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*Pokes her head out from behind a computer* Hehehe, Hi?! *Waves a white flag* Ummm, I am sorry? Hehehe *Sweatdrops as she sees some angry fans* Okay, okay so I am really sorry. But I was so caught up with school that I can hardly find time to get another chapter out! And recently we had our term finals, which were VERY hard, and I had to study every minute of the day. *Cringes* now that wasn't very pleasant at all. A picture of Beth- chan being eaten by a huge Algebra book flashes by Err, yes, math I stink in math. But anyway I have GOOD news!!! I have a week and half vacation! Now that is great! And I will be typing all my stories so that hopefully all my stories will be updated!! Yes, especially Facing A New Destiny!!! I am back! And I am ALIVE!! Bwahahaha! So anyway, thank you for all those who sent me e-mails to check if I am still alive and breathing, and for all those reviews. I am hoping that this story will get many reviews because as you can see..it hasn't got many..I am actually to quit this story if I don't get any more reviews. I need at least 10 reviews before I make the next chapter of this story, or else I will quit with this story. So anyway, I hope you will like this chapter and review it!!
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Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter it belongs to JK Rowling and I do not own Sailor Moon it belongs to Naoko Takeushi. Thanks, so there is no need to sue because I have no money...*sniff*
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"Talking"
'Thinking'
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Chapter 7
"A huge surprise"
'What am I doing?! Am I falling in love?' asked Usagi to herself after their kiss ended and both of them were breathing very fast. A faint blush tinged her cheeks as she stared into Harry's eyes with mixed emotions. The kiss was everything that she imagined it was to be if she ever kissed Harry again, sweet, soft and very, very passionate. The kiss just ended a few seconds ago but still she couldn't get enough of him, she still wanted to kiss him again and again. 'How can I fall in love again? Is this what they call true love?' she asked herself.
Harry was still holding her around the waist, pulling her closer to him than ever. His heart was beating very fast against his chest, he just hopes that Usagi wouldn't hear his heart beat. He starred into Usagis beautiful cerulean eyes and saw mixed emotions, so many different emotions that he didn't know which was which. Yet her eyes drew him closer to her, making him want to be with her even more. He felt so comfortable with Usagi, it just amazed him how well Usagi fit into his embrace. He felt something deep inside him, something unknown and new to him. 'Am I falling in love with her?' he asked himself as he breathed unsteadily, and continued to stare into Usagi's blue eyes.
There was long and heavy silence between the two, both of them lost in their own thoughts. Neither of them knew what to do or say next. Yet Usagi and Harry knew that neither of them wanted to let go now, they wanted to enjoy the closeness and the warmth of their embrace. Usagi sighed contently and placed her head against his chest, she closed her eyes and let Harry hold her tight. She could faintly hear his hear beat against his chest. Harry placed his head on top of hers and enjoyed this new feeling. As everything seemed perfect, a single question lingered in both of their minds, 'What now?'
~The Great Hall~
"Where the hell is she?!" grumbled Yaten furiously staring at the open doors of the great hall expecting to see Usagi walk in, which of course did not happen.
"Maybe she lost track of time," suggested Hermione trying to calm an impatient Yaten. It has already been 1 and half hours now and Usagi still hasn't shown up from her walk. She and the lights and the Voice Lessons class were supposed to perform any minute now and still there was no sign of Usagi. And to add it up there was no sign of Harry either. 'Where could those two have wandered too?' wondered Hermione casting a worried glance at the doors.
"Yeah, you know Usagi always forgetting things and losing track of time. You know how scatter brained she can be sometime," said Seiya waving his hand as if it didn't interested him a bit. Yet in his mind other things were coming up especially the relationship between Usagi and Harry which of course was still quite complicated to understand.
"And besides it raining outside, maybe she got caught in the rain and is hiding under some tree and waiting for it to stop. You know how afraid she is from thunder," added Taiki looking at the huge glass window, where everything outside was dark and rain came pelting down from the sky making it impossible to see trough. Taiki sighed, Usagi could get into some situations that even he could not understand.
"Harry hasn't arrived yet either, maybe the two of them got stuck together," said Ron grinning brightly at the thought. He was actually hoping that his green-eyed friend would actually get to date a girl.
Seiya heaved a huge sigh after hearing that. He cast a forlorn look at the huge oak doors. 'If she is falling for another guy..what will happen to the already unknown future? Or even worse, what will happen to my heart?' he thought.
Yaten and Taiki sensing Seiya depression, gave each other worried looks. They knew what he was thinking. The princess is falling for another guy, and there was nothing they could do but watch and look by as Seiya's heart would break. But a question lingered in both of their minds as they cast a glance at the two vacated seats, 'Are Usagi and Harry together now?'
~Outside~
Usagi was still debating on what she should do, if she should let go and if she should say something. 'I can't, everything seems so perfect right now..everything,' she thought contentedly. They have long gone stopped looking into each other's eyes but instead they were in a tight embrace keeping each other warm. Yet either of them spoke after the kiss. Usagi bit her lip, her head was against Harry's chest and she could hear his steady heart beat, 'what am I getting myself into? I am practically dragging Harry into my mess...I want to keep him away from Voldemort and not get him one step closer to him, oh what I am going to do?' she thought desperately.
Harry looked down at Usagi as he felt her tense. He was still unsure of what he was feeling inside, yet somewhere inside of him everything seemed to be crystal clear. The feelings that he held inside for this girl that walked into his life were clearer than ever. Everything was perfect now, everything..if only he could gather up the courage and talk to her. It seems like if either of them would break the silence then the trance would be broken, and then everything would just be the same as it was before. 'Does she feel the same way as I feel about her?' he asked himself. He looked out at the rain, it almost stopped, he watched as the drops came pouring down from the sky and crash onto the ground. 'Love...' he thought as he remembered the rose that he gave her. He suddenly felt Usagi move and he looked down at her and was once again meet with those mesmerizing cerulean blue eyes that still held many emotions.
"So what now?" asked Usagi breaking the silence. Voice was barely audible, and still quite shaky. She moved a little back and looked up at Harry with mixed emotions.
Harry sighed, he knew this would come. "I..I don't know," he answered. He looked away uncertain what to say next. He felt Usagi's gaze on him, but he couldn't look at her. "The truth is," he began, his voice sounding as much as Usagi's. "I never felt this way towards any other girl, so I really don't know what's next," he added this time turning his head back to Usagi, a blush was tinged on his cheeks but still he gave her a small smile.
Usagi smiled as she looked up at him, she pulled herself away from him, and gazed into Harry's eyes. "Maybe..we should take it slowly..get to know each other better...and not rush into things.." she said thoughtfully.
Harry nodded in agreement and smiled, this was turning out alright for him after all. But then he frowned, as he realized that Usagi wouldn't be staying at Hogwarts after the ball. "But aren't you leaving after the ball?" he asked. He felt like the whole world was already crumbling into pieces.
Usagi giggled, "You really shouldn't be worried about that, really," she said. She leaned forward and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. "And besides, I am still here. You really should enjoy my presence while I am still here!" she added grinning. 'I know that fate has brought us together, and maybe destiny had its game in it. I know that we do belong together, it seems like everything we do always brings us together. And I should enjoy this as long as this last...for all eternity. He is the one,' she thought happily. She snapped out of her thoughts when she heard the loud music coming from the Great Hall. That's when she realized that they were REALLY late. 'Oh-oh,' thought Usagi as her eyes grew wide with realization.
"I know what you are thinking," said Harry breaking into Usagi's thoughts. "We are really late."
Usagi only nodded in response, "Yaten is sooo gonna kill me," she whispered. She looked up at Harry and smiled, "Shall we make a run for it?" she asked playfully, her eyes twinkling with playfulness yet they were filled with love towards him also.
