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"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 XXVII
–Endymion & Serenity–
Wednesday, 6 September 1995
HJP's POV
Harry knocked on Hermione's room after returning from basketball practice, to see Malfoy inside and helping Hermione through her studies.
[Malfoy.]
The blond looked back, then stood and nodded at Hermione.
[We'll continue studies tomorrow.] He agreed and left the room.
Harry looked after the blond teen, who closed the door after himself, and then at Hermione questioningly, making her laugh.
[Japanese classes. Chiba told him and he came with the notebooks that Chiba set up for me. He spent here all day studying. It's good for both him and myself.] She explained and let Harry help her up. [Can you help me to the loo?]
Harry nodded and walked with her slowly to the bathroom, where he set her with her back to the toilet and next to a bar in the wall for in case she lost her strength on her legs, only then he left her to have some privacy.
[I'm sorry I came so late today. Basketball team practice.] He put in with his back to the toilet room's door.
[Basketball? You finally in a game that doesn't end with a broken nose?] Hermione asked on the other side.
[Well… yeah.] Harry said while pretending not to remember a certain match with broken glasses. [A lot less dangerous.] He agreed.
[Are you hiding something from me?]
[Of course not.] He retorted and heard the flush, before Hermione called him inside. He entered and helped her stand to go wash her hands and then walk back to the armchair. [Tomorrow I'll come earlier and we'll do some walking around the physiotherapy room.] He offered.
"Thank you." Hermione struggled to say and Harry smiled back. [Did I say it wrong?]
[It was good.] He argued. [I was a lot worse when they taught me the lines someone says when enters or leave a house, or before meal.]
[There are lines?]
[One word that are used to when you enter home, or leave and their respective replies.]
[One word?] Hermione asked surprised, pulling from her notebook and pencil ready to take notes.
[Yep, then before the meal you also always say one word.] Hermione nodded. [In the end you reply in two words.]
[How do I write them in Romaji?] Hermione asked.
"Tadaima." [«I'm home.»] Harry offered and Hermione hurried to write it down. "Oka-eri-na-sai. Okaerinasai." [«Welcome home.»]
[When someone arrives at a house.] Hermione agreed questioningly.
[When you arrive your own home.]
[Then there's a version to when a visitor came?] The teen girl added excited and Harry hummed affirmatively. [Then when you leave is?]
"It-te-ki-ma-su. Ittekimasu." [«I'm going/I'm leaving.»] The girl nodded, writing it down. [To which the person staying says:] "It-te-ras-shai. Itterasshai." [Two Ts and two Ss. Which roughly means: «Have a Safe Trip.»] Hermione wrote it down with a nod. [Finally before a meal you say:] "Itadakimasu." [«Thank you for the meal.» Each time. Even if you are the one cooking or alone.]
[It's an expression.] Hermione agreed. [And the two words at the end of meal?]
"Oi-shi-kat-ta desu. Oishikatta desu." [«That was delicious.»] Harry put in and Hermione nodded.
[How do I say the visitor line?] She asked.
"Thank you for taking me in." Harry struggled to say and blushed when she smiled at his inability to still spell it. [It's hard, okay. It's a lot of cultural expressions that we need to learn.] He grumbled shyly as she wrote down the line, to which he translated and she smiled back thankfully adding it immediately. [You should also add Good morning, Good afternoon. Good night, Hello and Goodbye. Besides Thank you and You welcome. At the least for now.]
Hermione gave back the notebook and Harry wrote each line in English and then in Romaji.
"Thank you, Otouto."
"Ō." [We read «ou» in English but it's more closed in Japanese.]
Hermione laughed, making Harry raise an eyebrow.
[If Ron saw us now. You are literally giving me lessons.]
Harry smiled sadly.
[You were having lessons with Malfoy-kun, yourself.] He argued pointedly and Hermione laughed louder. [You didn't say anything about Ron in your letters. Not even once.]
Hermione immediately stopped laughing only to then sigh.
