AN: new chapter!!! I know it said I had updated even though I haven't . . .
sorry! I don't really know why it did that . . . but yea . . . here's the
nxt chapter! I'm probably gonna refer to Harry as Kurama for the rest of
the story, unless its someone else talking to him. For the confusing part
abt Boton that was mentioned in the last chapter, I should have that fixed
here . . . enjoy!
AN2: umm . . . I re-read my story, and found a contradiction, so . . . I kinda fixed a lot of the chapter. . .sorry!
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Hiei leapt down off the branch, and the Willow stilled obediently as Kurama followed down. His sharper ears caught the sound of three stifled gasps as they saw him leap off a high branch and land gracefully on the ground. Hiei was at the base of the tree waiting for him, and when he had landed, Hiei took off in the direction that the Ears had come from, form blurring and disappearing to a normal human eye. Hiei, Kurama could see, was humoring him, keeping slightly above the pace of the fox-demon; at exactly the speed he knew that he would be indistinguishable to the three students before changing his mind and dashing away. Kurama jogged along in Harry's body; at the same speed he had left the Great Hall. Quickly, he overtook the retreating Extendable Ears and Kurama stopped easily in front of the invisible them. Hiei had already arrived, and was standing in the shadows on the branch above them, unnoticed by all but Kurama. Kurama reached out, and without hesitation, yanked the cloak off and folded it over his arm. "I believe that this belongs to me," Kurama spoke calmly, and His friends were relieved, but the relief was visibly replaced by anxiousness when he suddenly had a frown on his face and Hiei materialized, glowering, beside him. Total silence, then Kurama spoke, "Headmaster, come out." Draco, Ron, and Hermione started. They looked frantically around them, and let out a breath when no one appeared. Both Kurama and Hiei's eyes narrowed and Hiei let out a snarled in annoyance. They both turned to an apparently open space and Kurama commanded again, this time with an underlying threat in his voice, "Professor Dumbledore, I say it again. /Come out. /"
To the surprise of the three 'children', though Draco hid it well, the air shimmered, and Dumbledore appeared. His eyes were still twinkling that infuriating twinkle, though it was a bit muted. He smiled gently at all of them, and greeted them, "Good evening, gentlemen," he nodded at Hermione, "Lady." He then turned back to the two demons, eyes shining with genuine curiosity, "How is it that you two knew where I was? Not many people can break my invisibility spell."
Hiei chose to speak this time, cutting in as Kurama opened his mouth, "You're /too/ powerful in magic and you have no idea how to hide your Reiki. An infant could find you from a mile away."
Dumbledore looked a strange mix between amused and confused, while Ron and Hermione were outraged at the insult to their idols. Draco apparently thought it was funny and he looked between the two demons and the headmaster amusedly. Kurama stifled a chuckle, and he nudged Hiei as he admonished the fire-demon, "Hiei, they don't know what you mean." His smile abruptly disappeared and he glared at each of them in turn, meeting eyes with the Headmaster unflinchingly. "I know about how long you've been there Headmaster, both of us do, and I don't believe you know enough to endanger us. Now you three," Kurama turned to his friends, who were wilting under the heat of Hiei's glare, "I'm not sure. I was careless. I though I told you to not follow me! Answer me, truthfully, how long have you been there?"
Ron stuttered out, "W-we just got here. We only heard your last sentence."
Kurama looked at Hiei, asking for confirmation. Jagan glowing slightly under his headband, Hiei snapped at Ron, "He said /truthfully, / you idiot!" He glanced side-long at Kurama, "They've been here longer than he says they have, but heard nothing *too* incriminating. They arrived around when you were talking about Sirius' death." He smirked slightly. "'Sirius died. After Harry left Hogwarts from his fifth year, Harry was going too wild. I realized that if this war is to be won, I would need to act more like Youko or Shuuichi. Youko is too heartless, Shuuichi is best. Right now, I'm repressing 'Harry's' traits and letting 'Shuuichi' take control,'" Hiei quoted, slightly mockingly, from either his perfect memory or reading from Ron's mind. Kurama nodded in appreciation. Hiei took in Kurama's friends with his red eyes, "So . . . you know that Harry" the name was said with scorn, "isn't just 'Harry' anymore. He's a much, much more powerful being and-"
"Hiei!" Kurama snapped. "Enough! They already heard too much. They do not need to know more. How long, exactly, has the Headmaster been there?"
"Since the 'otherwise, it might be strange to Boton, who came often to pick up the dead souls.' Not too bad, though, he'll go try to investigate Shuuichi and Shiori, even if he doesn't know their last names."