Harry grinned as he looked down at the wet bunny before him. "We shall," he answered. He then grabbed Usagi's hand and both of them made a mad dash through the rain and towards the huge oak doors of the entrance hall. The cool night air was then filled with laughter and giggles of two people learning to fall in love.
~Outside the doors of the Great Hall~
Usagi giggled while still trying to catch her breath from all that running. It was really fun, running through the rain and not trying to trip because of her dress. Luckily Harry was there and helped her keep her balance. She leaned against the wall, still giggling while trying to catch her breath. Her clothes were wetter than ever and she looked like she had gone through a storm. Her dress was dripping wet, both of them left a long trail of water from the entrance hall. Filch would not be happy.
"That *giggle* *gasp* was *giggle* *pant* fun! *Giggle and gasp*" exclaimed Usagi while trying to keep her balance by leaning heavily against the wall.
Harry was equally laughing and catching his breath as Usagi was. His clothes were dipping wet and his hair was matted. While he was catching his breath he looked at Usagi once again. His breath was caught in his throat as he looked at her. She seemed to be more beautiful than ever, maybe now that he knew that she felt the same way as he did. She looked like an angel as she leaned against the wall. He felt his insides stir with emotions.
As if sensing that she was being watched, Usagi looked up and once again meet the wonderful green eyes she fell in love with. She smiled as Harry smiled at her. She cocked head to the side and raised an eyebrow playfully.
"What?!" she asked wondering why he was starring.
Harry shook his head and smiled. He slowly moved closer to her, again there was this really strong attraction between the two. Now he was standing really close to her, causing her body to be pressed harder against the wall. He grinned at her before answering, "Nothing, it's just that you look so beautiful. Like an fallen angel," he whispered.
Usagi blushed as she heard those words. She felt the sudden attraction between them again, she felt Harry's warm unsteady breathing against her face. As he spoke his lips brushed hers and before she knew it they were once again locked in a passionate kiss. Both of them forgot where they were or what they were supposed to do. Again it was just them and their love. They broke apart when they were both out of breath.
"Hmmm, you really do learn fast," murmured Usagi while catching her breath.
"I'm a fast learner," answered Harry giving her a quirky grin.
Usagi rolled her eyes, and smirked. "Maybe you are," she said.
She then realized why they were here. Her eyes grew wide with realization, "Oh no," she whispered. She practically pushed Harry away from her, taking no notice that he fell to the ground, and began to panic.
"Oh no, oh no, I am so dead! We were supposed to perform 30 minutes ago!" she whispered loudly. Inside the great hall music was playing.
"Ouch, that hurts," mumbled Harry trying to stand up without slipping on the wet floor. He looked at the panicking Usagi and fought the urge to laugh. "You should calm down a bit," he tried to sooth her.
Usagi groaned, "Calm down?! Calm down?! I am clam, I am as clam as water! Do you really expect me to walk right through those doors, looking like this?!" she said loudly while glaring at Harry. "We just had to get stuck under that tree, then we had to..to..to...oh! Oh kami, Yaten is going to have a fit," she mumbled.
Harry raised an eyebrow at Usagi ramblings. He grinned, "Look at it this way, if we didn't get stuck under that tree, we wouldn't be together right now, would we?" he asked her.
Usagi sighed, true now that was right. "Your right," she said. She gave him a quick kiss on the lips. The kiss was very quick because she heard a voice from inside, the voice belonging to none other that Yaten.
"I am sorry for this delay, but it seems like out friend Usagi has mysteriously disappeared to God knows where. She probably got stuck under a tree or whatever..my guess is she tripped..whatever.."
Usagi groaned loudly, "Time to get in, even if it means if I look like this," she grumbled. She let go of Harry and opened the doors.
~The Great Hall~
The lights have decided that they should just continue without Usagi. Everyone was already getting impatient and Professor McGonagal had already approached them that they should go on with the show. So now there stood the three lights on the stage and behind them stood in various lines the voice lessons class. Yaten took the liberty to get the magical microphone and make the rather 'nice' announcement about Usagi.
"I am sorry for this delay, but it seems like out friend Usagi has mysteriously disappeared to God knows where. She probably got stuck under a tree or whatever..my guess is she tripped..whatever..or she probably fell into the pond.." Yaten was about to continue when the Great hall's doors burst open, revealing none other that Usagi, who was dripping wet. Right behind her stood a rather embarrassed Harry.
"Yeah, yeah, I am here..so you just shut up," grumbled Usagi as she walked into the Hall, dripping wet. This caused all heads to turn their attention to Usagi and especially who Usagi was with, Harry Potter. Both of which are wet and rather flushed. Usagi ignored the wave of whispers and mumbles and marched towards the stage and glared up at Yaten.
"I did not trip or fall into the lake, if that is what you were hoping for," she said angrily.
Yaten smirked, "Then what then?" he asked rather amused.
Usagi blushed for a second but her facial expression from flushed to angry in a second. "That is none of your freaking business! Now if you excuse me I am gonna get dried up," and with that said, Usagi walked towards the back stage, to magically change her clothes.
Yaten began to laugh his head of as Usagi stormed off. He turned towards Taiki and Seiya, "See, I told you I was right..something did happen , she just will not tell us,"
Taiki fought he urge to roll his eyes at Yaten, he snatched away the mice that Yaten was holding and smiled apologetically at everyone. "Sorry, it seems like Usagi did once again her dramatic.."
"I AM NOT DRAMATIC!" came a feminine shout from backstage.
Taiki cleared his throat, "as I was saying, Usagi has finally graced us with her presence, so I hope you all would just wait for a minute and we will be up to perform really soon!"
Seiya sighed, they were all right, Usagi and Harry did get stuck together but what really happened no one knew. But how can he be so sure that Harry and Usagi got stuck together? 'Because they came in together dumbo,' answered his mind. He watched as a dripping wet Harry Potter tried vainly to avoid the many penetrating gazes of his classmates and schoolmates and of course the hot gazes of the teachers. Seiya sighed, 'Might as well look for another girl to fall in love with,' he thought desperately.
Harry tried vainly to avoid the questioning gazes that almost everyone was giving him. He was still quite embarrassed from the scene Usagi made. And more over now everyone must be wondering why he and Usagi came in together. He mentally groaned, this was not going to good. He slowly made his way to Ron who was sitting alone at the table, all the while trying to avoid the many whisperings and murmurs. 'They are probably talking about us,' he thought in defeat. As he reached their table, Harry noted that even some teachers were giving him a questioning gaze. 'Oh boy,' he thought.
"So tell me what really happened out there?" Ron asked eagerly the minute Harry took a seat across him.
Harry shrugged his shoulders, "Nothing," he lied. He can't just tell him what happened because he and Usagi made a promise not to tell anybody about it. Well, not yet.
"Harry, you are a terrible liar, c'mon don't tell me you and Usagi were just standing out there waiting for the rain to stop for over an hour and doing not. Like nothing happened? Nothing at all?!" Ron practically hissed at Harry. He really wanted to know what happened and one way or another he is going to find out.
Harry sighed, this was not going to be easy lying to everybody. Especially now that everybody's got suspicions. Then a memory of Usagi and him came into his head, and everything seemed to be easier and normal. He turned I attention towards the stage, by now Usagi was now among the lights. She still wore the same dress, this time she was dry and she looked as beautiful as before. Like an angel, but this time not a fallen angel but a real angel. Harry couldn't help but grin as he watched her get a mice.
Ron who noted his friend's goofy grin couldn't help but smirk and fell happy for him. It seemed like this what Harry needed a little distraction from all the problems that were around him. She might help Harry ease the pain that you-know-who caused. But he was going to find out what really happened between Harry and Usagi. If they are officially a couple.
