LL A.K.: Konnichiwa!
Falcon: Hiya!
LL A.K.: We have great news!
Falcon: Quidditch is here! Oh, you mean the other news, don't you?
LL A.K.: …Yeah. I DREW ITSUKI!
Falcon: They don't care.
LL A.K.: They should, it's pretty! I had to pause 'Born Anew' on the part when Itsuki comes to get Shinobu, and that part was sad!
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Falcon: Nani?
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Yusuke looked around the halls of the dungeon that was dangerously close to wherever the Slytherin hid their dormitory. He sniffed the air. One thing that was good about his demon heritage, even though his hair was short and the markings still remained, his senses were insanely good. Most of the markings were covered by the shirt he was wearing, except for the three triangles that seemed to say 'my jugular's right here' and the ones on the sides of his face.
He froze when he heard someone coming and smirked. "Time to pull a Hiei." With that, he jumped up and stood on top of a statue of Salazar Slytherin, brown eyes gazing down to see who he smelled.
"Honestly, if that stupid Jaganshi kid tries to humiliate me one more time, my father won't be the one taking things into their hands." Some bleach-blond kid growled.
"Then who would?" A short fat kid said.
"Me, you idiot!" He snarled. "And I'm getting tired of that fourth-year, Rokuyoukai. And that pathetic Mitarai."
Mitarai? Yusuke thought. Well, this guy's a jerk.
"Jaganshi and Mitarai better play well today. If we lose to Gryffindor again, everyone's going to have a problem."
"Is that so?"
The blond one jumped around, Hiei was standing there, red eyes boring into Malfoy's grey.
"I'll admit, I'm actually quite interested in seeing what you may do." He smirked. "Maybe I'll tell Mitarai that we're throwing the match."
"If you dare"—
"Empty threats, Malfoy. They have no effect on me," He started walking off. "And Mitarai's not as weak as he looks."
"Where are you going?" Malfoy demanded.
Hiei held up a piece of parchment. "I took notes of our strategy. Thought I'd let a friend have a look."
"Petrificus Totalus!" Malfoy said, wand out, the beam of red light went right to where Hiei was standing.
Was standing.
"Where'd he go?" Malfoy looked around nervously.
"No clue." The taller one said dumbly.
"Well, find him! Head for Gryffindor Tower, NOW!" The three ran off, heading down the hall.
"Simple-minded fools."
Yusuke turned his head slightly. He let out a yelp as he nearly fell off the statue. "Jeez, don't scare me like that!"
Hiei fought back a smirk. "Sorry, next time I'll have a sword at your throat to announce my presence."
"Thanks." Yusuke looked down as some more students ran down the hall. "Hey, Hiei?"
"What?"
Yusuke stuck his hand in his robes that were bought at Hogsmeade and pulled something out. "What's this for?"
The demon's eye twitched. "It's a wand, you idiot."
Yusuke looked at it carefully. "Oh, yeah, I knew that." He grinned sheepishly. "You know, me and Kuwabara went to that old guy's office, and some other old dude was there. He was blabbering on about something."
"You don't know what he was saying?"
"Well, no. He was mumbling in English a little too quick, so, I couldn't follow him." He scratched his head, messing up his hair a little, then smoothed it back. "Weird, though. He plucked a hair from my head and put it in the wand. What was real weird was that he didn't do that for Kuwabara."
Hiei's eyes widened. "He used one of your hairs?"
"Yeah…"
"You idiot! He knows what you are!"
"H-How do you figure that?" Yusuke said, alarmed.
"Human hairs, wizard or not, have no magic or mystical properties. Demon hair is so strong that few can use it. All the other wands are made from phoenixes, dragons, unicorns, mermaids, and a few from basilisk. He used your hair because he knew what you were and knew that if you made contact with the other wands, they would be destroyed."
"Do you and Kurama have wands?"
"Yes, along with the other Youkai here." He changed the word when he saw a neighboring portrait stir from its nap. "But I was aware of the orientation, and blocked their energy completely. Our wands are weak for us, so we have to hold back, you, on the other hand, have a wand with power to match your own."
"That's…kinda cool, when you think about it. But if the old guy knew what I am, then how come the talking hat didn't?"
"The sorting hat is an idiot made from wizard magic, it is aware of what its past owner knew. If the original owner didn't know of demons, neither will the hat. It will consider all energies human."
"So if the old guy tells that Dumbledore guy, we're screwed."
Hiei nodded.
"This sucks." Yusuke watched as some more students stampeded down the hall. "And you're in that Quidditch thing?"
Hiei nodded.
"How come?"
"You get to hit the humans in it."
"Too late to join?"
"Hai."
"Damn."
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QUIDDITCH FIELD…
"Okay, Ron, you know what you have to do, right?" Hermione said, standing by the locker room (her excuse was prefect duty).
"Keep the quaffle away from our goalposts?" He said in a dumb sarcastic tone, which was close to mocking Crabbe.
"Very good." Her attention turned to two of the most attractive boys in the history of Hogwarts. "You two know what to do as well, I hope."
"Beat the crap out of Slytherin until their brooms are in splinters." Hagiri smirked.
