Gomen nasai for taking so long!! I just got Playstation2 and I've been playing that thing for hours on end! Anyone play Final Fantasy X yet?! It's awesome!!! Alrighty then, back to the story…
Since EternalMoonPrincess suggested it, I figured she was right, so for now on, I'll do a list of the Japanese words for my story ^_^
Hai- yes
Nani yo- What is it?
Ne- 'Right?' or 'Hey', depending on when it's used
Daijoubu- It's ok
Sugoi- Cool
Totemo ii ne?-That's really great, isn't it?
Totemo ii yo-That's really great
Oyasumi nasai-Good night
Demo-But
Honto-Really
Arigato-Thank you
Kay, these are some words that are probably going ot be used often throughout the story…Anyways, please review!
Oh yeah, Disclaimers: I already stated that I don't own any characters of things depicted from Harry Potter or Sailor Moon. I also do not own any characters from Fushigi Yuugi, Kite, or Lain {Very brief mentionings, but the three people will appear later on in other chapters}
~Chapter 3~ *...New Acquaintances...*
Usagi sighed. "Hai, Malfoy?" she sad a bit impatiently. She had just finished her first day of school, and she was quite tired. All she wanted to do was get some sleep, and perhaps meet the people she shared her room with.
Instead of the usual smirk she had grown accustomed to over the short time of knowing him, a profound scowl was on his face, and his pale eyes were narrowed at her. She raised an eyebrow. "Nani yo? What did I do?" she questioned in confusion. "Why do you keep hanging out with that Mudblood?" he snarled. "You're going to make the whole house look bad hanging out with that…thing. I demand you to stop. Potter and Weasely are no better, always hanging around with it." Usagi looked at him in shock and then rolled her eyes. "You think I'm gonna listen to you?" she asked. "Yeah right. Hermione's my friend, and there's no way you can stop me from hanging out with her." Malfoy smirked evilly. "That's what you think, Usagi…Trust me, you don't want to mess with me." She frowned. "And what if I don't stop hanging out with her? Hmm, then what Malfoy?" she challenged.
Malfoy looked at her for a moment. "Terrible things, Usagi. I would never, ever want to _intentionally_ hurt a fellow Slytherin member, especially not you…" He sighed. For a minute, Malfoy almost sounded sincere about the last part. "But…'accidents' are known to happen at this school…" Usagi frowned. "Well, Malfoy…I really don't want to stop being Hermione's friend just because of you…and I really don't want to stop being friends with Ron and Harry either…" She paused briefly and continued. "But…I suppose…I suppose it would be for the best, ne?" She sighed and lowered her head. Malfoy smiled at her. "Good, Usagi." He then leaned forward and whispered something in her ear, which made her blush furiously.
He pulled away smirking. "Crabbe, Goyle, let's go." Malfoy walked off, and his two comrades followed. Usagi sighed and began walking to where the portrait of Sir Cadogon was. Not but a few steps walking away from where she had just been with Malfoy, she saw Ron and Harry, frowning at her. Usagi walked to them and sighed. "What? What did I do now?" she asked.
"We heard the whole conversation between you and Malfoy. Don't listen to him. Hermione is great, and we don't want you to stop hanging out with us either. I mean…none of us barely got to spend time together," Ron said longingly. Harry frowned. "Well, if Malfoy things he can prevent me from hanging out with the people I want to hang out with, he has another thought coming to him. Usagi, please reconsider, please don't listen to Malfoy," Harry pleaded. Usagi looked from the pleading eyes of Harry to the pouting face of Ron. She laughed softly and smiled.
"It's alright you guys. Do you really think I'm gonna listen to old Malfoy? I just said that to shut him up." She snickered. "It worked…" Harry and Ron laughed. The three of them began walking toward the staircase. "So, what had Malfoy said to you before he left?" Harry asked. Usagi blushed and lowered her head. "Nothing," she mumbled. Harry and Ron glanced at each other suspiciously. "Come on, please tell us," Ron said. Usagi blushed a bit more and shook her head. "It wasn't anything important," she murmured. "If it wasn't anything important, than why can't you tell us?" Harry asked. Usagi frowned and sighed in defeat, keeping her flushed face down. "Fine. He said 'Daisuki Usagi-chan, totemo.'" With those final words, she walked down the staircase and quickly told Sir Cadogon the password. She entered the portrait quickly, and it immediately shut behind her.
