Chapter 2: Mom's what! You're doing what?! Do we still... But Oni-chan...
The morning of september first was a dreary day. It was drizzling outside and inside Sherrie and Kechi were trying to find the last items they needed before they had to leave for the trainstation in an hours time.
Kechi was wearing a pair of Japanese style pants and a white longsleeved t-shirt with a cream colored tunic with a rose-whip design on it. The rose was white so are the pants. Her wand is in a holster up her sleeve and her pet fox has draped itself accross her shoulders. She was all packed and dressed and ready for the train except... "Sherrie? Have you seen my shoes?" She asked as she looked under the bed.
"No I haven't," Sherrie replied. She was getting dressed in a short sleeve shirt and a vest. Blue jeans unlike her brother and sister. Her kitten, Kurimu was on her bed asleep. "By the way why did we wake up so early? we don't have to be there until ten a.m, Kechi."
"A) For breakfast, B) Onii-chan called yesterday and said he'd contact us today, hopefully regarding mom." Kechi awnsered /Now where did I put that cellphone...? Oh, Right, it's with my other muggle technology, at the bottom my trunk...What I wouldn't give for a good song right about now. Now where are my shoes?She thought as she continued looking for her shoes not realizing that she was broadcasting to her sister as she did so.
" Oh, I still don't know were your shoes are. Try looking under your bed, I bet Kanri had them for a toy."Sherrie said in exaspeation as she finished packing her trunk.
" I've already checked under there, they aren't there..." Kechi rplied grumpily as she opened the door, "I'm going to the bathroom, I'll finish looking when I get back." she turned and tripped, " Found my shoes!" She called into the room putting them on and going to the bathroom.
Once she returned thier brother contacted them. /Hey Girls I have News./
/Hey Shuuiichi How's everything there?/ Sherrie asked as they settled onto thier beds to talk to him.
/So you said yesterday, now what is it?/ Kechi asked rolling her eyes in amusement.
/Mom has cancer and not long to live; I'm planning to steal the Forlorn Hope to try and save her./ He anwsered matter of factly.
/Isn't that heavily guarded in Koenma's vault...His high security Vault?/ Kechi demanded shocked.
/Yeah and doesn't the Forlorn Hope need a soul to work it?/ Sherrie asked worriedly.
/Weeelll, actually, yes...the security is high...but it'll be fun and worth it. Uh...Sher? The person who uses it makes a wish on it and in exchange it takes your life./ He replied back slightly nervous about how both his sisters would handle the information, though he was pretty sure that they would agree to it.
/Onii-chan...A) we're connected as in you get hurt we get hurt; you die we die...B) If it saves mom, Do It. and C) Can we come home instead of going to this school?/ Kechi said calmly, though on the last she begged.
/What! Wait a minute, I don't want to die before seeing mom!/ Sherrie exclaimed angrily.
/We'll see her on the other side anyway I mean eventually after she's had a long and healthy life. Besides she'll be fine that business man that she's been seeing will take care of her. what was his name? Mr. Armamada? or something like that./ Kechi told her sister trying to reasure her.
/Anno...Kechi? I don't think that helped./ Shuuiichi Said in dry amusement.
/No it didn't. Can we find something different?/ sherrie asked hopefully.
/Wellllll.....Uh... there is another way but the exchange price is worse./ Shuuiichi replied.
/NOT FAIR!/ Sherrie yelled in frustration.
/Let's do it!/ Kechi exclaimed enthusiastically./as Gimli would say Certrainty of death, Small chance of victory...What are we waiting for?/
/Uh...Kechi? You are starting to scare me./ Shuuiichi said uneasily. Kechi got a picture of him sweat dropping and sent him back a picture of herself giving him a raspberry./baka./
Sending him a mental glare Kechi said what she had really meant to say./ It will take nearly a year anyway. I mean first you have to stake out the place and then get passed security and get it, Right? So we have at the most a year. Oh, By the way if you weren't trying to save mom I'd still say this: Keep up in school, Onegai. That way we can keep up and what we learn we'll teach you after all we all tought each other what the other was learning when we weren't taking the same classes over the years, ne?/
/Right,right,right...I'll do what I can, and you understand the situation well.take care you guys./
/I'm still not sure./Sherrie said worriedly.
/We don't have much time our mom's or ours. we're waiting on you./ Kechi said glancing at the clock and realizing that they had to leave for the trainstation of miss the train. /Train leaves in two hours./
/Alright, I guess there's not much choice... Let's do this./ Sherrie said gathering her resolve and giving in.
/Yeah! mom's saved!/ Kechi exclaimed, /Let's go to school!/ Grabbing her stuff she headed for the door.
/Thanks girls, mom deserves it. do well in school and so will I./ Shuuiichi said gratefully.
