CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Even If The World Falls To Ruins, I'm Sure We'll Meet Again
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DISCLAIMER: NO.
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NOTES: This is the last chapter for this segment, and I did my best to make it really long just for you guys! I hope you really enjoy it, and I hope you stick with me for the next segment!
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The lyrics for this chapter are from the song Memories, by Gackt-san.
mayonaka ni kimi to nukedashite tsukiakari ni terasarenagara
"yume wa sameru koto wa nai" to boku no ude o tsukanda mama
boku to kawashita yakusoku wa keshite hatasenai koto o
wakarinagara mo kimi wa sotto hohoendeita
In the middle of the night, I slip out with you as we're illuminated by the moonlight
"I won't wake up from this dream" you said, as you held onto my hand
We know that the promises we exchanged can't be completely erased away
And so you softly smiled
boku no kono koe ga todoku made kono basho de kimi no soba ni iru yo
Until my voice reaches you, I will be right here with you
ryoute o yozora ni nobashite te no hira no tsuki o mitsumeta mama
shizuka ni nemuru kimi wa totemo kirei de
We raise both hands to the night sky and gazed at the moon in our palms
You're so pretty when you're quietly sleeping
kimi no karada subete dakishimete hoho o yosete hanasanai kara
mou nakanai de yo ga akeru made itsumo soba ni iru yo
zutto... kono sekai ga kuchihatetemo
zutto...
I embrace your entire body and put my hands on your cheeks, I won't let go
So don't cry any more, until the night becomes dawn, I'll always be right here with you
Always... Even if the world falls to ruins
Always...
ima no boku ni wa mada warau koto sae dekinai kedo
kimi to no yakusoku wa kanarazu mamoru kara
Right now, I can't even laugh, but
I'll definitely keep my promise to you
boku no mune no naka de ikitsuzukeru kimi no subete o
hanasanai kara
mou nakanai de nido to mayowanai de
arukitsuzuketeiku yo zutto...
kono sekai ga kuchihatetemo
kitto mata deaeru yo
itsuka mata meguriaeru hi made
You're still alive inside of my heart
I won't let go
So don't cry any more I won't be lost again
I'll keep walking to you always...
Even if the world falls to ruins
I'll surely meet you again
Someday, until the day I come across you again
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"Are you sure that it was supposed to look like that?" Gohan mused, right after their transfiguration final, "I'm telling you, my turtle looked like it was on crack!"
"Well, it was certainly better than mine," Harry responded in turn, "Seeing as mine still had the teacup pattern on it's shell." Gohan scowled as Draco smacked them both on the heads.
"Are you guys kidding? Give it a rest, will ya? Exams are over for the next few days, the least you can do is chill out and leave ME in peace."
"Shut up," Gohan muttered, "Just because YOUR turtle was perfect-"
"Tortoise, darling, tortoise."
"Whatever." Gohan flapped a hand at him, then flopped down on the grass that was growing taller and taller with the beautiful weather. He laughed as Kira gave a leap and pounced on an unsuspecting Aoi, and the two began a loud rough housing session.
"I was really surprised." Harry said suddenly, sitting down and taking out a notebook. Gohan looked up.
"Surprised about what?"
"What else? Sirius. It seems like there should have been more to it than what there was, a little more…I don't know, mass panic or something."
"Meh, take what you can and-"
"Give nothing back!"
"No, shut up, Ice, as I was saying, before I was so rudely interrupted, take what you get and run with it." Draco finished, scowling at his friend, who was gazing up at the sky. "What's wrong?" He asked suddenly, eyeing. Gohan blinked and sat up.
"Can't pull one on you, can I?"
"Slytherin to the end, buddy. Slytherin to the end." Draco retorted.
"I was just thinking, you know, about dimensions, and such."
"What about them?" Harry inquired, sitting down next to the other two, "Seems simple to me. You know, where you originally come from, that place you took yourself to, here, there, etc."
"Not quite." Gohan added on. "In my original world, when I was about seven, a time traveler came to us, from an alternate dimension. Eventually, we were able to change the future, and Mirai-san went back to his own time. But I have to wonder, how many different variations of each world is there? Is there a world where I didn't flee? What if I eventually gave up fighting and became a total dork? And here, do you think that if I hadn't have come, would you two actually be able to speak civilly to each other?" Harry and Draco glanced at each other, before shaking their heads.
"Doubt it." Draco muttered.
"Doubt it, but maybe later in time."