"That's the spirit!" She clapped, certain that Pansy was with the Slytherin giving out a similar pep talk. "How about you, Shuuichi?"
Kurama smiled. "To be quite honest, I'm hoping to do something along the line of unsettling their chasers."
Hermione nodded, then looked to her left, one of the Slytherin chasers, the transfer with spiked black hair with a white starburst was walking to the group.
"You can't be here!" She said.
"And neither can you, you're not on the team." He said dismissively, then walked up to Kurama. "Here." He handed him a piece of parchment.
"What's this, Hiei?" The red-head said curiously, locking eyes with the much shorter apparition.
"You owe me, Fox." He began to walk off. "Consider it an early Christmas present and another thing to tick Malfoy off."
"Tick Malfoy off?" Ron said eagerly, "Lemme see!" He walked up to Kurama and looked at the paper. "It's blank."
Hagiri took a quick glance. "No it's not. Looks like their game plan to me."
Angelina jumped from where she was sitting and looked at the paper. "It's blank, though! How could anything be on it?"
Kurama smiled. "It's charmed. Apparently, Hiei made it so only certain people can see it."
"So, it's only people who've come here from Japan?" Hermione said, gazing at the paper.
"Well, knowing Hiei…" Kurama said pulling out his wand. "Kitsune no baka." He tapped the paper with his wand, and the graphs, drawings, and details became visible.
Stupid fox? Hagiri mouthed. Kurama merely shrugged. "His train of thought. Anything to even slightly insult him won't be a password anytime soon."
"Wow, it's all here." Angelina said with awe. "But why would he give us what we need to know to beat his own team?"
Kurama chuckled. "He's a very confusing person unless you've known him for as long as I have. He dislikes his own teammates, and prefers the entertainment of watching Malfoy fume over a loss."
Angelina hugged Kurama. "Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!" She realized what she had just done, and blushing, let go. "Sorry. Got a little excited."
Kurama waved his hand dismissively. "Trust me, it's not the first time it's happened."
Harry raised a brow and Ron grumbled, "Lucky, must have girls all over him back where he's from."
Kurama heard him. "Actually, it's more of a burden than it seems, and Valentine's Day is always a nightmare."
"Worth it." Ron said flatly.
Katie walked up to Angelina and looked at the paper. "How do we know this is what they're planning on doing?"
Kurama sighed. "Trust me, Hiei isn't one to lie or give false information."
"He sure doesn't look it." Harry spoke.
"Looks can be deceiving." Kurama said quietly. "He knows the pain of betrayal, and he doesn't wish to pass that pain on."
"This is getting a little too deep for me." Hagiri said, looking over Angelina's and Katie's shoulders at the chart. He pointed at a spot on the chart. "You three girls weave through here, Ron concentrates on this goal, me and Kurama head off their chasers, while the beaters are busy trying to catch you guys or tie their shoes, take your pick."
Angelina considered Hagiri's plan for a moment. "You know, that should actually work. You sure you're Muggle-born?"
He nodded. "Positive."
She pointed at another play. "How about that one?"
He studied it for a few seconds. "It concentrates on Crabbe and Goyle heading towards Ron on both sides, knock one off course, the other has the burden of trying to hit him on both sides, it's impossible, but they don't know that. You have to consider these people's IQ."
"They have an IQ?" Angelina joked, then saw Alicia come running up to them. "Hey, where've you been?"
"Finishing Snape's essay." She tossed her books down on the ground. "'Why does wolfsbane affect a werewolf in the manner that it does? Thirteen inches, on my desk Monday!' It's a bane, that's why!" She saw the paper they were looking at. "What's that?"
"Slytherin game plans." Angelina grinned evilly.
"No way. How'd we get those?"
"Minamino's friend, Jaganshi."
"Their new chaser that's real short!? What blackmail did we have?"
"None. Hiei just hates Malfoy." Kurama said simply.
"Neat." She looked at the parchment in deep thought, as Angelina went over what Hagiri was pointing out.
Hermione looked at her watch. "I better get my stuff before everyone starts coming out here. I'll see you when the game starts!" She left.
"Strange girl." Kurama said, polishing his broom, making the blood red super-shiny.
"Tell me about it." Hagiri looked up at the bleachers that surrounded the field. "So, these get totally filled up?"
"Of course." Angelina said. "Especially when Gryffindor plays Slytherin. The other houses choose sides then. Well, it's mostly Hufflepuff yelling 'go, go, Gryffindor!' and Ravenclaw taking notes on gaps in both of our strategies. But it's crazy, and there's always a big party afterwards."
"As long as we win." Ron mumbled.
"You'll be fine, Weasley!" Angelina said reassuringly.
"Yeah, don't worry, Ron, we'll beat 'em." Harry grinned, and then a thought snapped in his head. "Lee Jordan left last year, right?"
Angelina looked up. "Yeah, he graduated last year, why?"
"Then who's doing the commentary?"
She blinked. "No clue. Better be someone on our side." She watched as students started pouring out of the castle, and began flooding the bleachers.
"Get 'em, guys!"
"Kick their butts!"
"Knock Malfoy with a few bludgers!"
"Hey, Kurama, Sniper! Make sure Peroxide goes comatose!" Yusuke smirked, apparently informed of the nicknames.