Usagi glared at Yaten as she walked back up the stage and took her position next to him. Yaten just gave her one of his famous smiles before turning his attention ack to the students. Usagi looked down at her dress to see if everything was dry, while she was back stage she used a spell to dry her up and make her hair. Luckily nothing went wrong and she looked the same as she did before she got wet. She scanned the audience for Harry, she quickly found him sitting next to Ron by their table. She gave him a small smile and wink. She knew that everyone was probably wondering why the two of them were together. This would probably be the talk of the whole school for quite a while. Taking a deep breath, to calm her feelings, she made herself ready for their song.
"Sorry everyone for the delay, but something came up," said Usagi talking through the microphone.
"Don't you mean someone," mumbled Yaten only for them to hear.
Usagi fought the urge to strangle Yaten then and there, instead she offered him a bitter sweet smile. "But anyway, let me acknowledge the presence of Hogwarts one and only voice lessons class!" there was a thundering applause and cheers. "They will be joining us, singing one of our favorite songs Search For Your Love!"
Music started playing and a soft melody filled the air as everyone became quite. The lights were dimmed once again and the magical stars reappeared giving off a soft glow as the float in the air.
"Time to take those special someone on to the dance floor," announced Seiya through the music. They watched as slowly couples began to occupy the dance floor and dance. They were even surprised to see some of the teachers dancing. Then they began to sing.
Search for your love...
Search for your love, search for your love... You have always been shining so brightly
Your smiling face is just like a tiny star
I have been treasuring it (Eternal starlight)
On that day I could not come and protect you
I just held my tears of regret inside
I am still feeling the pain (I won't forget you, sweetheart) Search for your love, the crystals of the heavens
Search for your love, please don't start to cry
Search for your love, I really
Want to hold you close to me now
Like in practice the voice lesson class joined in after that. It sounded perfectly. Harmonious and wonderful. Usagi took a glance at the class and grinned as they all performed well. They all sung with their full emotions.
Your strong scent, I'm always (searching for it)
Can you hear my voice calling out? (I love you so)
Where are you now? (Moonlight Princess)
My lovely princess Answer me, answer for me
Right away, answer for me
Answer me, answer for me
So gently, answer for me Running through the distant night sky
Now I make a wish on a shooting star
Whispering I want to be with you (Please tell this to her, starlight)
As time passes by, we become adults
I have finally realized that
The broken pieces are not enough (Please stay by my side, sweetheart)
Harry listened intently as they all performed. The song seemed to attract him, it draws him into it. Like someone was pulling him. The song had a meaning but what he didn't know. He watched as Usagi sung, he observed her every move, she looked so mesmerizing. Her voice was clear and beautiful. Harry couldn't help but smile in content. It seemed like all his troubles were gone and it was only him and the song. As he continued to watch Usagi, he felt a stronger attraction to her. He felt gentle pull of the heart when Usagi looked his way and meet his eyes.
Search for your love, on the silver ocean
Search for your love, the ship floats adrift
Search for your love, in this madness
It will be swept out to you
For a moment there Usagi stopped singing, as she meet Harry's gaze. She felt a gentle tug on her heart. She felt that something was tied to her heart right now and all her feelings were lighter and clearer. 'So I am really in love,' she realized. A string of love has been tied to her heart and Harry's. 'Venus must have done her job this time,' she thought. She continued to stare at Harry and gave him a small smile. She was pulled out of her dreamland when Taiki gave her a nudge, she then realized that she wasn't singing. She quickly joined back in before anyone noticed that she was staring at Harry.
Your strong scent, I'm always (searching for it)
Can you hear my voice calling out? (I love you so)
Where are you now? (Moonlight Princess)
My lovely princess Answer me, answer for me
Right away, answer for me
Answer me, answer for me
So gently, answer for me Answer me, answer for me
Right away, answer for me
Answer me, answer for me
So gently, answer for me
The music slowly ended by fading slowly to an end. The hall was immediately filled up with thundering applause and cheers from everybody. Usagi and the lights did their bows and even the Voice lessons class bowed.
"Give it up for these wonderful guys!" said Seiya pointing to the class. There was another thunderous applause before the class left the stage and rejoined the audience.
Usagi watched silently as the class descended down the stage and rejoined the audience. Her eyes roamed the audience and tried to find the one person she only wanted to see. When she found Harry she couldn't help but smile again. She gave him a wink, which made him grin and get rather confused looks from Ron and Hermione. Usagi smiled, this would be really hard keeping it secret from everybody.
"I guess the shows over now right?" said Usagi after breaking eye contact with Harry. There were loud shouts of protests from the audience. Usagi giggled silently, 'If only they knew'
"Hey! It ain't over till the fat lady sings!" announced Yaten.
Usagi rolled her eyes, "Where the heck should we get a fat lady?!"
Yaten shrugged, "I thought it was appropriate to say that,"
Taiki mentally sighed, Yaten could really come up with some really 'clever' ideas. "Don't you guys worry because I think professor Dumbledore has some announcements to make that I am sure all of you would enjoy."
And for sure, Professor Dumbledore appeared on the stage, looking rather festive and happy. He chuckled lightly as murmurs and whispers filled the hall. "I am sure you are all wondering why I am standing here, I am most certainly not going to sing right now but I do know some very nice songs that I am sure most of you will enjoy. But another time for that, I may inform you that it is already 12 midnight and we are giving you another hour for you to enjoy the evening," there were loud groans of protests, the Weasley twins started to boo and glare at the Professor.
"But anyway I still have another very interesting announcement to make, that I am sure all of you will enjoy. I believe that it is already very late for Hogwarts to accept students in the middle of the term but I do believe that these young people are an exception. It isn't very often that Hogwarts accepts students in the middle of the term but now I make an exception." Announced Dumbledore, his eyes twinkled merrily of the reaction that he received. The hall erupted with loud ramblings of whispers and cheers as some of them realized who would be joining this school year.
Usagi and the lights eyed the students gleefully. Usagi silently laughed as she saw Harry's face dawn with realization.
"I can see that some of you may already have a hint of who will be joining us this year, so may I ask for Professor McGonagal to please bring forth the sorting hat." added Dumbledore after the noise settled down.
Professor McGonagal placed the stool and the old tattered school hat in the middle of the stage and got out her scroll to announce the names. "Kou, Seiya!" there was a thundering applause from the whole school as girls screamed and some of them even made catcalls.
Seiya grinned broadly as she swiftly made his way to the stool and sat down. Soon he felt the sorting hat being placed on top of his head, covering his vision. He could hear that the whole hall got silent.
'Hmmm, Sailor star Fighter...welcome to Hogwarts! I see, brave, talented, strong and courageous...quite an easy choice..' Seiya heard the sorting hat speak into his mind.
'I know exactly where you should go..GRYFFINDOR!!!' the hat shouted lastly. Seiya pulled off the hat and grinned triumphantly. The whole hall erupted into cheers, especially from the Gryffindors.
"Kou, Taiki"
Taiki walked up to the hat and quickly placing it on top of his head. 'Ahhh, another Sailor senshi! Sailor star Maker, welcome to Hogwarts! You got wonderful talents there!' exclaimed the hat into his ear.
'Thank you,' answered Taiki politely.
'Smart, very intelligent, levelheaded, protective, you are peacemaker of the group eh? Strong, brave...I know the exact house for you! GRYFFINDOR!' exclaimed the hat loudly.
Taiki pulled off the hat and joined Seiya at the end of the stage. The hall erupted with loud cheers and roars from the Gryffindors. He offered them a small smile before engaging himself into a conversation with Seiya.
"Kou, Yaten!"
Yaten rolled his eyes as the whole girl populations began to scream and shout. He slowly approached the stool and placed the hat over his head.
'Let's get this over with already! I haven't got all the time of the world,' thought Yaten annoyingly.
'Temper, temper there Star Healer. You are the hotheaded one of the group. You really got a huge temper, the temper that could rivals Mars's,' said the hat into Yaten`s ears.
'Are you trying to insult me?!' thought Yaten angrily.
