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Father Mine
Chapter 4: I don't wanna go!
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Sirius had to gape when they reappeared. There was a house-no…mansion before them. Setsuna turned to them. "We are currently in England, Hime-sama, and this is where you will be living from now on." Sirius, totally forgetting the reason why he was angry at the senshi, cut her off.
"Do you guys always do things like that?! I mean, do you always have the best in the deals?! Damn! That's one gigantic house!" Usagi giggled at him and Setsuna politely smiled. "I wanted to make you as comfortable as possible, Mr. Black. You will also find a training room in the basement. The house has powerful protective spells around it, so you will be able to use your own magic without being discovered."
They entered the house and directly went to the kitchen. Pluto urged them to sit down and started seriously; "Now, Mr. Black, I know you hated being cooped up inside the Black mansion but you still cannot go outside. It won't be fun everyday, living like you had a year ago, but at least you'll have the training room to perfect your skills." Sirius frowned to himself.
"That's right. Not everyone saw what happened in the Department of Mysteries." Setsuna nodded. "Your friends also think you're dead. Mr. Potter was very affected by this." Sirius' head snapped up. "Thank god he's still alive!" He breathed a sigh of relief.
"I wish I could be there for him. But I can't show myself until Pettigrew is arrested." Usagi growled low in her throat after hearing the traitor's name. She had received all the information about this dimension, including the spells and all that had to do with wizards, even though she wasn't really one.
Her thoughts swayed over Pettigrew again and she felt a spark of pure anger flow through her. She glared an icy glare at nothing in particular, until a sharp slap on her cheek made her come back to reality. She blinked.
Setsuna and her father were on their feet, away from the table, looking at her with huge eyes. Setsuna had been the one to slap her to reality. She blinked again and looked at the table. Where was it? Her gaze wandered on the ground and she gasped.
"Don't tell me I did that?!" There was a big pile of ash where the table once stood. "I'm sorry I slapped you, Hime-sama! But you had to be stopped! It looks like your new powers are trying to show. Your anger was so great the power of Mars activated and the table burned. We were able to get away before it touched us, luckily."
Usagi looked dazed. "I really am going to have to learn how to control that!" Sirius nodded fervently, while Setsuna created a new table. The 2 sat back down again and the discussion continued. "Oh yes! Hime-sama, about what your father has said before…"
"What about it?" A skeptical tone.
Setsuna fidgeted uncomfortably. "Hum…It would be best for you to attend Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry…"
"WHAT!? I'M NOT GOING TO SCHOOL AGAIN! PLUS, I'M NOT A WITCH! NO WAY!"
Setsuna stuttered. "But hime-sama! You need to keep an eye on things there! This school, although warded to the maximum, has more trouble than the rest of this world! You would also need to locate Pettigrew as soon as possible and take care of him! He is growing into a menace for society, even though he is always hidden!" Usagi glowered.
"I knew there was a reason why you brought me back here! Do you really expect ME to go to a stupid wizarding school AND taking care of an idiot at the same time!? Who do you think I am? And how in the world am I supposed to get in that school when I don't even possess a wand?!"
Setsuna blushed in shame and murmured, trying to calm her livid princess; "You could always transform your staff into a wand temporarely…"
"NO WAY! Don't count on me! I am NOT going to lose my time in a school to hear things I know I won't even need later! Which are already in my head, might I recall! And do you even expect ME to get out at night to go on a man hunt!? My answer is NO." She punctuated her phrase with force, seething at her senshi.
Sirius, quiet during the speech, tried to back the time senshi. He really wanted news from Harry and she was his best chance for that. "Please baby!" He coaxed desperately. She humphed at him and he tried even harder. He mustered the best pleading eyes he could do and looked at her directly in her eyes.
"Please? I really need to hear from Harry! I know you can't tell him about me being alive for the moment but you could always keep an eye on him! Merlin, I wish I could go with you, Usa! But please! For me? Would you do it for me?"
Usagi gazed at him and immediately grunted in frustration. 'God! Not those eyes! I don't wanna!' She gave an upset and obviously very defeated sigh. "Ok, you win. Now stop with the eyes already!" She was still very upset about the whole ordeal.
"Now, how in hell am I going to be accepted in the blasted school?" Setsuna grinned nervously and backed away slightly. She started to talk hurriedly. "Well, you see, you're already on Hogwarts' list. I kinda created you an alibi under the name Usagi Tsukino because we can't use you true name, the headmaster thinks you're new in the wizarding world, having discovered your special powers at a late age and being home schooled. For the rest, it would be yours to decide!" She breathed out loudly, having said that in one shot.
