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Family Ties
By HoboGiraffe
Chapter 1: Disappearing Glass
Vernon Dursley looked up from his newspaper and saw Usagi Tsukino walk into the kitchen. She met his eyes and looked away quickly. He smirked when he saw a giant black and blue bruise starring at him from the side of her face.
"Hurry up child. Where is the boy? He better hurry if he knows what's good for him."
Usagi stopped and said, "I'll go and get him sir."
V. smiled evilly and said, "You better not burn the breakfast, you know what today is and it WILL be perfect. Or you don't eat for a week. You don't want that to happen now do you girl?" He eyed the bruise and smiled again when she shuddered.
"No sir. I won't burn the breakfast. I will be right back sir."
Usagi ran into one of the two rooms under the stairs. It was right next to hers. She knocked on the door and quietly opened it. She stuck her head in and saw the head of Harry Potter poking out from the covers. "Harry! Harry! Wake up! Uncle Vernon is mad! I came to wake you up!"
Harry woke slowly and saw the blonde haired child standing above him. "Usa, you better get back into the kitchen. I'll be there in a second."
Usagi closed the door and quickly went back to the kitchen to finish the breakfast.
Harry changed ad ran for the kitchen. Uncle Vernon was looking at the newspaper. Harry could hear his Aunt Petunia call her "Dudders" because it was his birthday. 'Fat, old git,' thought Harry. He continued to look around when his eyes found Usagi's cheek. He cringed. He walked towards her slowly and saw a big, black and blue bruise screaming at him.
**Flashback**
"You are a pathetic girl!! You burned the breakfast. It is unacceptable for you to do that! I give you clothes, food and shelter and what do you do? You burn the breakfast! You stupid girl! You stupid insolent being!" With that Uncle Vernon struck Usagi so hard, she fell over.
Harry ran into the kitchen, Usagi had just been in to wake him up. 'That's probably why she burned breakfast.' He watched in horror as Uncle Vernon slapped her, which caused her to topple over. He rushed over and caught her before she hit the ground.
Uncle Vernon left the kitchen muttering things like, 'stupid children,' 'should be thankful,' and 'put a roof over their heads.'
Usagi looked up at Harry and the tears in her eyes spilled over. "Thanks Harry."
Harry looked at her and gently helped her up. There was a big bruise forming already.
"Usagi don't wake me up anymore. Or do it before Uncle Vernon sees you. I don't want you to get hurt!"
Usagi looked into the forest green eyes of her best and only friend. "But he said that he would drag you out! I don't want you to get hurt. I would rather get in trouble than Uncle Vernon get mad at you!"
Harry looked at the tear streaked face and gave her a big hug. "Just promise he won't see you."
"Promise."
But little did he know that Usagi had crossed her fingers behind her back. 'He won't hurt you Harry if I can stop it'
**End**
Harry ran over to Usagi and whispered, "You told me you wouldn't wake me up."
Usagi looked at him, "I lied."
Harry frowned, but said nothing more on the subject. He began the eggs and bacon for Dudley's Birthday breakfast.
Just as Harry and Usagi were setting the table, Aunt Petunia was rushing in a now 11 year old Dudley.
"Look Dudley Wudley! Mummy and Daddy got you lots of presents this year!" Aunt Petunia was putting on a mushy show. Only Harry and Usagi could see Dudley roll his eyes before started complaining. "How many are there?"
Uncle Vernon looked proud as he replied, "36 Dudders!"
Dudley's face started to swell. Harry and Usagi could see a tantrum coming and ate twice as fast, shovelling food in his mouth.
"36! 36! But last year, last year I had 37!"
Aunt Petunia frowned and then threw herself at Dudley crying. "Mummy and Daddy will get you two more presents! Ok Diddykins?"
Only Usagi and Harry saw his evil smile, because his mother was still on him.
The phone rang and Uncle Vernon went to answer it.
"Hello? Yes… WHAT?! Fine."
When he turned around he looked livid. "We have to take the boy and girl with us to the zoo. Figg broke her leg."
Usagi was ecstatic! She had never been to the zoo before. 'Now I can see all of the animals! This is going to be so much fun! But poor Mrs. Figg. She's not the nicest, but she tries!! Besides, I like that black cat with the crescent mark, Luna!'
Harry also looked happy. "Usa lets go and clear the table while Dudley opens his gifts."
As usual, Dudley had gotten a lot of things that he would never use.
The first place at the zoo was the reptile and nocturnal house. Usagi was looking at some foxes, while Harry at a giant boa constrictor.
Usagi stared at the foxes. The mother was cleaning the babies. "I wish I had someone to look after me like you have you mother fox pups. I don't know what happened to my mother and father. The Dursleys don't tell me. At least Harry knows that his parents died in a car crash."
While she was talking to the foxes, she didn't notice that Harry was talking to the boa, or that the fox was listening to her.
"I guess that it's ok. At least I eat, most of the time and have a mattress to sleep on. Where did you live before little eons?"
The fox looked at her and said, "The forest behind Privet Drive."
Usagi was startled. Had the fox just talked to her?
"Ex-excuse me?"
"I said, 'the forest behind Privet Drive.' I know you live there. Will you help me get free? I can get there fine, but my pups need some help. Please will you help us?" The fox looked so sad at being away from her home that Usagi couldn't say no.
"You poor little guy! If I can help I will!"
Suddenly the glass on the two enclosures disappeared. Harry and Usagi were shocked.
Harry caught the snake hissing, "Thankssssss amigo!" before leaving. Usagi was certain that she heard the mother fox say, "Meet me behind your house. Thank you so much!"
Well you know the drill.