Usagi watched gleefully as Yaten started to tense. 'Looks like he's having a hard time with the hat,' she thought. That's when she realized something, what if she would not get sorted in the same house as the guys? What if she couldn't get to be with Harry if she could not get in the same house at all? She started to feel nervous, this wasn't such a good idea at all. She scanned the audience for Harry and found him looking intently at Yaten anticipating for the hats answer. As if sensing that he was being watched, he locked eyes with Usagi and gave her a huge grin. Usagi's sense of nervousness and jitters seemed to have been washed away as she stared into Harry's eyes that showed much love and happiness towards. She couldn't help but smile either, she mouthed him a thanks before turning her attention back towards Yaten.
'No, I am not insulting you. Now lets see, strong, yes, temperamental, hmmm not so sharp, but what's this?! Brave and courageous and very willing to fight for the princess, I know exactly where to put you..GRYFFINDOR!' erupted the hat. The hall was once again filled with cheers from the Gryffindors, especially from the girl population.
Yaten fought the urge to tear the hat apart as he pulled it off and roughly placed it back on the stool, earning a stern look from McGonagal. "Not so sharp! Ha! Very funny" muttered Yaten as he joined the other two completely ignoring the girls that were screaming his name.
"Tsukino, Usagi!" exclaimed Professor McGonagal lastly.
Usagi closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She reopened her eyes, and slowly approached the sorting hat. She cast a glance towards Harry, who watched her every move and smiled supportively at her. Usagi smiled lightly before sitting down, completely ignoring the cheers from everybody, and putting on the hat. 'Here goes nothing,' she said to herself.
'No need to be nervous your majesty,' whispered a tiny voice into her ear.
Usagi jumped lightly before realizing that it was the sorting hat. 'I'll try,' she answered. She could feel the sorting hat chuckle lightly, as it vibrated. She couldn't help but smile in return.
'It's a pleasure to finally meet the child of the Queen of the Moon, Serenity. I remember the time I sorted your mother, it was really a hard decision and I can see you will be also hard to sort, princess. Or should I say queen?' asked the sorting hat.
'I cannot be a Queen without my king, and I am quite sure that I have found him. Yet it is still hard for me to understand my feelings for him,' answered Usagi doubtfully.
'Of course, everything will be revealed on time. Now lets see, hmm, smart, wise, talented yes, very! Great power! The power that could rival the dark lord's! My, my, my, you are hard to sort! Brave, courageous, strong and a pure heart. You posses all the qualities of each houses, but which one would be best suited for you?' wondered the hat.
'How about Gryffindor?' asked Usagi, she had only one reason to be in Gryffindor.
'Gryffindor eh? Wouldn't that have to do with some famous green-eyed boy? Yes, yes, Gryffindor does suit you very well, but what about Slytherin? With your power, Slytherin would do very nicely for you. What's this? Not Slytherin? Alright it is you choice your majesty. I am sure your mother will be very prod of you, being that you will be in the same house as your mother was....GRYFFINDOR!' exclaimed the hat lastly after a very long time of decision making.
Usagi slowly pulled of the hat and placed it back on the stool. She was still quite startled at the hat's words. 'Powers that could rival the dark lord's!' she repeated in her mind. She completely ignored the loud cheers and screams of the Gryffindors. She snapped out of her reverie and Dumbledore made another announcement.
"Now that our new students have been sorted, I hope that you will treat them with respect and welcome them into Hogwarts. And I hope you will show them much hospitality. So now let us continue with the ball!" exclaimed Dumbledore happily, before leaving the stage with Professor McGonagal who took the sorting hat and stool with her.
Usagi and the lights also left the stage and joined their friends back at their table. While they were approaching their table, they received many handshakes and pats on their backs from so many people.
"Congratulations! Why didn't you tell us that you guys were going to stay here?" exclaimed Hermione happily as they reached their table.
"If we told you, then it wouldn't be surprise anymore now would it?" answered Yaten sarcastically while taking a seat.
"And besides if we told you guys, then the whole school would have found out about it in no time at all," added Seiya after taking a seat next to Yaten.
"At least you are all in Gryffindor! You guys will love the common room," said Ron excitedly.
"I am quite looking forward to begin school actually," said Taiki suddenly after sitting down next to Seiya. There were loud groans from the guys while Hermione just lit up and began to tell Taiki about all the different things that they learned so far.
Harry chuckled as he watched Hermione lecture the lights about the different things that they learned do far. He watched as Ron helplessly listened to Hermione rattle on and on. He looked to his right and found that Usagi had taken her seat next to him but she looked quite occupied on something, a light frown was on her face. He took her hand below the table, so that no one could see, and gave it a light squeeze, pulling her out of her thoughts.
"You seemed preoccupied, what's wrong?" asked Harry giving her a questioning look; both were still holding hands under the table.
Usagi snapped out of her thoughts when she felt Harry's warm hand give hers a light squeeze. She smiled at him, "Nothing just thinking that's all," she answered smiling lightly at him.
Harry nodded, squeezing her hand again lightly; "Yu caught me off guard there when Professor Dumbledore made that announcement. And here I was thinking you would be leaving,"
Usagi giggled, "See I told you, you shouldn't be worried about me leaving,"
Harry nodded and gave her hand another squeeze. He felt much happier now that Usagi wasn't leaving, he felt like hugging her but tried hard not to because that would reveal what is secretly going on between them. Of course both of them agreed to take it slowly.
"Usagi, the sorting hat took a really long time to sort you," said Ron, completely ignoring the fact that he was interrupting Harry and Usagi.
"Yeah, you took even longer than Harry when he was sorted," added Hermione looking curiously at the blond.
Usagi shrugged, "I don't know, I was hard to sort, nothing much." Lied Usagi.
"Hey, Usagi you wanna dance?" asked Harry when musical instruments began to play by themselves on the stage playing a slow tune.
Usagi nodded, "Sure,"
Soon the two of them were occupying the dance floor along with other couples dancing to a slow music.
Hermione sighed dreamily, "They look so cute together! Too bad that they are not a couple,"
"Yeah too bad," echoed Seiya as he watched Usagi and Harry dance on the dance floor both of them talking. A sad feeling washed over him as he watched the two of them, a feeling that he should get used to. 'I should be happy for her, she found somebody that she likes and perhaps even loves and I shouldn't be the one who is holding her back, maybe I should move on, if she was able to move on then so can I,' thought Seiya.
Yaten and Taiki exchanged worried looks as they saw Seiya's expression. Both of them watched intently as the princess laughed at something Harry must have said. 'I hope Seiya is taking this well,' thought Taiki worriedly.
~With Harry and Usagi~
"So, I never knew you were the dancing type," teased Usagi lightly as she placed her arms behind Harry's neck, a small smile played on her lips.
Harry shrugged, all the while putting his arms around her waist pulling her closer to him. "I do not dance, if I would dance I'd look like a duck," said Harry grinning down at Usagi.
Usagi laughed, "I don't think you look like a duck," she cocked her head to the side and looked thoughtful, "Hmmm, maybe like a goose, but definitely not a duck," she giggled when Harry gave her a scowl, "Oh, don't be mad! I think gooses are cute! Especially one like you," she added smiling.
"That's nice," he said sarcastically. "So how long do you plan to keep this a secret?" asked Harry changing the topic.
Usagi shrugged, "I don't know, as long as possible." The only reason that she wanted to keep their relationship a secret is because it may cause some difficulties. Like if they were going to senshi practice it would be hard to have Harry around, which would cause their identity to be revealed. And most importantly, if they all knew Voldemort might find out too, causing huge complications and getting Harry into deeper problems. And she still needs to find out her feelings to Harry, which are still quite difficult for her to understand.
"Alright," answered Harry. He felt confused why Usagi wanted it to keep it a secret, but still somehow he understood, people might get strange ideas about them. Especially earlier when they came in together. And if Ron would find out, Ron would have a great time in teasing him and Malfoy wouldn't be an exception. Harry sighed, life could be confusing sometimes.
