Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. Or any other copyrighted characters. Sho belongs to my friend, but Shi is mine!

Hi people! Well, this is a weird fic brought on by boredom between me and my friend Sho. It just got a little out of hand. sweatdrops

Why Demons Should NeverTeach: Chapter One.

September 1st

"Platform 9 ¾? Where the hell is that," asked a man with peppered hair, seeing only platforms 9 and 10.

"Haven't you read any of the Harry Potter books," a girl beside hem asked, brushing white bangs out of her eyes. "It's between platforms 9 and 10, duh!"

She shook her head in disbelief. "Honestly, taking a job without any background knowledge. How pathetic!"

Tying silver-blue hair in a ponytail, the girl adjusted the bag on her back before trudging through the barrier, leaving her companion to blink in confusion.

"How long is this effin' train ride?"

"Sit down, Sho," the girl said, yanking him back into the compartment. "You're gonna make a scene."

"But Shi," he whined, "this is so boring!"

"Well then, oughta find a way to entertain yourself," Shi said, grabbing a book (Harry Potter) from her bag and opening it.

Sho sat in silence, thinking (surprise, surprise). Suddenly, a wicked idea crossed his mind. He grinned, licked his lips, and POP smacked them together (ala Donkey in Shrek 2).

Shi's left eye twitched, but she pretty much ignored him. Turning the page, she continued her reading when POP Sho did it again.

"Stop that," Shi hissed.

"Stop what," Sho asked, feigning innocence.

Shi growled, but returned her full attention to the book in front of her. Time passed in comfortable silence until POP

"Damnit! Stop it," Shi shrieked, slamming her book shut.

"What? I'm just doin' what you told me to do."

"I don't recall saying 'Sho, annoy the hell outta me.' Do you?"

"No, but you did say to find a way to entertain myself." Sho smirked, knowing he had won.

"Well," Shi said, slightly miffed, "find a different way to entertain yourself."

"Spoilsport," Sho made a face. "Why did I allow you to talk me into this?"

"Because you love me." To that, Sho had no comeback. Instead, he began piling the stuff he brought.

Shi readjusted herself, smiling slightly when Sho chose to ignore her instead of replying with a biting remark. Opening the book, she became a slave to imagination once again. Sighing in content as the silence settled over them, Shi was oblivious to her companion's restlessness.

Sho shifted, again. Now sitting Indian-style, he rubbed the back of his head. Unlike Shi, he hadn't bothered to think of bringing something to occupy him. 'Course, he hadn't thought they'd ride the train either.

Growling in aggravation, Sho lay down on his mountain of crap (as Shi had deftly named it). Sighing, he tossed and turned, attempting to find a comfortable spot.

"Ow! Damn," Shi cursed as another one of Sho's trinkets landed on her head. "Do you have to move so much?"

"Not like there's anything better to do."

"Y'know what? I've had enough," Shi snarled. Grabbing her bag from the luggage rack, she sifted through it, pulling out and discarding different items.

Sho's ears were perked in attention. He was kind of anxious to see what his companion was going to do. Granted, most times that Shi had claimed to have had enough weren't pleasant experiences for him.

He wondered how she was able to control him the way she did. He could kill her if he had the inclination to do so. Yet, he didn't. Why?

Damn, fox, he thought, unconsciously rubbing a faded scar on his left hand.

Crowing in triumph, Shi clasped her hand around the object she had been looking for. Pulling it out of her bag, she tossed it to Sho, who threw his arms in front of his face.

At the soft snort from Shi, Sho slowly lowered his arms. He had instinctively placed them in a defensive position to protect his head. Nothing that Shi had resumed her reading, he deemed it safe to view what she had tossed.

Sho grinned. In his lap was something he knew would chase away the boredom goblins. Sleek, handheld, completely entertaining, and (in his mind) the salvation of mankind, he held it in the air.

"Power to the Gameboy," he shouted before promptly turning it on and getting lost in his own little world.

Shi Shook her head, blue locks cascading over her shoulders. Immensely pleased with herself, she turned the page, smiling at Sho's little whoops of happiness.