Standard disclaimers apply.
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Only two days remained until Halloween. However, there was no way that Haru knew that. He had found himself somewhere in Scotland by the time he finally wandered into a populated area. And following him was one hell of a determined cow he had picked up from a field along the way.
"Hey, Bessie - we're in Scotland," he said blankly. "Wonder how we got here..." He looked around, walking down the narrow streets until he came to a stop in front of a pet store. "Stay here, I'm going to go get an owl," he told his cow.
"Can I help you, young man?" the pet shop owner asked.
Haru nodded. "Yeah, I'm looking for an owl."
"You're in luck, I have one right here!" the shop owner explained. He started naming off all the terrific qualities that the owl had.
"Okay. How much?" Haru interrupted. He wasn't really interested in the owls specialties. Mainly, he just needed a way to get back school before anyone started to really worry. He bought the owl and departed from the shop. Bessie the cow was standing outside the door. "Come on," Haru intoned.
He wrote a long letter, explaining where he was and that he needed someone to come and get him. Then he opened the cage - and his owl FLEW away without the message. Haru blinked. "My owl!" he exclaimed, on the verge of going Black and chasing the feathered freak down.
Bessie nudged him and mooed, distracting him. "Good idea." He fastened the letter to her rightmost hoof and patted her head lightly. "Take that to Professor Snape or Professor McGonagall - they're the heads of my houses."
"Mooooooo!" Bessie responded.
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Hana rolled to a sitting position. "So you're in love with Kyou again, are you Kagura?" she asked the brunette girl softly. "That's interesting. It seems that the love potion didn't work after all."
"Is that what was happening? I thought she'd just managed a new level of stupidity," Rin stated from her bed. She swung her feet out and glanced at the sleeping form of Yuki. "And if no one minds, could you explain why he's still bunked with us girls?"
"Because if he were with the boys, he would be with Akito-sama and Aya!" Kagura chirped. She pulled her hair back with a bright orange ribbon. "Anyway, we should dress up for Halloween, ne?"
"I'm going as Death," Hana stated eerily. She pulled her ebony cloak around her shoulders and fastened it at the top.
"No offense, but isn't that what you always look like?" Kagura asked skeptically.
"No."
"She's right. She looks like a freaky gothic type person right now," Rin said with a slight smile. "In any event, I think I'll wear a costume as silly of a tradition as it is."
"And what about you YUKI!" Kagura roared. She leapt into the air and landed on his bed, jarring him into half consciousness.
He climbed out of bed, completely dressed, and walked out of the room with a dazed expression on his face.
"Okay, so what are you going as?" Kagura asked, turning back towards Rin. "Since Yuki's not going to give us any help..."
"Something... sexy," Rin said after a moment. "Something that screams to men TOUCH! And then I won't let them. It'll be a form of torture."
"Cruel," Kagura murmured. "I think I'll go as a neko-girl! Then I'll have cute ears and a tail just like Kyou's!"
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Kisa rolled out of bed and glanced at Frost. "Morning," she murmured to the magical fire tiger. She scrunched the tiger behind his ears and started to look around for her school uniform.
Dressed, she slipped down the stairs and into the Gryffindor common room. Several students were sprawled around the Halloween decorated room. She spotted Hermione and made her way to the bushy haired girl. "Morning, Hermione," she said softly.
"Good morning," Hermione said, her voice and mannerisms as precise as ever. "What are you doing today?" she asked.
Kisa brushed a lock of amber hair out of her face and shrugged. "We don't have any classes, so I think I'm going to... explore, maybe. There's a lot of hidden passageways at Hogwarts. You, Ron, and Harry are all going to Hogsmeade, aren't you.
Hermione nodded. "Yes. But don't worry. Once you're a third year, you'll be able to go as well."
"Kisa!" Harry exclaimed. "You're awake. I was worried that you weren't going to come down until we were already gone. He smiled at her. "Come on, I want to show you something!"
"Harry!" Hermione exclaimed, her voice suddenly shrill. "We already talked about this and came up with a conclusion -"
"Oi! Looks like Harry and Hermione are having a little bit of a lovers spat!" Ron exclaimed. "Isn't that something!"
Hermione's face turned bright red and she spun, orientating on Ron. "That's not true, Ron!" she shouted.