"And that would change the future. I wonder if there is an alternate world for every fork-in-the-road decison that we make." Gohan explained, "I really should ask Yumi about it, I'm sure it's absolutely fascinating." Suddenly, Draco smacked him on the head, startling the lone Gryffindor. "Oi, what was that for?"
"Smooth, but not smooth enough, Slythindork." the blonde told him, "Now, get to the point I want to get at, what are you planning this summer?"
"Will you not get off that?" Gohan moaned, hiding his face in his arms, "I dunno, I dunno. How about suggestions? What are you guys doing? Rettile, Leon?"
"Nothing." Draco responded, frowning slightly, "Just letting my brains rot to nothing up in Malfoy manner."
"Much of the same," Harry answered in turn, "Slaving away with my relatives, etc, etc." Ebony eyes widened, and Gohan suddenly smirked. "What's that look for?"
"I just got an idea. It'll take some planning, but I think it can work. I just need to talk to Dumbledore-kyojuu and a few other people, okay?" Draco glanced at him skeptically, before sighing and rubbing at his eyes.
"I can't win with you, can I?"
"Nope, get over it."
"Flame, Reptile, do shut up."
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"And there you have it." Gohan finished about a week later, sitting on a cushy chair in Dumbledore's office, arms crossed, and sucking on a cherry drop that he had insisteded the elder man try. Dumbledore raised a large winged eyebrow.
"Oh, really? And what on Earth makes you think that I should allow this in the slightest?" he inquired, sounding ungodly amused.
"Well, seeing as Rettile's father doesn't give a damn either way -pardon the language please, kyojuu- and you want nothing more than to keep Leon safe, I'd say we have a perfect arrangement. After all, what place is safer than another dimension?"
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Gohan bounced on the balls of his feet, looking decidedly pleased with himself. Draco and Harry stared blankly at him, eyes wide.
"Are. You. Fucking. Shitting. Me?" Draco stammered, and only received a playful stare in return.
"Of course not darling, why would I do that-?" he was cut off when, after several seconds deliberation, Harry strode forward and nearly smothered him in a crushing hug. Gohan gasped. "Really, I knew you'd be happy, but --don't you think--you're taking it a bit-ack-far?"
"Have you any idea of what this means to me?" Harry inquired seriously, "This is just…." he trailed off, before continuing, "THE FUCKING GREATEST!"
Language, Gryffindork. Pikachu told him sternly, and Harry made a face at her.
"Whatever."
Abruptly, Gohan stopped short.
"How long have you been able to understand Pika-chan?" Harry shrugged.
"Meh, at least a few months. I thought you knew. Also, in case you weren't informed, Reptile has late night philosophy conversations with Aoi on school nights."
"Shut up, Hero." Draco hissed, going a light red, sheepish despite himself. Surprising everyone in the room, the saiyan beamed and took a running leap onto his bed, sitting up and unexpectedly pulling a startled Kira close.
"I'm so happy, I was wondering how long it would take! Congratulations!"
Once more. Gape-age.
"You knew?"
"Well, not that Rettile was having late-night philosophy discussions with Aoi on school nights, but I had a vague idea." The hybrid conceded, "I'm not that deep a sleeper, so it's no wonder now why I thought I heard the words Oedipus, Jesus H. Christ, and crackpot in the same sentence." Draco blushed from his ears to the roots of his hair.
"You heard that?" the blonde was looking completely mortified by then, and was rewarded with Harry bursting out laughing.
"But-" Gohan began again, smiling sheepishly, "Kyojuu refused to let me whisk you guys off by yourselves, so he's sending two others with us."
"WHAT?" Draco roared, glaring, "What the hell is up with that?" Gohan scowled, not looking too thrilled with it either.
"Who's coming?" Harry interrupted, stopping the two others mid-sentence. Gohan scowled again. "No really, who?"
"Padfoot, for one,"
"Well, that's good."
"And Lupin." The hybrid's voice was clipped, and Harry winced slightly.
"Think you can keep yourself under control?"
"Of course I can." Gohan answered, "I'll be fine. Now, back to business, I think I should teach both of you a little more fundamental Japanese, seeing as we speak a variation of it over there…."
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Gohan really could have said that it was a dark and stormy night, but that would have been cliché. He could have simply said that it was raining and he couldn't see two feet in front of his face, saiyan vision or not. He could also say that he really wasn't thrilled with his position at the moment.
Sitting in the tall branches at the top of a tree, he wrapped his arms around his knees and shivered slightly, watching lightning crash in the distance.
