Chapter four part two: Mind Reading with Hao: Renny's crushes and shoulder
pains. (The train ride)
"Ok listen carefully. You see that wall in-between platforms 9 and 10? When no-one's looking, walk through it." Said Lyserg.
"Cool!" Without second-though, Yoh walked through the portal.
"Hey! Did that kid just walk through that wall?" Asked a man pointing to the wall where Yoh walked through. The color drained from Lyesrg's face.
"Eh... You must be imagining things!" He said quickly.
"Well, I don't see that kid anywhere!"
"Uh..."
"What are you talking about? He's over here!" Horo-horo came to Lyserg's rescue and pointed to Hao. Tamao and Pillika nodded in agreement.
"Oh." Said the man walking away. "I swear I saw a kid walk through the wall!" He muttered. "Ah, I guess I'm getting old."
Lyserg sighed in relief after the man was out of earshot.
"Yoh should be more careful next time. He risked exposing the wizarding world!" Said Lyserg shaking his head.
"Whatever. Let's go and find Yoh." Said Anna.
"Very well then." Said Hao. He looked around the area. "Let's go." The nine of them walked through into a large room. An old-fashioned scarlet red train was at the south end. A sigh saying Hogwarts Express was nailed on the front. A sigh saying Platform 9 ¾ was hanging from the ceiling. Lyserg looked at his ticket and the signs around him.
"This is the place." He nodded to the group, and opened a door of the train. Yoh was already sitting there with three others. A boy with jet- black hair, another with red hair and a girl with bushy brown hair. The girl was in the middle of a conversation with Yoh.
"Hey guys! What took you so long?"
"It looks like you've made some new friends," Said Hao taking a seat next to him.
"That was fast!" Said Horo-horo absent-mindedly taking a seat next to a reluctant Ren.
"Oh well. Everyone, this is Harry, Ron and Hermione."
"Hi," They all said. Some with less enthusiasm than others. (Ren and some others...)
"The boy who lived..." Murmured Hao. "I know you didn't want anyone to recognize you... I apologize."
"WH-what?"
"Never mind."
"So, all of you are shamans?" Hermione resumed her conversation with Yoh while Harry and Ron listened.
"Yup."
"What exactly is a shaman?" Asked Ron.
"Ron, haven't you read anything other than comic books this summer?" Scolded Hermione. Harry laughed.
"Apparently not."
"That's ok. Not many people know what a shaman is nowadays. A Shaman is like a liaison between the living and the dead."
"A lilay-what?"
"You're hopeless, Ron!"
"A shaman is-"
"Yoh! You should have been more careful going through the barrier. Lyserg already told you to make sure you won't be seen!" Hermione winced.
"Is that you fiancée you were talking about?" Yoh nodded.
"You were seen by a muggle, and left us to explain to him that he was probably hallucinating for the fact that he saw a kid walk through the wall! Push ups until the train starts moving!" Anime tears poured down his face as he got on the floor with Anna standing over him with a whip.
"Does she always torture him like that?" Harry whispered to Hao. He nodded. "And he just listens???"
"She has that effect on most people."
"Does she make you do those things too?" Asked Hermione. "You and Yoh are related right?" She added.
"No."
"Just Yoh?"
"Hey Yoh! I feel for you man!" Said Ron dramatically. Yoh gave him a thumbs- up then fell on his stomach. Lucky for him, the train started moving. Yoh sighed with relief and went back to his seat.
"You got lucky." Said Anna.
"Anyways, I'm Yoh, this is my fiancée Anna, my brother Hao," Yoh pulled a reluctant Hao over to them. "Aaand they are Ren and Horo-horo. Across from them are their sisters Pillika and Jun. Last but not least, Lyserg, Manta and Tamao."
"Uh okay... I'll try to remember that."
Half and hour passed. Pillika was asleep on a freaked-out Ren. Horo- horo was teasing Ren of liking his sister. Yoh was trying to have a conversation with his 'brother', Tamao was with Anna and Manta who were having a silent staring contest and Jun was alone testing out some spells on her wand.
Jun's wand was a bit like a family heirloom. She and Ren both had one. They were black, with the Tao family symbol carved onto it. Jun secretly 'borrowed' some cash from her father for wands for the others. Though she didn't have the faintest idea when they were getting them. Hopefully that Ollivander-person could be trusted.
"So... Hao." Said Yoh in another attempt to have a conversation."
"Hmm?"
"What do you do when you're bored?"
"Not bother people who want to be alone with their own thoughts."