Usagi gaped, even more upset. "I'M ALREADY IN THIS YEAR'S LIST!? DAMNIT, PLUTO!" She didn't even have the time to finish her phrase because said Pluto was already stepping in a portal she had just called. She was blushing in embarrassment and bowed quickly. "Gomen ne, Hime-sama! Have a nice time and good luck!"
Then she disappeared before the seething bunny could get her hands on her. Sirius let out a 'WHOOP!' of joy. "I knew you wouldn't let us down! I'll help you prepare your things tomorrow! Gee! Thanks again!" Usagi gaped at her father's retreating figure, singing to himself happily.
Her eyes got wide before she blanched, then sat down furiously. "Well shit. I've been had. Those 2 were planning this all this time, I swear! Damnit! Now I'm stuck here! Stupid, manipulative senshi…*grumbles*….." She muttered darkly. "This year is gonna be hell…..…SHIT!" She cursed loudly. She had burned another table. "Oh yeah! This is just great! Peachy!" She added, sarcastically.
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"Just remember what you have to do!" "Yes father! Don't worry! You've only repeated that about 5 times already! Sheesh!" The metallic blue eyed girl rolled her eyes in exasperation. Sirius hugged his daughter close to himself and stepped away. "By the way, how are we going to communicate? I can't take any owl! It might be caught!"
The rabbit smiled proudly. "Hey! I told you not to worry! Saturn gave me some of her power and something else..." Sirius looked at her eagerly. "What?" She grinned, and then whistled. Soon, a deep cry was heard and it startled the dog animagus, who looked at the blue sky in wonder. A huge bird flew over him and landed on Usagi's outstretched arm, gripping it with its sharp claws.
Piercing black eyes met his gaze, although he had difficulty discerning the body from the eyes and he shuddered. It was completely black. The bird let out another cry and he backed away a little. "That's a gift from Hotaru!" She petted the bird and it nuzzled her hand in appreciation.
"That's a Death Phoenix. It belongs to the planet Saturn. They are normally very hated and shunned because they usually bring death omens. Legend has it that this type of Phoenix doesn't take anyone for an owner. Maybe that's why Hotaru gave it to me, because I already died many times and came back. This Phoenix' power can't affect me. I decided to call it Shi, for death. Shi will deliver the letters with no problem at all!"
"Are you sure it'll listen to me and not bite my hands off?" Sirius eyed the creature warily. Usagi giggled. "Of course not! I asked it to be nice to you, silly!" She gave another giggle before letting the huge bird fly away. She looked at her watch and furrowed her brows. "Aww. It's time to go…Well, I'll see you soon."
"Bye baby! Be careful!" The last thing she saw before teleporting to platform ¾ was the grinning face of Sirius, waving madly at her.
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She reappeared at the train station in a safe area and put her hands in her pockets. "Careful my ass…" She muttered. She still couldn't believe she had been conned into going there! She spotted the place where she could do the transition and walked to it. It wasn't hard to miss.
Every kid there had their trunks for Hogwarts and were bustling around the place. Lucky for her, her things were in her subspace pocket. When she got through, an immense train called Hogwarts Express was waiting for the students. She shrugged off the weird looks people were giving her and found herself a secluded compartment. The ride was pretty uneventful. She yawned and looked out the window in boredom.
"I hope this will end soon! Wait until I get my hands on Setsuna!" Her backbone had come back rapidly, she mused. Then, she frowned and plucked something out of her pocket. She fingered the silver stick with disdain. "My poor staff! Reduced to a miserable stick! Rei would have a laughing trip about this!" She whined.
"How embarrassing! I'll probably have to do silly charms with it, too! God! I hope my new powers won't surface at a bad time! How will I ever explain how I know every thing they ask me if I'm supposedly fairly new to this world?!" She grunted and punched the wall beside her, causing a small dent to form.
"Aw shit! That's Jupiter for you!" She spent the rest of the trip sulking about Setsuna, but mainly about those uniforms she would have to wear…
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When she arrived, a giant man, 'Hagrid', her mind supplied, called over the first years. She shrugged. It WAS her first year here, sooo…She followed the younger kids, ignoring the whispers that flew in her ears. "Who is she?" "She can't be a first year! She's way too tall!" "Look! They look scared of her!" "Who wouldn't be, with that scowl on her face! She could pass up for a relative of Snape!" "No way!"
