Ok, here's the next chapter. Hope you all like it.
Thanks to all those who reviewed.
Um… to answer Kieu's question, oh wait, it's Kim because Kieu doesn't like crossovers, no I don't have something against Hermione. Its just that I can see her being a real brat to those obviously stronger, smarter than her. And Erin is the false form of Nerina, the moon Guardian of the Eve Cards, now upgraded to the Yuri cards.
kawaii-kirei: I don't know why Naoko forgot about Harry. It was a slight problem that I rectify in this chapter. The reason why she forgot…. Dunno, blame it on the Akai twins. Aren't you sure about Naoko and Harry?
cherry-blossom-angel: *blushes* thanks. If you like mine, you're sure to love many others. There is so many that are so much better than mine.
Um…. To the other reviewers that I missed, I'm sorry but my family hogs the computer with the Internet and so I can't check up on those who review me. My little sister, Jinko Kawaii definitely hogs the computer. It's amazing that I can actually update.
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Chapter Seventeen-
Yuri smiled, watching the space above Harry and Naoko. The air would shimmer lightly with a faint aura before it appeared.
Suddenly there was a shimmer.
-This is it.- Yuri whispered into Sakura's, Jamie's, and Syaoran's minds.
They each grinned.
It appeared, floating above Harry's and Naoko's heads.
Although they were the first to notice it, Fred, one of Ron's older brothers mentioned it first.
"Ah, Harry, look above you." He said, pointing to the object floating above them.
Harry looked up. He stared for a moment, then looked to Naoko who was beside him. He then looked up again. He groaned and shot a look in Sakura's and Yuri's direction.
"You did this." He accused.
Sakura looked heartbroken. –What makes you think we did this? We told you that we were working on your Christmas presents. And we were trying to figure out how to manoeuvre Clow and Eve once they turn up.-
Harry's eyes widened as he tried to remember how to communicate in this way. –Uhh… Am I doing this right?-
Sakura smiled at his hesitant tone. –Of course.-
-Good.- Harry sighed with relief. –Why weren't you talking with Eriol and Tomoyo about Clow and Eve then?-
-It's because they will become part of Clow and Eve. They will loose their bodies for a time and become spirits, or at least the halves that aren't part of Clow and Eve will.-
-Oh I understand.-
-See? Why involve them in something that they shall have no control over? Now look at that, focus on its aura. Does it seem like mine or Yuri's?-
Harry frowned in concentration, determined to see and sense the aura. When it finally worked, he realised that Sakura and Yuri had a pink aura, but this aura was a very faint orange. He blushed, realising that he had accused them falsely. "Sorry." He said, apologising out loud.
Tomoyo had already gotten out her camera and was beginning to hop from foot to foot, waiting for them to do something.
Yuri laughed. "You'd better do something. Patience isn't one of Tomoyo's strong traits in these circumstances."
Naoko was confused. What were they talking about?
Harry saw the confused look on Naoko's face and heard her thought. He smiled softly. "Uh, Naoko, look up and you will understand what everyone's talking about."
Naoko did and she blushed. "How did that get there?" She asked.
"No idea." Harry replied. "No, I'm not. I won't be forced into things like this." Harry said resolutely.
Oops. That was a mistake.
Harry was soon drenched in ice cold water.
Everyone laughed, while Harry stood there soaking.
"Just a guess Harry, but I think that was the wrong answer." Eriol said, pretty sure he knew what was going on. But how could he prove it? It wasn't like they were going to own up to it, or at least they weren't any time soon. And the thing didn't even have anything even resembling their aura surrounding it. If it had been made by mixing magic, and he was to go by the colour of the end aura, he would have to say that Naoko and Meiling had made it, but they hadn't.
Harry sighed. When he found out who did this, he was gong to torture them slowly. He didn't like being rushed into this, without Naoko having her full memory.
Naoko blushed as she looked at Harry. She set her face determinedly. She wasn't going to have him catch his death because of her. Gathering her nerve, she took a quick step towards Harry and placed a soft kiss on Harry's lips.
Harry was shocked. He wasn't expecting that. Before Harry could get into the kiss though, Naoko pulled back.
She looked to the object that seemed to be glowing happily. "There. Now you can go and terrorise someone else."
The object shimmered once, before disappearing from sight.
"KAWAII!" Tomoyo cried happily.
Naoko was about to say something when she suddenly remembered something.
*FLASHBACK*
The three young ladies were sitting in the rose garden, sipping tea in the sunlight. They had no idea where their other halves were, and more often than not, that was a bad thing. Especially since they had just played a prank on them that had gotten them in so much trouble with Yue.
