Ner words in this chapter: 3,068
"Talking Japanese"
[Talking English]
'Thinking'
{Talking on the phone/fireplace/two-way-mirror}
{Text message}
–Parseltongue–
Thinking in 3rd person POV/Dream/Memory/Flashback/Others
Letter/Journal/Book/Newspaper
Time change/Date of time
Change of POV
Chapter XIII
–Photography Session–
Friday, 5 May 1995
HJP's POV
Harry threw the camera in the pool with a blast of magic before it could activate. He sighed at the fact it was done with. He looked at Sailor Moon checking the photographer which had passed out now that he was out of control.
"The people aren't returning…"
The two shared looks and then Harry turned towards the pool as a water swirl showed from inside the pool. Only for a Yōma to leave the water. Just. Great!
He picked his wand again and got ready to strike when the Yōma pointed its right hand at him and shot. Harry didn't even attempt to avoid the attack, used to being used as a target practice.
–O&SM–
TU's POV
Sailor Moon gasped as Uizādo-kun disappeared, before she could even start to react to his fall the Yōma shifted its attention towards her.
She held back her tears and faced the Yōma. She fought it, even as it kept striking at her and the room went darker with its Dark Aura. Sailor Moon looked at the window behind her that had become a mirror… right…
She let the Yōma strike at her before she did a flip jump out the way and over the creature, making the attack hit the Yōma back.
[Moon Tiara Action!]
Sailor Moon breathed relieved when it worked and the amount of photographed people started showing in heaps in the middle of the pool room in the hotel.
Eventually Uizādo-kun showed as well. Winning tears, Sailor Moon run to him and hugged his neck, starting to cry. Uizādo-kun groaned and held her back.
"Did you just save my arse for me?"
Sailor Moon looked up at the amused Wizard, who was literally smirking back. She released his neck and started hitting his chest instead.
"Baka!" She cried as the other started laughing taking her weak punches on his chest without argument.
"It's Sailor Moon and Onmyōji-san!" – "It's really them!" – "In person!"
Sailor Moon stepped back, shared a look with Uizādo-kun and took his leather bag from his pocket and grabbed some of the powder throwing at the walls. It was easier than throw at each person.
The two left as the Wizards entered with bows of heads back. Uizādo-kun picked his mobile phone and rang Rei-chan.
{It's me. Is Taitō-san there with Tommy? … Then tell him to come pick me and Usagi-chan alone. I don't want him to fast drive with Tommy. … Yes, you can tell him that I said that.}
They arrived the changing room and Usagi shifted back. Uizādo-kun looked at the swimsuit as she blushed.
"Moths filled it with holes and…"
Uizādo-kun sighed. He picked a ribbon from the side and put it on the hole on Usagi's back that Luna-chan had stolen earlier to stop her from going to the photography session. When he was done, he picked her dress and offered for her to put it on. Just as she was about done, the door opened. Uizādo-kun tensed because he hadn't changed yet, only for a Wizard to walk in.
"What do you want?" Uizādo-kun asked, a little too harshly.
The man smiled with a too-sweet look.
"Ah… just who I wanted to see. The Sailor Senshi's own and only Onmyōji-san!"
"Leave!" Uizādo-kun ordered in a commanding rough tone.
Usagi looked at her friend surprised. Never before had she seen him so… and then she saw the camera operating by itself. Usagi looked at Uizādo-kun, wide-eyed.
"Now-now. It's not going to take long… just a few pictures and…"
Uizādo-kun took hold of Usagi's bag and took her away, walking out the locker room in a hurry. Usagi looked at him surprised at how quick he was at acting up. He didn't walk out but back into the pool room where the Wizards were still dealing with the amount of women photographed. At seeing Uizādo-kun still in attire they raised an eyebrow as that meant they had to start from the beginning.
"Which of you brought a" [paparazzi] "with you?"
They frowned, before groaning.
"Gotōda-keishi is going to have our necks…"
"I don't care about the Head Auror right now. But" [Britain's You Know Who] "will be coming by morning time if he even hears a whisper that I am in Japan!" Uizādo-kun snarled, slipping into English halfway and making Usagi struggle to understand. "Not to mention His Men!"
