Hope everyone's enjoying the story still. There's a long way to go yet. A very…very long way to go…
So, Harry has slowly been gaining strength like most Shonen protagonists, but he's developed a few flaws that should probably be addressed before he gets anyone killed.
I do not own Harry Potter, Fairy Tail or Yu Yu Hakushou
After Harry returned from gym class he noticed that several people were looking through their things. It seems that a thief had taken their things. Harry looked through his bag too.
"Someone took my bruise balm, pain-relievers and smelling salts!" Harry exclaimed.
"What?" Keiko wondered, "But…who would have taken that? Is all your herbal medicine gone, Harry?"
"Yeah." He said, "I don't mind giving stuff like that away to people who need it, but the fact that it was taken…"
"I understand." She said.
Just then Yusuke walked in through the door and several people turned to look at him accusingly.
He gave a small stretch and yawn,
"I'm back…" he murmured.
Then paused, looking around and noticing that everyone was looking at him,
"Alright, what's with the staring?" he demanded.
Keiko seemed to realize what was happening and quickly ran over and stood in front of him protectively,
"You guys think Yusuke did it? He's no thief!"
"He's a thug, Keiko." One of the boys in class accused, "And I don't know there's much of a difference. He did skip gym."
"I don't think he did it." Harry said and a couple of people looked at him. Harry shrugged, unconcerned, "I've seen Yusuke save a cat before from a gang of thugs. Despite all your accusations and all the rumors, has he ever hurt any of you? Or has he ever stolen anything before?"
Yusuke blushed pink,
"Harry, shut up!"
Harry grinned slyly,
"Oh? Can you really deny that, Yusuke?"
Yusuke looked away and grumbled something under his breath angrily. Keiko actually laughed a little bit at the show down.
"He's got you there, Yusuke."
The door to the classroom slid open, revealing Iwamoto,
"Hey! What's this racket about?"
Despite Harry's speech, it seemed that there were still people who believed Yusuke was guilty and they weren't above immediately pointing the finger at him.
Iwamoto dragged Yusuke out of the class while Harry watched on with worry. Harry got up from his desk,
"I'm going to make sure they're okay. I don't trust Iwamoto-sensei." He walked down the hall down towards the teacher's lounge, only to see the principal walking after Iwamoto looking furiously at the teacher. Yusuke came out of the class as well, Koenma popped into existence next to him.
"You've been freed from the charge, now go to work!"
"Okay, okay, I'll get to it!" Yusuke said, still glaring at Iwamoto angrily, "But before that, he pays." He said smacking his fist into his hand threateningly.
"That's not a smart policy, Yusuke." Koenma scolded, hands on his hips. And really it looked weird for a toddler to scold anyone, "Assaulting a teacher when you've been set free…"
"I can't just let him go like that!" Yusuke shouted angrily.
"Then attack him invisibly."
Yusuke nearly fell over as such a ridiculous suggestion,
"Give me a break! Do I look invisible!?"
"It's one of your new abilities." Koenma explained, "Try to take control of your reiki, then gather as much as you can into your right index finger."
Yusuke raised an eyebrow, but decided to take the suggestion. He held up his index finger and seemed to concentrate hard. Harry watched on with curiosity. He had much better control of his energy than Ichigo had. Although Ichigo had been a powerhouse from the start, while Yusuke's energy was rather weak.
A blue light formed at his finger tip.
"It's warm…" Yusuke said a bit disbelieving.
"Good, now all you have to do is aim and shoot." Koenma said, "Imagine the trigger in your mind and then pull it tight."
Yusuke pointed his finger at Iwamoto's head.
"Pull, huh?" he grimaced as he tried to keep it all up.
Then the blue light flew at Iwamoto, hitting him square in the back of the head, making the man fall to the floor.
"Iwamoto, are you alright?" the principal asked, running up to the still body of the teacher, "What happened?"
"It worked." Yusuke said.
"Yusuke!" Harry said, revealing himself, Koenma turned around too.
"Oh, Harry, this is really convenient." The toddler said, "You two should go together."
"What?" Harry blinked, "Go where?"
"Wait, what are you doing here?" Yusuke frowned.
