Hogwarts Express
September 1, 1987
Narrator: Duo Maxwell, Shuichi 'Kurama' Minamino, and Naruto 'Tao' Uzumaki
Duo
A knock at the compartment door signals that someone is outside of the compartment. Before anyone could really say much the door opens and standing there is a blond, who sighs and within seconds a stick appears in the guy's hand, with a wave, the compartment expands once the blond shuts the door.
The door opens once more and again the blond is there. He comes into the compartment and he tries to find some kind of weapon just encase he attacks them, only he wraps his hand around a stick from the feel of things. Before he could say anything, he finally registers the presence of a floating trunk of all things as the blond steps into the compartment.
The blond studies them each in turn before sighing. "I'm sure by now that you've noticed your lack of weapons and likely found a 'stick'." The blond says and he narrows his eyes. "You don't seem all that surprise to see us...?" Quatre asks.
"It's only polite to give your own name before asking for someone else's." The blond admits with an ironic grin and he feels Heero stiffen, as if he recognized that saying. "I may not look it, but I am Japanese, well, that's the closest comparison I believe."
"Well then, I'm Duo Maxwell, I may run, I may hide, but I never tell a lie." He says with a grin and the blond chuckles before introducing himself, "Naruto 'Tao' Uzumaki, seventh year student of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Currently the only seventh year Prefect for House Kirin."
"What's the difference?" Heero asks with a frown and Naruto shrugs as he replies, "Hell if I know. Although the most popular theory I believe is just for gender distinction then anything else."
"I take it we're to attend this... institution?" Wufie asks and Naruto grins. "Institution... nice word for it, I guess, and yes, you are. There's four original houses and they are Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Gryffindor. Then there's Kirin which is a created house that the sorting hat started up to sort our sort into it. You'll find that we're all team members of that certain 'assignment' to carry out, though I do believe I won't start until the year 1991, which is about four years from now."
"Now, if you excuse me, I've got to head to the Perfect's car and I do believe that you'll be meeting other members of our house soon enough." Naruto says and with a flick of the wand, the trunk moves to rest on the overhanging rack before exiting out of the compartment.
"I like him." He states a few seconds after Naruto left, though he's still sorting out the information the guy gave them. "You would, wouldn't you?" Wufie states.
"Quatre?" Trowa asks and Quatre says slowly, "I can't get a good reading on him but he seems sincere about what he told us. He didn't really have anything to gain by lying to us."
Voices from outside of the compartment approach their door and with a second worth of quiet, the door opens to reveal first a pink haired hottie and a brunet beauty. "Huh, I guess none of us won that bet about how many will arrive in this group, huh?" The brunet muses and the pink hair teen beams at them in turn.
"I guess Tao's been and gone, huh? I'm Yachiru Kusajishi and this is Kasumi Tendo." The pink haired hottie says. "I'm Quartre Winner, this is Trowa Barton, Chang Wufie, Duo Maxwell, and Heero Yuy." Quartre says and there's a surprised look on Kasumi's face.
"Gundam Wing... You're Gundam pilots..." Kasumi says and her gaze wasn't really with them, although he's not the only one to be surprised by this. "Huh? You know them?" Yachiru asks.
"Well, its just that... There was this Anime called Gundam Wing where the pilots had those very same names... There was even a OVA called Gundam Wing Endless Waltz too." Kasumi says before she flushes in embarrassment, not that it helped with their confusion, although he did have to admit that its good to know they did have their own show, somewhere out there at least.
"Do you know a Ranma Saotome?" Heero asks suddenly and Kasumi blinks but nods slowly. "Heero?" He asks as he gives the other pilot a questioning look.
"I do believe there's a series that's both a Manga and an Anime called Ranma 1/2." Heero admits slowly and he blinks before glancing between the two. "So... you're watched it?" He asks.
"No, I just found listings for it on the internet is all, it didn't seem like something I'd watch." Heero states and silence prevailed until a voice calls out, "Kasumi! Yachiru, aren't you suppose to be heading to the Perfect's car?"
"Hey Kurama! Guess what! Kasumi knows the latest batch of first years! And here's the kicker, she knows them from an Anime!" Yachiru tells whoever this Kurama is.