Harry caught Kisa by her hand. "Come on," he said. "Let's get out of here." They slipped through the portrait, Kisa glancing back silently at Ron and Hermione's spat. "As you know, Ron, Hermione, and I are going to Hogsmeade today... and we want you to come too!"
"Can't," Kisa said with a small smile and a blush.
"Not through regular channels, but -"
Kisa squeezed his hand tightly. "Good morning Professor Snape," she called out loudly to the potions master who was sill some distance away.
The greasy haired professor strolled over to them. "Potter, Souma," he sneered disdainfully. "What are you doing lurking about the school."
"Nothing, sir," Harry said, keeping his eyes locked with the glittery black ones of his least favorite teacher.
"I'm sure," Snape said in tones that indicated anything but certainty. He continued to gaze at them with a superior sneer on his face. And then the door he was standing beside was flung open and he was smacked against the wall.
"Ritsu Souma, I have had quiet enough!" McGonagall exclaimed. "You don't ... need ... to ..." he voice trailed off an a smile unlike any she had displayed before slipped across her face. "Ritsu Souma, you do realize that you just smashed Professor Snape into the wall, don't you?" In all reality, she realized that she had been the one to open the door and that technically made things her fault, but.... for a chance to get away from Ritsu...
Ritsu's face flashed rapidly through several colors of astonishment. McGonagall turned to Harry and Kisa, nodded her head politely, then put her hands over her ears and made for the teachers lounge at top notch speeds.
"I'M SUCH A LOW DOWN, ROTTEN, IGNORANT, FOOLISH BASTARD! HOW COULD I NOT SEE YOU STANDING THERE PROFESSOR -"
Ritsu was clutching Snape around the waste now, begging for forgiveness. His pretty hair bows were starting to become rather askew.
"Ah -" Harry began, taking a step back in shock. He had heard of Ritsu's tendency to over apologize, but he had never realized how far things would actually become.
Kisa brushed some hair away from her face. "Let's go," she whispered.
Harry blinked and looked at her. "That's right... Let's go together." They slipped off together while Ritsu continued to apologize.
"WRETCHED HORRORS, PLEEEEEEEEEAAAAASSSSSSEEEEEEEE! YOU MUST FORGIVE ME FOR MY TRANSGRESSIONS AGAINST SUCH A WORTHY MAN AS YOURSELF. I'M SO SORRY! GOMEN NASAI! GOMEN NASAI!"
Snape put his hand over his ears and pushed away from Ritsu. "Leave me alone!" he snapped. He straightened his clothes.
"I'M SO SORRY! HERE I AM APOLOGIZING LIKE AN IDIOT AND I MESSED YOUR CLOTHES UP! I DON'T EVEN DESERVE TO LIVE!" Ritsu wailed. He put his hands over his ears and crawled rapidly around on the floor around Snape's feet.
"At this rate, I think I'll die by the end of the year," Snape muttered.
"I'M SO SORRY! I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE AND YET HERE I AM CAUSING -"
And then Snape ran.
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"While everyone's playing around in Hogsmead, we'll have the castle pretty much to ourselves," Shigure began.
Hatori sat up straighter. "What are you thinking about?" he asked stiffly, suspicion tingeing his dark green eyes, or at least the one that could be seen.
"Oh, nothing," Aya responded, flipping his hair behind his shoulder lightly. He brushed some invisible dirt of the sleeve of his leopard print cloak and smiled secretively.
"We're going to fix the mess we made in the Main Hall. You know, with the Star Wars theme song," Shigure announced.
"The teachers didn't take care of that yet?" Hatori asked suspiciously.
Aya and Shigure shook their heads furiously. "Of course, not! That spell was really complex! There's no way that it could be taken care of so easily."
"However, I doubt that you plan on removing it," Hatori said, giving up on dealing with them.
"True," Shigure acknowledged. "But we're going to compliment it."
"Think..... Endor!" Aya shouted.
Hatori stood up. "I'll leave you to do what you want. I'm going to check on Akito. He's probably floating around here someplace dying from a chest cold." He strolled away from the snake and dog.
"Aya, it occurs to me. When you said Endor, did you mean the cute little ewoks... or the forests."
"The ewoks, of course!" Aya exclaimed.
