Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Harry Potter. I do own the plot and some OC's along the way.
Warnings: Language, OC'ness, Het, Slash, twists and turns, fluff, smut, and abuse to the author, Loss of Kei's cuteness.
Beta: FEARMEfrancis
Supreme Socializing
The first event of three, that had Kei actually thinking of the Wizarding more than a mission, involved Ginny Weasley. The red headed girl was in a few of Kei's classes and in class and around friends she was a lively girl that liked to talk and gossip. She sometimes brought up 'The Great Harry Potter', and then her and few girls from her house would descend into giggling followed by a long conversation that revolved around comparing the boys in class to 'The Great Harry Potter'. Usually it left the males agitated and carrying around a sense of lacking. Kei didn't care much for her because of that, and since they never talked Kei only had that to base his opinion around. Anytime they had to pick partners for class the girl was adamant about pairing with a fellow lion and just seemed to ignore the yellow and black sporting students in the room.
Over all, his impression wasn't a good one. It was one thing to show house pride but another to completely ignore another house because you feel superior. Kei didn't think one house was better than another. But when she did seem to realize the badger house existed it was to appear suddenly and look down upon Hufflepuff's with pitying condensing eyes.
One instance was during the first years first flying lesson. Kei had lined up with Louis and Chris beside their brooms, and listened as Madam Hooch explained everything. Kei was excited about learning to fly, Louis wouldn't stop bouncing, Christopher was busy kicking the broom with his shoe wondering if the ancient broom would turn to dust while Kei tried to comfort him by saying that the teacher wouldn't let anything happen to him.
"Now I want everyone to throw one leg over the broom and straddle it." Hooch barked out. 40 first years mounted their broom at various speeds and states of enthusiasm. "Now we're going to kick off lightly and hover a bit. Then lean back and touch back down. On my whistle!"
Hooch blew the sharp shrill whistle and together the first years kicked off. Kei rejoiced in being off the ground without chakra. It was a new and exciting experience, and he desperately hoped they could get to actually flying around today. But if they didn't he could always just break into the broom shed and take one for a ride anyways. After all, Hatake's do what they want, where they want, when they want. But not now since he was under cover.
"Alright now touch back down." Hooch called. Kei leaned back slightly and was glad that the broom listened to his body signals and floated down. When his feet touched the dirt, Kei jumped off and raced towards Louis and Christopher.
"That was brilliant!" Kei cheered, smiley widely.
Louis grinned. "Wait til you can zip around in the clouds. It's amazing!" the boy responded.
"Yes, but hopefully on a better broom. I don't think I trust these ones to last long in the air."
"Brooms are a lot more sturdy that you think." A female voice spoke up from behind Kei. The small shinobi turned and wasn't surprised to see Ginny standing there, it seemed like it was her missions to appear behind Kei's shoulder in a creepy way. "I know you 'Puffs are a little more faint at heart-" She chose to stare straight at Kei, which he didn't think was very nice, " but there's nothing to worry about. I fly all the time at home on brooms older than these ones." She tried to console them.
"It's not a surprise that the Weasley's can only afford second hand brooms that are only good for dust collecting and tinder." A boy from Slytherin added. His voice conveyed fake sympathy.
"Oh shut up Montague!" Ginny snapped. "What did you come over here for? Going to try and pick on some Hufflepuffs or just to be a royal pain in my-"
"Miss Weasley!" Madam Hooch scolded as she cut in. "I will not allow that type of language in my class. I want you all to separate so we can carry on with the lesson."
Weasley stomped off after sending a weird look at Kei, while Montague smirked after her. "The lions are always the most fun. Now I know you are only Puffs, but try to keep better company." Montague warned as he walked off.
Louis instantly puffed up. "I hate when they do that. Talk like we are some poor injured kitten that needs protecting from the world. I would take loyalty over bravery any day." The boy ranted.
"Tsk. Just ignore it. I rather be pitied by them than in the line of fire. I saw a pair of twins actually charm a Slytherin's trousers to fall down every time he walked through a door. His pants were on display and everything since they charmed the robe to always stay open."
Louis grimaced. "That's terrible. The poor student must have been mortified. A small prank between friends is all in good humour, but to humiliate a person on that scale is downright malicious."
"People should be more respectful towards others." Christopher nodded.
Kei couldn't help but smile. While they were young and still quite childish themselves, Kei was glad he was around such kind-hearted people. Louis and Christopher although from different backgrounds were very nice people, and Kei only wished them the best with the rest of their lives. It was sad to know that their personalities were so rare though. Well rare to Kei since shinobi didn't try to complete missions with words alone.
