmering, "Saix was right..they are doing something strange here.." Xemnas pocketing some of the pills Pat had made, "Perhaps I should do some experiments of my own.." Xemnas smirked darkly as he summoned nobodies into the labratory before vanishing as they began crashing into various items searching the room for anything of use about the whereabouts of Axel, Namine and Roxas.
Hogwarts Hospital Wing
Sakura worriedly stayed by Rion's bedside as Dumbledore headed over to the girl with Mcgonagell who gasped in shock at the boy's state the woman instantly asking, "Good heavens..what happened?" "I..I don't know.." Sakura answered taking a shaky breathe before turning to Dumbledore, "I..I honestly thought he was going to die..and I..I couldn't help him..I just.." Sakura let out a muffled sob remembering feeling this helpless once when she had tried to keep Sasuke from leaving the village.
"You did what you could..nothing more could be asked of you.." Dumbledore worriedly looked Rion over before murmering, "I'll send a note to King Mickey at once..until then perhaps it would be better if you went to class?" "Um..well, I kind of want to stay here for a bit..?" Sakura nervously knowing how odd it sounded considering she'd barely known the boy less than a month and he wasn't her priority, Harry Potter was.
"Ah..I understand wanting to stay by a friend's side..but rest assured Rion will be well cared for here and nothing will happen to him.." Dumbledore gently coaxed as Sakura stood with a shaky sigh, "Um yeah..we came here to protect Harry Potter after all.." Sakura moving to leave before gasping in surprise when Rion grabbed her wrist unconciously in his sleep and automatically pulled Sakura down to lay beside him in the small bed.
"E-Eh?" Sakura blushed a deep red at being so close to the boy who was cuddling her like a child would their favorite blanket as Dumbledore chuckled amusedly, "Ah..youth.." Mcgonagell yelped, "How indecent! Dumbledore we need to pry that young man off of Sakura at once or there'll be a scandel!" "Minerva relax..the boy's obviously been through something very traumatic and he's chosen Sakura as his friend for comfort..the least we could do for the sick boy is let him have a friend nearby.." Dumbledore reasoned as Minerva sighed heavilly, "Oh fine but let no one see you..honestly a Ravenclaw and Gryffindor in the same bed.." she muttered to herself before drawing the curtains around the two so no one could see them together so closely.
"Rion.." Sakura blushed before shyly keeping close to the boy as she listened to his heart beat in his chest, Rion says..he isn't human but.. Sakura took a deep breathe, I wonder..if Naruto's heart sounds like this when he's asleep..? Sakura cuddled unconciously into the boy when she felt his arms soothingly wrap around her shoulders.
Transfiguration Class
"Sakura and Rion have been gone for a long time.." Naruto nervously bit his bottom lip as he gathered his things at the end of class before turning to Roxas, "Rion..wouldn't hurt Sakura would he?" "Well..I don't know..I mean Rion seems to be the most 'sane' among those three but usually they'd be back by now.." Roxas gathering his things into his own bag as well.
Harry turned to his friends before heading over to Mcgonagall as he asked worriedly, "Excuse me Proffessor, but is Rion alright?"
"Yes..He's in the hospital wing with Ms. Sakura but it seems-" Mcgonagall gasping when Naruto left the classroom abruptly vanishing in a flurry of wind down the hallway before she scolded, "Honestly..I was just about to say that Mr. Steiner had a feinting spell and refused to let Ms. Sakura leave his side."
"Thanks Proffessor-Bye!" Harry waved as he and his friends also took off out the door, "Mr. Potter no running in the halls!" Mcgonagall scolded as Roxas raised an eyebrow at how concerned everyone seemed to be about the two, "Weird.." Roxas then glancing at Namine to see if she was ready to leave, "Well..Thank you Ms. Mcgonagall we have to go give our classmates the homework assignment in case they missed it.." Namine quickly leaving with her friend before asking once they were alone, "Roxas..should we go find Axel?"