"That's what I thought. But they'll need a place to live, so I suppose we should do the trees as well."
"Naturally. We must make sure that the ewok population survives," Aya said, rubbing his hands together.
"Naturally. That means we'll have to build ewok houses," Shigure added, nodding his head solemnly. "Let's get started right away."
"Maybe Yuki'll be impressed and we'll finally be closer together," Aya added. He smiled mysteriously and pranced down the hall with Shigure.
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Malfoy snarled angrily as Hiro walked by with Crabble and Goyle. It wasn't fair, they had been his 'friends'. He slunk after them, listening for anything that might help him defeat the irritating Souma and win back his cronies.
"So, what are we doing today?" Goyle asked stupidly.
"What do you think? We're looking for Kisa. She's probably with that Potter guy again. I don't see what's so great about him. He's just a looser with a scar on his forehead. Kinda stupid if you ask me."
"Definitely," Crabble agreed.
"Maybe she's in the dining hall," Goyle suggested.
Hiro stopped walking and rolled his eyes. "That's pathetic. Kisa isn't like you clowns. She thinks with her head, not her stomach. All you dumb A$$es think about is your stupid breadcakes and pie."
"We think about other food too!" Goyle protested.
"Like freshly roasted chicken. And mashed potatoes with gravy and -"
"Shut-up!" Hiro snapped. They walked in silence for a couple of seconds.
"Why are we always looking for Kisa. Are we going to beat her up?" Crabble asked dully. "I'm good at that. Two good shots and she'd be down -"
"Don't be retarded. I like Kisa -"
He continued talking, but Malfoy stopped listening. He had come up with the perfect was to get rid of both Potter and Souma. He'd take the girl they both liked and make her like him.
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"Kunero, we're going to Hogsmeade," Akito announced. He was feeling in fine shape and in the mood to pick up armloads of sweets from Honeydukes.
Kunero glanced over at him. "Can Uo-chan come?" he asked instantly.
Akito nodded. "Yes, she's got to come with us. We're going to need her help."
"I'll go get her!" Kunero chirped happily.
"No need, she's standing beside you," Akito said quickly.
"How are we going to sneak out?" Uotani asked, crossing her arms skeptically, but still willing to go along with the sneaking out plan. Going to Honeydukes and the Three Broomsticks sounded like a lot of fun.
"That's simple," Akito announced. "We're going to walk."
"How about fly? I can fly. I'm a bird. I believe I can fly-"
Uotani raised an eyebrow. "That's your grand plan?" she inquired. She looked completely unimpressed.
"It gets better," Akito pointed out. "We're going to ride unicorns there. I already cleared everything up with Rin. The unicorns will take us, but we have to have a female with us. Something about them liking girls better."
Uotani shrugged. "Sure, I'm game," the yanki said lightly.
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"Good morning, Souma-kun!" Tohru exclaimed brightly as Yuki made his way into the Dining Hall. "You look really tired. Have you been sleeping enough lately."
"Who cares," Kyou muttered, frowning at Yuki's unfailing ability to interrupt him when he was alone with Tohru.
"Why don't you sit with Kyou-kun and me? We were just getting ready to eat," Tohru explained.
"Thank-you, I think I will." Yuki sat down beside Tohru and smiled.
Kyou sat across from them and fumed. "Unbelievable!" he muttered under his breath. He stood up to go just as the Owl Post flew into the Dining Hall. Then, before he could react, he got hit in the head with a hoof.
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Momiji was eating with Kana. Then the flying cow crashed through the window and hoofed Kyou in the back of the head. The four legged milk cow began mooing loudly, stomping along the tables and knocking over food and drinks.
"MOoooooooooooooo!" the cow called. Tied to it's leg, Momiji noticed a rolled up letter.
"That cow thinks it's an owl!" he exclaimed. "See, it's got a letter on it's leg!" He hurried foreword and removed the piece of paper. "It's addressed to Professor Snape, or Professor McGonagall!" he added.
"What does it say?" Kana asked, taking the letter and turning it over.
"It says cow is ready to be destroyed!" Kyou said, coming up with fire in his eyes. he dropped into a fighting stance and launched himself in a furious kick at the cow's head.
"Stop!"
"Don't hurt her!"