Ron and Harry stared mutely at each other. "Well…she did tell us what he said," Ron muttered. The two sighed and walked toward the portrait of the fat lady. They quickly told her the password ("Flabberdasher") and went took a seat with Hermione in the Griffindor common room. Both boys sighed, still eager to know what Malfoy had said, or what it translated to leastways. "Hello Ron, hello Harry," Hermione greeted. "Hullo," the said in unison in a sulking tone. Hermione raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong?" she asked.
Harry and Ron immediately brightened. "Hermione! You speak Japanese, right?!" Ron asked happily. "Yes," she answered, raising an eyebrow. "Why?" "Well, could you tell us what 'Daisuki' means?" Harry asked. Hermione smiled. "Oh that's easy. 'Daisuki' means 'I like you.' Why do you ask?" Ron's eyes widened. "Alrighty," Harry continued, with a frown, ignoring her question, "what does 'totemo' mean?" Hermione sighed. "Totemo' means 'a very lot.' Why do you want to know?" she asked again impatiently. "Wait, one more question…When you say 'chan' at the end of someone's name, what does that mean?" Ron asked. Hermione frowned. "When you use the ending 'chan' it is in a form you would say to a friend, or in an affectionate way. Now why?!?!" she asked a bit more impatiently.
Harry and Ron could only look at each other with disbelief. "Alright Hermione…We had heard Malfoy talking to Usagi about…things," Harry began, not wanting to tell her the conversation was over her mainly, "And at the end of their conversation, Malfoy leaned over to Usagi and whispered something. When Usagi came over to us, we asked her what he had said, and all she did was blush. Eventually she told us. She said 'He said 'Daisuki Usagi-chan, Totemo.'" Harry and Ron frowned and Hermione looked at them in disbelieve.
"A-are you serious?" she murmured. Harry and Ron nodded. "So…Malfoy likes Usagi…or…maybe he just meant as a friend…" Hermione's mind was whirling with confusion. Malfoy? Like Usagi? It made positively no sense! "Well, maybe he was only joking, I mean, he's only known her for one day, less actually," Hermione began to babble off possible excuses, but Ron and Harry only shook their heads. "No…I think he likes her…just like we do," said Ron, lowering his gaze. Harry sighed and nodded. Hermione's face held utter shock. Why…why did everyone like Usagi instantly? Sure, Hermione thought she was quite nice, but why did all the guys go head over heals for her? "Excuse me," she said quietly, walking out of the common room, heading toward her dorm. Ron and Harry mumbled a good-bye but didn't even look up.
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Usagi yawned and tiredly entered her room. As she walked in, she immediately noticed that four other girls in the room. She brightened as she realized these must be the other girls she shared her dorm with. As she walked in, the four girls looked at her. "Hello, my name is Tsukino Usagi," she said brightly. One of the girls stood up and smiled. "Hello, my name is Miaka. It's nice to meet you Usagi." Miaka smiled warmly, and Usagi grinned back. "So, what year are you?" Miaka asked. "Well, I'm a transfer student, but I'm in my third year," Usagi answered. Miaka smiled. "Well, I am in my 6th year here. It's been real fun," she squealed. Usagi smiled. The other three girls in the room stood up. "My name is Lain," said the first one in a quiet, reserved voice. She was pretty short, but looked slightly older than Usagi. The next girl smiled. "My name's Sawa," she said. She had pretty brown hair in two braids, which were pinned up. The last person stood up. Usagi drew back for a moment. This person GREATLY resembled a guy, but somehow in a feminine aspect. This confused her quite a bit. 'She looks slightly familiar' her mind rang, but she shook the thought away.
"Hello, my name is Haruka," the masculine-looking female. Usagi's eyes widened for a moment, and visions floated through her mind. She closed her eyes, and visions of the five shadowed woman were now accompanied by four other silhouetted figures. As quickly as the vision had come, it left. Usagi opened her eyes and saw that the four girls were staring at her with concern. Usagi blushed. "I'm sorry. Well, it's nice to meet you, Haruka," she said. The sandy blonde haired young woman smiled warmly. "So, you're the third year transfer student. I hope you enjoy your stay at Hogwarts." The girl sounded so warm and friendly Usagi smiled brightly and nodded.
"So…are all of you in your 6th year at Hogwarts?" Usagi questioned. The four of them nodded. Usagi smiled. The four of them seemed pretty decent, however she would of course need just a little bit more time to really get to know them. She yawned a bit and said to them, "Well, I think I'm going to go to sleep now. I've had a pretty long first day." Miaka grinned. "I understand. I mean, I remember my first day at Hogwarts, 'specially the first time I got my letter, my parents totally couldn't believe it, they had no idea what to expect, I mean they never thought I would really make it into the school since I always did so poorly and-" "Miaka…I do believe Usagi wants some sleep now," Haruka said calmly. Miaka sweatdropped and nodded. Usagi smiled. "Daijoubu…er, I mean, it's ok," Usagi said. Miaka, Haruka, Lain, and Sawa looked at Usagi in utter shock.
