A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I've been busy….(Look at profile top see why, I'm to lazy to write it…-_-;;) Anyways, as a sorry excuse of showing I'm sorry, I'm gonna make this chapter longer…..than usual….for me anyways. So, enjoy!!!
A small group of guys walked in silence through the normal hustle and bustle in the streets of London.
"……I don't see any wizards yet." Yusuke muttered as he looked around, half expecting to see a group of people with pointy hats chanting and cursing some guy to hell or something. Hiei rolled his eyes as he saw Yusuke's thoughts.
"They're not cult members, Yusuke." Yusuke sweat dropped while Hiei rolled his eyes, "Baka." He muttered under his breath. James just shot them an amused glance, his hair was now long and blond, glasses gone plain jeans and a navy blue shirt replaced his robes. He, and everyone except Hiei and Yusuke, had no clue what Hiei was talking about. (It was in Yusuke's thoughts, how would they know?)
"Hey, where are we going anyways? Aren't we supposed to be going to some alley?" Kuwabara asked as he looked around for some clue as to where James was casually leading them.
"Is Daigon Alley some kind of code name?" Kurama curiously asked. James just shook his head, an amused smile on his lips.
"No, just trust me, we're almost there, and, don't call me by my name once we get there, alright?" they nodded, "Good. Now then, let's see if I remember correctly…." James muttered as stopped and looked around, "I sure hope they didn't tear down the building, the wall, or even worse, both…"
"…..Wall? Building?….Oi, are you lost?!" Yusuke demanded. James shrugged.
"…..Kinda…but no need to worry!" he hastily assured them upon seeing their looks of disbelief, "I remember the basics……Damn, London's changed a lot."
"……..and to think, this guy's supposed to teach the shrimp later too." Kuwabara muttered, "The shrimp's gonna' kill him by the first training, I can tell." Hiei just let out an annoyed glare be fore muttering, "you would" with a slight sneer, turning his attention to James, trying to ignore Kuwabara's sudden fury, and to not look at his new set of clothes. Koenma had told Hiei his cloak would look to suspicious to people, and to evil to wizards, so, he was forced to wear a black shirt with a big goofy smile plastered on the middle of the shirt with dull black pants on.
"Don't you remember anything else other than 'the basics'?" James shook his head.
"I've been dead for 16 years now, give me a brake!…..Ah! Now I remember! This way if you please!" James suddenly exclaimed as if a light switch was suddenly flicked to "on" and he knew everything……so to speak. The Rekai tantei just sighed, starting to doubt James knew what he was doing, and stopped at an old building.
"…..A building…….an alley in a building?" Kurama mused to himself as he studied the building. James shook his head, a mischievous glitter in his eyes.
"Nope," he said as he opened the door, "but close," and walked in, followed by everyone else, "Oh, and you will see wizards now, Yusuke."
Mundugus Flether was not in a good mood. Molly had kicked him out of Grimmaulds place…..again just because he brought some "friends" with him. Ok, sure they tried to steal everything in sight….and sure he was trying to hide them from the authorities, but is it wrong to help out friends in need…..even if they did stun a few ministry workers and burnt down some muggle houses….
"Apparently it is to Molly," he grumbled under his breath before he downed another small glass of beer.
"This way, and ignore the drunks." He heard an eerily familiar voice say.
"….James?" he muttered as he turned around, only to be met with a long blond haired man leading a peculiar group of…what he assumed were foreigners, through the bar and out the back.
~…..To Daigon alley, probably,~ he thought to himself. ~James? Bah, what was I thinking?…..the beer must me getting to me….~ Mundugus thought to himself as he shook his head and stood up. He had bitter smile on his face as he left for his next mission. He dropped a few knuts on the counter before he left, back to Gimmaulds place. Molly never really did kick him out for long……
James sighed to himself as they left the bar.
"What's wrong?" Hiei asked as he caught James "silent" sigh of relief. He just looked up in surprise.
"Huh? Oh, I just saw someone from my past, that's all." He laughed sheepishly, "he was watching us for a few seconds, I thought he might've saw through the disguise."
"Whatever, why did you lead us to a field…with a wall and a trashcan?" Yusuke asked as he gestured to the said trashcans and walls.
"Well, like I said, Kurama was close with his guess." He walked to the wall, his wand out, "You see, this is the doorway to Daigon Alley, the place for all your wizardly needs." James explained as he let his hover around the wall, as if trying to find a certain brick. Then, he stopped, and tapped the brick three times. Slowly, the wall formed a gap, which only grew larger….larger….and larger until it finally opened a medium sized gateway to a town buzzing with activity…and wizards.
