A Sailor Moon/Harry Potter Crossover Fan Fic By Tsunami Starsheart
Chapter Nine
8:24 am
"Well okaa-san, my plane leaves in an hour. I'll call you when I get there alright?"Ami spoke to her mother over the phone. "Alright mother, I love you. Ja matte ne." Setting the phone down gently, Ami zipped up the last of her suitcase making sure she had the gifts she had bought for the reunion safely packed away. "I hope Usagi will be alright for the time that I'll be in England..."The ice warrior mused before locking her apartments door and heading for the airport.
8:46 am
Pulling on the light purple jacket, Rei circled the temple once more in search of her grandfather. "Grampa?"Rei cupped her hands around her mouth as she called."Grampa?!?"
"Rei? Is that you?"Yuuichirou called back to her from the branches of a tree just above her head.
"GAH! Yuuichirou?!What are you doing up there?"Rei put narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
Grinning he flashed her a peace sign."Sleeping of course." Rei rolled her eyes."If you're looking for gramps he's gone out advertising again, he wants to try and reopen the karate classes."
"Great...."Rei sighed and looked down at the leaf strewn path."Yuuichirou?"
"Yeah Rei?"He smiled warmly.
Rei caught this in the corner of her eye and turned her head to smile back. "If you see my grandfather, tell him I might be gone for a few days o.k.? Tell him I'll be staying at Usagi's."
Yuuichirou frowned and jumped from the tree to stand next to the young woman he had grown to care for quite abit."Rei? What's going on?"
A light breeze blew through the trees as Rei kissed Yuuichirou on the cheek."Take care of things here, alright?"
9:04 am
Tying the ribbon into a neat little bow, Makoto admired her handiwork. A giant jade platter covered in cookies sat before her wrapped in plastic held by a single green bow."Hmm.."Makoto looked at the cuckoo clock on her wall."I should be going soon..." Holding up her wand she shrunk the platter and tucked it carefully away in her pocket. "Am I forgetting anything?" Her emerald orbs surveyed the room. Satisfied that she hadn't forgotten anything, she slung the large blue duffle bag over her shoulder before grabbing the jar holding the floo powder that had been sent to her. "Well...I can always come back if I did forget..something or other...good bye home!"She waved cheerily before throwing a handful of the powder into the fireplace. Dazzling green flames erupted from the spot where they hit the ground. Taking a deep breath, Makoto stepped into the fire and shouted, "Lupin Manor!"
9:35 am
"Flight 465 to London, England now boarding!"A pleasant voice came over the airport intercom.
In one smooth movement, Ami stood from her seat and walked over to the rather short line of people ready to board the plane. "Tickets and passports please."Nodding Ami showed the woman her passport and handed her the ticket. "Thank you very much. I hope you enjoy your flight."
After taking the ticket stub, Ami walked onto the plane and took her seat, very glad that it wasn't next to a window. She wanted to sleep and being next to a window would prove to be far too distracting.
9:42 am
"Thank you very much."Rei said to the waitress who had brought her the cup of jasmine tea. "No I won't need anything else for the time being." The waitress nodded and left Rei to her thoughts.
"Mamoru..."Rei heard an all too familiar voice from just behind her.
"Usagi...Why does she insist that you just up and leave now? I was hoping we could have some more time together now that Galaxia is gone." Rei heard another very well known voice respond.
"Mamo-chan.."Usgai's voice sounded lost and extremely sad. "I want to spend time with you...I just..this man..my grandfather..he really wants to meet me..and I can't say that I don't want to meet him myself...if you got a chance to meet your family...wouldn't you?"
"Usagi...you are my family...remember?"Mamoru sounded distant.
"I..I..."Rei heard Usagi crying softly.
"Usagi.."Mamoru's voice became slightly cold."Go if you feel you must..but don't expect me to put my life on hold while you're gone. I do love you..with every fiber of my being..but..I have a life too." Not daring to look up, Rei listened as she heard the cafe's door open and close. She felt tears of her own fall as she heard one of her bestfriends cry.
"I suppose you were listening?"Usagi spoke to Rei. Startled, the priestess jumped slightly in her seat."Well?"
Rei nodded guiltily before moving into the booth behind hers to sit next to the princess."Hai.."
Usagi was hugging herself and staring intently at a coffee ring on the table.
"How long have things...been like this?"
