Published: 08/09/2018
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"Talking / Talking (flashback)"
'Thoughts / Thoughts (flashback)'
- Flashback –
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(**Author's Note)
A/N: Kufufufuu…Did you really think that I would leave this with Hisana's death? Well you thought wrong dear readers, but it was hilarious to read your reactions to that plot twist. Speaking of which, a huge Thank You to The Battle of Words and Mandyne for the baby weight error, I got that confusion fixed up.
Also a huge thank you for everyone who wished me a happy birthday a day early, kudos to you!
In the next chapter, I will be closing the poll for the baby's name, so vote while you still can. I look forward to everyone's reactions to the results.
I do not own Harry Potter or My Hero Academia, I just own the story idea and the cover art.
"And the third brother greeted death as an old friend."
— J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Chapter Twenty-Five
"HISANA!" a man's voice cried out in angst.
"Hisana! Wake up please!" a familiar female voice begged.
"Come back to us Iris." a misty voice said.
"Please, come back Hisana-okaasan." a teen's teary voice said in fear.
"WAKE UP!" the sound of many voices shouted.
Something was calling her, Hisana felt as she came to after hearing a scream.
Looking around her, Hisana realized she was floating, surrounded by an inky, black void. The only exception of colour or light was herself, and a familiar avian form.
"Hedwig?" she called out.
The snowy owl hooted in delight and dived down. Gently stroking her old familiar's feathers, Iris began to notice various shapes in the murky background. Of people and places, from different times and locations, some she realised looked familiar to her.
"Where...am I?"
"It is called the In-Between," a voice spoke.
Whirling around to see the speaker, Hisana was startled to see a form of a man appear from the midst of what he called the In-Between.
"What is the In-Between?" she asked him as he fully appeared.
The man smiled and walked towards her, as if there was a solid surface. Hedwig hooted before she vanished, shocking Hisana.
"The In-Between is a void where souls come before they depart," he answered, "As for your owl, she asked to come and see you before she left this realm," he said as he finally revealed himself.
Hisana recognized him. Long dark grey hair, and familiar green-gold eyes dressed in black and grey.
"You're the man I met at the hospital. When Rei was—" she started.
"Yes, I am, it's wonderful to meet you again Mistress," the man said with a formal bow.
"What do you mean by Mistress? And again?" Hisana said in confusion. She had only met the man once. Recalling what happened earlier, she started to panic.
"Wait where's Toshinori and the others? Is the baby all right? Did something happen?" she started to ask.
"I will answer all of your questions Mistress," the man reassured her, "But I see you don't recognize me. But then again, you've only met me in this form twice. How about I change the scenery before I explain more," he said.
With a flourish of his hand, the dark abyss changed into the familiar form of the Room of Requirement. With its crackling fire in the grand fireplace, and the comfortable chairs all around the room; Hisana felt like she was back before everything happened, before the War. Hisana remembered sleeping in here many times at Hogwarts with her friends, dreaming, spellcasting, and playing games by the fire in winter.
"Now then Iris, or should I say Hisana, it's been a long time since we've met. 9 years since we last saw each other at the train station, and 25 years since I saved you the night your parents died," the man explained to her. She watched as he created some tea for two and slowly drank, as a scythe appeared in his lap with a familiar emblem on the blade.
Hisana furrowed her brow in confusion, she'd never met the man before at those times, and that scythe, it and the emblem were…familiar.
"What do you mean, you've met me? And you saved me? I don't understand?" she said.
"Hmm," the man said, "Perhaps seeing the mark will help. It's been a long time since you've seen it, after leaving one of my gifts in the forest and another one at the foolish goat's grave. Though I have to admit I did have you confused when I took his form when we met."
Raising his scythe to Hisana's eye level, she recognized the symbol. As the memories of long before started to come forth, she remembered something else that was once said a long time ago, when she and the others were hunting for the Horcruxes.
- Flashback-
"The Elder Wand, the most powerful wand ever made. The Resurrection Stone. The Cloak of Invisibility. Together, they make the Deathly Hallows. Together, they make one master of death."
"The Wand (A line is drawn)
The Stone (A circle encloses the line)
The Cloak (A triangle encompasses them all)"
"The true master must accept they will die, and when they go to their own death willingly while directly and indirectly possessing the Hallows, he or she became the Master of Death because death never defeated them."
'As a flash of green light was about to hit, baby Iris saw a shadowed figure carrying a scythe blocking most of the attack.'
- End of Flashback -
Suddenly Hisana realized who she was speaking to. He may have spoke to her in another form almost a decade earlier, but Hisana recognized the ancient primordial look from his eyes.
"You're Death," she answered.
And Death smiled at her.
"So, you finally remember me Mistress. Though I am in a different form, some things remain," he said with good humour.