"…..whoa…" Kuwabara managed to gasp as he looked on with large round eyes.
"Come on, come on, you all look weird. Standing there and gaping, c'mon!" James said, snapping the gang out of their small stupor.
"Whatever, where do I buy a wand?" Hiei asked as he looked around. His face trying to conceal his overwhelming curiosity for this strange place called "Daigon Alley".
"And why is everyone surrounding that little shop there?" Yusuke asked as he pointed to the small Quidditch shop. A small group of wizards of about 10-15 people were eagerly surrounding the front of the building. Each one of them whispering about "how their son would like that," or "it compares to the Firebolt!" . James just shrugged.
"That? It's a Quidditch shop, probably a new broom or something, now then, Ollivanders. It should just be a bit ahead from here." James said as he looked around, trying to get his bearings back while savoring these short brief moments of life.
"Ollivanders?" Kuwabara asked.
"Wand shop," James simply said as he looked around. Hiei scowled, James kinda' forgot to answer his question, even though now it is answered, while the other three detectives exchanged glances before shrugging, weird name for a wand shop.
"So uh….what exactly is Quidditch? Those people….er…..wizards seemed pretty damn excited about it, and they looked like they were in their forties or something, not people our age or younger." Yusuke asked. Once again, James just shrugged.
"It's a complicated sport, but very fun. It's a sport you play on a broomstick, very popular. You see should see the professionals, top notch teams, all of them." James explained with a casual air about him.
"……150,000 flavors of sweet snow?" Hiei asked in slight surprise, "Why do wizards have more sweet snow flavors than….non magical ningens?" James just shot Hiei a confused look.
Sweet snow is how Hiei refers to ice cream," Kurama explained.
"Oh, well, I guess it's because us Wizards are more adventourous than muggles!" he said with a grin, "I know muggles don't have booger flavor….or snot flavor…..or mushroom flavor!"
"……I'm sorry I asked…" Hiei muttered with a disgusted look on his face.
"Is that how people here refer to non-magical people as, Muggles?" Kurama asked. James nodded.
"Yes, but," his expression darkened, "there are some who believe that only full blooded wizards should be around, so, they refer to them, and fellow wizards who have muggles somewhere in their family line, mud-bloods. It's a nasty way to refer to them." Yusuke just got a slightly bemused look on his face.
"So, when Hiei gets there, could he be considered a 'mudblood'?" James shook his head.
"No, he's just a demon." The dead wizard just flashed Hiei a grin while the said demon just rolled his eyes. Like he cared.(= sarcasm sarcasm=) James suddenly stopped in the middle of the walkway and looked around.
"Ah, there we are, Ollivanders!" James said with a big smile slapped on his face as he gestured to the old shop. Hiei looked at the shop, un-amazed.
"I was expecting something more….."
"Extravagant?" Kuwabara filled in.
"Yeah…" Yusuke nodded.
"It may not look like much, but this shop is the best place in London to get a wand!" James stated as he walked. The small group waited for someone to help them, the Rekai tantei half expecting to see some guy glide in on a broomstick with a bunch of demons behind him trying to kill him. After all, with their luck, the sky's the limit!(Corny…..)
"Costumers? Now that's strange, the school year has already started. Hmm……I take it you all somehow detstroyed your wand?" an elderly man came out of the shadows, a pleasant smile on his smile.
"Yes, it seems my friend here is quite clumsy, could you please give him a wand, Ollivander?" James asked. Hiei scowled at the excuse while Kuwabara snickered. He loved that excuse. Ollivander nodded and immediately grabbed Hiei arm, stretched it out, and measured it.
"Mm hmm….I see….ok, let me get my boxes here, just a minute please!" and with that, the shop keeper quickly scuttled away, towards a room filled with lits and lots of….boxes.
"…..So now Hiei just picks the wand that looks cool and he's done?" Kurama asked. James shook his head.
"Oh no no no no! It's much more complicated than that, Hiei must find the wand that matches him! So, he must try different wands until he finds the one that suits him." James explained.
"……Wow, that was the corniest thing I've heard…" Yusuke muttered.
"Ahh..ahh….!! Try this, try this!" Ollivander exclaimed as he came back with a mountain of boxes in his arms. Carefully, he laid them down and opened the one on the top. Handling the wand like it was a piece of gold that could break any moment, he gave it to Hiei. The short demon just eyed the wand curiously, what the hell was he supposed to do with it? "Come on now, don't be shy, just wave it around!" he encouraged. Hiei slowly waved the wand around, unsure if he was doing it right.