At the Trainstation they were standing directly in front of the barrior to platform 9 and 3/4.
"This sucks, its fucked up!"Kechi exclaimed, "We've got thirty minutes to find the Damn platform and all there is...is platforms 9 and 10 were the Hell do you find platform 9 and 3/4?" It was very obviouse that she was angry. Sherrie shook her head and picked up a rock and in anoyance (and half hoping that it would hit her sister.) she picked up a rock and threw it through the wall. "Oh Shit! did you see that? I'm going through come if you will." sherrie informed Kechi going on through the wall before her sister could respond.
/That's ...Uh...Old./ Kechi said to Sherrie, "What do you think...Fantasy?" She asked her sister as they boarded and found an empty compartment.
Sherrie ignored her sitting next to the window and glaring at her.
"Aww...Sher don't pout. I know I'm not the best person to be around on days of high stress but you could just hit me or something." Kechi told her sister with a sigh. "Why don't we play poker?" /If some cute guys show up we could always get them into a game of strip poker./ Grinning evilly she looked at her sister and raised her eyebrow.
/That is not cool...only very cute guys. and no one else/ Sherrie pulled out a deck of playing cards and a bag of M&M's and, sat down accross from Kechi. She began shuffling the cards.
Ten minutes before the Train was scheduled to leave a red-headed young man showed up. "May I join you?"
The girls exchanged glances, /Well is he cute enough?/ Kechi asked her sister raising an eyebrow.
/Before we do lets ask his name. He looks like the girl we caught in the tree at the bank, Remember?/Sherrie said in response to Kechi.
/Yeah...Okay/ Kechi said slightly amused.
"Who are you?" Sherrie asked the red-head.
"Ron Weasily, So may I stay here?" He replied hesitantly.
"Sure, its fine by me, My name is Sherrie." Sherrie replied with a grin.
"I'm Kechi, and you can stay...If your willing to play." Kechi replied holding up her cards.
"Uh...Sure," He replied sitting down next to them and paying attention to thier game so that he'd understand the next game.
Five minutes later Harry opened the door, " Oh hi, Everywhere else is full may I join you?" He asked Hopefully.
"Sure Come on, we're playing poker," Sherrie said holding her hand close to her chest.
"Really? Cool I'll play." Harry replied sitting down.
Five Minutes later the train began moving towards the school, and ten minutes after that Sherrie won the card game.
"Okay, " Kechi said streatching and checking the hallway for adults and making sure that the door was securely shut, "The coast is clear, whose ready to up the ante?"
"Up the Ante?" Harry said his eyes going wide. "You mean use money instead of m&m's?" He asked.
"Noo...I was thinking something a little more fun." Sherrie anwsered with a wicked grin on her face. "How about Strip Poker?"
"Strip Poker?" Ron asked in confusion while Harry's eye got wider. "Is that allowed?" Harry asked breathlessly.
" No one said we couldn't." Kechi replied smiling at them, and giving them a wink.
Exchanging glances the boys shrugged. "Don't see why not." they replied at the same time.
An hour and a half later the snack cart lady came around, and Kechi and Harry 'bought the lot'. The snack lady only saw Harry and Kechi because they were the only ones with enough clothes on and had been the closest to the door.
Twenty minutes later someone knocked on the door and asked if they had seen a toad a boy named neville had lost one.
"No!" they all yelled without opening the door. They were all in an embarising situation if she opened the door. She moved on.
Around seven in the evening when it was just begining to become sunset Kechi won the game leaving Ron and Harry in thier Boxers (because she had given them back) and Sherrie in a bath towel glaring at her sister. The door opened with no knock or anouncement.
"Ahhhh!" Three voices yelled as a blonde boy in the doorway looked startled.
"I heard that Harry Potter was on the train and this is the last Compartment to check...Uh Why are you in your undergarments?" He asked the boys slightly confused.
"Because I won them from them." Kechi Piped up in a very cheerfull voice. "Wanna play me?"
"Uh...no," The blonde said. "Hey wait a minute didn't I meet you in diagon alley? I didn't know you were Harry Potter. I am Draco Malfoy." Draco said in astonishment.
"Do you mind?" Sherrie asked rudely as she turned red from embarassment.
He glanced at her for the first time and began to blush also. "Ummm....Right." and he turned to leave but stopped when Ron snickered and said, "Malfoy."
"Do you have a problem with my name? Oh wait, red hair, ragged clothes, you must be a weasily." He sneered, "Handme downs." He snorted and left before anyone could respond.
"How rude." Harry said angrily while ron just turned red from anger and embarrassment.
Just then an anouncement went through the train, "Ten Minutes to Hogwarts, Please leave your baggage on the train they will be taken up seperately."