"Do you mean…are you trying to say…You're Japanese too?!" Miaka squealed. Usagi blinked a few times and nodded. "SUGOI!!!" Miaka shouted. "I think they did this on purpose, putting you with us, so you'd feel more comfortable. The four of us are Japanese too! Totemo ii ne?" Miaka said happily. Usagi smiled brightly. "Hai. Totemo ii yo." Lain put on a small smile and nodded her head.
"Sa, Oyasumi nasai minna," Usagi said with a yawn. The other girls smiled. "Oyasumi, Usagi-chan!" They said in unison.
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The next morning, Usagi woke up surprisingly early and headed for the Great Hall. She went to her proper table, and took a seat. Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle entered the Great Hall a few minutes later. Malfoy took a seat next to Usagi, and Goyle and Crabbe took a seat across from them. "Oyaho, Usagi-chan," Malfoy acknowledged her with a yawn. Usagi smiled. "Ohayo, Dra…Malfoy. When do we get to eat breakfast?" she asked anxiously. Malfoy smirked. "When everyone arrives," he answered. Usagi sulked and wished everyone would hurry up. Just then, Harry, Ron, and Hermione entered. They took they're seats at the Gryffindor table. Usagi glanced over at them when Malfoy began a conversation with Crabbe and Goyle. Hermione caught her gaze and smiled brightly. She waved and Usagi carefully waved back. She wished that all of the tables sat together so she could talk with Ron and Harry.
"So Usagi-chan, today in Divination would you like to partner up?" Malfoy asked. "Actually, I was still going to work with Hermion-oh…I forgot…I'm not aloud to hang out with my friends from Gryffindor because you don't approve of it," she said sarcastically. Malfoy however, frowned. "No, that's right, you're not," he said. Usagi rolled her eyes. "Whatever Malfoy," she said with a sigh.
If timing had been any worse in an event, Usagi didn't know one. At that precise moment, Hermione stood up. Ron and Harry tried to stop her, but it was too late. Hermione walked over to the Slytherin table. "Hey Usagi. I was just wondering if you'd like to come somewhere with Harry, Ron, and me after our classes are over," she asked Usagi. Usagi began to panic. She took a swift glance at Malfoy, who was looking with hatred at Hermione. "Actually, Mudblood, I don't think Usagi-chan wants to come. Do you now?" Malfoy asked Usagi with a look that said 'if you say yes I swear I myself will kill you.' Usagi frowned. "Gomen, Hermione, but…I can't come. I have…things to do," Usagi said facing her, giving Hermione a secret wink.
Hermione, being smart enough to realize it was only Malfoy holding Usagi back, decided to play along since she knew Usagi would probably be able to come. "All right Usagi," she said with fake disappointment before walking back to the Gryffindor table. Malfoy frowned. "I'm sick and tired of that Mudblood," he growled. Usagi looked at him for a moment. She sighed. "I don't understand you at all Malfoy," she muttered under her breath.
After a while, everyone was gathered in the Great Hall, greeting each other as their tiredness gradually wore off. After a few more minutes, Professor Dumbledore came in and took his place at the front of the Great Hall. He cleared his throat and began talking, much too Usagi's disappointment who wanted food.
"As some of you may or may not know, Quidditch tryouts are being held on Saturday morning." Usagi looked extremely confused but continued to listen. "Several players are gone, due to them quitting, them moving on from the school, and assorted other reasons." Dumbledore took out a small list and peered at it through his half moon glasses. "Let's see…From Hufflepuff, a Keeper is missing…from Ravenclaw, a Beater…no one from Gryffindor…and from Slytherin, a chaser is missing…" He glanced up and smiled at them all. "If anyone wishes to try out for these positions, you must go out to the Quidditch Field Saturday morning. That will be all." Almost immediately, food magically appeared before them. Usagi still held a look of utter confusion.
"Ne Malfoy, what's Quidditch?" she asked. Malfoy looked up at her and shook his head, hardly believing she didn't know what Quidditch was. "Well…Quidditch is a game played in the air on broom sticks," Malfoy began, heaping his plate with food. He then went on and explained all of the different balls and the positions the different people had. "I'm a seeker for Slytherin, so it's my job to get the Golden Snitch," he told her with smugness. Usagi nodded, absorbing all of the information. She herself had a broomstick, only because it was required however. She didn't know how to fly yet. This greatly troubled her, for the game sounded fun and she really did want to try out.