"Really?" A different voice says, one that's likely a girl's voice. "Yep! And guess what, one of them says there's this Anime and Manga called Ranma 1/2 that stars a Ranma Saotome!" Yachiru adds as she looks off at persons unknown and unseen.
"That is odd." The first voice says and he notices that the voice sounds closer to the door. The teenage girls move to allow the new comer to take a look, the red head looks fairly startled and his eyes light up. "Well, it seems I do believe I know them from an Anime as well, after all, Duo's braid is his trademark." Kurama states and Heero sighs.
"Is the series called Gundam Wing?" He asks and Kurama nods. "Well... this is awkward, isn't it?" Yachiru says cheerfully and he has to agree with her on that one. I wonder just what parts of my life did this Anime show? He wonders before Kasumi says, "Oh my, Yachiru, we have to go! The meeting will be starting soon."
And there's a soft thud and he hears the young women take off, leaving them with Kurama and another teenage girl who nobody has yet to say the name of.
Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony
Kurama
"How's our guest doing in our absence?" Shippo asks as they wait for the group of first years to arrive. "Well, the golems Kasumi made should make sure that he's taking his potions, the inverted ward is finally tuned into him so he can't leave the property in anyway without one of us being around to escorting him off of it, well, that's all I know since the last of my shadow clones have puffed away."
"You think he'll figure out that they're just golems?" Kagome asks and Naruto shrugs.
"I'm so going to get my magical radio and tv signal device to work so we can at least give him a tv to watch since I don't think he'll know how to set up that film projector or be willing to read any thing from the library." Yachiru tells them.
"That might not be something he'll be interested in watching... Maybe we should find and get that Moony to visit him, I mean, after getting the man to vow to at least listen to our guest's story while he's taken three drops of that truth potion." Anko muses.
"We'd also have to get the man to vow not to tell anyone about the where abouts of our guest or try and confront the Bumblebee about all of this. Honestly, these people are grown adults and yet this still can't seem to form their own opinions without speaking to the man." Shizune says with a sigh.
"Well, consider the classes that Hogwarts sports, do any of those really promote one to think about what they've learn? Or teach a law class to inform the muggleborn of the current set of laws of this society they've entered?" He asks and around the table people either shook their heads or frowned.
"You know, we could offer to tutor any muggleborns interested in learning about the laws of this Wizarding World. If that doesn't shatter their rose colored glasses then nothing will. Heck, we could also tutor them in pure-blood tradition if they want to 'fit' into this society." Kasumi muses and he blinks slowly as he nods, he could see how that would help.
"And we'll need somebody older then the 'students' of those courses to teach it." Iruka points out. "Bill and Charlie should know a bit of the laws or at least traditions of the pure-bloods. We can ask them to help." Yachiru points out.
"We can charge a few knuts per lesson and give them a percent cut, that way they'll have a way to have extra pocket change as well as make it worth their while, even if it causes them to be busier then they expected." Yukina suggests.
"I might have a way to 'speed' up time in an enclosed space. We can make a fifteen minute lesson in real time go on for fifteen hours if we need too. I believe I solved how to keep the body from physically aging, which should also help to keep them from needing food or growing tired. It also means that if they only want one lesson, they'll get more then they bargained for." Naruto says slowly.
"And if that works, we can use that for those of us who are having difficulty finding time to do research." Shippo muses. "You can't really use this ward to create any kind of potion though, especially if you're using organic bits. Although it's great for item enchanting." Naruto admits as he glances about the table.
"Just what did you use as a base for this age stopping part then?" Shizune asks and Naruto answers, "A heavily modified stasis spell that only targets organic things once the time ward is turned on. The original version was very common healing spell that helped out greatly on battlefields."
The hall quiets down as the doors open and McGonagall walks into the hall. A few minutes later she sets out the stool with the sorting hat on top of it. The deputy then heads back out of the doors before the doors open wide, permitting the group of first years to enter.
As soon as the group stops walking and stand behind McGonagall, the sorting hat gives itself a shake before going into a song about the other houses. None of them really cared that their house wasn't mentioned and most of them prefer it that way. Soon enough the first name is called out, marking the beginning of the sorting.
