Can they make a difference?
Chapter 10: You are mine!
Pairings: Goku/Vegeta, Harry/Draco
Disclaimer: I don't own, so don't ask
WARNING: This is about male/male relationships, if you have a problem with that then I suggest that you go elsewhere.
Notes: Well everyone here it is! Thank you for all of reviews I'm excited that everyone is enjoying this so far, and it's still not over. Thank you my beta-reader the Pixel Goddess - All hail to the Goddess!
~Laura: Here's your update ^_~ Sorry I haven't email you I've been busy with work and the kids. I'll promise to chat w/ you soon, 'k.
~Shea Loner: Can you imagine how the students and staff are going to react? Hope Madame Pomfrey is ready for them.
~Kitai Shinsei: I'm not telling (smiles) Read on and find out about that last part that was torn off of Hermione's paper.
~Nelia: Remember, we're dealing with AU and magical forces, so anything is possible ^_~
~Red Kasei: Sorry about the cliffhangers (nnooot ^_~) Haven't got around to reading your new fic but I will this weekend ^_~
~V: I know I'm evil but you still love me.
~LingXiaoyu: Did I answer your question? If I didn't then it's '$hit' (that sound crude) and that was a typo the correct spelling is 'Shimatta'.
~Christine G: Read on and find out more about Voldemort's new lackey.
~Kewla: Please forgive me I've been sick and the kids too. Hope you are doing well. Anyway,s Lucius doesn't want anything (or anyone) to interfere with Draco and Harry's bonding. More about that later. Vegeta and Goku's mission is far from over. Severus was just as surprised about his tail as Remus. We will see more of it ^_~ Remus and Sirius will have some issues to work on. I can't tell you if anything bad will happen to Pansy.
Thank you: ~*~Shea Loner~*~ Kitai Shinsei ~*~Saiyajin-Neko~*~ Yukina ~*~Incensio Lady~*~ Arianna~*~Goddess of Insanity and Pauru~*~Lady Sakura- Chan~*~
Now enough of my endless chatter on with the story. Enjoy!
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~oOo@oOo~
Gossip was running rampant throughout Hogwarts, brought on by Dumbledore's stunning announcement at breakfast that Potions classes were cancelled. For the remainder of the week the teacher would be away. Professor Snape had never missed a day, and the students had a multitude of theories and plots surrounding mystery for the teacher's absence.
One theory was Professor Snape had been arrested by the Ministry for his connection with the Dark Lord. Another rumor that was blowing through school was that he (Professor Snape) tried to poison Professor Lupin, who had gone missing after Goku had 'disapparated' them from the Great Hall.
By lunchtime, one of the rumors was dispelled by Lupin's appearance at the teachers' table. While the students noted his presence, most didn't notice his abnormal behavior. The owner of a pair of brilliant jade orbs did.
Leaning over toward Ron and Hermione, Harry whispered, "Look at how Lupin is acting."
The friends casually glanced the teacher's way. Remus was shaking a little as he pushed his food around on his plate, not eating. Sirius was pointedly ignoring him, giving Remus the cold shoulder. It was unusual behavior for the duo.
"Something is not right," Harry said.
"You were weird like that when Draco was sick." Hermione added.
Ron remained quiet. How could his comment when he had a mouth full of food?
After lunch the Trio was on their way to Care of Magical Creatures when they were stopped by a group of Slytherins. They tried to ignore them and brush by, but their way was blocked.
Harry was wary, but not too concerned when one of the girls stood directly in his path. He wasn't prepared for her next move.
SLAP!
"Well, Potter? I hope that you're satisfied!"
Harry's eyes widened in shock, his face stinging from the strike.
"Back off, Bulstrode," Ron warned. He gripped his wand inside his robe.
"What was that for?" Harry asked. "I have no ideal what you're on about."
The female Slytherin snarled in a tone that clearly stated the hostility of the group. "Pansy!"
"What about her?" Hermione joined in. She was more than a little upset that the girl had hit Harry in the first place. This was one of the times that she wished that Vegeta was here. Unfortunately for them, he was seeing Madam Pomfrey.
Other students were starting to gather around the group. Blaise hung back to see what would happen. He knew that Draco was going to be pissed off that Millicent had pulled a stunt like this. He should have known that one of the sycophants would pick-up where Pansy left off. /Dummy/
"I don't know how you did it, and frankly I don't care, but you're going to pay for coming between Draco and Pansy."
Blaise choked back a laugh. Was she mad? He knew that Draco liked guys. Hell, any blind man could see that.
"Get a life Bulstrode," Hermione said in her friend's defense. "Pansy was never in the picture. Harry and Draco are soul mates."
"That's a lie!" the girl shouted, swinging and missing at Hermione.
Where in the hell was Hagrid? Blaise knew that this was going to get ugly if it wasn't stopped soon.
"No, it's not. Why else would Mr. Malfoy allow his son to be in the same tower with Harry?" Hermione argued.
"Dumbledore obviously tricked him." Millicent's temper was clearly showing on her face. She was becoming red and puffy. She was about to punch the other witch when she was suddenly thrown to the ground.
Harry had stood by silently as his friends defended him, his anger building since the slap. When he saw her about to strike again, his emerald eyes flared to life. The air became charged around him, making the other students take cautious steps back. Thunder rumbled overhead.
Hermione and Ron remembered experiencing this before, and tried without success to calm him down.
Blaise didn't even wait to be told to go get help. He bolted from the yard for help in diffusing the situation.
The ground shook violently as pieces of grass and dirt were lifted. Trees near the Forbidden Forest swayed as their roots popped out from their resting place. The students heard inhuman cries coming from that direction. Obviously, Harry's power-surge was a bit too much on the creatures that dwelled in the forest. Storm clouds gathered over them turning the perfect afternoon into a maelstrom.
Harry took one aggressive step toward the downed Slytherin. Lightening struck near his foot ripping a fissure up to Bulstrode. She backed away only to have the rift stop just short of her legs.
~*~*~
Draco had been released from the hospital the day before and was trying to get caught up on all his late work. He was in the library doing some research for Transfigurations when he felt a magical energy spike. His skin glowed a faint green.
"Harry," was all that he said as he left his books. Sheets of paper danced in the air, floating to the floor as he rushed out the room.
In the hallway he saw Goku.
"Goku! - Harry! - " He said breathlessly. "- He's mad - out of control! - " He panted. Goku frowned and grabbed Draco, ITing them to the yard.
The silver glow around him was intense. Lightening struck repeatedly. Draco was afraid Harry was in danger, and ran forward without thinking.
Harry was reaching down to grab Millicent when Draco reached him.
"Harry! Stop!" he yelled.
The young teen panted unable to hold back his anger. Draco looked down at his fellow Slytherin. "What the hell did you do to him?"
Millicent just stared up at Harry. No words came forth. The blonde reached down and hauled her to her feet. "Listen to me you stupid bitch. If you want to save your fucking skin you better tell me what you did to Harry and tell me now!"
"I-I sslaapped him," she stuttered. Tears coursed down her ashen face.
He quickly let her go to focus all of his energy on Harry to get him to calm down. Both of their auras were so blinding that they onlookers had to shield their eyes.
When Draco touched him Harry snapped out of his trance. "Dra?" he whispered before his vision went dark. Draco tried to support him before collapsing himself, unconscious. Dumbledore along with Remus, McGonagall, Hagrid, and Sirius showed just in time to witness the power of the bonding wizards.
Goku was lifting Draco as Sirius went straight to Harry. "Just touch my shoulder Sirius and I'll transport us to our tower."
Sirius gave a brief nod, ignoring Remus' pleading look to let him help.
Remus just stayed behind to help the other students get back to their common rooms. He still wasn't sure on how to make Sirius understand about Sev. The animosity those two had for each other made it difficult for him to explain everything. He wasn't even sure if Sirius would ever forgive him - he might see Remus' choice of a mate as a betrayal of their friendship.
Hermione and Ron were about to check-up Harry and Draco when Blaise stopped them.
"What now, Zabini?" Ron asked. There was something about this Slytherin that just didn't sit right with him.
"Hey, I'm cool. I just need to speak with Granger for a moment if you don't mind?"
"It's okay Ron."
"Well, okay, but I'm watching you. You do anything to harm her and I'll hex so quick your parents won't be able to pick out the pieces. Do I make myself clear?"
"Crystal."
Some distance away Blaise spoke in a low voice. "I believe that you are missing this?" He held up the paper that Hermione had dropped.
"Where did you get that?"
"Never mind where. What I wanna know is, is it true? And what happened to the last part?" he asked, keeping the torn parchment out of her grasp.
After some hesitation Hermione gave in. "Yes, it's true, and as for the last part it was Lupin. The Malfoy family is descended from Salazar Slytherin. On Harry's father's side is Godric Gryffindor. I didn't get far in my research to find out about Black and Lupin but I can only guess that Professors Black and Lupin are also from a line of powerful wizards."
Blaise considered. "Hmm, maybe Lupin comes through the Gryffindor line. He has some similarities to Potter."
That thought never crossed Hermione's mind - maybe it was a possibility. That would make sense too. "Okay, let's say that Professor Lupin is somehow related to Harry through Godric Gryffindor that means he's Harry's cousin or something."
Hermione and Blaise were at a loss, but both were far off the mark. There was another wizard, actually two other wizards whose names were lost throughout the ages because of the dealings with the Dark Arts. They caused bloodshed and violence in their dealings with Muggles and wizards alike. Their power rivaled that of Slytherin and Gryffindor.
The teens parted ways. It had been a very exciting day. There was never a dull moment the Hogwarts.