"Yes." Dumbledore agreed. "How did you know?"
Hiei looked to Kurama who shook his head, "No. They don't need to know, Hiei."
"Should I kill them?" Hiei placed a hand on the hilt of his katana and glowered at them. Ron gulped nervously. Kurama spoke warningly,
"Hiei."
"Then should I change or erase their memories?"
"Iie, they'll find out eventually anyways or they may need to know."
"You're getting soft, kitsune. Are you sure I can't Kokoryuuha them?"
"/No,/ Hiei."
"Hn. He," Hiei gestured at Ron, "reminds me of the baka "
Kurama stared incredulously between Hiei and Ron, then more closely at Ron, before sniggering. "You're right! I never noticed that before . . . say, did he ever marry Yukina?"
Hiei snorted. "As if! No, Yukina inherited the old hag's temple after she died, and the brainless baka is *still* stuttering around her. I think he's trying to figure out how to propose, even though he's already thirty- six."
"Why Hiei, I think you're growing fond of the so-called 'brainless idiot!'" Kurama teased, and then added wistfully, "He is thirty-six now, isn't he? Time passes so quickly . . . what if by the time he proposes, he's almost at death's door?"
Hiei grumbled, "Hn. Doubt it. Unfortunately, his life span's probably longer due to the amount of Reiki he has and the time he's spent with us. He'll probably live to be about Genkai's age, if not longer. The infant will probably bring him back to life if he dies too soon, anyways."
"True, true," Kurama replied, thoughtfully, then turned to grin at the gaping group of spectators, still talking to Hiei, "Guess what, koibito ? I think we've completely lost them,"
"Hn."
Draco's jaw dropped, and he struggled to pull it up off the ground, staring at them. Ron and Hermione looked confused at the reaction Draco had, then turned to Dumbledore for a translation. What they didn't expect to see, was that Dumbledore looked floored as well. Draco opened his mouth and stammered out, "K-KOIBITO?!?"
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AN: yea! One more chapter done! FF.Net took away my HP/ Saiyuki challenge chapter thingy, so if you wanna try it, or just want to read the chapter, email me! Hmm. . .some Hiei and Kurama slash, finally! Not a lot though . . . the story doesn't focus that much on it =P this story won't be big on romance..I'll get more up soon! I just had to get the explanation off my chest. . .the actul story will start moving soon, I promise!!!
AN2: umm . . . I re-read my story, and found a contradiction, so . . . I kinda fixed a lot of the chapter. . .sorry!
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Hiei leapt down off the branch, and the Willow stilled obediently as Kurama followed down. His sharper ears caught the sound of three stifled gasps as they saw him leap off a high branch and land gracefully on the ground. Hiei was at the base of the tree waiting for him, and when he had landed, Hiei took off in the direction that the Ears had come from, form blurring and disappearing to a normal human eye. Hiei, Kurama could see, was humoring him, keeping slightly above the pace of the fox-demon; at exactly the speed he knew that he would be indistinguishable to the three students before changing his mind and dashing away. Kurama jogged along in Harry's body; at the same speed he had left the Great Hall. Quickly, he overtook the retreating Extendable Ears and Kurama stopped easily in front of the invisible them. Hiei had already arrived, and was standing in the shadows on the branch above them, unnoticed by all but Kurama. Kurama reached out, and without hesitation, yanked the cloak off and folded it over his arm. "I believe that this belongs to me," Kurama spoke calmly, and His friends were relieved, but the relief was visibly replaced by anxiousness when he suddenly had a frown on his face and Hiei materialized, glowering, beside him. Total silence, then Kurama spoke, "Headmaster, come out." Draco, Ron, and Hermione started. They looked frantically around them, and let out a breath when no one appeared. Both Kurama and Hiei's eyes narrowed and Hiei let out a snarled in annoyance. They both turned to an apparently open space and Kurama commanded again, this time with an underlying threat in his voice, "Professor Dumbledore, I say it again. /Come out. /"
To the surprise of the three 'children', though Draco hid it well, the air shimmered, and Dumbledore appeared. His eyes were still twinkling that infuriating twinkle, though it was a bit muted. He smiled gently at all of them, and greeted them, "Good evening, gentlemen," he nodded at Hermione, "Lady." He then turned back to the two demons, eyes shining with genuine curiosity, "How is it that you two knew where I was? Not many people can break my invisibility spell."
