Snake Lords
"Takes place around when Naruto comes back with Jiriya. Sasuke is still with Orochimaru. So yeah, they're all around 15 or 16. A Naruto and Harry Potter Crossover. I'm not sticking to the plots of either series."
Thinking
"Yelling"
ZebioLizard2: But Shukaku already did take over Gaaras' body, just, in a different way from Kyuubi. That's why Gaara went all crazy a little while ago. Since Shukakus' power is much smaller than Kyuubis', he doesn't affect Gaara as much because his chakra level is lower. But, I still have some surprises hidden up my sleeves for our favorite Jinchuuriki of all time. You all just have to wait to see what they are…
Also, our least favorite villains have been waiting until it is the right time to strike. I also needed to get the most of the magic/fusing stuff out of the way so it's not spread out over the book. This chapter is mostly focused on one of our most unfavorite Potter characters, along with a mysterious, unknown person. Maybe you can guess who it is. Don't worry, everyone will come out when you least expect it.
Wind Kunai: In one word, I will tell you why my free time is so restricted : schoolwork.
On with the story!
Chpt 15: Malfoys'Living Hell
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"Yeah. Lets go. We can come back and get them later." With that, Sakura and Ino lept away in the direction of the school.
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"Will he be alright?" Ten-ten asked Madam Promfrey. Neji lay on one of hospital beds, still out cold.
"I've already fixed him up, he just has to wake up on his own now. Now out! I have other business to attend to. I'll send him out when he is awake." She said as she closed the door on Ten-ten.
"Yeesh… what a grouch." Ten-ten muttered. She started to walk down the corridor when she heard yelps coming from around the next bend.
"Buzz off Malfoy, before I make you." Harrys' voice rang through the halls.
"Aww… ickle Potter's sticking up for a filthy mudblood. Disgusting…" He turned the corner, pushing Ten-ten into the wall purposely with a sneer. Then, right then and there, Ten-ten went over the deep end.
She quickly turned the corner and saw Hermione, Harry, and Ron looking very annoyed.
"This, is the last straw for that slick-haired asshole..." She said, gritting her teeth
Ten-ten brought them to the Great Hall where everyone was eating breakfast. Well almost everyone. Temari and Shino were being chased by their horrifying fanclubs. Then she saw the exact reason why Temari carried a hammer around. To smash fanboys faces in… eww… No wonder Madam Promfrey was so busy lately.
"Ok everyone, I have a proposal to make!" Ten-ten said, making a pose as she said so.
"Well, what is it then?" Kankurou asked. Ten-ten whispered her diabolical scheme to everyone.They all started grinning, including Temari and Shino as they were running by, as they had made sure to hear every snippet of conversation. Well, Shino didn't grin. He just sort of shifted his glasses a little.
"All in favor?" Ten-ten asked putting her hand in the center of the table. Everyone instantly put their hand in. "Alright! You know your roles, the mission starts, now!"
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Malfoy grudgingly sat down at the breakfast table. He wasn't really hungry, so he just sort of picked at his food. Then that weird kid with glasses and large collared robes, came up from Gryffindor table. He paid no mind to the horrible looks he received, but casually placed his hands on the table.
"Say, do you guys have any ketchup? We're out at our table." He said quietly, pushing his sunglasses higher up on his nose.
"You do know that the ketchup reappears just like the rest of the food does…" Malfoy said back to him with a sneer.
"Oh, it does? I guess I've never really noticed…" He said back.
"Get lost, you stupid Gryffindor. You're bugging us." Goyle cracked his knuckles threateningly. The kid shrugged and walked away.
Bugging him, hn. What an appropriate name for it.
"The nerve of some people…" Malfoy muttered. He stood up as it was time for an early Quidditch practice. He slipped on his usual practice robes and rubbed his eyes with his hands for a minute or so. He had been having dreams since the first day of school, not good ones either.They were leaving him tired and irratable all day.
A man, no, not really a man, but not a boy either, someone probably about his age, clothed in black would appear. He wore a black tank-top, an over-jacket, a black pair of jeans, sandals, and a black cloth tied around his forehead. On the cloth, there was an image of a single, coiled white snake. The band seemed to melt away into his dark, midnight hair.
His pale skin contrasted with the darkness of his outfit. His eyes were like bottomless pits, filled with nothing but ice. In each dream, it was always the same. It would be nighttime, and that man would stand right next to him, completely expressionless. Then his eyes would move and lock with his own, freezing Malfoy to the spot.
Clouds in the sky would part, revealing a full moon. When the light of the moon touched his face, his mouth would open in a sickening grin, revealing fangs on both sides of his mouth. Black stuff would coat his entire skin the same color as his clothes. His eyes would flicker between several colors and spiral into what seemed like eternity.
Malfoy would suddenly go into a third person view, looking at his own self. The boy would slide his hands into his pockets and order his body to kneel down in front of him. Malfoy, in third person, would scream and yell at himself to make him move, but no sound would come out. Malfoys' body would kneel down, touching his head to the floor.
Still with the wicked smile upon his face, his hand reaches out and grabs the back of his neck. Then a speech would come.