~oOo@oOo~
Harry and Draco had recovered from the other day. Dumbledore had instituted detention to those who attacked Harry or Draco. The students needed to realize the situation was dangerous, and could no longer be taken lightly. Dumbledore had warned the couple that they needed to control themselves better, but he was aware that the next time someone could be seriously injured.
Harry was getting ready to leave the tower when Goku stopped him.
"Are you okay, Harry?"
The young teen took in his friend's appearance. Goku was fully dressed (for once) but he seemed more tired then ever. Harry could tell that Vegeta's pregnancy was taking its' toll on the cheerful male.
"I'm fine now Goku, thanks. How about you?"
The earth-raised Saiyan put his hand behind his head and blushed a little before answering. "I'm good. Say listen, when is Draco going to get caught up with all his work?"
"Um, he should be finished some time today. Why?"
"Oh, uh, no reason," Goku replied but then he bent down to the shorter boy and whispered. "Vegeta is going a little bonkers and I think that talking to Draco would do him some good. Somehow Vegeta and Draco can relate to each other."
Harry nodded. This was true. The silver haired Slytherin was one of the few people who got along with the short-fused prince. Both had led a not-so- charmed life, but outwardly seemed to have everything that anyone could ever want.
Even though Draco's father never abused him, Lucius could do nothing when the Dark Lord called upon his son. On many occasions the elder Malfoy would be comforted by his wife who knew all too well the price that was being paid to be in the services of the powerful wizard.
Vegeta had lived a life that was worse than death. He had suffered at the hands of the most powerful being in the universe as Freiza's whore. He was treated as a plaything, beaten nearly to death on more than one occasion, but Vegeta was a survivor. He had sworn he wasn't going to let that white bastard break him.
"If I see him, I'll let him know. Right now I'm on my way to meet Hermione and Ron for class. Will you be around later?" Harry asked.
"I'm not sure. Remus asked Vegeta and me to come see him. He said something about talking with Sirius about some things. I'm guessing that it has to do with Professor Snape," Goku said, not really thinking about what he had just given away.
"What about Snape?" Harry asked, alarmed.
"Nothing!" Goku exclaimed, hand behind his head. "Oh wow, will you look at the time? Geta must be wondering where I am. Uh.gotta go."
Goku left in a trail of dust.
Harry stared after his friend, wondering what made him nervous like that and what was going on with Remus and Professor Snape. He gathered his books and left the tower in search of his friends. Something wasn't adding up and he wanted to know what.
~oOo@oOo~
-West City-
Could this place be any worse than the dungeons of Hogwarts? Hmm, maybe not but it was definitely better than the Black Mansion. Severus Snape stood in front of extensive dome shape structure. He was here because of the arrogant little prince. Dumbledore felt Vegeta needed something to take his mind off his current condition. As if taunting Snape and terrorizing the students weren't enough of a distraction.
He had been in this accursed country for three days looking for this place.
/Damn Muggles/ Every one that he had talked to had given him the wrong directions.
/Damn Dumbledore/ he added as an afterthought. First he insisted that he leave without telling Remus. Then he told him that it would be a good idea to travel to Japan by airplane to get what they had needed for Vegeta. It wouldn't do to have him apparate to an unknown location in front of Muggles, so Snape relented, much to his chagrin.
/Damn Vegeta/ Cursing the short Saiyan prince was not good enough.
Snape rang the doorbell and waited. A few seconds later he heard 'I'll get it!' from someplace deep inside the house. The door opened to reveal a handsome young man with long flowing lavender hair and vibrant blue eyes. The tall professor looked down at the boy.
"Um, can I help you?"
"Yes, I'm looking for a Ms. Bulma Briefs. I am Professor Snape from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Usually Snape would not have told anyone where he was from but Dumbledore had insisted.
Trunks remembered the name from a letter that they had received a while back. "Um, she's my mom. Come on in and follow me. She's in the lab."
The professor eyed the boy warily before stepping inside. The boy led him into what he had assumed to be the family room. The room was huge. The furniture took-up little to no space at all. There was a long sofa with matching love seat and recliner surrounding a coffee table. There was a pool table in the far end of the room, as well as dining table for four.
A fireplace that was about as big as his in his private chambers and next to that was a television. He couldn't believe that size of that thing. It looked to be about a 50in. screen. Thank goodness his adopted family had allowed him to grow-up knowing about Muggles. From what he saw, these Muggles were loaded.
"Wait right here and I'll go and fetch my mom for you."
Snape said nothing as he continued to survey the room. His eyes went back to the fireplace. He casually looked at the various pictures that were on top of the mantel. There were many pictures of a blue haired woman. She was lovely by his standards, and usually surrounded by a group of men, all dressed in some type of fighting uniforms.
Two of the men he recognized as Goku and Vegeta. Goku was dressed in his traditional gi but it was orange in color, not black as Snape was used to seeing him. Vegeta was also dressed in his favorite spandex, which was blue. Snape also noticed that Vegeta's blue uniform really showed the extent of his physique.
He understood why Goku was so possessive of the untouchable prince. The man had a body that would stop time and a bad boy look that radiated danger. A combination like that was a magnet for anything on two legs. No wonder why the students at Hogwarts couldn't seem to concentrate on their studies.
Another picture was of the woman and Vegeta standing together at what looked like a wedding. /He's married to her and mated to Goku?/ he mused. That didn't make any sense. A portrait next to that was of the same woman holding a small lavender haired bundle wrapped in blue. /Hmm, must be the boy that answered the door/ he said to himself.
He went further down the line of still shots until he came to one of Goku and Vegeta. This picture was different from the others. In the other ones the two males were either standing next to each other or Vegeta was standing with his back facing the camera giving only a side profile, but in this picture the two of them were interacting. He wished it were a magical photo so he could see the action continue.
Goku and Vegeta were standing face to face totally unaware that they were going to by photographed. They were embracing each other. Vegeta was actually smiling with his eyes closed. His head was tilted up toward Goku. The poise was intimate. The Saiyans were only aware of each other. Goku's seemed to be leaning forward as if to kiss the prince.
"I see you, just like everyone else, love that picture."
Snape turned quickly. He cursed himself for letting his guard down. "No, I was just merely admiring your family."
Bulma smiled. "My, you are cute. Trunks didn't exaggerate. I'm Bulma, Pro- fess-or Snape was it?"
The wizard blushed a little, but quickly pushed the heat from his face.
"Yes. I'm going to get straight to the point Ms Briefs-"
"Please, just call me Bulma. I hear Ms. Briefs way too often in meetings and at conventions." Bulma turned slightly to indicate that she wanted him to follow.
Once inside the kitchen Bulma prepared some tea. Snape stood with his back to the counter where he was able to view the entire room.
"So you wanted to talk to me, shoot," Bulma said as she handed him his cup and slid into a chair at the large dining table.
"It's about Vegeta-"
Bulma dropped her cup. The porcelain china cup lay broken on the floor as its contents pooled around it. The scientist looked at the teacher with worry. "Is he okay? Nothing is wrong, is it? What about the baby and Goku?"
Whatever reaction Severus was expecting it wasn't this. "I assure you that he is quite all right," he said with an irritated tone.
"When are they coming home?"
"That I cannot answer. My employer has deemed their presence as crucial, but he is worried about Vegeta. It seems that he has started showing signs of depression."
Bulma ponder the information for a moment before answering. "Has he been exercising?"
"No. Madam Pomfrey, our school's nurse, has restricted him to bed rest."
"Follow me. I need to look up something on the computer," Bulma said, as she got up from her chair heading toward her downstairs lab.
~oOo@oOo~
The Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was sitting across from his friend. He stared blankly out of the window watching the citizens of Hogsmead going on with their every day lives. It was a perfect day to be out. The sun cast a warm bright glow on every thing that it touched.
Remus didn't know what to do with his hands or feet. He kept fidgeting with items on the table. His stomach was tied up in knots. This was his friend - it should be easy to talk to him about anything. Somehow, he knew this would be different, though. Now he wasn't sure he could tell Sirius at all, let alone in such a public place.
He and Sirius had exchanged some pointless small talk, but now they just stared at each other in uncomfortable silence. Finally, Sirius decided to break the ice. "Moony, I-"
"Padfoot, I'm sorry for last week and avoiding you all this time." Remus had cut him off, encouraged by Sirius' opening.
Sirius shook his head. "I over-reacted and."
"And you were jealous..." Remus gave a wry smile. Maybe their friendship would survive after all. "I need to tell you something, Padfoot and I don't want to lose your trust over this," Remus had lowered his voice. He could feel his heart move into his throat and it was pounding loudly in his ears.
Sirius brushed some of his long bangs out of his cerulean eyes. He grabbed onto his friend's hand silently giving him encouragement.
"Whatever you have to say Moony, you can tell me."
Remus was about to tell his friend his secret when there was a loud explosion not far from where they were. Both wizards rushed out of Honeydukes to see what could have caused so much noise.
The street scene of Hogsmead was unbelievable. Some buildings were smoking, broken glass showered onto any and everything that was near-by. Some witches and wizards were lying in the street unmoving. The Marauders were not even sure if they were alive or dead, but that was not their immediate concern.
Their source of fear was the group of Death Eaters that were making their way toward the couple that had accompanied them.
"GOKU!!! VEGETA!!! GET OUT OF THERE!!!" Remus called as Sirius sprinted toward them with his wand drawn but it was too late.
