IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: THIS STORY WILL NO LONGER BE UNDER HARRY POTTER! IT IS NOW UNDER CROSSOVERS: ANIME CROSSOVERS! NO MORE UPDATES WILL BE MADE TO THIS VERSION, ONLY TO THE ANIME CROSSOVER VERSION!

Romilly McAran: Just so you know, I (princessofplanets) am NOT the one who is possessive over anime characters. *Shoots glare at Angel* ANYWAY… Thank you for your review, since I couldn't e-mail you to thank you. J . And don't worry, as far as I'm concerned, you can have Weiss, Schwarz, whatever… Though you may have to battle Angel for them. *Laughs* I hope you like this chapter! *Angel jumps on Princess and kills her.* And, since neither of us have actually SEEN Schwarz in the anime, we'd really appreciate it if you'd e-mail one of us on your opinions on their personalities. (Or leave your e-mail address if you could so we could contact you.) Thank you!

Kousei

By princessofplanets and Angel

E-mail: princessofplanets@hotmail.com and taura12@hotmail.com

Part: 7 / ?

"Rain sucks!" Alex muttered as she slogged her way to Harry and Draco's house. As she walked up to the door, she noticed a small shadow out of the corner of her eye. She glanced to the side, wondering if it was a poor homeless child stranded on the streets in the rain. The stupid rain. It's all the rain's fault. The shadow shrank away from her gaze, melding back into the darkness. She shrugged and turned back. Well, there's no way I'll be able to find them now, so…. Knocking on the door, she waited for someone to answer. Harry opened the door, looking disheveled and EXTREMELY irritated. Seeing who was outside, he brightened.

"Draco! Alex's here!" A groan answered him, before the other man stomped out of the kitchen.

"I was almost done cooking, too!"

"Yeah, and getting food all over ME at the same time!"

"I SAID you should change! I HOW many times to I have to tell you…"

"Uh, guys? Could we NOT argue in front of the guests?"

"Sorry, Alex. Come in. I'm almost done. Or, I WOULD be, if a certain clod hadn't been in the way…" Draco trailed off, shooting a glare at his boyfriend. Harry hid behind Alex. "You guys can wait in the living room. I'll be there in a minute." He turned and stalked into the kitchen.

"What was that about?" Alex whispered to Harry.

"He thinks I forgot our anniversary again."

"You WHAT?!!!"

"Shhhhhhh! I didn't, he just thinks that. Don't worry, I have it all planned. I just need to kick him out for a little while."

"How are you going to do that?"

"Just watch." Just then, Draco's head popped out.

"Ok, WHEN did we decide to invite Alex over tonight?"

Harry gave an innocent smile. "I invited her. I mean, she just moved back, and tonight wasn't special or anything, so…" Draco's eyebrow twitched.

"…I'm going out. Bye, Alex." He walked out of the house, slamming the door behind him. In the silence that followed, Alex stared at Harry.

"You were kidding, right?"

"Of course! Now, you just stand outside, and make sure he doesn't come back for at least an hour. And when you see him come back, you have to leave."

"So, let me get this straight. You're going to make me stand out in the rain, and THEN you're going to kick me out?! And you're not going to even feed me?" Alex glared at her so-called 'best friend'. "How polite."

Harry was rummaging under the sofa, not listening to her. "Where is it? I know it's here SOMEWHERE…"

"Harry, what are you looking for?"

"The chocolate! And the wine! I know I put it…Oh! Here it is!" He emerged from under the couch, triumphantly holding the chocolate and wine bottle. "See? I told you!"

Alex sighed. "Fine, fine, I'll play sentry." She trudged out onto the porch. "NOW what am I supposed to do? I can't even do anything productive, like reading a book!" She sighed again, staring at her feet before jerking her head back up. What…? Did I just see something? No, she decided, I'm probably just hungry. He DID invite me for dinner. "HAAARRYYYYYYY! Can I have some food, pleeeeeeaaaaaaasssssssseeeeeee?" A half-eaten sandwich dropped out of the upstairs window. "…Thanks…I guess." She bit down, and choked. "HARRY! I don't know WHAT you think I ate in Japan, but I can assure you it wasn't rocks and rotten French cheese!" She threw the sandwich back up toward the window, grinning as it hit Harry in the head. Turning back, she gave a reassuring smile to all the neighbors, and settled down to watch for Draco.

