Standard disclaimers apply. They apply for all the other chapters too! I've been forgetting to write them, but everyone should know that the Harry Potter and Fruits Basket do not belong to me. . . . kay?
All right, now, on with the fic!
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Kisa sank down to the floor. She had tore out of History of Magick, feeling the familiar feelings of shame clouding her mind. She had been hoping that make lots of friends, not be picked up by a boy and his friends.
She was in a girls bathroom. She tugged at her hand, trying to pull it out of her hair without success.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!" a girl's voice drifted through the walls.
Kisa glanced around startled.
"That won't come out easily," the girl continued.
"Who are you?" Kisa asked softly, giving another tug at her hair.
"Me? I'm Moaning Myrtle, of course," the girl said pleasantly. "And this is my bathroom, so GET OUT! she finished with a snarl.
Kisa stood up abruptly, tears brimming in her eyes. She just wanted to be alone. She didn't want anything else to happen. She wanted to lock herself in her room and stay there all day long.
She raced out of the bathroom, noting that the hardened substance was gooey again. She pulled her hand loose and darted out of sight as a group of Ravenclaws went by.
She spotted Hatori in their midst and quickly raced in a different direction. She didn't want him to see her like she was. She couldn't retreat to her dorm. That would be the first place anyone would look.
Then they would laugh, she was sure of it. She found an alcove in forbidden section of the library and hide herself.
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Class ended and Momiji was ready to catch a quick bit to eat before the start of the next class. "Come on, Torhu!" he called out cheerily.
"I'll catch up," Tohru responded. She waited until everyone had left then approached Professor Snape's desk.
"What are you still doing here?!" he snapped, his dark eyes flashing with iratation. He stopped writing and waited for her response.
"I just wanted to apologize, that's all," Tohru said.
Snape turned back to his writing. "I believe that you've already been punished. You may leave."
Anyone else would have left. Tohru took a deep breath and clasped her hands behind her back. "I don't think you realize what I'm trying to apologize for," she said. "You see, my mother always told me to be truthful and I can't just pretend that it didn't happen, but you - "
"Get to the point," Snape ordered, his black eyes had gotten a hard glint of suspicion in them.
"I'm trying to apologize for hitting you earlier this morning. It was an accident and I didn't mean to do it. And I just hope that you're all right. I'm so sorry," she tacked on the end of her explanation.
Professor Snape studied her for a long moment. In front of him stood a brutally honest air-head. She had a blue bow tying back her long brown hair, and a worried expression in her large blue eyes.
She wasn't worried about herself. It seemed that she was worried about him and how he was feeling, which was, of course absurd.
Snape couldn't help but be curious. "Why are you telling me this? Don't you know that you can get expelled for hitting a teacher?"
A slightly panicked expression crossed her face. "Well, yes, but I still had to tell you. I. . . . . I had to stay honest. If I didn't say anything, it would eat at me and -"
He wanted to expel. It was in his nature. Expelling the students and crushing their dreams of becoming a witch or wizard was fun. He had all the reasons that he needed to kick her out of the school and yet. . . . he hesitated.
"Why did you hit me?" he asked.
"I was falling," Tohru explained. "You see, last night, I got separated from my group. Then this little ghost like man started chasing me, so I hid in a suit of armor. Then I fell asleep and when I woke up, I was off balance and fell, except I hit you and managed to hit the wall again," she explained.
"Then, I was trying to wake you up, but another friend came by and - "
"That will be enough. One hundred points will be taken from your house and you have detention for the rest of the week." He couldn't expel her for coming clean with her actions. He would make sure that she didn't do it again.
"Arigatou," Tohru said, bowing to show that she appreciated his decision. "And don't worry! It won't happen again!" She left the room cheerfully.
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The rest of the days classes had progressed without incident for Kagura, Yuki, and Hana. The three roommates made their way to the library when their last class, Herbology.