[Because it hurts too much to think of him. After you and Professor Snape leaving with Tommy and the Ministry of Magic putting the Undersecretary as the Potions Professor, she literally made Ron use blood quills to death. He was forced to use so much that he lost too much and not even Madam Pomfrey could save him.] Harry's eyes watered. [And his lines? «I will not help a fugitive stay out the radar.»] Hermione opened her arms and Harry leaned forward into her lap, letting her hug him as he did his best not to hiccup. [Ron died to keep your whereabouts protected. While I got too frightened by what was going on in Europe and decided to follow you, only to literally out your location to the world.]
There was a knock and before Harry had time to sit back and control his tears, the door opened. The two looked to see Healer Kusama.
[I'm sorry, Lord Potter-sama. But it's time for Miss Granger-chan's check-up.]
Harry nodded and stood as he cleaned his face.
[I'll see you tomorrow, Hermione.]
Hermione nodded.
"Have a safe trip." She put in and the Healer smiled
Harry nodded his head back.
"I'm going." He agreed. "Sensei." He added with a bow of head to the tall Healer, who bowed his back. [When talking with someone always use San, Chan, Kun, Sensei or Sama. As I'm a Lord: Healer Kusama-sensei calls me Sama.] He quickly added towards Hermione, who hurried to write it on her notebook.
[You say a name of the person and then San.] Healer Kusama explained, approaching. [Close friends are Chan or Kun, if female or male. Or if it's a young child or the person you love.] The Wizard explained, nodding at Harry that he could go that he would explain. [Sensei is both used for a teacher or doctor.]
Harry bowed his head as the Wizard explained about the proper ways to call someone. He arrived outside to see Mamoru speaking with Malfoy in Japanese slowly – most likely helping the blond practice the new language.
"Harry-sama." Mamoru agreed back with a smile, only to frown. "Did something wrong happen? Is Granger-chan worse?"
Malfoy huffed when Harry frowned confused, pulled from his own handkerchief and approached, stealing Harry's glasses and made Harry clean his face with it as he cleaned Harry's glasses.
"Potter-san always trouble see own-self…" Malfoy struggled with the exact wording. "Always blood on face."
Mamoru scoffed and Harry blushed as he finished cleaning his face from the tears.
"I was always getting punched and would get a bloody nose. Most of the times caused by my school enemy: Malfoy-kun." Harry agreed and traded the glasses for the kerchief, and was amused to see the way Malfoy held it by the tips of his fingers as he stored it in his bag. "We aren't friends but Snape-sensei is friends with Malfoy-sama and Malfoy-okusan."
"Snape-sensei is my…" [bollocks! Potter, how do I say godfather?]
"Kyōfu." Mamoru offered. "You are speaking a lot better." He added as a compliment and Malfoy nodded. "Just as a heads up. You make Harry-sama bleed again?" Malfoy looked at Mamoru as Harry picked his bicycle from where he stored it, when he looked at the two he could see Mamoru hovering over Malfoy in a warning manner. "You will wish that Taitō-san and Sanjōin-san gets to you first, understood?"
"Yes." Malfoy agreed.
Mamoru nodded and stepped back, ignoring Harry's raised eyebrow.
"Do I look like I can't take care of myself?" He asked him and Mamoru smiled amused.
"What was it your team's Kōchi said? You see a punch as a way of someone saying «I like you»."
Malfoy snorted as Harry blushed. Harry climbed the bicycle and rode alongside the two as they walked back.
"Since when do you and Hermi-oneechan are on friendly terms?" Harry wondered. [Do you need me to translate?]
[Oneechan?] Malfoy asked confused.
[Older sister, by using the chan is like older sis or something like that.] He supplied and the blond nodded thankfully.
"Since Weasley Ron-kun's fall. She needed a class partner. Longbottom-kun wasn't at her level. Not like you and Weasley-kun."
"Weasley Ron?" Mamoru asked.
[The Twins' younger brother. Seven siblings: six older boys and one younger girl.] Harry offered and Mamoru hummed. "Hermi-oneechan just finally told me about Ron-oniichan's" [death.] "I didn't know. I thought that he had turned his back on me because I left the country and it was why she didn't write about him."