Naoko giggled. Poor Yue. He was often part of the twins' pranks, and would end up having words with them once he figured that it was Sakura and Yuri who had done something to him. Of course, he ended up forgiving them in about five minutes, seeing as one twin by herself could charm all of Asia and Europe into forgiving her, and if they both poured the charm on at the same time, well, they could have whatever they wanted.
"Let's go inside." Sakura suggested.
The other two agreed and as they walked inside, Yuri froze.
"Stop moving." She hissed, but it was too late. They were caught.
A mixture of mud and other nasty, unpleasant things fell from the roof, covering them.
They all screamed, outraged. They stalked out of the mansion, determined to find their other halves and make them pay.
Suddenly a joyous laughter reached their ears.
Yuri growled, recognising that laugh.
Sakura smirked, hearing Syaoran spit curses at James for giving them away.
Taking each other's hands, they translocated themselves to where they had heard the laughter.
Naoko glared. "Harry! You're going to wish you didn't do that!" She cried, still glaring at the young man in front of her. She had barely noticed that Sakura and Yuri were gone, chasing after Syaoran and James.
Harry grinned, his jade green eyes staring at Naoko merrily through his glasses and his black bangs of hair. Walking over to Naoko, his waved a hand past her face, clearing of the mud and grime. "There." He said, smiling. He placed a quick kiss on her lips, causing Naoko to close her eyes and momentarily forget about the prank he had played on her.
Suddenly, he was no longer kissing her, and he was no longer there.
"HARRY!" Naoko cried at the top of her lungs, noticing that he was gone and all the mud and grime was back on her face.
*END FLASHBACK*
Naoko gasped, then she glared at Harry.
Harry was shocked, one minute she was smiling at him, the next, she was glaring? What was going on?
Naoko smirked when she heard that thought. She now realised that she could read his mind because they were forever connected. Raising her hand, she waved it in front of Harry's face, causing the same mud and grime that he had used on her, to appear all over him. "Cover me in mud, will you Harry?" She asked before sashaying off to her dorm.
Yuri and Sakura crowed with joy.
"That was perfect. Completely and utterly perfect!" Yuri cried, jumping up and down.
Sakura was also as ecstatic as Yuri, but something was wrong. "Why did her aura flare so much when she did that?" She asked her sister in Japanese.
Yuri's eyes widened as realisation hit her. "Do you remember? When they got us with that goop?"
Sakura nodded. She hadn't been able to was the smell of that stuff out of her hair for weeks.
"What Harry is presently wearing at the moment is the exact same goop that they used on us."
Sakura's eyes widened, realising that Naoko had just reached back in time to pull forth something from it. That's why her aura flared so much. That's why she left so quickly.
Yuri's eyes narrowed as she concentrated on Naoko's aura. It was very weak. She was shocked. Naoko knew better than to do something like that. She was still not strong enough to support herself through this.
"Sakura, we better help her or she's going to start drawing from her life energy to keep going. She needs us to…." Yuri broke off, noticing the looks she was getting from others.
Harry had overheard this and was worried. "She didn't do what I think she did, did she?"
Sakura and Yuri nodded.
Harry looked even more worried. He looked to Sakura and Yuri and bethought to them –How do I translocate myself?-
Sakura's eyes widened when she realised what Harry was going to do. –I don't know Harry, your aura is very weak. You might find yourself running out of energy before you make it to her side. You would be trapped both here and there. You wouldn't be able to become whole again. What use to Naoko would you be like that?-
-I don't care. I need to be with her.- Harry insisted.
Yuri looked at Harry's determined face. "All right Harry." She sighed, knowing that he'd do it one way or another, and seeing that he couldn't simply walk in to their dorms because of a spell Yuri and Sakura cast, after Hermione broke in that morning, he'd have to translocate in. "Here's the deal. I give you some of my energy, and the knowledge how you can go see Naoko, and in return, you train with us from now on." She looked into Harry's eyes. "Deal?"
Harry nodded at once. "Of course."
Jamie then realised what Yuri was going to do. "Oh no! No! You can't!" He protested violently.
"I'm not going to let Naoko suffer, Jamie." Yuri said calmly.
"But you need your energy. And, the way you transfer it…." Jamie broke off, seeing a look on Yuri's face. He rarely ever saw this look. It was one of slight disgust at him. "Fine," He said sighing, "I know, I was being selfish. But I can't help it. I don't want you hurt." He saw that the look wasn't wavering. "Turn the look off, you win."
Yuri's look of slight disgust changed to one of love. "I know you're concerned Jamie, but don't worry, I can take care of myself. Besides, later I'll be going up there to support her with my energy."
Jamie nodded, obviously still not please with this decision.
"Harry, come here please." Yuri said softly.