"Well actually I think he's in herbology right now.." Roxas shuddered at the thought of going near the green house after hearing some of the plants actually shrieked or bit back. "Well, I meant should we find Axel afterward to see how he's doing? I mean we're all in seperate houses..don't you think Axel might feel a bit lonely being seperated from us..?" Namine meekly asked as Roxas shrugged, "I don't know..I mean..Axel is Axel, he can make friends if we wants to and it's not like we're the 3 muskateer's."
Namine chuckled lightly at that, "Well..I guess you're right about that.." Namine sighed heavilly before Roxas asked, "..Namine..are you feeling lonely?" "Well kind of..just drawing the memories of Sora and Riku..is making me kind of homesick..and it's not like I can really talk to Sakura or Shikimaru about it.." Namine nervously clutched her sketchbook to her chest.
"Namine..don't worry..it's just nerves from being in a new place..even I'm still getting used to it.." Roxas soothingly rubbing his friend's shoulder before a Gryffindor boy approached them, "Hey um..Namine right?" "Yes, did you need something..?" Namine shyly asked as the Gryffindor smiled, "I..Well, I'm wondering if because this's a new school and all..if you need any tutoring in herbology I'd be happy to help you."
"Oh um..Thank you for the offer..er..?" Namine glancing at the boy who smiled, "It's Neville..er..Neville Longbottom.." Neville shyly blushed at the girl thanking him as Namine smiled fondly, "Thank you Neville..Oh this's my friend Roxas.." Namine gesturing to the boy who akwardly waved to Neville, "Um hello..Neville."
"Nice to meet you!" Neville eagerly shook Roxas's hand as Namine smiled gently, "Roxas..should we go find Axel still? He is our friend afterall.." "Um..sure..We'll see you later Neville?" Roxas turned to the boy who smiled, "Um yeah! I mean..well we're both Gryffindor's afterall."
Hospital Wing
Naruto instantly burst into the hospital wing before yelling, "Rion what the hell'd you do to Sakura-chan?" Naruto looking around for the boy as Sakura scowled yelling, "Dammit Naruto Rion's sleeping!"
Naruto blinking in surprise at the small curtain covering the bed before headed over gasping in surprise at seeing Sakura so casually cuddled against Rion who was currently passed out. "Wow..you two got friendly FAST.." Naruto joked as Sakura scowled, "It's not like that..he wouldn't let me go..and he kept calling me 'Lillia'."
"I think they're over there.." Ron's voice called from down the hallway before he and his friends went over as Hermione blushed heatedly at Sakura beside Rion, "W-What are YOU doing? You're a Ravenclaw in bed with a Gryffindor!"
"Sh!" Sakura scowled at Hermione before murmering, "Rion's still sleeping and he passed out earlier and wouldn't let me go..Why's everyone jumping to weird conclusions when we're just sleeping and doing nothing else?" Sakura huffed before Ron gulped embaressdly looking away, "Well um..w-women have to protect their virtue? And we were all worried about um, you?"
"Well..I was more worried about Rion..what happened to him earlier?" Harry honestly murmered before sitting down in a chair, "I mean..it look like his head sparked electricity like a machine after you get it wet..?" "A machine?" Ron blinked confusedly as Hermione sighed shakily, "I saw the spark too but.." Hermione gently put her head to Rion's chest listening, "It's highly unlikely Rion's a robot I mean he has a heartbeat."
"Anyways.." Naruto turned to his friend asking, "What happened after Rion left the classroom?" Sakura shrugged before answering, "I..I don't really know..he just got really sick all of sudden..his nose was bleeding then his head was bleeding.." Sakura sighed shakily, "It was terrifying to watch.." Especially with how effortlessly he was destroying everything around him.
"Weird.." Ron turning to Hermione for her thoughts on the matter as Hermione sighed, "Well..it could've been stress or something but I've never heard of someone's nose and head bleeding at the same time."
"I know! We can ask Cain..maybe he knows what happened to Rion?" Naruto abruptly standing as Sakura yelped, "No way! Cain hates Rion..what if..well he tried to hurt Rion while he's in the hospital wing?" "Cain wouldn't do that..I mean he and Rion are friends right?" Harry asked innocently not aware that Cain's goal in life was to kill Rion.