Goku moved to protect his mate, but howled with pain and crumpled to the ground as he was hit with the Cruciatus Curse. Vegeta began to attack the nearest enemy, but collapsed, unconscious, when he was hit with a Stunning Spell. Goku was kicked in the head, knocking him out. They grabbed the prince, and the Death Eaters and their hostage disapparated.
In the heated frenzy Vegeta had managed to knock off the hood of one of his attackers. Remus and Sirius stared disbelieving when they saw a flash of long white blonde hair.
~*~*~
Obsidian orbs fluttered opened to be greeted by some familiar faces. Goku looked around the infirmary. Low whispering could be heard from the next room over. His head throbbed. He raised his hand to the sore spot to encounter bandages. His body ached all over. The last thing that he remembered was walking through the enchanting town of Hogsmead with Vegeta, looking at the various knick-knacks and other wizarding stuff. After that he really didn't remember much.
"Oh, good Mr. Son you're awake," Madam Pomfrey said with a slight smile.
"Where's Vegeta?" Goku tried to sit up but the mediwitch held him down. For a human the woman had surprising strength.
Goku wanted to make sure that his mate was all right and continued to struggle with Pomfrey. She sighed in frustration and drew her wand, casting a restraining charm on him to keep him in bed.
"Please relax, Mr. Son. You've been hurt and need to rest and heal," she calmly explained.
/Man, where's Yajorbi when you need him? I could go for a Senzu bean right about now. / Goku thought.
"Goku!" Harry called out after he entered the private room along with Draco, Hermione, and Ron.
Hermione sat next to the bed with sad red rimmed brown eyes while Draco and Ron remained quiet. Draco kept his distance from his fiancé because he wasn't sure how Goku would react to the situation.
"Where's Vegeta?" Goku asked again, his tail twitching in frustration. He was getting impatient. He wanted answers and he wanted them now.
"The Headmaster wishes to speak with you about the prince," Pomfrey responded as she continued caring for the Saiyan. After her short exam she handed him a potion, not telling him it was a Dreamless sleeping draught. "Drink that, and you will feel much better."
Goku sniffed the potion and wrinkled his nose in disgust, but he found that he was in too much pain to fight the witch. He downed the draught and was out within a few seconds.
Harry sat down next to his friend. He couldn't believe that that snake would do something as low as this. A comforting hand landed on his shoulder. Harry glanced up to see sad stormy greys.
"Lets go Harry, there's nothing else that we can do," Draco whispered. He bent down and placed a kiss on Harry's cheek.
Harry simply nodded his head and followed his friends. His only thoughts were on the Saiyan royal.
The group moped around the tower's common room. Sandwichs and drinks went untouched. No one said a word really. How could they? They didn't know what was going happen.
"I need to talk to Dumbledore," Harry suddenly announced. His friends looked at him as if he were mad.
"What for?" Ron asked.
"If I talk with him maybe I can surrender myself or something. I don't know," Harry huffed. He had come to respect the Saiyans. They had taught him there was nothing wrong with showing how much you loved someone, no matter who they were and what they had done in the past.
The couple didn't hide the fact that they were gay nor did they throw it in everyone's face either - it was just a small part of who they were.
"Get a hold of yourself Harry. There's no way the Dumbledore would permit such a thing. We have to figure out another way to get him back," Hermione said.
"I'm not going lose you Harry. You can't blame yourself for what has happened. This is Voldemort's doing. If you want to blame someone blame that bastard," Draco barked. He knew from experience what was going to happen and he couldn't do anything to prevent it.
Every since they had become engaged Draco was even more protective of Harry, and he wasn't going to let Harry risk his life.
Harry stopped wearing a hole in the carpet and settled down next to Draco. Draco wrapped his arm around his shoulder and pulled him close. He rested his head on Draco's shoulder, exhausted. They all were. Dumbledore had told them to stay put in the tower until he had gotten all the information from Remus and Sirius about what had happened.
He just hoped that it didn't take too long.
~oOo@oOo~
The Headmaster didn't know what was worse: Listening to Sirius rant and rave about Harry being bound to Draco or listening to Sirius rant and rave about how he was going to rip Lucius Malfoy a new one.
"We don't know that Malfoy was involved," McGonagall said calmly.
"Oh please!" Sirius snapped. "He was there! We saw him! What other bloody proof do you need?!"
"Padfoot, you're not helping," Remus chastised. He rubbed at his temples. He knew that he was beginning to get a headache from Sirius' yelling
"I knew that Malfoy was supporter of Voldemort but I never had imagined that he would do something so low as to attack Hogsmead in broad daylight!" Sirius snarled.
"Gentlemen please. I understand how upset you are over this, but you must keep a clear head. We will not be any good to either Mr. Son or Prince Vegeta if we continue bickering among ourselves," Dumbledore said, letting everyone know that now was not the time to go to pieces.
"What would You-Know-Who want with the Prince?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"Maybe he found out that he is a telepath," Remus suggested. "But I don't know how that will help him. There is no way Vegeta will go along with whatever he has plans for."
"You're probably right, Remus, but the Prince would do just about anything to keep his child from being harmed," Minerva clarified.
This didn't bode well for the future. They knew the Dark Lord had only one goal - to get The-Boy-Who-Lived.
~oOo@oOo~
Bulma settled at her very messy workstation. Snape couldn't believe the condition of the small area. Trash littered the floor and computer. Cups of old coffee were lined up along one side the desk. Candy wrappers were in abundance. Some papers were stuck to each other from the empty sticky packages.
/Humph, no wonder he left her. She's a slob/ he told himself.
After Bulma typed in the pass code a secured file opened. Snape quickly read the label: Vegeta, Crown Prince of Vegetasei. The professor peered over Bulma's shoulder to read the file, but Bulma scrolled through the screen.
"Ah! Here," she said triumphantly. She moved out the way so he could read the screen.
Snape looked closer to read the fine print.
[In the second stage of pregnancy, Vegeta has been experiencing symptoms of pre-partum blues or commonly known as pre-birth depression. During this stage it was recommended that he kept his routine schedule of exercise with little to no sparring. I have found that when his activity is restricted he suffers from fits of uncontrolled rage. The emotional distress has caused severe cramping and bleeding.
Vegeta has also lost the ability to use energy blasts and waves as well as the ability to ascend to Super Saiyan and beyond. However, he has not lost the ability to produce Moon Spheres. This orb does not require significant amounts of ki. On occasion Vegeta will transform either under the light of a full moon or the artificial moon. He uses this form when he is extremely bored or is confined for long periods of time.
CAUTION IS ADVISED WHEN DEALING WITH HIM IN OOZARU]
Damn it! Snape was mad by this point. He unconsciously coiled his tail tighter around his waist, cutting off his air supply. "I wish we had this information a few weeks ago."
"Look Professor, I know that Ge can be a little hot-headed-"
"A little?!!" he exclaimed. "Do you know that he has all ready managed to destroy our playing field, part of the castle, a large section of the Forbidden Forest, and my class room?!" Snape bellowed.
"He's very proud and for him to admit any type of weakness would be devastating for him," she explained.
"Bulma, he's been a pain in my ass and every other person at school except for Potter and his friends since the day he arrived. Mr. Son, on the hand, has been a model citizen - except when it comes to Vegeta." Snape thought back to when they got into it. "Goku cannot see reason when dealing with Vegeta."
Bulma turned to say something else to Snape but he suddenly dropped to one knee, hissing in pain and grabbing his arm. The Potions Master didn't have any time to explain to the scientific genius. "I will call upon you when I can Bulma." Then he was gone.
Bulma stood there staring at the spot were Snape disappeared. She shook her head, and returned to her work.
~oOo@oOo~
The prince was on his knees panting heavily as he struggled against his captors. His hands were bound behind him. He couldn't believe that he let his guard down. It was such an elementary mistake, and it had cost him.
/Kakarott is going to kill me/ he thought, not liking his situation.
He looked around the dark, musty room. If he had access to his ki this would be an easy victory. But he didn't, and now he was being easily restrained by two ningen. Even worse, the man he was being forced to kneel in front of was even stronger. And in his condition, there wasn't a thing he could do without his mate's help.
He hissed in pain as a hand buried itself in his flame hair and yanked his head back, forcing him to look at the man.
"Hmmm.very pretty. Nice to see that Dumbledore has *some* taste," Voldemort purred, reaching down to run a finger down the side of Vegeta's face. The prince growled a warning, his tail whipping around to strike the Dark Lord on the wandering hand.
The extra appendage took the horde of Death Eaters by surprise. They hadn't seen it among the folds of his pants leg.
"Feisty - I like that. Too bad you're already carrying a child or else that would be my seed growing there to continue my legacy. I might have you conceive another after this one is born." Voldemort chuckled, rubbing his throbbing hand as he leaned back in his throne. "What I'm really curious about is why he would have a Muggle at Hogwarts."
Vegeta glared. "That's no concern of yours, ningen!" he snapped.
"I should make you pay for your insolence. However, I will overlook it this time."
His hand shot out and grabbed Vegeta's face. "You * will * serve me," he hissed. "If you refuse.well I cannot guarantee the safety of your unborn child." His other hand glided down to caress the swell of the prince's stomach.
Vegeta fought back as best he could and cursed as he was dragged away.
"What shall we do with him Master?" the cloaked figure slowly approached the throne.
"For the moment nothing, He will be my key to gaining ultimate power." Voldemort gave a crooked smile. "Go before you are missed."
The figure turned to leave, but was called back. "Oh, and Lucius, you will not withhold information from me ever again. Cruico!"
~oOo@oOo~
"Nooooooo!" Harry shot up in bed. Sweat was pouring off his forehead and his breathing was labored. Draco was in the other room with Ron and Hermione, and came rushing in when he heard Harry's frantic scream.
