Please read author's note. It's very important.
A/N: I'm at 21 reviews, which is sooooo awesome!!! ::dances:: And I've gotten two flames, which I need to rant about. In the very first chapter, the author's note stated that one of the pairings would be YAOI (or more actually, Shonen-ai. I finally got the specifics on that) or a GUY/GUY couple. ::hits head on desk::. I've gotten
two reviews that have said: "Oh, I hate guy/guy pairings. Why didn't you warn us?" I DID WARN YOU! VERY FIRST CHAPTER! LOOK AGAIN IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME!! And sorry to those who don't "approve" of that stuff. This is the way I write. If you don't like it, tough. Find another story. Cause I am NOT changing the pairings. The pairings in this story are: Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione, and KURAMA/HIEI. There. I said it. I apologize to anyone this offends. Also. This is your LAST CHANCE to submit a title. Come on people. It's not
hard. Just email me or review and submit a title. What do you have to loose?
And now, credit where it's due.
Kaoru- thanks, and I will
Chaos Kid- yep yep.
Yami- and I'll be sure to.
Little_Miko_Girl- see author's note rant above.
Psycho dude- Yes my Lord. ::bows and grins::
Maruken- Nah, Percy switches back when he realizes what an asshole Fudge is. ::grins:: Me too. Not only one's with youkai ears, but short ones with spiky black hair...
Chapter 4: Something in Common Between Worlds and a Meeting of the Order.
When Kurama woke up, he had a serious headache. He knew it was from the load of information Harry, Ron, and Hermione had given him earlier. Glancing over, he noticed Hiei was still asleep. The bedside clock read 5:13, meaning it was almost dinner time. Kurama got out of bed quietly and went downstairs to the kitchen.
The kitchen was utter chaos. It was an awesome sight behold. Dozens of different entrées were making themselves and the dirty dishes appeared to be washed by an invisible man who never tired of his work. Kurama blinked and headed back to the main dining hall. Lupin sat alone at the table looking at what appeared to be a book. Kurama sat down across from him and asked, "What are looking at?"
"A photo album. It's got my friends from school in it, though most of them are no longer alive."
"Gomen, I'm sorry to hear that."
"Don't worry about it."
Kurama stared at the picture on the page that Lupin had stopped on. It was a group of four boys, all about seventeen years old. They were all wearing identical black Hogwart's robes with a red lion embroidered on them. The boy on the far left had long, shaggy light brown hair and amber eyes. Kurama recognized him as a much younger Lupin. The teenager on Lupin's right was a little bit taller than him with short black hair that had been slicked back. It reminded Kurama suspiciously of Yusuke. Even the cocky smile looked the same. The next man over looked exactly like Harry, only with brown eyes instead of green. The boy on the far right was short, a little over weight, with dark brown hair and small, watery eyes.
Lupin noticed Kurama's curiosity and smiled, "This was taken in my final year at Hogwarts, just before graduation. From left to right are me, Sirius Black, James Potter, and Peter Pettigrew. Yes, James is Harry's dad. James died fifteen years ago, because of Voldemort. S-Sirius died less than two months ago because of one of Voldemort's followers, called Deatheaters. Peter is as good as dead. He betrayed James to Voldemort." His smile faded. "I'm the only one left of our old group."
Kurama was silent for a moment before he spoke, "Sirius looks remarkably like a friend of mine named Yusuke. Yusuke is always getting into trouble. He skips classes at school and I believe holds the record for most detentions. He's headstrong, egotistical, and more stubborn than a mule."
"That sounds like Sirius alright."
"Did Sirius have a girlfriend that was constantly on his back about homework and stuff?"
"No, but James did. His wife, Lily, was ALWAYS on his case about something and he'd always try to hide behind us. It never worked though. Lily always got him in the end. Why do you ask?"
Kurama tried to hide a laugh, "Yusuke has a girlfriend named Keiko. Keiko is forever on his tail for one reason or another."
"Your friends sound like an interesting bunch."
"Yeah. Hiei, Yusuke, and Kuwabara. Kuwabara is... well, Kuwabara."
It was Lupin's turn to laugh, "Hmm, well I hate to cut this conversation short, but I need to check on dinner. Why don't you go wake up Hiei? It's almost six. Also, tonight after dinner is a meeting of the Order of the Phoenix. Dumbledore wants you two to attend."