Hiei chose to speak this time, cutting in as Kurama opened his mouth, "You're /too/ powerful in magic and you have no idea how to hide your Reiki. An infant could find you from a mile away."
Dumbledore looked a strange mix between amused and confused, while Ron and Hermione were outraged at the insult to their idols. Draco apparently thought it was funny and he looked between the two demons and the headmaster amusedly. Kurama stifled a chuckle, and he nudged Hiei as he admonished the fire-demon, "Hiei, they don't know what you mean." His smile abruptly disappeared and he glared at each of them in turn, meeting eyes with the Headmaster unflinchingly. "I know about how long you've been there Headmaster, both of us do, and I don't believe you know enough to endanger us. Now you three," Kurama turned to his friends, who were wilting under the heat of Hiei's glare, "I'm not sure. I was careless. I though I told you to not follow me! Answer me, truthfully, how long have you been there?"
Ron stuttered out, "W-we just got here. We only heard your last sentence."
Kurama looked at Hiei, asking for confirmation. Jagan glowing slightly under his headband, Hiei snapped at Ron, "He said /truthfully, / you idiot!" He glanced side-long at Kurama, "They've been here longer than he says they have, but heard nothing *too* incriminating. They arrived around when you were talking about Sirius' death." He smirked slightly. "'Sirius died. After Harry left Hogwarts from his fifth year, Harry was going too wild. I realized that if this war is to be won, I would need to act more like Youko or Shuuichi. Youko is too heartless, Shuuichi is best. Right now, I'm repressing 'Harry's' traits and letting 'Shuuichi' take control,'" Hiei quoted, slightly mockingly, from either his perfect memory or reading from Ron's mind. Kurama nodded in appreciation. Hiei took in Kurama's friends with his red eyes, "So . . . you know that Harry" the name was said with scorn, "isn't just 'Harry' anymore. He's a much, much more powerful being and-"
"Hiei!" Kurama snapped. "Enough! They already heard too much. They do not need to know more. How long, exactly, has the Headmaster been there?"
"Since the 'otherwise, it might be strange to Boton, who came often to pick up the dead souls.' Not too bad, though, he'll go try to investigate Shuuichi and Shiori, even if he doesn't know their last names."
"Yes." Dumbledore agreed. "How did you know?"
Hiei looked to Kurama who shook his head, "No. They don't need to know, Hiei."
"Should I kill them?" Hiei placed a hand on the hilt of his katana and glowered at them. Ron gulped nervously. Kurama spoke warningly,
"Hiei."
"Then should I change or erase their memories?"
"Iie, they'll find out eventually anyways or they may need to know."
"You're getting soft, kitsune. Are you sure I can't Kokoryuuha them?"
"/No,/ Hiei."
"Hn. He," Hiei gestured at Ron, "reminds me of the baka "
Kurama stared incredulously between Hiei and Ron, then more closely at Ron, before sniggering. "You're right! I never noticed that before . . . say, did he ever marry Yukina?"
Hiei snorted. "As if! No, Yukina inherited the old hag's temple after she died, and the brainless baka is *still* stuttering around her. I think he's trying to figure out how to propose, even though he's already thirty- six."
"Why Hiei, I think you're growing fond of the so-called 'brainless idiot!'" Kurama teased, and then added wistfully, "He is thirty-six now, isn't he? Time passes so quickly . . . what if by the time he proposes, he's almost at death's door?"
Hiei grumbled, "Hn. Doubt it. Unfortunately, his life span's probably longer due to the amount of Reiki he has and the time he's spent with us. He'll probably live to be about Genkai's age, if not longer. The infant will probably bring him back to life if he dies too soon, anyways."
"True, true," Kurama replied, thoughtfully, then turned to grin at the gaping group of spectators, still talking to Hiei, "Guess what, koibito ? I think we've completely lost them,"
"Hn."
Draco's jaw dropped, and he struggled to pull it up off the ground, staring at them. Ron and Hermione looked confused at the reaction Draco had, then turned to Dumbledore for a translation. What they didn't expect to see, was that Dumbledore looked floored as well. Draco opened his mouth and stammered out, "K-KOIBITO?!?"
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AN: yea! One more chapter done! FF.Net took away my HP/ Saiyuki challenge chapter thingy, so if you wanna try it, or just want to read the chapter, email me! Hmm. . .some Hiei and Kurama slash, finally! Not a lot though . . . the story doesn't focus that much on it =P this story won't be big on romance..I'll get more up soon! I just had to get the explanation off my chest. . .the actul story will start moving soon, I promise!!!