The Slytherin climbed into bed behind Harry, holding him close and trying to soothe the boy. Draco rocked them back and forth while patting Harry's back.
"What happened? Did you have another vision of Voldemort?" Draco asked, half scared of what the answer might be.
"Yes," Harry simply answered. "I saw your father. Voldemort hit him a curse. After that everything went black. I think your father must have passed out."
~oOo@oOo~
Bulma was quite used to Goku disappearing, so Snape's disapparating was not a big surprise. Life had never been dull for the Capsule Corporation heiress. Trunks walked into the lab a few seconds after Snape had vanished.
"Mom, I'm going out with Goten. I should be back later," the demi-Saiyan informed his mother.
"Yeah, okay honey," she answered. Bulma went to give her son a hug when she kicked something on the floor.
Bulma bent down and picked up a strange cell phone. "Looks like the Professor dropped this." She handed it to Trunk to be put in the kitchen when both felt a tug from the center of their navels. The floor disappeared and everything went black.
"Hey Trunks! Where are you?" Goten had gotten fed-up waiting for his friend and decided to come downstairs to see what was taking so long to say good- bye to his mother.
When he entered the lab it was empty. "Man, now what?" Goten was trusting like his father, and rarely worried or questioned things. After all, his life had been pretty strange, but it all always worked out okay, didn't it? Trunks was probably just playing a joke on him, as usual, and wanted to see if he'd freak out. Well, he wasn't going to get him this time.
Goten shrugged his shoulders left the lab and figured that Trunks would get ahold of him later. For now he was going to stick with their plans and go to the mall. He just didn't know what he was going to tell Trunks' girlfriend. He cringed at the thought of her reaction when he told her.
~*~*~
Bulma and Trunks landed on the ground with a hard thud. Actually Bulma was on top of Trunks in the most undignified position.
"Uh, mom, if you don't mind?" Trunks grunted. He was face down in the soft dirt.
The scientist quickly got up. Bulma's face was three shades of red. She dusted herself off trying to figure out where they were. Nothing looked familiar. To the left was a dark foreboding forest and to the right was a magnificent castle across a manicured lawn.
"Well son, let's go to the castle and borrow their phone. We can call Dad and let him know that we're all right. By any chance do you know where we are?"
Trunks scanned the area. "Looking at the building, I would say maybe England.Scotland.somewhere in Europe. Way too far for me to carry you back home," he admitted with some guilt.
Together they walked up the small mound crossing the grass to reach the double doors of the castle.
~oOo@oOo~
They were at a stalemate on how to resolve the issue of the missing prince. Goku was still asleep, so Dumbledore hadn't informed him yet. He worried that the Saiyan would go to save his mate without thinking. Voldemort would be expecting just such a rescue attempt, and would be prepared. He wasn't sure if Goku could survive one of Voldemort's curses. Hopefully the arrival of his * helpers * would aid in keeping the Saiyan under control.
"Minerva could you be a dear please and greet our guests. They are entering from the Forbidden Forest." McGonagall inclined her head and moved to the door. "Sirius, if you don't mind, could you please accompany Professor McGonagall."
Sirius stood with the Transfigurations teacher and both left, leaving Remus alone with the Headmaster. He stood ready to leave as well but he was stopped.
"Remus, I know that this is hard on you -"
"No, Professor I don't think that you do. How could you send Severus away without telling me? I had to find out that my mate was sent away through student gossip!" Remus was irritated. He had been coping with Severus' absence all week and now he was nothing but a bundle of nerves.
Plus the waning effects of the full moon wasn't helping either. He still felt edgy and needed Severus' support. Before he didn't have any problems adjusting after his transformation but now since he was mate (a Beta mate at that) he depended on Severus to be by him, to watch over him, and to protect him.
"I'm sorry that I didn't inform you ahead of time Remus but it was necessary for Severus to leave immediately," Dumbledore responded truthfully.
There was no twinkle in the azure eyes but the smile was ever present. "Why don't you get some rest, Remus? You look as if you haven't slept in days. You could ask Poppy for a sleeping potion."
"No, I will be fine."
The week had crept by painfully slow for Remus. He couldn't stay in the Dungeons alone. The scent of Sev surrounded him, but without him there it nearly drove him mad, so he had been staying in the room he shared with Sirius. It hadn't helped though. The ache he felt at being separated from his mate was almost a physical pain.
He groaned inwardly. He still hadn't gotten around to telling his friend about his relationship with the Potions Master. His day was going from bad to worse.
~oOo@oOo~
Nighttime fell too quickly for Vegeta. He was no longer tied up, but it didn't matter, because he was in a well-secured cell. Granted, it had all the comforts of home, but he was still a prisoner. He snorted in disgust. He wanted Kakarott. He wanted to be out and there was no way out. His energy was being used to sustain the baby and it was taking a lot out him. He didn't have the necessary means of getting out of this place.
He couldn't remember being this tired when he was pregnant with his first child, but Bulma did warn him that not all pregnancies were the same. Vegeta cursed as he realized that whatever spell was being used was preventing him from mentally calling Kakarott.
Now that he had some time Vegeta took stock of his cell. It was actually a room with boarded windows. He couldn't escape that way. He wouldn't be able to make the jump. He growled in frustration. He could feel the call of the night. The effects of the full moon still made his blood burn.
The room itself was just large enough for him to pace. It had a double size bed, fireplace, and bathroom. He lay down on the bed thinking about what his next move should be. After several attempts to contact Kakarott with no success he decided to call it a night.
Vegeta eyes were heavy and he dozed. He must have been asleep for at least twenty minutes when the door swung open. A cloaked figure entered the room. The prince made no attempt to rise because he recognized the scent of the intruder.
"I should have known that you would have something to do with this."
The intruder drew an alarmed breath, not realizing that he was awake.
Vegeta smirked and snorted in amusement.
"If you were smart, you would just do what the Master wants."
"I suggest that you leave me now while you can," the prince said.
"You can't do anything to me. This room has been specially warded for your type of magic."
Vegeta's dark eyes sparkled in the dimly lit room. "Oh really?" Without another word Vegeta was at his visitor's side in a flash.
"H-how did-did you do-do that?" the person choked out. Vegeta had them in a painful grasp.
He growled a warning. "I may not have the use of my ki but I still can pound you into the ground. Remember what I did to you before. Now, go before I change my mind." Vegeta's threat was loud and clear.
"This isn't over," the intruder said, before slipping out the door.
Vegeta ignored the last feeble attempt at bravery and went to bed. "Ningens! When will they learn?" He gave an exhausted sigh. That move used a lot of his waning strength, but his ego prevented him from letting them know he was getting so weak. The Saiyan drifted off to sleep with the thought of his mate and baby on his mind.
~oOo@oOo~
Remus was lying in his bed, missing Sev. He hadn't heard a word from his mate. Remus knew he should be annoyed at Sev for not telling him, but somehow he knew that Dumbledore was responsible for his silence. He * was * still upset with Dumbledore. He sighed and got up to call a house-elf to move his personal belongings down to the dungeons.
A little later, Sirius returned to his room. He was so excited about the new visitors to the school that he had almost forgotten about the situation concerning Goku and Vegeta. His lively smile disappeared when he walked into the room that he shared with his friend.
"What's going-on here?" he asked to no one in the main room. The room was barren of Dark Arts books and artifacts from around the world. Some pictures of the Marauders were missing from the wall and desk. He walked into his room to find that everything was still in place then he proceeded into the other room.
Remus Lupin was sitting cross-legged in the middle of his room packing items carefully into a box. Some of his belongings he wanted to pack himself. His acute hearing picked-up on someone walking into his room then he caught the scent of who had entered. He sighed. He seemed to be doing that a lot lately.
He swiftly rose to his feet. "Hi Padfoot." Remus ran nimble fingers through his hair. His hair fell about his head as it came out of the loose ponytail.
"Moony, what's wrong? Did I do something? Are you leaving?"
"No, you didn't do anything, but I am leaving."
"But why?" Sirius was shocked and hurt.
"Padfoot, I was going to tell you when we were at Hogsmead." Remus trailed off, eyes on the floor.
Sirius stared at his friend, wide-eyed.
/Okay, just come out and say it/ Remus swallowed. "I'm moving to the Dungeons."
"What the hell for? The only thing down there is Snape. There's no way in hell anyone would want to be that close to him."
Sirius missed the hurt expression in his friend's eyes.
"Actually, I'm moving in with Sev-Severus," Remus finally said.
Sirius blue eyes lost their brightness as Remus rushed out an explanation. "Severus is my mate, Padfoot. We are bound together. I'm sorry - I know you don't like him - but we belong together."
"That's.that's.he's put some Entrancing Enchantment on you.I mean.there's." Sirius was so angry he could hardly speak. His hands clenched into fists - he wanted to beat the living daylights out of Snape for doing this to his friend.
"I'm not under a spell, Padfoot." Remus put his hands on his friend's shoulders, trying to calm him. "I - I love him. I think I have for years."
Sirius growled in annoyance and slapped Remus' hands away. "Damn it, Moony.!" He turned and stalked out of the room.
Remus watched in silence as Sirius turned around and left the room. In the distance he heard the front door open and close. He knew that his friend was mad and needed time to deal with his anger. The professor sank to the floor. He was holding onto the tears that had gathered in his golden eyes but now they fell, soaking his hands. He stayed there in his old room until the first rays of the sun peered in.