Kurama nodded and slipped up stairs to their room. Hiei was already awake. He was sitting in bed, playing with the sheets. He did not look up as Kurama entered and appeared to be deep in thought.
Kurama sat on the bed next to him and Hiei leaned against his shoulder. "Are you ok?" he asked the koorime quietly.
"Hn. I'm thinking."
"About what?" Kurama shifted and placed his arm around Hiei's waist.
"Voldemort."
"What about him?"
"How are we going to defeat him?"
"I don't know. Maybe we'll find something out tonight. There is a meeting of the 'Order of the Phoenix' that we're invited to."
"The wha...?"
"We'll find out soon I guess. Dinner's almost ready."
"Good."
They disentangled themselves from each other and stood. Hiei dug through Kurama's bag and came up with his usual outfit of a black tunic, black pants, white scarf, and boots. Kurama turned away as he dressed and then they went downstairs together.
Every one was already assembled in the kitchen. They sat at the table, across from Harry and Ron (Hermione was in the kitchen helping Mrs. Weasley.) Ron grinned and muttered, "Nice outfit, Hiei."
"Why thank you, Ron," Hiei completely missed the sarcasm. "This is what I usually wear."
Harry raised his eyebrows. "Where do you live exactly?"
"In the human world, I usually live with Kurama. But in Makai, I live...wherever."
"Makai?"
"The demon world," answered Hermione as she came in with a tray of dishes and cutlery. "There are three worlds: Makai: the demon world, Ningenkai: the human world, and Reikai: the spirit world."
It was Hiei's turn to look surprised, "You certainly know a lot about stuff humans aren't supposed to know."
"I read a lot. I came across a mention of the three worlds once in a legend," she explained. She began to set the table while Mrs. Wesley and Ginny put out the food. When Hermione finished, she sat down next to Ron, across from Ginny who sat next to Hiei. Mrs. Weasley served them the food (she had made lasagna) and everyone began to eat. Hiei,
however, just stared at his plate.
"Is everything all right?" Harry asked.
Hiei sighed, turned to Kurama, and said in Japanese, "What food is this and what are the metal utensils you are eating with?"
Kurama couldn't help it. He laughed, "It's lasagna and, Hiei, you've never used a fork before?" He had spoken in English, much to Hiei's embarrassment.
"Iie."
Ron looked confused, "Then how do you eat?"
"Using chopsticks."
This confused Ron even more. Lupin chuckled, reached across the table, and transfigured Hiei's fork into a pair of chopsticks. Hiei gave him a rare smile.
"Arigatou," and with that, he dug in.
When dinner was finished, Mrs. Weasley told Harry, Ron, Hermione, Percy, Fred, George, and Ginny to leave the room. She closed the door behind them and put a silencing charm around the room. Dumbledore stood and went over to a locked cupboard. He opened it, and withdrew several rolls of parchment. Then he sat at the head of the table and said, "I declare this a meeting of the Order of the Phoenix. And for our two guests, the Order is a secret resistance group against Voldemort. Now, what were we discussing last time? Tonks?"
Tonks stood, "Last time, Severus explained that Voldemort had kidnapped someone (he never said who) who could make them 'rich beyond their dreams' allowing them to purchase the help of several very strong demon warlords."
Hiei couldn't help it. He emitted a growl.
"This John Doe, according to our information, was held captive for three weeks. He was a demon able to produce something of incredible value. Apparently, however, there were quite a few jail break attempts. Voldemort decided he wasn't worth the effort and killed him."
"Her," corrected Hiei.
Everyone stared at him. Hiei continued, "My half-sister, Yukina, was an Ice Apparition. She... her tears crystallize and form very valuable jewels. Voldemort kidnapped her and I hunted him down looking for her. I managed to find her but he..." he trailed off, not wanting to finish.
"Oh," said Tonks quietly. Nobody quite knew what to say next.
A knock came at the door, interrupting the uncomfortable silence. Lupin excused himself and answered the door. He came back a moment later, looking extremely confused, with a girl with long blue hair and a pink kimono following him. "Er...Kurama? Hiei? Someone's here to see you."
"Botan!" Kurama looked surprised. "What are you doing here?"
