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Hermione stared. What else was there to do? Naked men weren't exactely the type of thing she was prepared for. "Who... who are you?" she stammered, face red. She took off her cloak, completely missing the clothes on the floor - an odd occurence, considering who she was.
"Ri..Ritsu Souma," the monkey stammered, confused by the question and his rapid untransformation.
"Isn't Ritsu Souma the name of that little girl?" Hermione asked. "One of Kisa's relatives?"
"Kisa's my cousin," Ritsu said hesitantly. "And I just like dressing like a girl because I feel more comfortable -"
"So... you're eleven?" Hermione fished, trying to keep her eyes on his face.
Ritsu blinked. "Of course, why would you..." his voice trailed off as he examined his body. "I'm me again!" he exclaimed.
"Are you an animagus?" Hermione inquired, looking for a valid reason for the change.
"No, I'm cursed," Ritsu said matter-of-factly. Then the horror of his statement hit him. "I'M SUCH A FOOL-"
Hermione slapped a hand over his mouth. "Cursed?" she questioned. "As in someone put a curse on you?"
Ritsu nodded, still being held quiet by her hand.
"Than... you can shapeshift into a monkey?" Hermione repeated. "But you're not an animagus?"
"Rittttttttsssssssssuuuuuuuuuuuu!" Momiji called out and bounded around the corner. He stopped, staring at Hermione and Ritsu for a long moment. Then he smiled. "Ritsu's got a girlfriend!" he exclaimed.
"It's not like that!" Hermione exclaimed, blushing crimson and pulling her hands to herself.
"I'M SO SORRY! PLEASE DON'T TELL AKITO-SAMA!" Ritsu roared dispairingly.
Momiji's eyes widened as he realized the monkey was back to his orginal form. "Ritsu, you're all grown up!" he exclaimed.
"Hold that thought!" Hermione exclaimed. She caught Ritsu by his arm and snagged Momiji too. "We need to talk."
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"Okay, here's the thing. We all need dates," Uotani announced. "I'm going with Kunero, so we're out of the loop."
"What type of costumes are you going to wear?" Tohru asked.
"I'm going as a yanki, and he's going as the Nutcracker," Uotani explained.
Rin snorted. "You're already a yanki. Why don't you go as Marie? Than your costumes would match at least."
Uotani shrugged. "Sure, I'm game." She leaned against the wall. "But what about the rest of you?"
"What do you mean?" Tohru asked.
"What are you going as... and more importantly, who are you going with?" Uotani explained.
"I'm going as death," Hana said flately. "And unless Rin wants him, I'm going with Haru."
"Why would I want him?" Rin snapped. "Take him, he's yours. I'll take Shigure to the dance with me."
"And a costume?" Uotani asked.
Rin cooled down quickly. "I guess I'll dress as an elf."
"You mean like Santa's little helper-"
"No." Rin glared at Tohru and indicated the unwantedness of the comment.
"So that leaves you, Tohru," Kagura announced. "Have either of them asked you out yet?"
"What do you mean?" Tohru asked with the most paranoid expression.
"Did Kyou ask you out to the dance?" Kagura asked softly. "Because if he did... or you wanted to go with him... I can always find a different date."
"You can go with Kyou-kun... if he wants, that is," Tohru said quickly. "I'll just see if Souma-kun will go with me. It's no big deal, really."
"Which one do you like better?" Hana asked. "It's getting to the time where you have to decide. Which to be friends with, and which you love."
"Oh........" Tohru moaned in confusion and embarresment. Then she passed out.
"Kisa?" Uotani asked, moving down the line. "Who are you going to ask. Hiro, maybe?"
"No one," Kisa answered. She stood up. "And I'm not going to the dance either." She stepped into the hallway, leaving the bathroom where the planning was occuring. She wasn't sure what she wanted anymore then Tohru was. The only thing that she knew was that she was confused.
"You're Potter's girl, aren't you?" a cold voice hissed. She turned to glance at the speaker and saw a flash of white light. Then she crumpled to the floor unconcious.
"Take her," Voldermort ordered his followers.
Two of the Death Eaters moved foreword and snagged Kisa by her wrists and ankles. Holding her, they headed to the Chamber of Secretes and began their plans for revenge against Harry Potter.
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Kana walked up to Hatori slowly. "I got your note," she said softly and hesitantly. "Do you really want to go with me?"
"Not really," the dragon confessed. He took her hand and led her away from the school grounds. "I've never really like school dances... and well, I feel out of place here. I'm not a child. I'm an adult... a doctor..."
"Not really?" Kana repeated.