"Holy shit! What the hell?!" Kuwabara exclaimed as a fire ball suddenly erupted from the tip of the wand. It crashed into the pile of old dusty books, but ollivander didn't seem to mind a bit.
"I see, I see, no, this is not the one for you. Try this," ollivander said as he carelessly through the first behind him and carefully handed him the second one.
"I have a feeling dragon hair might suit you better than unicorn!" Hiei just went ahead and waved it.
"DIVE FOR COVER!!!" James yelled as shards of ice came spewing out of the wands tip. So much ice, it would've made Touya slightly impressed, but only slightly.
"Perhaps Dragons do not seem to suit you either…." Ollivander said he carelessly threw that one behind him too.
"Yes, I must say that was quite a surprise.." Kurama murmured. After all, Hiei was the great jaganshi, tamer of the legendary black dragon.
"Hmm..hmm….Let us try this one…." He said as he threw over some of the other boxes on top, until he came over to a highly decorated box, "Let's try this, I can almost hear this one screaming your name." They all just shot James looks that said, "Does this guy know what he's doing?" before turning their attention back to Hiei, who was now holding another wand. Hiei, held it awhile, contemplating something, before letting out an evil grin and turning to Kuwabara. He waved the wand, while Kuwabara just paled and squeezed his eyes shut, half expecting to see his life flash before his eyes as he died.
"Ah yes! That wand suits you perfectly!!" Ollivander exclaimed. Kuwabara slowly opened his eyes, before his shoulders slumped down in relief. Hiei's wand wasn't spewing ice shards or launching killer fireballs, it was just pouring sparks out of the tip. Harmless sparks. James quickly went to pay the wand. His eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets as he saw the price.
"What the hell is that wand made of?!" James demanded. Ollivander shrugged.
"The body of the wand is made of fine sturdy oak wood,"
"And the hair?"
"It was made of demon's hair. A legendary demon at that, a said to be beautiful species called 'Koorimes', very rare," Hiei, who was examining the hair, nearly yanked it out of the wand when his hand jerked backward and his body stiffened.
"…..Koorime…..?" he asked. Ollivander nodded, and went on explaining.
"Yes, and it's clamped, not tied, down by the bone of a hungarien dragon. It's a very rare, beautiful, and expensive wand. A masterpiece at it's best," James nodded and payed for it from the ridiculous amount of money Koenma had given them, "You can never be to careful when it comes to shopping!" he had said as he gave them the money. As they left the store, Hiei was still tense, examining the wand in a new light. James didn't have a clue why.
"Why did you react about the whole Koorime thing the way you did?" he asked as they walked back towards the entrance to Daigon Alley.
"….I am the Forbbiden child, back home." He cryptically said.
"…..What?"
"I am half Koorime, my other half…my dominant half, is fire youkai, their rival. I was a cursed child to them, banned to ever return again, shunned by my people for one reason, my heritage. Nothing more, nothing less." Hiei explained. James gave him a sympathetic look.
"….I see…"
A/N: Plot development is kinda' slow, I know!! But don't worry, things are gonna speed up next chapter! Oh yeah, and before I forget, I got some comments for me reviewers!(Call it a new tradition,)
Saiouri17: Glad you like it. I always have sucked at summaries. ^_^;;
Darkness Flame youkai: I don't think Hiei's aloud to use his jagan to control people. Isn't he still under his charges? Ah well, I already have something planned up, *evil cackle* Umbridge won't know what hit her…. Thanks for the review!
Lilobgirl: whoa, caps lock. *grins* your enthusiasm is greatly appreciated! Whoo!!
Boxer girl: Sorry, I don't think I'm gonna' put any original characters in this fic, but I'm glad you like it so much, and thanks for the suggestion!
Blade01: Yey, you like it! *Sobs* I'm trying to be original here for every comment, even if it doen't make the slightest bit of sense(Like now!)!!….(People stare at me like I'm crazy) Don't look at me like that damnit!…..lol, sorry, I'm weird. Anyways, like I said, I'm happy you like it!
Shirohono'o: Whoa…..it came out as a link…..I gotta' copy and paste more these days. ^_^;; Anyways, I'm glad ya' like it!!(Haven't already said that?……so much for original…*grumble grumble*) You have a pretty good HP x YYH story going on yourself! Anywho, to everyone, thanks for the reviews, keep em' coming!!! Please!!
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