"My brothers only aim to entertain. You shouldn't be speaking bad about them!" Ginny hissed from behind them. It seemed the girl snuck up again and was hovering quite close. It was unsettling her need to be near them as of late.
Chris let out a long sigh. "We were only saying that the prank was in bad taste and cruel. Showing respect to other houses wouldn't be a bad thing, and should be encouraged. Frankly, I think they should have gotten worse than two nights detention. The complete humiliation placed upon that Slytherin deserves more retribution." Chris spoke up.
Kei had learned that Chris was a half-blood and his parents were both lawyers. His mother worked for the Ministry of Magic, while his father was a major partner in a large muggle law firm. Together they had instilled a strong sense of justice in their son.
"It was only for a laugh. Besides that Slytherin deserved it." Ginny protested.
"I highly doubt he did something that warranted an attack of that scale. If there was a problem then I'm sure talking to a professor could have resolved that issue in a more civilized way." Chris argued.
"I think Mr. Scott has made a valid point Miss. Weasley and had nicely ended this conversation. Now let's drop this matter and get back to flying shall we?" Hooch asked from the front of the line. She was glaring at the group, but it was softened when she looked at Chris.
The Slytherins were looking at the Hufflepuff trio with a slight bit of surprise and suspicion, the Ravencalws looked on with respect, and the Gryffindors weren't looking at all- deciding not to defend their housemate in any way. That was the day that the Slytherins started treating the Hufflepuffs a bit nicer. It wasn't very noticeable but their insults were toned down, and body slams lacked their usual strength. It was a difference all started because one little badger stood up to a lion.
The second event was when Kei met Oliver Wood. Kei had detention with Snape and the older boy had stopped by to ask the potions master a question. Snape had told the boy to wait in the classroom as he fetched a certain book that could explain the complicated potion more in depth. Wood had agreed and sat down to wait. However, as soon as Snape left the room Wood turned to Kei and started talking.
"So whatcha do to get detention?" he asked curiously.
Kei let a blush stain his cheeks, and he looked down at the floor as to appear embarrassed. "I blew up a cauldron." He answered.
"Really? Usually Snape lets the first two cauldrons go free." Wood laughed a little and scratched his head.
"Well I blew up 10." Kei threw out.
"10! But... how many potion practical's have you had?" The lion leaned back slightly in shock.
"Um..." This a time Kei really was embarrassed. "10?"
The older boy sighed and looked concerned. "Is it that you don't understand the instructions and mix ingredients up? Or is someone purposely sabotaging your work?"
"I don't think anyone is sabotaging it..." Kei trailed off. He knew no one was because he would have seen it if they did. Plus the cauldron usually blew up before anyone had to chance to think about ruining his work. Kei didn't think Wood would react well if he said that just by pouring the potion base in, the cauldron met an untimely death.
"Then the instructions. You're Japanese right? I'm guessing you haven't studied English long and the English words mixed with Latin words throw you off. Have you tried just getting a Japanese version of the textbook and working from that?"
Kei just stared at the boy. He honestly had not that of that, and by the look of amazement on Snape's face as he stood in the door, neither had he.
"That is an excellent suggestion Mr. Wood. It seems not all Gryffindors are idiots as we are all led to believe." The man spoke up in barbed tone. "Mr. Hatake, you will go to your dorm and grab every textbook you own. I will personally translate them so you can read them more freely. If your performance continues to be this dreadful, than I will have no choice but to ask that you are formally banned from my classroom."
Kei nodded quickly and scrambled to his feet. "Thank you Professor Snape." Kei gave a small bow to the man and made his way to the door.
"Here, I'll help you little guy. It might be a struggle for you to carry all those textbooks." The other boy said as he rose to his feet. Kei was a little stunned. His general impression of Gryffindors was while they were a cheerful bunch, they didn't care much about the Hufflepuff's, but that was mainly based off Weasley and her gaggle of friends. While all the houses usually tended to only stick to their own, the Ravenclaws at least looked out for Hufflepuff a bit more, and the Slytherins tried not to bully them every day. It was a bit annoying when a Slytherin would help a Hufflepuff pick up a book while throwing an insult and a Gryffindor would come barging in thinking they were saving the poor 'Puff. They just weren't an observant bunch.
"Thank you." Kei said softly.
"Right off we go little man." Wood placed a hand on Kei's shoulder and steered him away.