He starred down at the girl he felt so strongly to and wondered what was so special on her. She has something special on her that makes her, well, special in a very different way. A smile spread across his lips as he held her closer, he enjoyed her warmth it felt like a sense of love washed over them both if they were together.
Usagi sighed contently, snuggling deeper into Harry's embrace completely forgetting the whole world around them. She felt sure of herself that her feelings were not playing games on her this time. That he may be the one, that he may be her king, her soulmate.
Usagi looked up at Harry and smiled lovingly, when she tried to keep her emotions in check. Harry returned the smiled equally as loving. Yet neither of them knew that their souls have now been tied as one. They are in love.
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"Talking"
'Thinking'
~Place/setting~
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Chapter 7
"A huge surprise"
'What am I doing?! Am I falling in love?' asked Usagi to herself after their kiss ended and both of them were breathing very fast. A faint blush tinged her cheeks as she stared into Harry's eyes with mixed emotions. The kiss was everything that she imagined it was to be if she ever kissed Harry again, sweet, soft and very, very passionate. The kiss just ended a few seconds ago but still she couldn't get enough of him, she still wanted to kiss him again and again. 'How can I fall in love again? Is this what they call true love?' she asked herself.
Harry was still holding her around the waist, pulling her closer to him than ever. His heart was beating very fast against his chest, he just hopes that Usagi wouldn't hear his heart beat. He starred into Usagis beautiful cerulean eyes and saw mixed emotions, so many different emotions that he didn't know which was which. Yet her eyes drew him closer to her, making him want to be with her even more. He felt so comfortable with Usagi, it just amazed him how well Usagi fit into his embrace. He felt something deep inside him, something unknown and new to him. 'Am I falling in love with her?' he asked himself as he breathed unsteadily, and continued to stare into Usagi's blue eyes.
There was long and heavy silence between the two, both of them lost in their own thoughts. Neither of them knew what to do or say next. Yet Usagi and Harry knew that neither of them wanted to let go now, they wanted to enjoy the closeness and the warmth of their embrace. Usagi sighed contently and placed her head against his chest, she closed her eyes and let Harry hold her tight. She could faintly hear his hear beat against his chest. Harry placed his head on top of hers and enjoyed this new feeling. As everything seemed perfect, a single question lingered in both of their minds, 'What now?'
~The Great Hall~
"Where the hell is she?!" grumbled Yaten furiously staring at the open doors of the great hall expecting to see Usagi walk in, which of course did not happen.
"Maybe she lost track of time," suggested Hermione trying to calm an impatient Yaten. It has already been 1 and half hours now and Usagi still hasn't shown up from her walk. She and the lights and the Voice Lessons class were supposed to perform any minute now and still there was no sign of Usagi. And to add it up there was no sign of Harry either. 'Where could those two have wandered too?' wondered Hermione casting a worried glance at the doors.
"Yeah, you know Usagi always forgetting things and losing track of time. You know how scatter brained she can be sometime," said Seiya waving his hand as if it didn't interested him a bit. Yet in his mind other things were coming up especially the relationship between Usagi and Harry which of course was still quite complicated to understand.
"And besides it raining outside, maybe she got caught in the rain and is hiding under some tree and waiting for it to stop. You know how afraid she is from thunder," added Taiki looking at the huge glass window, where everything outside was dark and rain came pelting down from the sky making it impossible to see trough. Taiki sighed, Usagi could get into some situations that even he could not understand.
"Harry hasn't arrived yet either, maybe the two of them got stuck together," said Ron grinning brightly at the thought. He was actually hoping that his green-eyed friend would actually get to date a girl.
Seiya heaved a huge sigh after hearing that. He cast a forlorn look at the huge oak doors. 'If she is falling for another guy..what will happen to the already unknown future? Or even worse, what will happen to my heart?' he thought.
Yaten and Taiki sensing Seiya depression, gave each other worried looks. They knew what he was thinking. The princess is falling for another guy, and there was nothing they could do but watch and look by as Seiya's heart would break. But a question lingered in both of their minds as they cast a glance at the two vacated seats, 'Are Usagi and Harry together now?'
~Outside~
Usagi was still debating on what she should do, if she should let go and if she should say something. 'I can't, everything seems so perfect right now..everything,' she thought contentedly. They have long gone stopped looking into each other's eyes but instead they were in a tight embrace keeping each other warm. Yet either of them spoke after the kiss. Usagi bit her lip, her head was against Harry's chest and she could hear his steady heart beat, 'what am I getting myself into? I am practically dragging Harry into my mess...I want to keep him away from Voldemort and not get him one step closer to him, oh what I am going to do?' she thought desperately.
Harry looked down at Usagi as he felt her tense. He was still unsure of what he was feeling inside, yet somewhere inside of him everything seemed to be crystal clear. The feelings that he held inside for this girl that walked into his life were clearer than ever. Everything was perfect now, everything..if only he could gather up the courage and talk to her. It seems like if either of them would break the silence then the trance would be broken, and then everything would just be the same as it was before. 'Does she feel the same way as I feel about her?' he asked himself. He looked out at the rain, it almost stopped, he watched as the drops came pouring down from the sky and crash onto the ground. 'Love...' he thought as he remembered the rose that he gave her. He suddenly felt Usagi move and he looked down at her and was once again meet with those mesmerizing cerulean blue eyes that still held many emotions.
"So what now?" asked Usagi breaking the silence. Voice was barely audible, and still quite shaky. She moved a little back and looked up at Harry with mixed emotions.
Harry sighed, he knew this would come. "I..I don't know," he answered. He looked away uncertain what to say next. He felt Usagi's gaze on him, but he couldn't look at her. "The truth is," he began, his voice sounding as much as Usagi's. "I never felt this way towards any other girl, so I really don't know what's next," he added this time turning his head back to Usagi, a blush was tinged on his cheeks but still he gave her a small smile.
Usagi smiled as she looked up at him, she pulled herself away from him, and gazed into Harry's eyes. "Maybe..we should take it slowly..get to know each other better...and not rush into things.." she said thoughtfully.
Harry nodded in agreement and smiled, this was turning out alright for him after all. But then he frowned, as he realized that Usagi wouldn't be staying at Hogwarts after the ball. "But aren't you leaving after the ball?" he asked. He felt like the whole world was already crumbling into pieces.
Usagi giggled, "You really shouldn't be worried about that, really," she said. She leaned forward and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. "And besides, I am still here. You really should enjoy my presence while I am still here!" she added grinning. 'I know that fate has brought us together, and maybe destiny had its game in it. I know that we do belong together, it seems like everything we do always brings us together. And I should enjoy this as long as this last...for all eternity. He is the one,' she thought happily. She snapped out of her thoughts when she heard the loud music coming from the Great Hall. That's when she realized that they were REALLY late. 'Oh-oh,' thought Usagi as her eyes grew wide with realization.
"I know what you are thinking," said Harry breaking into Usagi's thoughts. "We are really late."
Usagi only nodded in response, "Yaten is sooo gonna kill me," she whispered. She looked up at Harry and smiled, "Shall we make a run for it?" she asked playfully, her eyes twinkling with playfulness yet they were filled with love towards him also.
Harry grinned as he looked down at the wet bunny before him. "We shall," he answered. He then grabbed Usagi's hand and both of them made a mad dash through the rain and towards the huge oak doors of the entrance hall. The cool night air was then filled with laughter and giggles of two people learning to fall in love.
~Outside the doors of the Great Hall~
Usagi giggled while still trying to catch her breath from all that running. It was really fun, running through the rain and not trying to trip because of her dress. Luckily Harry was there and helped her keep her balance. She leaned against the wall, still giggling while trying to catch her breath. Her clothes were wetter than ever and she looked like she had gone through a storm. Her dress was dripping wet, both of them left a long trail of water from the entrance hall. Filch would not be happy.