"Not really.." Sakura nervously answered as Hermione scoffed, "Honestly..boys don't know how to get along even if one of them's hurt." "Sakura.." Naruto raised an eyebrow at the girl's sudden concern for Rion before glancing at Harry, Ron and Hermione, "Er..can I talk to Sakura-chan for a bit in private?" "Huh?" Harry blinked in surprise before Hermione nodded, "Certainly but call us back when you're done.." Hermione dragging her two friends away from the hospital bed into the hallway as Ron scowled, "Hermione! Why'd you drag us away? I mean what if they're talking about something important?"
"We'll be able to hear them fine from here.." Hermione gesturing to the extendable ear as the golden trio began listening.
Naruto sat down across from Sakura before sighing, "Sakura..first you had a crush on Sasuke and now you've got a crush on Rion?" "What? I..I don't have a crush on Rion.." Sakura scowled her cheeks a faint pink color as she asked, "And what makes you think I have a crush on Rion?" "I don't know..the fact that you're ignoring our mission and more concerned for Rion's safety then our target's.." Naruto sighed heavilly, "Look Rion's my friend too but the Sakura-chan I know always put her mission before everything else. I thought maybe you had a crush on Rion and that's why you were so unfocused on your mission?"
"Well..it's not that.." Sakura took a deep breathe before explaining, "Naruto..don't tell anyone but..Tsunade's ordered me to keep an eye on all the Galerian's. She saw what Melanie did to Axel in Konoho and she's worried if Orochimaru got ahold of that kind of power he..well he could read people's thoughts without them even knowing it."
"We have no proof Orochimaru's here..I mean the only person we have to worry about is Moldemort.." Naruto smirked to himself, "..And we can beat that guy no problem!" "Naruto..It's Voldemort.." Sakura took a deep breathe before murmering, "I just know that IF Orochimaru does come after one of the Galerian's he'd go for the strongest one..and that's currently Rion."
"Sakura..what happened when Rion left the classroom? You seem..different..like you saw something horrible.." Naruto worriedly took his friend's hand in his own as Sakura gave a soft hiccup before murmering, "Naruto..I..I was so scared..Rion's power just..it's like it was bursting out of him..the tree's were destroyed, the ground, the rocks..even the kunai I threw at him was ripped to pieces like it was a piece of paper.." Sakura sniffled shakily, "Naruto..Rion was dying..his power was killing him and I..I couldn't even help him.." Sakura sobbed heavilly as Naruto worriedly held his friend close akwardly patting her back to try and soothe her.
Naruto worriedly sighed at Sakura breaking so badly and so fast used to the girl being stronger than this before Naruto murmered, "Sakura..maybe..you should go back home?" "What?" Sakura instantly stopped her crying as Naruto murmered, "I mean..it seems like this taking alot out of you..maybe if you went back to Konoho-" "NO WAY!" Sakura abruptly punched Naruto as a loud CRACK was heard and there was a small dent in the floor where Naruto's head had landed as Sakura shook the boy, "Dammit Naruto I'm a girl I have FEELINGS! That doesn't mean I need a vacation or time away it just means I got scared dammit! But now I'm over it don't you get that?" Sakura glared as she punched Naruto again who grimaced, Yup..That's the Sakura-chan I know.
Hospital Wing Hallway
"Did you guys hear that?" Hermione worriedly gasped before turning to Harry who murmered, "Yeah..seems like the foreigner's are here for different reason's other than attending Hogwarts." "I wonder..who the Konoho student's 'target' is exactly and what they're planning?" Ron gulped nervously to himself as Harry sighed, "I don't know but..Hermione, Ron..let's find where Rion's power attacked him..maybe we can find out more about why it tried to kill him?"
"Good idea..though where would we look?" Ron asked as Hermione sighed, "Obviously the Forbidden Forest..Rion obviously wasn't hit by the Whomping Willow, he wasn't wet from the lake and if he did have such a bad attack there'd be a crowd gathering somewhere in Hogwarts..so Obviously this happened somewhere no one would really notice."