"Be sure to be quick Mr. Wood. Mr Hatake has an unsavoury habit of being late."
Kei grinned up at the older boy without remorse. He got a wink in response and they set off together.
On the walk to and from the Hufflepuff common room, Kei learned a lot about the Keeper. Like the fact that he was a Keeper. Wood took great delight in explaining the game he loved. His voice got louder the more and more excited he got, his hand movements got larger and more pronounced as he described how to properly hold a beaters bat, or to securely tuck a Quaffle under your arm. He even stopped them at one point so he could show Kei how to position his feet for the best take off possible. Kei had enjoyed every minute of it.
When they reached the Hufflepuff dorm, Kei had invited Wood in. The older boy was hesitant and explained that students didn't go into other houses common rooms, and he wouldn't want to offend anyone. Kei had then asked him to wait. The little shinobi had entered the room with lounging 'Puffs, and asked the closest perfect if it would be alright for someone to come in to help him carry his textbooks. That started of wave of silence as the room all heard.
"Someone from another house wants to help you carry your textbooks?" the perfect asked slowly.
"Yes. Oliver Wood suggested translating my books to Japanese, and Professor Snape said he would perform the charm. Wood offered to help bring my books to him." Kei spoke slowly and clearly so everyone would hear.
It was quiet for a beat before various people started talking. "Its Oliver; he would never hurt a first year." "Wood is the nicest of them all." "It seems genuine to me." "Kei could slip through his legs if Wood tried anything." "Should we send him with an escort?"
The matter was solved when a seventh year prefect named Jacoby Ellwood stepped forward. "Kei, do you trust Oliver Wood?" he asked.
Kei nodded his head.
"Then it's fine. He can come in and we'll welcome him." Jacoby stated. The atmosphere changed and soon all the badgers were excitedly talking about how a Gryffindor was entering their dorm for the first time that anyone could remember.
When Oliver Wood entered the space, he gave a sheepish smile to the 'Puffs. He gave a shy wave and a mumbled 'Hi'. When Cedric Diggory stepped forward first and warmly welcomed his Quidditch rival, the house cheered a collective welcome and then returned to what they were doing previous.
Kei dragged the older boy to his room and they grabbed his books. It was another turning point for the badger house. They were warmer towards the seventh year Lion since he seemed to have built a nice friendship with their smallest member. The Slytherin's picked up on it and since he was friends with Kei who was friends with Chris their little first year 'Puff defender, they were a bit kinder to Wood.
It was the Friday before the Halloween when the third event happened, and Kei was by himself in the library. He was still researching wards, but he ran into a problem. While his magic control was getting better and his performance had gone up since he could properly understand the textbooks, that still didn't solve one small little detail. Kei's power. The more powerful wards that Kei and Makoto had found that they would like to construct around Konoha involved a large power source from several witches or wizards casting together. The group would sync their magic and create a solid dome that would protect the area. Their magic needed to be stable, in order to properly set the wards, because if it wasn't than the wards would collapse and the magical backlash could kill. Kei could set up a few smaller wards, but those didn't last long and even if they did last longer than normal they would still disappear when Kei died.
The options Kei had were to wait for himself to grow older so his magical core has more time to develop and strengthen, but that would involve him finding a way to prolong his life. The other option as to trust a few wizards and bring them to Konoha to perform the proper warding for him. While the latter seemed like a more plausible option, it still made Kei uncomfortable. There was a reason the Wizard and Shinobi worlds were separate. The cultures wouldn't mix, and he didn't want to risk a group of wizards coming back and blabbing about a nation of killers, or worse getting killed in the Hidden Countries. That would raise many questions, and Bones would need to approve anytime going through the portal and one person was already too many.
Kei sighed, hoping there was a third option as he tried to reach for another book on wards. It looked bigger and older so hopefully it held some wards that Makoto had not discovered yet. His fingers just brushed the bottom of the book, and Kei lowered his hand. He was considering using chakra to help get the book, but he felt the presence of someone coming up to him. A quick sniff and Kei identified the intruder as the Malfoy boy that had entered his compartment on the train.
"I'll get it for you." He offered. Kei nodded and stepped to the side. Malfoy reached up easily and plucked the book from the shelf. He handed it over casually and Kei was surprised at the boys actions. He had personally witnessed the boy being a bully. But when in private he seemed to have a softer side.
"Thank you." Kei said as he slightly lowered his head.