~ TBC ~
A/N: Whoa! Care to take a guess who visited Vegeta? You have three choices and the first two are wrong ^_~ What about Trunks and Bulma? I wonder how everyone going to react to them. Wanna know what happened to Snape? Me too. I'll let you know when I hear something. Did Sirius go overboard? Or was his anger justified? Find out in the chapter.
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~oOo@oOo~
Teaser Chapter 11: I don't know what to think
The infirmary was in a state of chaos. Professor McGonagall had pulled Professor Lupin from class. The students were dismissed given the choices of going to their common rooms or having a free period.
Remus walked into the private room and nearly collapsed when he saw. . .
Chapter 10: You are mine!
Pairings: Goku/Vegeta, Harry/Draco
Disclaimer: I don't own, so don't ask
WARNING: This is about male/male relationships, if you have a problem with that then I suggest that you go elsewhere.
Notes: Well everyone here it is! Thank you for all of reviews I'm excited that everyone is enjoying this so far, and it's still not over. Thank you my beta-reader the Pixel Goddess - All hail to the Goddess!
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~Kewla: Please forgive me I've been sick and the kids too. Hope you are doing well. Anyway,s Lucius doesn't want anything (or anyone) to interfere with Draco and Harry's bonding. More about that later. Vegeta and Goku's mission is far from over. Severus was just as surprised about his tail as Remus. We will see more of it ^_~ Remus and Sirius will have some issues to work on. I can't tell you if anything bad will happen to Pansy.
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Gossip was running rampant throughout Hogwarts, brought on by Dumbledore's stunning announcement at breakfast that Potions classes were cancelled. For the remainder of the week the teacher would be away. Professor Snape had never missed a day, and the students had a multitude of theories and plots surrounding mystery for the teacher's absence.
One theory was Professor Snape had been arrested by the Ministry for his connection with the Dark Lord. Another rumor that was blowing through school was that he (Professor Snape) tried to poison Professor Lupin, who had gone missing after Goku had 'disapparated' them from the Great Hall.
By lunchtime, one of the rumors was dispelled by Lupin's appearance at the teachers' table. While the students noted his presence, most didn't notice his abnormal behavior. The owner of a pair of brilliant jade orbs did.
Leaning over toward Ron and Hermione, Harry whispered, "Look at how Lupin is acting."
The friends casually glanced the teacher's way. Remus was shaking a little as he pushed his food around on his plate, not eating. Sirius was pointedly ignoring him, giving Remus the cold shoulder. It was unusual behavior for the duo.
"Something is not right," Harry said.
"You were weird like that when Draco was sick." Hermione added.
Ron remained quiet. How could his comment when he had a mouth full of food?
After lunch the Trio was on their way to Care of Magical Creatures when they were stopped by a group of Slytherins. They tried to ignore them and brush by, but their way was blocked.
Harry was wary, but not too concerned when one of the girls stood directly in his path. He wasn't prepared for her next move.
SLAP!
"Well, Potter? I hope that you're satisfied!"
Harry's eyes widened in shock, his face stinging from the strike.
"Back off, Bulstrode," Ron warned. He gripped his wand inside his robe.
"What was that for?" Harry asked. "I have no ideal what you're on about."
The female Slytherin snarled in a tone that clearly stated the hostility of the group. "Pansy!"
"What about her?" Hermione joined in. She was more than a little upset that the girl had hit Harry in the first place. This was one of the times that she wished that Vegeta was here. Unfortunately for them, he was seeing Madam Pomfrey.
Other students were starting to gather around the group. Blaise hung back to see what would happen. He knew that Draco was going to be pissed off that Millicent had pulled a stunt like this. He should have known that one of the sycophants would pick-up where Pansy left off. /Dummy/
"I don't know how you did it, and frankly I don't care, but you're going to pay for coming between Draco and Pansy."
Blaise choked back a laugh. Was she mad? He knew that Draco liked guys. Hell, any blind man could see that.
"Get a life Bulstrode," Hermione said in her friend's defense. "Pansy was never in the picture. Harry and Draco are soul mates."
"That's a lie!" the girl shouted, swinging and missing at Hermione.
Where in the hell was Hagrid? Blaise knew that this was going to get ugly if it wasn't stopped soon.
"No, it's not. Why else would Mr. Malfoy allow his son to be in the same tower with Harry?" Hermione argued.
"Dumbledore obviously tricked him." Millicent's temper was clearly showing on her face. She was becoming red and puffy. She was about to punch the other witch when she was suddenly thrown to the ground.
Harry had stood by silently as his friends defended him, his anger building since the slap. When he saw her about to strike again, his emerald eyes flared to life. The air became charged around him, making the other students take cautious steps back. Thunder rumbled overhead.
Hermione and Ron remembered experiencing this before, and tried without success to calm him down.
Blaise didn't even wait to be told to go get help. He bolted from the yard for help in diffusing the situation.
The ground shook violently as pieces of grass and dirt were lifted. Trees near the Forbidden Forest swayed as their roots popped out from their resting place. The students heard inhuman cries coming from that direction. Obviously, Harry's power-surge was a bit too much on the creatures that dwelled in the forest. Storm clouds gathered over them turning the perfect afternoon into a maelstrom.
Harry took one aggressive step toward the downed Slytherin. Lightening struck near his foot ripping a fissure up to Bulstrode. She backed away only to have the rift stop just short of her legs.
~*~*~
Draco had been released from the hospital the day before and was trying to get caught up on all his late work. He was in the library doing some research for Transfigurations when he felt a magical energy spike. His skin glowed a faint green.
"Harry," was all that he said as he left his books. Sheets of paper danced in the air, floating to the floor as he rushed out the room.
In the hallway he saw Goku.
"Goku! - Harry! - " He said breathlessly. "- He's mad - out of control! - " He panted. Goku frowned and grabbed Draco, ITing them to the yard.
The silver glow around him was intense. Lightening struck repeatedly. Draco was afraid Harry was in danger, and ran forward without thinking.
Harry was reaching down to grab Millicent when Draco reached him.
"Harry! Stop!" he yelled.
The young teen panted unable to hold back his anger. Draco looked down at his fellow Slytherin. "What the hell did you do to him?"
Millicent just stared up at Harry. No words came forth. The blonde reached down and hauled her to her feet. "Listen to me you stupid bitch. If you want to save your fucking skin you better tell me what you did to Harry and tell me now!"
"I-I sslaapped him," she stuttered. Tears coursed down her ashen face.
He quickly let her go to focus all of his energy on Harry to get him to calm down. Both of their auras were so blinding that they onlookers had to shield their eyes.
When Draco touched him Harry snapped out of his trance. "Dra?" he whispered before his vision went dark. Draco tried to support him before collapsing himself, unconscious. Dumbledore along with Remus, McGonagall, Hagrid, and Sirius showed just in time to witness the power of the bonding wizards.
Goku was lifting Draco as Sirius went straight to Harry. "Just touch my shoulder Sirius and I'll transport us to our tower."
Sirius gave a brief nod, ignoring Remus' pleading look to let him help.
Remus just stayed behind to help the other students get back to their common rooms. He still wasn't sure on how to make Sirius understand about Sev. The animosity those two had for each other made it difficult for him to explain everything. He wasn't even sure if Sirius would ever forgive him - he might see Remus' choice of a mate as a betrayal of their friendship.
Hermione and Ron were about to check-up Harry and Draco when Blaise stopped them.
"What now, Zabini?" Ron asked. There was something about this Slytherin that just didn't sit right with him.
"Hey, I'm cool. I just need to speak with Granger for a moment if you don't mind?"
"It's okay Ron."
"Well, okay, but I'm watching you. You do anything to harm her and I'll hex so quick your parents won't be able to pick out the pieces. Do I make myself clear?"
"Crystal."
Some distance away Blaise spoke in a low voice. "I believe that you are missing this?" He held up the paper that Hermione had dropped.
"Where did you get that?"
"Never mind where. What I wanna know is, is it true? And what happened to the last part?" he asked, keeping the torn parchment out of her grasp.
After some hesitation Hermione gave in. "Yes, it's true, and as for the last part it was Lupin. The Malfoy family is descended from Salazar Slytherin. On Harry's father's side is Godric Gryffindor. I didn't get far in my research to find out about Black and Lupin but I can only guess that Professors Black and Lupin are also from a line of powerful wizards."
Blaise considered. "Hmm, maybe Lupin comes through the Gryffindor line. He has some similarities to Potter."
That thought never crossed Hermione's mind - maybe it was a possibility. That would make sense too. "Okay, let's say that Professor Lupin is somehow related to Harry through Godric Gryffindor that means he's Harry's cousin or something."
Hermione and Blaise were at a loss, but both were far off the mark. There was another wizard, actually two other wizards whose names were lost throughout the ages because of the dealings with the Dark Arts. They caused bloodshed and violence in their dealings with Muggles and wizards alike. Their power rivaled that of Slytherin and Gryffindor.
The teens parted ways. It had been a very exciting day. There was never a dull moment the Hogwarts.
~oOo@oOo~
Harry and Draco had recovered from the other day. Dumbledore had instituted detention to those who attacked Harry or Draco. The students needed to realize the situation was dangerous, and could no longer be taken lightly. Dumbledore had warned the couple that they needed to control themselves better, but he was aware that the next time someone could be seriously injured.
Harry was getting ready to leave the tower when Goku stopped him.
"Are you okay, Harry?"
The young teen took in his friend's appearance. Goku was fully dressed (for once) but he seemed more tired then ever. Harry could tell that Vegeta's pregnancy was taking its' toll on the cheerful male.