"Kira must be really worried," he muttered, miserable, "I wish I hadn't done this; Snape-sensei, Leon, Rettile, and Padfoot are going to skin me alive."
Should we start at the beginning?
It had started out as fairly normal, fairly non-lethal day. Seeing as finals were completely finished, Gohan had been out playing with Gazer after Draco dragged Harry off to the library to read up on myths. Eventually, the saiyan had gotten bored and had decided to go for a walk in the forest, where he played with the Thestrals and a family of kneazles, until he had finally realized that it was very late at night, he hadn't eaten, and his friends were going to kill him.
Of course, as is the rule, it had started to storm when he was about halfway out, and once he couldn't see straight, Gohan had immediately scaled the nearest tree. He hadn't moved for about two hours thus far.
Sighing, Gohan glanced at his watch. 12:30.
"I suppose it could have been worse." he mused, "I may not have been able to convince those acromantulas that I wasn't good to eat, and I may have had to seriously hurt something, which would have been bad." This wasn't working. He groaned, once a sneeze made it's way through. "Damnit!" Gohan cursed, "Damnit, damnit, damnit!"
As if in response to his mood, the rain began to fall even harder, until Gohan finally had to rip a large leaf off of a tree (after apologizing profusely to the poor tree, of course) and wrap it around himself.
What's wrong, little one?
He immediately jumped, already skittish as it was.
"Huh?"
Over here. The voice called again, and Gohan soon focused his attention on the general direction it came from, before almost falling out of his tree.
"R-Rapier!" he stammered, and the large, horse-sized cat shot him the equivalent of a grin.
Hello to you too, little kitten. She told him, What are you doing in this tree in this weather, why are you not in the school? How's my baby? What have you been doing all year- Oh my god, are you okay? She grew concerned when Gohan sneezed again, before padding over to him, folding her soaked wings against her. Gohan sniffed, rubbing at his nose.
"I'm fine. Just me being an idiot again." He stopped when Rapier shook drops of water out of her fur, then placed herself behind him, paws resting around him, prompting him to lean up against her.
Tell me.
"Well," the boy began, "It's my fault for not looking at the time, and it's my fault for not hurrying my ass up to get back to the castle. Now my friends are going to kill me, my pokemon are going to kill me, I'm getting sick for this, and I'm soaked." He stopped, and quirked an ironic smile, before giving in and curling up, snuggling against Rapier's soft, ebony fur. "Katana's doing great, by the way." he commented, "He's about the size of a golden retriever now."
Good, then, its about time he comes back with me.
"I expected that. I wouldn't be able to take him with me where I'm going, and he's getting too big for the dorms. I also taught him a few good ways to use his claws and teeth, so it'll be less likely that he'll be hunted…." Gohan yawned widely, unusually sleepy all of a sudden, which wasn't helped by Rapier's calming purr rumbling in her chest.
Rest now, kitten, I will watch out for you. Sleep.
And sleep he did. At least for an hour or so, anyway.
Gohan awoke to a rather frantic Strasah nudging him awake and up. Her hackles were up, and her tail was fluffed, and she was unconsciously baring her teeth.
Up, kitten, there is something unwelcome.
Gohan blinked the sleepiness out of his eyes.
"What's going on? What's here?"
I'm not sure, Rapier replied tensely, But I don't like it. It smells canine.
"It's Padfoot, then. Are you sure you're not just jumpy?"
Kitten, I know this forest like the back of my paw, there is nothing that smells like that around here. Rapier told him, looking around nervously, It's close.
"Think it can climb?" Gohan inquired, bristling as he felt just what was making Rapier so upset. She shot him a sardonic look.
Let's hope not. She said, But if it can, we can always fly.
They began to hear twigs and leaves crunching wetly about ten yards away from their tree, and Gohan flattened himself up against the tree trunk. He couldn't sense the presence of any animals nearby anymore, and growls and grunts could be heard by now. Gohan gulped, then dared to look down, regretting the action in a second.
A large, huge canine like creature was standing next to their tree, gigantic clawed paws on the trunk, digging large scrapes into the bark. It sniffed, then looked up, staring Gohan straight in the eye. Golden eyes met ebony, and the creature snarled furiously, opening it's mouth with a mixture of a howl and a roar.
Rapier's emerald eyes flared, and she swooped down, claws outstretched, returning the roar with one of her own, clipping the creature on the head, bringing up three large gashes.
"Oh my god…" Gohan breathed, "It's a werewolf. Good lord, it's a werewolf."
Said werewolf howled again, snapping at Rapier, who hissed. Gohan glared as it swiped at her.