"Hey, is this years Halloween prank going to be a contest or something?" Anko asks as Trowa Barton is called to be sorted. "I guess I can put up a sign up list in our common room with a sign up deadline this Sunday." Naruto muses before the hat calls out their house name.
They watch as Trowa joins them and once he's seated, Shippo asks, "So, how would you judge those people who signed up?"
"Maybe give those that signed up a week to plan, another week to get the equipment." Iruka suggests and Kagome takes pity by whispering to Trowa what they're talking about.
"I do believe it might be a good idea to hold off on the pranks a week before Halloween, you know, give people a breather." Kasumi says. "Well, depending on the number who sign up, we could have people pull off a prank every second day." He suggests.
"Will our fouling the other Quidditch teams count towards a prank or not?" Yukina wonders and Shippo says with a frown, "We might want to stop doing that. We have been practicing during the last few summers, haven't we?"
"You know, we could always get the House Elves to create an indoor Quidditch pitch for our house. After all, Tao's supplied us with enough brooms, though I'm wouldn't mind having him make me a custom one..." Yachiru muses and Naruto looks bemused.
"You know what's funny? They'd be begging us for them to do just that. Really, there's just too many of them around here for all of them to get a share of the work." Naruto admits with a slight shake of his head.
"Well, you'd know best considering you're the one who interacts with them on a regular bases." Shizune remarks and Naruto says, "And that's another thing, somebody's going to have to keep up that relationship when I'm gone. Just remember this, they help out in pranks because they get to clean it up afterwards."
"Just what Duo needs, willing accomplices." Trowa states in a bland tone. He is just one of the people to glance at the group of first years to study the brunet who seems to be whistling something with his hands crossed behind his head.
"Be glad that electronics don't work within these walls because of how much magic hangs around this school and its grounds." He offers and Trowa seems to relax ever so slightly. And before Yachiru or Anko could counter that, Iruka and Kasumi manage to give the two looks, which causes the two to close their mouths.
"Maxwell, Duo." Professor McGonagall calls out.
Duo
"Maxwell, Duo." The graying old professor says and he walks over to the stool, he continued to whistle his tone. He glances at the table were the Kirin house is located out of the corner of his eye.
They seemed to have stopped their conversation to watch him get sorted. Once at the stool, he grins mischievously and tosses the hat up into the air before getting onto the stool. It didn't take long before he catches the hat and places it on his head.
"The infamous Duo Maxwell I take it? Yes, yes, you don't need to go through your trade mark saying for my benefit." The hat says within his mind.
"Interesting life you've lead and although the setting is quite unique, I've witnessed worst, but I'll leave them to speak of their pasts." The sorting hat informs him before stating out loud, "Kirin!"
With a shrug, he takes off the hat and sets it down on the stool before walking towards the table. Most of the occupancies nod their greeting before they restart up their conversation. A chair appears out of nowhere for him to sit on as Iruka asks, "What kind of limits will there be? Rules?"
"Might as well stop before the twenty-sixth to give the winner of the contest to begin their arrangements." Naruto admits before adding, "As for rules, well, I guess no causing any permanent injury on the victim should be one."
"No getting catch in the act should be another." Yachiru points out and more then a few scoff at that, as if it was a given. "Might as well add a clause of harming innocent critters like mail owls or people pets." Shippo remarks.
"Just what are you guys planning?" He asks as a few people started talking at the same time. "Just a contest to see who'll fulfill Naruto's pranking duties once he graduates from school." Anko explains and he couldn't help but grin.
"By way of a pranking contest?" He asks and most of them nod. "There will be a sign up sheet in the dorms." Naruto says calmly.
He couldn't wait, after all, it shouldn't be a too difficult to win this contest.
September 7, 1987
Naruto
"Something's riled Onyx up tonight." Yachiru says with a slight frown. "I think it's got something to do with whatever was howling off in the distance." He says as they fly a few feet away from Onyx's head.
"Aren't there suppose to be werewolves in this forest?" He asks suddenly as he glances up at the full moon shining down. "Wasn't that just a rumor that was spread during this summer?" Yachiru counters as she adds, "After all, we've been here plenty of times and seen no werewolf village or anything."
Onyx pauses and raises her head slightly, her thick tongue tasting the air. With a hiss, Onyx seems to change direction and heads. "For all we know, Bumblebee started one." He says as they follow after the great snake as she weaves through the mighty trunks of some of the oldest trees of the Forbidden Forest.