"Brilliant Hermione.." Harry smiled at his friend before murmering, "Let's head back to the Transfiguration Classroom..if Rion was in a hurry he probably couldn't get very far..maybe that section of the Forbidden Forest near there is our best place to look."
Herbology
Axel glared at the plants that had tried to eat his fingers when he dug them out before wiping his hands on his coat, "Ick..Man I feel like this's karma for what I did to Marluxia.." Axel glancing over at Gaara before heading over, "Man..you don't even have a speck of dirt on you..how the hell'd you accomplish that?"
"Practice.." Gaara answered before scowling at a couple of Slytherin girl's automatically heading over to them, "Wow Gaara..you'll have to teach us what you do to practice..you're so clean and well um, neat.." On Slytherin girl smiled with a faint blush on her cheeks as Gaara frowned, "I don't waste my time teaching the unteachable."
The girl's face instantly dropped before her friend scowled at Gaara, "Jerk!" as the Slytherin girl burst into tears running off Axel only chuckled, "Ouch..and here I thought I was the only one without a heart.." Axel smirked at Gaara before gathering his things.
Sasuke whispered something to Malfoy and Zabini who laughed before smiling to themselves as they left as Axel raised an eyebrow, "Your new friends seem like they're in a good mood.." "What's it to you?" Sasuke scowled before glancing at Gaara, "So you're best friend's with the dobe now?"
"I'm not sure..he still seems to believe you're his 'best friend' Sasuke.." Gaara frowned as Sasuke smirked, "Well..he's a dobe for a reason..obviously he's too slow to take a hint I'm NOT his best friend anymore."
Hinata headed over to Cain before meekly asking, "Cain..are you okay?" "Yeah..just..a headache..Hinata you mind moving back a couple steps?" "Eh? Um..sure.." Hinata shyly taking a few cautious steps away from the boy as Cain snarled before his body was envoloped in black electricity as the herbology windows instantly shattered, the glass shards stabbing into the ground before Cain took a calming breathe as his power died down.
Proffessor Sprout instantly headed over at hearing the commotion before gasping, "Why are all windows broken?" "Sasuke did it!" Cain immediatly pointed at the boy who scowled, "What? I did not you basta-" "Sasuke! I am appalled..10 points from Slytherin house..I will also be sending a letter to Proffessor Snape.." Proffessor Sprout huffed moving to repair the windows.
Hinata worriedly gulped before heading over to Cain whispering urgently, "W-Why did you lie? And why'd break all those windows?" "Because I'm going CRAZY from not using my powers..also Sasuke's a jerk and planning something..so I figured this would be a good payback.." Cain smirked as Sasuke glared daggers at the back of Cain's head leaving with Axel who whistled, "Wow..can't believe Cain actually got away with that.".
"Don't worry about it I'll get him back.." Sasuke huffed as Gaara stopped abruptly turning his head toward the Forbidden Forest, Axel glanced at the ninja before asking, "Hey Gaara, what's the hold up?" "I smell blood..and it's not human.." Gaara frowning at the odd scent of metal and some strange chemical that smelt like ammonia, ( Bleach or some kind of house cleaning product). "I'll catch up with you both later.." Gaara vanishing in a cloud of sand as Axel grimaced, "Man..I hate it when he does that..he's like a fricken sand demon or something."
Forbidden Forest
"Whoa.." Ron stared wide eyed as his friends did the same, "R-Rion..did all this..?" Hermione worriedly climbing over one of tree's that had fallen down surprised Sakura and Rion hadn't been crushed by the falling foliage. "Here..Let me give you a boost.." Ron helping Hermione over another fallen tree as Harry easily climbed over the tree's blinking in surprise at the center of it all was a large dent in the ground like a sphere.
"What on earth happened here?" Harry looking around in shock at seeing pieces of metal broken into the barks of the tree's and the tree's near the sphere shredded to splinters with large and small gashes engraved and burned into the wood. "Bloody hell..it's like something exploded.." Ron glancing around warily as Hermione nodded in agreement, "An explosion would be correct..Sakura did say that Rion's power burst out of him..I'm wondering what kind of power it is though to do something..so dangerous to the person who wields it..?"