"Why is a first year looking at warding books to start with? It's a bit advanced for you isn't it?" Malfoy asked. He leaned against a shelf and regarded Kei with a curious look.
"Curiosity is all." Kei answered.
"Still. There's a book on basic wards just behind you. Unless you are a pureblood and had a magical education prior to starting here." Malfoy reasoned.
Kei decided not to answer. It was a tricky territory. If he said that he had indeed had an education prior than Malfoy could ask various questions and catch him in a trap. If he denied it than the older boy would get more suspicious.
"Tsk tsk. It's impolite to not answer when you are asked a question. I thought Japan was a very respectful and polite country." Malfoy taunted.
Kei frowned. "I had an education but I fear to you it would appear... unconventional." Kei said in response.
"Oh? Did your family dabble in the darker arts? Maybe they enjoyed rituals and sacrifices more. I can't see how learning basic magic would be unconventional. Please explain to me." The blonde commanded.
"Ne... I'm afraid that my village ways may confuse you."
"Are you implying that I am dim?" The snake took a threatening step towards Kei.
"No no no." Kei said quickly. "Our culture is different. I do not believe that the English would understand our customs."
"Try explaining it to me the best you can." Kei shifted foot to foot nervously. The blonde was very persistent.
Salvation came in the form of a tall red headed teenager with a prefect badge. He got up from a nearby table with an agitated face and marched towards them. The blonde followed Kei's eye and sneered at the sight.
"Great, a Weasley." He drawled.
"This is a library!" the red head snapped. "This is a sacred area for learning and your loud and pointless conversation is disturbing those who want to study in peace. 10 points from Slytherin and Hufflepuff for disturbing others."
Malfoy scoffed. "Please, we were barely speaking above a whisper, and I was asking about his home country. Is that not learning? I feel like you have interrupted my learning by stomping over here like a baboon."
The red head's face went blotchy as his eyes narrowed to near slits. "That's another 20 points from Slytherin for your disrespect towards a prefect Malfoy. Take your conversation elsewhere."
"Gomen- We're sorry for being a problem." Kei spoke up quickly. "I was trying to learn about wards. Would you happen to know anything about them? As a prefect you must know this library quite well and might be able to help me." Kei said.
Malfoy scoffed at Kei's obvious distraction and manipulation tactics, and scoffed again when it appeared that Weasley had not caught on to them. But the prefect, another Weasley –honestly how many of them were there?- didn't seem to catch it as his face evened out and he stood a bit taller.
"Of course I can help. My brother, William, happens to be a curse breaker for Gringotts and has taught me a few things over the summers he has visited."
Kei smiled. "Onegai- Thank you! My name is Kei Hatake, would you be able to help me?" Kei smiled at the Prefect.
The area around the red heads eyes softened as he looked down at Kei, "Sure, why don't you join me at my table and I can answer some of your questions for a few minutes. Any I don't know I will write in a letter to my brother. My name is Percy Weasley."
Kei eagerly followed the prefect back to his table but paused before sitting to stare at Malfoy who was following them. The blonde merely shrugged his shoulders and gracefully sat in a chair across and down from the prefect. "I am curious as well and would like to know what knowledge this Weasley can impart." He said in way of answer. Percy seemed to have decided to just ignore the blondes presence as he expectantly looked at Kei.
Kei took that as his cue to sit and start. "Do big wards always need teams of people, or is there a way for one person to cast them?" Kei didn't care about secrecy right now. He had to leave to go to Konoha soon and needed a positive report for Tsunade.
Percy looked surprised at the opening question but didn't miss a beat to answer. "Well, a team will get the wards erected faster and they last a long time. But you can use a ward stone. I'm not sure how they work though, so I would need to mail my brother."
Kei perked up. "Would you?" He asked as he leaned forward and gave the prefect his best puppy dog eye.
Percy got slightly flustered. He needed to cough twice to regain his composure. "Oh yes. Of course, I can. I'll just get right to shall I?"
Kei smiled in response. From the corner of his eye, he saw Malfoy giving him a considering look. Kei would deal with the blonde later, but for now he felt like he was starting to actually like a Weasley.
o.O.o
After the Halloween feast, Kei followed his dorm-mates and was greeted by a mass of students. The large group wasn't moving so Louis, getting tired of waiting, barged right into the crowd and started asking questions. Kei and Christopher could only watch as the youngest Pucey managed to gracefully slip between students, and worm his way into the heart of the crowd.
"Ne... if he can move like that I don't need to teach him to be a ninja." Kei piped up.