"Why am I here though?" Hisana asked him.
"Because I wanted to speak to you. Your family has been under my patronage for years since your ancestor Ignotus Peverell," he explained.
Hisana stared in surprise.
"Why? Why Ignotus?" she asked.
"Because of his death," Death told her, "Since my existence, I've reaped the souls of thousands and never let anyone escape me, until your Ancestor outsmarted me. But instead of continuing to escape my Sight, or bragging about his tale, he did something to catch my attention."
"He accepted you with open arms—" Hisana started.
"And greeted me as an old friend," Death finished.
Drinking his tea, he continued, "I have reaped many wizards and witches in my existence Hisana, but for Ignotus to outmatch and yet accept his fate in the end with such a power as the Invisibility Cloak, it surprised me. So, I've kept an eye on his line, and it wasn't until I felt your birth that I decided to intervene that night," he said.
"The night your parents were murdered, I defied Fate and personally intervened. However, I didn't expect a piece of Tom Riddle's soul to latch onto you that night," he told her.
"I remember a dark figure with a scythe, it's been a long time, but I still remember a few things," Hisana said, "But why did you want to speak to me now?" she asked the deity.
"It's because you died Hisana," he said solemnly.
Hisana was shocked.
"What do you mean I died?" she asked in disbelief.
"While you accepted your death the day you defeated Tom Riddle and did die, you received something more severe that no one expected after you came back," Death explained, "One of the Death Eaters cursed you to die, but it took this long to take effect."
"But you can go back," Death said, shocking the witch.
"What, but how?" she asked.
"As my Mistress, you are capable of many things such as speaking to spirits and living again. As if I'd let some foolish curse kill my Mistress. But the choice is yours in the end," he answered.
Hisana already knew her answer. After meeting her parents, Remus, and Sirius in the forest all those years ago, and the time she spent travelling, Hisana had accepted her life with her friends and Toshinori with open arms. She wanted to be there with them, especially with Teddy, her adopted kids and her husband and child. But there was something nagging at her.
"You said, as your Mistress, that I am capable of many things," Hisana asked him.
"Yes," Death said, "So long as it is within my realm, you are able to."
"Then I would like to go back," she told Death.
Death quirked an eyebrow in mock surprise, already guessing what her answer would.
"In that case Mistress, before you go I have a gift for you," Death said as he touched her.
Black lines unfurled around Hisana's right arm, until it seeped into her skin and formed the mark of the Hallows.
"I will visit you from time to time, and something else," he told her.
"What?" Hisana asked.
"Your loved ones will remain untouched by me until they reach a great age. No illness or injury will take them so long as you consider them friend or loved one," he invoked.
His offer surprised Hisana. Death didn't play favourites and never spared anyone for no reason.
"Why would you make this offer?" she asked.
"Because of Riddle," Death answered, "For too long he had been a thorn in my side with his Horcruxes, even having the nerve to use the Stone as one of them. And just like his ancestor, Cadmus Peverell, he grew arrogant and intoxicated with his powers over death, and his arrogance was his downfall."
"But you Iris, you fought Riddle and defeated him. You, my champion, brought him to his knees before me when many others didn't or were too terrified to do so. For those deeds and more, you have earned my eternal favour," Death revealed with a wide grin.
As Death spoke those words, the Room of Requirement started to tremble. Hisana saw pieces of the familiar room disappear, only leaving the chairs that she and Death were sitting on, but those too started fading away.
"Farewell Commander Iris Potter-Black, or should I say Hisana Kurome-Yagi, we shall meet again. I will be keeping my eye on you and your line," was all Hisana heard before everything went black.
- Scene Change -
Hisana awoke to find herself in a dark hospital room, surrounded by different machines. As she became more aware, she noticed a tall figure sitting slumped in a chair next to a bassinet. Carefully stretching herself into a seated position, Hisana noticed the figure had a grip on her hand, and that's when she recognized the figure.
Sleeping uncomfortably in the chair was her husband. He was a mess, with dark bags under his eyes and a visible stubble; his clothes smelled like they haven't been washed in a week. Eyeing the bassinet, Hisana could see a baby blissfully sleeping in a pale green onesie. Through magic and her limited memories of the labour, she recognized her daughter.
'She's so tiny,' Hisana thought as she stared at her daughter. Looking closely, Hisana could see tiny wisps of wild dark hair and a small nose adorably scrunched up in sleep. The familiar black form of Kage was curled up under the bassinet, guarding his mistress and her family. Teddy was sleeping in a fold-out couch from across the room, holding the wolf plushie she gave him when he was an infant.
Turning towards Toshinori, she gave his hand a firm squeeze, effectively waking him up.
"Who, what?" he mumbled groggily as he awoke. Looking to see who woke him up, Toshinori stared in disbelief.