"Should we reapply the veil spell?" Yachiru asks as they match Onyx's speed. "No, we'll leave her eyes as they are, if it is werewolves then they had to be invited onto the land and since these lands belong to Hogwarts..." He trails off.
"Fruity either invited them or is just flat out ignoring them." Yachiru finishes and he just nods as they continue through the forest. He can already hear Onyx beginning to murmur to herself as her blood-lust raises up at this challenge to her 'domain'.
He rubs the thin leather band around his head and it wasn't long before he sees, smells, and feels what Onyx feels for at least twenty seconds. "It's something canine she's smelling." He admits with a sigh.
They stay silent as they finally spot a huge pack of the strange beings that look like somebody had put a head of a wolf, tail, and paws onto a man. How can they run with such long legs? True, they've got that two bend design but that really should help them travel so fast without tripping on their own paws or each other.
It's clear that the werewolves could smell their scent from up in the air as well as from Onyx, although he also realizes that for some reason, Onyx must have her eyes shut for up coming battle since none of the werewolves were falling over dead. :They're all yours, Onyx. Enjoy!: He tells her in Parceltongue.
:Like I need you to tell me that, bird-fox.: Onyx hisses at him before she rams into the front lines of the pack. Those werewolves from the outer rim of the pack leap into the air in order to attack Onyx's face.
There were a few that came to circle below them but they couldn't leap up to reach them and neither Yachiru and him felt like trying to tease the victims of a magical disease. I wonder what would happen if a Centaur or a Goblin survived a bit from a werewolf?
It wasn't long before the pack of werewolves soon found themselves conflicted with the desire to flee from this giant predator to their hunger for spilling human blood for the sake of it. It didn't take long before that indecision causes Onyx to finally bring her eyes into play and thus end the fight.
"Well, that solves that." Yachiru says with a sigh and he nods. "Yea, it does, doesn't it? Well, hopefully she'll be content enough with this 'meal', even if it isn't spider-meat."
October 31, 1987
Duo
"So... has Kurama hinted what what his prank is going to be?" He asks Shippo and the sandy haired teen glances up from his book, Dragons of Winter Night, to stare at him for a few seconds. Shippo studies him intently for a few seconds before sighing as he shakes his head.
They were pretty much alone at their four man table as he picks up the menu and glances through today's dish opinions. "No, he didn't. Although, it's likely be more clever then his Stud Riding booth he set up as a 'kiddie' ride." Shippo says while continuing to eat his meal while reading his novel.
"That was a good one." He admits, although he's a bit embarrassed to be counted among the 'studs' that girls paid to ride. I'm glad they opted for a rubber bit.
"Even though you were a 'stud'?" Shippo asks, looking over the top of his book to look at him. "Well, I did make it onto the list." He admits and Shippo just chuckles.
"Just how was it that Kurama managed to get away with that one though? I mean, he was standing right there without a disguise!" He says and Shippo sighs as the elven eared teen answers, "The illusion was targeted for everyone beyond members of the Kirin house. I bet you even had trouble saying his name while he was operating the booth even before and after you got transformed."
"I guess magic really is multipurpose tool isn't it?" He says with a slight frown he finally picks out a few dishes. "Well, spell damage can be heal with spells and with certain types of potion. Potion damages effects usually take another potion to reverse it, although there are spells that allow the halt of said damage." Shippo explains.
"Personally, I rather be affected by a spell then by a potion since it could take months to brew the correct potion when it only takes a wave or flick of a wand to heal the damage of the spell." Shippo adds.
"Maybe I should make use of that time ward in the study." He muses as he realizes that he had a lot of subjects to study if he wants to be proficient with all branches of magic. "Yea, we can't all create shadow clones to aid in that effort can we?" Kagome says as she comes to sit down at the table, she manages to stifle a yawn as she picks up a menu.
"Is there a reason why the second years often call Tao a show off?" He asks after a few minutes. "Well, for one, they're suppose to be Naruto's superiors since Naruto never did gain Chunin yet. Anko's considered a Special Jonin, I believe Shizune is a Jonin, and finally, Iruka was Naruto's academe instructors in his last few years at the school. He ranks Chunin." Shippo says while Kagome chews what's in her mouth.