"They sure gave us a lot of homework," Kagura complained. "I'm never going to figure any of this out. Although," she added with a sly smile, "I would like to brew a love potion up for Kyou."
"And I would like to capture a Electric Spirit," Hana said, referring to the creature they had studied in Care of Magical Creatures.
The course, which was normally started in the second year only had become available for all students as an extra credit course. Hana and Kagura were both taking it, but Yuki wasn't. He had been in Divination.
He had a sour look on his face. "Madam Twelawny told me that I was going to die. Then she told Akito that she was going to recieve good fortune at the expense of my misfortunent event," he said when prompted.
"Really!" Kagura exclaimed.
Yuki nodded. "I'm not sure that I like her classes . . . . . ."
"Then why did you start taking them?" Hana asked. She had opted to take Care of Magical Creatures classes because she didn't like Madam Twelawny's electric signals.
Kagura wandered away from the two of them and came back with a red book several moments later. "What's that?" Hana asked.
"It's a book about brewing love potions," Kagura said. "I'm thinking about making one for Yuki and Tohru. It would help them confess their love fo- oops!" she clapped a hand over her mouth, looking at Yuki.
The nezumi was staring at her with a shocked expression on his face. "Don't you start making love potions," he warned. "Especially not for me and Tohru. We'll manage just fine on our own."
"I thought so," Hana said. "You love Tohru and want to kiss and hug her, don't you?" She started unbraiding her long black hair. "I wonder . . . . will you actually do anything about it?"
Before Yuki could respond, Aya popped up at the table along with Shigure. "Do you mind if we join you?" the hebi asked. His long silver hair was in a braid and he was wearing pink robes.
Yuki stood up. "I'm leaving," he said. He left the library and headed for his dorm room.
"I'm still going to do it," Kagura said after a moment.
"Do what?" Shigure asked. He was always alert for trouble.
"Yes, what?" Aya prompted, taking his cue from the dog.
"I'll help," Hana said.
"Help with what?" Shigure demanded. He didn't like being left out of the loop. Kagura and Hana had stood up and were packing their books into their bags.
"I'm going to cause a scene unless you tell me - " he began to say.
"I'm surprised that you haven't started yet," Kagura said to distract them.
It worked. Both of them were distracted, but now she had to come up with what they should be starting and it had to be good; Shigure was alert to the possible distraction only intent.
"On turning yourselves into Animagus of course," Hana answered. "I'm sure it would be very interesting to change yourself into an animal whenever you wanted. . . ."
She left the room with Kagura.
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Haru started walking down the hall briskly. Then he noticed that Akito, who was following him, was having a hard time with the pace. He slowed down, letting the head of the family catch up.
"Why are you following me?" he asked stupidly.
Akito sneered at him. "Why do you think, you stupid ox? I need to speak with you."
"About what?" Haru asked.
"I want you to - " His words were cut off as Professor McGonagall pounced on an orange tabby cat.
"There!" she exclaimed triumphantly. "I caught you, Kyou Souma!"
"Go fetch, Hatori," Akito ordered Haru quietly. "And don't get lost."
Haru nodded and quickly hurried away. How had Kyou let himself get discovered on the first day of school? The neko had been pulling out all the stops that came before a mistake like this was made. It was their goo luck to have been close enough to catch the confrontation before the whole school found out.
Haru pulled at the handle to a door and it turned into a wall. He curse, remembering Akito's orders but feeling awful because he had already gotten lost.
"Dammit!" he shouted.
"What's the matter?" Uotani asked from behind him. "You lost again?"
"I need to find Hatori!" Haru exclaimed. "Kyou turned into a cat and Professor McGonagall found out about - "
"Found out about what?" Filch, the caretaker asked from behind them. He had come just in time to hear the last part of the conversation.
"Uh . . . . . . . ? Nothing!" they both lied. They put cheesy smiles on their faces and ran away from him.
The kept running, stopping only after the found Hatori.