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I'm NOT going to give him his present first this time, Draco decided. It's too embarrassing when he doesn't have anything for me. He hasn't mentioned anything ALL DAY, and now he invited her over for DINNER?! I can't BELIEVE he forgot! AGAIN! Well, this time he's going to make the first move, and if he doesn't give me anything he's not going to get anything!

He left the theater, grumbling to himself as he walked. "Lousy movie. The Elf-guy was hot, but he isn't really my type. I can't BELIEVE Harry FORGOT!!" He continued to rant to himself, ignoring the strange looks he was receiving from the people around him. When he reached his street he was surprised to find Alex out on the porch.

"What are you doing out here?" he asked with a sigh.

"I was just leaving," she explained smoothly. "Tell him I said bye. Sorry we couldn't spend more time together. I'll talk to you later, ok?" She paused for a moment. "Do you have an e-mail address?"

"No."

Alex sighed again. "Ok, fine. Normally I'd stay and tell you the benefits of having an e-mail address, but I'm afraid if I do, Harry, who's… sleeping… will kill me. So I'll convince you later. Ja!" She left the porch and quickly walked down the street, not noticing the two shadows that had briefly separated themselves from the side of a wall.

"He's SLEEPING?! I left for THREE HOURS, and he's SLEEPING?! That does it. He's not getting anything for a month!" He walked up the stairs, at each step planning another elaborate form of revenge to use of his lover. Arriving at his bedroom door, he jerked it open and stopped. Harry looked over his shoulder, eyes widening.

"You weren't supposed to be back yet! I haven't finished lighting the candles!" He walked over and pushed Draco out of the room, closing the door in the other man's face.

"…HARRY! What the HELL are you doing in my room? Haven't you figured out that I'm a bit MAD at you? You're not getting any sex tonight, so leave!"

"Oh, are you mad because you think I forgot our anniversary? It was exactly three years ago… now. Besides, how could I forget the first time we had sex? Ok, you can come in."

"Thanks for letting me go into my own room…"

"Well, it's my room toooooooo!" Draco rolled his eyes, and walked into the room, stopping at the sight in front of him.

Harry grinned at him from the middle of the bed. "Happy Anniversary!"

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Alex walked at a steady pace toward her apartment. Again she got the uncomfortable feeling she was being watched.

Crawford aimed his gun at the blonde. He fired and watched as the bullet seemed to hit an invisible wall. "It missed."

"Didn't you see that coming?" Schuldig asked.

"I've told you before: I can only see the future in flashes. I don't see everything."

"Oh. You know, Bradley, it sounds like you're very frustrated right now. Why don't we go home and take care of that?" Crawford shot a glare at him. "What? It'd be good for you! Get rid of some stress, you know?"

"No. We have to figure out some things about the target, such as any other family or friends that she has, places she likes to go. Now, come on."

"Why can't we just have Nagi do it?"

"Because Nagi has to catch up on school work."

"You actually believed that?"

"No, but it makes him feel better."

Schuldig raised an eyebrow. "I never thought I'd see the day when YOU were nice to the kid."

"Shut up and see who else is in there."

"Hai, hai." He sent his mind toward the apartment for a moment, then looked over at his partner. "There's the target who's in the shower, two guys who are in the middle of a huge make-out session, and a kid, about five, who's sleeping."

"A kid? Hers?"

"I think so."

"That's good. Well, that's all we can do here. Let's go home."

"And get rid of some frustration?" Schuldig asked hopefully

"No."

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"CRAAAAAAAWWWWFFOOOOORRRRDDDDDD!" Nagi called, as soon as the door opened. From the kitchen came the sound a blender.

"Nagi, didn't I tell you to lock Farfie up?"

"He wasn't doing anything! Besides, I kept him in the kitchen."

"Did you go INTO the kitchen to see what he did?" Schuldig asked.

"He's just blending fruits, calm down. Anyway, can I get a new computer game?"

"No."

"Yes." Schuldig grinned.

Nagi blinked, then decided not to waste his opportunity. "ARIGATO, SCHULDIG!!!" He grabbed his coat and ran out the door before Crawford could stop him.