Malfoy's lips thinned.
"He fall to keep you safe." He argued. "Weasley-san can be many thing. Friend till end."
Harry nodded thankfully and Mamoru took hold of Harry when he almost fell mid-pedalling.
"Should I ride it?" He asked back. Harry shook his head. "You sure?"
"Karasuma-kōchi said I need to exercise my legs or I won't handle the sprints."
"Karasuma… Potter-kun, shouldn't it be Kusama?" Malfoy asked.
[Coach Karasuma and Doctor Kusama.] Harry argued. [Like 'Coach' Madam Hooch and 'Doctor' Madam Pomfrey.] He added in a way to use terms that would make Malfoy understand since Wizards didn't say Doctor nor Coach.
Malfoy hummed.
[Only you would get a Coach and a Doctor with the surname practically alike.]
Harry blushed, only for them to freeze as a Yōma was attacking a Muggle in the graveyard just beside the clinic. A wrestler-like Yōma with massive wings on the back. That would hurt…
[Shit!] Harry jumped out the bicycle and glanced at Mamoru and then at Malfoy. [Protect him.]
[Potter…]
[Bloody Hell, Malfoy! Can I trust you enough to leave the Earth Prince on your protection or not? Because if I can't then leave] "Japan!" Harry snapped, glaring at the other fellow Brit and Malfoy sneered before he nodded.
Harry picked for his necklace and looked around to be sure there was no Muggle looking beside the woman being striked, before he spelled the duelling attire on.
"What…?" He heard Mamoru gasp out.
Harry picked his wand and jumped into danger, while picking his wand. Defending himself from the punches as he touched his necklace to warn the Shitennō of an attack.
Harry started duelling and then heard Malfoy gasp, before Harry could react Tuxedo Mask had joined Harry.
"Starting the party without me, Onmyōji-san?" Tuxedo Mask asked, making Harry scoff. "Where's the Sailor Senshi?"
"Hopefully, on the way. Try not to harm the Yōma. It's a Human."
Tuxedo Mask nodded and Harry glanced back at Malfoy, but saw no Mamoru. He raised an eyebrow and Malfoy pointed at Tuxedo Mask. Harry's eyes grew and turned towards Tuxedo Mask.
"Mamoru-kun?" The other looked back and Harry actually saw his eyes through his eye mask. "How…?"
"I don't know but when you shifted, I just knew that I was Tuxedo Mask." The other argued. "Now it makes sense about Tommy-kun being Onmyōji-san's weakness as well as Tommy-kun calling chibionmyōji-plushie by Papa."
"First two Shitennō caught me because of him." He agreed mid-fight.
"Hopefully next two that won't happen." Tuxedo Mask agreed. "Onmyōji-san, we are in different sides of the…" the other started, obviously repeating what Sailor V kept saying each time she showed up.
"You dare finish that line and Yōma or no Yōma: I hit you so hard that you will wake your past-life's memories."
The other smiled amused. And then somehow Sailor Moon came running her new stick in form a half-moon guiding her to them, the Shitennō by her side. The two looked at Malfoy and then at Harry confused.
"Wasn't Chiba-sama with you?" They asked only for Harry and Malfoy to point at Tuxedo Mask and the two hurried to join in the battle.
"Past life?" Tuxedo Mask asked as Sailor Moon did her spell with the stick to shift the Yōma back into Human.
"These two were" [Knights] "from 2000-years ago in the" [Earth Kingdom.] "There's magic and Sailor Senshis and you are asking me about rebirth being real?" Harry argued as they finally stopped fighting.
Tuxedo Mask looked at the two Knights not leaving his side and then at Harry.
[A Princess in a Crystal castle is part of that?] He asked instead.
[Moon Princess.] Harry agreed. "We're looking for her. But those two only remember the" [Earth Prince.]
Tuxedo Mask stayed looking at Harry for a real long time and then.