A/N: I'm at 21 reviews, which is sooooo awesome!!! ::dances:: And I've gotten two flames, which I need to rant about. In the very first chapter, the author's note stated that one of the pairings would be YAOI (or more actually, Shonen-ai. I finally got the specifics on that) or a GUY/GUY couple. ::hits head on desk::. I've gotten
two reviews that have said: "Oh, I hate guy/guy pairings. Why didn't you warn us?" I DID WARN YOU! VERY FIRST CHAPTER! LOOK AGAIN IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME!! And sorry to those who don't "approve" of that stuff. This is the way I write. If you don't like it, tough. Find another story. Cause I am NOT changing the pairings. The pairings in this story are: Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione, and KURAMA/HIEI. There. I said it. I apologize to anyone this offends. Also. This is your LAST CHANCE to submit a title. Come on people. It's not
hard. Just email me or review and submit a title. What do you have to loose?
And now, credit where it's due.
Kaoru- thanks, and I will
Chaos Kid- yep yep.
Yami- and I'll be sure to.
Little_Miko_Girl- see author's note rant above.
Psycho dude- Yes my Lord. ::bows and grins::
Maruken- Nah, Percy switches back when he realizes what an asshole Fudge is. ::grins:: Me too. Not only one's with youkai ears, but short ones with spiky black hair...
Chapter 4: Something in Common Between Worlds and a Meeting of the Order.
When Kurama woke up, he had a serious headache. He knew it was from the load of information Harry, Ron, and Hermione had given him earlier. Glancing over, he noticed Hiei was still asleep. The bedside clock read 5:13, meaning it was almost dinner time. Kurama got out of bed quietly and went downstairs to the kitchen.
The kitchen was utter chaos. It was an awesome sight behold. Dozens of different entrées were making themselves and the dirty dishes appeared to be washed by an invisible man who never tired of his work. Kurama blinked and headed back to the main dining hall. Lupin sat alone at the table looking at what appeared to be a book. Kurama sat down across from him and asked, "What are looking at?"
"A photo album. It's got my friends from school in it, though most of them are no longer alive."
"Gomen, I'm sorry to hear that."
"Don't worry about it."
Kurama stared at the picture on the page that Lupin had stopped on. It was a group of four boys, all about seventeen years old. They were all wearing identical black Hogwart's robes with a red lion embroidered on them. The boy on the far left had long, shaggy light brown hair and amber eyes. Kurama recognized him as a much younger Lupin. The teenager on Lupin's right was a little bit taller than him with short black hair that had been slicked back. It reminded Kurama suspiciously of Yusuke. Even the cocky smile looked the same. The next man over looked exactly like Harry, only with brown eyes instead of green. The boy on the far right was short, a little over weight, with dark brown hair and small, watery eyes.
Lupin noticed Kurama's curiosity and smiled, "This was taken in my final year at Hogwarts, just before graduation. From left to right are me, Sirius Black, James Potter, and Peter Pettigrew. Yes, James is Harry's dad. James died fifteen years ago, because of Voldemort. S-Sirius died less than two months ago because of one of Voldemort's followers, called Deatheaters. Peter is as good as dead. He betrayed James to Voldemort." His smile faded. "I'm the only one left of our old group."
Kurama was silent for a moment before he spoke, "Sirius looks remarkably like a friend of mine named Yusuke. Yusuke is always getting into trouble. He skips classes at school and I believe holds the record for most detentions. He's headstrong, egotistical, and more stubborn than a mule."
"That sounds like Sirius alright."
"Did Sirius have a girlfriend that was constantly on his back about homework and stuff?"
"No, but James did. His wife, Lily, was ALWAYS on his case about something and he'd always try to hide behind us. It never worked though. Lily always got him in the end. Why do you ask?"
Kurama tried to hide a laugh, "Yusuke has a girlfriend named Keiko. Keiko is forever on his tail for one reason or another."
"Your friends sound like an interesting bunch."
"Yeah. Hiei, Yusuke, and Kuwabara. Kuwabara is... well, Kuwabara."
It was Lupin's turn to laugh, "Hmm, well I hate to cut this conversation short, but I need to check on dinner. Why don't you go wake up Hiei? It's almost six. Also, tonight after dinner is a meeting of the Order of the Phoenix. Dumbledore wants you two to attend."