"Malfoy…do they offer classes to learn how to fly for third years?" she asked. Malfoy sighed and shook his head. "No, I suppose it's sort of expected for transfer students to have prior knowledge…yet you seem to have none…" Malfoy frowned. "Do you want to try out for Quidditch?" he asked. Usagi nodded. "Demo…I don't know how to fly," she said with disappointment.
Malfoy smirked. "Daijoubu," he said with a sly smile. "I'll do you…a favor…" he began. Usagi looked at him questioningly. "I will teach you how to fly," he said. Usagi looked at him with wide eyes of delight. "Honto?!" she said eagerly. Malfoy smiled. "Honto." "Arigato!!!!" She squealed loudly. For the second time in two days, she hugged Malfoy, this time much tighter.
Ron and Harry were glancing jealously at Malfoy. They frowned deeply and wished so desperately it was Usagi hugging them, not Malfoy. Malfoy caught the stares of everyone, but mostly saw Harry and Ron looking on jealously. An idea formed in his head and he decided to use this to his advantage. Ignoring everyone else and only keeping his eyes locked with Harry's, Malfoy slowly wrapped his arms around Usagi, stroking her hair lightly. He held her in a tender, strong embrace. A triumphant smile made its way across his face as he looked at Harry. Harry had his eyes narrowed to small squints, and he was getting angrier by the second. Ron was no better off. He had his fists clenched, but like everyone else in the Great Hall, he was compelled to watch.
Ever so slowly, Malfoy pulled away, and saw Usagi was blushing brightly. "You know I'll always help you, Usagi-chan," he said in a silky whisper so no one could here but her. He then pressed a small kiss to her cheek. Usagi blushed deeper and lowered her head. Malfoy looked once again at Harry and Ron, a victorious smirk quite evident on his lips.
Usagi kept staring down at her pancakes as if they were the most interesting things in the world. Everyone continued to gape at Malfoy's ministrations. Dumbledore looked on at the two, his eyes twinkling. "What does everyone keep staring at?" Malfoy asked in the thick silence of the Great Hall. No one said anything. Everyone held blank confused expressions. Everyone except for Harry and Ron that is. They were both clenching their fists in anger and seething with new depths of loathing for Malfoy.
"So Usagi-chan, meet me at the Quidditch Field after all of your classes are over," he said. "Hai," Usagi mumbled. Ron and Harry looked at each other and nodded resolutely at each other. They had planned to properly introduce Usagi to Hagrid after classes with Hermione, but that could wait for later. If Malfoy was going to the Quidditch Field after the classes, then so were they. With that decided, they quickly finished their breakfasts. Everyone else however, continued to stare stupefied at Malfoy and Usagi.
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u.u; This is my shortest chapter, but since I've been trying to take a break from the PS2, I'll try to update more often ^_^ Oh yeah, thanks to the people who reviewed...
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Rini--Thanks, I'm glad you like it! I hope you update your story soon too, it's awesome! I can't wait to see what happens ^__^
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Bluejello--Yay, glad ya love it! Kay, as for your question, I suppose I didn't make it too clear, I have a tendency of doing that. Kay, when Usagi and Malfoy went through the portrait, they were in the common room. Then, they walked out of the common room to the hall with their dorms (I have it where all third year Slytherins are on the same floor, same with all of the other houses and other years). I said that the Gryffindor third year rooms were below the Slytherin third year rooms, so Harry, Ron, and Hermione had to walk past the Slytherin Third year hallway to get up the stairs...Wait...This makes no sense, does it...u.u;;;; Sorry...I thought it sounded right when I was writing it...
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Thanks everyone sooo much for the reviews, it is much appreciated!!! Please continue to review!
Since EternalMoonPrincess suggested it, I figured she was right, so for now on, I'll do a list of the Japanese words for my story ^_^
Hai- yes
Nani yo- What is it?
Ne- 'Right?' or 'Hey', depending on when it's used
Daijoubu- It's ok
Sugoi- Cool
Totemo ii ne?-That's really great, isn't it?
Totemo ii yo-That's really great
Oyasumi nasai-Good night
Demo-But
Honto-Really
Arigato-Thank you
Kay, these are some words that are probably going ot be used often throughout the story…Anyways, please review!
Oh yeah, Disclaimers: I already stated that I don't own any characters of things depicted from Harry Potter or Sailor Moon. I also do not own any characters from Fushigi Yuugi, Kite, or Lain {Very brief mentionings, but the three people will appear later on in other chapters}
~Chapter 3~ *...New Acquaintances...*
Usagi sighed. "Hai, Malfoy?" she sad a bit impatiently. She had just finished her first day of school, and she was quite tired. All she wanted to do was get some sleep, and perhaps meet the people she shared her room with.
