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[Different Worlds
A Harry Potter/Fushigi Yuugi Crossover fic
By miriya valentine]


Chapter 2: Introductions and Reunions



Chichiri and Tasuki had left the hall a bit early; they were both still unfamiliar with this enormous school, and wanted to try to find their way back to their room.

"Gryffindor?" Tasuki blinked, looking at the paper he held in his hand. "That's an odd name..."

"The password's weirder, no da." Chichiri shook his head. "Glorminous?"

"Hope we're pronouncing that right...Ah! Here's the stairs!" Tasuki grinned, speeding up as he headed for the long, spiraling staircase.

Chichiri smiled, watching the other, before suddenly remembering something. "Tasuki! Don't forget that second-"

"OI!"

"-step...no da..." He blinked at Tasuki, whose foot and lower calf had disappeared within the stair-or where it should have been. It was hard not to laugh at the sight presented to him; but Tasuki's expression was priceless.

"Can you help me out, here, Chiri?" Tasuki half-growled, looking around to be sure no one else caught his little 'blunder'.

It took a minute for the blue-haired boy to stop laughing; with a few more chuckles he finally reached for Tasuki's hand. But Tasuki seemed stuck. Chichiri looked up at him, a look of consternation on his face. "Daaaaaa..."

Someone was coming.

Tasuki sighed. "This is embarrassing..."

Whoever it was coming, was now 'here'. Chichiri quite nearly started laughing again, until he actually saw exactly /who/ it was.

"Amiboshi! No-Suboshi!"

Another figure appeared.

"Gah...Shit! Both of you!"

The twins looked, first to the still-snickering Chichiri, then to Tasuki, who was /still/ stuck in the trick step. "Hi..." Amiboshi started, "Need some help?"

Tasuki was fuming, but Chichiri nodded. "If you wouldn't mind...it seems we forgot this was here."

"That's all right, no one even /told/ us about it."

With the help of one of the twins (neither Chichiri or Tasuki figured out /who exactly/ was helping), Tasuki finally was free of the evil stair. "So, why are you two here, no da?" The blue-haired boy asked curiously. It made sense, however, somehow, all the one-time Suzaku seishi were accounted for, and now some of the Seiryruu seishi were beginning to appear. //What's going on, no da?//

Suboshi (or so they assumed, still being confused) arched a brow. "I could ask you the same thing."

Yep, that was Suboshi. Amiboshi was /much/ nicer, always.

Chichiri shrugged. "Why not learn this world's magic? I didn't have much else to do, really...this place is much different than Konan, no da." He tactfully avoided their /true/ intentions, not sure yet whether or not to trust these two. Amiboshi might have proven to be a great boy, but still...

Amiboshi smiled. "That's nice. We received letters...these people sure like owls a lot, don't they? Anyway, we were invited to join this school, and decided why not? It's nice to see a familiar face again, though..."

"We were just going to go check out our room," Suboshi supplied, visibly relaxed. He was rather different than when Chichiri and Tasuki remembered him last...but then again, those weren't exactly /good/ times, either. "Are you two in Gryffindor, too?"

Chichiri nodded. It was odd to be speaking to former enemies like old friends, but their bonds were much deeper than most would realize; they'd been through so much together, and their souls had crossed /universes/ to this one. Also, Chichiri realized, it would do them dishonor to think of them as they once were. Even then, though they'd been enemies, Amiboshi had done many things for them.

//This isn't Konan...there's no reason to mistrust them, no da.//

A new life...

"Shall we go?" Tasuki's voice broke into Chichiri's thoughts, and the blue-haired boy nodded.

Amiboshi took time to study the pictures on the walls as he walked up the stairs with his brother, his arm resting lightly on the small of his twin's back. Within the canvasses, the people and other objects seemed /alive/, as if they had their own worlds behind their frames.

Realizing what he'd once been, what they'd /all/ been, he found that idea rather ironic.

The four boys made it up the stairs with no further 'accidents', though Tasuki had kept a wary eye for any more traps or tricks that would ensnare him again. Chichiri, seeing this, tactfully hid a snicker behind the sleeve of his robe.

"It said something about a fat lady, no da."

"I don't know," Tasuki muttered, "this whole place just strikes me as extremely fucking /odd/."

Amiboshi scratched his head, looking around for some sort of clue...

It wasn't difficult. "Er..."

Chichiri turned to the mumbling twin, who was pointing to a portrait, a rather corpulent woman... who was smiling. Giggling and waving at the boy, actually.

"Daaaaa."