"Aw... common!!!" Yoh gave him a sad face which didn't seem to have any affect on Hao, but he talked anyway.
"Fine. I read people's minds which are worthwhile reading." He said looking out the window. "Pathetic humans' minds are pointless, so don't ask me about them." He muttered.
"Oooo what's Ren thinking??? Huh huh huh???"
"Ah..."
"So???"
"Ren'd kill you if I told you this."
"Really?"
"That's what he's thinking."
"What is he thinking?" Yoh pressed on.
"I think you already know." Hao said calmly. "Use your own abilities. You have just as much potential."
"How?"
"Imagine it... Use your spirit energy."
"Uh... Ok..." Yoh closed his eyes and imagined him seeing Ren's thoughts. Hao placed a finger on Yoh's forehead causing the thoughts to flow into him. Since Yoh's powers weren't trained enough, he wouldn't here it all.
/.....................that stupid......owwwwww... my shoulder hurts......she's so... when she sleeps...what the? Why am a thinking things like this??? ...... not like I like her...so what if I do? ......Pillika. /
And that was all Yoh needed to know. He opened his eyes and laughing his head off.
"I shouldn't have taught him that."
"What's so funny?" Asked Ron.
"Nothing." Said Yoh still laughing. Hao rolled his eyes. "I wanna read someone else's mind!"
"You can do that later. Right now, I suggest you make the most out of your CD player."
"Why?"
"Because in Hogwarts, you're gonna be media-free."
"Huh?"
"Human inventions, a.k.a. electrical appliances do not work in Hogwarts grounds."
"Aw... man!" Yoh immediately put on his headphones and turned on every electronic he had.
Different, but a better way to shut Yoh up.
Yet another 30 minutes passed with no sign of activity in compartment 24. Pillika was now awake, to Ren's relief, but to his disgust, Horo-horo was now asleep on his other shoulder! Ren made a mental note: never sit in the middle seat with two people who are heavy sleepers-and who are heavy on the shoulders. 'God, Horo-horo's hair weigh at least a couple of pounds! How does he put up with it?' Thought Ren in disgust.
Oh well. That's life.
A/N: I've decided to have shorter chapters but update more frequently. I'll be away for a month, so I'm sorry for the long waits. Thanks for all of your support! I'll try my best to update soon!!!
Please Review!!!
"Ok listen carefully. You see that wall in-between platforms 9 and 10? When no-one's looking, walk through it." Said Lyserg.
"Cool!" Without second-though, Yoh walked through the portal.
"Hey! Did that kid just walk through that wall?" Asked a man pointing to the wall where Yoh walked through. The color drained from Lyesrg's face.
"Eh... You must be imagining things!" He said quickly.
"Well, I don't see that kid anywhere!"
"Uh..."
"What are you talking about? He's over here!" Horo-horo came to Lyserg's rescue and pointed to Hao. Tamao and Pillika nodded in agreement.
"Oh." Said the man walking away. "I swear I saw a kid walk through the wall!" He muttered. "Ah, I guess I'm getting old."
Lyserg sighed in relief after the man was out of earshot.
"Yoh should be more careful next time. He risked exposing the wizarding world!" Said Lyserg shaking his head.
"Whatever. Let's go and find Yoh." Said Anna.
"Very well then." Said Hao. He looked around the area. "Let's go." The nine of them walked through into a large room. An old-fashioned scarlet red train was at the south end. A sigh saying Hogwarts Express was nailed on the front. A sigh saying Platform 9 ¾ was hanging from the ceiling. Lyserg looked at his ticket and the signs around him.
"This is the place." He nodded to the group, and opened a door of the train. Yoh was already sitting there with three others. A boy with jet- black hair, another with red hair and a girl with bushy brown hair. The girl was in the middle of a conversation with Yoh.
"Hey guys! What took you so long?"
"It looks like you've made some new friends," Said Hao taking a seat next to him.
"That was fast!" Said Horo-horo absent-mindedly taking a seat next to a reluctant Ren.
"Oh well. Everyone, this is Harry, Ron and Hermione."
"Hi," They all said. Some with less enthusiasm than others. (Ren and some others...)
"The boy who lived..." Murmured Hao. "I know you didn't want anyone to recognize you... I apologize."
"WH-what?"
"Never mind."
"So, all of you are shamans?" Hermione resumed her conversation with Yoh while Harry and Ron listened.
"Yup."
"What exactly is a shaman?" Asked Ron.
"Ron, haven't you read anything other than comic books this summer?" Scolded Hermione. Harry laughed.