Chris laughed quietly and slung an arm around Kei's shoulder. "I think Louis wants the ability to disappear more than the ability to walk around people."
"Ninja's don't actually disappear. They blend." Kei explained.
"Then Louis wants to learn to blend. And maybe be able to throw those metal stars things." Kei sighed and shook his head.
"I wouldn't trust him with throwing stars."
"I wouldn't either." Chris agreed solemnly. The pair looked at each other and smiled. "Let's go wait for him in the common room, okay?" Chris suggested.
Kei eagerly nodded, not wanting to stay near the loud group that hurt his ears. It was bad enough having to eat in a large room with all the students three times a day, Kei didn't want to torture his sensitive ears anymore.
They didn't need to wait for long before Louis came running into the room and telling what he found. The school caretakers cat, Mrs Norris, had been found petrified beside a bloody message on a wall. The teachers didn't know what happened but Filch was crying and blaming every student he saw. According to Louis it was a sad sight. Kei was sure he would get more information from Makoto tonight, and he dearly hoped there wouldn't be a bigger issue out of this.
o.O.o
Kei of course was wrong when he met his partner. Makoto had explained how there was a staff meeting and the Headmaster had told him about The Chamber of Secrets. Makoto had then described the rest of the meeting: the fight between McGonagall and Dumbledore over safety precautions, The chilling retelling from Flitwick, and then finally how they broke up the meeting so everyone could leave. But not before Makoto reminded Dumbledore that him and Kei would be leaving for a religious event practiced in their village.
Dumbledore had waved him off, but Snape had surprised him. The dour man had blocked Makoto's exit and inquired after the religious event. Makoto had tried feigning ignorance, but the man persisted until Makoto had respectfully told the man, that they were going to go honour Kei's dead parents on November the 5th. Makoto then took advantage of Snape's momentary shock and slipped out.
They pair discussed the situation and had agreed that they should inform the Hokage. Clearly this attack wouldn't stop at one, and while they knew Tsunade would be hesitant to let them get involved without pay, it would affect their ability to probably research if they were on constant alert for a killer.
o.O.o
When Kei arrived at the clearing to meet Itachi, when an electric shock when through Kei's left hand. The limb instantly went numb afterwards, and Kei started feeling fuzzy and detached. He knew what was happening but he couldn't summon the energy to call out to Makoto.
A rustle of tree leaves was his only warning before Itachi came flying out of the foliage. Kei turned slightly as the numb feeling quickly started spreading. Kei started panicking. Itachi didn't know anything was wrong and Kei couldn't remember how to speak to tell his friend that he couldn't fight! Kei's breathing sped up and he could only watch in detached horror as Itachi sped towards him with a kunai raised.
Kei closed his eye when Itachi was less an inch away, and waited for the hit. There was no pain even though he knew that the kunai had entered his throat. A beat later Kei could feel the sharp sting of the metal his nerves registered the cut. The spike of pain was all his body needed before it started shaking, and the young shinobi was brought to his knees as his eye opened.
Distantly Kei could hear Itachi call his name. From the corner of his eye, he could see the kunai with a drip of blood on the tip. Itachi's feet were coming closer, but everything was a haze to Kei. Another set of feet joined Itachi's, except these ones were shifting nervously. Then Makoto face came into view. Makoto's pretty and mature face with worried eyes. Kei's partner pried Kei's mouth open and forced Rikoto's medicine down. The bluenette covered Kei's mouth and demanded that he swallow. Kei struggled to comply but it wasn't working. Makoto then used his fingers to massage Kei's throat and help the medicine go down.
When the medicine kicked in, Makoto anxiously wrapped his arms around Kei and cradled him. Kei responded but stopped himself as he remembered his throat wound. Getting Makoto's attention he gestured to his throat, scared to talk in case it somehow aggravated the cut. Makoto seeing his plight just shook his head. "It's not that deep, barely half an inch, and it missed the jugular."
"What's going on?" Itachi demanded to know. "Kei should have been able to dodge that, and what did you give him?"
Makoto sighed heavily, and stared the missing nin in the eye. "Kei is dying. Part of the symptoms is seizures, and the medicine helps him recover faster."
Itachi's mouth closed with a snap, and Kei pushed himself out of Makoto's arms slightly. "You didn't need to tell him that." Kei scolded his partner.
"I did."
"Dying?" The slightly high-pitched voice cut through the clearing. Kei's mouth twitched as he wanted to smile at his friend uncharacteristic display.
