Title: Akai Ryu
Chapter: Key and Lock
Disclaimer: JK Rowling's books are hers and hers alone. I'm using her world and ideas to my own fiendish fun WHAHAHAHAHA cough hack wheeze HAHAHAHA---
"…"- Speaking (duh)
Blah blah blah- Thinking or emphasis (You're smart, you can figure it out which is which)
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The fire crackled in the old grate causing the warm glow it emitted to bathe the room with a faint light. The tongues of flames where reflected by the glasses of the occupant in the room. His half moon spectacles reflected the light as he watched the heated dance of the blaze. He was stroking his long white beard absently as he turned his sight away from the hearth to look down at the homemade paper letter he had just received from an amazing golden eagle. Thus showing his pale blue eyes filled with wisdom.
"So, we are getting a transfer student from a 'private' school," he spoke as if to someone. A small smile graced his lips, "maybe this is proof that the mysterious, lost University does exist. But why they choose this child to come here is beyond me, but they would not let one of their own go without knowledge that they could handle it themselves—hmmm…"
His eyes returned the flames as he mussed over the mystery that had been foretold in the letter and that would soon be arriving in London.
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"The Key is moving locations," an informative voice stated.
From the darkest corner of the room a man reviled himself.
"Is that so?" his apathetic voice swirled throughout the dark room, the slight smirk and the glint in his eye where the only indications that he was at all interested. "Then we shall send the Lock—"
"But Sir, won't the Lock wonder why we are relocating it?" the informative's voice questioned with uncertainty.
"Inform it that the schooling in," the man glanced at the informative's data screen and smirked before continuing, "London is superb."
With that the dark man, that had danger written over his ever action, swept his long black robes out of the room with a whoosh.
Only one sound was emitted the second the door slide shut and that was the exhaled breath of one relieved informative.
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"Flight to New York is boarding now, flight to New York is boarding—," the intercom at the London airport droned out.
"I can't believe I'm here," a young woman whispered excitedly as she picked up her luggage from the loading bay. Her honey blonde hair swayed gently as she exited the airport with her ancient looking trunk trailing behind her. As soon as the light from the sun's rays hit her hair the white and red highlights shone brightly, bringing out her oceanic blue eyes.
She looked around the boisterous streets of London, and couldn't help the grin that formed. She was so absorbed with the city's life that she didn't even notice the strange looks given to her by the passer-byes.
With eyes shining she grabbed her trunk's handle and started off, but before she had even taken a step someone came crashing into her from behind.
The girl blinked, she was staring straight at the cold cement sidewalk she had been previously standing upon. Confusion over came her until she realized that there something holding her down. Before she could comprehend what it was, it was gone. Slowly she rolled over only to be momentary blinded by the suns greeting rays.
A young man looked down at the dazed girl as he lifted himself to his feet.
"Sorry 'bout that," his smooth, melodic, and slightly accented voice brought her to her senses causing her eyes to catch his.
His long black bangs fluttered from the passing wind showing his ebony eyes. She was momentarily stunned by how his eyes were like pits of darkness that held no feeling. It sent a shiver of fear up her spine.
"You alive?" his expressionless question was accompanied by a devil-may-care smirk.
"Oh, um—yeah," she stuttered nervously, "nothing broken." A tentative smile followed her words that held a slight joking tone to the last bit.
He nodded before bending down, his nose just inches from her own.
Her eyes widened.
"My name is Ryo," he stated as he offered her his hand. He had the long fingers of an artist and he noticed, so did she as he swiftly pulled her to her feet. Causing her to find herself standing at an unsettling close proximity.
"I'm-um- Caitlin, nice to meet you," she quickly took a step back from him, which he noted with a ghost of a smirk.
Suddenly she noticed that her truck had fallen open and some long black dress looking garments where starting to spill out.
"Oh dear!" she quickly shoved them in and snapped her trunk closed again.
Unknowingly to her the boy's eyes flashed with a demonic glint before he turning to his own strange trunk. Nothing wrong there.