"I want to make you remember some things," Hatori said after a long pause. They walked past Hagrid's and towards the lake. "Some things that I made you forget. Then tell me how you feel... and we'll see, ne?"
"Sure," she agreed softly.
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"Where's Hatori?" Akito demanded.
Yuki gritted his teeth and didn't answer. Fortuently, he didn't have to. Aya and Shigure were both present and seemed to be in a talking mood.
"Ha'ri's off with Kana!" Aya exclaimed.
"Ah, young love, what a sweet occurence," Shigure added.
"Ka-ka-ka-ka-kana!" Akito stammered an exclamation.
"Yep!" the dog and snake exclaimed brightly. Yuki walked away from them. He broke into a run until he reached the Whomping Willow tree.
"Hey! Baka neko!" he shouted. "Did you ask her?"
"What's that you shitty rat?" Kyou roared, leaping out of the tree after making sure Kagura wasn't around. He landed in a fighting stance and grinned cockily, ready to fight.
"Did you ask Tohru to the dance?" Yuki asked.
"Dance?" Kyou echoed.
Yuki closed his eyes. "Come on than, let's ask her together."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Kyou snapped.
"Tohru-san is going to have to choose which of us she wants. It's not a choice that we can make. If she picks you, I'll drop it and leave her to you with... a minimum of hard feelings..."
Kyou's eyes widened. "But won't she just tell us when she's ready?"
Yuki shook his head. "We both know her better than that."
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Hiro stopped walking in front of Harry. "We need to talk. First off, you've been hanging out with Kisa a lot - more than you should be. You don't understand anything about her -"
Harry interrupted him. "You're not the first Souma to tell me that. What I would like to know is why you all think she should just stay within the walls of her -"
"What would you know about family? Aren't you an orphen?" Hiro snapped. "You don't know anything of the commitment many people have to their familes. All families aren't the same... my family... Kisa's family, we're a tight group. We don't need or want outsiders like you butting in. You don't know anything!" He paused for a second. "And if you even think about asking Kisa to the dance..." he warned.
Before Harry could answer, Ron came around the corner. "Oy, Harry, have you seen Hermione or Kisa around? I can't seem to find any of them."
"We were supposed to meet in the library," Harry answered.
"That was fifteen minutes ago. It's not like Herminone to be late and it's not like Kisa either," Ron said. "That was the first place I check, by the way."
Harry frowned. "Maybe they're -"
"Remember what I said, stay away from Kisa," Hiro interrupted. He turned and smacked into Crabble and Goyle. "What are you two lumberheads doing in the hallway!" he snapped.
Goyle rubbed his eyes and nose. "Uhmm, we think something bad is gonna happen to that Gryfindor girl that you like... Souma-something..."
Crabble nodded wordlessly. "Yeah, there's going to be trouble."
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Haru patted Bessie on the nose. "That's a good owl," he told his new pet kindly.
"Moooooo!" the cow answered.
"Caw! Caw!" Kunero piped up. "S'up Haru?"
Haru turned slowly to appraise the rooster. "Not much... and you?"
"I'm going to ask Uotani to go to the Halloween dance with me." He looked at his hands and sighed. "But I'm not sure if I can. I've been Akito's little lap bird for so long that it isn't even funny."
Haru cocked his head slightly. "What are you afraid of?"
"That she'll say 'NO WAY YOU F***ING BIRD!' I'm really worried about how to act when she's around... I get confused. Then stupid stuff starts happening. I know I like her; however, I'm not sure that she feels the same way about me. What if the only reason she likes me is because I'm so.... " his voice trailed off and he glanced at the floor of the owlery.
Haru started to laugh. Threw his head back and outright laughed. "I have the same problem with Rin... a lot of the time. Except she shows open contempt for me. I'm not sure why... probably just part of the Souma curse."
"Part of the curse?" Kunero echoed.
"Yeah, think about it. We transform under stress or opposite sex 'hugs'. We have freaky colored hair -" He touched an errant strand of white hair and ran his fingers to the black. "And we can't be happy. Not true happiness. We're set apart and whenever things seem to finally be going right.... BAM! Disaster strikes and we're back in misery."
"That's not part of the curse. That's typical human behavior. If you're unhappy, then you want to make other unhappy... people like Akito-sama have had their entire life to practice," Kunero said firmly.
Haru shrugged and looked out the window. "Maybe," he started to say, then he stiffened. "Is that Kisa?" he asked in a low and dangerous voice.
Kunero peaked out the window just in time to see Kisa dragged into the Forbidden Forest.
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Author's notes; Dance is next! Thank you to everyone who has reviewed this story! I'm having fun writing it!