Tohru and Kana both dove in front of the cow, throwing their arms to the side to protect the magically enchanted Bessie.
Yuki's eyes widened. "Tohru!" he exclaimed, launching himself foreword to block the kick. He was too far away to get there in time and Kyou couldn't stop his kick at the short range he was in. He was going to kick Tohru and Kana (Kana was in front of Tohru).
"Move!" Kyou shouted helplessly at the girls. His kick connected solidly with Hatori's forearm and a dull crack filled the hushed room.
"Kyou, you should learn to execute more restraint," Hatori said firmly. "You're bleeding from the cut on your head. Let me see -"
"I think... that I broke your arm," Kyou said meekly.
Hatori nodded slightly. "You did, but don't worry about it right now. He turned and looked around the room, eyes falling on Momiji. "Bring that letter to Professor Dumbledore."
"But Ha'ri, it's addressed to -"
"Yes, but it's from Haru. He will need to be picked up from wherever he is and the person to see about that would be the headmaster. Besides, McGonagall and Snape are in the medical wing having some type of mental breakdown."
"They are!" Momiji exclaimed. "I wonder why!"
"I don't," Yuki muttered. "You guys are crazy. He was holding Tohru's hands lightly and looked extremely shaken.
Kana sighed. "Hatori-san, you may treat Kyou, but I'll attend to your injury." She pulled out her wand and flicked her wrist effortlessly, calling out the proper spell words. "Healing bones can be done in a minute," she said.
Hatori blinked. "Where did you learn that spell?" he asked.
"A book I checked out of the library about the same time that I got here. I could show you," she said, looking suddenly hopeful. Hatori usually avoided her like the plague. It was good to see that they still had common interests. "We could study it together," she said.
Hatori finished with a shell- shocked Kyou and rose to his feet fully. "No. I have no interest in studying with you." He turned and left the room.
"MOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" the cow called out.
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Author's notes; I figured I better get Kisa's tiger back into things somehow before we all forgot about him. Then I remembered that Haru was still lost, so I had to save him. And I figure by now, Snape and McGonagal have had just about enough of Souma life.
Thanks for reading,
Kissa-chan
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Only two days remained until Halloween. However, there was no way that Haru knew that. He had found himself somewhere in Scotland by the time he finally wandered into a populated area. And following him was one hell of a determined cow he had picked up from a field along the way.
"Hey, Bessie - we're in Scotland," he said blankly. "Wonder how we got here..." He looked around, walking down the narrow streets until he came to a stop in front of a pet store. "Stay here, I'm going to go get an owl," he told his cow.
"Can I help you, young man?" the pet shop owner asked.
Haru nodded. "Yeah, I'm looking for an owl."
"You're in luck, I have one right here!" the shop owner explained. He started naming off all the terrific qualities that the owl had.
"Okay. How much?" Haru interrupted. He wasn't really interested in the owls specialties. Mainly, he just needed a way to get back school before anyone started to really worry. He bought the owl and departed from the shop. Bessie the cow was standing outside the door. "Come on," Haru intoned.
He wrote a long letter, explaining where he was and that he needed someone to come and get him. Then he opened the cage - and his owl FLEW away without the message. Haru blinked. "My owl!" he exclaimed, on the verge of going Black and chasing the feathered freak down.
Bessie nudged him and mooed, distracting him. "Good idea." He fastened the letter to her rightmost hoof and patted her head lightly. "Take that to Professor Snape or Professor McGonagall - they're the heads of my houses."
"Mooooooo!" Bessie responded.
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Hana rolled to a sitting position. "So you're in love with Kyou again, are you Kagura?" she asked the brunette girl softly. "That's interesting. It seems that the love potion didn't work after all."
"Is that what was happening? I thought she'd just managed a new level of stupidity," Rin stated from her bed. She swung her feet out and glanced at the sleeping form of Yuki. "And if no one minds, could you explain why he's still bunked with us girls?"
"Because if he were with the boys, he would be with Akito-sama and Aya!" Kagura chirped. She pulled her hair back with a bright orange ribbon. "Anyway, we should dress up for Halloween, ne?"
"I'm going as Death," Hana stated eerily. She pulled her ebony cloak around her shoulders and fastened it at the top.