"Kire!" Asato yelled in Japanese. (Kill)
"Clobber the shrimp for me!" Kuwabara gave them a thumbs-up.
The shouts were endless as the students passed them to sit down. They watched as the Slytherin sat down, wearing so much silver and green it was nauseating. The Hufflepuff found their seats, and Kurama disdainfully caught sight of a few banners with a red that was too vivid to be the Gryffindors' scarlet. The Ravenclaw were more revved up than they had expected, but Touya was stoic and calm throughout the clamor and Kaitou looked ready to watch the game.
Mental notes, no doubt. Kurama thought. Ravenclaw will most likely be more tactical than Slytherin.
"Hey." Hagiri said, getting Kurama's attention. "Where's the idiot?"
Kurama looked around. "Chances are he's posing as someone at the moment."
"Probably." Hagiri dismissed his own curiosity.
"Alright guys, let's go." Angelina said, and the Gryffindor team lined up across from the Slytherin team, like soldiers on opposite sides. But they were much closer.
"Well," Malfoy sneered. "Ready to lose?"
"Ever get tired of talking to yourself, Malfoy?" Harry countered.
"Sure those brooms will hold their weight?" Hagiri asked Kurama, since they were standing across from Crabbe and Goyle.
"One should hope." Kurama grinned. "I'm more concerned that you won't mistake them for the bludgers."
Hagiri raised a brow. "Do they even talk?" He poked Goyle, who grabbed his wrist.
"Stupid Gryffindors." He growled.
Hagiri pried his wrist loose. "Hey, poke Crabbe, see what he says." He said eagerly.
Hiei elbowed Crabbe. "Are you really going to take that from those Gryffindor scum? Kick their ass, I won't tell."
Kurama smiled. "It's not nice to instigate."
"Hn."
Mitarai clenched his broom nervously.
"Good luck Mitarai." Kurama said kindly. The blond looked at him for a moment.
"Thanks, good luck to you guys, too."
Malfoy looked down the line. "Are they getting along? Did I say they could get along?"
"Can't recall." Harry said emptily. He turned to Bletchley, Slytherin's Keeper. "Ready to have some fun?" He taunted.
Bletchley scowled, but didn't speak.
"Hah! Not worth his time, Potter. Normally you can't get the fool to shut up."
"Imagine that." Angelina said sarcastically. She turned to look at Hiei. "Thanks." She mouthed.
"Hn."
"He says 'you're welcome'." Kurama grinned.
"Would it kill you gits to leave my team alone?" Malfoy growled.
"Okay, children, calm down." Madam Hooch walked up to them. "Captains, shake hands."
Malfoy and Angelina grimly took each other's hand, both attempting to squeeze harder than the other.
"Very good, then." Madam Hooch said, "Now, mount your brooms, and"—
TWWWWEEEEEEEETT!!!! Her whistle screamed, and the teams took off, Bletchley towards his post, Ron towards his as the others scattered.
"And welcome to the first Quidditch match of the season! For those of you who don't know, Jordan left Hogwarts last year, so I'm taking his place! Ouch, bludger to the head for Goyle, looks like it came from Minamino, new beater for Gryffindor. Quaffle's in Gryffindor possession, Spinnet's, specifically… dodge's Warrington— nice move, by the way. Passes to team captain Johnson, and SCORES! Point to Gryffindor!"
Hagiri dipped near Kurama, laughing. "That explains where he went, doesn't it? Yana's doing commentary— woah!" He smacked a bludger that nearly got his head.
"Pay attention, Sniper!" Kurama scolded, "They're making a formation, ready?"
Hagiri smirked as his vision flicked orange. "They're dead!"
"— And what on earth is Slytherin up to? They've got possession now, beaters Crabbe and Goyle on opposite sides, heading towards Weasley, and here come Minamino and Hagiri from the flanks— wait, where's the bludgers— oh, there they are, both bludgers are now clobbering Slytherin beaters Crabbe and Goyle, hilarious, if you ask me. Warrington passes to Jaganshi— Jaganshi gets insanely close to Weasley with that throw— but nice save by Bell! Gryffindor in possession again, Spinnet barely dodges a bludger, which proceeds to hit Malfoy— 'bout time, too, little teme deserves"—
"Yana-gi"—
"See, Professor, don't bother trying to say my name, it's way too big. And don't ask what teme means, I'll tell ya later! Bell's coming up to the goal, shoots and SCORES! Twenty-nuthin' for Gryffindor! Mitarai sweeps out from behind and takes the quaffle, dodges a bludger— hey, Hagiri, it's not nice to try and hit your friend with stuff! That includes me, too— Mitarai passes to Jaganshi— okay, where'd he go? Oh, jeez, there he is— turn around, RON! — never mind. Point to Slytherin!"
"How'd he do that?" Angelina said, zipping alongside Kurama for a moment.
"Did I mention he's really fast?"
"Thanks for the tip!" She said sarcastically, and descended towards Warrington.