Thanks for reading,
Kissa-chan
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Hermione stared. What else was there to do? Naked men weren't exactely the type of thing she was prepared for. "Who... who are you?" she stammered, face red. She took off her cloak, completely missing the clothes on the floor - an odd occurence, considering who she was.
"Ri..Ritsu Souma," the monkey stammered, confused by the question and his rapid untransformation.
"Isn't Ritsu Souma the name of that little girl?" Hermione asked. "One of Kisa's relatives?"
"Kisa's my cousin," Ritsu said hesitantly. "And I just like dressing like a girl because I feel more comfortable -"
"So... you're eleven?" Hermione fished, trying to keep her eyes on his face.
Ritsu blinked. "Of course, why would you..." his voice trailed off as he examined his body. "I'm me again!" he exclaimed.
"Are you an animagus?" Hermione inquired, looking for a valid reason for the change.
"No, I'm cursed," Ritsu said matter-of-factly. Then the horror of his statement hit him. "I'M SUCH A FOOL-"
Hermione slapped a hand over his mouth. "Cursed?" she questioned. "As in someone put a curse on you?"
Ritsu nodded, still being held quiet by her hand.
"Than... you can shapeshift into a monkey?" Hermione repeated. "But you're not an animagus?"
"Rittttttttsssssssssuuuuuuuuuuuu!" Momiji called out and bounded around the corner. He stopped, staring at Hermione and Ritsu for a long moment. Then he smiled. "Ritsu's got a girlfriend!" he exclaimed.
"It's not like that!" Hermione exclaimed, blushing crimson and pulling her hands to herself.
"I'M SO SORRY! PLEASE DON'T TELL AKITO-SAMA!" Ritsu roared dispairingly.
Momiji's eyes widened as he realized the monkey was back to his orginal form. "Ritsu, you're all grown up!" he exclaimed.
"Hold that thought!" Hermione exclaimed. She caught Ritsu by his arm and snagged Momiji too. "We need to talk."
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"Okay, here's the thing. We all need dates," Uotani announced. "I'm going with Kunero, so we're out of the loop."
"What type of costumes are you going to wear?" Tohru asked.
"I'm going as a yanki, and he's going as the Nutcracker," Uotani explained.
Rin snorted. "You're already a yanki. Why don't you go as Marie? Than your costumes would match at least."
Uotani shrugged. "Sure, I'm game." She leaned against the wall. "But what about the rest of you?"
"What do you mean?" Tohru asked.
"What are you going as... and more importantly, who are you going with?" Uotani explained.
"I'm going as death," Hana said flately. "And unless Rin wants him, I'm going with Haru."
"Why would I want him?" Rin snapped. "Take him, he's yours. I'll take Shigure to the dance with me."
"And a costume?" Uotani asked.
Rin cooled down quickly. "I guess I'll dress as an elf."
"You mean like Santa's little helper-"
"No." Rin glared at Tohru and indicated the unwantedness of the comment.
"So that leaves you, Tohru," Kagura announced. "Have either of them asked you out yet?"
"What do you mean?" Tohru asked with the most paranoid expression.
"Did Kyou ask you out to the dance?" Kagura asked softly. "Because if he did... or you wanted to go with him... I can always find a different date."
"You can go with Kyou-kun... if he wants, that is," Tohru said quickly. "I'll just see if Souma-kun will go with me. It's no big deal, really."
"Which one do you like better?" Hana asked. "It's getting to the time where you have to decide. Which to be friends with, and which you love."
"Oh........" Tohru moaned in confusion and embarresment. Then she passed out.
"Kisa?" Uotani asked, moving down the line. "Who are you going to ask. Hiro, maybe?"
"No one," Kisa answered. She stood up. "And I'm not going to the dance either." She stepped into the hallway, leaving the bathroom where the planning was occuring. She wasn't sure what she wanted anymore then Tohru was. The only thing that she knew was that she was confused.
"You're Potter's girl, aren't you?" a cold voice hissed. She turned to glance at the speaker and saw a flash of white light. Then she crumpled to the floor unconcious.
"Take her," Voldermort ordered his followers.
Two of the Death Eaters moved foreword and snagged Kisa by her wrists and ankles. Holding her, they headed to the Chamber of Secretes and began their plans for revenge against Harry Potter.
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Kana walked up to Hatori slowly. "I got your note," she said softly and hesitantly. "Do you really want to go with me?"
"Not really," the dragon confessed. He took her hand and led her away from the school grounds. "I've never really like school dances... and well, I feel out of place here. I'm not a child. I'm an adult... a doctor..."
"Not really?" Kana repeated.