"I'm fine now Goku, thanks. How about you?"
The earth-raised Saiyan put his hand behind his head and blushed a little before answering. "I'm good. Say listen, when is Draco going to get caught up with all his work?"
"Um, he should be finished some time today. Why?"
"Oh, uh, no reason," Goku replied but then he bent down to the shorter boy and whispered. "Vegeta is going a little bonkers and I think that talking to Draco would do him some good. Somehow Vegeta and Draco can relate to each other."
Harry nodded. This was true. The silver haired Slytherin was one of the few people who got along with the short-fused prince. Both had led a not-so- charmed life, but outwardly seemed to have everything that anyone could ever want.
Even though Draco's father never abused him, Lucius could do nothing when the Dark Lord called upon his son. On many occasions the elder Malfoy would be comforted by his wife who knew all too well the price that was being paid to be in the services of the powerful wizard.
Vegeta had lived a life that was worse than death. He had suffered at the hands of the most powerful being in the universe as Freiza's whore. He was treated as a plaything, beaten nearly to death on more than one occasion, but Vegeta was a survivor. He had sworn he wasn't going to let that white bastard break him.
"If I see him, I'll let him know. Right now I'm on my way to meet Hermione and Ron for class. Will you be around later?" Harry asked.
"I'm not sure. Remus asked Vegeta and me to come see him. He said something about talking with Sirius about some things. I'm guessing that it has to do with Professor Snape," Goku said, not really thinking about what he had just given away.
"What about Snape?" Harry asked, alarmed.
"Nothing!" Goku exclaimed, hand behind his head. "Oh wow, will you look at the time? Geta must be wondering where I am. Uh.gotta go."
Goku left in a trail of dust.
Harry stared after his friend, wondering what made him nervous like that and what was going on with Remus and Professor Snape. He gathered his books and left the tower in search of his friends. Something wasn't adding up and he wanted to know what.
~oOo@oOo~
-West City-
Could this place be any worse than the dungeons of Hogwarts? Hmm, maybe not but it was definitely better than the Black Mansion. Severus Snape stood in front of extensive dome shape structure. He was here because of the arrogant little prince. Dumbledore felt Vegeta needed something to take his mind off his current condition. As if taunting Snape and terrorizing the students weren't enough of a distraction.
He had been in this accursed country for three days looking for this place.
/Damn Muggles/ Every one that he had talked to had given him the wrong directions.
/Damn Dumbledore/ he added as an afterthought. First he insisted that he leave without telling Remus. Then he told him that it would be a good idea to travel to Japan by airplane to get what they had needed for Vegeta. It wouldn't do to have him apparate to an unknown location in front of Muggles, so Snape relented, much to his chagrin.
/Damn Vegeta/ Cursing the short Saiyan prince was not good enough.
Snape rang the doorbell and waited. A few seconds later he heard 'I'll get it!' from someplace deep inside the house. The door opened to reveal a handsome young man with long flowing lavender hair and vibrant blue eyes. The tall professor looked down at the boy.
"Um, can I help you?"
"Yes, I'm looking for a Ms. Bulma Briefs. I am Professor Snape from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Usually Snape would not have told anyone where he was from but Dumbledore had insisted.
Trunks remembered the name from a letter that they had received a while back. "Um, she's my mom. Come on in and follow me. She's in the lab."
The professor eyed the boy warily before stepping inside. The boy led him into what he had assumed to be the family room. The room was huge. The furniture took-up little to no space at all. There was a long sofa with matching love seat and recliner surrounding a coffee table. There was a pool table in the far end of the room, as well as dining table for four.
A fireplace that was about as big as his in his private chambers and next to that was a television. He couldn't believe that size of that thing. It looked to be about a 50in. screen. Thank goodness his adopted family had allowed him to grow-up knowing about Muggles. From what he saw, these Muggles were loaded.
"Wait right here and I'll go and fetch my mom for you."
Snape said nothing as he continued to survey the room. His eyes went back to the fireplace. He casually looked at the various pictures that were on top of the mantel. There were many pictures of a blue haired woman. She was lovely by his standards, and usually surrounded by a group of men, all dressed in some type of fighting uniforms.
Two of the men he recognized as Goku and Vegeta. Goku was dressed in his traditional gi but it was orange in color, not black as Snape was used to seeing him. Vegeta was also dressed in his favorite spandex, which was blue. Snape also noticed that Vegeta's blue uniform really showed the extent of his physique.
He understood why Goku was so possessive of the untouchable prince. The man had a body that would stop time and a bad boy look that radiated danger. A combination like that was a magnet for anything on two legs. No wonder why the students at Hogwarts couldn't seem to concentrate on their studies.
Another picture was of the woman and Vegeta standing together at what looked like a wedding. /He's married to her and mated to Goku?/ he mused. That didn't make any sense. A portrait next to that was of the same woman holding a small lavender haired bundle wrapped in blue. /Hmm, must be the boy that answered the door/ he said to himself.
He went further down the line of still shots until he came to one of Goku and Vegeta. This picture was different from the others. In the other ones the two males were either standing next to each other or Vegeta was standing with his back facing the camera giving only a side profile, but in this picture the two of them were interacting. He wished it were a magical photo so he could see the action continue.
Goku and Vegeta were standing face to face totally unaware that they were going to by photographed. They were embracing each other. Vegeta was actually smiling with his eyes closed. His head was tilted up toward Goku. The poise was intimate. The Saiyans were only aware of each other. Goku's seemed to be leaning forward as if to kiss the prince.
"I see you, just like everyone else, love that picture."
Snape turned quickly. He cursed himself for letting his guard down. "No, I was just merely admiring your family."
Bulma smiled. "My, you are cute. Trunks didn't exaggerate. I'm Bulma, Pro- fess-or Snape was it?"
The wizard blushed a little, but quickly pushed the heat from his face.
"Yes. I'm going to get straight to the point Ms Briefs-"
"Please, just call me Bulma. I hear Ms. Briefs way too often in meetings and at conventions." Bulma turned slightly to indicate that she wanted him to follow.
Once inside the kitchen Bulma prepared some tea. Snape stood with his back to the counter where he was able to view the entire room.
"So you wanted to talk to me, shoot," Bulma said as she handed him his cup and slid into a chair at the large dining table.
"It's about Vegeta-"
Bulma dropped her cup. The porcelain china cup lay broken on the floor as its contents pooled around it. The scientist looked at the teacher with worry. "Is he okay? Nothing is wrong, is it? What about the baby and Goku?"
Whatever reaction Severus was expecting it wasn't this. "I assure you that he is quite all right," he said with an irritated tone.
"When are they coming home?"
"That I cannot answer. My employer has deemed their presence as crucial, but he is worried about Vegeta. It seems that he has started showing signs of depression."
Bulma ponder the information for a moment before answering. "Has he been exercising?"
"No. Madam Pomfrey, our school's nurse, has restricted him to bed rest."
"Follow me. I need to look up something on the computer," Bulma said, as she got up from her chair heading toward her downstairs lab.
~oOo@oOo~
The Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was sitting across from his friend. He stared blankly out of the window watching the citizens of Hogsmead going on with their every day lives. It was a perfect day to be out. The sun cast a warm bright glow on every thing that it touched.
Remus didn't know what to do with his hands or feet. He kept fidgeting with items on the table. His stomach was tied up in knots. This was his friend - it should be easy to talk to him about anything. Somehow, he knew this would be different, though. Now he wasn't sure he could tell Sirius at all, let alone in such a public place.
He and Sirius had exchanged some pointless small talk, but now they just stared at each other in uncomfortable silence. Finally, Sirius decided to break the ice. "Moony, I-"
"Padfoot, I'm sorry for last week and avoiding you all this time." Remus had cut him off, encouraged by Sirius' opening.
Sirius shook his head. "I over-reacted and."
"And you were jealous..." Remus gave a wry smile. Maybe their friendship would survive after all. "I need to tell you something, Padfoot and I don't want to lose your trust over this," Remus had lowered his voice. He could feel his heart move into his throat and it was pounding loudly in his ears.
Sirius brushed some of his long bangs out of his cerulean eyes. He grabbed onto his friend's hand silently giving him encouragement.
"Whatever you have to say Moony, you can tell me."
Remus was about to tell his friend his secret when there was a loud explosion not far from where they were. Both wizards rushed out of Honeydukes to see what could have caused so much noise.
The street scene of Hogsmead was unbelievable. Some buildings were smoking, broken glass showered onto any and everything that was near-by. Some witches and wizards were lying in the street unmoving. The Marauders were not even sure if they were alive or dead, but that was not their immediate concern.
Their source of fear was the group of Death Eaters that were making their way toward the couple that had accompanied them.
"GOKU!!! VEGETA!!! GET OUT OF THERE!!!" Remus called as Sirius sprinted toward them with his wand drawn but it was too late.
Goku moved to protect his mate, but howled with pain and crumpled to the ground as he was hit with the Cruciatus Curse. Vegeta began to attack the nearest enemy, but collapsed, unconscious, when he was hit with a Stunning Spell. Goku was kicked in the head, knocking him out. They grabbed the prince, and the Death Eaters and their hostage disapparated.
In the heated frenzy Vegeta had managed to knock off the hood of one of his attackers. Remus and Sirius stared disbelieving when they saw a flash of long white blonde hair.
~*~*~
Obsidian orbs fluttered opened to be greeted by some familiar faces. Goku looked around the infirmary. Low whispering could be heard from the next room over. His head throbbed. He raised his hand to the sore spot to encounter bandages. His body ached all over. The last thing that he remembered was walking through the enchanting town of Hogsmead with Vegeta, looking at the various knick-knacks and other wizarding stuff. After that he really didn't remember much.