Hearing the Snape remark, she couldn't help but snicker. 'Father would have a field trip over this one! Potions Professor Severus Snape, prepare yourself to be out scowled!!!" She snickered even more at that thought, earning weird looks from Hagrid. "Ye alright there, missy?"
"Yeah. Everything's fine, peachy." Hagrid raised his eyebrows at her response but stayed silent. 'Who's that anyway?' He asked himself. 'She's too old to be a firs' year!' He led the boats to the castle and brought them to Mc Gonagall. She looked at the ceiling boringly when the teacher started to explain the procedure and entered the Great hall with the still scared younger kids.
*Gryffindor table*
"Hey there, Harry! Had a good summer?" Ron Weasley gave a friendly slap on his friend's back. Hermione Granger gazed at Harry worriedly. "You don't look so good, Harry. Maybe you should go to the Gryffindor tower and relax. Harry Potter, The-Boy-Who-Lived, shook his head and gave a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes.
"I'm fine you guys! Look! The sorting ceremony is about to begin!" Hermione made an interested sound. "Look! There's an older girl with the first years! She doesn't look scared. I wonder what she's doing here." "Wow! She's a looker! Her hair is bizarre, but it's cool!" Seamus Finnigan started. Ron let out a small laugh so he didn't catch the teacher's –mainly Snape's- attention.
"I don't think you should approach her, mate! She looks pissed about something! You could get slapped!" Neville and the others laughed at Seamus and soon they were teasing each other.
Harry, on the other side, thoroughly observed the new girl. She was tall, almost as tall as he, and had really long hair, reaching her ankles. The strange thing was, her hair didn't look as if it had been dyed. The black, gold and silver streams of hair looked perfectly natural. She had an enticing heart shaped face and delicate looking lips…He mentally slapped himself. 'What am I saying?!' He was brought back to reality when the hat began to sing.
*Back with Usagi*
She was waiting patiently for the hat to move and sing its song. She blocked her memories and let out bits of a normal life. She wasn't about to tell the hat who she was! Heck! Even Dumbledore, and even Sirius's best friend Remus weren't aware of this tiny bit of information!
The hat's mouth ripped open and it began to sing a new song. She winced mentally. 'That hat will NEVER do a singing career!' Her eyes twitched. How long was the stupid song anyway? She sighed in relief when the students started to be called. Then, it was her turn; she was the only one standing between the tables. She checked her mental blocks once again and gave a contended sound when she found no disturbance.
"Tsukino, Usagi!"
She felt eyes follow her movements as she gracefully sat on the stool. She heard the voice of the hat, as she predicted. "Hum… A new student admitted, even at your age? How peculiar…You weren't even startled when I addressed you. My, my, what a strange girl! I see strength, I see intelligence! I see great courage and power! You are a walking contradiction, my dear! Now, where to put you?....."
She let the hat mumble to itself and cut her connections to it. 'Walking contradiction! You can bet on it!'
"Better be…GRYFFINDOR!"
The guys cheered and clapped with joy. "We have the new girl! Take that Slytherins!" The Slytherins shot them dirty looks. Dumbledore got up from his chair and shook the new girl's hand. That took the students by surprise. Dumbledore never did that with anyone before. "Everyone, this is 17 years old Usagi Tsukino from Japan! She will be in the 7th year, so I hope you will make her feel welcome!" Then, he turned to the girl.
"I'm happy to finally meet you, Miss Tsukino! After the insistent letter I got, I simply couldn't refuse to let you in!" He stopped and turned again to the students. "Oh! And I forgot! Professor Lupin is back to teach DADA this year! You don't have to fear, he will not be a threat to you."
Remus Lupin made his way to the teacher's table from the side entrance and waved to the students. The Slytherins groaned, the Gryffindors cheered loudly and one pissed bunny almost let out a loud curse. She immediately let go of the Headmaster's hand and backed away, bowing, offering a hurried explanation when she saw his questioning gaze. "I should head to my table. Thank you for the introduction."
She hurriedly took a seat as far as possible from the head table, not even minding the suspicious gaze of Dumbledore. The food appeared on the table and everyone started to eat and talk. She looked at the food but she suddenly wasn't hungry anymore. She would have to wash up thoroughly tonight, or else Lupin's would notice she smelled like Sirius with his keen sense of smell. She grimaced.