"Endymion?" He asked and Harry nodded. "I have dreams where a" [Princess] "calls me that."
Sailor Moon approached and tried to steal Harry's necklace.
"Excuse me. Sailor Senshi working by herself around here." She argued, obviously not realizing what they were talking about.
Harry sighed and gave her the powder to use on the priest that had been an Yōma a minute ago.
"There."
"You could help, you know?" She whined.
"I held the Yōma back until you arrived." He retorted.
Sailor Moon pouted and walked away to go use the powder.
"That's Odongo Atama, isn't it?" Tuxedo Mask eventually asked.
"Yeah."
"How can you fathom to put your girlfriend in harm's way?" Tuxedo Mask suddenly asked and Harry snorted. "What?"
"So… you are a Reborn" [Prince.] Harry started and the older nodded. "There is a Reborn" [Princess] "going around somewhere." The older nodded yet again, confused. "And you ask me why I'd pretend to date my Japanese Aneue when the Reborn" [Prince] "can't keep his eyes out of her?"
Tuxedo Mask frowned, only for his eyes to grow behind his eyes-mask.
"You've been pretending…"
"Only when you show up." Harry agreed.
"But you took her on a date…"
"You mean when I attacked Naru-chan and you all had to stop me?" Nephrite retorted.
Sailor Moon approached as the Wizards dealt with the Muggle.
"We should leave the streets." The girl offered. "Why are you three bothering Tuxedo Mask-sama?" She whined.
"Oh, and Sailor Moon has a massive crush on Tuxedo Mask." Harry added, making the girl shriek in embarrassment. "So, don't ask me why I'd need to pretend."
Tuxedo Mask looked at Sailor Moon as she practically struck Harry for putting her out there like this, embarrassed. He approached her and set a hand on her forehead, Harry watching him confused. Then both their clothes started shaping. Tuxedo Mask's turned into a prince's armour with a red cape and Sailor Moon into a white dress… when Tuxedo Mask took his hand out, Usagi had a half-moon mark like Luna's on her forehead.
[Prince Endymion-sama] "and" [Princess Serenity-sama.] Jadeite whispered reverently.
Shit!
"Duck!" He forced the two down as suddenly he heard the sound of the Shitennō's black hole teleportation spell. Only for a strike to miss the two by inches. [Are you okay?] He asked automatically and both nodded, Princess Serenity in Prince Endymion's arms. [Malfoy!] Harry called and the blond hurried to their side. [Protect them both as if your life depends on it!] He snapped at him and the other nodded, picking his wand. [And this time actually protect them! Don't let them fight!]
[I know!] Malfoy snapped, wand in hand.
Harry turned towards the two Shitennō already fighting the third one.
"We need to break his mind-control, Onmyōji-san!" Jadeite snapped. "Zoisite-kun has most likely seen them shift. He has to know who they are!"
On that moment the rest of the Sailor Senshis arrived, they looked at Malfoy protecting the prince and princess before they run to join Harry while the two cats run to join the trio.
"You awoke them without us there?" Sailor Venus demanded outraged.
"You think we did it on purpose?" Harry snapped back.
"Uizādo-kun!" Princess Serenity reprimanded loudly and Harry held back the argument with the only girl of the group he couldn't support. "Don't let him escape. He knows who we are!"
They all nodded and even the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office's Members joined at restraining the fighting Zoisite. Until finally they subsided him and one of the Wizards broke his mind-control, making him black out. The two Shitennō breathed relieved, before they approached the prince and princess and kneeled on one knee to their Prince with their head bowed.
"My" [Prince.] They started to apology, but Prince Endymion released Princess Serenity and approached them, kneeling before them white in between them and pulled their heads up. [Prince-sama…]
"I'm glad to have you back." The Prince argued and his clothes shifted back until he was Mamoru again. "Harry-sama." The teenager called and Harry looked back as he shifted his clothes back magically and as the Wizards checked to see if no one had seen the incident. "Permission to be your Japanese Aneue's boyfriend?"
Usagi immediately turned on Harry as she also shifted back to normal, Harry smirked amused.