Harry complied, wondering why Jamie was so angry.
"It's because he's worried Harry, don't worry." Sakura said, wishing that she had spoken up before Yuri. Of course, she'd have to deal with Syaoran, but still. "Not too much Yuri, or you'll start to draw on your life energy." She warned.
Yuri grinned. "Hey, easy done. Don't want to make him stronger than me now, do I?" She placed her hands on Harry's shoulders. "Remember, this is for Naoko." With that, Yuri leant in and placed a light kiss on Harry's lips. As the transfer of energy started, Yuri's aura began to glow brightly, so brightly in fact, that a couple of the students could see faint tendrils of it.
Harry's weak aura also began to glow brightly. His was a deep orange colour that began to glow with new life as Yuri poured her energy into him.
Yuri broke away from Harry, her aura returning to normal. She stumbled, but was caught by Harry.
"Nice catch Potter." She said, grinning slightly.
"Thanks Yuri." He whispered, planting a friendly kiss on her cheek. He walked her over to Jamie, the whispered to him, so Yuri wouldn't hear. "I think she gave me too much. You better keep an eye on her."
Jamie nodded, turning concerned eyes to Yuri.
Harry smiled at the couple before disappearing from sight.
There were many gasps. How the hell did Potter do that?
"Ok you, what did you do to Harry?" It was Hermione, and she wasn't pleased.
"Not now Granger. As much as I would love to inform you to the intricate secrets of our world, to stop you from asking questions, I'm afraid that would be telling, and I'm not allowed to do that." Yuri said, her voice barely above a whisper.
Jamie shook his head. "You overdid it Yuri." He said, picking her up. "Now you're going to have to join Naoko, not help her." He picked her up, much to her protests and began to carry her up to her dorm.
"But I didn't overdo it." She protested. "I'm fine." She tried to break free of Jamie but couldn't. "Sakura! Help me!" She cried.
Sakura shook her head. "If I were to help you, I'd just get someone else to carry you up to our dorm. I told you not to give too much."
"But I didn't!" Yuri turned pleading eyes to the others. Spying Touya in the crowd she turned to him. "Oni chan, help me please. You don't want this twerp near your Squirt now do you?"
Touya smiled, in spite of himself. "Normally no, but in this instant, I don't mind. If he wasn't going to carry you up there, I would."
Yuri began to pout. "Why are you all treating me like this?"
Jamie smiled at her gently. "Because you're acting like a little girl. You only act this way once you've used too much energy. The last time you did that was when you were about four and you found that deer with a broken leg. You healed the deer, but used too much energy to do it. Your powers weren't as strong as you thought." Jamie was about to say more when he sensed something hovering above him. He looked up and groaned.
Yuri heard him and looked up too. When she saw it, she turned to glare at Sakura who was trying to look innocent.
-Sakura, would you mind explaining to me why that is hovering above us, when I specifically made it so it wouldn't?-
Sakura smiled. –I thought I might change it a little. That's all.-
-So you changed it huh?-
-Yep-
-I'm gonna….-
-You're not going to do anything since you are far too weak at the moment.-
-I AM NOT! I'M NOT ALLOWED TO BE WEAK. IF THOSE TWINS COME, I HAVE TO PROTECT YOU!- Yuri cried, making Sakura wince.
-Ok, take it easy, you know how much that hurts when you yell.-
Yuri blushed. –Sorry. I guess I am a little tired.- Yuri conceded.
"Good, then go up to bed." Sakura said, pointing to the stairs.
"Yes Sakura." Yuri said submissively.
Jamie sent a thankful look at Sakura. He had been worried that he would never get her to go up to get some rest. He then carried her up to her dorm and laid her gently on her bed, ignoring that the object was still hovering above them.
"You get some rest, ok?" Jamie said, leaning down to place a light kiss on her lips. When he looked up, he saw that the hovering object was gone, obviously pleased by this.
Yuri nodded and closed her eyes, falling into a deep sleep.
Sakura sighed, looking up to the roof. 'Why is Yuri so stubborn?' She wondered.
Syaoran placed a hand on her shoulder. "That's just the way she is. And she's not the only one. You are very stubborn too, you know."
Sakura shot Syaoran a withering look.
Syaoran backed off slightly. "But you're not as stubborn as Touya."
Sakura was still glaring at him when she groaned. She knew it was there, hovering above her. She also knew that Yuri had something to do with this.
"Syaoran, look above you." She suggested.
Syaoran looked up and sighed. "Let me guess, Yuri did this?" He asked softly.
Sakura nodded. "More than likely."
Syaoran smiled, as he leant down to kiss Sakura passionately.
Tomoyo was trying, really she was, but seeing this she couldn't help it. "KAWAII!" She screamed.