"Damnit, knock it off!" he suddenly shouted, eyes flaring a bright green. Streaks of blonde began to flash through his hair, and suddenly the entire area about forty feet around them was illuminated up with light. "DON'T TOUCH HER!" He yelled angrily, firing off a light ki beam, "Get out!" This only seemed to incite the werewolf further, and quickly, it began to scurry up the tree, eyes staring at the saiyan's throat. "No!"
He fired off another blast.
"Get out!"
Seconds later, there was no choice, and the boy shot up like a rocket into the air, eyes wide and staring as the werewolf began to rip into the tree with both claws and teeth, right where he had been standing just a few seconds earlier.
"Oh, shit."
Screaming in anger, a family of kneazles ran out from a knothole in the tree, several squeaking young in their mouths.
"That's right, everyone get away, if you value your lives1" The hybrid shrieked, then swooped down, and knocked the werewolf out of the tree, avoiding getting his head torn off. Or worse. Blonde hair clashing with the inky black of the wolf, Gohan pinned it, just as a paw caught him in the face and flung him back, smashing him against a tree.
DON'T TOUCH THAT KITTEN! Rapier screamed in a war cry, dropping down to the ground, all the fur on her back and neck raised, mouth open to show all of her large teeth, and her legs spread far apart so to take up as much space as possible. The werewolf tested her with a lunge, and she responded in turn with a harsh bite on the head, holding it back.
Panting from the adrenaline rush of both the fight and being in super saiyan form, Gohan formed a thick purple ki rope in his hands, darting forward to tie the animal up by its legs, binding it's mouth, and promptly tying it to a tree. Once finished, he stood back, shivering slightly.
"Good lord. Good lord."
Are you alright? Rapier inquired, striding up to him and beginning to lick his head as if he were one of her own kittens. Gohan suddenly sunk to the ground, rubbing at his eyes with his hands, staring anxiously at the large scrapes decorating his arms, shoulders, and (from what he was sure of) his back from being flung into that tree.
"I'm good." he murmured, "Nothing like fighting a werewolf to get your blood pumping."
Don't even joke of such things. Rapier ordered him gently, licking at the bloody scrapes on his arms, Do not even joke. In a motherly fashion, she somehow nudged him onto her back and flew up into the battered tree, leaning the boy against the trunk. There now, stay there, and I will look after you. Gohan laughed weakly, as if he had a choice, with someone like her around. Sleep. I will be here when you awake. Unable to disobey, Gohan curled up again and allowed himself to fall out of super saiyan form, before closing his eyes and almost immediately drifting off to sleep.
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"Go…..han!"
Master!
Gohan, please, where are you?
Son Gohan, if you've done something dumb, you're so dead!
"Ice, if you're out here, I'm going to skin you!"
"You know, if you say that, it's more likely that he'll run just to escape from you. Flame! Get out here before I kill ya!"
"Hypocrite."
"Please refrain-Oh my god, what is that!" Sirius stopped dead in his tracks upon seeing an intimidating feline face peer out at him from a tall tree, and upon seeing a very bloody, bedraggled Remus Lupin sitting beside it, rubbing at his head. "Good lord, Moony!" The man exclaimed and rushed over, propping the other up and staring at him in concern. "Are you alright? We were looking for you all last night, we were sure the shack would hold, when Snape couldn't make any wolfsbane this month!" Lupin coughed.
"Apparently not."
"How'd you get so beat up?"
"I've got a decent idea…." Harry mused, staring up at Rapier, "Hey, I know you. Could you come down here for a moment?" Rapier shook her head, and in response, Draco began scaling the tree, looking completely ridiculous as he did so.
"Um, yeah, I got the answer to that."
Upon reaching the top, Harry gaped.
Rapier was curled up, paws tucked neatly underneath, one deeply slumbering saiyan resting against her side.
"Wow, he must be completely wiped." Draco murmured, "He's not normally a deep sleeper." Pikachu and Kira immediately bounded over to him, peering at their trainer and friend in concern. Kira didn't even seem to notice that her former nemesis was the one with him.
Is he okay? The Delcatty asked worriedly, and gave a visual sigh of relief when Rapier nodded.
He is fine, just exhausted. Fighting a werewolf isn't an easy task, even for someone like him. The Strasah responded quietly, nuzzling Gohan with her nose. Up, kitten, it's time to wake up. Your friends are here, and they're all very worried about you. Nervously, Harry approached Rapier, and kneeled down next to his friend.
"Flame? Come on, Flame, you need to get up now."