"Was there a REASON you said yes to him?" Crawford asked calmly.

"Was there a reason you said no?"

"Yes. He has work."

"Oh, let the kid have some fun! The poor thing's been working ever since we got here." Not that this was TRUE, but it sounded good.

Crawford raised an eyebrow. "Right."

"…So, what do you say to tying up Farfie for the night, and then… relaxing in bed?"

"Depends on the type of relaxing."

"Don't worry. By the time I'm done, you'll be VERY relaxed. I promise."

"Why does that not make me feel better?"

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Alex shivered as she stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around herself. It was a good thing that I created the shield in time. Who shot that? she wondered. Who have I angered enough to get a death wish from? For a moment her mind flashed to Fudge. With the capability, she amended.

Her mind came up blank.

"Damn," she murmured. Her body was suddenly and viciously shaken with coughs. She stumbled out of the bathroom and into her bedroom right next to it. The blonde attempted to muffle the coughs in her pillow, pulling back and gasping for air when they momentarily stopped. One moment her body was burning, the next she was as cold as an iceberg.

Just as suddenly as it came, the illness left. Alex focused on regulating her breathing. It happened again, she thought worriedly. She pulled out a notebook from her bedside table's drawer, quickly making a note of the date and time. The woman scanned the previous information and bit her lip. It's getting more frequent now, she observed. Damn it! Why now? I don't need this! She lay down on her bed, closing her eyes. If Toya or Yuki find out, they'll never let me get out of the house again. She sighed, turning over listening to the familiar sounds of Aya's breathing from the room next door. Well, at least Aya will be with me, even if I have to stay in this stupid apartment for the rest of my life.

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"So, why exactly do you want me to help you?" Seishirou asked indifferently.

"Our employer just 'reminded' us that he wants a painful death for this girl. I don't think a bullet is painful enough for him."

"And you think a hand through the heart is?"

"It's more creative and there's more blood. This Fudge is an idiot; the way he'd judge a painful death is by blood," Crawford said.

Seishirou sighed theatrically. "Much as I would love to get rid of her, she doesn't pose a threat to Japan. In fact, the only person she IS a threat to is herself."

Just then, "SEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIII-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN!" shrieked a shrill voice.

Seishirou sweatdropped, and turned to Crawford. "I don't know you."

A small, hyper, black-haired girl bounced up to them, dragging a boy behind her. "Sei-chan, hurry up! The plane leaves in an hour!"

The boy behind her spoke up. "Hokuto-chan, we're at the gate. We have time."

She turned to him angrily. "Subaru! I TOLD you! We have to get Sei-chan to spend more time with you so you can develop a relationship that doesn't revolve around food!"

Crawford glanced at his fellow assassin, amused. Turning to pedophilia, now?

Shut up.

"HOKUTO-CHAN!" Subaru cried out, hiding his beet-red face in his hands. "Do you HAVE to be so loud?"

"Of course! I have to get you settled down with a good husband, so that when I'm not around, he can make sure you dress well."

"Is that all you care about?" Crawford asked.

"YUP! Ne, where do you live?"

"…Japan…why?"

"That's great! Now, here's my phone number. When you get back to Japan, call me. I'll help you choose a new wardrobe." She paused. "You need it." Hokuto handed him a piece of paper that looked to have been written in some alien script.

"If I could read this, I would be more than happy to call you." Not.

Don't be so rude to the poor girl. She's going to lose her brother in two months. Seishirou thought back, eyes fixed on Subaru.

Can we say 'pedophile'?

"Nee-chan, should you really be giving out your phone number to complete strangers?"

"Well, Sei-chan knows him, so he can't be that bad." Crawford blinked.

" 'Sei-chan'?"

"Don't…"

"Yup! After all, he's going to be my brother-in-law!"

"Isn't it illegal for two men to get married? Especially if one of them's under eighteen?"

"Don't worry about that! You have to give me your address. I can invite you to the wedding!"

Seishirou sighed, and placed an arm around Subaru's shoulders. "Hokuto-chan, I think we should go. Your brother looks like he's getting hungry."

"I am? OH! Yes! I am getting hungry!"

Seishirou pulled the twins away from Crawford. "See you back in Tokyo. Good luck in your work."