"Apparently not."
"That's ok. Not many people know what a shaman is nowadays. A Shaman is like a liaison between the living and the dead."
"A lilay-what?"
"You're hopeless, Ron!"
"A shaman is-"
"Yoh! You should have been more careful going through the barrier. Lyserg already told you to make sure you won't be seen!" Hermione winced.
"Is that you fiancée you were talking about?" Yoh nodded.
"You were seen by a muggle, and left us to explain to him that he was probably hallucinating for the fact that he saw a kid walk through the wall! Push ups until the train starts moving!" Anime tears poured down his face as he got on the floor with Anna standing over him with a whip.
"Does she always torture him like that?" Harry whispered to Hao. He nodded. "And he just listens???"
"She has that effect on most people."
"Does she make you do those things too?" Asked Hermione. "You and Yoh are related right?" She added.
"No."
"Just Yoh?"
"Hey Yoh! I feel for you man!" Said Ron dramatically. Yoh gave him a thumbs- up then fell on his stomach. Lucky for him, the train started moving. Yoh sighed with relief and went back to his seat.
"You got lucky." Said Anna.
"Anyways, I'm Yoh, this is my fiancée Anna, my brother Hao," Yoh pulled a reluctant Hao over to them. "Aaand they are Ren and Horo-horo. Across from them are their sisters Pillika and Jun. Last but not least, Lyserg, Manta and Tamao."
"Uh okay... I'll try to remember that."
Half and hour passed. Pillika was asleep on a freaked-out Ren. Horo- horo was teasing Ren of liking his sister. Yoh was trying to have a conversation with his 'brother', Tamao was with Anna and Manta who were having a silent staring contest and Jun was alone testing out some spells on her wand.
Jun's wand was a bit like a family heirloom. She and Ren both had one. They were black, with the Tao family symbol carved onto it. Jun secretly 'borrowed' some cash from her father for wands for the others. Though she didn't have the faintest idea when they were getting them. Hopefully that Ollivander-person could be trusted.
"So... Hao." Said Yoh in another attempt to have a conversation."
"Hmm?"
"What do you do when you're bored?"
"Not bother people who want to be alone with their own thoughts."
"Aw... common!!!" Yoh gave him a sad face which didn't seem to have any affect on Hao, but he talked anyway.
"Fine. I read people's minds which are worthwhile reading." He said looking out the window. "Pathetic humans' minds are pointless, so don't ask me about them." He muttered.
"Oooo what's Ren thinking??? Huh huh huh???"
"Ah..."
"So???"
"Ren'd kill you if I told you this."
"Really?"
"That's what he's thinking."
"What is he thinking?" Yoh pressed on.
"I think you already know." Hao said calmly. "Use your own abilities. You have just as much potential."
"How?"
"Imagine it... Use your spirit energy."
"Uh... Ok..." Yoh closed his eyes and imagined him seeing Ren's thoughts. Hao placed a finger on Yoh's forehead causing the thoughts to flow into him. Since Yoh's powers weren't trained enough, he wouldn't here it all.
/.....................that stupid......owwwwww... my shoulder hurts......she's so... when she sleeps...what the? Why am a thinking things like this??? ...... not like I like her...so what if I do? ......Pillika. /
And that was all Yoh needed to know. He opened his eyes and laughing his head off.
"I shouldn't have taught him that."
"What's so funny?" Asked Ron.
"Nothing." Said Yoh still laughing. Hao rolled his eyes. "I wanna read someone else's mind!"
"You can do that later. Right now, I suggest you make the most out of your CD player."
"Why?"
"Because in Hogwarts, you're gonna be media-free."
"Huh?"
"Human inventions, a.k.a. electrical appliances do not work in Hogwarts grounds."
"Aw... man!" Yoh immediately put on his headphones and turned on every electronic he had.
Different, but a better way to shut Yoh up.
Yet another 30 minutes passed with no sign of activity in compartment 24. Pillika was now awake, to Ren's relief, but to his disgust, Horo-horo was now asleep on his other shoulder! Ren made a mental note: never sit in the middle seat with two people who are heavy sleepers-and who are heavy on the shoulders. 'God, Horo-horo's hair weigh at least a couple of pounds! How does he put up with it?' Thought Ren in disgust.
Oh well. That's life.
A/N: I've decided to have shorter chapters but update more frequently. I'll be away for a month, so I'm sorry for the long waits. Thanks for all of your support! I'll try my best to update soon!!!
Please Review!!!