"No offense, but isn't that what you always look like?" Kagura asked skeptically.
"No."
"She's right. She looks like a freaky gothic type person right now," Rin said with a slight smile. "In any event, I think I'll wear a costume as silly of a tradition as it is."
"And what about you YUKI!" Kagura roared. She leapt into the air and landed on his bed, jarring him into half consciousness.
He climbed out of bed, completely dressed, and walked out of the room with a dazed expression on his face.
"Okay, so what are you going as?" Kagura asked, turning back towards Rin. "Since Yuki's not going to give us any help..."
"Something... sexy," Rin said after a moment. "Something that screams to men TOUCH! And then I won't let them. It'll be a form of torture."
"Cruel," Kagura murmured. "I think I'll go as a neko-girl! Then I'll have cute ears and a tail just like Kyou's!"
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Kisa rolled out of bed and glanced at Frost. "Morning," she murmured to the magical fire tiger. She scrunched the tiger behind his ears and started to look around for her school uniform.
Dressed, she slipped down the stairs and into the Gryffindor common room. Several students were sprawled around the Halloween decorated room. She spotted Hermione and made her way to the bushy haired girl. "Morning, Hermione," she said softly.
"Good morning," Hermione said, her voice and mannerisms as precise as ever. "What are you doing today?" she asked.
Kisa brushed a lock of amber hair out of her face and shrugged. "We don't have any classes, so I think I'm going to... explore, maybe. There's a lot of hidden passageways at Hogwarts. You, Ron, and Harry are all going to Hogsmeade, aren't you.
Hermione nodded. "Yes. But don't worry. Once you're a third year, you'll be able to go as well."
"Kisa!" Harry exclaimed. "You're awake. I was worried that you weren't going to come down until we were already gone. He smiled at her. "Come on, I want to show you something!"
"Harry!" Hermione exclaimed, her voice suddenly shrill. "We already talked about this and came up with a conclusion -"
"Oi! Looks like Harry and Hermione are having a little bit of a lovers spat!" Ron exclaimed. "Isn't that something!"
Hermione's face turned bright red and she spun, orientating on Ron. "That's not true, Ron!" she shouted.
Harry caught Kisa by her hand. "Come on," he said. "Let's get out of here." They slipped through the portrait, Kisa glancing back silently at Ron and Hermione's spat. "As you know, Ron, Hermione, and I are going to Hogsmeade today... and we want you to come too!"
"Can't," Kisa said with a small smile and a blush.
"Not through regular channels, but -"
Kisa squeezed his hand tightly. "Good morning Professor Snape," she called out loudly to the potions master who was sill some distance away.
The greasy haired professor strolled over to them. "Potter, Souma," he sneered disdainfully. "What are you doing lurking about the school."
"Nothing, sir," Harry said, keeping his eyes locked with the glittery black ones of his least favorite teacher.
"I'm sure," Snape said in tones that indicated anything but certainty. He continued to gaze at them with a superior sneer on his face. And then the door he was standing beside was flung open and he was smacked against the wall.
"Ritsu Souma, I have had quiet enough!" McGonagall exclaimed. "You don't ... need ... to ..." he voice trailed off an a smile unlike any she had displayed before slipped across her face. "Ritsu Souma, you do realize that you just smashed Professor Snape into the wall, don't you?" In all reality, she realized that she had been the one to open the door and that technically made things her fault, but.... for a chance to get away from Ritsu...
Ritsu's face flashed rapidly through several colors of astonishment. McGonagall turned to Harry and Kisa, nodded her head politely, then put her hands over her ears and made for the teachers lounge at top notch speeds.
"I'M SUCH A LOW DOWN, ROTTEN, IGNORANT, FOOLISH BASTARD! HOW COULD I NOT SEE YOU STANDING THERE PROFESSOR -"
Ritsu was clutching Snape around the waste now, begging for forgiveness. His pretty hair bows were starting to become rather askew.
"Ah -" Harry began, taking a step back in shock. He had heard of Ritsu's tendency to over apologize, but he had never realized how far things would actually become.
Kisa brushed some hair away from her face. "Let's go," she whispered.
Harry blinked and looked at her. "That's right... Let's go together." They slipped off together while Ritsu continued to apologize.