"An accident a long time ago, and the disease, illness, symptoms, whatever settled in and started before anyone could do something to stop it." Kei explained since Makoto had decided to patch up his neck.
Itachi remained frozen, openly staring at Kei. Kei could understand it was a hard idea to process. You knew your shinobi friends were going to die at some point, but the reality that a disease was going to do them in was a bit new. Kei slowly extracted himself from his partner, and walked over to Itachi. He wrapped his arms around his taller friend and drew him in close. "You don't need to worry about it. I won't die for awhile yet." Kei whispered.
Itachi smiled sadly in response and return the embrace tightly. "No matter how long you have left, the thought of you not being around anymore hurts."
"I'm not just going to fade Itachi." Kei told the older boy. "I'm going to out with a bang. One big killing spree that will take down the Akatsuki, Orochimaru, and especially Tobi." Kei had been itching to kill the masked man since Itachi had discovered his true identity.
"Kill every single one of them?" Itachi asked sceptically.
"Well as many as we can manage." Kei conceded.
"And who is we?"
"Me, Makoto, I have two friends that should be dead that will help...maybe Gaara. His sand could really help. Sasuke if he agrees, and you?"
Itachi let out a watery chuckle. "I see you have been plotting. I will help of course. Just tell me when. But... has Tsunade approved this?" Itachi asked giving Kei a stern look. Itachi knew the Hatake family's regard to rules and informing the Hokage.
"She'll know..." Kei trailed off.
"When?" Itachi raised an eyebrow.
"Um..."
"When we return to Konoha after this." Makoto spoke up. "We will tell her everything when we get back. Kei's illness, our plan to kill those who are a threat before Kei dies, and other secrets we have kept."
Kei pouted. "Everything?"
"Everything." Itachi and Makoto said at the same time.
"Fine!" Kei backed down. "But she is not going to like any of this." He pointed out.
And Tsunade didn't.
o.O.o
Omake Time! Do a little dance, make a little omake, just read tonight! Anyways, Krystal-Eve wanted to see more Kakashi in the omake's so I wrote this little guy. Hope you enjoy Krystal.
OMAKE
Kakashi was perched in a tree outside the academy watching as one of his students taught her first class. He felt like proud parent as Sakura stood in front of a group of brats and tried to teach them the history of Konoha. None of them seemed interested, but the still looked forward and pretended to listen. Even Kakashi could admit that Sakura's lesson was a tad on the boring side.
Deciding he needed to make the class more exciting, he left the tree to gather some pebbles. When his projectile was acquired he found a branch that gave him better aim into the classroom and got comfortable.
When it looked like a student was about to nod off, Kakashi threw a pebble at them and hit them on the head. When a student looked like they were starting to daydream, Kakashi hit them on the head. When one girl tried to pass a note, Kakashi hit her on the head and her friend she was trying to contact. With each pebble Kakashi giggled. He even threw a few more at the kids that gave a more amusing reaction
Soon the class was a group of students suspiciously looking around. Kakashi thought it was time to escalate this. He waited for the perfect moment when one kid was about to raise his hand. He threw a pebble at the boy in front of him, and the target spun around, saw that raised hand and jumped over the desk to tackle the offender.
Soon the other students were joining in and blame was flying around the room. No one knew who was throwing pebbles, but they didn't care! They were annoyed and needed an outlet. Sakura screamed and yelled to get them under control but the brats were furious.
Seeing that the class was finally more lively, Kakashi left the tree and casually strolled away.
Battle Results: Gai-52, Tie-4, Lock-7 .o.O.o FoDeath-36, Tie-8, Forbid- 21
WyldeHorse said "Lockhart can Obliviate you into forgetting he has competition; Lockhart wins." And while Lockheart didn't win this round, I think that was the best reason given in his favour. And for Gai, Novus Ars said "Because Gai makes stars weep." How do you argue that... Both made me giggle like a child over a naughty word.
Battle Royale!
Better Artist: Sai vs. Dean
More Lazy: Shikamaru vs. Dudley
Thanks for all the reviews and votes I do appreciate them.
A/N: A friend of mine Ireadtomuch has started a project called 'Harry Box Social' or something like that. But it involves having Harry's from different crossover stories meet. The first chapter she came to me and asked to use Kei. So if you see a story out there with a character named Kei that is scarily similar to mine, than just know I gave Ireadtomuch permission to use him. Anyone besides Ireadtomuch using a similiar Kei does not have my permission. And you have free reign to flame them!