Four voices, in unison, said the password. "Glorminous."

"New?" The fat lady giggled. "And so cute!"

The large portrait swung open, revealing a large, fire-lit room on the other side. Still giggling at the boys, who were, by all means, rather scared.

Tasuki was the first to move. He looked at the picture's backside a moment, shook his head, and stepped through the door. "This place is /fucked up/."

Chichiri admitted, in not-quite so colorful terms, that he had to agree.


---


Harry yawned. The meal had been great, and now that he was stuffed, all he wanted to do was grab Ron, go back to the dorm, unpack...and well, get stuffed again. (O.o;;)

Ron seemed to be in silent concurrence. He nudged Harry's leg with the toe of his shoe, then his eyes flickered towards the door. Harry nodded silently, and together they began their graceful retreat.

"Wow, dinner was great!" Ron grinned. "But I'm getting tired...maybe I should have gotten some sleep last night..."

Harry nodded. "Yeah...I'm beat."

A quiet laugh. "You guys should actually /sleep/ tonight, you know...classes start tomorrow." As usual, Hermione was reading a book, this time a slender volume titled Advanced Charms and Potions, by one Matilda Greyfeather.

"Of /course/!" Ron protested, as if the thought of anything else had even dared to cross his mind.

With that, Harry and Ron stood, preparing for their getaway.

"I'll be along as soon as I'm done with this chapter," Hermione mumbled to them, "see you back at the dorm..."

"All right, see you then!"

And then they were gone. Hermione looked up towards where they had gone and sighed quietly, before returning to her studies.

---

Harry and Ron practically ran towards Gryffindor tower, hand in hand as they raced through the dimly lit corridors and staircases. So intent were they upon reaching their room (and more appropriately, their bed), they didn't notice the figure that just seemed to melt from the shadows until Harry went crashing into it. Temporarily stunned, Harry bounced off and fell to the ground, effectively taking an equally-shocked Ron Weasley with him.

"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" Harry apologized profusely, but stopped when he heard a chuckle. "I'm so-Sirius?"

"No you're not..." Ron smirked.

"No! Sirius!"

"I don't think you are."

"He means me."

"Oh." There was a pause while Ron's brain digested that. "Hi, Sirius!"

The tall man smiled, helping both boys to their feet. "It's nice to see you both again..." He straightened his robes, and looked towards Harry. "How have you been?"

Harry, who by now had recovered, practically threw himself at Sirius, his eyes misted over with joy. "I didn't know when I would see you again...I was so worried...and I hadn't heard from you in such a long time..."

Sirius hugged Harry tightly, fighting back the urge to stroke his godson's hair. "I'm sorry, Harry, but I couldn't tell you. Albus brought me to the Ministry heads, and cleared the charges...It was rather difficult getting Percy to believe us..." He shook his head, with an almost ironic smirk on his handsome face, "especially when we told him that it was his old rat who'd caused all that trouble..."

Ron had to laugh at that. "I bet...Percy's always been such a skeptic."

The man nodded. "But eventually, he and the others gave in. It had to have been dire to have Albus take such drastic measures...I only hope I can help enough."

Harry sighed quietly, looking up at Sirius. "We'll be all right. As long as you're here..." Since Sirius no longer had to hide like a fugitive, he'd been able to find a place to live. He'd filled out, as well, his features no longer gaunt like he was when Harry'd first seen him. He was still slender, but it was no longer a skeletal thinness. His dark hair, while still long, was no longer as shaggy as it used to be.

"I've got to go." Sirius, almost reluctantly, let Harry go, and took a step back. "I'm just happy I'll get to see you more often now."

"All right..." Harry smiled. "I'll talk to you later, okay?"

"I'll look forward to it."

"Let's go get unpacked." Ron reached for Harry's hand, and they started towards the dorm once again.

Sirius watched Harry leave, his expression mournful, and stayed there for a long while. Thinking. Then, with a quiet sigh, he closed his eyes and turned to the shadows once again.

---

Amiboshi and Suboshi were both curled up together on the couch, listening peacefully as Chichiri and Tasuki joked and told stories. It was calming, to be back among people, and not having to worry about fighting for another day of life.

"Were you always like this?" Suboshi asked the pair quietly. "I mean, your friends and you...were you always this happy?"

Tasuki chuckled. "We were a family. We always had fun! Even with goofy nutcases like Chichiri running around..."

Chichiri shook his head. "I'm not a goofy nutcase, no da. That title, I think, would belong to you, no da."

"Or Nuriko..."