Kurama nodded and slipped up stairs to their room. Hiei was already awake. He was sitting in bed, playing with the sheets. He did not look up as Kurama entered and appeared to be deep in thought.
Kurama sat on the bed next to him and Hiei leaned against his shoulder. "Are you ok?" he asked the koorime quietly.
"Hn. I'm thinking."
"About what?" Kurama shifted and placed his arm around Hiei's waist.
"Voldemort."
"What about him?"
"How are we going to defeat him?"
"I don't know. Maybe we'll find something out tonight. There is a meeting of the 'Order of the Phoenix' that we're invited to."
"The wha...?"
"We'll find out soon I guess. Dinner's almost ready."
"Good."
They disentangled themselves from each other and stood. Hiei dug through Kurama's bag and came up with his usual outfit of a black tunic, black pants, white scarf, and boots. Kurama turned away as he dressed and then they went downstairs together.
Every one was already assembled in the kitchen. They sat at the table, across from Harry and Ron (Hermione was in the kitchen helping Mrs. Weasley.) Ron grinned and muttered, "Nice outfit, Hiei."
"Why thank you, Ron," Hiei completely missed the sarcasm. "This is what I usually wear."
Harry raised his eyebrows. "Where do you live exactly?"
"In the human world, I usually live with Kurama. But in Makai, I live...wherever."
"Makai?"
"The demon world," answered Hermione as she came in with a tray of dishes and cutlery. "There are three worlds: Makai: the demon world, Ningenkai: the human world, and Reikai: the spirit world."
It was Hiei's turn to look surprised, "You certainly know a lot about stuff humans aren't supposed to know."
"I read a lot. I came across a mention of the three worlds once in a legend," she explained. She began to set the table while Mrs. Wesley and Ginny put out the food. When Hermione finished, she sat down next to Ron, across from Ginny who sat next to Hiei. Mrs. Weasley served them the food (she had made lasagna) and everyone began to eat. Hiei,
however, just stared at his plate.
"Is everything all right?" Harry asked.
Hiei sighed, turned to Kurama, and said in Japanese, "What food is this and what are the metal utensils you are eating with?"
Kurama couldn't help it. He laughed, "It's lasagna and, Hiei, you've never used a fork before?" He had spoken in English, much to Hiei's embarrassment.
"Iie."
Ron looked confused, "Then how do you eat?"
"Using chopsticks."
This confused Ron even more. Lupin chuckled, reached across the table, and transfigured Hiei's fork into a pair of chopsticks. Hiei gave him a rare smile.
"Arigatou," and with that, he dug in.
When dinner was finished, Mrs. Weasley told Harry, Ron, Hermione, Percy, Fred, George, and Ginny to leave the room. She closed the door behind them and put a silencing charm around the room. Dumbledore stood and went over to a locked cupboard. He opened it, and withdrew several rolls of parchment. Then he sat at the head of the table and said, "I declare this a meeting of the Order of the Phoenix. And for our two guests, the Order is a secret resistance group against Voldemort. Now, what were we discussing last time? Tonks?"
Tonks stood, "Last time, Severus explained that Voldemort had kidnapped someone (he never said who) who could make them 'rich beyond their dreams' allowing them to purchase the help of several very strong demon warlords."
Hiei couldn't help it. He emitted a growl.
"This John Doe, according to our information, was held captive for three weeks. He was a demon able to produce something of incredible value. Apparently, however, there were quite a few jail break attempts. Voldemort decided he wasn't worth the effort and killed him."
"Her," corrected Hiei.
Everyone stared at him. Hiei continued, "My half-sister, Yukina, was an Ice Apparition. She... her tears crystallize and form very valuable jewels. Voldemort kidnapped her and I hunted him down looking for her. I managed to find her but he..." he trailed off, not wanting to finish.
"Oh," said Tonks quietly. Nobody quite knew what to say next.
A knock came at the door, interrupting the uncomfortable silence. Lupin excused himself and answered the door. He came back a moment later, looking extremely confused, with a girl with long blue hair and a pink kimono following him. "Er...Kurama? Hiei? Someone's here to see you."
"Botan!" Kurama looked surprised. "What are you doing here?"