"— Warrington in possession, passes to Mitarai— but a bludger knocks it away! That was awesome, Kur-, eh, Minamino! Spinnet snags the quaffle, watch out for that bludger— oh, that was Crabbe, never mind! Here come the real bludgers, heading for Bletchley, he dives out of the way— only to leave the goals exposed! Thirty-ten, Gryffindor! Jaganshi grabs the quaffle— this could be trouble— goes straight up and— ouch, glad those bludgers missed… jeez, Twinkies, are you tryin' to kill the little guy!? Jaganshi passes to Mitarai, Mitarai in possession now— look out for the bludger, Mitarai!— Mitarai releases the quaffle,-- which gets propelled by the bludger, WATCH IT, RON!— Weasley— somehow, don't ask how, caught the quaffle, and the bludger goes past, comes back, and hits Warrington! HA! He looks like a monkey, just hanging there! Hey man, want a banana?"
"Mitsunari!"
"Gyah! Not the first name! It burns! Sorry, Professor! Okay, back to work! Johnson has the quaffle, protected by beaters Minamino and Hagiri spinning around her— they move out of the way, and Angelina SCO— misses. Bletchley tosses quaffle to Mitarai, Mitarai passes to Warrington— who managed to get up, somehow— Warrington goes to throw, and gets cut off by Potter, who's spotted the snitch! Malfoy follows Potter, Potter dives down, goes back up, zips to the right— jeez, Harry, it's not a roller coaster! Potter moves a tiny bit to the left, and STOPS! Malfoy goes flying past Potter! Awesome bluff on Harry's part— Potter takes off to the left, look out for the bludger— good job, Minamino! Make sure he gets the snitch— AND HE DOES! GAME'S OVER FOLKS! Gryffindor wins, One-eighty to ten! WHOO-HOO!"
The cheers made their ears feel like they were about to explode, even though it was only the first game of the season. Kurama let out a quiet 'gulp' when he saw the banners really did bear a picture of an animated him, hitting Malfoy in the head with the club.
"Incredible likeness, right?" Hiei smirked, flying up to his friend.
"Sure, I suppose." He said, running a hand through his long red hair.
"Still vain."
"And you're still sardonic."
"Hn."
"That was fun!" Mitarai laughed. "Man, they should play this back home!"
"Why? Do the humans need another thing to be superior at?" Hiei smirked.
"You propose it spreads to Makai, then, Hiei?"
"Why not?"
They all came down to the ground, where many Gryffindor decided to meet them, and carry the team into the castle until they insisted to be put down. (Kurama could've sworn he lost a few strands of hair).
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They entered the Gryffindor common room, only to meet banners with a lion on them, a dead snake, or 'WE BEAT THEM AGAIN!' written on them in sparkling ink.
"Man, we totally thrashed them!" Dean Thomas cheered.
"That was a real quick game!" A third year cried out.
"More party time, though!" Seamus added.
"You think they act like this every time they win?" Yusuke asked, he had just finished tearing the sleeves off of a white tee he had, so now his arm muscles were totally visible, along with the markings, but he didn't care, the whole place was weird.
"Who knows?" Asato replied, taking a sip of a Sprite that Hermione managed to transfigure. He looked at Yusuke. "You're keepin' those?"
"Hell, I don't know. They normally just go away. Maybe all this magic stuff's keeping them on me."
"Whatever." Asato formed a sly grin when he saw Yana moving through the crowd. "Hey, idiot."
"You rang?" He came up to where the two were sitting on the stairs.
"Why didn't you tell us you were doing commentary?"
He shrugged. "Thought I'd surprise you guys."
"Uh-huh." Asato put his hands behind his head. "You're not getting paid, are you?"
"Nope."
"I thought they didn't have electricity." Yusuke thought aloud. "How could you use an announcer thing?"
"It's some sort of magic thing, voice amplification." Yana said, not paying much attention.
Yusuke blinked. "All this magic stuff, it's weird."
SPIIIIWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
Fireworks exploded, illuminating the common room with red and gold, and causing the sparking banners to become near-blinding. Yusuke looked down between the stair-rail's poles and caught sight of Kurama and Hagiri, who were fighting to get out of the group of clamoring Gryffindor (especially the boy-crazed third years).
"Well, look at the celebrities." Yusuke grinned, noticing that their hair had some glittering confetti in it.
"It's insane. I don't know how they can manage all that attention." Hagiri muttered, looking down at the other team members. "Or maybe I'm just too used to working in the dark."
"That's probably it." Kurama then did a motion with his eyes that suggested a head count. "Where's Kuwabara?"
Yusuke scoffed. "He's up in the room, writing a letter to make sure his sister feeds his cat, or something."
"Ah." Kurama checked his watch. "I should get to work on that essay now."
"What essay?" Yana asked, looking up at Kurama with lazy eyes.
"The one for Snape. Why wolfsbane affects werewolves in the way it does." He headed up the stairs. "Please tell me you all are going to do it."
They were quiet for a moment. "Hold up, Kurama. I need to copy someone's work!" Yana jumped up and ran up the stairs to get his books.
Asato and Hagiri followed suit, and Yusuke just shrugged and decided to come with them.
GREAT HALL…
The Great Hall was full of students who were working on their homework, mostly people who were taking Potions. They all found a part of a table that was unoccupied and sat there, a decent distance away from other students.
