Important Note: Remember, every time Kaiba talks or someone talks to him, it is in Japanese even if it's written in English, that's why Harry and Severus don't understand him.
CHAPTER 2: No One But the CEO Could Have It This Bad
Harry stared up at the canopy above his bed. No one else had come up to bed yet so Harry took this time to think. It was just too strange that Snape was his father. And now he had to decide whether he wanted Dumbledore to lift the charm. That made him feel odd. What would it be like to look in the mirror and not see himself, Harry Potter, anymore?
And as he lay there thinking, questions arose in the young wizard's mind. Like who was his mother? What of her family? And Snape, Harry realized bitterly that he didn't really know anything about his father. Always it was the greasy old potions master, or greasy git for short. True, there was also the spy thing, but until now Harry had never really thought about it or how much it meant to the order, the survival of the good wizards and muggles alike. Lastly Harry did remember the small flashes of memories he had glimpsed in his last Occlumancy lesson and he wondered what kind of life Snape had had before becoming a Hogwarts professor. Harry realized he really shouldn't have run out of the headmaster's office the second after Snape had said the name, but it had been too much, and as much as he regretted it now, he knew that even if he went back he wouldn't have done anything different.
The door opened and Harry shut his eyes, pretending to have fallen asleep.
"Harry?" he heard Ron ask uncertainty. When no reply came, Ron sighed and walked back to the common room. At the sound of his friend's voice Harry was struck by a sudden thought: Ron was really Harry, when was Dumbledore planning on telling about his true parentage? Then with a sickening lurch in his stomach Harry realized he would have to tell Sirius and (A.N. Sirius came back, but that's another story so you'll have to wait a while for a brief synopsis of that particular story in this one) everyone else, but Harry was much more worried about Sirius's reaction. After all, Sirius and Snape hated each other. On that note, who was Harry's real godfather? Harry sighed, he would have to talk with Snape tomorrow, but he didn't want too. Oh well, better to come to terms with this sooner, rather than later.
It never occurred to Harry that he already had come to terms with it. He had accepted it without ever thinking that maybe there had been a mistake, and he had even begun to refer to Snape as his father for brief moments.
So, his mind troubled with many thoughts, the boy who no longer really knew who he was, fell asleep.
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"How could you?" Snape asked, trembling with rage. "How could you keep my son from me?"
"It was for your own good," Dumbledore tried to reason with him. "Yours and Harry's." Severus made a noise halfway between a snort and a suppressed sob.
"I know that it seems wrong now, but in time you'll see my reasoning," the headmaster continued. "Now, I know you're upset-"
"Upset?" Severus began quietly. "Upset? Why would I be upset! I've just found out that my son is the bloody boy who lived! Because of you headmaster! Upset? Why would I be upset!" By the end he was yelling loud enough to wake the dead.
"Severus, I need you and Harry to come to Japan tomorrow," Albus said softly.
"Japan?" Severus said disbelieving. "After all this you want us to go to Japan with you?" Albus looked him directly in the eye.
"If you don't, you'll be making the biggest mistake of your life, including becoming a death eater." Oh, that was low.
"I don't see how going on a little vacation with you would rank anywhere up there, but fine, since you put it that way fine. But you can tell Po- Harry. Good night headmaster." And he was gone.
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The next morning at about 2 A.M the headmaster went into Gryffindor tower and woke Harry.
"Shh," the headmaster said. "Quickly get packed and come with me." Confused, Harry complied. A few minutes later they walked down to the dungeons and found Severus waiting for them. Dumbledore took out a bubble gum wrapped and told them each to touch a small piece.
"3…2…1," The headmaster whispered and then it became evident to the other two that the gum wrapper, however strange it may be, was a portkey.
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Seto Kaiba, CEO of Kaiba Corp hated these early morning meetings for several reasons. One and foremost he was not a morning person, at all, period. Second, they were always cutting in on his time with Mocuba, and third he was never able to make them on time. He didn't see why they couldn't hold them in the Kaiba Corp. building either. Must they make life so difficult? As he came barreling out of his mansion he noticed it was pouring and unfortunately he was running and unfortunately the ground was slippery and unfortunately he slipped and slid down his rather long driveway.
"Kuso," he swore. "I don't have time for this. Now I get to the meeting sopping. Fun. My limo driver planned this. He knew it would be raining. I just know it!" (The limo driver was sitting on a white sandy beach in the Bahamas, laughing maniacally. "I knew it would rain! I planned this! Now my boss will get sopping! Hahahaha!" Now back to Seto) Quickly he stood up and prayed to Kami that he would get to the meeting in one piece. Setting a slightly slower pace he set off but this time he hit somebody, who he was positive hadn't been standing there before.
"Kuso," he swore again. "Would you watch where you're going?" Two of them stared at him, a man with rather long and frankly greasy looking hair and a boy with bright green eyes and hair that looked like he had never brushed it in his life. The other one which Seto believe to be the one he ran into was a tall old man with a silvery white beard and he smiled.
"Ohayou," the old man said pleasantly. "Gomen kudasai, are you Seto Kaiba."
"Hai," Seto answered, annoyed.
"Good, gomen nasai for running into you, but may we talk, onegai?" The old man persisted.
"Iie," Seto said hurriedly, then started back off again.
"Teishi!" the old man called. "What if I told you I could tell you something of your family?" Seto turned around and glared at the old man.
"Ahou, my family is dead," he said coldly. "Leave me alone you yopparai."
"Matte!" the old man called. "Matte!" Seto didn't even bother to turn around this time. Then suddenly he couldn't move at all. The old man walked up beside him, holding a long stick in his hand.
"You're a, a mahou-zukai!" Seto gasped.
"Hai," the old man nodded. "Now, either you can talk with me and those two frozen, or not."
"I'd prefer not," Seto said stiffly.
"Very well," the old man muttered something and suddenly Seto found himself able to move again.
"My name is Albus Dumbledore," the old man said, then he turned and pointed to the other two. "He is your Otouchan, his name is Severus Snape, and that is your aniki, his name is Harry Potter."
All right, for all of you who don't speak Japanese (not that I do, I merely read it in a lot of fanfiction and learned some words) here is what I used in this chapter:
kuso - the equivalent of the word shit
ohayou - good morning
gomen kudasai - excuse me
hai - yes
gomen nasai - I'm sorry, forgive me
iie - no
teishi - stop
ahou - idiot
yopparai - drunkard
matte - wait
mahou-zukai - wizard, magic user, sorcerer
otouchan - father
aniki - brother
Well, next chapter there will be a lot more interaction between Seto, Severus, and Harry as Dumbledore will use a spell that will allow Seto to speak English. Please review ~ Remo