"Hisana…" he whispered, "My love, you're awake."
He remembered how painful it was when Hisana had…died.
- Flashback: After Hisana's Death in the Real World –
"HISANA!" Toshinori screamed as he watched his wife die before him. Everyone outside were silent in shock and fear of what happened to their friend.
'Toshinori…' Aizawa and Hizashi thought as they opened the door to see their friend on the ground, cradling their daughter. The others soon entered, with Tsuki being the only one to not cry, as she stared knowingly at Hisana's body.
Toshinori could only hold onto their daughter and mourn. Hisana didn't deserve to die, he loved her too much to blame anyone but himself.
Turning towards his wife's body, he looked at his child. Their daughter was crying, raising her small hands towards her mother as if wanting to be held by her.
Granting her wish, Toshinori laid her against her mother's unmoving chest. The newborn's crying stopped, as she cuddled closely to her mother.
The Symbol of Peace could only watch with teary eyes as his daughter stopped crying and rested her head, watching her mother's chest slowly move, rising up and down.
Wait…moving?
Noticing the same thing, Recovery Girl quickly went to Hisana's side and checked her pulse.
"She has a pulse!" the youthful heroine declared and quickly jumped into action.
Toshinori was ushered into a quiet room along with the baby, as the heroine and her assistant proceeded to resuscitate the unconscious witch. Another assistant carefully took the baby out of Toshinori's arms and laid her in a bassinet.
- End of Flashback -
After confirming Hisana's status as alive but in a coma, Recovery Girl had Hisana moved into a private room close to her office to be monitored. Hating to be separated from her, Toshinori had requested for him and the kids to stay in UA until Hisana woke up. The last time he checked his phone, it's been almost a week since Hisana went into labour.
But here she was, awake and alive.
"My love, my love…" he repeated as he kissed her. First on her hand, then neck, and all over her face.
Hisana let him continue, knowing he needed this, needed this to know that she was awake and with him.
"Toshi," she whispered stopping him, "Our baby, is she, all right?" she asked.
"She is," Toshinori answered, "You had everyone worried when you…" he faltered.
"Died," Hisana answered, "I know I scared you Toshi, but I'm alive."
"I was scared Hisana," Toshinori confessed, "You and our family mean more to me then anything else. I don't want to lose that, I didn't want to lose you," he whispered.
With some weakness in her limbs, Hisana pulled Toshinori into a comforting hug. The couple clung onto each other, to show that they were alive and together.
But the calm was shattered by the sound of a small whimper.
Looking to where the sound came from, the pair noticed their daughter starting to wake up, a loud grumbling noise indicating the reason.
"Looks like she's hungry," Hisana said, "Bring her over here and I'll feed her."
Toshinori quickly got up and walked over to the bassinet. Seeing their daughter starting to wake up, he carefully lifted her out and brought her back.
With some difficulty, Hisana managed to start feeding the baby. It was awkward and uncomfortably, but the infant was drinking.
"It feels strange doing this," Hisana commented as she fed their child, "I wonder if it's always like this for everyone."
"We are new parents, but you never know," Toshinori answered, "But Hisana…" he started, getting her attention.
"Yes?" she asked.
"But be prepared my love," he warned, "With the scare you pulled on everyone, you're going to be on surveillance for a long time. Especially with your friends and Kage," he commented as he pointed to her familiar.
Hisana looked at the canine and saw him bound towards her, waking Teddy in the process.
"Mama?" he mumbled as he walked over, "Are you all right Mama?" he asked.
"I'm fine little bear," she told him, "Toshi already gave me the riot act for dying, but I'm fine."
Kage was still looking at her with a face of exasperation and disbelief. His mistress would never be able to stay out of trouble, or face death-defying situations, even with protection.
"Okay," Teddy said as he fell back asleep, resting at the foot of the bed.
"So…" Toshinori drawled, "What should we name her Ana?" he asked, looking at the baby with love in his eyes.
"Hmm…" Hisana hummed teasingly, "I don't know Toshi," she said, "We came up with many names a few months ago."
Toshinori recalled each name they thought of.
"There was Ren," he said with flare.
"Himawari," Hisana mimicked.
"Misaki"
"Hana"
"Izumi"
"Haruka"
"Yuri"
"Homura"
"…and Mana," Toshinori finished.
"Hmm," Hisana hummed, "I think I know what to name the baby, what about you Toshi?" she asked.
"If it's what I believe it is, then I think it's a wonderful name for her," Toshinori answered as Hisana finished feeding the baby.
The parents gave each other a smile as Toshinori filled the blank spot on the birth certificate with the name of their daughter.
"Well then, welcome to the family…"
**A/N To be continued…
Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed my cliff hanger! The name will be revealed in the next chapter, so get your votes in. The next two weeks are your final weeks to vote for the baby name.