"Where are you going, Harry?" Ron called, between 2 bites. Hermione and the others looked on curiously. The green eyed boy hadn't even touched his food and was getting up. "Don't mind me, you guys, I'm just going to say hello to the new girl." Seamus snorted.
"Why did she sit so far anyway? Did you see the suspicious look Dumbledore gave her when she went to her place? I bet she's a spy!" The others laughed. "This little thing of a girl? A spy? No way!" They started to laugh again. Harry frowned and made his way to the rabbit. He saw she hadn't even touched her dinner too and extended his hand. "Hi! My name's Harry. What's yours?"
"Hi! My name's Harry. What's yours?" Someone addressed her. She turned and the boy gasped. She smiled happily. "Hello, my name is Usagi, but you can call me Serena. It's easier to say." She shook his hand, all the while thinking; 'Oh well! Might as well use a part of my real name. They don't know who I really am anyway.'
Harry was stunned by her eyes. So blue, so…familiar! He couldn't find the word so he merely shook her hand back. "Mind if I sit with you?"
"Not at all." She studied him while some students looked on at the scene curiously. 'So that's father's godson? Hmmm. Not bad.' He was taller than Sirius had described, of course. It had been a year since Sirius last saw him. Her father had missed the entire sixth year.
He had piercing green eyes and looked well built, but obviously very tired. 'No doubt he's been missing Sirius. He looks like the type to keep his emotions to himself.' "So, how did you get here? I mean, how can someone enter the 7th year directly?" Harry asked. She shrugged. "It was discovered that I had special powers at a late age. I was home schooled but my guardian thought it would be best to attend school this year." 'Nice, flowing lie there, Tsukino!' She congratulated herself mentally.
"Special powers?" Harry asked. She only shrugged again and toyed with a piece of meat with her fork. "Not really hungry, are you?" Harry asked. She smirked back at him. "Nor are you, it seem." The boy blushed in embarrassment. "No, not really. I've had a lot on my mind."
"I noticed." Serena stated the obvious.
"Hey Harry! Introduce us, will ya?" Ron was behind Harry.
"Oh, Hi Ron, Hermione." The intelligent girl nodded her hello. "Guys, this is Usagi Tsukino. Usagi, these are my best friends; Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger." Hermione shook her hand happily. "I hope we'll be friends, Usagi! Are you Japanese, by the way?"
"Yes and no. My mother came from Japan while my father is from England." Ron made a face. "Came from Japan?" "Yeah. She passed away. Died at childbirth. I was adopted due to some…complications and I only recently found my true father. A year ago, to be exact. Don't apologize, I hate being pitied." She finished, grimacing. The red head nodded and gazed at Hermione uncertainly, while Harry contemplated on how her life was almost the same as him.
While they were getting acquainted, Remus was addressing Dumbledore, speaking in hush tones. "How is Harry, Albus?"
"Hmm…He hasn't been the same since Snuffles' death. He speaks less and less everyday. Last year was very difficult for him." Remus nodded sadly.
"I know. He was so mad at me this summer when we came to get him to go to the HQ. Hardly spoke at all. He's still mad because I prevented him to touch the…you know…when he fell in." Albus let out a tired sigh. "I just hope he won't make the bad decisions."
The DADA teacher made a pensive sound, hand on his chin. "Albus, what do you think about this new 7th year? Her behavior was strange, don't you think?"
"Yes, quite. It isn't customary to take older students but I received a strange letter from her guardian. It was written that she had found out she had special powers and learned to control them. It was said that she was home schooled but that she needed to observe other students, or something along those lines. It also said that her power was constantly growing and that she could let power outage, because some were new to her. I didn't quite get that, and that's why I decided to let her come here, to keep an eye on her. I just hope she won't be a bad influence on Mr. Potter. It would be sad; he looks already much attached to her…"
Remus nodded seriously. "I'll see to it." Dumbledore got up and the students stopped talking. "I believe it is time to get to your Common Rooms, everyone! So, have a good night!"
They were silent on their way up. They bid themselves good night and headed towards their respective bedrooms. Usagi waited until Hermione and Ron were gone before addressing Harry, who was beginning to get up the stairs. She spoke in a hush, mysterious tone that made Harry wonder if she had truly talked to him.
"Don't let your emotions inside, or they will eat you alive. I'm here if you need to talk." But when Harry turned, she wasn't anywhere to be seen. He scratched his head and shrugged. Maybe he was more tired than it seem.
In the shadows, a blue eyed girl watched him intently go up the stairs. Her eyes showed confusion towards her own words. 'Why do I care anyway?'
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