Usagi raised an eyebrow at Uizādo-kun confused.
"Uizādo-kun?"
"I'm famous in Magical Britain." He explained. "I moved here so the reason that I'm famous wouldn't track me down and force me into a war when I have a baby with me."
Usagi nodded only for the journalist to track them down. She groaned and did a high kick, making the camera fly away and fall into the water. The journalist gaped at it and then turned towards her with a glare.
"You'll pay for that, Muggle!"
[Moon Prism Power, Make Up!] Usagi shouted, shifting and grabbed her tiara, facing the journalist. "Try me, Dickhead-san!"
Uizādo-kun actually laughed at that as the journalist gaped at her and the Wizards snorted. Then a man entered from behind the journalist. Sailor Moon looked only to breath relieved at seeing the Head Auror. The Wizard looked at her station and then the journalist and obviously groaned.
"What have I told you about interviewing and taking pictures of the Sailor Senshis and the Wizard?"
The journalist's lips thinned.
"The people have a right to know what you are illegally allowing. What…"
Sailor Moon approached the journalist and punched him.
"You just put the entire Japan World in jeopardy! If you print about the 'Onmyōji'. If you even dare try put a picture of him then the worst Wizard in the whole world will strike in full force." She snapped.
"Why would've…?" The journalist stopped when Uizādo-kun pulled his bangs away from his forehead's scar. "What about the silhouette? As in against the sunlight?" He asked instead.
Sailor Moon turned towards Uizādo-kun, who huffed.
"No interview. No real names. No faces." He argued, before summoning the camera and drying it up.
They left the pool room, climbed to the top of the hotel and stood against the rising Full Moon. Uizādo-kun pulled the hood of the cloak and pulled it over his face, hiding his face from view for just in case. Sailor Moon set in position as Uizādo-kun crossed his arms, then Uizādo-kun's white owl showed up with Luna on its paws. Sailor Moon grinned as it set Luna-chan down and then posed on Uizādo-kun's shoulder, completely destroying his strong and manly-look. She leaned down and pulled Luna-chan to stand by her feet as well. Then she leaned to the side and let the wind pull her hair to the side. By the time the journalist was satisfied with the photographs, they noticed Taitō-san with Gotōda-keishi at the entrance of the rooftop, Taitō-san with his arms crossed and glaring at the journalist.
"If I see a single face on the newspaper." He threatened Journalist-san.
"You are?"
"Shitennō Jadeite." Taitō-san snarled, before he approached and helped the two out the walls of the hotel by their hips. "Dress back into your human form. Your friend is looking all over for you."
Sailor Moon nodded and run out, shifting back into Usagi while seeing Gotōda-keishi looking through the pictures with the journalist.
–O&SM–
HJP's POV
Harry walked with Taitō, the journalist and the Head Auror into the bottom floor, where Usagi was talking with Naru.
"Thank you for coming to pick us up."
Taitō nodded as the journalist finally stored the camera when the Head Auror was done looking through all the pictures.
"Shitennō… any connection with the myth of…?"
[Moon Princess.] Harry agreed. "Jadeite-san was the" [Earth Prince]"'s" [Knight.] "The Sailor Senshi are the reincarnation of the Moon's Sailor Senshis. The two princes have also been reincarnated. You may quote me."
"The enemy is…?"
[Queen] "Beryl-sama and her mind-controlled Shitennō, who then create Yōmas." Taitō agreed. "The Magical people are forbidden from interfering because Muggle World. Potter-sama is the only one allowed."
"Because he has double citizen and outside the Asiatic country it is allowed to mingle among Muggles." Head Auror Gotōda explained and the journalist hurried to point it down. "That and people believe that he is part of the Sailor Senshis and not an actual Wizard."
The journalist nodded.
"May I call you Onmyōji-san in the column?"
Harry groaned.
"Who do people call me that?"
"Former people who were both Scientists and Magicians that worked for the Emperors." Taitō translated. "Yes, you may use that title. It was what I nicknamed him when I was under the mind-control after all. And, ironically, all the mundanes started using it."