"Oh, good Mr. Son you're awake," Madam Pomfrey said with a slight smile.
"Where's Vegeta?" Goku tried to sit up but the mediwitch held him down. For a human the woman had surprising strength.
Goku wanted to make sure that his mate was all right and continued to struggle with Pomfrey. She sighed in frustration and drew her wand, casting a restraining charm on him to keep him in bed.
"Please relax, Mr. Son. You've been hurt and need to rest and heal," she calmly explained.
/Man, where's Yajorbi when you need him? I could go for a Senzu bean right about now. / Goku thought.
"Goku!" Harry called out after he entered the private room along with Draco, Hermione, and Ron.
Hermione sat next to the bed with sad red rimmed brown eyes while Draco and Ron remained quiet. Draco kept his distance from his fiancé because he wasn't sure how Goku would react to the situation.
"Where's Vegeta?" Goku asked again, his tail twitching in frustration. He was getting impatient. He wanted answers and he wanted them now.
"The Headmaster wishes to speak with you about the prince," Pomfrey responded as she continued caring for the Saiyan. After her short exam she handed him a potion, not telling him it was a Dreamless sleeping draught. "Drink that, and you will feel much better."
Goku sniffed the potion and wrinkled his nose in disgust, but he found that he was in too much pain to fight the witch. He downed the draught and was out within a few seconds.
Harry sat down next to his friend. He couldn't believe that that snake would do something as low as this. A comforting hand landed on his shoulder. Harry glanced up to see sad stormy greys.
"Lets go Harry, there's nothing else that we can do," Draco whispered. He bent down and placed a kiss on Harry's cheek.
Harry simply nodded his head and followed his friends. His only thoughts were on the Saiyan royal.
The group moped around the tower's common room. Sandwichs and drinks went untouched. No one said a word really. How could they? They didn't know what was going happen.
"I need to talk to Dumbledore," Harry suddenly announced. His friends looked at him as if he were mad.
"What for?" Ron asked.
"If I talk with him maybe I can surrender myself or something. I don't know," Harry huffed. He had come to respect the Saiyans. They had taught him there was nothing wrong with showing how much you loved someone, no matter who they were and what they had done in the past.
The couple didn't hide the fact that they were gay nor did they throw it in everyone's face either - it was just a small part of who they were.
"Get a hold of yourself Harry. There's no way the Dumbledore would permit such a thing. We have to figure out another way to get him back," Hermione said.
"I'm not going lose you Harry. You can't blame yourself for what has happened. This is Voldemort's doing. If you want to blame someone blame that bastard," Draco barked. He knew from experience what was going to happen and he couldn't do anything to prevent it.
Every since they had become engaged Draco was even more protective of Harry, and he wasn't going to let Harry risk his life.
Harry stopped wearing a hole in the carpet and settled down next to Draco. Draco wrapped his arm around his shoulder and pulled him close. He rested his head on Draco's shoulder, exhausted. They all were. Dumbledore had told them to stay put in the tower until he had gotten all the information from Remus and Sirius about what had happened.
He just hoped that it didn't take too long.
~oOo@oOo~
The Headmaster didn't know what was worse: Listening to Sirius rant and rave about Harry being bound to Draco or listening to Sirius rant and rave about how he was going to rip Lucius Malfoy a new one.
"We don't know that Malfoy was involved," McGonagall said calmly.
"Oh please!" Sirius snapped. "He was there! We saw him! What other bloody proof do you need?!"
"Padfoot, you're not helping," Remus chastised. He rubbed at his temples. He knew that he was beginning to get a headache from Sirius' yelling
"I knew that Malfoy was supporter of Voldemort but I never had imagined that he would do something so low as to attack Hogsmead in broad daylight!" Sirius snarled.
"Gentlemen please. I understand how upset you are over this, but you must keep a clear head. We will not be any good to either Mr. Son or Prince Vegeta if we continue bickering among ourselves," Dumbledore said, letting everyone know that now was not the time to go to pieces.
"What would You-Know-Who want with the Prince?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"Maybe he found out that he is a telepath," Remus suggested. "But I don't know how that will help him. There is no way Vegeta will go along with whatever he has plans for."
"You're probably right, Remus, but the Prince would do just about anything to keep his child from being harmed," Minerva clarified.
This didn't bode well for the future. They knew the Dark Lord had only one goal - to get The-Boy-Who-Lived.
~oOo@oOo~
Bulma settled at her very messy workstation. Snape couldn't believe the condition of the small area. Trash littered the floor and computer. Cups of old coffee were lined up along one side the desk. Candy wrappers were in abundance. Some papers were stuck to each other from the empty sticky packages.
/Humph, no wonder he left her. She's a slob/ he told himself.
After Bulma typed in the pass code a secured file opened. Snape quickly read the label: Vegeta, Crown Prince of Vegetasei. The professor peered over Bulma's shoulder to read the file, but Bulma scrolled through the screen.
"Ah! Here," she said triumphantly. She moved out the way so he could read the screen.
Snape looked closer to read the fine print.
[In the second stage of pregnancy, Vegeta has been experiencing symptoms of pre-partum blues or commonly known as pre-birth depression. During this stage it was recommended that he kept his routine schedule of exercise with little to no sparring. I have found that when his activity is restricted he suffers from fits of uncontrolled rage. The emotional distress has caused severe cramping and bleeding.
Vegeta has also lost the ability to use energy blasts and waves as well as the ability to ascend to Super Saiyan and beyond. However, he has not lost the ability to produce Moon Spheres. This orb does not require significant amounts of ki. On occasion Vegeta will transform either under the light of a full moon or the artificial moon. He uses this form when he is extremely bored or is confined for long periods of time.
CAUTION IS ADVISED WHEN DEALING WITH HIM IN OOZARU]
Damn it! Snape was mad by this point. He unconsciously coiled his tail tighter around his waist, cutting off his air supply. "I wish we had this information a few weeks ago."
"Look Professor, I know that Ge can be a little hot-headed-"
"A little?!!" he exclaimed. "Do you know that he has all ready managed to destroy our playing field, part of the castle, a large section of the Forbidden Forest, and my class room?!" Snape bellowed.
"He's very proud and for him to admit any type of weakness would be devastating for him," she explained.
"Bulma, he's been a pain in my ass and every other person at school except for Potter and his friends since the day he arrived. Mr. Son, on the hand, has been a model citizen - except when it comes to Vegeta." Snape thought back to when they got into it. "Goku cannot see reason when dealing with Vegeta."
Bulma turned to say something else to Snape but he suddenly dropped to one knee, hissing in pain and grabbing his arm. The Potions Master didn't have any time to explain to the scientific genius. "I will call upon you when I can Bulma." Then he was gone.
Bulma stood there staring at the spot were Snape disappeared. She shook her head, and returned to her work.
~oOo@oOo~
The prince was on his knees panting heavily as he struggled against his captors. His hands were bound behind him. He couldn't believe that he let his guard down. It was such an elementary mistake, and it had cost him.
/Kakarott is going to kill me/ he thought, not liking his situation.
He looked around the dark, musty room. If he had access to his ki this would be an easy victory. But he didn't, and now he was being easily restrained by two ningen. Even worse, the man he was being forced to kneel in front of was even stronger. And in his condition, there wasn't a thing he could do without his mate's help.
He hissed in pain as a hand buried itself in his flame hair and yanked his head back, forcing him to look at the man.
"Hmmm.very pretty. Nice to see that Dumbledore has *some* taste," Voldemort purred, reaching down to run a finger down the side of Vegeta's face. The prince growled a warning, his tail whipping around to strike the Dark Lord on the wandering hand.
The extra appendage took the horde of Death Eaters by surprise. They hadn't seen it among the folds of his pants leg.
"Feisty - I like that. Too bad you're already carrying a child or else that would be my seed growing there to continue my legacy. I might have you conceive another after this one is born." Voldemort chuckled, rubbing his throbbing hand as he leaned back in his throne. "What I'm really curious about is why he would have a Muggle at Hogwarts."
Vegeta glared. "That's no concern of yours, ningen!" he snapped.
"I should make you pay for your insolence. However, I will overlook it this time."
His hand shot out and grabbed Vegeta's face. "You * will * serve me," he hissed. "If you refuse.well I cannot guarantee the safety of your unborn child." His other hand glided down to caress the swell of the prince's stomach.
Vegeta fought back as best he could and cursed as he was dragged away.
"What shall we do with him Master?" the cloaked figure slowly approached the throne.
"For the moment nothing, He will be my key to gaining ultimate power." Voldemort gave a crooked smile. "Go before you are missed."
The figure turned to leave, but was called back. "Oh, and Lucius, you will not withhold information from me ever again. Cruico!"
~oOo@oOo~
"Nooooooo!" Harry shot up in bed. Sweat was pouring off his forehead and his breathing was labored. Draco was in the other room with Ron and Hermione, and came rushing in when he heard Harry's frantic scream.
The Slytherin climbed into bed behind Harry, holding him close and trying to soothe the boy. Draco rocked them back and forth while patting Harry's back.
"What happened? Did you have another vision of Voldemort?" Draco asked, half scared of what the answer might be.
"Yes," Harry simply answered. "I saw your father. Voldemort hit him a curse. After that everything went black. I think your father must have passed out."
~oOo@oOo~
Bulma was quite used to Goku disappearing, so Snape's disapparating was not a big surprise. Life had never been dull for the Capsule Corporation heiress. Trunks walked into the lab a few seconds after Snape had vanished.