Instead of the usual smirk she had grown accustomed to over the short time of knowing him, a profound scowl was on his face, and his pale eyes were narrowed at her. She raised an eyebrow. "Nani yo? What did I do?" she questioned in confusion. "Why do you keep hanging out with that Mudblood?" he snarled. "You're going to make the whole house look bad hanging out with that…thing. I demand you to stop. Potter and Weasely are no better, always hanging around with it." Usagi looked at him in shock and then rolled her eyes. "You think I'm gonna listen to you?" she asked. "Yeah right. Hermione's my friend, and there's no way you can stop me from hanging out with her." Malfoy smirked evilly. "That's what you think, Usagi…Trust me, you don't want to mess with me." She frowned. "And what if I don't stop hanging out with her? Hmm, then what Malfoy?" she challenged.
Malfoy looked at her for a moment. "Terrible things, Usagi. I would never, ever want to _intentionally_ hurt a fellow Slytherin member, especially not you…" He sighed. For a minute, Malfoy almost sounded sincere about the last part. "But…'accidents' are known to happen at this school…" Usagi frowned. "Well, Malfoy…I really don't want to stop being Hermione's friend just because of you…and I really don't want to stop being friends with Ron and Harry either…" She paused briefly and continued. "But…I suppose…I suppose it would be for the best, ne?" She sighed and lowered her head. Malfoy smiled at her. "Good, Usagi." He then leaned forward and whispered something in her ear, which made her blush furiously.
He pulled away smirking. "Crabbe, Goyle, let's go." Malfoy walked off, and his two comrades followed. Usagi sighed and began walking to where the portrait of Sir Cadogon was. Not but a few steps walking away from where she had just been with Malfoy, she saw Ron and Harry, frowning at her. Usagi walked to them and sighed. "What? What did I do now?" she asked.
"We heard the whole conversation between you and Malfoy. Don't listen to him. Hermione is great, and we don't want you to stop hanging out with us either. I mean…none of us barely got to spend time together," Ron said longingly. Harry frowned. "Well, if Malfoy things he can prevent me from hanging out with the people I want to hang out with, he has another thought coming to him. Usagi, please reconsider, please don't listen to Malfoy," Harry pleaded. Usagi looked from the pleading eyes of Harry to the pouting face of Ron. She laughed softly and smiled.
"It's alright you guys. Do you really think I'm gonna listen to old Malfoy? I just said that to shut him up." She snickered. "It worked…" Harry and Ron laughed. The three of them began walking toward the staircase. "So, what had Malfoy said to you before he left?" Harry asked. Usagi blushed and lowered her head. "Nothing," she mumbled. Harry and Ron glanced at each other suspiciously. "Come on, please tell us," Ron said. Usagi blushed a bit more and shook her head. "It wasn't anything important," she murmured. "If it wasn't anything important, than why can't you tell us?" Harry asked. Usagi frowned and sighed in defeat, keeping her flushed face down. "Fine. He said 'Daisuki Usagi-chan, totemo.'" With those final words, she walked down the staircase and quickly told Sir Cadogon the password. She entered the portrait quickly, and it immediately shut behind her.
Ron and Harry stared mutely at each other. "Well…she did tell us what he said," Ron muttered. The two sighed and walked toward the portrait of the fat lady. They quickly told her the password ("Flabberdasher") and went took a seat with Hermione in the Griffindor common room. Both boys sighed, still eager to know what Malfoy had said, or what it translated to leastways. "Hello Ron, hello Harry," Hermione greeted. "Hullo," the said in unison in a sulking tone. Hermione raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong?" she asked.
Harry and Ron immediately brightened. "Hermione! You speak Japanese, right?!" Ron asked happily. "Yes," she answered, raising an eyebrow. "Why?" "Well, could you tell us what 'Daisuki' means?" Harry asked. Hermione smiled. "Oh that's easy. 'Daisuki' means 'I like you.' Why do you ask?" Ron's eyes widened. "Alrighty," Harry continued, with a frown, ignoring her question, "what does 'totemo' mean?" Hermione sighed. "Totemo' means 'a very lot.' Why do you want to know?" she asked again impatiently. "Wait, one more question…When you say 'chan' at the end of someone's name, what does that mean?" Ron asked. Hermione frowned. "When you use the ending 'chan' it is in a form you would say to a friend, or in an affectionate way. Now why?!?!" she asked a bit more impatiently.