"I want to make you remember some things," Hatori said after a long pause. They walked past Hagrid's and towards the lake. "Some things that I made you forget. Then tell me how you feel... and we'll see, ne?"
"Sure," she agreed softly.
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"Where's Hatori?" Akito demanded.
Yuki gritted his teeth and didn't answer. Fortuently, he didn't have to. Aya and Shigure were both present and seemed to be in a talking mood.
"Ha'ri's off with Kana!" Aya exclaimed.
"Ah, young love, what a sweet occurence," Shigure added.
"Ka-ka-ka-ka-kana!" Akito stammered an exclamation.
"Yep!" the dog and snake exclaimed brightly. Yuki walked away from them. He broke into a run until he reached the Whomping Willow tree.
"Hey! Baka neko!" he shouted. "Did you ask her?"
"What's that you shitty rat?" Kyou roared, leaping out of the tree after making sure Kagura wasn't around. He landed in a fighting stance and grinned cockily, ready to fight.
"Did you ask Tohru to the dance?" Yuki asked.
"Dance?" Kyou echoed.
Yuki closed his eyes. "Come on than, let's ask her together."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Kyou snapped.
"Tohru-san is going to have to choose which of us she wants. It's not a choice that we can make. If she picks you, I'll drop it and leave her to you with... a minimum of hard feelings..."
Kyou's eyes widened. "But won't she just tell us when she's ready?"
Yuki shook his head. "We both know her better than that."
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Hiro stopped walking in front of Harry. "We need to talk. First off, you've been hanging out with Kisa a lot - more than you should be. You don't understand anything about her -"
Harry interrupted him. "You're not the first Souma to tell me that. What I would like to know is why you all think she should just stay within the walls of her -"
"What would you know about family? Aren't you an orphen?" Hiro snapped. "You don't know anything of the commitment many people have to their familes. All families aren't the same... my family... Kisa's family, we're a tight group. We don't need or want outsiders like you butting in. You don't know anything!" He paused for a second. "And if you even think about asking Kisa to the dance..." he warned.
Before Harry could answer, Ron came around the corner. "Oy, Harry, have you seen Hermione or Kisa around? I can't seem to find any of them."
"We were supposed to meet in the library," Harry answered.
"That was fifteen minutes ago. It's not like Herminone to be late and it's not like Kisa either," Ron said. "That was the first place I check, by the way."
Harry frowned. "Maybe they're -"
"Remember what I said, stay away from Kisa," Hiro interrupted. He turned and smacked into Crabble and Goyle. "What are you two lumberheads doing in the hallway!" he snapped.
Goyle rubbed his eyes and nose. "Uhmm, we think something bad is gonna happen to that Gryfindor girl that you like... Souma-something..."
Crabble nodded wordlessly. "Yeah, there's going to be trouble."
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Haru patted Bessie on the nose. "That's a good owl," he told his new pet kindly.
"Moooooo!" the cow answered.
"Caw! Caw!" Kunero piped up. "S'up Haru?"
Haru turned slowly to appraise the rooster. "Not much... and you?"
"I'm going to ask Uotani to go to the Halloween dance with me." He looked at his hands and sighed. "But I'm not sure if I can. I've been Akito's little lap bird for so long that it isn't even funny."
Haru cocked his head slightly. "What are you afraid of?"
"That she'll say 'NO WAY YOU F***ING BIRD!' I'm really worried about how to act when she's around... I get confused. Then stupid stuff starts happening. I know I like her; however, I'm not sure that she feels the same way about me. What if the only reason she likes me is because I'm so.... " his voice trailed off and he glanced at the floor of the owlery.
Haru started to laugh. Threw his head back and outright laughed. "I have the same problem with Rin... a lot of the time. Except she shows open contempt for me. I'm not sure why... probably just part of the Souma curse."
"Part of the curse?" Kunero echoed.
"Yeah, think about it. We transform under stress or opposite sex 'hugs'. We have freaky colored hair -" He touched an errant strand of white hair and ran his fingers to the black. "And we can't be happy. Not true happiness. We're set apart and whenever things seem to finally be going right.... BAM! Disaster strikes and we're back in misery."
"That's not part of the curse. That's typical human behavior. If you're unhappy, then you want to make other unhappy... people like Akito-sama have had their entire life to practice," Kunero said firmly.
Haru shrugged and looked out the window. "Maybe," he started to say, then he stiffened. "Is that Kisa?" he asked in a low and dangerous voice.
Kunero peaked out the window just in time to see Kisa dragged into the Forbidden Forest.
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Author's notes; Dance is next! Thank you to everyone who has reviewed this story! I'm having fun writing it!
Thanks for reading,
Kissa-chan