The journalist nodded and left with the Head Auror before Usagi, Naru and Teacher Haruna approached them. Harry bowed his head.
"I'm sorry your photography session didn't work."
"Oh, don't worry." Teacher Haruna argued as she eyed Taitō. "Who is your friend, Potter-san?"
Harry looked at Taitō just to make sure it was at him that she was looking and then at her.
"My housemate. He is a just turned 18-year-old who moved into the city to work at Hikawa Shrine as a Monk and needed a place to stay at. Snape-sensei demanded that instead of rent for him to look after me while he is off working." Harry shrugged.
Taitō's lips thinned as the girls obviously snickered at the way their teacher was eyeing him.
"Potter-sama, we have to go pick Potter-kun."
"Sure." Harry agreed with a smirk. "But we can drive the girls and Haruna-sensei to Azabu-Jūban. It's on the way after all."
Taitō obviously looked like he wanted none of that. In no time Harry, Usagi and Naru were in the backseats and Teacher Haruna was in the passenger seat talking likes and dislikes with «Monk-sama».
Eventually they dropped an amused Naru at OSA-P and Teacher Haruna left as well because her house was nearby.
"«Monk-sama»." Harry parroted sing-song like. (AN: in this scene I had added a symbol of music but fanfic doesn't like them, pouts)
Taitō groaned loudly and Usagi chuckled.
"Why did you do that?"
"Payback for Yakuza earlier." Harry argued and Taitō groaned even louder. "She's cute… for a woman."
"Potter-sama!" Taitō snarled and Usagi lost control, starting to really laugh. "I prefer younger!"
"Well… you are over 2018-year-old so anyone you'd date is always going to be younger."
Taitō suddenly had to hit the brakes as he almost hit a sports car. The red car didn't stop though and kept on. Taitō looked after the car confused and then looked at the two in the backseat.
"Are any of you hurt?"
"No. No more picking on you while driving."
Taitō nodded and looked at where the other car had driven off to.
"Taitō-san?" Usagi asked.
"It was Nephrite-senpai. I'm certain."
The two gaped at him before Taitō sighed and restarted the engine.
"Track him." Harry demanded.
"Too late. He is already too far away." Taitō argued.
Harry and Usagi shared looks as Taitō drove to the shrine.
"But…"
"I'll find him later. I know my Senpai's Aura signature."
"Don't…" Harry started and Taitō opened the gloves compartment and showed a bag like the one Harry had been given by the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office's Members.
"Snape-hakase bought several pouches of this dust and I keep filling up the girl's personal jewellery with the dust. If I find him, I'll just use it and let them do to him what they did to me." He argued, before parking.
They climbed the stairs to the shrine to see Tommy whining and driving Rei insane.
[Tom Potter!]
Tommy shut up, looked back then fell on all fours and paddled in Harry's direction at all velocity.
–O&SM–
Harry let Prof Snape check on Tommy while expecting his grounding for running from the hospital.
[The Dark Lord was here last weekend.] Harry's eyes grew and looked at Professor Snape as he finished the check-up. [He showed me a picture from the 30s of himself with his biological name in the back.] Harry's eyes watered. [And then told me that he made an Unbreakable Oath with you before he warded the house. I gave him the Hikawa Shrine's alongside the Tsukino Residence's address.]
[Sir…] Harry started as Bella popped in and took Tommy for his bath and while Taitō climbed upstairs to change from the priest attire, not questioning why they were talking in English. [I…]
[Who else knows?] Harry shook his head. [Let's keep it this way. Even from the Sailor Guardians and Knight.]
Harry nodded embarrassed.
[Tommy is…]
[A Potter.] Professor Snape argued. [The Dark Lord said that you take after Lily.] Harry frowned confused as the man checked Harry's face. [Your instinct was to protect baby instead of to fight head-on.]
[Like my mother did with me.]
Professor Snape nodded.
[The Tsukinos spoke with me when I arrived. Told me about the strike during the game.]
[It's nothing I haven't experienced before. Bludgers?]