"Really? That's why Anko likes to call him a brat?" He asks and the two nod. "Well, you learn something new every day, don't you?" He remarks as he focuses on his breakfast then on chatting the two up.
If he finishes, he can likely use the study for about five minutes real time, five hours with the time ward up, before he heads off to his first class.
Kurama
"I believe your field and illusion generators are up and running." Naruto says as the blond seventh year leans on a wall as he's coming down from the room. "You sent out some clones?" He asks as he turns to study the demon container.
"Nay, I just used a magic detection spell on the door and then an array of analyzer spells to check on the source of the magic." Naruto answers and he blinks before making a note to study up on those spells. "I'm a bit surprised by the time ward you set up, though. Nice work on it considering it's tricky to set up on such a large scale."
"Are there going to be classes today?" Naruto asks after a few seconds of silence and he blinks before shaking his head. Naruto seems to be relieved and he asks, "Why did you want to know?"
"I managed to find Moony and I've got a few ideas on how to cancel out his condition, but I've found it near impossible to sneak out of Hogwarts to confront the man. So... I was hoping you wouldn't be too disappointed if I sneak out today to visit the man and maybe if things go right, take him to visit our guest." The blond says and he blinks but in the end, couldn't see any reason to deny Naruto his chance.
"You can go, but could you try to make it back before noon though?" He asks since that's when things are to get interesting. "Sure! No problem." Naruto says with a smile as the blond bends down to pick up his bag.
"Now, if you excuse me, I'm going to use that teleporter of yours to head to back to the manor before heading off to the meeting I set up with the man." Naruto says and then holds up his hand as the blond says, "Later!"
He watches as the blond vanishes into a the library room as the door closes. Hopefully that will keep Black from 'whining' about being bored.
Naruto
Well, hopefully Remus will recover from that pendant tuning before the next full moon... He thinks to himself as he walks out into the main common room. He glances at the clock and sighs in relief. Well, I'm early so I might as well take a bath and relax a bit before heading out into the corridors.
He smiles as he drops the bag by the entrance to the bathroom. "I might eat a meal too, after all, I've got about an hour and a bit before it's noon." He muses out loud as he begins to undress as soon as he makes it to the male side of the bathroom.
After spending a half an hour in the hot pool, he did note that the pool's side has increased in size, but figured it was only natural since their numbers had grown a great deal since his first year of school. He notes that a House Elf has picked up after him as he enters into the male side of the bathroom.
He heads up to his room with a towel wrapped about him, he picks up his bag before he does so. About ten minutes later he heads down to the dinning hall to grab a bite to eat. Once that's done, he heads to the exit of the common room and before he opens the door, he sighs and stretches his shoulders.
He grips the handle and with a twist, the door clicks open and with a pull, the door swings inward. As he enters into the hallway with the door closing behind him with a click, he blinks at the sight about him even as he feels his whole body going numb for a second.
With a frown, he finds that his cloths have changed and that around his waist is a fur skinned belt that looks like it was made of leopard skin. He finds a pouch filled with what appears to be thieving tools and a pair of goggles resting around his neck. He stiffens as he feels thuds on the wooden floor and without thinking about it, he finds himself scaling up the wall and squeezing into a space between the ceiling and the wall.
He watches as a huge, purple towering monstrosity walk pass. In its wake are what appears to be ghouls who range from one wall to the other. He couldn't help but shudder as a few hang about the spot where he entered into the hall, sniffing at the spot but as the towering monstrosity turns the corner, the ghouls picks up their pace to catch up with it.
He couldn't help but remain in the gap between the ceiling and the wall for a few more minutes. Then, he finally recovers and instead of crawling down the wall to the ground, he decides to try for this door that's resting in the ceiling. It takes him a few minutes to get it open and then to climb through it.
He makes sure to close the trap door before he begins to check and recheck what items he has in his possession. Beyond the thieving kit and goggles, he has some bandages and this black stone bit that looks like its a key or half of a complete stone. That's it? He thinks to himself before just sighing as he puts the bandages back as well as the stone.