"I was worried." Harry said, "I don't like Iwamoto-sensei. I thought that maybe if I spoke out on your behalf that maybe…well, I don't really know what I was thinking." Harry shrugged, "It's clear you could handle it yourself, otherwise Iwamoto wouldn't have looked so mad."
Yusuke snorted,
"I still don't get why you want us to team up."
Koenma turned to Harry,
"Harry, I know you have some spiritual abilities, you wouldn't be able to see me otherwise. But do you have any training in your powers?"
Harry nodded,
"A bit." He said cryptically.
"Boton says you're good in a fight, so I'll trust her judgement on the matter." Koenma said decisively, "Three items were stolen from my father's vault and the thieves are hiding out here, in the world of the living." He said, explaining it all for Harry, "Your chief concern will be recovering the items. The shadow sword will turn whoever it cuts into a monster. The forlorn hope is a mirror that emits a cryptic power during the full moon. The orb of Baast can capture souls, especially those of children."
Harry frowned,
"That's not good. Why weren't the artifacts better guarded?"
Koenma froze,
"Um, well…it was my mistake." He admitted, "We were supposed to beef up security on the vault a month ago. But even with the security it's at now, it would have taken a master thief to break in."
Harry nodded,
"Have you identified the thieves yet?"
Yusuke looked at Harry questioningly.
"Yes, we have." Koenma said, clearing his throat, "There are three criminals, a boy about the same age as you two named Kurama. But that's all we know on him, somehow, he's avoided our files. Then we have Hie, he's a bit of a mystery but from the information I've gotten on him so far, he's more of a loaner."
"So, it's odd then that he'd be teaming up with anyone." Harry completed, "Who's the last one?"
"Goki is his name. He's a run of the mill crook. He killed his last ten pursuers."
"Yikes…" Yusuke said, shaking a little.
"Don't worry." Harry told him.
"Come to think of it, you don't seem to be worried at all." Koenma observed.
"I'm used to this sort of thing." Harry admitted, "This might be a bit much for Yusuke though. A cut-throat killer on his first real job?"
Koenma sighed,
"I normally would just give him some smaller cases and wait for him to develop his abilities, but there's no time. The objects need to be recovered by the end of the week. If my father finds out their missing…well, he's got a bit of a temper. He might even sink a whole cotenant!" Koenma paled.
"He'd do that?" Harry asked alert.
Koenma nodded nervously,
"I'm sorry about this, Yusuke, Harry."
Harry looked at Yusuke with concern,
"So…you up for saving the world?"
Yusuke sighed, then scratched the back of his head,
"Fine." He said, "At least I know what's on the line…"
"So do you have any idea where they might be? Any leads at all?" Harry pressed.
"We think they're somewhere in uptown." Koenma said, "You need to start investigating right away, you only have a week remember."
He then faded from existence before Harry could ask anymore questions. Harry let out a small breath,
"Alright, let's go." Harry said turning around, Yusuke followed after him.
"You know, Koenma did have a point. You seem to be taking this rather well." He told Harry pointedly.
"Yeah…" he breathed, "I've been in my fair share of life or death situations." He shot Yusuke a smile, "You'd be surprised how often the world seems to be in peril. First time when I was eleven I had to face down the psycho that killed my parents." Harry listed, "Oh, and save a magic stone that granted immortality. Then after that there was a basilisk, a giant snake that was about fifty to sixty feet long." He elaborated, "There was also the time I saved my godfather from a hoard of soul eating dementors, and then that stupid death tournament…oh, and then there was that whole trying to find the fragmented pieces of this girl's soul, and then…"
"Okay, I got it!" Yusuke said, "That's…I mean, that stuff really happened?"
"Yup." Harry said, "And I haven't even mentioned some of the other more serious shit I've been through. Now let's go. We have artifacts to recover."
They exited the school and made their way to the bus station. To Harry's dismay, he ended up paying Yusuke's bus fair. Though he suspected he had the money…
As they walked through uptown, Yusuke would grumble about 'rich snobs' and how they were supposed to find the criminals in such a mess.
It was true thought. The uptown area was pretty big. They both froze when they felt an intense and warped energy.
"Hello." Yusuke grumbled, "That feels a little awkward."
"It's a bit strange, isn't it?" Harry agreed.
A crowd of people had gathered not far off.
"Someone, call an ambulance!"
"It's a kid!"
"What happened?"