Due to that, Rapier's purr, and the nudges his pokemon were giving him, Gohan opened one eye, gracing them with a blurry stare.
"Wha-?"
"Thank god." Harry exclaimed, before adopting a glare. "We were so worried about you!"
"I'm sorry, Leon." the saiyan apologized instantly, rubbing at his eyes. "I didn't mean to stay out so late, but I lost track of time and then it started storming and then- Oh my god, I got attacked by a werewolf! Is it still tied up? I didn't hurt it too badly, did I? Oh lord, if I did…."
"Calm down." Harry ordered, "The werewolf is fine."
"Who is it?" Gohan asked suddenly, "Was it wild, or Turned?"
"Turned."
"Who is it?"
"Look down."
Gohan obliged, and Harry was shocked to see that he only looked slightly surprised.
"I knew it."
"You did?" Draco cut in, looking skeptical. The saiyan nodded.
"Hai. Or at least, I had a good deal of suspicion. I knew that there was something off about him, but I had no idea that it would be something like that." Quiet now, Gohan staggered to his feet and slid to the ground, attempting to brush off the dirt. Remus refused to even look at him. "Lupin-san?" he asked tentatively, and the werewolf looked up, still refusing to look him in the face. "Lupin-san, I am sorry that I had to hurt you."
"Oh god," the werewolf stuttered, getting to his feet despite his injuries, and staring at the thirteen year old. "Look at what I've done to you…."
"Please don't worry. They've already healed, and the injuries came from the tree, not from you. What you're seeing is blood, nothing more."
"But still-!"
"Mr. Son."
Gohan then, for the first time, noticed Dumbledore standing there, looking stunning as always, in those blue robes with twinkling stars.
"I will understand, with this turn of events, if you are uncomfortable with Mr. Lupin's presence this summer and want someone else-"
"No, it's fine." Gohan answered shortly, "It will be fine, please do not worry about me." He smiled. "Really, it's fine."
"Well then, if that is the case" the headmaster continued, "Then things will proceed as planned, and we will begin making our way back to the castle, shall we? I dare say that there is a rather furious nurse out for blood waiting for you." Gohan gulped, but shook his head.
"I suppose I deserve it, in any case."
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"Alright, let's see…" Gohan mused to himself at about 9:15 pm on June 15th, "Map, shoes, extra pokeballs, antidotes, potions, full restores, Nevermeltice, ribbons, cd player, grooming brushes, hoof pick, food buckets, toys, blankets, everstones-"
Band-aids.
"Aoi! We go through this every single time, I don't need band-aids!"
Pack 'em or else.
"Okay." Gohan agreed quickly, and Draco looked up from where he was packing as well. The blonde already had a rather large bag packed, and was trying to figure out how to stuff in a book on hair care spells. The saiyan glanced at him, amused.
"Shut up, Ice, if you aren't going to help. Go in, damn you! Go in, go in, go in!"
"You have no idea of how dirty that sounds." Gohan replied in turn, "But really, are you a wizard or not?" Draco stopped dead, eyes wide.
"You will never mention this again." he ordered, placing an internal enlargement charm on his bag. Gohan blinked, then immediately beginning to laugh hysterically. "Shut up!"
"Never!" Gohan declared to the world, before he was pounced on by an excited Kira.
We're going home, we're going home, we're going home! She exclaimed happily, licking his cheek, We finally get to go home!
"I'm glad that you're happy about it." Gohan told her, "To tell the truth, I've missed it too."
Finally, about an hour later, they were as packed as they were going to get. Draco sat up.
"Hey, since no other students are here, you want to go see how Hero's faring?" the aristocrat inquired, "Since there's no one to nag us about invading the lion's den."
"Sure, why not?" Gohan shrugged and stood, brushing himself off, staring at the internally enlarged backpack he was using to carry his things. "This is pathetic."
"How so?"
"Well, considering that I've had to spell this thing five times to make it big enough for all of my crap, I'd say that's pretty bad." Gohan replied, and Draco winced.
"Ouch. Sucks for you, doesn't it?"
"Not really, I at least don't need a feather-light charm."
"I told you, shut up."
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Harry leaned, disgruntled, over his bag, staring at how much stuff he had to take. He had more this year than he ever did, considering that now,he hadIshtar's scales needing to be polished every week, the simple fact that he had grown and Draco insisted on taking him shopping for a new wardrobe last time they were at Hogsmeade, after Draco announced that seeing anyone associating with him looking like that made him cry on the inside, and that Sirius seemed insistent on spoiling him rotten. Not that Harry minded that too much, of course.