"What was it you said to Malfoy-kun? You harm her and you will wish that the Shitennō and the Sailor Senshi gets to you first." Harry agreed, making the standing Mamoru win an amused smile. "Yes, you have permission to date my Aneue, Mamoru-sama." He added with a bow of head.
Mamoru mock-glared at the title, but didn't have time to react before Usagi was jumping on his arms and hugging him tight. The Shitennō and the Sailor Senshis shifted back, Sanjōin carrying Zoisite's body.
"Where do we bring him for Snape-hakase to finish to break his mind-control?"
"My flat is closer than the Shrine." Mamoru offered.
They all nodded and they all walked to Mamoru's apartment block. Malfoy with Harry's bicycle besides him as he wheeled it. Harry picked his two-way-mirror as Usagi held onto Mamoru's arm like mad.
{[What happened this time?]} Professor Snape demanded.
{We captured Zoisite-san. We're heading to Chiba Mamoru-kun's apartment.}
{Harry…} Professor Snape started and Mamoru stole the mirror.
{Did they tell you about the reborn [Prince] and [Princess], Hakase?} Mamoru asked the Wizard on the other side of the mirror nodded. {Me and Usako were just woken up.}
Professor Snape's lips thinned.
{I'll check you two after checking the [Knight.]} He agreed and closed off the call.
"Usako?" Harry wondered quietly towards Ami.
"Lover nickname. Cute way." Ami whispered back and Harry nodded as they arrived the building and climbed to Mamoru's flat.
They entered and sat around the living room as Sanjōin set Zoisite down on the table and both him and Taitō kept their power on the youngest Knight to keep him under the blacked-out effect. Finally, Kino opened the door and let Professor Snape inside, who entered with his potions bag and approached the knights without even a hello.
"How long ago?" Professor Snape eventually asked as they camped around the couch by the side of the room.
"15 minutes?" They answered uncertain.
"He most likely realized who were the" [Princes] "so we had to fight him alongside the Wizards to keep him from going to tell" [Queen] "Beryl-sama, we didn't dare to chance for in case he didn't really know." Ami added.
"Which is why you shouldn't have awakened them in the middle of the street." Professor Snape snapped back and Harry scratched the back of his head. "Tommy?"
"Twins-kun, Jordan-kun and Ojīsama are babysitting him under Malfoy-sensei's eye." Rei offered. "The woman won't let them act out of tone with him."
Professor Snape looked back at them, at Mamoru and Usagi sitting side-by-side and then back to his work not commenting.
"He is awakening, Jadeite and Nephrite. Don't let him strike at me like you did, Nephrite-san." Taitō and Sanjōin immediately stepped forward and held Zoisite down as Professor Snape worked.
No one dared to speak as the laying on the table blond awoke and started to fight the awakening. Harry stood and approached, taking hold onto the legs as the two Knights held onto each arm. Each of the three keeping the other's power subsided, then another pair of hands held onto the other leg. Harry looked at Malfoy who used his own magic to help at submit Zoisite. The two nodded at each other and then concentrated on the job at hand as Mamoru took hold onto Zoisite's head and kept it still for Professor Snape.
With time the magic under Harry's fingers stopped struggling and eventually Professor Snape did the checking spell and whatever he read in the popping in parchment was good because he nodded back for them to release Zoisite.
"Explain to him, you two." Professor Snape ordered towards the two Knights as Zoisite was allowed to sit up on the table, almost like confused.
Both started to explain to Zoisite as the girls offered Professor Snape a tray with broth and tea. The man nodded back, sat on an empty chair and started eating and drinking. Harry looked at Mamoru as he accepted his own bowl from Kino who obviously had camped in the kitchen to set up dinner for them all.
"Tell me one thing. The fourth one…" Harry started to ask.
"Kunzite-aniki." The three Knights agreed. "Yes, he is the strongest of us all."
Professor Snape groaned at what it would mean for him.