"That *giggle* *gasp* was *giggle* *pant* fun! *Giggle and gasp*" exclaimed Usagi while trying to keep her balance by leaning heavily against the wall.
Harry was equally laughing and catching his breath as Usagi was. His clothes were dipping wet and his hair was matted. While he was catching his breath he looked at Usagi once again. His breath was caught in his throat as he looked at her. She seemed to be more beautiful than ever, maybe now that he knew that she felt the same way as he did. She looked like an angel as she leaned against the wall. He felt his insides stir with emotions.
As if sensing that she was being watched, Usagi looked up and once again meet the wonderful green eyes she fell in love with. She smiled as Harry smiled at her. She cocked head to the side and raised an eyebrow playfully.
"What?!" she asked wondering why he was starring.
Harry shook his head and smiled. He slowly moved closer to her, again there was this really strong attraction between the two. Now he was standing really close to her, causing her body to be pressed harder against the wall. He grinned at her before answering, "Nothing, it's just that you look so beautiful. Like an fallen angel," he whispered.
Usagi blushed as she heard those words. She felt the sudden attraction between them again, she felt Harry's warm unsteady breathing against her face. As he spoke his lips brushed hers and before she knew it they were once again locked in a passionate kiss. Both of them forgot where they were or what they were supposed to do. Again it was just them and their love. They broke apart when they were both out of breath.
"Hmmm, you really do learn fast," murmured Usagi while catching her breath.
"I'm a fast learner," answered Harry giving her a quirky grin.
Usagi rolled her eyes, and smirked. "Maybe you are," she said.
She then realized why they were here. Her eyes grew wide with realization, "Oh no," she whispered. She practically pushed Harry away from her, taking no notice that he fell to the ground, and began to panic.
"Oh no, oh no, I am so dead! We were supposed to perform 30 minutes ago!" she whispered loudly. Inside the great hall music was playing.
"Ouch, that hurts," mumbled Harry trying to stand up without slipping on the wet floor. He looked at the panicking Usagi and fought the urge to laugh. "You should calm down a bit," he tried to sooth her.
Usagi groaned, "Calm down?! Calm down?! I am clam, I am as clam as water! Do you really expect me to walk right through those doors, looking like this?!" she said loudly while glaring at Harry. "We just had to get stuck under that tree, then we had to..to..to...oh! Oh kami, Yaten is going to have a fit," she mumbled.
Harry raised an eyebrow at Usagi ramblings. He grinned, "Look at it this way, if we didn't get stuck under that tree, we wouldn't be together right now, would we?" he asked her.
Usagi sighed, true now that was right. "Your right," she said. She gave him a quick kiss on the lips. The kiss was very quick because she heard a voice from inside, the voice belonging to none other that Yaten.
"I am sorry for this delay, but it seems like out friend Usagi has mysteriously disappeared to God knows where. She probably got stuck under a tree or whatever..my guess is she tripped..whatever.."
Usagi groaned loudly, "Time to get in, even if it means if I look like this," she grumbled. She let go of Harry and opened the doors.
~The Great Hall~
The lights have decided that they should just continue without Usagi. Everyone was already getting impatient and Professor McGonagal had already approached them that they should go on with the show. So now there stood the three lights on the stage and behind them stood in various lines the voice lessons class. Yaten took the liberty to get the magical microphone and make the rather 'nice' announcement about Usagi.
"I am sorry for this delay, but it seems like out friend Usagi has mysteriously disappeared to God knows where. She probably got stuck under a tree or whatever..my guess is she tripped..whatever..or she probably fell into the pond.." Yaten was about to continue when the Great hall's doors burst open, revealing none other that Usagi, who was dripping wet. Right behind her stood a rather embarrassed Harry.
"Yeah, yeah, I am here..so you just shut up," grumbled Usagi as she walked into the Hall, dripping wet. This caused all heads to turn their attention to Usagi and especially who Usagi was with, Harry Potter. Both of which are wet and rather flushed. Usagi ignored the wave of whispers and mumbles and marched towards the stage and glared up at Yaten.
"I did not trip or fall into the lake, if that is what you were hoping for," she said angrily.
Yaten smirked, "Then what then?" he asked rather amused.
Usagi blushed for a second but her facial expression from flushed to angry in a second. "That is none of your freaking business! Now if you excuse me I am gonna get dried up," and with that said, Usagi walked towards the back stage, to magically change her clothes.
Yaten began to laugh his head of as Usagi stormed off. He turned towards Taiki and Seiya, "See, I told you I was right..something did happen , she just will not tell us,"
Taiki fought he urge to roll his eyes at Yaten, he snatched away the mice that Yaten was holding and smiled apologetically at everyone. "Sorry, it seems like Usagi did once again her dramatic.."
"I AM NOT DRAMATIC!" came a feminine shout from backstage.
Taiki cleared his throat, "as I was saying, Usagi has finally graced us with her presence, so I hope you all would just wait for a minute and we will be up to perform really soon!"
Seiya sighed, they were all right, Usagi and Harry did get stuck together but what really happened no one knew. But how can he be so sure that Harry and Usagi got stuck together? 'Because they came in together dumbo,' answered his mind. He watched as a dripping wet Harry Potter tried vainly to avoid the many penetrating gazes of his classmates and schoolmates and of course the hot gazes of the teachers. Seiya sighed, 'Might as well look for another girl to fall in love with,' he thought desperately.
Harry tried vainly to avoid the questioning gazes that almost everyone was giving him. He was still quite embarrassed from the scene Usagi made. And more over now everyone must be wondering why he and Usagi came in together. He mentally groaned, this was not going to good. He slowly made his way to Ron who was sitting alone at the table, all the while trying to avoid the many whisperings and murmurs. 'They are probably talking about us,' he thought in defeat. As he reached their table, Harry noted that even some teachers were giving him a questioning gaze. 'Oh boy,' he thought.
"So tell me what really happened out there?" Ron asked eagerly the minute Harry took a seat across him.
Harry shrugged his shoulders, "Nothing," he lied. He can't just tell him what happened because he and Usagi made a promise not to tell anybody about it. Well, not yet.
"Harry, you are a terrible liar, c'mon don't tell me you and Usagi were just standing out there waiting for the rain to stop for over an hour and doing not. Like nothing happened? Nothing at all?!" Ron practically hissed at Harry. He really wanted to know what happened and one way or another he is going to find out.
Harry sighed, this was not going to be easy lying to everybody. Especially now that everybody's got suspicions. Then a memory of Usagi and him came into his head, and everything seemed to be easier and normal. He turned I attention towards the stage, by now Usagi was now among the lights. She still wore the same dress, this time she was dry and she looked as beautiful as before. Like an angel, but this time not a fallen angel but a real angel. Harry couldn't help but grin as he watched her get a mice.
Ron who noted his friend's goofy grin couldn't help but smirk and fell happy for him. It seemed like this what Harry needed a little distraction from all the problems that were around him. She might help Harry ease the pain that you-know-who caused. But he was going to find out what really happened between Harry and Usagi. If they are officially a couple.
Usagi glared at Yaten as she walked back up the stage and took her position next to him. Yaten just gave her one of his famous smiles before turning his attention ack to the students. Usagi looked down at her dress to see if everything was dry, while she was back stage she used a spell to dry her up and make her hair. Luckily nothing went wrong and she looked the same as she did before she got wet. She scanned the audience for Harry, she quickly found him sitting next to Ron by their table. She gave him a small smile and wink. She knew that everyone was probably wondering why the two of them were together. This would probably be the talk of the whole school for quite a while. Taking a deep breath, to calm her feelings, she made herself ready for their song.
"Sorry everyone for the delay, but something came up," said Usagi talking through the microphone.
"Don't you mean someone," mumbled Yaten only for them to hear.
Usagi fought the urge to strangle Yaten then and there, instead she offered him a bitter sweet smile. "But anyway, let me acknowledge the presence of Hogwarts one and only voice lessons class!" there was a thundering applause and cheers. "They will be joining us, singing one of our favorite songs Search For Your Love!"