"You will give up your life, your whole being, to both them and me." His voice was so cold, you could feel the air freeze. "If you say yes, you will live indefinitely, and the rewards you will receive will be unimaginable. Those who oppose you will be blown over like a pile of ashes. Do you accept our offer?" He would ask.
He would try to scream out, to yell at himself to run far away, to not answer the man. But still, no sound would come out. He would answer as so.
"Please, give me more time. I will answer when I have a definite descision, I promise." The man would lift him up by the nape of his neck and drag him up to hang in the air.
"Then, in equivalent exchange for time, will you give me your body for a short while, so that I may have physical form while the night still endures?" In third person, he would continue to try and scream, but still nothing would change. His body would nod a yes, and the man would smile a warm smile. But behind that smile would lie empty nothingness. "I will expect to have your answer soon… very soon."
He would set Malfoy back down to his feet, and take a few steps closer, bending down a little. Because even though seemingly the same age as him, he was still taller than Malfoy by several inches
"I will hold you to your promise, and if you break it, things will be out of my hands…" At that point, his head would be inches from his face and Malfoy would return from third person, back to his body.
His fangs would glint with moonlight and faster than the eye could see, he would dart to Malfoys' neck and bite him. He would drink his blood, like a vampire,while Malfoy could do nothing but stand there, helpless. It felt like his life was fading, being drained out of him. And blood would seep down his neck, and soak his shirt crimson.
His body would begin to convulse in involuntary spasms and his eyes would glaze over. The man would release him from the bite and smear the blood covering his mouth, all over his face, giving him the appearance of a demon. Then his skin would return to its original white pallor.
Then he wouldn't be able to breathe, black would close in from the edges of his eyes. His limbs would go limp, letting him fall to the floor. The last thing he would see would bethe mans' hand reaching down and slamming into his back. Then he would wake up shaking and sweating all over.
"Lets go, Draco!" The Quidditch captain was waving his hand in front of Malfoys' face. "You've been standing like that for like, five minutes!"
"Oh, sorry… I've just got a lot of things to think about right now…" He mumbled as an excuse.
"Then pull your act together and start thinking about Quidditch! We can't lose to Gryiffindor this year." He started to drag Malfoy out by the arm. "To do that, we gotta practice man!" Malfoy sighed, today was already turning sour.
He mounted his broom and kicked off, barely looking for the snitch. After several minutes he began to get uncomfortable, so he shifted position on his broom. Then, a few seconds later, the same sensation started down his spine again. He scratched his back furiously, trying to eliminate the itch.
Finally, it subsided. Malfoy sighed with relief. Then, a sharp pain seared down his back. It hurt so bad that he fell off his broom to the ground below. Luckily, he wasn't very high up, so all he got was a sore butt.
"You know what Malfoy," The team captain flew out of the sky and landed right next to him. "Go to the showers. You're done for today. You obviously aren't in agood enough condition to fly today." Malfoy stood up and trudged off the field. He didn't know what just happened to him, so he decide to think about it later.
Shino was concealed in the shadows of a nearby stand. He chuckled to himself. Stage one: Bugbites. Completed. He replayed the image of Malfoy falling to the ground over and over again in his head. Hehe… that won't be the worst thing that will happen to you today, I promise that much.
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First period was Trasfigurations class. It was horrible. Somehow, while working on transfiguring animals, Ino 'accidentally' missed and hit Malfoy, turning him into a cuddly little white and brown guinea pig. The girls refused to let him return to normal until the end of class. Poor Malfoy was being hugged to death and listening to how 'cute' he was, how 'fuzzy and adorable' he was. By the end of class, he was crying (A.N: Wouldn't you be crying too? I would.) And that wasn't the worst of it, while he was stuck in that state, he was forced to listen to Lee talk about how much he resembled a squirrel. He was truely and utterly, miserable.
Then in Charms class, the rope he was trying to 'charm' somehow ended up strangling him, courtesy of Kankurou. It had taken several minutesforCrabbe, Goyle, and Mrs. McGonnagal to getit off. Then, while walking out of class, he stepped in something that suspiciously looked like dog crap.
Malfoy was very upset by the time he got to Potions. At least this class he somewhat enjoyed. However, today, he wasn't about to enjoy anything soon. He followed the instructions to the letter, but somehow, halfway through, his potion exploded violently. Sakura had cast a genjutsu on the ingredients, making sure Malfoy would screw the entire thing up. He had lost 20 points from Slytherin and a detention. Furiously, he tossed his belongings in a bag and walked out of class without a word.
"Morfin drackonous..." He said to the Slytherin portrait. It swung open without a word. Malfoy stepped in and went straight up to his bed. He needed to relax after such a crappy day where every step he took seemed to go wrong. Dropping his bag on the floor, he flopped down on his bed. His head began to throb again. Maybe I should go to the nurse or something. He thought. Soon, almost right after it turned dark, he fell into a deep slumber.
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"We are going to complete the fusing right this second everyone!" Tsunade said. "Naruto, you can go last." Naruto and Hinata had returned a little while before lunch. It just so happened that Neji had decided to wake up a few minutes before that, and started to beat Naruto to a pulp, only stopping when Hinata pleaded with him to stop.