"You know… I knew that the" [Prince] "and" [Princess] "were in that location because" [Queen] "Beryl-sama realized and sent me there." Zoisite put in. "She knows you two have been awaken now."
That made them all groan.
"Does she know who they are?" Professor Snape asked and Zoisite shook his head. "At the least some good news."
"Unlike me, Kunzite-aniki won't strike them to kill. He'll try to capture" [Prince-sama] "to bring him to" [Queen] "Beryl-sama."
"Where's your trinket, Chiba-sama?" Professor Snape asked and Mamoru showed his keychain. "Walk always with it. Magical protection. If attacked just touch it and the Shitennō will know."
Mamoru nodded. Harry guessed he would need a full-on explanation later.
–O&SM–
Thursday, 7 September 1995
TU's POV
Usagi was in dreamland most of the day, that was until suddenly Mako-chan showed besides her out of breath.
"What is it?" Usagi wondered.
"Minako-chan is arguing with Harry-senpai again. She's taking advantage you aren't there to stop them."
Usagi groaned. She run out the classroom and down the corridor until she found the two arguing outside Harry-kun's private classroom. Kamijō-kateikyōshi by the doorway, looking at the two with a puzzled look.
"Enough!" She snapped, using her Sailor Moon's voice. Immediately Harry-kun went under control and Minako-chan looked back unsure. "Kamijō-kateikyōshi, can you please teach Harry-kun some restraining techniques? Me and Mamo-chan can't always be there to hold it back."
"It's a good thing the class we were about to have is Transfiguration. Potter-san, inside. Tsukino-san, I take it you can deal with that one?"
Usagi nodded and Harry-kun was directed inside the classroom, before the door closed. Usagi approached Minako-chan.
[Princess…] Minako-chan started.
"U-sa-gi." Usagi argued. "And Harry-kun is the best. He taught me how to be a Sailor Senshi and how to fight for myself. He even somehow managed to make me learn English Language enough to be able to speak it."
"You can't fall for him," [Princess-sama.] "He is…"
"My younger brother[IS1]." Minako-chan gasped. "Not to mention that the one who has a senpai-crush on him is Mako-chan." Usagi argued, signalling the tall girl beside them.
"He is dangerous and…"
"And that makes him the best person to be my private bodyguard." Usagi agreed with a smile. "Let's go. Haruna-sensei hates when we are late. Which, until Harry-kun started picking me up every morning, I would always arrive late."
"You're too innocent," [Princess-sama.]
"U-Sa-Gi!" Usagi argued as they walked back to the classroom. "And Minako-chan?" Minako-chan looked back. "I'm the" [Princess,] "right?" The girl nodded. "Then my word is law. Harry-kun is my second-in-command and when I'll be" [Queen:] "I'll make it law that he can wed whoever he wants."
"What…?"
"Harry-senpai likes men." Mako-chan put in sadly as she walked beside them towards her own classroom.
"I promised him that when we'd find" [Princess] "that I'd ask Her to make it legal for him to wed." Usagi grinned back. "And now I can without needing to ask anyone else."
Minako-chan looked at Mako-chan confused.
"That's Usagi-chan. The quicker you learn to roll with it the better." The tall brunette argued. "Harry-senpai is who introduced all of us to Usagi-chan. If it wasn't for him me and Ami-chan would only meet Usagi-chan when we would awake into Sailor Senshis. You were there when he introduced me, so you know it is true."
Naru-chan was outside the classroom, waiting for them.
"Is Harry-san under control again?"
"Yes, he doesn't like for someone to tell him what to do. He hated Luna-chan at beginning because she just threw me into danger without any teaching. He got quite the neck-wound to save me on that first-time. As so, a girl who just pups up and just because she is known as Sailor V and wants to be the leader? Tommy-kun takes after Harry-kun on not accepting new people who misbehave in their point of views easily." Usagi explained to her quietly.
"Better not tell Harry-san you said that." Naru-chan warned. "He'll hold back on his bentōs."
Usagi shrieked scared.
(TBC)
IS1 – Otōto
Next chapter: Saitō Izou
~Isys