Harry and Ron could only look at each other with disbelief. "Alright Hermione…We had heard Malfoy talking to Usagi about…things," Harry began, not wanting to tell her the conversation was over her mainly, "And at the end of their conversation, Malfoy leaned over to Usagi and whispered something. When Usagi came over to us, we asked her what he had said, and all she did was blush. Eventually she told us. She said 'He said 'Daisuki Usagi-chan, Totemo.'" Harry and Ron frowned and Hermione looked at them in disbelieve.
"A-are you serious?" she murmured. Harry and Ron nodded. "So…Malfoy likes Usagi…or…maybe he just meant as a friend…" Hermione's mind was whirling with confusion. Malfoy? Like Usagi? It made positively no sense! "Well, maybe he was only joking, I mean, he's only known her for one day, less actually," Hermione began to babble off possible excuses, but Ron and Harry only shook their heads. "No…I think he likes her…just like we do," said Ron, lowering his gaze. Harry sighed and nodded. Hermione's face held utter shock. Why…why did everyone like Usagi instantly? Sure, Hermione thought she was quite nice, but why did all the guys go head over heals for her? "Excuse me," she said quietly, walking out of the common room, heading toward her dorm. Ron and Harry mumbled a good-bye but didn't even look up.
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Usagi yawned and tiredly entered her room. As she walked in, she immediately noticed that four other girls in the room. She brightened as she realized these must be the other girls she shared her dorm with. As she walked in, the four girls looked at her. "Hello, my name is Tsukino Usagi," she said brightly. One of the girls stood up and smiled. "Hello, my name is Miaka. It's nice to meet you Usagi." Miaka smiled warmly, and Usagi grinned back. "So, what year are you?" Miaka asked. "Well, I'm a transfer student, but I'm in my third year," Usagi answered. Miaka smiled. "Well, I am in my 6th year here. It's been real fun," she squealed. Usagi smiled. The other three girls in the room stood up. "My name is Lain," said the first one in a quiet, reserved voice. She was pretty short, but looked slightly older than Usagi. The next girl smiled. "My name's Sawa," she said. She had pretty brown hair in two braids, which were pinned up. The last person stood up. Usagi drew back for a moment. This person GREATLY resembled a guy, but somehow in a feminine aspect. This confused her quite a bit. 'She looks slightly familiar' her mind rang, but she shook the thought away.
"Hello, my name is Haruka," the masculine-looking female. Usagi's eyes widened for a moment, and visions floated through her mind. She closed her eyes, and visions of the five shadowed woman were now accompanied by four other silhouetted figures. As quickly as the vision had come, it left. Usagi opened her eyes and saw that the four girls were staring at her with concern. Usagi blushed. "I'm sorry. Well, it's nice to meet you, Haruka," she said. The sandy blonde haired young woman smiled warmly. "So, you're the third year transfer student. I hope you enjoy your stay at Hogwarts." The girl sounded so warm and friendly Usagi smiled brightly and nodded.
"So…are all of you in your 6th year at Hogwarts?" Usagi questioned. The four of them nodded. Usagi smiled. The four of them seemed pretty decent, however she would of course need just a little bit more time to really get to know them. She yawned a bit and said to them, "Well, I think I'm going to go to sleep now. I've had a pretty long first day." Miaka grinned. "I understand. I mean, I remember my first day at Hogwarts, 'specially the first time I got my letter, my parents totally couldn't believe it, they had no idea what to expect, I mean they never thought I would really make it into the school since I always did so poorly and-" "Miaka…I do believe Usagi wants some sleep now," Haruka said calmly. Miaka sweatdropped and nodded. Usagi smiled. "Daijoubu…er, I mean, it's ok," Usagi said. Miaka, Haruka, Lain, and Sawa looked at Usagi in utter shock.
"Do you mean…are you trying to say…You're Japanese too?!" Miaka squealed. Usagi blinked a few times and nodded. "SUGOI!!!" Miaka shouted. "I think they did this on purpose, putting you with us, so you'd feel more comfortable. The four of us are Japanese too! Totemo ii ne?" Miaka said happily. Usagi smiled brightly. "Hai. Totemo ii yo." Lain put on a small smile and nodded her head.
"Sa, Oyasumi nasai minna," Usagi said with a yawn. The other girls smiled. "Oyasumi, Usagi-chan!" They said in unison.