Music started playing and a soft melody filled the air as everyone became quite. The lights were dimmed once again and the magical stars reappeared giving off a soft glow as the float in the air.
"Time to take those special someone on to the dance floor," announced Seiya through the music. They watched as slowly couples began to occupy the dance floor and dance. They were even surprised to see some of the teachers dancing. Then they began to sing.
Search for your love...
Search for your love, search for your love... You have always been shining so brightly
Your smiling face is just like a tiny star
I have been treasuring it (Eternal starlight)
On that day I could not come and protect you
I just held my tears of regret inside
I am still feeling the pain (I won't forget you, sweetheart) Search for your love, the crystals of the heavens
Search for your love, please don't start to cry
Search for your love, I really
Want to hold you close to me now
Like in practice the voice lesson class joined in after that. It sounded perfectly. Harmonious and wonderful. Usagi took a glance at the class and grinned as they all performed well. They all sung with their full emotions.
Your strong scent, I'm always (searching for it)
Can you hear my voice calling out? (I love you so)
Where are you now? (Moonlight Princess)
My lovely princess Answer me, answer for me
Right away, answer for me
Answer me, answer for me
So gently, answer for me Running through the distant night sky
Now I make a wish on a shooting star
Whispering I want to be with you (Please tell this to her, starlight)
As time passes by, we become adults
I have finally realized that
The broken pieces are not enough (Please stay by my side, sweetheart)
Harry listened intently as they all performed. The song seemed to attract him, it draws him into it. Like someone was pulling him. The song had a meaning but what he didn't know. He watched as Usagi sung, he observed her every move, she looked so mesmerizing. Her voice was clear and beautiful. Harry couldn't help but smile in content. It seemed like all his troubles were gone and it was only him and the song. As he continued to watch Usagi, he felt a stronger attraction to her. He felt gentle pull of the heart when Usagi looked his way and meet his eyes.
Search for your love, on the silver ocean
Search for your love, the ship floats adrift
Search for your love, in this madness
It will be swept out to you
For a moment there Usagi stopped singing, as she meet Harry's gaze. She felt a gentle tug on her heart. She felt that something was tied to her heart right now and all her feelings were lighter and clearer. 'So I am really in love,' she realized. A string of love has been tied to her heart and Harry's. 'Venus must have done her job this time,' she thought. She continued to stare at Harry and gave him a small smile. She was pulled out of her dreamland when Taiki gave her a nudge, she then realized that she wasn't singing. She quickly joined back in before anyone noticed that she was staring at Harry.
Your strong scent, I'm always (searching for it)
Can you hear my voice calling out? (I love you so)
Where are you now? (Moonlight Princess)
My lovely princess Answer me, answer for me
Right away, answer for me
Answer me, answer for me
So gently, answer for me Answer me, answer for me
Right away, answer for me
Answer me, answer for me
So gently, answer for me
The music slowly ended by fading slowly to an end. The hall was immediately filled up with thundering applause and cheers from everybody. Usagi and the lights did their bows and even the Voice lessons class bowed.
"Give it up for these wonderful guys!" said Seiya pointing to the class. There was another thunderous applause before the class left the stage and rejoined the audience.
Usagi watched silently as the class descended down the stage and rejoined the audience. Her eyes roamed the audience and tried to find the one person she only wanted to see. When she found Harry she couldn't help but smile again. She gave him a wink, which made him grin and get rather confused looks from Ron and Hermione. Usagi smiled, this would be really hard keeping it secret from everybody.
"I guess the shows over now right?" said Usagi after breaking eye contact with Harry. There were loud shouts of protests from the audience. Usagi giggled silently, 'If only they knew'
"Hey! It ain't over till the fat lady sings!" announced Yaten.
Usagi rolled her eyes, "Where the heck should we get a fat lady?!"
Yaten shrugged, "I thought it was appropriate to say that,"
Taiki mentally sighed, Yaten could really come up with some really 'clever' ideas. "Don't you guys worry because I think professor Dumbledore has some announcements to make that I am sure all of you would enjoy."
And for sure, Professor Dumbledore appeared on the stage, looking rather festive and happy. He chuckled lightly as murmurs and whispers filled the hall. "I am sure you are all wondering why I am standing here, I am most certainly not going to sing right now but I do know some very nice songs that I am sure most of you will enjoy. But another time for that, I may inform you that it is already 12 midnight and we are giving you another hour for you to enjoy the evening," there were loud groans of protests, the Weasley twins started to boo and glare at the Professor.
"But anyway I still have another very interesting announcement to make, that I am sure all of you will enjoy. I believe that it is already very late for Hogwarts to accept students in the middle of the term but I do believe that these young people are an exception. It isn't very often that Hogwarts accepts students in the middle of the term but now I make an exception." Announced Dumbledore, his eyes twinkled merrily of the reaction that he received. The hall erupted with loud ramblings of whispers and cheers as some of them realized who would be joining this school year.
Usagi and the lights eyed the students gleefully. Usagi silently laughed as she saw Harry's face dawn with realization.
"I can see that some of you may already have a hint of who will be joining us this year, so may I ask for Professor McGonagal to please bring forth the sorting hat." added Dumbledore after the noise settled down.
Professor McGonagal placed the stool and the old tattered school hat in the middle of the stage and got out her scroll to announce the names. "Kou, Seiya!" there was a thundering applause from the whole school as girls screamed and some of them even made catcalls.
Seiya grinned broadly as she swiftly made his way to the stool and sat down. Soon he felt the sorting hat being placed on top of his head, covering his vision. He could hear that the whole hall got silent.
'Hmmm, Sailor star Fighter...welcome to Hogwarts! I see, brave, talented, strong and courageous...quite an easy choice..' Seiya heard the sorting hat speak into his mind.
'I know exactly where you should go..GRYFFINDOR!!!' the hat shouted lastly. Seiya pulled off the hat and grinned triumphantly. The whole hall erupted into cheers, especially from the Gryffindors.
"Kou, Taiki"
Taiki walked up to the hat and quickly placing it on top of his head. 'Ahhh, another Sailor senshi! Sailor star Maker, welcome to Hogwarts! You got wonderful talents there!' exclaimed the hat into his ear.
'Thank you,' answered Taiki politely.
'Smart, very intelligent, levelheaded, protective, you are peacemaker of the group eh? Strong, brave...I know the exact house for you! GRYFFINDOR!' exclaimed the hat loudly.
Taiki pulled off the hat and joined Seiya at the end of the stage. The hall erupted with loud cheers and roars from the Gryffindors. He offered them a small smile before engaging himself into a conversation with Seiya.
"Kou, Yaten!"
Yaten rolled his eyes as the whole girl populations began to scream and shout. He slowly approached the stool and placed the hat over his head.
'Let's get this over with already! I haven't got all the time of the world,' thought Yaten annoyingly.
'Temper, temper there Star Healer. You are the hotheaded one of the group. You really got a huge temper, the temper that could rivals Mars's,' said the hat into Yaten`s ears.
'Are you trying to insult me?!' thought Yaten angrily.
Usagi watched gleefully as Yaten started to tense. 'Looks like he's having a hard time with the hat,' she thought. That's when she realized something, what if she would not get sorted in the same house as the guys? What if she couldn't get to be with Harry if she could not get in the same house at all? She started to feel nervous, this wasn't such a good idea at all. She scanned the audience for Harry and found him looking intently at Yaten anticipating for the hats answer. As if sensing that he was being watched, he locked eyes with Usagi and gave her a huge grin. Usagi's sense of nervousness and jitters seemed to have been washed away as she stared into Harry's eyes that showed much love and happiness towards. She couldn't help but smile either, she mouthed him a thanks before turning her attention back towards Yaten.