"I don't know but I'm with Sakura on this one.." Harry turning to his friends, "Sakura said that man named Orochimaru could harness this power and use it for himself..but what if..the Dark Lord is also trying to harness this power?" "He could..kill thousands with this kind of damage.." Ron paled instantly at the thought as Harry murmered, "Maybe we should protect Rion as well? Or maybe Rion IS the target the Konoho students were talking about?"
"I don't know..I mean Naruto told Sakura that Rion was a distraction..so Rion can't possibly be the target.." Hermione bit her bottom lip in through before giving a scream of disgust at seeing something as she instantly clung to Ron who murmered, "What? Hermione what'd you..OH.." Ron gave a gagging noise before trying to compose himself as Harry glanced over seeing a few birds and squiralls on the floor dead their bodies ripped apart from the inside out and scattered across the forest floor as though they'd exploded from the inside out.
"Bloody..hell.." Harry gagged at the smell surprised to see what Rion's power could do such things to living flesh, I thought maybe it was just inanimate objects that could be hurt..but this..this is.. "What're you 3 doing over here?" Gaara asked as the 3 instantly tensed before turning around, "Er..we were um.." Ron nervously trying to think up an explanation as Hermione instantly answered, "Curious..I mean..look at how many tree's are knocked over..we were wondering what happened over here..I guess some kind of wild animal got near the grounds."
"Hm.." Gaara glanced at the three then the ground at seeing dropplets of blood that had burned into the blades of grass, Galerian's..I remember Cain telling us their blood was acidic to living things with that rat from Diagon Alley.. "Er..What're you doing over here?" Harry curiously asked surprised Gaara had to easily climbed over the fallen tree's without them noticing him.
"I came to get you 3 before a Teacher found you all..didn't Dumbledore say the Forbidden Forest was off limit's?" Gaara instantly frowned at Harry's recklessness as Harry sighed, "Yeah..I guess we've looked around here long enough.." Harry moving with his friends over the tree's before Harry asked curiously, "Did Naruto ask you to come look for us?"
"No..I haven't seen him since this morning..why?" Gaara glancing at Hermione who answered, "Well..he was in the hospital wing and wanted to talk to Sakura alone for a bit and we'd told him we'd wait in the hallway-" "Then we came out here to check out what happened here.." Harry instantly finished for Hermione as Gaara followed the Golden Trio back into Hogwarts, "..I see."
"Um..Out of curiousity..why do you have no eyebrows and a tattoo on your face?" "Ron!" Hermione scolded embaressdly before blinking in surprise at seeing Kakashi reading a book in the hallway, "Eh? Isn't that the man from the train?" Ron heading over as Kakashi sat up in surprise at seeing Gaara with the golden trio, "Oh hello there students..I was on my way to class when a cat crossed my path and I thought it was bad luck so I tried to go a differet route and it seems I've gotten myself lost, then I decieded to stop and take a moment to see if I can remember where in the castle I am exactly and I just seem to have lost myself in thought as well."
"You're a nutter-Ow!" Ron yelped when Hermione abruptly elbowed him in the side before scolding, "Ron..that's impolite and he's a teacher!" Hermione headed over to Kakashi, "I'm sure I can help you find where you're looking for Mr..Kakashi right?" "Yes that is correct.." Kakashi smiled beneath his mask as Harry raised an eyebrow, "Er..Hermione..are you certain you want to go with THIS man alone around the castle?"
"Harry don't be absurd he's a teacher.." Hermione huffed before walking down the hallway with Kakashi as Ron sighed heavilly, "Bloody Teacher's a menace.." before turning to Gaara as he asked, "Were you looking for Naruto?" "Not really..why is he in trouble again?" Gaara glancing at Harry who embaressdly answered, "No..well kind of..I just know Sakura was yelling at him when we left the Hospital Wing.
"So Gaara..You're at the top of your class kind of like Hermione's at the top of our's..do you read alot of books like her?" Ron asked curiously. "I don't know the girl that well so I can't answer your question.." Gaara frowned slightly at Ron as Harry murmered, "Actually we probably need to head to the library and start studying..Thanks for helping us though earlier Gaara.." Harry surprised the Slytherin was partially nice enough to keep them from getting into trouble even though he was a Slytherin and pretty scary looking.