"WRETCHED HORRORS, PLEEEEEEEEEAAAAASSSSSSEEEEEEEE! YOU MUST FORGIVE ME FOR MY TRANSGRESSIONS AGAINST SUCH A WORTHY MAN AS YOURSELF. I'M SO SORRY! GOMEN NASAI! GOMEN NASAI!"
Snape put his hand over his ears and pushed away from Ritsu. "Leave me alone!" he snapped. He straightened his clothes.
"I'M SO SORRY! HERE I AM APOLOGIZING LIKE AN IDIOT AND I MESSED YOUR CLOTHES UP! I DON'T EVEN DESERVE TO LIVE!" Ritsu wailed. He put his hands over his ears and crawled rapidly around on the floor around Snape's feet.
"At this rate, I think I'll die by the end of the year," Snape muttered.
"I'M SO SORRY! I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE AND YET HERE I AM CAUSING -"
And then Snape ran.
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"While everyone's playing around in Hogsmead, we'll have the castle pretty much to ourselves," Shigure began.
Hatori sat up straighter. "What are you thinking about?" he asked stiffly, suspicion tingeing his dark green eyes, or at least the one that could be seen.
"Oh, nothing," Aya responded, flipping his hair behind his shoulder lightly. He brushed some invisible dirt of the sleeve of his leopard print cloak and smiled secretively.
"We're going to fix the mess we made in the Main Hall. You know, with the Star Wars theme song," Shigure announced.
"The teachers didn't take care of that yet?" Hatori asked suspiciously.
Aya and Shigure shook their heads furiously. "Of course, not! That spell was really complex! There's no way that it could be taken care of so easily."
"However, I doubt that you plan on removing it," Hatori said, giving up on dealing with them.
"True," Shigure acknowledged. "But we're going to compliment it."
"Think..... Endor!" Aya shouted.
Hatori stood up. "I'll leave you to do what you want. I'm going to check on Akito. He's probably floating around here someplace dying from a chest cold." He strolled away from the snake and dog.
"Aya, it occurs to me. When you said Endor, did you mean the cute little ewoks... or the forests."
"The ewoks, of course!" Aya exclaimed.
"That's what I thought. But they'll need a place to live, so I suppose we should do the trees as well."
"Naturally. We must make sure that the ewok population survives," Aya said, rubbing his hands together.
"Naturally. That means we'll have to build ewok houses," Shigure added, nodding his head solemnly. "Let's get started right away."
"Maybe Yuki'll be impressed and we'll finally be closer together," Aya added. He smiled mysteriously and pranced down the hall with Shigure.
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Malfoy snarled angrily as Hiro walked by with Crabble and Goyle. It wasn't fair, they had been his 'friends'. He slunk after them, listening for anything that might help him defeat the irritating Souma and win back his cronies.
"So, what are we doing today?" Goyle asked stupidly.
"What do you think? We're looking for Kisa. She's probably with that Potter guy again. I don't see what's so great about him. He's just a looser with a scar on his forehead. Kinda stupid if you ask me."
"Definitely," Crabble agreed.
"Maybe she's in the dining hall," Goyle suggested.
Hiro stopped walking and rolled his eyes. "That's pathetic. Kisa isn't like you clowns. She thinks with her head, not her stomach. All you dumb A$$es think about is your stupid breadcakes and pie."
"We think about other food too!" Goyle protested.
"Like freshly roasted chicken. And mashed potatoes with gravy and -"
"Shut-up!" Hiro snapped. They walked in silence for a couple of seconds.
"Why are we always looking for Kisa. Are we going to beat her up?" Crabble asked dully. "I'm good at that. Two good shots and she'd be down -"
"Don't be retarded. I like Kisa -"
He continued talking, but Malfoy stopped listening. He had come up with the perfect was to get rid of both Potter and Souma. He'd take the girl they both liked and make her like him.
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"Kunero, we're going to Hogsmeade," Akito announced. He was feeling in fine shape and in the mood to pick up armloads of sweets from Honeydukes.
Kunero glanced over at him. "Can Uo-chan come?" he asked instantly.
Akito nodded. "Yes, she's got to come with us. We're going to need her help."
"I'll go get her!" Kunero chirped happily.
"No need, she's standing beside you," Akito said quickly.