'No, I am not insulting you. Now lets see, strong, yes, temperamental, hmmm not so sharp, but what's this?! Brave and courageous and very willing to fight for the princess, I know exactly where to put you..GRYFFINDOR!' erupted the hat. The hall was once again filled with cheers from the Gryffindors, especially from the girl population.
Yaten fought the urge to tear the hat apart as he pulled it off and roughly placed it back on the stool, earning a stern look from McGonagal. "Not so sharp! Ha! Very funny" muttered Yaten as he joined the other two completely ignoring the girls that were screaming his name.
"Tsukino, Usagi!" exclaimed Professor McGonagal lastly.
Usagi closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She reopened her eyes, and slowly approached the sorting hat. She cast a glance towards Harry, who watched her every move and smiled supportively at her. Usagi smiled lightly before sitting down, completely ignoring the cheers from everybody, and putting on the hat. 'Here goes nothing,' she said to herself.
'No need to be nervous your majesty,' whispered a tiny voice into her ear.
Usagi jumped lightly before realizing that it was the sorting hat. 'I'll try,' she answered. She could feel the sorting hat chuckle lightly, as it vibrated. She couldn't help but smile in return.
'It's a pleasure to finally meet the child of the Queen of the Moon, Serenity. I remember the time I sorted your mother, it was really a hard decision and I can see you will be also hard to sort, princess. Or should I say queen?' asked the sorting hat.
'I cannot be a Queen without my king, and I am quite sure that I have found him. Yet it is still hard for me to understand my feelings for him,' answered Usagi doubtfully.
'Of course, everything will be revealed on time. Now lets see, hmm, smart, wise, talented yes, very! Great power! The power that could rival the dark lord's! My, my, my, you are hard to sort! Brave, courageous, strong and a pure heart. You posses all the qualities of each houses, but which one would be best suited for you?' wondered the hat.
'How about Gryffindor?' asked Usagi, she had only one reason to be in Gryffindor.
'Gryffindor eh? Wouldn't that have to do with some famous green-eyed boy? Yes, yes, Gryffindor does suit you very well, but what about Slytherin? With your power, Slytherin would do very nicely for you. What's this? Not Slytherin? Alright it is you choice your majesty. I am sure your mother will be very prod of you, being that you will be in the same house as your mother was....GRYFFINDOR!' exclaimed the hat lastly after a very long time of decision making.
Usagi slowly pulled of the hat and placed it back on the stool. She was still quite startled at the hat's words. 'Powers that could rival the dark lord's!' she repeated in her mind. She completely ignored the loud cheers and screams of the Gryffindors. She snapped out of her reverie and Dumbledore made another announcement.
"Now that our new students have been sorted, I hope that you will treat them with respect and welcome them into Hogwarts. And I hope you will show them much hospitality. So now let us continue with the ball!" exclaimed Dumbledore happily, before leaving the stage with Professor McGonagal who took the sorting hat and stool with her.
Usagi and the lights also left the stage and joined their friends back at their table. While they were approaching their table, they received many handshakes and pats on their backs from so many people.
"Congratulations! Why didn't you tell us that you guys were going to stay here?" exclaimed Hermione happily as they reached their table.
"If we told you, then it wouldn't be surprise anymore now would it?" answered Yaten sarcastically while taking a seat.
"And besides if we told you guys, then the whole school would have found out about it in no time at all," added Seiya after taking a seat next to Yaten.
"At least you are all in Gryffindor! You guys will love the common room," said Ron excitedly.
"I am quite looking forward to begin school actually," said Taiki suddenly after sitting down next to Seiya. There were loud groans from the guys while Hermione just lit up and began to tell Taiki about all the different things that they learned so far.
Harry chuckled as he watched Hermione lecture the lights about the different things that they learned do far. He watched as Ron helplessly listened to Hermione rattle on and on. He looked to his right and found that Usagi had taken her seat next to him but she looked quite occupied on something, a light frown was on her face. He took her hand below the table, so that no one could see, and gave it a light squeeze, pulling her out of her thoughts.
"You seemed preoccupied, what's wrong?" asked Harry giving her a questioning look; both were still holding hands under the table.
Usagi snapped out of her thoughts when she felt Harry's warm hand give hers a light squeeze. She smiled at him, "Nothing just thinking that's all," she answered smiling lightly at him.
Harry nodded, squeezing her hand again lightly; "Yu caught me off guard there when Professor Dumbledore made that announcement. And here I was thinking you would be leaving,"
Usagi giggled, "See I told you, you shouldn't be worried about me leaving,"
Harry nodded and gave her hand another squeeze. He felt much happier now that Usagi wasn't leaving, he felt like hugging her but tried hard not to because that would reveal what is secretly going on between them. Of course both of them agreed to take it slowly.
"Usagi, the sorting hat took a really long time to sort you," said Ron, completely ignoring the fact that he was interrupting Harry and Usagi.
"Yeah, you took even longer than Harry when he was sorted," added Hermione looking curiously at the blond.
Usagi shrugged, "I don't know, I was hard to sort, nothing much." Lied Usagi.
"Hey, Usagi you wanna dance?" asked Harry when musical instruments began to play by themselves on the stage playing a slow tune.
Usagi nodded, "Sure,"
Soon the two of them were occupying the dance floor along with other couples dancing to a slow music.
Hermione sighed dreamily, "They look so cute together! Too bad that they are not a couple,"
"Yeah too bad," echoed Seiya as he watched Usagi and Harry dance on the dance floor both of them talking. A sad feeling washed over him as he watched the two of them, a feeling that he should get used to. 'I should be happy for her, she found somebody that she likes and perhaps even loves and I shouldn't be the one who is holding her back, maybe I should move on, if she was able to move on then so can I,' thought Seiya.
Yaten and Taiki exchanged worried looks as they saw Seiya's expression. Both of them watched intently as the princess laughed at something Harry must have said. 'I hope Seiya is taking this well,' thought Taiki worriedly.
~With Harry and Usagi~
"So, I never knew you were the dancing type," teased Usagi lightly as she placed her arms behind Harry's neck, a small smile played on her lips.
Harry shrugged, all the while putting his arms around her waist pulling her closer to him. "I do not dance, if I would dance I'd look like a duck," said Harry grinning down at Usagi.
Usagi laughed, "I don't think you look like a duck," she cocked her head to the side and looked thoughtful, "Hmmm, maybe like a goose, but definitely not a duck," she giggled when Harry gave her a scowl, "Oh, don't be mad! I think gooses are cute! Especially one like you," she added smiling.
"That's nice," he said sarcastically. "So how long do you plan to keep this a secret?" asked Harry changing the topic.
Usagi shrugged, "I don't know, as long as possible." The only reason that she wanted to keep their relationship a secret is because it may cause some difficulties. Like if they were going to senshi practice it would be hard to have Harry around, which would cause their identity to be revealed. And most importantly, if they all knew Voldemort might find out too, causing huge complications and getting Harry into deeper problems. And she still needs to find out her feelings to Harry, which are still quite difficult for her to understand.
"Alright," answered Harry. He felt confused why Usagi wanted it to keep it a secret, but still somehow he understood, people might get strange ideas about them. Especially earlier when they came in together. And if Ron would find out, Ron would have a great time in teasing him and Malfoy wouldn't be an exception. Harry sighed, life could be confusing sometimes.
He starred down at the girl he felt so strongly to and wondered what was so special on her. She has something special on her that makes her, well, special in a very different way. A smile spread across his lips as he held her closer, he enjoyed her warmth it felt like a sense of love washed over them both if they were together.
Usagi sighed contently, snuggling deeper into Harry's embrace completely forgetting the whole world around them. She felt sure of herself that her feelings were not playing games on her this time. That he may be the one, that he may be her king, her soulmate.
Usagi looked up at Harry and smiled lovingly, when she tried to keep her emotions in check. Harry returned the smiled equally as loving. Yet neither of them knew that their souls have now been tied as one. They are in love.
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