"Okay…" Asato said, flipping his book open to a random page. "What page were werewolves on?"
"Three hundred and ninety-four." Yana said in Snape's voice, he then laughed in his own voice.
"Oh, yeah." Asato flipped to the page. "Werewolves are weird. Didn't that Pantry girl say a werewolf was a teacher here before?"
"That would've been cool." Hagiri said, dipping his quill in ink.
"Hey guys." Mitarai walked up to them, along with Hiei and Rinku, all holding books, quills, and parchment. "You guys doing the essay, too?" He then turned to Yana. "Cheating?"
The others turned their attention to Yana. He had half of the parchment already written, and was still writing.
Hiei's red eyes gazed emptily at Yana for a few moments. He then sat down and began writing feverishly. He paused when he noticed that Kurama was staring at him.
"There are so many minds in him; he can only keep his own well-defended." He said, and then continued writing.
"So, you guys are just writing what Snape knows?" Rinku raised a brow. "Cool." He sat down and started copying Yana's paper.
Kurama shook his head. They should at least try before leeching information out of someone else. He dipped his quill in ink and began writing his own essay.
"ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS. I REPEAT, ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS. ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO COME TO THE GREAT HALL FOR DINNER, ANYONE WHO DOES OTHERWISE WILL RECEIVE A WEEKS WORTH OF DETENTION. THAT IS ALL." Norom's voice echoed in the Great Hall.
"Make me, onna." Asato grumbled.
"Who wouldn't go to dinner?" Yusuke asked, looking at the ceiling, which displayed the now pink sky.
"Any one of the first year girls that Malfoy called fat, kids who haven't finished their homework, anorexics, people who feel like snooping around the school, kids that"—
"Okay! Okay, I get it. Sheesh." Yusuke put his head on the table. "Hey, look who's here, Three-Eyes, your little friend."
Hiei turned to look; it was Malfoy and his entourage, Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy, and Millicent.
They walked right up to where the group was sitting and sat beside them on the benches, with Malfoy grinning maliciously.
"Well. The little Gryffindors are writing their essays, how cute." He sneered. "And once again, for some reason, you three are with them." He looked at Rinku, Mitarai, and Hiei. "Honestly, I'd think your charity work would be over. But, I guess you're only as good as the company you keep, so, you're pretty worthless."
"So, Kurama, it has no effect on a regular wolf, right?" Rinku asked.
"That's right."
"Okay." Asato added, then continued writing. "You know, I was about to ask you that. But, anyway, you guys know when we go to Hogsmeade again?"
"No clue."
"Beats me."
Malfoy twitched. "Ignoring me, then? A pathetic defense mechanism."
Pansy put a hand on his shoulder. "It's alright, Draco, they're just jealous that you finished yours and always get perfect marks in Potions."
Asato let out a snort.
"What's that, Kido?" He growled.
Asato then said something in rapid-fire Japanese, causing the others to laugh. Hiei and Kurama merely fought back smirks.
Goyle stood up and grabbed Asato by the shirt collar, making him stand up involuntarily.
"In English, you idiot." Malfoy crossed his arms.
"Why does the prissy little rich boy insist on harassing a bunch of guys who grew up street fighting?" He sighed, and lifted up his arm and jabbed his elbow into Goyle's arm, causing him to let go with a yelp. "I mean, honestly, if you want to fight, outside's right there." He pointed at the door.
"Why would I get in a fist fight, like stupid Muggles, with you?" Malfoy said.
"Oh, right, sorry." Asato cracked his neck. "Can't risk getting your pretty little robes dirty."
"You're just dying to get yourself in trouble, aren't you?" Hagiri said blankly, breaking off a chip of wood from the table.
"Must be, to think about confronting me." Malfoy smirked.
"I wasn't talking to him." He said emptily. "I was talking to you."
"So…" Malfoy growled. "Gryffindor's new and pathetic beater is threatening me? And I'm supposed to be scared?"
"You might want to be."
"Is that so?" Malfoy gritted his teeth.
"Malfoy!" They turned to look at who spoke. It was Harry, with Hermione and Ron in tow. "Do you ever plan on leaving the transfers alone? What'd they do to you?"
"They're here, aren't they, Potter? That's enough reason." He jerked his head in the direction of Harry, and Crabbe and Goyle walked up to him, looking like two ugly, fat bouncers who were about to force someone out of a club.
"Malfoy, don't you get sick of hiding behind those two Twinkies? Makes you seem kinda like a coward." Yana said, blowing a bubble with his gum, then popping it.
"What. Did. You. Say?!?!"
"You're a coward who hides behind cake products."
"With a cream filling." Rinku added.
"Oh, yeah, I forgot. You're a coward who hides behind cream-filled cake"—
Malfoy punched him, knocking him onto the floor. He stood up and pointed his wand at him. "I suggest you shut up now, before you suffer for your ignorance."
Yana blinked, looking cross-eyed at the wands' tip. "Pardon my curiosity, but that's not your wand, is it?"
Malfoy had a look of confusion for a moment, and then lifted the wand to his face to inspect it. It shone a dull red, instead of the dark brown it was supposed to be. And it was longer than his. He turned when he heard a slight chuckle.