Syaoran pulled away from Sakura. "It was too much to hope for." He said with a smile.
Sakura agreed.
When Yuri awoke, she could sense the subtle traces of sorcery in the air. She realised that the others must have been supporting Naoko with their magic. Sitting up, she could see that it was almost time for dinner, and since she had missed lunch, she was starving.
Yuri looked over to Naoko's bed to see that Harry was still there. Naoko was sitting up and talking to Harry.
"I'm guessing that you remembered." Harry said to Naoko softly, as to not wake up Yuri.
"Yeah, I did. That was a mean trick you played." She said.
Harry smiled. "No kidding." His eyes narrowed. "I can't believe that you did that."
Naoko blushed. "Well, it was the first thing I thought of."
"Yuri is now in bed, being supported by Jamie's magic because she gave me some of her energy to come and see you. She gave me too much and now she's out of it." Harry said, causing Naoko's eyes to widen.
"Oh no. Is she ok? What have I…." Naoko broke off, a sob echoing through the dorm.
"Don't worry Naoko. I get my energy back quicker than most." Yuri said, startling them. "And you Harry. I gave you my energy so you could take care of Naoko, not scold her."
Harry blushed.
Yuri smiled. "Anyone hungry? Let's go down to dinner." She suggested, rubbing her tummy. She then noticed something. Jamie was still sending her energy. Concentrating, she broke the connection, causing Jamie to jump with surprise.
Downstairs, in the Great Hall, Eriol was looking at Jamie with a curious expression on his face. "What?"
Jamie smiled. "Yuri just informed me that she's awake and no longer needs my energy. Of course, she didn't quite say it. She just broke the connection, but I think she'll be down soon seeing as she's starving."
Suddenly, behind them appeared Yuri, Naoko and Harry.
Sakura, Meiling and Tomoyo all jumped up and embraced both Naoko and Yuri.
Erin had also stood at the appearance of her mistress. She ignored the looks from the other professors and walked over to Yuri. Wordlessly she embraced her. Then she looked at Yuri.
"That's from both of us." She said softly.
Yuri nodded, smiling gently.
Erin's eyes narrowed. "Later, you can explain to us why you found it necessary to give Potter most of your energy."
Yuri grimaced. 'This is not going to be pleasant.' She thought to herself. She nodded, and Erin walked back to the professors' table and took her seat by Yukito.
The three new arrivals sat down and looked to Dumbledore expectantly.
Dumbledore stood. "Before we start dinner, I have something to say. There have been numerous reports from many students of a….." He broke of hearing a whispering.
Sakura and Yuri grinned, seeing that it had appeared again, and this time it was above Yukito and Erin.
Erin and Yukito both looked up. Then they looked at each other. They blushed.
"You don't suppose it will just leave?" Erin asked.
Yukito shook his head. "From the stories running around, I'd say not. You do realise who did it, don't you?" He sent a look at Sakura and Yuri, who both stood up, affronted.
"Why are you accusing us? When did we have time to do this anyway? Yuri's been out cold for most of the day, and I've been supporting both her and Naoko with my energy." Sakura cried.
Erin looked thoughtful. "You know, they might be telling the truth." She then stopped and thought of something. "What about when you left us this morning. You said you had creative thinking to do and when you say that you mean plotting."
"Yeah we were plotting. Plotting your Christmas presents! Oh, and also we were trying to figure out a way how to get Cl…." Yuri broke off, realising what she was about to reveal. "We were trying to figure a way how to get Papa and Mother out of sight before Papa throws a tantrum because we'll be ignoring him. Scaring us like that."
Yukito sighed. "I guess you didn't do it." He then looked to Erin. He kissed her gently, much to the delight of the female exchange students.
Dumbledore cleared his throat. "As I was saying. There have been numerous reports from many students about this mistletoe. It appears and disappears at will, targeting anybody. People have told me that if they refuse, the mistletoe does something to them. So far there has been cases of being zapped by lightning, drenched in water, covered in snow, and there have been some rare cases of students' having parts of their body transfigured. We almost lost Mr. Malfoy and Miss Granger because they refused to kiss and were rapidly being transformed into ferrets."
A few students laughed at this, but stopped laughing once Hermione and Draco glared at them.
"Now, I wouldn't usually say this, but I suggest that if it appears above you, just quickly get it over with. The consequences of not doing so are not dangerous, but it would get tiresome to end up chasing all sorts of animals." People began to laugh nervously. "Now, let's eat." Dumbledore said, clapping his hands.
The food appeared instantly, sent up by the house elves in the kitchen.
Everyone immediately forgot, or tried to forget about the evil mistletoe as they ate.