Usagi closed her eyes for a few moments before answering. "A few monthes...just after we defeated Galaxia...he insisted that we become more 'intimate' to strengthen the relationship. I refused to go so far as to well...you know....and he's just slowly been distancing himself from me...and when he kisses me..it's still fantastic..but...I almost always am able to smell a perfume that I know I don't own...just a few monthes...then this mess...I'll be lucky if he even has feelings for me when I come back..."
"Oh Usa..."
10:13 am
"Hey Artemis!"Minako called to the sleeping cat on her bed."Wakey wakey lemon bakey!"The blonde picked up the white cat and began tickling him in her arms.
"MREOW!"Artemis quickly jumped out of her away to the ground from which he scowled."What exactly has gotten into you?!'
"Just thought I'd tell ya I'm leaving soon."Minako pouted slightly knowing she had upset her guardian.
Artemis frowned at this behaviour."Do you honostly think I'm letting you go alone?" Blue met blue as the two commenced a staring contest.
"Like hell you are fuzzy."
"Like heck I am blondie."
"Hairball."
"Ditz."
"Baka."
"Slut."
"Pimp."
"Fodder."
"Phoenix food."
"What?"
Minako began to laugh evily."Sure I'll let you go Artemis...I bet Fawkes has missed his favorite cat toy..."
"MREOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
10:56 am
Glancing at her pink bunny watch, Usagi did a quick review of what her mother had told her to do. 'Let's see..second floor of airport..check! Next to Alpha Bucks Coffee House..check! Be there just before eleven..'She looked at the time again. 'Check check!'
The normally cheery blonde shook her head hoping that her eyes weren't too puffy after the amount of crying she had just done an hour or so before. She frowned as she leaned against the mini restaurants wall, watching planes take off and land. How similiar this scene was to her...It was even near this same shop..that Mamoru left for America those many monthes ago..How things have changed...
"Miss Tsukino?" Jumping slightly, Usgai turned around to be face to face with an aged man with a long white beard and twinkling blue eyes slightly hidden behind half moon spectacles. "Miss Usagi Tsukino?"
"Yes.."Usagi told him catiously,'What is this power that's coming from him?', "Can I help you with something sir?"
The stranger held out a hand which Usagi looked at warily."My name is Albus Dumbledore."
Nodding slightly in recogniton, Usagi took his hand and shook it gently."Then I suppose that makes you my grandfather?"
"Yes.."his eyes sparkled,"I suppose it does."He pulled an intricately wrapped package out of his pocket once they finished shaking hands."Here, this is for you. It was your mothers. She would have wanted you have it."
Taking the thin box carefully, Usagi looked into his eyes looking for any signs or reasons to mistrust the man. Finding nothing in his face, she slowly undid the delicate wrappings to reveal the Crescent Moon Wand."Wha-!"Her sentence was cut off abruptly as she felt a tug just behind the navel.
Albus Dumbledore smiled thoughtfully before disapeering with a faint 'pop!'.
The security camera turned back on.
11:51 am
"NYMPHIE!!!!!"Minako jumped up and down happily as she hugged her friend.
While hugging her back, Tonks scowled."Mina...how times do I need to ask you to call me Tonks?"
"Um...4,354,897 times would be sufficient...."Mina stopped for a moment with an expression of deep thought plastered to her face.
Tonks shook her head in amusement,"Same old Mina.."
"You better believe it!" Mina grinned happily. "So do we need to leave immediately or can we get some lunch first?"
"Actually I'm here to pick up two people..you and another girl who needs to be taken to London as well."Tonks frowned and looked at a small triangle hanging from her belt. A heart on the triangle's face turned blue and she glanced around the airport baggage claim area again."That is if she decides to come at all..."
"Umm....hello?"Artemis glared indignantly at the woman with curly bubblegum pink hair."Aren't you going to say hi to me?"
"Oh..Hey Artemis! Didn't see ya there being all stuffed in Mina's purse an' all..sorry."Tonks shrugged as she rubbed his ears lightly.
"So who are meeting exactly?"Mina set her purse down so Artemis could stretch his legs quickly.
Tonks shook her head."I'm not allowed to disclose her name in public.Just keep an eye out for a girl with long black hair and violet eyes."
"Really?"Mina looked around the room."You mean sorta like that girl?" The blonde pointed to a young woman matching that description wearing a purple jacket.
"Yup that would be her.."Tonks nodded and began to wave in the girls direction. The girl in the jacket saw this and began to walk in their direction.
"Hey..she looks kinda familiar Tonks...Rei?!"
"Minako?!"