"I believe that's mine, Mr. Malfoy." Kurama said calmly. He held up another wand. "Might I suggest a trade?"
"How— what? How did you— give me that!" He snatched his wand out of Kurama's hand and threw Kurama's wand back. He looked at Crabbe and Goyle. "Hey, forget him. Let's go." He marched off, with the two girls right beside him and the Twinkies bringing up the rear.
The three walked up to them. "You guys are crazy to be starting fights with them! They're from pure-blood, powerful families, and have been using magic their whole life, you guys have only been using magic for the past three months! They'll slaughter you!" Hermione scolded.
Hagiri let out a low, dark chuckle. "It doesn't matter how experienced they are," Suddenly, hers, Harry's and Ron's wands came flying out of their pockets and were now in his hands. "Without these, all that work is for nothing."
"How does he do that?" Ron asked, gaping at Hagiri.
Kurama placed his elbows on the table and knit his fingers together, green eyes gazing at the sniper just over his hands. "Perhaps it would be best if you didn't showcase your powers here, Hagiri."
"Good thing I don't care." He closed his book, placed his things in his bag, and stood up.
"Where you goin', Sniper?" Yusuke asked.
"I need to find Blackjack. He's been hanging out by the lake a lot lately, I think there's a rat's nest near it." He walked towards the door, "I'll be back at dinner."
"He's a bloody psycho." Ron said, picking up their wands off the table. "I still don't get how he does that."
"Telekinesis."
"What?" Harry looked at Hiei.
"Move things with your mind." He said flatly.
"Riiiiiight, because he's a psychic." Hermione said. "Well, then, what are you?"
"Fire demon."
She let out a forced laugh. "Right, that explains the red eyes. Then, why do you have those bandages?"
"To cover a tattoo that I use to summon a flame dragon from the darkest pits of hell."
"Uh-huh. And why do you wear a bandanna?"
"To hide my third eye."
She laughed, and shook her head. "See, Ron, these guys are just messing with you, psychics…huh, more like Trelawney." They all laughed, and the three left them.
Yusuke bit his lip to fight back a laugh. His eyes were watering as a price. "Oh, man, how stupid is that!?" He grinned widely, showing fangs.
Rinku put his hands behind his head. "Who knew honesty really worked?" He smiled.
"See, Fox? These humans are dense. You could be prancing around this school with silver hair and a tail, they wouldn't know the difference."
"I don't know if they're blind, Hiei." Asato said.
"Might as well be."
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AT DINNER…
Hagiri had found Blackjack, who was scaring as many Hufflepuff girls as he could, and took him back up to the tower, where he proceeded to scare Crookshanks instead. So, as he entered the Great Hall, he saw the teachers making sure all the students were in the Hall. He slid in between Kurama and Asato, just as Dumbledore began to speak.
"Is everyone here, Professor McGonagall?" He waited for her response. She nodded. "Very well, then. I would first like to say that today's Quidditch game was excellent!" The tables cheered loudly, except for Slytherin. "Now then, on a more serious note, I have been informed by a source that the school is once again, in danger. Dangerous creatures from the East are coming towards this school. We will be sending students home for the week of Thanksgiving."
The whole school erupted in whispers and whines. Harry's heart sank.
"That means I'll be at the Dursley's!" Harry groaned.
"Says who? You can come and stay with my family. My mum's always glad to see you." Ron assured him.
Hermione patted him on the back. "Yeah, and my parents are going skiing, but I could stick with you guys."
Yusuke's head fell on the table with a thud. "Back to fighting demons." He groaned.
"Now, children, we wouldn't send you all home without good reason. We will be enforcing the barriers that protect Hogwarts, so that you will all be safer when you return."
"This is a bunch of bull." Hagiri snarled. "They're trying to stop up the tunnel from here."
Kurama turned to look at him with alarm. "What?"
"Think about it. Rinku, Touya, and Jin came here through a portal, Urameshi probably used one while he was being controlled; and demons, even those that were supposed to be dead, are pouring out of them. They want to stop it all from here because this is a largely centered mystical point, and Voldemort could use a portal to get in the school undetected. There may be enough magic in this school to keep the tunnel from growing larger, maybe even closing it off altogether."
"And…that's bad?" Yana asked.
"When Sea Man and I left, Itsuki was sick, weakened by overworking. If they try to reverse the process, he'll push himself to keep it growing. His power will be concentrated on resisting, leaving the tunnel free for demons to escape. The force will kill him."
"Wait, isn't Itsuki the same guy who's head-over-heels for the dude who told you to commit suicide?" Asato asked, since he was in a hospital during most of their fights with the other psychics.
"He doesn't deserve to die for Mr. Sensui acting stupid." Hagiri said as Dumbledore continued talking.
"We hope that this won't be an inconvenience for you or your families, and promise that if we can fix this problem earlier, you all may return immediately, now then, you may eat."
The food appeared in front of them, but the news seemed to unsettle all of the psychics and demons except for Jin and Kuwabara, who began eating ravenously.
"We're going to need help for this." Kurama said quietly. "There's no way that we could convince them to stop this."