As she stood up she brushed some stray strands from her face and turned back towards Ryo to thank him. His back was to her but she noticed his black fitted T-shirt hugged his svelte slender body snugly.
As he turned around his hair caught the light turning it momentarily blue. True black. She also noticed he had a black ribbon tied around his neck like a choker, the intricate dragon symbol on it caused her eyes to linger. She thought she had seen it somewhere before, but she couldn't remember when or where, but it gave her a feeling of unease all the same.
While she was looking at him he took the time to study the young woman before him. Her hair looked to have red and white highlights to it and her blue eyes held innocence yet also hidden wisdom. She was wearing a normal pair of hip hugging jeans the only thing is, it looked like she got bored and doodled all over them with permanent markers. She wore a white T-shirt that had "Baby Dragons Don't Understand Humans- If They Didn't Want To Be Eaten Why Where They Made of Meat And Treasure?" written in black and silver permanent marker. A light smirk flitted across his face as his delicate fingers ran across the dragon emblem on his choker.
"Um—where you from?" she asked quietly drawing him out of his studying stare, which she hadn't seemed to notice. She mentally slapped herself after she asked it. She was going to say her thanks for the aid and then leave but no her mouth had other plans.
"Japan," he smirked as her eyes snapped to his, which she instantly regretted as his sable eyes held her with an unnatural force. His bored tone came as a low whisper through his smirking lips; "I'm transferring to a school here."
"Really?" his tone had caused non-pleasant shivers to creep up her spine but she couldn't turn away.
Ryo's eyes where drawn to the necklace that was under her shirt, " where were you coming from?"
Caitlin tore her eyes from his and looked at the airport, which caused her necklace to sway a bit, "America."
At this, his eyes snapped to her face as a dangerous glint entered his eye. "Coming back home?" he questioned smoothly.
She turned and shook her head, "no, actually I'm transferring to a school here as well."
Ryo looked down causing his bangs to shield his face as a demonic grin settled over his features. When he looked back up Caitlin's back was turned toward him as she got her trunk ready to go. He followed suit but as he passed her he whispered, with a smirk, in her ear, "see you at school—" before disappearing into the crowd.
She stood there opened mouthed, What the? Her hand started to her necklace but she quickly stopped it. She hastily flagged a taxi, ordering him to head to the hotel she'd be staying in until September first.
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A man watched the girl and boy interact from his perch, in the shadows, on the airport roof.
"Well," he whispered to himself, "the Lock and Key meet." In a flutter of movement he was gone.
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Lady Lettuce: YAY! This is my first Harry Potter fanfic. I know most people don't like characters that aren't in the book but I couldn't help it. Hermione needs a gal pal!
Caitlin: (Looks at Lady Lettuce) Ryo scares me— why did he have to be added?
LL: Well Malfoy needs a more… how can I put this—educated partner for this story to work. I mean Blaise is okay but I think he needs more then just one.Besides both you and Ryo have a few secrets that will make this story interesting.
Caitlin: Oh—
LL: Besides this will, eventually, transform into a RonDraco Fic with you and Ryo to spice it up.
Caitlin: WHAT!
Ron: (pops up) WHAT!
Ryo: (enters behind Caitlin and wraps his arms around her waist) Spicing things up is fun, little one.
Caitlin: AH! (Struggles out of Ryo's grasp) LADY LETTUCE! (Runs and hides behind the author)
Ron: (hyperventilating in the background)
Hermione: (Appears and immediately starts to aid the now passed out Ron)
LL: (shrugs) Please Review folks! This was mainly the intro. to two of the new members, and most likely the only new characters, to this story
Readers: (sweat drop at Caitlin's panicking form as Ryo licks his lips and Ron's prone form with a slightly panicked Hermione)
Ryo: Patience is a virtue that I have little one, just you wait
Caitlin: Humph! Just because you're a hot sexy Asian guy does not-- (gasps and covers mouth with hands, eyes going wide)
Ryo: (grins) wickedly hot and sexy?
Caitlin: (shakes her head quickly before fleeing the room with Ryo following at a leisurely pace)
LL: (watches them go, looks at the unconscious red head and sweat drops) REVIEW!
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