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Author's notes;
Uhhmmmmmm, I got a cramp in my wrist, so I'm leaving it there. Please review me. \_/
Thanks for reading,
Kissa-chan
All right, now, on with the fic!
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Kisa sank down to the floor. She had tore out of History of Magick, feeling the familiar feelings of shame clouding her mind. She had been hoping that make lots of friends, not be picked up by a boy and his friends.
She was in a girls bathroom. She tugged at her hand, trying to pull it out of her hair without success.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!" a girl's voice drifted through the walls.
Kisa glanced around startled.
"That won't come out easily," the girl continued.
"Who are you?" Kisa asked softly, giving another tug at her hair.
"Me? I'm Moaning Myrtle, of course," the girl said pleasantly. "And this is my bathroom, so GET OUT! she finished with a snarl.
Kisa stood up abruptly, tears brimming in her eyes. She just wanted to be alone. She didn't want anything else to happen. She wanted to lock herself in her room and stay there all day long.
She raced out of the bathroom, noting that the hardened substance was gooey again. She pulled her hand loose and darted out of sight as a group of Ravenclaws went by.
She spotted Hatori in their midst and quickly raced in a different direction. She didn't want him to see her like she was. She couldn't retreat to her dorm. That would be the first place anyone would look.
Then they would laugh, she was sure of it. She found an alcove in forbidden section of the library and hide herself.
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Class ended and Momiji was ready to catch a quick bit to eat before the start of the next class. "Come on, Torhu!" he called out cheerily.
"I'll catch up," Tohru responded. She waited until everyone had left then approached Professor Snape's desk.
"What are you still doing here?!" he snapped, his dark eyes flashing with iratation. He stopped writing and waited for her response.
"I just wanted to apologize, that's all," Tohru said.
Snape turned back to his writing. "I believe that you've already been punished. You may leave."
Anyone else would have left. Tohru took a deep breath and clasped her hands behind her back. "I don't think you realize what I'm trying to apologize for," she said. "You see, my mother always told me to be truthful and I can't just pretend that it didn't happen, but you - "
"Get to the point," Snape ordered, his black eyes had gotten a hard glint of suspicion in them.
"I'm trying to apologize for hitting you earlier this morning. It was an accident and I didn't mean to do it. And I just hope that you're all right. I'm so sorry," she tacked on the end of her explanation.
Professor Snape studied her for a long moment. In front of him stood a brutally honest air-head. She had a blue bow tying back her long brown hair, and a worried expression in her large blue eyes.
She wasn't worried about herself. It seemed that she was worried about him and how he was feeling, which was, of course absurd.
Snape couldn't help but be curious. "Why are you telling me this? Don't you know that you can get expelled for hitting a teacher?"
A slightly panicked expression crossed her face. "Well, yes, but I still had to tell you. I. . . . . I had to stay honest. If I didn't say anything, it would eat at me and -"
He wanted to expel. It was in his nature. Expelling the students and crushing their dreams of becoming a witch or wizard was fun. He had all the reasons that he needed to kick her out of the school and yet. . . . he hesitated.
"Why did you hit me?" he asked.
"I was falling," Tohru explained. "You see, last night, I got separated from my group. Then this little ghost like man started chasing me, so I hid in a suit of armor. Then I fell asleep and when I woke up, I was off balance and fell, except I hit you and managed to hit the wall again," she explained.
"Then, I was trying to wake you up, but another friend came by and - "
"That will be enough. One hundred points will be taken from your house and you have detention for the rest of the week." He couldn't expel her for coming clean with her actions. He would make sure that she didn't do it again.
"Arigatou," Tohru said, bowing to show that she appreciated his decision. "And don't worry! It won't happen again!" She left the room cheerfully.
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The rest of the days classes had progressed without incident for Kagura, Yuki, and Hana. The three roommates made their way to the library when their last class, Herbology.
"They sure gave us a lot of homework," Kagura complained. "I'm never going to figure any of this out. Although," she added with a sly smile, "I would like to brew a love potion up for Kyou."