"But who the hell would help us keep people from closing a tunnel just because we want to save a demon?" Yusuke said, elbowing Kuwabara.
"Them." Kurama said, eyeing the three teens further down the table.
"Them?" Yana said, "But they think we're weak, and I'd like what little pride I have to stay intact."
Hagiri's face made the slightest twitch as he looked down towards Harry, Ron, and Hermione. He'd rather get rid of all the wizards and witches that were going to attempt to make a barrier.
"Let's get out of here." Yusuke said, standing up. "Comin', guys?"
Asato rolled his eyes. "So you're in charge again, Urameshi?"
"Yep."
"Figures. When you die again, I want your job."
Yusuke shook his head. "You can have it. After the billionth you-know-what, I get kinda tired of fighting them."
"Then perhaps Hiei will take over." Kurama smiled, knowing that across the room, Hiei could still hear him plainly.
"Yeah right." Yusuke said as they walked out of the Great Hall. He made a motion that mocked Hiei with his sword. "'I thought he was a demon. These humans are so ugly I can't tell them apart from some low-class demons, but then again, one day I may mistake you for one, Koenma.'" He mimicked Hiei's voice.
Then Yana came up, and tried to sound like Koenma, since he never Copied him.
"'Hiei, you know the difference between a human and a demon, after all, as you say, humans are all stupid and demons are superior. I'm afraid I'll have to punish you now.'"
"'No! Not diaper duty! Anything but that!'" The two teens started laughing, clutching their sides and trying not to fall down. Kurama was trying to look disapproving while Kuwabara and Asato snickered and Hagiri shook his head.
"What's so funny?"
They turned slowly, and to their horror, a short, squat shadow enveloped them, which belonged to Mrs. Norom, who had her son, Joseph at her side.
"Well? If you are going to make such loud noise in the halls, there better be a good reason." Her beady eyes looked at them all, as if counting them. "Six Gryffindor, disturbing the peace in the school's halls."
"Hey, Kido, didn't you get in trouble for disturbing the peace that one time? Remember"—
"Shut up, Yana…"
"Well? Aren't you going to explain yourselves?" Mrs. Norom said impatiently. "Or do I have to give you all detention?" She then looked at Yusuke as if she had never seen him before. "You're that boy who broke into the school, aren't you?"
"Jeez, do I get mentioned at all?" Kuwabara muttered.
"Yeah, but people say some You-Know-Who guy was controllin' me." Yusuke shrugged.
"And did… You-Know-Who give you those?" She pointed at his bare arm and the marks on it.
"I dunno." He looked at her expectant face. "Ma'am." He added with disgust.
She continued looking at his arm for a moment, then she pulled a tiny vial of water out of her purse. She took an irrelevant sip, then lightly tossed the rest onto Yusuke, who winced.
"I must have been seeing things." She said quietly. "Joseph, please make sure these boys go straight to their dormitory."
"Yes, Mum!" He said proudly as she left.
Yusuke gritted his teeth and clasped his hand around where the water hit him. "Hey, Kurama, what's the deal with this stuff?"
Kurama put a finger up to a wet spot on Yusuke's shirt, and quickly pulled it back. "Holy water, it seems. She suspected you were a demon."
"Well, he is part demon, right?" Yana said, walking a little behind them. "I thought that holy water thing was just vampires."
"Common misconception. It works on all demons, it's just particularly strong on certain species. That tiny amount she had in that vial could do heavy damage to Hiei. It didn't seem bother you much, did it, Yusuke?"
A tic appeared on Yusuke's head. "Are you kidding?! It hurts LIKE HELL!!!"
"Hey, what are you guys talking in?" Joseph demanded, walking behind them.
Asato smirked. "Chinese. Lo Dynasty and everything." He turned to Yana. "Yeah, that Mulan girl was hot, huh?"
"Yep."
Joseph looked at them as if they had sprouted horns and wings, then shrugged. "Just go to the tower."
"Yes, sir!" Yana saluted him, and seemed to inspire Joseph to walk a bit faster.
Asato elbowed Kuwabara, and caught all fives' attention. "Check this out." The shadow of the stairs Joseph was on swept up and rose on the wall, taking the shape of a tall monster with giant claws. Joseph saw it, screamed, nearly fell off the stairs, and ran as fast as his short legs could.
"Hmph." Hagiri snorted, and continued walking up the stairs.
Kurama smiled and shook his heads. "How can I stop you all from using your powers when it's so amusing?" He said quietly.
"You don't."
"Yana, shut up."
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"Feeling better, Itsuki?" Sensui asked, it was one of those odd other six personalities, Itsuki didn't bother paying much attention to which.
"I wish I could say that I was." He sighed. He was sitting in the boat, which was in the shallow part of the lake, right next to the cave's floor. "I'm beginning to think maybe Kazuya should reconsider that little burst of anger he had towards Mr. Hagiri and Mr. Mitarai."
Sensui had a slight smile on his face. "He doesn't care what you think. He's positive their loyalty killed them, if not the idea of once again being unwanted."
Itsuki closed his eyes. At least it wasn't that ruffian he was speaking to. It was Minoru, he thought, saying what he somewhat wanted to hear.
"And her opinion?"