"Or Nuriko, no da." The two laughed at their own joke.

The door swung open, and all four pairs of eyes turned to look at who was entering.

"...We should hurry and get unpacked...and then have some fun, eh?"

Tasuki arched a brow.

"C'mon, Harry!"

Two boys, one with red hair, the other with dark, finally noticed that there were other people in the sitting room. The dark-haired boy blushed, but Ron waved, plastering a goofy grin on his face. "Hello!"

Chichiri returned the wave. "Hi..."

Ron dragged Harry towards the couch, but realized very soon that it was occupied; nonplussed, he changed course and sat at the table across from Chichiri. Harry took the last seat, between Chichiri and Ron, and rubbed his eyes tiredly. "Hi...you must be the transfer students that Dumbledore was talking about."

"That's us, no da." Chichiri nodded. "I'm Chichiri, no da."

"Tasuki." The red-haired boy said.

Harry smiled. "This is Ron...and I'm Harry. Welcome to Hogwarts, and Gryffindor."

"Thank you, no da." Chichiri gestured towards the twins, who were watching the whole scene with the same look of contentment on their faces. "Those two are Amiboshi and Suboshi, no da."

"We're first years..." Amiboshi finally spoke. "Very nice to meet you."

Having forgotten all about unpacking (but not completely about their little 'side-quest'), Harry and Ron soon became engaged in conversation with the four boys. None of them realized the time until Hermione came in, her book tucked under her arm.

"Sorry I took so long," she apologized, "but I was just reading about some fascinating spells..."

"That's all right," Harry smiled. "I'd like you to meet some of our new friends..."

More conversation ensued, mostly introductions and first impressions of the huge school. Then, other Hogwarts students began filing in, in pairs and little groups, heading for their own rooms. Harry looked at his watch, and almost swore. "I'd love to stay and talk, everyone, but it's almost one, and we still have a few things to do..." Harry yawned, said his farewells, and practically yanked Ron out of the room.

"That's a good idea," Hermione murmured sleepily. "I think I'll go to bed, too..." And then she, too, left.

"I suppose..." Tasuki arched a brow at Chichiri. "We're roommates, ne?"

The blue-haired boy nodded.

Amiboshi and Suboshi would have been perfectly content to sleep there on the couch, but manners were manners, so they too filed off.

"Interesting people," Suboshi muttered. "I could get to like them..."

Amiboshi smiled. "Yeah...they seem like really nice people.

But, of course, there were much more interesting things to think about. Which is exactly what Suboshi proceeded to show his twin.

They really didn't need /two/ beds in their room. But it was a nice thought, anyway.

---

"So," Harry asked Ron once they'd begun to unpack, "what do you think of them?"

"Chichiri and Tasuki? They seem like great people. I wonder why they changed schools?"

"Dunno. What about those other two?"

"They remind me of Fred and George."

"They /are/ twins, too, Ron..."

"No, that's not what I meant." Ron smirked at Harry, whose eyes suddenly widened as he fought off a furious blush. The redhead laughed, playfully swatting at Harry with a pillow. Harry grabbed his own pillow, and soon, a furious pillow fight had begun.

Not long after it had begun, Ron victoriously straddled Harry, grinning in victory. "I win!"

"Yeah, but we still fought...lets make up, eh?"

Ron winked. "Yeah...make up...sounds good." With that, he bent down and kissed Harry, effectively forgetting their little 'fight' just moments before.

Everyone knows what happens when people 'make up'.


-fin chapter 2-

miri: O.o;;; I AM ODD. I realize this, now...is this fic supposed to be funny or serious? Damn, I feel like I'm writing an episode of Cowboy Bebop...

a few things...

Amiboshi and Suboshi: Twincest! Twincest! ^_^v Gomen, couldn't help it...it was a tough decision figuring out where these two cuties would go...I know Amiboshi is a /definite/ Gryffindor, but Suboshi...ah, hells, he's a good kid, just a little...violent? Rash? In the anime...and above all, I think their first and foremost thought would be /not/ to be separated...

Percy: Well, I figured, Crouch is dead, let Percy-kun be Minister whatever-it-was, magic relations or something. ^^;;. Hell, why not? ^_^;; I know he's a little young, but I have faith in him. ^^ He'll figure it out. Besides, the thing with his rat is just /funny/...

Sirius: POOR Sirius...I have /plans/ for him... *evil snicker*

*grin* I hope you liked this fic so far...I'll see what I can do about getting more parts out... ^_^

ja ne!

~miriya and the lonely muses~