Realizing that they needed to get ready for school they began to put on thier school robes.
"Hey!" Ron yelled as Kechi added his and Harry's and her sisters clothes to her trunk, "Those are mine!"
"Are not!" Kechi retorted, "I won them fair and square they are now mine! If you want them win them back." Then to Sherrie she thought said /I'll return yours tomarrow, There isn't enough time tonight./
/Not fair, Kechi!/ Sherrie said as she put the finishing touches on her school uniform.
/Time is of the essence, Sher./ Kechi calmly replied as she left the train while still doing her hair.
Once they exited the train they met up with Hagrid who greeted them kindly and began calling, "First years! First years! Over here! First years!" So shrugging the new friends followed Hagrid to the lake where they saw many many boats. "Everyone here?" Hagrid asked. When he got the affimative from all of the newbies he informed them, "Four to a boat." and he got into the lead boat.
Kechi and Sherrie wound up in a boat with a boy named Neville Longbottom and a girl named Winter Graham.
"So what house do you think you'll be in?" Neville asked. "I'm hoping to be a griffindor but knowing my luck I'll be in Hufflepuff." He said making a face.
"Griffindor." Winter said without hesitation.
"It's a toss up...I don't know if i like snakes or breakfast cereal more." Kechi commented.
"Who knows what house I'll be in I just hope I get along with the people in my house." Sherrie said with a shrug and looked out accross the lake at the castle.
Some minutes later the boats docked and everyone got out and stood on the steps waiting for Hagrid or whoever was in charge to lead them to thier next destination. Hagrid walked up to a giant door and knocked. About a minute later a very strict looking lady anwsered the door and took control of the students from Hagrid who looked relieved.
The strict looking lady introduced herself as Professor Mcgonagal, and gave a begining of the year speach. She also explained the sorting and left them to get organized.
Ten minutes later the doors opened and Professor Mcgonagal marched the new students to the front of the room.
"When I call your name, sit on the stool and put on the hat, it will tell you what house you will be in for the rest of your stay at this school." She announced and began calling names.
Eventually they heard "Graham, Winter!" The hat barely touched her head before calling out "Griffindor!" She jumped up and ran to the table calling her over.
Five people later Draco Malfoy was called up, the hat put him in slytherin. Two names later the teacher called "Minomino, Kechi!" She ran up and put the hat on.
"Hmmm...Interesting. Oh I see now...Part demon, huh? Gee that was a crafty brother if not totally moranic." The hat began only to be interupted by Kechi.
"You leave my brother alone or I'll teach you pain." She snarled at the hat on her head.
"Heh, Your nice enough to those you care for, your willing to die for your mother...Ohhh...Now that is Sly. You stole the clothes off of the boy who lives back...Hehehehehe. Now that is just funny. You have already managed to get a cellphone to work here? Now that is interesting....Hmmm...But where to put you?" The hat said thoughtfully.
"Tell anyone about my sister and I not bieng fully Human and I'll make Voldemort look like Mother Teresa!" Kechi informed the hat in a very calm tone while her heart raced.
"Heh...Thought so. You were right it is a toss up between Hufflepuff and Slytherin." The hat told her while it thought. "I knowSlytherin!" The hat yelled.
The table cheered as she made a mad dashed to it. /Oi sis, The hat KNOWS./ She mentally told Sherrie as Mcgonagal called out "Minomino, Sherrie!"
As she aproached the hat she got more and more uneasy. Taking a deep breath she sat down and winked at her sister as the hat dropped over her eyes.
"Hmm... A lot like your sister, I see. You have a great thirst to learn; even after what you already know. You make sure your sister study's, and she you. I see getting you mad is not wise. Your not as foolhearty as your sister or as brave as your brother but you are still strong willed and very loyal. You don't like the fact that your sister beat you in the card game on the train. Hmmm....Where should I put you? I know Ravenclaw!" The hat called out as sherrie told it in shock "Don't tell my sister!"
When the table cheered she jumped up took off the hat and ran to the table. From the Slytherin table she and the rest of the school heard "Way to go Imouto!"
Mcgonagal then called the next two letters worth of students up and finally the school heard, "Potter, Harry!" The school held thier breath.
After five minutes the hat yelled "Griffindor!" The table cheered and I mean Cheered. when the table finally calmed down the professor called out the next name and the sorting continued. A girl named Sunami, Chesu got into Hufflepuff, and Weasily, Ron got into griffindor. Lastly Zabinni, Blaze got into Slytherin.