"She hopes that they didn't commit suicide, she liked them."
Itsuki inspected the bottle of medicine that was given to him by Amanuma. Aspirin, for the headaches he had been having. The fact the little boy cared made him feel better, and he didn't have the heart to tell him that a demon such as himself wouldn't be aided by the medicine.
"Who-hoo!" A big owl came flying into the cave, landing on the couch next to Sensui.
"Well, Umi." He said, tone slightly different. "I see they're okay." He then seemed to look up at the ceiling for no reason. "Shut up, Kazuya, you should've known better than that."
"Shinobu."
"I'm sorry for your situation, Itsuki." He said quietly, almost guiltily. "Now, as for this letter…" He took it off of Umi's leg, and the owl looked at him respectfully, as if he knew which Sensui it was.
Sensui (all seven of you),
Sorry to disappoint whichever one of you sent this, but we're still here. As for the others and Itsuki, hi. We're not going to do ourselves in because we're still expendable. Koenma brought you back because he thought you'd behave, not because you would tell us to commit suicide. We would've done that a long time ago if that was the case. Now, we just found out that they're closing the school down for a while, until they can reinforce the barrier around it. It turns out, the reason they're doing it is because Itsuki's power isn't working the way it should be. If they can make the barrier, Itsuki will die. Too much of his energy is in the open tunnel and portals, if they shut them off, we can't stop them. We might end up having to come back home. Don't let Itsuki work on the tunnel, it will just make him weaker. I know some of you will be against it, but I don't care. Shinobu, make sure Itsuki stays safe.
Mitarai
Sensui blinked. There was more on the note.
Sensui,
We both know that I can beat you, so let's save time. Do as Mitarai says so I don't have to come over there and kick your tall, ugly, stupid, retarded, schizophrenic, dot-headed, lanky butt. Yeah, I used seven adjithings, got a problem with it?!
Yusuke Urameshi
P.S.: We still need to fight!
Shinobu smiled. That explained why there were a few more demons loose than usual; Yusuke was in England. That was strange, since all flights had been cancelled because for 'some reason, mostly likely global warming', as the reporters put it. He knew the truth, though. One of the demons that had gotten free didn't want anyone to leave Japan and froze all the planes. He let out a sigh. Apparently, the job as Spirit Detective was never truly finished. He stood up, grabbing a jacket that was hanging off the side of the couch.
"Where are you going in such a hurry, Shinobu?"
"I'm curious about what's causing this weather." He turned to look at Itsuki. "I want you to rest. Don't worry about the tunnel; it can hold its own." And with that, the former detective walked out.
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"So, explain again what it is that you want with me."
Diablo moved a few strands of metallic-blue hair to clear his vision of the centaur. "Well, Firenze, you remember that little… problem I had with Snape back when I was a student, correct?"
He nodded slightly. "Yes but, I don't understand why that would be an issue now. It's been eleven years now, correct?"
"Yeah, well, it seems that a certain issue has arisen again. I've heard a few stories from some of the creatures in the forest, and they've told me some things about students that go here. One of whom you're familiar with."
"Harry Potter?" Firenze stepped back a little. "But what does he have to do with any of it?"
"He has a lot to do with it. We share a common enemy, one that wants me and Sangre dead, along with him and the new students."
Firenze looked insulted. "They want to kill the youngest ones?!"
Diablo put a finger to his mouth. "Shh! Jeez, last thing I need is to be jumped by a bunch of centaurs, or harpooned by a unicorn. No, it's the kids from Japan." He ran his hand through his bangs. "Look, I need you to find some bones for me again."
"Why do you need bones so badly, I thought humans sold them at stores." Firenze looked at Diablo for a moment, his teeth were gritted and his eyes were tightly shut. "Are you alright?"
The professor shook his head, like dismissing a dream. "Just, just find me some bones, unicorn and thestral, if you can see the"—
"I can see them." Firenze said, flicking his tail. "I suppose you want their saliva again, as well?"
"Yeah, that'd help."
"Very well, then. Good day, Diablo." And with that, he trotted away.
"Hurry up, Firenze. I'm getting hungry…"
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Falcon: (reads chapter over) Wait, I made Diablo, so I deserve to know what's going on!
LL A.K.: Top secret. I will tell you later.
Falcon: What's wrong with now?
LL A.K.: (points at readers)
Falcon: Oh… hey, this chapter's 19 pages long.
LL A.K.: Yeah, I think they're getting longer, hopefully that'll quit, but anyways, here's the responses.
Black Panther Wolf: Yeah, I just had to have Sensui beat up Gourmet. I hate him, too. He ate Murota! (sobs)
Deceptigirl: Seems like everyone hates Gourmet…
Raven, Januarye, Key, Kaedae We've lost your interest and you're taking this off your favorites? Okay, this authoress will live. It's not like I'm going to die over it. Hey, you're still in elementary, so…that has nothing to do with anything, does it?
Samuraiduck27: Yeah, Born Anew is cool. I love the part when Hiei says 'you do realize he'll be kicking back?' and Kuwa-chan gets ticked.
Mihi-kun: Well, Sirius will be in the next chapter, and so will Phoenix and Diablo.