With a sigh, he moves the goggles up to cover his eyes. He freezes as he gazes through them and he takes them off before putting them back on. Ok, I'm keeping these on, since it'll at least help me see through this darkness around me. He thinks as he begins to head off in the direction where that purple monstrosity had come from, although in this space.
Duo
This is so empowering! He decides as he feels as if his whole body is aflame and a glance at the others show that they, the other pilots were undergoing the same experience as well. With a snarl, his cloths and everything he has on him drop to the ground as his transformation surges until its done, leaving him just one of the many werewolves in the room.
"Too late, the day has ended and night has begun." A man's voice rasp. "Now you're furry and full of fury. Anything that moves shall feel your wrath! You no longer fear the monster for you are one! Werewolves work best in packs, so stick with your team-mate or you'll find yourself overwhelmed by those seeking an opportunity to pick you off before you find the stuffed body of the viking Urk the Wolfkin."
The feel of the room seems to alter as the voice fades and he gives himself a shake. "I wonder who else are looking for Urk?" He wonders but the door leading out of the room bursts open as the barricaded they erected to keep the horde of horned goblinoids who sport blue skin.
The goblinoids take one look at them before they flee out of the room, but without even knowing what's come over them, they give chase as the tables have turned and the three foot tall beings were now their prey instead of them being theirs.
Kurama
"The day has ended and now true terror stalk the night. New dangers awaken in the form of werewolves and others who's true nature surges forth this night." The programed raspy male voice says. "Whether you decide to chance the dangers in hopes of finding Roger's Journal or finding a bunk to wait out the night is your choice."
He sighs and glances over at Yukina and Shippo, he couldn't help but find it ironic that they've been chosen to play ordinary teens. Although that does have its upside in the fact that they won't be controlled by the nature of their inner monster. "We're not safe even if we try and find a bunker, are we?" Shippo asks him and he sighs as he shakes his head.
"There are plenty of monsters who need to feed off of ordinary people, be it from their feelings or their bodies." He admits to Shippo as he grips his spear. "I guess we could try finding those hidden pathways you mentioned." Yukina admits and he smiles slightly.
"And hope we don't encounter anything that's found them in turn." He says as they began to glance around the kitchen for any hint of that something is in there with them as well.
I wonder who got to be the Leopard man of all of this... He wonders, he's not sure if he should congratulate himself on this haunted house or not. Although he's pretty sure that Naruto would enjoy viewing the recordings of it even if the blond never made it in time before the prank went into lock down mode, which was just after one in the afternoon in real time.
Naruto
He blinks as the voice fades away, leaving him feeling very confused but with a goal he needs to accomplish. Although finding out that he can transform into a humanoid leopard was good to know, especially as he had come across various skeletons, some clearly inhuman, along the 'highway' he's traveling in.
To complete the relic of my tribe... I wonder just what I missed out on... He wonders as he gives himself a shake before continuing forward, glad that his goggles gave him a very good view of his surroundings since he didn't have anything on hand to defend himself with if he ran into any of those monsters he's witness patrolling below him.
With a thought, the skin around his mid-section expands and transforms him into a humanoid leopard, although his cloths and goggles seem to vanish once activated. He decides it has something to do with the fact that he can activate and de-active the transformation. It wouldn't do to lose the other half of the stone, would it?
He pauses and shivers slightly as he hears a chorus of howls. The sound dislodges some dust and it now hangs in the air for a few seconds before it slowly drops to the stone ground that he's treading on. Flexing his 'hands' he flickers his tail before stalking forward on all fours, after all, he rather not find himself tangled up in an old spider's web again...
Kurama
The enraged vampire seems to freeze up as does the ghouls that were under the vampire's sway. "The house rattles as one's goal is reached." The raspy voice says and all around him, the setting begins to fade which includes the monsters as well.
"The magic keeping the mansion in this world causes all those living within its walls to vanish as the mansion retreats into another dimension to await a decade passage, leaving all those visitors still alive on the side of a forested mountain." The recorded voice says. "Without the mansion's magical aura, all of the magical visitors take human form just hours before dawn."
"And so ends the our tale." The voice declares and he sighs as he feels his usual strength and abilities return to him. "Those that 'died' are just sleeping, right?" Shippo asks and he nods as he adds, "In the medical wing at least."