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The next morning, Usagi woke up surprisingly early and headed for the Great Hall. She went to her proper table, and took a seat. Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle entered the Great Hall a few minutes later. Malfoy took a seat next to Usagi, and Goyle and Crabbe took a seat across from them. "Oyaho, Usagi-chan," Malfoy acknowledged her with a yawn. Usagi smiled. "Ohayo, Dra…Malfoy. When do we get to eat breakfast?" she asked anxiously. Malfoy smirked. "When everyone arrives," he answered. Usagi sulked and wished everyone would hurry up. Just then, Harry, Ron, and Hermione entered. They took they're seats at the Gryffindor table. Usagi glanced over at them when Malfoy began a conversation with Crabbe and Goyle. Hermione caught her gaze and smiled brightly. She waved and Usagi carefully waved back. She wished that all of the tables sat together so she could talk with Ron and Harry.
"So Usagi-chan, today in Divination would you like to partner up?" Malfoy asked. "Actually, I was still going to work with Hermion-oh…I forgot…I'm not aloud to hang out with my friends from Gryffindor because you don't approve of it," she said sarcastically. Malfoy however, frowned. "No, that's right, you're not," he said. Usagi rolled her eyes. "Whatever Malfoy," she said with a sigh.
If timing had been any worse in an event, Usagi didn't know one. At that precise moment, Hermione stood up. Ron and Harry tried to stop her, but it was too late. Hermione walked over to the Slytherin table. "Hey Usagi. I was just wondering if you'd like to come somewhere with Harry, Ron, and me after our classes are over," she asked Usagi. Usagi began to panic. She took a swift glance at Malfoy, who was looking with hatred at Hermione. "Actually, Mudblood, I don't think Usagi-chan wants to come. Do you now?" Malfoy asked Usagi with a look that said 'if you say yes I swear I myself will kill you.' Usagi frowned. "Gomen, Hermione, but…I can't come. I have…things to do," Usagi said facing her, giving Hermione a secret wink.
Hermione, being smart enough to realize it was only Malfoy holding Usagi back, decided to play along since she knew Usagi would probably be able to come. "All right Usagi," she said with fake disappointment before walking back to the Gryffindor table. Malfoy frowned. "I'm sick and tired of that Mudblood," he growled. Usagi looked at him for a moment. She sighed. "I don't understand you at all Malfoy," she muttered under her breath.
After a while, everyone was gathered in the Great Hall, greeting each other as their tiredness gradually wore off. After a few more minutes, Professor Dumbledore came in and took his place at the front of the Great Hall. He cleared his throat and began talking, much too Usagi's disappointment who wanted food.
"As some of you may or may not know, Quidditch tryouts are being held on Saturday morning." Usagi looked extremely confused but continued to listen. "Several players are gone, due to them quitting, them moving on from the school, and assorted other reasons." Dumbledore took out a small list and peered at it through his half moon glasses. "Let's see…From Hufflepuff, a Keeper is missing…from Ravenclaw, a Beater…no one from Gryffindor…and from Slytherin, a chaser is missing…" He glanced up and smiled at them all. "If anyone wishes to try out for these positions, you must go out to the Quidditch Field Saturday morning. That will be all." Almost immediately, food magically appeared before them. Usagi still held a look of utter confusion.
"Ne Malfoy, what's Quidditch?" she asked. Malfoy looked up at her and shook his head, hardly believing she didn't know what Quidditch was. "Well…Quidditch is a game played in the air on broom sticks," Malfoy began, heaping his plate with food. He then went on and explained all of the different balls and the positions the different people had. "I'm a seeker for Slytherin, so it's my job to get the Golden Snitch," he told her with smugness. Usagi nodded, absorbing all of the information. She herself had a broomstick, only because it was required however. She didn't know how to fly yet. This greatly troubled her, for the game sounded fun and she really did want to try out.
"Malfoy…do they offer classes to learn how to fly for third years?" she asked. Malfoy sighed and shook his head. "No, I suppose it's sort of expected for transfer students to have prior knowledge…yet you seem to have none…" Malfoy frowned. "Do you want to try out for Quidditch?" he asked. Usagi nodded. "Demo…I don't know how to fly," she said with disappointment.
Malfoy smirked. "Daijoubu," he said with a sly smile. "I'll do you…a favor…" he began. Usagi looked at him questioningly. "I will teach you how to fly," he said. Usagi looked at him with wide eyes of delight. "Honto?!" she said eagerly. Malfoy smiled. "Honto." "Arigato!!!!" She squealed loudly. For the second time in two days, she hugged Malfoy, this time much tighter.