It was odd not having any students in the dorms now, or even in the entire castle but the three of them. Sirius was still looking for a house, so they would stay there anyway, since Dumbledore said (and Harry suspected that Sirius had practically threatened him into it) that the blood protection could be renewed if Harry spent one day there that summer and every one until he graduated, which said day was already over and done with.
Suddenly, the portrait slid open.
"Hey guys, what's up?"
"We came to see how you were doing on the packing." Gohan answered, smiling. Harry grinned back.
"I just finished," he said, and gestured to his bag. "You guys?"
"Yeah." Draco said, "When are we leaving again?"
"This evening." Gohan responded, sitting down and pulling Aoi into his lap, "About ten. Because knowing Inu-san, he'll take forever, and Lupin-san will spend more time keeping Siri-san in line than packing himself." Harry smirked.
"Probably. By the way, are you sure that you're okay with Professor Lupin coming? Really sure?"
"I told you, I'm fine, damnit." Gohan snapped, scowling, "Would you quit worrying? I'm not going to up and die over here while you're not looking!"
"Knock it off, both of you." Draco cut in, just as Harry was about to tell his friend just what he thought of that. "Can we please not bicker over this?"
Quite. Aoi ordered, placing a strong paw on her trainer's thigh, Be nice, children. That means you too, master.
"Why do you call me that when you never listen to me?" Gohan complained jokingly, and received a teasing nudge in the face for his trouble.
Because someone needs to keep you in line, and I didn't know what exactly I was getting into when I took this job.
"Gee, thanks so much."
You're welcome.
Gohan sighed and shook his head, before he reached behind him and pulled out a bag of marshmallows.
"I know it's a bit warm for this, but since we're leaving tonight, I figure we could stand a little heat, right?" Smirking, he lit the fire with a miniscule blast and brandished sticks at his friends, "Shall we?"
"Here, here!" Harry cheered, taking one of each.
"Bonzai!"
"Kanpai!" Gohan added in, sticking his marshmallow on the stick and allowing it to roast to a light golden brown before he took it out of the fire. "Sweet!" he exclaimed and popped it in his mouth. Meanwhile, Harry had gotten his to the exact way he wanted it, while Draco has set his on fire, and it was only when Aoi put it out that he sat down and took another.
"Ha!" Harry laughed, eating another, "Some aristocrat you are!"
"You're so-"
They never found out what Harry was, though, as once more the portrait slid open.
"Are you guys ready?" Sirius asked from where he stood, large duffel bag slung over his shoulder, Remus standing behind him. The boys all got to their feet.
"Yeah, we're ready." Harry said, and Gohan blinked, startled, before abruptly taking a flying leap out the window. Lupin gaped.
"Uh-?"
"Meh, don't worry. He's just saying goodbye to Gazer." Harry informed him, and gestured for the lycanthrope to look out the window for a good view of Hagrid's pasture. Indeed, there was the sterling unicorn standing with the thirteen year old, his head resting against Gohan's chest. The saiyan lifted a hand and stroked Gazer's forehead once, twice, and then three times, before kissing him on the nose and giving him a tight hug.
When he got back, they all found it proper not to mention that it looked quite obviously that he had been crying.
"Are we good to go?" he inquired, inconspicuously wiping at his eyes, and everyone nodded. "Good, everyone, touch a part of me, physical contact is needed for this, okay. Let's go, then."
Taking in a deep breath and then exhaling loudly, Gohan closed his eyes and concentrated, focusing all of his power into that one little jump. Even a blind, deaf, and dumb man would have been able to sense the power flowing from him, and as quickly as it had started, a tendril of blue and silver began to twine around the group of them, before lengthening and enlarging into a thick, almost ribbon-like structure, encircling them like a cocoon. "Hold on tight, don't be scared."
And then they were gone. All that was left on the floor was a silver and blue feather.
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There was a carpeting of thick, lush grass. Tall trees who's branches swayed in the slight breeze that ran over their faces. A small town in the distance, with a large white building on the top of a hill with a prominent dome.
There was an amber-eyed man, his light brown hair streaked with grey. There were two boys, one a platinum blonde, the other with hair the color of pitch. There was a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes, who held a short, slender boy in his arms.
The boy was unconscious, and laying limply from where he was held. His pokemon stood beside him, staring at him in concern.
There was a sign that said on it in black letters: Welcome to Pallet Town.
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END CHAPTER
END PART THREE OF PARTNERS: BLACK OLEANDER
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