As the trio walked away, he could hear Hokuto's high voice asking, "How do you know him, Sei-chan? Was he an old boyfriend? Are you cheating on Subaru?"

"How could you think that I would do that, Hokuto-chan? I'm wounded!"

"I'm sorry, Sei-chan. I just had to make sure that Subaru doesn't have any competition."

"HOKUTO-CHAN!"

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"Alex, stay in bed. You have a fever of 101.5 Fahrenheit. I think that's a lot. Stupid American thermometers. You'd think they'd switch to the metric system."

Alex blinked groggily. "Wha…?"

Touya rolled his eyes. "Stay in bed. You have a fever. Yuki and I are going to work, we left you food and orange juice in the fridge. Aya-chan's still sleeping, but you'll have to give her lunch around 12:30."

"You're leaving Aya-chan with me?! I don't know how to take care of her!"

"She's your daughter. Learn." With those words, Touya turned and walked out of the room.

Alex stared after him, mouth moving as she tried to form words. Finally she managed, "But…but…oh fine! Be that way!"

"Kaa-san?" asked a small voice from the door.

"Aya-chan? Come in, honey. But don't sit on the bed. Kaa-san's sick." The blonde child walked in nervously. "What's wrong?"

"Do you hate me, Kaa-san?"

Alex froze. "What? Of course not! Why would you think that?"

"You just told Tou-chan that you didn't want to take care of me."

"No, no, no! I said that I didn't know HOW to take care of you. I want to take care of you, but I'm scared that I'll do something wrong."

"But you never learned how to take care of me, so you don't want to, right?"

"No, honey. I just never had the time."

"If you really cared, you would make the time. That's what Tou-chan said to Yu-chan."

"Did he know you were listening?"

"No, I was supposed to be sleeping. Don't tell him? Onegai?"

"…Fine. I won't tell him. But…has Toy…Tou-chan said anything else about me to Yu-chan?"

"He said that you should spend less time working and more with me. And that you should 'spress' your feelings more. What does 'spress' mean, Kaa-san?"

Alex winced. He's probably right, too. "It means I should share my feelings with other people."

"Like when I want candy, and I tell Yu-chan?"

"A little like that." All of a sudden, Alex leaned forward and hugged her daughter. "I'm sorry, Aya. I didn't mean to neglect you. I'll try to be a better mother. As soon as I get better, we'll go out and do something. Just the two of us, no boys, ok?"

"Ok," Aya replied, her voice muffled by her mother's shoulder.

Alex straightened. "Now, are you hungry? Toya said there was food in the fridge."

Aya shook her head, and, climbing onto the bed, curled up next to Alex. "I guess that means you're tired. You probably shouldn't sleep here, though. Why don't we go and sleep in the living room? I'll bring a blanket and pillow, and we can sleep there until we're hungry. Ok?"

Aya nodded and hopped off of the bed, reappearing a moment later with a blanket and pillow from her bed. Alex smiled, and grabbed a pillow and blanket from her own bed. Carrying it out to the living room, she pushed the couch out of the way, while Aya set up the blankets. Five minutes later, they were both sound asleep.

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Alex woke up slowly. Where am I? Oh yes. In the living room. Why? I was sleeping with Aya. Where is Aya? She's…She sat up, looking around for her daughter. The blankets were tossed all over her, so she assumed that Aya had just gotten up to go to the bathroom. She decided to go back to sleep, but after waiting for ten minutes, she began to worry because of the silence.

"Aya? Aya, where are you?" She walked through the apartment, calling her daughter's name. "Aya! Stop playing around and come out here this instant! This isn't funny!" Entering the kitchen, she froze. A knife was embedded in the middle of the table. Walking over shakily, she pulled the knife out. A piece of paper was underneath it. In a messy scrawl it read:

Kidnapping children hurts God.

So we FINALLY got out another chapter! J . Sorry for the wait! I hope you liked it and please review. (I LIVE on your opinions, and I'm currently dying! ONEGAI REVIEW!!)

ONCE AGAIN ---- THIS STORY WILL NO LONGER BE UNDER HARRY POTTER! IT IS NOW UNDER CROSSOVERS: ANIME CROSSOVERS! NO MORE UPDATES WILL BE MADE TO THIS VERSION, ONLY TO THE ANIME CROSSOVER VERSION!