As soon as the sorting ended Dumbledor stood up and anounced "To all students welcome to a new year! I would ask that the first years and some of you older students to remember that the Forbidden forest is exactly that Forbidden. also there is no magic allowed in the corredors between classes, Please note that there is a list in Mr. Filtches office of what is not allowed in the school. Oh and before I forget the third floor cooridor is off limits to those who do not wish to die a most horrible death. And now with my final words may the feast begin: Bibity, Hope, Dash." The head master said and sat down.
The feast arrived out of nowhere to the awe of the new students. Kechi who was eating the food like it was to be her last meal, acknowledged her table-now house-mates' questions about what the school year held felt hostility rise from the older students and felt two people step up behind her.
Without turning around she said "So your Ron's older brothers, I was hoping I'd get to meet you, he mentioned you liked to have fun, but I wasn't expecting to meet you this soon. What brings me to your attention?" She asked calmly as she continued to eat.
The two boys behind her began to laugh. "Your right we are Ronikins older brothers, and what brought you to our attention was the fact that he told us you stole his clothes. He also mentioned that you had stolen Harry Potter's clothes to but Harry won't confirm or deny it." They told her going from laughing to serious in .2 seconds.
"Sorry can't return the clothes." Kechi anwsered them, " I won them fair and square. If they want them back they have to play and win them back...and risk losing another set and this time I will play for everything. Tell them it doesn't Have to be Poker that we play next." She finished saying and turned to them she gave them a cheeky grin and crossed her arms over her chest raising an eyebrow to them.
"You what?" They exclaimed, "You won...Hey! your to young to be playing strip poker! Give those clothes back!"
"No I won them, and I'm Keeping them until they win them back. Now go away." She retorted.
"Fine...I hope you realize that this means War." they informed her in a cold angry voice.
"As long as its between us and us alone...and we don't die. Then I'm fine with it." She informed them in a very serious tone.
"Deal." The told her and left.
/Okay sis,/ Kechi thought to Sherrie who had been demanding to know what was going on. /You want to know? Ron's brothers and I have come to an agreement...we are now at war because I refuse to give Ron and Harry thier clothes back./
/Nice one Sis, but you could have been a little nicer./ Sherrie informed Kechi. /You know the forbidden forest sounds like fun./
/Yeah but I'd like to know what's so special about the third floor cooridor. Bet thier making sure something importent to these people doesn't get stolen. What ever it is I wan't it if only to say I have it./ Kechi informed her sister. /But for now let's play good little girls and not draw attention to ourselves. I'll give it two days./ She told sherrie as the school stood up to sing the school song. Kechi joined in singing to the tune of 'Yugioh!'s I'm Back Theme Song.'
/This is boring why do we have to sing?/ Sherrie grumped looking slightly lost.
/When in Rome.../ Kechi murmured back.
As soon as the song ended the prefects led the students to thier dorms.
/Hey Sherrie! Guess what my house prefect just told us...He said not to tell anyone that isn't our housemates the passward to the house. If you want your clothes come and get them. The pass word is 'Life of my Own.' I don't think they know that that is a muggle song title...Hehehehehe. This school year is going to be fun./
/I'll be there in a minute and if you ever want to see me and I'm in my room the password is 'All for one.'/ Sherrie replied. That night she snuck into her sisters dorm room after everyone was asleep but Kechi and got her clothes back.
Once in thier respected dorms both girls put up thier personal security measures that thier brother had tought them. They also unpacked and then they went to bed. Or tried to thier dormmates when they arived didn't want to let them they wanted to play twenty questions.
"Is it true you stole Ron weasily AND Harry Potters clothes?" A girl asked as the lights went out, and the other four girls in the room climbed into thier four poster beds.
"No I Won thier clothes from them in a very legit game...well I think it was legit...My mom's boyfriend plays it...although only when he and the other adults in the house think we aren't around. It's the reason why I got into Slytherin House."
"Oh...So your mom's boyfriend plays strip poker when he thinks that you and your sister aren't around. How does he not notice your at home if he checks to make sure your gone?" The girl asked fully distracted.
" He checks for my siblings and I but doesn't check for the spy camera's that we set up in the house when we are playing 'I Spy'." Kechi replied lazily.
"So you have more than one sibling and you spy on your Guardians. Gee...your full of surprises aren't you?"
"You don't know the half of it now go to sleep." Kechi said grumpily and pretended to fall asleep.
Half an Hour later Kechi returned Sherrie's clothes to her and was told about the conversation in her dorm room. It had been eerily similar to hers without the whole mom's boyfriend part. The only thing Kechi and Sherrie hated about Kechi's room was the silver, and that only because they thought it stood out to much in the darkness of the room. After Sherrie left Kechi went to bed and thought to her sister./Night sis./ Then addressing Shuuiichi she thought to him. /Night Onii-Chan.../ She heard him chuckle and her sister ecco her goodnight. Shuuiichi was in the middle of second hour math class at thier old school.