"I don't know…he fainted!"
Harry and Yusuke shared a look, then traveled through the crowd to find a boy with soulless eyes. Then, a strange white smoke traveled out of his mouth. His soul, Harry realized.
"That's what I like to call a lead." Yusuke said, then turned around and started running after it. Harry followed behind him. The orb of Baast, or whatever it was called, stole the souls of children, to Harry's recollection.
He doubted it was a coincidence either.
They turned down an alleyway where buildings seemed to be falling apart. Broken car parts were everywhere, and Harry had to step over a rotting plank of wood to get through.
There were shady people hanging around, some were drinking beer, most likely from the small pub not too far down the line.
There was a man to the far side who seemed to be gambling.
"Uptown became downtown really quick." Yusuke commented.
Harry's eyes, however were focused on a muscular looking man in a green t-shirt and jeans, sitting on a crate with his arms crossed over his chest. His energy was strange, and if he focused, he could see demon-like horns protruding from his head.
Yusuke finally noticed as well, it seemed.
"He's a monster!" Yusuke realized, then reached into his pocket and pulled out a…monocle?
"Um, off to the opera then?" Harry raised an eyebrow.
"Shut up." Yusuke scowled, "It's a psychic eyeglass. It allows me to see through objects."
"Didn't know he was your type." Harry teased.
Yusuke blushed,
"Shut up, you and I both know he's got the orb."
Harry just smirked,
"I couldn't help it, you set me up so well."
Yusuke sneered, and lowered the eyeglass, putting it back in his pocket. But before they could go after the man…demon, a group of four guys approached them. One put a hand on Yusuke's shoulder.
"Hey buddy, you got some cash for me?"
Harry rolled his eyes,
"Yeah, this guy is soooo wealthy, that's why he had me pay for his bus fair."
Yusuke took the guy's hand off his shoulder,
"Sorry, minor league, I don't have time for you."
That's when his friends approached.
"That's the wrong answer."
"Well don't say I didn't give you guys fair…" he punched the guy in front of him in the face, "Warning!"
Harry just stood silently, avoiding notice as Yusuke beat up the four men.
"What you think you could have helped?" he asked Harry looking ticked off.
"You looked like you were having fun." Harry shrugged.
Yusuke scowled again,
"Seriously, what is with you? Are you gonna help me at all?"
Harry sighed, then closed his eyes. He wasn't sure if this would work in this world or not but…he opened his eyes and a bunch of ribbons appeared around him.
"What…is that?" Yusuke asked.
"Spirit ribbons." Harry explained, "I've got a good idea of what that guys energy feels like now. I can track it." He grabbed a purple colored ribbon, "Got it. He's this way."
He took off running and Yusuke followed after him.
"That seems like a pretty nifty little ability you have there." He commented.
Harry was silent, then he realized that they had run out of the town at this point and into the woods. It started to rain as the clouds overhead became dark and grim.
As they ran into the woods, Harry noticed there was a single patch, not far off where it wasn't raining.
"These guys don't seem too concerned with hiding their presence." Yusuke noted.
"No…" Harry said, "Be careful. These guys are stronger than you right now. There's three of them, all together. Your best bet will be to break one off from the group and fight him. Use your brain, think tactically. If you have too much trouble, I'll help you."
"You aren't going to help?" Yusuke asked Harry.
"I will…in my own way."
Yusuke snorted,
"Right."
"You coward!" a voice said from within the woods, towards the single patch where the rain wasn't falling, "Your years in the human world have made you just like them, spineless and weak!"
"A falling out?" Harry murmured just loud enough so Yusuke could hear, "This could work to our advantage."
"I don't give a flip if he leaves," another voice said, "But he's got no right to the loot. Give us the pretty little mirror."
"I can't." the one who seemed to be rebelling said, "I have great need for it myself first."
"Alright…then I'll punch it out of you!" he shouted, which was when Yusuke decided to make his appearance.
Harry huffed a little internally, what was with him and just walking off into danger. Sure, it's good to keep moving forwards, that's what he did, and without hesitation. But sometimes it's important to think a little bit first too.
"Excuse me, neighbours." Yusuke said, walking into the clearing and causing all of them to turn around, "Couldn't help but notice it's not raining over here. Maybe the next time you guys go stealing some magical toys, you should hide where it's not so obviously sunny."
