"There's no such thing," Shuura shook his head as they walked past Customs.
"Why not?" Sukina asked him in English.
"Because… It's unnatural, for one, and it should not be done," he replied haltingly, unsure of his command.
"Just because it shouldn't be done doesn't mean it can't," Kurama said smoothly.
"Uh… A moment sir. Do you have a permit to carry that?" one of the Customs official referred to the katana strapped on Hiei's back. Hiei's glare seemed to warn him that touching the katana was out of the question, but he still had a job to do.
"Of course he does, Officer," Naoko interjected smoothly. She nudged Hiei, "That paper I gave you on the plane. Show it to him," she whispered.
"Why should I?" the jagan whispered back angrily.
"In Rome do as the Romans do," Naoko said, before realising that Hiei would not understand it.
"Do it or I'll take it from you," Kurama said in his silkiest voice to the jagan. The latter obeyed. He had no intention of being humiliated in front of all these Ninjens.
They were cleared and went immediately to Diagon Alley.
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"Here we are," Sukina said as she looked at the map in her hand. "The only thing we couldn't get in Japan," she continued, as they stood in front of Ollivander's Wands.
"I don't think the rest of us really need a wand, do we?" Kurama said to Naoko and Hiei, who were both shaking their head vehemently.
"You still haven't told us why we both need wands, Sukina-kun," Shuura said as they entered the shop.
"It would seem out of place if we didn't have one," she said, waiting as the proprietor came to the front of the shop.
"Welcome to Ollivander's. Are all you gents and ladies looking for wands?" the wizened old man asked.
"No. Just these two," Kurama gestured to Sukina and Shuura.
"Very well then. A wand for each of you then. How about…" the man was about to select a box when Shuura pointed.
"What's in that box?" he said, pointing a spot approximately near the ceiling.
"Can you get it? If you can't, I can help," Kurama offered.
"Of course. Thank you, my good man," the proprietor said, holding the ladder while Kurama climbed up and singled out the box.
"No, not that one," Shuura said as Kurama was about to take out a box, "The other, more to your right, the one with the fairly ancient… Yes! That's it!" he said, unaware that the old man's eye on them was calculating and faintly questioning.
"There have been rumours," the man said, "That only those of demonkind can see so far and clearly."
Naoko had a ready answer to this. Her voice was cool and full of disdain, but Kurama thought he detected a hint of subterfuge. "Evolution, my good man. Humans have been evolving for thousands of years. Eyesight is just one of the areas where our student has benefited," she said.
"You may be right," he smiled. "Forgive me for not introducing myself earlier. I'm Ollivander, the owner of this shop," he said, opening the old case carefully.
"Odd… This wand is so old I doubt that… But maybe…" he held the case open to Shuura, who took the wand.
All the lights in the dim shop went to Shuura's wand, who was testing it like he was testing a small dagger. Shuura immediately stopped moving the wand when the light gathered at the tip of the light. Unfortunately as he did it waved just a little too much to one side, and the light disappeared from the wand. For a few nanoseconds everyone thought Shuura had the wrong wand.
Only to see the glass of the shop and other shops in its path shatter like a sonic boom went through them.
Pandemonium was beginning to break out, and as they stared at the destruction it wrought, all of them, except Shuura, started to sweat-drop. Shuura however, had a huge grin on his face, like a boy who just found an unexpected and delightful aspect in his favourite toy.
"I want this one!" he said.