"Mom, I'm going out with Goten. I should be back later," the demi-Saiyan informed his mother.
"Yeah, okay honey," she answered. Bulma went to give her son a hug when she kicked something on the floor.
Bulma bent down and picked up a strange cell phone. "Looks like the Professor dropped this." She handed it to Trunk to be put in the kitchen when both felt a tug from the center of their navels. The floor disappeared and everything went black.
"Hey Trunks! Where are you?" Goten had gotten fed-up waiting for his friend and decided to come downstairs to see what was taking so long to say good- bye to his mother.
When he entered the lab it was empty. "Man, now what?" Goten was trusting like his father, and rarely worried or questioned things. After all, his life had been pretty strange, but it all always worked out okay, didn't it? Trunks was probably just playing a joke on him, as usual, and wanted to see if he'd freak out. Well, he wasn't going to get him this time.
Goten shrugged his shoulders left the lab and figured that Trunks would get ahold of him later. For now he was going to stick with their plans and go to the mall. He just didn't know what he was going to tell Trunks' girlfriend. He cringed at the thought of her reaction when he told her.
~*~*~
Bulma and Trunks landed on the ground with a hard thud. Actually Bulma was on top of Trunks in the most undignified position.
"Uh, mom, if you don't mind?" Trunks grunted. He was face down in the soft dirt.
The scientist quickly got up. Bulma's face was three shades of red. She dusted herself off trying to figure out where they were. Nothing looked familiar. To the left was a dark foreboding forest and to the right was a magnificent castle across a manicured lawn.
"Well son, let's go to the castle and borrow their phone. We can call Dad and let him know that we're all right. By any chance do you know where we are?"
Trunks scanned the area. "Looking at the building, I would say maybe England.Scotland.somewhere in Europe. Way too far for me to carry you back home," he admitted with some guilt.
Together they walked up the small mound crossing the grass to reach the double doors of the castle.
~oOo@oOo~
They were at a stalemate on how to resolve the issue of the missing prince. Goku was still asleep, so Dumbledore hadn't informed him yet. He worried that the Saiyan would go to save his mate without thinking. Voldemort would be expecting just such a rescue attempt, and would be prepared. He wasn't sure if Goku could survive one of Voldemort's curses. Hopefully the arrival of his * helpers * would aid in keeping the Saiyan under control.
"Minerva could you be a dear please and greet our guests. They are entering from the Forbidden Forest." McGonagall inclined her head and moved to the door. "Sirius, if you don't mind, could you please accompany Professor McGonagall."
Sirius stood with the Transfigurations teacher and both left, leaving Remus alone with the Headmaster. He stood ready to leave as well but he was stopped.
"Remus, I know that this is hard on you -"
"No, Professor I don't think that you do. How could you send Severus away without telling me? I had to find out that my mate was sent away through student gossip!" Remus was irritated. He had been coping with Severus' absence all week and now he was nothing but a bundle of nerves.
Plus the waning effects of the full moon wasn't helping either. He still felt edgy and needed Severus' support. Before he didn't have any problems adjusting after his transformation but now since he was mate (a Beta mate at that) he depended on Severus to be by him, to watch over him, and to protect him.
"I'm sorry that I didn't inform you ahead of time Remus but it was necessary for Severus to leave immediately," Dumbledore responded truthfully.
There was no twinkle in the azure eyes but the smile was ever present. "Why don't you get some rest, Remus? You look as if you haven't slept in days. You could ask Poppy for a sleeping potion."
"No, I will be fine."
The week had crept by painfully slow for Remus. He couldn't stay in the Dungeons alone. The scent of Sev surrounded him, but without him there it nearly drove him mad, so he had been staying in the room he shared with Sirius. It hadn't helped though. The ache he felt at being separated from his mate was almost a physical pain.
He groaned inwardly. He still hadn't gotten around to telling his friend about his relationship with the Potions Master. His day was going from bad to worse.
~oOo@oOo~
Nighttime fell too quickly for Vegeta. He was no longer tied up, but it didn't matter, because he was in a well-secured cell. Granted, it had all the comforts of home, but he was still a prisoner. He snorted in disgust. He wanted Kakarott. He wanted to be out and there was no way out. His energy was being used to sustain the baby and it was taking a lot out him. He didn't have the necessary means of getting out of this place.
He couldn't remember being this tired when he was pregnant with his first child, but Bulma did warn him that not all pregnancies were the same. Vegeta cursed as he realized that whatever spell was being used was preventing him from mentally calling Kakarott.
Now that he had some time Vegeta took stock of his cell. It was actually a room with boarded windows. He couldn't escape that way. He wouldn't be able to make the jump. He growled in frustration. He could feel the call of the night. The effects of the full moon still made his blood burn.
The room itself was just large enough for him to pace. It had a double size bed, fireplace, and bathroom. He lay down on the bed thinking about what his next move should be. After several attempts to contact Kakarott with no success he decided to call it a night.
Vegeta eyes were heavy and he dozed. He must have been asleep for at least twenty minutes when the door swung open. A cloaked figure entered the room. The prince made no attempt to rise because he recognized the scent of the intruder.
"I should have known that you would have something to do with this."
The intruder drew an alarmed breath, not realizing that he was awake.
Vegeta smirked and snorted in amusement.
"If you were smart, you would just do what the Master wants."
"I suggest that you leave me now while you can," the prince said.
"You can't do anything to me. This room has been specially warded for your type of magic."
Vegeta's dark eyes sparkled in the dimly lit room. "Oh really?" Without another word Vegeta was at his visitor's side in a flash.
"H-how did-did you do-do that?" the person choked out. Vegeta had them in a painful grasp.
He growled a warning. "I may not have the use of my ki but I still can pound you into the ground. Remember what I did to you before. Now, go before I change my mind." Vegeta's threat was loud and clear.
"This isn't over," the intruder said, before slipping out the door.
Vegeta ignored the last feeble attempt at bravery and went to bed. "Ningens! When will they learn?" He gave an exhausted sigh. That move used a lot of his waning strength, but his ego prevented him from letting them know he was getting so weak. The Saiyan drifted off to sleep with the thought of his mate and baby on his mind.
~oOo@oOo~
Remus was lying in his bed, missing Sev. He hadn't heard a word from his mate. Remus knew he should be annoyed at Sev for not telling him, but somehow he knew that Dumbledore was responsible for his silence. He * was * still upset with Dumbledore. He sighed and got up to call a house-elf to move his personal belongings down to the dungeons.
A little later, Sirius returned to his room. He was so excited about the new visitors to the school that he had almost forgotten about the situation concerning Goku and Vegeta. His lively smile disappeared when he walked into the room that he shared with his friend.
"What's going-on here?" he asked to no one in the main room. The room was barren of Dark Arts books and artifacts from around the world. Some pictures of the Marauders were missing from the wall and desk. He walked into his room to find that everything was still in place then he proceeded into the other room.
Remus Lupin was sitting cross-legged in the middle of his room packing items carefully into a box. Some of his belongings he wanted to pack himself. His acute hearing picked-up on someone walking into his room then he caught the scent of who had entered. He sighed. He seemed to be doing that a lot lately.
He swiftly rose to his feet. "Hi Padfoot." Remus ran nimble fingers through his hair. His hair fell about his head as it came out of the loose ponytail.
"Moony, what's wrong? Did I do something? Are you leaving?"
"No, you didn't do anything, but I am leaving."
"But why?" Sirius was shocked and hurt.
"Padfoot, I was going to tell you when we were at Hogsmead." Remus trailed off, eyes on the floor.
Sirius stared at his friend, wide-eyed.
/Okay, just come out and say it/ Remus swallowed. "I'm moving to the Dungeons."
"What the hell for? The only thing down there is Snape. There's no way in hell anyone would want to be that close to him."
Sirius missed the hurt expression in his friend's eyes.
"Actually, I'm moving in with Sev-Severus," Remus finally said.
Sirius blue eyes lost their brightness as Remus rushed out an explanation. "Severus is my mate, Padfoot. We are bound together. I'm sorry - I know you don't like him - but we belong together."
"That's.that's.he's put some Entrancing Enchantment on you.I mean.there's." Sirius was so angry he could hardly speak. His hands clenched into fists - he wanted to beat the living daylights out of Snape for doing this to his friend.
"I'm not under a spell, Padfoot." Remus put his hands on his friend's shoulders, trying to calm him. "I - I love him. I think I have for years."
Sirius growled in annoyance and slapped Remus' hands away. "Damn it, Moony.!" He turned and stalked out of the room.
Remus watched in silence as Sirius turned around and left the room. In the distance he heard the front door open and close. He knew that his friend was mad and needed time to deal with his anger. The professor sank to the floor. He was holding onto the tears that had gathered in his golden eyes but now they fell, soaking his hands. He stayed there in his old room until the first rays of the sun peered in.
~ TBC ~
A/N: Whoa! Care to take a guess who visited Vegeta? You have three choices and the first two are wrong ^_~ What about Trunks and Bulma? I wonder how everyone going to react to them. Wanna know what happened to Snape? Me too. I'll let you know when I hear something. Did Sirius go overboard? Or was his anger justified? Find out in the chapter.
Tell me your thoughts and any questions that you might have.
Nemesis ^_~
~oOo@oOo~
Teaser Chapter 11: I don't know what to think
The infirmary was in a state of chaos. Professor McGonagall had pulled Professor Lupin from class. The students were dismissed given the choices of going to their common rooms or having a free period.
Remus walked into the private room and nearly collapsed when he saw. . .