"You're..welcome.." Gaara surprised Harry had thanked him before Harry and his friend left Gaara vanished in a gust of sand as he headed to the hospital wing.
Hospital Wing
Sakura was sitting in a chair fuming and Naruto laying down on the bed beside here with a bunch of bumps on his head as Gaara appeared before them asking, "I'm assuming Harry was telling the truth that you two were fighting?" "It was over nothing.." Sakura embaressdly huffed before standing, "Gaara..Rion got really sick earlier-" "I know..I smelt his blood in the forbidden Forest.." Gaara interrupted as Sakura blinked in surprise, "Did..you see what happened..?"
Gaara drew the curtain open to where Rion was still fast asleep with some dried blood still in his hair, "Sakura..I saw the damage he did to the things around him..what triggered it?" "I..I really don't know..one minute we're in class and the next his head's sparking and he's sprinting to the Forbidden Forest telling me to stay away from him.." Sakura answered knowing Gaara was Kazekage and had a right to know these things.
"Sakura..I know Tsunade told you to keep an eye on the Galerian's..but now I think it's safer to keep them seperated.." Gaara simply glanced at the girl who huffed, "How? I mean we're in seperate houses and it's not like I can trail Rion 24/7-" "I wasn't talking about you.." Gaara glancing at Naruto who instantly sat up, "What? Gaara you mean ME..Really?" Naruto surprised that redhead was choosing him over Sakura.
"Yes..Rion trusts you more as a friend than he does Sakura..Also you're in the same dorm right?" "Well yeah but.." Naruto akwardly glanced at Sakura then Gaara, "What about our original mission though?" "Technically your mission is to keep the target safe..so by keeping Rion and Harry seperate you will be keeping our target safe and still be doing your mission.." Gaara answered as Naruto's shoulders slumped slightly of the thought of babysitting Rion instead of trailing Harry, "Um..okay I guess."
"Sakura..You have no Galerian's in your Hogwarts 'house' so I suggest you trail Harry Potter in Naruto's stead.." Gaara turning to pink haired girl who sighed before nodding, "Um..okay, I'll get started right now.." Sakura standing before leaving the hospital wing as Naruto curiously asked, "Gaara..did you switch our mission's just to keep Sakura from getting to attached to Rion?" Naruto wondering if the redhead had noticed Sakura's growing attachment to the boy.
"Not really..Mainly it's because I know you can take a hit better than Sakura if Rion does accidentally bring harm to himself again.." Gaara explained certain Naruto would understand that the Nine tailed Fox would protect Naruto from harm but Sakura wouldn't have that protection if things went wrong. "OH..so yo picked me because I'm stronger..Thanks Gaara!" Naruto smiled fondly at his friend before pouting sourly, "Man..I wish Rion would wake up already though. The hospital wing's SO boring."
Staircase Tower
"Look I know my bloody way around the castle and this isn't the right way to potions!" Hermione scolded at Kakashi hopping onto another staircase, "Yes but I think this's a shortcut.." "It bloody is NOT!" Hermione embaressdly huffed at the man, Honestly I had my doubts about this man but when they told me he was a Teacher I expected him to at least be..sensible!
"Ah..Here we are.." Kakashi headed up the staircase to a door before blinking confusedly at it being locked, "Hm..odd..I wonder why they locked the door to Potions?" "That isn't potions..we're on the 3rd floor so that door's probably locked for a good reason.." Hermione sighed heavilly before asking, "Kakashi Sensei..exactly WHAT do you teach?"
"Hm?" Kakashi raising an eyebrow at the question before Hermione huffed, "I meant what subject do you teach? Like Proffessor Jiraiya probably teaches Defense Against The Dark Arts, then what do you teach?" "Oh..well.." Kakashi put a hand to his chin in thought, What would everyone believe I teach at another school..? "Care for Magical Creatures..I work with all sorts of dangerous animals..I even took care of a Nine tailed fox for a while.." Kakashi smiled good naturedly as Hermione groaned, I really hope he's nothing like Hagrid.. "That sounds dangerous-Whoa!" Hermione yelped when the staircase jolted as Kakashi quickly caught the girl.