"How are we going to sneak out?" Uotani asked, crossing her arms skeptically, but still willing to go along with the sneaking out plan. Going to Honeydukes and the Three Broomsticks sounded like a lot of fun.
"That's simple," Akito announced. "We're going to walk."
"How about fly? I can fly. I'm a bird. I believe I can fly-"
Uotani raised an eyebrow. "That's your grand plan?" she inquired. She looked completely unimpressed.
"It gets better," Akito pointed out. "We're going to ride unicorns there. I already cleared everything up with Rin. The unicorns will take us, but we have to have a female with us. Something about them liking girls better."
Uotani shrugged. "Sure, I'm game," the yanki said lightly.
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"Good morning, Souma-kun!" Tohru exclaimed brightly as Yuki made his way into the Dining Hall. "You look really tired. Have you been sleeping enough lately."
"Who cares," Kyou muttered, frowning at Yuki's unfailing ability to interrupt him when he was alone with Tohru.
"Why don't you sit with Kyou-kun and me? We were just getting ready to eat," Tohru explained.
"Thank-you, I think I will." Yuki sat down beside Tohru and smiled.
Kyou sat across from them and fumed. "Unbelievable!" he muttered under his breath. He stood up to go just as the Owl Post flew into the Dining Hall. Then, before he could react, he got hit in the head with a hoof.
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Momiji was eating with Kana. Then the flying cow crashed through the window and hoofed Kyou in the back of the head. The four legged milk cow began mooing loudly, stomping along the tables and knocking over food and drinks.
"MOoooooooooooooo!" the cow called. Tied to it's leg, Momiji noticed a rolled up letter.
"That cow thinks it's an owl!" he exclaimed. "See, it's got a letter on it's leg!" He hurried foreword and removed the piece of paper. "It's addressed to Professor Snape, or Professor McGonagall!" he added.
"What does it say?" Kana asked, taking the letter and turning it over.
"It says cow is ready to be destroyed!" Kyou said, coming up with fire in his eyes. he dropped into a fighting stance and launched himself in a furious kick at the cow's head.
"Stop!"
"Don't hurt her!"
Tohru and Kana both dove in front of the cow, throwing their arms to the side to protect the magically enchanted Bessie.
Yuki's eyes widened. "Tohru!" he exclaimed, launching himself foreword to block the kick. He was too far away to get there in time and Kyou couldn't stop his kick at the short range he was in. He was going to kick Tohru and Kana (Kana was in front of Tohru).
"Move!" Kyou shouted helplessly at the girls. His kick connected solidly with Hatori's forearm and a dull crack filled the hushed room.
"Kyou, you should learn to execute more restraint," Hatori said firmly. "You're bleeding from the cut on your head. Let me see -"
"I think... that I broke your arm," Kyou said meekly.
Hatori nodded slightly. "You did, but don't worry about it right now. He turned and looked around the room, eyes falling on Momiji. "Bring that letter to Professor Dumbledore."
"But Ha'ri, it's addressed to -"
"Yes, but it's from Haru. He will need to be picked up from wherever he is and the person to see about that would be the headmaster. Besides, McGonagall and Snape are in the medical wing having some type of mental breakdown."
"They are!" Momiji exclaimed. "I wonder why!"
"I don't," Yuki muttered. "You guys are crazy. He was holding Tohru's hands lightly and looked extremely shaken.
Kana sighed. "Hatori-san, you may treat Kyou, but I'll attend to your injury." She pulled out her wand and flicked her wrist effortlessly, calling out the proper spell words. "Healing bones can be done in a minute," she said.
Hatori blinked. "Where did you learn that spell?" he asked.
"A book I checked out of the library about the same time that I got here. I could show you," she said, looking suddenly hopeful. Hatori usually avoided her like the plague. It was good to see that they still had common interests. "We could study it together," she said.
Hatori finished with a shell- shocked Kyou and rose to his feet fully. "No. I have no interest in studying with you." He turned and left the room.
"MOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" the cow called out.
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Author's notes; I figured I better get Kisa's tiger back into things somehow before we all forgot about him. Then I remembered that Haru was still lost, so I had to save him. And I figure by now, Snape and McGonagal have had just about enough of Souma life.
Thanks for reading,
Kissa-chan