Ron and Harry were glancing jealously at Malfoy. They frowned deeply and wished so desperately it was Usagi hugging them, not Malfoy. Malfoy caught the stares of everyone, but mostly saw Harry and Ron looking on jealously. An idea formed in his head and he decided to use this to his advantage. Ignoring everyone else and only keeping his eyes locked with Harry's, Malfoy slowly wrapped his arms around Usagi, stroking her hair lightly. He held her in a tender, strong embrace. A triumphant smile made its way across his face as he looked at Harry. Harry had his eyes narrowed to small squints, and he was getting angrier by the second. Ron was no better off. He had his fists clenched, but like everyone else in the Great Hall, he was compelled to watch.
Ever so slowly, Malfoy pulled away, and saw Usagi was blushing brightly. "You know I'll always help you, Usagi-chan," he said in a silky whisper so no one could here but her. He then pressed a small kiss to her cheek. Usagi blushed deeper and lowered her head. Malfoy looked once again at Harry and Ron, a victorious smirk quite evident on his lips.
Usagi kept staring down at her pancakes as if they were the most interesting things in the world. Everyone continued to gape at Malfoy's ministrations. Dumbledore looked on at the two, his eyes twinkling. "What does everyone keep staring at?" Malfoy asked in the thick silence of the Great Hall. No one said anything. Everyone held blank confused expressions. Everyone except for Harry and Ron that is. They were both clenching their fists in anger and seething with new depths of loathing for Malfoy.
"So Usagi-chan, meet me at the Quidditch Field after all of your classes are over," he said. "Hai," Usagi mumbled. Ron and Harry looked at each other and nodded resolutely at each other. They had planned to properly introduce Usagi to Hagrid after classes with Hermione, but that could wait for later. If Malfoy was going to the Quidditch Field after the classes, then so were they. With that decided, they quickly finished their breakfasts. Everyone else however, continued to stare stupefied at Malfoy and Usagi.
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u.u; This is my shortest chapter, but since I've been trying to take a break from the PS2, I'll try to update more often ^_^ Oh yeah, thanks to the people who reviewed...
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Rini--Thanks, I'm glad you like it! I hope you update your story soon too, it's awesome! I can't wait to see what happens ^__^
AngelsRhapsody---I'm glad you like it! It will probably be Draco/Usa, but if enough people want it Harry/Usa, I might work in a love triangle or something
Usagi--Sorry it took so long, baka PS2 u.u;;
DevilsDarling--I'm really happy you like it. I think this will be Draco/Usa, I'm almost positive, but nothings definite...
sele--Thanks, as for the scouts, he he he, glad ya asked...I hope your question was PARTLY answered in this chapter, but don't worry. Things will get clearer as the chapters progress.
elisabeth--Thanks, glad ya like it! As for Harry and Usagi...like I said, things aren't looking too good for them two, but reviewers like you might change my mind...I don't know just yet...
Daystar Flame--Yeah, Draco/Usa all the way! They're the best, and will ALMOST DEFINATELY be together...not sure just yet though
Bluejello--Yay, glad ya love it! Kay, as for your question, I suppose I didn't make it too clear, I have a tendency of doing that. Kay, when Usagi and Malfoy went through the portrait, they were in the common room. Then, they walked out of the common room to the hall with their dorms (I have it where all third year Slytherins are on the same floor, same with all of the other houses and other years). I said that the Gryffindor third year rooms were below the Slytherin third year rooms, so Harry, Ron, and Hermione had to walk past the Slytherin Third year hallway to get up the stairs...Wait...This makes no sense, does it...u.u;;;; Sorry...I thought it sounded right when I was writing it...
Kalliza--Thanks, I'll try! Harry and Usagi are cute together, but so are Usagi and Malfoy...*sigh* Oh the possibilities...
lunis--Happy you like it {tired of using glad...} Sorry I took so long.
Usagi Malfoy--Gomen!! I love cliffhangers! They're so bitter sweet! But some make me really mad when you really wanna know what's gonna happen...
Tenshi Cat--I'll update sooner now, I promise.
Koumi--Wow, thanks a ton!!!! Umm...very happyful you like it! *sweatdrop*
EternalMoonPrincess--he he, I decided to take your advice, thanks!
Michelle Malfoy--Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
starblazer--Yay! Another review that makes me feel all nice and happy! Domo Arigatou!!!
LeaD--Lol, Hippogriffs RULE!! {j/k, I think...u.u;} Ugh, after I posted the chapter, I went and checked inthe book and saw that I spelled it wrong...Oh well, I'm lazy and that's that.
@-----I------------- --Thanks! I know what ya mean, Malfoy-chan and Usagi are the best!
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Thanks everyone sooo much for the reviews, it is much appreciated!!! Please continue to review!