"Carefull now..you'll fall.." Kakashi smiled soothingly as Hermione blushed heatedly her face having landed against Kakashi's chest as she slowly removed her hands from his body, Hermione blushing deeper at feeling nothing but muscle against the Teacher's wizarding robe, Whoa..all these foreigner's are in shape..what do they do at their school?
"I assure you I have no weapons on me.." Kakashi interrupted the girl's thoughts thinking that was why Hermione was touching him so closely, "Sorry!" Hermione shyly turned away as she tried to calm her racing heart, Hermione he's a teacher get ahold of yourself! What would your friends think..? Actually what would Ron think?
Kakashi sighed at the staircase stopping at another door as Kakashi smiled, "Ah..this one opens..I told you this was a shortcut.." Kakashi entering the door as Hermione shyly followed the man huffing, "Honestly..I know this's a new castle for you but do you just enjoy getting lost?" "Of course..When you get lost you never know what you'll find.." Kakashi smiled good naturedly at the girl who blushed slightly to herself.
"Well um..I-I guess that's kind of true.." Hermione akwardly following behind Kakashi who glanced at a closet, "Ah..here might be a shortcut.." Kakashi opening the door seeing the Potions classroom as Proffessor Slughorn smiled, "Ah there you are Kakashi!" as Hermione stared in shock, "What?" You mean he was actually looking for a shortcut and it existed?
"Hi Proffessor Slughorn..I was looking for a way to your classroom and then Hermione here decieded to help me out.." Kakashi patted her on the shoulder stepping into the classroom as Hermione shyly followed him embaressdly frowning at seeing a couple of students whispering amongst to their friends, "Wow..she was alone with him?" "Who knows what those two did..?" "You don't think Granger and the new Teacher?" "I don't know I mean..would you?"
"Well thank you very much Hermione but this's where we part.." Kakashi smiled as Slughorn did the same, "Thank you for your help Ms. Granger..10 points to Gryffindor for bringing me my assistant." "Oh..You're um welcome Proffessor Slughorn..Excuse me.." Hermione shyly left the classroom embaressdly running down the hallway to find Ron and Harry, What was I thinking..of course everyone's going to act stupid just because I was alone with a male Teacher.. Hermione blushed heatedly at the memory of running her hands over Kakashi's firm muscles, I wonder..what he looks like with his shirt off..? Dammit Hermione snap out of it you're acting like a cat in heat!
Hallway Corridor
Ino sighed heavilly as she tapped her foot impatiantly, Where the hell's Gaara? I told him we needed to go hunting for that Basilisk a half hour ago.. Ino tensing at seeing Proffessor Snape walking down the hallway before raising an eyebrow at the girl, "Ms. Ino..exactly what're you doing near the Slytherin dorms when you're so obviously a Hufflepuff?"
"Oh um..I was waiting for Gaara..he wanted to talk to me about something but it seems like he's late.." Ino huffed before asking Snape, "Has Gaara come back tot he dorms yet?" "Not to my knowledge..I just got done lecturing Mr. Sasuke on breaking school property..I do hope you aren't planning something similar.." Proffessor Snape scowled at the blonde who huffed, "Alright I get it..I'll wait for Gaara elsewhere.." Ino irritably left to find the redhead.
Gaara appearing in front of her instantly in a gust of sand, "Ino..I heard you were looking for me..?" Gaara raising a brow when the girl huffed, "I already told you earlier in class what we were going to look for..-Ugh! we were supposed to meet up and then go search for it!" Ino huffed as Gaara merely frowned, "Yes I remember that conversation but I don't remember a specified time."
"Whatever..let's just get going..you're the only Slytherin friend I can trust afterall.." Ino leaving down the hallway with Gaara as Snape raised a brow at the two students having hidden behind a pillar to eavesdrop, What on earth are those two looking for that would require a Slytherin?
End Chapter 11.