Harry smacked a hand against his face,
"Great," he walked out into the clearing, "Give the bad guys advice, Yusuke, brilliant."
"Shut up, Harry." Yusuke rolled his eyes.
"Who are you?" A short guy with spikey black hair demanded, his red eyes bore into Yusuke, "How do you know about the artifacts?"
"Give us your names." the big, muscular man from before ordered.
"Oh thank you, hoped you'd ask." Yusuke smirked, "The name's Yusuke, I'm a spirit detective."
The short one in the group looked over at Harry, this one was a demon,
"And who are you?"
"Harry." Harry lifted his hand in a wave, "I'm just tagging along, you might say." But his eyes traveled over to the boy, about their age…though he looked more like a girl (Not that Harry could talk according to a good handful of the guys at Fairy Tail, Karakura High and Sarayashiki Junior High) with red hair and vibrant green eyes that might have rivaled Harry's own.
But what caught Harry's attention was his expression. He looked sad and resigned. A lot like the way Rukia had looked when she had resolved herself to being executed at the Sokyoku.
Their eyes met a moment, but the red head turned away and started walking off into the forest.
"Hey!" Yusuke shouted, "Where are you going?"
"Sorry." He said, "I don't have time to be arrested."
"Stop, Kurama! You can't just walk out on our plan!" The smaller one said, then jumped into the air and disappeared in a flash.
"Yusuke, you take this guy." Harry said, "I'm going after them, okay?"
Yusuke rubbed his nose and smirked,
"Leave it to me."
Harry nodded,
"I'm counting on you." He then, shunpoed after the short one's energy, running off at top speed. He was fast, but he wasn't as fast as Harry.
He caught up with him and he summoned his sword. The guy parried Harry's attack.
"You're stronger than I thought you were…you were hiding your reiki it seems." The small guy said.
"Obey thy command." Harry said, sword still pressed up against his opponent's, "Gods of thunder come forth!" Lightning traveled through his blade and the demon let out a cry, he managed to jump back quickly, panting.
"You…are no ordinary human." He murmured.
Harry held out two fingers,
"Hadou no yon, Byakkurai!" the demon tried to get away, but he was far too weak now from Harry's previous attack to move in time.
"Bakudou no ichi, Sai!" the demon was bound, arms restrained behind his back and legs locked together.
Harry dismissed his sword, then hulled the demon upwards. Harry turned suddenly when he felt a familiar presence.
"Boton?" Harry wondered, he hulled the unconscious demon over his shoulder, then shunpoed back to where Yusuke was.
"Crap!" Harry cursed.
It seemed Yusuke couldn't handle it on his own after all. Boton was kneeling over Yusuke who looked horribly injured. Harry's eye, now used to picking up on injuries like that noticed that his shoulder was dislocated. His painful breathing indicated a broken rib or two.
"Boton!" Harry said, rushing over to them.
"Harry!" Boton shouted, but when he approached he was hit over the head.
"Ow." Harry said, rubbing the back of his head.
"Why did you leave Yusuke alone like that!?" she shouted, "He could have died if I hadn't shown up!"
"Sorry." Harry grimaced, "We split up. I thought Yusuke could figure out how to beat him…" Harry looked down at him with a frown, "I should have paid more attention."
"Yes, you should have." Boton scolded.
"Just a minute." Harry said, summoning his wand into his hand, he began scanning Yusuke over, "Just as I thought, three broken ribs, a fractured arm and a dislocated shoulder."
"I know." Boton said, "I can heal it to an extent…"
"If I had my things with me I could heal him." Harry said, he dumped the demon down.
"That's Hie!" Boton exclaimed, "You caught him?"
"Yeah." Harry nodded, "I still should have stayed here though…"
Boton looked Harry over a moment, then let out a sigh,
"You made a mistake…You aren't perfect, and you're going to continue making mistakes into the future, Harry. Everyone does, all we can do is learn from that and try our best not to repeat it."
Harry nodded,
"Alright…"
"Well," Boton said, cheering up, "I'll take Hie down to Spirit World prison. I'll let you handle Yusuke. I'll be coming over to your house to check him over, of course."
Harry smiled slightly,
"Alright." He picked Yusuke up and shunpoed away, through the trees, and back into the city.