After everyone had gone, he lifted up his shirt and braced himself for his fusion. It was very odd, he could see these three lights,a red, blue, and black one, sort of melt together and seep back into his body with a blinding white light. Then, he saw Amanda lying flat on her back with her arm all white. Everyone tried to explain to him what had just happened, but it was to confusing to follow, so he just ignored them. Then, he could feel a deep rumbling come from deep inside his mind.
What are you so happy about bastard? Naruto asked the fox, who was rumbling with contentment inside his cage.
Hey Kit, don't you just love it when a plan comes together perfectly? Naruto became confused, a plan coming together perfectly? Oh no...
What are you saying...?
Oh, you'll see in due time Kit. In fact, you'll see much sooner than you'd want to. But then Jiraiya interupted.
"Now Naruto, I have developed a special tag that will allow you to tap into a, somewhat limited, but decent portion of Kyuubis' power, but, it will be completely impossible for him to take control." Jiriaya walked over, took the old seal off Narutos' forehead, and placed a new one on his left shoulder.
You have got to be kidding me... After all my hard work... Naruto saw the fox start crying anime tears. I HATE IT WHEN A PLAN DOESN'T WORK! ESPECIALY WHEN IT'S ALMOST COMPLETE TOO! WHAAAA! Naruto started laughing so hard, it wasn't even funny.
Bastard! Whatcha gonna do now? Naruto teased.
Just leave me alone Kit... All alone with my misery.The fox left and walked to the back of his cage to mope.
"All I say is that you are never to take it off, Naruto. I'm not sure what would happen to you if you did." Jiriya advised.
"Alrighty then! Lets go to dinner then, I"m starved!" Everyone looked at him like he was stupid or something. All this had happened, and the only thing he could think about was food. Typical.
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Malfoy slowly blinked his eyes,he had slept longer than he had thought. It was almost 9:00 at night. And he didn't even start his homework! Oh, this was going to be a wretched night. He reached for his bag that was lying next to his bed and emptied it's contents on his desk. He began writing, but soon stopped. Something felt wrong, like someone was watching him. He turned his head this way and that, looking for someone, but the only people he saw were the boys that were already in bed, apparently, everyone else was still in the Common room.
He turned back to his paper and began to work on filling out his star chart of the Milky Way. Several creaks were heard and he swung his head around again. The shutters of an open window slowly swung back and forth on its' hinges. Wait a second, that window wasn't open a second ago... he returned to his papers yet again. But the candle on his desk went out. "Lumos..." he muttered. His wand let out a small glow of light. He wasn't prepared for what he saw. Slowly, he looked up, shaking from fear.
The man who had always appeared in his nightmares now stood in front of him, arms folded across his chest,with a bored expression drawn across his face. "Time's up..." he whispered menacingly. "Will you give up your life, your whole being to us,or not... I do hope you choose the right one, or I might have to do something," pointed fangs were slowly bared. "quite, unnecessary. I do hope you understand."
"B-before I say anything, tell me two things, p-please..." His voice quaking. The man sighed, then slowly nodded his head. "I-if I said yes, what would I be doing?"
"I honestly don't know too much," he shrugged. "they will be in charge of your tasks, not me."
"W-who are 't-they'?"
"Is that your second question?"
"N-no!" He stammered. "Who and what are you? How were you in my dreams?" He started to chuckle softly. It was a quiet, yet terrifying sound.
"I am not a thing, i'm just as much human as you are, but only part of me is really alive. The otherpart of me is completely empty. Both may be human, but," A small twitch in his features showed that he did not like to talk about this much. "that side of me, I have long ago forsaken it. My name, you will know soon enough." His features went back to the expressionless block they were before. "You really don't have a choice in the matter, either you join me, or I will cast you into the depths of Hell for an eternity."
"A-alright... I'll come, just p-promise that nothing bad will happen to me..." Malfoy hesitantly agreed, it seemed the better choice of the two. To perish, or to stay alive. The boy rolled his eyes.
"I won't promise anything. Now come with me, we have a long way to walk. You need only the clothes on your back." The boy said as he saw Malfoy start to pick up his belongings. He grabbed Malfoy around the waist and jumped out the five story window, and set him down to his feet. "Come." He commanded. And Malfoy came, but not without second thoughts. What had he just gotten into?
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I just want to take up a bit of space and thank all my awesome reviewers! I now have over 60 reviews, which is unbelievable! You don't know how much it means to me, it's the only thing that keeps me from going insane in this oh so repetitive world. So keep it up! Thank you!
I know, there was barely any mention of other charecters, but there is this huge plot, where Malfoy is the crucial component. He has got one heck of a rough time, heading right his way. Will he be able to make it through? Maybe, mabe not...
Hmm... can you guess who the man dressed in black is? He wears a headband with a coiled, white snake in the middle. He also seems somewhat vampire-like don't he? I'll give a one hint though, he's not a vampire, for those of you who thought he was. Ohh, he has black hair too, that helps narrow it down to a few people! And one last hint, read the part where he talks about himself being only partly human very carefully. Hope you can survive long enough for the next chapter! Till then!