"I wonder who won..." Yukina muses as they begin to head out of the classroom. "I do believe I don't want to be part of the sequel, even if you were willing to pay me." Shippo decides calmly and he sighs, but had to agree on that one.
Naruto
"Ok... where am I?" He wonders as he glances around the room, one he's sure he's never been in, which also includes his clones. He scratches the side of his head as he glances around for a hint or a window, anything that would tell him his location.
It doesn't help that he didn't have his PPD on him either...
December 20, 1987
Duo
"This is going to be the greatest Christmas ever!" He crows as he glances around the living room. Naruto had sent one of his warding devices to the house yesterday, so the house's living room is more then large enough to hold their current number without causing them to elbow each other in the ribs.
"What's so great about this Disneyland and Disney World?" Iruka wonders as Shizune adds, "After all, it's just a film company, like Naruto's The Green Beast productions."
"You have your own production company?" Heero asks Naruto and the blond sighs. "We could always watch my only film later, although if Kurama would allows me to use what he recorded to create another or three film..." Naruto says as the blond glances sideways at Kurama.
"We'll see, Naruto, we'll see." The red head says and Naruto smiles as he says, "I just want you to know that I wouldn't keep your name from the credits as the director, writer, and, maybe, lead actor."
They all chuckle as Kurama smiles every so slightly at that but in the end, they decide to put their stuff away in their respected rooms so they can head off to the local amusement park.
I wonder if Yachiru will try and sneak her stuff into Naruto's room so they can be room-mates...
Farewell Feast
Naruto
I find it hard to believe that I won't be returning next year... He muses as he finishes off his dessert. He pays half a mind to the whispering conversations going on around the table, although Yachiru seems content to eat as much of the sweets resting on the table as she can stomach.
He glances up at the staff table and studies the headmaster for a few seconds as he recalls how sickly the man looked most of last year. Snape is the next one to grab his attention and he couldn't really find it within himself to really feel any kind of pity for the man. He truly desires his masters, that's for sure.
He then begins to think about the number of jobs he'll be working in the coming year before he settles on any one job. Can't forget that I've got War and that otter family to look after too. He thinks to himself and smiles as he recalls how healthy Fire and Sapphira were the last time he saw the pair.
They're not pups any more, are they? He thinks to himself as the two were now five feet in length and it's clear that Grin and Sin's attention were going more and more to each other then to their two independent, teenage daughters. I'm going to have to increase the size of their quarters at the manor.
"So... what job are you going to make your 'official' one?" Kasumi asks as the untouched desserts and their plate finally vanish, the conversations at the table have finally stopped, all of them were waiting for the prank to happen to those members of the staff table.
"Well, I can't really become publicly known for selling wards to muggles, so that job is going to have to remain out of public eye." He answers and before he could say anything more, Kurama's prank finally occurs.
Their cloths seem to vanish, although the female portion of the staff already had altered bodies that didn't include the certain things that scream woman on their chests. As their skin colors began to either darken or brighten into shades of black, gray, red, or green, their hair falls off and vanish in tiny flames as they grow in height and their frames began to take a more bulky look.
The staff table vanishes as does the chairs they were resting on as the faculty stand up on their newly altered lower half of their bodies. He snorts softly at the sight of Dumbledore's lower body becoming that of a snake's slender body and chuckles at the sight of Snape's legs splitting apart into three sets of insectoid legs without the lower part becoming like a centaur body.
Their skin slowly thickens becoming thick hide or scales or chitin armor. Professor Sprout manages to sprout an extra pair of arms while a pair of insect wings grow out of her back. Professor Flitwick now sprouts a number of tentacle eyes while his mouth seems to be sealed up by dark gray hide and he now sports at least four sets of nostrils about his face instead of a single nose.
The transformation complete, the teacher glances at each other, each pointing at their fellows but their attempt at speech seems to be mauled by their altered mouths or they remain silent because they lack a mouth. The tallest of the demonic looking faculty is Snape as he stands at least a eighteen feet and the shortest is Dumbledore at ten, but then, he couldn't rear up too high in the air because he's lower half is all tail, leaving him without any legs to stand on at all.
Cameras flash at this sight and he could only begin to imagine which paper these pictures will be featured in and how much they sold for.
So Ends Year Six of the Kirin House