"And I would like to capture a Electric Spirit," Hana said, referring to the creature they had studied in Care of Magical Creatures.
The course, which was normally started in the second year only had become available for all students as an extra credit course. Hana and Kagura were both taking it, but Yuki wasn't. He had been in Divination.
He had a sour look on his face. "Madam Twelawny told me that I was going to die. Then she told Akito that she was going to recieve good fortune at the expense of my misfortunent event," he said when prompted.
"Really!" Kagura exclaimed.
Yuki nodded. "I'm not sure that I like her classes . . . . . ."
"Then why did you start taking them?" Hana asked. She had opted to take Care of Magical Creatures classes because she didn't like Madam Twelawny's electric signals.
Kagura wandered away from the two of them and came back with a red book several moments later. "What's that?" Hana asked.
"It's a book about brewing love potions," Kagura said. "I'm thinking about making one for Yuki and Tohru. It would help them confess their love fo- oops!" she clapped a hand over her mouth, looking at Yuki.
The nezumi was staring at her with a shocked expression on his face. "Don't you start making love potions," he warned. "Especially not for me and Tohru. We'll manage just fine on our own."
"I thought so," Hana said. "You love Tohru and want to kiss and hug her, don't you?" She started unbraiding her long black hair. "I wonder . . . . will you actually do anything about it?"
Before Yuki could respond, Aya popped up at the table along with Shigure. "Do you mind if we join you?" the hebi asked. His long silver hair was in a braid and he was wearing pink robes.
Yuki stood up. "I'm leaving," he said. He left the library and headed for his dorm room.
"I'm still going to do it," Kagura said after a moment.
"Do what?" Shigure asked. He was always alert for trouble.
"Yes, what?" Aya prompted, taking his cue from the dog.
"I'll help," Hana said.
"Help with what?" Shigure demanded. He didn't like being left out of the loop. Kagura and Hana had stood up and were packing their books into their bags.
"I'm going to cause a scene unless you tell me - " he began to say.
"I'm surprised that you haven't started yet," Kagura said to distract them.
It worked. Both of them were distracted, but now she had to come up with what they should be starting and it had to be good; Shigure was alert to the possible distraction only intent.
"On turning yourselves into Animagus of course," Hana answered. "I'm sure it would be very interesting to change yourself into an animal whenever you wanted. . . ."
She left the room with Kagura.
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Haru started walking down the hall briskly. Then he noticed that Akito, who was following him, was having a hard time with the pace. He slowed down, letting the head of the family catch up.
"Why are you following me?" he asked stupidly.
Akito sneered at him. "Why do you think, you stupid ox? I need to speak with you."
"About what?" Haru asked.
"I want you to - " His words were cut off as Professor McGonagall pounced on an orange tabby cat.
"There!" she exclaimed triumphantly. "I caught you, Kyou Souma!"
"Go fetch, Hatori," Akito ordered Haru quietly. "And don't get lost."
Haru nodded and quickly hurried away. How had Kyou let himself get discovered on the first day of school? The neko had been pulling out all the stops that came before a mistake like this was made. It was their goo luck to have been close enough to catch the confrontation before the whole school found out.
Haru pulled at the handle to a door and it turned into a wall. He curse, remembering Akito's orders but feeling awful because he had already gotten lost.
"Dammit!" he shouted.
"What's the matter?" Uotani asked from behind him. "You lost again?"
"I need to find Hatori!" Haru exclaimed. "Kyou turned into a cat and Professor McGonagall found out about - "
"Found out about what?" Filch, the caretaker asked from behind them. He had come just in time to hear the last part of the conversation.
"Uh . . . . . . . ? Nothing!" they both lied. They put cheesy smiles on their faces and ran away from him.
The kept running, stopping only after the found Hatori.
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Author's notes;
Uhhmmmmmm, I got a cramp in my wrist, so I'm leaving it there. Please review me. \_/
Thanks for reading,
Kissa-chan