[You still should have told me immediately… even with the being on the run.] Harry scoffed and Professor Snape glared back. [I mean it, Harry!]
Harry gaped and was unable from reacting as Professor Snape finished his check-up, before he grabbed a potion and set on Harry's hand.
"You are meant to drink it." Taitō offered from the bottom of the stairs as Harry just gaped like a fish after the Professor, who was storing his healing kit.
"You just called me Harry."
"Always so observant." Professor Snape drawled sarcastically.
"But… you always call me Potter."
Professor Snape looked back as he gave the kit to Donna and then scoffed.
"Are you James Potter?" Harry shook his head. "Then why should I keep calling you by the same name I call him?"
Surprised, Harry watched the man leave the room and then looked at Taitō, who smirked.
"He is seeing you for yourself and not because you are your otōsan's musuko."
Harry hummed, thankful for the translation. Only for his mobile phone to start ringing. Harry picked it while walking outside and already wondering who Nephrite had struck now only to see Usagi's phone number. He groaned, just knowing that it wasn't Nephrite related after all.
{Moshi moshi.}
{Aniki?} Shingo's voice called from the other side.
{Shatei? Did something happen?}
{I… I need a man-to-man talk.} Shingo said and Harry could hear the sound of the metro speakers.
{Are you coming to Harajuku?}
{I'm about to enter the subway train.} Shingo agreed.
{Very well. Be careful, we'll pick you up from the station… and, next time, don't steal your sister's mobile phone!}
Shingo stuttered as he hung-up.
"I'll pick him up. You take care of anything magical… and call his family." Taitō agreed from the frontdoor – since the phone even if it worked enough to ring inside you couldn't talk on the phone indoors – and left, while Harry finally took his potion.
Donna started hiding everything magical as Harry looked through his mobile phone's numbers and then called the Tsukino Residence.
{Moshi moshi, Tsukino Residence.} Mr Tsukino answered on the other side.
{Hello, Tsukino-san. It's Potter Harry.}
{Hello, Harry-san. Did you forget something here? Need me to drive it to Harajuku?}
{No need, [Sir.] Shatei just rang me while using Usagi-chan's mobile phone without her permission.}
{Did he now?}
{He was taking the subway to Harajuku. Taitō-san just left to go pick him up.}
Mr Tsukino sighed on his side.
{Mama told me that Shingo-kun looked a little down since he arrived from school… thank you for warning me, Harry-san.}
{After I talk with him and give him dinner, we'll drive him home. He was probably hoping that I'd go there today like usual, but forgot it was Friday.}
Professor Snape showed by the frontdoor with a raised eyebrow.
[What's going on?]
[Usagi-chan's baby brother just took the subway to come speak with me without warning anyone and I only know because he stole Usagi-chan's mobile phone and rang me before entering the subway train. As if to be sure I was home.]
[Warning his parents?] Harry nodded, Professor Snape approached to be on the range where the calls were allowed and Harry passed him the mobile phone. {Tsukino-san. My apologies for this. I'll set up an extra bed for Tsukino-kun and tomorrow we'll drive him home so you can ground him for leaving without warning. … No, it's not a problem. Besides if he came to Harry is because he must need some talk with a [brother] kind of person.}
"He calls me Aniki and told me to call him Shatei." Harry agreed.
Professor Snape nodded and Harry went to set up the indoor sandals for Shingo as well as the second bed for the boy.
Donna had just finished setting up dinner when Taitō arrived with the shy boy. Harry took one look at him and knew that whatever he wanted to talk about was worse than a fear of cats…
"Dinner then upstairs." Shingo nodded and sat by the table without argument. "Thank you for the meal."
Harry started spoon-feeding Tommy his soup while the others ate. Neither Taitō nor Professor Snape commented on Shingo's obvious self-blaming look.
Before Harry started climbing to go speak with Shingo in his own room, Professor Snape held him back.
"Are you sure you are capable to give him the girl-talk speech?"
"I helped him face off his catphobia, how hard can it be?" Harry retorted.
(TBC)
I know that Jadeite is a Priest Apprentice, which is why I make Harry say monk as a joke
Next chapter: Monk-sama
~Isys
